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• Officer who shot and killed Black man in Minneapolis suburb submitted resignation, along with police chief

  13-04-2021 23:59 via cnn.com
  
  • Daunte Wright latest:• Wright called his mother right before he was shot. This is what he said
  • Chauvin trial live: George Floyd's friend testifies as defense begins its case
  
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• Which human screams affect us most? The answer might surprise you

  13-04-2021 23:52 via cnn.com
  
  You scream, I scream, we all scream -- and not just for ice cream.
  
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• Former classmate arrested in Kristin Smart disappearance

  13-04-2021 23:41
  
  Former classmate Paul Flores has been arrested for murder in the 1996 disappearance of Cal Poly student Kristin Smart.
  
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• Egypt seizes Ever Given over $900 million Suez Canal bill

  13-04-2021 23:41 via cnn.com
  
  Egyptian authorities have seized a massive cargo ship which blocked the Suez Canal for almost a week last month, amid a dispute over financial damages, the state-run Al Ahram news outlet said on Tuesday.
  
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• Biden dispatches unofficial delegation to Taiwan

  13-04-2021 23:36 via cnn.com
  
  President Joe Biden dispatched an unofficial delegation to Taiwan Tuesday in a show of support for the island, according to a senior administration official and a State Department spokesperson.
  
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• Would-be recipient of Johnson & Johnson reacts to pause

  13-04-2021 23:26 via cnn.com
  
  CNN's Alexandra Field reports on the CDC and FDA's recommendation the US pause Johnson & Johnson vaccine use over blood clot concerns "out of an abundance of caution."
  
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• White women had already co-opted yoga. And then YouTube's algorithm kicked in.

  13-04-2021 23:26 via nbcnews.com
  
  After a year of online yoga favoring white influencers, Desis in the industry are confronting the new landscape and reclaiming an appropriated practice.
  
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• Deaths are outpacing births in some Brazilian cities

  13-04-2021 23:25 via cnn.com
  
  For the sixth month in a row, the city of Rio de Janeiro has seen more deaths than births -- a devastating indicator of the nation's unceasing Covid-19 crisis.
  
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• How Biden's decision to stay longer in Afghanistan could help Trump

  13-04-2021 23:04 via nbcnews.com
  
  The choice is likely between leaving Afghanistan peacefully in May or again putting American forces under fire — making a withdrawal much harder.
  
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• State police to alter fitness standards that kept out women

  13-04-2021 22:59
  
  The Pennsylvania State Police are agreeing to pay more than $2 million into a compensation fund and are changing physical fitness standards to settle a lawsuit over how its trooper hiring practices ruled out otherwise qualified women
  
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• What we know about the officer who fatally shot Daunte Wright

  13-04-2021 22:57 via cnn.com
  
  The fatal shooting of a 20-year-old Black man named Daunte Wright by a White police officer outside Minneapolis has prompted protests and clashes with law enforcement.
  
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• Biden to withdraw all US forces from Afghanistan by Sept. 11

  13-04-2021 22:48
  
  President Joe Biden will make the announcement on Wednesday, according to a senior administration official.
  
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• Police chief and officer who shot, killed Daunte Wright both resign

  13-04-2021 22:43
  
  Minnesota police officer Kim Potter resigned from her position Tuesday after shooting and killing Daunte Wright.
  
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• Jon Stewart, lawmakers announce legislation to help veterans impacted by burn pits

  13-04-2021 22:40
  
  Comedian Jon Stewart joined lawmakers on Tuesday to announce legislation that would make it easier for veterans with diseases linked to burn pits to access benefits.
  
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• 'Truly ridiculous:' CNN's Honig rips apart defense witness' testimony

  13-04-2021 22:37 via cnn.com
  
  A defense expert witness in Derek Chauvin's trial for the murder trial of George Floyd testifies that the former police officer's actions were "justified."
  
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• Biden proposes summit with Putin amid Russian military buildup on Ukraine's border

  13-04-2021 22:33
  
  President Joe Biden on Tuesday proposed a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin amid growing concern over Russia's military buildup on Ukraine's border.
  
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• Officer who shot and killed a Black man in a Minneapolis suburb submitted her resignation, along with police chief

  13-04-2021 22:07 via cnn.com
  
  • Daunte Wright latest:• Wright called his mother right before he was shot. This is what he said
  • Chauvin trial live: George Floyd's friend testifies as defense begins its case
  
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• Florida to close wastewater reservoir with leak history

  13-04-2021 22:07
  
  Gov. Ron DeSantis says Florida will permanently close the leaky Piney Point reservoir that poured millions of gallons of wastewater into Tampa Bay while threatening to burst open and flood nearby homes and businesses
  
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• Las Vegas family awarded $29.5M in allergic reaction case

  13-04-2021 21:23
  A jury has awarded $29.5 million to the family of a woman who was left brain damaged after being treated for a severe allergic reaction by an ambulance service in Las Vegas in 2013
  
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• Avlon compares Tucker Carlson's comments to George Wallace

  13-04-2021 21:20 via cnn.com
  
  CNN's John Avlon looks at Fox News' Tucker Carlson and his defense of the 'great replacement' theory. Where did the racist theory start and what does it have to do with the Capitol riot?
  
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• Amanda Seyfried reacts to her first Oscar nomination

  13-04-2021 21:10 via cnn.com
  
  Amanda Seyfried, who you may know as Karen in "Mean Girls," has been nominated for an Oscar for best supporting actress in "Mank."
  
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• Senator Coons talks to Amanpour about Afghanistan

  13-04-2021 21:07 via cnn.com
  
  President Biden's close confidant Senator Chris Coons discusses challenges with Iran and Israel, US troops leaving Afghanistan and his recent trip to Ethiopia.
  
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• Aggressive takeoff caused Hawaii plane crash that killed 11

  13-04-2021 21:06
  
  The National Transportation Safety Board has found that a pilot’s aggressive takeoff led to an aerodynamic stall, the causing the 2019 crash of a skydiving plane in Hawaii that killed all 11 people on board
  
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• South Africa halts J&J vaccine jabs; Europe rollout delayed

  13-04-2021 20:58
  
  South Africa has suspended giving the Johnson & Johnson vaccine as a “precautionary measure” following the FDA decision in the United States to pause the use of the vaccine while very rare blood clot cases are examined
  
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• Pope asks US bishop to resign after cover-up investigation

  13-04-2021 20:32
  
  A Roman Catholic diocese in Minnesota says Pope Francis asked its bishop to resign after he was investigated by the Vatican for allegedly interfering with past investigations into clergy sexual abuse
  
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• The cop accused of shooting and killing a Black man in a Minneapolis suburb during a traffic stop has quit

  13-04-2021 20:11 via cnn.com
  
  • Daunte Wright latest:• Wright called his mother right before he was shot. This is what he said
  • Chauvin trial live: George Floyd's friend testifies as defense begins its case
  
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• Kanye asks for joint custody in divorce filing

  13-04-2021 19:55 via cnn.com
  
  Kanye West has responded to Kim Kardashian's divorce filing.
  
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• Ex-student sues U of Evansville, ex-coach, alleging rape

  13-04-2021 19:52
  
  A former student is suing the University of Evansville and its former basketball coach, alleging he raped her
  
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• The new 'jollof wars' and why Twitter chose Ghana over Nigeria for its first Africa base

  13-04-2021 19:48 via cnn.com
  
  Twitter's announcement Monday that it will set up its first Africa base in Ghana, West Africa, has generated fierce debate among Nigerian users of the social media app, and reignited the never-ending rivalry between the two countries, known colloquially as the 'jollof wars.'
  
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• Two suspects arrested in the disappearance of Kristin Smart, family and sources say

  13-04-2021 19:45 via cnn.com
  
  Two men were arrested Tuesday morning in connection with the disappearance of Kristin Smart, the California college student who vanished in 1996, a spokesman for the family and two law enforcement sources confirmed to CNN.
  
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• Hank Azaria feels need to apologize over 'Simpsons' Apu

  13-04-2021 19:42 via cnn.com
  
  Actor Hank Azaria spoke on Dax Shepard's podcast, "Armchair Expert" about the lessons he learned following controversy over his voiceover role as Apu on "The Simpsons."
  
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• Georgia lawmaker's legal work targeted again over voting law

  13-04-2021 19:05
  
  Protesters are trying to get a Georgia state representative fired by cities and counties that pay him to be their attorney
  
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• Latino Democrats push for Hispanic recognition in military base renamings

  13-04-2021 18:51 via nbcnews.com
  
  The Congressional Hispanic Caucus and members of the House Armed Services Committee urged a commission renaming Confederate bases to ensure Latinos are recognized.
  
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• Staff Pick: How I rely on the Breville Milk Café

  13-04-2021 18:48 via nbcnews.com
  
  I didn’t know what my coffee was missing until I invested in the Breville Milk Café.
  
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• 'Your dad was a hero': Biden, congressional leaders pay tribute to slain Capitol Police officer

  13-04-2021 18:45 via nbcnews.com
  
  Officer William Evans, who was killed in a car-ramming attack earlier this month, was honored in a ceremony in the Capitol Rotunda.
  
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• Iran to enrich uranium to 60%, highest level ever: official

  13-04-2021 18:42 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  Iran will begin enriching uranium up to 60% purity after an attack on its Natanz nuclear facility, a negotiator said Tuesday, pushing its program to higher levels than ever before though still remaining short of weapons-grade.
  
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• Spain plans to open grave containing 33,000 civil war victims

  13-04-2021 18:41 via cnn.com
  
  The government of Spain's Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has started the process to open up a mass grave containing the remains of more than 33,000 victims of the country's 1936-39 civil war.
  
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• Biden to withdraw all troops from Afghanistan by September

  13-04-2021 18:38 via nbcnews.com
  
  The drawdown will begin before May 1, the deadline the U.S. had already agreed to with the Taliban.
  
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• Iran says it will enrich uranium to highest level ever after Natanz attack

  13-04-2021 18:29 via nbcnews.com
  
  Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Iran has informed the United Nations' atomic watchdog of its intentions.
  
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• Iran will ramp up uranium enrichment levels following apparent attack on nuclear facility

  13-04-2021 18:28 via cnn.com
  
  Iran has informed the international nuclear watchdog that it intends to massively ramp up its levels of uranium enrichment following an apparent attack on a nuclear site in the country over the weekend.
  
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• US intel report paints a dire picture of the post-pandemic world

  13-04-2021 18:22 via cnn.com
  
  The fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic is poised to fracture societies worldwide, increase instability across the globe and reshape political and economic realities for years to come, the US intelligence community warned in a stark report laying out the top security concerns facing the country.
  
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• Apple will launch new products on April 20

  13-04-2021 18:12 via cnn.com
  
  Siri may have just let slip when Apple is planning its next big product launch.
  
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• US military will increase its presence in Germany

  13-04-2021 18:11 via cnn.com
  
  Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced Tuesday that the US military will increase its presence in Germany, recommitting the US to the NATO alliance in a reversal from the previous administration's plans to withdraw troops from the country.
  
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• John Boehner is who we thought he was after all

  13-04-2021 18:07 via cnn.com
  
  Under the enemy-of-my-enemy-is-my-friend theory of politics, John Boehner has become Democrats' favorite Republican in the last few years.
  
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• Dow futures sink after US urges pause on J&J vaccine

  13-04-2021 18:06 via cnn.com
  
  Wall Street has been riding high as America's vaccination program exceeded expectations, lifting prospects of a speedy economic recovery. But a potential major disruption to that campaign sent stocks in reverse Tuesday.
  
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• Biden proposes meeting with Putin amid rising Ukraine tensions

  13-04-2021 18:00 via cnn.com
  
  President Joe Biden spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday and proposed a meeting in a third country in the coming months as tensions between Russia and Ukraine rise in eastern Europe.
  
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• Facebook removes page for French town named Bitche

  13-04-2021 17:54 via cnn.com
  
  Sometimes, life can just be a Bitche. The residents of the French town carrying that name thought just that after social media giant Facebook removed Ville de Bitche's official page from its site last month.
  
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• Biden to announce withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan by September 11

  13-04-2021 17:53 via cnn.com
  
  President Joe Biden plans to announce Tuesday a withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan by the upcoming twentieth anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks, according to three people familiar with the plans.
  
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• Opinion: Putin is massing troops at the Ukraine border and testing Biden's mettle

  13-04-2021 17:45 via cnn.com
  
  Trying to discern Russian President Vladimir Putin's endgame is always a difficult exercise, particularly given his inclination to upset the status quo -- as he did most recently, in 2014, with the invasion of Crimea and later the Donbas region of Ukraine. But now seems to be as good a time as ever for the Kremlin to test the mettle of President Joe Biden's new administration.
  
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• Federal health agencies recommend pause of J&J vaccine after 'extremely rare' blood clots

  13-04-2021 17:36 via nbcnews.com
  
  Six out of more than 6.8 million who received the vaccine in the U.S. developed clots. One person died, and another is in critical condition..
  
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