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• Gunman in Indianapolis shooting that left 8 dead identified as 19-year-old Brandon Hole, police say

  16-04-2021 23:59 via cnn.com
  
  Police arrived "to a very chaotic scene, with victims and witnesses running everywhere" at a FedEx Ground facility near Indianapolis' main airport late Thursday night, where a former employee shot and killed eight people and wounded several others, an Indianapolis police official told CNN.
  
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• Vaccines are sitting on shelves in these states. They're getting desperate to give them out.

  16-04-2021 23:58 via nbcnews.com
  
  West Virginia, Louisiana and Wyoming are among the states seeing the biggest slowdowns in the share of vaccine doses administered, an analysis of federal data shows.
  
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• Biden uses meeting with Japanese leader to emphasize China focus

  16-04-2021 23:58 via cnn.com
  
  President Joe Biden hosted Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga at the White House on Friday for his first in-person meeting with a foreign leader as he refocuses American foreign policy toward East Asia.
  
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• Prince Philip: Queen shares one of her favourite photos

  16-04-2021 23:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Released on the eve of the duke's funeral, it shows the couple relaxing in the Scottish countryside.
  
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• Police make arrests in deaths of 2 North Carolina transgender women

  16-04-2021 23:52 via nbcnews.com
  
  Despite the arrests, local advocates say Black trans women don’t feel safer.
  
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• Ontario gives police sweeping powers as Covid crisis spirals out of control

  16-04-2021 23:49 via theguardian.com
  
  New measures to enforce stay-at-home order with hospitals ‘bursting at the seams’ but civil liberties campaigners cry foulOntario has announced sweeping new police powers to enforce an extended stay-at-home order, in the latest sign that officials in Canada’s most populous province have lost control of the rapidly spreading coronavirus.With a record number of new cases, there is growing worry among experts that the already-strained healthcare system is being further pushed to t
  
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• First guilty plea entered by Capitol rioter

  16-04-2021 23:43 via cnn.com
  
  A heavy metal guitarist with ties to the Oath Keepers pleaded guilty Friday to two crimes related to the US Capitol insurrection, making him the first rioter to do so.
  
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• Covid: Canada sounds the alarm as cases overtake US

  16-04-2021 23:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Infections in the largest province could increase sixfold without tougher measures, experts warn.
  
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• What are the new Covid variants and what do they mean for the pandemic?

  16-04-2021 23:34 via theguardian.com
  
  From Doug to Nelly and Eeek, we look at how mutations are affecting the battle against the virusCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageFrom the moment public health officials started to track new variants of coronavirus, it became clear that the same mutations were cropping up time and again and making the virus more troublesome. What are these mutations, what do they do, and what do they mean for the pandemic? Continue reading...
  
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• Russia retaliates for US diplomatic expulsions

  16-04-2021 23:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Moscow expels 10 diplomats and blacklists eight US officials after the US imposed sanctions.
  
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• 'Shameful,' 'unacceptable and unconscionable': Biden faces blowback from Democrats over refugee cap

  16-04-2021 23:23 via nbcnews.com
  
  The White House said in a new statement Friday afternoon that Biden's "directive today has been the subject of some confusion."
  
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• Watch Brooke Baldwin sign off on her last show for CNN

  16-04-2021 23:17 via cnn.com
  
  Brooke Baldwin bids farewell to the "Newsroom" audience and her CNN family after being with company for more than 10 years.
  
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• Second body recovered as search continues for 11 still missing from capsized ship off Louisiana

  16-04-2021 23:13 via cnn.com
  
  Rescue crews will keep searching overnight for the 12 people still missing after a commercial vessel capsized Tuesday several miles south of Port Fourchon, Louisiana, according to the US Coast Guard.
  
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• Biden backtracks on admitting more refugees, keeping Trump's lowest cap ever in place

  16-04-2021 23:10
  
  President Joe Biden is backtracking on promises to admit more refugees, leaving the historically low Trump-era limit in place.
  
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• The Pentagon has stopped laughing about UFOs. Why hasn't Silicon Valley?

  16-04-2021 23:07 via nbcnews.com
  
  The government wants to know if these unidentified objects pose a military threat. But they also represent an opportunity to advance science and technology.
  
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• Doctors on alert for rare blood clots linked to J&J vaccine

  16-04-2021 23:03 via nbcnews.com
  
  Physicians across the country have quickly adjusted how they examine patients with blood clots.
  
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• Hard-right Republicans forming new caucus to protect 'Anglo-Saxon political traditions'

  16-04-2021 22:41 via nbcnews.com
  
  Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is said to be involved with the effort.
  
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• Authorities were warned about FedEx shooting suspect

  16-04-2021 22:38 via cnn.com
  
  The suspect in the Indianapolis mass shooting at a FedEx Ground facility was known to federal and local authorities prior to the attack.
  
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• Chicago's police are out of control. Now they've killed a child with his hands up.

  16-04-2021 22:32 via nbcnews.com
  
  The department has a history of violence against the people it should protect. Now the world can see what Chicagoans have long known about our city.
  
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• Raul Castro resigning from post as leader of Cuba's Communist Party

  16-04-2021 22:28 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  Cuban dictator Raul Castro said on Friday that he was resigning, opening the way to Cubans not being ruled by a Castro for the first time in six decades.
  
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• Capitol riot: Prosecutors get first guilty plea 100 days after attack

  16-04-2021 22:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Heavy metal guitarist Jon Schaffer, a militia member, is facing 30 years in jail after pleading guilty.
  
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• Covid: Michelin-starred Amsterdam restaurant's €20 takeaway burgers

  16-04-2021 22:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Unable to have guests due to the pandemic, a fine dining restaurant in Amsterdam turns to takeaways.
  
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• Russia sanctions 8 US officials, expels diplomats in retaliation for Biden's actions

  16-04-2021 21:52 via cnn.com
  
  Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Friday that Russia will expel 10 US diplomats, part of a series of measures meant to retaliate for President Joe Biden's sweeping sanctions against the Kremlin Thursday.
  
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• Russia retaliates against US over Biden's sanctions

  16-04-2021 21:52 via cnn.com
  
  Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Friday that Russia will expel 10 US diplomats, part of a series of measures meant to retaliate for President Joe Biden's sweeping sanctions against the Kremlin Thursday.
  
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• Minnesota man accused of dragging, assaulting police officer in mask dispute

  16-04-2021 21:44 via nbcnews.com
  
  The officer responded to a call for help at a Menards where the suspect allegedly attacked an employee with a piece of lumber following a mask dispute.
  
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• Cuba's Raul Castro steps down

  16-04-2021 21:44 via cnn.com
  
  When Raul Castro announced three years ago that he would step down in 2021 as head of Cuba's all-powerful communist party, he surely envisioned the island on firmer economic footing and the transition to a new generation of leadership nearly complete.
  
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• Two dead and police officer wounded after shooting during traffic stop in San Antonio

  16-04-2021 21:26 via cnn.com
  
  Two people are dead and police officer was wounded after a traffic stop Friday ended in gunfire, according to the San Antonio police chief.
  
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• In Pictures: Helen McCrory's acting career

  16-04-2021 21:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A look back at the characters portrayed by the British actress, who has died aged 52.
  
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• Adam Toledo shooting renews calls for Chicago police accountability yet again

  16-04-2021 21:22 via theguardian.com
  
  Hundreds have attended protests, demanding transparency and justice in a city with a long history of racist policingChicago has repeatedly grappled with cases of police misconduct and police-involved shootings, and the fatal shooting of 13 year-old Adam Toledo by Chicago police has renewed demands for justice and accountability yet again.Eric Stillman, a Chicago police officer, shot and killed Adam following a foot pursuit by officers on 29 March. When the shooting happened, Adam was with Ruben
  
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• Watch military flyover interrupt a White House briefing

  16-04-2021 21:08 via cnn.com
  
  The military flyover, scheduled as part of the dedication of a new World War I memorial, was heard throughout Washington, DC.
  
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• In pictures: Raúl Castro's political life

  16-04-2021 21:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Raúl Castro has stepped down as first secretary of Cuba's Communist Party ending a 60-year career.
  
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• Authorities warned about suspect's potential for violence before 8 people shot dead at FedEx facility

  16-04-2021 20:48 via cnn.com
  
  The suspect in the Indianapolis mass shooting at a FedEx Ground facility was known to federal and local authorities prior to the attack.
  
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• This is what we know about the shooting at FedEx facility

  16-04-2021 20:39 via cnn.com
  
  Authorities are on the scene of yet another mass shooting Friday, this time at a FedEx Ground facility in Indianapolis.
  
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• NASA astronaut and Russian cosmonauts are returning to Earth

  16-04-2021 20:25 via cnn.com
  
  Just days after the International Space Station's crew reached 10 people, three are ready to return to Earth.
  
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• Shooting suspect was known to authorities, sources say

  16-04-2021 20:12 via cnn.com
  
  A gunman opened fire outside and inside a FedEx Ground facility near Indianapolis' main airport late Thursday night, killing eight people, wounding several others and sending witnesses running before taking his own life, police said.
  
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• How the Queen will say goodbye to Philip

  16-04-2021 20:06 via cnn.com
  
  A version of this story appeared in the April 16 edition of CNN's Royal News, a weekly dispatch bringing you the inside track on the royal family, what they are up to in public and what's happening behind palace walls. Sign up here.
  
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• Moderna struggling to supply promised doses of Covid vaccine

  16-04-2021 19:59 via theguardian.com
  
  US firm suggests issues with increasing production at its European plant could affect delivery to UKCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe US pharmaceutical company Moderna, which produces the newest vaccine to be rolled out in the UK, is struggling to supply promised shots because of issues with increasing production at its European plant, in the latest problem to hit global vaccination plans.In a statement on Friday, the company suggested supply of the vaccine wo
  
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• Helen McCrory, 'Harry Potter' and 'Peaky Blinders' star, dies at 52

  16-04-2021 19:24 via nbcnews.com
  
  “She died as she lived. Fearlessly,” McCrory's husband Damian Lewis wrote on Twitter.
  
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• 'Harry Potter' star dead at 52

  16-04-2021 19:23 via cnn.com
  
  Helen McCrory, the British actress best known for her roles in the 'Harry Potter' films and 'Peaky Blinders,' has died, her husband, actor Damian Lewis, announced on Friday.
  
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• Jerry Falwell Jr. sued by Liberty University for millions over sex, extortion scandal

  16-04-2021 19:18 via nbcnews.com
  
  Falwell's departure came soon after Giancarlo Granda, a younger business partner of the Falwell family, said he had a yearslong sexual relationship with Falwell’s wife.
  
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• Biden to sign declaration that speeds refugee admissions without raising cap

  16-04-2021 19:12 via cnn.com
  
  President Joe Biden will sign a declaration on Friday to speed refugee admissions to the US but not raise the refugee cap, as he has committed to doing. Instead, he will sign an emergency determination that will cast a wider net of who can arrive to the US under the refugee ceiling currently in place.
  
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• Taylor Swift surprises nurse with handwritten note

  16-04-2021 19:06 via cnn.com
  
  Nurse Britta Thomason received a surprise care package and handwritten note from Taylor Swift after she mentioned being a fan of the pop star in an interview with her local paper.
  
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• Heavy metal guitarist is first US Capitol rioter to plead guilty

  16-04-2021 18:49 via cnn.com
  
  A heavy metal guitarist with ties to the Oath Keepers pleaded guilty Friday to two crimes related to the US Capitol insurrection, making him the first rioter to do so.
  
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• Russia retaliates against Biden's sanctions by announcing it will expel 10 US diplomats

  16-04-2021 18:42 via cnn.com
  
  Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Friday that Russia will expel 10 US diplomats, part of a series of measures meant to retaliate for President Joe Biden's sweeping sanctions against the Kremlin Thursday.
  
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• A stunning visualization of America's mass shooting problem

  16-04-2021 18:42 via cnn.com
  
  On Thursday night, a man killed eight people at a FedEx facility near the Indianapolis airport before killing himself. It was the 45th mass shooting in America since March 16.
  
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• This $800 million whistleblower program is losing its top cop

  16-04-2021 18:39 via cnn.com
  
  The head of the Securities and Exchange Commission's highly-successful whistleblower program is stepping down at a delicate moment for the market watchdog.
  
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• 'Harry Potter' and 'Peaky Blinders' star Helen McCrory dead at 52

  16-04-2021 18:35 via cnn.com
  
  Helen McCrory, the British actress best known for her roles in the 'Harry Potter' films and 'Peaky Blinders,' has died, her husband, actor Damian Lewis, announced on Friday.
  
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• Hong Kong’s Jimmy Lai and his media empire face uncertain future

  16-04-2021 18:11 via theguardian.com
  
  Analysis: Tycoon and pro-democracy activist’s 14-month jail sentence is only the start of his problemsHong Kong pro-democracy figures given jail terms of up to 18 monthsThe sentencing of the high-profile Hong Kong activist Jimmy Lai may offer a foretaste both of his own future and of the media empire he built.For the 73-year-old tycoon, the 14-month prison sentence handed down on Friday is only the start. He faces six remaining charges, two of which relate to the new national security law,
  
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• GOP agrees on one thing: Biden's infrastructure plan is bad. Now comes the hard part.

  16-04-2021 18:11 via nbcnews.com
  
  "We're working on that right now. We haven't made consensus on it," says Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, a point person for her party on the issue.
  
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• Here's why this river turned white

  16-04-2021 17:54 via cnn.com
  
  Photos and videos of the River Dulais in Wales show its water turned white on April 14.
  
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