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• 'Scared for his legacy': Why advisers want Trump to make vaccine PSA

  26-04-2021 23:52 via cnn.com
  
  A former Trump official tells CNN's Elizabeth Cohen that they want the former President to make a PSA encouraging coronavirus vaccinations because his administration's legacy could be at stake.
  
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• Inside how the US went from having one of the worst Covid responses to being a global vaccination leader

  26-04-2021 23:48 via cnn.com
  
  For the last 100 days, President Joe Biden and his top advisers have mounted an urgent, wartime effort to get millions of coronavirus vaccines into the arms of Americans in order to beat back a pandemic that has upended the world for the better part of year.
  
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• An inside look at Biden's make-or-break Covid battle as US approaches a tipping point

  26-04-2021 23:48 via cnn.com
  
  For the last 100 days, President Joe Biden and his top advisers have mounted an urgent, wartime effort to get millions of coronavirus vaccines into the arms of Americans in order to beat back a pandemic that has upended the world for the better part of year.
  
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• White House hammering out details of increasingly likely Biden-Putin summit

  26-04-2021 23:44 via cnn.com
  
  The White House is hammering out the details of an increasingly likely European summit between President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin, which could happen as soon as early summer, according to sources familiar with the planning.
  
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• Why man bowled perfect game and then broke down in tears

  26-04-2021 23:23 via cnn.com
  
  John Hinkle Sr. never bowled a perfect game before he died. That changed after his son bowled a perfect 300 using a ball containing Hinkle's ashes.
  
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• Man bowls perfect game using ball containing his dad's ashes

  26-04-2021 23:23 via cnn.com
  
  John Hinkle Sr. never bowled a perfect game before he died. That changed after his son bowled a perfect 300 using a ball containing Hinkle's ashes.
  
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• Attorney: We lost count of how many shots we heard in 20 seconds of bodycam

  26-04-2021 23:00 via cnn.com
  
  Andrew Brown's family attorneys Benjamin Crump and Chantel Cherry-Lassiter discuss what was on the 20 second snippet of bodycam footage Brown's relatives were able to view and the decision by the Elizabeth City, North Carolina attorney's office to not show the family the full video.
  
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• Attorney for Andrew Brown Jr.'s family says video of fatal police shooting shows 'execution'

  26-04-2021 22:49 via cnn.com
  
  A North Carolina city declared a state of emergency Monday morning amid concerns that video showing the police killing of Andrew Brown Jr. could cause civil unrest when it's released to the public.
  
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• Apple's major privacy change is here. What you need to know

  26-04-2021 22:29 via cnn.com
  
  Apple is rolling out a major privacy feature on Monday that will allow iOS users to decide how they want their personal data handled -- a move that has worried some companies, including Facebook.
  
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• Kidnappers kill two more students abducted from Nigerian university

  26-04-2021 22:26 via cnn.com
  
  Two students who were kidnapped from a university in northern Nigeria last Tuesday have been killed, making it a total of five Greenfield University students killed by their abductors, an official said in a statement released Monday.
  
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• Officials announce US Census results

  26-04-2021 22:16 via cnn.com
  
  The US Census Bureau announced that the total population of the United States is over 331 million people and which states will gain seats in the House of Representatives.
  
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• Chernobyl 35 years later

  26-04-2021 22:09 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  Today marks 35 years since the devastating accident at Reactor Number Four of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, and solemn ceremonies were held at several locations in Ukraine to commemorate those lost.
  
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• Inside Biden's make-or-break first 100 days battling the Covid pandemic

  26-04-2021 22:00 via cnn.com
  
  For the last 100 days, President Joe Biden and his top advisers have mounted an urgent, wartime effort to get millions of coronavirus vaccines into the arms of Americans in order to beat back a pandemic that has upended the world for the better part of year.
  
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• Ghislaine Maxwell kept awake at night so she doesn’t die like Epstein, lawyers say

  26-04-2021 21:48 via theguardian.com
  
  Appeals judges expressed concern about guards shining light into the British socialite’s cell every 15 minutesAppeals judges hearing bail arguments seemed sympathetic on Monday to claims that the British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell is unjustly kept awake at night by guards ensuring she doesn’t die in jail in New York – in the way that Jeffrey Epstein did in 2019 while awaiting his sex trafficking trial.Two of three judges on a second US circuit court of appeals panel in Manhatt
  
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• US Census Bureau unveils latest population figures

  26-04-2021 21:46 via cnn.com
  
  The US Census Bureau announced Monday that the total population of the United States has topped 331 million people. The Census results found that Texas will gain two seats and Colorado, Florida, Montana, North Carolina and Oregon will each gain one seat in Congress.
  
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• US to share up to 60m vaccine doses amid pressure to lead global virus fight

  26-04-2021 21:45 via theguardian.com
  
  White House to distribute AstraZeneca vaccine overseasBiden calls Modi to offer assistance as Indian surge continuesThe US will share up to 60m doses of AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine with other countries, the White House has announced, amid intensifying pressure for it to lead the global fight against the pandemic.The pledge came as Joe Biden spoke with Narendra Modi, the prime minister of India, which is reportedly running out of Covid-19 vaccines just as a deadly second wave continue
  
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• US to begin sharing AstraZeneca vaccine doses soon

  26-04-2021 21:44 via cnn.com
  
  The United States plans to share millions of doses of AstraZeneca's coronavirus vaccine with other countries in the coming months, the White House announced on Monday.
  
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• Andrew Brown's family speaks after watching 'a snippet' of bodycam video of fatal police shooting

  26-04-2021 21:36 via cnn.com
  
  A North Carolina city declared a state of emergency Monday morning amid concerns that video showing the police killing of Andrew Brown Jr. could cause civil unrest when it's released to the public.
  
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• Barefoot Elon Musk says 'a bunch of people will probably die' getting to Mars

  26-04-2021 21:10 via cnn.com
  
  SpaceX CEO Elon Musk told XPrize founder Peter Diamandis that getting people on Mars will be dangerous but ultimately necessary in order to ensure the survival of humanity.
  
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• Two die, over 100 test positive among US diplomatic staff in India

  26-04-2021 21:07 via cnn.com
  
  There has been a major coronavirus outbreak among US diplomatic staff in India with two locally employed staff dying and more than 100 people testing positive in recent weeks as the country struggles to cope with a dramatic surge of the deadly disease, two sources familiar with the situation told CNN.
  
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• Two die and more than 100 test positive in outbreak among US diplomatic staff in India

  26-04-2021 21:07 via cnn.com
  
  There has been a major coronavirus outbreak among US diplomatic staff in India with two locally employed staff dying and more than 100 people testing positive in recent weeks as the country struggles to cope with a dramatic surge of the deadly disease, two sources familiar with the situation told CNN.
  
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• Boris Johnson ‘isolated and at risk of becoming uncontrollable’

  26-04-2021 21:01 via theguardian.com
  
  Analysis: Tory sources say PM’s aides are too inexperienced to handle toxic briefing wars in No 10
  Boris Johnson is isolated in Downing Street with no longstanding trusted aides and at risk of becoming “uncontrollable”, Tory sources have said after he allegedly personally briefed against Dominic Cummings following confirmation that the prime minister had to foot a £58,000 refurbishment bill.Several insiders who spoke to the Guardian described Johnson’s two closest a
  
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• Pressure mounts on Johnson over alleged ‘let the bodies pile high’ remarks

  26-04-2021 20:59 via theguardian.com
  
  Tory sources have lent weight to claim PM said he’d prefer thousands of deaths to another lockdownCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageBoris Johnson faced mounting pressure on Monday night as Conservative insiders added weight to claims that the prime minister said he would rather see bodies pile up than order another lockdown.Faced with fury from relatives of the bereaved, Johnson and senior ministers emphatically denied he said “no more fucking lockdown
  
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• US Supreme Court's conservatives may have the votes to expand Second Amendment rights

  26-04-2021 20:28 via cnn.com
  
  As Americans have been shaken by recent mass shootings and national leaders have renewed calls for firearms reform, the Supreme Court on Monday announced it would take up a New York case that could give gun owners more freedom.
  
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• US Supreme Court's conservatives may have the votes to expand gun rights

  26-04-2021 20:28 via cnn.com
  
  As Americans have been shaken by recent mass shootings and national leaders have renewed calls for firearms reform, the Supreme Court on Monday announced it would take up a New York case that could give gun owners more freedom.
  
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• India: tearful relatives beg for oxygen and hospital beds for Covid patients – video

  26-04-2021 20:28 via theguardian.com
  
  Patients in New Delhi stood in long queues outside hospitals while others waited with oxygen masks in ambulances as India's new coronavirus infections hit a record high for a fifth consecutive day on Monday. Infections in the last 24 hours rose to 352,991, with overcrowded hospitals in Delhi and elsewhere turning away patients after running out of supplies of medical oxygen and bedsMutations, politics, vaccines: the factors behind India’s Covid crisis
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• UK imposes sanctions on 14 Russians under new anti-corruption regulations

  26-04-2021 20:11 via theguardian.com
  
  Experts welcome new regime but call on UK government to strengthen domestic anti-corruption measures
  Fourteen Russian nationals accused of conspiring in a $230m (£166m) grand corruption scheme are among those hit with asset freezes and travel bans under the first sanctions to be imposed by the UK since it left the EU.In a statement to parliament on Monday, the foreign secretary announced the names of 22 individuals to be sanctioned under the Global Anti-Corruption Sanctions Regulations 202
  
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• DOJ to investigate Louisville police practices after officer shot and killed Breonna Taylor

  26-04-2021 20:10 via cnn.com
  
  Attorney General Merrick Garland on Monday announced a Justice Department investigation into the practices of the Louisville Police Department.
  
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• Family of Andrew Brown Jr. prepares to view video of fatal police shooting

  26-04-2021 19:57 via cnn.com
  
  A North Carolina city declared a state of emergency Monday morning amid concerns that video showing the police killing of Andrew Brown Jr. could cause civil unrest when it's released to the public.
  
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• BA boss says rich holidaymakers will make up for fall in business-class flying

  26-04-2021 19:42 via theguardian.com
  
  Sean Doyle confident the airline’s investment in refurbishing premium cabins, seat and lounges will pay offWealthy holidaymakers buying premium seats will cushion airlines from the decline in business flying, according to the boss of British Airways.The company’s chief executive, Sean Doyle, said that contrary to research suggesting the airline industry will lose much of its most lucrative clientele, he believed corporate travel would return after the coronavirus pandemic, “but
  
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• SOS messages, panic as virus breaks India's health system

  26-04-2021 19:35 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  The country has seen oxygen supplies drop to near zero as cases continue to soar nationwide.
  
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• ‘Sofagate’ snub would not have happened to a man – Von der Leyen

  26-04-2021 19:33 via theguardian.com
  
  European commission president says she was left feeling ‘hurt and alone’ after incident at summit in TurkeyUrsula von der Leyen, the first female president of the European commission, has said she felt hurt and alone after being left by two male leaders without a chair at a summit in Turkey, describing it as evidence of the unequal treatment of the sexes.In one of the most impassioned speeches of her tenure – made in the presence of Charles Michel, the president of the European
  
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• EU expands on 'coordinated approach' to reopening to Americans

  26-04-2021 19:33 via cnn.com
  
  The European Union is seeking to resume "transatlantic travel as soon as it is safe to do so," and is urging member nations to take a unified approach to opening borders to US citizens.
  
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• Kidnappers snatched her from school. Here's what happened next

  26-04-2021 19:25 via cnn.com
  
  Kidnap for ransom is on the rise in Nigeria with mass kidnappings from schools increasingly seen as lucrative endeavors by criminal gangs. CNN's Stephanie Busari meets one teenage girl who was snatched from her school dorm and hears how her story took an extraordinary twist when she came face to face with family members in her kidnappers' den.
  
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• US to begin sharing AstraZeneca doses soon

  26-04-2021 19:23 via cnn.com
  
  The US will begin sharing millions of doses of AstraZeneca's vaccine with other countries soon, an official told CNN on Monday.
  
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• And this year’s Oscar for inclusivity goes to … the Academy!

  26-04-2021 19:20 via theguardian.com
  
  Chloé Zhao, Anthony Hopkins, Daniel Kaluuya ... diversity has truly taken root at the Oscars – with women, older characters and people of colour being recognisedEven before the curtain fell, this year’s Oscars attracted a lot of labels. Oddest Oscars ever! That seemed fair: no hosts, no songs, just 170 guests clapping in a train station. Most sombre Oscars ever? Also true. A global pandemic and a lot of films inspired by police brutality don’t make for the frothiest few
  
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• Why Boris Johnson's apartment renovations could land him in the political doghouse

  26-04-2021 19:01 via cnn.com
  
  Boris Johnson is under fire over renovations to his apartment, after the British Prime Minister's former chief aide leveled accusations of "unethical, foolish, (and) possibly illegal" behavior against his old boss.
  
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• Video shows the moment a man jumped through a moving car window to stop a reckless driver

  26-04-2021 18:47 via cnn.com
  
  When an erratically driven car threatened the lives of pedestrians in a public square, a brave passerby took matters into his own hands with a spectacular leap through the driver's window.
  
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• Turkmenistan now has a national holiday in honor of its 'wolf-crusher' dogs

  26-04-2021 18:38 via cnn.com
  
  Turkmenistan celebrated the first national holiday in honor of its native dog breed on Sunday, with its canine-loving president awarding a best-in-show prize at a ceremony in the capital, Ashgabat.
  
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• See man jump through car window to stop dangerous driver

  26-04-2021 18:36 via cnn.com
  
  Klodian Elqeni jumped through the window of a car to stop the driver who was erratically driving through Skanderbeg square in Tirana, Albania.
  
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• Russian authorities suspend operations of Navalny's offices

  26-04-2021 18:20 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  The injunction from the Moscow prosecutor's office was another step in Putin's sweeping crackdown on his main opposition leader.
  
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• Indian cricket tournament continues despite country's massive Covid-19 surge

  26-04-2021 18:19 via cnn.com
  
  Despite a devastating Covid-19 second wave killing thousands of people every day in India, the Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket tournament is playing on.
  
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• Cricket tournament goes on despite India's devastating death toll

  26-04-2021 18:19 via cnn.com
  
  Despite a devastating Covid-19 second wave killing thousands of people every day in India, the Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket tournament is playing on.
  
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• $2.5BN IPL plays on despite mounting death toll

  26-04-2021 18:19 via cnn.com
  
  Despite a devastating Covid-19 second wave killing thousands of people every day in India, the Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket tournament is playing on.
  
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• Indonesia submarine: Navy releases video of crew singing farewell song

  26-04-2021 18:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The poignant footage was shot weeks before the Indonesian vessel sank with the loss of all 53 crew.
  
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• Kanye West's Yeezys just sold for a record-breaking $1.8 million

  26-04-2021 18:13 via cnn.com
  
  Kanye West's Nike Air Yeezy samples have sold for a staggering 1.8 million in a private sale, making them the most expensive sneakers in the world. The shoes blew past their original valuation of $1 million and fetched the highest publicly recorded price for any pair of sneakers, confirmed Sotheby's auction house in a statement on Monday.
  
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• Oscar-winning actor embarrasses mom with speech

  26-04-2021 18:11 via cnn.com
  
  "My mom met dad, they had sex. It's amazing," Daniel Kaluuya said on stage, making his mother squirm after he won the best supporting actor Oscar.
  
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• Video shows Indonesian submarine crew singing in the weeks before vessel sank

  26-04-2021 18:04 via theguardian.com
  
  A video released by the Indonesian military shows the crew of the KRI Nanggala-402 submarine singing the song Sampai Jumpa ('Goodbye') together, weeks before the vessel sank in the Bali Sea. None of the 53 crew members survived. The submarine was found broken in three parts on the seabedPhotos show missing Indonesian navy submarine found broken up on seabed Continue reading...
  
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• Indian journalist and Guardian news assistant Kakoli Bhattacharya dies from Covid-19

  26-04-2021 17:46 via theguardian.com
  
  ‘Brilliant and indispensable’ Bhattacharya worked with every south Asia correspondent since 2009Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageKakoli Bhattacharya, an Indian journalist who was a researcher, translator, news assistant and friend to Guardian correspondents for more than a decade, has died from Covid-19 in Delhi.She died on 23 April after being admitted to hospital earlier in the week during a catastrophic second wave of the virus in India that has cl
  
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• EU sues AstraZeneca after vaccine delays

  26-04-2021 17:38 via cnn.com
  
  The European Union said Monday it had launched legal action against the British-Swedish drug company AstraZeneca after it repeatedly under-delivered on its shipments of Covid-19 vaccines to the bloc.
  
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