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• Biden to push ambitious economic plan to Congress

  28-04-2021 23:56 via cnn.com
  
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• How gun violence in the US turned into a public health emergency

  28-04-2021 23:52 via cnn.com
  
  CNN's Erica Hill reports on the unique problem the US has with gun violence and how it's developed into a public health emergency.
  
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• Doctor: The gun violence epidemic is a uniquely American problem

  28-04-2021 23:52 via cnn.com
  
  CNN's Erica Hill reports on the unique problem the US has with gun violence and how it's developed into a public health emergency.
  
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• Rudy Giuliani's NYC home and office searched by federal agents

  28-04-2021 23:50 via cnn.com
  
  Federal agents executed a search warrant Wednesday at the Manhattan apartment of Rudy Giuliani, advancing a criminal investigation by federal prosecutors that has been underway for months, according to a person familiar with the matter.
  
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• William and Kate Middleton celebrate 10th wedding anniversary with new romantic pics

  28-04-2021 23:49 via today.com
  
  Happy anniversary to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge!
  
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• 3 men indicted on federal hate crime charges in death of Ahmaud Arbery

  28-04-2021 23:11 via cnn.com
  
  Three men were indicted by a federal grand jury in Southern Georgia in connection with the death of Ahmaud Arbery, the Department of Justice announced Wednesday.
  
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• What Biden told reporters before his big speech

  28-04-2021 22:45 via cnn.com
  
  President Joe Biden will address a joint session of Congress for the first time and is expected to tout his administration's accomplishments within his first 100 days in office and unveil key components of his next legislative push.
  
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• CNN poll: 53% approve of Biden's handling of presidency

  28-04-2021 22:30 via cnn.com
  
  John King breaks down CNN's newest poll numbers to see where the country stands on President Biden's job performance heading into his Congressional address.
  
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• Federal agents execute search warrant on Rudy Giuliani's NYC home and office

  28-04-2021 22:23 via cnn.com
  
  Federal agents executed a search warrant Wednesday at the Manhattan apartment of Rudy Giuliani, advancing a criminal investigation by federal prosecutors that has been underway for months, according to a person familiar with the matter.
  
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• Mexico will bottle, package Sputnik V vaccine

  28-04-2021 21:49 via nbcnews.com
  
  Mexico will begin bottling and packaging the Russian Sputnik V vaccine, Mexico Foreign Affairs Secretary Marcelo Ebrard said as the country seeks more vaccines.
  
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• Uproar over Mike Pence's memoir highlights growing conflicts in publishing, experts say

  28-04-2021 21:23 via nbcnews.com
  
  The furor over the former vice president's book highlights the competing interests that weigh on top executives.
  
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• Harris and Pelosi to make history at Biden's address to Congress

  28-04-2021 21:13 via cnn.com
  
  The imagery of President Joe Biden's address to a joint session of Congress will be notable Wednesday evening for what it will not include, with attendance dramatically scaled back to ensure social distancing amid the pandemic. But it will also be historic for what it will: two women will be sitting behind the President for the first time.
  
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• Apollo 11's 'loneliest man in history' dies at age 90

  28-04-2021 20:22 via cnn.com
  
  Michael Collins, the NASA astronaut who was the command module pilot for the Apollo 11 mission to the moon, has died at age 90 after battling cancer.
  
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• Dubai police arrest attackers in massive knife fight that killed 3

  28-04-2021 20:20 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  Police in Dubai have arrested 10 suspects in a massive knife fight that killed three people, authorities said Wednesday, a relatively rare outburst of violence in the Gulf Arab sheikdom. 
  
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• A new species of cute but poisonous 'pumpkin' toads discovered in Brazil

  28-04-2021 20:01 via cnn.com
  
  The new toadlet species is just under an inch long and can be poisonous to humans when not handled properly.
  
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• Apollo 11 astronaut sometimes called 'the loneliest man in history' dies aged 90

  28-04-2021 19:46 via cnn.com
  
  Michael Collins, the NASA astronaut who was the command module pilot for the Apollo 11 mission to the moon, has died at age 90 after battling cancer.
  
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• Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins has died at age 90

  28-04-2021 19:21 via cnn.com
  
  Michael Collins, the NASA astronaut who was the command module pilot for the Apollo 11 mission to the moon, has died at age 90 after battling cancer.
  
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• Microsoft is retiring its default font, and it wants your help choosing a new one

  28-04-2021 19:20 via cnn.com
  
  Microsoft is changing its default font for the first time in nearly 15 years, and it wants your help selecting the new one. And no, you can't vote for the goofy options like Comic Sans, Windings or — heaven forbid — Papyrus.
  
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• Where are all the pandemic babies? Analysis shows U.S. births have fallen dramatically

  28-04-2021 19:17 via nbcnews.com
  
  Births have fallen dramatically in many states during the coronavirus outbreak, according to an analysis of preliminary data from half the country.
  
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• Spot the Perseverance rover in this new Mars helicopter photo

  28-04-2021 19:14 via cnn.com
  
  The Ingenuity helicopter captured a color image that includes a cameo by the Perseverance rover during its third flight on Mars -- but you'll have to look closely to see it.
  
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• Google CEO Sundar Pichai heartbroken about India

  28-04-2021 19:11 via cnn.com
  
  Google CEO Sundar Pichai said it has been "heartbreaking" to witness the pandemic's devastating impact on India, which is experiencing the world's worst outbreak of the coronavirus. In an exclusive interview with CNN's Poppy Harlow Wednesday, Pichai discussed the unfolding situation, how his company is responding and what others can similarly do to lend support. "India deserves our attention right now," Pichai said.
  
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• Juror in Derek Chauvin trial says every day in courtroom felt like a funeral

  28-04-2021 18:49 via cnn.com
  
  The images from inside the courtroom still trouble Brandon Mitchell, juror 52 in the trial against Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd.
  
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• Huge sandstorm engulfs towns in China – video

  28-04-2021 18:44 via theguardian.com
  
  Huge sandstorms swept across areas of Alxa Right Banner in China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region on Sunday. The sand clouds enveloped buildings in many cities, turning the sky an apocalyptic yellow. The local authorities issued a yellow alert for poor air quality, noting that the conditions could persist Continue reading...
  
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• Body cam video released after Chicago police shoot and kill man they say had a gun

  28-04-2021 18:38 via cnn.com
  
  The Chicago Civilian Office of Police Accountability has released new body cam footage from the March 31 police shooting of 22-year-old Anthony Alvarez.
  
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• Federal agents execute search warrant on Rudy Giuliani's apartment

  28-04-2021 18:30 via cnn.com
  
  Federal agents executed a search warrant Wednesday at the Manhattan apartment of Rudy Giuliani, advancing a criminal investigation by federal prosecutors that has been underway for months, according to a person familiar with the matter.
  
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• Uber is now letting people rent entire cars from the app

  28-04-2021 18:29 via cnn.com
  
  Uber launched car rentals in its app nationwide Wednesday, and will launch a valet service next month in DC to drive them to customers.
  
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• EU pivots to Pfizer with world's biggest Covid-19 vaccine deal

  28-04-2021 18:15 via cnn.com
  
  The European Union is pivoting to the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus shot with a record agreement to buy up to 1.8 billion doses, as court proceedings in its lawsuit against another major vaccine maker, AstraZeneca, began in Brussels on Wednesday.
  
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• EU pivots to Pfizer with a record agreement to buy up to 1.8 billion doses, while it sues AstraZeneca

  28-04-2021 18:15 via cnn.com
  
  • China offered Covid aid to India while US dragged its feet, but Delhi isn't that keen
  • India's neighboring countries on high alert
  • News in brief: The rich world has failed India
  
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• The coronavirus is ravaging India. Here's how you can help

  28-04-2021 17:57 via cnn.com
  
  India is experiencing the world's worst coronavirus outbreak.
  
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• DOJ repeals Trump ban on grants to 'sanctuary cities'

  28-04-2021 17:51 via cnn.com
  
  The Justice Department has repealed a policy put in place during the Trump administration that restricted so-called sanctuary cities from receiving federal grants for criminal justice efforts.
  
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• Lawyers for alleged Capitol rioter raise eyebrows with argument

  28-04-2021 17:50 via cnn.com
  
  CNN's Brianna Keilar spoke with the lawyers representing the man photographed sitting at a desk in House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office during the January 6 riot at the US Capitol. They argue that their client called Speaker Pelosi a "biatch," which they say is less offensive than calling her a "b*tch."
  
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• Almost 30 million will need aid in Sahel this year as crisis worsens, UN warns

  28-04-2021 17:34 via theguardian.com
  
  Armed conflicts, the climate crisis and Covid-19 are contributing to chronic risk of food insecurity in the region, says Unocha reportA record 29 million people will need humanitarian assistance in the Sahel and the Lake Chad basin in 2021 amid a deepening crisis, a report by the UN office for humanitarian affairs (Unocha) has estimated.Almost one in four people in the border areas of Burkina Faso, northern Cameroon, Chad, Mali, Niger and north-east Nigeria are expected to need aid in 2021, 5 mi
  
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• See an alligator interrupt a football training in Florida

  28-04-2021 17:33 via cnn.com
  
  Toronto FC players got an unexpected guest when an alligator crashed their training.
  
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• Alligator interrupts football training in Florida

  28-04-2021 17:33 via cnn.com
  
  Toronto FC players got an unexpected guest when an alligator crashed their training.
  
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• Two Spanish journalists and an Irish citizen killed in Burkina Faso

  28-04-2021 17:29 via cnn.com
  
  Two Spanish journalists and an Irish citizen have been killed after they were kidnapped during an anti-poaching patrol in Burkina Faso on Monday.
  
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• Man who filmed and taunted dying police officers jailed for 10 months

  28-04-2021 17:06 via cnn.com
  
  An Australian court has jailed a man for 10 months after he drove dangerously and then filmed and mocked dying police officers at the scene of a deadly crash.
  
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• America's Declaration of Independence is the next hot IPO

  28-04-2021 17:05 via cnn.com
  
  A copy of the Declaration of Independence is hitting the sizzling collectibles market, just in time for July 4th. And unlike other rare items up for sale, you don't have to be a millionaire to own a piece of it.
  
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• Taco Bell enlists 'world's largest influencer' for new ad campaign

  28-04-2021 17:00 via cnn.com
  
  It's not a celebrity, but Taco Bell has enlisted something equally as recognizable for its first-ever global ad campaign: the moon.
  
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• Quebec reports blood clot death in woman who received AstraZeneca vaccine

  28-04-2021 16:57 via cnn.com
  
  Quebec's top doctor says a 54-year-old woman has died of a rare blood clotting condition after receiving the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine.
  
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• Blood clot death in woman who received AstraZeneca vaccine

  28-04-2021 16:57 via cnn.com
  
  Quebec's top doctor says a 54-year-old woman has died of a rare blood clotting condition after receiving the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine.
  
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• What really happens to the plastic you throw out

  28-04-2021 16:50 via cnn.com
  
  Our planet is facing a crisis of catastrophic proportions, with the potential to impact life for generations to come. It is not the Covid-19 pandemic -- which the US is making great progress toward managing. It is also not the climate crisis, though it is related. We are talking about the plastic pollution crisis.
  
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• Photo cutouts and feel-good signs. How these small businesses found a pandemic lifeline

  28-04-2021 16:50 via cnn.com
  
  For most people, the pandemic created an unthinkable year of going nowhere and seeing nobody. But many managed to show their faces at baseball games, graduations and birthdays anyway. Sort of.
  
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• Majority of Americans say US economic conditions are good for the first time during the pandemic, per CNN Poll

  28-04-2021 16:38 via cnn.com
  
  For the first time during the pandemic, most Americans approve of the economic conditions in the United States, according to a CNN poll conducted by SSRS that was released Wednesday.
  
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• Leslie Jones to host 2021 MTV Movie & TV Awards

  28-04-2021 16:37 via cnn.com
  
  Leslie Jones is bringing the funny to the MTV Movie & TV Awards.
  
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• Saudi Arabia could sell more of its crown jewel. China is the most likely buyer

  28-04-2021 16:26 via cnn.com
  
  Saudi Arabia is considering selling part of its giant state oil company to a major foreign investor, likely from China.
  
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• One of Autopilot's features was active in fatal Tesla crash

  28-04-2021 16:09 via cnn.com
  
  Tesla said Monday that one of Autopilot's features was active during the April 17 crash that killed two men in Spring, Texas.
  
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• John Carlos discusses IOC ban on protests at Tokyo 2020

  28-04-2021 16:03 via cnn.com
  
  1968 Olympic bronze medalist and famous protestor John Carlos talks to New Day about the IOC's ban on protests and demonstrations at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
  
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• EU pivots to Pfizer with world's biggest Covid-19 vaccine deal as it sues AstraZeneca

  28-04-2021 15:59 via cnn.com
  
  The European Union is pivoting to the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus shot with a record agreement to buy up to 1.8 billion doses, as court proceedings in its lawsuit against another major vaccine maker, AstraZeneca, began in Brussels on Wednesday.
  
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• He's shaping the future of Spotify, one moonshot idea at a time

  28-04-2021 15:54 via cnn.com
  
  Spotify is frequently one step ahead of us, suggesting undiscovered songs, artists and podcasts based on what you listened to in the past. But who is helping Spotify stay one step — or 10 years — ahead in the audio industry?
  
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• Need your quarterback of the future? The 2021 NFL Draft is here to help

  28-04-2021 15:48 via cnn.com
  
  The NFL Draft is back, and with the commissioner Roger Goodell fully vaccinated, he's out the basement, available for hugs.
  
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