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• Texas Republican Chip Roy challenges Stefanik for GOP conference chair

  13-05-2021 23:57 via nbcnews.com
  
  House Republicans voted Wednesday to remove Rep. Liz Cheney from the No. 3 leadership position after she rebuked former President Donald Trump's stolen election lies.
  
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• Liverpool boost top-four hopes with win at Man Utd

  13-05-2021 23:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Roberto Firmino scores twice as Liverpool boost their hopes of a finishing in the top four of the Premier League by beating Manchester United at Old Trafford.
  
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• US officials confirm 130 incidents of mysterious Havana syndrome brain injury

  13-05-2021 23:25 via theguardian.com
  
  US diplomats, spies and defence officials have reported serious symptoms, some within the past few weeksThere have been more than 130 incidents of unexplained brain injury known as Havana syndrome among US diplomats, spies and defence officials, some of them within the past few weeks, it has been reported.The New York Times said three CIA officers had reported serious symptoms since December, following overseas assignments, requiring outpatient treatment at the Walter Reed military hospital in W
  
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• Amanpour to Russian diplomat: Is Putin afraid of Navalny?

  13-05-2021 23:25 via cnn.com
  
  CNN's Christiane Amanpour asks Russian Ambassador to the EU Vladimir Chizhov about the latest developments in the case of jailed Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny.
  
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• Friends reunion premiere date and celebrity guests announced

  13-05-2021 23:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The much-anticipated special will see the original cast and celebrities reflect on the series.
  
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• Artist Maya Lin planted dead trees in a Manhattan park to show impacts of climate change

  13-05-2021 23:12 via cnn.com
  
  Dead trees and art may be an unusual combination, but the pairing is part of a new display in New York's Madison Square Park designed to highlight a particular phenomenon of climate change: the loss of forests around the world.
  
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• ‘A great day’: Biden hails relaxed CDC guidance for fully vaccinated Americans

  13-05-2021 23:03 via theguardian.com
  
  Rochelle Walensky announces relaxation of guidelines: ‘We have longed for this moment … [to] get back some sense of normalcy’As coronavirus cases and deaths decline across the US amid vaccination efforts, the director of the CDC said Thursday that fully vaccinated Americans could participate in most indoor activities without wearing a mask. An unmasked president Joe Biden heralded the announcement during an outdoor press conference several hours later, saying: “Today is
  
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• 'Daily Show' pokes fun at Trump loyalists with parody drug ad

  13-05-2021 23:01 via cnn.com
  
  Comedy Central's "The Daily Show" joked about Republicans who sound very different five months after the Capitol insurrection.
  
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• Ellen DeGeneres: toxic workplace allegations are ‘misogynistic’

  13-05-2021 22:58 via theguardian.com
  
  In her first interview since announcing the end of her talkshow, the daytime star has called reports of behind-the-scenes bullying ‘orchestrated’In her first on-air appearances since announcing the end of her eponymous daytime talk show, Ellen DeGeneres called the press cycle around allegations of toxicity at her workplace “orchestrated” and “misogynistic”, and elaborated on her reasons for stepping down after 19 years. Related: The end of Ellen’s show s
  
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• Hamas: The Palestinian militant group that rules Gaza

  13-05-2021 22:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Hamas is a militant Palestinian Islamist group that rules the Gaza Strip.
  
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• Elise Stefanik's leadership rise stirs up GOP drama over identity politics

  13-05-2021 22:32 via cnn.com
  
  After years of encouraging Democrats and voters to take a meritocratic approach when evaluating candidates for office, Republicans are coming under fire for insisting that ousted House GOP Conference Chair Liz Cheney must be replaced by another woman.
  
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• Matt Gaetz associate expected to plead guilty in case that spawned sex-trafficking investigation

  13-05-2021 22:27 via nbcnews.com
  
  The plea change indicates that the associate, Joel Greenberg, will cooperate with the government. It's unclear what that means for the investigation of Gaetz.
  
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• Rockets fired from Lebanon land off Israel coast: IDF

  13-05-2021 22:25 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  As Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip continue to launch rocket after rocket into Israel, the Israeli Defense Forces Thursday said at least three had been fired from Lebanon, the country to the north.
  
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• The one where they return: Friends reunion trailer released

  13-05-2021 22:05 via theguardian.com
  
  Unscripted episode with original cast, who will not be in character, to air on HBO Max on 27 MayThe long-awaited Friends reunion will be broadcast later this month with the original six protagonists along with numerous celebrity guests, including Malala Yousafzai and David Beckham.Streaming service HBO Max said it will show the unscripted, one-off special on 27 May following frequent delays due to the coronavirus pandemic. Continue reading...
  
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• Call for ‘surge vaccinations’ as UK cases of India variant double

  13-05-2021 22:01 via theguardian.com
  
  Sources say government poised to approve jab for over-16s in worst-affected areasCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageMinisters are under growing pressure to deploy “surge vaccinations” in Covid hotspots, with some local authorities pushing to extend the offer of jabs to over-18s to stop the spread of a coronavirus variant.Boris Johnson said he was anxious about the spread of the variant first detected in India, as cases more than doubled in a week.Contin
  
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• Abuse allegations are common in child custody disputes. Why do judges make tragic mistakes?

  13-05-2021 22:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  "I did everything I was supposed to do. I left the abusive relationship," said Franchetti. "Kyra's murder was 100 percent preventable."
  
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• Pelosi denounces Rep. Greene's 'verbal assault' on AOC, says it may require ethics investigation

  13-05-2021 21:55 via nbcnews.com
  
  Two reporters from The Washington Post saw Greene yell at Ocasio-Cortez when they left the House chamber on Wednesday.
  
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• Kerby Jean-Raymond will be the first Black American designer to present at Paris Couture Week

  13-05-2021 21:47 via cnn.com
  
  Kerby Jean-Raymond will become the first Black American designer to present at Paris Haute Couture Week, a significant moment in his ascent within the fashion industry.
  
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• People vaccinated against Covid-19 can go without masks indoors and outdoors, new CDC guidance says

  13-05-2021 21:43 via cnn.com
  
  • What senators did after CDC's announcement
  • UK government 'anxious' as variant first identified in India spreads
  
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• Sergio Aguero in talks with Barcelona, says Guillem Balague

  13-05-2021 21:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero is in talks about joining Barcelona, says BBC Sport's Guillem Balague.
  
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• Watch what Republican senators did after CDC's announcement

  13-05-2021 21:41 via cnn.com
  
  Republican senators celebrate by removing their masks on Capitol Hill after the CDC's latest guidance that fully vaccinated individuals can go maskless both indoors and outdoors.
  
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• Watch what GOP senators did after CDC's announcement

  13-05-2021 21:41 via cnn.com
  
  Republican senators celebrate by removing their masks on Capitol Hill after the CDC's latest guidance that fully vaccinated individuals can go maskless both indoors and outdoors.
  
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• Birkin bags hit record prices even as the world ground to a halt during Covid. Here's why

  13-05-2021 21:17 via cnn.com
  
  The desirability of an Hermès Birkin handbag -- a symbol of rarefied wealth -- is such that not even a global pandemic can dull demand for it. Instead, it has helped fire it up even more.
  
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• These kids are leading the way for Covid-19 vaccine research

  13-05-2021 21:10 via cnn.com
  
  CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta speaks with some of the kids taking part in a coronavirus vaccine clinical trial.
  
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• Biden won't rule out a retaliatory cyberattack on group responsible for pipeline hack and says Russia isn't to blame

  13-05-2021 21:06 via cnn.com
  
  President Joe Biden said Thursday he does not believe the Russian government was behind a cyberattack that shut down the pipeline supplying gasoline to the eastern US but said Moscow must do more to stop such attacks coming from Russia.
  
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• UK government 'anxious' as Covid variant first identified in India spreads

  13-05-2021 21:04 via cnn.com
  
  Prime Minister Boris Johnson admitted Thursday that his government was "anxious" about the coronavirus variant first identified in India, as the number of UK cases of the strain more than doubled in a week.
  
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• Some migrant children stuck overnight on parked buses before going to family or sponsors, advocate says

  13-05-2021 21:04 via nbcnews.com
  
  In one case described to NBC News, a family says their son waited on buses from Saturday to Wednesday before starting the long trip from Dallas to Seattle.
  
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• Dr. Gupta: How do you know who is vaccinated?

  13-05-2021 21:04 via cnn.com
  
  CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta discusses the CDC's announcement that fully vaccinated people go can without masks indoors and outdoors.
  
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• Missouri governor won't fund Medicaid expansion, flouting state Constitution

  13-05-2021 20:51 via nbcnews.com
  
  "The governor lied. He said he represented all of Missouri and that he would uphold the Constitution, but he's not," one Democratic state lawmaker said.
  
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• Woman gives birth in Kyiv metro underpass

  13-05-2021 20:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Police in Ukraine helped a woman who went into labour in a metro underpass in the capital Kyiv.
  
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• New bill aims to give struggling fitness and workout studios a $30B shot in the arm

  13-05-2021 20:48 via nbcnews.com
  
  Some owners have expressed frustration over the lack of focus on gyms when other industries benefited from relief.
  
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• 'Masked Singer' reveal is a first for the show

  13-05-2021 20:43 via cnn.com
  
  The identity of The Russian Dolls was revealed as a popular 1990s band on "The Masked Singer."
  
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• Latest 'Masked Singer' reveal is a first for the show

  13-05-2021 20:43 via cnn.com
  
  The identity of The Russian Dolls was revealed as a popular 1990s band on "The Masked Singer."
  
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• Suspected Russia-led cyber campaign targets Germany’s Green party leader

  13-05-2021 20:38 via theguardian.com
  
  Annalena Baerbock faces social media onslaught after voicing opposition to Nord Stream 2 projectFears are growing in Berlin of a Russian-led cyber campaign against the leader of Germany’s Green party after she pledged to block a gas pipeline project between Russia and Europe.Annalena Baerbock, who is running to succeed Angela Merkel as chancellor in September’s election, has been targeted in recent days by an increasingly vicious campaign across social media. Continue reading...
  
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• Legal analyst: This is the worst possible news for Gaetz

  13-05-2021 20:37 via cnn.com
  
  Joel Greenberg, the ex-Florida tax collector with close ties to Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL), is planning to plead guilty on Monday in a federal court in Florida, according to a new filing Thursday. CNN CNN legal analyst Elie Honig evaluates what this means for the federal sex trafficking case against Gaetz.
  
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• Glasgow protesters rejoice as men freed after immigration van standoff

  13-05-2021 20:37 via theguardian.com
  
  Hundreds of people surrounded vehicle men were held in and chanted ‘these are our neighbours, let them go’Campaigners have hailed a victory for Glaswegian solidarity and told the Home Office “you messed with the wrong city” as two men detained by UK Immigration Enforcement were released back into their community after a day of protest.Police Scotland intervened to free the men after a tense day-long standoff between immigration officials and hundreds of local residents, w
  
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• Greensill lobbying leaves your reputation in tatters, Cameron told

  13-05-2021 20:17 via theguardian.com
  
  MPs grill former prime minister for four hours about his text message and WhatsApp campaignDavid Cameron was on Thursday told that his persistent lobbying of ministers, begging for favours on behalf of the controversial bank he worked for, had “demeaned” the position of the prime minister and left his “reputation in tatters”.The former PM was forced to deny that his text message and WhatsApp lobbying campaign on behalf of Greensill Capital was driven by fears that an &ldq
  
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• Active-duty Marine charged with assaulting police at US Capitol riot

  13-05-2021 20:16 via cnn.com
  
  An active-duty US Marine was arrested Thursday for allegedly participating in the deadly Capitol insurrection and charged with assaulting multiple police officers inside and outside the iconic building during the attack.
  
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• Weather reporter's live TV hit goes hilariously wrong

  13-05-2021 20:14 via cnn.com
  
  Meteorologist Jennifer McDermed got caught in an on-air graphics error that "multiplied" her across the screen. She and her coworkers thought it was hilarious.
  
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• Weather reporter 'multiplies' in hilarious graphics error on live TV

  13-05-2021 20:14 via cnn.com
  
  Meteorologist Jennifer McDermed got caught in an on-air graphics error that "multiplied" her across the screen. She and her coworkers thought it was hilarious.
  
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• Two boys, 11 and 17, arrested in connection with violent robbery of elderly Asian man

  13-05-2021 20:13 via nbcnews.com
  
  The younger suspect was caught driving a car that had been carjacked in Oakland, police said.
  
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• Contractors accused of rescuing white workers first after Mozambique attack

  13-05-2021 20:13 via theguardian.com
  
  Amnesty International says private military firm in Cabo Delgado abandoned others to their fate Survivors of a recent attack by Islamist insurgents in Mozambique have told Amnesty International that private military contractors prioritised white workers for evacuation as the extremists closed in during days of confused fighting.An estimated 220 civilians sought refuge in the Amarula hotel in Palma, in the northern province of Cabo Delgado, during the attack in late March. Continue reading...
  
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• U.S. forces leave key Afghanistan military base

  13-05-2021 20:09 via nbcnews.com
  
  At its height, the Kandahar Airfield was home to more than 26,000 U.S. and international troops.
  
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• Ethereum co-founder donates $1 billion of shiba inu coin to India Covid relief

  13-05-2021 19:58 via cnn.com
  
  Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin donated $1 billion worth of shiba inu coin — a dogecoin spinoff — to a Covid-19 relief fund in India.
  
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• The entire state of California is now in drought, just kindling waiting for an ignition

  13-05-2021 19:52 via cnn.com
  
  The title to the classic 1970s hit "It Never Rains in Southern California" has nothing to do with climate change or even precipitation for that matter, but it couldn't be more appropriate for the massive drought hitting the entire state this spring.
  
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• News Corp exclusive on Chinese ‘bioweapons’ based on discredited 2015 book of conspiracy theories

  13-05-2021 19:30 via theguardian.com
  
  Report in the Australian newspaper promoting Sharri Markson’s book on origins of Covid criticised as misleading and alarmist by China analystsThe Australian’s exclusive about a “chilling” document produced by Chinese military scientists is based on a discredited 2015 book containing conspiracy theories about biological warfare which is freely available on the internet.Written by the paper’s investigations writer, Sharri Markson, the report last Saturday said Chinese
  
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• Ferguson 'grateful for three years extra' he feels he has had after surviving brain haemorrhage

  13-05-2021 19:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sir Alex Ferguson says he is "grateful for the three years extra" he feels he has had after surviving a brain haemorrhage in 2018.
  
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• Migrants attempting Rio Grande crossing into US nabbed by Mexican Marines, video shows

  13-05-2021 18:56 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  A video posted to social media on Thursday showed a group of Mexican Marines swarming in to apprehend a group of migrants as they waited to cross the Rio Grande into the United States. 
  
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• Andy Murray & Liam Broady lose in Italian Open doubles second round

  13-05-2021 18:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Britain's Andy Murray and Liam Broady are beaten in the second round of the Italian Open men's doubles.
  
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• Gaetz ally plans to plead guilty and cooperate with prosecutors

  13-05-2021 18:40 via cnn.com
  
  The ex-Florida tax collector with close ties to Rep. Matt Gaetz is planning to plead guilty on Monday in a federal court in Florida, according to a new filing Thursday.
  
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