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• A loggerhead sea turtle was hit and killed by a car in Florida. Researchers saved dozens of her eggs

  15-05-2021 23:52 via cnn.com
  
  A large loggerhead sea turtle was killed when she wandered onto a busy Florida highway while looking for a spot to lay her eggs. But researchers rescued 70 of her eggs intact and buried them in hopes they will hatch normally.
  
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• US condemns 'atrocities' in Tigray and calls for those responsible to be 'held to account' after CNN investigation

  15-05-2021 23:46 via cnn.com
  
  The US has condemned Eritrea and Ethiopia for coordinating their troops to close off a key aid route to Ethiopia's war-torn Tigray region, following an exclusive CNN investigation published earlier this week that found that Eritrean soldiers were blocking critical humanitarian aid to starving and wounded civilians.
  
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• Kid reporter who interviewed Obama at White House dies at 23

  15-05-2021 23:03 via nbcnews.com
  
  Damon Weaver was 11 when he interviewed Obama for 10 minutes in the Diplomatic Room on Aug. 13, 2009.
  
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• Martin Bashir resigns amid investigation into explosive 1995 Princess Diana interview

  15-05-2021 21:49 via nbcnews.com
  
  The BBC started investigating Bashir last November to determine whether the journalist used deceptive means to force Diana into an interview in 1995.
  
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• Government report finds deaths at hands of racially motivated violent extremists on the rise in US

  15-05-2021 21:38 via cnn.com
  
  A newly released government report on domestic violent extremism warns lone wolf attackers with easily accessible weapons present the greatest terrorism threat to the US and the number of people dying at the hands of racially motivated extremists every year is on the rise since 2017.
  
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• Deaths at hands of racially motivated violent extremists on the rise in US, FBI report finds

  15-05-2021 21:38 via cnn.com
  
  A newly released government report on domestic violent extremism warns lone wolf attackers with easily accessible weapons present the greatest terrorism threat to the US and the number of people dying at the hands of racially motivated extremists every year is on the rise since 2017.
  
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• Leicester City wins first FA Cup

  15-05-2021 21:17 via cnn.com
  
  Leicester City won the FA Cup for the first time thanks to a sensational strike from Youri Tielemans as a dramatic, late video assistant referee decision denied Chelsea an equalizer at Wembley Stadium on Saturday.
  
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• Leicester City defeats Chelsea to win first FA Cup after late VAR drama

  15-05-2021 21:17 via cnn.com
  
  Leicester City won the FA Cup for the first time thanks to a sensational strike from Youri Tielemans as a dramatic, late video assistant referee decision denied Chelsea an equalizer at Wembley Stadium on Saturday.
  
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• Israeli airstrikes kill 8 children, flatten building housing Associated Press, Al Jazeera offices

  15-05-2021 20:18 via nbcnews.com
  
  U.S. diplomat Hady Amr is due to meet with senior Israeli, Palestinian and United Nations officials to push for calm.
  
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• Reporter's Notebook: Hamas rockets hit Tel Aviv Saturday at beach

  15-05-2021 19:48 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  In Central Tel Aviv on Saturday, beachgoers witness explosions and run to safety as Israel's Iron Dome blocks missiles launched from Gaza.
  
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• This is how Coca-Cola comes up with new flavors

  15-05-2021 19:34 via cnn.com
  
  New soda flavors aren't always a hit, but Coke CTO Nancy Quan explains how the company tries to use data to get ahead of global trends.
  
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• Starbucks, Walt Disney World relax mask rules after change in CDC guidance

  15-05-2021 19:10 via nbcnews.com
  
  Since the CDC's announcement Thursday, companies around the country have made updates to their mask policies.
  
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• Vaccinated? Dr. Gupta explains what you can do without a mask

  15-05-2021 18:48 via cnn.com
  
  CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta explains what the new CDC guidance on wearing masks really means for vaccinated Americans.
  
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• Coca-Cola just axed another soda

  15-05-2021 18:29 via cnn.com
  
  Coke Energy, we hardly knew you. The Coke-energy-drink hybrid is being discontinued in North America, just over a year after it launched.
  
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• This bar will require proof of vaccination for entry

  15-05-2021 18:23 via cnn.com
  
  Mark Alston, co-owner of The Bayou in Utah, explains his decision to require proof of vaccination from patrons as the bar prepares to reopen.
  
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• Israel bombs building housing international media offices and Gaza home, killing 10 family members as Hamas rockets rain down on Tel Aviv.

  15-05-2021 17:45 via cnn.com
  
  Israel bombed a house in Gaza where a family had gathered to celebrate the end of Ramadan and an office housing international media as a new flurry of Hamas missiles rained down on Tel Aviv Saturday, increasing fears that a de-escalation of the conflict could soon be out of reach.
  
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• If you want a world where our sons and daughters are equal, stop doing all the housework

  15-05-2021 17:19 via nbcnews.com
  
  Kids will later emulate what they see their parents doing now, no matter how few princess movies you let them see.
  
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• Thousands take part in pro-Palestinian protests in cities across the world

  15-05-2021 17:14 via nbcnews.com
  
  Demonstrations in Sydney, London and Paris see many holding banners and chanting pro-Palestinian slogans.
  
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• BBC journalist quits as investigation into his landmark Princess Diana interview wraps up

  15-05-2021 16:59 via cnn.com
  
  The BBC journalist who conducted a bombshell 1995 interview with Princess Diana has resigned for health reasons, shortly before a report is to be published investigating whether he acted improperly to secure Diana's permission to take part.
  
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• Neanderthal cave discovery and more top space and science stories this week

  15-05-2021 16:58 via cnn.com
  
  The colorful handprints of ancient humans. A spacecraft beyond the solar system.
  
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• Colonial Pipeline: 'We have returned the system to normal operations'

  15-05-2021 16:56 via nbcnews.com
  
  The company made the announcement Saturday morning following one of the most disruptive cyberattacks in history.
  
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• A card exempted a gay man from serving in Iran's military. It may have cost him his life

  15-05-2021 16:39 via cnn.com
  
  Alireza Fazeli-Monfared's future was brutally cut short last week when members of his family allegedly murdered him due to his sexual orientation, according to his partner and a LGBTQ rights group.
  
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• China becomes only second nation in history to land a rover on Mars

  15-05-2021 16:33 via nbcnews.com
  
  The landing is a major milestone for China's space agency, which has advanced rapidly in just a few decades.
  
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• Hong Kong's Ray Cordeiro, 'world's most durable DJ', retires at 96

  15-05-2021 16:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  "Well that's it," says Ray Cordeiro in his final radio show, after more than 70 years in broadcasting.
  
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• Roger Federer calls for end to Tokyo Olympics uncertainty

  15-05-2021 15:58 via cnn.com
  
  Tennis great Roger Federer has called on Olympic organizers to end the uncertainty around the Tokyo Games, with the 20-time grand slam winner saying he was still in two minds whether to compete.
  
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• Volcanoes could still be active on Mars

  15-05-2021 15:52 via cnn.com
  
  The barren landscape of Mars makes the planet seem like a quiet, frozen desert where nothing has happened for billions of years except for the occasional dust storm.
  
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• The young victims of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

  15-05-2021 15:50 via cnn.com
  
  A family cries out questioning why their 11-year-old boy was killed. Another family lost several children, including a boy who was just two years old. CNN's Arwa Damon reports.
  
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• Israel strike in Gaza destroys Al Jazeera and other media offices – video

  15-05-2021 15:50 via theguardian.com
  
  An Israeli airstrike destroys a 15-storey building in Gaza City that housed offices of the Associated Press and Al Jazeera among other media outlets as well as private flats. The Israel Defence Forces ordered people to evacuate the building about an hour before the strike brought the entire tower downStrike destroys al Jalaa Tower in Gaza City Continue reading...
  
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• Gaza tower containing media offices collapses after Israeli strike

  15-05-2021 15:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A warning was given before the tower block, which housed news outlets, was destroyed.
  
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• Pandemic supply chain woes bring soaring prices. Here's what's getting more expensive

  15-05-2021 15:29 via cnn.com
  
  Used cars, homes, lumber, gas and chicken: What do they all have in common? They're all getting more expensive.
  
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• How should parents with children younger than 12 use the CDC's new mask guidelines? Dr. Wen explains

  15-05-2021 15:05 via cnn.com
  
  The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's newly loosened masking and physical distancing guidelines for people fully vaccinated against Covid-19 doesn't include children under age 12.
  
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• Talking on Zoom could help older people stave off dementia

  15-05-2021 14:27 via cnn.com
  
  Talking on video-conference services like Zoom during the coronavirus pandemic has helped older people stave off the effects of dementia, a new study has suggested.
  
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• 'Climate of fear': Civilians suffer in worst Israel-Hamas fighting since 2014

  15-05-2021 13:41
  
  Residents in Gaza and Israel told ABC News of the fear and uncertainty during the worst violence in the Israel-Palestinian conflict in years.
  
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• Back-to-back tornadoes kill 12 in China; over 300 injured

  15-05-2021 13:19
  
  Back-to-back tornadoes have killed 12 people in central and eastern China and left more than 300 others injured
  
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• Graphic: Inside the 'trust fund loophole'

  15-05-2021 13:17 via nbcnews.com
  
  Biden wants to end this little-known tax provision that has saved the wealthy millions and billions every year for the last 90-plus years.
  
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• Israeli fighter jets hit targets in central Gaza as fight with Hamas escalates – video

  15-05-2021 13:16 via theguardian.com
  
  Israeli fighter jets have hit targets in central Gaza, the military said on Saturday, and Palestinian militants continued to fire rockets into Israel after a day of deadly violence rocked the West Bank and unrest persisted inside the Jewish state. Early on Saturday, the Israel Defence Forces said they had hit a Hamas 'operation office' near the centre of Gaza City, with additional overnight strikes targeting what the military called 'underground launch sites'. In an escalation of the&n
  
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• They were skeptical of Obamacare. But after signing up this year, it's changed their lives.

  15-05-2021 12:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  “It’s like a light at the end of the tunnel. I’m blown away,” said a woman who was able to afford health insurance for the first time in 12 years.
  
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• The cost of cancer: Exorbitant hospital parking fees hinder patients' access to treatment

  15-05-2021 12:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  Parking at some prestigious cancer centers can run into hundreds of dollars. The overlooked cost is finally drawing scrutiny from hospital administrators.
  
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• Sports betting skyrocketed in pandemic. Experts warn of a 'ticking time bomb'

  15-05-2021 12:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  Despite a sharp rise in online gambling, federal and state governments still devote few resources to tracking and treating people with gambling problems.
  
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• Biden's tax hikes are in flux as Democrats grapple with competing pressures

  15-05-2021 12:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  Party leaders have yet to make tough decisions like how much tax revenue to raise, where to set rates and how to handle parochial demands.
  
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• India repatriation flight lands in Australia after travel ban lifts

  15-05-2021 11:58 via cnn.com
  
  Australia received its first repatriation flight from India since its controversial ban on travel from the Covid-hit country came into force, with 80 Australians landing in Darwin on Saturday and immediately being taken to quarantine facilities.
  
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• England braces for 'cautious physical intimacy'

  15-05-2021 11:47 via cnn.com
  
  Now that the world is starting to open back up, CNN Travel is helping you make plans for 2021 and beyond through these weekly round-ups of travel news.
  
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• Countries opening up to tourists -- and keeping their doors shut

  15-05-2021 11:47 via cnn.com
  
  Now that the world is starting to open back up, CNN Travel is helping you make plans for 2021 and beyond through these weekly round-ups of travel news.
  
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• LIVE UPDATES: Biden speaks with Abbas, Netanyahu as Israel-Hamas conflict escalates

  15-05-2021 11:24 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  Follow for the latest updates on the Israel-Hamas conflict.
  
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• At least 12 dead as tornadoes rip through two Chinese provinces

  15-05-2021 11:19 via nbcnews.com
  
  "I've grown up in Wuhan and I've never seen anything like it," one resident of the city posted on China's Weibo app.
  
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• 'Money, Explained' and more of what you need this weekend

  15-05-2021 11:03 via cnn.com
  
  Money, money, money. I just like saying it.
  
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• Israeli airstrike on Gaza home kills 10, mostly children

  15-05-2021 10:56 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  An Israeli air raid in Gaza City killed at least 10 Palestinians, mostly children, early Saturday in the deadliest single strike since the battle with Gaza's militant Hamas rulers erupted earlier this week.
  
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• Chelsea FC boss: Inspiring next generation as important as Champions League glory

  15-05-2021 10:53 via cnn.com
  
  Chelsea manager Emma Hayes says winning the club's first Women's Champions League would be an "incredible achievement," but insists success is also about inspiring the next generation of young girls.
  
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• Chelsea boss Emma Hayes says inspiring the new generation is as important as Champions League glory

  15-05-2021 10:53 via cnn.com
  
  Chelsea manager Emma Hayes says winning the club's first Women's Champions League would be an "incredible achievement," but insists success is also about inspiring the next generation of young girls.
  
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• How Israel's Iron Dome missile shield works

  15-05-2021 10:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Israeli military says the Iron Dome is intercepting about 90% of the rockets fired from Gaza.
  
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