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• What we know about UFOs: How Pentagon has handled reported sightings and more

  17-05-2021 23:48 via cnn.com
  
  For years, the US government largely ignored reports of mysterious flying objects seen moving through restricted military airspace but it is now slowly beginning to acknowledge that UFOs, which the Pentagon refers to as unidentified aerial phenomena, are real.
  
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• Tennessee gov signs transgender 'bathroom bill' for schools

  17-05-2021 23:34 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Tennessee's Republican governor has signed legislation putting public schools and districts at risk of losing civil lawsuits if they let transgender students or employees use multi-person bathrooms that do not reflect their gender at birth
  
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• What the WarnerMedia-Discovery deal means for CNN and Jeff Zucker

  17-05-2021 23:32 via cnn.com
  
  Twenty five years ago, David Zaslav was instrumental in getting the brand-new cable news channel MSNBC into homes, sparking a new era of cable competition.
  
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• New York to let vaccinated people ditch masks

  17-05-2021 23:30 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Gov. Andrew Cuomo says vaccinated people no longer have to wear masks or social distance in New York starting Wednesday
  
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• Gaetz associate pleads guilty to sex trafficking charges

  17-05-2021 23:28 via abcnews.go.com
  
  A Florida politician who emerged as a central figure in the Justice Department’s sex trafficking investigation into Rep. Matt Gaetz has pleaded guilty to six federal charges and agreed to cooperate with prosecutors as part of a plea deal
  
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• Ariana Grande and Dalton Gomez are officially married

  17-05-2021 23:22 via cnn.com
  
  Congratulations and best wishes to the newly married Ariana Grande.
  
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• 6-year-old airstrike survivor pulled from rubble

  17-05-2021 23:03 via cnn.com
  
  CNN's Ben Wedeman reports on the rising death toll and the latest developments in the conflict between Israel and Hamas.
  
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• Trump to speak at North Carolina GOP convention on June 5

  17-05-2021 22:22 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Former President Donald Trump will speak at North Carolina's annual state Republican Party convention next month
  
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• Covid vaccine: Young teens in US react to getting first jab

  17-05-2021 22:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The first children aged 12 to 15 have begun getting Covid vaccines after the US widened eligibility.
  
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• Alabama judge handling domestic cases accused of stalking

  17-05-2021 21:32 via abcnews.go.com
  
  State judicial investigators are accusing an Alabama judge of multiple violations of judicial ethics rules
  
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• What we know about UFOs: How the Pentagon has handled reported sightings, videos and more

  17-05-2021 21:29 via cnn.com
  
  For years, the US government largely ignored reports of mysterious flying objects seen moving through restricted military airspace but it is now slowly beginning to acknowledge that UFOs, which the Pentagon refers to as unidentified aerial phenomena, are real.
  
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• Biden's COVID warning: Unvaccinated 'will end up paying the price'

  17-05-2021 21:12 via foxnews.com
  
  President Biden highlighted on Monday that for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic swept the nation early last year, cases of COVID-19 “are down in all 50 states.” But in a pitch to encourage unvaccinated Americans to get their shots, the president warned that “those who are not vaccinated will end up paying the price.”
  
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• Ex-Border officer smuggled Mexican woman into US to work as her nanny, housekeeper: prosecutors

  17-05-2021 21:07 via foxnews.com
  
  A former Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officer is accused of illegally bringing a Mexican woman across the border into the United States to work as a nanny and housekeeper at her home.
  
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• How Trump and McConnell set the final pieces for a direct challenge to Roe v. Wade

  17-05-2021 20:54 via cnn.com
  
  Conservatives have been waiting decades for this moment: a transformed Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear an abortion case that directly challenges women's reproductive rights tracing to the 1973 Roe v. Wade milestone.
  
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• US police unions shift stance on protecting bad officers in 'huge step'

  17-05-2021 20:47 via cnn.com
  
  In response to the police killing George Floyd, 15 unions that represent law enforcement officers across the US have endorsed a blueprint for policing that includes an unprecedented shift in the way unions protect bad police officers, according to a copy of the plan obtained by CNN ahead of its release this week.
  
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• California city settles with bloggers who published police records, walks back criminal hacking claims

  17-05-2021 20:44 via foxnews.com
  
  A southern California city agreed to settle in a case against two citizen bloggers accused of publishing confidential city hall documents, including police misconduct records, obtained without permission.
  
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• FAA proposes $52,500 fine against unruly passenger

  17-05-2021 20:43 via abcnews.go.com
  
  An unruly passenger on a Delta flight in December is now facing the largest proposed fine from the Federal Aviation Administration this year -- a whopping $52,500.
  
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• Biden being 'held hostage' by far-left, anti-Semitic radicals: KT McFarland

  17-05-2021 20:30 via foxnews.com
  
  Former Trump Deputy National Security Adviser KT McFarland told "The Faulkner Focus" Monday that the escalating Israel-Gaza conflict is a reflection of the Biden administration being held "hostage" by radical progressive Democrats who "hate Israel."
  
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• US won't implement COVID-19 vaccine passport, White House insists

  17-05-2021 20:25 via foxnews.com
  
  The White House maintained that the federal government will not support a system requiring Americans to carry a so-called “vaccine passport,” while suggesting the matter will be left to the private sector amid the new guidance on masks.
  
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• New CDC mask guidance ‘should not send message pandemic is over,’ expert group says

  17-05-2021 20:24 via foxnews.com
  
  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated mask guidance “should not send the message that the pandemic is over,” a group of infectious disease experts said Monday.
  
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• What we know about the Covid-19 variant first identified in India

  17-05-2021 20:23 via cnn.com
  
  A coronavirus variant first detected in India in February has now gone global, spreading to dozens of countries and raising fears that the strain will overwhelm health care systems, reverse reopening plans and even potentially undermine the rollout of vaccines.
  
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• New Jersey issues new COVID-19 guidance, but maintains masks in public spaces

  17-05-2021 20:22 via foxnews.com
  
  New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy announced Monday that his state will adopt new coronavirus guidance, along with New York and Connecticut, which will go into effect starting May 19. 
  
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• Jan. 6 riot suspect on house arrest after mountain lion kill

  17-05-2021 20:17 via abcnews.go.com
  
  A judge has ordered a Colorado hunting guide accused of assaulting a police officer during the U.S. Capitol riot be placed on house arrest after prosecutors say he violated the conditions of his release by having a gun and shooting a mountain lion
  
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• 2021 Ford Bronco deliveries delayed 2-3 weeks, but still 'on track' for summer

  17-05-2021 20:15 via foxnews.com
  
  Initial deliveries of the 2021 Ford Bronco are being delayed 2-3 weeks due to the ongoing chip shortage affecting the automotive industry. The all-new SUV reboots a classic Ford model last sold in 1996.
  
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• Passenger snorts white powder, refuses to wear mask and forces flight to divert to Minneapolis airport

  17-05-2021 20:03 via foxnews.com
  
  It’s probably not a good idea to snort anything on an airplane (or ever).
  
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• Gen. Keane: 'Reckless' for Biden to go back to Iran nuclear deal after Hamas attacks on Israel

  17-05-2021 19:57 via foxnews.com
  
  Fox News senior strategic analyst Jack Keane argued on “America's Newsroom” Monday that the 2015 Iran Nuclear Deal likely allowed Iranians to equip Hamas with weapons used against Israel.
  
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• Long working hours killing hundreds of thousands of people a year, WHO says

  17-05-2021 19:46 via cnn.com
  
  Working long hours is killing hundreds of thousands of people a year through stroke and heart disease, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
  
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• Long working hours are killing hundreds of thousands of people a year, WHO says

  17-05-2021 19:46 via cnn.com
  
  Working long hours is killing hundreds of thousands of people a year through stroke and heart disease, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
  
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• Biden announces US will share more vaccines globally

  17-05-2021 19:38 via cnn.com
  
  President Joe Biden said Monday that his administration will share millions more doses of Covid-19 vaccines with other countries in addition to the 60 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine he has already committed to sharing by July 4.
  
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• White House concerns are rising over civilian deaths

  17-05-2021 19:15 via cnn.com
  
  The growing number of civilian deaths in the intensifying battle between Israel and Hamas in Gaza is causing worry inside the White House as officials work the phones with partners in the region.
  
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• What are the UK travel rules from May 17?

  17-05-2021 19:09 via cnn.com
  
  As of today, going on holiday is no longer illegal for travelers from England, Scotland and Wales.
  
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• US announces more sanctions against Myanmar's military government

  17-05-2021 18:53 via cnn.com
  
  The Biden administration announced more sanctions on Monday against Myanmar's military government, which has conducted a violent crackdown on pro-democracy protesters, and against key figures in the military regime as well as some family members of previously designated officials.
  
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• Caution and confusion mark PM’s approach to lifting Covid lockdown

  17-05-2021 18:53
  
  Analysis: loosening of measures in England and Wales hedged with contradictory advice – but Boris Johnson sticks to plansCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageOn what should have been a day of celebration, cabinet ministers have come across distinctly uneasy at the latest phase of the lifting of lockdown in England, Wales and parts of Scotland, which allows the reopening of indoor hospitality, hugging, overnight stays with other households and foreign travel. Re
  
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• Rare, deadly cyclone couldn't have come at a worse time for India

  17-05-2021 18:52 via cnn.com
  
  Tens of thousands of people have been evacuated from low-lying areas in western India as a powerful cyclone is expected to make landfall Tuesday, threatening a region already struggling with a devastating second coronavirus wave.
  
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• Former Matt Gaetz associate pleads guilty to six federal charges

  17-05-2021 18:43 via cnn.com
  
  Joel Greenberg, an indicted close confidant of Florida Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz, is scheduled to plead guilty in federal court Monday to six federal charges, including a count of sex trafficking of a minor.
  
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• Inside Paris' new $195 million art museum

  17-05-2021 18:42 via cnn.com
  
  Paris' former stock exchange, the Bourse de Commerce, will reopen its doors this week having undergone a $195 million transformation into a new landmark museum for contemporary art.
  
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• Boom Supersonic: 'Anywhere in the world in four hours for $100'

  17-05-2021 18:39 via cnn.com
  
  The aviation industry is in crisis, there's a global push to cut carbon emissions, and many of us haven't stepped on a plane or hugged far-flung loved ones in more than a year.
  
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• Israeli jets target Hamas tunnel system | Rocket attacks from Gaza continue, but Israeli officials say many have fallen short or been intercepted

  17-05-2021 17:59 via cnn.com
  
  • Analysis: The latest violence will end when both sides can declare victory. But it will be no more than a truce.
  • White House concerns rise over civilian deaths
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• AT&T spins off WarnerMedia in deal that would create streaming giant

  17-05-2021 17:59 via cnn.com
  
  The streaming TV race is about to get even more competitive.
  
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• AT&T reaches deal to create streaming giant

  17-05-2021 17:59 via cnn.com
  
  The streaming TV race is about to get even more competitive.
  
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• Footage shows what Israel says is its strikes on Hamas tunnels

  17-05-2021 17:57 via cnn.com
  
  Israeli warplanes launched a fresh round of massive airstrikes in Gaza, bombing more than nine miles of Hamas' tunnel system in Gaza and targeting nine residences that the Israeli military said belonged to commanders from the Palestinian militant group. CNN's Ben Wedeman reports from Jerusalem as the most serious Israeli-Palestinian conflict in years enters a second week and international calls for a ceasefire mount.
  
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• Why some companies want everyone back in the office

  17-05-2021 17:25 via cnn.com
  
  How the workforce will operate in the post-pandemic world is still in question.
  
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• Paris' former stock exchange transformed into $195M art museum

  17-05-2021 17:04 via cnn.com
  
  After more than three years, the redesigned Bourse de Commerce is finally opening in Paris. Funded by billionaire François Pinault, the historic French landmark's transformation into an art museum was overseen by architect Tadao Ando.
  
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• Bee swarm thwarts Colchester gym-goer's journey home

  17-05-2021 17:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Justin Stone needed the help of a passer-by to help remove hundreds of bees from his car.
  
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• Pope taps fellow Jesuit to lead sensitive Hong Kong church

  17-05-2021 16:58 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  Pope Francis on Monday named a new bishop for Hong Kong, tapping the head of his own Jesuit order in the region, the Rev. P. Stephen Chow Sau-Yan, for the politically sensitive position.
  
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• Israeli warplanes pound Hamas tunnels as conflict enters second week

  17-05-2021 16:37 via cnn.com
  
  • Analysis: The latest violence will end when both sides can declare victory. But it will be no more than a truce.
  • White House concerns rise over civilian deaths
  • 5 organizations you can support to help victims
  
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• 'This is a huge step for law enforcement.' Police unions shift stance on protecting bad officers

  17-05-2021 16:28 via cnn.com
  
  In response to the police killing George Floyd, 15 unions that represent law enforcement officers across the US have endorsed a blueprint for policing that includes an unprecedented shift in the way unions protect bad police officers, according to a copy of the plan obtained by CNN ahead of its release this week.
  
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• Elon Musk is giving crypto markets whiplash again

  17-05-2021 16:21 via cnn.com
  
  Elon Musk has shown he can move markets with just a single word.
  
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• Elon Musk gives crypto markets whiplash

  17-05-2021 16:21 via cnn.com
  
  Elon Musk has shown he can move markets with just a single word.
  
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• 'Tragedy': Carole Baskin on Houston tiger born in captivity

  17-05-2021 16:11 via cnn.com
  
  Carole Baskin talks to CNN about the Bengal tiger that was missing in the Houston area and why she believes Congress should take action to prevent these types of wild animal trades.
  
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