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• Small Alabama community mourns loss of 9 children in car crash

  21-06-2021 23:13 via nbcnews.com
  
  Mourners gathered at a local high school to grieve and pray together after Saturday's deadly accident.
  
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• Surviving combat only to die at home: Retired Staff Sgt. Wesley Black is picking out his coffin at 35 years old

  21-06-2021 23:08 via cnn.com
  
  You can't tell by looking at him, but retired Staff Sgt. Wesley Black is about to die. He's just 35 years old.
  
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• China fails to meet promises on missing Xinjiang children

  21-06-2021 23:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  China made a public pledge to help find Kalbinur Tursan's children but she may never see them again.
  
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• Euro 2020: Fairytale comes true as Denmark grabs place in knockout stages

  21-06-2021 22:57 via cnn.com
  
  In a campaign overshadowed by the health of Chrisian Eriksen, who suffered a cardiac arrest during Denmark's opening Euro 2020 game, the Danish national team delivered a pulsating performance against Russia to secure an unlikely place in the tournament's knockout stages.
  
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• Ex-girlfriend of Dippin' Dots CEO accuses him in lawsuit of circulating sexual images of her

  21-06-2021 22:55 via nbcnews.com
  
  Stephen Fischer threatened to circulate graphic images of his ex-girlfriend during their relationship and after their breakup, according to the lawsuit.
  
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• All-Black flight crew commemorates Juneteenth

  21-06-2021 22:40 via cnn.com
  
  Water cannons blasted over United Airlines flight 1258 as it left its gate, celebrating that every person on the flight crew, from pilots to gate agents and ramp staff, was Black.
  
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• Across sports, athlete injuries are on the rise. A few factors are to blame

  21-06-2021 22:33 via cnn.com
  
  Across the world, sports fans are starting to see a trend emerge: Their favorite athletes are getting injured.
  
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• This is what it's like to work in an Amazon warehouse

  21-06-2021 22:20 via cnn.com
  
  Tyler Hamilton has worked at the Amazon warehouse in Shakopee, Minnesota for four years. He shares the good and the bad about the fast-paced job.
  
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• How the far right turned America's teachers into Marxist boogeymen

  21-06-2021 22:13 via nbcnews.com
  
  Evidence abounds that educators tend to avoid rather than dive into politically hot topics. And such hesitancy has consequences.
  
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• Wastewater helps Missouri track rise of delta variant

  21-06-2021 22:08 via nbcnews.com
  
  "Our system will tell you about an entire city without any bias for anything. As long as you use the sewer system, we will detect it," one researcher said.
  
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• Obama slams Republican's opposition to voting reform

  21-06-2021 22:05 via cnn.com
  
  Speaking at a teleconference town hall, former President Barack Obama took Senate Republicans to task for opposition to a debate over an election reform bill that would expand voting access.
  
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• Obama slams GOP on voting reform

  21-06-2021 22:05 via cnn.com
  
  Speaking at a teleconference town hall, former President Barack Obama took Senate Republicans to task for opposition to a debate over an election reform bill that would expand voting access.
  
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• Emirati rights activist dies in UK car accident

  21-06-2021 22:01 via cnn.com
  
  Prominent Emirati rights activist, Alaa Al-Siddiq, 33, died in a car accident near London on Saturday.
  
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• Emirati rights activist Alaa Al-Siddiq dies in UK car accident

  21-06-2021 22:01 via cnn.com
  
  Prominent Emirati rights activist, Alaa Al-Siddiq, 33, died in a car accident near London on Saturday.
  
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• Justices rule against NCAA caps on student-athlete education-related benefits

  21-06-2021 21:38 via abcnews.go.com
  
  The Supreme Court on Monday ruled against the NCAA in a major case involving whether its caps on what student-athletes can receive violate anti-trust laws.
  
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• 'Not acceptable': Obama slams GOP plan to filibuster voting rights bill

  21-06-2021 21:37 via nbcnews.com
  
  "They're suddenly afraid to even talk about these issues and figure out solutions," the former president said of Republican opposition to the For the People Act.
  
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• New Texas law aims to protect parents wrongly accused of child abuse

  21-06-2021 21:30 via nbcnews.com
  
  The legislation follows an NBC News investigation into the work of child abuse pediatricians, who are tasked with differentiating accidental injuries from abuse.
  
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• A Boy Scout troop booked homes on Airbnb. See what they found instead

  21-06-2021 21:27 via cnn.com
  
  A Boy Scout leader shares his frustrations after realizing that his two home rentals, which were suppose to be near the beach, led him to an empty lot.CNN affiliate WSVN reports
  
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• A Boy Scout troop booked a home on Airbnb. See what they found instead

  21-06-2021 21:27 via cnn.com
  
  A Boy Scout leader shares his frustrations after realizing that his two home rentals, which were suppose to be near the beach, led him to an empty lot.CNN affiliate WSVN reports
  
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• Settlement avoids trial in 2011 Katrina trash lawsuit

  21-06-2021 21:20 via abcnews.go.com
  
  A decade-old lawsuit over the awarding of trash disposal contracts during the administration of a convicted former mayor of New Orleans has been settled
  
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• The man who edged out Trump in new 2024 conservative straw poll

  21-06-2021 21:06 via cnn.com
  
  CNN's Harry Enten looks at results of a straw poll and national polling that indicate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is becoming a preferred choice for President in 2024 among some Republicans.
  
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• The man that edged out Trump in new 2024 conservative straw poll

  21-06-2021 21:06 via cnn.com
  
  CNN's Harry Enten looks at results of a straw poll and national polling that indicate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is becoming a preferred choice for President in 2024 among some Republicans.
  
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• Venus may still be active based on 'pack ice' finding

  21-06-2021 21:00 via cnn.com
  
  With its thick, toxic atmosphere and temperatures hot enough to melt lead, Venus seems like a dead planet.
  
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• Fifth presidential candidate detained in Nicaragua; 15 opposition leaders now detained in total

  21-06-2021 20:46 via cnn.com
  
  Nicaragua's National Police have detained a fifth presidential candidate, bringing the total number of opposition leaders so far detained to 15 ahead of the November general election.
  
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• Iran's president-elect says he won't meet with Biden

  21-06-2021 20:41 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Iran’s president-elect says he’s not willing to meet with President Joe Biden or negotiate over Tehran’s ballistic missile program and its support for regional militias
  
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• The coming days could make or break Joe Biden's presidential legacy

  21-06-2021 20:34 via cnn.com
  
  The coming days will go a long way to deciding if Joe Biden's presidency is one for the history books, or whether it will founder on deep US divides.
  
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• Tortillas thrown at team from Latino California school

  21-06-2021 20:22 via abcnews.go.com
  
  A San Diego-area school district has apologized for an incident in which tortillas were hurled at a basketball team from a mostly Latino high school after a championship game
  
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• Bitcoin falls amid further fears of China clampdown

  21-06-2021 20:15 via abcnews.go.com
  
  The price of Bitcoin slipped to its lowest levels in weeks on Monday amid news of further clampdowns on cryptocurrency in China.
  
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• Canada to ease mandatory quarantine on arrivals

  21-06-2021 19:37 via cnn.com
  
  Canada is easing its mandatory two-week quarantine requirement for fully vaccinated nationals and residents arriving in the country after traveling abroad.
  
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• Steven Spielberg signs deal with Netflix in latest sign of evolving Hollywood

  21-06-2021 19:29 via nbcnews.com
  
  The deal represents a major victory for Netflix, which needs A-list talent on its roster to fend off growing competition from streaming rivals.
  
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• Allyson Felix secures fifth Olympics appearance two years after life-threatening pregnancy

  21-06-2021 19:19 via nbcnews.com
  
  The track legend is just two and a half years removed from a difficult pregnancy.
  
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• FBI agent acknowledges in court filing that Trump backers discussed 'revolution' before Jan. 6

  21-06-2021 19:09 via nbcnews.com
  
  Language in an FBI court document contrasts with how Director Wray has portrayed what experts call a vast trove of intel pointing to potential violence.
  
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• Supreme Court says NCAA can't limit some benefits to student athletes

  21-06-2021 19:08 via nbcnews.com
  
  In a unanimous decision, the justices said a lower court's injunction is consistent with established antitrust principles.
  
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• UK infected blood probe focuses on school where dozens died

  21-06-2021 18:57 via abcnews.go.com
  
  A public inquiry into Britain’s contaminated blood scandal, which led to the deaths of more than 2,000 people in the 1970s and ’80s, began hearing evidence Monday
  
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• Woman who killed her abusive husband goes on trial for murder in France

  21-06-2021 18:56 via cnn.com
  
  The murder trial of a woman who killed her abusive husband got underway in the French city of Burgundy on Monday.​
  
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• Airlines got billions of dollars in bailouts. So why are ticket prices rising?

  21-06-2021 18:48 via nbcnews.com
  
  A shortage of pilots and a faster-than-expected takeoff in passenger demand is forcing some airlines to cut back flights and retool schedules.
  
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• American investors are trying to buy a UK supermarket. Here's why

  21-06-2021 18:36 via cnn.com
  
  Britain's fourth biggest supermarket chain Morrisons has become the takeover target of an American private equity firm in the latest sign of a strong appetite among investors for UK assets.
  
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• Actor who played Gunther on 'Friends' reveals cancer fight

  21-06-2021 18:33 via cnn.com
  
  James Michael Tyler, who appeared as Gunther in 150 episodes of "Friends," revealed he has been living with prostate cancer since 2018.
  
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• How do retailers know what will sell out? They check TikTok.

  21-06-2021 18:27 via nbcnews.com
  
  A product going viral on TikTok is just like a dance or song going viral — it starts with a few trendy creators and ends with followers scrambling for the same items.
  
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• US, EU, UK and Canada impose fresh sanctions on Belarus

  21-06-2021 18:11 via cnn.com
  
  The United States, European Union, United Kingdom and Canada imposed fresh sanctions on Belarus Monday in a coordinated response to the Lukashenko government's forced landing of a Ryanair flight and arrest of an opposition journalist last month as well as the "continuing repression" in the former Soviet state.
  
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• Suspect in Russia is arraigned after American woman found dead

  21-06-2021 17:53 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  A court in central Russia on Sunday arraigned a suspect on murder charges in the death of an American woman who was studying at a local university.
  
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• This poll should set off alarm bells for Senate Republicans

  21-06-2021 17:45 via cnn.com
  
  There have been a few constants over the past 40 or so years in Iowa: the butter cow at the state fair, the dominance of the University of Iowa's wrestling team and Chuck Grassley.
  
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• Wildfires break out across Western states amid hottest week in history

  21-06-2021 17:27 via nbcnews.com
  
  Meteorologists are worried another heat wave could be coming next week for the West, leading to an even higher wildfire risk on the horizon.
  
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• Swedish PM ousted in no-confidence vote

  21-06-2021 17:02 via cnn.com
  
  • Macron and Le Pen dealt setback in French regional elections
  
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• Calls made for Germany's Euro 2020 game against Hungary to be played in rainbow-colored stadium

  21-06-2021 17:02 via cnn.com
  
  The Euro 2020 game between Germany and Hungary could be played in a stadium lit with rainbow-colored lights.
  
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• Supreme Court opens door to significant increase in compensation for college student athletes

  21-06-2021 16:45 via cnn.com
  
  A unanimous Supreme Court said on Monday that student athletes could receive education-related payments in a case that could reshape college sports by allowing more money from a billion-dollar industry to go to the players.
  
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• What China needs to do if it wants to achieve its ambitious economic goals by 2049

  21-06-2021 16:35 via cnn.com
  
  In 2012, the Chinese government set a long-term goal: build China into a fully developed and prosperous country by 2049, 100 years after the founding of the People's Republic.
  
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• How to retire a millionaire

  21-06-2021 16:29 via cnn.com
  
  Retiring a millionaire isn't as farfetched as it may seem. With a bit of saving, investing, and a proper plan, you can be well on your way to hitting $1 million -- or more -- by the time you reach retirement age.
  
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• Brendan Fraser looks different after playing a 600-pound man

  21-06-2021 16:28 via cnn.com
  
  Brendan Fraser made a rare appearance over the weekend and it got the internet talking.
  
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• Lordstown executives sold millions of dollars in stock before problems became public

  21-06-2021 16:10 via cnn.com
  
  Lordstown Motors, the embattled electric truck startup, is facing more scrutiny after several of its top executives sold off millions in dollars of stock prior to its dismal first-quarter earnings report.
  
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