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• PM to confirm 19 July end to Covid rules despite scientists’ warnings

  04-07-2021 23:30
  
  Boris Johnson to press ahead with final stage of unlocking in England amid huge rise in infectionsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageBoris Johnson is to announce that the lifting of most remaining Covid-19 restrictions in England will go ahead on 19 July amid a backlash from government scientific advisers who have warned that doing so would be like building new “variant factories”.Despite cases having risen to their highest level since January 2021, the
  
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• 8 people shot near a Texas car wash after an argument

  04-07-2021 23:29 via cnn.com
  
  Eight people were injured in a shooting near a car wash in Fort Worth, Texas, early Sunday morning after a group of men got into an argument.
  
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• Chinese astronauts make first spacewalk outside new station

  04-07-2021 23:21 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  Two astronauts on Sunday made the first spacewalk outside China’s new orbital station to set up cameras and other equipment using a 15-meter-long (50-foot-long) robotic arm.
  
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• Allen West will challenge Texas Gov. Abbott in GOP primary

  04-07-2021 22:33 via nbcnews.com
  
  West stepped down as chairman of the Texas GOP after spending a year using the platform to antagonize Abbott and other Republicans who he deemed insufficiently conservative.
  
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• The many US blunders that contributed to looming disaster in Afghanistan

  04-07-2021 22:10 via cnn.com
  
  On Friday, the last US soldiers left Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan, which was once home to tens of thousands of American troops.
  
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• Opinion: The US blunders that contributed to looming disaster in Afghanistan

  04-07-2021 22:10 via cnn.com
  
  On Friday, the last US soldiers left Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan, which was once home to tens of thousands of American troops.
  
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• Fourth of July: US celebrates but White House does not mandate masks or vaccines

  04-07-2021 21:43
  
  Coronavirus coordinator defends move at event: ‘You’re protected if you’re vaccinated. You’re not protected if you’re not’Americans marked their nation’s 245th birthday on Sunday with fireworks, hotdogs, marching bands and a sense of great relief, after the coronavirus pandemic forced the cancellation of nearly all celebrations last year. Related: Delta variant will cause US Covid surges, Fauci says, as poll reveals vaccine resistanceContinue reading...
  
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• Former South African President likens his treatment by courts to Apartheid-era South Africa

  04-07-2021 21:32 via cnn.com
  
  After succeeding in a last-ditch legal effort to delay his arrest for contempt of court, former South African President Jacob Zuma likened his treatment to Apartheid-era detention without trial.
  
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• Former South African President Jacob Zuma likens his treatment by courts to Apartheid-era South Africa

  04-07-2021 21:32 via cnn.com
  
  After succeeding in a last-ditch legal effort to delay his arrest for contempt of court, former South African President Jacob Zuma likened his treatment to Apartheid-era detention without trial.
  
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• Top US general in Afghanistan says 'we should be concerned' about Taliban

  04-07-2021 21:15 via cnn.com
  
  Army Gen. Austin Scott Miller, the top US military official overseeing the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan, said that there should be concern about the Taliban advances on the ground there.
  
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• Fireworks display suddenly explodes during setup on crowded beach

  04-07-2021 21:05 via cnn.com
  
  Beachgoers in Ocean City, Maryland captured video of the town's 4th of July fireworks gone rogue. The display exploded prematurely after the "unintentional discharge."
  
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• Johnson to announce controversial plans for greater NHS control

  04-07-2021 20:54
  
  Prime minister defies warnings from his own MPs concerned that bill to shake up health service will prove gift to LabourBoris Johnson is set to spark a political row this week by announcing plans to seize greater control of the NHS, despite warnings that the “power grab” will see ministers blamed for delays in treatment and closure of local hospital units.The prime minister has told the new health secretary, Sajid Javid, to put the long-awaited health and care bill before parliament
  
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• How to write a new constitution for a divided and unequal Chile

  04-07-2021 20:34 via cnn.com
  
  Elisa Loncón, a Chilean linguist, grew up in a "ruka," a traditional wood and straw hut where the Indigenous Mapuche people live in rural areas of south-central Chile. She went to school in the nearest city, where she was the only Indigenous child in her class and had to endure daily discrimination. But giving up the opportunity for education was not an option: her mother dropped out of school in the third grade, tired of walking long hours barefoot to reach her classroom, while her fathe
  
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• Pro golfer among three found shot dead at Georgia country club golf course

  04-07-2021 20:21 via nbcnews.com
  
  Gene Siller was found with a gunshot wound to the head and two other men were found dead in the bed of a pickup truck, police said.
  
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• ‘Pure hell’: Cyprus hit by worst forest fire in decades

  04-07-2021 20:12
  
  Deadly blaze that killed four people and forced evacuation of 10 villages is now close to being under control Authorities in Cyprus have said a deadly forest fire that was the worst to hit the island in decades was close to being brought under control after water bombing by Greek and Israeli aircraft.Fanned by strong winds, the fire broke out on Saturday afternoon and swept through the southern foothills of the Troodos mountain range as the country grappled with a blistering heatwave. Continue r
  
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• Trump seemingly acknowledges facts of prosecutors' case against Trump Org

  04-07-2021 20:09 via cnn.com
  
  Former President Donald Trump appeared to acknowledge the core facts in New York prosecutors' case against the Trump Organization and its chief financial officer even as he characterized the charges as a political attack aimed at him.
  
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• Joey Chestnut breaks record by eating 76 hot dogs in 10 minutes

  04-07-2021 19:53 via cnn.com
  
  Defending world champion Joey Chestnut broke his own world record Sunday, devouring 76 hot dogs and buns in 10 minutes during Nathan's Famous International Hot Dog Eating Contest.
  
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• What Biden's first Fourth of July as president tells us about his successes

  04-07-2021 19:40 via nbcnews.com
  
  While Independence Day was supposed to serve as a benchmark for getting the pandemic under control, I think it also serves as a benchmark for the Biden administration more broadly.
  
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• Stelter: Fox News, Facebook have sown vaccine hesitancy

  04-07-2021 19:15 via cnn.com
  
  CNN's Brian Stelter says he believes five 'F's' of Americans media consumption have contributed to the divide between those who got vaccinated and those who have not.
  
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• Energy company wants $15 billion from the Biden administration for blocking the Keystone XL pipeline

  04-07-2021 19:11 via cnn.com
  
  TC Energy Corporation, the company that developed the Keystone XL pipeline project, is seeking to recover more than $15 billion in damages from the United States, claiming the US government breached its free trade obligations when it revoked the permit for the project.
  
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• Company wants $15B from Biden administration for blocking pipeline

  04-07-2021 19:11 via cnn.com
  
  TC Energy Corporation, the company that developed the Keystone XL pipeline project, is seeking to recover more than $15 billion in damages from the United States, claiming the US government breached its free trade obligations when it revoked the permit for the project.
  
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• Trump seemingly acknowledges facts of prosecutors' case against Trump Organization while criticizing charges over 'fringe benefits'

  04-07-2021 19:04 via cnn.com
  
  Former President Donald Trump appeared to acknowledge the core facts in New York prosecutors' case against the Trump Organization and its chief financial officer even as he characterized the charges as a political attack aimed at him.
  
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• Hundreds of Afghan security forces flee as districts fall to Taliban

  04-07-2021 19:01
  
  Militants’ advance continues as Britain nears end of its two-decade deployment to countryThe Taliban’s rapid advance through northern Afghanistan continued on Sunday with more than a dozen districts falling to the militants, as Britain entered the final days of its two-decade deployment to Afghanistan.More than 300 members of the Afghan security forces fled across the border into Tajikistan to escape the militants, and Badakhshan and Takhar provinces are now largely under Taliban con
  
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• UK's Africa minister confuses Zambia with Zimbabwe at Kenneth Kaunda funeral – video

  04-07-2021 18:39
  
  James Duddridge made the slip-up in a speech at the funeral of Kenneth Kaunda, Zambia’s founding president and one of Africa’s last surviving liberation leaders, in the country’s capital, Lusaka, last week.Kaunda, who died last month at the age of 97, ruled Zambia from 1964, when it won independence from Britain, until 1991.
   'Today the United Kingdom mourns Dr Kaunda’s passing alongside his family, the people of Zimbabwe and indeed the wider world,' said Duddri
  
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• Deadly Japan mudslide: 1,000 involved in rescue operation in resort town

  04-07-2021 18:38 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  More than 1,000 soldiers, firefighters and police on Sunday waded through a giant mudslide that ripped through a Japanese resort town southwest of Tokyo a day earlier, killing at least two people and leaving about 20 missing as it swept away houses and cars
  
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• Elsa weakens and slows, but a tropical storm watch is in effect for parts of Florida

  04-07-2021 18:32 via cnn.com
  
  Tropical Storm Elsa is a little weaker and slower Sunday as it swirls away from Haiti toward Jamaica and Cuba, according to the National Hurricane Center, but a tropical storm watch is in effect for the Florida Keys.
  
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• Cuba evacuates 70,000 as Tropical Storm Elsa threatens heavy flooding

  04-07-2021 18:24
  
  Storm leaves three dead after battering CaribbeanState of emergency declared in FloridaCuba evacuated 70,000 people in its southern region on Sunday, amid fears that Tropical Storm Elsa could unleash heavy flooding after battering several Caribbean islands and killing at least three people. Related: Miami condo collapse: death toll at 24 as search pauses for demolition Continue reading...
  
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• Stelter: Tucker Carlson is sounding a lot like Alex Jones

  04-07-2021 18:07 via cnn.com
  
  CNN's Brian Stelter and Oliver Darcy discuss Fox News host's Tucker Carlson's recent conspiracy claim and note that he is sounding a lot like ridiculed internet conspiracy theorist Alex Jones.
  
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• CNN's Stelter: Tucker Carlson is sounding a lot like Alex Jones

  04-07-2021 18:07 via cnn.com
  
  CNN's Brian Stelter and Oliver Darcy discuss Fox News host's Tucker Carlson's recent conspiracy claim and note that he is sounding a lot like ridiculed internet conspiracy theorist Alex Jones.
  
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• Verstappen gets third straight F1 victory

  04-07-2021 17:54 via cnn.com
  
  It looks like there's no stopping Max Verstappen this season in Formula One as the Red Bull driver cruised to victory in the Austrian Grand Prix.
  
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• Verstappen cruises to third straight F1 victory

  04-07-2021 17:54 via cnn.com
  
  It looks like there's no stopping Max Verstappen this season in Formula One as the Red Bull driver cruised to victory in the Austrian Grand Prix.
  
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• 'The car was unreal:' Verstappen cruises to third straight F1 victory

  04-07-2021 17:54 via cnn.com
  
  It looks like there's no stopping Max Verstappen this season in Formula One as the Red Bull driver cruised to victory in the Austrian Grand Prix.
  
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• Delta variant will cause US Covid surges, Fauci says, as poll reveals vaccine resistance

  04-07-2021 17:51
  
  Biden adviser: disparities will lead to ‘two types of America’Poll shows only 45% of Republicans have received one shotNightmare Scenario: Trump, Covid and lasting national traumaThe US will soon see surges in cases of the highly infectious Delta variant of Covid-19 in areas where vaccination rates are low, Anthony Fauci has predicted, calling resistance to vaccination “sad” and “tragic”. Related: ‘The benefits outweigh the negatives’: US college s
  
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• UK-EU relations deteriorate again after ‘strange’ David Frost remarks

  04-07-2021 17:48
  
  Irish foreign minister hits out at Brexit minister over provocative article on Northern Ireland protocolThe EU fears that Boris Johnson wants to “dismantle” the Northern Ireland protocol, the Irish foreign minister has said, as relations between Brussels and London deteriorated again after remarks by the Brexit minister David Frost in the past 24 hours.Simon Coveney told RTÉ on Sunday that EU leaders feared the worst after what he felt was a provocative article written by Lord
  
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• Trump could be called to testify before House Jan. 6 panel, Clyburn says

  04-07-2021 17:42 via nbcnews.com
  
  Trump held a rally on Saturday where he asked for more information into the death of a woman who was fatally shot while storming the Capitol.
  
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• China bans Didi, its biggest ride-hailing service, from app stores

  04-07-2021 17:38 via cnn.com
  
  Didi, China's largest ride-hailing service, continues to fall into deeper trouble with Chinese regulators.
  
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• Progressive Capitol Hill duo has worked on family issues for nearly 30 years -- and they aren't done yet

  04-07-2021 17:24 via cnn.com
  
  When Rep. Rosa DeLauro first introduced legislation to expand the child tax credit 18 years ago, even her fellow Democrats dismissed it as a fringe idea.
  
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• Progressive Capitol Hill duo has worked on family issues for nearly 30 years

  04-07-2021 17:24 via cnn.com
  
  When Rep. Rosa DeLauro first introduced legislation to expand the child tax credit 18 years ago, even her fellow Democrats dismissed it as a fringe idea.
  
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• Bidens host first big White House event of their tenure for July 4th

  04-07-2021 17:23 via cnn.com
  
  President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden on Sunday are hosting their biggest party yet at the White House as the administration looks to use July Fourth to celebrate the progress the nation has made in its fight against the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• Republican governor is asked why vaccinations are so low in his state. Hear his response.

  04-07-2021 17:13 via cnn.com
  
  Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R) tells CNN's Dana Bash his state is not headed towards a third surge despite a lagging vaccination rate and the onset of the Delta variant of Covid-19.
  
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• GOP governor asked why vaccinations are so low in his state. Hear his response

  04-07-2021 17:13 via cnn.com
  
  Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R) tells CNN's Dana Bash his state is not headed towards a third surge despite a lagging vaccination rate and the onset of the Delta variant of Covid-19.
  
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• Bash presses GOP gov. on vaccination rate: Why is it so hard?

  04-07-2021 17:13 via cnn.com
  
  Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R) tells CNN's Dana Bash his state is not headed towards a third surge despite a lagging vaccination rate and the onset of the Delta variant of Covid-19.
  
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• UK minister confuses Zambia with Zimbabwe at Kenneth Kaunda funeral

  04-07-2021 17:09
  
  Slip by James Duddridge at funeral ofliberation leader derided as evidence of enduring colonial attitudesJames Duddridge, the UK’s minister for Africa, appeared to confuse Zimbabwe with Zambia in a speech at the funeral of Kenneth Kaunda, Zambia’s founding president and one of Africa’s last surviving liberation leaders, in the country’s capital, Lusaka, last week.Kaunda, who died last month at the age of 97, ruled Zambia from 1964, when it won independence from Britain, u
  
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• New Manchester park to use Victorian wells to water greenery

  04-07-2021 16:57
  
  Mayfield Park will be watered using wells discovered while archaeologists were on siteManchester’s first public park for more than a century will use recently uncovered wells from the Victorian era to provide a sustainable source of water.The 2.6-hectare (6.5-acre) Mayfield Park will sit behind Piccadilly station and provide play areas and floodable meadows. The £1.4bn development’s greenery will be watered using three Victorian wells that were discovered while archaeologists w
  
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• Clyburn doesn't want a former president testifying before select committee but says Trump should 'if it comes to that'

  04-07-2021 16:54 via cnn.com
  
  House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn said Sunday he doesn't want to see a former president testify before the House select committee investigating the January 6 insurrection but that Donald Trump should do so "if it comes to that."
  
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• Austrian Grand Prix: Max Verstappen cruises to third successive GP victory

  04-07-2021 16:54 via cnn.com
  
  It looks like there's no stopping Max Verstappen this season in Formula One as the Red Bull driver cruised to victory in the Austrian Grand Prix.
  
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• Ethiopia: Tigray rebels accept ceasefire but set out conditions

  04-07-2021 16:51
  
  Call for withdrawal of Eritrean forces from war-torn region and restoration ofrebel governmentRebels in Ethiopia’s war-torn Tigray region have accepted a ceasefire “in principle” but posed strict conditions for it to be formalised.Notable among those conditions was the withdrawal from the region of Eritrean forces as well as fighters from the neighbouring Ethiopian region of Amhara, who have been supporting the Ethiopian army during the eight-month long conflict. Continue readi
  
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• Philippines: at least 45 people die in military plane crash – video

  04-07-2021 16:47
  
  At least 45 people were killed and more than 50 injured when a Philippine military aircraft carrying troops crashed and burst into flames after missing the runway in the south of the country, officials have said. Ninety-two people, most of them recent army graduates, were onboard the C-130 Hercules transport aircraft when the crash happened as the plane tried to land on Jolo island in Sulu province at about midday on Sunday.Photos taken by the local media outlet Pondohan TV and posted on Faceboo
  
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• Cyprus wildfires leave at least four dead

  04-07-2021 16:39 via cnn.com
  
  At least four people have died in Cyprus from an ongoing wildfire ravaging the country, the country's Interior Minister Nicos Nouris said Sunday.
  
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• Crucial moment for Donald Trump

  04-07-2021 16:39 via cnn.com
  
  In the words of former US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, who died this week, the outcome of the Manhattan District Attorney's prosecution of the Trump Organization and its chief financial officer is a "known unknown."
  
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