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• Crew killed in attack on tanker off coast of Oman

  30-07-2021 23:30 via cnn.com
  
  Two crewmembers died when a tanker connected to an Israeli billionaire was attacked off the coast of Oman, the ship's management firm said Friday.
  
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• Biden's Justice Department says IRS 'must' hand over Trump tax returns to Congress

  30-07-2021 23:26 via cnn.com
  
  The Justice Department told the Treasury Department that it "must" turn over former President Donald Trump's tax returns to the House Ways and Means Committee, which first requested them more than two years ago.
  
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• The Pfizer and Moderna push for Covid boosters isn't just about health

  30-07-2021 23:20 via nbcnews.com
  
  The new CDC report on the strain's breakthrough cases raises concern, but vaccinating the unvaccinated will go much further than vaccinating the vaccinated.
  
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• On China, Covid-19 and being the first woman in the job: Samoa’s first female PM– video

  30-07-2021 22:50
  
  Samoa's first female prime minister Fiame Naomi Mata'afa in her first sit-down interview with foreign media since taking office this week says there was 'a lot of excitement' in the Pacific nation about her election among women and girls . She also opened up about Samoa's relationship with China, saying that while 'of course we know what's happening in the global context' with the US-China tensions Samoa needed to be 'very focused on how we navigate our way through international relations'. Cont
  
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• 'We went through hell': friends taking food to firemen find road blocked by Turkish wildfire – video

  30-07-2021 22:25
  
  When restaurant owner Murat Aktan and his friends hit the road to take hot meals to firefighters battling wildfires in the Turkish Mediterranean town of Manavgat on Thursday evening, they had no idea of the ordeal which was awaiting them. After they distributed food to the fire crews, they turned back but found the road ahead of their car blocked by sheets of flame from burning trees and undergrowth. Video filmed by Aktan showed their car almost engulfed by fire as they desperately backed away f
  
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• Elon Musk asked Tim Cook to make him CEO of Apple, new book claims

  30-07-2021 22:25 via cnn.com
  
  As if Elon Musk isn't running enough companies, he once may have suggested taking over as CEO of America's most valuable business, Apple.
  
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• Hong Kong protester sentenced to 9 years in prison for violating China-imposed national security law

  30-07-2021 21:42 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  A pro-democracy protester was sentenced Friday to nine years in prison in the closely watched first prosecution under Hong Kong’s national security law as the ruling Communist Party tightens control over the territory.
  
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• Trump asked top Justice Department officials to declare 2020 election 'corrupt,' notes show

  30-07-2021 21:26 via nbcnews.com
  
  The House Oversight Committee on Friday released the notes from a Trump phone call in December.
  
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• Fertility doctor accused of impregnating women with his sperm agrees to pay millions

  30-07-2021 21:08 via nbcnews.com
  
  Canadian doctor Norman Barwin is accused of inseminating women with the wrong sperm, and in many cases using his own.
  
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• Submarine robot captures underwater footage of ancient Roman ship laden with wine jars – video

  30-07-2021 20:58
  
  An ancient Roman ship carrying a cargo load of wine jars, or amphorae, has been found underwater in the Mediterranean Sea off the Italian island of Sicily. The vessel was discovered during an underwater reconnaissance expedition by the island's Regional Agency for Environment Protection. The findings will shed light on Rome’s trade activity in the Mediterranean, where the Romans traded spices, wine, olives and other products in north Africa, Spain, France and the Middle EastAncient Ro
  
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• Three European clubs to pursue Super League plans

  30-07-2021 20:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Barcelona, Real Madrid and Juventus say they will carry on with plans to launch a European Super League.
  
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• Ex-police officer jailed awaiting trial in Capitol riot case

  30-07-2021 20:40
  
  A federal judge has ordered the pretrial detention of a former police officer from Virginia who's accused of ordering guns after he was charged with participating in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol
  
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• Wisconsin Republican expands 2020 election investigation

  30-07-2021 20:39
  The highest ranking Republican in the Wisconsin Assembly says he is expanding a probe into the 2020 presidential election, saying it will take more investigators and time than originally planned
  
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• Not even The Rock's limitless charisma can save Disney's 'Jungle Cruise'

  30-07-2021 20:39 via nbcnews.com
  
  “Jungle Cruise” sails into theaters on a wave of marketing hype and a superthin premise.
  
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• NFL's top stat is COVID-19 vaccine percentages

  30-07-2021 20:39
  
  The NFL’s most discussed stat has been COVID-19 vaccination percentages
  
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• Biden sees shortages to stop climate-change fueled wildfires

  30-07-2021 20:39
  
  President Joe Biden is sounding the alarm about the need for more resources to fight a series of wildfires in Western states
  
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• Russia stops Cubans trying to enter EU by air bed

  30-07-2021 20:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Three Cubans caught trying to cross a river into Estonia are said to have been heading for Spain.
  
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• SNL's Michael Che blasted for Instagram posts about Simone Biles

  30-07-2021 20:25 via nbcnews.com
  
  "man, I want to make fun of simone biles," one of the since-deleted posts said. The “Weekend Update” host later said he was hacked.
  
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• Woman charged for disturbing Yellowstone mother grizzly

  30-07-2021 20:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A woman faces wildlife endangerment charges for a close call with a mother grizzly in Yellowstone.
  
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• Dreams of Golden Slam dashed at Olympics

  30-07-2021 20:14
  
  Novak Djokovic's attempt at history for men's tennis at the Olympics on the path toward a Golden Slam was stopped by Alexander Zverev.
  
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• Watch Boris Johnson's epic battle with umbrella

  30-07-2021 20:03 via cnn.com
  
  CNN's John Berman pokes fun at British Prime Minister Boris Johnson after the world leader engaged in an epic struggle with an umbrella.
  
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• Boris Johnson's umbrella struggle makes Prince Charles laugh

  30-07-2021 20:03 via cnn.com
  
  CNN's John Berman pokes fun at British Prime Minister Boris Johnson after the world leader engaged in an epic struggle with an umbrella.
  
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• See moment house crumbles and tumbles into the Atlantic Ocean

  30-07-2021 20:02 via cnn.com
  
  This house on Argentina's Atlantic coast collapsed into the ocean. Argentina is one of the many countries facing rising sea levels. 
  
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• Neighbors capture video of house crashing into the ocean in Argentina

  30-07-2021 20:02 via cnn.com
  
  This house on Argentina's Atlantic coast collapsed into the ocean. Argentina is one of the many countries facing rising sea levels. 
  
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• Neighbors capture video of house crashing into the ocean

  30-07-2021 20:02 via cnn.com
  
  This house on Argentina's Atlantic coast collapsed into the ocean. Argentina is one of the many countries facing rising sea levels. 
  
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• New study shows Delta variant produced similar amounts of virus in vaccinated and unvaccinated people, prompting change to mask guidance

  30-07-2021 20:01 via cnn.com
  
  • What's different about the Delta variant? Here's what we know
  • Sydney readies for the army as lockdown fails
  
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• England cricketer Stokes takes mental health break

  30-07-2021 19:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ben Stokes "will take an indefinite break from all cricket with immediate effect" and has withdrawn from England's Test squad for the series against India.
  
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• Saturn will glow brightly in the sky next week. Here's how to see it

  30-07-2021 19:56 via cnn.com
  
  See Saturn shine brightly for this once-a-year nighttime spectacle.
  
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• Dozens of wildfires rage across Turkey, leaving four dead

  30-07-2021 19:51 via cnn.com
  
  Over the last three days, the country has reported dozens of blazes, which were made more likely by weather conditions and climate change, according to one expert.
  
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• Deadly oil tanker attack in Arabian Sea

  30-07-2021 19:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Two crew members, a British and a Romanian citizen, are killed in an incident off the coast of Oman.
  
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• Biden admin. 'must' hand over Trump tax returns to Congress, DOJ says

  30-07-2021 19:29 via cnn.com
  
  The Justice Department told the Treasury Department that it "must" turn over former President Donald Trump's tax returns to the House Ways and Means Committee, which first requested them more than two years ago.
  
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• The former US President pressured his incoming acting Attorney General in an attempt to help Republicans try to overturn the election result

  30-07-2021 19:27 via cnn.com
  
  Former President Donald Trump pressured acting Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen to declare that the election was corrupt in an attempt to help Republican members of Congress try to overturn the election result, according to notes of a December 2020 call Trump held with Rosen and acting deputy attorney general Richard Donoghue.
  
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• Amanda Knox claims Matt Damon film Stillwater profits from her life

  30-07-2021 19:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The director of Stillwater said he was fascinated by Ms Knox's wrongful murder conviction in Italy.
  
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• US Senate votes to move ahead on trillion-dollar bipartisan infrastructure deal

  30-07-2021 19:13 via cnn.com
  
  The Senate took the next step on Friday to bring up a roughly $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure deal that will fulfill key priorities in President Joe Biden's agenda.
  
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• Was this GB's most valuable gold medal so far?

  30-07-2021 18:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Bethany Shriever lost funding in 2017. Four years and one crowdfunding campaign later, she's BMX Olympic champion.
  
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• Crew killed in attack on tanker linked to Israeli billionaire off coast of Oman

  30-07-2021 18:44 via cnn.com
  
  Two crewmembers died when a tanker connected to an Israeli billionaire was attacked off the coast of Oman, the ship's management firm said Friday.
  
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• Biden says Western wildfires demand 'urgent action' in meeting with governors

  30-07-2021 18:40 via cnn.com
  
  President Joe Biden said Friday the wildfires intensifying in the West demand "urgent action" as he met with seven governors to discuss how states are responding to the wildfires and how the federal government can best assist.
  
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• What's different about the Delta variant? Here's what's we know

  30-07-2021 18:38 via cnn.com
  
  The US has done an about-face on its approach to the coronavirus pandemic this week. Masks are back, vaccine mandates are looming, and officials are sounding more worried than they have in months.
  
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• Data suggests Russia's COVID-19 death toll is far higher than reported

  30-07-2021 18:36
  
  Publicly available mortality data shows an increasingly huge gap between Russia's official coronavirus death toll and likely real toll of the pandemic in the country.
  
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• Scarlett Johansson sues Disney over streaming of Black Widow

  30-07-2021 18:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The star says box office takings for Black Widow were hit when it was streamed at the same time.
  
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• Notes from December 2020 phone call between Trump and Justice Department officials

  30-07-2021 18:24 via cnn.com
  
  Former President Donald Trump pressured acting Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen to declare that the election was corrupt in an attempt to help Republican members of Congress try to overturn the election result, according to notes of a December 2020 call Trump held with Rosen and acting deputy attorney general Richard Donoghue.
  
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• Six passengers test positive for Covid on Royal Caribbean cruise

  30-07-2021 18:10 via cnn.com
  
  Six guests have tested positive for Covid-19 on Royal Caribbean's Adventure of the Seas cruise ship, the cruise line confirmed Friday.
  
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• Six cruise passengers test positive for Covid-19

  30-07-2021 18:10 via cnn.com
  
  Six guests have tested positive for Covid-19 on Royal Caribbean's Adventure of the Seas cruise ship, the cruise line confirmed Friday.
  
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• CDC team: 'War has changed' as delta variant dangers emerge

  30-07-2021 18:08
  
  New evidence showing the delta variant is as contagious as chickenpox has prompted U.S. health officials to consider changing advice on how the nation fights the coronavirus
  
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• Police arrest woman after finding 2 dead children inside car

  30-07-2021 18:05
  
  Investigators in Maryland’s Baltimore County have arrested a 33-year-old woman after pulling over her car and finding the bodies of two young children inside
  
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• Trump to DOJ last December: 'Just say that the election was corrupt + leave the rest to me'

  30-07-2021 18:02 via cnn.com
  
  Former President Donald Trump pressured his incoming acting Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen to declare that the election was corrupt in an attempt to help Republican members of Congress try to overturn the election result, according to notes of a December 2020 call Trump held with Rosen and acting deputy attorney general Richard Donoghue.
  
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• Woman's burnt corpse mistaken for mannequin, tossed by Canadian authorities

  30-07-2021 17:59 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  Cops at the scene of a suspicious brush fire in Quebec last week mistook a woman’s burnt body for a mannequin and placed it in a police station dumpster.
  
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• Democrats risk their majority with partisan, big spending agenda

  30-07-2021 17:58 via cnn.com
  
  Infrastructure week may be nearing a merciful end. Let's hope so. No one wants to hear about interminable infrastructure negotiations ad nauseam.
  
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• Remains of missing British hiker Esther Dingley found in Pyrenees

  30-07-2021 17:50 via cnn.com
  
  A bone found in the Pyrenees mountains has been identified as belonging to missing British hiker Esther Dingley, the charity representing her family said in a statement Friday.
  
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• Djokovic out, Barega wins gold and Russians under scrutiny - what happened on day seven

  30-07-2021 17:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Novak Djokovic loses and Selemon Barega wins a surprise 10,000m gold - what else happened on day seven at the Tokyo Olympics.
  
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