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• Arkansas GOP governor says he regrets ban on mask mandates as Covid-19 cases surge

  04-08-2021 23:43 via cnn.com
  
  Arkansas Republican Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Tuesday he regrets approving a statewide ban on face mask mandates earlier this year and has called the state Legislature into a special session in an effort to amend the law.
  
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• Arkansas GOP governor says he regrets ban on mask mandates

  04-08-2021 23:43 via cnn.com
  
  Arkansas Republican Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Tuesday he regrets approving a statewide ban on face mask mandates earlier this year and has called the state Legislature into a special session in an effort to amend the law.
  
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• What I saw when I worked for Andrew Cuomo

  04-08-2021 23:40 via nbcnews.com
  
  Reflecting back, it easy to see how the culture allowed the governor's behavior to exist and fester — and sometimes hide in plain sight.
  
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• WATCH: All aboard the mama opossum train

  04-08-2021 23:27
  
  An opossum mother carried her five babies while walking outside a home in Los Angeles, California.
  
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• 'If you aren't going to help, at least get out of the way': US President changes course as Republican-led states drive nationwide Covid surge

  04-08-2021 23:26 via cnn.com
  
  When Republican governors began prematurely lifting coronavirus restrictions in their states earlier this spring, President Joe Biden and his team largely kept their heads down, ramping up vaccine distribution while steering clear of rhetorical battles with political adversaries.
  
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• Elaine Thompson-Herah: Instagram blocks gold medallist who shared race win

  04-08-2021 23:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Jamaican sprinter was blocked after posting footage of her races on her Instagram account.
  
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• UK to add several European countries to 'green' travel list

  04-08-2021 23:22 via cnn.com
  
  The UK government will update its "green" travel list on Thursday to add Germany, Austria, Slovenia, Slovakia, Latvia, Romania, and Norway to the list.
  
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• UK adds more European countries to 'green' travel list

  04-08-2021 23:22 via cnn.com
  
  The UK government will update its "green" travel list on Thursday to add Germany, Austria, Slovenia, Slovakia, Latvia, Romania, and Norway to the list.
  
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• Pentagon identifies police officer killed in attack

  04-08-2021 23:01
  
  The Pentagon police officer slain at the Arlington, Virginia, transit center Tuesday was identified as George Gonzalez, an Iraq War veteran.
  
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• Brutal heatwave scorches southern Europe

  04-08-2021 22:48 via cnn.com
  
  Extreme heat and wildfires continued to plague parts of southern Europe on Wednesday, a day after the top temperature in Greece reached 47.1 degrees Celsius (117 degrees Fahrenheit) -- just shy of the highest ever recorded in Europe.
  
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• Images emerge of a possible 'prison camp' for political dissidents in Belarus

  04-08-2021 22:45 via cnn.com
  
  • 'They took away my dream': Belarusian sprinter on a life-changing week at Olympics
  
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• Belarusian dissidents fear the regime will put them in detention camps. It may have already built one

  04-08-2021 22:45 via cnn.com
  
  • 'They took away my dream': Belarusian sprinter on a life-changing week at Olympics
  
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• Journalist was at a cafe when Taliban attacked. Hear his story

  04-08-2021 22:28 via cnn.com
  
  Journalist Ali Latifi discusses the scene in the capital and largest city of Afghanistan, Kabul, after the blast from the Taliban.
  
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• Quinn: Canada's transgender footballer on being 'visible' and playing at the Olympics

  04-08-2021 22:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Quinn, a defender for Canada's women's football team, came out as transgender in September 2020.
  
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• See the dried up reservoir that's shutting down this power plant

  04-08-2021 22:11 via cnn.com
  
  Lake Oroville, a reservoir that provides water for a hydroelectric power plant in California, is so low that it must be shut down for the first time since it opened in the 60's.
  
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• See the dried up reservoir that's shutting down a power plant

  04-08-2021 22:11 via cnn.com
  
  Lake Oroville, a reservoir that provides water for a hydroelectric power plant in California, is so low that it must be shut down for the first time since it opened in the 60's.
  
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• Mexico sues gun makers over flow of arms from US

  04-08-2021 22:10 via cnn.com
  
  Mexico filed a lawsuit Wednesday against eleven gun manufacturers over fire arms that flow from the United States across the border and into criminal hands in Mexico, according to court documents obtained by CNN.
  
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• Why COVID-19 cases in UK have dropped even after lifting restrictions

  04-08-2021 21:57
  
  COVID-19 cases in the United Kingdom have dropped, despite the ending of all restrictions -- and the world has been baffled as to why.
  
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• Vanguard: Investment giant to pay vaccinated workers $1,000

  04-08-2021 21:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Asset manager Vanguard will reward staff who get jabbed, but it won't mandate vaccinations.
  
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• See Prince Harry's sneaky cameo in Meghan's birthday video

  04-08-2021 21:40 via cnn.com
  
  In a video call with her friend, actor Melissa McCarthy, the Duchess of Sussex shared details about the new initiative, aimed at helping women re-enter the workforce after the pandemic.
  
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• Cuomo long claimed to be champion against sexual harassment and attacked Republicans for silence

  04-08-2021 21:24 via cnn.com
  
  • Analysis: Cuomo's utterly disastrous response to AG report findings
  • Report spotlights Cuomo brothers' relationship
  
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• Arms trafficking caused Mexican gov to sue U.S. gun manufacturers

  04-08-2021 21:23 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  Feeling that American gun manufacturers' commercial practices are dangerous and illegal, causing tremendous bloodshed in Mexico, the Mexican government files suit to them.
  
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• Obama birthday: The virus crashed his party - should it change your plans?

  04-08-2021 21:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  We asked experts what the virus surges mean for get-togethers during this "summer of freedom".
  
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• Gupta: Think you don't want to get vaccinated? Think again

  04-08-2021 20:19 via cnn.com
  
  I still remember the feeling I had on December 13, 2020 -- the date the first vaccines rolled out of the Pfizer facility in Michigan, destined for hospitals and vaccination centers in every state in the country. Typically reserved scientists described it as the "medical moonshot" we had all been waiting for: a powerful tool against the new virus that had paralyzed the world for almost a year. Those first doses shipped out across America were supposed to signal the next phase of this pandemic --
  
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• Dr. Gupta: Think you don't want to get vaccinated? Think again

  04-08-2021 20:19 via cnn.com
  
  I still remember the feeling I had on December 13, 2020 -- the date the first vaccines rolled out of the Pfizer facility in Michigan, destined for hospitals and vaccination centers in every state in the country. Typically reserved scientists described it as the "medical moonshot" we had all been waiting for: a powerful tool against the new virus that had paralyzed the world for almost a year. Those first doses shipped out across America were supposed to signal the next phase of this pandemic --
  
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• Afghan translators, families fear Taliban takeover as they try escaping to US

  04-08-2021 20:11 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  It’s been reported that several hundred Afghans who worked with the U.S. have been killed by the Taliban in recent years.
  
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• Judge to Capitol riot defendant: 'Patriotism is loyalty to country, loyalty to the Constitution'

  04-08-2021 19:33 via cnn.com
  
  A federal judge rejected the argument that US Capitol rioters held in jail are being prosecuted for their political views and disavowed attempts to downplay the magnitude of the deadly insurrection during a sentencing on Wednesday.
  
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• Four-year-old US piano prodigy flourishing amid pandemic

  04-08-2021 19:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Brigitte's parents just wanted to keep her busy. Now, she's been invited to play at Carnegie Hall.
  
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• Andrew Cuomo: Why is the NY Governor under pressure to resign?

  04-08-2021 19:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Democrats, including President Biden, have called for the New York governor to go.
  
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• ABC News: Trump loyalist at DOJ circulated draft Georgia letter with false election fraud claims

  04-08-2021 19:07 via cnn.com
  
  A draft letter reportedly circulated late last year by a Donald Trump-loyalist at the Justice Department shows the lengths his allies were willing to go to overturn the presidential election.
  
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• Greece wildfires force people to flee island by boat

  04-08-2021 18:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Scores of people on Evia were forced to evacuate by sea as wildfire spread rapidly, destroying homes.
  
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• Cuomo's utterly disastrous response to AG report findings

  04-08-2021 18:44 via cnn.com
  
  • Report spotlights Cuomo brothers' relationship
  • Key findings of the Cuomo sexual harassment report -- and what's next
  • Video on Collins pressing Biden: If Cuomo doesn't resign, should he be impeached?
  
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• Rihanna is officially a billionaire and the wealthiest female musician

  04-08-2021 18:40 via cnn.com
  
  Robyn "Rihanna" Fenty is officially a billionaire, according to Forbes.
  
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• Rihanna is now officially a billionaire and the wealthiest female musician

  04-08-2021 18:40 via cnn.com
  
  Robyn "Rihanna" Fenty is officially a billionaire, according to Forbes.
  
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• Men's 400m, women's football and men's hockey - day 13 guide

  04-08-2021 18:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Want to know what's happening when in Tokyo? Check out our comprehensive guide to all the action in Japan.
  
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• WHO calls for moratorium on Covid booster shots in push to get at least 10% in every country vaccinated

  04-08-2021 18:22 via cnn.com
  
  • Analysis: Biden ready for drastic Covid action even if he's not sure it's legal
  
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• WHO calls for moratorium on booster shots in push to get at least 10% in every country vaccinated

  04-08-2021 18:22 via cnn.com
  
  The World Health Organization is calling for a moratorium on booster shots until at least the end of September, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said during a news briefing in Geneva on Wednesday.
  
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• WHO calls for a moratorium on booster shots to enable countries to play catch-up on vaccination

  04-08-2021 18:22 via cnn.com
  
  • Analysis: Biden ready for drastic Covid action even if he's not sure it's legal
  
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• Simone Biles 'shows how much gymnastics has changed'

  04-08-2021 18:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Biles' withdrawal shows how attitudes have changed, says former USA gymnast Dominique Moceanu.
  
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• Meghan launches female mentorship program to mark her 40th birthday

  04-08-2021 17:50 via cnn.com
  
  To mark her 40th birthday, Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, has launched a mentorship program to support women getting back into the workforce after the pandemic.
  
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• Hubble captures stunning image of squabbling galaxies

  04-08-2021 17:49 via cnn.com
  
  A galactic sibling rivalry is taking place millions of light-years away, and the Hubble Space Telescope has captured it in a stunning image.
  
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• China moves to quash rising Covid cases with mass domestic travel restrictions

  04-08-2021 17:41 via cnn.com
  
  China's spiraling Delta variant outbreak has reached Wuhan, the original epicenter of the pandemic, prompting citywide coronavirus testing as authorities scramble to contain the city's first reported local infections in more than a year.
  
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• 33 years ago, I was in the same room with Iran's new president when he voted to execute political prisoners

  04-08-2021 17:40 via cnn.com
  
  August 3, 2021, marked the start of Ebrahim Raisi's four-year term as president of Iran. The validation ceremony took place in the "Beyt" (Arabic for "house") of the Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as a prelude to Raisi's inauguration.
  
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• Sean Combs on life without Kim Porter and posting that throwback Jennifer Lopez photo

  04-08-2021 17:37 via cnn.com
  
  Sean "Diddy" Combs believes he's been given a second chance.
  
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• Pentagon identifies police officer killed in attack outside Pentagon metro station

  04-08-2021 17:32 via cnn.com
  
  Pentagon police officer George Gonzalez died Tuesday after sustaining injuries during a violent incident outside of the Pentagon building, according to a release from the Pentagon Force Protection Agency.
  
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• Lizzo started a rumor she's pregnant with Chris Evans' baby and he loves it

  04-08-2021 17:08 via cnn.com
  
  Lizzo and Chris Evans are having lots of fun with their very public flirtation.
  
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• Floods: Research shows millions more at risk of flooding

  04-08-2021 17:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Numbers of people exposed to flooding globally have risen by almost a quarter in two decades.
  
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• Floods are getting worse, and the number of people exposed is 10 times higher than previously thought, study finds

  04-08-2021 17:03 via cnn.com
  
  Amid a deadly summer of flooding in different parts of the world, scientists have found the number of people at risk to extreme flooding has grown significantly in the past two decades.
  
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• WHO calls for a moratorium on booster shots until at least the end of September

  04-08-2021 16:58 via cnn.com
  
  The World Health Organization is calling for a moratorium on booster shots until at least the end of September, WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said during a news briefing in Geneva on Wednesday.
  
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• Christian Eriksen reunited with Inter teammates as he begins road to recovery

  04-08-2021 16:54 via cnn.com
  
  Christian Eriksen has returned to the Inter Milan training ground for the first time since suffering a cardiac arrest while playing for Denmark at Euro 2020, the Italian club said on Wednesday.
  
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