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• Major coup for Taliban as fighters take Afghan city of Kunduz

  08-08-2021 23:49
  
  Insurgent group seizes important political and military hub as pro-government forces retreatThe Taliban have claimed a huge symbolic victory after their fighters seized a large city for the first time in northern Afghanistan as part of a seemingly unstoppable offensive in which they have captured five provincial capitals in just three days.Armed men swept into Kunduz on Sunday, a strategic city close to the border with Tajikistan and an important political and military hub. By mid-morning they c
  
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• WATCH: Smoke from western wildfires blankets Denver

  08-08-2021 23:43
  
  Denver had the worst air quality ranking in the world over the weekend, according to a real-time air pollution information platform.
  
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• Tokyo Olympics: 21 striking photographs from the Olympic Games

  08-08-2021 22:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A selection of 21 of the most striking photographs taken from Tokyo 2020.
  
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• We know Donald Trump tried to overturn the election. Here's what we didn't know

  08-08-2021 22:05 via cnn.com
  
  CNN's Brian Stelter and John Avlon say it's important for the media to continue covering former President Donald Trump's last days in office because the full picture of Trump's "pathetic" coup attempt to overthrow democracy is just now starting to emerge.
  
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• AOC reacts to Fox News' fixation on her

  08-08-2021 21:59 via cnn.com
  
  CNN's Dana Bash asks Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) about being demonized by Fox News. Ocasio-Cortez says she tries to take herself out of it and examine the broader "narrative" Fox is promoting. Bash's new series "Being ..." premieres Monday at 9pm ET on CNN.
  
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• Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez reacts to Fox News' fixation on her

  08-08-2021 21:59 via cnn.com
  
  CNN's Dana Bash asks Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) about being demonized by Fox News. Ocasio-Cortez says she tries to take herself out of it and examine the broader "narrative" Fox is promoting. Bash's new series "Being ..." premieres Monday at 9pm ET on CNN.
  
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• Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez reacts to Fox News' coverage of her

  08-08-2021 21:59 via cnn.com
  
  CNN's Dana Bash asks Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) about being demonized by Fox News. Ocasio-Cortez says she tries to take herself out of it and examine the broader "narrative" Fox is promoting. Bash's new series "Being ..." premieres Monday at 9pm ET on CNN.
  
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• Paul Whelan released from solitary confinement in Russian prison

  08-08-2021 21:49 via cnn.com
  
  Paul Whelan, a US citizen detained in Russia, has been released from solitary confinement in his Mordovian penal colony in the country, according to Russian state news agency TASS.
  
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• Actress Markie Post dies at 70 after battle with cancer

  08-08-2021 21:29 via cnn.com
  
  Markie Post, the actress known for her roles in "Night Court" and "The Fall Guy," has died. She was 70 years old.
  
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• Aide who accused Cuomo of groping says: ‘What he did to me was a crime’

  08-08-2021 20:46
  
  Brittany Commisso, a former aide, identified herself publicly and is one of 11 women who have accused Cuomo of sexual harassmentA former executive assistant who filed a criminal complaint against New York governor Andrew Cuomo last week for allegedly groping her has said he “needs to be held accountable”.Brittany Commisso is one of 11 women Cuomo is accused of sexually harassing, according to a devastating investigative report released by the state attorney general’s office las
  
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• Senate resumes infrastructure debate as Trump threatens Republicans who back bill

  08-08-2021 19:59
  
  Trump says it ‘will be very hard for me to endorse anyone foolish enough to vote in favor of this deal’ as session to resume at noonSenators resumed a weekend session toward passage of a $1tn bipartisan infrastructure package on Sunday amid threats from former president Donald Trump who raged against any Republicans who support the measure.Majority leader Chuck Schumer stressed to colleagues that they could proceed the “easy way or the hard way”, while a few Republican se
  
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• Fears as more children falling ill in latest US Covid surge and school approaches

  08-08-2021 19:54
  
  National Institutes of Health director says 1,450 kids in hospital Teachers union shifts, calls for vaccine mandates for teachers Amid increased fears that children are now both victims and vectors of the latest Covid-19 variant surge, National Institutes of Health director Francis Collins signaled on Sunday that increasing numbers of children are falling ill in the US.His comments also came as one of America’s largest teachers unions appeared to shift its position on mandatory vaccination
  
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• Thousands flee Greek island as wildfires raze forest and homes

  08-08-2021 19:50
  
  Firefighters tackle blazes on two fronts on Evia as heatwave-driven devastation across southern Europe continuesThousands of people have fled wildfires that are destroying vast swathes of pine forest and razing homes on Greece’s second-largest island, Evia, as devastating summer blazes rage from southern Europe to Siberia.“We have ahead of us another difficult evening, another difficult night,” Greece’s deputy civil protection minister, Nikos Hardalias, said on Sunday, ad
  
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• The more vulnerable your brain is, the less stress it takes to trigger an episode of psychosis | Kamran Ahmed

  08-08-2021 19:30
  
  A relationship breakup, difficulties at work and drug use can prompt symptoms in some cases, but with support the prognosis can be goodThe modern mind is a column where experts discuss mental health issues they are seeing in their workAs a community psychiatrist in the public health system I mostly treat people at the more severe end of the mental illness spectrum, especially those with psychotic illnesses. One such patient, Lauren, was recently referred to me after her first psychiatric hospita
  
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• World’s climate scientists to issue stark warning over global heating threat

  08-08-2021 19:00
  
  IPCC’s landmark report will be most comprehensive assessment yet as governments prepare for pivotal UN talks in NovemberThe fires, floods and extreme weather seen around the world in recent months are just a foretaste of what can be expected if global heating takes hold, scientists say, as the world’s leading authority on climate change prepares to warn of an imminent and dire risk to the global climate system.The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) will on Monday publis
  
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• Sky glows red over ferry evacuating people from Greek island fire – video

  08-08-2021 19:00
  
  The sky over the island of Evia turned red and orange as people boarded an evacuation ferry after days of fires in the area.Dozens of wildfires have burned in Greece after the longest heatwave in 30 years, which sent temperatures soaring to 45C.The Greek coastguard said three patrol boats, four navy vessels, one ferry and various tourist, fishing and private boats were on standby to carry out more potential evacuations from villages on the island's northern tip.Thousands flee Greek island as wil
  
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• Republicans join Democrats to advance $1tn infrastructure bill – video

  08-08-2021 18:40
  
  Chuck Schumer warned that coming to a bipartisan compromise could be 'hard' as Republicans joined Democrats to advance a $1tn infrastructure bill in the US Senate, remaining in session over the weekend.The bill represents the biggest spending in decades on American infrastructure including roads, bridges, airports and waterways, in what Joe Biden has called a 'historic investment' in public works.Senate to resume infrastructure debate as Trump threatens Republicans who back b
  
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• Vets say law is clear and Geronimo the alpaca must be put down

  08-08-2021 18:21
  
  Specialists including Defra bovine tuberculosis expert say positive tests indicate danger to public healthThe row over his fate has captured the public’s imagination – with a petition to save him gathering nearly 100,000 signatures and his friendly, furry face splashing newspaper front pages. But vets have cautioned that the law is clear: Geronimo the alpaca must be put down.The six-year-old animal is facing a death sentence after twice testing positive for bovine tuberculosis (bTB),
  
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• The rule of law is pushing back against Trump's big lie

  08-08-2021 17:06 via cnn.com
  
  For all those alarmed by the assaults on democracy in the 2020 election cycle and its aftermath, it will come as a great relief that the rule of law is pushing back.
  
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• Taliban capture third Afghanistan capital in as many days

  08-08-2021 16:43 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  The Taliban have seized a third capital in Afghanistan in as many days as the group continues to make aggressive and significant gains in the wake of the U.S. military withdrawal. 
  
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• Senate moves toward final vote on massive $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package

  08-08-2021 16:42 via cnn.com
  
  The Senate will reconvene on Sunday at noon to resume consideration of the massive $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package.
  
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• Spain bans small boats from stretch of water after orca encounters

  08-08-2021 16:37
  
  Two-week order on coast between Cape Trafalgar and Barbate is second time authorities have taken action Spain has ordered small boats to steer clear of a stretch of the country’s southern coast after reports of more than 50 encounters with boisterous orcas, including as many as 25 incidents in which boats had to be towed to shore.A two-week prohibition bars most vessels of 15 metres or less from sailing near the coast between Cape Trafalgar and the small town of Barbate. It is the second t
  
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• USA finishes top for third consecutive Olympics

  08-08-2021 16:23 via edition.cnn.com
  
  • Allyson Felix yet again makes Olympics history
  • Elite female athletes reduced to looks and described as 'girls'
  
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• Republican disagrees with Ron DeSantis' handling of Covid-19

  08-08-2021 16:22 via cnn.com
  
  Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) says that he disagrees with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' taking a top down approach in handling the Covid-19 pandemic, saying that decisions on mask mandates and restrictions should be made at the local level.
  
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• Lionel Messi says PSG move is a 'possibility' as he bids tearful farewell to Barcelona

  08-08-2021 16:14 via cnn.com
  
  As he bid a tearful farewell to Barcelona on Sunday, football superstar Lionel Messi said a move to Paris Saint-Germain was "a possibility."
  
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• FBI selects first Black woman to join a bureau SWAT team: 'She has what it takes'

  08-08-2021 16:11 via cnn.com
  
  An FBI agent in Puerto Rico is believed to be the first Black woman to be selected to train for any of the bureau's SWAT teams.
  
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• FBI selects first Black woman to join a bureau SWAT team

  08-08-2021 16:11 via cnn.com
  
  An FBI agent in Puerto Rico is believed to be the first Black woman to be selected to train for any of the bureau's SWAT teams.
  
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• See where teams ranked in the overall medal count

  08-08-2021 16:09 via cnn.com
  
  The final medals are being awarded in the closing ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics, wrapping two weeks of competition overshadowed by Covid-19.
  
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• Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez does not rule out 2022 challenge to Chuck Schumer

  08-08-2021 15:55 via cnn.com
  
  New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez does not know what her political future holds -- and that includes whether she might challenge Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer in a 2022 primary.
  
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• IOC president declares Tokyo 2020 Games closed

  08-08-2021 15:53 via edition.cnn.com
  
  • Allyson Felix yet again makes Olympics history
  • Elite female athletes reduced to looks and described as 'girls'
  
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• How Anita Dunn got 'to the table' and has helped other women follow

  08-08-2021 15:46 via cnn.com
  
  More than 40 years ago, Anita Dunn was walking into the White House as an intern in then-President Jimmy Carter's administration.
  
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• Team GB chief hails ‘greatest achievement in British Olympic history’

  08-08-2021 15:04
  
  Mark England says fact team’s competitors delivered 65 medals in Tokyo ‘absolutely extraordinary’Team GB’s trailblazing performance in Tokyo has been hailed as “the greatest achievement in British Olympic history” after the young team matched the tally of medals from London 2012 on the final day.With Jason Kenny successfully defending his keirin title to become the first Briton to win seven Olympic gold medals, and boxer Lauren Price also winning middleweight
  
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• True Stories: Spaces review – impressive short docs from folk horror to a Lebanese marvel

  08-08-2021 14:54
  
  This short film collection from the True Story platform ranges across continents to look at how we interact with our environmentsDeeply psychogeographical, this collection of documentary shorts from the streaming platform True Story roams among spaces old and new, and across continents. Personal and public memories are intertwined, creating portraits of how human beings interact with their environments, and vice versa.Paul Heintz’s nocturnal Shānzhài Screens is a meditative stu
  
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• The battle for most gold medals came down to the final day

  08-08-2021 14:52 via cnn.com
  
  The final medals are being awarded in the closing ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics, wrapping two weeks of competition overshadowed by Covid-19.
  
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• China and Japan closest to matching American gold-medal haul

  08-08-2021 14:52 via cnn.com
  
  The final medals are being awarded in the closing ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics, wrapping two weeks of competition overshadowed by Covid-19.
  
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• Bobby Bowden, legendary Florida State University football coach, dies at 91

  08-08-2021 14:51 via cnn.com
  
  Bobby Bowden, the famed college football coach who led Florida State University for over 30 years and transformed the Tallahassee team into a powerhouse, died Sunday, the school said in a statement. He was 91.
  
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• The risky loophole Chinese companies have used for years

  08-08-2021 14:38 via cnn.com
  
  • Analysis: China's biggest private companies are in chaos. It's all part of Beijing's plan
  • SEC temporarily halts approvals of new Chinese IPOs after Didi debacle
  
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• The risky loophole Chinese companies have been using for years

  08-08-2021 14:38 via cnn.com
  
  When investors purchase a stock, what they're doing is buying a percentage of the company. Right?
  
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• Performance coach says this athlete is 'greatest of all time'

  08-08-2021 14:34 via cnn.com
  
  After winning the men's Olympic marathon at Tokyo 2020, Eliud Kipchoge disarmingly remarked that he'd "wanted to test my fitness" and gauge how he was "feeling."
  
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• A Black realtor was showing a home to a Black father and son. They were handcuffed by police

  08-08-2021 14:30 via cnn.com
  
  A Black realtor was showing a house to a Black man and his 15-year-old son in a Michigan suburb last week when they looked outside and saw police officers surrounding the property with their guns drawn.
  
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• Leading performance coach says this athlete is the 'greatest of all time ... in any sport'

  08-08-2021 14:17 via cnn.com
  
  After winning the men's Olympic marathon at Tokyo 2020, Eliud Kipchoge disarmingly remarked that he'd "wanted to test my fitness" and gauge how he was "feeling."
  
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• UK competition watchdog to look into pricing of Covid tests for travel

  08-08-2021 14:11
  
  CMA to investigate PCR tests market after concerns about vastly different prices being chargedCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe competition watchdog is to look into fees for the Covid-19 tests required for international travel after concerns about the vastly different prices being charged for them.The Competition and Markets Authority will provide advice and intelligence on the market in PCR tests to the health secretary, Sajid Javid, to enable the government
  
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• Taliban seizes Kunduz, first major Afghan city to fall in vacuum left by US troop withdrawal

  08-08-2021 14:01 via cnn.com
  
  The Taliban has seized control of Kunduz in northern Afghanistan, local officials told CNN on Sunday. It is the first major city to fall to the insurgent group since they began their offensive in May, and marks a big blow to the Afghan government.
  
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• Tokyo Olympic Games come to an end

  08-08-2021 13:53 via edition.cnn.com
  
  • Allyson Felix yet again makes Olympics history
  • Elite female athletes reduced to looks and described as 'girls'
  
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• Spanish village seeks Unesco world heritage status for outdoor chats

  08-08-2021 13:46
  
  Mayor of Algar (pop 1,400) says the tradition is the ‘opposite of social media’ and good for mental healthIt’s a nightly summer ritual across much of Spain: as the sweltering heat of the day eases off, chairs are hauled out to the street for an alfresco chat. Now an enterprising village in southern Spain is seeking to have the tradition recognised by the United Nations as a cultural treasure.The aim is to protect the centuries-old custom from the encroaching threat of social me
  
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• The Olympics Closing Ceremony has just started

  08-08-2021 13:29 via edition.cnn.com
  
  • Allyson Felix yet again makes Olympics history
  • Elite female athletes reduced to looks and described as 'girls'
  
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• UN condemns child marriage in Zimbabwe as girl dies after giving birth

  08-08-2021 13:08
  
  Death of Memory Machaya, 14, who gave birth at church shrine, prompts outrage among citizens and activistsThe United Nations has condemned the practice of child marriage in Zimbabwe following the death of a 14-year-old girl after she gave birth at a church shrine, an incident that caused outrage among citizens and rights activists.The case has brought to the fore the practice of child marriage within Zimbabwe’s apostolic churches, which also allow polygamy. Continue reading...
  
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• Team USA will finish the Olympics atop the medal table after trailing China for several days

  08-08-2021 12:45 via edition.cnn.com
  
  • Allyson Felix yet again makes Olympics history
  • Elite female athletes reduced to looks and described as 'girls'
  
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• Denver's air quality the worst of any major city in the world due to smoke from wildfires

  08-08-2021 12:22 via cnn.com
  
  Denver experienced the worst air quality of any city in the world for several hours Saturday as heavy smoke from raging western wildfires polluted the city.
  
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• Denver experienced the worst air quality of any major city in the world due to smoke from western wildfires

  08-08-2021 12:22 via cnn.com
  
  Denver experienced the worst air quality of any city in the world for several hours Saturday as heavy smoke from raging western wildfires polluted the city.
  
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