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• A new 'Batman' comic confirms that sidekick Robin is queer

  10-08-2021 23:14 via cnn.com
  
  The latest issue of a Batman comic series confirms the Caped Crusader's lovable sidekick, Robin, is queer.
  
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• Congressman walks out interview when asked about his vaccination status

  10-08-2021 22:39 via cnn.com
  
  U.S. Congressman Glenn Grothman from Wisconsin was asked whether or not he has been vaccinated for Covid-19. See his reaction.
  
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• Drawdown of US embassy in Kabul is under discussion, sources say

  10-08-2021 22:32 via cnn.com
  
  There are active discussions about a further drawdown of the US embassy in Kabul among State Department officials, according to two sources familiar with the discussions, as the Taliban continues to gain ground in Afghanistan.
  
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• Drawdown of US embassy in Kabul is under discussion

  10-08-2021 22:32 via cnn.com
  
  There are active discussions about a further drawdown of the US embassy in Kabul among State Department officials, according to two sources familiar with the discussions, as the Taliban continues to gain ground in Afghanistan.
  
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• Doctor shares video of unvaccinated dad fighting for his life

  10-08-2021 22:30 via cnn.com
  
  An Arkansas hospital shared video of a 40-year-old father in the ICU because his family wants people to get vaccinated.
  
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• There was a time when Prince Andrew had it all. Those days seem long gone

  10-08-2021 22:21 via cnn.com
  
  There was a time when Prince Andrew had it all: A decorated war hero, a playboy prince, an international ambassador for the British brand, living the life of privilege. But those days seem long gone. Instead, the Duke of York -- who is ninth in line to the British throne -- is now being sued for alleged sexual abuse.
  
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• NASA watchdog says return of astronauts to moon by 2024 'not feasible'

  10-08-2021 21:27 via cnn.com
  
  In a new report, NASA's inspector general said the goal of returning American astronauts to the moon by 2024 is not feasible because of significant delays in developing spacesuits for the Artemis program. Other issues have also contributed to a delay until at least April 2025.
  
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• New York governor resigns after sexual harassment probe

  10-08-2021 21:18 via cnn.com
  
  New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Tuesday that he will resign, relinquishing under extraordinary pressure his decade-long grip on power and heading off a potential impeachment by New York's Democratic-led legislature a week after the release of a report by the state attorney general that found he had sexually harassed 11 women.
  
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• Lawyer attempted to undermine report before Cuomo resigned

  10-08-2021 21:18 via cnn.com
  
  New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Tuesday that he will resign, relinquishing under extraordinary pressure his decade-long grip on power and heading off a potential impeachment by New York's Democratic-led legislature a week after the release of a report by the state attorney general that found he had sexually harassed 11 women.
  
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• The New York governor just did the least Andrew Cuomo thing in the most Andrew Cuomo way

  10-08-2021 21:00 via cnn.com
  
  To any neutral observer, the writing was on the wall: Andrew Cuomo needed to resign.
  
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• NASA's return of humans to the moon could be delayed until 2025

  10-08-2021 20:40 via cnn.com
  
  A goal of returning American astronauts to the moon by 2024 isn't feasible because of significant delays in developing spacesuits, NASA Inspector General Paul K. Martin said in a new report.
  
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• Analysis: Andrew Cuomo just did the least Andrew Cuomo thing in the most Andrew Cuomo way

  10-08-2021 20:32 via cnn.com
  
  To any neutral observer, the writing was on the wall: Andrew Cuomo needed to resign.
  
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• Opinion: Cuomo's downfall sends a striking message

  10-08-2021 20:28 via cnn.com
  
  New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is stepping down from office. The politician who was willing to fight every scandal that plagued his tenure finally met a challenge he couldn't outmaneuver. After the nation's most prominent Democrats -- from President Joe Biden to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer -- called on him to leave his post in the wake of New York Attorney General Letitia James' devastating report into allegations of sexual harassment, Cuomo finally conceded.
  
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• NY Senate Leader: Cuomo 'did the right thing'

  10-08-2021 20:26 via cnn.com
  
  New York Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins says Andrew Cuomo had to resign, given the overwhelming evidence in the Attorney General's report
  
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• 'Childhood memories are burned right now:' Residents in Greece describe wildfire devastation

  10-08-2021 20:16 via cnn.com
  
  Greece is facing a "natural disaster of unprecedented proportions," according to Greek Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis. People across dozens of villages were forced to evacuate, as firefighters are battling the blazes.
  
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• 'Childhood memories are burned right now:' Residents in Greece describe devastation

  10-08-2021 20:16 via cnn.com
  
  Greece is facing a "natural disaster of unprecedented proportions," according to Greek Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis. People across dozens of villages were forced to evacuate, as firefighters are battling the blazes.
  
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• 'Childhood memories are burned': Residents in Greece describe devastation

  10-08-2021 20:16 via cnn.com
  
  Greece is facing a "natural disaster of unprecedented proportions," according to Greek Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis. People across dozens of villages were forced to evacuate, as firefighters are battling the blazes.
  
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• Drawdown of US embassy in Kabul under discussion, sources say, as Taliban advance

  10-08-2021 20:00 via cnn.com
  
  There are active discussions about a further drawdown of the US embassy in Kabul among State Department officials, according to two sources familiar with the discussions, as the Taliban continues to gain ground in Afghanistan.
  
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• WATCH: Mom sprints to tackle toddler on field at MLS game

  10-08-2021 19:35
  
  Morgan Tucker had to sprint to grab her 2-year-old son Zaydek, who slid under a fence and ran onto the field mid-game.
  
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• Hear Andrew Cuomo's message to his daughters

  10-08-2021 19:18 via cnn.com
  
  New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo delivered a message to his three daughters in a speech announcing his upcoming resignation.
  
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• Andrew Cuomo resigns after sexual harassment allegations – video

  10-08-2021 19:06
  
  The New York governor, Andrew Cuomo, has resigned after an investigation by the state attorney general that found he sexually harassed multiple women, most of whom worked for him, and also retaliated after some made complaints. The Democratic governor had lost the support of the party establishment, with Joe Biden calling on Cuomo to resign and similar demands issued by House speaker Nancy PelosiAndrew Cuomo resigns in wake of damning report on sexual harassmentCuomo: how governor
  
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• Princess Latifa campaigners disband after cousin says she is ‘happy and well’

  10-08-2021 19:05
  
  Free Latifa’s co-founder, Latifa’s cousin Marcus Essabri, was photographed with her in IcelandThe organisers of a campaign to free Princess Latifa, who was captured three years ago trying to leave Dubai by her father, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, have disbanded it after the latest photograph of the princess out with friends emerged, and her cousin, the campaign’s co-founder, confirmed he had seen her looking happy and well.A photo of Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed al-Ma
  
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• Kathy Hochul will become New York's first female governor

  10-08-2021 18:49 via cnn.com
  
  New York Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul will become governor of New York after Andrew Cuomo announced on Tuesday that he will resign in two weeks following the state attorney general's investigation that found he sexually harassed multiple women.
  
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• Cuomo's resignation will be effective in 14 days

  10-08-2021 18:40 via cnn.com
  
  New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Tuesday he will resign, one week after the release of a report by the state attorney general that found he sexually harassed 11 women, ending his decade leading the state and heading off a potential impeachment by New York's Democratic-led legislature.
  
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• See Andrew Cuomo explain his resignation

  10-08-2021 18:35 via cnn.com
  
  Gov. Andrew Cuomo announces he will step down as governor of New York in late August 2021.
  
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• Hear Andrew Cuomo explain his resignation

  10-08-2021 18:35 via cnn.com
  
  Gov. Andrew Cuomo announces he will step down as governor of New York in late August 2021.
  
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• Two Pro-Trump TV channels sued by voting-machine company for 'barrage of lies'

  10-08-2021 18:34 via cnn.com
  
  Dominion Voting Systems, a technology company that was targeted with disinformation by former President Donald Trump and allies, filed lawsuits on Tuesday against two right-wing television channels, alleging they aided the spread of baseless conspiracy theories about its role in the 2020 election.
  
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• Tesla sales cratered in China

  10-08-2021 18:19 via cnn.com
  
  Tesla sales dropped sharply in China, according to a trade group report, suggesting it is losing ground in the world's largest market for both traditional and electric vehicles.
  
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• Drone footage shows devastating aftermath of wildfires – video

  10-08-2021 18:08
  
  Devastating wildfires have ravaged large areas in southern Europe as the region endures its most extreme heatwave in three decades. Several people have died in Greece, Turkey and Italy, with many more injured. Huge fires also have been burning across Peru as well as northern Russia, with smoke from forest fires in Siberia reaching the north poleFirefighters battling wildfires to save homes on Greek island of EviaYes, the climate crisis is terrifying. But I refuse to abandon hope Continue reading
  
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• Nurse in Mississippi: 'It feels like we're fighting an unwinnable war'

  10-08-2021 18:05 via cnn.com
  
  Mississippi nurse Nichole Atherton speaks with CNN's Erica Hill about her decision to resign and pleads with unvaccinated individuals to get vaccinated.
  
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• Biden notches big win as Senate passes $1 trillion infrastructure bill after months of intense talks

  10-08-2021 18:02 via cnn.com
  
  The US Senate passed a historic, sweeping $1.2 trillion bipartisan package on Tuesday to shore up the nation's crumbling infrastructure with funding for priorities like roads, bridges, rail, transit and the electric grid -- a major achievement for both parties and President Joe Biden, fulfilling key agenda items, including his promise to work across the aisle.
  
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• Europe's highest and most active volcano spews fresh lava

  10-08-2021 17:59 via cnn.com
  
  Europe's highest and most active volcano, Sicily's Mount Etna, has erupted in the early hours of Monday.
  
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• Analysis: When US airpower leaves, things may get much worse

  10-08-2021 17:45 via cnn.com
  
  Many thought it would happen like this. But to see it so fast, so stark, brings no comfort in the prediction. The last six days have brought Afghanistan to arguably the most perilous place in the last two decades.
  
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• Ultra-processed foods now account for two-thirds of calories in the diets of children and teens

  10-08-2021 17:14 via cnn.com
  
  Children and teens in the United States now get more than two-thirds of their calories from ultra-processed foods, an analysis of almost two decades worth of data has found.
  
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• With Messi, PSG plans to dominate European football

  10-08-2021 17:10 via cnn.com
  
  Lionel Messi has reached an agreement to sign for French club Paris Saint-Germain, bringing his long-term association with Barcelona to an end, French media reported on Tuesday.
  
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• Soccer great Lionel Messi is on the verge of signing for Paris Saint-Germain

  10-08-2021 16:48 via cnn.com
  
  Lionel Messi has reached an agreement to sign for French club Paris Saint-Germain, bringing his long-term association with Barcelona to an end, French media reported on Tuesday.
  
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• A stark warning from a Covid survivor

  10-08-2021 16:47 via cnn.com
  
  • Analysis: Kids are at the center of the GOP's bid to politicize the pandemic
  • China has punished dozens of officials for failing to control the Delta outbreak
  • Australia expands Covid-19 lockdown as Sydney records its highest daily case count• Americans must stay vigilant despite high vaccination rates
  
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• Thai man arrested after Swiss tourist is killed in Phuket

  10-08-2021 16:29 via cnn.com
  
  Police in Thailand have arrested a 27-year-old man who they say confessed to killing a Swiss tourist on the resort island of Phuket.
  
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• Thai man arrested after Swiss tourist is killed

  10-08-2021 16:29 via cnn.com
  
  Police in Thailand have arrested a 27-year-old man who they say confessed to killing a Swiss tourist on the resort island of Phuket.
  
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• Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard defend 'waiting for the stink' comments

  10-08-2021 16:29 via cnn.com
  
  Dax Shepard and Kristen Bell defend recent comments made about "waiting for the stink" in relation to bathing their children. HLN's Melissa Knowles reports.
  
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• Residents evacuated after their Miami condo building deemed unsafe

  10-08-2021 16:28 via cnn.com
  
  Residents of an eight-story Miami condo housing 138 units were evacuated overnight after their building was deemed unsafe. Buildings in the Miami area have come under increased scrutiny since June 24, when a huge portion of Champlain Towers South crumbled to the ground in Surfside, killing 98 people.
  
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• Rihanna wants you to know she smells really good

  10-08-2021 16:17 via cnn.com
  
  Way to sell that Fenty Beauty perfume, Rihanna!
  
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• 'I Am Legend' screenwriter reacts to vaccine conspiracy theories involving film

  10-08-2021 16:06 via cnn.com
  
  The post-apocalyptic thriller "I Am Legend" is bubbling up in conversation among the vaccine-hesitant crowd, prompting the film's screenwriter to emphasize that the plot is entirely fictional.
  
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• Unsafe Miami building evacuated as structures face heightened scrutiny after deadly Surfside collapse

  10-08-2021 15:45 via cnn.com
  
  Miami officials are rushing Tuesday to find temporary housing for residents evacuated from an eight-story residential building that was deemed unsafe, a city spokeswoman said.
  
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• Twitter suspends Marjorie Taylor Greene's account for one week

  10-08-2021 15:33 via cnn.com
  
  Twitter has suspended Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's account for one week following another violation of the platform's rules, the company said Tuesday.
  
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• Twitter suspends Marjorie Taylor Greene

  10-08-2021 15:33 via cnn.com
  
  Twitter has suspended Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's account for one week following another violation of the platform's rules, the company said Tuesday.
  
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• ‘Please pray for me’: female reporter being hunted by the Taliban tells her story

  10-08-2021 15:22
  
  A young female journalist describes the panic and fear of being forced into hiding as cities across Afghanistan fallTwo days ago I had to flee my home and life in the north of Afghanistan after the Taliban took my city. I am still on the run and there is no safe place for me to go.Last week I was a news journalist. Today I can’t write under my own name or say where I am from or where I am. My whole life has been obliterated in just a few days. Continue reading...
  
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• Quentin Tarantino vowed never to give money to his mom and stuck to that

  10-08-2021 15:03 via cnn.com
  
  Quentin Tarantino has a message to parents: Watch how you talk to your kids.
  
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• AMC is playing to the Reddit crowd

  10-08-2021 14:40 via cnn.com
  
  If there was ever any doubt that individual investors are a powerful new force on Wall Street, AMC Entertainment CEO Adam Aron may just have silenced the skeptics.
  
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• World's smallest known baby at birth, who weighed 7.5 ounces, finally leaves hospital

  10-08-2021 14:35 via cnn.com
  
  A baby born weighing just 212 grams (7.5 ounces) -- about as heavy as a softball or an apple -- has finally left hospital after more than a year and arrived at her family home.
  
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