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• RFK assassin Sirhan Sirhan gets parole on 16th attempt

  27-08-2021 23:50 via cnn.com
  
  Sirhan Sirhan, the man convicted of assassinating Sen. Robert F. Kennedy in 1968, was granted parole Friday. State prosecutors did not object to his release. The 77-year-old spent 53 years in prison.
  
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• Afghanistan: 'I helped the US military, now help me save my family'

  27-08-2021 23:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Afghans living in Texas plead for help to save the lives of loved ones left behind in Afghanistan.
  
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• 'Candyman' sequel has a lot to say. And a brutally beautiful way of saying it.

  27-08-2021 23:33 via nbcnews.com
  
  Sometimes a story has to circle a while before finding its perfect teller.
  
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• Biden doesn't want Kabul attackers 'to live on planet Earth any more', says Psaki – video

  27-08-2021 23:26
  
  The White House press secretary, Jen Psaki, underlined Joe Biden's comments on Thursday's attack on Kabul airport, saying: 'I think he made it clear he doesn't want them to live on planet Earth any more.'Biden’s national security team has warned him that US troops remain under threat of another terrorist attack just 24 hours after the devastating suicide bomb at Kabul airport that killed 13 US service members and at least 90 Afghans.Pentagon warns of further attacks as Biden cond
  
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• Inside Mississippi hospital stretched to brink amid Delta surge

  27-08-2021 23:11 via cnn.com
  
  CNN's Miguel Marquez speaks to patients battling Covid-19 in an overwhelmed Mississippi hospital as the state sees a surge in cases.
  
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• Unvaccinated, unmasked teacher triggered Covid outbreak starting with students

  27-08-2021 22:37 via cnn.com
  
  An unvaccinated elementary school teacher who took off their mask to read to students ended up infecting more than half of them last May -- and they went on to infect other students, family members and community members, California public health officials reported Friday.
  
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• Hurricane Ida to hit US as Category 4 storm

  27-08-2021 22:33 via cnn.com
  
  Tropical Storm Ida is barreling toward the Gulf Coast, and by the time it reaches the region, it could bring hurricane force with it.
  
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• Toyota suspends use of self-driving vehicle in Olympic Village after collision with Paralympian

  27-08-2021 22:29 via cnn.com
  
  A self-driving Toyota vehicle was barely moving, but it still managed to collide with a visually-impaired athlete at the Paralympic Games, raising potential concerns about the limitations of autonomous driving technology.
  
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• Self-driving Toyota collides with Paralympian

  27-08-2021 22:29 via cnn.com
  
  A self-driving Toyota vehicle was barely moving, but it still managed to collide with a visually-impaired athlete at the Paralympic Games, raising potential concerns about the limitations of autonomous driving technology.
  
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• US intelligence community reached an inconclusive assessment about Covid origin

  27-08-2021 22:17 via cnn.com
  
  The US intelligence community reached an inconclusive assessment about the origin of the Covid-19 virus following a 90-day investigation ordered by President Joe Biden, according to an unclassified report released publicly on Friday.
  
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• U.S. intel officials divided over whether Covid came from China lab accident

  27-08-2021 22:14 via nbcnews.com
  
  One U.S. agency says with moderate confidence the virus infected humans after a lab incident, but four others say with low confidence it emerged naturally.
  
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• US intelligence community review does not determine origin of Covid-19

  27-08-2021 21:51 via cnn.com
  
  The US intelligence community reached an inconclusive assessment about the origin of the Covid-19 virus following a 90-day investigation ordered by President Joe Biden, according to an unclassified report released publicly on Friday.
  
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• 'Minor' Major issues: Emails show Biden dog was nippier than White House said

  27-08-2021 21:51 via nbcnews.com
  
  The 3-year-old pup "is not always predictable," one Secret Service agent warned in an email. "Be careful."
  
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• Witnesses describe carnage of Kabul attack

  27-08-2021 21:32 via cnn.com
  
  Afghans who narrowly avoided the terror attack outside Kabul airport on Thursday have described horrifying scenes and piles of victims' bodies at the site of the blast.
  
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• One man told CNN: 'I was standing just 50 steps away ... it was like a scene from a movie that I saw in reality'

  27-08-2021 21:32 via cnn.com
  
  Afghans who narrowly avoided the terror attack outside Kabul airport on Thursday have described horrifying scenes and piles of victims' bodies at the site of the blast.
  
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• Texas House approves GOP voting restrictions bill after months of Democratic delays

  27-08-2021 21:10 via cnn.com
  
  The Texas House approved a raft of new voting restrictions Friday, as majority Republicans seeking to hold on to power in a rapidly changing state finally overcame months of delays by Democrats who said the measure will raise new barriers to the ballot box for marginalized voters.
  
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• Caldor fire burns on both sides of US Highway 50, footage shows – video

  27-08-2021 21:01
  
  The Caldor fire continued its slow march toward the Lake Tahoe resort region on Friday. If the fire continues its path, fire crews plan to make a stand at Echo Summit, a mountain pass where US Route 50 begins its descent toward Lake Tahoe.The fire has been the nation’s top firefighting priority because of its proximity to Lake Tahoe, a popular tourist destination that is home to thousandsCaldor fire continues march to Lake Tahoe as winds expected to pick up Continue reading.
  
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• F-bombs and hate mail: Restaurants take heat when they ask for proof of vaccination

  27-08-2021 20:55 via cnn.com
  
  When Cowbell, a comfort food restaurant in New Orleans, started requiring proof of vaccination for indoor dining, some customers were less than thrilled.
  
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• Dollar General came for your grocery dollars. Now it wants a slice of your health care spending, too.

  27-08-2021 20:47 via nbcnews.com
  
  Dollar General is quietly rolling out prescription drug services and telemedicine.
  
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• DeSantis' school mask mandate ban is unlawful, Florida judge rules

  27-08-2021 20:26 via nbcnews.com
  
  Local school boards have the right to set their own policies as long as they're "narrowly tailored," the judge said Friday.
  
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• Hurricane Ida hits Cuba, and parts of US Gulf Coast order evacuations

  27-08-2021 20:14 via cnn.com
  
  Tropical Storm Ida is barreling toward the Gulf Coast, and by the time it reaches the region, it could bring hurricane force with it.
  
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• Gunmen in Nigeria free scores of young schoolchildren abducted three months ago

  27-08-2021 20:01 via cnn.com
  
  Scores of schoolchildren who were abducted at gunpoint at a school in Nigeria's north-central Niger State have been freed and handed over to their families, a government spokesperson told CNN Friday.
  
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• Afghans who narrowly avoided the terror attack outside Kabul airport describe horrifying scenes and piles of victims' bodies at the site of the blast

  27-08-2021 19:38 via cnn.com
  
  Afghans who narrowly avoided the terror attack outside Kabul airport on Thursday have described horrifying scenes and piles of victims' bodies at the site of the blast.
  
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• Afghans who narrowly avoided the explosion detail horrifying scenes and piles of victims' bodies

  27-08-2021 19:38 via cnn.com
  
  Afghans who narrowly avoided the terror attack outside Kabul airport on Thursday have described horrifying scenes and piles of victims' bodies at the site of the blast.
  
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• 'Murder Hornets': Nest of 1,500 eradicated in the US

  27-08-2021 19:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A nest of the giant, invasive insects was the first destroyed in Washington this year.
  
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• What this House committee's massive Jan. 6 document request means for Trump

  27-08-2021 19:03 via nbcnews.com
  
  On Wednesday, the House committee investigating Jan. 6 demanded a slew of documents related to the attack.
  
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• Mauritius government suspends funding over MFA’s handling of voyeurism claims

  27-08-2021 18:45
  
  Clubs also banned from using government-owned stadiums
  Claims that recording device was placed in women’s toiletsThe Mauritius government has suspended financial support to local clubs and given the country’s Football Assocation until November to resolve its “governance issues” over the handling of voyeurism allegations at its headquarters.Administrative secretary, Mila Sinnasamy, has claimed that a mobile phone in recording mode was discovered on 30 July was concealed in
  
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• ‘Bad options all around’: Biden’s vow to avenge Kabul attack could take years

  27-08-2021 18:44
  
  Joe Biden’s options are limited in short-term as US troops withdraw from Afghanistan in daysAfghanistan: live updatesAmerican spies and special forces will be able to hunt down those behind Thursday’s suicide bombing in Kabul, although the effort may take years, experts and former CIA officials believe.Joe Biden vowed on Thursday to avenge the 13 US service members who died in a suicide bomb attack at the Kabul airport, declaring to the extremists responsible: “We will hunt you
  
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• Afghan woman: Forgive and forget is exactly what Biden did

  27-08-2021 18:41 via cnn.com
  
  Afghan human rights activist Pashtana Durrani talks to CNN's Jim Sciutto about her thoughts on President Joe Biden's comments after the explosions at Hamid Karzai International Airport.
  
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• 'I was 50 steps from the blast:' Witness describes carnage of Kabul airport attack

  27-08-2021 18:37 via cnn.com
  
  Afghans who narrowly avoided the terror attack outside Kabul airport on Thursday have described horrifying scenes and piles of victims' bodies at the site of the blast.
  
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• Bombing near Kabul airport killed at least 170 people

  27-08-2021 18:36 via cnn.com
  
  The United States has vowed to continue the evacuation of American citizens and allies out of Afghanistan, as US troops brace for the threat of more terrorist attacks following two deadly bombings at Kabul's airport.
  
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• Jojo Siwa breaks barriers on new season of 'Dancing with the Stars'

  27-08-2021 18:14 via cnn.com
  
  Jojo Siwa and Suni Lee join the new season of 'Dancing with the Stars,' with Jojo Siwa being the first person to compete with a same-sex partner. HLN's Melissa Knowles reports.
  
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• Manchester United set to re-sign Cristiano Ronaldo after reaching agreement with Juventus

  27-08-2021 18:04 via cnn.com
  
  Cristiano Ronaldo is set to re-sign for Manchester United subject to personal terms, visa and a medical assessment, the club announced on Friday.
  
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• Solicitor in court accused of injecting blood into food at London supermarkets

  27-08-2021 17:50
  
  Leoaai Elghareeb, 37, charged with contaminating or interfering with goods at Tesco, Waitrose and Sainsbury’s stores A solicitor accused of using syringes to inject blood into food at three west London supermarkets has appeared in court.Leoaai Elghareeb is charged with contaminating or interfering with goods with intent at three stores – a Tesco Express, Little Waitrose and Sainsbury’s Local – on Fulham Palace Road. Continue reading...
  
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• Tanzania women's team react after President's remarks about 'flat-chested' players

  27-08-2021 17:22 via cnn.com
  
  Tanzania's women football team have reacted following comments from Tanzania's female President Samia Suluhu Hassan describing female footballers as "flat-chested," and unattractive for marriage.
  
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• Afghan music school falls silent under Taliban rule

  27-08-2021 17:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  As the new regime bans music, the head of Afghanistan's national music school says students are scared.
  
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• Kanye's Yeezy jacket a huge hit for Gap

  27-08-2021 17:08 via cnn.com
  
  The Gap's remarkable turnaround under CEO Sonia Syngal is continuing, thanks in part to Kanye West, TikTok and Simone Biles.
  
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• Kanye West's Yeezy jacket is a huge hit for Gap

  27-08-2021 17:08 via cnn.com
  
  The Gap's remarkable turnaround under CEO Sonia Syngal is continuing, thanks in part to Kanye West, TikTok and Simone Biles.
  
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• Queen Elizabeth II will attend UN climate change talks in Glasgow

  27-08-2021 17:00 via cnn.com
  
  Britain's Queen Elizabeth II will attend a pivotal United Nations climate change conference Glasgow this fall, organizers said in a tweet Friday, giving a royal boost to the event.
  
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• Afghanistan evacuations: Germany closes embassy, trying to identify residents stranded in country

  27-08-2021 16:54 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  The German Foreign Office closed the embassy in Afghanistan and ended its military evacuation while an unknown number of residents and local employees remain stranded in the country. 
  
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• What is ISIS-K, the terror group claiming responsibility for attack?

  27-08-2021 16:52 via cnn.com
  
  In the space of just a few years, an ISIS affiliate in Afghanistan has seized on the country's instability to become one of the region's most feared terror groups.
  
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• Michel Barnier joins long list of leaders vying to unite French centre-right

  27-08-2021 16:50
  
  Analysis: Les Républicains face complex battle to find 2022 presidential candidate to rival Macron and Marine Le PenThis week’s declaration by Michel Barnier, the former EU chief negotiator on Brexit, that he aims to run for French president has added to the uncertainty of a crowded field of candidates competing to represent the traditional right in next spring’s election.The rightwing Les Républicains, the party of the former president Nicolas Sarkozy, is facing an inc
  
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• TikTok bans the 'milk crate challenge' because of injuries

  27-08-2021 16:49 via cnn.com
  
  This summer's viral craze of stacking milk crates in a pyramid and trying to climb them like stairs has been banned the app that helped give life to it.
  
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• Macaulay Culkin makes 'American Horror Story' debut

  27-08-2021 16:48 via cnn.com
  
  Macaulay Culkin made his "American Horror Story" debut on Wednesday night.
  
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• 13 US service members and 90 Afghans killed in attack, according to the Pentagon and Afghanistan health ministry

  27-08-2021 16:31 via cnn.com
  
  The United States has vowed to continue the evacuation of American citizens and allies out of Afghanistan, as US troops brace for the threat of more terrorist attacks following two deadly bombings at Kabul's airport.
  
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• The Fed is about to wind down its emergency economic stimulus, Jerome Powell hints

  27-08-2021 16:30 via cnn.com
  
  Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell Friday had some cautiously hawkish words for investors and economists who were hoping on clarity about the central bank's future policy decisions.
  
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• Afghanistan security lapse: Documents identifying staff left behind at UK embassy in Kabul, report says

  27-08-2021 16:26 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  The U.K.'s defense chief promised Friday to “get to the bottom of” a security lapse that saw documents identifying Afghan staff members and job applicants left behind at the abandoned British Embassy in Kabul.
  
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• We must keep our promises to refugees for the little girl huddled in a refugee camp. That girl was me

  27-08-2021 16:25 via cnn.com
  
  As I heard the news out of Afghanistan—the families scrambling to get on American planes, or the thousands of requests for assistance pouring into my office—I was taken instantly back to my childhood. I remembered sitting in a refugee camp in Kenya when I was about 10 years old and overhearing my father and grandfather discuss how we were going to get out. "Only in America can you ultimately become an American," my grandfather said. "Everywhere else we will always feel like a guest."
  
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• Opinion: We must keep our promises for the little girl huddled in a refugee camp. That girl was me

  27-08-2021 16:25 via cnn.com
  
  As I heard the news out of Afghanistan—the families scrambling to get on American planes, or the thousands of requests for assistance pouring into my office—I was taken instantly back to my childhood. I remembered sitting in a refugee camp in Kenya when I was about 10 years old and overhearing my father and grandfather discuss how we were going to get out. "Only in America can you ultimately become an American," my grandfather said. "Everywhere else we will always feel like a guest."
  
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• Tropical Storm Ida could be a major hurricane along the US Gulf Coast this weekend

  27-08-2021 16:24 via cnn.com
  
  Tropical Storm Ida is barreling toward the Gulf Coast, and by the time it reaches the region, it could bring hurricane force with it.
  
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