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• 'Hell no, Bernie': Manchin reveals talk with Sanders about infrastructure bill

  02-09-2021 23:58 via cnn.com
  
  Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) told his fellow Democrats to "hit the pause button" on the $3.5 trillion infrastructure bill, complicating the passage of the bipartisan bill.
  
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• Supreme Court abortion decision opens door to dismantling Roe v. Wade, experts say

  02-09-2021 23:57 via nbcnews.com
  
  "Cases like this will make inroads that will lead to gutting the protections that Roe has provided,” said Joyce Vance, an NBC News and MSNBC legal analyst.
  
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• US intelligence chief intervenes in Saudi Crown Prince's feud with former Saudi official

  02-09-2021 23:49 via cnn.com
  
  The US Director of National Intelligence has made an extraordinary intervention in a federal court case brought against a top former Saudi intelligence official, invoking the rarely used state secrets privilege to stop classified information from coming out that could cause "exceptionally grave" harm to US national security.
  
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• WATCH: Twin pandas turn 1-month-old in France

  02-09-2021 23:47
  
  Twin baby pandas at a zoo in France turned 1-month-old, as they gained weight and grew fur, though their eyes are not yet open and they are not yet crawling.
  
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• WATCH: Litter strewn over fields after festival

  02-09-2021 23:47
  
  Drone footage captured empty tents and litter strewn over fields in Reading, England, following a three-day music festival, which hosted thousands of attendees.
  
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• ISIS 'Beatle' pleads guilty in U.S. court to helping torture, kill hostages, including Americans

  02-09-2021 23:40 via nbcnews.com
  
  Alexanda Kotey pleaded guilty to all charges in a U.S. court and could face life in prison. The U.S. agreed to a U.K. request to forgo the death penalty.
  
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• Striking images of the final US flight out of Afghanistan

  02-09-2021 23:38 via cnn.com
  
  CNN's Oren Liebermann has details on the mission commander of the final US flight out of Afghanistan.
  
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• Striking images of final US flight out of Afghanistan

  02-09-2021 23:38 via cnn.com
  
  CNN's Oren Liebermann has details on the mission commander of the final US flight out of Afghanistan.
  
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• Former DA indicted for allegedly 'showing favor' to men accused of killing Ahmaud Arbery

  02-09-2021 23:37 via nbcnews.com
  
  Jaquelyn Lee Johnson is accused of violation of oath of public officer and obstruction of a police officer in her handling of the case, the Georgia attorney general announced.
  
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• Twin boys found dead inside car at South Carolina day care

  02-09-2021 23:35
  
  Investigators say twin 20-month-old boys found dead inside a car in the parking lot of a South Carolina day care had likely been in the hot SUV for more than nine hours
  
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• The worst drug dealers in history are getting away with billions

  02-09-2021 23:25 via cnn.com
  
  Back alley drug dealers go to jail when they get caught. Corporate boardroom drug dealers can hide behind bankruptcy and keep most of their billions when they get in trouble.
  
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• Caldor Fire evacuation orders eased; favorable weather to aid battle against California blaze

  02-09-2021 23:20 via nbcnews.com
  
  The Caldor Fire, which prompted a citywide evacuation of South Lake Tahoe this week, was 25 percent contained Thursday, officials said.
  
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• Match CEO and Bumble create relief funds for employees affected by Texas abortion law

  02-09-2021 22:58 via nbcnews.com
  
  Bumble, based in Austin, said it was creating a relief fund supporting people seeking abortions in the state.
  
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• Analysis: John Roberts has lost control of the Supreme Court

  02-09-2021 22:29 via cnn.com
  
  • Biden launches a 'whole of government' effort to protect abortion rights
  
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• Manchin upends Democrats' push to enact Biden's agenda this month, calling for 'pause' on $3.5 trillion bill

  02-09-2021 22:25 via cnn.com
  
  Sen. Joe Manchin, the most pivotal Democratic swing vote in the Senate, threw a major wrench in his party's carefully crafted plans to pass a massive $3.5 trillion bill by month's end, demanding they take a "strategic pause" before considering a sweeping bill to implement much of President Joe Biden's agenda.
  
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• Analysis: Is this finally the moment we wake up to the climate crisis?

  02-09-2021 22:14 via cnn.com
  
  Record flooding in Philadelphia and New York City. Tornadoes in New Jersey. Fires burning through California and Nevada.
  
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• Taliban have a 2-front war headed their way

  02-09-2021 21:33 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  The U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan is complete and the Taliban are the sole authority in Kabul, the tough task of governing now falls on the shoulders of Islamist militants who have been out of power for 20 years.
  
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• Passengers stuck on the subway were without power, water, or bathrooms. And they're the lucky ones.

  02-09-2021 21:20 via cnn.com
  
  Camilla Akbari boarded a 7:43 p.m. New Jersey Transit train on Wednesday night from New York Penn Station hoping to get to her mom's place in Princeton, New Jersey. It's a trip that generally takes about an hour.
  
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• 4 dead after jet crashes into Connecticut building

  02-09-2021 21:08 via nbcnews.com
  
  The Cessna Citation 560X business jet crashed in Farmington, west of the capital, Hartford, as it was on its way to North Carolina, the FAA said.
  
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• Improper use of Boppy nursing pillows, loungers linked to 7 infant deaths

  02-09-2021 21:06
  
  Consumer Reports released a new analysis of government data.
  
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• Panjshir - the valley trying to hold off the Taliban

  02-09-2021 21:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The last bastion of resistance is still holding out just north-east of the capital, Kabul.
  
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• Ohio man arrested days after confronting NBC News' Shaquille Brewster on live TV, authorities say

  02-09-2021 20:59 via nbcnews.com
  
  Benjamin Eugene Dagley, 54, was picked up by marshals in Dayton, following the incident in Gulfport, Mississippi, authorities said.
  
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• FAA grounds Virgin Galactic as it investigates Richard Branson's space flight

  02-09-2021 20:59 via cnn.com
  
  The Federal Aviation Administration confirmed late Wednesday it is investigating Richard Branson's flight to space, saying the rocket-powered plane operated by his company, Virgin Galactic, veered off course during its descent.
  
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• ABBA reunites after nearly 40 years to announce new album, digital concert

  02-09-2021 20:55 via nbcnews.com
  
  The band, which has not released new music in nearly 40 years, announced Thursday that it will release new music.
  
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• ABBA drops first studio album in 40 years

  02-09-2021 20:55 via cnn.com
  
  ABBA has announced their first studio album in 40 years.
  
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• John Roberts has lost control of the Supreme Court

  02-09-2021 20:54 via cnn.com
  
  • Biden launches a 'whole of government' effort to protect abortion rights
  • Analysis: It's not just Texas. The faux panic and textbook wars fit into a long history• Congress could protect access to abortion. Here's why that's unlikely to happen
  
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• WATCH: Ida floods the Northeast as Louisiana struggles to recover: World in Photos, Sept. 2

  02-09-2021 20:47
  
  A look at the top photos from around the globe.
  
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• Larry Elder disclosed sexual harassment allegations on 2011 radio show, but implied one woman was too ugly for it to be true

  02-09-2021 20:41 via cnn.com
  
  Larry Elder, a radio talk show host and the top Republican candidate in California's recall election, disclosed in 2011 episodes of his radio show that he had twice been accused of sexual harassment and forcefully denied the allegations.
  
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• Massive flooding after Ida leaves multiple people dead

  02-09-2021 20:35 via cnn.com
  
  Water rescues still were underway Thursday across parts of the East after the remnants of Hurricane Ida unleashed deadly and paralyzing flooding at shocking speed across Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic states, including the New York City and Philadelphia areas.
  
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• Johnson: Kabul evacuation 'planned for months'

  02-09-2021 20:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Boris Johnson says safe passage for those wanting to leave is a priority if the Taliban want engagement with the West.
  
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• NHTSA: Traffic deaths rise again as drivers take risks

  02-09-2021 20:27
  
  The government’s road safety agency reported Thursday that U.S. traffic deaths in the first quarter of 2021 rose by 10.5% over last year, even as driving has declined
  
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• Search still on for man attacked by gator in Ida floodwaters

  02-09-2021 20:10
  
  Sheriff’s officials are still searching for a man whose arm was ripped off during an alligator attack in the floodwaters of Hurricane Ida
  
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• Jury in criminal trial of Elizabeth Holmes has been selected

  02-09-2021 20:00 via cnn.com
  
  A jury of seven men and five women has been selected for the long-awaited criminal trial of Elizabeth Holmes, the former CEO and founder of Theranos. The twelve jurors and five alternates were sworn in Thursday.
  
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• Ida unleashes massive flooding and leaves at least 20 dead

  02-09-2021 19:56 via cnn.com
  
  Water rescues still were underway Thursday across parts of the East after the remnants of Hurricane Ida unleashed deadly and paralyzing flooding at shocking speed across Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic states, including the New York City and Philadelphia areas.
  
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• What it was like to be stranded in subways and trains

  02-09-2021 19:44 via cnn.com
  
  Camilla Akbari boarded a 7:43 p.m. New Jersey Transit train on Wednesday night from New York Penn Station hoping to get to her mom's place in Princeton, New Jersey. It's a trip that generally takes about an hour.
  
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• Spend the night on the subway or pay for a $104 ride home: Passengers describe being stranded by floods

  02-09-2021 19:44 via cnn.com
  
  Camilla Akbari boarded a 7:43 p.m. New Jersey Transit train on Wednesday night from New York Penn Station hoping to get to her mom's place in Princeton, New Jersey. It's a trip that generally takes about an hour.
  
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• Taliban seeking to expand capabilities with US weaponry

  02-09-2021 19:39 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  U.S. troops destroyed or disabled nearly 100 combat vehicles and dozens of aircraft before vacating the airport in Kabul on Monday, in a last-ditch bid to deprive the Taliban of the use of some American military equipment.
  
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• Here's how women in Texas can have safe abortions — legal or not

  02-09-2021 19:36 via nbcnews.com
  
  Thanks to medication abortion, people in Texas and elsewhere can have safe, self-managed abortions at home — legal or not.
  
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• US Capitol riot defendant jailed after watching MyPillow CEO's conspiracy symposium while prohibited from going online

  02-09-2021 19:30 via cnn.com
  
  The QAnon supporter who chased Officer Eugene Goodman near the Senate chamber during the US Capitol insurrection was sent back to jail Thursday, in part because he violated the rules of his release by going online to access conspiracy theories about the 2020 election.
  
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• Beloved Bollywood actor Sidharth Shukla dead at 40

  02-09-2021 19:22 via nbcnews.com
  
  "Thank you for entertaining us, for being an inspiration to countless people across the globe," Colors TV, the network he worked for, said.
  
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• 'Top Gun: Maverick' and 'Mission: Impossible 7' release dates delayed again

  02-09-2021 18:58 via cnn.com
  
  Paramount Pictures is delaying the release of three big movies due to the ongoing pandemic.
  
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• New Jersey resident shows how floods destroyed her home

  02-09-2021 18:40 via cnn.com
  
  New Jersey resident Sinah Ghannam tells CNN's Kate Bolduan how historic floods "totally destroyed" her home in Wallington, New Jersey.
  
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• 'Everything is just totally destroyed': New Jersey resident shows how floods wrecked her home

  02-09-2021 18:40 via cnn.com
  
  New Jersey resident Sinah Ghannam tells CNN's Kate Bolduan how historic floods "totally destroyed" her home in Wallington, New Jersey.
  
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• 'Unconstitutional chaos': Biden vows 'whole-of-government' response after Texas abortion decision

  02-09-2021 18:35 via nbcnews.com
  
  Biden called the U.S. Supreme Court’s 5-4 ruling “an unprecedented assault on a woman’s constitutional rights under Roe v. Wade."
  
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• More than 80% of Americans have some immunity to coronavirus, blood survey finds

  02-09-2021 18:33 via cnn.com
  
  The dramatic rise in Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations due to the more transmissible Delta variant is significantly impacting all age groups, particularly Americans ages 11 or younger who are not yet eligible to receive vaccinations.
  
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• Floodwaters force bus riders to stand on seats

  02-09-2021 18:30 via cnn.com
  
  Bus riders in Queens, New York, cheered their bus driver on as she got them out of floodwaters so deep they were forced to stand on their seats.
  
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• Qatar says it’s not clear when Kabul airport will reopen

  02-09-2021 18:18 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  Qatar’s top diplomat said Thursday that experts are racing to reopen Kabul’s airport but warned it was not clear when flights would resume, with many still desperate to flee Afghanistan’s new Taliban leaders.
  
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• Ida unleashes massive flooding and leaves at least 15 dead

  02-09-2021 18:18 via cnn.com
  
  Water rescues still were underway Thursday across parts of the East after the remnants of Hurricane Ida unleashed deadly and paralyzing flooding at shocking speed across Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic states, including the New York City and Philadelphia areas.
  
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• Ida aftermath unleashes massive flooding and leave 15 dead

  02-09-2021 18:18 via cnn.com
  
  Water rescues still were underway Thursday across parts of the East after the remnants of Hurricane Ida unleashed deadly and paralyzing flooding at shocking speed across Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic states, including the New York City and Philadelphia areas.
  
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• Elijah McClain's family speaks out as officers, medics charged in son's death

  02-09-2021 18:14
  
  The parents of Elijah McClain spoke out after Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser announced a 32-count indictment against officers and medics involved in his death.
  
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