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• Judge blocks medical worker vaccine mandate in NY state

  14-09-2021 23:57
  
  A federal judge has temporarily blocked New York state from forcing medical workers to be vaccinated after a group of health care workers sued, saying their Constitutional rights were violated
  
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• Book details GOP infighting over how to handle Trump after election loss

  14-09-2021 23:25 via cnn.com
  
  In their new book "Peril," Bob Woodward and Robert Costa document how top Republicans struggled to manage Donald Trump's exit from the White House while also trying to convince him to help the party down the road. Filled with scenes of backbiting, temper tantrums, and expletive-filled phone calls, the book depicts a GOP in chaos, desperately trying to preserve its relationship with Trump.
  
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• Gupta: Vaccine causing swollen testicles, that's not a thing

  14-09-2021 23:15 via cnn.com
  
  Rapper Nicki Minaj claimed on social media that her cousin's friend has "swollen testicles" after taking the Covid-19 vaccine. CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta joins New Day to debunk the rapper.
  
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• Dr. Gupta: Vaccine causing swollen testicles, that's not a thing

  14-09-2021 23:15 via cnn.com
  
  Rapper Nicki Minaj claimed on social media that her cousin's friend has "swollen testicles" after taking the Covid-19 vaccine. CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta joins New Day to debunk the rapper.
  
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• US charges 3 former intelligence operatives with helping build UAE hacking program

  14-09-2021 23:03 via cnn.com
  
  The US Justice Department on Tuesday announced federal computer fraud charges against three men who allegedly helped build a hacking program for the United Arab Emirates government.
  
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• Senate Democrats introduce new voting rights bill

  14-09-2021 23:00
  
  Senate Democrats have introduced their latest version of a sweeping election reform bill to counter voting restrictions that have passed in GOP-led states.
  
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• The massive Museum of Pinball closes, leaving around 1,700 games to be auctioned off

  14-09-2021 22:57 via cnn.com
  
  The Museum of Pinball was only open for nine days a year in pre-Covid times, but when it was open, it glowed like -- well, like an arcade in its neon-lit heyday.
  
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• Palace confirms Queen Elizabeth sent message of congratulations to North Korea

  14-09-2021 22:29 via cnn.com
  
  Queen Elizabeth sent a message of congratulations to the people of North Korea on their national day, a Buckingham Palace spokesperson told CNN.
  
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• A tip from a Florida student led to a chilling discovery

  14-09-2021 22:17 via cnn.com
  
  Two middle school students have been arrested and charged with conspiracy to commit a shooting in Florida. CNN's John Berman talks to Sheriff Carmine Marceno about the latest developments.
  
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• Indiana Marine killed in Afghanistan remembered as hero

  14-09-2021 22:12
  
  A 22-year-old U.S. Marine from Indiana has been remembered as a hero during a funeral in his hometown
  
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• Is Biden's vaccine mandate 'unconstitutional'? Eye roll

  14-09-2021 21:46 via nbcnews.com
  
  As the Supreme Court has long held, Americans do not have a constitutional right to harm their fellow citizens by refusing vaccines and serving as disease vectors.
  
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• Afghan sniper who helped British Army ‘hunted down and executed by Taliban’

  14-09-2021 21:38 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  An Afghan sniper who worked alongside British special forces in the war-torn country was hunted down by the Taliban on Monday and executed in front of his family, according to a former UK army colonel.
  
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• Ocasio-Cortez responds to backlash over controversial Met Gala gown

  14-09-2021 21:30
  
  The congresswoman said the dress was borrowed, and she was not the only New York City politician in attendance.
  
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• 'SNL' alum Norm Macdonald dies at 61

  14-09-2021 21:29 via cnn.com
  
  Norm Macdonald, a comic who was beloved as anchor of "Saturday Night Live's" popular "Weekend Update" segments, died Tuesday, according to multiple reports, citing his manager.
  
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• Worried Trump could 'go rogue,' Milley took top-secret action to protect nuclear weapons: book

  14-09-2021 21:13 via cnn.com
  
  • Trump secret memo ordering Afghanistan withdrawal blindsided national security team, book says
  
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• Worried Trump could 'go rogue,' Milley took secret action to protect nuclear weapons

  14-09-2021 21:13 via cnn.com
  
  • Backbiting, tantrums, expletive-filled calls: New book details GOP infighting over Trump
  
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• Top military adviser Gen. Mark Milley called a secret meeting after January 6 Capitol attack over fears Trump could 'go rogue', new book reveals

  14-09-2021 21:13 via cnn.com
  
  • Backbiting, tantrums, expletive-filled calls: New book details GOP infighting over Trump
  
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• Woman pleads guilty to threatening Vice President Harris

  14-09-2021 21:04
  
  A South Florida woman has pleaded guilty to making death threats against Vice President Kamala Harris
  
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• Norm Macdonald, former 'Saturday Night Live' cast member and stand-up comic, dies at 61

  14-09-2021 20:56 via nbcnews.com
  
  The comedian had kept his cancer diagnosis private for nearly a decade.
  
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• Trump secret memo ordering Afghanistan withdrawal blindsided national security team, book says

  14-09-2021 20:55 via cnn.com
  
  Just eight days after the 2020 election, then-President Donald Trump was so determined to end the war in Afghanistan during his presidency that he secretly signed a memo to withdraw all troops by January 15, 2021, according to a new book, "Peril," from journalists Bob Woodward and Robert Costa.
  
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• Experts warn of a rough winter but PM is clinging to plan A

  14-09-2021 20:54
  
  Analysis: despite Whitty and Vallance’s fears, Boris Johnson and his team remain optimistic Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageTwelve months ago, as a battle raged in Downing Street over whether to order a circuit-breaker lockdown, Prof Chris Whitty and Sir Patrick Vallance issued a stern public warning that England was headed for 200 deaths a day by November unless action was taken.That was widely seen as a shocking and unacceptable figure. In the event, Bor
  
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• SpaceX will launch four space tourists on a three-day trip in space

  14-09-2021 19:57 via cnn.com
  
  On Wednesday, four people — none of whom are professional astronauts — will strap themselves into a capsule atop a 200-foot-tall SpaceX rocket that will blast them past the speed of sound and up to 17,500 miles per hour.
  
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• Haiti prosecutor seeks charges against PM in connection with president's assassination

  14-09-2021 19:51 via cnn.com
  
  Haiti's top prosecutor is seeking charges against Prime Minister Ariel Henry in connection with the assassination of the late President Jovenel Moise, Claude confirmed to CNN on Tuesday. He has also barred the Prime Minister from leaving the country.
  
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• Former officers involved in George Floyd's death plead not guilty

  14-09-2021 19:40
  
  Four ex-officers involved in George Floyd's death, including Derek Chauvin, have been charged for violating Floyd's constitutional rights.
  
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• SpaceX will launch four space tourists on a three-day trip in space. Here's everthing you need to know

  14-09-2021 19:39 via cnn.com
  
  On Wednesday, four people — none of whom are professional astronauts — will strap themselves into a capsule atop a 200-foot-tall SpaceX rocket that will blast them past the speed of sound and up to 17,500 miles per hour.
  
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• Cristiano Ronaldo scores in second Champions League debut for Manchester United

  14-09-2021 19:39 via cnn.com
  
  It took Cristiano Ronaldo less than 13 minutes to score on his second Champions League debut for Manchester United, opening the scoring against Swiss team Young Boys.
  
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• Stranded Afghan military pilots on the move toward freedom

  14-09-2021 19:32 via cnn.com
  
  CNN's Alex Marquardt gives an update on the Afghan military pilots trying to make their way to the United States, after they fled Afghanistan in advance of the Taliban.
  
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• Boris Johnson says winter Covid measures may include 'plan B' of home working and face masks – video

  14-09-2021 19:25
  
  Outlining the government's winter Covid-19 plan, Boris Johnson said the government will 'will keep further measures in reserve. A plan B.' These measures include face masks, advice to work from home and vaccine passports, the prime minister said.Speaking at a No 10 press conference, Johnson added that 'it might still make the difference between keeping businesses open at full capacity or not'Continue reading...
  
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• The Trump brand of politics is spreading around the world

  14-09-2021 19:08 via cnn.com
  
  Maybe this is a source of pride for former President Donald Trump. But for the rest of the world, seeing America's recent political turmoil emulated in nations from east to west is something else entirely. The example set by Trump -- disparaging, assaulting and undercutting a country's democracy -- has now become the template for political players with authoritarian leanings around the globe.
  
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• Winter plan: what does government’s toolkit to combat Covid include?

  14-09-2021 19:07
  
  Boris Johnson announces restrictions that could be used in England if NHS comes under pressureCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageBoris Johnson has announced the government’s “autumn and winter plan” to combat an anticipated rise in Covid infection rates over the coming months, with a toolkit of restrictions that could be introduced in England if the NHS comes under significant pressure. Continue reading...
  
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• Experts break down China's smoke and mirrors relationship with Taliban in wake of US withdrawal

  14-09-2021 18:46 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  In the days following the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, China has made public advances to bolster its relationship with the Taliban in an apparent effort to expand its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).
  
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• Where are the Taliban's missing leaders?

  14-09-2021 18:36 via cnn.com
  
  The Taliban's leaders are rarely seen at public events and do not readily grant interviews or hold news conferences. Many of them move in the shadows, their whereabouts unknown, inevitably generating rumors about their health and about possible internal disagreements.
  
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• Hillary Clinton: US still faces ‘real battle for democracy’ – video

  14-09-2021 18:20
  
  Hillary Clinton said the US was still in a 'real battle for our democracy' against pro-Trump forces on the far right who are seeking to entrench minority rule and turn back the clock on women’s rights.Speaking at a Guardian Live event on Monday, Clinton said she believed there was majority support for Joe Biden’s agenda of huge investment in infrastructure and budget support for families. 'But the other side wants to rule by minority,' she told the Guardian's Jonathan FreedlandUS fac
  
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• Māori Party campaigns to change New Zealand's name to Aotearoa

  14-09-2021 18:16 via cnn.com
  
  New Zealand's Māori Party has launched a petition to change the official name of the country to Aotearoa, its name in the te reo Māori language.
  
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• Florida mother reunited with daughter who was abducted in 2007 at the age of 6

  14-09-2021 17:59 via cnn.com
  
  The Clermont Police Department in Florida announced Monday that a mother has been reunited with her daughter, who was just six years old when she was abducted from her home in 2007.
  
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• Worried Trump could 'go rogue,' Milley took top-secret action to protect nuclear weapons: Woodward book

  14-09-2021 17:53 via cnn.com
  
  Two days after the January 6 attack on the US Capitol, President Donald Trump's top military adviser, Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark Milley, single-handedly took top-secret action to limit Trump from potentially ordering a dangerous military strike or launching nuclear weapons, according to "Peril," a new book by legendary journalist Bob Woodward and veteran Washington Post reporter Robert Costa.
  
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• Kate Hudson reveals she's engaged to Danny Fujikawa

  14-09-2021 17:42 via cnn.com
  
  US actress Kate Hudson is engaged to long-term boyfriend Danny Fujikawa, she revealed on Monday.
  
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• A US nonprofit calls him an aid worker, the US military calls him an ISIS-K facilitator. One side is wrong, and children are dead

  14-09-2021 17:39 via cnn.com
  
  To the United States military, he was an ISIS-K facilitator they feared was involved in a plot to attack Kabul's international airport.
  
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• A US nonprofit calls him an aid worker. A US official calls him an ISIS-K facilitator. Questions swirl around the death of a man and nine relatives in Kabul

  14-09-2021 17:39 via cnn.com
  
  To the United States military, he was an ISIS-K facilitator they feared was involved in a plot to attack Kabul's international airport.
  
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• 6 signs it's time to quit your job

  14-09-2021 17:28 via cnn.com
  
  Millions of workers have left their jobs in recent months.
  
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• Florida mother reunited with daughter who was abducted in 2007 at the age of six

  14-09-2021 17:27 via cnn.com
  
  The Clermont Police Department in Florida announced Monday that a mother has been reunited with her daughter, who was just six years old when she was abducted from her home in 2007.
  
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• Afghanistan’s coming weeks, months could be ‘very detrimental’ as aid problems mounting under Taliban rule

  14-09-2021 17:26 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  The coming weeks and months “could be very, very detrimental for the Afghan people” as the amount of aid flowing into the war-torn country “simply will not be enough,” Fox News’ Trey Yingst reported Tuesday.
  
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• Wu-Tang's RZA talks physical, emotional and spiritual evolution

  14-09-2021 17:25 via cnn.com
  
  On screen and off, the Wu-Tang Clan's RZA is opening up about how his career has unfolded and how he's evolved as a man.
  
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• Designer of Ocasio-Cortez's 'Tax the Rich' dress responds to criticism

  14-09-2021 17:17 via cnn.com
  
  Aurora James, who designed the dress worn by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's (D-NY) at the 2021 Met Gala, responds to conservative backlash over her "tax the rich" dress that Ocasio-Cortez wore to the event.
  
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• WATCH: California firefighter helps free tangled seagull

  14-09-2021 16:40
  
  A California firefighter helped free a seagull that became entangled on top of a light pole in a supermarket parking lot.
  
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• They wanted a new life in America. Instead they were killed by the US military

  14-09-2021 16:39 via cnn.com
  
  To the United States military, he was an ISIS-K facilitator they feared was involved in a plot to attack Kabul's international airport.
  
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• Britain delays Brexit border checks as food industry warns of permanent shortages

  14-09-2021 16:30 via cnn.com
  
  The British government has once again delayed the introduction of checks on imports from the European Union as the food and drink industry warns that shortages caused by Brexit and the coronavirus pandemic could become permanent.
  
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• Britain was a world leader in travel. Not anymore

  14-09-2021 16:23 via cnn.com
  
  Britain's strict Covid-19 testing requirements for overseas visitors and Brits wishing to holiday abroad had a "devastating impact" on the UK travel industry this summer, causing it to fall behind European rivals and putting thousands of jobs at risk.
  
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• Most in the developed world think the US is doing a bad job on climate, Pew poll finds

  14-09-2021 16:08 via cnn.com
  
  Despite efforts from President Joe Biden to turn the United States into a global climate leader, most people in the advanced world don't think the US is doing a good job on the issue, and China is doing even worse, a new poll by the Pew Research Center published Tuesday shows.
  
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• Allowing Texas to mostly ban abortions 'very bad' but not political: Justice Breyer

  14-09-2021 16:07
  
  Justice Breyer says the Supreme Court’s recent 5-4 decision allowing Texas to effectively ban abortion across the state was “very bad” but not politically motivated.
  
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