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• Biden: This alliance allows us to meet threats of today and tomorrow

  15-09-2021 23:56 via cnn.com
  
  President Biden talks about the new effort to help Australia acquire nuclear-powered submarines, a major step toward countering China as he works to build international backing for his approach to Beijing. The announcement came as part of a new trilateral partnership among the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom.
  
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• Biden explains new trilateral partnership with UK and Australia

  15-09-2021 23:56 via cnn.com
  
  President Biden talks about the new effort to help Australia acquire nuclear-powered submarines, a major step toward countering China as he works to build international backing for his approach to Beijing. The announcement came as part of a new trilateral partnership among the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom.
  
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• Biden announces trilateral partnership with UK and Australia

  15-09-2021 23:56 via cnn.com
  
  President Biden talks about the new effort to help Australia acquire nuclear-powered submarines, a major step toward countering China as he works to build international backing for his approach to Beijing. The announcement came as part of a new trilateral partnership among the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom.
  
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• Mysterious disappearance of Instagram adventurer

  15-09-2021 23:53 via cnn.com
  
  Authorities are searching for missing Florida woman Gabby Petito who was last believed to have been in the Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming with her boyfriend, police said. HLN's Mike Galanos reports.
  
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• Nicki Minaj claim that Covid vaccine can cause impotence dismissed by Trinidad and Tobago

  15-09-2021 23:51
  
  Minister says health officials found no evidence that any patient reported such side effects: ‘We wasted so much time running down this false claim’Trinidad and Tobago’s health minister has dismissed claims by the rapper Nicki Minaj that a cousin’s friend had become impotent after receiving the Covid-19 vaccine, saying that health officials in the Caribbean country had found no evidence that any patient had reported such side-effects.“As we stand now, there is absol
  
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• Donald Trump's laughably childish threat to Mike Pence

  15-09-2021 23:39 via cnn.com
  
  Donald Trump is, at root, just an overgrown kid. And not in any good way.
  
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• Trump responds to reporting about Gen. Milley's actions

  15-09-2021 23:36 via cnn.com
  
  Pressure on Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark Milley has ramped up following assertions leveled in a new book about Milley's actions in the aftermath of the January 6 attack on the US Capitol.
  
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• Taliban co-founder disputes internal rifts, denies he was injured in any clash

  15-09-2021 23:27 via cnn.com
  
  Taliban co-founder and acting Deputy Prime Minister Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar appeared in a television interview Wednesday to refute rumors he had been injured or even killed in a dispute last week at the presidential palace in Kabul.
  
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• Taliban co-founder disputes internal rifts

  15-09-2021 23:27 via cnn.com
  
  Taliban co-founder and acting Deputy Prime Minister Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar appeared in a television interview Wednesday to refute rumors he had been injured or even killed in a dispute last week at the presidential palace in Kabul.
  
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• US, EU will announce global pledge to reduce planet-warming methane emissions

  15-09-2021 22:29 via cnn.com
  
  The United States and European Union will announce on Friday a global pledge to reduce emissions of methane -- a potent greenhouse gas -- according to a senior Biden administration official.
  
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• Hear Simone Biles' powerful testimony before US Senate

  15-09-2021 22:19 via cnn.com
  
  Olympic gymnast Simone Biles became emotional during her testimony before a Senate committee investigating FBI mishandling of abuse allegations against former Team USA doctor Larry Nassar.
  
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• Pakistan PM says world should give Taliban 'time' on human rights

  15-09-2021 21:53 via edition.cnn.com
  
  • Taliban gave thousands of Kandahar residents 3 days to leave homes, protesters say
  
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• Afghanistan: Life under Taliban rule one month on

  15-09-2021 21:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Secunder Kermani looks at life in northern Afghanistan, four weeks after the militants seized power.
  
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• Boris Johnson lays groundwork for general election with ruthless reshuffle

  15-09-2021 21:32
  
  Cabinet reshuffle clears out failing ministers and rewards those with positive publicityWho’s in, who’s outAnalysisLive updatesBoris Johnson has laid the groundwork for the next general election with a ruthless cabinet reshuffle, designed to clear out failing ministers and hand Michael Gove the key job of making “levelling up” a reality for sceptical voters.On a day of dramatic developments in Westminster, Johnson sacked three cabinet ministers including the gaffe-prone e
  
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• Joe Biden has ‘great confidence’ in top general Milley after Trump revelation

  15-09-2021 21:17
  
  The chair of the joint chiefs of staff sought to prevent the former president from ‘going rogue’, according to new Woodward book• US politics – follow liveJoe Biden threw his weight behind the top US military officer on Wednesday, saying he had “great confidence” in the general who, according to a new book, took steps to prevent the outgoing Republican president Donald Trump from “going rogue” and launching a nuclear war or an attack on China.Mark M
  
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• Mega mansion once worth $500 million defaults on $100 million in debt, forcing a sale

  15-09-2021 20:33 via cnn.com
  
  A gargantuan residence in Los Angeles dubbed "The One" by its developer is now on track to be sold after the owner defaulted on more than $100 million in loans and debt, according to court documents.
  
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• Gymnasts rip FBI over botched Nassar investigation in emotional testimony before US Congress

  15-09-2021 20:33 via cnn.com
  
  Olympic gymnasts McKayla Maroney and Simone Biles ripped the FBI and the Justice Department in Senate testimony Wednesday for how FBI agents mishandled abuse allegations brought against Larry Nassar and then made false statements in the fallout from the botched investigation.
  
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• Nadhim Zahawi to replace Gavin Williamson as education secretary

  15-09-2021 20:25
  
  Former vaccines minister promoted by Boris Johnson after winning plaudits for efficient and fuss-free jab rolloutNadhim Zahawi, whose star has risen during the pandemic as vaccines minister, is to become education secretary after Gavin Williamson’s gaffe-prone tenure came to an end.Zahawi has been promoted by Boris Johnson after winning plaudits over the efficient and fuss-free Covid vaccine programme, a style that may serve him well in an education sector buffeted by Williamson’s mo
  
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• Federal judge denies Trump's request to stop E. Jean Carroll lawsuit from moving forward

  15-09-2021 20:18 via cnn.com
  
  A federal judge overseeing columnist E. Jean Carroll's defamation lawsuit against former President Donald Trump has denied Trump's request to stop the case from moving forward as they await an appeals court decision.
  
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• Kansas boy’s insect entry at state fair wins prize – and triggers federal inquiry

  15-09-2021 20:15
  
  Creature was a dead spotted lanternfly – an invasive moth-like bug that has been causing massive damage to plants in eastern statesA young contestant’s proud entry at the Kansas state fair caused a flap when a judge saw the specimen submitted in the boy’s exhibition box – and it prompted a federal investigation.The show item was a dead spotted lanternfly the boy had discovered at his home – an invasive moth-like bug that has been causing massive damage to plants in
  
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• Watch part two of CNN's interview with Imran Khan

  15-09-2021 20:05 via cnn.com
  
  CNN's Becky Anderson sits down with Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan for an exclusive interview in the country's capital Islamabad, where he speaks about his country's relationship with the United States.
  
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• Simone Biles says ‘burdens’ of Nassar abuse remained with her at Olympics

  15-09-2021 19:57
  
  Gymnast gives searing testimony at US senate hearingFBI accused of failing to investigate abuse properlySimone Biles offered emotional testimony on Tuesday at a US senate hearing into the Larry Nassar abuse scandal, an episode that rocked the world of gymnastics and involved some of the most famous young athletes in America.Nassar, a former USA Gymnastics team doctor, is serving an effective life sentence after abusing dozens of athletes under his care. Biles and other Olympic gold medalists suc
  
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• Raisman reveals one of the most devastating parts of Nassar case

  15-09-2021 19:52 via cnn.com
  
  Olympic gymnast Aly Raisman delivers a powerful statement on the abuse she and others suffered at the hands of former Team USA Gymnastics Doctor Larry Nassar.
  
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• All-civilian SpaceX crew set to launch into orbit in historic mission

  15-09-2021 19:43 via nbcnews.com
  
  SpaceX will launch four private citizens into orbit around Earth in what will be the first mission to space with an all-civilian crew.
  
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• What does Gavin Newsom’s recall victory mean for California?

  15-09-2021 19:39
  
  The governor easily defeated the attempt to remove him from office as voters indicated they didn’t want a dramatic change of courseCalifornia’s governor, Gavin Newsom, defeated a historic Republican-led recall effort, securing a victory that will probably save his political career and bolster the continuation of the Democrat’s policies.Newsom on Tuesday easily fought back the attempt to remove him from office less than three years into his first term. Incomplete returns showed
  
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• Fiancé identified as a person of interest in disappearance of New York woman, police say

  15-09-2021 19:34 via nbcnews.com
  
  The family of Gabrielle "Gabby" Petito reported her missing over the weekend. She fell out of contact with them in late August during a road trip to Wyoming.
  
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• Minnesota high court tosses murder conviction against Mohamed Noor, former police officer

  15-09-2021 19:18 via nbcnews.com
  
  Noor's second-degree manslaughter conviction still stands in the July 15, 2017, slaying of of Justine Ruszczyk Damond.
  
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• Meghan and Harry are named 'icons' in Time's list of 100 most influential people

  15-09-2021 19:18 via cnn.com
  
  This year has seen Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex take part in a groundbreaking interview with Oprah Winfrey and welcome their second child into the world, all while scandals have swirled around the royal family they left behind.
  
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• McKayla Maroney: FBI made 'entirely false claims about what I said'

  15-09-2021 19:16 via cnn.com
  
  Olympic gymnasts McKayla Maroney and Simone Biles ripped the FBI and the Justice Department in Senate testimony Wednesday for how FBI agents mishandled abuse allegations brought against Larry Nassar and then made false statements in the fallout from the botched investigation.
  
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• Ryan Reynolds and Will Ferrell harmonize in TikTok trend

  15-09-2021 19:12 via cnn.com
  
  Ryan Reynolds was joined by Will Ferrell as the two attempted the 'Grace Kelly challenge' on TikTok.
  
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• 'We have been failed': Simone Biles breaks down in tears recounting Nassar's sexual abuse

  15-09-2021 19:01 via nbcnews.com
  
  Biles and three other U.S. gymnasts are testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee at an oversight hearing about how the FBI mishandled the Nassar case.
  
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• Fears London and Paris would die due to Covid are unfounded, finds survey

  15-09-2021 18:51
  
  Residents in the cities still mainly content where they are, with minimal change in numbers wanting move outReports of a “death of the city” due to the Covid crisis have been greatly exaggerated, according to a survey of Parisians and Londoners that found little change in people’s satisfaction with urban life or plans to move out in the near future.The report by King’s College London and the Université de Paris, based on polling carried out in April and May, found
  
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• WATCH: Simone Biles gives opening statement in review of FBI handling of Nassar case

  15-09-2021 18:49
  
  "We have been failed and we deserve answers" Biles said.
  
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• Tropical Depression Nicholas stalls over storm-battered Louisiana

  15-09-2021 18:44 via nbcnews.com
  
  The storm, now 30 miles northeast of Lake Charles Louisiana, is expected to drop 3 to 6 more inches of rain across the central Gulf Coast.
  
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• US mask makers say they are being clobbered by cheaper competition from China

  15-09-2021 18:41 via cnn.com
  
  When the pandemic first hit last year, Brian Wolin was working as a chiropractor, and his brother-in-law, Evan Shulman, ran a business making luxury retail displays for brands, such as Gucci and Chanel. But once the lockdowns began, they both found themselves unable to work. That's when they decided to launch Protective Health Gear, turning over a large part of Shulman's manufacturing space to the production of masks, specifically N95 respirators, which were in high demand and limited supply.
  
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• ‘It was either me or him’: Canadian sergeant who shot fellow officer testifies

  15-09-2021 18:38
  
  Police officer who was shot nine times is on trial for assault after allegedly attacking sergeant in confrontation over bathroom breakA Canadian police officer who was shot nine times by a colleague is now on trial for assault over the confrontation that began over a bathroom break.Constable Nathan Parker, 55, of the Niagara regional police, stands accused of assault with a weapon, intent to resist arrest and assaulting a police officer after allegedly attacking detective sergeant Shane Donovan.
  
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• Bushmeat poaching is on the rise in Kenya as Covid hunger drives hunt for antelopes and giraffes

  15-09-2021 18:37 via cnn.com
  
  Kenya's wide-open, postcard-perfect savannah is dotted with acacia trees in every direction as the early morning fog still clouds the air. Donart Mwakio is doing his rounds in a white pickup truck when it suddenly screeches to a halt. The ranger at Kenya's Taita Hills Wildlife Sanctuary hops out of the back and stands over an unusual-looking carcass.
  
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• READ: Biles, Maroney, Raisman and Nichols opening statements before Congress

  15-09-2021 18:23 via cnn.com
  
  USA gymnasts Simone Biles, McKayla Maroney, Maggie Nichols and Aly Raisman testified to the Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday about the FBI's botched investigation into abuse allegations against Larry Nassar.
  
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• Duke and Duchess of Sussex are cover stars of Time’s most influential list

  15-09-2021 18:05
  
  Meghan and Harry named among top 100 people globally, with the honour unveiled on the duke’s 37th birthdayThe Duke and Duchess of Sussex are the cover stars of Time magazine’s list of the most influential people in the world, with the accolade revealed on the duke’s 37th birthday.The US publication released a glossy image of Harry and Meghan, taken at their Montecito home in California. Jose Andres, a friend and chef who runs the charity World Central Kitchen, writes that the c
  
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• See what Simon Cowell did to applaud 'AGT' contestant

  15-09-2021 18:00 via cnn.com
  
  "America's Got Talent" judge Simon Cowell was so wowed by a 16-year-old aerialist's performance that he stood up on the judge's table to applaud the contestant.
  
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• Watch part one of Imran Khan's interview with CNN's Becky Anderson

  15-09-2021 17:57 via cnn.com
  
  CNN's Becky Anderson sits down with Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan for an exclusive interview.
  
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• Watch part of Imran Khan's interview with CNN's Becky Anderson

  15-09-2021 17:57 via cnn.com
  
  CNN's Becky Anderson sits down with Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan for an exclusive interview.
  
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• Afghanistan women's rights protester says Taliban violence won't stop future demonstrations

  15-09-2021 17:56 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  An Afghan women's rights activist shares details of a recent protest against the Taliban in Kabul.
  
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• EU commissioner calls for urgent action against Pegasus spyware

  15-09-2021 17:49
  
  Didier Reynders condemns hacking of political opponents and journalists and says bloc closely watching Hungary investigationThe EU must swiftly legislate to further protect the rights of activists, journalists and politicians following the Pegasus spyware scandal, and the perpetrators of illegal tapping must be prosecuted, the bloc’s justice commissioner has told the European parliament.Didier Reynders told MEPs that the European Commission “totally condemned” alleged attempts
  
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• Nicki Minaj: rarely a dull moment for the outspoken rapper

  15-09-2021 17:48
  
  Her anti-vaxx stance came to the notice of Chris Whitty this week, but her feuds and anti-racist statements have long been known to her fanbaseThere’s rarely a dull moment in the world of Nicki Minaj.This week there was outrage after the 38-year-old rapper confirmed she wouldn’t attend the Met Gala, an event where her appearance alone generates headlines, because of the organisers’ insistence on attenders being vaccinated against Covid-19. Minaj tweeted to her 22 million follow
  
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• 1,400 dolphins were killed in the Faroe Islands in one day, shocking even some pro-whalers

  15-09-2021 17:47 via cnn.com
  
  More than 1,400 white-sided dolphins were killed Sunday night in the Faroe Islands, in what local authorities said was a traditional whaling hunt.
  
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• The Activist: ‘tone-deaf’ new TV show has activists compete to lobby G20 leaders

  15-09-2021 17:44
  
  CBS programme has caused a social media storm for its crass choice of format and ill-qualified judgesProducers have billed it as an exciting new twist on reality television: an X-Factor style competition between campaigners that will give them the chance to lobby world leaders at the G20.But The Activist, a show announced last week by the American network CBS, has already learned to its cost that people power can be unpredictable, ruthless and highly effective. Continue reading...
  
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• Late-night hosts join forces for first ever 'Climate Night'

  15-09-2021 17:19 via cnn.com
  
  Late night is stepping up for the planet.
  
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• Covid: The lives upended by Australia's sealed border

  15-09-2021 17:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Eighteen months after Australia shut its border, people reveal tales of separation and despair.
  
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• Johnson removes UK foreign secretary in wake of Afghanistan chaos

  15-09-2021 17:13 via cnn.com
  
  UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has reshuffled his cabinet, moving Dominic Raab from the post of foreign secretary to those of deputy prime minister and justice secretary, Downing Street announced Wednesday.
  
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