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• Tunisia’s president to ignore parts of the constitution and rule by decree

  22-09-2021 23:59
  
  Kais Saied says he is preparing to change the political system, prompting opposition from rivalsTunisia’s president Kais Saied has declared that he will rule by decree and ignore parts of the constitution as he prepares to change the political system, prompting immediate opposition from rivals.Saied has held nearly total power since 25 July when he sacked the prime minister, suspended parliament and assumed executive authority, citing a national emergency in a move his foes called a coup.
  
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• Biden announces US will donate another 500m vaccine doses at Covid summit – live

  22-09-2021 23:44
  
  US to donate 500m Pfizer doses to low- and lower-middle-income countriesDoses are in addition to the over 600m the US has committed to sendingHouse Democrats pass spending bill in party-line vote of 220 to 211McConnell pledges to oppose any effort to raise the debt ceilingSign up to receive First Thing – our daily briefing by email 10.44pm BST The latest Fed statement also showed that more members of the Fed committee now believe that interest rates should rise in the near future. Nine of
  
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• WATCH: Lava from La Palma volcano moves toward ocean

  22-09-2021 23:36
  
  Drone footage captured a river of lava from the La Palma volcano on Spain’s Canary Islands approaching the Atlantic Ocean.
  
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• 11 men sentenced for kidnap and gang-rape of Moroccan girl

  22-09-2021 23:35
  
  Khadija Okkarou had accused members of a ‘dangerous gang’ of kidnapping and torturing her for two monthsEleven men accused of kidnapping and gang-raping a Moroccan teenager have been each sentenced to 20 years in prison, the victim’s lawyer said on Wednesday, in a case that stirred national outrage.Khadija Okkarou, then 17, went public about the abuse in a video posted online in 2018. It was a rare move in the conservative north African country. Continue reading...
  
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• Crowded camps, garbage piles, extreme heat: migrants in Texas face unlivable conditions

  22-09-2021 23:30
  
  An estimated 14,000 have crossed the Rio Grande only to be faced with squalid living conditions and possible deportationThousands of migrants and asylum seekers are facing desperate conditions as they continue to be held in makeshift camps under the Del Rio International Bridge in Texas, including high temperatures, squalid living conditions, probable deportation and shocking mistreatment by border patrol agents. Related: Kamala Harris on expulsions at US border: ‘Human beings should never
  
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• This CEO will move unhappy employees out of Texas

  22-09-2021 23:07 via cnn.com
  
  The Salesforce CEO says it's important to him that employees who object to Texas' new anti-abortion law have the freedom to move out of state.
  
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• ‘Donnez-moi un break’: Johnson deepens rift with France over defence deal

  22-09-2021 23:02
  
  UK prime minister hits out after Paris reacted with fury to announcement of defence pactBoris Johnson has reopened the rift with Paris over the Aukus defence and security deal, urging the French to “prenez un grip about this and donnez-moi un break”, after he and Joe Biden discussed deepening the pact.The prime minister was speaking in Washington, where he attended a dinner on Tuesday evening with the Australian prime minister, Scott Morrison, after meeting the US president at the Wh
  
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• Man who created 'funeral home' truck says there's a catch behind ad

  22-09-2021 23:01 via cnn.com
  
  A black truck advertising for "Wilmore Funeral Home" had a very stark message for the unvaccinated filling the streets of downtown Charlotte. CNN affiliate WBTV reports.
  
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• Is China stepping up its ambition to supplant US as top superpower?

  22-09-2021 23:00
  
  Analysis: Joe Biden has cleared the decks to focus on China. But how imminent is the danger?It may have been an inelegantly, even ineptly, executed pivot, gratuitously alienating key allies, but by leaving Afghanistan and forming the Australian, US and UK security pact in the Indo-Pacific, Joe Biden has at least cleared the decks to focus on his great foreign policy challenge – the systemic rivalry with China.Yet the concern now is how quickly this rivalry could escalate, especially in Tai
  
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• Cinema returns to Somalia with first public screening in 30 years

  22-09-2021 23:00
  
  Built as a gift from Mao Zedong, the National Theatre in Mogadishu had been shuttered since civil war broke out in 1991Somalia has hosted its first movie screening in 30 years under heavy security as the conflict-ravaged country hopes for a cultural renewal.The event was held at the National Theatre of Somalia, which has a history that reflects the tumultuous journey of the Horn of Africa nation. Continue reading...
  
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• Analysis: British PM Boris Johnson seemed to struggle to get Biden's attention. But he's worked out how to make himself useful

  22-09-2021 22:39 via cnn.com
  
  British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was dealt a complex hand with Joe Biden. He has played it quite well.
  
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• Biden recognises there could have been 'more discussion' with France says Psaki – video

  22-09-2021 22:32
  
  During the White House daily press briefing on Wednesday, press secretary Jen Psaki was asked for additional details about Joe Biden’s call with the French president Emmanuel Macron today, after which it was announced the French ambassador would return to Washington.Psaki noted that the phone call between the two leaders lasted about 30 minutes, and she said it was a “friendly” conversation. “[Biden] acknowledged that there could have been more discussion,” she said
  
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• SE Cupp: We are watching the death spiral of America's Republican Party

  22-09-2021 22:27 via cnn.com
  
  CNN's SE Cupp says the Republican Party has "some form of Stockholdm syndrome" with former President Donald Trump.
  
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• Up to 16-foot waves forecast near Chicago

  22-09-2021 22:20 via cnn.com
  
  Cooler weather is landing right on cue for the first day of autumn. But first, the system delivering the cooler temps will soak the eastern third of the country, bring strong winds and 10 to 18-foot waves on some of the Great Lakes.
  
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• Whitty and Van-Tam say it is ‘inevitable’ that unvaccinated children will get Covid – video

  22-09-2021 22:10
  
  Prof Chris Whitty, the chief medical officer for England, and Prof Jonathan Van-Tam, the deputy chief medical officer, appeared before the Commons education committee over the decision to offer Covid vaccines to 12- to 15-year-olds, after the Joint Committee on Vaccines and Immunisation (JCVI) had said the benefits were too small.Whitty told MPs said any time in school missed as a result of being inoculated should be balanced against the potentially longer period lost as a result of be
  
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• China pledge to stop funding coal projects ‘buys time for emissions target’

  22-09-2021 22:00
  
  China was lender of last resort for overseas governments seeking finance for coal projectsXi Jinping’s announcement that China will stop funding overseas coal projects could buy the world about three more months in the race to keep global heating to a relatively safe level of 1.5C, experts say.Although the impact will depend on implementation, China’s declaration should also help to kill off coal, which has been humanity’s primary power source for most of the last 200 years. Co
  
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• US Federal Reserve is getting ready to roll back its massive stimulus

  22-09-2021 21:30 via cnn.com
  
  The Federal Reserve isn't ready to take its foot off the stimulus gas pedal just yet, but that soon might change.
  
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• WATCH: Toddler says her bedtime prayer while clutching her cat

  22-09-2021 21:26
  
  Two-year-old Claire gives thanks to all things important from her parents to her cat, Carrot!
  
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• Texas doctor fired for using leftover Covid-19 vaccine doses sues county for discrimination

  22-09-2021 21:24 via cnn.com
  
  A Texas public health doctor fired earlier this year for using leftover doses of Covid-19 vaccine on eligible individuals is suing Harris County for $1 million, saying he was fired for giving "the vaccine to too many individuals with 'Indian' sounding names."
  
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• A toddler got stuck in a railing. See how police got her out

  22-09-2021 21:17 via cnn.com
  
  Police officers in Colorado got creative to help free a little girl whose head was stuck in a railing.
  
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• Millions never paid to sons of Murdaugh housekeeper who died after a fall

  22-09-2021 20:20 via nbcnews.com
  
  State investigators opened a criminal probe this month into the 2018 death of housekeeper Gloria Satterfield — part of a wider investigation into legal scion Alex Murdaugh.
  
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• WATCH: Husky beats owner in epic vocal exercise battle

  22-09-2021 20:11
  
  While Megan Vaughan was practicing some vocal exercises, her husky Cash decided to join in on the fun!
  
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• Infrastructure, debt and trillions in spending: Where Congress stands on key deadlines

  22-09-2021 20:11 via nbcnews.com
  
  Two different spending bills are snaking through Congress, one that would solve a short-term problem and another for long-term social safety net programs.
  
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• The climate can't wait for electric planes. This may be the answer

  22-09-2021 20:08 via cnn.com
  
  More than 50 airlines, oil companies and other companies, including Delta, BP and Boeing, pledged on Wednesday to replace 10% of global jet fuel supply with sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) by 2030.
  
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• The climate can't wait for electric planes. Sustainable fuel may be the answer

  22-09-2021 20:08 via cnn.com
  
  More than 50 airlines, oil companies and other companies, including Delta, BP and Boeing, pledged on Wednesday to replace 10% of global jet fuel supply with sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) by 2030.
  
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• CNN reporter breaks down the differences in the American and French readouts of the Biden-Macron call

  22-09-2021 19:55 via cnn.com
  
  President Joe Biden spoke for the first time on September 22 with French President Emmanuel Macron after a major diplomatic crisis shook the two longtime allies over a deal to equip Australia with nuclear-powered submarines. CNN's Cyril Vanier reports from Paris.
  
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• Breaking down the differences in the American and French readouts of the Biden-Macron call

  22-09-2021 19:55 via cnn.com
  
  President Joe Biden spoke for the first time on September 22 with French President Emmanuel Macron after a major diplomatic crisis shook the two longtime allies over a deal to equip Australia with nuclear-powered submarines. CNN's Cyril Vanier reports from Paris.
  
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• Dean Heller, running for governor of Nevada, refuses to say Joe Biden won presidency

  22-09-2021 19:54 via nbcnews.com
  
  Heller was once seen as a moderate Republican senator who was willing to stand up to former President Donald Trump.
  
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• How Microsoft built 'The Frankenstein' device during the pandemic

  22-09-2021 19:53 via cnn.com
  
  When Microsoft closed its Redmond, Washington offices in March 2020 due to the pandemic, the Surface team grabbed what they could for their home offices. For a handful of engineers and product designers, that included The Frankenstein, a prototype for a versatile, transformable laptop built in concert with Windows 11.
  
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• Desmond Tutu Fast Facts

  22-09-2021 19:43 via cnn.com
  
  Here's a look at the life of Nobel Peace Prize winner Archbishop Desmond Tutu.
  
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• Student dead, others injured after drive-by shooting at school bus stop

  22-09-2021 19:28 via nbcnews.com
  
  “A teen who should be in school today will not be there, and will never be there again,” Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer said Wednesday.
  
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• Canada’s Tory party left reeling after dismal performance in federal election

  22-09-2021 19:23
  
  The results raise questions about the future of Erin O’Toole’s party, which has lost ground under conservative and liberal candidatesCanada election 2021: full resultsThe head of Canada’s Conservatives has ordered a review of the party’s dismal performance in Monday’s federal election amid growing questions over the future direction of the party – and his future as its leader.A chastened Erin O’Toole has said that he and his team were “clearly disa
  
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• Biden, Macron to meet in person amid submarine tension

  22-09-2021 19:13 via nbcnews.com
  
  Following a Wednesday call between the two leaders — the first since the diplomatic spat erupted last week — it was also announced that the French ambassador would return to Washington.
  
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• Mayorkas grilled on claims DHS was warned of Del Rio crisis in June

  22-09-2021 19:06 via foxnews.com
  
  Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas on Wednesday quizzed Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on reports that the Biden administration had been warned about an incoming migrant crisis at Del Rio as early as June -- months before thousands of Haitian migrants flooded the sector.
  
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• Nearly 100 lawmakers ask Biden admin for details on UPitt's federally funded fetal tissue research

  22-09-2021 19:04 via foxnews.com
  
  Nearly 100 members of Congress are asking the Biden administration to provide detailed information on abortion procedures that resulted in tissue for federally-funded research at the University of Pittsburgh. 
  
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• Two-legged dinosaurs may have swung tails to run faster, say scientists

  22-09-2021 19:00
  
  A computer simulation could help us better understand the evolution of movement in animalsTwo-legged dinosaurs may have swung their tails as they crashed through the undergrowth – just like humans swing their arms – according to scientists who have modelled their movements in 3D at Harvard University.Until now, it was widely believed that bipedal (two-legged) dinosaurs grew long tails to counterbalance the weight of their heads, and the tail was merely a rigid extension of the pelvis
  
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• US to donate an additional 500m Covid vaccines to poorer countries, says Biden

  22-09-2021 18:59
  
  US president outlines plan at Covid summit, bringing America’s global donation to over 1.1bn doses amid backlash over boostersJoe Biden has announced that the US will donate an additional 500m Covid-19 vaccines to low- and middle-income countries around the world, bringing America’s total global donation to more than 1.1bn doses.The US president outlined the plan on Wednesday at a virtual coronavirus summit where he urged world leaders to “go big” in tackling the pandemic
  
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• Genetics reveal how humans island-hopped to settle remote Pacific

  22-09-2021 18:57
  
  Study using DNA analysis reveals not only are statues on these distant islands connected, but inhabitants tooEaster Island’s famous megaliths have relatives on islands thousands of miles to the north and west, and so did the people who created them, a study has found.Over a 250-year period separate groups of people set out from tiny islands east of Tahiti to settle Easter Island, the Marquesas and Raivavae – archipelagos that are thousands of miles apart but all home to similar ancie
  
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• Violent crime surged across America despite liberal attempt to rewrite narrative

  22-09-2021 18:50 via foxnews.com
  
  In 2020, American saw videos of widespread looting, arson and violence in cities across the country. Despite that, a new narrative claims that crime actually fell last year.
  
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• France to return ambassador to US as Biden admits missteps in high-stakes call with Macron

  22-09-2021 18:37 via cnn.com
  
  President Joe Biden is set to hold his first conversation with French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday after a major diplomatic crisis exploded between the men over a deal to provide Australia with nuclear-powered submarines.
  
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• Elvira, 'Mistress of the Dark,' comes out in new memoir

  22-09-2021 18:33 via nbcnews.com
  
  Queen of Halloween, Elvira, also known as actor Cassandra Peterson, revealed in her memoir that she's had a secret relationship with a woman for nearly two
  
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• U.S. buying 500M more vaccine doses, doubling donation to lower-income countries

  22-09-2021 18:32 via nbcnews.com
  
  The additional doses will bring the total number of shots the U.S. plans to donate to 1.1 billion.
  
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• 2-ingredient jalapeno cheddar crisps for an easy, game day snack

  22-09-2021 18:32 via foxnews.com
  
  If you’re looking to switch up your fall appetizers routine, we’ve got an easy recipe for you.
  
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• Ryanair and Boeing have fallen out in public. Here's why that matters

  22-09-2021 18:30 via cnn.com
  
  Boeing is being called out by Ryanair, one of its major customers, for not selling its jets more cheaply.
  
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• Canadian police seek man who allegedly punched nurse for vaccinating his wife

  22-09-2021 18:30
  
  A man confronted a female nurse at a pharmacy in Quebec for giving his wife a Covid-19 vaccine ‘without his authorization’Police in the Canadian province of Quebec are searching for a man they suspect of punching a nurse in the face for giving his wife a Covid-19 vaccine without his consent, a police spokesman said on Wednesday.The man confronted the female nurse on Monday morning in the office of a pharmacy in the city of Sherbrooke, about 155 kilometres (96 miles) south-east of Mon
  
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• HHS documents reveal incidents of sexual and physical abuse of unaccompanied migrant children

  22-09-2021 18:27 via foxnews.com
  
  Fox News exclusively obtained documents from Judicial Watch revealing 33 instances of "sexual abuse" against unaccompanied minors tied to voluntary agencies contracting with the federal government.
  
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• Clay Travis: Fauci's prediction on college football games and COVID infections 'hasn't materialized'

  22-09-2021 18:25 via foxnews.com
  
  With college students returning to campuses this fall, they're also returning to college football stadiums across the country.
  
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• Democrats tee up filibuster reform by forcing issue on immigration, voting rights: Reporter's Notebook

  22-09-2021 18:21 via foxnews.com
  
  Expect Senate Democrats to use a potential standoff over the debt ceiling, voting rights and even the Parliamentarian’s decision that immigration reform doesn't qualify for a budget bill as a way to make the case to modify the filibuster.
  
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• Chaffetz slams Big Tech 'gods' over bias after Politico confirmed Hunter Biden laptop story as true

  22-09-2021 18:20 via foxnews.com
  
  Fox News contributor Jason Chaffetz on “America's Newsroom” Wednesday ripped the Big tech “gods” over bias after Politico confirmed Hunter Biden’s laptop story, which Big Tech suppressed early on, is true.
  
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• People who eat more dairy fat have lower risk of heart disease, study suggests

  22-09-2021 18:12 via cnn.com
  
  People with a higher consumption of dairy fat have a lower risk of cardiovascular disease than those with low intakes, according to new research studying some of the world's biggest consumers of dairy products.
  
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