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• Migrant: 'We thought they would free us, but they shackled us'

  24-09-2021 23:58 via cnn.com
  
  CNN's Melissa Bell reports from Port-au-Prince, where migrants are being flown back as a migrant camp in Del Rio, Texas, is cleared.
  
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• Even Biden caught off guard by foreign policy crises

  24-09-2021 23:54 via cnn.com
  
  When French officials erupted in anger last week after being left out of a US-led security pact with Australia and the UK, much of Washington was caught off guard -- including President Joe Biden, according to people familiar with his reaction.
  
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• Minority families using #GabbyPetito to gain attention for missing loved ones

  24-09-2021 23:42 via cnn.com
  
  In the wake of national interest surrounding the case of Gabby Petito, minority families are calling out the disparities in cases where the missing person is White compared with those involving Black and brown people.
  
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• Opinion: The growing rift between Biden and Macron

  24-09-2021 23:36 via cnn.com
  
  The immediate diplomatic crisis between the United States and France may have been declared over after a 30-minute phone call between Presidents Joe Biden and Emmanuel Macron Wednesday. But I'm far from convinced that the brief conversation, along with an anodyne press release, has resolved a host of differences on China -- one of the most substantive and profound issues between France and the US.
  
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• 'People will pay' for harsh treatment of migrants at Texas border, says Biden – video

  24-09-2021 23:03
  
  Joe Biden has said there will be repercussions for border patrol agents over their harsh treatment of Haitian migrants at the southern US border between Texas and Mexico, calling it an embarrassment to the nation. Images of agents on horseback corralling migrants in Del Rio as thousands tried to enter the US drew international attention. The president said he bears ultimate responsibility for the situationLast Haitian migrants removed from Del Rio encampment, homeland security chi
  
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• I got the Moderna vaccine. Can I get a Pfizer booster?

  24-09-2021 23:02 via nbcnews.com
  
  Pfizer booster shots are authorized for certain adults, but what about people who got Moderna or J&J? Here's what to know about mixing and matching vaccine.
  
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• Opinion: At UN General Assembly, it's show up or become obsolete

  24-09-2021 22:55 via cnn.com
  
  The return of diplomats and politicians to midtown Manhattan for the annual September UN General Assembly meeting has been good news for the hotels. But will it justify the journeys?
  
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• Opinion: At UN General Assembly, it's show up or be obsolete

  24-09-2021 22:55 via cnn.com
  
  The return of diplomats and politicians to midtown Manhattan for the annual September UN General Assembly meeting has been good news for the hotels. But will it justify the journeys?
  
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• Even Biden caught off guard by his administration's foreign policy crises

  24-09-2021 22:48 via cnn.com
  
  When French officials erupted in anger last week after being left out of a US-led security pact with Australia and the UK, much of Washington was caught off guard -- including President Joe Biden, according to people familiar with his reaction.
  
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• Apocalyptic battle cars from 'Mad Max: Fury Road' up for auction

  24-09-2021 22:48 via cnn.com
  
  Thirteen heavily modified cars used in "Mad Max: Fury Road" are under the gavel at Lloyd's Auction for fans of the post-apocalyptic 2015 film. Super-turbo charged and armed with weaponry, Lloyd's says it's the "greatest barn-find ever recorded."
  
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• CNN reporter says Steve Bannon's admission creates a 'huge problem'

  24-09-2021 22:39 via cnn.com
  
  Steve Bannon appeared to admit on his podcast to talking with former President Trump about "killing" Biden's presidency "in the crib" in the days before the January 6 insurrection at the Capitol.
  
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• A gravestone missing for almost 150 years was being used as a marble slab to make fudge

  24-09-2021 22:33 via cnn.com
  
  A turned-over gravestone served as the perfect surface to make fudge for a woman living in Michigan.
  
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• Situation becoming 'dire' at US airbase in Germany housing approximately 2,000 pregnant Afghan refugees

  24-09-2021 22:31 via cnn.com
  
  The task of accommodating 10,000 Afghan refugees, including approximately 2,000 pregnant women, is putting facilities at Ramstein airbase in Germany under tremendous strain as nighttime temperatures drop toward freezing and what was meant to be a 10-day temporary stay is stretching into weeks, with one US source familiar with the situation describing it as becoming "dire."
  
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• Michael K. Williams died of an accidental overdose, medical examiner determines

  24-09-2021 22:29 via cnn.com
  
  Actor Michael K. Williams died from "acute intoxication by the combined effects of fentanyl, p-fluorofentanyl, heroin and cocaine," the New York City Medical Examiner's Officer has determined.
  
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• Biden decides it would be inappropriate to assert executive privilege in January 6 investigation

  24-09-2021 22:27 via cnn.com
  
  President Joe Biden has determined he will not assert executive privilege to shield Trump-era records from being seen by a congressional committee investigating the January 6 insurrection attempt, the White House said on Friday.
  
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• Election 'fraudits' are proliferating. How to stamp them out.

  24-09-2021 22:26 via nbcnews.com
  
  There was no widespread election fraud in Arizona, but there may be financial fraud tied to the fatally flawed ballot audit.
  
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• Huawei CFO reaches agreement with US to resolve fraud charges

  24-09-2021 22:17 via cnn.com
  
  Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou is expected to appear in a Brooklyn court Friday to plead guilty to US charges as part of a deal that would allow her to return to China, a person briefed on the matter told CNN. The plea would end a nearly three-year legal saga that has complicated relations between the United States, China and Canada.
  
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• Huawei CFO agrees deal with US to resolve fraud charges

  24-09-2021 22:17 via cnn.com
  
  Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou is expected to appear in a Brooklyn court Friday to plead guilty to US charges as part of a deal that would allow her to return to China, a person briefed on the matter told CNN. The plea would end a nearly three-year legal saga that has complicated relations between the United States, China and Canada.
  
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• New York City police officers rescue man stranded during flooding

  24-09-2021 22:01 via cnn.com
  
  CNN's Brynn Gingras interviews NYPD police officer Sergeant Matthew Moschetto and his experience performing water rescues during the massive flooding from Hurricane Ida.
  
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• These unique trees transform landscapes and livelihoods

  24-09-2021 21:51 via cnn.com
  
  The longest continental mountain range in the world may be one of the last places you would expect to find a palm tree. High above the foliage of the Andean mountains, Colombia's National Tree, the wax palm, has been intriguing scientists for decades.
  
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• These unique palm trees show up in an unexpected place

  24-09-2021 21:51 via cnn.com
  
  The longest continental mountain range in the world may be one of the last places you would expect to find a palm tree. High above the foliage of the Andean mountains, Colombia's National Tree, the wax palm, has been intriguing scientists for decades.
  
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• North Korea open to ending war with South 'if conditions met'

  24-09-2021 21:47 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  Kim Yo-Jong, sister to Supreme Leader Kim Jong-Un, made the comments Friday after South Korea's president suggested a new attempt at peace talks.
  
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• Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou reaches agreement with US to resolve fraud charges

  24-09-2021 21:44 via cnn.com
  
  Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou is expected to appear in a Brooklyn court Friday to plead guilty to US charges as part of a deal that would allow her to return to China, a person briefed on the matter told CNN. The plea would end a nearly three-year legal saga that has complicated relations between the United States, China and Canada.
  
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• Muhammad Ali: the glory and the struggle

  24-09-2021 21:33 via cnn.com
  
  When Muhammad Ali died in 2016, he was accorded the equivalent of a state funeral, complete with a eulogy that featured President Barack Obama and former President Bill Clinton. During the last three decades of his life, from lighting the Olympic torch in Atlanta in 1996 until his death, Ali became a virtually sanctified figure, embodying the movements for civil and human rights that he came to symbolize in America and around the world.
  
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• Jurors begin deliberations in R. Kelly federal trial

  24-09-2021 20:02 via cnn.com
  
  Jurors have begun deliberations in R. Kelly's federal trial in Brooklyn, where he faces racketeering and sex trafficking charges.
  
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• WATCH: Kangaroos take a break from fighting to scratch an itch

  24-09-2021 19:49
  
  A wildlife photographer in South Australia captured two male kangaroos taking a break from boxing to take care of a few itches.
  
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• The Quad summit is a rare mark of continuity between Trump and Biden

  24-09-2021 19:29 via cnn.com
  
  Leaders of the four nations who will meet at the White House on Friday all have their own beefs with China — which will be conspicuously absent.
  
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• Spanish volcano activity intensifies, suspending flights and forcing evacuations

  24-09-2021 19:24 via cnn.com
  
  Officials on the Spanish island of La Palma have ordered more evacuations on the sixth consecutive day of eruptions from the Cumbre Vieja volcano. Flights to and from the island have been canceled because of volcanic ash.
  
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• Pilot left dangling in power lines after crash

  24-09-2021 19:22 via cnn.com
  
  A Georgia pilot was rescued from power lines after his small plane crashed.
  
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• Haitian's monthlong odyssey to America leaves him right back where he started

  24-09-2021 19:11 via cnn.com
  
  Guerrier Antoine traveled through at least 11 countries over the course of nearly a month, braving hostile authorities and violent bandits, being robbed of several years worth of savings, only to end up right back where he started: Haiti's capital Port-au-Prince, where he was born.
  
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• Biden and Harris harshly condemn horseback wrangling at US-Mexico border

  24-09-2021 18:59 via cnn.com
  
  President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday harshly condemned the actions depicted in images showing Border Patrol agents on horseback rounding up Haitian migrant families in Texas after they crossed over from Mexico.
  
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• He ran for president 5 times and lost. Why sixth time was different

  24-09-2021 18:55 via cnn.com
  
  CNN's Larry Madowo speaks to Zambian President Hakaine Hichilema about why he succeeded in his sixth presidential bid, the country's financial prospects and the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• The airline recovery has been put on hold as Covid-19 strikes again

  24-09-2021 18:42 via cnn.com
  
  There were moments in the spring and early summer when US airlines saw a chance for domestic leisure air traffic to recover to 2019 levels by the end of this year — and for a significant pickup in both business and international travel.
  
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• Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou expected to plead guilty to US charges

  24-09-2021 18:38 via cnn.com
  
  Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou is expected to appear in a Brooklyn court Friday to plead guilty to US charges as part of a deal that would allow her to return to China, a person briefed on the matter told CNN. The plea would end a nearly three-year legal saga that has complicated relations between the United States, China and Canada.
  
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• How to boost your metabolism at any age

  24-09-2021 18:21 via cnn.com
  
  If you're middle-aged and have been slowly but steadily putting on weight for years, you've probably attributed it to an age-related decrease in metabolism.
  
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• Tennis' newest superstar Emma Raducanu celebrates return to UK by playing with Duchess of Cambridge

  24-09-2021 18:17 via cnn.com
  
  Fresh off breaking onto the biggest stage possible with her debut grand slam victory, Emma Raducanu is enjoying the success that comes with it.
  
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• See the 'miracle house' that escaped a volcano's lava path

  24-09-2021 18:16 via cnn.com
  
  The house narrowly escaped the lava stream from the Cumbre Vieja volcano, located on Spain's La Palma island.
  
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• Judge orders Trump Org. to address subpoenas by New York attorney general

  24-09-2021 18:09 via cnn.com
  
  A New York judge has ordered the Trump Organization to submit a report next week to the New York Attorney General in an effort to resolve a long-running dispute over subpoenas for records, according to an unsealed order.
  
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• Murder defendant shot dead in Indian courtroom by gunmen dressed as lawyers

  24-09-2021 17:26 via cnn.com
  
  A defendant standing trial for murder has been killed by two men, believed to be members of a rival gang, who shot him in a New Delhi courtroom.
  
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• Murder defendant shot dead in courtroom by gunmen dressed as lawyers

  24-09-2021 17:26 via cnn.com
  
  A defendant standing trial for murder has been killed by two men, believed to be members of a rival gang, who shot him in a New Delhi courtroom.
  
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• What we know about the Queen's Jubilee celebrations at Windsor

  24-09-2021 17:06 via cnn.com
  
  It's been a gloriously sunny week here in London and we had the pleasure of heading to Buckingham Palace to find out how plans to mark the Queen's 70 years on the throne are coming along. As you might expect, organizers are pulling out all the stops for the celebrations to honor the sovereign's seven decades of service in 2022.
  
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• Plans for Queen's Jubilee celebration at Windsor revealed

  24-09-2021 17:06 via cnn.com
  
  It's been a gloriously sunny week here in London and we had the pleasure of heading to Buckingham Palace to find out how plans to mark the Queen's 70 years on the throne are coming along. As you might expect, organizers are pulling out all the stops for the celebrations to honor the sovereign's seven decades of service in 2022.
  
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• Derek Chauvin will appeal his conviction in the death of George Floyd

  24-09-2021 17:06 via cnn.com
  
  Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin plans to appeal his conviction earlier this year on charges in the murder of George Floyd.
  
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• WATCH: Police officer walks nervous boy into his 1st day of school

  24-09-2021 16:43
  
  The officer helped the boy, worried about leaving his mother for his first day of school, by accompanying him into a school building in Norfolk, Virginia.
  
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• WATCH: Geologists demonstrate how quickly lava boils water

  24-09-2021 16:22
  
  Geologists demonstrated how volcanic rock from the La Palma eruption’s lava flows can boil water instantly due to its blistering heat.
  
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• China jails former chairman of liquor giant

  24-09-2021 16:21 via cnn.com
  
  The former chairman of China's most valuable drinks maker, Kweichow Moutai, has been sentenced to life in prison after a court found him guilty of taking bribes.
  
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• Trump-backed Arizona election audit confirms the obvious: Biden won

  24-09-2021 16:17 via cnn.com
  
  The partisan review of Maricopa County's 2.1 million ballots cast in the 2020 election found a vote count nearly identical to what the county had previously reported, a draft report detailing its findings shows.
  
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• Willie Garson died of pancreatic cancer

  24-09-2021 16:15 via cnn.com
  
  Willie Garson's family has shared how he died.
  
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• Bitcoin plummets after China cryptocurrency crackdown

  24-09-2021 15:58 via cnn.com
  
  China is intensifying its crackdown on cryptocurrencies.
  
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• China's cryptocurrency crackdown intensifies

  24-09-2021 15:57 via cnn.com
  
  Chinese government agencies said that all cryptocurrency-related business activities are illegal. CNN's Clare Sebastian reports on the latest measures to counter risks posed by digital currencies.
  
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