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• Opinion: Long-overdue conviction should be a turning point

  27-09-2021 23:47 via cnn.com
  
  I vaguely remember when I first heard a rumor about an alleged R. Kelly sex tape. I was in college and a casual fan of the singer, songwriter and producer. Within days, I heard that the other person on the tape was a teenage Black girl.
  
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• WATCH: Herd of goats invades Atlanta neighborhood

  27-09-2021 23:31 via abcnews.go.com
  
  A herd of goats got loose in an Atlanta neighborhood after being brought in to help clear weeds and decided to enjoy the nice weather instead.
  
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• Triple jeopardy: Children face dark future of climate disasters

  27-09-2021 23:28 via nbcnews.com
  
  A study shows stark intergenerational inequities across the board, but the researchers say climate change will affect children in developing countries even more acutely.
  
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• R. Kelly faces decades in prison on federal charges

  27-09-2021 23:23 via cnn.com
  
  Kelly, who has been on trial since Aug. 18, has pleaded not guilty to all charges
  
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• Person of interest found dead in search for Miya Marcano, missing Florida college student

  27-09-2021 22:59 via nbcnews.com
  
  A man who had been "rebuffed" by her was found dead of an apparent suicide, officials said on Monday, and loved ones fear for the worst.
  
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• Iceland falls short of becoming first female-majority parliament in Europe

  27-09-2021 22:58 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  Iceland fell short of a historic achievement after a recount prevented the country from electing Europe’s first female-majority parliament. 
  
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• A U.S. general warned the Taliban to stay out of Kabul or be bombed. The Taliban rolled into Kabul anyway.

  27-09-2021 22:56 via nbcnews.com
  
  Senators are expected to grill Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, Gen. Milley and Gen. McKenzie about the Afghanistan pullout at a hearing Tuesday.
  
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• Government shutdown deadline looms as Senate prepares to vote on funding bill

  27-09-2021 22:33 via nbcnews.com
  
  Republicans have said they intend to block the bill because they want Democrats to raise the debt limit separately, on a party-line basis.
  
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• Son of Carnegie Mellon University president dies in 'drowning accident' in Pittsburgh river

  27-09-2021 22:29 via nbcnews.com
  
  It isn't clear why Thomas Jahanian, 28, was in the Monongahela River on Saturday.
  
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• Man charged with Sabina Nessa's murder

  27-09-2021 22:26 via cnn.com
  
  A 36-year-old man has been charged with the murder of school teacher Sabina Nessa in southeast London, London's Metropolitan police said Monday.
  
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• Man charged with London teacher Sabina Nessa's murder

  27-09-2021 22:26 via cnn.com
  
  A 36-year-old man has been charged with the murder of school teacher Sabina Nessa in southeast London, London's Metropolitan police said Monday.
  
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• What the German election says about the appeal of Trumpism

  27-09-2021 22:16 via nbcnews.com
  
  The extreme right and authoritarian regimes once surged in Europe, but that's not the future much of the continent seems to want.
  
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• The testimony that convicted R. Kelly

  27-09-2021 22:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Several women said the R&B superstar had attacked them and forced them into humiliating sex acts.
  
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• R. Kelly found guilty on all counts in sex-trafficking trial

  27-09-2021 22:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  The singer, best known for the 1996 hit “I Believe I Can Fly,” pleaded not guilty to all charges in the case.
  
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• Biden receives Covid-19 booster shot, days after CDC recommends a third dose for his age range

  27-09-2021 21:43 via nbcnews.com
  
  The president said that while booster shots are important, too many Americans are still unvaccinated.
  
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• R. Kelly faces decades in prison on racketeering and sex trafficking charges

  27-09-2021 21:39 via cnn.com
  
  Kelly, who has been on trial since Aug. 18, has pleaded not guilty to all charges
  
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• R. Kelly convicted of racketeering by a federal jury in Brooklyn

  27-09-2021 21:25 via cnn.com
  
  Kelly, who has been on trial since Aug. 18, has pleaded not guilty to all charges
  
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• FBI data shows surge in murders in 2020

  27-09-2021 21:19 via nbcnews.com
  
  More than 21,500 murders were reported in the year, according to the FBI's annual Uniform Crime Report.
  
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• Britney Spears' attorney says recording allegations are proof Jamie Spears needs to go as conservator

  27-09-2021 21:13 via nbcnews.com
  
  A New York Times’ documentary revealed troubling allegations that Jamie Spears planted recording devices in his daughter’s home and monitored her phone.
  
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• Germany election ends in narrow victory, two parties claim 'clear mandate' to form coalition

  27-09-2021 21:10 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  Germany's election ended in a narrow victory, with two parties believing they have the right to form a new government after both fell short of a majority.
  
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• World's most dangerous bird raised by humans 18,000 years ago, study suggests

  27-09-2021 21:00 via cnn.com
  
  The earliest bird reared by humans may have been a cassowary -- often called the world's most dangerous bird because of its long, dagger-like toe.
  
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• A dangerous new era of superpower confrontation may have just begun

  27-09-2021 20:47 via cnn.com
  
  China wasn't even pretending.
  
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• NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar calls for unvaccinated players to be removed from teams

  27-09-2021 20:46 via cnn.com
  
  If NBA players are not vaccinated, they shouldn't be on the team, basketball Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar told Rolling Stone.
  
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• NBA legend calls for unvaccinated players to be removed from teams

  27-09-2021 20:46 via cnn.com
  
  If NBA players are not vaccinated, they shouldn't be on the team, basketball Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar told Rolling Stone.
  
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• A dangerous new era of superpower confrontation was signaled this weekend

  27-09-2021 20:15 via cnn.com
  
  China wasn't even pretending.
  
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• Former USC coach testifies she took part in college admissions scheme

  27-09-2021 20:03 via nbcnews.com
  
  Laura Janke told a Boston federal jury that those children included the daughters of ex-casino executive Gamal Aziz and "Full House" actor Lori Loughlin.
  
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• Key takeaways from Germany's election

  27-09-2021 19:46 via cnn.com
  
  • Meet Germany's likely new leader
  
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• Washington's high stakes negotiations will have a huge impact

  27-09-2021 19:23 via cnn.com
  
  An epic week in Washington is underway: Congress is contending with budget reconciliation, an infrastructure plan and debt ceiling brinkmanship -- all at once! The outcome remains uncertain, and America's prosperity and wallets are held in the balance.
  
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• 'It's going to be a week from hell': American wallets are on the line

  27-09-2021 19:23 via cnn.com
  
  An epic week in Washington is underway: Congress is contending with budget reconciliation, an infrastructure plan and debt ceiling brinkmanship -- all at once! The outcome remains uncertain, and America's prosperity and wallets are held in the balance.
  
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• Afghanistan and Myanmar withdraw from UN speaker list amid credentials dispute

  27-09-2021 19:18 via cnn.com
  
  Afghanistan will no longer address the United Nations General Assembly, in the wake of a credentials dispute between the Taliban and the country's current representative to the UN.
  
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• This bird ate koalas

  27-09-2021 19:09 via cnn.com
  
  Scientists have confirmed the discovery of a nearly complete fossil of a 25-million-year-old eagle that once flew over South Australia and preyed on koalas -- an incredibly rare find because of how well preserved it is, experts say.
  
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• Rare fossil of 25-million-year-old eagle that hunted koalas found in South Australia

  27-09-2021 19:09 via cnn.com
  
  Scientists have confirmed the discovery of a nearly complete fossil of a 25-million-year-old eagle that once flew over South Australia and preyed on koalas -- an incredibly rare find because of how well preserved it is, experts say.
  
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• Beck Bennett leaving 'SNL,' Bowen Yang and Chloe Fineman promoted

  27-09-2021 19:08 via nbcnews.com
  
  Kate McKinnon, Cecily Strong, Aidy Bryant, Pete Davidson, Colin Jost, Michael Che and Kenan Thompson will all return for the show’s 47th season
  
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• Key takeaways from Germany's historic election

  27-09-2021 18:52 via cnn.com
  
  • Meet Germany's likely new leader
  
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• Liberal group points to meat companies as reason for higher grocery store prices

  27-09-2021 18:50 via nbcnews.com
  
  The U.S. Department of Agriculture has said it expects beef prices to climb 1 percent to 2 percent this year, poultry as much as 1.5 percent and pork between 2 percent and 3 percent.
  
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• See moment Macron gets hit by egg thrown from crowd

  27-09-2021 18:42 via cnn.com
  
  French President Emmanuel Macron was hit with an egg while attending a hospitality event in Lyon, France on Monday.
  
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• A hamster's portfolio is beating the market

  27-09-2021 18:41 via cnn.com
  
  A German hamster is beating investors at their own game.
  
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• Reagan shooter John Hinckley Jr. to be given 'unconditional release' by DOJ

  27-09-2021 18:38 via cnn.com
  
  The Justice Department reached a deal with John Hinckley Jr., who tried to assassinate President Ronald Reagan in 1981, to free him from the strict conditions of release that he's been living with for several years.
  
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• Reagan shooter John Hinckley Jr. to be given 'unconditional release'

  27-09-2021 18:38 via cnn.com
  
  The Justice Department reached a deal with John Hinckley Jr., who tried to assassinate President Ronald Reagan in 1981, to free him from the strict conditions of release that he's been living with for several years.
  
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• Church's beer festival sparks outrage after visitors pose with drinks on gravestones

  27-09-2021 18:09 via cnn.com
  
  A beer festival held in an English churchyard has provoked a wave of controversy after pictures emerged of visitors reveling among the graves.
  
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• Taliban publicly display bodies of alleged kidnappers

  27-09-2021 18:08 via cnn.com
  
  The Taliban have put on public display the bodies of four men who were killed after they carried out a kidnapping in the western city of Herat, Afghanistan. CNN's Arwa Damon reports.
  
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• Man who attempted to assassinate Reagan to be freed from oversight

  27-09-2021 17:55 via nbcnews.com
  
  Hinckley was 25 when he shot and wounded the 40th U.S. president outside a Washington hotel in 1981.
  
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• Washington's high stakes negotiations will have a huge impact on every wallet

  27-09-2021 17:50 via cnn.com
  
  An epic week in Washington is underway: Congress is contending with budget reconciliation, an infrastructure plan and debt ceiling brinkmanship -- all at once! The outcome remains uncertain, and America's prosperity and wallets are held in the balance.
  
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• Hear how Angela Merkel's potential replacement plans to fill her shoes

  27-09-2021 17:39 via cnn.com
  
  Germany's left-leaning Social Democratic Party (SPD) will begin negotiations to form a ruling coalition after preliminary results showed the party narrowly winning the largest share of parliamentary seats following Sunday's federal election.CNN's Fred Pleitgen spoke with Olaf Scholz (the SPD leader), thefrontrunner who described how he would partner with the US and NATO.
  
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• CNN asks Olaf Scholz question at press conference

  27-09-2021 17:39 via cnn.com
  
  Germany's left-leaning Social Democratic Party (SPD) will begin negotiations to form a ruling coalition after preliminary results showed the party narrowly winning the largest share of parliamentary seats following Sunday's federal election.CNN's Fred Pleitgen spoke with Olaf Scholz (the SPD leader), thefrontrunner who described how he would partner with the US and NATO.
  
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• FBI agents take Brian Laundrie's personal items for DNA matching, attorney says

  27-09-2021 17:09 via nbcnews.com
  
  The parents of Gabby Petito's fiancé "provided the FBI with what they could," his family attorney Steve Bertolino said.
  
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• Could a pill for Covid-19 bring new hope in the next few months?

  27-09-2021 17:01 via cnn.com
  
  Within a day of testing positive for covid-19 in June, Miranda Kelly was sick enough to be scared. At 44, with diabetes and high blood pressure, Kelly, a certified nursing assistant, was having trouble breathing, symptoms serious enough to send her to the emergency room.
  
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• A pill to treat Covid-19: 'We're talking about a return to, maybe, normal life'

  27-09-2021 17:01 via cnn.com
  
  Within a day of testing positive for covid-19 in June, Miranda Kelly was sick enough to be scared. At 44, with diabetes and high blood pressure, Kelly, a certified nursing assistant, was having trouble breathing, symptoms serious enough to send her to the emergency room.
  
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• What Liz Cheney gets exactly right about Trump -- and her party

  27-09-2021 16:55 via cnn.com
  
  No matter what you think of Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney, she spoke a truth that her fellow Republicans need to hear on Sunday.
  
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• More than 300 people are involved in manhunt for a suspect after a Florida sheriff's deputy was shot during a traffic stop

  27-09-2021 16:49 via cnn.com
  
  More than 300 people are hunting for a suspect accused of shooting and killing a Florida sheriff's deputy during a traffic stop.
  
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