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• The depressing connection between birds going extinct and pandemics

  29-09-2021 23:59 via nbcnews.com
  
  Habitat loss and climate change are causing species to die out, which in turn endangers the humans they leave behind.
  
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• This is the senator at the center of Democratic negotiations

  29-09-2021 23:53 via cnn.com
  
  CNN's Sunlen Serfaty takes a closer look at Sen. Krysten Sinema (D-AZ), who is at the center of negotiations over President Joe Biden's agenda.
  
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• Indigenous children set to receive billions after judge rejects Trudeau challenges

  29-09-2021 23:08 via theguardian.com
  
  First Nations children entitled to government compensationCanada ‘wilfully and recklessly’ discriminated against themA federal court in Canada has paved they way for billions in compensation to First Nations children who suffered discrimination in the welfare system, after a judge dismissed a pair of legal challenges by the government.Two years ago, the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal ruled that the federal government had “wilfully and recklessly” discriminated against Ind
  
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• Manchester United 2-1 Villarreal: Champions League – live reaction!

  29-09-2021 23:02 via theguardian.com
  
  Cristiano Ronaldo scored a 95th-minute winner to complete Manchester United’s comeback at Old TraffordGet in touch! Email Scott with your thoughts 10.01pm BST Bounce, bounce, bounce! Old Trafford is jumping! Ronaldo, on his 178th Champions League appearance, has hauled Manchester United out of a big hole there. Villarreal could have been a couple up at the break. They finally got their noses in front. But a stunning Alex Telles volley, followed by a dramatic winner from a player who simply
  
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• Morning mail: climate pressure grows, France demands ‘substance’, rejecting your fears

  29-09-2021 22:50 via theguardian.com
  
  Thursday: Emission pledges by states outweigh federal goals. Plus: how to overcome a crippling fear of failureGood morning. The last day of September brings yet more pressure on the Morrison government to increase its climate goals, and news of a cash injection for businesses affected by lockdowns. And there’s still time to vote in the 2021 Australian bird of the year competition – our economics columnist Greg Jericho strays from his usual subject matter to tell us why your vote shou
  
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• Rare gold coins dug out of walls of French mansion sold for $1.2m

  29-09-2021 22:35 via theguardian.com
  
  The 239 pieces of gold minted before the French Revolution was found near Quimper in western Brittany Hundreds of rare gold coins dug out of the walls of a remote French mansion fetched more than one million euros ($1.2m) at auction on Wednesday.Stonemasons discovered 239 pieces of gold, minted before the French Revolution, when they began renovating the property near Quimper in the western Brittany region, auctioneers Ivoire/Deloys said. Continue reading...
  
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• Trump-Taliban deal had 'psychological' effect on Afghan government says top US general – video

  29-09-2021 22:33 via theguardian.com
  
  The collapse of the Afghan government and its security forces can be traced to a 2020 agreement between the Taliban and the Trump administration that promised a complete US troop withdrawal, senior Pentagon officials have told Congress.Gen Frank McKenzie, the head of central command, told the House 'the signing of the Doha agreement had a really pernicious effect on the government of Afghanistan and on its military'. He identified a troop reduction ordered by Joe Biden as the
  
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• Manchester United v Villarreal: Champions League – live!

  29-09-2021 22:19 via theguardian.com
  
  Updates from the Group F game at Old TraffordJuventus v Chelsea – follow it live hereGet in touch! Email Scott with your thoughts 9.19pm BST What a strike this is! Fernandes, to the right of the box, near the byline, wedges the free kick back towards Telles, striding in from the left. He meets the dropping ball by the corner of the D, and creams a sensational volley across Rulli and into the bottom right! 9.18pm BST 59 min: Moreno is booked for a clip on Greenwood, just to the right of the
  
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• Steaming pyramid of rock emerges from water off La Palma as lava reaches the sea and cools – video

  29-09-2021 22:13 via theguardian.com
  
  A steaming pyramid of black rock has emerged from the Atlantic waves off the coast of the Canary island of La Palma after lava from the volcanic eruption, which began 10 days ago, finally reached the sea late on Tuesday.The eruption – which began on 19 September on the Cumbre Vieja ridge, one of the most active volcanic regions in the archipelago – has destroyed more than 650 properties, forced the evacuation of more than 6,000 people, and devastated La Palma’s banana plan
  
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• Steaming pyramid of rock emerges from the sea off La Palma as lava reaches the sea and cools – video

  29-09-2021 22:13 via theguardian.com
  
  A steaming pyramid of black rock has emerged from the Atlantic waves off the coast of the Canary island of La Palma after lava from the volcanic eruption, which began 10 days ago, finally reached the sea late on Tuesday.The eruption – which began on 19 September on the Cumbre Vieja ridge, one of the most active volcanic regions in the archipelago – has destroyed more than 650 properties, forced the evacuation of more than 6,000 people, and devastated La Palma’s banana plan
  
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• Democrats struggle to advance Biden’s agenda amid tense negotiations – live

  29-09-2021 22:13 via theguardian.com
  
  Pelosi says chamber will vote on infrastructure bill tomorrowSchumer says he will not use reconciliation to suspend debt ceilingTrump plans to sue to keep White House records on Capitol attack secretSign up to receive First Thing – our daily briefing by email 9.13pm BST Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer has now returned to the White House for a meeting, per CNN. House speaker Nancy Pelosi is also expected to join.Majority Leader Schumer just got to the White House. @Phil_Mattingly and @
  
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• Wayne Couzens timeline: footage shows movements before murdering Sarah Everard

  29-09-2021 22:03 via theguardian.com
  
  Met releases CCTV, video and audio recordings showing ex-officer hiring car, kidnapping Everard and talking to a vetOn Wednesday, the Metropolitan police released previously unpublished material relating to the force’s investigation into Wayne Couzens. It included dashcam footage from the night Sarah Everard disappeared, an audio recording of Couzens and a video of him being interviewed by police, in which he attempted to deceive officers about what had happened. Here are some of the key p
  
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• Covid live news: UK reports 36,722 new cases; EU regulator to rule on Pfizer booster jabs next week

  29-09-2021 21:50 via theguardian.com
  
  Latest UK-wide case figures; EU would join US, UK and Israel in approving it if EMA gives go-aheadNew Zealand reports jump in cases as opposition calls for opening upYouTube to remove misinformation videos about vaccinesGuam’s vaccination success story turns grim with Covid surgeCovid can infect cells in pancreas that make insulin, research showsSee all our coronavirus coverage 8.50pm BST The Washington Post reports on the child care crisis fuelled by the pandemic which is preventing peopl
  
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• Reporter's Notebook: From the mountains to Kabul, Taliban fighters must learn how to govern

  29-09-2021 21:47 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  A Taliban fighter hands me his phone, pointing to a video of his friend driving a truck. "We all signed up to be suicide bombers," The 22-year old said. "Unfortunately our names were not picked." The video continues a few seconds until the truck explodes.
  
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• Top US general says Afghan collapse can be traced to Trump-Taliban deal

  29-09-2021 21:44 via theguardian.com
  
  The Doha agreement, signed in February 2020, set a date for the US to fully withdraw troops by May 2021The collapse of the Afghan government and its security forces can be traced to a 2020 agreement between the Taliban and the Trump administration that promised a complete US troop withdrawal, senior Pentagon officials have told Congress.Gen Frank McKenzie, the head of central command, told the House armed services committee that once the US troop presence was pushed below 2,500 as part of Presid
  
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• Amlo ridiculed for saying Mexico’s feminist movement began two years ago

  29-09-2021 21:41 via theguardian.com
  
  Backlash after Mexican president bizarrely claims movement had been formed to oppose his administrationMexico’s president Andrés Manuel López Obrador has picked yet another fight with the country’s burgeoning feminist movement, saying it only started “two years ago” and bizarrely claiming it had been formed to oppose his administration.Asked on Wednesday about a march in Mexico City for International Safe Abortion Day, the president spoke conspiratorially of
  
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• Unvaccinated players who miss games won't get paid, NBA says

  29-09-2021 21:30 via cnn.com
  
  For months, NBA stars and executives have pushed for every player to get vaccinated. Though 90% of the league is vaccinated, according to a CNN source, there are still a few holdouts -- and it could cost them.
  
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• Tokyo Rose review – fiery musical revolves around radio DJ’s fight for justice

  29-09-2021 21:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Southwark Playhouse, London
  Iva Toguri’s trial for treason, accused of broadcasting Japanese propaganda to American troops, forms the backbone of this productionThis real-life story of Iva Toguri tells of an innocent young woman caught in the tangle of historical and wartime bigotries. Toguri, who came to be known as “Tokyo Rose”, was an American citizen who visited Japan in the 1940s and became a radio DJ. Her return to the US sparked public uproar among those who – wron
  
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• Brazil hospital chain accused of hiding Covid deaths and giving unproven drugs

  29-09-2021 20:45 via theguardian.com
  
  Group of whistleblowing doctors gave 10,000-page dossier to investigators last month with allegations against Prevent SeniorOne of Brazil’s biggest healthcare providers has been accused of covering up coronavirus deaths, pressuring doctors to prescribe ineffective treatments, and testing unproven drugs on elderly patients as part of ideologically-charged efforts to help the Brazilian government resist a Covid lockdown. Related: Trump may be gone, but Covid has not seen off populismContinue
  
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• Prominent Rohingya leader shot dead in Bangladesh refugee camp

  29-09-2021 20:44 via theguardian.com
  
  Mohib Ullah had been in talks with other refugee leaders in Kutupalong when he was killed by unidentified assailantsA prominent Rohingya community leader in a refugee camp in Bangladesh has been shot dead by unidentified gunmen.Mohib Ullah, chairman of the Arakan Rohingya Society for Peace and Human Rights (ARPSH), was talking with other refugee leaders outside his office after attending evening prayers on Wednesday when at least four assailants shot him dead, said Rafiqul Islam, police spokespe
  
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• ‘Missing’ Turkish man joined search party for himself

  29-09-2021 20:20 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  A Turkish man who got drunk and wandered into the forest later unknowingly joined a search party to find himself, according to bizarre local reports. 
  
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• Netflix CEO: This might be our 'biggest show ever'

  29-09-2021 19:59 via cnn.com
  
  Korean fictional drama "Squid Game" has captivated audiences worldwide, making it the number one show on Netflix.
  
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• Do period undies work and are they good value for money?

  29-09-2021 19:30 via theguardian.com
  
  Australian consumer advocacy group tests effectiveness, comfort and value of 10 blood-absorbing intimates on the marketGet our free news app; get our morning email briefingThe majority of period underwear available in Australia perform well, but the more eco-friendly alternatives to tampons may not suit everyone, a review by consumer advocacy group Choice has found.In an Australian first, Choice recruited 56 volunteers to test which undergarments give women the best bang for their buck. The revi
  
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• Tunisia’s president names Najla Bouden as country’s first female PM

  29-09-2021 19:29 via theguardian.com
  
  Political unknown to form government with limited powers while President Kais Saied rules by decreeTunisia’s president named geologist Najla Bouden as the country’s first ever female prime minister-designate on Wednesday, to form a government with limited executive clout after the president seized wide-ranging powers two months ago.Bouden, a university lecturer and political unknown, will take office after President Kais Saied on 25 July sacked the government of Hichem Mechichi, susp
  
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• New subject gains traction at some schools: How to tell fact from fiction

  29-09-2021 19:21 via nbcnews.com
  
  Teachers have been grappling with how to help students consume information during the pandemic as social media has allowed falsehoods to spread.
  
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• Meng and the Michaels: saga is over but rifts between China and Canada remain

  29-09-2021 18:46 via theguardian.com
  
  Analysis: China’s increasing willingness to engaging in ‘hostage diplomacy’ should be a taken as a warning to other nationsThe release of two Canadian hostages by China has ended a lengthy feud between the two countries, but experts caution the saga foreshadows a deepening rift between the two nations.After facing charges of espionage and spending more than 1,000 days in detention, Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor were set free by Chinese authorities late last week. Accompanie
  
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• CNN's Brianna Keilar has learned a lot about pain

  29-09-2021 18:17 via cnn.com
  
  The "New Day" anchor was diagnosed with fibromyalgia as a kid and spent years seeing doctors for her pain before realizing she had to take some control back for herself.
  
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• Brianna Keilar has learned a lot about pain

  29-09-2021 18:17 via cnn.com
  
  The "New Day" anchor was diagnosed with fibromyalgia as a kid and spent years seeing doctors for her pain before realizing she had to take some control back for herself.
  
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• Erdoğan and Putin hold face-to-face talks over Syria ceasefire

  29-09-2021 18:06 via theguardian.com
  
  Turkey’s president wants to shore up the truce because it has been ruptured repeatedly in the last 18 monthsThe Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, met with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, for their first face-to-face talks since the pandemic in which they discussed the future of the last pocket of Syria outside regime control.The leaders met in in the Russian Black Sea resort town of Sochi for Wednesday’s summit. Erdoğan sought to shore up a March 2020 ceasef
  
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• More than 100 Americans evacuated from Afghanistan on private charter, organizations say

  29-09-2021 17:59 via cnn.com
  
  More than 100 US citizens and green card holders and nine special immigrant visa holders were evacuated from Afghanistan via a private charter flight on Tuesday, according to two organizations involved in the effort.
  
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• Canada: win for anti-logging protesters as judge denies firm’s injunction bid

  29-09-2021 17:58 via theguardian.com
  
  Judge blocks Teal Cedar Products’ extension request and says police conduct on Vancouver Island has put court at riskA provincial court in Canada has refused to extend an injunction against protesters demonstrating against old-growth logging, ruling that police conduct has been so troubling that to extend the order would place the court’s own reputation at risk. Related: Rescue of trapped Ontario miners involved gruelling climb to surfaceContinue reading...
  
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• Bacon prices have skyrocketed to record levels, and they might not go down anytime soon

  29-09-2021 17:53 via cnn.com
  
  Bacon is more expensive for Americans than it has been in the past 40 years.
  
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• Yes, you can have Covid and the flu at the same time. What that could do to you and others needing care

  29-09-2021 17:50 via cnn.com
  
  Dr. Adrian Burrowes has seen hundreds of Covid-19 patients. But he's especially worried about what will happen this flu season -- even more so than last year.
  
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• This little Scottish cafe was inspired by a meeting with the Dalai Lama. Now international donations have saved it

  29-09-2021 17:49 via cnn.com
  
  A Tibetan-style cafe set up in Edinburgh, Scotland after its owner's chance encounter with the Dalai Lama has been saved from closure by a successful crowdfunding campaign.
  
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• Everard's killer kidnapped her using fake police warrant card

  29-09-2021 17:20 via cnn.com
  
  New details on Sarah Everard's murder emerge from the sentencing hearing where prosecutors learn that Wayne Couzens kidnapped Everard with a fake police warrant card and handcuffs. Nada Bashir reports.
  
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• Paint the latest product facing supply shortages and price hikes

  29-09-2021 17:16 via cnn.com
  
  As the global supply chain crisis continues to roil the global economy, the list of impacted industries is growing by the day. The latest: paint.
  
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• Timeline of events since Gabby Petito's fiancé returned to Florida becomes clearer

  29-09-2021 17:12 via cnn.com
  
  Reports that Brian Laundrie camped with his family this month before Gabby Petito was reported missing appear to clarify a timeline of his movements after he returned to Florida without his fiancée, who eventually was found dead in Wyoming.
  
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• Elon Musk v Jeff Bezos: the ridiculous rivalry of the world’s richest men

  29-09-2021 17:11 via theguardian.com
  
  The wealth of the Tesla boss and would-be space coloniser has overtaken that of his Amazon rival. How does he plan to celebrate? By being as puerile as possible
  Name: Elon Musk v Jeff Bezos.Age: About two. Continue reading...
  
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• German kingmakers open talks toward forming new government

  29-09-2021 17:03 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  The two parties that are expected to determine who will become Germany's next chancellor have started talks to bridge their differences and declared that they got off to a good start.
  
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• YouTube cracks down on anti-vaccine videos, bans major accounts

  29-09-2021 17:02 via nbcnews.com
  
  YouTube says it has shut two German channels of Russian state broadcaster RT in a move centering on alleged coronavirus misinformation.
  
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• WATCH: Aussie dog is flush with toilet paper

  29-09-2021 17:00 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Tuppit keeps an eye out for anything he can steal, from toilet paper to socks.
  
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• YouTube is cracking down on anti-vaccine misinformation

  29-09-2021 16:40 via cnn.com
  
  YouTube will remove videos spreading misinformation about any approved vaccine, not only those aimed at preventing Covid-19, the company announced in a blog post Wednesday.
  
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• Sage Steele says she didn't want to get Covid vaccine, calls ESPN's mandate 'sick'

  29-09-2021 16:35 via nbcnews.com
  
  "I just — I didn’t want to do it," Steele said. "But I work for a company that mandates it and I have until September 30th to get it done, or I’m out."
  
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• Michael Fassbender surprises students at his old high school with acting class

  29-09-2021 16:30 via cnn.com
  
  Hollywood star Michael Fassbender made a surprise visit to his old high school in Ireland, to teach an acting class to students.
  
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• WATCH: Lake Como hit by landslide and flooding

  29-09-2021 16:29 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Some of the region’s famous winding roads are unpassable due to debris from a recent landslide and flooding
  
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• The workers who keep global supply chains moving are warning of a 'system collapse'

  29-09-2021 16:24 via cnn.com
  
  Seafarers, truck drivers and airline workers have endured quarantines, travel restrictions and complex Covid-19 vaccination and testing requirements to keep stretched supply chains moving during the pandemic.
  
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• Many workers are reaching a breaking point, posing yet another threat to the badly tangled network that moves goods around the globe

  29-09-2021 16:24 via cnn.com
  
  • Analysis: Boris Johnson's Brexit choices are making Britain's fuel and food shortages worse
  • UK fuel crisis: Soldiers on the roads 'in days'
  
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• Nearly two dozen species of birds, fish and other wildlife are set to be declared extinct and removed from the endangered species list

  29-09-2021 16:20 via cnn.com
  
  The ivory-billed woodpecker, along with 22 other species of birds, fish, mussels and other wildlife, is set to be declared extinct and removed from the endangered species list, US federal wildlife officials announced Wednesday.
  
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• WATCH: Cavers explore Yemen’s ‘Well of Hell’

  29-09-2021 16:12 via abcnews.go.com
  
  A group of cavers has become the first to reach the bottom of the Barhout well in Yemen.
  
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• Fact Check: Military testimony on Afghanistan appears to contradict Biden's previous statements on troop levels

  29-09-2021 16:08 via cnn.com
  
  During a Senate hearing on Tuesday over the frenzied US withdrawal from Afghanistan, top generals seemingly contradicted earlier claims from President Joe Biden on the administration's plan to remove troops.
  
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