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• Officer who bragged about hitting protesters gets suspension

  09-10-2021 23:59 via abcnews.go.com
  A Boston police sergeant was seen on body camera footage bragging about it.
  
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• Passengers aboard American Eagle flight deplaned due to 'potential security threat' at LaGuardia Airport

  09-10-2021 23:44 via cnn.com
  
  An American Eagle flight arriving at New York City's LaGuardia Airport on Saturday afternoon was deplaned on the tarmac due to a potential security issue, according to a statement from American Airlines.
  
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• Opinion: Knowing the truth about history transformed a holiday - and my life

  09-10-2021 23:43 via cnn.com
  
  Less than a year out of high school, I was given a book that would rock my world and propel me to question everything I ever learned about US history. It was Howard Zinn's "A People's History of the United States."
  
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• Video surfaces of North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson calling homosexuality 'filth'

  09-10-2021 23:30 via cnn.com
  
  Some Democratic North Carolina state senators are calling for the resignation of Robinson, a Republican, after footage of him saying that American children should not be taught about "transgenderism, homosexuality -- any of that filth," was shared on social media.
  
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• Adviser to President Trump reveals the sexist nickname she was given by officials

  09-10-2021 23:19 via cnn.com
  
  Fiona Hill, a former Russia adviser to former President Donald Trump, reveals a sexist nickname given to her by officials in the Trump administration.
  
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• Largest Hispanic civil rights advocacy organization severs ties to Facebook

  09-10-2021 23:10 via nbcnews.com
  
  Whistleblower revelations from a Facebook ex-employee were the “breaking point" forcing UnidosUS to cut ties with the company and “protect the Latino communities we advocate for."
  
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• John Lennon's birthday remembered in sweet tributes by Yoko Ono and Paul McCartney

  09-10-2021 23:08 via nbcnews.com
  
  Last year marked the 40th anniversary of the singer's death.
  
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• 'It's evil': Jim Acosta reacts to Trump's remark during interview

  09-10-2021 23:07 via cnn.com
  
  CNN's Jim Acosta discusses the chaos around masks in schools and other coronavirus restrictions, and some Republicans who are supporting the apparent bullies in these instances.
  
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• 'It's evil': CNN's Jim Acosta reacts to Trump's remark during interview

  09-10-2021 23:07 via cnn.com
  
  CNN's Jim Acosta discusses the chaos around masks in schools and other coronavirus restrictions, and some Republicans who are supporting the apparent bullies in these instances.
  
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• Opinion: It's time to rethink how we are teaching history in our schools

  09-10-2021 22:58 via cnn.com
  
  Less than a year out of high school, I was given a book that would rock my world and propel me to question everything I ever learned about US history. It was Howard Zinn's "A People's History of the United States."
  
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• Russians flock to Serbia for Western-made COVID-19 vaccines

  09-10-2021 22:42 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  When Russian regulators approved the country's own coronavirus vaccine, it was a moment of national pride, and the Pavlov family was among those who rushed to take the injection. But international health authorities have not yet given their blessing to the Sputnik V shot.
  
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• Taliban say they won't work with US to contain Islamic State

  09-10-2021 22:37 via abcnews.go.com
  
  The Taliban have ruled out cooperation with the U.S. to contain extremist groups in Afghanistan
  
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• Rome protesters clash with police as thousands pack the streets in opposition to COVID vaccine rule

  09-10-2021 22:21 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  Thousands of demonstrators marched down Rome’s Via Veneto and other main streets on Saturday, some clashing with police, to protest a government rule requiring COVID-19 vaccines or negative tests to access workplaces next week.
  
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• CNN panel reacts to Bill Maher's bleak 2024 election prediction

  09-10-2021 21:41 via cnn.com
  
  CNN panelists Alice Stewart and April Ryan discuss comedian Bill Maher's provocative election prediction.
  
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• Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz steps down amid corruption probe

  09-10-2021 21:13 via nbcnews.com
  
  Kurz denies wrongdoing and had said he was willing to keep governing with his coalition partner, the Greens.
  
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• Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz resigns amid corruption scandal

  09-10-2021 21:07 via cnn.com
  
  Austria's Chancellor Sebastian Kurz resigned in a televised speech on Saturday following corruption allegations.
  
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• Austrian Chancellor resigns after investigation launched into him and close team members

  09-10-2021 21:07 via cnn.com
  
  Austria's Chancellor Sebastian Kurz resigned in a televised speech on Saturday following corruption allegations.
  
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• Texas toddler who disappeared from home while playing with dog found alive, sheriff confirms

  09-10-2021 20:26 via nbcnews.com
  
  "It looks like little boy was just lost in the woods," Grimes County Sheriff Don Sowell told NBC News.
  
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• With some 'more open to conspiracy theories,' vaccination rates of English Premier League players remain shrouded in mystery

  09-10-2021 20:17 via cnn.com
  
  While the likes of the NFL are leading the way in public vaccine advocacy and transparency -- the league said it had reached a vaccination rate of over 90% among players by late September -- the uptake among footballers in the English Premier League remains shrouded in mystery.
  
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• Madonna flashes audience on 'The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon'

  09-10-2021 19:44 via cnn.com
  
  The pop icon was on Fallon's show promoting her new documentary "Madame X" when she decided to make some "good trouble."
  
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• Is my immunity waning? Doctors advise Pfizer vaccine recipients not to worry

  09-10-2021 19:29 via cnn.com
  
  There's little doubt now -- study after study, in real life and in lab dishes, in the US and elsewhere -- that people's immunity starts to wane just months after they finish the two-dose series of Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine.
  
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• Doctors advise Pfizer vaccine recipients not to worry about waning immunity

  09-10-2021 19:29 via cnn.com
  
  There's little doubt now -- study after study, in real life and in lab dishes, in the US and elsewhere -- that people's immunity starts to wane just months after they finish the two-dose series of Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine.
  
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• Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš's populist party loses grip on power in nail-bitingly close election

  09-10-2021 19:00 via cnn.com
  
  The Czech Republic's billionaire Prime Minister appears to have lost his grip on power after his populist party failed it win a majority in Saturday's nail-bitingly close election. The results mean opposition coalitions could now join forces to grab power after a dramatic day at the ballot box.
  
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• River of volcanic lava engulfs home

  09-10-2021 18:26 via cnn.com
  
  Buildings near the volcano on the Spanish island of La Palma were engulfed by rivers of lava. Reuters captured video of one home surrounded by lava.
  
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• Instagram is where her near-death journey began

  09-10-2021 17:54 via cnn.com
  
  At 14, Ashlee Thomas was in the grips of anorexia.
  
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• How Instagram led to two teens' eating disorders

  09-10-2021 17:54 via cnn.com
  
  At 14, Ashlee Thomas was in the grips of anorexia.
  
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• Chinese president insists on Taiwan 'reunification,' avoids threat of force

  09-10-2021 17:51 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  Chinese President Xi Jinping claimed Saturday that he would achieve "peaceful reunification" with Taiwan, but avoided addressing any use of force concerns following a week of tensions with the island. 
  
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• See UK's Royal Mail deliver mail to remote island with drone

  09-10-2021 17:32 via cnn.com
  
  The UK's Royal Mail service is piloting a drone service to deliver mail to the remote Scottish island of North Ronaldsay. Drones don't fall victim to bad weather or tides and may be more eco-friendly than conventional deliveries, here's why.
  
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• See drone deliver mail to remote British island

  09-10-2021 17:32 via cnn.com
  
  The UK's Royal Mail service is piloting a drone service to deliver mail to the remote Scottish island of North Ronaldsay. Drones don't fall victim to bad weather or tides and may be more eco-friendly than conventional deliveries, here's why.
  
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• How Instagram fed two teens' eating disorders

  09-10-2021 17:29 via cnn.com
  
  At 14, Ashlee Thomas was in the grips of anorexia.
  
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• Czech Prime Minister's populist party narrowly leads election despite Pandora Papers scandal

  09-10-2021 17:06 via cnn.com
  
  The Czech Republic's billionaire Prime Minister's populist party was leading Saturday's election, days after the incumbent leader was embroiled in a damning Pandora Papers investigation.
  
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• Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš's populist party narrowly leads election despite Pandora Papers scandal

  09-10-2021 17:06 via cnn.com
  
  The Czech Republic's billionaire Prime Minister appears to have lost his grip on power after his populist party failed it win a majority in Saturday's nail-bitingly close election. The results mean opposition coalitions could now join forces to grab power after a dramatic day at the ballot box.
  
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• WATCH: Struggling front-line workers share COVID-19 video diaries

  09-10-2021 17:04 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Health care workers share that they are still struggling with an influx of severely ill coronavirus patients in Montana and Utah despite falling hospitalization rates across the country.
  
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• Security guard stabbed over mask policy dispute at NYC Apple store, police say

  09-10-2021 17:02 via nbcnews.com
  
  The security guard was stabbed on his left arm and forehead by a man he didn't know, according to New York City police.
  
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• Most of Lebanon loses electricity after power stations run out of fuel

  09-10-2021 16:10 via cnn.com
  
  Lebanon's two major power stations shut down Saturday due to a fuel shortage which has resulted in power outages in most areas in the country, according to local media outlets. 
  
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• Nobel Peace Prize 'for Russian journalists who lost their lives'

  09-10-2021 15:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Dmitry Muratov dedicates the Nobel Peace Prize to Russian journalists killed in the line of duty.
  
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• La Palma: Lava engulfs more buildings on Spanish island

  09-10-2021 15:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  This is the twentieth day of eruptions coming from the Cumbre Vieja volcano.
  
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• Lionel Messi: Leaving Barcelona was a shock, but I'm adjusting in Paris

  09-10-2021 15:18 via cnn.com
  
  Having to leave Barcelona came as a shock to Lionel Messi, but the Argentina forward said familiar faces have helped him to settle at Paris St Germain.
  
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• Daniel Craig reflects on his final Bond role in 'No Time to Die'

  09-10-2021 15:13 via cnn.com
  
  All good things must come to an end — be it seasons, TV shows or even relationships.
  
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• Lightning flashes over La Palma volcano as lava engulfs buildings – video

  09-10-2021 15:10 via theguardian.com
  
  The red-hot eruption from the volcano on the Spanish island of La Palma was accompanied by flashes of lightning early on Saturday. A study published in 2016 by the journal Geophysical Research Letters found lightning can be produced during volcanic eruptions because the collision of ash particles creates an electrical chargeAt least four buildings on La Palma destroyed by volcanoContinue reading...
  
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• Apple Store security guard stabbed over face mask dispute in NYC

  09-10-2021 14:48 via cnn.com
  
  A dispute over wearing a face mask led to the stabbing of an Apple Store security guard Friday, a spokesperson with the New York City Police Department told CNN.
  
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• Pooches, puppets, paintings - some of the stories of the week

  09-10-2021 14:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Here's a look at some of the stories you may have missed this week.
  
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• Spanish archbishop apologizes for steamy music video filmed in Gothic cathedral

  09-10-2021 14:18 via cnn.com
  
  The Archbishop of Toledo in Spain has apologized after two artists filmed a racy music video in the city's cathedral, saying he was completely unaware of the project and its content.
  
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• Why people are obsessed with 'Squid Game'

  09-10-2021 13:46 via cnn.com
  
  If you're not watching this dystopian drama, what are you watching? This week on "Pop Off," we explain why a show about inequality is topping Netflix.
  
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• 'Squid Game' plays to our fears of a capitalistic hell

  09-10-2021 13:46 via cnn.com
  
  If you're not watching this dystopian drama, what are you watching? This week on "Pop Off," we explain why a show about inequality is topping Netflix.
  
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• Mary Phillip: First black woman to captain England now a successful men's coach

  09-10-2021 13:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Mary Phillip - the first black woman to captain England - talks to BBC Sport about being a history-maker as a player and coach.
  
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• Emma Raducanu says she needs to cut herself 'some slack' after defeat at Indian Wells

  09-10-2021 13:10 via cnn.com
  
  Britain's new sporting hero Emma Raducanu, who stunned the tennis world when she won the US Open in September, experienced that losing feeling as she was beaten 6-2 6-4 by Aliaksandra Sasnovich in the Indian Wells tournament's second round on Friday.
  
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• Brazil: massive sandstorm smothers parts of São Paulo state – video

  09-10-2021 12:57 via theguardian.com
  
  A sandstorm made by powerful winds whipping up dust from the ground has engulfed Barretos and surrounding towns north of the city of São Paulo. The storms were triggered by the worst drought to hit Brazil in nine decades, which depleted hydroelectric reservoirs, forcing the grid operator to fire up more expensive thermoelectric plants and the government to implement a 'water scarcity' power rate Continue reading...
  
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• Emma Raducanu says she needs to cut herself 'some slack' after defeat by Aliaksandra Sasnovich at Indian Wells

  09-10-2021 12:48 via cnn.com
  
  Britain's new sporting hero Emma Raducanu, who stunned the tennis world when she won the US Open in September, experienced that losing feeling as she was beaten 6-2 6-4 by Aliaksandra Sasnovich in the Indian Wells tournament's second round on Friday.
  
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• Xi Jinping insists China will achieve 'reunification' with Taiwan – video

  09-10-2021 12:09 via theguardian.com
  
  The Chinese president, Xi Jinping, said on Saturday that reunification with Taiwan must happen and that it would happen peacefully, despite a week of tensions. Xi spoke at an official celebration in Beijing's Great Hall of the People that focused largely on the ruling Communist party continuing to lead China as the country rises in power and influenceXi Jinping vows Taiwan’s ‘reunification’ with China will be fulfilledContinue reading...
  
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