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• Why Southwest Airlines could be vulnerable to mass disruptions

  11-10-2021 23:53 via nbcnews.com
  
  Southwest Airlines passengers faced a fourth day of travel woes on Monday as hundreds more flights were canceled.
  
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• Elon Musk trolls Jeff Bezos as he widens lead as world's richest person

  11-10-2021 23:50 via cnn.com
  
  Elon Musk's personal wealth is now $222 billion, widening his gap as the richest person in the world according to Bloomberg's Billionaires Index. Musk's personal wealth skyrocketed an extra $10.6 billion after a secondary share sale by investors, announced last week, valuedSpaceX over $100 billion, CNBC reported.
  
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• Alexis Ohanian is using his daughter's famous doll to help empower girls

  11-10-2021 23:29 via cnn.com
  
  Alexis Ohanian can't believe it only took his wife Serena Williams posting a few times about their daughter's doll, Qai Qai, for the toy to become a social media influencer.
  
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• Thailand to re-open for some vaccinated visitors on 1 November

  11-10-2021 23:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Fully vaccinated travellers from nations including the UK will no longer need to quarantine.
  
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• Havertz & Werner score as slick Germany become first to qualify for World Cup

  11-10-2021 23:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Germany become the first team to join hosts Qatar at the 2022 World Cup with a thumping victory in North Macedonia.
  
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• I'm tired of being the butt of Dave Chappelle's jokes

  11-10-2021 23:04 via nbcnews.com
  
  The comedian's once bracing wit has become calcified like a wasp in resin unable to move and sting with the times.
  
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• Scientists looked at more than 100,000 studies and found the world has a giant climate-crisis blind spot

  11-10-2021 22:52 via cnn.com
  
  Scientists using artificial intelligence to sift through around 100,000 climate studies were trying to put a number on how many people in the world were already experiencing the impacts of the climate crisis.
  
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• Depay scores twice as Netherlands thrash Gibraltar

  11-10-2021 22:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Memphis Depay scores twice as the Netherlands sweep to an easy victory over Gibraltar in their World Cup qualifier in Rotterdam.
  
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• Wales scrape past Estonia to keep hopes of World Cup play-off place alive

  11-10-2021 22:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Wales scrape past Estonia with an unconvincing win in Tallinn to keep their hopes of finishing second in their World Cup qualifying group in their own hands.
  
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• Ethiopia's Tigray crisis: Army launches offensive on all fronts - rebels

  11-10-2021 22:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Artillery, tanks, jets and drones are being used to reinvade the Tigray region, rebel forces say.
  
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• Nobel Prize: We will not have gender or ethnicity quotas - top scientist

  11-10-2021 22:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Journalist Maria Ressa was the only woman to win a Nobel Prize this year, and just the 58th in history.
  
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• UNC Chapel Hill cancels classes amid 2 suicide investigations

  11-10-2021 22:12 via nbcnews.com
  
  "We are in the middle of a mental health crisis, both on our campus and across the nation," the school's chancellor said.
  
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• See where these astronauts are simulating Mars expedition

  11-10-2021 22:04 via cnn.com
  
  Mission AMADEE-20 launched in October, deploying a team of analog astronauts to test out living on Mars.
  
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• Uefa cares about money not players - Courtois

  11-10-2021 21:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Thibaut Courtois accuses football governing bodies of prioritising money over the welfare of players, who he feels are being treated like "robots".
  
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• Spiking energy prices mean more than just pain at the pump

  11-10-2021 21:12 via nbcnews.com
  
  "This is not a short-term disruption — this is a problematic issue that’s not going to go away for a while,” said one logistics expert.
  
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• Lego vows to dismantle harmful gender norms brick by plastic brick

  11-10-2021 20:45 via nbcnews.com
  
  Lego has vowed to remove gender bias from its toys in light of new research that found girls are being held back by society’s ingrained gender stereotypes.
  
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• Parents say Black students were beaten and spit on by white classmates

  11-10-2021 20:28 via nbcnews.com
  
  A group of parents is suing a Minnesota school system alleging that their Black children faced racist bullying and discrimination from students and staff.
  
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• Whistleblower Frances Haugen will meet with Facebook Oversight Board

  11-10-2021 20:22 via cnn.com
  
  Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen will meet with the social network's independent court-like oversight board in the coming weeks to discuss her concerns about the company, the Facebook Oversight Board said Monday.
  
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• Narine leads KKR to IPL eliminator win in Kohli's final game as RCB captain

  11-10-2021 20:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Kolkata Knight Riders beat Royal Challengers Bangalore by four wickets in the Indian Premier League eliminator.
  
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• COVID-19 origins search: China denies WHO access to bat caves

  11-10-2021 19:58 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  China has denied the World Health Organization access to bat caves and wildlife farming areas in a region six hours west of Wuhan — as it emerged that nearby wet markets were banned from selling live animals just days before Beijing acknowledged a new virus had been detected, according to a report.
  
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• Lava from La Palma volcano sparks factory fire, pushing 2,500 people into lockdown

  11-10-2021 19:54 via cnn.com
  
  Lava flowing from the Cumbre Vieja volcano on Spain's La Palma island sparked a fire at a cement factory Monday, leading to at least 2,500 residents to be ordered into lockdown to protect their health, a local official said.
  
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• Lava from La Palma volcano sparks cement factory fire, pushing 2,500 people into lockdown

  11-10-2021 19:54 via cnn.com
  
  Lava flowing from the Cumbre Vieja volcano on Spain's La Palma island sparked a fire at a cement factory Monday, leading to at least 2,500 residents to be ordered into lockdown to protect their health, a local official said.
  
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• National Coming Out Day: 21 people who have come out in 2021

  11-10-2021 19:48 via nbcnews.com
  
  National Coming Out Day was created in 1988 to commemorate the 1987 March on Washington for Gay and Lesbian Rights, which reportedly drew over 200,000
  
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• The first IRONMAN with Down syndrome turns his winning moment into a growing movement for inclusion

  11-10-2021 19:38 via cnn.com
  
  Chris Nikic's journey to becoming an elite athlete began with a single step. What kept him going was a single recipe for success: get "1 percent better" every day.
  
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• Gas prices skyrocket as the global energy crisis gets worse

  11-10-2021 19:30 via cnn.com
  
  The cost of energy was dirt cheap in the spring of 2020 as roads and airports sat nearly empty during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic.
  
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• Tiepolo drawing found in Weston Hall attic to be auctioned

  11-10-2021 19:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The work by an Italian painter was gathering dust until its discovery in a house clearance.
  
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• ISIS finance chief captured by Iraqi forces, Iraq PM says

  11-10-2021 19:15 via cnn.com
  
  Iraqi forces captured Sami Jasim, the deputy of former ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, Iraq's Prime Minister said in a statement on Monday.
  
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• England boss Southgate 'commits crime' every time he picks team

  11-10-2021 19:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England boss Gareth Southgate says he "commits a crime" every time he picks a team because of the players he has to leave out - and will make changes for Tuesday's match with Hungary.
  
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• Gas prices have nearly doubled in 17 months. The global energy crisis could lift them higher

  11-10-2021 18:59 via cnn.com
  
  The cost of energy was dirt cheap in the spring of 2020 as roads and airports sat nearly empty during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic.
  
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• Elon Musk trolls Jeff Bezos as he pulls away as richest person on Earth

  11-10-2021 18:54 via cnn.com
  
  Elon Musk's personal wealth is now $222 billion, widening his gap as the richest person in the world according to Bloomberg's Billionaires Index. Musk's personal wealth skyrocketed an extra $10.6 billion after a secondary share sale by investors, announced last week, valued the space company over $100 billion, CNBC reported.
  
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• Iraq claims capture of IS financial chief in operation abroad

  11-10-2021 18:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sami Jasim al-Jaburi was allegedly a deputy leader of the jihadist group under Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.
  
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• What are the accusations against Prince Andrew?

  11-10-2021 18:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Here's what you need to know about the sex abuse claims being pursued by Virginia Giuffre in the US.
  
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• Energy crisis could force more UK factories to close

  11-10-2021 18:46 via cnn.com
  
  British companies that produce steel, paper, glass, cement, ceramics and chemicals say they will be forced to close factories or pass on rising costs to consumers unless the UK government provides relief from soaring energy prices.
  
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• Man builds rotating house so his wife has better views

  11-10-2021 18:43 via cnn.com
  
  Vojin Kusic from Srbac in Bosnia-Herzegovina says his wife was undecided about the view she wanted to see from their window, so he came up with a solution - a rotating house.
  
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• Israel winery: 1,500-year-old Byzantine wine complex found

  11-10-2021 18:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The 1,500-year-old complex unearthed near Tel Aviv was the world's largest winery at the time.
  
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• Hidden Picasso nude revealed and brought to life with artificial intelligence

  11-10-2021 18:02 via cnn.com
  
  A nude portrait of a crouching woman, hidden beneath the surface of a Pablo Picasso painting, has been revealed using artificial intelligence, advanced imaging technology and 3D printing.
  
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• Biden's balancing act on Taiwan and China tension

  11-10-2021 18:02 via cnn.com
  
  CNN's Will Ripley looks at the current state of tensions between China and Taiwan, and where the United States fits in.
  
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• Shatner's crew speaks ahead of space flight

  11-10-2021 17:59 via cnn.com
  
  William Shatner, Audrey Powers, Chris Boshuizen and Glen de Vries speak with CNN's Erica Hill about their upcoming suborbital flight onboard a New Shepard spacecraft.
  
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• Hear from William Shatner and crew ahead of Blue Origin space flight

  11-10-2021 17:59 via cnn.com
  
  William Shatner, Audrey Powers, Chris Boshuizen and Glen de Vries speak with CNN's Erica Hill about their upcoming suborbital flight onboard a New Shepard spacecraft.
  
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• Brown crabs find underwater power cables 'difficult to resist'

  11-10-2021 17:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A study says more should be done to ensure offshore wind farms using the power cables do not affect the crustaceans.
  
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• Day of the Girl is critical, but support is needed year-round, say campaigners

  11-10-2021 17:49 via theguardian.com
  
  From period poverty to blockchain, initiatives raising awareness of girls’ rights abound on 11 October, but long-term help is needed after Covid setbacksInternational Day of the Girl is critical in highlighting girls’ rights globally, but action is urgently needed to reverse the damage of the pandemic, campaigners have said.“Girls who were once hopeful about their futures say to us: ‘We’re not sure if we’re going to achieve our dreams now, if we’re ever
  
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• Name, shame and fine: How the Biden administration could enforce its vaccine mandate

  11-10-2021 17:42 via nbcnews.com
  
  The Occupational Safety and Health Administration was already a strained agency before the president announced the new requirement.
  
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• Six reasons to take Trump's 'slow-moving coup' seriously

  11-10-2021 17:28 via cnn.com
  
  • Republican triumph in Virginia could further weaken Biden
  • Clooney describes Trump before presidency: Just a guy who was chasing girls
  
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• Analysis: Six reasons to take Trump's 'slow-moving coup' seriously

  11-10-2021 17:28 via cnn.com
  
  • Republican triumph in Virginia could further weaken Biden
  • Clooney describes Trump before presidency: Just a guy who was chasing girls
  
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• Afghan interpreter who helped rescue Biden in 2008 gets out of Afghanistan

  11-10-2021 17:22 via cnn.com
  
  An Afghan interpreter who helped rescue then-Sen. Joe Biden after his helicopter was forced to land in a snowstorm 13 years ago has left Afghanistan, sources familiar tell CNN.
  
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• Nedumudi Venu, acclaimed Indian film actor, dies aged 73

  11-10-2021 17:19 via cnn.com
  
  Indian film star Nedumudi Venu has died at the age of 73, the doctor treating him has confirmed.
  
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• Acclaimed Indian film actor dies aged 73

  11-10-2021 17:19 via cnn.com
  
  Indian film star Nedumudi Venu has died at the age of 73, the doctor treating him has confirmed.
  
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• Retiring not in Wilder's plans, trainer says

  11-10-2021 17:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Heavyweight Deontay Wilder will not be quitting boxing after losing to Tyson Fury for a second time, says trainer Malik Scott.
  
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• 'We felt the danger': Syria hit hard by Delta variant

  11-10-2021 17:03 via cnn.com
  
  CNN's Jomana Karadsheh reports as Idlib province in northwest Syria is ravaged by a Covid-19 outbreak.
  
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• See what's happening in Syria as second Covid wave hits

  11-10-2021 17:03 via cnn.com
  
  CNN's Jomana Karadsheh reports as Idlib province in northwest Syria is ravaged by a Covid-19 outbreak.
  
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