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• Jan. 6 committee subpoenas ex-DOJ official who supported Trump push to overturn 2020 election

  13-10-2021 23:57 via nbcnews.com
  
  Trump has pressed his aides and allies not to comply with the committee’s requests.
  
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• Biden admin announces plans for massive expansion of wind farms off US coasts

  13-10-2021 23:37 via cnn.com
  
  The Biden administration is planning to aggressively expand offshore wind energy capacity in the United States, potentially holding as many as seven new offshore lease sales by 2025.
  
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• Sally Rooney's boycott confirms Israelis' worst fears

  13-10-2021 23:27 via nbcnews.com
  
  Singling out Israelis for ostracization is both morally questionable and utterly counterproductive.
  
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• Rolling Stones pull 'Brown Sugar,' song with lyrics about slavery, from live performances

  13-10-2021 23:21 via nbcnews.com
  
  Mick Jagger and Keith Richards say the tune is off their set lists for now but could someday come back.
  
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• Marine officer who posted videos criticizing Gen. Milley, other military leaders faces court-martial

  13-10-2021 23:08 via nbcnews.com
  
  Prosecutors are expected to refer to Lt. Col. Stu Scheller's alleged comments about "revolution" and the Jan. 6 Capitol riot at his court-martial.
  
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• Top conservative lawyers steer clear of Trump's legal fight

  13-10-2021 23:04 via cnn.com
  
  • Analysis: Pressure on Jan. 6 panel ratchets up amid new explosion of Trump election lies
  
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• The former US President is preparing to assert executive privilege to block congressional investigators

  13-10-2021 23:04 via cnn.com
  
  A number of high-powered lawyers who have represented Donald Trump in the past are sitting out his latest legal battle, as the former President prepares to assert executive privilege to block congressional investigators from getting information on the January 6 insurrection.
  
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• Capitol attack panel prepared to pursue charges against those who defy subpoenas, Schiff says – live

  13-10-2021 23:04
  
  Democrat says Steve Bannon and others could be held in contemptHouse passes bill to raise US debt ceiling through early DecemberSocial Security benefits to rise for 70 million peopleUS to lift travel restrictions at Canada and Mexico bordersSign up to receive First Thing – our daily briefing by emailThe FDA on Wednesday released a set of new, voluntary guidelines to help Americans eat less salt. The long-awaited guidelines, aim to reduce the average daily sodium intake by 12% over the next
  
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• Australia Covid live news update: Victoria looks to open early as 70% vaccine target met; NSW to decide on plan for 80% opening

  13-10-2021 22:58
  
  Victorian roadmap may be released as early as weekend; NSW to outline next reopening steps; ACT to end lockdown tomorrow. Follow all the day’s news liveWilcannia celebrates two weeks without a new caseHome quarantine apps spark privacy fearsVictorian post office licensee backs down over refusal to get Covid jabHow do I get a digital certificate to prove my vaccination status?I’m double vaccinated and live in NSW. What are my new freedoms?Vic restrictions; Vic hotspotsVaccine rollout
  
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• Martian floods? Scientists say rover found evidence

  13-10-2021 22:55 via nbcnews.com
  
  NASA's Perseverance rover discovered evidence that the Jezero crater on Mars it touched down in was once a lake bed fed by a river with floods, scientists say.
  
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• At least four people killed in bow and arrow attack in Norway

  13-10-2021 22:26
  
  Police say suspect has been apprehended after attack in town of Kongsberg, 70km from OsloAt least four people have been killed and others injured in the Norwegian town of Kongsberg by a man armed with a bow and arrow, local media have reported.Øyvind Aas, the police chief in the town, about 70km southwest of the capital, Oslo, told a press conference on Tuesday night that the attacker had been arrested and “according to our information, is the only person implicated”. Continue
  
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• President of Brazil says it ‘makes no sense’ for him to be vaccinated

  13-10-2021 22:14
  
  Jair Bolsonaro’s comments called ‘stupid and selfish’ in country where 600,000 people have died of CovidCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageMore than 600,000 of his citizens have lost their lives to a Covid-19 outbreak he once pooh-poohed as a “little flu”, but Brazil’s science-denying president, Jair Bolsonaro, has announced he will decline to be vaccinated, saying “it makes no sense” for him to do so.“With rega
  
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• Most evacuation flights from Afghanistan this week have been canceled

  13-10-2021 21:57 via cnn.com
  
  Most evacuation flights scheduled to depart Afghanistan this week have been canceled, according to a State Department email sent to US citizens in the country on Monday that was reviewed by CNN.
  
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• Ex-aide to Bush issues dire warning about Trump

  13-10-2021 21:56 via cnn.com
  
  Michael Gerson, columnist and former aide to President George W. Bush, argues that US democracy is at risk if former President Donald Trump is re-elected with unified Republican control of the federal government.
  
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• Multiple people killed in suspected bow and arrow attack in Norway

  13-10-2021 21:51 via cnn.com
  
  Several people have been killed and others were injured by an attacker in the Norwegian town of Kongsberg, a press officer for local police told CNN on Wednesday.
  
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• Norway police say man with bow and arrow kills several people, others injured

  13-10-2021 21:47 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  A man killed several people and injured others in the Norwegian town of Kongsberg Wednesday evening, according to local police and reports.
  
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• Norway police say man with bow and arrow killed 1, injured several

  13-10-2021 21:47 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  A man killed several people and injured others in the Norwegian town of Kongsberg Wednesday evening, according to local police and reports.
  
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• 'Titane' director on the queer body horror film seducing critics, bewildering audiences

  13-10-2021 21:46 via nbcnews.com
  
  This year’s Cannes Palme d’Or winner, “Titane,” directed by Julia Ducournau, has stunned its way into becoming one of the year’s most notable films.
  
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• Top conservative lawyers steer clear of Trump's latest legal fight

  13-10-2021 21:43 via cnn.com
  
  A number of high-powered lawyers who have represented Donald Trump in the past are sitting out his latest legal battle, as the former President prepares to assert executive privilege to block congressional investigators from getting information on the January 6 insurrection.
  
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• Feds launch civil rights investigation of alleged physical, sexual abuse of juvenile detainees

  13-10-2021 21:39 via nbcnews.com
  
  The Justice Department opened the investigation after 11 arrests of juvenile detention staffers in Texas facilities who allegedly sexually abused children.
  
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• Multiple people killed in attack in Norwegian town of Kongsberg

  13-10-2021 21:28 via cnn.com
  
  Several people have been killed and others were injured by an attacker in the Norwegian town of Kongsberg, a press officer for local police told CNN on Wednesday.
  
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• Walmart, FedEx, UPS will increase operations to ease supply chain bottlenecks, Biden says

  13-10-2021 21:22 via nbcnews.com
  
  Backups at key U.S. ports in California have doubled the time it takes for some products to arrive from Asia. The Biden administration promises a "90-day sprint."
  
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• 'Huge problem': Passengers are bringing a record number of guns to the airport, TSA says

  13-10-2021 21:13 via cnn.com
  
  Airline passengers are bringing guns to the airport in numbers never seen before, and it is a "huge problem," the Transportation Security Administration chief told CNN.
  
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• EU offers to scrap 80% of NI food checks but prepares for Johnson to reject deal

  13-10-2021 20:55
  
  Maroš Šefčovič attempts to end tussle at press conference but ‘big gap’ remains to UK’s demandsThe EU will scrap 80% of checks on foods entering Northern Ireland from Britain but Brussels officials were “preparing for the worst” amid signs Boris Johnson is set to reject the terms of the deal.Maroš Šefčovič, the EU’s Brexit commissioner, also announced that customs checks on manufactured goods would be halved as p
  
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• Don’t drink from tap, Canadian city says, as gasoline suspected in water supply

  13-10-2021 20:51
  
  State of emergency in Iqaluit, capital of Nunavut territory, as officials say they are testing water for petroleum hydrocarbonsOfficials in Canada’s northernmost capital have declared a local state of emergency after finding possible evidence of gasoline in the city’s tap water.Residents of Iqaluit, the capital of the Arctic territory of Nunavut, have been told not to drink, boil or cook with the city’s water. Continue reading...
  
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• Chile president Piñera faces impeachment after Pandora papers leak

  13-10-2021 20:50
  
  Opposition politicians launch proceedings against Sebastián Piñera over possible irregularities in mining company saleOpposition politicians have launched impeachment proceedings against Chile’s president, Sebastián Piñera, over possible irregularities in the sale of a mining company, after new details about the deal were revealed in the Pandora papers.Lawmakers cited an “ethical duty” to hold the president accountable for the alleged irregularities
  
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• NHS England Covid app outage shows problems of single centralised system

  13-10-2021 20:46
  
  Analysis: app falling offline caused frustrated users to be turned away from flights and venuesIt’s always annoying if your phone battery dies while you’re travelling – but it’s even worse if malfunctioning technology means you can’t even begin your trip.Wednesday’s outage of the NHS app for England left frustrated users unable to prove their Covid vaccination status at airport check-ins, meaning many were unable to board flights. Others were turned away from
  
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• Brazil's Bolsonaro says he will not be vaccinated against Covid-19

  13-10-2021 20:46 via cnn.com
  
  Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said he decided not to get a Covid-19 vaccine, in an on-air interview with Jovem Pan radio on Tuesday night.
  
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• Lead in Benton Harbor water must be addressed right away, outraged residents say

  13-10-2021 20:35 via nbcnews.com
  
  “How do you justify three years of documented contamination and do nothing?” said Edward Pinkney, head of the Benton Harbor Community Water Council.
  
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• New findings a 'complete reversal' in understanding why Earth became hospitable to life and its 'twin' didn't

  13-10-2021 20:17 via cnn.com
  
  Venus may be a sweltering wasteland today, but scientists have questioned whether the planet was always so inhospitable. While previous studies suggested Venus might have once been covered in oceans, new research has found the opposite: Venus has likely never been able to support oceans.
  
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• Afghan refugee stabbed to death in London in front of schoolchildren

  13-10-2021 19:39
  
  Hazrat Wali, 18, who came to UK two years ago, attacked near sports field where children were playing rugbyA teenage Afghan refugee was stabbed to death on a sports field in south-west London in front of schoolchildren playing rugby.The victim, named as 18-year-old Hazrat Wali, from Notting Hill, was attacked at about 4.45pm on Tuesday on Craneford Way, Twickenham, yards away from Richmond upon Thames College, which he attended. Continue reading...
  
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• Southwest Airlines canceled her entire family's flights and they missed her wedding day

  13-10-2021 19:36 via cnn.com
  
  What was supposed to be a special day over the weekend instead became an emotional roller coaster for a bride whose family couldn't attend her wedding after Southwest Airlines canceled thousands of flights around the country.
  
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• 'Seized by some invisible hand': Victims describe what it feels like to have Havana Syndrome

  13-10-2021 19:24 via nbcnews.com
  
  A doctor said "it's like you aged 20 years all at once," said Kate Husband, diagnosed with a brain injury "related to a directional phenomenon exposure.”
  
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• William Shatner in space: 'The most profound experience I can imagine'

  13-10-2021 19:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Star Trek actor becomes the oldest person to go into space and returns 'filled with emotion'.
  
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• William Shatner says reaching edge of space was 'the most profound experience'

  13-10-2021 19:19 via nbcnews.com
  
  William Shatner will be aboard the Blue Origin New Shepard rocket and capsule on a suborbital space tourism flight to the edge of space on Wednesday.
  
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• Sense of urgency grips the White House with Biden facing crises on many fronts

  13-10-2021 19:17 via cnn.com
  
  Nine months into Joe Biden's presidency, a White House suddenly beset on all sides feels a growing sense of urgency.
  
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• Will China’s plan to build more coal plants derail Cop26?

  13-10-2021 19:16
  
  Analysis: while the short-term consequences are grim, veteran analysts talk of a wobble rather than a fallChina’s decision to build more coal plants is a setback for climate action, but analysts say it could still meet its long-term emission reduction targets and may even have scope to raise its ambition at Cop26 in Glasgow.In recent days, Beijing has announced a buildup of coal capacity to address the most severe power cuts in a decade, which have caused rolling blackouts in half its prov
  
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• Supreme Court appears likely to allow death sentence for Boston Marathon bomber

  13-10-2021 19:07 via nbcnews.com
  
  The Justice Department is defending Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's death sentence, which a federal appeals court overturned last year.
  
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• Rising soccer star reveals cancer diagnosis

  13-10-2021 19:02 via cnn.com
  
  Wales international David Brooks has revealed he's been diagnosed with stage two Hodgkin Lymphoma.
  
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• Rising soccer star, 24, reveals cancer diagnosis

  13-10-2021 19:02 via cnn.com
  
  Wales international David Brooks has revealed he's been diagnosed with stage two Hodgkin Lymphoma.
  
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• UK ‘colluding in torture’ by leaving women and children in Syria camps

  13-10-2021 19:01
  
  Rights watchdog accuses Britain of turning a blind eye to degrading treatment of those who lived under ISBritain is colluding in torture and degrading treatment by refusing to repatriate women and children held in indefinite detention in Syrian prison camps, according to a report from a human rights watchdog.The assessment by Rights and Security International (RSI) accuses the UK and others of turning a blind eye to lawless and squalid conditions in two camps that contain 60,000 women and childr
  
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• William Shatner in tears after historic space flight: ‘I’m so filled with emotion’

  13-10-2021 18:57
  
  Star Trek actor, 90, says ‘I hope I never recover from this’ after becoming oldest human in space on Jeff Bezos rocket New ShepardThe Star Trek actor William Shatner declared himself “overwhelmed” at becoming the oldest human in space, at the age of 90, during a brief but successful second crewed flight on Wednesday of Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket ship from the west Texas desert.The Canadian, who for four decades played Captain James Kirk, the fearless commander
  
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• From concealed penises to Barbra Streisand: how Frieze got its mojo back – review

  13-10-2021 18:57
  
  Regent’s Park, London
  After decades of fun, noise, fame and money, the London art fair has found its soul. But there’s still plenty of outrage and sleaze at the grown-up FriezeI was relieved when I finally found the hidden willies. At times, the first post-pandemic Frieze art fair is so relaxing you could fall asleep in one of its classy lounges. So it was good to see Lindsey Mendick flying the flag for subtle outrage. At the Carl Freedman Gallery booth I come across her lustrous, de
  
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• Sweeping FDA guidance would drastically cut salt in American foods

  13-10-2021 18:55 via nbcnews.com
  
  The FDA is asking is food manufacturers and restaurants to cut salt in foods, with the goal of lowering American's salt intake by 12 percent in the next 2.5 years.
  
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• Actor's impersonation of Robin Williams leaves fans wanting whole film

  13-10-2021 18:52 via cnn.com
  
  Actor Jamie Costa is making waves online after posting a video to his YouTube channel, showing a scene featuring himself as Williams and Sarah Murphree as Pam Dawber on the set of "Mork & Mindy."
  
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• Malfunctioning NHS app for Covid vaccine status causes travel delays

  13-10-2021 18:32
  
  Problems accessing Covid pass cause travellers to be turned away from flightand ferryCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageTravellers have been blocked from boarding flights and ferries for trips abroad after a four-hour outage of England’s NHS app left people unable to access a Covid pass to prove their vaccine status.Hundreds tried to download information that many countries require before departure – including a QR code and details about the jabs they h
  
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• My new lover takes my breath away. However, I feel a sense of dread. How do I stop this?

  13-10-2021 18:30
  
  It is hard to loosen the tentacles that dread wraps around the mind, writes advice columnist Eleanor Gordon-Smith, the goal is to live on despite themI am a 50-year-old queer woman, embarking on a new relationship after leaving my previous partner of eight years. My new lover is beautiful, smart, insightful, passionate and she actually takes my breath away. We have been dating for about three months. I like what we have and I am extremely fond of her. However, I find myself catastrophising our r
  
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• Scientists abused and threatened for discussing Covid, global survey finds

  13-10-2021 18:29
  
  Poll of 321 scientists found 15% received death threats after speaking publicly on the pandemicHow my ivermectin research led to Twitter death threatsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageScientists around the world have received threats of death and sexual assault after speaking to the media about Covid-19, a survey has revealed.Of 321 scientists asked by Nature magazine, 15% said they had received death threats and 22% had been threatened with physical or sexual vio
  
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• How my ivermectin research led to Twitter death threats | Dr Andrew Hill

  13-10-2021 18:29
  
  I was sent images of coffins and hanged Nazi war criminals after finding medical fraud in clinical trialsThe story of online threats and abuse is very dark. In early 2021, my research team was analysing a new drug called ivermectin. In the first clinical trials, this drug seemed to prevent new infections and improve survival. When I first wrote about this, I started getting regular threats on Twitter, demanding that ivermectin should be approved worldwide and questioning the safety of vaccines.I
  
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• Relatives of Covid victims slam Boris Johnson after he was pictured painting on vacation

  13-10-2021 18:16 via cnn.com
  
  Relatives of Covid-19 victims have hit out at "deeply upsetting" images of Boris Johnson seen painting while on vacation -- just one day after his government was slated for its handling of the pandemic.
  
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