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• A Capitol rioter admits to new felonies while in court. Prosecutors are loving it.

  14-10-2021 23:54 via nbcnews.com
  
  The best part of putting together their cases against Jan. 6 participants? A lot of the incriminating evidence has come from the rioters themselves — and keeps on coming.
  
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• White man appeals conviction for Black student's killing

  14-10-2021 23:50 via abcnews.go.com
  
  A white man serving a life sentence for fatally stabbing a Black college student at a bus stop at the University of Maryland has asked the state's second highest court to throw out his murder conviction
  
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• Sarah Sanders raises $2.1M in bid for Arkansas governor

  14-10-2021 23:50 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Former White House press secretary Sarah Sanders has raised $2.1 million over the past three months in her bid for Arkansas governor
  
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• Police fatally shoot armed man in Southern California

  14-10-2021 23:49 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Authorities say police shot and killed a man who was armed with a rifle in Southern California
  
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• In Brazil, worst drought in decades felt at gigantic dam

  14-10-2021 23:48 via abcnews.go.com
  
  The gigantic Itaipu hydroelectric dam straddling the Brazil-Paraguay border is feeling the heat of Brazil’s worst drought in nine decades
  
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• Ex-cop who killed Daunte Wright lays out possible defense

  14-10-2021 23:47 via abcnews.go.com
  
  A former suburban Minneapolis police officer who has said she meant to use a Taser instead of a handgun when she shot and killed Daunte Wright in April is laying out her potential defenses
  
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• Suit alleging autistic girl restrained in class is settled

  14-10-2021 23:46 via abcnews.go.com
  
  An Indiana couple who accused staffers at a La Porte elementary school of strapping their then-8-year-old autistic daughter into a homemade restraining chair in the classroom have settled their lawsuit against the district
  
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• FDA unlikely to rule on Merck's COVID pill before December

  14-10-2021 23:46 via abcnews.go.com
  
  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration will ask its outside experts to review Merck's pill to treat COVID-19 at a meeting in late November
  
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• Nobel Prize winner explains one big issue for novelists

  14-10-2021 23:00 via cnn.com
  
  Abdulrazak Gurnah won the Nobel Prize for Literature and speaks to One World about the fact the award has historically been awarded to novelists in the West. Gurnah believes the lack of access to English translation limits some African authors from being considered.
  
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• Independent FDA panel votes to authorize Moderna booster for some Americans

  14-10-2021 22:42 via abcnews.go.com
  
  The recommendation is in line with what the FDA and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention authorized for Pfizer booster shots last month.
  
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• Court suspends Giulio Regeni murder and kidnapping trial

  14-10-2021 22:41 via theguardian.com
  
  Decision follows hours of deliberation over whether it is fair for four Egyptian security officials to be tried in absentiaA court in Rome has suspended trial proceedings against four Egyptian security officials accused of kidnapping, torturing and murdering the Italian student Giulio Regeni in Cairo, following hours of deliberation over whether it is fair for the men to be tried in absentia.The trial was returned to a preliminary court, after judges debated for seven hours about whether hearing
  
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• Why a brewery is crowdfunding lawsuits over the axing of school mask mandates

  14-10-2021 22:14 via abcnews.go.com
  
  A Wisconsin beer maker is crowdfunding the legal battle for parents who's children have contracted COVID-19 at schools.
  
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• Mob kills Cameroon police officer after death of 5-year-old girl

  14-10-2021 21:58 via cnn.com
  
  A mob lynched a military police officer after he killed a five-year-old girl when he fired on a car at a checkpoint in the capital of Cameroon's English-speaking South West Region on Thursday, the defense ministry said.
  
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• Three years ago, Banksy 'shredded' a $1.4M artwork. Now it's worth 18 times as much

  14-10-2021 21:20 via cnn.com
  
  The Banksy painting that partially self-destructed at auction three years ago has sold once more, for a staggering £18.5 million ($25.4 million).
  
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• Second sale of Banksy's shredded painting sets staggering new record

  14-10-2021 21:20 via cnn.com
  
  The Banksy painting that partially self-destructed at auction three years ago has sold once more, for a staggering £18.5 million ($25.4 million).
  
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• LinkedIn shuts down its China platform

  14-10-2021 21:14 via cnn.com
  
  LinkedIn will shut down the local version of its service in China, marking a significant retreat for one of the few large US tech firms still operating in the country.
  
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• WATCH: Epic jumping shark is out of this world

  14-10-2021 20:24 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Over a dozen basking sharks surrounded divers off the Irish coast. One of the sharks breached beside a diver who got the incredible encounter on camera.
  
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• WATCH: Drones drop food for dogs trapped by lava

  14-10-2021 20:19 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Help from above: Drones dropped food for dogs trapped by lava as La Palma volcano in Spain erupts.
  
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• 'I saw a man walking with an arrow in his back': witnesses recall Norway attack – video

  14-10-2021 20:01 via theguardian.com
  
  A witness of a bow and arrow attack that killed five people in the town of Kongsberg recalled on Thursday seeing one of the victims walking on a street with an arrow in his back. Investigators named the suspect as Espen Andersen Braathen, a 37-year-old living in the municipality where the attacks took place. Police had been concerned about signs of radicalisation in the suspect before the attacks, carried out with a bow and arrow and other weapons, a senior officer said.Norway bow-and-arrow atta
  
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• Watch Billie Eilish punch Jimmy Kimmel

  14-10-2021 19:57 via cnn.com
  
  Pop star Billie Eilish visited "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" and checked off some items from a bucket list she wrote when she was 12.
  
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• US officially rejoins controversial UN Human Rights Council

  14-10-2021 19:55 via cnn.com
  
  The United States is officially a member of the controversial United Nations Human Rights Council again, reversing former President Donald Trump's withdrawal three years ago.
  
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• January 6 panel moves to hold Steve Bannon in criminal contempt

  14-10-2021 19:46 via cnn.com
  
  The committee investigating the January 6 Capitol Hill riot announced Thursday it is moving forward to hold Trump ally Steve Bannon in criminal contempt for refusing to comply with a subpoena, as his game of chicken with the House panel now enters a new and critical phase.
  
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• Norway police treating bow-and-arrow attack as terrorism

  14-10-2021 19:41 via cnn.com
  
  • Photos and video show scene of attack in Norway
  
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• WATCH: Baby and his swim lesson instructor are friendship goals

  14-10-2021 19:37 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Nine-month-old baby and swim instructor have a heartwarming moment during their swim lesson.
  
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• Meghan is still close with Diana's best friend

  14-10-2021 19:30 via cnn.com
  
  Princes William and Harry lost their mother, Diana, at a young age. But she still has a strong effect on their interactions with the rest of the royal family, their relationships with the media and their charitable activism.
  
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• Biden sending 13 cabinet members, high-level officials to COP26

  14-10-2021 19:21 via cnn.com
  
  President Joe Biden is planning a show of strength at next month's pivotal UN climate summit in Glasgow.
  
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• Biden sending 12 cabinet members, high-level officials to UN climate summit

  14-10-2021 19:21 via cnn.com
  
  President Joe Biden is planning a show of strength at next month's pivotal UN climate summit in Glasgow.
  
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• I was accused of having drugs in my jail cell. I didn't — but went to solitary anyway.

  14-10-2021 18:38 via nbcnews.com
  
  Low-cost field tests for drugs are imprecise and prone to user error. When prisons use them, they can land prisoners in solitary confinement for drugs they don't have.
  
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• Over a thousand cosmic explosions traced to mysterious repeating fast radio burst

  14-10-2021 18:36 via cnn.com
  
  An outburst of explosions have been traced back to a mysterious repeating fast radio burst in space called FRB 121102. Using China's Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical radio Telescope, or FAST, researchers detected 1,652 bursts over the course of 47 days.
  
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• Afghanistan women's junior football team granted UK visas

  14-10-2021 18:30 via cnn.com
  
  Afghanistan's women's junior football team and their immediate families will be relocated to Britain from Pakistan "shortly" after being granted visas by the UK government.
  
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• Violent protests left 6 dead in Beirut. Shocking video shows gunfire in the streets

  14-10-2021 18:20 via cnn.com
  
  At least six people in Beirut, Lebanon were killed when gunfire broke out at a protest called by Hezbollah. Fierce gun battles were ongoing for hours in the worst violence the Lebanese capital has witnessed in more than a decade. CNN's Ben Wedeman reports.
  
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• Late-night cracks up over Shatner's post-space talk with Bezos

  14-10-2021 18:20 via cnn.com
  
  Late-night comedians zeroed in on the awkward moments following William Shatner's historic space flight aboard Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin rocket.
  
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• 6 dead in Beirut as violence breaks out over protest

  14-10-2021 18:20 via cnn.com
  
  At least six people in Beirut, Lebanon were killed when gunfire broke out at a protest called by Hezbollah. Fierce gun battles were ongoing for hours in the worst violence the Lebanese capital has witnessed in more than a decade. CNN's Ben Wedeman reports.
  
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• Biden alone can't end the supply chain crisis

  14-10-2021 18:10 via cnn.com
  
  The Biden administration is making a concerted effort to ease the extreme stress on supply chains that is causing sticker shock, leaving store shelves empty and creating lengthy shipping delays.
  
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• Prince William blasts billionaire space race, says focus should be on saving Earth

  14-10-2021 18:03 via abcnews.go.com
  
  William is promoting his Earthshot Prize for people trying to save the planet.
  
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• The attack that left five dead is being treated by police as an act of terror after officers revealed the suspect had converted to Islam

  14-10-2021 17:56 via cnn.com
  
  Norwegian police have named the suspect in Wednesday's bow-and-arrow attack that left five people dead as 37-year-old Espen Andersen Bråthen.
  
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• Dozens killed as fire tears through Taiwan residential high-rise

  14-10-2021 17:44 via cnn.com
  
  • Footage from the ground shows rescue operation after fire
  
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• Here's why Republicans are afraid to criticize Donald Trump

  14-10-2021 17:39 via cnn.com
  
  The most important value in an ally for Donald Trump has always been loyalty -- and many GOP lawmakers are starting to feel the effects of going against the former president. In the latest episode of The Point, CNN's Chris Cillizza talks about how firm Trump's hold remains on the GOP.
  
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• Why are there fears China and Taiwan could go to war? – video

  14-10-2021 17:26 via theguardian.com
  
  A dramatic rise in the number of aerial sorties over the sea separating the Chinese mainland from Taiwan has served as a reminder that the strait has the potential to be one of the most dangerous places on Earth. A reported 149 incursions in four days by People’s Liberation Army planes into Taiwan's air defence zone have left the de-facto independent island on high alert as it warned that China could be capable of invading by 2025. As global leaders keep a close eye on the worsening r
  
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• Ikea warns stock shortages to last into next year

  14-10-2021 17:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Swedish furniture giant says it will take another year before shipping and supplies return to normal.
  
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• Ikea expects supply disruption to last into 2022

  14-10-2021 17:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Swedish furniture giant says it will take another year before shipping and supplies return to normal.
  
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• Exclusive: Biden sending 12 cabinet members, high-level officials to UN climate summit

  14-10-2021 17:13 via cnn.com
  
  President Joe Biden is planning a show of strength at next month's pivotal UN climate summit in Glasgow.
  
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• WATCH: Squirrel caught on camera ding dong ditching a home

  14-10-2021 17:11 via abcnews.go.com
  
  The squirrel continued to explore the homeowner’s porch as if nothing happened.
  
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• WATCH: Footage shows William Shatner and fellow Blue Origin crew in space

  14-10-2021 17:11 via abcnews.go.com
  
  “No description can equal this,” Shatner, the oldest person to travel to space, said in footage capturing his and fellow Blue Origin crew members’ reactions on their historic trip.
  
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• Microsoft shutting down LinkedIn in China

  14-10-2021 17:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The company will offer a jobs-only site with no social-media elements, instead.
  
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• Afghanistan: Pakistan airline stops flights citing Taliban intimidation

  14-10-2021 16:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Pakistan International Airlines complains of "heavy-handedness" by the Taliban authorities.
  
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• Civil rights leader Timuel Black dies at 102

  14-10-2021 16:49 via cnn.com
  
  Civil rights leader Timuel Black died Wednesday at the age of 102, according to a statement from the University of Chicago where he obtained a master's degree in 1954.
  
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• Masten Wanjala: Kenyan child killer escapes from police custody

  14-10-2021 16:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A manhunt is under way for Masten Wanjala who confessed to killing more than 10 children.
  
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• Hear from Norwegian police as they identify suspect in deadly attack

  14-10-2021 16:41 via cnn.com
  
  Norwegian police have named the suspect in the bow-and-arrow attack that killed five people and injured three others as 37-year-old Espen Andersen Bråthen. Earlier, police said they were treating the attack as an act of terror after officers revealed the suspect had converted to Islam and that they had concerns about his radicalization. CNN's Salma Abdelaziz reports.
  
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• Beirut port blast: Gunfire erupts at protest against judge leading probe

  14-10-2021 16:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  At least six die as protesters come under fire, sending people fleeing for cover in the street.
  
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