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• Drone attack targets US troops at base in Syria

  20-10-2021 23:39 via cnn.com
  
  A drone attack targeted US troops at the US base at At-Tanf in Syria, close to the border with Jordan, on Wednesday, according to a US defense official.
  
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• Is there a stigma about taking paternity leave? Just ask Pete Buttigieg

  20-10-2021 23:25 via nbcnews.com
  
  By taking time off as transportation secretary to welcome his new children, Buttigieg is still serving the public good — by normalizing paternity leave.
  
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• Apparent human remains found after Brian Laundrie's possessions located in Florida nature reserve

  20-10-2021 23:24 via nbcnews.com
  
  Laundrie, considered a person of interest in the Gabby Petito case, has been missing for five weeks.
  
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• Criminologist explains why the notebook found by police is important

  20-10-2021 23:18 via cnn.com
  
  The FBI announced they have found human remains along with personal items that belonged to Brian Laundrie.
  
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• Parents who accuse schools of trying to 'indoctrinate' students eye a new foe

  20-10-2021 23:15 via nbcnews.com
  
  A lawsuit accuses Attorney General Merrick Garland of trying to criminalize free speech by ordering a review of threats made against school personnel.
  
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• Border apprehensions hit yearly high as new migrant caravan gathers in Mexico

  20-10-2021 23:04 via nbcnews.com
  
  U.S. officials have their eyes on a huge new caravan of Haitian, Cuban and Venezuelan migrants in Mexico that may head north as soon as this weekend.
  
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• Cristiano Ronaldo completes stunning Manchester United comeback against Atalanta

  20-10-2021 22:59 via cnn.com
  
  Cristiano Ronaldo scored a late winning goal to complete a stunning Manchester United comeback against Atalanta in the Champions League.
  
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• Remains found in an area that was underwater until recently, FBI says

  20-10-2021 22:52 via cnn.com
  
  Investigators searching for Brian Laundrie, the missing fiancé of Gabby Petito, found "some articles" of his off a trail that he frequented at the Myakkahatchee Creek Environmental Park near his family's home in Florida on Wednesday, family attorney Steven Bertolino said.
  
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• Biden's pick for US envoy to China backs more security assistance to Taiwan

  20-10-2021 22:52 via cnn.com
  
  President Joe Biden's pick to be US Ambassador to China called for a continued commitment to the longstanding "One China" Policy but defended the United States' right to increase security assistance to Taiwan amid Beijing's aggression towards the island.
  
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• Biden's pick for US ambassador to China backs increasing security help to Taiwan

  20-10-2021 22:52 via cnn.com
  
  President Joe Biden's pick to be US Ambassador to China called for a continued commitment to the longstanding "One China" Policy but defended the United States' right to increase security assistance to Taiwan amid Beijing's aggression towards the island.
  
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• UK lawmakers now face 'substantial' threat after fatal Amess stabbing, says Home Secretary

  20-10-2021 22:40 via cnn.com
  
  Five days after UK Member of Parliament David Amess was stabbed to death, lawmakers in the UK are now believed to face a "substantial" threat, the Home Secretary said Wednesday evening in the House of Commons.
  
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• Taliban wins backing for aid, with regional powers saying US and allies should pay

  20-10-2021 21:48 via cnn.com
  
  Afghanistan's new Taliban rulers won backing from 10 regional powers at talks in Moscow on Wednesday for the idea of a United Nations donor conference to help the country stave off economic collapse and a humanitarian catastrophe.
  
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• Tiny crab preserved in 100-million-year-old amber lived among dinosaurs

  20-10-2021 21:40 via cnn.com
  
  Fossils trapped in amber have been among paleontology's most fascinating finds in recent years -- globs of hardened ancient tree resin have captured tantalizing details about spiders, lizards, microscopic animals, insects, birds and even a tiny dinosaurthat are often missing from fossils found in rock.
  
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• The world's most spectacular airport landings

  20-10-2021 21:39 via cnn.com
  
  There's a lot to love about travel. Experiencing a new culture. Eating great food. Staying in top notch hotels... and landing in a new airport.
  
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• Voting legislation blocked — again — in Senate as Republicans unite for filibuster

  20-10-2021 21:38 via nbcnews.com
  
  Republicans voted to prevent a major voting bill from advancing in the Senate for the second time this year.
  
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• Scientists find rare fish trapped, and it nearly breaks their scale

  20-10-2021 21:28 via cnn.com
  
  The fish is nine and half feet long and scientists believe it could weigh more than 4,000 pounds.
  
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• See how China and India are gaining ground in the space race

  20-10-2021 21:25 via cnn.com
  
  CNN's Isa Soares takes a look at the countries that are expanding their space programs and what future missions to space could mean for the global space race.
  
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• Move over US and Russia. These countries are joining the space race

  20-10-2021 21:25 via cnn.com
  
  CNN's Isa Soares takes a look at the countries that are expanding their space programs and what future missions to space could mean for the global space race.
  
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• How China and India are gaining ground in the space race

  20-10-2021 21:25 via cnn.com
  
  CNN's Isa Soares takes a look at the countries that are expanding their space programs and what future missions to space could mean for the global space race.
  
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• China and India are gaining ground in the space race

  20-10-2021 21:25 via cnn.com
  
  CNN's Isa Soares takes a look at the countries that are expanding their space programs and what future missions to space could mean for the global space race.
  
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• School shooter apologizes in court. See the reaction of victim's father

  20-10-2021 21:13 via cnn.com
  
  In an interview with CNN's Ana Cabrera, Tony Montalto, who lost his 14-year-old daughter Gina in the Parkland school shooting in 2018, calls shooter Nikolas Cruz's apology "ridiculous" and "a little bit of theater."
  
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• Fire that destroyed US warship was 'clearly preventable', investigation finds

  20-10-2021 20:57 via cnn.com
  
  A fire that destroyed a US warship last year was "clearly preventable" and was the result of a series of systematic failures, according to a Navy investigation.
  
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• Ex-FBI agent shares why cadaver dogs were at Laundrie search

  20-10-2021 20:50 via cnn.com
  
  Former FBI Special Agent Tim Gallagher explains why law enforcement officials brought cadaver dogs to a Florida park where authorities found several items belonging to Brian Laundrie, the missing fiancé of Gabby Petito.
  
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• Medical examiner called in after items belonging to Brian Laundrie found

  20-10-2021 20:22 via cnn.com
  
  Investigators searching for Brian Laundrie, the missing fiancé of Gabby Petito, found "some articles" of his off a trail that he frequented at the Myakkahatchee Creek Environmental Park near his family's home in Florida on Wednesday, family attorney Steven Bertolino said.
  
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• See how these homeowners moved their house across a bay

  20-10-2021 19:59 via cnn.com
  
  Daniele Penney's dream house was supposed to be torn down by its owners, but she offered to move the house across an inlet to her nearby land.
  
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• Why is it business as usual in England while Covid infections rise?

  20-10-2021 19:58
  
  Analysis: a winter plan has been set out but implementing it could be hampered by political squeamishnessCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageMore than 20 months into the Covid pandemic and with a tough winter looming, the public could be excused for having a distinct sense of deja vu.Infection rates are rising sharply, scientists and senior NHS figures are sounding the alarm – but the business secretary, Kwasi Kwarteng, was touring the broadcast studios on Wed
  
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• Escape from Kabul: Inside the volunteer effort by US troops to rescue their families from Afghanistan

  20-10-2021 19:52 via cnn.com
  
  An hour after a suicide bomb exploded outside the Kabul airport on August 26, killing 13 US service members and scores of Afghan civilians, Fahim Masoud, a US military intelligence officer, made a frantic call to his sister.
  
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• Dozens killed in Syria attacks

  20-10-2021 19:49 via cnn.com
  
  At least 14 people have been killed and three others injured after a Syrian military bus was targeted with two explosive devices in the capital Damascus on Wednesday, the SANA state news agency reported.
  
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• See hikers use turbans to save stranded men

  20-10-2021 19:48 via cnn.com
  
  A group of Sikh friends used their turbans to save hikers on the edge of a fast-moving river in British Columbia.
  
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• Jill Biden speaks candidly about being a first lady

  20-10-2021 19:44 via cnn.com
  
  First lady Jill Biden on Wednesday spoke candidly about her new life, lamenting the enormous pressure a first lady can face.
  
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• French education minister declares war on American 'wokeism'

  20-10-2021 19:26 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  The French government has declared war on U.S.-imported "wokeism," with French Education Minister Jean-Michel Blanquer warning that the left-wing ideology is what contributed to the rise of former U.S. President Trump.
  
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• Newcastle United urges fans to not wear mock Arab head coverings following Saudi takeover

  20-10-2021 19:20 via cnn.com
  
  Newcastle United has issued a statement urging fans to refrain from wearing mock Arab clothing or head coverings following the Saudi Arabian-backed takeover of the club.
  
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• UK Covid cases are soaring. How did things go so wrong?

  20-10-2021 18:47 via cnn.com
  
  • Delta descendant rises in UK
  
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• Russian inmate who leaked torture videos alleges death threats

  20-10-2021 18:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sergey Savelyev is seeking asylum in France after he leaked videos showing abuse in Russian prisons.
  
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• Covid live: Russia to close workplaces; Singapore records highest daily death toll since start of pandemic

  20-10-2021 18:40
  
  Vladimir Putin approves week-long workplace shutdown; Singapore records 18deaths and 3,862 new casesLatvia first country to reimpose lockdown in Europe’s new waveUS children aged 5-11 will soon be able to get Covid jabs, says White HouseMorocco bans flights from UK, Germany and NetherlandsCalls to charge Brazil president with murder over Covid tollSee all our coronavirus coverageChief executive of the NHS confederation Matthew Taylor has been on Sky News in the UK, and he had a strong mess
  
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• Nollywood moment: African film industries ‘could create 20m jobs’

  20-10-2021 18:35
  
  UN study finds streaming services have increased demand for film productions from across the continent, but warns piracy and underinvestment hampering growthFilm industries in Africa could quadruple their revenue to $20bn (£15bn) and create an extra 20m jobs in creative industries, according to a UN report about cinema on the continent.The booming film industry in Nigeria – Nollywood is the world’s second-largest film industry in terms of output – and Senegal were example
  
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• Police officer who harassed abuse victim granted anonymity

  20-10-2021 18:31
  
  Hampshire police chief admits decision by misconduct panel opens service up to lack of transparency accusationsA police chief has admitted a decision by a misconduct panel to grant lifelong anonymity to a male officer who harassed a female domestic abuse victim opened the service up to accusations of a lack of transparency.The specially trained domestic officer bombarded the young woman with messages as he pursued an “improper emotional relationship” with her after being assigned to
  
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• Independent will lobby Coalition MPs to support proposed anti-corruption commission

  20-10-2021 18:30
  
  Helen Haines will work to secure numbers in parliament after Scott Morrison told her the government will not allow debate on her billGet our free news app; get our morning email briefingThe independent MP Helen Haines has warned Scott Morrison she will lobby “concerned” government MPs for support for her proposed anti-corruption bill to deliver a new federal integrity commission.Haines, who will reintroduce her Australian Federal Integrity Commission (Afic) bill to the House of Repre
  
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• Items belonging to Brian Laundrie found near Florida trail he frequented, family attorney says

  20-10-2021 18:29 via cnn.com
  
  Investigators searching for Brian Laundrie, the missing fiancé of Gabby Petito, found "some articles" of his off a trail that he frequented at the Myakkahatchee Creek Environmental Park near his family's home in Florida on Wednesday, family attorney Steven Bertolino said.
  
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• NASA's Lucy mission struggles with solar array issue after launching to space

  20-10-2021 18:16 via cnn.com
  
  The first NASA mission that will fly by eight ancient asteroids launched early Saturday morning, but not everything went according to plan once the Lucy spacecraft reached space.
  
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• 45 million people in UK received scam texts or calls in last three months

  20-10-2021 18:00
  
  Watchdog Ofcom lays bare scale of problem as mobile network EE blocks 18,000 sim cardsThe scourge of scam texts and calls has been laid bare by UK telecoms regulator research showing almost 45 million people received at least one in the last three months, while mobile network EE had to block 18,000 sim cards used for the fraud over that period.Research by Ofcom found that 82% of adults had received a suspicious message during the summer, with most reporting that it had come via a text. Continue
  
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• Liz Cheney accuses Bannon of planning capitol insurrection

  20-10-2021 17:59 via cnn.com
  
  Liz Cheney has recently accused Steve Bannon and Donald Trump of being involved in the planning of the insurrection at the Capitol on January 6. National correspondent for Bloomberg Businessweek Joshua Green reports.
  
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• Fresh airstrikes hit capital of Ethiopia's war-torn Tigray region

  20-10-2021 17:59 via cnn.com
  
  The capital of Ethiopia's war-torn Tigray region was covered in smoke on Wednesday as the city was hit by another day of airstrikes, eyewitnesses and authorities told CNN.
  
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• Syrian family sue EU border agency over removal from Greece

  20-10-2021 17:40
  
  Family who were sent to Turkey despite having lodged asylum claims take case to European courtFive years to the day after a family of Syrian refugees were bundled on to a plane and deported to Turkey despite having lodged asylum claims in Greece, they are taking their case to the European court of justice.In an unprecedented step, a Dutch firm of human rights lawyers announced on Wednesday that it had filed a lawsuit against Frontex, the EU border agency that operated the flight, and was seeking
  
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• Putin keeps Russian workers home for a week as COVID deaths soar

  20-10-2021 17:39 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday ordered the country’s workers to stay off work for a week starting later this month amid rising coronavirus infection and death numbers.
  
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• Egypt detains artist robot Ai-Da before historic pyramid show

  20-10-2021 17:35
  
  Sculpture and its futuristic creator held for 10 days, possibly in fear she is part of spying plotShe’s been described as “a vision of the future” who is every bit as good as other abstract artists today, but Ai-Da – the world’s first ultra-realistic robot artist – has hit a snag: Egyptian security forces have detained her before an exhibition at the Great Pyramid of Giza.Ai-Da is due to open and present her work at the exhibition on Thursday, the first time c
  
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• How Verizon became the Dow's worst stock

  20-10-2021 17:30 via cnn.com
  
  Verizon reported earnings that topped forecasts Wednesday morning and issued a more upbeat outlook for 2022. That's some much-needed good news for the company, which has been the Dow's worst-performing stock this year, falling about 10%.
  
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• US House expected to vote on Thursday to refer Steve Bannon to prosecutors

  20-10-2021 17:29
  
  Lawmakers to vote on whether to recommend contempt chargeTrump ally defied subpoena over Capitol attack investigationThe House of Representatives is expected to vote on Thursday to refer Steve Bannon to federal prosecutors for potential criminal charges relating to his defiance of Congress over the investigation into the 6 January Capitol insurrection.Donald Trump’s former chief strategist in the White House is facing deepening legal peril as he continues to refuse to co-operate with the H
  
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• Bolsonaro should be charged with crimes against humanity, inquiry finds

  20-10-2021 17:22
  
  Brazilian president savaged for ‘macabre’ and ‘slovenly’ response to Covid pandemic and ‘deliberate neglect’ of Indigenous peopleJair Bolsonaro should be charged with crimes against humanity and jailed for his “macabre” reaction to a Covid outbreak that has killed more than 600,000 Brazilians, including a disproportionate number of Indigenous citizens, a congressional inquiry has found.Two of the most dramatic accusations against the Brazilian pres
  
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• Bolsonaro should be charged with crimes against humanity, Covid inquiry finds

  20-10-2021 17:22
  
  Brazilian president savaged for ‘macabre’ and ‘slovenly’ response to pandemic and ‘deliberate neglect’ of Indigenous peopleJair Bolsonaro should be charged with crimes against humanity and jailed for his “macabre” reaction to a Covid outbreak that has killed more than 600,000 Brazilians, including a disproportionate number of Indigenous citizens, a congressional inquiry has found.Two of the most dramatic accusations against the Brazilian president
  
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