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• WATCH: Mist covers Kentucky's Lake Linville

  07-11-2021 23:58 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Dramatic mist hovered over Kentucky's Lake Linville and made for a peaceful scene.
  
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• WATCH: Hot air balloons fill sky above Turkey

  07-11-2021 23:58 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Dozens of colorful hot air balloons took off and filled the skies above Cappadocia, Turkey.
  
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• More than a dozen video clips were played during Kyle Rittenhouse's trial last week. Here's what they showed

  07-11-2021 23:45 via cnn.com
  
  More than a dozen video clips were entered into evidence during the first week of Kyle Rittenhouse's homicide trial in Kenosha, Wisconsin, as prosecutors and defense attorneys pieced together a chaotic night that turned deadly.
  
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• Acosta: No more whining, sore losers or lies. Just stop the squeal

  07-11-2021 23:45 via cnn.com
  
  CNN's Jim Acosta discusses the problem with Republicans continuing to push the "stop the steal" rhetoric and the threat it poses to democracy.
  
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• Astroworld: questions over why Travis Scott played on as crush developed

  07-11-2021 23:36
  
  Two investigations launched after eight people killed at event in Houston on Friday nightOrganisers of what turned out to be one of the deadliest live music events in US history are facing mounting questions about why the rapper Travis Scott continued performing when first responders were already dealing with a mass casualty event.Eight people ranging in age from 14 to 27 were killed and dozens were injured at the Astroworld festival in Houston on Friday night, when fans were crushed against the
  
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• Garth's team of the week: Who is Man City's silent assassin?

  07-11-2021 23:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Who is starting to come to the boil? Who is Manchester City's silent assassin? And which player is destined to play Champions League football? Find out in Garth Crooks' team of the week.
  
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• Twitter poll calls on Elon Musk to sell 10% stake in Tesla

  07-11-2021 23:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Tesla boss had promised to honour the outcome of the poll, whichever way it went.
  
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• Jill Biden pays tribute to one of America's most iconic first ladies

  07-11-2021 22:55 via cnn.com
  
  As the season changed from summer to fall, first lady Jill Biden has found a spot to sit outside at the White House to grade her students' essays.
  
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• Brexit: UK -EU trade deal could collapse over NI row, says Coveney

  07-11-2021 22:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The UK is laying foundations to suspend parts of the NI Protocol, says the Irish foreign minister.
  
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• Verstappen extends title lead over Hamilton with Mexico City win

  07-11-2021 22:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Red Bull's Max Verstappen takes a dominant victory in the Mexico City Grand Prix to strengthen his chances of a first world championship.
  
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• Missing teen rescued after making a hand gesture she learned from TikTok to signal for help

  07-11-2021 22:08 via cnn.com
  
  A missing teenager from North Carolina was rescued by Kentucky police after she signaled for help by using a hand gesture known on TikTok to represent violence at home, according to police.
  
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• Iraqi PM al-Kadhimi survives drone attack on his home

  07-11-2021 21:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Mustafa al-Kadhimi says he was not hurt in the attack by a drone carrying explosives in Baghdad.
  
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• Elon Musk asked Twitter if he should sell some of his Tesla stock. Here's what the Twitterverse said

  07-11-2021 21:09 via cnn.com
  
  The Twitterverse has spoken.
  
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• Video shows aftermath of drone assassination attempt

  07-11-2021 21:06 via cnn.com
  
  Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi escaped an assassination attempt on Sunday after an explosive-laden drone targeted his residence in Baghdad, the country's military said. CNN's Jomana Karadsheh reports.
  
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• Video shows aftermath of a drone assassination attempt

  07-11-2021 21:06 via cnn.com
  
  Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi escaped an assassination attempt on Sunday after an explosive-laden drone targeted his residence in Baghdad, the country's military said. CNN's Jomana Karadsheh reports.
  
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• US to reopen borders to vaccinated travellers after 20 months

  07-11-2021 20:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A flood of foreign visitors is expected as tough restrictions on entry come to an end on Monday.
  
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• An engineering student and a man who was trying to save his fiancée are among the victims of the tragedy

  07-11-2021 20:55 via cnn.com
  
  A mechanical engineering technology student from Illinois and a man who was trying to save his fiancée are among the eight people who died at the Astroworld Festival in Houston Friday night, authorities said.
  
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• An engineering student and a man who was trying to save his fiancée are among the victims of the Astroworld Festival tragedy

  07-11-2021 20:55 via cnn.com
  
  A mechanical engineering technology student from Illinois and a man who was trying to save his fiancée are among the eight people who died at the Astroworld Festival in Houston Friday night, authorities said.
  
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• Astroworld: Victims named as police probe US festival crush

  07-11-2021 20:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Family and friends pay tribute to those who died at Travis Scott's Astroworld festival in Houston.
  
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• Senator behind billionaires tax denounces Elon Musk Twitter poll stunt

  07-11-2021 20:19
  
  Tesla owner offers to sell 10% of shares – as poll demandsRon Wyden has proposed tax to help fund Biden plansAfter Elon Musk asked his Twitter followers to vote on whether he should sell 10% of his Tesla stock, the architect of the proposed billionaires tax that prompted the move dismissed the tweet as a stunt.“Whether or not the world’s wealthiest man pays any taxes at all shouldn’t depend on the results of a Twitter poll,” said Ron Wyden, an Oregon Democrat and ch
  
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• Drone attack by militants on Iraqi PM ‘marks escalation’ in power struggle

  07-11-2021 20:14
  
  Officials see strike on premier’s home as assassination attempt by Iran-backed groups trying to overturn election resultSenior figures in Iraq believe a brazen drone attack on the home of Iraq’s prime minister, Mustafa al-Kadhimi, marks an unprecedented escalation between the country’s leaders and Iran-backed militant groups attempting to overturn last month’s election.The overnight attack is seen by Iraqi officials as an assassination attempt, and the first of its kind a
  
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• West Ham 3-2 Liverpool: Hammers stun top-four rivals to move into third

  07-11-2021 19:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  West Ham stun Liverpool to secure a huge victory that moves them above their opponents into third in the Premier League as well as dent the Reds' title hopes.
  
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• Larry Hogan: Infrastructure is political win for Biden

  07-11-2021 19:33 via cnn.com
  
  Republican Governor Larry Hogan of Maryland tells CNN's Dana Bash that President Biden could have had a bigger political win on infrastructure if his bill had passed in August.
  
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• Big Bird vaccination announcement sparks backlash from conservatives, GOP

  07-11-2021 19:16 via nbcnews.com
  
  Big Bird, who is supposed to be only 6 years old, just became eligible for the Pfizer vaccine.
  
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• Smith Rowe seals victory for Arsenal against Watford

  07-11-2021 19:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Watford manager Claudio Ranieri says Arsenal players lack respect as Emile Smith Rowe seals victory in Mikel Arteta's 100th game in charge.
  
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• Democratic lawmakers blame infrastructure bill delay for loss in Virginia governor's race

  07-11-2021 19:11 via nbcnews.com
  
  "I think congressional Democrats blew the timing," said Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va.
  
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• Pakistan set up Australia semi-final after 72-run win over Scotland

  07-11-2021 18:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Pakistan maintain their 100% record at the Men's T20 World Cup with an emphatic 72-run win over Scotland to set up a semi-final against Australia.
  
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• Author claims news organizations are in 'woke stranglehold'

  07-11-2021 18:30 via cnn.com
  
  Batya Ungar-Sargon, the deputy opinion editor of Newsweek, argues in a new book that "wokeness" in the media is harming democracy and that journalists face "woke pressures" inside and outside the newsroom that influence how news is covered.
  
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• Sudan internet cuts complicate civil disobedience campaign against coup

  07-11-2021 18:14 via cnn.com
  
  Sudanese pro-democracy groups launched two days of civil disobedience and strikes on Sunday in protest at last month's military coup, though participation appeared to be limited by continuing interruptions to internet and phone connections.
  
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• EU could shelve Brexit trade deal if UK triggers article 16, Irish minister warns

  07-11-2021 18:06
  
  Simon Coveney accuses British government of ‘deliberately forcing breakdown’ in negotiations over Northern IrelandThe prospect of a trade war between the UK and the EU has edged closer, with Ireland giving the clearest hint yet that Brussels plans to suspend the entire trade deal struck last December if the British government suspends the Northern Ireland Brexit protocol.The Irish foreign minister, Simon Coveney, accused the UK of “deliberately forcing a breakdown” in neg
  
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• 'Slogans make you stop thinking': Stelter on GOP election strategy

  07-11-2021 17:45 via cnn.com
  
  CNN's Brian Stelter takes a look at how the media can latch onto a slogan instead of presenting the full story, which he says Republicans have used to their advantage in recent elections.
  
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• 'Slogans make you stop thinking': CNN's Stelter on GOP election strategy

  07-11-2021 17:45 via cnn.com
  
  CNN's Brian Stelter takes a look at how the media can latch onto a slogan instead of presenting the full story, which he says Republicans have used to their advantage in recent elections.
  
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• Authorities investigating the causes behind deadly crowd surge

  07-11-2021 17:30 via cnn.com
  
  Following a crowd surge at a Houston concert that left at least eight people dead and dozens injured, authorities will examine key causes behind the surge and what could have been done to get attendees out of harm's way, police said Saturday.
  
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• Wooden bird that once sold at auction for $100 belonged to a Tudor queen

  07-11-2021 17:24 via cnn.com
  
  When antique dealer Paul Fitzsimmons bought an ornate wooden bird from an auction for £75 ($101) in 2019, he knew that it must have been associated with a member of the royal family -- but he just didn't know who.
  
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• Shailene Woodley criticizes media amid fiancé Aaron Rodgers' vaccination controversy

  07-11-2021 17:04 via nbcnews.com
  
  "grasping at straws my dears …” Woodley wrote on her Instagram story, addressing the media.
  
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• 'Mayor Pete' shows a political newbie, and newlywed, picking his words carefully

  07-11-2021 16:49 via nbcnews.com
  
  An upcoming documentary will give viewers an inside look at Pete Buttigieg’s historic bid for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination.
  
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• More than 10,000 patients caught Covid in a hospital. Some never made it out

  07-11-2021 16:26 via cnn.com
  
  They went into hospitals with heart attacks, kidney failure or in a psychiatric crisis.
  
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• More than 10,000 patients caught Covid-19 in a hospital, analysis shows. Some never made it out

  07-11-2021 16:26 via cnn.com
  
  They went into hospitals with heart attacks, kidney failure or in a psychiatric crisis.
  
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• What is Astroworld? Who is Travis Scott? And other things to know

  07-11-2021 16:22 via cnn.com
  
  At least eight people were killed and many others injured after a crowd surged forward while rapper Travis Scott was on stage at the Astroworld Festival in Houston on Friday night.
  
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• Aston Villa sack manager Smith after five league defeats in a row

  07-11-2021 16:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Aston Villa sack manager Dean Smith after five successive Premier League defeats.
  
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• Radiohead: Kid A Mnesia review – two classic albums, plus surprises

  07-11-2021 16:00
  
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  The band’s 20th-anniversary reissue of Kid A and Amnesiac along with unreleased material makes for fascinating listening Recorded together but released a year apart, Kid A (2000) and Amnesiac (2001) marked a huge departure from the increasingly baroque guitar-led anthems of Radiohead’s first three albums. The broadening of their palette to embrace Warp-influenced electronica, free jazz and krautrock abstractions initially baffled many (the Guardian awarded Kid A two stars, while
  
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• Analysis: 2021 shows Republicans shouldn't fear high voter turnout

  07-11-2021 16:00 via cnn.com
  
  The Republican Party did very well on Tuesday. Beyond its win in the Virginia gubernatorial election, it came quite close to capturing the New Jersey governor's mansion.
  
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• ‘A moment in history’: making a perilous sea-crossing with refugees – photo essay

  07-11-2021 16:00
  
  Ahead of a UK exhibition of her photo series Journey in the Death Boat, Güliz Vural describes travelling with Syrians being smuggled to Greece from TurkeyStanding on a Turkish beach ready to join a group of Syrian refugees on an inflatable boat bound for Greece, the photojournalist Güliz Vural’s biggest fear was that the people traffickers organising the illegal crossing would not let her onboard.If she had known that within a few hours of leaving Turkey she would be under arrest
  
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• In pictures: Thousands join huge pro-government rally in Ethiopia

  07-11-2021 15:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The rally comes as rebel Tigrayan forces advance within 300km of the capital Addis Ababa.
  
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• Opposition accuse Johnson of trashing UK's reputation

  07-11-2021 15:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Labour accuses Boris Johnson of "contemptible" behaviour, but the government says it wants a fairer system.
  
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• The next front in Facebook's misinformation battle: climate change

  07-11-2021 15:09 via cnn.com
  
  In August 2019, when a Facebook employee typed "climate change" into the platform's search bar, the auto-fill suggestions that popped up included "climate change debunked" and "climate change is a hoax." The results prompted the employee to ask in a post on the company's internal site: "Do our policies combatting the spread of misinformation on Facebook apply to climate denialism?"
  
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• Ted Cruz condemns Big Bird for advocating Covid vaccines for kids

  07-11-2021 15:08
  
  Other rightwingers piled on criticism: ‘Brainwashing children’No more birthday candles? Experts’ worst Covid predictionsThe Texas senator Ted Cruz led conservatives in condemnation of a prominent public figure for advocating Covid-19 vaccinations for children. Big Bird.This week saw final US approval for five- to 11-year-olds to receive the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. Sesame Street, which has offered Covid advice before, duly deployed its popular characters to encourage parents to
  
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• Travis Scott speaks out after Astroworld Festival tragedy

  07-11-2021 15:07 via cnn.com
  
  Rapper and producer Travis Scott, the organizer of the Astroworld Festival in Houston where at least eight people died Friday night, gave his first on-camera statement in a video posted to his Instagram account Saturday night.
  
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• US opening to vaccinated international travelers on Monday. Here's what to expect

  07-11-2021 14:46 via cnn.com
  
  The United States is flinging its doors wide open to vaccinated international travelers on Monday, welcoming many visitors who've been shut out of the country for 20 months.
  
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• The Travis Scott festival investigated over how audience members were not able to escape a deadly crowd surge

  07-11-2021 14:40 via cnn.com
  
  Following a crowd surge at a Houston concert that left at least eight people dead and dozens injured, authorities will examine key causes behind the surge and what could have been done to get attendees out of harm's way, police said Saturday.
  
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