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• COP26 climate deal includes historic reference to fossil fuels but doesn't meet urgency of the crisis

  13-11-2021 23:06 via cnn.com
  
  A COP26 climate agreement was reached on Saturday after marathon talks, including a reference to fossil fuels and their role in the climate crisis for the first time in history.
  
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• Some Afghans trying to flee country face exorbitant costs as Blinken touts success of efforts to help Americans

  13-11-2021 22:20 via cnn.com
  
  Afghans desperate to flee the country are increasingly having to negotiate with private operators charging exorbitant sums while US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced on Friday that all Americans who have asked to leave Afghanistan have been offered an opportunity to do so.
  
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• Some Afghans trying to flee country face exorbitant costs

  13-11-2021 22:20 via cnn.com
  
  Afghans desperate to flee the country are increasingly having to negotiate with private operators charging exorbitant sums while US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced on Friday that all Americans who have asked to leave Afghanistan have been offered an opportunity to do so.
  
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• Nations reach climate deal with unprecedented reference to fossil fuels, but doesn't reflect urgency of crisis

  13-11-2021 22:19 via cnn.com
  
  A COP26 climate agreement was reached on Saturday after marathon talks, including a reference to fossil fuels and their role in the climate crisis for the first time in history.
  
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• Ex-Trump aide predicts how Bannon will respond to indictment

  13-11-2021 22:11 via cnn.com
  
  Stephanie Grisham, the White House press secretary for former President Donald Trump, predicts how Trump allies will respond to indictments against them.
  
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• Beloved 'Dolphin Tale' star Winter died of twisted intestine

  13-11-2021 21:46
  
  The condition is found in as any living being with intestines.
  
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• Chris Daughtry postpones shows following the sudden death of his daughter

  13-11-2021 21:44 via cnn.com
  
  "American Idol" alum Chris Daughtry postponed a series of concert dates following the sudden death of his daughter, Hannah, his band announced on social media Saturday.
  
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• Chris Daughtry cancels shows after sudden death of his daughter

  13-11-2021 21:44 via cnn.com
  
  "American Idol" alum Chris Daughtry postponed a series of concert dates following the sudden death of his daughter, Hannah, his band announced on social media Saturday.
  
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• COP26: How might decisions at the climate summit change our lives?

  13-11-2021 21:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The changes made at COP26 in Glasgow could have implications for the way we live.
  
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• Nearly 200 nations strike contentious climate deal with coal compromise

  13-11-2021 21:33 via nbcnews.com
  
  Some were disappointed by changes put forward by India to “phase down,” rather than “phase out” coal power, the single biggest source of greenhouse gas emissions.
  
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• COP26: Alok Sharma fights back tears as Glasgow Climate Pact agreed

  13-11-2021 21:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The COP26 president apologised as a late amendment on coal was added to the draft text by India.
  
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• Over 50 dead and 12 injured after clashes at same Ecuadorian prison where a riot left more than 100 dead in September

  13-11-2021 21:11 via cnn.com
  
  At least 58 inmates died and 12 were injured after violence broke out at one of Ecuador's largest prisons.
  
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• More than 50 dead, 12 injured after clashes at Ecuador prison

  13-11-2021 21:11 via cnn.com
  
  At least 58 inmates died and 12 were injured after violence broke out at one of Ecuador's largest prisons.
  
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• COP26 climate agreement reached in Glasgow with unprecedented reference to fossil fuels

  13-11-2021 21:04 via cnn.com
  
  A COP26 climate agreement was reached on Saturday after marathon talks, including a reference to fossil fuels and their role in the climate crisis for the first time in history.
  
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• Woman killed in Atlanta park was stabbed, cut over 50 times, autopsy shows

  13-11-2021 20:30
  
  A woman killed while walking her dog in an Atlanta park this past summer was stabbed and cut over 50 times, according to a medical examiner's report released this week.
  
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• One of nation's most wanted bank robbers identified after 52 years

  13-11-2021 20:10 via nbcnews.com
  
  The man was never caught after he stole $215,000 from the Society National Bank, where he worked as a bank teller in 1969, according to the U.S. Marshals Service.
  
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• Avian adventurers: BirdLife Australia 2022 calendar – in pictures

  13-11-2021 20:00
  
  At a time when international travel has been mostly out of reach, BirdLife Australia is turning the spotlight on some of the country’s mightiest and most threatened migratory birds in its 2022 calendarBirdLife Australia’s Birds on the Move 2022 calendar is available for A$19.95. Continue reading...
  
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• Questions have long swirled around who is liable for tragedies at concerts

  13-11-2021 19:53 via nbcnews.com
  
  In the wake of a crowd surge at the Astroworld music festival in Houston that left nine dead, questions have arisen about who is liable in such tragedies.
  
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• Taylor Swift releases short film that fans think is about her ex-boyfriend Jake Gyllenhaal

  13-11-2021 19:45 via cnn.com
  
  Taylor Swift officially broke the internet Friday.
  
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• Taylor Swift officially broke the internet Friday

  13-11-2021 19:45 via cnn.com
  
  Taylor Swift officially broke the internet Friday.
  
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• Scientists react to popular football quarterback's comments on Covid-19

  13-11-2021 19:26 via cnn.com
  
  If only scientists had the influence of a popular professional football quarterback.
  
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• Chaos expected at airports nationwide as 50 million prepare for Thanksgiving travel

  13-11-2021 19:02 via nbcnews.com
  
  Thanksgiving travel is bouncing back this year — and so are expectations for holiday travel chaos on the roads, rails and in the air.
  
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• India and Iran say no to including fossil fuels in a COP26 climate agreement

  13-11-2021 19:01 via cnn.com
  
  India and Iran expressed fierce opposition to the inclusion of fossil fuels in any final agreement at the COP26 climate talks on Saturday, potentially thwarting what would have been a major breakthrough in the history of climate action at the 11th hour.
  
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• Britney Spears free from conservatorship, judge rules

  13-11-2021 18:46 via nbcnews.com
  
  Britney Spears is free from her conservatorship after a judge ruled in favor of termination Friday, ending the 13-year arrangement that has legally stripped
  
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• Damp Jersey Shore town ponders a fix for 'sunny day' floods

  13-11-2021 18:40
  
  An elite but often-underwater beach town seeks solutions to back bay flooding.
  
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• Elon Musk ends the week selling another $1.2 billion of Tesla shares

  13-11-2021 18:17 via cnn.com
  
  Another day, another billion dollars.
  
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• Singer Chris Daughtry postpones tour dates after daughter's sudden death

  13-11-2021 18:04 via nbcnews.com
  
  The singer's wife, Deanna, said on Instagram that the family is awaiting an autopsy result to determine what caused their daughter's death.
  
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• History says Biden and Democrats probably won't recover by the midterm elections

  13-11-2021 18:00 via cnn.com
  
  President Joe Biden's approval rating is at its lowest point since he took office. His approval rating has slid into the low 40s this month. And while the President has plenty of time to recover before his potential reelection in 2024, history suggests that his chances of becoming popular and Democrats gaining ground by the midterms in 2022 are small.
  
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• Analysis: History says Biden and Democrats probably won't recover by the midterm elections

  13-11-2021 18:00 via cnn.com
  
  President Joe Biden's approval rating is at its lowest point since he took office. His approval rating has slid into the low 40s this month. And while the President has plenty of time to recover before his potential reelection in 2024, history suggests that his chances of becoming popular and Democrats gaining ground by the midterms in 2022 are small.
  
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• Why Biden's political bet on spending looks like a bad one

  13-11-2021 17:43 via nbcnews.com
  
  He’s overlooking that these economic gifts also come with real costs — and that the pain those inflict may only worsen his political problems.
  
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• New images show just how much our world has changed

  13-11-2021 17:41 via cnn.com
  
  As we eye exploring other planets in our solar system, we can't forget about our own.
  
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• Pope thanks journalists for helping expose Church sex scandals

  13-11-2021 17:18 via cnn.com
  
  Pope Francis on Saturday thanked journalists for helping to uncover the clerical sexual abuse scandals that the Roman Catholic Church initially tried to cover up.
  
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• See 105-year-old woman set a new running world record

  13-11-2021 17:16 via cnn.com
  
  Julia "Hurricane" Hawkins took up running aged 101. Now the retired teacher is smashing records at the Louisiana Senior Games.
  
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• Smerconish: Will medical advances shape abortion law?

  13-11-2021 17:11 via cnn.com
  
  Given the recent Guinness Book record-breaking premature birth in Alabama at 21 weeks, 1 day -- nearly 19 weeks early -- will medical science advances end up having more to say about abortion than any court decision?
  
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• New details emerge in lead up to Astroworld Festival tragedy

  13-11-2021 17:09 via cnn.com
  
  The funeral for one of the youngest victims of the Astroworld Festival is being held Saturday in Houston, as families and friends remember loved ones who died a week ago at the high-energy music event that turned into a nightmare.
  
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• Top chef to leave London's Claridge's after hotel turns down plant-based menu

  13-11-2021 17:02 via cnn.com
  
  Top chef Daniel Humm will leave his post at London's prestigious Claridge's after the Mayfair hotel turned down his decision to serve an entirely plant-based menu.
  
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• London's Claridge's turns down Michelin star-winning chef's plant-based menu. Now he's leaving

  13-11-2021 17:02 via cnn.com
  
  Top chef Daniel Humm will leave his post at London's prestigious Claridge's after the Mayfair hotel turned down his decision to serve an entirely plant-based menu.
  
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• COP26 chief says 'moment of truth' for the planet in last-ditch plea to save troubled climate agreement

  13-11-2021 16:51 via cnn.com
  
  The UN is expected to publish a third draft of the COP26 climate agreement Saturday morning after negotiators failed to reach consensus by the evening, triggering marathon talks that went late into the night.
  
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• Parkland activists heal over years while pushing gun reform

  13-11-2021 16:46
  
  The recent guilty plea by the shooter in the 2018 Parkland school slayings drew some renewed attention to the anti-gun March for Our Lives student movement
  
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• The future of digital art doesn't have to be paved with troll memes and trash

  13-11-2021 16:41 via cnn.com
  
  Every media revolution opens the door to a brand-new frontier of creativity, connectivity and self-expression. The printing press made the written word available to the masses. Radio broadcast real-time news to the world. Film sparked the spread of a truly global popular culture, while television made it possible for us to invite our imaginary friends and aspirational icons into our very living rooms, for the space of a few hours.
  
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• Britain's army chief warns risk of accidental war with Russia is greater than during Cold War

  13-11-2021 16:41 via cnn.com
  
  The risk of an accidental war breaking out between Russia and the West is greater than at any time during the Cold War, Britain's most senior military officer has said in an interview with Times Radio.
  
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• US claims vital World Cup qualifying victory against rival Mexico

  13-11-2021 16:39 via cnn.com
  
  Goals from Christian Pulisic and Weston McKennie gave the US a vital 2-0 victory against Mexico on Friday in the race to qualify for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
  
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• Prices keep going up. Here's how we got here

  13-11-2021 16:24 via cnn.com
  
  Confused about inflation? You're not alone.
  
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• Inflation, explained: Why prices keep going up and who's to blame

  13-11-2021 16:24 via cnn.com
  
  Confused about inflation? You're not alone.
  
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• What happened to Britney was cruel. We should never let it happen again

  13-11-2021 16:19 via cnn.com
  
  It is human nature to gossip, to peer behind the gossamer curtain of secrecy separating the rich and famous from the common and curious. In the early 2000s, that age-old impulse reached a toxic nadir. There, in the corners of an internet that still felt novel and lawless, a new breed of bloggers redefined celebrity gossip and set in motion a ruthless media machine that chewed up and spat out any fresh-faced, high-heeled celebrity in its path.
  
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• Britney's battle was an enduring consequence of the cruelest celebrity gossip era. We should never let it happen again

  13-11-2021 16:19 via cnn.com
  
  It is human nature to gossip, to peer behind the gossamer curtain of secrecy separating the rich and famous from the common and curious. In the early 2000s, that age-old impulse reached a toxic nadir. There, in the corners of an internet that still felt novel and lawless, a new breed of bloggers redefined celebrity gossip and set in motion a ruthless media machine that chewed up and spat out any fresh-faced, high-heeled celebrity in its path.
  
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• Analysis: Britney's battle was an enduring consequence of the cruelest celebrity gossip era. We should never let it happen again

  13-11-2021 16:19 via cnn.com
  
  It is human nature to gossip, to peer behind the gossamer curtain of secrecy separating the rich and famous from the common and curious. In the early 2000s, that age-old impulse reached a toxic nadir. There, in the corners of an internet that still felt novel and lawless, a new breed of bloggers redefined celebrity gossip and set in motion a ruthless media machine that chewed up and spat out any fresh-faced, high-heeled celebrity in its path.
  
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• What we learned in the Elizabeth Holmes trial from a frustrated investor and Theranos' final lab director

  13-11-2021 15:57 via cnn.com
  
  The biggest news this week in the criminal trial of Elizabeth Holmes is that the government expects to rest its case against the former CEO and founder of failed blood testing company Theranos in a matter of days.
  
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• Will Rittenhouse self-defense claim convince jury?

  13-11-2021 15:56 via cnn.com
  
  A former Wisconsin District Attorney says Kyle Rittenhouse will probably not be prosecuted on the most serious charges, 'But he's a long way from being acquitted on everything.'
  
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• British royals berated Harry over Meghan’s father, texts from duchess say

  13-11-2021 15:49 via nbcnews.com
  
  British royals berated Prince Harry over Meghan's father, texts from the Duchess of Sussex say.
  
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