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• Bueckers, No. 2 UConn hold off No. 23 South Florida 60-53

  21-11-2021 23:58 via foxnews.com
  
  Connecticut's Geno Auriemma keeps pushing for Paige Bueckers and freshman Azzi Fudd to shoot more.
  
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• No prison time for man who pleaded guilty to rape and sexual assault of four teenage girls

  21-11-2021 23:55 via cnn.com
  
  A man who pleaded guilty to the rape and sexual assault of four teenage girls will avoid prison time after a New York state judge said time behind bars would be inappropriate.
  
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• Lyon v Marseille abandoned after Payet hit on head by bottle five minutes into game

  21-11-2021 23:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sunday's Ligue 1 game between Lyon and Marseille is abandoned after Dimitri Payet is hit by a bottle thrown from the stands five minutes into the game.
  
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• Two missionaries released in Haiti after group kidnapping, aid group claims

  21-11-2021 23:48 via cnn.com
  
  Two missionaries kidnapped in Haiti over a month ago have been released, according to a statement by the US-based Christian Aid Ministries. CNN has not been able to independently confirm their release.
  
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• Zidane not interested in becoming new Man Utd manager

  21-11-2021 23:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Manchester United approach Zinedine Zidane about becoming their manager but, according to sources close to the former Real Madrid boss, he is not interested in going to Old Trafford.
  
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• Jonathan Taylor scores 5 TDs, leads Colts to blowout victory over Bills

  21-11-2021 23:41 via foxnews.com
  
  It was Jonathan Taylor’s day Sunday afternoon.
  
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• Sudan's military reinstates ousted civilian PM Hamdok

  21-11-2021 23:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Abdalla Hamdok's release from house arrest fails to stop protests against the army's political role.
  
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• Poland: Belarus eyes using Afghan migrants as border pawns

  21-11-2021 23:21 via foxnews.com
  
  Poland’s leader on Sunday warned against more possible migrant pressures on the European Union’s border with Belarus, this time coming from Afghanistan and Uzbekistan.
  
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• 'I lost everything': Guadeloupe riots overtake COVID protest

  21-11-2021 23:20 via foxnews.com
  
  Residents in the Caribbean island of Guadeloupe, an overseas territory of France, expressed dismay Sunday after protests against COVID-19 restrictions erupted into rioting and looting for the third day in a row, prompting French authorities to send in police special forces.
  
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• Kenyan police investigate BBC worker's death in Nairobi

  21-11-2021 23:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Kate Mitchell, a British national who worked for BBC Media Action, is found dead in the capital Nairobi.
  
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• Associated Press accuses Republicans of using Rittenhouse case 'to exploit national divide' on race

  21-11-2021 23:19 via foxnews.com
  
  The Associated Press accused Republicans of wanting “to exploit the national divide over matters of grievance and race” through the Kyle Rittenhouse trial.
  
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• Garth Crooks' team of the week: Rudiger, Rodri, Sterling, Mane

  21-11-2021 23:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Who has provided his side with an extra dimension? Who has the same will to win as his manager? And which player is a not-so-silent assassin? Find out in Garth Crooks' team of the week.
  
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• California memorial service held for model whose body was dumped at hospital after night of parties

  21-11-2021 23:16 via foxnews.com
  
  Friends and family of Christy Giles, a Los Angeles model whose lifeless body was dropped by masked men at a hospital last week, are gathering on Sunday to remember the 24-year-old.
  
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• Freeman TD lifts Ravens over Bears with Jackson sidelined

  21-11-2021 23:09 via foxnews.com
  
  Subbing for star quarterback Lamar Jackson, Tyler Huntley led a winning drive capped by Devonta Freeman's 3-yard run with 22 seconds remaining, and the Baltimore Ravens beat the Chicago Bears 16-13 on Sunday.
  
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• SPLC ties Rittenhouse acquittal to 'systemic racism,' claims it will embolden 'far-right extremists'

  21-11-2021 23:06 via foxnews.com
  
  The Southern Poverty Law Center claimed that a Kenosha, Wisconsin, jury's decision to acquit Kyle Rittenhouse of murder charges highlights America's “systemic racism” and will embolden “far-right extremists.” Critics say the SPLC's "Learning for Justice" program teaches critical race theory.
  
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• Haiti kidnappers release two missionaries among 17 abducted

  21-11-2021 23:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Two people among a group of 17 US and Canadian missionaries abducted last month are said to be safe.
  
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• NBC's Maria Shriver sparks outrage after asking 'how it's possible' Rittenhouse walked out of court a free man

  21-11-2021 23:02 via foxnews.com
  
  NBC anchor Maria Shriver tweeted that it was 'stunning' the jury let Rittenhouse walk
  
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• Dolphins win third straight, top Jets 24-17

  21-11-2021 23:02 via foxnews.com
  
  Tua Tagovailoa threw a go-ahead 5-yard touchdown pass to Myles Gaskin early in the fourth quarter and the Miami Dolphins hung on to beat the New York Jets 24-17 on Sunday for their third straight victory.
  
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• Pregnant Philadelphia woman fatally shot unloading presents from her baby shower

  21-11-2021 22:59 via cnn.com
  
  Philadelphia police say a 7-months-pregnant woman was fatally shot in the head and stomach after attending her own baby shower Saturday night.
  
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• Cruz blasts MSNBC over segment tying Thanksgiving to 'white supremacy' and 'genocide'

  21-11-2021 22:55 via foxnews.com
  
  Sen. Ted Cruz blasted MSNBC over the weekend after it aired an essay on the “real story” of Thanksgiving which claimed the national holiday was a day of “genocide and violence.”
  
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• Heinicke, Washington spoil Newton's homecoming 27-21

  21-11-2021 22:54 via foxnews.com
  
  Taylor Heinicke threw for 206 yards and three touchdowns against the league’s top-ranked pass defense, and Washington spoiled Cam Newton’s return to Bank of America Stadium with a 27-21 win over the Carolina Panthers on Sunday.
  
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• Haitian gang releases 2 Christian missionaries held hostage, 15 still being held

  21-11-2021 22:52 via foxnews.com
  
  A Christian missionary group announced that two of its 17 missionaries have been released after being held hostage by a Hatian gang.
  
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• 'I'm honestly speechless': CNN commentator reacts to CPAC banning Sesame Street characters

  21-11-2021 22:49 via cnn.com
  
  CNN's Jim Acosta and political commentator Kirsten Powers react to CPAC banning Sesame Street characters from attending the conservative organization's 2022 conference over Sesame Street's promotion of Covid-19 vaccines.
  
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• Biden says house burned ‘with my wife in it,’ adding to long list of embellished stories

  21-11-2021 22:49 via foxnews.com
  
  President Biden said in New Hampshire on Tuesday that his house burned down with his wife Jill Biden inside, adding to a long list of personal stories he’s embellished over the years.
  
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• Kanye West, Drake team up for benefit concert to free Chicago gang leader Larry Hoover

  21-11-2021 22:47 via foxnews.com
  
  After seemingly squashing their beef, Kanye West and Drake are teaming up for a benefit concert to get Chicago gang leader Larry Hoover out of prison.
  
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• Jalen Hurts runs for 3 scores, Eagles beat Saints 40-29

  21-11-2021 22:40 via foxnews.com
  
  Jalen Hurts ran for three touchdowns, Darius Slay returned an interception for a score and the Philadelphia Eagles beat the New Orleans Saints 40-29 on Sunday.
  
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• Missing tennis star appears on video call with Olympic and Chinese officials

  21-11-2021 22:38 via cnn.com
  
  International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach held a video phone call with three-time Olympian Peng Shuai, the Olympics governing body announced on Sunday.
  
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• Residents evacuated from Italian island Vulcano over carbon dioxide levels

  21-11-2021 22:33 via cnn.com
  
  Most of the 250 permanent residents of a volcanic Italian island have been told to evacuate after levels of carbon dioxide in the air spiked dangerously, causing respiratory problems to people and their pets.
  
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• Police seize $500 million in illegal marijuana in a raid in Oregon

  21-11-2021 22:32 via cnn.com
  
  At a time when legalized marijuana sales are rising nationally, state police in Oregon last week seized 500,000 pounds of illegal marijuana in a bust outside Medford, Oregon, that they estimated had a street value of $500 million, police said.
  
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• 'I'm not scared by this' - can Spurs challenge top four under Conte?

  21-11-2021 22:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Antonio Conte turned jeers into cheers with Tottenham's second-half turnaround against Leeds, so can he now mount a top-four challenge in his first season in charge?
  
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• Justin Bieber called on to cancel Saudi Arabia concert by slain journalist's fiancée

  21-11-2021 22:17 via cnn.com
  
  The fiancée of murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi wrote an open letter published by the Washington Post calling for Justin Bieber to cancel his upcoming concert in Saudi Arabia.
  
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• Afghanistan: Taliban unveil new rules banning women in TV dramas

  21-11-2021 21:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Islamist group unveils new rules including ordering female TV presenters to wear headscarves.
  
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• Israeli immigrant killed by Hamas gunman in Jerusalem; group hails 'heroic operation'

  21-11-2021 21:49 via foxnews.com
  
  A Hamas gunman shot five people in Jerusalem’s Old City on Sunday, killing one and injuring four others before Israeli police fatally shot him.
  
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• 14 people rushed into a Louis Vuitton store outside Chicago and ran out with at least $100,000 in merchandise, police say

  21-11-2021 21:44 via cnn.com
  
  At least 14 people forced their way into a Louis Vuitton store in Oak Brook, Illinois, last week, and made off with at least $100,000 in merchandise, according to CNN affiliate WLS-TV based on interviews with the Oak Brook Police Department.
  
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• 'SNL' cast plays spoof gameshow 'Republican or Not'

  21-11-2021 20:52 via cnn.com
  
  Kenan Thompson, host Simu Liu and Cecily Strong joined forces to keep contestants guessing on everyday American's party affiliations on "Saturday Night Live."
  
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• Peng Shuai: Olympic committee says it spoke with Chinese tennis star in 30-minute video call

  21-11-2021 20:20 via foxnews.com
  
  The International Olympic Committee (IOC) said Sunday that organization leadership held a 30-minute call with Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai.
  
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• The Bank of Mum and Dad has allowed New Zealand’s wealthy to become ‘opportunity hoarders’ | Max Rashbrooke

  21-11-2021 20:00
  
  When people are born into money it’s like they’ve stepped on an up escalator, borne effortlessly upwards while the poor go downIn the last few decades, an apparently ordinary financial institution has assumed an importance that could hardly have been foreseen. It is not a finance company, a payday lender or even a crypto-currency. It is, rather, the Bank of Mum and Dad. Barely a day goes by without a media story about the struggles of young people to afford a first home, and their ex
  
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• Tiger Woods posts first video taking practice swings since car accident in February

  21-11-2021 19:54 via cnn.com
  
  Golfing legend Tiger Woods posted a short video of himself taking a practice shot out on a golf course on Sunday.
  
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• Covid: Water cannons and tear gas fired at protesters in Belgium

  21-11-2021 19:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Belgium is the latest country to face unrest over new Covid-19 measures, with anger spreading across Europe.
  
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• El Salvador Bitcoin city planned at base of Conchagua volcano

  21-11-2021 19:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Funded by the cryptocurrency, it will use the volcano's energy to power mining, the president says.
  
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• Bill Barr told reporter Fox News host called him about voter fraud

  21-11-2021 19:09 via cnn.com
  
  Former attorney general Bill Barr says Fox News host Maria Bartiromo called him up "screaming" about imaginary voter fraud, according to his account in a new book by ABC News Chief Washington Correspondent Jonathan Karl. Bartiromo denied yelling at Barr on the call, according to a response to CNN from a Fox News spokesperson, claiming Barr was the the aggressive one on the call.
  
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• Russia accuses US of 'hysteria' over possible Ukraine invasion: 'Whipped up artificially'

  21-11-2021 19:08 via foxnews.com
  
  Russia has accused the U.S. of whipping up "hysteria" over a possible invasion of Ukraine after a buildup of troops near the border.
  
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• Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai said she is safe in video call, says IOC

  21-11-2021 18:48 via cnn.com
  
  International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach held a video phone call with three-time Olympian Peng Shuai, the Olympics governing body announced on Sunday.
  
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• 70-year-old hunter in France suffers 'serious' injury after bear encounter

  21-11-2021 18:33 via cnn.com
  
  A 70-year-old man sustained a "serious leg injury" in southwestern France on Saturday after an encounter with a bear, according to a statement from the southwestern prefecture of Ariège.
  
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• 3 arrested after dozens ransack a Nordstrom store near San Francisco, police say

  21-11-2021 18:19 via cnn.com
  
  Three suspects were arrested Saturday night after dozens ransacked a Nordstrom department store near San Francisco in what police are calling a "smash-and-grab" incident.
  
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• Hamilton closes on Verstappen's title lead with Qatar win

  21-11-2021 18:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Lewis Hamilton takes a comfortable win in the Qatar Grand Prix to close the gap to Max Verstappen in their fight for the world championship.
  
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• 'We need your criticism', Pope tells young people – video

  21-11-2021 17:55
  
  Speaking at St Peter's Basilica in the Vatican, Pope Francis encourages young people in their efforts to protect the environment, telling them to be 'the critical conscience of society' Continue reading...
  
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• Thousands protest in Belgium against COVID-19

  21-11-2021 17:46 via foxnews.com
  
  Ten of thousands of people marched through central Brussels on Sunday to protest against reinforced COVID-19 measures that the government has imposed to counter the latest spike in coronavirus cases.
  
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• Man City claim routine win over Everton to return to second

  21-11-2021 17:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Manchester City claim a comfortable victory over Everton to move back up to second in the Premier League and within touching distance of leaders Chelsea.
  
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• Sudanese PM’s release is only small step in resolving crisis

  21-11-2021 17:25
  
  Analysis: deal satisfies some international demands but route to democratic transition after fall of Omar al-Bashir remains unclearThe deal to secure the release of the detained Sudanese prime minister, Abdalla Hamdok, signed by Hamdok and Gen Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, who seized power in a military coup on 25 October, leaves Sudan in a continuing crisis.While the agreement satisfies some of the immediate demands of the international community and mediators from the US and UN – not least sec
  
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