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• Medina Spirit, who failed drug test after winning 2021 Kentucky Derby, dies during workout

  06-12-2021 23:51 via nbcnews.com
  
  Medina Spirit, who failed a drug test after he won the Kentucky Derby this year, died during a workout Monday morning in California.
  
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• GOP Rep. Nunes retiring to become CEO of Trump's new media company

  06-12-2021 23:45 via cnn.com
  
  Republican Rep. Devin Nunes of California announced Monday he'll leave the House in the coming weeks to become CEO of the Trump Media & Technology Group.
  
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• GOP Rep. Devin Nunes to leave Congress to lead new Trump media company

  06-12-2021 23:37 via nbcnews.com
  
  The California lawmaker's political fortunes were in doubt after draft congressional maps moved him into less friendly territory.
  
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• One of the world's biggest tourism powerhouses joins the CDC's list

  06-12-2021 23:25 via cnn.com
  
  • Analysis: China's 'zero-Covid' challenge
  • South Africa braces for worst in Omicron surge
  
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• 5 European nations added to Covid 'very high' risk list

  06-12-2021 23:25 via cnn.com
  
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  • Epidemiologist concerned sbout Omicron data
  
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• 5 European destinations added to 'very high' risk list for Covid

  06-12-2021 23:25 via cnn.com
  
  • Analysis: China's 'zero-Covid' challenge
  • South Africa braces for worst in Omicron surge
  
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• 5 European destinations added to CDC's 'very high' risk list for Covid

  06-12-2021 23:25 via cnn.com
  
  • Analysis: China's 'zero-Covid' challenge
  • South Africa braces for worst in Omicron surge
  
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• Yes, country music still has a race problem. Morgan Wallen's success proves it.

  06-12-2021 23:20 via nbcnews.com
  
  The Wallen controversy gave country music a real, obvious chance to grow. Instead, it allowed the status quo to triumph again.
  
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• Trump allies are angling for election jobs. That may have consequences

  06-12-2021 23:06 via cnn.com
  
  As former President Donald Trump prepares for a potential comeback bid in 2024, his allies are flocking to election jobs all the way down to the local level in key battleground states, raising new concerns that the election officials who blocked Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election won't be there the next time around.
  
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• Trump allies angle election jobs. That may have consequences

  06-12-2021 23:06 via cnn.com
  
  As former President Donald Trump prepares for a potential comeback bid in 2024, his allies are flocking to election jobs all the way down to the local level in key battleground states, raising new concerns that the election officials who blocked Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election won't be there the next time around.
  
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• 3, including a child, injured when hair salon floor collapses

  06-12-2021 23:06
  
  The property owner was issued a violation for poor maintenance.
  
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• Putin sets world on edge amassing Russian troops along Ukraine border

  06-12-2021 22:59 via foxnews.com
  
  Vladimir Putin has the world anticipating his next move as he prepares to hold a video conference with President Biden on Tuesday after amassing thousands of troops along the Russia-Ukraine border.
  
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• Kentucky Derby winner collapses on track and dies

  06-12-2021 22:43 via cnn.com
  
  Kentucky Derby winning horse Medina Spirit died today at the Santa Anita racetrack in Southern California, according to the California Horse Racing Board.
  
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• DOJ sues Texas over redistricting, saying the new maps discriminate

  06-12-2021 22:31
  
  The Justice Department is suing the state of Texas over its newly redistricted congressional and state legislature maps.
  
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• Actor Jussie Smollett testifies he had sexual relationship with prosecution's star witness

  06-12-2021 22:31 via cnn.com
  
  Former "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett took the stand in his ongoing criminal trial Monday in a high-stakes attempt to rebut charges that he staged a fake hate crime and lied to Chicago Police about it in January 2019.
  
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• See total solar eclipse plunge Antarctica into darkness

  06-12-2021 22:02 via cnn.com
  
  The solar eclipse brought a few minutes of total darkness to the continent which usually experiences continual daylight during its summer season.
  
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• Microsoft used court order to seize websites used by China-based hacking group

  06-12-2021 22:00 via cnn.com
  
  Microsoft used a court order to seize dozens of websites that a China-based hacking group was using for a cyber-espionage campaign against organizations in the US and 28 other countries, the tech giant said Monday.
  
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• GOP lawmaker: Marjorie Taylor Greene is a 'tattletale' for running to Trump

  06-12-2021 21:56 via cnn.com
  
  Amid a week of Republican infighting on Capitol Hill, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) told Steve Bannon on his radio show that she only believes Republicans taking back the House is worth it if the "right people" are elected.
  
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• Uniformed White nationalist group marches at Lincoln Memorial

  06-12-2021 21:49 via cnn.com
  
  Patriot Front, a group widely considered to be White nationalists, marched at the National Mall in Washington, DC, wearing white masks and carrying plastic shields. CNN's Laura Jarrett and John Avlon react to the scene.
  
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• Masked White nationalist group marches on Lincoln Memorial with plastic shields

  06-12-2021 21:49 via cnn.com
  
  Patriot Front, a group widely considered to be White nationalists, marched at the National Mall in Washington, DC, wearing white masks and carrying plastic shields. CNN's Laura Jarrett and John Avlon react to the scene.
  
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• DOJ sues Texas, saying GOP-approved redistricting maps discriminate against Latinos and Blacks

  06-12-2021 21:06 via cnn.com
  
  The Justice Department filed a lawsuit Monday challenging legislative maps adopted by Texas Republicans in recent weeks that it says fail to recognize growth in the Latino population.
  
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• Justice Department closes investigation into Emmett Till killing after failing to prove key witness lied

  06-12-2021 21:00 via cnn.com
  
  The Justice Department has officially closed its investigation into the infamous of killing Emmett Till for a second time, two sources familiar with the investigation said, leaving only more questions after a potentially significant claim from one of the last living witnesses led investigators on a fresh hunt for evidence.
  
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• White House press secretary says human rights abuses reason for Olympics boycott

  06-12-2021 20:56 via cnn.com
  
  White House press secretary Jen Psaki announced that US diplomatic officials will boycott the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing as a protest against Chinese human rights abuses in Xinjiang.
  
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• White House press secretary calls out China's human rights abuses

  06-12-2021 20:56 via cnn.com
  
  White House press secretary Jen Psaki announced that US diplomatic officials will boycott the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing as a protest against Chinese human rights abuses in Xinjiang.
  
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• 'Egregious': Psaki says human rights abuses reason for Olympics boycott

  06-12-2021 20:56 via cnn.com
  
  White House press secretary Jen Psaki announced that US diplomatic officials will boycott the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing as a protest against Chinese human rights abuses in Xinjiang.
  
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• Greek PM defends vaccine mandate: 'Our policies eventually will be vindicated'

  06-12-2021 20:46 via cnn.com
  
  Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis speaks with Christiane Amanpour about making Covid vaccines mandatory for the over 60s -- and why he overcame his initial reluctance.
  
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• Biden readying sanctions against Putin's inner circle ahead of this week's key call

  06-12-2021 20:40 via cnn.com
  
  US officials are currently weighing a wide set of sanctions on Russia meant to deter Russian President Vladimir Putin from launching an invasion into Ukraine, according to people familiar with the discussions.
  
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• Former D.C. Guard official accuses Army generals of lying to Congress about Jan. 6 response

  06-12-2021 20:27 via nbcnews.com
  
  In a 36-page memo, Col. Earl Matthews called the generals "absolute and unmitigated liars" for how they characterized events.
  
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• The Washington Post's longtime editorial page editor dies at 66

  06-12-2021 20:23 via cnn.com
  
  Fred Hiatt, The Washington Post's longtime editorial page editor, died on Monday morning. He was 66 years old.
  
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• New York City to mandate Covid vaccinations for all private workers, de Blasio says

  06-12-2021 20:23 via nbcnews.com
  
  In an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe, Mayor de Blasio said all New York City employers will have to mandate Covid-19 vaccinations for their workers.
  
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• Prosecutors haven't ruled out charging Michigan school officials over shooting

  06-12-2021 20:22 via cnn.com
  
  • New information revealed about how parents of suspect were arrested
  
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• Massie’s gun collection: ‘They shouldn’t be in the hands of civilians’

  06-12-2021 20:05
  
  Analysis: furore continues over ‘Christmas card’ by US Congressman of group holding military weaponsIt is the Christmas card that has sent shockwaves across the world – and provided a chilling reminder of the size and type of weapons that are perfectly legal to own and carry in large parts of the US.An analysis by the Guardian indicates the guns in the photograph published by the Republican congressman Thomas Massie are military grade and – in some cases – similar t
  
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• In lawsuit, DOJ says Texas voting maps discriminate against Black and Latino voters

  06-12-2021 20:01 via nbcnews.com
  
  Attorney General Merrick Garland said the state’s new maps "deny or abridge the rights of Latino and Black voters."
  
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• Sajid Javid updates MPs on UK Omicron cases and new travel rules – video

  06-12-2021 19:58
  
  The health secretary has updated the Commons on the latest numbers of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus virus, as well as new travel restrictions for those arriving in the UKFollow our UK Covid live blog Continue reading...
  
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• Justice Department sues Texas over Republican-approved redistricting maps

  06-12-2021 19:52 via cnn.com
  
  The Justice Department filed a lawsuit Monday challenging legislative maps adopted by Texas Republicans in recent weeks that it says fail to recognize growth in the Latino population.
  
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• White House announces US diplomatic boycott of 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing

  06-12-2021 19:37 via cnn.com
  
  The Biden administration will not send any diplomatic representatives to the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing as a statement against Chinese human rights abuses in Xinjiang, White House press secretary Jen Psaki announced Monday.
  
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• Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit dies at Santa Anita racetrack

  06-12-2021 19:37 via cnn.com
  
  Kentucky Derby winning horse Medina Spirit died today at the Santa Anita racetrack in Southern California, according to the California Horse Racing Board.
  
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• Fauci dumbfounded by senator's false accusation

  06-12-2021 18:47 via cnn.com
  
  Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) falsely accused Dr. Anthony Fauci of "overhyping" the coronavirus pandemic in a Fox News radio interview. Dr. Anthony Fauci responds to the false claim with CNN's Jake Tapper.
  
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• 'I am not a traitor': Contractor leaking top-secret NSA document speaks out for first time

  06-12-2021 18:43 via cnn.com
  
  Reality Winner, a former NSA contractor, who pleaded guilty to leaking a classified NSA document providing details of a 2016 Russian cyberattack on a supplier of US voting software tells CBS she acted out of love during a "60 Minutes" interview. CNN's Katie Bo Lillis reports.
  
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• Nigeria blasts UK's travel ban as 'discriminatory'

  06-12-2021 18:22 via foxnews.com
  
  A Nigerian official on Monday criticized a travel ban imposed on the West African nation by the British government amid fears about the new omicron coronavirus variant as “punitive, indefensible and discriminatory.”
  
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• WATCH: Horse rescued from icy lake in Colorado

  06-12-2021 18:21
  
  First responders in Colorado used a crane to pull a horse from a frozen lake after the horse fell into it when it wandered out onto the ice.
  
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• Could numerous boosters make future Covid vaccines less effective? Experts weigh in

  06-12-2021 18:20 via nbcnews.com
  
  Omicron variant: Do current Covid vaccines and boosters protect against the new variant?
  
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• WATCH: Skiing Santas shredding Maine slopes for charity

  06-12-2021 18:09
  
  More than 230 skiing and snowboarding Santas took to a western Maine resort to raise money for charity.
  
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• Who will win 'Succession'? The actor who plays Frank wants to know, too

  06-12-2021 18:03 via nbcnews.com
  
  The world of HBO’s “Succession” can be a nasty place: vicious feuds, startling betrayals and some of the most inventive insults on American television.
  
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• Pacific nurses in the desert: Kiribati brain drain is outback Australia’s gain

  06-12-2021 18:00
  
  A Pacific labour scheme has been transformative for Kiribati families but the brain drain has hit the country’s hospitals hardEvery night, sitting in her room in the remote Queensland town of Doomadgee, Bwerere Sandy Tebau calls her husband and daughter 4,300km away in Tarawa, the capital of Kiribati.“There is no sea!” Sandy says, when asked about the difference between her new home in the red desert of Australia and her island home in the central Pacific. “There is just
  
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• From South Africa to freezing Birmingham. Welcome to my £2,285 quarantine world | Carla Stout

  06-12-2021 18:00
  
  I’m stuck in a hotel for 10 days, under a system that is disorganised and shockingly expensiveI am writing this on day zero, having arrived at my government-designated quarantine hotel after 24 hours of travel. I need to isolate in my room for 10 days and 11 nights. It is, to put it mildly, a bit of a dump: a tired, chipped Formica table, sagging curtains, freezing cold. For this, I paid £2,285.So what is that like? Sitting in this room, I just want to burst into tears. My despair is
  
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• At least 46 ‘VIP lane’ PPE deals awarded before formal due diligence in place

  06-12-2021 18:00
  
  Two-thirds of contracts awarded before ‘eight-stage process’ was put in place were given out after referrals from ‘VIP lane’At least 46 PPE deals were awarded to firms put in a special “VIP lane” by Conservative ministers, MPs and officials during the Covid pandemic before a formal due diligence process was put in place, it has emerged.Ministers had claimed all PPE contracts were put through a rigorous “eight-stage process” for assuring quality and
  
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• Welsh lottery winner stabbed in the face by her partner, court hears

  06-12-2021 17:52
  
  Emma Brown lost 75% of the vision in her right eye after attack by Stephen Gibbs, who was jailed for attempted murderA woman who won more than £5m on the national lottery was stabbed in the face seven times by her partner after she told him she planned to leave him, a court has been told.Emma Brown, 50, lost 75% of her vision in her right eye after the attack by Stephen Gibbs, 45, who has been sentenced to 18 years for attempted murder. Continue reading...
  
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• New 'Harry Potter' reunion trailer is here

  06-12-2021 17:41 via cnn.com
  
  Something pleasant lies ahead.
  
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• Two Met police officers jailed over photos of murdered sisters

  06-12-2021 17:35
  
  Deniz Jaffer and Jamie Lewis sentenced to two years and nine months for taking and sharing photos of Nicole Smallman and Bibaa HenryTwo Metropolitan police officers who “dehumanised” two black murder victims” by taking and sharing photos from the scene where they lay murdered, have been jailed for two years and nine months.Deniz Jaffer, 47, and Jamie Lewis, 33, were ordered to guard the scene in a London park, where two sisters, Nicole Smallman, 27, and Bibaa Henry, 46, were fo
  
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