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• Jury reaches verdict in trial of actor Jussie Smollett for alleged hate crime hoax

  09-12-2021 23:27 via cnn.com
  
  A jury in Chicago has reached a verdict in the case of Jussie Smollett, the "Empire" actor who was charged with six felony counts of making false reports to police that he was a victim of a hate crime in January 2019.
  
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• Trump loses bid to shield White House records from House Jan. 6 committee

  09-12-2021 22:54 via cnn.com
  
  A federal appeals court Thursday ruled against former President Donald Trump in his effort to block his White House records from being released to the House select committee investigating January 6.
  
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• Brooke Shields on her Barbara Walters interview: 'It's not journalism'

  09-12-2021 22:47 via cnn.com
  
  In an episode of Dax Shepard's "Armchair Expert" podcast, actress Brooke Shields discussed her experience being interviewed by Barbara Walters as a teenager.
  
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• Reality TV star found guilty of child pornography

  09-12-2021 22:18 via cnn.com
  
  A jury on Thursday found reality TV star Josh Duggar guilty of receipt of child pornography and possession of child pornography, according to the judgement filed in the United States District Court Western District of Arkansas Fayetteville Division.
  
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• WATCH: ABC’s Ian Pannell on frontline in eastern Ukraine

  09-12-2021 22:11 via abcnews.go.com
  
  ABC’s Ian Pannell is on the frontline in eastern Ukraine, where Ukrainian troops are pitched against Russian-backed separatist forces amid fears Russia is planning a major new invasion.
  
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• Cuban activist's dramatic departure divides supporters

  09-12-2021 22:08 via cnn.com
  
  Cuban activist and playwright Yunior Garcia talks to CNN's Isa Soares about his controversial decision to flee to Spain.
  
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• How a Russian invasion of Ukraine could spill over into Europe

  09-12-2021 22:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A senior Western intel official warns war would have far-reaching consequences on the continent.
  
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• New York AG subpoenas Trump for testimony in civil probe

  09-12-2021 21:21 via cnn.com
  
  The New York attorney general subpoenaed former President Donald Trump for his testimony as part of a civil fraud investigation into the Trump Organization, according to people familiar with the matter.
  
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• Texts and emails obtained by Jan. 6 committee detail Trump's actions during attack, source says

  09-12-2021 21:14 via cnn.com
  
  Former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows provided the House select committee investigating the January 6 riot with text messages and emails that show he was "exchanging with a wide range of individuals while the attack was underway," according to a source with knowledge of the communications.
  
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• Why it matters that the Trump White House lied about the President's Covid case

  09-12-2021 21:05 via cnn.com
  
  When former President Trump contracted Covid-19 last fall, the world recorded his every move... and it turns out the information being put out from his White House grossly downplayed the severity of his condition. In the latest episode of The Point, CNN's Chris Cillizza discusses why these new revelations still matter as Trump's grip on the GOP remains strong.
  
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• Volkswagen increases spending on EVs to $100 billion

  09-12-2021 20:59 via cnn.com
  
  More than half the money Volkswagen Group spends in the next five years will go towards electric vehicles and other high-technology efforts, the German automaker announced Thursday.
  
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• Someone just paid $7,753 for school papers graded by Elon Musk

  09-12-2021 20:58 via cnn.com
  
  Today, a lot of business students would probably pay serious money for Elon Musk's opinion of their work. In 1995, though -- long before he took control of Tesla and, later, founded SpaceX -- Musk was a teaching assistant helping grade exams and papers at the University of Pennsylvania's famous Wharton School of Business.
  
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• Speed skydiving: Rocketing through the skies at 300mph with only a parachute

  09-12-2021 20:37 via cnn.com
  
  The next time you're in a car traveling along the freeway at 70 miles per hour, see what it feels like when you thrust your hand out of the window -- it's an intense sensation.
  
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• Why I didn't kiss my partner for 2 months

  09-12-2021 19:47 via nbcnews.com
  
  The stubborn minority who refuse to get vaccinated puts immunocompromised people at risk and makes even life at home feel unsafe.
  
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• WHO chief scientist urges caution over Omicron variant

  09-12-2021 19:47 via cnn.com
  
  CNN's Max Foster speaks with World Health Organization chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan about the spread of the Omicron variant and whether Western countries are overreacting in their responses.
  
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• Robbie Shakespeare dies aged 68

  09-12-2021 19:23 via cnn.com
  
  Robbie Shakespeare, the legendary bass player and one half of the band Sly and Robbie, has died at the age of 68.
  
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• Family of student wounded in Michigan shooting sues for over $100 million

  09-12-2021 19:21 via cnn.com
  
  The family of a student who was shot during the Oxford High School shooting last week filed a lawsuit on Thursday against the school district, officials and employees that argues they "willfully misrepresented the dangers" of a potential shooting and acted recklessly.
  
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• Family of student shot in Oxford High School attack sues for over $100,000,000 in damages

  09-12-2021 19:21 via cnn.com
  
  The family of a student who was shot during the Oxford High School shooting last week filed a lawsuit on Thursday against the school district, officials and employees that argues they "willfully misrepresented the dangers" of a potential shooting and acted recklessly.
  
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• Radio host asked Trump if he'd run for president in 2024. Hear his reply

  09-12-2021 19:10 via cnn.com
  
  Former President Donald Trump did an extended interview with conservative talk radio host Hugh Hewitt, who asked him whether he would run for president a third time in 2024. Hear Trump's reply.
  
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• Conservative radio host asked Trump if he'd run for president in 2024. Hear his reply

  09-12-2021 19:10 via cnn.com
  
  Former President Donald Trump did an extended interview with conservative talk radio host Hugh Hewitt, who asked him whether he would run for president a third time in 2024. Hear Trump's reply.
  
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• Camels ejected from beauty contest over Botox use and other 'tampering'

  09-12-2021 18:50 via cnn.com
  
  Organizers of a popular camel beauty contest in Saudi Arabia have disqualified 43 contestants after cracking down on Botox injections and other forms of "tampering" by breeders.
  
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• Couple renews vows after $100K divorce proceedings: 'Extremely rare'

  09-12-2021 18:39 via foxnews.com
  
  Brittany and Wyland Szabo, 32, recently renewed their vows after spending a year and a half on divorce proceedings and recovery from addiction.
  
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• Chopin's last piano undergoes renovation by US expert

  09-12-2021 18:38 via foxnews.com
  
  The last piano on which Frederic Chopin played and composed in Paris is being renovated by a U.S. expert who is giving it back its original mid-19th century characteristics.
  
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• Alleged Fox Christmas tree arsonist reveals thoughts before setting it ablaze: 'All day long'

  09-12-2021 18:38 via foxnews.com
  
  Craig Tamanaha, accused of torching a Christmas tree outside the New York City headquarters of Fox News, was freed Wednesday night without bail.
  
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• FDA approves Pfizer-BioNTech COVID vaccine booster for emergency use in 16- and 17-year-olds

  09-12-2021 18:36 via foxnews.com
  
  Pfizer and BioNTech announced Thursday that the companies' COVID-19 had received emergency use authorization from the Food and Drug Administration for individuals 16 years of age and older.
  
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• Oregon mom highlights daughter's struggles with virtual learning after 30 missed school days

  09-12-2021 18:25 via foxnews.com
  
  Oregon mother Missy Kisselman discussed virtual learning on 'America's Newsroom' and the impact it has had on her daughter's academic career.
  
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• January 6 committee gets Meadows texts, emails with 'wide range' of people while attack was underway

  09-12-2021 18:21 via cnn.com
  
  Former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows provided the House select committee investigating the January 6 riot with text messages and emails that show he was "exchanging with a wide range of individuals while the attack was underway," according to a source with knowledge of the communications.
  
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• NY governor's race: Attorney General Letitia James suspends campaign

  09-12-2021 18:19 via foxnews.com
  
  New York Attorney General Letitia James is suspending her campaign for governor after less than two months.
  
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• Private security firms say demand skyrocketing from California businesses: 'Really disheartening'

  09-12-2021 18:14 via foxnews.com
  
  A California-based private security company has said that they are having trouble keeping up with the demand for their services as small businesses 'panic' amid an onslaught of smash and grab crimes in the state.
  
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• Oxford High School shooting survivors' parents sue district for 'reckless disregard' of students' safety

  09-12-2021 18:14 via foxnews.com
  
  The parents of two Oxford High School students who survived the Nov. 30 shooting that left four students dead are suing the Michigan school district for endangering students.
  
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• Ernst slams 'Bare Shelves Biden' for pushing massive spending bill as Americans struggle to buy holiday gifts

  09-12-2021 18:13 via foxnews.com
  
  FIRST ON FOX: Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, is leading a group of GOP senators in a speech Thursday putting the Biden administration on blast for rising prices nationwide, causing Americans to struggle to complete their shopping lists during the holiday season.
  
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• Boris Johnson's bad week keeps getting worse

  09-12-2021 18:12 via cnn.com
  
  • Boris and Carrie Johnson announce birth of new baby
  
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• RSC Chair Banks introduces bill to reform H-1B visa program, protect American tech workers

  09-12-2021 18:05 via foxnews.com
  
  FIRST ON FOX: The head of the Republican Study Committee is introducing a bill to reform the controversial H-1B visa program to stop what critics say is the use of the program by Big Tech companies to undercut the wages of American tech workers.
  
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• Stricter measures than plan B may be needed to rein in UK’s Omicron growth

  09-12-2021 18:04
  
  Analysis: scientists say home working makes sense but voice fears over advice to go ahead with parties amid steep trajectory in casesCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageWork from home, but keep going to Christmas parties: Boris Johnson’s advice has prompted questions about the logic behind plan B and left a lingering sense of confusion about the scale of the threat posed by the Omicron variant. So does the plan stand up to scrutiny?Scientists say that making w
  
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• Cardi B shares bizarre snack idea with followers

  09-12-2021 18:00 via cnn.com
  
  Rapper Cardi B shared a video with fans promoting dipping nacho cheese Doritos in barbeque sauce.
  
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• Democrat Florida gov candidate Fried to stand trial for ethics charges

  09-12-2021 17:51 via foxnews.com
  
  A Florida Democrat running against incumbent Republican Governor Ron DeSantis is set to stand trial for ethics charges.
  
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• Chelsea player barges pitch invader to the ground, gets yellow card

  09-12-2021 17:51 via cnn.com
  
  Sam Kerr knocked a pitch invader to the ground on Wednesday evening during Chelsea's 0-0 draw with Juventus in the Women's Champions League and was shown a yellow card for it afterwards.
  
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• FDA expands Pfizer COVID booster, opens extra dose to age 16

  09-12-2021 17:42 via foxnews.com
  
  The U.S. is expanding COVID-19 boosters, ruling that 16- and 17-year-olds can get a third dose of Pfizer’s vaccine.
  
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• New Biden US attorney Rollins yelled at reporters, resurfaced video shows: 'Who do you think you are?'

  09-12-2021 17:35 via foxnews.com
  
  A video of Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins rebuking journalists for attempting to interview her outside of work resurfaced Wednesday as she was confirmed to be President Biden's U.S. attorney for Massachusetts.
  
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• The day after his former press secretary was forced to resign, scandals mount at Downing Street's door

  09-12-2021 17:32 via cnn.com
  
  Even the joyful news of a healthy, new-born baby can't distract from the fact that Boris Johnson's bad week isn't getting any better, politically speaking. 
  
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• Austria rolls out vaccine mandate with fines up to $4,000 for those who flout it

  09-12-2021 17:32 via foxnews.com
  
  Austria plans to impose fines of up to 3,600 euros (around $4,000) on people who flout a coronavirus vaccine mandate it aims to introduce in February for all residents age 14 and over, the health minister said Thursday.
  
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• SUNY chancellor resigns, calls release of profane emails about future Cuomo accuser a 'distraction'

  09-12-2021 17:27 via foxnews.com
  
  SUNY chancellor Jim Malatras resigns days after release of profane messages he once sent about Cuomo accuser Lindsay Boylan.
  
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• Fox News' All-American Christmas tree to be rebuilt, tree-lighting ceremony will air during 'The Five'

  09-12-2021 17:24 via foxnews.com
  
  FOX News Media will debut its newly-built All-American Christmas tree with an on-air tree-lighting ceremony after the first one was destroyed in an arsonist attack.
  
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• Josh Duggar trial verdict finds him guilty on child pornography charges

  09-12-2021 17:23 via foxnews.com
  
  A verdict has been reached in "19 Kids and Counting" alum Josh Duggar's child pornography trial.
  
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• Ex-MLB star Yasiel Puig finds new home with KBO team

  09-12-2021 17:21 via foxnews.com
  
  Former Los Angeles Dodgers star Yasiel Puig will try to rejuvenate his baseball career in the Korea Baseball Organization.
  
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• Sister of Philadelphia murder victim hits back at liberal DA's 'insane' denial of crime crisis

  09-12-2021 17:15 via foxnews.com
  
  The sister of man murdered in Philadelphia pushed back on the district attorney for claiming there is not a crime crisis in the city.
  
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• Woman pulled from submerged car near brink of Niagara Falls has died

  09-12-2021 17:13 via cnn.com
  
  A woman who was pulled from a car submerged in rushing water near the brink of Niagara Falls has died, New York State Park Police said Wednesday.
  
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• Sarah Jessica Parker radiates at 'Sex and the City' revival 'And Just Like That' premiere in cocktail dress

  09-12-2021 17:10 via foxnews.com
  
  Sarah Jessica Parker was glowing at the red carpet event for the “And Just Like That…” premiere on Wednesday,
  
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• Bob Dole lies in state in Capitol Rotunda, where Biden, lawmakers pay tribute to 'giant of our history'

  09-12-2021 17:10 via foxnews.com
  
  The body of former Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole, R-Kan., is lying in state in the Capitol Rotunda Thursday as the country honors him following his death Sunday at the age of 98.
  
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• Travis Scott denies knowing fans were injured in deadly Astroworld concert in first sit-down interview

  09-12-2021 17:09 via foxnews.com
  
  Travis Scott was confronted about whether he knew there were injuries – and ultimately deaths – during his Nov. 5 festival that left 10 people dead and about 300 people injured.
  
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