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• 8-year-old girl killed by stray bullet in Chicago

  23-01-2022 23:35 via cnn.com
  
  Police are investigating the death of an 8-year-old girl who was shot and killed by a stray bullet over the weekend in Chicago.
  
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• 'Succession' star says this is how Trump would fare in the show's fictional world

  23-01-2022 23:34 via cnn.com
  
  CNN's Jim Acosta sits down with "Succession" actor Brian Cox about the show's parallels to the Trump family and playing the character Logan Roy.
  
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• Ukraine receives second weapons shipment from US

  23-01-2022 23:08 via cnn.com
  
  Ukraine has received a second weapons supply shipment from the United States amid the looming threat of a potential Russian invasion.
  
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• Eight-year-old girl shot dead by Chicago gunman targeting someone else

  23-01-2022 22:53 via theguardian.com
  
  Police superintendent says department ‘will not rest’ until killer of Melissa Ortega, a recent arrival from Mexico, is foundA gunman targeting someone else on Chicago’s south west side instead shot an eight-year-old girl in the head, killing her, police said. The Cook county medical examiner’s office identified the victim on Sunday as Melissa Ortega, whose family recently moved to Chicago from Mexico.Continue reading...
  
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• Doctor responds to journalist's Covid restriction comments: 'Grow up'

  23-01-2022 22:48 via cnn.com
  
  Dr. Jonathan Reiner responds to comments made by journalist and author Bari Weiss claiming she is "done" with Covid-19 during an appearance on HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher."
  
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• Stowaway found alive aboard a plane wheel after flying more than 11 hours

  23-01-2022 20:52 via cnn.com
  
  Dutch authorities discovered a stowaway hiding in the nose wheel of a cargo plane when it landed at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport Sunday morning.
  
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• A stowaway was found alive aboard a plane wheel in Amsterdam after flying more than 11 hours

  23-01-2022 20:52 via cnn.com
  
  Dutch authorities discovered a stowaway hiding in the nose wheel of a cargo plane when it landed at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport Sunday morning.
  
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• See the moment a brawl breaks out in Honduran Congress

  23-01-2022 20:44 via cnn.com
  
  Lawmakers came to blows after members of president-elect Xiomara Castro's Libre Party elected Jorge Calix as Congress president instead of Luis Redondo, breaking an agreement.
  
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• Fight breaks out among lawmakers after election surprise

  23-01-2022 20:44 via cnn.com
  
  Lawmakers came to blows after members of president-elect Xiomara Castro's Libre Party elected Jorge Calix as Congress president instead of Luis Redondo, breaking an agreement.
  
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• What does Putin want? Fareed Zakaria gives his take

  23-01-2022 19:23 via cnn.com
  
  Fareed gives his take on what might be motivating Vladimir Putin to threaten Ukraine.
  
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• US putting together 'global' strategy to increase gas production if Russia invades Ukraine, officials say

  23-01-2022 19:05 via cnn.com
  
  The Biden administration has been in regular discussions with a number of countries and companies in Europe, the Middle East, North Africa and Asia about stepping up production of liquified natural gas to Europe in the event that a Russian invasion of Ukraine leads to gas shortages, multiple US officials familiar with the discussions told CNN.
  
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• US secretary of state says 'a single additional Russian force' entering Ukraine would trigger a US response

  23-01-2022 19:04 via cnn.com
  
  Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday doubled down on his warning against a Russian invasion of Ukraine, saying "a single additional Russian force" entering Ukraine "in an aggressive way" would result in a severe response by the US and its allies.
  
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• Big Sur wildfire burns near California highway – video

  23-01-2022 18:03 via theguardian.com
  
  Hundreds of people in California were told to evacuate because of a new blaze as authorities were forced to shut one of the state's main highways. Firefighters were battling the blaze that broke out in rugged mountains in Big Sur on Friday night and quickly spread toward the sea, fanned by strong winds of up to 50mph. The blaze burned at least 2.3 square miles of brush and redwood treesBig Sur wildfire causes evacuations as Harris visits state to tout federal plan Continue reading...
  
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• Fauci: US ‘confident’ Omicron will soon peak even as hospitals struggle

  23-01-2022 17:55 via theguardian.com
  
  Biden chief medical adviser also predicts ‘a bit more pain’Cloth or N95? Mask disputes pit employees against bossesUS authorities are confident most states will soon reach and pass a peak in coronavirus Omicron variant cases, even as hospitals struggle to cope with the current surge, Joe Biden’s chief medical adviser said on Sunday.“I think [we’re] as confident as you can be,” Anthony Fauci told ABC’s This Week. “You never want to be overconfident
  
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• Why these ex Trump advisers think legal woes won't hurt him

  23-01-2022 17:21 via cnn.com
  
  Despite a week of mounting legal woes, former Trump advisers David Urban and Alyssa Farah Griffin tell CNN's Dana Bash that the former President shouldn't be worried.
  
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• UK Royal Navy seizes more than $20 million worth of drugs in Gulf of Oman

  23-01-2022 17:21 via cnn.com
  
  The British Royal Navy has seized more than a ton of illicit drugs worth almost £15 million ($20.3 million) in the Gulf of Oman, the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) said in a statement on Sunday.
  
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• The Secretary of State says 'a single additional Russian force' entering Ukraine would trigger a US response

  23-01-2022 16:53 via cnn.com
  
  Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday doubled down on his warning against a Russian invasion of Ukraine, saying "a single additional Russian force" entering Ukraine "in an aggressive way" would result in a severe response by the US and its allies.
  
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• At least 16 killed, several injured in nightclub fire in Cameroon's capital

  23-01-2022 16:39 via cnn.com
  
  At least 16 people were killed after a fire tore through a nightclub in Cameroon's capital city Yaoundé early on Sunday morning, according to the country's government.
  
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• Blinken doubled down on his warning against a Russian invasion

  23-01-2022 16:28 via cnn.com
  
  Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday doubled down on his warning against a Russian invasion of Ukraine, saying "a single additional Russian force" entering Ukraine "in an aggressive way" would result in a severe response by the US and its allies.
  
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• She found a $3 million lottery prize in her spam folder

  23-01-2022 15:45 via cnn.com
  
  Your email spam folder isn't all junk mail.
  
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• Why Rudy Giuliani's fake electors scheme was so dangerous to democracy

  23-01-2022 15:28 via cnn.com
  
  CNN reported Thursday that Rudy Giuliani, former attorney for Donald Trump and New York City mayor, led an effort to recruit and install fake electors in seven swing states, a direct attempt to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
  
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• ‘I’ve already sold my daughters; now, my kidney’: winter in Afghanistan’s slums

  23-01-2022 15:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Crushing poverty is forcing starving displaced people to make desperate choicesThe temperature is dropping to below zero in western Afghanistan and Delaram Rahmati is struggling to find food for her eight children. Since leaving the family home in the country’s Badghis province four years ago, the Rahmatis have been living in a mud hut with a plastic roof in one of Herat city’s slums. Drought made their village unliveable and the land unworkable. Like an estimated 3.5 million Afghans
  
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• US has same evidence as UK regarding Kremlin's plans to install a pro-Russian leader in Ukraine, source says

  23-01-2022 14:59 via cnn.com
  
  • Russian FM: The West is in 'hysterics' over Ukraine
  
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• UK releases intel on Russian plot in Ukraine

  23-01-2022 14:59 via cnn.com
  
  • Russian FM: The West is in 'hysterics' over Ukraine
  
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• Boris Johnson is facing a make-or-break moment with report due into 'Partygate' scandal

  23-01-2022 14:51 via cnn.com
  
  It could be a crucial week for Boris Johnson in his battle to stay in power.
  
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• Watch Adele FaceTime fans after canceling show

  23-01-2022 14:48 via cnn.com
  
  Adele FaceTimes a group of fans after the British singer had to postpone her Las Vegas residency.
  
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• German navy chief resigns over comments on Putin and Ukraine – video

  23-01-2022 14:47 via theguardian.com
  
  The chief of Germany’s navy has resigned after arguing during a livestreamed event that Vladimir Putin 'deserves respect' and Kyiv will not win back annexed Crimea. Ukraine’s ambassador in Berlin said Kay-Achim Schönbach's comments 'massively' called into question Germany’s trustworthinessGerman navy chief quits after saying Putin deserves respect over UkraineEU official vows rapid sanctions if Russia launches Ukraine military attack Continue reading...
  
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• Opinion: Putin confronts the mud of Ukraine

  23-01-2022 14:15 via cnn.com
  
  When the snow melts in the spring, fields can get so muddy in the plains of Eastern Europe that Russians have a word for it: Rasputitsa, or "the season of bad roads."
  
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• New Zealand PM announces her wedding is called off due to Covid

  23-01-2022 13:12 via cnn.com
  
  New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern revealed she has canceled her wedding as the country continues to curb a new wave of Omicron cases.
  
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• Jacinda Ardern announces her wedding is called off due to Covid

  23-01-2022 13:12 via cnn.com
  
  New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern revealed she has canceled her wedding as the country continues to curb a new wave of Omicron cases.
  
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• ‘Such is life’: Jacinda Ardern cancels wedding amid Omicron wave – video

  23-01-2022 13:09 via theguardian.com
  
  The Omicron outbreak in New Zealand has forced Jacinda Ardern and partner Clarke Gayford to cancel their wedding, which was due to take place in the coming weeks at Gisborne on the North Island’s eastern coast. The prime minister said on Sunday the country would be placed on the highest level of restrictions to try to slow the spread of the variantJacinda Ardern cancels wedding as New Zealand prepares for Omicron surge Continue reading...
  
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• UFC 270: Francis Ngannou beats Ciryl Gane to retain heavyweight title and unify division

  23-01-2022 13:08 via cnn.com
  
  Francis Ngannou beat Ciryl Gane at UFC 270 on Saturday night to retain his heavyweight title and unify the division.
  
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• Make this mood-boosting meal right now

  23-01-2022 12:58 via cnn.com
  
  If the post-holiday slump is hitting a little harder for you in 2022, you're not the only one. It's cold and icy across the country, and many of us feel like staying indoors until spring. It's times like these when we all need comfort, and a hearty bowl of chili will cure what ails you: It might even be an antidepressant, according to a recent study.
  
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• Why the Sarah Palin v. New York Times trial will be an 'excruciating experience' for the paper

  23-01-2022 12:18 via cnn.com
  
  A version of this article first appeared in the "Reliable Sources" newsletter. You can sign up for free right here.
  
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• Palin v. NYT trial will be 'excruciating' for the paper

  23-01-2022 12:18 via cnn.com
  
  A version of this article first appeared in the "Reliable Sources" newsletter. You can sign up for free right here.
  
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• Humans do a poor job of calculating risk. That's terrible for the climate crisis

  23-01-2022 12:01 via cnn.com
  
  When the remnants of Hurricane Ida flooded Francisco Carrillo's basement apartment in Queens, New York, last year, his subsequent displacement was a wake-up call. He knew the climate crisis was real, but it was the first time he'd ever endured its nearly deadly consequences.
  
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• German navy chief quits after suggesting Putin 'deserved respect'

  23-01-2022 11:33 via cnn.com
  
  The chief of German navy has resigned after suggesting that Crimea would "never come back" to Ukraine, a statement that is in direct contradiction to the stance taken by the German government, the European Union and NATO.
  
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• German navy chief quits after making controversial statement

  23-01-2022 11:33 via cnn.com
  
  The chief of German navy has resigned after suggesting that Crimea would "never come back" to Ukraine, a statement that is in direct contradiction to the stance taken by the German government, the European Union and NATO.
  
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• Australian Open No.3 seed left stunned

  23-01-2022 11:29 via cnn.com
  
  No. 3 seed Alexander Zverev was stunned by Denis Shapovalov in the fourth round of the Australian Open Sunday.
  
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• Australian Open No. 3 seed Alexander Zverev stunned by Denis Shapovalov in fourth round

  23-01-2022 11:29 via cnn.com
  
  No. 3 seed Alexander Zverev was stunned by Denis Shapovalov in the fourth round of the Australian Open Sunday.
  
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• Australian Open No. 3 seed Alexander Zverev stunned by Denis Shapovalov

  23-01-2022 11:29 via cnn.com
  
  No. 3 seed Alexander Zverev was stunned by Denis Shapovalov in the fourth round of the Australian Open Sunday.
  
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• What it's like to cruise during Omicron

  23-01-2022 11:15 via cnn.com
  
  Cruise ships turning around mid-voyage. People placed in quarantine cabins on board. Voyages abruptly canceled. Crew members trying to appease unhappy customers.
  
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• Cincinnati Bengals and San Francisco 49ers complete stunning NFL playoff upsets thanks to last-second field-goals

  23-01-2022 11:07 via cnn.com
  
  Unless you had a crystal ball or had read the tea leaves, Saturday evening wasn't a good evening for people in the predicting business.
  
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• Cincinnati Bengals and San Francisco 49ers complete stunning NFL playoff upsets

  23-01-2022 11:07 via cnn.com
  
  Unless you had a crystal ball or had read the tea leaves, Saturday evening wasn't a good evening for people in the predicting business.
  
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• Heavy gunfire heard in Burkina Faso barracks, government denies army takeover

  23-01-2022 11:01 via cnn.com
  
  Gunfire rang out from several military camps in Burkina Faso early on Sunday, the government said, but it denied the military had seized power.
  
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• Turkish journalist detained after 'insulting' President Erdogan in a TV interview

  23-01-2022 10:55 via cnn.com
  
  A Turkish journalist has been sent to prison for "insulting" the nation's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
  
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• The kindergarten lesson Justice Neil Gorsuch still hasn't learned

  23-01-2022 10:30 via nbcnews.com
  
  Why isn't Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch making a small sacrifice for the health of his immunocompromised colleague?
  
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• A single 6-week visit after having a baby? The U.S. is doing postpartum care all wrong.

  23-01-2022 10:30 via nbcnews.com
  
  The omicron variant is overwhelming hospitals and forcing them once again to decide what other care is crucial to provide. Postpartum visits should not be left off the list again.
  
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• ‘I used to judge people’: the Polish woman who became her city’s lone voice for abortion rights

  23-01-2022 09:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Monika was too busy with her young family to join the early protests against Poland’s strict abortion laws. But when she became pregnant with her fourth child, she realised she had to actDeath threats and phone calls: the women answering cries for help one year on from Poland’s abortion banIt is Saturday afternoon, and the centre of Chełm, a Polish city on the Ukrainian border, is empty except for one woman and her toddler. A monument to “the fallen sons” of the 1920
  
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• Death threats and phone calls: the women answering cries for help one year on from Poland’s abortion ban

  23-01-2022 09:00 via theguardian.com
  
  As new laws hit the most vulnerable pregnant women in need of care, volunteers struggle to help those unable to access safe abortions‘I used to judge people’: the Polish woman who became her city’s lone voice for abortion rights Continue reading...
  
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