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• Pence aides drew line on what they were willing to discuss with Jan. 6 committee

  03-02-2022 23:47 via cnn.com
  
  Top aides to Vice President Mike Pence did not discuss direct conversations with former President Donald Trump over several hours of questioning in recent interviews with the House select committee investigating the January 6 insurrection, three sources familiar with the probe tell CNN.
  
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• Russian troop buildup in Belarus is a 'big worry' to US and European officials

  03-02-2022 23:43 via cnn.com
  
  US and European officials have expressed alarm at Russia's military build-up in Belarus, describing it as a significant and concerning development as the threat of a Russian invasion of Ukraine looms and calls for Moscow to de-escalate appear to be going unheeded.
  
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• 'Big worry': Russia's military build-up in Belarus was missing piece for quick-strike capability on Kyiv, diplomat says

  03-02-2022 23:43 via cnn.com
  
  US and European officials have expressed alarm at Russia's military build-up in Belarus, describing it as a significant and concerning development as the threat of a Russian invasion of Ukraine looms and calls for Moscow to de-escalate appear to be going unheeded.
  
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• Video shows grim reality of US raid in Syria

  03-02-2022 23:25 via cnn.com
  
  CNN's Arwa Damon reports on the aftermath of a US raid that killed ISIS leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi.
  
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• Iran regime’s ‘Death to America’ wrestling head cancels match with US team after visa denial

  03-02-2022 21:25 via foxnews.com
  
  Iranian wrestler Alireza Dabir wrote, "I am very sorry to announce that the national wrestling team of the Islamic Republic of Iran ... is not able to participate in a friendly match" against the U.S.
  
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• Experts answer questions about new version of Omicron found in 49 countries

  03-02-2022 21:13 via cnn.com
  
  A new subvariant of Omicron is spreading rapidly in some parts of the world. This spinoff from the original Omicron variant, called BA.2, has been found in at least 49 countries, including the United States. In some countries, like Denmark, BA.2 has already surpassed the original Omicron (BA.1) as the dominant variant.
  
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• Expert answers questions about 'stealth' Omicron

  03-02-2022 21:13 via cnn.com
  
  A new subvariant of Omicron is spreading rapidly in some parts of the world. This spinoff from the original Omicron variant, called BA.2, has been found in at least 49 countries, including the United States. In some countries, like Denmark, BA.2 has already surpassed the original Omicron (BA.1) as the dominant variant.
  
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• People are selling themselves their own NFTs to drive up prices, report finds

  03-02-2022 21:01 via nbcnews.com
  
  Some people repeatedly sell themselves their own NFTs in an attempt to artificially inflate their prices, according to a report published Wednesday.
  
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• Some Trump endorsements spark frustration and fractures in the GOP

  03-02-2022 20:58 via cnn.com
  
  Donald Trump recently extended an enticing offer to Vernon Jones: drop your flailing gubernatorial bid to run for a US House seat in Georgia, and you'll earn the former President's endorsement.
  
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• Star witness in Trump's first impeachment trial sues former president's closest allies

  03-02-2022 20:50 via cnn.com
  
  Retired Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, the star witness in former president Donald Trump's first impeachment trial, is suing Trump's closest allies, including Don Jr. and Rudy Giuliani.
  
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• Rudy Giuliani doesn’t need a monster costume to scare children | Sam Wolfson

  03-02-2022 20:44 via theguardian.com
  
  Trump’s lawyer was revealed to be a contestant on The Masked Singer – and when Robin Thicke storms off in protest, you know you’ve got problemsIt’s like something from a Guillermo del Toro film: a grotesque fantasy creature disrobes, only to reveal an even more horrifying monster underneath. But that’s what viewers will see when the US version of The Masked Singer, Fox’s incognito singing competition, returns at the end of this month.The show, in which a panel
  
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• Meta's market value just dropped by more than most companies are worth

  03-02-2022 20:30 via cnn.com
  
  Meta Platforms, the company formerly known as Facebook, is on pace for what would be the worst trading day in its history as a public company.
  
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• Why ABC's suspension of Whoopi Goldberg was wrong

  03-02-2022 20:14 via nbcnews.com
  
  After the host apologized for her comments about Jewish people and race, ABC's actions feel performative and hollow.
  
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• China is the Olympics host again — but 2022 showcases a very different country than 2008

  03-02-2022 19:56 via nbcnews.com
  
  This week, Beijing will become the first city in the world to have hosted both the Summer and Winter Olympics. 
  
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• US has intelligence suggesting the Kremlin is aiming to produce a 'graphic' propaganda video depicting a fake attack on its forces, officials say

  03-02-2022 19:31 via cnn.com
  
  Analysis: There are alternatives to full invasion. Putin has a track record of brutal subtlety
  
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• US accuses Russia of planning to use 'graphic' fake video to justify Ukraine invasion

  03-02-2022 19:31 via cnn.com
  
  Analysis: There are alternatives to full invasion. Putin has a track record of brutal subtlety
  
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• Aussies say James Cook's ship was found, US says not so fast

  03-02-2022 19:27 via foxnews.com
  
  Australian experts said Thursday they believe they've found the wreck of one of the most important ships in the history of the South Pacific after it was scuttled in the U.S. more than 200 years ago.
  
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• US carrier bolsters NATO to counter Russian threat as tensions reach fever pitch

  03-02-2022 19:02 via cnn.com
  
  The smell of jet fuel fills the air as an F/A-18 Super Hornet prepares for take-off. Its engines are idle and it's already unbearably loud on the flight deck of the USS Harry S Truman.
  
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• US carrier bolsters NATO as tensions with Russia reach fever pitch

  03-02-2022 19:02 via cnn.com
  
  The smell of jet fuel fills the air as an F/A-18 Super Hornet prepares for take-off. Its engines are idle and it's already unbearably loud on the flight deck of the USS Harry S Truman.
  
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• President Biden watched in real time as an operation months in the making resulted in a suicide blast by the ISIS leader that also killed family members

  03-02-2022 18:43 via cnn.com
  
  President Joe Biden watched in real time Wednesday as US commandos landed in Syria to raid a three-story home, surrounded by olive trees, where the top leader of ISIS was living with his wife and members of his family.
  
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• Melinda French Gates reportedly won't give bulk of her wealth to Gates Foundation

  03-02-2022 18:32 via cnn.com
  
  Melinda French Gates may be shifting her approach to how she gives away her vast wealth following her high-profile divorce last year from Microsoft founder Bill Gates.
  
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• Susan Sarandon facing backlash for "mocking heroes" in anti-cop Twitter post

  03-02-2022 18:24 via cnn.com
  
  Susan Sarandon is facing backlash from law enforcement for a Twitter post she shared comparing the officers gathered at slain NYPD Detective Jason Rivera's funeral to fascists.
  
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• Islamic State’s leader may be dead but the organisation still lurks in the rubble

  03-02-2022 18:23 via theguardian.com
  
  Analysis: Qurayshi’s killing by the US has to be set against January’s raid on a Syria prison, IS’s biggest attack for yearsBeing an Islamic State leader is not what it used to be. The death of the latest IS supremo, Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi, far from the heartland of the terror group’s rise in Iraq in a frugal home in the back blocks of Syria, is another painful blow to an organisation that only five years ago held significant territory in both countries and ca
  
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• Here's who has left Spotify because of Joe Rogan

  03-02-2022 18:22 via cnn.com
  
  Spotify has had a rough couple of weeks. Its stock took a big hit Wednesday because of a slowing growth forecast, and the company has seen creators from the music and podcasting world desert the platform because of comments by comedian and podcast host Joe Rogan.
  
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• Joe Biden confirms death of Islamic State leader after US raid in Syria – video

  03-02-2022 18:19 via theguardian.com
  
  Biden commended the US military for its overnight raid in north-west Syria that resulted in the death of Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi, the Islamic State leader and one of the world’s most wanted men. The US president said the operation sent a strong message to terrorists around the world: 'We will come after you and find you'Islamic State leader killed during raid by US special forces in SyriaBiden says US ‘removed major threat to the world’ in deadly raid on IS
  
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• Dürer drawing bought for $30 at yard sale worth more than $10 million, experts say

  03-02-2022 18:13 via cnn.com
  
  A 16th century drawing by one of the key figures of the German Renaissance has been valued in excess of $10 million after it was initially purchased at a yard sale for just $30 in 2017.
  
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• Drawing bought for $30 at yard sale worth more than $10 million, experts say

  03-02-2022 18:13 via cnn.com
  
  A 16th century drawing by one of the key figures of the German Renaissance has been valued in excess of $10 million after it was initially purchased at a yard sale for just $30 in 2017.
  
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• Quiz of the week: Record lightning, caterpillar cakes and Spotify row

  03-02-2022 18:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  How closely have you been paying attention to what's been going on during the past seven days?
  
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• Tesla owners complain about 'phantom braking' as US regulator weighs investigation

  03-02-2022 17:52 via cnn.com
  
  Federal safety regulators are mulling a probe after Tesla owners complained that their cars were stopping for no reason.
  
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• ISIS leader killed in US-led Syria raid

  03-02-2022 17:51 via cnn.com
  
  US Special Forces killed ISIS leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi in a counterterrorism mission in northwest Syria Wednesday evening, President Joe Biden announced Thursday morning.
  
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• ISIS leader killed in US raid had dark past but spent years under the radar

  03-02-2022 17:45 via cnn.com
  
  In the early hours of Thursday morning, the head of ISIS died during a US raid in northwest Syria just as the extremist group was in the midst of a revival.
  
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• ISIS leader had dark past but spent years under the radar

  03-02-2022 17:45 via cnn.com
  
  In the early hours of Thursday morning, the head of ISIS died during a US raid in northwest Syria just as the extremist group was in the midst of a revival.
  
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• Biden watched in real time yesterday as US commandos landed in Syria to kill the top ISIS leader in his home

  03-02-2022 17:36 via cnn.com
  
  President Joe Biden watched in real time Wednesday as US commandos landed in Syria to raid a three-story home, surrounded by olive trees, where the top leader of ISIS was living with his wife and members of his family.
  
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• The Omicron variant is about to send America's economic recovery into reverse

  03-02-2022 17:29 via cnn.com
  
  • Watch: Why are people quitting their jobs?• Opinion: The big reason the US and UK are facing a labor shortage
  • Equity-rich homeowners are 'sitting pretty' amid sky high real estate prices
  
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• UK government bans virginity testing, but has still not apologized for past abuses on immigrants

  03-02-2022 17:24 via cnn.com
  
  Last week the British government added a clause to its Health and Care Bill that would make hymenoplasty -- or "virginity repair" surgery -- illegal in England and Wales. In November 2021, "virginity testing" also became a criminal offence.
  
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• Rudy Giuliani hits rock bottom (again) with 'The Masked Singer' cameo

  03-02-2022 17:00 via cnn.com
  
  There was a time in the not-too-distant past when Rudy Giuliani was seen as a future face of the Republican Party. Now, he's a punchline.
  
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• Olympic gold medalist Nathan Chen on his upbringing

  03-02-2022 16:55 via cnn.com
  
  US figure skating star Nathan Chen talks to Coy Wire about growing up in Salt Lake City where he dreamed of competing in the Olympics, balancing between sports and school life, his Chinese background and his Japanese competitor Yuzuru Hanyu.
  
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• Nathan Chen on searching for gold at Beijing 2022

  03-02-2022 16:55 via cnn.com
  
  US figure skating star Nathan Chen talks to Coy Wire about growing up in Salt Lake City where he dreamed of competing in the Olympics, balancing between sports and school life, his Chinese background and his Japanese competitor Yuzuru Hanyu.
  
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• Why Ted Cruz's SCOTUS math is way off

  03-02-2022 16:52 via cnn.com
  
  Republican Sen. Ted Cruz called President Joe Biden's pledge to nominate a Black woman to the Supreme Court "offensive." In today's episode of The Point, CNN's Chris Cillizza pokes holes in Cruz's argument.
  
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• Why Cruz's SCOTUS math is way off

  03-02-2022 16:52 via cnn.com
  
  Republican Sen. Ted Cruz called President Joe Biden's pledge to nominate a Black woman to the Supreme Court "offensive." In today's episode of The Point, CNN's Chris Cillizza pokes holes in Cruz's argument.
  
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• Channing Tatum says he's 'traumatized' and can't watch Marvel superhero movies

  03-02-2022 16:45 via cnn.com
  
  Channing Tatum says he is traumatized after his dreams of playing a Marvel superhero fell apart.
  
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• Tense moments in Situation Room as Biden oversaw raid

  03-02-2022 16:44 via cnn.com
  
  President Joe Biden watched in real time Wednesday as US commandos landed in Syria to raid a three-story home, surrounded by olive trees, where the top leader of ISIS was living with his wife and members of his family.
  
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• US Army to begin discharging soldiers who refuse Covid-19 vaccination

  03-02-2022 16:36 via cnn.com
  
  The US Army will begin discharging soldiers who refuse to be vaccinated against the coronavirus, unless the service member has an approved exemption or pending request.
  
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• Honduras players forced off due to 'extreme climate conditions' in World Cup qualifier against US

  03-02-2022 16:36 via cnn.com
  
  Two players for the Honduras national team were forced off at halftime in Wednesday's 3-0 World Cup qualifying defeat to the US due to "extreme climate conditions," the federation said.
  
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• For 3 Hondurans, Minnesota was just too cold a place to play soccer

  03-02-2022 16:36 via cnn.com
  
  Two players for the Honduras national team were forced off at halftime in Wednesday's 3-0 World Cup qualifying defeat to the US due to "extreme climate conditions," the federation said.
  
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• Who is Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi — the leader of ISIS killed in US raid?

  03-02-2022 16:32 via foxnews.com
  
  The Islamic State leader killed Thursday during a U.S. Special Operations forces raid in Syria was working undercover trying to rebuild the terrorist group, carried a gun wherever he went and once was detained by American forces in Iraq nearly 15 years ago, reports say.
  
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• Footage shows aftermath of US raid on house of Islamic State leader – video

  03-02-2022 16:32 via theguardian.com
  
  The leader of Islamic State has been killed during an overnight raid by US special forces in north-west Syria. Drone footage shows the aftermath of a pre-dawn attack on a property in the village of Atme, just south of the Turkish border, that led to up to 13 casualties. A senior US administration official said Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi detonated a bomb at the beginning of the operation that killed him and members of his family.Islamic State leader killed during raid by US spec
  
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• WATCH: Squirrel enjoys a snack in the snow

  03-02-2022 16:30
  
  This squirrel doesn’t seem to mind the snow as it enjoys a snack outside a home in Illinois.
  
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• 'Shock value': 'The Masked Singer' judges storm off after singer is revealed

  03-02-2022 16:25 via cnn.com
  
  Rudy Giuliani, the former lawyer for Donald Trump, was one of the performers revealed on "The Masked Singer," prompting judges Ken Jeong and Robin Thicke to storm off the set.CNN's Chloe Melas reports.
  
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• Will a new tax dent business-friendly Dubai?

  03-02-2022 16:23 via cnn.com
  
  Almost 90% of Dubai's population is made up of foreigners who flocked to the Gulf business hub for its yearlong sunshine, a chance for prosperity and, of course, zero taxes.
  
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