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• 'Trucker convoy' drives laps around D.C. Beltway

  06-03-2022 23:11
  
  The U.S. offshoot of the Canadian "Freedom Convoy" reached the nation's capital Sunday.
  
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• Severe weather warning issued for Sydney and parts of NSW with heavy rain and flash flooding forecast

  06-03-2022 23:08
  
  Eight evacuation warnings in place as a second east coast low looms off the coastFollow our live blog for the latest updates‘It’s not a footnote. It’s the story’: Climate Council says too many Australian leaders silent on cause of floods‘Beyond dire’: how the Queensland and NSW floods are worsening the rental crisisGet our free news app; get our morning email briefingNew South Wales has eight evacuation warnings in place for its central coastal region, includi
  
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• 'A family died... in front of my eyes': Mayor in Kyiv suburb laments civilian deaths as people try to flee the Russian attack on Ukraine

  06-03-2022 23:02 via cnn.com
  
  Civilians in the battered Ukrainian port city of Mariupol are trapped without power and water and unable to recover their dead, its mayor said Saturday, as he accused Russia of trying to "choke" the city by shutting off agreed evacuation routes.
  
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• Man charged in 18 Texas deaths says he's "not a killer"

  06-03-2022 22:58
  
  He's charged with killing 18 older women in the Dallas area over a two-year span
  
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• Prosecutors resigned after New York DA said he wasn't prepared to move forward with indictment of Trump

  06-03-2022 22:50 via cnn.com
  
  Two top prosecutors leading the criminal investigation into former President Donald Trump and his business resigned after the Manhattan district attorney said he was not prepared to authorize an indictment against the former President, a person familiar with the investigation said.
  
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• Man travels 5000 miles to play his piano for Ukrainian refugees

  06-03-2022 22:39 via cnn.com
  
  CNN's Sara Sidner speaks with Davide Martello, a German man who traveled to the Ukrainian-Polish border with his piano to bring peace and hope to Ukrainian refugees through his music.
  
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• Convoy protesting COVID-19 mandates does beltway circuit

  06-03-2022 22:38
  
  A large group of truck drivers and their supporters object to COVID-19 mandates.
  
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• Florida Panhandle wildfires force evacuations of hundreds of homes

  06-03-2022 22:33
  
  Veterans at a nursing home also evacuated, as well as residents of at least 750 homes, as firefighters battle two fires Veterans at a nursing home were evacuated, joining residents from hundreds of homes, as firefighters and emergency workers battled two massive wildfires Sunday in an area of the Florida Panhandle that was still recovering from destruction caused by a Category 5 hurricane more than three years ago.The 8,000-acre Bertha Swamp Road fire and the 841-acre Adkins Avenue fire threaten
  
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• At a secret airfield in Eastern Europe, a multinational effort to send weapons to Ukraine proceeds at high speed

  06-03-2022 22:15 via cnn.com
  
  Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley went last week to an undisclosed airfield near the Ukrainian border that has become a hub for shipping weapons, a senior Defense Department official said, seeing firsthand the multinational effort to get weapons into Ukraine amid Russia's unprovoked invasion.
  
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• Liga MX suspended as Fifa condemns ‘barbaric’ riot that leaves dozens injured in Mexico

  06-03-2022 21:54
  
  Three confirmed as critically injured after riotPlayers were forced to flee from pitch during violenceAt least 26 people were injured, including three critically, on Saturday when fans brawled during a football game in central Mexico.The Liga MX match between the hosts Queretaro and Atlas from Guadalajara was suspended in the 62nd minute when fights broke out in the stands. Security personnel opened the gates to the field so that fans, including women and children, could escape the stands. Conti
  
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• Denmark to hold referendum on scrapping EU defence opt-out

  06-03-2022 21:52
  
  PM urges voters to overturn existing policy in June and pledges boost to defence spending following Russian invasion of UkraineDenmark’s prime minister has called for the country’s citizens to overturn the country’s opt-out from EU defence policy in a referendum to be held on 1 June, following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.“Historic times call for historic decisions,” Mette Frederiksen told a news conference on Sunday, adding that the government “very cle
  
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• Death toll nears 6 million as pandemic enters its 3rd year

  06-03-2022 21:45
  
  The world is on the verge of recording its 6 millionth official COVID-19 death, underscoring that the pandemic is far from over
  
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• Trucker convoy laps Washington, DC, beltway to protest Covid-19 measures

  06-03-2022 21:38 via cnn.com
  
  A convoy of vehicles lapped the Washington, DC, beltway Sunday morning to demand an end to Covid-19 mandates and restrictions.
  
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• Truck convoy loops around Washington DC to protest Covid restrictions

  06-03-2022 20:47
  
  The ‘people’s convoy’ of around 1,000 vehicles threaten a week of traffic disruptions around US capitalA long line of huge semi-articulated trucks, recreational vehicles and cars was circling Washington DC, on Sunday, in preparation for what their protesting drivers have pledged will be a week of traffic disruption around the US capital aligned around a loose collection of demands, including the end to all coronavirus pandemic-related restrictions.From its temporary base at a s
  
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• Here's how CNN verifies social media footage from the war zone

  06-03-2022 20:47 via cnn.com
  
  Social media videos have played a critical role in CNN's coverage of Russia's invasion in Ukraine. But how does the network know they are accurate?
  
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• NHS surgeon censured for vandalising colleagues’ cars

  06-03-2022 20:45
  
  Maxillofacial surgeon Andrew Baker given formal warning by GMC and suspended by General Dental CouncilA leading NHS surgeon has been censured by two medical regulators, and suspended by one of them, for repeatedly vandalising colleagues’ cars in their hospital car park, the Guardian can reveal.Andrew Baker has been given a formal warning by the General Medical Council (GMC) after being cautioned by police on six charges of causing criminal damage by dragging a key along the vehicles. Conti
  
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• Jake Tapper says US foreign policy partly to blame for Russia crisis

  06-03-2022 20:32 via cnn.com
  
  CNN's Jake Tapper says two decades of stern warnings and misplaced optimism in US foreign policy helped pave the way for Russian President Vladimir Putin to invade Ukraine.
  
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• Alec Baldwin talks 'Rust' lawsuits during film festival in Boulder

  06-03-2022 20:24 via cnn.com
  
  Alec Baldwin said he believes certain lawsuits filed in the wake of the fatal shooting on the "Rust" film set have been directed toward people who are considered "deep-pocket litigants," not necessarily those who were potentially negligent in the incident.
  
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• TikTok suspends new content, livestreaming on platform in Russia

  06-03-2022 20:07
  
  TikTok has suspended new content and livestreaming abilities on its platform in Russia because of the country's new “fake news” law, the app announced Sunday.
  
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• ‘Grave concern’ as Ukraine Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant under Russian orders

  06-03-2022 20:04
  
  International Atomic Energy Agency says Russian military orders of staff at nuclear plant violate international safety protocols Staff at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant are being told what to do by the Russian military commander who seized the site last week, in violation of international safety protocols.The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) expressed “grave concern” at the situation at the six-reactor plant, the largest in Europe. The agency was told by th
  
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• Macron urges Putin to allow Ukraine’s besieged cities to be evacuated

  06-03-2022 20:01
  
  Appeal by French president comes as Russian bombardment ends second attempt to evacuate MariupolRussia-Ukraine war: live updatesEmmanuel Macron implored Vladimir Putin to let civilians flee Ukraine’s besieged cities during a marathon call of nearly two hours as a second attempt to evacuate the port city of Mariupol ended under Russia bombardment.The appeal from Paris was echoed in a separate call between Putin and Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, while Ukraine’s p
  
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• American Express suspends operations in Russia and Belarus

  06-03-2022 19:56 via cnn.com
  
  American Express is the latest credit card company to announce it is ending its operations in Russia as its invasion into Ukraine escalates.
  
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• US and Europe weigh plans for Ukrainian government in exile

  06-03-2022 19:35 via cnn.com
  
  US and European officials have been discussing how the West would support a government in exile helmed by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky should he have to flee Kyiv, Western officials told CNN.
  
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• Blinken vows to escalate sanctions on Russia but warns war could last ‘some time’

  06-03-2022 19:31
  
  Speaking from Moldova, US secretary of state warns Russia holds military advantage that western allies are finding hard to counterUS in ‘active discussion’ with allies to ban Russian oil importsUS Secretary of State Antony Blinken issued a pledge on Sunday to increase pressure on Russia through sanctions and provide more aid to Ukraine, but warned that Russia held a military advantage that western allies are finding hard to counter and the war was set to last “some time”.
  
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• Poutine not Putin: classic Quebec dish off the menu in France and Canada

  06-03-2022 19:03
  
  French restaurant threatened for selling fries, cheese and gravy snack that sounds like the Russian leaderVladimir Putin’s decision to invade Ukraine has prompted demonstrations around the world, with hundreds of thousands taking to the streets to condemn the war.But anger towards the Russian leader has also ensnared an unlikely casualty: a French-Canadian delicacy of potato fries, cheese curds and gravy. Continue reading...
  
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• New Mexico man returns home after more than 500 days in hospital with Covid

  06-03-2022 19:01
  
  A New Mexico man has returned home after he spent more than 500 days in the hospital battling Covid-19.
  
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• April trial set for biracial man in fatal highway shooting

  06-03-2022 18:52
  
  Charged with murder in the 2020 shooting of a teenage girl on a Georgia highway.
  
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• 'Get out of our land': Ukrainians harangue armed Russian soldiers

  06-03-2022 18:48 via cnn.com
  
  • Russian troops have encircled this city and are shooting at anyone who attempts to leave, residents say
  
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• 'Get out of our land': Ukrainians band together and harangue armed Russian soldiers

  06-03-2022 18:48 via cnn.com
  
  While the Ukrainian military's resistance against Russia's invasion has been well-documented, the last few days have seen growing popular defiance of Russian forces. In the south of Ukraine, especially, there have been multiple protests in areas where Russian troops have arrived.
  
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• Defiance and disobedience are flourishing in Russian-held Ukraine

  06-03-2022 18:48 via cnn.com
  
  While the Ukrainian military's resistance against Russia's invasion has been well-documented, the last few days have seen growing popular defiance of Russian forces. In the south of Ukraine, especially, there have been multiple protests in areas where Russian troops have arrived.
  
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• Ukraine: footage appears to show Vinnytsia airport on fire – video

  06-03-2022 18:26
  
  The Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, said Russian rockets had completely destroyed the civilian airport in central Ukraine on Sunday. Footage appears to show columns of smoke and fire billowing from the airportRussia-Ukraine war: live news Continue reading...
  
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• Iran nuclear talks rocked by Russian demand for sanctions exemption

  06-03-2022 18:22
  
  Moscow seeks guarantees regarding trade with Iran that would undermine west’s response to Ukraine invasionRussia has been accused of trying to take the Iran nuclear deal hostage as part of its wider battle with the west over Ukraine, after it threw a last-minute spanner into plans for an agreement to lift a swathe of US economic sanctions on Tehran.After months of negotiations in Vienna, a revised deal was expected to be reached within days under which US sanctions would be lifted in retur
  
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• GOP senator explains what West doesn't understand about Putin's position

  06-03-2022 18:15 via cnn.com
  
  Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) tells CNN's Jake Tapper that the West's response to Vladimir Putin demonstrates a misunderstanding of the Russian president and puts the West in a dangerous position.
  
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• More than 4,300 people arrested at anti-war protests across Russia

  06-03-2022 18:12
  
  Demonstrators take to the streets in 53 cities to denounce Vladimir Putin’s invasion of UkraineRussia-Ukraine war: live updatesMore than 4,300 people have been arrested after demonstrators took to the streets in 21 Russian cities to condemn Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, while protesters in Kazakhstan have followed suit, turning out in large numbers to chant “No to war” and “Putin is a dickhead”.The independent monitoring group OVD-Info – which ha
  
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• US in ‘very active discussion’ with allies to ban import of Russian oil

  06-03-2022 18:11
  
  Secretary of state says Biden has convened a meeting of his National Security Council on the subjectBlinken vows to escalate sanctions on RussiaUS Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the US and its allies are engaged in a “very active discussion” about banning the import of Russian oil and natural gas in a new escalation of sanctions in retaliation for its invasion of Ukraine.The US and western allies have until now held off on current energy supplies from Russia, in order to avoi
  
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• Garland's first year leading Justice Department clouded by questions of investigating Trump

  06-03-2022 18:07 via cnn.com
  
  As Attorney General Merrick Garland completes his first full year in office, what would normally be seen as a banner year of liberal accomplishments has been clouded by the specter of Donald Trump, and the question of whether the former President will be held accountable for attempting to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
  
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• US officials identify 3 areas where US may take action soon on Ukraine

  06-03-2022 18:05 via cnn.com
  
  American officials on Sunday identified three areas on which the United States could soon take action in an attempt to address Russia's intensifying war in Ukraine: a ban on Russian oil imports, a declaration of war crimes against Russia and help facilitating delivery of Polish fighter jets to Ukraine.
  
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• At least 26 injured as fights break out among fans at Mexican soccer game

  06-03-2022 18:03 via cnn.com
  
  A mass brawl broke out in the stands of a soccer game in Mexico on Saturday and left at least 22 people injured, two of whom are in a serious condition.
  
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• ‘Consent was never given’: indigenous groups oppose restarting Guatemala nickel mine

  06-03-2022 18:00
  
  An investigation appears to show company employees discussing how to smear local opponents of the Central American nickel operationA decision to restart operations at one of Central America’s largest nickel mines is being questioned by campaigners, after an investigation appeared to show the company co-opted indigenous leaders and smeared potential opponents.In 2019, the Fenix project in eastern Guatemala was the subject of an investigation carried out by the Guardian and other media, orga
  
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• Blinken: US seen reports of Russian abuses that 'would constitute a war crime'

  06-03-2022 17:53 via cnn.com
  
  Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Sunday that the US has seen reports of Russian abuses in Ukraine that "would constitute a war crime" and that the Biden administration is committed to supporting investigations into the country's actions.
  
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• US officials fly to Venezuela for talks in apparent bid to further isolate Russia

  06-03-2022 17:36
  
  Experts believe rare meeting with Moscow ally could signal significant shift in US policy towards CaracasRussia-Ukraine war: live updatesSenior US officials have flown to Venezuela for rare talks with Nicolás Maduro’s government in an apparent bid to prise the South American country away from its Russian backers after Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.White House and state department negotiators met Maduro representatives in Venezuela’s capital, Caracas, on Saturday i
  
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• 'The Batman' soars to a big box office opening

  06-03-2022 17:13 via cnn.com
  
  Theaters needed a hero, and they got one in a big way this weekend.
  
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• Pope says invasion of Ukraine is 'not just a military operation but a war' – video

  06-03-2022 17:13
  
  In his weekly address to crowds gathered in St Peter’s Square, Rome, the pontiff rejected Russia’s assertion that it is carrying out a 'a special military operation'. 'In Ukraine, rivers of blood and tears are flowing. This is not only a military operation but a war which is leading to death, destruction and misery,' Pope Francis saidRussia-Ukraine war: live news Continue reading...
  
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• Ukraine has fastest-growing refugee crisis since second world war, says UN

  06-03-2022 17:12
  
  More than 1.5 million people reportedly crossed into neighbouring countries since Russia invadedRussia-Ukraine war: live updatesThe Russian invasion of Ukraine has triggered the fasting-growing refugee crisis in Europe since the second world war, according to the head of the UN’s refugee agency.The warning came as eyewitnesses described an incident in which three people trying to escape fighting in Irpin, just outside Kyiv, were killed when they were shelled by Russian forces during an org
  
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• 'Do not be silent': Zelenskiy urges Russians to protest against Ukraine invasion – video

  06-03-2022 17:09
  
  Volodymyr Zelenskiy has appealed for Russians to challenge their government and voice opposition to the invasion of Ukraine. 'If you keep silent now, only your poverty will speak for you later. And only repression will answer,' he warned. Russians face an uncertain and isolated future after international sanctions plunged the economy into crisis and authorities cracked down on independent media and restricted access to Facebook and other social media sites.Russia-Ukraine war: live news Cont
  
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• Brittney Griner's wife posts on Instagram about WNBA star's detainment in Russia

  06-03-2022 17:09
  
  WNBA star Brittney Griner's wife Cherelle Griner posted to Instagram about the Phoenix Mercury player's detention in Russia.
  
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• At least 22 injured as fights break out among fans at Mexican soccer game

  06-03-2022 17:09 via cnn.com
  
  A mass brawl broke out in the stands of a soccer game in Mexico on Saturday and left at least 22 people injured, two of whom are in a serious condition.
  
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• Children reportedly killed by a blast at a checkpoint near Kyiv

  06-03-2022 16:59 via cnn.com
  
  Civilians in the battered Ukrainian port city of Mariupol are trapped without power and water and unable to recover their dead, its mayor said Saturday, as he accused Russia of trying to "choke" the city by shutting off agreed evacuation routes.
  
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• Keir Starmer calls for investigation into Evgeny Lebedev’s peerage

  06-03-2022 16:57
  
  UK spy agencies reframed warning about security risk of appointing media owner after Boris Johnson intervenedThe Labour leader, Keir Starmer, has said parliament’s intelligence and security committee should investigate the circumstances surrounding Boris Johnson’s elevation of Evgeny Lebedev to the House of Lords.The demand came after a fresh report that the intelligence agencies had reframed an assessment that Lebedev’s appointment would pose a security risk following an inter
  
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• Tornado kills 7, including 2 children, near Des Moines, Iowa, officials say

  06-03-2022 16:56 via cnn.com
  
  Seven people, including two children, died in a tornado near Des Moines, Iowa, Saturday, officials said.
  
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