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• Big U.S. gene database has volunteers from all walks of life

  17-03-2022 23:48 via nbcnews.com
  
  Scientists are getting their first peek at the genes of nearly 100,000 Americans in what’s considered a uniquely diverse genomic database — part of a quest to
  
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• She left her church knowing she may never see her family again

  17-03-2022 23:31 via cnn.com
  
  Megan Phelps-Roper spent her life spreading the hateful words of the Westboro Baptist Church. In this episode of "Reality Check with John Avlon: Extremist Beat," she details what the church's message was and what it took for her to question their beliefs and ultimately leave knowing she may never speak with her parents again.
  
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• Why experts believe Russia is 'intentionally targeting' Ukraine civilians

  17-03-2022 23:30 via cnn.com
  
  Ukraine civilians are under increasing attack, with the Russian armed forces targeting homes, hospitals, and non-military infrastructure.CNN's Frederik Pleitgen looks at why Ukrainian civilians keep ending up in Russia's crosshairs.
  
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• Analysis: Russia seems to have a very bad army. That's not good for Ukrainian civilians

  17-03-2022 23:30 via cnn.com
  
  The accounts of Russia's military issues and ineptitude during its three-week-long invasion of Ukraine are too numerous to list.
  
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• Child, 13, drove pickup in deadly Texas crash that killed nine

  17-03-2022 23:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A 13-year-old was driving a truck that collided with a van carrying student athletes, officials say.
  
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• More Americans drank heavily during the pandemic. But more also quit smoking, CDC says.

  17-03-2022 22:54 via nbcnews.com
  
  Cigarette smoking in the U.S.: The first year of the Covid-19 pandemic brought a new all-time low in cigarette smoking.
  
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• Covid-19: Is the world ready for a great reopening?

  17-03-2022 22:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  We asked our journalists around the world to give us a snapshot of life two years into the pandemic.
  
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• Ukraine conflict: Putin lays out his demands in Turkish phone call

  17-03-2022 22:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Russia's president revealed his peace conditions in a phone call - the BBC spoke to someone who listened in.
  
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• Anna Sorokin, subject of 'Inventing Anna,' says she may have lied a little

  17-03-2022 22:37 via cnn.com
  
  Anna Sorokin, whose life as a fake German heiress is dramatized in the hit Netflix series "Inventing Anna," is speaking out from behind bars.
  
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• Shells rain down on Kharkiv as Ukraine's army stands firm

  17-03-2022 22:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The BBC's Quentin Sommerville and Darren Conway are in Kharkiv, where Ukraine's army has repelled Russia for three weeks.
  
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• Russian casualties: Mounting toll leads to more questions about military readiness

  17-03-2022 22:21 via cnn.com
  
  Thousands of Russian troops have been killed in Ukraine since Russia's invasion began nearly one month ago, US and NATO officials told CNN this week, and Russia is now struggling to resupply those forces as it faces sagging troop morale and fierce Ukrainian resistance.
  
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• Bella Hadid's plastic surgery regrets are about more than a nose job

  17-03-2022 22:17 via nbcnews.com
  
  Hadid’s candor won’t dismantle beauty standards, or stop every teen pining for an unnecessary nose job. But it's a start.
  
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• 13-year-old behind the wheel in Texas crash that killed 9 and critically injured 2

  17-03-2022 22:04 via cnn.com
  
  A 13-year-old boy drove the pickup truck involved in a fiery head-on collision in Texas that killed nine people, including six University of the Southwest golfers and their coach, a National Transportation Safety Board official said Thursday.
  
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• Nevada woman disappears from Walmart; brother says video shows masked man forcing himself into her car

  17-03-2022 21:51 via nbcnews.com
  
  Naomi Irion, 18, was last seen in a Walmart parking lot in Fernley on Saturday, according to the Lyon County Sheriff's Office.
  
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• Chicago millionaire gives away $200k worth of free gas

  17-03-2022 21:47 via cnn.com
  
  Chicago businessman Willie Wilson donates $200,000 worth of free gas across the city as people face soaring gas prices.
  
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• Peruvian court approves prison release of ex-president Alberto Fujimori

  17-03-2022 21:44
  
  Decision restores humanitarian pardon granted to Fujimori, who is serving a 25-year sentence for murder and corruption chargesPeru’s constitutional court has approved the release from prison of former president Alberto Fujimori, who is serving a 25-year sentence for murder and corruption charges.Judge Eloy Espinosa-Saldana confirmed the 4-3 ruling in remarks broadcast on local channel Canal N. It was unclear when Fujimori could leave prison or if new legal challenges could halt the decisio
  
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• 'There is literally no paper trail': How Russia experts say Putin hides a fortune

  17-03-2022 21:42 via cnn.com
  
  The sprawling billion-dollar palace that sits on a hilltop overlooking the Black Sea is seen by some Kremlin critics as the ultimate emblem of Russian President Vladimir Putin's legacy of corruption.
  
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• Photographer recounts terrifying escape from Mariupol

  17-03-2022 21:34 via cnn.com
  
  Editor's note: Sergey Makarov, 34, a photographer from the city of Mariupol in southeastern Ukraine, told CNN about his experience surviving the Russian siege and his eventual evacuation.
  
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• Kidnapping suspect wanted ‘tyrant’ Gov. Whitmer tied up on table, FBI agent testifies

  17-03-2022 21:17 via nbcnews.com
  
  Agent Mark Schweers told the jury that he was posing as someone with like-minded views when he met Adam Fox, who made the startling admission.
  
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• Retired colonel: This is how Russia is trying to replenish their forces

  17-03-2022 21:08 via cnn.com
  
  Retired US Air Force Col. Cedric Leighton says Russia may use ships stationed at Vladivostok and move them through the Pacific Ocean to try and replenish their military force fighting in Ukraine.
  
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• Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe's release: Learning to live with freedom

  17-03-2022 20:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Experts say it will take time for Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe to readjust to normal life.
  
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• Zoom calls, graphic videos and mass media: How Zelensky meets Americans where they are

  17-03-2022 19:51 via cnn.com
  
  We are more than 20 days into the war in Ukraine. Every day brings new examples of how it is, as this Washington Post headline said, "A thoroughly modern war:"
  
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• Putin's chilling warning to Russian 'traitors' and 'scum' is a sign things aren't going to plan

  17-03-2022 19:51 via cnn.com
  
  Western leaders and security agencies are spending huge amounts of resources on getting into Russian President Vladimir Putin's head. It's a futile exercise -- at times when the West has thought Russia's war in Ukraine might be losing steam, Putin has doubled down, sending his forces to bomb maternity hospitals and shelters harboring children.
  
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• Putin's chilling speech a sign things aren't going to plan in Ukraine and could turn vengeful at home

  17-03-2022 19:51 via cnn.com
  
  Western leaders and security agencies are spending huge amounts of resources on getting into Russian President Vladimir Putin's head. It's a futile exercise -- at times when the West has thought Russia's war in Ukraine might be losing steam, Putin has doubled down, sending his forces to bomb maternity hospitals and shelters harboring children.
  
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• WATCH: Mother of Russian soldier pleads for end to bloodshed in Ukraine

  17-03-2022 19:47
  
  A mother taking part in an anti-war protest, stopped to speak with ABC News’ James Longman.
  
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• Dolly Parton remains on Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ballot, even though she declined the nomination

  17-03-2022 19:40 via nbcnews.com
  
  Dolly Parton remains on the ballot for this year's Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees, despite her public misgivings over her nomination.
  
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• Graphic: Russia's frozen billions

  17-03-2022 19:34 via nbcnews.com
  
  Russia’s central bank no longer has the power to prop up the ruble, which spells trouble for the country’s economy.
  
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• Biden calls Putin a 'murderous dictator' and 'pure thug'

  17-03-2022 19:30 via cnn.com
  
  President Joe Biden on Thursday called Vladimir Putin a "pure thug" and "murderous dictator," his latest pointed attack against the Russian President as the war in Ukraine rages on.
  
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• How natural gas contributes to Russia's global influence

  17-03-2022 19:21 via cnn.com
  
  It is not just with military might that Russia impacts the world, the country has vast oil and gas reserves. With much of Europe relying on Russian gas, Putin's pipeline diplomacy now has its sights on China.
  
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• Explainer: Why natural gas is the power behind Russia's global influence

  17-03-2022 19:21 via cnn.com
  
  It is not just with military might that Russia impacts the world, the country has vast oil and gas reserves. With much of Europe relying on Russian gas, Putin's pipeline diplomacy now has its sights on China.
  
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• Loss of funding of Covid treatments, vaccines puts uninsured in 'catastrophic' place

  17-03-2022 19:02 via nbcnews.com
  
  Brooke Evans tested positive for Covid-19 in January while living in a congregate building that houses many people in Madison, Wisconsin, where she advocates
  
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• An American who owns a MiG-29 isn't sure the fighter jets would help Ukraine much

  17-03-2022 19:01 via nbcnews.com
  
  Jared Isaacman, a billionaire and astronaut, owns a MiG-29, the Russian-built fighter jet Poland wants to give to the U.S. to aid Ukraine.
  
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• Instagram suspends Kanye because of post directed at Trevor Noah

  17-03-2022 18:51 via cnn.com
  
  Rapper Kanye West used a racial slur on Instagram to attack "The Daily Show" host Trevor Noah after Noah accused West of harassing Kim Kardashian.
  
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• Quiz of the week: Who made headlines at the Baftas?

  17-03-2022 18:32 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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• UK ferry company fires 800 seafarers but some are refusing to leave their ships

  17-03-2022 18:19 via cnn.com
  
  A Dubai-owned British ferry company fired 800 seafarers on Thursday, bringing chaos to some of the country's biggest ports and prompting union officials to urge the workers to occupy their ships.
  
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• In pictures: St Patrick's Day parades return

  17-03-2022 18:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The island of Ireland celebrates St Patrick's Day with big-scale festivities back on the streets.
  
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• European Space Agency suspends Mars mission with Russia

  17-03-2022 18:11 via cnn.com
  
  The mission to launch Europe's first planetary rover -- designed to search for signs of life on Mars -- has been suspended, the European Space Agency said Thursday.
  
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• ‘Take from the hungry to feed the starving’: UN faces awful dilemma

  17-03-2022 18:06
  
  Agencies forced to cut back aid in Yemen, Afghanistan, South Sudan and Ethiopia despite growing need as funds go to UkraineRussia’s invasion of Ukraine has put huge pressure on an already shrinking pot of international aid.Aid agencies working in countries with the most pressing emergencies, including Yemen, Afghanistan, South Sudan and Ethiopia, are facing difficult decisions on how to spend their money. Continue reading...
  
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• 'He's clearly angry': People who study Putin are alarmed by his latest speech

  17-03-2022 18:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  Russian President Vladimir Putin criticized Russian oligarchs as well as "scum and traitors" who oppose his war in Ukraine.
  
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• A Kremlin climbdown? Ukraine neutrality emerges as potential basis for agreement

  17-03-2022 17:15 via nbcnews.com
  
  Russian President Vladimir Putin may be willing to accept a peace proposal centered on Ukraine not joining NATO, a potential sign of a Kremlin climbdown.
  
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• ‘Contemptuous’: anger in Brazil as Bolsonaro given Indigenous merit medal

  17-03-2022 16:55
  
  Government honours president who activists accuse of undermining Indigenous protectionsBrazilian activists are outraged after Jair Bolsonaro – who has been accused of spearheading a cataclysmic attack on Indigenous rights – was honoured by his own government for his supposedly “altruistic” efforts to protect Indigenous lives.Bolsonaro was granted the Medal of Indigenous Merit on Wednesday in recognition of what the justice ministry called his attempts to defend Indigenous
  
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• 'Bulls**t': Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko reacts to Russia's claim

  17-03-2022 16:49 via cnn.com
  
  Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko reacts to Russia's claim that they are not targeting civilian and residential buildings.
  
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• 'Bull****': Kyiv's mayor responds to Putin's claim not to be targeting civilians

  17-03-2022 16:49 via cnn.com
  
  Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitchko reacts to Russia's claim that they are not targeting civilian and residential buildings.
  
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• UK shipping company fires 800 seafarers, causing port chaos

  17-03-2022 16:47 via cnn.com
  
  A Dubai-owned British ferry company fired 800 seafarers on Thursday, bringing chaos to some of the country's biggest ports and prompting union officials to urge the workers to occupy their ships.
  
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• Errant drones have entered NATO airspace. How will the alliance respond?

  17-03-2022 16:39 via cnn.com
  
  Last week, a drone flew more than 350 miles beyond Ukraine's western border before crashing in Croatia, a NATO member country. The drone was carrying a bomb, Croatian officials said, and it's still not clear whether it belonged to Ukrainian or Russian forces.
  
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• Drones flying into NATO territory have forced the alliance to decide how to respond -- if at all

  17-03-2022 16:39 via cnn.com
  
  Last week, a drone flew more than 350 miles beyond Ukraine's western border before crashing in Croatia, a NATO member country. The drone was carrying a bomb, Croatian officials said, and it's still not clear whether it belonged to Ukrainian or Russian forces.
  
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• Amazon closes $8.5 billion deal to acquire MGM

  17-03-2022 16:22 via cnn.com
  
  James Bond is now an Amazon employee.
  
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• Retired brig. general: This weapon is Zelensky's no-fly zone

  17-03-2022 16:18 via cnn.com
  
  Retired Brig. Gen. Steven Anderson talks with CNN's Brianna Keilar about what President Zelansky needs in order to fulfill his no-fly zone.
  
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• How the U.S. can take advantage of the Russia-Ukraine war to defang China

  17-03-2022 16:06 via nbcnews.com
  
  The U.S. has an opportunity to craft a firm China policy that could curb a close relationship between two authoritarian regimes that would be very dangerous.
  
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• More than 30 companies to start making Pfizer's COVID pill

  17-03-2022 16:04
  
  The U.N.-backed Medicines Patent Pool says that nearly three dozen companies worldwide will soon start making generic versions of Pfizer’s coronavirus pill
  
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