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• Crystal Palace 3-0 Arsenal: Gunners miss chance to move into top four with defeat

  04-04-2022 23:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta apologises for his side's performance as they are well beaten by Crystal Palace and accepts it is not good enough for a club like the Gunners.
  
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• CNN crew survives close call in area under Russian assault

  04-04-2022 23:35 via cnn.com
  
  CNN's Ben Wedeman details the harrowing experience when his entire crew came close to a Russian artillery fire ear Mykolaiv, Ukraine.
  
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• Ukraine war: UK will not rest until justice is done, says Johnson

  04-04-2022 23:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Boris Johnson says mass graves being found was "sickening" and those responsible must be held to account.
  
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• Aftermath in Bucha, Ukraine, shows civilian bodies lying in the streets

  04-04-2022 23:24 via cnn.com
  
  Graphic and disturbing images out of Bucha, Ukraine, show the aftermath left by Russian forces after their retreat. CNN's Phil Black reports.
  
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• At least 20 killed in Ecuador prison riot

  04-04-2022 23:17 via cnn.com
  
  Ecuadorian authorities said Monday they are in "total control" of a prison in the south of the country after a riot broke out the day before, killing at least 20 inmates.
  
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• Footage of Prince as an 11-year-old is unearthed by a Minnesota news station

  04-04-2022 23:12 via cnn.com
  
  A CNN affiliate station in Minneapolis stumbled upon a rare gem -- archival footage of the late, great icon Prince at 11 years old, supporting public school teachers on strike.
  
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• Analysis: In Russia's military, a culture of brutality runs deep

  04-04-2022 22:54 via cnn.com
  
  • Inside US steel plant owned by firm accused of potentially supplying Russia's military
  
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• Inside the Colorado steel plant owned by a company accused of potentially supplying Russia's military

  04-04-2022 22:49 via cnn.com
  
  The steel mill that looms over low-slung neighborhoods in Pueblo, Colorado, is a rare bright spot for American manufacturing. Once part of the state's largest private employer, pumping out steel that was used to build rail lines across the Western US, it is now in the midst of a major expansion and recently became the world's first steel plant to run almost entirely on solar power.
  
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• Fact-checking Russian claims about Bucha killings

  04-04-2022 22:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Russia called footage of bodies in Bucha "staged" but its evidence for this does not stack up.
  
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• Ukraine round-up: Evidence of alleged Russian atrocities mounts near Kyiv

  04-04-2022 22:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  New evidence of alleged Russian atrocities near Kyiv emerges on Day 40 of the Russian invasion.
  
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• The not-so-secret strategy behind Amazon workers’ union victory

  04-04-2022 22:14 via nbcnews.com
  
  Christian Smalls and other leaders in the Amazon workers union fight showed the power of solidarity unionism versus business unionism.
  
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• Village head and family killed by Russia - Ukraine

  04-04-2022 22:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The BBC sees further evidence of alleged atrocities in areas recently occupied by Russia.
  
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• More than two dozen travel destinations see declining CDC risk levels

  04-04-2022 21:58 via cnn.com
  
  For the second week in a row, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention did not add a single new destination to its highest-risk Level 4 category for travel.
  
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• There is no 'magic moment' to lift Covid-19 restrictions, researchers say

  04-04-2022 21:53 via cnn.com
  
  Pandemic hospitalization rates are at new lows, the vast majority of US counties have low community levels of the coronavirus, and as of March 25, all 50 states have lifted mask requirements.
  
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• Curious owl inspects TV weather station camera

  04-04-2022 21:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The camera in Great Falls, Montana, captured the moment the bird peeked into its lens.
  
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• Sacramento shooting: One arrest made after six shot dead

  04-04-2022 21:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Police are still searching for other suspects in the worst US mass shooting of 2022 so far.
  
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• Bird populations in Panama rainforest in severe decline, study finds

  04-04-2022 21:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Of 57 species sampled, 35 decreased in number by 50% over four decades, with climate crisis likely factorBird populations in a Central American tropical rainforest are suffering severe declines, with likely factors including climate breakdown and habitat loss.Scientists from the University of Illinois tracked species of birds in a protected forest reserve in central Panama to determine if and how populations had changed from 1977 to 2020. Continue reading...
  
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• An elderly Sikh man visiting New York was allegedly attacked. Now police are investigating it as a hate crime

  04-04-2022 20:54 via cnn.com
  
  Nirmal Singh had only been visiting in New York City for two weeks when he was allegedly punched in the nose while walking, according to police.
  
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• Putin knows that controlling history is the key to total power

  04-04-2022 20:46 via cnn.com
  
  Like previous wars, Russia's assault on Ukraine is an attack not only on the living but also on the dead, whose traces in the historical record risk being completely erased if evidence of the past -- including iconic physical structures, archives and documents are destroyed -- whether intentionally or accidentally.
  
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• Opinion: Putin knows controlling history is the key to total power

  04-04-2022 20:46 via cnn.com
  
  Like previous wars, Russia's assault on Ukraine is an attack not only on the living but also on the dead, whose traces in the historical record risk being completely erased if evidence of the past -- including iconic physical structures, archives and documents are destroyed -- whether intentionally or accidentally.
  
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• Pakistan’s supreme court delays verdict on fate of Imran Khan

  04-04-2022 20:45 via theguardian.com
  
  Country remains in political turmoil as it awaits ruling on PM’s move to dissolve parliament and call electionPakistan remains without a government and engulfed in political turmoil after the supreme court delayed its verdict on whether the prime minister, Imran Khan, had violated the constitution by dissolving parliament rather than face a no-confidence vote.Khan’s decision to call for parliament to be dissolved on Sunday, rather than allow a no-confidence vote on his premiership th
  
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• In Russia's military, a culture of brutality runs deep

  04-04-2022 20:41 via cnn.com
  
  The grotesque pictures emerging from the Kyiv suburb of Bucha are some of the strongest evidence yet of apparent war crimes by Russian forces in Ukraine: Dead civilians on the street, some with hands bound and shot execution-style, others apparently mowed down at random.
  
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• Georgia settles with widow of Black man killed by state trooper for $4.8 million, attorneys say

  04-04-2022 20:13 via cnn.com
  
  The widow of Julian E. Lewis, a Black man who was fatally shot by a Georgia state trooper in August 2020, will receive a $4.8 million settlement from the state, attorneys representing the family said.
  
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• Ukraine war: Bucha massacre is a game changer - Ukraine foreign minister

  04-04-2022 19:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Dmytro Kuleba told BBC HARDtalk that events in Bucha prove how much help Ukraine needs from the West.
  
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• Rodrigo Chaves wins Costa Rica election amid sexual harassment allegations

  04-04-2022 19:31 via theguardian.com
  
  Former finance minister was accused of sexual harassment by multiple women while working at the World BankA former finance minister who surprised many by making it into Costa Rica’s presidential runoff has easily won the election and is to become the Central American country’s new leader next month while still fending off accusations of sexual harassment when he worked at the World Bank.With nearly all polling stations reporting, the conservative economist Rodrigo Chaves had 53% of t
  
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• 'The Russians are gone': What this image says about Russia's strategy

  04-04-2022 19:08 via cnn.com
  
  Retired US Army Maj. Gen. Paul Eaton says that satellite images showing the absence of Russian troops at an airport near Kyiv indicates that Putin is shifting his strategy to focus on the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine.
  
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• 'The Russians are gone': Image indicates shift in strategy

  04-04-2022 19:08 via cnn.com
  
  Retired US Army Maj. Gen. Paul Eaton says that satellite images showing the absence of Russian troops at an airport near Kyiv indicates that Putin is shifting his strategy to focus on the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine.
  
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• Ukraine war: Peace talks still on despite 'genocide', Zelensky says

  04-04-2022 19:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Ukrainian president visits Bucha, where Russian forces have been accused of atrocities.
  
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• Trump's social media venture is still struggling to get off the ground

  04-04-2022 18:37 via cnn.com
  
  Truth Social, the alternative social media platform backed by former President Donald Trump, was supposed to be "fully operational" by the end of March, according to its parent company's CEO, former Rep. Devin Nunes.
  
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• Cause of death revealed for model and friend dumped unconscious at L.A. hospitals

  04-04-2022 18:30 via nbcnews.com
  
  A model and her friend dropped unconscious at different Los Angeles hospitals in November, died of multiple drug intoxication, the Los Angeles coroner has ruled.
  
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• Russian oligarch's luxury yacht seized in Spain at US' request

  04-04-2022 18:21 via cnn.com
  
  A 255-foot luxury yacht owned by a Russian billionaire was seized by Spanish law enforcement on Monday at the request of US officials, according to the Justice Department.
  
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• Watch: Chilling footage shows a devastated Mariupol

  04-04-2022 18:15 via cnn.com
  
  Ukrainian officials said around 90% of residential buildings have been damaged or destroyed in the strategic port city as a result of intense bombardment.
  
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• Biden responds: President calls Bucha atrocities a war crime

  04-04-2022 18:15 via cnn.com
  
  President Joe Biden called the atrocities committed by Russia and President Vladimir Putin in Bucha, Ukraine, a "war crime," but said it was not a genocide, adding that he is looking into more sanctions on Russia.
  
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• Satellite pollution is threatening to alter our view of the night sky and possibly our lives

  04-04-2022 18:02 via cnn.com
  
  Our view of the night sky, the same shared throughout human history, is about to change. Some scientists warn that the influx of satellites may impact NASA's early detection of potentially killer asteroids.
  
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• Of course Donald Trump endorsed Sarah Palin

  04-04-2022 18:00 via cnn.com
  
  Without Sarah Palin, there is no Donald Trump.
  
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• Carrie Lam: a divisive leader in Hong Kong’s turbulent times

  04-04-2022 17:40 via theguardian.com
  
  Tenure of woman who rose through ranks to become governor marked by controversies and scandalsCarrie Lam came to office pledging to unite Hong Kong, but she will leave accused of being a divisive leader of a politically turbulent city.Lam entered Hong Kong’s civil service in 1980, with her colleagues labelling her a “houdadak”, or “good fighter”, because of her strong will in a bureaucratic battle. She eventually rose through the ranks to become the first female gov
  
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• Hungary election: Viktor Orban's victory hailed by Putin

  04-04-2022 17:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Near-complete results show Viktor Orban has won a fourth term in Hungary's election by a landslide.
  
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• Timed Teaser: Who won the Grammy Awards record of the year?

  04-04-2022 17:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Test your knowledge of the news these last few days - 10 questions, 10 seconds each. Go!
  
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• Biden calls for war crimes trial after Bucha images surface

  04-04-2022 17:13 via cnn.com
  
  President Joe Biden on Monday called the atrocities allegedly committed by Russian forces in Bucha, Ukraine, a "war crime" and called for a trial to take place against Russian President Vladimir Putin.
  
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• Landmark UN report delivers 'damning' verdict on humanity's fight against climate change

  04-04-2022 17:12 via cnn.com
  
  Scientists and government representatives were locked in marathon talks late Sunday night in a race to complete the last installment of a landmark UN climate report, as a number of fossil fuel-producing nations objected to strong statements that the world must end its use of coal, oil and natural gas, a source familiar with the talks told CNN.
  
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• Ukraine war: Ukraine investigates alleged execution of civilians by Russians

  04-04-2022 17:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Bucha, Irpin and more - this is where civilians' bodies have been found scattered around as Russian troops pulled out.
  
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• Biden planning new sanctions on Russia after reports of mass killings in Bucha

  04-04-2022 16:58 via nbcnews.com
  
  President Joe Biden on Monday said he is seeking additional sanctions on Russia and again called President Vladimir Putin a war criminal following reports of a
  
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• WATCH: Elephant seal takes blissful vertical nap

  04-04-2022 16:56
  
  The crashing waves won’t even wake this seal up!
  
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• June Brown, famed for Eastenders role, dies aged 95

  04-04-2022 16:27 via cnn.com
  
  June Brown, best known for playing chain-smoking laundromat legend Dot Cotton in British TV soap "EastEnders," has died at the age of 95.
  
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• Middle East oil exporters see windfalls as Ukraine war hits global economy

  04-04-2022 15:42 via cnn.com
  
  The Ukraine war is wreaking havoc on the world economy, but in the Middle East its impact hasn't been so grim for everyone.
  
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• Middle East oil exporters are cashing in as Ukraine war hits global economy

  04-04-2022 15:42 via cnn.com
  
  The Ukraine war is wreaking havoc on the world economy, but in the Middle East its impact hasn't been so grim for everyone.
  
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• Analysis: Sickening scenes are jolting world back to humanity's cruelest outrages

  04-04-2022 15:42 via cnn.com
  
  Never again, the phrase often uttered after crimes against humanity, in practice, almost never means never again.
  
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• Analysis: Sickening scenes are jolting the world back to some of humanity's cruelest outrages

  04-04-2022 15:42 via cnn.com
  
  Never again, the phrase often uttered after crimes against humanity, in practice, almost never means never again.
  
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• Russian energy exports in focus as Europe plans new sanctions

  04-04-2022 15:33 via cnn.com
  
  European officials have signaled that they could sanction Russia's energy exports after images emerged of mass killings of civilians in Bucha, near the Ukrainian capital.
  
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• Jon Batiste privately married Suleika Jaouad before her bone marrow transplant

  04-04-2022 15:11 via cnn.com
  
  Jon Batiste quietly married Suleika Jaouad, his longtime girlfriend, in February.
  
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