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• Russian cosmonauts to activate space station's new robotic arm

  18-04-2022 23:53 via cnn.com
  
  Two Russian cosmonauts will go on a spacewalk outside the International Space Station on Monday to activate a new robotic arm.
  
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• Russia is learning from failures in north of Ukraine, US believes

  18-04-2022 23:53 via cnn.com
  
  The US believes that Russia is learning from its failures in the north of Ukraine, where they did not have the proper capabilities to sustain military operations, and applying those lessons to their new focus in the east and the south of the country, according to a senior US defense official.
  
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• US and Cuban officials to hold talks amid tensions over migration

  18-04-2022 23:36
  
  Cuba says US sanctions and decision to close American consular section in Havana encourage Cubans to seek riskier routes to USAmerican and Cuban officials are due to meet in Washington on Thursday to discuss migration concerns, people familiar with the matter said, in the highest-level formal US talks with Havana since Joe Biden took office last year.The meeting comes at a time when Biden’s administration is grappling with rising numbers of undocumented migrants attempting to cross the US
  
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• Zelensky's chief of staff weighs in on support from US during Russia's war

  18-04-2022 23:33 via cnn.com
  
  Ukrainian President Zelensky's Chief of Staff Andriy Yermak speaks with CNN's Jake Tapper about his background as a lawyer and fighting a war on the world stage.
  
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• White House hosts first Easter egg roll since pandemic

  18-04-2022 23:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Easter egg roll made its return to the White House's South Lawn on a rainy Monday.
  
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• Falklands War: Injured veteran and nurse reunited after 40 years

  18-04-2022 22:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Denzil Connick, from south Wales, was treated by Nicci Pugh in 1982 - now, 40 years on, they meet again.
  
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• Soccer superstar Cristiano Ronaldo and partner announce baby son has died

  18-04-2022 22:26 via cnn.com
  
  Football legend Cristiano Ronaldo announced on social media Monday his baby son has died.
  
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• Ukraine round-up: Lviv counts civilian dead and credible sinking warship video

  18-04-2022 22:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Credible footage of sinking Russian warship surfaces as Ukraine says Russia has started its assault to seize Donbas in the east.
  
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• New photos show Russian warship Moskva before it sank

  18-04-2022 22:19 via cnn.com
  
  New photos and a short video clip emerged early Monday on social media showing Russia's guided-missile cruiser, the Moskva, badly damaged and on fire in the hours before the ship sunk in the Black Sea on Thursday.
  
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• US, South Korea urge North's return to talks after missile tests

  18-04-2022 21:38
  
  Washington and Seoul have agreed on the need for a strong response.
  
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• Infuriating climate activists, Biden expands oil drilling on public land

  18-04-2022 21:35
  
  President Joe Biden is bringing back public land leases for oil and gas drilling in the U.S. to combat high gas prices but the move is angering climate activists.
  
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• Soccer superstar Cristiano Ronaldo and his partner announce baby son has died

  18-04-2022 21:33 via cnn.com
  
  Football legend Cristiano Ronaldo announced on social media Monday his baby son has died.
  
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• CDC mask mandate for travelers struck down by federal judge

  18-04-2022 21:30 via cnn.com
  
  A federal judge in Florida struck down on Monday the Biden administration's mask mandate for airplanes and other public transport methods.
  
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• Russia is learning from failures in north of Ukraine, US officials believe

  18-04-2022 21:11 via cnn.com
  
  The US believes that Russia is learning from its failures in the north of Ukraine, where they did not have the proper capabilities to sustain military operations, and applying those lessons to their new focus in the east and the south of the country, according to a senior US defense official.
  
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• Employees at a New York Apple store are trying to unionize

  18-04-2022 21:03 via cnn.com
  
  Some employees at the Apple store at New York's Grand Central Station are seeking to form a union, the latest high-profile labor organizing effort to take root in the pandemic era.
  
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• DJ Kay Slay, maven of New York hip-hop, dies from Covid-19 complications

  18-04-2022 20:57 via cnn.com
  
  DJ Kay Slay, an influential member of the New York hip-hop scene whose raucous mixtapes became legendary, has died from Covid-19 complications.
  
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• Florida judge voids US mask mandate for planes, other travel

  18-04-2022 20:44
  
  The CDC recently extended the mask mandate, which was set to expire Monday.
  
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• Parkland shooting case will test death penalty opponents' resolve. But the act must end.

  18-04-2022 20:21 via nbcnews.com
  
  Nikolas Cruz's case will stir up the death penalty debate in the U.S. But capital punishment must end.
  
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• Israeli military says it intercepted rocket fired from Gaza into Israel

  18-04-2022 20:00
  
  Israeli military says it intercepted rocket fired from Gaza into Israel
  
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• Rosalía will take her 'MOTOMAMI World Tour' to the US this fall

  18-04-2022 19:54 via cnn.com
  
  Rosalía is about to embark on an ambitious world tour that will take her to 15 countries, among them, the United States.
  
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• Russian mother disowns son for not supporting war

  18-04-2022 19:52 via cnn.com
  
  Russian actor and model Jean-Michel Shcherbak shares the heartbreaking message he received from his mother, denouncing him as her son for not supporting Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
  
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• Jury deadlocked in murder trial of doctor accused of overprescribing fentanyl to the dying

  18-04-2022 19:32 via cnn.com
  
  Jurors in Ohio said Monday they are at an impasse and cannot reach a unanimous verdict in the murder trial of William Husel, the doctor accused of overprescribing the powerful opioid fentanyl to his critically ill patients and hastening their deaths.
  
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• First 3 deaths reported in Shanghai COVID outbreak

  18-04-2022 19:32
  
  China has reported its first three deaths linked to the COVID-19 outbreak in Shanghai, as the country battles its worst surge of infections since the pandemic began.
  
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• Coastal storm to hit the Northeast

  18-04-2022 19:26
  
  Eleven states are on alert.
  
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• Ukraine war: Donbas tourist town braces for Russian assault

  18-04-2022 19:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sviatohirsk was a tourist trail staple but is now just another place in the Donbas where people flee war.
  
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• Covid-19: India accused of trying to delay WHO revision of death toll

  18-04-2022 19:14
  
  According to WHO analysis, figure for country is more than 4 million and not official tally of 520,000India has been accused of attempting to delay an effort by the World Health Organization to revise the global death toll from Covid-19 after its calculations suggested that the country had undercounted its dead by an estimated 3.5 million.India’s official number of deaths from Covid is 520,000. But according to in-depth analysis and investigations into the data by WHO, the total is more th
  
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• Hip hop pioneer DJ Kay Slay dies of COVID-19 at age 55

  18-04-2022 19:09
  
  Pioneering hip hop artist DJ Kay Slay has died of complications from COVID-19
  
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• Mariupol's defenders dig in for last stand

  18-04-2022 19:07 via cnn.com
  
  The fate of the Ukrainian city of Mariupol is hanging on an unknown number of defenders making their last stand at an iron and steel plant.
  
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• Russia-Ukraine war: seven killed in strikes on Lviv; Putin says sanctions have ‘impacted businesses’ – live

  18-04-2022 19:00
  
  Latest updates: smoke seen over Lviv after city hit on Monday morning; Russian president says actions by ‘unfriendly countries’ have complicated supply chainsLviv mayor accuses Russia of genocide as missiles strike cityFilm appears to show cruiser Moskva shortly before it sankCaptured Britons paraded on TV asking British PM for helpUkraine vows Mariupol will ‘fight to the end’ as surrender deadline passesAt a glance: what we know on day 54 of the invasionRussian forces ar
  
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• ‘How can it cost £20k a week to look after one child?’: a care home manager explains

  18-04-2022 19:00
  
  A worker in the sector claims local authorities cost taxpayers money by going for the cheap option firstEnglish councils pay £1m per child for places in private children’s homesCouncil bosses in England are sometimes having to pay seven-figure sums annually in order to house a child with complex needs. Many local authorities currently have at least one child whose care costs £10,000 a week or more, with providers increasing their prices further in recent weeks and blaming the c
  
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• English councils pay £1m per child for places in private children’s homes

  18-04-2022 19:00
  
  Private providers accused of making ‘obscene’ profits out of some of society’s most vulnerable children‘How can it cost £20k a week to look after one child?’Councils in England are paying more than £1m a year for a single place in privately run children’s homes, with operators citing the cost of living crisis as a reason for raising their prices, the Guardian has learned.Private providers have been accused of making “obscene” profits ou
  
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• Kenyans dominate Boston Marathon, winning five of six podium spots

  18-04-2022 18:53 via cnn.com
  
  The world's oldest annual marathon took place on Patriots' Day, traditionally the third Monday in April, for the first time since 2019 -- and Kenyans swept the 126th Boston Marathon men's race.
  
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• Biden welcomes families to White House for return of Easter Egg roll – live

  18-04-2022 18:50
  
  Tradition returns after a Covid-enforced two-year absenceUS to co-host second global Covid summit on 12 MayRussia-Ukraine war – follow the latest newsSign up to receive First Thing – our daily briefing by emailThe conservative majority on the US supreme court “turned a blind eye” to claims of a juror’s racial bias in a Texas death penalty case when they rejected the inmate’s request for a review of his conviction, dissenting justice Sonia Sotomayor has said.Kr
  
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• 2 house parties, an Easter fete and a mall were among the sites of at least 10 weekend US mass shootings

  18-04-2022 18:44 via cnn.com
  
  At least 10 mass shootings across the US this weekend left eight people dead and dozens injured, disrupting gatherings including an Easter celebration and a massive house party.
  
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• Boston Marathon turns into sprint on 50th anniversary of first women’s race

  18-04-2022 18:42
  
  Peres Jepchirchir wins thrilling women’s raceKenya’s Evans Chebet takes men’s title with easeRace returns to Patriots’ Day spot after Covid disruptionPeres Jepchirchir celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Boston Marathon women’s division by winning a see-saw sprint down Boylston Street on Monday as the race returned to its traditional Patriots’ Day spot in the schedule for the first time since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.Running shoulder to shoulde
  
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• Ukraine war: Dramatic images appear to show sinking Russian warship Moskva

  18-04-2022 18:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Russia says the Moskva sank after an explosion of ammunition, but Ukrainians say they hit it with missiles.
  
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• Why can't they stop this one idiot?: Ukrainian woman on Vladimir Putin

  18-04-2022 18:34 via cnn.com
  
  CNN's Clarissa Ward visits Sloviansk, Ukraine, on Orthodox Palm Sunday where citizens are preparing to leave as Russian troops approach the town.
  
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• Covid-19: India accused of attempting to delay WHO revision of death toll

  18-04-2022 18:27
  
  Official figure stands at 520,000 but is more than 4 million according to analysis by WHOIndia has been accused of attempting to delay an effort by the World Health Organization (WHO) to revise the global death toll from Covid-19 after its calculations suggested that the country had undercounted its dead by an estimated 3.5 million.India’s official death toll from Covid currently stands at 520,000 but according to in-depth analysis and investigations into the data by WHO, the total deaths
  
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• No 10 suspected of being target of NSO spyware attack, Boris Johnson ‘told’

  18-04-2022 18:26
  
  No 10 subjected to UAE-linked spyware attack, says report, but Israeli firm suggests allegations are falseBoris Johnson has been told his Downing Street office has been targeted with “multiple” suspected infections using Pegasus, the sophisticated hacking software that can turn a phone into a remote listening device, it was claimed on Monday.A report released by Citizen Lab at the University of Toronto said the United Arab Emirates was suspected of orchestrating spyware attacks on No
  
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• Why Tesla investors may need to worry about Elon Musk's Twitter distraction

  18-04-2022 18:24 via cnn.com
  
  Tesla is in a highly competitive electric car market. It has no chief operating officer. And CEO Elon Musk was already busy juggling leadership roles at SpaceX, The Boring Company and Neuralink before he launched an unsolicited takeover offer for Twitter. That's a lot of distractions. And it may be one too many for Tesla investors.
  
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• Macron lead over Le Pen stabilises as election scrutiny intensifies

  18-04-2022 18:23
  
  Spotlight narrows on far-right candidate’s policies while both contenders try to woo leftwing votersEmmanuel Macron has consolidated his lead over Marine Le Pen as France’s presidential race enters its final week, according to polls, suggesting harsher scrutiny of the far-right challenger’s plans may be shifting the race’s dynamic.Six days from the runoff that will decide who occupies the Élysée Palace for the next five years, all 16 polls carried out since
  
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• Disabled Ukrainian athletes stranded in Istanbul

  18-04-2022 18:23 via cnn.com
  
  CNN's Jomana Karadsheh reports on a Ukrainian swim team comprised of disabled athletes who have been stranded in Turkey since the Russian invasion on February 24.
  
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• Body of 51-year-old woman found in duffel bag in Queens blocks from her home

  18-04-2022 18:19 via cnn.com
  
  The body of a 51-year-old woman was found inside a duffel bag on a street corner in Queens, New York, on Saturday and a trail of blood stretched from there to her nearby home, according to a spokesperson for the New York Police Department.
  
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• Wayne Quilliam: Photographing the diversity of Aboriginal Australia

  18-04-2022 18:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Australia has hundreds of Indigenous groups - and Wayne Quilliam is hoping to photograph them all.
  
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• The art gallery where Christina Yuna Lee once worked honors her life and legacy

  18-04-2022 18:11 via cnn.com
  
  Two months since Christina Yuna Lee was brutally killed in her New York Chinatown apartment, family and friends are finding new ways to pay tribute to her life.
  
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• Chinatown murder victim honored at gallery she once worked at

  18-04-2022 18:11 via cnn.com
  
  Two months since Christina Yuna Lee was brutally killed in her New York Chinatown apartment, family and friends are finding new ways to pay tribute to her life.
  
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• Ukraine war: First civilian deaths in Lviv shatter sense of safety

  18-04-2022 18:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The western city's mayor says the strikes show there are "no safe and unsafe locations" in Ukraine.
  
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• Police warn Nicola Sturgeon for breaking face mask rules

  18-04-2022 18:09
  
  Scottish first minister was recorded without a mask in a barber shop, breaching her own Covid regulationsNicola Sturgeon has been warned by police officers about the law surrounding face coverings in Scotland after she failed to wear a mask in a barber shop on Saturday, in breach of her own regulations.The first minister was reported to Police Scotland after footage emerged of her in the crowded shop without a face covering, joking with staff and pretending to shave a customer while out campaign
  
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• Russia fires missile barrage at Ukraine in ‘softening up’ before Donbas push

  18-04-2022 18:06
  
  Four rockets kill seven people in western city of Lviv, whose mayor accuses Moscow of genocideRussia-Ukraine war – latest updatesRussia has unleashed a barrage of long-range missiles against Ukraine, in what analysts described as a “softening up” exercise before a major military push by Moscow to conquer the eastern Donbas region.Four Russian rockets smashed into the western city of Lviv on Monday, killing seven people and injuring at least 11. Three hit military infrastructure
  
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• Kenya's Evans Chebet wins the 2022 Boston Marathon men's race

  18-04-2022 18:04 via cnn.com
  
  The world's oldest annual marathon took place on Patriots' Day, traditionally the third Monday in April, for the first time since 2019 -- and Kenyans swept the 126th Boston Marathon men's race.
  
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