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• Sisters reunite with stranger who helped them 20 years ago

  02-05-2022 23:44 via cnn.com
  
  A CNN story helped two sisters from the former Yugoslavia find the mystery woman who gave them a life-changing gift on an airplane 23 years ago.
  
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• Russia attacking Mariupol steelworks after evacuations, says Ukraine commander

  02-05-2022 23:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A Ukrainian commander at the Azovstal plant says hundreds are stuck there, despite evacuations on Sunday.
  
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• The Great Resignation: Its origins and what it means for future business

  02-05-2022 23:37 via abcnews.go.com
  
  In 2021, more than 47 million Americans quit their jobs.
  
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• Boris Johnson to hail Ukraine’s ‘finest hour’ in address to Kyiv parliament

  02-05-2022 23:30 via theguardian.com
  
  PM to be first world leader to address parliament since war began, as his chancellor faces questions over InfosysRussia-Ukraine war: latest updatesBoris Johnson will hail Ukraine’s resistance against tyranny as an exemplar for the world as he delivers a virtual address to the country’s parliament on Tuesday.Recalling Britain’s resolve during the second world war, the UK prime minister will say that “we remember our time of greatest peril as our finest hour”. He will
  
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• CNN reporter on what it's like reporting from inside Russia

  02-05-2022 23:27 via cnn.com
  
  CNN's Matthew Chance reports from Moscow on the attempts by Russia's foreign minister to justify the Russian actions in Ukraine and explains what he's found in the city since his return.
  
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• Warrant issued for corrections officer who went missing with inmate accused of murder

  02-05-2022 23:24 via abcnews.go.com
  
  A manhunt is intensifying in Florence, Alabama, for an escaped murder suspect and a corrections officer who have both been missing for days.
  
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• Trump’s border wall has resulted in ‘unprecedented’ increase in migrant injuries and death

  02-05-2022 23:18 via theguardian.com
  
  ‘This is an unseen public health crisis happening right now,’ says a medical director at UC San Diego Health.Donald Trump’s “impenetrable” border wall has resulted in increased migrant deaths and devastating injuries from falling, according to a new study that analyzed the effect of the new barriers on a southern California hospital.The US replaced more than 400 miles of existing barriers that were between six-17ft tall with a 30-ft steel wall, and added nearly 50 m
  
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• German finance minister: 'Germany can't be blackmailed'

  02-05-2022 23:17 via cnn.com
  
  Germany's Finance Minister Christian Lindner says Germany is ready to wean off Russian energy imports, and emphasizes that Germany will not pay for gas on Putin's terms.
  
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• WATCH: These baby goats look distinguished in their turtlenecks and sweaters

  02-05-2022 23:09 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Just 60 seconds of baby goats running around in adorable sweaters.
  
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• Ballerina statue cut down in Tulsa, sold for scrap metal

  02-05-2022 23:09 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Statue of a famous Native American ballerina was cut from its base in Tulsa.
  
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• Harris negative for COVID-19 after taking antiviral pill

  02-05-2022 23:05 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Vice President Kamala Harris tested negative on Monday for COVID-19, six days after she tested positive for the virus
  
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• CDC moves tourism hot spot out of 'high' risk level for Covid-19

  02-05-2022 22:53 via cnn.com
  
  The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention lowered the Covid-19 travel risk for one of the most popular destinations in the Western Hemisphere on Monday.
  
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• Tourette's syndrome: 'Living with it is hard but we laugh at it'

  02-05-2022 22:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Lucy-Marie, who developed tics while she was just eight, wants people to stop judging her.
  
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• Civilians evacuated from Mariupol steelworks but hundreds still trapped

  02-05-2022 22:38 via theguardian.com
  
  About 100 people expected to reach Zaporizhzhia but efforts to rescue more survivors from horrific conditions delayedRussia-Ukraine war: latest updatesA first group of civilians trapped for weeks inside Mariupol’s Azovstal steelworks were expected to reach a Ukrainian-held city on Monday, but efforts to save more people from the horrific conditions inside the huge plant were held up.Hundreds remain trapped in underground bunkers and tunnels beneath the sprawling industrial site – the
  
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• Wildfire threatens multiple cities as critical fire risk continues

  02-05-2022 22:31 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Wildfires are continuing to scorch through the Western U.S., fueled by high winds, low humidity and arid landscapes.
  
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• Waiting for Mariupol evacuees 24 hours on: Ukraine round-up

  02-05-2022 22:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Mariupol evacuees have yet to reach safety a day after being allowed out of the besieged steelworks.
  
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• Drew Barrymore apologizes for comment about Johnny Depp and Amber Heard's trial

  02-05-2022 22:19 via cnn.com
  
  Drew Barrymore has apologized for "making light" of Johnny Depp and Amber Heard's defamation trial.
  
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• Watch this adorable toddler steal the show at his parents' wedding

  02-05-2022 22:08 via cnn.com
  
  Newlywed Kristie Mihelich says this moment with her 3-year-old son, captured on video by a guest at her wedding, is one of the highlights of her motherhood.
  
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• USS George Washington crew members allowed to move off ship after 4 suicides

  02-05-2022 22:00 via abcnews.go.com
  
  After a series of deaths and suicides among the crew of the USS George Washington, the Navy will begin allowing hundreds of sailors to live off ship.
  
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• Meet an 'extreme' plant that thrives and grows faster under stress

  02-05-2022 21:51 via cnn.com
  
  Not all plants wither when faced with harsh conditions. Extremophyte plants not only survive in dry, salty or cold places, but actually thrive in them.
  
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• 'Anna' reveals an unseen side of fashion's most influential figure

  02-05-2022 21:45 via cnn.com
  
  "The amazing thing about Anna is the average person knows who she is," designer Tom Ford tells fashion journalist Amy Odell in the first pages of "Anna," a new biography of American Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour out this week. "You show them a picture and they say, 'That's Anna Wintour from Vogue.'"
  
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• Here's how to retire long before your 60s

  02-05-2022 20:25 via cnn.com
  
  There is no shortcut for saving money for retirement. But some people have found ways to do the hard work faster.
  
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• The latest in the investigations and lawsuits involving Donald Trump, his company and the 2020 election

  02-05-2022 20:18 via cnn.com
  
  The volume of investigations involving former President Donald Trump, the January 6 attack on the US Capitol, efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election and the finances of the Trump Organization is staggering.
  
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• EU comes to the crunch over Russia’s demands to pay roubles for gas

  02-05-2022 20:03 via theguardian.com
  
  Brussels commissioner says energy ministers accept bowing to Moscow’s demands would breach sanctions, as payment date loomsUkraine-Russia crisis latest news – live updatesEurope is facing a crunch point in mid-May when EU member states will have to reject Moscow’s demands for fuel payments to be made in roubles – despite being without alternative gas supply, Brussels has warned.Kadri Simson, the European commissioner for energy, said on Monday that the Kremlin’s dem
  
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• WATCH: 5-year-old cancer survivor welcomes passengers aboard flight home

  02-05-2022 19:48 via abcnews.go.com
  
  After beating cancer for the second time, Luke Liedy visited the pilot of his Southwest flight home to North Carolina and welcomed passengers aboard.
  
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• JMU cancels rest of softball season after player's suicide

  02-05-2022 19:46 via abcnews.go.com
  
  James Madison has canceled the remainder of its softball season as the school tries to cope with the suicide of one of its star players last week
  
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• UEFA bans Russian football clubs from all competitions

  02-05-2022 19:44 via cnn.com
  
  Russian national teams and clubs have been banned from participating in UEFA competitions "until further notice," European's football's governing body announced on Monday.
  
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• Ex-NYPD officer guilty of assaulting police officer at US Capitol riot

  02-05-2022 18:58 via cnn.com
  
  A former New York City police officer was convicted Monday of assaulting a Washington, DC, police officer during the January 6 riot at the US Capitol.
  
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• As Georgia's investigation into Trump ramps up, new texts show chaos around a call

  02-05-2022 18:55 via cnn.com
  
  As Donald Trump badgered Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger on an hour-long call to "find" the votes necessary to flip the battleground state to Trump's column after the 2020 election, a Raffensperger aide fired off a plea for help.
  
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• Square Enix sells its western studios and hits such as Tomb Raider for $300m

  02-05-2022 18:50 via theguardian.com
  
  Japanese gaming company behind Final Fantasy series secures deal with Sweden-based EmbracerThe Japanese gaming company behind Final Fantasy is selling off three studios, including the rights to hit franchises including Tomb Raider, in a $300m (£240m) deal.Tokyo-based Square Enix has sold US-headquartered Crystal Dynamics and Canada-based Eidos Montreal and Square Enix Montreal to the Nasdaq-listed Swedish gaming group Embracer. Continue reading...
  
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• Scientists say they have nailed down the ideal amount of sleep in middle and old age

  02-05-2022 18:13 via cnn.com
  
  The optimum amount of sleep is not too little but not too much -- at least in middle and old age.
  
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• Germany will support an EU oil embargo on Russia

  02-05-2022 18:11 via cnn.com
  
  Germany is ready to support a European ban on imports of Russian oil, and won't be "blackmailed" by Moscow into paying for natural gas in rubles.
  
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• Ukrainian prisoner of war confirmed dead days after Russian capture

  02-05-2022 18:08 via cnn.com
  
  Ukrainian prisoner of war Don Zvonyk was confirmed dead days after he was shown captured by Russian forces. CNN's Matt Rivers reports.
  
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• This ad tells you a whole lot about Joe Biden's political problems

  02-05-2022 17:33 via cnn.com
  
  In a new TV ad, Sen. Maggie Hassan tries to put some distance between herself and President Joe Biden.
  
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• Spirit rejects JetBlue's offer, saying it wants less lucrative deal with Frontier

  02-05-2022 17:17 via cnn.com
  
  Spirit Airlines said it will stick with its deal to be purchased by Frontier Airlines, rejecting a more lucrative competing offer from JetBlue Airways.
  
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• Woman saves a life after DoorDash pizza delivery turns into medical emergency

  02-05-2022 17:16 via cnn.com
  
  Sophia Furtado, a DoorDash driver in Massachusetts, used knowledge from her time training as an emergency medical technician to save a customer's life when she found a woman unresponsive in her driveway. CNN affiliate WJAR reports.
  
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• NY teacher on leave after parents allege he made 7th-graders pick seeds out of cotton

  02-05-2022 17:13 via cnn.com
  
  A Rochester, New York, teacher has been placed on leave, according to a statement from the Rochester City School District Board of Education, after parents alleged he made his students pick seeds out of cotton during a lesson one parent said was about slavery.
  
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• New York teacher put on leave after parents allege he made 7th-graders pick seeds out of cotton

  02-05-2022 17:13 via cnn.com
  
  A Rochester, New York, teacher has been placed on leave, according to a statement from the Rochester City School District Board of Education, after parents alleged he made his students pick seeds out of cotton during a lesson one parent said was about slavery.
  
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• Supreme Court says Boston violated First Amendment rights of group seeking to raise a Christian flag outside City Hall

  02-05-2022 17:12 via cnn.com
  
  The Supreme Court unanimously ruled Monday that Boston violated the First Amendment rights of a group seeking to briefly raise a Christian flag atop a city flagpole outside of City Hall as a part of a city program celebrating Boston's greater community.
  
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• ‘We are living in hell’: Pakistan and India suffer extreme spring heatwaves

  02-05-2022 17:07 via theguardian.com
  
  April temperatures at unprecedented levels have led to critical water and electricity shortagesFor the past few weeks, Nazeer Ahmed has been living in one of the hottest places on Earth. As a brutal heatwave has swept across India and Pakistan, his home in Turbat, in Pakistan’s Balochistan region, has been suffering through weeks of temperatures that have repeatedly hit almost 50C (122F), unprecedented for this time of year. Locals have been driven into their homes, unable to work except d
  
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• Hearing today may be the last chance for Tulsa Race Massacre's survivors to get justice

  02-05-2022 17:02 via cnn.com
  
  A district court judge Monday could determine the fate of a reparations lawsuit filed by survivors and descendants of the 1921 Tulsa race massacre and whether the suit will go forward to trial.
  
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• Axios: Former Secretary of Defense Esper in new book says Trump wanted to shoot protesters

  02-05-2022 16:58 via cnn.com
  
  Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper says in his new book that then-President Donald Trump raised the idea of shooting protesters who took to the streets around the White House after the killing of Georgia Floyd in 2020, according to Axios.
  
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• MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell gets banned from Twitter, again

  02-05-2022 16:55 via abcnews.go.com
  
  MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell was banned from Twitter for a second time after attempting to use a new account to access the social media platform
  
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• Prisoner of war confirmed dead days after Russian capture

  02-05-2022 16:43 via cnn.com
  
  Ukrainian prisoner of war Don Zvonyk was confirmed dead days after he was shown captured by Russian forces. CNN's Matt Rivers reports.
  
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• Reporter reveals Zelensky's fears from the first days of the invasion

  02-05-2022 16:42 via cnn.com
  
  Simon Shuster, a TIME reporter, speaks with CNN's John Berman about his experience embedding with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and reveals more about the mindset of the Ukrainian leader during the first days of the Russian invasion.
  
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• Reporter reveals Zelensky's fears

  02-05-2022 16:42 via cnn.com
  
  Simon Shuster, a TIME reporter, speaks with CNN's John Berman about his experience embedding with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and reveals more about the mindset of the Ukrainian leader during the first days of the Russian invasion.
  
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• Vegetarian and meat-eating children have similar growth and nutrition but not weight, study finds

  02-05-2022 16:24 via cnn.com
  
  Vegetarian and non-vegetarian children were similar in terms of growth and nutrition, but vegetarian children had higher odds of being underweight, according to a new study.
  
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• The Fed can't afford to make the wrong moves again

  02-05-2022 15:56 via cnn.com
  
  Economist Milton Friedman famously taught us that monetary policy operates with long and variable lags. By this he meant that it takes time for the Federal Reserve's actions to affect the economy, in much the same way as it takes time for a room's temperature to adjust to changes in a thermostat's setting. If the Fed waits for inflation to manifest itself before raising interest rates, it will have waited too long to prevent inflation from becoming a real problem.
  
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• US sending mystery drones to Ukraine. Here's what we know about the weapon

  02-05-2022 15:44 via cnn.com
  
  CNN's Tom Foreman breaks down the never-before-seen "phoenix ghost" drone that the US has sent to the Ukrainian military, drawing comparisons to the heavily utilized switchblade drone.
  
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• China silences prominent market analyst as economic slump deepens

  02-05-2022 15:44 via cnn.com
  
  Chinese social media have shut down the accounts of a prominent market analyst who drew attention in recent weeks to the dramatic slowdown in the country's economy and the effects of government policy on the tech industry.
  
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