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• Amber Heard's first day on the stand brings details of alleged abuse

  04-05-2022 23:58 via cnn.com
  
  Amber Heard took the stand on Wednesday in her defense against a $50 million defamation claim brought by her ex-husband, Johnny Depp, detailing in her three hours of testimony the early days of their romance and allegations of physical and sexual abuse.
  
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• Fierce fighting under way in Mariupol’s Azovstal plant, says Azov commander

  04-05-2022 23:56 via theguardian.com
  
  Leader of Ukrainian forces in steelworks says they are engaged in ‘difficult bloody battles’ against Russian troopsRussia-Ukraine war: latest updatesFierce fighting continued inside Mariupol’s Azovstal steelworks, the commander of Ukrainian forces in the plant said, as more civilians fled the city on evacuation buses following weeks of brutal bombardment that have reduced much of it to rubble.Ukrainian forces were fighting “difficult bloody battles” against Russian
  
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• Rapper Kidd Creole sentenced to 16 years for fatal stabbing

  04-05-2022 23:49 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Rapper Kidd Creole has been sentenced to 16 years in prison for stabbing a homeless man to death on a New York City
  
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• Autopsy: Woman migrant found on border wall choked to death

  04-05-2022 23:49 via abcnews.go.com
  
  An autopsy says a Mexican woman found hanging on the border wall in Arizona choked to death in an accident when she became entangled in climbing gear
  
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• 4 teens accused of dragging woman to death plead not guilty

  04-05-2022 23:48 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Four teens accused in the dragging death of an elderly New Orleans woman whose arm was severed during a carjacking have pleaded not guilty
  
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• BVI premier accused of cocaine trafficking granted bail in Miami

  04-05-2022 23:47 via theguardian.com
  
  Judge rejects prosecutors’ claim that Andrew Fahie, arrested in DEA drug sting, could flee US if freed from prisonThe premier of the British Virgin Islands, whom US prosecutors described in court as “corrupt to the core”, has been given a $500,000 bond that would allow him to be released from prison as he awaits trial on charges tied to a US narcotics sting.Federal court judge Alicia Otazo-Reyes rejected prosecutors’ argument that Andrew Fahie would flee the US and possib
  
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• Chicago teen Mia Maro's father arrested in 17-year-old's killing

  04-05-2022 23:44 via foxnews.com
  
  Mohammad Almaru, father of deceased Mia Maro, has been arrested in connection to his 17-year-old daughter's homicide, according to authorities.
  
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• Democrats use leaked SCOTUS opinion to push bill legalizing some abortions for all 9 months

  04-05-2022 23:39 via foxnews.com
  
  Democrats are pushing for another vote on a bill that would legalize many abortions through all nine months of a woman’s pregnancy amid the unprecedented leaked Supreme Court opinion.
  
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• Donald Trump Jr. meets with Jan. 6 committee

  04-05-2022 23:33 via abcnews.go.com
  
  The president's oldest son met with the committee on Tuesday.
  
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• Amber Heard testifies in Johnny Depp defamation trial: ‘This is horrible for me’

  04-05-2022 23:28 via theguardian.com
  
  Actor takes witness stand in Virginia court and tells jurors trial ‘has been one of the most painful things I’ve ever gone through’ Amber Heard took the witness stand in a Virginia court on Wednesday afternoon during Johnny Depp’s defamation lawsuit against her – a make-or-break moment for the actors in a four-week trial that had so far largely focused on Depp’s version of events during their turbulent 15-month marriage.“I struggle to find the words to d
  
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• Militia group leader tried to ask Trump to authorize them to stop the transfer of power

  04-05-2022 23:26 via theguardian.com
  
  The justice department has alleged that Oath Keepers leadership called the president’s confidant to allow them to use forceStewart Rhodes, the Oath Keepers militia group leader charged with seditious conspiracy over the January 6 attack on the Capitol, asked an intermediary to get Donald Trump to allow his group to forcibly stop the transfer of power, the justice department has alleged in court papers.The previously unknown phone call with the unidentified individual appears to indicate th
  
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• California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Roe v. Wade leak: 'If men could get pregnant...'

  04-05-2022 23:24 via foxnews.com
  
  California Governor Gavin Newsom on Wednesday derided abortion opponents as extremists who are more interested in control rather than family values.
  
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• LeSean McCoy calls out Titans' Ryan Tannehill for saying mentoring rookie QB Malik Willis isn't his job

  04-05-2022 23:20 via foxnews.com
  
  Veteran NFL running back LeSean McCoy called out Tennessee Titans quarterback Ryan Tannehill after Tannehill said it wasn’t his “job” to mentor third-round NFL Draft pick Malik Willis.
  
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• Dave Chappelle attacked at Hollywood Bowl: Who is the alleged suspect, Isaiah Lee?

  04-05-2022 23:20 via foxnews.com
  
  The LAPD arrested 23-year-old Isaiah Lee in connection with the attack on Dave Chappelle at the Hollywood Bowl on Tuesday night. Chappelle was attacked while performing as part of his "Netflix Is a Joke" festival.
  
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• Who is Casey White, the escaped Alabama murder suspect?

  04-05-2022 23:17 via foxnews.com
  
  The Lauderdale County Detention Center’s assistant director of corrections allegedly helped a convicted felon and murder suspect walk out of the county jail Friday in broad daylight.
  
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• WATCH: Knock, knock: Cranes pay visit to Florida office

  04-05-2022 23:16 via abcnews.go.com
  
  The pair of birds knocked on the glass door only to find the office employees were not able to help them.
  
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• WATCH: Family of ducks cross road in Spain

  04-05-2022 23:15 via abcnews.go.com
  
  A motorist stopped at a crosswalk in Spain and spotted an elderly couple guiding a family of ducks across the road.
  
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• Media pushes narrative that leaked Roe v. Wade draft could be midterm game-changer

  04-05-2022 23:12 via foxnews.com
  
  Roe v. Wade is still intact, but that hasn't stopped media speculation that its possible overturning could upend the 2022 midterms.
  
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• Virginia police seize 5,000 counterfeit fentanyl-laced pills, arrest four

  04-05-2022 23:11 via foxnews.com
  
  Police in northern Virginia seized 5,000 pills laced with fentanyl on Wednesday, just days after two teens suspected of taking counterfeit percocets died of fatal overdoses.
  
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• Metropolitan Museum of Art raises $17.4 million from Met Gala

  04-05-2022 23:09 via foxnews.com
  
  Metropolitan Museum of Art officials reported raising a record $17.4 million from the 2022 Met Gala.
  
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• 3 alleged gang members charged with murder in Sacramento mass shooting

  04-05-2022 23:08 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Three alleged gang members have been charged with multiple counts of murder stemming from a mass shooting last month in downtown Sacramento, authorities said.
  
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• 'Bottom of the heap': New CNN poll shows Biden's numbers falling further

  04-05-2022 23:06 via cnn.com
  
  CNN political director David Chalian breaks down a new poll that shows Americans ranking the economy as their top concern, while also giving President Biden poor marks on his handling of the issue.
  
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• Anger outside Mississippi's last abortion clinic

  04-05-2022 23:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Activists from both sides of the debate say they will fight on whatever the US Supreme Court rules.
  
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• Biden warns LGBTQ+ children could be next target of Republican ‘Maga crowd’

  04-05-2022 23:00 via theguardian.com
  
  President warns of new attacks by Trump-dominated political party after supreme court ruling draft leak on abortionJoe Biden has warned of new attacks on civil rights as the supreme court prepares to strike down the right to abortion, telling reporters at the White House that LGBTQ+ children could be the next targets of a Trump-dominated Republican party he called “this Maga crowd” and “the most extreme political organisation … in recent American history”.“Wh
  
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• Democrat Tim Ryan courts Trump voters in Ohio Senate race with 'Americans first' economic message

  04-05-2022 22:58 via foxnews.com
  
  Democrat Rep. Tim Ryan is taking a page out of former President Donald Trump's playbook as he tries to get bipartisan support in Ohio's key Senate race.
  
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• Critics blast 'words are violence' approach following attack on Dave Chappelle

  04-05-2022 22:58 via foxnews.com
  
  Critics blasted the left's "words are violence" approach following the attack on Dave Chappelle by a member of his audience.
  
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• Dave Portnoy vows to vote Democrat if Roe v. Wade is overturned: 'This is like going back in time'

  04-05-2022 22:57 via foxnews.com
  
  The Barstool Sports founder is speaking out against the leaked majority opinion draft that signaled the end of federal protections towards abortion.
  
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• Georgia high school athletic group bans transgender athletes

  04-05-2022 22:55 via abcnews.go.com
  
  The main athletic association for Georgia high schools voted Wednesday to ban transgender boys and girls from playing on the school sports teams matching their gender identity
  
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• Minnesota crews rescue man from sinking pickup

  04-05-2022 22:53 via foxnews.com
  
  A man in Minnesota was rescued after being stuck on the top of his pickup truck which went into a pond.
  
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• CBP begins revealing the number of possible terrorists nabbed at the border after months of GOP pressure

  04-05-2022 22:53 via foxnews.com
  
  Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has started posting the numbers of individuals encountered at the border whose names are on the terror watch list — after months of prodding by Republican lawmakers in Congress.
  
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• Top US military official relays 'worst thing' Russia did before invading Ukraine

  04-05-2022 22:48 via foxnews.com
  
  A top U.S. military official in charge of joint training between American and Ukrainian troops in Germany said Wednesday that “the worst thing the Russians did was give us eight years to prepare” for its invasion of Ukraine.
  
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• Donald Trump Jr. met with the House January 6 committee

  04-05-2022 22:34 via cnn.com
  
  Donald Trump Jr., the son of former President Donald Trump, met on Tuesday with the House select committee investigating the January 6 insurrection, according to two sources familiar with the meeting.
  
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• Warriors' Steve Kerr calls Dillon Brooks' foul on Gary Payton II 'dirty,' Grizzlies player 'broke the code'

  04-05-2022 22:32 via foxnews.com
  
  The play occurred in the first quarter while Gary Payton II was going up for a dunk.
  
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• Minnesota crime surge sparks federal crackdown: 'We cannot allow this plague of violence to continue'

  04-05-2022 22:30 via foxnews.com
  
  Recently reappointed U.S. Attorney for Minnesota Andrew Luger promised a federal crackdown on violence this week, saying that every attorney in his office will now focus on prosecuting carjackings, shootings, and other violent crimes.
  
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• Russia's attacks on Ukraine's supply lines are intensifying. Ukraine's national railway hasn't buckled

  04-05-2022 22:27 via cnn.com
  
  The smell of burnt wire and rubber still lingered in the air around the railway power station on the outskirts of Lviv Wednesday morning, hours after the blaze was extinguished. A group of investigators was collecting debris from the Russian rockets that struck this place the evening before. Now it serves as evidence of Russia's attempts to systematically destroy key infrastructure.
  
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• Russia's attacks on Ukraine's supply lines are intensifying

  04-05-2022 22:27 via cnn.com
  
  The smell of burnt wire and rubber still lingered in the air around the railway power station on the outskirts of Lviv Wednesday morning, hours after the blaze was extinguished. A group of investigators was collecting debris from the Russian rockets that struck this place the evening before. Now it serves as evidence of Russia's attempts to systematically destroy key infrastructure.
  
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• Russia is trying to systematically destroy Ukraine's lifeline to the outside world

  04-05-2022 22:27 via cnn.com
  
  The smell of burnt wire and rubber still lingered in the air around the railway power station on the outskirts of Lviv Wednesday morning, hours after the blaze was extinguished. A group of investigators was collecting debris from the Russian rockets that struck this place the evening before. Now it serves as evidence of Russia's attempts to systematically destroy key infrastructure.
  
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• What you should expect from rising interest rates

  04-05-2022 22:26 via cnn.com
  
  The Covid era of free money is over, and the Federal Reserve is stepping up its fight against inflation.
  
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• House Democrat defends Biden economic policies, credits him for 'keeping this country afloat and alive'

  04-05-2022 22:22 via foxnews.com
  
  Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, issued a staunch defense of President Biden on Wednesday after new polling shows a majority of Americans disprove of the administration's handling of the economy and the mounting inflation crisis.
  
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• Michigan woman charged after child takes THC-laced LifeSavers to school, leaving 5 kids hospitalized

  04-05-2022 22:19 via foxnews.com
  
  A Michigan woman is facing a child abuse charge after several kindergartners became sick, leaving more than a dozen ill and five hospitalized, when her child took her marijuana edibles to school, authorities said.
  
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• Largest known North American cave art remained hidden for more than 1,000 years

  04-05-2022 22:18 via cnn.com
  
  Massive Native American drawings -- which remained unseen in an Alabama cave for more than 1,000 years -- have been unveiled by a team of scientists. It's the largest known cave art ever discovered in North America.
  
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• Guns N’ Roses drummer Matt Sorum says he knocked out ‘Full House’ star Dave Coulier at John Stamos' wedding

  04-05-2022 22:18 via foxnews.com
  
  The rocker recalled what happened after he was invited to John Stamos' 1998 wedding to his first wife Rebecca Romijn.
  
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• Biden condemns efforts of extremist ‘Maga crowd’ to overturn Roe v Wade abortion protections – as it happened

  04-05-2022 22:09 via theguardian.com
  
  Biden: ‘This Maga crowd is really the most extreme political organization that exists in American history’How soon could states outlaw abortions if Roe v Wade is overturned?Protesters swarm outside US supreme courtContraception could come under fire nextCalifornia pledges to protect abortion rightsWhat the justices have said and how they’ve voted on abortionThe judge overseeing the federal civil rights cases of four former Minneapolis police officers in the killing of George Fl
  
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• Ohio man who groped flight attendants gets 60 days in prison

  04-05-2022 22:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Maxwell Berry, 23, who was restrained in his seat with tape, also was sentenced to a year of supervised release after his jail timeAn Ohio man who had to be restrained in his seat with tape after groping and assaulting flight attendants during a flight from Philadelphia to Miami last year has been sentenced by a federal judge to 60 days in prison.Maxwell Berry, 23, also was sentenced by US district judge Robert Scola Jr to a year of supervised release after his jail time. Continue reading...
  
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• Why Republicans are ignoring the substance of the leaked Roe v. Wade draft opinion

  04-05-2022 21:57 via cnn.com
  
  The real issue, to hear Republicans tell it, isn't that the Supreme Court could overturn Roe v. Wade, according to a copy of the draft opinion written by Justice Samuel Alito.
  
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• Ukraine war: Russia denies it plans to declare war on 9 May

  04-05-2022 21:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Kremlin has so far only referred to the war in Ukraine as a "special military operation".
  
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• Comedian Dave Chappelle attacked onstage at Netflix show in Los Angeles

  04-05-2022 21:36 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Comedian Dave Chappelle was rushed and tackled by an individual while onstage at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles on Tuesday night during the Netflix Is A Joke Fest.
  
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• Ukraine war: EU plans Russian oil ban and war crimes sanctions

  04-05-2022 21:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The measures are some of the toughest yet but Hungary has rejected them as unacceptable.
  
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• Drone video shows how Russians destroyed town in savage battle

  04-05-2022 21:17 via cnn.com
  
  A 22-minute video shot by a surveillance drone over the Ukrainian town of Popasna has illustrated the stunning destruction being inflicted on settlements across the eastern regions of Luhansk andDonetsk.
  
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• Drone shows how Russians destroyed town in savage battle

  04-05-2022 21:17 via cnn.com
  
  A 22-minute video shot by a surveillance drone over the Ukrainian town of Popasna has illustrated the stunning destruction being inflicted on settlements across the eastern regions of Luhansk andDonetsk.
  
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