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• Biden considering visit to East Jerusalem, Israeli official says

  09-05-2022 23:37 via cnn.com
  
  US President Joe Biden is considering a visit to East Jerusalem during an upcoming visit to Israel, an Israeli official told CNN Monday.
  
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• Why the US is sanctioning Russian bank executives but not the bank itself

  09-05-2022 23:32 via cnn.com
  
  The Biden administration has issued a new round of sanctions that target Russian media companies and 27 executives from Gazprombank, one of Russia's largest banks. CNN's Anna Stewart reports.
  
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• Prince Harry shows off his acting skills in new video

  09-05-2022 23:07 via cnn.com
  
  The Duke of Sussex starred alongside New Zealand actors Rhys Darby, Dave Fane and Rena Owen in a new video campaign for his nonprofit travel organization Travalyst.
  
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• Media outlets led by CNN seek access to court filings that House January 6 committee made under seal

  09-05-2022 23:03 via cnn.com
  
  Eighteen national media outlets led by CNN are asking a court to make public secret court filings in former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows' lawsuit against the House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, US Capitol attack.
  
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• 'It's a decision for Erling,' Borussia Dortmund CEO says of Haaland's impending departure transfer

  09-05-2022 23:00 via cnn.com
  
  The race to secure Erling Haaland's signature has been one of the most hotly-contested transfer sagas in recent memory -- and it would seem to still be finally reaching its conclusion.
  
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• Opinion: Jurors in Johnny Depp and Amber Heard case face choice over which actor to believe

  09-05-2022 22:31 via cnn.com
  
  There is a story, perhaps apocryphal, that Johnny Depp's daughter, Lily-Rose, when asked what her father did for a living replied, "My daddy's a pirate." If Depp gets a big damage award in his case now on trial in Fairfax, Virginia, his pirate legend may grow. Of course, jurors could instead choose to award an enormous sum of money to Depp's ex-wife, Amber Heard, should they accept her tearful descriptions of violence and abuse allegedly inflicted on her by Depp. Another real possibility is that
  
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• Jurors in Johnny Depp and Amber Heard case face choice over which actor to believe

  09-05-2022 22:31 via cnn.com
  
  There is a story, perhaps apocryphal, that Johnny Depp's daughter, Lily-Rose, when asked what her father did for a living replied, "My daddy's a pirate." If Depp gets a big damage award in his case now on trial in Fairfax, Virginia, his pirate legend may grow. Of course, jurors could instead choose to award an enormous sum of money to Depp's ex-wife, Amber Heard, should they accept her tearful descriptions of violence and abuse allegedly inflicted on her by Depp. Another real possibility is that
  
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• Facebook's parent company has a brick and mortar store. See what's inside

  09-05-2022 22:18 via cnn.com
  
  Facebook's parent company Meta is opening its first physical retail store in California where customers can buy Quest 2 virtual reality headset and Meta Portal. The company says the store is part of its initiative to showcase its "metaverse" concept.
  
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• Ecuador prison riot leaves 43 dead in latest bloody episode

  09-05-2022 21:54 via theguardian.com
  
  Sixth deadly prison massacre in country fueled by rival drug gangs since the beginning of 2021, bringing death toll to nearly 400 Scores of inmates are feared dead in Ecuador after a deadly prison riot broke out between rival drugs gangs, in the latest bloody episode of a wave of violence that has engulfed the country’s prisons.Forty-three prisoners were confirmed dead on Monday as more than 200 police commandos retook control of the maximum-security wing of the Santo Domingo de los Ts&aac
  
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• Biden signs law aimed at streamlining US military aid to Ukraine

  09-05-2022 21:45 via cnn.com
  
  President Joe Biden on Monday signed a bill into law aimed at streamlining the process for getting military assistance to Ukraine as Russia continues its invasion.
  
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• James Webb Space Telescope captures sharp views of invisible light

  09-05-2022 21:11 via cnn.com
  
  The James Webb Space telescope has the sharpest perspective on otherwise invisible light in the universe.
  
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• What we know about Casey White, the Alabama prisoner who escaped with a corrections officer

  09-05-2022 21:05 via cnn.com
  
  The murder defendant who escaped from an Alabama detention center with a corrections official on April 29 has previous experience trying to escape prison and winning the trust of his captors.
  
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• 'It's just not good.' Experts describe the dire situation in Texas as they battle record-breaking temperatures and raging fires

  09-05-2022 20:53 via cnn.com
  
  In parts of Texas, smoke fills the sky.
  
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• 'Candy' turns infidelity and death into an old-fashioned true crime treat

  09-05-2022 20:34 via cnn.com
  
  Odd and tense, "Candy" burnishes Jessica Biel's crime-based limited series credentials, following her star-producer turn in "The Sinner." Here, those two hats come in the service of an understated "whydunit" true crime yarn with all the trappings of a "Dateline" episode, which happily doesn't overstay its welcome at five episodes.
  
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• Rivian's stock plunges on report that Ford is selling shares

  09-05-2022 20:33 via cnn.com
  
  Rivian's stock plunged 13% Monday as early investors jumped at their first opportunity to sell their shares — including, reportedly, Ford.
  
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• Prince Charles to read Queen's speech in monarch's absence for opening of Parliament

  09-05-2022 20:23 via cnn.com
  
  Britain's Queen Elizabeth II will not attend the opening of Parliament on Tuesday due to mobility problems, Buckingham Palace said in a statement on Monday.
  
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• Sri Lanka is the first domino to fall in the face of a global debt crisis

  09-05-2022 20:09 via theguardian.com
  
  The south Asian country is the first to buckle under economic pressures compounded by Russia’s war on Ukraine, but it won’t be the lastThe departure of Sri Lanka’s prime minister, Mahinda Rajapaksa, follows weeks of protest and a deepening crisis. There is no bankruptcy system for states but if there was then the south Asian country – down to its last $50m (£40m) of reserves – would be first in line to use it.A team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) t
  
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• Ex-Russian PM analyzes Putin's Victory Day speech

  09-05-2022 19:53 via cnn.com
  
  Former Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov, who now supports Ukraine, explains to CNN's Zain Asher why Russian President Vladimir Putin can't declare victory in Ukraine.
  
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• Queen Elizabeth will not open UK Parliament this year, Buckingham Palace says

  09-05-2022 19:48 via cnn.com
  
  Britain's Queen Elizabeth II will not attend the opening of Parliament on Tuesday due to mobility problems, Buckingham Palace said in a statement on Monday.
  
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• Trump says he has no Trump Organization cell phones and asks judge to end contempt fines

  09-05-2022 19:11 via cnn.com
  
  Former President Donald Trump said he no longer has four cell phones identified by the New York attorney general's investigation into the Trump Organization's finances but has turned over his personal phone to be searched as he tries to convince a state judge to lift a civil contempt ruling that so far has cost him $140,000.
  
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• Boris Johnson's unsolvable Brexit problem is coming back to bite him

  09-05-2022 19:10 via cnn.com
  
  As the British parliament returns on Tuesday to the backdrop of inconclusive local election results and the ongoing "Partygate" scandal now impacting both Boris Johnson and the leader of the opposition Keir Starmer, there's one major headache facing the United Kingdom that might not get the look in it deserves: making Brexit work. 
  
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• Ukrainian cultural landmarks suffer fresh blows as another museum is hit

  09-05-2022 19:07 via cnn.com
  
  Last Friday, the historic home of Ukraine's treasured poet and philosopher Hryhorii Skovoroda was destroyed by a Russian artillery strike, along with a museum of his work.
  
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• Harris hires new deputy chief of staff amid latest personnel shakeup

  09-05-2022 19:02 via cnn.com
  
  Vice President Kamala Harris has hired White House staffer Erin Wilson to become her new deputy chief of staff, a White House official told CNN on Monday, amid the latest personnel shakeup in the vice president's office.
  
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• Ex-sheriff’s deputy accused of crashing weddings, stealing card boxes with at least $3K each

  09-05-2022 18:42 via nbcnews.com
  
  A former Arizona sheriff’s deputy has been arrested, accused of crashing random weddings and dashing out with wedding card boxes holding thousands of dollars.
  
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• Senate Republicans aghast at Perdue's false election claims in Georgia governor race

  09-05-2022 18:40 via cnn.com
  
  It's a refrain that former Sen. David Perdue has made a centerpiece of his campaign for governor in Georgia.
  
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• 40 percent of America's baby formula supplies are out of stock

  09-05-2022 18:31 via nbcnews.com
  
  There appears to be no end in sight to America's baby formula shortage, according to the most recent data from a retail tracking group.
  
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• The 9 most outlandish lines from Donald Trump's response to Mark Esper's book

  09-05-2022 18:29 via cnn.com
  
  Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper sat down with "60 Minutes" for an interview that aired Sunday night to talk about his new -- and revealing -- book about his time spent in the Trump administration.
  
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• Exclusive: Putin 'has recognized he has no victory to celebrate'

  09-05-2022 18:27 via cnn.com
  
  Vladimir Putin "has recognized he has no victory to celebrate," US Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield told CNN in response to the lack of a major escalatory announcement in the Russian President's "Victory Day" speech Monday.
  
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• Volkswagen has already sold out of electric cars in key markets this year

  09-05-2022 18:24 via cnn.com
  
  Volkswagen Group, the leading global competitor to Tesla, has sold out of electric cars in the United States and Europe this year because of soaring demand and supply constraints.
  
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• Biden tells top national security officials leaks about intelligence sharing with Ukrainians must stop

  09-05-2022 18:03 via cnn.com
  
  President Joe Biden recently told his top national security officials that leaks about US intelligence sharing with Ukrainians aren't helpful and need to stop, according to an official familiar with the conversation.
  
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• An empowered Ukraine and an isolated Russia: Putin has little to celebrate on Victory Day

  09-05-2022 18:03 via nbcnews.com
  
  Analysis: As Russia’s Victory Day comes to a close, a reporter in Ukraine shares observations on the toll the war has taken on Ukrainians and how far Russia is from achieving its goals.
  
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• Former Ajax striker and Congolese international Jody Lukoki dies aged 29

  09-05-2022 17:57 via cnn.com
  
  Former Ajax footballer and Congolese international forward Jody Lukoki has died at the age of 29, according to a statement from his club, FC Twente.
  
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• Russian Ambassador doused with red paint at Soviet cemetery

  09-05-2022 17:52 via cnn.com
  
  Russian Ambassador to Poland Sergei Andreev was doused with red paint while trying to lay a wreath at the cemetery of Soviet soldiers in Warsaw.Andreev was accompanied by police out of the cemetery, later saying he was not injured.
  
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• Making money on crypto? Yes, the IRS expects a cut

  09-05-2022 17:44 via cnn.com
  
  A lot is changing fast in the world of crypto, including the tax rules.
  
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• Boy and woman arrested after three children found dead at California home

  09-05-2022 17:42 via nbcnews.com
  
  A woman was arrested on Mother's Day after her three children were found dead at a home in Los Angeles, police said.
  
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• May is strawberry season, and the time is ripe for enjoying fresh berries

  09-05-2022 17:35 via cnn.com
  
  Is there a sweeter time of year than strawberry season? As soon as the trees start bursting into pink buds, the first strawberries can't be far behind at the farmers market. May is officially National Strawberry Month, though strawberries will come into season throughout June for many regions of the United States.
  
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• Sri Lanka's PM resigns on day of chaos and violence

  09-05-2022 17:17 via cnn.com
  
  Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa resigned on Monday, following weeks of protests against his government.
  
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• Timed Teaser: What's Vladimir Putin's 'girlfriend' known for?

  09-05-2022 17:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Test your knowledge of the news these last few days - 10 questions, 10 seconds each. Go!
  
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• 'A Strange Loop,' 'MJ' and 'Paradise Square' lead the 2022 Tony Award nominations

  09-05-2022 17:09 via cnn.com
  
  A Pulitzer-winning original musical and a play that recounts the 2008 financial crisis lead the nominations for the 75th annual Tony Awards, which honor the best Broadway productions of the last year.
  
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• Putin makes claim about NATO in Victory Day message

  09-05-2022 16:47 via cnn.com
  
  Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke at an annual military parade in Red Square, Moscow, as the country celebrated its Victory Day, commemorating the defeat of Nazi Germany in 1945.
  
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• Kendrick Lamar's latest video features uncanny Kanye and Will Smith deepfakes

  09-05-2022 16:45 via cnn.com
  
  Rapper Kendrick Lamar is causing a stir with the video for "The Heart Part 5," his first single in four years.
  
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• Alabama ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youth takes effect

  09-05-2022 16:40 via nbcnews.com
  
  An Alabama law that makes it a felony to provide gender-affirming medical treatment to transgender youth went into effect on Sunday while a federal judge weighs whether to grant a motion to put a temporary hold on it.
  
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• Russia needs to sell oil. It's running out of options

  09-05-2022 16:39 via cnn.com
  
  Russia has long been powered by oil and Europe's addiction to it. Now, Moscow is faced with an unprecedented challenge: If the continent bars imports of millions of barrels of crude, can it find new customers?
  
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• Analysis: Russia needs to sell oil. It's running out of options

  09-05-2022 16:39 via cnn.com
  
  Russia has long been powered by oil and Europe's addiction to it. Now, Moscow is faced with an unprecedented challenge: If the continent bars imports of millions of barrels of crude, can it find new customers?
  
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• The Middle East won't rescue Europe if it turns off Russian oil

  09-05-2022 16:34 via cnn.com
  
  As Europe tries to stymie Moscow's war effort in Ukraine by weaning itself off Russia's oil, Middle Eastern nations appear to be the only producers with enough capacity to compensate.
  
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• Middle East won't rescue Europe if it turns off Russian oil

  09-05-2022 16:34 via cnn.com
  
  • Analysis: Russia needs to sell oil. It's running out of options
  
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• Author: Putin's speech was of someone 'treading water'

  09-05-2022 16:28 via cnn.com
  
  Former CIA chief of operations Steve Hall and author Peter Pomerantsev explain what Vladimir Putin's speech on Victory Day could mean for the Russian President's mindset.
  
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• White House warns against 'violence, threats, or vandalism' after protests outside Supreme Court justices homes

  09-05-2022 16:21 via cnn.com
  
  The White House on Monday condemned "violence, threats, or vandalism" after protesters held demonstrations outside the homes of conservative Supreme Court Justices over the weekend.
  
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• Gas prices race back near record highs

  09-05-2022 16:17 via cnn.com
  
  Prices at the pump are once again flirting with record highs. That's adding to inflationary headaches for families, the US economy and the White House.
  
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• Sri Lanka’s PM resigns after weeks of protests over economic crisis

  09-05-2022 15:57 via theguardian.com
  
  Police are imposing nationwide curfew following violence at protest site in ColomboSri Lanka’s prime minister, Mahinda Rajapaksa, has resigned after months of protests over the country’s deepening economic crisis, as once-peaceful protests turned violent and at least five people were killed in clashes.Turmoil began to engulf the country on Monday following violence at a major protest site in Colombo, where pro-government supporters attacked demonstrators and police responded with tea
  
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