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• See artist's vision for restoring Syrian monuments

  12-05-2022 23:55 via cnn.com
  
  Archeologist and artist Theo de Feyter is on a mission to chronicle the restoration of Syrian monuments destroyed by the war. His goal is to showcase the country's rich and unique heritage in Syria and beyond.
  
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• Mercedes issues 'Do not drive' advisory for 292,000 SUVs

  12-05-2022 23:47 via cnn.com
  
  Mercedes-Benz is recalling 292,000 SUVs and advising owners of the vehicles to stop driving them until a potential problem, which could cause the power brake system to fail, can be fixed, if needed.
  
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• Eurovision: Here's who is moving on to the grand final

  12-05-2022 23:40 via cnn.com
  
  The next round of the Eurovision Song Contest is upon us.
  
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• I'm a pediatrician, and even I was convinced formula was the enemy

  12-05-2022 23:18 via nbcnews.com
  
  Baby formula shortage leaves mothers wrongly shamed for not breastfeeding.
  
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• See how Google's new AR technology works

  12-05-2022 23:08 via cnn.com
  
  Google announced a few major changes on its augmented reality products at its developer conference, including immersive maps, scene exploration and a prototype of long-awaited AR glasses.
  
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• Jan. 6 committee subpoenas Kevin McCarthy, other Trump House allies

  12-05-2022 23:01 via nbcnews.com
  
  The Jan. 6 committee subpoenaed House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy and Republican Reps. Jim Jordan, Scott Perry, Mo Brooks and Andy Biggs.
  
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• WaPo: Israeli ​soldiers' guns confiscated as part of investigation after Al-Jazeera journalist's killing​, says Israeli military official

  12-05-2022 23:00 via cnn.com
  
  Israeli military investigators have taken guns away from some Israel Defense Forces troops as part of an investigation into shooting incidents in Jenin on the day Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was killed there, the Washington Post reported Thursday, citing an unnamed IDF official.
  
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• Trump, GOP rivals unload on Kathy Barnette as she rises in Pa. Senate primary

  12-05-2022 22:19 via nbcnews.com
  
  Kathy Barnette has gone from virtual nobody to virtual front-runner in Pennsylvania’s Republican Senate contest — and now she's facing the heat.
  
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• Female student in Nigeria beaten to death over ‘blasphemy’

  12-05-2022 21:53 via theguardian.com
  
  Witnesses say police failed to disperse mob of fellow students in Sokoto who set victim on fire following WhatsApp commentsA female student in Nigeria was beaten to death and set on fire by fellow students who accused her of posting “blasphemous” statements in a WhatsApp group, two witnesses have said.The school, located in Nigeria’s northwestern state of Sokoto, was immediately closed down following the attack. Continue reading...
  
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• Chilean journalist dies after being shot while covering Workers’ Day marches

  12-05-2022 21:37 via theguardian.com
  
  Francisca Sandoval, 29, is the first journalist to be killed in the line of duty in Chile since the Pinochet dictatorshipA Chilean journalist who was shot in the head by a street trader while covering Workers’ Day marches on 1 May has died of her injuries.Francisca Sandoval, 29, was reporting in Barrio Meiggs, a ramshackle market district in the centre of the capital, Santiago, when a group of men opened fire after a standoff with the marchers. Continue reading...
  
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• Kentucky Derby winner Rich Strike won't run the Preakness Stakes

  12-05-2022 21:23 via cnn.com
  
  Fresh off his victory at the 148th Kentucky Derby, Rich Strike will not race at the upcoming Preakness Stakes -- the second leg of the horse racing's triple crown, the horse's owner Rick Dawson said in a statement Thursday.
  
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• Video: Tesla jumps curb and crashes into convention center

  12-05-2022 21:15 via cnn.com
  
  A driver told police that he lost control of the brakes on his Tesla before it crashed into a convention center in Columbus, Ohio.
  
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• Tesla jumps curb and crashes into convention center

  12-05-2022 21:15 via cnn.com
  
  A driver told police that he lost control of the brakes on his Tesla before it crashed into a convention center in Columbus, Ohio.
  
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• Russian general who oversaw atrocities in Syria led cluster bomb attacks on civilians in Ukraine

  12-05-2022 20:44 via cnn.com
  
  As she fetched drinking water for her family on a sunny but cold afternoon in late February, Margarita Kiriukhina tried to ignore the booms and thuds of Russian shelling nearby. 
  
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• Jan. 6 committee subpoenas five sitting Republicans, including Rep. McCarthy

  12-05-2022 20:40 via cnn.com
  
  The House select committee investigating the January 6 attack on the US Capitol is taking the extraordinary step of sending subpoenas to House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy and four other Republican lawmakers who have rejected the panel's requests to voluntarily cooperate.
  
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• Two battlegrounds are emerging in Ukraine

  12-05-2022 20:38 via cnn.com
  
  The war in Ukraine will soon be three months old. Russia's forces are still well short of the minimum objectives set out by President Vladimir Putin and in many areas the front lines are beginning to look static. But after weeks of intense bombardment, the Ukrainians' defensive lines in the east are also degraded.
  
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• A meandering river in eastern Ukraine is hindering both sides in the war

  12-05-2022 20:38 via cnn.com
  
  The war in Ukraine will soon be three months old. Russia's forces are still well short of the minimum objectives set out by President Vladimir Putin and in many areas the front lines are beginning to look static. But after weeks of intense bombardment, the Ukrainians' defensive lines in the east are also degraded.
  
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• Leading anti-abortion groups urge state lawmakers not to pass bills criminalizing women for abortions

  12-05-2022 20:32 via cnn.com
  
  Some of the largest anti-abortion organizations in the US are urging state lawmakers to reject legislation that would criminalize women for having abortions, saying "turning women who have abortions into criminals is not the way."
  
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• Have we reached the end of the remote work era? Here's what the data shows.

  12-05-2022 20:01 via nbcnews.com
  
  As of April 2022, 7.7 percent of workers reported working remote due to the pandemic, down from 35 percent in May 2020, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
  
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• Tonga volcanic eruption was the most powerful in more than a century

  12-05-2022 20:00 via cnn.com
  
  The volcanic eruption on an island near Tonga in January was as powerful as the 1883 Krakatoa eruption in Indonesia, one of the deadliest and most destructive volcanic events on record.
  
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• Eurovision: Here's who is performing on the next round of semifinals

  12-05-2022 19:39 via cnn.com
  
  The next round of the Eurovision Song Contest is upon us.
  
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• January 6 committee issues subpoenas to 5 House Republicans including McCarthy

  12-05-2022 19:38 via cnn.com
  
  The House select committee investigating the January 6 attack on the US Capitol is taking the extraordinary step of sending subpoenas to House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy and four other Republican lawmakers who have rejected the panel's requests to voluntarily cooperate.
  
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• 'Maverick' director explains why Kelly McGillis and Meg Ryan are not in sequel

  12-05-2022 19:34 via cnn.com
  
  "Top Gun: Maverick" director Joseph Kosinski is sharing why original female cast members from "Top Gun" were not invited to participate in the film's sequel.
  
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• Cuba hotel explosion badly damaged major Baptist church

  12-05-2022 18:58 via abcnews.go.com
  
  The explosion that devastated Havana's Hotel Saratoga and killed at leat 44 people also badly damaged Cuba's most important Baptist church, which is next door
  
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• Quiz of the week: Why was Oscar nominee glued to a Starbucks?

  12-05-2022 18:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  How closely have you been paying attention to what's been going on over the past seven days?
  
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• Analysis: Europe's quest to find alternatives to Russian gas

  12-05-2022 18:28 via cnn.com
  
  Europe was hit this week by yet another abrupt interruption to its supply of natural gas from Russia — the latest incident underscoring the vulnerability of the continent's energy supply.
  
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• Sri Lanka president brings back five-time former PM in effort to ease crisis

  12-05-2022 18:21 via theguardian.com
  
  Ranil Wickremesinghe appointed to lead ‘unity government’ after days of deadly violenceSri Lanka’s beleaguered president, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, has sworn in a new prime minister to replace his brother as the country reels from days of violence.The new PM, Ranil Wickremesinghe, who has held the post five times before, will head up a “unity government” tasked with finding a way out of Sri Lanka’s worst economic crisis since independence, with severe shortages of f
  
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• Russia-Ukraine live updates: Russia threatens retaliatory steps if Finland joins NATO

  12-05-2022 18:19 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Live updates on the Russia-Ukraine crisis.
  
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• WATCH: Crane falls through roof of Indiana home

  12-05-2022 18:18 via abcnews.go.com
  
  An Indiana resident watched in disbelief as a crane working to remove a tree fell onto her roof, which had just been worked on.
  
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• Analysis: Europe is running out of time to find alternatives to Russian gas

  12-05-2022 18:03 via cnn.com
  
  Europe was hit this week by yet another abrupt interruption to its supply of natural gas from Russia — the latest incident underscoring the vulnerability of the continent's energy supply.
  
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• North Korea confirms 1st COVID outbreak, Kim orders lockdown

  12-05-2022 17:57 via abcnews.go.com
  
  North Korea has imposed a nationwide lockdown to control its first acknowledged COVID-19 outbreak of the pandemic
  
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• Russia warns Finland of 'consequences' if it joins NATO

  12-05-2022 17:41 via cnn.com
  
  Finland's president and prime minister announced their support for joining NATO on Thursday, moving the Nordic nation which shares an 800-mile border with Russia one step closer to membership of the US-led military alliance.
  
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• Rights group says Israel approves 4,427 new settler homes

  12-05-2022 17:39 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Israel has advanced plans for the construction of more than 4,000 settler homes in the occupied West Bank
  
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• How overturning Roe v. Wade could actually be a problem for Republicans

  12-05-2022 17:36 via cnn.com
  
  Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves gave unclear answers when asked recently about the possibility of banning some forms of contraception in his state. In today's episode of The Point, CNN's Chris Cillizza explains why Republicans are tip-toeing around the issue now that the Supreme Court may overturn Roe v. Wade.
  
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• North Macedonia: US leads exercise in NATO's newest member

  12-05-2022 17:35 via abcnews.go.com
  
  U.S. troops are joining forces from Britain, France, Italy and allied countries in the region in a military exercise held in NATO’s newest member North Macedonia
  
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• Adidas sports bra ads banned in UK

  12-05-2022 17:07 via cnn.com
  
  Adidas advertisements showing photo grids of bare breasts have been banned in the UK by the Advertising Standards Authority.
  
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• Adidas sports bra ads banned in UK over bare breasts

  12-05-2022 16:57 via cnn.com
  
  Adidas advertisements showing photo grids of bare breasts have been banned in the UK by the Advertising Standards Authority.
  
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• Biden orders flags to half-staff as US records 1 million COVID deaths

  12-05-2022 16:55 via abcnews.go.com
  
  "Our heart goes out to all those who are struggling," Biden said in a pre-taped message on Thursday.
  
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• Palestinians reject probe with Israel of reporter's killing

  12-05-2022 16:35 via abcnews.go.com
  
  The Palestinians rejected an Israeli request for a joint probe into the death.
  
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• Why collapsing homes are vivid examples of the climate crisis

  12-05-2022 16:17 via cnn.com
  
  CNN chief climate correspondent Bill Weir tells CNN's Brianna Keilar what environmental factors led to homes collapsing into the ocean in the Outer Banks region of North Carolina.
  
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• The GOP culture wars are causing this unexpected political realignment

  12-05-2022 16:02 via nbcnews.com
  
  Florida Gov. Ron Desantis and other MAGA-inspired cultural warriors in the GOP are pushing Big Business to the side of the Democratic Party.
  
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• 'Maverick' director explains why Kelly McGillis and Meg Ryan were not asked to be in the sequel

  12-05-2022 15:48 via cnn.com
  
  "Top Gun: Maverick" director Joseph Kosinski is sharing why original female cast members from "Top Gun" were not invited to participate in the film's sequel.
  
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• Severe weather causes damage in Minnesota; 1 dead in crash

  12-05-2022 15:46 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Severe storms brought damaging winds, heavy rain and a few reports of tornadoes to Minnesota, where one person died in a crash that authorities say was caused by downed power lines
  
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• First image of supermassive black hole at the center of Milky Way galaxy revealed

  12-05-2022 15:38 via cnn.com
  
  For the first time, astronomers have captured an image of the supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy.
  
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• Astronomers capture 1st image of Milky Way's huge black hole

  12-05-2022 15:35 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Astronomers have unveiled the first wild but fuzzy image of the black hole.
  
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• The US is running a fever. Which way will it go?

  12-05-2022 15:30 via cnn.com
  
  This moment in time, like so many during the last two-plus years of the pandemic, is a confusing one for our country. Mixed signals make it hard to accurately gauge risk and act accordingly.
  
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• The US is running a fever. What will happen next?

  12-05-2022 15:30 via cnn.com
  
  This moment in time, like so many during the last two-plus years of the pandemic, is a confusing one for our country. Mixed signals make it hard to accurately gauge risk and act accordingly.
  
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• Thousands mourn slain journalist as Palestinians call for accountability

  12-05-2022 15:17 via cnn.com
  
  Thousands of mourners gathered in the West Bank city of Ramallah on Thursday to mourn slain Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, as the Palestinian Authority vowed to take the case to the International Criminal Court (ICC).
  
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• Lionel Messi tops Forbes' highest-paid athlete list for 2022

  12-05-2022 15:05 via cnn.com
  
  Despite a disappointing season on the pitch, Paris Saint-Germain star Lionel Messi was the highest-paid athlete in the world over the last 12 months, according to Forbes.
  
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• As water runs short in California, commission will vote on whether to allow another costly desalinization plant

  12-05-2022 14:59 via cnn.com
  
  As California battles a historic drought and a water crisis looms, the state's coastline protection agency is poised to vote Thursday on whether it will allow a $1.4 billion desalinization plant in Huntington Beach that would convert ocean water into municipal water for Orange County residents.
  
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