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• How to spot signs and symptoms of monkeypox as the CDC calls rise in cases an 'emerging issue'

  19-05-2022 23:57 via nbcnews.com
  
  Cases of monkeypox have been reported in the U.K., Spain, Portugal, Italy and the U.S. Here are the virus' symptoms and how it spreads.
  
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• Depp-Heard trial brings up postnups in the worst way. But they're still a good idea.

  19-05-2022 23:51 via nbcnews.com
  
  Johnny Depp-Amber Heard trial and divorce brings up postnups in the worst way. But they're a good idea for married couples.
  
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• Canada to ban Huawei and ZTE from 5G network, risking China tensions

  19-05-2022 23:47 via theguardian.com
  
  Move brings Ottawa into line with intelligence allies that have excluded Chinese tech firms from cutting-edge phone networksCanada says it will ban Huawei and ZTE from the country’s 5G network, a move that puts it in line with intelligence-sharing allies, but risks further chilling relations with China.The federal government made the announcement on Thursday afternoon after signalling for months it intended to block China’s flagship telecommunications companies from accessing 5G netw
  
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• John Aylward, ‘ER’ and ‘The West Wing’ actor, dies at 75

  19-05-2022 23:46 via nbcnews.com
  
  John Aylward, the actor best known for his recurring roles in popular NBC dramas “ER” and “The West Wing,” died Monday in Seattle from natural causes, his
  
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• Former Afghanistan official apologises for his role in the fall of the country

  19-05-2022 23:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Hamdullah Mohib fled the country along with the president the day the capital fell.
  
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• Meet the women who say they performed thousands of abortions before it was legal

  19-05-2022 23:17 via cnn.com
  
  Heather Booth started an underground abortion network called JANE. In the late 60s through early 70s, the group performed thousands of illegal abortions just before Roe v Wade was decided. On this week's episode of "Reality Check with John Avlon: Extremist Beat," Heather explains why women sought out their services and what happened in a police raid where 7 of the women were arrested.
  
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• How Ukrainian evacuees are staying hidden in subways

  19-05-2022 23:14 via cnn.com
  
  Ukrainian evacuees in Kharkiv remain sheltered in subway tunnels. CNN's Nick Paton Walsh reports on how they continue to live underground more than two months after the war started.
  
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• John Aylward, known for roles in 'ER' and 'West Wing,' dead at 75

  19-05-2022 22:59 via cnn.com
  
  John Aylward, a veteran film and television actor for more than three decades, has died, according to his longtime agent and friend, Mitchell K. Stubbs.
  
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• Monkeypox cases investigated in Europe, US and Canada

  19-05-2022 22:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Cases of the rare disease are now confirmed in four European countries, health authorities say.
  
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• Mercedes just sold the world's most expensive car for $142 million

  19-05-2022 22:52 via cnn.com
  
  Mercedes-Benz confirmed on Thursday that it recently sold the world's most expensive car. A very rare 1955 Mercedes-Benz SLR coupe that had been kept in the German automaker's collection was sold to a private owner for €135 million, the equivalent of $142 million. That price makes it the most expensive car known to ever have been sold, according to Hagerty, a company that tracks collector car values.
  
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• Vangelis: Chariots of Fire and Blade Runner composer dies at 79

  19-05-2022 22:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Greek musician won an Oscar for the 1981 film theme, and also wrote the Blade Runner soundtrack.
  
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• Ukraine round-up: Soldier confronted and George Bush's gaffe

  19-05-2022 22:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A Ukrainian widow speaks at the first war crimes trial and Bush says Iraq invasion was "unjustified".
  
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• Calif. church shooting raises questions on nationality-based potential hate crime

  19-05-2022 22:26 via nbcnews.com
  
  Despite an increase in hate and violence against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, attacks within the AAPI community are rare — making it all the more
  
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• The elderly Black Buffalo victims survived Jim Crow. Then they went shopping in 2022.

  19-05-2022 22:25 via nbcnews.com
  
  Elders are a cornerstone in the Black community. The premature deaths of the Buffalo shooting victims robbed future generations of a lifetime of wisdom being passed down.
  
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• Canadian premier abruptly quits amid surge in far-right influences

  19-05-2022 22:19 via theguardian.com
  
  Conservative Jason Kenney, Alberta premier, leaves province’s top job after barely surviving a leadership reviewThe abrupt resignation of Alberta’s premier has shocked the western province and raised questions about the ideological direction of Canada’s conservative movement amid a surge in far-right and populist influences.Jason Kenney announced late on Wednesday that he was leaving the province’s top job after barely surviving a leadership review. A slim majority of par
  
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• Chart: Baby formula supply has been dwindling for months

  19-05-2022 22:14 via nbcnews.com
  
  Retailers that sell baby formula have been losing out on sales due to supply constraints since the first week of March, according to data from NielsenIQ.
  
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• Justin Thomas 'blown away' by high prices of beer and food at PGA Championship

  19-05-2022 22:13 via cnn.com
  
  Going to watch live sports has been increasing in price as years have gone by, but enough is enough for Justin Thomas.
  
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• 'Ghost' fossils reveal tiny organisms that survived ancient ocean warming events

  19-05-2022 22:03 via cnn.com
  
  The unexpected discovery of "ghost" fossils belonging to tiny, ancient organisms could provide insights about how life reacts to climate change in Earth's oceans.
  
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• 'Great Replacement' rhetoric hints at Rep. Stefanik's ambition. So does her changing district.

  19-05-2022 21:59 via nbcnews.com
  
  In the wake of Saturday's mass shooting in Buffalo, Rep.
  
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• Rihanna and A$AP Rocky welcome first child

  19-05-2022 21:56 via cnn.com
  
  Rihanna is now a mom.
  
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• Watch John Mulaney and Andy Samberg roast Jimmy Kimmel for getting Covid again

  19-05-2022 21:52 via cnn.com
  
  Comedians John Mulaney and Andy Samberg filled in for Jimmy Kimmel after the host announced he tested positive for Covid for the second time within a month.
  
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• Israeli lawmaker resigns over 'harassment' of Palestinians, plunging government into parliamentary minority

  19-05-2022 21:48 via cnn.com
  
  Israel's fragile government lost its parliamentary majority on Thursday after an Arab-Israeli lawmaker resigned from the ruling coalition, accusing its leaders of fueling tensions between Israelis and Palestinians and condemning the violent intervention of police at the funeral of slain journalist Shireen Abu Akleh.
  
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• SE Cupp calls out Elon Musk's reason for switching political parties

  19-05-2022 21:44 via cnn.com
  
  Tech mogul Elon Musk announced on Twitter that he wants to switch political parties and join the GOP. On this week's episode of "Unfiltered," CNN's SE Cupp analyzes why that may be and what Musk's move says about the Republican Party.
  
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• January 6 committee investigating Capitol tour given by GOP lawmaker on the eve of the insurrection

  19-05-2022 21:19 via cnn.com
  
  The House select committee investigating the January 6 insurrection has formally requested information from Rep. Barry Loudermilk, a Republican from Georgia, about a US Capitol tour he gave to visitors the day before rioters stormed the building.
  
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• Oklahoma Legislature passes bill banning abortions after 'fertilization'

  19-05-2022 21:12 via cnn.com
  
  Oklahoma's legislature on Thursday passed a bill that would ban abortions from the moment of fertilization and allow private citizens to sue abortion providers who "knowingly" perform or induce an abortion "on a pregnant woman."
  
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• Subsea internet cables could help detect earthquakes

  19-05-2022 21:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Optical-fibre cables could spot tsunamis or the effect of climate change on currents, researchers say.
  
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• This has FIFA's 'Player of the Century' both excited and 'pissed off'

  19-05-2022 20:58 via cnn.com
  
  FIFA's "Player of the Century" Michelle Akers explains the range of emotions she feels after the landmark agreement that has put the US Women's and Men's soccer teams on equal pay footing.
  
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• Johnny Depp associates testify about challenges working with him

  19-05-2022 20:06 via cnn.com
  
  Jurors in the ongoing defamation case between actress Amber Heard and her ex-husband Johnny Depp heard testimony Thursday from Depp's former talent agent, a former good friend and his former business manager, who described strain on their relationships with the actor as his alleged substance abuse increased.
  
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• London police end Partygate inquiry with more fines

  19-05-2022 19:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Police have now ended their investigation into Covid breaches during lockdown parties in No 10.
  
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• Boeing makes third attempt to launch its Starliner capsule to the ISS

  19-05-2022 19:53 via cnn.com
  
  Boeing will try yet again Thursday to send the capsule it designed to ferry astronauts to and from the International Space Station on a successful, uncrewed test mission. After two prior attempts to complete such a mission failed, Boeing's goal is to prove the spacecraft can dock with the orbiting outpost. It must succeed before it can move on to missions with people on board.
  
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• Ukrainian widow confronts Russian soldier accused of killing her husband

  19-05-2022 19:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The 21-year-old serviceman has pled guilty to killing her husband in a village in Ukraine's north-east.
  
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• He built a moving, nearly life-sized 'Star Wars' X-wing fighter. Now, he wants to use it to help Ukraine

  19-05-2022 19:08 via cnn.com
  
  It might look like something from a galaxy far, far away but this "Star Wars" X-wing starfighter came from a very earthly garage.
  
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• Analysis: Why is Turkey causing problems for Finland and Sweden's plans to join NATO?

  19-05-2022 19:07 via cnn.com
  
  Just when it seemed like Finland and Sweden's accession into NATO was imminent, Turkey has taken its allies by surprise by throwing a wrench into the works.
  
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• Sean Connery's own classic Aston Martin is for sale

  19-05-2022 19:04 via cnn.com
  
  James Bond, the fictional British secret agent, has driven lots of different cars in the more than two dozen films in the series. They've included everything from BMWs and Bentleys to Chevrolets and Fords. But one car in particular, the 1964 Aston Martin DB5, is known as the "the Bond car."
  
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• Global stock markets fall as growth fears rattle investors

  19-05-2022 18:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  UK shares slide after more signs of waning consumer confidence trigger steep falls in US markets.
  
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• Coke's new bottle cap doesn't come off

  19-05-2022 18:42 via cnn.com
  
  Coke knows that its soda caps often end up as litter. So it's trying to solve the problem by tethering them to the bottle, at least in the United Kingdom.
  
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• Russia's laser weapon claim derided as propaganda

  19-05-2022 18:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Moscow says it has destroyed a drone with a laser, but Kyiv says it can't mask battlefield failure.
  
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• Harry Styles says Taylor Swift wasn't inspiration behind song 'Daylight'

  19-05-2022 18:36 via foxnews.com
  
  Harry Styles refuted a theory that his leaked song "Daylight" is about ex-girlfriend Taylor Swift. The "As It Was" singer also avoided questions about current girlfriend Olivia Wilde.
  
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• Buffalo grocery store shooting suspect Payton Gendron 'most hated man in the country,' New York sheriff says

  19-05-2022 18:35 via foxnews.com
  
  Buffalo grocery store shooting suspect Payton Gendron is considered the "most hated man in the country," an upstate New York sheriff told Fox News, explaining the added security cautions they're taking for the inmate.
  
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• Italian coffee shop fined $1,050 for failing to display price of espresso

  19-05-2022 18:32 via cnn.com
  
  An Italian coffee shop owner is in hot water after being fined 1,000 euros ($1,050) for failing to display the cost of a 2 euro ($2.12) espresso.
  
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• Russian McDonald's buyer to rebrand restaurants

  19-05-2022 18:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The fast food giant says the new owner of its 850 Russian restaurants will operate them under a new brand.
  
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• Left seethes as Elon Musk calls Democrats ‘the party of division and hate:’ ‘TERRIBLE AMERICAN’

  19-05-2022 18:23 via foxnews.com
  
  Leftists melted down after Elon Musk called the Democrat Party the "party of division and hate" on Twitter Wednesday.
  
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• Buffalo grocery store manager talked to suspect before shooting: 'How did we miss this?'

  19-05-2022 18:18 via foxnews.com
  
  A Buffalo, New York grocery store worker is questioning how the store missed the red flags associated with the suspect of the mass shooting that left 10 people dead.
  
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• 'The View' co-host Whoopi Goldberg refers to House Republicans as 'domestic terrorists'

  19-05-2022 18:16 via foxnews.com
  
  Co-host of ABC's "The View" Whoopi Goldberg referred to House Republicans as "domestic terrorists" during a discussion on a domestic terrorism bill.
  
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• Zelenskyy ridicules Russia laser 'wonder weapon' as indication of 'complete failure' in war

  19-05-2022 18:14 via foxnews.com
  
  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy ridicules Russia's latest claim that it possesses a laser weapon capable of incinerating a target three miles away.
  
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• Tom Cotton on 'Faulkner Focus': Biden's 'rank incompetence' caused baby formula shortage

  19-05-2022 18:14 via foxnews.com
  
  Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., weighed in on the culprit behind America's formula shortage during a Thursday segment of 'The Faulkner Focus.'
  
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• The Judds' 'Final Tour' to continue following Naomi's death by suicide

  19-05-2022 18:14 via foxnews.com
  
  Naomi Judd's family has chosen to go on with plans for The Judds' "The Final Tour." Wynonna Judd will perform with appearances by other country music stars throughout the tour.
  
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• Opinion: Americans are facing a herculean but righteous task in fighting hate

  19-05-2022 18:13 via cnn.com
  
  In the aftermath of the Buffalo massacre, a note of despair has begun creeping into interviews with some experts on domestic extremism. Michael Edison Hayden, a senior investigative reporter with the Southern Poverty Law Center, told ABC News this week, "We've had too many wake-up calls at this point for me to feel confident that we're going to suddenly change the current path that we are on." Ben Collins, who covers extremism and disinformation for NBC News, explained to MSNBC host Rachel Maddo
  
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• Rockies' Brian Serven fouls off pitch in first-ever at-bat, mom gets the ball

  19-05-2022 18:08 via foxnews.com
  
  Brian Serven made his major league debut with the Colorado Rockies on Wednesday against the San Francisco Giants.
  
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• Nina Jankowicz to MSNBC's Chris Hayes: ‘Sensationalist narratives’ about disinfo board were ‘completely wrong’

  19-05-2022 18:07 via foxnews.com
  
  Nina Jankowicz, who resigned from the DHS Disinformation Governance Board this week, joined MSNBC's Chris Hayes to discuss the board's purpose.
  
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