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• Federal judge blocks Biden administration from lifting Title 42 for now

  20-05-2022 23:26 via cnn.com
  
  A federal judge in Louisiana has blocked for now the Biden administration from ending a Trump-era pandemic restriction, known as Title 42, on the US-Mexico border, thwarting plans to terminate the controversial public health authority.
  
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• Golfer struck on head with ball from wayward drive from player on different hole

  20-05-2022 23:05 via cnn.com
  
  Aaron Wise was hit on the head by a wayward tee shot from Australia's Cameron Smith at the 2022 PGA Championship.
  
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• Pa. Republicans brace for 'crazy dynamic' in midterm fight with far-right Mastriano on top

  20-05-2022 22:56
  
  For months, Pennsylvania Republican insiders thought far-right state Sen. Doug Mastriano had little chance of winning their primary for governor.
  
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• Tornado strikes northern Michigan; damage yet unknown

  20-05-2022 22:49
  
  A tornado has struck in Michigan’s northern Lower Peninsula
  
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• Why Bush's gaffe on Ukraine was so telling

  20-05-2022 22:41
  
  George W. Bush gaffe on Ukraine and Iraq, in criticizing Putin, highlights their similarities
  
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• Missed signals in 4 mass shootings: What went wrong?

  20-05-2022 22:13
  
  Authorities have missed signals that could have otherwise prevented attacks.
  
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• Avenatti, facing sentencing, apologizes to Stormy Daniels

  20-05-2022 22:13
  
  Convicted California lawyer Michael Avenatti wants leniency at sentencing for defrauding former client Stormy Daniels
  
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• Archbishop bans Pelosi from receiving communion over her position on abortion

  20-05-2022 22:05 via cnn.com
  
  The conservative archbishop of San Francisco, Salvatore Cordileone, says House Speaker Nancy Pelosi may no longer receive the holy sacrament of Communion in the archdiocese, because she supports abortion rights.
  
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• Ukraine war: What might tip the balance?

  20-05-2022 21:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The conflict has become a grinding and bloody affair, with both sides making gains and losses.
  
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• Historic heatwave poised to hit dozens of US states this weekend

  20-05-2022 21:36
  
  Temperatures expected to be 20F to 30F above average for this time of year, breaking records and raising health fearsDozens of states across the US are bracing for historically high spring temperatures this weekend, as a scorching heatwave moves east.The early onslaught of sweltering weather, before what’s expected to be another hot, dry summer, is forecast to break or tie roughly 130 heat records for this time of year, with temperatures between 20F and 30F above average in the mid-Atlanti
  
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• Covid cases and hospitalizations rising in US as vaccine rates for children lag

  20-05-2022 21:31
  
  Most children ages five to 11 are still unvaccinated and new coronavirus strains are expected by fallRising coronavirus infections and hospitalizations across the US are spurring fears of an uncertain summer amid new calls for children to be vaccinated.The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has now recommended a vaccine booster for children aged five to 11 after an advisory panel voted to back them, despite some experts disagreeing that they are necessary at this stage. Continue
  
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• Russia-Ukraine war: Russia ‘takes control of Azovstal steel plant’; gas supply to Finland to be cut on Saturday

  20-05-2022 21:24
  
  Plant was last part of Mariupol in Ukrainian hands; Gazprom will suspend gas sales to Finland from SaturdayIntense fighting around Severodonetsk as Donbas labelled ‘hell’Russian soldier says he will accept punishment for war crimeRussia may scrap age limits for soldiers to bolster forcesRussia-Ukraine war: what we know on day 86 of the invasionSerhiy Gaidai, Ukraine’s governor of Luhansk, has given a short update on the situation in Severodonetsk. He writes on Telegram:The Russ
  
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• Trump pays $110,000 in fines after being held in contempt of court – live

  20-05-2022 21:20
  
  Trump must submit paperwork to have contempt order liftedGinni Thomas urged lawmakers to overturn Biden win – reportBiden poll rating dips as president travels to South KoreaSign up to receive First Thing – our daily briefing by emailThe Washington Post said Friday it had obtained emails showing that Virginia “Ginni” Thomas, the conservative activist and wife of supreme court justice Clarence Thomas, pressed Arizona lawmakers to set aside Joe Biden’s 2020 victory in
  
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• Favorite in Wisconsin Democratic Senate primary calls in the big guns amid slide

  20-05-2022 21:16
  
  Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes, who entered the race the front-runner but has seen his lead drop against well-funded rivals, looks to kick-start his campaign with Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
  
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• 9 shot, 2 fatally, in 'outrageous act of violence' outside a McDonald's

  20-05-2022 21:14
  
  A dispute broke out between two groups, eventually leading one individual to fire shots into the crowd, hitting nine people, police said.
  
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• Hillary Clinton personally approved plan to share Trump-Russia allegation with the press in 2016, campaign manager says

  20-05-2022 21:05 via cnn.com
  
  Hillary Clinton personally approved her campaign's plans in fall 2016 to share information with a reporter about an uncorroborated alleged server backchannel between Donald Trump and a top Russian bank, her former campaign manager testified Friday in federal court.
  
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• Two types of Omicron classified as Covid variants of concern in UK

  20-05-2022 21:03
  
  Small number of BA.4 and BA.5 cases identified but data suggests ‘growth advantage’ over dominant BA.2Two types of the Omicron known as BA.4 and BA.5 have been labelled as variants of concern in the UK after new evidence on their growth, officials have revealed.The wave of Omicron that hit the UK over the winter involved a form of the virus known as BA.1, with the sub-lineage BA.2 driving a subsequent wave in spring 2022. Continue reading...
  
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• Masters champion and world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler likely to miss PGA Championship cut

  20-05-2022 21:03 via cnn.com
  
  It looks like Masters champion Scottie Scheffler will miss the cut at the 2022 PGA Championship after a stuttering performance.
  
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• Woman ‘abused’ by MI5 agent takes legal action against service

  20-05-2022 20:44
  
  Man with background in rightwing extremism accused of attacking woman with machete and threatening to kill herA woman who said she was terrorised by an MI5 agent with a background in rightwing extremism is taking legal action against the security service.Beth, not her real name, claimed the man, her former partner, attacked her with a machete and threatened to kill her. Continue reading...
  
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• UK universities urged to boost mental health support after student death

  20-05-2022 20:33
  
  Office for Students calls for effective support services after Bristol University found guilty of failings over Natasha Abrahart’s suicideUniversities could face “immense difficulties” in adjusting their teaching and learning support for students with hidden or emerging disabilities, after a landmark ruling awarded £50,000 in damages to the estate of a student after her suicide.A judge ruled that the University of Bristol failed to make adjustments to how it assessed Nata
  
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• Paul Willer, refugee from Nazis taken in by Attlee family, dies aged 94

  20-05-2022 20:28
  
  Willer was taken in by the Labour leader and future prime minister after fleeing Germany following KristallnachtA refugee who fled the Nazis and was quietly taken in by the family of Clement Attlee in the run-up to the second world war, has died.Paul Willer, 94, escaped Germany in 1939 with his Jewish mother and brother after being sponsored by the then Labour leader. Continue reading...
  
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• 'I'm smiling': Ret. Lt. Gen. Hertling reacts to Putin news

  20-05-2022 20:26 via cnn.com
  
  Ret. Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling joins Ana Cabrera to discuss reports that Russian President Vladimir Putin is making tactical military decisions in Russia's months-long war in Ukraine.
  
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• 'I'm smiling': Ret. Lt. Gen. Hertling reacts to news that Putin is making military decisions

  20-05-2022 20:26 via cnn.com
  
  Ret. Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling joins Ana Cabrera to discuss reports that Russian President Vladimir Putin is making tactical military decisions in Russia's months-long war in Ukraine.
  
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• Why privacy experts are warning against using period-tracking apps

  20-05-2022 20:16 via cnn.com
  
  In the event Roe v. Wade is overturned by the Supreme Court, experts warn users of period-tracking apps about privacy concerns and how those apps may be used to incriminate those looking for abortions.
  
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• The fictional character who changed the science of solving crime

  20-05-2022 20:06 via cnn.com
  
  May 22 is "Sherlock Holmes Day," honoring the birthday of his creator, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Holmes, who turns 135 this year, is one of the most famous literary characters in the world and probably the most famous detective.
  
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• Police chiefs to apologise for ‘racism, discrimination and bias’ in race plan

  20-05-2022 20:06
  
  New 50-page plan will avoid admitting institutional racism which critics say could doom promised reformsPolice chiefs will declare they are “ashamed” about racism remaining in law enforcement, and apologise for the “discrimination and bias” still plaguing forces in a new race plan launching next week.The plan from National Police Chiefs Council and College of Policing will avoid admitting institutional racism, which critics brand a failure which could doom the promised re
  
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• Russia-Ukraine war: what we know on day 86 of the invasion

  20-05-2022 20:03
  
  Intense fighting reported around Severodonetsk in the Donbas; Russia plans to change law to scrap age limit for soldiersSee all our Russia-Ukraine war coverageIntense fighting has been reported around the Ukrainian city of Severodonetsk as Russian forces appear to be stepping up an offensive to encircle its Ukrainian defenders. Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, said the eastern provinces of Luhansk and Donetsk – known collectively as the Donbas – were being turned into
  
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• Production outfit refutes Nadine Dorries’ claims Channel 4 faked reality show

  20-05-2022 20:03
  
  Makers of Tower Block of Commons deny paying actors to play real people from deprived communitiesNadine Dorries’ claim that a Channel 4 reality show she appeared on used paid actors is “unfounded”, according to the production company that made the show.The culture secretary told parliament on Thursday that she believes the 2010 show ‘Tower Block of Commons’, in which she was one of a number of MPs who went to live in deprived communities, used paid actors to play su
  
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• A bear market is hitting Wall Street. Here’s what that means

  20-05-2022 19:57
  
  Investors on Wall Street need a place to hide
  
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• Jason Geiger, actor who played the Red Power Ranger, indicted for loan fraud

  20-05-2022 19:49 via cnn.com
  
  Jason Geiger, also known as Austin St. John, the actor who played the Red Power Ranger in the "Power Rangers" TV series, was indicted and has pleaded not guilty to a to a wire fraud charge for his role in a Covid-relief fund scheme, according to the indictment filed in Texas.
  
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• Ginni Thomas reportedly urged Arizona Republicans to overturn 2020 result

  20-05-2022 19:49
  
  Wife of supreme court justice Clarence Thomas emailed six days after election already called for Joe BidenGinni Thomas, the wife of the US supreme court justice Clarence Thomas, pressed Republicans in Arizona to overturn Joe Biden’s victory there in 2020, the Washington Post reported.Repeating Donald Trump’s lie that the vote had been marred by fraud, Thomas wrote: “Please stand strong in the face of political and media pressure. Please reflect on the awesome authority granted
  
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• Actor who played Red Power Ranger indicted for loan fraud

  20-05-2022 19:49 via cnn.com
  
  Jason Geiger, also known as Austin St. John, the actor who played the Red Power Ranger in the "Power Rangers" TV series, was indicted and has pleaded not guilty to a to a wire fraud charge for his role in a Covid-relief fund scheme, according to the indictment filed in Texas.
  
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• ‘His heart is broken’: Buffalo mourns shooting victims as first funeral held

  20-05-2022 19:44
  
  Civil rights and community leaders gathered the night before to plead with the nation to confront and stop racist violenceThe first of 10 funerals for the 10 Black people killed in a Buffalo supermarket was held on Friday following an impassioned gathering of Black civil rights and community leaders at a church the night before where speakers pleaded with the nation to confront and stop racist violence.Set against accused shooter Peyton Gendron’s silence in court earlier on Thursday, the c
  
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• Trump has paid his $110K fine for contempt of court

  20-05-2022 19:37 via cnn.com
  
  Former President Donald Trump has paid his $110,000 fine for being held in contempt of court by a New York judge, according to a spokesperson from the New York attorney general's office.
  
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• Six juveniles charged in man's shooting death in Kansas

  20-05-2022 19:36
  
  Six young Kansas teenagers have been charged with shooting and killing a 19-year-old man at a park in suburban Kansas City
  
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• Judge dismisses lawsuit against Musk, Tesla and Twitter fan

  20-05-2022 19:35
  
  A federal judge has dismissed a securities fraud and defamation lawsuit filed by a Tesla investor against CEO Elon Musk, the company and a Musk supporter
  
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• John Daly is living life to the fullest at the PGA Championship

  20-05-2022 19:31 via cnn.com
  
  When it comes to living their life, their way, no one does it quite like John Daly.
  
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• Trevor Reed details horrendous conditions in Russian psychiatric treatment facility

  20-05-2022 19:28 via cnn.com
  
  Trevor Reed, an American citizen and former Marine recently freed after two years in a Russian prison, detailed his harrowing experience surviving a psychiatric treatment facility in the country in an exclusive interview with CNN.
  
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• You can get unlimited summer travel for $9.50 in this European country

  20-05-2022 19:25 via cnn.com
  
  A whole month of unlimited transport for just $9.50 -- that's a great deal at any time, but in a time of fuel price hikes, rocketing car rental rates and a worldwide cost of living crisis, it becomes unbeatable.
  
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• A judge has ordered Casey White to provide a DNA sample to prosecutors

  20-05-2022 19:12 via cnn.com
  
  An Alabama judge this week ordered recaptured murder suspect Casey White to provide a DNA sample in the investigation of the 11 days he spent as a fugitive with a jail official who authorities say freed him.
  
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• Kurt Cobain’s Smells Like Teen Spirit electric guitar to be auctioned

  20-05-2022 19:07
  
  The 1969 Fender Mustang, on display in Seattle’s Museum of Pop Culture, is expected to have a starting price of over $600,000The electric guitar played by Kurt Cobain in the Smells Like Teen Spirit music video will be put up for sale this weekend by Julien’s Auctions.Speaking about the 1969 Fender Mustang during his final interview with Guitar World, Cobain said: “I’m left-handed, and it’s not very easy to find reasonably priced, high-quality left-handed guitars. Bu
  
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• US likely to keep 100,000 troops in Europe: officials

  20-05-2022 19:02 via cnn.com
  
  The US is expected to keep 100,000 troops stationed in Europe for the foreseeable future unless Russia escalates and threatens Sweden and Finland or NATO members, according to multiple US officials.
  
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• US likely to keep 100,000 troops in Europe for foreseeable future in face of Russian threat, US officials say

  20-05-2022 19:02 via cnn.com
  
  The US is expected to keep 100,000 troops stationed in Europe for the foreseeable future unless Russia escalates and threatens Sweden and Finland or NATO members, according to multiple US officials.
  
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• 'Tomorrow!': Karzai urges Taliban to immediately reopen girls' schools

  20-05-2022 19:02 via cnn.com
  
  Afghanistan's former president Hamid Karzai says there can be no compromise on the issue of girls in school.
  
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• Takeaways from a critical witness in the John Durham probe's first trial

  20-05-2022 18:51 via cnn.com
  
  Special counsel John Durham's case against a Hillary Clinton campaign lawyer got a boost from pivotal testimony from one of the FBI's former top officials this week.
  
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• He had just gotten out of the shower when a Russian missile hit his apartment building. That may have saved him

  20-05-2022 18:51 via cnn.com
  
  When the Russian missile hit his apartment building, Oleksiy Paradovsky thought he was being incinerated.
  
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• US official: Biden mulls Cuba invitation for Americas summit

  20-05-2022 18:50
  
  The United States might invite a Cuban representative to the Summit of the Americas next month, according to a U.S. official
  
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• S&P 500 drops into bear market territory as recession fears mount

  20-05-2022 18:45 via cnn.com
  
  The S&P 500 fell into bear market territory Friday, slipping more than 20% from its record high and potentially ending the bull run that began in March 2020.
  
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• Prince Charles sails through high-stakes Canada trip

  20-05-2022 18:44 via cnn.com
  
  Royal tours aren't always a success. Since restarting their global travels in the wake of the pandemic, some members of the royal family have endured awkward encounters while interacting with leaders or protesters.
  
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• Infant formula shortage throws the West Wing into crisis mode

  20-05-2022 18:37 via cnn.com
  
  President Joe Biden's West Wing has been thrown into crisis mode over a nationwide shortage of baby formula, with top aides undertaking efforts to restock grocery store shelves while coming under fire for a mess they didn't create and which they're still working to grasp the scope of.
  
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