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• Grief-stricken Uvalde starts tough task of saying farewell to shooting victims

  30-05-2022 23:23
  
  Family and friends began saying farewell on Monday to the 19 children and two teachers who were killed in a massacre at Robb Elementary School.
  
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• How this hospitality company is adapting to changes in the workforce

  30-05-2022 23:21 via cnn.com
  
  AccorHotels CEO Sébastien Bazin tells CNN's Richard Quest how the company is managing a changing work landscape and adapting to shifting needs amid a labor shortage.
  
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• French Open: Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic set for Roland Garros quarter-final

  30-05-2022 22:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Novak Djokovic says he is ready for the "biggest challenge" at the French Open when he plays 13-time champion Rafael Nadal in the quarter-finals.
  
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• Teenager stuns fourth seed Tsitsipas at the French Open

  30-05-2022 21:16 via cnn.com
  
  Danish teenager Holger Rune completed arguably the biggest upset of the French Open so far as he beat fourth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas 7-5 3-6 6-3 6-4.
  
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• Cultra beach find: 'Dad I just picked up a grenade. Is it real?'

  30-05-2022 20:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Cole Chapman, who is 11, was out hunting for crabs when he picked up an unexploded grenade.
  
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• Egypt uncovers large trove of ancient bronze statues and sarcophagi in Saqqara

  30-05-2022 20:08 via cnn.com
  
  A large trove of ancient bronze statues and well-preserved sarcophagi discovered in Egypt's Saqqara were revealed to the public on Monday, the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities said in a statement.
  
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• Feds might provide money to raze and rebuild Robb Elementary, state lawmaker says

  30-05-2022 19:45
  
  A state senator representing Uvalde, Texas, said Biden indicated a willingness to provide federal money to raze Robb Elementary School and build another in its place.
  
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• Biden points to assault weapons ban as a 'rational' option for gun control

  30-05-2022 19:40
  
  Pressed on potential avenues for gun control in the wake of the devastating Uvalde, Texas, shooting, President Joe Biden pointed to an assault weapons ban.
  
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• Ukraine may soon get US long-range MLRS rocket system

  30-05-2022 19:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The US looks set to send the weaponry, but Russia warns it would be a provocative escalation.
  
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• Lionel Messi reveals his behind-the-scenes Covid-19 struggle

  30-05-2022 19:02 via cnn.com
  
  Paris Saint-Germain and Argentina superstar Lionel Messi has revealed the difficulties he faced after contracting Covid-19. The 34-year-old contracted the virus in early January, as reported by CNN.
  
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• German Chancellor accused of comparing climate activists to Nazis

  30-05-2022 18:59 via cnn.com
  
  German Chancellor Olaf Sholz was accused Monday of comparing climate activists to Nazis, in allegations that his spokesperson said were "completely absurd."
  
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• French journalist shot and killed in Ukraine

  30-05-2022 18:44 via cnn.com
  
  A French journalist has been shot and killed in Ukraine, according to French President Emmanuel Macron.
  
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• Date night makes a comeback. Here are tips for a great time

  30-05-2022 18:42 via cnn.com
  
  On the surface, the Covid-19 pandemic seems like it would have been great for relationships: unlimited access to your partner, nonstop togetherness and plenty of time for intimacy.
  
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• Mona Lisa caked in attempted vandalism stunt

  30-05-2022 18:33 via cnn.com
  
  The Mona Lisa was the subject of attempted vandalism on Sunday when a visitor to the world-famous Louvre museum in Paris smeared frosting all over the Renaissance-era painting's protective glass.
  
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• A museumgoer threw cake at the Mona Lisa

  30-05-2022 18:33 via cnn.com
  
  The Mona Lisa was the subject of attempted vandalism on Sunday when a visitor to the world-famous Louvre museum in Paris smeared frosting all over the Renaissance-era painting's protective glass.
  
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• Israelis lament 'racism problem' as Jerusalem march turns ugly

  30-05-2022 18:22 via cnn.com
  
  A march on Sunday to commemorate the establishment of Israeli control over East Jerusalem in 1967 was marred by incidents of violence and hate that left some Israelis disturbed.
  
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• Accounts of 'brutal' treatment of fans at Champions League Final triggers blame game

  30-05-2022 18:19 via cnn.com
  
  There is a blame game going on after the Champions League final between Real Madrid and Liverpool, with differing positions adopted by lawmakers in the UK and France amid allegations of "appalling" and "brutal" treatment of fans.
  
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• 'I watched from afar Russia’s latest merciless assault on Severodonetsk'

  30-05-2022 18:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Quentin Sommerville describes relentless artillery bombardment in Donbas ahead of Russian forces entering Severodonetsk.
  
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• Video captures dramatic rescue of 4-year-old

  30-05-2022 18:16 via cnn.com
  
  Surveillance video captured the dramatic rescue of a 4-year-old boy drowning in a pool at an apartment complex in Lawrence, Kansas.
  
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• Neighbor saves 4-year-old child from drowning. See the rescue

  30-05-2022 18:16 via cnn.com
  
  Surveillance video captured the dramatic rescue of a 4-year-old boy drowning in a pool at an apartment complex in Lawrence, Kansas.
  
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• UK about to deport up to 30 Kurdish asylum seekers to Iraq despite dangers

  30-05-2022 18:03
  
  Foreign Office warns against all travel to the country where Islamic State is still a threatUp to 30 Kurdish asylum seekers are facing deportation to Iraq in the first Home Office flight of its kind for a decade.Iraq is deemed to be so dangerous that the Foreign Office warns against all travel there, warning of “a high threat of kidnapping throughout the country including from both Daesh [Islamic State] and other terrorist and militia groups”. Continue reading...
  
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• Johnny Depp gives surprise performance at Jeff Beck show in the U.K.

  30-05-2022 17:58
  
  Actor Johnny Depp gave a surprise musical performance at a concert in the U.K. on Sunday night as the jury in his defamation trial against ex-wife Amber Heard prepared to continue deliberations.
  
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• US congressional delegation makes surprise visit to Taiwan

  30-05-2022 17:48 via cnn.com
  
  A US delegation led by Sen. Tammy Duckworth, an Illinois Democrat, arrived in Taipei on Monday in a previously unannounced visit, Taiwan's foreign ministry said.
  
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• Monkeypox won't turn into pandemic, WHO says

  30-05-2022 17:44
  
  The World Health Organization’s top monkeypox expert said she doesn’t expect the hundreds of monkeypox cases reported to date to turn into another pandemic.
  
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• Strawberries recalled in connection with hepatitis A outbreak

  30-05-2022 17:35
  
  Strawberries are being recalled as investigators look into whether the fruit is the cause of more than two dozen confirmed hepatitis A cases in the United State
  
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• These dishes made famous chefs fall in love with cooking

  30-05-2022 17:32 via cnn.com
  
  For Alex Guarnaschelli it was cheese soufflé, for Julia Child it was sole meunière and for Antonia Lofaso it was steak fajitas.
  
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• Johnny Depp gives surprise performance at Jeff Beck concert

  30-05-2022 16:53 via cnn.com
  
  Johnny Depp's defamation trial may be winding down, but he stayed in the spotlight this weekend.
  
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• 1-year-old boy killed in drive-by shooting in Pittsburgh

  30-05-2022 16:50 via cnn.com
  
  A 1-year-old boy is dead after a drive-by shooting in Pittsburgh, authorities said.
  
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• Master P reveals his daughter Tytyana Miller, 29, has died

  30-05-2022 16:32 via cnn.com
  
  Master P and his family are mourning the loss of his daughter Tytyana Miller.
  
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• 'I could still see his face,' says 9-year-old survivor of Uvalde school shooting

  30-05-2022 16:05 via cnn.com
  
  • Oklahoma. Nevada. Tennessee. More mass shootings in US after Uvalde
  
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• Florida fifth grader arrested after threatening a mass shooting, police say

  30-05-2022 16:03
  
  A fifth grade student in Florida was arrested over the weekend after allegedly threatening to carry out a mass shooting in a text message, authorities said.
  
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• Drone footage shows devastating aftermath of deadly Brazil floods

  30-05-2022 15:50 via cnn.com
  
  More than 80 people died and dozens are still missing after heavy rains triggered floods and landslides in Brazil's northeastern state of Pernambuco.
  
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• She's America's first openly lesbian speaker. Now she's running to be the first lesbian governor.

  30-05-2022 15:34
  
  Tina Kotek is hoping to make political history again. She became the country’s first out lesbian speaker of a state House of Representatives in 2013.
  
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• Egypt displays trove of newly discovered ancient artifacts

  30-05-2022 15:31
  
  Egypt on Monday displayed a trove of ancient artifacts dating back 2,500 years that the country’s antiquities authorities said were recently unearthed at the
  
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• Man in wig throws cake at Mona Lisa in climate protest stunt

  30-05-2022 15:30
  
  A man seemingly disguised as an old woman in a wheelchair threw a piece of cake at the glass protecting the Mona Lisa at the Louvre Museum in Paris.
  
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• Tensions boil over as Jewish nationalists march through Palestinian district of Jerusalem's Old City

  30-05-2022 15:29 via cnn.com
  
  'Jerusalem Day' sparks clashes between Israeli police and Palestinians as Jewish nationalists march through ​Old City. CNN's Atika Shubert reports.
  
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• Why this 1000-horse power electric vehicle should have Tesla scared

  30-05-2022 15:13 via cnn.com
  
  Lucid Motors won Motor Trend's Car of the Year award with its first ever vehicle, the Lucid Air. CNN's Peter Valdes-Dapena explains why this 1000-horse power electric vehicle should have Tesla scared.
  
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• Tesla should be worried about this electric luxury car

  30-05-2022 15:13 via cnn.com
  
  Lucid Motors won Motor Trend's Car of the Year award with its first ever vehicle, the Lucid Air. CNN's Peter Valdes-Dapena explains why this 1000-horse power electric vehicle should have Tesla scared.
  
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• Oklahoma. Nevada. Tennessee. More mass shootings in America after Uvalde

  30-05-2022 15:13 via cnn.com
  
  CNN's Nadia Romero reports on mass shootings that occurred over the Memorial Day weekend in the aftermath of the shooting in Uvalde, Texas, where 19 children and two teachers were killed.
  
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• Norm Macdonald says goodbye in a Netflix special, with a little help from his friends

  30-05-2022 15:10 via cnn.com
  
  The context is more important than the content in "Norm Macdonald: Nothing Special," a spare one-man comedy show that the former "Weekend Update" anchor, knowing that he was ill, wrote and performed in a single take at home alone before his death in September. The posthumous release provides a fitting and deeply personal tribute, as well as a primer on the art of stand-up.
  
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• Gas prices hit yet another record high

  30-05-2022 15:10 via cnn.com
  
  Millions of Americans traveling this holiday weekend are being greeted by unprecedented prices at the gas pump.
  
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• Ronnie Hawkins of The Band dead at 87

  30-05-2022 14:57 via cnn.com
  
  Musician Ronnie Hawkins has died according to a post on The Band's verified Facebook page.
  
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• 'TikTok King', 77, challenges ex-rebel for Colombia's top job

  30-05-2022 14:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Rodolfo Hernández, a populist and savvy social media user, faces an ex-rebel in Colombia's run-off.
  
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• 1 climber missing and 2 injured after rockfall and avalanche in Rocky Mountain National Park

  30-05-2022 14:44 via cnn.com
  
  A climber was missing and two others were injured after a rockfall and avalanche on Mount Meeker in Colorado's Rocky Mountain National Park on Sunday morning, park authorities said in a news release.
  
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• Impact of Israeli strike in Gaza akin to chemical weapons, NGO report finds

  30-05-2022 14:42
  
  Shells fired at agrochemical warehouse created toxic plume that has left residents with health problemsAn Israeli airstrike on an agrochemical warehouse during last year’s war in Gaza amounted to the “indirect deploying of chemical weapons”, according to a report analysing the attack and its impact.Incendiary artillery shells fired by the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) hit the large Khudair Pharmaceutical and Agricultural Tools warehouse in the north of the Gaza Strip on 15 May la
  
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• Death toll from heavy rain in northeastern Brazil rises to 84

  30-05-2022 14:33 via cnn.com
  
  Residents in Brazil's northeastern state of Pernambuco were bracing for more days of heavy rain after at least 84 people were killed as downpours triggered floods and landslides, according to the Civil Defense's death toll.
  
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• Why the Big Meat menace may be even worse than we thought

  30-05-2022 14:20
  
  America's 'Big Meat' industry is a menace. Congress' new report on Covid dangers proves it. Think about this when buying steak and chicken nuggets for dinner.
  
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• On the front lines with a family fighting for Ukraine

  30-05-2022 14:15 via cnn.com
  
  In a shallow trench in a narrow strip of trees that offers the only cover in this Ukrainian landscape in the Mykolaiv district, a man stands with his two adult sons.
  
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• CNN anchor presses NRA board member after shooting: You need to look into your souls

  30-05-2022 14:09 via cnn.com
  
  CNN's Jim Acosta presses Judge Phillip Journey, an NRA board member, on gun laws and the organization's priorities following the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas.
  
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• Lincoln Memorial's 100th anniversary: A bastion of hope in troubled times

  30-05-2022 14:08 via cnn.com
  
  It seems so eternal, doesn't it?
  
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