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• Pelosi and other top Democrats subpoenaed over Bannon contempt case

  07-06-2022 23:55 via theguardian.com
  
  Lawyers for ex-Trump adviser request details of Capitol attack panel’s decision-making process that led to contempt rulingTop House Democrats, including speaker Nancy Pelosi, and the members of the House select committee investigating the January 6 Capitol attack, have been subpoenaed to testify in court in connection with the criminal contempt case against Donald Trump’s one-time chief strategist Steve Bannon.The subpoenas – which were accepted by the House counsel, Doug Lette
  
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• No regrets over handling of Vladimir Putin, says Angela Merkel

  07-06-2022 23:54 via theguardian.com
  
  Former German chancellor claims her opposition to Ukraine’s Nato membership helped country Angela Merkel has said she feels no regrets for her handling of Vladimir Putin during her time in power, arguing that Russia’s president would have perceived a 2008 Nato membership plan for Ukraine that was blocked by her government as a “declaration of war”.The former German chancellor also claimed that an oligarch-run and democratically immature Ukraine would have been less prepar
  
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• Why the DOJ gave Trump lackey Mark Meadows a pass

  07-06-2022 23:53 via nbcnews.com
  
  Why Trump lackey Mark Meadows escaped January 6 prosecution (unlike Peter Navarro). And what DOJ should do next to close those legal loopholes.
  
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• Russia claims it has opened a land corridor to Crimea

  07-06-2022 23:40 via edition.cnn.com
  
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• Simon Cowell shocked while watching himself perform through AI

  07-06-2022 23:23 via cnn.com
  
  Artificial intelligence has officially made Simon Cowell a performer without him even knowing. Watch the shocking deepfake in a preview of "America's Got Talent" season 17.
  
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• EU agrees ‘landmark’ 40% quota for women on corporate boards

  07-06-2022 23:21 via theguardian.com
  
  Binding targets for boardroom gender equality come 10 years after proposals first madeThe EU has agreed that companies will face mandatory quotas to ensure women have at least 40% of seats on corporate boards.After 10 years of stalemate over the proposals, EU lawmakers hailed a “landmark” deal for gender equality. As well as the legally binding target, companies could also be fined for failing to recruit enough women to their non-executive boards and see board appointments cancelled
  
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• Amid crypto turmoil, senators propose sweeping oversight

  07-06-2022 23:15 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Wide-ranging legislation unveiled Tuesday would regulate cryptocurrencies and other digital assets following a series of high-profile busts and failures
  
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• Donbas WW1 warfare and Britons in Ukraine rebel court - round-up

  07-06-2022 23:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Fighting in Donbas said to resemble WW1 trench warfare, and Britons appear in court in rebel-held territory.
  
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• Senior Tory MPs renew calls to Boris Johnson for urgent tax cuts

  07-06-2022 23:00 via theguardian.com
  
  High-profile MPs back demand from Adam Smith Institute to reduce tax burden and ease cost of living crisisSenior Conservatives from across the party have renewed calls for Boris Johnson to implement urgent tax cuts as Downing Street played down the prospects of a shift in policy.A string of high-profile MPs, from Steve Baker on the party’s right wing to Damian Green on its left, have backed a fresh demand from the Adam Smith Institute for the government to reduce the tax burden. Continue r
  
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• Inflation to 'remain high'; hopes it's 'coming down': Yellen

  07-06-2022 22:59 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has acknowledged that she and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell “could have used a better word” than transitory when describing the expected run of inflation in the U.S. economy
  
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• World Bank president on handling 'biggest slowdown of the global economy in 80 years'

  07-06-2022 22:51 via cnn.com
  
  The World Bank has dropped its global economic growth projection. Its president, David Malpass, explains why as he warns of stagflation, and suggests what could be done.
  
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• Morning mail: call for energy relief, Boris Johnson faces ‘vote strikes’, Socceroos defeat UAE

  07-06-2022 22:49 via theguardian.com
  
  Wednesday: Labor government urged to provide $1,000 emergency payments to those on low fixed incomes hit by power price rises. Plus: Selwyn Cobbo’s incredible riseWant to get the morning mail to your email inbox every weekday? Sign up hereGood morning. Energy ministers will meet today to discuss gas supplies and power price rises impacting cost-of-living pressures. And the Socceroos keep their World Cup hopes alive.The Albanese government has been urged to provide a $1,000 emergency energy
  
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• Elon Musk and Twitter: a timeline of the $44bn deal that threatens to crumble

  07-06-2022 22:46 via theguardian.com
  
  It’s been a long and winding saga for the social media company and the Tesla CEO, filled with threats, breaches and ‘poison pills’Elon Musk on Monday made his most viable threat yet to walk away from a $44bn deal to buy Twitter, accusing the company of committing a “material breach” by failing to disclose the number of bots on the platform.The letter was published on the website of the US financial watchdog on Monday. He had previously tweeted that the deal “c
  
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• Key snubs at Summit of the Americas reveal Biden's struggle to assert US leadership in its neighborhood

  07-06-2022 22:43 via cnn.com
  
  The decision by Mexico's President to boycott this week's summit for regional leaders in Los Angeles rendered futile months of work by President Joe Biden and other top officials to convince him to attend.
  
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• Key snubs at Summit of the Americas reveal Biden's struggle to assert US leadership

  07-06-2022 22:43 via cnn.com
  
  The decision by Mexico's President to boycott this week's summit for regional leaders in Los Angeles rendered futile months of work by President Joe Biden and other top officials to convince him to attend.
  
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• American woman pleads guilty to leading ISIS battalion

  07-06-2022 22:26 via abcnews.go.com
  
  A Kansas mother accused of leading an ISIS battalion pleaded guilty, federal prosecutors in northern Virginia announced Tuesday.
  
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• Why Ukraine is furious with the UN nuclear watchdog

  07-06-2022 22:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A row has broken out over a planned UN visit to the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia power plant.
  
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• Secret Service weighed options to get Trump to Capitol on Jan. 6

  07-06-2022 22:22 via cnn.com
  
  The Secret Service says former President Donald Trump's call to supporters to walk alongside him to the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, led the agency to consider options to secure a motorcade, but ultimately found that transporting the former President to the Capitol unfeasible.
  
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• Matthew McConaughey makes emotional plea for gun control at White House

  07-06-2022 22:16 via cnn.com
  
  Actor Matthew McConaughey delivered impassioned and at-times emotional remarks at the White House press briefing on Tuesday, telling the stories of those who died in the elementary school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, and urging more action on gun control.
  
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• Ukraine war: Captured Britons appear in Donetsk rebel court

  07-06-2022 22:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The pair, who fought for Ukraine, are accused by Russian-backed separatists of acting as mercenaries.
  
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• Dozens tumble as Mexican footbridge collapses during opening ceremony

  07-06-2022 22:08 via theguardian.com
  
  Mayor of Cuernavaca was inaugurating structure when it gave way, injuring eight people, many with broken bonesThe mayor of the Mexican city of Cuernavaca was proudly inaugurating a footbridge over a scenic stream on Tuesday when the bridge collapsed, sending him and about two dozen other people plunging into a gully.The hanging bridge made of wooden boards and metal chains had recently been remodeled. Video of the collapse suggested the boards separated from the chains supporting them. Continue
  
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• Uvalde native Matthew McConaughey says ‘real change can happen’ on gun reform – as it happened

  07-06-2022 22:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Actor speaks at White House in effort to sway legislators skeptical of gun control legislationFake Trump electors told to operate in ‘complete secrecy’, email revealsGun crime victims are holding the firearms industry accountable – by taking them to courtSign up to receive First Thing – our daily briefing by emailThe Senate judiciary committee hearing comes one day the House oversight committee will hold its own hearing on addressing gun violence in the US.Miah Cerrillo,
  
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• 5 killed, 5 hurt when van collides with truck in Arkansas

  07-06-2022 22:00 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Authorities say five people were killed and five others injured after a large truck collided with a van belonging to a school serving disabled adults in southeast Arkansas
  
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• Louisiana transgender sports ban becomes law

  07-06-2022 21:53 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Transgender women have been banned from women's sports in Louisiana.
  
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• Family of Andrew Brown Jr. to get $3 million in settlement

  07-06-2022 21:52 via abcnews.go.com
  
  The family had filed a $30 million lawsuit against several individuals within the sheriff's department.
  
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• Florida mother charged with manslaughter after her 2-year-old son fatally shot his father

  07-06-2022 21:38 via cnn.com
  
  A Florida mother of three has been charged with manslaughter after her 2-year-old son got hold of an unlocked handgun and fatally shot his father in their home, authorities said.
  
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• Matthew McConaughey makes plea for gun control

  07-06-2022 21:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The actor backed "responsible gun ownership" after a school shooting in his Texas hometown.
  
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• ‘It all happened too fast’: injured Uvalde teacher recounts school shooting

  07-06-2022 21:20 via theguardian.com
  
  Arnulfo Reyes gives first-hand account of shooting to ABC’s Good Morning America and calls police ‘cowards’ over response that dayArnulfo Reyes, an elementary teacher in Uvalde, Texas, was watching a movie with his students. It was two days before their summer break. When the loud bangs erupted, some of the children asked: “What is going on?”“I don’t know what’s going on,” Reyes replied. “But let’s go ahead and get under the table
  
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• Johnny Depp joins TikTok and thanks 'loyal and unwavering supporters'

  07-06-2022 21:12 via cnn.com
  
  Johnny Depp is thanking his fans for sticking by his side during the recent defamation trial with his ex-wife Amber Heard.
  
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• Corporate America mostly silent on recent mass shootings: Experts

  07-06-2022 21:06 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Business leaders have kept quiet on gun violence for fear of backlash, experts told ABC.
  
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• Trump demands a strong defense as hearings loom

  07-06-2022 21:04 via cnn.com
  
  There's a strong political case for Republicans to ignore Donald Trump halfway through a midterm primary season that's seen his influence over voters wane. But as the January 6 hearings hit prime time, the ex-President's thunderous demands for loyalty and the hunger for power of his acolytes in the House mean that's not an option.
  
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• The evidence could be so damning that those who seek to discredit the Jan. 6 hearings will find themselves defending the indefensible

  07-06-2022 21:04 via cnn.com
  
  There's a strong political case for Republicans to ignore Donald Trump halfway through a midterm primary season that's seen his influence over voters wane. But as the January 6 hearings hit prime time, the ex-President's thunderous demands for loyalty and the hunger for power of his acolytes in the House mean that's not an option.
  
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• Jan. 6 hearings could provide evidence so damning the GOP will find itself defending the indefensible

  07-06-2022 21:04 via cnn.com
  
  • Email reveals Trump campaign told fake electors in Georgia to use 'complete secrecy'
  
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• Analysis: Trump's demands for defense are revealing about his control over GOP

  07-06-2022 21:04 via cnn.com
  
  There's a strong political case for Republicans to ignore Donald Trump halfway through a midterm primary season that's seen his influence over voters wane. But as the January 6 hearings hit prime time, the ex-President's thunderous demands for loyalty and the hunger for power of his acolytes in the House mean that's not an option.
  
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• Analysis: How defense of Trump foretells possible new GOP era of extremism

  07-06-2022 21:04 via cnn.com
  
  There's a strong political case for Republicans to ignore Donald Trump halfway through a midterm primary season that's seen his influence over voters wane. But as the January 6 hearings hit prime time, the ex-President's thunderous demands for loyalty and the hunger for power of his acolytes in the House mean that's not an option.
  
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• Woman suspected of killing cyclist Anna Moriah Wilson was dropped off at Newark Airport, authorities say

  07-06-2022 21:02 via cnn.com
  
  The woman suspected of fatally shooting elite cyclist Anna Moriah "Mo" Wilson in Texas last month was seen at Newark Liberty International Airport just one day after Austin police obtained a warrant for her arrest, according to the US Marshals Service.
  
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• Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini's fraud and embezzlement trial to begin in Switzerland

  07-06-2022 21:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini, once the most powerful men in world football, go on trial in Switzerland on Wednesday accused of fraud.
  
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• Kansas woman who led female ISIS battalion in Syria pleads guilty

  07-06-2022 20:53 via cnn.com
  
  A female ISIS fighter from Kansas who led and trained a unique battalion of over 100 women and children in Syria pleaded guilty in an Alexandria, Virginia, courthouse Tuesday to conspiring to provide support to the terrorist global organization.
  
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• Video shows 12-year-old robbing gas station, firing gun

  07-06-2022 20:51 via cnn.com
  
  A 12-year-old was taken into custody after robbing a gas station at gunpoint in Michigan. The juvenile is facing felony charges, according to police.
  
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• Met officers ‘feared Sarah Everard vigil had become anti-police protest’

  07-06-2022 20:42 via theguardian.com
  
  Officers claimed they feared being violently attacked, say reports, but campaigners accuse force of ‘trampling all over human rights’Attenders at Sarah Everard’s vigil were arrested by police officers who feared the event had become an “anti-police protest”, according to reports.Officers claimed in witness statements first reported by the Evening Standard that they were branded “murderers” by those in attendance. Continue reading...
  
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• WATCH: California brush fire leaves 50 acres of scorched land

  07-06-2022 20:41 via abcnews.go.com
  
  The fire has left one victim injured and their condition is not yet known.
  
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• Children of shot crime reporter confront accused in Dutch court

  07-06-2022 20:38 via theguardian.com
  
  Daughter of Peter R de Vries tells his alleged killers ‘I hate you’ and says her father was a heroThe children of a Dutch crime reporter who was fatally shot last year have confronted his alleged killers in court.Peter R de Vries, 64, was shot in the head outside an Amsterdam television studio in July 2021 in a crime that prosecutors say was linked to his role in the trial of a Dutch drugs mafia kingpin. Continue reading...
  
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• WATCH: TikTok user tries on grandma's honeymoon wardrobe 70 years later

  07-06-2022 20:37 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Marie D'Alessandro Donato, 91, preserved a suitcase with outfits from her honeymoon in 1952. Seventy years later, her granddaughter opened this modern-day treasure chest.
  
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• John Kerry commits to look into case of missing British journalist in Brazil

  07-06-2022 20:29 via theguardian.com
  
  Dom Phillips, a Guardian contributor, was last seen on Sunday morning travelling with Indigenous expert Bruno Araújo PereiraThe US climate envoy John Kerry has committed to pursuing the facts behind the disappearance of a veteran Guardian contributor and a celebrated Indigenous expert in the Brazilian Amazon.Dom Phillips and Bruno Araújo Pereira were last seen on Sunday morning travelling by boat through the remote Javari Valley, a region plagued by violence involving illegal fishe
  
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• Russian assault on Sievierodonetsk redoubled after counterattack

  07-06-2022 20:28 via theguardian.com
  
  Non-stop street fighting and bombardments as Kremlin seeks full control of Luhansk provinceRussia-Ukraine war – latest newsRussian forces are bombarding Ukrainian positions in the symbolic eastern city of Sievierodonetsk with intense artillery barrages, airstrikes and non-stop street-by-street fighting, according to the governor of Luhansk province.After a Ukrainian counterattack over the weekend, Russian soldiers were seeking to regain the initiative. They were trying to move forward to d
  
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• EU deal will force iPhones to use USB-C charger by 2024

  07-06-2022 20:25 via theguardian.com
  
  Bloc agrees move to legally require all smartphones to use common charger within two yearsThe EU has paved the way for all smartphones to be legally required to use a USB-C port for charging, a move that could be a headache for Apple, whose iPhone is the only main brand smartphone without this type of connection.The EU’s agreement will apply from autumn 2024 for all smartphones sold in the bloc, a decision that could substantially impact Apple as the iPhone uses Apple’s lightning por
  
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• Tiger Woods to miss US Open to give himself time to 'get stronger'

  07-06-2022 20:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Tiger Woods confirms he will not play at next week's US Open, but still plans to compete at the 150th Open Championship at St Andrews next month.
  
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• Wildfire erupts near LA as record-breaking heat scorches Southwest

  07-06-2022 20:15 via abcnews.go.com
  
  The brush fire comes among continuing extreme heat in Southern California.
  
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• Bannon subpoenas Pelosi and January 6 committee members

  07-06-2022 19:59 via cnn.com
  
  Steve Bannon, set to go to trial next month for defying a congressional subpoena, has subpoenaed House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and members of the House select committee investigating the January 6 insurrection as he builds his defense.
  
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• Tot fatally shoots dad, mom charged in death

  07-06-2022 19:58 via abcnews.go.com
  
  A Florida mother already was charged with manslaughter after authorities alleged her 2-year-old son found an unsecured handgun and shot his dad in the back.
  
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