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• Lawmaker opens up about undergoing an illegal abortion as a teenager

  08-06-2022 23:51 via cnn.com
  
  Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA) discusses the fear she felt as a teenager after having to undergo an illegal abortion in Mexico before Roe v. Wade.
  
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• Blinken: Immigration challenges at US southern border 'beyond anything that anyone has seen before'

  08-06-2022 23:00 via cnn.com
  
  US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told CNN that the immigration challenges facing the Biden administration along the southern border are "beyond anything that anyone has seen before," and that the issue will be a key focus of a summit of regional leaders taking place this week in Los Angeles.
  
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• US has 'very serious' Covid vaccine problem

  08-06-2022 22:53 via cnn.com
  
  The United States has a "very serious" problem with Covid-19 vaccination uptake, a top health official has warned.
  
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• Man with gun, knife arrested near Justice Kavanaugh's house

  08-06-2022 22:38 via nbcnews.com
  
  An armed man was arrested overnight near the home of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh after he called 911 on himself, law enforcement officials said.
  
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• Armed man arrested and charged with attempted murder of Justice Brett Kavanaugh

  08-06-2022 22:22 via cnn.com
  
  An armed man was arrested near Brett Kavanaugh's Maryland home after making threats against the Supreme Court justice, according to a court spokesperson.
  
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• Witnesses gave Congress first-hand descriptions of gun violence, including a Uvalde pediatrician's grim account of identifying child victims

  08-06-2022 22:10 via cnn.com
  
  A House committee hearing on Wednesday provided a high-profile platform for an 11-year-old survivor of the Uvalde elementary school shooting and others affected by gun violence to tell their harrowing stories to the American public.
  
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• Pediatrician tells US Congress about Uvalde aftermath: 'I'll never forget what I saw'

  08-06-2022 22:10 via cnn.com
  
  • Analysis: Despite painful testimony, a familiar political dynamic is beginning to unfold
  
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• Pediatrician tells Congress in graphic detail how school shooting victims were so brutalized 'the only clue to their identities was blood-spattered cartoon clothes'

  08-06-2022 22:10 via cnn.com
  
  A House committee hearing on Wednesday provided a high-profile platform for an 11-year-old survivor of the Uvalde elementary school shooting and others affected by gun violence to tell their harrowing stories to the American public.
  
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• Key moments from harrowing US gun violence hearing

  08-06-2022 22:10 via cnn.com
  
  • Analysis: Despite painful testimony, a familiar political dynamic is beginning to unfold
  • 11-year-old Uvalde survivor testifies
  
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• Trump and two children set to testify July 15 in New York civil probe

  08-06-2022 22:01 via nbcnews.com
  
  Former President Donald Trump and his two eldest children, Donald Trump Jr. and Ivanka Trump, are set to testify next month in the New York attorney general's
  
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• From 'pariah' to 'partner'? CNN anchor presses White House official on Saudi Arabia

  08-06-2022 21:51 via cnn.com
  
  President Joe Biden and Saudi Arabia's de facto ruler, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, could meet for the first time after months of diplomatic heavy lifting. This meeting could represent a turnabout for a US president who once declared Saudi Arabia a "pariah."
  
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• From 'pariah' to 'partner'? Anchor presses White House official on Saudi Arabia

  08-06-2022 21:51 via cnn.com
  
  President Joe Biden and Saudi Arabia's de facto ruler, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, could meet for the first time after months of diplomatic heavy lifting. This meeting could represent a turnabout for a US president who once declared Saudi Arabia a "pariah."
  
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• 'Predator' prequel 'Prey' pulls audiences back to the Comanche tribe 300 years ago

  08-06-2022 21:50 via cnn.com
  
  20th Century Studios and Hulu dropped the first full trailer for its "Predator" prequel, "Prey." The movie will be the first ever dubbed and subtitled in Comanche language, with a cast almost fully comprised of Native and First Nation talent.
  
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• NFL's first out trans cheerleader readies for her Carolina Panthers debut

  08-06-2022 21:32 via cnn.com
  
  Beaming in her team headshot, Justine Lindsay is every bit the ideal cheerleader. With a lifetime of performing under her belt, she's earned a coveted spot to cheer on the NFL's Carolina Panthers in the upcoming season.
  
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• North Carolina researchers have a warning for California: Bugs are coming for your wine grapes

  08-06-2022 21:25 via nbcnews.com
  
  There appears to be an incoming threat to Californian grapevines: an inch-long, polka-dotted insect called the spotted lanternfly.
  
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• Change in Facebook's algorithm gave big boost to GOP groups, research finds

  08-06-2022 21:12 via nbcnews.com
  
  A change to Facebook’s recommendation system likely accounted for a disproportionate boost in visibility and engagement to conservative political groups on the
  
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• Is Russia exporting grain from Ukraine?

  08-06-2022 20:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Much Ukrainian grain is stuck in silos, while Russia reportedly ships some cargoes from Crimea.
  
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• Amid border surge, Biden admin plans to send migrants to cities deeper inside U.S., starting with L.A., say internal documents

  08-06-2022 20:30 via nbcnews.com
  
  Amid a record surge at the border, the Biden admin plans to send some migrants to cities deeper inside the U.S., starting with L.A., say internal documents.
  
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• Creators in occupied Ukraine masquerade as 'independent journalists' to spread Kremlin propaganda

  08-06-2022 20:01 via nbcnews.com
  
  A small network of pro-Kremlin content creators have seen their audiences grow dramatically in recent months while spreading disinformation about the war in Ukr
  
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• Is remote or in-person work more conducive to creativity? Here's what studies show.

  08-06-2022 19:59 via nbcnews.com
  
  Tesla CEO Elon Musk is telling employees to return to the office or resign. Research is mixed as to whether remote or in-person work is better for creativity.
  
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• Pelé joins calls for Brazil to step up search for pair missing in Amazon

  08-06-2022 19:50 via theguardian.com
  
  Three-time World Cup winner joined sports, culture and media figures in calling for action over Dom Phillips and Bruno PereiraA host of Brazilian celebrities, led by the three-time World Cup winner Pelé, have joined calls for authorities to intensify their search for a British journalist and Brazilian Indigenous advocate missing in the Amazon rainforest.Pelé, now 81 and considered one of the greatest players of all time, retweeted a video made by Phillips’s wife appealing for
  
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• Leaked Harvard report finds school possesses remains of enslaved people, thousands of Native Americans

  08-06-2022 19:47 via nbcnews.com
  
  A leaked draft report from a Harvard faculty committee has revealed that the university possesses, in its museum collections, the remains of nearly 7,000 Native
  
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• Watchdog won’t investigate AFP reliance on flawed technique to prosecute Indonesian boys

  08-06-2022 19:30 via theguardian.com
  
  Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity says complaint about federal police not about corruption so does not fall within its remitGet our free news app; get our morning email briefingAustralia’s law enforcement integrity watchdog refused to investigate Australian federal police who relied on a deeply flawed technique to use false dates of birth on sworn legal documents to prosecute Indonesian children as adult people smugglers.Earlier this year, the Guardian used a trove of int
  
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• Ukrainian official claims people being held hostage in 'rooms outfitted as torture chambers' and 'pre-trial detention' facilities in Kherson region

  08-06-2022 19:18 via edition.cnn.com
  
  • Fears of cholera outbreak in Mariupol
  • Russia returns bodies of Ukrainian soldiers killed in Mariupol
  
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• EU lawmakers back ban on sale of new gasoline cars by 2035

  08-06-2022 19:06 via cnn.com
  
  Lawmakers from the European parliament on Wednesday rejected several key pieces of climate legislation for slashing greenhouse gas emissions after conservative factions tried to have them watered down.
  
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• New unusual repeating fast radio burst detected 3 billion light-years away

  08-06-2022 18:42 via cnn.com
  
  Astronomers have detected a mysterious, repeating fast radio burst emanating from a dwarf galaxy located 3 billion light-years away.
  
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• Belgian king reiterates regrets for colonial past in Congo but does not apologize

  08-06-2022 18:26 via cnn.com
  
  Belgium's King Philippe reaffirmed his deepest regrets on Wednesday for the exploitation, racism and acts of violence during his country's colonization of the Democratic Republic of Congo, but again stopped short of formally apologizing.
  
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• Analysis: Despite painful testimony, a familiar political dynamic is beginning to unfold

  08-06-2022 18:14 via cnn.com
  
  It was never clearer than on Wednesday that the Senate's paltry ambition on gun reform is overwhelmed by the horrific reality of America's regular massacres and the unbearable agony of family members left behind.
  
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• Analysis: Agonizing testimony exposes Senate's paltry ambition

  08-06-2022 18:14 via cnn.com
  
  It was never clearer than on Wednesday that the Senate's paltry ambition on gun reform is overwhelmed by the horrific reality of America's regular massacres and the unbearable agony of family members left behind.
  
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• Al-Qaida in Indian subcontinent plans revenge attacks over prophet remarks

  08-06-2022 18:11 via theguardian.com
  
  Suicide bombings threatened after ‘slandering’ comments made by Hindu Bharatiya Janata partyAl-Qaida in the Indian subcontinent has said it plans to carry out suicide bombings in revenge for the “insulting and slandering” remarks made by leaders of the ruling Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata party about the prophet Muhammad and his wife, Aisha.The Indian news agency ANI has reported that in a letter dated 6 June, AQIS – the regional branch of al-Qaida – warn
  
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• This cruise line just canceled its latest ship launch

  08-06-2022 18:06 via cnn.com
  
  As summer heats up, the travel industry is struggling to cope -- and one company has seen the writing on the wall, canceling the launch of a new cruise ship.
  
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• Ukrainian authorities have reserved special loathing for alleged collaborators. A reckoning is now underway

  08-06-2022 17:59 via cnn.com
  
  A reckoning is underway in Ukraine, with prosecutors building dozens of cases against Ukrainians accused of collaborating with Russian forces. The Interior Ministry says there are already more than 500 cases being investigated.
  
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• Traitor or hero? Ukraine finds it tough to identify Russian collaborators

  08-06-2022 17:59 via cnn.com
  
  A reckoning is underway in Ukraine, with prosecutors building dozens of cases against Ukrainians accused of collaborating with Russian forces. The Interior Ministry says there are already more than 500 cases being investigated.
  
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• Tourist sentenced to 15 years in Iraq for stealing antiquities

  08-06-2022 17:54 via cnn.com
  
  A 66-year-old British man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison in Iraq after he was found guilty of stealing antiquities while on an archaeological tour of the country, his lawyer has said.
  
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• There is an urgent need to restore Ukraine's Black Sea ports, as a remedy to the looming global food crisis, von der Leyen said

  08-06-2022 17:51 via edition.cnn.com
  
  • Fears of cholera outbreak in Mariupol
  • Russia returns bodies of Ukrainian soldiers killed in Mariupol
  
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• West to rebuke Iran over lack of cooperation with nuclear watchdog

  08-06-2022 17:44 via theguardian.com
  
  Move at IAEA board meeting may deepen impasse over talks to bring US back into 2015 nuclear dealEurope and the US will rebuke Iran this week for failing to cooperate with the UN nuclear inspectorate, a move that has angered Iran’s leadership and may deepen the impasse over talks to bring the US back into the 2015 nuclear agreement, and the lifting of sanctions on Tehran.The rebuke, in the form of a motion to be voted on at a board meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in
  
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• David Attenborough receives a second knighthood

  08-06-2022 17:37 via cnn.com
  
  David Attenborough has received a second knighthood for services to television broadcasting and conservation.
  
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• Home Office’s Rwanda deportation plans face high court challenge

  08-06-2022 17:33 via theguardian.com
  
  About 30 asylum seekers expected to be sent to Rwanda on 14 JunePriti Patel’s plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda as soon as next week is facing a legal challenge under emergency proceedings launched in the high court on Wednesday.An application for a judicial review claims that the home secretary’s policy is unlawful. Claimants are also seeking an injunction that will attempt to stop the plane from taking off. Continue reading...
  
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• 13-year-old boy killed by San Antonio police was grieving death of his sister, mother says

  08-06-2022 17:33 via nbcnews.com
  
  Lynda Espinoza's 13-year-old son was fatally shot by a San Antonio police officer — and she says it took the department five days to call her to let her know
  
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• OECD secretary-general: Global cost of Russian oil embargo

  08-06-2022 17:31 via cnn.com
  
  Mathias Cormann, Secretary-General of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, speaks with CNN's Julia Chatterley about the group's latest report that projects the economic effects of Russia's invasion of Ukraine and high inflation.
  
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• US Women's Open champion Minjee Lee reflects on a 'big step' for women's golf after historic payout

  08-06-2022 17:24 via cnn.com
  
  Records tumbled in Minjee Lee's wake at the US Women's Open on Sunday.
  
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• 11-year-old who was inside classroom with shooter speaks out on camera

  08-06-2022 17:15 via cnn.com
  
  Miah Cerrillo, a survivor of the Uvalde shooting, and her father Miguel Cerrillo testify at the House Oversight Committee's hearing on gun violence.
  
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• Armed man arrested near Brett Kavanaugh's home after making threats against justice

  08-06-2022 17:09 via cnn.com
  
  An armed man was arrested near Brett Kavanaugh's Maryland home after making threats against the Supreme Court justice, according to a court spokesperson.
  
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• Harvey Weinstein charged by U.K. police with 'indecent assault' against woman

  08-06-2022 17:03 via nbcnews.com
  
  Disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein has been charged with assaulting another woman, this one in Britain, an independent investigator in the U.K. announced We
  
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• Father of Uvalde school shooting survivor: She's 'not the same little girl' anymore

  08-06-2022 17:03 via cnn.com
  
  • Matthew McConaughey makes emotional plea for gun control at White House
  
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• Paula Rego, acclaimed Portuguese-British artist, dead at 87

  08-06-2022 16:50 via cnn.com
  
  Paula Rego, the acclaimed Portuguese-born British artist, has died at age 87.
  
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• Weinstein facing indecent assault charges

  08-06-2022 16:49 via cnn.com
  
  Former Hollywood movie producer Harvey Weinstein is facing two indecent assault charges in the United Kingdom against a woman in 1996.
  
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• Harvey Weinstein faces two indecent assault charges in UK

  08-06-2022 16:49 via cnn.com
  
  Former Hollywood movie producer Harvey Weinstein is facing two indecent assault charges in the United Kingdom against a woman in 1996.
  
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• Are social media platforms like railroads? The future of Facebook and Twitter could depend on the answer

  08-06-2022 16:49 via cnn.com
  
  Services like Facebook and Twitter could change radically for millions of Americans in the coming years depending on how the courts decide one hotly debated question: Should social media platforms be regulated like railroads?
  
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• Analysis: Winners and losers from Tuesday's primaries

  08-06-2022 16:41 via cnn.com
  
  Seven states -- including the population behemoth California -- held primaries on Tuesday. In the most-watched race of the night for Los Angeles mayor, billionaire businessman Rick Caruso ran ahead of Democratic Rep. Karen Bass as both will advance to the November general election.
  
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