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• Zelensky: Ukraine not in NATO is wrong decision

  07-07-2022 23:51 via cnn.com
  
  Ukraine President Volodomyr Zelesky says he supports NATO accepting membership for Sweden and Finland but says their hesitation to bring Ukraine into the alliance is the wrong decision.
  
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• Mothers are having to bury their children as fears of famine hang over Somalia

  07-07-2022 23:51 via cnn.com
  
  Ijabu Hassan has had no chance to grieve the deaths of her children. She's had to focus on keeping the others alive. Her four-year-old and five-year-old died from malnutrition in their inland town of Burhakaba, victims of a record drought that has propelled Somalia to the brink of famine.
  
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• Elizabeth Holmes' ex-boyfriend found guilty of federal fraud

  07-07-2022 23:33 via cnn.com
  
  Ramesh "Sunny" Balwani, the former COO of failed blood testing startup Theranos and ex-boyfriend of founder Elizabeth Holmes, was found guilty of defrauding investors and patients.
  
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• After hitting all-time highs, gas prices are finally coming back down

  07-07-2022 23:23 via nbcnews.com
  
  Fears of a global economic slowdown have sent oil prices tumbling recently, less than a month after the national average price of gas in the U.S. reached $5 a
  
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• Zelensky says Ukraine will not give up territory for peace with Russia: 'This is our land'

  07-07-2022 23:10 via cnn.com
  
  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told CNN's Wolf Blitzer on Thursday that Ukraine is unwilling to cede any of its land to Russia, standing firm that a concession of Ukrainian territory won't be part of any diplomatic negotiations to end the war.
  
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• Parents sue TikTok over deaths of two girls after 'blackout challenge'

  07-07-2022 22:56 via nbcnews.com
  
  The parents of two young girls who died after allegedly taking part in the “blackout challenge” on TikTok have launched a lawsuit against the popular app.
  
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• 'This is America': Biden awards Medal of Freedom to Simone Biles, John McCain and 15 others

  07-07-2022 22:51 via nbcnews.com
  
  President Joe Biden awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to 17 people Thursday, including former Rep.
  
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• James Caan made his bones as a tough guy. But he was game to play against type.

  07-07-2022 22:34 via nbcnews.com
  
  James Caan could be a tough guy, yes, but he was so much more — and eager to prove it to anyone who might have doubted him.
  
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• Derek Chauvin sentenced to 21 years in federal prison for depriving George Floyd of his civil rights

  07-07-2022 22:34 via cnn.com
  
  Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin will serve 245 months in federal prison for violating George George Floyd's civil rights.
  
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• Derek Chauvin sentenced to just over 20 years for violating George Floyd's federal civil rights

  07-07-2022 22:02 via nbcnews.com
  
  Derek Chauvin was sentenced to just more than 20 years in prison Thursday, nearly seven months after he pleaded guilty to federal charges that he violated Georg
  
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• Texas Gov. Abbott authorizes law enforcement to return illegal immigrants to border

  07-07-2022 22:00 via foxnews.com
  
  Texas Gov. Abbott on Thursday said law enforcement can apprehend and return illegal immigrants to the U.S. side of the southern border amid a growing crisis.
  
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• See the moment a couple get caught in a freeway shootout

  07-07-2022 21:55 via cnn.com
  
  A California couple captured the moment they got caught in a freeway shootout on their dash camera. CNN affiliate KGO has more on their scary experience.
  
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• Demi Moore explains inspiration behind first-ever swimwear collab: Women 'don't want to look matronly'

  07-07-2022 21:54 via foxnews.com
  
  Demi Moore explained her inspiration behind her first swimwear collab with Andie in a recent interview. The actress wanted women to feel "sexy and empowered."
  
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• Oregon GOP has third new leader in less than 18 months after another chair resigns

  07-07-2022 21:51 via foxnews.com
  
  The Oregon Republican Party has selected a new leader after the resignation of the previous chair last week. Justin Hwang will serve as the new chair.
  
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• Texas Gov. Abbott grants state authorities power to return illegal immigrants to border, adds security funds

  07-07-2022 21:47 via foxnews.com
  
  Texas Department of Public Safety officers and the National Guard will now return migrants who illegally cross the border to a port of entry, Gov. Abbott said.
  
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• 'FREE BRITNEY GRINER' shirts worn by Macy Gray's band not allowed on NBC's 'TODAY' during performance

  07-07-2022 21:47 via foxnews.com
  
  Members of R&B singer Macy Gray's band claimed that NBC's "TODAY" asked them to turn their "FREE BRITNEY GRINER" t-shirts inside out for their Thursday performance.
  
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• Florida man who sent death threats to Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar is sentenced

  07-07-2022 21:40 via foxnews.com
  
  A federal judge sentenced a Florida man to three years probation and a $7,000 fine for sending an email with threats to kill Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar.
  
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• NEA teachers union spending 140K for 'enemies list' opposition research of groups turning up heat on schools

  07-07-2022 21:39 via foxnews.com
  
  The NEA's resolution would allocate $140K to opposition research on supposed organizations focused on dismantling public education and attacking gender identity freedoms.
  
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• Family of Russian prisoner Paul Whelan 'astonished' by Biden-Griner call, wondering if he'll be 'left behind'

  07-07-2022 21:38 via foxnews.com
  
  The family of Paul Whelan is questioning the treatment of their case compared to Brittney Griner after President Biden personally called the athlete's wife.
  
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• George Gascon recall effort united Los Angeles residents fearing crime surge, prosecutor says

  07-07-2022 21:37 via foxnews.com
  
  Facing rising crime, Los Angeles residents banded together to support the effort to recall District Attorney George Gascon, Deputy DA Jon Hatami told Fox News.
  
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• Ukrainian diaspora urges Trudeau not to return turbine to Russia

  07-07-2022 21:33 via theguardian.com
  
  Moscow says equipment, which was being repaired in Canada, was crucial to restore gas supplies to GermanyCanada’s Ukrainian community has urged the prime minister, Justin Trudeau, to refuse to compromise the country’s sanctions against Russia in order to return a turbine that Moscow says is critical for supplying natural gas to Germany.Russia’s state-controlled Gazprom cut the capacity along the Nord Stream 1 pipeline to just 40% of usual levels last month, citing the delayed r
  
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• Michigan governor candidate pleads not guilty to actions in Jan. 6 riot

  07-07-2022 21:32 via foxnews.com
  
  A Republican candidate for Michigan governor has pleaded not guilty for his actions at the U.S. Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021. He say's he was exercising his free speech rights.
  
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• 'Jump now!': Video shows kids leap from burning building

  07-07-2022 21:30 via cnn.com
  
  A dramatic rescue caught on bodycam footage shows several people, many of them children, being rescued from an upstairs apartment in Madison, IN.
  
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• Maine overdoses nearly double in the city of Portland

  07-07-2022 21:29 via foxnews.com
  
  Maine's largest city has seen a large spike in fatal drug overdoses. The overdose epidemic in Portland is largely due to opioid abuse.
  
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• Hayden Panettiere says daughter 'still loves' her after addiction battle

  07-07-2022 21:28 via foxnews.com
  
  Hayden Panettiere opened up about her relationship with her daughter now that she's sober. The "Nashville" star's daughter lives with her dad, Wladimir Klitschko.
  
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• Montana's Glacier National Park Going-to-the-Sun Road opening delayed due to weather

  07-07-2022 21:25 via foxnews.com
  
  Glacier National Parks famous Going-to-the-Sun Road may have its latest opening since construction finished in 1933. Officials say the road will be passable no earlier than July 13.
  
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• New York City man has hair ripped out in violent attack on subway, police looking for suspect

  07-07-2022 21:22 via foxnews.com
  
  New York City police have released an updated image of the suspect in a brutal March attack on a subway in which a man had his hair pulled out.
  
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• Faith in American system of government nosedives: poll

  07-07-2022 21:20 via foxnews.com
  
  Just 36% of the American public describes the nation’s system of government as basically sound, according to a new national poll from Monmouth University
  
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• Penguins sign Kris Letang to six-year contract extension

  07-07-2022 21:19 via foxnews.com
  
  The NHL's Penguins have signed franchise legend Kris Letang to a six-year contract extension that will keep the 35-year-old in Pittsburgh for life.
  
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• James Caan remembered by Hollywood: 'Godfather' star honored with tributes following his death at 82

  07-07-2022 21:19 via foxnews.com
  
  James Caan is being remembered by Hollywood after his death as tributes for the "Godfather" actor flood social media from stars like Adam Sandler, Rob Reiner and Cary Elwes.
  
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• Judge blocked West Virginia school choice program after more than 3,000 students have already been approved

  07-07-2022 21:18 via foxnews.com
  
  A West Virginia judge blocked a school choice program after more than 3,000 students were approved to receive the funds because it violated the state constitution.
  
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• Dems getting blamed for inflation because of voter 'feelings,' not 'facts': MSNBC's Ruhle

  07-07-2022 21:17 via foxnews.com
  
  MSNBC host Stephanie Ruhle said Democrats had the "facts" on their side while voters blamed President Biden for inflation due to misplaced "feelings."
  
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• Former Theranos COO is guilty of federal fraud

  07-07-2022 21:08 via cnn.com
  
  Ramesh "Sunny" Balwani, the former COO of failed blood testing startup Theranos and ex-boyfriend of founder Elizabeth Holmes, was found guilty of defrauding investors and patients.
  
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• Rafael Nadal withdraws from Wimbledon due to injury, sending Nick Kyrgios straight to the final

  07-07-2022 21:04 via cnn.com
  
  Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from Wimbledon due to an abdominal injury.
  
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• Ukraine's Zelenskyy meets with US Sens. Graham, Blumenthal in Kyiv

  07-07-2022 20:59 via foxnews.com
  
  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has met with U.S. Senators Lindsey Graham and Richard Blumenthal, calling for a continued supply of modern air defense systems.
  
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• Mother drowns her 3 children in a murder-suicide following husband's suicide, sheriff's office says

  07-07-2022 20:58 via cnn.com
  
  A mother and her three children whose bodies were found in a Minnesota lake over the weekend died in a murder-suicide, sheriff's investigators said Thursday -- and their deaths apparently followed the suicide of the children's father.
  
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• Mother drowns her 3 children in a murder-suicide following husband's suicide

  07-07-2022 20:58 via cnn.com
  
  A mother and her three children whose bodies were found in a Minnesota lake over the weekend died in a murder-suicide, sheriff's investigators said Thursday -- and their deaths apparently followed the suicide of the children's father.
  
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• Former Theranos executive Sunny Balwani is convicted of fraud

  07-07-2022 20:57 via nbcnews.com
  
  Former Theranos executive Ramesh "Sunny" Balwani was convicted on fraud charges stemming from his time as COO of the blood-testing company.
  
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• Mass burials around Mariupol doubled since May: report

  07-07-2022 20:16 via foxnews.com
  
  The site of a mass grave near the southern port city of Mariupol has doubled since May following the conclusion of Russia's brutal siege of the city.
  
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• Breonna Taylor's aunt arrested, Jacob Blake's father sought by police in Jayland Walker protest

  07-07-2022 20:14 via nbcnews.com
  
  Police arrested a relative of Breonna Taylor's and seek to apprehend Jacob Blake's father following protests in northwest Ohio over the killing of Black
  
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• Johnson forced out by party revolt

  07-07-2022 20:10 via cnn.com
  
  Boris Johnson's turbulent tenure as Britain's Prime Minister came to an end Thursday after a historic party revolt over a series of ethics scandals forced him to step down.
  
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• British Prime Minister acknowledges desire for new leader but defies calls to leave Downing Street immediately

  07-07-2022 20:10 via cnn.com
  
  Boris Johnson's turbulent tenure as Britain's Prime Minister came to an end Thursday after a historic party revolt over a series of ethics scandals forced him to step down.
  
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• Jury has reached a verdict in the trial of former Theranos COO Sunny Balwani

  07-07-2022 19:54 via cnn.com
  
  The jury has reached a verdict in the criminal fraud trial of Elizabeth Holmes' ex-boyfriend and former second-in-command at Theranos, Ramesh "Sunny" Balwani.
  
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• Chinese diplomat says 'reunification' with Taiwan near, cites China's 'growing comprehensive strength'

  07-07-2022 19:49 via foxnews.com
  
  A top Chinese official in charge of relations with Taiwan has announced a "reunification" of the two countries is approaching, citing growing Chinese "strength."
  
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• Oscar-nominated actor James Caan dies

  07-07-2022 19:38 via cnn.com
  
  James Caan, the veteran screen actor known for his work in such films as "The Godfather," "Misery" and "Elf," has died, his family said in a statement on his verified Twitter account. He was 82.
  
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• Rep. Greene questions whether July 4 shootings were 'designed' to get Republicans to back gun control

  07-07-2022 19:29 via nbcnews.com
  
  Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene suggested this week that the shootings that occurred on July Fourth, including in Highland Park, were “designed” to get Republicans to support gun restrictions.
  
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• Pringles wants a spider named after it

  07-07-2022 19:29 via cnn.com
  
  Pringles and spiders are probably two things you don't associate with each other — until now.
  
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• Joe Biden can't catch a break

  07-07-2022 19:27 via cnn.com
  
  The hits just keep on coming for Joe Biden.
  
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• WATCH: Whale bumps into young kayaker

  07-07-2022 19:24 via abcnews.go.com
  
  An Australian mom captured the moment a whale got very close to her son while he was kayaking off the coast of Tasmania.
  
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• WATCH: Turtle jumps into lake amid scorching temperatures

  07-07-2022 19:24 via abcnews.go.com
  
  A turtle found the perfect diving spot—and jumped to avoid the oppressive Arizona heat.
  
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