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• Zelensky fires top officials over staffers' 'collaboration' with Russia

  17-07-2022 23:48 via cnn.com
  
  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has dismissed two important figures in his government, questioning their leadership qualities and accusing many of their subordinates of treason and collaborating with Russia.
  
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• It's official, Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck are married

  17-07-2022 23:24 via cnn.com
  
  Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck have officially tied the knot, a source close to Lopez tells CNN.
  
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• Khamenei adviser says Tehran 'capable of building nuclear bomb,' Al Jazeera reports

  17-07-2022 23:16 via foxnews.com
  
  A day after President Joe Biden ended his Middle East trip, senior advisor Kamal Kharrazi said that Iran has the technology to build a nuclear bomb.
  
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• Uvalde report outlines 'shortcomings and failures' before and during attack

  17-07-2022 22:12 via abcnews.go.com
  
  The May 24 mass shooting took the lives of 19 students and two teachers.
  
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• UK amber heat warning as temperatures soar

  17-07-2022 21:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The UK saw the hottest day of the year so far on Sunday - but temperatures will go higher on Monday.
  
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• Texas shooting: Uvalde report finds 'systemic failures' by authorities

  17-07-2022 21:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Authorities have been heavily criticised for how they handled the attack that killed 19 children.
  
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• The Open: Cameron Smith wins first major with incredible finish

  17-07-2022 21:40 via cnn.com
  
  A remarkable late surge from Cameron Smith saw the Australian win his first major in stunning fashion at the 150th Open Championship in St. Andrews, Scotland.
  
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• Russia-Ukraine war: Zelenskiy reportedly dismisses head of state security and prosecutor general – live

  17-07-2022 21:29 via theguardian.com
  
  Presidential office website says both have been dismissed by executive orderUkraine mourners bury four-year-old Liza as Russian attacks intensifyToday is the anniversary of the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over Donetsk in 2014, which killed 298 people onboard, including 196 Dutch nationals and 38 Australians. With the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine, this year’s anniversary has hit the international community even harder. Russia denied involvement in the downing of MH17, de
  
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• 4 dead after sheriff's helicopter crashes in New Mexico

  17-07-2022 21:24 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Four people aboard a sheriff's department helicopter have died following a crash Saturday night near Las Vegas, New Mexico, according to authorities.
  
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• Tory leadership race live: candidates questioned on tax cuts, net zero and early general election in second TV debate

  17-07-2022 21:14 via theguardian.com
  
  Latest updates: five remaining contenders take part in ITV debate ahead of next round of MP ballots on MondayWhen and where to watch the Conservative leadership debatesThe expectation of record temperatures will be dominating headlines in the UK over the next couple of days. The chief executive of the College of Paramedics warned on Sky News this morning that the “ferocious heat” could result in people dying.Tracy Nicholls said: “This isn’t like a lovely hot day where we
  
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• Sweden 5-0 Portugal: Man City's Filippa Angeldal scores two in easy win for Swedes

  17-07-2022 21:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ruthless Sweden score three times in the first half to march into the quarter-finals of Euro 2022 and end Portugal's interest in the tournament.
  
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• Switzerland 1-4 Netherlands: Defending champions win to reach Euro 2022 quarter-final

  17-07-2022 21:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Netherlands set up an enticing Euros 2022 quarter-final with France as the defending champions beat Switzerland to finish second in Group C.
  
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• Uvalde shooting report describes multiple failures and a 'lackadaisical approach' by law enforcement

  17-07-2022 21:05 via cnn.com
  
  A Texas House investigative committee is expected to release a preliminary report Sunday on the Uvalde, Texas, school massacre that left 21 people dead, more than a month after the group began its search for answers.
  
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• Sudan: scores of people killed in tribal clashes in Blue Nile state

  17-07-2022 20:36 via theguardian.com
  
  Fighting between the Hausa and Birta ethnic groups broke out last week over the killing of a farmerThe death toll from days of tribal clashes in the southern Sudanese state of Blue Nile has climbed to at least 65 people, according to a senior health official.Around 150 people have been injured in the fighting between the Hausa and Birta ethnic groups, the state’s health minister, Gamal Nasser al-Sayed, said. Continue reading...
  
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• Texas House committee's preliminary report on Uvalde massacre describes 'lackadaisical approach' by authorities on the scene

  17-07-2022 20:23 via edition.cnn.com
  
  • Uvalde preliminary report outlines multiple failures by several entities
  
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• England v India: Rishabh Pant & Hardik Pandya seal series win

  17-07-2022 20:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Rishabh Pant and Hardik Pandya carry India to a five-wicket victory over England in the deciding one-day international at Old Trafford.
  
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• British man in Ukraine believed held by Russians appeals to Boris Johnson

  17-07-2022 20:04 via theguardian.com
  
  John Harding, who says in video he could be executed, implores the PM to use influence with Putin and Zelenskiy to help himRussia-Ukraine war: latest updatesA British man apparently being held captive by Russian forces in Ukraine has been shown in a video appealing for help from Boris Johnson.In the video shared on the Telegram messaging app, John Harding, who is in his 50s and originally from Sunderland, is being interviewed by a Russian journalist. Continue reading...
  
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• Texas House investigative committee's preliminary report on Uvalde school massacre outlines multiple failures by several entities

  17-07-2022 19:56 via cnn.com
  
  A Texas House investigative committee is expected to release a preliminary report Sunday on the Uvalde, Texas, school massacre that left 21 people dead, more than a month after the group began its search for answers.
  
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• Australian Cameron Smith wins British Open

  17-07-2022 19:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Cameron Smith stuns St Andrews by snatching the 150th Open by one stroke from Cameron Young, as overnight leader Rory McIlroy finishes third.
  
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• Rising corporate profits major factor in Australia’s escalating inflation, report finds

  17-07-2022 19:30 via theguardian.com
  
  Wage growth is at record low levels, while the profit share is at a near-record share of GDP, according to analysis from the Australia InstituteGet our free news app, morning email briefing and daily news podcastWages have had little or no effect on Australia’s inflation rate in the past three years, according to new economic analysis from a leading thinktank.As the treasurer, Jim Chalmers, rubbished what he called “dire warnings” from commentators about the impact of rising wa
  
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• Mother of three-year-old killed in tractor collision in Bury ‘broken beyond repair’

  17-07-2022 19:30 via theguardian.com
  
  Albie Speakman’s mother describes him as ‘little sunshine boy’ after he died of critical injuries on farmland The mother of a three-year-old boy killed in a collision with a tractor on a farm said she is “broken beyond repair”.Albie Speakman suffered fatal injuries on farmland off Bentley Hall Road in the Tottington area of Bury, Greater Manchester, at about 12.45pm on Saturday 16 July. Continue reading...
  
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• Lawsuit says Bass Pro won't honor lifetime warranty on socks

  17-07-2022 19:30 via abcnews.go.com
  
  The outdoor outfitter won't honor its lifetime warranty on its socks, man says.
  
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• ‘Jobs for mates’: political appointments to government boards rife in Australia, report reveals

  17-07-2022 19:30 via theguardian.com
  
  Grattan Institute report calls for fundamental reform after finding 21% of federal board positions were politically connected• Get our free news app, morning email briefing and daily news podcastOne in five lucrative and powerful federal government board positions have been handed to politically connected individuals, according to a new report warning Australia has developed an “insidious jobs-for-mates culture”.The Grattan Institute has released a report revealing a shocking le
  
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• Hydrogen fuel stations to be built between Sydney and Melbourne under $20m plan

  17-07-2022 19:30 via theguardian.com
  
  NSW and Victorian governments say at least four refuelling stations will be built along Hume HighwayGet our free news app, morning email briefing and daily news podcastThe New South Wales and Victorian governments will spend $20m on hydrogen refuelling stations along Australia’s busiest freight highway in a push to see more zero-emissions technology used in the heavy-vehicle industry.In a joint announcement the two governments say they will each spend $10m on grants to manufacture about 25
  
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• Cats are purring under Chris Scott as AFL’s fall guys finally land on feet

  17-07-2022 19:30 via theguardian.com
  
  After a decade of finals but no flags under coach Chris Scott, the 2022 Cats are the best placed since 2011 to win Geelong a long-awaited premiership At the end of the 2018 season, following yet another cutthroat final that had gone belly-up in less than ten minutes, another final where the Cats had looked old, slow and ripe for a rebuild, Chris Scott addressed the players, staff, and sponsors. “We’re not giving up,” he told them. “We’re not playing it safe. No rebu
  
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• Calls for more water buybacks to sustain Murray Darling Basin as government continues to fall short of target

  17-07-2022 19:30 via theguardian.com
  
  Just two gigalitres of a promised 450GL have been delivered so far ahead of the overdue Water for the Environment Special Account reviewGet our free news app, morning email briefing and daily news podcastHopes that environment-saving water will be delivered through the Murray-Darling Basin plan are evaporating rapidly.Just two gigalitres of a promised 450GL have been delivered so far. The federal government is set to table the much-delayed Water for the Environment Special Account (WESA) report
  
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• Academics discrediting Australia’s carbon credit system ‘serious people’, says former chief scientist

  17-07-2022 19:30 via theguardian.com
  
  Prof Ian Chubb, who is leading a review of the controversial scheme, says there are also credible voices defending it• Get our free news app, morning email briefing and daily news podcastThe former Australian chief scientist charged with investigating the country’s divisive carbon credit system says academics who have described it as a fraud and a sham are “serious people”.In an interview with Guardian Australia, Prof Ian Chubb said there were also credible voices defendin
  
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• 4 killed amid gunfire during argument at Houston apartment

  17-07-2022 19:28 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Gunfire erupted during an argument at an apartment complex in Houston.
  
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• Joe Manchin is 'intentionally sabotaging the president's agenda': Bernie Sanders

  17-07-2022 19:17 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Bernie Sanders on This Week blasted Joe Manchin after Manchin said he wouldn't support legislation this month dealing with climate change
  
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• ‘Arms race’ over tax cuts shows Tory leadership candidates want a reset

  17-07-2022 19:14 via theguardian.com
  
  Analysis: Contenders hope to reverse Johnson’s high-tax, high-spending policies but are vague about how they will protect servicesPolitics live: latest updatesWith three make-or-break days in the Conservative leadership contest ahead, the bitter clashes so far have already laid bare the struggle for the soul of a party that appears determined to erase the political legacy of Boris Johnson.The focus on what the shadow education secretary, Bridget Phillipson, has called an “arms race&r
  
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• Tour de France: Jasper Philipsen claims stage 15 win as Jonas Vingegaard survives crash

  17-07-2022 19:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jasper Philipsen sprints to victory on stage 15 of the Tour de France as race leader Jonas Vingegaard survives a crash but loses two key team-mates.
  
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• WATCH: Sea lions cool off in Texas heat

  17-07-2022 18:58 via abcnews.go.com
  
  COOLING OFF: Sea lions at the Houston Zoo were given some icy treats to stay cool in the Texas heat. The sea lions rolled around in ice cubes and jumped into the water.
  
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• WATCH: Small plane makes emergency landing at intersection

  17-07-2022 18:56 via abcnews.go.com
  
  A small aircraft made an emergency landing on a busy intersection in California. A vehicle’s multi-angle video shows the plane heading toward busy street in San Marcos.
  
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• The ethical loophole Clarence Thomas is gleefully exploiting — and how to stop him

  17-07-2022 18:52 via nbcnews.com
  
  Trump, Clarence Thomas and the Jan. 6 committee highlight a Supreme Court justice ethics crisis. If John Eastman and Giuliani have a code, so should judges.
  
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• Europe battles wildfires in intense heat

  17-07-2022 18:50 via cnn.com
  
  Authorities across southern Europe battled on Sunday to control huge wildfires in countries including Spain, Greece and France, with hundreds of deaths blamed on soaring temperatures that scientists say are consistent with climate change.
  
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• Metaverse expert predicts the future of the internet

  17-07-2022 18:46 via cnn.com
  
  Metaverse expert and author Matthew Ball predicts how the internet and CNN interviews may look in the future.
  
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• Pope seeks prayers for his 'penitential' Canadian pilgrimage

  17-07-2022 18:38 via abcnews.go.com
  
  He will apologize to Indigenous groups for abuses by Catholic institutions.
  
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• U.S. houses of worship increase security after shootings

  17-07-2022 18:36 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Recent high-profile mass shootings are a reminder violence can happen anywhere.
  
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• Man arrested after firing gun in Charlotte comedy club, police say

  17-07-2022 18:32 via abcnews.go.com
  
  A man was arrested in Charlotte, North Carolina, after he allegedly fired a gun in a local comedy club, police said.
  
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• Prosecutors try to prove 1996 killing with body missing

  17-07-2022 18:31 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Kristin Smart disappeared during her freshman year more than 25 years ago.
  
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• Brittney Griner guilty plea possible 'gamble' to speed up Russia exit: expert

  17-07-2022 18:08 via foxnews.com
  
  Brittney Griner pleaded guilty to drug charges, but some suggest that her plea is merely an attempt to make herself eligible for a prisoner swap so she can leave Russia sooner.
  
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• Video: Pilot deploys parachute, plane crashes into sidewalk outside Bruges

  17-07-2022 18:07 via cnn.com
  
  Bruges Police say the two-seater aircraft landed nose first but caused minimal damage to a street sign and fence in the area.
  
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• Pilot deploys parachute, plane crashes into sidewalk outside Bruges

  17-07-2022 18:07 via cnn.com
  
  Bruges Police say the two-seater aircraft landed nose first but caused minimal damage to a street sign and fence in the area.
  
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• Bernie Sanders condemns Joe Manchin for sabotaging president’s agenda

  17-07-2022 17:56 via theguardian.com
  
  Senator also rebukes Biden for Saudi Arabia trip: ‘I don’t believe we should maintain a warm relationship with a dictator like that’Bernie Sanders harshly criticized prominent fellow Democrats on Sunday, accusing his Senate colleague Joe Manchin of sabotaging the president’s agenda and rebuking Joe Biden for traveling to Saudi Arabia last week.During an appearance on ABC’s This Week, Sanders interrupted host Martha Raddatz when she said Manchin had “abruptly p
  
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• UAE sentences ex-lawyer of Jamal Khashoggi to three years in prison

  17-07-2022 17:54 via theguardian.com
  
  US citizen Asim Ghafoor detained in Dubai and convicted two days later of money laundering and tax evasionThe United Arab Emirates has sentenced the former lawyer of Jamal Khashoggi – the dissident Saudi journalist who was killed at Saudi Arabia’s consulate in Istanbul in 2018 – to three years in prison on charges of money laundering and tax evasion.The Abu Dhabi money laundering court also ordered Asim Ghafoor, a US citizen, to pay a fine of more than $800,000 (£675,000)
  
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• Rugby player Ricky Bibey, 40, found dead in Italy - reports

  17-07-2022 17:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The former rugby league player is named in Italian media as the Briton found dead in Florence on Saturday.
  
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• UK heatwave: people urged not to use trains from Monday

  17-07-2022 17:51 via theguardian.com
  
  Network Rail says to avoid trains unless absolutely necessary, with much of country covered by extreme heat alertPassengers have been urged not to travel by train from Monday as a record-breaking heatwave hits the UK, while the deputy prime minister said schools should not close and people should be resilient enough to “enjoy the sunshine”.The country’s first ever red warning for exceptional heat comes into force at midnight on Sunday, with temperatures expected to climb up to
  
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• January 6 committee member says there are still a lot of questions surrounding Secret Service text messages

  17-07-2022 17:43 via cnn.com
  
  A member of the House select committee investigating the Capitol insurrection said Sunday that they expect the panel to receive Secret Service text messages from January 5 and 6, 2021 on Tuesday, after the committee issued a subpoena for the records last week.
  
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• Ukraine mourners bury four-year-old Liza as Russian attacks intensify

  17-07-2022 17:41 via theguardian.com
  
  Rockets and missiles continue to pound Ukrainian towns amid fears of renewed Russian offensiveWarning: readers may find images in this article upsettingRussia-Ukraine war: latest updatesMourners in central Ukraine have buried a four-year-old girl who was killed by a Russian missile strike in the city of Vinnytsia last week, as officials and analysts warned that Moscow’s operational pause of recent days had come to an end, signalling further death and pain to come.The killing of Liza Dmitri
  
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• Trump won’t blunt January 6 inquiry by entering 2024 race, panel member says

  17-07-2022 17:24 via theguardian.com
  
  ‘No one is above the law,’ says Elaine Luria in response to whether Trump could shield himself from threat of prosecution by simply announcing runDonald Trump won’t blunt the investigation by the congressional committee investigating the deadly January 6th attack on the Capitol by announcing that he’s running for the Oval Office again, a member of the panel said Sunday.Elaine Luria, a Virginia congresswoman and one of seven Democrats on the committee, told CNN’s Dan
  
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