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• The searing temperatures in Southern Europe have left at least 1,000 people dead, and Britain had one of its hottest days on record

  18-07-2022 23:46 via cnn.com
  
  Raging wildfires have scorched thousands of hectares of forest in France and Spain, while Britain is set to face its hottest day on record amid a searing heat wave.
  
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• White House seeks to delay decision on Prince Mohammed immunity over Khashoggi murder

  18-07-2022 23:37 via theguardian.com
  
  Request comes after Biden returns from Saudi trip in which he claims to have raised journalist’s murder with crown princeThe Biden administration asked a US judge for a 60-day extension before it formally weighed in on whether Mohammed bin Salman, the Saudi crown prince, ought to be granted sovereign immunity in a case involving the murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi.The Department of Justice said in a filing before a US district court that it had initiated a “decisi
  
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• Euro 2022: Who are the big hitters England need to fear?

  18-07-2022 23:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The quarter-finals of Euro 2022 start on Wednesday when England take on Spain, but who poses the biggest challenge to England's campaign for the trophy?
  
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• Euro 2022: Who has qualified for the quarter-finals?

  18-07-2022 23:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Which nations have joined England in the quarter-finals of Euro 2022?
  
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• Why the US is so horribly incapable of meaningful climate action

  18-07-2022 23:26 via cnn.com
  
  While the world's climate is hot and getting hotter, the US government is frozen in time.
  
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• Top US general orders comprehensive review of US-China military interactions

  18-07-2022 23:11 via cnn.com
  
  The most senior US general has ordered a comprehensive review of US military interactions with Chinese forces over the last five years as concerns about Beijing's assertive behavior in the Indo-Pacific region increases, according to three defense officials.
  
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• The sculptor behind some of the US's most iconic public artworks has died

  18-07-2022 22:53 via cnn.com
  
  Claes Oldenburg, the pop artist who reimagined everyday objects like clothespins and spoons as mammoth sculptures, has died at age 93, according to Pace Gallery in New York, which has represented the artist since 1960. Oldenburg had recently suffered a fall and died Monday in his home and studio in New York City, the gallery said.
  
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• Top U.S. general orders staff to gather info on every interaction between Chinese, U.S. militaries amid rising tension

  18-07-2022 22:26 via nbcnews.com
  
  Joint Chiefs chair Gen. Mark Milley has ordered his staff to gather info about every interaction between the U.S. and Chinese militaries over the past 5 years.
  
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• Isfahan's Shah Mosque: Important Iranian site damaged in restoration

  18-07-2022 22:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Shah Mosque, hailed as an architectural masterpiece, has suffered defects that now need repairing.
  
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• How some people are manipulating gas pumps to discount their fuel

  18-07-2022 21:57 via nbcnews.com
  
  With gas prices at record highs in the U.S. in recent months, some people have turned to hacking the pump.
  
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• Some China areas extend their lockdowns and testing amid COVID-19 omicron variant spread

  18-07-2022 21:01 via foxnews.com
  
  Major Chinese cities, including Shanghai, have re-implemented mass testing sites and lockdown measures as COVID-19 cases continue to rise across the country.
  
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• U.K. braces for record heat as it becomes one of the hottest places on Earth

  18-07-2022 20:57 via nbcnews.com
  
  The United Kingdom was bracing Monday for what could be its hottest day on record, as wildfires blazed in France, Spain, Portugal and Greece.
  
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• Antisemitism controversy at major art show ends with director's resignation

  18-07-2022 20:35 via cnn.com
  
  The head of one of the world's most prestigious art exhibitions has resigned after this year's show became embroiled in a scandal over antisemitic imagery.
  
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• 'Captain America can't lift an iPhone?': Chris Evans thinks his iPhone 12 is too heavy

  18-07-2022 20:09 via cnn.com
  
  "Captain America" star Chris Evans says he misses his iPhone 6s, the 2014 model that he held onto until this year. He explains to Collider's Steven Weintraub why he thinks his new iPhone 12 is too heavy.
  
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• High temperatures caused section of UK airport's runway 'to lift'

  18-07-2022 20:07 via cnn.com
  
  One of the United Kingdom's largest airports suspended flights on Monday after high temperatures damaged a runway. Temperatures soared up to 37 degrees Celsius (about 99 degrees Fahrenheit) in some parts of the country.
  
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• Tens of thousands of Afghans applying for US visas still face major delays

  18-07-2022 19:58 via cnn.com
  
  There are tens of thousands of Afghans who have applied for Special Immigrant Visas (SIV) whose applications are still being processed nearly a year after the botched US withdrawal from Afghanistan, a senior administration official said Monday, adding that the process will now be entirely overseen by the State Department.
  
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• Starbucks is reportedly considering selling its UK business

  18-07-2022 19:55 via cnn.com
  
  As prices surge and the UK economy struggles more than most of its peers, Starbucks is reportedly looking for an exit.
  
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• Supreme Court lets Indiana enforce abortion parental consent requirement

  18-07-2022 19:18 via nbcnews.com
  
  The Supreme Court issued an order allowing Indiana to begin enforcing a state law requiring parental consent for a minor to get an abortion.
  
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• Somalia plane crash: Firefighters tackle blaze by flipped-over plane

  18-07-2022 19:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  There were no fatalities after a plane carrying 36 passengers crash-landed in Somalia's capital.
  
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• France is facing a looming energy crisis. Here's how the UAE could help as its president touches down in Paris

  18-07-2022 19:11 via cnn.com
  
  France is in the midst of an energy crisis: Russia continues to cut off supply to Europe while historic heatwaves are causing a spike in demand for gas to cool homes.
  
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• Biden gives Saudis the gesture they wanted. But he returns to Washington with little in hand

  18-07-2022 19:03 via cnn.com
  
  It was always going to be awkward -- Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's greeting with US President Joe Biden.
  
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• Wild monkeys steal infant, throw child off roof in tragic attack

  18-07-2022 18:57 via foxnews.com
  
  A gang of monkeys killed a newborn baby in India on Friday, when the they snatched him from his parents and threw him off a roof terrace as family members looked on in horror.
  
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• WATCH: Mama bear and cub chow down inside home

  18-07-2022 18:39 via abcnews.go.com
  
  A bear and her cub were caught on camera rummaging through a California family's kitchen before being shooed away.
  
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• Heatwave: How to keep your home cool

  18-07-2022 18:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  With temperatures rising, how can you stop your home overheating?
  
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• Libyan PM makes alliance with ex-enemy to cement ceasefire

  18-07-2022 18:38 via theguardian.com
  
  Prospect of Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh and Khalifa Haftar burying differences may be welcomed by UNLibya’s prime minister, Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh, has made an unexpected alliance with his former enemy, the eastern warlord Khalifa Haftar, in a bid to cement a fragile ceasefire and end a months-long oil blockade.Less than three years ago, Haftar’s self-styled Libyan National Army (LNA) besieged Tripoli in a failed attempt to capture the capital. On Monday, in a highly symbolic gesture, LNA&rsquo
  
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• Sri Lanka's acting President says previous government was 'covering up facts' about crisis

  18-07-2022 18:22 via cnn.com
  
  Sri Lanka's acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe has said the country's previous administration was "covering up facts" about its crippling financial crisis.
  
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• Ranil Wickremesinghe: wily fox who’s been Sri Lanka’s PM six times

  18-07-2022 18:16 via theguardian.com
  
  Profile: Despite insisting he is a ‘clean’ politician, lawyer by profession not untouched by corruption allegationsThere are few who have been stalwarts of Sri Lankan politics in the last half-century quite like the man often referred to as “the fox”.Ranil Wickremesinghe, who gained his nickname for his apparently wily ability to repeatedly resurrect his political career, has been prime minister six times since he first entered politics in 1977, though he has famously nev
  
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• Sri Lanka's acting President says previous government was 'covering up facts' about financial crisis

  18-07-2022 17:55 via cnn.com
  
  Sri Lanka's acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe has said the country's previous administration was "covering up facts" about its crippling financial crisis.
  
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• DHS spent millions on cellphone data to track Americans and foreigners inside and outside U.S., ACLU report says

  18-07-2022 17:55 via nbcnews.com
  
  The U.S. government spent millions since 2017 on cellphone data, without warrants, to track Americans and foreigners in and outside the U.S., an ACLU report said.
  
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• 'Black hole police' discover dormant black hole outside our galaxy for first time

  18-07-2022 17:45 via cnn.com
  
  An elusive type of black hole has been discovered in a neighboring galaxy for the first time, according to a new study based on observations from the European Southern Observatory's (ESO's) Very Large Telescope.
  
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• Spain heatwave: Passengers alarmed as train surrounded by flames

  18-07-2022 17:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Fires could be seen raging on both sides of the track in the Spanish province of Zamora.
  
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• Emilia Clarke says parts of her brain are 'missing' after aneurysms

  18-07-2022 17:34 via cnn.com
  
  Emilia Clarke says she had "the most excruciating pain" after suffering two brain aneurysms, but is grateful for both her recovery and for working on "Game of Thrones" at the time.
  
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• New Webb telescope images show Jupiter in a new light

  18-07-2022 17:31 via cnn.com
  
  The James Webb Space Telescope's first stunning images of the distant universe have been followed up by something a little closer to home.
  
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• WATCH: Man with brick fails to break into jewelry display case

  18-07-2022 17:28 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Authorities are seeking the public's help in identifying a man who tried — unsuccessfully — to use a brick to break into a display case at a jewelry store in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin.
  
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• A star Jan. 6 witness says it'll take a 'miracle' to win his next election

  18-07-2022 17:22 via nbcnews.com
  
  Curtis Ruhl doesn't care much for politicians.
  
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• Fauci says he plans to retire by end of Biden's current term

  18-07-2022 17:21 via cnn.com
  
  Dr. Anthony Fauci plans to retire by the end of President Joe Biden's current term in office, the government's top infectious disease expert told CNN on Monday.
  
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• 9/11 group blasts Trump for hosting Saudi-backed golf league tournament, seeks meeting

  18-07-2022 17:21 via nbcnews.com
  
  9/11 families are seeking a meeting with Donald Trump over his hosting a tournament for Saudi-backed LIV Golf at his Bedminster, N.J., club this month.
  
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• Bernie Sanders just accused Joe Manchin of 'intentionally sabotaging' Joe Biden's agenda

  18-07-2022 17:01 via cnn.com
  
  In the wake of West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin's play for more time to consider a climate and tax legislative package, his colleagues are letting loose with long-simmering frustrations with him and his tactics.
  
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• Woman wakes from coma and accuses brother of attempted killing

  18-07-2022 16:59 via cnn.com
  
  A West Virginia woman has awoken from a two-year coma and identified her brother as her attacker, according to police. CNN's Jean Casarez reports.
  
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• AC Milan player Tiemoue Bakayoko stopped by Italian police in 'misunderstanding'

  18-07-2022 16:44 via cnn.com
  
  Italian police say AC Milan midfielder Tiémoué Bakayoko was stopped by officers in what they called a "misunderstanding" before being released.
  
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• Car company unveils high-performance truck inspired by desert racing

  18-07-2022 16:41 via cnn.com
  
  Ford unveiled its high-performance F-150 Raptor R pickup truck with a V8 engine that can provide 700 horsepower.
  
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• 'Ted Cruz is pandering:' Commentator reacts to Cruz's same-sex marriage claim

  18-07-2022 16:37 via cnn.com
  
  Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) said marriage is an issue that should be left to the states, slamming the landmark 2015 US Supreme Court decision that recognized same-sex marriage nationwide.
  
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• Massive ring weighs nearly a pound and contains more than 24,000 diamonds

  18-07-2022 16:24 via cnn.com
  
  A ring has made its way into the Guinness World Records for the most diamonds set in one ring. The sparkler is encrusted with more than 24,000 diamonds and weighs nearly a pound. Each stone was hand-placed and took nearly 3 months to complete. The one-of-a-kind ring broke the previous record set two years ago.
  
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• Brazilian FM: 'Give peace a chance,' discusses Brazil's relations with the US, China, Russia

  18-07-2022 16:20 via foxnews.com
  
  Brazilian Foreign Minister, Carlos Franca sat down with Fox News Digital to discuss his country's foreign policy and its role on the world stage. Franca lauded his country's close relationship with China.
  
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• Wildfires have raged through thousands of hectares of forest in France and Spain, while Britain is set to face its hottest day on record

  18-07-2022 16:17 via cnn.com
  
  Raging wildfires have scorched thousands of hectares of forest in France and Spain, while Britain is set to face its hottest day on record amid a searing heat wave.
  
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• Reality Check: How the 'politics of gamesmanship' chipped away at China bill

  18-07-2022 15:55 via cnn.com
  
  The Senate is gearing up to take action on a bill to pump billions of dollars into American manufacturing and scientific research, but will lawmakers be able to reach a consensus only days before they head home for their August recess? John Avlon has a Reality Check.
  
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• The 10-year-old checkers champion winning hearts and money for Ukraine's army

  18-07-2022 15:46 via cnn.com
  
  Valeria Yezhova sits at a little folding table outside the sliding doors of a Kyiv shopping center on a warm afternoon, waiting for someone to sit down in the camping chair across from her and try to give her a run for her money on the checkers board on the table.
  
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• Zelensky suspends top officials over staffers' 'collaboration' with Russia

  18-07-2022 15:45 via cnn.com
  
  • Bloody battle for control rages as Russia struggles to gain ground in Donetsk
  
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• British Airways passengers get mid-air email canceling their connecting flight

  18-07-2022 15:30 via cnn.com
  
  It's always frustrating to find out your flight is canceled. Far more frustrating? Receiving word while mid-air, on the first leg of your trip, that the second part of your flight is canceled.
  
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• Pro-Russia separatists capture US Air Force vet in Ukraine: brother

  18-07-2022 15:15 via foxnews.com
  
  Sele Murekezi says his brother, U.S. Air Force veteran Suedi Murekezi was captured by pro-Russian separatists in the Ukrainian region known as the Donetsk People's Republic.
  
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