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• Sadio Mane: Bayern Munich striker named African Footballer of Year on memorable night for Senegal

  21-07-2022 23:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Senegal's Sadio Mane is crowned African Footballer of the Year for the second time running at a glittering awards ceremony in Morocco.
  
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• Polio: New York reports first US case in nearly a decade

  21-07-2022 23:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An unvaccinated young adult in New York is experiencing paralysis after contracting the virus.
  
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• Biden tests positive for Covid

  21-07-2022 23:27 via cnn.com
  
  President Joe Biden has tested positive for Covid-19 and is experiencing "mild symptoms," White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Thursday.,
  
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• Justice Jackson dissents in first vote as US Supreme Court won't reinstate Biden immigration policies

  21-07-2022 23:26 via cnn.com
  
  The Supreme Court Thursday declined to freeze a lower court order that blocked the Department of Homeland Security from implementing immigration enforcement priorities, in a case marking Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson's first vote since joining the court.
  
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• Why MI6 chief thinks Russia is running 'out of steam' on war in Ukraine

  21-07-2022 23:15 via cnn.com
  
  MI6 chief Richard Moore talks to CNN's Jim Sciutto about Russian President Vladimir Putin's "epic fails" in Ukraine and why he thinks Russia is running "out of steam."
  
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• Why MI6 chief thinks Russia is running 'out of steam'

  21-07-2022 23:15 via cnn.com
  
  MI6 chief Richard Moore talks to CNN's Jim Sciutto about Russian President Vladimir Putin's "epic fails" in Ukraine and why he thinks Russia is running "out of steam."
  
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• WATCH: World’s oldest giant panda in captivity dies at 35

  21-07-2022 23:14 via abcnews.go.com
  
  An An, who had lived in Hong Kong Ocean Park since 1999, was euthanized Thursday for health reasons.
  
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• India elects Droupadi Murmu as first president from tribal community

  21-07-2022 23:02 via cnn.com
  
  Lawmakers chose India's first president from the country's tribal communities on Thursday, which could boost the appeal of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party among marginalized groups ahead of the 2024 general election.
  
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• Fire on Massachusetts train prompts evacuation, rescue of passenger who jumped off bridge into river

  21-07-2022 22:58 via cnn.com
  
  A train fire in Massachusetts Thursday morning prompted the evacuation of 200 people and the rescue of one person who escaped by jumping into a river.
  
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• Brazilian Workers' Party officially names Lula presidential candidate

  21-07-2022 22:57 via cnn.com
  
  Former Brazilian president Luis Inacio Lula da Silva, widely known as Lula, is now officially standing as the Brazilian Workers' Party (PT) presidential candidate, the party announced Thursday.
  
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• Melania Trump says she was 'unaware' of the Jan. 6 riot as it was happening

  21-07-2022 22:39 via cnn.com
  
  Former first lady Melania Trump said in a new interview with Fox that she was "unaware" of the ongoing riot on January 6, 2021, because she was too busy photographing a rug in the White House.
  
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• Melania Trump says she was 'unaware' of the Jan. 6 riot

  21-07-2022 22:39 via cnn.com
  
  Former first lady Melania Trump said in a new interview with Fox that she was "unaware" of the ongoing riot on January 6, 2021, because she was too busy photographing a rug in the White House.
  
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• Starved for fuel and broiling in the heat, Cuba faces deepening energy crisis

  21-07-2022 22:33 via cnn.com
  
  For Cubans, the heat is on and the power could go out any moment.
  
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• New York adult diagnosed with polio, first US case in nearly a decade

  21-07-2022 22:14 via cnn.com
  
  A person from Rockland County, New York, has been diagnosed with polio, the first case identified in the United States in nearly a decade.
  
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• Watch Lizzo improvise personalized songs for fans

  21-07-2022 22:05 via cnn.com
  
  Lizzo made an appearance on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" for a segment called "Undercover Sing" where she surprises fans with improvised versions of her most popular tunes.
  
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• UK spy chief warns of 'no limits' Russia, China partnership, but insists West has 'advantages'

  21-07-2022 21:53 via foxnews.com
  
  Richard Moore backed estimates from his U.S. counterpart, William Burns, who suggested Russia may have lost at least 15,000 troops during the invasion of Ukraine.
  
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• Passengers climb through windows, jump off bridge to escape burning train

  21-07-2022 21:34 via cnn.com
  
  The MBTA evacuated 200 people after an Orange Line train near Boston lit up in smoke and flames. No one was injured and the incident is under investigation.
  
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• Cubans wait for days in line to buy diesel

  21-07-2022 21:25 via cnn.com
  
  Cubans are waiting in lines for days for diesel fuel amid a massive countrywide shortage. CNN's Patrick Oppmann reports.
  
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• Former Chinese state media editor suggests Nancy Pelosi be 'restrained,' 'punished' by CCP for visiting Taiwan

  21-07-2022 21:17 via foxnews.com
  
  A former editor-in-chief of China's state tabloid suggests the military 'restrain' and 'punish' Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi if she follows through with plans to visit Taiwan.
  
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• These airports are the world's worst for delays and cancellations this summer

  21-07-2022 21:07 via cnn.com
  
  Anyone who's been to an airport recently can see that demand for travel is back in a big way. What's not back with a vengeance are the resources needed to handle the crush of air travelers.
  
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• Europe wildfires: Are they linked to climate change?

  21-07-2022 21:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A series of wildfires across the Europe has caused alarm - how do they compare with previous years?
  
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• MPs claim Foreign Office ‘inaction’ on sanctioning Iranians for hostage-taking

  21-07-2022 20:59 via theguardian.com
  
  Officials involved in arrest and intimidation of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe named in CommonsRichard Ratcliffe: My view of Liz Truss? She brought home my wife, Nazanin – then she failed herThe Foreign Office has failed to impose sanctions on key Iranians responsible for the arrest and intimidation of the British-Iranian dual national Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe despite having been passed their names in September, MPs have claimed.Chris Bryant, a Labour member of the foreign affairs select comm
  
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• Pope to German bishops: Progressive changes 'not lawful,' churches will 'weaken, rot and die'

  21-07-2022 20:48 via foxnews.com
  
  The Vatican decided to halt the progress of a German progressive movement that aims to give Catholics the ability to speak on issues of homosexuality and women priests.
  
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• Pope Francis warns German bishops: Changing teachings is 'not lawful,' causes churches to 'rot and die'

  21-07-2022 20:41 via foxnews.com
  
  Pope Francis warned the German Conference of Bishops in a Thursday statement that alterations to theology or church governance is 'unlawful' and could hurt the church.
  
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• What next for Italy after fall of Draghi?

  21-07-2022 20:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Italy is heading for new elections and months of political instability, after its government collapsed.
  
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• House Republicans who voted for marriage equality recognized the obvious

  21-07-2022 20:23 via nbcnews.com
  
  The 47 House Republicans who voted in favor of marriage equality understood that voting no would go against the views of many constituents — including Republicans
  
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• More than 400 Russian intelligence officers have been expelled and several deep-cover spies posing as civilians arrested since the war began, Moore said

  21-07-2022 20:10 via cnn.com
  
  The chief of Britain's foreign intelligence service believes that Russia is losing steam in its invasion of Ukraine, and has lost its ability to spy in Europe "by half" following the expulsion of more than 400 Russian intelligence officers from cities across Europe and the arrest of several deep-cover spies posing as civilians.
  
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• WATCH: Bear follows hiker along Mount Rainier path

  21-07-2022 20:09 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Hiker gains a furry follower on trip to Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, as a black bear casually joins his route.
  
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• Tesla dumped a big chunk of its bitcoin holdings. Should you?

  21-07-2022 19:43 via cnn.com
  
  Bitcoin prices were cooling off Thursday following a big spike in the past week. And it appears Elon Musk might be partly to blame.
  
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• Russia about to run out of steam in Ukraine - MI6 chief

  21-07-2022 19:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  In a rare public appearance, the UK secret intelligence service chief says Ukraine could hit back.
  
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• Tour de France: Jonas Vingegaard extends lead with stage 18 victory

  21-07-2022 19:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jonas Vingegaard extends Tour de France lead to more than three minutes with victory in the final mountain stage.
  
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• Iraq accuses Turkey of deadly attack on tourists near Kurdish city

  21-07-2022 18:59 via theguardian.com
  
  Turkey blames PKK after nine people killed at water park in area where there have been frequent clashesThe bodies of nine tourists killed in a shelling attack in northern Iraq have been flown to Baghdad, as up to 23 survivors were treated in hospital and a political row intensified over who was responsible.The Iraqi government has accused Turkish forces of an attack on its citizens in a resort near the Kurdish city of Zakho, in the country’s far north. Turkey denied it had launched strikes
  
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• 'I want this for everybody:' Lizzo makes statement in Balenciaga caution tape for Elle cover shoot

  21-07-2022 18:48 via cnn.com
  
  Wrapped in the Balenciaga yellow caution tape that Kim Kardashian wore during Paris Fashion Week in March, Lizzo's latest cover shoot is dominating social media feeds.
  
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• 'I want this for everybody:' Lizzo makes statement in Balenciaga caution tape

  21-07-2022 18:48 via cnn.com
  
  Wrapped in the Balenciaga yellow caution tape that Kim Kardashian wore during Paris Fashion Week in March, Lizzo's latest cover shoot is dominating social media feeds.
  
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• Online privacy is so much more than having "nothing to hide." Here's why

  21-07-2022 18:44 via nbcnews.com
  
  In the wake of Roe v. Wade being overturned, online privacy is on everyone's minds. But according to privacy experts, the entire way we think about and understand what 'privacy' actually means... is wrong.In this new Think Again, NBC News Correspondent Andrew Stern dives deep into digital privacy — what it really means, how we got to this point, how it impacts every facet of our lives, and how little of it we actually have.
  
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• Italy's president dissolves parliament, triggering snap election following Draghi's resignation

  21-07-2022 18:36 via cnn.com
  
  Italy's President Sergio Mattarella dissolved parliament on Thursday, triggering a snap election following the resignation of the country's Prime Minister Mario Draghi earlier in the day.
  
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• Proud Boys crashed Drag Queen Story Hour at a local library. It was part of a wider movement

  21-07-2022 18:06 via cnn.com
  
  A version of this story appeared in CNN's Race Deconstructed newsletter. To get it in your inbox every week, sign up for free here.
  
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• A New York man who allegedly punched an Asian woman more than 100 times has been indicted on hate crimes charges

  21-07-2022 18:02 via cnn.com
  
  A man allegedly seen in surveillance video punching an elderly Asian woman more than 100 times and stomping on her body in Yonkers, New York, has been indicted on multiple hate crime charges.
  
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• YouTube will start removing misinformation related to abortion

  21-07-2022 18:01 via cnn.com
  
  YouTube on Thursday said it will no longer allow misinformation related to abortion on its platform, including false claims about the safety of the procedure and potentially unsafe instructions about how to self-induce an abortion.
  
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• Belgium's parliament passes Iran treaty that may lead to release of convicted terrorist

  21-07-2022 17:50 via foxnews.com
  
  Belgium ratified a prisoner treaty with Iran, setting the stage for an Iranian convicted on terrorist charges to walk free in exchange for a Belgian humanitarian worker.
  
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• Analysis: Here's proof that Donald Trump didn't get it on Jan. 6

  21-07-2022 17:39 via cnn.com
  
  Hours after rioters overran the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, then-President Donald Trump released a video message to them.
  
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• Euro 2022: England success bringing more fans to games

  21-07-2022 17:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England fans say Euro 2022 has seen crowds and interest in matches reach previously unseen heights.
  
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• Quiz of the week: How did Boris Johnson sign off from PMQs?

  21-07-2022 17:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  How closely have you been paying attention to what's been going on over the past seven days?
  
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• Analysis CIA chief: Putin is 'entirely too healthy.' What we know

  21-07-2022 17:05 via cnn.com
  
  • Russia's ability to spy in Europe cut in half, MI6 chief says
  • Opinion: American-made weapons could change everything
  • Video: Why MI6 chief thinks Russia is running 'out of steam'
  
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• Analysis: CIA chief: Putin 'entirely too healthy.' What we know

  21-07-2022 17:05 via cnn.com
  
  CIA Director Bill Burns gave an unusually candid assessment this week, when he told attendees at the Aspen Institute's annual security confab that Russian President Vladimir Putin is "entirely too healthy."
  
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• CIA director weighs in on rumors about Putin's health

  21-07-2022 17:03 via cnn.com
  
  CIA Director William Burns discussed rumors that have been circulating about the health of Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Aspen Security Conference.
  
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• US President Joe Biden tests positive for Covid, White House says

  21-07-2022 16:56 via cnn.com
  
  President Joe Biden has tested positive for Covid-19 and is experiencing "mild symptoms," White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Thursday.,
  
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• Beyoncé releases new album track list

  21-07-2022 16:56 via cnn.com
  
  The countdown to Beyoncé's new album just got more exciting.
  
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• War and energy woes push the climate crisis to the back seat in an endless vicious cycle

  21-07-2022 16:48 via cnn.com
  
  As Russia resumed its supply of natural gas to Germany after weeks of what it called "maintenance" on its Nord Stream 1 pipeline, leaders in Berlin breathed a sigh of relief. A day earlier, US President Joe Biden chose to defer declaring a climate emergency, which could have unleashed a wave of resources to fight the crisis, despite his opponents torpedoing his plans.
  
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• Amazon to buy One Medical for $3.9 billion as it expands healthcare footprint

  21-07-2022 16:36 via cnn.com
  
  Amazon on Thursday said it had entered an agreement to acquire primary healthcare company One Medical in an all-cash deal valued at approximately $3.9 billion.
  
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