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• NFL to appeal Deshaun Watson's six-game suspension

  03-08-2022 23:58 via cnn.com
  
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• Banned Russian oligarchs exploited UK secrecy loophole

  03-08-2022 23:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A BBC investigation links a little-known type of company to fraud, terrorism and money laundering.
  
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• Peru PM abruptly resigns

  03-08-2022 23:16 via cnn.com
  
  Peruvian Prime Minister Anibal Torres Vasquez has abruptly resigned, becoming the fourth premier to leave the job in the past year.
  
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• Commonwealth Games: Bethany Firth claims gold for NI, while Duncan Scott and Ben Proud also win

  03-08-2022 23:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Bethany Firth wins Northern Ireland's first Commonwealth gold in the pool - and the nation's first at Birmingham 2022 - as Scotland's Duncan Scott and England's Ben Proud also win.
  
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• What's happening on day six?

  03-08-2022 22:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Your day-by-day guide to all the action at the 22nd Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.
  
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• Opinion: The scariest part of the Alex Jones story

  03-08-2022 22:46 via cnn.com
  
  "Jesse was real. I'm a real mom."
  
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• Ukraine war: UN chief Guterres slams oil and gas firms' 'grotesque greed'

  03-08-2022 22:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres says it is "immoral" to profit from the energy crisis.
  
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• Commonwealth Games: England's Gina Kennedy wins squash gold

  03-08-2022 22:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England's Gina Kennedy wins squash gold on her Commonwealth Games debut to cap her meteoric rise in the sport.
  
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• Abortion ruling prompts variety of reactions from states

  03-08-2022 22:24 via abcnews.go.com
  
  When the U.S. Supreme Court in June overturned Roe v. Wade, the 1973 ruling that established a right to abortion, it sparked legal changes and court challenges in states nationwide
  
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• An 'influencer thrift store' wants to tackle fast fashion waste

  03-08-2022 22:22 via nbcnews.com
  
  Detoure,an online consignment shop, is trying to lessen the burden on overflowing landfills by reselling clothes from influencers' closets.
  
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• After Alex Jones' lawyers accidentally leak years of emails, Infowars financial documents are revealed in court

  03-08-2022 22:10 via nbcnews.com
  
  Lawyers for Alex Jones appeared to have accidentally sent over the entire contents of the Infowars founder’s phone to the lawyers for the plaintiffs in his
  
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• WATCH: Friends huddle for safety as hail smashes car windows

  03-08-2022 22:08 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Footage from inside a car shows passengers ducking for cover as chunks of hail smash the vehicle’s windows in Alberta, Canada.
  
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• GOP congresswoman killed in car crash

  03-08-2022 22:08 via cnn.com
  
  Indiana Republican Rep. Jackie Walorski has died in a car accident, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy announced Wednesday.
  
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• Marc Cucurella: Chelsea on verge of deal for Brighton full-back

  03-08-2022 22:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Chelsea on verge of deal to sign Spain international full-back Marc Cucurella from Brighton.
  
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• Scientists prove cell death in pigs 'can be halted,' shaking up what we know about dying

  03-08-2022 21:51 via cnn.com
  
  Researchers at Yale University say they have been able to restore blood circulation and other cellular functions in pigs a full hour after the animals' deaths, suggesting that cells don't die as quickly as scientists had assumed.
  
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• After Kansas defeat, what's next for abortion bans?

  03-08-2022 21:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  While the battle to ban abortion in Kansas may have been lost, the fight continues across the US.
  
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• Phil Mickelson and Ian Poulter among LIV golfers to bring lawsuit against PGA Tour

  03-08-2022 21:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Phil Mickelson and Ian Poulter are among 11 LIV Golf players who have filed a lawsuit against the PGA Tour in order to challenge their suspensions.
  
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• 6 books beyond 'The Handmaid's Tale' that explore the loss of reproductive rights

  03-08-2022 21:42 via cnn.com
  
  When Margaret Atwood sat down to write "The Handmaid's Tale" in the early 1980s, she stopped working on it many times because she thought that the plot seemed too "far-fetched," as she wrote in The New York Times. A country birthed from the ruins of American society in which women are forced to give birth in a Christian patriarchy? Unthinkable.
  
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• Biden signs new executive order on abortion rights: 'Women's health and lives are on the line'

  03-08-2022 21:37 via cnn.com
  
  President Joe Biden will sign another executive order Wednesday as part of his administration's efforts to help ensure access to abortion in light of the Supreme Court's decision earlier this summer to eliminate the federal right to the procedure.
  
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• Zawahiri's victims: What it feels like to hear he's gone

  03-08-2022 21:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The al-Qaeda leader's death hits home to those he robbed of a husband, a wife, or their eyesight.
  
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• Conspiracy theorist concedes school shooting '100% real'

  03-08-2022 21:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Parents of a child who was killed are seeking millions in a defamation trial against the radio host.
  
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• London Zoo's crocodile skin handbag display goes viral

  03-08-2022 21:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The bag was seized by UK Border Force and given to the zoo to showcase the reality of the illegal trade.
  
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• Former deputy White House counsel subpoenaed in January 6 criminal probe

  03-08-2022 21:09 via cnn.com
  
  The former deputy counsel to President Donald Trump has been subpoenaed in the federal criminal probe of the January 6 attack on the US Capitol, two sources familiar with the matter tell CNN.
  
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• Ukraine war: IAEA says Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant out of control

  03-08-2022 20:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Every principle of nuclear safety has been violated at Zaporizhzhia, the UN's nuclear chief says.
  
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• Ben & Jerry's says Unilever froze directors' salaries over Israel

  03-08-2022 20:32 via cnn.com
  
  Ben & Jerry's independent board said parent company Unilever, with which it is locked in a dispute over the sale of its Israeli business, had frozen its directors' salaries in July as a pressure tactic ahead of a mediation on the matter.
  
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• Russia 'isolated' at the United Nations, says US Ambassador

  03-08-2022 20:29 via cnn.com
  
  US Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield embarks on a tour of African nations as Russia intensifies efforts to blame the West for the global food crisis.
  
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• China to begin series of unprecedented live-fire drills off Taiwan coast

  03-08-2022 20:29 via theguardian.com
  
  Island accuses Beijing of planning to breach sovereign territory in wake of controversial visit by Nancy PelosiChina is to begin a series of unprecedented live-fire drills that would effectively blockade the island of Taiwan, just hours after the departure of US House speaker, Nancy Pelosi, whose controversial visit this week has sparked fears of a crisis in the Taiwan strait.Taiwan has characterised the drills, which will last until Sunday afternoon – and will include missile tests and ot
  
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• 'I don't do excuses' - Leclerc on honesty, 'respect' for Max & golf

  03-08-2022 20:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  In an exclusive BBC Sport interview, Ferrari's Charles Leclerc discusses self-improvement, his "respect" for Max Verstappen, and why he will never make excuses for his mistakes.
  
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• Space debris Australia: Piece of SpaceX capsule crashes to Earth in field

  03-08-2022 20:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  This may become more common as the number of rockets sent to space increases, an expert said.
  
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• Former lawmaker: Kansas result shows Republicans 'better be very careful' on abortion

  03-08-2022 19:54 via cnn.com
  
  Former Democratic congresswoman Donna Shalala reacts to the Kansas abortion vote and explains what it could mean for the midterm elections.
  
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• Analysis: Taiwan, not US, could pay high price for Pelosi visit

  03-08-2022 19:36 via cnn.com
  
  When US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi touched down in Taiwan on Tuesday night, China was ready with its response.
  
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• Cell function restored in pigs after death, scientists say

  03-08-2022 19:22 via cnn.com
  
  Researchers at Yale University say they have been able to restore blood circulation and other cellular functions in pigs a full hour after the animals' deaths, suggesting that cells don't die as quickly as scientists had assumed.
  
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• No Nigeria amnesty guarantees for gay dating app victims

  03-08-2022 19:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The police want help to build a case against fraudsters but Nigeria criminalises gay relations.
  
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• See the first shipment of grain to leave Ukraine since Russia's invasion

  03-08-2022 19:12 via cnn.com
  
  The first shipment of grain to leave Ukraine since Russia's invasion has passed though a high-stakes inspection in Istanbul. The shipment was inspected to ensure the sole transportation of goods approved under the Black Sea Grain Initiative. CNN's Nada Bashir reports.
  
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• Pelosi's flight to Taiwan was the most-tracked of all time

  03-08-2022 19:05 via cnn.com
  
  US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's flight to Taiwan, which bolstered American support for the island nation but angered China, was the single most heavily tracked flight in the history of the online flight tracking site Flightradar24.
  
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• Nord Stream 1: The 12-metre turbine threatening Europe's gas supply

  03-08-2022 19:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The vital pipeline component is stuck in Germany as Russia refuses to take it back after repairs.
  
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• Commonwealth Games: England's Emily Campbell wins weightlifting gold

  03-08-2022 19:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England's Emily Campbell adds Commonwealth gold to her weightlifting medal haul with a record-breaking performance at Birmingham's NEC.
  
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• Why 99% of new sea turtle babies are female, according to scientists

  03-08-2022 18:57 via cnn.com
  
  Florida's sea turtles are grappling with a gender imbalance made worse by climate change. Recent heat waves have caused the sand on some beaches to get so hot that nearly every turtle born was female.
  
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• Summers are getting so hot in Florida that sea turtles there are mostly born female

  03-08-2022 18:57 via cnn.com
  
  Florida's sea turtles are grappling with a gender imbalance made worse by climate change. Recent heat waves have caused the sand on some beaches to get so hot that nearly every turtle born was female.
  
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• Stunning image shows result of two galaxies colliding

  03-08-2022 18:57 via cnn.com
  
  The latest image from the James Webb Space Telescope shows the Cartwheel galaxy, a ring galaxy located 500 million light-years away that formed when a large spiral galaxy and a small galaxy violently collided. CNN's Kristin Fisher reports.
  
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• Iran nuclear talks to resume in Vienna

  03-08-2022 18:35 via cnn.com
  
  A new round of talks to try to salvage the Iran nuclear deal will convene in Vienna this week, although the Biden administration has low expectations for reaching a breakthrough after more than a year of negotiations.
  
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• Taiwan: Pelosi leaves Taipei to sound of Chinese fury

  03-08-2022 18:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  "Those who play with fire will not come to a good end," warns China's foreign minister after the visit.
  
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• Prince's estate is finally settled after a 6-year battle

  03-08-2022 17:56 via cnn.com
  
  Prince's estate is finally settled after a six-year court battle. The late singer did not leave a will regarding his $156 million estate.
  
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• Rare species of wild cat caught on camera for the first time

  03-08-2022 17:53 via cnn.com
  
  This is the rarest of the rare, a black kodkod, a small cat that lives in Patagonia. The new Original Series "Patagonia: Life on the Edge of the World" airs Sundays at 9 p.m. ET.
  
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• Monica Lewinsky wants Beyoncé to remove lyric about her from 'Partition'

  03-08-2022 17:51 via cnn.com
  
  Since Beyoncé is editing lyrics, Monica Lewinsky has a request.
  
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• Some lab techs refuse to take blood from possible monkeypox patients, raising concerns about stigma and testing delays

  03-08-2022 17:42 via cnn.com
  
  Many technicians at Labcorp and Quest Diagnostics, two of the largest commercial labs in the US, have been refusing to draw blood from patients who might have monkeypox, CNN has learned.
  
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• Pelosi says US will 'not abandon' Taiwan as China begins military drills

  03-08-2022 17:31 via cnn.com
  
  US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will visit Taiwan's Parliament on Wednesday morning (local time) after she became the highest-ranking American official to visit the island in 25 years.
  
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• Kenya: Wildlife trafficking suspect seized after $1m reward

  03-08-2022 17:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Abdi Hussein Ahmed is suspected of links to a transnational wildlife and drug trafficking syndicate.
  
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• Mystery sinkhole appears near Chile mine

  03-08-2022 17:23 via cnn.com
  
  Authorities are investigating a sinkhole that appeared near a mine in the north of the country, according to Reuters.
  
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• Mexican Pizza gave Taco Bell an enormous sales boost

  03-08-2022 17:21 via cnn.com
  
  Taco Bell can thank Mexican Pizza for a boost in sales last quarter.
  
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