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• London museum to return 72 Benin treasures to Nigeria

  07-08-2022 23:31 via theguardian.com
  
  Horniman museum is first government-funded institution to hand back artefacts looted by British forces in 1897A London museum is to return 72 treasured artefacts, including its collection of Benin bronzes, to Nigeria in what experts described as an “immensely significant” moment.The Horniman museum said it would transfer the ownership of the historic objects to the Nigerian government after an unanimous vote by its board of trustees. Continue reading...
  
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• 'It caused some real consternation': Senator responds to last-minute drama of bill passage

  07-08-2022 23:11 via cnn.com
  
  Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) discusses the challenges of getting the Senate to pass the Inflation Reduction Act and what he says it will do to solve health care and climate change issues if it is passed by the House and signed into law by President Biden.
  
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• 'She's lucky to be alive': Anne Heche is in stable condition after a fiery car crash

  07-08-2022 23:04 via cnn.com
  
  Anne Heche is in stable condition Sunday, two days after the car she was driving crashed into a home and became engulfed in flames, a representative for the actress said.
  
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• Anne Heche is in stable condition after a fiery car crash at a Los Angeles home

  07-08-2022 23:04 via cnn.com
  
  Anne Heche is in stable condition Sunday, two days after the car she was driving crashed into a home and became engulfed in flames, a representative for the actress said.
  
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• Israel, Islamic Jihad, say Gaza ceasefire agreement reached

  07-08-2022 22:45 via cnn.com
  
  Israel says an agreement to restore a ceasefire for Gaza will come into effect at 11:30 p.m. local time (4:30 p.m. ET), following up a similar announcement from Islamic Jihad a short while earlier.
  
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• More than 860 US flights canceled, 4,000 delayed on Sunday

  07-08-2022 22:40 via cnn.com
  
  Another wave of airline cancellations and delays is being felt across the United States this weekend.
  
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• Hundreds of Haitian and Cuban migrants in custody after landing on or near Florida coast, US says

  07-08-2022 22:21 via cnn.com
  
  Hundreds of Haitian and Cuban migrants using 16 different vessels were taken into custody after making landfall or reaching the US coast off Florida from Friday to Saturday, US Customs and Border Patrol said.
  
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• Hundreds of Haitian and Cuban migrants in custody after landing on or near Florida coast, US official says

  07-08-2022 22:21 via cnn.com
  
  Hundreds of Haitian and Cuban migrants using 16 different vessels were taken into custody after making landfall or reaching the US coast off Florida from Friday to Saturday, US Customs and Border Patrol said.
  
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• US Senate Democrats pass sweeping health care and climate bill

  07-08-2022 22:16 via cnn.com
  
  The Senate is continuing to work Sunday on a series of amendment votes but faced a new hiccup early afternoon as Democrats look to pass their sweeping climate, health care and tax package.
  
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• What's in the deal -- and what was left out

  07-08-2022 22:14 via cnn.com
  
  The Democrats' budget reconciliation package, which gained more heft after West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin agreed to add back several climate and tax provisions, was passed Sunday by the Senate on a party-line vote.
  
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• Climate hawks breathe sigh of relief after more than a decade of fighting for climate legislation

  07-08-2022 21:59 via cnn.com
  
  Massachusetts Sen. Ed Markey still remembers the raw anger he felt after the 2009 climate bill bearing his name failed to advance in a Democrat-controlled Senate.
  
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• Senate passes sweeping climate, health and tax package, putting Democrats on cusp of historic win

  07-08-2022 21:40 via nbcnews.com
  
  Senate Democrats passed a sweeping climate and economic package on Sunday, putting President Joe Biden and his party on the cusp of a big legislative victory.
  
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• Fareed Zakaria: The fallout over Pelosi's Taiwan was predictable

  07-08-2022 21:17 via cnn.com
  
  Fareed Zakaria examines the fallout with China over US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's trip to Taiwan, a crisis he says was predictable.
  
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• ‘Handmaid’s Tale’ was ‘not supposed to be a road map’: GOP lawmaker warns party on abortion

  07-08-2022 21:12 via nbcnews.com
  
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• A London museum will return its stolen Benin bronzes to Nigeria

  07-08-2022 20:56 via cnn.com
  
  A London museum has agreed to return 72 objects looted from Benin City in 1897 to the Nigerian government.
  
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• A London museum is returning dozens of looted artifacts

  07-08-2022 20:56 via cnn.com
  
  A London museum has agreed to return 72 objects looted from Benin City in 1897 to the Nigerian government.
  
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• US Senate 'vote-a-rama' continues with potential new hiccup for Democrats on sweeping climate and health care bill

  07-08-2022 20:55 via cnn.com
  
  The Senate is continuing to work Sunday on a series of amendment votes but faced a new hiccup early afternoon as Democrats look to pass their sweeping climate, health care and tax package.
  
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• More than 40 people killed in Gaza in weekend of violence

  07-08-2022 20:24 via cnn.com
  
  Palestinian militants launched rockets toward Jerusalem on Sunday, after Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip overnight killed a senior militant commander -- the second since Israel's operation against Islamic Jihad began. The response from the Iran-backed group marked another escalation in a weekend of violence that has left dozens of people dead in Gaza and sent thousands of Israelis scrambling for shelters.
  
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• What the Alex Jones trial means for the future of conspiracy culture

  07-08-2022 20:22 via cnn.com
  
  The Texas jury's decision last week to have Alex Jones face punitive damages of more than $45 million in a lawsuit filed by the parents of Sandy Hook shooting victim Jesse Lewis was a "reckoning that was 10 years in the making," CNN's chief media correspondent Brian Stelter said.
  
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• What the $45.2 million award against Alex Jones means for conspiracy culture

  07-08-2022 20:22 via cnn.com
  
  The Texas jury's decision last week to have Alex Jones face punitive damages of more than $45 million in a lawsuit filed by the parents of Sandy Hook shooting victim Jesse Lewis was a "reckoning that was 10 years in the making," CNN's chief media correspondent Brian Stelter said.
  
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• Senate Democrats eye finish line for sweeping climate and health care bill

  07-08-2022 19:46 via cnn.com
  
  • Why the global climate community isn't popping champagne over the US energy bill
  
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• Travelers endure more than 1,300 domestic flights cancellations over the weekend

  07-08-2022 19:34 via nbcnews.com
  
  More than 1,300 flights were canceled Saturday and Sunday, according to the flight-tracking site FlightAware, marking another punishing weekend for travel.
  
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• ‘I will continue killing foreigners’: soldier who shot dead unarmed Australians treated as ‘returning hero’ by Taliban

  07-08-2022 19:30 via theguardian.com
  
  Exclusive: Hekmatullah, who killed three Australian soldiers, is living in a heavily protected luxury Kabul home after being freed from prisonFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our free news app, morning email briefing or daily news podcastHekmatullah, the rogue Afghan soldier who killed three unarmed Australian diggers in Afghanistan a decade ago, is living in a luxury home in the capital Kabul, treated as a “returning hero” by the Taliban who released him
  
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• America's strong dollar is hurting everyone else

  07-08-2022 19:18 via cnn.com
  
  The US dollar has been on a tear this year. That's good news for American tourists gallivanting around Europe, but bad news for pretty much every other country in the world.
  
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• Video captures oil tank exploding into massive fireball

  07-08-2022 18:49 via cnn.com
  
  Lightning struck an oil storage facility tank outside of Havana, Cuba causing raging fires that ignited a second tank explosion nearby.
  
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• China’s export sector posts stronger than expected figures for July

  07-08-2022 18:04 via theguardian.com
  
  Outbound shipments grew 18% after struggle with shortages of raw materials and lockdowns in first half of yearChina’s export industries performed strongly last month after spending the first half of the year hampered by shortages of raw materials and pandemic-related lockdowns at major ports.Offering an encouraging boost to the economy, outbound shipments grew 18% in July from a year earlier, the fastest pace this year, official customs data showed on Sunday, beating analysts’ expect
  
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• Stacey Abrams explains why she was 'anti-abortion' until she went to college

  07-08-2022 17:54 via cnn.com
  
  Georgia Democratic gubernatorial nominee Stacey Abrams said Sunday that she was "anti-abortion" until she went to college and met a friend who gave her a new perspective on the contentious issue.
  
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• Russia’s private military contractor Wagner comes out of the shadows in Ukraine war

  07-08-2022 17:41 via theguardian.com
  
  Mercenary group does not officially exist but is playing a more public role and openly recruiting in RussiaRussia-Ukraine war – latest updatesThree billboards in the Ural city of Ekaterinburg shine a light on what was once one of Russia’s most shadowy organisations, the private military contractor Wagner.“Motherland, Honour, Blood, Bravery. WAGNER”, one of the posters reads. Continue reading...
  
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• US President Biden leaves White House for first time since Covid

  07-08-2022 17:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The US president is leaving for his home state of Delaware after testing negative for the virus.
  
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• Horniman Museum to return 72 artefacts to Nigeria

  07-08-2022 17:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The chair of the Horniman Museum said it was "moral" to return items taken by "force" years ago.
  
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• Breyer, in first appearance since Roe v. Wade was overturned, says 'I'm still an optimist'

  07-08-2022 17:18 via cnn.com
  
  Justice Stephen Breyer made sure Saturday night to steer clear of any controversy in his first public appearance since he retired and the Supreme Court's conservative majority overturned Roe v. Wade.
  
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• Roma refugees fleeing war in Ukraine say they are suffering discrimination and prejudice

  07-08-2022 17:10 via cnn.com
  
  Luiza Baloh left her home in Dnipro, central Ukraine, in March. Fleeing the constant sound of explosions, she and her five children came to the Czech Republic hoping to find refuge.
  
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• Top Republican has message for Trump if he runs in 2024

  07-08-2022 16:32 via cnn.com
  
  While on State of the Union with CNN's Dana Bash, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) sends a message directly to former President Donald Trump about another possible bid for the White House in 2024.
  
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• Read Democrats' sweeping climate and health care bill

  07-08-2022 16:17 via cnn.com
  
  The Democratic-backed bill known as the Inflation Reduction Act would represent the largest climate investment in US history. It would also make major changes to health care policy by giving Medicare the power for the first time to negotiate the prices of certain prescription drugs and extending expiring health care subsidies for three years. The legislation would impose new taxes to pay for it.
  
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• Senators put pressure on Biden to designate Russia a state sponsor of terror

  07-08-2022 16:12 via cnn.com
  
  A bipartisan pair of senators has called on the Biden administration to designate Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism in response to its invasion of Ukraine, saying they would push Congress to pass a bill issuing the designation "whether or not" it had President Joe Biden's support.
  
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• China winds down days of military drills around Taiwan after Pelosi visit

  07-08-2022 15:37 via theguardian.com
  
  Warships shadow each other in final hours of exercises as White House calls Beijing’s actions ‘irresponsible’China has wrapped up its unprecedented four days of drills that showcased Beijing’s growing military prowess and determination to challenge what it called “any attempt to separate Taiwan from China”, after the controversial visit to the island democracy last week by the US House speaker, Nancy Pelosi.A Chinese state television commentator said the Chine
  
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• Abortion rights in Europe are being questioned after Supreme Court overturns Roe

  07-08-2022 15:30 via nbcnews.com
  
  Abortion rights opponents have long been stuck on the fringes of politics in much of Western Europe. The Supreme Court’s recent decision to overturn Roe v.
  
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• Biden ends isolation in White House after negative Covid tests

  07-08-2022 15:17 via nbcnews.com
  
  President Joe Biden traveled to Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, on Sunday after he ended isolation in the White House following two negative tests for Covid. "This
  
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• Watch Sanders criticize climate and health care bill on Senate floor

  07-08-2022 14:57 via cnn.com
  
  Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) made his perspective on the Democrats' large climate and health care bill clear on the Senate floor, criticizing the legislation for not addressing inflation in a way he sees as beneficial to American workers.
  
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• Hear why Bernie Sanders was upset about the Democrats' bill

  07-08-2022 14:57 via cnn.com
  
  Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) made his perspective on the Democrats' large climate and health care bill clear on the Senate floor, criticizing the legislation for not addressing inflation in a way he sees as beneficial to American workers.
  
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• Boy at center of UK court battle dies after life support withdrawn

  07-08-2022 14:15 via cnn.com
  
  Archie Battersbee, a 12-year-old British boy, at the center of a long legal battle between his parents and doctors over the withdrawal of his treatment, died on Saturday, his mother Hollie Dance said.
  
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• How to adapt Jane Austen -- and why it's so hard to get right

  07-08-2022 14:13 via cnn.com
  
  It's an act braver than marrying for love, riskier than running away with Mr. Wickham and plainer than Anne Elliot to adapt Jane Austen's beloved, essential books for the screen.
  
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• The market read the Federal Reserve all wrong

  07-08-2022 14:12 via cnn.com
  
  After the Federal Reserve's July meeting, investors quickly reached a consensus: The central bank was turning slightly dovish.
  
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• UN's nuclear watchdog warns of 'disaster' at Ukraine power plant as shelling continues

  07-08-2022 13:57 via cnn.com
  
  The world's nuclear watchdog has called for an immediate cessation of hostilities near Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine after it was struck by shelling, triggering the shutdown of one of the reactors and signaling the "real risk of a nuclear disaster."
  
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• Mass shooting injures at least 9 in downtown Cincinnati

  07-08-2022 13:53 via nbcnews.com
  
  At least nine people were injured in a mass shooting in downtown Cincinnati early Sunday, police said.
  
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• Lionel Messi scores acrobatic bicycle kick as PSG thrashes Clermont in season-opener

  07-08-2022 13:02 via cnn.com
  
  Lionel Messi scored a sensational bicycle kick to round off Paris Saint-Germain's 5-0 rout of Clermont in its first match of the new Ligue 1 season on Saturday.
  
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• Mexican mining rescue: Ten miners trapped underground

  07-08-2022 12:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The 10 workers are stuck underground in Coahuila after a tunnel wall collapsed in a mine shaft.
  
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• The very urgent problem exposed by Taylor Swift's private plane travel

  07-08-2022 11:30 via nbcnews.com
  
  Taylor Swift, Drake and Kylie Jenner have private plane problems after scientists and fans criticized the celebrity travel habits and Co2 climate change impact
  
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• Netflix is not in deep trouble. It's becoming a media company

  07-08-2022 11:02 via cnn.com
  
  Netflix has had a terrible 2022. In April, it said it lost subscribers for the first time since 2011. Its stock has tumbled more than 60% so far this year.
  
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• ‘They beat girls just for smiling’: life in Afghanistan one year after the Taliban’s return

  07-08-2022 11:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Despite their promises of peace and stability, the country is on its knees, and its people are desperateMaryam* is near the top of her sixth grade class in Kabul, which under Taliban rule means that her education should be ending in a few months.But the 10-year-old, whose name we have changed to protect her identity, has a strategy to stay in school for another year, and her eyes dance with satisfaction as she explains her plan. “I will make sure I don’t answer too many questions rig
  
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