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• Ukraine putting squeeze on Russian forces

  16-08-2022 23:58 via cnn.com
  
  • Russia says Crimea ammo depot explosion result of 'sabotage'
  
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• Arizona and Nevada face another round of water cuts as drought hammers Colorado River water levels

  16-08-2022 23:56 via nbcnews.com
  
  Arizona and Nevada will be hit with another round of cuts to their water supply, as the U.S.
  
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• Russia says Crimea ammo depot explosion result of 'sabotage'

  16-08-2022 23:46 via cnn.com
  
  An explosion at an ammunition depot in Russian-occupied Crimea has been branded "sabotage" by Russia's military. Ukraine has not claimed responsibility for the incident, but a Ukrainian presidential adviser referred to the blast as "demilitarization in action."
  
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• Solange Knowles becomes the first Black woman to compose music for NYC Ballet

  16-08-2022 23:41 via nbcnews.com
  
  Singer and songwriter Solange Knowles can soon add ballet composer to her impressive list of accomplishments.
  
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• Biden thanks Manchin with pen after signing $750B health care and climate bill into law

  16-08-2022 23:38 via cnn.com
  
  President Joe Biden signed a sweeping $750 billion health care, tax and climate bill into law at the White House on Tuesday -- marking a major victory for his administration and the Democratic Party ahead of the midterm elections.
  
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• Massive tornadic waterspout filmed off coast of Florida

  16-08-2022 23:30 via cnn.com
  
  A massive waterspout was caught on camera off the coast of Florida, produced by severe thunderstorms in the area. Waterspouts are tornados that form over water or move from land to water.
  
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• Late night hosts mock Trump supporters' response to Mar-a-Lago search

  16-08-2022 23:30 via cnn.com
  
  Late night hosts poked fun at how Donald Trump's supporters rallied to defend him after the FBI removed boxes of classified materials from Mar-a-Lago.
  
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• Late night hosts mock Trump supporters

  16-08-2022 23:30 via cnn.com
  
  Late night hosts poked fun at how Donald Trump's supporters rallied to defend him after the FBI removed boxes of classified materials from Mar-a-Lago.
  
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• Saudi woman given 34-year prison sentence for using Twitter

  16-08-2022 23:24 via theguardian.com
  
  Salma al-Shehab, a Leeds University student, was charged with following and retweeting dissidents and activistsA Saudi student at Leeds University who had returned home to the kingdom for a holiday has been sentenced to 34 years in prison for having a Twitter account and for following and retweeting dissidents and activists.The sentencing by Saudi’s special terrorist court was handed down weeks after the US president Joe Biden’s visit to Saudi Arabia, which human rights activists had
  
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• Journalist found dead in northern Mexico in bloody year for media

  16-08-2022 23:24 via theguardian.com
  
  Body of Juan Arjón López, 14th journalist to be killed in Mexico in 2022, identified by tattoos in border city of San Luis Río ColoradoAn independent journalist has been found dead in northern Mexico, bringing to 14 the number of reporters and media workers killed so far this year, which has been one of the deadliest ever for the profession.Prosecutors in the northern border state of Sonora said on Tuesday that tattoos on a body found in the border city of San Luis Rí
  
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• Andrew Tate might be the internet’s most hated man. That's worked well for him, so far.

  16-08-2022 23:24 via nbcnews.com
  
  Once best known as a professional kickboxer and struggling reality TV star, Andrew Tate has become almost impossible to avoid on social media.
  
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• Chinese tech company reveals robot weeks before Tesla

  16-08-2022 23:09 via cnn.com
  
  Xiaomi, the Beijing-based tech giant, debuted its humanoid robot prototype. While the lifelike robot's abilities are far from those in the film "Ex Machina," it marks the company's ambition to integrate AI in its product designs.
  
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• WATCH: Dog rescued from drain pipe in New Jersey after missing for a week

  16-08-2022 23:07
  
  First responders, firefighters, public works and electric crews worked for nine hours to rescue 8-year-old hound Dylan.
  
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• Tasmanian tiger could be resurrected from extinction with ancient DNA

  16-08-2022 22:49 via cnn.com
  
  Almost 100 years after its extinction, the Tasmian tiger may live once again. Scientists want to resurrect the striped carnivorous marsupial, officially known as a thylacine, which used to roam the Australian bush.
  
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• Lula says Bolsonaro ‘possessed by devil’ as he launches Brazil election campaign

  16-08-2022 22:45 via theguardian.com
  
  Leftwing frontrunner counters far-right president’s efforts to demonize him with evangelical voters in bitterly divided countryBrazil’s former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has formally launched his campaign to reclaim the presidency with a ferocious broadside against his rival, Jair Bolsonaro, who he claimed was “possessed by the devil”.Lula’s rebuke came on the first official day of campaigning before Brazil’s October election when 156.5 million
  
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• Australian rugby player Ellia Green becomes first Olympian to transition to a man

  16-08-2022 22:38 via cnn.com
  
  Retired Olympic rugby sevens gold medalist Ellia Green has become the first Olympian to transition to become a man, according to a video posted by the Bingham Cup, the biennial world championships of gay and inclusive rugby.
  
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• Scotland man's appointment to 'period poverty czar' stokes outrage among women

  16-08-2022 22:27 via foxnews.com
  
  The appointment of a man to the role of "period dignity officer" in Scotland has provoked an uproar among women.  Jay Grant, a former personal trainer from Dundee, is tasked with promoting access to free sanitary products across schools and colleges across the Tay Cities Region, according to a job advertisement.  Grant’s appointment comes as a new law in Scotland, the Period Products Act, which takes effect Monday to ensure period products are available free of charge to anyone w
  
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• Inflation Reduction Act becomes law: How it will affect your health care

  16-08-2022 22:26 via nbcnews.com
  
  The Inflation Reduction Act, now signed into law, aims to cut drug costs by capping Medicare out-of-pocket costs and allowing Medicare to negotiate drug prices.
  
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• Solange will compose an original score for the New York City Ballet

  16-08-2022 22:20 via cnn.com
  
  Solange, the singer whose work spans everything from film to fashion, will take her talents to the world of dance, composing an original score for the New York City Ballet.
  
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• Former Trump White House lawyers interviewed by FBI over Mar-a-Lago documents

  16-08-2022 22:18 via cnn.com
  
  • Florida judge to hear request to unseal Mar-a-Lago affidavit
  
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• Biden signs major climate, health care and tax bill into law

  16-08-2022 22:03 via nbcnews.com
  
  President Joe Biden signed into law a Democratic spending bill that seeks to fight climate change, raise taxes on corporations and expand health care coverage.
  
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• US-trained Afghan soldiers defected to Iran after Taliban takeover: report

  16-08-2022 21:53 via foxnews.com
  
  Thousands of former members of Afghanistan's military were forced to flee the country into Iran in the final days of the U.S. war in Afghanistan, raising fears that Tehran may pressure them to reveal sensitive U.S. military information and tactics. "As the Taliban’s advance on Kabul progressed, there was no organized effort to prioritize the evacuation of critical Afghan military personnel who possessed unique knowledge of the U.S. military’s tactics, techniques, and procedures and c
  
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• Rugby gold medalist Ellia Green makes history as first Olympian to come out as a trans man

  16-08-2022 21:15 via nbcnews.com
  
  Ellia Green, one of the stars of Australia’s gold medal-winning women’s rugby sevens team at the 2016 Olympics, has transitioned to male.
  
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• Former US Rep. TJ Cox indicted on federal money laundering and wire fraud charges

  16-08-2022 21:01 via cnn.com
  
  Former US Rep. TJ Cox, a Democrat from California, has been indicted on federal money laundering and wire fraud charges related in part to campaign donations, according to court documents unsealed Tuesday.
  
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• Chinese navy vessel arrives at Sri Lanka port to security concerns from India

  16-08-2022 20:56 via theguardian.com
  
  Yuan Wang 5 is officially described as a ‘scientific research ship’ but India suspects it has military functionsA Chinese navy vessel has arrived at a southern Sri Lankan port that Beijing leases from the government, prompting renewed security fears from India.On Tuesday morning, the Yuan Wang 5 sailed into the Hambantota port, which was built by Beijing, and was welcomed by senior Sri Lankan and Chinese officials in a traditional ceremony that involved red carpet and a massive banne
  
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• First possible case of human-to-dog monkeypox transmission 'not surprising,' WHO says

  16-08-2022 20:43 via cnn.com
  
  The first possible case of human-to-dog transmission of monkeypox -- recently reported in two men and their pet in Paris -- had been a theoretical risk up till now, said Dr. Rosamund Lewis, technical lead on the monkeypox response for the World Health Organization.
  
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• Video: Sciatica affects 2 out of 5 people, here's help

  16-08-2022 20:40 via cnn.com
  
  Lower back sciatica pain seems to be the hallmark of getting older, but it doesn't have to hurt forever. Mobility coach Dana Santas explains why sciatica is so prevalent and offers 4 exercises to ease symptoms.
  
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• Florida court says teen is not 'mature' enough to have an abortion

  16-08-2022 20:37 via nbcnews.com
  
  A pregnant and parentless 16-year-old in Florida may be forced to give birth after an appeals court ruled she was not “sufficiently mature to decide whether to
  
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• Two-thirds of Hawaii's sex trafficking victims are Native Hawaiian. Senator calls for action.

  16-08-2022 20:06 via nbcnews.com
  
  Sex trafficking of Native Hawaiian women remains a “huge problem” in Hawaii and it has not received sufficient attention, according to Sen.
  
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• Are negotiations over detained Americans slowing the fight for democracy in Venezuela?

  16-08-2022 19:41 via cnn.com
  
  A growing number of US citizens are being detained in Venezuela -- and though exactly how many is unknown, the detentions could give authoritarian leader Nicolas Maduro leverage in frosty relations with Washington.
  
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• An Oval Office incident from 2019 perfectly illustrates Trump's approach to state secrets, say ex intel officials

  16-08-2022 19:33 via nbcnews.com
  
  What happened in the Oval Office on Aug. 30, 2019,perfectly illustrated President Donald Trump's approach to state secrets, say former intel officials.
  
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• China praises Taliban for providing 'better security' to Afghanistan, blasts U.S. on withdrawal anniversary

  16-08-2022 19:28 via foxnews.com
  
  The Chinese government, using its Foreign Ministry Department and state-run media, praised the Taliban for providing "better security" to Afghans while also slamming the United States on the one-year anniversary of the Taliban’s takeover of the country. "Afghans experience better security under Taliban rule but challenges in economy, social governance remain," ran a headline from the Chinese government-operated Global Times news outlet published on Monday, the one-year anniversary of the T
  
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• 'I died and came back': Survivor gives first interview since WH lightning strike

  16-08-2022 19:27 via cnn.com
  
  ABC's "Good Morning America" spoke to Amber Escudero-Kontostathis, the sole survivor of a lightning strike in front of the White House on August 4th.
  
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• American Airlines agrees to purchase 20 supersonic jets

  16-08-2022 19:21 via cnn.com
  
  American Airlines is placing a bet on a future in which supersonic jets might return to the skies, shuttling passengers on some routes at speeds roughly twice as fast as current commercial aircraft.
  
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• Chinese ambassador warns UK not to cross ‘red lines’ over Taiwan

  16-08-2022 19:03 via theguardian.com
  
  Zheng Zeguang says Britain would face serious consequences if it were to ‘follow in the footsteps of the US’China’s ambassador to the UK has said Britain would face “serious consequences” if it crossed the “red lines” over Taiwan and warned against following in the footsteps of the US.In a Guardian opinion piece that comes days after Liz Truss said China’s actions “threaten peace and stability in the region”, Zheng Zeguang wrote that Ta
  
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• Cuban doctor among three shot dead at hospital in Mexico

  16-08-2022 18:56 via theguardian.com
  
  Doctor killed along with a nurse and another woman at a hospital in the suburb of Ecatepec, on the outskirts of Mexico CityA Cuban doctor has been shot dead at a hospital in a rough neighborhood on the outskirts of Mexico City, prosecutors in the state of Mexico confirmed late on Monday.The doctor, whose name was not provided, was killed on Friday along with a nurse and another woman at a hospital in the suburb of Ecatepec. Continue reading...
  
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• Top Democrats say Trump-appointed inspector general is not helping with inquiry into missing Secret Service texts

  16-08-2022 18:22 via nbcnews.com
  
  Top Democrats criticized the DHS inspector general for not testifying or sharing documents related to his office’s handling of missing Secret Service texts.
  
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• History-making NFL player Carl Nassib signs with Tampa Bay Buccaneers

  16-08-2022 18:18 via nbcnews.com
  
  The Tampa Bay Buccaneers signed defensive end Carl Nassib — pro football's first openly gay, active player — bringing him back to where he delivered two of his
  
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• American Airlines buys 20 supersonic planes to zip travelers across the globe in half the time

  16-08-2022 18:12 via nbcnews.com
  
  American Airlines on Tuesday said it will buy 20 supersonic planes from Boom that can carry passengers at twice the speed of today’s fastest commercial aircraft.
  
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• China begins discouraging abortions and promoting fertility treatment as birth rate plummets

  16-08-2022 18:01 via foxnews.com
  
  China will discourage abortions and take steps to make fertility treatment more accessible as part of efforts to boost one of the world's lowest birth rates, its National Health Authority said on Tuesday. Support measures from taxation and insurance to education and housing would be improved and implemented, with local governments encouraged to boost infant care services and family friendly workplaces, according to guidelines published on the authority's website. The authority said it would carr
  
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• Self-steering BMW cuts into oncoming traffic, killing 1

  16-08-2022 18:00 via foxnews.com
  
  A self-steering BMW test vehicle veered into oncoming traffic in Germany on Tuesday, causing a crash that left one dead and nine injured. A police spokesman in Reutlingen, Germany, says the BMW iX had five people inside at the time of the crash, including one young child. The vehicle reportedly swerved into the wrong lane while going around a corner, glancing off one vehicle before crashing head-on into a Mercedes-Benz van. The driver of the van, a 33-year-old man, was killed. The driver of the
  
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• 95-year-old actress to run for Senate in Italy's elections

  16-08-2022 17:55 via cnn.com
  
  Italian cinema icon Gina Lollobrigida will run for the Senate in her country's elections next month, weeks after celebrating her 95th birthday.
  
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• Canadian trucker sentenced to 4 years in prison for smuggling $2.5 million of meth

  16-08-2022 17:38 via foxnews.com
  
  A Canadian trucker was sentenced to four years in prison for smuggling more than $2.5 million of methamphetamine from the U.S. into Canada through a Whatcom County border crossing. Sarbjit Chahal of Surrey, British Columbia, was arrested in 2018 at the Pacific Highway Border Crossing in Blaine after a Canada Border Services Agency screening of his Canada-bound semi truck uncovered 33 kilograms of methamphetamine hidden in the driver’s cabin, B.C. Royal Canadian Mounted Police said Monday i
  
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• A toddler was playing with bubbles in the backyard. Then he spotted something unusual

  16-08-2022 17:33 via cnn.com
  
  A Georgia woman, who had been missing for four days, was reunited with her family after a toddler spotted her feet past his family's fence line. CNN affiliate WGCL's Zac Summers reports.
  
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• Ezra Miller, 'The Flash' star, seeking treatment for mental health issues

  16-08-2022 17:20 via cnn.com
  
  Ezra Miller, who stars in the upcoming DC film "The Flash," is seeking treatment for matters related to mental health, according to a statement Miller provided to CNN through a representative.
  
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• A woman was killed by an alligator after she reportedly slipped into a pond while gardening

  16-08-2022 17:07 via cnn.com
  
  An 88-year-old woman was killed by an alligator after she slipped into a pond while gardening at an adult living community, authorities in South Carolina told CNN and its affiliate WTOC.
  
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• Drought reveals Welsh village submerged by reservoir in 19th century

  16-08-2022 16:55 via cnn.com
  
  Unlike the lost city of Atlantis, when this 19th century Welsh village was submerged underwater, it only took a dry spell for it to resurface and reveal its ruins.
  
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• Drought reveals village submerged in 19th century

  16-08-2022 16:55 via cnn.com
  
  Unlike the lost city of Atlantis, when this 19th century Welsh village was submerged underwater, it only took a dry spell for it to resurface and reveal its ruins.
  
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• First lady Dr. Jill Biden tests positive for Covid-19

  16-08-2022 16:51 via cnn.com
  
  First lady Dr. Jill Biden has tested positive for Covid-19 and is experiencing mild symptoms, her spokesperson said Tuesday.
  
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• 'It probably would have left a mark': Man nearly hit by debris from plane

  16-08-2022 16:34 via cnn.com
  
  A Maine Capitol Police employee was spared when a large metal object apparently from an aircraft crashed to the ground outside the building, narrowly missing him, officials said. CNN's Brianna Keilar and John Berman speak to Capitol Police screener Craig Donahue about the incident.
  
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