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• 'I'm buying Manchester United': Elon Musk's tweet causes a stir

  18-08-2022 23:58 via cnn.com
  
  CNN's Clare Duffy tells "Nightcap's" Vanessa Yurkevich if Elon Musk's tweet about purchasing Manchester United could lead to legal troubles for the world's richest man. For more, watch the full Nightcap episode here.
  
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• WATCH: Russian spacewalk cut short after bad battery in cosmonaut suit

  18-08-2022 23:40
  
  A Russian spacewalk was cut short after a cosmonaut was ordered back into the International Space Station when his battery voltage dropped suddenly but he was never in any danger, NASA said.
  
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• Michael Cohen and Elie Honig weigh in on Weisselberg's guilty plea

  18-08-2022 23:17 via cnn.com
  
  Michael Cohen, former senior counsel to Donald Trump, discusses ex-Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg's guilty plea, and explains why he thinks Weisselberg's testimony could ultimately implicate Trump and others in his circle.
  
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• RFK Jr.’s anti-vaccine group kicked off Instagram, Facebook

  18-08-2022 23:16 via nbcnews.com
  
  Instagram and Facebook suspended Children’s Health Defense this week after the anti-vaccine group led by Robert Kennedy Jr. repeatedly violated rules
  
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• WATCH: Adorable baby smiles after she sneezes (and you will too)

  18-08-2022 23:15
  
  Someone call a doctor, we have baby fever.
  
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• Finnish PM says videos of her partying shouldn't have been made public

  18-08-2022 23:02 via cnn.com
  
  Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin has admitted to partying "in a boisterous way" after the release of private videos -- but said she is angry that the footage, which prompted criticism from political opponents, was leaked to the media.
  
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• Michael Cohen and Elie Honig weigh in on ex-Trump Org CFO's guilty plea

  18-08-2022 23:00 via cnn.com
  
  Michael Cohen, former senior counsel to Donald Trump, discusses ex-Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg's guilty plea, and explains why he thinks Weisselberg's testimony could ultimately implicate Trump and others in his circle.
  
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• Deshaun Watson and NFL agree to 11-game suspension

  18-08-2022 22:43 via nbcnews.com
  
  The NFL and Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson agreed to an 11-game suspension, officials said Thursday, for his “sexualized contact” with massage
  
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• Japan launches contest to encourage young people to drink more alcohol

  18-08-2022 22:41 via nbcnews.com
  
  Japan's government wants young people to drink more alcohol in an effort to reverse declining sales, which it has blamed on demographic changes in the country.
  
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• Possible release of Mar-a-Lago affidavit set in motion as judge unconvinced it should remain fully sealed

  18-08-2022 22:38 via cnn.com
  
  A US magistrate judge started the process of potentially releasing some information from the affidavit that the Justice Department used to obtain a search warrant for former President Donald Trump's Florida residence.
  
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• 5 takeaways from court hearing over Mar-a-Lago search

  18-08-2022 22:38 via cnn.com
  
  A US magistrate judge started the process of potentially releasing some information from the affidavit that the Justice Department used to obtain a search warrant for former President Donald Trump's Florida residence.
  
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• Young boy rushes up to the Pope. See what happens next

  18-08-2022 22:32 via cnn.com
  
  During a message about strengthening the relationship between the young and the elderly, a little boy runs up to Pope Francis during the weekly audience. HLN's Robin Meade has this heartwarming story.
  
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• Judge says he's inclined to unseal parts of Mar-a-Lago search affidavit, orders government to submit redactions

  18-08-2022 22:11 via nbcnews.com
  
  A judge said he is inclined to unseal at least some of the affidavit used to secure a search of Trump's home and ordered the government to propose redactions.
  
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• Underwater snow reveals new clues about Europa

  18-08-2022 22:02 via cnn.com
  
  Jupiter's icy moon Europa is an ocean world encased beneath a thick crust of ice -- a place where snow floats upward.
  
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• Florida Christian school will only refer to students by their 'biological gender,' asks gay and trans students to leave

  18-08-2022 22:02 via nbcnews.com
  
  The Grace Christian School in Valrico, Florida, told parents in an email it will only refer to students by their birth genders and will ask gay and trans students to leave.
  
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• 'Ludicrous,' 'a complete fiction': Ex-Trump officials say his declassification claim is nonsense

  18-08-2022 22:00 via cnn.com
  
  In the days since the FBI seized classified and top secret documents from Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort, the former President and his allies have claimed that Trump had a "standing order" to declassify documents he took from the Oval Office to the White House residence.
  
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• Why Michael Cohen thinks Weisselberg could implicate Trump and his inner circle

  18-08-2022 21:39 via cnn.com
  
  Michael Cohen, former senior counsel to Donald Trump, discusses ex-Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg's guilty plea, and explains why he thinks Weisselberg's testimony could ultimately implicate Trump and others in his circle.
  
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• Parentless Florida girl whom court deemed not 'sufficiently mature' is nearing Florida's cutoff to seek an abortion

  18-08-2022 21:35 via nbcnews.com
  
  The window for getting an abortion in her home state is closing for a parentless, pregnant 16-year-old Florida girl who was deemed not “sufficiently mature to
  
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• Pope rules out sexual misconduct probe of Canadian cardinal

  18-08-2022 21:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A complaint was filed to the Vatican last year alleging misconduct by Canadian Cardinal Marc Ouellet.
  
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• CNN is ending 'Reliable Sources with Brian Stelter'

  18-08-2022 21:01 via cnn.com
  
  CNN's "Reliable Sources with Brian Stelter" is coming to an end.
  
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• McConnell says Republicans may not win Senate control, citing ‘candidate quality’

  18-08-2022 20:54 via nbcnews.com
  
  Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on Thursday downplayed expectations of Republicans capturing control of the Senate in the fall elections, citing "candidate quality" as a factor.
  
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• Europe storms: Deaths are reported in France, Austria and Italy

  18-08-2022 20:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Deaths are reported in France, Austria and Italy in violent storms after weeks of heat and drought.
  
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• VAR: Mike Dean admits error in allowing Cristian Romero hair-pull to go during Chelsea-Spurs game

  18-08-2022 20:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  VAR official Mike Dean admits an error in not asking referee Anthony Taylor to check his pitchside monitor after Cristian Romero's hair-pull on Marc Cucurella.
  
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• Suspect in Salman Rushdie's stabbing pleads not guilty to attempted murder and assault

  18-08-2022 20:45 via cnn.com
  
  The man accused of stabbing award-winning author Salman Rushdie last week on stage in western New York state has been indicted by a grand jury, his defense attorney and the Chautauqua County District Attorney's Office said Thursday.
  
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• Canada conservation officers seek runaway wolf days after zoo break-in

  18-08-2022 20:36 via theguardian.com
  
  The Greater Vancouver Zoo revealed a pack of grey wolves had escaped after ‘suspicious’ damage to the fence of their enclosureConservation officers in Canada are searching for a runaway wolf three days after a mysterious break-in freed a pack of the predators from a popular zoo.The Greater Vancouver Zoo announced on Tuesday morning it would not open to crowds that day, and later acknowledged that a pack of grey wolves had escaped after “suspicious” damage to the fence of
  
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• England v South Africa: Ben Stokes keeps hosts clinging on in first Test

  18-08-2022 20:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England are clinging on in the first Test against South Africa after a Ben Stokes-inspired fightback on day two at Lord's.
  
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• Brian Stelter is out at CNN

  18-08-2022 20:35 via nbcnews.com
  
  Anchor Brian Stelter is leaving CNN as his Sunday show "Reliable Sources" comes to an end this weekend.
  
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• Long Covid risk extends two years after infection. Here's how to assess your risk

  18-08-2022 20:25 via cnn.com
  
  Getting sick from Covid-19 is bad enough. What if you're one of the unlucky people who experience what is called long Covid? It's a medley of symptoms that can occur months -- and even years -- after recovering from Covid, according to a new study of more 1 million people from eight countries.
  
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• Saudi woman jailed for Twitter use alleges abuse during detention

  18-08-2022 20:22 via theguardian.com
  
  Salma Al-Shehab alleged she had been ‘repeatedly accosted’ by at least five men for belonging to the kingdom’s Shia Muslim minoritySalma al-Shehab, the Saudi PhD student who was sentenced to 34 years in prison for using Twitter, told a Saudi court that she had faced abuse and harassment during her detention, including being subjected to interrogations after being given medications that exhausted her.The 34-year-old, who was completing her PhD at Leeds University before her Janu
  
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• Africa's highest peak gets fast internet

  18-08-2022 20:03 via cnn.com
  
  Climbers ascending Mount Kilimanjaro can now document their ascents in real-time on Instagram, following a recent move by Tanzanian authorities to install high-speed internet around the mountain's slopes.
  
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• McConnell allies launch ad blitz to prop up J.D. Vance's Senate campaign in Ohio

  18-08-2022 19:48 via nbcnews.com
  
  A group aligned with Mitch McConnell is buying $28 million worth of airtime to boost Republican J.D. Vance in Ohio amid concerns about his strength in a GOP-leaning state.
  
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• CDC screws up a virus outbreak, again. We've learned nothing from Covid.

  18-08-2022 19:44 via nbcnews.com
  
  U.S. fails post-Covid test. Monkeypox outbreak shows how CDC and public health institutions have let us down.
  
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• The Webb telescope will closely observe 20 exoplanets and their stars. Here's how you can name them

  18-08-2022 19:39 via cnn.com
  
  The James Webb Space Telescope is using infrared light to reveal otherwise invisible aspects of the universe -- and capturing stunning imagery in the process.
  
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• US World War One wreck found by divers off Cornwall

  18-08-2022 19:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Divers explore the wreck of the USS Jacob Jones for the first time after it was sunk in 1917.
  
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• A Jan. 6 participant has been harassing police officers at a Capitol attack trial

  18-08-2022 19:30 via nbcnews.com
  
  A man who was present during the attack on the Capitol, but has not been arrested, confronted law enforcement officers who fought off the mob on Jan. 6 outside court this week.
  
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• Anteater rescued from wildfire by Bolivian firefighters

  18-08-2022 19:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Firefighters tackling bushfires found an injured anteater in a scorched protected area.
  
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• Deshaun Watson: Cleveland Browns quarterback suspended for 11 games over sexual misconduct allegations

  18-08-2022 19:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The NFL suspends Deshaun Watson for 11 games and fines him $5m after an investigation into sexual misconduct allegations against the Cleveland Browns quarterback.
  
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• Heartwarming video shows injured animal rescued from wildfire

  18-08-2022 19:02 via cnn.com
  
  Bolivian firefighters rescued an anteater that was injured in a wildfire at a protected area in Santa Cruz, according to Reuters.
  
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• Russia allegedly tells nuclear power plant workers not to go to work Friday amid concerns of a planned incident

  18-08-2022 18:56 via nbcnews.com
  
  Russia’s defense ministry said Thursday that the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine may be shut down if Ukrainian forces continue shelling.
  
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• Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's 2016 plane incident: FBI report reveals new details

  18-08-2022 18:54 via cnn.com
  
  Angelina Jolie accused Brad Pitt of injuring her and verbally abusing their children during a heated encounter aboard a private jet in 2016, according to an FBI report provided to CNN by a source.
  
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• Sanna Marin: Finland PM partying video causes backlash

  18-08-2022 18:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Other politicians suggest Sanna Marin takes a drug test - she insists she only drank alcohol.
  
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• They escaped a crisis in Afghanistan. Now they're living through another in the US

  18-08-2022 18:39 via cnn.com
  
  Shila rushes into the living room when she hears her nephew scream.
  
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• Deshaun Watson suspended 11 games without pay and fined $5 million

  18-08-2022 18:37 via cnn.com
  
  The National Football League (NFL) and the NFL Players Association have agreed to suspend Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson for 11 regular season games without pay and fine him $5 million. Watson will undergo "a professional evaluation by behavioral experts and will follow their treatment program," according to the agreement.
  
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• For many neurodiverse people, 'The Sims' has been a lifelong comfort

  18-08-2022 18:34 via cnn.com
  
  Life would be much more simple with a few directions. A status bar, for instance, to remind you to take care of yourself. Perhaps a few clues about other people's intentions. Oh, and it wouldn't hurt to have a place to experiment with it all, free from real-world consequences and the awkwardness of choices gone wrong.
  
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• Netflix sues creators of unofficial Bridgerton musical

  18-08-2022 18:32 via cnn.com
  
  On Christmas Day 2020, Netflix premiered "Bridgerton," an old-fashioned lushly designed Regency Romance. Gorgeously costumed, multiracial, LGBTQ-friendly and featuring sizzling sex and explicit nudity, it seemed just the thing TV needed in the global Covid lockdown. The series had viewership of 82 million households worldwide within four months, according to Netflix.
  
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• Gruesome medieval remedies revealed in resurfaced manuscripts

  18-08-2022 18:11 via cnn.com
  
  While nowadays you might have some chicken soup to fight a cold, a new project unearthing manuscripts up to 1,000 years old reveals the bizarre medical remedies recommended by those in the medieval era.
  
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• Trump Organization: Allen Weisselberg pleads guilty to tax crimes

  18-08-2022 17:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Allen Weisselberg, a long-serving executive at Donald Trump's company, must pay back almost $2m.
  
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• NBC News’ Richard Engel says his 6-year-old son, Henry, has died

  18-08-2022 17:58 via nbcnews.com
  
  NBC News Chief Foreign Correspondent Richard Engel announced Thursday that his son Henry, 6, has died. “Our beloved son Henry passed away.
  
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• Former CFO of Trump Organization pleads guilty for his role in tax fraud scheme and agrees to testify against company

  18-08-2022 17:56 via cnn.com
  
  Allen Weisselberg, the former chief financial officer of the Trump Organization, pleaded guilty Thursday to his role in a 15-year-long tax fraud scheme, and as part of the deal he has agreed to testify against former President Donald Trump's real estate company at trial.
  
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• Former CFO of Trump Org pleads guilty for his role in 15-year-long tax fraud scheme and agrees to testify

  18-08-2022 17:56 via cnn.com
  
  • Ex-Trump White House adviser asks court to dismiss contempt case against him
  
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