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• Bilkis Bano: Protests in India over release of gang rapists

  27-08-2022 23:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Protests take place over the release of 11 men who gang-raped a Muslim woman in 2002.
  
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• Pro- and anti-abortion groups clash at California Planned Parenthood clinic

  27-08-2022 23:49 via theguardian.com
  
  Fights broke out after counter-protesters confronted an annual rally by Straight Pride, a group with links to the alt-rightA clash between groups opposing and supporting abortion rights broke out at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Modesto, California, on Saturday was cleared by law enforcement in tactical riot gear using pepper ball guns, police have confirmed.The encounter, which resulted in multiple arrests, was confirmed by the Modesto police department. Video of the clash was posted on Twitte
  
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• Is Erling Haaland 'final piece in jigsaw' for Manchester City in Champions League quest?

  27-08-2022 23:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Four games, six goals and a Premier League hat-trick - is Erling Haaland the man to fire Manchester City to Champions League glory?
  
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• 'Optimism is overflowing' - how Arteta is turning Arsenal into contenders

  27-08-2022 22:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Arsenal won their first four Premier League games of the season for just the third time in the club's history - so how is Mikel Arteta turning them into contenders?
  
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• Garbage piles in Scotland raise health concerns amid strikes

  27-08-2022 22:25 via foxnews.com
  
  Stinking piles of garbage on the streets of Edinburgh are threatening the health and safety of the public, a health authority warned Saturday as strikes by garbage collectors in the Scottish capital moved into their ninth day. The warning from Public Health Scotland came as garbage collectors in Newham, a borough of London, also walked out for a week over a pay dispute. Images of food waste and diapers rotting on the streets is just adding to scenes of chaos in U.K. as industrial disputes multip
  
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• Deadly clashes shake Libya's capital, killing 13 civilians

  27-08-2022 22:07 via foxnews.com
  
  Deadly clashes broke out Saturday in Libya's capital between militias backed by its two rival administrations, portending a return to violence amid a long political stalemate. At least 13 civilians were killed and over 95 wounded, the Health Ministry said. It added that 64 families were evacuated from areas around the fighting. The escalation threatens to shatter the relative calm Libya has enjoyed for most of the past two years. The oil-rich nation plunged into chaos following a NATO-backed upr
  
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• Perrottet government faces challenge from new wave of teals in NSW’s 2023 state election

  27-08-2022 22:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Community-based groups are looking for candidates but they may find it harder to gain traction than federal independentsFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our free news app, morning email briefing or daily news podcastThe Perrottet government will face a wave of community-based independent candidates at the next state election running on platforms of integrity in NSW politics, sustainability and local development issues.Community-based groups, some of which include peo
  
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• Mystery surrounds cluster of satin bowerbird deaths in the Gold Coast hinterland

  27-08-2022 22:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Landowner and bird experts cast doubt on Queensland government’s rat poison theoryFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our free news app, morning email briefing or daily news podcastIn a town perched atop the rainforest hinterland of the Gold Coast, one of Australia’s most charismatic birds is suddenly and mysteriously dying.Rumours and misinformation are swirling around Tamborine Mountain to explain the spate of satin bowerbirds deaths, with fingers pointed
  
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• How would an Indigenous voice work and what are people saying about it?

  27-08-2022 22:00 via theguardian.com
  
  In press conference with NBA superstar Shaquille O’Neal, PM reveals he has been talking with sporting figures about supporting campaignFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our free news app, morning email briefing or daily news podcastThe Albanese government has put forward a preferred form of words to insert into the constitution to enshrine an Indigenous voice to parliament, starting with a simple question for us all to vote on.“We should consider asking ou
  
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• Electric car-ready homes will help firm up the power grid, Ed Husic says

  27-08-2022 22:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Governments urged to plan for emerging technologies that will allow bidirectional charging so vehicle batteries can power homesFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our free news app, morning email briefing or daily news podcastAustralia’s first mandate to make new apartment buildings “electric vehicle-ready” should be extended to all new housing, potentially turning entire suburbs into virtual batteries supporting the power grid, the federal science min
  
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• Bald eagle surprises travelers at airport security checkpoint

  27-08-2022 21:07 via cnn.com
  
  Travelers were surprised when Clark, a trained bald eagle from the World Bird Sanctuary, came to a Transportation Security Administration checkpoint at Charlotte Douglas International Airport in North Carolina.
  
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• England v South Africa: Ben Stokes says second-Test win sets 'benchmark'

  27-08-2022 20:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England produced an "amazing team performance" to beat South Africa by an innings and level the series, says captain Ben Stokes.
  
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• Pope Francis expands ranks of cardinals who'll likely pick successor

  27-08-2022 20:37 via foxnews.com
  
  Pope Francis elevated 20 more churchmen to the rank of cardinal on Saturday, formally expanding those now eligible to vote for his successor in case he dies or resigns — the latter a step he has said he’d consider if the need arises. Of the churchmen being named new cardinals in the consistory ceremony in St. Peter's Basilica, 16 are younger than 80 and thus eligible to participate in a conclave — the ritual-shrouded, locked-door assembly of cardinals who cast paper ballots to
  
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• Belgian Grand Prix: Max Verstappen could win from 15th - George Russell

  27-08-2022 20:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Red Bull's Max Verstappen is likely to win the Belgian Grand Prix despite starting 15th, Mercedes driver George Russell says.
  
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• 'It could have been 14' - record-equalling Liverpool make statement

  27-08-2022 20:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Harsh words were thrown Liverpool's way after the defeat by Manchester United on Monday, but they responded by sending a statement to their rivals.
  
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• Serbia-Kosovo ID document row settled, says EU

  27-08-2022 20:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Tensions have been rising over disagreements including the movement of citizens across the border.
  
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• US Open: Serena Williams and Venus Williams to play doubles together

  27-08-2022 19:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Serena Williams will play alongside older sister Venus in the US Open doubles in what will be the final tournament of her career.
  
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• Shaquille O'Neal backs Australian Indigenous vote

  27-08-2022 19:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The former basketball star backs Australia's bid to increase Indigenous voices in parliament.
  
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• US investigates fake heiress who infiltrated Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort

  27-08-2022 19:42 via theguardian.com
  
  A Ukrainian woman posed as a Rothschild to gain access to the Florida resort, heightening fears over security lapsesA second foreign national is being investigated by US authorities for gaining access to Mar-a-Lago, Donald Trump’s Florida resort which is at the center of an FBI probe over missing classified documents, heightening fears over security lapses both during and after his presidency.According to an article from the Organized Crime & Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP), a Ukr
  
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• 3 Dutch soldiers shot outside hotel in Indianapolis

  27-08-2022 19:30 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Police say there was a disturbance outside the hotel where they were staying.
  
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• ‘Funny Girl’ standby details her triumphant journey from virtual unknown to Broadway breakout

  27-08-2022 19:24 via today.com
  
  Who is Julie Benko? "Funny Girl" understudy just may be the greatest star of them all, filling in for Beanie Feldstein and Lea Michele amid reports of drama.
  
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• Infant and toddler found alone in Arizona desert

  27-08-2022 18:35 via nbcnews.com
  
  A 4-month-old infant and an 18-month-old toddler were found in Arizona's Sonoran Desert on Friday, according to a U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agent.
  
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• Princess Diana's Ford Escort sells for £650K at auction

  27-08-2022 18:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The black 1986 RS Turbo was sold to a buyer in Cheshire following "global" interest in the car.
  
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• Donetsk People's Republic says it is ready to transfer remains of American killed in Ukraine

  27-08-2022 18:07 via cnn.com
  
  The Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) says it is ready to transfer the remains of an American killed in Ukraine, according to DPR ombudsman for human rights Daria Morozova, Russian state media TASS reported.
  
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• Donetsk People's Republic ready to transfer American's remains

  27-08-2022 18:07 via cnn.com
  
  The Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) says it is ready to transfer the remains of an American killed in Ukraine, according to DPR ombudsman for human rights Daria Morozova, Russian state media TASS reported.
  
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• WATCH: Alligator is walked on leash

  27-08-2022 17:52 via abcnews.go.com
  
  A girl took what is being reported locally as her emotional support alligator to the fountains at Philadelphia’s Love Park.
  
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• US agents in Memphis seize shipped ancient Egyptian artifact

  27-08-2022 17:51 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Experts authenticated it and said it is likely from 1069 B.C. to 653 B.C.
  
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• CNN has read the affidavit behind the FBI's search of Mar-a-Lago. Here's what stood out

  27-08-2022 17:29 via edition.cnn.com
  
  • Court filing reveals previously unknown details about classified information found at Trump's Florida resort
  
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• Today's Artemis I launch has been scrubbed after engine issue

  27-08-2022 17:29 via cnn.com
  
  In 1968, NASA astronaut Bill Anders captured a photo while aboard Apollo 8 that changed the way we see our planet: Earthrise.
  
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• NASA officials explain why Artemis I's launch was scrubbed

  27-08-2022 17:29 via cnn.com
  
  In 1968, NASA astronaut Bill Anders captured a photo while aboard Apollo 8 that changed the way we see our planet: Earthrise.
  
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• Artemis I prepares to launch on a historic lunar journey

  27-08-2022 17:29 via cnn.com
  
  In 1968, NASA astronaut Bill Anders captured a photo while aboard Apollo 8 that changed the way we see our planet: Earthrise.
  
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• Artemis engine issue discovered just hours before launch

  27-08-2022 17:29 via cnn.com
  
  In 1968, NASA astronaut Bill Anders captured a photo while aboard Apollo 8 that changed the way we see our planet: Earthrise.
  
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• Father and son saved after clinging to water cooler in Boston Harbor

  27-08-2022 17:09 via nbcnews.com
  
  A father and son were rescued from the Boston Harbor after they were found by police clinging onto a blue cooler on Wednesday evening.
  
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• A 3,000-year old Egyptian artifact was seized by customs officials in Tennessee

  27-08-2022 17:02 via cnn.com
  
  A millennia-old Egyptian artifact was found in a shipment to the port at Memphis, Tennessee, officials say.
  
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• Woman attacked by man with no pants on walking trail: Police

  27-08-2022 16:59 via abcnews.go.com
  
  A woman was attacked by a man without pants on while she was on a popular trail in Virginia on Friday morning, police said.
  
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• NASA launches two-day countdown for Artemis I mission

  27-08-2022 16:48 via cnn.com
  
  In just around 46 hours, the Artemis I rocket is set to take off for an uncrewed flight around the moon -- and NASA is counting down the minutes.
  
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• The attorney Trump failed to recruit for his defense on his advice for Trump in Florida

  27-08-2022 16:41 via cnn.com
  
  Florida attorney Jon Sale tells CNN's Kate Bolduan what he thinks is missing from Trump's legal team as it deals with the fallout of the Mar-a-Lago search.
  
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• Kyiv is using a US special forces tactic to fight back against Russia

  27-08-2022 16:36 via cnn.com
  
  As the war in Ukraine has passed the six-month mark, US and European officials say Ukraine has successfully used a method of resistance warfare developed by US special operations forces to fight back against Russia and bog down its vastly superior military.
  
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• Is Martin Luther King's dream still alive?

  27-08-2022 16:33 via cnn.com
  
  Today, the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom is best remembered for a singular phrase in a soaring, panoramic keynote speech given by the 34-year-old Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. "I Have a Dream" became an instantly memorable line, so indelible that President John F. Kennedy, who met with King and other civil rights leaders that evening years ago, repeated the line back to the Atlanta-born preacher upon his arrival at the White House.
  
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• Russia transfers heavy military equipment to Crimea as fighting intensifies in Donetsk

  27-08-2022 16:32 via foxnews.com
  
  A Russian convoy transporting heavy military equipment is headed for Crimea, reports said Saturday, in an apparent effort by Moscow to beef up its offensive in Ukraine.  The equipment was reportedly seen being transported near Kerch Bridge, also known as the Crimean bridge, which connects the Crimean Peninsula with Russia for rail and vehicle transport. Railway lories were reportedly loaded up with machinery like howitzers, heavy armored vehicles, tanks, infantry fighting vehicles, trucks a
  
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• Wolf Blitzer shares how his family was personally affected by the Holocaust

  27-08-2022 16:05 via cnn.com
  
  CNN's Wolf Blitzer discusses his family's story around the horrors of the Holocaust.
  
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• Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant workers say Russians 'torture' them to keep silent ahead of IAEA visit

  27-08-2022 15:24 via foxnews.com
  
  Ukrainian workers at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant (ZNPP) have said Russian soldiers occupying the plant are "torturing" them to keep them silent ahead of a visit from the U.N. nuclear watchdog, Ukraine’s nuclear company Energoatom said Saturday. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has pushed for weeks to gain access to the site as shelling has threatened the integrity of the plant’s infrastructure and Europe’s nuclear security.  It remains unclear when th
  
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• World 'less safe' with Afghanistan under Taliban: 'Hostile medieval death cult' complicates global security

  27-08-2022 15:00 via foxnews.com
  
  This article is part of a Fox News Digital series examining the consequences of the U.S. military withdrawal from Afghanistan one year ago this week. The international security landscape is more fragile one year after the Taliban took control of Afghanistan and the U.S. withdrew its last military forces, according to national security experts.  "The principal concern about Afghanistan for the United States is that the Taliban is a hostile regime that is hunting down American allies, that ha
  
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• A school district was desperate to fill staffing shortages. So it opened non-teaching jobs to students.

  27-08-2022 15:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  As the nation's labor crunch hits public education, some school districts are hiring their own students to serve lunch and answer phones.
  
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• 'Mike' punches up the story of troubled boxing champ Mike Tyson

  27-08-2022 14:59 via cnn.com
  
  Are your kids back in school yet? Does it feel like a vacation -- or at least a change of pace -- after the summer months of full-time family time?
  
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• Analysis: 'Mike' punches up the story of troubled boxing champ Mike Tyson

  27-08-2022 14:59 via cnn.com
  
  Are your kids back in school yet? Does it feel like a vacation -- or at least a change of pace -- after the summer months of full-time family time?
  
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• Online documents from Buffalo shooting suspect could inspire copycat attacks, intelligence bulletin warns

  27-08-2022 14:57 via cnn.com
  
  Online documents attributed to the suspect in the Buffalo, New York, supermarket mass shooting have the potential to inspire copycats and "will likely" enhance the capabilities of potential mass shooters, federal authorities warned in an intelligence bulletin this week.
  
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• Will anything change in the NFL following the Deshaun Watson settlement?

  27-08-2022 14:08 via cnn.com
  
  Over a decade ago, Ben Roethlisberger was accused of sexually assaulting a college student in Georgia -- a case that sent shudders through the NFL world.
  
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• Ukraine's nuclear agency warns risk of hydrogen, radioactive leaks following damage to Zaporizhzhia plant

  27-08-2022 13:40 via foxnews.com
  
  Ukraine’s nuclear company Energoatom on Saturday said there is an increased risk of a dangerous hydrogen or radioactive leak at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant (ZNPP) after it was damaged by shelling in recent weeks. "As a result of periodic shelling, the infrastructure of the power plant has been damaged, there are risks of hydrogen leakage and sputtering of radioactive substances, and the fire hazard is high," the nuclear agency said in a statement. UKRAINE RESTORES ENERGY TO ZAPORI
  
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• Princess Diana's 'very special car' sells for more than $750,000 at auction

  27-08-2022 13:18 via nbcnews.com
  
  A small car used by Princess Diana in the 1980s sold for more than $750,000 at a British auction Saturday, after a tense bidding war among potential buyers
  
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