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• US records milestone 1 millionth organ transplant

  09-09-2022 23:47
  The United Network for Organ Sharing announced the U.S. recorded is one millionth organ transplant early Friday, a milestone since the program began in 1954.
  
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• 2 House chairs seek probe into airlines' use of federal aid

  09-09-2022 23:35
  Two key lawmakers want the government to investigate whether airlines used federal pandemic-relief money to encourage employees to quit
  
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• Sheriff: 3 children among victims shot to death in Maryland

  09-09-2022 23:34
  Maryland authorities say three children and two adults were identified as those found dead of gunshot wounds at Maryland home
  
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• In pictures: Queen Elizabeth II in North America

  09-09-2022 23:24 via bbc.co.uk
  Queen Elizabeth II met 13 US presidents and 12 Canadian prime ministers over 70 years.
  
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• Russian officials summoned by police after calling for 'impeachment' of Putin

  09-09-2022 23:19 via cnn.com
  
  Several elected officials in Russia have been summoned by police after they called for the impeachment of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
  
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• Russian officials face fines after calling for 'impeachment' of President Putin

  09-09-2022 23:19 via cnn.com
  
  Several elected officials in Russia have been summoned by police after they called for the impeachment of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
  
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• King Charles III pays tribute to his 'darling mama' in first public address

  09-09-2022 23:15 via cnn.com
  
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• Charles: King pledges to serve 'with loyalty, respect, and love'

  09-09-2022 23:15 via cnn.com
  
  King Charles III is delivering his first public address as the new British monarch, just a day after ascending to the throne following the death of his mother Queen Elizabeth II.
  
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• Wall Street futures rise on Fed Chair comments

  09-09-2022 22:53
  Stocks closed broadly higher on Wall Street, breaking a three-week losing streak
  
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• What are the plans for the Queen's funeral? Your questions, answered

  09-09-2022 22:52 via cnn.com
  
  As a new era dawns in Britain, arrangements for a final farewell to Queen Elizabeth II are underway.
  
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• Final farewell: What are the plans for the Queen's funeral?

  09-09-2022 22:52 via cnn.com
  
  • In photos: Britain remembers the Queen
  • As King Charles III takes the throne, big changes lie ahead for the royal family
  
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• As a new era dawns in Britain, plans for Queen Elizabeth's funeral are underway. Here's what to expect in the coming days.

  09-09-2022 22:52 via cnn.com
  
  • In photos: Britain remembers the Queen
  • As King Charles III takes the throne, big changes lie ahead for the royal family
  
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• As a new era dawns in Britain, arrangements for Queen Elizabeth's funeral are underway. Here's what you can expect in the coming days.

  09-09-2022 22:52 via cnn.com
  
  • In photos: Britain remembers the Queen
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• Judge dismisses Trump suit against Hillary Clinton

  09-09-2022 22:09
  A judge has dismissed former President Trump's lawsuit against Hillary Clinton and the FBI's Russia investigation, deriding the complaint as a "political manifesto."
  
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• New York declares state of emergency over polio

  09-09-2022 22:08 via bbc.co.uk
  Evidence emerges that the virus - once declared eradicated from the US - is spreading across the state.
  
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• Graphic: The royal family tree and line of succession

  09-09-2022 22:04 via nbcnews.com
  
  As of September 2022, Charles is king, Prince William is the next in line and his three children follow. See a graphic showing the British royal family tree and line of succession.
  
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• 2 sheriff's deputies killed while serving warrant: Police

  09-09-2022 22:03
  Two Cobb County Sheriff’s deputies in Georgia have been killed while serving a warrant, officials said.
  
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• VP Harris attacks 'activist court,' says the loss of rights post-Roe has led to ‘suffering’

  09-09-2022 22:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  In an exclusive interview with NBC News’ Meet the Press, Vice President Kamala Harris says the Supreme Court took away an “established right” on abortion.
  
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• ‘Everything kicked into gear’: how Australia’s media covered the Queen’s death

  09-09-2022 22:00 via theguardian.com
  Broadcasters launched well-rehearsed plans – including pre-planned outfits – when news broke in the early morningQueen Elizabeth II, UK’s longest-reigning monarch, dies aged 96King Charles III becomes monarch after death of his motherGet our free news app, morning email briefing or daily news podcastThe sombre black outfits have been ready for years, the studio rehearsals done many times and the obituaries and highlights packages were ready.Like the BBC and ITV, Australian broa
  
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• DoJ bids to regain access to classified documents seized in Trump search – as it happened

  09-09-2022 22:00 via theguardian.com
  Lawyers to appeal judge’s ruling to appoint ‘special master’Sign up to receive First Thing – our daily briefing by emailJoe Biden is in the intriguingly named Licking county, Ohio, where he’s at the groundbreaking ceremony of a new Intel factory and about to deliver remarks about the Chips Act, which will boost US production of semiconductors.The White House says this particular groundbreaking is a different occasion from the usual “scripted, backslapping affa
  
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• Condolences and condemnation: Indigenous people and people of colour react to the death of Queen Elizabeth II

  09-09-2022 22:00 via theguardian.com
  While some have offered unflinching takes on the damage of British colonisation, others say the monarch held ‘a special place’ in their heartsFlags at half-mast and a complicated colonial legacy: Pacific countries remember the QueenThe reaction to the death of the Queen among Indigenous people and people of colour, including those from Commonwealth nations, has been swift and, at times, unflinching.For many the Queen was the personification of British colonisation and the damage it h
  
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• WATCH: Airline crew cries as pilot announces Queen Elizabeth II’s death

  09-09-2022 21:50
  Passengers aboard a British Airways flight learned about the queen’s death after the pilot made an announcement from the cockpit.
  
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• DoJ bids to regain access to classified documents seized in Trump search – live

  09-09-2022 21:47 via theguardian.com
  Lawyers to appeal judge’s ruling to appoint ‘special master’Sign up to receive First Thing – our daily briefing by emailJoe Biden is in the intriguingly named Licking county, Ohio, where he’s at the groundbreaking ceremony of a new Intel factory and about to deliver remarks about the Chips Act, which will boost US production of semiconductors.The White House says this particular groundbreaking is a different occasion from the usual “scripted, backslapping affa
  
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• King Charles III thanks ‘darling Mama’ for ‘love and devotion’ in first address as monarch – latest updates

  09-09-2022 21:44 via theguardian.com
  The King also announced William and Kate would become Prince and Princess of WalesThis is a enjoyable series of tweets on some of the Queen’s quietly subversive moments My colleague Dan Sabbagh has written a blow-by-blow account of how the news broke of the Queen’s ill-health yesterday. It was immediately obvious that something grave was occurring. Shortly after noon, Nadhim Zahawi, the chancellor of the duchy of Lancaster, headed urgently into the Commons chamber to pass Liz Truss a
  
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• WATCH: Crowd sings 'God Save The King' to King Charles III

  09-09-2022 21:37
  Onlookers in London greeted Charles and Camilla, the Queen Consort, with the traditional song upon their return to Buckingham Palace.
  
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• New York declares disaster emergency after polio detected in several counties

  09-09-2022 21:36 via theguardian.com
  The governor’s latest step is a way to boost low vaccination rates in areas where the virus has been foundNew York’s governor, Kathy Hochul, declared a disaster emergency on Friday and said the state was stepping up its polio-fighting efforts after the virus was detected in the wastewater of yet another county in the New York City area.Health officials began checking for signs of the virus in sewage water after the first case of polio in the US in nearly a decade was identified in Ju
  
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• MPs and public gather at St Paul’s for service of thanksgiving for the Queen

  09-09-2022 21:36 via theguardian.com
  Congregation of more than 2,000 people attends cathedral to listen to readings and sing hymnsBritain mourns death of Queen Elizabeth - latest updatesThey listened in silence – some with babes in arms, some in black mourning suits, others in the T-shirts and jeans of daily life – as the voice of King Charles III echoed around St Paul’s Cathedral.As a service of thanksgiving coincided with the first public address of the new King, it was his words about his “darling mama&rd
  
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• Ukraine's surprising comeback could be giving markets a boost

  09-09-2022 21:29 via cnn.com
  
  Ukrainian forces have made sweeping advances in September in their fight against Russia, easing some investor fears of a prolonged war-induced energy crisis in Europe.
  
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• California fights to control raging wildfires as threat of flash floods grows

  09-09-2022 21:24 via theguardian.com
  Southern California prepares for arrival of tropical storm that could affect power grid, while crews work to subdue growing firesTropical Storm Kay surged toward California on Friday, whipping up strong gusty winds and threatening to fuel ferocious wildfires already burning across the state. After days of record-breaking heat that tested California’s energy capacity, baked moisture out of the drought-stricken landscapes and spurred the spread of deadly fires , the arrival of Kay, which sta
  
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• King and country: brief delay as new Canadians swear oath to Charles III

  09-09-2022 21:20 via theguardian.com
  Citizenship ceremony starts belatedly as officials adapt oath in moments following death of Queen Elizabeth IIRoberto Rocha was huddled with three others around a computer screen, as one of the friends prepared to become a Canadian citizen.The pandemic had derailed the pomp of an in-person swearing-in ceremony, leaving 140 excited, polite faces to meet instead on a Zoom screen. Continue reading...
  
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• Charles III’s first speech: what the King said and why it was important

  09-09-2022 21:18 via theguardian.com
  The King’s first speech to the nation was telling of his hopes for his reign and how the royal family will operateKing Charles III’s first speech to the nation as sovereign contained telling passages showing how he hopes the public, in the UK and abroad, will see his forthcoming reign and how he wants the royal family to operate.The King said: “Queen Elizabeth’s was a life well-lived; a promise with destiny kept and she is mourned most deeply in her passing. That promise
  
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• Police watchdog launches homicide investigation into Met shooting of Chris Kaba

  09-09-2022 20:49 via theguardian.com
  Metropolitan police firearms officers fatally shot 24-year-old in Streatham Hill, south London, on MondayThe police watchdog has launched a homicide investigation into the fatal shooting of Chris Kaba by armed Metropolitan police officers in south London.The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) said this followed its review of the evidence gathered so far after the incident in Streatham Hill on Monday night. Continue reading...
  
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• Dropped cheese and ‘alarming speed’: politicians and royal staff remember Queen

  09-09-2022 20:36 via theguardian.com
  Respects were paid at Westminster and many told stories of humorous encounters with the QueenKing Charles III thanks ‘darling Mama’ for ‘love and devotion’ in first address as monarch – latest updatesFormer prime ministers, current MPs and peers have shared stories about their humorous encounters with Britain’s longest-reigning monarch.In parliament on Friday, MPs shared their personal experiences of meeting the Queen. Continue reading...
  
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• Carolean age dawns as Britain begins long goodbye to the Queen

  09-09-2022 20:31 via theguardian.com
  Nation gets first glimpse of King Charles III on day of remembrance marking transition between erasBritain mourns death of Queen Elizabeth – latest updatesBritain got its first glimpse of King Charles III at about 12.14pm on Friday, as television cameras filmed him getting out of his car and pausing to talk to three Aberdeen airport officials in the drizzle before climbing the stairs into a small plane to fly back to London. He was accompanied by Camilla, Queen Consort, her head beneath a
  
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• WATCH: Elton John pays tribute to Queen Elizabeth II

  09-09-2022 20:09
  "Her spirit lives on," he said during his concert in Toronto on Thursday, following news of the queen's death.
  
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• Offsite power supply to Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant destroyed

  09-09-2022 20:08 via theguardian.com
  IAEA says shelling makes the ‘situation increasingly precarious’ as reliable supply is unlikely to be restoredRussia-Ukraine war – latest updatesA vital offsite electricity supply to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant has been destroyed by shelling and there is little likelihood a reliable supply will be re-established, the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog chief has said.Rafael Grossi, the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), said shelling had de
  
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• Ukraine-Russia war: power infrastructure in Enerhodar destroyed by shelling, says UN – as it happened

  09-09-2022 20:07 via theguardian.com
  This live blog has now closed, you can find our latest coverage of the Russia-Ukraine war hereUkraine’s counteroffensive in Kharkiv has proved that it can drive Russia out of its territories, a key adviser in President Zelenskiy’s government has said.Writing on Twitter, Mykhailo Podoliak, adviser to the Head of the Office of President of Ukraine, said: “What does effective Ukrainian counteroffensive tell the world? Continue reading...
  
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• British monarch renews Elizabeth's 'promise of lifelong service' and names William Prince of Wales in first public address

  09-09-2022 19:58 via edition.cnn.com
  
  • Opinion: Even for pop stars, political enemies and expats, the Queen was one to be admired
  
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• Watch King Charles' first address to the world

  09-09-2022 19:38 via cnn.com
  
  King Charles III delivers his first public address as the new British monarch, just a day after ascending to the throne following the death of his mother Queen Elizabeth II.
  
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  09-09-2022 19:37 via cnn.com
  
  King Charles III on Friday delivered his first televised address to the nation as sovereign following the death of his mother Queen Elizabeth II.
  
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• Italian politician demands ban on Peppa Pig episode showing lesbian couple

  09-09-2022 19:33 via theguardian.com
  Brothers of Italy’s Federico Mollicone urges state broadcaster not to show episode with co-parenting polar bearsA senior member of a far-right Italian political party tipped to win general elections this month has appealed to state broadcaster Rai not to screen an episode of the globally popular children’s cartoon series Peppa Pig over the inclusion of a same-sex couple in its cast of characters.The episode, called Families, was shown for the first time in the UK on Tuesday, and feat
  
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• UN chief appeals for ‘massive’ help as flood-hit Pakistan puts losses at $30bn

  09-09-2022 19:26 via theguardian.com
  Countries most responsible for climate crisis must ‘end war with nature’, says António GuterresThe UN secretary-general, António Guterres, has said the world owes impoverished Pakistan “massive” help in recovering from the summer’s devastating floods because the country bears less blame than many others for the climate crisis.Months of heavy monsoon rains and flooding have killed 1,391 people and affected 33 million while half a million people have bec
  
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• Pilot error, overloading caused Michigan crash that killed 5

  09-09-2022 19:11
  Federal investigators blame pilot error and an overloaded aircraft for a 2019 plane crash near a Michigan airport that killed five Indiana men and seriously injured a sixth person aboard
  
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• Britain will be getting new banknotes and coins soon

  09-09-2022 18:48 via cnn.com
  
  Billions of banknotes and coins around the world featuring the portrait of Queen Elizabeth II are set to be replaced following her death.
  
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• Russia sends reinforcements to Kharkiv to repel Ukraine counterattack

  09-09-2022 18:37 via theguardian.com
  Ukrainian forces appear to be continuing speedy advance in Kharkiv region as ‘fierce battles’ rageRussia-Ukraine war –latest updatesMoscow is sending columns of military reinforcements to Ukraine’s Kharkiv region, according to reports in Russian media, after the first major Ukrainian counterattack since spring made big territorial gains this week.Ukrainian troops have pushed Russian forces out of a number of settlements in the region that Moscow occupied since the first d
  
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• King Charles III greeted well-wishers and is now meeting Prime Minister Truss as UK mourns the Queen

  09-09-2022 18:27 via edition.cnn.com
  
  • Opinion: Even for pop stars, political enemies and expats, the Queen was one to be admired
  
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• ‘Nothing is decided’: EU energy ministers clash over price cap on Russian gas

  09-09-2022 18:19 via theguardian.com
  Countries that import large volumes fear Kremlin would respond by halting all gas flows, plunging them into recessionEU energy ministers have clashed over a plan to put a price cap on Russian gas, casting doubt on whether the measure will go ahead.Speaking after emergency talks in Brussels in response to surging gas and electricity prices, the EU’s energy commissioner, Kadri Simson, said “nothing is decided” on proposals to curb Russia’s income. Continue reading...
  
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• Why Apple is ditching the physical SIM card

  09-09-2022 18:14 via cnn.com
  
  The days of using a paper clip to perform microsurgery to extract a tiny SIM card from a little tray in your iPhone may be coming to an end.
  
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• US sanctions Iranian spy agency for alleged hacking campaigns against US and allies

  09-09-2022 18:10 via cnn.com
  
  The US Treasury Department on Friday sanctioned Iran's Ministry of Intelligence and Security and its leader for allegedly conducting various hacking campaigns against the US government and its allies, including a July cyberattack that disrupted Albanian government services.
  
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• Ukraine war: UN says blackout threatens Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

  09-09-2022 18:06 via bbc.co.uk
  The head of the UN nuclear agency says the situation at a Russian-held nuclear plant cannot continue.
  
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