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• Storm Fiona ravages Canada’s east coast causing ‘terrifying’ destruction

  24-09-2022 23:50 via theguardian.com
  Post-tropical cyclone reaches Gulf of St Lawrence after racing through Nova Scotia forcing evacuations Powerful storm Fiona ripped into eastern Canada on Saturday with hurricane-force winds, forcing evacuations, knocking down trees and powerlines, and reducing many homes on the coast to “just a pile of rubble in the ocean”.The US National Hurricane Center (NHC) said the centre of the storm, downgraded to post-tropical cyclone Fiona, had reached the Gulf of St Lawrence after racing th
  
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• Keir Starmer defies call for changes to first past the post voting system

  24-09-2022 23:30 via theguardian.com
  The Labour leader said electoral reform was not a priority and refused to make it one of the party’s election manifesto pledgesKeir Starmer has ruled out including any support for a change in the voting system in Labour’s election manifesto, as senior figures from across the party joined calls to back proportional representation (PR).Labour’s annual conference, under way in Liverpool, is expected to back a motion calling for the party to drop its historical support for the firs
  
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• 'This is a state of emergency': Houses in Canada dragged out to sea by Fiona

  24-09-2022 23:16 via cnn.com
  
  Fiona touched down in Nova Scotia as a post-tropical cyclone with hurricane-strength winds that carried homes off their foundations and into the Atlantic.
  
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• Iranian Americans are demonstrating across the US in support of protesters in Iran

  24-09-2022 23:06 via cnn.com
  
  Iranian Americans are staging demonstrations across the United States this weekend in solidarity with ongoing protests in Iran over the death of a 22-year-old woman who collapsed while in custody of morality police.
  
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• Keir Starmer unveils green growth plan to counter Liz Truss’s tax cuts

  24-09-2022 23:00 via theguardian.com
  Labour pledges a revolution in green energy to ‘boost jobs and slash emissions’Keir Starmer: ‘The hope of a Labour victory has turned into a belief’Keir Starmer will pledge to deliver a new era of economic growth and permanently lower energy bills by turning the UK into an independent green “superpower” before 2030, through a massive expansion of wind and solar energy.Announcing details of the plan exclusively to the Observer, the Labour leader says he will do
  
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• Jazz saxophonist Pharoah Sanders dies at age 81

  24-09-2022 22:57 via cnn.com
  
  Jazz saxophonist Pharoah Sanders has died at the age of 81, according to an announcement Saturday by record label Luaka Bop and a statement from his representative.
  
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• Florida prepares for hurricane as tropical storm Ian grows over Caribbean

  24-09-2022 22:50 via theguardian.com
  Cayman Islands and Jamaica brace while Florida governor declares emergency, with storm headed to state by midweekFlorida residents on Saturday were bracing for a heavy tropical storm that weather experts warn could become a major hurricane.Tropical storm Ian is poised to intensify into a hurricane within a few days after forming on Friday over the southern Caribbean. The storm could cross over into parts of Cuba before heading to Florida by the middle of next week, according to forecasts. Contin
  
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• Kwasi Kwarteng could borrow for the right reasons. These are the wrong ones

  24-09-2022 22:42 via theguardian.com
  Money spent on the green transition or skills would reap a dividend. But this cash is just going to the richThe billions of pounds of extra borrowing signalled by Kwasi Kwarteng in his not-so-mini budget can be justified as long as the money isn’t flushed down the toilet.Funds for renewable energy projects or to boost skills training would generate a return over the next decade. Continue reading...
  
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• Soldier who went missing during Korean War accounted for

  24-09-2022 22:39
  A soldier from Massachusetts who went missing during the Korean war and was later reported to have died in a prisoner of war camp has been accounted for
  
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• China on Taiwan: 'External interference' won't be tolerated

  24-09-2022 22:02
  China has underscored its commitment to its claim to Taiwan.
  
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• Time is running out on the Murray-Darling plan. Should Tanya Plibersek reach for the big guns?

  24-09-2022 22:00 via theguardian.com
  NSW and Victoria have dragged their heels and now risk the federal government taking over Australia’s most important river systemGet our free news app, morning email briefing or daily news podcastState governments which have dragged their heels on delivering on their commitments under the Murray-Darling Basin plan are now risking a federal government takeover of water policy after June 2024.They must judge whether the federal water minister, Tanya Plibersek, will be prepared to reach for t
  
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• Riverdale actor Ryan Grantham receives life sentence for killing his mother

  24-09-2022 22:00 via theguardian.com
  Canadian actor had pleaded guilty to second-degree murder over shooting near VancouverThe actor Ryan Grantham – featured in the CW show Riverdale and the movie Diary of a Wimpy Kid – has been sentenced to life in prison for fatally shooting his mother in their home in Canada.Grantham, 24, was sentenced on Wednesday after pleading guilty earlier this year to second-degree murder, which carries an automatic sentence of life in prison, reported the New York Times. Continue reading...
  
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• Australian air travellers waiting more than three months for passports as Covid delays persist

  24-09-2022 22:00 via theguardian.com
  Australia Post offers a priority service for $225 but there are fears it will just push those already waiting further into a backlogGet our free news app, morning email briefing or daily news podcastThousands of Australians are heading into school holidays anxiously waiting for new passports to arrive, with longer wait times for first-time adult and children’s passports amid ongoing delays.The Australian Passport Office (APO) continues to see unprecedented demand post-Covid, receiving up t
  
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• Australia has a golden opportunity to expand solar energy manufacturing

  24-09-2022 22:00 via theguardian.com
  World’s desire to wean off over-reliance on China could be a boon for local producers, according to the Australian PV InstituteGet our free news app, morning email briefing or daily news podcastAustralia has a golden opportunity to expand its solar energy manufacturing capacity as the industry booms and nations scramble to cut their over-dependence on China, a report by the Australian Australian PV Institute Institute says.The country is installing 4GW of solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity a
  
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• Roger Waters cancels gigs in Poland amid row over Ukraine war comments

  24-09-2022 21:41 via theguardian.com
  Pink Floyd co-founder's stance on Russia's war against Ukraine has sparked ‘indignation’ in KrakówPink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters has cancelled concerts planned in Poland amid outrage over his stance on Russia’s war against Ukraine, Polish media reported on Saturday.An official with the Tauron Arena in Kraków, where the musician was scheduled to perform two concerts in April 2023, said they would no longer take place. Continue reading...
  
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• Biden’s claim that Covid pandemic is over sparks debate over future

  24-09-2022 21:33 via theguardian.com
  With more than 400 people dying daily, many experts say his remarks were premature – but it is unclear what impact they may haveJoe Biden’s recent declaration that the Covid-19 pandemic was over was premature, according to several infectious disease experts, but there was not a consensus among them about whether the remarks will cause a significant change in Americans’ attitude towards the virus and lead to worse public health outcomes.That’s partly because Biden was simp
  
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• Black mother violently arrested after she called police on neighbor settles lawsuit

  24-09-2022 21:25 via nbcnews.com
  
  The city of Forth Worth, Texas, settled a federal civil rights lawsuit filed by a Black woman after she and her daughter were wrestled to the ground in a
  
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• Video shows train hitting Colorado police car with person handcuffed inside

  24-09-2022 21:17 via theguardian.com
  Yareni Rios-Gonzales hospitalized after officers fail to pull her from car they had parked on tracksA dramatic video released by Colorado authorities shows the moment a freight train hit a police patrol cruiser parked on the train tracks with a person handcuffed in the backseat.The video, which was released on Friday by the Platteville and Fort Lupton police departments, shows how Yareni Rios-Gonzalez, 20, was hurt after officers from both agencies detained her in a patrol car on 16 September as
  
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• England v India: Controversial run out secures 3-0 series whitewash for visitors

  24-09-2022 20:59 via bbc.co.uk
  Was India's match-winning dismissal of England's Charlie Dean really controversial, or just part of the game?
  
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• People we've lost in 2022

  24-09-2022 20:53 via cnn.com
  
  Here are some of the most famous people who have died in 2022.
  
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• Russia-Ukraine war: at least 730 protesters detained in Russia; Europe urged to accept Russians fleeing draft – as it happened

  24-09-2022 20:52 via theguardian.com
  Arrests made in 32 cities at rallies against mobilisation; border crossings from Russia to Finland have doubled and 10km queue reported at frontier with Georgia. This blog is now closedMissile strikes on Ukrainian cities as call-up causes chaos in RussiaExpect dissent to rise as call-up brings Ukraine war home to RussiansWhat we know on day 213 of the invasionRussian forces launched new strikes on Saturday, targeting infrastructure facilities, Zaporizhzhia city’s administrative head, Oleks
  
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• Police cruiser struck by train with woman inside

  24-09-2022 20:52 via cnn.com
  
  Colorado police released bodycam footage showing the moment a train hit a parked police car with a suspect inside. Authorities say the 20-year-old was left with serious injuries and is expected to survive.
  
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• John Cena breaks Make-A-Wish record after granting 650 wishes

  24-09-2022 20:50 via cnn.com
  
  Actor, wrestling legend, and perpetual meme subject John Cena has completed a new accomplishment: breaking the World Record for most wishes granted through the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
  
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• John Cena breaks Make-A-Wish record

  24-09-2022 20:50 via cnn.com
  
  Actor, wrestling legend, and perpetual meme subject John Cena has completed a new accomplishment: breaking the World Record for most wishes granted through the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
  
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• The pact with Putin's been broken

  24-09-2022 20:27 via foxnews.com
  
  It’s not that the fear has gone, according to Maria Kuznetsova of OVD-info, a Russian human rights group that tracks arrests and detentions. But the unwritten deal with the devil has been breached. That explains why after months of inscrutable behavior by the Russian masses, visibly angry people took to the streets on Wednesday in dozens of cities across the country, chanting, essentially, "down with war."  The spark of fury ignited shortly after Russian President Putin announced
  
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• Russian police block mobilization protests, arrest hundreds

  24-09-2022 20:12
  Peaceful protests against President Putin’s military mobilization order.
  
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• Israel, Lebanon inch closer to resolve maritime dispute as terror group threatens over drilling

  24-09-2022 20:12 via foxnews.com
  
  The Biden administration has ramped up pressure on Israel and Lebanon in recent weeks to reach a resolution to a decades-old dispute over maritime borders, including a tiny swath of the Mediterranean Sea that is rich in oil and gas. For decades, Israel and Lebanon have been locked in non-direct negotiations, mostly with the help of U.S. mediators, over an 860-square-kilometer area of the sea that both countries hope to explore for oil and gas resources.  Negotiations between the two countri
  
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• Protests spread in Iran as President Raisi vows to crack down

  24-09-2022 19:41 via theguardian.com
  Demonstrations that began with death of Mahsa Amini while detained by morality police pose biggest threat to regime in 13 yearsIran’s president has vowed to “deal decisively” with protests that are gathering momentum across much of the country one week after the death of a woman in custody who had been detained by the morality police.Demonstrations have spread to most of Iran’s 31 provinces and almost all urban centres, pitting anti-government demonstrators against regime
  
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• Russia targets dams as Ukrainian troops push south

  24-09-2022 19:33 via foxnews.com
  
  Western defense officials said Saturday that Russian forces are attempting to slow Ukrainian troops advancing south from the Kharkiv region by targeting dams and flooding cross points.  The United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defense confirmed reports this week that Russian attacks on Sept. 21 and 22 relied on short-range ballistic missiles or "similar weapons" to hit the Pechenihy dam, which sits on the Siverskyy Donets River, where Ukrainian forces are advancing down.  The attacks fol
  
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• Oscar-winning actress Louise Fletcher dies

  24-09-2022 19:10 via cnn.com
  
  Louise Fletcher, the actress who won an Academy Award for her role as Nurse Ratched in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest," died Friday at her home in Montdurausse, France, according to her agent David Shaul. She was 88.
  
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• Louise Fletcher, Oscar-winning actress, dies at 88

  24-09-2022 19:10 via cnn.com
  
  Louise Fletcher, the actress who won an Academy Award for playing the villainous Nurse Ratched in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest," died Friday in France, according to her agent David Shaul. She was 88.
  
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• Queen Elizabeth's final resting place revealed in new photo

  24-09-2022 19:09 via cnn.com
  
  Buckingham Palace has released a photograph of Queen Elizabeth II's final resting place within St. George's Chapel following her interment in Windsor on Monday.
  
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• Queen Elizabeth II: Picture of chapel ledger stone released

  24-09-2022 19:00 via bbc.co.uk
  The stone is engraved in memory of the Queen, her parents, and her late husband, the Duke of Edinburgh.
  
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• Magnus Carlsen reprimanded for quitting match after one move but 'shares his deep concerns' about cheating in chess

  24-09-2022 18:55 via cnn.com
  
  The International Chess Federation (FIDE) reprimanded former world champion Magnus Carlsen for resigning from an online chess match against fellow grandmaster Hans Niemann after just one move but added that it shared the world No.1's "deep concerns about the damage that cheating brings to chess."
  
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• International chess group criticizes ex-world champion for quitting after one move but says it shares his concerns about cheating

  24-09-2022 18:55 via cnn.com
  
  The International Chess Federation (FIDE) reprimanded former world champion Magnus Carlsen for resigning from an online chess match against fellow grandmaster Hans Niemann after just one move but added that it shared the world No.1's "deep concerns about the damage that cheating brings to chess."
  
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• FIDE reprimands Magnus Carlsen for quitting match after one move but 'shares his deep concerns' about cheating in chess

  24-09-2022 18:55 via cnn.com
  
  The International Chess Federation (FIDE) reprimanded former world champion Magnus Carlsen for resigning from an online chess match against fellow grandmaster Hans Niemann after just one move but added that it shared the world No.1's "deep concerns about the damage that cheating brings to chess."
  
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• Expect dissent to rise as Putin’s call-up brings Ukraine war home to Russians

  24-09-2022 18:54 via theguardian.com
  As men of fighting age flee the draft, observers say Kremlin should be more worried about mounting anger away from the citiesSee all our Ukraine coverageIn a caricature by the country’s most prominent political cartoonist, Sergey Elkin, Vladimir Putin is standing on top of the Kremlin wall with his arms outstretched.“So what else do I need to do for you guys to finally start rebelling,” Putin asks, with a look of desperation. Continue reading...
  
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• Oscar-winning actress Louise Fletcher dies at 88

  24-09-2022 18:49 via cnn.com
  
  Louise Fletcher, the actress who won an Academy Award for her role as Nurse Ratched in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest," died Friday at her home in Montdurausse, France, according to her agent David Shaul. She was 88.
  
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• Texas police investigate use of force after video of officer slamming student into lunch cart circulates

  24-09-2022 18:41 via nbcnews.com
  
  Police in Irving, Texas are investigating an officer's use of force after video showing the officer slam a student into a lunch cart before pushing him down to
  
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• Protestors clash with Revolutionary Guard in northern Iran, torch IRGC base: reports

  24-09-2022 18:32 via foxnews.com
  
  Protestors clashed with Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in northern Iran Friday night, during which one of its military bases was allegedly torched, according to information obtained by Fox News Digital. Men and women marched through the streets of Oshnavieh in western Iran late Friday into the early hours of Saturday, cheering as they allegedly took control over parts of the city. Videos posted to social media showed thousands of demonstrators taking to the streets in violent prot
  
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• Italy braces for sharp move to the right after election voting closes

  24-09-2022 18:11 via theguardian.com
  Giorgia Meloni, who leads Brothers of Italy, looks likely to become the first woman to head a government Italians were braced for seismic change on Saturday, on the eve of an election forecasted to hand Italy the most rightwing government since the second world war.Giorgia Meloni, the head of the post-fascist Brothers of Italy party, is widely tipped to become the country’s first woman to head a government. Continue reading...
  
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• Post-tropical cyclone Fiona hits eastern Canada with hurricane-force winds

  24-09-2022 18:02 via theguardian.com
  Storm surges and heavy rainfall expected before weather event gradually weakens this weekend, say meteorologistsA powerful storm has hit eastern Canada with hurricane-force winds nearly a week after devastating parts of the Caribbean.The US National Hurricane Centre (NHC) said the centre of Fiona, which transformed from a hurricane into a post-tropical cyclone late on Friday was crossing eastern Nova Scotia, bringing high winds and heavy rains. Continue reading...
  
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• See the surprise that brought Elton John to tears at White House

  24-09-2022 18:01 via cnn.com
  
  President Joe Biden surprised Sir Elton John with the National Humanities Medal after a concert at the White House in honor of John's advocacy in the global fight against HIV/AIDS.
  
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• See the surprise that brought Elton John to tears

  24-09-2022 18:01 via cnn.com
  
  President Joe Biden surprised Sir Elton John with the National Humanities Medal after a concert at the White House in honor of John's advocacy in the global fight against HIV/AIDS.
  
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• New bill pushes to make Iran sanctions permanent amid White House JCPOA

  24-09-2022 17:27 via foxnews.com
  
  Lawmakers introduced bipartisan legislation Thursday targeting Iran’s energy sector and making it more difficult to finance terrorist operations or develop ballistic missiles. "It is absolutely critical that we prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapon capabilities and address the regime’s wide range of dangerous, hostile behavior," Rep. Dave Joyce, R-Ohio, told Fox Digital.  The congressman joined a bipartisan group to introduce the Solidify Iran Sanctions Act, incl
  
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• Thought you paid a lot to heat your home last year? Wait until this winter

  24-09-2022 17:24 via cnn.com
  
  After noticing his electric bills rising earlier this year, Jason Bell opted to go on a budget plan so he could spread the cost over 12 months. He and his husband, Shane, figured that would help them get through the coming winter since their Lake Harmony, Pennsylvania, home is heated by electricity.
  
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• What makes the New York lawsuit unique among Trump's mounting legal woes

  24-09-2022 17:22 via cnn.com
  
  Former President Donald Trump is facing an ever-growing list of legal challenges. In today's episode of The Point, CNN's Chris Cillizza explains why the civil lawsuit filed by New York's attorney general against him and his three eldest children is different from the rest.
  
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• Fiona rips through Canada's eastern seaboard

  24-09-2022 17:15 via cnn.com
  
  Hurricane Fiona, now referred to as a post-tropical cyclone, has made landfall in Nova Scotia, racing through Canada's Atlantic seaboard early Saturday in what could be a "landmark" weather event for the country.
  
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• Reports of sea turtle poaching are on the decline, study says

  24-09-2022 17:06 via cnn.com
  
  A new study says that the risk poaching poses to endangered sea turtles is on the decline -- although data on the subject is scarce.
  
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• Tropical Storm Ian causes NASA to cancel Artemis I launch for a third time

  24-09-2022 17:03 via cnn.com
  
  The Artemis I rocket will not have its third launch attempt on Tuesday as planned due to concerns over Tropical Storm Ian making its way toward Cuba and Florida.
  
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