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• Nigerian boat accident death toll rises to 76, president says

  09-10-2022 22:46 via theguardian.com
  Vessel capsized in Ogbaru area of Anambra state, one of 29 to have experienced heavy flooding this yearThe death toll from a boat accident in Nigeria’s south-eastern state of Anambra has risen to 76, the president has said.The vessel capsized on Friday amid heavy flooding in the Ogbaru area of Anambra, according to officials on Saturday, when they said at least 10 people had died and 60 were missing. Continue reading...
  
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• Stanford University investigating report of a rape in basement of university building

  09-10-2022 22:45 via nbcnews.com
  
  Stanford University is conducting an investigation after a woman reported being raped in the basement of a campus building on Friday, the school announced Satur
  
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• Rep. Elissa Slotkin says Democrats need 'new blood' in 2024

  09-10-2022 21:04 via nbcnews.com
  
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• Putin says Ukraine planned Crimea bridge explosion, calls it terrorism

  09-10-2022 20:51 via nbcnews.com
  
  Russia President Vladimir Putin on Sunday called the attack on the sprawling Kerch Bridge to Crimea “a terrorist act” carried out by Ukrainian special
  
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• Iranian security forces arresting children in school, reports claim

  09-10-2022 20:49 via theguardian.com
  Authorities shut all schools in Iranian Kurdistan as protests continue in cities and state TV is interrupted by apparent hack Iranian schoolchildren were being arrested inside school premises on Sunday by security forces arriving in vans without licence plates, according to social media reports emerging from the country as protests against the regime entered their fourth week.The authorities also shut all schools and higher education institutions in Iranian Kurdistan on Sunday – a sign tha
  
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• Indiana mayor admits to drinking and driving after being involved in a car crash

  09-10-2022 20:08 via nbcnews.com
  
  Tom Henry, mayor of Fort Wayne, Indiana, admitted to drinking and driving after he was involved in a car accident Saturday night, according to a statement from
  
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• Senator says Biden needs to reevaluate relations with Saudi Arabia

  09-10-2022 19:52 via cnn.com
  
  Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) discusses the US relationship and dealings with Saudi Arabia after the Saudis sided with Russia and OPEC in restricting the number of oil barrels produced by the organization.
  
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• Liverpool suffers defeat to Arsenal as Merseysiders' terrible start to season continues

  09-10-2022 19:51 via cnn.com
  
  It may just only be October, but it seems as if Liverpool's English Premier League title challenge could be all but over even before Halloween after Jurgen Klopp's men suffered a 3-2 defeat to Arsenal on Sunday.
  
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• Senator under fire for racially charged comments at Trump rally

  09-10-2022 19:38 via cnn.com
  
  Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) addressed crime and reparations while speaking at a rally held by former President Trump in Minden, Nevada. CNN's Jake Tapper and the State of the Union panel discuss the senator's racially charged comments.
  
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• Alabama senator under fire for racially charged comments at Trump rally

  09-10-2022 19:38 via cnn.com
  
  Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) addressed crime and reparations while speaking at a rally held by former President Trump in Minden, Nevada. CNN's Jake Tapper and the State of the Union panel discuss the senator's racially charged comments.
  
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• Former governor suggests Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan may be released by end of year

  09-10-2022 19:36 via cnn.com
  
  Former Gov. Bill Richardson said Sunday he is "cautiously optimistic" that two Americans wrongfully detained by Russia will be released and suggested they could be freed by the end of the year.
  
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• Former Liberian rebel charged with war crimes awaits Paris trial

  09-10-2022 19:34 via theguardian.com
  Kunti Kamara charged with torture, cannibalism and complicity in crimes against humanity during civil war between 1989 and 1996A former Liberian rebel commander will go on trial in Paris on Monday charged with acts of barbarity including torture, cannibalism, forced labour and complicity in crimes against humanity during the country’s first civil war more than 25 years ago.It is the first trial in France of a non-Rwandan suspect accused of wartime atrocities since the special crimes agains
  
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• The meeting itself isn't out of the ordinary, but it comes days after a blast damaged a key bridge, a major humiliation for Putin in his war on Ukraine

  09-10-2022 19:11 via cnn.com
  
  Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold an operational meeting of his Security Council on Monday, just two days after a massive explosion on a key strategic bridge linking Crimea and Russia.
  
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• Putin will hold the meeting on Monday, just two days after a massive explosion on a key strategic bridge linking Crimea and Russia

  09-10-2022 19:11 via cnn.com
  
  Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold an operational meeting of his Security Council on Monday, just two days after a massive explosion on a key strategic bridge linking Crimea and Russia.
  
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• Aaron Rodgers makes long-awaited London debut as Green Bay Packers lose to New York Giants

  09-10-2022 19:00 via cnn.com
  
  A person wearing a cheese wedge on their head might seem odd to most, but when the Green Bay Packers are in town it's just part and parcel of game day.
  
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• Texas District Attorney names San Antonio officer who shot 17-year-old in a McDonald's parking lot

  09-10-2022 18:56 via cnn.com
  
  • Video: Teen shot by police officer while eating in McDonald's parking lot
  
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• Hunter Biden would have been treated differently if his name had been Hunter Trump.

  09-10-2022 18:33 via nbcnews.com
  
  Hunter Biden charges might be coming. Trump family shadiness didn’t mean president Joe Biden's son and his laptop deserved a pass.
  
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• Former Gov. Bill Richardson suggests Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan may be released by end of year

  09-10-2022 18:05 via cnn.com
  
  Former Gov. Bill Richardson said Sunday he is "cautiously optimistic" that two Americans wrongfully detained by Russia will be released and suggested they could be freed by the end of the year.
  
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• Police arrest Florida man accused of shooting at homeless family sleeping in car

  09-10-2022 17:56 via nbcnews.com
  
  Police arrested a Florida man accused of shooting a family sleeping in their car last week, injuring a pregnant woman, the Tampa Police Department announced Sat
  
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• Iranian news broadcast hacked after female students heckle president

  09-10-2022 17:29 via nbcnews.com
  
  A news bulletin in Iran was hacked as footage of the country's supreme leader was being broadcast, as protests continued over Mahsa Amini's death.
  
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• Why many Floridians living in Ian's path can't count on insurance

  09-10-2022 17:18 via cnn.com
  
  • Opinion: Why Ian killed so many people
  • DeSantis and Biden's joint appearance has shifted Florida's governor race
  
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• Sens. Rick Scott and Tom Cotton to campaign for Herschel Walker in Georgia

  09-10-2022 17:09 via nbcnews.com
  
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• ‘I’d eat an Indian’: rivals seize on unearthed Bolsonaro cannibalism boast

  09-10-2022 16:58 via theguardian.com
  In a now viral video of a 2016 interview, the Brazilian president claims he would eat human fleshIt was a shocking statement, even for a politician who has glorified torturers and called for rivals to be shot.“I’d eat an Indian, no problem at all,” Jair Bolsonaro bragged to a foreign journalist in 2016, as he described a trip to an Indigenous community where he had purportedly been offered the chance to consume human flesh. Continue reading...
  
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• Crimean bridge: Who - or what - caused the explosion?

  09-10-2022 16:55 via bbc.co.uk
  Russia has blamed a truck bomb - but examination of the footage seems to contradict that.
  
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• Watch the moment hackers took over Iran's state broadcaster

  09-10-2022 16:45 via cnn.com
  
  Iran's state broadcaster IRINN (Islamic Republic of Iran News Network) was allegedly hacked during its nightly news program, according to the pro-reform IranWire outlet, which shared a clip of the hacking. CNN reporter Nada Bashir has more.
  
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• NYC hospitals to pay $165M to women abused by gynecologist

  09-10-2022 16:03 via nbcnews.com
  
  Two New York hospitals have agreed to pay more than $165 million to 147 former patients who have accused a former gynecologist of sexual abuse and misconduct.
  
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• Opinion: Biden's extraordinary comment

  09-10-2022 15:27 via cnn.com
  
  "Can you tell me where we're headin'?" Bob Dylan asks in his 1978 song "Señor."
  
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• Pope slams treatment of migrants as 2 Italians become saints

  09-10-2022 14:45 via abcnews.go.com
  Pope Francis has denounced Europe's treatment of migrants as as “disgusting, sinful and criminal.”
  
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• Hurricane Julia bears down on Nicaragua's Caribbean coast

  09-10-2022 14:23 via abcnews.go.com
  Hurricane Julia has hit Nicaragua’s central Caribbean coast after lashing Colombia’s San Andres island
  
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• The Tucci family's must-have snack

  09-10-2022 14:14 via cnn.com
  For the Tucci family, a feast is not complete without one Italian staple. Zeppole are deep-fried doughnuts that Stanley Tucci calls "addictively delicious."
  
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• Families seek truth as Airbus, Air France face crash trial

  09-10-2022 14:09 via abcnews.go.com
  The families of the 228 people killed in 2009 when their storm-tossed Air France flight from Rio de Janeiro to Paris slammed into the Atlantic finally have a chance at justice
  
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• Names released of victims in Irish explosion

  09-10-2022 13:44 via bbc.co.uk
  Ten people including two teenagers and a five-year-old are among those killed.
  
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• Democrats try to pre-empt the GOP's 'soft on crime' attacks. It may not work.

  09-10-2022 13:30 via nbcnews.com
  
  Some Democrats in tough re-election campaigns have tried to inoculate themselves on crime ahead of the midterm elections, hoping to counter Republican attacks.
  
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• Euro 2024 qualifying: England drawn with Italy, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland discover groups

  09-10-2022 13:17 via bbc.co.uk
  England are drawn in the same group as Italy - the team that beat them in the Euro 2020 final - in qualifying for Euro 2024 in Germany.
  
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• Russia-Ukraine live updates: Missiles strike Zaporizhzhia overnight

  09-10-2022 13:06 via abcnews.go.com
  Live updates on the Russia-Ukraine crisis.
  
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• Want to work 4 days a week? These business leaders are taking the leap

  09-10-2022 12:56 via cnn.com
  
  The pandemic has turbocharged the search for new ways of working. These companies are taking the lead in testing out a four-day work week and their experience might surprise you.
  
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• Tucci samples sausage in crème brûlée

  09-10-2022 12:54 via cnn.com
  While in Calabria, Stanley Tucci tried nduja, a spicy Italian sausage, in crème brûlée. All-new episodes of "Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy" air Sundays at 9 p.m. ET on CNN.
  
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• Roof collapse kills 9 members of family in northern Pakistan

  09-10-2022 12:47 via abcnews.go.com
  Police say the roof of a home made of mud and wood in northern Pakistan caved in, killing nine family members, including eight siblings
  
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• ‘More bullets, more bloodshed’: Haiti aid groups warn against request for foreign forces

  09-10-2022 12:45 via theguardian.com
  Medical NGOs and activists have said that calling in military intervention risks escalating brutal Port-au-Prince violenceMedical NGOs and civil society groups in Haiti have warned that the government’s plan to request foreign military intervention to restore order will only cause more bloodshed in the beleaguered nation.On Friday, the government formally authorized the prime minister, Ariel Henry, to request “specialised armed forces” to take back control of Port-au-Prince fro
  
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• Chaos and confusion as Max Verstappen is crowned F1 world champion

  09-10-2022 12:23 via cnn.com
  
  Max Verstappen was crowned Formula One world champion in bizarre circumstances following a dominant victory at the Japanese Grand Prix on Sunday.
  
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• Wildlife abandons 'Europe's Amazon' nature reserve

  09-10-2022 12:18 via bbc.co.uk
  Forest fires ignited by Russian shelling have devastated Ukraine's Drevlyansky reserve.
  
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• Why aren't more Latino students enrolled in their states' flagship universities?

  09-10-2022 12:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  Many of the states' flagship universities, including the University of Colorado Boulder have a wide gap between its Latino students and the state's
  
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• Showtime's 'Lincoln Project' doc will make you want to yell at the screen

  09-10-2022 12:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  It felt like watching a reality TV show about a group of attention-seeking political consultants.
  
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• Gambia cough syrup scandal: Police investigate deaths linked to medicine

  09-10-2022 11:54 via bbc.co.uk
  Senior officials are called for questioning after 66 children died with acute kidney injuries.
  
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• Two NFL teams with winning records to meet in a London first

  09-10-2022 11:35 via cnn.com
  
  American football is back in London for the second week in a row.
  
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• Immigrant workers face wage theft and unsafe conditions as they rebuild Florida

  09-10-2022 11:30 via nbcnews.com
  
  Immigrant workers face wage theft and unsafe conditions as they rebuild Florida post-Hurricane Ian.
  
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• Max Verstappen crowned world champion after chaotic Japanese Grand Prix

  09-10-2022 11:08 via cnn.com
  
  Max Verstappen was crowned Formula One world champion in bizarre circumstances following a dominant victory at the Japanese Grand Prix on Sunday.
  
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• ‘Sunday Scaries’: two-thirds of Britons suffer anxiety before return to work

  09-10-2022 11:00 via theguardian.com
  Government launches ‘every mind matters’ mental health campaign to help sufferers deal with stress and sleeplessnessThe “Sunday Scaries” regularly affect more than two-thirds of Britons who report work stresses, lack of sleep and looming to-do lists as the primary causes of anxiety before the start of the working week.The worst affected were young adults with 74% of those aged 18-24 experiencing what psychologists call “heightened anticipatory anxiety” as the
  
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• ‘Not living our values’: Royal Society of Arts accused of hypocrisy on staff union

  09-10-2022 11:00 via theguardian.com
  The body gave an award for unionising workers to the IWGB, which it now refuses to recogniseIt was once home to some of the world’s most celebrated radicals and changemakers including Karl Marx, Charles Dickens and Nelson Mandela, but now the Royal Society of Arts has become the centre of a bitter battle over trade union recognition.Nearly half the workforce below senior manager level at the 270-year-old charity’s headquarters in central London have joined the Independent Workers Uni
  
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• Home Office bans 1,300 ‘violent and abusive’ fans from travelling to the World Cup in Qatar

  09-10-2022 11:00 via theguardian.com
  Crackdown follows a rise in disorder and pitch invasions at football matchesMore than 1,300 “violent and abusive” football fans in England and Wales will be banned from travelling to the World Cup in Qatar next month following a season disfigured by a dramatic surge in disorder at matches.Measures will come into force this Friday requiring 1,308 people with a history of football-related violence or disorder to surrender their passports, preventing them travelling to the Gulf state or
  
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