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• COVID-19 linked to increase in US pregnancy-related deaths

  19-10-2022 23:46 via abcnews.go.com
  COVID-19 drove a dramatic increase in the number of women who died from pregnancy or childbirth complications in the U.S. last year, a crisis that has disproportionately claimed Black and Hispanic women as victims
  
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• Australia’s Covid lockdown rules found to have lacked fairness and compassion

  19-10-2022 23:42 via theguardian.com
  Review led by Peter Shergold finds some lockdowns and border closures were not necessary and schools should have remained openFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAustralia’s Covid-19 response failed the nation’s most vulnerable people and in many cases amounted to overreach, according to a new report.The report, Fault lines: an independent review into Australia’s response to Covid-19,
  
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• Trump appears for deposition in E. Jean Carroll lawsuit

  19-10-2022 23:29 via cnn.com
  
  Former President Donald Trump is set to answer questions under oath Wednesday as part of the defamation lawsuit brought by former magazine columnist E. Jean Carroll.
  
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• Canada to host meeting on Iran protests for world’s female foreign ministers

  19-10-2022 23:25 via theguardian.com
  Canada’s foreign minister Melanie Joly said they will meet to discuss protests ignited by the death of Mahsa AminiCanada is to host a virtual meeting of female foreign ministers to discuss Iran’s “brutal” crackdown on protests ignited by the death of a young woman who was detained by morality police for “improper” use of the hijab.Canada’s foreign minister, Melanie Joly, said she and 14 others will meet virtually on Thursday to discuss the state of women
  
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• Ukraine forced to introduce scheduled blackouts

  19-10-2022 23:22 via edition.cnn.com
  
  • Drone attack: 'Wonderful couple' killed in Russian drone attack on Kyiv
  • 'Massive blackouts': 30% of Ukraine's power stations destroyed
  • Video: What Ukrainians learn from downed drones used by Russia
  
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• NSW turns visiting UN inspectors away from Queanbeyan detention facility

  19-10-2022 23:19 via theguardian.com
  NSW confirms it will not allow visits, as Queensland also restricts some access despite Australia’s ratification of UN torture protocolGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastNew South Wales has blocked United Nations officials from entering a detention facility as part of their visit under Australia’s commitment to the Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture (Opcat).Queensland Health will also prevent the officials from visiting mental he
  
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• South Carolina Supreme Court takes up state's abortion ban

  19-10-2022 23:17 via abcnews.go.com
  South Carolina Supreme Court justices have grilled lawyers over the extent of the right to privacy in a case that could determine the scope of the state's abortion restrictions
  
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• British PM plunged into deeper crisis as home secretary quits

  19-10-2022 22:48 via cnn.com
  
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  • Opinion: Truss is on track to become Britain's shortest-serving prime minister
  
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• Justice: Hotel sued for denying rooms to Native Americans

  19-10-2022 22:35 via abcnews.go.com
  The U.S. Department of Justice is suing the owners of a hotel and bar in Rapid City, South Dakota, accusing them of violating the civil rights of Native Americans by refusing their requests to book a room at the Grand Gateway Hotel
  
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• This Motorola rollable phone can change size with a press of a button

  19-10-2022 22:32 via cnn.com
  
  Motorola teased a rollable concept phone at its parent company Lenovo's Tech World '22 event. While other smartphone companies, like TCL and LG, have attempted similar shape-changing technology, CNN Business's Samantha Kelly explains why this is a different design.
  
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• Biden to release 15m barrels from strategic reserve in effort to tamp down gas prices – as it happened

  19-10-2022 22:02 via theguardian.com
  Move is president’s attempt to mitigate concerns over the economy as midterms approachSign up to receive First Thing – our daily briefing by emailDonald Trump in 2021 asked a group of people whether a Jewish documentary filmmaker was “a good Jewish character”, according to a video of the former president that was released as part of footage that was subpoenaed by the House special committee investigating the January 6 insurrection, the New York Times reports. The interact
  
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• Are you a mosquito magnet? This could be why

  19-10-2022 21:55 via cnn.com
  
  CNN's Tom Foreman explains why some individuals could be more attractive to mosquitoes than others, according to a new study.
  
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• ‘I was too close’: Texas woman gored by bison shares video to warn hikers

  19-10-2022 21:11 via theguardian.com
  Video posted by Rebecca Clark shows her point of view as she tries to gingerly walk past bison during hike in Caprock Canyons park A woman in Texas who recorded a cellphone video of herself surviving getting gored by a bison has admonished fellow hikers about the perils of too closely encountering such an immense animal.Rebecca Clark was on a solo hike in Caprock Canyons park, home of Texas’s state bison herd, when she came across a group of the massive bovines grazing a few feet away from
  
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• Webb telescope captures star-studded 'Pillars of Creation'

  19-10-2022 21:08 via cnn.com
  
  The James Webb Space Telescope captured a highly detailed snapshot of the so-called Pillars of Creation, a vista of three looming towers made of interstellar dust and gas that's speckled with newly formed stars.
  
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• Turkish researchers confirm Santa Claus' original burial site, find St. Nicholas' tomb under fresco of Jesus

  19-10-2022 21:08 via foxnews.com
  
  Turkish archeologists believe they have confirmed the original resting place of St. Nicholas, the inspiration for Santa Claus and victim of grave theft in the 11th century.  "This is an extremely important discovery, the first find from that period," said Osman Eravsar, chairman of the Antalya Cultural Heritage Preservation Regional Board.  Fox News Digital in 2017 reported that a team of researchers had started an examination of St. Nicholas Church in Demre, a roughly 7th century chur
  
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• What is the Strategic Petroleum Reserve?

  19-10-2022 21:02 via abcnews.go.com
  The U.S. energy stockpile has proven a key tool for the Biden administration to address sky-high gas prices.
  
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• Russia may soon lose one of biggest prizes of its war

  19-10-2022 20:57 via cnn.com
  
  • Devastation in Ukraine's east as notorious Wagner group makes gains
  • Live updates: Ukraine forced to introduce scheduled blackouts
  
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• Pro-Kremlin leaders push civilian relocation in Kherson as Ukraine hampers Russia's ability to resupply forces

  19-10-2022 20:57 via cnn.com
  
  The Russian-installed leaders in Ukraine's Kherson region on Wednesday began massively ramping up the relocation of up to 60,000 people amid warnings over Russia's ability to withstand a Ukrainian counter-offensive.
  
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• Louisiana pastor admits stealing $900,000 from church and congregants

  19-10-2022 20:56 via theguardian.com
  Baptist minister Charles Southall pleads guilty to money laundering as prosecutors say he used cash to cover billsA Baptist minister renowned in Louisiana has acknowledged stealing nearly $900,000 from his church, affiliated rental properties, his congregants and a charter school.Charles Southall III, who for more than three decades led First Emanuel Baptist church in New Orleans and Baton Rouge, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to charges of money-laundering. Continue reading...
  
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• Brittney Griner sends message from Russian prison on birthday: ‘Thanks for fighting to get me home’

  19-10-2022 20:47 via theguardian.com
  Basketball player, who was arrested at Moscow airport after authorities found vape canisters, thanks supportersBrittney Griner thanked her supporters from a Russian prison where the detained basketball athlete spent her 32nd birthday on Tuesday.In a statement released by her lawyers and reported by CNN, Griner said: “Thank you everyone for fighting so hard to get me home. All the support and love are definitely helping me.” Continue reading...
  
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• Italy's Berlusconi says Russia's Putin gave him vodka, 'sweet' note

  19-10-2022 20:46 via foxnews.com
  
  The European Union’s executive branch reminded Silvio Berlusconi on Wednesday that Russia "illegitimately" invaded Ukraine, after the former Italian premier was recorded boasting that he had recently reconnected with President Vladimir Putin and exchanged gifts of vodka, wine and "sweet" notes over his birthday. The reaction from Brussels added to the upheaval Berlusconi’s comments had in Italy, where far-right leader Giorgia Meloni is putting together a proposed Cabinet before an ex
  
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• Putin declares martial law in four occupied regions

  19-10-2022 20:39 via cnn.com
  
  Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on Wednesday that he has signed a law introducing martial law in four Ukrainian regions the Kremlin claims to have annexed, in violation of international law.
  
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• Woman charged, accused of freeing swarm of bees on deputies

  19-10-2022 20:34 via abcnews.go.com
  A Massachusetts woman is facing multiple assault and battery charges, accused of releasing a swarm of bees on sheriff’s deputies as they tried to serve an eviction notice
  
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• Israel’s balancing act over Ukraine grows trickier after drone strikes

  19-10-2022 20:32 via bbc.co.uk
  Israel has refrained from providing Ukraine with weapons in a bid to maintain relations with Russia.
  
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• Ukrainian people win European parliament’s Sakharov prize

  19-10-2022 20:19 via theguardian.com
  Annual prize awarded to Ukraine’s citizens to honour their fight against Russia’s invasionRussia-Ukraine war – latest updatesThe European parliament has awarded the people of Ukraine its annual Sakharov prize for freedom of thought to honour their fight against Russia’s invasion.“They are standing up for what they believe in. Fighting for our values. Protecting democracy, freedom and rule of law. Risking their lives for us,” the European parliament president,
  
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• Russia-Ukraine war live: hundreds of thousands without water or power; Russia warns of battle for Kherson in ‘very near future’

  19-10-2022 20:11 via theguardian.com
  Russian president says four Ukrainian regions occupied by Russia will be put under martial lawWhat we know on day 238 of the invasionIf you look hard enough, you’ll spot faded yellow signs proclaiming “fallout shelter” around New York City. They are remnants of a cold war programme that signalled spaces within ordinary buildings – from schools to banks to the Brooklyn Bridge – with adequate supplies and walls thick enough for riding out a nuclear blast safely.Many o
  
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• DA: Hoarder charged after 300 animals rescued from NY home

  19-10-2022 20:00 via abcnews.go.com
  Authorities rescued nearly 300 rabbits, birds and other animals from a filthy home in New York
  
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• New surveillance video appears to show Gabby Petito the last day before her death

  19-10-2022 19:45 via cnn.com
  
  New surveillance footage released by the Jackson Police Department in Wyoming shows Gabby Petito and Brian Laundrie grocery shopping on what appears to be the day before Petito was killed.
  
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• Hear why the British Home Secretary is resigning

  19-10-2022 19:41 via cnn.com
  
  Britain's Home Secretary Suella Braverman has resigned seven weeks into the role over her use of a personal email address that breached ministerial rules. CNN Correspondent Bianca Nobilo has the details.
  
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• French government to use constitutional powers to force through budget

  19-10-2022 19:40 via theguardian.com
  President accused of authoritarianism as PM puts end to days of heated parliamentary debateThe French government is to use special constitutional powers to force through its 2023 budget without a parliamentary vote, sparking accusations of “authoritarianism” from the opposition and underlining President Emmanuel Macron’s weakened domestic position since his centrist grouping lost its absolute majority in elections last spring.“It is our responsibility to make sure our cou
  
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• WATCH: Police searching landfill for missing toddler’s body

  19-10-2022 19:32 via abcnews.go.com
  Police said they believe 20-month-old Quinton Simon is dead and authorities named his mother as the primary suspect.
  
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• Malawi police discover mass grave of 25 Ethiopian migrants

  19-10-2022 19:19 via theguardian.com
  Authorities alerted by villagers in Mzimba area, 250km north of capital, to site believed less than a month oldAuthorities in Malawi have discovered a mass grave in the north of the country containing the remains of 25 people suspected to be migrants from Ethiopia.“The grave was discovered late on Tuesday but we cordoned it off and started exhuming today. So far, we have discovered 25 bodies,” said a police spokesperson, Peter Kalaya. Continue reading...
  
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• Moscow-installed leaders ramp up relocation of civilians in Kherson as Ukraine continues to hamper Russian forces' ability to resupply troops

  19-10-2022 19:14 via cnn.com
  
  The Russian-installed leaders in Ukraine's Kherson region on Wednesday began massively ramping up the relocation of up to 60,000 people amid warnings over Russia's ability to withstand a Ukrainian counter-offensive.
  
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• Knife-wielding man fights off crocodile that had his friend's head in a vise-grip: report

  19-10-2022 19:12 via foxnews.com
  
  A quick-thinking man used a knife to fight off a crocodile in Australia on Monday after the predator lunged at his boat and locked its jaws around his friend’s head, according to a report. The two men were crabbing aboard a fishing vessel near Horizontal Falls in the Kimberly region of Western Australia when the crocodile attacked, a tour operator for Horizontal Falls Seaplane Adventures told Australian news outlet 7News. Officials said it is believed the reptile launched itself at on
  
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• WATCH: Stargazer fish uses camouflage to hunt

  19-10-2022 18:41 via abcnews.go.com
  This stargazer fish may look shy, but it's actually burying itself under the sea floor as it waits for its prey to pass.
  
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• Hong Kong leader aims to attract talent but vows further crackdown

  19-10-2022 18:35 via theguardian.com
  John Lee pledges to enact anti-subversion law while emphasising need to alleviate brain drainHong Kong’s new leader has pledged to enact an anti-subversion law, tighten up cybersecurity and crack down on false information and crowdfunding activities, after China’s Xi Jinping issued calls to reinforce national security.In his first policy address since becoming the city’s chief executive in July, John Lee also emphasised the need to “proactively trawl the world for talents
  
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• WATCH: Ever wondered what it would be like to walk through layers of cake?

  19-10-2022 18:31 via abcnews.go.com
  Now you can—even if it is artificial.
  
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• WATCH: Prize-winning author shaves head during award speech

  19-10-2022 18:29 via abcnews.go.com
  Novelist Kim De L´Horizon used their acceptance speech after winning the German Book Prize to shave their hair in solidarity with women protesting in Iran.
  
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• See why a latte made actress Tilda Swinton swoon

  19-10-2022 18:23 via cnn.com
  
  Tilda Swinton is smitten when she sees herself in her latte. Jeanne Moos reports on the barista to the stars.
  
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• New Ukrainian app helps citizens take down Russian 'kamikaze' drones as attacks intensify

  19-10-2022 18:23 via foxnews.com
  
  A new application for mobile devices in Ukraine will help Ukrainian citizens coordinate with the military to shoot down incoming Russian drones and missiles.  "The Android version of the ‘ePPO’ application is already available to download. Now every citizen of Ukraine can join the anti-missile and anti-aircraft defense of our skies," the Strategic Communications Department of the Office of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said, according to the Jerusalem Pos
  
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• Slimmed down Boris Becker reportedly teaching yoga in prison

  19-10-2022 18:21 via theguardian.com
  Former Wimbledon champion trains at Huntercombe prison where he is serving time for hiding assets, German tabloid reportsBoris Becker is reported to have lost weight and won friends in the UK prison where he is serving a sentence related to his 2017 bankruptcy, according to a German newspaper.The former Wimbledon champion was transferred from Wandsworth prison to Huntercombe prison near Nuffield, Oxfordshire, in May. In April he was jailed for two and a half years for concealing £2.5m of a
  
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• The Queen was a 'shining example' of female leadership, says Meghan

  19-10-2022 18:20 via cnn.com
  
  Meghan, Duchess of Sussex has opened up about the loss of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and the "legacy" she has left behind, describing her husband's grandmother as "the most shining example" of female leadership.
  
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• Meet 'Corporal Oliveira,' the police dog turned internet sensation

  19-10-2022 18:18 via cnn.com
  
  The rescue dog, found in 2019 by a police officer, has also become the official mascot for the 17th batallion, according to Reuters.
  
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• Liz Truss's government plunged into deeper turmoil as home secretary quits

  19-10-2022 18:17 via cnn.com
  
  Liz Truss's ill-fated tenure as British Prime Minister was engulfed in yet more chaos on Wednesday when Suella Braverman, her Home Secretary, resigned seven weeks into her role.
  
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• Burma prison bombing leaves at least 8 dead

  19-10-2022 18:14 via foxnews.com
  
  A bombing on Wednesday near the front gate of Burma’s main prison for political detainees killed at least eight people, including visitors and prison personnel, local media and the government said. Five people who were delivering parcels to prisoners and three prison staff were killed when two bombs exploded around 9:40 a.m., News of Burma, an online news service sympathetic to the country’s military government, reported on the Telegram social media platform. The blasts occurred insi
  
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• US citizen given 16-year prison sentence in Saudi Arabia over tweets after State Dept. bungles case: family

  19-10-2022 18:13 via foxnews.com
  
  A dual U.S.-Saudi citizen was sentenced to 16 years in prison in Saudi Arabia earlier this month for what his family claims were 14 tweets he made while in the U.S. that were critical of the Saudi government. Saad Ibrahim Almadi, 72, has been tortured since receiving the hefty sentence on Oct. 3, which carried an additional 16-year travel ban, Almadi's son, Ibrahim Almadi, told The Washington Post. His son also claimed the U.S. State Department bungled his father's case. "I told the State Depart
  
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• Ukrainian troops under close gunfire

  19-10-2022 18:12 via bbc.co.uk
  War in eastern Ukraine involves not only artillery strikes, but close combat, as the BBC's Jonathan Beale finds.
  
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• The Black Death is still affecting the human immune system

  19-10-2022 17:59 via cnn.com
  
  The Black Death, the world's most devastating plague outbreak, killed half of medieval Europe's population in the space of seven years in the 14th century, shifting the course of human history.
  
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• UK PM Truss defiantly states 'I am a fighter' after calls for her resignation

  19-10-2022 17:50 via foxnews.com
  
  United Kingdom Prime Minister Liz Truss stood defiant amid calls for her to resign from office after just weeks on the job. Truss is under pressure after her new administration announced they were reversing course on planned tax cuts after U.K. markets responded poorly, and the British Pound dropped in value. Labor Party leader Keir Starmer blasted Truss and her policies on Wednesday and questioned why she is even in office. "It was a mandate built on fantasy economics, and it ended in disaster,
  
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• Finland’s main parties back plans to build Russia border fence

  19-10-2022 17:46 via theguardian.com
  Structure would protect areas identified as posing potential risk of large-scale migration from RussiaRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesFinland’s main political parties have backed building a fence along parts of the country’s border with Russia, with work on a short pilot section expected to start as soon as funds have been allocated, Finnish media have reported.Neighbouring Norway, which also shares a border with Russia in the far north, on Wednesday said it had arreste
  
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