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• Every voter is questioned by deputies at these drop boxes

  03-11-2022 23:54 via cnn.com
  
  When voters go to ballot dropboxes in Berks County, Pennsylvania, they're greeted by sheriff's deputies who question them. It's a new policy by the county that has civil rights organizations concerned -- but it's just one example of law enforcement becoming involved in elections across the country, in the name of "voter integrity." CNN'S Drew Griffin reports.
  
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• FBI says it has 'credible information of a broad threat' to New Jersey synagogues

  03-11-2022 23:53 via cnn.com
  
  The FBI in Newark, New Jersey, said Thursday afternoon it has received "credible information of a broad threat to synagogues" in the state, according to a tweet from the office.
  
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• Some sheriff's deputies are questioning voters at ballot boxes

  03-11-2022 23:30 via cnn.com
  
  Early voters dropping off ballots in Berks County, Pennsylvania, are confronted by a sight surprising for elections in the United States:  A pair of uniformed sheriff's deputies armed with guns and tasers guarding the ballot box.  
  
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• Kherson residents celebrate Russia's diminished presence, but Ukrainian officials fear it's a trick

  03-11-2022 23:16 via cnn.com
  
  A Russian flag signifying a checkpoint has been removed from Kherson's main government building, leading the city's residents to celebrate. However, Ukrainian officials fear it could be a trick.
  
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• Here are the closing arguments for 2022 -- and what they mean

  03-11-2022 23:03 via cnn.com
  
  The heavy hitters of American politics are hitting the campaign trail to deliver some closing arguments about the importance of next Tuesday's election.
  
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• Beauty queens Miss Puerto Rico and Miss Argentina marry in a secret ceremony

  03-11-2022 22:18 via theguardian.com
  Fabiola Valentín and Mariana Varela posted a video highlighting their two years together and their courthouse weddingThe former pageant queens Miss Puerto Rico and Miss Argentina have revealed a romantic secret: not only have they been in a relationship, but last weekend they tied the knot.After two years together, Fabiola Valentín of Puerto Rico and Mariana Varela of Argentina posted an Instagram reel celebrating their romance. Continue reading...
  
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• Biden gave election warning, Tucker Carlson blasted him for it

  03-11-2022 22:05 via cnn.com
  
  President Biden spoke about candidates denying election results in a speech right-wing media deemed hyper-political. CNN's senior media reporter Oliver Darcy discusses the rhetoric emanating from Tucker Carlson and others as these commentators encourage audiences to question election results that haven't been announced yet.
  
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• Disturbing video shows Iran’s police brutally beating anti-regime protester

  03-11-2022 21:58 via foxnews.com
  
  WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES A shocking video emerged on social media that shows heavily armed Iranian police officers swarming over a defenseless anti-regime demonstrator who beat him with batons and eventually shoot the protester. Sources tell Fox News Digital the man is alive.  A police officer on a motorcycle then runs over the defenseless man in what might be the southern Tehran neighborhood of Naziabad. The Iran Twitter account of the human rights NGO Amnesty International condemned the br
  
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• Watch Jimmy Kimmel's annual Halloween prank that makes kids cry

  03-11-2022 21:39 via cnn.com
  
  Late night host Jimmy Kimmel brought back his controversial Halloween prank, where he encourages parents to tell their kids they ate all their Halloween candy and film the reactions.
  
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• Ukraine war: Kyiv residents adapting to night-time power cuts

  03-11-2022 21:33 via bbc.co.uk
  People living in Ukraine's capital Kyiv are having to get used to living in a much darker environment.
  
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• French MP brings parliament to a halt by yelling 'Go back to Africa' to Black MP

  03-11-2022 20:52 via cnn.com
  
  France's lower house of parliament suspended its session on Thursday after a far-right MP shouted, "Go back to Africa!" as a Black legislator from the far left asked a question about immigration.
  
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• Louisiana evokes blood purity laws in a new effort to undercut the Black vote

  03-11-2022 20:41 via nbcnews.com
  
  Louisiana voters in the midterm elections Tuesday are missing majority-Black House district because Republican legislators are trying to dilute who is Black.
  
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• Netanyahu victory in Israeli election presents 'stark challenge' for US Middle East policy

  03-11-2022 20:34 via foxnews.com
  
  Benjamin Netanyahu’s win in Israel’s latest election has drawn a muted response from the U.S. as policymakers wrestle with the implications for foreign policy in the Middle East. Sitting Prime Minister Yair Lapid on Thursday conceded the election to Netanyahu after it became clear the former prime minister’s coalition would allow him to regain his seat as leader of the country. But Netanyahu’s win occurs while President Joe Biden sits in the White House, presenting a some
  
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• Senators show bipartisan support for Ukraine. But will it last?

  03-11-2022 20:05 via cnn.com
  
  Republican Rob Portman and Democrat Chris Coons are in Kyiv to show their solidarity. But polls show U.S. support slipping, particularly among Republicans.
  
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• US midterm elections: The six races that could decide the US Senate

  03-11-2022 19:53 via bbc.co.uk
  In a Senate split 50-50 between two parties, every race counts. Here are six to watch.
  
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• Former Pakistani PM Imran Khan shot in assassination attempt

  03-11-2022 19:36 via cnn.com
  
  Gunshots were fired Thursday at a rally held by Pakistan's ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan in Gujranwallah, Pakistan, according to a spokesperson for Khan's PTI party.
  
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• Imran Khan shooting another violent moment in Pakistan’s political history

  03-11-2022 19:22 via theguardian.com
  From the assassination of its first PM in 1951, the country has suffered waves of brutal sectarian conflict and murders Last month, Pakistan summoned the US ambassador in Islamabad for a dressing down after President Joe Biden described the south Asian country as “one of the most dangerous nations in the world”. Biden was apparently referring to Pakistan’s combination of nuclear weapons and apparent instability. He might have been talking about the threat faced by the country&r
  
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• US midterm elections: What do people care about?

  03-11-2022 19:16 via bbc.co.uk
  Abortion, inflation, gun control and voting rights are some topics being widely debated by US voters.
  
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• Tonga eruption sent the highest-recorded volcanic plume into Earth's atmosphere

  03-11-2022 19:03 via cnn.com
  
  When the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano erupted underwater in January, it created a plume of ash and water that broke through the third layer of Earth's atmosphere.
  
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• Israel’s Yair Lapid congratulates Benjamin Netanyahu on election victory

  03-11-2022 19:02 via theguardian.com
  Longest serving prime minister, who is still facing corruption charges, is expected to lead far-right coalitionIsrael’s prime minister, Yair Lapid, has called Benjamin Netanyahu to offer his congratulations on the opposition leader’s election win following the conclusion of vote counting in this week’s election.Netanyahu, the chair of the conservative Likud party and Israel’s longest-serving prime minister, is expected to begin an unprecedented third term as PM after hold
  
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• 'I didn't mean to cause any harm,' says NBA star Kyrie Irving. 'I'm not the one that made the documentary'

  03-11-2022 18:54 via cnn.com
  
  Kyrie Irving and the Brooklyn Nets announced on Wednesday that they will both donate $500,000 towards anti-hate organizations after the point guard tweeted a documentary deemed to be antisemitic last week.
  
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• Israeli PM Lapid concedes election to Netanyahu

  03-11-2022 18:41 via foxnews.com
  
  Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid has conceded the election, recognizing former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as his successor, Lapid's office confirmed to Fox News. According to a statement from his office, Lapid has already called Netanyahu to congratulate him. Lapid told Netanyahu that he instructed his office to make arrangements for the transition of power. "The state of Israel comes before any political consideration," Lapid said. "I wish Netanyahu success, for the sake of the people o
  
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• Warring parties have agreed to a truce in Ethiopia's two-year civil war. Here's what to know

  03-11-2022 18:22 via cnn.com
  
  When Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2019, he was lauded as a regional peacemaker. A year later, he launched a conflict that spiraled into a brutal civil war, spawning one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world.
  
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• US midterms: How will new voting laws affect the election?

  03-11-2022 18:14 via bbc.co.uk
  New voting rules have come in across the US ahead of midterm elections. What impact will they have?
  
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• US, South Korea threaten to 'end' Kim regime if North Korea uses nuclear weapon

  03-11-2022 18:10 via foxnews.com
  
  The U.S. and South Korea issued a joint warning to North Korea on Thursday, warning that any use of nuclear weapons would result in the end of Kim Jong Un's regime. North Korea fired an unprecedented 23 missiles in a single day on Wednesday amid extensive joint air force exercises between the U.S. and South Korea. Kim's regime has made veiled threats about nuclear weapons in recent days as well. "Any nuclear attack against the United States or its allies and partners, including the use of non-st
  
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• Israeli PM Yair Lapid congratulates Netanyahu on election victory

  03-11-2022 18:05 via cnn.com
  
  Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid called Benjamin Netanyahu to congratulate him on winning Israel's elections, the prime minister's office announced Thursday, just under 48 hours after polls closed.
  
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• Former Pakistani PM Imran Khan shot in foot in reported assassination attempt

  03-11-2022 17:42 via cnn.com
  
  Gunshots were fired Thursday at a rally held by Pakistan's ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan in Gujranwallah, Pakistan, according to a spokesperson for Khan's PTI party.
  
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• Officials say Pelosi attacker was in US illegally and may face deportation

  03-11-2022 17:38 via cnn.com
  
  David DePape, the man accused of violently attacking Paul Pelosi last week, was in the United States illegally and may face deportation, the Department of Homeland Security said late Wednesday.
  
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• Quiz of the week: For what has Erling Haaland been blamed?

  03-11-2022 17:36 via bbc.co.uk
  How closely have you been paying attention to what's been going on over the past seven days?
  
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• Justice Department rests in its historic seditious conspiracy case against Oath Keepers

  03-11-2022 17:35 via cnn.com
  
  Federal prosecutors rested their case on Thursday against five alleged leaders of the far-rightOath Keepers militia group, ending the initial phase of the first seditious conspiracy trial in over a decade.
  
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• Two November hurricanes pose rare threat at end of 2022 Atlantic season

  03-11-2022 17:34 via theguardian.com
  Hurricane Lisa, which has battered Belize, formed at same time as Martin, now over Atlantic, for only third time since records beganTwo November hurricanes have simultaneously formed in the Atlantic Ocean for only the third time since records began.Hurricanes Lisa and Martin have brought an unusual amount of activity for this time of year, when hurricane season is usually nearly over. A third system in the Caribbean is also developing, reports the Washington Post. Continue reading...
  
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• Shelley Duvall returns to acting after 20 years

  03-11-2022 17:26 via cnn.com
  
  Shelley Duvall is returning to the big screen, 20 years after her last film role.
  
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• Paul Pelosi could've been murdered. And MAGA Republicans think that's … funny?

  03-11-2022 17:13 via nbcnews.com
  
  Commentsby Donald Trump Jr., his father and others mocking Paul Pelosi's attack highlight why the GOP bears some responsibility for the suspect's actions.
  
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• Why 75% of likely voters think the US is in a recession — even though it's probably not

  03-11-2022 16:47 via cnn.com
  
  A new CNN poll shows that three-quarters of likely voters feel like the US economy is in a recession. It's probably not, but that's not the point.
  
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• Rest is indeed resistance. For me and others, so is being child-free

  03-11-2022 16:38 via cnn.com
  
  A bold manifesto is urging us to learn how to rest as an act of political and cultural self-preservation. "Rest is Resistance: A Manifesto," by Tricia Hersey (founder of The Nap Ministry), makes the important argument that "grind culture," a.k.a. our addiction to 24/7 busyness, is a product of White supremacy and dead-end capitalism.
  
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• Russia-Ukraine war live: nuclear watchdog says no evidence of Putin’s ‘dirty bomb’ claim

  03-11-2022 16:36 via theguardian.com
  UN says no sign of ‘undeclared nuclear activities’ at Ukrainian sites after Russian accusationAt a glance: what we know on day 253 of the invasionReuters reports that the British ambassador arrived at the Russian foreign ministry on Thursday morning, according to local reports. Deborah Bronnert was summoned to discuss Moscow’s claims that Britain was involved in a Ukrainian drone strike on Russia’s Black Sea fleet in Crimea.Electricity supply has been restored to everybod
  
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• Biden calls midterms ‘defining moment’ but avoids swing states in last days before election – live

  03-11-2022 16:31 via theguardian.com
  President warns against grave threats to American democracySign up to receive First Thing – our daily briefing by emailIn Pennsylvania, Chris McGreal reports that a major pro-Israel group is facing criticism for backing Republicans who denied the 2020 election, but not a Democratic candidate who would make history if elected:More than 240 Jewish American voters in Pittsburgh have signed a letter denouncing the US’s largest pro-Israel group for backing extremist Republican election ca
  
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• How to love a country with a complicated history

  03-11-2022 16:30 via cnn.com
  
  Decades before George Takei became Mr. Sulu on the original "Star Trek" series, he was imprisoned for a crime he never committed.
  
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• No 10 confirms plans for more Rwanda-style deals to deport asylum seekers from UK – politics live

  03-11-2022 16:26 via theguardian.com
  Downing Street also denies making Albania a scapegoat for failed asylum policies following criticism from country’s PMThe autumn statement will be unveiled in two weeks today. It could be the most important fiscal announcement of Rishi Sunak’s premiership, and it will involve tax rises and spending cuts intended to fill a “black hole” in the government’s accounts worth an estimated £50bn. Here are some of the stories from today’s papers setting out what
  
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• Slightly fewer Americans apply for jobless aid last week

  03-11-2022 16:13 via abcnews.go.com
  Applications for jobless benefits fell slightly last week with the U.S. job market remaining resilient in the face of rising interest rates and persistent inflation
  
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• Selena Gomez's new documentary impacted her body image

  03-11-2022 16:12 via cnn.com
  
  Selena Gomez says her new documentary, "Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me," has shifted her view on her body image.
  
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• Official: Pakistan's ex-PM Imran Khan wounded in gun attack

  03-11-2022 16:12 via abcnews.go.com
  Pakistani officials say former Prime Minister Imran Khan was slightly wounded in the leg by a gunman who opened fire at his protest convoy
  
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• How Asian Americans fit into the affirmative action debate

  03-11-2022 16:01 via cnn.com
  
  Affirmative action is on trial again, and this time Asian Americans are at the center.
  
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• Canada orders China to divest from country’s mining companies

  03-11-2022 16:00 via theguardian.com
  Move comes after ‘multi-step’ review by Canada’s national security and intelligence agenciesCanada has ordered China to immediately sell its holdings in three Canadian mining companies, as the need for investments in the extraction of critical minerals clashes with growing concerns over national security.On Wednesday Canada’s industry minister, François-Philippe Champagne, said three Chinese companies would be required to divest from junior mining companies. Contin
  
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• Rico Lewis earns rave reviews as 17-year-old breaks Karim Benzema's Champions League record

  03-11-2022 15:58 via cnn.com
  
  It was a night to remember for Rico Lewis as the 17-year-old scored on his full debut to inspire Manchester City's comeback 3-1 victory over Sevilla.
  
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• National Sandwich Day has chains serving up sandwich deals today

  03-11-2022 15:53 via cnn.com
  
  Who can resist a sandwich — especially if it's free?
  
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• WATCH: 8-year-old makes impressive golf shot

  03-11-2022 15:46 via abcnews.go.com
  Eight-year-old- Joshua made the chip shot from the top of a rock.
  
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• Who were the Manchester Arena victims who might have lived?

  03-11-2022 15:44 via theguardian.com
  Inquiry has found outcome for some victims may have been different but for ‘inadequacies’ in emergency responseManchester attack victim might have lived but for ‘inadequate’ response, inquiry findsManchester Arena attack: timelineA carer for young autistic adults, John Atkinson received tickets to the Ariana Grande concert as a Christmas present. He attended with his lifelong friend Gemma O’Donnell and they had a fantastic time. Continue reading...
  
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• London court forces Glencore to pay record £281m for bribery in Africa

  03-11-2022 15:44 via theguardian.com
  Miner hit with largest ever UK legal penalty for a company over ‘endemic’ corruption at African oil trading deskThe mining and commodities giant Glencore will be forced to pay £281m in fines, confiscated profits and costs as punishment for “sustained criminality”, the largest ever payment imposed on a company in a UK court.A judge at Southwark crown court in London on Thursday said offences by a UK subsidiary of Glencore showed high culpability for the “highly
  
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• Private photos of wartime Queen to be sold by Colchester auctioneers

  03-11-2022 15:41 via bbc.co.uk
  A rare archive documenting Queen Elizabeth II's time in the territorial service will be sold.
  
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