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• Mark Zuckerberg confirms layoffs to begin at Meta – report

  08-11-2022 23:46 via theguardian.com
  Parent company of Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram is among others in the tech industry to suffer a severe slowdownMeta CEO Mark Zuckerberg confirmed to executives that the company will begin laying off employees on Wednesday morning, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday.Zuckerberg addressed hundreds of executives at the company on Tuesday morning, foreshadowing large cuts. He mentioned recruiting and business teams as groups that would see layoffs, according to the WSJ, adding an interna
  
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• 'Battleground' documentary details the anti-abortion movement

  08-11-2022 23:38 via abcnews.go.com
  Filmmaker Cynthia Lowen spoke with ABC News about her new documentary that details organizers within the anti-abortion movement, as well as the pro-abortion movement.
  
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• Ted Cruz hit with a beverage can at parade

  08-11-2022 23:26 via cnn.com
  
  Houston police said the alcoholic beverage can struck Ted Cruz in the chest and neck area, but he "did not require medical attention."
  
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• Ransomware group starts publishing Medibank data as company warns customers to be vigilant for scammers

  08-11-2022 23:21 via theguardian.com
  Hundreds of names, addresses, birthdates and Medicare details posted under ‘good list’ and ‘naughty list’ headingsFollow our Australia liveblog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA ransomware group has started posting Medibank customer data on the dark web, days after the Australian health insurer announced it would not pay a ransom.The initial dump, limited to a few hundred megabytes, was posted on a blog linked
  
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• UK cabinet minister resigns over bullying allegations

  08-11-2022 23:16 via cnn.com
  
  British cabinet office minister Gavin Williamson resigned from his role on Tuesday following recent allegations of bullying, saying the accusations against him were "becoming a distraction for the good work this government is doing."
  
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• Gavin Williamson quits cabinet after claims of ‘unethical and immoral’ behaviour

  08-11-2022 23:12 via theguardian.com
  Resignation letter concedes claims about his conduct had become a ‘distraction’ but Williamson vows to clear his nameUK politics live – latest news updatesGavin Williamson dramatically quit Rishi Sunak’s cabinet on Tuesday night after the Guardian revealed claims that he told a senior civil servant to “slit your throat” while he was defence secretary.The Cabinet Office minister stepped down after the former Whitehall aide put in a formal complaint to parliamen
  
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• Five global stories we're watching as we wait for US midterm election results

  08-11-2022 23:04 via cnn.com
  
  The world is waiting to assess the impact of the next wild turn in the politics of the United States, a power that sought to guarantee global stability for decades but whose internal politics make it increasingly a force for unpredictability and disruption.
  
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• A man who flaunted private jets and luxury cars on Instagram gets 11 years in prison

  08-11-2022 22:32 via cnn.com
  
  A Nigerian social media influencer who flaunted a lavish lifestyle of private jets and luxury cars has been sentenced to 11 years in prison over charges related to a multimillion dollar scam that targeted companies in the United States and overseas.
  
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• UK minister Gavin Williamson resigns from post following bullying allegations

  08-11-2022 22:07 via cnn.com
  
  British cabinet office minister Gavin Williamson resigned from his role on Tuesday following recent allegations of bullying, saying the accusations against him were "becoming a distraction for the good work this government is doing."
  
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• Serious concerns raised in NZ about environmental impact of major productions including Amazon’s Rings of Power

  08-11-2022 22:00 via theguardian.com
  In response to workers’ claims of high emissions and waste, Amazon says it complied with all laws and ‘either met or exceeded industry standards’Picture three scenes: in a sheltered clearing, a stand of trees stretches skyward, trunks pale against the dark soil, leaves dappling the ground like golden dollar coins. In another, a maelstrom of white flakes is carried in eddies by the wind. In a third, sheer cliffs are slick with snow, icicles hanging like shards of glass.Scenes li
  
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• Full report: Voters casting final ballots to determine control of House, Senate and 36 governor races

  08-11-2022 22:00 via cnn.com
  
  Voters are casting the final ballots in races that will determine control of the narrowly divided House and Senate, as well as governor's mansions across the country, amid concerns about inflation and gas prices that have created serious headwinds for Democrats.
  
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• Hurricane warning is issued for parts of Florida's east coast as Tropical Storm Nicole is expected to strengthen

  08-11-2022 21:54 via nbcnews.com
  
  Nicole on Tuesday was upgraded to a tropical storm and is expected to strengthen, prompting a hurricane warning for parts of east central Florida and the
  
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• NASA's Artemis I mega moon rocket could face damaging winds as storm approaches

  08-11-2022 21:48 via cnn.com
  
  The NASA Space Launch System — the rocket that's at the core of the Artemis I moon mission — could face damaging winds from Tropical Storm Nicole, which is now expected to strengthen into a hurricane before it slams into Florida's East Coast.
  
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• 'Looks can be deceiving,' DOJ argues at trial of Jan. 6 rioter charged with aiding Pelosi laptop theft

  08-11-2022 21:48 via nbcnews.com
  
  Riley Williams is facing eight counts in connection with the theft of a laptop from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's conference room during the Jan. 6 attack.
  
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• WATCH: Trump says he voted for Ron DeSantis

  08-11-2022 21:17 via abcnews.go.com
  Former President Trump voted in Palm Beach, Florida, and hinted at a big announcement next Tuesday.
  
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• Legal challenges play out as voters cast ballots in midterms

  08-11-2022 21:08 via abcnews.go.com
  Election legal challenges were playing out Tuesday as voters cast ballots across the country in the midterm elections
  
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• WATCH: Skywatchers glimpse total lunar eclipse

  08-11-2022 21:03 via abcnews.go.com
  The second total lunar eclipse of the year took place Tuesday -- and it will be the last one until 2025.
  
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• Cop27: Ukraine president says peace is vital for saving climate; US called out for blocking ‘loss and damage’ funds – live

  08-11-2022 20:56 via theguardian.com
  Volodymyr Zelenskiy appears at climate summit via video link; climate experts say US has acted ‘in bad faith’ for decadesI’ve been looking at what some climate scientists on Twitter have been saying about Cop27. Here is a small selection:Dr Chandni Singh has been checking out the displays at different country pavilions, including one from Pakistan. Continue reading...
  
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• Republicans who have denied or questioned the 2020 results are on the ballot in these key states

  08-11-2022 20:51 via nbcnews.com
  
  If they win office, these so-called election deniers could have considerable oversight over future elections in their states. Democrats have sounded the alarm.
  
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• Iranian leaders resist growing demands for referendum on constitution

  08-11-2022 20:46 via theguardian.com
  Hardline parliamentarians insist only response to recent unrest is for violent protesters to be executedThe Iranian leadership is resisting growing demands from clerics and some reformist politicians to stage a new referendum on Iran’s constitution as hardline parliamentarians meanwhile insist the only response to the recent unrest sweeping the country is for violent protesters to be executed.The power struggle among the country’s rulers appears to leave the government sending out mi
  
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• A man who flaunted private jets and luxury cars on Instagram gets 11 years in prison for money laundering

  08-11-2022 20:42 via cnn.com
  
  A Nigerian social media influencer who flaunted a lavish lifestyle of private jets and luxury cars has been sentenced to 11 years in prison over charges related to a multimillion dollar scam that targeted companies in the United States and overseas.
  
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• Wall Street is bracing for midterm results — but Thursday's inflation report may be a bigger deal

  08-11-2022 20:41 via cnn.com
  
  Wall Street is waiting for the results of Tuesday's midterm election like the rest of the world, but traders say this week's inflation report may prove to be far more consequential to markets.
  
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• Dutch MEP says illegal spyware ‘a grave threat to democracy’

  08-11-2022 20:41 via theguardian.com
  European Commission wears ‘velvet gloves’ when dealing with spyware used on citizens, says chief of inquiry on hacking software such as PegasusThe senior MEP leading an inquiry into spyware has accused the EU commission of ignoring the “grave threat to democracy” posed by the use of the technology, and national governments of failing to cooperate with her investigation.The Dutch liberal MEP Sophie in ‘t Veld said there was illegal use of spyware in Poland, Hungary,
  
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• Cher reminds 'haters' that she can hold hands with anyone she wants

  08-11-2022 20:40 via cnn.com
  
  Twitter may not be old enough to remember that Cher does what she wants.
  
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• Single California ticket wins record $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot

  08-11-2022 20:32 via nbcnews.com
  
  The winner of the record $1.9 billion Powerball jackpot was announced Tuesday, bringing an end to hours of suspense after the drawing was delayed on Monday.
  
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• 2 police officers charged after train hits patrol car with handcuffed woman inside

  08-11-2022 20:32 via nbcnews.com
  
  Two police officers in Colorado have been charged nearly two months after a 20-year-old was seriously injured when she was struck by a train while handcuffed
  
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• Voters hold political fate of US in their hands as they cast midterm ballots

  08-11-2022 20:19 via theguardian.com
  Voters across the US described a range of urgent concerns, from reproductive rights to anxieties about the economy and crimeUS midterm election results 2022: liveMillions of Americans took to the polls on Tuesday for the 2022 midterm elections, a series of bitter contests that will determine whether Democrats or Republicans control Congress for the next two years, as well as key state and local offices. The outcome could also help determine whether 2020 election deniers gain more political power
  
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• In pictures: The 2022 midterm elections

  08-11-2022 20:19 via cnn.com
  
  The midterm elections on Tuesday will decide which party controls the chambers of Congress for the next two years.
  
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• EU opens deeper probe of Microsoft's Activision deal

  08-11-2022 20:19 via cnn.com
  
  The European Union is taking a closer look at Microsoft's proposed $68.7 billion purchase of video game giant Activision Blizzard, citing concerns the deal could hurt competition in the video game industry.
  
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• 'We don't know if he's alive.' Sister of jailed British-Egyptian activist fears the worst

  08-11-2022 20:18 via cnn.com
  
  The sister of jailed British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abd El-Fattah is concerned for his life, telling a news conference on the sidelines of COP27 that the family's does not "know if he's alive."
  
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• 'We don't know if he's alive.' Sister of jailed British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abd El-Fattah fears the worst

  08-11-2022 20:18 via cnn.com
  
  The sister of jailed British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abd El-Fattah is concerned for his life, telling a news conference on the sidelines of COP27 that the family's does not "know if he's alive."
  
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• Cop27: ending war in Ukraine necessary to tackle climate crisis, Zelenskiy says

  08-11-2022 20:17 via theguardian.com
  Ukrainian president says Russia’s invasion has forced dozens of countries to resume coal-fired power to alleviate energy costsCop27 live – latest news updatesThe Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, has told world leaders they will not be able to tackle the climate crisis unless Russia’s invasion of his country ends.“There can be no effective climate policy without the peace,” he said in a video address at the Cop27 UN climate summit in Egypt on Tuesday. &ldquo
  
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• Philadelphia vote count facing delays following GOP challenge

  08-11-2022 20:13 via nbcnews.com
  
  Officials in Philadelphia voted at an emergency meeting Tuesday morning to reinstate a security measure that could dramatically slow vote counting in Pennsylvan
  
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• Winter storm brings rain, snow and flood fears to California

  08-11-2022 20:02 via abcnews.go.com
  A major winter storm is pounding California, bringing rain and snow to the drought-stricken state along with possible flash flooding in areas recently scarred by wildfires
  
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• US citizen murdered in Baghdad attack

  08-11-2022 19:35 via cnn.com
  
  A US citizen was murdered in Baghdad on Monday, according to Iraqi Prime Minister Muhammad Shia al-Sudani.
  
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• Russia-Ukraine war: no need to evacuate Kyiv, says Ukraine’s PM, as country rules out peace talks with Moscow – as it happened

  08-11-2022 19:23 via theguardian.com
  Denys Shmyhal says no reason to evacuate any city not near frontlines; Kyiv refuses to negotiate until Russian troops have left its territory. This live blog is now closedAt a glance: what we know on day 258 of the invasionThe state-owned Russian RIA Novosti news agency is reporting that the Russian-installed authorities in occupied Kherson claim to have arrested nine people they claim are Ukrainian special forces (SBU) who were planning sabotage operations.Russia’s security forces, the FS
  
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• Macron and Sunak ‘bromance’ signals intent to reset Franco-British ties

  08-11-2022 19:20 via theguardian.com
  Clear wish in Paris to thaw relations that plummeted to their worst state in decades under Boris JohnsonUK politics live – latest news updatesCop27 live – latest news updatesWhen Emmanuel Macron rushed to hug the new UK prime minister at their first meeting in Egypt this week, some called it a “bromance”.Even though the French president’s hands-on embrace of world leaders is almost always called a “bromance” – from Justin Trudeau to Mohammed bin Sa
  
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• Chinese authorities ‘drop EU council chief’s speech criticising war in Ukraine’

  08-11-2022 19:06 via theguardian.com
  European diplomats say Charles Michel video referring to Russia’s ‘illegal’ and ‘brutal’ invasion was withdrawn from trade fairChinese authorities dropped a trade fair speech by the European Council president, Charles Michel, that was critical of Russia’s war in Ukraine, diplomats have said.The recorded message by Michel was meant to be one of several from world leaders and heads of international bodies played at the opening on Friday last week of China’
  
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• This is how Powerball security teams protect a record-high jackpot drawing

  08-11-2022 19:02 via cnn.com
  
  The Powerball jackpot is higher than ever at an estimated $2 billion. 24-hour surveillance, audits, and secured vaults are needed to choose and announce the coveted winning numbers.
  
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• Spanish police officer sentenced after posting fake rape video on Twitter

  08-11-2022 18:54 via theguardian.com
  Guardia Civil first to be convicted after alleging video showed a Moroccan migrant raping a womanA police officer who deliberately posted a misleading video clip of a sexual assault to try to stir up hatred against migrant children has become the first person in Spain to be handed a jail sentence for using social media to publish and spread fake news.A court in Barcelona on Tuesday convicted the Guardia Civil officer of an offence against fundamental rights and public freedoms and sentenced him
  
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• 6 states will be at the center of midterms. What to know

  08-11-2022 18:50 via edition.cnn.com
  
  • 7 things to watch for in today's elections
  
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• 'Chicken man' draws crowd at abandoned pier near a Walmart

  08-11-2022 18:46 via cnn.com
  
  "Chicken man" is anything but chicken when it comes to eating 40 birds in 40 days. CNN's Jeanne Moos reports.
  
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• Behind the battle for a suburban Pittsburgh House district with national implications

  08-11-2022 18:46 via nbcnews.com
  
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• CNN political director explains how CNN projects winners

  08-11-2022 18:42 via cnn.com
  
  CNN political director David Chalian explains how CNN's political team decides when to call races during midterm and presidential elections.
  
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• Actor Ryan Reynolds interested in buying NHL's Ottawa Senators

  08-11-2022 18:33 via cnn.com
  
  Canadian actor Ryan Reynolds is interested in buying the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL).
  
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• World Anti-Doping Agency refers Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva's case to Court of Arbitration for Sport

  08-11-2022 18:28 via cnn.com
  
  The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has referred the case of Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) after deeming the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) has made no progress on the skater's Winter Olympics doping case.
  
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• Twitch streamers want to be the political pundits for the next generation

  08-11-2022 17:51 via nbcnews.com
  
  Twitch streamers want to be the political pundits for the next generation.
  
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• Once a comfort, rain is now ruining Australia's mood

  08-11-2022 17:50 via bbc.co.uk
  Record rainfall in a country used to sun is making many people low and anxious.
  
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• Who's the winner in 'The Crown'?

  08-11-2022 17:45 via cnn.com
  
  History, as Winston Churchill probably didn't say, is written by the victors. It's an elegant sentiment, but not one that allows for the vagaries of writing anything to do with the British royal family in the year 2022.
  
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• ‘Situation is critical.’ Italy’s far-right government enacts anti-migration plan

  08-11-2022 17:45 via theguardian.com
  Standoff over rescue ship in Catania is first test of migration policy under Giorgia MeloniItaly’s new far-right government has enacted its controversial new anti-migration plan, which provides for the pushback of mostly male asylum seekers of adult age rescued in the central Mediterranean whom Rome does not deem qualified for international protection.The move has sparked a row in the country and has provoked the protests of jurists, lawyers and charities who consider it a breach of intern
  
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