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• Crypto giant Binance drops bid to save rival, stoking chaos in digital assets

  09-11-2022 23:49 via cnn.com
  
  In an abrupt reversal, cryptocurrency exchange Binance pulled out of a deal to acquire its embattled rival FTX, saying the company's problems were "beyond our control or ability to help."
  
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• People are leaving Twitter for Mastodon. But not everyone is convinced it's the best alternative — yet.

  09-11-2022 23:43 via nbcnews.com
  
  Mastodon is rising in popularity as some users are using it to replace Twitter. But some users are still struggling to navigate it.
  
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• US presidential election 2024: Trump's top Republican challengers

  09-11-2022 23:39 via bbc.co.uk
  The ex-president is favoured to win the Republican nomination in 2024, but others also plan to run.
  
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• Abortion rights advocates see a flurry of post-Roe victories in midterms

  09-11-2022 23:33 via nbcnews.com
  
  Voters in states from across the political spectrum chose to enshrine abortion rights on Tuesday, a major victory for reproductive rights advocates in the
  
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• Prominent Iranian actor removes mandatory headscarf in defiant protest

  09-11-2022 23:07 via theguardian.com
  Taraneh Alidoosti posted image on her Instagram account in support of protests sweeping the countryOne of Iran’s most prominent actors posted an image of herself on social media on Wednesday without the headscarf mandatory for women in the Islamic republic.Taraneh Alidoosti’s apparent act of defiance comes as weeks of protests have rocked the country since the death of Mahsa Amini. The 22-year-old Kurdish Iranian woman died in mid-September after being arrested by the morality police
  
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• Biden chuckles at thought of Trump running again

  09-11-2022 22:41 via bbc.co.uk
  The US president was asked what he would tell foreign leaders about Donald Trump's potential run.
  
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• WATCH: Teenager recycles nearly 2 million bottles and cans in California

  09-11-2022 22:19 via abcnews.go.com
  Ryan Hickman, 13, has helped save California’s marine life by keeping nearly 2 million bottles and cans out of the Pacific Ocean.
  
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• Video: Mark Zuckerberg thanks laid-off Meta employees in leaked call

  09-11-2022 22:17 via nbcnews.com
  
  Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg offered words of appreciation and encouragement to outgoing employees as he eliminated their jobs Wednesday.
  
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• Official lays out what the next few weeks look like in Georgia amid runoff

  09-11-2022 22:02 via cnn.com
  
  Gabriel Sterling, the chief operating officer for Georgia's Secretary of State Office, tells CNN's Erin Burnett and John King why he says there will be a runoff in Georgia's Senate race.
  
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• The biggest losing bets of the midterms

  09-11-2022 22:01 via nbcnews.com
  
  Nearly a half-billion dollars were poured into campaigns aimed at bringing sports gambling to California at tribal casinos and online, in what turned out to be
  
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• Hotly contested Georgia Senate race will go to a runoff, CNN projects

  09-11-2022 22:00 via cnn.com
  
  The hotly contested Senate contest in Georgia will advance to a runoff between Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock and Republican challenger Herschel Walker on December 6, CNN projects.
  
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• Meta employees post about layoffs after more than 11,000 jobs are cut

  09-11-2022 21:37 via nbcnews.com
  
  On Wednesday, Facebook parent company Meta laid off more than 11,000 people.
  
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• US midterms: Why a Republican 'wave' never happened

  09-11-2022 21:21 via bbc.co.uk
  Economic concerns and Joe Biden's disapproval rating failed to deliver the results that Republicans hoped for.
  
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• Personal fowl: Gun found inside raw chicken at US airport checkpoint

  09-11-2022 21:02 via cnn.com
  
  A gun found inside a raw chicken at an airport security checkpoint has the TSA calling "personal fowl."
  
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• Gun hidden in a raw chicken found at Florida TSA checkpoint

  09-11-2022 21:02 via cnn.com
  
  A gun found inside a raw chicken at an airport security checkpoint has the TSA calling "personal fowl."
  
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• 'Executed in silence': Zelensky on counteroffensive against Russia

  09-11-2022 20:44 via cnn.com
  
  CNN's Christiane Amanpour asks Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky about the status of Ukraine's counteroffensive against Russia's occupation of Kherson. Watch the full interview airing on Thursday on CNN International at 1 p.m. ET.
  
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• Video: Man arrested after eggs thrown at King Charles

  09-11-2022 20:34 via cnn.com
  Police have arrested a man after eggs were thrown at King Charles III and the Queen Consort during a visit to York.
  
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• Man arrested after eggs thrown at King Charles

  09-11-2022 20:34 via cnn.com
  Police have arrested a man after eggs were thrown at King Charles III and the Queen Consort during a visit to York.
  
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• Haiti's cholera death toll rises to 136 as outbreak gets 'worse and worse every day'

  09-11-2022 20:31 via cnn.com
  
  A deadly resurgence of cholera in Haiti has claimed 136 lives so far, according to the Caribbean nation's health ministry.
  
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• Kherson: Locals' trepidation as Russians prepare withdrawal

  09-11-2022 20:30 via bbc.co.uk
  The city's residents feel mounting dread, wondering what the occupiers will do as they leave.
  
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• Zelensky speaks to CNN on America's continued support for Ukraine

  09-11-2022 20:28 via cnn.com
  
  CNN's Christiane Amanpour joins President Volodymyr Zelensky and Olena Zelenska amid the United States' midterm elections and what they hope support for Ukraine looks like with shifts in the US Congress. Watch the full interview airing on Thursday on CNN International at 1 p.m. ET.
  
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• Indian diamond billionaire Nirav Modi loses appeal against extradition from UK

  09-11-2022 20:27 via cnn.com
  
  A London court on Wednesday rejected an appeal from Indian billionaire Nirav Modi against his extradition from the United Kingdom to India to face charges of fraud and money laundering.
  
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• Tim Kaine on 2022 midterms: 'It's going to be a tough two years' for Republicans

  09-11-2022 20:20 via cnn.com
  
  The former Democratic vice presidential candidate says the GOP is grappling with the reality of President Trump's lock on a 'huge portion' of the party.
  
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• China ‘increasingly disruptive global power’, says Canadian foreign minister

  09-11-2022 20:16 via theguardian.com
  Mélanie Joly hints at new Indo-Pacific strategy and asks firms to be clear-eyed in business with ChinaCanada’s foreign minister, Mélanie Joly, has said China has become “increasingly disruptive” on the world stage as she hinted in a speech at a new Indo-Pacific strategy expected to be released this month.Her comments come ahead of several summits that Canada’s prime minister, Justin Trudeau, is to attend, including the Association of Southeast Asian Nations
  
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• Powerball: Store owner who sold record US Powerball ticket gets $1m bonus

  09-11-2022 20:11 via bbc.co.uk
  Joseph Chahayed will continue to work in his California shop despite the windfall from the $2bn ticket.
  
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• New study finds octopuses are capable of surprisingly human-like behavior

  09-11-2022 20:01 via cnn.com
  
  A team of researchers in Australia observed octopuses deliberately throwing debris over 100 times in 2015 and 2016.
  
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• Xi Jinping tells China’s army to focus on preparation for war

  09-11-2022 20:00 via theguardian.com
  President says China in an ‘unstable and uncertain’ security situation amid tensions over TaiwanXi Jinping has told the People’s Liberation Army to “focus all its energy on fighting” in preparation for war, a Chinese Communist party mouthpiece has reported.Pictures of Xi, who recently secured a third term as party leader, in his army uniform during a visit to a command centre featured prominently on the front page of the People’s Daily on Wednesday. Continue r
  
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• Legendary Brazilian singer Gal Costa dies at age 77

  09-11-2022 19:55 via cnn.com
  
  Brazilian singer Gal Costa, one of the most influential artists in Brazil's Tropicalia movement of the 1960s, died on Wednesday. She was 77 years old.
  
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• Breaking down the significant turmoil that's unfolded in the Oath Keepers trial

  09-11-2022 19:52 via cnn.com
  
  The seditious conspiracy trial of five alleged Oath Keepers leaders has become mired in conflict as prosecutors called defense witnesses to warn them against self-incrimination in the days before they take the stand, defense attorneys accused one another of unethical conduct and one witness was revealed to be an informant.
  
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• Webb telescope captures 'bejeweled' image of dwarf galaxy

  09-11-2022 19:42 via cnn.com
  
  The James Webb Space Telescope has snapped a remarkably detailed image of a nearby dwarf galaxy. The near-infrared view reveals the deepest glimpse yet into a stellar panorama that could offer astronomers an ideal means of studying aspects of the early universe.
  
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• Adidas will continue to sell Kanye West's shoe designs without the Yeezy name

  09-11-2022 19:40 via cnn.com
  
  Adidas ended its sneaker partnership with Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, last month after the musician's anti-Semitic tirade. But Adidas will continue to sell the lucrative sneaker and apparel line, stripped of the Yeezy name and branding.
  
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• What the midterms mean for a possible Trump-Biden rematch in 2024

  09-11-2022 19:21 via nbcnews.com
  
  Former President Donald Trump was demonstrably weakened — and President Joe Biden strengthened — by Tuesday's midterm election results, just as the two begin
  
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• Three Americans found dead from carbon monoxide poisoning at Mexico City Airbnb, official says

  09-11-2022 19:06 via cnn.com
  
  Three Americans died from carbon monoxide poisoning while staying at a rented apartment in Mexico City, the city attorney general's office said.
  
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• Cop27: ‘It’s humiliating’ – Indigenous voices say they are being ignored at climate summit – as it happened

  09-11-2022 19:00 via theguardian.com
  A Kulkalgal activist from the Torres Strait Islands has said Indigenous people are ‘fighting for their homes’ as conference discussions focus on climate financeThis live blog is closedMore photos from today:Xie Zhenhua continues to say that Beijing is willing to contribute to a mechanism for compensating poorer countries for loss and damage caused by the climate crisis. Continue reading...
  
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• Namibia at COP27: 'Rich countries don't care about climate'

  09-11-2022 18:59 via bbc.co.uk
  Namibia's President Hage Geingob insisted 'we can address our own problems' despite adding that 'rich countries don't care about climate'.
  
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• This railway links China to Laos

  09-11-2022 18:55 via cnn.com
  
  Part of China's "Belt and Road Initiative," the 621-mile railway connects Kunming to Vientiane.
  
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• Iran protester: 'We could hear the beatings and screams in jail'

  09-11-2022 18:54 via bbc.co.uk
  A woman released from detention tells the BBC she witnessed physical and psychological torture.
  
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• Takeaways: Trump's no good, very bad night, and 8 other things to know

  09-11-2022 18:46 via cnn.com
  
  The battle for control of Congress is beginning to take shape as votes are counted in competitive races across the nation.
  
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• Takeaways from midterm elections that aren't over yet

  09-11-2022 18:46 via cnn.com
  
  The battle for control of Congress is beginning to take shape as votes are counted in competitive races across the nation.
  
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• Abortion election results: Kentucky rejects constitutional amendment on abortion

  09-11-2022 18:46 via bbc.co.uk
  Four states have voted on abortion rights - an issue close to the top of voters' priorities.
  
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• British nurses to hold first ever strike over pay

  09-11-2022 18:45 via cnn.com
  
  Tens of thousands of British nurses will go on strike for the first time over demands for better pay, their trade union said on Wednesday, adding to pressure on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak during an economic crisis.
  
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• Georgia Senate race will go to a runoff on Dec. 6, CNN projects

  09-11-2022 18:37 via cnn.com
  
  The hotly contested Senate contest in Georgia will advance to a runoff between Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock and Republican challenger Herschel Walker on December 6, CNN projects.
  
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• Georgia Senate race will go to a runoff, CNN projects

  09-11-2022 18:37 via cnn.com
  
  The hotly contested Senate contest in Georgia will advance to a runoff between Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock and Republican challenger Herschel Walker on December 6, CNN projects.
  
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• Bao Tong, former top aide of Chinese leader Zhao Ziyang, dies at 90

  09-11-2022 18:35 via theguardian.com
  Senior Communist party official jailed over Tiananmen democracy movement became one of party’s most vociferous criticsBao Tong, the most senior Chinese Communist party official jailed over the Tiananmen pro-democracy movement, has died four days after his 90th birthday.The former top aide of the reformist leader Zhao Ziyang, a sympathiser of the student-led movement that was crushed by the military in 1989, died early on Wednesday morning in Beijing, his son Bao Pu said in a brief Twitter
  
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• Hear GOP lawmaker's prediction about Trump and McCarthy's relationship

  09-11-2022 18:18 via cnn.com
  
  Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) talks to CNN's Anderson Cooper about the midterm election results and how Republicans should be reassessing former president Donald Trump's role in the party.
  
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• See Zelensky's reaction when Sean Penn gives him his Academy Award

  09-11-2022 18:09 via cnn.com
  
  Hollywood actor Sean Penn loaned his Academy Award to Ukraine's President Zelensky during a visit to Kyiv under one condition; that he return it to the actor when the war ends.
  
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• World Cup 2022: England to make quarter-finals, predicts former Three Lions striker Alan Shearer

  09-11-2022 18:07 via bbc.co.uk
  Former England striker Alan Shearer predicts England will be knocked out in the quarter-finals at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
  
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• Energy security trumps the climate? London's biggest IPO of the year is an oil company

  09-11-2022 17:52 via cnn.com
  
  The world may be losing the fight against the climate crisis, but investors are still willing to throw money at oil and gas companies.
  
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• Why Vienna is promoting itself with a belly on legs

  09-11-2022 17:48 via cnn.com
  
  The Austrian capital is staging a comeback with a surreal ad campaign.
  
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• Gal Costa, influential Brazilian singer, dies aged 77

  09-11-2022 17:43 via theguardian.com
  The singer, who was a main part of the Tropicália movement, had recently canceled an appearance at a music festival after surgeryGal Costa, the influential Brazilian singer who was one of the principal figures in the Tropicália movement of the 1960s, died on Wednesday, her public relations agency confirmed. She was 77.No cause of death was immediately provided. The singer, who lived in São Paulo, had recently canceled a concert at a local music festival on advice from her do
  
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