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• 'I'm still shocked by the fact people are eating pet food'

  30-11-2022 23:57 via bbc.co.uk
  Others are heating food on radiators or with candles, says Mark Seed, who runs a food help project.
  
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• Spain enacts new code to discourage sexist stereotypes in ads for kids’ toys

  30-11-2022 23:54 via foxnews.com
  
  Spain said Wednesday it's enacting a new ethics code to discourage toy manufacturers from using sexist stereotypes such as dolls for girls and action figures for boys in advertisements as the Christmas season kicks off. A government statement said the new "self-regulatory" code urges companies to run adverts that engender an image of pluralism and equality, free from stereotypes. "The characterization of girls with sexual connotations will be prohibited and the exclusive association of toys with
  
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• Buckingham Palace member resigns after repeatedly asking Black woman what country she ‘really came from’

  30-11-2022 23:51 via foxnews.com
  
  An honorary member of the Buckingham Palace household has resigned after repeatedly asking a Black woman who runs a charity for survivors of domestic abuse what country she "came from,'' despite her insistence she was a British national. The conversation was detailed on Twitter by Ngozi Fulani, chief executive of Sistah Space, an east London refuge that provides specialist support for women of African and Caribbean heritage. The incident took place at a reception hosted by Camilla, the queen con
  
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• SE Cupp: Why Pence's latest Trump comments are bananas

  30-11-2022 23:46 via cnn.com
  
  In this week's episode of "Unfiltered," SE Cupp looks at former Vice President Mike Pence's recent comments denouncing former President Donald Trump and why Pence won't go far enough.
  
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• SE Cupp: Why Pence's latest comments about Trump are bananas

  30-11-2022 23:46 via cnn.com
  
  In this week's episode of "Unfiltered," SE Cupp looks at former Vice President Mike Pence's recent comments denouncing former President Donald Trump and why Pence won't go far enough.
  
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• World Cup 2022: 'This was the night the real Argentina stood up'

  30-11-2022 23:38 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC Sport's Phil McNulty analyses a night that saw Argentina 'stand up' at the World Cup against a fortunate Poland.
  
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• Jennifer Lopez reveals what Ben Affleck engraved on her engagement ring

  30-11-2022 23:36 via cnn.com
  
  In an interview with Apple Music's Zane Lowe, pop star and actress Jennifer Lopez opened up on her heartbreaks and second chance at love with husband Ben Affleck.
  
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• US considers dramatically expanding training of Ukrainian forces, officials say

  30-11-2022 23:35 via cnn.com
  
  The Biden administration is considering a dramatic expansion in the training the US military provides to Ukrainian forces, including instructing as many as 2,500 Ukrainian soldiers a month at a US base in Germany, according to multiple US officials.
  
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• Jargon alert: How doctors speak could cause 'harm' for patients

  30-11-2022 23:04 via nbcnews.com
  
  Medical terms used by some doctors to describe cancer tumors or X-rays could be confusing to patients, a new survey finds.
  
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• WATCH: Homeowner goes all out with ‘Despicable Me’ holiday decorations

  30-11-2022 22:42 via abcnews.go.com
  We can think of a ‘minion' reasons to love this Pittsburgh homeowner’s holiday lights.
  
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• What the Oath Keepers sedition verdict means for the DOJ investigation of Trump

  30-11-2022 22:41 via cnn.com
  
  A jury's willingness to convict two leaders of a far-right militia of seditious conspiracy for plotting to forcibly oppose the government is a major vindication of how the Justice Department is approaching its investigation into the efforts to disrupt President Joe Biden's 2020 win.
  
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• WATCH: Waterspout seen off coast of Florida

  30-11-2022 22:38 via abcnews.go.com
  A large waterspout was seen spinning off the coast of Panama City Beach, Florida, during a severe line of storms that caused more than 30 tornado reports across the South.
  
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• WATCH: Man runs onto World Cup field, does flips

  30-11-2022 22:35 via abcnews.go.com
  A man ran onto the pitch during the France v. Tunisia game at the World Cup and attempted some flips before security tackled them to the ground and carried them off.
  
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• New Zealand government tries to seize guardianship of baby after parents demand unvaccinated blood for surgery

  30-11-2022 22:34 via foxnews.com
  
  New Zealand's government health service has applied to remove guardianship of a 4-month-old baby boy from his parents after they demanded that his life-saving surgery can proceed only with blood that does not contain the COVID-19 vaccine. Health New Zealand, also known as Te Whatu Ora, made a court application Monday with the Auckland High Court to transfer guardianship under the Care of Children Act so the baby can receive the operation, according to court documents reported by the New Zealand
  
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• Covid restrictions lifted in Guangzhou and Chongqing after China protests

  30-11-2022 22:12 via theguardian.com
  Announcements ordered the removal of ‘control orders’ and to designate areas as low riskAuthorities have abruptly lifted Covid restrictions in the Chinese cities of Guangzhou and Chongqing, where protesters scuffled with police on Tuesday night, as police searched for demonstrators in other cities and the country’s top security body called for a crackdown on “hostile forces”.After days of extraordinary protests in the country that also prompted international demonst
  
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• Iranian man, 27, shot dead for celebrating team’s World Cup exit

  30-11-2022 22:10 via theguardian.com
  Mehran Samak was killed by security forces after honking car horn in celebration of Iran’s defeat to US, human rights groups sayAn Iranian man was shot dead by security forces after Iran’s national team lost to the US and exited the World Cup, as anti-government demonstrations took place inside and outside the stadium in Qatar and across Iran.Mehran Samak, 27, was shot dead after honking his car horn in Bandar Anzali, a city on the Caspian Sea coast, north-west of Tehran, according t
  
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• Third Islamic State leader killed in battle

  30-11-2022 22:04 via theguardian.com
  White House welcomes news of Abu al-Hasan al-Hashimi al-Qurashi’s deathThe Islamic State jihadist group said its leader has been killed in battle, the third head of the violent extremist faction to have met a violent death.A spokesperson for the group said Abu al-Hasan al-Hashimi al-Qurashi, an Iraqi, was killed “in combat with enemies of God”, without elaborating on the date of his death or the circumstances. Continue reading...
  
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• SE Cupp: I have a question for Mike Pence

  30-11-2022 21:37 via cnn.com
  
  In this week's episode of "Unfiltered," SE Cupp looks at former Vice President Mike Pence's recent comments denouncing former President Donald Trump and why Pence won't go far enough.
  
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• Baguette gets added to UN list of intangible world cultural heritage

  30-11-2022 21:34 via foxnews.com
  
  The humble baguette — the crunchy ambassador for French baking around the world — is being added to the U.N.’s list of intangible cultural heritage as a cherished tradition to be preserved by humanity. UNESCO experts gathering in Morocco this week decided that the simple French flute — made only of flour, water, salt, and yeast — deserved United Nations recognition, after France’s culture ministry warned of a "continuous decline" in the number of traditional b
  
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• Hakeem Jeffries: What to expect from the man who'll replace Nancy Pelosi as House Speaker

  30-11-2022 21:21 via bbc.co.uk
  Some on the left of the Democratic Party may be less than pleased with the choice of Hakeem Jeffries.
  
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• Chaparrastique volcano in El Salvador erupts, local municipalities on alert

  30-11-2022 21:19 via foxnews.com
  
  Authorities in El Salvador on Monday warned residents near the Chaparrastique volcano in the country's east to be alert after it began to erupt. The Environmental Ministry’s observatory reported explosions in the central crater of the volcano located about 83 miles east of the capital. It said the eruption’s intensity was a 1 on a scale from 0 to 8. The eruption began Sunday when the volcano launched rock and ash to areas surrounding the crater. There were no reported injuries. HAWAI
  
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• Netherlands reportedly set to forcibly close 3,000 farms to comply with EU mandate

  30-11-2022 21:15 via foxnews.com
  
  The Dutch government is planning to purchase and then close down up to 3,000 farms in an effort to comply with a European Union environmental mandate to slash emissions, according to reports.  Farmers in the Netherlands will be offered "well over" the worth of their farm in an effort to take up the offer voluntarily, The Telegraph reported. The country is attempting to reduce its nitrogen pollution and will make the purchases if not enough farmers accept buyouts.  "There is no bet
  
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• Dutch court rejects plan to control growing wolf population with paintball guns

  30-11-2022 21:14 via foxnews.com
  
  A Dutch court on Wednesday rejected a plan to control the country’s growing wolf population by shooting at the animals with paintball guns to scare them away from people. A local court ruled that officials had not justified their decision to use the novel approach as a safe way to teach the wolves to stay out of populated areas. It said regional authorities had not done enough research into other possible solutions. Nature conservation society Fauna Protection objected to the plan, arguing
  
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• Egyptians demand British Museum return Rosetta stone to Egypt

  30-11-2022 21:13 via foxnews.com
  
  The debate over who owns ancient artifacts has been an increasing challenge to museums across Europe and America, and the spotlight has fallen on the most visited piece in the British Museum: The Rosetta stone. The inscriptions on the dark grey granite slab became the seminal breakthrough in deciphering ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics after it was taken from Egypt by forces of the British empire in 1801. Now, as Britain's largest museum marks the 200-year anniversary of the decipherment of hierog
  
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• Christine McVie of Fleetwood Mac dead at 79

  30-11-2022 21:08 via cnn.com
  
  Christine McVie, the singer-songwriter behind some of Fleetwood Mac's biggest hits, died Wednesday following a brief illness, according to a statement posted by her family on her verified Instagram account.
  
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• China entering 'new stage and mission' for Covid-19 controls, says official, following protests

  30-11-2022 20:58 via cnn.com
  
  China's most senior official in charge of its Covid response told health officials Wednesday that the country faced a "new stage and mission" in pandemic controls, state media Xinhua reported --potentially indicating an adjustment to Beijing's "zero-Covid" strategy which has sparked days of nationwide protests.
  
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• China entering 'new stage and mission' for Covid-19 controls

  30-11-2022 20:58 via cnn.com
  
  China's most senior official in charge of its Covid response told health officials Wednesday that the country faced a "new stage and mission" in pandemic controls, state media Xinhua reported --potentially indicating an adjustment to Beijing's "zero-Covid" strategy which has sparked days of nationwide protests.
  
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• Shanquella Robinson's death is being investigated as a femicide. Here is what it means

  30-11-2022 20:10 via cnn.com
  
  The killing of Shanquella Robinson is being investigated as a femicide, an unfamiliar term for many in the United States as this gender-motivated crime has not been defined by US legislation despite being a global issue.
  
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• Why Iranian protesters celebrated the team's World Cup defeat

  30-11-2022 19:59 via cnn.com
  
  • LIVE: Argentina on brink of advancing to knockout stage
  
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• Iran's World Cup elimination at hands of US was met by cheers, but there are concerns about players' safety

  30-11-2022 19:59 via cnn.com
  
  Iran's World Cup defeat to the United States was met by cheers and celebrations in Tehran and other Iranian cities on Tuesday evening, as protesters hailed the country's exit from the tournament as a blow to the ruling regime.
  
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• Blinken: Russia's targeting of civilian infrastructure 'is barbaric'

  30-11-2022 19:58 via cnn.com
  
  US Secretary of State Antony Blinken tells Amanpour the United States is "very focused" on helping Ukraine with air defense, discusses the ongoing protests in Iran, and his upcoming visit to China.
  
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• Opinion: Why the Oath Keepers verdict is so significant

  30-11-2022 19:43 via cnn.com
  
  On Tuesday, Stewart Rhodes, founder of the right-wing militia group Oath Keepers, was convicted by a jury in Washington, DC, of seditious conspiracy for his role planning and orchestrating the January 6, 2021 US Capitol insurrection.
  
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• House Democrats pick Hakeem Jeffries to succeed Nancy Pelosi

  30-11-2022 19:37 via cnn.com
  
  House Democrats chose caucus chair Hakeem Jeffries of New York to succeed Nancy Pelosi as leader of the Democrats in the chamber next year, a historic move that will make him the first Black person to lead one of the two major parties in either chamber of Congress.
  
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• Hugh Grant is right about 'Love Actually'

  30-11-2022 19:22 via cnn.com
  
  In many ways, Christmas as an adult is like Groundhog Day. You roll out of bed far earlier than you'd prefer, and for the most part, the 12 hours that follow are a comforting, but largely predictable rerun, of Christmases past: presents, shower, walk, food, sofa, TV. The same terrible TV.
  
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• Cameron Smith lifted aloft in pub as he celebrates home victory by watching TV replay

  30-11-2022 19:15 via cnn.com
  
  Jump into the crowd, watch back the replay, have a triumphant drink; there are many ways for an athlete to celebrate a big win.
  
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• Biden urged to threaten Israel weapons halt over far-right concerns

  30-11-2022 19:15 via theguardian.com
  Pair urge president to withdraw military support to Netanyahu’s coalition government if Palestinians are expelled or land annexedTwo former senior US diplomats have made a highly unusual call for the Biden administration to cut weapons supplies to Israel if the incoming far-right government uses them to annex Palestinian land, expel Arabs or finally kill off the diminishing possibility of a Palestinian state.Daniel Kurtzer, a former US ambassador to Israel under George W Bush, and Aaron Da
  
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• Rome's fake 'gladiators' arrested for extorting money from tourists

  30-11-2022 19:05 via cnn.com
  
  Usually it's the tourists behaving badly in Italy, but this time three men accused of crimes outside the Colosseum are locals.
  
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• Australia stuns Denmark to reach World Cup knockouts

  30-11-2022 19:04 via cnn.com
  
  • Argentina through after thrilling evening
  • Germany needs vital win to avoid embarrassment
  
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• Australia reaches World Cup knockouts

  30-11-2022 19:04 via cnn.com
  
  • Argentina through after thrilling evening
  • Germany needs vital win to avoid embarrassment
  
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• Blinken says Iran making 'profound' mistake in ignoring true cause of sweeping protests

  30-11-2022 19:00 via cnn.com
  
  The Iranian regime is "fundamentally" misunderstanding its own citizens by blaming outside actors for the protests raging throughout the country, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told CNN's Christiane Amanpour on Wednesday.
  
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• Home in Mississippi nearly split in half by tree from storm

  30-11-2022 18:29 via cnn.com
  
  CNN's Ryan Young reports on the severe weather that killed at least two and damaged structures across Mississippi and Alabama.
  
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• CNN begins layoffs in what CEO says will be a 'gut punch' to the network

  30-11-2022 18:26 via cnn.com
  
  CNN on Wednesday informed employees that layoffs had commenced, a move that is expected to impact hundreds of staffers at the global news network and mark the deepest cuts to the organization in years.
  
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• 'So relieved': Ex-wife of Oath Keepers founder reacts to verdict

  30-11-2022 18:24 via cnn.com
  
  Tasha Adams, the ex-wife of Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes, joins "CNN This Morning" to discuss Rhodes' conviction of seditious conspiracy.
  
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• Drake gifts DJ Khaled four 'amazing' toilet bowls

  30-11-2022 18:24 via cnn.com
  
  Drake sends rapper friend toilets worth $20,000 each. No wonder DJ Khaled looks flush with joy. CNN's Jeanne Moos reports.
  
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• Australia stuns Denmark to reach World Cup knockout stages

  30-11-2022 18:11 via cnn.com
  
  Australia stunned Denmark -- a team ranked 28 places above the Socceroos in FIFA's World Rankings -- to reach the World Cup knockout stages thanks to a brilliant goal from Mathew Leckie that secured a 1-0 victory.
  
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• ISIS acknowledges the death of its leader, announces his successor

  30-11-2022 18:02 via cnn.com
  
  ISIS acknowledged the death of its leader on Wednesday and confirmed his successor.
  
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• Spectacular scenes as Hawaii volcano erupts

  30-11-2022 17:58 via bbc.co.uk
  Aerial footage shows Mauna Loa, the world's largest active volcano, spewing lava into the air.
  
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• Buckingham Palace official quits after asking Black charity boss where she was 'really from'

  30-11-2022 17:55 via cnn.com
  
  An honorary member of Buckingham Palace has resigned and apologized after a Black charity founder said she was questioned about whether she was really British at a royal function on Tuesday.
  
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• House Democrats elect Rep. Hakeem Jeffries as leader, the first Black person to lead congressional caucus

  30-11-2022 17:49 via nbcnews.com
  
  House Democrats will elect new leadership Wednesday, with Rep. Hakeem Jeffries aiming to take over for Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
  
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• Opinion: This US victory is also a tale of unrealistic expectations

  30-11-2022 17:37 via cnn.com
  
  The United States' decisive World Cup match against Iran on Tuesday provided more than just the obvious clash of cultures between the longstanding political rivals.
  
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