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• Iranian state media: Construction begins on nuclear plant

  03-12-2022 23:40
  Iranian state TV said the country has begun construction on a new nuclear power plant
  
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• Georgia Senate runoff smashes early voting records — and attracts new voters

  03-12-2022 23:39 via nbcnews.com
  
  Georgia has set new records for early voting again as the two Senate candidates blitz the state ahead of Tuesday’s runoff election.
  
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• Elnaz Rekabi: Family home of Iranian climber demolished

  03-12-2022 23:33 via bbc.co.uk
  Elnaz Rekabi became a hero of the protest movement after competing abroad with her hair uncovered.
  
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• El Salvador sends 10,000 police, soldiers to seal off town

  03-12-2022 23:25
  The government of El Salvador has sent 10,000 soldiers and police to seal off a town on the outskirts of the nation's capital to search for gang members
  
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• Cruise ship passenger who fell overboard recounts harrowing experience

  03-12-2022 23:15 via cnn.com
  
  When James Michael Grimes fell overboard from a Carnival cruise ship in the Gulf of Mexico, he said the sheer will to live, along with strength from God, kept him alive as he miraculously swam for what he believes was more than 15 hours.
  
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• UK crown on the move ahead of King's coronation

  03-12-2022 23:00 via bbc.co.uk
  The 17th Century crown has been removed from the Tower of London to be altered for the Coronation.
  
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• Australia news live: Australia reacts as Socceroos eliminated from World Cup

  03-12-2022 23:00 via theguardian.com
  Disappointment and pride across the country as Messi’s Argentina proved too strong for the gallant Socceroos, ending their historic run 2-1Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastMinister for Indigenous Australians Linda Burney is speaking to David Speers on Insiders this morning. We will bring you the latest as it happens.‘We did everything we could’We did everything we could to give ourselves a chance in the game. When Argentina are celebratin
  
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• Pelé says he's 'strong' and 'with a lot of hope' in social media update

  03-12-2022 22:58 via cnn.com
  
  Past and present football stars have been wishing Pelé well on social media after local media reports in Brazil that his health had worsened.
  
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• Pele: Brazil legend says he is 'strong with a lot of hope'

  03-12-2022 22:47 via bbc.co.uk
  Brazil great Pele is "still undergoing treatment and remains stable" according to a statement from his hospital in Sao Paulo.
  
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• Threats to protesters in Emmett Till rally prompt cancelation of Christmas parade in Kentucky

  03-12-2022 22:25 via nbcnews.com
  
  A Christmas parade planned for Saturday in Kentucky has been canceled after authorities received threats directed at protesters of an Emmett Till rally on the
  
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• Wealthy Russian businessman arrested in London on suspicion of multiple offenses, including money laundering

  03-12-2022 22:13 via cnn.com
  
  A wealthy Russian businessman has been arrested as part of a "major operation" on suspicion of multiple offenses, the United Kingdom's National Crime Agency said in a statement Saturday.
  
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• Russia rejects $60-a-barrel cap on its oil, warns of cutoffs

  03-12-2022 22:12
  Russian authorities have rejected a price cap on the country’s oil set by Ukraine’s Western supporters and are threatening to stop supplying the nations that endorsed it
  
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• World Cup 2022: Argentina 2-1 Australia: Lionel Messi scores in 1,000th game

  03-12-2022 22:11 via bbc.co.uk
  Lionel Messi produces a moment of magic in his 1,000th career game as Argentina beat Australia to reach the World Cup quarter-finals.
  
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• Molten lava on Hawaii's Big Island could block main highway

  03-12-2022 22:11
  Many people on the Big Island of Hawaii are bracing for major upheaval if lava from Mauna Loa volcano blocks the quickest route connecting two sides of the island
  
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• Lionel Messi scores in 1000th career game as Argentina reaches World Cup quarterfinals

  03-12-2022 21:57 via cnn.com
  
  Lionel Messi scored in what was the 1,000th game of his storied career as Argentina beat Australia 2-1 to advance to the World Cup quarterfinals.
  
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• Michelle Mone accused of trying to ‘bully’ ministers over PPE contracts

  03-12-2022 21:44 via theguardian.com
  Whitehall sources reportedly say ‘rude’ peer lobbied Michael Gove and Lord Agnew to secure business for PPE MedproMichelle Mone has been accused of attempting to “bully and hector” ministers into awarding public PPE contracts worth more than £200m to a company that she appeared to profit from.The Guardian revealed last month that the Conservative peer and her children secretly received £29m originating from the profits of a PPE business that was awarded large
  
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• Football world wishes Pelé well as the Brazilian star remains in stable condition

  03-12-2022 21:27 via cnn.com
  
  Past and present football stars have been wishing Pelé well on social media after local media reports in Brazil that his health had worsened.
  
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• Care workers hit back at Matt Hancock’s claim staff brought Covid to care homes

  03-12-2022 21:09 via theguardian.com
  Most cases not caused by decision to discharge patients from hospital without testing, says former health secretaryCare workers have hit back at claims by the former health secretary Matt Hancock that the Covid virus was brought into homes by infected staff.In his book, the Pandemic Diaries, which is being serialised in the Daily Mail, Hancock said only a small proportion of cases were caused by his decision to discharge patients from hospital without testing. Continue reading...
  
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• Families rush to reclaim slain Iranians amid body theft fears

  03-12-2022 21:01
  Iran's authorities have been accused of stealing the bodies of slain protesters from hospitals, in order to prevent funerals from rallying the protest movement.
  
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• Ministers accused of spoiling for a fight with nurses over pay

  03-12-2022 21:00 via theguardian.com
  While health secretary Steve Barclay says he will not negotiate, unions suggestthe compromise reached in Scotland could help avert strikesMinisters were under intense pressure last night to open new pay talks that could avert a devastating series of NHS strikes as health unions suggested a deal could be struck if both sides were willing to negotiate and compromise.Amid claims from Labour and from NHS sources that ministers appeared to be playing politics and deliberately “spoiling for a fi
  
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• Jury awards ex-Maine trooper $300,000 in whistleblower case

  03-12-2022 20:49
  The jury found the state police wrongly retaliated when he raised concerns.
  
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• Nebraska man is sentenced to prison for leaving noose for coworker

  03-12-2022 20:38 via nbcnews.com
  
  LA VISTA, Neb. — A former employee at the Oriental Trading Co. has been sentenced to prison for leaving a noose on a floor scrubber that a Black colleague was
  
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• Prince Harry dresses as Spider-Man for Christmas message to bereaved children

  03-12-2022 20:28 via theguardian.com
  Duke of Sussex records video to comfort youngsters at Scotty’s Little Soldiers, a charity for military childrenThe Duke of Sussex dressed up as Spider-Man in a surprise video message to try to comfort bereaved military children.He donned the superhero outfit and only lifted his mask to reveal his true identity at the end of a specially recorded message for youngsters at Scotty’s Little Soldiers, a charity for bereaved British forces children and young people. Continue reading...
  
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• French President Macron meets with Elon Musk to address social media regulations

  03-12-2022 20:15 via foxnews.com
  
  French President Emmanuel Macron met with billionaire Elon Musk to cap off his visit to the U.S. this week.  Macron spent an hour talking with Musk, current CEO and owner of Twitter, and the pair discussed a number of topics, from green energy targets to concerns about content moderation on social media.  "In accordance with our ambition to decarbonize and reindustrialize France and Europe, I discussed today with @elonmusk on future green industrial projects, in particular on the manuf
  
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• FedEx driver confessed to abducting, killing 7-year-old girl: Police

  03-12-2022 20:09
  Police found the body of 7-year-old Athena Strand who was allegedly abducted and murdered by a FedEx driver who was making a delivery to her house.
  
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• Revealed: UK has failed to resettle Afghans facing torture and death despite promise

  03-12-2022 20:00 via theguardian.com
  Those who risked their lives helping British government face a ‘toxic combination of incompetence and indifference’Afghan nationals who were promised resettlement to the UK nearly a year ago are facing torture and death while they wait for a response from the British government, the Observer can reveal.Not one person has been accepted and evacuated from Afghanistan under the Home Office’s Afghan citizens’ resettlement scheme (ACRS), launched in January, prompting claims t
  
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• Indigenous voice opponents say Labor is being ‘disingenuous’ on funding for campaigns

  03-12-2022 20:00 via theguardian.com
  Warren Mundine criticises government for giving tax-free status to yes vehicle but not an equivalent no groupGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastOpponents of the voice to parliament claim the federal government is being “disingenuous” by declining to provide public funding to the respective sides of the debate, but say the growing no campaign will reach out to corporate Australia for funding.The main campaign vehicle in favour of Indigenous consti
  
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• Coalition MP’s ‘grassroots’ nuclear power survey linked to consulting firm

  03-12-2022 20:00 via theguardian.com
  Exclusive: Ted O’Brien’s Time to Talk Nuclear website was registered by business that helps US reactor companyGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA Coalition frontbencher conducting a “grassroots” survey about nuclear power is using a website registered by a business that helps an American small modular reactor company, records reveal.Ted O’Brien, the shadow minister for climate change and energy, issued a statement on Friday say
  
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• How Jiang Zemin's death could impact protests in China

  03-12-2022 19:52 via cnn.com
  
  Jiang Zemin, the Chinese communist leader who paved the way for the country's emergence as a global superpower, has died, state-run Xinhua news agency announced. CNN's Ivan Watson reports on the impact the former president's death could have on the ongoing protests against China's "zero-Covid" policy.
  
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• Russia-Ukraine war live: Kyiv says ‘sick’ packages sent to its embassies following letter bomb in Madrid – as it happened

  03-12-2022 19:49 via theguardian.com
  Ukraine’s foreign minister says 17 diplomatic missions have now received suspicious packages What we know on day 283 of the invasionMore details have been published about attacks on Ukraine on Friday, in an update from the general staff of the Ukrainian armed forces.They said Russia continues to shell civilian infrastructure and is trying to go on the offensive in Avdiivka and Bakhmut. Continue reading...
  
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• Just Stop Oil activists occupy beds in Harrods in protest against fuel poverty

  03-12-2022 19:41 via theguardian.com
  Protesters take to luxury beds and sofas in London store to call for action on ‘sky-rocketing’ energy billsJust Stop Oil activists tucked themselves into a Harrods display bed as part of a national day of action on fuel poverty in the UK on Saturday.Footage of the “warm up” demonstrations also showed security guards confronting protesters lying on sofas inside the shop in Knightsbridge, London. Continue reading...
  
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• Biden denounces antisemitism after Ye's remarks praising Hitler

  03-12-2022 19:41
  President Joe Biden condemned antisemitism and called Hitler a "demonic figure" after Ye's recent remarks praising the Nazi leader.
  
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• Lava flow from Mauna Loa slows even as volcano continues to emit gas plumes

  03-12-2022 19:39 via theguardian.com
  Officials warn lava advances could be highly variable over the comingdays as flow crosses level groundHawaii’s Mauna Loa, the largest active volcano in the world, that erupted last week for the first time in nearly four decades, continued to spew lava Saturday, though the flows have slowed to a crawl.Fissure three in the volcano on the Big Island of Hawaii remains active and is feeding a lava flow advancing at an average rate of 150 feet an hour over the past 24 hours. Fissurefour is &ldqu
  
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• Police watchdog head resigns over investigation into ‘historic allegation’

  03-12-2022 19:31 via theguardian.com
  Michael Lockwood, director general of IOPC since 2018, leaves post with immediate effectThe head of the police watchdog, Michael Lockwood, resigned amid an investigation into a historical allegation, the home secretary has said.In a statement, Suella Braverman said: “I have accepted Michael Lockwood’s resignation as director general of the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC). Continue reading...
  
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• It's a tough exit for USA's so-called Golden Generation

  03-12-2022 19:28 via cnn.com
  
  The United States Men's National Team (USMNT) was defeated 3-1 by the Netherlands and knocked out the World Cup in the round of 16, despite a spirited performance.
  
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• Man charged with threatening doctor over transgender care

  03-12-2022 19:23
  Federal prosecutors have charged a Texas man with threatening a Boston physician who cares for transgender children
  
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• Russian army ‘came knocking’ to recruit son of slain spy Alexander Litvinenko

  03-12-2022 19:07 via theguardian.com
  The poisoned agent’s son Anatoly tells of the visit to his Moscow flat, as ITV prepares to screen a drama about the killing of his father, played by David TennantAnatoly Litvinenko: How the Kremlin tried to conscript meThe Moscow home of the son of Alexander Litvinenko, the defector killed with polonium-210 in London in 2006, has been visited by recruiting officers from the Russian army hoping to sign him up.Anatoly Litvinenko, 28, has revealed that he was called up for military service in
  
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• Takeoff murder suspect ordered held on $2 million bond

  03-12-2022 18:41
  A 33-year-old man has been arrested and charged with murder in the fatal shooting of Migos rapper Takeoff on Nov. 1, police said.
  
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• World Cup 2022: Why Senegal have nothing to lose against England - Jermaine Jenas

  03-12-2022 18:25 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC pundit Jermaine Jenas explains why Senegal have a winning mentality after enjoying two huge triumphs already this year.
  
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• Netherlands 3-1 USA: Dutch overcome USA to book quarter-final spot

  03-12-2022 18:12 via bbc.co.uk
  The Netherlands survive a late scare against the United States to move into the World Cup quarter-finals with a ruthless display of finishing.
  
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• Noodle the pug, who took the internet by storm with TikTok game 'no bones,' dies at 14

  03-12-2022 18:11 via nbcnews.com
  
  Noodle the pug, who took the internet by storm with TikTok game “no bones" in 2021, passed away at 14 and a half on Friday, according to his owner, Jonathan Gra
  
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• It's a tough exit for America's so-called Golden Generation

  03-12-2022 18:09 via cnn.com
  
  The United States Men's National Team (USMNT) was defeated 3-1 by the Netherlands and knocked out the World Cup in the round of 16, despite a spirited performance.
  
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• Greece in ‘preliminary’ talks with British Museum about Parthenon marbles

  03-12-2022 18:09 via theguardian.com
  Officials say they have met with George Osborne, and are keen to see the masterpieces back in AthensSenior Greek officials have been in “preliminary” talks with the British Museum in what could amount to a tectonic shift in resolving the world’s longest-running cultural dispute: the repatriation of the 5th-century BC Parthenon marbles to Athens.Revelations about the negotiations were first reported on Saturday by Ta Nea, which said that officials including the Greek prime minis
  
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• Suspect arrested days after couple found stabbed to death in their home

  03-12-2022 18:01
  A suspect accused of stabbing and bludgeoning an elderly couple to death in their home in Marshfield, Massachusetts, was found in Miami, officials said.
  
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• Group suspected of trying to steal Banksy mural in Ukraine arrested

  03-12-2022 17:57 via cnn.com
  
  Authorities in Ukraine have detained a group of people who allegedly tried to steal a mural by renowned graffiti artist Banksy from the wall of a building that was damaged by Russian shelling.
  
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• G7 countries and Australia to cap price of seaborne Russian oil

  03-12-2022 17:49 via theguardian.com
  Critics including Ukraine say cap of $60 per barrel is still above market value and will not hurt Russia’s war coffersRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesG7 countries and Australia have agreed to cap the price of Russian seaborne oil, with the aim of reducing Moscow’s income and limiting its ability to finance its war in Ukraine.But critics, including Ukraine, say the cap of $60 a barrel is still higher than the current market price for Russian crude oil and is unlikely to
  
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• Princess of Wales wows awards ceremony in Diana's emerald choker

  03-12-2022 17:38 via cnn.com
  
  Catherine, Princess of Wales delighted at the 2022 Earthshot Prize awards Friday evening, showcasing her sustainable style in a rented gown and accessorizing with an emerald choker once famously worn by her late mother-in-law, Diana.
  
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• Pentagon unveils first strategic bomber in over 30 years to counter China

  03-12-2022 17:20 via theguardian.com
  The nuclear-capable B-21 Raider is set to become a key component in US’s effort to match the Asian country’s military build-upThe Pentagon unveiled its first new strategic bomber in more than 30 years on Friday, a nuclear-capable bat-wing plane that will become a central component of the US effort to counter China’s military build-up when it enters service around 2027.Almost every aspect of the B-21 Raider is classified, but in a tightly-controlled unveiling at the Air Force&rs
  
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• See photos from the Apollo era like never before

  03-12-2022 17:10 via cnn.com
  
  Selfies weren't a common practice when humanity first reached the moon.
  
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• Football world wishes Pelé well as the Brazilian star remains in hospital

  03-12-2022 16:53 via cnn.com
  
  Past and present football stars have been wishing Pelé well on social media after local media reports in Brazil that his health had worsened.
  
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