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• Trump's terrible week sends a message to GOP

  08-12-2022 23:28 via cnn.com
  
  The price of supporting Donald Trump to the Republican Party keeps getting higher. The former president has gone through one of the most tumultuous weeks possible, with fresh evidence of why the party's connection to him -- and his potential nomination in 2024 -- could be extraordinarily damaging.
  
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• Opinion: Trump's terrible week sends a message to GOP

  08-12-2022 23:28 via cnn.com
  
  The price of supporting Donald Trump to the Republican Party keeps getting higher. The former president has gone through one of the most tumultuous weeks possible, with fresh evidence of why the party's connection to him -- and his potential nomination in 2024 -- could be extraordinarily damaging.
  
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• The brothers running the Great Wall of China

  08-12-2022 23:25 via bbc.co.uk
  Jimmy and Tommy Lindesay are covering the equivalent of a marathon every day for six months.
  
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• The Indian women calling themselves ‘proudly single’

  08-12-2022 23:20 via bbc.co.uk
  In India, a country obsessed with marriages, millions of women are choosing to remain single.
  
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• Jule Campbell, fashion editor behind the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, dies at 96

  08-12-2022 23:12 via cnn.com
  
  The pioneering editor widely credited with growing the iconic — and often infamous — Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue into a cultural institution has died at 96.
  
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• WATCH: Why is the jobs boom bad for inflation?

  08-12-2022 23:07 via abcnews.go.com
  Experts say a tight job market triggers more inflation.
  
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• Opinion: The alarming trend reflected in the Brittney Griner case

  08-12-2022 23:04 via cnn.com
  
  The release of basketball legend Brittney Griner, who was being held in a Russian penal colony on minor drug possession charges, in exchange for the notorious Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, who was serving a long prison sentence in the United States, underlines an emerging trend of hostile states holding Americans to gain leverage over the US government.
  
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• Inside Biden's agonizing decision to take a deal that freed Brittney Griner but left Paul Whelan in Russia

  08-12-2022 22:41 via cnn.com
  
  President Joe Biden had already personally informed Cherelle Griner that her wife was being released from Russian detention when aides arrived with more news: Brittney Griner was now securely out of Russia -- and on the telephone.
  
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• How the Brittney Griner prisoner swap with Russia was done

  08-12-2022 22:32 via bbc.co.uk
  The US and Russia were willing to talk despite worsening relations - but there were limits to the deal.
  
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• Activision Blizzard: US seeks to block Microsoft's $69bn acquisition

  08-12-2022 22:30 via bbc.co.uk
  Microsoft said it would fight to buy Activision Blizzard, the studio behind games such as Call of Duty.
  
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• Reuters: Nigerian women speak out about reported secret mass abortion program

  08-12-2022 22:28 via cnn.com
  
  Since at least 2013, more than 10,000 pregnancies were aborted as part of a "secret, systematic and illegal" abortion program allegedly "conducted" by the Nigerian military, a Reuters investigation has found. CNN's Nima Elbagir has more.
  
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• Trump does not plan to appeal dismissal of Mar-a-Lago special master to Supreme Court

  08-12-2022 22:19 via cnn.com
  
  Former President Donald Trump does not plan to appeal to the Supreme Court a lower court order that put an end to the special master review of documents seized from his Mar-a-Lago estate, a source familiar with the matter tells CNN.
  
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• See Brittney Griner on flight back to US

  08-12-2022 21:34 via cnn.com
  
  WNBA star Brittney Griner was released from Russian detention in a prisoner swap for convicted Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout. CNN's Kylie Atwood reports on video of her flight returning to the US.
  
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• World Cup 2022: Can Modric inspire another 'memorable' Croatia chapter?

  08-12-2022 21:23 via bbc.co.uk
  Can Luke Modric inspire Croatia to a shock World Cup quarter-final victory against Brazil in Qatar on Friday?
  
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• How a 'super-Earth' turned into a scorching 'hell planet' with a lava ocean

  08-12-2022 21:16 via cnn.com
  
  The exoplanet 55 Cancri e goes by several names, but the rocky world located 40 light-years from Earth is most known for its reputation as a "hell planet."
  
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• Viktor Bout prisoner swap would pose 'grave' national security threat, former DEA official warned months ago

  08-12-2022 21:15 via foxnews.com
  
  Former U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration officials who were involved in the effort to bring "Merchant of Death" Viktor Bout to justice have characterized his trade to Russia for WNBA star Brittney Griner's freedom as a "disgrace" and a "grave threat" to U.S national security.  Griner, who has been held prisoner in Russia since February, was released Thursday with applause from Biden administration officials. But former DEA officials had previously spoken out against trading Bout, a convi
  
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• What to know about the prisoner exchange

  08-12-2022 21:04 via cnn.com
  
  WNBA star Brittney Griner on Thursday was freed from Russian detention after a prisoner exchange for convicted arms dealer Viktor Bout.
  
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• Russia's Wagner Group fighters burn through 2,000 rounds of ammo per day fighting determined Ukrainian army

  08-12-2022 20:41 via foxnews.com
  
  Russia's Wagner Group, a private military mercenary force, has seen each of its fighters reportedly burn an average of 2,000 rounds of ammunition per day in an attempt to fight off a fierce Ukrainian counteroffensive. Wagner Group fighters attempting to hold onto gains in Ukraine's Donbas region have faced an onslaught of attacks by Ukrainian forces looking to take back lost grounds, and heavy fighting is depleting ammunition at an alarming rate, according to an Institute for the Study of War an
  
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• Peru’s ousted president appears in court to face rebellion and conspiracy charges

  08-12-2022 20:33 via theguardian.com
  Court expected to decide if Pedro Castillo will be held in preliminary detention after failed attempt to close congress Peru’s ousted president Pedro Castillo has appeared in court to face charges of rebellion and conspiracy as his successor, Dina Boluarte, the country’s first female leader, pledged to set Peru on a new course and called a truce after months of political turmoil.Castillo looked sombre during Thursday’s hearing, giving simple yes or no answers, while his lawyer
  
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• Peru's new president rules out elections after ouster and arrest of Castillo

  08-12-2022 20:24 via cnn.com
  
  Peru's new President Dina Boluarte ruled out early elections on Thursday, her first day in office following the dramatic ousting and arrest of her predecessor Pedro Castillo.
  
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• Pentagon awards multibillion-dollar cloud contract to Amazon, Google, Microsoft and Oracle

  08-12-2022 20:14 via cnn.com
  
  The Defense Department has named Amazon, Google, Microsoft and Oracle as the winners of a multibillion-dollar cloud computing contract whose predecessor the Pentagon had to cancel amid Amazon's allegations that then-President Donald Trump had interfered in the award process.
  
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• Daughter appeals for witnesses five years after billionaire Toronto couple killed

  08-12-2022 20:13 via theguardian.com
  Barry and Honey Sherman were found dead at home in 2017 in a case that shocked Canada but remains unsolvedThe daughter of a billionaire couple whose unsolved murder shocked Canada’s largest city has pleaded for the public to come forward with any evidence ahead of the fifth anniversary of their deaths.Barry Sherman, the founder of drug giant Apotex, and his wife Honey, were found dead in their Toronto home on 13 December 2017. A realtor found the couple in the basement pool area of their h
  
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• Boy killed in the '50s is finally ID'd

  08-12-2022 20:06 via abcnews.go.com
  A little boy killed more than 60 years ago has finally been identified.
  
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• Suspect in fatal UVA shooting of 3 football players makes court appearance

  08-12-2022 19:58 via abcnews.go.com
  The student accused of opening fire on a bus, killing three University of Virginia football players, made a brief appearance in court on Thursday.
  
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• Women sue Musk's Twitter alleging discriminatory layoffs

  08-12-2022 19:55 via abcnews.go.com
  Two women who lost their jobs at Twitter when billionaire Elon Musk took over are suing the company in federal court, claiming that last month’s abrupt mass layoffs disproportionately affected female employees
  
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• The day the football gods reversed the tide of history

  08-12-2022 19:48 via cnn.com
  
  Those moments unwritten from the pages of history are often simply missing a stage. But for the Moroccan team taking to the field in Qatar to face off against heavily favored Spain on Tuesday, a new kind of stage was being set. The biggest football tournament, the FIFA World Cup, was unfolding in the heart of a Muslim nation. And authors adorned in red jerseys were primed to pen history with their feet instead of their hands.
  
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• The exchange of basketball star Brittney Griner for the arms dealer is a win for Putin, but at a cost

  08-12-2022 19:39 via cnn.com
  
  It is the most uneven of swaps at the most unlikely of times, but perhaps the intense pressure of this moment is why the exchange of a US basketball star for a Russian arms dealer ended up happening now.
  
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• Brittney Griner release: How the White House says it happened

  08-12-2022 19:27 via abcnews.go.com
  The White House offered more details on Thursday about how President Joe Biden and U.S. officials were able to secure WNBA star Brittney Griner's return from Russia.
  
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• Pope breaks down in tears over war in Ukraine

  08-12-2022 19:20 via bbc.co.uk
  Pope Francis stops mid-prayer as he starts crying while talking about the suffering of Ukrainians.
  
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• Iranian students take to streets joining striking business owners as Amini protests hit 83rd day

  08-12-2022 19:20 via foxnews.com
  
  Students joined protesters who took to the streets across Iran on Wednesday as protests stemming from the death of Mahsa Amini continued into the 83rd day. The protesting students were joined by shopkeepers across the country who closed up their shops and went on strike for the last several days, the National Council of Resistance of Iran reported Wednesday, as tensions between the Iranian regime and protesters continued to intensify following the death of Amini in September. Iranian government
  
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• House report: Snyder had role in 'toxic' Commanders culture

  08-12-2022 19:17 via abcnews.go.com
  The U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Reform says that the Washington Commanders created a “toxic work culture” for more than two decades and downplayed sexual misconduct by men at the top levels of the organization
  
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• Ukraine calls on US to back tribunal to try Kremlin for war crimes

  08-12-2022 19:12 via foxnews.com
  
  Kyiv has called on the U.S. to help it create a tribunal that would investigate and try Russian leadership for the war crimes committed in Ukraine since the war began more nine months ago. "Peace is impossible without justice. And justice is impossible without judiciary," head of Ukraine's presidential office Andriy Yermak said in Wednesday message directed at the White House. "To start a criminal and unprovoked war is to open the door to thousands of crimes of various levels committed
  
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• With Walker's loss, Republicans no longer need to fear Trump

  08-12-2022 18:58 via nbcnews.com
  
  Georgia runoff for Senate loss by Herschel Walker lose and Trump constitution remarks show Republicans should give the former president an eyeroll.
  
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• Anne Sacoolas, wife of US diplomat, gets suspended sentence after killing UK teen in crash

  08-12-2022 18:54 via foxnews.com
  
  A U.K. court handed down an eight-month suspended prison sentence to Anne Sacoolas, an American woman who admitted to causing the death of 19-year-old Harry Dunn by careless driving in August 2019. Sacoolas, wife of an American intelligence officer, was driving on the wrong side of the rode when her car collided with Dunn's motorcycle outside the RAF Croughton air base in eastern England. She returned to the U.S. three weeks after the accident, and the U.S. government invoked diplomatic immunity
  
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• Quiz of the week: Who did Julia Roberts wear on a dress?

  08-12-2022 18:45 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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• UK high court rules pro-life demonstrations can be banned from perimeter of abortion clinics

  08-12-2022 18:33 via foxnews.com
  
  The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom has ruled it legal to ban pro-life demonstrations and advocacy from the perimeter of abortion clinics.  The Abortion Services (Safe Access Zones) Northern Ireland Bill would legalize "buffer" zones around abortion clinics that would prohibit the presence of pro-life groups or demonstrators within 328 feet of an abortion provider.  The Supreme Court upheld the law as "justifiable" and not in conflict with the nation's constitution, nor the Europea
  
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• Violet Coco: Climate activist's jailing ignites row in Australia

  08-12-2022 18:28 via bbc.co.uk
  A 15-month sentence given to a protester sends a terrible message to the globe, rights groups say.
  
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• Harry and Meghan's personal footage used in Netflix show

  08-12-2022 18:19 via bbc.co.uk
  The BBC's Jonny Dymond analyses the footage shared in Harry and Meghan's Netflix documentary.
  
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• Russian lawmakers pass bill banning surrogacy for foreigners

  08-12-2022 18:17 via foxnews.com
  
  The lower house of the Russian parliament on Thursday passed a bill banning foreigners from using Russian surrogate mothers. The bill adopted by the State Duma mandates that only married Russian citizens or single Russian women who cannot give birth to a child for medical reasons will be able to use the services of surrogate mothers. Commercial surrogacy is legal in Russia, but religious groups have criticized the practice as too commercial and linked it to crime. Vyacheslav Volodin, the parliam
  
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• Wardrobe malfunction interrupts surprise Mariah Carey performance

  08-12-2022 18:15 via cnn.com
  
  Whose wardrobe malfunction was worse ... Mariah's Carey's or Rudy Giuliani's? CNN's Jeanne Moos compares.
  
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• Viktor Bout: Who is the Merchant of Death?

  08-12-2022 18:09 via bbc.co.uk
  The Russian has been freed by the US, in a prisoner swap with basketball star Brittney Griner.
  
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• St. Louis mayor appoints commission to consider reparations

  08-12-2022 18:09 via abcnews.go.com
  St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones is appointing a reparations commission that will “recommend a proposal to begin repairing the harms that have been inflicted” by slavery, segregation and racism
  
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• US House passes bill to protect same-sex marriage in landmark vote

  08-12-2022 18:05 via cnn.com
  
  The House voted to pass legislation on Thursday to protect same-sex and interracial marriage, the last step before the measure goes to President Joe Biden for his signature and becomes law.
  
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• 7 cartel members, 1 Mexican soldier killed in shootout near US border

  08-12-2022 17:57 via foxnews.com
  
  A shootout in border city of Nuevo Laredo Wednesday has left one Mexican soldier and seven suspected members of a cartel dead, officials said.  Tamaulipas Police said the servicemen in the area were shot at, with one death and seven additional soldiers wounded.  CARTEL LEADER'S ARREST IN MEXICAN BORDER CITY NUEVO LAREDO CAUSES VIOLENCE, FORCES SCHOOLS TO CANCEL CLASSES Seven of the attackers were also killed in the firefight.  The exchange of gunfire took place just three mil
  
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• See how Prince Harry proposed to Meghan Markle

  08-12-2022 17:53 via cnn.com
  
  In a highly anticipated Netflix documentary the couple shared details of their early dating life and photos not yet seen by the public.
  
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• Alberta ‘sovereignty act’ sets province on collision course with Justin Trudeau

  08-12-2022 17:53 via theguardian.com
  Bill that could allow province to ignore federal laws criticized by constitutional scholars and Indigenous leadersAlberta has passed a controversial “sovereignty act” that could allow the province to ignore federal laws, setting the stage for a combative relationship with the Canadian prime minister, Justin Trudeau, and tense relations with Indigenous leaders.Shortly after midnight on Thursday, the governing United Conservative party passed Bill 1, the Alberta Sovereignty Within a Un
  
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• CNN speaks to Paul Whelan in exclusive phone call from Russian prison

  08-12-2022 17:51 via cnn.com
  
  CNN State Department producer Jennifer Hansler spoke exclusively to former US Marine Paul Whelan, who remains in a Russian prison, following the release of WNBA star Brittney Griner from prison.
  
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• Rare cosmic collision acted like one of the 'factories of gold' in the universe

  08-12-2022 17:47 via cnn.com
  
  An unusual bright blast of light detected by multiple telescopes in December 2021 was the result of a rare cosmic explosion that created a wealth of heavy elements such as gold and platinum.
  
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• Climate activists protest at German airports, disrupting air traffic in Munich

  08-12-2022 17:36 via foxnews.com
  
  Following similar actions last month, climate activists in Germany briefly disrupted traffic at the Munich airport on Thursday to protest the impact of air travel as "the ultimate climate killer."  Members of the group Letzte Generation, or Last Generation, said some of its members had glued themselves to the tarmac there, and that others had entered the grounds of the Berlin airport.  While a spokesperson for the Munich airport confirmed to The Associated Press that the northern runwa
  
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• New York Times reporters and other staff stage 24-hour strike

  08-12-2022 17:32 via abcnews.go.com
  More than 1,000 New York Times workers launched the first such strike in four decades.
  
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