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• Sharon Osbourne was transported to a hospital after an emergency call

  17-12-2022 23:55 via cnn.com
  
  Television personality Sharon Osbourne was transported to a southern California hospital Friday night after an emergency call, police said.
  
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• ‘Our game is in tatters’: Australian football reacts with shock to Melbourne derby violence

  17-12-2022 23:07 via theguardian.com
  ‘Disgraceful’ scenes are ‘darkest day for football in Australia’Fans express fears that post-World Cup goodwill has been lostMelbourne A-League derby abandoned as fans storm pitch and keeper attackedFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAustralian football has reacted with a mixture of shock, anger, sadness and disbelief to the chaotic and violent scenes that resulted in the aband
  
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• Eurovision 2023: Ukraine chooses Tvorchi from bomb shelter

  17-12-2022 21:45 via bbc.co.uk
  A Kyiv metro station and bomb shelter is transformed into a TV studio for the selection programme.
  
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• Bible John: The forgotten women at the heart of a serial killer mystery

  17-12-2022 21:40 via bbc.co.uk
  Uncovering the stories of three women thought to have been murdered by the same man in 1960s Glasgow.
  
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• Your pictures on the theme of 'bright lights'

  17-12-2022 21:19 via bbc.co.uk
  A selection of striking images from our readers around the world.
  
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• The Amazon reef that may be threatened by oil drilling

  17-12-2022 21:17 via bbc.co.uk
  Scientists say a rare reef habitat near the mouth of the Amazon is at risk from oil exploration.
  
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• P-22, Hollywood's celebrity mountain lion, ends his reign

  17-12-2022 21:09 via bbc.co.uk
  P-22's charisma and Griffith Park residence made him an icon. Now, he's passed away.
  
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• Iranian actor Taraneh Alidoosti arrested after criticism of death penalty

  17-12-2022 20:21 via theguardian.com
  Detention of one of Iran’s most famous performers sign state wants to crack down on celebrities who challenge regimeTaraneh Alidoosti, one of Iran’s most famous actors, has been detained by security forces in Tehran days after she criticised the state’s use of the death penalty against protesters. She had previously posted a picture of herself on her Instagram page in which she was not wearing the hijab and holding a piece of paper reading “women, life, freedom” &nd
  
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• 'Very hurtful': CNN contributors react to university chancellor's racist remarks

  17-12-2022 20:06 via cnn.com
  
  CNN contributors Shan Wu and Lisa Ling join anchor Amara Walker to discuss the racist remarks made by Thomas L. Keon, the chancellor of Purdue University Northwest, during a commencement speech. The chancellor was following the keynote speaker who referenced using "made up languages" to his grandchildren several times in his speech, which made no mention or reference to Asians.
  
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• World Cup 2022: Croatia 2-1 Morocco: Josko Gvardiol, Achraf Dari and Mislav Orsic score

  17-12-2022 19:45 via bbc.co.uk
  Croatia's third top-three finish at the World Cup has a "golden layer", says boss Zlatko Dalic after his side clinch a play-off victory over history-makers Morocco.
  
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• Arizona judge dismisses Finchem’s election challenge in secretary of state race

  17-12-2022 19:25 via nbcnews.com
  
  An Arizona judge on Friday dismissed Mark Finchem's lawsuit seeking a new secretary of state election after he lost the race in November to Adrian Fontes.
  
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• Here's what Elon Musk says banned journalists have to do to get back on Twitter

  17-12-2022 19:03 via cnn.com
  
  New Twitter owner Elon Musk offered several of the journalists he banned from the social media website earlier this week the ability to return to the platform if they deleted the tweets he falsely claimed shared his "exact real-time" location.
  
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• Peru’s president urges Congress to bring forward general elections amid protests

  17-12-2022 18:25 via theguardian.com
  Dina Boluarte assumed the presidency after Pedro Castillo tried to illegally dissolve Congress and was arrestedThe Peruvian president, Dina Boluarte, who has said she is leading a transitional government, urged the country’s Congress to pass a proposal to bring forward general elections in a news conference from the presidential palace on Saturday.Boluarte, formerly Peru’s vice-president, assumed the presidency earlier this month after ex-president Pedro Castillo tried to illegally d
  
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• Moscow has begun a new campaign to encourage Russians to enlist and fight in Ukraine

  17-12-2022 18:11 via cnn.com
  
  Moscow has begun a new campaign to encourage Russians to enlist in the armed forces and fight in Ukraine, despite the Kremlin having denied needing more recruits.
  
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• Moscow appeals for army recruits to fight in Ukraine

  17-12-2022 18:11 via cnn.com
  
  Moscow has begun a new campaign to encourage Russians to enlist in the armed forces and fight in Ukraine, despite the Kremlin having denied needing more recruits.
  
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• Dresden Green Vault robbery jewels recovered after heist

  17-12-2022 17:57 via bbc.co.uk
  Police say 31 objects from Dresden's Green Vault have been recovered after the 2019 robbery.
  
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• Officials capture iconic mountain lion in Los Angeles

  17-12-2022 17:55 via cnn.com
  
  A mountain lion that attacked and killed a Los Angeles resident's chihuahua the month before has been captured, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife and the National Park Service.
  
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• Croatia beats Morocco in World Cup third-place playoff match

  17-12-2022 17:54 via cnn.com
  
  Croatia beat Morocco 2-1 in the third-place playoff on Saturday as the African side's historic 2022 World Cup ended in defeat.
  
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• Elon Musk offers journalists he banned from Twitter ability to return under certain condition

  17-12-2022 17:53 via cnn.com
  
  New Twitter owner Elon Musk offered several of the journalists he banned from the social media website earlier this week the ability to return to the platform if they deleted the tweets he falsely claimed shared his "exact real-time" location.
  
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• David Beckham makes first statement on his Qatar World Cup involvement

  17-12-2022 17:41 via theguardian.com
  Former England captain, whose role as ambassador was criticised by LGBTQ+ community, said he believes sport is ‘force for good’David Beckham has made his first public statement on his controversial involvement with the World Cup host nation Qatar, telling a US newspaper through a spokesperson that he “has always believed that sport has the power to be a force for good in the world”.“We understand that there are different and strongly held views about engagement in t
  
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• Tunisians go to polls in election set to cement rule of strongman president

  17-12-2022 16:44 via theguardian.com
  Opposition groups are boycotting vote that one prominent party leader describes as ‘a still-born farce’Tunisians have gone to the polls to elect a new parliament, 11 years to the day since a vendor’s self-immolation sparked the fall of their ruling tyrant and triggered a wave of popular revolts across north Africa and the Middle East.In the troubled decade since, other regional states that once cracked under the strain of popular revolts have been increasingly smothered by coun
  
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• US student reunites with mother after mystery disappearance

  17-12-2022 16:13 via cnn.com
  
  US student, who was missing, reunites with mother
  
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• Formerly missing American college student asks his father to stop contacting news outlets

  17-12-2022 16:13 via cnn.com
  
  US student, who was missing, reunites with mother
  
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• A billionaire couple was found dead near their swimming pool. Relatives are offering $35M to help catch their killer

  17-12-2022 15:51 via cnn.com
  
  The deaths of Canadian billionaires Barry and Honey Sherman have been shrouded in mystery from the beginning.
  
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• Car repossessions are on the rise in warning sign for the economy

  17-12-2022 14:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  A growing number of consumers are falling behind on their car payments, a trend financial analysts fear will continue, in a sign of economic strain.
  
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• Panicked diners flee fire at London restaurant

  17-12-2022 13:48 via bbc.co.uk
  Dramatic video shows flames inside the MNKY HSE restaurant in London's Mayfair as guests rushed to get outside.
  
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• A billionaire couple was found dead by their swimming pool. Relatives are offering $35M to help catch their killer

  17-12-2022 13:28 via cnn.com
  
  The deaths of Canadian billionaires Barry and Honey Sherman have been shrouded in mystery from the beginning.
  
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• What it's like watching soccer's stars in Qatar

  17-12-2022 13:21 via cnn.com
  
  Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappé have arguably been the two best players at Qatar 2022 and the two will come head-to-head in the World Cup final on Sunday.
  
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• What it's like watching Messi and Mbappé in person at Qatar 2022

  17-12-2022 13:21 via cnn.com
  
  Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappé have arguably been the two best players at Qatar 2022 and the two will come head-to-head in the World Cup final on Sunday.
  
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• Giuliani faces disbarment for bringing a frivolous suit. Why that doesn't happen more.

  17-12-2022 13:02 via nbcnews.com
  
  Rudy Giuliani could lose his law license false over election claims. Should he?
  
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• Shanghai schools ordered to hold classes online to stem Covid infections

  17-12-2022 12:27 via theguardian.com
  City’s kindergartens and childcare centres also to stop in-person lessons as cases rise across China after easing of restrictionsShanghai’s education bureau has told schools to hold classes online from Monday as rising numbers of Covid infections hit cities across China.On Saturday the bureau also instructed kindergartens and childcare centres in the city to shut all in-person classes, according to an online statement. Continue reading...
  
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• 5 million people under winter weather alerts in the US

  17-12-2022 12:26 via cnn.com
  
  After a nor'easter dropped more than a foot of snow across many parts of interior New England, more is on its way Saturday as officials warn of dangerous travel conditions the weekend before Christmas.
  
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• Death toll rises to 23 after landslide near Malaysia campsite

  17-12-2022 12:14 via cnn.com
  
  At least 21 people have been confirmed dead and 12 remain missing after a landslide hit a campsite in Malaysia on Friday.
  
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• Lionel Messi: Inside Argentina captain's quest for World Cup 2022 glory

  17-12-2022 12:01 via bbc.co.uk
  As Lionel Messi bids to lead Argentina to World Cup glory, his biography writer Guillem Balague takes a closer look at his journey.
  
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• World Cup 2022: How family unity has helped Kylian Mbappe to stardom

  17-12-2022 12:00 via bbc.co.uk
  As Kylian Mbappe looks to win his second World Cup aged just 23, French football writer Julien Laurens looks at the striker's journey to the top.
  
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• If we don't want sick kids being sent to school, this is what we need to do

  17-12-2022 12:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  Between RSV, the flu, Covid and now Strep A, working parents need paid sick time to lower the chances of them sending sick kids to school.
  
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• Water supply and metro services restored in Kyiv but many remain without heat after missile attacks

  17-12-2022 11:50 via cnn.com
  
  Water supply and metro services have been restored in Kyiv but officials continued to work Saturday to return heating to all the Ukrainian capital's residents, a day after a barrage of Russian missiles targeted the city.
  
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• Water supply and metro services restored in Kyiv

  17-12-2022 11:50 via cnn.com
  
  Water supply and metro services have been restored in Kyiv but officials continued to work Saturday to return heating to all the Ukrainian capital's residents, a day after a barrage of Russian missiles targeted the city.
  
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• Missing college student reunited with family and heading back to U.S., French officials say

  17-12-2022 11:47 via nbcnews.com
  
  American student Ken Deland Jr., reported missing during a study abroad trip in France, was reunited with his mother and heading to the U.S., officials said.
  
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• Brisbane nativity camels returned safely after stroll

  17-12-2022 10:37 via bbc.co.uk
  The three animals were seen wandering the Brisbane's streets after opening the gate of their enclosure.
  
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• Why the UK has fallen into a travel black hole

  17-12-2022 10:01 via cnn.com
  
  • 28 blades pulled from carry-on luggage
  
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• 28 blades pulled from carry-on luggage

  17-12-2022 09:51 via cnn.com
  
  This week in travel: the world's top destinations for festive cheer, the high-rolling lifestyle in Monaco and Italy, a bag full of knives, and the places you won't be able to visit in 2023.
  
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• 21 dead, 12 missing after landslide near campsite in Malaysia

  17-12-2022 09:30 via cnn.com
  
  At least 21 people have been confirmed dead and 12 remain missing after a landslide hit a campsite in Malaysia on Friday.
  
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• Ukraine reports Russian planes in Belarusian skies

  17-12-2022 09:18 via edition.cnn.com
  
  • Russian linked to Wagner hurt in assassination attempt
  
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• A billionaire couple were found dead by their swimming pool. Relatives are offering $35M to help catch their killer

  17-12-2022 09:06 via cnn.com
  
  The deaths of Canadian billionaires Barry and Honey Sherman have been shrouded in mystery from the beginning.
  
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• Taiwan's military has a fertility problem

  17-12-2022 08:50 via cnn.com
  
  Taiwan has noticed a hole in its defense plans that is steadily getting bigger. And it's not one easily plugged by boosting the budget or buying more weapons.
  
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• Self-exiled Philippine communist leader Sison dies at 83

  17-12-2022 08:10 via cnn.com
  
  Philippine communist leader Jose Maria Sison died on Friday night at the age of 83 after a two-week confinement in a hospital in the Netherlands, his party said on Saturday.
  
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• These two planets are made of water, study says

  17-12-2022 08:08 via cnn.com
  
  Two far-off planets are likely made of water, according to research conducted using NASA's Hubble and Spitzer telescopes.
  
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• World Cup 2022: Argentina v France: 'Win or lose, the joy of Lionel Messi will be missed' - Gary Lineker

  17-12-2022 08:06 via bbc.co.uk
  Lionel Messi's World Cup story is almost over but, however it ends, Gary Lineker feels things will be a lot less enjoyable without him.
  
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• On this day in history, Dec. 17, 1903, Wright brothers accomplish first flight in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina

  17-12-2022 06:02 via foxnews.com
  
  The world's first flight officially took off from North Carolina’s Outer Banks on this day in history, Dec. 17, 1903. The Wright brothers were allegedly the first to successfully fly a powered and controlled airplane in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, after years of experimenting with the concept of flight. Brothers Wilbur and Orville Wright began testing out flying in 1899, while Samuel Langley of the Smithsonian did the same, according to the National Park Service (NPS). ON THIS DAY IN HISTO
  
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