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• Trump Jr. explains his text about keeping his father in office

  29-12-2022 23:52 via cnn.com
  
  The House January 6 committee on Thursday released a new batch of transcripts, including interviews with Donald Trump Jr., former Trump White House aides and others.
  
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• Video shows Russian cruise missile flying toward Kyiv

  29-12-2022 23:06 via cnn.com
  
  Explosions rattled villages and cities across Ukraine, damaging civilian infrastructure and killing at least three people in what Kyiv has called one of Russia's biggest missile barrages since the war began. CNN's Ben Wedeman reports from Kyiv.
  
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• Vivienne Westwood, 'priestess of punk,' dies at 81

  29-12-2022 23:00 via cnn.com
  
  British fashion designer and style icon Vivienne Westwood has died aged 81. She passed away peacefully at her home in London on Thursday, according to an official statement from her eponymous company.
  
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• Meet some of the new species discovered in 2022

  29-12-2022 22:57 via cnn.com
  
  The tree of life grew in 2022 as California Academy of Sciences researchers and their international collaborators discovered 146 new animal, plant and fungi species.
  
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• 22 celebrities who came out in 2022

  29-12-2022 22:38 via nbcnews.com
  
  As 2022 comes to an end, NBC Out is celebrating the actors, athletes and other public figures who have come out publicly this year.
  
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• Chinese fighter jet intercepts US recon aircraft with 'unsafe maneuver,' US says

  29-12-2022 22:37 via cnn.com
  
  A Chinese fighter jet intercepted a US reconnaissance aircraft over the South China Sea last week and performed an "unsafe maneuver," forcing the US aircraft to take evasive action, according to Indo-Pacific Command, the command responsible for overseeing US military operations in the region.
  
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• Iranian chess player ‘moving to Spain’ after competing without headscarf

  29-12-2022 22:24 via theguardian.com
  Sara Khadem and family plan to set up residence in an unnamed Spanish city, according to reportsOne of Iran’s top-ranked female chess players is reportedly planning to settle in Spain after photographs emerged of her taking part in an international tournament without a headscarf.Sara Khadem,ranked 804 in the world and 10th in her home country, was not planning to return to Iran after the tournament due to fear of reprisals, two sources told Spanish newspaper El País. Continue readin
  
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• Vivienne Westwood, fashion designer and style icon, dies at 81

  29-12-2022 22:23 via cnn.com
  
  British fashion designer and style icon Vivienne Westwood has died aged 81. She passed away peacefully at her home in London on Thursday, according to an official statement from her eponymous company.
  
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• Santos' claim about his mother and 9/11 faces scrutiny amid his other lies

  29-12-2022 22:19 via cnn.com
  
  As Rep.-elect George Santos continues to face scrutiny for false claims the New York Republican has made about his biography, another story is being questioned: that his mother was at the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, and that the incident played a role in her death.
  
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• Nick Cannon welcomes baby No. 12

  29-12-2022 22:10 via cnn.com
  
  Nick Cannon has expanded his family once again.
  
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• Federal prosecutors open investigation into Rep.-elect George Santos over congressional campaign

  29-12-2022 21:40 via nbcnews.com
  
  Federal prosecutors in New York have opened an investigation into Rep.-elect George Santos, a law enforcement source confirmed to NBC News on Thursday.
  
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• Israel swears in Benjamin Netanyahu amid concerns of further slide to right

  29-12-2022 21:10 via theguardian.com
  Arab citizens and LGBTQ+ community fear return of veteran leader will damage democracyIsrael’s most rightwing cabinet ever has been sworn in, with Benjamin Netanyahu heading an administration that could open the door to fervently nationalist and religious politicians to radicalise the country and policies towards the Palestinians.Israeli liberals fear the veteran leader’s return to power in alliance with anti-Arab, ultranationalist and ultraorthodox parties will damage democratic asp
  
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• Russia carries out 'massive missile attack' on Ukraine

  29-12-2022 21:08 via edition.cnn.com
  
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  • Ruble hits 8-month low against US dollar as sanctions bite
  
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• Insulin costs will be capped in 2023, but most people with diabetes won't benefit

  29-12-2022 20:45 via nbcnews.com
  
  The Inflation Reduction Act's insulin cap will apply only to people on Medicare, leaving behind more than 21 million people in the United States who may need the lifesaving drug.
  
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• Brazilian soccer legend Pelé dies at 82

  29-12-2022 20:42 via cnn.com
  
  Pelé, the Brazilian soccer legend who won three World Cups and became the sport's first global icon, has died at the age of 82, according to a statement from his daughter Kely Nascimento on Instagram.
  
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• CNN's Don Riddell looks back on Pelé's life and career

  29-12-2022 20:34 via cnn.com
  
  Pelé, the Brazilian soccer legend who won three World Cups and became the sport's first global icon, has died at the age of 82, according to a statement from his daughter Kely Nascimento on Instagram. CNN's Don Riddell looks back on his life and career.
  
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• Watch passenger's enthusiastic reunion with his missing luggage

  29-12-2022 20:28 via cnn.com
  
  Patrick Keane, who traveled to Chicago after two canceled flights, had an enthusiastic reunion with his luggage that he says had been missing for a week.
  
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• Pelé, Brazilian soccer legend, dies at 82

  29-12-2022 20:08 via nbcnews.com
  
  Brazilian soccer icon Pelé, regarded as the sport’s greatest player whose wizardry on the pitch helped popularize it as “the beautiful game,” died Thursday
  
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• Thriving network of fixers preys on migrants crossing Mexico

  29-12-2022 20:06 via nbcnews.com
  
  The increasing number of fixers over the last year and Mexico’s renewed efforts to control migration have made the work that often preys on migrants more prominent and profitable.
  
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• New York prepares for possible flooding from snowmelt while the West girds for heavy rain and snow

  29-12-2022 20:03 via nbcnews.com
  
  New York is preparing for possible flooding due to warm temperatures expected to melt the several feet of snow that piled up from a deadly winter storm, while
  
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• Three young children trapped in car crash wreckage for days

  29-12-2022 19:53 via cnn.com
  
  A 5-year-old girl in Australia saved her baby brother's life after a car crash killed their parents, leaving three young children trapped in the wreckage in searing temperatures for more than two days. Reporter Ashtyn Hiron with CNN affiliate 9 News has the details.
  
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• Southwest plans to return to 'normal operations' Friday, the company says

  29-12-2022 19:39 via nbcnews.com
  
  Beleaguered Southwest Airlines plans to return to normal operations Friday with minimal disruptions, according to a company statement.
  
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• WATCH: Camera sent underground to uncover Earth's oldest ice

  29-12-2022 19:35
  A Ph.D. student in Antarctica sent his camera more than 300 feet below ground to collect ice that researchers estimate to be over 2 million years old.
  
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• Pro-Trump protester Ray Epps told Jan. 6 committee 'crazy' conspiracy theories tore apart his life

  29-12-2022 19:27 via nbcnews.com
  
  An Arizona man who became the target of online conspiracy theories after joining protesters outside the Capitol on Jan. 6 told a House committee that he wasn't
  
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• Buttigieg under fire from both parties amid Southwest holiday travel fiasco

  29-12-2022 19:26 via foxnews.com
  
  Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is facing demands and pressure from influential leaders across the political spectrum as tens of thousands of Americans remain stranded at airports across the nation. Southwest Airlines canceled more than 2,500 flights Wednesday, 62% of its scheduled flights, and plans to cancel an estimated two-thirds of flights in the following days. Democrat and GOP elected officials and political activists demanded the Department of Transportation hold the company acco
  
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• Highlights from the latest release of January 6 transcripts

  29-12-2022 19:24 via cnn.com
  
  The House January 6 committee on Thursday released another wave of witness interview transcripts.
  
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• Young adults are giving their moms makeovers on TikTok. Their mothers say it's empowering.

  29-12-2022 19:19 via nbcnews.com
  
  From mini skirts to fuzzy boots, parents are wearing their kids' clothes and garnering tons of likes from viewers as part of the "turning my mom into me" trend.
  
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• Professor tears up diplomas on TV to protest Taliban ban on women's education

  29-12-2022 19:15 via cnn.com
  
  A Kabul professor tore up his diplomas live on television in Afghanistan in protest over the Taliban's barring of women from higher education.
  
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• Professor tears up diplomas on live TV to protest Taliban ban on women's education

  29-12-2022 19:15 via cnn.com
  
  A Kabul professor tore up his diplomas live on television in Afghanistan in protest over the Taliban's barring of women from higher education.
  
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• Judge temporarily blocks homeless encampment cleanup in San Francisco amid lawsuit

  29-12-2022 19:02 via foxnews.com
  
  A federal judge has issued a temporary ban on San Francisco clearing most homeless encampments amid an ongoing lawsuit against the city filed by advocacy groups seeking to stop police sweeps of homeless encampments. Last week, Magistrate Judge Donna M. Ryu in the U.S. District Court in Oakland questioned the tactics used by the city of San Francisco in its homeless encampment cleanups, suggesting that the city is not adhering to its own policies of providing shelter beds to individuals who are b
  
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• Twitter erupts over viral video of Waffle House employee deflecting a thrown chair: ‘A new superhero’

  29-12-2022 19:00 via foxnews.com
  
  "Waffle House" is trending on Twitter in reaction to a video of an employee deflecting and slapping down a chair that was thrown at her during a fight at one of the chain's restaurants in Austin, Texas. The original video, which is more than two minutes long, shows the lead up and fight between multiple Waffle House customers and employees.  The employee who was struck with two chairs has gone viral for her quick reflexes and impressive deflection.  TWITTER ERUPTS IN DEBATE OVER WHETHE
  
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• See stunning footage of a partially frozen Niagara Falls

  29-12-2022 18:54 via cnn.com
  Ice from a massive winter storm that hit the US and Canada has turned the iconic waterfalls into a winter wonderland.
  
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• House Democrats calling on Santos to resign over resume lies silent on Biden's long history of fabrications

  29-12-2022 18:49 via foxnews.com
  
  House Democrats, who are calling on Rep.-elect George Santos, R-N.Y., to resign for lying about his résumé and educational background on the campaign trail, previously endorsed President Biden’s 2020 campaign despite his decades-long history of fabrications, including embellishments about this college career that helped derail his 1988 presidential campaign. Santos, who defeated Robert Zimmerman in the November general election, had falsely claimed he graduated from Baruch Co
  
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• Chiefs' Travis Kelce speculates on what prompted Mac Jones block on Eli Apple: 'Probably got fed up with it'

  29-12-2022 18:44 via foxnews.com
  
  Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce speculated about the motive behind Mac Jones’ low block on Cincinnati Bengals cornerback Eli Apple over the weekend, adding that a play like that has "no business in the league."  The "dirty play," which Apple called it after the game, came late in the fourth quarter during a fumble recovery return. Jones threw himself in front of Apple, who was pursuing Patriots receiver Tyquan Thornton. Jones, who was fined for the play, said during his week
  
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• ‘9-1-1: Lone Star’ actor Tyler Sanders' death due to 'fentanyl effects,' according to autopsy

  29-12-2022 18:42 via nbcnews.com
  
  Teen actor Tyler Sanders, best known for his starring role on “Just Add Magic: Mystery City” died in June from "fentanyl effects," according to his autopsy.
  
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• Massive hunt for missing 11-year-old faces challenges, police say

  29-12-2022 18:40 via cnn.com
  
  The massive hunt for missing 11-year-old Madalina Cojocari has been hampered by how late police in North Carolina were notified of her disappearance, Cornelius police Capt. Jennifer Thompson said in a video update.
  
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• Arizona dam sees highest water level in 5 years, relieving farmers: report

  29-12-2022 18:40 via foxnews.com
  
  Eastern Arizona's Coolidge Dam has reportedly recorded the highest water level in five years.  According to Fox 10 Phoenix, rainfall this season has helped raise the water at the dam to over 220,000 acre-feet – the highest mark since March 2017.  The station said, citing the U.S. Geological Survey, that it is also the highest December total ever recorded. "I got some great news this morning for the entire state of [Arizona]. There is about 200,000 [acre-feet] of water behind Cool
  
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• Georgia deputy shot to death in crashed car, police searching for possible 2nd vehicle

  29-12-2022 18:38 via foxnews.com
  
  A man found shot to death in the driver's seat of a car on a northwest Atlanta road has been identified as a Fulton County deputy. Officers were called to the scene around 4:30 a.m. Thursday after reports of shots fired, FOX 5 Atlanta reports. Once on scene, they found a car that had been in a crash with the victim still inside. Officers then blocked off the area to investigate the shooting. Cameras that quickly made it to the scene were able to see the man's body sitting in the driver's seat of
  
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• AOC yet to visit migrant facilities at border under Biden, after high-profile trip during Trump admin

  29-12-2022 18:37 via foxnews.com
  
  New York Democrat Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has yet to visit the southern border since President Biden took office, despite making a high-profile trip during the Trump administration.The democratic socialist generated headlines with a 2019 border visit in which she was photographed crying at a fence outside a migrant center in El Paso, Texas.  But she hasn't made any similar trips under Biden, despite the historic border crisis under his watch.  NEW YORK REP. ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORT
  
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• 2021 was supposed to be the 'worst year' for LGBTQ rights — then came 2022

  29-12-2022 18:37 via nbcnews.com
  
  Last year, the nation’s largest LGBTQ advocacy organization, the Human Rights Campaign, labeled 2021 the “worst year” for LGBTQ rights in modern U.S. history,
  
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• CENTCOM says over a thousand ISIS fighters have been killed or captured in 2022 operations

  29-12-2022 18:35 via foxnews.com
  
  The U.S. military and its partner forces in Iraq and Syria continued their fight to degrade ISIS in 2022, running hundreds of operations that killed or captured over 1,000 ISIS fights. "While we have significantly degraded its capability, the vile ideology remains unconstrained," United States Central Command (CENTCOM) Commander General Michael "Erik" Kurilla said in a press release Thursday. "We must continue to pressure ISIS through our partnered operations." Kurilla's comments come after CENT
  
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• Russia's Lavrov flat out rejects Zelenskyy's conditions for 'peace formula'

  29-12-2022 18:33 via foxnews.com
  
  Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Thursday put the kibosh on a proposed "peace formula" offered by Ukranian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, accusing Zelenskyy of being a puppet of western countries.  "Obviously, Kyiv is not ready for dialogue," Lavrov told the Russian state news agency RIA Novosti.  "Putting forward all sorts of ideas and 'formulas of peace,' Zelensky cherishes the illusion of achieving, with the help of the West, the withdrawal of our troops from the Russian te
  
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• College admissions scandal mastermind says he now lives in a trailer park and can't get a job because of the scheme

  29-12-2022 18:13 via nbcnews.com
  
  William “Rick” Singer, 62, pleaded guilty in March 2019 for running the scheme that federal investigators dubbed Operation Varsity Blues.
  
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• New Jersey woman charged with murder in Christmas Day shooting of husband

  29-12-2022 18:12 via nbcnews.com
  
  A New Jersey woman has been charged with murder, accused of fatally shooting her husband, a figure in local Republican politics, on Christmas Day.
  
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• Netanyahu seals dramatic comeback as he is sworn in as Israel prime minister

  29-12-2022 17:58 via nbcnews.com
  
  Benjamin Netanyahu was sworn into office Thursday, taking the helm of the most right-wing and religiously conservative government in Israel’s history.
  
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• Massive fire at Cambodia hotel casino kills at least 19

  29-12-2022 17:49 via nbcnews.com
  
  a number that officials warned would rise after the search
  
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• Quiz of the week: What's the Ana de Armas lawsuit about?

  29-12-2022 17:35 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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• How 2022's most popular TikTok community can help you read more in 2023

  29-12-2022 17:20 via cnn.com
  
  Becoming TikTok's most popular community in 2022, the #BookTok trend is not only creating social media influencers but also boosting book sales in physical stores. Here is how this social media community is encouraging people to read more.
  
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• Police in schools have outsize effect on Black children, report says

  29-12-2022 17:14 via nbcnews.com
  
  Black students were subjected to more than 80% of the incidents of police violence accounted for in a survey, analyzing more than 285 incidents over a decade.
  
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• Jo Mersa Marley, Reggae artist and grandson of Bob Marley, dead at 31

  29-12-2022 17:13 via cnn.com
  
  Joseph, "Jo Mersa" Marley, a Reggae artist who followed in the footsteps of father, musician Stephen Marley, and grandfather, the late Reggae star Bob Marley, has died, Miami police told CNN.
  
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