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• Lula says Brazil Congress invaders will be punished

  08-01-2023 23:55 via bbc.co.uk
  The Brazilian president insists those who stormed the country's Congress will be tracked down.
  
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• Republican Sen. Ben Sasse officially steps down, opening up appointment to seat

  08-01-2023 22:16 via nbcnews.com
  
  Sen. Ben Sasse, a critic of former President Donald Trump, stepped down from the Senate as he prepares to become president of the University of Florida.
  
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• Video shows Brazil Supreme Court mass break-in

  08-01-2023 22:13 via bbc.co.uk
  Dozens of far-right demonstrators can be seen inside the court building with large crowds outside.
  
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• See Bolsonaro supporters inside Brazilian government buildings after breach

  08-01-2023 21:47 via cnn.com
  
  Supporters of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro breached security barriers and gained access to the country's congressional building, the Supreme Court and the Planalto Presidential Palace, according to images shown in Brazilian media. CNN's Rafael Romo has more.
  
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• Bolsonaro supporters breach security barriers, break into Brazilian Congress and presidential palace

  08-01-2023 20:53 via cnn.com
  
  Supporters of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro breached security barriers set up by the Armed Forces on Sunday and gained access to the country's congressional building, the Supreme Court and the Planalto Presidential Palace, according to images shown in Brazilian media.
  
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• Bolsonaro supporters storm Brazilian Congress

  08-01-2023 20:42 via bbc.co.uk
  Police use tear gas in an attempt to repel protesters storming Congress in the capital, Brasília.
  
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• 100 prisoners of war exchanged between Russia and Ukraine

  08-01-2023 20:41 via cnn.com
  
  •Postal workers risk their lives to get pensions to Ukraine's elderly
  
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• Aston Villa 1-2 Stevenage: League Two side produce stunning late comeback

  08-01-2023 20:19 via bbc.co.uk
  League Two Stevenage produce an incredible late comeback to stun Premier League Aston Villa and reach the FA Cup fourth round.
  
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• Pro-Bolsonaro supporters breach security barriers and break into Brazilian Congress

  08-01-2023 20:16 via cnn.com
  
  Supporters of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro breached security barriers set up by the Armed Forces on Sunday and gained access to the country's congressional building, the Supreme Court and the Planalto Presidential Palace, according to images shown in Brazilian media.
  
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• Family finds an unnerving surprise hibernating under their deck

  08-01-2023 19:58 via cnn.com
  
  Tyler Dashukewich's dog was scared to go outside. After her family realized why, she found an unexpected solution to handling the sleepy predator under their house.
  
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• Former PSG footballer dies aged 40 after a heart attack

  08-01-2023 19:51 via cnn.com
  
  Former Paris-Saint-Germain and Cameroon midfielder Modeste M'Bami has died aged 40 after suffering a heart attack, PSG said in a statement on Saturday.
  
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• Damar Hamlin: Buffalo Bills make stirring pre-match display in support of safety

  08-01-2023 19:49 via bbc.co.uk
  The Buffalo Bills make an emotional show of support for Damar Hamlin in their first NFL game since the safety suffered a cardiac arrest on the field.
  
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• Manchester City 4-0 Chelsea: Riyad Mahrez scores twice as sorry Blues thrashed in FA Cup

  08-01-2023 19:48 via bbc.co.uk
  Manchester City cruise into the FA Cup fourth round with a routine victory over a desperately poor Chelsea at Etihad Stadium.
  
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• See the technique that could help save the Great Barrier Reef

  08-01-2023 19:34 via cnn.com
  
  Researchers in Australia are testing a technique called "coral seeding" to help the Great Barrier Reef recover from the effects of climate change.
  
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• South Africa's apartheid-era police minister Adriaan Vlok dies

  08-01-2023 19:31 via bbc.co.uk
  Adriaan Vlok gave police orders to kill a cleric and later washed his feet to seek redemption.
  
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• FA Cup fourth-round draw: Manchester City to face Arsenal or Oxford

  08-01-2023 19:30 via bbc.co.uk
  Manchester City will host Arsenal or Oxford in the FA Cup fourth round after they beat Chelsea 4-0 in the third round.
  
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• What it was like growing up with Kevin McCarthy

  08-01-2023 18:22 via cnn.com
  
  • 'Boats are burned': Inside McCarthy's victory
  
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• Former classmate reflects on growing up with Kevin McCarthy

  08-01-2023 18:22 via cnn.com
  
  • 'Boats are burned': Inside McCarthy's victory
  • Opinion: McCarthy's ugly road to victory sends a message
  
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• 'Russian prisons take it to a whole other level': Daughter of imprisoned Putin opponent

  08-01-2023 18:20 via cnn.com
  
  Dasha Navalnaya, daughter of imprisoned Russian politician Alexey Navalny, gives an update to CNN's Fareed Zakaria on her father's condition.
  
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• Ukraine denies Russian claim it killed 600 soldiers

  08-01-2023 18:15 via bbc.co.uk
  Moscow says it killed Ukrainian forces in a "mass missile strike" but hasn't provided any evidence.
  
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• Why police were tight-lipped about Idaho murder probe

  08-01-2023 17:55 via cnn.com
  
  In the weeks after four University of Idaho students were found stabbed to death in a home near campus, police faced mounting criticism from the public as the investigation appeared to be at a standstill.
  
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• LGBTQ activist Edwin Chiloba: Kenyan police make more arrests

  08-01-2023 17:37 via bbc.co.uk
  Four people have now been detained after Edwin Chiloba's body was found dumped in a metal box.
  
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• Worshippers in Tokyo plunge into ice bath to mark new year

  08-01-2023 17:36 via bbc.co.uk
  The Tokyo shrine's Shinto ritual is said to purify the soul and bring good health in the new year.
  
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• UK's Sunak refuses to say if he uses private doctor

  08-01-2023 17:36 via bbc.co.uk
  The PM says his healthcare is "a personal choice", as a union leader urges him to "come clean".
  
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• Family of 5, including minors, found dead in North Carolina home believed to be a murder-suicide

  08-01-2023 17:30 via cnn.com
  
  Three minors and two adults were found dead Saturday morning in a North Carolina home, in what police say they are investigating as a murder-suicide.
  
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• In an epic final, Novak Djokovic wins first title in Australia since his deportation last year

  08-01-2023 17:15 via cnn.com
  
  Twelve months after he was deported from the country, Novak Djokovic is back in Australia, winning titles and preparing for the Australian Open.
  
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• China's Covid wave threatens another snarl of U.S. medical supply chain

  08-01-2023 17:04 via nbcnews.com
  
  As Covid surges across China, the U.S. risks falling short of medical supplies as that country struggles to keep factories running and goods flowing out.
  
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• Fareed Zakaria predicts China's reopening could jolt the world

  08-01-2023 16:59 via cnn.com
  Fareed explains the ripple effects that could occur as China finally ends its strict Covid policies and flings open its economy.
  
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• Mikaela Shiffrin equals Lindsey Vonn's women's World Cup wins record

  08-01-2023 16:43 via bbc.co.uk
  Mikaela Shiffrin equals the women's World Cup wins record set by Lindsey Vonn with the 82nd victory of her career.
  
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• Rep. Chip Roy warns McCarthy about a major, looming negotiation in the House

  08-01-2023 16:03 via cnn.com
  
  CNN's Jake Tapper asks Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) about upcoming debt ceiling negotiations that could cause the US to default on its debt if an agreement is not reached.
  
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• Prince Harry says he cried once after Diana death

  08-01-2023 15:46 via bbc.co.uk
  In a new clip, he also speaks about how difficult it was to meet the public after his mother died.
  
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• China reopens borders to tourists after three years of Covid closure

  08-01-2023 15:42 via bbc.co.uk
  The move follows years of Covid closure and comes as a huge travel surge begins for Lunar New Year.
  
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• Former classmates reflect on growing up with Kevin McCarthy

  08-01-2023 15:20 via cnn.com
  
  • 'Boats are burned': Inside McCarthy's victory
  • Opinion: McCarthy's ugly road to victory sends a message
  
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• Why police were so tight-lipped about Idaho murder investigation

  08-01-2023 15:10 via cnn.com
  
  In the weeks after four University of Idaho students were found stabbed to death in a home near campus, police faced mounting criticism from the public as the investigation appeared to be at a standstill.
  
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• Iranian man held in Germany over suspected chemical attack

  08-01-2023 14:26 via bbc.co.uk
  Police raided the man's residence but say no toxic chemicals were found.
  
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• Mikaela Shiffrin equals Lindsey Vonn's all-time record of World Cup wins

  08-01-2023 13:58 via cnn.com
  
  American skiing star Mikaela Shiffrin has equaled Lindsey Vonn's record of 82 World Cup wins with victory in the giant slalom at Kranjska Gora, Slovenia, on Sunday.
  
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• Fire at Wisconsin dairy plant leaves storm drains clogged with butter

  08-01-2023 13:52 via cnn.com
  
  Bring in the toast.
  
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• Senegal bus crash kills 40: President Sall declares mourning period

  08-01-2023 13:47 via bbc.co.uk
  President Macky Sall declares three days of mourning following a deadly collision between two buses.
  
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• Jack Ma to give up control of fintech giant Ant Group

  08-01-2023 13:42 via bbc.co.uk
  The billionaire has seldom been seen in public since criticising China's financial sector in 2020.
  
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• Emmanuel Macron presses ahead with pension reform as French discontent swells

  08-01-2023 13:36 via cnn.com
  
  French President Emmanuel Macron's government will attempt to revive his economic reform drive and score a major political victory this week with a launch of the pension system's overhaul in the face of vehement trade union opposition.
  
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• Bus crash kills 40 in Senegal, many injured, president says

  08-01-2023 13:29 via cnn.com
  
  At least 40 people were killed Sunday and many others seriously injured in a bus crash in central Senegal, according to the country's president. 
  
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• The United States celebrates winning inaugural United Cup

  08-01-2023 13:10 via cnn.com
  
  The United States celebrated winning the inaugural United Cup Sunday with a comprehensive victory over Italy in the final in Sydney, Australia.
  
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• Hedge funds holding up vital debt relief for crisis-hit Sri Lanka, warn economists

  08-01-2023 13:00 via theguardian.com
  Exclusive: 182 experts say only debt cancellation offers chance of recovery but private investors are playing hardballSome of the world’s most powerful hedge funds and other investors are holding up vital help for crisis-hit Sri Lanka by their hardline stance in debt-relief negotiations after the Asian country’s $51bn (£42bn) default last year, according to 182 economists and development experts from around the world.In a statement released to the Guardian on Sunday, the group
  
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• United Kingdom teachers want to re-educate teenage students “brainwashed” by controversial influencer : report

  08-01-2023 12:09 via foxnews.com
  
  Teachers in the United Kingdom are reportedly struggling with the impact controversial influencer Andrew Tate has on teenage students' thoughts, calling them "brainwashed," according to a report by The Sunday Times. The British newspaper reported Tate, who is jailed in Romania on rape and sex trafficking charges, has had a toxic effect on young boys who have embraced his thoughts and teachers are being forced to address those views with their students. To determine what students are thinking, th
  
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• LinkedIn is having a moment thanks to a wave of layoffs

  08-01-2023 12:01 via cnn.com
  
  In a normal year at this time, a typical LinkedIn feed might be full of posts about year-end reflections on leadership and professional goals and suggested lifehacks for the year ahead — possibly with a few posts from CMOs offering tips on brand strategy, for good measure.
  
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• Buffalo Bills set to play New England Patriots less than a week since Damar Hamlin's collapse

  08-01-2023 11:44 via cnn.com
  
  Less than a week since their teammate Damar Hamlin suffered a cardiac arrest on the field of play, the Buffalo Bills are set to host the New England Patriots on Sunday.
  
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• Australia v South Africa: Hosts complete 2-0 series win after drawn third Test in Sydney

  08-01-2023 11:41 via bbc.co.uk
  South Africa cling on for a draw in the third and final Test in Sydney, denying Australia a series clean sweep.
  
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• Rohingya refugees bet lives on boat crossings despite rising death toll

  08-01-2023 10:54 via theguardian.com
  Woman recounts suffering on perilous journeys taken to escape oppression in Myanmar and squalid Bangladesh campsHatemon Nesa recalled hugging her young daughter tightly as the cramped, broken-down boat they were sitting on drifted aimlessly. They had set off on 25 November from the squalid Cox’s Bazar refugee camp in Bangladesh, where they had lived since 2017, when a brutal crackdown by Myanmar’s military forced more than 700,000 Rohingya to flee over the border.The 27-year-old, lik
  
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• China reopens borders in final farewell to zero-Covid policy

  08-01-2023 10:24 via nbcnews.com
  
  Travelers began streaming into mainland China by air, land and sea on Sunday, many eager for long-awaited reunions, as Beijing opened borders that have been
  
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• Rosewood, Florida marks 100 years since race massacre. Here's what happened

  08-01-2023 10:09 via cnn.com
  
  In the years after World War I, Black people were thriving in the central Florida town of Rosewood when a White mob driven by racial animosity decimated the entire community within days.
  
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