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• $300K Brink's heist: Men distract worker, thief swipes cash

  16-01-2023 23:53
  All three men remained at large as of Monday.
  
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• Madonna wipes her Instagram in preparation for suspected tour announcement

  16-01-2023 23:44 via cnn.com
  
  The Material Girl might be preparing to take on the material world -- on tour.
  
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• McCarthy acknowledges apprehension he had about George Santos' resume

  16-01-2023 23:27 via cnn.com
  
  CNN's Melanie Zanona asks House Speaker Kevin McCarthy when he was made aware of George Santos' lies regarding his resume.
  
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• On King's holiday, daughter calls for bold action over words

  16-01-2023 23:08
  America has honored Martin Luther King Jr. with a federal holiday for nearly four decades yet still hasn’t fully embraced and acted on the lessons from the slain civil rights leader, his youngest daughter said Monday
  
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• Andrei Medvedev said he feared for his life after refusing to renew his service with the Russian mercenary group

  16-01-2023 23:06 via cnn.com
  
  A former commander in Russia's Wagner private military company has fled to Norway and is seeking asylum after crossing that country's arctic border, according to Norwegian police and a Russian activist.
  
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• Town where Martin Luther King made historic march reels from tornado

  16-01-2023 23:05 via theguardian.com
  Residents of Selma, Alabama, find resilience in civil rights leader’s legacy as US marks MLK DayAs the US marked Martin Luther King Jr Day on Monday, the town of Selma, Alabama, that hosted his historic 1965 march was still reeling from a tornado that destroyed buildings, swept away roofs and tossed around mobile homes.Thursday’s twister in Selma was categorized as EF-2, indicating “significant”, and about 40 miles away in Autauga county, where it claimed seven lives &nda
  
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• Liberal senator Jim Molan dies aged 72 after ‘sudden’ decline in health

  16-01-2023 23:02 via theguardian.com
  The NSW senator had a long military career, including serving as major general in the Australian army, before turning to politicsGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastLiberal senator Jim Molan has died at the age of 72 after a sudden decline in his health.Molan suffered a “sudden and rapid” decline after Christmas before dying peacefully on Monday in the arms of his family. Continue reading...
  
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• Australia news live updates: Liberal senator Jim Molan dies aged 72; floodwaters cut major Queensland highway

  16-01-2023 23:02 via theguardian.com
  Rising floodwaters have cut north Queensland’s main transport corridor, the Bruce Highway, with more rain on the way. Follow the day’s news liveGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastDreyfus opens discussion about judicial watchdogToday the attorney-general, Mark Dreyfus, will open consultation for the creation of a federal judicial commission, to police what he described as the “relatively rare” instances of “problematic conduct by
  
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• 14-year-old girl shoots, kills 11-year-old boy after allegedly aiming at someone else

  16-01-2023 22:51
  A 14-year-old girl is accused of shooting and killing an 11-year-old bystander after she was allegedly aiming at someone else, according to police.
  
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• NYC mayor visits Texas border, blasts feds' migrant response

  16-01-2023 22:38
  During a visit to the Texas border city of El Paso, New York Mayor Eric Adams criticized the federal government’s response to the influx of immigrants into U.S. cities
  
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• Second deadly bus collision in Senegal in eight days kills 22 people

  16-01-2023 22:31 via theguardian.com
  More than 20 injured in incident involving a truck, after 40 died in two-bus collision in Kaffrine regionA collision between a truck and a bus in northern Senegal has killed 22 people, firefighters have said, a week after a crash between two buses left 40 people dead.More than 20 people were injured in the latest accident, which occurred on Monday near Sakal in the Louga region, Papa Ange Michel Diatta, a colonel with the national firefighting service, told AFP. Amadou Ba, the country’s pr
  
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• Australian energy users call gas industry ‘a bunch of bullies’ amid claims of supply shortages

  16-01-2023 22:25 via theguardian.com
  Producers argue Albanese government’s price cap intervention has ‘paralysed the market’Strains in the gas market have not been eased by the Albanese government’s price caps imposed late last year, with an industry group claiming supply shortages remain while the peak gas lobby is warning the sector has become “virtually paralysed”.One month on from the government’s rare intervention to limit domestic gas prices to $12 a gigajoule and black coal to $125 a
  
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• 6 family members, including baby, shot dead in targeted 'massacre': Sheriff

  16-01-2023 22:21
  Six people were gunned down at a central California home in what the sheriff is calling a targeted attack.
  
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• 6 people, including a baby, were killed in a 'massacre' that is likely gang-related, California sheriff's office says

  16-01-2023 21:57 via cnn.com
  
  At least six people, including a mother and her 6-month-old baby, are dead after an "early morning massacre" Monday in the town of Goshen, California, according to the Tulare County Sheriff's Office.
  
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• 6 people, including a baby, were killed in a 'massacre' that is likely gang-related: California sheriff

  16-01-2023 21:57 via cnn.com
  
  At least six people, including a mother and her 6-month-old baby, are dead after an "early morning massacre" Monday in the town of Goshen, California, according to the Tulare County Sheriff's Office.
  
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• Australia news live: floodwaters cut major Queensland highway; wage growth ‘fastest since 2013’

  16-01-2023 21:43 via theguardian.com
  Rising floodwaters have cut north Queensland’s main transport corridor, the Bruce Highway, with more rain on the way. Follow the day’s news liveGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastBowen, the birthday boyThe Twitter account of Chris Bowen, the minister for climate change and energy, seems to have been taken over by his team for a birthday tribute.The current wages growth is a result of a strong economy and low unemployment Labor has inherited from
  
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• Westminster’s move to block gender bill is ‘full-frontal attack’ on Scottish parliament, says Sturgeon – UK politics live

  16-01-2023 21:42 via theguardian.com
  Nicola Sturgeon says Scottish government will defend its legislation ‘and stand up for Scotland’s parliament’This is what Keir Starmer said in his LBC interview about Scotland’s gender recognition reform bill, and the UK government’s reported intention to block it.Starmer suggested the SNP and the Tories were both exploiting the Scottish gender recognition bill for political advantage. He said:I am worried about the fact that I think this is being used by the SNP as
  
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• Westminster’s move to block gender bill is ‘full-frontal attack’ on Scottish parliament, says Sturgeon – as it happened

  16-01-2023 21:42 via theguardian.com
  Nicola Sturgeon says Scottish government will defend its legislation ‘and stand up for Scotland’s parliament’This is what Keir Starmer said in his LBC interview about Scotland’s gender recognition reform bill, and the UK government’s reported intention to block it.Starmer suggested the SNP and the Tories were both exploiting the Scottish gender recognition bill for political advantage. He said:I am worried about the fact that I think this is being used by the SNP as
  
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• US Rep. Bonamici recovering after being hit by car in Oregon

  16-01-2023 21:38
  Rep. Suzanne Bonamici of Oregon says she and her husband are recovering at home.
  
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• I spent a night in an igloo. This is what I learned

  16-01-2023 21:10 via cnn.com
  
  Spending the night in an igloo sounds cool. And it is, though mainly literally.
  
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• Harry and Meghan say Jeremy Clarkson spreads ‘hate rhetoric’

  16-01-2023 21:09 via theguardian.com
  Duke and Duchess of Sussex respond to TV presenter’s message apologising for article he wroteThe Duke and Duchess of Sussex have accused Jeremy Clarkson of writing articles “that spread hate rhetoric, dangerous conspiracy theories and misogyny”, after the Grand Tour presenter apologised to the couple over a controversial article he wrote for the Sun.More than 20,000 complaints were made to Ipso, the independent regulator of most of the UK’s newspapers and magazines, about
  
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• Elite Metropolitan police officer David Carrick revealed as serial rapist

  16-01-2023 20:57 via theguardian.com
  Carrick, 48, carried out 85 serious offences over 17 years, despite force being told repeatedly of allegationsOne woman’s act of bravery exposed officer’s abuse and Met failures‘I can kill you’: how Met officer terrorised women over two decadesAn elite Metropolitan police officer waged a campaign of terror and humiliation against women for two decades, committing 48 rapes to become one of the worst sex offenders in modern history.The force ignored eight warnings about PC
  
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• Mother and baby among six people killed in California shooting

  16-01-2023 20:55 via theguardian.com
  Police searching for two suspects in what is believed to have been a targeted attackSix people – including a 17-year-old mother and her 6-month-old baby – were killed in a shooting early on Monday at a home in central California, and authorities are searching for at least two suspects, sheriff’s officials said.Deputies responded around 3.30am to reports of multiple shots fired at the residence in unincorporated Goshen, just east of Visalia, the Tulare county sheriff’s off
  
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• No visitor logs exist for Biden's private home, White House says

  16-01-2023 20:52
  House Republicans have demanded to see visitor logs from President Joe Biden's Wilmington home, where documents were found, but the White House says no such logs exist.
  
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• TikTok access from government devices now restricted in more than half of US states

  16-01-2023 20:48 via cnn.com
  
  More than half of all US states have partially or fully banned TikTok from government devices, according to a CNN analysis, reflecting a wave of recent clampdowns by governors and state agencies targeting the short-form video app.
  
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• Kentucky parents concerned after teen who compiled 'kill list' was allowed to return to school

  16-01-2023 20:44 via nbcnews.com
  
  Parents in a suburban Kentucky school district don’t want a teenager who allegedly created a “kill list” of students back in the classroom with their children.
  
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• ‘Foolish’ anti-strike bill would stop some workers from ever striking, says Labour

  16-01-2023 20:32 via theguardian.com
  Angela Rayner claims people in certain job categories could lose the right to withdraw their labour under Tory plansRishi Sunak’s new anti-strike laws would prevent certain job holders from ever being able to take industrial action, Labour’s deputy leader said during fiery exchanges in the House of Commons.Angela Rayner promised on Monday that Labour would repeal the government’s anti-strikes bill, saying it was one of the most “indefensible and foolish pieces of legislat
  
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• Anthony Joseph wins TS Eliot prize for ‘luminous’ poetry collection

  16-01-2023 20:30 via theguardian.com
  Joseph takes £25,000 prize for Sonnets for Albert, which weighs the impact of growing up with a largely absent fatherAnthony Joseph has won the TS Eliot prize for his collection Sonnets for Albert, described as “luminous” by the judges.Joseph takes the £25,000 poetry prize, which this year saw a record 201 submissions. Continue reading...
  
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• Arizona dad seeking answers after son dies in state care

  16-01-2023 20:23
  A 9-year-old boy whose father was in jail on a drug charge died under the custody of the Arizona child welfare agency
  
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• UK government blocks Scotland's new gender recognition law

  16-01-2023 20:16 via cnn.com
  
  The UK government has blocked a new law intended to allowed trans people in Scotland to change their legal gender without a medical diagnosis -- a controversial move that has added fuel to the already highly emotional debate over Scottish independence.
  
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• WATCH: Walmart shopper knocks over knife-wielding suspect with a pole

  16-01-2023 20:14
  A knife-wielding man at a Walmart in Columbia, South Carolina, was disarmed in dramatic fashion as a shopper hit him from behind with a pole.
  
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• Teachers in England and Wales vote to strike as nurses prepare further action

  16-01-2023 20:13 via theguardian.com
  Thousands of schools set to close as NEU members plan mass strike on 1 February, followed by regional stoppagesThousands of schools in England and Wales are set to close in February after teachers voted to strike, union leaders have announced, as nurses also prepare for further stoppages.Action by members of the National Education Union will begin with a mass strike on 1 February, to coincide with the Trades Union Congress’s national “protect the right to strike” day of action,
  
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• Investigation after near collision of two planes at New York’s JFK airport

  16-01-2023 20:06 via theguardian.com
  Federal Aviation Administration looks into close call on Friday evening between American Airlines and Delta aircraftsThe Federal Aviation Administration is investigating a close call at JFK international airport on Friday evening in which two planes nearly collided on the runway.The incident took place between a Delta Air Lines aircraft bound for the Dominican Republic and an American Airlines flight. Continue reading...
  
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• UK seeks more German support as it confirms Challenger tanks for Ukraine

  16-01-2023 20:00 via theguardian.com
  Ben Wallace wants Berlin to allow its Leopard 2 tanks to be re-exported from Nato countries to join British heavy armourRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesBritain’s defence secretary has called on Germany to release Leopard 2 tanks for Ukraine after he confirmed that the UK would send 14 of its own Challenger 2 tanks, the first time a western nation has given its own heavy armour to Kyiv.Ben Wallace said the UK would allow Ukrainians to start training with the tanks immediately
  
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• Russia-Ukraine war: Russia launches overnight attack on Zaporizhzhia, officials say; Belarus begins air force drills with Russia – live

  16-01-2023 20:00 via theguardian.com
  UK defence secretary says west is accelerating efforts to support Ukraine but urges Germany to permit supply of Leopard tanksWhat we know on day 327 of the invasionRussia launched an attack on Ukraine’s south-eastern city of Zaporizhzhia overnight, wounding civilians and destroying residential infrastructure, according to regional officials.Oleksandr Starukh, the Zaporizhzhia regional state administration head, said Russia launched a rocket attack on the regional centre in a Telegram post
  
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• It's 'personal': Uber CEO on company's support for Ukraine

  16-01-2023 19:55 via cnn.com
  
  Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi talks to Christiane Amanpour about the company's work in Ukraine, the Uber driver strikes in New York and how the ride-hailing app is going green.
  
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• It's 'personal' for us: Uber CEO on company's support for Ukraine

  16-01-2023 19:55 via cnn.com
  
  Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi talks to Christiane Amanpour about the company's work in Ukraine, the Uber driver strikes in New York and how the ride-hailing app is going green.
  
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• Retired general shares what he thinks Ukraine should do after Dnipro attack

  16-01-2023 19:52 via cnn.com
  
  CNN military analyst Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling (Ret.) tells CNN's Kate Bolduan what type of missiles he believes Russia used in its attack on an apartment in Dnipro, Ukraine, and what Ukraine's next move should be.
  
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• Retired general on Dnipro attack: Another instance of Russia flat-out lying

  16-01-2023 19:52 via cnn.com
  
  CNN military analyst Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling (Ret.) tells CNN's Kate Bolduan what type of missiles he believes Russia used in its attack on an apartment in Dnipro, Ukraine, and what Ukraine's next move should be.
  
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• Top Zelensky aide reveals what Ukraine really needs

  16-01-2023 19:46 via cnn.com
  
  Igor Zhovkva tells Amanpour his country is thankful to Western allies for providing support, but it needs more to defend Ukrainian territory and energy infrastructure.
  
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• Mob boss walked out of hospital in custody after 30 years on the run

  16-01-2023 19:40 via cnn.com
  
  Italy's most wanted man, mob boss Matteo Messina Denaro, was captured after 30 years on the run. Police took the 60-year-old into custody after a raid on a private hospital.
  
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• Family of executed British-Iranian national ‘prevented from seeing body’

  16-01-2023 19:39 via theguardian.com
  Alireza Akbari’s sister and daughter went to cemetery to collect his remains but were told he had already been interredThe Tehran-based family of the executed British-Iranian dual national Alireza Akbari have been prevented from seeing his body or burying him in the grave in which he had asked to be laid to rest in Shiraz, his birthplace, family members have told the Guardian.Akbari was executed for spying for M16, charges he vehemently denied and for which there is no substantive evidence
  
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• Ukraine's ambassador to Australia condemns Russian flag display at the Australian Open

  16-01-2023 19:38 via cnn.com
  
  Ukraine's ambassador to Australia has "strongly condemn[ed]" the Russian flag being displayed in the stands at the Australian Open.
  
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• Eric Adams says New York City doesn’t have ‘room’ to host more migrants

  16-01-2023 19:27 via theguardian.com
  Mayor says city’s strained care system can’t handle influx and blames government for lack of coordination during El Paso visitIn an unprecedented visit by a New York City mayor to the Mexico border, Eric Adams said his city doesn’t have enough “room” to host more migrants in its strained care system.He made his remarks on Sunday at a news conference during his trip to El Paso, Texas, the first visit of its kind by a New York mayor, after an ongoing crisis sparked by
  
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• France's national dish is under threat. Hear why one baker is speaking out

  16-01-2023 19:22 via cnn.com
  
  In December 2022, the baguette -- France's national dish -- was added to UNESCO's list of "intangible cultural heritage of humanity." But high inflation has hiked energy prices and bakeries are struggling to pay their energy bills so they can keep baking the symbolic French bread. CNN's Melissa Bell reports.
  
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• Stabbing suspect allegedly said she targeted victim 'because she was Chinese'

  16-01-2023 19:19 via cnn.com
  
  The suspect in an unprovoked attack allegedly said she was motivated by race when she repeatedly stabbed the victim -- a student of Asian descent at Indiana University -- last week on a city bus, according to court documents and a student group.
  
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• Armed men kidnap 50 women and girls foraging for food in Burkina Faso

  16-01-2023 19:07 via cnn.com
  
  A group of women and girls foraging for wild fruits were abducted by armed men in separate incidents in Burkina Faso, the government said Monday.
  
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• Climate activists vow to take to streets to stop fossil fuel extraction

  16-01-2023 19:05 via theguardian.com
  ‘Cease and desist’ letter signed by over 650,000 people sent to oil and gas CEOs follows removal of Greta Thunberg from coal protestHundreds of thousands of young climate activists have said they will continue “protesting in the streets in huge numbers” against fossil fuels, a day after Greta Thunberg was removed by German police from a condemned village atop a massive coal deposit.In a cease-and-desist letter to the CEOs of fossil fuel companies, youth campaigners accuse
  
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• EU seeking to offset Biden's green plans with own subsidies

  16-01-2023 18:55
  EU puts forward moves to ensure it would not be left behind by the U.S.
  
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• White House says no visitors logs for Biden's Delaware home

  16-01-2023 18:40 via nbcnews.com
  
  The White House and U.S. Secret Service said Monday they do not maintain visitor logs for President Joe Biden’s personal home in Wilmington, Del., a day after a top House Republican called for their release.
  
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