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• These NFL teams need to pivot after Tom Brady falls off their radar

  01-02-2023 23:59 via foxnews.com
  
  He was expected to be a highly sought-after free agent when the offseason opened in March, even at 46 years old. But Tom Brady is truly done with his playing career, announcing on Tuesday that he is retiring for good from the NFL.  Not only has that left the Tampa Bay Buccaneers needing a quarterback for next season and the future, but other teams were expected to make a run at Brady in free agency.  In his 23rd NFL season, the Bucs barely got into the playoffs and didn’t do too
  
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• Nevada woman killed, man burned in camper fire northeast of Elko

  01-02-2023 23:54 via foxnews.com
  
  A woman has been killed and a man badly burned in a camp trailer fire near U.S. Interstate 80 in rural northeast Nevada. The man who was being treated Wednesday in a burn unit at a Utah hospital told sheriff's deputies the woman was trapped inside the camper when they arrived at the scene in Elburz at about 9 p.m. Tuesday about 20 miles northeast of Wells, the Elko Daily Free Press reported. "When the deputies arrived the camp trailer was fully engulfed in flames," the Elko County sheriff's offi
  
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• Now-deceased California officer on force for 2 years was preparing to become a parent

  01-02-2023 23:53 via foxnews.com
  
  A 24-year-old California police officer shot and killed this week had been on the force less than two years and was preparing to become a parent, authorities said Wednesday. Officer Gonzalo Carrasco Jr. with the Selma Police Department was patrolling in the small Central Valley city around noon Tuesday when a woman flagged down his squad car and said there was a suspicious person in her yard, officials said. As Carrasco left his car and approached the suspect, the man opened fire and shot the of
  
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• Massachusetts school district hit by cyberattack

  01-02-2023 23:50 via foxnews.com
  
  Public schools on the Massachusetts island of Nantucket remained closed on Wednesday a day after a ransomware attack targeted the district's computer system and prompted officials to send students home early. "Together with outside data security experts, our Information Technology Department has been working very hard all day to restore our computers and internet service," Superintendent Beth Hallett said Tuesday in a message to the school community. DES MOINES, IA, SCHOOLS CLOSED FOLLOWING APPA
  
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• 'Shameful and inhumane' - Black officers reckon with death of Tyre Nichols

  01-02-2023 23:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The BBC spoke to serving and retired black officers about the death of Tyre Nichols, and what needs to change.
  
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• Video played that could undermine Alex Murdaugh's claim he was not at scene of his family's killing

  01-02-2023 23:43 via cnn.com
  
  A witness in the murder trial of Alex Murdaugh told the court Wednesday he is "100%" certain that Murdaugh's voice is on footage prosecutors say undermines the disgraced former attorney's claim he was not present at the scene of the killings when his wife Maggie and 22-year-old son Paul were fatally shot.
  
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• This video of an Iranian couple dancing resulted in a 10-year prison sentence

  01-02-2023 23:38 via cnn.com
  
  After sharing a video of themselves dancing in the streets of Iran, 21-year-old Astiyazh Haghighi and her fiancé Amir Mohammad Ahmadi, 22, were sentenced to ten-and-a-half years in prison.
  
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• New York Times columnist argues Joe Biden 'can be seen as the savior of the free world'

  01-02-2023 23:15 via foxnews.com
  
  The New York Times published a column by Bret Stephens on Tuesday that made the case that President Joe Biden has the potential "to be seen as the savior of the free world" in fifty years if he is able to thwart Russia's invasion of Ukraine and confront other global challenges successfully.  In the article, titled "How Will Joe Biden be remembered in 50 years?," Stephens praised the Biden administration's decision to send 31 M1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine and ignored concerns that such military
  
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• Police find 2 homicide victims while searching for man who tortured woman: Police

  01-02-2023 22:53
  
  A man accused of torturing a woman who authorities believe uses dating apps to find victims or people to help him evade police is dead, Oregon police said.
  
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• Conagra Brands recalls over 2.5 million pounds of canned meat, poultry products

  01-02-2023 22:51
  
  Conagra Brands is recalling over 2.5 million pounds of canned food after a packaging defect that might cause contamination was found.
  
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• US woman charged with financing terrorist groups through crypto

  01-02-2023 22:47
  
  A New York City woman has been charged with using cryptocurrency to provide financial support to terrorist groups in Syria.
  
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• DC subway employee fatally shot trying to stop gunman on rampage

  01-02-2023 22:47
  
  A gunman opened fire in several locations in a string of random shootings Wednesday, killing a DC Metro subway employee and injuring three others.
  
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• WATCH: 8-year-old girl showcases incredible roller-skating skills

  01-02-2023 22:44
  
  Zhang Xiaoxiao demonstrated her speed slalom talents in a video taken outside a Buddhist temple in Tianjin, China.
  
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• Australia news live: snap review calls for alcohol bans in NT communities until they can develop individual plans

  01-02-2023 22:43 via theguardian.com
  
  Key recommendations of highly anticipated first report of Dorrelle Anderson released. Follow the day’s news liveGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastKhawaja cleared to fly after Indian visa sortedStar batter Usman Khawaja has been cleared to join his Australian teammates in India after his visa issues were sorted, AAP reports. Continue reading...
  
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• Tyre Nichols funeral: Kamala Harris condemns ‘violent act not in pursuit of public safety’ – latest

  01-02-2023 22:41 via theguardian.com
  
  Vice-president urges Congress to pass police reform billNichols died after being beaten by Memphis police officersFollowing a musical performance, a pictorial tribute to Tyre Nichols played to attendees at the funeral.The tribute opened up with a quote from Nichols, who was an avid photographer. It said:“My vision is to bring my viewers deep into what I am seeing through my eye and out through my lens.” Continue reading...
  
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• States file duelling Colorado River plans as water resources rapidly dwindle

  01-02-2023 22:41 via theguardian.com
  
  California files competing proposal on cutting water use of the river as hopes of western states reaching consensus fadeCalifornia filed a competing conservation plan for the Colorado River on Tuesday, just one day after opting out of a proposal put forward by six other western states, signaling a breakdown in negotiations over how to drastically cut water use from the imperiled waterway.Officials with the Bureau of Reclamation had called on the states to come to a consensus on how to curb betwe
  
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• Iranian couple handed prison sentence for dancing in the streets

  01-02-2023 22:38 via cnn.com
  
  An Iranian couple, both social media influencers, have been given lengthy prison sentences after a video emerged of them dancing in a main square in the capital Tehran.
  
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• Kamala Harris decries ‘violent act’ as thousands remember Tyre Nichols

  01-02-2023 22:35 via theguardian.com
  
  The Rev Al Sharpton delivers passionate eulogy at church service to Black man, 29, who died at hands on police in JanuaryOn a somber Wednesday, thousands of mourners attended the funeral of Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man who died three days after Memphis police officers beat him following a traffic stop last month.Nichols’s beating shocked many in the US after being captured on camera, and triggered yet another bout of soul-searching over racism and police brutality. The five office
  
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• Police search for 3 rappers who went missing after canceled event

  01-02-2023 22:31
  
  Police are looking for leads in the search for 38-year-old Armani Kelly, 31-year-old Dante Wicker and 31-year-old Montoya Givens.
  
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• US charges 4 key suspects in killing of Haiti’s president

  01-02-2023 22:23
  
  Four key suspects in the killing of Haiti’s president appear for the first time in U.S. federal court to face accusations that they plotted and participated in his assassination, a day after they were transferred to the United States for prosecution
  
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• Armed strangers 'Knock at the Cabin' in new horror thriller

  01-02-2023 22:15 via cnn.com
  
  Home invaders tell a family they must make a terrible choice to avert the apocalypse in the new film from M. Night Shyamalan. David Daniel has a look.
  
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• In Memphis, tributes to Tyre Nichols – and a vow to fight for justice

  01-02-2023 22:10 via theguardian.com
  
  Hundreds braved the cold in Tennessee to grieve the 29-year-old Black motorist who died after being beaten by five officersTyre Nichols’ body lay in a dark brown casket on a frigid Wednesday afternoon at the Boulevard Christian Church, just 19 miles north-west of his memorial site, where a large white cross stood surrounded by stuffed animals, balloons and, notably, a skateboard.The church’s celebration choir sang as hundreds of people, from family, residents, civil rights activists
  
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• Eagles backup lineman accused of rape ahead of Super Bowl

  01-02-2023 22:09
  
  Philadelphia Eagles reserve offensive lineman Josh Sills has been indicted on rape and kidnapping charges that stem from an incident in Ohio just over three years ago
  
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• Classified documents not found at Biden’s beach home after DoJ concludes search – as it happened

  01-02-2023 22:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Agents however did take away some documents for further review, attorney for the president saysSign up to receive First Thing – our daily briefing by emailMonmouth University has new polling out on the classified documents scandal, which finds voters are more inclined to give Joe Biden and Mike Pence the benefit of the doubt when it comes to the government secrets that turned up at their properties than they are Donald Trump.According to the survey, 50% think Pence knew there were document
  
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• Amazon slapped with more worker safety citations

  01-02-2023 21:51
  
  The U.S. Department of Labor on Wednesday announced new citations at three more Amazon warehouses for failing to keep workers safe.
  
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• Fed approves 0.25% hike, softening rate increases again

  01-02-2023 21:43
  
  The Fed has raised interest rates to cut prices but the move risks a recession.
  
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• Candlelit vigil held for girl, 4, killed in Milton Keynes dog attack

  01-02-2023 21:43 via theguardian.com
  
  Crowds gather in memory of the child, as ward councillor acknowledges ‘sense of shock’ within community A candlelit vigil has been held for a four-year-old girl who died after being attacked by a pet dog in Milton Keynes.About 100 people gathered on Wednesday evening at a church near the home where the attack took place, to mourn the loss of the child. Continue reading...
  
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• Child attacked by mountain lion in northern California

  01-02-2023 21:41 via theguardian.com
  
  State department of fish and wildlife are investigating Tuesday’s incident in San Mateo countyA child was taken to a trauma center on Tuesday after being attacked by a mountain lion in rural northern California, authorities said.The attack was reported shortly before 7pm on Tunitas Creek Road in an unincorporated area of San Mateo county, the sheriff’s department said. Continue reading...
  
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• Welby ‘would rather see C of E disestablished than split over same-sex marriage’

  01-02-2023 21:09 via theguardian.com
  
  Archbishop is said to have made comment in response to MPs querying church’s approachThe archbishop of Canterbury has said he would rather see the Church of England lose its privileged status as the established church of the country than risk the global church fracturing over disagreements on same-sex marriage, the Guardian has been told.Justin Welby, who will crown King Charles in a religious ceremony in May, reportedly made the comment at a private meeting with about a dozen MPs at Westm
  
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• Watchdog looks into £220,000 public funding for Johnson Partygate defence

  01-02-2023 21:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Exclusive: Director at NAO, which hasn’t launched a formal inquiry, plans to speak to Cabinet Office about legal costs over former PM’s denials in CommonsOfficials at the government’s spending watchdog are examining the controversial decision to provide £220,000 of taxpayers’ money to fund Boris Johnson’s legal defence for the inquiry into his Partygate denials.The National Audit Office (NAO) has yet to decide whether to mount a formal investigation, but one o
  
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• Watch the 2023 Super Bowl ads

  01-02-2023 20:30 via cnn.com
  
  From Michelob Ultra's "Caddyshack" tribute to a "Breaking Bad" reunion for PopCorners, these are 2023 Super Bowls commercials released so far.
  
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• Rate of executions in Saudi Arabia almost doubles under Mohammed bin Salman

  01-02-2023 20:11 via theguardian.com
  
  Last six years among bloodiest in kingdom’s modern history despite push to moderniseThe rate of executions carried out by Saudi Arabia has almost doubled under the rule of the de facto leader, Mohammed bin Salman, with the past six years being among the bloodiest in the Kingdom’s modern history, a report has found.Rates of capital punishment are at historically high levels, despite a push to modernise with widespread reforms and a semblance of individual liberties. Activist groups sa
  
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• Sending British fighter jets to Ukraine not right approach ‘for now’, says UK defence secretary – as it happened

  01-02-2023 20:06 via theguardian.com
  
  Ben Wallace says UK has not made a ‘solid decision’ not to send fighter jets but Downing Street appeared to rule it out as not ‘practical’. This live blog is closedRussia-Ukraine war at a glanceRussian state-owned news agency Tass is reporting that Col Vitaly Kiselev, who it terms a military expert from the Luhansk People’s Republic (LPR), has said that pro-Russian forces have surrounded the fiercely contested city of Bakhmut on three sides.It quotes him saying &ldq
  
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• Former officer charged in George Floyd's death awaits judge's verdict

  01-02-2023 20:06
  
  A Minnesota judge is expected to soon announce a verdict in the criminal case against Tou Thao, the former officer accused in George Floyd's death.
  
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• Colombia to pay reparations for role in extermination of leftwing party

  01-02-2023 20:06 via theguardian.com
  
  Inter-American Court of Human Rights concludes state allowed eradication of 6,000 Patriotic Union party members in 1980sColombia has pledged to pay reparations to victims after the inter-American court of human rights (IACHR) concluded the state allowed the systematic extermination of the leftwing Patriotic Union (UP) party in the 1980s and 90s.The UP was a political party created out of a peace process with the Revolutionary Armed Forces (Farc) guerrillas in 1985 but 6,000 of its members were w
  
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• Vikings brought their animals to England, research suggests

  01-02-2023 20:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Experts find evidence at Derbyshire cremation site of horses and dogsoriginating from the Baltic ShieldWhen the Vikings arrived in England they didn’t just bring their helmets, axes and beards –they also brought their horses and dogs, research suggests.Experts studying cremated remains associated with the Viking great army that invaded England in AD865, say they have found evidence of animals and humans travelling from the Baltic Shield – a geographical area that encompasses Fi
  
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• London fire chief apologises to mother of firefighter who took own life

  01-02-2023 20:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Death of Jaden Matthew Francois-Esprit led toreview of service that found it to be ‘institutionally racist’The head of the London fire brigade has personally apologised to the mother of a black firefighter whose suicide triggered a review of the service and found it to be “institutionally misogynist and racist”.The review by Nazir Afzal, involving testimonies from 2,000 members of staff, found “dangerous levels of ingrained prejudice against women” and that pe
  
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• Adani scraps $2.5 billion share sale as value of his empire collapses

  01-02-2023 19:53 via cnn.com
  
  Indian billionaire Gautam Adani on Wednesday abandoned an attempt to raise $2.5 billion from investors after allegations of fraud by an American short seller triggered a week-long meltdown in the value of his business empire.
  
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• Water firms to lose public funds unless they pledge to stop UK sewage spills

  01-02-2023 19:50 via theguardian.com
  
  Government accepts Liberal Democrat amendment to UK infrastructure bank billTaxpayer money may no longer be invested in water companies that fail to produce adequate plans to stop sewage discharges, after the government accepted a Liberal Democrat amendment.The change to the UK infrastructure bank bill means that once it becomes law, tax receipts will only be able to fund water companies if they produce a costed and timed plan for ending sewage spills into waterways. Continue reading...
  
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• 20 attorneys general warn Walgreens, CVS over abortion pills

  01-02-2023 19:38
  
  Attorneys general in 20 conservative-led states are warning CVS and Walgreens that they could face legal consequences if they sell abortion pills by mail in those states
  
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• Fallout from the brutal confrontation with Tyre Nichols is evolving. Here's what we know

  01-02-2023 19:36 via cnn.com
  
  As investigations continue into the deadly police beating of a 29-year-old Black man in Memphis, public servants involved in Tyre Nichols' traffic stop and brutal confrontation are facing repercussions -- some as severe as murder charges -- and more fallout is possible.
  
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• Rishi Sunak plans US trip with Northern Ireland high on agenda

  01-02-2023 19:34 via theguardian.com
  
  UK officials in flurry of diplomacy seeking agreement with EU over protocol, but play down talk that deal is closeRishi Sunak is considering a trip to visit Joe Biden in the US as talks between the UK and EU over the Northern Ireland protocol intensify.The prime minister’s officials are drawing up plans for him to travel to Washington in the coming weeks to discuss a range of topics, including Ukraine, economic security and technology. Continue reading...
  
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• Pigeon 'dyed pink for New York gender reveal party'

  01-02-2023 19:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The malnourished bird was found in Manhattan's Madison Square Park.
  
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• Andrew Tate loses appeal in Romania over extended detention

  01-02-2023 19:09 via theguardian.com
  
  Influencer arrested in December on suspicion of rape will remain in custody until at least 27 FebruaryA Romanian appeals court has upheld a decision last month to extend Andrew Tate’s detention, meaning the former kickboxer, influencer and professed misogynist will remain in preventive custody until at least 27 February.Tate, 36, his brother Tristan, 34, and two Romanian female suspects, one a former police officer, were arrested in December on suspicion of human trafficking, rape and form
  
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• Supply of weight loss drug Wegovy expected to improve in next few months, company says

  01-02-2023 19:03 via nbcnews.com
  
  The maker of the popular weight loss drug Wegovy said Wednesday that it is ramping up production of the drug, which has been in short supply in pharmacies across the United States.
  
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• Trump Org. controller to testify to grand jury investigating hush money payments

  01-02-2023 18:59 via cnn.com
  
  A top executive of the Trump Organization is expected to appear Thursday before a Manhattan grand jury investigating former President Donald Trump's alleged role in a hush money payment scheme, people familiar with the matter said.
  
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• Adani scraps $2.5 billion share issue as value of his empire collapses

  01-02-2023 18:46 via cnn.com
  
  Indian billionaire Gautam Adani on Wednesday abandoned an attempt to raise $2.5 billion from investors after allegations of fraud by an American short seller triggered a week-long meltdown in the value of his business empire.
  
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• Philadelphia Eagles player indicted on rape charges

  01-02-2023 18:38 via cnn.com
  
  A player for the NFL's Philadelphia Eagles has been indicted on rape charges in Ohio, according to an indictment announced Wednesday by the Ohio Attorney General's Office.
  
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• WATCH: Tom Brady announces he's retiring again

  01-02-2023 18:36
  
  The Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback took to social media to post the announcement on Feb. 1, saying this time his retirement is "for good."
  
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• Seth Rogen offers chance to hang with him at his AirBnb for $42

  01-02-2023 18:35 via cnn.com
  
  Seth Rogen is inviting some lucky folks over.
  
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