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• Singapore's rave scene offers freedom in a strait-laced city

  25-02-2023 23:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A revived post-Covid party scene offers space to unwind in the socially conservative city-state.
  
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• Behind bars: Thousands of criminals, including notorious MS-13 gang members, start filling new 'mega prison'

  25-02-2023 22:43 via foxnews.com
  
  El Salvador has started to fill its mega-prison with a transfer of 2,000 gang members and criminals, including members of MS-13 and Barrio-18.   "Today at dawn, in a single operation, we transferred the first 2,000 gang members to the Center for the Confinement of Terrorism (CECOT)," El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele wrote on Twitter. "This will be their new home, where they won't be able to do any more harm to the population."  Bukele also posted a video on Twitter that showed
  
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• Dismembered body of Chinese model Abby Choi found in Hong Kong, former in-laws arrested

  25-02-2023 22:02 via nbcnews.com
  
  The former in-laws of 28-year-old Chinese model Abby Choi were arrested after parts of her dismembered body were found in a Hong Kong residence, police said on Saturday.
  
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• 2 killed, 11 injured after pickup truck crashes into group of Arizona bicyclists

  25-02-2023 21:26 via nbcnews.com
  
  Two people were killed and 11 others are hospitalized with injuries after a pickup truck crashed into a group of bicyclists Saturday in Goodyear, Arizona.
  
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• Restaurant owners advise newbies: Steer clear of the industry

  25-02-2023 20:47 via cnn.com
  
  It's never been easy to operate a restaurant, and in recent years it's been even harder.
  
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• WATCH: 2 pups make great escape

  25-02-2023 20:33 via abcnews.go.com
  
  A Husky and a smaller dog manage to play the escape game with a little help from each other.
  
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• One year into Ukraine war, US gas prices are lower. Here's what to expect ahead

  25-02-2023 20:21 via cnn.com
  
  For Ukraine, the year since Russia's invasion has been one of widespread death, destruction and displacement, as millions had their lives changed forever. Americans got off easy by comparison, with most feeling the impact of the war only at the gas pump.
  
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• Iran says new long-range cruise missile can strike US ships within 1,000 miles

  25-02-2023 20:21 via foxnews.com
  
  Iran has unveiled its latest long-range cruise missile, stating that it will be able to strike U.S. ships within 1,000 miles.  The missile and its long-range capabilities were displayed via state media Saturday. "Our cruise missile with a range of 1,650 km has been added to the missile arsenal of the Islamic Republic of Iran," Gen. Amir Ali Hajizadeh, head of the Revolutionary Guard's aerospace division, told state TV, according to a Reuters translation. Hajizadeh claimed that Iran has "lim
  
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• Here's what drove US gas prices down after they skyrocketed in 2022

  25-02-2023 20:21 via cnn.com
  
  For Ukraine, the year since Russia's invasion has been one of widespread death, destruction and displacement, as millions had their lives changed forever. Americans got off easy by comparison, with most feeling the impact of the war only at the gas pump.
  
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• CDC arrives in Ohio town to investigate health risks from toxic train derailment

  25-02-2023 19:13 via nbcnews.com
  
  The CDC has arrived in East Palestine, Ohio — three weeks after a train derailment spewed toxic, cancer-causing fumes across the area.
  
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• World No. 1 Iga Świątek's dominant unbeaten stretch snapped by Barbora Krejčíková in final of Dubai Tennis Championships

  25-02-2023 18:54 via cnn.com
  
  After a dominant unbeaten run, Iga Świątek was finally beaten as she was stunned by Barbora Krejčíková in final of Dubai Tennis Championships.
  
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• DeSantis defended the Founding Fathers' compromise on slavery in his first book

  25-02-2023 18:48 via cnn.com
  
  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday will release his book, "The Courage to be Free," to much anticipation ahead of his expected plunge into the 2024 presidential race. But it's not the first time DeSantis has dabbled in authorship to jumpstart his political ambitions.
  
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• Polling closes in Nigeria’s tightly fought presidential and parliamentary races

  25-02-2023 18:42 via theguardian.com
  
  Vote largely peaceful in Africa’s largest economy but half of polling stations opened late due to technical issuesPolls have shut in Nigeria, after tens of millions cast their votes to decide a tight and unpredictable contest for the presidency and parliament of Africa’s most populous nation and its biggest economy.The opening of more than half of all polling stations was delayed by at least an hour with many others suffering problems with new voting technology, civil society groups
  
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• Man killed by Virginia police officers responding to reported shoplifting at mall

  25-02-2023 18:25 via nbcnews.com
  
  Fairfax County, Virginia, police are investigating the fatal shooting of a man who was killed by two officers responding to a reported theft at the Tysons Corner Center mall.
  
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• El Salvador moves suspected gang members to 40,000-capacity ‘megaprison’

  25-02-2023 17:59 via theguardian.com
  
  Around 2,000 inmates transferred on Friday as part of president’s crime crackdown El Salvador’s government has moved thousands of suspected gang members to a newly opened “megaprison”, the latest step in a controversial crackdown on crime that has caused the Central American nation’s prison population to soar.“This will be their new home, where they won’t be able to do any more harm to the population,” the president, Nayib Bukele, wrote on Twitter.
  
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• Anthony Albanese becomes first Australian Prime Minister to take part in Mardi Gras

  25-02-2023 17:54 via cnn.com
  
  Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has become the first leader of the country to take part in the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras in the event's 45-year history.
  
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• Thousands of tattooed inmates pictured in El Salvador mega-prison

  25-02-2023 17:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Suspected gang members are pictured in a huge new jail, part of El Salvador's "war on crime".
  
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• Pig's head delivered to beleaguered Italian soccer club Sampdoria

  25-02-2023 17:53 via cnn.com
  
  Italian Serie A strugglers Sampdoria received a sinister warning from an unknown source on Saturday when a severed pig's head was delivered to the club's headquarters.
  
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• Hot box detectors didn't stop the East Palestine derailment. Research shows another technology might have

  25-02-2023 17:26 via cnn.com
  
  A failing, flaming wheel bearing doomed the rail car that derailed and created a catastrophe in East Palestine earlier this month, but researchers have offered a solution to the faulty detectors that experts say could have averted the disaster unfolding in the small Ohio town.
  
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• How engineers in Amsterdam accidentally stumbled upon an underground museum filled with 10,000 artifacts

  25-02-2023 17:15 via cnn.com
  
  Scientists have long believed our planet is built upon four layers of rocks, minerals and magma deposited over millions of years of existence.
  
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• Amsterdam's train tunnels reveal surprising windows into the past

  25-02-2023 17:15 via cnn.com
  
  Scientists have long believed our planet is built upon four layers of rocks, minerals and magma deposited over millions of years of existence.
  
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• Chinese officials confronts US diplomat, draws 'red lines' over Hong Kong speech

  25-02-2023 17:10 via foxnews.com
  
  A diplomat with the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs met with a US consul over remarks lamenting Hong Kong's future under the Chinese Communist Party. U.S. Consul General Gregory May said last month that he was concerned about Hong Kong's status as a business hub without the guaranteed freedoms enjoyed prior to the island's return to China. "The National Security Law and actions taken by Beijing and Hong Kong authorities may negatively impact company staff, finances, legal compliance reputati
  
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• Zelenskyy plans to meet Xi Jinping after China proposes Russia peace plan

  25-02-2023 17:07 via nbcnews.com
  
  As his country's bitter war with Russia reached the one year-mark, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he wanted to meet with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, to discuss Beijing's proposals for ending the conflict.
  
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• 12 Democratic-led states challenge restrictions on abortion pill

  25-02-2023 17:01 via nbcnews.com
  
  Twelve Democratic-led states have sued the Food and Drug Administration to challenge certain federal restrictions imposed on the distribution of the abortion pill mifepristone, saying those limits are not supported by evidence.
  
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• A viral high school tour underscores the haves and have-nots in America's schools

  25-02-2023 16:31 via nbcnews.com
  
  Carmel High School's popular TikTok posts illustrates generations of racial and class inequality in Indianapolis's suburbs and beyond.
  
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• Dozens of gang members arrested amid investigation into 'cartel-style' mass shooting in California

  25-02-2023 16:11 via cnn.com
  
  Dozens of gang members were arrested and illegal guns and drugs seized during a four-day operation in Central California, the Tulare County Sheriff's Office announced Friday.
  
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• Dozens of gang members arrested after 'cartel-style' mass shooting in California

  25-02-2023 16:11 via cnn.com
  
  Dozens of gang members were arrested and illegal guns and drugs seized during a four-day operation in Central California, the Tulare County Sheriff's Office announced Friday.
  
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• Zelensky's goal to obtain F-16 fighter jets has become increasingly controversial

  25-02-2023 16:08 via cnn.com
  
  As some outspoken Republican lawmakers threaten to block future aid to Ukraine, a small group of House GOP members that traveled to the country this week vowed to consider a list of key weapons and other crucial necessities during a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, sources familiar with the meeting told CNN.
  
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• Zelensky urges top GOP lawmakers to consider new weapons wish list

  25-02-2023 16:08 via cnn.com
  
  As some outspoken Republican lawmakers threaten to block future aid to Ukraine, a small group of House GOP members that traveled to the country this week vowed to consider a list of key weapons and other crucial necessities during a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, sources familiar with the meeting told CNN.
  
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• Why Zelensky's request for F-16s is so controversial

  25-02-2023 16:08 via cnn.com
  
  As some outspoken Republican lawmakers threaten to block future aid to Ukraine, a small group of House GOP members that traveled to the country this week vowed to consider a list of key weapons and other crucial necessities during a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, sources familiar with the meeting told CNN.
  
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• Why Zelensky's request for F-16 fighter jets has become increasingly controversial

  25-02-2023 16:08 via cnn.com
  
  As some outspoken Republican lawmakers threaten to block future aid to Ukraine, a small group of House GOP members that traveled to the country this week vowed to consider a list of key weapons and other crucial necessities during a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, sources familiar with the meeting told CNN.
  
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• DeSantis has a new book coming out next week. Here's what his first one said

  25-02-2023 15:10 via cnn.com
  
  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday will release his book, "The Courage to be Free," to much anticipation ahead of his expected plunge into the 2024 presidential race. But it's not the first time DeSantis has dabbled in authorship to jumpstart his political ambitions.
  
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• Megan Fox and Machine Gun Kelly learn the downside to Hollywood romances

  25-02-2023 15:03 via cnn.com
  
  February is, of course, the month of love. Though we are beyond Valentine's Day, and even the half-price candy sales that come right after, I still have romance on the brain.
  
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• US tennis star Jessica Pegula reduced to 'sitting eating doritos at midnight' after birthday 'bagel'

  25-02-2023 14:38 via cnn.com
  
  Some parts of being a professional tennis player aren't glamorous.
  
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• No go for humans but wildlife finds sanctuary in DMZ between North and South Korea

  25-02-2023 14:13 via nbcnews.com
  
  It may be difficult for us to visit the now-demilitarized zone, but Google is offering us a free tour to the landscape through its Street View service.
  
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• Strengthen your core with exercises you can do at home using only a paper plate

  25-02-2023 14:11 via cnn.com
  
  With spring still nearly a month away, the continued wintry weather and shorter days with less sunlight could be taking a toll on your motivation to get out and exercise. Understandably, you may be inclined to skip the gym in favor of staying cozy inside. But don't let the winter blues keep you from moving your body!
  
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• With food stamp cuts just days away, millions brace for higher grocery expenses

  25-02-2023 14:08 via nbcnews.com
  
  Enhanced food stamp payments under a pandemic-era SNAP policy are set to end in 32 states, ending a program that economists have linked to reductions in poverty.
  
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• Colo. mountain towns are plagued by post office delays as residents wait weeks for medication and retirement checks

  25-02-2023 14:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  Mail deliveries in several Colorado mountain towns are at least a month behind schedule, leaving ill residents without their medications.
  
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• The incredible train network behind Biden's secret Ukraine journey

  25-02-2023 13:41 via cnn.com
  
  It was "Rail Force One" -- the overnight train that took US President Biden on a diplomatic odyssey from Przemyśl Główny in Poland to Kyiv for his historic visit to Ukraine, just before the first anniversary of Russia's invasion of the country.
  
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• The incredible train network behind Biden's secret journey to Ukraine

  25-02-2023 13:41 via cnn.com
  
  It was "Rail Force One" -- the overnight train that took US President Biden on a diplomatic odyssey from Przemyśl Główny in Poland to Kyiv for his historic visit to Ukraine, just before the first anniversary of Russia's invasion of the country.
  
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• Norfolk Southern derailment revives railway safety battle in Washington

  25-02-2023 13:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  The fire and chemical spill caused by the derailment of a Norfolk Southern train in Ohio has renewed a more than decadelong battle in Washington over ways to bolster rail safety.
  
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• She had a Brazilian butt lift from a surgeon she found on Instagram. Now she says she lives in constant pain

  25-02-2023 12:58 via cnn.com
  
  In hindsight, Nikki Ruston said, she should have recognized the red flags.
  
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• Beware the budget butt lift, regulators warn amid social media-inspired boom

  25-02-2023 12:58 via cnn.com
  
  In hindsight, Nikki Ruston said, she should have recognized the red flags.
  
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• Hong Kong police arrest three after finding dismembered remains of model

  25-02-2023 12:48 via theguardian.com
  
  Parents and brother of Abby Choi’s ex-husband arrested after police make grisly discovery at rented village homeHong Kong police have made three arrests over the murder and dismemberment of a 28-year-old model after what authorities allege was a financial dispute with her ex-husband’s family.The partial remains of the influencer Abby Choi, who last week appeared on the digital cover of L’Officiel Monaco fashion magazine, were found in a village house, police said. Continue read
  
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• Sacramento Kings edge Los Angeles Clippers in history-making double overtime win

  25-02-2023 12:47 via cnn.com
  
  The Sacramento Kings and the Los Angeles Clippers displayed some offensive fireworks for fans on Friday night as they combined to produce the second-highest scoring NBA game of all time.
  
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• Slam Dunk champ finds himself under a different kind of pressure — at a fast food restaurant

  25-02-2023 12:35 via cnn.com
  
  This year's dunk contest winner Mac McClung of the 76ers found himself under a different kind of pressure to the basketball court on Friday in Philadelphia -- working the counter of a fast food restaurant during the lunch rush.
  
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• Medical services plane crash in western Nevada kills 5 on board, officials say

  25-02-2023 12:13 via cnn.com
  
  Five people on board a medical services airplane died Friday night after the aircraft crashed in western Nevada, officials said.
  
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• Ketchup helped him survive weeks lost at sea. Now Heinz wants to buy him a new boat

  25-02-2023 12:09 via cnn.com
  
  The sailor who spent weeks lost at sea in January, surviving largely off of ketchup, could have a new, state-of-the-art boat coming to him.
  
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• Slam Dunk champ Mac McClung lands new job selling chicken

  25-02-2023 12:07 via cnn.com
  
  This year's dunk contest winner Mac McClung of the 76ers found himself under a different kind of pressure to the basketball court on Friday in Philadelphia -- working the counter of a fast food restaurant during the lunch rush.
  
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• Patient and family member among 5 killed in Nevada medical plane crash

  25-02-2023 11:32 via nbcnews.com
  A patient and their family member were among five people killed when a small medical plane crashed in western Nevada late Friday, the flight’s operator said.
  
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