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• Why El Salvador's president wants everyone to know about his new prison

  07-03-2023 23:58 via cnn.com
  
  Last week, El Salvador's president Nayib Bukele posted a typically divisive video on Twitter. To the sound of thrilling fast-paced music, it showed hundreds of detainees being transferred to a new "megaprison" officially named the Center for Confining Terrorism. Constructed last year to host the Central American country's burgeoning prison population, it is the largest prison in the Americas, with capacity for 40,000 inmates.
  
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• WATCH: A grandpa is being kept active by his new puppy

  07-03-2023 23:57
  
  Roscoe, the puppy, helps 81-year-old Walter Ross from Texas to stay in shape as he recovers from his knee surgery.
  
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• EU imposes sanctions on 9 Taliban, Russian officers over women's rights abuses

  07-03-2023 23:55 via foxnews.com
  
  The European Union on Tuesday imposed sanctions on nine people, including two senior Taliban government members, Russian military officers and police, as well as an Iranian prison facility, accusing them all of links to rights violations and the sexual abuse of women. "We are enhancing efforts to counter sexual and gender-based violence, to ensure that those responsible are fully accountable for their actions, and to combat impunity," EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said. The announcement
  
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• Reformist Sudanese general says military leaders refuse to step down

  07-03-2023 23:49 via foxnews.com
  
  A powerful paramilitary commander slammed Sudan's ruling generals Tuesday, saying they oppose stepping down to allow for a democratic transition under a civilian administration. Gen. Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo, commander of Sudan's Rapid Support Forces, said his conflict with other military leaders, which has become public in recent weeks, is centered on the issue of handing over power to civilians. "We are against anyone who wants to be a dictator," he told RSF troops at a military base in the capi
  
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• Mexican president: Those who are responsible will be punished

  07-03-2023 23:45 via cnn.com
  
  The two Americans who authorities say were kidnapped in Mexico and found dead have been identified as Shaeed Woodard and Zindell Brown, a US official familiar with the ongoing investigation tells CNN. The two survivors have been identified as Latavia Washington McGee and Eric Williams, according to the source. CNN's Rosa Flores has more.
  
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• See the extreme lengths Oscar nominee went through to retain movie rights

  07-03-2023 23:43 via cnn.com
  
  In an interview with CNN's Christina Macfarlane, Oscar-nominated screenwriter and triathlete Lesley Paterson explains the extreme lengths she went through to maintain the option for movie rights to the book "All Quiet on the Western Front."
  
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• Two dead, 16 injured in train derailment in Egypt

  07-03-2023 23:41 via cnn.com
  
  At least two people were killed, and 16 others were injured after a train derailed north of Cairo on Tuesday, according to Egypt's Health Ministry.
  
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• Opinion: Bizarre Mexico tragedy highlights this fundamental truth

  07-03-2023 23:40 via cnn.com
  
  It's like the opening scene of a bad action movie -- or, for the people involved, a horror story: On Friday, four Americans were kidnapped by armed men, likely members of a cartel, in northeastern Mexico. It was apparently a case of mistaken identity, with the kidnappers believing that the Americans were Haitian drug smugglers.
  
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• Two Americans kidnapped in Mexico found dead, officials say

  07-03-2023 23:32 via theguardian.com
  
  Two killed, third person injured and fourth unharmed after quartet traveling for cosmetic surgery were seized in TamaulipasTwo of four Americans kidnapped in northern Mexico have been found dead, authorities said on Tuesday, while their two compatriots were found alive, bringing to an end the frantic search that had captivated media attention on both sides of the border.The governor for Mexico’s northern Tamaulipas state, Américo Villarreal, confirmed the news at a press conference
  
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• Ukrainian President resists calls to retreat, saying city provides an 'open road' through Ukraine's east if it falls to Russian forces

  07-03-2023 23:19 via cnn.com
  
  Russian troops will have "open road" to capture key cities in eastern Ukraine if they seize control of Bakhmut, President Volodymyr Zelensky warned in an interview with CNN, as he defended his decision to keep Ukrainian forces in the besieged city.
  
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• Exclusive: Zelensky warns of 'open road' through Ukraine's east if Russia captures Bakhmut, as he resists calls to retreat

  07-03-2023 23:19 via cnn.com
  
  • Live: Ukraine's top general discusses Bakhmut with US and NATO leaders
  • New video shows Russian soldiers refusing to obey superiors' orders
  
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• Exclusive: Zelensky warns of 'open road' through Ukraine's east if Russia captures Bakhmut

  07-03-2023 23:19 via cnn.com
  
  • Live: Ukraine's top general discusses Bakhmut with US and NATO leaders
  • New video shows Russian soldiers refusing to obey superiors' orders
  
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• Exclusive: Zelensky has warning if Russia captures Bakhmut

  07-03-2023 23:19 via cnn.com
  
  • Live: Ukraine's top general discusses Bakhmut with US and NATO leaders
  • New video shows Russian soldiers refusing to obey superiors' orders
  
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• Georgians protest against draft law on media, nonprofits as police use tear gas, water cannons

  07-03-2023 23:14 via foxnews.com
  
  Georgian authorities used tear gas and water cannon outside the parliament building in the capital Tbilisi Tuesday against protesters who oppose a proposed law some see as stifling freedom of the press. The law, which has received initial approval, would require media outlets and nongovernmental organizations that receive more than 20% of their funding from foreign sources to register as "agents of foreign influence." International organizations have voiced concern over the draft law, saying it
  
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• See McConnell's reaction to Tucker Carlson's Fox News segment

  07-03-2023 23:00 via cnn.com
  
  Fox News host Tucker Carlson is facing blow back from Republican leaders for peddling new falsehoods about the January 6 Capitol riot.
  
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• 'What the f**k just happened?' Car smashes into café during podcast recording

  07-03-2023 22:00 via cnn.com
  
  Nathan Reeves was recording a podcast session a with guest, Alexsey Reyes, when a black SUV crashed into the cafe in Houston.
  
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• Gunmen open fire on supermarket owned by Messi relatives in violence-plagued Rosario, Argentina

  07-03-2023 21:42 via foxnews.com
  
  Argentina’s president said Tuesday he will send hundreds more federal security forces to the central city of Rosario where drug violence has drawn international attention due to a recent threat against soccer star Lionel Messi. The death of an 11-year-old boy over the weekend added alarm and anger in Argentina over the city’s escalating violence, following the written threat left last Thursday when assailants opened fire on a supermarket owned by Messi’s in-laws. It was unclear
  
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• St. John Paul II knew that priests under his authority were sexually abusing children, Polish report alleges

  07-03-2023 21:37 via foxnews.com
  
  St. John Paul II knew about sexual abuse of children by priests under his authority and sought to conceal it when he was an archbishop in his native Poland, a television news report has alleged. In a story that aired late Monday, Polish channel TVN24 named three priests whom the future pope then known as Archbishop Karol Wojtyla had moved among parishes or sent to a cloister during the 1970s, including one who was sent to Austria, after they were accused of abusing minors. Two of the priests, Eu
  
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• Roman shrine unearthed beneath former graveyard of a cathedral in England

  07-03-2023 21:31 via foxnews.com
  
  Archaeologists have uncovered what they believe to be a Roman shrine beneath a former graveyard in the grounds of a cathedral in central England. Experts from the University of Leicester said Tuesday that they found what appears to be the cellar of a Roman building and a fragment of a 1,800-year-old altar stone during excavations in the grounds of Leicester Cathedral. "There’s always been this folk tale that there was a Roman temple underneath the cathedral," said Mathew Morris, excavation
  
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• One fan's heartstopping go at getting Eurovision tickets

  07-03-2023 21:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Josh from Romford goes through all the emotions to get tickets for this year's contest, but was he successful?
  
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• Arrest made in relation to gruesome killing, dismemberment of Hong Kong model

  07-03-2023 21:29 via foxnews.com
  
  A woman accused of assisting a suspect in the gruesome killing and dismemberment of model Abby Choi in Hong Kong has been arrested in mainland China and charged, Hong Kong police said Tuesday. The arrest of the 29-year-old woman brought the total number of people allegedly involved in the case to seven. Police said they suspect she assisted another suspect and then fled to mainland China. She was handed over to Hong Kong authorities at Shenzhen Bay Port and charged on Tuesday, they said. The gri
  
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• Two Americans who survived Mexico kidnapping are back in US, transported to Texas hospital

  07-03-2023 21:28 via foxnews.com
  
  Two Americans who survived a violent kidnapping in Mexico have returned to the United States and have been transported to a hospital in Texas. "The two survivors have since been repatriated back to the United States," State Department spokesperson Ned Price said at a news conference Tuesday. "That occurred with the assistance of our Mexican partners, with the assistance of our officials in Mexico. We are in the process of working to repatriate the remains of the two Americans who were killed in
  
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• Two Americans who survived Mexico kidnapping are back in US, taken to Texas hospital

  07-03-2023 21:28 via foxnews.com
  
  Two Americans who survived a violent kidnapping in Mexico have returned to the United States and have been taken to a hospital in Texas. "The two survivors have since been repatriated back to the United States," State Department spokesperson Ned Price said at a news conference Tuesday. "That occurred with the assistance of our Mexican partners, with the assistance of our officials in Mexico. We are in the process of working to repatriate the remains of the two Americans who were killed in this i
  
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• Holi is a celebration of love, color and spring

  07-03-2023 21:19 via cnn.com
  
  Millions of people in India and around the world celebrating Holi this week.
  
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• 2 Americans kidnapped in Mexico found dead and 2 returned home, officials say

  07-03-2023 21:11 via cnn.com
  
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• SUV crashes through cafe window while podcasters record

  07-03-2023 20:50 via cnn.com
  
  Nathan Reeves was recording a podcast session a with guest, Alexsey Reyes, when a black SUV crashed into the cafe in Houston.
  
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• 2 Italian air force planes fatally collide mid-air, killing both pilots

  07-03-2023 20:48 via foxnews.com
  
  Two Italian air force pilots were killed Tuesday during an exercise when the light aircraft they were flying collided mid-air and crashed to the ground, Italy's air force said in a statement. The two U-208 aircraft crashed near the Guidonia military airport, located around 15 miles northeast of Rome. No injuries on the ground were reported. SECRET OF AGING WELL? ONE 74-YEAR-OLD WORKS OUT REGULARLY AND 'RETAINS A SPIRIT OF ADVENTURE' One of the planes crashed into a car on a narrow residential st
  
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• Massive artworks installed in Californian desert

  07-03-2023 20:23 via cnn.com
  
  The sprawling, arid art biennial Desert X has returned to California, featuring open-air installations by 12 artists around the Coachella Valley, set against the neutral hues of shrublands and sandy terrain, the greenery of Palm Springs, and distant snow-capped mountains.
  
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• TikTok's new beauty filter is so realistic people think it's problematic

  07-03-2023 20:13 via cnn.com
  
  The new "Bold Glamour" filter on TikTok uses machine learning technology to automatically edit users facial features. Hear why some people are disturbed by how it makes their faces look
  
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• Bangladesh building explosion kills 14 people, injures dozens

  07-03-2023 20:04 via foxnews.com
  
  An explosion in a seven-story commercial building in Bangladesh's capital on Tuesday killed at least 14 people and injured dozens, officials said. The explosion occurred in Gulistan, a busy commercial area of Dhaka, fire department official Rashed bin Khaled said by phone. The building contained several stores selling plumbing products and household items, and its first two floors were badly damaged, according to fire officials. REFUGEE CAMP FIRE IN BANGLADESH LEAVES THOUSANDS OF MUSLIMS FROM MY
  
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• 2 pilots killed after Italian Air Force planes crash mid-air

  07-03-2023 19:58 via foxnews.com
  
  Two Italian air force pilots were killed Tuesday during an exercise when the light aircraft they were flying collided mid-air and crashed to the ground, Italy's air force said in a statement. The two U-208 aircraft crashed near the Guidonia military airport, located around 15 miles northeast of Rome. No injuries on the ground were reported. BODIES FROM GREECE TRAIN COLLISION THAT KILLED 57 RETURNED TO FAMILIES IN CLOSED CASKETS One of the planes crashed into a car on a narrow residential street
  
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• Argentina police arrest suspect who killed 11-year-old boy during a birthday party

  07-03-2023 19:51 via foxnews.com
  
  Police detained a man on suspicion of killing an 11-year-old boy and neighbors wrecked his home Monday amid anger over escalating drug violence in the Argentine city of Rosario, where a threat was directed at soccer superstar Lionel Messi last week. Máximo Jerez was killed early Sunday when at least one gunmen attacked a birthday party. Three other children, including a 2-year-old, were injured. Hours after Máximo was buried Monday, people in the northern Rosario neighborhood where
  
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• Four Americans kidnapped in Mexico: What we know

  07-03-2023 19:48 via foxnews.com
  
  Four Americans who traveled to Mexico last week were confronted with gunfire shortly after crossing the border and kidnapped by members of a Mexican cartel, with two of the four U.S. citizens reportedly killed in the attack and another left wounded. The four Americans crossed the border from Brownsville, Texas, into the Mexican city of Matamoros, Tamaulipas, when their minivan was hit by gunfire. The van, which had North Carolina plates, collided with another vehicle before armed men jumped out
  
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• Go ahead and sigh. It's good for you

  07-03-2023 19:23 via cnn.com
  
  Sighs — those long, exhales of breath often accompanied with a bit of a whimper — have long been seen as a sigh of melancholy, frustration or even despair, leading us to ask the sighing person, "What's wrong?"
  
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• Musk mocks Twitter worker with disability who was unsure if he'd been laid off

  07-03-2023 19:11 via cnn.com
  
  Elon Musk publicly scoffed at a Twitter employee's uncertainty about whether he had been laid off in a recent round of cuts and spoke dismissively of the employee's disability in a series of tweets Monday night. It's the latest example of the billionaire openly antagonizing his company's current and former staffers.
  
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• At least six Palestinians killed in IDF raid on Jenin refugee camp

  07-03-2023 19:10 via theguardian.com
  
  Israeli forces enter camp to find gunman suspected of killing two brothers in Huwara last weekAt least six Palestinians have been killed and 10 wounded in an Israeli army raid on the occupied West Bank city of Jenin, according to Palestinian officials, the latest bloody incident in a new chapter of violence across Israel and the Palestinian territories.A fierce gun battle erupted in the crowded refugee camp on Jenin’s western outskirts on Tuesday afternoon after the Israel Defence Forces (
  
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• Couple jailed for stealing $1.7 million of wine from Michelin-starred restaurant

  07-03-2023 19:05 via cnn.com
  
  A couple who stole a haul of wine valued at $1.7 million from a Michelin-starred Spanish restaurant have been sentenced to four years in prison.
  
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• Six Palestinians killed in Israeli raid targeting suspect in shooting of settler brothers

  07-03-2023 18:53 via cnn.com
  
  At least six Palestinians were killed in an Israeli military raid into the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, the Palestinian Ministry of Health said.
  
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• Zelensky warns of 'open road' through Ukraine's east if Russia captures Bakhmut

  07-03-2023 18:38 via cnn.com
  
  • Live: Russia suffers 'significant losses' in Bakhmut, says Ukraine• Video: Wolf Blitzer presses Zelensky on Bakhmut strategy
  
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• Watch Wolf Blitzer press Zelensky on Bakhmut strategy

  07-03-2023 18:38 via cnn.com
  
  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks to CNN's Wolf Blitzer about his military strategy as Russian forces continue to make gradual gains in the city of Bakhmut. Watch the full exclusive interview on Wednesday, March 8 at 9 p.m. ET.
  
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• Stress may lead to lower cognitive function, study finds

  07-03-2023 18:28 via cnn.com
  
  People with elevated stress levels are more likely to experience a decline in cognitive function, a new study found, affecting their capacity to remember, concentrate and learn new things.
  
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• Watch: French bulldog's infatuation with British actor goes viral

  07-03-2023 18:23 via cnn.com
  
  Rory loves Henry ... French bulldog is smitten with actor who played "Superman." CNN's Jeanne Moos has "a one-way love story."
  
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• French bulldog's infatuation with British actor goes viral

  07-03-2023 18:23 via cnn.com
  
  Rory loves Henry ... French bulldog is smitten with actor who played "Superman." CNN's Jeanne Moos has "a one-way love story."
  
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• Adorable pooch only has eyes for British actor

  07-03-2023 18:23 via cnn.com
  
  Rory loves Henry ... French bulldog is smitten with actor who played "Superman." CNN's Jeanne Moos has "a one-way love story."
  
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• US Capitol Police chief rips into Tucker Carlson over 'offensive' use of January 6 footage

  07-03-2023 18:06 via cnn.com
  
  US Capitol Police Chief Tom Manger on Tuesday ripped into Fox News host Tucker Carlson over his commentary about footage from the January 6, 2021, insurrection that he aired Monday night, saying the host "cherry-picked" from the footage to present "offensive" and "misleading" conclusions about the attack.
  
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• Biden claims NATO is a 'sacred commitment,' but do other countries feel the same?

  07-03-2023 18:00 via foxnews.com
  
  Most NATO members aren't on track to meet their defense spending commitments, which could leave the United States with little backup if an allied country were attacked, according to a national security adviser to former President Trump. The allied countries pledged in 2014 to increase their military spending to 2% of their GDP by 2024 to comply with NATO's Article 5, which stipulates that an attack on any member is treated as an attack on all. But most NATO countries haven't met that g
  
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• Arnold Schwarzenegger says antisemites will 'die miserably' in lengthy video

  07-03-2023 17:45 via cnn.com
  
  Arnold Schwarzenegger would like to terminate antisemitism and hate.
  
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• Desert X: Monumental new artworks rise in Coachella Valley

  07-03-2023 17:43 via cnn.com
  
  The sprawling, arid art biennial Desert X has returned to California, featuring open-air installations by 12 artists around the Coachella Valley, set against the neutral hues of shrublands and sandy terrain, the greenery of Palm Springs, and distant snow-capped mountains.
  
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• Hayden Panettiere makes first red carpet appearance since her brother's death

  07-03-2023 17:37 via cnn.com
  
  Hayden Panettiere walked the red carpet for the first time since the death of her brother, Jansen Panettiere, who died last month at just 28 years old.
  
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• At least 6 Palestinians killed in Israeli military operation in West Bank, Palestinian officials say

  07-03-2023 17:35 via cnn.com
  
  At least six Palestinians were killed in an Israeli military raid into the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, the Palestinian Ministry of Health said.
  
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