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• Russia is open to 'serious proposals' for diplomacy from the West and Ukraine, Foreign Ministry spokesperson says

  18-03-2023 23:11 via edition.cnn.com
  
  • Analysis: Putin may be about to find his 'Chinese wish list' is wishful thinking
  • Opinion: Why the US is beating Russia in the Black Sea without firing a shot
  • Explainer: Why NATO allies are unlikely to send more advanced jets to Ukraine
  
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• Florida may ban girls' period talk in elementary grades

  18-03-2023 22:32
  
  Legislation in the Florida House would ban discussion of menstrual cycles.
  
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• Two new species of yeast named after Bruno Pereira and Dom Phillips

  18-03-2023 22:18 via theguardian.com
  
  Discoveries that could help diabetics titled in honour of activist and journalist murdered in AmazonScientists in Brazil have found two new species of fermenting yeasts and named them after journalist Dom Phillips and activist Bruno Pereira, the two men murdered last year in the Amazon rainforest.The discovery came from four isolates of the Spathaspora species, according to a paper published in the International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. Continue reading...
  
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• Fate of Credit Suisse could be decided in the next 24 hours

  18-03-2023 22:15 via cnn.com
  
  • A week after SVB, a second US bank has been shut down and a third has been propped up. What just happened?
  • Opinion: The shutdown of SVB is more of the same for Millennials
  
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• Paris police, protesters clash for third night over Macron’s pension reform

  18-03-2023 21:55 via nbcnews.com
  
  Paris police clashed with demonstrators for a third night on Saturday as thousands of people marched throughout the country amid anger at the government pushing through a rise in the state pension age without a parliamentary vote.
  
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• Assemblyman flying small plane makes emergency landing

  18-03-2023 21:52
  
  Assemblyman Clyde Vanel landed a small plane on a Long Island beach after the aircraft experienced engine failure.
  
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• At least 4 people dead after magnitude 6.8 earthquake shakes cities in Ecuador

  18-03-2023 21:31 via cnn.com
  
  A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck near the southern town of Baláo in Ecuador Saturday afternoon, according to the United States Geological Survey.
  
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• A magnitude 6.8 earthquake shook multiple cities in Ecuador

  18-03-2023 21:16 via cnn.com
  
  A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck near the southern town of Baláo in Ecuador Saturday afternoon, according to the United States Geological Survey.
  
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• Opinion: ICC arrest warrant for Putin is a stunning statement

  18-03-2023 21:07 via cnn.com
  
  When the International Criminal Court (ICC) announced on Friday that it had issued arrest warrants for Russian President Vladimir Putin and another key Russian official for charges related to an alleged scheme to forcibly deport thousands of Ukrainian children to Russia, it also effectively placed Putin's name on a short list alongside some of the most brutal leaders the world has seen since the end of World War II. With that, it branded him before the entire world — including the Russian
  
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• Trump claims he ‘will be arrested’ on Tuesday in New York criminal case

  18-03-2023 20:57 via theguardian.com
  
  Ex-president makes remark on Truth Social without any official confirmation of the likelihood or timing of charges being broughtDonald Trump has posted on his platform Truth Social that he expects to be arrested on Tuesday in the criminal case in New York involving hush money payments to adult film star Stormy Daniels.Earlier this year the former US president called for protests by his supporters if he was indicted in any of the numerous criminal investigations in New York, Georgia and by federa
  
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• The fate of Credit Suisse could be decided in the next 24 hours

  18-03-2023 20:44 via cnn.com
  
  The fate of Credit Suisse could be decided in the next 36 hours after a torrid week for Switzerland's second biggest bank.
  
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• Russia and Ukraine extend grain deal despite disagreement

  18-03-2023 20:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The renewed accord means exports can continue via Ukraine's Black Sea ports, but it is unclear how long for.
  
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• Joe Biden hails decision to issue ICC arrest warrant against Vladimir Putin

  18-03-2023 20:03 via theguardian.com
  
  US president joined by German chancellor in support of action taken after Russia’s abduction of Ukrainian childrenThe US president, Joe Biden, has backed the International Criminal Court’s decision to issue an arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin over his role in the abduction of Ukrainian children, saying it was “justified”.Germany’s chancellor, Olaf Scholz, was among other international leaders who welcomed the decision, saying on Saturdayyesterday that it showed &ld
  
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• Timid NSW transport policies show Labor and Coalition have taken their feet off the accelerator

  18-03-2023 20:00 via theguardian.com
  
  No matter who wins the election, the task of tackling clogged roads and Sydney’s tolling mess will be immenseFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastSydney has been treated to a boom in public transport and road construction over the past decade but the so-far timid transport policies of the New South Wales election raise concerns the foot is coming off the accelerator.The main policy differences to
  
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• Chris Minns says documents show Liberals considered privatising parts of Sydney Water

  18-03-2023 20:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Labor to start final week of NSW election campaign by continuing pursuit of Perrottet government over its privatisation recordFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastDocuments canvassing the possible partial privatisation of a Sydney Water asset were compiled at the request of the New South Wales Treasury department, which the state Labor opposition will rely on to argue that the government was contemplati
  
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• Former VP Pence reacts to Trump's post that he expects to be arrested

  18-03-2023 19:57 via cnn.com
  
  Mike Pence, who served as vice president under Donald Trump, told Breitbart News the Manhattan district attorney's investigation "reeks" of "political prosecution."
  
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• WATCH: Small plane makes emergency landing on New York beach

  18-03-2023 19:39
  
  An aircraft plane piloted by a Queens assemblyman made an emergency landing along Long Island’s Shoreham Beach after experiencing an engine malfunction.
  
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• Video: Millions of dead fish cover Australian river

  18-03-2023 19:31 via cnn.com
  
  A sudden heatwave across the western part of New South Wales has left a blanket of dead fish in Australia's second longest river.
  
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• Millions of dead fish cover Australian river

  18-03-2023 19:31 via cnn.com
  
  A sudden heatwave across the western part of New South Wales has left a blanket of dead fish in Australia's second longest river.
  
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• 3 children dead after fire breaks out in Baltimore rowhome

  18-03-2023 19:27
  
  Three children are dead after a fire broke out at a rowhome in Baltimore early Saturday, authorities said.
  
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• US woman kidnapped from her home in Mexico: 'We need answers'

  18-03-2023 19:26
  
  Maria del Carmen Lopez, 63, a dual U.S.-Mexico citizen, was kidnapped in Pueblo Nuevo in the state of Colima on Feb. 9, according to the FBI.
  
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• District responds to student's Pledge of Allegiance lawsuit

  18-03-2023 19:25
  
  District says ninth grader was stopped during moment of silence, not the Pledge.
  
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• Russia-Ukraine war live: Putin visits Crimea to mark anniversary of annexation – as it happened

  18-03-2023 19:11 via theguardian.com
  
  Russia seized Crimea in 2014, eight years before launching its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. This blog is now closedUkraine has released details of overnight drone attacks by Russia.Some hit the relatively peaceful region of Lviv in the west of Ukraine. Dnipro was also targeted, as was Kyiv, where air defences shot down all attacking drones. Continue reading...
  
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• Court cancels Imran Khan’s arrest warrant after clashes in Pakistan capital

  18-03-2023 18:57 via theguardian.com
  
  Supporters of ex-prime minister and police fight outside court where he was addressing charges of unlawfully selling state giftsA court in Islamabad has cancelled Imran Khan’s arrest warrant after intense clashes between police and the former prime minister’s supporters outside the judicial complex.Khan officially appeared before the court in Pakistan’s capital on Saturday, complying with a judicial order that led to a failed attempt to arrest him on Tuesday. He is facing vario
  
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• Crowds in Milan protest against curbs on rights of same-sex parents

  18-03-2023 18:40 via theguardian.com
  
  Italy’s new rightwing government put a strong emphasis on traditional family values during electionsHundreds of people took to the streets in Milan in protest against moves by Italy’s new rightwing government to restrict the rights of same-sex parents.“You explain to my son that I’m not his mother,” read one sign held up amid a sea of rainbow flags that filled one of the northern city’s central squares. Continue reading...
  
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• Florida man heard a knock at the door. It was an alligator

  18-03-2023 18:35 via cnn.com
  
  Daytona Beach resident Scot Hollingsworth received a bite injury when an alligator attacked him on his front porch. CNN affiliate WESH reports.
  
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• While the Kremlin is dissing the International Criminal Court's war crimes charges, inside the Kremlin walls another reality will be emerging

  18-03-2023 18:08 via cnn.com
  
  President Vladimir Putin always relished his global outings, burnishing his image as one of the big guns running the world.
  
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• Analysis: Putin's world just got a lot smaller

  18-03-2023 18:08 via cnn.com
  
  President Vladimir Putin always relished his global outings, burnishing his image as one of the big guns running the world.
  
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• 'I hope it was worth it': UFC fighter says he's bisexual after personal video leaks online

  18-03-2023 18:06 via cnn.com
  
  UFC flyweight fighter Jeff Molina has announced that he is bisexual after an intimate video of him with another man leaked on social media.
  
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• Police stopped a Black couple in Tennessee – and took their children

  18-03-2023 17:31 via theguardian.com
  
  Bianca Clayborne and Deonte Williams’ case fits pattern of child welfare services fueling disparities in who gets to remain a familyNearly a month ago, Bianca Clayborne, Deonte Williams, and their five children were on their way from Georgia to Chicago for Clayborne’s uncle’s funeral when a highway patrol officer stopped them in Manchester, Tennessee.That moment – about 60 miles outside Nashville – has since upended their lives as Clayborne and Williams try to regai
  
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• Pre-dawn shooting at Ohio nightclub leaves 2 dead, 4 wounded

  18-03-2023 17:16
  
  The ages of the victims and other details weren't immediately available.
  
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• Was Leonardo da Vinci's mother a slave? An Italian professor believes so

  18-03-2023 16:39 via cnn.com
  
  Leonardo da Vinci's mother was a slave trafficked into Italy, an expert on the Renaissance artist has claimed.
  
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• Paris police ban gatherings on key sites as French pension protests grow

  18-03-2023 15:40 via theguardian.com
  
  Increasing anger presents biggest challenge to Emmanuel Macron since gilets jaunes protestsPolice in Paris have banned gatherings on the central Place de la Concorde as thousands of demonstrators continue to protest across France against Emmanuel Macron’s decision to force through a change to the state pension age without a parliamentary vote.Protests were under way or planned on Saturday in cities including Bordeaux, Nantes, Marseille, Brest and elsewhere in Paris after unions called for
  
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• Banking crisis? How worried should I be?

  18-03-2023 15:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Two US banks have collapsed and shares have tumbled prompting concerns on both sides of the Atlantic.
  
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• Bolton reacts to Trump's post that he expects to be arrested

  18-03-2023 15:23 via cnn.com
  
  Former President Donald Trump's National Security Adviser John Bolton reacts to the news that Trump expects to be arrested in connection with the investigation by the Manhattan District Attorney.
  
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• Elena Rybakina stuns world No.1 Iga Swiatek to reach Indian Wells final

  18-03-2023 15:17 via cnn.com
  
  Elena Rybakina defeated world No. 1 Iga Świątek in straight sets on Friday to reach the Indian Wells final and continue her electric run of form this season.
  
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• Russian mercenary chief announces plans to recruit 30,000 more fighters

  18-03-2023 15:07 via cnn.com
  
  The chief of Russia's Wagner private military group Yevgeny Prigozhin announced on Saturday that he plans to recruit about 30,000 new fighters by mid-May, according to a voice message published on Telegram.
  
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• The fate of Credit Suisse could be decided in the next 36 hours

  18-03-2023 15:02 via cnn.com
  
  The fate of Credit Suisse could be decided in the next 36 hours after a torrid week for Switzerland's second biggest bank.
  
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• ‘It’s justified’: Joe Biden welcomes ICC arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin

  18-03-2023 14:58 via theguardian.com
  
  US president says Russian leader has clearly committed war crimes and move makes ‘a very strong point’Russia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesJoe Biden has welcomed the international criminal court’s decision to issue an arrest warrant for the Russian president for war crimes in Ukraine.The US president said Vladimir Putin had clearly committed war crimes and that the arrest warrant for the Russian leader made a “very strong point”. Continue reading...
  
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• PrEP's promise to change the course of HIV has succeeded — but only for white gay men

  18-03-2023 14:35 via nbcnews.com
  
  Oral HIV prevention pills, like Truvada and Descovy, have achieved popularity — among white gay and bisexual men. But what about Apretude injectable PrEP?
  
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• 'So bad for the game': The new golf ball rule proposal that's sparking controversy

  18-03-2023 14:01 via cnn.com
  
  The R&A and United States Golf Association (USGA) held a press conference Tuesday to announce their proposals to roll back the distances that golf balls can fly at elite tournaments.
  
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• Golf balls rule proposal sparks controversy: 'So bad for the game,' says Justin Thomas

  18-03-2023 14:01 via cnn.com
  
  The R&A and United States Golf Association (USGA) held a press conference Tuesday to announce their proposals to roll back the distances that golf balls can fly at elite tournaments.
  
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• Researchers uncover secret, coded messages written before queen's execution

  18-03-2023 13:24 via cnn.com
  
  Here's how researchers found and deciphered 50 secretly coded letters that Mary, Queen of Scots wrote while she was imprisoned in England. Discovery's Curiosity Daily podcast helps you get smarter about the world around you. Find Curiosity Daily today on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get podcasts. Listen now.
  
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• Codebreakers reveal secret messages written in 16th century queen's letter

  18-03-2023 13:24 via cnn.com
  
  Here's how researchers found and deciphered 50 secretly coded letters that Mary, Queen of Scots wrote while she was imprisoned in England. Discovery's Curiosity Daily podcast helps you get smarter about the world around you. Find Curiosity Daily today on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get podcasts. Listen now.
  
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• Here's how to keep your passwords safe, according to this hacker

  18-03-2023 13:15 via cnn.com
  
  SocialProof Security CEO Rachel Tobac tells "Nightcap's" Jon Sarlin how hackers are not fooled when you change your passwords with special characters and how a password manager can help keep your accounts safe. For more, watch the full Nightcap episode here.
  
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• Paris is burning: Protesters set city ablaze

  18-03-2023 13:13 via cnn.com
  
  The French government has forced through controversial plans to raise the country's retirement age from 62 to 64, a move that is sparking protest movements around the country. CNN's Sam Kiley has the details.
  
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• The US government is once again threatening to ban TikTok. What you should know

  18-03-2023 13:08 via cnn.com
  
  Nearly two-and-a-half years after the Trump administration threatened to ban TikTok in the United States if it didn't divest from its Chinese owners, the Biden administration is now doing the same.
  
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• Utah is flush with snow and money. It might not be enough to save the Great Salt Lake.

  18-03-2023 13:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  With Utah in drought and the Great Salt Lake shriveling, Gov.
  
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• UK Home Secretary visits Rwanda to discuss controversial deportation scheme

  18-03-2023 12:44 via cnn.com
  
  British Home Secretary Suella Braverman arrived in Rwanda on Saturday to discuss a controversial agreement which will see the UK deport asylum seekers deemed to have arrived illegally to the African nation.
  
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• 'I just hope to live until our victory.' Ukraine's older women share tales of heartbreak and resilience

  18-03-2023 12:16 via edition.cnn.com
  
  • Russian troops killed her parents, then she vanished without a trace
  
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