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• UBS buys Credit Suisse for $3.2 billion as regulators look to shore up the global banking system

  19-03-2023 23:57 via nbcnews.com
  
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• See what some Chinese citizens are saying about Xi's upcoming visit with Putin

  19-03-2023 23:52 via cnn.com
  
  Chinese leader Xi Jinping will fly to Moscow this week to meet with President Vladimir Putin in his first visit to Russia since Putin launched his invasion of Ukraine more than a year ago. CNN's Selina Wang has more.
  
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• Fed and other central banks try to head off crisis by keeping dollars flowing

  19-03-2023 22:54 via cnn.com
  
  The US Federal Reserve and several other major central banks announced a coordinated effort Sunday night to boost the flow of US dollars through the global financial system with the aim of keeping credit flowing to households and businesses.
  
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• For the second time in history, a record 3 people have completed one of the world's toughest races

  19-03-2023 22:29 via cnn.com
  
  For the second time in the race's history, a record three athletes have completed the grueling Barkley Marathons, an unusual and near-impossible competition held each year in Tennessee.
  
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• Credit Suisse: Bank rescue damages Switzerland's reputation for stability

  19-03-2023 21:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Beset by scandals and crisis, many people are questioning how a totemic bank ended up beyond repair.
  
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• Will UBS move stave off panic? Economy reporter weighs in

  19-03-2023 21:45 via cnn.com
  
  New York Times Federal Reserve and economy reporter Jeanna Smialek says that UBS buying its rival Credit Suisse in an attempt to the ease fallout resulting from the failure of two American banks should be a comfort for markets in Asia and Europe.
  
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• Customs officers confiscate 6 illegal giant African snails at Detroit airport

  19-03-2023 21:24 via cnn.com
  
  Customs officers at the Detroit Metropolitan Airport made an unusual -- and potentially dangerous -- discovery in a passenger's luggage: Six giant African snails.
  
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• Andrew Lloyd Webber reveals his eldest son is critically ill with stomach cancer

  19-03-2023 20:43 via nbcnews.com
  
  Broadway icon Andrew Lloyd Webber revealed Saturday that his eldest son is critically ill with stomach cancer.
  
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• See what some Chinese citizens are saying about Xi's visit with Putin

  19-03-2023 20:38 via cnn.com
  
  Chinese leader Xi Jinping will fly to Moscow this week to meet with President Vladimir Putin in his first visit to Russia since Putin launched his invasion of Ukraine more than a year ago. CNN's Selina Wang has more.
  
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• UBS agrees to rescue deal for troubled bank Credit Suisse

  19-03-2023 20:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The deal, backed by the Swiss government, follows weekend-long talks aimed at preventing the bank's collapse.
  
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• Arsenal 4-1 Crystal Palace: Gunners go eight points clear at top of Premier League

  19-03-2023 20:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Arsenal move eight points clear at the top of the Premier League thanks to a routine home victory over managerless Crystal Palace.
  
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• Formula 1: Sergio Perez wins in Saudi Arabia as Fernando Alonso loses podium

  19-03-2023 20:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sergio Perez holds off team-mate Max Verstappen to take a Red Bull one-two in the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.
  
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• Sergio Perez wins the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, leading home another Red Bull one-two

  19-03-2023 19:58 via cnn.com
  
  Sergio Perez took an assured victory at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix on Sunday, ahead of his teammate Max Verstappen, as Red Bull reaffirmed its dominance over their Formula One competitors with a second successive one-two of the season.
  
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• Manchester United 3-1 Fulham: Bruno Fernandes double seals comeback against nine-man Cottagers

  19-03-2023 19:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Goals from Bruno Fernandes and Marcel Sabitzer help Manchester United come from behind against Fulham, who have Aleksandar Mitrovic, Willian and manager Marco Silva sent off.
  
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• People shouldn't panic after the recent bank collapses, experts say. Here's the smart thing to do

  19-03-2023 19:51 via cnn.com
  
  In the wake of failures at Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank and separate issues at Credit Suisse and First Republic, many Americans are asking the question: Is my money safe?
  
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• Putin in Mariupol: What the Russian president saw on his visit

  19-03-2023 19:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Russian leader tours parts of the port city that saw some of his army's fiercest attacks.
  
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• One killed, two injured in Colorado avalanche

  19-03-2023 19:31 via nbcnews.com
  
  A Colorado skier has been killed and two other people were injured after getting caught in a massive backcountry avalanche in western Colorado.
  
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• Brighton 5-0 Grimsby Town: Seagulls safely through to FA Cup semi-final

  19-03-2023 19:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Evan Ferguson scores twice to send Brighton through to their third FA Cup semi-final and end Grimsby Town's dream run at the Amex Stadium.
  
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• The surprise trip to the Ukrainian port city, site of one of the most brutal sieges of the war, comes days after the ICC issued an arrest warrant for the Russian president.

  19-03-2023 18:41 via edition.cnn.com
  
  Vladimir Putin has made a "working visit" to Russian-occupied Mariupol, in an apparently defiant move reported just days after the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for him.
  
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• Sheffield United 3-2 Blackburn Rovers: Tommy Doyle scores winner as Blades reach semi-finals

  19-03-2023 18:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Tommy Doyle scores a stoppage-time winner to send Sheffield United to the FA Cup semi-finals thanks to a breathless win over Blackburn.
  
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• King Charles marks first Mother's Day since Queen's death

  19-03-2023 18:01 via cnn.com
  
  Britain's King Charles has remembered the late Queen on the first Mother's Day in the UK since her death.
  
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• Zlatan Ibrahimović becomes oldest ever goalscorer in Serie A at 41 years and 166 days

  19-03-2023 17:52 via cnn.com
  
  Zlatan Ibrahimović's Instragram profile says he's a writer and on Saturday the Swede penned a new page in his remarkable career when he became the oldest ever goalscorer in Italy's Serie A.
  
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• Cloete Murray: South African corruption investigator shot dead

  19-03-2023 17:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Cloete Murray was the liquidator for Bosasa, a company implicated in government contract scandals.
  
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• California father arrested, charged with possessing child sex abuse images after wife found hidden camera in bathroom

  19-03-2023 17:07 via nbcnews.com
  A California father was arrested last week on child pornography charges after, authorities said, his wife found a hidden camera in their guest bathroom that turned up more than 900 images of child sex abuse, police said.
  
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• Nigeria elections 2023: Counting under way in governor polls marred by violence

  19-03-2023 16:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Violence has marred polling in several states including the commercial city of Lagos.
  
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• Prosecuting Donald Trump would be politically motivated, say Republicans

  19-03-2023 15:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Members of the ex-president's party claim prosecutors investigating him are part of the "radical left".
  
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• Haberman reveals Trump is 'very anxious' ahead of possible indictment. Hear why

  19-03-2023 15:58 via cnn.com
  
  CNN political analyst and New York Times senior political correspondent Maggie Haberman discusses how former President Donald Trump is preparing for a possible indictment from the Manhattan district attorney.
  
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• COVID-19: A look back on where the US succeeded and where we didn’t

  19-03-2023 15:26
  
  Public health experts explain to ABC News where the U.S. succeeded and where it didn't as the third anniversary of the pandemic passes.
  
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• FBI offers $20,000 in the case of great-grandmother kidnapped in Mexico

  19-03-2023 15:22 via nbcnews.com
  
  The FBI is offering a $20,000 reward in the kidnapping of a U.S. woman who was living in Mexico and has been missing for more than a month.
  
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• Taliban officials must sack sons given government jobs

  19-03-2023 15:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Afghanistan's Islamist leader says officials should replace appointed sons or nephews and hire other workers.
  
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• Elizabeth Warren says Jerome Powell has ‘failed’ as Federal Reserve chair

  19-03-2023 15:12 via nbcnews.com
  
  Sen. Elizabeth Warren slammed Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell in an interview with NBC News' "Meet the Press" Sunday, saying he "has failed" in his duties.
  
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• Question stumps conservative commentator, goes viral

  19-03-2023 15:10 via cnn.com
  
  Conservative author Bethany Mandel, whose new book is centered around the term "woke," struggled to define it during an interview. CNN anchor Abby Phillip and the "Inside Politics" panel discuss the debate surrounding the term.
  
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• North Korea launches missile into sea amid US-SKorea drills

  19-03-2023 15:02
  
  North Korea has launched a short-range ballistic missile toward the sea as it ramps up testing activities in response to ongoing U.S.-South Korean military drills
  
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• TikTok now has 150 million active users in the U.S., CEO to tell Congress

  19-03-2023 15:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  When TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew testifies before Congress, he will unveil new internal data that suggests the app's more enmeshed in U.S. lives than anyone realizes.
  
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• Putin's visit to the Russian-occupied city, just days after the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for him, provoked outrage from Ukraine

  19-03-2023 14:48 via cnn.com
  
  Vladimir Putin has made a "working visit" to Russian-occupied Mariupol, in an apparently defiant move reported just days after the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for him.
  
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• Putin visits occupied Mariupol, symbol of Ukrainian resistance

  19-03-2023 14:48 via cnn.com
  
  Vladimir Putin has made a "working visit" to Russian-occupied Mariupol, in an apparently defiant move reported just days after the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for him.
  
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• The surprise trip to the southern Ukrainian port city, site of one of the most brutal sieges of the war and a symbol of resistance, comes just days after the ICC issued an arrest warrant for the Russian president.

  19-03-2023 14:17 via edition.cnn.com
  
  Vladimir Putin has made a "working visit" to Russian-occupied Mariupol, in an apparently defiant move reported just days after the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for him.
  
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• Mysterious streaks of light seen in the sky over California

  19-03-2023 14:02
  
  Mysterious streaks of light were seen in the sky in the Sacramento area Friday night, shocking St. Patrick’s Day revelers who then posted videos on social media of the surprising sight
  
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• Tottenham Hotspur manager delivers extraordinary rant, criticizing 'selfish' players and the club's culture

  19-03-2023 13:45 via cnn.com
  
  Tottenham Hotspur was involved in a dramatic 3-3 draw with Southampton in the Premier League on Saturday.
  
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• UK ambassador to Yemen took part in opening of Jordanian cigarette factory

  19-03-2023 13:38 via theguardian.com
  
  Michael Aron praised facility part-owned by British American Tobacco at ribbon-cutting event in 2019A UK ambassador took part in the opening ceremony of a Jordanian cigarette factory part-owned by British American Tobacco (BAT) and praised the new facility in a televised interview, in the latest example of British diplomats breaching strict guidelines against mixing with the tobacco industry overseas.The envoy stood at the ribbon as it was cut and later appeared in promotional material on the to
  
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• Defiant Putin visits Mariupol in first trip to occupied eastern Ukraine

  19-03-2023 13:15 via nbcnews.com
  
  Days after the International Criminal Court issued a warrant for his arrest, Russian President Vladimir Putin made a defiant visit to the city of Mariupol in his first trip to Ukrainian territory that Moscow illegally annexed in September.
  
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• Pence indicates that he will not challenge all aspects of special counsel's subpoena

  19-03-2023 13:05
  
  Former Vice President Mike Pence indicated on "This Week" that he is not challenging all aspects of the subpoena issued last month by special counsel Jack Smith.
  
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• Man stabbed to death on a carousel at a German funfair

  19-03-2023 13:01
  
  Officials have shut down a large funfair in western Germany after a man was stabbed to death on a carousel Saturday night
  
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• Pilot makes history after landing on top of a 56-story hotel

  19-03-2023 12:22 via cnn.com
  
  Polish pilot Lukasz Czepiela made history after landing a plane on a helipad at the top of a 56-story hotel in Dubai.
  
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• See video of Putin's visit to Ukraine

  19-03-2023 12:21 via cnn.com
  
  Video appears to show Russian President Vladimir Putin in Mariupol, Ukraine. The Kremlin released a statement saying Putin made a "working visit" to the occupied city. The visit comes just days after the ICC issued an arrest warrant for Putin.
  
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• Six Nations 2023: 'Unacceptable to spoil good games with poor red cards'

  19-03-2023 12:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Matt Dawson says referee Jaco Peyper's decision to send Freddie Steward off in England's defeat by Grand Slam-winning Ireland was "disgraceful".
  
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• Boris Johnson: Ex-PM to reveal evidence in his defence over Partygate

  19-03-2023 12:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Boris Johnson faces a marathon televised hearing this week to convince MPs he did not mislead Parliament.
  
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• Trump-DeSantis drama casts a shadow over House GOP retreat in Florida 

  19-03-2023 12:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  House Republicans head to Florida this week for their annual retreat — straight into the belly of the beast of the 2024 presidential primary campaign.
  
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• Navajo Nation’s quest for water and justice arrives at the Supreme Court

  19-03-2023 12:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  The Navajo Nation goes before the Supreme Court in a water rights case it says is about ending nearly two centuries of injustice.
  
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• Inspired by their mom, these sisters share the same dream. The Taliban shattered it for one of them.

  19-03-2023 12:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  Inspired by their mother, Afghan sisters Sadaf and Zolheja dream of becoming businesswomen.
  
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