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• China and Russia pose increasing risks to US in new space race

  21-03-2023 23:55 via foxnews.com
  
  Russia and China have increasingly invested in and enhanced their space programs in recent years, creating new threats to U.S. security in outer space. According to officials with the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), the two countries have been reorganizing and reforming their space forces.  Kevin Ryder is a defense intelligence officer for Space and Counterspace. He said China wants to become a world dominant space power. "China in particular has placed a lot of economic and military pow
  
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• Muslim authorities say Ramadan fasting set to begin Thursday

  21-03-2023 23:51 via foxnews.com
  
  Muslim authorities in Saudi Arabia and several other Middle Eastern countries say this year's fasting month of Ramadan will begin Thursday based on the expected sighting of the crescent moon. Clerics across the region said the moon was not visible Tuesday night, meaning it will almost certainly appear the following evening, heralding the start of the monthlong observance. During Ramadan, Muslims refrain from eating, drinking, smoking, and sexual intercourse from sunrise until sunset. Even a tiny
  
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• Badgers burrowing under Dutch train tracks leads to delays

  21-03-2023 23:49 via foxnews.com
  
  Badgers burrowing under rail tracks have halted trains in the northern and southern Netherlands, forcing lengthy cancellations on at least two lines. All trains were halted Tuesday afternoon on a busy line between the southern cities of Den Bosch and Boxtel after the animals dug into a dike carrying rails. The national railway company said the line would be out of service for at least a week. The digging means "the rails can subside and then the safety of train traffic can no longer be guarantee
  
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• Willis Reed, leader on Knicks' 2 title teams, dies at 80

  21-03-2023 23:47
  
  Willis Reed, who dramatically emerged from the locker room minutes before Game 7 of the 1970 NBA Finals to spark the New York Knicks to their first championship and create one of sports’ most enduring examples of playing through pain, has died
  
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• George Conway highlights key point in one of Trump's legal cases

  21-03-2023 23:37 via cnn.com
  
  CNN's Jake Tapper speaks with conservative lawyer George Conway about the key points in former President Donald Trump's potential indictment.
  
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• Conservative lawyer calls out 'serious offenses' in Trump case

  21-03-2023 23:37 via cnn.com
  
  CNN's Jake Tapper speaks with conservative lawyer George Conway about the key points in former President Donald Trump's potential indictment.
  
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• Mitch McConnell makes calls to fellow senators as he continues recovery from fall

  21-03-2023 23:31
  
  Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell was making calls to fellow senators on Tuesday and is eager to return to Capitol Hill after falling earlier this month.
  
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• Ecuador officials have suspect in custody for targeting journalists with explosive devices

  21-03-2023 23:31 via foxnews.com
  
  Authorities in Ecuador are investigating small explosives sent to journalists at several media outlets, one of which detonated but did not injure anyone, and they said Tuesday they have a suspect. The suspect is not being identified so as not to hinder the continuing investigation, Interior Minister Juan Zapata said, and he didn’t clarify if that person had been detained or if authorities know a motive for the attacks. Zapata said all five of the packages sent in recent days included simil
  
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• Earthquake hits Pakistan, Afghanistan and India with at least nine dead

  21-03-2023 23:29 via theguardian.com
  
  Pakistan so far only country to report loss of life from magnitude 6.5 event, with more than 100 people there confirmed injuredA magnitude 6.5 earthquake has rattled much of Pakistan and Afghanistan, sending panicked residents fleeing from homes and offices, and frightening people even in remote villages. At least nine people died.More than 100 people were brought to hospitals in the Swat valley region of Pakistan’s north-western Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in a state of shock, said Bilal
  
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• Video: See how Russians and Chinese residents are reacting to a Putin and Xi alliance

  21-03-2023 23:22 via cnn.com
  
  CNN's Selina Wang reports on the growing relationship between Russian President Vladimir Putin and China's leader Xi Jinping as they deepen their alliance by signing an economic deal and sharing similar views on the Ukraine war during the second day of Xi's visit to Russia.
  
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• Russia has become more dependent on China since Ukraine war. Here's how

  21-03-2023 23:22 via cnn.com
  
  CNN's Selina Wang reports on the growing relationship between Russian President Vladimir Putin and China's leader Xi Jinping as they deepen their alliance by signing an economic deal and sharing similar views on the Ukraine war during the second day of Xi's visit to Russia.
  
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• Russia has become more dependent on China since Ukraine war began. Here's how

  21-03-2023 23:22 via cnn.com
  
  CNN's Selina Wang reports on the growing relationship between Russian President Vladimir Putin and China's leader Xi Jinping as they deepen their alliance by signing an economic deal and sharing similar views on the Ukraine war during the second day of Xi's visit to Russia.
  
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• Inmates caught at IHOP after allegedly tunneling through cell wall, escaping jail

  21-03-2023 23:15
  
  Two Virginia inmates are back in custody after they allegedly escaped from jail by tunneled through a cell wall, authorities said.
  
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• Residents of Louisiana’s ‘Cancer Alley’ unveil lawsuit against local officials

  21-03-2023 23:10 via theguardian.com
  
  Residents accuse St James parish officials of civil rights and religious liberty violations by approving petrochemical plantsResidents of St James parish, Louisiana, have unveiled a federal lawsuit accusing local government officials of civil rights and religious liberty violations by repeatedly approving the construction of petrochemical plants in two majority Black districts.The lawsuit, part of a wave of litigation in the heavily industrialised corridor known as “Cancer Alley”, al
  
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• Residents of Louisiana’s ‘Cancer Alley’ announce lawsuit against local officials

  21-03-2023 23:10 via theguardian.com
  
  Residents accuse St James parish officials of civil rights and religious liberty violations by approving petrochemical plantsResidents of St James parish, Louisiana, have unveiled a federal lawsuit accusing local government officials of civil rights and religious liberty violations by repeatedly approving the construction of petrochemical plants in two majority Black districts.The lawsuit, part of a wave of litigation in the heavily industrialised corridor known as “Cancer Alley”, al
  
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• Prosecutors say these search terms led to dentist's arrest in wife's death

  21-03-2023 23:08 via cnn.com
  
  James Craig, a Colorado dentist, was arrested and charged with killing his wife with poison. Prosecutors revealed Craig had allegedly searched for "undetectable poisons" and other suspicious phrases online. CNN's Whitney Wild reports.
  
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• TikTok lands first major ally on Capitol Hill: Democratic Rep. Jamaal Bowman

  21-03-2023 23:05
  
  Rep. Jamaal Bowman has emerged as a rare ally for TikTok in Congress, denouncing attempts to ban it and calling arguments that it is dangerous as "fear-mongering."
  
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• Two arrested as mob sets upon protesters outside Mark Latham event in Sydney

  21-03-2023 22:56 via theguardian.com
  
  Rainbow rights group says peaceful protesters were set upon outside a Catholic church in BelfieldFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA gay and LGBTI rights group says a group attacked peaceful protesters outside a Catholic church in south-west Sydney, where One Nation’s Mark Latham was giving a speech.Community Action for Rainbow Rights said on Twitter that as they were protesting outside St Mich
  
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• Retired Lt. Gen. explains where US defense systems need to be placed in Ukraine

  21-03-2023 22:52 via cnn.com
  
  Retired Lt. General Mark Hertling joins CNN's Jake Tapper to discuss the US Patriot missile defense systems and Abram tanks that will be deployed to Ukraine faster than initially planned.
  
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• Bras fit for burying: Australia to set a world-first standard for composting textiles

  21-03-2023 22:47 via theguardian.com
  
  Australia has a 227,000 tonne a year fashion waste problem, but thanks to a lingerie designer’s campaign, some of it could soon rot productivelyGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailAustralians could be the first people in the world to confidently compost their worn out clothing, thanks to a campaign led by a lingerie entrepreneur.For the last 18 months, Stephanie Devine of the Very Good Bra has worked with sustainability experts, academics and industry to create a proposal for Standa
  
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• UK accuses Russia of disinformation over depleted uranium

  21-03-2023 22:41 via cnn.com
  
  Russia is "deliberately trying to disinform," said the UK Ministry of Defense on Tuesday, after Russian President Vladimir Putin warned London against providing Ukraine with ammunition that contains depleted uranium.
  
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• Video shows massive tractor-trailer plow into police cars at highway crash scene

  21-03-2023 22:37 via cnn.com
  
  First responders were on the scene of a crash in New Jersey when a truck drove through closed highway lanes and slammed into several emergency vehicles.
  
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• In Lebanon, protestors rally as currency value hits new low

  21-03-2023 22:37 via foxnews.com
  
  Protesters closed down major roads in parts of Lebanon on Tuesday after the Lebanese pound briefly hit a new low amid a historic economic crisis that seemingly has no end in sight. The Lebanese pound lost more than 15% of its value on Tuesday alone, tanking to more than 140,000 pounds to the dollar. A week ago, the dollar was worth 100,000 pounds. The small nation is in the grips of the worst economic and financial crisis in its modern history rooted in decades of corruption and mismanagement by
  
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• Some people who seek abortions can face prison time in more than 120 countries, analysis shows

  21-03-2023 22:33
  
  People who seek or obtain abortions can face prison time in more than 120 countries, according to an analysis of abortion penalties around the world.
  
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• Fox News and Dominion face off in $1.6bn defamation fight in court

  21-03-2023 22:32 via theguardian.com
  
  The voting machine company is suing the news channel over its disingenuous coverage of various outlandish election claimsLawyers for Fox News and the voting equipment company Dominion faced off in a Delaware courtroom on Tuesday in the latest phase of Dominion’s closely watched $1.6bn defamation suit against the media company for spreading election lies.Both sides offered dueling narratives of Fox’s liability for spreading false information. The network presented outlandish claims ab
  
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• Explosive lawsuits filed against Fox News

  21-03-2023 22:26 via cnn.com
  
  A Fox News producer on Monday filed a pair of explosive lawsuits against the right-wing talk channel, alleging that the network's lawyers coerced her into providing misleading testimony in Dominion Voting Systems' $1.6 billion defamation case against the company.
  
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• Greta Thunberg to receive honorary doctorate from Finnish university

  21-03-2023 22:23 via foxnews.com
  
  Climate activist Greta Thunberg is to be awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Helsinki’s theology department in late Spring.  The 20-year-old Swedish climate activist was named Monday among 30 other individuals to be awarded the title of "doctor honoris causa" – the university’s highest recognition. Among the most high-profile names included in the list was Sauli Niinistö, Finland’s president since 2012, who has been appointed an honorary doctora
  
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• Sadiq Khan switches on London’s first Ramadan lights in Piccadilly Circus

  21-03-2023 22:16 via theguardian.com
  
  Mayor turns on display made up of 30,000 sustainable lights on eve of Muslim month of fastingSadiq Khan has switched on the London’s first ever celebratory Ramadan lights, in Piccadilly Circus.It is the first time a European city has seen such a grand display for the festival, with the installation featuring 30,000 sustainable lights. Continue reading...
  
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• Xi's trip to Russia boosts 'dear friend' Putin as China pushes back against U.S. power

  21-03-2023 22:13
  
  Chinese President Xi Jinping’s trip to Moscow is a symbolic shot in the arm for Russian President Vladimir Putin, and underscores their goal to counter the U.S.
  
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• In deep-red Texas, officials warn GOP plans could doom rural public schools

  21-03-2023 22:13
  
  Rural public school leaders warn against Texas private school voucher plan
  
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• Taiwan president heads to Latin America after partners switch ties to China

  21-03-2023 22:11 via theguardian.com
  
  Tsai Ing-wen will visit allies Guatemala and Belize after Honduras said last week it would establish ‘official relations’ with ChinaTaiwan’s president will visit diplomatic allies Guatemala and Belize next week while also making stopovers in the United States, as it aims to shore up ties in Latin America.Tsai Ing-wen will depart Taiwan on 29 March for the 10-day trip, stopping in New York and Los Angeles while en route to and from the Central American countries, the island&rsqu
  
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• Anti-porn bills in 8 states could force device makers to censor sexual material

  21-03-2023 22:10
  
  Bill that would mandate tech companies automatically turn on filters on pornography are spreading across the country.
  
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• Hospital video shows deputies kneeling on Irvo Otieno moments before his death

  21-03-2023 22:09 via cnn.com
  
  Surveillance video shows Irvo Otieno's final moments as security officers pinned him to the floor at Virginia's Central State Hospital.
  
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• Top Pakistani intelligence officer assassinated by suspected Taliban militants

  21-03-2023 22:08 via foxnews.com
  
  Suspected militants ambushed a vehicle carrying a senior military intelligence officer in northwest Pakistan on Tuesday, killing him and his driver, security officials and police said. Brig. Mustafa Burki, who had been deeply involved in operations against the Pakistani Taliban in recent years, was "martyred" along with his driver as he traveled in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, three security officials said. The province bordering Afghanistan is a former stronghold of militants. The officials spo
  
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• In heated Wisconsin Supreme Court debate, candidates tangle over 'fake elector' scheme

  21-03-2023 22:05
  
  Wisconsin Supreme Court candidates — liberal judge Janet Protasiewicz and conservative Daniel Kelly — faced off for their one and only debate.
  
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• At Oklahoma's Fort Sill, Ukrainian soldiers prepare to finish Patriot missile training

  21-03-2023 22:05 via foxnews.com
  
  Several large, 12-wheeled military vehicles carrying mobile missile launchers rumbled across the southwest Oklahoma prairie on Tuesday as part of a training exercise at the Fort Sill Army Post. Spilling out of the sand-colored vehicles and quickly setting up the launchers were some of the 65 Ukrainian soldiers who have been training at the installation since January on how to use the defensive missile system to track and shoot down enemy aircraft. U.S. military officials invited journalists from
  
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• Jan. 6 rioter who used GoPro to record himself jumping through broken Capitol window is sentenced

  21-03-2023 22:04
  
  Anthony Puma, who recorded himself with a GoPro jumping through a broken window to storm the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, was sentenced to 9 months in prison on Tuesday.
  
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• New York Knicks great Willis Reed dies at 80

  21-03-2023 22:02 via cnn.com
  
  New York Knicks hero Willis Reed has died, the National Basketball Retired Players Association said Tuesday. He was 80 years old.
  
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• Half a million kids out of class as LA school workers strike for better pay

  21-03-2023 22:01 via theguardian.com
  
  Strike joined by teachers over better wages and increased staffing closes nation’s second-largest school systemTens of thousands of workers in the Los Angeles unified school district, accompanied by teachers, walked off the job on Tuesday over stalled contract talks for higher pay and better working conditions, shutting down the nation’s second-largest school system.The strike, which is expected to last three days, upended the lives of more than 500,000 students and their families fr
  
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• Gerber powdered infant formula voluntarily recalled due to possible bacteria exposure

  21-03-2023 21:58
  
  Some of Gerber's Good Start SoothePro powdered infant formula products have been recalled due to possible bacterial contamination.
  
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• Electric air taxis being developed for Paris Olympics in 2024

  21-03-2023 21:57 via theguardian.com
  
  Aircraft will take off and land vertically, and carry a single passenger between transport hubs, says capital’s airports operatorAthletes are getting in shape for the Paris Olympic Games in 2024, and so is the world’s first electric air taxi network.“We are going to make it happen,” Solène Le Bris of Paris airports operator Groupe ADP told an industry audience at Amsterdam Drone Week. “We are trying to launch the first e-VTOL [vertical takeoff and landing] pr
  
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• Watch: Russian soldiers emerge from forest after couple makes wrong turn on their drive

  21-03-2023 21:46 via cnn.com
  
  A 2022 attack by Russian forces on Ukrainian civilians near Izium, Ukraine, was caught on camera and is now at the center of a war crimes investigation.CNN's Ivan Watson reports.
  
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• 'I f***ing killed a man today': Hear phone call between Russian soldier and wife

  21-03-2023 21:46 via cnn.com
  
  A 2022 attack by Russian forces on Ukrainian civilians near Izium, Ukraine, was caught on camera and is now at the center of a war crimes investigation.CNN's Ivan Watson reports.
  
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• Couple makes wrong turn into war zone. See what Russian soldiers did next

  21-03-2023 21:46 via cnn.com
  
  A 2022 attack by Russian forces on Ukrainian civilians near Izium, Ukraine, was caught on camera and is now at the center of a war crimes investigation.CNN's Ivan Watson reports.
  
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• Uganda parliament passes law criminalizing identifying as LGBTQ

  21-03-2023 21:45 via cnn.com
  
  Ugandan lawmakers have approved a law which imposes a punishment of up to 10 years in prison for identifying as LGBTQ+, among other things.
  
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• Khan criticises Rowley’s refusal to describe Met as institutionally biased

  21-03-2023 21:40 via theguardian.com
  
  Metropolitan police commissioner says ‘institutional’ label is confusing and political as fallout from Casey report continuesSadiq Khan has publicly clashed with the commissioner of the Metropolitan police, saying he disagrees with Sir Mark Rowley’s refusal to describe his force as institutionally misogynistic, racist and homophobic.The mayor of London, one of two people who appointed Rowley, spoke as the fallout from Louise Casey’s bombshell report into Scotland Yard con
  
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• With Trump case looming, what is an indictment?

  21-03-2023 21:39
  
  Legal experts say that criminal cases where a defendant is indicted long before an arrest are common in potential white-collar crimes.
  
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• UK and Israel sign deal strengthening tech, trade and security ties

  21-03-2023 21:30 via theguardian.com
  
  Timing is controversial given actions of Israel’s far-right government towards settlements and judiciaryThe UK and Israel have signed a long-term agreement strengthening ties in the fields of defence, security and technology following plans announced last year to put relations between the two countries on an elevated footing.The timing of Tuesday’s agreement is controversial since it will be seen as a mark of approval for Israel’s far-right government, which has put settlement
  
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• Missing porcupine that disappeared from German zoo finds its way back home

  21-03-2023 21:28 via foxnews.com
  
  Police said Tuesday that one of two porcupines that went missing from a zoo in central Germany over the weekend has somehow found its way back home. State police in Saxony-Anhalt had called Sunday for the public to keep an eye out for the two Indian crested porcupines, called Pinky and Brain, after they were apparently stolen from an animal park in the town of Thale. German news agency dpa quoted police as saying the exact circumstances of their disappearance were still being investigated, but t
  
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• Boris Johnson ‘very much looking forward’ to appearing before MPs investigating whether he misled parliament over Partygate – as it happened

  21-03-2023 21:25 via theguardian.com
  
  Former prime minister says he believes evidence shows he did not recklessly mislead parliament over PartygateBoris Johnson claims there is no document showing that he was given “any warning or advice” than any No 10 event may have broken Covid rules. He says:It is clear from that investigation that there is no evidence at all that supports an allegation that I intentionally or recklessly misled the house. The only exception is the assertions of the discredited Dominic Cummings, which
  
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