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• Fentanyl - a killer drug’s trail of destruction

  01-04-2023 23:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Americans are dying from fentanyl overdoses at an alarming rate. But the tragic story begins further south.
  
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• Anger and anxiety - inside pro-Trump online networks

  01-04-2023 23:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Donald Trump called on his supporters to protest about his indictment - so how are they responding?
  
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• Israelis still protest legal overhaul despite suspension

  01-04-2023 23:47
  
  Tens of thousands of Israelis are protesting a controversial plan to revamp the country’s legal system, despite Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s suspension of the changes earlier in the week
  
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• Substitute teacher killed at Nashville school heralded as a devoted mother and educator with a deep faith

  01-04-2023 23:40 via nbcnews.com
  
  Cindy Peak was remembered as a devoted mother who fiercely loved her family, a “spitfire” and a longtime educator who brought out the best in her students.
  
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• WATCH: Little Rock apartment complex left in ruins after tornado outbreak

  01-04-2023 23:34
  
  Footage shows what's left of an apartment complex in Little Rock, Arkansas, after an EF3 tornado hit the area Friday afternoon.
  
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• Free portraits of Charles III for all public bodies, but £8m cost branded ‘shameful’

  01-04-2023 23:31 via theguardian.com
  
  Anti-monarchist claims the official portraits of the head of state are ‘scandalous’ at the time of spending cutsMinisters have been accused of “losing the plot” after setting aside £8m to offer every public body a free portrait of King Charles.In a move that drew criticism amid complaints of shrinking budgets across Whitehall and local government, Oliver Dowden, the cabinet office minister, said it was part of plans to celebrate the new reign and bring the nation to
  
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• Taliban holding three British men in detention in Afghanistan

  01-04-2023 23:23 via theguardian.com
  
  Charity medic, hotelier and ‘danger tourist’ reportedly arrested by Taliban’s secret police in JanuaryThree British men including a charity medic and a self-styled “danger tourist” are being held in custody by the Taliban in Afghanistan, it has been reported.The Mail on Sunday said Kevin Cornwell, a 53-year-old charity medic, and another British national who manages a hotel for aid workers in Kabul, who has not been named, were detained by the Taliban’s secret
  
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• At least 21 killed and dozens hospitalized as tornadoes and deadly storms tear through the South and Midwest US

  01-04-2023 23:18 via cnn.com
  
  Four people died in structural collapses in Illinois during Friday's severe weather outbreak,bringing the total number of fatalities to 21, after devastating storms and tornadoes scraped the South and Midwest Friday into early Saturday.
  
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• At least 21 killed and dozens hospitalized after US storms

  01-04-2023 23:18 via cnn.com
  
  Four people died in structural collapses in Illinois during Friday's severe weather outbreak,bringing the total number of fatalities to 21, after devastating storms and tornadoes scraped the South and Midwest Friday into early Saturday.
  
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• Judy Blume's fears about intolerance in the US

  01-04-2023 23:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Judy Blume says banning books "has become political... it's worse than it was in the 80s".
  
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• Gwyneth Paltrow's parting words in ski collision trial goes viral

  01-04-2023 22:58 via cnn.com
  
  Gwyneth Paltrow paused to speak to the man who had sued her after winning her ski crash trial, igniting a stream of memes in her honor.
  
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• Anthony Rendon 'can't comment' on fan altercation in Oakland

  01-04-2023 22:58
  
  Anthony Rendon says he can't comment on a video posted on social media that appears to show the Los Angeles Angels All-Star third baseman appearing to swipe at an Oakland fan after the Angels lost to the Athletics on opening day
  
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• 'A man of his word': Meet the judge presiding over Trump's criminal arraignment

  01-04-2023 22:21 via cnn.com
  
  When Donald Trump enters a New York courtroom on Tuesday, he'll face a seasoned judge who is no stranger to the former president's orbit.
  
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• Australia’s soaring interest rates have trapped ‘mortgage prisoners’ into crushing repayments

  01-04-2023 22:00 via theguardian.com
  
  A growing cohort of pandemic-era homebuyers are also unable to refinance because they no longer meet lenders’ standardsFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA growing number of Australian have become “mortgage prisoners” – trapped by crippling mortgages they are unable to renegotiate.This growing cohort of pandemic-era homebuyers are unable to refinance because they no longer meet
  
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• Frank Skinner says former radio co-host Gareth Richards is fighting for his life

  01-04-2023 21:58 via theguardian.com
  
  Comedian broke down in tears live on air as he told listeners his friend was involved in serious road accidentFrank Skinner told listeners to his Saturday radio show that his friend and former co-host Gareth Richards is fighting for his life after a car crash.The 66-year-old comedian and broadcaster broke down in tears as he revealed that Richards was in a “very big road accident” on Monday. Continue reading...
  
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• At least 21 killed and dozens others are hospitalized as tornadoes and dangerous storms tear through the South and Midwest

  01-04-2023 21:58 via cnn.com
  
  Four people died in structural collapses in Illinois during Friday's severe weather outbreak,bringing the total number of fatalities to 21, after devastating storms and tornadoes scraped the South and Midwest Friday into early Saturday.
  
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• LSU cheerleaders help get stuck basketball down during Final Four matchup

  01-04-2023 21:46 via foxnews.com
  
  LSU cheerleaders lent a helping hand during the Tigers’ national semifinal matchup against Virginia Tech on Friday night. In the first quarter, Hokies player Cayla King’s shot bounced up and got caught on the top of the backboard. The ball ended up being in an awkward position, but the cheerleaders showcased their incredible athletic abilities to poke the ball from the backboard and back onto the floor. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM The fans in Dallas gave the ch
  
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• Former Moscow correspondent predicts what awaits detained Wall Street Journal reporter in Russia

  01-04-2023 21:46 via foxnews.com
  
  An American journalist was arrested in Russia, Thursday, on charges of espionage, causing widespread outrage among media outlets and leaders.  While the details of the charges remain uncertain, one former Russian correspondent expressed his concern surrounding the Wall Street Journal reporter's fate. "The fact that we do know what he's charged with does give us an idea of what might await him, because he's being charged with espionage, a very serious crime," former NPR Moscow correspondent
  
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• Monster storm system leaves at least 21 dead through US south and midwest

  01-04-2023 21:45 via theguardian.com
  
  Tornadoes leave devastation across Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa and Oklahoma, including theatre roof that collapsed during concertAt least 21 people died and as many as 900,000 places were without power after a monster storm system tore through the southern and midwest US on Friday, spawning deadly tornadoes that shredded homes and shopping centers, and collapsed a theatre roof during a heavy metal concert in Illinois.More than 50 preliminary reports of tornadoes were recorded across seven states, w
  
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• Ivanka Trump breaks silence on her dad's indictment

  01-04-2023 21:43 via cnn.com
  
  Presidential historian Tim Naftali discusses Ivanka Trump's statement about her dad, former President Donald Trump, being indicted by a Manhattan grand jury.
  
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• Biden visits University of Pennsylvania campus for the first time since classified documents controversy

  01-04-2023 21:43 via foxnews.com
  
  President Biden on Saturday visited the campus of the University of Pennsylvania for the first time since a controversy over the discovery of classified documents at the Penn Biden Center in Washington D.C. Biden and first lady Jill Biden stopped by the university to visit Maisy Biden’s senior art show at a university gallery. It marks the first time Biden has visited the campus since the emergence in November of documents with classified markings at the Penn Biden Center for Diplomacy and
  
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• South Carolina’s Dawn Staley on name being suggested for Temple job: ‘Don't want to coach in the men's game’

  01-04-2023 21:30 via foxnews.com
  
  South Carolina women’s basketball has experienced a historic run over the past year with Dawn Staley leading the program.  Prior to Friday night's loss to Iowa in the Final Four, the Gamecocks had won 42 straight games, including the 2022 national championship. Staley’s success has led to her name being mentioned for openings in the men’s game. GAMECOCKS COACH DAWN STALEY PUSHES BACK AT STYLE OF PLAY CRITICS FOLLOWING LOSS TO IOWA: 'WE'RE NOT THUGS’  In late Mar
  
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• DeSantis targets Biden in swing state Pennsylvania, says Democratic Party 'dead' in Florida

  01-04-2023 21:29 via foxnews.com
  
  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis took multiple jabs at President Biden on Saturday during a stump speech in Pennsylvania. DeSantis, speaking at the Pennsylvania Leadership Conference 2023, called Biden a "floundering leader" and said the president's poor performance contributed to Republican gains.  "We are in the highest percentage of the vote that any Republican candidate for governor has ever received in the history of the state of Florida," DeSantis told the audience. "We were able to flip Dem
  
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• Pakistani army says 4 troops killed by Iran-based militants

  01-04-2023 21:28
  
  The Pakistani army says four of its soldiers were killed in a militant attack by Iran-based fighters
  
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• Aerial video shows historic building destroyed after severe weather

  01-04-2023 21:27 via cnn.com
  
  Devastating storms and tornadoes scraped the South and Midwest, with the threat of more severe weather looming. CNN's Britley Ritz and Adrienne Broaddus have more.
  
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• Black hole jet from newly-classified galaxy changes direction toward Earth, astronomers say

  01-04-2023 21:21 via foxnews.com
  
  Researchers say they have discovered a jet from a galaxy with a black hole at its center changed its direction to point toward Earth.  The galaxy, named PBC J2333.9-2343, has changed classification due to the unique activity within its core. It was previously classified as a radio galaxy, but the new research released in March has revealed otherwise.  Located more than 656 million light-years away, it is now classified as a giant radio galaxy that has a blazar in its core.  Blazar
  
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• WATCH: Conservative activist bloodied and bruised at pro-trans rally in Canada: ‘Police did nothing’

  01-04-2023 21:06 via foxnews.com
  
  Popular conservative activist "Billboard Chris" appeared to be violently assaulted by aggressive transgender activists at a pro-trans rally in Vancouver, Canada yesterday. Though police seemed to break up the assault after it began, the conservative activist stated that Vancouver PD "did nothing" to keep the militant trans rally goer from assaulting him beyond making sure he wasn’t injured more in the attack. He also spoke to one of the officers monitoring the rally that day, who argued th
  
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• US Iraq War veteran 'held his insides with his hands' after 2003 fragging among 16 who 'deserve Purple Heart'

  01-04-2023 21:05 via foxnews.com
  
  An Iraq War veteran is pushing the military to honor the 16 casualties in U.S. Army Sgt. Hasan Akbar's 2003 ambush on the 101st Airborne Division with the Purple Heart. Akbar, who is on death row in a military prison, cut the generators that lit Camp Pennsylvania in Kuwait and tossed grenades into several tents on March 23, 2003, three days after the War in Iraq began. Army Capt. Christopher Seifert, 27, was fatally shot in the back and Air Force Maj. Gregory Stone, 40, died from 83 shrapnel wou
  
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• Kelly Clarkson rips ex-husband Brandon Blackstock in show's karaoke segment

  01-04-2023 21:03 via foxnews.com
  
  Kelly Clarkson is not holding back her thoughts when it comes to her messy split from Brandon Blackstock. Clarkson, whose divorce was finalized in 2022 after two years of legal wrangling, decided to share her feelings on the matter in a song she sang on her talk show this week. In a regular segment called "Kellyoke," the pop star does covers of songs from various genres. She recently decided to sing "abcdefu" by Gayle, a hit that went viral on TikTok last year. Instead of performing the break-up
  
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• Local teen wins 7 Mile Bridge Run in Florida Keys

  01-04-2023 21:02
  
  A local teenager and an Atlanta woman won the overall men’s and women’s divisions at a footrace across the longest of 42 highway bridges over water in the Florida Keys
  
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• Tennessee Sen. Marsha Blackburn exposes woke culture's dangers to women: 'Strength to speak out'

  01-04-2023 20:59 via foxnews.com
  
  FIRST ON FOX: Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., held a "Women's Empowerment Roundtable" earlier in March, the video of which is now available online — and among the themes that emerged from the discussion are that freedom, independence and courage are needed more than ever today to stand up to troublesome issues in the culture.  Joining Sen. Blackburn were former D1 swimmer Riley Gaines from the University of Kentucky, who was forced to compete in college against a biological male; form
  
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• Patrick Mahomes jokes about reason he won't be getting Twitter Blue

  01-04-2023 20:58 via foxnews.com
  
  Kansas City Chiefs star Patrick Mahomes made it clear he isn't going to pay the monthly subscription for Twitter Blue as accounts are set to be stripped of their verified checkmarks. Mahomes’ teammate, Marques Valdez-Scantling, was telling his quarterback to get with the program and pay the $8 a month to keep the verified checkmark. The two-time Super Bowl MVP had the perfect comeback. "Can’t bro I got kids…," Mahomes said on Twitter. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOX
  
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• Bucks' Thanasis Antetokounmpo handed one-game suspension for headbutting Celtics' Blake Griffin

  01-04-2023 20:56 via foxnews.com
  
  Thanasis Antetokounmpo, the brother of two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo, will not be available on Sunday against the Philadelphia 76ers after headbutting Blake Griffin of the Boston Celtics earlier in the week.  The Milwaukee Bucks forward was suspended without pay by the NBA for one game after his headbutt of Griffin late in the fourth quarter of Milwaukee’s blowout loss to the Celtics on Thursday.  Antetokounmpo was assessed a Flagrant 2 foul and ejected from the game after a
  
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• House Republicans accuse NIH of 'stonewalling' on 'supercharged monkeypox experiment'

  01-04-2023 20:47 via foxnews.com
  
  House Republicans are pressing the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for answers after the agency funded research experiments they say could result in a "supercharged" monkeypox virus.  In a letter to acting NIH Director Lawrence Tabak, House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., and two subcommittee chairmen are demanding that the agency turn over documents and information regarding a government-funded experiment that reportedly involves swapping monkepox g
  
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• Rescue dog-goat best friends find their forever home together

  01-04-2023 20:36 via cnn.com
  
  Cinnamon, the goat, and Felix, the 1-year-old bulldog mix, are an unlikely duo, but best friends, nonetheless. 
  
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• ‘Most amusing’: Gilbert and George welcome the public to their own gallery

  01-04-2023 20:21 via theguardian.com
  
  Artists open centre in area of east London where they have lived and worked for decades Every creative person yearns for a room of their own. But for the stars of Britain’s contemporary art world, it seems that now only a venue of their own will do. Last weekend it was Tracey Emin in Margate; on Saturday morning it was the turn of the veteran duo Gilbert and George.“It is very exciting to see so many people,” said George Passmore, 81, after the gates swung wide at 10am to let i
  
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• Popular kids toy company ‘Build-A-Bear’ turns heads with new ‘RuPaul’ drag queen bear

  01-04-2023 20:19 via foxnews.com
  
  Popular build-it-yourself children’s teddy bear store "Build-a-Bear Workshop" is turning heads with its new drag queen teddy bear. The Daily Wire’s Matt Walsh pointed out on Twitter, Thursday, that "Build-a-Bear Workshop," the toy store where kids – and adults apparently – can customize their own stuffed animals, had advertised a new drag queen teddy bear. Sharing a screenshot of the website depicting the new drag product, Walsh tweeted, "Remember: there’s absolutel
  
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• NASA AI model could help world prepare for impact of solar storms

  01-04-2023 20:16 via foxnews.com
  
  NASA said Thursday that a new computer model that combines artificial intelligence and agency satellite data could help prepare for dangerous space weather.  The model, called DAGGER (Deep Learning Geomagnetic Perturbation), uses the technical tool to analyze spacecraft measurements of the solar wind and forecast where an impending solar storm will strike on Earth – with 30 minutes of advance warning.  An international team of researchers at the Frontier Development Lab said the
  
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• US Virgin Islands subpoenas four top businessmen in Epstein banking inquiry

  01-04-2023 20:08 via theguardian.com
  
  Sergey Brin, Thomas Pritzker, Mortimer Zuckerman and Michael Ovitz face questions about late sex criminal’s links with JP MorganA US Virgin Islands investigations into the sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein’s ties to an American bank issued subpoenas to four wealthy business leaders on Friday, extending its reach into the highest echelons of tech, hospitality and finance.The subpoenas issued to the Google co-founder Sergey Brin, Hyatt Hotels chairperson Thomas Pritzker, American-Canadian
  
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• 'INDICT THIS': GOP Rep. Barry Moore protests Trump indictment by giving away free ham sandwiches

  01-04-2023 20:05 via foxnews.com
  
  One Republican lawmaker protested the indictment of former President Donald Trump by giving away free ham sandwiches at the Longworth House Office Building on Friday. The effort from Alabama GOP Rep. Barry Moore — which included the giveaway of ham sandwiches in plastic bags with "Indict this!" written on them — comes after a Manhattan grand jury voted Thursday to indict the former president. "The sandwiches are ready! Hope to see you soon in Longworth 1504," Moore said in a tweet Fr
  
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• ChatGPT is finding itself everywhere, now in houses of worship

  01-04-2023 20:04 via foxnews.com
  
  Think of ChatGPT as a far more sophisticated version of Google. It’s an AI language model designed to generate human-like responses to various questions, from recipes to historical context to computer code and much more in mere seconds.  CLICK TO GET KURT’S CYBERGUY NEWSLETTER WITH QUICK TIPS, TECH REVIEWS, SECURITY ALERTS AND EASY HOW-TO’S TO MAKE YOU SMARTER  It’s surpassed the million-user marker in about a week of its introduction. For context, it took compa
  
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• WWE star Roman Reigns may approach Hulk Hogan territory with WrestleMania 39 win over Cody Rhodes

  01-04-2023 19:58 via foxnews.com
  
  Roman Reigns is the "Tribal Chief" and at the "Head of the Table" in WWE and could enter Hulk Hogan territory, should he remain the champion Sunday night at WrestleMania 39. Reigns is the current Undisputed WWE Universal Champion and will be on the cusp of a 1,000-day reign as the top champion in the company if he beats Cody Rhodes. Should he have his hand raised at the end of the night, he would be on pace for the sixth reign of at least 1,000 days and the first since Hogan held the belt for 1,
  
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• Pennsylvania chocolate factory worker thought she would die in fiery explosion, then the miraculous happened

  01-04-2023 19:50 via foxnews.com
  
  A woman was miraculously pulled from the remains of a chocolate factory in Pennsylvania on March 25 after surviving in the most unlikely of ways. Patricia Borges narrowly survived the massive explosion at the R.M. Palmer chocolate factory in Berks County, Pennsylvania, last month, killing seven and injuring more. "When I began to burn, I thought it was the end for me," Borges, 50, told The Associated Press. PENNSYLVANIA CHOCOLATE FACTORY EXPLOSION KILLS SEVEN AFTER TWO MORE BODIES FOUND She may
  
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• WWE star Cody Rhodes reveals legendary father slapped man at Waffle House for calling wrestling fake

  01-04-2023 19:49 via foxnews.com
  
  WWE star Cody Rhodes will face off against Roman Reigns for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship at WrestleMania 39 on Sunday at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California. Rhodes comes from pro wrestling royalty. His father, Dusty Rhodes, is a pro wrestling legend known as "The American Dream." His uncles Fred Ottman and Jerry Sags both worked in professional wrestling at various times, and his godfather is Magnum T.A., who made waves in the National Wrestling Alliance. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPOR
  
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• WWE star Edge has 'pretty extra stupid ideas' for WrestleMania Hell in a Cell match

  01-04-2023 19:44 via foxnews.com
  
  WrestleMania 39 will feature a Hell in a Cell match between pro wrestling legend Edge and superstar Finn Balor as the two look to put their heated feud to bed once and for all. While Balor has already reached out to WWE legend Mick Foley for any advice regarding the massive steel structure, Edge appeared to be licking his chops in the days ahead of the match. He told Sportsnet Today last week that he has some "extra stupid ideas" for the match. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM
  
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• Trump indictment live updates: Cohen would be key trial witness, attorney says

  01-04-2023 19:37 via nbcnews.com
  
  Live updates and latest coverage as former President Donald Trump is expected to be arraigned in New York on Tuesday. He is facing about 30 charges in the state related to document fraud.
  
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• Florida grandmother charged in hot car death of granddaughter, less than a year after grandson drowned while in her care

  01-04-2023 19:37 via nbcnews.com
  
  A Florida woman is demanding prison time for her own mother after her two young children died less than a year apart while allegedly in their grandmother’s care, one in a hot car death and the other in an accidental drowning.
  
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• Gamecocks coach Dawn Staley pushes back at style of play critics following loss to Iowa: 'We're not thugs’

  01-04-2023 19:19 via foxnews.com
  
  The South Carolina Gamecocks entered Friday night’s women’s NCAA Final Four game against Iowa on a 42-game winning streak and looking to return to the national championship game for the second year in a row.  The most dominant team in women’s college basketball was stopped in its tracks by Caitlin Clark and the Hawkeyes, losing 77-73 as Iowa advanced to Sunday’s national championship game.  South Carolina was the more physical team all night long, dominating the
  
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• New York police name three murder suspects in alleged drugging robberies

  01-04-2023 19:14 via theguardian.com
  
  Jayqwan Hamilton, Robert Demaio and Jacob Barroso accused of killing two men after visits to gay nightclubsPolice have identified three suspects charged in the murders of two men who were robbed and fatally drugged last year in Manhattan after they visited gay nightclubs in New York City.The suspects are Jayqwan Hamilton, 35, and Robert Demaio, 34, of Brooklyn as well as Jacob Barroso, 30, from Harlem. Continue reading...
  
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• Outrage as Moscow takes presidency of UN security council – as it happened

  01-04-2023 19:11 via theguardian.com
  
  Top Ukrainian official criticises the ‘symbolic blow’ of Russia assuming the rotating presidency. This blog is now closedRussia’s presidency of UN security council a ‘symbolic blow’, says UkraineThe Russian defence minister, Sergei Shoigu, has promised to increase the supply of munitions to the country’s forces, during a visit to the headquarters of Moscow’s troops fighting in Ukraine, according to footage published by the defence ministry on Saturday.In
  
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