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• British-Israeli sisters killed in West Bank gun attack named

  08-04-2023 23:57 via theguardian.com
  
  Rina and Maia Dee, aged 15 and 20, identified on Twitter by Benjamin Netanyahu as mother remains in intensive careThe two British-Israeli sisters killed in a gun attack in the occupied West Bank on Friday have been named as Rina and Maia Dee.Rina, 15, and Maia, 20, who were born in London, were identified on Twitter by the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu. Continue reading...
  
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• What happens to TikTok? Six ways the fight to ban it could play out

  08-04-2023 23:40 via nbcnews.com
  
  The uncertainty around a TikTok ban has left the app’s millions of users and critics with an option question: What’s going to happen to it?
  
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• Justin Welby to predict ‘divine justice’ for oppressive rulers in Easter sermons

  08-04-2023 23:30 via theguardian.com
  
  Resurrection shows cruel rulers and the sufferings they cause will vanish, archbishop of Canterbury to sayThe archbishop of Canterbury will use his Easter sermons to warn that “those who oppress and subjugate others will face divine justice”.Justin Welby will tell Canterbury Cathedral that while “cruel and oppressive rulers” may look as though they are only becoming stronger, they will “vanish”. Continue reading...
  
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• UK hotter than Rome as Easter weekend brings brief temperature highs

  08-04-2023 23:23 via theguardian.com
  
  Scotland records its highest temperature yet for 2023 and whole of UK could follow suit on Easter SundayThe UK was hotter than Rome on Saturday, while Scotland recorded its highest temperature of the year so far.The mercury rose to 17.3C in Kinlochewe in the Scottish Highlands as Britons basked in glorious sunshine over Easter weekend. Continue reading...
  
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• China launches military drills around Taiwan after US House speaker meeting

  08-04-2023 23:19 via theguardian.com
  
  Three-day operation comes after Taiwan president Tsai Ing-wen met with Kevin McCarthy in CaliforniaChina launched military drills around Taiwan on Saturday, in what it called a “stern warning” to the self-ruled island’s government following a meeting between its president and the US House speaker.The move sparked condemnation from Taipei and calls for restraint from Washington, which said it was “monitoring Beijing’s actions closely”. Continue reading...
  
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• Dozens killed in 'barbaric' Burkina Faso attacks

  08-04-2023 22:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Nobody has claimed responsibility for the attacks that left 44 dead, but jihadist violence in the northern Sahel is common.
  
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• 6 beachgoers injured in shooting at high school party

  08-04-2023 22:35
  
  A South Carolina beach partially filled with high school students participating in a “senior skip day” led to a shooting that injured six.
  
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• Tunisia migrant boat shipwrecks leave 27 dead or missing

  08-04-2023 22:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The boats, carrying more than 80 people total, had been attempting to cross to Italy.
  
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• Nine skiers in Switzerland airlifted to hospital after major avalanche

  08-04-2023 22:12 via theguardian.com
  
  All ski tourers survived the slide near summit of the Alphubel with light to moderate injuriesNine skiers survived a major avalanche high in the Swiss Alps on Saturday, emerging with only light to moderate injuries.All nine were found by rescuers and airlifed to hospital, police said. Continue reading...
  
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• Giant sketch in field marks Picasso death anniversary

  08-04-2023 22:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Dario Gambarin used a tractor to create the portrait on wasteland in Italy.
  
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• US army sergeant found guilty of murdering BLM protester in Austin

  08-04-2023 22:05 via theguardian.com
  
  Texas governor moves to pardon Daniel Perry, who was convicted of shooting Garrett Foster during rally in 2020A US army sergeant and ride-share service driver has been found guilty of the murder of a protester during a Black Lives Matter rally in 2020 in Austin, Texas.After an eight-day trial and two days of verdict deliberations, a jury in Travis county, Texas, found 33-year-old Daniel Perry guilty of murdering air force veteran Garrett Foster, 28. Perry is white, as was Foster. Continue readin
  
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• WATCH: Dog reunites with owner after more than 100 days apart

  08-04-2023 22:01
  
  After a more than 100 days apart, a dog reunited with his owner and couldn’t contain his excitement.
  
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• Latest revelations of harassment at Australia’s Antarctic program raise hopes for change

  08-04-2023 22:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Second report detailing disturbing workplace culture at division has put onus on government to enact major reformGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastCurrent and former Australian Antarctic Division staff are hopeful the latest investigation into disturbing workplace cultures will mark a turning point for the program and improve safety and wellbeing.A review by Leigh Russell, a former Swimming Australia executive, confirmed earlier reports of sexual harassment
  
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• Australia must rescue citizens from ‘dire’ Syrian detention camps, Red Cross says

  08-04-2023 22:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Global director general says ‘state of in-limbo cannot last longer’, with about 40 citizens still believed to be detained indefinitelyGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAustralia and other countries must continue to rescue their citizens from “dire” conditions in camps in north-eastern Syria, the head of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has said.The global director general of the Geneva-based humanitarian organisati
  
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• ‘What next?’ Schumer lambasts Texas judge’s abortion pills ruling

  08-04-2023 21:55 via theguardian.com
  
  Democrats including Senate majority leader warn of ‘dangerous new precedent’ set by ruling and vow to fight itDemocratic lawmakers are doubling down on outrage against Friday’s ruling that threatens access to a widely used abortion medication, saying the ruling sets a “dangerous new precedent” that could harm future medications approved by the Food and Drug Administration.“Make no mistake, the decision could throw our country into chaos,” said the Democr
  
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• Iranian police plan to use smart cameras to identify ‘violators of hijab law’

  08-04-2023 21:52 via theguardian.com
  
  Women who break Islamic dress code will be identified, warned on first instance and then taken to courtPolice in Iran plan to use smart technology in public places to identify and then penalise women who violate the country’s strict Islamic dress code, the force said on Saturday.A statement said police would “take action to identify norm-breaking people by using tools and smart cameras in public places and thoroughfares”. Continue reading...
  
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• 2 more schools in this city to temporarily close after asbestos detected

  08-04-2023 21:21
  
  Two Philadelphia schools are immediately closing due to asbestos concerns amid a districtwide review of records on the potentially hazardous mineral fiber.
  
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• Democrats condemn Texas abortion pill ruling and the Trump judge who issued it

  08-04-2023 20:19 via nbcnews.com
  
  Democrats quickly condemned the Friday decision by U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk to suspend the FDA's longtime approval of a key abortion pill.
  
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• Justice Clarence Thomas’s megadonor friend collects Hitler memorabilia – report

  08-04-2023 20:16 via theguardian.com
  
  Harlan Crow, closely linked to judge, has a signed copy of Mein Kampf and dictator’s paintingsThe Republican megadonor whose gifts to the supreme court justice Clarence Thomas have come under the spotlight has a private collection including a garden of statues of dictators, including Mussolini and Stalin; Nazi memorabilia; and paintings including two works by Adolf Hitler, the Washingtonian reported.“I still can’t get over the collection of Nazi memorabilia,” the Washingt
  
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• Ben Ferencz, former Nuremberg trials prosecutor who secured convictions of Nazi death squad commanders, dies at 103

  08-04-2023 20:16 via nbcnews.com
  
  Ben Ferencz, a former prosecutor at the Nuremberg trials who secured convictions against 22 Nazi death squad commanders, has died.
  
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• Tensions run high across Israel after car ramming attack leaves tourist dead

  08-04-2023 20:10 via theguardian.com
  
  Further violence feared after Arab-Israeli man drives his vehicle into busy city promenade following a West Bank shootingOn 8 April 2022, a Palestinian gunman entered a crowded bar in Tel Aviv, Israel’s commercial capital, and opened fire, killing three people and wounding 10. This weekend, on the anniversary of that attack, an Arab-Israeli man rammed his car into pedestrians on the city’s seaside promenade, killing an Italian tourist and injuring seven more people.That attack follow
  
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• Sandy Lyle: Former Masters champion ends career with 18th-green cameo

  08-04-2023 19:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sandy Lyle spent a night on the booze before bringing the curtain down on his storied career in unusual circumstances at the Masters on Saturday.
  
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• How a tight circle of aides is trying to keep Trump out of (more) trouble

  08-04-2023 19:26 via nbcnews.com
  
  Donald Trump has a close, insular circle of aides who are helping him stay focused trying to avoid drama as he navigates the campaign and investigations.
  
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• New Mexico police kill homeowner after showing up at wrong address

  08-04-2023 18:52 via theguardian.com
  
  Farmington officers on paid administrative leave after shooting Robert Dotson while responding to call from across the streetOfficers with the Farmington police department of north-western New Mexico shot and killed a homeowner when they showed up at the wrong address in response to a domestic violence call this week, according to state authorities.The shooting happened about 11.30pm Wednesday. New Mexico state police released more details late on Thursday, and Farmington police confirmed on Fri
  
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• Saudi officials arrive in Iran to discuss reopening diplomatic missions

  08-04-2023 18:44 via theguardian.com
  
  Visits comes two days after Middle Eastern powers met in China to restore relationsA Saudi delegation arrived in Tehran on Saturday to discuss reopening diplomatic missions with Iran after seven years.The visit comes two days after the unprecedented meeting between Iran and Saudi Arabia’s heads of diplomacy in China after the two countries agreed to restore diplomatic ties last month. Continue reading...
  
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• Video shows teacher repeatedly saying racial slur in class and trying to get a student to repeat it

  08-04-2023 18:19 via nbcnews.com
  
  Video footage posted on social media shows a California teacher repeatedly saying the n-word in class as she tries to get a student to repeat the racial slur after her. The video was posted on Facebook and was filmed at Sequoia Middle School in Fontana.
  
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• Iran installs cameras to find women not wearing hijab

  08-04-2023 18:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Police say women seen not covering their hair will receive texts warning them of consequences.
  
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• Thabo Bester: 'Facebook rapist' who faked death arrested in Tanzania

  08-04-2023 17:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Thabo Bester, known as the "Facebook rapist", was at large for a year after escaping South African prison.
  
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• Hezbollah and Israel pull back from the brink – but spectre of conflict looms

  08-04-2023 17:19 via theguardian.com
  
  The rocket attack that followed air strikes and mosque raids failed to provoke all-out war, but it must surely be inevitableThe groves of southern Lebanon had been quiet for nearly 17 years. But as farmers tended to orange trees and banana crops on Thursday, rocket men lurked among them, readying the biggest barrage fired into Israel since the war of 2006 and taking a startled region to the precipice of another conflict that leaders on both sides of the border fear will be worse than all before
  
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• Democrats condemn judge’s ‘draconian’ decision threatening abortion drug

  08-04-2023 16:43 via theguardian.com
  
  Party members call on Biden to do more to protect reproductive rights amid conflicting judicial rulings on mifepristoneDemocrats angrily denounced as “dangerous” and “draconian” a decision by a Texas judge that threatens access to a widely used abortion medication, while demanding the Joe Biden White House do more to protect reproductive rights.Nearly a quarter-century after the Food and Drug Administration approved the abortion pill mifepristone, the federal judge Matthe
  
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• Four dead and at least 23 missing after boat attempting to cross Mediterranean sinks off Tunisia

  08-04-2023 16:30 via theguardian.com
  
  Latest incident comes amid sharp rise in numbers trying to leave crisis-hit north African countryFour people have died and at least 23 were missing on Saturday after their boat sank off Tunisia as they tried to cross the Mediterranean to Italy, amid a sharp rise in boats setting off from the north African country.The coast guard rescued 53 other people from the same boat off the southern city of Sfax, two of whom were in critical condition, said a local judge, Faouzi Masmousdi. Continue reading.
  
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• North Korea claims to have tested another underwater nuclear drone

  08-04-2023 16:19 via nbcnews.com
  
  North Korea on Saturday claimed it tested this week a second known type of nuclear-capable underwater attack drone designed to destroy naval vessels and ports, adding to a flurry of weapons demonstrations this year that have heightened tensions with rivals.
  
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• The Bodyguard cut short in Manchester due to rowdy singalongs

  08-04-2023 14:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The show's star Melody Thornton apologises as audience members are removed due to rowdy singalongs.
  
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• Tel Aviv car-ramming kills Italian tourist and injures 7

  08-04-2023 14:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  It comes after two British-Israeli sisters were killed in a shooting in the occupied West Bank.
  
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• Ukraine to export electricity again after Russian bombardment

  08-04-2023 13:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Russia's assault on Ukraine's energy infrastructure led to blackouts throughout winter.
  
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• Indonesia’s new capital raises fears for orangutans, dolphins and more

  08-04-2023 13:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  As Indonesia builds a new capital on the island of Borneo, conservationists worry about the impact on orangutans, dolphins and other wildlife in the area.
  
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• WATCH: Iowa driver crashes into semi-truck

  08-04-2023 12:33
  
  A "distracted" driver is lucky after coming away with just minor injuries when they crashed into a disabled semi-trailer truck, Iowa transportation officials say.
  
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• Crocodile attack: man in hospital after being bitten near Cooktown in Queensland

  08-04-2023 09:12 via theguardian.com
  
  Man, aged in his 40s, says he fought off the reptile by sticking his fingers in its eyesA man who was attacked by a crocodile in far north Queensland says he fought off the reptile by sticking his fingers in its eyes.The attack happened at Archer Point near Cooktown just before 1pm on Saturday. Continue reading...
  
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• China begins military drills around Taiwan after US speaker meeting

  08-04-2023 05:00 via theguardian.com
  
  ‘Combat readiness’ exercises come after Taiwan president Tsai Ing-wen met US house speaker Kevin McCarthy this week, angering BeijingChina-Taiwan tensions explained in 30 secondsChina’s military has sent dozens of planes across the Taiwan Strait median line, just hours after announcing three days of drills around Taiwan in response to the island’s president, Tsai Ing-wen, visiting the US and meeting the House speaker.Tsai met the speaker, Kevin McCarthy, while in Los Ange
  
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• Why this iconic spider sculpture faces removal

  08-04-2023 03:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Vancouver sculpture is made from recycled waste but is tangled up in a web of bureaucracy.
  
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• How this historically black college gymnastics team made history

  08-04-2023 03:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  For decades, young black gymnasts had to make a difficult choice about where to go to university.
  
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• Fantasy Premier League tips from the world's best FPL players

  08-04-2023 02:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An FPL player, who's recently been world number one, tells Newsbeat how to overtake your mates in your mini leagues.
  
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• Salcombe: What's it like living in the UK's most expensive seaside town?

  08-04-2023 02:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Salcombe's beauty and beaches make it special, say locals - but the tourism comes at a cost.
  
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• Do ‘disaster trolls’ believe the conspiracy theories they promote?

  08-04-2023 01:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Conspiracy theorist Richard D Hall is being sued for defamation but it hasn’t stopped his narrative.
  
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• Clarence Thomas and Bohemian Grove: What goes on at the all-male club?

  08-04-2023 01:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The secretive club is in the news after a report that Justice Clarence Thomas visited the retreat.
  
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