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• 2 dead, 4 injured in Louisville shooting

  16-04-2023 23:55 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Two people were killed and other four were injured in a shooting in Louisville, Kentucky, on Saturday night.
  
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• Spain's leader apologizes to victims of sexual consent law

  16-04-2023 22:17 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Law to increase protection for women freed hundreds of convicted sex offenders.
  
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• Iran: Jail terms for those behind downing of Ukraine flight

  16-04-2023 22:17 via abcnews.go.com
  
  An air defense commander sentenced in deadly downing of a passenger plane.
  
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• Australians report record $3.1bn losses to scams, with real amount even higher, ACCC says

  16-04-2023 22:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Investment fraud amounts for biggest share at $1.5bn, followed by remote access and payment redirection rortsGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAustralians lost a record amount of more than $3.1bn to scams in 2022, up from the $2bn lost in 2021, a new report from the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission has revealed.The Targeting Scams report, which compiles data from Scamwatch, ReportCyber, major banks and money remitters, was based on an analys
  
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• Putin meets with China's defense minister in Moscow

  16-04-2023 21:47 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Meeting underscores Beijing's strengthening engagement with Moscow.
  
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• GOP senator slams Greene's 'irresponsible statement' defending suspect in docs leak

  16-04-2023 21:30 via nbcnews.com
  
  Sen. Lindsey Graham on Sunday excoriated Marjorie Taylor Greene over her defense of the Air National Guardsman suspected of leaking a trove of classified docs.
  
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• ‘Buckling’ NHS fails to treat 250,000 children with mental health problems

  16-04-2023 21:21 via theguardian.com
  
  Exclusive: child mental health crisis deepens with one-third of all referrals denied help A quarter of a million children in the UK with mental health problems have been denied help by the NHS as it struggles to manage surging case loads against a backdrop of a crisis in child mental health.Some NHS trusts are failing to offer treatment to 60% of those referred by GPs, the research based on freedom of information request responses has found.In the UK, Samaritans can be contacted on 116 123 or em
  
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• Four people killed and multiple others injured in Alabama shooting

  16-04-2023 21:15 via theguardian.com
  
  Most of the victims are teenagers from last night’s shooting at dance studio during a 16th birthday party in DadevilleFour people were killed in a shooting in east Alabama on Saturday night at a dance studio during a teenager’s birthday party and multiple people left injured, police said.WRBL, a local news station, reported that the shooting happened at about 10.30pm Saturday night at a 16th birthday party in Dadeville, about 50 miles north-east of Montgomery. Continue reading...
  
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• Sudan fighting rages for second day despite UN-proposed ceasefire

  16-04-2023 21:11 via theguardian.com
  
  Violence between military factions that has left at least 56 dead in the capital spreads to other parts of countryCivilians in Sudan have been subjected to a second day of heavy fighting, waking up in the capital, Khartoum, on Sunday to the sound of gunfire and military jets over the city despite a four-hour UN-proposed humanitarian ceasefire between the two main factions of the ruling military regime.The violence that broke out on Saturday between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Su
  
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• SpaceX planning Monday test flight of giant Starship rocket

  16-04-2023 20:55 via abcnews.go.com
  
  SpaceX is eyeing a Monday morning launch of its powerful Starship rocket -- which is expected to eventually carry passengers to the moon and Mars.
  
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• Essex pub that displayed golly dolls seized by police is vandalised

  16-04-2023 20:54 via theguardian.com
  
  White Hart Inn in Grays, which has been the subject of a reported hate crime, daubed with graffiti and has windows damagedAn Essex pub where police confiscated golly dolls has been vandalised with graffiti and damage to five windows early on Sunday morning, police have said.The incident occurred at about 12.40am at White Hart Inn in Grays. Essex police said they have deployed extra patrols in the area. Continue reading...
  
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• Poll reveals voters negative about Labour and Tory attack ads

  16-04-2023 20:33 via theguardian.com
  
  Posters attacking Rishi Sunak on crime made Britons feel less favourable about both main parties, Opinium findsLabour’s controversial “attack ad” accusing Rishi Sunak of failing to put paedophiles in prison has caused more voters to think negatively of Keir Starmer’s party than a Conservative poster that accused the Labour leader of being soft on crime, according to an Opinium poll for the Observer.The striking result, when people were asked to react to the two posters, c
  
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• EPA urges residents with debris on their properties from Indiana plastics fire to call the agency

  16-04-2023 20:27 via nbcnews.com
  
  The Environmental Protection Agency urges any residents with debris on their property from the Indiana plastics fire to not disturb the debris and call the agency immediately, according to a statement issued by the EPA.
  
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• Delivery driver who was hit by own van has died, say Cardiff police

  16-04-2023 20:09 via theguardian.com
  
  Mark Lang died in hospital after being injured in incident on 28 March while out delivering parcelsA delivery driver who was allegedly hit by his own van that had been stolen has died in hospital, police have confirmed. Mark Lang, 54, suffered serious injuries following the collision in North Road, Cardiff, on 28 March.Lang, of Cyncoed, was delivering parcels in Laytonia Avenue in Cathays, Cardiff, before the incident. Continue reading...
  
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• Democratic senators condemn federal judge’s ruling to block abortion drug

  16-04-2023 19:39 via theguardian.com
  
  Lawmakers from New York, Minnesota and Wisconsin decry the ruling, now on hold by supreme court until at least 19 AprilTop Democratic senators across the US are pushing back after a federal judge in Texas decided to block the FDA-approved abortion drug mifepristone.On Sunday, the New York senator Kirsten Gillibrand criticized as an “outrage” judge Matthew Kacsmaryk’s decision, which is currently halted until at least Wednesday 19 April by the supreme court. Continue reading...
  
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• Rishi Sunak appears ready to try to tough out further wave of NHS strikes

  16-04-2023 19:13 via theguardian.com
  
  High-risk tactic increases likelihood of combined stoppages by nurses and junior doctors in EnglandRishi Sunak appears set on trying to face down unions in a high-risk strategy to tough out a renewed wave of NHS strikes in England that health service leaders warned were unsustainable and could put patient safety at risk.With the prime minister and his health secretary, Steve Barclay, seemingly offering no fresh concessions for nurses or junior doctors, they risk the possibility of combined strik
  
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• Russia-Ukraine war live: Kyiv’s forces in ‘unprecedented’ bloody battles in Bakhmut – as it happened

  16-04-2023 19:11 via theguardian.com
  
  Intense fighting in middle of eastern city as Russia claims advances; Sloviansk death toll rises to 11 while Russian shelling also kills two in KhersonWhat we know on day 417 of the invasionMore on a story we reported earlier that Poland is to ban imports of Ukrainian grain to protect its own agricultural sector.A Polish ban on imports of Ukrainian grain and other food will also apply to the transit of these products through the country, the development and technology minister has said, accordin
  
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• Over 40 activists de-arrested after Grand National protest, campaign group says

  16-04-2023 18:56 via theguardian.com
  
  Animal Rising says 68 people still in custody, as RSPCA calls for review of three horse deaths at Aintree festival More than 40 animal rights activists have been de-arrested after protesters stormed the Grand National, according to the campaign group Animal Rising.Merseyside police said 118 people had been arrested following the disruption that caused a 14-minute delay to the world’s most famous steeplechase on Saturday. Continue reading...
  
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• Lindsey Graham calls fellow Republican ‘irresponsible’ for defending Pentagon leaker

  16-04-2023 18:48 via theguardian.com
  
  Conspiracy theorist and election denier Marjorie Taylor Greene says national guardsman Jack Teixeira has been treated unfairly Senator Lindsey Graham condemned his fellow Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene as “terribly irresponsible” on Sunday, after the far-right congresswoman defended the air national guardsman charged with leaking Pentagon intelligence documents.Speaking on ABC’s This Week show, Graham said the leaks had “done a lot of damage to our standing” and
  
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• James Cleverly in Japan for G7 as UK tilts towards Pacific post-Brexit

  16-04-2023 18:05 via theguardian.com
  
  Foreign secretary says ‘free and open Indo-Pacific’ is ‘critical to UK’ and releases manga-style cartoons to mark his visitJames Cleverly has arrived in Japan for a G7 foreign ministers’ summit to promote a “free and open” Indo-Pacific, as the UK government steps up its focus on the region after Brexit.The foreign secretary and his counterparts from countries including the US and France will hold high-level talks on closer security and defence ties in th
  
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• Sen. Baldwin says Texas judge is part of GOP's 'effort to ban abortion nationwide'

  16-04-2023 18:04 via nbcnews.com
  
  Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., said that the Texas judge who ruled to suspend the FDA’s longtime approval of key abortion pill mifepristone "is not guided by science."
  
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• Spanish PM apologises for loophole in new sexual consent law

  16-04-2023 17:53 via theguardian.com
  
  Pedro Sánchez asks victims for forgiveness after change allows some offenders to reduce sentencesSpain’s prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, has apologised to victims for a loophole in a landmark new law that was intended to toughen penalties for sexual crimes but has allowed some convicted offenders to reduce their sentences.The legislation, popularly known as the “only yes means yes” law, came into effect last October. It overhauled the criminal code by making sexual
  
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• UN World Food Programme halts Sudan operations as fighting continues

  16-04-2023 17:20 via theguardian.com
  
  Three of agency’s workers killed amid two days of violent clashes between army and paramilitariesViolence has been reported across Sudan for a second day as fighting continued in the capital and the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said it was temporarily halting all operations in the country after the deaths of three employees in the Darfur region.It followed a day of deadly battles between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) that left at least 56 people dead an
  
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• Pope slams 'insinuations' against John Paul II as baseless

  16-04-2023 17:19 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Pope Francis calls the insinuations “offensive and baseless."
  
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• Parody hitman website nabs Air National Guardsman after he allegedly applied for murder-for-hire jobs

  16-04-2023 17:11 via nbcnews.com
  
  An Air National Guardsman was arrested and charged Thursday with applying to be a hitman on a parody website, officials say.
  
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• Alabama shooting: Four dead at Dadeville 16th birthday party

  16-04-2023 17:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The shooting happened at a 16th birthday party in the city of Dadeville on Saturday, media reports say.
  
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• mRNA cancer vaccine an 'exciting' advance in reducing risk of melanoma relapse, trial shows

  16-04-2023 17:01 via nbcnews.com
  
  Melanoma relapse was significantly reduced by a combination of personalized mRNA cancer vaccine and Keytruda immunotherapy, a clinical trial found.
  
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• US neo-Nazi accused of sniper plot appears to have shared instructions with Australian far-right figures

  16-04-2023 17:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Brandon Russell, who has previously been jailed for possession of bomb-making materials, communicated with Australian extremists via TelegramGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastBrandon Russell, an American neo-Nazi who was charged this year with conspiring to attack the Maryland power grid, appears to have shared instructions on how to carry out such an attack months earlier in an Australian far-right channel on Telegram.Leaked chats show Russell posted extre
  
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• Penny Wong dismisses Paul Keating’s claim that the military has taken over Australian foreign policy

  16-04-2023 17:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Foreign minister says foreign and defence policies are both essential for making the country stronger and more influentialGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastPenny Wong will dismiss Paul Keating’s claim that the military has taken over foreign policy in Australia, as she insists the defence department and diplomats are working together to “keep the peace”.In a speech on Monday, the foreign affairs minister will say countries across the Indo-
  
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• Likely NSW speaker Greg Piper wants to bring ‘bear pit’ out of the gutter

  16-04-2023 17:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Exclusive: The independent MP says the findings of the scathing Broderick workplace culture review should be addressed ‘quickly’Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe New South Wales MP backed by the state’s new premier to be house speaker, Greg Piper, says he will prioritise improving parliamentary workplace safety and removing the “venom” from debate.The Lake Macquarie independent said he felt excited and anxious about the pos
  
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• Company advertising and selling illegal cannabis vape products in Australia under investigation

  16-04-2023 17:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Ethically Enhanced website sold Hubba Bubba-flavoured vapes containing cannabidiol, as owner of bubble gum brand considers legal actionGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA company advertising brightly packaged, Hubba Bubba-flavoured cannabis vape products to Australians through sponsored TikTok posts and selling them without checking for ID or requiring a prescription is being investigated by the country’s drugs regulator.The Therapeutic Goods Administ
  
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• Australian universities split on using new tool to detect AI plagiarism

  16-04-2023 17:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Turnitin claims its device is 98% accurate but some institutions are concerned about not having enough time to make a decisionGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAustralian universities are split on whether to adopt a new tool which claims to detect AI-generated plagiarism with a near-perfect success rate, citing concerns over out-of-date models and the minimal notice the sector was given to assess the issue.Turnitin’s detection tool, launched this mont
  
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• West Ham United 2-2 Arsenal: Gunners drop two points in Premier League title race

  16-04-2023 16:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Bukayo Saka misses a penalty as leaders Arsenal draw at West Ham in a blow to their hopes of winning the Premier League.
  
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• Concerns that Texas abortion ruling will upend FDA authority are ‘alarmist’: Sen. Cassidy

  16-04-2023 16:53 via nbcnews.com
  
  A Texas judge's ruling to suspend the FDA’s approval of mifepristone won't upend the federal agency’s authority, Sen. Cassidy has said.
  
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• Congress sees a rare window of opportunity to regulate Big Tech

  16-04-2023 16:31 via nbcnews.com
  
  Congress has real bipartisan momentum on regulating Big Tech, including legislation to protect kids online and to crack down on TikTok.
  
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• Suspected IS fighters kill 26 desert truffle hunters in Syria

  16-04-2023 16:27 via theguardian.com
  
  Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says latest attack brings the number of foragers killed since February to 200Suspected Islamic State fighters killed at least 26 people in Syria on Sunday, a war monitor said, the latest in a spate of attacks targeting people foraging for desert truffles.The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said “civilians and at least 10 pro-regime fighters” were among “the 26 people killed in an attack by Islamic State fighters while they were c
  
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• Joy and tension as Kyiv marks Orthodox Easter without Moscow clergy

  16-04-2023 15:54 via theguardian.com
  
  Cathedral service overseen by clerics independent of Russian-affiliated patriarchate for first time since 17th centuryRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesDawn did not break over wartime Kyiv on Orthodox Easter Sunday. It was more that the darkness gradually paled, leaving the pinnacle of the 18th-century bell tower wreathed in a wan mist.Soon after 5.30am, the faithful began to trickle into Dormition Cathedral, which stands at the heart of the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra, or Monastery of the C
  
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• EU rejects Ukraine grain bans by Poland and Hungary

  16-04-2023 15:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The two countries say the measures are necessary to protect their farming sectors from cheap imports.
  
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• Former Indian lawmaker, brother fatally shot live on TV

  16-04-2023 15:17 via abcnews.go.com
  
  A former Indian lawmaker convicted of kidnapping and facing murder and assault charges has been fatally shot along with his brother in a dramatic attack caught live on TV in northern India
  
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• Protests show depth of mistrust in Israeli government, says Rothman

  16-04-2023 15:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Architect of Israel’s judicial changes doubles down for next round of legislative battle when Knesset reconvenes in MayThe vicious fight in Israel over the government’s proposed judicial changes “transcends issues of left and right, and comes down to public distrust in government”, one of the architects of the plans has said, acknowledging that there is room for compromise going forward.Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, returned to office in December at t
  
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• 2 million dimes worth $200,000 stolen from Philadelphia truck, police say

  16-04-2023 15:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Police searching for ‘10 or more males’ in black clothing and gray hoodies, as well as white Chrysler 300 and dark pickup truckApproximately 2m dimes, or the equivalent of $200,000, were taken from a tractor trailer in a parking lot of the Philadelphia Mills shopping mall complex in northeast Philadelphia on Thursday morning.According to police, the truck driver had picked up $750,000 worth of dimes from the US Mint in Philadelphia and then parked the truck in the mall parking lot on
  
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• Celtic thrash Kilmarnock to move closer to title

  16-04-2023 14:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Celtic are seven points away from retaining the Scottish Premiership after a first-half goal blitz against relegation threatened Kilmarnock.
  
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• China likely to rapidly achieve air superiority over Taiwan, US leaks say

  16-04-2023 14:31 via theguardian.com
  
  Documents among those shared by alleged leaker raise questions over island’s military readinessChina would probably establish air superiority very rapidly in any attack on Taiwan, according to leaked US intelligence assessments that raise disturbing questions about the self-ruled island’s military readiness.The documents, part of a series allegedly leaked by the US air national guardsman Jack Teixeira, emerged as G7 foreign ministers met to discuss a common China strategy and Beijing
  
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• Grand National: BHA condemns protests & announces analysis of horse deaths

  16-04-2023 14:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The British Horseracing Authority has "robustly condemned" the "reckless" protests at Saturday's Grand National and announces an analysis into the death of three horses at this year's event.
  
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• Lazio captain in hospital after car hits tram

  16-04-2023 14:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Lazio captain Ciro Immobile is being treated for back and rib injuries after his car was involved in an accident with a tram in Rome.
  
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• Australia climate protest: Rising Tide activists shovel coal off train

  16-04-2023 14:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Some 50 protesters are arrested after halting cargo bound for the country's top coal export terminal.
  
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• Why Berlin’s U-Bahn musical shows no sign of hitting the buffers

  16-04-2023 13:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The longest-running production in Germany, restaged for a new generation of theatregoers, is a curious mixture of 80s nostalgia and politics … with great tunesThe four men dressed in widow’s weeds of black bombazine had hardly stepped on to the stage when the first yelps of delight rippled through the audience at Berlin’s Grips theatre, an intimate 360-seat venue in the west of the city. By the time the quartet in drag have locked arms to kick up their heels, the mixed-age cro
  
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• Germans split as last three nuclear power stations go off grid

  16-04-2023 12:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  More than 60 years of nuclear power comes to an end, but many Germans are unhappy.
  
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• ‘Not losing hope’: jailed Russia reporter Evan Gershkovich writes to his parents

  16-04-2023 12:45 via theguardian.com
  
  Wall Street Journal reporter held on espionage charges jokes about prison food in letter homeEvan Gershkovich, the Wall Street Journal reporter imprisoned in Russia on espionage charges, has said in his first direct communication to his parents in the US that he is not “losing hope”, and joked in the letter about the quality of the prison food.Gershkovich, 31, became the first American journalist to be detained in Russia on spying charges since the end of the cold war when he was det
  
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• Atiq Ahmed: The brazen murder of an Indian mafia don-turned-politician

  16-04-2023 12:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Atiq Ahmed, shot dead live on TV, built a fiefdom in northern India but his power had begun to wane.
  
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