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• Four wins from greatness - how Man City’s mentality is key to Treble bid

  14-05-2023 23:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  MOTD pundit Danny Murphy says Manchester City's win over Everton is the perfect example of the winning mentality that has taken them to touching distance of a Treble.
  
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• Gaza ceasefire ends five days of fighting that left dozens dead

  14-05-2023 23:21 via theguardian.com
  
  Hostilities destroyed more than 50 homes and displaced about 950 people, says the UNRelative calm has returned to the blockaded Gaza Strip after a ceasefire that has ended five days of cross-frontier fire between Israel and militant groups in the coastal enclave that killed 33 Palestinians and two people in Israel.A truce mediated by Egyptian officials that went into effect at 10pm (8pm BST) on Saturday night appeared to hold, despite the firing of a rocket towards southern Israel on Sunday even
  
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• Giro d'Italia: Remco Evenepoel withdraws from race lead because of Covid-19

  14-05-2023 23:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Race leader Remco Evenepoel is out of the Giro d'Italia after testing positive for Covid-19, with Geraint Thomas moving up to first.
  
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• Cyclone Mocha: Deadly storm hits Bangladesh and Myanmar coast

  14-05-2023 23:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The most powerful cyclone to hit the Bay of Bengal in more than 10 years made landfall.
  
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• Espanyol 2-4 Barcelona: Robert Lewandowski scores two as Barca wrap up title

  14-05-2023 23:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Barcelona seal their first La Liga title since 2018-19 with four games to spare after a stylish win at the home of city rivals Espanyol.
  
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• 'It feels like there is no hope' - Arsenal's title dreams fade

  14-05-2023 22:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Premier League title is not yet mathematically unobtainable but the reaction of Arsenal players and fans after the home loss to Brighton suggests they think it is.
  
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• Italian Open: Cameron Norrie sets up Novak Djokovic meeting in Rome

  14-05-2023 21:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Britain's Cameron Norrie beats Marton Fucsovics to set up an Italian Open last-16 meeting with Novak Djokovic.
  
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• Ukraine war: Kyiv not attacking Russian territory - Zelensky

  14-05-2023 21:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ukraine's president says in Germany that Kyiv is preparing to liberate its regions seized by Russia.
  
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• Opposition parties take lead in Thai election

  14-05-2023 20:29 via theguardian.com
  
  Early counts appear to show firm rejection of government as Move Forward and Pheu Thai parties are neck and neck Opposition pro-democracy parties took the lead in an early vote count in Thailand’s national elections, which appeared to signal a firm rejection of the military-backed government that has ruled the country for almost a decade.According to a preliminary count of more than 80% of the country’s 95,000 polling stations, the progressive Move Forward party was projected to win
  
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• Ja Morant: Memphis Grizzlies suspend star after he again appears to hold up a gun

  14-05-2023 20:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Memphis Grizzlies suspend Ja Morant after he again appears to hold a gun in a video.
  
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• One year after Tops supermarket shooting, friends and family honor victim with scholarship fund

  14-05-2023 20:18 via nbcnews.com
  
  The Lt. Aaron Salter Memorial Scholarship provides 10 disadvantaged high school seniors in Buffalo with $5,000 for college expenses.
  
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• WATCH: Deputy narrowly avoids wrong-way driver

  14-05-2023 19:26 via abcnews.go.com
  
  A sheriff in Nevada narrowly avoided a head-on collision with a truck going the wrong way.
  
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• Women's FA Cup final: Sam Kerr seals title for Chelsea against Manchester United

  14-05-2023 19:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sam Kerr is match-winner yet again as Chelsea take a third successive Women's FA Cup title with win over Manchester United in front of a record crowd at Wembley.
  
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• Maryland man recently released from jail allegedly steals 5-ton military vehicle and leads police on a highway chase

  14-05-2023 18:37 via nbcnews.com
  A Maryland man just released from jail allegedly stole a 5-ton military vehicle and led police on a highway chase on Friday, according to a news release from the Harford County Sheriff's Office.
  
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• Grizzlies suspend Ja Morant after he apparently flashes gun on social media once again

  14-05-2023 18:29 via nbcnews.com
  
  Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant is suspended again as the NBA reviews another video in which the superstar player apparently flashed a gun on social media.
  
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• Murphy: Biden using 14th Amendment for debt ceiling would ‘absolve Congress from being adults’

  14-05-2023 17:16 via nbcnews.com
  
  Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., on Sunday opposed the idea of President Joe Biden using the 14th Amendment to unilaterally avert a debt default.
  
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• Belarus leader Alexander Lukashenko misses event, fuelling health rumours

  14-05-2023 17:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Speculation about Alexander Lukashenko's health has grown after he missed a key state celebration.
  
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• Americans are worried the economy will turn. Whether it does could decide 2024.

  14-05-2023 17:01 via nbcnews.com
  
  Much of the available data about the economy is positive, but a large swath of the nation is pessimistic it will last.
  
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• The United States' obsession with AR-15 rifles, explained

  14-05-2023 17:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  Calls for a ban on AR-15 semiautomatic rifles escalate after every mass shooting, but many Americans still want to be able to buy the military-grade weapon.
  
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• US senator denounced as ‘profoundly ignorant man’ over remarks on Mexico

  14-05-2023 16:31 via theguardian.com
  
  John Kennedy’s comments about Mexicans ‘eating cat food’ came as he urged the US military to enter country to ‘stop the cartels’Mexicans “would be eating cat food out of a can and living in a tent behind an Outback” Steakhouse restaurant if it were not for their nation’s proximity to the US, and their country should be invaded because of the presence of drug cartels there, the US senator John Neely Kennedy said.The Louisiana Republican’s raci
  
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• Imran Khan accuses Pakistan’s military of ordering his arrest

  14-05-2023 16:22 via theguardian.com
  
  Exclusive: former PM claims after release from custody that army chief has ‘personal grudge’ and is behind crackdown on partyPakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan has escalated his criticism of the country’s powerful military, accusing the head of the army of harbouring a “personal grudge” against him and ordering his arrest and a crackdown on his party.“It is personal. It’s got nothing to do with national interest,” Khan told the Guard
  
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• Israel cease-fire with Gaza militants appears to hold after days of fighting

  14-05-2023 15:44 via nbcnews.com
  
  A fragile cease-fire between Israeli forces and militants in the Gaza Strip appeared to be holding Sunday after a five-day clash that killed 33 Palestinians and two people in Israel.
  
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• Summer vacation is increasingly for the rich

  14-05-2023 14:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  The U.S. pandemic emergency has ended and travel restrictions are gone, but inflation is still crimping most vacationers' plans — except for the rich.
  
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• Sweden's Loreen takes Eurovision trophy for second time

  14-05-2023 13:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Loreen is the first woman to win twice, but Mae Muller fails to replicate Sam Ryder's success.
  
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• Kenya cult: Children targeted to die first, pastor says

  14-05-2023 12:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Fresh accounts emerge of the final days of deceased members of a Christian doomsday cult in Kenya.
  
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• Why Lyme disease symptoms go away quickly for some and last years for others

  14-05-2023 12:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  New research published by the CDC found an immune system marker that was elevated in people with long Lyme symptoms, even after they’d received antibiotics.
  
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• Free speech or federal crime? Protesters are still marching outside conservative Supreme Court justices’ homes

  14-05-2023 12:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  For a year, protesters have been picketing conservative Supreme Court justices' homes. Republicans are displeased they're not being punished.
  
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• Why Ryan Reynolds wanted to buy this ice hockey team

  14-05-2023 06:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ryan Reynolds, Snoop Dogg and the Weeknd want to be the next owner of the Ottawa Senators. Why?
  
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• Ron DeSantis tiptoes around Iowa as Trump cancels visit amid tornado threat

  14-05-2023 06:14 via nbcnews.com
  
  It was supposed to be a clash of 2024 GOP titans in Iowa Saturday, but Gov. Ron DeSantis had the state to himself after Donald Trump cancelled his outdoor rally.
  
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• 3 men arrested and charged in slayings of 3 women in L.A. neighborhood

  14-05-2023 05:58 via nbcnews.com
  
  Three men have been arrested and charged with murder in connection with the killings of three women in a Los Angeles neighborhood earlier this year.
  
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• Israel-Gaza: Shaky start to ceasefire ending five days of fighting

  14-05-2023 05:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Palestinian rocket attacks and Israeli air strikes continued for hours after the ceasefire began.
  
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• Ukraine Eurovision act's city Ternopil attacked before performance

  14-05-2023 05:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ternopil was hit by Russian missiles before Tvorchi took the stage in Liverpool, authorities say.
  
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• New Zealand government announces billion-dollar cyclone and flood recovery fund

  14-05-2023 05:45 via theguardian.com
  
  Record-breaking rainfall hit Auckland in January, only to be followed by Cyclone Gabrielle ravaging the North Island in FebruaryThe New Zealand government is allocating NZ$1.1bn to help communities recover from Cyclone Gabrielle and flooding.The funds from the 2023 budget are to cover “basics” of rebuilding roads, rail and schools, as well as flood protection, the government announced on Sunday. Continue reading...
  
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• Imran Khan calls for ‘freedom’ protests across Pakistan

  14-05-2023 05:36 via theguardian.com
  
  Former PM urges supporters to rally ‘at the end of your streets and villages’ and ‘sacrifice’ in push for immediate electionsPakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan has called for nationwide “freedom” protests on Sunday after his brief arrest and detention last week triggered deadly unrest.The one-time cricket superstar – who has been tied up in dozens of legal cases since being ousted from power in April 2022 – was freed on bail on Frida
  
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• Eurovision: Princess of Wales makes surprise appearance

  14-05-2023 05:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  She played an instrumental piece pre-recorded in Windsor Castle's Crimson Drawing Room earlier this month.
  
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• From Syria to Sudan: The nightmare followed me

  14-05-2023 04:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Kareem thought he had found safety but his life was then engulfed in violence once more.
  
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• The best photos of the night

  14-05-2023 04:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Electric performances have been firing up Eurovision fans in Liverpool for this year's final.
  
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• Why did the UK's Eurovision entry do so badly?

  14-05-2023 04:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The singer scored a genuine hit with I Wrote A Song, so why did voters award her so few points?
  
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• The daring riders of India's 'well of death'

  14-05-2023 04:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The drivers defy gravity to ride their bikes and cars inside a giant wooden barrel to entertain people.
  
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• Chile's new law blazes trail for children of femicide victims

  14-05-2023 03:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A new law will provide an allowance for children of mothers killed by their partners or ex-partners.
  
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• The transgender Indonesian Muslims trying to secure their future

  14-05-2023 03:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The country's only Islamic centre for trans women is in jeopardy after the death of its leader.
  
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• Six Russian aircraft intercepted near Alaska airspace during US military training exercises: NORAD

  14-05-2023 03:30 via foxnews.com
  
  The North American Aerospace Defense Command released a statement Saturday saying it had intercepted six Russian aircraft operating off the coast of Alaska.  In a press release about Thursday's incident, NORAD said it "detected, tracked, positively identified and intercepted six Russian aircraft operating in and near the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ). UKRAINE MAKES GAINS IN BAKHMUT AMID TALKS OF SPRING OFFENSIVE; WAGNER TANTRUM CONTINUES "Russian aircraft remained in interna
  
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• Cha Cha Cha, Mel the milkmaid and other memorable Eurovision moments

  14-05-2023 03:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Neon green bolero jackets, a piano fit for a princess and other highlights from Eurovision 2023 in Liverpool.
  
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• Ukraine war: Russians in Germany split over Putin's invasion

  14-05-2023 02:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Many Germany-based Russians are repeating Kremlin disinformation about the invasion of Ukraine.
  
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• WATCH: Sea lion trained by Navy to be 'avid gamer'

  14-05-2023 02:29 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Scientists at a U.S. Naval base have trained several sea lions to play video games, including one named Spike that has quickly become an "avid gamer."
  
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• Thailand election day arrives with hope of unseating junta generals from power

  14-05-2023 02:26 via theguardian.com
  
  Young voters demand change but military-appointed senate poses hurdle to a non-establishment candidate becoming prime ministerThais voted on Sunday in an election that could lead to the defeat of the military-backed leader who has ruled the country for almost a decade.However, a skewed election system means the shape of the new government is “very unpredictable”, say analysts, and it is not clear if pro-democracy candidates will succeed in unseating the generals. Continue reading...
  
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• Watch: Eurovision final highlights in 90 seconds

  14-05-2023 01:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A singing "Brussels sprout", Italy's soft play area and a man in a soap dish - catch up with all the night's highlights.
  
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• All the times Eurovision's presenters stole the show

  14-05-2023 01:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Not only were there eye-catching performances in Liverpool, the hosts made the most of the limelight too.
  
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• Migrants say a whisper network encouraged many to cross before Title 42 ended

  14-05-2023 01:14 via nbcnews.com
  
  Multiple migrants in El Paso said that a whisper network in Juárez, Mexico, led them to believe that their best chance to come to the U.S. was about to expire.
  
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• Loreen: Who is Sweden's two time Eurovision final winner?

  14-05-2023 01:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  She had something none of the other contestants did - experience of winning it before.
  
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