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• Deadly riot claims lives of 41 women in Honduran women's prison

  20-06-2023 23:32 via foxnews.com
  
  A riot at a women's prison northwest of the Honduran capital has killed at least 41 women, most of them burned to to death, a Honduran police official said. CLIMATE ACTIVISTS FORCIBLY DRAGGED FROM EVENT WITH BIDEN ENERGY SECRETARY JENNIFER GRANHOLM Yuri Mora, the spokesman for Honduras' national police investigation agency, said the riot broke out at the women’s prison in the town of Tamara, about 30 miles northwest of Tegucigalpa. Mora said most victims were burned, but there also were re
  
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• Hunter Biden to plead guilty to tax crimes and admit gun offence

  20-06-2023 23:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  President Biden's son is set to plead guilty to tax crimes and admit owning a gun while a drug user.
  
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• ‘Monstrous murder’: 46 women killed in Honduras prison riot

  20-06-2023 23:26 via theguardian.com
  
  Some women were burned to death in uprising blamed on crackdown on illicit activities inside of the country’s prisonsAt least 46 women have been killed – some of them burned to death – after an outbreak of violence between gangs at a prison in Honduras.Authorities found dozens of bodies after the violence on Tuesday at the prison in Tamara, about 30 miles (50km) north-west of the Honduran capital of Tegucigalpa, said Yuri Mora, spokesperson for the national police investigation
  
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• Modi in US: Why Washington is rolling out the red carpet for Indian PM

  20-06-2023 23:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The White House is pulling out all the stops to welcome India's PM. What does that signify?
  
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• Iceland 0-1 Portugal: Cristiano Ronaldo scores winner on historic 200th Portugal cap

  20-06-2023 22:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo scores a last-minute winner against Iceland as he becomes the first men's player to win 200 international caps.
  
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• WTA 50th anniversary: Billie Jean King and Rosie Casals on how they changed women's tennis

  20-06-2023 22:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  As the WTA marks its 50th anniversary, pioneer Rosie Casals questions whether today's players fully grasp the past and urges them to give back more to tennis.
  
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• Queen's 2023 results: Andy Murray loses to Alex de Minaur, Carlos Alcaraz beats Arthur Rinderknech

  20-06-2023 21:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Andy Murray's return to Queen's falls flat as his 10-match winning streak on the British grass courts is ended by Australia's Alex de Minaur.
  
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• Titan sub: Cramped vessel is operated by video game controller

  20-06-2023 21:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The world's only privately owned manned submersible has a unique design and some surprising features.
  
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• Missing Titan sub’s air supply dwindling as search yields no results

  20-06-2023 20:50 via theguardian.com
  
  Rescue teams race to find crew of the submersible Titan, which went missing during a dive to the wreck of the TitanicTitanic sub: latest updatesUS Coast Guard officials said on Tuesday afternoon that the crew of the submersible Titan, which went missing in the Atlantic during a dive to the wreck of the Titanic, had about 40 hours of breathable air remaining, if they are still alive.Capt Jamie Frederick also told reporters at a media briefing that a massive sea and air search that began on Sunday
  
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• Four Israelis killed by Palestinian gunmen near West Bank settlement

  20-06-2023 20:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Another four are wounded when two Palestinian gunmen open fire at a restaurant and petrol station.
  
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• Three men including ex-NYPD officer convicted of harassing Chinese exile

  20-06-2023 20:35 via theguardian.com
  
  Prosecutors say ‘Operation Fox Hunt’ is a Beijing effort to pressure Chinese nationals in the US to return home to face charges A former New York City police sergeant and two Chinese citizens living in the US have been convicted of various charges in a trial showcasing Chinese efforts to pressure expatriates into returning home, part of a program called “Operation Fox Hunt”.Michael McMahon, who now works as a private investigator, Zheng Congying and Zhu Yong were accused
  
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• Titanic sub: St John's hoping for safe return

  20-06-2023 20:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The BBC's Nadine Yousif is in Newfoundland where the expedition to the Titanic began.
  
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• Best and worst case scenarios to explain Titan’s loss of contact with surface

  20-06-2023 20:07 via theguardian.com
  
  The missing submarine had enough oxygen to sustain those onboard for four days, but limited air is far from the only hazardFor an expedition as hazardous as the Titan’s descent to the Titanic, there is a long list of onboard systems that need to be checked and a host of environmental hazards that must be identified and assessed before the voyage begins.“When you are putting people in a potentially dangerous position like this you want to be absolutely sure everything’s checked
  
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• Titanic tourist submersible: Rescuers scan ocean as clock ticks

  20-06-2023 19:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The US and Canada are urgently searching for a tourist submersible not seen since Sunday.
  
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• A visual guide to the Titanic sub rescue mission

  20-06-2023 19:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Rescue teams are in a race against time as they battle poor visibility in a huge search area.
  
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• How the search for the submarine is unfolding

  20-06-2023 19:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The BBC's Jessica Parker looks at what it takes to find the missing submarine.
  
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• Translator alleges work on Chinese radical ‘plagiarised’ in British Museum show

  20-06-2023 18:53 via theguardian.com
  
  Exclusive: Yilin Wang claims she did not receive any credit for translations of Qiu Jin’s work in the China’s Hidden Century exhibitionThe British Museum is removing a segment of its landmark exhibition on China after a writer alleged that her translations of a Chinese revolutionary’s poetry had been “plagiarised”.Yilin Wang, an award-winning translator, poet and editor who lives in Vancouver, said she did not receive any credit or reimbursement for translations of
  
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• At least four people killed by Palestinian gunman in West Bank

  20-06-2023 17:33 via theguardian.com
  
  Israeli security forces say gunman was shot and search for other attackers continues after incident near settlement of EliA Palestinian attacker has opened fire at a gas station near an Israeli settlement in the West Bank, killing at least four people and wounding several others, Israeli medics have said, as violence continued to roil the occupied territory.Israeli security forces said they shot the gunman and were still searching for other attackers near the settlement of Eli north of the Pales
  
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• Titan sub: David Mearns speaks of missing friends on board

  20-06-2023 15:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  David Mearns knows two of the five people on board the Titanic tourist sub, which went missing on Sunday.
  
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• Disgraced Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn sues former employer for $1bn

  20-06-2023 15:17 via theguardian.com
  
  Executive who jumped bail in Japan and escaped to Beirut has filed claim in Lebanese courtCarlos Ghosn, the disgraced former Nissan executive who jumped bail in Japan and fled to Lebanon, has filed a $1bn lawsuit against his former employer.Ghosn, the mastermind of a carmaking alliance with Renault that also later involved Mitsubishi Motors, was detained in Japan in November 2018 amid allegations of financial misconduct involving a plot to deliberately underreport his remuneration. Continue read
  
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• Paris 2024 Olympics: French police raid organisers' headquarters

  20-06-2023 14:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  French officials say the searches are part of two earlier preliminary corruption investigations.
  
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• Andrew Tate charged with rape and human trafficking

  20-06-2023 13:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Andrew Tate and his brother charged in Romania over human trafficking and sexual exploitation.
  
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• WATCH: Tornado touches down in Florida

  20-06-2023 12:47 via abcnews.go.com
  
  An eyewitness captured a dramatic video of a tornado in Destin, Florida.
  
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• Foreign Office accused of ignoring Sudan atrocity warnings

  20-06-2023 11:16 via theguardian.com
  
  Exclusive: Charities and civil groups say FO pursued an over-optimistic agenda of ‘democracy first’ in SudanThe UK Foreign Office has been accused of ignoring repeated warnings from Sudanese groups and western experts that Sudan was teetering on the brink of a conflict that would lead to mass atrocities and identity-based crimes.Sudan has been gripped by violence since two rival generals went to war against each other in April. The Commons foreign affairs select committee is conducti
  
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• Advocate for separate Sikh state in India shot dead in Canada

  20-06-2023 11:08 via theguardian.com
  
  Hardeep Singh Nijjar, president of temple in British Columbia, found fatally injured in car parkA campaigner for a Sikh nation to be carved out of India’s Punjab state who was wanted by Indian authorities has been shot dead in Canada, police have said.Federal police said a man was found in his pickup truck in the car park of the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara temple in Surrey, British Columbia, at about 8.30pm on Sunday, with apparent gunshot wounds. Continue reading...
  
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• Titanic tourist submersible: What's it like on the Titan?

  20-06-2023 10:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Two people who have been on the Titan sub say it will be challenging for rescuers to find it in time.
  
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• Soft power: Saudi Arabia flexes muscles with launch of new Gulf airline Riyadh Air

  20-06-2023 10:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Move comes amid resurgent demand for air travel after end of Covid lockdownsAs the deafening roar of an F35 fighter jet washes over the Paris air show, Tony Douglas allows himself a moment of nostalgia: he was formerly responsible for the UK government agency charged with buying the planes.Now he is in charge of a different aviation proposition, leading the launch of a new commercial airline belonging to the Saudi Arabian state. Continue reading...
  
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• Houston rapper Big Pokey dies after collapsing at show in Texas

  20-06-2023 06:38 via abcnews.go.com
  
  The Houston rapper died after performing a show in Texas over the weekend.
  
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• UN members adopt first-ever treaty to protect marine life in the high seas

  20-06-2023 06:06 via abcnews.go.com
  
  The U.N.'s chief says the agreement gives the ocean "a fighting chance."
  
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• 33 Pride flags vandalized at Stonewall National Monument in NYC: Police

  20-06-2023 05:31 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Dozens of Pride flags were vandalized on Sunday at the Stonewall Monument National Park in New York City, according to the NYPD.
  
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• Search efforts for British actor Julian Sands resume, sheriff's office says

  20-06-2023 05:30 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Search efforts for British actor Julian Sands resumed on Saturday, months after going missing in the southern California mountains, the Sheriff’s Separtment said.
  
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• WATCH: Man finds ‘Avatar’-like bioluminescence in Australian creek

  20-06-2023 04:54 via abcnews.go.com
  
  A man exploring the area around a creek in Brisbane, Australia could barely contain his excitement upon discovering an “insane” bioluminescent glow in the water and surrounding mud.
  
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• 4 wounded after man with axe attacks diners at 3 New Zealand restaurants

  20-06-2023 04:47 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Police and witnesses say a man with an axe attacked random diners at three neighboring Chinese restaurants in New Zealand
  
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• At least 6 teens shot after Milwaukee Juneteenth celebration ends

  20-06-2023 04:34 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Milwaukee police and fire officials say at least teenagers were shot Monday afternoon around where the city's Juneteenth celebration had just wrapped up
  
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• Tom Cruise starstruck by Janet Jackson: 'She is a goddess'

  20-06-2023 03:50 via foxnews.com
  
  Tom Cruise is not holding back when it comes to his adoration for Janet Jackson. The "Top Gun" star attended the world premiere of "Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One" in Rome on Sunday and shared that he spent his day off last month to see Michael Jackson's sister live. "That was a moment, yeah, that was my night off. That was my last break," Cruise told Entertainment Tonight. "I just want to tell you to go see Janet." Cruise emphasized that he was enthusiastic during Jackson's
  
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• Ancient Roman temple complex, with ruins of building where Caesar was stabbed, opens to tourists

  20-06-2023 03:46 via abcnews.go.com
  
  The four temples from ancient Rome date back as far as the 3rd century B.C.
  
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• WATCH: Ron DeSantis gets bar crowd laughing with Bud Light quip: 'I'll serve you anything except...'

  20-06-2023 03:39 via foxnews.com
  
  Republican presidential candidate and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis roused a Nevada bar crowd to laughter over the weekend with a quip aimed at frequently mocked beer Bud Light. "Just so you know, I'll serve you anything except Bud Light," DeSantis told a crowd gathered at the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 9211 bar in Reno, Nevada, on Saturday. The crowd, who DeSantis was serving from behind the bar, roared with laughter before sharing a round of beers "on the house" with the presidential hope
  
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• Paul-Henry Nargeolet, French mariner feared aboard missing Titanic sightseeing sub, knew perils of deep dives

  20-06-2023 03:12 via foxnews.com
  
  French mariner Paul-Henry Nargeolet, considered one of the leading experts on the Titanic, is feared to be among five people who went missing on a tourist submersible visiting the wreckage.  Nargelot was named in a Facebook post by fellow voyager, Hamish Harding, a U.K. billionaire and aviator, a day before the mission.  "The team on the sub has a couple of legendary explorers, some of which have done over 30 dives to the RMS Titanic since the 1980s including PH Nargeolet," Harding wro
  
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• Texas man sentenced to life for shooting girlfriend 10 times, killing her

  20-06-2023 03:09 via foxnews.com
  
  A 19-year-old Dallas, Texas man who pleaded guilty to shooting his 17-year-old girlfriend 10 times in 2022 and killing her has been sentenced to life in prison. On Feb. 6, 2022, officers with the Dallas Police Department responded to an apartment complex for reported gunshots. When they arrived, officers found a 17-year-old female suffering from 10 gunshot wounds to her chest, face and back. The shooter, later identified as Armando Diaz, Jr., was not at the scene when officers arrived but was li
  
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• Trumpington burial: Teenage Anglo-Saxon girl's face revealed

  20-06-2023 02:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The face of a 16-year-old girl who died more than 1,300 years ago is revealed.
  
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• Trump calls NARA 'radical left group,' says they could've 'stuffed' the boxes during Mar-a-Lago document raid

  20-06-2023 02:54 via foxnews.com
  
  Former President Donald Trump on Monday slammed the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) as a "radical left group" and suggested that they could have "stuffed" the boxes during their raid on Mar-a-Lago last summer in an exclusive interview with Fox News' Bret Baier. In his first TV interview since he was indicted on federal charges over his handling of classified materials, Trump characterized himself as a victim of a "weaponized" White House and maintained his innocence while rep
  
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• A daytime nap is good for the brain

  20-06-2023 02:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Those prone to napping had brains that looked up to six years younger than everyone else.
  
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• Rob Schneider says Garth Brooks' 'ego' was real culprit in Bud Light drama: 'Just shut up'

  20-06-2023 02:38 via foxnews.com
  
  Rob Schneider hopes the beer is chasing Garth Brooks' blues away. The 59-year-old "The Hot Chick" actor didn't mince words while addressing the continued controversy brewing for Bud Light after "The Thunder Roll" singer admitted he'd sell the beer at his as-yet unopened bar in Nashville. Brooks faced swift backlash from fans after announcing "every brand of beer" will be available once his Friends In Low Places Bar & Honky Tonk opens this summer. Bud Light's parent company has seen a steady
  
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• JESSE WATTERS: There is no Joe Biden campaign or headquarters

  20-06-2023 02:37 via foxnews.com
  
  Fox News host Jesse Watters reacts to President Biden's reelection campaign on "Jesse Watters Primetime." JESSE WATTERS:  Biden was supposed to be the bridge from an old generation to the new and just stop Trump and let Kamala take over next election, but that can happen. That bridge blew up, so Biden testing his luck running for reelection without a pandemic. So, this time, we're going to get a real Joe Biden in front of a crowd for an entire campaign. This has never happened in the histor
  
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• Former Navy officer, US congressman calls for deployment of nuclear sub to search for missing Titanic tour

  20-06-2023 02:34 via foxnews.com
  
  EXCLUSIVE: A U.S. congressman who served as a nuclear submarine officer in the U.S. Navy is calling for the force to take action in the search for a missing tourist submersible destined for the wreckage of the Titanic that disappeared on Sunday. "I have 500 days at sea on a submarine, so my heart really goes out to the missing crewmen and their families. The United States Navy needs to step up and do everything possible to help locate that submarine as quickly as possible," Rep. Brandon Williams
  
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• WATCH: Truck loses load of french fries on Utah highway

  20-06-2023 02:13 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Traffic moved slowly on a Utah interstate after a truck collided with a barrier and littered the road with fries. Fortunately, no one was injured in the incident.
  
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• Trump responds to alleged recording of him showing 'secret' government information

  20-06-2023 02:03 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Despite what prosecutors claim in Trump's indictment, he said on Fox News on Monday he hadn't shown a classified document to someone else after leaving the White House
  
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• Water rescue expert theorizes missing Titanic tourist submarine ‘entangled’ on wreckage

  20-06-2023 02:00 via foxnews.com
  
  Lifeguard Systems President Butch Hendrick suspected that a missing tour submersible may have gotten entangled in the wreckage of the Titanic, but said rescue was possible on Monday’s episode of "The Story." The search continues on Monday evening for a missing five-person submersible used to take tourists to see the underwater wreckage of the Titanic, a ship that sunk off the coast of Canada in the Atlantic in April 1912. OceanGate Expeditions, the company that owns the minivan-sized subme
  
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• NJ casinos boast $471M in May revenue, but in-person earnings down 2.4%

  20-06-2023 01:53 via foxnews.com
  
  New Jersey’s casinos, horse tracks that take sports bets and the online partners of both types of gambling won nearly $471 million in May, up 9.4% from a year earlier according to figures released Monday by state gambling regulators. But the amount of money won from in-person gamblers, which the casinos consider to be their key metric, was down 2.4% from a year ago, to $227.3 million. And only three of the nine casinos — Borgata, Hard Rock and Ocean — won more money from in-per
  
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• Submersible scientist fears OceanGate may have suffered catastrophic implosion: 'Deeply worrisome'

  20-06-2023 01:51 via foxnews.com
  
  A career scientist in the submersible vehicle industry fears the worst — a catastrophic implosion — regarding the fate of the OceanGate, he indicated in an interview on Monday evening. The submersible with five people on board has been missing since Sunday while bringing tourists to explore the wreck of the Titanic.  "For there not to be any communications or any movement, indications are that something went critical," Steve Somlyody, a Florida-based senior research scientist wh
  
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