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• Gene therapy for severe hemophilia is approved by FDA

  29-06-2023 23:42 via abcnews.go.com
  
  U.S. health regulators have approved a gene therapy for the most common form of hemophilia
  
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• Ex-Parkland school security officer found not guilty over failure to confront 2018 gunman

  29-06-2023 23:35 via nbcnews.com
  
  Scot Peterson was charged with neglect of a child and culpable negligence in the attack on Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School that killed 17.
  
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• Democrats say document from Trump impeachment probe rebuts GOP claims about a Biden bribery scheme

  29-06-2023 23:34 via nbcnews.com
  
  House Oversight Committee Democrats say evidence from the 2019 impeachment probe of Trump refutes GOP claims of a possible bribery scheme between Joe Biden and a foreign national.
  
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• Jan. 6 participant, identified nearly two years ago, is arrested near Obama home

  29-06-2023 23:29 via nbcnews.com
  
  WASHINGTON — A conspiracy-minded Donald Trump supporter who stormed the U.S.
  
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• Biden says it would be a 'mistake' to try to expand the Supreme Court

  29-06-2023 23:26 via nbcnews.com
  
  President Biden said trying to expand the court would be a "mistake," in an interview on MSNBC's "Deadline: White House."
  
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• Kamala Harris slams lawmaking 'extremists' at LGBTQ Pride event

  29-06-2023 23:25 via nbcnews.com
  
  At her annual Pride Month celebration, Vice President Kamala Harris called out “so-called leaders” who want to takethe country on a “backward march.”
  
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• Biden says he has never discussed specific cases with AG Merrick Garland

  29-06-2023 23:23 via nbcnews.com
  
  President Joe Biden said that he has never spoken with Attorney General Merrick Garland about cases being considered by the Department of Justice.
  
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• Transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney says Bud Light never reached out to her after backlash

  29-06-2023 23:07 via nbcnews.com
  
  Transgender TikToker Dylan Mulvaney said Bud Light failed to stand by her after their branded content partnership was met with massive right-wing backlash.
  
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• Number of homeless residents in Los Angeles County jumps by 9% in annual count

  29-06-2023 23:02 via abcnews.go.com
  
  The number of homeless residents counted in Los Angeles County has spiked again, increasing by 9% since last year
  
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• Supreme Court rules for Christian mail carrier who refused to work Sundays

  29-06-2023 22:47 via nbcnews.com
  
  The Supreme Court made it easier for employees to seek religious accommodations in the case of an evangelical Christian mail carrier who asked to be off Sundays.
  
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• Pentagon addresses rumors of Russian military purge following short-lived Wagner mutiny

  29-06-2023 22:46 via foxnews.com
  
  Pentagon press secretary Brig. Gen Pat Ryder on Thursday addressed rumors of a Russian military purge after Wagner mercenary forces, led by Yevgeny Prigozhin, engaged in a short-lived mutiny over the weekend.  Ryder said the Department of Defense was closely following the security situation inside Russia and has not seen anything that should raise alarm.  "Our focus is on ensuring that we don’t see anything that would portend strategic instability. In other words, nothing to indi
  
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• Parkland school cop who allegedly fled shooting found not guilty on all counts

  29-06-2023 22:43 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Scot Peterson, the ex-Parkland resource officer accused of allegedly failing to confront the school shooter, has been found not guilty.
  
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• At least 13 dead in Texas as scorching temps continue

  29-06-2023 22:34 via abcnews.go.com
  
  At least 13 people have died from heat-related illness in Texas as much of the South grapples with a weeks-long heat wave with triple-digit temperatures.
  
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• Drone deployed to fight mosquitoes in Southern California

  29-06-2023 22:08 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Southern California is seeing a spike in the region’s mosquito population following winter's heavy rains, and drone technology is being used to combat the potential spread of disease
  
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• Last living sibling of Martin Luther King Jr. dies at 95

  29-06-2023 22:01 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Christine King Farris, the last living sibling of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., has died
  
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• Iowa woman wins lottery more than 20 years after tornado wiped out her home

  29-06-2023 21:57 via nbcnews.com
  
  A winning lottery ticket, worth nearly $2 million, found its way into the hands of an Iowa woman whose home was wiped out in tornadoes 20 years ago, officials said Thursday.
  
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• Some Asian Americans say affirmative action ruling used group as ‘pawns’

  29-06-2023 21:52 via nbcnews.com
  
  Many Asian American groups and leaders are speaking out against the Supreme Court ruling that struck down affirmative action Thursday.
  
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• What’s in the California Reparations Task Force's final report

  29-06-2023 21:48 via nbcnews.com
  
  California Reparations Task Force’s report proposes more than 100 statewide policies to address the harms of slavery for Black people in California.
  
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• Mossad foils hit squad looking to kill Israelis, captures terror chief in Iran

  29-06-2023 21:28 via foxnews.com
  
  Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency revealed the thrilling raid on Iranian soil and arrest of a man who led a terrorist cell in Cyprus that aimed to kill Israelis on the island. "We will reach whoever foments terrorism against Jews and Israelis around the world, including on Iranian soil," a senior Mossad official said in a statement released Thursday along with a video confession from Yusef Shahabazi Abbasalilu, the head of the Iranian cell. Abbasalilu reportedly received detailed instruc
  
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• Florida jury finds former Parkland school resource officer Scot Peterson not guilty on all counts

  29-06-2023 21:26 via foxnews.com
  
  A Florida jury has found former Parkland school resource officer Scot Peterson not guilty on all counts. Peterson faced seven counts of felony child neglect and was the first law enforcement officer in the U.S. to face criminal charges stemming from his alleged inaction during an active school shooting. He was also charged with three counts of misdemeanor culpable negligence in relation to the adults shot in the building. Additionally, he was charged with perjury for allegedly lying to detective
  
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• Battle over Rwanda deportations to continue as No 10 gears up for appeal

  29-06-2023 21:15 via theguardian.com
  
  Sunak insists Rwanda is safe country to be sent to after court rules in favour of charities and 10 asylum seekersThe bitter legal battle over the government’s flagship immigration policy is set to reach new heights after Downing Street insisted it would fight to overturn a ruling that sending refugees to Rwanda was unlawful.Charities and others were jubilant on Thursday after judges at the court of appeal ruled in favour of campaign groups and 10 affected asylum seekers, while the oppositi
  
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• Record nighttime heat in Texas poses a sneaky risk to people's health

  29-06-2023 21:09 via nbcnews.com
  
  Heat at night disrupts sleep and prevents the body from recovering and cooling down, making minimum temperatures a critical indicator of a heat wave’s severity.
  
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• EU looks to Egypt partnership to tackle people-smuggling networks

  29-06-2023 20:58 via theguardian.com
  
  Leaders already exploring plans with other African nations to tackle root causes of migration-related deathsThe EU may seek a new wide-ranging partnership with Egypt including measures to stem irregular migration and break criminal people-smuggling networks.EU leaders are already exploring plans beyond a looming €1bn (£860m) deal with Tunisia to other countries in Africa as part of a wider bid to tackle the root causes of migration-related deaths and disappearances. Continue reading..
  
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• Inquisitive, beloved Canadian sex educator Sue Johanson dies aged 93

  29-06-2023 20:44 via theguardian.com
  
  Johanson was venerated as a forthright educator who filled voids left by the absence of sex ed curricula at US and Canadian schoolsSex educator Sue Johanson, who once declared that “horny is a beautiful thing”, has died at the age of 93 after more than two decades of giving frank advice to audiences in Canada and the US.Johanson gained an international audience with her plainspoken guidance to Canadians on her radio and TV programme Sunday Night Sex Show – and then Americans on
  
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• NFL suspends 3 players indefinitely, fourth gets 6 games for violating gambling policy

  29-06-2023 20:43 via nbcnews.com
  
  The NFL suspended three players indefinitely Thursday for violating the league’s gambling policy and a fourth was sidelined for six games.
  
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• Tourist loses control of paraglider, crashes into shop unharmed

  29-06-2023 20:42 via foxnews.com
  
  A paragliding tourist in the Loei province of Thailand lost control while attempting to land and crashed through the roof of a shop, according to footage obtained by Fox News Digital. Footage of the incident shows the man slowly descending toward a market where locals were reportedly celebrating the Phi Ta Khon Festival Saturday. The festival, also known as the Ghost Festival, is celebrated by Buddhist followers over a three-day period and often attracts visitors from all over the world, though
  
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• Virgin space plane takes off with first customers

  29-06-2023 20:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The 70-minute mission was purchased for the Italian Air Force and the Italian National Research Council.
  
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• Was your flight canceled amid bad weather? What you need to know about rebooking, refunds and more

  29-06-2023 20:09 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Hundreds of thousands of air travelers are facing potential flight cancellations and delays this weekend, the peak of summer travel, as thunderstorms threaten the East Coast, West Coast and points in between
  
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• UK cancer trust suggests 'bonus hole' as term for 'vagina'

  29-06-2023 20:08 via foxnews.com
  
  Jo's Cervical Cancer Trust, a United Kingdom-based non-profit, is offering alternative vocabulary for women's genitalia to increase what the organization is saying is inclusivity in medical language. According to the cancer trust's official glossary of LGBT-inclusive terms, "bonus hole" is an optional term for "vagina" in the context of cancer treatment. According to its website, the trust offers the following definition and guidelines: "An alternative word for the vagina. It is important to che
  
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• First college class after affirmative action ruling struggling with feeling their identity doesn't matter

  29-06-2023 19:56 via nbcnews.com
  
  Black, Latino, Asian students react to affirmative action ruling.
  
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• Christie goes after DeSantis for dodging Jan. 6 question: 'Was he alive that day?'

  29-06-2023 19:47 via nbcnews.com
  
  Republican presidential candidate Chris Christie slammed Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday for recently dodging a question about the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
  
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• Charges dropped in fatal stabbing of homeless man on subway

  29-06-2023 19:39 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Criminal charges against 20-year-old Jordan Williams in the fatal stabbing of a 32-year-old New York City homeless man on the subway.
  
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• Sotomayor and Jackson slam idea that U.S. is 'colorblind'

  29-06-2023 19:36 via nbcnews.com
  
  Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Ketanji Brown Jackson defended affirmative action in their dissent from the majority ruling barring race in college admissions.
  
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• Suspect charged in hate-motivated stabbing in Canada university gender issues class

  29-06-2023 19:28 via theguardian.com
  
  Professor and two students were stabbed in attack on class on Wednesday at University of WaterlooA suspect has been charged in the stabbing of a professor and two students during a class on gender issues at Canada’s University of Waterloo in what police are calling a hate-motivated attack.Waterloo regional police said Geovanny Villalba-Aleman, an international student who had been studying at the University of Waterloo, faces three counts of aggravated assault, four counts of assault with
  
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• MSCHF microscopic bag 'smaller than grain of salt' sells for $63,750

  29-06-2023 18:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A microscope - sold alongside the handbag - is needed to view its intricate design.
  
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• Iraq protesters breach Sweden’s embassy over Qur’an burning

  29-06-2023 18:43 via theguardian.com
  
  Followers ofShiite cleric Moqtada Sadr enter mission’s compound to denounce incident outside Stockholm mosque Iraqi protesters have breached Sweden’s embassy in Baghdad, angered by a Qur’an burning outside a Stockholm mosque that sparked condemnation across the Muslim world.A crowd of supporters of firebrand Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr stayed inside the compound for about 15 minutes, then left as security forces deployed, an AFP photographer said. Continue reading...
  
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• Tiffany's flagship store in Manhattan was ablaze following electrical fire, authorities say

  29-06-2023 18:29 via nbcnews.com
  
  The flagship Tiffany store in Manhattan caught fire Thursday morning, according to the New York City Fire Department.
  
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• Country music star Kelsea Ballerini hit in the face during a concert

  29-06-2023 18:03 via nbcnews.com
  
  Kelsea Ballerini was struck by an object thrown by a fan during a concert in Boise, Idaho. The singer chose to continue her set and finish the concert.
  
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• Braverman says appeal court ruling on Rwanda ‘disappointing for majority of British people’ – UK politics live

  29-06-2023 17:48 via theguardian.com
  
  Home secretary says government will seek leave to appeal against judgment as she gives statement to MPsJacob Rees-Mogg declined to comment on the privileges committee report when he was doorstepped by reporters this morning. He told ITV he was going to church, and then to the Test match.The Suella Braverman statement in the Commons on the court of appeal judgment on the Rwanda deportations policy will take place at about 5pm. Continue reading...
  
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• Backlog of adult rape cases in courts in England and Wales hits record high

  29-06-2023 17:46 via theguardian.com
  
  Figures prompt warnings that lack of investment is hampering drives to tackle low conviction rates in rape casesThe backlog of adult rape cases in crown courts in England and Wales has risen to almost four times the level it was in 2019.There was a record backlog of 2,210 adult rape cases in the first quarter of the year, compared with 576 in the equivalent period four years ago, according to analysis by the Criminal Bar Association (CBA) of official statistics published on Thursday. Continue re
  
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• Extreme heatwaves continue to grip US as millions under heat and air quality alerts – live

  29-06-2023 17:39 via theguardian.com
  
  Smoke from Canadian wildfires drifts south into US cities as Texas grapples with record-breaking temperaturesHere are some air and heat safety tips from Dr. Nasim Rahman, an indoor air quality expert at Lennox International, a provider of climate control products. Keep windows and doors closed: When outdoor air quality is at its worst, keep the entry points to your home closed to preserve the air in your home – without unsafely blocking your ability to exit the home.Keep your system in &ld
  
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• Russia-Ukraine war live: Wagner mercenaries will no longer fight in Ukraine; Putin greets crowds in rare walkabout

  29-06-2023 17:24 via theguardian.com
  
  Group’s chief refuses to sign contracts with Kremlin, says head of Duma defence committee; Russian president poses for selfies in DagestanWagner mutiny has weakened Putin, says Scholz, as Russian president makes rare public visitSee all our Russia-Ukraine coverageSuspilne, Ukraine’s state broadcaster, reports that the distribution of humanitarian aid in Nevske in the Ukraine-controlled portion of Luhansk has been paused after Russian shelling.It cites the regional governor Artem Lyso
  
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• Swan on the tracks halts trains on London’s Elizabeth line

  29-06-2023 17:15 via theguardian.com
  
  Passengers held on trains for up to hour as services suspended between Heathrow and Abbey WoodServices on a major section of London’s new £19bn Elizabeth line have been suspended because of a swan blocking the tracks.Transport for London (TfL) said there were no services between Heathrow airport in west London and Abbey Wood in south-east London – via the centre of the capital – due to “an obstruction on the track”. It said there were severe delays on the rest
  
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• Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi begins two-day visit to unrest-hit Manipur

  29-06-2023 17:11 via theguardian.com
  
  Congress party accused Narendra Modi of ‘abject failure’ over two-month long crisis between majority Meitei and Kuki groupsRahul Gandhi, the leader of India’s main opposition Congress party, has visited a north-eastern state beset by two months of violence as a shootout there claimed two more lives.The shooting on the outskirts of Imphal, the state capital of Manipur, also left four wounded. Continue reading...
  
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• Many people in Mexico without power as deadly heat leads to strain on grid

  29-06-2023 17:06 via theguardian.com
  
  Climate change has made high temperatures more common in the country, which has already surpassed peak energy demand of 2022This piece is republished from Inside Climate News.When Raquel Rubio’s 13-month baby developed a 102F fever last week, she rushed to the doctor. Her son, Liam, had been in Rubio’s apartment without air conditioning for several hours; Nuevo León, the Mexican state where she lives, had reached 109F that day.The doctor confirmed Rubio’s suspicions that
  
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• Icac found Gladys Berejiklian engaged in corrupt conduct. So why won’t she be prosecuted?

  29-06-2023 17:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Her former boyfriend Daryl Maguire may face charges, but proving criminal activity by the former premier would be difficultGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastOn Thursday, the New South Wales Independent Commission Against Corruption dealt a blow to the legacy of former premier Gladys Berejiklian in ruling she engaged in serious corrupt conduct while in office.Icac’s Operation Keppel also found her ex-boyfriend and former Wagga Wagga MP Daryl Maguire, a
  
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• Children locked in cells for up to 23 hours at South Australia’s youth detention centre

  29-06-2023 17:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Child protection watchdog says distress at Kurlana Tapa caused by prolonged detention is leading to self-harmGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastChildren are being locked in their cells for up to 23 consecutive hours partly due to staffing shortages at South Australia’s youth detention centre, with the system in crisis amid a spate of “shocking” self-harm incidents, the state’s guardian for young people says.Shona Reid, the guardian an
  
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• Australian sea dumping law changes condemned amid warnings of gas industry expansion

  29-06-2023 17:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Greens and environmentalists say legislation introduced to parliament by Tanya Plibersek could facilitate new fossil fuel projectsGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastProposed changes to Australia’s sea dumping laws that would allow carbon dioxide to be pumped into international waters could be used to justify the expansion of the gas industry, the Greens and environment groups say.The legislation, which was introduced to parliament by the environment mi
  
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• France police shooting: Macron holds crisis meeting as officer investigated

  29-06-2023 16:58 via theguardian.com
  
  More than 150 arrested overnight amid growing anger at shooting of 17-year-old during traffic stopA police officer involved in the fatal shooting of a 17-year-old boy has been placed under formal investigation – akin to being charged – for voluntary homicide, as Emmanuel Macron struggles to contain spiralling public anger over the killing.An estimated 6,000 people marched through Nanterre on Thursday in memory of the teen, identified as Nahel M. Carrying placards reading “Justi
  
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• WATCH: Man finds himself the only passenger on commercial flight

  29-06-2023 16:57 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Phil Stringer got personalized safety annoucments.
  
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