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• Europe heatwave: No respite in sight for heat-stricken southern Europe

  15-07-2023 22:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The heatwave that brought temperatures above 40C across the Mediterranean will intensify next week.
  
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• Argentina's Messi signs deal with Inter Miami

  15-07-2023 21:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Argentina forward Lionel Messi signs for American MLS side Inter Miami on a deal that runs until 2025.
  
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• UK defence secretary Ben Wallace to resign

  15-07-2023 21:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The senior Tory will also step down as an MP at the next general election, he tells the Sunday Times.
  
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• Obscure Iowa non-profit produces new flyer calling Trump ‘trailblazer for trans’

  15-07-2023 21:43 via theguardian.com
  
  Second flyer sent to households in state by mysterious political group seeks to portray former president as LGBTQ+ advocateAn obscure non-profit political group in Iowa that has been attempting to portray Donald Trump as an advocate for the LGBTQ+ community is doubling down on its unlikely claim, producing a second flyer condemning the former president for “fighting conservatives” over trans rights.The mailer repeats the messaging from the original communication that the frontrunner
  
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• US heatwave: A third of Americans under extreme heat advisories

  15-07-2023 21:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Hospitals are treating people for dehydration as officials warn of dangerous conditions.
  
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• US Mega Millions jackpot grows to $640m after no winner in latest draw

  15-07-2023 20:35 via theguardian.com
  
  Prize is seventh largest in game’s history with next numbers to be drawn on Tuesday nightThe Mega Millions top prize has grown again to an estimated $640m after there was no winner of the lottery’s latest giant jackpot.The numbers drawn late on Friday night were: 10, 24, 48, 51, 66 and gold Mega Ball 15. Continue reading...
  
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• James Cameron denies rumors he is working on film about Titan sub

  15-07-2023 20:12 via theguardian.com
  
  Titanic director and deep-sea expert tweets he is not in talks about OceanGate movie after report published in the SunJames Cameron has debunked the rumors that he is working on a film about the recent implosion of the OceanGate submersible, an accident that took the lives of all five people on board, and called the claims “offensive”.The director and noted deep-sea expert tweeted an impassioned note to followers on Saturday after the Sun published a report titled: “DIVE DEEP T
  
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• State guard set up by DeSantis is being trained as personal militia, veterans say

  15-07-2023 19:54 via theguardian.com
  
  Veterans resign from force established as civilian disaster relief, citing concerns over ‘militaristic’ training and ‘abuse’A Florida state guard established by the rightwing governor, Ron DeSantis, under the guise of a civilian disaster relief force is instead being trained as an armed, combat-ready militia under his personal command, according to military veteran recruits who have quit the program.Several veterans resigned after an encampment last month having become co
  
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• Firefighters battle California wildfires amid blistering heatwave

  15-07-2023 19:33 via theguardian.com
  
  Three brush fires burning in rural areas across Riverside county, where 1,000 homes are under evacuation ordersFirefighters in southern California were battling three separate brush fires that started on Friday afternoon amid a blistering heatwave.The fires were all within 40 miles (65km) of each other in mostly rural areas across Riverside county, south-east of Los Angeles. Continue reading...
  
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• Rescuers battle to reach cars in flooded S Korea tunnel

  15-07-2023 19:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  As many as 19 vehicles are reported to be submerged, following days of deadly flooding and landslides.
  
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• Tour de France stage 14: Jonas Vingegaard retains yellow as Carlos Rodriguez wins stage

  15-07-2023 19:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Denmark's Jonas Vingegaard retains the leader's yellow jersey in the Tour de France after a thrilling stage 14.
  
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• Russia-Ukraine war live: Kremlin says it has thwarted Kyiv-backed plot to kill prominent journalists

  15-07-2023 18:21 via theguardian.com
  
  FSB says it has detained people carrying out reconnaissance near the homes of Margarita Simonyan and Ksenia SobchakWhat we know on day 507 of the invasionRussian president Vladimir Putin held a phone call with South African president Cyril Ramaphosa in which the two leaders discussed the Black Sea grain deal and an African peace initiative on Ukraine, the Kremlin said on Saturday.On the grain deal, which expires on Monday, Putin reiterated to Ramaphosa that commitments to remove obstacles to Rus
  
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• Unseeded Vondrousova stuns Jabeur to win Wimbledon

  15-07-2023 18:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Czech Marketa Vondrousova becomes the first unseeded player to win the Wimbledon women's title as Ons Jabeur's wait for a major goes on.
  
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• Woman dies two months after husband killed by suspected gas leak on honeymoon

  15-07-2023 18:06 via theguardian.com
  
  Mary Somerville, 39, died in Edinburgh following loss of Jaime Carsi, 40, in Mallorca, which was blamed on a faulty fridgeA woman has died two months after her husband was killed by a suspected gas leak from a broken fridge while on honeymoon in Mallorca.Mary Somerville, 39, was found unconscious lying next to Jaime Carsi at a holiday home on 6 May. Continue reading...
  
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• Alex Carey: Australia wicketkeeper says he would repeat Jonny Bairstow stumping

  15-07-2023 17:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Australia wicketkeeper Alex Carey says he would "definitely" stump a batter again if they left the crease as Jonny Bairstow did at Lord's.
  
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• Benjamin Netanyahu says he feels ‘very good’ after being taken to hospital

  15-07-2023 17:02 via theguardian.com
  
  Israeli prime minister, 73, thought to be suffering from dehydration and is undergoing medical tests in hospital near Tel Aviv Benjamin Netanyahu has said he “feels very good” after being taken to a Tel Aviv hospital for what doctors determined was likely to be dehydration.Israel’s prime minister issued a video statement hours after he was hospitalised. In the statement, Netanyahu said he had been out in the sun on Friday without a hat and without water. “Not a good idea,
  
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• Doctor found liable for battery of a teen girl and accused of abusing another is still practicing medicine

  15-07-2023 17:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  Dr. Martin Seth Forman, a pediatrician based in Virginia, still has his medical license despite being found liable in civil court for battery of a 15-year-old girl.
  
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• Rugby Championship 2023: New Zealand see off South Africa 35-20 in Auckland

  15-07-2023 16:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  New Zealand survive a fightback from South Africa to win their Rugby Championship match while Argentina secure a second straight win over Australia.
  
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• Wagner mercenaries have arrived in Belarus, Ukraine confirms

  15-07-2023 15:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  After June's mutiny, Wagner troops were told they could join the regular Russian army or head to Belarus.
  
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• Declan Rice: Arsenal sign England midfielder from West Ham for £105m

  15-07-2023 15:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Arsenal sign England midfielder Declan Rice from West Ham in a deal worth £100m plus £5m add-ons.
  
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• Fabinho: Liverpool receive £40m offer for midfielder from Al-Ittihad

  15-07-2023 13:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Fabinho is left out of Liverpool's squad for a training camp for Germany following a £40m bid for the midfielder from a Saudi Arabian club Al-Ittihad.
  
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• Fadden byelection: Peter Dutton’s leadership given breathing room as LNP retains Gold Coast seat

  15-07-2023 12:54 via theguardian.com
  
  Cameron Caldwell wins retiring member Stuart Robert’s seat with Labor candidate Letitia Del Fabbro conceding less than 90 minutes after polls closedFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe Liberal leader, Peter Dutton, has been given some breathing room with the LNP comfortably retaining its safe Gold Coast seat of Fadden.Labor, which had debated whether to even run a candidate in the poll, went i
  
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• Japan says it's safe to release radioactive Fukushima water — so why are its neighbors freaking out?

  15-07-2023 12:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  South Korea’s official endorsement of the plan has done little to put its public at ease, as officials cope with panic-buying, protests and consumer boycotts.
  
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• Iowa evangelicals feel under attack — and many don’t see Trump as their savior

  15-07-2023 11:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  Evangelicals have enormous influence over the outcome of next year’s Iowa caucuses — and it’s a group that is fond of Trump but not completely wedded to him.
  
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• Dr Strangelove: Armando Iannucci pens first stage adaptation of a Stanley Kubrick film

  15-07-2023 09:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  One of late director Stanley Kubrick's films is to be adapted for the stage for the first time.
  
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• Drought leaves millions in Uruguay without tap water fit for drinking

  15-07-2023 07:00 via theguardian.com
  
  After years of underinvestment, reservoir has had to be topped up from estuary, raising health concernsMore than half of Uruguay’s 3.5 million citizens are without access to tap water fit for drinking, and experts say the situation could continue for months.Some had predicted the crisis years ago when pointing out the vulnerability of the single reservoir supplying water to the metropolitan area around the capital, Montevideo. Continue reading...
  
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• Las Vegas police officer convicted in brazen casino heists could get a life sentence

  15-07-2023 06:37 via nbcnews.com
  
  A federal jury convicted a Las Vegas police officer Friday on all counts of stealing nearly $165,000 during a trio of casino heists, including one where he was armed with a department-issued weapon that was loaded.
  
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• Singapore arrests cabinet minister in top-level corruption probe

  15-07-2023 06:11 via theguardian.com
  
  S Iswaran on bail along with hotel magnate and Singapore Formula One GP promoter Ong Beng Seng as case rocks city-state’s clean reputationSingapore’s transport minister has been arrested in connection with a rare top-level corruption investigation that has also ensnared a billionaire hotel tycoon, the country’s anti-graft body has said.S Iswaran, the minister, was arrested on Tuesday and “subsequently released on bail”, the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CP
  
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• Terms of Syrian offer on aid deliveries unacceptable, says UN

  15-07-2023 05:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Syria had said it would continue to allow aid through a border crossing relied on by 4.1 million people.
  
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• These movies are on hold because of the SAG-AFTRA strike

  15-07-2023 05:07 via nbcnews.com
  
  "Mission: Impossible 8" and "Gladiator 2" are among the movies that are pausing filming because of the actors strike.
  
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• WATCH: 19-foot Burmese python caught in Florida

  15-07-2023 04:51 via abcnews.go.com
  
  A Burmese python measuring 19 feet long, confirmed as the new world record by officials at the Conservancy of Southwest Florida, was captured and killed by snake hunters.
  
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• California man gets life sentence in deaths of 3 teens killed after doorbell prank

  15-07-2023 04:43 via nbcnews.com
  
  A driver whose pursuit of a carful of teenage pranksters ended in the deaths of three of them was sentenced Friday to life in prison, California prosecutors said.
  
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• For some GOP candidates at the Family Leadership Summit, the biggest challenge was Tucker Carlson

  15-07-2023 03:39 via nbcnews.com
  
  A number of candidates stumbled in interviews with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson at the Family Leadership Summit, while Trump skipped out on the event altogether.
  
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• SAG strike: Actors join writers on Hollywood picket lines

  15-07-2023 03:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The industry's biggest shutdown since 1960 has already impacted major films and promotional events.
  
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• WATCH: Rehabilitated sea turtle released to join Tour de Turtles

  15-07-2023 03:07 via abcnews.go.com
  
  A juvenile green sea turtle rehabilitated in Florida was fitted with a satellite-tracking transmitter and released to join an online race that follows long-distance migrations of sea turtles.
  
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• Gilgo Beach murders: Architect charged in Long Island serial killer case

  15-07-2023 03:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Police say the married suspect in the long-unsolved Gilgo Beach murders is "a demon that walks among us".
  
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• Gilgo Beach victim’s mother lashes out at suspected serial killer

  15-07-2023 02:52 via nbcnews.com
  
  Lynn Barthelemy, whose daughter Melissa's remains were found on Gilgo Beach in Long Island, says she hopes the suspected serial killer will "suffer" in prison.
  
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• Biden administration wipes out $39bn in student loan debt

  15-07-2023 02:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Republicans called the debt write-off for 800,000 borrowers "a slap in the face to hard-working taxpayers".
  
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• House passes defense bill after GOP adopts abortion and transgender surgery amendments

  15-07-2023 02:41 via nbcnews.com
  
  The House narrowly passed an annual defense policy bill after Republicans added provisions to bar Pentagon spending on abortion and transgender surgeries.
  
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• Republican prosecutors target corporate diversity programmes

  15-07-2023 02:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  State attorneys general threaten top US companies with legal action over race-based quotas.
  
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• Why McDonald's dropped tomatoes from Indian menus

  15-07-2023 02:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A kilo of tomatoes now costs more than a litre of petrol in the country. Here's why.
  
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• Turkey's deepening economic crisis prompts Erdogan to look West

  15-07-2023 02:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Turkey's leader hopes to mend relations and reassure foreign investors who ditched his struggling economy.
  
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• VP Harris appears to commit another gaffe in climate change speech

  15-07-2023 02:25 via foxnews.com
  
  Vice President Kamala Harris' gaffe-filled week got a little bit worse Friday when she appeared to mistakenly call for lowering population in order to provide cleaner air and drinking water. "When we invest in clean energy and electric vehicles and reduce population, more of our children can breathe clean air and drink clean water," Harris told a crowd at Coppin State University in Baltimore, Maryland in a speech centered on the Inflation Reduction Act. Harris seemingly meant to say "pollution,"
  
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• Frontier Airlines kicks 2 women off Las Vegas-bound plane following profanity-laden fight, forced to divert

  15-07-2023 02:25 via foxnews.com
  
  A packed Frontier Airlines plane heading to Las Vegas ended up being diverted to Denver International Airport Tuesday night after a profanity-laden fight broke out between two female passengers.  Frontier Airlines flight 2143 left Philadelphia around 10:30 p.m. (ET) and was scheduled to arrive in Las Vegas around 8:40 p.m. (PT), but was approximately an hour late after passenger became "disruptive" and forced the plane to deviate to Denver Frontier Airlines confirmed to Fox News Digital. On
  
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• Young firefighter dies in action during record blazes

  15-07-2023 02:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Devyn Gale, 19, was hit by a tree while at work during Canada's worst-ever wildfire season.
  
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• Super Bowl champion Malik Jackson announces retirement: 'I think I just did enough'

  15-07-2023 01:56 via foxnews.com
  
  Pro Bowl defensive tackle Malik Jackson announced his retirement on Friday after 10 NFL seasons.  Jackson was selected to his lone Pro Bowl in 2017 as a member of the Jacksonville Jaguars.  "I’m done," Jackson said Friday on NFL Network’s "Good Morning Football."  PACKERS ‘WOULD RUN THROUGH A WALL’ FOR JORDAN LOVE, TEAM'S RUNNING BACK SAYS Jackson also appeared on Thursday’s edition of "GMBF" and was introduced as a free agent. "I appreciated the free
  
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• Newsom threatens to fine school board in dispute over 'banned' books

  15-07-2023 01:45 via foxnews.com
  
  California Gov. Gavin Newsom, D, released a video Thursday blasting the Temecula Valley School District (TVSD) for "censoring" social studies materials for mentioning gay rights activist Harvey Milk. "A school board in Temecula decided to reject a textbook because it mentioned Harvey Milk," the video caption read. "CA is stepping in." "We’re going to purchase the book for these students—the same one that hundreds of thousands of kids are already using. If these extremist school board
  
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• Pennsylvania State Police release video of Michael Burham sighting as manhunt continues

  15-07-2023 01:42 via foxnews.com
  
  Pennsylvania authorities released video footage they believe shows fugitive murder suspect Michael Charles Burham walking past a home amid a second manhunt for the former Army reservist.  The footage was released Thursday afternoon and shows Burham walking past a home near Warren, Pennsylvania, at 5 a.m. on an unspecified date, Lt. Col. George Bivens of the Pennsylvania State Police said during a news conference.  MANHUNT LAUNCHED AFTER MURDER SUSPECT WHO WROTE HE'S 'NOT SORRY' ESCAPES
  
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• Gilgo Beach murders: Suspect Rex Heuermann searched Google for explicit pornography, case-related queries

  15-07-2023 01:41 via foxnews.com
  
  Editor's note: This story contains some graphic details.  Gilgo Beach murders suspect Rex Heuermann made thousands of explicit Google searches for child pornography and other disturbing media, according to law enforcement officials. Heuermann is charged with six counts of murder: one count of first degree murder and one count of second degree murder for each of the three victims. Those victims have been identified as Melissa Barthelemy, Megan Waterman, and Amber Costello.  Heuermann ha
  
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• Aspartame defended by Industry experts after cancer risk warning: 'Limited evidence'

  15-07-2023 01:40 via foxnews.com
  
  The World Health Organization (WHO) released its official statement this week on the potential health risks of aspartame, with a committee classifying the non-sugar, low-calorie sweetener as "possibly carcinogenic to humans." Many industry experts, however, are speaking out in defense of aspartame, which is commonly used in diet sodas, chewing gum, some dairy products and many other low-calorie foods and beverages. The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), a cancer-focused organiza
  
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