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• Moises Caicedo: Brighton plan for stay amid Chelsea interest

  21-07-2023 23:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Brighton boss Roberto de Zerbi says he is planning to have midfielder Moises Caicedo in his team for next season amid transfer interest from Chelsea.
  
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• Union leaders are 'frustrated' with Democrats as key nominee awaits a vote

  21-07-2023 23:36 via nbcnews.com
  
  Union leaders are growing frustrated that Senate Democrats are not prioritizing a critical confirmation to the National Labor Relations Board.
  
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• Prince George: New photo to mark 10th birthday

  21-07-2023 23:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  In a change of tradition it was taken by a photographer, rather than George's mother, the Princess of Wales.
  
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• Texas A&M president Katherine Banks leaves over hiring backlash

  21-07-2023 22:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Texas A&M's Katherine Banks says the handling of a black professor's hiring has become distracting.
  
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• Gorilla thought to be male surprises zoo with birth

  21-07-2023 22:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Columbus Zoo in Ohio says Sully, 8, was found cradling the unexpected newborn in her arms.
  
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• Europe heatwave: Temperatures to soar in Greece as fires still burn

  21-07-2023 22:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Officials warn this could be Greece's hottest July weekend in 50 years, with temperatures hitting 45C.
  
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• Guatemala contender decries police raid on party HQ before crucial runoff

  21-07-2023 22:08 via theguardian.com
  
  Semilla’s Bernardo Arévalo, who came second in June election, condemns ‘flagrant demonstration of the political persecution’The Guatemalan presidential candidate Bernardo Arévalo has denounced a police raid on his party headquarters as a “corrupt” show of “political persecution” just a month before the high-stakes runoff election.Police raided the headquarters of Arévalo’s Semilla party on Friday, saying it was carrying out a 1
  
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• Bankman-Fried planned to buy Nauru and build apocalypse bunker – lawsuit

  21-07-2023 21:52 via theguardian.com
  
  Lawsuit filed against FTX founder, 31, includes memo that detailed plans to purchase Pacific island in case world came to an endThe disgraced cryptocurrency mogul Sam Bankman-Fried, who founded the FTX exchange, had planned to purchase the small Pacific island nation of Nauru in case the world came to an end, according to a new lawsuit.The lawsuit, filed on Thursday by FTX against its 31-year-old founder and three other former executives, and seeking $1bn, included a memo created by Bankman-Frie
  
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• The Open: Brian Harman leads Tommy Fleetwood by five at Royal Liverpool

  21-07-2023 21:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  American Brian Harman sets the clubhouse lead in round two of The Open, while Rory McIlroy moves under par at Royal Liverpool.
  
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• Trump Mar-a-Lago classified files case: Judge sets 20 May trial date

  21-07-2023 21:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A judge rejects Mr Trump's bid to have the case delayed until after next year's White House election.
  
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• Senator releases FBI source's claim of Biden bribes from Ukraine

  21-07-2023 21:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The FBI deemed the informant "highly credible", but top Republicans concede the claim is unverified.
  
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• Retired Canada police officer charged with foreign interference for China

  21-07-2023 21:13 via theguardian.com
  
  William Majcher arrested and facing two charges under the Security of Information ActA retired police officer in Canada has been arrested and is facing rare charges under the country’s national security laws, police said on Friday.William Majcher, 60, “allegedly used his knowledge and his extensive network of contacts in Canada to obtain intelligence or services to benefit the People’s Republic of China”, the Royal Canadian Mounted police said in a news release. Continue
  
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• Women's World Cup: England squad go head-to-head in beer mat flip challenge

  21-07-2023 20:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC Sport's Liam Loftus challenges Lionesses including Ella Toone, Keira Walsh, Georgia Stanway and Katie Zelem to take on the beer mat flip challenge.
  
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• Russian hardline Putin critic and commander Strelkov detained in Moscow

  21-07-2023 20:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A key player in Russia's Ukraine landgrab in 2014, he has bitterly criticised the flagging campaign.
  
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• The Ashes 2023: England battling Australia and weather to win Old Trafford Test

  21-07-2023 19:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Mark Wood strikes crucial late blows in England's battle against Australia and the Manchester weather in the fourth Ashes Test at Old Trafford.
  
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• Hungarian Grand Prix: Lewis Hamilton unhappy with his Mercedes as Charles Leclerc fastest

  21-07-2023 19:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Lewis Hamilton says his Mercedes felt "at its worst" as he set the 16th-fastest time in Friday practice at the Hungarian Grand Prix.
  
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• Manipur: why is there conflict and how is the government responding?

  21-07-2023 19:27 via theguardian.com
  
  As violence between the Meitei and Kuki communities continues in north-east India, campaigners criticise the authorities’ reaction and both sides warn of civil war Manipur is a state in north-east India with a population of more than three million. It has been embroiled in an ethnic conflict since early May, fought between the majority Meitei community and the minority Kuki tribe. Continue reading...
  
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• UK must repatriate more nationals in Syria, says terrorism policy adviser

  21-07-2023 19:01 via theguardian.com
  
  Britain has been urged by UN to help young children in Syrian detention campsThe UK government must allow greater repatriation of British nationals held in Syria, recognising that circumstances have changed since 2017, according to Jonathan Hall, the independent reviewer of terrorism legislation.He also predicted little security risk in allowing the return of Shamima Begum, who fled her east London home when she was 15 years old to join the Islamic State in Syria, because her notoriety is such t
  
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• Berlin 'lioness': Wild animal probably a boar, authorities say

  21-07-2023 18:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Authorities call off a search for a suspected big cat spotted near the German capital.
  
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• Sudan: Attacks on health workers jeopardise remaining hospitals operating in Khartoum

  21-07-2023 18:17 via theguardian.com
  
  A rise in violence towards staff has led Médecins Sans Frontières to rethink its presence in the Sudanese capital as intense fighting continuesIncreased violence against health workers in Khartoum is endangering the few hospitals still open in the Sudanese capital, the medical charity Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) said after its employees were beaten and whipped by armed men on Thursday.The MSF team was attacked 700 metres from the Turkish hospital, one of only two o
  
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• Video captures moment tornado rips off a roof

  21-07-2023 17:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A resident filmed a twister in North Carolina tearing off a roof and tossing up debris in the air.
  
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• Fire damages building that houses office of Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul

  21-07-2023 17:27 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Officials say a fire has caused heavy damage to a building that houses the Bowling Green office of Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul as well as a local law firm
  
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• Spring trial date set for classified docs case in blow to Trump's quest for delay

  21-07-2023 16:54 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Former President Trump will now stand trial in May of next year on charges he mishandled classified material, according to a court filing Friday.
  
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• Mother and 3 children dead in possible Oklahoma murder-suicide

  21-07-2023 16:54 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Authorities say a woman and her three children were found dead in an Oklahoma home in what may be a murder-suicide
  
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• Beetlejuice II filming set in Vermont is haunted by souvenir seekers

  21-07-2023 16:54 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Souvenir hunters are haunting the Beetlejuice II movie set in Vermont
  
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• Fifa Women's World Cup: England v Haiti preview - Millie Bright on opening game

  21-07-2023 16:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Lionesses have been "itching to begin" their Women's World Cup campaign, says captain Millie Bright as England prepare to play their group opener against Haiti.
  
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• Florida babysitter arrested over hot car death, authorities say

  21-07-2023 16:23 via abcnews.go.com
  
  A Florida babysitter is facing a manslaughter charge over the death of an infant who was accidentally left in a car for hours amid scorching temperatures.
  
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• Mystery swirls around US soldier who entered North Korea days ago, officials say

  21-07-2023 16:13 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Almost 72 hours after U.S. Army Private 2nd Class Travis King entered North Korea, American officials have not been able to gain clarity on his location or condition
  
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• Ros Atkins on... Europe air travel and the summer surge

  21-07-2023 16:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The BBC’s analysis editor looks at what is causing flight delays and cancellations.
  
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• Legendary crooner Tony Bennett dead at 96

  21-07-2023 16:04 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Legendary singer Tony Bennett has passed at at the age of 96.
  
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• How brutal heat is breaking records everywhere from the US to Japan

  21-07-2023 15:59 via theguardian.com
  
  Temperatures reached as high as 53.3C in the US and flooding hit South Korea and India A remote township in the north-western region of Xinjiang set a Chinese record of 52.2C (125.9F) on Sunday – in a country that was battling -50C weather six months ago. Sanbao is in the Turpan Depression, an arid basin of sand dunes and dried-up lakes where 50.3C was recorded in 2015. Beijing topped its record for high-temperature days in a year on Tuesday, with 27 days above 35C. The temperature in its
  
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• Certain of election victory, Cambodia’s Hun Sen prepares to hand power to son

  21-07-2023 15:58 via theguardian.com
  
  Hun Manet, eldest son of strongman who hasruled for four decades, faces balancing act when he inherits patronage systemWhen Cambodians go to the polls on Sunday, there is little doubt about who will be declared the winner. The only major opposition party has been banned from running, its members arrested and activists beaten in the streets. Independent media outlets have been closed down or their websites blocked.With no viable opposition, Hun Sen, the strongman prime minister who has held power
  
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• India’s ban on rice exports raises fear of global food price rises

  21-07-2023 14:57 via theguardian.com
  
  Attempt to curb domestic inflation behind country’s decision on non-basmati white riceIndia has banned non-basmati white rice exports to curb domestic inflation, raising fears of further increases in global food prices just days after wheat and corn prices were sent climbing by Russia’s termination of a key grain deal.The immediate ban, introduced after heavy rains hit domestic crops, follows the failure of a 20% duty on international exports introduced in September to curb foreign d
  
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• In rare move, senator releases unverified FBI source report alleging Biden bribe

  21-07-2023 14:57 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Sen. Chuck Grassley on Thursday released a confidential FBI informant's unverified claim that the Biden family "pushed" a Ukrainian oligarch to pay them $10 million
  
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• The man Sinatra called 'the best singer in the business'

  21-07-2023 14:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The singer described by Frank Sinatra as "the best in the business"
  
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• India: four men arrested after women stripped naked and paraded in Manipur

  21-07-2023 14:42 via theguardian.com
  
  Police say further arrests expected as attack captured in viral video promptsnationwide outrageFour men have been arrested in connection with the case of two women who were stripped naked, publicly paraded and allegedly gang raped in the Indian state of Manipur, in an attack that caused outrage after it was captured in a viral video.The arrests took place on Thursday, a day after the footage of the assault prompted anger across India and was condemned by the prime minister, Narendra Modi, and th
  
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• Women's World Cup 2023: Nigeria's Onome Ebi on 'unreal' sixth tournament

  21-07-2023 14:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Nigeria's Onome Ebi still loves her football as she embarks on a sixth appearance at the Women's World Cup.
  
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• Sexual violence against women and children reached all-time high in Brazil in 2022 – report

  21-07-2023 12:45 via theguardian.com
  
  Experts believe numbers partly reflect effects of lockdowns and trickling down of Jair Bolsonaro’s ultra-conservative viewsBrazil saw a disturbing increase in sexual violence against women and children in 2022, according to new figures which paint a worrying picture of a country that is failing to protect its young and female population, particularly in their own homes.The data, published on Thursday by the Brazilian Public Security Forum showed that reported rapes increased 8.2% to an all
  
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• Stolen Christopher Columbus letter found in Delaware returned to Italy

  21-07-2023 12:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Columbus wrote the letter to King Ferdinand of Spain in 1493 about his findings after the ‘discovery’ of the AmericasThe US has returned a rare 15th-century original edition of a letter written by Christopher Columbus to Italy, the federal US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) agency has announced.The letter, valued at over $1.3m, was revealed to have been stolen some time between 1985 and 1988, likely from the Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana, the historic public library in Veni
  
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• Amazon, Google and other tech firms agree to AI safeguards set by the White House

  21-07-2023 11:57 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft and other technology companies that are leading the development of artificial intelligence technology have agreed to meet a set of AI safeguards brokered by President Joe Biden’s administration
  
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• Northeast floods devastate farmers as months of labor and crops are swept away

  21-07-2023 11:32 via abcnews.go.com
  
  When devastating rains swept through the Northeast, farmers in the region were dealt a devastating blow at the worst possible time
  
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• Waterfalls form at train station after heavy rains

  21-07-2023 11:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Parts of China have been hit by an onslaught of extreme weather, causing widespread flooding.
  
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• Jacksonville Jaguars Kevin Maxen becomes 1st male pro sports coach to come out in US

  21-07-2023 10:49 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Jacksonville Jaguars’ assistant coach Kevin Maxen has made history by becoming the first male coach in professional sports in the U.S. to publicly come out as gay.
  
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• ‘Facekinis’ become popular in China as temperatures soar

  21-07-2023 09:18 via theguardian.com
  
  People buying full-face masks alongside hats, fans – and hats with inbuilt fans – as temperatures rise above 35CIn scorching Beijing, “facekinis” are the hottest new fashion as surging temperatures shatter records.With the air temperature rising above 35C (95F) and the ground surface temperature soaring as high as 80C in some parts of the country, residents and visitors have taken to carrying portable fans and covering themselves up to avoid getting burnt. Some hats even
  
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• Women's World Cup 2023: United States ready to launch their defence against Vietnam

  21-07-2023 09:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  United States co-captain Lindsey Horan says the defending world champions want to send icon Megan Rapinoe "out on a high" by winning the Women's World Cup.
  
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• Sinclair denied World Cup history by Nigerian save

  21-07-2023 08:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Christine Sinclair misses a chance to become the first player to score at six Fifa World Cups after her penalty is saved as Canada draw 0-0 with Nigeria.
  
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• Russia testing Biden resolve in Syria amid string of 'unprofessional' incidents

  21-07-2023 07:55 via foxnews.com
  
  Russian forces in Syria have continued to harass U.S. forces and interrupt American operations in the country, engaging in "unprofessional" conduct that the U.S. has so far been unable to deter. "The Russians are clearly attempting to harass U.S. efforts, surveillance efforts and military efforts, inside of Syria," Bill Roggio, managing editor of Long War Journal, told Fox News Digital. "The Russians are attempting to put pressure on the U.S. to leave Syria in order for the Russians to gain furt
  
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• Death toll rises as Kenya’s cost-of-living protests continue

  21-07-2023 07:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Opposition leader Raila Odinga rallies his supporters to the streets where there have been clashes with armed police in Nairobi and western city of KisumuTeargas and live ammunition were used against demonstrators as pockets of violence broke out in Kenya during a second day of protests against tax increases and rising living costs.Despite relative calm in Nairobi on Thursday morning, there were clashes in the informal settlements of Kibera and Mathare in the capital, and in the western city of
  
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• Washington Commanders' Dan Snyder ordered to pay NFL $60M following investigation

  21-07-2023 06:50 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Commanders owner Dan Snyder will have to pay $60 million to the NFL in resolution after an investigation concluded the club improperly hid finances from the NFL.
  
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• Abandoned baby girl in Lebanon found in garbage bag being carried by stray dog: report

  21-07-2023 03:31 via foxnews.com
  
  A stray dog in Lebanon was found carrying an abandoned baby girl inside a black garbage bag left outside a government building, according to media reports.  The dog was holding the bag in its mouth when a passerby heard cries coming from inside, the National reported. The child was taken to the Islamic Hospital in the northern city of Tripoli before being transferred to another care facility.  Images of the girl show her with what appears to be bruises and abrasions on her face and bod
  
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