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• Barbie movie wins box office battle in US

  23-07-2023 23:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Barbie has the year's most successful opening weekend for a film in the US and Canada, making $155m.
  
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• Elon Musk: Time to say goodbye to Twitter logo

  23-07-2023 23:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Twitter owner says he wants to replace the logo with an "X".
  
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• Fifa Women's World Cup day five preview: Italy v Argentina, Germany v Morocco, Brazil v Panama

  23-07-2023 23:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  What to expect from day five of the Fifa Women's World Cup, with Italy facing Argentina, Germany playing Morocco and Brazil meeting Panama.
  
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• 'Barbenheimer's' box office dominance: 'Barbie' earns $155M and 'Oppenheimer' earns $80.5M

  23-07-2023 23:27 via nbcnews.com
  
  “Barbenheimer” burst through the box office on opening weekend, showcasing how the might of internet memes and movie buzz can bring people together.
  
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• Deck collapse at Montana country club leaves more than 30 injured during popular golf tournament

  23-07-2023 23:26 via abcnews.go.com
  
  A deck has collapsed during a popular golf tournament at a Montana country club, leaving more than 30 injured
  
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• 3 injured when small plane crashes in residential neighborhood in Massachusetts

  23-07-2023 23:10 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Three people were injured when a small plane crashed into a residential neighborhood in Massachusetts
  
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• The internet is roasting Ben Shapiro for hate-watching 'Barbie' — while dressed like Ken

  23-07-2023 22:53 via nbcnews.com
  
  Polarizing conservative commentator Ben Shapiro hated “Barbie,” so much so that he aired his complaints in a 43-minute video review — which included an edit of himself setting fire to Barbie dolls in protest.
  
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• Spain’s conservative, right-wing parties fail to win enough votes to beat socialists in general election

  23-07-2023 22:35 via foxnews.com
  
  Spain appeared headed for political gridlock after Sunday's general election showed no clear front-runner to build a coalition government.  Though the conservative Popular Party won the election, it fell short of removing Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, leader of the Spanish Socialists Workers Party.  The mainstream conservative Popular Party, which led most polling during the campaign, was hoping that its first national victory since 2016 could let candidate Alberto Nú&nti
  
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• Tourists flee vacation destination 'in just swimsuits' as wildfires rage

  23-07-2023 22:31 via foxnews.com
  
  Nearly 20,000 people have been evacuated from a Greek island as wildfires continue raging for the sixth day. Travel agencies in Europe have canceled flights to Rhodes as of Sunday as thousands of residents and vacationers flee the island to avoid the wildfires. Police on the island said 16,000 people were evacuated by land and another 3,000 by boats from 12 villages and a handful of hotels. The vast majority of those evacuated are vacationers, according to local authorities and witnesses. Rhodes
  
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• Chris Christie slams Ron DeSantis over Florida's new Black history curriculum

  23-07-2023 21:40 via nbcnews.com
  
  Chris Christie on Sunday went after his 2024 rival Ron DeSantis over his response to the Florida Board of Education's new Black history standards.
  
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• Tour de France 2023: Jonas Vingegaard retains title as Jordi Meeus claims surprise win in Paris

  23-07-2023 21:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Denmark's Jonas Vingegaard seals his second successive Tour de France triumph as Jordi Meeus sprints to a surprise win on the final stage.
  
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• Danish rider Jonas Vingegaard wins the Tour de France for 2nd straight year

  23-07-2023 20:36 via nbcnews.com
  
  PARIS — Danish rider Jonas Vingegaard has won the Tour de France for a second straight year as cycling’s most storied race finished Sunday on the famed Champs-Élysées.
  
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• 'How are we supposed to feel?' - England's Ashes hopes washed away

  23-07-2023 20:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The rain-ruined draw in the fourth Ashes Test was an anti-climax, but England must rouse themselves for the finale at The Oval, says chief cricket writer Stephan Shemilt.
  
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• The Open: Brian Harman wins Claret Jug at Royal Liverpool by six shots

  23-07-2023 20:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Brian Harman overcomes an early wobble to stroll serenely to his first major title with a six-shot victory at the 151st Open Championship in Hoylake.
  
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• Manipur video: The women facing the fire of the conflict

  23-07-2023 20:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A viral video of an attack on two women in Manipur is encouraging other survivors to speak out.
  
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• Manipur assault video emboldens women to speak out

  23-07-2023 20:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A viral video of an attack on two women is encouraging other survivors to come forward.
  
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• 3 dead and 3 injured in San Antonio house fire

  23-07-2023 20:03 via abcnews.go.com
  
  The San Antonio fire chief says three people were killed and three others have been injured in a house fire
  
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• Australia retain Ashes as England denied by rain

  23-07-2023 19:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England's hopes of an Ashes comeback are heartbreakingly ended by rain that leaves the fourth Test as a draw and ensures Australia retain the urn.
  
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• Weekend shootings leave at least 6 dead, 20 others wounded in Chicago

  23-07-2023 19:10 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Six people have died and at least 20 others were wounded in weekend shootings across Chicago
  
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• 'Do not release the dog with his hands up!' Black man mauled by police canine after Ohio pursuit

  23-07-2023 18:45 via nbcnews.com
  
  A police dog mauled a Black man in Ohio during a July Fourth traffic stop after he surrendered to authorities with his hands raised in the air following a "lengthy pursuit," officials said.
  
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• Mike Pence says he's not convinced Trump’s Jan. 6 actions were criminal

  23-07-2023 18:41 via nbcnews.com
  
  Mike Pence, a Republican presidential contender, said Sunday that Donald Trump’s Jan. 6 actions were "reckless" but he's "not yet convinced" they're criminal.
  
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• 'The Earth is screaming at us': Gov. Inslee calls for climate action amid record heat

  23-07-2023 18:32 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Washington Gov. Jay Inslee said Sunday that record temperatures show "the climate change bomb has gone off" and Americans must push "further" and faster" for solutions
  
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• Israel judicial reform: Netanyahu in hospital ahead of key vote

  23-07-2023 18:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu had surgery to fit a pacemaker, days before a crucial vote on legal reforms.
  
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• Rhodes: Holidaymakers describe wildfires ordeal

  23-07-2023 17:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Tourists describe their emergency evacuation and people being covered in ash on the Greek island.
  
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• Cambodia election: 'This was more of a coronation than an election'

  23-07-2023 17:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Prime Minister Hun Sen's son is expected to take over within weeks of the vote.
  
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• Douala building: Shock as collapse kills 12 in Cameroon

  23-07-2023 17:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Rescuers will make sure no-one is left beneath the rubble, vows a top official in the city of Douala.
  
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• Female Afghan judge wins legal battle to come to UK

  23-07-2023 17:17 via theguardian.com
  
  ‘Overjoyed’ justice and son, who spent two years in hiding in Pakistan, reunited with family after landmark caseA female Afghan judge who was in hiding in Pakistan after fleeing the Taliban has won a landmark right to sanctuary in the UK.The 53-year-old judge, whose true identity cannot be disclosed due to security concerns but is referred to as Yosra, was granted the right to come to the UK after a long legal battle with the Home Office. Continue reading...
  
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• Yokohama F Marinos 3-5 Manchester City: Pep Guardiola says side can 'improve many things'

  23-07-2023 16:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Pep Guardiola says his Treble-winning Manchester City side can "improve many things" after they came from behind to win 5-3 against Yokohama F Marinos in Tokyo.
  
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• Russian missile strikes on Odesa kill 1 and damage historic cathedral

  23-07-2023 16:27 via nbcnews.com
  
  Russian missile strikes on the port city of Odesa left at least one person dead and 19 injured, and damaged important buildings in the historic city center.
  
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• France 0-0 Jamaica: Underdogs celebrate first Women's World Cup point

  23-07-2023 15:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Manager Lorne Donaldson hails "the number one result" in Jamaican football history after they draw with France at the Women's World Cup.
  
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• WATCH: Shark hunts school of fish off Long Island

  23-07-2023 15:25 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Drone footage captured a shark working its way through a school of fish in the water off Southampton, New York. This comes as officials increase shark patrol at beaches amid an uptick in sightings.
  
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• WATCH: Soccer match abandoned after hearse drives onto pitch in England

  23-07-2023 14:35 via abcnews.go.com
  
  A local soccer match in Gateshead, England, was abandoned after halftime when a hearse and another vehicle drove in circles on the pitch. Police are investigating the incident, local media reports.
  
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• Indian rescuers recover 27 dead but no sign of dozens of missing villagers swamped by a landslide

  23-07-2023 13:31 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Hundreds of rescuers in western India have recovered 27 dead as they pushed on with a fourth day of searching for scores of people still missing after heavy monsoon rains triggered a massive landslide
  
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• ‘We shouldn’t be here’: British tourists tell of nightmare in Rhodes fires

  23-07-2023 12:44 via theguardian.com
  
  Travel company Tui criticised for still flying holidaymakers out to Greek island on Saturday nightBritish tourists said they had been left in “a living nightmare” after wildfires caused the emergency evacuation of 19,000 people on the Greek island of Rhodes.More than 3,000 people were rescued from beaches and another 16,000 taken to safety on land as flames intensified in the south-eastern region of the island on Saturday. Continue reading...
  
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• Russia-Ukraine war live: one killed and cathedral in Odesa hit as Moscow launches fresh strikes

  23-07-2023 12:14 via theguardian.com
  
  Another 19 wounded in overnight attack on the southern Ukrainian port city, governor says; Russian president to meet Belarusian counterpart in St PetersburgWhat we know on day 515 of the invasionUkraine’s most famous rock star Andriy Khlyvnyuk has said the transition to becoming a soldier, receiving orders, was “surprisingly easy”.I thought it would be [difficult]. I was afraid of the brutality, noise and dirt of war. But it wasn’t – it was surprisingly easy.”
  
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• Struggling DeSantis and Pence attack criminal justice law they championed

  23-07-2023 12:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Candidates for Republican nomination attack First Step Act enacted under Trump in attempt to look tough on crimeAs a Republican congressman, Ron DeSantis was a supporter of legislation that made moderate reforms to the federal prison system intended to reduce recidivism and mass incarceration – a cause that was also championed by then president Donald Trump and his deputy, Mike Pence.Five years later, DeSantis, now Florida’s governor, and Pence are struggling to overtake Trump’
  
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• Sound of Freedom passed the $100m mark. Who’s really watching the movie?

  23-07-2023 12:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The ‘QAnon adjacent’ film, co-opted by the right wing, has a ‘pay it forward’ scheme resulting in sold-out shows but empty theatersSound of Freedom, the religious, “QAnon adjacent” child-smuggling film that has enthralled conservatives across the US, passed the $100m mark in ticket sales on Thursday.But as the movie continues to cause controversy – with its star touring conservative media to peddle conspiracy theories about unnamed persons harvesting che
  
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• 2024 GOP candidates forced to grapple with a 6-week abortion ban to win Iowa

  23-07-2023 12:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has championed the state's six-week abortion ban, and it's put the issue squarely in front of Republicans hoping to win over voters there.
  
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• Russian missile strikes on Odesa kill one person and damage cathedral

  23-07-2023 11:45 via theguardian.com
  
  Ukrainian authorities say children among 22 injured in new wave of attacks on Black Sea port cityRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesA new wave of Russian strikes on Odesa have killed one person and damaged a historic cathedral, as missiles again rained down on the southern Ukrainian city.Authorities said 22 people were injured in the attacks in the early hours of Sunday, including a number of children. One strike hit the Transfiguration Cathedral, which was built in the late 18th cent
  
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• Netherlands 1-0 Portugal: Stefanie van der Gragt scores only goal

  23-07-2023 11:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Stefanie van der Gragt's first-half header gives the Netherlands a 1-0 win against Portugal in the Women's World Cup in Dunedin.
  
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• Scientists battle to save Guam kingfisher after snakes introduced

  23-07-2023 11:00 via theguardian.com
  
  A species almost wiped out by tree snakes is being returned to the wild and, eventually, to its Pacific island homeAs arks go, the shipping container that has been placed inside Sedgwick County Zoo, in Wichita, Kansas, looks an unlikely vehicle for saving species.Nevertheless, work there is expected to play a key role in undoing one of the world’s worst conservation disasters: the accidental introduction of brown tree snakes to the Pacific island of Guam. The snakes’ arrival, at the
  
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• Hundreds of millions in UK aid returns to Treasury in VAT on asylum hotel bills

  23-07-2023 11:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Exclusive: Payments underline absurdity of counting British accommodation as aid, say critics, and cost of application backlogHundreds of millions of pounds in British aid spending is returning to the Treasury each year in tax, thanks to the spiralling cost of housing asylum seekers in UK hotels.The government says it is paying VAT on its bills for hotels to accommodate asylum seekers, while also classifying such spending towards its overseas development spending target. Continue reading...
  
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• The 1975 cancels shows after band’s same-sex kiss controversy

  23-07-2023 10:20 via nbcnews.com
  
  British pop rock band The 1975 said Sunday it was canceling shows in the wake of the band’s lead singer kissing a male bandmate during their performance.
  
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• Terrorist Anders Breivik’s manifesto was listed for sale on Waterstones website

  23-07-2023 10:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Bookseller removes anti-Muslim document by extremist who killed 77 people in Norway, after discovery by investigatorsThe notorious manifesto of far-right terrorist Anders Breivik, who killed 77 people in Norway’s worst peacetime atrocity, was listed for sale by Britain’s biggest book chain, Waterstones.Investigators found Breivik’s manifesto on the website last Wednesday before it was removed after the bookseller was informed. Continue reading...
  
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• Indigenous voice opponents’ call for more detail is a furphy, Noel Pearson says

  23-07-2023 09:47 via theguardian.com
  
  Indigenous leader says referendum will be won if yes campaign can ‘find the better angels’ in Australian communityGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe Indigenous leader Noel Pearson says politicians’ calls for detail on the voice to parliament are disingenuous and a “furphy”, stressing it would be the job of those very MPs to help design the body after the referendum.The comments came as the acting Liberal leader, Sussan Ley,
  
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• Australia’s road toll continues to rise with most states falling behind safety goals

  23-07-2023 09:42 via theguardian.com
  
  Victoria recorded the biggest increase in road deaths in the last year, followed by NSWGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAustralia’s road toll continues to rise with 37 additional lives lost in accidents compared to the previous 12 months, despite a nationwide target to halve road deaths by 2030.The latest report into road deaths by the Australian Automobile Association found the greatest rises in fatal accidents were recorded in Victoria, New South W
  
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• High winds expected to impede fight against wildfires in Rhodes

  23-07-2023 09:36 via theguardian.com
  
  30,000 people forced to evacuate on Greek island, including 2,500 who had to be ferried off beachesHigh winds forecast for Sunday are expected to hamper firefighters’ efforts to contain wildfires burning out of control on the Greek island of Rhodes, where about 30,000 people have been forced to evacuate.The flames have burned for nearly a week on the island, as Greece has been battered by an extended spell of extreme heat that has made it challenging to contain the blaze. Continue reading.
  
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• Sweden 2-1 South Africa: Amanda Ilestedt scores late winner

  23-07-2023 09:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Amanda Ilestedt's last-minute header gives Sweden a 2-1 win over South Africa at the Women's World Cup in Wellington.
  
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• NHS consultants warn of further strikes and ‘tipping point’ unless government enters talks

  23-07-2023 09:00 via theguardian.com
  
  BMA committee chair says he fears pay erosion is creating risk of a two-tier health service similar to dentistryA doctors’ leader has warned that consultants will not back down in their pay dispute and warned of further strikes next month unless the government offers “meaningful talks” on a settlement.Vishal Sharma, chair of the British Medical Association’s consultants committee, said the NHS was at a “tipping point”, with many senior doctors considering quit
  
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• ‘Chaos’: Tower Hamlets housing service ‘near collapse’ with families housed in B&Bs

  23-07-2023 09:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Staff working for the London borough claim inexperienced recruits are encouraged to putpeople off seeking council helpAn east London council has left homeless families living in hotels for six months because its housing service is “near collapse”, according to a number of staff members who work there.The Observer understands from multiple employees that Tower Hamlets council employs inadequately trained staff to work in the department, and that these workers have been issued with scr
  
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