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• Florida man saved at sea by Coast Guard from partially submerged boat after 24-hour search and rescue effort

  05-08-2023 23:59 via foxnews.com
  
  A 25-year-old missing boater was rescued Saturday morning after aimlessly floating on his partially submerged boat 12 miles off the Florida coast for over 24 hours, the U.S. Coast Guard said. In a press release, the U.S. Coast Guard's (USCG) Southeast district said that they began searching for Charles Gregory on Friday evening, after he was last seen leaving a boat ramp in St. Augustine, Florida, aboard a 12-foot jon boat Thursday. His family contacted officials after the experienced boater fai
  
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• Blue Jays’ Davis Schneider hits home run in first career MLB at-bat: ‘What a moment for him’

  05-08-2023 23:56 via foxnews.com
  
  Toronto Blue Jays second baseman Davis Schneider will never forget his first Major League game.  While all players remember the first time they ran onto a big league field, Schneider’s MLB debut was a dream.  Schneider homered over the Green Monster at Fenway Park in his first Major League at-bat as the Blue Jays defeated the Boston Red Sox, 7-3.  METS OWNER STEVE COHEN PROMISES 'COMPETITIVE' 2024 TEAM DESPITE MASSIVE DEADLINE SELL-OFF Schneider, who was drafted by Toronto i
  
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• Border Patrol forced to keep migrants outdoors in Arizona desert as numbers rise

  05-08-2023 23:51 via foxnews.com
  
  Border Patrol agents in Arizona, facing what officials say is an unusually large number of migrants crossing into a desolate part of the border, are being forced to keep some migrants outdoors in fenced-off areas in the latest sign of fluctuating migration patterns at the border. A Customs and Border Protection (CBP) spokesperson told Fox News Digital that the agency has been working to address "large numbers of migrants" crossing into the desert area near Ajo, where agents have reduced time in
  
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• Suez Canal tugboat sinks after collision with tanker

  05-08-2023 23:38 via foxnews.com
  
  A Suez Canal tugboat has sunk after colliding with a Hong Kong-flagged LPG tanker in the strategically important waterway, the canal authority said on Saturday and a tugboat crew member died, his family said. The tanker, Chinagas Legend, is waiting in Port Said until the completion of procedures related to the accident, canal authority head Osama Rabie said in a statement. Two canal sources said Chinagas Legend was unharmed by the collision, was functioning normally and had anchored at Port Said
  
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• Italian fugitive caught after seen cheering football win

  05-08-2023 23:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Vincenzo La Porta has been on the run for 11 years but was tracked down to Greece by police.
  
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• 'What a joke': Gavin Newsom's team slams Ron DeSantis' debate proposal

  05-08-2023 23:17 via nbcnews.com
  
  It looks like the possibility of a debate between California's Gavin Newsom and Florida's Ron DeSantis may still be a ways off.
  
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• Georgia police officer accused of child molestation, sexual battery

  05-08-2023 23:07 via foxnews.com
  
  A Georgia police officer was recently arrested over accusations he molested a teenage girl, officials say. Patrick Benjamin Ventura, 28, is charged with two counts of child molestation and one count of violation of oath of office. He is also charged with one count of sexual battery against a child under the age of 16.  Ventura joined the Gwinnett County Police Department in October 2020, graduating from police academy in the spring of 2021. Authorities say that the investigation began when
  
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• Fans rip Yankees' Giancarlo Stanton after nonchalant jog leads to easy out at home plate

  05-08-2023 22:52 via foxnews.com
  
  Giancarlo Stanton’s bat has awoken for the New York Yankees, but fans were focused on his base running Saturday afternoon against the Houston Astros after an out at home plate. Stanton has been slowed by numerous lower body injuries over the years.  It’s gotten to the point Stanton has jogged around the bases in recent seasons to avoid heading back to the injured list for the Yankees.  Sometimes that lack of hustle results in some head-scratching outs.  CLICK HERE FOR
  
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• Jamie Foxx apologizes after 'fake friends' Instagram post is accused of being antisemitic

  05-08-2023 22:48 via nbcnews.com
  
  Actor Jamie Foxx apologized to the Jewish community Saturday after a cryptic Instagram post about "fake friends" was accused of promoting antisemitism.
  
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• Judge blocks Illinois law targeting crisis pregnancy centers, calling it a violation of the First Amendment

  05-08-2023 22:37 via foxnews.com
  
  A federal judge Thursday temporarily blocked a new Illinois law that targeted crisis pregnancy centers, saying it violated free speech.  U.S. District Judge Iain Johnston, who was appointed by former President Trump, called the law "painfully and blatantly a violation of the First Amendment." The ruling came after four hours of testimony from pro-life advocates who said the law had infringed on their free speech and ability to hand out literature that gives alternatives to abortion. "It&rsq
  
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• DHS calls for more agency volunteers to help process migrants at southern border

  05-08-2023 22:34 via foxnews.com
  
  The Department of Homeland Security this week renewed its call for volunteers within the agency to help U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) with migrant processing and other related tasks at the southern border amid reports migrant crossings are again on the rise. An internal memo sent to staff by acting Deputy Secretary Kristie Canegallo and obtained by Fox News Digital says that while there have been "positive trends" at the border since the end of Title 42 in May, "we need to remain
  
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• NY Times columnist says GOP ignoring climate change to ‘offend the elites’: ‘Sign of political machismo'

  05-08-2023 22:18 via foxnews.com
  
  New York Times columnist David Brooks recently argued that conservatives and Republicans push to drill for fossil fuels and disagree with liberals on climate change primarily because it’s just their way to "offend the elites." Brooks made the claim during a recent episode of "PBS Newshour" while remarking on the increasing divide of opinion between Republicans and Democrats on the topic of climate change. Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart, who joined Brooks on the discussi
  
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• Trump team ordered to respond to Special Counsel Jack Smith's protective order filing

  05-08-2023 22:10 via foxnews.com
  
  Donald Trump's legal team is being ordered to respond to a protective order from Special Counsel Jack Smith regarding a social media post from the former president.  The filing came after Trump posted on Truth Social on Friday stating, in capital letters, "If you go after me, I’m coming after you!" Prosecutors say that a "substantial" amount of evidence is about to be handed over to Trump's legal team, "much of which includes sensitive and confidential information." The protective ord
  
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• Washington State head football coach reacts to conference realignment: ‘What are we doing?’

  05-08-2023 22:08 via foxnews.com
  
  The day before the Pac-12 lost five schools to the Big Ten and the Big 12, Washington State football coach Jake Dickert wondered out loud whether TV money had ruined college football.  "Not a single player has asked me one time about it. It hasn’t," Dickert told reporters Thursday when asked how much the team was paying attention to the movement in the Pac-12. "It’s one of those things where we have to control what we can control. It’s amazing to me. The old question, 'How
  
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• ‘Days of Our Lives’ co-executive producer Albert Alarr exiting after cast petition and investigation: report

  05-08-2023 22:02 via foxnews.com
  
  "Days of Our Lives" co-executive producer and director Albert Alarr is reportedly leaving the long-running soap opera after a cast-signed petition calling for his removal following a misconduct investigation. In an email obtained by Fox News Digital from executive producer Ken Corday, the cast and crew were informed, "Effective immediately, Janet Drucker will be elevated to co-executive producer of Days of Our Lives, replacing Albert Alarr, who will be exiting his role." Corday also told st
  
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• Tom Brady's stake in EFL Championship team has Wrexham's Ryan Reynolds, Rob McElhenney excited

  05-08-2023 21:56 via foxnews.com
  
  Tom Brady has some new rivals as a minority owner in the EFL Championship’s Birmingham City FC.  Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney's Wrexham AFC also plays in the EFL Championship.  And though their teams will be battling for the same trophy, they are very pumped to see the NFL legend joining the league.  "I know Tom a little bit, and I don’t think you need to know him to know he has the spirit of a lion and a competitor in every way, shape and form," Reynolds told the
  
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• Palestinian attack leaves one Israeli patrol officer dead in Tel Aviv, shooter killed

  05-08-2023 21:22 via nbcnews.com
  
  At least one man is in a serious condition after a shooting on a street in central Tel Aviv on Saturday, Israeli police said.
  
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• WATCH: GOP voters rally around Trump following Jan. 6 charges

  05-08-2023 21:04 via foxnews.com
  
  Republican voters are rallying around former President Donald Trump following his indictment and not guilty plea related to his actions during the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot and alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election. Fox News Digital traveled to Montgomery, Alabama, on Friday for Trump's first speech following his arraignment in a Washington, D.C., federal court, which he gave to the state Republican Party's summer meeting. Fox asked several attendees about the charges an
  
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• Jason and Brittany Aldean cuddle up at concert; Elizabeth Hurley stuns at 58 in red dress

  05-08-2023 21:00 via foxnews.com
  
  Chris Pratt and his son Jack threw the first pitch at a Dodgers game, Jason Aldean and wife Brittany took in a Brantley Gilbert show and more star sightings
  
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• Mets owner Steve Cohen promises 'competitive' 2024 team despite massive deadline sell-off

  05-08-2023 20:58 via foxnews.com
  
  The New York Mets are focusing on the future after a trade deadline sell-off that included aces Max Scherzer and Justin Verlander showed the team is waving the white flag on the 2023 season.  It’s a disappointment for the franchise and its fan base after owner Steve Cohen was aggressive to build off a 101-win 2022 season, signing Verlander to add to a group with World Series expectations.  Instead, the Mets never reached their potential despite having the highest payroll in MLB.
  
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• Imran Khan: former Pakistan prime minister sentenced to three years in jail

  05-08-2023 20:58 via theguardian.com
  
  Khan arrested in Lahore after court ruling bans him from politics for five years for corruptionPakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan has been arrested after a court in Islamabad sentenced him to three years in jail and disqualified him from politics for “corrupt practices” involving the sale of state gifts.Khan, 70, was picked up by police from his home in Lahore on Saturday after a court ruled on the Toshakhana case, in which he was accused of illegally selling gifts fro
  
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• Will Smith shares regrets over kids' careers: ‘Nobody in my family was happy’

  05-08-2023 20:56 via foxnews.com
  
  Will Smith’s children, Jaden and Willow, admitted they were unhappy with their father pushing them into the spotlight at a young age.  Although his kids’ careers were taking off, the "King Richard" star confessed that his family didn’t share the same sentiments as their father. "2010 was like the greatest year as an artist, as a parent. ‘Karate Kid’ came out in June, 'Whip My Hair' came out in October," Smith shared on Kevin Hart’s "Hart to Heart" series.
  
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• Faith, family messages from Kirk Cameron story hour inspire Chinese community at Brooklyn Public Library

  05-08-2023 20:55 via foxnews.com
  
  Kirk Cameron’s message of returning faith and family to the public forum arrived Saturday at a small library in Brooklyn, New York, in a largely Chinese neighborhood — despite the threat by an official to disrupt the event. "There is a strong movement out there to indoctrinate our kids from drag-queen story hours to everything you see on TV," Lily Laureano, a Brooklyn mother of two, told Fox News Digital, before reading from Cameron’s inspirational children's tale "As You Grow.
  
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• Rachel Levine urges parents to ‘speak up,’ defend vaccines at school board meetings from ‘myths and fear’

  05-08-2023 20:50 via foxnews.com
  
  Assistant Secretary of Health Rachel Levine this week called on parents across the country to speak up in favor of vaccines in school board meetings and other public settings, and said failing to do so will make it easier for "misinformation" about vaccines to spread. "Misinformation is eroding public confidence in them," Levine said in a Friday blog post on the Department of Health and Human Services’ website. "If we want vaccines to continue to protect our children, we need to speak up a
  
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• Community rallies to find Maryland teacher who disappeared after going for a walk

  05-08-2023 20:48 via foxnews.com
  
  Police, students and parents in Greenbelt, Maryland, are desperately searching for a beloved teacher who went missing last week. Mariame Toure Sylla, 59, was last seen around 8 p.m. in the 6500 block of Lake Park Drive in Greenbelt on July 29, according to Greenbelt police. Her son says she left home to take a walk in Schrom Hills Park before she disappeared without a trace, FOX 5 D.C. reported.  The family says Sylla is a devout Muslim and that she likes to take walks in the area. Typicall
  
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• NASCAR indefinitely suspends driver after liking George Floyd meme

  05-08-2023 20:41 via foxnews.com
  
  NASCAR and Legacy Motor Club have suspended driver Noah Gragson over his actions on social media.  NASCAR confirmed to Fox Sports that the suspension is related to a meme making fun of the death of George Floyd, a post which Gragson had liked.  "We have made the decision to suspend Noah Gragson effective immediately regarding his actions that do not represent the values of our team," Legacy Motor Club said. "Josh Berry will drive the No. 42 entry for this weekend’s NASCAR Cup Ser
  
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• Former Pakistan prime minister arrested as court hands down three-year jail sentence in corruption case

  05-08-2023 20:36 via foxnews.com
  
  Pakistani police arrested the country’s former prime minister Imran Khan after a court sentenced him to three years. "The district Court has indicted Chairman PTI Imran Khan . . . citing an affidavit based on falsified facts," a spokesman for Khan told Fox News Digital. "However, it's important to mention there was no chance given to present witnesses, neither was time allotted to round up arguments meant to finish by the end of the day, today." The spokesman alleged that the judge had "co
  
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• Suspected cop shooter killed in standoff with SWAT team near Universal Orlando: police

  05-08-2023 20:34 via foxnews.com
  
  The suspect who shot and critically injured two Orlando Police officers Friday night is dead after a hotel standoff with a SWAT team near Universal Orlando.  Orlando Police Chief Eric Smith gave an update on the shooting at a press conference Saturday afternoon, identifying the suspect as 28-year-old Daton Viel, who had an extensive criminal history. A second suspect in the shooting was determined by police not to be involved. Smith said police worked throughout the night to locate the susp
  
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• NASA reestablishes contact with Voyager 2 spacecraft after weeks of silence

  05-08-2023 20:18 via foxnews.com
  
  NASA has restored full communications with its Voyager 2 spacecraft following weeks of silence.  The agency's Jet Propulsion Laboratory said Friday that NASA's Deep Space Network facility in Canberra, Australia, sent the "equivalent of an interstellar ‘shout’ more than 12.3 billion miles to Voyager 2," commanding the spacecraft to turn its antenna back to Earth.  "With a one-way light time of 18.5 hours for the command to reach Voyager, it took 37 hours for mission controll
  
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• Google is abandoning your old Android phone: Here's what you need to do

  05-08-2023 20:14 via foxnews.com
  
  If you have an older Android phone that runs on Android KitKat, then it might be time to get a new phone. Here's why.Google has made the decision to discontinue support for Android KitKat in future releases of Google Play Services come August 2023, meaning that if your Android device still runs on KitKat, it will no longer receive updates and support from Google Play services.  What is KitKat?  Android KitKat was another name for any Android device that operates with system version 4.4
  
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• Jamie Foxx deletes and apologizes for social media post users accused of being ‘horrifically antisemitic'

  05-08-2023 19:50 via foxnews.com
  
  "Django Unchained" actor Jamie Foxx recently courted controversy with a cryptic comment referring to those who "killed this dude name[d] Jesus" that multiple social media users saw as antisemitic. Following the backlash, Foxx deleted the post, and shared another one apologizing for it and claiming it was in no way intended to be antisemitic. He said it was just about "a fake friend" who wronged him. Foxx shared the original post with his nearly 17 million Instagram followers on Friday. The messa
  
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• Suspect dead after allegedly shooting two Florida officers during traffic stop

  05-08-2023 19:23 via nbcnews.com
  
  A suspect who allegedly shot two Florida police officers during a traffic stop is dead, according to police.
  
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• Police in Alabama stop noisy protestors from disrupting Kirk Cameron library event

  05-08-2023 19:13 via foxnews.com
  
  FIRST ON FOX — Police in Huntsville, Alabama prevented a crowd of protestors from disrupting a story hour featuring actor-author Kirk Cameron and former NCAA swimmer Riley Gaines on Saturday.  A group of protestors outside the Madison Public Library reportedly attempted to enter the event, which was hosted by the organization Moms for Liberty as part of the "See You at the Library" series of book readings on August 5.  Some protestors held signs that said, "Ban hate, not books,"
  
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• Blur singer says AI-led music industry will necessitate 'better drugs'

  05-08-2023 19:09 via foxnews.com
  
  Damon Albarn of the band Blur reportedly said his industry will need "better drugs" if artificial intelligence is the future of music.  "It’s absurd," the U.K. frontman told The Sun in a piece published Thursday.  "Anyone who has so much time to sing songs through a Michael Bublé filter and put them on the internet is a f---ing idiot," the "Song 2" singer said.  "If the AIs are the future of music, we’re gonna need better drugs to get us through it!" WHAT IS AI?
  
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• Politico chews out Bidens for their dogs biting WH staffers: 'Lousy,' 'entitled' behavior by the first family

  05-08-2023 19:00 via foxnews.com
  
  President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden were the subject of rare scorn by Politico over their handling of their dogs that have repeatedly bitten multiple White House staffers. Commander, the two-year-old German Shepherd that replaced former first dog Major over aggressive behavior, bit a whopping seven people in a four-month period, according to internal Secret Service communications obtained last week by the New York Post. An incident from November 2022 led to a Secret Service officer being s
  
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• Special counsel cites threatening Trump post in request for protective order in election interference case

  05-08-2023 17:57 via nbcnews.com
  
  Prosecutors said Trump’s use of evidence obtained in discovery “could have a harmful chilling effect on witnesses or adversely affect the fair administration of justice in this case."
  
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• Philadelphia Eagles player found not guilty of rape and kidnapping

  05-08-2023 17:57 via nbcnews.com
  
  An Ohio grand jury found Philadelphia Eagles offensive lineman Joshua Sills not guilty of charges of rape and kidnapping, officials said.
  
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• German city hit by massive hail storm

  05-08-2023 17:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Hail formed 30cm drifts in Reutlingen requiring snowploughs to be deployed, at the height of summer.
  
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• Chandrayaan-3: Historic India mission enters Moon orbit, aiming for south pole

  05-08-2023 16:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  If Chandrayaan-3 succeeds, India will be the first country to land near the Moon's little-explored south pole.
  
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• Husband of Georgia mother-of-four who vanished is arrested and charged with murder

  05-08-2023 16:38 via nbcnews.com
  
  The husband of a Georgia mother-of-four who had been missing for more than two weeks was arrested after deputies found her body, the Rockdale County Sheriff’s Office said Saturday.
  
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• Karen Bardsley: Why this Women's World Cup is more open than ever

  05-08-2023 15:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  In Karen Bardsley's latest column, the former England goalkeeper discusses why the Women's World Cup is the most competitive it's ever been.
  
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• Ukrainian drones hit sanctioned Russian tanker in second sea attack in a day

  05-08-2023 14:36 via nbcnews.com
  
  A Russian tanker under U.S. sanctions was hit by a Ukrainian drone near a strategic bridge in the Kerch Strait that links Russia to the annexed Crimean Peninsula, Kremlin officials said Saturday.
  
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• As student loan payments loom, borrowers weigh deferrals, 'debt strikes' and Deuteronomy

  05-08-2023 14:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  Since the Supreme Court killed Biden's debt forgiveness plan, social media users have been trading sympathy, support and advice — some of which personal finance experts warn against.
  
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• 33 officer arrests in 3 years: Sheriff asks 'What are we doing wrong?'

  05-08-2023 14:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  The sheriff of Richmond County, Georgia, is trying to figure out why there have been so many officers charged with crimes — and how to curb the misconduct.
  
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• Japan 3-1 Norway: Japanese into World Cup quarter-finals

  05-08-2023 13:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Japan take a step closer to a second Women's World Cup title by beating Norway 3-1 to reach the quarter-finals.
  
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• WATCH: Dog on the loose brings traffic to standstill

  05-08-2023 13:16 via abcnews.go.com
  
  A dog dodged traffic and brought cars to a standstill on Interstate 95 in Philadelphia. Police caught up after a one-mile chase and later returned the dog to its owner.
  
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• Kenya’s offer to send police to Haiti sparks human rights concerns

  05-08-2023 13:15 via theguardian.com
  
  Groups say move could worsen country’s security crisis given police force’s poor human rights recordAn offer from Kenya to dispatch police officers to Haiti has been welcomed by officials in the embattled Caribbean nation – but prompted concern among human rights groups who say the move could worsen the country’s security crisis.Haiti’s prime minister, Ariel Henry, requested international support from the UN last year when gangs began taking control of much of the c
  
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• Writers strike forces liberal late night shows off air for three months, critics say 'people just don’t care'

  05-08-2023 13:00 via foxnews.com
  
  For several years, The Ed Sullivan Theater in New York City was a hot spot for liberal fans to absorb the latest Trump headlines through what's been dubbed as "clapter," a term that meshes "clapping" and "laughter" to describe the Democrat pep rally-like atmosphere that has taken over late-night audiences. The theater is the home of CBS's "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert," which became must-watch television for anti-Trump audiences, overtaking NBC's "Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon" as the
  
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• West African bloc prepares for military action as Niger coup deadline looms

  05-08-2023 12:57 via theguardian.com
  
  Defence chiefs deliver ultimatum for Sunday after mediation fails to reinstate elected presidentWest African defence chiefs have drawn up a plan for military action if Niger’s coup is not overturned by Sunday, the regional bloc said, after mediation failed in a crisis that threatens regional security and has drawn in global powers.The Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) has given Niger’s coup leaders until Sunday to step down and reinstate the elected president, Mohame
  
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• Talks begin in Saudi Arabia on how to end Russia-Ukraine war

  05-08-2023 12:04 via theguardian.com
  
  Kyiv seeks support of publicly neutral countries as China sends envoy and Moscow says it will ‘keep an eye’ on meetingRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesTalks have started in Saudi Arabia to find a peaceful settlement to Russia’s war in Ukraine.Ukraine and its allies hope this weekend’s meeting of national security advisers and other senior officials from about 40 countries – but not Russia – will reach agreement on principles of how to end the conf
  
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