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• Russian warship fires warning shots at cargo ship in Black Sea

  13-08-2023 23:44 via theguardian.com
  
  Action marks first time Russia has fired on merchant shipping beyond Ukraine since exiting grain dealRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesA Russian warship fired warning shots at a cargo ship in the south-western Black Sea on Sunday as it made its way northwards, the first time Russia has fired on merchant shipping beyond Ukraine since exiting a landmark UN-brokered grain deal last month.In July, Russia halted participation in the Black Sea grain deal that allowed Ukraine to export agri
  
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• Hawaii fires: questions arise over response as death toll rises to 93 – as it happened

  13-08-2023 23:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Search for victims continues as more than 2,200 structures damaged or destroyed and more than 2,100 acres scorchedFull story: deadliest US blaze in a century kills at least 93 peopleAs search and rescue crews continue to uncover the scale of the massive and devastating toll in the historic town of Lahaina, anger is building among residents over various aspects of the government response, from warnings during the inferno to aid distribution afterwards. Residents have asked why emergency sirens di
  
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• Hawaii wildfires: deadliest US blaze in a century kills at least 93 people

  13-08-2023 22:55 via theguardian.com
  
  Governor says death toll in Lahaina is expected to rise after ‘worst natural disaster that Hawaii ever faced’Visual guide to the explosive blaze that razed LahainaAt least 93 people have died in the fire that consumed the historic town of Lahaina on the Hawaiian island of Maui, and officials warned that the effort to find and identify the dead was still in its early stages.Meanwhile, anger at the government response to the deadliest wildfire in recent US history is mounting. Resident
  
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• Boy, 13, survives after falling 100ft from Grand Canyon’s north rim

  13-08-2023 21:52 via theguardian.com
  
  Wyatt Kauffman slipped on a cliff and fell after ‘moving out of the way so other people could take a picture’A 13-year-old North Dakota boy has survived falling 100ft from a ledge at the Grand Canyon’s north rim during a family trip.Emergency crews needed two hours to rescue Wyatt Kauffman after he slipped on a cliff Tuesday and plunged nearly 100 ft (30 meters) at the Bright Angel Point trail, authorities said.The Associated Press contributed to this report Continue reading...
  
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• Virginia police chase involving stolen ambulance results in a dozen crashes

  13-08-2023 20:56 via theguardian.com
  
  Darell T Caldwell of Maryland was finally apprehended after the multi-highway chase and vehicular theft spree injured fiveA Maryland man stole an ambulance and left a wake of more than a dozen hit-and-run crashes in Virginia this weekend before being arrested in Washington DC, authorities said.Virginia state police said there were no reports of serious injuries in Saturday’s crashes on portions of Interstate 66, Interstate 395 and the George Washington Memorial Parkway. Continue reading...
  
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• Gunman kills one and injures eight in attack on Shah Cheragh shrine in Iran

  13-08-2023 20:43 via theguardian.com
  
  Governor says man has been detained after attack on Shia shrine in southern city of ShirazA gunman opened fire on Sunday night at a prominent shrine in southern Iran, killing one person and wounding eight others in an attack that followed another assault there months earlier, authorities said.Officials offered no immediate motive for the attack in the city of Shiraz at Shah Cheragh, which draws Shia pilgrims to its domed mosque and the tomb of a prominent member of the faith from its earliest da
  
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• Miss Universe cuts ties with Indonesia pageant over sexual assault claims

  13-08-2023 20:34 via theguardian.com
  
  Six Miss Universe Indonesia contestants allege they were asked to strip for ‘a body check for scars and cellulite’The global organiser of the Miss Universe beauty pageant has cut ties with its franchise in Indonesia days after several contestants alleged they had been sexually abused in the run-up to the competition’s crowning ceremony in Jakarta.Six contestants in the Miss Universe Indonesia pageant are understood to have filed complaints with police, alleging that organisers
  
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• 5 dead after Pennsylvania house explosion

  13-08-2023 19:49 via nbcnews.com
  
  Five people, including a teenager, are dead after a house exploded in southwest Pennsylvania on Saturday morning, officials said.
  
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• Inmate dies after being found unresponsive at Atlanta jail being investigated over prisoner deaths

  13-08-2023 19:10 via nbcnews.com
  
  A Georgia inmate who was found unresponsive in a medical unit cell at a jail currently under federal investigation later died at an area hospital, authorities said Saturday.
  
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• Mob swarms LA mall and steals up to $100K in luxury goods; bear spray used against guards

  13-08-2023 18:58 via nbcnews.com
  
  Armed with bear spray, a group of up to 50 people swarmed a Los Angeles mall on Saturday and made away with around $100,000 worth of luxury items, according to officials.
  
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• WATCH: 'Gustnado' spotted at beach in Ontario

  13-08-2023 18:56 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Beachgoers witnessed a “gustnado” drift along the water at Ontario’s Wasaga Beach as the region was warned of powerful thunderstorms.
  
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• Russia-Ukraine war live: seven people killed by Russian shelling in Kherson region – as it happened

  13-08-2023 18:46 via theguardian.com
  
  Russian military targeted residential areas, factories and mobile communications towers, says regional governorWhat we know on day 536 of the invasionHere’s video of Ukrainian border guards placing a new sign on Snake Island.“The next border sign will be installed in our Ukrainian Crimea after its liberation by the defence forces of Ukraine,” a uniformed man said, standing before a post painted blue and yellow like the country’s flag, in a video shared on Facebook by the
  
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• Potential Biden primary challenger suggests president’s image is corrupted by Hunter probe

  13-08-2023 18:43 via nbcnews.com
  
  Rep. Dean Phillips, who is considering challenging President Joe Biden for the Democratic presidential nomination, on Sunday suggested that the Hunter Biden probe has compromised the president’s image.
  
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• New Zealand's youth vaping crisis clouds smoke-free future

  13-08-2023 18:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  As cigarettes are phased out, parents say new laws do little to address rampant vaping by young people.
  
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• 2 dead, 2 injured following shooting at Philadelphia playground

  13-08-2023 18:30 via nbcnews.com
  
  Authorities are searching for five suspects after a shooting at a north Philadelphia playground left two men dead and two others critically wounded.
  
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• Arrest of Saudi scholar and influencer another sign of social media crackdown

  13-08-2023 18:25 via theguardian.com
  
  Detention of public health expert Mohammed Alhajji surprised many observers as he was seen as apoliticalA prominent Saudi scholar and Snapchat influencer has been arrested by Saudi authorities in what experts said was evidence of the kingdom’s extreme crackdown on social media users.The arrest of Mohammed Alhajji, a public health expert who completed his dissertation in the US, follows the disappearance and recent arrests of other prominent influencers for “crimes” that include
  
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• ‘At what price?’: German press sceptical over Harry Kane’s £100m transfer

  13-08-2023 18:24 via theguardian.com
  
  Bayern Munich fans delighted but commentators question price tag and Germany’s failure to nurture homegrown talentThere may have been tens of thousands of Harry Kane fans tracking his Cessna flight’s path to Munich on Saturday, followed by standing ovations when he finally appeared before Bayern Munich supporters – many already wearing “Harry Kane – 9” shirts – to the stirring strains of Rock You Like a Hurricane by German rock band the Scorpions, but sc
  
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• Hawaii fires: Jason Momoa warns tourists not to visit Maui

  13-08-2023 17:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The actor says Hawaii is "not the place" for a holiday, as locals say tourists carry on as normal while tragedy unfolds.
  
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• Democrats aren’t the only ones voting for abortion rights, Ohio shows

  13-08-2023 16:17 via nbcnews.com
  
  More than 20 Ohio counties rejected Issue 1 on Tuesday and most of them were suburban and exurban counties that voted for Donald Trump in 2020.
  
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• Mike Pence says he hopes Hunter Biden special counsel will ‘do his job without fear or favor’

  13-08-2023 16:13 via nbcnews.com
  
  Pence, a GOP presidential candidate, on Sunday welcomed the new Biden special counsel and said he hopes Weiss would do his job fairly without any political influence.
  
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• What’s behind the increased shark sightings this summer?

  13-08-2023 15:01 via today.com
  This summer, trips to the beach have become more dangerous with swimmers seemingly having more close encounters with sharks. But are there really more shark sightings these days, or are there just more cameras out there to capture them? NBC’s Emilie Ikeda reports in this week’s Sunday Focus.
  
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• Mudslide in north-western Chinese city leaves 21 dead and six missing

  13-08-2023 14:16 via theguardian.com
  
  Officials say 900 homes in Xi’an were left without power in disaster that struck after unusually high rainfall and typhoonsA mudslide in China’s north-western city of Xi’an has killed 21 people, with six still missing, officials said on Sunday.The city’s emergency management authority released an update on the number of casualties from Friday’s disaster as China grappled with unusually high summer rainfall. Continue reading...
  
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• ‘The state is murderous’: Brazilians vow justice for 13-year-old boy shot by police

  13-08-2023 14:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Thiago Menezes Flausino, who dreamed of becoming a footballer, was the ninth child to die in a shooting this year in RioThose who knew Thiago Menezes Flausino described him as a boy with dreams. These were brutally shattered by several police bullets this week, when the 13-year-old became one of the latest victims of state violence in a Rio de Janeiro favela.“He dreamed of becoming a professional footballer. He’d passed tryouts for a bigger team and was going to start playing on the
  
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• Gen Z is reclaiming what it means to be a hater

  13-08-2023 14:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  A clip of a song called “Haters Anthem” has inspired many on TikTok to embrace the label.
  
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• Biden is out pitching his economic wins. Arizona voters say they don’t see them.

  13-08-2023 14:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  Many Americans say they believe life has been getting tougher under "Bidenomics."
  
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• From 'crisis' to 'catastrophe,' schools scramble once again to find teachers

  13-08-2023 13:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  As students head back to the classroom, school districts are once again scrambling to fill jobs as teacher shortages show little signs of improving
  
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• Russian warship fires warning shots on cargo ship in Black Sea

  13-08-2023 12:56 via nbcnews.com
  
  A Russian warship fired warning shots with automatic weapons on a Palau-flagged ship in the Black Sea as it made its way towards Ukraine, the Kremlin said.
  
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• ‘Barbie’ triggers heated discussions over patriarchy and feminism in China

  13-08-2023 12:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  The“Barbie” movie has triggered discussions over patriarchy and feminism in China where there is awareness of gender inequality but also a social backlash.
  
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• Fires in Maui: 'Tourists swim in the waters we died in' - Maui resident

  13-08-2023 10:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The jarring contrast between those holidaying and those hurting is hard to bear for many in Hawaii.
  
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• Bryan Johnson: Meet the multi-millionaire trying to reverse aging

  13-08-2023 09:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  With a team of 30 scientists, tech entrepreneur Bryan Johnson spends millions on his body every year.
  
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• Bryan Johnson: Meet the multi-millionaire trying to reverse ageing

  13-08-2023 09:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  With a team of 30 scientists, tech entrepreneur Bryan Johnson spends millions on his body every year.
  
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• WATCH: Horse rescued after falling into California river

  13-08-2023 09:43 via abcnews.go.com
  
  With teamwork and a lot of horsepower, deputies and locals were able to rescue a horse that was tangled in wire after slipping off an embankment along the Kings River in Fresno County.
  
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• ‘I’m not afraid’: Ecuador’s assassinated presidential candidate who fought the cartels

  13-08-2023 09:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Killing of Fernando Villavicencio ahead of elections comes as country struggles with surge in drug-related violence Millions of Ecuadorians will have seen the phone camera footage showing the last seconds before presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio was killed, shot through the windows of a white pickup truck after being escorted by unarmed policemen who were helpless to save him.The images that followed showed panic and chaos as the burst of gunfire sent screaming supporters to the grou
  
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• Co-hosts Australia creating sporting legacy at Women's World Cup

  13-08-2023 08:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  While England fans are already looking ahead to their Women's World Cup semi-final, Australia was still basking in the glory of one of its greatest sporting moments.
  
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• Suspected package thief pulled from drain after drone finds hiding spot

  13-08-2023 08:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Police used a drone to find the man after he tried to steal a package and caused a minor traffic accident.
  
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• Maui fire: 89 killed as governor warns of 'significant' death toll rise

  13-08-2023 07:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Eighty-nine people have been killed and hundreds are unaccounted for days after fires broke out in Hawaii.
  
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• Top U.S. cyber official offers 'stark warning' of infrastructure attacks if China tensions escalate

  13-08-2023 06:48 via nbcnews.com
  
  China’s hackers have been positioning themselves to conduct destructive cyberattacks on U.S. critical infrastructure, a top U.S. cyber official warned Saturday.
  
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• Perseid meteor shower lights up skies

  13-08-2023 05:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Up to 100 shooting stars an hour were visible in one of the year's most anticipated astronomical events.
  
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• Ecuador murder: Fernando Villavicencio's running-mate steps in to contest election

  13-08-2023 04:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Andrea Gonzalez replaces anti-corruption crusader shot in the head by suspected Colombian hitmen.
  
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• Migrant boats in the Mediterranean: Why are so many people dying?

  13-08-2023 03:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The BBC explores the many reasons why the central Mediterranean is among the deadliest migration routes.
  
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• Why US tech giants are threatening to quit the UK

  13-08-2023 02:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Some tech giants feel they might have reached a "tipping point" due to new legislation.
  
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• The Crooked House: Mystery and anger surround wonky pub destruction

  13-08-2023 02:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Former customers raise a glass to The Crooked House as they look for answers about its sudden demise.
  
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• Hip-hop at 50: The artists mixing it up and moving it forward

  13-08-2023 02:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Emerging artists tell BBC Newsbeat how they're shaping the genre for the future.
  
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• Nelson Chamisa: The comeback preacher who wants to be Zimbabwe president

  13-08-2023 01:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Who is the 45-year-old who fell from grace in 2020 but is once more vying to be president?
  
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• Mutanjan: The meat-and-rice dessert loved by Indian royals

  13-08-2023 01:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  For Muslims of the Indian subcontinent, mutanjan is a special dish, layered with memories and emotions.
  
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• Anthony Joshua v Robert Helenius: Briton wins with one-punch knockout in round seven

  13-08-2023 01:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Heavyweight Anthony Joshua spectacularly knocks out Robert Helenius with one punch in round seven, after boxing tentatively in the first half of the fight at London's O2 Arena.
  
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• Netflix: How did it know I was bi before I did?

  13-08-2023 01:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Tech recommendations can reveal more about us than we know ourselves - but how and why does this happen?
  
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• How did Netflix know I was gay before I did?

  13-08-2023 01:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Tech recommendations can reveal more about us than we know ourselves - but how and why does this happen?
  
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• Andrea González picked to replace Ecuador’s assassinated presidential candidate

  13-08-2023 00:54 via theguardian.com
  
  Fernando Villavicencio fatally shot last week after leaving a campaign event in capital, Quito The political party of Ecuador’s assassinated presidential hopeful, Fernando Villavicencio, picked its vice-presidential candidate to replace him on Saturday, just a week before the election.Villavicencio’s Build party, or Construye in Spanish, announced on social media that Andrea González was replacing the 59-year-old as its presidential candidate in the 20 August vote. Continue re
  
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• Tony Blair Institute continued taking money from Saudi Arabia after Khashoggi murder

  13-08-2023 00:30 via theguardian.com
  
  Blair defends continuing partnership with kingdom despite ‘anxieties’ after 2018 assassination of journalistTony Blair’s institute has continued to advise and receive money from the government of Saudi Arabia since the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, it has emerged.The Sunday Times reported the former prime minister’s organisation is involved in a multimillion-pound partnership helping with a modernisation drive in the country led by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Continue
  
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