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• 6th victim dies in Pennsylvania house explosion: Officials

  16-08-2023 23:51 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Five bodies were recovered after an apparent house explosion in Western Pennsylvania Saturday that destroyed several homes. A sixth person died Wednesday in the hospital.
  
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• Trevian Kutti: Who is ex-Kanye West publicist indicted alongside Trump?

  16-08-2023 23:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The celebrity publicist is accused of involvement in a plot to pressure a Georgia election worker.
  
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• Western states won't lose as much Colorado River water in 2024, but long-term challenges remain

  16-08-2023 23:36 via nbcnews.com
  
  Federal officials said Tuesday they will ease water cuts for Western states reliant on the Colorado River in 2024, thanks to a slightly improved outlook, but long-term challenges remain.
  
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• Rival GOP campaigns throw their hands up at Trump indictment

  16-08-2023 23:34 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Four-time indicted politicians would normally have their presidential ambitions dashed. But Trump is not traditional -- and rival campaigns are making peace with that.
  
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• Hawaiians who lost everything in Maui watched as wealthy tourists left the blaze behind

  16-08-2023 23:10 via nbcnews.com
  
  Firsthand accounts from Hawaiian locals who faced confusion, loss, and limited resources, and another of wealthy tourists with the means to leave the devastation behind.
  
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• Kansas newspaper will get back items seized in controversial police raid

  16-08-2023 23:09 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Marion County, Kansas, has said it will return evidence seized in a controversial police raid of a local newspaper after an attorney review.
  
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• The baby at the centre of an India-Germany diplomatic row

  16-08-2023 23:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The toddler was taken away from her Indian family on accusations of child abuse. Her parents deny the charges.
  
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• At least 63 people feared dead after boat found off Cape Verde

  16-08-2023 22:38 via theguardian.com
  
  Fishing vessel with 100 asylum seekers was travelling from Senegal to Spain’s Canary IslandsMore than 60 people are believed to have died after the boat they were travelling on from Senegal was found off Cape Verde, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Wednesday.At least 63 asylum seekers are thought to have died, while the 38 survivors include four children between the ages of 12 and 16, an IOM spokesperson told AFP. Continue reading...
  
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• Texas woman awarded $1.2 billion after ex-boyfriend put intimate photos in public Dropbox

  16-08-2023 21:49 via nbcnews.com
  
  A victim of so-called "revenge porn" in Texas has been awarded $1.2 billion after her ex-boyfriend allegedly shared what court documents call “visually intimate material" of her online and with her her family, friends and colleagues.
  
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• Small city soon to be without police force after officers resign en masse

  16-08-2023 21:44 via abcnews.go.com
  
  The Goodhue City Council approved the resignations of the chief, a full-time officer and five part-time officers during a special meeting on Monday.
  
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• 4 more cases of locally acquired dengue reported in Florida

  16-08-2023 21:39 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Four more cases of locally-acquired dengue have been reported in Florida bringing the total number of infections in the state this year up to 10.
  
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• Feds indict fundraiser for Rep. George Santos for allegedly impersonating Kevin McCarthy aide

  16-08-2023 21:23 via nbcnews.com
  
  Samuel Miele, a paid fundraiser for Rep. George Santos, was indicted on federal criminal charges for allegedly impersonating a Speaker Kevin McCarthy aide.
  
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• Father arrested after handgun found in 3-year-old's backpack at school

  16-08-2023 21:23 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Pete Robles, 35, has been arrested for child endangerment after a handgun was found in his child's backpack at pre-K in San Antonio.
  
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• Sen. Dianne Feinstein claims 'financial elder abuse' in lawsuit over husband's estate

  16-08-2023 20:53 via nbcnews.com
  
  Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., is suing the trustees of a fund set up by her late husband, accusing them of committing "financial elder abuse" by refusing to pay the millions of dollars she's due.
  
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• Former Santos staff member charged with impersonating McCarthy aide to raise funds

  16-08-2023 20:50 via abcnews.go.com
  
  A former staff member of embattled Rep. George Santos has been indicted for impersonating an aide to House Speaker Kevin McCarthy in order to raise funds for Santos.
  
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• Raided Kansas newspaper’s seized items will be returned after search warrant is withdrawn

  16-08-2023 20:43 via nbcnews.com
  
  Police had "insufficient evidence" to raid the offices of a small Kansas newspaper — and the seized property should be returned immediately, officials said Wednesday.
  
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• Republicans take aim at the Biden White House's emails with tech platforms

  16-08-2023 20:28 via nbcnews.com
  
  Emails from Facebook’s parent company are giving fresh momentum to Republicans’ long-standing claims that they’re being censored on social media.
  
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• What debate? Trump could time his Georgia arrest to blot out first matchup

  16-08-2023 19:48 via nbcnews.com
  
  Former President Donald Trump has the option of timing his booking in Georgia to coincide with Wednesday’s first Republican presidential primary debate.
  
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• WATCH: Ed Sheeran gifts fan free Lego set, concert tickets

  16-08-2023 19:37 via abcnews.go.com
  
  One lucky fan scored a free Lego set and concert tickets when she wound up getting served by pop superstar Ed Sheeran at a Lego store.
  
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• Severe weather leaves 1 dead, tens of thousands without power

  16-08-2023 19:37 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Donna Warsaw, 78, was killed when a tree fell on top of her car amid a severe thunderstorm in North Carolina that left 67,500 customers without power into Wednesday.
  
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• Ohio teen convicted of intentionally crashing car at 100 mph, killing boyfriend and friend

  16-08-2023 19:21 via nbcnews.com
  
  A teenage Ohio girl was convicted of murder Monday, accused of intentionally killing her boyfriend and his friend by crashing her car into a brick building going 100 mph last year.
  
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• Witnesses of Buffalo mass shooting file rare lawsuit against social media and gun companies

  16-08-2023 19:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  More than a dozen people who last year witnessed a white gunman open fire and kill 10 Black people at a Tops grocery store in Buffalo, New York, have filed a lawsuit over the trauma they endured.
  
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• Bindeshwar Pathak, ‘toilet man’ who revolutionised sanitation in India, dies at 80

  16-08-2023 17:20 via theguardian.com
  
  Sociologist made it his mission to install more than 1m toilets after being horrified by the work of manual scavengersFrom the moment he reached adulthood until his death on Tuesday at 80, Bindeshwar Pathak poured his life and energy into making India a cleaner place by building public toilets and enabling Indians from across the social spectrum to have access to clean sanitation.Over the years, he earned himself the name “Toilet Man”, horrifying his family and fellow Brahmins, the c
  
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• Sarina Wiegman: England boss says reaching Women's World Cup final is a 'fairytale'

  16-08-2023 17:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sarina Wiegman says it's a 'fairytale' to lead England to the final of the World Cup and reach her fourth major tournament final overall.
  
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• WATCH: Baby gives dad the cutest look as they eat fries

  16-08-2023 17:12 via abcnews.go.com
  
  We want someone to look at us the way this baby looks at her dad when he's feeding her fries.
  
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• Family and friends seek answers months after D.C. man's suspicious death

  16-08-2023 16:23 via nbcnews.com
  
  Ernest Terrell Newkirk was found facedown in the street missing his phone, wallet and car. His partner wants answers.
  
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• WATCH: Maui tourists shelter in pool as wildfires rage

  16-08-2023 16:12 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Eyewitness video shows tourists taking refuge in a pool in Lahaina as deadly wildfires rage around them on the evening of Aug. 8.
  
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• Watering Lahaina's scorched banyan tree

  16-08-2023 16:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Firefighters are working to save the landmark tree, but experts fear it is already too damaged.
  
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• Army airlifts hundreds to safety from Canadian fires

  16-08-2023 15:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Some people have been forced to flee twice this summer from fires in the country's north.
  
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• Maui fire: First victims named as death toll reaches 106

  16-08-2023 15:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  They have been named as Lahaina residents Robert Dyckman and Buddy Jantoc, both in their seventies.
  
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• Australia 1-3 England: Lionesses reach first Women's World Cup final

  16-08-2023 15:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England spoil co-hosts Australia's party by booking their place in the Women's World Cup final for the first time on a historic night in Sydney.
  
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• Mob attacks churches in eastern Pakistan after blasphemy claim

  16-08-2023 15:38 via theguardian.com
  
  Christian family accused of desecrating copy of Qur’an, setting off rampage in FaisalabadHundreds of Muslim men have attacked a Christian community in eastern Pakistan, vandalising several churches and a cemetery and setting scores of houses on fire, after accusing its members of desecrating a copy of the Qur’an.Hundreds of people armed with sticks and rocks stormed a predominantly Christian area in Faisalabad on Wednesday. Images on social media showed smoke rising from church build
  
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• The Killers brought a Russian fan onstage — and it didn't go well

  16-08-2023 15:36 via nbcnews.com
  
  The Killers apologized Tuesday for bringing a Russian fan onstage at a concert in Georgia, met with boos by the audience.
  
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• Ukraine war: Ship leaves Odesa despite Russia Black Sea attack fears

  16-08-2023 15:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  It comes as Kyiv said Russian strikes damaged grain facilities in a river port 260km southwest of Odesa.
  
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• CEO regrets her firm took on Facebook moderation work after staff ‘traumatised’

  16-08-2023 15:08 via theguardian.com
  
  Outsourcer Sama facing legal cases brought by Kenya-based employees alleging exposure to graphic contentThe chief executive of a company contracted to moderate Facebook posts in east Africa has said she regretted taking on the work, after its staff said they were left traumatised by graphic content on the social media platform.The US outsourcing firm Sama is facing a number of legal cases brought by Kenya-based employees, who alleged being exposed to graphic and traumatic content such as videos
  
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• Women's World Cup final 2023: When do England play Spain? How to watch on BBC & kick-off time

  16-08-2023 15:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Women's World Cup final between England and Spain on Sunday will be shown live on BBC One, BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website.
  
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• UK inflation slows to 6.8% but further interest rate rise likely

  16-08-2023 14:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Lower energy prices are behind the slowdown but price rises in other areas mean some expect more interest rate hikes.
  
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• Women's World Cup 2023: 'Football fever has taken over New Zealand'

  16-08-2023 14:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  After the curtain comes down on the Fifa Women's World Cup in New Zealand, what does the future of women's football look like in the country?
  
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• Niger coup backers call for mass mobilisation amid military threat from regional bloc

  16-08-2023 13:48 via theguardian.com
  
  As Ecowas chiefs prepare to meet this week to discuss possible action against junta, civic group says ‘we need to be ready’Supporters of the Nigerien junta are calling for the mass mobilisation of citizens against the threat of military action by a west African regional bloc that is calling for the restoration of the country’s deposed president, Mohamed Bazoum.With a delayed meeting of military chiefs of staff of the Ecowas bloc scheduled to take place later this week, regional
  
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• Child seen 'playing hide and seek' on high-rise window ledge

  16-08-2023 13:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  China police issue warnings after a child is seen playing hide and seek on the side of a apartment building.
  
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• Trump Rico case ‘a nuclear bomb where a bullet’ would do, Republican says

  16-08-2023 13:40 via theguardian.com
  
  Wide-ranging Georgia election subversion indictment is inappropriate, claims House judiciary panel member Ken BuckThe indictment of Donald Trump and 18 allies for election subversion in Georgia is “a nuclear bomb where a bullet would have been appropriate”, a Republican member of the House judiciary committee said.“It is a Rico charge primarily,” Ken Buck of Colorado told MSNBC, referring to racketeering law under which Trump and others are charged. Continue reading...
  
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• Inflation falls but chancellor says no room for complacency as families still struggling – UK politics live

  16-08-2023 13:36 via theguardian.com
  
  UK inflation fell to 6.8% in July but risk of recession now considered highJohn McTernan writes for the Guardian today, calling for Labour to stop being so cautious and make the election a referendum on net zero:Or nearly everything. Labour currently lacks one vital quality: confidence. While heading for a victory bigger than Tony Blair’s landslide of 1997, the party appears to be too frightened to fight. Whenever the Tories do something profoundly amoral or un-British – such as tell
  
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• Russia-Ukraine war live: Ukrainian grain depots hit again as foreign ship attempts Kyiv’s Black Sea corridor

  16-08-2023 13:33 via theguardian.com
  
  Kyiv has increasingly used those terminals for grain transport to Europe after Moscow broke off a key wartime export deal through the Black SeaRussia-Ukraine war at a glanceThere was no immediate comment from Russia on the recapture of the village of Urozhaine. Here’s a report from Reuters on what’s happening on the ground.The village’s recapture would indicate Ukraine is pressing ahead with an offensive drive south towards the Sea of Azov that aims to cut Russian occupying for
  
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• Hakim Ziyech: Chelsea agree deal to sell Morocco international winger to Galatasaray

  16-08-2023 13:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Chelsea agree a deal to sell Morocco international winger Hakim Ziyech to Turkish Super Lig club Galatasaray
  
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• Nato official suggests Ukraine could give up land in exchange for membership

  16-08-2023 13:09 via theguardian.com
  
  Kyiv angrily rejects proposal from secretary general’s chief of staff, saying it would reward Russian aggressionRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesUkraine could give up territory to Russia in exchange for Nato membership and an end to the war, a senior Nato official has suggested, prompting an angry reaction from Kyiv.Stian Jenssen, the chief of staff to the Nato secretary general, Jens Stoltenberg, said at an event in Norway on Tuesday that while any peace deal would have to be
  
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• World Cup football fans barge through barricades to enter Federation Square fan zone

  16-08-2023 13:05 via theguardian.com
  
  Thousands of fans crowded into the area before some attempted to break through barricades in the lead-up to the Australia v England gameFootball fans knocked down barriers outside Melbourne’s Federation Square, allowing hundreds more to enter the already crowded site where many gathered to watch the Matildas match.Thousands of fans were already crowded in the fenced fan zone, waiting for the Matildas v England game to begin on Wednesday night, before people attempted to break through barri
  
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• Captain Tom charity faces scrutiny after report of payments to daughter

  16-08-2023 13:05 via theguardian.com
  
  Hannah Ingram-Moore reportedly paid via family firm for appearances linked to charity that bears father’s nameThe Captain Tom Foundation is under renewed scrutiny after reports its co-founder Hannah Ingram-Moore was paid thousands of pounds via a family company for appearances linked to the charity that bears her father’s name.According to the BBC, Ingram-Moore helped judge Virgin Media O2 awards ceremonies featuring the Captain Tom Foundation. Although she was at the time the £
  
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• Family of academic detained in Egypt accuse US of breaking pledge to help

  16-08-2023 13:02 via theguardian.com
  
  Salah Soltan, a US green card holder and critic of Abdel-Fatah al-Sisi, claims he faces death in Cairo jail and urges Biden to actA prominent Egyptian prisoner of conscience has told his family that he faces death in detention, spurring them to accuse the Biden administration of abandoning their father, despite previous promises on human rights.In a letter smuggled out of prison, Salah Soltan, a US green card holder and Islamic jurisprudence scholar, said he felt “as if I stared death in t
  
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• ‘Laboratories of success’: why HBCUs are the best models for race-blind admissions

  16-08-2023 13:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Post-affirmative action, Black schools show why cultivating diverse campuses should extend beyond the application processEver since Cheyney University opened in 1837, historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) have provided educational access to students who were once barred from attending white institutions. By the 1890s, to support newly freed Black Americans following the civil war, more than 200 HBCUs had opened. And by the 1950s, more than 90% of Black undergraduates in the countr
  
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• Alec Baldwin: How events unfolded after fatal Rust shooting

  16-08-2023 13:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The manslaughter charges against Actor Alec Baldwin are dropped over fatal shooting on Rust set.
  
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