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• Bear attacks 7-year-old boy playing in yard outside New York City

  22-08-2023 23:56 via nbcnews.com
  Police killed a bear after the animal attacked a 7-year-old boy outside his home in a New York City suburb Tuesday, authorities said.
  
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• Toto Cutugno whose song L’Italiano was No 1 across Europe dies at 80

  22-08-2023 23:35 via theguardian.com
  
  Singer’s big hit, stuffed with cliches about Italian life, was irresistible to millions as far away as Russia and GeorgiaToto Cutugno, the singer whose cliche-ridden but irresistibly catchy L’Italiano defined ideas of Italian culture to millions of listeners across Europe and Russia, has died at Milan’s San Raffaelle hospital aged 80.Born Salvatore Cutugno to Sicilian parents in Tuscany, the singer was for a decade a regular at the Sanremo music festival, the Italian institutio
  
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• Caleb Farley: NFL player’s father killed in home explosion

  22-08-2023 23:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Titans player Caleb Farley was not at home when his North Carolina house was reduced to rubble.
  
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• Trump co-defendant Mark Meadows seeks emergency order to protect him from arrest in Georgia – as it happened

  22-08-2023 23:18 via theguardian.com
  
  The blog is now closed, but please follow these links to the Guardian’s latest US politics stories:Trump co-defendant Mark Meadows asks judge to block Georgia arrestFrom abortion to Jan 6: where do Republican hopefuls in debate stand?The Fulton county district attorney has advised several of Donald Trump’s co-defendants that they should surrender at the jail around 3am ET if they want a quick turnaround on their booking because it could take hours during the day, per people familiar.
  
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• Spain’s conservative party leader proposed as PM despite no majority

  22-08-2023 23:11 via theguardian.com
  
  People’s party’s Alberto Feijóo is choice of king to succeed Pedro Sánchez but would only be able to form minority governmentThe leader of Spain’s conservative People’s party has been put forward to be prime minister, in a move that seems doomed to fail as he has not secured enough votes to command a majority.In accordance with protocol, King Felipe VI proposed Alberto Feijóo for the investiture on Tuesday night on the grounds that his party won the m
  
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• Trump Georgia co-defendant John Eastman turns himself in

  22-08-2023 23:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ex-Trump lawyer John Eastman is one of two accused in the Georgia indictment to surrender on Tuesday.
  
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• Rangers 2-2 PSV Eindhoven: Scottish side's Champions League hopes in balance

  22-08-2023 23:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Rangers' hopes of successive seasons in the Champions League group stages remain in the balance after a tense draw with PSV Eindhoven.
  
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• World Athletics Championships 2023: Laura Muir sixth as Faith Kipyegon wins third title

  22-08-2023 23:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Britain's Laura Muir finishes sixth at the World Championships in Budapest as Faith Kipyegon wins her third 1500m title.
  
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• Trump co-defendant Mark Meadows asks judge to block his arrest in Georgia

  22-08-2023 22:55 via theguardian.com
  
  Former White House chief of staff is among 19 defendants charged in the Georgia election interference caseMark Meadows, the former White House chief of staff for Donald Trump, has asked a federal court to block his arrest in an emergency motion, according to court documents filed on Tuesday.Meadows, a named defendant in the sweeping election interference case against Donald Trump and 18 others in Fulton county, Georgia, has requested the case be moved to federal court, saying the charges concern
  
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• WATCH: Big Time Rush super fan gets unexpected concert surprise from parents

  22-08-2023 22:54 via abcnews.go.com
  
  The range of emotions are on full display.
  
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• Pride flag killing suspect appears to have a long history of anti-LGBTQ social posts 

  22-08-2023 22:49 via nbcnews.com
  
  Travis Ikeguchi, who police say killed Laura Carleton, appears to have a history of posting disturbing — and often violent — anti-LGBTQ messages on social media
  
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• Mason Greenwood: Rachel Riley accuses Man Utd of 'gaslighting'

  22-08-2023 22:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Rachel Riley accuses Manchester United of "gaslighting" and "green lighting" abuse for their handling of the decision to part company with Mason Greenwood.
  
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• UPS workers overwhelmingly approve new contract, ending strike threat

  22-08-2023 22:39 via nbcnews.com
  
  UPS workers ratified the Teamsters-negotiated labor deal unveiled last month, approving a five-year contract that could boost other labor efforts nationwide.
  
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• French airport to be renamed after Queen Elizabeth II in tribute

  22-08-2023 22:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Le Touquet says it has blessing from King to rename its airport after his late mother.
  
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• ‘Inhumane’: judge hears arguments about anti-migrant buoys in Rio Grande

  22-08-2023 22:30 via theguardian.com
  
  Court to decide whether to remove them as Greg Abbott and other Republican governors defend militarization of border with MexicoA federal judge heard arguments on Tuesday about whether state authorities should remove huge buoys installed to stop migrants crossing the river that divides Texas from Mexico.The court hearing in Austin came a day after Texas’s governor, Greg Abbott, and a group of hardline Republican governors gathered on the riverbank to defend local militarization of the US-M
  
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• Thousands lose power as Texas braces for deluge from Tropical Storm Harold

  22-08-2023 22:26 via theguardian.com
  
  About 1.3 million people under warning as storm moves inland over south Texas and governor deploys state’s national guardThe skies began to darken over southern Texas on Tuesday as Tropical Storm Harold hurtled toward the state, just as California began cleanup from the historic storm system Hilary.Texas, still grappling with the effects of one of the hottest and driest summers on record, is now bracing for a deluge. As Harold continued on its westward trajectory after sweeping through the
  
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• Owen Farrell red card: England captain to miss first two World Cup pool games as ban reinstated

  22-08-2023 22:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Owen Farrell will miss England's first two pool games at the World Cup as World Rugby successfully appeals against the decision to overturn his red card.
  
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• Climate change made record-setting Canada wildfires more likely, scientists say

  22-08-2023 22:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  The influence of climate change made the dangerous fire weather conditions that fueled Quebec’s 2023 fire season at least twice as likely, according to new research from the World Weather Attribution group.
  
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• ‘Get out of my house’: 98-year-old co-owner of Kansas newspaper swears at police during raid

  22-08-2023 21:33 via nbcnews.com
  
  The co-owner of a Kansas newspaper, who died shortly after law enforcement raided her home, swore at Marion Police Department officers and questioned whether their mothers loved them, according to security footage reviewed by NBC News.
  
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• Tropical Storm Harold makes landfall in Texas

  22-08-2023 21:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A second tropical storm hits the US as Harold slams Texas while California cleans up after Hilary.
  
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• Manchester City playmaker Phil Foden set for 'big season'

  22-08-2023 21:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Phil Foden could be set for his biggest season yet, with the forward showing he can make the number 10 position his own at Manchester City.
  
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• Sweltering heat descends on Midwest, pushing temperatures to dangerous levels

  22-08-2023 21:20 via nbcnews.com
  
  The Midwest is currently experiencing a “heat dome,” which occurs when a high pressure ridge traps hot air and moisture over an area, which can cause severe heat.
  
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• Climate crisis made spate of Canada wildfires twice as likely, scientists find

  22-08-2023 21:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Burning of fossil fuels made fires at least twice as likely, and the fire-prone weather at least 20% more intense, study showsThe conditions that caused Canada’s extreme spate of wildfires this year, which resulted in parts of the US and Canada to be blanketed in toxic smoke, were made at least twice as likely due to the human-caused climate crisis, scientists have found.The 2023 Canadian wildfire season has been the largest, and most devastating, on record, with nearly 14m hectares (34m a
  
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• Oleksandr Usyk's promoter says he has an 'obligation' to deliver undisputed fight with Tyson Fury

  22-08-2023 20:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Unified heavyweight world champion Oleksandr Usyk's promoter says "it's our obligation" to deliver an undisputed fight against Tyson Fury.
  
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• Pakistan cable car: Relief as all passengers brought to safety

  22-08-2023 20:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  They spent hours dangling above a ravine in high winds before being rescued by helicopter and zip line.
  
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• Sam Bankman-Fried living on bread and water because jail won't abide vegan diet, lawyer says

  22-08-2023 20:50 via nbcnews.com
  
  An attorney for FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried said in federal court Tuesday his client has to subsist on bread, water and peanut butter because the jail he's in isn't accommodating his vegan diet.
  
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• Mayor Karen Bass rips Texas Gov. Greg Abbott for busing migrants to L.A. during Tropical Storm Hilary

  22-08-2023 20:48 via nbcnews.com
  
  Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass blasted Texas Gov. Gregg Abbott late Monday for transporting migrants to the city as Tropical Storm Hilary bore down on the region.
  
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• Feds and Texas face off in court over border buoys to deter migrants

  22-08-2023 20:39 via nbcnews.com
  
  Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is defending its use of buoys in the Rio Grande to deter migrants in court after it was sued by the Justice Department.
  
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• 7 students, teacher trapped in cable car 900 feet above ravine in Pakistan have been rescued

  22-08-2023 20:37 via nbcnews.com
  
  Eight people, including seven school children, were trapped in a malfunctioning chair lift in northern Pakistan on Tuesday, officials said.
  
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• All eight people rescued from cable car dangling above valley in Pakistan

  22-08-2023 20:26 via theguardian.com
  
  Cable car ordeal ends as authorities say everyone brought to safety after hours-long operation in BattagramAll eight people have been rescued from a stricken cable car high above a remote Pakistan valley, a spokesperson for the state-run emergency services said.Pakistani authorities said army commandos, with the help of civilians, made the final rescues after an operation lasting hours. Floodlights were installed and a ground-based operation reached the remaining three people late on Tuesday mor
  
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• Putin tells African nations Russia can take Ukraine’s place as supplier of grain – as it happened

  22-08-2023 20:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Russian leader, wanted under international arrest warrant for alleged war crimes in Ukraine, gives speech by video link to summit in South Africa. This live blog is now closedRussia-Ukraine war at a glanceUkraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, has posted a picture of himself alongside Nikolai Denkov, the prime minister of Bulgaria, with whom he said he had “fruitful talks” at the Ukraine-Balkans summit on Monday.Zelenskiy said the two leaders had discussed further cooperatio
  
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• Sparks fly from Alaska Airlines plane after it lands in Southern California during Tropical Storm Hilary

  22-08-2023 19:33 via nbcnews.com
  
  Sparks flew from an Alaska Airlines plane soon after it landed in Southern California Sunday night due to an issue with its landing gear, according to the airline.
  
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• Drew Barrymore rushed from NYC stage after man yelling 'You know who I am' approaches

  22-08-2023 19:29 via nbcnews.com
  
  Drew Barrymore and singer/actor Reneé Rapp abruptly left a New York City stage on Monday after a man approached while yelling, “You know who I am,” according to video from the event circulating on social media.
  
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• 'Chinese activist Kwon Pyong' fled to South Korea on jet ski

  22-08-2023 19:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The man, said to be a Chinese activist, only had binoculars, a compass and some extra barrels of fuel.
  
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• Tropical Storm Harold makes landfall in Texas with threat of flash flooding and tornadoes

  22-08-2023 19:03 via nbcnews.com
  
  Tropical Storm Harold made landfall Tuesday with sustained winds of 50 mph on Padre Island, Texas, bringing the potential for flash flooding and isolated tornadoes.
  
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• Greece wildfires: Eighteen bodies found in Greek forest

  22-08-2023 18:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Initial reports suggest those who died in a national park in northern Greece may have been migrants.
  
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• Where are the mosquitoes that spread malaria in the U.S.? Officials aren't sure

  22-08-2023 18:37 via nbcnews.com
  
  A case of locally acquired malaria was detected in Maryland last week. This is the ninth such case this year, and experts are on alert, calling for more surveillance of mosquitoes.
  
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• War crimes being committed in Darfur, says UK minister Andrew Mitchell

  22-08-2023 18:25 via theguardian.com
  
  Africa minister says civilian death toll horrific and UK is to send evidence to UNWar crimes and atrocities against civilians are being committed in Darfur, western Sudan, the UK’s Africa minister Andrew Mitchell said on Tuesday, becoming one of the first western officials to identify that the fighting in Sudan has developed into more than a power struggle between two rival factions.Mitchell said there was growing evidence of serious atrocities being committed, describing the civilian deat
  
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• 'I was raped by a London police officer'

  22-08-2023 17:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Lauren Taylor was 16 when she was raped by Metropolitan Police officer Adam Provan in 2010.
  
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• Pakistan cable car: how the rescue unfolded

  22-08-2023 17:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Military helicopters and commandos worked to free eight people - including six children.
  
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• Nigeria's ex-oil minister Diezani Alison-Madueke charged with bribery in the UK

  22-08-2023 17:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Diezani Alison-Madueke is alleged to have accepted financial rewards for awarding oil contracts.
  
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• Ron DeSantis defends 'listless vessels' remark about Trump supporters after backlash

  22-08-2023 17:23 via nbcnews.com
  
  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis defended his remark over the weekend urging Republicans against being “listless vessels” who support former President Donald Trump.
  
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• Four moments show how quickly US floodwater moved

  22-08-2023 17:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Storm Hilary battered parts of the US, causing flash flooding and record-breaking rainfall.
  
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• Insurers must cover injectable HIV prevention drug — unless courts void mandate

  22-08-2023 17:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force found that the HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis drugs provide a “substantial net benefit” for those who are at higher risk of HIV.
  
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• Athens offers more support as Zelenskiy takes high-speed tour of Europe

  22-08-2023 16:56 via theguardian.com
  
  Ukrainian president also meets leaders of Serbia and Croatia in bid to broaden support baseRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesVolodymyr Zelenskiy’s high-speed tour of Europe’s smaller countries continued in Athens on Tuesday, where he obtained further military and diplomatic support after securing a long-awaited commitment on the provision of F-16s at the weekend.The Ukrainian president met Serbia’s president and Croatia’s prime minister at a Balkans summit in
  
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• First Republican debate: How to watch and what time does it start

  22-08-2023 16:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Eight candidates will take the stage at the primetime forum to make their pitch to Republican voters.
  
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• Recalled products linked to more than 100 infant deaths still for sale on Facebook, lawmakers say

  22-08-2023 16:27 via nbcnews.com
  
  Recalled baby products linked to more than 100 infant deaths are still widely sold on Facebook Marketplace despite thousands of requests from federal regulators to take down the items, four members of Congress said.
  
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• Moscow sewer: All eight members of tour party confirmed dead in floods

  22-08-2023 16:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A guide and seven others had embarked on the underground tour despite a forecast of heavy rain.
  
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• Eight candidates qualify for the first Republican presidential debate

  22-08-2023 16:15 via nbcnews.com
  
  The debate field for Wednesday’s Republican presidential debate has been announced. Learn more about who will be attending and what to expect from the event.
  
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• Students say they've been unfairly kicked out of school without legal protections

  22-08-2023 16:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  Students facing suspension and expulsion are granted vastly different rights depending on where they live, an NBC News investigation found.
  
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