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• Police release body camera video showing officer fatally shooting pregnant woman

  01-09-2023 23:57 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Blendon Township police released video showing one of its officers fatally shooting a woman who accelerated her car towards the officer after allegedly stealing.
  
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• 9 best teeth whitening treatments

  01-09-2023 23:36 via nbcnews.com
  
  At-home teeth whitening products can remove surface stains from teeth and correct discoloration. Shop dental care from Crest, Colgate, Burt’s Bees and more.
  
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• What causes rosacea? Derms explain

  01-09-2023 23:25 via nbcnews.com
  
  Shop the best skin care products for rosacea in 2023. Shop popular brands like Aveeno, EltaMD, Cetaphil, La Roche-Posay, CeraVe and more.
  
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• What to know about BA.2.86 as it spreads to 5 states

  01-09-2023 23:16 via abcnews.go.com
  
  The new variant BA.2.86 has been detected in five states: Michigan, New York, Ohio, Texas and Virginia. Here's what you need to know about it.
  
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• Obituary: Mohamed Al Fayed

  01-09-2023 23:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Controversial businessman who spent the last part of his life alleging a cover-up over the deaths of Princess Diana and his son, Dodi.
  
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• Spain legal panel opens case against suspended soccer chief over World Cup kiss

  01-09-2023 22:22 via abcnews.go.com
  
  A Spanish government legal panel is opening a case against suspended soccer chief Luis Rubiales
  
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• 'Tampon tax' eliminated in Texas, along with tax on baby diapers, bottles and more

  01-09-2023 22:08 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Residents of Texas no longer have to pay a sales tax on menstrual products.
  
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• Bodycam footage shows moments before pregnant woman's fatal shooting by Ohio police officer

  01-09-2023 22:06 via nbcnews.com
  
  Body camera footage showing the moments before the fatal shooting last week of a pregnant woman by an Ohio police officer was released Friday.
  
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• Body found in trash ID'd as missing 2-year-old, father to be charged with murder

  01-09-2023 21:59 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Artavoius North will be charged in the murder of his 2-year-old son, J'Asiah Mitchell. North had wrongly reported that Mitchell was kidnapped last month.
  
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• 9 soldiers dead in Syria as attacks by al-Qaida-linked militants rise in the Northwest, activists say

  01-09-2023 21:21 via foxnews.com
  
  Al-Qaida-linked militants attacked an army position in northwest Syria on Friday, killing at least nine government soldiers and wounding others, opposition activists said. There was no immediate word from the government. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, an opposition war monitor, said nine soldiers died as well as one of the attackers, who belong to the al-Qaida-linked Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, or HTS, the strongest insurgent group in northwest Syria. It said 12 soldiers and on
  
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• Russia’s students return to school, face new patriotism-boosting lessons as Kremlin continues war in Ukraine

  01-09-2023 21:16 via foxnews.com
  
  Clad in white shirts and carrying bouquets, children across Russia flocked back to school Friday, where the Kremlin's narratives about the war in Ukraine and its confrontation with the West were taking an even more prominent spot than before. Students are expected each week to listen to Russia's national anthem and watch the country's tricolor flag being raised. There's a weekly subject loosely translated as "Conversations about Important Things," which was introduced last year with the goal of
  
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• Man who police blocked from warning drivers of speed trap wins $50K judgment

  01-09-2023 21:03 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Delaware State Police have agreed to pay $50,000 to resolve a federal lawsuit filed by a man who said troopers violated his constitutional rights by preventing him from warning motorists about a speed trap
  
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• More than 85,000 highchairs are under recall after two dozen reports of falls

  01-09-2023 20:47 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Federal regulators say more than 85,000 highchairs sold at major retailers across North America are being recalled due to a fall hazard after a handful of injuries were reported
  
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• Home prices may be on the verge of cooling off

  01-09-2023 20:42 via nbcnews.com
  
  After rising steadily since January, home prices may now be turning lower again.
  
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• UK TikToker and mum get life for car-ramming murders

  01-09-2023 19:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Social media influencer Mahek Bukhari and mum Ansreen are jailed for at least 31 and 26 years.
  
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• Proud Boy who led storming of US Capitol is jailed

  01-09-2023 19:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Dominic Pezzola smashed a window at Congress during a raid the judge brands "a national disgrace".
  
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• Shock after popular bear shot dead in Italian town

  01-09-2023 19:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A bear named Amarena is killed in central Italy and a man has claimed he opened fire out of fear.
  
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• Over 2,000 Russian troops take part in military exercises in Belarus near borders of NATO countries

  01-09-2023 18:55 via foxnews.com
  
  More than 2,000 troops from a Russia-led security alliance opened military exercises Friday in parts of Belarus near the borders of NATO countries. The exercises of the Collective Security Treaty Organization include troops from Russia, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan and Tajikistan. Armenia is also a member of the CSTO but did not send any of its forces; in January, Armenia said it would not host CSTO drills this year amid tense relations with Russia. Belarus' defense ministry said the exercise
  
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• Ukraine war: US sees 'notable progress' by Ukraine army in south

  01-09-2023 18:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The US praise comes as Kyiv admits the fighting against strong Russian defensive lines is tough.
  
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• White teen charged with attempted murder after allegedly trying to drown Black youth

  01-09-2023 18:46 via abcnews.go.com
  
  A white teen is charged with attempted murder after allegedly trying to drown a Black juvenile.
  
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• Man Utd transfer news: Sergio Reguilon and Jonny Evans sign and Sofyan Amrabat deal close

  01-09-2023 18:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Manchester United sign Tottenham full-back Sergio Reguilon on a season-long loan, agree a loan deal for Fiorentina's midfielder Sofyan Amrabat and give Jonny Evans a one-year deal.
  
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• Typhoon Saola rips ups trees as Hong Kong braces for storm

  01-09-2023 18:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The highest level of storm alert is in effect in Hong Kong, with people being warned to stay indoors.
  
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• Wagner Group flag seen flying at Prigozhin crash site in Russia

  01-09-2023 18:41 via foxnews.com
  
  A Wagner Group flag was spotted flying Friday at the plane crash site that killed Russian mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin.  In an image taken by Reuters, the flag — attached to a tree branch — is seen next to a pile of rocks and flowers near the village of Kuzhenkino, outside of Moscow.  The flag shows a white skull and the words "PMC Wagner Group" written in English and Russian.Prizoghin was killed there on Aug. 23 when a plane from Moscow to St. Petersburg, Russia, cra
  
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• Ruby Franke: '8 Passengers' parenting mum arrested on child abuse suspicion

  01-09-2023 18:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Utah vlogger's malnourished son escaped to her neighbour's home to seek help, police say.
  
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• Italian Grand Prix: Carlos Sainz fastest in second practice as Sergio Perez crashes

  01-09-2023 18:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sergio Perez crashes his Red Bull at the famous Parabolica corner in Friday practice at the Italian Grand Prix.
  
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• 18 suspected gang members killed in South African police shootout

  01-09-2023 18:21 via foxnews.com
  
  Eighteen suspects were killed in a shootout with South African police in a rural northern region on Friday. Police said their top officials, including the national commissioner of police, the deputy commissioner and the head of the elite Hawks unit were on their way to the scene of the shootout in the Makhado municipality in the Limpopo province. Police spokesperson Brig. Athlenda Mathe gave no more immediate information but local media reported that the 18 killed were in a gang suspected of rob
  
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• Thailand's king reduces prison sentence of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra to a single year

  01-09-2023 18:07 via foxnews.com
  
  Thailand’s king on Friday reduced former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's eight-year prison term to a single year following the divisive politician's return last week from 15 years of self-imposed exile. Thai media, citing Justice Ministry sources, reported that Thaksin can apply for parole after serving one-third of his sentence, or four months. They said the former leader, who was transferred to a hospital after a brief prison stay because of reported frail health, could remain there
  
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• Johannesburg fire: 'The desperate search for the bodies of my sisters'

  01-09-2023 18:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Following Johannesburg's deadly fire, families have been trying to identify loved ones.
  
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• Daring helicopter rescue earns Vietnam veteran Medal of Honor 55 years later

  01-09-2023 17:58 via abcnews.go.com
  
  President Joe Biden will make the award Sept. 5 at the White House.
  
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• Judge strikes down Texas law requiring age verification to view pornographic websites

  01-09-2023 17:42 via abcnews.go.com
  
  A federal judge has struck down a Texas law requiring age verification and health warnings to view pornographic websites and blocked the state attorney general’s office from enforcing it
  
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• Nikki Haley calls for 'mental competency tests' for aging US leaders

  01-09-2023 17:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The White House hopeful says "you have to know when to leave" when asked about a Senate leader's lapses.
  
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• Ecuador prison violence: Dozens of guards taken hostage

  01-09-2023 17:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  More than 60 officials are held in separate jails, as car bombs target the country's prisons authority.
  
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• Brennan Johnson: Tottenham agree £45m-plus deadline day deal with Nottingham Forest

  01-09-2023 17:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Tottenham agree a fee in excess of £45m for Brennan Johnson to make him their ninth signing of the summer.
  
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• Canada warning over US travel comes at ‘concerning time’, LGBTQ+ groups say

  01-09-2023 17:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Canadian advocacy groups alarmed by anti-LGBTQ+ laws in America and say legislation is having an impact across the borderCanadian LGBTQ+ rights and civil liberties organizations are speaking out about the rise in hostile laws and hate crimes in the United States.The development comes after the Canadian government earlier this week warned LGBTQ+ Canadian citizens about the risks of visiting the US due to a growing wave of anti-LGBTQ+ local laws. Continue reading...
  
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• Killing of endangered brown bear near national park leaves 2 cubs motherless, sparks outrage in Italy

  01-09-2023 16:58 via foxnews.com
  
  The slaying of an endangered brown bear near an Italian national park left her two young cubs motherless and sparked outrage in Italy on Friday. Italy's environment minister and animal rights advocates voiced anger and dismay over the killing of the bear in the mountainous Abruzzo region. Local residents, including families with small children, had often stopped to watch the bear and her cubs during the animal family's frequent evening excursions through streets near the park. The National Park
  
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• Germany says it ended training of Saudi border forces after abuses reported

  01-09-2023 16:56 via theguardian.com
  
  Statement comes amid concern about allegations Saudi forces have killed hundreds of migrantsGermany ended a training programme for Saudi border forces, who have been implicated in the mass killing of migrants at the country’s border with Yemen, after it was alerted to reports of “possible massive human rights violations”, the German interior ministry has said.In a statement to the Guardian, the ministry said training undertaken by the federal police service for the Saudi border
  
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• British government orders over 100 schools to keep buildings closed due to concerns over aging concrete

  01-09-2023 16:44 via foxnews.com
  
  The British government has ordered more than 100 schools to keep some or all of their buildings closed when the new academic year begins next week because of concern crumbling concrete threatens the safety of children and staff. The announcement, which came late on Thursday, sent school administrators scrambling to find ways to accommodate pupils, with some expected to return to the online instruction used during the COVID-19 pandemic. The timing of the decision, just days before the start of cl
  
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• Violence during Congolese protests leads to over 40 deaths, 56 injuries

  01-09-2023 16:34 via foxnews.com
  
  More than 40 people died and dozens were injured while protesters from a religious sect gathered in the Congolese city of Goma, national authorities said. Congo’s communications ministry said violence related to planned protests led to 43 deaths and 56 injuries, raising the preliminary death toll of seven announced by the army on Wednesday. Dozens were being treated for severe injuries in nearby hospitals, and the UN human rights office said Friday more than 220 people were arrested. "Peop
  
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• Germany prosecutes ex-Nazi camp guard aged 98

  01-09-2023 16:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A man is accused of complicity in the murder of thousands of Sachsenhausen concentration camp inmates.
  
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• US pro-Israel groups in bitter feud over Netanyahu’s far-right government

  01-09-2023 16:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Hardline Aipac – condemned for unquestioning support of PM – calls liberal rival J Street ‘grave threat’ to Israel’s securityA public feud has broken out between the US’s leading pro-Israel lobby groups over who represents the true interests of the Jewish state in Washington under the most rightwing government in its history.The hardline American Israel Public Affairs Committee (Aipac) has called its smaller and more liberal rival, J Street, a “grave thr
  
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• New Zealand: Lord of the Rings film duo stop divisive land development

  01-09-2023 15:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sir Peter Jackson and his partner say they want to restore Shelly Bay's natural beauty.
  
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• Mo Salah transfer news: Liverpool reject £150m Al-Ittihad bid

  01-09-2023 15:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Liverpool reject a £150m offer for forward Mohamed Salah from Saudi Pro League side Al-Ittihad.
  
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• Local elections open in Russia-controlled regions of Ukraine

  01-09-2023 15:30 via foxnews.com
  
  Local elections have opened to early voting in Russia-controlled areas of Ukraine. Polls opened Thursday in separatist regions of Ukraine, including Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia, according to independent outlet Moscow Times. Citizens are voting for regional legislature positions as well as local councils. Uniformed Russian soldiers are stationed near many voting facilities alongside police, ostensibly to "provide security to members of election commissions," according to Donetsk Mayor Alexei Kulemzi
  
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• Luis de la Fuente: Spain men's head coach asks for 'forgiveness' for applauding Luis Rubiales

  01-09-2023 15:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The head coach of Spain's men's team asks for "forgiveness" after applauding the speech in which Luis Rubiales said he would not resign for kissing player Jenni Hermoso.
  
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• Jet ski tourists shot dead off coast of Algeria

  01-09-2023 14:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Algerian coastguard reportedly shot at four French-Moroccan tourists who strayed into Algerian waters.
  
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• Luis Rubiales: The kiss that shook Spanish and global football

  01-09-2023 14:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  It should have been a time of great celebration for Spain but a historic Women's World Cup win has been overshadowed by a sexism scandal.
  
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• Your Labor Day weekend travel forecast

  01-09-2023 14:04 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Labor Day weekend travel is about to get underway. Here's what you need to know before hitting the road or heading to the airport.
  
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• Prominent Iranian liberal Majid Tavakoli set to be sent back to prison

  01-09-2023 13:54 via theguardian.com
  
  After avoiding street protests, former ‘heart of the student movement’ says he is being jailed just for thinking One of Iran’s most prominent liberal thinkers appears to be days away from being sent back to jail to serve a new six-year sentence, despite the fact he has kept a low profile and not taken part in street demonstrations.Majid Tavakoli was first arrested in September last year at the outset of nationwide protests following the death of Mahsa Amini in what was seen as
  
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• Danelo Cavalcante: Convicted murderer escapes from Pennsylvania prison

  01-09-2023 13:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Danelo Cavalcante was sentenced to life last week for killing an ex-girlfriend in front of her children.
  
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• 98-year-old German is charged as an accessory to murder at a Nazi concentration camp

  01-09-2023 13:50 via abcnews.go.com
  
  He is accused of supporting "the cruel and malicious killing of thousands."
  
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