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• US Open 2023 results: Carlos Alcaraz beats Matteo Arnaldi to reach quarter-finals

  04-09-2023 23:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz cruises into the US Open quarter-finals with a straight-set win over Matteo Arnaldi.
  
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• ‘Wrong number’ couple fight India deportation

  04-09-2023 23:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Pakistani Gulzar Khan and his wife want to stay together after he married her illegally in India.
  
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• Online pharmacy programs can save patients millions in prescription drug costs, study finds

  04-09-2023 23:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  Patients could save millions of dollars by buying prescription drugs through online pharmacy discount programs instead of through traditional insurance plans, a study published Monday in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine finds.
  
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• Electric Zoo attendees frustrated by chaos at disorganized three-day festival

  04-09-2023 22:33 via nbcnews.com
  
  Electric Zoo, the three-day electronic music festival held on Randall's Island, in New York, over Labor Day weekend, was plagued by production and capacity issues, leaving patrons disgruntled.
  
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• Bastien Chalureau: France lock says he is 'not a racist' after World Cup call-up

  04-09-2023 22:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Lock Bastien Chalureau denies accusations he is a racist after being called up as injury cover in France's World Cup squad.
  
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• Luis Rubiales: Spain's men's team call behaviour of federation president 'unacceptable'

  04-09-2023 21:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Spain's men's players condemn the "unacceptable behaviour" of national federation president Luis Rubiales.
  
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• Aberg gets Ryder Cup wildcard three months after turning pro

  04-09-2023 21:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Newly turned professional Ludvig Aberg will make his Ryder Cup bow for Europe after being named in captain Luke Donald's six wildcard picks on Monday.
  
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• Best Labor Day mattress and bedding deals

  04-09-2023 20:42 via nbcnews.com
  
  Labor Day is a great time to find mattress and bedding products on sale. Don’t miss out on the best savings you can find.
  
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• The best Labor Day sales on Amazon right now

  04-09-2023 20:38 via nbcnews.com
  
  Labor Day is a great time to find products on sale. Don’t miss out on the best savings you can find from Amazon.
  
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• Ukraine says Russian drones crashed in Romania

  04-09-2023 20:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  But the Romanian foreign ministry rejects Kyiv's version of events, saying it didn't happen.
  
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• England: Jack Grealish and Trent Alexander-Arnold withdraw from squad

  04-09-2023 20:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jack Grealish and Trent Alexander-Arnold withdraw from the England squad for upcoming games against Ukraine and Scotland because of injury.
  
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• Gabon coup leader Brice Nguema vows free elections - but no date

  04-09-2023 18:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  General Brice Nguema, who toppled long-time leader Ali Bongo, has officially become Gabon's interim leader.
  
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• Sergio Ramos: Defender returns to boyhood club Sevilla after 18 years

  04-09-2023 18:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Former Spain defender Sergio Ramos returns to boyhood club Sevilla, 18 years after leaving for Real Madrid.
  
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• Ukraine faces future with upwards of 20K amputees as war with Russia rages on

  04-09-2023 18:10 via foxnews.com
  
  The small band of soldiers gather outside to share cigarettes and war stories, sometimes casually and sometimes with a degree of testiness over recollections made unreliable by their last day fighting, the day the war took away their limbs. Some clearly remember the moment they were hit by anti-tank mines, aerial bombs, a missile, a shell. For others, the gaps in their memories loom large. Vitaliy Bilyak's skinny body is a web of scars that end with an amputation above the knee. During six weeks
  
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• EU considers adjusting protections for wolves as farmers raise concerns about their livestock's safety

  04-09-2023 18:08 via foxnews.com
  
  The European Commission announced on Monday that it is weighing whether to adjust rules to limit protections for wolves as a resurgence in the canine numbers has triggered growing tensions with farmers concerned about the safety of their livestock. The announcement came almost exactly a year to the day after a wolf killed a pony belonging to the president of the European Union’s executive branch, Ursula von der Leyen, early last September at her family farm in Hannover, northern Germany. "
  
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• German Chancellor Olaf Scholz shows off photo with eye patch following jogging accident

  04-09-2023 18:06 via foxnews.com
  
  German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Monday tweeted a pirate-style picture of himself with a black eye patch and dark-red bruises on the right side of his face — the result of a jogging accident on the weekend. "Am excited to see the memes," the chancellor wrote in the caption. To deflect any possible worries about his health, on the photo, which appears to have been taken at the chancellery, Scholz smiled slightly and also wrote: "Thanks for the well wishes, it looks worse than it is!" GERMAN
  
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• 'Looking forward to the memes' - Scholz posts jogging injury pic

  04-09-2023 18:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Mr Scholz shared a photo of himself wearing an eye-patch on X, saying it "looks worse than it is".
  
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• Smash Mouth singer Steve Harwell dies at 56 of acute liver failure

  04-09-2023 17:59 via nbcnews.com
  
  Smash Mouth lead singer Steve Harwell died Monday at his home in Boise, Idaho.
  
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• Smash Mouth frontman Steve Harwell dies at 56

  04-09-2023 17:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The US band's singer had been receiving end of life care for liver failure, his manager said.
  
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• Drone attack in eastern Burma kills at least 5, including senior army official

  04-09-2023 17:27 via foxnews.com
  
  A drone attack on a police headquarters in a major border town in eastern Burma has killed at least five officials including a senior army officer and a district administrator, members of two emergency rescue teams and media reports said Monday. The attack, carried out Sunday evening in two stages, is believed to be the deadliest aerial bombing targeting high-ranking security and administrative officials since armed resistance was launched more than two years ago against the military that seized
  
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• Gilberto Hernández: Panama national team footballer killed by gunmen

  04-09-2023 17:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Gilberto Hernández's father urged young people to "stop the violence" after the death of his son.
  
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• Family courts: Children forced into contact with fathers accused of abuse

  04-09-2023 17:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  In some cases, family courts ordered a child to live with a paedophile, a BBC investigation finds.
  
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• Gabon coup leader takes presidential oath and promises ‘free’ elections

  04-09-2023 17:19 via theguardian.com
  
  Gen Brice Oligui Nguema pledges to restore civilian rule but does not give timeframe after ousting of Ali BongoBrice Oligui Nguema, the general who led a coup last week that toppled Gabon’s 55-year-old ruling dynasty, has taken the oath of office as interim president and promised “free, transparent and credible elections” to restore civilian rule, though without giving a timeframe.He also pledged to grant amnesty to political prisoners and insisted the coup had saved Gabon from
  
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• Mnangagwa vows to improve lives of Zimbabweans as he is sworn in for second term

  04-09-2023 17:16 via theguardian.com
  
  Opposition politicians claim that voters faced widespread intimidation in election won by Zimbabwe’s presidentEmmerson Mnangagwa has promised to give Zimbabweans a better life after he was sworn in as the country’s president for a second term following a vote that the opposition has claimed was stolen.“The lives of our people should be improved, nothing less,” Mnangagwa told thousands of supporters at the National Sports stadium in Harare, and called for peace and toleran
  
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• F1 Italian Grand Prix: Carlos Sainz thanks police after alleged robbery attempt

  04-09-2023 17:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Carlos Sainz thanks Milan police after the Ferrari driver was reportedly the target of a robbery after Sunday's Italian Grand Prix.
  
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• Burning Man festivalgoers on the mood from the mud

  04-09-2023 16:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Revellers describe dreadful conditions and disappointment but also resilience and generosity.
  
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• Rustem Umerov: Who is Ukraine's next defence minister?

  04-09-2023 16:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The man due to take over from Oleksii Reznikov is a leading member of the Crimean Tatar community.
  
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• A shake-up and a breakthrough? Ukraine's counteroffensive is at a key moment

  04-09-2023 16:18 via nbcnews.com
  
  Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov submitted his resignation on Monday in a shake-up that comes as the military breached Russia's first defensive line in the south.
  
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• New iPhone, new charger: Apple bends to EU rules

  04-09-2023 16:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A European Union law will require portable devices to have a common charger by 2024.
  
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• WATCH: SpaceX craft carrying Crew-6 streaks across Tampa Bay sky

  04-09-2023 15:46 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Four astronauts are back on Earth after a six-month stay at the International Space Station.
  
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• WATCH: Water rushes into Spanish subway amid flooding

  04-09-2023 15:44 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Torrential rains have sparked flooding in central Spain.
  
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• WATCH: Fierce winds blow car backwards

  04-09-2023 15:42 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Strong winds blew a car backwards in Taiwan on Sunday as Typhoon Haikui pummeled the island.
  
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• African leaders at odds over climate plans as crucial Nairobi summit opens

  04-09-2023 14:52 via theguardian.com
  
  Oil-producing African nations argue they should be able to use fossil fuel resources for economic growthAfrican leaders and campaigners are at odds over the way forward for the continent as a critical climate summit begins in Nairobi.Some countries, such as Ethiopia, Kenya, Egypt and South Africa, have been expanding their renewable energy access and leading transition efforts on the continent, according to the International Renewable Energy Agency. Continue reading...
  
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• United Arab Emirates creates federal authority for 'commercial gaming' industry

  04-09-2023 14:21 via foxnews.com
  
  The United Arab Emirates has created a federal authority to potentially run a national lottery and what it describes as "commercial gaming," likely a sign that it is on the verge of allowing gambling as major casino operators flock to the Gulf Arab nation. The state-run WAM news agency carried an announcement late Sunday on the creation of the General Commercial Gaming Regulatory Authority, without offering many details about its structure or operations. It named Kevin Mullally as its CEO. Mulla
  
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• Invasive species threaten diversity and cost $420bn a year - report

  04-09-2023 14:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The invasive insect threatens to get a foothold, with nests found in East Sussex, Kent, Devon and Dorset.
  
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• Women sentenced to time in prison after they 'sadistically tortured' pet parrot to death

  04-09-2023 14:00 via foxnews.com
  
  A pair of women in the U.K. have been sentenced to months in prison for torturing and killing a friend’s parrot after a night of drinking. Tracy Dixon, 47, and Nicola Bradley, 35, were found guilty of "sadistically" torturing an African grey parrot named Sparky until the bird died, according to local reports. "You together sadistically tortured and essentially killed Sparky," Carlisle Crown Court Judge Richard Archer told the women last month, according to SWNS News. "The way in which suff
  
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• Texas braces for the historic impeachment trial of Attorney General Ken Paxton

  04-09-2023 14:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  The Texas Senate will Tuesday to consider the impeachment of Attorney General Ken Paxton, the Republican firebrand accused by his own party of taking bribes and abusing his office.
  
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• China mobilizes country to look out for foreign spies, offers big cash rewards

  04-09-2023 14:00 via foxnews.com
  
  China’s new counterespionage law, which has been on the books for just a few months, is moving forward at a pace as Beijing weaponizes its citizens to report on suspected cases of foreign agents and Western spy networks – even offering big cash rewards for successful tips. "China’s officials say they want to promote tourism and boost the economy, but [Chinese President] Xi Jinping is security-obsessed, as dictators often are," Gordon Chang, senior fellow at the Gatestone Instit
  
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• Morocco jet ski tourists were warned before shooting, Algeria says

  04-09-2023 13:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Officials say the group ignored alerts after straying from Moroccan waters, but a survivor disputes this.
  
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• Heavy rain in Spain leaves two dead, two missing and people stuck on roofs

  04-09-2023 13:10 via nbcnews.com
  
  Two people died and two were missing as torrential rains caused heavy flooding in central Spain on Sunday and early on Monday, shutting roads, subway lines and high-speed train connections, authorities said.
  
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• Violent protests after Quran burning in Sweden

  04-09-2023 13:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Police arrest three people and detain 10 after a violent protest sparked by the burning of a Quran.
  
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• India's Moon lander put to 'sleep' as lunar night falls

  04-09-2023 13:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  It is hoped the Vikram lander and Pragyaan rover will reawaken when the next lunar day starts.
  
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• From 'Sleepy Joe' to 'Crooked Joe': Trump tries to redraw his portrait of Biden

  04-09-2023 13:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  Former President Donald Trump has flipped from "Sleepy Joe" to "Crooked Joe," changing his portrayal of his political rival as he faces multiple indictments.
  
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• Americans used to get a summer break from politics. Not anymore.

  04-09-2023 13:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  August was once a time of calm in American politics. Not anymore.
  
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• Dogs perform Mozart with orchestra in Denmark

  04-09-2023 12:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Three dogs participated in a performance of the Hunting Symphony, a piece by Mozart's father Leopold.
  
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• Barbie overtakes Super Mario Bros to be 2023's biggest box office hit

  04-09-2023 11:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Margot Robbie's hit movie becomes the year's most successful film at box offices around the world.
  
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• Barred from freezing their eggs at home, single Chinese women are traveling elsewhere

  04-09-2023 11:03 via nbcnews.com
  
  Single women from mainland China, barred from freezing their eggs at home, are traveling to Hong Kong and elsewhere to undergo the procedure.
  
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• Biden disappointed Xi will not attend G20 summit

  04-09-2023 09:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The two leaders last met on the sidelines of the previous G20 summit in 2022 in Indonesia.
  
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• ‘A big shock’: the Israeli startup helping ultra-Orthodox Jews enter world of hi-tech work

  04-09-2023 08:18 via theguardian.com
  
  Entrepreneurs want Haredi men, many of whom live in poverty, to have access to the opportunities of Tel AvivEntering Bnei Brak, an ultra-Orthodox neighbourhood just a few kilometres away from the gleaming towers that testify to Tel Aviv’s prowess as a global hi-tech hub, feels like stepping into a different world.Despite the startups and advanced technology initiatives on their doorstep, much of Israel’s ultra-Orthodox, or Haredi, population still shuns modern inventions such as tele
  
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• Jimmy Buffett died after a 4-year fight with a rare skin cancer

  04-09-2023 07:45 via nbcnews.com
  
  Jimmy Buffett, whose sun-drenched songs celebrated life by the shore, died of a rare, aggressive skin cancer, according to a statement on his website.
  
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