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• Keir Starmer arrives in Canada to set out stall on immigration policy

  15-09-2023 23:30
  
  Diplomatic and media blitz for Labour leader will include appearances on Sunday morning political showsKeir Starmer has arrived in Canada to set out his doctrine for tackling international threats at a gathering of world leaders, the latest step in the Labour leader’s move to flesh out policy in politically turbulent areas such as immigration.Amid continued efforts by Starmer and his team to push back against the “nonsense” that closer cooperation with the EU would involve the
  
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• The 11 best low-maintenance plants

  15-09-2023 23:02
  
  Tired of your green thumb feeling broken? Try these easy, low-maintenance indoor plants
  
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• CIA identifies second officer involved in 'Argo' mission

  15-09-2023 22:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The elaborate mission to rescue six US diplomats later inspired Ben Affleck's Oscar-winning film.
  
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• Rubiales's day in court over World Cup kiss... in 86 seconds

  15-09-2023 22:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Spain's Women's World Cup success has been overshadowed by the actions of Luis Rubiales during celebrations.
  
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• Las Vegas casino attacks tied to hackers known for sweet-talking tactics

  15-09-2023 22:30
  
  The hackers who are believed to be behind a major cyberattack that has disrupted several casinos and hotels in Las Vegas are part of a small but prolific cybercrime clique whose members have also hit other major U.S. companies in the past year by talking their way into access to computer networks, cybersecurity experts and a person familiar with the hacks said.
  
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• Ashton Kutcher resigns from anti-child sex abuse organization after backlash over Danny Masterson letter

  15-09-2023 22:25
  
  Ashton Kutcher has resigned from his role as board chairman of Thorn, a nonprofit he co-founded over a decade ago to combat child sexual exploitation, the actor announced Friday.
  
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• Hugh Jackman and wife Deborra-lee Jackman announce separation after 27 years of marriage

  15-09-2023 21:10
  
  Hugh Jackman and wife Deborra-lee Jackman have announced that they are separating.
  
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• Some gun groups are reveling in the charges against Hunter Biden

  15-09-2023 20:24
  
  Gun advocacy groups are hailing the firearms charges brought against Hunter Biden, even though they oppose the laws the president's son is charged with breaking.
  
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• WATCH: Several people rescued from stranded cars in Atlanta

  15-09-2023 20:01
  
  George French Jr., the president of Clark Atlanta University, joins ABC News anchor Diane Macedo to give updates on the school and reaction from students.
  
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• Fernando Botero: Celebrated Colombian artist dies aged 91

  15-09-2023 19:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Colombia's best-known artist, he won worldwide fame with sculptures and paintings of rotund figures.
  
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• Biden says he respects United Auto Workers strike after talks collapse

  15-09-2023 19:15
  
  The president is expected to deliver remarks Friday about the contract negotiations between the United Auto Workers union and the Big Three auto companies.
  
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• Biden approves state of emergency for Maine as Hurricane Lee approaches

  15-09-2023 19:06
  
  Canada issues hurricane watch for parts of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, with storm expected to bring high winds and floodingJoe Biden has declared a state of emergency in Maine as Hurricane Lee rapidly approaches the north-easternmost US state amid the likelihood of a landfall there or more likely in Canada over the weekend.About 7 million people are now under tropical storm warnings across Maine, Massachusetts and New Hampshire. The Canadian Hurricane Center also issued a hurricane watch for
  
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• US and UK issue sanctions on Iran one year on from Mahsa Amini’s death

  15-09-2023 18:58
  
  Multiple rounds of sanctions mark anniversary of 22-year-old’s death in custody of Iran’s ‘morality police’The US and Britain on Friday imposed sanctions on Iran on the eve of the one-year anniversary of the death of a Kurdish Iranian woman, Mahsa Amini, while in the custody of Iran’s “morality police”, which sparked months of anti-government protests that faced often violent crackdown.Amini, 22, died on 16 September last year after being arrested for al
  
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• Bolsonaro aide tells police he sold luxury watches for ex-president – report

  15-09-2023 18:45
  
  Lt Col Mauro Cid said to admit selling watches from Saudi Arabia and Bahrain in Pennsylvania mall and handing cash to BolsonaroJair Bolsonaro’s former personal secretary has reportedly told police he handed tens of thousands of dollars to his old boss after selling two luxury watches that Brazil’s ex-president had received as official gifts.Lt Col Mauro Cid, who was Bolsonaro’s aide-de-camp during his 2019-23 presidency, was released from four months’ detention on Saturda
  
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• When nature calls: Canadian wilderness area offers poop bags to fix fecal furore

  15-09-2023 18:28
  
  Special bag dispensers will be installed after visitors to wild areas around Squamish, British Columbia, left more than footprints The sheer rock faces, winding trails and granite crags around Squamish in south-western British Columbia have seen a surge of climbers, campers and hikers lured to answer the call of the wild – but who are increasingly causing friction with local people when nature calls.Earlier this week, the Squamish Access Society announced it had partnered with the province
  
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• Libyan authorities seal off most of flood-hit Derna in effort to limit deaths

  15-09-2023 18:04
  
  Only emergency workers to be allowed into devastated area over fears of contamination from dead bodies in limited water supplyLibyan authorities have largely sealed off the flood-devastated port town of Derna from civilians in an effort to give space to emergency aid workers and amid concern that contamination of standing water may add to the already horrific death toll.Salem Al-Ferjani, director general of the ambulance and emergency service in eastern Libya, said that only search and rescue te
  
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• Ex-Spanish soccer president Luis Rubiales hit with restraining order against player he kissed

  15-09-2023 17:20
  
  MADRID — Luis Rubiales, the former president of the Spanish soccer federation, has been given a restraining order and is prohibited from contacting the player he kissed on the lips at the Women’s World Cup, Spain’s National Court said Friday.
  
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• Friday night lights under fire: Gun violence tests security at high school football games

  15-09-2023 16:59
  
  Gun violence is threatening to dim Friday night lights and endangering a beloved national pastime — high school football games.
  
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• Bahraini human rights defender denied travel to kingdom to visit jailed father

  15-09-2023 16:43
  
  Maryam al-Khawaja fears her father, the political prisoner Abdulhadi al-Khawajar, will die soon after being denied medical treatmentA leading Bahraini human rights defender and the heads of two global rights groups have been prevented from boarding a flight to Manama, where they intended to try to get access to her father, one of Bahrain’s most prominent political prisoners.“We were told they were not allowed to board us. Despite my being a Bahraini citizen, I was told I have to spea
  
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• September's devastating floods... in 66 seconds

  15-09-2023 16:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A look back at some of the calamitous floods that have occurred around the world in just the first half of this month.
  
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• Man Utd manager Ten Hag avoids answering question on Jadon Sancho

  15-09-2023 15:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag avoids directly answering what is happening with Jadon Sancho after it was announced the winger will train away from the first team until issues are resolved.
  
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• Libya flooding: CCTV shows cars swept away in Derna

  15-09-2023 15:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Large parts of the city of Derna were destroyed after two dams burst, with thousands killed.
  
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• Shop NBC Select's Bed & Bath Award winners as seen on TV

  15-09-2023 15:19
  
  Select Bed & Bath Award winners as seen on TODAY. The best pillows, bath mats, sheets and more from brands like Casper, The Company Store and Sijo.
  
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• Why is the UK banning American XL Bully dogs?

  15-09-2023 15:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The UK's prime minister says he wants the breed outlawed by the end of the year.
  
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• Former F1 racer threatens to sue to overturn superstar Lewis Hamilton's 2008 championship

  15-09-2023 15:06
  
  Retired Formula 1 racer Felipe Massa says he will file a lawsuit to gain a 2008 championship that he says is rightfully his but went to Lewis Hamilton.
  
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• Li Shangfu: speculation grows over fate of China’s missing defence minister

  15-09-2023 14:54
  
  Li Shangfu, who has not been seen for nearly three weeks, is under house arrest, claims US ambassador to JapanChina’s defence minister has not been seen in almost three weeks, amid reports that he is under investigation, in the latest case of a senior Communist party official to disappear from public view.Gen Li Shangfu was last seen on 29 August when he gave a speech to the China-Africa peace and security forum. His last overseas trip was to Moscow and Minsk in mid-August, where he met Ru
  
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• COVID, RSV and influenza likely to impact health care system this year: CDC

  15-09-2023 14:30
  
  This year’s respiratory virus season is set to be a repeat of last year’s, with COVID-19, RSV and influenza impacting the health care system at the same time, per the CDC
  
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• Libya flooding deaths top 11,000 with another 10,000 missing

  15-09-2023 13:37
  
  The death toll from devastating floods in eastern Libya has surpassed 11,000, according to the Libyan Red Crescent.
  
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• Ukrainian forces reclaim a village in the east as part of counteroffensive

  15-09-2023 13:31
  
  Ukrainian forces say they have recaptured a village in the country’s east after intense battles with Russian troops
  
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• UAW launches strike against Big 3 automakers

  15-09-2023 13:30
  
  The two sides failed to reach an agreement before a deadline set by the union.
  
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• Where is China's defense minister? Mystery swirls over fate of another top official

  15-09-2023 13:27
  
  Chinese Defense Minister Li Shangfu has not been seen in more than two weeks, following the disappearance and replacement of former Foreign Minister Qin Gang.
  
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• Striking Hollywood writers, studios to resume negotiations next week

  15-09-2023 12:39
  
  Contract talks that could end Hollywood’s writers strike are set to resume next week
  
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• 350 migrants found 'crowded and dehydrated' in trailer in Mexico, authorities say

  15-09-2023 12:17
  
  Hundreds of migrants were found "crowded and dehydrated" in the back of a tractor-trailer in southeastern Mexico on Thursday, authorities said.
  
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• UN General Assembly to take place amid uptick of political violence

  15-09-2023 11:49
  
  The United Nations gathering will take place next week amid an uptick in political violence both at home and abroad.
  
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• Luis Rubiales in court over Women's World Cup kiss

  15-09-2023 11:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Days after resigning as head of Spain's football federation, he is accused of sexual assault and coercion.
  
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• Everton takeover news: Farhad Moshiri agrees to sell club to American investment fund

  15-09-2023 11:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Premier League Everton are set to have new owners after Farhad Moshiri agrees to sell his 94% stake in the club to 777 Partners.
  
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• Moment puma cub found and rescued by police

  15-09-2023 11:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Brazilian authorities think the big cat was destined to be sold for more than $4,000.
  
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• Father of 10-year-old UK girl Sara Sharif among 3 charged with her murder

  15-09-2023 11:18
  
  The father, stepmother and uncle of a 10-year-old girl found dead in her U.K. home are due in court on murder charges Friday after being arrested and deported from Pakistan
  
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• 'Fronterizos' have a different story to tell about border culture. It's cooler than you think.

  15-09-2023 11:00
  
  Current border and immigration politics, El Paso and San Diego residents say, obscures U.S. border cities' unique "fronterizo" border culture and rich Hispanic heritage and history.
  
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• Quiz of the week: What dropped a hint we might not be alone?

  15-09-2023 10:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  How closely have you been paying attention to what's been going on over the past seven days?
  
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• NFL: Philadelphia Eagles hold on to beat Minnesota Vikings 34-28

  15-09-2023 10:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jalen Hurts runs in a pair of one-yard touchdowns as the Philadelphia Eagles beat the Minnesota Vikings 34-28.
  
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• Kim Jong Un gets a close look at Russian fighter jets as his tour narrows its focus to weapons

  15-09-2023 10:03
  
  North Korean leader Kim Jong Un peered into the cockpit of Russia’s most advanced fighter jet as he toured an aircraft factory Friday on an extended and rare foreign trip that has raised concerns about banned weapons transfer deals between increasingly isolated countries.
  
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• Kim Jong Un-Putin talks: What do the optics tell us?

  15-09-2023 09:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The meeting between North Korean and Russian leaders aimed to send a message to the West.
  
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• Li Shangfu: Top US envoy questions China defence minister’s absence

  15-09-2023 09:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Li Shangfu's absence in recent weeks has triggered speculation of a corruption purge in the military.
  
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• Trial begins in Elijah McClain death, which sparked outrage over police injustice

  15-09-2023 08:38
  
  Four years after Elijah McClain died after being stopped by police in Colorado, two of the police officers charged in his death are set to go on trial
  
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• Putin and Kim Jong-un exchange rifles as North Korean leader continues Russia tour

  15-09-2023 08:03
  
  Russian president also gave Kim at meeting the gift of a ‘glove from a space suit that has been to space’ amid warnings from US and South Korea about any weapons dealKim Jong-un has visited a factory that builds advanced fighter jets, as his tour of Russia moves into its third day and the Kremlin revealed he and Vladimir Putin had exchanged gifts of rifles during their summit this week.Two days after meeting Putin at a space base in Russia’s far east, where they discussed satel
  
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• Scientists discover how brain cells die in Alzheimer’s

  15-09-2023 08:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The findings, which had been a mystery for decades, give new ideas for treating the disease.
  
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• Taiwan tells Elon Musk it is 'not for sale'

  15-09-2023 07:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Mr Musk draws anger from Taipei again for his comments saying the island belongs to China.
  
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• Stuart MacGill: Australian cricket star charged over drug supply plot

  15-09-2023 07:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Two years after his alleged kidnapping made global headlines, Stuart MacGill has been arrested.
  
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• Wilderness author on phone call that stopped her quitting

  15-09-2023 07:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Bev Jones' book is now a drama series starring Jenna Coleman and with music from Taylor Swift.
  
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