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• A Black student was suspended for his hairstyle. Now his family is suing Texas officials

  23-09-2023 23:50 via foxnews.com
  
  The family of a Black high school student in Texas who was suspended over his dreadlocks filed a federal civil rights lawsuit Saturday against the state's governor and attorney general, alleging they failed to enforce a new law outlawing discrimination based on hairstyles. Darryl George, 17, a junior at Barbers Hill High School in Mont Belvieu, has been serving an in-school suspension since Aug. 31. Officials with the Houston-area school say his dreadlocks fall below his eyebrows and ear lobes a
  
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• South Africa 8-13 Ireland: Irish deliver statement World Cup win over holders in Paris

  23-09-2023 23:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ireland wrestle control of Pool B with a statement win over holders South Africa in a low scoring but riveting World Cup slugfest in Paris.
  
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• John Fetterman calls on Bob Menendez to make 'honorable exit,' resign after bribery indictment

  23-09-2023 23:45 via foxnews.com
  
  Pennsylvania Democrat U.S. Sen. John Fetterman called on Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., to resign following a federal indictment. Menendez is being charged with conspiracy to commit bribery, conspiracy to commit honest services fraud, and conspiracy to commit extortion under color of an official right. "Senator Menendez should resign. He’s entitled to the presumption of innocence under our system, but he is not entitled to continue to wield influence over national policy, especially given the
  
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• Ukraine claims Sevastopol strike hit navy commanders

  23-09-2023 23:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Kyiv says senior officials in Russia's Black Sea fleet were present, but did not offer evidence.
  
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• Michigan overcomes slow start to defeat Rutgers in Jim Harbaugh's return from 3-game suspension

  23-09-2023 23:38 via foxnews.com
  
  Michigan football coach Jim Harbaugh was absent from the sideline for the Wolverines' first three games of the season as he served a school-imposed suspension.  The decision to keep Harbaugh away from the sidelines as Michigan got off to a 3-0 start stemmed from alleged violations during the COVID-19 dead period. In a statement released by the university in August, Harbaugh said, "I will continue to do what I always tell our players and my kids at home, 'Don't get bitter, get better.'" On S
  
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• Five helicoptered to hospitals after home explosion in New Jersey

  23-09-2023 23:34 via theguardian.com
  
  House in West Milford collapsed due to ‘unknown cause’ and explosion under investigation by detectives and fire marshalsFive people were hospitalized after an explosion at a New Jersey home on Friday night, police said.The house in West Milford was heavily damaged by the explosion about 9 pm, the local police department said in a statement. Continue reading...
  
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• Nick Chubb gets positive news following initial tests on gruesome injury: report

  23-09-2023 23:31 via foxnews.com
  
  The early news on Nick Chubb's injury is more positive than expected. Initial tests revealed the Cleveland Browns running back tore his left knee MCL only Monday night, and the injury is not considered career threatening, ESPN reports. Chubb took a goal-line carry when he was hit low by Pittsburgh Steelers safety Minkah Fitzpatrick. His left leg bent so gruesomely ESPN opted not to show the replay. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Fans at the stadium saw the replay and let out
  
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• NY Post reporter barred from entering multiple fine NYC eateries for dressing like Fetterman at Senate

  23-09-2023 23:30 via foxnews.com
  
  Multiple upscale New York restaurants barred one New York Post reporter who attempted to enter them while dressed like Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., at the U.S. Senate, video showed. Taking inspiration from Fetterman’s newly approved U.S. Senate attire, New York Post reporter Jon Levine donned a hoodie and shorts and attempted to enter several fine New York City eateries. However, Levine was forced to leave most establishments while wearing the attire, according to his footage. TOP DEMOCRAT
  
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• Oregon coach blasts Colorado in fiery pregame speech: 'They're fighting for clicks, we're fighting for wins'

  23-09-2023 23:23 via foxnews.com
  
  Everyone wants their shot at the Colorado Buffaloes now that they are the hottest story in sports. Oregon head coach Dan Lanning is the latest head coach to rip Colorado, blasting the program before a Pac-12 matchup Saturday. Before Deion Sanders' Buffaloes faced Colorado State, the Rams' head coach, Jay Norvell, ripped Sanders' attire.  "I take my hat and my glasses off" when speaking to adults, Norvell said. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM That was a direct shot at Sand
  
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• Florida alligator spotted with 'body in his mouth'

  23-09-2023 23:18 via foxnews.com
  
  A 13-foot alligator was killed by Florida officials after it was reportedly seen carrying human remains on Friday.  The Pinellas County Sheriff's Office said officers responded to an area near 134th Avenue North and 121st Street in Ridgecrest, Florida, on Friday after getting reports of a body in the waterway, according to FOX 13. With help of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, the alligator was "humanely killed." Blood could be seen near the alligator. A witness told Sp
  
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• England v Chile: Marcus Smith revels in England's child's play rout

  23-09-2023 23:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Henry Arundell was the headline-grabbing scorer of five tries, but Marcus Smith's influence might be of longer-lasting significance for England.
  
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• 5 hospitalized in home explosion that left house 'heavily damaged'

  23-09-2023 23:17 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Six people were injured in a New Jersey house explosion that left the house "heavily damaged," according to West Milford Police.
  
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• Meghan Markle, Prince Harry support Kevin Costner's star-studded event

  23-09-2023 23:16 via foxnews.com
  
  Prince Harry and Meghan Markle joined "Yellowstone" star Kevin Costner at his A-list charity event. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex joined Hollywood royalty at Costner’s One805 Live! fundraiser at his $26 million estate in Santa Barbara. Other celebrity guest appearances at the star-studded event included Oprah Winfrey, and Maroon 5 headlined the fall fundraiser that honored the first responder community.  MEGHAN MARKLE JOINS PRINCE HARRY AT INVICTUS GAMES The glitzy charity event rais
  
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• Flamingos in Wisconsin? Tropical birds visit Lake Michigan beach in a first for the northern state

  23-09-2023 23:09 via abcnews.go.com
  
  They attracted a big crowd of onlookers eager to see the unusual visitors.
  
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• Kentucky man dies after swarm of bees attacks him on his porch

  23-09-2023 23:05 via theguardian.com
  
  Michael Alford, 59, of Harlan county was moving a bag of potting soil when bees attacked him from inside the packageA Kentucky man has died after a swarm of bees attacked him on his porch.On Monday, the 59-year-old man whom local reports identified as Michael Alford was moving a bag of potting soil in Harlan county when he was stung by a swarm of bees from inside the package, authorities said in a statement. Continue reading...
  
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• Nagorno-Karabakh: aid trickles in but Armenians fear world has abandoned them

  23-09-2023 22:46 via theguardian.com
  
  Armenians in region have been without adequate food or fuel supplies for months due to blockade by Azerbaijani forcesA Red Cross aid convoy headed to Nagorno-Karabakh on Saturday, the first since Azerbaijan retook the breakaway region three days ago, as ethnic Armenians there complained of being abandoned by the world.The Armenians of Karabakh, which is internationally recognised as part of Azerbaijan, were forced to declare a ceasefire on 20 September after a lightning 24-hour military operatio
  
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• Dozens of Met officers refuse armed patrols after colleague’s murder charge

  23-09-2023 22:44 via theguardian.com
  
  At least 70 police firearms officers are reconsidering carrying a gun after marksman to go on trial over death of Chris KabaDozens of Metropolitan police firearms officers are refusing to go out on armed patrols after one of their colleagues was charged with murder.More than 70 police marksmen said they want time to consider whether or not they wish to still carry a gun given their colleague is facing a murder charge. Continue reading...
  
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• Hundreds protest in London against American XL bully dog ban

  23-09-2023 22:31 via theguardian.com
  
  March comes day after man was attacked by dog in a park in Walworth, south LondonHundreds of demonstrators have marched in central London protesting against the prime minister’s proposed ban on American XL bully dogs.During the march on Saturday, they held placards with messages such as “don’t bully our bullies” and chanted “save our bullies”, while one person was pictured wearing a T-shirt that said “muzzle Rishi Sunak don’t bully our breed”
  
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• Second Republican presidential nomination debate potential ‘cage fight' where 'the rubber meets the road'

  23-09-2023 22:30 via foxnews.com
  
  With the first votes in the Republican presidential nomination calendar less than four months away, Fox News' Dana Perino predicts that Wednesday's second GOP primary debate "is where the rubber meets the road." Perino, along with Fox Business' Stuart Varney and UNIVISION’s Ilia Calderón will co-moderate the debate, which will take place at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California.  Pointing back to last month's first debate, a Fox News hosted showdown
  
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• GOP negotiators hit back at Republican rebels as shutdown threat looms: 'Empowering Schumer'

  23-09-2023 22:27 via foxnews.com
  
  House Republican negotiators are warning rebels within their own party that they are "empowering" Democrats as lawmakers scramble for a deal to fund the government in time to avoid a partial shutdown.  Rep. Garret Graves, R-La., one of Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s top allies, spoke to reporters after House Republicans’ members-only call on Saturday and said lawmakers were getting closer to an agreement on spending. However he suggested there was still frustration with hardline-right
  
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• No. 4 Florida State holds off unranked ACC rival Clemson in overtime thriller

  23-09-2023 22:24 via foxnews.com
  
  Clemson had two separate 10-point leads Saturday, but Florida State proved why it's the fourth-ranked team in the country. The Seminoles scored early in overtime and stopped the Tigers on their first possession to come away with a 31-24 victory Saturday in South Carolina. Knotted at 24 late, Clemson's Jonathan Weitz missed a 29-yard field goal that would have given the Tigers the lead and put them in prime position for a huge upset.  Instead, the Seminoles had the ball with 1:45 to go. 
  
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• Russia accuses West of fueling conflict, avoids discussing Ukraine in speech on day 5 at UN General Assembly

  23-09-2023 22:17 via foxnews.com
  
  Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov accused the United States and the West of continuing to "fuel conflicts" that "divide humanity," while conspicuously staying quiet on the country's war in Ukraine in a fiery speech Saturday on the fifth day of the United Nations General Assembly meeting in New York City.  "The U.S. and its subordinate Western collective are continuing to fuel conflicts which artificially divide humanity into hostile blocks and hamper the achievement of overall aims," L
  
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• Republican lawmakers say McCarthy is held 'hostage' by holdouts in House budget battle

  23-09-2023 22:06 via foxnews.com
  
  FIRST ON FOX: Some Republican lawmakers remain supportive of the House speaker in the fight over approving the government's budget and avoiding a shutdown. Two House GOP lawmakers, who asked to remain anonymous to speak more freely, spoke to Fox News Digital about the ongoing negotiations to pass a continuing resolution to fund the government. The House convened on Thursday after a defense spending bill failed after several GOP holdouts — including Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida — shot d
  
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• Sen. Bob Menendez now has a primary challenger amid mounting calls for his resignation

  23-09-2023 22:01 via nbcnews.com
  
  Rep. Andy Kim, D-N
  
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• Pep Guardiola: Man City boss unhappy with Rodri for dismissal

  23-09-2023 21:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola says he is angry with Rodri for being sent off in his side's win over Nottingham Forest - but also criticises referee Anthony Taylor for his performance.
  
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• Florida authorities find 13ft alligator in canal with human remains in mouth

  23-09-2023 21:09 via theguardian.com
  
  County sheriff’s office euthanize animal after removing it from the water, but identity of the dead person yet to be establishedAuthorities euthanized a 13ft alligator with human remains in its mouth after the animal turned up on Friday afternoon in a canal in Largo, Florida.The Pinellas county sheriff’s office said in a news release that the male alligator measured 13ft 8.5in and was “humanely” killed after being removed from the water. The sheriff’s dive team reco
  
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• Family of Black high school student files federal lawsuit over hair discrimination

  23-09-2023 21:02 via theguardian.com
  
  Darryl George, 17, of Texas has been serving an in-school suspension since 31 August for refusing to cut his dreadlocksThe family of a Black high school student in Texas who was suspended over his dreadlocks filed a federal civil rights lawsuit Saturday against the state’s governor and attorney general, alleging they failed to enforce a new law outlawing discrimination based on hairstyles.Darryl George, 17, a junior at Barbers Hill high school in Mont Belvieu, has been serving an in-school
  
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• Solheim Cup: Europe and US 8-8 with Sunday's singles to come at Finca Cortesin

  23-09-2023 20:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Europe and the United States will go into Sunday's 12 Solheim Cup singles matches locked at 8-8 after another enthralling day at Finca Cortesin.
  
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• Coogan and Vorderman back tactical voting calls at Lib Dem conference

  23-09-2023 20:30 via theguardian.com
  
  Celebrities lend their voices to ‘kick the Tories out’ as the party gathers in Bournemouth for the first time in three yearsThe Liberal Democrats have kicked off their annual conference with a call for people to vote tactically in the general election to remove Conservative MPs, until proportional representation makes this unnecessary.Gathering in Bournemouth for their first autumn get-together since 2019, a conference rally heard video addresses from Carol Vorderman and Steve Coogan
  
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• Sergei Lavrov dismisses Ukraine peace plan and UN effort to revive grain deal

  23-09-2023 20:16 via theguardian.com
  
  Russian foreign minister says Zelenskiy’s 10-point proposal to end the war and resumption of exports from Black Sea are ‘not realistic’Russia’s foreign minister has told the UN that Ukraine’s proposed peace plan and the latest proposals to revive the Black Sea grain initiative were “not realistic”.Sergei Lavrov spoke at a press conference on 23 September after a week of intense global diplomacy at the annual gathering of world leaders at UN headquarters
  
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• Russia-Ukraine war live: peace formula ‘completely not feasible’, Russian foreign minister tells UN – as it happened

  23-09-2023 20:13 via theguardian.com
  
  Sergei Lavrov rules out any moves at compromise in speech that also addresses Nagorno-Karabakh disputeSee all our Ukraine coverageAndrey Kortunov, an adviser to the Russian foreign ministry and director of Russian international affairs council, has been on the BBC Radio 4’s Today programme discussing the strike on Russian navy’s Black Sea HQ.Kortunov emphasised the “psychological” importance of long range missiles being used in the strike. “I think psychologically i
  
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• Pandemic aid officials who overpaid vulnerable renters are saying, ‘We messed up, pay us back’

  23-09-2023 20:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  State and local agencies that distributed emergency aid to renters facing eviction are now scrambling to claw back millions of dollars in overpayments.
  
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• Keir Starmer to call for UK clean energy action in New York City address

  23-09-2023 19:37 via theguardian.com
  
  Exclusive: Labour leader pledges party would stand ‘strong on the UK’s climate commitments’ in contrast to Sunak’s net zero reversalThe UK Labour party leader, Keir Starmer, is calling for action to transform the nation into a clean energy superpower after the British Conservative prime minister Rishi Sunak’s announcement earlier this week of new reversals and delays to net zero commitments.In a video address that organisers of the Global Citizen Festival (GCF) plan
  
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• Dozens killed and injured by truck bomb explosion in Somalian city

  23-09-2023 19:34 via theguardian.com
  
  Detonation took place at security checkpoint in Beledweyne, killing at least 18 peopleAn explosives-laden vehicle detonated at a security checkpoint in the central Somalia city of Beledweyne on Saturday, killing at least 18 people and wounding 40 others, authorities have said.Abdirahman Dahir Gure, the interior minister of Hirshabelle state, announced the toll to journalists. Continue reading...
  
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• England v Ireland: Jacks, Hain and Ahmed star in Trent Bridge win

  23-09-2023 19:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An experimental England side eventually defeat Ireland in the second one-day international at Trent Bridge.
  
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• Ramblers unite at Scots Dyke to protest against England’s draconian right to roam laws

  23-09-2023 19:12 via theguardian.com
  
  English and Scottish walkers meet in mass trespass to call for greater public access to land in England and Wales, like the more generous laws of Scotland Flag-waving activists for land reform have expressed their demands for greater freedom to roam in England and Wales by staging a symbolic trespass through farmland on the Scottish border.In a bid to highlight Scotland’s far more generous rights of access to the countryside, around 40 campaigners tramped through boggy, dense woodland to a
  
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• Lampedusa: Inside the camp at the heart of Europe’s migrant surge

  23-09-2023 18:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  At least 10,000 migrants arrived on Italy's Lampedusa island last week, stretching local resources.
  
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• The former refugee who wants to cut immigration, and become the first female Dutch PM

  23-09-2023 18:30 via theguardian.com
  
  Dilan Yeşilgöz-Zegerius, new leader of the Netherlands’ VVD party, is a talk show darling. Will that be enough to take her to the very top? She is a former child refugee who wants to reduce immigration, has opened the door to the far right and could be the Netherlands’ first female prime minister. At a packed party conference in Rotterdam on Saturday, Dilan Yeşilgöz-Zegerius, leader of the People’s Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD), launched her campaign
  
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• Only one GOP candidate has completely snubbed Iowa so far: Chris Christie

  23-09-2023 18:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  Chris Christie has become a regular sight in New Hampshire. He’s spent some time in South Carolina. But his 2024 campaign has completely skipped Iowa so far.
  
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• Bayern Munich 7-0 VfL Bochum: Kane scores hat-trick and assists twice in thrashing

  23-09-2023 17:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England captain Harry Kane scores a hat-trick and assists twice as Bayern Munich continue their unbeaten Bundesliga start.
  
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• New York school community mourns after two killed in school bus crash

  23-09-2023 17:31 via theguardian.com
  
  Gina Pellettiere, a high school band director, and Beatrice Ferrari, a volunteer chaperone, died when bus fell down 50ft ravineA high school community in Farmingdale, New York, is grieving after a school bus crash killed a band director as well as a volunteer chaperone.Gina Pellettiere – the 43-year-old director of the Farmingdale high school marching band and wind ensemble – and Beatrice Ferrari, 77, a retired social studies teacher, were killed when the bus they were on overturned
  
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• Pope decries indifference toward migrants, as he prays for the dead in Marseille

  23-09-2023 17:22 via nbcnews.com
  
  Pope Francis challenged French President Emmanuel Macron and other European leaders to open their ports to people fleeing hardship and poverty, insisting Saturday that the continent isn’t facing a migration “emergency” but rather a long-term reality that governments must deal with humanely.
  
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• Russell Brand speaks for the first time since sexual assault allegations

  23-09-2023 17:20 via nbcnews.com
  
  Russell Brand has made his first public comments following the publication of multiple sexual abuse allegations against him.
  
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• Florida police stop 10-year-old driver on highway

  23-09-2023 17:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Boy and 11-year-old sister found 200 miles from where they were reported missing by mother.
  
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• Doug Burgum appears to qualify for second GOP presidential debate

  23-09-2023 17:01 via nbcnews.com
  
  North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum appears to have qualified for Wednesday's second GOP primary debate, an NBC News analysis shows.
  
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• ‘Not just for summer’: France turns to rosé wine as a year-round tipple

  23-09-2023 15:55 via theguardian.com
  
  Once dismissed as a swimming pool drink, rosé is becoming the go-to wine for the French as traditions changeFor the French, a glass of chilled blush rosé was once considered a delicate but not entirely serious “swimming pool drink”; a summer apéritif for lightweight, often female, tipplers.Real wine lovers would select a red heavy with tannins, or a traditional white – both considered the true expression of French terroir, the untranslatable concept encompa
  
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• Man on the run for 32 years giggles as he is cuffed

  23-09-2023 15:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Greg Lawson, 63, was found guilty of second degree attempted murder in 1991, but fled during his trial.
  
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• Wagner deserter Andrey Medvedev held over bid to return to Russia

  23-09-2023 15:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  It is the latest colourful incident involving Andrey Medvedev, who has been in Norway since January.
  
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• Richard Branson has an urgent message for climate change deniers

  23-09-2023 15:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  Sir Richard Branson’s next mission: combating climate change.
  
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• China sentences Uyghur scholar to life in jail

  23-09-2023 14:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Rahile Dawut loses appeal against a charge of endangering state security, a rights group says.
  
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