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• US fighter jet shoots down armed Turkish drone over Syria

  05-10-2023 23:55
  
  A U.S. F-16 fighter jet shot down a Turkish drone armed with air-to-surface missiles that was flying extensively in the area of U.S. ground troops in northeast Syria.
  
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• New Zealand 73-0 Uruguay: All Blacks reach Rugby World Cup quarter-finals with 11-try win

  05-10-2023 23:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  New Zealand book their spot in the World Cup quarter-finals with an 11-try hammering of Uruguay.
  
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• Trump lawyers urge dismissal of 2020 election indictment, arguing immunity while in office

  05-10-2023 23:50 via theguardian.com
  
  Lawyers say ‘allegedly improper’ behavior by president falls within ‘outer perimeter’ of duties and is protected from prosecutionLawyers for Donald Trump have urged a federal judge to dismiss the criminal case over his efforts to overturn the 2020 election results, advancing a sweeping interpretation of executive power that contends that former presidents are immune from prosecution for conduct related to their duties while in office.The request to throw out the indictmen
  
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• Trump cannot be prosecuted for actions committed while in office, lawyers argue

  05-10-2023 23:50 via theguardian.com
  
  Lawyers say ‘allegedly improper’ behavior by president falls within ‘outer perimeter’ of duties and is protected from prosecutionLawyers for Donald Trump have urged a federal judge to dismiss the criminal case over his efforts to overturn the 2020 election results, advancing a sweeping interpretation of executive power that contends that former presidents are immune from prosecution for conduct related to their duties while in office.The request to throw out the indictmen
  
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• Louisiana officials say efforts to combat saltwater intrusion will help delay drinking water impacts

  05-10-2023 23:44 via nbcnews.com
  
  Louisiana officials said Thursday that efforts to slow the push of salt water upstream in the Mississippi River are helping to buy additional weeks before drinking water supplies in and around New Orleans could be contaminated by the saltwater intrusion.
  
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• Marseille 2-2 Brighton & Hove Albion: Seagulls fight back in Europa League

  05-10-2023 23:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Joao Pedro scores a late penalty as Brighton fight back from two goals down to earn their first point in European football.
  
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• Government rape adviser leaves role over ‘lack of will to change’

  05-10-2023 23:33 via theguardian.com
  
  Emily Hunt says rape myths perpetuated at highest levels of civil service and she has no confidence in reporting crimeA government adviser on rape has said she is leaving the role due to a “lack of will to continue to change” in the criminal justice system, citing myths about the crime perpetuated at the highest levels of the civil service.Emily Hunt said she was leaving the UK to return to America because she does not feel safe. Continue reading...
  
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• A deputy, an insider or Trump? The race for US House Speaker

  05-10-2023 23:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The US House Speaker has always been a majority party lawmaker, but it can technically be anyone.
  
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• Travis Kelce says NFL 'overdoing' its Taylor Swift coverage

  05-10-2023 23:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The NFL's social media quickly seized on the player's alleged romance with singer Taylor Swift.
  
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• Metro Bank shares plunge on fund raising reports

  05-10-2023 23:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Its shares sank by as much as a third in early trading, after reports it needs to raise £600m.
  
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• Gynecologist accused of sexual abuse at a California university found dead

  05-10-2023 23:14 via theguardian.com
  
  George Tyndall, 76, was awaiting trial on more than two dozen criminal counts of misconduct at University of Southern CaliforniaThe former University of Southern California campus gynecologist at the center of more than $1bn worth of university payouts stemming from sexual abuse allegations by hundreds of women was found dead inside his home Wednesday, his lawyer said.George Tyndall, 76, was awaiting trial on more than two dozen criminal counts of sexual misconduct between 2009 and 2016 at the u
  
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• Zelenskiy says deadly village missile attack was ‘no blind strike’ – as it happened

  05-10-2023 23:12 via theguardian.com
  
  This live blog is now closed. You can read the latest Ukraine coverage here.Russia-Ukraine war: what we know at a glance Two people were killed in Russian shelling of the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson, the head of the Ukrainian president’s office said on Thursday.Andriy Yermak, the president’s chief of staff, said on Telegram that one of the dead was a utility worker who trimmed trees. Continue reading...
  
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• ‘Bear attack bad’: final message of Canadian couple killed by grizzly

  05-10-2023 23:11 via theguardian.com
  
  Officials say can of bear spray was emptied before attack in Banff national park in which Doug Inglis and Jenny Gusse, both 62, died The final text message contained just three words: “Bear attack bad.”Sent from a satellite device to family and rescue teams, it signalled that an autumn camping trip in Banff national park had gone terribly wrong. Continue reading...
  
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• Russian airstrike kills 51 at a funeral in Ukraine

  05-10-2023 23:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The attack in the Kharkiv region is described as one of the area's "bloodiest crimes".
  
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• The mysteries of a mass graveyard of early Indians

  05-10-2023 23:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Around 500 ancient graves have been found in an Indian village. How significant is this discovery?
  
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• New York subway gunman sentenced to life in prison

  05-10-2023 22:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Smoke bombs were set off in a crowded carriage before 10 people were shot in the 2022 attack.
  
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• Mississippi serial wedding crasher wanted in Alabama arrested at wedding in her home state: Authorities

  05-10-2023 22:53 via foxnews.com
  
  A Mississippi woman with multiple arrests for crashing weddings and stealing gifts was arrested last week in her home state for doing it again, authorities said Monday.  Sandra Lynn Henson, 56, was wanted in Alabama and arrested last Saturday at a wedding to which she was allegedly not invited. The Pontotoc County Sheriff’s Department said she has been charged with petit larceny, trespassing and disturbing the peace. NEW YORK DOORDASH DRIVER CHARGED AFTER ALLEGEDLY USING FOOD DELIVERY
  
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• Alabama teen accused of killing brother had a 'hit list' of other family targets, officials say

  05-10-2023 22:44 via nbcnews.com
  
  An Alabama 14-year-old who is accused of fatally shooting his teen brother had a "hit list" of other family members he wanted to kill and made threats about shooting up a school, authorities said Wednesday.
  
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• Canada Nazi row: Governor General apologises for honour given to man who fought in Waffen SS unit

  05-10-2023 22:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The governor general's office says it regrets awarding Peter Savaryn the Order of Canada in 1987.
  
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• FTX co-founder testifies he committed crimes with Sam Bankman-Fried

  05-10-2023 22:33 via theguardian.com
  
  Gary Wang, who previously pleaded guilty to his role in FTX’s downfall, is testifying under a plea agreementSam Bankman-Fried’s crypto fraud trial gained steam on Thursday when the co-founder of his fallen exchange, Gary Wang, took the stand as a government witness in Manhattan federal court.His testimony came as the highly anticipated trial entered its third day. Bankman-Fried faces seven counts on fraud and conspiracy charges in relation to the implosion of his crypto exchange FTX
  
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• MyPillow lawyers say CEO Mike Lindell owes them millions of dollars

  05-10-2023 22:26 via nbcnews.com
  
  The attorneys defending Mike Lindell and his business against defamation claims from voting machine companies are seeking to sever ties with the "MyPillow Guy" over millions of dollars in unpaid legal fees.
  
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• SC Freiburg 1-2 West Ham: Aguerd goal earns Europa League win and English record

  05-10-2023 22:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  West Ham won their second Europa League match after resisting a second-half fightback to beat Freiburg.
  
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• Adnan Syed returns to court as Maryland Supreme Court weighs victims’ rights

  05-10-2023 22:21 via nbcnews.com
  
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. — The Maryland Supreme Court heard arguments Thursday in the decadeslong legal saga of Adnan Syed over whether the family of Hae Min Lee, whose killing is at the center of this case, was given proper time to participate in the hearing where a judge vacated his conviction last year.
  
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• US set to resume deportation flights for Venezuelan migrants

  05-10-2023 22:20 via theguardian.com
  
  Officials tell AP process expected to begin shortly but decline to provide more details before announcement of government planThe Biden administration is going to resume deporting migrants to Venezuela, two US officials told the Associated Press on Thursday.The process is expected to begin shortly, the officials said, though they did not provide specific details on when the flights would begin taking off. The officials were not authorized to publicly disclose details of the government’s pl
  
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• Prada to design Nasa's new Moon suit

  05-10-2023 22:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Art meets science as Prada designers help create the spacesuits for the 2025 Moon mission.
  
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• Homecoming is big for an HBCU. Postponing Morgan State’s was a huge deal.

  05-10-2023 22:10 via nbcnews.com
  
  Five people were injured in a shooting at Morgan State University, prompting the postponement of its homecoming. For alumni of HBCUs, homecoming is far more than just about the game. It is a “rite of passage," said one alum.
  
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• Onboard grenade blast caused plane crash that killed Wagner boss, claims Putin

  05-10-2023 22:06 via theguardian.com
  
  Russian president suggests Yevgeny Prigozhin was on drugs when he died in explosion on private jet from Moscow to St Petersburg in AugustVladimir Putin has claimed that the plane crash that killed Yevgeny Prigozhin was caused by hand grenades detonating inside the aircraft, and suggested the Wagner boss may have been on drugs.Prigozhin died when his business jet crashed on 23 August, two months after he staged an aborted mutiny against Russian military commanders in which his Wagner mercenary tr
  
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• New York City subway shooter sentenced to life in prison

  05-10-2023 22:06 via theguardian.com
  
  Frank James pleaded guilty earlier this year to terrorism charges in April 2022 shooting in BrooklynA man who sprayed a New York City subway car with bullets during rush hour, wounding 10 people and sparking a citywide manhunt, was sentenced Thursday to life in prison.Frank James, 64, pleaded guilty earlier this year to terrorism charges in the 12 April 2022 mass shooting aboard a Manhattan-bound train. He received a life sentence on 10 counts and 10 years for an 11th count. Continue reading...
  
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• U.S. shoots down Turkish drone in Syria after it flew near American troops

  05-10-2023 21:57 via nbcnews.com
  
  A U.S. fighter jet shot down a Turkish drone Thursday after it flew near American troops operating in northeast Syria, two U.S. defense officials said.
  
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• Vladimir Putin hints at wild tale that drugs and grenades caused fatal crash that killed Yevgeny Prigozhin

  05-10-2023 21:46 via nbcnews.com
  
  Russian President Vladimir Putin hinted Thursday that mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin's death in a plane crash wasn't an act of sabotage — but rather the result of drug- or alcohol-fueled play with grenades.
  
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• WATCH: Watch baby start bouncing with excitement when she hears her favorite songs

  05-10-2023 21:44
  
  Seven-month-old Oakley is ready to rock!
  
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• Taki Theodoracopulos given 12-month suspended sentence for attempted rape

  05-10-2023 21:29 via theguardian.com
  
  Spectator journalist, 87, is found guilty of attacking woman on ski weekend at his Swiss chalet in 2009The journalist Taki Theodoracopulos has been handed a 12-month suspended prison sentence by a judge in Switzerland for an attempted rape in 2009.The 87-year-old, who writes a column for the Spectator, was found guilty of attacking a woman on a ski weekend at his chalet in Gstaad in the Swiss Alps.During a nine-hour hearing at the Oberland regional court in Thun on Thursday, Theodoracopulos dism
  
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• Vladimir Putin escalates nuclear rhetoric with threat to resume testing

  05-10-2023 21:18 via theguardian.com
  
  Russian president uses speech to highlight new missile capabilities and says he may abandon test ban treatyVladimir Putin has ramped up his nuclear rhetoric, saying his country had successfully tested the nuclear-powered, nuclear-capable Burevestnik strategic cruise missile, as he suggested Russia could resume nuclear testing for the first time in more than three decades.The Russian president said in a speech on Thursday at the annual Valdai Discussion Club in the Black Sea resort of Sochi that
  
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• Putin makes nuclear-powered Burevestnik missile test claim

  05-10-2023 21:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Russian leader says testing of a global-range missile was successful, but that is not confirmed.
  
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• EU forges plan with UK and Albania to combat people smuggling

  05-10-2023 21:13 via theguardian.com
  
  Five-point plan seeks to tackle organised crime across Europe as well as criminals operating boatsThe EU has joined forces with the UK and Albania to extend the fight against people smugglers across the wider continent, after forceful interventions by Giorgia Meloni and Rishi Sunak at a summit of 47 European leaders in Spain.The plan was forged at the sidelines of the European Political Community (EPC) summit in Granada with the European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, and the leader
  
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• Teachers deride Starmer’s plan for supervised toothbrushing in schools

  05-10-2023 21:08 via theguardian.com
  
  Labour leader’s pledge for English primaries as part of a wider dental plan labelled ‘window dressing’ by union chiefSchool leaders have accused Labour of “window dressing” after Keir Starmer pledged to introduce supervised toothbrushing for young children in England’s primary schools.While the policy has long been supported by the dentistry profession as a way of curbing decay, headteachers said it was not appropriate for their staff to check whether pupils h
  
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• Cricket World Cup 2023: England defeat by New Zealand a worry but do not panic yet

  05-10-2023 21:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England's thrashing at the hands of New Zealand is a worry, but there are reasons not to lose hope on their World Cup defence just yet.
  
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• Aris Limassol 2-1 Rangers: Dismal Rangers slump to defeat away in Cyprus

  05-10-2023 20:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Steven Davis' stint as caretaker manager gets off to the worst possible start as a dismal Rangers side slump to Europa League defeat away to Aris Limassol.
  
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• NHS ombudsman calls on trust chief to withdraw ‘not accurate’ remarks

  05-10-2023 20:57 via theguardian.com
  
  Rob Behrens writes to head of Norfolk and Suffolk trust over claim to committee that questioned him about patient deaths reportThe NHS ombudsman has told a health trust chief to withdraw “not accurate” remarks about him amid an alleged attempt to play down up to 1,000 avoidable patient deaths.Rob Behrens wrote to Stuart Richardson, the head of the Norfolk and Suffolk mental health NHS trust, over remarks he made about him to Norfolk county council’s health scrutiny committee. C
  
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• Chewing gum artist makes plea to save Millennium Bridge works

  05-10-2023 20:49 via theguardian.com
  
  Ben Wilson told most of his art on discarded gum to be removed during engineering and cleaning workAn artist who paints tiny pictures on discarded chewing gum has pleaded for his works to be saved after being told most of them will be removed from the Millennium Bridge in London as part of engineering work.Ben Wilson, nicknamed “the chewing gum man”, has been painting on pieces of chewing gum trodden into the bridge since 2013. Continue reading...
  
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• Efforts to overturn the 2020 election were part of Trump’s ‘official duties,’ his lawyers argue

  05-10-2023 20:43 via nbcnews.com
  
  President Donald Trump on Thursday argued in a court filing that he should be shielded from prosecution in the 2020 election interference case because of presidential immunity.
  
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• Sunak’s ‘spiteful’ sale of land intended for HS2 dashes hopes of revival

  05-10-2023 20:15 via theguardian.com
  
  Prime minister’s move criticised as ‘salting the earth’ so Birmingham-Crewe line cannot be builtA future Labour government would not be able to easily reverse Rishi Sunak’s decision to scrap the northern leg of HS2 as he has “spitefully” authorised the sale of properties that were subject to compulsory purchase orders on part of the route.Steve Rotheram, the mayor of the Liverpool city region, said the move killed HS2 “stone dead” and would “
  
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• TikTok users are convinced the bedbugs are coming for you. Some exterminators aren’t as worried.

  05-10-2023 20:08 via nbcnews.com
  
  People online are worried about bedbugs after news of an infestation in Paris. But some exterminators say bedbugs have been, and always will be, around.
  
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• Biden approves new section of border wall as Mexico crossings rise

  05-10-2023 20:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The White House says it has no choice but to use funds already appropriated for a border barrier.
  
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• New York City rat takes road trip to wedding

  05-10-2023 19:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A Brooklyn resident accidentally took a special plus one to a wedding venue three hours away.
  
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• France’s departure from Niger reflects years of failure in its former colonies

  05-10-2023 19:36 via theguardian.com
  
  Niger is only the latest of several west African countries to reject France’s long-standing attempts to interfere in the SahelWhen the French president, Emmanuel Macron, announced he would withdraw France’s ambassador and troops from Niger after a military takeover, the new regime welcomed a historic step forward for the country.“Imperialist and neocolonialist forces are no longer welcome on our national territory,” it said. “The new era of cooperation, based on mut
  
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• More than 100 dead in attack on Syrian military academy

  05-10-2023 19:25 via theguardian.com
  
  Civilians and military killed by drone-delivered bombs in Homs, shortly after defence minister left graduation ceremonyMore than 100 people have been killed in an attack on a military academy in Syria, a war monitor and an official said, with weaponised drones bombing the site minutes after Syria’s defence minister left a graduation ceremony there.It was one of the bloodiest attacks ever against a Syrian army installation, and unprecedented in its use of weaponised drones in a country that
  
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• Italian police investigate Indian tycoon over fatal supercar collision

  05-10-2023 18:41 via theguardian.com
  
  Vikas Oberoi named as suspect after Swiss couple die in collision between Lamborghini and FerrariAn Indian billionaire is under investigation in Italy after his Lamborghini collided with a Ferrari during a supercar tour in Sardinia, leaving two people dead.Vikas Oberoi was driving the car accompanied by his wife, Gayatri Joshi, a model and actor, when the collision occurred on Monday in southern Sardinia, an official from the carabinieri told Agence France-Presse. Continue reading...
  
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• Castle intruder jailed over Queen kill threat

  05-10-2023 18:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jaswant Singh Chail is the first person to be sentenced for treason in the UK for more than 40 years.
  
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• Three doctors shot dead in Brazil in suspected politically motivated attack

  05-10-2023 18:26 via theguardian.com
  
  Among the dead is a brother of a lawmaker belonging to the same party as Marielle Franco, Rio politician shot dead in 2018Three doctors have been killed and another wounded in a beachside shooting in Rio de Janeiro, which Brazilian officials believe may have been a politically motivated attack.Security camera footage obtained by local newspaper O Globo showed a group of black-clad gunmen emerging from a car and running up to the victims’ table in the Barra da Tijuca neighborhood and openin
  
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