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• An all girls cricket team in India breaks with tradition

  07-10-2023 23:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A coach in a small village in Punjab state is training young girls to give them shot at a sports career.
  
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• Jan. 6 rioter who smashed Capitol window with tomahawk axe sentenced to 7 years

  07-10-2023 22:43 via nbcnews.com
  
  Shane Jenkins, a Trump supporter who smashed a window to the Capitol with a tomahawk axe during the Jan. 6 riot, was sentenced to seven years in federal prison on Friday.
  
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• Israel attack: PM says Israel at war after 250 killed in attack from Gaza

  07-10-2023 22:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Palestinian militants take dozens of Israelis hostage as they launch biggest attack in years.
  
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• Dozens of people killed after powerful earthquakes hit Afghanistan, UN says

  07-10-2023 22:30 via theguardian.com
  
  UN says estimate of 320 fatalities is being verified, although local authorities put the death toll at 100, with 500 injuredHundreds of people are feared dead after a series of powerful earthquakes hit western Afghanistan.The United Nations said more than 320 had lost their lives before later saying the figure was still being verified. A local Taliban official told the Guardian the death toll “is much higher than that”. Continue reading...
  
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• Israel is in shock but what comes next?

  07-10-2023 22:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Tensions had recently risen in Gaza - but this attack was unexpected on a Jewish holiday.
  
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• Hamas attack shocks Israel, but what comes next?

  07-10-2023 22:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Tensions had recently risen in Gaza - but this attack was unexpected on a Jewish holiday.
  
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• Max Verstappen wins third F1 world title in Qatar sprint race

  07-10-2023 22:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Red Bull's Max Verstappen clinches a third world title by finishing second in a chaotic and incident-packed sprint race at the Qatar Grand Prix.
  
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• People hide in homes as Palestinian militants enter from Gaza

  07-10-2023 22:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  People in towns near the Gaza Strip are phoning news stations saying they are trapped in their homes.
  
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• Burnley 1-4 Chelsea: Raheem Sterling stars as Blues hit back to defeat Clarets

  07-10-2023 21:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Raheem Sterling inspires Chelsea to a comeback win at Burnley, who slump to a fifth successive Premier League home defeat of the campaign.
  
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• White House condemns Hamas and pledges support for Israel after attacks

  07-10-2023 21:24 via theguardian.com
  
  Joe Biden says US will offer ‘rock solid and unwavering’ support to Israeli government as Tel Aviv mounts counterattackThe White House and other US politicians voiced their support for Israel on Saturday after attacks from Hamas stunned the world.Joe Biden said he spoke to Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, on Saturday, assuring him that the American government is “ready to offer all appropriate means of support to the government and people of Israel”. Con
  
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• England 18-17 Samoa: England sneak narrow win in final Rugby World Cup pool game

  07-10-2023 21:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A sluggish England outlast a bruising, brilliant Samoa performance to head to the quarter-finals with a full house of Pool D wins.
  
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• Biden: U.S. stands with the people of Israel

  07-10-2023 21:08 via nbcnews.com
  President Biden condemned the Hamas attack on Israel and reiterated his support for the U.S. ally saying, “the U.S. stands with the people of Israel.” The president also said he spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about the attack.
  
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• Surprise attack on Israel raises questions about 'catastrophic' intelligence failure

  07-10-2023 20:57 via nbcnews.com
  
  The surprise attack by Palestinian militants suggests a major intelligence failure by Israel, which seemed blind sided by the infiltration of Hamas fighters across its border.
  
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• Hamas says it has taken ‘dozens’ of Israelis hostage

  07-10-2023 20:50 via nbcnews.com
  
  Hamas has taken "dozens" of Israeli soldiers hostage and moved them to the Gaza Strip, the militant group’s military wing said Saturday, hours after it launched a deadly land, air and sea attack and fired a huge barrage of rockets at Israel.
  
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• At least 15 people are killed when a bomb brought home by children explodes in eastern Congo

  07-10-2023 20:31
  
  A group of children brought home an explosive device they found while playing.
  
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• Afghanistan earthquake: At least 120 killed and 1,000 injured in 6.3 quake

  07-10-2023 20:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The 6.3 magnitude quake struck about 40km from the western city of Herat on Saturday morning.
  
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• Israel attack: PM says Israel at war after 150 killed in attack from Gaza

  07-10-2023 20:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Palestinian militants take dozens of Israelis hostage as they launch biggest attack in years.
  
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• Israel's military says force is 'at war' with Hamas as IDF hits back at terror targets

  07-10-2023 19:30 via foxnews.com
  
  Israel’s military forces have opened up fighting in nearly two dozen locations along the Gaza border after Hamas terrorists launched thousands of rockets into Israel on Saturday morning.  "There is no community in Southern Israel where we do not have forces, in all the towns," Israel Defense Force (IDF) Spokesperson Daniel Hagari said in a statement Saturday evening. "There are communities that have been rid of terrorists, but we want to finish additional scans of the area before decl
  
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• Terence Davies: Screenwriter and film director dies aged 77

  07-10-2023 19:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Davies, known for films such as Benediction and A Quiet Passion, died after a short illness, his manager confirms.
  
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• Moon a la mode? Prada to design spacesuit for Nasa’s Artemis III mission

  07-10-2023 19:19 via theguardian.com
  
  The luxury fashion brand announced a collaboration with Axiom Space to outfit astronauts for the 2025 mission to the moonPrada will take its designs to the next atmospheric level as the Italian fashion house announced its latest partnership with Axiom Space to design spacesuits for astronauts.This week, the Milan-based luxury brand announced its collaboration with the Texas-based commercial space company to design Nasa’s lunar spacesuits for its 2025 Artemis III mission – the first c
  
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• Cricket World Cup 2023: Aiden Markram hits tournament's fastest century in South Africa win over Sri Lanka

  07-10-2023 19:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Aiden Markram hits the fastest World Cup hundred as South Africa made 428-5 - the highest score in the tournament's history - in a 102-run victory over Sri Lanka.
  
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• Israel blindsided, says Jeremy Bowen

  07-10-2023 18:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Risk of flare-up between Palestinian militants and Israel has been deepening for months, writes Jeremy Bowen.
  
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• Hamas blindsides Israel with most serious attack in a generation - Jeremy Bowen

  07-10-2023 18:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Risk of flare-up between Palestinian militants and Israel has been deepening for months, writes Jeremy Bowen.
  
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• Israel at War: See the photos, video of the attack and aftermath

  07-10-2023 18:32 via foxnews.com
  
  Hamas terrorists infiltrated areas of southern Israel as rocket barrages launched from the Gaza Strip struck the region on Saturday in an attack the Islamist movement Hamas is taking responsibility for. Pictures from the Associated Press and Israeli news agency TPS captured the full series of events, from the initial rocket attack out of Gaza to the aftermath, with Israeli emergency services fighting fires and helping victims reach hospitals for treatment.  Israeli media reported that at le
  
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• Massive explosion as Gaza high-rises destroyed by jets

  07-10-2023 18:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The IDF says it struck military infrastructure belonging to senior Hamas terrorist organization operatives.
  
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• 2024 GOP presidential contenders blame Biden for Hamas attacks on Israel

  07-10-2023 18:29 via nbcnews.com
  
  Republican 2024 presidential candidates blamed the Biden administration for the attacks Hamas terrorists launched against Israel on Saturday, pointing to the deadly developments as evidence of U.S. weakness on the world stage and claiming that the administration is partially responsible.
  
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• Man Utd beat Brentford with dramatic McTominay injury-time double

  07-10-2023 18:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Scott McTominay scores twice late on as Manchester United come from behind to beat Brentford at Old Trafford.
  
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• Iran-funded terror proxies launch war against Israel amid surprise invasion against Jewish state

  07-10-2023 18:10 via foxnews.com
  
  JERUSALEM, Israel —The Islamic Republic of Iran—a key military and strategic partner of the Palestinian Hamas terrorist movement in the Gaza Strip—is the driving force in the war launched Saturday against the Jewish state, said Israel’s Foreign Ministry and Middle East experts.  Just this week, Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter, about Israel: "The usurper regime is coming to an end. Today, the Palest
  
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• US Senate leader raises trade and fentanyl at start of 1st congressional visit to China since 2019

  07-10-2023 17:55
  
  U.S. doesn't want to cut economic ties with China but seeks level playing field.
  
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• Israel attack: What is Hamas, and other questions

  07-10-2023 17:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  What is Hamas, what is Palestine, and other key questions answered.
  
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• How Netanyahu and Biden's relationship has been tested in recent months

  07-10-2023 17:36 via nbcnews.com
  Andrea Mitchell reports on how Israeli President Netanyahu's relationship with President Biden has been tested in recent months, as a White House meeting he desperately wanted was denied by Biden, who disagreed with some of Netanyahu's domestic policies.
  
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• French president seeks to enshrine abortion in country’s constitution

  07-10-2023 17:13 via foxnews.com
  
  President of France Emmanuel Macron announced his intentions to enshrine abortion rights in the country's constitution. Macron spoke Wednesday before the Constitutional Council, where he laid out his desires for adjustments to the nation's governing document. One point driven home during the speech was the president's desire to add the right to abortion directly to the constitution. FORMER FRENCH PRESIDENT NICOLAS SARKOZY FACES PRELIMINARY CHARGES IN LIBYA CAMPAIGN FINANCING SCANDAL "I want the
  
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• Eyewitness to Hamas terror invasion: ‘This is worse than my nightmare scenario'

  07-10-2023 16:56 via foxnews.com
  
  JERUSALEM, Israel - When Adele Raemer heard sirens wailing early on Saturday morning, she thought it was just another round of rocket fire from militant Palestinian groups inside Gaza. Used to such attacks, which happen regularly in southern Israel, Raemer quickly made her way to the safe room in her home on Kibbutz Nirim.Residents of Nirim, and other similar small agricultural communities that sit along Israel’s border with Gaza, have become used to barrages of rocket fire, and running to
  
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• 23andMe user data targeting Ashkenazi Jews leaked online

  07-10-2023 16:46 via nbcnews.com
  
  A user on a popular hacker forum had claimed to have made a larger database of users for sale earlier this week. It’s unclear if whoever compiled the list to only include Ashkenazi heritage is the same person or group who initially made it for sale.
  
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• Homebuyers feel locked out as prices soar and mortgage interest rates hit new highs

  07-10-2023 15:37 via nbcnews.com
  
  After home prices spiked early in the pandemic, they finally slowed down in late 2022, giving buyers hope. Now, both prices and interest rates are rising with no end in sight.
  
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• WATCH: Thousands of rockets fired as Hamas militants target Israel

  07-10-2023 15:16
  
  Thousands of rockets were fired Saturday morning as Hamas militants in Gaza targeted Israel, prompting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to say "we are at war."
  
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• How did Israeli intelligence fail to stop major attack from Gaza?

  07-10-2023 15:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Israeli officials tell BBC an investigation into Gaza's surprise attack will go on for years.
  
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• 5 who survived cardiac arrest describe what they saw and heard before reviving

  07-10-2023 15:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  What is it like to have a near-death experience? What happens when a patient's heart stops? Survivors share what they saw and heard before reviving.
  
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• Robert F. Kennedy is headed for a breakup with the Democratic Party

  07-10-2023 14:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appears headed for a breakup with the party his family defined for generations.
  
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• Footage emerges of 'gunmen in Sderot'

  07-10-2023 14:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The white truck is thought to be carrying Palestinian militants through the Israeli town.
  
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• North Korea-Russia border rail traffic surging with unknown cargo, satellite imagery shows

  07-10-2023 13:18 via foxnews.com
  
  Railway traffic across the border of North Korea and Russia has surged since last month with unknown cargo. US-based Korean unification think tank Beyond Parallel examined satellite imagery of railcars and transportation facilities between the two countries and found traffic "far greater" than any point in the last five years. "In the aftermath of the Kim-Putin summit, satellite images as of October 5, 2023, captured a dramatic and unprecedented level of freight railcar traffic at North Korea&rs
  
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• Transgender adults in red states fear for the next generation as political attacks accelerate

  07-10-2023 13:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  Transgender adults fear for the next generation as conservative lawmakers and advocates target trans inclusion in sports and health care.
  
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• Border walls and deportations: Biden’s migrant plans prompt outrage

  07-10-2023 13:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The president decried Trump’s migration approach but a series of recent steps, critics say, are hardly differentAs a candidate in the 2020 election, Joe Biden assailed Donald Trump over what he cast as his rival’s ineffective and un-American approach to immigration – one that undermined the nation’s long history of welcoming those seeking refuge in the United States.Now as president, facing a migrant crisis that is straining resources at the border and feeding into major
  
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• More kids are taking advanced math after some states made this change. Should it be a model?

  07-10-2023 12:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  More Latino and Black 6th graders are in advanced math in Texas districts and states that automatically enroll students who qualify, reducing historic bias and barriers.
  
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• She entered the subway without a headscarf. What happened next?

  07-10-2023 11:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  NBC News reviewed security footage from the Tehran metro station that appears to show 16-year-old Armita Geravand, hospitalized after an alleged assault by the morality police.
  
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• Ron DeSantis amps up attacks on Trump

  07-10-2023 11:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  Ron DeSantis’ “missing in action” debate broadside at Donald Trump didn’t come out of nowhere. And DeSantis has kept up the heat on Trump since.
  
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• Extreme weather and war in Ukraine bring food security into sharp focus in China

  07-10-2023 11:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  China is focusing on food security after a summer which saw record flooding, harvests destroyed and millions of tons of grain lost.
  
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• Chinese astronauts spurn accepted space norms with livestreamed fire experiment

  07-10-2023 10:00 via foxnews.com
  
  In a challenge to generally accepted safety protocols, Chinese astronauts livestreamed themselves conducting an experiment with open flames aboard the country's Tiangong space station. Astronauts Gui Haichao and Zhu Yangzhu can be seen on video as they light a candle during a livestreamed lecture, the fourth installment of "Tiangong classroom" on the space station, showing viewers that flames appear to be nearly spherical when lit in the microgravity environment of low Earth orbit. Flames on Ear
  
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• At least 100 dead as Hamas launches unprecedented attack on Israel, Netanyahu says nation is 'at war'

  07-10-2023 09:18 via foxnews.com
  
  Iranian backed Hamas terrorists invaded areas of southern Israel as rocket barrages launched from the Gaza Strip struck the area on Saturday, killing at least 100 Israelis in an attack the Islamist movement Hamas is taking responsibility for. A senior Hamas military commander, Mohammad Deif, announced the start of the operation in which he called on Palestinians everywhere to attack the Israelis, saying in a broadcast on Hamas media that the group launched 5,000 rockets and calling the attack "t
  
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• Talks for AI, data-sharing with China hand Beijing potentially vital tool for control, experts warn

  07-10-2023 08:00 via foxnews.com
  
  Cross-border data flow will play a vital role in shaping the international artificial intelligence landscape, but fear of balkanized technology shouldn’t blind Western countries to China’s long-standing ambitions and approach, experts argued. "No one wants a balkanized world, and China doesn’t, either," Nate Picarsic, senior fellows focusing on China policy at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD), told Fox News Digital. "But we shouldn't be leaving them in the driver
  
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