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• Manhunt continues for suspect in 'targeted' killing of Maryland judge as officials offer $10K reward

  21-10-2023 23:58 via nbcnews.com
  
  A $10,000 reward is being offered for information that leads to the arrest of a man accused of fatally shooting a Maryland judge in a "targeted attack" outside his home.
  
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• Can Qatar's diplomacy free more hostages and avert an all-out war?

  21-10-2023 21:29 via nbcnews.com
  
  Qatar hopes that if Hamas frees more hostages it could lead to wider talks on getting humanitarian aid into Gaza and limiting an Israeli military operation there.
  
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• 'England’s greatest ever player' – football pays tribute to Sir Bobby Charlton

  21-10-2023 21:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The world of football has united in tribute to Manchester United and England legend Sir Bobby Charlton, who died on Saturday.
  
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• Chelsea 2-2 Arsenal: Gunners rescue thrilling Premier League draw

  21-10-2023 20:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Arsenal come from two goals down to rescue a thrilling draw at Chelsea in the Premier League at Stamford Bridge.
  
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• ‘We will not accept displacement,’ Palestinian president tells peace summit

  21-10-2023 20:52 via nbcnews.com
  Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas struck a defiant note at the Cairo peace summit, but also made a point of calling for “the release of all civilians, prisoners and detainees.”
  
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• Cairo Summit: Arab leaders reject forced displacement of Palestinians

  21-10-2023 20:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Egypt hosts a peace summit in Cairo as the first aid convoy enters Gaza after two weeks of war.
  
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• WATCH: Voices inside Gaza

  21-10-2023 20:23 via abcnews.go.com
  
  ABC News’ James Longman reports on the two million Gaza residents in the crossfire as Israel ramps up its war with Hamas.
  
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• United States Grand Prix: Max Verstappen takes sprint race pole

  21-10-2023 20:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Red Bull's Max Verstappen makes amends for qualifying sixth for the US Grand Prix by taking pole for Saturday's sprint race in Austin.
  
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• Pro-Palestinian protests take place in London, Birmingham, Cardiff, Belfast and Salford

  21-10-2023 19:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The protests come as aid deliveries reach Gaza for the first time since the Hamas attack on Israel.
  
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• Au pair charged months after man is fatally shot and woman is stabbed to death at Virginia home

  21-10-2023 19:49 via nbcnews.com
  
  A 23-year-old au pair was arrested and charged more than six months after two people were killed at a Virginia home, authorities said.
  
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• Sir Bobby Charlton: England World Cup winner and Manchester United legend dies

  21-10-2023 19:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sir Bobby Charlton, one of the key players in England's 1966 World Cup victory and a Manchester United legend, dies at the age of 86.
  
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• Bobby Charlton, a Manchester United and England soccer great, dies at 86

  21-10-2023 19:14 via nbcnews.com
  
  MANCHESTER, England — Bobby Charlton, an English soccer icon who survived a plane crash that devastated a Manchester United team destined for greatness to become the heartbeat of his country’s 1966 World Cup-winning team, has died.
  
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• 'I will never vote Biden': Some Muslim Americans in a key swing state feel betrayed by the president

  21-10-2023 19:13 via nbcnews.com
  
  Muslim and Arab-Americans say their support was critical to Biden’s win in Michigan. Some warn they won’t back him again over his blanket support for Israel.
  
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• Rushdi Abualouf: My daughters beg for Gaza City return - but our old lives are over

  21-10-2023 18:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The BBC's Rushdi Abualouf describes his family narrowly avoiding a drone attack - and being displaced four times in 15 days.
  
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• BBC reports from destroyed neighbourhood in Gaza

  21-10-2023 18:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC Arabic's Adnan El-Bursh speaks to residents in a destroyed neighbourhood in Gaza.
  
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• Manchester City 2-1 Brighton: Erling Haaland scores as City avoid third consecutive league defeat

  21-10-2023 18:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Manchester City avoid a third consecutive Premier League defeat as two first-half goals secure victory over Brighton at Etihad Stadium.
  
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• Rangers 4-0 Hibernian: Philippe Clement in winning debut to end Montgomery's unbeaten run

  21-10-2023 17:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Philippe Clement's reign as Rangers manager is off to a perfect start with a comfortable Scottish Premiership win to end Nick Montgomery's unbeaten Hibernian run.
  
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• Cricket World Cup 2023: England crushed by South Africa in dismal defeat

  21-10-2023 17:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England's World Cup defence is hanging by a thread after a horrible 229-run thrashing by South Africa in Mumbai.
  
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• Israeli-American reservist killed by Hezbollah missile in Israel, IDF says

  21-10-2023 17:28 via foxnews.com
  
  An Israeli reserve soldier with dual American citizenship was killed Thursday by an anti-tank missile fired from Lebanon, according to Israel Defense Forces. The soldier was identified as Staff Sgt. Omer Balva, 22, from Herzliya, Israeli media reported. He was a commander in the 9203rd Battalion of the Alexandroni Brigade.  Balva was born to Israeli parents but grew up in Rockville, Maryland, where he attended the Charles E. Smith Jewish day school, the Times of Israel reported. He was one
  
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• Emily Blunt 'appalled' by disparaging weight remarks she made about waitress’ body in 2012 interview

  21-10-2023 17:10 via nbcnews.com
  
  Emily Blunt is apologizing after a video resurfaced of her commenting on a person’s weight.
  
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• Israeli Arabs arrested over Gaza social media posts

  21-10-2023 16:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Influencer Dalal Abu Amneh is among those to be held in a crackdown on Gaza-linked content.
  
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• Aid trucks enter Gaza but UN chief says people need ‘much, much more’

  21-10-2023 16:01 via theguardian.com
  
  After visit to Rafah crossing, António Guterres says regular supply of food, water, medicine and fuel neededIsrael-Hamas war – live updatesThe Rafah crossing point between Egypt and Gaza has finally opened to allow in a trickle of aid for the first time in two weeks, after intense negotiations involving the US, Israel, Egypt and the UN.The shipment of 20 trucks bringing medical supplies, however, offered very limited relief to Gaza’s 2.3 million population, under fire and with
  
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• Emily Blunt sorry for 'hurtful' comments in resurfaced video

  21-10-2023 15:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The actress apologises after her remarks about a waitress's weight resurface on social media.
  
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• Court orders abortion for 11-year-old who said pregnancy made her feel ‘special’

  21-10-2023 15:51 via foxnews.com
  
  A U.K. judge ordered a pregnant 11-year-old to get an abortion, ruling that termination was in the girl’s best interest, according to local media reports.  Court documents stemming from a private hearing last month have since been publicly released and show that a 10-year-old girl only identified as AZ was raped by a 14-year-old boy she met online. She was reportedly raped a few weeks later by another 14-year-old boy after her 11th birthday, the Independent reported.  "She became
  
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• WATCH: Trucks with humanitarian aid enter through Rafah border crossing

  21-10-2023 15:36 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Video shows the moment the first trucks of humanitarian aid entered Gaza as the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip opened on Saturday.
  
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• Ukraine war: Why Kyiv's Dnipro east bank gain could be significant

  21-10-2023 15:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ukrainian troops believe their advance across the Dnipro River could help them launch a larger offensive.
  
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• Saving money to buy a house? Your dollar goes half as far as it did at the end of 2020

  21-10-2023 15:04 via nbcnews.com
  
  Homebuyers are facing a tough market. Climbing mortgage rates and increased home prices have resulted in buyers’ dollars going about half as far now as they did in 2020.
  
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• UK politicians and campaigners call for reparative justice for African slave trade

  21-10-2023 15:01 via theguardian.com
  
  Cross-party MPs host inaugural conference to agree on common statement to put to parliamentPoliticians, campaigners and community groups are uniting for the first time to make “a very distinct and clear call for reparative justice” at an inaugural reparations conference this weekend.The all-party parliamentary group for Afrikan reparations (APPG-AR), a group of cross-party MPs, is hosting its first reparations conference in Euston in north London to collectively agree on a common sta
  
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• How rule changes are giving longtime MLB losers a chance in the playoffs

  21-10-2023 15:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  A new rule imposed by Major League Baseball ahead of the 2023 season has limited where defenders can field, making it easier for some players to get on-base from a hit.
  
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• He went missing after experiencing a manic episode. Now TikTok’s ‘Uncle Chris’ is sharing what really happened.

  21-10-2023 15:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  TikToker Christopher Rooney is opening up about his manic episode in hopes of using his platform to raise awareness about mental health.
  
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• Gaza neighbourhood flattened and hospital told to evacuate

  21-10-2023 14:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Intensive Israeli air strikes continue as Hamas-run health ministry says death toll passes 4,300.
  
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• Video shows trucks carrying aid cross into Gaza at Rafah

  21-10-2023 14:44 via nbcnews.com
  A NBC News crew captured the moment trucks carrying humanitarian aid passed through the Rafah border crossing into Gaza. A convoy of 20 trucks was allowed through, but the World Health Organization said much more supplies was needed to serve the needs of 2 million Gazan residents.
  
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• Pakistan’s ex-PM Nawaz Sharif returns from exile ‘completely ready’ for election

  21-10-2023 14:14 via theguardian.com
  
  Return of Sharif, who has conviction for graft, is likely to have been smoothed by deal with country’s powerful military, expert saysNawaz Sharif, the three-time prime minister of Pakistan, arrived back in the country on Saturday after four years of self-imposed exile, poised to make a political comeback before the general election in January.Sharif spent the past few days in Dubai and left on a chartered flight packed with journalists, touching down in the capital, Islamabad, at about 1.3
  
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• Putting the essence of African hair braiding salons onstage

  21-10-2023 13:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  “Jaja’s African Hair Braiding,” a new play by Jocelyn Bioh, celebrates the rich inner worlds of Harlem, N.Y.'s iconic hair braiders
  
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• As China strengthens ties with Russia, the Israel-Hamas war deepens their divide with the U.S.

  21-10-2023 13:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  The war between Israel and Hamas appears to be deepening the divide between the United States and its allies on one side and China and its partner Russia.
  
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• Israel-Gaza war: How to spot fake news on social media

  21-10-2023 12:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The BBC's Marianna Spring shares tips to help you spot what's real and what's fake on your timeline.
  
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• Israel-Gaza war: How to spot disinformation on social media

  21-10-2023 12:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The BBC's Marianna Spring shares tips to help you spot what's real and what's fake on your timeline.
  
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• Dog walker films winds lifting forest floor during Storm Babet in Scotland

  21-10-2023 12:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  David Nugent-Malone captures the ground "moving like sea" while walking his dog, Jake.
  
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• Israel remains focused on destroying Hamas despite ceasefire calls: 'No other option'

  21-10-2023 12:00 via foxnews.com
  
  On a tour of southern Israel Thursday aimed at boosting morale among troops preparing for a likely ground operation inside Gaza, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant promised to lead Israel to a decisive victory against Hamas."We will be precise and forceful, and we will keep going until we fulfill our mission," Gallant stated.What exactly that mission is has been clearly echoed throughout Israel’s military ranks up to its political leadership over the last two weeks since an elite unit o
  
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• The forgotten Israeli hostages kept by Hamas in Gaza for years

  21-10-2023 11:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Israel's pain over some 200 people kidnapped by Hamas overshadows the years of waiting for two hostages and soldiers' remains.
  
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• Threats against rape victim, 10, lay bare Bolivia’s culture of sexual violence

  21-10-2023 11:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Supporters of alleged rapist, girl’s 39-year-old headteacher, stormed police station in effort to prevent arrestThe ombudsman’s office in Bolivia has condemned threats against a 10-year-old rape victim and her family after teachers and school staff tried to prevent the arrest of the alleged rapist, a 39-year-old male headteacher, by trying to invade a local police station and scuffling with police officers.Videos posted on social media show the group gathered outside the police stati
  
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• Tainted water and viruses put Gaza residents, especially kids, at further risk

  21-10-2023 11:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  Clean drinking water is running out in Gaza, furthering an already catastrophic situation.
  
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• Former Rep. Justin Amash says family members killed in Gaza church after Israeli airstrike

  21-10-2023 10:47 via foxnews.com
  
  Former Michigan Rep. Justin Amash, a Libertarian, said Friday that several of his relatives were killed in a Greek Orthodox church in Gaza that was damaged by an Israeli airstrike amid the war between Israel forces and Hamas terrorists. The explosion struck the Greek Orthodox Church of St. Porphyrius Thursday evening and knocked down a wall of the church. At least 500 displaced Muslims and Christians had taken shelter in the church, where the Hamas-run government's health ministry said at least
  
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• 'Insidious' Chinese espionage reaches 'epic scale,' British security chief, FBI warn

  21-10-2023 10:00 via foxnews.com
  
  The head of Britain’s MI-5 intelligence service this week underscored the "epic scale" of Chinese espionage in the private sector — including tens of thousands of approaches from Chinese agents for recruitment.  "Week by week, our teams detect massive amounts of covert activity by the likes of China in particular, but also Russia and Iran," MI-5 Director Ken McCallum said ahead of the Five Eyes Alliance conference in California — the first time the five chiefs of intellige
  
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• Father of freed U.S. hostage says she sounded 'very good'

  21-10-2023 09:21 via nbcnews.com
  
  Father of freed U.S. hostage says she sounded 'very good'
  
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• Five members of the same family were killed in Gaza air strikes, US relatives say

  21-10-2023 08:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Among the victims are two young children aged seven and five, and a mother-of-four.
  
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• Death row: The secret hunt for lethal drugs used in US executions

  21-10-2023 08:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  When drugs used in executions stopped being produced in the US, prisons turned to the UK to find a new supply.
  
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• What's in Vladimir Putin's 2024 calendar... and what isn't?

  21-10-2023 08:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Steve Rosenberg noticed something missing while looking through the Russian president's calendar.
  
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• Hamas video shows US mother and daughter hostage release

  21-10-2023 07:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Judith Raanan and her daughter Natalie had been abducted during Hamas's deadly raid on Israel.
  
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• Gaganyaan: India launches test flight ahead of sending man into space

  21-10-2023 07:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The launch was the first in a series of tests ahead of Gaganyaan, India's first manned space mission.
  
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