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• Disney boss declares new era after job cuts

  08-11-2023 23:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The entertainment giant has been under pressure as its traditional movie and film businesses decline.
  
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• 'We walked into a wasteland' - BBC's Jeremy Bowen in Gaza with Israeli forces

  08-11-2023 23:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  IDF soldiers showed the BBC what they called a Hamas weapons factory, under a home where children lived.
  
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• Bayern Munich 2-1 Galatasaray: Harry Kane scores twice as Germans reach Champions League knockouts

  08-11-2023 23:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Harry Kane scores twice as Bayern Munich beat Galatasaray to reach the last 16 of the Champions League.
  
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• Ivanka Trump is pulled back into her father's orbit

  08-11-2023 23:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  She has kept a low profile since Trump left office - then she was called to testify in a fraud trial.
  
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• Real Madrid 3-0 Sporting Braga: Vinicius Jr stars as Real reach Champions League knockouts

  08-11-2023 23:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Real Madrid cruise past Sporting Braga to reach the last 16 of the Champions League in Group C.
  
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• President Biden's son Hunter and brother James subpoenaed in impeachment probe

  08-11-2023 22:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Republicans are looking into the family's business dealings in their impeachment probe.
  
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• Russia strikes civilian ship in Black Sea port of Odesa - Ukraine

  08-11-2023 22:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  At least one person is said to have been killed when a missile hit a ship entering the port of Odesa.
  
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• Prosecutors charge 16 alleged Gambino mafia members in US and Italy

  08-11-2023 22:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The suspects, arrested on racketeering and other charges, are allegedly part of the Gambino crime family.
  
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• WATCH: Britain’s ‘loneliest sheep’ settles in at new forever home

  08-11-2023 22:27 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Fiona, Britain's so-called "loneliest sheep," was rescued after being stranded at the foot of a remote cliff in the Scottish highlands and has now found her forever home.
  
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• How are people fleeing the fighting in northern Gaza?

  08-11-2023 22:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC Verify has been looking at video, listening to eyewitnesses and analysing satellite images.
  
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• British nationals and dependents stopped from leaving Gaza with families

  08-11-2023 22:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Two men say Egypt sent them back to a warzone after they waited for days at the Rafah crossing.
  
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• Hamas billionaires: Lifestyles of the rich and terrorists

  08-11-2023 21:54 via foxnews.com
  
  They are living the Hamas high life. While the people of Gaza live in poverty and have suffered under the horrors of Hamas, the terror group's leaders apparently are living high on the hog. Israeli officials say Hamas leaders are billionaires, amassing an overwhelming jackpot of terror money for themselves. "It's just really the numbers that are shocking, looking at the sheer amount of money that some of these terror chiefs have been able to sock away," Jonathan Schanzer, senior vice president f
  
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• WATCH: Airline pilot flies with his parents as passengers for 1st time

  08-11-2023 21:49 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Pilot Jason Schuessler seized the opportunity to give a heartwarming pre-flight speech thanking his parents for all the sacrifices they made to get him where he is today.
  
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• Brazilian authorities foil Hezbollah terror plot to attack Jews in its country, Israel says

  08-11-2023 21:35 via foxnews.com
  
  Brazilian authorities, working with Israeli intelligence, foiled a plot by Hezbollah to orchestrate attacks on Jews in the South American country, officials said Wednesday.  Brazil's Federal Police arrested two people suspected of being financed by the Lebanon-based and Iran-backed Hezbollah terrorist group to commit domestic attacks and to recruit Brazilian citizens, Reuters reported. "The Federal Police is carrying out an investigation based on the hypothesis of a terrorist network that w
  
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• Denmark scores win in legal battle with Islamist fighter who claims he spied on country's behalf

  08-11-2023 21:31 via foxnews.com
  
  Denmark’s domestic and foreign intelligence services on Wednesday won a case against a Dane of Syrian origin who claimed he worked for them in Syria in 2013 and 2014 and spied on Danish jihadi fighters. Ahmed Samsam was sentenced to eight years in 2018 in Spain for fighting with the Islamic State group in Syria. He sued Denmark's two spy agencies in an attempt to have a court order them to admit that he had worked for them, and hoping it would enable him to reopen the case in Spain. The Ea
  
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• Ivanka Trump testifies to New York fraud trial she cannot recall loan details

  08-11-2023 21:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The 42-year-old's responses in a fraud trial against her father frustrate a lawyer questioning her.
  
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• Uyghur film-maker claims he was tortured by authorities in China

  08-11-2023 21:05 via theguardian.com
  
  Ikram Nurmehmet, a director known for his Uyghur protagonists, is facing charges related to ‘separatism’ and ‘terrorism’A Uyghur film-maker has alleged he was tortured and forced to give a false confession during detention in Xinjiang province.Ikram Nurmehmet, 32, appeared on trial at Ürümqi people’s intermediary court on 27 October and is accused of organising “terrorist” activities and participating in an “East Turkestan separatist&rdqu
  
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• Sad farewells for US pandas heading back to China

  08-11-2023 20:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The three giant pandas were on loan from China, as part of diplomatic relations between both countries.
  
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• Cricket World Cup 2023: Ben Stokes yet again shows why he is England's ultimate team man

  08-11-2023 20:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ben Stokes again shows why he is England's ultimate team player with a superb century in the victory over the Netherlands.
  
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• Economists warn electing far-right Milei would spell ‘devastation’ for Argentina

  08-11-2023 20:28 via theguardian.com
  
  More than 100 economists including Thomas Piketty and Jayati Ghosh publish open letter ahead of country’s 19 November electionThe election of the radical rightwing economist Javier Milei as president of Argentina would probably inflict further economic “devastation” and social chaos on the South American country, a group of more than 100 leading economists has warned.In an open letter, published ahead of Argentina’s crunch 19 November election, the economists said they un
  
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• Industrial robot crushes man to death in South Korean distribution centre

  08-11-2023 19:58 via theguardian.com
  
  Machine apparently identified man inspecting it as one of the boxes it was stackingA robot crushed a man to death in South Korea after the machine apparently failed to differentiate him from the boxes of produce it was handling, the Yonhap news agency reported on Wednesday.The man, a robotics company worker in his 40s, was inspecting the robot’s sensor operations at a distribution centre for agricultural produce in South Gyeongsang province. Continue reading...
  
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• WATCH: This toddler is all of us who can't talk before our morning coffee

  08-11-2023 19:38 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Is it nap time yet?
  
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• Two with suspected Hezbollah links held in Brazil over alleged terror plot

  08-11-2023 19:19 via theguardian.com
  
  Arrests made by police on Wednesday over reported plot to launch terror attacks against Jewish community in BrazilBrazilian federal police have arrested two men with suspected links to the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah who were reportedly plotting to launch terror attacks against the Jewish community in Brazil.The arrests were made on Wednesday during what police called an operation to “interrupt preparations for acts of terrorism and obtain evidence about the possible recruitment of B
  
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• Heavy fighting flares in historic Ethiopian town Lalibela

  08-11-2023 18:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Lalibela is home to famous 13th Century churches that are registered as Unesco world heritage sites.
  
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• Kmart: Australian store pulls 'Merry Ham-mas' Christmas bag

  08-11-2023 18:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Kmart removed the festive-themed bag from sale after a Jewish group raised the likeness to Hamas.
  
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• Star of David graffiti in Paris - the Russian connection

  08-11-2023 18:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Around 250 blue Stars of David - similar to the one on the Israeli flag - appeared on Paris buildings.
  
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• Colorado funeral home owner, wife arrested after decaying remains of at least 189 people found at facility

  08-11-2023 17:41 via nbcnews.com
  
  The owner of a Colorado funeral home and his wife have been arrested after the decaying remains of at least 189 people were recently found at his facility.
  
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• Texas chemical plant explosion sparks large fire, evacuation and shelter in place orders issued

  08-11-2023 17:36 via nbcnews.com
  
  An explosion has triggered a large fire at a chemical plant in Shepherd, Texas, sending massive plumes of black smoke into the sky.
  
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• Virginia county stumbles in the first election after its conspiracy-fueled staff exodus

  08-11-2023 17:35 via nbcnews.com
  
  Seven months after conspiracy theories drove the elections staff to quit in Buckingham County, Virginia, it struggled to report results in Tuesday's elections.
  
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• Iran: French tourist Louis Arnaud jailed for five years

  08-11-2023 17:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Louis Arnaud's family says his conviction on national security charges is an attack on human rights.
  
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• US warns Israel against reoccupying Gaza after war

  08-11-2023 17:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Gaza and the West Bank must be united under the Palestinian Authority, the secretary of state says.
  
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• Statue of Native American leader replaces toppled monument of Spanish missionary in California

  08-11-2023 17:10 via foxnews.com
  
  A statue of a late Native American leader has been unveiled outside California’s state Capitol building, replacing a monument of a Spanish missionary that was toppled by protesters in 2020. The eight-foot-tall bronze statue depicts Miwok leader William J. Franklin Sr., in recognition of the Native American tribes whose ancestral lands are now the grounds of the state Capitol. Franklin is known for fighting to preserve the Miwok culture. The statue was unveiled at a ceremony Tuesday at Capi
  
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• Chaos erupts at Chicago City Council meeting over sanctuary city status

  08-11-2023 17:06 via foxnews.com
  
  Protesters shut down a Chicago City Council meeting on Tuesday during a debate over allowing residents to decide whether the city should remain a sanctuary for migrants. Frustrated residents, mostly African Americans, packed the gallery during the City Council Rules Committee meeting, shouting and booing aldermen during a heated discussion on Chicago’s sanctuary city status, FOX32 Chicago reported. Many were angry about how much money the city is spending on migrant shelters instead o
  
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• Danica Roem to become Virginia's 1st transgender state senator

  08-11-2023 17:02 via nbcnews.com
  
  Virginia Del. Danica Roem has made political history once again after winning a seat in the state Senate on Tuesday.
  
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• Republican senator presses State Department for info on bishop imprisoned by Ortega regime

  08-11-2023 16:58 via foxnews.com
  
  A U.S. senator is pushing the Department of State to release information on an imprisoned foreign bishop who refused to be sent to the U.S. after being arrested by his communist government. Republican Sen. Eric Schmitt of Missouri published a letter to the Department of State on Wednesday, demanding information on the continued persecution of Christians under the communist regime of Daniel Ortega in Nicaragua. "In recent years, the Nicaraguan government has continually persecuted the Catholic co
  
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• California WW2-era blimp hanger engulfed in flames

  08-11-2023 16:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The fire ripped through the historic hangar in California, which has also been used for TV and films.
  
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• GM's Cruise recalls 950 robotaxis after pedestrian collision

  08-11-2023 16:55 via nbcnews.com
  
  Cruise, the autonomous vehicle venture owned by General Motors, has issued a recall effecting 950 of its robotaxis following a pedestrian collision in San Francisco last month.
  
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• Fox News AI Newsletter: The first robot CEO

  08-11-2023 16:55 via foxnews.com
  
  BOT BOSS: Global company appoints world’s first AI robot CEO. Continue reading… CASCADE OF FAILURES: OPINION: Cult of machines and automation are incapable of preventing unwanted events. Continue reading… LIFE SAVER: New tech has spooky ability to detect a future heart attack. Continue reading…  THE BIG ONE: OPINION: Artificial intelligence and US nuclear weapons decisions: How big a role? Continue reading… FUNNY BUSINESS: Elon Musk says
  
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• 'Deviant' ex-CIA officer admits drugging, sexually abusing dozens of women

  08-11-2023 16:47 via foxnews.com
  
  A former CIA officer admitted Tuesday in a Washington, D.C., court to drugging and sexually assaulting more than two dozen women while on overseas posts as part of a federal plea deal that could land him behind bars for up to 30 years. Brian Jeffrey Raymond, 47, pleaded guilty to one count each of sexual abuse, abusive sexual contact coercion and enticement, and transportation of obscene material but confessed, as part of the agreement, to victimizing 28 women in six countries since 2006. A sear
  
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• Omar, Tlaib demand congressional leaders condemn 'anti-Muslim' and 'anti-Palestinian hate'

  08-11-2023 16:40 via foxnews.com
  
  Three progressive House Democrats are calling on congressional leaders in both parties to condemn "anti-Muslim" and "anti-Palestinian hate" they said is growing more pervasive in U.S. politics. Reps. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., and André Carson, D-Ind., the only three Muslim lawmakers in the House, also singled out a new bill introduced by Rep. Ryan Zinke, R-Mont., aimed at expelling Palestinians from the U.S. "Let’s be clear: using the full power of the state to ta
  
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• South Africa to issue formal reprimand to Israeli ambassador

  08-11-2023 16:38 via foxnews.com
  
  South Africa will call in Israeli ambassador Eliav Belotsercovsky to issue him with a "demarche", or formal reprimand, a senior foreign policy official said on Wednesday. "The demarche will be asked for hopefully by today. Not sure when he will come in," Zane Dangor, the director-general of South Africa's Department of International Relations and Cooperation, told Reuters in a text message. Dangor gave no further details of the demarche, a protest issued through diplomatic channels, and did not
  
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• Four Los Angeles sheriff's officials found dead in apparent suicides

  08-11-2023 16:33 via foxnews.com
  
  This story discusses suicide. If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, please contact the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988 or 1-800-273-TALK (8255). Law enforcement officials found four Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department employees dead on Monday and Tuesday, in what officials described as unrelated suicides, according to multiple reports. The deaths include one retired LASD member and three current members over a 24-hour period, according to KTLA. The first three
  
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• Xolidayboy: Russian TikTok star collapses on stage after draft notice

  08-11-2023 16:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Xolidayboy is the latest internet celebrity to be targeted for alleged unpatriotic views.
  
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• DOJ pressed to explain one-count charge for IRS leaker of Trump and other wealthy individuals' taxes

  08-11-2023 16:30 via foxnews.com
  
  EXCLUSIVE: The House Ways and Means Committee is demanding answers from the Justice Department on why it charged a former IRS consultant with one count of unauthorized disclosure of taxpayer information, including information belonging to former President Trump and thousands of wealthy Americans, despite the individual admitting to two separate disclosures. The former IRS official, Charles Littlejohn, pleaded guilty last month to one count of unauthorized disclosure of tax return information. Th
  
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• 'The Legend of Zelda' will join the Nintendo cinematic universe with upcoming film release

  08-11-2023 16:22 via foxnews.com
  
  Nintendo is developing a live-action film based on its hit video game "The Legend of Zelda," the Japanese company behind the Super Mario franchise said Wednesday. The film, with financing from Sony Pictures Entertainment as well as its own investment, will be directed by Wes Ball, the American director of the upcoming "Planet of the Apes" film. It’s being co-produced by Nintendo and Arad Productions Inc., which is behind the live-action Spider-Man films and headed by Avi Arad. The move hig
  
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• Olivia Dunne: Security guard travels with LSU gymnastics team after incident last season

  08-11-2023 16:16 via foxnews.com
  
  LSU star gymnast Olivia Dunne has some extra security around her going into the 2024 season. The measures came after overzealous Dunne fans at the University of Utah created a ruckus when the Tigers were at the school for a meet in January. Dunne had to urge her massive social media fan base to be "respectful" at events while coach Jeff Clark said more security would be added. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Dunne told People magazine in a recent interview it will be more of t
  
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• Bari Weiss calls for end to DEI programs, says they undermine 'central missions' of institutions

  08-11-2023 16:08 via foxnews.com
  
  Bari Weiss called for an end to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs on Tuesday and argued that they undermine the "central missions" of institutions that adopt such policies.  Weiss wrote in a piece for Tablet Magazine that institutions such as colleges and universities, media companies, museums, major corporations and more had adopted "diversity, equity and inclusion" programs.  "But in reality, these words are now metaphors for an ideological movement bent on recategorizin
  
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• Trucker who famously ousted longtime New Jersey Democrat loses bid for second term

  08-11-2023 16:07 via foxnews.com
  
  The then-commercial trucker who famously ousted the longtime New Jersey Democratic Senate president lost his bid for a second term Tuesday, The Associated Press projects. Republican state Sen. Ed Durr, who was known as "Ed the Trucker" in 2021 when he pulled off a major upset against then-New Jersey Senate President Stephen Sweeney, will reportedly only serve one term. Durr was defeated Tuesday by his Democratic challenger, former state Assemblyman John Burzichelli. The AP projected Burzichelli
  
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• Refugees report new spate of ethnically driven killings in Sudan's West Darfur

  08-11-2023 16:06 via nbcnews.com
  
  People fleeing to Chad have reported a new surge in ethnically-driven killings in Sudan’s West Darfur.
  
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• Democratic lawmakers want to prohibit shackling pregnant migrant women

  08-11-2023 16:01 via nbcnews.com
  
  Congressional Democrats reintroduced a bill Wednesday that would prevent immigration officers from shackling pregnant and postpartum women in their custody.
  
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