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• Pro-Palestinian protesters disrupt Jill Biden's 'Women for Biden-Harris' tour

  02-03-2024 23:56 via nbcnews.com
  
  TUCSON, Ariz. — First lady Jill Biden spoke for only 14 minutes on the second leg of her “Women for Biden-Harris” tour — but that didn't stop pro-Palestinian protesters from interrupting her remarks four separate times.
  
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• Trump wins the Missouri Republican caucuses

  02-03-2024 23:34 via nbcnews.com
  
  Former President Donald Trump handily won Missouri's GOP presidential caucuses Saturday over former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley, NBC News projects.
  
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• West Coast braces as blizzard in California's Sierra Nevada brings nonstop snow, dangerous conditions

  02-03-2024 23:17 via nbcnews.com
  
  As snow totals continue to accumulate by the hour, winter storm warnings in California’s Sierra Nevada are expected to remain in effect until Sunday, according to the National Weather Service.
  
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• University of Florida eliminates all diversity, equity and inclusion positions due to new state rule

  02-03-2024 22:52 via nbcnews.com
  
  The University of Florida has eliminated all diversity, equity and inclusion positions due to a new state rule that prohibits the addition of such programs, according to an administrative memo from the university.
  
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• Texans reeling from wildfires assess catastrophic damages, impact on cattle industry

  02-03-2024 22:42 via nbcnews.com
  
  From residents to ranchers, Texans are grappling with the ongoing devastation stemming from some of the biggest wildfires in the state’s history.
  
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• Trump sweeps the delegates at Michigan’s GOP convention caucuses

  02-03-2024 22:23 via nbcnews.com
  
  The former president won the Michigan GOP primary on Tuesday and swept the party's convention caucuses.
  
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• Meloni's shift from anti-globalist to pro-Europe, Biden buddy infuriates base: 'Will not vote for her anymore'

  02-03-2024 21:57 via foxnews.com
  
  Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni met with President Biden this week, calling for an end to illegal immigrants amid criticism from her voters that she has strayed from the more hardline stances she supported during her campaign."I was just at the White House … and I was reading the comments that were below [my reporting]," Stefano Vaccara, founder of La Voce di New York and U.S. political correspondent for ITALPRESS, told Fox News Digital. "A lot of people were her voters, who were su
  
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• The turnout gap between white and Black voters is growing, study finds

  02-03-2024 21:13 via nbcnews.com
  
  The difference in turnout between white and nonwhite voters has grown over the last decade, a report released Saturday from the Brennan Center for Justice found — and a major contributor appears to be a Supreme Court decision weakening the Voting Rights Act.
  
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• Pa. train derailment leaves cars on riverbank and in water; no injuries or hazardous materials reported

  02-03-2024 21:13 via nbcnews.com
  
  Norfolk Southern confirmed that there is no threat to the public after a train derailed in Lower Saucon Township, PA, Saturday morning.
  
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• Asio cleared of unlawfully luring Daniel Duggan back to Australia, agency chief Mike Burgess says

  02-03-2024 20:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Exclusive: Duggan’s legal team continues to fight US request for extradition on charges of arms trafficking and money launderingPodcast: listen to the interview with Asio boss Mike BurgessFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesThe spy agency Asio says it has been cleared by the intelligence watchdog of allegations of impropriety raised by the Australian citizen Daniel Duggan as he fights extradition to the US.Duggan, a former US marines pilot accused of training Chinese pilo
  
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• Spurs stage late comeback to beat Palace

  02-03-2024 17:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Tottenham boost their hopes of qualifying for the Champions League by staging a dramatic late comeback to beat Crystal Palace.
  
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• UK-owned ship hit by Houthis sinks off Yemen coast

  02-03-2024 17:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Rubymar's cargo of fertiliser presents a threat to marine life, Yemen officials and green groups say.
  
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• Horner and wife Geri in display of unity at GP

  02-03-2024 17:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has denied allegations of inappropriate behaviour and attended the Bahrain Grand Prix with his wife Geri.
  
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• Gaza receives first airdrop of US humanitarian aid

  02-03-2024 17:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  President Biden has promised to step up supplies after the death of more than 100 people seeking aid.
  
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• Middle East crisis live: UK-owned cargo ship sinks in Red Sea days after Houthi attack; US aircraft carry out airdrops of aid to Gaza

  02-03-2024 17:48 via theguardian.com
  
  Officials say a British-registered cargo ship hit in a missile attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels has sunk in the Red SeaSee all our Israel-Gaza war coverageThe US will start airdrops of food and emergency supplies into Gaza in the next few days, Joe Biden has announced, amid UN warnings of famine and after Israeli troops opened fire on Gazans seeking food aid.The use of airdrops is a spectacular but inefficient way of delivering aid, and Friday’s announcement suggests that Biden had gi
  
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• US aircraft carry out airdrops of aid to Gaza with 38,000 meals

  02-03-2024 17:47 via theguardian.com
  
  Three C-130 aircraft dropped a total of 66 bundles of aid to the Palestinian territory besieged by Israel The US air force began airdrops of aid over Gaza on Saturday afternoon, in a joint operation with Jordanian planes in a last-resort attempt to get food into the besieged coastal strip as mass starvation looms.US officials said that US and Jordanian C-130 planes dropped 66 pallets of food, containing a total of 38,000 meals at mid-afternoon local time, in the first of a series of airdrops tha
  
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• Verstappen takes dominant Bahrain win

  02-03-2024 17:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Red Bull's Max Verstappen sends out a chilling message to his Formula 1 rivals with a crushing victory in the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix.
  
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• Shock and a struggle to comprehend after US airman's Gaza protest death

  02-03-2024 17:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Friends of Aaron Bushnell say they are still trying to process his decision to set himself on fire outside Israel's Washington embassy.
  
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• Iran election turnout drops to 41% as reformists criticise poll

  02-03-2024 17:32 via theguardian.com
  
  Conservatives expected to remain firmly in charge as parts of media claim ‘election boycott campaign’ has failedThe turnout in Iran’s parliamentary elections appears to have dropped to 41%, a record low, but according to the official figures not quite to the levels of untenable mass abstention that some previous surveys had predicted.Polls closed at midnight on Friday, six hours later than planned due to what officials claimed was a second surge in polls in the evening, but in
  
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• Gaza airdrops might not be necessary if Israel faced more pressure on aid

  02-03-2024 17:30 via theguardian.com
  
  Delivering by parachute is risky and inefficient – and other options could open up if the west were to expend more diplomatic capitalHalf an hour before Rishi Sunak launched his assault on British extremism, the foreign secretary, David Cameron issued his own strong statement.Cameron said the killings of more than 100 Palestinians in Gaza as crowds gathered around aid trucks on Thursday were horrific and required an investigation and accountability. He said the halving of the number of aid
  
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• Two women injured in south London after suspect dropped firearm, say police

  02-03-2024 17:22 via theguardian.com
  
  Officers were chasing two people riding a moped in Clapham when firearm dischargedTwo women were injured by shotgun pellets after a suspect dropped a firearm during a police pursuit in Clapham, the Metropolitan police have said.Officers were chasing two people riding a moped which failed to stop in Clapham, south London, at 4.55pm on Friday. The moped collided with a 27-year-old pedestrian and police said the vehicle crashed “a short while later”. Continue reading...
  
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• An arrest has been made in the slaying of a pregnant Amish woman in Pennsylvania

  02-03-2024 17:15 via nbcnews.com
  
  A Pennsylvania man was arrested Saturday and charged with the slaying of a pregnant Amish woman whose body was found last week.
  
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• Joe Biden’s disapproval rating reaches new high, according to new poll

  02-03-2024 17:07 via theguardian.com
  
  The president has a 47% disapproval rating, but it’s a mixed bag when accounting for ‘double haters’ – those who dislike Trump tooStrong voter disapproval of Joe Biden’s job performance has reached 47% – the highest negative polling number at any point in his presidency, according to a survey published on Saturday.The Siena College-conducted poll, commissioned by the New York Times, showed that Biden currently lags behind likely Republican candidate Donald Tru
  
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• Murder probe after man fatally stabbed in flat

  02-03-2024 16:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A man dies after being found critically injured at a flat in Lockhart Close, Enfield, on Friday.
  
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• Scotland’ is in decline because of SNP’s independence obsession, says Gove

  02-03-2024 16:44 via theguardian.com
  
  Devastating focus on separatism means public services have been run down, minister tells Tory activists in AberdeenMichael Gove has accused the Scottish National party government of running down Scotland because of its “devastating” obsession with independence, as he tried to rally Conservative activists in Aberdeen.Gove, an Aberdonian who is now the most prominent Scot in the UK government, said Scotland’s institutions had been neglected by the SNP because it had focused so he
  
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• UK weather: Met Office issues yellow warning for snow in west of England

  02-03-2024 16:42 via theguardian.com
  
  Alert says there could be ‘tricky driving conditions in a few places’ after unexpectedly cold overnight temperaturesAn unexpected cold snap has prompted the Met Office to issue a yellow weather warning after snow fell across parts of the west of England.The warning covered an area from south of Bristol to north of Worcester, and extends to Hereford to the west and Swindon to the east. Continue reading...
  
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• Federal investigation announced into bullying claims in death of Nex Benedict

  02-03-2024 16:42 via theguardian.com
  
  The education department said it will launch an inquiry after the non-binary teen died after a fight at an Oklahoma public schoolFederal authorities have announced an investigation into allegations of bullying involving Nex Benedict, the non-binary teen who died last month after a fight with classmates in a women’s bathroom at their high school in Oklahoma.The US Department of Education said in a letter on Friday that it was investigating whether Owasso public schools, outside Tulsa, had &
  
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• Fergal Keane: Aid convoy tragedy shows fear of starvation haunts Gaza

  02-03-2024 16:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The international community is under pressure to tackle the growing crisis of hunger in the territory, writes Fergal Keane.
  
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• Brit Awards: Stars arrive on red carpet

  02-03-2024 16:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  There's 14 awards up for grabs, with all eyes on Raye, who made history this year with a record-breaking seven nominations.
  
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• Iris Apfel: joyful iconoclast who broke all the rules with incredible taste

  02-03-2024 16:03 via theguardian.com
  
  Her clothes weren’t so much outfits as living tableaux. She left the house each day dressed as a picture of joyWhere to begin. The lessons in how to dress, or the lessons in how to live? Iris Apfel’s 102 years were a masterclass in both.Really, of course, there’s no debate. We start with the clothes, because the clothes are entirely unignorable. Not so much outfits, as living tableaux. A coat of gold-tipped duck feathers topped with a lei of turquoise pebbles at the neck. Embro
  
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• Jailed, released, jailed again: whiplash in a leading neo-Nazi’s legal case

  02-03-2024 16:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Federal prosecutors charged Robert Rundo in 2018 for rioting, a judge threw out the case last week – and another reinstated itThe violent neo-Nazi Robert Rundo thought he’d won freedom last week after a US district court judge in California threw out a federal indictment against the white-nationalist militant, arguing prosecutors selectively went after him and did not put far-leftist protesters through the same treatment.Fewer than 12 hours later, Rundo found himself in jail again on
  
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• Battle to save pristine prehistoric rock art from vast new quarry in Norway

  02-03-2024 16:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Archaeologists fear more than 2,000 carved figures in Vingen could be destroyed when digging beginsOne of the largest and most significant sites of rock art in northern Europe is under “catastrophic” threat.The Vingen carvings, in Vestland county, Norway, are spectacular, and include images of human skeletons and abstract and geometric designs. Even the hammer stones, the tools used by the ancient artists to create their compositions, have survived. Continue reading...
  
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• UK and US accused of obstructing inquiry into 1961 death of UN chief

  02-03-2024 15:52 via theguardian.com
  
  Governments said to be ‘dragging their feet’ in handing over evidence relating to death of Dag HammarskjöldThe US and UK have been accused by university researchers of obstructing a United Nations inquiry into the 1961 plane crash that killed the UN secretary general Dag Hammarskjöld.A conference in London heard an update from the UN assistant secretary general for legal affairs, Stephen Mathias, on progress in the inquiry, which is seeking archive documentation from member
  
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• What Navalny's funeral tells us about Russia today

  02-03-2024 15:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Were the chanting crowds a last liberal hurrah. or are dreams of democracy still alive, asks Russia editor Steve Rosenberg.
  
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• Tories need a Budget bounce but can Hunt deliver?

  02-03-2024 15:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The chancellor may resort to stealing Labour's plans on Wednesday to give Tories the tax cuts they crave.
  
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• Late-winter California blizzard continues to rage in Sierra Nevada

  02-03-2024 15:23 via theguardian.com
  
  Interstate closures, avalanche warnings and gale-force winds as storm pummels region with up to 10ft of snowA powerful blizzard raged overnight into Saturday in the Sierra Nevada as the biggest storm of the season shut down a long stretch of Interstate 80 in California and gusty winds and heavy rain hit lower elevations, leaving tens of thousands of customers without power.Up to 10ft (3 meters) of snow is expected in some areas. The National Weather Service (NWS) said early on Saturday that wide
  
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• Nottingham Forest v Liverpool

  02-03-2024 15:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Live coverage of Saturday's Premier League game between Nottingham Forest and Liverpool.
  
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• ‘Rust’ armorer faced tearful testimony and claims of ‘unprofessional’ handling of guns in first week of trial

  02-03-2024 15:09 via nbcnews.com
  
  The first week of Hannah Gutierrez-Reed’s criminal trial was marked by a series of eyewitness accounts from those who were on set when “Rust” cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was fatally shot with a prop gun held by actor Alec Baldwin.
  
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• World, UN signal no exit for civilians caught up in Gaza war: 'Politically toxic'

  02-03-2024 15:00 via foxnews.com
  
  JERUSALEM — Over the last two years, since Russian forces invaded Ukraine, countries around the world have stepped up to help more than 6.5 million Ukrainian nationals flee the ongoing fighting.In Syria, during 13 years of civil war, more than 12 million forcibly displaced civilians managed to leave the war-torn country, resettling in the region and beyond. In Afghanistan, where the radical Islamist Taliban group returned to power in 2021, more than 2.6 million people are now spread o
  
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• Canada pledges millions to 'gender-inclusive' effort to remove landmines from Ukraine

  02-03-2024 15:00 via foxnews.com
  
  The Canadian government is funding a multimillion-dollar "gender-inclusive" effort in Ukraine to remove landmines and explosive ordnance from the war-torn country, a government official confirmed. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s office announced last week that the nation was committing $3.02 billion CAD, or roughly $2.2 billion USD, in financial and military support for Ukraine, as war rages in the country. The press release detailed several initiatives within the funding package, inc
  
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• Counting begins in Iran parliamentary vote

  02-03-2024 14:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Unofficial reports suggest the turnout for Friday's national poll was the lowest since the 1979 revolution.
  
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• Russia-Ukraine war live: Alexei Navalny’s mother visits grave in Moscow; three killed in reported Russian drone attack

  02-03-2024 14:38 via theguardian.com
  
  Navalny’s mother visits dissident’s grave day after thousands attended funeral in Moscow; three killed and eight injured after Russian drone attack on apartment block in southern port city, authorities sayThe German defence ministry is checking whether a confidential videoconference on the Ukraine war had been wiretapped after a recording was posted on Russian social media, in a potentially huge embarrassment for Berlin.The head of Russia’s state-backed RT channel, Margarita Si
  
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• Ski resorts’ era of plentiful snow may be over due to climate crisis, study finds

  02-03-2024 14:30 via theguardian.com
  
  US ski industry is losing billions as average season has become five to seven days shorter in past half centuryIf you have been enjoying lushly covered mountains by skiing or snowboarding this winter then such an experience could soon become a receding memory, with a new study finding that an era of reliably bountiful snow has already passed due to the climate crisis.The US ski industry has lost more than $5bn over the past two decades due to human-caused global heating, the new research has cal
  
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• BBC move to axe Doctors is ‘disastrous’, says screenwriter

  02-03-2024 14:30 via theguardian.com
  
  Soap has given opportunities to actors, writers and production staff, says Philip Ralph on last day of filmingA screenwriter who described the decision to axe the daytime drama Doctors as “disastrous” on social media has been inundated with support from the public and TV industry.Philip Ralph said soaps are collapsing as he marked the last day of filming the show, a programme he has worked on for nearly 20 years. Continue reading...
  
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• Kari Lake seeks to moderate her position on abortion, says she opposes a federal ban

  02-03-2024 14:29 via nbcnews.com
  
  Kari Lake, in an exclusive interview with NBC News, is seeking to moderate her position on abortion.
  
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• Real consequences if Stormont not reformed - Long

  02-03-2024 14:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Naomi Long says the NI secretary must do "heavy lifting" or face blame for a future Executive collapse.
  
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• ‘I wish I had never come to the UK’: Palestinian academic despairs of getting visas for family stuck in Gaza

  02-03-2024 14:00 via theguardian.com
  
  A lecturer doing his PhD on a British Council scholarship in York is frightened for his wife and two small children who are under Israeli bombardmentWhen Bassem Abudagga heard in 2022 that he had won a British Council scholarship to do his PhD in Britain, he was elated. “I was so proud,” he recalls. “It is what every academic in Palestine hopes for: to gain a qualification from the UK.“It felt like a turning point for my career, my future, my family. It would shift my pro
  
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• Father wants cyber-bullying law after Mia's death

  02-03-2024 14:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Mia Janin, 14, took her own life after being targeted by a group of pupils at her London school.
  
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• Joe Biden confuses Gaza with Ukraine in airdrop announcement

  02-03-2024 13:17 via theguardian.com
  
  President says US will ‘insist’ Israel does more to facilitate help, saying ‘children’s lives are on the line’• Middle East crisis – live updatesJoe Biden twice confused Gaza with Ukraine as he was announcing that the US would provide desperately needed aid to Palestinians.The US president, 81, confirmed on Friday that humanitarian assistance would be airdropped into Gaza and said the US would “insist” Israel did more to facilitate help for th
  
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• Ross targets pro-union voters to pressure Yousaf

  02-03-2024 13:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Scottish Tory leader takes aim at the first minister's track record at his party conference.
  
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