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• Leeds win at resurgent Sheff Wed to go second

  08-03-2024 23:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Leeds go second in the Championship as they end Sheffield Wednesday's four-game winning run with an assured Yorkshire derby display.
  
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• Tennessee farm worker finds severed pig's head at workstation after asking about pay, complaint states

  08-03-2024 23:46 via nbcnews.com
  
  The Department of Labor seeks to prevent a Tosk Pork in Tennessee from retaliating against employees after a severed pig’s head was allegedly left at a workstation, according to a complaint.
  
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• Investigation finds Colorado DNA analyst intentionally manipulated data

  08-03-2024 23:44 via nbcnews.com
  
  A Colorado Bureau of Investigation DNA analyst intentionally manipulated data in the testing process for at least 15 years, according to an internal affairs investigation.
  
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• Why the third-party role in 2024 is so unpredictable: From the Politics Desk

  08-03-2024 23:39 via nbcnews.com
  
  One of the big sources of uncertainty about the 2024 race: How many third-party candidates will there be, and where will they be on the ballot.
  
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• Apparent oil spill seen off popular Southern California coastline, authorities said

  08-03-2024 23:33 via nbcnews.com
  
  An oil spill appeared off the Southern California coast Thursday night, near one of the region's most popular beaches, authorities said.
  
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• How Drag Race's meme queen tiger rewrote her story

  08-03-2024 23:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Returning to the Ru Paul's Drag Race runway, Gothy Kendoll says she was ready to roar.
  
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• Faisal Islam: The Budget was more radical than it looked

  08-03-2024 23:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  It lacked pre-election fireworks, but there was a radical thread that could have long-term consequences.
  
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• Democrat running for Uvalde House seat blasts report on school shooting

  08-03-2024 23:22 via nbcnews.com
  
  A Democrat running to represent Uvalde, Texas, in Congress blasted the latest report into the 2022 school shooting.
  
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• Fertility clinic licence suspended over concerns

  08-03-2024 23:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Regulators have ordered the centre to halt any new procedures while an investigation continues.
  
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• President Biden supports bill that could make TikTok unavailable in the U.S.

  08-03-2024 23:10 via nbcnews.com
  
  President Joe Biden said Friday that he would sign a bill that could ban TikTok in the U.S. unless its China-based owner ByteDance divests the app.
  
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• Polls close on Irish family and care referendums

  08-03-2024 23:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Voters were asked if they wished to amend two articles of the Irish constitution.
  
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• Trump supporter charged with firing a gun during the Jan. 6 Capitol attack

  08-03-2024 23:04 via nbcnews.com
  
  A Trump supporter is now charged with firing a gun outside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. The first rioter to be charged with firing a weapon.
  
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• Did State of the Union change how voters see Biden?

  08-03-2024 22:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Members of the BBC's voter panel weigh in on whether the president's performance reassured them he was fit for the job.
  
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• Microsoft says it's struggling to fight off Russian cyberspies who stole company secrets

  08-03-2024 22:35 via nbcnews.com
  
  Microsoft is still struggling to keep out the Russian cyberspies that gained high-level access to the company late last year, the company announced Friday.
  
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• Army's top IRA spy 'cost more lives than he saved'

  08-03-2024 22:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Kenova report finds security services did not stop some crimes in order to protect their agents.
  
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• Verstappen backs Marko amid possible suspension

  08-03-2024 22:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Max Verstappen backs Red Bull motorsport adviser Helmut Marko after it emerges the Austrian could be suspended from his role.
  
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• What AI-generated images of Trump surrounded by Black voters mean for this election

  08-03-2024 22:33 via nbcnews.com
  
  Some say these images shows how Black people can be used as stereotypical props. Others point to larger problems with AI-fueled misinformation and the election.
  
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• 2 former Texas deputies acquitted in death of man who was tased following police chase

  08-03-2024 22:30 via nbcnews.com
  
  Two former Texas sheriff’s deputies were acquitted of all charges in the death of a Black man who was tased several times following a police chase that was captured on the reality television show "Live PD."
  
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• A ship with Gaza aid is preparing to inaugurate a sea route from Cyprus to the war-ravaged strip

  08-03-2024 22:25 via foxnews.com
  
  LARNACA, Cyprus (AP) — A ship bearing humanitarian aid was making preparations to leave Cyprus and head for Gaza, the European Commission president said Friday as international donors launched a sea corridor to supply the besieged territory that is facing widespread hunger after five months of war.The opening of the corridor, along with the recent inauguration of airdrops of aid, showed increasing frustration with the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and a new international willingness to work
  
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• Temple University reviewing reports of potential match-fixing of men's basketball game

  08-03-2024 22:13 via nbcnews.com
  
  Temple University said it was looking into reports of match fixing of a Division 1 men's basketball game.
  
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• Mountain lion spotted on camera roaming through the streets of a California coastal city

  08-03-2024 22:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  Oceanside police have confirmed the recent sightings of a mountain lion prowling the streets of Oceanside this week.
  
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• FDA approves Wegovy to reduce heart attack and stroke risk

  08-03-2024 21:48 via nbcnews.com
  
  The blockbuster weight loss drug Wegovy is now approved by the FDA to reduce heart disease risk, drugmaker Novo Nordisk said Friday.
  
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• Glistening buildings, crisp bed sheets and security worries: Inside Paris’ Olympic prep

  08-03-2024 21:39 via nbcnews.com
  
  SAINT-DENIS, France — The beds for 10,000 Olympic contestants are already made and the gleaming athletes’ village has been delivered ahead of schedule, as Paris prepares for the world to descend upon its iconic boulevards this summer.
  
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• Senate inches toward a vote on government funding bill amid fears of brief shutdown

  08-03-2024 21:19 via nbcnews.com
  
  The Senate inched Friday toward a vote to prevent a government shutdown but the possibility of a brief shutdown lingers.
  
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• Biden leaned into reproductive freedom in his State of the Union speech — but he didn’t say the word 'abortion'

  08-03-2024 20:46 via nbcnews.com
  
  Calls to "Restore Roe" and protect reproductive rights were a cornerstone of President Joe Biden's State of the Union address Thursday night, but there's one thing the speech was missing: the word "abortion."
  
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• Former president of Honduras convicted in US of aiding drug traffickers

  08-03-2024 20:44 via foxnews.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández was convicted Friday in New York of charges that he conspired with drug traffickers and used his military and national police force to enable tons of cocaine to make it unhindered into the United States.The jury returned its verdict at a federal court after a two week trial, which has been closely followed in his home country.HONDURANS CLOSELY FOLLOW FORMER PRESIDENT'S US DRUG TRAFFICKING 'TRIAL OF THE CENTURY'Hern&aac
  
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• University of Cambridge painting damaged by group

  08-03-2024 20:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Police are investigating after a Palestinian group said they had "ruined" a painting of Lord Balfour.
  
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• Escalating Haiti gang violence chaos could trigger deployment of Marine security team

  08-03-2024 20:25 via foxnews.com
  
  Fox News Digital has learned the U.S. State Department is requesting that the Marines deploy a security team to Haiti as gang violence continues to spiral into chaos. "We have no higher priority than the safety and security of U.S. citizens overseas," a U.S. State Department spokesperson said. "We are constantly monitoring the political and security situation and will take steps as circumstances warrant."The U.S. Embassy remains open with limited staffing and will continue to provide assist
  
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• ‘He paved a cocaine superhighway’: ex-Honduran president convicted in New York trafficking trial

  08-03-2024 20:02 via theguardian.com
  
  Juan Orlando Hernández, 55, once a US ally in the ‘war on drugs’, found guilty on three counts and faces 40 years in prisonThe former president of Honduras Juan Orlando Hernández has been convicted of cocaine trafficking, securing a place in infamy for the one-time US ally in the war on drugs.Hernández is the first former head of state to be found guilty of drug trafficking in the United States since Panamanian strongman Gen Manuel Noriega was convicted in 1992.
  
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• US says UFO sightings likely secret military tests

  08-03-2024 19:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Researchers say they found "no evidence" that the US government had interactions with aliens.
  
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• Greek protesters throw firebombs to protest introduction of private universities

  08-03-2024 19:24 via foxnews.com
  
  Protesters hurled gasoline bombs and firecrackers at police outside Greece's parliament Friday after thousands attended a demonstration against government plans to introduce privately run universities.Police charged the violent demonstrators and fired tear gas to disperse the crowds. Several people were hurt and received first aid from volunteer medics who reached parliament by motorcycle.Friday's rally followed weeks of demonstrations that included scores of university building occupations by s
  
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• EU will open sea corridor to send aid from Cyprus to Gaza amid famine fears

  08-03-2024 19:21 via theguardian.com
  
  Commission president says pilot delivery is expected to set sail on Saturday but did not say where shipments would land or unloadThe EU has announced the opening of a sea corridor this weekend for shipping humanitarian aid from Cyprus to Gaza in the race to stave off a famine that is already claiming lives.“We are now very close to the opening of the corridor, hopefully this Sunday. And I’m very glad to see that an initial pilot operation will be launched today,” the EU commiss
  
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• Lord Coe and Gary Neville join taskforce for 'national stadium of the north'

  08-03-2024 19:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The task force includes Lord Coe, metro mayor Andy Burnham and ex-Man Utd captain Gary Neville.
  
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• Art forgery ring in Spain suspected of selling Banksy copycats taken down by police

  08-03-2024 19:02 via foxnews.com
  
  Police in Spain have dismantled an art forgery ring suspected of selling artworks falsely attributed to British street artist Banksy, with some pieces fetching prices of 1,500 euros (or $1,640) or higher.The Catalonia regional police force Mossos d'Esquadra said on Thursday it had raided a workshop inside an apartment in the city of Zaragoza, where the forgers created the fake works before distributing them through auction rooms, antique shops or online platforms.Investigators have seized nine w
  
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• Descendants of King William II’s killer want to donate triptych depicting death to UK museum

  08-03-2024 18:41 via theguardian.com
  
  Latin-inscribed artwork tells story of Walter Tirel, whose son killed British monarchThe Italian descendants of King William II’s killer want to donate a work of art partly depicting William’s death to a British museum.The three-slab triptych is owned by the Tirelli family, whose aristocratic origins can be traced back to France, for over 400 years. They have said they believe it was made by a Norman artist in 1100. Continue reading...
  
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• Nigeria sends troops to rescue more than 250 kidnapped schoolchildren

  08-03-2024 18:30 via theguardian.com
  
  President sends in military after mass abduction from school in north-western state of KadunaNigeria’s president, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has sent troops to rescue more than 250 children kidnapped by gunmen from a school in the north-west of the country in one of the largest mass abductions in recent years.The mass kidnapping in Kaduna state was the second in a week in Nigeria, where heavily armed criminal gangs on motorbikes target victims in villages and schools and along highways in search o
  
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• Leaked documents expose 'shady practices' at Chinese hacking company

  08-03-2024 18:29 via foxnews.com
  
  The hotel was spacious. It was upscale. It had a karaoke bar. The perfect venue, the CEO of the Chinese hacking company thought, to hold a Lunar New Year banquet currying favor with government officials. There was just one drawback, his top deputy said."Who goes there?" the deputy wrote. "The girls are so ugly."So goes the sordid wheeling and dealing that takes place behind the scenes in China's hacking industry, as revealed in a highly unusual leak last month of internal documents from a privat
  
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• Panama orders MSF to stop treating people who crossed Darién Gap

  08-03-2024 18:24 via theguardian.com
  
  Loss of Doctors Without Borders services will probably leave void in potentially lifesaving services for migrantsPanama has ordered Doctors Without Borders (MSF) to stop treating people who have crossed the Darién Gap, one of the world’s most dangerous and fastest-growing border crossings.MSF is one of the largest medical NGOs operating on the dangerous jungle frontier which connects Colombia to Panama and the loss of their services will probably leave a void in potentially lifesavi
  
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• West Bank violence: 'My child's destiny was to get killed'

  08-03-2024 18:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Amr Najjar is one of more than 100 Palestinian children killed in the West Bank since 7 October.
  
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• Strong winds blew a lake 2 miles north in Death Valley National Park

  08-03-2024 17:51 via nbcnews.com
  
  Powerful 40 mph winds from Feb. 29 to March 2 in Death Valley blew Lake Manly two miles north, according to the National Park Service.
  
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• Boy, 11, found driving BMW towing caravan on M1

  08-03-2024 16:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Police arrest the boy on suspicion of dangerous driving, theft and burglary.
  
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• Rangers fan dies in Lisbon after Europa League match

  08-03-2024 16:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Thomas McAllister, 25, had travelled to the Portuguese capital to watch the Glasgow club play Benfica.
  
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• 'I see excellence when I face it' - Klopp on Guardiola

  08-03-2024 16:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Premier League leaders Liverpool host champions Manchester City on Sunday in a huge clash at the top of the table as both sides chase history.
  
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• WATCH: Father of Marine killed in 2021 interrupts Biden during State of the Union

  08-03-2024 16:15 via abcnews.go.com
  
  During Biden's speech, Steven K. Nikoui could be heard yelling, "Abbey Gate."
  
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• WATCH: Dramatic moment snowboarder is stopped at gunpoint on private property

  08-03-2024 15:52 via abcnews.go.com
  
  The snowboarder is heard apologizing for mistaking the area for public land as he walked away from the armed man.
  
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• 2 Americans accused of killing Italian police officer return to court after convictions were tossed out

  08-03-2024 14:46 via foxnews.com
  
  A new trial opened Friday for two American men in the slaying of an Italian plainclothes police officer during a botched sting operation after Italy’s highest court threw out their convictions.FAMILY LAWYER FOR AMERICAN SENTENCED TO LIFE FOR ITALY COP KILLING SAYS VERDICT LACKS ‘REASON AND COMPASSION’Italy’s highest Cassation Court ordered a new trial last year, saying it hadn't been proven beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendants, with limited Italian language skill
  
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• WATCH: Hundreds of kangaroos invade golf course

  08-03-2024 14:11 via abcnews.go.com
  
  "It is a fair dinkum stampede," one golfer remarked as hundreds of hopping marsupials interrupted his round of golf.
  
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• Environmental row over ‘last chance tourism’ in Canada’s melting Arctic

  08-03-2024 14:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Cruise ships offer crucial income to poverty-hit village of Pond Inlet but opponents say it is vicious cycleAn increase in “last chance tourism” in Canada’s melting Arctic is causing a row between those who warn of the devastation it is causing to the environment and those who rely on income from tourists to survive as hunting becomes increasingly difficult.Pond Inlet, a village of about 1,600 mostly Inuit people in the territory of Nunavut, received about 3,000 tourists in 202
  
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• Akira Toriyama, creator of 'Dragon Ball' series, dies at 68

  08-03-2024 13:25 via foxnews.com
  
  Akira Toriyama, the creator of the best-selling Dragon Ball and other popular anime who influenced Japanese comics, has died, his studio said Friday. He was 68.Toriyama's Dragon Ball manga series, which started in 1984, has sold millions of copies globally and was adapted into hugely popular animated TV shows, video games and films.Toriyama died March 1 of a blood clot in his brain, Bird Studio said in a statement.24 ANIMATED MOVIES MADE FOR CHILDREN YOU CAN ENJOY AS AN ADULT: FROM OLD CLASSICS
  
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• Ashwin takes third wicket as England's top order crumble

  08-03-2024 13:06 via bbc.co.uk
  Follow live text updates from day three of the fifth Test between India and England in Dharamsala.
  
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