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• Groups blast conservatives' attempt to stop Smithsonian Latino internship

  18-03-2024 23:48 via nbcnews.com
  
  Latino organizations and civil rights groups filed a friend of the court brief against a lawsuit filed by conservative legal activist Edward Blum to stop a Smithsonian internship designed to draw more Latinos into museum studies and jobs.
  
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• College student Riley Strain went to 2 other bars on night he went missing and talked to Nashville officer

  18-03-2024 23:35 via nbcnews.com
  
  Ten days since University of Missouri student Riley Strain went missing, more details have emerged on his movements before his disappearance in Nashville, Tennessee.
  
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• Princess Kate seen out on weekend shopping trip alongside Prince William in new video

  18-03-2024 23:13 via nbcnews.com
  
  After days of rampant speculation online the followed an altered family photo shared by the royal family, Catherine, the Princess of Wales, was reportedly seen shopping over the weekend — an outing that was captured on video.
  
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• Parts of Haiti left in darkness after armed groups attack power stations

  18-03-2024 23:11 via nbcnews.com
  
  Armed groups broke into several electrical stations in Haiti, stealing documents and destroying equipment in an attack that has left areas of Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, in darkness.
  
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• Trump and co-defendants seek review of judge's decision to let DA Fani Willis stay on the case

  18-03-2024 23:05 via nbcnews.com
  
  The former president and seven of his co-defendants are seeking an "immediate review" of Judge Scott McAfee's ruling that allowed Willis to remain on the election interference case.
  
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• Funding deal eludes Congress just days ahead of government shutdown deadline

  18-03-2024 22:59 via nbcnews.com
  
  Congressional leaders still haven’t reached an agreement to avoid a partial government shutdown with just over four days to go before the deadline.
  
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• WATCH: Golden retriever unimpressed by baby's hilarious antics

  18-03-2024 22:46 via abcnews.go.com
  
  This golden retriever in Summerdale, Alabama, couldn't care less about the baby's nonstop laughter.
  
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• Supreme Court denies former Trump aide Peter Navarro's final bid to stay out of prison

  18-03-2024 22:41 via nbcnews.com
  
  The Supreme Court rejected a bid by former Donald Trump adviser Peter Navarro to avoid reporting to prison to serve a four-month sentence for defying a congressional subpoena.
  
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• Woman sues NYC Mayor Eric Adams alleging 1993 sex assault

  18-03-2024 22:40 via nbcnews.com
  
  A Florida woman alleges in a lawsuit filed in New York state court Monday that in 1993 New York Mayor Eric Adams, then her colleague at the city Transit Police and a top official at a Black police officers’ organization, demanded oral sex in return for helping her get a promotion.
  
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• Worker killed in Boise hangar collapse was supporting his family in Guatemala, his uncle says

  18-03-2024 22:37 via nbcnews.com
  
  The uncle of a man killed in a hangar collapse in Boise, Idaho, says his nephew was working on the project to provide for his family in Guatemala.
  
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• Biden hasn't received a State of the Union polling bump: From the Politics Desk

  18-03-2024 22:37 via nbcnews.com
  
  President Joe Biden hasn't received a post-State of the Union address polling bump. House primaries on Tuesday in Ohio and Illinois could have big consequences.
  
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• California police chase ends after woman drives car with dogs onboard into ocean

  18-03-2024 22:36 via nbcnews.com
  
  A woman was arrested after driving her car with two dogs onboard into the Pacific Ocean near Venice Beach in an effort to evade officers, according to California Highway Patrol.
  
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• WATCH: Excited toddler can’t wait to greet her big sister after preschool

  18-03-2024 22:24 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Big sister Emma has a neurodegenerative disease called KIF1A Associated Neurological Disorder (KAND). "I like raising awareness wherever I can. That’s why I’ve been posting videos like these."
  
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• Richard Simmons clarifies that he's not dying after cryptic social media post

  18-03-2024 22:16 via nbcnews.com
  
  Fitness guru Richard Simmons shared a cryptic post Monday saying, “I am … dying,” while encouraging people to eat healthy and “hug” their loved ones.
  
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• Labour politicians meet to discuss Gething worries

  18-03-2024 21:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Welsh Labour politicians hold a meeting to discuss disquiet over donations, BBC Wales learns.
  
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• Intermittent fasting linked to higher risk of cardiovascular death, research suggests

  18-03-2024 21:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  Is intermittent fasting good for heart health? A new analysis challenges that idea, contradicting past research.
  
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• Banksy is back, plus the new deep sea treasure hunting

  18-03-2024 20:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Mystery artist confirms new London tree mural is his work
  
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• Biden warns Netanyahu in a phone call against a major ground operation in Rafah

  18-03-2024 20:29 via nbcnews.com
  
  WASHINGTON — During a critical phone call Monday, President Joe Biden warned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu against Israel carrying out a planned military operation in Rafah, the White House said.
  
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• Cuba blames US for stoking protests amid power cuts and food shortages

  18-03-2024 20:17 via theguardian.com
  
  US embassy says ‘absurd’ to suggest Washington behind protests in Santiago de Cuba led by parents struggling to feed their childrenThe Cuban government has summoned the US ambassador, Benjamin Ziff, to its foreign ministry, accusing Washington of stoking a protest which saw hundreds of people take to the streets in the island’s second city of Santiago de Cuba.The demonstration late on Sunday was a rare public show of disenchantment against Cuba’s communist government, and
  
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• Katie Price declared bankrupt for second time

  18-03-2024 20:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The model has been declared bankrupt by a High Court judge over a "substantial" unpaid tax bill.
  
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• Battered by hurricanes and tired of rebuilding, 90% of population has left this coastal town

  18-03-2024 20:04 via nbcnews.com
  
  The consequences of climate change are already taking a toll on some U.S. communities. In Cameron, Louisiana, hope comes from a natural gas plant that activists call a "carbon bomb."
  
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• Move to overturn FGM ban in the Gambia postponed

  18-03-2024 19:49 via theguardian.com
  
  Committee will examine for at least three months a bill proposing repeal of ban on female genital mutilation A decision on whether to overturn a ban on female genital mutilation (FGM) in the Gambia has been postponed for three months after MPs called for more consultation.FGM was outlawed in the country eight years ago and is punishable by up to three years’ imprisonment. Continue reading...
  
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• Tory peer banned after speeding seven times

  18-03-2024 19:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Conservative peer admitted breaking the speed limit seven times in 2023.
  
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• Eight men sentenced over asylum hotel disorder

  18-03-2024 19:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Violence broke out in Knowsley last year at a hotel which had been housing asylum seekers.
  
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• Trump unable to get $464m bond in New York fraud case

  18-03-2024 18:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The former president must either pay the full amount in cash or secure a bond to continue his appeal.
  
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• Nottingham Forest in relegation zone after points docked for financial rules breach

  18-03-2024 18:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Nottingham Forest receive an immediate four-point deduction for breaching Premier League profit and sustainability rules.
  
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• Forest docked four points for financial rules breach

  18-03-2024 18:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Nottingham Forest receive an immediate four-point deduction for breaching Premier League profit and sustainability rules.
  
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• More couples are saying 'I do' in China

  18-03-2024 18:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The number of newlyweds rises for the first time in nine years as authorities try to reverse record-low birth rates.
  
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• Glitch lets Ethiopia bank customers withdraw millions

  18-03-2024 18:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Clients at Ethiopia's biggest commercial bank are being urged to return any money that isn't theirs.
  
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• Dating coaches online are pushing women to seek more traditional gender roles

  18-03-2024 18:25 via nbcnews.com
  
  Some dating coaches online are pushing women to seek more traditional gender roles
  
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• 'Harmless dye' turns river 'fluorescent green'

  18-03-2024 18:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Environment Agency says the "fluorescent dye" was used to trace the pathway of drains.
  
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• Gaza faces famine during Ramadan, the holy month of fasting

  18-03-2024 18:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  More than a million people in Gaza are already starving, says the global body responsible for declaring famine.
  
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• The US Navy's relentless battle against Houthi attacks

  18-03-2024 18:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The BBC gets rare access to a US aircraft carrier trying to protect merchant vessels in the Red Sea.
  
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• Man killed by own car was trying to stop thieves, police say

  18-03-2024 18:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Christopher Hanely's family say the 57-year-old was a "loved and devoted family man".
  
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• Tata shutting down ovens over stability concerns

  18-03-2024 18:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Steel unions say they have known of concerns about the condition of the coke ovens for some time.
  
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• Medical studies find no trace of physical harm in Havana syndrome patients

  18-03-2024 18:04 via theguardian.com
  
  Two new studies find no significant differences between US government officials suffering from condition and control groupTwo new medical studies have found that US government officials suffering from Havana syndrome symptoms did not show any discernible physical damage or alteration.One of the studies published on Monday by the federally funded National Institutes of Health (NIH) examined brain imaging, while the other looked at blood biomarkers and clinical assessments of hearing, vision, hand
  
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• Former head of police watchdog denies raping girl

  18-03-2024 17:47 via bbc.com
  
  Mr Lockwood, former director general of the police watchdog, is due to face an Old Bailey trial.
  
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• At least a dozen dead as gang violence spills into wealthy areas of Haiti capital

  18-03-2024 17:40 via theguardian.com
  
  Gunmen looted homes in Laboule and Thomassin, forcing residents to flee previously peaceful neighborhoods• Haiti: what caused the gang violence and will it end now the PM has quit?Gunmen have assaulted two upscale neighborhoods in Haiti’s capital in an attack that left at least a dozen people dead in surrounding areas and suggested that a gang insurrection that prompted the prime minister to resign is far from over.Assailants looted homes in the communities of Laboule and Thomassin be
  
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• Tragedy chanting arrests after FA Cup clash

  18-03-2024 17:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Police have arrested eight men, two on suspicion of tragedy chanting, after the game at the weekend.
  
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• Ex-president Obama visits Sunak in Downing Street

  18-03-2024 17:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The former US president arrives in London for an unannounced visit to see the UK PM.
  
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• Israeli forces raid Gaza's al-Shifa hospital

  18-03-2024 17:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Israel says it killed 20 "terrorists" in the operation, which Hamas-run authorities call a war crime.
  
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• In interview with Don Lemon, Elon Musk says his prescription ketamine use is good for investors

  18-03-2024 16:47 via nbcnews.com
  
  Elon Musk said prescription ketamine has been helpful in treating occasional depressive episodes and suggested that taking it has been beneficial for investors.
  
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• Banksy confirms London tree mural is his own work

  18-03-2024 16:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The street artist uploaded before and after pictures of the artwork to Instagram on Monday.
  
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• Garbisi or Ford? Six Nations team of the tournament

  18-03-2024 16:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  John Barclay and Sam Warburton pick different fly-halves in their teams of the tournament. Who do they pick?
  
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• Libya coastguard accused of hampering attempt to save more than 170 people

  18-03-2024 16:19 via theguardian.com
  
  Médecins Sans Frontières says ‘dangerous manoeuvres’ by coastguard put refugees at even greater riskAn NGO performing search and rescue missions in the Mediterranean has accused the Libyan coastguard of hampering an attempt to save more than 170 people making the perilous journey across the sea to Europe.In a statement, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) said its ship had come to the rescue of two boats in international waters on Saturday: a small fibreglass b
  
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• Mood among Tory MPs darkens as PM faces questions

  18-03-2024 16:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  If there is to be a crunch leadership moment, most MPs seem to think it would come after the local elections, the BBC's chief political correspondent says.
  
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• Two teenagers killed in crash with lorry

  18-03-2024 15:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A 17-year-old boy remains in a critical condition following the crash on the A91 on Sunday.
  
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• Star wars: Sri Lanka’s powerful astrologers split over auspicious dates

  18-03-2024 15:21 via theguardian.com
  
  Group employed by government divided for first time over best date for new year ritualsSri Lanka’s government-backed traditional astrologers have failed to unanimously agree on the best date for new year rituals, with squabbling seers warning of “disaster” and accusing rivals of misinterpreting the position of stars.Astrologers are hugely influential figures consulted by the island’s Buddhist and Hindu communities, and their advice for auspicious dates guides everything f
  
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• World’s largest solar manufacturer to cut one-third of workforce

  18-03-2024 15:11 via theguardian.com
  
  China’s Longi looks to slash costs as renewable energy sector faces tough headwinds from inflationThe world’s largest solar manufacturer has slashed nearly a third of its workforce after a cost-cutting drive that included telling staff to only print in black and white fell short and as a chill ripples through the renewable energy sector.China’s Longi is to cut as much as 30% of its workforce, in an acceleration of cost reductions that began late last year, Bloomberg reported. C
  
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• Idris Elba reveals ‘dream’ of building eco city on island off Sierra Leone

  18-03-2024 15:06 via theguardian.com
  
  Actor and his childhood friend planning development on Sherbro to be a public-private partnershipIdris Elba has shared details of his “dream” to turn an island off the coast of Sierra Leone, the country where his father was born, into an environmentally friendly smart city.The actor is working with his childhood friend to develop Sherbro, which is roughly the size of the Isle of Man, after the island was given enough autonomy by the west African nation’s government to allow the
  
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