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• Here are the players to watch for in Thursday's NBA Draft

  25-06-2024 23:51 via nbcnews.com
  
  Get up-to-date information on the 2024 NBA draft, including which channel to tune into, what time it's happening and what to look out for this year.
  
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• WATCH: This opera singer performs with a hip-hop flare

  25-06-2024 22:41
  
  Babatunde Akinboboye is a musician and performer who injects modern energy into his opera singing with hip-hop style.
  
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• Nikki Haley’s supporters are still up for grabs in key states

  25-06-2024 22:26 via nbcnews.com
  
  In bellwether Erie County, almost 1 in 5 GOP primary voters backed Haley after she dropped out. Now, they are without a political home heading into November.
  
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• Haitians wary as Kenyan police arrive on latest US-backed mission

  25-06-2024 20:10 via theguardian.com
  
  First contingent of multinational team lands in operation to end chaos in gang-controlled countryHundreds of Kenyan police officers have arrived in Haiti as part of a US-backed security intervention aiming to rescue the Caribbean country from a criminal insurrection that toppled the prime minister and brought death and chaos to the streets.About 400 members of the Kenya-led multinational police operation stepped off a Kenyan Airways plane at Port-au-Prince’s international airport on Tuesda
  
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• Kenyan police open fire on protesters as crowd tries to storm parliament

  25-06-2024 19:21 via theguardian.com
  
  At least five people reportedly shot dead at rally against legislation to raise taxes during cost of living crisisPolice have opened fire on protesters outside the Kenyan parliament as they attempted to storm the building in Nairobi while MPs inside passed legislation to raise taxes.At least five people were shot dead, according to Reuters, amid chaotic scenes in which police started shooting after teargas and water cannon failed to disperse a crowd of thousands who had overwhelmed officers. Fla
  
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• This city is worried about immigration, but who has the solution?

  25-06-2024 19:05 via bbc.com
  
  In Peterborough, Ed Thomas hears voters' concerns about social cohesion and pressure on public services.
  
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• Specially trained dogs arrive to help Jay Slater search

  25-06-2024 18:58 via bbc.com
  
  Jay Slater was last heard from when he called a friend to say he had "no idea" where in Tenerife he was.
  
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• Victorious Raducanu 'doing things at own pace'

  25-06-2024 18:57 via bbc.com
  
  Emma Raducanu continues her Wimbledon preparations with an assured victory over Sloane Stephens at Eastbourne.
  
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• The lowdown on what the different parties are promising

  25-06-2024 18:45 via bbc.com
  
  Explore the manifestos of the main parties in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland and compare their policies on key issues with this interactive guide.
  
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• Tories pull support for candidates over bet scandal

  25-06-2024 18:42 via bbc.com
  
  Both Craig Williams and Laura Saunders are being looked into by the Gambling Commission.
  
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• Our interactive guide to the latest voting trends

  25-06-2024 18:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  How do people say they will vote in the UK general election? Our poll tracker measures the trends.
  
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• Malen's own goal gives Austria early lead against Netherlands

  25-06-2024 18:23 via bbc.com
  
  Netherlands forward Donyell Malen puts the ball into the back of his own net and opens the scoring for Austria in their Euro 2024 Group D game in Berlin.
  
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• Live BBC report interrupted by man with gun in Nairobi

  25-06-2024 18:16 via bbc.com
  
  Kenya: Live BBC report interrupted by gunman
  
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• England's Earps set to leave Man Utd and join PSG

  25-06-2024 18:09 via bbc.com
  
  England goalkeeper Mary Earps is set to leave Manchester United and sign for French club Paris St-Germain on a free transfer.
  
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• Gifts and displays given as Japan's emperor visits Palace

  25-06-2024 18:07 via bbc.com
  
  Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako of Japan taking part in a three-day state visit to the UK.
  
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• Post Office: Wrongly jailed sub-postmistress rejects apology

  25-06-2024 17:32 via bbc.com
  
  Ex-Fujitsu engineer Gareth Jenkins says sorry to Seema Misra but she says it is "too little, too late".
  
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• Julian Assange heads to US court on Pacific island after plea deal

  25-06-2024 17:17 via bbc.com
  
  The Wikileaks founder has agreed to plead guilty to one charge, in return for walking free.
  
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• Family 'devastated' as Disney trip pulled amid airline dispute

  25-06-2024 16:57 via bbc.com
  
  Aer Lingus has cancelled at least 220 flights amid planned industrial action by pilots.
  
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• Man 'searched for kidnap aides' in Willoughby plot

  25-06-2024 16:54 via bbc.com
  
  Gavin Plumb also discussed "the deceased BBC presenter Jill Dando", a court heard.
  
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• Where are the seats that could decide the election?

  25-06-2024 16:49 via bbc.com
  
  The parties' top battleground targets across the UK.
  
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• Five things not to miss at Glastonbury 2024

  25-06-2024 16:45 via bbc.com
  
  From the Healing Fields to Shangri-La, here's what should be on your festival to-do list this year.
  
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• Abe Lincoln wax replica melts in brutal DC heat

  25-06-2024 16:40 via bbc.com
  
  The head from the statue is now under repair, leaving a wire sticking out of the 16th president's neck.
  
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• Edinburgh shelves Taiwan friendship deal over China sanctions fear

  25-06-2024 16:37 via bbc.com
  
  The council was considering a partnership with Kaohsiung but China and city businesses raised concerns.
  
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• Warning over 'double dose' ecstasy pills at festivals

  25-06-2024 16:31 via bbc.com
  
  A charity has warned that potentially deadly super-strength MDMA pills are being sold in the UK.
  
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• WATCH: Orioles fan makes one-handed catch

  25-06-2024 16:01
  
  Tim Bryer made an amazing bare-handed catch from the upper deck during the Baltimore Orioles’ game against the Cleveland Guardians in Camden Yards.
  
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• Royal Mail says sorry for delays caused by seagulls

  25-06-2024 15:57 via bbc.com
  
  Royal Mail apologises for late deliveries after a string of seagull attacks on its postal workers in Liskeard.
  
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• Streamer Dr Disrespect axed by his gaming company

  25-06-2024 15:28 via bbc.com
  
  His removal comes four years after he was abruptly dropped by streaming platform, Twitch.
  
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• Javad Zarif, negotiator of Iran nuclear deal, backs reformist presidential candidate

  25-06-2024 14:41 via theguardian.com
  
  Fiery former foreign minister enters campaign to elect consensual reformist Masoud PezeshkianJavad Zarif, the former foreign minister and probably the Iranian politician best known to the west, has thrown himself into the campaign to elect the reformist Masoud Pezeshkian as the country’s president.Zarif emerged from academia back to frontline politics to face heckling at public rallies, outright bans from one university and allegations that he is seeking to settle scores with those who thw
  
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• Arsenal great Henry in frame to be next Wales boss

  25-06-2024 14:41 via bbc.com
  
  Legendary former Arsenal and France striker Thierry Henry is one of the names being considered to succeed Rob Page as Wales manager.
  
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• Einstein atomic bomb letter estimated to fetch up to $6m at auction

  25-06-2024 14:12 via bbc.com
  
  The note helped persuade President Roosevelt the US should develop the world's first nuclear weapons.
  
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• Migration of 6m antelope in South Sudan dwarfs previous records for world’s biggest, aerial study reveals

  25-06-2024 14:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The movement is more than double that of east Africa’s renowned ‘great migration’ and has continued despite decades of war and instabilityAn extensive aerial survey in South Sudan has revealed an enormous migration of 6 million antelope – the largest migration of land mammals anywhere on Earth. It is more than double the size of the celebrated annual “great migration” between Tanzania and Kenya, which involves about 2 million wildebeest, zebra and gazelle.&ldq
  
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• HSBC joins UK banks in cutting mortgage rates

  25-06-2024 14:00 via bbc.com
  
  Some lenders are trimming rates after the Bank of England hinted about a drop in borrowing costs.
  
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• WATCH: Family of bears pays surprise visit to NC family

  25-06-2024 13:48
  
  A North Carolina resident had an adorable surprise when a family of black bears climbed up onto his porch.
  
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• Low child vaccine uptake sees tipping-point warning

  25-06-2024 13:46 via bbc.com
  
  There are concerns over the spread of diseases such as whooping cough in England, as vaccine rates fall.
  
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• Electioncast: Tory Candidates Suspended!

  25-06-2024 13:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Conservative Party withdraws support for two candidates over election betting.
  
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• Princess Anne is 'fine', husband says after hospital visit

  25-06-2024 13:33 via bbc.com
  
  The princess is being treated for a minor head injury and concussion thought to have been caused by a horse.
  
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• Who is Wikileaks' Julian Assange and what did he do?

  25-06-2024 12:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has been released after agreeing a deal with the US authorities.
  
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• China space probe returns with rare Moon rocks

  25-06-2024 11:40 via bbc.com
  
  The Chang'e-6 has landed after collecting the first ever samples from the far side of the Moon.
  
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• Israeli court rules ultra-Orthodox men must be drafted for military service

  25-06-2024 11:29 via theguardian.com
  
  Decision threatens Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition government with collapse as Gaza conflict drags onIsrael-Gaza war – live updatesIsrael’s supreme court has ruled that ultra-Orthodox Jewish men must be drafted into military service, a politically explosive decision that threatens the stability of Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition government.The unanimous ruling on Tuesday, from an expanded panel of nine judges, upheld an interim decision last month that the state had no auth
  
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• Protecting just 1.2% of Earth’s land could save most-threatened species, says study

  25-06-2024 11:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Study identifies 16,825 sites around the world where prioritising conservation would prevent extinction of thousands of unique speciesProtecting just 1.2% of the Earth’s surface for nature would be enough to prevent the extinction of the world’s most threatened species, according to a new study.Analysis published in the journal Frontiers in Science has found that the targeted expansion of protected areas on land would be enough to prevent the loss of thousands of the mammals, birds,
  
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• Posthumous album by Sophie to be released

  25-06-2024 10:32 via bbc.com
  
  The self-titled album will be the last release by the avant-garde artist, who died after a fall in 2021.
  
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• City of Sydney could tear up contracts with suppliers targeted by boycott Israel campaign

  25-06-2024 09:56 via theguardian.com
  
  Mayor Clover Moore says procurement and investment should be examined to potentially ‘put additional pressure towards a ceasefire’ in GazaFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe City of Sydney will consider tearing up contracts with suppliers targeted by the boycott Israel campaign, in a move the lord mayor, Clover Moore, hopes could “put additional pressure towards a ceasefire and an end
  
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• Wikileaks' document dumps that shook world

  25-06-2024 09:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Since 2006, Wikileaks has published thousands of classified documents and emails.
  
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• China’s Chang’e-6 lunar probe returns world’s first samples from far side of the moon

  25-06-2024 08:41 via theguardian.com
  
  Re-entry capsule containing precious cargo from mission has parachuted into Inner MongoliaChina has become the first country to gather samples from the far side of the moon and bring them back to Earth in a landmark achievement for the Beijing space programme.A re-entry capsule containing the precious cargo parachuted into a landing zone in the rural Siziwang Banner region of Inner Mongolia on Tuesday after being released into Earth’s orbit by the uncrewed Chang’e-6 probe. Continue r
  
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• 'Time for England to justify pre-Euro 2024 favourites' tag'

  25-06-2024 08:14 via bbc.com
  
  It is time for England to show why they were the pre-tournament favourites at Euro 2024, writes Phil McNulty.
  
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• LGBT troops on Ukraine's front line fight homophobia at home

  25-06-2024 07:03 via bbc.com
  
  Gay marriage is illegal in Ukraine. Activists hope the LGBT troops at the front can change minds.
  
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• Watch continuing coverage of the campaigns

  25-06-2024 06:54 via bbc.co.uk
  Continuing coverage of the 2024 General Election Campaign, from BBC News
  
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• Met denies being source of election bet leaks

  25-06-2024 06:31 via bbc.com
  
  It follows a claim the force told journalists about those being looking into by the betting regulator.
  
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• Will there be more air travel chaos this summer?

  25-06-2024 06:07 via bbc.com
  
  Air travel is booming, but last year delays were much worse than pre-pandemic. Will 2024 be the same?
  
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• Florida Panthers win their first Stanley Cup, surviving Oilers' unlikely comeback attempt

  25-06-2024 06:07 via nbcnews.com
  
  The Florida Panthers won their first Stanley Cup on Monday after a 2-1 victory over the Oilers that halted Edmonton's unlikely comeback attempt.
  
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