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• Family of woman shot in vehicle calls for justice, alleging inaction by deputy

  05-07-2024 23:42
  
  Raejonette Morgan, 22, was shot on Tuesday while in her vehicle in a busy intersection in South Los Angeles and later died of her wounds.
  
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• 3 dead, 7 injured after suspected drunk driver plows into New York City park

  05-07-2024 22:45
  
  Three people are dead, and seven others have been injured after a suspected drunk driver plowed his vehicle into a park in NYC on the Fourth of July.
  
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• American teen missing in Germany after leaving cruise ship, police say

  05-07-2024 22:04
  
  An American teenager disappeared Thursday from a cruise ship in Germany, police said.
  
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• 2 'dangerous' inmates being held on murder charges spark manhunt after escape from Mississippi jail

  05-07-2024 21:55
  
  Two "dangerous" inmates being held on murder charges escaped from a Mississippi jail early Friday morning sparking a manhunt.
  
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• Biden doubles-down at Wisconsin rally: 'I'm staying in the race'

  05-07-2024 21:54
  
  President Joe Biden said he's staying in the 2024 presidential race and will beat former President Donald Trump, despite concerns about a disastrous debate.
  
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• Hurricane Beryl makes landfall in Mexico as category 2 storm and expected to reach Texas

  05-07-2024 21:40
  Hurricane warning issued for coast from Puerto Costa Maya to Cancún, including Cozumel, with coastal residents in Texas told to prepareHurricane Beryl has made landfall as a category 2 storm in Mexico’s top tourist destinations, triggering a red alert in the region following its deadly trail of destruction across several Caribbean islands.The storm’s core shifted over the Yucatán, with winds slowing to approximately 100mph (160km/h) as it reached the north-eastern regio
  
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• Arkansas abortion rights groups collect enough signatures to advance ballot measure

  05-07-2024 21:35
  
  Arkansas abortion rights groups collect enough signatures to advance a ballot measure that aims to enshrine access to abortion care in the Arkansas state constitution.
  
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• Mt. Gox begins repaying bitcoin to creditors a decade after exchange's collapse. What it means.

  05-07-2024 21:31
  
  The trustee for Mt. Gox, the Japanese bitcoin exchange that collapsed into bankruptcy a decade ago, on Friday said the company has begun to make payments in bitcoin and in bitcoin cash to some of its creditors.
  
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• An Afghani woman who traversed three continents for an education graduates from high school

  05-07-2024 21:21
  
  Zahra Shahnoory's journey fleeing from Afghanistan to New York in search of opportunity reflects the struggles of thousands amid global migration crises.
  
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• 11-year-old sets two Long Island houses on fire in July 4th mishap, adult who provided fireworks arrested 

  05-07-2024 21:17
  
  Two homes on Long Island suffered extensive damage after a 33-year-old man allegedly gave an 11-year-old fireworks and told the child to ignite them, authorities said Friday.
  
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• Driver who plowed into 4th of July crowd in suspected DUI was a substance abuse counselor

  05-07-2024 21:11
  
  The driver of a pickup truck that fatally plowed into a group of revelers celebrating the Fourth of July at a New York City park Thursday evening was a substance abuse counselor who penned a book on helping others overcome addiction, according to law enforcement sources Daniel C. Hyden, 44, of Monmouth Junction, New Jersey, was identified Friday as the driver who struck revelers at Manhattan's Corlears Hook Park in Manhattan.
  
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• Ukraine's navy chief says Russian warships are leaving Crimean hub in Black Sea

  05-07-2024 20:19 via foxnews.com
  
  The Russian navy's Black Sea Fleet has been forced to rebase nearly all its combat-ready warships from occupied Crimea to other locations, and its main naval hub is becoming ineffectual because of attacks by Kyiv, Ukraine's navy chief said.Vice-Admiral Oleksiy Neizhpapa said Ukrainian missile and naval drone strikes had caused heavy damage to the Sevastopol base, a logistics hub for repairs, maintenance, training and ammunition storage among other important functions for Russia."They were establ
  
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• Judge denies release of Covenant school shooter's writings to the public

  05-07-2024 19:47
  
  Audrey Hale killed three children and three staff members at The Covenant School before police fatally shot the shooter on the school's second floor.
  
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• Marine Le Pen says National Rally have ‘serious chance’ for absolute majority despite polls – as it happened

  05-07-2024 19:21
  
  Polling has shown that the most likely scenario on Sunday is that National Rally will not win an absolute majority of seatsAnd here’s another new poll, conducted for Les Echos.This poll puts the far right National Rally at between 205 and 230 seats. Continue reading...
  
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• WATCH: Playful dog cakes herself in mud

  05-07-2024 19:19
  
  This mischievous dog, Dumpling, was left completely unrecognizable after she gave herself a nice mud bath at a park.
  
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• House Democrat says posters of hostages held in Gaza were ripped down outside his office

  05-07-2024 19:05
  
  Rep. Brad Schneider said Friday that his office at the U.S. Capitol was vandalized on July 4 in which posters he had hung up of hostages held in Gaza were ripped down.
  
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• French PM urges calm after assaults in run-up to second round vote

  05-07-2024 18:15
  
  Gabriel Attal’s call comes on tense last day of campaigning after more than 50 candidates and canvassers attacked Europe live – latest updatesThe French prime minister, Gabriel Attal, has urged all political parties to call for calm on a tense last day of campaigning for a snap election in which the far right hopes to win a majority in parliament.“Violence and intimidation have no place in our society,” Attal wrote in a social media post. Continue reading...
  
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• Achilles injuries ended Olympic dreams for two U.S. gymnastics contenders. Can they be prevented?

  05-07-2024 18:07
  
  Kayla DiCello trained her entire life to make the U.S. women's Olympic gymnastics team.
  
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• Kendrick Lamar drops ‘Not Like Us’ music video amid Drake feud

  05-07-2024 18:03
  
  Kendrick Lamar put a cap on his monthslong feud with Drake by releasing a music video for his hit song "Not Like Us," which dissed the Canadian rapper.
  
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• Evacuations ordered as new California wildfire ignites in scorching heat wave

  05-07-2024 17:42
  
  Scorching temperatures on the Fourth of July fueled wildfires in California that have burned through the night.
  
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• Ryan Garcia expelled by WBC after using racial slurs in livestream

  05-07-2024 17:06
  
  Ryan Garcia was expelled by the World Boxing Council after he repeatedly used racial slurs against Black people and made anti-Muslim remarks on social media.
  
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• Biden holds campaign rally in Wisconsin

  05-07-2024 17:06
  Watch live coverage as President Biden speaks at a campaign event in Madison, Wis. Biden continues to face criticism and calls for him to withdraw from the race after his debate against former President Trump.
  
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• Ex-president of Brazil Jair Bolsonaro could face money-laundering charges

  05-07-2024 17:00
  
  Indictment, which includes embezzlement and criminal association charges, stems from a gift from Saudi ArabiaBrazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro faces possible charges for money laundering, embezzlement and criminal association in connection with undeclared diamonds the far-right leader received from Saudi Arabia during his time in office, local media has reported.Brazil’s supreme court has yet to receive the police report with the indictment. Once it does, the country’s p
  
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• Influencer Andrew Tate can leave Romania but must remain in E.U. as he awaits trial, court rules

  05-07-2024 16:57
  
  A court in Romania’s capital ruled that social media influencer Andrew Tate can leave the country but must remain within the European Union.
  
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• 3 dead, others hurt as driver crashes into holiday crowd in New York City park

  05-07-2024 16:26
  
  Three people were killed when a driver suspected of being under the influence crashed into a crowd celebrating the holiday at a New York City park Thursday, officials said.
  
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• Wisconsin Supreme Court overturns ruling that barred most ballot drop boxes

  05-07-2024 16:11
  
  The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Friday ruled 4-3 to reinstate the use of most ballot drop boxes across the crucial battleground state, overturning a decision it made less than two years ago that banned the use of most of those boxes.
  
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• Employers added 206,000 jobs in June, as sturdy labor market gradually cools

  05-07-2024 15:51
  
  The economy added 206,000 jobs last month, according to fresh government data, but unemployment inched above 4% for the first time in over two years.
  
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• Several people injured by stray fireworks at Utah 4th of July celebration

  05-07-2024 15:26
  
  Several people were injured during a Fourth of July celebration in Utah when stray fireworks went into the crowd, local media outlets reported.
  
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• China to hold hearing into brandy imports as tension grows with EU over tariffs on EVs

  05-07-2024 15:13
  
  Ministry will discuss investigation into claims that European producers are selling goods below market ratesBusiness live – latest updatesChina has ramped up its anti-dumping investigation into European brandy imports in what appears to be a retaliatory move as the EU imposed higher tariffs on imports of Chinese electric vehicles from Friday.The commerce ministry in Beijing said it would hold a hearing on 18 July to discuss an investigation into claims that European brandy producers are se
  
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• Vanessa Hudgens says her family’s privacy was ‘disrespected’ while confirming the birth of 1st child

  05-07-2024 15:09
  
  Vanessa Hudgens and her husband, professional baseball player Cole Tucker, have welcomed their first child.
  
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• Electioncast Results: Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer

  05-07-2024 15:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Labour prime minister makes his first speech in Downing Street.
  
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• Behind the scenes of election night with Sir John Curtice

  05-07-2024 14:45 via bbc.co.uk
  John Curtice stays awake for 36 hours analysing the election results.
  
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• Britain wakes up to new government as Labour Party wins election in a landslide

  05-07-2024 14:00
  
  Britain woke up to a new political era, with the opposition Labour Party headed for a win to oust the Conservative Party after 14 years in power.
  
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• Tracking Tropical Storm Beryl

  05-07-2024 13:39
  Watch a live tracker of Tropical Storm Beryl as it moves over through the Gulf of Mexico and makes a path toward Texas.
  
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• Becoming a nurse during Covid, a former producer doubled her hours but found a purpose

  05-07-2024 12:00
  
  This is part of NBC News’ Checkbook Chronicles, a series of profiles highlighting the financial realities of everyday Americans.
  
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• Keir Starmer elected new British prime minister after big Labour Party win

  05-07-2024 11:46 via foxnews.com
  
  Keir Starmer will become the new prime minister of the United Kingdom after the Labor Party’s big win Thursday in the general election, the Associated Press reported.The Labour Party won a majority of votes to thrust Starmer, leader of the Labour Party, into the powerful position. Starmer will unseat Conservative Rishi Sunak, who’s been prime minister since October 2022.Starmer, who will become the first Labour prime minister in 14 years, said he intends to put "country first, party
  
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• Where has summer gone?

  05-07-2024 11:31 via bbc.com
  
  It's been a return to cooler and wetter weather following late June's spell of heat. Can we expect the return of anything warmer soon?
  
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• Politics live: Dutton says ‘Australia can learn’ from new British PM’s nuclear stance

  05-07-2024 08:37
  Follow today’s news headlines liveRebel with a cause: inside the moment Fatima Payman quit the Labor partyGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast‘Pretty clear’ Fatima Payman has been planning to join crossbench for a ‘long period’, minister saysThe finance minister and manager of the government in the Senate, Katy Gallagher, is speaking with ABC RN after Fatima Payman’s resignation yesterday.It’s difficult to go into, yo
  
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• Man charged over alleged theft of Garry the gorilla

  05-07-2024 08:36
  Officers raided 33-year-old’s home and allegedly seized statue along with 24 suspected stolen drivers’ licences and prescription medicationFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA man who handed himself into police has been charged over the alleged theft of a gorilla statue from a retirement village in Melbourne’s north.The gorilla, a 1.5 metre garden ornament named ‘Garry’, disa
  
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• Labour wins UK general election as Keir Starmer says: ‘We did it! Change begins now’ – live

  05-07-2024 08:25
  Tories wiped out with Liz Truss, Penny Mordaunt, Jacob Rees-Mogg, Grant Shapps among senior Conservatives to lose seatsUK general election results 2024: live trackerClive Myrie is opening the BBC’s election night coverage. He is co-presenting with Laura Kuenssberg.No 10 has also announced knightoods for four Tories in the dissolution honours – Oliver Dowden, the deputy PM; Julian Smith, the former chief whip and Northern Ireland secretary; Ben Wallace, the former defence secretary; a
  
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• Australia news live: Ed Husic hits back at at Dutton over ‘Muslim candidates from Western Sydney’ comments

  05-07-2024 08:25
  Follow today’s news headlines liveRebel with a cause: inside the moment Fatima Payman quit the Labor partyGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast‘Pretty clear’ Fatima Payman has been planning to join crossbench for a ‘long period’, minister saysThe finance minister and manager of the government in the Senate, Katy Gallagher, is speaking with ABC RN after Fatima Payman’s resignation yesterday.It’s difficult to go into, yo
  
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• Cricketer Usman Khawaja accuses Peter Dutton of ‘fuelling Islamophobia’ over Muslim candidates comments

  05-07-2024 08:22
  Australian cricket star labels opposition leader’s remarks an ‘absolute disgrace’ as newly formed Muslim Vote group sparks debateFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAustralian cricket star Usman Khawaja has accused Peter Dutton of “fuelling Islamophobia”, after the opposition leader said he was concerned about a future minority Labor government relying on crossbench support in
  
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• Wipeout for Tories in Wales as Labour takes 27 of 32 seats

  05-07-2024 08:18
  Results with echoes of 1997 leave Plaid Cymru on four MPs and Lib Dems on one, but Conservatives with noneGeneral election 2024: live newsUK general election results live trackerThe Conservatives have suffered a humiliating wipeout in Wales with both Labour and Plaid Cymru claiming historic sets of results.Labour won 27 of the 32 Welsh seats while Plaid ended with four MPs and the Liberal Democrats one but the Tories, who won 14 at the 2019 election, were left with none. Continue reading...
  
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• The 2024 election’s ‘Portillo moments’: which ‘Big Beasts’ have lost their seats?

  05-07-2024 08:18
  
  Defeats of Penny Mordaunt, Gillian Keegan, Grant Shapps and Liz Truss among the jaw-dropping moments of election nightGeneral election 2024: live newsUK general election results live trackerMichael Portillo’s election defeat in 1997, unseated on a swing of 17.4 percentage points shortly after 3am on 2 May that year, has become synonymous with the shock moment that a major political big beast loses their seat. But following a landslide victory for Labour in the 2024 general election, the &l
  
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• Labour loses three seats to pro-Palestinian candidates

  05-07-2024 08:10
  
  Shadow Cabinet Office minister Jonathan Ashworth among those losing out as party suffers in urban areas with high Muslim populationsGeneral election 2024: live newsUK general election results live trackerLabour has lost three seats to pro-Gaza independent candidates and been run close by several others, as the impact of the Middle East crisis dented an otherwise jubilant night for Keir Starmer’s party.Jonathan Ashworth, the party’s shadow Cabinet Office minister, was one of the highe
  
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• Pound stable as investors digest decisive election win for Labour

  05-07-2024 07:58
  
  Time to ‘repair and rebuild Britain’ say unions, with business focus shifting to Keir Starmer’s economic plansBusiness live – latest updatesGeneral election 2024: live newsThe pound was stable on Friday morning as investors digested a decisive Labour victory in the general election and unions said it was time to “repair and rebuild Britain”.Markets had widely priced in a Labour landslide and Keir Starmer’s key message that he would seek to restore stabil
  
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• Former Tory prime minister Liz Truss loses her seat to Labour

  05-07-2024 07:48
  
  Voters in South West Norfolk deliver one of biggest blows to Conservatives on disastrous night for the partyGeneral election 2024: live newsUK general election results live trackerLiz Truss has lost her seat of South West Norfolk, one of the biggest Conservative losses on a disastrous night for the party.The former prime minister, whose turbulent 45-day period in power has been blamed by many Conservatives for Thursday’s historic defeat, lost her seat to the Labour candidate, Terry Jermy.
  
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• ‘False phone calls’ diverted police from Gaza war protest at Parliament House, AFP chief alleges

  05-07-2024 07:48
  Australian federal police commissioner says force is investigating whether ‘diversionary tactics’ were used while activists allegedly trespassed on roofFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe Australian federal police are investigating whether “diversionary tactics” were used to distract police as four people allegedly trespassed onto Parliament House’s roof to protest the war
  
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• Police, poverty and populism: how Perpignan became a laboratory for the far right

  05-07-2024 06:00
  
  French city’s election of a National Rally mayor has been a study in the party’s attempts to normalise itself in local politicsAs Patrice Burel scooped coffee at his roastery in Perpignan, he lamented the steady closure of other shops on this narrow city centre street. “They gradually disappeared like sugar dissolving in a cup of tea,” he said, blaming crime, traffic jams and competition from out-of-town shopping centres. “I long argued for the pedestrianisation of
  
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• Iranians head out to vote in second round of presidential election

  05-07-2024 06:00
  
  An expected low turnout reflects growing opposition to the Islamic Republic, critics sayIranians vote today in the run-off round of a presidential election offering a choice between a veteran hardliner and a reformist who has backed pragmatic cooperation with the west – but against the backdrop of an expected low turnout that critics say reflects opposition to the Islamic Republic.Iran’s two identities were on display in the final rallies of the campaign as the two presidential candi
  
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