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• Britain's Patten and Finn Heliovaara win doubles title

  13-07-2024 23:54 via bbc.com
  
  Henry Patten and Harri Heliovaara save three match points and beat Australians Max Purcell and Jordan Thompson in the Wimbledon men's doubles final.
  
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• Britain's Patten and Finland's Heliovaara win doubles title

  13-07-2024 23:54 via bbc.com
  
  Henry Patten and Harri Heliovaara save three match points and beat Australians Max Purcell and Jordan Thompson in the Wimbledon men's doubles final.
  
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• Teenager charged with multiple offences after Kent gurdwara attack

  13-07-2024 23:44
  
  Boy, 17, faces charges including assault, threats to kill and threatening with bladed weapon A 17-year-old boy has been charged with multiple offences after an attack involving a bladed weapon at a Sikh place of worship in Kent, police said.Kent police were called to the Sri Guru Nanak Darbar gurdwara in Gravesend at 8.10pm on Thursday after reports of a disturbance inside the premises and two women being assaulted outside. Continue reading...
  
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• Kenyan police find more female body parts at Nairobi garbage dump

  13-07-2024 23:37
  
  Police have been scouring site in Mukuru since mutilated corpses of at least six women were found on FridayKenyan police said that they had found more bags filled with dismembered female body parts on Saturday, the latest macabre discovery at a rubbish dump that has horrified and angered the country.Detectives have been scouring the site in the Nairobi slum of Mukuru since the mutilated corpses of at least six women were found on Friday in sacks floating in a sea of garbage. Continue reading...
  
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• 'We're behind you' PM tells England ahead of final

  13-07-2024 23:30 via bbc.com
  
  Sir Keir Starmer will be attending the Euro 2024 final when England take on Spain in Berlin on Sunday.
  
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• Glenn stars as England beat New Zealand in fourth T20

  13-07-2024 23:26 via bbc.com
  
  England chase down New Zealand's target of 104 for the loss of just three wickets in the fourth T20 at The Kia Oval to continue their unbeaten summer.
  
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• Some Houstonians are sleeping in cars and selling valuables to survive power outages after Hurricane Beryl

  13-07-2024 23:05
  
  NBC News talked with Houston residents who are coping with days of power outages in Hurricane Beryl’s destructive wake.
  
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• Brain tumour found after boy, 4, visits opticians

  13-07-2024 22:58 via bbc.com
  
  Rome Hill's parents didn't even know he was blind in his right eye before the check-up.
  
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• Richard Simmons, legendary fitness personality, dies at 76

  13-07-2024 22:57
  
  Fitness guru Richard Simmons has died, two law enforcement sources confirmed to NBC News.
  
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• 'Pure elation' for Ireland after 'moment of genius' in South Africa

  13-07-2024 22:45 via bbc.com
  
  Ireland captain Caelan Doris says there was "pure elation" after Ciaran Frawley's last-gasp drop goal secured a famous win over South Africa in Durban.
  
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• Father charged with murder after 2-year-old is left in car during 109 degree heat wave for 3 hours, police say

  13-07-2024 22:40
  
  An Arizona father was arrested and charged with murder for allegedly leaving his 2-year-old daughter in the car outside the family's home for three hours when temperatures climbed to 109 degrees, authorities said.
  
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• Adani’s Queensland coalmine a threat to important wetland, Indigenous groups and scientists say

  13-07-2024 22:00
  Letter urges environment minister to investigate alleged breaches at Doongmabulla SpringsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThere is growing concern that a culturally significant and nationally important wetland is under threat from Adani’s controversial coalmine in Queensland, with an Indigenous group demanding the government investigate alleged breaches of the conditions that protect the site.Scie
  
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• 'Nobody will believe I won Wimbledon - I still can't'

  13-07-2024 21:39 via bbc.com
  
  As Barbora Krejcikova stood with the Venus Rosewater Dish in her hands, there was one thing she could not stop saying - "it is just unbelievable".
  
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• Liberal groups are finding Kamala Harris polls well with some groups as Biden struggles

  13-07-2024 21:39
  
  As President Joe Biden continues to face pressure to step aside as the Democratic nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris is balancing being ready to step in for him and defending him to party donors and operatives —including some who have already begun investing in bolstering Harris no matter which position she ultimately ends up in on the ticket.
  
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• Dozens killed in Israeli military operation targeting two Hamas officials

  13-07-2024 21:05
  
  Israeli strikes killed at least 70 people and injured hundreds more in the Al-Mawasi area west of Khan Younis Saturday, in an operation the IDF said targeted Hamas official Mohamed Deif.
  
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• British prison reform will release convicts after serving 40% of term to combat overcrowding: reports

  13-07-2024 20:57 via foxnews.com
  
  The United Kingdom’s new Labour government announced that prisoners who have served 40% of their sentence could be released as a way to combat overcrowding in facilities across the country."The guilty men in the last government left our prisons on the brink of collapse," British Secretary of State for Justice Shabana Mahmood wrote on social media platform X. "They put their political interests before the country, & left us facing a total breakdown of law and order.""Today, I set out em
  
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• 'I'm not a believer in fairytales, but I am a believer in dreams'

  13-07-2024 20:48 via bbc.com
  
  England manager Gareth Southgate says he is a "believer in dreams" as his side prepare to face Spain in Sunday's Euro 2024 final.
  
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• Illinois woman who called police over possible intruder killed by deputies, attorney says

  13-07-2024 20:00
  
  A woman in Illinois was fatally shot by law enforcement last week after calling authorities because she was scared an intruder was in her home, according to her family’s attorney.
  
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• Who is the Hamas military chief Mohammed Deif?

  13-07-2024 19:59
  
  Israeli Defense Forces say one of masterminds of 7 October attack was ‘struck’ in Gaza strike targeting himMohammed Deif is the head of the military wing of Hamas and one of the masterminds of the group’s bloody surprise attack on 7 October which triggered the latest war in Gaza.Israeli officials said Deif – whose real name is Mohammed Diab Ibrahim al-Masri – was the target of Saturday’s airstrike, which levelled several buildings in Khan Younis and killed 90
  
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• Teenager appears in court after Gurdwara attack

  13-07-2024 19:58 via bbc.com
  
  Aboy, 17, is charged with multiple offences after a disturbance at a place of worship in Kent.
  
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• Israel-Gaza war: IDF says 7 October mastermind ‘struck’ in Gaza attack reported to have killed 90 – as it happened

  13-07-2024 19:53
  
  Hamas says 90 people killed and almost 300 injured in attack – but it is unclear if Mohammed Deif is among themThe Hamas military chief Mohammed Deif, who it has been reported was the target of an Israeli strike in Gaza, has previously been described as the “mastermind” of Hamas’s 7 October attack.In this piece from November, the international security correspondent of the Guardian, Jason Burke wrote of Deif:The exact role of different Hamas leaders in the attack is yet t
  
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• FBI arrests suspect in connection with disappearance of his 14-year-old niece

  13-07-2024 19:52
  
  The FBI has arrested a suspect in Mexico in connection with the disappearance of his 14-year-old niece.
  
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• 'History on the line' for Djokovic in Alcaraz final

  13-07-2024 19:50 via bbc.com
  
  Novak Djokovic says "history will be on the line" when he faces Carlos Alcaraz in the Wimbledon men's singles final on Sunday.
  
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• Bernie Sanders says Biden will be the Democratic nominee: Time to stop 'bickering and nit-picking'

  13-07-2024 19:38
  
  In an opinion piece published in The New York Times on Saturday, Sen. Bernie Sanders defended President Joe Biden’s decision to remain the presumptive Democratic nominee for president, writing that “I will do all that I can to see that President Biden is re-elected.”
  
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• Lengthy delays at Eurotunnel LeShuttle

  13-07-2024 19:04 via bbc.com
  
  Eurotunnel apologises over "extended wait" for passengers at the Folkestone terminal.
  
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• Alec Baldwin sobs as Rust trial is ended over hidden evidence

  13-07-2024 18:55 via bbc.com
  
  The actor weeps as the trial collapses with a prosecutor quitting amid a row over a batch of bullets.
  
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• Lawyer for 'Rust' armorer will seek to have her case dismissed after Alec Baldwin trial falls apart

  13-07-2024 18:49
  
  An attorney for Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, the armorer on the set of the film “Rust,” says he plans to file a motion early next week to have her case dismissed, citing misconduct by the prosecution that prompted the judge in the trial of Alec Baldwin to toss out his case.
  
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• ‘It’s a mistake,’ Zelenskyy says of Biden’s Putin mix up

  13-07-2024 18:36
  
  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said his U.S counterpart Joe Biden accidentally referring to him as Russian President Vladimir Putin was a mistake that could be forgotten about given all the support the U.S. has provided to Ukraine.
  
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• WATCH: Pups try to impress family cat

  13-07-2024 18:25
  
  Merlin and Rolo try to get Jasper the cat to play with them and nothing seems to work.
  
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• Celebrity sex therapist Dr Ruth Westheimer dies at 96

  13-07-2024 18:16 via bbc.com
  
  Known as Dr Ruth, she advocated for open conversations about sex and intimate topics.
  
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• Novak Djokovic squares off against Carlos Alcaraz in Wimbledon rematch

  13-07-2024 18:00
  
  If Carlos Alcaraz has any wild aspirations of breaking Novak Djokovic’s record for all-time major titles, a victory Sunday on Wimbledon’s Centre Court would be helpful.
  
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• TRNSMT travel warning after train services cut

  13-07-2024 17:56 via bbc.com
  
  ScotRail introduced a temporary timetable this week in a bid to avert disruption after short-notice cancellations.
  
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• We are devastated after crossbow attack, says BBC's John Hunt

  13-07-2024 17:51 via bbc.com
  
  John Hunt and his daughter, Amy, talk of their devastation as they struggle to take in what happened.
  
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• Czech Barbora Krejcikova wins the Wimbledon women’s title, beating Italy’s Jasmine Paolini in 3 sets

  13-07-2024 17:49
  
  Czech Republic's Barbora Krejcikova defeated Italy’s Jasmine Paolini in a three-set thriller in the Wimbledon women’s final Saturday 6-2, 2-6 6-4.
  
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• Sizzling 'love trial' couples taking home the bacon

  13-07-2024 17:15 via bbc.com
  
  Ancient tradition tests lovers' marital bliss in a contest to win a lot of bacon... and no porky-pies.
  
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• Krejcikova holds off Paolini to win Wimbledon title

  13-07-2024 17:10 via bbc.com
  
  Barbora Krejcikova holds off a charge from Jasmine Paolini in a gripping Wimbledon final to earn her second Grand Slam singles title.
  
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• Man arrested after human remains found in suitcases

  13-07-2024 17:04 via bbc.com
  
  The 34-year-old was held on suspicion of murder by armed officers in Bristol.
  
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• Dr. Ruth Westheimer, celebrity therapist who revolutionized public discourse on sex, dead at 96

  13-07-2024 17:00
  
  Dr. Ruth Westheimer, the Holocaust orphan who rose to become one of the most famous sex therapists in America, a 4-foot-7 celebrity with a big smile and a penchant for tackling the most taboo of subjects with blunt honesty and matronly humor, died Friday at her New York City home, according to her publicist Pierre Lehu.
  
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• Princess Kate to attend Wimbledon men’s final, palace confirms

  13-07-2024 16:45
  
  Kate, the Princess of Wales, will attend the Wimbledon men's final on Sunday, one month after her return to public amid ongoing cancer treatment, Kensington Palace confirmed.
  
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• BBC says Strictly's Graziano Di Prima no longer in show as he speaks of 'regrets'

  13-07-2024 16:44 via bbc.com
  
  In a statement, the dancer said he "deeply regrets" the events leading up to his exit from the show.
  
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• Imran Khan and Bushra Bibi’s unlawful marriage convictions overturned by Pakistan court

  13-07-2024 16:32
  
  Supporters of former Pakistan PM, who is serving seven years in prison, hope acquittal paves way for releaseA court in Pakistan has acquitted the former prime minister Imran Khan and his wife on charges of unlawful marriage, just a day after his party won the majority of reserved seats in the supreme court.Syed Zulfi Bukhari, an adviser to Imran Khan on international affairs and media, said: “The court has not only thrown out the case but the judge has ordered for the immediate release of
  
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• Israel confirms strike on compound in civilian area of Gaza targeting Oct. 7 mastermind

  13-07-2024 16:19 via foxnews.com
  
  The Israeli Defense Force has confirmed that a strike was launched in Gaza targeting two high-ranking Hamas leaders, one with a direct role in plotting the Oct. 7 attacks.Israeli authorities announced early Saturday morning that the strike hit a Hamas compound in al-Mawasi in Southern Gaza. "Mohammed Deif, the top military commander of Hamas, was the target of an Israeli strike today in al-Mawasi," two Israel sources told Fox News Digital. "Currently a battle damage assessment is takin
  
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• France contemplates chaos after the general election with no clear winner and the Olympics just weeks away

  13-07-2024 16:19
  
  The new national assembly meets this week, but what will happen if the three almost equal political blocs cannot agree on a prime minister?One week after a snap general election that nobody won, and two weeks before it welcomes the world for the Olympic Games, France is still without a new prime minister or government and in political chaos.As the French celebrate Bastille Day, the national 14 July holiday, the squabbling and stalemate between the three groupings that took the most seats but fai
  
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• Iced coffee drinkers can get a cheaper caffeine fix at home this summer

  13-07-2024 16:00
  
  Want to stretch your dollar as coffee prices rise? There are growing options to buy premade cold brew in the grocery store or make it in your kitchen.
  
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• High on Yamal fever, Spaniards think Euros victory is theirs

  13-07-2024 15:56 via bbc.com
  
  The team's teenage prodigy took Spanish fans by surprise, but his success has helped unite a divided country in confidence.
  
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• Veterans warn of echoes from 1982 Lebanon war as new conflict looms on Israel’s northern borders

  13-07-2024 14:00
  
  As a terrorist attack, a harsh response and an ensuing invasion strike familiar chords, analysts look for lessons from the war of 42 years agoIt started with a terrorist attack, which triggered massive military retaliation, the siege of a city, the deaths of thousands of civilians and devastation and global outrage. If the military operation was a success in tactical terms, it led to strategic failures that scarred the nation and the region for decades to come.Sounds familiar? Forty-two years la
  
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• Pomp, plans and power – what to expect in Labour’s King’s Speech

  13-07-2024 13:47 via bbc.com
  
  As the reality of power sets in for Labour ministers, expect few fireworks but plenty of big plans when Parliament is opened.
  
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• South Carolina's GOP 'sister senators' warn of long-term damage from abortion fight

  13-07-2024 13:00
  
  As Republicans across the country head to Milwaukee for next week’s Republican National Convention, abortion won’t be at the forefront of the GOP’s weeklong nomination of former President Donald Trump.
  
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• How the prosecution in Alec Baldwin's 'Rust' trial fell apart

  13-07-2024 13:00
  
  In a scene befitting a Hollywood legal thriller, Alec Baldwin’s involuntary manslaughter trial came to an abrupt and stunning end Friday as a judge threw out the case with prejudice, capping a legal saga that shadowed the 66-year-old actor’s career and raised questions about the future of gunplay on movie sets.
  
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• Trump and the GOP have long bashed Milwaukee. Now it's the site of their biggest party in years.

  13-07-2024 12:00
  
  Republicans in Wisconsin have long used Milwaukee as a political punching bag, while former President Donald Trump has bashed the heavily Democratic city over crime and its election process — most recently calling it “horrible.”
  
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