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• WATCH: Dog can't stop turning around every time she hears 'Total Eclipse of the Heart'

  25-07-2024 23:49
  
  "How do I tell her it’s just a song?"
  
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• Ferocious France beat Argentina in Olympics grudge match

  25-07-2024 23:38 via bbc.com
  
  France turn on the style to overwhelm Argentina - their recent antagonists - and reach the Olympics men's sevens semi-finals in Paris.
  
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• Politico column takes aim at Biden's 'weakened capacity' to use bully pulpit: 'Half a president'

  25-07-2024 23:30 via foxnews.com
  
  Politico's John Harris wrote in a column on Thursday that President Biden has "essentially been only half a president," and argued his address to the nation on Wednesday showed why he had to drop out of the race."It is [Donald] Trump who used the presidential pulpit — and the mania and obsessive interest that followed him even after he lost it — in ways consistent with the grain of American history. He preoccupies the psyche of the nation, no less among those who loathe him as among
  
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• How VP Harris is narrowing down her list of vice presidential candidates 2 weeks before DNC: report

  25-07-2024 23:29 via foxnews.com
  
  Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris is reportedly working with a specific short list of candidates to choose her vice presidential pick in the next two weeks before the Democratic National Convention.Harris’ list of potential running mates, according to NBC News, was whittled down to Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz."Y
  
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• WATCH: Restaurant creates pizzas topped with iconic Disney characters

  25-07-2024 23:18
  
  Hold My Knots in Hillsdale, New Jersey, makes its pizzas extra fun by topping them with detailed, handmade Disney characters.
  
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• How decline of Indian vultures led to 500,000 human deaths

  25-07-2024 23:17 via bbc.com
  
  A new study links the vulture decline in India to deadly bacteria spread, causing about 500,000 deaths.
  
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• Biden jokes he was '12' when he first met Israeli PM Golda Meir during Netanyahu visit to White House

  25-07-2024 23:14 via foxnews.com
  
  While meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office Thursday, President Biden joked that he has known leaders from the Jewish state as far back as his childhood. "Mr. President," Netanyahu said at the start of the meeting, "we've known each other for 40 years. And you've known every Israeli prime minister for 50 years from Golda Meir. So, from a proud Jewish Zionist to a proud Irish-American Zionist, I want to thank you for 50 years of public service an
  
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• Satellite images and doctor testimony reveal new hunger crisis in Ethiopia

  25-07-2024 23:13 via bbc.com
  
  Crisis is unfolding in northern Ethiopia - driven by drought, crop failure and insecurity following war.
  
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• When does it all start? Your guide to the Games

  25-07-2024 22:35 via bbc.com
  
  Your day-by-day guide to what is happening when - and who to watch out for - at the Paris 2024 Olympics.
  
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• All eyes on the opening ceremony - Friday's Olympics action

  25-07-2024 22:35 via bbc.com
  
  Your day-by-day guide to what is happening when - and who to watch out for - at the Paris 2024 Olympics.
  
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• Sainsbury's sorry for 'racist slur' trouser detail

  25-07-2024 22:24 via bbc.com
  
  Customers pointed out that the listing used a phrase deployed by racists to avoid language filters.
  
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• Vegetables, herbs sold at Walmart, Aldi, Kroger recalled due to Listeria concerns

  25-07-2024 21:56
  
  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration expanded the voluntary recall from Wiers Farm Inc. on 18 vegetable products.
  
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• Family of man kicked by police left 'traumatised'

  25-07-2024 21:53 via bbc.com
  
  The condition of the man involved in the incident at Manchester Airport has worsened, a solicitor says.
  
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• Boeing capsule astronauts remain at Space Station with no return date, NASA says

  25-07-2024 21:46
  
  Veteran NASA astronauts Barry "Butch" Wilmore and Sunita "Suni" Williams' return to Earth delayed until at least August, officials said Thursday.
  
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• Tourist suffers 3rd-degree burns to feet after losing flip-flops in Death Valley

  25-07-2024 21:17
  
  A tourist from Belgium has been hospitalized in Las Vegas after suffering third-degree burns to his feet while walking on sand dunes in Death Valley, officials said.
  
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• Dujardin condemned by GB team-mate Hester

  25-07-2024 20:58 via bbc.com
  
  A group of leading dressage riders condemn Charlotte Dujardin including her long time Team GB colleague Carl Hester.
  
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• Canadian Rockies town Jasper badly damaged by fast-moving wildfire

  25-07-2024 20:49 via theguardian.com
  
  More than 25,000 residents and tourists evacuated from national park region as firefighters forced into a retreatA fast-moving wildfire has destroyed parts of Jasper, the old mountain town in the Canadian Rockies, with the mayor warning the damage was “beyond description and comprehension”. The blaze had forced more than 25,000 people to flee earlier this week.Jasper national park officials said the fire entered the southern edge of the town on Wednesday evening. But, given the speed
  
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• 2 more state troopers under investigation following Karen Read trial

  25-07-2024 20:29
  
  Two more Massachusetts State Police troopers are facing internal investigations, weeks after they testified during the Karen Read trial, MSP confirmed Thursday.
  
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• North Korea hackers trying to steal nuclear secrets, UK warns

  25-07-2024 20:12 via bbc.com
  
  A hacking group has been hunting information in areas from uranium enrichment to tanks and submarines.
  
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• 'Missed chances' over death of mum found under coat in A&E

  25-07-2024 19:40 via bbc.com
  
  Inga Rublite, 39, died days after she was found unconscious under her coat in urgent care.
  
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• Wood 'closer and closer' to 100mph, says Stokes

  25-07-2024 19:31 via bbc.com
  
  England captain Ben Stokes says fast bowler Mark Wood is getting “closer and closer” to breaking the 100mph barrier.
  
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• What is Project 2025? A look at the conservative presidential wish list

  25-07-2024 19:29
  
  Project 2025, a plan for the next Republican presidency, has gained notoriety amid an intensifying presidential election.
  
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• Guidance on controversial Bible teachings in Oklahoma schools released amid backlash

  25-07-2024 19:16
  
  Oklahoma State Superintendent Ryan Walters released guidelines for public school teachers regarding his controversial Bible mandate on Wednesday.
  
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• Watch: How drones and the battle for Ukraine are changing the future of warfare

  25-07-2024 19:12 via bbc.com
  
  Drone technology has made the war more immediate and more deadly – and opened up a new battleground.
  
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• Ex-minister brands Post Office cases 'corrupt'

  25-07-2024 19:06 via bbc.com
  
  Management culture was "insensitive and dismissive to the point of abject rudeness", Greg Clark says.
  
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• Mercer helps inquiry but says he will not betray sources

  25-07-2024 18:53 via bbc.com
  
  The former minister has clashed with the Afghanistan Inquiry over information about alleged war crimes.
  
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• Homeless centre may move if locals withdraw support

  25-07-2024 18:47 via bbc.com
  
  The homeless charity's chair says he will meet local residents next week to discuss concerns.
  
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• Aniston hits back at 'childless' remark by Trump's VP pick

  25-07-2024 18:35 via bbc.com
  
  The Friends star has previously spoken about her struggles while trying to have children through IVF.
  
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• Man, 27, arrested again after M8 crash with unmarked police car

  25-07-2024 18:24 via bbc.com
  
  A police officer and two men remain in a critical condition after the collision in the east end of Glasgow.
  
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• Jury discharged in 'Good Samaritan' murder trial

  25-07-2024 18:18 via bbc.com
  
  Hassan Jhangur admits causing the death by dangerous driving of Chris Marriottin Sheffield.
  
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• Typhoon Gaemi: ‘race against time’ to contain massive oil spill in Philippines

  25-07-2024 18:15 via theguardian.com
  
  Coastguard reports 4km oil slick as strong winds hamper cleanup efforts after 25 die in the Philippines and TaiwanIn pictures: monsoon rains strike the PhilippinesThe Philippines coastguard said it was “racing against time” to contain a massive oil spill that was at risk of becoming the biggest in the country’s history.The MT Terra Nova, a Philippine-flagged tanker carrying 1.4m litres of oil, capsized in Manila Bay in the early hours of Thursday, as Typhoon Gaemi charged throu
  
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• The world's 1st 'test tube baby' turns 46 years old, over 6 million babies born through IVF since 1978

  25-07-2024 17:23 via foxnews.com
  
  On July 25, 1978, Louise Joy Brown was born in the United Kingdom and her birth quickly caught the media's attention, as she was the world's first "test tube baby."In other words, Brown was the first baby born through in vitro fertilization (IVF).Her mother Leslie and father Peter suffered from infertility due to Leslie's blocked fallopian tubes, according to History.com. In November 1977, Leslie underwent an experimental IVF procedure. A mature egg was taken from one of her ovaries and com
  
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• Just Stop Oil pair told to expect jail for throwing soup on Van Gogh painting

  25-07-2024 17:17 via bbc.com
  
  Phoebe Plummer and Anna Holland threw tomato soup on Van Gogh's Sunflowers at the National Gallery.
  
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• French athlete may swap hijab for a cap to avoid Olympic opening ceremony ban

  25-07-2024 17:12 via theguardian.com
  
  Sounkamba Sylla reportedly reaches compromise after France’s strict laws on secularism threatened to bar herA French sprinter is expected to swap her headscarf for a cap in order to participate in the opening ceremony of the 2024 Olympics, in a compromise reportedly struck after the country’s strict laws on secularism threatened to bar her from the event.Earlier this week Sounkamba Sylla, a Muslim member of France’s 400m women’s and mixed relay teams, said she would not b
  
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• Rivals watching 'tenuous situation' in Biden White House following president's address: expert

  25-07-2024 17:11 via foxnews.com
  
  President Biden’s Oval Office address on Wednesday night prompted little reaction from foreign leaders, but China and Russia provoked an Air Force incident in a preview of what the coming months may hold, an expert says."Russia and China will almost certainly take advantage of the tenuous situation in the White House," Rebekah Koffler, a strategic military intelligence analyst and author of "Putin’s Playbook," told Fox News Digital. "I expect provocations the closer we get to Novembe
  
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• Race to contain 'enormous' oil spill after ship sinks off Philippines

  25-07-2024 16:37 via bbc.com
  
  The oil tanker is one of two vessels to sink in the wider region as Typhoon Gaemi passes through.
  
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• Man charged after fatal XL bully attack

  25-07-2024 16:03 via bbc.com
  
  Police say Ashley Warren, 40, of Leyton, London, has been charged in connection with the incident.
  
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• Macron woos top foreign business chiefs after political chaos

  25-07-2024 16:01 via theguardian.com
  
  French president seeks to reassure guests, including Elon Musk, as data show industry morale slumped in JulyBarely six weeks after he dissolved parliament and plunged France into political chaos, Emmanuel Macron has sought to reassure 40 of the world’s most influential businessmen that his country remains a good investment.Guests at a sit-down lunch at the Élysée palace on Thursday included Tesla’s Elon Musk, Coca-Cola’s James Quincey, Airbnb’s Brian Chesky,
  
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• Blood stocks drop to 'unprecedentedly low levels'

  25-07-2024 16:00 via bbc.com
  
  The NHS is appealing for people with O-type blood to urgently come forward and donate.
  
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• Flights hit at Frankfurt and Oslo airports as climate protests continue

  25-07-2024 15:09 via theguardian.com
  
  Service at Germany’s busiest airport gradually resuming as ‘oil kills’ protests spread from Europe to North AmericaClimate activists have disrupted flights at Frankfurt and Oslo airports on the second day of coordinated “oil kills” protests across Europe and North America.Demanding an end to fossil fuels by 2030, supporters of Letzte Generation (Last Generation) briefly suspended flights at Frankfurt airport on Thursday morning. The activists said they had cut a wir
  
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• Death toll from Ethiopia landslides could reach 500, UN agency says

  25-07-2024 15:03 via theguardian.com
  
  Mudslide in Gofa zone on Monday traps people rescuing victims from a slide the previous day The death toll from landslides that hit south-western Ethiopia on Sunday and Monday has risen to 257 and could reach 500, the UN’s office for humanitarian affairs (OCHA) says.Heavy rains in the mountainous Gofa zone caused a landslide on Sunday night, followed by a second on Monday morning that trapped people who were rescuing victims of the first. Continue reading...
  
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• Thousands flee Canada's Jasper National Park as wildfire spreads to town

  25-07-2024 14:56 via foxnews.com
  
  One of two raging wildfires menacing the town of Jasper in the Canadian Rockies’ largest national park roared into town Wednesday and began burning buildings.Jasper National Park officials said the fire entered the southern edge of the community Wednesday evening and crews were battling multiple structural fires and working to protect key infrastructure. There were significant losses in some areas, they said.Forest firefighters and others without self-contained breathing apparatuses were t
  
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• Paris Olympics buzz builds as early competition gets underway

  25-07-2024 13:57 via today.com
  The 2024 Paris Olympic Games are officially underway with early competition beginning on the soccer pitch as the city puts finishing touches ahead of the opening ceremony. NBC’s Tom Llamas reports for TODAY.
  Watch the 2024 Paris Olympics on NBC and streaming on Peacock, starting with the Opening Ceremony July 26 at 12 p.m. ET.
  
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• Kamala Harris weighs potential VP picks as 2024 race heats up

  25-07-2024 13:27 via today.com
  As the 2024 presidential race heats up, former President Obama is reportedly set to put his weight behind Kamala Harris at an endorsement event as she considers potential running mates. NBC’s Kristen Welker joins TODAY to break down three of Harris’ possible Vice President nominee picks.
  
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• Biden appeals to Americans and what happens inside the Olympic village: Morning Rundown

  25-07-2024 13:05 via nbcnews.com
  
  Biden appeals to Americans to “preserve our democracy” after he drops out of the 2024 race.
  
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• Eight-year ADHD backlog at NHS clinics revealed

  25-07-2024 12:39 via bbc.com
  
  Data suggests at least 196,000 adults are waiting to be seen and demand has quadrupled since 2019.
  
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• In 2021, Biden asked Harris to tackle the 'root causes' of migration. Here's what followed.

  25-07-2024 12:30 via nbcnews.com
  
  In 2021, President Joe Biden asked Vice President Kamala Harris to tackle the root causes of migration, but her public-facing work largely ended within months.
  
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• Paris is abuzz ahead of the Olympics Opening Ceremony as a festive atmosphere takes hold

  25-07-2024 12:24 via nbcnews.com
  
  PARIS — Just a day before the Paris 2024 opening ceremony, the French capital was abuzz Thursday as it prepared to host the world’s biggest sporting party.
  
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• Video of police officer kicking and stamping on a man’s head sparks protest

  25-07-2024 12:16 via nbcnews.com
  
  A video showing a British police officer kick and stamp on a man’s head during an arrest at Manchester Airport in northern England sparked a protest.
  
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• Charli XCX and Beth Gibbons up for Mercury Prize

  25-07-2024 12:05 via bbc.com
  
  The summer of "Brat" continues, with Charli XCX's brash LP among the 12 album of the year nominees.
  
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