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• Eluned Morgan to officially become first minister

  05-08-2024 23:49 via bbc.com
  
  The Senedd is recalled to appoint a first minister, with members allowed to take part from abroad.
  
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• America invented basketball but still has a ways to go in mastering 3x3 version of game

  05-08-2024 23:37 via nbcnews.com
  
  If casual American basketball fans didn’t already know this, then the world made it loud and clear in Paris: The United States has a ways to go before becoming a 3x3 powerhouse.
  
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• A year after Lahaina burned, residents still struggle with housing and job insecurity

  05-08-2024 23:10 via nbcnews.com
  
  The Aug. 8, 2023, blaze destroyed historic Lahaina and thousands of Maui homes, severely impacting Hawaii's tourism industry.
  
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• 'Squad' member Cori Bush faces Democratic primary putting a spotlight on Israel

  05-08-2024 23:08 via nbcnews.com
  
  Democratic Rep. Cori Bush is fighting to avoid losing a primary against a well-funded challenger in the latest contest highlighting party divisions over Israel.
  
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• 'Unbelievable!' - Duplantis wins gold and breaks his own world record

  05-08-2024 23:04 via bbc.com
  
  Watch as Armand Duplantis breaks his own world record in the men's pole vault final and wins gold at Paris 2024 Olympics.
  
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• US stocks tumble on fears over slower growth

  05-08-2024 22:54 via bbc.com
  
  US stock markets follow Asia and Europe down, amid fears of a downturn in the American economy.
  
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• Asylum seeker at hotel 'thought he would die'

  05-08-2024 22:54 via bbc.com
  
  He says asylum seekers "ran upstairs," as violent disorder took place outside the Holiday Inn Express.
  
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• Venezuela opposition leaders urge army and police to abandon Nicolás Maduro

  05-08-2024 22:38 via theguardian.com
  Edmundo González and María Corina Machado call on officials to ‘join the side of the people’ after Maduro enforces post-election crackdownVenezuela’s opposition leaders, who are widely believed to have beaten Nicolás Maduro in last week’s disputed presidential election, have urged the police and armed forces to abandon the strongman leader and his “despicable interests”.In an open letter to Venezuelan security forces, Edmundo Gonzál
  
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• Google loses antitrust case over search

  05-08-2024 22:34 via nbcnews.com
  
  A federal U.S. judge ruled Monday that Google has illegally held a monopoly in two market areas: search and text advertising.
  
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• Hodgkinson wins 800m gold to end wait for global title

  05-08-2024 22:33 via bbc.com
  
  Great Britain's Keely Hodgkinson dominates the Olympic 800m final to win gold in Paris and end her wait for a global title.
  
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• Duplantis breaks pole vault world record on way to gold

  05-08-2024 22:29 via bbc.com
  
  Sweden's Armand Duplantis set a new world record of 6.25m after winning gold in men's pole vault.
  
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• Euphoria in Bangladesh after PM Sheikh Hasina flees country

  05-08-2024 22:11 via bbc.com
  
  President Mohammed Shahabuddin ordered the release of a jailed former prime minister.
  
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• Blindfolded, bound and beaten: Palestinians tell of Israeli jail abuse

  05-08-2024 22:03 via bbc.com
  
  An Israeli rights group says prisons are overwhelmed, amid allegations of physical and mental violence.
  
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• Beatrice Chebet owns the home stretch to win Olympic 5000m

  05-08-2024 21:54 via nbcnews.com
  Kenyan Beatrice Chebet stormed down the home stretch to win gold in the women's 5000m, her first Olympic medal. Watch the 2024 Paris Olympics on NBC and streaming on Peacock, July 26 - Aug 11.
  
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• Police officers attacked in Plymouth after dozens appear in court around country – England riots live

  05-08-2024 21:53 via theguardian.com
  Devon & Cornwall police report violence against officers and damaged police van as calls grow for recall of parliament Share your reaction to the riots that have taken place in parts of the UKLocal people joined council workers to clear up around the Holiday Inn Express hotel in Manvers, near Rotherham in South Yorkshire, on Monday morning.Police officers stood guard outside the main entrance and at other locations around the building as teams swept up glass from the numerous broken windows
  
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• US supreme court won’t stop Trump sentencing from going ahead – live

  05-08-2024 21:45 via theguardian.com
  US supreme court declines to halt Trump’s upcoming sentencing for hush-money trial convictionClimate activist, feminist and screen legend Jane Fonda has put out a video message endorsing Kamala Harris to win the White House in November.“Today I’m proud to endorse Kamala Harris as the next president of the United States,” Fonda begins, talking to camera in close-up. Continue reading...
  
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• US supreme court declines to halt Trump’s sentencing in hush-money case

  05-08-2024 21:42 via theguardian.com
  Missouri state lawsuit claimed that case against Republican nominee infringes on voters’ constitutional rightsThe US supreme court on Monday rejected a bid by the state of Missouri to halt Donald Trump’s upcoming sentencing for his conviction in New York on felony charges involving hush money paid to a porn star and left a related gag order until after the 5 November presidential election.The decision by the justices came in response to a lawsuit by the state of Missouri claiming tha
  
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• Far-right violence should be treated as terrorism, says former police chief

  05-08-2024 21:28 via theguardian.com
  Neil Basu, former head of UK counter-terrorism, condemned the weekend’s rioters as ‘bullies and cowards’UK politics live – latest updatesThe worst of the far-right violence seen in Britain this weekend should be treated as terrorism, a prominent former police chief has said, amid warnings over a new wave of unrest targeting migration lawyers.Police have made 378 arrests since the violence broke out last week, with rioters setting fire to a library, looting shops and storm
  
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• Hodgkinson gold, triathlon & kayak drama on Olympics day 10

  05-08-2024 21:18 via bbc.com
  
  Britain's Keely Hodgkinson takes 800m gold, GB cyclists power to women's team sprint title and Simone Biles wins her fourth medal on day 10 of the Paris Olympics.
  
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• Queensland Labor plans state-owned petrol stations as it bids for fourth term

  05-08-2024 21:00 via theguardian.com
  Premier Steven Miles will announce the policy on Tuesday as he tries to win votes for October electionGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA re-elected Queensland Labor government would set up state-owned petrol stations, cap daily fuel price rises and take over operation of council buses from local government, premier Steven Miles will announce today.Miles will use today’s state of the state address hosted by the Committee for Economic Development of Au
  
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• Ministers prepare extra 500 prison places to remand suspected rioters

  05-08-2024 20:57 via theguardian.com
  
  Former young offender institution repurposed and abandoned cells made safe, while early release scheme continuesMinisters are preparing an additional 500 prison places to cope with an influx of people expected to be held on remand over the next month, the Ministry of Justice said on Monday.From next week, cells will be used at the newly repurposed HMP Cookham Wood, a former young offender institution in the village of Borstal in Kent, that was closed in March after it was called “inhumane&
  
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• Clarence Thomas failed to disclose more private jet travel, senator says

  05-08-2024 20:49 via theguardian.com
  
  Senate finance committee learned of additional undisclosed travel on Harlan Crow’s jet, says Ron WydenThe conservative supreme court justice Clarence Thomas failed to disclose more private travel on a jet owned by the rightwing mega-donor Harlan Crow, a Democratic senator said on Monday, amid a swirling ethics scandal and demands for judiciary reform.“I am deeply concerned that Mr Crow may have been showering a public official with extravagant gifts, then writing off those gifts to l
  
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• Watch the most emotional moments from the Paris 2024 Olympics

  05-08-2024 20:48 via nbcnews.com
  From victories to defeats, historic moments and marriage proposals, watch some of the most emotional moments from the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
  
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• Trump picks a pointless fight with Georgia Republicans – it could cost him

  05-08-2024 20:43 via theguardian.com
  His tirade against the popular governor and secretary of state was highly unwise. Maga is not a majority in GeorgiaAll Donald Trump had to do on Saturday in Georgia is show up, bring the tent together and not pick a fight with other Republicans. It might have been money in the bag.Instead, Trump attacked Governor Brian Kemp, who is substantially more popular in Georgia than he is. Early in his comments, Trump pointed to a few recent high-profile murders in Atlanta, saying: “Atlanta is like
  
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• Banksy artwork appears on west London building

  05-08-2024 20:23 via bbc.com
  
  The artwork shows a goat perched on the wall as rocks fall, while it is filmed by a CCTV camera.
  
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• 'They've done it!' GB win women's team sprint gold in world record time

  05-08-2024 20:12 via bbc.com
  
  Team GB win gold in the women's team sprint as they beat New Zealand in the final and break the world record for the third time in a day at Paris 2024.
  
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• Speeding driver found guilty over death of woman in London

  05-08-2024 20:04 via theguardian.com
  
  Octavian Cadar, 39, convicted of causing death by dangerous driving after hitting Vanessa Sagnay de la Bastida, 28A driver has been found guilty of causing the death of a woman after his car hit her while travelling at more than twice the speed limit.Vanessa Sagnay de la Bastida, 28, the daughter of the Ecuadorian former presidential candidate Carlos Sagnay de la Bastida, was hit so hard she somersaulted in the air before landing on a railing and suffering a fatal head injury, the Old Bailey was
  
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• Flintoff reveals 'nightmares' of Top Gear crash

  05-08-2024 20:04 via bbc.com
  
  Andrew Flintoff reveals his struggle with anxiety, nightmares and flashbacks after the accident which he says "changed my life forever".
  
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• Boxer embroiled in Olympics gender dispute rebukes ‘bullying’ of athletes

  05-08-2024 19:56 via nbcnews.com
  
  Imane Khelif of Algeria, one of the two female boxers at the center of an Olympic gender controversy, pleaded with the public to “avoid bullying all athletes."
  
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• Man charged with murder after woman dies in Somerset

  05-08-2024 19:46 via theguardian.com
  
  Olivia Wood, 29, had been found in a serious condition by paramedics at an address in Portway, FromeA man has been charged with murder after a woman was found seriously injured in a property in Somerset and later died in hospital.Olivia Wood, 29, of Northwich, Cheshire, was found in a serious condition by paramedics at an address in Portway, Frome, at about 3am on 30 July. She later died in hospital. Continue reading...
  
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• Colombian congress debates banning souvenirs of drug lord Pablo Escobar

  05-08-2024 19:39 via theguardian.com
  
  Vendors selling to tourists criticize proposal, but those wanting to shed the country’s mafia boss image praise itSouvenirs depicting the late Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar could be banned in Colombia if legislators approve a bill introduced this week in the nation’s congress. The proposal is criticized by vendors who sell his merchandise to tourists from around the world, but backed by those who believe the country should shed its image of mafia bosses.The bill proposes fines of
  
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• We trust Scottish police protection is strong - Muslim council

  05-08-2024 19:32 via bbc.com
  
  First Minister John Swinney met Muslim leaders in Edinburgh after days of disorder across the UK.
  
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• 'My life is threatened - there is no hope here,' says owner of cafe set alight

  05-08-2024 19:32 via bbc.com
  
  Business owners express shock and heartbreak after disorder broke out in Belfast on Saturday.
  
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• Harris to announce VP pick on Tuesday ahead of Philadelphia rally – report

  05-08-2024 19:24 via theguardian.com
  Presidential nominee interviewed governors Josh Shapiro and Tim Walz over the weekend in crunch time decisionWho is Josh Shapiro, Kamala Harris’s potential vice-presidential pick?Who is Tim Walz, the governor who could be Harris’s vice-presidential pick?Kamala Harris is reportedly set to announce her choice of a running mate with a video released on Tuesday, before they appear together at an evening rally in Philadelphia to kick off a five-day tour of the swing states that are crucia
  
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• 'Baby Reindeer' star Nava Mau reflects on her historic Emmy nomination

  05-08-2024 19:23 via nbcnews.com
  
  Nava Mau, who nabbed a historic Emmy nomination last month, opens up about her role in Netflix's "Baby Reindeer."
  
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• IBA holds chaotic news conference on Olympic boxing row

  05-08-2024 19:21 via bbc.com
  
  Boxing at the 2024 Olympics has been overshadowed by an eligibility row over two athletes in Paris.
  
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• Man charged with murder after woman’s body found in Stafford flat

  05-08-2024 19:11 via theguardian.com
  
  Wayne Bond, 44, appears at hearing via videolink after Staffordshire police responded to reports of a deathA man has been charged with murder after a woman’s body was found in a flat in Stafford.Officers from Staffordshire police were called to Eagle House, a temporary accommodation property on Newport Road, at about 10.30am on 29 July to reports that a woman had died. Continue reading...
  
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• Iran says it has duty to punish Israel over killing of Hamas leader in Tehran

  05-08-2024 19:10 via theguardian.com
  
  Crisis meeting of Arab states this week may set agenda for retaliation as countries urge Iran to show restraint Iran has called in foreign ambassadors based in Tehran to warn of the country’s moral duty to punish Israel for what it sees as its “adventurism” and law-breaking in assassinating Ismail Haniyeh, the Hamas leader, a week ago in the Iranian capital.Iran has also secured an emergency meeting of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Wednesday where it will try
  
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• Dolphin found dead on bank of River Thames

  05-08-2024 19:10 via bbc.com
  
  A dolphin is found dead on the bank of the Thames after one was spotted in the water last week.
  
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• Palestinian prisoners describe systemic abuse in Israel’s jails

  05-08-2024 19:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Guardian interviews back up report by rights group B’Tselem, which says jails should now be labelled ‘torture camps’Torture, abuse and humiliation: Palestinians on Israeli prison ‘hell’Violence, extreme hunger, humiliation and other abuse of Palestinian prisoners has been normalised across Israel’s jail system, according to Guardian interviews with released prisoners, with mistreatment now so systemic that rights group B’Tselem says it must be considered
  
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• JD Vance’s wife says his ‘childless cat ladies’ comment was a ‘quip’

  05-08-2024 18:27 via theguardian.com
  
  Usha Vance doubles down on controversy dogging Donald Trump’s running mate over his remarks about US leadersWomen offended by JD Vance’s contention that the US is run by “childless cat ladies” should realise it was merely a “quip”, the Republican vice-presidential nominee’s wife, Usha Vance, claimed in an interview broadcast on Monday.“I took a moment to look and actually see what he had said and tried to understand what the context was and all tha
  
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• Harris expected to announce her VP pick Tuesday ahead of their Philadelphia rally

  05-08-2024 18:12 via nbcnews.com
  
  WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris is expected to reveal her vice presidential pick Tuesday, ahead of their first rally together in Philadelphia in the evening, according to two sources familiar with the plan.
  
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• Simone Biles didn't finish with gold, but the Paris Games still belonged to her

  05-08-2024 18:10 via nbcnews.com
  
  Simone Biles won silver in the floor exercise at the Paris Olympics, earning her 11th medal and 7th gold, closing in on Larisa Latynina’s 9 golds.
  
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• 'Great crowds, a stellar leaderboard and true sporting legacy'

  05-08-2024 18:04 via bbc.com
  
  In the wake of Scottie Scheffler's sensational victory in Paris on Sunday, the women's event starts on Wednesday, with questions over golf's Olympic credentials surely well and truly banished from the sporting agenda.
  
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• Shares in New York and London tumble on fears of US recession

  05-08-2024 17:55 via theguardian.com
  
  FTSE 100 on track for its lowest close since April and Japan’s Nikkei suffers biggest fall since crash of 1987Business live – latest updatesShares on Wall Street and in London have fallen heavily amid a global stock market rout triggered by fears of a recession in the US.The tech-focused Nasdaq index dropped by 6% as trading in New York opened on Monday, while the broader S&P 500 index fell by 4.2% in a sell-off triggered by weak US jobs data. The Dow Jones industrial average los
  
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• Police release images of suspects in killing of 'General Hospital' actor Johnny Wactor

  05-08-2024 17:44 via nbcnews.com
  
  Police have released video stills that show three people alleged to be suspects in the killing of "General Hospital" actor Johnny Wactor.
  
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• Tropical Storm Debby live updates: 1 killed after storm makes landfall as hurricane

  05-08-2024 17:40
  
  Debby is roaring across Florida as a tropical storm after making landfall as a Category 1 hurricane Monday morning.
  
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• Middle East crisis: Hezbollah launches drone attack on northern Israel as border skirmishes continue – as it happened

  05-08-2024 17:07 via theguardian.com
  
  US president Joe Biden to meet national security team as fears grow of Iranian attack on IsraelIran’s foreign ministry has called in ambassadors and heads of missions for a meeting with the country’s acting foreign minister, Ali Bagheri Kani, to reiterate Iran’s will to respond to Israel, Reuters reports.Spain’s foreign minister, José Manuel Albares, has spoken with his Jordanian counterpart, Ayman Safadi, about the risk of escalation in the Middle East. Continue r
  
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• GB's Clarke & Woods win Olympic kayak cross medals

  05-08-2024 17:06 via bbc.com
  
  Great Britain's Joe Clarke wins Olympic silver in the men's kayak cross, with Kimberley Woods taking bronze at Paris 2024.
  
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• NSW moves to outlaw asking tenants to pay for their own background checks on renter ‘blacklists’

  05-08-2024 17:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Minns government announces reforms to end practice of rental property platforms soliciting payments from applicantsGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastRental property application platforms would be prohibited from asking prospective tenants in New South Wales to pay for their own background checks under proposed new laws.The Minns Labor government on Tuesday announced it would introduce the legislation after feedback from renters who said they were often told
  
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