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• Gov. Gretchen Whitmer says she'll vote for Kamala Harris for two terms

  20-08-2024 23:55
  
  Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer joined ABC News' Linsey Davis on the first night of the DNC.
  
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• Historic port's £60m revamp for marine energy role

  20-08-2024 23:45 via bbc.com
  
  Changes at Pembroke Port are part of plans to attract energy firms and create up to 1,800 new jobs.
  
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• Trial date set for man accused of trying to assassinate Supreme Court Justice Kavanaugh

  20-08-2024 23:26
  
  A trial is scheduled to start in June 2025 for a California man charged with trying to assassinate Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh at his home in a suburb of Washington, D
  
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• Massachusetts man goes missing while on vacation in South Carolina

  20-08-2024 23:24
  
  Stanley Kotowski, 60, was last seen Friday morning leaving his family's vacation rental on Hilton Head Island in South Carolina, according to his family.
  
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• Ancient treasure dating back thousands of years unearthed in burial mound

  20-08-2024 23:14 via foxnews.com
  
  In the Turkish region of Kazakhstan, archaeologists discovered ancient treasures in a burial mound dating back approximately 2,000 years.  Researchers point to the Kangyu Era as the time period that these ancient objects belong to. Kangyu state was located along Silk Road, which refers to a network of routes that traders used, connecting the East and West, according to National Geographic. A translated press release published on Turkistan's regional government website in May 2024 share
  
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• Former cop convicted in George Floyd’s death released from prison

  20-08-2024 22:56
  
  A former Minneapolis police officer convicted in the death of George Floyd was released from prison Tuesday, a Federal Bureau of Prisons spokesperson told ABC News.
  
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• SEE IT: Circus performer falls while performing tightrope stunt in England, is 'doing well'

  20-08-2024 22:52 via foxnews.com
  
  A tightrope performer who plunged from the high wire during a circus performance is "doing well," according to Gravity Circus.A female tightrope artist with the High Wire Troupe fell during an act featuring two other male performers on the high wire. The distance she fell is unknown.The moment she fell was captured on camera by one anonymous member of the crowd present at Gravity Circus' performance in Hastings, East Sussex, England.FIRST-GENERATION CIRCUS PERFORMER TALKS ROAD TO PERFECTING HIS
  
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• Shaw and Clinton earn PFA player of the year awards

  20-08-2024 22:41 via bbc.com
  
  Khadija Shaw is named the Professional Footballers' Association women's player of the year, while Grace Clinton takes the young player award.
  
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• Foden named PFA player of year, Palmer young player

  20-08-2024 22:09 via bbc.com
  
  Manchester City midfielder Phil Foden wins the PFA men's player of the year award, while Chelsea winger Cole Palmer is named young player of the year.
  
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• Residents return home after WW2 bomb explosion

  20-08-2024 21:57 via bbc.com
  
  Residents have been returning home after a 500kg wartime German bomb was destroyed.
  
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• WATCH: Kids teach their grandpa how to front flip in the pool

  20-08-2024 21:09
  
  This grandfather did a fantastic front flip in the pool once his grandkids showed him how it's done.
  
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• Panama deports 29 Colombians on first US-funded flight

  20-08-2024 21:09 via foxnews.com
  
  Panama deported 29 Colombians on Tuesday on a flight that the government said was the first paid for by the United States under an agreement the two countries signed in July.The Colombians had entered Panama illegally through the Darien jungle, a path used by more than 500,000 migrants headed north last year. The vast majority of those were Venezuelans.PANAMA PRESIDENT DISMISSES THIS KEY ISSUE AS A 'UNITED STATES PROBLEM'But at least for now, Panama is not able to deport Venezuelans because the
  
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• Bayesian yacht sinking: six presumed dead as divers try to access cabins

  20-08-2024 21:01 via theguardian.com
  
  UK tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch and daughter among those thought to have been trapped when storm hit off SicilySix people are now presumed dead after the super yacht they were onboard sank in a violent storm off the coast of Sicily.Divers tried in vain on Tuesday to gain access to the inside of the sunken 56-metre Bayesian luxury vessel, where rescue crews believe those missing may have been trapped. Continue reading...
  
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• Key moments when Harris and Obama's political paths crossed

  20-08-2024 20:50 via bbc.com
  
  Two decades after they first met, he will use his convention speech to try to propel her to the White House.
  
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• Divers battle 10-minute dive window and debris in yacht search

  20-08-2024 20:49 via bbc.com
  
  Rescue operations continue for those still missing after the Bayesian yacht sank off the coast of Sicily.
  
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• Man jailed for shouting at police dog and using racist slurs

  20-08-2024 20:46 via bbc.com
  
  Several men who participated in a riot in Rotherham outside a hotel were also given lengthy prison sentences.
  
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• Disney drops bid to stop allergy death lawsuit over Disney+ terms

  20-08-2024 20:41 via bbc.com
  
  The firm had argued the case should go to arbitration because of its streaming service's small print.
  
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• King expresses 'sympathy and empathy' on Southport visit

  20-08-2024 20:23 via bbc.com
  
  King Charles travelled to the Merseyside town following the stabbings that killed three girls.
  
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• Three men guilty of raping girls in Plymouth

  20-08-2024 20:18 via bbc.com
  
  The men denied the charges and were convicted following a five-week trial at Plymouth Crown Court.
  
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• Migrants screamed for help from van, jury told

  20-08-2024 20:18 via bbc.com
  
  Anas Al Mustafa is accused of smuggling seven people into the UK in a van on a cross-Channel ferry.
  
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• Sterling left out of Chelsea squad for European game

  20-08-2024 20:12 via bbc.com
  
  Raheem Sterling is left out of Chelsea's squad for a second successive match - Thursday's Europa Conference League play-off first leg against Servette.
  
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• Russian forces claim another town captured in east Ukraine

  20-08-2024 19:17 via bbc.com
  
  Ukraine does not confirm the loss of Niu-York, saying Russian forces are attacking near the town.
  
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• Five takeaways from the Democratic Convention's first night

  20-08-2024 19:10 via bbc.com
  
  President Biden, Hillary Clinton, and the next generation of Democratic leaders took the stage in Chicago to make the case for Kamala Harris.
  
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• NHS nurses and healthcare staff offered 5.5% pay rise

  20-08-2024 19:06 via bbc.com
  
  Almost 170,000 NHS Scotland staff would get the pay rise backdated to April if unions accept the offer.
  
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• UK holidaymakers face €7 EU visa waiver next summer

  20-08-2024 19:01 via bbc.com
  
  Travellers will have to pay €7 for a visa waiver every three years or until their passport expires.
  
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• 'Pope and England's chance to prepare for life without Stokes'

  20-08-2024 19:00 via bbc.com
  
  England have made no secret of their long-term Ashes planning, and now they can prepare for the unthinkable - life without Ben Stokes.
  
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• Israel recovers 6 dead hostages in 'complex rescue operation,' says bodies held under humanitarian area

  20-08-2024 18:54 via foxnews.com
  
  The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) recovered the bodies of six deceased Israeli hostages in a rescue operation Monday, the forces announced. "Overnight our forces returned the bodies of six of our hostages that had been held by the murderous Hamas terrorist organization," Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a statement."Our hearts grieve over the terrible loss," Netanyahu said. "My wife Sara and I convey our heartfelt condolences to the dear families.""I would like to thank the b
  
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• WATCH: Soldier pranks sister for her birthday in the most brotherly way

  20-08-2024 18:53
  
  A woman got less than she bargained for on her birthday after her brother pretended to surprise her with a home visit.
  
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• 'Hull overcomes Olympics setback for Women's Open bid'

  20-08-2024 18:35 via bbc.com
  
  Britain’s Charley Hull is a rare European hope for this week's AIG Women's Open at St Andrews after a nightmare start at the Olympics cost her a medal chance.
  
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• Six Kamala Harris claims fact-checked

  20-08-2024 18:34 via bbc.com
  
  BBC Verify examined claims made by Harris, about her record and Trump's on the economy, abortion and immigration.
  
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• What might have caused Sicily yacht to sink

  20-08-2024 18:33 via bbc.com
  
  As the rescue operation continues off the Italian coast, questions remain as to why the superyacht sank.
  
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• Canada’s Conservatives criticised over ‘our home’ video featuring scenes from US, UK and Serbia

  20-08-2024 18:30 via theguardian.com
  
  Party deletes video after viewers list gaffes, including scenes of Ukraine, Slovenia – and Russian jetsCanada’s Conservative party has deleted a social media campaign video with a heavily nationalist message after much of the video featured scenes from other countries, including Ukrainian farmers, Slovenian homes, London’s Richmond Park and a pair of Russian fighter jets.The video, titled “Canada. Our Home” was initially posted to X on Saturday, with various scenes
  
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• African health officials call for solidarity not travel bans over mpox outbreak

  20-08-2024 18:28 via theguardian.com
  
  Head of Africa CDC Jean Kaseya urges international community to support rollout of testing and vaccinationsAfrican health officials have appealed to the international community not to impose travel bans on countries dealing with an outbreak of mpox, but instead to support the continent in rolling out testing and vaccinations.There have been about 1,400 new cases and 24 deaths linked to a new variant of mpox over the past week, according to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention. C
  
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• Mpox not new Covid and can be stopped, expert says

  20-08-2024 17:53 via bbc.com
  
  The world must act now to ensure vaccines reach the areas most in need, the WHO's Dr Hans Kluge says.
  
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• Israel says bodies of six hostages have been recovered from Gaza

  20-08-2024 17:53 via theguardian.com
  
  IDF says the dead men were all civilians abducted from kibbutzim during 7 October Hamas attackMiddle East crisis live – latest updatesIsrael has recovered the bodies of six hostages who were seized during Hamas’s 7 October attack and taken to Gaza, its military has announced.An overnight operation in Khan Younis in southern Gaza found the bodies of Yagev Buchshtab, Alexander Dancyg, Avraham Munder, Yoram Metzger, Nadav Popplewell and Chaim Peri, all civilians abducted from their home
  
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• Firefighter admits sharing photo of dead body

  20-08-2024 17:53 via bbc.com
  
  Cameron Hancel shared an image of a deceased male while working for West Midlands Fire Service.
  
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• Sinner cleared after testing positive twice for banned substance

  20-08-2024 17:28 via bbc.com
  
  World number one Jannik Sinner is cleared of any wrongdoing after twice testing positive for a banned substance in March.
  
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• Yacht tragedy leaves Sicilian port reeling as divers search wreck

  20-08-2024 16:37 via bbc.com
  
  Divers trained to work in small spaces are flown in but strong winds are making conditions harder.
  
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• Doctor: Bayesian 'capsized within a few minutes'

  20-08-2024 16:35 via bbc.com
  
  Survivors of the Bayesian say the ship "capsized within a few minutes", according to a doctor treating them.
  
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• Jade saw drugs kill family and friends - then they took her life too

  20-08-2024 16:16 via bbc.com
  
  The 34-year-old, who told her story to BBC News last year, was found dead in a flat in Glasgow in March.
  
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• Belarusian president claims Ukraine is ‘pushing’ Russia to strike with nuclear weapons

  20-08-2024 16:11 via foxnews.com
  
  Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko claimed in an interview posted on Sunday that Ukraine’s invasion of Russia is an attempt to "push" Moscow to hit it with nuclear weapons. "Such escalation on the part of Ukraine is an attempt to push Russia to asymmetric actions. Let's say to use nuclear weapons," he said in an interview with local outlet Rossiya, according to a translation by BelTA.  "I know for sure that Ukraine would be very happy if Russia or we used tactical nuc
  
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• Murdered Indian doctor’s father speaks out: ‘All I can do now is get her justice’

  20-08-2024 16:10 via theguardian.com
  
  The rape-murder of a trainee doctor in a Kolkata hospital has caused outrage across India. Here, her father recalls her urge to help others and their struggle to support her studiesThe father of the trainee doctor murdered during a rest break at a Kolkata hospital has spoken of his daughter’s love of medicine and the way her family had worked to support her vocation.“We are a poor family and we raised her with a lot of hardship. She worked extremely hard to become a doctor. All she d
  
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• Israel-Gaza war: at least 12 Palestinians killed in Israeli airstrike on school, say Gaza defence authorities – as it happened

  20-08-2024 16:01 via theguardian.com
  
  Israeli military says it struck Hamas militant base inside the school but civil defence agency spokesperson says bodies of men and children recoveredIsrael says bodies of six hostages have been recovered from GazaEgyptian president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi warned on Tuesday of the risk of the Gaza war expanding regionally in a way “difficult to imagine” during a meeting with U.S. secretary of state Antony Blinken, the Egyptian presidency said.He added:“The ceasefire in Gaza must be
  
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• Train superfan, 5, becomes rookie driver

  20-08-2024 15:22 via bbc.com
  
  Daniel from Wigan is invited to Avanti West Coast's training centre to test drive his favourite trains.
  
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  20-08-2024 13:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
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• Kenyan police arrest eight officers after suspected serial killer escapes

  20-08-2024 11:05 via theguardian.com
  
  Man accused of murdering and dismembering 42 women named as one of 13 detainees on the run in NairobiKenyan police have arrested eight officers over the escape of 13 people, including an alleged serial killer, from Nairobi police cells, an official said.The eight, among them the head of the station, were on duty during the escape, the acting inspector general of police, Gilbert Masengeli, said. Continue reading...
  
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• Biden’s long goodbye and Hillary takes jabs at Trump

  20-08-2024 10:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The president gives his farewell speech to Democrats and Hillary fires shots at Trump
  
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• Canadian export agency ‘nursing losses’ after lending $1bn to Thames Water

  20-08-2024 10:21 via theguardian.com
  
  State-backed body EDC has reportedly sold at deep discount five loans made to debt-ridden UK utilityCanada’s state-backed export credit agency is reportedly nursing steep losses after lending debt-ridden Thames Water as much as a billion Canadian dollars.The British utility, which has said it could run out of cash by next June, received five loans from Export Development Canada (EDC) between 2018 and 2022 after the Canadian pension fund Omers had invested. The total value of the loans was
  
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• Biden passes the torch at the Democratic Convention

  20-08-2024 09:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The president vows to be "the best volunteer" for Kamala Harris's campaign
  
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• Australia and Indonesia to deepen military ties after striking ‘historic’ security pact

  20-08-2024 08:10 via theguardian.com
  
  Anthony Albanese and Prabowo Subianto announce conclusion of treaty negotiations but reporters weren’t able to ask questions about new dealFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAustralia and Indonesia have struck a new security pact that will lead to more joint military exercises and visits, prompting human rights advocates to call for safeguards.The Australian prime minister, Anthony Albanese, told th
  
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