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• Cellphone bans in some states' public schools take effect as experts point out pros and cons

  25-08-2024 23:25 via foxnews.com
  
  Some U.S. states and school districts are heeding calls for stricter protocols or even outright bans on cellphone usage by students.Arizona is the latest state attempting to restrict usage, according to reports, with the legislature arguing that while districts can individually tackle the issue, a wider law is necessary. In April, Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoed a bill that would have limited cellphone use in Arizona's public schools.KIDS AND SMARTPHONES: HOW YOUNG IS TOO YOUNG? EXPERTS REVEAL IMPO
  
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• Telegram says arrested CEO Durov has 'nothing to hide'

  25-08-2024 23:11 via bbc.com
  
  Telegram says it is "absurd" to claim a platform or its owner is responsible for abuse of that platform.
  
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• Watch: Paralympic flame's journey under the sea to France

  25-08-2024 23:07 via bbc.com
  
  After being lit in Stoke Mandeville the Paralympic torch headed through the Channel Tunnel on its way to Paris.
  
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• British man killed after journalists hit in strike on Ukraine hotel

  25-08-2024 23:05 via bbc.com
  
  Ryan Evans, who was part of a Reuters news team, was killed in Kramatorsk in a strike on a hotel on Saturday.
  
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• Homes in Wales have the most bins in the UK

  25-08-2024 22:48 via bbc.com
  
  Residents with up to 10 bins per household explain how they cope with the push for more recycling.
  
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• 'Norris' new-found dominance alarming Red Bull'

  25-08-2024 22:27 via bbc.com
  
  Lando Norris says after winning the Dutch Grand Prix that it was “pretty stupid” to think about winning the world championship - but his victory has Red Bull worried.
  
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• 'We've got your back, Arne' - Liverpool begin post-Klopp era at Anfield

  25-08-2024 22:12 via bbc.com
  
  Liverpool began the post-Jurgen Klopp era at Anfield on Sunday, emerging 2-0 winners in boss Arne Slot's first home game in charge.
  
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• Cordon lifted after tide removes suspected bomb

  25-08-2024 21:49 via bbc.com
  
  The coastguard is watching the beach to see if it returns and bomb disposal experts are on standby.
  
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• Ko wins Women's Open to end eight-year major drought

  25-08-2024 21:44 via bbc.com
  
  New Zealand's Lydia Ko ends an eight-year major drought with victory at the AIG Women's Open at St Andrews.
  
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• Netanyahu says attacks on Hezbollah in Lebanon ‘not the end of the story’

  25-08-2024 20:44 via theguardian.com
  
  Israeli air raids on rocket sites are part of dangerous rise in hostilities, increasing fears a major conflict could eruptBenjamin Netanyahu has vowed that Israeli air raids targeting Hezbollah rockets in southern Lebanon in the early hours of Sunday morning were “not the end of the story”, after the two sides exchanged their heaviest fire since the war in Gaza began, raising fears of an all-out regional conflict.The Israeli prime minister did not specify what further action, if any,
  
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• Israel and Hezbollah trade strikes as Hamas plays down talk of imminent ceasefire deal in Gaza – as it happened

  25-08-2024 20:34 via theguardian.com
  
  IDF launches waves of what it calls ‘pre-emptive’ strikes into Lebanon as Hezbollah fires hundreds of rockets in major escalation of tensionsWhat we know so farIsrael launches ‘pre-emptive’ strikes on LebanonAnalysis: Israel and Hezbollah have good reason to avoid war – but it remains possibleCircling back to Lloyd Austin and Yoav Gallant speaking, the Pentagon said the US defence secretary reaffirmed Washington’s commitment to Israel’s defence.Reuters r
  
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• Chris Hemsworth shows off his drum skills in surprise guest appearance at Ed Sheeran’s concert

  25-08-2024 20:28 via nbcnews.com
  
  Ed Sheeran is helping Chris Hemsworth get out of his comfort zone — and he’s doing it by having him perform in front of 70,000 people.
  
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• Ingebrigtsen & Duplantis break world records

  25-08-2024 19:55 via bbc.com
  
  Jakob Ingebrigtsen smashes the 3,000m world record before Armand Duplantis breaks his own pole vault world record at the Diamond League event in Silesia.
  
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• Rapper Macklemore says he canceled Dubai show over UAE arming Sudan paramilitary forces

  25-08-2024 19:52 via nbcnews.com
  
  American rapper Macklemore said he canceled an upcoming October concert in Dubai over the United Arab Emirates’ role “in the ongoing genocide and humanitarian crisis” in Sudan through its reported support of the paramilitary force that’s been fighting government troops there.
  
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• RFK Jr defends ‘MAGA,’ teases more to join Trump ‘unity government’

  25-08-2024 19:49 via foxnews.com
  
  Robert F. Kennedy Jr. defended the "MAGA" movement and teased more additions to the "unity government" he looks to join under former President Trump on Sunday.Kennedy offered his own definition of MAGA in a post on X, arguing Democrats have misinterpreted the movement as regressive. The former presidential candidate dropped out and endorsed Trump on Friday in a major shake-up to the race."'Make America Great Again' recalls a nation brimming with vitality, with a can-do spirit, with hope and a be
  
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• Lily Allen says she has received death threats after revealing she gave up pandemic puppy

  25-08-2024 19:28 via nbcnews.com
  
  Lily Allen is defending herself online amid controversy sparked by her recent comments about having returned a dog she adopted after it ate her family's passports.
  
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• Attorney general intervenes in Foreign Office review of weapons sales to Israel

  25-08-2024 18:53 via theguardian.com
  
  Exclusive: Richard Hermer says officials need to be certain that weapons are not being used to breach international humanitarian lawKeir Starmer’s most senior legal adviser has intervened in the contentious decision over whether to ban UK arms sales to Israel, the Guardian has learned, as officials struggle to distinguish between “offensive” and “defensive” weapons.Sources say Richard Hermer, the attorney general, has told Foreign Office officials he will not approv
  
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• Labour donor was given 'temporary' No 10 pass

  25-08-2024 18:44 via bbc.com
  
  The Conservatives have accused the government of "cronyism" after it emerged the peer could access No 10.
  
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• Madueke scores hat-trick and apologises for insulting Wolverhampton

  25-08-2024 18:33 via bbc.com
  
  After scoring a hat-trick in Chelsea's 6-2 win at Wolves, Noni Madueke apologises for a social media post about the city of Wolverhampton.
  
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• Gaza’s 2.2 million people are confined to a humanitarian area smaller than Manhattan

  25-08-2024 18:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  Palestinians in the Gaza Strip are being squeezed into ever smaller patches of land as Israeli military-designated humanitarian areas shrink to just 11% of the enclave’s territory, according to the United Nations, following a flurry of evacuation notices as Israel continues its military campaign across Gaza.
  
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• RFK Jr responds to drama within Kennedy family, wife's discomfort after Trump endorsement

  25-08-2024 17:38 via foxnews.com
  
  Robert F. Kennedy Jr. responded to criticism he has faced from his wife and other members of the Kennedy family on Sunday after endorsing former President Trump.Kennedy faced questions about the family drama during an appearance on "Fox News Sunday" with host Shannon Bream. Bream referenced a letter from Kennedy's siblings condemning his endorsement on Friday."You know, my family is at the center of the Democratic Party. I have members of my family that are working for the Biden administration.
  
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• Israel and Hezbollah have good reason to avoid war – but it remains possible

  25-08-2024 17:20 via theguardian.com
  
  Neither side seems prepared for realities of land warfare, but a small mistake may have deadly consequencesIf Israel and Hezbollah wanted an all-out war it would have happened a long time ago. Each side would welcome the destruction of the other, but the time has not been right so far for either of them to plunge into a full-scale conflict.The intense exchange of hostilities across the Israel-Lebanese border on Sunday morning once more took the parties to brink of such a war, but once again they
  
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• Hurricane Hone expected to bring heavy rain and damaging winds to Hawaii's Big Island

  25-08-2024 17:19 via nbcnews.com
  
  Hurricane Hone is expected to bring heavy rainfall and damaging winds to Hawaii’s Big Island as it passes south of it early Sunday morning, according to the National Hurricane Center.
  
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• Children's joy at Notting Hill Carnival parade

  25-08-2024 16:40 via bbc.com
  
  About one million people are expected to join the fun during two days of music, dancing and parades.
  
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• EE tells parents: don't give under-11s smartphones

  25-08-2024 16:09 via bbc.com
  
  The mobile phone network recommends parents buy under-11s phones that can only text or call.
  
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• PM to say: 'Things will get worse before we get better'

  25-08-2024 15:26 via bbc.com
  
  The Conservatives have disputed Labour's claim they left a black hole in the public finances.
  
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• Nature funding to be used to settle council pay deals

  25-08-2024 15:13 via bbc.com
  
  BBC Scotland News understands that ministers have written to councils telling them to divert the money.
  
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• JD Vance dodges on whether Trump's immigration policy would lead to family separations

  25-08-2024 15:06 via nbcnews.com
  
  Ohio Sen. JD Vance, former President Donald Trump’s running mate, on Saturday evaded multiple questions about whether Trump’s proposed “zero tolerance” policy on immigration would lead to family separation.
  
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• Three charged in a Kentucky woman’s fatal stabbing, but her family says police are at fault, too

  25-08-2024 15:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  The arrests of a Kentucky dentist Michael McKinney II and his son a year after Amber Spradlin's fatal stabbing follow accusations of police missteps.
  
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• Allsopp felt 'sick' after social services referral over son's holiday

  25-08-2024 14:41 via bbc.com
  
  The broadcaster was contacted after revealing she let her 15-year-old son go inter-railing around Europe.
  
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• What is Hezbollah and will it go to war with Israel?

  25-08-2024 13:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Escalating cross-border hostilities between the foes have heightened fears of an all-out conflict.
  
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• Babe Ruth 'called shot' jersey sells for record £18.1m

  25-08-2024 13:38 via bbc.com
  
  Babe Ruth's jersey when he 'called the shot' during the 1932 World Series sells for record £18.1m at auction.
  
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• Sharon Osbourne hunts mystery fan who found ring

  25-08-2024 13:28 via bbc.com
  
  Sharon Osbourne is seeking the identity of the fan who she says restored her faith in people.
  
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• Union members aren’t just voting on labor this year

  25-08-2024 13:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  Trump and Harris are vying for members of a resurgent labor movement. But with other big issues on the ballot, a single winning message may be elusive.
  
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• A stark social divide: Adults without a college degree more likely to have no close friends

  25-08-2024 13:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  The share of Americans who report having no close friends has risen, a survey found, particularly among those who did not graduate college — creating a divide in people’s levels of social connection.
  
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• Telegram messaging app CEO Durov arrested in France

  25-08-2024 12:59 via nbcnews.com
  
  Pavel Durov, the Russian-French billionaire founder and CEO of the Telegram messaging app, was arrested at Bourget airport outside Paris on Saturday evening.
  
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• French authorities arrest suspect in an explosion at a synagogue that injured a police officer

  25-08-2024 12:48 via nbcnews.com
  French police have apprehended and detained a suspect in an arson attack on a synagogue in a southwestern Mediterranean town that injured a police officer.
  
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• Historian hails Trinidad plan to remove Columbus ships from coat of arms

  25-08-2024 12:28 via theguardian.com
  
  PM’s proposal to replace ships with steelpan wins applause from his party but some in capital voice opposing viewsThe government of Trinidad and Tobago wants to remove a depiction of three ships used by Christopher Columbus from its coat of arms, in a move hailed by a historian as important in addressing historical inaccuracies and shrugging off colonial identities.The Caribbean country’s prime minister, Keith Rowley, announced a plan on 18 August to replace the ships with a represen
  
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• Diaries of Mao's secretary at the center of a legal battle over the history of modern China

  25-08-2024 12:05 via nbcnews.com
  
  HONG KONG — The diaries of a top Chinese official and prominent critic of Beijing are at the center of a U.S. legal battle, raising questions about who will write the history of modern China.
  
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• The quinceañera party is more alive than ever — but it's not your abuela's celebration

  25-08-2024 12:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  Blowout quinceañera parties with “crazy hour,” reggaeton over waltzes, and epic photoshoots redefine this Latina teen rite of passage.
  
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• Harris campaign announces $40 million raised since her convention speech

  25-08-2024 12:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  The Harris campaign announced that it and its allies have raked in $40 million since Vice President Kamala Harris' speech at the Democratic National Convention.
  
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• Minister seeks legal settlement in case of South Africa’s imperilled penguins

  25-08-2024 11:32 via theguardian.com
  
  Dion George says avoiding extinction of African penguin is his objective, and settling case aimed at stopping fishing around major colonies will helpSouth Africa’s new environment minister has said he wants to stop African penguins from going extinct by taking measures including settling a case brought by two environmental charities to stop fishing around the birds’ major colonies.BirdLife South Africa and the Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds (SANCOB)
  
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• Man surrenders and confesses to Germany stabbing attack

  25-08-2024 11:24 via bbc.com
  
  The man - reportedly wearing bloodstained clothes - turned himself in to Solingen police.
  
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• Israel and Hezbollah exchange heavy fire in major escalation

  25-08-2024 11:15 via bbc.com
  
  Hezbollah says it fired hundreds of rockets after Israel says it launched pre-emptive strikes.
  
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• The federal courts are full of judges who could retire but won’t. There is little to be done about it.

  25-08-2024 11:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  At the age of 97, Judge Pauline Newman is the oldest full-time federal judge on the bench, but despite concerns about her ability to do the job, her colleagues are struggling to get rid of her. For more than a year, she has been locked in a legal battle with her fellow judges on the Washington, D.C.-based U.S.
  
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• Solingen stabbing attack: suspect believed to be member of Islamic State, say authorities

  25-08-2024 10:20 via theguardian.com
  German police and prosecutors say man in custody over attack in which three people died is 26-year-old SyrianSolingen stabbings: what we know so farA suspect arrested over a stabbing rampage in the western German city of Solingen is thought to be a member of Islamic State, federal prosecutors have said, after Friday’s attack in which three people died and eight were injured.Early on Sunday, Düsseldorf police and prosecutors said in a joint statement that the suspect in custody was a 2
  
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• Middle East crisis live: Israel launches airstrikes on Lebanon ‘in self defence’ as Hezbollah fires hundreds of rockets

  25-08-2024 10:10 via theguardian.com
  IDF launches ‘pre-emptive’ airstrikes as Hezbollah fires rockets towards Israel in response to killing of military commander Fuad ShukrWhat we know so farIsrael launches ‘pre-emptive’ strikes on LebanonCircling back to Lloyd Austin and Yoav Gallant speaking, the Pentagon said the US defence secretary reaffirmed Washington’s commitment to Israel’s defence.Reuters reports that a Pentagon readout of the call said Austin spoke with the Israeli defence minister &ld
  
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• Norway’s border guards on front line in battle against ‘cocaine tsunami’

  25-08-2024 10:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The nordic nation has become a gateway to Europe for South American drug traffickersArmed with a powered screwdriver, a crowbar and a handheld scanner, the Norwegian customs officers climbed up a tower of refrigerated containers. With the striking scenery of the Oslofjord behind them and the refrigerator fans whirring, they forced open the back of a sealed banana container from Costa Rica.“You can get a glimpse of how much space there is inside,” customs officer Gard Belgen told the
  
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• Bacteria helping to extract rare metals from old batteries in boost for green tech

  25-08-2024 10:00 via theguardian.com
  Team at University of Edinburgh using microbes to recycle lithium, cobalt and other expensive mineralsScientists have formed an unusual new alliance in their fight against climate change. They are using bacteria to help them extract rare metals vital in the development of green technology. Without the help of these microbes, we could run out of raw materials to build turbines, electric cars and solar panels, they say.The work is being spearheaded by scientists at the University of Edinburgh and
  
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• Israel and Hezbollah say they don't want war - but they are both ready for it

  25-08-2024 09:38 via bbc.com
  
  This appears to be Hezbollah’s first significant retaliation for the assassination of a senior commander, Jon Donnison writes.
  
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