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• Oasis tickets relisted for £6,000 minutes after pre-sale

  30-08-2024 21:34 via bbc.com
  
  The first batch of tickets for Oasis' reunion gigs go on sale to fans who were successful in a ballot.
  
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• Girl, 14, killed as Russian strike hits Kharkiv playground

  30-08-2024 21:32 via bbc.com
  
  The strikes, which left at least five other dead, also hit a 12-storey building in the eastern city.
  
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• What's happening today at the Paralympics?

  30-08-2024 21:24 via bbc.com
  
  Your day-by-day guide to what is happening when - and who to watch out for - at the Paris 2024 Paralympics.
  
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• What's happening and when? Plan your day-by-day schedule

  30-08-2024 21:24 via bbc.com
  
  Your day-by-day guide to what is happening when - and who to watch out for - at the Paris 2024 Paralympics.
  
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• WATCH: Sister cheers on little brother, shows him how to go down slide

  30-08-2024 20:57
  
  This is what sibling love is all about.
  
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• Ulta’s major fall beauty sale just started — here’s what to buy

  30-08-2024 20:54 via nbcnews.com
  
  The first week of Ulta’s Fall 21 Days of Beauty Event is here, and you can save on skin care, beauty, and more. Sales will rotate daily, and you can shop brands such as Drunk Elephant and Sol de Janeiro.
  
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• Atkinson inspires huge England lead against Sri Lanka

  30-08-2024 20:42 via bbc.com
  
  Watch as Gus Atkinson maiden Test century leads England by 256 runs during entertaining day two of the second Test against Sri Lanka.
  
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• Adnan Syed's conviction reinstated in Serial podcast murder case

  30-08-2024 20:32 via bbc.com
  
  Syed was freed after spending more than 20 years in prison fighting charges that he killed his ex-girlfriend in Maryland.
  
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• Cronyism probe launched after donor allegations

  30-08-2024 20:05 via bbc.com
  
  A review of appointments to some Government jobs has been launched after accusations of cronyism.
  Labour has defended the appointment of three people to top civil service jobs who are also linked with donations to the party.
  
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• Harris unscathed after walking careful line in first interview

  30-08-2024 19:43 via bbc.com
  
  There was no new ammunition for Republicans, but it highlighted the challenge she faces in pitching herself as a change candidate.
  
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• Atkinson century leads England dominance of Sri Lanka

  30-08-2024 19:43 via bbc.com
  
  Gus Atkinson continues the sensational start to his career with a maiden century as England utterly dominate the second day of the second Test against Sri Lanka at Lord’s.
  
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• WATCH: These dogs in a pool are my brain when I'm trying to have a relaxing weekend

  30-08-2024 19:06
  
  A public pool in Idaho let dogs use the facility after swim season wrapped up for the humans. The result was this incredible video.
  
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• Harris lacked confidence, presidential demeanor in first TV interview: body language expert

  30-08-2024 19:05 via foxnews.com
  
  A body language expert who analyzed Vice President Kamala Harris’ first interview with the media since becoming the Democratic presidential nominee tells Fox News Digital that she believes Harris was "not confident in what she's saying" and lacked a presidential demeanor. The vice president sat down alongside running mate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz Thursday night for a CNN interview after largely avoiding the press since ascending to the top of the Democratic ticket, yet she appeare
  
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• Winter fuel payments in NI to be means tested

  30-08-2024 19:02 via bbc.com
  
  Gordon Lyons said while he did not agree with the move, Stormont will follow the rest of the UK.
  
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• Ford's new tech could turn police cars into high-tech watchdogs

  30-08-2024 18:57 via foxnews.com
  
  Ford Motor Company recently filed a patent application that's raising eyebrows and sparking debate about privacy and surveillance on our roads. The patent, "Systems and Methods for Detecting Speeding Violations," describes a system that could turn Ford vehicles into mobile speed detectors capable of reporting other drivers to the police.The patent application was filed with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) in January 2023. However, it was formally published by the USPTO on J
  
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• Appeal after boy, 13, killed in stabbing attack

  30-08-2024 18:33 via bbc.com
  
  Police have launched a murder investigation following the attack on Thursday afternoon.
  
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• Ukraine calls on Mongolia to arrest Putin ahead of visit

  30-08-2024 18:31 via bbc.com
  
  Moscow says it has "no worries" about the visit, which is expected to happen next week.
  
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• Badger culling to end in England within five years

  30-08-2024 18:24 via bbc.com
  
  Efforts to stop the spread of bovine tuberculosis will now focus on vaccinating badgers not killing them.
  
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• NBA great Magic Johnson faces backlash online for praising Kamala Harris' 'vision' after CNN interview

  30-08-2024 18:23 via foxnews.com
  
  NBA great Magic Johnson isn’t making any new fans on social media. After facing backlash during the Democratic National Convention (DNC) for saying the speeches of former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama were "the best political speeches in [the] history of our country," the five-time NBA champion and Basketball Hall of Famer has found himself in hot water yet again. Johnson took to X to share his thoughts on Vice President Kamala Harris’ first me
  
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• Harris in the Hot Seat

  30-08-2024 18:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Kamala Harris sits down for her first big interview as presidential nominee.
  
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• 'Ants are everywhere': Labour MP's tenants reveal condition of flats

  30-08-2024 18:01 via bbc.com
  
  Jas Athwal rents properties with black mould and ant infestations, the BBC discovers.
  
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• Congressman says Harris interview proves why Americans have ‘trust issue' with VP, hits CNN for no follow-ups

  30-08-2024 17:56 via foxnews.com
  
  Rep. Dan Meuser, R-Penn., criticized both Vice President Kamala Harris and CNN for not providing substantive answers about her policy in an interview Thursday.Meuser appeared on "CNN This Morning" and criticized the network for not grilling Harris enough on key issues that she has flip-flopped on in recent years. In his estimation, Harris once again got away with not having to provide detailed answers to hard questions, leaving voters still unclear where she stands."I think the American people j
  
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• Retired vicar and wife named as crash victims

  30-08-2024 17:49 via bbc.com
  
  Two pedestrians who died following a crash in a seaside town are named as Stephen and Kathy Burch.
  
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• 'Nobody believes' Harris' defense of Biden's health, CNN's Scott Jennings tells panel during tense exchange

  30-08-2024 17:47 via foxnews.com
  
  CNN commentator Scott Jennings said that "nobody believes" the claim from Vice President Kamala Harris that President Biden's health has been good throughout his administration. "I also thought it was interesting that she didn’t take any responsibility at the end for telling the American people that Joe Biden was fine and he was strong when we all know that’s not true, that's why he's out of the race," Jennings said. Harris ended her long interview drought on Thursday after
  
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• Laken Riley murder: Illegal immigrant suspect in Georgia college student slaying asks to hide certain evidence

  30-08-2024 17:41 via foxnews.com
  
  FIRST ON FOX – Jose Ibarra, the suspect charged in the February murder of Augusta University nursing student Laken Riley, is asking for a hearing to suppress a list of evidentiary items, including cellphones, a buccal swab and social media accounts.Ibarra, a 26-year-old illegal immigrant from Venezuela, is accused of attacking and killing Riley, 22, while she was out for a run along dirt trails on the University of Georgia campus in Athens on the morning of Feb. 22.Specifically, Ibarr
  
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• Tom Hanks issues warning about AI ads for 'wonder drugs': 'Do not be swindled''

  30-08-2024 17:34 via foxnews.com
  
  Tom Hanks warned fans of false ads using his name, likeness and voice to promote "wonder drugs," claiming the companies were using artifical intelligence to scam consumers.Hanks shared the "public service announcement" on Thursday on Instagram."There are multiple ads over the internet falsely using my name, likeness and voice promoting miracle cures and wonder drugs," Hanks wrote in the statement. "These ads have been created without my consent, fraudulently and through AI."‘BEETLEJUICE BE
  
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• Biden, who skipped Arlington event for vacation, trashed Trump in June for declining cemetery visit

  30-08-2024 17:29 via foxnews.com
  
  President Biden remained on vacation with no remarks or events scheduled on the third anniversary of the Kabul airport attack, just weeks after bashing former President Donald Trump for previously canceling a World War I memorial visit.During his presidency, Trump canceled a planned visit to Aisne-Marne American Cemetery in 2018 citing bad flying weather for Marine One, with the Atlantic reporting that the trip was called off due to the rain affecting his hair. Biden made a visit to the cem
  
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• Woman arrested for murder after boy, six, dies

  30-08-2024 17:12 via bbc.com
  
  Police say the boy and the woman lived together and detectives were not looking for anyone else.
  
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• Harry and William attended uncle's memorial service

  30-08-2024 17:08 via bbc.com
  
  The memorial service took place on Thursday, close to the royal Sandringham Estate in Norfolk.
  
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• Priti Patel defends record on rising immigration

  30-08-2024 17:05 via bbc.com
  
  Tory leadership candidate says as home secretary she made changes allowing ministers to control migration.
  
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• Leah Remini, husband Angelo Pagán filing for divorce after 21 years: 'Unknown territory'

  30-08-2024 16:56 via foxnews.com
  
  Leah Remini and Angelo Pagán have decided to call it quits after 21 years of marriage. The former couple shared a joint statement on social media and detailed the reasons they’re getting a divorce. "Well, here we are. After 28 years together and 21 years of marriage, we have decided to file for divorce," the lengthy Instagram post began.LEAH REMINI SENDS DAUGHTER SOFIA TO COLLEGE WITH A 'BITTERSWEET' GOODBYE: 'THE HARDEST THING I HAVE EVER DONE'"This decision came after a
  
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• Why Ethiopia is so alarmed by an Egypt-Somalia alliance

  30-08-2024 16:52 via bbc.com
  
  Tensions flair with the arrival of Egyptian planes in Mogadishu and the planned deployment of troops.
  
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• CNN anchor warns Harris in for difficult debate with Trump: 'He's very persistent'

  30-08-2024 16:49 via foxnews.com
  
  CNN host Abby Phillip warned Vice President Kamala Harris that she could not afford to ignore former President Trump on stage despite her refusal to respond to criticisms from him during a CNN interview on Thursday."Let's not be mistaken, Donald Trump is tall and very loud, and he's very persistent," Phillip said in a discussion Thursday night about Harris' ability to ignore Trump's criticisms while on stage with him for a debate. Harris refused to respond to comments that Trump made at the
  
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• Dallas police officer killed, 2 others injured: 'We lost one of our own'

  30-08-2024 16:46 via foxnews.com
  
  The Dallas Police Department says it is "hurting" Friday after one of its officers was killed and two others were injured by a suspect who later died in a shootout with police following a chase. Investigators say the incident began around 10 p.m. Thursday when Dallas Police responded to an officer in distress in the 900 block of East Ledbetter Drive. When they arrived, they found an officer "shot in a marked squad car" and "exchanged gunfire with a suspect at the scene", during which two ot
  
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• American student who pushed woman on to rail track jailed

  30-08-2024 16:45 via bbc.com
  
  Cheyenne Naeb shoved railway worker Brittany Mansfield in front of a train at Glasgow's Queen Street station.
  
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• Don Johnson shares stunning photo of former mother-in-law Tippi Hedren, 94

  30-08-2024 16:20 via foxnews.com
  
  Don Johnson had a mini-family reunion when he posed with his former mother-in-law on Instagram.In a recent Instagram post, Johnson shared a photo of him posing next to his former mother-in-law, actress Tippi Hedren. Johnson wore a red baseball cap, a collared pink shirt and yellow jacket, while Hedren wore a patterned blue top, which she accessorized with rings on every finger and a statement necklace."Beautiful….my co-star, Tippy Hedren," Johnson captioned the photo of him smiling alongs
  
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• UK summer 2024: How was it for you?

  30-08-2024 16:16 via bbc.com
  
  Wetter than usual? Hotter than average? Not as good as you hoped? It depends on where you live and maybe what you've come to expect, as Simon King explains.
  
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• Archaeologists find 500-year-old navigational tool in Poland, possible connection to Copernicus

  30-08-2024 16:07 via foxnews.com
  
  A small ancient tool was unearthed in the canonical gardens of Frombork, Poland, that dates back 500 years. The find was a rare compass made from copper. Its shape slightly resembles that of a wishbone in that it is connected at the top with the two prongs extending into the shape of a letter V.The find was announced by the group responsible for its finding, Warminska Grupa Eksploracyjna, in a Facebook post on Aug. 4, 2024. COLLEGE STUDENT IN DENMARK USES METAL DETECTOR TO DISCOVER ANC
  
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• Colorado's Sheduer Sanders throws bizarre interception vs. North Dakota State

  30-08-2024 16:02 via foxnews.com
  
  The Colorado Buffaloes' Shedeur Sanders is one of the best quarterbacks in college football, and as he tried to avoid an upset against North Dakota State, he made one of the strangest turnovers.Sanders had the Buffaloes driving right out of halftime as they were down three points. He led the team on a 7-play and a 70-yard drive and got the team down to the Bison’s 5-yard line. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMOn 3rd-and-goal, Sanders threw the ball to his left, and it
  
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• Brooklyn residents outraged over migrant shelter located feet away from elementary school: 'None of us knew'

  30-08-2024 16:00 via foxnews.com
  
  As New York City students prepare to return to class, residents in Brooklyn are infuriated by city officials' decision to open an all-male migrant shelter just feet away from an elementary school. "I try not to worry about this too much," Brooklyn mom Irina Edelstein said on "Fox & Friends First" Thursday. "There's enough running around and getting ready for school as it is. And, trying not to let anxiety get to me."The 400-bed migrant shelter opened in Gowanus in April, roughly 1,000 f
  
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• NHL star Johnny Gaudreau, brother killed in New Jersey bike crash after being struck by suspected drunk driver

  30-08-2024 15:59 via foxnews.com
  
  Columbus Blue Jackets forward Johnny Gaudreau and his brother, Matthew, were reportedly killed in a cycling crash in New Jersey on Thursday night when they were struck by a suspected drunk driver. The NHL team confirmed news of their passing in a statement early Friday morning. Gaudreau was 31, and his brother was 29. "The Columbus Blue Jackets are shocked and devastated by this unimaginable tragedy. Johnny was not only a great hockey player, but more significantly a loving husband, fa
  
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• Kamala Harris' tax Armageddon, 'Femininomenon' is all about the 'vibes,' and more from Fox News Opinion

  30-08-2024 15:57 via foxnews.com
  
  HANNITY – Fox News host unpacks Vice President Kamala Harris' record on crime. Continue reading…HUGH HEWITT – 15 questions for Harris and Walz CNN's Dana Bash should have the guts to ask. Continue reading…JOE CONCHA – CNN's Kamala Harris, Tim Walz interview can be summed up in just two words. Continue reading…GUTFELD – What's so radical about a president having smart people in his cabinet? Continue reading…ARMAGEDDON – Here's what Kamala
  
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• JD Vance rips Kamala Harris for 'flip-flopping' during CNN interview: 'Important for us not to buy this'

  30-08-2024 15:57 via foxnews.com
  
  Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance warned Americans not to "buy" Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris' policy positions during her first sit-down interview since launching her 2024 bid, as critics accuse her of "flip-flopping" on key issues. Vance slammed Harris' performance during the CNN interview on "Fox & Friends," accusing her of only pretending to be more moderate to garner more votes ahead of the November election. VP HARRIS MOCKED FOR BEING 'TOO SCARED
  
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• Workers' rights to four-day week could be strengthened

  30-08-2024 15:52 via bbc.com
  
  Employees could get greater powers to work their contracted hours over fewer days.
  
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• Woman who fed ducks followed home by wardens

  30-08-2024 15:40 via bbc.com
  
  Two "aggressive" council wardens issued 82-year-old Faye Borg with a £150 penalty for littering.
  
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• What is polio and what is the plan to vaccinate Gaza children?

  30-08-2024 15:34 via bbc.com
  
  Pauses to fighting will allow hundreds of thousands of Gaza children to be vaccinated against polio.
  
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• Government seeking to make ‘fewer places where you can smoke’ – UK politics live

  30-08-2024 15:16 via theguardian.com
  
  Jacqui Smith says Labour hopes to ‘make it much more likely’ that smokers will want to give upThe Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) has said the UK is “deeply worried” by the “methods Israel has employed” in an IDF military operation in the occupied West Bank.In a statement on Friday morning, an FCDO spokesperson said:The UK is deeply concerned by the ongoing IDF military operation in the occupied West Bank.We recognise Israel’s need to
  
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• Elon Musk’s X could face ban in Brazil after failure to appoint legal representative

  30-08-2024 15:15 via theguardian.com
  
  Platform failed to meet 24-hour deadline imposed by court ‘under penalty of immediate suspension’ of its activitiesThe social media platform X faces the prospect of a ban in Brazil after failing to meet a court-imposed 24-hour deadline to appoint a legal representative in the country.The deadline expired at 8:07pm local time on Thursday (0:07am BST on Friday). An hour later, Elon Musk’s social network announced it would not comply. Continue reading...
  
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• Shell to cut hundreds of jobs in oil and gas exploration operations

  30-08-2024 15:14 via theguardian.com
  Reduction of about a fifth of workforce in two subdivisions part of plan to slash up to $3bn in costs by end of 2025Shell is to cut hundreds of jobs from its oil and gas exploration operation in the latest move by the chief executive, Wael Sawan, to slash up to $3bn (£2.3bn) in costs by the end of next year.The energy company is to cut about a fifth of its workforce in two subdivisions of its oil and gas business responsible for exploration strategy and developing its oil and gas finds. Co
  
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• Harris says no regrets about defending Biden fitness for office

  30-08-2024 15:11 via foxnews.com
  
  Vice President Kamala Harris is standing by her previous comments defending President Joe Biden's mental acuity — even now as she's running to replace him.The vice president and 2024 Democratic presidential candidate was asked by CNN whether she has any regrets about defending Biden's mental acuity amid a firestorm of skepticism following the first presidential debate."No, not at all," Harris told CNN reporter Dana Bash.TOP 5 MOMENTS FROM KAMALA HARRIS' FIRST INTERVIEW AS DEM NOMINEE: 'I W
  
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