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• Chase warns against using system glitch to filch cash: it’s ‘fraud, plain and simple’

  02-09-2024 22:13 via theguardian.com
  
  Warning comes after viral TikTok posts where customers purportedly tried to withdraw more money than they hadThe US banking giant Chase has made clear that taking advantage of a system “glitch” to extract cash was “fraud, plain and simple” despite it becoming a TikTok trend.Chase Bank’s warning on Monday came in response to viral social media posts where customers purportedly tried to withdraw more money than they had in their accounts by exploiting a banking system
  
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• Two US soldiers assaulted by nationalist youth group in Turkey, authorities say

  02-09-2024 21:21 via theguardian.com
  
  Fifteen suspected assailants, members of the Turkey Youth Union, were detained after attack in port city of IzmirTwo US military service members were “physically attacked” in the port city of Izmir in western Turkey on Monday by members of an anti-American youth group, authorities said.Fifteen suspected assailants were detained in the attack on the two service members, who were dressed in civilian clothing at the time of the incident. Five other US service members joined in the incid
  
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• US seizes Nicolás Maduro’s jet and flies it to Florida

  02-09-2024 20:21 via theguardian.com
  
  Move is apparent escalation of pressure on Venezuelan leader over heavily contested claim of victory in July pollUS authorities have seized Nicolás Maduro’s plane in an apparent escalation of pressure on the Venezuelan president, more than a month after his widely contested claim of victory in the country’s national elections.US authorities confirmed on Monday they had seized Maduro’s jet in the Dominican Republic after determining it was allegedly purchased in violation
  
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• Biden to join Harris on campaign trail for first time since dropping out of race

  02-09-2024 19:20 via theguardian.com
  
  Pair due to appear together in Pittsburgh in vital swing state of Pennsylvania, aimed at cementing support from unionsJoe Biden will join Kamala Harris on the campaign trail for the first time on Monday since standing aside six weeks ago to let the vice-president claim the presidential nomination following a poor debate performance.The pair were due to appear together in Pittsburgh in the vital swing state of Pennsylvania at a Labour Day event aimed at cementing support from trade unions, a key
  
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• US seizes Venezuelan leader Maduro's plane in the Dominican Republic

  02-09-2024 19:19 via foxnews.com
  
  The United States seized a plane owned by Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in the Dominican Republic, Fox News has confirmed. Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) flew Maduro's personal plane back to the United States Monday morning, when it landed in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and is now in U.S. custody, a U.S. official told Fox News following an initial report by CNN.The plane, described by officials as Maduro’s version of "Air Force One," is used for Maduro’s state
  
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• Starmer rejects Badenoch’s claim Labour is ‘clueless’ and urges Tories to apologise for the ‘mess they made’ – as it happened

  02-09-2024 19:10 via theguardian.com
  
  PM says he will not take lectures from previous government as Kemi Badenoch launches Tory leadership campaignKemi Badenoch is speaking now. She says she wants to talk about the future.She was born in the UK, but “grew up under socialism”, she says (referring to her childhood in Nigeria).Labour have no ideas. At best, they are announcing things we have already done, and at their worst, they are clueless, irresponsible and dishonest.They are trying to pull the wool over the eyes of the
  
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• Man accused of enlisting strangers to rape drugged wife goes on trial in France

  02-09-2024 19:08 via theguardian.com
  
  Dominique Pélicot, 71, being tried with 50 other men over alleged abuse of woman for years at couple’s Provence homeA husband who allegedly drugged his wife and invited more than 80 strangers to rape her at their home for almost a decade went on trial on Monday in a case that has shocked France.Fifty men accused of taking part in the abuse of the woman are also on trial at the court in Avignon. More than a dozen feminists dressed in black protested outside the courthouse as the tria
  
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• Hewlett Packard to pursue Mike Lynch’s estate for up to $4bn

  02-09-2024 18:55 via theguardian.com
  
  Tech company says it will follow legal proceedings ‘to their conclusion’ after tycoon’s death last monthHewlett Packard Enterprise has confirmed it will push ahead with a high court lawsuit against the estate of the deceased tech tycoon Mike Lynch in which it is seeking damages of up to $4bn (£3bn).The US company said in a statement it would follow the legal proceedings “through to their conclusion” despite Lynch’s death last month when his yacht sank of
  
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• Four people killed in shooting on Chicago train – reports

  02-09-2024 18:45 via theguardian.com
  
  Shooting occurred at the Forest Park CTA Blue Line station early on Monday, according to policeFour people were shot and killed on a Chicago metro train early Monday, according to news reports.Police said they had received a 911 call at about 5.27am that three people were shot on a train at the Forest Park CTA Blue Line station. Continue reading...
  
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• Anti-immigration leftists have potential to upend German political scene

  02-09-2024 18:36 via theguardian.com
  
  State election results for Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance mean Russia-leaning populists could play decisive roleIt was, Sahra Wagenknecht declared on the social media platform X on Sunday, “a historic result” achieved from almost a standing start. Within eight months, her leftwing-conservative Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW) has gone from an upstart party of breakaway populists to a decisive player with the potential to upend the German political scene.The BSW party’s third place
  
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• San Francisco 49er player Ricky Pearsall released from hospital after shooting

  02-09-2024 18:23 via theguardian.com
  Suspected shooter, a 17-year-old boy, arrested after football player shot in chest during attempted robbery, police saySan Francisco 49er football player Ricky Pearsall was released from the hospital after being shot in the chest during an attempted robbery this weekend.The suspected shooter, a 17-year-old boy, was arrested and will be charged in juvenile court, according to NBC Sports. He has not been publicly identified. Continue reading...
  
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• Trump ridiculed after accusing Kamala Harris of mistreating Mike Pence

  02-09-2024 18:01 via theguardian.com
  
  Harris campaign responds: ‘In a stunning senile moment Trump suggested it was Harris who treated Pence poorly’Donald Trump has drawn ridicule and accusations of hypocrisy after accusing Kamala Harris of mistreating Mike Pence, the former vice-president who his supporters said should be hanged during the January 6 insurrection that he incited.The Republican’s nominee’s comments came in an interview with Fox News, when he also singled out Harris’s 2018 cross-examinati
  
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• Israeli President Herzog apologizes to slain American hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin during emotional eulogy

  02-09-2024 17:56 via foxnews.com
  
  Israeli President Isaac Herzog eulogized Israeli-American hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin on Monday, apologizing "on behalf of the state of Israel" after Hamas murdered six captives over the weekend."Beloved Hersh, with a torn and broken heart, I stand here today as the President of the State of Israel, bidding you farewell and asking for your forgiveness, from you, and from Carmel, from Eden, from Almog, from Alex, and Ori, and from all your loved ones," Herzog said from the lecturn at Golberg-Pol
  
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• Volkswagen considers German plant closures to save billions in costs

  02-09-2024 17:39 via theguardian.com
  
  Plans underline European carmakers’ problems in switching from petrol and diesel vehicles to electric modelsVolkswagen is considering shutting two German factories, in what would be the carmaker’s first closures ever in its home country, as it struggles with the transition away from fossil fuels.The Wolfsburg-based manufacturer on Monday informed its works council, which represents employees, that it was looking at closing “at least one larger vehicle manufacturing plant and on
  
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• Shock as police chief taken off Bruno Pereira and Dom Phillips murder case

  02-09-2024 17:18 via theguardian.com
  Activists and lawyers in Brazil say unexpected change is ‘a big step backwards’ in the investigationIndigenous activists and lawyers in Brazil have voiced shock and dismay after the federal police chief leading the investigation into the murders of Bruno Pereira and Dom Phillips was unexpectedly removed from the case.Francisco Badenes, an experienced investigator, had been running the inquiry into the 2022 deaths of the Brazilian Indigenous expert and the British journalist since the
  
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• Israeli court orders end of nationwide strike called over handling of hostage talks

  02-09-2024 17:11 via theguardian.com
  
  Schools, offices and airport had closed after trade union said general strike was needed to ‘shake those who need to be shaken’ over inactionIsrael’s first nationwide general strike since the Hamas attacks of 7 October, which was convened in support of a deal to free hostages held in Gaza, has ended after eight hours with a court order for workers to go back to their jobs.The strike was organised amid widespread public anger at the government’s handling of the war in Gaza
  
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• WATCH: 3-year cruise stuck in harbor months after it was scheduled to set sail

  02-09-2024 17:05
  
  A cruise that promised three years at sea is stuck in the harbor months after it was scheduled to set sail. ABC News' Trevor Ault reports.
  
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• Russia-Ukraine war: Ukrainian foreign minister urges its partners for permission for long-range strikes into Russia – as it happened

  02-09-2024 17:02 via theguardian.com
  
  Dmytro Kuleba calls on Kyiv’s Asian partners to consider increasing military aid to Ukraine after Moscow stages missile attack on KyivRussian forces are fighting in the eastern Ukrainian cities of Selydove and Ukrainsk, pro-Russian bloggers said on Monday, as Moscow’s forces try to smash through part of Ukraine’s defensive line.There was no immediate comment from Ukraine on the purported Russian advance, Reuters reported. Continue reading...
  
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• Rise in Palestinian applications for onshore protection visas as pressure grows on Albanese government

  02-09-2024 17:00 via theguardian.com
  More than 300 Palestinians applied for onshore protection visas over June and July, home affairs department figures showFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe number of Palestinians applying onshore for protection has continued to grow, increasing pressure on the Albanese government over its decision to require them to come to Australia on visitor visas first.According to home affairs department statistic
  
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• ‘Nothing unusual’ about blindness non-profit Vision Australia being led by someone who isn’t blind, chair says

  02-09-2024 17:00 via theguardian.com
  Bill Jolley says he was ‘a bit surprised at the intensity of the reaction’ after ex-chair Graeme Innes launches petition calling for appointment of blind CEOFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA non-blind person leading Vision Australia is “nothing unusual”, its chair has said, as the organisation faces criticism for seeking a new chief executive through internal expressions of interest only.Bill
  
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• Australian teenagers’ mental health problems linked to vaping, study finds

  02-09-2024 17:00 via theguardian.com
  
  High school students with depression or poor wellbeing are twice as likely to have vaped at some time, survey of 5,000 showsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralian high school students with symptoms of severe depression or poor wellbeing are twice as likely to have tried vaping, a new study has found.The study also found one-fifth of students in years 7 and 8 had moderate to severe depression symptoms and demonst
  
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• ‘A dark day for Germany is a dark day for Europe’: liberals react to far right success in German state election – as it happened

  02-09-2024 16:25 via theguardian.com
  
  Election results in Germany causes consternation across Europe as German chancellor says preliminary results in Thuringia are ‘bitter’Scholz urges German parties to exclude far right as AfD poised for state election victoryHere’s the updated seat distribution in Saxony.The state election commission corrected the preliminary results. Continue reading...
  
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• WATCH: Car crashes into home as couple relaxes with their dogs

  02-09-2024 14:56
  
  Police said the driver was arrested and that they believed impairment was a factor in the crash.
  
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• 13+ best Labor Day mattress sales right now

  02-09-2024 14:04 via nbcnews.com
  
  Looking to buy a mattress this Labor Day? Find the best deals from Casper, Sleep Number, Tempur-Pedic and more.
  
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• 17+ best Home Depot Labor Day deals

  02-09-2024 14:02 via nbcnews.com
  
  Home Depot's Labor Day sale is here. Find deep discounts on appliances, grills, tools and more.
  
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• 45+ best Amazon Labor Day deals to shop now

  02-09-2024 13:55 via nbcnews.com
  
  Labor Day is a great time for savings. Don't miss out on the best Labor Day deals from Amazon, like Apple AirPods, Dyson vacuums, Casper mattresses and Roku TVs
  
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• Israel erupts in protest after deaths of 6 more hostages

  02-09-2024 13:09 via today.com
  Israel erupted in anguish and outrage with hundreds of thousands taking to the streets after the bodies of six hostages, including American Hersh Goldberg-Polin, were recovered in Gaza. NBC’s Raf Sanchez reports for TODAY.
  
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• Nationwide strike in Israel and extreme heat worsens health conditions: Morning Rundown

  02-09-2024 13:06 via nbcnews.com
  
  In today’s newsletter: Massive protests erupt in Israel to demand a cease-fire after six hostages held by Hamas were found dead in Gaza.
  
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• Former students report injuries and isolation at Utah facility for troubled teens

  02-09-2024 13:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  Alumni and advocates want more oversight of Elevations Residential Treatment Center in Syracuse, Utah, part of the same company as a wilderness camp where a boy died.
  
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• Linda Reynolds failed to offer a ‘basic human response’ after Brittany Higgins’ rape allegations, court told

  02-09-2024 12:30 via theguardian.com
  
  Higgins’ lawyer also tells defamation trial Reynolds was an unreliable witness and harassed Higgins by leaking documentsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLinda Reynolds’ engaged in a “campaign of harassment” against her former staffer, Brittany Higgins, and had a “dogged focus” on the “wrong target”, a court has heard.And Reynolds failed to offer a “basic human response” by following up with Higgins about her we
  
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• Pacific leaders’ summit erases mention of Taiwan after Chinese anger

  02-09-2024 12:11 via nbcnews.com
  
  A Pacific island leader apparently agreed to erase an affirmation of Taiwan’s involvement in a regional summit from its closing statement, at Beijing’s behest.
  
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• Extreme heat worsens chronic health conditions in millions of Americans

  02-09-2024 12:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  Millions of Americans living in areas affected by extreme temperatures tend to be the ones most vulnerable to their potentially life-threatening health effects.
  
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• Pope embarks on longest, farthest and most challenging trip to Asia

  02-09-2024 11:07 via nbcnews.com
  
  Pope Francis is embarking on a four-nation trip to Asia and Oceania that is the longest, farthest and most challenging of his pontificate.
  
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• Beloved Russian celebrity ‘spy’ whale is found dead off Norway

  02-09-2024 11:03 via nbcnews.com
  
  Hvaldimir, a white beluga whale that was rumored to be a Russian spy, has been found dead in waters off Norway.
  
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• German far-right party claims victory in a state election for the first time since the Nazis

  02-09-2024 10:46 via nbcnews.com
  
  Germany’s far right has won the most votes in a state election for the first time since the Nazi era, in a major rebuke of Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s ruling center-left coalition.
  
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• If China wants Taiwan it should also reclaim land from Russia, says president

  02-09-2024 10:45 via theguardian.com
  
  Lai Ching-te highlights Beijing’s contrasting approach to territorial loss during ‘century of humiliation’If the Chinese Communist party truly believes it has a territorial claim to Taiwan, then it should also be trying to take back land from Russia, Taiwan’s president, Lai Ching-te, has said.Lai made the remark in an interview to local media on Sunday, noting Beijing’s very different approach to two similar historical moments of territorial loss. Continue reading..
  
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• Weather tracker: extreme heat hits Brazil, fuelling risk of wildfires

  02-09-2024 10:34 via theguardian.com
  
  Some African countries, meanwhile, hit by unusual rainfall with flooding killing at least 170 peopleUnrelenting heat will continue across parts of Brazil this week with temperatures about 5C to 10C above the 1991 to 2020 average.Daytime temperatures will reach 35C to 40C in parts of the Central West region, affecting cities such as Belo Horizonte, Brasília and Manaus. This extreme heat is likely to continue into next week, with temperatures above 40C possible in places. Continue reading..
  
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• One-word Ofsted grades for schools scrapped

  02-09-2024 09:55 via bbc.com
  
  The immediate changes mean schools in England will no longer be rated "Outstanding" or "Inadequate", following the death of Ruth Perry.
  
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• Ian McKellen says he has no plans to retire from acting

  02-09-2024 09:55 via bbc.com
  
  The 85-year-old also tells the BBC he hopes to play Gandalf in the new Lord of the Rings film.
  
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• McIlroy to 'cut back' future tournament schedule

  02-09-2024 09:45 via bbc.com
  
  Rory McIlroy says he intends to compete in fewer tournaments in future after a busy 2024 schedule which will see him having taken part in 27 events by the end of the year.
  
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• Police treating Greenisland church fire as arson

  02-09-2024 09:37 via bbc.com
  
  The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service say nine appliances have attended the incident.
  
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• Fears over energy tax rises as business confidence falls

  02-09-2024 09:32 via bbc.com
  
  Investment will be cut and thousands of jobs put at risk if the windfall tax is raised, an industry body says.
  
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• Oasis 'dynamic pricing' row prompts government review

  02-09-2024 08:41 via bbc.com
  
  The culture secretary has called the selling of Oasis tickets at "vastly inflated" prices "depressing".
  
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• North Korean table tennis players may be punished for Olympic podium selfie with rivals from South

  02-09-2024 07:33 via theguardian.com
  Kim Kum-yong and Ri Jong-sik reportedly placed under ‘ideological scrutiny’ and could face punishment if they fail to criticise inappropriate behaviourFor most observers, it was proof of sport’s ability, if only for a fleeting moment, to bring people together – even when they live on opposite sides of one of the world’s most heavily armed borders.But one of the most celebrated images of the Paris Olympics – a selfie taken by medal-winning table tennis players
  
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• The Papers: German far right's 'big win' and school 'race hate surge'

  02-09-2024 07:16 via bbc.com
  
  A variety of stories lead the papers, including new data about racist incidents involving school pupils.
  
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• All under-18s removed from Scotland's young offenders institutions

  02-09-2024 07:16 via bbc.com
  
  The last remaining under 18's in Polmont Young Offenders were moved to secure units over the weekend.
  
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• Sprinter set to be first transgender Paralympian

  02-09-2024 07:15 via bbc.com
  
  Valentina Petrillo is set to become the first openly transgender athlete to compete at the Paralympic Games, having been selected to represent Italy in Para-athletics in Paris.
  
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• Migrant farm worker deaths show cost of the 'American Dream'

  02-09-2024 07:07 via bbc.com
  
  Jose Arturo Gonzalez Mendoza died in the heat on a farm 2023. His death highlights the dangerous work many migrants do.
  
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• 'It stains your brain': How social media algorithms show violence to boys

  02-09-2024 07:00 via bbc.com
  
  An insider tells the BBC why teenage boys are being targeted with extreme content.
  
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• German far right hails 'historic' election victory in east

  02-09-2024 06:55 via bbc.com
  
  Germany's anti-immigration party Alternative for Germany is on course for victory in Thuringia.
  
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