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• Billboard crowns Post Malone's 'I Had Some Help' song of the summer

  03-09-2024 23:44 via nbcnews.com
  
  With the fall not far off, Billboard has announced the song took that the top spot on its Songs of the Summer chart: "I Had Some Help" by Post Malone featuring Morgan Wallen.
  
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• WATCH: Watch this baby's reaction when she sees clearly for the 1st time

  03-09-2024 23:11
  
  Pita, who was 7 months old when the video was recorded, can finally see clearly now, and we couldn't be happier.
  
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• Man charged in fatal shooting of 4 people on train near Chicago

  03-09-2024 22:45
  
  Four people were killed in a shooting early Monday on a Chicago Transit Authority train in Forest Park, Illinois. A suspect is in custody.
  
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• 11-year-old allegedly confesses to fatally shooting 82-year-old man and his daughter

  03-09-2024 22:08
  
  An 11-year-old has allegedly confessed to fatally shooting an 82-year-old man and his daughter in a Louisiana home, according to local police.
  
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• Elle Macpherson was diagnosed with breast cancer 7 years ago and refused chemotherapy

  03-09-2024 21:02 via nbcnews.com
  
  Famed model Elle Macpherson revealed on Monday that she's been living with a breast cancer diagnosis for seven years — all while eschewing chemotherapy.
  
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• Hyundai unveils 2025 electric SUVs aiming for broader appeal with improved range, charging options

  03-09-2024 20:44
  
  Hyundai is aiming to broaden the appeal of its Ioniq 5 electric SUVs with 2025 models boasting improved battery range and additional charging options
  
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• Chase Bank warns customers: That viral money 'glitch' trend on TikTok is actually fraud

  03-09-2024 20:09 via nbcnews.com
  
  Chase Bank is urging its customers not to commit check fraud.
  
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• Benjamin Netanyahu putting his own interests before Israel’s, says Gantz

  03-09-2024 20:06 via theguardian.com
  
  Political rival says PM ‘sees himself as the state’ after Netanyahu speech ruling out Gaza ceasefire concessionsBenjamin Netanyahu’s main political rival, Benny Gantz, has accused the Israeli prime minister of putting his personal interests before those of his country after he again insisted on the need for Israeli control of the Gaza-Egypt border on Monday, a position that has emerged as a key obstacle to a ceasefire deal.Speaking in Tel Aviv at the Israel Bar Association&rsqu
  
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• Canada turning away more foreigners amid rise in anti-immigration sentiment

  03-09-2024 19:43 via theguardian.com
  
  Ratio of refused visitor visas to approved ones was higher in recent months than any point since height of the pandemicCanada is taking steps, both official and unofficial, to curb the number of people coming to the country, highlighting the way in which immigration has become a political flashpoint ahead of a federal election.According to figures obtained by Reuters, the ratio of refused visitor visa applications to approved ones was higher in recent months than at any point since the height of
  
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• '1,000-lb Sisters' star arrested at Tennessee zoo on drug possession, child endangerment charges

  03-09-2024 19:27 via nbcnews.com
  
  Reality TV star Amy Slaton Halterman was arrested on Labor Day at a Tennessee zoo on drug and child endangerment charges.
  
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• Maduro declares Christmas in October amid Venezuela’s post-election strife

  03-09-2024 19:23 via theguardian.com
  
  Authoritarian president moves up holiday celebrations yet again to apparently distract from political crisis“Whatever happened to Christmas?” Frank Sinatra once asked. In Venezuela, the answer is that it has been brought forward to October.The country’s strongman president, Nicolás Maduro, made the curious announcement that this year’s festivities would begin in October on Monday, in the midst of a political bleak midwinter for his crisis-stricken land. Continue re
  
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• Oasis ticket sale prompts U.K. government scrutiny of Ticketmaster’s ‘dynamic pricing’ 

  03-09-2024 19:16 via nbcnews.com
  
  The U.K. government is scrutinizing Ticketmaster as Oasis fans look back in anger at the difficult process trying to secure tickets for the band’s reunion tour, specifically that Ticketmaster was selling tickets at roughly twice the price of the original face value.
  
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• Ugandan opposition leader shot in leg after police confrontation

  03-09-2024 18:38 via theguardian.com
  Bobi Wine’s party, the National Unity Platform, said police ‘made an attempt on his life’Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine has been shot in the leg in a confrontation with police just outside the capital, Kampala, his opposition group said.Photos posted online on Tuesday showed Wine surrounded by followers who yelled that he had been shot in the leg before some supported him into a waiting car. Continue reading...
  
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• Lula says Elon Musk’s wealth does not mean world must accept his ‘far-right free-for-all’

  03-09-2024 18:37 via theguardian.com
  
  Brazilian president makes comments after supreme court votes to uphold X ban over refusal to obey court ordersThe Brazilian president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has said he hopes the crisis surrounding the social network X in Brazil might teach the world that “it isn’t obliged to put up with [Elon] Musk’s far-right free-for-all just because he is rich”.Lula’s comments to the network CNN Brasil came after the supreme court voted unanimously on Monday to uphol
  
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• Paralympian's proposal after 'exiting the darkness'

  03-09-2024 18:25 via bbc.com
  
  Italian sprinter Alessandro Ossola says proposing to his girlfriend Arianna at the Paralympics is better than winning a medal.
  
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• What happened to Cathay Pacific’s A350 and how will it affect Rolls-Royce?

  03-09-2024 18:12 via theguardian.com
  
  British manufacturer’s share price slumped 6.5% after engines failed on Cathay Pacific flight on Monday• Cathay Pacific says 15 jets need new part after Rolls-Royce engine problemAn engine failure on a Cathay Pacific flight on Monday has put the spotlight on the British manufacturer Rolls-Royce, which makes and maintains the power plant on the Airbus A350.As airlines that operate the twin-aisle plane inspect their fleets, investors are trying to establish whether there will be broader
  
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• Medallist Lauren Steadman expecting to retire from Para-triathlon

  03-09-2024 16:51 via bbc.com
  
  Three time Paralympic medallist Lauren Steadman says she expects this year’s summer games in Paris to be her last.
  
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• WATCH: North Texas dad builds roller coaster for his kids

  03-09-2024 16:49
  
  The twins Felipe and Evelyn asked their creative dad to build the roller coaster in their front yard.
  
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• Why is Israel's insistence on controlling the 'Philadelphi corridor' holding up cease-fire talks?

  03-09-2024 16:39 via nbcnews.com
  
  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wants to keep control and troop presence at the Philadelphi Corridor between Gaza and Egypt. Here's why it matters.
  
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• Russia strikes Poltava: 'A barbaric attack'

  03-09-2024 16:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  At least 47 dead in missile attack on the Ukrainian city
  
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• More than 100 killed in attempt to escape DRC’s largest prison

  03-09-2024 16:14 via theguardian.com
  
  Democratic Republic of the Congo officials say 129 people died in failed jailbreak at Makala facility in KinshasaMore than 100 people were killed while trying to escape from a prison in the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the early hours of Monday, the security minister has said.In a post on X on Tuesday morning, Jacquemain Shabani said 129 people had died and 59 others were injured in the escape attempt at Makala prison in Kinshasa. Twenty-four of those who died were killed b
  
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• Cathay Pacific says 15 jets need new part after Rolls-Royce engine problem

  03-09-2024 16:05 via theguardian.com
  
  Singapore Airlines also says it is inspecting aircraft after component failure on rival’s Airbus A350What happened to Cathay Pacific’s A350 and how will it affect Rolls-Royce?Cathay Pacific has said it identified 15 Airbus A350 aircraft that need component replacements after a part failed on one of its Rolls-Royce engines minutes after takeoff from Hong Kong on Monday.A second carrier, Singapore Airlines, said on Tuesday it was also inspecting the engines of its Airbus A350 aircraft
  
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• Daughter of South Africa’s ex-president Zuma to be Eswatini king’s 16th wife

  03-09-2024 14:02 via theguardian.com
  Engagement of Nomcebo Zuma, 21, to King Mswati, 56, confirmed at annual Umhlanga reed danceA daughter of the former South African president Jacob Zuma and the king of Eswatini, formerly Swaziland, have become engaged during a traditional ceremony in which Nomcebo Zuma was among hundreds of women and girls dancing for the monarch.Zuma, 21, appeared on Monday night at the annual reed dance as the liphovela – the royal fiancee or concubine – and will become King Mswati III’s 16th
  
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• Pope arrives in Indonesia, the first stop on longest tour of his papacy

  03-09-2024 12:21 via theguardian.com
  
  Pontiff lands in Jakarta before travelling on to Papua New Guinea, Timor-Lesteand Singapore over 12 daysPope Francis arrived in Muslim-majority Indonesia on Tuesday to kick off a four-nation tour of the Asia-Pacific that will be the longest and farthest of the 87-year-old’s papacy.The head of the world’s 1.3 billion Catholics touched down in the capital, Jakarta, for a three-day visit devoted to inter-religious ties, and will then travel to Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste and Singapore
  
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• WATCH: Van narrowly misses being hit by oncoming train at crossing

  03-09-2024 12:17
  
  Eyewitness video captures the moment a van breached a train crossing gate in Virginia, narrowly avoided an oncoming train.
  
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• Venezuela judge issues arrest warrant for opposition leader after disputed election

  03-09-2024 04:11 via theguardian.com
  
  Edmundo González, widely believed to have beaten President Nicolás Maduro in the election, faces arrest for alleged crimes carrying long sentences if convictedA Venezuelan judge on Monday issued an arrest warrant for Edmundo González, the opposition politician widely believed to have beaten President Nicolás Maduro in the recent election, for alleged crimes that could see him spend the rest of his life behind bars if convicted.González, a 75-year-old retired di
  
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• Australia news live: two people rescued from yacht off NSW; tens of thousands still without power in Victoria

  03-09-2024 01:24 via theguardian.com
  Two people have been safely rescued from a yacht on the state’s south coast, NSW Police have confirmed. Follow all the news headlines liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastCrews are continuing to restore power to Victorians after strong winds damaged powerlines and left thousands without power.According to AusNet, there are still 37,500 without power, and according to Citipower and Powercor, there are 17,484 customers still affected.We have restored power to over 4
  
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• Women fleeing rape face coercion and control by Home Office contractors

  03-09-2024 01:01 via theguardian.com
  
  Survey says refugee women are subjected to voyeurism and sexual harassment by male staff at hotelsWomen who have fled rape, forced marriage and sexual exploitation are being subjected to coercion and control by Home Office contractors in hotels, according to new research.The charity Women for Refugee Women has carried out the first research specifically focusing on the experiences of women in Home Office asylum seeker hotels. The researchers include seven women who have previously lived in such
  
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• UK retail sales pick up as shoppers seek picnic and barbecue food

  03-09-2024 01:01 via theguardian.com
  Sales of clothing and gardening products also leap but furniture and household appliances continue slideWarmer weather lifted retail sales growth in the UK last month as shoppers grabbed grub for picnics and barbecues and kitted out their wardrobes with new outfits.The turnaround was driven by food and the total amount spent in shops rose 2.9% in the three months to the end of August, up from 2.6% reported the month before. Continue reading...
  
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• Ofsted reforms to focus on inclusion, behaviour and attendance

  03-09-2024 01:01 via theguardian.com
  Far-reaching reforms aim to support most vulnerable children and ‘recognise growing challenges facing education’Schools in England will be judged on how well they deal with post-Covid behaviour, absenteeism and special educational needs as part of far-reaching reforms to Ofsted aimed at better supporting the most vulnerable children and easing pressure on headteachers.Following the government’s announcement that Ofsted’s single-word overall judgments are to be scrapped wi
  
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• Manchester named top hotspot for first-time buyers in Halifax study

  03-09-2024 01:01 via theguardian.com
  Research covering UK outside Greater London places city ahead of Slough, Sandwell and othersManchester has been named the “first-time buyer capital of Britain” after data revealed that those taking their first step on the property ladder accounted for 75% of home purchases made in the city with a mortgage last year.The research from the mortgage lender Halifax may also provide fresh evidence of how high house prices in London are forcing growing numbers of would-be capital dwellers t
  
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• Eat less bacon and cheese to cut heart attack risk, Britons urged

  03-09-2024 01:01 via theguardian.com
  
  Charity says people should aim to limit their intake of salt, which contributes to high blood pressurePeople in the UK are being urged to eat less ham, bacon and cheese in order to reduce their salt intake and in turn their risk of having a heart attack or stroke.Eating foods high in salt contributes to high blood pressure, which is the country’s biggest cause of avoidable death. Up to 4 million Britons may have undiagnosed high blood pressure, the charity Blood Pressure UK said. Continue
  
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• Coalition of English councils calls for emergency £644m to fund housing

  03-09-2024 01:01 via theguardian.com
  100 local authorities say council housing finance model is ‘broken’ and more money is needed to build new homesAn “unprecedented coalition” of councils in England has called for an emergency injection of £644m from the government to stabilise their housing accounts and prevent investment in new homes being delayed or cancelled.After Angela Rayner, the deputy prime minister, promised a “council housing revolution”, 100 local authorities have now warned th
  
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• ‘Weapon myself out’: Alexa Leary seals stunning Paralympic relay gold

  03-09-2024 00:41 via theguardian.com
  Leary anchors team in 34-point mixed 4x100m medley relayWin nets Australia’s 12th swimming medal of the GamesWhen the last Paralympic Games were on in Tokyo, Alexa Leary would have had little knowledge they were taking place as she recovered from a near-fatal bike crash. Three years later, at La Défense Arena in Paris, Leary produced the anchor leg of her life to claim gold for Australia in the 34-point mixed 4x100m medley relay.Trailing in fourth and 6.28 seconds behind leaders Net
  
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• Defiant Netanyahu insists Israel must control strategic border corridor in Gaza

  03-09-2024 00:11 via theguardian.com
  Comments follow criticism from Joe Biden and protests against his handling of war and efforts to free hostagesBenjamin Netanyahu has defied protests at home and criticism from Joe Biden by vowing that Israel would not relinquish control over a strategic corridor along the Gaza-Egyptian border.In a combative press conference, the Israeli prime minister presented control of the Philadelphi corridor along Gaza’s border with Egypt as a primary war aim, entrenching a position that has emerged a
  
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