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• Titan sub crew said ‘all good here’ in last text messages before implosion

  16-09-2024 23:45
  
  US Coast Guard reveals new details about final moments onboard vessel as hearings about cause of disaster beginAmong the last words heard from the crew of an experimental submersible headed for the wreck of the Titanic were “all good here”, according to a visual re-creation of the journey of the Titan before it imploded, killing all five on board.The US Coast Guard presented the animation on Monday on the first day of what is expected to be a two-week hearing on the causes of the imp
  
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• Suspect charged as Trump accuses Biden and Harris of incitement

  16-09-2024 23:36
  
  Ryan Wesley Routh charged with gun-related offenses after apparent assassination attempt against former presidentMuddled politics and multiple arrests: who is the suspect?US politics live – follow updatesThe suspect in the second apparent assassination attempt of Donald Trump in as many months was charged in federal court on Monday morning with two gun-related crimes, as urgent investigations began into how he was able to get so close to the former US president.As the US continued to react
  
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• Lib Dems hopeful of more election gains if Tory drift to right continues

  16-09-2024 23:30
  
  Officials predict further gains if next Conservative leader focuses on winning back voters from Reform UKThe Liberal Democrats could take dozens more seats from the Conservatives at the next general election if the Tories select a leader who keeps pushing them to the right, Lib Dem officials believe.The prediction came as Ed Davey prepared to attack the Conservatives in his leader’s speech to the Lib Dem conference, saying he wants his party to supplant them at “the top table of our
  
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• White House blasts Elon Musk for X post about Biden and Harris assassination

  16-09-2024 23:17
  
  ‘No one is even trying to assassinate Biden/Kamala,’ X owner tweeted after apparent Trump assassination attemptThe White House has condemned Elon Musk for tweeting “no one is even trying to assassinate Biden/Kamala” in response to an X user asking “Why they want to kill Donald Trump?”The president’s office issued a statement Monday criticizing the “irresponsible” post, which was accompanied by an emoji face with a raised eyebrow. The White Ho
  
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• Shropshire zoo seeks runaway ‘beloved’ capybara

  16-09-2024 23:03
  
  Telford’s Hoo Zoo and Dinosaur World urges public to report sightings of Cinnamon and not approach herA zoo has issued a plea on social media for help in finding a capybara named Cinnamon which escaped from its habitat in Shropshire.Hoo Zoo and Dinosaur World posted to its Facebook page on Monday announcing its “beloved capybara” was at large. Continue reading...
  
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• Rupert Murdoch attends court hearing in battle over future of media empire

  16-09-2024 22:38
  
  Murdoch, 93, in Nevada for case that could determine which family members will control businesses after his deathA probate court in Nevada is set to begin reviewing evidence behind closed doors in a case that could determine who will control Rupert Murdoch’s media empire after his death.Murdoch, 93, arrived at court on Monday for the hearing. Last year, he moved to change the terms of his irrevocable family trust in an effort to ensure that his eldest son, Lachlan, remains in charge of his
  
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• Loch Lomond Flamingo Land plan rejected after fierce opposition

  16-09-2024 21:06
  
  Proposal for mega-resort on Lomond Banks turned down over concerns including loss of ancient woodlandProposals by the theme park operator Flamingo Land to build a mega-resort on one of Scotland’s best-loved shorelines, on Loch Lomond, have been rejected, prompting celebrations among local people at the conclusion of a “David and Goliath” planning battle.The Lomond Banks development, which would have included two hotels, more than 100 lodges, a waterpark and a monorail, had enco
  
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• WATCH: Watch this dog completely melt into pure bliss as he's serenaded

  16-09-2024 20:38
  
  Saigon is a natural treasure.
  
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• French rape trial to resume after Dominique Pélicot health issues

  16-09-2024 20:30
  
  Trial of retired electrician, 71, and 50 other men had been adjourned while he was taken to hospitals for testsThe trial of Dominique Pélicot and 50 other men accused of rape will resume on Tuesday after he was deemed well enough to attend court.The hearing was adjourned last week after the 71-year-old retired electrician, who has admitted drugging his wife, Gisèle, and inviting up to 90 men to rape her while she was unconscious and he filmed the attacks, was reportedly diagnosed w
  
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• Trump suspect was lying in wait for nearly 12 hours: Complaint

  16-09-2024 20:04
  
  Former President Donald Trump thanked law enforcement for their "incredible" response to what the FBI has described as an assassination attempt.
  
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• A pipeline has exploded and is on fire in a Houston suburb, forcing evacuations

  16-09-2024 19:57
  
  The pipeline fire forced evacuations, sparked grass fires, damaged a park.
  
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• More than 200 inmates escape Nigerian prison in aftermath of flooding

  16-09-2024 19:33
  
  Prisoners fled when the walls of their jail collapsed in the country’s worst flooding in two decadesMore than 200 inmates escaped from a prison in north-east Nigeria in the aftermath of the worst flooding there in over two decades, authorities have announced.There have been 37 deaths in Borno state after parts of its capital, Maiduguri, were overrun by water on 9 September following the collapse of a dam, according to the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA). As many as 200,000 othe
  
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• Death toll reaches 16 as ‘dramatic’ flooding in central Europe continues

  16-09-2024 19:24
  
  Czech Republic, Poland and Austria fear worst may yet be to come as thousands are evacuated to higher groundThe death toll from torrential rain and flooding in central and eastern Europe has risen to at least 16, with several more people missing, as authorities reported deaths in the Czech Republic, Poland and Austria and warned the worst may be to come.The number of victims in Poland rose to five after a surgeon returning from work drowned in the south-western town of Nysa, where the hospital w
  
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• Starmer puts ‘pragmatism’ before perceptions in meeting with Meloni

  16-09-2024 19:23
  
  Some Labourites may see a hard-right populist but the British PM has an eye on the immigration policies of an allyKeir Starmer will be under no illusions at the level of discomfort some in his party may have felt at the sight of their leader smiling and joking with Giorgia Meloni as they strolled through the gardens of the Villa Doria Pamphili on his trip to Rome on Monday.The Italian prime minister’s brand of hard-right populism is far out of the comfort zone of many Labour MPs, and even
  
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• A Kentucky lawmaker has been critically injured in lawn mower accident

  16-09-2024 19:23
  
  Authorities say a Kentucky lawmaker was critically injured when the lawn mower he was riding plunged into an empty swimming pool at his home
  
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• Iran has shown restraint after Israeli killing of Hamas leader, president says

  16-09-2024 19:17
  
  In wide-ranging press conference, Masoud Pezeshkian also addresses questions on Russia, Houthis and nuclear plansThe Iranian president, Masoud Pezeshkian, has said Tehran has shown restraint so far in its response to the Israeli assassination of the Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh because it believes Israel has been trying to lure it into a regional war.Pezeshkian, a reformist who was elected unexpectedly three months ago, was speaking at a wide-ranging and unprecedented two-and-half-hour press conf
  
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• At least 16 killed in Israeli airstrikes on Gaza, Palestinian officials say

  16-09-2024 19:02
  
  Five women and four children said to be among dead with strike hitting residential building in crowded Nuseirat campMiddle East crisis – latest news updatesAt least 16 people have been killed in Israeli airstrikes across central Gaza on Sunday night and Monday morning, including five women and four children, Palestinian health officials have said.Rescuers said an airstrike early on Monday destroyed a residential building in the densely populated Nuseirat refugee camp in the heart of centra
  
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• An 8-year-old Ohio girl drove an SUV on a solo Target run

  16-09-2024 19:01
  
  She drove for miles to a store where she was found unharmed, officials say.
  
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• An Iowa shootout leaves a fleeing suspect dead and 2 police officers injured

  16-09-2024 18:45
  
  An early morning shootout has left two Iowa police officers hospitalized and a suspect dead
  
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• A state's experience with grocery chain mergers spurs a fight to stop Albertsons' deal with Kroger

  16-09-2024 18:28
  
  Washington state is going to court Monday to try to block a proposed merger between Albertsons and Kroger
  
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• Child trapped between boulders for 9 hours rescued by firefighters in New Hampshire

  16-09-2024 18:22
  
  A New Hampshire fire chief says rescuers freed an 11-year-old boy who slipped between two boulders near his school and was rapped for more than nine hours
  
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• White House condemns 'irresponsible' Elon Musk post on assassination attempt

  16-09-2024 18:01
  
  In a statement Monday, the White House decried a now-deleted post by Elon Musk on X as "irresponsible."
  
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• Europe beats the US for walkable, livable cities, study shows

  16-09-2024 17:53
  
  Cities such as Zurich and Dublin found to have key services accessible within 15 minutes for more than 95% of residentsWhen Luke Harris takes his daughter to the doctor, he strolls down well-kept streets with “smooth sidewalks and curb cuts [ramps] for strollers at every intersection”. If the weather looks rough or he feels a little lazy, he hops on a tram for a couple of stops.Harris’s trips to the paediatrician are pretty unremarkable for fellow residents of Zurich, Switzerla
  
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• After mass shooting, bill would require Army to use state crisis laws to remove weapons

  16-09-2024 17:47
  
  It deals with service members deemed to be a threat to themselves or others.
  
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• Scientists show how pregnancy changes the brain in innumerable ways

  16-09-2024 17:39
  
  New study offers first detailed map of the human brain during, after pregnancy.
  
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• Barnier fights to form French government amid no-confidence threats

  16-09-2024 17:37
  
  Party spokesperson says new PM has ‘complex equation to solve’ and is unlikely to appoint ministers this weekThe new French prime minister, Michel Barnier, has continued negotiations with potential ministers as he struggles to form a government to end the country’s political deadlock.The veteran politician and former EU Brexit negotiator, appointed by the president, Emmanuel Macron, earlier this month, had promised to form a new administration this week after “listening t
  
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• Revealed: criminals and unlicensed agents operating across Australia’s real estate sector

  16-09-2024 17:00
  
  Revelations come amid federal government push for additional scrutiny of sector through counter-terror financing and money-laundering lawsRead more in the Hot property seriesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastConvicted criminals and unlicensed agents are operating in the real estate sector across multiple states, a Guardian Australia investigation has found.In New South Wales, the Guardian has established that two indi
  
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• Nearly one in 10 NSW men have faced legal action for domestic and family violence, study finds

  16-09-2024 17:00
  
  According to the research, the first of its kind in Australia, 1.2% of people born in the state were responsible for more than 50% of recorded offencesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastNearly 10% of men in New South Wales have had police take some form of legal action against them for domestic and family violence, according to the first Australian population study of prevalence of offending, published on Monday.The re
  
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• Mixed bag for Labor and the rise of the Libertarians: the key surprises in the NSW local elections

  16-09-2024 17:00
  
  ALP faces a variety of results in what premier Chris Minns calls a ‘massive wake-up call for the major parties’, and Liverpool mayor returns amid corruption inquiryFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe counting of votes has resumed to determine the makeup of New South Wales’s 128 councils for the next four years.The main story of the local government elections was the Liberal party’s disastrous
  
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• Israel-Gaza war: new generations being recruited as conflict continues, senior Hamas official says – as it happened

  16-09-2024 17:00
  
  Osama Hamdan rejects claim by Israeli defence minister that Hamas ‘no longer exists’ as a military formationSee all our Israel-Gaza war coveragePolio vaccination coverage in Gaza has reached 90%, the head of the United Nations Palestinian refugee agency said on Monday, adding that the next step was to ensure hundreds of thousands of children got a second dose at the end of the month.The campaign to vaccinate 640,000 children in Gaza under 10 years of age against polio, which began on
  
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• Green Day presale tickets for Australia tour as high as $500 under Ticketmaster’s dynamic pricing

  16-09-2024 17:00
  
  Regulator says dynamic pricing is legal if consumers are not misled as fans considering giving the Saviors tour a missFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTickets to Green Day’s Saviors tour in Australia were as high as $500 in the initial presale after Ticketmaster revealed dynamic pricing was in effect for the rock band’s upcoming shows.The first presale for the March 2025 leg of the tour went on sale Monda
  
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• Deadly avian flu strain could enter Australia via thieving migratory birds, scientists warn

  16-09-2024 17:00
  
  Birds practising kleptoparasitism – harassing each other until they drop their saliva-covered food – seen as ‘plausible pathway’ for arrival of H5N1Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastScientists have identified a new way for an aggressive strain of bird flu to enter Australia, via the habit of some migratory birds of harassing other birds and stealing their food and potentially their viruses.Aust
  
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• Putin orders military to boost troop numbers by 180,000 to 1.5 million as Ukraine fighting continues

  16-09-2024 15:21
  
  Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the country’s military to increase its number of troops by 180,000 to a total of 1.5 million, as Moscow’s military action in Ukraine drags on for more than 2 ½ years
  
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• Amnesty calls for release of peaceful protesters in Angola

  16-09-2024 14:41
  
  Health of three of four detained a year ago has deteriorated sharply after medical care withheld, charity saysAmnesty International has urged authorities in Angola to free four activists who were detained a year ago for planning a peaceful protest, and an influencer who criticised the president in a TikTok video.The four activists were arrested in September last year before a protest against restrictions on motorcycle taxi drivers. They were sentenced to two years and five months in prison for &
  
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• WATCH: Deadly floods hit Central Europe

  16-09-2024 13:41
  
  Massive floods in Central Europe have killed at least five people in Poland and one in Czech Republic, officials said Monday.
  
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• Planned Shein IPO needs closer scrutiny, says former Labour minister

  16-09-2024 13:40
  
  Trade committee head Liam Byrne wants checks on firm’s possible supply chain links to forced labourBusiness live – latest updatesA former minister has called on the government to closely scrutinise Shein for possible links to forced working as the China-founded fast-fashion retailer prepares for a stock market listing in London.Liam Byrne, the Labour MP who heads parliament’s business and trade committee, said the UK should introduce new legislation to increase scrutiny of supp
  
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• Climate scientists troubled by damage from floods ravaging central Europe

  16-09-2024 13:03
  
  Experts unsurprised at intensity of extreme weather but say damage wreaked shows how unprepared world isEurope floods – latest updatesPicturesque towns across central Europe are inundated by dirty flood water after heavy weekend rains turned tranquil streams into raging rivers that wreaked havoc on infrastructure.The floods have killed at least 15 people and destroyed buildings from Austria to Romania. The destruction comes after devastating floods around the world last week when entire vi
  
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• Kanye West performs in China after rare approval by country’s censors

  16-09-2024 11:53
  
  Flow of foreign artists to China has slowed to a trickle, but economic pressures could be forcing authorities to rethinkWhen Ye, the artist formerly known as Kanye West, took to the stage in Haikou on Sunday, his Chinese fans could barely believe it. One of the biggest and most controversial foreign acts in the world had been allowed in by China’s notoriously censorious regime.Ye’s only China show – all the more surprising for skipping big cities in lieu of the holiday island o
  
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• Typhoon Bebinca lashes Shanghai in strongest storm to hit city since 1949

  16-09-2024 10:16 via nbcnews.com
  
  The normally bustling financial hub of Shanghai was brought to a standstill Monday as residents sheltered at home to wait out the worst of Typhoon Bebinca.
  
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• Tito Jackson dead at 70, 'heartbroken' children confirm

  16-09-2024 10:14
  
  Tito Jackson -- a member of The Jackson 5 and brother to Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson -- died aged 70, his children confirmed on social media.
  
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• Tito Jackson, member of the Jackson 5 and brother to Michael, dies at 70

  16-09-2024 10:10 via nbcnews.com
  
  Tito Jackson, an original member of the hit-making pop group the Jackson 5, has died, his family confirmed Monday.
  
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• Over 100 dead in Myanmar flooding after Typhoon Yagi

  16-09-2024 10:07 via nbcnews.com
  
  Myanmar’s death toll from floods has risen to at least 113, the country’s military government said, following heavy rains brought on by Typhoon Yagi.
  
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• 'Major' police investigation underway after explosion in Cologne, Germany

  16-09-2024 09:59 via nbcnews.com
  
  Police are investigating after an explosion rocked central Cologne in western Germany on Monday.
  
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• Jackson 5 singer Tito Jackson dead at 70

  16-09-2024 09:23 via bbc.com
  
  Tito was an original member of the Jackson Five pop group and brother of the late Michael Jackson.
  
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• Hong Kong: first person convicted under security law for wearing protest T-shirt

  16-09-2024 09:11
  
  Chu Kai-pong, 27, pleaded guilty to ‘act with seditious intent’ for displaying slogan: ‘Liberate Hong Kong, revolution of our times’A man in Hong Kong has pleaded guilty to sedition for wearing a T-shirt with a protest slogan, becoming the first person to be convicted under the city’s controversial national security law known as Article 23, passed in March.Chu Kai-pong, 27, pleaded guilty to one count of “doing acts with seditious intent”. Continue readi
  
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• How apparent assassination attempt unfolded, in 60 seconds

  16-09-2024 08:33 via bbc.com
  
  Donald Trump has been targeted in an alleged assassination attempt, for the second time in a matter of months.
  
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• Couple accused of murdering teen to steal baby acquitted

  16-09-2024 08:30 via bbc.com
  
  Robert and Anne Geeves were accused of killing an intellectually disabled teen to steal her baby.
  
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• Anderson a target for USA's Major League Cricket

  16-09-2024 08:16 via bbc.com
  
  England's all-time leading Test wicket-taker James Anderson is a target for Major League Cricket in the USA, BBC Sport understands.
  
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• UK government asked to clarify Casement funding

  16-09-2024 08:15 via bbc.com
  
  The government has committed to contribute to the stadium's redevelopment but it will not be in time for Euro 2028.
  
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• Cowboys, Ravens & 49ers lose on NFL Sunday of shocks

  16-09-2024 07:53 via bbc.com
  
  A Sunday of upsets saw the Saints batter the Cowboys, Raiders stun the Ravens and Vikings stifle the 49ers.
  
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