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• Manuel García-Rulfo plays a violent man searching for love in Netflix's 'Pedro Páramo'

  05-11-2024 21:08
  
  The actor known for his role in "The Lincoln Lawyer" explains why he jumped at the chance to play a lead from the classic Mexican novel considered a precursor to the genre of magical realism.
  
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• Home Depot co-founder Bernie Marcus dies

  05-11-2024 20:11
  
  Bernie Marcus, the co-founder of Home Depot who became a billionaire philanthropist and GOP donor, has died at the age of 95.
  
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• Netanyahu fires Gallant as Israel's defense minister

  05-11-2024 20:10
  
  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday fired his defense minister, Yoav Gallant, a long rumored move that was announced on Election Day in the United States.
  
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• NYC Marathon bans running influencer after crew on e-bikes filmed him on course

  05-11-2024 19:52
  
  A running influencer from Texas has been disqualified from the New York City Marathon and banned from future New York City running events after he ran part of the course with people on e-bikes filming him.
  
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• Iran claims German-Iranian dissident died before he could be executed

  05-11-2024 19:39
  
  Top Iranian officials previously referred to an execution when reacting to Jamshid Sharmahd’s death on 28 OctoberIran has claimed that an Iranian-German duel national who had been sentenced to death died last week before his execution could be carried out.“Jamshid Sharmahd was sentenced to death, his execution was imminent, but he died before it could be carried out,” the judiciary spokesman Asghar Jahangir told reporters without elaborating. It is understood Tehran claims he s
  
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• US election 2024 live updates: Trump casts ballot in Florida and says he feels ‘very confident’ as Walz says result is ‘razor close’

  05-11-2024 19:34
  
  Former president says he’s ‘honored’ that polling lines are long as he and wife Melania vote in Florida; VP candidate tells voters to ‘stay calm, stay with it’US election results 2024: live map and trackerWhen will we know the result of the US presidential election?Don’t miss key US election stories. Get our free app and sign up for election alertsDispatch from Grand Rapids, Michigan: They just showed a video here of Donald Trump shaving the head of Vince McMa
  
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• Middle East crisis live: Benjamin Netanyahu fires Israeli defence minister Yoav Gallant

  05-11-2024 19:20
  
  Israeli prime minister names Israel Katz as new defence minister, citing ‘too many gaps’ between him and Gallant over war managementAl Jazeera reports that the death toll from an Israeli strike on tents housing displaced people in central Gaza has risen to six, and includes a six-year-old and a four-year-old child.Lebanon’s Nation News Agency has reported that the Israeli army, which has been staging incursions inside the south of the country, “is booby-trapping and destr
  
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• Barry Keoghan hits out at ‘disgusting’ online trolls using his son against him

  05-11-2024 19:16
  
  Saltburn actor tells Louis Theroux podcast about his difficult childhood and decision to keep his child offlineOscar nominee Barry Keoghan has hit back at “disgusting” online trolls who he claimed use his relationship with his son as “ammunition” against him.The 32-year-old Irish actor, who is dating US singer-songwriter Sabrina Carpenter, has a two-year-old son, Brando, with his former partner. Continue reading...
  
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• AstraZeneca shares tumble after reports China unit is linked to insurance fraud

  05-11-2024 19:16
  
  Pharmaceutical’s weight loss pill described as ‘underwhelming’, also piling pressure on share priceAstraZeneca shares tumbled on Tuesday wiping £14bn off the value of Britain’s biggest drug maker, after a report that dozens of senior executives at its China unit could be implicated in an insurance fraud case in the country’s pharmaceutical sector.Also putting pressure on the share price, early data on AstraZeneca’s experimental weight loss pill published
  
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• Advisers urge Donald Trump to declare victory prematurely on election night

  05-11-2024 19:15
  
  Some aides think he should seize on any early advantage in battleground states but it is unclear if he will heed themUS election 2024 – latest updatesUS election results 2024: live map and trackerDonald Trump has been told by some advisers that he should prematurely declare victory on election night if he’s sufficiently ahead of Kamala Harris in key battleground states like Pennsylvania, according to people close to him, though whether he will heed that advice remains unclear.The con
  
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• Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fires Defense Minister Yoav Gallant

  05-11-2024 19:11 via foxnews.com
  
  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has fired his defense minister, Yoav Gallant, the Israeli leader announced Tuesday.Netanyahu cited significant differences between their views on how to proceed in Gaza and Lebanon, as well as a lack of trust between the pair. Netanyahu's office shared a letter, written in Hebrew, that was delivered to Gallant on Tuesday notifying him of his removal."In the midst of war, more than ever, complete trust is required between the Prime Minister and the Defens
  
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• Civil war veterans’ remains buried after languishing in storage for decades

  05-11-2024 18:55
  
  More than two dozen veterans’ urns sat in a Seattle funeral home until given services with military honorsFor several decades, the cremated remains of more than two dozen US civil war veterans languished in storage facilities at a funeral home and cemetery in Seattle.The simple copper and cardboard urns gathering dust on shelves only had the name of each of the 28 soldiers – but nothing linking them to the civil war. Still, that was enough for an organization dedicated to locating, i
  
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• Trump’s queasy prescription to ‘make America healthy again’ takes shape

  05-11-2024 18:51
  
  Jumble of proposals include ‘massive reform of Obamacare’ and giving anti-vaxxer RFK Jr the helm of health agenciesUS election 2024 – latest updatesUS election results 2024: live map and trackerSenate and House results 2024: live maps and trackerFrom assertions that America’s highest-profile vaccine critic would lead health agencies to new promises for “massive reform” of Obamacare, the chaotic last week of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign will proba
  
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• English universities could miss out on millions from tuition fee increase

  05-11-2024 18:42
  
  Contracts with existing students that prevent changes may mean up to £2.5m less income, according to one institutionSome universities in England could lose out on millions of pounds from increased tuition fees because their contracts with existing students may prevent changes to terms and conditions.The government announced on Monday that undergraduate tuition fees are to go up for the first time in eight years next autumn, taking annual payments to a record £9,535 a student. Continu
  
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• Post Office campaigner Alan Bates says he’s been waiting a month for reply from PM about compensation delays – as it happened

  05-11-2024 18:32
  
  Former post office operator tells Commons committee that Keir Starmer has not responded to requests for help with settling claims for Horizon scandalTom Tugendhat is one of two Conservative leadership candidates not in the shadow cabinet. The other is James Cleverly, who said publicly last week he did not want a frontbench post. The other four candidates (Priti Patel, Mel Stride, Robert Jenrick and Kemi Badenoch herself, obviously) are all in the shadow cabinet.But Tugendhat was not snubbed, Bad
  
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• Post office operators may sue over compensation delay, Alan Bates says

  05-11-2024 18:23
  Campaigner told MPs deadlines must be set, and he had been waiting a month for reply from StarmerUK politics live – latest updatesAlan Bates has suggested post office operators could take fresh legal action if the government fails to set a deadline for compensating them.The campaigner revealed on Tuesday that he has written twice to Keir Starmer requesting an end of March deadline for post office operators to receive financial redress. Bates told MPs he had received no response from the pr
  
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• Let the panic begin! Glastonbury reveals new process for online ticket purchases

  05-11-2024 18:23
  
  Hopeful ticket-buyers will be assigned random places in an online queue, during two phases of sales that begin on 14 NovemberFor many music fans it’s the most stressful few minutes of the year: the online scramble to secure Glastonbury tickets. And while 2025’s event is set to be as oversubscribed as ever, that stress will at least be given a shiny new focus as Glastonbury overhauls its ticket-buying process.Previously, hopeful ticket-buyers would frantically refresh the festival&rsq
  
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• Tube drivers call off planned strikes after ‘improved offer’

  05-11-2024 18:19
  
  Industrial action by Aslef members threatened to halt all London Underground servicesA planned strike by tube drivers that threatened to halt all London Underground services on Thursday has been called off, their union announced.Talks between Aslef officials and Transport for London management on Tuesday led to a “significantly improved offer”, according to the union. Continue reading...
  
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• ‘Collapse is how we win’: US far right aims to make gains on election division

  05-11-2024 17:05
  
  Among extremists, election results matter less than chaos and destruction – they hope ‘civil war kicks off’ either wayUS politics live – latest updatesUS election results 2024: live map and trackerWhile Russian disinformation and election denialism are seeding mistrust in the American electoral process, some far-right extremists are already heralding this divisive election season as an unbridled victory for their cause.To them, who wins or loses is less important than the
  
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• What to expect when the first polls close on Election Day

  05-11-2024 17:04
  NBC News’ Steve Kornacki breaks down what to expect when the polls start to close around the country and explains where Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are neck and neck on Election Day.
  
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• Bernie Marcus, Home Depot cofounder and Trump mega-donor, dies aged 95

  05-11-2024 16:59
  
  Company announces death of billionaire who contributed millions to Republican party and former presidentThe billionaire Home Depot cofounder and outspoken supporter of Donald Trump, Bernard “Bernie” Marcus, has died, according to a company statement. He was 95.Marcus, a former pharmacist, was described as “a master merchant and a genius with customer service” who was “unparalleled in generosity and goodwill” in the statement by the company. Continue reading...
  
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• Inexperienced, poorly trained and underfed: the North Korean troops heading to Ukraine

  05-11-2024 16:58
  
  Kim Jong-un says his army is the ‘strongest in the world’ but they are vulnerable to illness and none have seen combat beforeDepending on whom you ask, they are the boost that Russian forces need to make a significant breakthrough in Ukraine, or they are simple cannon fodder, destined for repatriation in body bags.After weeks of speculation, Nato and the Pentagon have confirmed that about 10,000 North Korean troops are in Russia, with most massing near Ukraine’s border in Kursk
  
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• Election security updates: FBI 'aware' of fake news clip urging people not to vote

  05-11-2024 16:55
  
  Follow the latest election-related security issues and legal challenges.
  
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• Tropical Storm Rafael gains intensity in Caribbean as it nears Cuba

  05-11-2024 16:52
  
  Storm expected to reach hurricane status but should weaken before it hits the US Gulf coastTropical Storm Rafael has grown more powerful in the Caribbean Sea and is poised to reach hurricane strength on Wednesday, carrying the risk of damaging wind and rainfall. But it should weaken as it approaches the US Gulf coast, where several states have not been hit by a hurricane in November, according to records maintained since the early months of the US civil war.Portions of the Florida Keys could see
  
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• Dutch school bars parents from marks-sharing app in push to lower pupil stress

  05-11-2024 16:50
  
  Experiment for a term prompted by research showing that sharing every result put added pressure on studentsA secondary school in the Netherlands is blocking parental access to children’s grades for a term in an attempt to reduce the pressure on pupils to perform.Like many countries, the Netherlands has a system under which students need a certain grade average to progress to the next year, but Jordan – Montessori Lyceum Utrecht found that a widely used app that shares every mark with
  
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• Election Day 2024: Live results and analysis

  05-11-2024 16:48
  
  Follow 538 and ABC News for live updates on the presidential election between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, and key races for U.S. Senate, House, governor and more.
  
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• Tropical Storm Rafael forms in the Caribbean and is expected to become a hurricane

  05-11-2024 16:41
  
  A disturbance in the Caribbean strengthened Monday afternoon into Tropical Storm Rafael, which is forecast to become a hurricane Tuesday.
  
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• An hour-by-hour guide to watching the races on election night

  05-11-2024 16:26
  
  Which states and races are closing at which times in the fight for president, Senate and House, as well as some key ballot measure battles.
  
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• Election Day forecast: Heavy rain, snow, record heat could impact voters

  05-11-2024 16:05
  
  As millions of Americans head to the polls, thunderstorms are forecast from the Great Lakes to the Gulf Coast, with the potential to cause inconveniences to voters.
  
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• WATCH: How Harris or Trump could win election

  05-11-2024 15:49
  
  ABC News Political Director and Washington Bureau Chief Rick Klein breaks down the latest polling in the tight race between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump.
  
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• WATCH: JD Vance will still ‘love you’ if you don’t vote for him

  05-11-2024 15:37
  
  Former President Donald Trump’s running mate spoke to reporters after voting on Election Day in Ohio.
  
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• Elon Musk could be the biggest winner of a second Trump term

  05-11-2024 15:36
  
  Elon Musk could reap numerous benefits from a friendly government run by Donald Trump.
  
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• Pedro Almodóvar and Jacques Audiard lead European Film Awards nominations

  05-11-2024 15:34
  
  Emilia Peréz and The Room Next Door are both up for honours in prizes regarded as Oscars bellwethersA genre-bending musical about a trans cartel boss and a Spanish veteran director’s English-language debut lead the nominations for this year’s European Film Awards, with Jacques Audiard’s Emilia Peréz and Pedro Almodóvar’s The Room Next Door both up for honours in four categories.The French and Spanish auteurs gained nominations for best film, best dir
  
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• 5 races to watch that will decide control of the Senate

  05-11-2024 15:24
  
  Senate Democrats head into Tuesday's elections defending a 51-49 majority; Republicans call it their best opportunity in a decade to gain ground.
  
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• 5 races to watch that will decide control of the House

  05-11-2024 15:24
  
  Republican's narrow majority in the House of Representatives enters Tuesday on the knife's edge, with both parties possessing paths to control in the next Congress.
  
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• How Pennsylvania's mail-in rules will lead to thousands of provisional ballots

  05-11-2024 15:16
  
  Last week, a flurry of litigation in Pennsylvania clarified the rules for mail balloting there.
  
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• Tropical Storm Rafael slams Caribbean, may head to Gulf Coast this weekend

  05-11-2024 15:10
  
  Tropical Storm Rafael is barreling through the Caribbean and may impact the U.S. Gulf Coast this weekend.
  
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• China blocking UK plans in Beijing amid east London mega-embassy dispute

  05-11-2024 15:05
  Exclusive: UK rebuild of Beijing embassy held up as Angela Rayner faces fraught decision on Royal Mint Court siteUK politics live – latest updatesChina is blocking requests to rebuild the British embassy in Beijing while the fate of its controversial mega-embassy in east London is being decided, the Guardian can disclose.Angela Rayner, the deputy prime minister and housing secretary, faces a politically fraught decision over whether to approve plans for a new Chinese embassy at Royal Mint
  
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• Drilling for Sydney to Newcastle high-speed rail begins but Labor accused of uncosted ‘fantasy project’

  05-11-2024 15:00
  
  Two drill rigs, installed on barges, have started work on the Hawkesbury River at Brooklyn and at Brisbane Water near GosfordGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastDrill rigs have started boring into rocks and riverbeds to determine the best route for the tunnelling megaproject needed for a high-speed rail line between Sydney and Newcastle, but the fast train’s future is far from certain amid questions about its cost.Almost three years after Labor came to power on a pro
  
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• ‘Deplorable’: nurse slammed therapy doll dementia patient believed was real baby on table, NSW tribunal hears

  05-11-2024 15:00
  
  Sudiksha Ahuja found guilty of unsatisfactory professional conduct and her nursing registration cancelledGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAn aged care nurse who slammed a dementia patient’s therapy doll on a table and laughed at the distressed patient who believed it was a real baby has been found to have been “callous and deplorable”.Sudiksha Ahuja was found guilty in August of unsatisfactory professional conduct after being prosecuted by the Health C
  
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• 2GB’s Ben Fordham pulls out of Liberal event, saying he didn’t realise it was fundraiser for party

  05-11-2024 15:00
  
  Nine radio star says he speaks to political organisations, Scouts, charities and preschools but draws the line at political promotionGet our breaking news email,free app or daily news podcastNine’s 2GB radio host Ben Fordham has pulled out of a Liberal party fundraiser in Kirribilli, saying he did not realise the event was raising money for the political party when he accepted the invitation to speak.“Kirribilli Branch is honoured to be joined by Ben Fordham, Sydney’s No.1 radi
  
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• Employers shortchanged Australian workers a record amount of super last year, tax office says

  05-11-2024 14:59
  
  The dollar figure of superannuation that went unpaid after recovery efforts rose to $5.2bn from $4.8bn in 2022-23Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralian workers missed out on a record $5.2bn of superannuation that employers failed to pay last financial year, according to the Australian Taxation Office.The ATO has released the data on the superannuation “gap” in its annual report, which also reveals that $1.4bn is likely to go unpaid because it is owed by
  
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• Media hysteria around Sofronoff report fuelled ‘mob mentality’, Bruce Lehrmann prosecutor Drumgold says

  05-11-2024 14:58
  
  Exclusive: former ACT director of prosecutions plans to return to NSW bar after painful experience of losing his ‘dream job’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe ACT’s former director of public prosecutions, Shane Drumgold, believes “something went terribly wrong” with the Sofronoff report into Bruce Lehrmann’s prosecution, which resulted in Drumgold losing his “dream job”, a court battle over its findings and a subsequent
  
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• Paris drivers warned of fines as city begins limiting traffic in parts of centre

  05-11-2024 14:49
  
  Three-month ‘educational phase’ begins for scheme it is hoped will reduce through-traffic and improve air qualityParis authorities have begun limiting traffic in a large zone of the city centre, with police alerting drivers that they are now banned from driving through the French capital’s central four arrondissements and risk a fine if they do so after next spring.The so-called “limited traffic zone” (ZTL), home to about 100,000 people and 11,000 businesses, is par
  
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• Watch a recap of the major turning points in the 2024 campaign

  05-11-2024 14:39
  The 2024 presidential election has been like none other in history and has moved so quickly with the nation experiencing a lot in a short period of time. NBC’s Kate Snow shares a recap of the race to the White House.
  
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• Swedish court jails far-right leader who burned Qur’an

  05-11-2024 14:11
  Danish politician Rasmus Paludan sentenced to four months for incitement against ethnic groupA far-right Danish-Swedish politician has been sentenced to prison on charges of incitement against an ethnic group for burning copies of the Qur’an and making offensive statements about Muslims.Rasmus Paludan was the first person to go on trial in Sweden – and is now the first to be sentenced – for burning the Qur’an during an organised demonstration. Continue reading...
  
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• Belgian comic book withdrawn amid outrage over racist depictions

  05-11-2024 14:10
  
  Publisher ‘profoundly sorry’ for hurt caused by Spirou and the Blue Gorgon as it recalls 30,000 copies from shopsA comic book has been withdrawn from sale by its Belgian publisher after an outcry over racist depictions of black people and “hyper-sexualised” images of women.The publisher Dupuis announced that its graphic novel, Spirou and the Blue Gorgon, would be removed from shops after the book caused a storm on social media. Continue reading...
  
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• ‘People do not want to believe it is true’: the photographer capturing the vanishing of glaciers

  05-11-2024 13:55
  
  Christian Åslund was shocked at the difference between what he saw in 2002 and what confronted him this summer Standing in blinding sunlight on an archipelago above the Arctic Circle, the photographer Christian Åslund looked in shock at a glacier he had last visited in 2002. It had almost completely disappeared.Two decades ago Greenpeace asked Åslund to use photographs taken in the early 20th century, and photograph the same views in order to document how glaciers in Svalbard w
  
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• Election season may be causing stress, anxiety: Here's how to cope

  05-11-2024 13:37
  
  As Election Day draws near, many Americans may be experiencing stress and anxiety. Here's how to cope.
  
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• Officials brace for a flood of disinformation and legal claims

  05-11-2024 13:30
  
  Scores of lawsuits—many of them frivolous—have been filed, domestic and foreign actors are spreading false accounts of voter fraud, and former President Donald Trump continues to claim that the election is rigged.
  
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