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• Starmer aims to build ‘pragmatic and serious relationship’ in meeting with Xi

  17-11-2024 23:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Prime minister wants bilateral at G20 to lead to closer ties with China, which he sees as key to faster growthKeir Starmer will become the first UK prime minister in six years to meet the Chinese president, Xi Jinping, promising to turn the page on UK-China relations by building “a pragmatic and serious relationship”.Starmer and the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, have been pursuing a thawing of relations with the world’s second-largest economy on pragmatic grounds, suggesting that
  
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• ‘Queen of polling’ J Ann Selzer quits after Iowa survey missed by 16 points

  17-11-2024 22:58 via theguardian.com
  
  Pollster announces she’s moving on ‘to other ventures’ after poll wrongly predicted strong shift in state to Kamala HarrisJ Ann Selzer, the celebrated Iowa election pollster, announced on Sunday that she is moving on “to other ventures and opportunities”, two weeks after her survey in the state wrongly predicted a strong shift to Kamala Harris in the days before the election.That poll, which projected a 47% to 44% lead for the vice-president over Donald Trump on the
  
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• Carsley's mission accomplished as foundations laid for Tuchel

  17-11-2024 22:21 via bbc.com
  
  England interim manager Lee Carsley can reflect on a mission accomplished as he lays the foundations for incoming head coach Thomas Tuchel.
  
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• Ex-CDC acting director calls RFK Jr’s false vaccine theories ‘cruel’

  17-11-2024 22:08 via theguardian.com
  
  Richard Besser criticizes Trump’s health secretary pick, and says falsely linking vaccines to autism is a ‘cruel thing to do’The former acting director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has criticized Robert F Kennedy Jr’s nomination by Donald Trump as secretary of the country’s health and human services (HHS), calling his false vaccine theories “cruel”.In a new interview on ABC, Richard Besser, who led the CDC during Barack Obama&rsqu
  
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• Biden allows Ukraine to strike Russia with American long-range missiles

  17-11-2024 22:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  But why now? And what could this mean?
  
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• Littler wins Grand Slam to go fifth in world rankings

  17-11-2024 21:59 via bbc.com
  
  Teenager Luke Littler continues his sensational maiden professional year by winning the Grand Slam of Darts with a 16-3 trashing of qualifier Martin Lukeman.
  
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• Whoopi Goldberg is beefing with a small bakery in latest culture war battle

  17-11-2024 21:46 via nbcnews.com
  
  The culture wars have found their way to the dessert table.
  
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• Speaker Mike Johnson leaves the door open to recess appointments

  17-11-2024 21:38 via nbcnews.com
  
  Speaker Mike Johnson on Sunday left the door open to adjourning Congress so President-elect Donald Trump can appoint his Cabinet nominees outside of the usual Senate confirmation process if necessary.
  
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• Carrots sold at Trader Joe's and Wegmans recalled due to possible E. coli contamination

  17-11-2024 21:30 via nbcnews.com
  
  If you do your weekly grocery rounds at Trader Joe's or Wegmans, it might be time to check your fridge.
  
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• 'We're in it to win it' - Boulter & Raducanu put GB into BJK Cup semis

  17-11-2024 21:29 via bbc.com
  
  Emma Raducanu and Katie Boulter combine to lead Great Britain into the Billie Jean King Cup semi-finals at the expense of defending champions Canada.
  
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• Brilliant Boulter puts GB into BJK Cup semi-finals

  17-11-2024 21:28 via bbc.com
  
  Katie Boulter beats Canada's Leylah Fernandez in straight sets to send Great Britain into the semi-finals of the Billie Jean King Cup in Malaga.
  
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• GOP Sen. Markwayne Mullin defends RFK Jr. on vaccines, supports recess appointments as last resort

  17-11-2024 21:26 via nbcnews.com
  
  Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., on Sunday defended Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, saying that Kennedy, a longtime vaccine skeptic, is “extremely intelligent when it comes to” vaccines and questioned levels of autism in the United States.
  
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• Sean 'Diddy' Combs obstructing justice from behind bars, federal prosecutors allege

  17-11-2024 21:24 via nbcnews.com
  
  Federal prosecutors have accused Sean “Diddy” Combs of breaking jail rules in an attempt to manipulate witness testimony and taint the potential jury pool in his case, according to a court document filed Friday.
  
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• Police hunt husband of Harshita Brella, whose body was found in car boot

  17-11-2024 20:12 via bbc.com
  
  Northamptonshire Police says it is looking for Pankaj Lamba, who it believes has fled the country.
  
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• WATCH: Police capture 'noncompliant' pig on the loose

  17-11-2024 20:06 via abcnews.go.com
  
  A "noncompliant" pig led police on a chase around a Tacoma, Washington, neighborhood after getting loose.
  
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• Russia targets Ukraine’s power grid in biggest missile strike in months

  17-11-2024 19:59 via theguardian.com
  Ukraine orders nationwide energy rationing after more than 200 missiles and drones used in attack that killed seven peopleRussia launched more than 200 missile and drones at Ukraine’s energy grid overnight and in the early morning, killing seven people in its largest-scale attack in months, and forcing the country to announce nationwide electricity rationing from Monday.Ukrenergo, Ukraine’s principal energy supplier, said blackouts and consumption restrictions would be introduced &ld
  
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• Australia accused of ‘exporting climate destruction’ on tiny Pacific neighbours with massive gas expansion plans

  17-11-2024 19:55 via theguardian.com
  Labor government ‘not acting in good faith’ when it stands on global stage and promotes its climate credentials, special envoy at Cop29 saysFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPacific governments at a UN climate summit are criticising Australia’s plans for a massive gas industry expansion in Western Australia, saying it could result in 125 times more greenhouse gas emissions than their island nations r
  
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• Trump defense secretary pick Pete Hegseth denies sexual assault allegation, acknowledges payment to accuser

  17-11-2024 19:54 via nbcnews.com
  
  Former Fox News host Pete Hegseth’s attorney on Sunday confirmed to NBC News that Hegseth, whom President-elect Donald Trump has named as his candidate for defense secretary, paid a woman an undisclosed amount after she accused him of sexual assault.
  
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• Biden authorized Ukraine to strike Russia with U.S.-supplied long-range missiles

  17-11-2024 19:54 via nbcnews.com
  
  President Joe Biden has authorized Ukraine to use U.S.-provided long-range weapons inside Russia for limited strikes, according to two U.S. officials.
  
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• Workplace flexibility is helping Americans take longer trips this holiday season, report finds

  17-11-2024 19:20 via nbcnews.com
  
  Americans are determined to travel this holiday season — and certain workarounds are helping them take those trips.
  
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• Russia’s latest attack on Ukraine shows maximalist war aims remain unchanged

  17-11-2024 19:04 via theguardian.com
  
  As President-Elect Trump talks up negotiations, Putin has made clear his position hasn’t changed since launching invasion in 2022Millions of Ukrainians woke up early on Sunday morning to a massive Russian missile and drone attack on their country’s infrastructure, the biggest assault from Moscow since the end of August and the first large-scale attack since the US election.Donald Trump once promised to settle the Ukraine war in “24 hours” but the 120 missiles and 90 drone
  
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• Middle East crisis live: Israeli strike kills Hezbollah lead spokesperson in Beirut

  17-11-2024 18:51 via theguardian.com
  
  This blog is now closed. Read today’s full report hereA Lebanese soldier has been killed, with three wounded after Israel attacked an army post in a Lebanese town.The Lebanese Army posted on X that one of those injured was in a critical condition after the attack on Sunday. Continue reading...
  
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• Israeli strike on Beirut kills Hezbollah media chief Mohammed Afif

  17-11-2024 18:41 via theguardian.com
  
  Attack came without warning on day dozens killed in airstrikes in Gaza and Israel struck other targets in LebanonHezbollah’s chief spokesman has been killed by an Israeli airstrike on Beirut, as Israel intensifies its air offensive in Lebanon despite ongoing indirect negotiations for a ceasefire.Mohammed Afif, who has been the public face of Hezbollah for months, was killed in a strike on offices of the Ba’ath party in Ras al-Nabaa, central Beirut. The attack in the busy residential
  
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• Las Vegas man who called 911 for help in break-in was fatally shot by officer

  17-11-2024 18:31 via nbcnews.com
  
  Las Vegas police are investigating after an officer fatally shot a 43-year-old father who had called 911 for help during a home break-in.
  
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• Keir Starmer promises Ukraine will be ‘top of the agenda’ at G20

  17-11-2024 18:30 via theguardian.com
  
  UK prime minister to meet world leaders at summit in Brazil that Vladimir Putin has declined to attendUkraine will be “top of the agenda” this week at a meeting of leaders from the world’s most powerful economies, Keir Starmer has pledged, though he said he had “no plans” to follow the German chancellor, Olaf Scholz, and speak directly to Vladimir Putin.Starmer will meet world leaders on Monday at the G20 summit in Brazil, which the Russian president has declined to
  
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• Trump’s defense pick reportedly paid sexual assault accuser but denies claims

  17-11-2024 17:51 via theguardian.com
  
  Peter Hegseth, pick for defense department, says encounter was consensual but woman was paid undisclosed sumPeter Hegseth, the military veteran, Fox & Friends chat host and Donald Trump’s pick to head the department of defense, reportedly paid a woman who accused him of sexual assault – an encounter that he insists was consensual.According to the Washington Post, the unnamed woman was paid an unknown sum after signing a nondisclosure agreement. Continue reading...
  
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• Will Melania be living in the White House for Trump’s second term? Probably not

  17-11-2024 16:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Incoming first lady is planning to split her time between New York and Florida during her husband’s presidencyMelania Trump will probably not be returning to the White House for the next four years with her husband, multiple sources told CNN this week, but rather will be splitting her time between Palm Beach, Florida, and New York City, where Barron is going to college.For many observers it is unclear who might be more relieved by that decision: Melania, who famously did not love her life
  
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• Experts sound alarm as Trump mulls pardons for January 6 attackers

  17-11-2024 16:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Attorneys and lawmakers who oppose pardons for Capitol rioters would not be able to stop him, legal analysts warnlf Donald Trump follows through on his promise to pardon people who participated in the January 6 riot at the US Capitol, attorneys and lawmakers who oppose such moves would not be able to stop him, according to legal experts.If Trump does issue the pardons, it could indicate to many of his supporters that there was nothing illegal about the riot to prevent the peaceful transfer of po
  
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• 'SNL' cold open: Biden feels like the 'This is fine' meme while meeting with Trump

  17-11-2024 15:33 via nbcnews.com
  "Saturday Night Live" parodied the meeting between President-elect Donald Trump and President Joe Biden and introduced some of Trump's picks for his cabinet. Cast member Sarah Sherman played former Rep. Matt Gaetz, Trump's choice for attorney general, and Alec Baldwin appeared as Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
  
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• Free Democrats reportedly planned German coalition exit weeks before final split

  17-11-2024 15:26 via theguardian.com
  
  Pro-business party internally referred to its plans as ‘D-day’Germany’s pro-business Free Democratic party, which collapsed Olaf Scholz’s governing coalition this month in a dispute over the budget, reportedly plotted its exit weeks before the final split, referring to the plans internally as “D-day”.Newspapers Die Zeit and Süddeutsche Zeitung reported that the FDP had intended from at least September to force a situation that would provoke the German cha
  
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• Greens drop climate trigger demand in attempt to restart Nature Positive talks with Labor

  17-11-2024 15:01 via theguardian.com
  
  Minor party’s offer, which includes ban on native-forest logging, represents its second concession on stalled legislation in less than a weekFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Greens have dropped their demand for a climate trigger to be incorporated in the government’s stalled Nature Positive legislation, indicating they are now prepared to pass the bills in return for an Australia-wide ban on native fo
  
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• Australian businesses selling essential goods and services to be forced to accept cash payments

  17-11-2024 15:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Treasury confirms cheques will stay in circulation until 2029 but then cease to be accepted as legal tenderFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastBusinesses selling essential goods and services such as groceries, medicines and fuel will be forced to accept cash from their customers unless granted a special exemption, under a government mandate to take effect from 1 January 2026.In a move designed to taper the phase-out of
  
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• The Biggest Attack on Ukraine in Months

  17-11-2024 14:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Russia targets energy plants
  
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• Pete Hegseth, Trump’s Pentagon pick, faced sex assault allegation

  17-11-2024 14:26 via today.com
  President-elect Trump has tapped oil industry CEO Chris Wright as energy secretary and part of his newly-formed energy council. Meanwhile, there may be new trouble for Trump’s pick for defense secretary Pete Hegseth who reportedly paid a woman for her silence years after a sexual encounter at a Republican conference in 2017. NBC’s Allie Raffa reports for Sunday TODAY.
  
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• AI is supposed to make applying to jobs easier — but it might be creating another problem

  17-11-2024 14:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  Artificial Intelligence is reshaping the job application process, simplifying some aspects — and creating new potential frictions in others.
  
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• Ukraine war: Emergency power outages after Russia launches massive missile strike on energy grid – as it happened

  17-11-2024 13:56 via theguardian.com
  
  Biggest air strike in months also hits residential areas and raises fears for Ukraine energy infrastructure ahead of winterFull report: Russia targets Ukraine’s power grid in biggest missile strike in months, officials sayThe exiled Russian opposition will hold its first major demonstration against the invasion of Ukraine, in Berlin on Sunday afternoon.The Russian opposition lost its main figurehead in February, when Putin’s rival Alexei Navalny died in an Arctic prison in mysterious
  
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• Zelenskyy: Russia using Iranian weapons in 'massive' attack targeting energy infrastructure

  17-11-2024 13:51 via foxnews.com
  
  Russian forces launched hundreds of drones and missiles targeting Ukraine's energy and power plant infrastructure on Sunday.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the attack included at least 120 missiles and 90 drones, including Iranian-made Shahed drones. Ukrainian officials say it was the largest long-range attack from Russia in at least three months."The enemy's target was our energy infrastructure throughout Ukraine. Unfortunately, there is damage to objects from hits and falling debr
  
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• Swedes left longing for sweets as viral TikTok starts craze for candy

  17-11-2024 13:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The tradition of chomping through a kilo of sweets once a week is under threat as demand soars for sugary sweetsSwedes love sweets. So when an American TikToker sparked a craze for Swedish candy this year, there was pride that an important part of national culture was being recognised around the world. The Danes may have Ozempic but the Swedes have lördagsgodis – Saturday sweets – where families chew through more than 1kg of sticky treats in an evening.That pride has given way t
  
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• Black Twitter helped define the internet — so where will the exodus from X lead?

  17-11-2024 13:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  Black social media users, one of X’s most engaged demographics, are among the users leaving Elon Musk’s platform since the polarizing presidential election.
  
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• Steve Kornacki: The key voter shifts that led to Trump's battleground state sweep

  17-11-2024 12:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  For Donald Trump, there’s a clear story that runs through each of the seven battleground states that he swept on his way to recapturing the White House.
  
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• Voters' diploma divide widens even as college gets cheaper

  17-11-2024 11:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  The election showed voters are increasingly split by education level and angry about the economy even as college costs ease.
  
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• DOJ and FBI officials reach out to lawyers as potential Trump revenge prosecutions loom

  17-11-2024 11:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  Current and former senior DOJ and FBI officials are reaching out to lawyers in anticipation of being criminally investigated by the Trump administration, people with knowledge of their deliberations say.
  
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• Lebanon’s ancient heritage faces a barrage of Israeli airstrikes

  17-11-2024 10:58 via nbcnews.com
  
  The conflict is taking a devastating toll on Lebanon’s ancient heritage, with airstrikes wiping out centuries-old villages and endangering fragile, millenia-old archaeological sites, like the Roman ruins of Baalbek, a United Nations world heritage site.
  
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• Mexican president might be changing view on US as Trump win sends warning to ruling socialists

  17-11-2024 10:00 via foxnews.com
  
  Mexico City - President Claudia Sheinbaum’s administration is considering adjusting certain policies in response to the anticipated challenges posed by President-elect Trump’s return to office, seeking to safeguard Mexico’s economic interests and manage immigration effectively.Fearing that measures from the coming Trump administration might be harmful to Mexico, Sheinbaum and other officials have expressed a commitment to maintaining a positive bilateral relationship while emph
  
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• Rightwing settlers in Israel welcome ‘dream team’ of Trump and his hardline appointments

  17-11-2024 06:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Palestinian groups shocked by US president-elect’s favouring of outspoken supporters of far-right activists in the regionRightwing settlers and extremist nationalist Zionists in Israel have described top officials in Donald Trump’s new administration as a “dream team” which will offer a “unique and special opportunity” to expand Israel’s hold on occupied territory and permanently end any prospect of a Palestinian state.Palestinian groups and leftwing NGO
  
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• In a meeting with Biden, China's Xi cautions US to 'make the wise choice' to keep relations stable

  17-11-2024 02:23 via foxnews.com
  
  China’s leader Xi Jinping met for the last time with President Biden on Saturday, but was already looking ahead to President-elect Donald Trump and his "America first" policies, saying Beijing "is ready to work with a new U.S. administration."During their talks on the sidelines of the annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Peru, Xi cautioned that a stable China-U.S. relationship was critical not only to the two nations but to the "future and destiny of humanity."TRUMP LOOMS LAR
  
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• The drama and farce of the Baker Street bank heist

  17-11-2024 02:21 via bbc.com
  
  In 1971, a group broke into a bank vault - but the plan was nearly brought down by a radio ham.
  
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• 60 million households watched Tyson-Paul fight, Netflix says

  17-11-2024 00:11 via nbcnews.com
  
  More than 60 million households watched the much-hyped boxing match between 58-year-old retired boxing legend Mike Tyson and the far-younger Jake Paul on Friday night, Netflix said.
  
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