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• Coca-Cola causes controversy with AI-generated ad

  18-11-2024 23:44 via nbcnews.com
  
  Coca-Cola is facing backlash online over an artificial intelligence-made Christmas promotional video that users are calling “soulless” and “devoid of any actual creativity.”
  
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• Hegseth was flagged as potential 'insider threat' for 'Deus Vult' tattoo

  18-11-2024 23:42
  
  Sgt. DeRicko Gaither made the complaint about the tattoo in 2021.
  
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• Canada reportedly foils Iranian plot to kill former justice minister Irwin Cotler

  18-11-2024 23:28 via theguardian.com
  
  Tehran alleged to have targeted retired politician, 84, who is also human rights activist and critic of IranCanadian authorities foiled an alleged Iranian plot to assassinate a former justice minister and rights activist who has been a strong critic of Tehran, the Globe and Mail newspaper has reported.The 84-year-old was justice minister and attorney general from 2003 to 2006. He retired from politics in 2015 but has remained active with many associations that campaign for human rights around th
  
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• Cruz says UN draft resolution against Israel is aimed at undermining incoming Trump admin, GOP Congress

  18-11-2024 23:12 via foxnews.com
  
  JERUSALEM — Just hours before the United Nations Security Council is slated to vote on an alleged anti-Israel resolution pushed by Algeria to impose an end on the Jewish state's war of self-defense against Hamas, the Biden administration has gone silent about how it will vote.The irony of the notoriously anti-Israel Algeria devising the resolution recalls the witty line of the late Israeli Ambassador to the U.N., Abba Eban, who said, "If Algeria introduced a (U.N.) resolution declaring tha
  
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• Keir Starmer to restart UK-India talks after previous negotiations stalled

  18-11-2024 23:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Whisky and migration thwarted earlier deal but UK PM hopeful of reaching agreement with Narendra ModiKeir Starmer is to restart the aborted UK-India trade talks in the new year after an agreement stalled amid disagreements over whisky tariffs and migration.No progress has been made on the deal since early this year after the last round of talks concluded. As prime minister, Boris Johnson promised a swift deal, but Rishi Sunak was said to be deeply uneasy with some of the provisions that had been
  
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• Gaza ministry says 20 killed in anti-‘gang’ operation after looting of aid convoy

  18-11-2024 23:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Hamas-run interior ministry says it carried out security operation after armed looters hijacked almost 100 trucksGaza’s Hamas-run interior ministry has said that at least 20 people have been killed in an operation targeting “gangs” accused of looting trucks bringing aid into the war-torn territory which is facing the threat of famine.Gunmen attacked and looted about 100 trucks carrying desperately needed supplies over the weekend, the biggest such attack during 13 months of war
  
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• No-show Joe: G20 leaders take group photo without Biden

  18-11-2024 22:35 via theguardian.com
  
  US president arrived for photograph with other world leaders – but found they had gone ahead without himJoe Biden headed for a photo with fellow G20 leaders in Rio de Janeiro at his final summit as US president on Monday – only to find they had already taken the picture without him.Frustrated US officials blamed “logistical issues” for the blunder which meant that Biden missed out on the shot, along with the Canadian and Italian prime ministers. Continue reading...
  
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• Johnson's government funding timeline differs from other Republicans' plans

  18-11-2024 21:57
  
  After weekend with Trump, House Speaker Mike Johnson laid out a tentative plan to keep the government funded that could tee up a funding fight in Trump’s first 100 days.
  
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• Lawyer says his 2 clients told House Ethics Committee that Gaetz paid them for sex

  18-11-2024 21:49
  
  An attorney for two women who testified before the House Ethics panel tells ABC News in an interview that former Rep. Matt Gaetz paid both his adult clients for sex.
  
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• How Democrats are planning to fight Trump's mass deportation plan

  18-11-2024 20:36
  
  Advocacy groups opposing Donald Trump's plan to deport millions of undocumented immigrants are pre-drafting lawsuits that could be filed as soon as he takes office.
  
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• What Trump’s picks say about his Middle East agenda, a two-state solution: ANALYSIS

  18-11-2024 19:39
  
  Officials and experts spoke with ABC News about what he hopes to achieve.
  
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• Cop29: ‘We’re here for life and death reasons,’ says ex-climate minister of Pakistan

  18-11-2024 19:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Sherry Rehman says rich nations should pay ‘internationally determined contributions’ to help poorer and worst-affected countriesAmid the endless politicking and inscrutable arguments at the UN climate negotiations in Baku, Azerbaijan, this month, it can be hard to remember what is at stake. That’s why Sherry Rehman, Pakistan’s former climate change minister, is calling on global leaders to “keep an eye on the big picture”.“We’re here for life and
  
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• Lula launches alliance to combat world hunger as Brazil hosts G20

  18-11-2024 18:07 via theguardian.com
  
  Summit’s first day notable for frosty meeting of far-right Argentinian leader Javier Milei and leftwing hostThe president of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has opened the G20 meeting in Rio de Janeiro with the launch of an alliance to combat hunger, which he described as the “ultimate symbol of our collective tragedy”.Brazil holds the rotating presidency of the group and is hosting the meeting this Monday and Tuesday, attended by all but two – Russia and Saudi
  
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• Australian goldminer to pay Mali $160m to free detained CEO and executives

  18-11-2024 17:45 via theguardian.com
  
  Group were held after a meeting about what mining firm referred to as unsubstantiated claims regarding taxes and leviesAn Australian goldmining company has agreed to pay $160m ($A247m, £126m) to Mali’s government after the west African country’s junta detained its chief executive and two other employees.Resolute Mining’s chief executive, Terence Holohan, and the other two employees were detained on 8 November in Mali’s capital, Bamako, at the end of a meeting with g
  
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• WATCH: 7-year-old with rare genetic condition rides bike for 1st time

  18-11-2024 17:43
  
  Raanan Albert was diagnosed with a rare genetic condition called CLTC-related disorder and began learning to ride a bike during his physical therapy sessions.
  
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• Ed Sheeran: I wish I wasn’t on 40th-anniversary version of Band Aid

  18-11-2024 17:33 via theguardian.com
  
  Singer says his ‘understanding of the narrative’ around Do They Know It’s Christmas? has changed since 2014 appearanceEd Sheeran has said he would rather not be on the forthcoming 40th-anniversary version of Band Aid charity single Do They Know It’s Christmas?, aligning himself with criticism of it as dehumanising and damaging to Africans.Sheeran is one of an all-star cast to be drawn from three previous recordings of the song, in 1984, 2004 and 2014 – he appeared o
  
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• White House condemns 'sickening' Nazi march

  18-11-2024 17:20
  
  In a statement to ABC News, the White House condemned an incident Saturday in which a group of masked individuals with Nazi flags marched through Columbus, Ohio.
  
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• Pollution in Delhi hits record high, cloaking city in smog

  18-11-2024 16:49 via theguardian.com
  
  Indian capital imposes emergency measures including closing schools and offices and barring heavy vehiclesPollution levels in India’s capital, Delhi, have soared to their highest levels this year, forcing schools and offices to close and cloaking the city in thick brown smog.In some parts of the city, a live air quality ranking by IQAir put pollution levels at more than 30 times the maximum level deemed healthy. Continue reading...
  
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• WATCH: UGA student scores $800,000 kick on ‘College Gameday’

  18-11-2024 16:38
  
  Henry Silver won $400,000 for hurricane relief and another $400,000 to split between him and another student when he made a 33-yard field goal during Pat McAfee’s Kicking Contest.
  
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• Israeli strike kills Hezbollah spokesman in Beirut; at least 30 dead in Gaza airstrikes

  18-11-2024 15:45 via foxnews.com
  
  A rare Israeli strike in central Beirut killed the Hezbollah militant group's chief spokesman on Sunday, while an Israeli strike in northern Gaza ’s Beit Lahiya killed at least 30 people, a hospital director there told The Associated Press.Mohammed Afif al-Naboulsi was killed in a strike on the Arab socialist Baath party’s office in Beirut, Hezbollah confirmed in a statement. He had been especially visible after all-out war erupted between Israel and Hezbollah in September.Israel's m
  
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• X-rays show shrapnel and bullets buried in children caught in Sudan war

  18-11-2024 15:34 via theguardian.com
  
  Images released by MSF doctors highlight impact of conflict in the country, with medical supplies and aid unable to reach people due to fightingA series of X-rays showing a piece of shrapnel buried deep inside a 20-month-old girl’s head and a bullet embedded in an 18-month-old boy’s chest are among images released by medical charity Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) revealing the impact of the war in Sudan on children.The two babies were treated at Khartoum’s Bashair
  
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• Behind the scenes of ‘Wicked’: A look at how the film was made

  18-11-2024 15:31 via today.com
  The cast of "Wicked" shares what the making of the movie looked like behind the scenes. NBC’s Jacob Soboroff steps into the land of Oz and speaks to the cast about what it was like coming together for this film phenomenon.
  
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• Australian authors group give every federal politician five books to encourage nuance in Middle East debate

  18-11-2024 15:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Exclusive: Group of more than 90 including writers Tim Winton and Charlotte Wood have paid for every federal senator and MP to receive curated packageFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSome of Australia’s most prominent authors are among a group of more than 90 writers and literary supporters who have paid for every federal parliamentarian to receive a carefully curated package of books on the Middle East to expa
  
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• Why Biden's Ukraine ATACMS green light might mean peace talks pressure for Putin

  18-11-2024 14:16
  
  It is perhaps on the diplomatic front that ATACMS will make the largest impact.
  
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• ‘Israel is trying to terrorise people’: Lebanon’s civil defence reels after deadly strike

  18-11-2024 14:03 via theguardian.com
  
  After 20 people including 15 first responders killed in Douris, rescuers ask why state service was targetedAll the corpses had been recovered but still the rescuers sifted through the rubble. A paramedic carried a sack with him, filled with the charred remains of his colleagues. Every few feet he stopped and knelt down, assessing. In the twisted mess left behind by the Israeli airstrike, it was hard to distinguish between flesh, earth and the life-saving equipment that had melted in the heat of
  
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• Migrant rights advocate held in Tunisia under anti-terrorist investigation

  18-11-2024 14:02 via theguardian.com
  
  Rights group says Abdallah Said’s case is a troubling first for the country amid president’s increasing crackdownTunisian anti-terrorist investigators are handling the case of a leading advocate for migrants who has been taken into custody, in what the head of a rights group said was a troubling first for the country.Abdallah Said, a Tunisian of Chadian origin, was questioned along with the secretary general and treasurer of his association, Enfants de la Lune, said Romdhane Ben Amor
  
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• Nigeria celebrates victory over South African rivals with Miss Universe runner-up

  18-11-2024 13:49 via theguardian.com
  
  Chidimma Adetshina crowned Miss Universe Africa and Oceania after she was stripped of South African identity documentsBeauty queen Chidimma Adetshina’s second place in this year’s Miss Universe competition was not only an occasion for Nigerians to rejoice at their highest ever placing in the global pageant, but an opportunity to celebrate a victory over their continental rivals South Africa.Adetshina came first runner-up to Denmark’s Victoria Kjær Theilvig and was also cr
  
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• Bangladesh to seek extradition of ousted leader Sheikh Hasina from India

  18-11-2024 12:46 via theguardian.com
  
  Interim leader Muhammad Yunus confirms plans to put former PM on trial accused of crimes against humanityBangladesh will seek the extradition of the former prime minister Sheikh Hasina to face trial on charges including crimes against humanity, the country’s interim leader, Muhammad Yunus, has said in a speech.Hasina, whose autocratic regime governed Bangladesh for 15 years, was toppled in a student-led revolution in August. Since then she has been living in exile in India after fleeing th
  
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• Energy prices forecast to rise again in January

  18-11-2024 10:42 via bbc.com
  
  The energy price cap is predicted to edge up by 1% from January, according to analysis by Cornwall Insight.
  
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• Sheeran wishes he wasn't on the new Band Aid song

  18-11-2024 10:37 via bbc.com
  The pop star says he would have refused permission, as his understanding of Western aid has changed.
  
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• Where do Welsh rugby and Gatland go from here?

  18-11-2024 09:40 via bbc.com
  
  Welsh rugby starts another week in crisis with the future of head coach Warren Gatland up for debate.
  
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• Starmer says he wants pragmatic relationship with China ahead of President Xi meeting

  18-11-2024 09:08 via bbc.com
  
  The first in-person meeting since 2018 will come as the PM prioritises shoring up support for Ukraine.
  
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• 'Exploitative' children's home profits to be curbed

  18-11-2024 09:02 via bbc.com
  
  The new measures aim to stop private care home providers benefiting excessively from a stretched system.
  
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• Fury in Russia at missile move but Putin so far silent

  18-11-2024 08:43 via bbc.com
  
  What really counts is what President Putin does next, writes the BBC's Steve Rosenberg.
  
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• Weather tracker: Tropical Storm Sara and Super Typhoon Man-yi wreak havoc

  18-11-2024 08:36 via theguardian.com
  
  Powerful storm systems bring heavy rainfall, widespread flooding and landslides to Central America and AsiaTropical Storm Sara has caused significant disruption across Central America in recent days after forming in the Caribbean Sea on Thursday afternoon. It is the 18th named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season and the third this month. The large number of tropical storm and hurricane formations this season can be attributed to the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico being warmer than avera
  
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• Can you fend for yourself? The advice given to people in Nordic nations in event of war

  18-11-2024 08:34 via bbc.com
  
  Sweden said the new advice follows a worsening security situation, by which it means the war in Ukraine.
  
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• Bills end Chiefs' unbeaten run and Lions hit 50

  18-11-2024 07:56 via bbc.com
  
  The Kansas City Chiefs lose their first game of the season at the Buffalo Bills while the Pittsburgh Steelers beat arch rivals the Baltimore Ravens and the Detroit Lions hit a half century.
  
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• Family welcome inquest into 'brutal' Hauser murder

  18-11-2024 07:20 via bbc.com
  
  The body of Inga Maria Hauser, 18, from Munich was found in Ballypatrick Forest, Ballycastle, in 1988.
  
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• Grieving parents make direct appeal to sextortion criminals

  18-11-2024 07:17 via bbc.com
  
  Murray Dowey, from Dunblane, was only 16 when he ended his life last year.
  
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• Grieving parents appeal to sextortion criminals

  18-11-2024 07:17 via bbc.com
  
  Murray Dowey, from Dunblane, was only 16 when he ended his life last year.
  
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• Scotland's islanders bid fond farewell to much-loved ship

  18-11-2024 07:16 via bbc.com
  
  Memories of a much-loved CalMac ship now retired after 39 years of service off Scotland's west coast.
  
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• Number of homeless people in Wales at record high

  18-11-2024 07:16 via bbc.com
  
  Charmaine, 38, has been waiting to move for two years and says it is affecting her mental health.
  
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• Ask for Angela: Staff had no clue, says pub worker

  18-11-2024 06:36 via bbc.com
  
  A pub worker warns failures in the Ask for Angela safety scheme could put vulnerable women at risk.
  
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• The Papers: US 'lifts ban' on strikes in Russia and royal 'raid'

  18-11-2024 06:33 via bbc.com
  
  Monday's papers feature Joe Biden lifting the ban on Ukraine using US arms to strike Russia and a burglary on a royal estate.
  
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• Raw sewage from new homes being flushed into river

  18-11-2024 06:32 via bbc.com
  
  Raw sewage is being dumped into London's rivers from at least 100 homes, a charity finds.
  
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• Narendra Modi to make ‘historic’ Guyana visit for energy talks

  18-11-2024 06:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Indian PM’s trip expected to focus on trade and investment as oil-rich Caribbean country’s economic boom continuesIndia’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, will make a “historic” state visit to the oil-rich Caribbean nation of Guyana this week when the two countries are expected to sign energy and defence agreements.Modi’s visit to the country, from Tuesday to Thursday, will be the first from an Indian prime minister since Indira Gandhi’s in 1968, two years
  
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• Russian ballet star Vladimir Shklyarov dies at 39

  18-11-2024 05:59 via bbc.com
  
  Shklyarov, a principal with the prestigious Mariinsky Theatre, is being remembered as an "extraordinary artist".
  
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• Snow and ice could bring travel disruption as Met Office issues yellow warning

  18-11-2024 05:48 via bbc.com
  
  Snow and ice warnings issued as the weather turns colder across the UK this week.
  
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• Australian senator censured for heckling King

  18-11-2024 03:40 via bbc.com
  
  Lidia Thorpe has been rebuked by the Senate for yelling "not my King" during a protest last month.
  
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• How long-range missiles striking Russia could affect Ukraine war

  18-11-2024 02:30 via bbc.com
  
  The US has never allowed Kyiv to use long-range missiles for attacks inside Russia proper – until now.
  
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