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• Two members of Kennedy family missing after canoeing in Maryland

  03-04-2020 22:02 via cnn.com
  
  Two members of the Kennedy family, Maeve Kennedy McKean and her 8-year-old son, Gideon, have been reported missing in the Chesapeake Bay near Annapolis, Maryland, since Thursday.
  
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• Australia news live: NSW premier launches urgent review of domestic violence bail laws; eSafety case against X back in court

  24-04-2024 06:32 via theguardian.com
  
  Chris Minns says he has instructed the state’s attorney general to determine whether reform of bail laws is required. Follow the day’s news liveCounter-terror raids launched in Sydney as part of investigation into Wakeley church stabbingHecs/Help debt to rise by 4.8% in June as indexation lifts average loan by more than $1,200Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastInspired by similar protests in the United States, students from Sydney University esta
  
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• Counter-terror raids launched in Sydney as part of investigation into Wakeley church stabbing

  24-04-2024 06:19 via theguardian.com
  
  AFP commissioner Reece Kershaw confirmed raids were in relation to stabbing of bishop Mar Mari EmmanuelFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastNew South Wales police have conducted counter-terror raids across south-western Sydney as part of the investigation into the stabbing of a bishop at a church in Wakeley last week.“The JCTT [joint counter-terrorism team] Sydney is executing search warrants in Sydne
  
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• Australia news live: ‘major’ counter-terror operation under way in Sydney; student debt to rise 4.8% on 1 June

  24-04-2024 06:19 via theguardian.com
  
  Millions of Australians with student loans to be hit by increases of more than $1,000. Follow the day’s news liveGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastInspired by similar protests in the United States, students from Sydney University established a protest on the quad in support of Palestine last night, stating they will remain until the uni cuts ties “with Israeli universities and weapons manufacturers”.In the US, dozens of students have been
  
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• More than one-third of people in the US exposed to harmful air pollution – report

  24-04-2024 06:01 via theguardian.com
  
  American Lung Association’s State of the Air report states nearly 131 million people are exposed to ozone and particle pollutionNearly four in 10 people in the US are exposed to unhealthy levels of air pollution, a new report has found. Four of the five most polluted cities are in California, where wildfires, drought and extreme heat are driving the rise in hazardous air quality.More than 131 million people are exposed to harmful ozone and particle (PM 2.5) pollution, according to the Amer
  
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• ‘Smokescreen’: officials voice concern over US plans for Gaza aid pier

  24-04-2024 06:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Fears Israel is influencing location of dock away from the north, where famine threat is most severeA giant floating dock is nearing completion in the eastern Mediterranean from where it will be pushed towards the Gaza shore, but there is growing uncertainty over how useful the US project will be in containing a famine.There are concerns in the humanitarian community that Israel has co-opted the pier plan, which Joe Biden touted as a way to bring about a “massive” increase in aid to
  
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• ‘Kinder’ treatment for childhood brain cancer to be offered by NHS in England

  24-04-2024 06:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Dabrafenib with trametinib can halt growth of some tumours for more than three times as long as standard chemotherapy, study showsThe NHS is to offer children with brain tumours in England a groundbreaking new targeted drug therapy to tackle the disease – a development charities are hailing as the biggest breakthrough in decades.Gliomas are the most common type of brain cancer in children but experts say the standard treatment of chemotherapy can be brutal and gruelling, and also carries t
  
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• Jeffrey Donaldson to appear in court on sexual offence charges

  24-04-2024 06:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Former DUP leader will be seen for first time since his arrest when he attends court in Newry on WednesdayJeffrey Donaldson is due to make his first court appearance in Northern Ireland on sexual offence charges amid a heavy security presence.The former Democratic Unionist party (DUP) leader is scheduled to appear at Newry magistrates court in County Down on Wednesday morning to face allegations of sexual abuse against two people. Continue reading...
  
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• Hecs/Help debt to rise by 4.8% in June as indexation lifts average loan by more than $1,200

  24-04-2024 05:59 via theguardian.com
  
  Greens criticise Albanese government’s ‘abysmal lack of action’ as CPI figures show education costs driving up inflationFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastMillions of Australians with student loans will be hit by increases of more than $1,000 in June, new figures show, as calls grow for the commonwealth to act on a growing “debt spiral”.Quarterly figures, released by the Aust
  
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• Convicted paedophile teacher appeals to overturn conviction on basis of her gender

  24-04-2024 05:50 via theguardian.com
  
  Gaye Grant argues conviction for unlawful sexual relationship with a child should be quashed as women could not be held legally responsible for the crime at the timeFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastHaving pleaded guilty to maintaining an unlawful sexual relationship with a child, a former teacher now wants the conviction overturned on the basis she cannot be held legally responsible due to her gender.Ga
  
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• Elon Musk’s X was asked to remove 65 tweets with video of Sydney church stabbing, court documents show

  24-04-2024 05:08 via theguardian.com
  
  Exclusive: Australian federal police told court there was ‘a real risk’ the video could be used to encourage people to commit terrorist attacksGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastElon Musk’s X was asked by the Australian online safety regulator to remove 65 tweets containing video of the Sydney church stabbing attack, court documents obtained by Guardian Australia reveal, but many of the tweets remain accessible outside Australia.The Austral
  
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• Spears taken by Captain Cook at Botany Bay returned to traditional owners after more than 250 years

  24-04-2024 04:30 via theguardian.com
  
  Three-decade campaign by the Gweagal community of La Perouse sees repatriation of four spears to KamayFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastFour spears stolen from Kamay, now known as Botany Bay in Sydney, by Captain James Cook and his crew have been returned to their traditional owners after more than 250 years.Forty Kamay spears were recorded as being taken by the British in 1770, at the time of first cont
  
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• Cecil Williams, reverend who turned a church into a safe haven, dies aged 94

  24-04-2024 04:24 via theguardian.com
  
  Longtime, legendary pastor of San Francisco’s Glide Memorial church was advocate for civil rights and social justiceReverend Cecil Williams, the longtime head of a church that grew to international fame for being a safe haven for San Francisco’s most marginalized citizens, has passed away. He was 94 years old. He, alongside his wife and poet Janice Mirikitani, transformed Glide memorial church into an institution built on love and support for the city’s queer community and thos
  
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• Summer Lee wins Pennsylvania primary in victory for progressives

  24-04-2024 03:55 via theguardian.com
  
  The significant victory for the ‘Squad’ member comes amid concerns of pro-Israel funding targeting pro-ceasefire candidatesSummer Lee, a Pennsylvania congresswoman, easily beat back a primary challenge on Tuesday, delivering progressives one of their most significant victories yet of this election cycle as they brace for a wave of pro-Israel funding targeting pro-ceasefire candidates.The Associated Press called the 12th district Democratic primary at 9.21pm, roughly an hour and an ha
  
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• Biden and Trump clinch Pennsylvania primaries shortly after polls close

  24-04-2024 03:51 via theguardian.com
  
  State’s voters still had options in presidential contests, with tallies to provide window into how state will swing in NovemberJoe Biden and Donald Trump both won their primaries in Pennsylvania shortly after polls closed.Pennsylvanians had gone to the polls on Tuesday to cast ballots in the state’s primary races – the results provide a window into where voters in the crucial battleground stand roughly six months out from the general election. Continue reading...
  
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• US Senate passes $95bn in aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan

  24-04-2024 03:48 via theguardian.com
  
  The Senate, in a bipartisan super-majority, overwhelmingly voted to advance the measure, which Joe Biden is expected to signThe US Senate voted resoundingly on Tuesday to approve $95bn in aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, as a bipartisan super-majority united to send the long-stalled package to Joe Biden’s desk for signature. The final vote was 79 to 18.The bill easily cleared a key procedural hurdle earlier in the day. The Senate overwhelmingly voted to advance the measure in a step hai
  
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• Russian minister detained after taking especially large bribe, law enforcement agency says

  24-04-2024 03:33 via theguardian.com
  
  Deputy defence minister Timur Ivanov, who has been sanctioned by US and EU, faces up to 15 years in jail A Russian deputy defence minister has been detained on suspicion of bribe-taking, the country’s top law enforcement agency has said, a rare move amid the offensive in Ukraine.The investigative committee reported Timur Ivanov’s detention on Tuesday without offering any details of the accusations against him, saying only that he is suspected of taking an especially large bribe &ndas
  
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• ‘Squad’ member survives challenge from centrist Democrat after anti-Israel rhetoric threatened re-election

  24-04-2024 03:25 via foxnews.com
  
  A member of the far-left "Squad" survived a challenge from a centrist Democrat on Tuesday despite her sharp criticism of Israel that threatened her effort to win re-election in a district with a sizable Jewish community.Rep. Summer Lee, a first-term congresswoman, will once again be the Democrat nominee to represent Pennsylvania's 12th Congressional District, after defeating local councilwoman Bhavani Patel.Lee's victory follows that of fellow "Squad" member Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., in 2022, wh
  
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• 76ers' Tyrese Maxey was fouled twice by Knicks before New York's go-ahead three, NBA says

  24-04-2024 03:15 via foxnews.com
  
  The New York Knicks’ wild sequence that ultimately led to Donte DiVincenzo’s game-winning three-pointer with 13 seconds to play shouldn’t have happened in the first place, according to the NBA’s Last Two Minute report of Game 2 with the Philadelphia 76ers. The 76ers wanted calls when Jalen Brunson and Josh Hart were hounding Tyrese Maxey on an inbound pass after Brunson made a three-pointer to cut the Sixers’ lead to two late in the fourth quarter. Maxey e
  
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• Barry Manilow did not think 'Copacabana' would be a hit

  24-04-2024 02:59 via foxnews.com
  
  Barry Manilow recalled how he initially didn't think one of his most iconic songs would be a hit.During an interview with NBC News, the 80-year-old singer explained that he "never" knows when a song he creates will become a success."I just write them. And if I'm lucky, I make a great record out of it. And that's it. That's all I know," Manilow said.BARRY MANILOW'S HISTORY WRITING JINGLES FOR MAJOR BRANDS BEFORE HIS BIG BREAKManilow was then asked to name a song that he "really did not put [his]
  
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• Texas Supreme Court orders Harris County to not make payments under guaranteed income program

  24-04-2024 02:51 via foxnews.com
  
  The Supreme Court of Texas issued a ruling Tuesday that prohibits Harris County from launching a guaranteed income program which is currently being disputed by Attorney General Ken Paxton.The decision comes just days after Houston County Judge Ursula Hall struck down Paxton’s arguments that the Uplift Harris program, which distributes monthly stipends to over 1,900 low-income residents, is unconstitutional."If the program does include a public benefit, it does not violate the constitution,
  
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• LAURA INGRAHAM: From day one, Alvin Bragg was on a political mission, not a legal one

  24-04-2024 02:43 via foxnews.com
  
  Fox News host Laura Ingraham lays out the "conspiracy of dunces" in her opening monologue Tuesday on "The Ingraham Angle."LAURA INGRAHAM: From day one, Alvin Bragg was a man on a political, not a legal, mission. It was to charge Trump with whatever just to keep him in court. Maybe, maybe, get lucky and get a conviction. The truth is the underlying conduct doesn't even merit a misdemeanor charge because there is no intent to defraud without a federal crime in this case. This is a political hit jo
  
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• Athens swallowed up by orange haze from Sahara dust storm

  24-04-2024 02:43 via theguardian.com
  
  Authorities in Greece warn the dust concentrations can reduce sunlight and visibility, while increasing levels of fine pollution particles pose health risksClouds of dust blown in from the Sahara covered Athens and other Greek cities on Tuesday, one of the worst such episodes to hit the country since 2018, officials said.A yellow-orange haze smothered several regions after days of strong winds from the south, limiting visibility and prompting warnings from the authorities of breathing risks. Con
  
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• Bruins star's wife files for divorce 5 months after his domestic arrest: report

  24-04-2024 02:42 via foxnews.com
  
  Milan Lucic's wife, Brittany, filed for divorce on Monday night citing "irreconcilable differences," according to TMZ Sports.The Boston Bruins star was arrested in the early hours of Nov. 18 after an alleged domestic violence dispute. Brittany Lucic listed the date of their separation as the previous night.Lucic took a leave of absence from the team following the alleged dispute and pleaded not guilty to assaulting her. He has not played since Oct. 21.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNE
  
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• 2 former UN employees charged in conspiracy to sell military equipment in Libya

  24-04-2024 02:42 via foxnews.com
  
  Two former United Nations employees in Montreal have been charged with participating in a conspiracy to sell Chinese-made drones and other military equipment in Libya, Canadian police said Tuesday.RCMP spokesman Sgt. Charles Poirier said the alleged offenses occurred between 2018 and 2021, when the two men were working at the International Civil Aviation Organization, a U.N. agency headquartered in Montreal.Police identified the two men as Fathi Ben Ahmed Mhaouek, 61, and Mahmud Mohamed Elsuwaye
  
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• Columbia protests are 'writing on the wall' about antisemitism on campuses, student organization founder says

  24-04-2024 02:39 via foxnews.com
  
  The founder of a pro-Israel international campus movement is warning against history repeating itself as antisemitism continues to rage on university and college campuses across the country. Ilan Sinelnikov, the President and Founder of Students Supporting Israel (SSI), a pro-Israel student movement, told Fox News Digital that history is repeating itself — pointing to the recent anti-Israel protests on Columbia University's campus in New York City."History at the end of the day repeat
  
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• Armenia and Azerbaijan move toward normalized relations as the first border marker is placed

  24-04-2024 02:35 via foxnews.com
  
  Armenia and Azerbaijan on Tuesday came a step closer toward normalizing relations after a bitter conflict over territory, as experts in both countries worked to demarcate their boundaries and the first border marker was placed.The two nations are working toward a peace treaty after Azerbaijan regained full control of the Karabakh province that had been under the control of ethnic Armenian forces since the 1990s. A six-week war in 2020 resulted in Azerbaijan retaking large parts of the breakaway
  
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• J6 rioter who struck officer with pole sentenced to 6 years in prison

  24-04-2024 02:33 via foxnews.com
  
  A man who became a fugitive after a federal jury convicted him of assaulting police officers during the U.S. Capitol riot was sentenced on Tuesday to six years in prison.David Joseph Gietzen, 31, of Sanford, North Carolina, struck a police officer with a pole during a mob's Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol.JAN. 6 WAS NOT AN INSURRECTION, SAYS TURLEY, WARNS DEMOCRATS OF 'SLIPPERY SLOPE' THREATENING DEMOCRACYGietzen told U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols that he didn't intend to hurt anybody tha
  
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• Haitian officials scramble to impose security measures with council inauguration imminent

  24-04-2024 02:29 via foxnews.com
  
  Armored vehicles roll slowly past Haiti’s National Palace as police scan the horizon for gangs. Every day, bullets whiz past the area, striking buildings and people alike.Gangs control most of the territory that surrounds the palace, but a transitional council charged with selecting a new prime minister and Cabinet for Haiti is demanding that its members be sworn in at the palace.HAITI'S HEALTH SYSTEM PUSHED TO THE BRINK OF COLLAPSE BY RAMPANT GANG VIOLENCEThe ceremony is scheduled for Wed
  
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• Google firing office protesters shows tide is turning as 'bosses are losing patience' with activist employees

  24-04-2024 02:26 via foxnews.com
  
  Activist employees may be losing their grip on major businesses as some companies are starting to clamp down on workplace disruptions.Following multiple anti-Israel protests at company headquarters earlier this month, Google fired 28 employees and issued a new announcement that emphasized a "Mission First" mindset."But ultimately we are a workplace and our policies and expectations are clear: this is a business, and not a place to act in a way that disrupts coworkers or makes them feel unsafe, t
  
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