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• Virgin Atlantic's first Pride Flight

  10-10-2018 23:18 via cnn.com
  Already planning your trip to WorldPride 2019 in New York City? You're in luck -- so is Virgin Atlantic.
  
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• Venezuela defeats U.S. 3-2 in World Baseball Classic championship

  18-03-2026 05:00 via nbcnews.com
  Venezuela won its first World Baseball Classic championship, defeating the tournament favorite United States 3-2 in the final. NBC News' Jesse Kirsch reports from Miami, where some fans are celebrating.
  
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• Venezuela defeats U.S. 3-2 to claim first World Baseball Classic championship

  18-03-2026 04:23 via nbcnews.com
  
  Venezuela won its first World Baseball Classic championship Tuesday, defeating the tournament favorite United States 3-2 in the final
  
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• How Iran’s use of cheap drones is affecting the war

  18-03-2026 03:36 via nbcnews.com
  NBC News’ Molly Hunter takes a look at how drone warfare is influencing the conflict with Iran, as the Iranian Shahed drones are becoming mass-produced, cheap, and are proving to be highly effective.
  
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• Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton wins Democratic Senate primary in Illinois

  18-03-2026 02:51 via nbcnews.com
  
  Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton has won the Democratic Senate primary in Illinois, NBC News projects, vaulting ahead of two members of Congress with a boost from Gov.
  
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• Tulsi Gabbard in spotlight after top official resigns in protest over Iran war

  18-03-2026 01:54 via nbcnews.com
  
  The resignation of a top counter-terrorism official over the Iran war has put the spotlight on his boss and political ally, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, who built her political career as an outspoken critic of “regime change” wars.
  
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• Iran's security chief killed in new strike

  18-03-2026 01:36 via nbcnews.com
  Iran's security chief killed in new strike
  
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• Counterterrorism director resigns over Iran war

  17-03-2026 20:41 via nbcnews.com
  Counterterrorism director resigns over Iran war
  
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• Trump says U.S. does not need help with Strait of Hormuz

  17-03-2026 19:29 via nbcnews.com
  Trump says U.S. does not need help with Strait of Hormuz
  
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• Sandstorm hit camps housing displaced families in Gaza

  17-03-2026 17:16 via nbcnews.com
  Sandstorm hit camps housing displaced families in Gaza
  
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• Trump: 'We don't need any help' with Strait of Hormuz

  17-03-2026 17:02 via nbcnews.com
  President Trump said the United States does not need help with securing the Strait of Hormuz amid the conflict with Iran but also said NATO allies "don't want to help us."
  
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• Focus must remain on Ukraine despite Iran war, PM says

  17-03-2026 16:34 via bbc.com
  Starmer says Russia cannot benefit from the conflict in the Middle East, as he meets the Ukrainian leader in No 10.
  
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• Father of teen who died of meningitis says family are 'beyond devastated'

  17-03-2026 16:28 via bbc.com
  Health officials confirm that cases in the Canterbury area increased from 13 to 15.
  
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• Gerry Adams says he never held role or rank in the IRA

  17-03-2026 16:17 via bbc.com
  Three men are seeking a ruling that Adams is personally liable for injuries they received in explosions.
  
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• Beach rape 'cynical, predatory, callous', court told

  17-03-2026 16:08 via bbc.com
  Three men, who are asylum seekers, deny raping a woman on Brighton beach.
  
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• Top US counterterrorism official resigns over Iran war, urging Trump to 'reverse course'

  17-03-2026 15:49 via bbc.com
  National Counterterrorism Center Director Joe Kent says Trump "started this war due to pressure from Israel and its powerful American lobby".
  
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• Fifa appears to rule out moving Iran's matches to Mexico

  17-03-2026 15:46 via bbc.com
  Fifa appears to rule out moving Iran's matches at this summer's World Cup to Mexico from the United States.
  
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• Quantum computing and AI to get £2.5bn to stop UK tech 'drifting abroad', Reeves vows

  17-03-2026 15:45 via bbc.com
  The chancellor tells the BBC she wants the "pattern to end" while also pledging closer ties with the EU.
  
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• Prince William joins Greg James on Comic Relief tandem bike ride

  17-03-2026 15:34 via bbc.com
  The Radio 1 Breakfast host was joined by a special guest on the latest leg of his charity challenge.
  
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• 'Many people fooled' by AI wedding pics, says Zendaya

  17-03-2026 15:29 via bbc.com
  The star has spoken about the viral images that appeared to show her marrying partner Tom Holland.
  
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• What causes meningitis and what are the symptoms?

  17-03-2026 15:03 via bbc.com
  Two people have died following an outbreak of meningitis, including one student at the University of Kent.
  
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• Easter holidaymakers switching from Dubai to Spain as flights fill up

  17-03-2026 14:33 via bbc.com
  It comes after the war in Iran caused mass disruption to flights across the Middle East and UAE.
  
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• Chelsea's cheating - was a fine too lenient?

  17-03-2026 14:15 via bbc.com
  Sports editor Dan Roan analyses whether Chelsea's record fine for a raft of Premier League rule breaches was lenient.
  
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• BBC not planning to use Johnson in 2026 coverage

  17-03-2026 14:12 via bbc.com
  The BBC does not plan to use four-time Olympic gold medallist Michael Johnson in its athletics coverage this year.
  
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• Watch: Parents of teen who died in 2025 call for more government support

  17-03-2026 13:56 via bbc.com
  Helen and Lee Draper lost their daughter Megan to meningitis in October 2025.
  
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• What have other countries said about the Strait of Hormuz?

  17-03-2026 13:48 via bbc.com
  US allies have either pushed back or remained cautious on Trump's request to send ships to the crucial oil route.
  
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• Pakistan air strike kills at least 100 at Kabul drug rehab centre

  17-03-2026 13:38 via bbc.com
  Some of the bodies were injured beyond recognition, forensic laboratory sources told the BBC.
  
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• MI5 to pay compensation to woman abused by neo-Nazi agent

  17-03-2026 13:38 via bbc.com
  It comes after a BBC investigation four years ago showed the agent used his security service role to abuse his partner.
  
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• Hampstead ponds trans access legal appeal allowed

  17-03-2026 13:32 via bbc.com
  Currently trans people are able to use the facilities at the ponds for the gender they identify with.
  
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• Israel says it killed Iran's security chief Ali Larijani

  17-03-2026 12:57 via nbcnews.com
  Israel says it killed Iran's security chief Ali Larijani
  
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