Not the best mood boosters, but hey… still gotta know!
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Dominion still has pending lawsuits against election deniers such as Rudy Giuliani and Sidney Powellon May 23, 2025 at 5:04 pm
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Russia is ‘going backwards’ in equipment and deploying post WWII-era tanks, according to Western officialson May 23, 2025 at 5:04 pm
• Jailed Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich denied detention appeal in Moscow • Putin visits Russian troops at military headquarters in Kherson • Watch moment WSJ journalist appears in Russian court
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Podcast: One country musician is calling for other artists to oppose assault rifleson May 23, 2025 at 5:04 pm
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Bidets save you money and reduce waste — we tested the best options out thereon May 23, 2025 at 5:04 pm
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50+ products to make your life easier and our planet cleaneron May 23, 2025 at 5:04 pm
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Mother’s Day is around the corner. Here are 50+ thoughtful gifts she’ll loveon May 23, 2025 at 5:04 pm
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A head-to-toe guide of how men should dress this spring, and where they should shopon May 23, 2025 at 5:04 pm
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42 of the most useful travel products you can buy on Amazonon May 23, 2025 at 5:04 pm
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The 7 best high-yield savings accounts of April 2023on May 23, 2025 at 5:04 pm
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Taxes are due tomorrow. Here’s how to file for an extensionon May 23, 2025 at 5:04 pm
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Composting is an easy way to reduce food waste. Here’s how to do iton May 23, 2025 at 5:04 pm
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We stopped using aluminum foil for cooking and you should too. Here’s what to use insteadon May 23, 2025 at 5:04 pm
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The beloved Dyson Supersonic hair dryer is at its lowest price everon May 23, 2025 at 5:04 pm
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Everything you need to know about Way Day 2023, Wayfair’s biggest sale of the yearon May 23, 2025 at 5:04 pm
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The 10 best Amazon deals to shop this weekon May 23, 2025 at 5:04 pm
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The 2024 presidential alternative many voters will wanton May 23, 2025 at 5:04 pm
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King’s big moment in Canada after Trump rowon May 23, 2025 at 11:26 pm
What’s likely to be the message when King Charles makes a speech in Canada?
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Can Donald Trump build the ‘Golden Dome’ over the US?on May 23, 2025 at 11:22 pm
Experts believe that it will take decades and hundreds of billions of dollars to build the ‘Golden Dome’.
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Rebuked by Trump but praised at home: How Ramaphosa might gain from US showdownon May 23, 2025 at 11:06 pm
The calm reaction of South Africa’s president to the Oval Office ambush might boost his standing at home.
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Hectic two weeks leaves Russia confident – and peace in Ukraine feeling no closeron May 23, 2025 at 11:01 pm
On Ukraine peace talks, the Kremlin has played for time through deflections and side-steps, writes the BBC’s Steve Rosenberg.
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Harvard foreign students face uncertainty as Trump plan to block enrollment is halted – for nowon May 23, 2025 at 10:41 pm
It comes a day after the administration said it had revoked Harvard’s access to student visa programmes.
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Ships are canceling crossings to U.S., and Trump’s new 50% E.U. tariff threat isn’t likely to helpby Joy Wiltermuth on May 23, 2025 at 10:39 pm
The spotlight is back on U.S. supply chains after President Trump threatened new E.U. and smartphone tariffs
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Tensions rise as superpowers scrap for a piece of the Arcticon May 23, 2025 at 10:21 pm
As Arctic ice melts, global powers seize new opportunities to extract oil, speed up trade and boost their military presence.
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She found her daughter after 44 years. Now she’s suing Korea’s governmenton May 23, 2025 at 10:17 pm
Hundreds made damning allegations of fraud, kidnapping and trafficking about an overseas adoption programme.
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Dollar decline, tariff tantrums and hair-trigger volatility could snap the stock marketby David Blond on May 23, 2025 at 9:57 pm
Trump’s tariffs stunned Main Street. Now they may starve Wall Street.
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The ‘mother of all credit squeezes’ is coming — hang on to your walletby Charlie Garcia on May 23, 2025 at 9:45 pm
Consumer confidence is buckling, and debt is mounting. Here’s how to steer your portfolio.
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Robbery gang guilty of Kim Kardashian heist in Parison May 23, 2025 at 9:31 pm
The robbers have been given jail time for stealing millions of dollars’ worth of jewellery belonging to the US celebrity.
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Seventeen injured in Hamburg knife attack as woman arrestedon May 23, 2025 at 9:29 pm
A 39-year-old woman has been arrested and is understood to have acted alone with no “political motive”, German police say.
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Is now a good time to buy an iPhone?by Quentin Fottrell on May 23, 2025 at 9:25 pm
On Friday, President Donald Trump threatened Apple with 25% tariffs on any iPhone sold, but not made, in the U.S.
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As Trump hits E.U., phone makers with fresh threats, here’s where all his tariffs stand nowby Victor Reklaitis on May 23, 2025 at 9:11 pm
U.S. President Donald Trump issued new tariff threats on Friday that targeted the European Union and makers of smartphones, saying the E.U. will face a 50% levy on June 1 because trade talks are “going nowhere.”
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My daughter’s boyfriend, a guest in my home, offered to powerwash part of my house — then demanded moneyby Quentin Fottrell on May 23, 2025 at 9:11 pm
“The amount was about what I would have paid to get the whole house done, and not just one side.’
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Trump reignites tensions with EU tariff threatson May 23, 2025 at 8:53 pm
EU says threats should not guide trade talks as Trump says he wants tariffs of 50% on European goods as soon as 1 June.
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Chaos spreads as desperate Gazans wait for food to arriveon May 23, 2025 at 8:53 pm
Lawlessness is stopping food from reaching people, while a clash at an aid convoy last night turned deadly.
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These are the 8 words investment advisers can’t say to promote themselvesby Morey Stettner on May 23, 2025 at 8:53 pm
Advisers should put no price targets on an investment a client owns and give no forecasts of anticipated performance.
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I learnt government was suing me on the news – Nigerian senatoron May 23, 2025 at 8:51 pm
Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan accused one of the country’s top politicians of trying to kill her.
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AI bots aren’t just shaping your opinions. They’re threatening your private data.by Jurica Dujmovic on May 23, 2025 at 8:48 pm
Social media is being transformed into an arena where artificial voices drown out human interaction.
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5 myths about AI that could be keeping you from investing in up-and-coming tech stocksby Cody Willard on May 23, 2025 at 7:53 pm
AI and robotics are giving investors a new market of stocks to watch.
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Nuclear-power stocks rise as Trump signs orders to aid sector. Progress may be slow, analyst warns.by Victor Reklaitis on May 23, 2025 at 7:30 pm
Shares in companies tied to nuclear power jumped Friday, helped by President Donald Trump’s rollout of four executive orders that aim to provide a boost to the sector, but there were concerns about whether there could be much of a near-term impact.
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As Israel faces diplomatic ‘tsunami’, Trump is staying quieton May 23, 2025 at 6:23 pm
This has been a tumultuous week for the Jewish state, the BBC’s Paul Adams writes.
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Legendary photographer Sebastião Salgado dies at 81on May 23, 2025 at 5:43 pm
He was known for dramatic and unflinching black-and-white images of hardship, conflict and natural beauty.
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Watch officer of ship that crashed into garden fell asleep, police sayon May 23, 2025 at 4:39 pm
Police say the ship’s watch officer admitted to being asleep during the incident in Norway.
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Ukraine and Russia take part in biggest prisoner swap since 2022 invasionon May 23, 2025 at 3:45 pm
They each handed over 270 servicemen and 120 civilians on the Ukrainian border with Belarus.
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‘We did not sign up for this’: Harvard’s foreign students are stuck and scaredon May 23, 2025 at 3:29 pm
Harvard has around 6,800 foreign students currently – a third are from China, and more than 700 are Indian.
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Kangaroo ‘tries to drown’ man in Australian floodwaterson May 23, 2025 at 3:16 pm
The marsupial held the man down in floodwater after they got into a fight near Port Macquarie.
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New satellite photos show damaged North Korean warshipon May 23, 2025 at 3:11 pm
Kim Jong Un has called the shipyard accident a “criminal act” and vowed to find those responsible.
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South Africa crime statistics debunk ‘white genocide’ claims – ministeron May 23, 2025 at 3:00 pm
Of the six most recent victims of farm killings, five were black and one white, the latest figures show.
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Russian survivor of Leningrad Siege fined for anti-war proteston May 23, 2025 at 1:54 pm
Lyudmila Vasilyeva is fined for “discrediting” the Russian army after calling for an end to Moscow’s war in Ukraine.
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US says Sudan used chemical weapons in war as it issues new sanctionson May 23, 2025 at 12:01 pm
The state department is imposing new sanctions on the country’s government because of the findings.
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Actor Jussie Smollett to pay $50,000 to Chicago charityon May 23, 2025 at 11:53 am
The donation brings a legal battle with the city of Chicago to an end, after Smollett allegedly staged a hate crime in 2019.
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Amazon tribe sues New York Times over story it says led to porn addict claimson May 23, 2025 at 10:49 am
The lawsuit claims a report portrayed the Marubo people as “unable to handle” basic internet exposure.
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Watch: ‘I didn’t hear anything’ – man who woke to find cargo ship in gardenon May 23, 2025 at 8:35 am
The 135m-ship (443ft) missed Johan Helberg’s house in Norway by metres, but he didn’t notice a thing.
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DR Congo strips ex-leader of immunity over treason chargeson May 23, 2025 at 8:04 am
Joseph Kabila faces the prospect of being tried in a military court for allegedly backing M23 rebels.
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Mob kills Royal Bengal tiger in India’s Assam stateon May 23, 2025 at 6:47 am
Angry villagers reportedly took the step because the tiger had killed livestock and posed a threat to their lives.
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Moment Australian politician signs off career with a ‘shoey’on May 23, 2025 at 3:14 am
The MP ended his time in parliament by drinking beer out of his shoe during his farewell speech.
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‘Leap together’ – watch Kermit’s advice to graduating studentson May 23, 2025 at 1:56 am
The famous frog gave the commencement speech at the University of Maryland where Muppets creator Jim Henson graduated in 1960.
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What we know about the Israeli embassy staff shootingon May 22, 2025 at 11:52 pm
Police say the victims, a young couple, were shot by a man who shouted “free, free Palestine”.
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The Bitcoin hum that is unsettling Trump’s MAGA heartlandson May 22, 2025 at 11:23 pm
Trump has said he wants to turn the US into the crypto-mining capital of the world – but that has real-world implications for many of his core voters
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Ship footage captures sound of Titan sub implodingon May 22, 2025 at 9:58 pm
Support ship video shows the wife of Oceangate CEO Stockton Rush hearing the sound of the implosion.
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In South Korea, even your cup of Starbucks could be too politicalon May 22, 2025 at 9:42 pm
All six presidential candidates’ names are banned in Starbucks stores to “maintain neutrality”.
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Watch: German troops to be permanently sent to Lithuania’s eastern borderon May 22, 2025 at 7:32 pm
The German military has not permanently stationed troops on foreign soil since World War Two.
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On the South African road incorrectly identified as a ‘burial site’ by Trumpon May 22, 2025 at 6:29 pm
The US president said video of crosses on the road was evidence of the scale of attacks on white farmers.
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How Trump-Ramaphosa confrontation went down in South Africaon May 22, 2025 at 1:42 am
Right-wing Afrikaners groups celebrated the ambush but others in the Rainbow Nation found it “uncomfortable” to watch.
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How the mask slipped during US fugitive Nicholas Rossi’s court sagaon May 21, 2025 at 5:22 am
Unravelling the case of a US fugitive who claimed to be the victim of mistaken identity after being traced in Glasgow.
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The islanders facing China’s menacing presence on their horizonon May 20, 2025 at 9:03 pm
Pagasa is barely big enough for a plane to land, but it stands tall against an armada of Chinese ships.
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Jeremy Bowen: Goodwill running out as UK, France and Canada demand Israel end Gaza offensiveon May 20, 2025 at 6:03 am
France, the UK and Canada are among nations that have sharpened their criticism of Israel’s ground offensive.
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Who are the winners and losers from the UK-EU agreement?on May 19, 2025 at 5:55 pm
A deal between the UK and European Union (EU) has been agreed at a post-Brexit leaders summit in London.
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BBC uncovers child sex abuse in South Africa’s illegal mineson May 19, 2025 at 6:37 am
An investigation into the illicit mining sector reveals a world of child exploitation.
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Solving the mystery of a dinosaur mass grave at the ‘River of Death’on May 19, 2025 at 5:06 am
A group of researchers have come to Pipestone Creek in Canada to figure out why thousands of dinosaurs are buried here.
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‘Yellowjackets’ leans hard into ’90s music nostalgia, and we’re here for iton May 1, 2023 at 11:02 pm
Of the many dark gifts Showtime’s eerie hit series “Yellowjackets” serves up for us, the juiciest this season is by far the music.
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ADHD medication abuse in schools is a ‘wake-up call’on April 25, 2023 at 5:44 pm
At some middle and high schools in the United States, 1 in 4 teens report they’ve abused prescription stimulants for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder during the year prior, a new study found.
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Fulton County DA says fake Trump electors are incriminating one another and wants lawyer disqualifiedon April 19, 2023 at 3:31 pm
The Fulton County District Attorney’s office said some fake electors for Donald Trump have implicated each other in potential criminal activity and is seeking to disqualify their lawyer, according to a new court filing.
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A 13-year-old dies after participating in a Benadryl TikTok ‘challenge’on April 19, 2023 at 3:01 pm
A 13-year-old in Ohio has died after “he took a bunch of Benadryl,” trying a dangerous TikTok challenge that’s circulating online, according to a CNN affiliate and a GoFundMe account from his family.
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Some on-air claims about Dominion Voting Systems were false, Fox News acknowledges in statement after deal is announcedon April 19, 2023 at 12:44 pm
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US warns Russia not to touch American nuclear technology at Ukrainian nuclear planton April 19, 2023 at 8:35 am
The US has sensitive nuclear technology at a nuclear power plant inside Ukraine and is warning Russia not to touch it, according to a letter the US Department of Energy sent to Russia’s state-owned nuclear energy firm Rosatom last month.
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Judge in Fox News-Dominion defamation trial: ‘The parties have resolved their case’on April 19, 2023 at 8:28 am
The judge just announced in court that a settlement has been reached in the historic defamation case between Fox News and Dominion Voting Systems.
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White homeowner accused of shooting a Black teen who rang his doorbell turns himself in to face criminal chargeson April 19, 2023 at 4:29 am
• ‘A major part of Ralph died’: Aunt of teen shot after ringing wrong doorbell speaks • 20-year-old woman shot after friend turned into the wrong driveway in upstate New York, officials say
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High speed trains are racing across the world. But not in Americaon April 19, 2023 at 2:39 am
High speed trains have proved their worth across the world over the past 50 years.
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Maine authorities detained a person of interest after 4 people were found dead in a home and 3 others shot while drivingon April 19, 2023 at 1:49 am
Maine authorities have detained a person of interest and continue to investigate after two shooting incidents that appear to be connected left at least four people dead and three others injured, state police said.
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Damar Hamlin cleared to resume football activities after January cardiac arreston April 18, 2023 at 10:11 pm
Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin, who has been cleared to resume football activities, said Tuesday his cardiac arrest during an NFL game in January was caused by commotio cordis.
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GOP prepared to block vote to replace Feinstein on Senate Judiciaryon April 18, 2023 at 10:03 pm
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said on Tuesday that he hopes to replace Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein on the Senate Judiciary Committee with Sen. Ben Cardin of Maryland and aims to set up a floor vote on the issue this afternoon, which Republicans are expected to block.
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McCarthy slams Biden in handling of US debton April 18, 2023 at 10:03 pm
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy traveled to Wall Street on Monday to deliver a fresh warning that the House GOP majority will refuse to lift a cap on government borrowing unless Biden agrees to spending cuts that would effectively neutralize his domestic agenda.
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‘Difficult to say with a straight face’: Tapper reacts to Fox News’ statement on settlementon April 18, 2023 at 9:17 pm
A settlement has been reached in Dominion Voting Systems’ defamation case against Fox News, the judge for the case announced. The network will pay more than $787 million to Dominion, a lawyer for the company said.
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Millions in the US could face massive consequences unless McCarthy can navigate out of a debt trap he set for Bidenon April 18, 2023 at 8:34 pm
• DeSantis goes to Washington, a place he once despised, looking for support to take on Trump • Opinion: For the GOP to win, it must ditch Trump • Chris Christie mulling 2024 White House bid • Analysis: The fire next time has begun burning in Tennessee
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Democrats bash Justice Clarence Thomas but their plan to investigate ethics allegations is unclearon April 18, 2023 at 8:29 pm
Senate Democrats railed against Justice Clarence Thomas on Tuesday amid reports that the Supreme Court conservative failed to disclose luxury travel, gifts and a real estate transaction involving a GOP megadonor, but their plan to investigate the conservative jurist remains unclear.
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Netflix is winding down its DVD business after 25 yearson April 18, 2023 at 8:10 pm
Netflix is officially winding down the business that helped make it a household name.
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Top US Navy admiral defends non-binary sailor amid some Republican criticismon April 18, 2023 at 7:56 pm
The top US Navy admiral ardently defended a non-binary sailor on Tuesday amid some criticism from Republican lawmakers, saying he is “particularly proud of this sailor.”
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These ships disappeared in Lake Superior a century ago. Watch as they’re found againon April 18, 2023 at 7:29 pm
The Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society has found two of three ships that sank in the same Lake Superior storm more than a century ago, locating one in 2021 and the other in 2022.
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Michelle Yeoh set to return in new ‘Star Trek’ movieon April 18, 2023 at 7:11 pm
Live long and prosper, Michelle Yeoh.
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Two Russians claiming to be former Wagner commanders admit killing children and civilians in Ukraineon April 18, 2023 at 7:07 pm
Two Russian men who claim to be former Wagner Group commanders have told a human rights activist that they killed children and civilians during their time in Ukraine.
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Undocumented immigrants are paying their taxes today, tooon April 18, 2023 at 6:29 pm
It’s a surprising fact that’s often overlooked in the immigration debate.
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FTC chair Lina Khan warns AI could ‘turbocharge’ fraud and scamson April 18, 2023 at 5:59 pm
Artificial intelligence tools such as ChatGPT could lead to a “turbocharging” of consumer harms including fraud and scams, and the US government has substantial authority to crack down on AI-driven consumer harms under existing law, members of the Federal Trade Commission said Tuesday.
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Toddler crawls through White House fence, prompts Secret Service responseon April 18, 2023 at 5:38 pm
A tiny intruder infiltrated White House grounds Tuesday, prompting a swift response from the US Secret Service.
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Oklahoma governor calls on officials to resign over recording of racist and threatening remarkson April 18, 2023 at 5:33 pm
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Southwest says flights resumed after delays caused by ‘tech issues’on April 18, 2023 at 5:15 pm
• Delta Air Lines reports record bookings for summer travel • Air France and Airbus acquitted in trial over 2009 plane crash
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See pizza delivery guy take out suspect fleeing policeon April 18, 2023 at 4:40 pm
Pizza guy delivers more than a pie, taking out a fleeing suspect. CNN’s Jeanne Moos shows him putting his best foot forward.
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Artist rejects photo prize after AI-generated image wins awardon April 18, 2023 at 3:27 pm
A German artist has rejected an award from a prestigious international photography competition after revealing that his submission was generated by Artificial Intelligence (AI).
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FDA clears the way for additional bivalent boosters for certain vulnerable individualson April 18, 2023 at 3:09 pm
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration amended the terms of its emergency use authorizations for the Pfizer and Moderna bivalent vaccines on Tuesday, allowing people ages 65 and older and certain people with weakened immunity to get additional doses before this fall’s vaccination campaigns.
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Jake Gyllenhaal and Jamie Lee Curtis spent the Covid-19 lockdown togetheron April 18, 2023 at 2:40 pm
It’s sourdough bread and handstands for Jake Gyllenhaal and Jamie Lee Curtis.
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Here’s what you need to know if you haven’t filed your return yet — and even if you haveon April 18, 2023 at 2:15 pm
It’s April 18, the official deadline to file your federal and state income tax returns for 2022. (It is also, apparently, National Animal Crackers Day for those who celebrate.)
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Newly released video shows scene of Jeremy Renner’s snowplow accidenton April 18, 2023 at 2:09 pm
Newly released body camera footage shows firefighters and sheriff’s deputies rushing to help actor Jeremy Renner after a near-fatal snowplow accident in January. The “Avengers” actor broke more than 30 bones and suffered other severe injuries. CNN’s Chloe Melas has more.
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Mifepristone saved my lifeon April 18, 2023 at 11:30 am
The ruling earlier this month by a Texas federal judge to suspend the US Food and Drug Administration’s approval of a drug that is used frequently for medication abortions, is very personal for me.
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‘World’s longest’ purpose-built cycling tunnel opens in Norwayon April 18, 2023 at 10:44 am
There are many ways to explore the seven mountains that surround the picturesque UNESCO World Heritage city of Bergen on Norway’s fjord-studded west coast. The newest, however, might well be record-breaking.
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Repeated gunshots fired on live TV as ex-lawmaker shot by assassinson April 18, 2023 at 9:41 am
Atiq Ahmed, a former lawmaker in India’s parliament, convicted of kidnapping, was shot dead along with his brother while police were escorting them for a medical check-up in a slaying caught on live television on Saturday. CNN’s Vedika Sud reports.
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Apple CEO was presented with an original Macintosh. See his reactionon April 18, 2023 at 9:17 am
CEO Tim Cook personally welcomed customers to the new Apple store in Mumbai as the tech company opens its first retail stores in India. CNN’s Vedika Sud reports.
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China’s economy is off to a solid start, rising 4.5% in Q1 2023on April 18, 2023 at 7:01 am
China’s economy is off to a solid start in 2023 following its emergence from three years of strict pandemic restrictions.
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Erotic images of seniors show sex and intimacy in new lighton April 18, 2023 at 3:24 am
What does intimacy look like for seniors? There’s no end to sex scenes and other steamy content featuring the young and unwrinkled, but past a certain age, popular culture largely draws a blank — or treats sex as a punchline.
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‘My stomach is hurting from laughing’: Hear panelist’s reaction to DeSantis’ threat to Disneyon April 18, 2023 at 3:24 am
CNN panelists react to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis floating the idea of building a competing theme park next to Disney World in Orlando.
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Jamie Foxx remains hospitalized nearly a week after ‘medical complication’on April 18, 2023 at 12:27 am
Jamie Foxx remains hospitalized in Georgia nearly a week after his daughter revealed the actor experienced a “medical complication,” a source with knowledge of the matter told CNN on Monday.
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How did Sudan go from casting off despotic rule to this?on April 17, 2023 at 10:45 pm
Four years ago, almost to the day, the people of Sudan were celebrating a revolution after overthrowing longtime dictator Omar al-Bashir. Now the East African country faces the possibility of a complete collapse similar to the chaos we see today in Yemen or Libya.
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Opinion: Why millionaires like us want to pay more in taxeson April 17, 2023 at 7:32 pm
Tuesday is Tax Day in America, one of the most stressful days of the year, when many taxpayers will finally end their procrastination, file their federal returns, and hope for a refund from the IRS. But for many of the nation’s wealthiest, it’s just another Tuesday.