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Obituary: Betty White, the Golden Girl with a heart of gold

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Desmond Tutu: Body of South African hero to be aquamated

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Russian Foreign Minister Levels New Warning on Ukraine

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Heavily pregnant Dani Harmer says she's fine after leaving Cinderella mid-performance.

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Judge says she doesn't understand how Vos could have so few records regarding Wisconsin's election review

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Russia labels Pussy Riot members foreign agents

Journalists and other prominent figures also feature on an updated justice ministry list.

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Man arrested after missing 12-year-old girl found

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Four people injured in London stabbings

A double stabbing at Seven Kings railway station was followed by another in Kilburn High Road.

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Covid: Daily UK case numbers hit record of 183,037

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Fears of Omicron as an unstoppable threat are tempered by signs of milder symptoms.

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The C.D.C. significantly lowers its estimate of Omicron’s prevalence nationwide.

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Man buys Missouri lottery tickets to scratch with wife at dinner. It left her in shock

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Ghislaine Maxwell jury faces longer hours because of Covid

The judge in Ghislaine Maxwell's sex trafficking trial asks jurors to meet for an extra hour a day.

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'Da Vinci Code' author settles lawsuit alleging secret life

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Lake County neighbors dead after floodlight dispute leads to murder-suicide, deputies say

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CDC sharply drops estimate of Omicron prevalence in U.S.

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Covid-19: Extra vaccine mandates come into force in New York City

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Man who told Biden 'let's go Brandon' goes on Bannon's podcast, touts Trump

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Bluffton mother fights for access to daughter’s iPhone almost 5 years after her death

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Harris says Americans under the pressures of student loan debt 'are literally making decisions about whether they can have a family, whether they can buy a home'

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Fauci warns against complacency amid data that Omicron causes milder illness

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'Let's go, Brandon': Caller pranks Biden at White House event

A father from Oregon uttered a term that is code for an obscenity directed at the president.

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'Let's go, Brandon': Caller pranks Biden at White House event

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Uber driver charged with raping passenger during Vegas ride

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Sen. Rand Paul releases annual Festivus Report, which focuses on what he sees as wasteful spending

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‘Beverly Johnson Told Us About Him Back In 1995’: Beverly Johnson’s 25+ Year Restraining Order Against Chris Noth Resurfaces Amidst New Sexual Assault Allegations

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Democrats Say They Are Serious About State Elections. But Are They Too Late?

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James Franco: I'll admit, I did sleep with students... and that was wrong

The actor paid $2.2m (£1.6m) after being sued over "sexually-charged behaviour towards female students".

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War in Gaza: AP reporter reflects on 2021

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A Miami man smacked a 3-year-old to the ground in a store. Cops are looking for him

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Your cloth mask is not good enough protection against Omicron, according to an expert — here's why

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President Biden defends administration's response to Omicron

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Joan Didion: US literary icon dies at 87

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How Patriots corner J.C. Jackson went from facing life in prison to making NFL Pro Bowl

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Omicron infections do not seem as severe, leading less often to hospitalization, U.K. researchers report.

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Biden again tests negative for the coronavirus, 5 days after exposure to an official who tested positive.

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Want to Buy a Car? You Might Have to Get on a Plane to Claim It.

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Arizona Republican calls Elon Musk America’s ‘richest African American’

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Today in On Tech: The year in tech empires.

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Ancient mass-migration linked to British genes

Scientists uncover evidence for a large-scale, prehistoric migration into Britain in the Bronze Age.

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Nigeria destroys over one million expired Covid jabs

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Amid urgent demand for testing, CityMD temporarily closes 19 sites in New York and New Jersey.

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Homelessness in England: 'There's no space for my baby'

Two families living in temporary accommodation tell the BBC of their struggle to find homes.

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Please Don’t Tell Me ‘It’s Not Covid’ While Coughing in My Face

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Tiny Love Stories: ‘Nobody Knows I’m a Lesbian’

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Man Sentenced to 3 Years Over Threats to Journalists and Politicians

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Today in On Tech: The tech I want in 2022.

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OnlyFans founder is making way for firm's marketing chief

The founder of the content subscription site is stepping aside to focus on new endeavours.

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Mysterious `boom' rattles central Illinois communities

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Omicron: Andrew Lloyd Webber halts Cinderella musical until February

The West End musical will return "as soon as this wave is licked", the composer and producer says.

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Seasonal sparkle as Sydney lights up for Christmas

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Covid-19: The Queen cancels spending Christmas in Sandringham

The Queen will stay in Windsor Castle for Christmas, amid concerns over the Omicron variant.

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Covid: No new measures but nothing ruled out, and festive football goes ahead

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Elon Musk says he'll be paying $11bn in tax this year

The Tesla founder and world's richest person has been involved in a public spat over his tax bill.

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Fake Covid passes advertised for sale online

The BBC has found Facebook posts claiming to sell Covid vaccine passes for people who haven't been jabbed.

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Teacher sacked after horse kick video shared

It follows an investigation into the footage, which has been viewed by millions of people online.

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How Trump Stole Christmas—And Why Evangelicals Rally to Their Savior

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'Astonishingly dangerous' pursuit at 80mph in Cambridge

Police dashcam shows a driver narrowly avoiding other cars and bikes while trying to evade officers.

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Baylor stays No. 1 in AP Top 25; Arizona rises to No. 6

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Downing Street gatherings: What were the Covid rules at the time?

Several alleged gatherings are being investigated by a senior civil servant.

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'I've always loved the Willamette Valley': '1883's' Sam Elliott at home in Oregon

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A massive rave took place in a Saudi desert. It was just like any other festival, bar the electronic music pausing for the Islamic call to prayer, say reports

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GOP Gov. Larry Hogan said having Donald Trump as the 2024 nominee would be 'bad' for the party and the country

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Elon Musk says Tesla doesn't get 'rewarded' for lives saved by its Autopilot technology, but instead gets 'blamed' for the individuals it doesn't

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Lucía Hiriart, Powerful Wife of Chile’s Dictator, Dies at 98

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Sports Personality 2021: How to vote online

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Denver school hit with civil rights complaint after 'families of color playground night' surfaces

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CNN closes its U.S. offices to nonessential staff.

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