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Pope Francis sought to make LGBTQ+ people more welcome, but church doctrine didn’t change much

Pope Francis sought to make LGBTQ+ people more welcome, but church doctrine didn’t change much
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Shannon Sharpe allegedly threatened to ‘choke’ accuser in disturbing audio clip

A new audio clip appeared to show Shannon Sharpe allegedly threatening to “choke” the woman suing him of rape.
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1960 Civil rights protesters attacked in Biloxi
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Will rising child poverty be Labour’s legacy?

The government began to roll out its free breakfast club scheme this week as part of plans to help struggling families. But with predictions that child poverty could increase by the end of this parliament, how serious is Labour about tackling the problem? John Harris hears from a headteacher, and speaks to our political editor, Pippa Crerar

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Making plans for Nigel: tense Tories wonder whether Badenoch has what it takes to see off Reform

With local election punishment looming, Conservative stress bubbled over after Jenrick’s remarks about Farage

Some veteran Conservatives are so convinced that Robert Jenrick, the ambitious shadow justice secretary, is intent on striking an election pact with Reform UK that they have nicknamed him “Nigel’s chancellor”.

The joke, however, gets to the heart of what many of them fear most: that the Tory party is in such a parlous state that their only hope of survival will be to work with Nigel Farage to unite the right.

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NHS ‘routinely failing’ deaf patients in England, report finds

RNID survey finds half of sign language users did not understand diagnoses – some terminal – or how their treatment worked

Deaf patients face systemic discrimination when it comes to learning about their own health due to NHS failings, with some not understanding that they might have a terminal illness, according to a damning report.

The study by the Royal National Institute for Deaf People (RNID) accuses the NHS of “routinely failing” deaf people.

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British artist claims he has created paint in ‘new’ colour announced by scientists

Stuart Semple is selling product for £10,000 (or £29.99 to fellow creatives) – but scientists say hue cannot be replicated

A British artist claims to have replicated in paint a colour that scientists say they discovered by having laser pulses fired into their eyes.

Stuart Semple created his own version of the blue-green colour based on the US research published in Science Advances, which he is selling on his website for £10,000 per 150ml jar – or £29.99 if you state you are an artist.

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Kyiv hit by deadly Russian missile and drone attack

Two people are killed and 54 injured in overnight Russian strikes on Ukraine’s capital, Vitaliy Klitschko says.
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Jimmy Butler exits Game 2 with pelvis contusion after scary fall in Warriors concern

Jimmy Butler made an early exit in Game 2 against the Rockets on Wednesday night.
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Bad blood at CNN years after Chris Cuomo broke ‘bro code’ and ‘stabbed’ Jeff Zucker ‘in the front,’ insiders say

The NewsNation host described CNN as a “great place” and told us he still has “many friends” there.