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  Last update: 00:50 GMT 28.02.2021

  00:50 GMT 28.02.2021

  US

  Kansas Police Officers Reportedly Injured in Explosion in Downtown Wichita

  The blast was heard the moment the three police officers entered an empty residence to inspect it after reports that windows were open. Police do not yet know whether the sound was an explosion or a gunshot.

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  Last update: 01:14 GMT 28.02.2021

  01:14 GMT 28.02.2021

  Viral

  Hyatt Slammed Over 'Hosting Nazis' as Netizens Compare CPAC Stage to Nazi Symbol

  The Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) is an annual political conference for conservative figures from the United States, held this year in Orlando, Florida, from 25 February to 28 February.

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  Last update: 23:18 GMT 27.02.2021

  23:18 GMT 27.02.2021

  US

  NJ Man Who Took Part in Capitol Siege Bragged Online About Urinating in Pelosi Office

  After the Capitol breach by Trump supporters that took place on 6 January and left five people dead, including a Capitol police officer, over 200 people were arrested by the authorities in connection with the attack.

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  Last update: 22:40 GMT 27.02.2021

  22:40 GMT 27.02.2021

  Viral

  'They Also Paid For It': Golden Trump Statue Made in Mexico, Artist Says

  A golden statue of the former US president, Donald Trump, appeared to steal the show at the CPAC conference after appearing on the site in Orlando, Florida, on Thursday. Netizens immediately dubbed it the "golden calf" and grilled the biblical subtext online.

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  Last update: 21:25 GMT 27.02.2021

  21:25 GMT 27.02.2021

  US

  Gymnast Who Accused Famed Coach of Abuse Feels No 'Closure' After His Suicide

  Sports coach John Geddert, who committed suicide on Thursday, was suspected of acting as an "enabler" for team doctor Larry Nassar who was convicted in 2018 on ten counts of sexual assault against minors and sentenced to 175 years in prison.

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  Last update: 20:09 GMT 27.02.2021

  20:09 GMT 27.02.2021

  India

  Rooster Appears to Kill its Owner With Cockfight Blade in India

  Cockfighting, involving fights between roosters, is illegal in India but nonetheless primarily takes place in January in the coastal districts of Andhra Pradesh, including Krishna, Guntur, East Godavari and other areas. Sometimes, however, things go wrong in the criminally popular practice, like this time.

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  Last update: 19:59 GMT 27.02.2021

  19:59 GMT 27.02.2021

  Tech

  Gulf Stream Hits Its Weakest Point in 1,000 Years, Research Says

  Researchers have long pointed out that degradation of the oceanic current, a crucial weather-shaping factor in large swathes of the US and Europe, will have a slew of implications, including extreme meteorological events.

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  Last update: 19:06 GMT 27.02.2021

  19:06 GMT 27.02.2021

  Society

  Scientists Arrive at Clues to Mysterious Emergence of Giant Craters in Siberia

  Numerous pockmarks dot the bottom of an extensive range of Siberian rivers and lakes, which researchers explain as being due to large-scale degassing. The latter, they say, is intrinsically linked to rising temperatures.