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Rapper DaBaby taken to Charlotte police station and cited on marijuana charge

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(CNN)Grammy-nominated and award-winning rapper DaBaby was given two misdemeanor citations by police in Charlotte on Monday, and the star took to social media to protest his treatment by law enforcement. Charlotte-Mecklenburg police said that DaBaby arrived at the arena about 8:50 p.m. and on-duty officers who were working security smelled marijuana coming from the car in which the rapper had been a passenger. The officers looked inside the car and saw marijuana, a police statement said. They waited until after the concert to speak with him. About two hours after…

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California deputy on leave after violently removing carjacking victim from vehicle, sheriff says

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(CNN)Believing they had stopped a stolen car after a miles-long pursuit, two California sheriff’s deputies tried to arrest a carjacking victim, who died after the encounter in which one deputy appears to slam the man’s skull into a car door and put him in a neck hold as the other deputy twice deployed his Taser. After deputies and officers remove Ward from the car, Deputy Nick Jax informs his counterparts that Ward had no reason to run because he was a carjacking victim, not a car thief — to which…

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Inside a cathedral at Christmas

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Image caption The cathedral is run on a paid staff of 13 people as well as many volunteers Image caption Gareth Price said: “It’s a very busy place, I’d miss it if it wasn’t here” “I have come in for the contemplation and thinking time,” he said. “Sitting here works somewhat and I don’t know whether it’s saying it to someone else. “It’s a very busy place, I’d miss it if it wasn’t here.” Richard Wainwright, a verger at Wakefield, has worked at the cathedral for 20 years. “It’s never…

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Van Drew says this was the final straw for him to switch parties

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Washington (CNN)New Jersey Rep. Jeff Van Drew said the “final sign” for him to switch parties was being told that he had to vote in support of impeachment of President Donald Trump. Van Drew, who had been an outspoken critic of impeachment before switching parties, was facing a tough reelection in his New Jersey district and becoming a Republican would allow him to avoid a Democratic primary. CNN previously reported that internal polling showed Van Drew was losing major support among Democrats. Van Drew said that he felt he did…

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Attempt was made to ditch ferry contract in May

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Derek Mackay, the finance secretary, announced last Wednesday that the cost of completion takes the total cost to well over double the £97m in the fixed price contract signed in 2015. Image copyright PA Media When Ferguson Shipbuilders went bust in the summer of 2014 it seemed the last shipyard on the lower Clyde was heading for oblivion, more than a century after it was founded by the four Ferguson brothers. But within weeks, in a deal brokered by the Scottish government, a white knight stepped forward in the shape…

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Christmas lottery ‘El Gordo’ reveals winning ticket in annual event

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Spain’s Christmas lottery, known as El Gordo or “The Fat One,” dished out its biggest prize on Sunday worth $436,000. In total, the lottery dishes out $2.43 billion in prizes. (AP Photo/Paul White) While other lotteries have bigger top prizes than $436,000, this lottery — held on Dec. 22 each year — is ranked as the world’s richest for the total amount of prize money involved. El Gordo is the second-oldest lottery in the world, according to Spain’s The Local news outlet, which explains that only certain lottery shops sell…

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Quiz of the Year: On oil tankers, labradoodles and Fleabag

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How well do you remember the stories and people in the news this year? Test your memory of 2019 in the next instalment of our four-part Christmas quiz – 52 questions for 52 weeks of the year. This section covers July to September Click to see content: qoty_3_2019 If you cannot see the quiz, click here. Quiz of the Year part two Quiz of the Year part one Picture credits: Getty Images, Reuters, Dave, EPA Read more: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-50819661

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Patriots rally to win 11th straight AFC East title

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(CNN)The New England Patriots clinched their 11th straight AFC East championship Saturday, beating the Buffalo Bills 24-17 with a come-from-behind effort led by quarterback Tom Brady. “The force is strong in my family…” he wrote. That’s pretty funny, until you consider that Brady is 42 years old. He was born in 1977. What else happened that year? The first Star Wars movie came out, that’s what. Maybe it’s just a coincidence. If you’re still counting, this is the Patriots’ 17th division title in 19 years. Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/21/us/patriots-clinch-afc-east-trnd/index.html

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How Trump has given Biden a major campaign boost

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(CNN)After three years of his chaotic presidency, President Donald Trump has made nostalgia a big, bold idea among Democrats. This is one of the secrets to former Vice President Joe Biden’s ongoing success in the polls. The President, with the full support of his party in Congress, has pushed politics so far off-kilter that Americans are desperately yearning for normalcy in the Oval Office. Biden has called for Democrats and Republicans to work together again. During the debate this week, he said that while he has “no love” for Republicans…

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Couple accused of murdering five-year-old daughter

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Her husband, and Nadia’s stepfather, Abdul Wahab, also appeared tearful at times. ‘Very emotive’ The case was described in court as “very emotive”. A defence lawyer for Mr Wahab said he was “struggling to come to terms with being arrested, never mind the death of his daughter”. The couple have no previous criminal records. Abdul Wahab, it was claimed, lifted the girl from the bottom of the stairs and began changing her clothing because she had soiled herself. It was at this time she began to lose consciousness, the court…

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Cannabis-based epilepsy medicine ‘fast-tracked’

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Two cannabis medicines approved for NHS Medical cannabis product approved for epilepsy Epilepsy Action’s chief executive Philip Lee welcomed the announcement, saying it “brings much-needed hope and could be life-changing for some”. However, he added that Epidyolex was not “a silver bullet” and there was more work to be done to “collect robust high-quality evidence of the effectiveness of other cannabis-based medicines”. Medical cannabis campaigner Peter Carroll said it was “too little, too late” as he urged action towards making medicinal cannabis with CBD and tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) available for families…

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