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At least eight people have died after the roof of a storage facility packed with huge sacks of potatoes collapsed in Sambhal, a city in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.People were buried under heaps of potatoes and debris from the building, and video showed rescuers searching for survivors. Source

CNN  —  Ben Affleck is clearing a few things up. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter published Thursday, he addressed controversy that followed comments he made in 2021 while speaking to Howard Stern about his past marriage to actress Jennifer Garner. “I had a really painful experience where I did an interview where I was really vulnerable, and the entire pickup was something that was not only not right, it was actually the opposite of what I meant.” Affleck told THR. The actor and director faced backlash after saying he felt “trapped” in the dynamic with Garner. Ben Affleck defends those Jennifer Garner divorce 'drinking' comments “It’s part of why I started drinking,” Affleck told Stern. “Because I was trapped.” Affleck told THR he was not trying to blame Garner for his drinking. “To be clear, my behavior is my responsibility entirely,” he said. “The point that I was…

CNN  —  Poland on Thursday pledged it would send four MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine, the first NATO member to do so, in a significant move in Kyiv’s battle to resist Russia’s onslaught. President Andrzej Duda said the planes – from about a dozen that it had inherited from the former German Democratic Republic – would be handed over in the coming days after being serviced. “When it comes to the MiG-29 aircraft, which are still operating in the defense of Polish airspace, a decision has been taken at the highest levels, we can say confidently that we are sending MiGs to Ukraine,” Duda said. Warsaw has taken a lead among NATO allies in supplying Kyiv with heavy weapons. The announcement that Poland will send the Soviet-designed planes marks a step beyond the rest of the alliance’s commitments, and could put pressure on other member states to do the same.…

Ticketmaster offers partial refunds to The Cure fans - BBC News\u003cp lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">1 OF 2: AFTER FURTHER CONVERSATION, TICKETMASTER HAVE AGREED WITH US THAT MANY OF THE FEES BEING CHARGED ARE UNDULY HIGH, AND AS A GESTURE OF GOODWILL HAVE OFFERED A $10 PER TICKET REFUND TO ALL VERIFIED FAN ACCOUNTS FOR LOWEST TICKET PRICE ('LTP’) TRANSACTIONS...\u003c/p>— ROBERT SMITH (@RobertSmith) \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/RobertSmith/status/1636496816521748481?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 16, 2023\u003c/a>\u003c/blockquote>\n","width":550,"providerIndex":0,"authorName":"ROBERT SMITH","oembedType":"rich"}},{"type":"social","model":{"source":"https://twitter.com/RobertSmith/status/1636496897501274113","provider":"twitter","html":"\u003cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\u003cp lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">2 OF 2: ...AND A $5 PER TICKET REFUND TO ALL VERIFIED FAN ACCOUNTS FOR ALL OTHER TICKET PRICE TRANSACTIONS, FOR ALL CURE SHOWS AT ALL VENUES; IF YOU ALREADY BOUGHT A TICKET YOU WILL GET AN AUTOMATIC REFUND; ALL TICKETS ON SALE TOMORROW WILL INCUR LOWER FEES\u003c/p>— ROBERT SMITH (@RobertSmith) \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/RobertSmith/status/1636496897501274113?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 16, 2023\u003c/a>\u003c/blockquote>\n","width":550,"providerIndex":1,"authorName":"ROBERT SMITH","oembedType":"rich"}},{"type":"image","model":{"image":{"alt":"2px presentational grey line","copyright":null,"height":2,"width":640,"src":"https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/640/cpsprodpb/1226D/production/_105894347_grey_line-nc.png","srcSet":"https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/1226D/production/_105894347_grey_line-nc.png.webp 240w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/1226D/production/_105894347_grey_line-nc.png.webp 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/1226D/production/_105894347_grey_line-nc.png.webp 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/1226D/production/_105894347_grey_line-nc.png.webp 624w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/1226D/production/_105894347_grey_line-nc.png.webp 800w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/1226D/production/_105894347_grey_line-nc.png.webp 976w","mimeType":"image/webp","fallbackSrcSets":[{"mimeType":"image/png","srcSet":"https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/1226D/production/_105894347_grey_line-nc.png 240w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/1226D/production/_105894347_grey_line-nc.png 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/1226D/production/_105894347_grey_line-nc.png 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/1226D/production/_105894347_grey_line-nc.png 624w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/1226D/production/_105894347_grey_line-nc.png 800w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/1226D/production/_105894347_grey_line-nc.png 976w"}]}}},{"type":"text","model":{"blocks":[{"type":"paragraph","model":{"text":"Follow us on…

Ireland coach Andy Farrell believes the inclusion of his son in the England team makes the visitors more of a threat as they aim to spoil the expected St Patrick's Day weekend Irish partyVenue: Aviva Stadium, Dublin Date: Saturday, 18 March Kick-off: 17:00 GMTCoverage: Listen on BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Radio Ulster; follow live text commentary on the BBC Sport website and appIreland coach Andy Farrell insists that battling with his England fly-half son Owen in big games such as Saturday's Six Nations contest in Dublin does not cause him any anxiety.An Ireland win will clinch the Grand Slam and while coach Farrell expects a fired-up England, he says facing his son "has never been difficult"."It's respect," he added.Elaborating further on how they approach contests against each other, Farrell said: "We don't ask questions that put the other person in too much of a predicament."Owen Farrell will captain…

CNN  —  A former English professor at Florida’s Palm Beach Atlantic University says the school terminated his contract early after a complaint that he was “indoctrinating” students by teaching about racial justice. Sam Joeckel told CNN in a Wednesday statement he felt the university ended his contract early “for a clear reason: my decision to teach and speak about racial justice.” Officials at the private Christian university informed Joeckel last month his contract renewal was placed on hold while they investigated the materials he used in the racial justice unit, telling him a decision would be made by March 15, CNN previously reported. The former professor told CNN at the time February’s conversation with his employers indicated the investigation was prompted by a complaint from a parent. “I believe this goes against the Christian beliefs that I hold closely, and that PBA claims to hold closely,” Joeckel said in his…

Washington CNN  —  President Joe Biden falsely said on Wednesday that his new corporate minimum tax is the reason the federal budget deficit declined in 2021 and 2022. In reality, that tax didn’t even come into effect until the beginning of 2023. Biden has repeatedly taken credit for reducing the deficit in 2021 and 2022 even though experts have said that the vast majority of this reduction occurred simply because emergency Covid-19 pandemic spending from 2020 expired as planned – and that Biden’s own initiatives made the deficits higher than they otherwise would be. We’ve described Biden’s previous deficit boasts as misleading or missing key context. But he went further in his Wednesday speech in Las Vegas on lowering prescription drug costs, delivering a version of the story that is just not true. Biden said: “And by the way, you know everybody said, well, how was I able to have…

The Great British Bake Off: Alison Hammond replaces Matt Lucas as co-host - BBC News\u003cp lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It’s Official!! It’s happening The Great British Bake off ! let’s have it - The cake that is 🤣 so excited \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/BritishBakeOff?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BritishBakeOff\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/Channel4?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Channel4\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/PrueLeith?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@PrueLeith\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/PaulHollywood?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@PaulHollywood\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/noelfielding11?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@noelfielding11\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/hashtag/GBBO?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GBBO\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://t.co/IsOlzLGZPh\">pic.twitter.com/IsOlzLGZPh\u003c/a>\u003c/p>— Alison Hammond (@AlisonHammond) \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/AlisonHammond/status/1636638774099599360?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 17, 2023\u003c/a>\u003c/blockquote>\n","width":550,"providerIndex":0,"authorName":"Alison Hammond","oembedType":"rich"}},{"type":"text","model":{"blocks":[{"type":"paragraph","model":{"text":"Fielding replied on Instagram that he and Hammond would be \"two naughty kids together\".","blocks":[{"type":"fragment","model":{"text":"Fielding replied on Instagram that he and Hammond would be \"two naughty kids together\".","attributes":[]}}]}}]}},{"type":"text","model":{"blocks":[{"type":"paragraph","model":{"text":"He wrote: \"Congratulations and welcome to the tent lovely!! We are gonna have an absolute blast together. I can't wait. I'm buzzing. Two naughty kids together :) x x x.x The bakers will love you.\"","blocks":[{"type":"fragment","model":{"text":"He wrote: \"Congratulations and welcome to the tent lovely!! We are gonna have an absolute blast together. I can't wait. I'm buzzing. Two naughty kids together :) x x x.x The bakers…

Former Arsenal captain Patrick Vieira succeeded Roy Hodgson at Crystal Palace in July 2021Crystal Palace have sacked manager Patrick Vieira after a 12-match winless run.Palace have not won a match in 2023 and were beaten 1-0 by Brighton in the Premier League on Wednesday, their third defeat in a row.They are 12th in the table but are only three points above 18th-placed Bournemouth, who have a game in hand."It is with enormous regret that this difficult decision has been made," chairman Steve Parish said.external-link"Ultimately, results in recent months have placed us in a precarious league position and we felt a change is necessary to give us the best chance of retaining Premier League status."Under-21s boss Paddy McCarthy will take charge for Sunday's visit to leaders Arsenal on Sunday (14:00 GMT) after he led training on Friday morning."Obviously it's a massive moment for myself, but ultimately it's not about me," said…

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