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• The Latest: US condemns killing of 7 White Helmets in Syria

  13-08-2017 23:49 via yahoo.com
  BEIRUT (AP) — The Latest on the developments in the Syrian civil war (all times local):
  
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• Victim in Virginia melee wept for social justice, her boss says

  13-08-2017 23:38 via yahoo.com
  Victim in Virginia melee wept for social justice, her boss says
  
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• Canadian pastor faced 'overwhelming loneliness' in NKorea labor camp

  13-08-2017 23:31 via yahoo.com
  A Canadian pastor recently freed from imprisonment in North Korea spoke Sunday of the "overwhelming loneliness" and harsh conditions he experienced during his two-and-a-half years in a labor camp.Hyeon Soo Lim, 62, was imprisoned by Pyongyang in January 2015 for carrying out "subversive activities," a charge steadfastly denied by Ottawa which sent a high-level delegation this week to secure his release.
  
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• Elizabeth Warren Outlines Left Push Of Democrats, Abandoning Clinton-Era Policies

  13-08-2017 23:01 via yahoo.com
  Elizabeth Warren might be dropping some hints at a 2020 platform.
  
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• For Honor Season 3 - Highlander Gameplay

  13-08-2017 23:00 via gamespot.com
  
  The Viking class just got a little bit larger! The new Highlander hero wields the heaviest and longest sword in the game, giving them a deadly combination of strength and range.
  
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• Marco Rubio Named In Assassination Plot From Venezuela

  13-08-2017 22:55 via yahoo.com
  The Florida senator has been given additional security detail since the threat.
  
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• 'If you're not outraged, you're not paying attention': Virginia murder victim's last Facebook post

  13-08-2017 22:33 via yahoo.com
  The 32-year-old woman killed when a car drove into a crowd of anti-fascist protesters in Charlottesville, Virginia, left a telling last post on Facebook which is now being shared on social media in her honour."Heather was about bringing an end to injustice," her mother told The Huffington Post.Ms Heyer's boss at the law firm where she worked said she wanted to send a clear message to the neo-Nazis and Ku Klux Klan sympathisers who planned to stage one of the largest far-right rallies in recent U
  
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• Bagel murder suspect had been cut out of family fortune weeks before killings, documents show

  13-08-2017 22:30 via yahoo.com
  A son suspected of stabbing to death his mother and sister at their £1.5m home had been cut out of the family's bagel baking fortune just weeks earlier. The wealthy bakers were found murdered in the family's home in Golders Green at 8.50pm on Friday in what police have described as "a devastating attack". Joshua Cohen, 27, was arrested in a park on Saturday after his mother Leah, 66, and sister Hannah, 33 were killed. He was charged with murder on Sunday night, and has been remanded in cus
  
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• US-backed Syria forces battle IS in Raqa Old City

  13-08-2017 22:20 via yahoo.com
  US-backed fighters fought pitched battles Sunday with Islamic State group jihadists inside their Syria bastion Raqa, an AFP correspondent said.The Syrian Democratic Forces, the Arab-Kurd alliance, first entered Raqa two months ago and have since captured more than half of the northern city, but their progress has met fierce resistance from IS.On Sunday, the two sides battled inside Raqa's Old City, trading volleys of mortar rounds and heavy machinegun fire, said the correspondent who was on the
  
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• Woman Charged For Allegedly Throwing Newborn Baby in Garbage Pleads Guilty

  13-08-2017 22:12 via yahoo.com
  The incident happened last year.
  
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• Italy applauds Libya's decision on migrant 'search and rescue' zone

  13-08-2017 22:12 via yahoo.com
  The Italian government on Sunday welcomed Libya's decision to bar foreign vessels from a stretch of water off its coast, a move that has prompted almost all international charities to halt migrant search and rescue operations in the area.The comments from Italian Foreign Minister Angelino Alfano came as Save the Children and Sea Eye announced they were suspending operations in the area in response to the Libyan move.Libya's navy last week ordered foreign vessels to stay out of a coastal "search
  
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• White House pushes back against criticism of Trump’s Charlottesville response

  13-08-2017 21:46 via yahoo.com
  After the president’s initial remarks about Saturday’s violence were criticized as too vague, the White House issued a follow-up Sunday.
  
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• 'Meet a Muslim' events hope to dispel misconceptions

  13-08-2017 21:45 via yahoo.com
  FREMONT, Calif. (AP) — When Moina Shaiq realized even her friends were scared to ask her about her religion for fear of offending her or sounding uneducated, she put an advertisement in a California newspaper: "Questions and answers about being Muslim."
  
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• Charlottesville Victim's Mother: I Want Her Death to be 'a Rallying Cry for Justice'

  13-08-2017 21:15 via yahoo.com
  She said Heyer fought for an end to injustice
  
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• Lion rescued from Syria zoo gives birth in Jordan reserve

  13-08-2017 21:10 via yahoo.com
  SOUF, Jordan (AP) — The odds had been stacked against Hajar, a lion cub born just hours after her mother Dana, rescued from a defunct zoo in war-torn Syria, was released into a wildlife reserve in Jordan.
  
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• Violence in Charlottesville exposes nation's divisions

  13-08-2017 20:45 via yahoo.com
  CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — The college town of Charlottesville, Virginia, is reeling after violent clashes erupted between a large gathering of white nationalists and hundreds of counter protesters. Three people were killed amid the turmoil that has exposed the nation's roiling racial and political divisions.
  
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• White House defends Trump's response to Virginia violence

  13-08-2017 20:27 via yahoo.com
  The White House on Sunday struggled to defuse the growing criticism of President Donald Trump's initial failure to explicitly condemn white supremacists for their role in the violent protest Saturday in Virginia, insisting that his condemnation included all such groups.A young woman died and 19 people were injured in the city of Charlottesville when a car plowed into a crowd of people after a rally by Ku Klux Klan members and other white nationalists turned violent.A full day after the violence
  
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• Venezuela opposition rejects 'military threat'

  13-08-2017 20:22 via yahoo.com
  The opposition coalition in Venezuela on Sunday rejected "the military threat by any foreign power," two days after US President Donald Trump said he was considering such an option against the crisis-hit South American nation.The coalition, the Democratic Unity Roundtable, did not mention Trump's name, but its message was clear.
  
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• Lebanon's Hezbollah says U.S. can't hurt it, dismisses sanctions

  13-08-2017 20:01 via yahoo.com
  The leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah on Sunday dismissed the prospect of tougher U.S. sanctions against his group, which is backed by Iran, and said the U.S. administration had no way to harm it."The American administration, with all available and possible means, will not be able to damage the strength of the resistance," Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said in a televised address to mark the anniversary of the end of Hezbollah's 2006 war with Israel.Nasrallah said Lebanon was being subjected to intimidati
  
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• Hellblade: A Groundbreaking Take On Mental Illness - Reboot Episode 12

  13-08-2017 20:00 via gamespot.com
  
  Mike explores the various way's Ninja Theory's newest release portrays mental illness in an empathetic light.
  
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• NASA’s Golden Records Coming Back to Life, 40 Years Later

  13-08-2017 19:57 via yahoo.com
  Golden records were brought aboard the Voyager space shuttle. Each record contained greetings in 55 languages, music and images - the idea was to give extraterrestrials an idea of life on earth. They are now being recreated as a box set and a book.
  
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• Protests Against Charlottesville Violence and White Nationalists Break Out Across the United States

  13-08-2017 19:51 via yahoo.com
  In the wake of violence at the Charlottesville, Virginia White Nationalist rally, protests took place across the country spreading messages of unity and anti racism.
  
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• Mourning and acts of solidarity for the victims of the Charlottesville attack at a white nationalist rally

  13-08-2017 19:50 via yahoo.com
  After a deadly clash at a protest on Saturday, people across the country came together to mourn and to condemn the violence in Virginia.
  
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• Charlottesville mayor largely blames Trump for white supremacist violence

  13-08-2017 19:50 via yahoo.com
  After violence and death at a rally in Charlottesville on Saturday, the city’s mayor pointed the finger at the president and his campaign.
  
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• Buying Opioids Online: A Look Into the Thriving Industry

  13-08-2017 19:46 via yahoo.com
  The synthetic opioid Fentanyl is killing Americans every day as the nation’s opioid epidemic reaches a national emergency. But, online, the drug is easily available to purchase and get shipped.
  
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• Guam’s Chamorro People Carry on, Despite Escalation of U.S.-North Korea Tensions

  13-08-2017 19:42 via yahoo.com
  The Chamorro people are used to being at the center of conflict — their island has been colonized, occupied and invaded before. This time, however, the threat from North Korea has many on edge.
  
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• Confederate Monuments at Center of Nationwide Protests

  13-08-2017 19:37 via yahoo.com
  Organizers of the white supremacist rally in Charlottesville said it was meant to save a Robert E. Lee statue that the city ordered removed in April. It is one of many contentious monuments being removed in cities across the country.
  
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• White House Responds to Pressure After Fallout from Trump Remarks

  13-08-2017 19:35 via yahoo.com
  After Republicans and Democrats demanded the president place the blame on white supremacist groups for Saturday’s violence, the White House issued a terse statement that said the president condemned “all extremist groups.”
  
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• The Latest: Hezbollah says Syrian government 'will stay on'

  13-08-2017 19:33 via yahoo.com
  BEIRUT (AP) — The Latest on the developments in the Syrian civil war (all times local):
  
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• Charlottesville Violence: Investigation Begins as Victim Revealed

  13-08-2017 19:31 via yahoo.com
  Authorities are investigating a car crash that left one dead and many injured — the victim was identified Sunday as Heather Heyer.
  
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• Mueller Focuses on White House Staff in Russia Probe

  13-08-2017 19:18 via yahoo.com
  Former Chief of Staff Reince Priebus is among those said to be of interest to the special counsel.
  
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• Virginia Governor Delivers Defiant Speech Against White Supremacists: 'We Are Stronger Than Them'

  13-08-2017 19:00 via yahoo.com
  McAuliffe encouraged Virginians to denounce bigotry
  
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• Charlottesville Victim Identified as 32-Year-Old Woman Who Stood Up Against 'Hate & Bigotry'

  13-08-2017 18:46 via yahoo.com
  She stood up against "hate & bigotry"
  
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• Vega: Trump 'has yet to offer a full rebuke' of Charlottesville 'even in the face of near universal condemnation'

  13-08-2017 18:43 via yahoo.com
  ABC News' Cecilia Vega and Pierre Thomas analyze President Trump's response condemning bigotry "on many sides" following white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia.
  
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• Top South Korean official: U.S. government moved from 'strategic patience' to 'strategic confusion'

  13-08-2017 18:42 via yahoo.com
  ABC News' Martha Raddatz reports on the North Korean nuclear threat from Seoul, South Korea.
  
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• Top South Korean official: 'American government changed from strategic patience to strategic confusion'

  13-08-2017 18:42 via yahoo.com
  ABC News' Martha Raddatz reports on the North Korean nuclear threat from Seoul, South Korea.
  
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• How Will Mexican Drug Kingpin El Chapo Pay His Lawyer?

  13-08-2017 18:38 via yahoo.com
  The reputed Mexican drug kingpin may be worth as much as $14 billion, but the issue of payment could be crucial to his case and any asset forfeitures.
  
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• Driver Who Struck Protestors In Charlottesville Virginia Identified, Charged

  13-08-2017 18:32 via yahoo.com
  Violence erupted in Virgina as far-right groups met with counterprotests.
  
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• Top Somalia jihadist turns himself over to government

  13-08-2017 18:17 via yahoo.com
  A one-time deputy leader and spokesman for Somalia's Shabaab insurgents defected to the country's government on Sunday, a local official said.Muktar Robow was the subject of a $5 million bounty from the United States for his role with the Al-Qaeda linked Islamist militants."Muktar Robow defected from Shabaab and he is now in Hudur meeting with government officials," district commissioner Mohamed Moalim told reporters, referring to the Bakool district capital.
  
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• Photographer captures moment car slammed into counterprotesters in Charlottesville. It was his last day on the job.

  13-08-2017 18:13 via yahoo.com
  Photojournalist Ryan M. Kelly’s final assignment was covering a rally. It turned violent, and his images captured part of the story.
  
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• Trump Unveils New Ad, Blasts Democrats and Media

  13-08-2017 18:02 via yahoo.com
  The advert also hit out at Democrats and the media.
  
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• 12 Things We Want In Zelda Breath Of The Wild's DLC Pack 2

  13-08-2017 18:00 via gamespot.com
  
  The Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild is a modern classic. The first open-world entry in the Zelda franchise presents Hyrule in a way that makes the entire world feel vibrant and alive. And it's also the first Zelda game to include DLC. The first DLC pack introduced the challenging Trials of the Sword as well as a few key items that helped ease the strain of tedious tasks like finding treasure chests and Korok seeds. And the next DLC pack, called The Champions Ballad, will focus on a "new dung
  
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• U.S. Company Offers To Help Restart the Search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370

  13-08-2017 17:59 via yahoo.com
  Seabed exploration company Ocean Infinity said Friday it had offered to take the financial risk of a renewed search for the missing Malaysian airliner.
  
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• Charlottesville Victim Was Paralegal Heather Heyer

  13-08-2017 17:55 via yahoo.com
  “Heather Heyer was murdered while protesting against hate,” Heyer’s childhood friend Felicia Correa wrote on Facebook.
  
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• The U.S. Could Almost Meet Greenhouse-Gas Goals If Americans Made One Dietary Change

  13-08-2017 17:45 via yahoo.com
  The switch is fairly simple, but would have huge results.
  
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• US military says 2 American soldiers killed in Iraq

  13-08-2017 17:35 via yahoo.com
  BAGHDAD (AP) — Two American soldiers have been killed while conducting combat operations in Iraq, the U.S. military said Sunday, adding that "initial reports indicate the incident was not due to enemy contact."
  
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• Islamic State claims attack on U.S. forces west of Mosul

  13-08-2017 17:20 via yahoo.com
  Islamic State on Sunday claimed an attack on U.S. forces assisting Iraqi troops in the war on the jihadist militants in northern Iraq.Islamic State fighters fired Grad rockets on American troops east of Tal Afar, a town still under control of the militants west of Mosul, according to an online statement from the group.The American military had said earlier that two U.S. service members had been killed and five injured during combat operations in northern Iraq on Sunday.
  
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• CIA chief: Not surprising if North Korea tests missile again

  13-08-2017 17:12 via yahoo.com
  By Lindsay DunsmuirWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top U.S. intelligence official said on Sunday he would not be surprised if North Korea tested another missile, given that it had two tests in July, amid rising tensions between the two nations.U.S. President Donald Trump has offered fiery warnings for North Korea, saying that the U.S. military was "locked and loaded." North Korean officials in turn have accused the U.S. leader of driving the Korean peninsula to the brink of nuclear war.“I am qu
  
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• Mother of Woman Killed at Charlottesville Rally Talks About Her 'Passion for Justice'

  13-08-2017 17:05 via yahoo.com
  Heather Heyer was killed at the Charlottesville, Virginia rally. One day after her death, her mother, Susan Bro, is speaking out about her daughter's passion for justice and equality.
  
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• Who is Starfire? Injustice 2 Character Backstory

  13-08-2017 17:00 via gamespot.com
  
  Starfire is now available to download in Injustice 2! What is Starfire’s backstory and why does her sister despise her?
  
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