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• Mexico quake kills 65, deadly storm strikes

  09-09-2017 23:57 via yahoo.com
  Juchitán de Zaragoza (Mexico) (AFP) - Rescuers pulled bodies from the rubble and grieving families carried coffins through the streets Saturday after Mexico's biggest earthquake in a century killed 65 people, while elsewhere two died in mudslides unleashed by storm Katia.Officials raised the death toll from Thursday night's quake as more bodies were found in the southern states of Oaxaca and Chiapas.In the town of Juchitan, Oaxaca, hundreds of families spent the night camped in the street
  
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• Donald Trump Jr. doesn't seem to know which way framed photos of your children should face

  09-09-2017 23:50 via yahoo.com
  Donald Trump Jr. loves his children so much that he doesn't actually look at them all day.  The father of five was pictured sitting at his desk in Trump Tower, contemplating his fate in aNew York Times article earlier this week about his meeting with Senate investigators over his ties to Russia.  On Saturday, however, Twitter noticed something odd about the photo, taken in February. I, too, casually arrange photographs of my 100 children to face outwards so I can only see the back
  
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• US troops and Russia-backed Syrian forces set to come into contact as they close in separately on Isis

  09-09-2017 23:49 via yahoo.com
  US-backed forces and Syrian government troops, supported by Russia and Iran, look set to come into contact as they each make separate advances against Isis in Syria.The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) launched an offensive against Isis along the border with Iraq on Saturday, bringing them into a race with government forces marching in the same direction against the extremists.The duelling battles for Deir Ezzor highlight the importance of the oil-rich eastern province, which has become the latest
  
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• Son of Former Fox News Host Eric Bolling Found Dead

  09-09-2017 23:31 via yahoo.com
  He was 19 years old
  
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• Beyoncé, Jennifer Garner, Kevin Hart And More Head To Houston For Harvey Relief

  09-09-2017 23:28 via yahoo.com
  Two weeks after Hurricane Harvey made landfall on the Texas coast, celebrities are on the ground in the Houston area reaching out to victims and assisting with aid.
  
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• Two-Headed Rattlesnake Found Near Arkansas Home

  09-09-2017 22:57 via yahoo.com
  Such a snake is not quite as uncommon as some might think.
  
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• What we know about hurricanes Irma and Jose: facts, figures, forecast

  09-09-2017 22:44 via yahoo.com
  Hurricane Irma has pounded the Caribbean, leaving at least 25 people dead, destroying thousands of homes and triggering a mass evacuation in the US state of Florida.After making landfall in Cuba's Camaguey archipelago late Friday, Irma is now bearing down on Florida, where authorities have ordered 6.3 million people to evacuate.Irma, previously a top-rated Category Five storm, weakened Saturday to Category Four and then to a Category Three, packing 125 mile-an-hour winds (205 kilometer per hour)
  
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• DNA lab techniques, 1 pioneered in New York, now under fire

  09-09-2017 22:44 via yahoo.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — Two techniques for analyzing DNA evidence that were once considered cutting edge are now under fire amid questions about their reliability, and criminal defense attorneys in New York have asked a state agency to investigate the renowned lab that once used both methods.
  
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• Dad Dies in Same River That Two Sons Drowned in 4 Years Ago

  09-09-2017 22:44 via yahoo.com
  The cause of the crash is still being investigated.
  
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• Man gets 4 life terms plus 280 years for Rockford murders

  09-09-2017 22:33 via yahoo.com
  A northern Illinois man was sentenced Friday to four life terms plus 280 years in prison in the 2014 killings of his ex-girlfriend, her two young sons and her boyfriend.
  
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• Philippine leader says 'no way' he'll do deal with Islamist rebels

  09-09-2017 22:11 via yahoo.com
  Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday ruled out the possibility of allowing Islamic State-linked militants to flee a southern city in exchange for the release of dozens of hostages.The militants seized large parts of Marawi City on the island of Mindanao in May, and a hardcore of fighters has held out through more than 100 days of air strikes and ground attacksby troops."No way," Duterte told reporters when asked about a rumor that one rebel leader, Omarkhayam Maute, had proposed rele
  
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• Realtor Who Vanished During Harvey Found Dead, Ex-Husband Arrested

  09-09-2017 22:08 via yahoo.com
  UPDATE: 11:08 p.m. ― Steve McDowell, the ex-husband of realtor Crystal McDowell, was arrested and charged with murder on Saturday in connection with her death.
  
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• Foul Play Suspected In Case Of Realtor Who Vanished Amid Harvey

  09-09-2017 22:08 via yahoo.com
  BAY TOWN, Texas ― Dozens of members of Texas EquuSearch, many of whom are still reeling from the effects of Hurricane Harvey, gathered in south Texas this week to search for missing realtor Crystal McDowell.
  
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• Ravaged French Caribbean islands brace for new hurricane

  09-09-2017 21:59 via yahoo.com
  The ravaged French Caribbean islands of Saint Martin and Saint Barts braced Saturday for a second potentially devastating hurricane as shellshocked residents scrambled for safety while air and sea links were severed.France's meteorological agency issued its highest warning, saying the Category Four Hurricane Jose could become a "dangerous event of exceptional intensity".Jose was expected to pass 100 kilometres (60 miles) north of Saint Martin, 95 percent of which has already been ravaged by Hurr
  
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• Trump 'quietly shuts down' funding to Obamacare’s outreach budget

  09-09-2017 21:41 via yahoo.com
  Donald Trump has quietly shut down funds to a $63m (£48m) Obamacare project – just weeks after he failed to pass a bill to derail the affordable care programme entirely, it has been claimed.The outreach system provides workers known as Navigators who are trained to help individuals and small businesses get access to health insurance packages which they can afford.The White House last month said it would slash the budget for the service by $23 million – or 41 per cent – bu
  
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• Wildfire smoke clearing in US West as storms move through

  09-09-2017 21:37 via yahoo.com
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Storms brought cooler and wetter weather into the Western and Northwestern U.S. this weekend, breaking up a temperature inversion that had blanketed much of the region with acrid smoke from dozens of wildfires.
  
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• Spanish police raids aim to halt Catalan independence vote

  09-09-2017 21:37 via yahoo.com
  BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — A Spanish judge ordered police to search a printer's shop and two offices of a regional newspaper in Catalonia as part of an investigation into alleged preparations for an illegal referendum on independence for the prosperous northeastern region.
  
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• Manson cult member involved in massacre set to be released 48 years later

  09-09-2017 21:36 via yahoo.com
  The youngest member of the Manson cult has been approved for parole, 48 years after the notorious group carried out its killing spree.A California state panel determined that Leslie Van Houten, who is now 68, had drastically changed her life and was no longer a threat to society.The final decision on Ms Van Houten's release rests with state governor Jerry Brown, who last year rejected her parole.
  
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• Syria army breaks years-long siege of Deir Ezzor airbase

  09-09-2017 21:17 via yahoo.com
  Syrian troops broke the Islamic State group's siege of Deir Ezzor military airport Saturday, dealing a fresh blow to the jihadists who also face a new offensive from US-backed fighters elsewhere in the province.Oil-rich Deir Ezzor province borders Iraq and is a strategic prize for both the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and Russian-supported government troops.Since 2014, IS has held swathes of the province and about 60 percent of its provincial capital, encircling two regime-held encla
  
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• Former FBI Agent Wants A Special Prosecutor for Clinton

  09-09-2017 20:55 via yahoo.com
  The Trump-Russia special counsel isn't enough, according to a former FBI agent—he thinks there should also be one for Clinton's emails.
  
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• Democrat On Trump Voter Fraud Probe Slams Voting Restriction Efforts

  09-09-2017 20:41 via yahoo.com
  A Democratic member of President Donald Trump’s commission to investigate voter fraud issued some of the strongest criticism yet from within the panel on efforts to make it more difficult to vote.
  
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• Eric Bolling's 19-Year-Old Son Found Dead

  09-09-2017 20:31 via yahoo.com
  The 19-year-old son of former Fox News host Eric Bolling was found dead Friday.
  
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• ‘Wait. What?’ Al Roker Reacts to News Rush Limbaugh Evacuated Florida Studio After Calling Hurricane Irma a Hoax

  09-09-2017 20:16 via yahoo.com
  After spending much of this week telling his listeners that Hurricane Irma was fake news, Rush Limbaugh his fled his home base in Palm Beach, Florida, in anticipation of landfall
  
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• Giant portrait of toddler peers over US-Mexico border wall

  09-09-2017 20:14 via yahoo.com
  A photo of a giant toddler stands in Mexico and peers over a steel wall dividing the country from the United States.
  
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• FBI probing Utah cop who arrested nurse for refusing to draw blood

  09-09-2017 20:13 via yahoo.com
  The FBI said on Friday it is examining whether federal laws were violated by a Utah police detective who is shown on video assaulting and arresting a nurse after she refused to allow taking a blood sample from an unconscious patient.
  
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• This Is How You Can Volunteer to Help When Hurricane Irma Hits Florida

  09-09-2017 19:48 via yahoo.com
  Here's how you can help volunteer to help with Hurricane Irma efforts
  
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• Dad Dies Trying to Protect His 2-Year-Old From Carjackers: 'We Blindly Lost a Beautiful Soul'

  09-09-2017 19:31 via yahoo.com
  He was reportedly shot in the face.
  
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• Mueller tells White House of six aides he wishes to quiz in Russia inquiry – report

  09-09-2017 18:56 via yahoo.com
  Mueller’s investigation is examining ties between Trump associates and Russian officials.Special counsel Robert Mueller has reportedly notified the White House that his team will try to seek interviews with six current and former aides to Donald Trump as part of the investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election.
  
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• Syrian army in race with US-armed fighters for eastern Syria

  09-09-2017 18:45 via yahoo.com
  BEIRUT (AP) — U.S.-backed Syrian fighters launched an offensive against the Islamic State group in eastern Syria along the border with Iraq on Saturday, bringing them into a race with government forces marching in the same direction against the extremists in their last major holdout in the war-torn country.
  
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• See How Miami's Biggest Zoo Is Preparing For Hurricane Irma

  09-09-2017 18:32 via yahoo.com
  Preparing for a major hurricane is even more complicated when you have more than 3,000 wild animals in your care.
  
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• Egypt archeologist unearth goldsmith's tomb near Luxor

  09-09-2017 18:20 via yahoo.com
  Egyptian archaeologists have discovered a tomb of a prominent goldsmith who lived more than 3,000 years ago, unearthing statues, mummies and jewelry in the latest major find near the Nile city of Luxor.Egypt's Minister of Antiquities Khaled Al-Anani said on Saturday the tomb dated back to Egypt's 18th dynasty New Kingdom era -- around 15th century B.C."The work did not finish yet and we're continuing and working to find more objects and more tombs," he told Reuters at the site.Earlier this year,
  
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• Best Portable Gas Grills for Tailgating

  09-09-2017 18:19 via yahoo.com
  A good portable grill is just the ticket if you’re into tailgating, assuming you're happy sticking to the basics, like hamburgers and hot dogs. That’s because most portable models have only one ...
  
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• After Irma, fearful islands await Hurricane Jose

  09-09-2017 18:14 via yahoo.com
  Battered and weary after being pummelled by Hurricane Irma, terrified residents were on Saturday gearing up to face a second monster storm which was heading for the Caribbean."Return to the safest shelters before the hurricane arrives, and avoid areas which could flood," police in the French part of St Martin pleaded, only three days after it was ravaged by Irma.Jose, a Category Four storm, will bring heavy rains and winds of 130 to 150 kilometres per hour (up to 93 miles per hour), meteorologis
  
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• Game Of Thrones: Cersei's Most Heartless Moments

  09-09-2017 18:00 via gamespot.com
  
  After 7 seasons, Cersei has schemed her way into our hearts. Here's a collection of her most heartless moments. Beware of spoilers!
  
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• Destiny 2 - Why You Should Join A Clan

  09-09-2017 18:00 via gamespot.com
  
  Destiny 2's clan system has evolved tremendously since Destiny 1 and heres why its imperative that you join a clan.
  
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• Police: Officer arrested nurse after being told to let it go

  09-09-2017 17:44 via yahoo.com
  A Utah police officer whose rough arrest of a hospital nurse has drawn condemnation put the woman in handcuffs even after investigators told him not to worry about getting a blood sample he was seeking from a patient, the chief whose department asked for it said Friday.
  
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• Irma: Florida’s West Coast Braces for Impact as Storm Shifts West

  09-09-2017 17:35 via yahoo.com
  For days, many on Florida’s west coast thought they were safe from the brunt of the storm that forecast models showed would hit Miami. On Saturday, thousands evacuated as Irma shifted west.
  
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• U.S.-backed forces, Syrian army advance separately on Islamic State in Deir al-Zor

  09-09-2017 17:34 via yahoo.com
  By John Davison and Rodi SaidBEIRUT/AL SHADADI, Syria (Reuters) - U.S.-backed militias and the Syrian army advanced in separate offensives against Islamic State in eastern Syria on Saturday, piling pressure on shrinking territory the group still holds in oil-rich areas near the Iraqi border.Syrian government forces fought their way to an air base on the outskirts of Deir al-Zor city that had been besieged for years by the jihadists, said a commander in the military alliance fighting in support o
  
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• Hurricane Irma: Airlift under way as Florida airports start to close

  09-09-2017 17:21 via yahoo.com
  “All flights have ceased operations in preparation for Hurricane Irma”: that is the blunt message on the front page of Miami International Airport’s website.Along the coast at Fort Lauderdale, it was a similar story.UK airlines have cancelled many flights to Florida, and rescheduled others.
  
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• US calls Monday vote on new North Korea sanctions

  09-09-2017 17:14 via yahoo.com
  The United States called for a vote Monday on a U.N. resolution that would impose the toughest-ever sanctions on North Korea, a move that could lead to a showdown with the country's biggest trading partner China and its neighbor Russia.
  
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• Irma: Cuba sends hundreds of doctors to Caribbean islands devastated by hurricane

  09-09-2017 17:02 via yahoo.com
  Cuba has sent doctors to several Caribbean islands ravaged by Hurricane Irma.More than 750 health workers have arrived in Antigua, Barbuda, Saint Kitts, Nevis, Saint Lucia, the Bahamas, Dominica and Haiti.
  
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• This Traveling Cat Circus Has Helped Save More Than 200 Feline Lives

  09-09-2017 17:00 via yahoo.com
  It’s tough to imagine anything that could make The Amazing Acro-Cats — a traveling troupe of house cats that ride skateboards, play musical instruments and sometimes get bored and wander off into the audience — even more awesome.
  
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• The Best Cosplay From SF Comic-Con 2017

  09-09-2017 17:00 via gamespot.com
  
  San Francisco Comic-Con was back again this year and was home to some amazing cosplay. Attendees came out dressed as their favorite characters from a wide variety of TV shows, comics, and movies, and we've gathered together a selection of the best for you to peruse in this gallery.If you'd like to see more cosplay, we also have some recent galleries from PAX West, Gamescom, as well as the big one: San Diego Comic-Con. And to see all our Cosplay galleries, be sure to check our official GameSpot
  
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• Heidi Klum sets the gold standard at 2017 Harper's Bazaar Icons party

  09-09-2017 16:57 via yahoo.com
  Heidi Klum set the gold standard at the 2017 Harper's Bazaar Icons party.
  
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• A Devastating Hurricane Season Exposes America’s Flood Insurance Problem

  09-09-2017 16:37 via yahoo.com
  The question looming over many families is whether they will be able to afford to rebuild their homes
  
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• Germany's Greens all but rule out three-way 'Jamaica' coalition

  09-09-2017 16:18 via yahoo.com
  By Michelle MartinBERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's Greens on Saturday all but ruled out a three-way coalition with Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives and the pro-business Free Democrats (FDP) after the Sept. 24 election and a conservative said such an alliance would not be ideal.Polls show Merkel's conservatives are likely to win the election with around 38 percent of the vote but will be left in need of a coalition partner.
  
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• Egypt archaeologists unearth goldsmith's tomb near Luxor

  09-09-2017 16:09 via yahoo.com
  Egyptian archaeologists have discovered a tomb of a prominent goldsmith who lived more than 3,000 years ago, unearthing statues, mummies and jewellery in the latest major find near the Nile city of Luxor.Egypt's Minister of Antiquities Khaled Al-Anani said on Saturday the tomb dated back to Egypt's 18th dynasty New Kingdom era -- around 15th century B.C."The work did not finish yet and we're continuing and working to find more objects and more tombs," he told Reuters at the site.Earlier this yea
  
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• Egypt archaeologists unearth 3,500-year-old tomb in Luxor

  09-09-2017 16:08 via yahoo.com
  Egyptian archaeologists have uncovered the tomb of a goldsmith dedicated to the god Amun and the mummies of a woman and her two children, the antiquities ministry said on Saturday. The finds, dating back to the New Kingdom (16th to 11th centuries BC), were made in the Draa Abul Naga necropolis on the west bank of the Nile in Luxor, famed for its temples and burial grounds. The tomb of "Amun's Goldsmith, Amenemhat" contained a sculpture carved into a recess of him seated beside his wife, the mini
  
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• EPA says no volatile chemicals found in water near Arkema plant in Texas

  09-09-2017 16:06 via yahoo.com
  (Reuters) - Water samples collected after an Arkema chemical plant in Crosby, Texas caught fire following a power outage due to Tropical Storm Harvey contained no volatile chemicals, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said Friday.The Arkema plant experienced a series of fires as a result of sensitive organic chemicals that rose to dangerous temperatures after the facility lost power due to storm flooding.The EPA, in its statement, said that no "volatile organic chemicals or semi-volatile o
  
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• What To Watch (And Skip) On TV This Week: Bojack, You're The Worst, AHS + More

  09-09-2017 16:00 via gamespot.com
  
  The fall TV season is just getting started, and there are a lot of new and returning shows coming to a television screen near you. However, it's almost too much, so what should you invest your time in? There is a lot to choose from, but don't worry, we have you covered.Over the course of the next couple months, we'll be looking at a selection of new series and seasons and giving you a quick breakdown of what is worth watching and what you should pass on. This week, we're talking about American H
  
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