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• Mormon Church Once Again Denounces Gay Marriage

  01-10-2017 23:42 via yahoo.com
  Leaders of the Mormon Church denounced racism and upheld their position against gay marriage.
  
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• Open-plan offices don't work and will be replaced by the ‘coffice’, says BT futurologist 

  01-10-2017 23:00 via yahoo.com
  They were supposed to generate a sense of camaraderie, enhance teamwork and encourage an open flow of ideas between colleagues after decades of segregation in booths. But open-plan offices are actually bad for productivity, allowing workers to be interrupted every three minutes by a range of distractions, a futurologist at BT has warned. Dr Nicole Millard, an expert in data, analytics and emerging technology, said that large offices are inefficient, especially for introverts who work better when
  
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• More Than 60,000 People Are Still Living in Hotels 1 Month After Hurricane Harvey

  01-10-2017 22:51 via yahoo.com
  And more than 1,500 people are still in shelters
  
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• Correction: Mormon Conference story

  01-10-2017 22:51 via yahoo.com
  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — In a story Sept. 30 about a conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Quentin L. Cook, a member of the Mormon church's Quorum of the Twelve, said "we are all unlike unto God."
  
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• Egyptian officials in Gaza ahead of Palestinian unity talks

  01-10-2017 21:55 via yahoo.com
  Egyptian delegates arrived in Gaza Sunday on the eve of a fresh attempt at reconciliation between the strip's Hamas rulers and Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas's Fatah movement, an official said.West Bank-based Palestinian prime minister Rami Hamdallah is to make his first visit to Gaza since 2015 on Monday, aiming to crown a rapprochement between the rivals after a decade of animosity and outbreaks of violence.Official Palestinian news agency WAFA said Hamas head Ismail Haniya called Abbas on
  
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• NASA Is Testing Technology to Reach the Metal World of Psyche

  01-10-2017 21:29 via yahoo.com
  The mysterious, deep space world has captivated scientists.
  
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• Team Trump Joins The President's Assault On San Juan Mayor

  01-10-2017 21:28 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON ― Top associates of President Donald Trump on Sunday joined his new campaign against the mayor of Puerto Rico’s capital city, San Juan, over her appeals for quicker federal help following Hurricane Maria.
  
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• Florida Nanny and Mother of 2 Found Dead in Apparently ‘Random’ Attack as Police Launch a Statewide Manhunt

  01-10-2017 21:11 via yahoo.com
  Jennifer Lynn Fulford, a nanny for a wealthy family and mother of two, disappeared in Florida and found dead three days later
  
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• Helen Mirren and Jane Fonda Strut Their Stuff Down the Runway for Paris Fashion Week Show

  01-10-2017 20:29 via yahoo.com
  On Sunday, Mirren and Fonda walked the runway at the L’Oréal Paris show — and the pair of 70-something beauties looked radiant as they shared the catwalk with models
  
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• As Puerto Rico Begs For Help, Trump Plans To Attend Golf Trophy Ceremony

  01-10-2017 20:27 via yahoo.com
  As millions of Puerto Ricans continue to go without basic necessities like food, water and medicine, President Donald Trump is expected to attend the trophy ceremony for the Presidents Cup golf tournament on Sunday.
  
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• Attacks stoke debate over need for domestic terrorism laws

  01-10-2017 20:25 via yahoo.com
  TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Attacks this summer on counterprotesters in Charlottesville, Virginia, and an empty Air Force recruiting station in Oklahoma had the hallmarks of terrorist attacks but weren't prosecuted as such.
  
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• Women forced to remove the veil on day one of Austrian burqa ban

  01-10-2017 20:17 via yahoo.com
  Muslim women in Austria were forced by police to remove their facial coverings on Sunday, as an anti-burqa law came into effect. The so-called 'burqa ban' prohibits facial coverings including niqabs and burqas, and also places restrictions on surgical masks, ski masks and clown make-up worn in public.  Yesterday, a woman wearing a niqab facial veil, which only leaves the eyes uncovered, was seen being told to remove her veil by two police officers in Zell am See, a city south of Saltzburg.
  
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• Syria's deadliest month of 2017 claims 3,000 lives

  01-10-2017 20:11 via yahoo.com
  It has since spiralled into a complex conflict involving world powers, with Russia-backed regime forces and a US-supported alliance separately battling the Islamic State jihadist group in the country.The 955 civilians killed in September included 207 children, said the Britain-based Observatory, which relies on a wide network of sources inside Syria for its information."More than 70 percent of the civilians were killed in regime and Russian air strikes, or in air raids of the international coali
  
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• White House Aide: Administration Working On Puerto Rico

  01-10-2017 20:04 via yahoo.com
  The aide said Trump had been briefed throughout the weekend on the situation.
  
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• Divinity: Original SIn 2's Brilliant Take On Player Choice - Reboot Episode 15

  01-10-2017 20:00 via gamespot.com
  
  After diving deep into Larian Studios' new RPG, Mike and Jake recount the glory days of CRPGs, and how Divinity: Original SIn 2 continues that lineage.
  
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• The 'SNL' Season 43 Premiere After-Party Was As Star-Studded As They Come

  01-10-2017 19:58 via yahoo.com
  When Ryan Gosling and Jay-Z team up for a “Saturday Night Live” episode, you know the evening is sure be star-studded.
  
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• Hezbollah leader warns Israel as Shiites mark Ashoura

  01-10-2017 19:57 via yahoo.com
  BEIRUT (AP) — The leader of the Shiite Lebanese militant group Hezbollah warned Israel against pushing the region into war on Sunday as supporters and other Shiite Muslims marked the Ashoura holiday with rallies, prayers, and self-flagellation.
  
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• Coast Guard report: Captain errors led up to El Faro sinking

  01-10-2017 19:57 via yahoo.com
  A Coast Guard report released Sunday says the primary cause of the 2015 sinking of the cargo ship El Faro, which killed all 33 aboard, was the captain underestimating the strength of a hurricane and overestimating the ship's strength.
  
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• Mnuchin says no regrets over government plane use

  01-10-2017 19:49 via yahoo.com
  By Julia HarteWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Sunday he does not regret using a government plane to travel to Kentucky in August with his wife to view the solar eclipse and speak to business leaders, calling it "completely justifiable."Mnuchin's use of the plane at taxpayers' expense prompted an outcry from Democratic lawmakers and interest groups and spurred a government watchdog to begin examining whether it violated travel or ethics policies."It was appro
  
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• Trump says Tillerson is 'wasting his time' trying to negotiate with 'Little Rocket Man'

  01-10-2017 19:42 via yahoo.com
  The president appeared to undercut his secretary of state’s diplomatic efforts for a peaceful resolution with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
  
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• The Number Of Puerto Ricans Without Water Grew To More Than Half: DoD

  01-10-2017 19:40 via yahoo.com
  The number of people without drinking water in Puerto Rico increased by more than 10 percent toward the end of last week, even as President Donald Trump on Sunday was characterizing the hurricane relief efforts as “amazing.”
  
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• Nigeria president denounces Biafran separatists

  01-10-2017 19:29 via yahoo.com
  President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday railed against separatists seeking Nigeria's "dismemberment" and called for "proper" dialogue after clashes between pro-Biafra activists and security forces in the restive southeast.Speaking as Nigeria marked its 1960 independence from Britain, Buhari also said that corruption remained the African oil giant's "number one enemy".The 74-year-old former general later flew out of the capital for a lightning surprise visit to Maiduguri, the city in northeastern Ni
  
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• John Kasich Hints That He May Need To Leave The GOP

  01-10-2017 19:25 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON ― Ohio governor John Kasich, a top Republican leader and former candidate for the party’s presidential nomination, on Sunday said the GOP may be on a trajectory to lose supporters like him.
  
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• The Latest: Coast Guard: Ship captain 'misjudged' hurricane

  01-10-2017 19:17 via yahoo.com
  JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The Latest on Coast Guard findings about 2015 sinking of the cargo ship El Faro (all times local):
  
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• Palestinian reconciliation faces perilous road ahead

  01-10-2017 19:07 via yahoo.com
  GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Palestinian prime minister on Monday is set to lead a large delegation of Fatah officials traveling from the West Bank to Gaza in the most ambitious attempt to reconcile with the rival Hamas militant group after a 10-year rift.
  
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• San Juan Mayor and FEMA Official Debate Hurricane Response

  01-10-2017 19:00 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON ― On Saturday, President Donald Trump turned disaster relief in Puerto Rico into a personal beef with San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz.
  
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• Puerto Rico governor says relief arriving to storm-ravaged rural areas

  01-10-2017 18:48 via yahoo.com
  Puerto Rico’s governor says efforts to restore cell service, gas and other basic needs to the island’s rural residents are progressing, even as many in those towns report feeling forgotten.“I recognize that right now, whether it’s the gas line or the ATM line, we’re limited,” Governor Ricardo Rossello told Reuters in an interview on Saturday at the Puerto Rico Convention Center, the government’s temporary headquarters.More than half of Puerto Rico’
  
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• Canadian police probe car attacks, stabbing as 'acts of terrorism'

  01-10-2017 18:32 via yahoo.com
  By Candace ElliottEDMONTON, CANADA (Reuters) - Canadian police arrested a suspect in violent, Saturday night attacks in Edmonton that injured a traffic officer and four others, describing the incidents as "acts of terrorism."A man struck an officer directing traffic outside a football stadium with his vehicle, stabbed him and then fled.Authorities believe the man acted alone, although they have not ruled out the possibility that others were involved, Edmonton Police Service Chief Rod Knecht said
  
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• Trump: Only 'politically motivated ingrates' can't see we're doing a great job in Puerto Rico

  01-10-2017 18:18 via yahoo.com
  The president continues to blast critics of the administration's hurricane relief efforts. “Outside of the Fake News or politically motivated ingrates, people are now starting to recognize the amazing work that has been done by FEMA,” Trump tweeted.
  
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• North Korea vows to become ‘a state nuclear force’ and calls sanctions ‘futile’

  01-10-2017 18:06 via yahoo.com
  North Korea has renewed its commitment to becoming a “state nuclear force” in the face of tougher international sanctions.The country’s state news agency KCNA carried a statement on Sunday attacking the “US and vassal forces”."The US and the South Korean puppet forces are mistaken if they think that sanctions and pressure will keep [North Korea] from attaining the goal of completing the state nuclear force," said KCNA.
  
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• Raise Your Game: Learn To Play Like The Pros Using Acer's Training Room

  01-10-2017 18:00 via gamespot.com
  
  (Produced in partnership with Acer) Winning a bar fight doesn't make you a boxer. Drag racing on Main St. doesn't mean you're ready for NASCAR. Owing a katana doesn't mean you're a ninja. And being good at video games doesn't mean you're ready to compete in esports. Like any profession, there's a level of skill and discipline separating the amateurs from the elite career men and women who compete for a living. Unlike most professions, though, there has never been an easy roadmap on how to achiev
  
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• Attacker kills two women at Marseille railway station

  01-10-2017 17:56 via yahoo.com
  Two women were stabbed to death and their assailant shot dead by soldiers in the southern French port city of Marseille on Sunday in what police sources described as a “likely terrorist act”.
  
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• Castellanos: Republicans 'petrified' they won't pass tax reform after health care failure

  01-10-2017 17:51 via yahoo.com
  The Powerhouse Roundtable discusses the Trump administration's proposed tax plan.
  
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• Tight security as Cameroon awaits symbolic anglophone 'independence'

  01-10-2017 17:48 via yahoo.com
  Police patrolled empty streets in Cameroon's restive anglophone belt as a separatist group made a symbolic proclamation of independence on Sunday, a day after a young man was shot dead by security forces.In Buea, the main city in the English-speaking southwest, the streets were mostly deserted as security forces patrolled the streets including the area where the separatists were expected to gather, an AFP correspondent reported."I can't go out, they asked us to stay home," said one city resident
  
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• More trafficking victims turn to hotline with pleas for help

  01-10-2017 17:48 via yahoo.com
  The tipster's account was grim. A woman had suffered broken ribs and a punctured lung at the hands of a man who for nine years had been forcing her into prostitution.
  
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• Investigation Launched Into ‘Serious’ Air France Plane Engine Failure

  01-10-2017 17:47 via yahoo.com
  On Saturday, an Airbus A380 bound for Los Angeles suffered a mid-flight engine explosion and was forced to land in a remote part of eastern Canada.
  
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• Sanders Leads Takedown of Trump Over Puerto Rico

  01-10-2017 17:39 via yahoo.com
  The president's comments on Puerto Rico have prompted something of a backlash.
  
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• Marilyn Manson Hospitalized After Massive Stage Prop Collapses During New York City Concert

  01-10-2017 17:22 via yahoo.com
  Marilyn Manson's New York City concert ended abruptly Saturday night after a stage prop collapsed on top of him, causing him to be brought to a hospital for his injuries
  
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• Mark Zuckerberg pens a Yom Kippur message asking Facebook for 2016 election forgiveness

  01-10-2017 17:21 via yahoo.com
  It seems Mark Zuckerberg spent his Yom Kippur reflecting on the impact Facebook has had on the world. As the Jewish Day of Atonement — the year's concluding High Holy Day, observed one week after the Jewish New Year of Rosh Hashanah — came to an end, Zuckerberg posted a raw and emotional message to Facebook asking the public for forgiveness. SEE ALSO: Zuckerberg fires back at Trump over Facebook’s role in the U.S. election "Tonight concludes Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the y
  
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• Paul Ryan On Trump And Race: 'His Heart's In The Right Place'

  01-10-2017 17:19 via yahoo.com
  defended President Donald Trump’s approach to race relations amid accusations that the president has fueled discord with his attacks on peacefully protesting football players and officials trying to help the millions of Puerto Ricans affected by Hurricane Maria.
  
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• Kasich Can't Back The GOP Unless It Can 'Fix Itself'

  01-10-2017 17:11 via yahoo.com
  The Ohio governor denied he was planning to become an independent.
  
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• Transcripts detail plot to bomb Somali refugees in Kansas

  01-10-2017 17:01 via yahoo.com
  WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Three men accused of conspiring to bomb a Kansas mosque and an apartment complex housing Somali refugees also allegedly discussed killing the refugees' white landlord because he rented to Muslims, a move prosecutors say was meant to ensure the attack fully conveyed their anti-Muslim message.
  
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• All The Super Mario Odyssey Costumes So Far: Shirtless Mario, Dr. Mario, And More

  01-10-2017 17:00 via gamespot.com
  
  Odyssey Wardrobe
  Super Mario Odyssey's presentation is undeniably charming. The upcoming adventure is brimming with vibrant visuals that'll likely cement a smile on your face.Aside from its colorful environments, one of the game's most delightful aspects are the optional outfits Mario can wear. From outfits that are themed around the worlds you visit to ones that are direct homages to Mario's history, there's an abundance of fun costumes to throw on.To give you a glimpse of all the outfits that
  
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• Trump Tells Tillerson: Don't Waste Time Talking To North Korea

  01-10-2017 16:53 via yahoo.com
  President Donald Trump said on Twitter on Sunday he has told Secretary of State Rex Tillerson that the diplomat’s efforts to negotiate with North Korea over that country’s nuclear and missile programs are pointless.
  
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• Why it's so messed up that Trump just used the word "ingrates" in relation to Puerto Rico

  01-10-2017 16:50 via yahoo.com
  There isn't a low bar for Donald Trump comments anymore. The bar has been obliterated. Everything he says is terrible, including Sunday morning's tweet about political "ingrates" in Puerto Rico. In the wake of Hurricane Maria, San Juan's mayor, Carmen Yulín Cruz, has been explicit about the horrific conditions of the people in Puerto Rico, and transparent about the lack of support the island has been receiving from Donald Trump. She hasn't attacked Trump outright, but she's resorted to ou
  
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• Donald Trump rejects diplomatic solution with North Korea's 'Little Rocket Man' saying 'we'll do what has to be done'

  01-10-2017 16:48 via yahoo.com
  In one of a flurry of tweets published from his golf course in New Jersey, Mr Trump questioned outreach by US diplomats and officials in Pyongyang - the existence of which had been revealed over the weekend.Speaking at a press conference in Beijing, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said the US had direct lines of communication to North Korea, and that his immediate goal was to “calm things down” as the East Asian nation has stepped up its testing of missiles and nuclear payloads, and
  
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• Ryan Gosling Can't Control His Laughter While Kate McKinnon Manhandles Him On 'SNL'

  01-10-2017 16:32 via yahoo.com
  “Saturday Night Live” returned for its 43rd season this weekend with host Ryan Gosling and musical act Jay-Z.
  
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• One eve of Gaza reconciliation, Hamas frees Fatah men

  01-10-2017 16:01 via yahoo.com
  By Nidal al-MughrabiGAZA (Reuters) - Hamas freed five prisoners belonging to the rival Fatah party on Sunday and Egypt sent a delegation to the Gaza Strip to oversee the Islamist group's planned handover of administrative control of the Palestinian enclave to a unity government.The West Bank-based Palestinian prime minister, Rami al-Hamdallah, and other officials of the government formed in 2014 are due in Gaza on Monday to run ministries and hold a cabinet meeting the next day.Hamas opted for r
  
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• 5 Upcoming Horror Movies To Watch For

  01-10-2017 16:00 via gamespot.com
  
  For many movie fans, October is the month of horror, and to celebrate, we're going to count down to Halloween with a series of daily features and galleries. To kick off things off, here's a look at some of the horror movies we're most anticipating over the coming year...
  Mayhem
  The pressures of office life are taken to the extreme in this lively action horror movie, which hits home entertainment formats in November. Former Walking Dead star Steven Yuen plays an attorney who has been framed by a
  
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• FIFA 18 Vs PES 2018 - Which Is Right For You?

  01-10-2017 15:58 via gamespot.com
  
  Football is a sport of great rivalries: Rangers vs Celtic, England vs Germany, Ronaldo vs Messi--these are all fierce contests in their own right. In the world of video games, footballing rivalries manifest in the battle between FIFA and PES.Each year EA's behemoth and Konami's plucky challenger battle it out to see which game can win the hearts of soccer fans everywhere. FIFA is consistently popular, but PES's resurgence in the past few years has won a bunch of fans over. The question is: which
  
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