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• Czech vote winner Babis wants active EU role, not favoring government with extremists

  21-10-2017 23:44 via yahoo.com
  By Robert MullerPRAGUE (Reuters) - The Czech Republic must seek partners beyond the central European Visegrad Group to find common ground on issues including migration and food quality, Czech parliamentary election winner Andrej Babis told Reuters.The billionaire businessman, who won 29.6 percent of the vote in this weekend's election, is against deeper EU integration and adoption of the euro, and has raised concerns he may join Poland or Hungary on a collision course with the EU.Double food qua
  
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• Spanish PM aims to take over Catalan govt; residents aghast

  21-10-2017 23:26 via yahoo.com
  BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spain announced an unprecedented plan Saturday to sack Catalonia's separatist leaders, install its own people in their place and call a new local election, using previously untapped constitutional powers to take control of the prosperous region that is threatening to secede.
  
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• The Latest: Catalan leader urges strong response to Spain

  21-10-2017 23:24 via yahoo.com
  BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — The Latest on Catalonia's effort to break away from Spain and the Spanish government's response (all times local):
  
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• Women Say They Were Burned and Branded by Doctors During Initiations Into a Secret Sorority

  21-10-2017 23:00 via yahoo.com
  State officials will examine whether the women's complaints warrant an investigation now
  
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• Catalonia's leaders fight off direct rule from Madrid

  21-10-2017 22:57 via yahoo.com
  By Julien Toyer and Sam EdwardsMADRID/BARCELONA (Reuters) - Catalonia's leaders said on Saturday they would not accept direct rule imposed on the region by the Spanish government, as a political crisis that has rattled the economy and raised fears of prolonged unrest showed no signs of easing.Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy announced earlier on Saturday he would invoke special constitutional powers to fire the regional government and force a new election to counter the region's move towards
  
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• Park hikers may have died in 'sympathetic murder-suicide'

  21-10-2017 22:55 via yahoo.com
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Friends and relatives of a couple whose bodies were found in Joshua Tree National Park say they believe the two got lost while hiking in the sprawling desert park and struggled in the searing heat with little food or water before they died in a "sympathetic murder-suicide."
  
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• Joe Biden finds feud between John McCain and Donald Trump 'laughable'

  21-10-2017 22:23 via yahoo.com
  Former Vice President Joe Biden has found the feud between Republican Senator John McCain and Donald Trump laughable, according to the New York Times.“The idea that Trump is going to intimidate John McCain?Mr Biden served as vice president to Democratic President Barack Obama.
  
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• Steve Bannon: George W. Bush's Presidency Was the Most 'Destructive' in U.S. History

  21-10-2017 22:21 via yahoo.com
  Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon slammed former President George W. Bush Friday, calling his presidency the most "destructive" in the history of the United States.
  
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• 'Unprecedented' $1.18 Million Reward Offered for Information on Slain Reporter

  21-10-2017 22:19 via yahoo.com
  Daphne Caruana Galizia, 53, reported on corruption
  
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• Father Killed On His Way Home Work When Teens Allegedly Throw Rocks Off Highway Overpass

  21-10-2017 22:17 via yahoo.com
  The teens have since been arrested.
  
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• Father Killed On His Way Home From Work When Teens Allegedly Throw Rocks Off Highway Overpass

  21-10-2017 22:17 via yahoo.com
  The teens have since been arrested.
  
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• Yemeni PM says fishermen have seized Iranian vessel, sailors

  21-10-2017 21:53 via yahoo.com
  An Iranian vessel with 19 sailors on board has been seized near a Yemeni island by local fishermen, Yemen's prime minister said on Saturday.There was no immediate official Iranian reaction to the comments made by Ahmed Obeid bin Daghr on his Twitter account in which he said the ship was detained off the coast of Socotra, the largest island in an archipelago south of Yemen.Iran's semi-official Fars news agency said that the Yemeni government, which Tehran does not recognize, had "claimed" that an
  
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• Billionaire Babis scores big Czech election win, seeks partners to rule

  21-10-2017 21:50 via yahoo.com
  By Robert Muller and Petra VodstrcilovaPRAGUE (Reuters) - Czech billionaire Andrej Babis won a thumping victory in Saturday's election as voters shunned traditional parties and gave a mandate to the anti-establishment businessman pledging to fight political corruption while facing fraud charges himself.(For a graphic of the Czech election click http://tmsnrt.rs/2vO4hPW)Babis's ANO movement got 29.6 percent of the vote, nearly three times as much as anyone else in an election that saw a record ni
  
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• Populist billionaire Andrej Babis wins Czech vote

  21-10-2017 21:22 via yahoo.com
  He may be facing charges over alleged EU subsidy fraud, but billionaire businessman Andrej Babis has won the support of voters in the Czech general election by pushing his trademark anti-corruption and anti-euro ticket.Dubbed the "Czech version of Trump" by Forbes, the wiry, grey-haired, Slovak-born farming, media and chemicals mogul is the Czech Republic's second-richest man.ANO entered parliament two years later, but Babis himself has since been dogged by allegations of wrongdoing, something h
  
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• Hikers May Have Died in 'Sympathetic Murder-Suicide' After Battling the Elements, Family Says

  21-10-2017 21:18 via yahoo.com
  The family of a young woman who died in a murder-suicide in Joshua Tree National Park says they hold no grudges against her hiking companion
  
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• After Raqqa, Trump says US shifts to 'new phase' in Syria

  21-10-2017 21:18 via yahoo.com
  STERLING, Va. (AP) — President Donald Trump is portraying the Islamic State group's ouster from its Syrian stronghold as a milestone in the U.S. fight against terrorism and a step toward a political transition and lasting peace in Syria.
  
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• The Evil Within 2 Graphics Comparison

  21-10-2017 21:00 via gamespot.com
  
  Compare the Xbox One, PS4 and PC versions in this graphics comparison of The Evil Within 2!
  
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• Golf Story Review

  21-10-2017 21:00 via gamespot.com
  
  Golf Story is zany, unexpectedly funny, and mechanically sound. Those descriptors aren't overly exciting on their own, but then again, the same could be said of what constitutes contemporary RPGs; you fetch things, hit other things, and generally do the bidding of others while your heroism goes ignored. Golf Story is essentially an RPG based on mundane, real-world concerns dialed up to the nth degree, and it's that relatability that makes it much more charming than it sounds on paper.It's a not-
  
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• Corey Feldman Begs for Peers Who Witnessed Pedophilia in Hollywood to Come Forward

  21-10-2017 20:54 via yahoo.com
  Corey Feldman is speaking out again about the alleged abuse he suffered as a child actor — abuses he claims are part of a larger problem of pedophilia in Hollywood
  
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• Trump: Raqqa fall 'critical breakthrough', end of Islamic State in sight

  21-10-2017 20:51 via yahoo.com
  U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday hailed the defeat of Islamic State fighters in their self-proclaimed capital of Raqqaas "a critical breakthrough" in a worldwide campaign against the militants.On Friday, the Kurdish-dominated Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) formally announced Raqqa's liberation from Islamic State after four months of battles and said the city would be part of a decentralized federal Syria.
  
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• This Woman's Heart Actually 'Broke' After Her Dog Died. Here's How It Happened

  21-10-2017 20:32 via yahoo.com
  If you've ever lost a beloved pet, you know how much it can hurt. In fact, the pain could be enough to break your heart, suggests a new report published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
  
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• 'Czech Trump' clinches election victory, eurosceptics boosted

  21-10-2017 20:24 via yahoo.com
  With voters upset over traditional parties and orders from Brussels, billionaire populist Andrej Babis, dubbed the "Czech Trump", clinched victory in the Czech Republic's election on Saturday, while eurosceptics and an anti-Islam group backed by France's National Front made strong gains.State election officials citing results from 99.9 percent of polling stations said Babis's anti-corruption and anti-euro ANO (Yes) movement won with 29.7 percent support (78 parliament seats) followed by the euro
  
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• WHO chief now 'rethinking' Mugabe 'goodwill ambassador' post

  21-10-2017 20:13 via yahoo.com
  GENEVA (AP) — After widespread shock and condemnation, the head of the World Health Organization said Saturday he is "rethinking" his appointment of Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe as a "goodwill ambassador."
  
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• Police Officer Killed in Las Vegas Mass Shooting Left Instructions For Funeral: 'Remember Me For Who I Was'

  21-10-2017 20:08 via yahoo.com
  He was killed trying to shield others during the hail of gunfire.
  
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• Republican official 'would have shot' Guardian reporter attacked by Gianforte

  21-10-2017 19:35 via yahoo.com
  The Montana Republican congressman Greg Gianforte appears in court in Bozeman, where he pleaded guilty to misdemeanor assault.A Montana Republican party official “would have shot” Guardian reporter Ben Jacobs if he had approached her as he did Greg Gianforte, who assaulted Jacobs one day before he was elected to Congress.Gianforte pleaded guilty to misdemeanor assault, apologized to Jacobs and donated $50,000 to the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ).
  
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• Syria troops capture central town recently taken by IS

  21-10-2017 18:58 via yahoo.com
  BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian government forces and their allies regained control Saturday of a predominantly Christian central town that sleeper cells of the Islamic State group captured late last month.
  
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• Oxford Students To Alumna Aung San Suu Kyi: Rohingya Inaction Is 'Inexcusable'

  21-10-2017 18:51 via yahoo.com
  Students at St. Hugh’s College in Oxford have joined an international chorus of critics in condemning their alumnus Aung San Suu Kyi, now the de facto leader of Myanmar, for her response to the crisis engulfing the Rohingya in the country’s Rakhine State.
  
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• Harley's Battle of the Kings Custom Build Back for 2018

  21-10-2017 18:37 via yahoo.com
  Harley-Davidson's Battle of the Kings Custom Build Back for 2018 Harley-Davidson's Battle of the Kings custom build contest will return for the fourth year running next year. The build-off typically pits dealerships in the EMEA (Europe, Middle East, and
  
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• Trump gave himself a '10' for Puerto Rico recovery. This congresswoman says it’s a '4.'

  21-10-2017 18:28 via yahoo.com
  Nydia Velázquez, D-N.Y., the first Puerto Rican-born woman elected to Congress, sharply criticized President Trump’s handling of the hurricane damage on the island in an interview with Yahoo News on Friday evening. The congresswoman also suggested the president is treating Puerto Ricans differently than other U.S. citizens because they are Latinos.
  
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• Father Dies After Being Hit With Rock Thrown Over an Overpass

  21-10-2017 18:27 via yahoo.com
  A Michigan father has been killed after a rock allegedly thrown over an overpass by teenagers hit him on his way home from work
  
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• 16 policemen killed in Egypt shootout: official toll

  21-10-2017 18:25 via yahoo.com
  Sixteen Egyptian policemen were killed in a shootout with militants on the road between Cairo and the Bahariya oasis in the country's Western Desert, according to an official toll released Saturday.The figure from the interior ministry was lower than a toll given earlier by security and medical sources of at least 35 Egyptian police officers killed in the clashes which began on Friday night.The ministry said it had sent police to the area, less than 200 kilometres (125 miles) southwest of Cairo,
  
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• ‘We Have Someone Terrorizing the Neighborhood.’ Autistic Man’s Death Could Be Linked to Other Killings

  21-10-2017 18:20 via yahoo.com
  ‘We have someone terrorizing the neighborhood’
  
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• New Tax Proposal Could Affect 401K Plans for Millions of Americans

  21-10-2017 18:16 via yahoo.com
  According to a report in the Wall Street Journal, the proposal being considered would reduce the amount a worker could contribute tax-free to just $2,400 a year.
  
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• Donald Trump being subjected to most 'ruthless attack on a president in US history', claims NRA

  21-10-2017 18:14 via yahoo.com
  The National Rifle Association (NRA) has claimed Donald Trump is being subjected to the most "ruthless attack on a president.... in American history".In a video posted to the influential lobby's Twitter account, spokesperson Dana Loesch accused critics of trying to undermine the former real estate mogul's presidency."We are witnesses to the most ruthless attack on a president and the people who voted for him, and the free system that allowed it to happen, in American history," she announces at t
  
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• Fox Gave Bill O’Reilly Big Contract After $32 Million Settlement

  21-10-2017 18:06 via yahoo.com
  O’Reilly paid the staggering sum to longtime Fox News legal analyst Lis Wiehl, who threatened to sue him for alleged sexual misconduct, according to a New York Times exposé published Saturday.
  
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• Steve Bannon Attacks Bush for Anti-Trump Speech

  21-10-2017 18:04 via yahoo.com
  Steve Bannon ripped into former President George W. Bush Friday night, calling Bush’s presidency "destructive" and saying he had "embarrassed himself" with an anti-bigotry speech earlier this week.
  
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• Niger Ambush: Funeral Held for Sgt. La David Johnson

  21-10-2017 18:01 via yahoo.com
  Johnson, a 25-year-old father, was killed in an ambush in Niger earlier this month along with three of his comrades. This week, his death was at the center of a firestorm between a congresswoman and the White House.
  
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• Supporters of white supremacist Richard Spencer arrested for attempted murder hours after his speech

  21-10-2017 17:58 via yahoo.com
  Supporters of white surpemacist Richard Spencer were arrested for attempted murder just hours after he made a controversial speech at the University of Florida.Shouting "hail hitler", the three men shot at anti-racist protesters in the city of Gainesville, northern Florida.Tyler Tenbrink, 30, William Fears, 28 and Colston Fears, 28, pulled up to a bus stop and began "offering Nazi salutes and shouting chants about Hitler to the group” police said in a statement.
  
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• Tillerson's Mideast aim is a Saudi-Iraqi axis against Iran

  21-10-2017 17:54 via yahoo.com
  DOHA, Qatar (AP) — As U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson visits the Middle East this weekend, he'll hope to achieve something that has eluded top American diplomats for a generation: sealing a new alliance between Saudi Arabia and Iraq that would shut the doors of the Arab world to neighboring Iran.
  
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• Transcript errors and omissions prolong Jodi Arias appeal

  21-10-2017 17:35 via yahoo.com
  PHOENIX (AP) — Jodi Arias' case remains a headache for Arizona's court system long after her murder trial had spectators lining up for seats, attorneys squabbling in court and two different juries deadlocking on whether she deserved the death penalty.
  
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• Trump To Release Classified Files On JFK Assassination

  21-10-2017 17:31 via yahoo.com
  President Donald Trump will allow the public release of thousands of previously classified documents on President John F. Kennedy’s assassination, he announced on Twitter Saturday.
  
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• German police arrest suspect after 8 hurt in Munich knife rampage

  21-10-2017 17:23 via yahoo.com
  A knife-wielding man randomly attacked passersby in central Munich on Saturday, lightly injuring eight people, police said as they excluded terrorism as a motive after detaining the suspected perpetrator.The 33-year-old suspect already has a police record for theft and violence and appears to suffer from "psychiatric problems", Munich police chief Hubertus Andrae told a news conference.The man attacked people with his knife at random, causing light injuries to eight people: a 12-year-old boy, si
  
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• Police Close Case of Teen Who Died in Freezer, Release Timeline of Events

  21-10-2017 17:20 via yahoo.com
  Police previously said the teen died of hypothermia.
  
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• Is Suicide of GOP Operative Key to Russia Probe?

  21-10-2017 17:10 via yahoo.com
  Smith committed suicide days after speaking to the Wall Street Journal about receiving Clinton emails from Russian hackers.
  
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• The Evolution Of Grand Theft Auto: Milestones From Every Game

  21-10-2017 17:00 via gamespot.com
  
  Life of Crime
  Although the Grand Theft Auto series truly rose to prominence when it transitioned to 3D with Grand Theft Auto III, it had already been around for years at that point. From its early days to GTA V's release and subsequent four years of success, GTA has become one of gaming's most influential franchises ever over its 20-year history, helping to redefine open-world design and gameplay.To commemorate the anniversary of developer Rockstar's much-beloved series, we're detailing the adva
  
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• Gran Turismo's Sport Race On - Funhaus Vs GameSpot: Round 3

  21-10-2017 17:00 via gamespot.com
  
  (Sponsored by PlayStation) Funhaus's Lawrence Sonntag races against GameSpot's Ryan Peterson in the Semifinals of Gran Turismo Sport's Race On.
  
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• Trump administration deletes mention of 'climate change' from Environmental Protection Agency's website

  21-10-2017 16:52 via yahoo.com
  America's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has reportedly removed dozens of references to climate change from its website, along with resources to help local governments from tackling the issue.New analysis from The Environmental Data & Governance Initiative (EDGI), a watchdog which monitors federal environmental agency web pages found one EPA website - which previously offered climate and energy resources for state and local governments - has had references and links to climate science
  
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• Final Fantasy 15's Multiplayer Expansion Delayed To November

  21-10-2017 16:40 via gamespot.com
  
  Final Fantasy XV's multiplayer expansion, Comrades, has been delayed. Announced via Twitter, the expansion will be going live sometime in November.The expansion, which would allow players to make their own avatars and go questing with friends online in Eos, was originally set to launch on October 31. The delay follows a rocky start to its beta in early August, which led to second beta phase being added.Due to final adjustments & to create the best possible experience, the online expansion #F
  
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• Israel says it will intensify response to Syrian fire

  21-10-2017 16:37 via yahoo.com
  JERUSALEM/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Five projectiles from Syria set off air raid sirens in Israeli towns on Saturday, prompting the Israeli military to say it would step up its response to stray fire from the Syrian war that has repeatedly spilled over the border.The projectiles crossed into the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights and the military said it targeted three Syrian artillery guns in response.No damage or injuries were reported in Israel.
  
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• Critics urge WHO to reverse choice of Mugabe as goodwill envoy

  21-10-2017 16:11 via yahoo.com
  By Stephanie Nebehay and Kate KellandGENEVA/LONDON (Reuters) - The World Health Organization (WHO) should overturn its decision to appoint Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe as a goodwill ambassador, global health leaders said on Saturday, describing the move as unjustifiable and wrong.Britain said Mugabe's appointment was "surprising and disappointing" and added that it risked overshadowing the WHO's global work.The United States, which has imposed sanctions on Mugabe for alleged human rights v
  
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