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• WWE Summerslam 2018: Kickoff Show Live Updated Results And Match Card

  19-08-2018 23:41 via gamespot.com
  
  Kickoff Show is currently airing for Summerslam and results will be posted below. It's time for WWE's biggest PPV of the summer, Summerslam. For the fourth year in a row, the event takes place at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, and the entire weekend is filled with a plethora of events for sports entertainment fans.You can watch the show on the WWE Network, but if you don't have a subscription to it, or you're too busy to watch it live, GameSpot will be keeping you up to date with the
  
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• Ecuador passport rule halts Venezuelan migrants

  19-08-2018 22:49 via yahoo.com
  Hundreds of desperate people who traveled days from Venezuela were prevented from passing the checkpoint near the southwestern town of Ipiales by a regulation set by Ecuador’s President Lenin Moreno that kicked in this weekend. Tamara Lindstrom reports.
  
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• Imran Khan vows change in first address as Pakistan PM

  19-08-2018 22:33 via yahoo.com
  Imran Khan made his first speech as Pakistan's prime minister late Sunday, giving a wide-ranging, televised address in which he announced reforms targeting corruption and focusing on human development in the rapidly growing country.Khan addressed the nation for more than an hour, repeating many of his campaign pledges to build an Islamic welfare state but also touching on issues rarely mentioned by Pakistani prime ministers such as fighting child sex abuse and climate change.Without naming names
  
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• Cuomo calls out Trump, says he's 'un-American'

  19-08-2018 22:23 via yahoo.com
  The New York governor has had a war of words with the president since saying America was "never that great."
  
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• Afghanistan announces Muslim Eid holiday ceasefire with Taliban

  19-08-2018 22:17 via yahoo.com
  Taliban sources said their leaders had also provisionally agreed a four-day truce during the annual Islamic feast of sacrifice, though supreme leader Sheikh Haibatullah Akhunzada still had to give his final approval.Fighting has been mounting in the Taliban's insurgency against the government in Kabul and NATO coalition forces, launched after the Islamist group was ousted from power in a U.S.-led military intervention in 2001.The truce announcement came a day after clashes erupted in the norther
  
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• Desperate Venezuelans defy Ecuador's passport rules and cross border

  19-08-2018 22:15 via yahoo.com
  Hundreds of desperate people who traveled days from Venezuela, mostly by bus but some on foot, were prevented from passing the checkpoint near the southwestern town of Ipiales by a regulation set by Ecuador's President Lenin Moreno that kicked in on Saturday.The primary school teacher, 37, was traveling with her boyfriend and had planned to cross legally with her Venezuelan national ID card en route to find work in Peru, where other family members successfully arrived weeks ago.Peru's government
  
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• US welcomes Afghanistan's latest ceasefire offer to Taliban

  19-08-2018 22:04 via yahoo.com
  The announcement by President Ashraf Ghani followed a bloody week of fighting across Afghanistan which saw the Taliban launch a massive assault against the provincial capital Ghazni.It came after a brief, unprecedented ceasefire earlier in June."The last ceasefire in Afghanistan revealed the deep desire of the Afghan people to end the conflict, and we hope another ceasefire will move the country closer to sustainable security," Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a statement.
  
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• WWE Summerslam 2018: Live Results And Match Card Updates

  19-08-2018 22:00 via gamespot.com
  
  It's time for WWE's biggest PPV of the summer, Summerslam. For the fourth year in a row, the event takes place at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, and the entire weekend is filled with a plethora of events for sports entertainment fans.You can watch the show on the WWE Network, but if you don't have a subscription to it, or you're too busy to watch it live, GameSpot will be keeping you up to date with the winners and losers of the show as it happens, and the Kickoff Show begins at 10 P
  
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• Pompeo says 'time for peace' as Afghanistan announces ceasefire with Taliban

  19-08-2018 21:46 via yahoo.com
  The United States is ready to support and facilitate direct peace talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Sunday, welcoming a Muslim Eid holiday ceasefire announced by President Ashraf Ghani."The United States welcomes the announcement by the Afghan government of a ceasefire conditioned on Taliban participation," Pompeo said in a statement.
  
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• Rainbow Six Siege: Operation Grim Sky - Full Reveal Presentation

  19-08-2018 21:39 via gamespot.com
  
  Ubisoft gave us our first look at Rainbow Six Siege: Operation Grim Sky, which hits test servers soon and comes to the full game on PS4, Xbox One, and PC next month.
  
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• Trump says 'nothing to hide' from Special Counsel Mueller

  19-08-2018 21:33 via yahoo.com
  Trump, in a series of tweets, denounced the New York Times for a Saturday story saying White House Counsel Don McGahn has cooperated extensively with the special counsel, Robert Mueller.The Times said McGahn had shared detailed accounts about the episodes at the heart of the inquiry into whether Trump obstructed justice."I allowed him and all others to testify - I didn't have to," Trump said in a tweet.
  
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• UK woman rescued after falling from cruise ship in Croatia

  19-08-2018 21:26 via yahoo.com
  PULA, Croatia (AP) — A British woman was rescued Sunday after falling from a cruise ship and spending 10 hours in the Adriatic Sea at night, Croatia's coast guard said.
  
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• Catholics consider withholding donations amid scandals

  19-08-2018 21:14 via yahoo.com
  For decades, Michael Drweiga has opened his wallet whenever the donation basket comes around at church, but the latest revelations of priests sexually abusing children brought him to the conclusion that he can no longer justify giving.
  
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• Netanyahu and Bolton discussions focus on Iran nuclear program

  19-08-2018 21:04 via yahoo.com
  White House national security adviser John Bolton arrived in Israel on Sunday on the first leg of an overseas trip, and met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, with Iran the focus of talks.Bolton is one of the U.S. administration's leading hawks in dealing with Iran's nuclear program."We've got great challenges for Israel, for the United States, for the whole world - the Iran nuclear weapons program and ballistic missile programs are right at the top of the list," Bolton said.
  
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• U.S. Catholics 'sickened' by sex abuse report, stand by their faith

  19-08-2018 20:30 via yahoo.com
  Many churchgoers said they were sickened and saddened by a grand jury report detailing widespread sexual abuse by hundreds of priests in Pennsylvania but they would not let the Roman Catholic Church's cover-up dissuade them from their faith.Nearly 200 parishioners filled almost all the pews for Saturday’s Mass at St. Patrick’s Church in York, Pennsylvania, where six priests who at one time worked in that parish are accused in the report https://bit.ly/2vTa9oY of sexually abusing chil
  
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• Palestinians sort through 8 years of mail held by Israel

  19-08-2018 20:19 via yahoo.com
  JERICHO, West Bank (AP) — Palestinian postal workers in the West Bank are sifting through eight years' worth of undelivered mail held by Israel.
  
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• Iran lawmakers target Rouhani's finance minister as sanctions bite

  19-08-2018 20:17 via yahoo.com
  Iranian lawmakers launched impeachment proceedings against the finance minister on Sunday, ramping up pressure on the president who is already facing attacks from hardliners over his handling of the economy in the face of new U.S. sanctions.A group of 33 MPs signed a motion accusing the minister, Masoud Karbasian, of being unable to manage the economy or form and implement policies.If lawmakers are unhappy with his answers, they can vote to impeach and sack him - a move they took two weeks ago a
  
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• Top Trump adviser arrives for talks in Israel

  19-08-2018 20:10 via yahoo.com
  Ahead of a joint dinner at Netanyahu's Jerusalem residence, John Bolton said that "the Iran nuclear weapons programme, the ballistic missile programmes are right at the top of the list" of global challenges."I'm delighted to be here, and look forward to our discussions," he told Netanyahu in a video released by the Israeli premier's office.
  
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• Trump-Russia: Giuliani says 'truth isn't truth' in Mueller investigation as president hits out at probe

  19-08-2018 20:01 via yahoo.com
  Donald Trump’s lawyer Rudy Giuliani has claimed that “truth isn’t truth” as he tried to explain his concerns about the president testifying for Special Counsel Robert Mueller.Mr Giuliani suggested that Mr Trump should not testify as part of Mr Mueller’s investigation into Russian election meddling and any possible collusion with Trump campaign officials over fears that the president could be trapped into a lie that would lead to a perjury charge.
  
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• James Clapper: Brennan’s anti-Trump rhetoric is ‘an issue in and of itself’

  19-08-2018 19:51 via yahoo.com
  Former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper said on CNN's "State of the Union" Sunday that former CIA Director John Brennan’s rhetoric has become “an issue in and of itself.”
  
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• 2 strong earthquakes in less than 12 hours jolt Indonesia's Lombok Island

  19-08-2018 19:51 via yahoo.com
  As the Indonesian island of Lombok continues to recover from the devastating earthquake earlier this month, two more powerful tremors jolted the island in a span of less than 12 hours to end the weekend.
  
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• Chinese police nab suspects after $87 mn cryptocurrency theft

  19-08-2018 19:49 via yahoo.com
  Chinese police have arrested three suspects alleged to have stolen assets worth 600 million yuan ($87 million) through hacking, state media reported Sunday, as cyber criminals target holders of bitcoin and other virtual currencies.Police in the northern city of Xian began investigating in March when a victim surnamed Zhang complained that hackers had taken control of his computer to steal 100 million yuan ($15 million) worth of cryptocurrency, the Shaanxi Daily reported.The 100 million yuan haul
  
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• Women win primaries in record numbers, look to November

  19-08-2018 19:42 via yahoo.com
  ATLANTA (AP) — Women are not just running for office in record numbers this year — they are winning.
  
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• Media take on ICE for detaining murder suspect

  19-08-2018 19:32 via yahoo.com
  ICE detains man who was driving his pregnant wife to the hospital, claiming he is a murder suspect; Art Del Cueto of the National Border Patrol Council speaks out.
  
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• Elon Musk Responds to Arianna Huffington’s Criticism of Tesla Work Culture

  19-08-2018 19:24 via yahoo.com
  The dude needs a nap.
  
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• Series of quakes rocks Indonesia's Lombok, causing panic

  19-08-2018 19:08 via yahoo.com
  A series of quakes including a powerful 6.9 magnitude tremor struck the Indonesian holiday island of Lombok on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey said, killing one person and causing others to rush out of buildings in panic.The quakes, which could be felt on the neighboring island of Bali, came two weeks to the day after another 6.9 earthquake killed 460 people on Lombok.Everyone is still outside, not going back in,” Teddy Aditya, an official at Indonesia's search and rescue agency said fr
  
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• The I-400: Japan's Wanted Underwater Aircraft Carriers To Launch a Second Pearl Harbor

  19-08-2018 19:00 via yahoo.com
  So what happened? 
  
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• 10 Terrifying Horror Movies On Netflix You Need To Watch Now

  19-08-2018 19:00 via gamespot.com
  
  With so many horror movies available to watch on Netflix, it’s easy to miss some of the very best. Here’s 10 you need to check out.
  
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• Afghan president offers Taliban new provisional ceasefire

  19-08-2018 18:48 via yahoo.com
  Afghan President Ashraf Ghani declared a provisional three-month ceasefire with the Taliban in a televised broadcast Sunday, but said the truce would hold only if the insurgents reciprocated.The announcement followed a bloody week of fighting across Afghanistan which saw the Taliban launch a massive assault against the provincial capital Ghazni.Anticipation had been mounting ahead of Ghani's speech following mixed signals from the presidential palace over whether the government would offer a fre
  
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• Irish archbishop urges pope to speak frankly about abuse

  19-08-2018 18:41 via yahoo.com
  VATICAN CITY (AP) — The archbishop of Dublin said Sunday he hopes Pope Francis will speak frankly about the "darkness" of priestly sex abuse during his upcoming visit to Ireland, which has been clouded by new revelations of misconduct in the U.S. Catholic Church.
  
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• John Brennan Stands By His Claim That Trump’s Behavior Is ‘Treasonous’

  19-08-2018 18:36 via yahoo.com
  Former CIA Director John Brennan is sticking by his assertion that President
  
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• Mick Mulvaney Suggests Military Parade Canceled For Reasons Besides Money

  19-08-2018 18:26 via yahoo.com
  White House budget director Mick Mulvaney said Sunday that cost wasn't the
  
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• Afghan president calls for Eid cease-fire, Taliban to reply

  19-08-2018 18:22 via yahoo.com
  KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has called for a conditional cease-fire with Taliban insurgents for the duration of the Eid al-Adha holiday.
  
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• Fresh 6.9-magnitude earthquake hits Indonesia's Lombok: USGS

  19-08-2018 18:18 via yahoo.com
  A strong earthquake rocked Indonesia's Lombok Sunday, two weeks after a quake killed more than 480 people on the island and hours after another tremor triggered landslides, damaged buildings and sent people fleeing.
  
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• Why Japan Truly Failed at Pearl Harbor (And What China May Learn From It)

  19-08-2018 18:00 via yahoo.com
  In short, this is a rival who seems to have learned from Yamamoto: don’t jab a sleeping giant, and if you do, don’t steel his resolve. Let him slumber until it’s late in the contest, and you may prevail. China may have learned the true lessons of Pearl Harbor. Let’s do the same—and get ready.
  
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• Former Intel Officials Defend John Brennan In Wake Of Revoked Security Clearance

  19-08-2018 18:00 via yahoo.com
  Several former intelligence officials have come to the defense of former CIA
  
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• S. Korean families gather on eve of rare reunion

  19-08-2018 17:45 via yahoo.com
  Dozens of elderly and frail South Koreans gathered excitedly Sunday on the eve of their first meeting for nearly seven decades with family members in North Korea.The three-day reunion -- the first for three years -- begins Monday at the Mount Kumgang resort in North Korea, following a rapid diplomatic thaw on the peninsula.Millions of people were swept apart by the 1950-53 Korean War, which divided brothers and sisters, parents and children and husband and wives and perpetuated the division of t
  
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• US points at China, not Russia, on election meddling

  19-08-2018 17:32 via yahoo.com
  US National Security Advisor John Bolton on Sunday singled out China, North Korea and Iran as countries who could possibly meddle in American elections -- as President Donald Trump railed about a probe into Russian interference in 2016.When asked about the tweet, Bolton also mentioned Beijing, which is currently at an impasse with Washington on trade talks.
  
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• Beautiful shots of diver swimming near sunken ships emerge

  19-08-2018 17:29 via yahoo.com
  A series of beautiful shots of divers swimming near sunken ships have emerged. Alex Voyer, 39, was sailing around the Caribbean on a 60-foot boat when he stopped for a dive. The images show  amazing shipwrecks as free divers explore the seabed. Alex, a photographer and free diver, said: “With my girlfriend, Marianne Aventurier, we are sailing all summer around the Caribbean to learn more about sailing.” (Caters News)
  
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• Rudy Giuliani Stuns NBC's Chuck Todd: 'Truth Isn't Truth'

  19-08-2018 17:19 via yahoo.com
  Rudy Giuliani on Sunday gave another eyebrow-raising TV interview, telling
  
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• New earthquake on Indonesian island Lombok triggers landslides

  19-08-2018 17:13 via yahoo.com
  A strong earthquake rocked the Indonesian island of Lombok Sunday, triggering landslides, damaging buildings and sending people fleeing just two weeks after a tremor killed more than 480 people there. The 6.3-magnitude quake, centred in East Lombok, struck at a relatively shallow depth of seven kilometres (four miles) and was felt across the island, officials said. It was the third major quake in less than a month to rock the island, after deadly tremors on July 29 and August 5 an
  
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• A Mach 6 SR-71? This Is How Amazing (And Deadly) the SR-72 Could Be.

  19-08-2018 17:00 via yahoo.com
  It could have a strike mission. 
  
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• Rainbow Six Siege - New Operators On Hereford Base

  19-08-2018 16:55 via gamespot.com
  
  Siege's latest DLC, Operation Grim Sky, has been revealed, and we had the chance to try out Clash and Maverick on the redesigned Hereford Base.
  
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• Rainbow Six Siege Is Total Chaos When Maverick Torches Clash's Shield

  19-08-2018 16:55 via gamespot.com
  
  When Rainbow Six Siege's new operator Maverick tries to torch Clash's shield in the Operation Grim Sky update on PC, hilarity ensues.
  
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• Trump officials sued over killer whales’ plummeting population crisis

  19-08-2018 16:53 via yahoo.com
  Environmental campaigners are suing the Trump administration for allegedly failing to protect the ocean habitat of a species of critically endangered killer whale.The Centre for Biological Diversity has filed a lawsuit against the National Marine Fisheries Service, arguing it has left the last remaining southern resident killer whales at risk.The population of the imperilled orca species off the US west coast is at its lowest in more than 30 years, numbering just 75.
  
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• New Rainbow Six Siege Operators For Operation Grim Sky Detailed

  19-08-2018 16:36 via gamespot.com
  
  Rainbow Six Siege continues to expand, and it will soon do so once more with Operation Grim Sky. The new DLC drop adds two new Operators, Maverick and Clash, and reworks an old map. Now, Ubisoft has finally revealed all the details on the Operators.Clash, as we suspected from previous teasers, carries a shield similar to the one used by Montagne. The shield is always fully extended when equipped, and although she cannot hold a gun while using her shield, it does have an added electricity shot ca
  
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• Saudi disputes with Canada and Qatar bubble over into the Hajj

  19-08-2018 16:35 via yahoo.com
  Saudi Arabia's international feuds have spilled over into the Hajj, the annual Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca.  Qatar has accused the kingdom of barring its citizens, while Canadians fear being stranded there after Saudi Arabia suspended flights to Toronto following a spat over the kingdom's human rights record. More than two million Muslims are in Mecca for the six-day ritual starting on Sunday. The Hajj is one of the five pillars of Islam which every able-bodied Muslim with the means must ful
  
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• Ebola deaths in DR Congo rises to 49 with 2,000 feared 'contacts'

  19-08-2018 16:35 via yahoo.com
  The deadly Ebola outbreak in eastern DR Congo has now claimed 49 lives since the start of the month, the government has said, and the World Health Organization expects more cases.Confirmed cases are verified through laboratory tests on samples taken from patients.The cases treated as "probable" often concern sick people with a close epidemiological link to confirmed cases, but who have not been tested.
  
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• Rush to bring aid to 2 million homeless as fears grow over spread of disease after floods in Kerala

  19-08-2018 16:34 via yahoo.com
  A deluge in India's flood-stricken southwestern state of Kerala finally let up on Sunday, giving some respite for thousands of marooned families, while authorities feared an outbreak of disease among over 200,000 people crammed into relief camps. Incessant rains since August 8 have caused the state's worst floods in a century, and at least 186 people have perished, many of them killed by landslides. The beaches and backwaters of Kerala are top destinations for domestic a
  
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• Trump: Mueller’s Russia probe makes ‘Joseph McCarthy look like a baby!’

  19-08-2018 16:32 via yahoo.com
  President Trump claimed that Robert Mueller’s investigation into Moscow’s interference with the 2016 U.S. elections is more extreme than Sen. Joseph McCarthy's hunt for Communists in the U.S. government in the 1950s.
  
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