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• Despite gaffes, Biden holds strong support among blacks in South Carolina

  21-06-2019 23:41 via news.yahoo.com
  As nearly two dozen Democratic presidential candidates here for a ritual fish fry event that marks the symbolic kickoff of the South Carolina campaign, former Vice President Joe Biden appears to be enjoying considerable early support, especially from the capital’s tight-knit black community.South Carolina Rep. Jim Clyburn’s “World Famous Fish Fry” gathers African-American party leaders, deep-pocketed Democratic donors, presidential candidates and reporters in a backyard-s
  
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• Democrats call for party's 2020 hopefuls to cut down attacks against Biden

  21-06-2019 23:38 via news.yahoo.com
  Democratic presidential candidates take aim at former vice president; reaction and analysis on 'The Five.'
  
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• Kim, Xi agree to grow ties whatever the external situation: North Korean media

  21-06-2019 23:30 via news.yahoo.com
  North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and China's President Xi Jinping reached a consensus on "important issues," and agreed to build on their countries' friendly relations "whatever the international situation," North Korean state media reported.Xi left the North Korean capital Pyongyang on Friday after a two-day visit, the first by a Chinese leader in 14 years.State-run news agency KCNA issued a report on Saturday of the results of the visit.
  
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• Heart problems may hasten cognitive decline

  21-06-2019 23:28 via news.yahoo.com
  This was true whether patients had suffered a heart attack or they had angina, which is the term for chest pains caused by reduced blood flow to the heart.At the start, none of them had a history of stroke, heart attack, angina, or dementia.By the end of the study, 480 people, or 5.6% of the participants, had a heart attack or developed angina.
  
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• Huawei files lawsuit against U.S. Commerce Dept over seized equipment -filing

  21-06-2019 23:21 via news.yahoo.com
  Huawei Technologies Co Inc filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Commerce Department on Friday in a fight over whether telecommunications equipment that it sent from China to the United States, and then back to China, is covered by Export Administration Regulations, according to a court filing.The equipment was seized by the U.S. government while on its way back to China in September 2017, and no decision has been made about what to do with it, the filing said."The equipment, to the best of HT USA's
  
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• Trump: president for all eternity?

  21-06-2019 23:20 via news.yahoo.com
  President Donald Trump on Friday again joked about ignoring constitutional term limits by retweeting a meme showing him staying in the White House not just for one more term, but for eternity.The meme, ripping off an authentic Time magazine cover from October last year, portrays Trump re-election posters starting in 2024, then progressing steadily into the future.The date then rattles increasingly quickly through presidential terms, spinning past not just four years, but centuries at a time and
  
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• FDA approves drug for loss of sexual desire in women

  21-06-2019 23:18 via news.yahoo.com
  Analysts have said that a drug that safely and effectively treats loss of sexual desire in women could eventually reach annual sales of about $1 billion.Palatin's shares jumped 44% to $1.93, while Amag shares rose 11.5% after market.Vyleesi, chemically known as bremelanotide, activates pathways in the brain involved in sexual desire, helping premenopausal women with hypoactive sexual desire disorder (HSDD).
  
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• The Latest: Refinery fire controlled but still burning

  21-06-2019 23:09 via news.yahoo.com
  A fire at a refinery complex in Philadelphia is controlled and contained but still burning more than 12 hours after it started.Deputy Fire Commissioner Craig Murphy says the blaze at Philadelphia Energy Solutions started in a tank that holds a mix of propane and butane.Murphy says five employees had minor injuries and were treated at the scene.
  
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• Missouri won't renew license of St. Louis Planned Parenthood, state's last abortion clinic

  21-06-2019 23:02 via news.yahoo.com
  Missouri's health department will not renew the license of Planned Parenthood of St. Louis. An injunction will keep the last abortion provider open for now.
  
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• Stakes are High for Erdogan as Istanbul Heads for a Revote

  21-06-2019 23:00 via news.yahoo.com
  (Bloomberg) -- He’s not even running, but Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is the man with the most at stake in Sunday’s rerun of the Istanbul mayoral election.If his AK Party wins Sunday’s round, his pro-Islamic political movement will resume a quarter century of rule over the commercial powerhouse where Erdogan launched his own political career as Istanbul mayor. If political upstart Ekrem Imamoglu is declared the winner again, Erdogan may find himself with a future cha
  
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• Court tosses black man's murder conviction over racial bias

  21-06-2019 22:44 via news.yahoo.com
  The Supreme Court on Friday threw out the murder conviction and death sentence for a black man in Mississippi because of a prosecutor's efforts to keep African Americans off the jury.The removal of black prospective jurors deprived inmate Curtis Flowers of a fair trial, the court said in a 7-2 decision written by Justice Brett Kavanaugh.The long record of Flowers' trials stretching back more than 20 years shows District Attorney Doug Evans' "relentless, determined effort to rid the jury of black
  
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• The 2020 Mercedes-AMG G63 Is Getting a Trail Package with Legit All-Terrain Tires

  21-06-2019 22:20 via news.yahoo.com
  You no longer have to sacrifice off-road ability in pursuit of better on-road performance when you buy an AMG G-wagen.
  
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• Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order's Exploration Inspired By Metroid

  21-06-2019 22:13 via gamespot.com
  
  After an impressive showing during EA Play at E3 2019, new details about Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order have emerged. A Respawn Entertainment developer cites the Metroid series as a prominent influence on how exploration is handled in the upcoming third-person action-adventure game.Lead level designer Jeff Magers sat down with GameInformer to discuss Jedi: Fallen Order's exploration. Magers said it's "an exploration game from the level design perspective, at its core" and that "traversal feels sna
  
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• Georgia death row inmate becomes 1,500th person to be executed since US brought back death penalty

  21-06-2019 22:08 via news.yahoo.com
  The United States has executed the 1,500th person since the Supreme Court reinstated the death penalty in 1976, according to a database keeping track of executions.Marion Wilson Jr was killed by lethal injection at 9.52pm on Thursday at the Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Prison in Jackson, Georgia after the US Supreme Court denied a stay of execution.The state’s Department of Corrections confirmed his death. According to their press release, he was the 73rd person executed in Georgi
  
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• Why You Should Skip Target-Date Funds in Your Portfolio

  21-06-2019 22:07 via news.yahoo.com
  While there's no such thing as a perfect retirement investment, some experts might argue that target funds come close."Target-date funds have become popular because they offer an all in one solution," says Denny Baish, a senior investment analyst and portfolio manager at Fort Pitt Capital Group in Pittsburgh.Baish says these funds are common in retirement plans for participants who don't want to bother, don't have the time or simply don't know how to build out a proper allocation.
  
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• The Evolution of Pixar's Toy Story

  21-06-2019 22:07 via gamespot.com
  
  Pixar's Toy Story was revolutionary when it first released in 1995, showcasing a brand new style of animation never before seen in a feature film. Since it's release, Toy Story has become a must-see classic, and as Pixar grew, so too did Toy Story. From the animation to writing, we've seen both an evolution in Toy Story and Pixar itself. Join Dave on this journey as we celebrate the release of Toy Story 4!
  
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• How to Mow Your Lawn in Hot Weather and Keep It Green

  21-06-2019 22:05 via news.yahoo.com
  With the dog days of summer finally here, it's time to re-evaluate how you mow your lawn. While a low-cut, manicured lawn might seem ideal, turf grass actually does better in the summer heat when...
  
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• SpaceX is just days away from its third Falcon Heavy launch

  21-06-2019 22:03 via news.yahoo.com
  SpaceX's largest functional launch vehicle, the Falcon Heavy, has already taken to the skies twice over the past couple of years, and both launches were nearly perfect, save for some snafus during retrieval of its boosters. If you missed the chance to watch those events live, you'll get yet another opportunity this coming Monday.The third Falcon Heavy launch is scheduled for as early as 8:30 p.m. PDT (that's 11:30 p.m. EDT) on Monday, June 24th, and NASA is eagerly anticipating it. Assuming all
  
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• Trump Leaves Iran, Allies Uneasy Even After Stopping Airstrike

  21-06-2019 22:02 via news.yahoo.com
  (Bloomberg) -- President Donald Trump said he called off retaliatory strikes on three Iranian sites following the downing of a U.S. Navy drone because the action wouldn’t have been “proportionate.”“We were cocked & loaded to retaliate last night on 3 different sights when I asked, how many will die. 150 people, sir, was the answer from a General,” Trump tweeted Friday. “10 minutes before the strike I stopped it.”A commander in Iran’s Islamic Re
  
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• Pete Buttigieg will miss South Democratic dinner and fish fry after South Bend shooting

  21-06-2019 21:39 via news.yahoo.com
  The South Bend, Indiana, mayor will instead take part in a march in his city that comes after a white police officer fatally shot a black man Sunday.
  
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• California governor proposes a $21 billion wildfire fund

  21-06-2019 21:31 via news.yahoo.com
  California Governor Gavin Newsom has proposed helping utilities create a fund of up to $21 billion to compensate future victims of wildfires sparked by the companies' equipment or employees, an aide said on Friday.The proposal by the Democratic governor follows the bankruptcy filing earlier this year of San Francisco-based utility PG&E Corp, which anticipates $30 billion in liabilities from wildfires that have been blamed on its equipment, including the state's deadliest blaze which killed m
  
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• Prosecutors won't drop charges against Navy SEAL despite trial twist

  21-06-2019 21:27 via news.yahoo.com
  Military prosecutors said on Friday they will not drop premeditated murder charges against a U.S. Navy SEAL charged with stabbing to death a teenaged Islamic State militant in Iraq in 2017, despite testimony from another SEAL who claimed to have killed the prisoner.Navy SEAL medic Corey Scott told the court on Thursday that he held his thumb over the victim's breathing tube until he died, saying he did so to save the young militant from being tortured by Iraqi forces.Scott said the young man's o
  
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• Prosecutors won't drop charges against Navy SEAL despite medic's stunning admission

  21-06-2019 21:27 via news.yahoo.com
  Prosecutors said on Friday they will not drop premeditated murder charges against a Navy SEAL charged with stabbing to death a teenaged Islamic State militant in Iraq in 2017 after another SEAL told a court martial he killed the prisoner.Navy SEAL medic Corey Scott told the court on Thursday the fighter was breathing through a tube when Navy SEAL Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher stabbed him in the neck.
  
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• Detective Pikachu Open For Pre-Order On DVD And Blu-Ray, Includes 4K And Steelbook (US)

  21-06-2019 21:27 via gamespot.com
  
  Detective Pikachu released to critical and popular acclaim on May 10--the box office hit is already slated for a sequel--and now the first live-action Pokemon film is gearing up for its next release in digital, DVD, Blu-Ray, and UHD/4K formats. While we don't have an exact release date for the film on physical and digital media, it's likely the physical version will release sometime in August 2019, with the digital version becoming available a few weeks beforehand, based on precedent. Pre-orders
  
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• ICE Plans to Target 2,000 Undocumented Immigrants in New Deportation Operation

  21-06-2019 21:21 via news.yahoo.com
  U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement will begin an operation Sunday targeting over 2,000 undocumented immigrants who have received deportation orders, according to reports.The operation will last several days and target families in up to ten U.S. cities, including those with large immigrant populations such as Los Angeles, Houston, Chicago, and Miami. Agents plan to use hotel rooms to hold undocumented individuals until all the members of their family are together, at which time they wi
  
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• Lawsuit: Inmate had free weekends, made acid attack on wife

  21-06-2019 21:16 via news.yahoo.com
  A Mississippi sheriff repeatedly freed a woman's abusive husband from jail on weekends, and the man tried to run her over, beat her unconscious and then drenched her body with sulfuric acid, the woman says in a lawsuit.The former Webster County sheriff, Tim Mitchell has since been arrested on unrelated corruption charges involving guns, drugs and sex with inmates.Robinson accuses Mitchell, Webster County and a former dispatcher of negligence.
  
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• 'This was a direct attack on U.S. assets': Trump's aborted Iran strike draws criticism from Republicans

  21-06-2019 21:14 via news.yahoo.com
  Congressional Republicans were divided Friday following President Donald Trump's decision to abort a planned missile strike against Iran.
  
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• Spain's top court convicts 5 men in gang rape case

  21-06-2019 21:13 via news.yahoo.com
  Spain's Supreme Court on Friday overruled two lower courts and sentenced five men to 15 years in prison for raping an 18-year-old woman.The case had triggered an outcry because the lower courts last year convicted the men of the lesser crime of sexual abuse and handed down nine-year sentences.Women's rights advocates had expressed anger about what they saw as the lower court's leniency and the confirmation of that sentence by a second court.
  
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• Jessa Duggar had an unexpected home birth on her couch

  21-06-2019 21:12 via news.yahoo.com
  Jessa (Duggar) and Ben Seewald revealed on TLC's "Counting On" that the birth of their baby girl Ivy Jane didn't go exactly according to plan.
  
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• WWE's Kofi Kingston Talks UpUpDownDown, Sneaker Culture, And Wanting Zack Ryder's Internet Championship

  21-06-2019 21:04 via gamespot.com
  
  While WWE has spent decades as a dominant force in wrestling or sports entertainment, there is another popular aspect of contemporary WWE that you won't see on its streaming service or weekly programming, and that's a video gaming channel. UpUpDownDown was created by WWE Superstar and New Day member Xavier Woods, and it is a celebration of Woods' passion for gaming.Woods, going under the name Austin Creed on the channel, debuted it back in 2015, and his videos feature the host talking to other W
  
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• Trump calls off Iranian strikes, citing likely deaths

  21-06-2019 21:00 via news.yahoo.com
  President Donald Trump said Friday the U.S. was "cocked and loaded" to retaliate against Iran for downing an unmanned American surveillance drone but he canceled the strikes minutes before they were to be launched after being told 150 people could die.Trump's tweeted statement raised important questions, including why he learned about possible deaths only at the last minute.The aborted attack was the closest the U.S. has come to a direct military strike on Iran in the year since the administrati
  
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• John Wick Hex Is Turn Based, But That Won't Hold Keanu Reeves Back

  21-06-2019 21:00 via gamespot.com
  
  John Wick films are riveting to watch because of how fluid and precise all of Keanu Reeves' moves are. You get a sense that he's always one step ahead, able to predict the next movements of his foes and adjust accordingly. It's not always perfect though; John gets battered and bruised when he makes an error, reminding him that death is just a second away should he not maintain a death-dealing rhythm. With Bithell Games' interpretation of this action franchise, all these pillars of John Wick's co
  
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• Chevy Claims Its New Silverado 3500 Accelerates Quicker Than the Ram 3500—and Ram Fires Back

  21-06-2019 21:00 via news.yahoo.com
  Chevy may be down 90 lb-ft of torque from the 1000 lb-ft Ram 3500, but they still claim they can outrun the Ram, trailering or not, so the truck wars go on.
  
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• Dark Souls Creator Explains How Elden Ring Is The Next Step For The Genre

  21-06-2019 20:57 via gamespot.com
  
  From Software's new game Elden Ring boasts a high-profile partnership with fantasy author George RR Martin, but it's shaping up to be more than a Souls game infused with Martin's lore. The transition to an open world game, and some of the world-building from Martin, are making it into what Dark Souls creator Hidetaka Miyazaki feels is the next logical step for the genre he helped to create."With a larger world, new systems and action mechanics inevitably become necessary," Miyazaki told IGN. "In
  
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• 'The Pack' found guilty of gang rape in Spanish shock case

  21-06-2019 20:49 via news.yahoo.com
  Spain's Supreme Court Friday found five men who called themselves "The Pack" guilty of gang raping a young woman, overturning previous convictions for the lesser offence of sexual abuse in a case that shook the country.The Madrid-based tribunal sentenced each defendant to 15 years in prison -- up from nine years each -- overriding two previous rulings in the case that had sparked mass protests in Spain."The factual account describes a genuine scenario of intimidation in which the victim never co
  
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• Supreme Court Backs Immigrant Unaware of Legal Status in Gun-Possession Case

  21-06-2019 20:47 via news.yahoo.com
  The Supreme Court on Friday ruled that an illegal immigrant unaware that his legal status barred him from possessing a gun cannot be prosecuted for possession, in a decision that could affect thousands of previous cases.The Court's decision will force prosecutors to prove that a member of a group barred from having a firearm knows they are a member before they can be convicted of a crime. In cases where the individual's status is the “crucial element,” the person must be aware o
  
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• New Star Wars Battlefront 2 Content On The Way

  21-06-2019 20:37 via gamespot.com
  
  While everyone's looking ahead to upcoming Star Wars releases such as Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order (November 15) and Star Wars: Episode 9 – The Rise of Skywalker (December 20), video game publisher Electronic Arts announced some new content for the not-yet-forgotten Star Wars Battlefront 2.Dennis Brännvall, franchise design director for Star Wars Battlefront, took to Twitter to outline the new content in a community update video. The update, set to launch sometime this month, introduc
  
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• Armed Militias Pledge to Fight for Fugitive Oregon GOP Lawmakers ‘At Any Cost’

  21-06-2019 20:33 via news.yahoo.com
  Mint ImagesRight-wing militia groups across the Pacific Northwest are mobilizing to prevent Oregon state police from arresting Republican state senators who went into hiding on Thursday in order to prevent climate change legislation from passing. All 11 of Oregon’s Republican state senators are currently on the lam, with some leaving for Idaho in an effort to deny the Democrat-controlled state senate a quorum to pass a cap-and-trade bill. In response, Oregon Governor Kate Brown (D), citing
  
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• Cardi B indicted by grand jury in NY in connection with strip club brawl

  21-06-2019 20:22 via news.yahoo.com
  Cardi B was indicted by a grand jury in Queens on Friday, a Queens District Attorney's Office spokesperson confirmed.
  
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• Key witness in Navy SEAL case takes blame for 2017 killing of Iraqi detainee

  21-06-2019 20:20 via news.yahoo.com
  Corey Scott claimed he suffocated a teenage detainee in Iraq in an act of mercy after Edward Gallagher stabbed him.
  
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• Fortnite's PC Requirements Will Change In Season 10

  21-06-2019 20:20 via gamespot.com
  
  Fortnite's Week 7 challenges are now live, which means we're quickly nearing the end of Season 9. While there are still a few weeks remaining before Season 10 officially kicks off, if you play Fortnite on PC, you may need to upgrade your rig in order to join the battle next season.Developer Epic Games has announced that Fortnite's minimum requirements on PC will change in Season 10. "Starting with Season 10, the PC version of Fortnite will require a graphics card capable of running Microsoft Dir
  
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• 'You'll soon find out' if US retaliates after Iran shoots down drone, Trump warns

  21-06-2019 20:15 via news.yahoo.com
  U.S.-Iranian tensions heightened Thursday when a  U.S. Global Hawk spy drone was shot down by Iran's Revolutionary Guard.
  
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• U.S. cities brace for immigration raids, say they will not participate

  21-06-2019 20:14 via news.yahoo.com
  U.S. cities expecting to be hit by a wave of immigration raids intended to deport recently arrived families who are in the United States illegally said on Friday they would not cooperate with federal authorities.In a call with reporters earlier this week, Mark Morgan, the acting director of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, said the agency would target for deportation families that have received a removal order from a U.S. immigration court.The Washington Post reported on Friday that
  
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• Donald Trump vowed to raise pressure on Iran and cripple its economy. Did it backfire?

  21-06-2019 20:12 via news.yahoo.com
  Critics of Donald Trump’s Iran strategy say it has created the current crisis but the administration says Tehran will be forced to negotiate.
  
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• Donald Trump plays down Iran attack on US drone as a 'big mistake' by someone 'stupid'

  21-06-2019 20:11 via news.yahoo.com
  Donald Trump said he found it “hard to believe" that Iran's shooting down of a U.S. drone was intentional and declined to say how he would respond.
  
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• Following drone attack, the US prepared a strike against Iran but then withdrew plans, reports say

  21-06-2019 20:08 via news.yahoo.com
  The Pentagon has called Iran's downing of a drone over international waters a "dangerous and escalatory attack," suggesting a retaliatory strike was coming.
  
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• 17 money-saving Disney World and Disneyland hacks to try

  21-06-2019 20:07 via news.yahoo.com
  You don't have to give Mickey all your money. Save by Checking the calendar for the cheapest ticket dates and buying these items outside the park.
  
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• Iran shoots down US drone: What Iran and the United States are saying

  21-06-2019 20:02 via news.yahoo.com
  The rising tensions between the United States and Iran continued on Thursday morning, when a U.S. surveillance drone was shot down by Iran.
  
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• What to know about Iran's uranium enrichment program

  21-06-2019 20:01 via news.yahoo.com
  Iran has announced it was 10 days away from breaking their uranium stockpile limit. What does this mean for the Iran Deal?
  
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• The 2022 GMC Jimmy Could Be GM's Answer to the Jeep Wrangler

  21-06-2019 20:00 via news.yahoo.com
  This body-on-frame off-road SUV could ride on GM's mid-size pickup underpinnings.
  
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