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• Ex-McConnell staffers lobbied for Russian-backed Ky. project

  31-07-2019 23:54 via news.yahoo.com
  Two former top staffers to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell have lobbied Congress and the Treasury Department for the development of a new Kentucky aluminum mill backed by the Russian aluminum giant Rusal, according to a new lobbying disclosure.
  
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• Trump orders the Navy to take away awards 'ridiculously given' to prosecutors who failed to convict a Navy SEAL of murder

  31-07-2019 23:30 via news.yahoo.com
  The prosecution lost the case against Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher, but the Navy decided to give them Navy Achievement Medals for "superb results."
  
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• US immigration agency names Venezuelan minister among 'most wanted'

  31-07-2019 23:18 via news.yahoo.com
  United States immigration officials have added Venezuelan government minister Tareck El Aissami, a suspected drug smuggler, to their list of most wanted fugitives, they said Wednesday."Have you seen this #mostwanted #fugitive?," Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) posted on its Twitter account, alongside a picture of the industry minister and former deputy to President Nicolas Maduro.US federal authorities in March charged El Aissami with drug trafficking and dodging sanctions imposed by W
  
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• One Of Our Favorite Anime Of 2019 Returns This October

  31-07-2019 23:06 via gamespot.com
  
  Kono Oto Kamare: Sounds of Life, which wrapped up its first season in June 2019 and landed on our best of Spring 2019 guide, will return this October, Funimation confirms. With 20 volumes in the manga series, written by Amyu, there's plenty of material fans may see in the upcoming second season.With Sounds of Life receiving a second season, the Shonen anime will get a new opening. Crunchyroll reports that the new opening, titled "Harmony," is performed by Shouta Ao, Mio Kanzaki's Japanese voice
  
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• Italy: Teen's father says son didn't know friend had knife

  31-07-2019 23:06 via news.yahoo.com
  Fabrizio Natale issued a statement through a lawyer after visiting his son, Gabriel Christian Natale-Hjorth at a Rome prison, a meeting Natale described as "very tough for both" of them.Prosecutors say Elder has confessed to knifing Cerciello Rega, 35, who was stabbed 11 times and died at a hospital.
  
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• The Long-Awaited Dark Souls Compendium Is Finally Available--And It's On Sale, Too

  31-07-2019 23:05 via gamespot.com
  
  It's been over six months since the Dark Souls Trilogy Compendium first went up for pre-order on Amazon, and the book has since been plagued by multiple delays that led some to believe it may not come out at all. But luckily for any fans who submitted their pre-order requests as far back as January, the guide is finally arriving on people's doorsteps. You can order a copy for yourself today, and it's even 34% off right now, selling for $33.09 with free shipping on Amazon. Its list price is $50.D
  
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• New Apex Legends Event Will Deliver "One Of The Most Fan-Requested Features"

  31-07-2019 23:02 via gamespot.com
  
  EA has confirmed a new event is coming to Apex Legends ahead of the battle royale game's third season. The publisher made the announcement during its latest earnings call, where it also revealed that Apex Legends: Season 2 is performing beyond expectations.According to VG247, Respawn will debut an in-game event in Apex Legends that will "bring new content and deliver one of the most fan-requested features." EA CEO Andrew Wilson said the event will release "in the next few weeks." No other detail
  
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• Top law enforcement official in Texas accused of rape, fired

  31-07-2019 22:41 via news.yahoo.com
  One of Texas' top law enforcement officials has been charged with sexual assault after a woman said he raped her after taking her into the woods during a party at his house. John Jones, a former Navy SEAL, was chief of intelligence and counterterrorism for the Texas Department of Public Safety until his arrest and firing on Tuesday. Jones caught the attention of President Donald Trump earlier this year when participating in a border security meeting with the president.
  
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• 'Please stay with me,' kidnapped Romanian girl begged police

  31-07-2019 22:41 via news.yahoo.com
  The family of a 15-year-old Romanian girl kidnapped earlier this month and now presumed dead has released recordings of her desperate calls for help to authorities whose handling of the case has caused public outrage and dismissals of officials.A mechanic from Caracal in south Romania has confessed to killing Alexandra Macesanu, who went missing on July 24, and another 18-year-old girl last seen in April.With authorities taking 19 hours to locate Macesanu after she made three calls to the emerge
  
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• UPDATE 5-U.S. puts sanctions on Iranian foreign minister Zarif, who says they won't affect him

  31-07-2019 22:36 via news.yahoo.com
  The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, targeting the country's top spokesman and potentially hurting chances of diplomatic talks amid rising tensions between the two countries.Zarif, a critical figure in the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, dismissed the action and said it would not affect him.U.S. President Donald Trump pulled the United States out of the deal last year and ramped up sanctions to put pressure on Iran's economy.
  
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• Hobbs & Shaw Review Roundup: Here's What The Critics Are Saying About New Movie

  31-07-2019 22:24 via gamespot.com
  
  The Fast & Furious spin-off Hobbs & Shaw hits theaters this week, and ahead of that, reviews have started to appear online. To help you get an idea about if the film is worth your time and money, we've rounded up review scores and opinions from various outlets. GameSpot reviewer Chris E. Hayner said it is "wildly entertaining and loaded with the kind of thrills you come to expect from Fast & Furious movies"Hobbs & Shaw stars Dwayne Johnson as former federal Agent Luke Hobbs and J
  
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• Pokemon Go Surpasses One Billion Downloads

  31-07-2019 22:02 via gamespot.com
  
  The immensely-popular Pokemon Go has surpassed another impressive milestone. According to Pokemon website Serebii, the mobile game has been downloaded more than one billion times since its July 2016 launch.Serebii caught a Japanese Pokemon Go advertisement released by the Pokemon Company. The video notes that the augumented reality game has been downloaded more than one billion times worldwide.Serebii Update: Pokémon GO has been downloaded 1 billion times since its launch in July 2016 htt
  
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• George W. Bush paintings to go on display at Kennedy Center

  31-07-2019 21:53 via news.yahoo.com
  Paintings of wounded US military veterans by former president George W. Bush are to go on display this year at a Kennedy Center gallery, the Washington-based national cultural center said Wednesday."The Kennedy Center is proud to share these works -- painted by a living president -- that honor the men and women who defend our freedom," its president Deborah Rutter said in a statement.
  
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• Jeffrey Epstein reportedly told prominent scientists he wanted to impregnate 20 women at a time at his New Mexico ranch in order to 'seed the human race with his DNA'

  31-07-2019 21:48 via news.yahoo.com
  The convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein reportedly has discussed the idea since the early 2000s at dinners, conferences, and other gatherings.
  
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• Netflix In August 2019 - Best New Movies And TV Shows To Watch!

  31-07-2019 21:39 via gamespot.com
  
  Find out what shows, originals, and films are coming to the streaming platform in August as we list our top recommendations, including Mindhunter Season 2, GLOW Season 3, and The Dark Crystal Age of Resistance!
  
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• Hearthstone's Most Exciting New Saviors Of Uldum Card, Zephrys The Great, Is Your Own A.I. Helper

  31-07-2019 21:37 via gamespot.com
  
  Hearthstone's upcoming Saviors of Uldum expansion is introducing a lot of interesting new cards that are sure to shake up the meta-game. But during its final card reveal livestream, Blizzard introduced one of the coolest and (according to its engineers) most complicated cards yet: the Legendary Zephrys the Great.Zephrys is a 2-Mana 3/2 Legendary minion that grants you a wish for "the perfect card." Under the hood, that means the game is examining all the public factors in your game, and offering
  
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• Ubisoft Announces Nintendo Switch Rabbids Game For China

  31-07-2019 21:15 via gamespot.com
  
  Ubisoft looks to be targeting its Chinese market, as the publisher announced a new Rabbids game featuring Chinese themes is on its way to Nintendo Switch. The game, possibly titled Crazy Rabbid: Adventure Party, will be shown at ChinaJoy this weekend.Industry analyst Daniel Ahmad tweeted that the game is a four-player "Rabbids meets Journey to the West" experience developed by Ubisoft Chengdu. It has a Mario Party quality to it, with various mini games where you cooperate with and play against y
  
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• Tim Ryan explains he 'wasn't protesting' by not putting his hand on heart during anthem at Democratic debate

  31-07-2019 21:03 via news.yahoo.com
  "Congressman Ryan wasn’t protesting and didn’t mean to make any statement last night in Detroit," read an email from the Ohio lawmaker's campaign.
  
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• Pokemon Go August 2019 Community Day: Start Times, Shiny Ralts, Event Move, And More

  31-07-2019 21:00 via gamespot.com
  
  Between the arrival of Shiny Rayquaza and the long-awaited debut of Team Rocket, this summer has certainly been busy for Pokemon Go, and now the game's next Community Day is just around the corner. Niantic is hosting its next monthly event this Saturday, August 3, which means players around the world will soon have another opportunity to catch a rare Pokemon and add a special event-exclusive move to their repertoire.Traditionally, each Community Day only runs for three hours, but the specific de
  
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• Sky: Children Of The Light Review - Flying Free

  31-07-2019 20:49 via gamespot.com
  
  When you start up Sky: Children of the Light, numerous messages shoot across the screen as it loads. Messages informing you of server connections, the reception of in-game currencies, and the like are commonplace for games with an online focus, but there’s one short message that feels uniquely descriptive to thatgamecompany’s fourth title: "Finding new friends." It's just a simple notification that you’re being connected to other players in this intimately connected universe, b
  
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• ICE Asks If You’ve Seen Venezuela’s ‘Most Wanted’ Minister

  31-07-2019 20:35 via news.yahoo.com
  (Bloomberg) -- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement published a photograph of Venezuela Industry Minister Tareck El Aissami, one of President Nicolas Maduro’s closest allies, with the question, “Have you seen this most wanted fugitive?”Part of its Most Wanted Wednesday campaign, ICE, as the agency is known, said on Twitter that El Aissami is wanted for international narcotics trafficking. The notice on ICE’s website listed El Aissami’s last known location as Car
  
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• 3-year-old Chinese boy falls from six stories, gets saved by blanket-wielding crowd below

  31-07-2019 20:33 via news.yahoo.com
  A three-year-old boy who fell from the sixth floor of a building on Monday wassaved after a crowd of bystanders used a blanket to catch him, China's CCTVreported
  
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• Marvel's Eternals: Everything We Know About The MCU Phase 4 Movie

  31-07-2019 20:31 via gamespot.com
  
  Meet the MCU's newest aliensThe Eternals may be over a year away, but that doesn't mean we're completely in the dark. An explosive Marvel Studios panel at San Diego Comic-Con gave us a wealth of new information about the MCU's mysterious new team--including a confirmed cast list, release date, and some vague rumblings of a plot. During the presentation, Marvel Studio's boss Kevin Feige promised it would be going "full Jack Kirby," a nod to not only one of the chief engineers of superhero comics
  
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• Report: Hamza bin Laden, Osama’s Son and Potential Successor, Is Dead

  31-07-2019 20:26 via news.yahoo.com
  The U.S. has received intelligence that suggests Osama bin Laden's son and potential successor, Hamza, is dead, NBC News reported Wednesday.The three U.S. intelligence officials who spoke with NBC declined to share when, where, or how the younger bin Laden died, and would not say whether the U.S. was at all involved.The news, if confirmed, would dispel fears widely-held in the intelligence community that Hamza bin Laden was poised to succeed his father as the spiritual and tactical leader of al-
  
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• Gun store owner puts up billboard mocking 'the Squad': 'The 4 Horsemen are idiots'

  31-07-2019 20:26 via news.yahoo.com
  Cherokee Guns, a gun store run by Doc Wacholz, put up a sign mocking "the Squad" of freshman U.S. representatives. "They're socialists," he said.
  
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• Biden Campaign Slams Medicare for All Ahead of Second Democratic Debate

  31-07-2019 20:15 via news.yahoo.com
  Joe Biden's presidential campaign launched an attack on Medicare for All Wednesday, calling the plan too expensive just hours before his second primary debate of the race."Let's clear up the confusion about Medicare for All. We have the facts," the Biden campaign wrote on Twitter alongside a video splicing together what are intended to be unflattering clips of his Democratic presidential rivals talking about how a single-payer health-care system would work.The campaign said that Medicare for All
  
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• Ocasio-Cortez responds to critics in Democratic debate

  31-07-2019 20:07 via news.yahoo.com
  Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez defended progressives and her Green New Deal proposal from moderates' attacks after the party's presidential debate this week.
  
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• Xbox One Game Deals: Dragon Ball FighterZ, SoulCalibur VI, And More

  31-07-2019 20:05 via gamespot.com
  
  The Xbox Store is constantly offering new deals on a weekly basis, but this week's round of game discounts will be exciting for any fighting game aficionados. In celebration of Evo 2019, the annual fighting game tournaments held August 2-4 in Las Vegas, the Xbox Store is offering huge discounts on some of the event's biggest games, like Dragon Ball FighterZ and SoulCalibur VI. The following deals are available through Monday, August 5.If you've yet to pick up Dragon Ball FighterZ, the anime-insp
  
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• HUD leader Ben Carson compares Baltimore to cancer patient

  31-07-2019 19:58 via news.yahoo.com
  The only black member of President Donald Trump's cabinet is comparing Baltimore to a cancer patient whose illness can have a devastating effect if ignored. Carson worked in Baltimore for more than three decades and rose to fame for his groundbreaking surgeries at Johns Hopkins Hospital.
  
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• 'Everything changed,' says woman forced to be a child bride in America

  31-07-2019 19:58 via news.yahoo.com
  Ashley Duncan got married on what started out as a typical school day school. She said she didn't realize "how big of a commitment I was making" when her aunt took her to the courthouse.
  
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• This math equation is dividing the internet, and no one can agree on an answer

  31-07-2019 19:47 via news.yahoo.com
  8 ÷ 2(2+2). Simple, right? WRONG. As someone who hasn't calculated anything more difficult than a restaurant tip in years, may I say that I can't believe we've made math trend on Twitter. You're all really gonna make me pull out my dusty TI-48 graphing calculator, huh. I'm really gonna have to dig through my post-grad brain like SpongeBob's memory files, burnt to a crisp, and calculate this equation. OK, I guess we're doing this. Pop quiz folks -- can you solve this controversia
  
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• This 1 Picture Should Terrify the Army and Marines: 1 Million North Korean Soliders

  31-07-2019 19:39 via news.yahoo.com
  Pyongyang would be no pushover in a war. While analysts often focus on the so-called Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s arsenal of ballistic missiles, the real threat emanating from the North comes in the form of heavy artillery and special operations forces, which could wreak havoc on the South. In the event of a war on the Korean Peninsula, Pyongyang’s ground forces are the greatest threat to the Republic of Korea (ROK) and the U.S. forces stationed there—shor
  
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• Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 4.0 Patch Notes: Significant Fighter Changes Detailed

  31-07-2019 19:33 via gamespot.com
  
  Super Smash Bros. Ultimate's big 4.0 patch is out now and it introduces a variety of changes and tweaks. Alongside the release of Hero from Dragon Quest--who can be acquired via the $25 USD Fighters Pass or purchased individually for $6 USD--the game's growing roster has seen some balancing. Most notable are changes to Charizard and Ridley.The 4.0 update buffs Charizard significantly. His side smash attack now has increased power and launch distance. The pinwheel-like air attack--executed by per
  
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• Al Sharpton Is Not a Civil-Rights Hero

  31-07-2019 19:31 via news.yahoo.com
  Imagine David Duke being a regular, esteemed guest and former honored host on Fox News Channel. Imagine every Republican presidential candidate scrambling to praise him whenever he’s in the news. Imagine David Duke being given a prime speaking slot at the Republican National Convention or President Trump welcoming him to the White House and openly soliciting his support. Imagine Duke appearing on White House visitor logs more than 70 times during Trump’s administration.Imagine all of
  
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• Woman Who Escaped Deadliest Mass Shooting in U.S. History Survives Gilroy Shooting

  31-07-2019 19:20 via news.yahoo.com
  In the panic following the gunfire at the Gilroy Garlic Festival and thousands wondered what was happening, only a few had the reaction of "not again."
  
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• Ancestry will let you search online for relatives who were displaced by the Holocaust

  31-07-2019 19:19 via news.yahoo.com
  Ancestry is digitizing millions of Holocaust persecution records and making them searchable online for free.
  
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• 10-year-old girl's quick action saved 3-year-old during Gilroy Garlic Festival mass shooting

  31-07-2019 19:11 via news.yahoo.com
  A 10-year-old girl is being hailed a hero for her quick thinking that may havesaved a toddler from the gunman who opened fire at the annual Gilroy GarlicFestival in California on Sunday
  
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• Iranian women defy prison threats by sending veil videos - activist

  31-07-2019 19:05 via news.yahoo.com
  Iranian women are sharing videos of themselves flouting laws forcing them to wear headscarves in public, despite a ruling they could face up to ten years in jail for doing so, a prominent activist said on Wednesday.Masih Alinejad, a U.S.-based Iranian journalist, started a social media campaign in 2014 encouraging women in Iran to share self-portraits without the Islamic veil, which she then shares on her Facebook page, "My Stealthy Freedom"."Today I have received lots of videos from inside Iran
  
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• Boris Johnson’s Belfast Brexit Message Leaves Dublin and EU Cold

  31-07-2019 19:02 via news.yahoo.com
  (Bloomberg) -- Boris Johnson went a long way toward cementing his working majority in the U.K. Parliament with a visit to Northern Ireland on Wednesday, but did little to break the Brexit impasse with Dublin and Brussels.The new prime minister met with the region’s main political parties in Belfast on the latest leg of a nationwide tour after taking office last week. He reiterated his plan to leave the European Union on Oct. 31 with or without a deal, while promising not to add infrastruct
  
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• Aggravated assault charges dropped for 10-year-old boy who hit his classmate with a ball

  31-07-2019 18:59 via news.yahoo.com
  Charges have been dropped for a 10-year-old Michigan boy who was accused of throwing a ball at a classmate's head on purpose.
  
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• PS Plus August 2019: New Free PS4 Games Announced

  31-07-2019 18:58 via gamespot.com
  
  August is finally upon us, which means new PS4 freebies will soon be available for PS Plus subscribers--the perfect excuse to stay inside and avoid the summer heat. Plus, July's free games are still available for a few more days, so don't forget to claim Detroit: Become Human Digital Deluxe Edition and Horizon Chase Turbo before August 6. On that day, they'll be replaced by August's games: Wipeout Omega Collection and Sniper Elite 4, which will be available to claim until September 2.Wipeout Ome
  
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• Hours-old newborn baby found abandoned in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania police say

  31-07-2019 18:51 via news.yahoo.com
  Police in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania are asking for the public's help after they say a newborn baby was found abandoned on Tuesday.
  
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• This equation has 2 wildly different answers depending on what you learned in school, and it's dividing the internet

  31-07-2019 18:48 via news.yahoo.com
  People keep getting different answers to this viral math equation. Here's how to solve it.
  
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• Here are all the 2020 Democratic presidential candidates who have qualified for the September primary debates

  31-07-2019 18:45 via news.yahoo.com
  The next round of debates have much more strict criteria for candidates looking to secure a spot on stage. As a result, the field could thin out fast.
  
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• Monster Hunter World: Iceborne PC Release Date Window Narrowed

  31-07-2019 18:37 via gamespot.com
  
  Monster Hunter World's big Iceborne expansion arrives on PS4 and Xbox One this September, but PC players will need to wait a little longer to jump into the DLC. Capcom had previously said Iceborne will release on the platform sometime this winter, but now the publisher has narrowed that window down to a specific month.On the official Monster Hunter Twitter account, Capcom confirmed that Iceborne will launch for PC via Steam early next year, in January 2020. No specific date was pinned down just
  
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• Dungeons & Dragons Movie Reboot Moving Forward, New Directors In Talks

  31-07-2019 18:33 via gamespot.com
  
  With the Game of Thrones spin-off show due to start shooting soon and Amazon's Lord of the Rings series in pre-production, fantasy TV and cinema remains big business. One project that has been in development for several years is a movie based on the classic fantasy role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons. It has now been reported that Game Night's Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley are in line to direct the D&D movie.According to Deadline, Goldstein and Daley are in negotiations for
  
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• What the Protests in Russia Mean for President Putin

  31-07-2019 18:30 via news.yahoo.com
  Protests in Russia were put down brutally. What the response reveals about President Putin's popularity and control.
  
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• Lyft driver fatally shot on 52nd wedding anniversary. He had just called his wife to celebrate

  31-07-2019 18:24 via news.yahoo.com
  Harold Treadwell, 71, was driving for Lyft around 12:30 a.m. Sunday when someone outside of the vehicle shot him, Phoenix police said.
  
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• Fox News Proves Pete Buttigieg Right That All Democrats Will Be Called Socialists

  31-07-2019 18:14 via news.yahoo.com
  REUTERSDuring Tuesday night’s Democratic presidential primary debate, South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg declared that it is time for Democrats to “stop worrying about what the Republicans will say” because no matter what agenda they embrace, “they’re going to say we’re a bunch of crazy socialists.”Following the debate, a number of conservatives and Republicans on Fox airwaves have already gone out of their way to prove the mayor right.Discussing the debate
  
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• Bus hit by roadside bomb in Afghanistan, 32 killed

  31-07-2019 18:13 via news.yahoo.com
  A roadside bomb tore through a bus in western Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing at least 32 people, including children, a provincial official said.Mohibullah Mohib, spokesman for the police chief in Farah province, said the explosion also wounded 15 people.No one immediately claimed responsibility, but the Taliban operate in the region and frequently use roadside bombs to target government officials and security forces.
  
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