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• US approves $3.3bn sale of anti-ballistic missiles to Japan

  27-08-2019 23:46 via news.yahoo.com
  Washington approved the $3.3 billion sale of anti-ballistic missiles to Japan Tuesday, following close behind a series of new ballistic missile tests by North Korea that could threaten the US ally.Japan will buy up to 73 of the Raytheon-made SM-3 Block IIA missiles, which are designed to be fired by the ship-board Aegis system to intercept incoming ballistic missiles, the Pentagon said.The sale came as North Korea is expanding its offensive missile capabilities, having proven over the past two y
  
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• Trump administration leaves menstruating migrant girls ‘bleeding through’ underwear at detention centres, lawsuit claims

  27-08-2019 23:35 via news.yahoo.com
  Migrant girls being held by the Trump administration are being given only very limited access to items as basic as sanitary pads and tampons, according to a lawsuit that claims to put fresh light on the “appalling” conditions being endured by youngsters.Earlier this year, it was revealed children being held in facilities in Texas operated by immigration authorities, were being detained in circumstances United Nations (UN) human rights chief Michelle Bachelet said appalled her. Childr
  
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• Federal judge blocks Missouri's 8-week abortion ban

  27-08-2019 23:34 via news.yahoo.com
  A new Missouri ban on abortions at or after eight weeks of pregnancy won't take effect Wednesday after a federal judge temporarily blocked it from being implemented.U.S. District Judge Howard Sachs put a pause on the law as a legal challenge against it plays out in court, which could take months.Missouri already has some of the nation's most restrictive abortion regulations.
  
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• 9 Most Outrageous Rick And Morty Theories

  27-08-2019 23:25 via gamespot.com
  
  Dave combed through the Internet to find the 9 most outrageous fan theories about Rick and Morty!
  
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• Biden campaign does damage control after electability takes hit in recent poll

  27-08-2019 23:24 via news.yahoo.com
  Two new polls do show Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden back on top, but is the damage already done? Reaction and analysis on 'The Five.'
  
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• 'Robbed of our day in court': Accusers rip 'coward' Jeffrey Epstein in court hearing Tuesday

  27-08-2019 23:22 via news.yahoo.com
  Jeffrey Epstein is dead, so women who say the wealthy financier sexually abused them urged prosecutors to target co-conspirators and associates
  
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• Warning about rare mosquito-borne virus Triple E after uptick in cases

  27-08-2019 23:20 via news.yahoo.com
  Several states, including New Jersey, are now reporting an uptick in cases of Eastern Equine Encephalitis, also called Triple E. And now, one woman has died.
  
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• Fortnite Locations: Where To Find Claptrap's Missing Eye And How To Return It (Borderlands Event)

  27-08-2019 23:05 via gamespot.com
  
  Fortnite's 10.20 update has arrived, and it's kicked off a limited-time Borderlands crossover event. From now until September 10, all Fortnite: Battle Royale players can take on a special set of challenges that will unlock Borderlands-inspired cosmetic rewards, even if you haven't purchased a Season X Battle Pass.Most of the Borderlands challenges are fairly straightforward and have you searching for loot or eliminating opponents in the new Pandora Rift Zone, but there are a couple that will req
  
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• AEW All Out Match Card, Date, And How To Watch All Elite Wrestling's Next Major Show

  27-08-2019 23:02 via gamespot.com
  
  The Elite are headed back to Illinois for a followup to the PPV that changed the world of wrestling in 2018. This time, though, they have built a wrestling promotion since their last visit. Last year, All In was a revolutionary wrestling event and the seed for what would eventually become All Elite Wrestling.And AEW is coming back to where it all started--the Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates, IL--on Saturday, August 31.The PPV, titled All Out, will begin at 6 PM CT that day, and you can watch the
  
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• Thailand May Be First in Southeast Asia to Allow Same-Sex Unions

  27-08-2019 23:00 via news.yahoo.com
  (Bloomberg) -- In Thailand, the ruling coalition and opposition lawmakers don’t agree on much. Yet within both camps there’s growing support for legalizing same-sex unions.Seven years of work has yielded a draft bill that is near the final stage of approval in parliament. If passed, Thailand would be the first in Southeast Asia to allow such unions, and the second in Asia after Taiwan, which legalized them in May.The law in Thailand wouldn’t go as far as endorsing marriage yet
  
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• These 2 Games Are Free To Play This Week On PS4, Xbox One, And PC

  27-08-2019 22:57 via gamespot.com
  
  While there are plenty of good sales floating around this week just in time for Labor Day, nothing beats free, and there are two Free Play events kicking off for PS4, Xbox One, and PC. Starting today, August 27, The Elder Scrolls Online is free to play until Tuesday, September 3. Meanwhile, starting tomorrow, August 28, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege will also be free to play until Wednesday, September 4. On Xbox One, this round of games is available to both Xbox Live Gold and Xbox Game Pass Ult
  
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• Assassin's Creed Odyssey Episode 1 DLC Is Free On PS4, Xbox One, And PC

  27-08-2019 22:51 via gamespot.com
  
  Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed Odyssey has graced players with some free content on PS4, Xbox One, and PC. From now until September 1, you can grab the action-RPG's first DLC chapter, the Fields of Elysium, for free.Part of the Fate of Atlantis expansion pack--which also includes two additional DLC chapters--the Fields of Elysium sends Kassandra on a quest to Elysium to face off against Persephone and uncover a mystery surrounding the city of Atlantis. While the other two DLC chapters--Torment of Ha
  
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• Assassin's Creed Odyssey Episode 1 DLC Free On Xbox One

  27-08-2019 22:51 via gamespot.com
  
  Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed Odyssey has graced Xbox One players with some free content. From now until September 1, you can grab the action-RPG's first DLC chapter, the Fields of Elysium, for free.Part of the Fate of Atlantis expansion pack--which also includes two additional DLC chapters--the Fields of Elysium sends Kassandra on a quest to Elysium to face off against Persephone and uncover a mystery surrounding the city of Atlantis. While the other two DLC chapters--Torment of Hades and Judgment
  
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• OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma reportedly offering opioid settlement up to $12B

  27-08-2019 22:50 via news.yahoo.com
  OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma is reportedly offering a settlement worth up to $12 billion to resolve claims over its role in the opioid crisis.
  
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• Harvard freshman deported after officials ‘find posts from his friends that oppose the US'

  27-08-2019 22:47 via news.yahoo.com
  A Lebanese freshman student beginning classes at Harvard University next month was deported on Friday night after he was “deemed inadmissible” by US immigration officials during an inspection at Boston Logan International Airport.Ismail Ajjawi, 17, said in a written statement obtained by the Harvard Crimson that he was subjected to hours of interrogation by US Customs and Border Protection officials who also searched through his phone and computer devices.
  
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• Epstein accusers detail sexual abuse in emotional court hearing

  27-08-2019 22:38 via news.yahoo.com
  Alleged victims of Jeffrey Epstein wept in court Tuesday as they told an extraordinary US hearing held weeks after his death how they were sexually abused by the disgraced financier.Epstein, 66, hung himself in his New York prison cell earlier this month while awaiting trial on charges he trafficked young women for sex, depriving alleged victims of their day in court.It was the first time most of the women had spoken publicly about Epstein.
  
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• Astral Chain: How Long To Finish And File Size

  27-08-2019 22:13 via gamespot.com
  
  Astral Chain is the latest from developer Platinum Games and it brings a fresh take on stylish action exclusively to the Nintendo Switch. Now that some of us have played through the entire game, we can share just how long it takes to finish. Of course, your mileage may vary since time to completion depends on your playstyle and the amount of optional content you engage with, but here we can give a general range.As the reviewer of Astral Chain for GameSpot, I spent a total of 35 hours with the ga
  
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• Astral Chain: How Long To Beat And File Size

  27-08-2019 22:13 via gamespot.com
  
  Astral Chain is the latest from developer Platinum Games and it brings a fresh take on stylish action exclusively to the Nintendo Switch. Now that some of us have played through the entire game, we can share just how long it takes to finish. Of course, your mileage may vary since time to completion depends on your playstyle and the amount of optional content you engage with, but here we can give a general range.As the reviewer of Astral Chain for GameSpot, I spent a total of 35 hours with the ga
  
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• A nurse was sentenced to 12 years in prison for paying $12,000 in bitcoin to have her former lover's wife killed through a website that ended up being a scam

  27-08-2019 21:51 via news.yahoo.com
  Cops were tipped off to Tina Jones' plan thanks to journalists reporting on a story about the dark web for CBS News' "48 Hours."
  
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• U.S. yield inversion deepens, stokes recession fears

  27-08-2019 21:24 via news.yahoo.com
  The U.S. yield curve inversion deepened on Tuesday to levels not seen since 2007, rekindling fears of a looming recession that spurred a sell-off on Wall Street and stoked even more safe-haven demand for government bonds.The intense interest in Treasuries supported demand for $40 billion worth of two-year government debt for sale, part of this week's $113 billion fixed-rate Treasury supply.The yield curve often inverts prior to a U.S. recession.
  
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• Midsommar Director's Cut Coming To Theaters Because You Aren't Horrified Enough Yet

  27-08-2019 21:22 via gamespot.com
  
  Hopefully, you're ready to get terrified again, because Midsommar--one of the best horror films of the year so far--is heading back to theaters. This time around, though, there's even more of it. An unrated director's cut of Midsommar opens in select theaters nationwide on Friday, August 30.According to a press release, the new cut of the film includes additional scenes plus extended versions of scenes already in the movie. While no other details are given, GameSpot previously spoke with Midsomm
  
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• School: Guard who wounded student was supposed to be unarmed

  27-08-2019 21:21 via news.yahoo.com
  A private security guard who officials say accidentally wounded a student during a Colorado school shooting that left one teen dead wasn't supposed to be armed, an online news outlet reported. Emails obtained by The Colorado Sun show the suburban Denver charter school had requested an unarmed guard from BOSS High Level Protection about a year ago. In a statement, STEM School Highlands Ranch said it didn't know the guard was armed until the shooting occurred May 7 on the campus that includes stud
  
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• Ex-Google engineer charged with theft of autonomous car secrets

  27-08-2019 21:21 via news.yahoo.com
  A former Google engineer was hit with criminal charges Tuesday alleging he stole trade secrets from the technology giant's self-driving car project before he went to work at Uber.If convicted on the charges, Anthony Levandowski faces up to 10 years in prison and a penalty of $250,000 per violation, according federal prosecutors who announced the criminal indictment."All of us have the right to change jobs, none of us has the right to fill our pockets on the way out the door," US Attorney David A
  
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• Trump suggested using bombs to fight hurricanes. These 4 graphics show why that would never work.

  27-08-2019 21:19 via news.yahoo.com
  President Trump has suggested hitting hurricanes with nuclear weapons. But no nuclear bomb is powerful enough to continuously disrupt a hurricane.
  
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• 'I've suffered and he has won': More than 20 of Jeffrey Epstein's accusers gave emotional testimonies in court as prosecutors moved to shut down his case

  27-08-2019 21:11 via news.yahoo.com
  More than 20 accusers of Jeffrey Epstein were given their day in court as federal prosecutors motioned to dismiss the case against him.
  
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• Florida city, under fire for imposing massive fines on homeowners, drops lawsuit against woman

  27-08-2019 21:06 via news.yahoo.com
  The city of Dunedin, Florida, has been under scrutiny for massive fines lodged against homeowners over code enforcement violations.
  
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• Ghislaine Maxwell: Jeffrey Epstein girlfriend sexually abused two sisters, accusers claim

  27-08-2019 20:49 via news.yahoo.com
  Two sisters who say they were abused by Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell spent years trying to share their stories with law enforcement and publications to no avail, a new report claims.Maria Farmer, an artist, told The New York Times that she first met Epstein and his alleged accomplice in 1996, and her allegations against Epstein mirror several other accusers, many of whom met in a New York City courtroom on Tuesday to voice their stories as the case was formally dismissed following his d
  
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• Fortnite Vault Symbol Locations: Where To Search Different Vault Symbols For Borderlands 3 Challenge

  27-08-2019 20:48 via gamespot.com
  
  Epic has kicked off a Borderlands 3 crossover event in Fortnite: Battle Royale. Not only are there new Borderlands cosmetics to purchase from the in-game store, there's a variety of special, limited-time challenges to complete and Borderlands-inspired rewards to unlock--and unlike the standard weekly challenges, these are available to everyone, even if you don't own a Season X Battle Pass.Most of the challenges are fairly straightforward and involve searching for loot or eliminating opponents wi
  
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• Fortnite Vault Symbols: Where To Find Borderlands Challenge Locations

  27-08-2019 20:41 via gamespot.com
  
  Here's how to find three vault symbols to help you finish the new challenge in the Fornite X Mayhem Borderlands event.
  
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• A man's truck was stolen while he was robbing a store across the street, police say

  27-08-2019 20:41 via news.yahoo.com
  A Washington man called police to report his vehicle as stolen. Police say surveillance footage shows he was stealing from a store when it happened.
  
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• Trump said his Florida resort where he wants to host the next G7 has 'no bed bugs.' The resort settled a lawsuit over bed bugs there in 2017

  27-08-2019 20:38 via news.yahoo.com
  Trump said his Florida resort doesn't have bed bugs. In 2017, the Doral resort reached a settlement with a guest who was allegedly bitten by the bugs.
  
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• Fortnite Locations: Where Claptrap's Missing Eye Is And How To Return It (Borderlands Event)

  27-08-2019 20:35 via gamespot.com
  
  Here's how to finish one of the Fortnite X Mayhem Borderlands Event challenges where you need to find Claptrap's Eye and return it to him.
  
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• Bolsonaro says Macron must take back 'insults' for Brazil to accept G7 Amazon aid

  27-08-2019 20:30 via news.yahoo.com
  Jair Bolsonaro, the Brazilian president, has said he may accept the $22 million (£18 million) of aid offered by G7 countries to help combat forest fires in the Amazon, providing that French president Emmanuel Macron apologises for calling him a "liar". Mr Bolsonaro initially rejected the $22 million, showing concern that the offer of aid was a veiled attempt to undermine Brazil's sovereignty in the region. This sentiment is shared by farmers associations and regional governments, who fear
  
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• Fuzzy math: Democrats spend big to draw small-dollar donors

  27-08-2019 20:26 via news.yahoo.com
  Montana Gov. Steve Bullock was told how he could qualify for the next presidential debate, but it didn't make much sense: Spend $60."You spend $60 on Facebook right now to get a $1 donor," Bullock said last week while campaigning in Iowa , referring to the 130,000 donor threshold that is one of the requirements to reach the debate stage in Houston next month.Facing a Wednesday deadline, a handful of Democratic White House hopefuls are racing against time — and odds — to qualify, tryi
  
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• Star Wars: Everything We Know About Every Movie And Show Announced So Far

  27-08-2019 20:25 via gamespot.com
  
  For a short time in 2018, it looked like Star Wars fans would have a long wait before they had any new on-screen adventures to watch. The commercial disappointment of the spin-of movie Solo: A Star Wars Story led Disney boss Bob Iger to admit that the studio had released too many films too quickly, and that the whole franchise would be taking a break after the release of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker in December 2019 to reassess its priorities. Thankfully for fans, this hiatus didn't last lo
  
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• Another resignation shakes LGBT Republican group after Trump endorsement

  27-08-2019 19:49 via news.yahoo.com
  The first female executive director of the Log Cabin Republicans resigned this week following the group’s endorsement of President Trump’s reelection, the second official to step down in as many weeks.
  
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• Students rally in Pakistan-held Kashmir against India

  27-08-2019 19:44 via news.yahoo.com
  More than a thousand students rallied Tuesday in the capital of Pakistan-held Kashmir to denounce India's downgrading of the special status of the portion of the disputed region it controls.The demonstrators chanted "We want freedom" and denounced human rights violations in Indian-administrated Kashmir.Kashmir, which is split between two countries and claimed by both, has been the cause of two of wars between Pakistan and India since they won independence from British colonialists in 1947.
  
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• UK alone will be to blame for no-deal Brexit: EU tells Johnson

  27-08-2019 19:40 via news.yahoo.com
  Britain will be solely to blame if it crashes out of the EU in a chaotic "no-deal" Brexit, the bloc told Prime Minister Boris Johnson Tuesday in the latest clash between Brussels and London.With the clock ticking and Johnson adamant the EU must accept significant changes to the existing withdrawal agreement, fears are growing that Britain could leave without a deal, causing major economic turmoil.Days after Johnson and EU Council President Donald Tusk traded jibes over who would be responsible i
  
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• Lebanon says will defend itself by 'any means' after drone attack

  27-08-2019 19:28 via news.yahoo.com
  Lebanon on Tuesday stressed its right to defend the country "by any means" after a Israeli drone attack hit the Beirut stronghold of the Hezbollah movement.Lebanon's Higher Defence Council, a government body in charge of defence policy, met to discuss Sunday's attack on southern Beirut.It came after President Michel Aoun, a former army chief, denounced the attack as a "declaration of war" and Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah vowed retaliation.
  
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• CEOs claim Biden’s brother promised them 2020 candidate would help their companies

  27-08-2019 19:25 via news.yahoo.com
  Court filings claim James Biden told executives Joe Biden could be influenced to adopt their business modelLatest accounts go further in establishing that Joe Biden’s relatives have sought to profit from his public service. Photograph: Michael Dwyer/APJames Biden, brother of Democratic presidential frontrunner Joe Biden, is facing renewed claims that he lured potential business associates with promises his brother could be influenced to adopt their business model.According to sworn declara
  
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• Iran could restore oil output to pre-sanctions level within three days: minister

  27-08-2019 19:17 via news.yahoo.com
  Iran would need three days to lift its oil production back to the level it was at before U.S. sanctions were imposed, the semi-official Mehr news agency quoted Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh as saying on Tuesday."Three days are needed to return production to the levels before the reduction," Zanganeh said, according to the report.U.S. President Donald Trump withdrew from world powers' landmark 2015 nuclear deal with Iran last year and reimposed sanctions in an effort to curb the Islamic Rep
  
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• Destiny 2 Ascendant Challenge Week 4 Guide (Aug 27-Sept 3)

  27-08-2019 19:11 via gamespot.com
  
  We're quickly nearing the end of Destiny 2's second year, and the arrival of Shadowkeep. The Solstice of Heroes event has come to a close, but while there's still time to do Moments of Triumph, the next month or so of Destiny 2 is likely to be a bit slower than the rest of the Season of Opulence. Now is a good time to clear out your Vault and chase the game's best armor and weapons--like the armor pieces from the Dreaming City, which often carry Enhanced perks that will be useful even after Armo
  
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• Deal nears in talks with US: Taliban

  27-08-2019 19:03 via news.yahoo.com
  US and Taliban negotiators moved closer Tuesday to a deal, the insurgent group said, as Secretary of State Mike Pompeo voiced guarded hope for a deal under which Washington will withdraw large numbers of troops from Afghanistan."We have progress in this round so we are finalising the remaining points," Taliban spokesman Suhail Shaheen told journalists outside the upmarket Doha members' club where the talks are taking place.The United States invaded Afghanistan in 2001 after the September 11 atta
  
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• Control: How Long To Beat Remedy's New Thriller?

  27-08-2019 18:59 via gamespot.com
  
  Control is the latest mind-bending thriller from Remedy Entertainment, the studio behind games like Alan Wake and Quantum Break. Reviews have been largely positive, but how long can you expect the experience to last?According to GameSpot's review staff, completing the main quest in Control will take roughly 15 hours, if you don't participate in many side-quests. If you take on lots of side-quests or scour the various hidden documents, that estimate would go up, so 15 hours is around the minimum
  
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• Palestinian Harvard student denied entry to US because 'friends posted anti-American statements'

  27-08-2019 18:47 via news.yahoo.com
  A Palestinian Harvard student claims that he has been denied entry into the US because his friends had posted anti-American statements on social media. Ismail Ajjawi, 17, who is due to begin his studies at the prestigious university next Tuesday, said he was detained when he arrived at Boston's Logan International Airport on Friday night. Mr Ajjawai told the Harvard Crimson, the student newspaper, that immigration officers subjected him to hours of questioning and demanded access to his phone an
  
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• Escaped deadly cobra terrorises German town

  27-08-2019 18:45 via news.yahoo.com
  The metre-long snake, a monocled cobra whose bite can be fatal, has been missing since Sunday after escaping from its owner in the western city of Herne.Local authorities said the evacuated buildings will "remain locked and we will be regularly checking for any trace of the snake".
  
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• Israel's shadow war with Iran bursts into the open

  27-08-2019 18:43 via news.yahoo.com
  The long shadow war between Israel and Iran has burst into the open in recent days, with Israel allegedly striking Iran-linked targets as far away as Iraq and crash-landing two drones in Hezbollah-dominated southern Beirut.Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is looking to project strength three weeks before national elections, while Iran has taken a series of provocative actions in recent months aimed at pressuring European nations to provide relief from crippling U.S. sanctions.Hassan Na
  
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• Fortnite Patch Notes (Update 10.20): Borderlands 3 Crossover Event Is Live

  27-08-2019 18:40 via gamespot.com
  
  Epic Games has rolled out another update for Fortnite. Patch 10.20 is now live across all platforms, and as usual, it adds another new item to the free-to-play battle royale game, as well as something a bit more unexpected: a Borderlands crossover event to promote the upcoming release of Borderlands 3. Here are the patch notes and a look at the newly added skin and other items.Headlining this week's update is the Fortnite X Mayhem event. Players can visit Borderlands setting Pandora via a new Ri
  
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• Fortnite 10.20 Patch Notes: Borderlands 3 Crossover, Shield Bubble, And More

  27-08-2019 18:40 via gamespot.com
  
  Epic Games has rolled out another update for Fortnite. Patch 10.20 is now live across all platforms, and as usual, it adds another new item to the battle royale game, as well as something a bit more unexpected: a Borderlands crossover event. Here are the patch notes.Headlining this week's update is the Fortnite X Mayhem event. Players can visit Borderlands setting Pandora via a new Rift Zone, which lets you generate shield if you're in the area long enough without taking any damage. There is als
  
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• Russian humanoid robot boards space station after delay

  27-08-2019 18:38 via news.yahoo.com
  It was second time lucky on Tuesday as an unmanned spacecraft carrying Russia's first humanoid robot docked at the International Space Station following a failed attempt over the weekend.Copying human movements and designed to help with high-risk tasks, the lifesize robot, Fedor, is due to stay on the ISS until September 7.Speaking to Russian cosmonauts on the ISS via a video link-up, President Vladimir Putin lavished praise on them for the way they handled the glitch.
  
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