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• Cyberpunk 2077's Weapons Come In Three Flavors, Here's What You Need To Know

  30-08-2019 23:59 via gamespot.com
  
  Cyberpunk 2077 takes place in a far-off future where man and machine are coming together as one and technology permeates every facet of our existence. Of course, what that means in a video game is that players will have a wide array of weird tools at their disposal. For those who find themselves in conflict, CD Projekt Red presents the option to use weapons to fight for survival. As discussed in the Cyberpunk 2077 deep-dive stream, the weapons on offer come in a variety of shapes, sizes, and ca
  
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• Borderlands 3 Post Release Content Detailed, Includes Story Expansions And Free Events

  30-08-2019 23:57 via gamespot.com
  
  At PAX West, Gearbox announced the first stage of post-release content for Borderlands 3. The loot shooter has three content drops scheduled to release this year, with more on the way in 2020. The full Borderlands 3 Fall/Winter 2019 content calendar is pictured below.Following its release, Borderlands 3 will get a Halloween-themed limited-time event called Bloody Harvest. The event will include thematically spooky activities and side missions, and completing these will allow you to unlock unique
  
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• Astral Chain Is Unlike Anything From Platinum Games

  30-08-2019 23:57 via gamespot.com
  
  Michael Higham talks in-depth about his time with Astral Chain and how Platinum Games has created another hit on GameSpot After Dark.
  
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• 'Sickening and troubling': Senators press VA for top-to-bottom probe in suspicious death scandal

  30-08-2019 23:57 via news.yahoo.com
  Lawmakers want to see what the Veterans Affairs Inspector General concludes about suspicious deaths at a West Virginia VA hospital before taking action.
  
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• Cyberpunk 2077 Will Allow For Non-Lethal Playthroughs, Here's How It'll Work

  30-08-2019 23:45 via gamespot.com
  
  CD Projekt Red revealed a ton of new details about Cyberpunk 2077 during its latest deep-dive video. Among the topics the developer discussed were the different ways in which players could go about playing the game, and it turns out, that includes non-lethal playthroughs.During an interview that followed the gameplay demo, CD Projekt Red revealed that players can play through the entirety of Cyberpunk 2077 without killing another character if they so choose. "You can finish the whole game, you c
  
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• Contra: Rogue Corps - High-Octane Co-op Gameplay | Gamescom 2019

  30-08-2019 23:43 via gamespot.com
  
  At Gamescom 2019 we played Contra: Rogue Corps, a twin-stick four-player shooter with local and online co-op. Contra: Rogue Corps will be released for PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC on September 24.
  
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• Warframe Guass Frame Trailer

  30-08-2019 23:40 via gamespot.com
  
  The trailer for the 41st Warframe, Guass.
  
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• Shovel Knight Dig Gameplay - Mushroom Mines And Spore Knight Boss Fight | PAX West 2019

  30-08-2019 23:36 via gamespot.com
  
  It’s time to put that shovel to use in Shovel Knight Dig. In this gameplay clip we venture into the Mushroom Mines and battle the Spore Knight. Captured on Nintendo at PAX West.
  
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• California deputies rescue wailing bear trapped in dumpster

  30-08-2019 23:24 via news.yahoo.com
  When a late-night trip to a trash container left a wailing bear cub stuck inside near a Lake Tahoe motel, deputies were called upon to help the cub reunite with its family.The cub can be heard crying from inside the metal dumpster in video recorded by Placer County Sheriff's deputies on Tuesday.It then climbs on the side of the trash container but fails to open the heavy lid.
  
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• Trump sends Iran 'best wishes' after its rocket explodes on the launchpad in a 'catastrophic' failure

  30-08-2019 23:22 via news.yahoo.com
  Iran has tried three times this year to put a satellite in space, but each time something has gone terribly wrong with the rocket.
  
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• This Is How Cyberpunk 2077's Cyberware Will Change Gameplay

  30-08-2019 23:22 via gamespot.com
  
  Many RPGs often have complex systems and menus you need to manage as you build up your character, and CD Projekt Red's Cyberpunk 2077 is no different. There is a sophisticated inventory menu in the game where you can manage both your character's equipment, how they look, and their cybernetic prosthetic loadout.So do you want to deck your character out in that sick olive bomber jacket with that crazy light-up collar, or would you prefer the simplicity of a basic hoodie? You have the freedom to ma
  
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• Delta Air Lines pilot charged with alcohol violation

  30-08-2019 23:18 via news.yahoo.com
  A Delta Air Lines pilot from Minnesota was charged Friday with operating an aircraft under the influence of alcohol.Tests confirmed that 37-year-old Gabriel Schroeder, of Rosemont, had a blood alcohol level between 0.04% and 0.08% when detectives arrested him on a plane at the Minneapolis airport just as it started boarding for a flight to San Diego on July 20, according to the criminal complaint.The limit set by the Federal Aviation Administration is 0.04%, which is half the legal limit for dri
  
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• Best Things To Stream For September 2019 - Netflix, Hulu, Amazon, Shudder

  30-08-2019 23:11 via gamespot.com
  
  Need help deciding what to watch on Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime Video, or Shudder? Here are a few things you need to check out that are new on the streaming platforms in September 2019!
  
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• UPDATE 1-FAA panel reviewing 737 MAX certification will take additional time

  30-08-2019 23:04 via news.yahoo.com
  The Federal Aviation Administration said on Friday a blue-ribbon panel of experts around the world will need a few more weeks to finish its review into the Boeing 737 MAX certification.Boeing Co has said it hopes to receive regulatory approval for updated flight control software at the center of both crashes in October, but it could take a month or two for airlines to train pilots on the new software and prepare the jets for commercial flight after sitting idle for months.In September the NTSB p
  
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• Mexican president backs official accused of suspect real estate purchases

  30-08-2019 23:00 via news.yahoo.com
  Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Friday expressed support for Manuel Bartlett, the head of national electricity company CFE, despite accusations that Bartlett has improperly accumulated nearly two dozen luxury properties."I have confidence in Mr. Bartlett," Lopez Obrador told reporters at his morning news conference.The president tapped Bartlett, a veteran politician with a controversial past, to lead Mexico's state-owned power utility.
  
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• Astral Chain: 7 Combat Tips You Need To Know

  30-08-2019 23:00 via gamespot.com
  
  Max breaks down the most essential combat tips to succeed with your Legion in the Nintendo Switch exclusive Astral Chain.
  
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• Samsung may offer up to 1TB of internal storage on the Galaxy S11

  30-08-2019 22:58 via news.yahoo.com
  The most surprising moment at the Samsung media event I attended earlier this month was when the company reps revealed that the Galaxy Note 10 would not feature a microSD card slot. The biggest Android vendor in the world just eliminated an expansion slot on a flagship phone, and even though the pricier Galaxy Note 10+ retained the feature, this seemed like a sign of things to come. And a new rumor adds credence to that idea.SamMobile reports that the Galaxy S11 series will have four different s
  
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• 5,000 bodies found in unmarked graves in Mexico since 2006

  30-08-2019 22:54 via news.yahoo.com
  Nearly 5,000 bodies have been found in more than 3,000 unmarked graves since Mexico deployed the army to fight drug trafficking in 2006, the government said Friday in its first comprehensive report on the carnage.Mexico has been hit by a wave of violence since launching the so-called "drug war," and activists and family members of the country's 40,000 missing persons have been denouncing mass graves for years.It found 3,024 unmarked graves nationwide, with at least 4,974 bodies, Karla Quintana,
  
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• Cyberpunk 2077 Netrunner Class Seems Perfect For Causing Mischief

  30-08-2019 22:53 via gamespot.com
  
  Cyberpunk 2077 developer CD Projekt Red hosted a deep-dive stream and delivered a whole lot of information on the game. Among the deluge of details was a breakdown of what the Netrunner character class will be capable of. The team has made it clear that all of its classes and the gameplay opportunities are flexible and malleable to some degree, but from what we saw the Netrunner definitely looks like one that players who like to cause mischief will enjoy.On the stream, quest designer Phillip Web
  
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• Two NYPD detectives accused of raping teen in their custody won't get jail time

  30-08-2019 22:48 via news.yahoo.com
  Eddie Martins, 39, and Richard Hall, 34, pleaded guilty Thursday to official misconduct and other charges stemming from the incident, which took place in 2017.
  
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• Swedish teen climate activist leads protest near UN

  30-08-2019 22:47 via news.yahoo.com
  Teen climate activist Greta Thunberg drew crowds on land Friday after her two-week sail across the Atlantic as the 16-year-old Swede led a protest march in front of the United Nations.Hundreds of activists, many of them teenagers, surrounded her outside U.N. headquarters, chanting, "Fossil lobbyists have got to go" and, "It's too hot!" — referriang to global warming.It was the New York edition of her weekly Fridays For Future, the student school strikes she has inspired in about 100 cities
  
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• Hurricane Dorian gains strength, expected to hit FL as Category 4

  30-08-2019 22:41 via news.yahoo.com
  Storm preparations are underway in Florida in anticipation of Hurricane Dorian.
  
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• US Attorney rebukes white nationalists in impassioned speech

  30-08-2019 22:40 via news.yahoo.com
  Bonnie Deutsch Burdman of the Youngstown Area Jewish Federation discusses the remarks of U.S. Attorney Justin Herdman and the impact of white nationalism.
  
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• Puerto Rican graveyard flooded in aftermath of Hurricane Dorian

  30-08-2019 22:34 via news.yahoo.com
  In the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian, we're left with an eerie sight of sinking graves, leaking crypts and flooded walkways all around a graveyard in Humacao, Puerto Rico, on Aug. 30.
  
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• Hurricane Dorian: What's the forecast for Florida vacation spots?

  30-08-2019 22:33 via news.yahoo.com
  What the forecast is saying about the impact Hurricane Dorian will have on a number of popular vacation spots.
  
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• NOAA Hurricane Hunters flight director on getting 'up close and personal' with Dorian

  30-08-2019 22:32 via news.yahoo.com
  Jack Parrish explains the key data that can only be gathered by flying a P-3 aircraft into Hurricane Dorian's eyewall.
  
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• What's really behind Trump's surprising tweet on Iran's 'failed satellite launch'

  30-08-2019 22:24 via news.yahoo.com
  Donald Trump has claimed that the US had nothing to do with reports of a failed Iranian satellite launch - and sent his "best wishes and good luck" in determining what happened at the site in Semnan.He tweeted: "The United States of America was not involved in the catastrophic accident during final launch preparations for the Safir SLV Launch at Semnan Launch Site One in Iran. I wish Iran best wishes and good luck in determining what happened at Site One."
  
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• Arkansas police probe 911 dispatcher after caller drowns

  30-08-2019 22:24 via news.yahoo.com
  Fort Smith interim Police Chief Danny Baker said Thursday that Donna Reneau was working her final shift Aug. 24 when Debra Stevens died. Reneau had given her notice two weeks earlier.Police spokesman Aric Mitchell said Friday that Reneau dispatched emergency personnel to find Stevens, 47, who'd driven into an apartment complex parking lot to try to avoid flooding.In the 911 recording, released by police as part of the internal investigation, Stevens was heard crying and begging for help, saying
  
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• US service member killed in Afghanistan: NATO

  30-08-2019 22:14 via news.yahoo.com
  An American service member was killed in Afghanistan, the US-led NATO mission said Friday, the latest US fatality as talks between the US and the Taliban continue."A US service member died during combat operations in Afghanistan, August 29, 2019," NATO's Resolute Support mission said in a statement.The death brings to at least 15 the number of members of the US military to be killed in action in Afghanistan this year, just as Washington is seeking a way out of its longest war.
  
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• Cyberpunk 2077 Gameplay Deep Dive

  30-08-2019 22:09 via gamespot.com
  
  The developers at CD Projekt Red show off an extensive gameplay demo.
  
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• How Cyberpunk 2077's Sidequests Will Work

  30-08-2019 21:55 via gamespot.com
  
  CD Projekt Red gave fans another extended look at Cyberpunk 2077 with its latest deep-dive gameplay video. Following the demonstration, a few of the developers sat down to further discuss the anticipated title, and one topic they touched on was how sidequests, a longtime RPG staple, will work in the upcoming game.Those who've played The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt will remember that sidequests and other jobs could be accepted from various notice boards in each town, but in Cyberpunk 2077, CD Projekt Re
  
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• Hurricane Dorian: Delta capping flight prices, American offering reduced fares from Florida as hurricane nears

  30-08-2019 21:50 via news.yahoo.com
  As Hurricane Dorian hurtles toward the United States, travelers may be trying to evacuate – but are airlines "fare gouging" with high flight prices?
  
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• New York investigators reportedly zero in on Epstein recruiter as net tightens around his 'enablers'

  30-08-2019 21:49 via news.yahoo.com
  New York investigators examining Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking network are turning their attention to a woman who served as his teenage recruiter, it has been claimed. Haley Robson was 16 when she was approached at a swimming pool near her home in Florida by a high school acquaintance who offered her the chance to make some money. Miss Robson, now 33, was told she had to give massages to a billionaire in Palm Beach. She went to Epstein’s house and gave him a massag
  
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• Cyberpunk 2077 Dev Wants To Fix A Really Annoying RPG Problem

  30-08-2019 21:44 via gamespot.com
  
  During its Cyberpunk 2007 deep dive gameplay stream, CD Projekt Red talked at length about various aspects of the upcoming PS4, Xbox One, and PC RPG. One of the interesting tidbits that was discussed was the conflict that can often arise between how items impact the way a character looks and their capabilities. This, according to the developer, is something that the team is very aware of and intends to tackle.In many RPGs, players often have to make sacrifices between equipping items that bestow
  
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• Police admit white powder seized during drugs bust at Gatwick airport is actually cake mix for vegan bakery

  30-08-2019 21:42 via news.yahoo.com
  Police have admitted that white powder seized during a "huge" drugs bust at Gatwick airport is actually cake mix for vegan bakery. Vegan pizza restaurant Purezza was transporting ingredients in a suitcase when a member of staff was stopped by the police on August 28. The white powder, which was divided into 25 blue bags, was sent for tests before officers accepted it was not illegal. British Transport Police said: "'Officers were called to Gatwick Airport station at 1.34pm on August 28 after a s
  
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• Colombian rebels' rearming ups pressure for Maduro

  30-08-2019 21:37 via news.yahoo.com
  A call to arms by former rebel negotiators in Colombia is a blow to the country's fragile peace, but it also provides a tempting target for hawks looking to bring down the person the U.S. accuses of sheltering terrorist groups: Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.On Thursday, the former chief negotiator for the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia announced he would resume fighting, alleging the government has failed to uphold the 2016 peace accord and accusing it of standing by as hund
  
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• Kamala Harris Attended LA Fundraisers The Same Day She Missed Endorsement Interview

  30-08-2019 21:35 via news.yahoo.com
  Ethan Miller/GettySen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) had been scheduled to participate in a question-and-answer session with the left-wing Working Families Party on August 22 as part of the organization’s endorsement process. She did not attend, and as a result of missing the session—and not being able to reschedule before a planned endorsement vote next month—she is now out of contention for the party’s endorsement, as first reported by NBC News. That same day, Harris d
  
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• Appeals court reinstates lawsuit in SC church shooting case

  30-08-2019 21:29 via news.yahoo.com
  A lawsuit over a faulty background check that allowed Dylann Roof to buy the gun he used to kill nine people in a racist attack at a South Carolina church was reinstated Friday by a federal appeals court.A three-judge panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a ruling from a lower court judge who threw out the claims., brought by relatives of people killed in the 2015 massacre at Charleston's AME Emanuel Church, and by survivors.The appeals court disagreed.
  
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• Cyberpunk 2077 Created A New Team To Make Sidequests, After The Witcher 3

  30-08-2019 21:26 via gamespot.com
  
  Cyberpunk 2077 looks to be a massive game, and part of that will be the wealth of sidequests. These "Street Stories" are essentially how you live out your life as a mercenary, and CD Projekt Red says that its experience with The Witcher 3 taught the studio just how meaningful sidequests can be. So much, in fact, that it set up a dedicated team for them."After [The Witcher 3:] Wild Hunt, we actually founded a completely new team, the open world team, which is creating some amazing content to fill
  
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• Condemned Tennessee inmate will be spared execution

  30-08-2019 21:21 via news.yahoo.com
  A Tennessee inmate is leaving death row eight months before what would have been his execution date, after a judge approved an agreement Friday to convert his death sentence to life in prison.Abu-Ali Abdur'Rahman(ah-BOO'-ah-LEE') (AHB'-dur-RAK'-mahn) signed the agreement with prosecutors Wednesday, but Nashville Criminal Court Judge Monte Watkins did not announce his approval until Friday morning.The agreement comes after Abdur'Rahman, who is black, petitioned to reopen his case, presenting evid
  
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• Cyberpunk 2077's Life Paths And Character Creation Sound Very Deep

  30-08-2019 21:17 via gamespot.com
  
  While The Witcher 3 saw you play as the fixed character of Geralt of Rivia, CD Projekt Red's upcoming action-RPG Cyberpunk 2077 will feature a substantial character creator where there are few limits on who you are and what you can become.CD Projekt Red wrapped up its Cyberpunk 2077 livestream, where we saw new gameplay showcasing separate playstyles. In the deep dive livestream, we also got a glimpse at the game's character creator, which first has you selecting from different backgrounds or "l
  
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• Trump Denies U.S. Involvement in Failure of Iranian Rocket Launch

  30-08-2019 21:16 via news.yahoo.com
  President Trump said Friday that the U.S. was not involved in the failure of an Iranian rocket test last week, and added that he wishes the state terror sponsor luck in investigating the explosion.> The United States of America was not involved in the catastrophic accident during final launch preparations for the Safir SLV Launch at Semnan Launch Site One in Iran. I wish Iran best wishes and good luck in determining what happened at Site One. pic.twitter.com/z0iDj2L0Y3> > -- Donald J. T
  
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• Tusk: Domestic politics could drive Britain out of EU

  30-08-2019 21:11 via news.yahoo.com
  British Prime Minister Boris Johnson might decide to go for Brexit at all costs, just to settle domestic political issues, European Council President Donald Tusk said on Friday."The main political problem with Brexit is the situation inside Britain ... the emotions related to this show that we are all victims of Britain's internal politics," Tusk told private broadcaster TVN24.
  
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• Ukraine Is Struggling to Make Sense of Trump and Bolton's Conflicting Messages on Russia

  30-08-2019 21:01 via news.yahoo.com
  After Trump stalled millions in military aid, Ukraine officials are having trouble making sense of the Administration's stance on Russia.
  
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• The Power Of WoW Classic Is More Than Just Nostalgia

  30-08-2019 21:00 via gamespot.com
  
  I died eight times before level 10 in World of Warcraft Classic. Compared to vanilla World of Warcraft back in 2005, that was probably a lot more efficient than the first time around. In 'live,' or 'retail,' or whatever we're calling the current version of World of Warcraft, you really only die in the open world if you make a stupid mistake. WoW Classic is a surprising reminder that the game once seemed to be deeply comfortable with making players fall on their face.In the two years since WoW Cl
  
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• Man Of Medan, Blair Witch Out Today, And You Can Get Them Both On Sale

  30-08-2019 20:54 via gamespot.com
  
  As August comes to an end, we're officially less than a month away from fall. To herald in the season, two of this year's most anticipated horror games have just released, and on the same day: The Dark Pictures: Man of Medan (PS4, Xbox One, PC) and Blair Witch (Xbox One, PC). If you were planning to buy either game on Steam, you'll want to know they're both on sale already at Green Man Gaming. Plus, Man of Medan's console versions are also getting price cuts.The Dark Pictures: Man of MedanWhile
  
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• Haunting Of Hill House Season 2 Cast Announced

  30-08-2019 20:54 via gamespot.com
  
  Netflix's critically acclaimed horror anthology series that kicked of with The Haunting Of Hill House last year is returning for a second season with an all-new spooky house and a healthy mix of new and returning cast. Season 2, titled The Haunting Of Bly Manor, will return at some point next year.Details about the plot are still relatively sparse, but director Mike Flannagan has been slowly rolling out casting announcements on social media. Today, he announced that Catherine Parker, who played
  
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• 2020 Vision: 'Gaffe machine' in high gear, Biden's campaign says it doesn't matter

  30-08-2019 20:46 via news.yahoo.com
  A new poll shows Trump trailing the top Democratic contenders in a hypothetical 2020 general election match-up. The next step for Democrats is a strong debate performance on Sept. 12. Also crucial is a campaign’s follow-through.
  
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• Trial of Accused 9/11 Masterminds Set for 2021

  30-08-2019 20:39 via news.yahoo.com
  The trial of five men charged with planning the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 will begin in 2021, a military judge ruled Friday.The selection of a military jury for the trial of Khalid Shaikh Mohammed and four others accused of planning the attacks will commence on January 11, 2021, the judge in the case, Air Force colonel W. Shane Cohen, said in a ten-page trial-scheduling order. Cohen has also ordered prosecutors to provide certain materials to the defense teams by October 1 in
  
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• Joe Biden under fire for war hero story 'filled with inaccuracies'

  30-08-2019 20:32 via news.yahoo.com
  Joe Biden, the Democratic presidential hopeful, is facing renewed questions over his memory and whether he is too old for office after telling an anecdote about a war hero that appears to be littered with inaccuracies.  The former US vice president faced scrutiny after recounting an emotive story of how a soldier he once presented with a medal did not want it because the person colleague tried to save had died.  Speaking in New Hampshire last week, Mr Biden recalled how he once visited
  
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