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• ‘We are one’: Community vows to heal as police investigate motive for West Texas shootings

  02-09-2019 23:58 via news.yahoo.com
  The West Texas rampage left seven people dead and 23 people injured, including a 17-month-old girl who suffered major facial injuries but survived.
  
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• Hurricane Dorian is at a standstill pounding the Bahamas, and will likely move 'dangerously close' to Florida’s coast this evening

  02-09-2019 23:46 via news.yahoo.com
  Hurricane Dorian, now a Category 3 storm, is still bringing catastrophic conditions to the Bahamas. Its effects may reach Florida Tuesday evening.
  
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• Desperate calls for help from flooded Bahamas islands

  02-09-2019 23:36 via news.yahoo.com
  Port Saint Lucie (United States) (AFP) - The message was desperate, despondent and urgent.
  
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• Police detain Russian opposition activist after Moscow protest

  02-09-2019 23:25 via news.yahoo.com
  Russian opposition activist Lyubov Sobol, an ally of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, was detained by police on Monday after a weekend protest in Moscow, Navalny's spokeswoman said on Twitter.A few thousand Russians took to the streets of Moscow on Saturday to demand free elections to the capital's city legislature on Sept. 8, defying a ban enforced by detentions during previous protests.Protesters have been calling for the release of activists detained in earlier rallies, and Sobol on Saturday de
  
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• 4th time in 4 years: It's hurricane evacuation time in US

  02-09-2019 23:25 via news.yahoo.com
  It's become a hurricane-season ritual in the Southeast: When a storm threatens, coastal residents board up homes, load up SUVs and fill highways where the traffic lanes are reversed to offer a speedy escape inland.For some people, Hurricane Dorian is the fourth storm they have had to flee in four years.Forecasters are not sure if the core of the powerful system will ever strike the U.S. It is predicted to stay offshore as it spins north, paralleling the coasts of Florida, Georgia, South Carolina
  
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• Reports: Israeli army faked casualties in Hezbollah attack

  02-09-2019 23:13 via news.yahoo.com
  Minutes after a Hezbollah anti-tank missile exploded on an Israeli army base, an Israeli military helicopter touched down and medics loaded a soldier on a stretcher aboard.Only it turns out there were no wounded Israeli soldiers.By Monday morning, Israeli media reported on the "deception operation" the military had waged against the Lebanese militant group the day before in the thick of the fog of war.
  
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• As many evacuate for Dorian, a 'hurricane bar' caters to those who stay

  02-09-2019 23:00 via news.yahoo.com
  The Hunkerdown Hideaway calls itself "the hurricane bar." There locals who aren't evacuating have gathered during major storms for years.
  
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• UPDATE 1-Floridians evacuate and grumble as Hurricane Dorian slowly nears

  02-09-2019 22:52 via news.yahoo.com
  At a retirement community in central Florida, elderly residents waited for a bus on Monday to take them to a shelter as one of the most monstrous Atlantic hurricanes on record crawled toward the state.Mary McNiff, 92, sat in her wheelchair waiting to board at the Good Samaritan Society in Kissimmee, near Orlando, one of more than a million people under evacuation orders along the U.S. East Coast on the Labor Day holiday.Forecasters warned it could still be dangerous as it drew closer to Florida
  
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• Saudi-led airstrikes on Yemen rebel-run prison kill over 100

  02-09-2019 22:35 via news.yahoo.com
  Yemeni medics said on Monday they pulled dozens of bodies from the rubble of a Houthi rebel-run detention center that was hit a day earlier by Saudi-led coalition airstrikes, killing over 100 people and wounding dozens.The attack was one of the deadliest in more than four years of war in Yemen that have claimed tens of thousands of lives, thrust millions to the brink of famine and spawned the world's worst humanitarian crisis.The Saudi-led coalition, which has fought the Iran-backed Houthis sinc
  
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• Five dead in Taliban attack on Kabul as US envoy visits

  02-09-2019 22:25 via news.yahoo.com
  A massive explosion rocked central Kabul late Monday, killing at least five people in a Taliban-claimed attack near an international complex while the US special envoy leading talks with the insurgents visited the Afghan capital.The blast took place in a residential area near Green Village, a large compound that houses aid agencies and international organisations, interior ministry spokesman Nasrat Rahimi said.It came while Afghanistan's main TV station Tolo News aired an interview with the US e
  
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• Hurricane Dorian cruise update: Extended vacation for some; delayed, canceled trips for others

  02-09-2019 21:59 via news.yahoo.com
  Carnival, Royal Caribbean, Norwegian Cruise Line and others are extending some travelers' vacations, shortening others and changing scheduled stops.
  
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• Dorian triggers massive flooding across Bahamas; at least 5 dead

  02-09-2019 21:45 via news.yahoo.com
  Forecasters warned that Dorian could generate a storm surge as high as 23 feet.
  
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• Thousands evacuated in Germany as WWII bomb found

  02-09-2019 20:56 via news.yahoo.com
  More than 15,000 people were evacuated late Monday from the northern German city of Hanover following the discovery of an unexploded World War II bomb, city officials said.Residents of the capital of the state of Lower Saxony were told to leave their homes in the early evening as a precaution on the discovery of the 250 kilogram (550 pound) device, city authorities said on their website.The unearthing of World War II era bombs is a common occurrence in Hanover, home to some 500,000 people and on
  
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• Iran says views converging with France on breaking impasse

  02-09-2019 20:49 via news.yahoo.com
  Iran said Monday its views have been converging with those of France on ways to save a nuclear deal at risk of unravelling since the US withdrew last year.Government spokesman Ali Rabiei also suggested President Hassan Rouhani could meet US counterpart Donald Trump if it served Iran's interests, while cautioning there was no need to meet an "agitator" in the current circumstances.Rouhani has had a series of phone calls with French President Emmanuel Macron in recent weeks aimed at salvaging the
  
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• Floridians evacuate and grumble as Hurricane Dorian slowly nears

  02-09-2019 20:38 via news.yahoo.com
  At a retirement community in central Florida, elderly residents waited for a bus on Monday to take them to a shelter as one of the most monstrous Atlantic hurricanes on record crawled toward the state.Mary McNiff, 92, sat in her wheelchair waiting to board at the Good Samaritan Society in Kissimmee, near Orlando, one of more than a million people under evacuation orders along the U.S. East Coast on the Labor Day holiday.Forecasters warned it could still be dangerous as it drew closer to Florida
  
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• Johnson Threatens Oct. 14 Election Over No-Deal: Brexit Update

  02-09-2019 20:29 via news.yahoo.com
  (Bloomberg) -- Follow @Brexit, sign up to our Brexit Bulletin, and tell us your Brexit story. Boris Johnson is planning for a general election on Oct. 14 if he loses a crucial vote over a no-deal Brexit in Parliament this week, a senior U.K. official said. The prime minister said he will not delay leaving the European Union in a speech after a short-notice meeting with his cabinet. Members of Parliament are planning to pass legislation to force the prime minister to delay Brexit until
  
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• Hurricane Dorian triggers massive flooding across Bahamas

  02-09-2019 20:26 via news.yahoo.com
  Hurricane Dorian unleashed massive flooding across the Bahamas on Monday, pummeling the islands with so much wind and water that authorities urged people to find floatation devices and grab hammers to break out of their attics if necessary.The fearsome Category 4 storm slowed almost to a standstill as it shredded roofs, hurled cars and forced even rescue crews to take shelter until the onslaught passed.Other reports involved a group of eight children and five adults stranded on a highway and two
  
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• Best PAX West 2019 Cosplay -- Cyberpunk 2077, Borderlands, Monster Hunter, More (Day 3)

  02-09-2019 20:24 via gamespot.com
  
  The Best Cosplay From PAX West Day 3
  As one of the video games' biggest fan gatherings, PAX is always a golden opportunity to spot some spectacular cosplay. This year's PAX West was no exception. From timeless characters like Cloud and Zero to creative mash-ups like Zero Suit Waluigi, check out some of our favorites below.For more PAX West 2019 cosplay galleries, check out the links below.Best PAX West 2019 Cosplay -- Warframe, Borderlands, Overwatch, More (Day 1)Best PAX West 2019 Cosplay -- Cy
  
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• California boat fire: Eight confirmed dead as 25 remain missing near Santa Cruz Island

  02-09-2019 20:03 via news.yahoo.com
  Four bodies have been recovered and a further four identified on the ocean floor following a fire on a diving boat off Santa Cruz Island, California.Lt Cmdr Matthew Kroll of the US Coast Guard said the bodies were found close to the wreckage of the Conception, which caught fire in the early hours while 33 passengers were asleep below deck.
  
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• US to start Afghan withdrawal with 5,000 troops out in 20 weeks

  02-09-2019 19:55 via news.yahoo.com
  America has agreed in principle to withdraw 5,000 troops from five military bases in 20 weeks, in a deal with the Taliban to kick start talks with the Afghan government. The accord which could be announced as early as Wednesday would see US troops begin to pull back from their longest ever conflict, in return for a reduction in Taliban attacks and the start of formal negotiations with Ashraf Ghani's government. A large blast hit Kabul on Monday evening, close to a heavily fortified compound hous
  
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• Hurricane Dorian: millions in coastal US warned to 'get out now' ahead of storm

  02-09-2019 19:48 via news.yahoo.com
  Officials in Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas on Monday issued mandatory evacuation orders as 155mph winds batter BahamasPeople check out the waves in the ocean as Hurricane Dorian continues to make its way toward the Florida coast on Monday in West Palm Beach, Florida.Photograph: Joe Raedle/Getty ImagesThe islands of the northern Bahamas continued to receive a pounding from Hurricane Dorian’s 155mph winds on Monday before the most powerful Atlantic cyclone of modern times set its sights
  
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• U.S. and Poland Ink 5G Security Agreement Amid Anti-Huawei Campaign

  02-09-2019 19:36 via news.yahoo.com
  (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. and Poland agreed Monday to a deal designed to secure 5G wireless networks in the European country, a move that could result in blocking Huawei Technologies Co. and other Chinese telecommunications firms from its networks.The deal with Poland comes as the U.S. has been courting companies to reject Chinese technology in their next generation of wireless networks, telling allies it could put their citizens’ data at risk of espionage. It was signed by U.S. Vice Preside
  
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• Hong Kong students join boycott after weekend of violence

  02-09-2019 19:36 via news.yahoo.com
  They wore masks over their mouths, but the voice of Hong Kong students was loud and clear on Monday (September 2).Thousands of them chose to boycott school and university for the day, in the latest anti-government protest here that some fear could one day be made illegal. (SOUNDBITE) (English) PRO-DEMOCRACY ACTIVIST AGNES CHOW, SAYING:"If we stop fighting, Hong Kong will be ended and one country two system might properly be ended, and our rights, our basic political right of getting involved in
  
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• This Shiny Charizard Pokemon Card Just Sold For Over $10,000

  02-09-2019 19:35 via gamespot.com
  
  Every Pokemon card collector will know that the rarest cards can fetch a small fortune, and sometimes they even get lost in the mail. But what’s unusual about the latest card to have the community abuzz is that it is from a set barely two weeks old, and yet has already fetched a sum of over $10,000 on eBay.Hidden Fates is the latest expansion in the Pokemon Trading Card Game, but this one is special. The main set is relatively small at just 68 cards, compared to the couple of hundred we&rs
  
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• Brother of British woman killed by expat husband pleads with UAE judge for murder sentence

  02-09-2019 19:26 via news.yahoo.com
  The family of a murdered British woman has said Dubai will set a "dangerous" precedent if it releases her husband from prison this week, two years after he bludgeoned her to death with a hammer.  Francis Matthew, 62, will fight his murder conviction on Wednesday on the grounds that his wife, Jane, provoked him during an argument at their Dubai family home. Two years into a potential 15 year sentence, his lawyers will claim she called him a “loser”, which provoked the attack. &nb
  
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• U.S. wants Brexit that encourages stability in Ireland: Vice President Pence

  02-09-2019 19:15 via news.yahoo.com
  The United States wants the terms of Britain's exit from the European Union to protect stability on the island of Ireland and respect Northern Ireland's 1998 peace deal, U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said on Monday.A proposed clause in Britain's EU divorce deal designed to protect the peace deal by ensuring an open border between Ireland and Northern Ireland has become the key sticking point in efforts to agree a managed exit before Britain's exit date of Oct. 31, raising fears of a chaotic wit
  
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• Labor Day sale chops the Instant Pot Duo 60 to its lowest price since Prime Day

  02-09-2019 18:53 via news.yahoo.com
  If you missed Amazon's big Prime Day sale on the Instant Pot Duo 60 WHITE 6 Qt 7-in-1 Multi-Use Programmable Pressure Cooker, you've probably been bummed out ever since July. Well, it's time to turn that frown upside down because Amazon is running a fantastic Labor Day sale on this best-selling Instant Pot. This $100 model now comes in three new colors and they're all discounted from $100 to just $59.99. This deal is available only on Monday though, so you need to hurry or you might miss out!Her
  
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• Ratings Board Responds To NBA 2K20's MyTeam Trailer And Gambling Criticisms

  02-09-2019 18:43 via gamespot.com
  
  European video game age-rating organisation, PEGI, has responded to complaints filed by some after watching the NBA 2K20 MyTeam trailer released last week. The video is largely focused on the various mini-games players have access to as a means of winning in-game rewards, featuring standard casino games such as slot machines and prize wheels. NBA 2K20 is rated E for Everyone in the US and PEGI-3 in Europe.The fact it can be legally bought by children led Reddit user Anime-NoireChan to e-mail PEG
  
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• Facing criticism over deportations, U.S. to look again at some deferral requests

  02-09-2019 18:40 via news.yahoo.com
  The Trump administration, facing criticism over deportations from lawmakers and civil rights groups, said on Monday it would reopen consideration of some deferral requests for compelling circumstances such as medical conditions.In August, the U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) said it was "no longer entertaining" such requests from people outside the U.S. military, but on Monday said it would reopen and complete cases that were pending on Aug. 7, the day the new policy took effe
  
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• Hurricane Dorian: ‘Extremely dangerous’ storm kills five in Bahamas as Donald Trump plays golf

  02-09-2019 18:38 via news.yahoo.com
  Five people have been killed by Hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas, the nation’s prime minister has revealed, as Donald Trump spent part of the day playing golf.As the Category 4 storm pummelled the Bahamas with 233kph (145mph) winds, triggering huge damage and massive flooding, Hubert Minnis said at least five people had been killed and that more than 20 had been injured.
  
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• Palestinians demand women's protection after suspicious death

  02-09-2019 18:35 via news.yahoo.com
  Social media posts have alleged that Israa Ghrayeb, 21, died following beatings by her family members in a supposed "honour killing".The family denies the claims and insists Ghrayeb, from Beit Sahour near Bethlehem in the southern West Bank, had a stroke.The death has caused anger in the occupied West Bank, with the hashtag "We are all Israa Ghrayeb" trending on Palestinian social media.
  
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• Hurricane Dorian Is Barely Moving at All. Here's Why That Makes it Especially Dangerous

  02-09-2019 18:20 via news.yahoo.com
  Dorian packs winds of over 150 miles an hour, but the storm itself is crawling along
  
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• This might be the lowest price we’ve ever seen for a top-rated 75-inch 4K TV

  02-09-2019 18:07 via news.yahoo.com
  You can always find great deals on Labor Day, but you don't typically expect them to rival massive sales events like Black Friday and Prime Day. That's why Amazon's current sale on the top-rated TCL 75R617 75-Inch 4K Ultra HD Roku Smart LED TV is such a fantastic surprise. This massive 75-inch television has a gorgeous display along with built-in Roku software so you can stream anything you want. It's already a killer value at $1,400, but the sale price of $1,152.48 may very well be the lowest p
  
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• Revealed: How a secret Dutch mole aided the U.S.-Israeli Stuxnet cyberattack on Iran

  02-09-2019 18:00 via news.yahoo.com
  For years, an enduring mystery has surrounded the Stuxnet virus attack that targeted Iran’s nuclear program: How did the U.S. and Israel get their malware onto computer systems at the highly secured uranium-enrichment plant?
  
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• Ask the Captain: What airline dispatchers do; plus, how ground crews know when to move in

  02-09-2019 17:57 via news.yahoo.com
  Captain John Cox explains why the dispatcher is the most important team member after the pilot and how ground crew members know when to move in.
  
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• Iranian tanker blacklisted by US off Lebanon, Syria coasts

  02-09-2019 17:43 via news.yahoo.com
  The Iranian tanker Adrian Darya 1 blacklisted by the United States has been off the coast of Lebanon and Syria for the past 24 hours, maritime monitors said on Monday.The vessel has been zigzagging in the eastern Mediterranean since it was released from the British overseas territory of Gibraltar on August 18, after being held for six weeks on suspicion it was delivering oil for Tehran's ally Damascus."The Adrian Darya 1 has stopped just 45 nautical miles (83km/52 miles) west of Tripoli, Lebanon
  
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• The Epic Games Store Development Roadmap Will No Longer Display Expected Dates

  02-09-2019 17:38 via gamespot.com
  
  The Epic Games Store's Trello roadmap has been revamped and will no longer list the planned release dates for features currently in development. The company created the Trello board close to the store's launch in an effort to increase transparency.In a blog post, Epic announced that dates and expected delivery times have been removed. The Trello board previously listed target windows so players could track when new features were arriving, but Epic often missed these dates or rolled them out to
  
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• Cyberpunk 2077 Will Be Locked Into First-Person During Cutscenes

  02-09-2019 17:35 via gamespot.com
  
  Cyberpunk 2077 developer CD Projekt Red is so committed to first-person in its upcoming role-playing game, that even cutscenes will be locked to the perspective (and yes, that includes sex scenes as well). It marks a notable change for the studio after its work on the third-person Witcher series.CD Projekt Red already explained the importance of Cyberpunk 2077's first-person viewpoint at E3 2018, and has clearly stuck to its guns despite some early backlash. Marcin Momot, the global community le
  
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• Cyberpunk 2077 To Be Locked In First-Person During Cutscenes

  02-09-2019 17:35 via gamespot.com
  
  Cyberpunk 2077 developer CD Projekt Red is so committed to first-person in its upcoming role-playing game, that even cutscenes will be locked to the perspective (and yes, that includes sex scenes as well). It marks a notable change for the studio after its work on the third-person Witcher series.CD Projekt Red already explained the importance of Cyberpunk 2077's first-person viewpoint at E3 2018, and has clearly stuck to its guns despite some early backlash. Marcin Momot, the global community le
  
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• View Photos of Aston Martin Vanquish 25 by Callum

  02-09-2019 17:30 via news.yahoo.com
  See photos of the former Aston designer's modernization of the Vanquish.From Car and Driver
  
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• Today Only: GameStop's Labor Day Deals Include PS Classic For $20

  02-09-2019 17:20 via gamespot.com
  
  GameStop's Labor Day sale is officially live. As of midnight on Monday, Sept. 2, you can find a wide range of new deals available on GameStop's website, and they're live for today only.The sale includes popular products that once lived on ThinkGeek's website (which shut down earlier this summer), like the Poke Ball waffle maker and Thor's hammer toolbox. The PlayStation Classic is available for just $20 (as a reminder, it launched at $100 MSRP just last December). You can also save on games like
  
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• Israel 'ruse' in spotlight after Lebanon flare-up

  02-09-2019 17:17 via news.yahoo.com
  Israeli troops roll a comrade wrapped in apparent blood-stained bandages on a stretcher, but the dramatic scene shot after a flare-up with Lebanon's Hezbollah may not have been what it seemed.Israeli media said the thinking may have been that faking casualties would de-escalate the situation by allowing Hezbollah to believe it had successfully carried out its revenge mission.There would then be time for Israel to respond.
  
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• The Latest: Iran, France race to save nuclear deal

  02-09-2019 17:12 via news.yahoo.com
  French and Iranian experts were huddling in Paris as the clock ticks on an end-of-the-week deadline for Europe to come up with a way for Iran to sell its oil despite U.S. sanctions — or face a new scaling back of the 2015 nuclear accord.A visit on Monday by Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and a team of economists was wrapped in discretion.The meeting coincided with a Moscow visit by Iran's foreign minister, who made an exceptional appearance in Biarritz last week on the side
  
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• Pakistan grants consular aid to Indian facing death penalty

  02-09-2019 17:09 via news.yahoo.com
  Pakistan on Monday granted rare consular access to an Indian man facing the deal penalty after being convicted of spying.The foreign ministry said it allowed an Indian diplomat in Islamabad to meet with Kulbhushan Jadhav, in compliance with a July order from the International Court of Justice.At the time, the United Nations' highest court ordered Pakistan to stay the Jadhav's execution.
  
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• Hurricane Dorian is grinding closer to the US, with devastating winds due in Florida as soon as tonight

  02-09-2019 17:09 via news.yahoo.com
  Hurricane Dorian, now at Category 4, was crawling west in the Caribbean on Monday, venting its fury on Grand Bahama before its expected US arrival.
  
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• CORRECTED-UPDATE 2-Guatemala arrests former presidential candidate on eve of UN-graft team exit

  02-09-2019 17:02 via news.yahoo.com
  Guatemalan police arrested former presidential candidate Sandra Torres at her home on Monday on charges of violating campaign finance rules, just hours before the departure of a U.N. anti-corruption commission that shook the political class.A former first lady, the 63-year-old Torres finished second to President-elect Alejandro Giammattei last month in her third attempt to win the office.The fight against corruption has dominated Guatemala's political scene since the International Commission aga
  
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• Top New Games Releasing On Switch, PS4, Xbox One, And PC This Month -- September 2019

  02-09-2019 17:00 via gamespot.com
  
  We've reached September, which means the seasons are changing all around the world. New Releases is here to highlight some of the biggest games coming this month. You can take a snowy retreat with Monster Hunter World's Iceborne expansion or an island getaway with The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening. You can also stay indoors and take to the basketball court with NBA 2K20. Finally, shooter fans can take on the Locust in Gears 5 or the Calypso Twins in Borderlands 3.Monster Hunter World: Icebor
  
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• Angel Has Fallen Stays Top Of Box Office Chart, But It's The Year's Second Lowest Weekend

  02-09-2019 16:56 via gamespot.com
  
  Late August is traditionally a very quiet time for the box office, with the summer's big movies already released and the big awards films waiting in the wings. Next week sees the the release of the highly anticipated horror sequel It: Chapter 2, but this weekend was marked only by having the second worst box office results of the year so far.The Gerard Butler-starring action sequel Angel Has Fallen held onto the top slot for the second week, with an estimated weekend gross of $11.5 million, brin
  
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• Santa Cruz boat fire: fight to save lives as 34 people trapped below deck

  02-09-2019 16:55 via news.yahoo.com
  The US coast guard is scrambling to reach 34 people who were sleeping below deck when their scuba-diving boat caught fire off the coast of California.  The blaze broke out at 3.14am local time. Five crew members were able to be rescued given their position on the boat but the fate of those trapped below is not known.  The 75-foot (22-meter) boat was located near Santa Cruz Island off the coast from Los Angeles and was carrying passengers for a cruise on Labour Day, a US bank
  
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• Pakistan grants India access to alleged spy on death row

  02-09-2019 16:55 via news.yahoo.com
  Pakistan granted consular access to an alleged Indian spy on death row Monday, sparking claims from New Delhi that the prisoner was under "extreme pressure" and unable to speak freely during the meeting.The consular visit comes weeks after the International Court of Justice in July ordered Islamabad to provide the prisoner and alleged spy -- Kulbhushan Jadhav -- with consular access but rejected India's demand he be freed."While we await a comprehensive report, it was clear that Shri Jadhav appe
  
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