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• We Visited a Pokemon Center at the Tallest Tower in the World

  03-09-2018 23:30
  While in Japan for the Pokemon Go Safari Zone event in Yokosuka last week, we stopped by Tokyo’s Skytree Town for a look at one of Japan’s Pokemon Center stores.
  The Skytree Town store opened in 2016 and is located in the East Yard of the plaza that holds Tokyo Skytree, Japan’s biggest structure and the tallest tower in the world.
  While Skytree stretches 634 meters tall and attendees can climb all the way to the 450th floor, the Pokemon Center is located on the fourth stor
  
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• Myanmar court jails Reuters reporters for seven years in landmark secrets case

  03-09-2018 23:29 via yahoo.com
  The defense can appeal the decision to a regional court and then the supreme court.The verdict comes amid mounting pressure on the government of Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi over a security crackdown sparked by attacks by Rohingya Muslim insurgents on security forces in Rakhine State in west Myanmar in August 2017.More than 700,000 stateless Rohingya Muslims have fled into Bangladesh since then, according to U.N. agencies.
  
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• Burned National Museum in Rio had relics from around world

  03-09-2018 23:28 via yahoo.com
  RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil's National Museum in Rio de Janeiro, which suffered a massive fire late Sunday, boasted the largest archive of historical artifacts and documents in Latin America, some 20 million pieces from around the globe. Museum officials say it's too soon to say what had been lost or spared, as firefighters were still putting out ambers and assessing whether it was safe to enter.
  
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• Trump Blasts Jeff Sessions Over Indictments Of 2 GOP Congressmen

  03-09-2018 23:20 via yahoo.com
  President Donald Trump took to Twitter on Labor Day to once again air his
  
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• Government cuts blamed for Brazil National Museum inferno

  03-09-2018 22:55 via yahoo.com
  Brazilian officials on Monday blamed years of government cutbacks for an inferno that gutted the treasured National Museum, described by President Michel Temer as a "tragic" loss of knowledge and heritage.
  
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• The Latest: US ambassador condemns reporter convictions

  03-09-2018 22:25 via yahoo.com
  YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — The Latest on the conviction of two Reuters reporter in Myanmar for illegally possessing official documents (all times local):
  
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• Super Meat Boy Forever Shows How You Fight A Boss In An Auto Runner

  03-09-2018 21:44
  In the world of video games, "auto runner" is a four-letter word. It conjures up free-to-play mobile titles and endless runners that conveniently offer you the opportunity to keep playing when you fail for a price. In some ways, it is a simplification of the platforming genre, but games like Super Mario Run and Rayman Run have proven that plenty of fun and challenge can be found when you're not in charge of your forward momentum.
  Super Meat Boy Forever is an auto runner, but nothing about it fee
  
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• Brazil's first human, a 'priceless' loss from Rio's museum fire

  03-09-2018 21:25 via yahoo.com
  Brazil on Monday mourned the loss of the "first Brazilian," Luzia, after the 12,000-year-old fossil was destroyed in a raging fire that ripped through Rio de Janeiro's treasured National Museum.The jewel in the crown of the museum's collection of 20 million valuable pieces, Luzia was the first human fossil found in Brazil, in the southwestern Minas Gerais state in 1970."Luzia is a priceless loss for everyone interested in civilization," Paulo Knauss, director at Brazil's national history museum,
  
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• 50,000 attend concert against German far-Right amid calls for surveillance of AfD

  03-09-2018 20:49 via yahoo.com
  More than 50,000 people attended a special open-air protest concert against the far-Right yesterday (MON) in Chemnitz, the German city that has been the scene of neo-Nazi rallies in recent days. Huge crowds streamed into the small eastern city from across Germany to make a stand against the far-Right protests which saw foreigners hunted through the streets and neo-Nazis openly giving the Hitler salute last week. Several of the country’s best known rock groups  came together for a
  
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• The Latest: Suspect shot at California racetrack is named

  03-09-2018 20:39 via yahoo.com
  SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Latest on a man shot by deputies at a California racetrack (all times local):
  
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• Roseanne Barr Says She’s Moving To Israel When ‘The Conners’ Premieres

  03-09-2018 20:37 via yahoo.com
  Roseanne Barr isn't going to be around when "The Conners" premieres this fall.
  
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• 2-year-old Florida boy missing after he and mother were offered ride with stranger

  03-09-2018 20:21 via yahoo.com
  AMBER ALERT: A 2-year-old Florida boy is missing after he and his mother were offered a ride with a stranger.
  
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• Toyota's Gas Turbine-Powered Century and Sports 800

  03-09-2018 20:07 via yahoo.com
  The Japanese giant's gas-turbine hybrid project started with the luxurious Century in 1975, only to end in a stillborn 'Personal Gran Turismo' by 1987.
  
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• dELiA*s may a thing of the past, but its aesthetic is stronger than ever

  03-09-2018 20:00 via yahoo.com
  sOMe tRenDs nEvEr dIe – ThEy jUsT reTuRn iN dIffErEnt fOrM. Case in point: Delia's (stylized on its catalog cover as dELiA*s.) More than once, the internet has mourned the loss of the teen girl clothing store with the erratically capitalized name and its incredible catalog.  SEE ALSO: This country needs Jimmy Carter's impeccable cardigan collection now more than ever Every few years or so, someone announces the brand’s death, only for the brand to reemerge in some diminished for
  
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• Texas Doctor Apologizes After Saying Female Physicians 'Do Not Work As Hard'

  03-09-2018 19:59 via yahoo.com
  After a study found women in medicine are paid a fraction of what their male counterparts earn
  
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• Paul Manafort's daughter changes her last name to avoid 'public perception'

  03-09-2018 19:59 via yahoo.com
  The daughter of President Donald Trump's disgraced campaign chairman is changing her surname to separate herself from its "public perception". Paul Manafort, who was Mr Trump's campaign chief during the summer of 2016, was found guilty on eight charges of tax and bank fraud last month.  His daughter Jessica Manafort has now filed paperwork in a New York court to legally change her last name, the New York Post reported.  Ms Manafort, an independent filmmaker, told the newspaper she was
  
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• Tensions flare after fire destroys Brazil museum in 'tragedy foretold'

  03-09-2018 19:57 via yahoo.com
  The rising tensions reflect anger over the destruction of the much-loved yet dilapidated museum, which suffered from declining federal funding.The fire stirred emotions in Brazil, whose angry electorate is reeling from a frail economy, widespread graft and rising violence ahead of an unpredictable presidential election in October."Our community is very mobilized, and very indignant," said Roberto Leher, the rector of the Rio de Janeiro federal university, which administers the museum.
  
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• China raises fears of 'new colonialism' with $60 billion investment across Africa

  03-09-2018 19:38 via yahoo.com
  Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday pledged $60 billion in financing for projects in Africa in the form of assistance, investment and loans, as China furthers efforts to link the continent's economic prospects to its own. Speaking to a gathering of African leaders in Beijing, Mr Xi said the figure includes $15 billion in grants, interest-free loans and concessional loans, $20 billion in credit lines, $10 billion for "development financing" and $5 billion to buy import
  
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• Insider attack kills US soldier in Afghanistan

  03-09-2018 19:12 via yahoo.com
  A US soldier was killed and another wounded in an "apparent insider attack" in eastern Afghanistan on Monday, NATO said, marking the sixth American service member death in the war-torn country this year.General Scott Miller, who took command of US and NATO forces in Afghanistan on Sunday, said the soldier's death was "a tragic loss".The wounded soldier was in a stable condition, the statement said.
  
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• Twitter Users Shred Trump For Attacking Union Leader Richard Trumka On Labor Day

  03-09-2018 18:55 via yahoo.com
  President Donald Trump took time on Labor Day to attack one of the country's
  
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• Woman found dead, three people missing in Arizona boat crash

  03-09-2018 18:36 via yahoo.com
  Several people were rescued by nearby boaters, the Mohave County Sheriff's Office said.
  
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• Thousands pack huge anti-racism gig as Merkel urges Germans to speak out

  03-09-2018 18:36 via yahoo.com
  Tens of thousands of people thronged an anti-racism concert Monday in protest against xenophobic mobs that ran rampage in the city of Chemnitz, as Chancellor Angela Merkel urged Germans to stand up against the far right's message of hate and division.Chemnitz, in former communist Saxony state, was flung into the spotlight as far-right protesters went after foreign-looking people in violent demonstrations last week against the fatal stabbing of a man, allegedly by an Iraqi.Bearing anti-racism pos
  
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• San Bernardino shooting: Eight people shot at California apartment complex

  03-09-2018 18:35 via yahoo.com
  Eight people have been shot in a mass shooting at an apartment complex in San Bernardino, California, police have said.Captain Richard Lawhead said multiple weapons were fired in what police believe was an exchange of gunfire.Detectives do not have a motive for the shooting.
  
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• Blog: Why academics can no longer compete in game AI competitions

  03-09-2018 18:29
  Zynga's principal data scientist Ben Weber looks at why closed APIs and massive compute requirements are large hurdles for universities....
  
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• What We Know About The Money Behind Brett Kavanaugh's Confirmation Fight

  03-09-2018 18:28 via yahoo.com
  Before senators ask Judge Brett Kavanaugh a single question in his
  
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• Militants must be 'cleaned out' of Syria's Idlib, Iran says

  03-09-2018 18:21 via yahoo.com
  (Reuters) - Iran called on Monday for militants to be "cleaned out" of Syria's Idlib province, as it prepared for talks with Syria and Russia about confronting the last major enclave held by rebels opposed to President Bashar al-Assad.Syrian government forces are planning a phased offensive in Idlib and surrounding areas held by insurgents fighting Assad, who has been backed by both Russian and Iranian forces in the country's conflict.U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said Washington views
  
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• 12 Minutes Of Xenoblade Chronicles 2: Torna – The Golden Country Gameplay

  03-09-2018 18:00
  During PAX West 2018 we got a chance to play the upcoming Xenoblade Chronicles 2 expansion/prequel Torna – The Golden Country. The new chapter follows a new party of characters, takes place 500 years before the events of Xenoblade Chronicles 2, and features a reworked combat system that gives you direct control over more direct control over Blades. You can see it all in actin in the video above.Torna – The Golden Country releases as part of Xenoblade Chronicles 2's expansion pas
  
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• UN schools for Palestinians defy funding cuts, open on time

  03-09-2018 17:59 via yahoo.com
  BEIRUT (AP) — United Nations schools for Palestinian refugees in Lebanon started the new school year on time on Monday, despite the U.S. decision to cancel funding to the international body's Palestinian relief agency.
  
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• Israel does not rule out striking Iranian targets in Iraq

  03-09-2018 17:43 via yahoo.com
  Israeli Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman on Monday signalled his country could strike Iranian targets in Iraq if they threatened Israel, saying it would hit wherever necessary."We will face any Iranian threat, no matter where it comes from," Lieberman said in response to a question about reports that Iran had provided ballistic missiles to allied Shiite militias in Iraq in recent months.Israel has pledged to stop Iran, its main enemy, from entrenching itself militarily in neighbouring Syria, w
  
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• Iran FM says 'terrorists must be purged' from Syria's Idlib

  03-09-2018 17:43 via yahoo.com
  DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Iran's foreign minister said at the start of a visit to Damascus on Monday that "terrorists must be purged" from Syria's Idlib and the entire northwestern province returned to government control.
  
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• Russian state television introduces weekly show in praise of Vladimir Putin 

  03-09-2018 17:32 via yahoo.com
  A weekly show glorifying Vladimir Putin's political acumen, physical fitness and love of children has made its debut on Russian state television, raising concerns of a Stalinesque “personality cult”. The hour-long show, titled “Moscow. Kremlin. Putin.,” comes after the president's popularity took a hit over an widely loathed plan to raise the pension age. Hosted by Vladimir Soloviev, a TV and radio personality who previously authored documentary films and books about Mr P
  
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• Woman With Baby in Car Leads Cops on High-Speed Chase Before Crashing: Cops

  03-09-2018 17:31 via yahoo.com
  Caitlyn Rodriguez, 29, allegedly fled during a traffic stop after her Mercedes SUV was pulled over by a trooper with the Texas Department of Public Safety on June 15.
  
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• Eight shot at apartment complex in San Bernardino, California

  03-09-2018 17:15 via yahoo.com
  Police in the Southern California city were unsure what motivated the shooting late on Sunday in an outdoor common area where a group of people had gathered, said San Bernardino police spokesman Captain Richard Lawhead."Right now, nobody is cooperating and providing us with the information we need to help us locate a suspect or what led to the shooting or anything else," Lawhead said in a phone interview.Two people, including the 17-year-old boy, were hospitalized in extremely critical condition
  
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• Rudy Giuliani On White House Blocking Release Of Full Mueller Report: ‘I’m Sure We Will’

  03-09-2018 17:03 via yahoo.com
  Rudy Giuliani says the White House would likely attempt to block a full public
  
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• Family, friends say final goodbye to McCain

  03-09-2018 17:01 via yahoo.com
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Sen. John McCain's final journey ended on a grassy hill at the U.S. Naval Academy within view of the Severn River and earshot of midshipmen present and future, and alongside a lifelong friend.
  
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• Get ready for losing Cayde-6 by watching the first mission from Destiny 2: Forsaken

  03-09-2018 17:00 via gamesradar.com
  Watch the opening mission of Destiny 2: Forsaken here, and prepare your tissue box now
  
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• Palestinians in Lebanon fear aid cuts will slash school access

  03-09-2018 16:57 via yahoo.com
  It's back to school for Palestinian refugees in Lebanon, but funding cuts to the UN agency supporting them means students may only be in class until the end of month.Palestinian flags hang from the ceiling and most of the walls are covered in doodles and Arabic graffiti: "Neymar," in tribute to the popular Brazilian footballer, "You are the darling of my heart," and "Palestine".Across the region, more than half a million Palestinian students may lose access to their education after the United St
  
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• World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth - when do Warfronts and Uldir go live?

  03-09-2018 16:47 via gamesradar.com
  September 4 brings an influx of new content to WoW
  
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• Labor Day 2018: The riot that gave rise to America's national holiday

  03-09-2018 16:47 via yahoo.com
  Labor Day is being observed in the US today, the national holiday commonly celebrated with parades, parties, picnics, cookouts and shopping sprees.Peter McGuire, general secretary of the Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners and vice president of the American Federation of Labor, is often credited with putting forward the initial idea in spring 1882.The first Labor Day was duly held on 5 September 1882 in New York City at the instigation of the CLU, with a street parade held in Union Square.
  
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• Amber Alert Issued for Florida Boy, 2, Who Vanished After Stranger Knocked Out Mother

  03-09-2018 16:36 via yahoo.com
  Cops have now issued an Amber Alert for the boy, 2-year-old Jordan Belliveau.
  
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• Cory Booker is on the campaign trail, but not in the way you might think

  03-09-2018 16:34 via yahoo.com
  The current midterm election cycle has been a long strange trip for New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker.
  
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• Putin, Erdogan, Rohani to hold Syria talks Friday: Kremlin

  03-09-2018 16:17 via yahoo.com
  The Kremlin on Monday said the leaders of Russia, Iran and Turkey would on Friday hold a tripartite summit in Iran seeking an end to the Syrian conflict.In a statement confirming the date of September 7 that was reported earlier by Turkish media, the Kremlin said Putin would "make a working visit to Iran" for the talks.
  
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• Under-attack Pope calls for 'silence and prayer'

  03-09-2018 16:04 via yahoo.com
  Pope Francis on Monday said "silence and prayer" were the answer to those seeking "scandal and division", amid a barrage of attacks from ultra-conservative Catholics."With people who lack goodwill, with people who seek only scandal, who seek only division, who seek only destruction, even within the family: (there is nothing but) silence.Among some ultra-conservative Catholics, the pope is regarded as a dangerous progressive who is more interested in social issues than traditional Church matters.
  
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• JD.com CEO returns to China after arrest in U.S. sexual misconduct case

  03-09-2018 16:00 via yahoo.com
  The CEO of JD.com Inc, Richard Liu, has returned to China, the Chinese e-commerce giant said on Monday, days after he was arrested by police in the U.S. city of Minneapolis on suspicion of criminal sexual conduct and later released.A Minnesota-based lawyer for Liu, Earl Gray, said Liu denies any wrongdoing, and added he does not expect his client to be charged, noting that Liu was released without charges or bail, and was allowed to return to China.Minneapolis police said on Sunday that "an acti
  
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• Pope's remedy to those seeking scandal: prayer and silence

  03-09-2018 15:47 via yahoo.com
  Pope Francis recommended silence and prayer to counter those who 'seek scandal,' division and destruction in an indirect response to allegations that he had covered up for a U.S. cardinal embroiled in sex abuse scandals.
  
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• 4 Missing After Boats Collide Head-On in Colorado River

  03-09-2018 15:44 via yahoo.com
  It's not clear what led to the crash.
  
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• German court convicts migrant of murdering ex-girlfriend

  03-09-2018 15:05 via yahoo.com
  BERLIN (AP) — A migrant was convicted Monday of murdering his 15-year-old German ex-girlfriend and sentenced to 8.5 years in prison, the German news agency dpa reported.
  
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• Fall foliage map will help you plan out your leaf-peeping weekends in the US

  03-09-2018 14:50 via yahoo.com
  The kids are back in school. The other day you spotted a lone, sad leaf browning at the edges at your feet. And Starbucks has released its Pumpkin Spice Latte. It's official: leaf-peeping season is once again upon us. 
  
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• Breathtaking images celebrate the world's best destination wedding photography

  03-09-2018 14:50 via yahoo.com
  These breathtaking images have been selected as the best of the best when it comes to destination wedding photography around the world. The shots were taken in a variety of stunning locations, from the tops of mountains to sites overlooking lakes, and they use the likes of New York City and the Milky Way as glittering backdrops. In other images, newlywed couples can be seen embracing in fields in full bloom, reflected in salt flats, and kissing underwater. (Caters News)
  
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• Kristen Bell Posts Moving Tribute Celebrating Husband Dax Shepard's 14th Year of Sobriety

  03-09-2018 14:46 via yahoo.com
  "I will forever be in awe of your dedication," she wrote in part.
  
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