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• Gunmen attack military parade in Ahvaz, Iran

  22-09-2018 23:26 via yahoo.com
  Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei accused U.S.-backed Gulf Arab states of carrying out a shooting attack on a military parade that killed 25 people, almost half of them members of the country’s elite Revolutionary Guards.
  
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• Life Is Strange 2 Launch Trailer Shows More People, Strangeness

  22-09-2018 23:17
  With the lead up to the game's launch later this week, Square Enix has dropped a launch trailer for Life is Strange 2, which includes a bit of new footage.While the trailer recounts much of the overall plot of Life is Strange to (you can find a thorough breakdown of what's going on in our preview), we get to see the brothers interact with a few new characters, which shows off that, for better or worse, Sean and Daniel won't always be alone on their journey.Life is Strange 2 is scheduled to relea
  
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• Biggs: Rosenstein a roadblock to declassifying documents

  22-09-2018 22:42 via yahoo.com
  Rosenstein pushes back against report that claims he discussed wiretapping President Trump; Rep. Andy Biggs shares his reaction.
  
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• Some see signs of hope on North Korea as Trump heads to UN

  22-09-2018 22:14 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — North Korea's Kim Jong Un is "little rocket man" no more. President Donald Trump isn't a "mentally deranged U.S. dotard."
  
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• Tanzania ferry disaster toll passes 200

  22-09-2018 22:05 via yahoo.com
  The death toll from a crowded capsized ferry in Lake Victoria rose to more than 200 Saturday, with scores of victims identified by grieving relatives, as rescuers found one lucky survivor from the disaster.Divers continued their grim search in the waters around the upturned hull watched by anxious crowds gathered just metres away on the shore of Ukara Island, where the ferry had been due to dock when it lurched over and sank on Thursday."We regret that at the moment there are 209 dead in total,
  
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• Pompeo suggests Rosenstein in danger after report he discussed taping Trump

  22-09-2018 22:02 via yahoo.com
  Rod Rosenstein oversees the special counsel Robert Mueller, who is investigating Russian election interference.The US secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, has hinted that Rod Rosenstein could be in jeopardy, after reports on Friday said the deputy attorney general discussed wearing a wire to record conversations with Donald Trump and the possibility of invoking the 25th amendment to remove the president.
  
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• Tanzania death toll 209 as survivor found in capsized ferry

  22-09-2018 21:41 via yahoo.com
  NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — It was a stunning discovery. As rescue divers probed a capsized Tanzanian ferry two days after the disaster and the death toll soared past 200, a man was found in an air pocket, alive.
  
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• The Latest: Hawaii national parks reopens after lava shut it

  22-09-2018 21:08 via yahoo.com
  HONOLULU (AP) — The Latest on the reopening of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park after an eruption that caused widespread damage to infrastructure (all times local):
  
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• Christine Blasey Ford Agrees To 'Provide First-Hand Knowledge' On Kavanaugh Allegation

  22-09-2018 21:02 via yahoo.com
  Christine Blasey Ford's attorneys say she "accepts" the Senate Judiciary
  
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• Why We're Surprisingly Excited for Assassin's Creed 3 Remastered

  22-09-2018 21:01
  Time hasn't been especially kind to Assassin's Creed III, the trilogy-ending capper to the first era of Assassin's Creed games. Though it received many favorable reviews at its launch, the issues players had with it —have lingered.
  So it came as a surprise to many, including the crew of IGN's weekly PlayStation show Beyond, that Assassin's creed III would be remastered as part of the Assassin's Creed Odyssey season pass. But with the promise of "higher resolution textures, a new graphics e
  
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• Senate Judiciary aide resigns amid sexual harassment allegation: NBC

  22-09-2018 20:45 via yahoo.com
  An adviser responding to an allegation against Kavanaugh resigned amid a misconduct complaint against him, NBC reports.
  
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• India 'arrogant' for cancelling rare meeting: Pakistan's Khan

  22-09-2018 20:27 via yahoo.com
  India's decision to cancel rare talks with Islamabad was disappointing and "arrogant", Imran Khan said Saturday, after New Delhi accused Pakistan's prime minister of harbouring an "evil agenda".India pulled the plug on a meeting between its foreign minister and her Pakistani counterpart, set for next week on the sidelines of a major UN conference, just one day after saying it would go ahead.The foreign ministry in New Delhi blamed the about-face on recent actions that had revealed Pakistan's "ev
  
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• Arizona Congressman's 6 Siblings Turn Against Him in Opponent's Campaign Ad

  22-09-2018 20:18 via yahoo.com
  “I think my brother has traded a lot of the values we had at our kitchen table"
  
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• Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy Coming To Consoles Early Next Year

  22-09-2018 20:15
  The Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy, previously available on 3DS, is heading to consoles, and here's the trailer to prove it.The port, which is headed to PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC early next year, features many of the features of the 3DS version, including higher-res assets and reworked text. Other than that, however, it looks to be a mostly faithful re-release of the first three games in the Ace Attorney franchise. You can check out the trilogy in action below. 
  
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• Wendy Martinez: Police Believe Stabbing May Have Been Racially Motivated

  22-09-2018 19:53 via yahoo.com
  A suspect has already been arrested in connection with the murder.
  
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• New Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice Footage Shows New Boss Isn't Messing Around

  22-09-2018 19:20
  Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice impressed us back when we played it at Gamescom, with its interesting twists on the formula From Software has been building on for years. One thing we weren't able to show during our demo, however, was a tried-and-true boss fight - a hallmark of these kinds of games.Thankfully, Sony has uploaded some extended gameplay footage from that demo, including a look at a boss, which shows off just how important grappling and parrying off are during combat. Of course, this
  
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• Death toll 209 as survivor found in capsized Tanzania ferry

  22-09-2018 19:18 via yahoo.com
  NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The death toll soared past 200 while a survivor was found inside a capsized Tanzania ferry two days after the Lake Victoria disaster, officials said Saturday, while search efforts were ending to focus on identifying bodies.
  
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• China summons U.S. ambassador to protest sanctions over Russia military equipment

  22-09-2018 19:12 via yahoo.com
  Chinese Deputy Foreign Minister Zheng Zeguang summoned Ambassador Terry Branstad to lodge "stern representations" and protest the sanctions, the foreign ministry said.Earlier, Chinese defense ministry spokesman Wu Qian said China's decision to buy fighter jets and missile systems from Russia was a normal act of cooperation between sovereign countries, and the United States had "no right to interfere".On Thursday, the U.S. State Department imposed sanctions on China's Equipment Development Depart
  
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• Vatican, China make breakthrough deal on bishop appointments

  22-09-2018 19:11 via yahoo.com
  VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican and China said Saturday they had signed a "provisional agreement" over the appointment of bishops, a breakthrough on an issue that stymied diplomatic relations for decades and aggravated a split among Chinese Catholics.
  
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• Timeline of recent attacks in Iran by militant groups

  22-09-2018 19:08 via yahoo.com
  The Islamic State group claimed a deadly gun assault against a military parade in the city of Ahvaz in southwestern Iran on Saturday, its second major attack in the Islamic Republic in 15 months.Compared to regional peers, Iran has suffered only sporadic attacks in recent years.Tehran regularly accuses Saudi Arabia and the US of supporting anti-Iranian "terrorists".
  
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• Watch this dad expertly help his kid pretend to be Spider-Man

  22-09-2018 19:00 via yahoo.com
  This is One Good Thing
  , a weekly column where we tell you about one of the few nice things that happened this week. Nothing like a little wholesome parent-child bonding.  In this extremely cute video, a little kid dressed like Spider-Man acts out every child's superhero daydream with some much-appreciated help from dad. SEE ALSO: 'Marvel's Spider-Man' Review: You really can do whatever a spider canCan we talk about the sound effects dad added to make this a truly authentic experience? Incr
  
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• OPEC and allies struggle to pump more oil as Iran supply falls

  22-09-2018 18:55 via yahoo.com
  The development further raises pressure on the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries to boost supply amid calls from U.S. President Donald Trump to lower oil prices.On Friday, a source familiar with the discussions told Reuters OPEC and its allies led by Russia were considering the possibility of raising crude supplies by a further 500,000 barrels per day (bpd) as U.S. sanctions on OPEC's third-largest producer, Iran, bite into Tehran's exports.As a result, the strength of oil prices
  
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• GOP Aide In Kavanaugh Confirmation Resigns As Sexual Harassment Claim Surfaces

  22-09-2018 18:55 via yahoo.com
  Garrett Ventry, a communications adviser to the Senate Judiciary Committee,
  
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• Survivor found two days after Tanzania shipwreck after shutting himself in ferry engine room

  22-09-2018 18:45 via yahoo.com
  An engineer who had  shut himself into the engine room of a shipwrecked ferry was found alive yesterday, two days after it capsized in Tanzania.  Bodies continued to float to the surface around the vessel, which initial estimates suggested was carrying more than 300 people. State broadcaster TBC said the death toll had reached 207. Four navy divers resumed their search inside the sunken MV Nyerere early on Saturday after hearing sounds that suggested signs of life. They pulled one man
  
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• Iran's Khamenei blames Gulf states for military parade attack

  22-09-2018 18:31 via yahoo.com
  Khamenei ordered security forces to bring to justice those responsible for one of the worst assaults ever against the Revolutionary Guards, the most powerful and heavily armed military force in the country, which answers to him.The allegation will likely ratchet up tensions with Iran's rival Saudi Arabia and its Gulf allies, who along with the United States have been working to isolate the Islamic Republic."This crime is a continuation of the plots of the regional states that are puppets of the
  
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• Republican Congressman's six siblings launch TV advert attacking him

  22-09-2018 18:25 via yahoo.com
  Six siblings of a Republican Congressman standing for re-election have taken the extraordinary step of releasing an advert urging people not to vote for him. Paul Gosar,  from the most conservative wing of the Republican Party,  is standing in Arizona for re-election to the House of Representatives in November. The Congressman has been known to court controversy, and boycotted Pope Francis' speech to Congress in 2015 because of his warnings about climate change. Now six of his sib
  
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• Spider-Man PS4: How to Defeat the Toughest Side Villain

  22-09-2018 18:15
  Here's how to defeat one of the toughest mystery villains in Marvel's Spider-Man on PS4.
  
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• Shadow of the Tomb Raider Challenge Tomb Guide

  22-09-2018 18:15
  Need a little help with a Challenge Tomb? Complete them with ease with this Shadow of the Tomb Raider wiki.
  
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• See Over 250 Fortnite Heroes and Skins From Save the World

  22-09-2018 18:15
  Every hero and skin from the campaign mode of Fortnite.
  
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• Nintendo Switch Online NES Games List

  22-09-2018 18:15
  See every game available right now and those to come when you sign up for Nintendo Switch Online.
  
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• NES Legend of Zelda Is on Switch Online: Here's a Classic Guide

  22-09-2018 18:15
  The first Zelda can be pretty confusing. Here's how you should tackle the 8 dungeons.
  
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• Jump Force: Every Character Revealed So Far

  22-09-2018 18:15
  New characters from Yu Yu Hakusho and Hunter X Hunter join the ever expanding Jump Force roster.
  
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• North Dakota Senate candidate: Kavanaugh allegation 'absurd'

  22-09-2018 17:59 via yahoo.com
  BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota Republican Senate candidate Kevin Cramer says a sexual assault accusation against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh is "even more absurd" than Anita Hill's 1991 sexual harassment allegation against Clarence Thomas.
  
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• Six siblings mercilessly attack their own brother in midterm campaign advert for his rival

  22-09-2018 17:47 via yahoo.com
  A democrat running a long-shot bid to unseat a Republican incumbent in Arizona has released one of the most searing adverts of the 2018 midterm season, with some pretty damning testimonial from some very surprising voters.The advert features several people attacking Representative Paul Gosar on a range of issues from health care to immigration to the environment.Mr Gosar, they say, is unfit for office.
  
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• Senate's Grassley sets Saturday deadline for Kavanaugh accuser: NY Times

  22-09-2018 17:45 via yahoo.com
  Sen. Chuck Grassley sets a Saturday afternoon deadline for Christine Blasey Ford to decide if and how she will testify.
  
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• Dershowitz: There needs to be investigation of Rosenstein

  22-09-2018 17:19 via yahoo.com
  Rosenstein reportedly considered recording Trump and invoking the 25th Amendment; Alan Dershowitz weighs in on 'Fox & Friends.'
  
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• Our Five Biggest Takeaways From Our Hands-On With Devil May Cry 5’s Dante

  22-09-2018 17:00
  The Devil May Cry series practically invented the phrase “stylish action” with its fearless demon-hunter Dante. A fixture of the franchise since the first entry, it’s not all that surprising that Capcom brought him back for Devil May Cry 5. During the adventure, you will swap between him, Nero, and a brand-new, mysterious character named V. After going hands-on and chatting with the developers about the newest entry at TGS, we can assure you that Dante is still the badass you&r
  
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• Devil May Cry 5: How a Motorbike Chainsaw Sword Holds the Key to Tradition

  22-09-2018 17:00
  Here’s Devil May Cry 5’s in-game description of the Cavaliere, an actual weapon Dante is able to wield.
  (I haven’t made this up.)
  “Cavaliere – a motorcycle fused with a demon that splits in two to be wielded as twin swords.”
  When equipped, Dante dons two motorbike chassis as if they were chrome boxing gloves. While the description above may say sword, chainsaw is far more accurate. As a combo escalates, the two halves fuse together to form a rideable bike, all
  
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• China summons US ambassador over military sanctions

  22-09-2018 16:52 via yahoo.com
  China summoned the US ambassador on Saturday to lodge an official protest over sanctions imposed by the United States against a Chinese military organisation for buying Russian fighter jets and missiles, state media said.The announcement came a day after China called on the United States to withdraw the sanctions or "bear the consequences".The spat adds to tensions between the two global powers over trade, China's treatment of religious groups and the Asian country's claims to disputed islands i
  
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• China Scraps Trade Talks as New U.S. Tariffs Loom

  22-09-2018 16:46 via yahoo.com
  The White House had no immediate response to China’s latest move
  
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• Texan running 3-D printed guns company sent back to U.S. by Taiwan authorities

  22-09-2018 16:43 via yahoo.com
  TAIPEI/AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - A Texan running a 3-D printed guns company who flew to Taiwan as police investigated an accusation he had sex with an underage girl was deported back to the United States on Saturday after his U.S. passport was annulled, a Taiwanese official said.Cody Wilson, 30, was on Friday taken to immigration authorities in Taipei by officers from Taiwan's Criminal Investigation Bureau, according to officials.Zhang said Wilson, who was held by the agency, had been taken to T
  
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• Emotional return to Old Trafford for Alex Ferguson

  22-09-2018 16:29 via yahoo.com
  MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Alex Ferguson made an emotional return to Old Trafford on Saturday for Manchester United's Premier League game against Wolverhampton, following his emergency brain surgery in May.
  
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• Why the Navy Could Be in Big Trouble in the Next War

  22-09-2018 16:19 via yahoo.com
  Why? Because it hasn’t had its nose bloodied since 1945. That’s a long time to go without facing a serious combat challenge.
  
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• Survivor Found Inside Capsized Tanzanian Ferry, Two Days After It Killed Over 200

  22-09-2018 15:39 via yahoo.com
  An engineer was reportedly found near the engine of the upturned vessel
  
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• Survivor pulled from capsized Tanzanian ferry as death toll reaches 207

  22-09-2018 15:35 via yahoo.com
  By Jackson Njehia UKARA, Tanzania (Reuters) - Divers on Saturday rescued a man from the wreck of an overcrowded Tanzanian ferry that capsized on Lake Victoria on Thursday, killing at least 207 people. Bodies continued to float to the surface around the vessel, which initial estimates suggested was carrying more than 300 people. State broadcaster TBC said the death toll had reached 207. Four navy divers resumed their search inside the sunken MV Nyerere early on Saturday after hearing sounds that
  
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• Gunmen kill 25, including 12 Revolutionary Guards, in attack on Iran military parade

  22-09-2018 15:32 via yahoo.com
  State television said the assault, which wounded more than 60 people, targeted a stand where Iranian officials had gathered in the city of Ahvaz to watch an annual event marking the start of the Islamic Republic's 1980-88 war with Iraq.An Iranian ethnic Arab opposition movement called the Ahvaz National Resistance, which seeks a separate state in oil-rich Khuzestan province, claimed responsibility for the attack.Women and children also died in the assault, state news IRNA agency reported.
  
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• Vatican, China sign landmark accord on appointing bishops

  22-09-2018 15:04 via yahoo.com
  The provisional agreement, signed in Beijing by deputy foreign ministers from both sides, was announced as Pope Francis visited Lithuania on a four-day trip to the Baltic countries.It gives the Holy See a decisive role in the appointment of all bishops in a country whose around 12 million Catholics have been split between an underground Church swearing loyalty to the Vatican and the state-supervised Catholic Patriotic Association.The Vatican said the accord, a breakthrough after years of negotia
  
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• Parenting panel reacts to Kavanaugh controversy

  22-09-2018 14:50 via yahoo.com
  What do parents think of the Kavanaugh confirmation fallout?
  
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• Vatican announces historic China accord to appoint bishops

  22-09-2018 12:45 via yahoo.com
  The Vatican announced Saturday it had reached an historic accord with China on the appointment of bishops in the Communist country which has so far named its own officials to a sole Beijing-recognised Catholic church.The agreement follows "a gradual and reciprocal rapprochement (and) has been agreed following a long process of careful negotiation and foresees the possibility of periodic reviews of its application," the Vatican said in a statement issued as Pope Francis visits the Baltic states."
  
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• India calls off foreign ministers' meeting with Pakistan

  22-09-2018 12:06 via yahoo.com
  NEW DELHI (AP) — India called off a planned meeting between its foreign minister and her Pakistani counterpart on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly session in New York this month, aggravating tensions between the longtime rivals.
  
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