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• Assault on IS jihadist redoubt in Syria grinds on

  18-03-2019 23:54 via news.yahoo.com
  A shroud of black smoke covered the Islamic State group's last redoubt in eastern Syria on Monday as US-backed forces battled holdout jihadists after a night of shelling and heavy air strikes.The SDF has been closing in on IS fighters holed up in a small sliver of territory in the eastern village of Baghouz since January.A cluster of rudimentary tents and vehicles is all that remains of the once-sprawling "caliphate" declared across large swaths of Syria and neighbouring Iraq in 2014.
  
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• Parts of US Midwest deluged in historic deadly floods

  18-03-2019 23:35 via news.yahoo.com
  The US Midwest struggled Monday with historic flooding that claimed at least three lives, displaced residents and damaged hundreds of homes and businesses.Swollen waters hit much of Nebraska, as well as parts of Iowa, Wisconsin, and South Dakota, after a major storm last week dumped snow and rain, even as melting snow was already raising the levels of area waterways.Neighboring states could also be affected as floodwaters drain, officials said.
  
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• Last prosecutor on Michael Flynn case departs Mueller's office

  18-03-2019 23:25 via news.yahoo.com
  Her departure comes on the heels of reports that another Mueller prosecutor would leave the office in coming days and is sure to be seen as a new indication that the special counsel’s investigation is winding down.
  
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• Grieving New Zealand looks for lessons from Christchurch attack

  18-03-2019 22:41 via news.yahoo.com
  After days of intense grieving for New Zealand's worst-ever mass shooting, attention began to turn to how the country's gun laws need to change and what warning signs might have been missed ahead of a gunman's attack on two mosques that killed 50 people.Bodies of the victims of Friday's attacks in Christchurch were being washed and prepared for burial in a Muslim ritual process, with teams of volunteers flown in from overseas to assist with the heavy workload.Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said h
  
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• 'We need a million -- and quick!' Dem candidates' playbook

  18-03-2019 22:32 via news.yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, little known outside his home state, boasts he raised over $1 million in the days after launching his White House bid. Former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper and others say they did, too.
  
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• Dutch police arrest suspect after three shot dead on tram

  18-03-2019 22:17 via news.yahoo.com
  Dutch police on Monday arrested a Turkish-born suspect over a shooting on a tram in Utrecht that left three people dead in what officials said was a possible terror attack.Police had earlier launched a huge manhunt for Gokmen Tanis, 37, issuing a picture of the suspected gunman and warning the public not to approach him following the attack, in which five other people were wounded.Mosques and schools were closed across the Netherlands' fourth-largest city following the bloodshed, before heavily
  
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• Play Nintendo Switch Online for free (again) with this new Splatoon 2 demo offer

  18-03-2019 22:16 via gamesradar.com
  Play the new Splatoon 2 demo this week and you'll get a fresh Nintendo Switch Online trial too
  
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• Looks like EA Access is getting primed and ready for PS4

  18-03-2019 22:16 via gamesradar.com
  The paid subscription might not be Xbox-exclusive for long
  
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• Stories of the victims of the New Zealand mosque attack

  18-03-2019 22:06 via news.yahoo.com
  Fifty people were killed in a terror attack at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, on Friday. Some information about the victims:
  
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• Paris police chief sacked after Champs-Elysees rioting

  18-03-2019 22:00 via news.yahoo.com
  The French government sacked the top police official in Paris on Monday following another weekend of rioting in the capital during "yellow vest" protests which have put President Emmanuel Macron on the defensive.The police's failure to keep the Paris protests from spiralling out of control over the weekend again cast a harsh spotlight on their tactics.About 5,000 police were deployed in the capital on Saturday, far outnumbering the several hundred black-clad rioters who caused havoc in front of
  
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• Libya Oil Boss Sees Output Gain With Hope of BP Pumping Soon

  18-03-2019 22:00 via news.yahoo.com
  The Sharara field in southern Libya is currently pumping 260,000 barrels a day, and the state-run National Oil Corp. is working to raise production, NOC Chairman Mustafa Sanalla told Bloomberg Television in an interview.Libya, with Africa’s largest reserves, has endured major disruptions to its production and exports as battles and blockades among rival armed groups and militias hindered efforts to revive output.Libya was exempt from the cuts because of its internal turmoil.
  
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• iPhone XS Max vs. Galaxy S10+ speed test: The results might surprise you

  18-03-2019 21:43 via news.yahoo.com
  Year in and year out, Apple manages to crank out new iPhone models with increasingly impressive and arguably unrivaled hardware. Though Android has caught up to the iPhone in many ways when it comes to specific features and overall usability, new iPhone models routinely trounce all comers when it comes down to raw performance. Just a few months back, for example, you may recall that Apple's iPhone XS -- armed with the A12 Bionic -- managed to beat a McLaren Edition of the OnePlus 6T boasting 10G
  
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• Kansas hopes to resurrect proof-of-citizenship voting law

  18-03-2019 21:14 via news.yahoo.com
  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Kansas' solicitor general on Monday called on a federal appeals court to reinstate the state's law requiring people to provide proof of citizenship before they can register to vote, saying problems with how it was enforced during the three years it was in place are fixable.
  
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• Poppy apocalypse: Crowds descend on California city to see 'superbloom'

  18-03-2019 21:05 via news.yahoo.com
  The rare profusion of orange poppies in Walker Canyon, set in the Temescal Mountains and accessible on foot via a trail, owes thanks to above-average rainfall in the arid region.The profusion of tourists in Lake Elsinore, located about 70 miles southeast of downtown Los Angeles, apparently owes thanks to the popularity of Instagram.The city of 63,300 has seen 50,000 tourists from around the country and as far away as Europe come to the 3.5-mile (5.6 km) trail in Walker Canyon over the last two w
  
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• Never-Trumpers assess his mental health: 'His condition is getting worse'

  18-03-2019 21:04 via news.yahoo.com
  The president's 29-tweet Sunday raises eyebrows.
  
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• Fox News hires Donna Brazile as political contributor

  18-03-2019 21:01 via news.yahoo.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — Former Democratic National Committee chief Donna Brazile, who was fired by CNN for tipping off the Hillary Clinton campaign about debate topics in 2016, has joined Fox News Channel as a political commentator.
  
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• Leak teases OnePlus 7 with a new all-screen design that ditches the notch

  18-03-2019 20:57 via news.yahoo.com
  If it sticks to tradition, OnePlus will likely launch two standard smartphones this year: The OnePlus 7 and OnePlus 7T. But the Chinese smartphone maker will also sell a standalone 5G phone in some markets as soon as next quarter. That device was on display in heavy camouflage at MWC 2018 a few weeks ago, but it’s unclear whether it’ll be a part of the OnePlus 7 series. Meanwhile, several leaks have claimed that OnePlus will deliver a brand new design with the OnePlus 7, and we have
  
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• Brotherly love at Reliance? India's Mukesh Ambani provides 'support' to brother Anil as debt paid off

  18-03-2019 20:53 via news.yahoo.com
  India's richest man Mukesh Ambani, who controls oil-to-telecoms powerhouse Reliance Industries that is now worth many times the troubled business group run by his younger brother Anil, appears to have offered some kind of support to ensure Anil paid off a 5.5 billion rupees ($80 million) debt.If Anil didn't pay the debt, then he had been threatened by India's Supreme Court with a prison term.The nature of the backing and how it was delivered is unclear, but in a statement Anil Ambani thanked his
  
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• California poppies: City declares public safety crisis after 'super bloom apocalypse'

  18-03-2019 20:50 via news.yahoo.com
  Officials in the California city of Lake Elisnore have previously had large crowds come and see the wildflowers that burst into a vibrant blaze of gorgeous colour as spring gets underway.“The city has expended all available resources to address the #SuperBloom,” they wrote on the the city’s Instagram page.Residents have complained about traffic jams, as visitors have arrived as early as 5.30am to visit the wildflowers, whose burst of growth was triggered by recent record-breaki
  
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• Trump's likely pick for Pentagon job makes 'trains run on time.' Can he do much more?

  18-03-2019 20:49 via news.yahoo.com
  Some observers credit Shanahan’s business experience as an asset in the Pentagon.
  
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• New Zealand shooter to represent himself in court as former lawyer says he appears 'lucid'

  18-03-2019 20:30 via news.yahoo.com
  The Australian terrorist who filmed himself slaughtering 50 worshipers at two mosques in New Zealand has asked to represent himself in court, prompting concerns the trial could become a platform to promote his far-Right ideology. Brenton Tarrant, a white supremacist who gunned down his victims with a semi-automatic rifle at the Al Noor and Linwood mosques in Christchurch, sacked his court-appointed lawyer so he could defend himself.  His former lawyer, Richard Peters, told re
  
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• Congress to probe Trump administration’s response to rising threat of white nationalism

  18-03-2019 20:18 via news.yahoo.com
  The Democratic-controlled House Judiciary Committee has revealed plans to hold hearings on the rising threat of white nationalism.Mr Trump then said during a televised appearance in the Oval Office that he did not believe white nationalism was an increasing threat in the US.The hearings — which will reportedly arrive in early April — will focus in part on how Mr Trump’s administration has responded to the growing threat of white nationalism documented in rising figures on hate
  
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• Felicity Huffman's 'Desperate Housewives' character paid $15K to get kids into private school

  18-03-2019 20:12 via news.yahoo.com
  A plotline involving Felicity Huffman's "Desperate Housewives" character seems to have eerily foreshadowed her role in the college
  
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• Dutch police arrest Turkish man suspected of killing three in tram shooting

  18-03-2019 20:11 via news.yahoo.com
  Police said the suspect, 37-year-old Gokmen Tanis, had been taken into custody after an hours-long manhunt and had earlier run-ins with authorities in the Netherlands.The city was put into lockdown after the shooting, shortly after the morning rush hour, which authorities initially said was an apparent terrorist attack.The Turkish intelligence agency said it is investigating whether the attack was personally motivated or an act of terrorism, President Tayyip Erdogan said.
  
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• Gearbox Just Teased Another Game for PAX East

  18-03-2019 20:03
  
  Gearbox Software is teasing another game for PAX East 2019 with a photo featuring Duke Nukem and Ishi Sato from Bulletstorm.
  Posted on Gearbox’s Facebook page with the caption “Time to tease another game for PAX!” the photo shows Sato staring at a device on Nukem’s wrist. It’s uncertain precisely which game the company is teasing, though it owns the Duke Nukem property and published the remastered Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition released on PC, Xbox One and
  
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• What We Want in Borderlands 3

  18-03-2019 19:50
  Borderlands is one of the most celebrated franchises in recent gaming history, and it's nearing 5 years since we last got a new, first-person game with Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel. Gearbox has been working overtime teasing... something... at PAX East next week, and everyone on Earth is hoping we finally get the true Borderlands 2 sequel we've been craving since 2014.
  The original Borderlands showed it was possible to blend first-person shooter and RPG elements, while the second Borderlands took
  
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• New Zealand attack plays into jihadist hands: experts

  18-03-2019 19:47 via news.yahoo.com
  White supremacist Brenton Tarrant, who is accused of killing 50 people in the New Zealand mosque massacre in what he claimed was a blow against Muslim "invaders", played into jihadist hands by following their strategy, experts say.From the Islamic State (IS) group to Al-Qaeda, jihadist groups aim to deepen divisions between Muslims and the rest of the world in an apparent aim to trigger all-out war between "believers" and "unbelievers"."The Christchurch attack was a blessing for Daesh," said Ala
  
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• The Wonderfully Weird Fiction Of Control

  18-03-2019 19:44
  Publisher: 505 GamesDeveloper: Remedy EntertainmentRelease: 2019 Rating: Rating Pending Platform: PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PCControl is set in an ever-shifting environment rife with mysteries, which makes it a fascinating backdrop for a story. Storytelling is far from a new beast for Remedy, who have dabbled in intertwining different mediums like TV into interactive tales. During our cover story trip, the team went in-depth with us about how they are approaching story this time by breaking the f
  
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• NY self-help guru pleads not guilty to child porn charges

  18-03-2019 19:36 via news.yahoo.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — The spiritual leader of an upstate New York self-help group pleaded not guilty on Monday to newly filed child pornography charges at a hearing where it became clear that his co-defendants are trying to avoid going to trial with him next month.
  
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• Portal Writer, League of Legends Designer Open New Studio

  18-03-2019 19:26
  Chet Faliszek and Dr. Kimberly Voll have created the new game studio Stray Bombay to focus on making Co-Op games.
  Announced in an official blog post, the two detailed their reasoning for creating the new Seattle-based studio, and what they hope to achieve. Faliszek is known for writing popular Valve games including Portal 1 & 2, Left 4 Dead 1 & 2 and more, while Voll previously worked with League of Legends studio Riot Games as a principal technical designer.
  Faliszek said that after the
  
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• Utrecht shooting: Turkish-born suspect, 37, arrested after three killed in 'possible terror attack'

  18-03-2019 19:23 via news.yahoo.com
  Dutch police have arrested a 37-year-old man suspected of shooting three people dead and wounding five others in a possible terror attack on a tram. The Turkish-born suspect, Gökmen Tanis, was on the run since Monday morning, forcing vast parts of Utrecht city – including mosques, schools and businesses – into lockdown. Although the local terror threat level was set to a maximum of five, as the day progressed increasing evidence on social and international media suggested the at
  
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• The Mercedes-Maybach GLS Will Be the Most Expensive Car Built in America

  18-03-2019 19:20 via news.yahoo.com
  Mercedes has confirmed plans for an ultra-luxurious Maybach version of the upcoming third-gen GLS.
  
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• Putin flies into Crimea for annexation party, launches power stations

  18-03-2019 18:54 via news.yahoo.com
  Putin, who has poured billions of Russian taxpayer dollars into Crimea since Moscow seized control of it in 2014, attended the launch of a power station in the city of Sevastopol and oversaw the launch of another in Simferopol by video conference.The facilities -- able to cover 90 percent of Crimea's power needs -- were partially launched last year, but Monday's inauguration marked the moment they began working at full capacity.The same power stations were at the centre of an international scand
  
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• Paris police chief fired over Champs-Elysées riots as French government to ban protests in trouble spots

  18-03-2019 18:38 via news.yahoo.com
  The Paris police chief has been fired for failing to contain violent riots that saw a string of flagship restaurants and shops torched along the French capital’s famed Champs-Elysées. The government announcement came after top security officials acknowledged that attempts by 5,000 police to stop several hundred black-clad rioters running amok along “the world’s most beautiful avenue” for seven hours on Saturday had been an abject “failure&
  
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• Bethesda Gives the First Details of Its E3 2019 Showcase

  18-03-2019 18:28
  
  Bethesda has announced details for E3 2019, which will take place on Sunday, June 9 in Los Angeles and will give an in-depth look at DOOM Eternal and other games.
  The theme surrounding the 5th annual event for Bethesda seems to be featured as, "Be Together" which is prominently shown on their Save the Date, alongside a silhouette image of humans and creatures standing together.Continue reading…
  
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• Massive fire at Houston petrochemical storage terminal may last two more days

  18-03-2019 18:27 via news.yahoo.com
  A massive fire at a fuels storage company along the Houston Ship Channel may burn for two more days, an official said on Monday as the blaze spread a plume of black smoke across the city, shutting schools in two nearby communities.The fire began Sunday morning in a giant storage tank containing naphtha, a volatile substance used to create octane-boosting components of gasoline.No injuries were reported from the fire but nearby residents were encouraged to remain indoors.
  
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• US weather: Thousands flee midwest as three die amid flooding triggered by 'bomb cyclone'

  18-03-2019 18:23 via news.yahoo.com
  Thousands of people are being forced to leave their homes after a so-called bomb cyclone brought flooding to huge swathes of the American midwest.From Nebraska to Kansas, and Missouri to Illinois, residents have been evacuated amid flooding that has killed at least three people.The governors of Nebraska, Iowa and Wisconsin have declared states of emergency.
  
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• #Unfiltered week of 3/18: Paris Hilton throws star-studded birthday

  18-03-2019 18:22 via news.yahoo.com
  Stars were far from shy this week on Instagram
  
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• Ambientalista construye una casa ecológica por solo 1,500 dólares

  18-03-2019 18:22 via es-us.noticias.yahoo.com
  La iniciativa es tan amigable para el planeta como para el bolsillo. Reutilizando materiales e invirtiendo solamente 1,500 dólares, Rob Greenfield fabricó su nuevo hogar en Orlando, Florida. Su intención es demostrar que es posible vivir bien, sin contaminar el medio ambiente ni consumir grandes cantidades de recursos.Simple y sustentable, el leitmotiv
  
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• Fox News pulls 'Judge Jeanine' show one week after remarks on Rep. Ilhan Omar's hijab

  18-03-2019 18:21 via news.yahoo.com
  A week after questioning U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar's hijab and patriotism on the air, Fox News pulls host 'Judge Jeanine' Pirro's show.
  
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• Manhunt after three dead in Dutch tram attack

  18-03-2019 18:05 via news.yahoo.com
  Dutch police launched a huge manhunt for a gunman who killed three people in a tram in the city of Utrecht on Monday in what officials said was likely a terror attack.Police issued a picture of Turkish-born suspect Gokmen Tanis, 37, and warned the public not to approach him, as armed counter-terrorism officers surrounded a nearby building.Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said a terror attack "could not be excluded", vowing that the Netherlands would "never give way to intolerance".
  
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• Bethesda could be teasing more Starfield for its E3 2019 event

  18-03-2019 17:56 via gamesradar.com
  You don't need to be into astrology to see Starfield in this Bethesda E3 event tease
  
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• This $20 iPhone XR battery case has more capacity than Apple’s $129 case

  18-03-2019 17:53 via news.yahoo.com
  The Apple Smart Battery Case for iPhone XR is pretty sleek, and the iOS integration is definitely nifty. It has less than 1400 mAh of capacity though, which is pretty disappointing. It also costs a whopping $129, which is even more disappointing. If you want a little more bang for your buck you should definitely check out the Elebase iPhone XR Battery Case. It packs 5000 mAh of juice and it only costs $19.99 thanks to a discount on Amazon. There are also versions available for the iPhone XS and
  
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• Trump Official Sees New Zealand, U.S. Attacks as Racial Terror

  18-03-2019 17:47 via news.yahoo.com
  Nielsen drew a line on Monday between the New Zealand attacks, in a which a gunman who espoused hatred of Muslims killed 50 people at two mosques, and three attacks in the U.S. that authorities have blamed on racism or bigotry.“We, too, have seen the face of such evil with attacks in places such as Charlottesville, Pittsburgh, and Charleston,” Nielsen said in a speech at George Washington University in Washington.
  
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• Iran demands U.S. leave Syria, Damascus threatens its ally

  18-03-2019 17:45 via news.yahoo.com
  Iran and Syria on Monday demanded the United States withdraw its troops from Syria, and the Damascus government threatened to defeat Washington's Kurdish allies by force if they did not submit to the return of state authority.The Iranian and Syrian military chiefs were speaking after a meeting in Damascus that also included their Iraqi counterpart, who gave a political boost to President Bashar al-Assad and Tehran by announcing the Syrian border would soon be reopened.
  
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• Stop Politicizing the Christchurch Killings

  18-03-2019 17:42 via news.yahoo.com
  As the families of the 50 Muslims gunned down at two New Zealand Mosques on Friday mourned, Senator Fraser Anning of Queensland put out a widely condemned statement that effectively blamed the victims:> I don’t think I have ever seen a statement like this from an elected official after a terrorist attack: pic.twitter.com/83RCLcM7Mg> > -- Seema (@LATSeema) March 15, 2019Later, as Anning was being interviewed by media, a teenage boy smashed an egg on his head. Anning responded by th
  
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• Indian tycoon Ambani pays debt after court threatened jail

  18-03-2019 17:33 via news.yahoo.com
  Indian tycoon Anil Ambani has settled a multi-million debt with Sweden's Ericsson, the company said Monday, after judges threatened the billionaire with jail if he did not pay his dues.The Supreme Court in February found that Ambani, 59, had refused to pay telecom giant Ericsson 5.5 billion rupees ($77 million), as previously ordered by India's top court.The judges warned that Ambani would be jailed for three months if 4.5 billion rupees were not stumped up within a month.
  
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• Thousands flee record Midwest flooding triggered by 'bomb cyclone' – and more rain is coming

  18-03-2019 17:23 via news.yahoo.com
  Heavy rain combined with spring snowmelt pushed some Midwest rivers to record levels Sunday and forced evacuations.
  
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• French aviation experts see clear links in Boeing crashes in Ethiopia, Indonesia

  18-03-2019 17:22 via news.yahoo.com
  The French civil aviation investigation bureau BEA has concluded there were "clear similarities" between this month's crash of an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 MAX plane and a Lion Air plane crash last October.
  
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• Cadillac CT5 reveal on social media bucks the SUV trend

  18-03-2019 17:21 via news.yahoo.com
  Cadillac is redesigning two sedans and revealed the CT5 and its marketing strategy online Monday. The CT4 sedan, will be revealed later in the year.
  
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