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• Borderlands 3 Will Be About 35 Hours Long For The Main Campaign

  24-06-2019 23:35
  Publisher: 2K GamesDeveloper: Gearbox SoftwareRelease: September 13, 2019 Platform: PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC
  Video game length can be a touchy subject for people. Some people can't stand games that are too short, while others don't want to play anything too long. Those spending full price on a new game want it to last a decent bit of time, however, and it sounds like Borderlands 3 is probably going to deliver.In an interview with GamesBeat, creative director Paul Sage commented on the game's
  
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• Missing Utah college student last seen in a park at 3 a.m.

  24-06-2019 23:30 via news.yahoo.com
  A University of Utah student missing for over a week was last seen meeting an unknown person at a park at 3 in the morning, authorities said Monday.The Lyft driver who took Mackenzie Lueck from the airport and dropped her off at a park in a Salt Lake City suburb on June 17 told detectives the woman didn't seem in any distress when she met the person, said Salt Lake City assistant police chief Tim Doubt.It is located in North Salt Lake about 20 minutes from Lueck's apartment.
  
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• The Latest: Driver denies previous drunken driving charge

  24-06-2019 23:17 via news.yahoo.com
  A lawyer for the driver of a pickup truck in a crash that killed seven motorcyclists in New Hampshire says his client denies being intoxicated when he was charged with drunken driving in Connecticut last month.Volodymyr Zhukovskyy was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs on May 11 in a Walmart parking lot in East Windsor, Connecticut.
  
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• What's an advanced Russian warship doing in Havana harbor?

  24-06-2019 23:11 via news.yahoo.com
  One of the Russian navy's most advanced warships entered Havana's harbor Monday and docked at the port used until this month by U.S. cruise lines.Here are some questions and answers about the Admiral Gorshkov's travels through the Caribbean.WHAT IS THE ADMIRAL GORSHKOV?
  
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• AOC slams 'shrieking Republicans' after comparing migrant detention centers to concentration camps

  24-06-2019 23:03 via news.yahoo.com
  Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has slammed Liz Cheney in an escalation of tension between the two congresswomen over calling migrant detention camps at the US-Mexico border “concentration camps”.Ms Ocasio-Cortez, who had first described the detention facilities as concentration camps during an Instagram Live appearance last week, claimed that Ms Cheney had actually invoked the Holocaust.“Reminder: the member who directly + explicitly compared concentration camps on our border to the
  
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• The Latest: Missing Utah college student met person at park

  24-06-2019 22:53 via news.yahoo.com
  Authorities say a missing University of Utah student who hasn't been heard from in over a week was last seen meeting an unknown person at a park in the middle of the night.Salt Lake City assistant Police Chief Tim Doubt said Monday at a news conference that the Lyft driver who dropped off 23-year-old MacKenzie Lueck says she didn't seem in distress when she met the person on June 17 at about 3 a.m. Doubt declined to describe the person's gender and says they don't know who it is.Police and frien
  
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• Student debt a 'life sentence' for millions of Americans

  24-06-2019 22:51 via news.yahoo.com
  Haley Walters is five years away from earning her law degree.If everything goes according to plan, she will be under a mountain of $100,000 in student debt by the time she enters the work force.Like millions of Americans, Walters is paying a steep price for an education that will likely weigh her down financially for much of her adult life.
  
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• Turkey stands by S-400s, says F-35 partners disapprove of U.S.

  24-06-2019 22:49 via news.yahoo.com
  Turkey has purchased Russian missile defenses and is discussing a delivery date irrespective of any U.S. sanctions, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Monday, adding the United States is isolated as it also squeezes Turkey on F-35 jets. The Pentagon announced earlier this month that training by Turkish pilots on F-35 fighter jets had been halted at a U.S. air base in Arizona following Turkey's purchase of Russian S-400 defense systems. Washington says the S-400 is incompatible with NATO's
  
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• Opponents of adding citizenship question to 2020 census ask Supreme Court to delay any ruling against them

  24-06-2019 22:44 via news.yahoo.com
  Opponents of the Trump administration effort to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census asked the Supreme Court to rule for them or delay action
  
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• Here’s Why Pokemon Fusion Is Making a Comeback

  24-06-2019 22:29
  
  Pokemon Fusion, an online program that randomly generates the fusion of two separate Pokemon sprites into a single (often horrifying) sprite, has suddenly come back into the spotlight.
  With a resurgence in Pokemon Fusion’s popularity, we’ve decided to dig into why it has regained attention, how the program works, and share some wonderful examples of fan PokeFusions and subsequent fan art.
  The Return of Pokemon Fusion
  Fusing two Pokemon together to create fan art has been around nearl
  
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• Enter for a Chance to Win Shadow of the Tomb Raider

  24-06-2019 22:23
  
  Welcome to Daily Win, our way of giving back to the IGN community. To thank our awesome audience, we're giving away a new game each day to one lucky winner. Be sure to check IGN.com every day to enter in each new giveaway.
  Today we're giving away a digital copy of Shadow of the Tomb Raider for PS4. To enter into this sweepstake, fill out the form below. You must be at least 18 years old and a legal U.S. resident to enter.Today's sweepstake will end at 11:59 p.m. PDT. Entries entered after t
  
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• Four Reasons To Keep Your Eye On This Monster Mash

  24-06-2019 22:20
  Publisher: Phobia Game StudioDeveloper: Phobia Game StudioRelease: 2020 Rating: Rating Pending Platform: PCAlongside the torrent of blockbuster games that occupy the open sprawl of E3's show floor, there is also a wave of smaller-budget, independent titles. This year the one that caught our attention (even winning our Best Indie award) the most is Carrion, a "reverse horror" game being developed by Phobia Game Studios and published by champion of small and weird games, Devolver Digital
  
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• Harry Potter: Wizards Unite retail sponsorships mean buffed Fortresses and Inns at your local mall

  24-06-2019 22:09 via gamesradar.com
  Several thousand locations will host events this summer and beyond
  
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• Should student loan debt be canceled?

  24-06-2019 22:07 via news.yahoo.com
  The rising cost of education and the increasing necessity of a college degree in many professions have led to an explosion in student loan debt in the U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren has proposed the most radical measure: an aggressive proposal to tackle the problem by canceling $1.25 trillion in student loan debt.
  
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• George Soros and fellow billionaires ask to be taxed in a letter to 2020 candidates

  24-06-2019 22:02 via news.yahoo.com
  Signatories include investor George Soros and filmmaker Abigail Disney, singling out Elizabeth Warren's policy as an example of wealth tax policy.
  
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• Cyberpunk 2077 romance options will be as deep as The Witcher 3 and much more broad

  24-06-2019 21:57 via gamesradar.com
  Cyberpunk 2077 romance options: "you can define what type of interactions your character prefers"
  
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• Trump order aims to disclose 'real' costs for health care

  24-06-2019 21:41 via news.yahoo.com
  President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday that calls for upfront disclosure by hospitals of actual prices for common tests and procedures to keep costs down .For example, if a hospital charges your insurer $3,500 for a type of echocardiogram and the same test costs $550 in a doctor's office, you might go for the lower-price procedure to save on copays.Trump's order also requires that patients be told ahead of time what their out-of-pocket costs like deductibles and copays will be f
  
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• The Best PS4 Deals on Consoles and Games Right Now

  24-06-2019 21:40
  
  If you buy something through this post, IGN may get a share of the sale. For more, read our Terms of Use.
  Whether you're in the market for a PS4 Slim or PS4 Pro, or you're already a PS4 owner who's looking for deals on games and accessories, you've come to the right place. We constantly track the best deals on all things PlayStation and keep a running list of the best deals available right now. And if you're new to the PS4 platform or would like some additional information about PlayStation
  
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• Pros And Contras

  24-06-2019 21:40
  Publisher: The Arcade CrewDeveloper: JoyMasherRelease: July 11, 2019Platform: PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, PC
  Contra fans have a lot to celebrate recently. After the series was assumed long-dead, despite a vague teaser during Konami's E3 2012 presser, but has recently gotten a collection, a new game announcement, and soon a spiritual sequel in the form of Blazing Chrome. Now we finally have a release date for Blazing Chrome, a very Contra: Hard Corps-inspired 2D run-and-gun action game. You'
  
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• Here's How 2020 Democrats' Student Loan Debt Proposals Compare

  24-06-2019 21:37 via news.yahoo.com
  Student loan forgiveness has become a hot topic in the 2020 Democratic primary, with two of the top liberals putting forward competing plans
  
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• Judge allows Missouri's only abortion clinic to stay open for at least five more days

  24-06-2019 21:30 via news.yahoo.com
  Missouri health officials on Friday refused to renew the St. Louis clinic's license on the grounds that it failed to meet their standards.On Monday, Stelzer ruled the clinic can stay open until Friday but ruled that the case must go before the Administrative Hearing Commission, which serves as an independent arbiter in disputes between state agencies and individuals or groups.If Missouri officials succeed in closing the clinic, the state would become the only U.S. state without a legal abortion
  
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• Are we bored with rape? I hope not. Jean Carroll's Trump allegation deserves attention.

  24-06-2019 21:20 via news.yahoo.com
  'Joe Biden accused of standing too close' is apparently a way bigger story than 'Donald Trump accused of raping a public person in a public place.'
  
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• New US sanctions target Iran's supreme leader, military brass

  24-06-2019 21:00 via news.yahoo.com
  President Donald Trump slapped the sanctions on Tehran for what he described as its "aggressive behavior" including the shooting down of US drone.In addition to Khamenei, the US Treasury Department said it was taking action against eight senior commanders of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC).
  
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• Justices side with business, government in information fight

  24-06-2019 21:00 via news.yahoo.com
  The Supreme Court sided with businesses and the U.S. government Monday in a ruling about the public's access to information, telling a South Dakota newspaper it can't get the data it was seeking.Open government and reporters groups described the ruling against the Argus Leader newspaper as a setback, but it was not clear how big its impact will ultimately be.The paper was seeking to learn how much money goes annually to every store nationwide that participates in the government's $65 billion-a-y
  
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• The first big discount on AirPods 2 with Apple’s wireless charging case is still available on Amazon

  24-06-2019 20:57 via news.yahoo.com
  Last week, Apple AirPods 2 with Wireless Charging Case got a sizable discount for the first time ever. They're normally a buck under $200, but they dropped to $179.99 on Amazon with free Prime shipping. Our readers couldn't take advantage fast enough, and they quickly sold out -- though Amazon kept taking orders despite the fact that they were marked as out of stock. Well, if you missed that big sale last week, we have some fantastic news for you on Monday. Actually, we have two bits of great ne
  
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• This Medal of Honor Recipient Single-Handedly Cleared a House of Iraqi Insurgents. TIME Was There

  24-06-2019 20:55 via news.yahoo.com
  Former Army staff Sgt. David G. Bellavia is set to be the first living Iraq War veteran to receive the Medal of Honor. TIME documented his actions in a 2004 cover story.
  
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• Government moves migrant kids after AP exposes bad treatment

  24-06-2019 20:55 via news.yahoo.com
  The U.S. government has removed most of the children from a remote Border Patrol station in Texas following reports that more than 300 children were detained there, caring for each other with inadequate food, water and sanitation.Just 30 children remained at the facility near El Paso Monday, said Rep. Veronica Escobar after her office was briefed on the situation by an official with Customs and Border Protection.Attorneys who visited the Border Patrol station in Clint, Texas, last week said olde
  
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• SpaceX is about to launch the ashes of 152 people into space

  24-06-2019 20:34 via news.yahoo.com
  SpaceX may be yet to launch any living human astronauts into space, but the remains of over 150 people are going to get the ride of their afterlives on Monday night thanks to the company's Falcon Heavy rocket. Among the various satellites and instruments being carried into orbit by SpaceX this evening is a collection of "spaceflight memorials" by a company called Celestis.Celestis offers a rather unique service in that it provides a way for family members to send the remains of their loved ones
  
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• Supreme Court Strikes Down Federal Ban on ‘Scandalous’ Trademarks

  24-06-2019 20:32 via news.yahoo.com
  The Supreme Court ruled Monday that a federal law prohibiting “immoral” or “scandalous” trademarks from being registered constitutes a violation of the First Amendment.By a 6–3 vote, the justices ruled in favor of a Los Angeles clothing line whose founder wishes to trademark the name "FUCT." The government had argued that the brand's name is “the equivalent of the past participle form of the paradigmatic profane word in our culture.”The br
  
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• Florida woman charged after giving husband's guns to police

  24-06-2019 20:02 via news.yahoo.com
  A Florida woman's effort to protect herself from domestic violence has become a center point in the debate over gun rights and victims' safety.
  
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• Bernie Sanders unveils plan to forgive $1.6 trillion in student loan debt

  24-06-2019 19:57 via news.yahoo.com
  To fund his massive loan forgiveness plan and public investment in higher education, the Vermont independent will push for a new tax on Wall Street.
  
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• Trump news: President imposes 'hard hitting' sanctions on Iran as White House put on lock down

  24-06-2019 19:53 via news.yahoo.com
  Donald Trump has signed into force new "hard-hitting" sanctions against Iran, including Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as tensions continue to rise between Washington and TehranMr Trump said that the issue of the US drone downed by Iran last week “could probably add that into this” but that the sanctions were “something that was going to happen anyway.”The president is also facing criticism on multiple fronts as the week begins, including domestic outcry over the t
  
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• Sanders, liberals, out with bill to cancel student debt

  24-06-2019 19:50 via news.yahoo.com
  Days before the first Democratic presidential debates, Sen. Bernie Sanders and House progressives rolled out legislation to cancel all student debt, going farther than a signature proposal by Sen. Elizabeth Warren as the two jockey for support from the party's liberal base . The result would be a stimulus that allows millennials in particular to invest in homes and cars that they wouldn't otherwise be able to afford.
  
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• You can download the first iOS 13 public beta on iPhone and iPad right now

  24-06-2019 19:47 via news.yahoo.com
  The future of Apple's mobile operating system has arrived for everyone who wants to test it today, as the first public beta for iOS 13 is now available for iPhone (as is the public beta for iPadOS). The rollout comes just a week after the second beta was seeded to developers, and now everyone is going to get a chance to test it.Providing you own a compatible device (a list of which we've conveniently included below), you can grab the public beta from Apple's beta website right now. Head over to
  
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• Pompeo meets Saudi rulers on Iran crisis

  24-06-2019 19:23 via news.yahoo.com
  US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met Monday with Saudi Arabia's rulers as he sought to coordinate with allies over soaring tensions with Iran. On a day trip scheduled after Iran shot down a US drone, Pompeo flew into the Red Sea city of Jeddah and met with King Salman at his palace.
  
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• Marvel's Avengers Will Feature Costume Changes and Personality Shifts

  24-06-2019 19:21
  
  The story in Marvel’s Avengers will incorporate a five-year time jump, and following that jump the Avengers will experience costume changes and personality shifts.
  Revealed in a VentureBeat interview with lead combat designer Vincent Napoli and director Shaun Escayg, it’s revealed that following the catastrophic event known as A-Day that supposedly results in the death of Captain America and the disbanding of The Avengers, the remaining heroes go through these costume and person
  
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• Corruption Crisis: How Criminal Politicians Poisoned the Dominican Republic

  24-06-2019 19:19 via news.yahoo.com
  The recent deaths of American tourists and shooting of former Boston Red Sox superstar David Ortiz have shed a light on the Dominican Republic’s lack of security, its poor public-health regulations, its failed criminal justice system, and its high levels of corruption and impunity.Over the past fifteen years, the Dominican Republic has become the ideal place for domestic and transnational criminals to operate with impunity. The criminal activities that transpire in the Dominican Republic r
  
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• Zelda Maker could happen if people love the new Chamber Dungeons in the Link's Awakening remake

  24-06-2019 19:02 via gamesradar.com
  Want Zelda Maker? Play Link's Awakening's new Chamber Dungeons
  
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• The latest P.T. tribute is the free and adorable QT

  24-06-2019 19:02 via gamesradar.com
  You can play this cute little game for free
  
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• Hearthstone mixes up the Classic set with new cards and two big Hall of Fame inclusions

  24-06-2019 19:02 via gamesradar.com
  Rogue and Priest are losing Standard access to some key cards
  
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• RWBY Gets A Mobile Puzzle Game

  24-06-2019 19:00
  Publisher: Crunchyroll GamesDeveloper: EGLS TechnologyRelease: 2019Platform: iOS, Android
  Rooster Teeth's animated show, RWBY, has been slowly inching its way into video games as of recent. Not only did the characters find themselves in Arc System Works' BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle, but there's also been Steam and phone games for the series already. Now, Crunchyroll Games and Rooster Teeth are teaming up for yet another RWBY games for mobile devices.
  Called RWBY: Crystal Quest, the newest game is
  
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• Meghan McCain: I Assume I’ll Be ‘Raked Over the Coals’ for Doubting E. Jean Carroll’s Story

  24-06-2019 18:57 via news.yahoo.com
  Meghan McCain was a bit defensive during Monday’s broadcast of The View, telling her colleagues and the audience that she “was scared” and assumed she’d be “raked over the coals” for saying she’s not sure whether she believes E. Jean Carroll’s allegation that she was sexually assaulted by Donald Trump.Leading off the show by discussing Carroll’s claims that Trump attacked her at a department store in the mid-1990s, co-host Sunny Hostin said s
  
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• 7 of the Most Common Investing Mistakes

  24-06-2019 18:56 via news.yahoo.com
  Successful investors avoid these costly mistakes.
  
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• Three children, one woman found dead near river in South Texas; FBI investigating

  24-06-2019 18:55 via news.yahoo.com
  Border Patrol's discovery of four bodies on Sunday near the Rio Grande river in South Texas prompted the FBI's involvement.
  
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• 'Imagine your own children there': Grim reports mount from border detention camps

  24-06-2019 18:55 via news.yahoo.com
  As more reports surfaced of inhumane conditions at the government’s migrant detention facilities, the movement to label them “concentration camps” picked up steam with backing from a major newspaper.
  
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• Flynn's sentencing delayed again so new lawyer can study up

  24-06-2019 18:51 via news.yahoo.com
  The lawyer, Sidney Powell, said she needed the extra time to work her way through three hard drives delivered from Flynn’s former lawyers.
  
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• High rollers: Eldorado buys Caesars in deal valued at $17B

  24-06-2019 18:39 via news.yahoo.com
  A casino juggernaut was formed Monday when Eldorado Resorts announced it is buying Caesars in a cash-and-stock deal valued at $17.3 billion. The acquisition will put about 60 casino-resorts in 16 states under a single name, Caesars, creating the largest gambling operator in the United States. The deal — following pressure from activist investor Carl Icahn — is targeted to close in the first half of 2020 if approved by gambling regulators and shareholders.
  
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• Supreme Court rules for FUCT in trademark case

  24-06-2019 18:36 via news.yahoo.com
  The US Supreme Court ruled in favor of the clothing brand FUCT in a free speech case on Monday, saying the name could be trademarked."Viewpoint discrimination is poison to a free society," Alito said.The case was brought by Erik Brunetti, who founded the Los Angeles streetwear line FUCT in 1991 and filed suit after his trademark request to the US Patent and Trademark Office was rejected.
  
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• Official: Woman, 3 children died of heat exposure in Texas

  24-06-2019 18:29 via news.yahoo.com
  Four people, including three children, found dead in South Texas near the border with Mexico most likely died of dehydration and heat exposure after crossing the Rio Grande into the U.S., authorities said Monday.A law enforcement official close to the investigation told The Associated Press the four were overcome by the heat and foul play is not suspected.Hidalgo County sheriff's Sgt. Frank Medrano said earlier that the bodies of a woman in her early 20s, a toddler and two infants were found in
  
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• Dominican Republic official says country is safe: 'There is not an avalanche of deaths'

  24-06-2019 18:24 via news.yahoo.com
  The Dominican Republic tourism minister said the country is taking the deaths very seriously.
  
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