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• Drastic new security measures in US schools

  22-08-2018 23:59 via bbc.co.uk
  Many schools are introducing new tactics to try to prevent shootings - but do they have any chance of keeping pupils safe?
  
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• 2 Indiana boys die after being pulled from Kankakee River; father held on neglect charges

  22-08-2018 23:59 via yahoo.com
  The father of two young boys may have been under the influence of narcotics when his sons drowned in the Kankakee River, according to the Lake County Indiana Sheriff Oscar Martinez Jr.
  
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• Man in California subway stabbing eligible for death penalty

  22-08-2018 23:56 via yahoo.com
  OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Prosecutors on Wednesday added charges that could qualify a man for the death penalty if he's convicted of stabbing 18-year-old Nia Wilson to death at a train station in Northern California.
  
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• ISIS leader al-Baghdadi breaks nearly year-long silence

  22-08-2018 23:53 via cnn.com
  For the first time in almost a year, ISIS has released what it says is a new audio message from its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.
  
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• Jimmy Bennett speaks out after Asia Argento denies accusations of assault

  22-08-2018 23:38
  Bennett, who claims he was sexually assaulted by Argento when he was 17 and she was 37, said his trauma ‘resurfaced’ after Argento accused Harvey Weinstein of rape last OctoberJimmy Bennett, the 22-year-old actor who accused Asia Argento of sexually assaulting him in 2013, has released a statement to the Hollywood Reporter after Argento denied the allegations on Tuesday. Related: Asia Argento denies sexual assault of 17-year-old actorContinue reading...
  
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• Cohen subpoeaned in Trump Foundation probe

  22-08-2018 23:36 via cnn.com
  The New York State Department of Taxation and Finance has issued a subpoena to Michael Cohen as part of its ongoing probe into whether the Trump Foundation violated New York tax laws, a department spokesman confirmed to CNN.
  
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• UK won't trigger battle with Brussels after no-deal Brexit, says Raab

  22-08-2018 23:30
  Brexit secretary ready to take unilateral action to keep trade and transport flowing freelyBritain would take unilateral action in the event of a no-deal Brexit to keep trade and transport flowing freely, Dominic Raab will pledge.In a speech coinciding with the publication of the first batch of technical notices laying out the government’s contingency plans for a no-deal scenario, the Brexit secretary will say that Britain would not risk triggering a tit-for-tat battle with Brussels by imp
  
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• Aeolus: Wind mapping satellite lifts off

  22-08-2018 23:30 via bbc.co.uk
  The Aeolus spacecraft launches into orbit to make the first truly global maps of wind behaviour.
  
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• Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 Makes 720 HP, Says Fishy Leaked Document

  22-08-2018 23:28 via yahoo.com
  The documents, which comes from an unknown source, also says the GT500 will make 650 lb-ft of torque from a supercharged 5.2-liter V8.
  
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• Mexico Travel Warning Issued After Bodies Were Found in a Taxi, a Hammock and Bags

  22-08-2018 23:24 via yahoo.com
  The bodies were in a taxi, a hammock, and bags
  
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• What you need to know about Tencent

  22-08-2018 23:17 via cnn.com
  CNN's Samuel Burke explains how Tencent is a bit like Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Spotify and Snapchat all rolled into one.
  
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• The Big Bang Theory final season to end in 2019

  22-08-2018 23:17 via bbc.co.uk
  The show's last season will end next year, ending one of the longest-running sitcoms in US history.
  
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• Stoke City 0-3 Wigan Athletic

  22-08-2018 23:11 via bbc.co.uk
  Stoke City are well beaten by newly promoted Wigan Athletic as the winless Championship start goes on for Gary Rowett's Potters.
  
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• U.S. to bring back Khalilzad as special Afghanistan envoy: sources

  22-08-2018 23:07 via yahoo.com
  The decision to tap Khalilzad, a Republican foreign policy veteran, comes as U.S. military commanders acknowledge a stalemate in the fighting and follows a meeting last month between a U.S. diplomat and Taliban officials to explore possible negotiations.The two U.S. officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, said they were unsure when the announcement would be made.The White House and the State Department declined to comment, and Khalilzad did not return messages left with his office.
  
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• Orchard Supply to close all of its stores

  22-08-2018 23:07 via yahoo.com
  Orchard Supply will be closing all its stores by the end of next month. The official announcement came Wednesday morning during the call for Lowe's earnings report.
  
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• Donald Trump Basically Admitted To A Federal Crime

  22-08-2018 23:03 via yahoo.com
  President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he paid two women during the 2016
  
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• 'A tragic end' to Mollie Tibbetts case: How Iowa jogger's killing was solved

  22-08-2018 23:03 via abcnews.go.com
  Mollie Tibbetts, who vanished while on a jog last month, was found dead Tuesday.
  
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• Man charged in family killings spoke on saving relationships

  22-08-2018 22:58 via yahoo.com
  DENVER (AP) — A Colorado man charged with killing his family and dumping their bodies at an oil worksite taped a video presentation six years ago about saving or abandoning relationships.
  
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• 'Big Bang Theory' Finally Coming To An End After 12-Season Run

  22-08-2018 22:56 via yahoo.com
  The end is near for "Big Bang Theory."
  
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• Cohen subpoena in Trump Foundation probe

  22-08-2018 22:53 via cnn.com
  The New York State Department of Taxation and Finance has issued a subpoena to Michael Cohen as part of its ongoing probe into whether the Trump Foundation violated New York tax laws, a source confirmed to CNN.
  
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• Indiana Priest Beaten Unconscious, Allegedly Told 'This Is For All The Little Kids'

  22-08-2018 22:49 via yahoo.com
  Someone allegedly knocked an Indiana priest unconscious in church and told him
  
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• New Ford Focus ST Spied: Hey Ford, Please Bring this Hot Hatch to the U.S.

  22-08-2018 22:35 via yahoo.com
  Ford says the crossover-y Focus Active is the only version coming to our shores, but we’re hoping that changes.
  
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• White House on defensive: Trump did nothing wrong

  22-08-2018 22:34 via cnn.com
  White House press secretary Sarah Sanders maintained Wednesday that President Donald Trump "did nothing wrong" relating to the hush money payments made to women who claimed affairs with him during the 2016 campaign.
  
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• Sarah Sanders says Cohen's guilty plea involving payments to women does not implicate US President

  22-08-2018 22:34 via cnn.com
  White House press secretary Sarah Sanders maintained Wednesday that President Donald Trump "did nothing wrong" relating to the hush money payments made to women who claimed affairs with him during the 2016 campaign.
  
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• Oregon earthquake: Magnitude 6.2 offshore quake shakes Portland

  22-08-2018 22:19 via yahoo.com
  A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.2 has hit off the coast of Oregon.The United States Geological Survey (USGS) said the quake occurred just after 1:30 a.m. local time over 170 miles west of Coos Bay and nearly 220 miles southwest of Portland.There are no reports of damage or injury and a tsunami warning has not been issued for the surrounding areas.
  
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• Racist rant sparks social media outcry

  22-08-2018 22:17 via cnn.com
  A video of a man making racist comments while on a beach has prompted widespread outrage and sparked a conversation about racism in South Africa.
  
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• Man's racist rant sparks social media outcry in South Africa

  22-08-2018 22:17 via cnn.com
  A video of a man making racist comments while on a beach has prompted widespread outrage and sparked a conversation about racism in South Africa.
  
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• Spanish police smash Europe's 'biggest' illegal turtle farm

  22-08-2018 22:11 via yahoo.com
  Spanish police said Wednesday they had dismantled Europe's biggest illegal turtle and tortoise farm, seizing over 1,100 of the animals, including several highly endangered species.Officers arrested two German men suspected of operating the farm on the holiday island of Mallorca, as well as a Spanish owner of an exotic pet store in Barcelona who sold the animals raised on the farm, police said in a statement.A "land turtle" is more commonly called a tortoise in English.
  
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• Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi urges followers to wage 'jihad'

  22-08-2018 22:10 via yahoo.com
  Islamic state leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, in his first purported speech in nearly a year, has called on followers to persevere, according to a statement posted on the group's media outlet. "For the Mujahideen (holy warriors) the scale of victory or defeat is not dependant on a city or town being stolen or subject to that who has aerial superiority, intercontinental missiles or smart bombs," Baghdadi said in a recording posted on his al-Furqan media group. Reuters was unable to verify
  
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• Hawaii in crosshairs of dangerous Category 4 hurricane

  22-08-2018 22:04 via cnn.com
  Hurricane Lane strengthened into a Category 5 storm as it rolled toward Hawaii --just two weeks after Hurricane Hector passed the islands.
  
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• Israel advances plans for 1,000 new West Bank settler homes

  22-08-2018 21:59 via bbc.co.uk
  Final approval for construction is give for 380 homes, while 620 more clear an earlier planning stage.
  
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• Mollie Tibbetts death: Neighbour's security camera leads to police finding body in cornfield

  22-08-2018 21:57 via yahoo.com
  Police had been unable to find Mollie Tibbetts after she disappeared in Iowa, despite thousands of tips and weeks of investigations.A resident of Brooklyn — where the University of Iowa student went missing while on a run nearly five weeks ago — provided authorities with hours of recordings from their home’s outdoor security camera.After combing through the surveillance footage, police made a wild discovery: Ms Tibbetts could be seen on video running through the area as a black
  
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• Nato-Russia: Putin and Nato trade barbs over troops

  22-08-2018 21:56 via bbc.co.uk
  Nato says its actions are "defensive" after Putin accuses it of moving forces closer to Russia.
  
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• Suspect In Slaying Of Mollie Tibbetts Ordered Held On $5 Million Bond

  22-08-2018 21:55 via yahoo.com
  The suspect in the slaying of Mollie Tibbetts made his first appearance since
  
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• Trump supporters react to Cohen, Manafort

  22-08-2018 21:49 via yahoo.com
  In Ohio, Wisconsin and Texas people who voted for Donald Trump say they are still supportive even after his personal lawyer pleaded guilty to finance violations and his onetime campaign chairman has been convicted for financial fraud. (Aug. 22)
  
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• Hotel California by the Eagles: What was it actually about?

  22-08-2018 21:37 via bbc.co.uk
  It's both glamorous and creepy. As the Eagles make musical history, we dissect their most famous song.
  
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• Trump’s Potential Criminal Exposure Is Not Comparable To 2008 Obama Campaign’s Fine

  22-08-2018 21:30 via yahoo.com
  President Donald Trump on Wednesday responded to his former lawyer Michael
  
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• Suspect in Death of Iowa Student Mollie Tibbetts Arrives in Court

  22-08-2018 21:26 via yahoo.com
  Police confirmed Tuesday they found the 20-year-old University of Iowa student’s body after a five-week search
  
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• What's next?: Making sense of the past 24 hours in Trump's orbit

  22-08-2018 21:25 via cnn.com
  The events of the last 24 hours have rocked the political world.
  
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• Making sense of the past 24 hours in Trump's orbit

  22-08-2018 21:25 via cnn.com
  The events of the last 24 hours have rocked the political world.
  
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• 12 not-dumb questions about what happens next

  22-08-2018 21:25 via cnn.com
  The events of the last 24 hours have rocked the political world.
  
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• Senators Urge Delaying Brett Kavanaugh Hearing After Cohen, Manafort Cases

  22-08-2018 21:19 via yahoo.com
  Several senators are urging their colleagues to delay considering Brett
  
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• Trump aides' felony convictions spur calls to oppose Kavanaugh nomination

  22-08-2018 21:18 via yahoo.com
  Again and again, Democrats termed the president as an alleged "co-conspirator" in campaign finance crimes.
  
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• WATCH: Pope Francis, Washington weather and Rohingya children: World in Photos

  22-08-2018 21:10 via abcnews.go.com
  Here's a look at the top photos from around the globe.
  
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• Chris Martin and Damon Albarn campaign to free Uganda's Bobi Wine

  22-08-2018 21:08 via bbc.co.uk
  A petition condemns Afrobeats MP Bobi Wine's "vicious" treatment in custody after his arrest last week.
  
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• Saudi Arabia has called off Aramco float, report suggests

  22-08-2018 21:04 via bbc.co.uk
  Saudi Arabia is reported to have cancelled the listing of shares in state oil giant Aramco.
  
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• The Latest: Pastor removed after diocese received allegation

  22-08-2018 20:56 via yahoo.com
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The Latest on the Roman Catholic Church child sex abuse scandal in Pennsylvania (all times local):
  
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• Priest beaten by man who yelled: 'This is for all the little kids'

  22-08-2018 20:52 via cnn.com
  A Catholic priest was beaten while praying at his church in Merrillville, Indiana, and authorities are investigating the attack as a hate crime.
  
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• Chloe Grace Moretz: 'My brothers tried to pray the gay away'

  22-08-2018 20:51 via bbc.co.uk
  Chloe Grace Moretz's new film tackles the controversial issue of gay conversion therapy.
  
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• Suspect led police to the body of Mollie Tibbetts

  22-08-2018 20:40 via yahoo.com
  Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation is revealing how surveillance video led to man suspected of murdering the 20-year-old Iowa student.
  
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