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• Boris Johnson Humiliated by Parliament in First Brexit Vote

  03-09-2019 23:57 via news.yahoo.com
  REUTERSLONDON—Theresa May’s abject humiliation over Brexit was three years in the making as she endured failed negotiations, misfiring political gambles, and a series of internal revolts. Boris Johnson got there in just one vote. The biographer of Winston Churchill entered Downing Street breathing rhetorical fire just one day before Parliament was closed for the summer. On his very first day back in Parliament, he lost his majority in the House of Commons and was then defeated by his
  
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• British prime minister suffers critical defeat as lawmakers rule out no-deal Brexit

  03-09-2019 23:54
  U.K. lawmakers voted to rule out no-deal Brexit in a critical defeat for Boris Johnson's government, that raises prospect of a general election.
  
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• Brexit showdown: Who were Tory rebels who defied Boris Johnson?

  03-09-2019 23:54 via bbc.co.uk
  Which ex-ministers defied Boris Johnson by voting to stop a no-deal exit on 31 October?
  
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• McConnell says he's waiting on Trump to chart path on guns

  03-09-2019 23:47 via news.yahoo.com
  Congressional Republicans are waiting for the White House to chart a path forward on gun violence legislation, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday, effectively putting the burden on President Donald Trump to decide the GOP's legislative response to the spate of mass shootings that included another deadly attack in Texas over the weekend.The Kentucky Republican said he expects an answer from the White House next week, adding that he wants to make sure that senators "would actually
  
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• 'Total devastation': Hurricane slams parts of the Bahamas

  03-09-2019 23:46 via news.yahoo.com
  Relief officials reported scenes of utter ruin Tuesday in parts of the Bahamas and rushed to deal with an unfolding humanitarian crisis in the wake of Hurricane Dorian, the most powerful storm on record ever to hit the islands.It looks like a bomb went off," said Lia Head-Rigby, who helps run a local hurricane relief organization and flew over the Bahamas' hard-hit Abaco Island.
  
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• Measles emergency 'effectively over': New York City officials

  03-09-2019 23:45
  Health officials declared the end of the measles outbreak in New York City.
  
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• US Open villain just keeps on winning

  03-09-2019 23:44 via cnn.com
  One of the most popular players tennis has ever seen -- if not at the top of the list -- facing the current villain.
  
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• The Latest: Source: Mental health reason for 2014 gun denial

  03-09-2019 23:43 via news.yahoo.com
  The official tells The Associated Press on Tuesday that Seth Ator had attempted to purchase a firearm in 2014 but was denied after a federal background check.The official said Ator was able to obtain the rifle used in Saturday's rampage in West Texas through a private gun sale, skirting the background check process.
  
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• Gun law loophole allowed mass shooting suspect to buy AR-type assault rifle: Sources

  03-09-2019 23:40
  Seven people were killed and more than 20 injured in the mass shooting.
  
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• Pence defends visit to family's Ireland hometown, stay at Trump property

  03-09-2019 23:38
  Vice President Mike Pence stayed in a small village where his cousin owns a bar -- and where President Donald Trump owns a golf club.
  
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• Devastation laid bare from Hurricane Dorian

  03-09-2019 23:36 via cnn.com
  Hurricane Dorian has been battering the Bahamas since Sunday, obliterating houses and wiping out power.
  
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• Climate change: Greenland's ice faces melting 'death sentence'

  03-09-2019 23:35 via bbc.co.uk
  The massive ice sheet covering Greenland may have melted by a record amount this year, scientists say.
  
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• Brexit: Boris Johnson to table motion for general election – live news

  03-09-2019 23:33 via theguardian.com
  Crucial vote expected after 9pm as rebel MPs seek to thwart no-deal BrexitFull report: Johnson suffers Commons defeatPhillip Lee quits Tories, leaving PM without majority 10.33pm BST You can find the division lists here.Here are the 21 Tory MPs who voted with the opposition. 10.29pm BST Andrea Leadsom, the business secretary, has signalled that the Tory rebels will not have the whip removed immediately. In an interview with BBC, she said that she hoped that the MPs who voted against the governme
  
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• British PM Boris Johnson dealt major blow as opponents seize parliamentary agenda control

  03-09-2019 23:27 via feeds.foxnews.com
  British Prime Minister Boris Johnson suffered a major setback Tuesday when lawmakers opposed to a no deal Brexit tool control of the parliamentary agenda.
  
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• Aerial footage shows complete devastation

  03-09-2019 23:27 via cnn.com
  Aerial footage over Great Abaco Island, Bahamas, shows the effect of Hurricane Dorian's wrath.
  
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• Mexico: Main suspect absolved in 2014 student disappearances

  03-09-2019 23:25 via news.yahoo.com
  One of the main suspects in the 2014 disappearance of 43 teachers' college students in southern Mexico has been acquitted, a human rights attorney said Tuesday, as justice remains elusive for one of the darkest moments of the country's recent history.Santiago Aguirre, director of the human rights center known as Prodh and a lawyer for victims' relatives, said the judge absolved Gilberto López Astudillo due to "insufficient evidence" and the suspect was released from custody Saturday with
  
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• Hurricane Dorian: aerial footage reveals extent of devastation in Bahamas – live news

  03-09-2019 23:25 via theguardian.com
  Video shows the scale of catastrophe as the storm continues to move away from the Bahamas and towards FloridaFull story: five confirmed dead in Bahamas‘It’s vicious’: terrified Bahamians wait for Dorian to pass 10.25pm BST Here’s another batch of satellite images showing before and after Dorian inundation in the Bahamas, as reported by CNBC.#Dorian has picked up speed and is now moving NW at 6 mph. It is expected to move near or over the Carolinas sometime late Thursday.H
  
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• Donald Trump isn't up to the job

  03-09-2019 23:22 via cnn.com
  Hurricane Dorian spent much of the weekend stalled over the Bahamas, where it ceaselessly battered the islands with 110 mph winds and inundated it with floodwaters, destroying homes and livelihoods. At least five people died.Forecasters say it could turn towards the East Coast next.
  
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• Walmart changes gun policies after shootings

  03-09-2019 23:17 via bbc.co.uk
  The retailer will stop sales of certain types of ammunition in response to recent attacks.
  
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• Morning mail: UK Tories rebel, Australia's disillusion, Bahamas devastated

  03-09-2019 23:16 via theguardian.com
  Wednesday: Boris Johnson loses crucial Brexit vote after his party’s MPs turn against him. Plus: South Australian councils go to war with cats Good morning, this is Helen Sullivan bringing you the main stories and must-reads on Wednesday 4 September. Continue reading...
  
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• WATCH: Dorian lays waste to Bahamas, makes way toward US

  03-09-2019 23:02
  The slow-moving hurricane continues to churn in the Atlantic Ocean after devastating the Bahamas.
  
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• 1 dead, 8 rescued hiking in Malibu heat

  03-09-2019 22:44
  Officials saved eight hikers in four different locations in simultaneous calls for help in the Zuma Canyon area of Malibu on September 2nd. One hiker dead.
  
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• Devastation in Bahamas as Hurricane Dorian crawls towards US coast

  03-09-2019 22:39 via news.yahoo.com
  Weakening slightly but still packing a powerful punch, Hurricane Dorian churned towards the southeastern coast of the United States on Tuesday after delivering a devastating blow to the Bahamas.Bahamas National Security Minister Marvin Dames said several children were among the five deaths reported in the Atlantic archipelago from the monster storm and predicted more fatalities.Aerial footage of Great Abaco Island in the Bahamas broadcast by CNN showed scenes of catastrophic damage, with hundred
  
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• Abby Huntsman is back on 'The View' after twins, shares love for fellow NICU parents

  03-09-2019 22:38 via news.yahoo.com
  "The View" season launched with the cutest guests—Abby Huntsman's twin babies. She spoke about being a mom of three and her daughter's scary time in the NICU.
  
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• The Taliban Scoff at Trump’s Afghan Peace Talks Bluff

  03-09-2019 22:36 via news.yahoo.com
  EVGENIA NOVOZHENINA/ReutersDOHA, Qatar—The American negotiator trying to cut a deal with the Taliban that might let Donald Trump get all uniformed troops out of Afghanistan before next year’s election says that the two sides have an “agreement in principle.”But Taliban officials and diplomats here in the capital of Qatar, where the talks have been held, told The Daily Beast that after Round 9 last week, there was still no deal the Taliban would sign. Trump’s ma
  
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• See widow's plea to Trump after husband died in shooting

  03-09-2019 22:36 via cnn.com
  Rudolfo Arco was one of the seven people killed in the mass shooting in Odessa, Texas. His widow and children now have a message for President Donald Trump: make America safe again.
  
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• Twin blows help opposition clear first hurdle in plot to block PM's Brexit plans

  03-09-2019 22:28 via cnn.com
  Boris Johnson was dealt twin blows on Tuesday evening when a dramatic resignation cost him his razor-thin majority in Parliament and rebel lawmakers cleared the first hurdle in their plot to block to the Prime Minister's Brexit plans.
  
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• Sold-out chicken sandwich leads to armed confrontation in Texas

  03-09-2019 22:24 via cnn.com
  People are going crazy for Popeyes' sold-out chicken sandwiches, but this is taking it three steps too far.
  
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• A sold-out chicken sandwich led to an armed confrontation in Texas

  03-09-2019 22:24 via cnn.com
  People are going crazy for Popeyes' sold-out chicken sandwiches, but this is taking it three steps too far.
  
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• California: shock and grief after at least 25 killed in boat fire off Santa Cruz Island

  03-09-2019 22:23 via news.yahoo.com
  * Nine people still missing after fire broke out on diving tour boat* Police say DNA testing required to identify some of the victimsA memorial at Sea Landing at Santa Barbara Harbor. Diving experts said this kind of fire appeared to be unprecedented. Photograph: Ringo Chiu/Zuma/Rex/ShutterstockA boat fire off Santa Cruz Island that left 25 people dead and nine missing sent shockwaves throughout the diving community and across California. Residents and divers said a tragedy of such scale seemed
  
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• The Latest: U of Illinois student charged after noose found

  03-09-2019 22:21 via news.yahoo.com
  A University of Illinois student accused of leaving a noose in a residence hall elevator has been charged with a felony hate crime.Andrew Smith was also arraigned on misdemeanor disorderly conduct charges Tuesday.Champaign County Assistant State's Attorney Kristin Alferink said during the arraignment that the 19-year-old student from Normal found some rope in an elevator over the weekend and tied it into a noose.
  
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• Mattis: I will speak out 'when the time is right'

  03-09-2019 22:21 via news.yahoo.com
  Former Secretary of Defense James Mattis said he would break his silence about the Trump administration 'when the time is right.' The retiredgeneral was speaking at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York Tuesday to promote his new book. (Sept. 3)
  
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• Swooping magpie shot by Aussie council after dozens of attacks

  03-09-2019 22:20 via feeds.foxnews.com
  A magpie "monster" that had been terrorizing people in Sydney was shot down on the orders of neighborhood officials, much to the distress of animal rights activists. 
  
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• Women's Euro 2021 Qualifiers: Wales 2-2 Northern Ireland - Ashley Hutton rescues point for NI

  03-09-2019 22:12 via bbc.co.uk
  Ashley Hutton's injury-time header rescues a draw for Northern Ireland in Wales to dent the hosts' Women's Euro 2021 qualifying hopes.
  
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• Slow-crawling Dorian a new kind of threat

  03-09-2019 22:11 via news.yahoo.com
  After devastating the Bahamas, Dorian is continuing its long crawl toward the southeast US with slightly weakened winds.Hurricane Dorian stormed into the record books on Sunday when its maximum sustained winds of 185 miles (300 kilometers) per hour tied it in second place with 1998's Gilbert and 2005's Wilma as the most powerful Atlantic hurricane since 1950, according to Colorado State University's Tropical Meteorology Project.First place is still held by 1980's Allen, which had maximum sustain
  
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• 7 fatally shot, 34 wounded in Chicago during Labor Day weekend gun violence

  03-09-2019 22:11 via news.yahoo.com
  Gun violence over the Labor Day weekend has left seven people dead and another 34 wounded in Chicago.
  
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• Cheerleader Accused of Murdering, Burying Newborn Goes on Trial

  03-09-2019 22:03 via news.yahoo.com
  Photo Illustration by The Daily Beast / Photo Courtesy Warren County Sheriff's OfficeIn July 2017, police in small-town Ohio uncovered an unmarked infant’s grave in the backyard of a prominent family. On Tuesday, jury selection began in the case of the alleged murderer—a high school cheerleader accused of killing her newborn baby to protect her good-girl image.Brooke Skylar Richardson, now 20, is charged with is charged with aggravated murder, involuntary manslaughter, and three othe
  
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• US, UK, France and Iran may be complicit in Yemen war crimes, UN says

  03-09-2019 21:59 via cnn.com
  The United States, United Kingdom, France and Iran may be complicit in war crimes in Yemen by supplying weapons to various parties involved in the conflict, a United Nations panel has said.
  
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• Chicago mayor to Ted Cruz over city shootings: 'Keep our name out of your mouth'

  03-09-2019 21:58 via cnn.com
  Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot ripped Texas Sen. Ted Cruz over his opposition to gun legislation reform after he claimed such laws don't work, pointing to gun violence in Chicago.
  
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• Santa Cruz boat: 34 passengers presumed dead as authorities call off search for survivors of the fire

  03-09-2019 21:57 via news.yahoo.com
  A tragic Mayday call from the captain of a boat which caught fire off the coast of California described how all of his passengers were trapped below deck "with no escape hatch".  Audio of the harrowing distress call was released as authorities confirmed 34 people are presumed dead and the search for survivors was suspended on Tuesday. In the 3.14 am recording, the captain can be heard telling a Coast Guard operator: "There's 33 people on board the vessel on fire. They can't get off." The op
  
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• Early report: biplane cleared to return but didn't turn back

  03-09-2019 21:56 via news.yahoo.com
  Although a biplane pilot had been given clearance to return to a New Orleans airport, he didn't turn back before the plane crashed, killing him and a TV anchor last month, a preliminary federal report said.Emmy-winning reporter and anchor Nancy Parker was working on a documentary about pioneer black stunt pilot Franklin Augustus when his two-seat biplane crashed shortly after takeoff from New Orleans Lakefront Airport on Aug. 16.Augustus asked to return to the airport without saying why, and was
  
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• Israeli army says uncovers Hezbollah missile site

  03-09-2019 21:55 via news.yahoo.com
  The Israeli army said Tuesday it had exposed a Hezbollah site dedicated to the manufacture of "precision-guided" missiles in Lebanon, just days after a cross-border flare-up between the arch-foes."The IDF is exposing a facility belonging to Hezbollah... designed to convert and manufacture precision-guided missiles," the Israeli army said in a statement.It released what it said was an aerial photograph of the site in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley, near the town of Nabi Chit.
  
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• Banksy artwork of rat holding blade snatched in Paris

  03-09-2019 21:52 via feeds.foxnews.com
  A Banksy mural that is said to pay tribute to France’s May 1968 uprising was stolen from the back of a traffic sign in Paris this week.
  
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• Opposition hopes to block no-deal Brexit after lawmaker's extraordinary defection on Commons floor

  03-09-2019 21:51 via cnn.com
  - Britain's crazy Brexit crisis is about to get crazier
  - Brexit turmoil bashing the pound again
  - UK could be headed for snap election: What you need to know
  - What is a no-deal Brexit and what would it mean for Britain?
  
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• Walmart ends handgun ammo sales and 'open carry' for customers after shooting

  03-09-2019 21:48 via cnn.com
  Walmart on Tuesday announced it will reduce its gun and ammunition sales, one month after more than 20 people were killed in a mass shooting at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas. Walmart also pressured Congress to enact gun safety measures.
  
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• Neville 'frustrated' as England beaten by Norway - highlights and report

  03-09-2019 21:44 via bbc.co.uk
  England boss Phil Neville expresses his frustration after England fail to win for a second successive game following a 2-1 friendly defeat by Norway.
  
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• Chris Hayes and Progressives’ Lack of Respect for the Constitution

  03-09-2019 21:38 via news.yahoo.com
  Last week, conservatives in the Twitterverse had a good chuckle at the expense of MSNBC host Chris Hayes for something he said about the Electoral College on his show.“The weirdest thing about the Electoral College,” he offered, “is the fact that if it wasn't specifically in the Constitution for the presidency, it would be unconstitutional.”This is one of those things that sound a lot better in your head than they do coming out of your mouth! We’ve all been guilty o
  
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• Hurricane Dorian hammers the Bahamas – in pictures

  03-09-2019 21:31 via theguardian.com
  Images show the extent of flooding in cities including Nassau and Dorian this weekFollow the latest live updates on Hurricane Dorian Continue reading...
  
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• Florida is ready, but where is the hurricane?

  03-09-2019 21:30 via news.yahoo.com
  Houses and businesses are boarded up, bridges to barrier islands are blocked and many residents of Florida's beachside communities are long gone."The uncertainty is a little nerve wracking," says Drew Gabrielson, clutching his trembling Chihuahua Rodney as he looks across a beach at the roughening surf.On Tuesday, Dorian began moving at five miles per hour (eight kilometers per hour), a positively jaunty pace after being stuck at a near standstill for the better part of two days as it battered t
  
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• Iran oil tanker pursued by US turns off tracker near Syria

  03-09-2019 21:26 via news.yahoo.com
  An Iranian oil tanker blacklisted and pursued by the U.S. turned off its tracking beacon off the coast of Syria, leading to renewed speculation Tuesday that its oil will end up there, despite earlier assurances it wouldn't.The disappearance of the Adrian Darya 1, formerly known as the Grace 1, follows a pattern of Iranian oil tankers turning off their Automatic Identification System to try and mask where they deliver their cargo amid U.S. sanctions targeting Iran's energy industry.Its disappeara
  
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