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Joe Biden says Trump has 'no intestinal fortitude' on guns, sees 'no compromise' with McConnell

McConnell is "not going to agree ... so we just have to beat him, flat out beat him," Biden said.

02/09/2019

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Why Republicans (and even a couple of Democrats) want to ax tech's favorite law

Experts and industry advocates say the proposals are rooted in a fundamental misunderstanding of federal communications law, and could unravel the internet as we know it.

02/09/2019

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Dozens feared dead in California boat fire

Four bodies have been recovered and another four have been identified on the ocean floor after a commercial diving boat caught fire off Santa Cruz Island in the early hours of Monday, the US Coast Guard confirmed.

02/09/2019

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'Please pray for us,' begs mother sheltering from Hurricane Dorian

"The apartment building, the whole roof came off, we just standing right here," says resident sheltering from the storm.

02/09/2019

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Student pilot hailed for landing plane after his instructor passes out

"Student — great pilot. Tower — great tower. I'm telling you, you don't get that cooperation very often."

02/09/2019

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Euroviews. The life-changing magic of tidying up your Netflix queue ǀ View

We have reached peak streaming saturation, and viewer fatigue is setting in. There is some amazing content being produced for sure, but there is simply too much out there to absorb.

02/09/2019

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Hong Kong students plan to strike as commutes disrupted

The protesters' demands include formally withdrawing an extradition bill that would allow Hong Kong residents to be sent to mainland China to stand trial.

02/09/2019

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Texas mass shooting victims include postal worker and truck driver

"I don't know what I'm going to do without her," a victim's sister said.

02/09/2019

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Kevin Hart suffers 'major back injuries' after car crash

Hart and two others were in the actor's 1970 Plymouth Barracuda when it rolled into a ditch in Malibu, California.

01/09/2019

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New Texas laws loosening gun control draw outrage after Odessa shooting

"If more guns and fewer gun laws made us safer ... Texas would be the safest state in the country," Shannon Watts of Moms Demand Action said.

01/09/2019

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Former Real Madrid star announces tragic death of 9-year-old daughter

Former football player and coach Luis Enrique revealed on Twitter that his 9-year-old daughter passed away from a form of bone cancer.

01/09/2019

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Trump officials defend decision to send FEMA funds to ICE ahead of Hurricane Dorian

Acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan said Sunday the funding changes won't "affect our ability to respond and recover from a major disaster."

01/09/2019

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Trump downplays background checks push after Odessa mass shooting

"Over the last five, six, or seven years, no matter how strong you need the background checks, it wouldn't have stopped any of it," he claimed.

01/09/2019

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Death toll in Odessa, Texas shooting rampage rises to 7

The death toll from the Texas rampage rose to seven on Sunday morning. The gunman is also dead.

01/09/2019

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2020 Senate map becomes less certain for GOP

Democrats to net only four seats to get to a 51-49 majority in the Senate and the list of seats that Republicans need to defend is growing.

01/09/2019

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The abortion underground: Groups quietly help women who have to travel to access care

"We're squirting a bottle of water at a building that is on fire. But it is something that people can do ... ," one volunteer said.

01/09/2019

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Pope gets stuck in Vatican elevator, firefighters rescue him

Francis apologized to faithful in St. Peter's Square Sunday for showing up seven minutes late for his traditional noon appointment with the public.

01/09/2019

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Crime and chaos: Risk experts fear violent consequences of a no-deal Brexit

"Things we're likely to see are hate crimes, people shouting on the streets, physical altercations," said an analyst at the Risk Advisory Group.

01/09/2019

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Netanyahu calls for boycott of Israeli channel behind HBO show 'Our Boys'

The Israeli prime minister says the series slanders his country internationally.

01/09/2019

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U.S. envoy says peace deal near as Taliban attack another Afghan city

Presidential envoy Zalmay Khalilzad said Saturday that the Trump administration is "at the threshold of an agreement" with the insurgent group.

01/09/2019

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5 dead, 21 injured after motorist opens fire in Odessa, Texas

"The suspect continued shooting at innocent civilians all over Odessa," police said.

01/09/2019

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One dead, six wounded in France after suspected knife attack

One person was found dead and six others wounded on Saturday in the city of Villeurbanne, near Lyon, central France, after a suspected knife attack, a local police source told Reuters.

31/08/2019

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Hurricane Dorian hits Bahamas with 'devastating' 185mph winds

Hurricane Dorian hits Bahamas as second-strongest Atlantic storm on record

31/08/2019

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Trump faces more 2020 danger if Democrat scores upset in N. Carolina special election

Analysis: The closely watched Sept. 10 vote will fill a House seat that is vacant after last year's results were invalidated due to election fraud.

31/08/2019

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Hong Kong police fire tear gas, water cannon as protests turn violent

Fears of clashes were running high ahead of the demonstrations, aimed at marking the fifth anniversary of a decision by China to curtail democratic reforms in the former British colony.

31/08/2019

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China's lunar rover has found something weird on the moon's far side

The discovery prompted scientists to postpone other plans and focus instead on trying to figure out what the substance is.

31/08/2019