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WRAPUP 9-Hong Kong protests turn to chaos amid tear gas and petrol bombs
by Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines | August 31, 2019 at 7:50 am

Hong Kong police fired tear gas and water cannon on Saturday as pro-democracy protesters threw petrol bombs in the latest in a series of clashes that have plunged the Chinese-ruled city into its worst political crisis in decades. Police fired round af...

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Protesters demand more disciplinary action for student who used racial slur in blackface on video
by Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines | August 31, 2019 at 7:14 am

The protestors said they were upset the student who used the racial slur while in blackface is still part of the cheerleading team.

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Destination remains obscure for Iran oil tanker sought by US
by Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines | August 31, 2019 at 5:23 am

An Iranian oil tanker pursued by the U.S. on Friday again listed its destination as Turkey but the Turkish foreign minister added to the confusion by saying the vessel is headed to Lebanon — statements that were promptly denied in Beirut as America's t...

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WWE Smackdown strolls into Louisiana – Beauregard Daily News
by "Action Figures" - Google News | August 31, 2019 at 4:15 am

WWE Smackdown strolls into Louisiana Beauregard Daily NewsAt one point during a match between Ali and Buddy Murphy the crowd began chanting, "This is awesome! This is awesome! This is Awesome!"

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Convicted RFK assassin Sirhan Sirhan stabbed in California prison: reports
by Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines | August 31, 2019 at 4:06 am

Sirhan Sirhan, the Palestinian refugee found guilty of shooting U.S. presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy to death in 1968, was wounded in a stabbing at a California prison on Friday, according to media reports. Celebrity website TMZ, citing unnam...

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Texas governor says 'mistakes were made' in a fundraising mailer that contained anti-illegal immigration rhetoric
by Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines | August 31, 2019 at 2:56 am

Texas GOP Gov. Greg Abbott said this week "mistakes were made" regarding a fundraising letter that contained anti-illegal immigration rhetoric and which was sent out a day before the mass shooting in El Paso earlier this month.

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2-month-old Kentucky boy dies after he was left in a car for hours, police say
by Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines | August 31, 2019 at 2:53 am

The Lexington Police Department said the 2-month-old boy was unintentionally left in a car by a family member for several hours Thursday.

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UPDATE 2-China's factory activity shrinks for 4th month as trade woes deepen
by Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines | August 31, 2019 at 1:55 am

Factory activity in China shrank in August for the fourth month in a row as the United States ramped up trade pressure and domestic demand remained sluggish, pointing to a further slowdown in the world's second-largest economy. Persistent weakness in ...

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90 Day Fiancé’s Olga and Steven Are Married After Courthouse Ceremony
by E! Online (US) - TV News | August 31, 2019 at 1:49 am

90 Day Fiancé stars Steven Frend and Olga Koshimbetova went the distance for their love, and it finally paid off! Olga took to Instagram on Friday to announce she and her beau of...

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China tells Philippines it won't recognize ruling on sea row
by Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines | August 31, 2019 at 1:41 am

Chinese President Xi Jinping told his Philippine counterpart that Beijing will not recognize an international arbitration ruling that has invalidated most of China's claims to virtually the entire South China Sea, the Philippine leader's spokesman said...

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