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Nintendo Switch overtakes the Wii U

The Nintendo Switch games console outsells its predecessor, just 10 months after its launch. from BBC News - Business http://ift.tt/2DRCiD7

'Emotional support peacock' barred from United Airlines plane

United Airlines refuses to let a woman in New Jersey board a plane with a peacock, citing its size. from BBC News - Business http://ift.tt/2rVgVLc

Manchester United are China's most popular digital team

Manchester United remain the most popular team online in China, according to a new report. from BBC News - Business http://ift.tt/2DOVtsV

Three dead after helicopter crashes into Newport Beach home: 'You just knew something horrible had happened' - Los Angeles Times

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Los Angeles Times Three dead after helicopter crashes into Newport Beach home: 'You just knew something horrible had happened' Los Angeles Times A helicopter crashed into a Newport Beach home Tuesday, killing three people and injuring two others, authorities said. The four-seat R44 copter crashed "under unknown circumstances" about 1:45 p.m. after taking off from John Wayne Airport, said Ian ... Helicopter crashes into California home, killing 3 people WPXI Pittsburgh Newport Beach Helicopter Crash: 3 Dead After Chopper Falls On Home International Business Times 3 killed as helicopter crashes into house in Newport Beach KABC-TV AOL  - CBS News  - fox5sandiego.com  - Daily Mail all 91 news articles » from Top Stories - Google News http://ift.tt/2rT6s3c

Burns Strider case: Clinton explains handling of 'harassment' claims

Hillary Clinton had been criticised for not firing adviser, Burns Strider, over harassment claims. from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2EpHkU8

Trump pushes hardline immigration policies even as he urges unity

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump urged lawmakers on Tuesday to work toward bipartisan compromises, but pushed a hard line on immigration, insisting on a border wall and other concessions from Democrats as part of any deal to protect the children of illegal immigrants. from Reuters: U.S. http://ift.tt/2FuHau6

Trump preaches cooperation, but can he follow through?

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In his State of the Union address on Tuesday, U.S. President Donald Trump spoke of unifying the country and delivering for the American people -- and he has the opportunity to back up his words with action almost immediately. from Reuters: U.S. http://ift.tt/2ntVDPt

Trump orders Guantanamo detention center to stay open

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump signed an order on Tuesday to keep open the military detention center at Guantanamo Bay after his Democratic predecessor, Barack Obama, tried unsuccessfully to close the prison that has drawn international condemnation. from Reuters: U.S. http://ift.tt/2GzE0GS

Trump fixes gaze on Republicans during speech to U.S. Congress

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said in his speech to Congress on Tuesday that he wanted to extend an "open hand" to work with both parties on issues like immigration but he spent most of the address facing Republicans while seldom glancing at Democrats. from Reuters: U.S. http://ift.tt/2BFpZ6w

Justice Department warned White House about releasing memo: Washington Post

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senior Justice Department officials on Monday warned White House Chief of Staff John Kelly about the dangers of publicly releasing a memo that alleges abuses by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Washington Post reported on Tuesday, citing people briefed on the meeting. from Reuters: U.S. http://ift.tt/2DNNYXn

Skywatchers in western North America will see moon turn red in rare eclipse

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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Skywatchers across western North America set their alarms to awaken before dawn on Wednesday to see a rare type of lunar eclipse called a "Super Blue Blood Moon," with hundreds of expected to view the phenomenon from a Los Angeles mountaintop. from Reuters: U.S. http://ift.tt/2Eot9i9

Hawaii civil defense employee mistook drill for actual missile attack

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(Reuters) - The Hawaii civil defense employee who issued the false missile alarm that stirred panic across the state last month mistook an alert drill for an actual attack, confused by conflicting messages used in the simulation, investigators said on Tuesday. from Reuters: U.S. http://ift.tt/2GuBXDI

Texas inmate executed for murder of ex-girlfriend

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AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - A Dallas man who was convicted of murdering his ex-girlfriend in 1999 while he was out on parole was executed on Tuesday after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a last-minute appeal, prison officials said. from Reuters: U.S. http://ift.tt/2DPCJxJ

Governor seeks probe of Texas training site in gymnastics scandal

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AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Texas Governor Greg Abbott asked the state's top police agency on Tuesday to start an investigation into Karolyi Ranch, a training facility used by USA Gymnastics where young women athletes said they were sexually molested by the team's doctor. from Reuters: U.S. http://ift.tt/2nmjgKK

As U.S. immigration debate rages, 'Dreamers' await their fate

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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - As U.S. President Donald Trump and congressional leaders discuss the fate of some 700,000 immigrants brought to the United States illegally as children, the young people whose lives hang in the balance fret about their future. from Reuters: U.S. http://ift.tt/2EmmhBT

Fewer killings in Philippine drug war make U.S. 'cautiously optimistic': official

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MANILA (Reuters) - The U.S. government is "cautiously optimistic" on Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs after it saw a decline in "extrajudicial killings," a U.S. senior narcotics official said. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2rWpDsV

Foreigners held in Cambodia over indecent dance party test negative for drugs

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PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - Ten foreigners, charged in Cambodia with producing pornography related to indecent dancing at a party, have tested negative for drugs, police and their lawyer said on Wednesday. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2GA9fBt