Monday, October 5, 2015

Katniss and Co. get their orders in new Mockingjay: Part 2 clip


Propos will continue even on the battlefield as Katniss, Gale, and Finnick are assigned to the non-combat regiment

Published on October 6, 2015 at 02:01AM


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California enacts right-to-die law

California has joined four other US states that allow terminally ill patients to legally to end their lives with a doctor's supervision.

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Dave Grohl calls out disengaged fans at Foo Fighters show


And play 'Stop Draggin' My Heart Around' with Jewel.

Published on October 6, 2015 at 01:15AM


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More than 60 killed in Iraq bombings

More than 60 people are killed and many injured in at least three car bomb attacks in north and south Iraq, police and medical sources say.

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Amtrak train derails in Vermont

An Amtrak passenger train has derailed in Northfield, Vermont, authorities have confirmed, with no details of injuries.

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Quiz: Which Gilmore Girl are you?


Oy with the poodles already!

Published on October 5, 2015 at 07:15PM


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US politician admits to goat sacrifice

A Florida candidate for US Senate has come under criticism after it emerged that he once killed a goat and drank its blood.

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American Airlines pilot dies on flight

A pilot on an overnight flight from Phoenix to Boston had a medical emergency and later died, the airline has confirmed.

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Botswana cheetah Legolas killed

A Botswana cheetah called Legolas that was taking part in a research project has been shot and killed, a conservation group says.

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BP in $20bn settlement over oil spill

The US Justice Department has finalised a $20bn settlement with BP over the fatal Gulf of Mexico oil disaster in 2010.

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GCHQ 'can take control of smartphones'

Smartphone users can do "very little" to stop security services getting "total control" over their devices, US whistleblower Edward Snowden tells the BBC in his first British TV interview.

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African governments 'getting better'

Thirty-three out of Africa's 54 countries have shown improvements in the way they are governed over the last four years but progress is stalling, research finds.

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Palestinians killed in W Bank clashes

Two Palestinian youths, including a 13-year-old boy, are killed in clashes with Israeli forces, Palestinian medics say, amid a surge in violence.

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Pistorius 'must remain in jail'

Oscar Pistorius must remain in jail and not be transferred to house arrest after a decision to grant him parole was again delayed.

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Nato warns Russia on Syria strikes

Nato demands that Russia immediately cease attacks on Syria's opposition and civilians

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Runners complete Everest marathon

Dozens of runners brave the cold to complete the highest marathon in the world, four months after it was postponed because of Nepal's earthquakes.

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Amtrak train derails in Vermont

An Amtrak passenger train has derailed in Northfield, Vermont, authorities have confirmed, with no details of injuries.

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Lost cargo ship sank off the Bahamas

The US Coast Guard says the cargo ship El Faro sank off the Bahamas after sailing into the path of Hurricane Joaquin, with 33 people still missing.

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Chile creates new marine reserves

Chile announces the creation of two new marine reserves off its coast which together will cover more than a million sq km.

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Messi's brother held over 'illegal gun'

Matias Messi, the older brother of Argentine football star Lionel Messi, is briefly detained in Argentina on suspicion of carrying an illegal weapon.

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Asset sale reports lift Glencore shares

Shares in embattled mining giant Glencore jump 17% following reports it is in talks to sell its agriculture business.

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Air France execs chased from jobs talks

Two Air France managers were forced to flee a meeting about job cuts after angry workers broke into the room.

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Afghans 'called in' MSF clinic strike

Afghan forces called in the air strike that hit a Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) clinic in Kunduz, killing 22 people, a US general says.

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Hillary Clinton unveils new gun laws

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton unveils new gun control laws in the wake of the deadly Oregon school shooting.

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Erdogan in Brussels for migrant talks

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is to hold key talks with EU officials on how to deal with the migrant crisis.

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Rival Ukraine forces confirm pullback

Officials confirm that Ukrainian government forces and pro-Russian rebels are withdrawing tanks and other weapons from the line of contact.

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Councils 'to keep all business rates'

Chancellor George Osborne hands councils an extra £26bn as he announces they will keep all funds from business rates.

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New plans aim to cut company tax dodges

Companies should pay tax in the countries where they conduct business under new proposals from the OECD that are intended to cut corporate tax minimisation.

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Driverless lorry tested on motorway

A driverless lorry developed by Daimler is tested on a public road for the first time, in Germany.

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Twitter confirms Jack Dorsey as boss

Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey has been confirmed as the permanent chief executive of Twitter after serving as the interim boss for three months.

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Trans-Pacific free trade deal 'agreed'

US, Japan and 10 other Pacific rim countries agree wide-ranging Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade deal - reports

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IS 'executes 70 tribesmen in Iraq'

Seventy members of a Sunni tribe opposed to Islamic State (IS) have been killed by the jihadist group in western Iraq, a tribal elder says.

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YouTuber Caleb Logan dies, family say

The Brataley family, who have more than a million subscribers on YouTube, say their eldest child Caleb has died.

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Osborne: We are the party of labour

George Osborne tells Conservatives to "extend our hand" to people who feel "completely abandoned" by Labour's new leadership.

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UK driver among Malta crash injured

A British businessman was among more than 20 people hurt when his Porsche sports car ploughed into spectators at a Maltese car show.

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Have You Fallen Into ‘Friends’ or Any Other Older Television Shows?


By SHANNON DOYNE via NYT Education http://nyti.ms/1KVG3kZ

Cyber 'risk' for nuclear plants

The risk of a "serious cyber attack" on nuclear power plants around the world is growing, says an influential report.

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'Butt dials' - a strain on the system

Dave Lee looks at how "butt dials" are being blamed for the surge in 911 emergency calls in San Francisco.

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Kenya schools reopen after long strike

Millions of Kenyan pupils return to school after teachers suspended their five-week strike over pay.

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Wallander writer Henning Mankell dies

Swedish crime writer Henning Mankell, best known for novels featuring Inspector Kurt Wallander, dies aged 67

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Germany 'facing 1.5 million migrants'

Germany will have as many as 1.5 million asylum seekers this year - almost double the previous estimate, according to a leaked report.

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Ai Weiwei 'finds bugging devices'

Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei posts a number of pictures of what he says are listening devices found in his Beijing studio.

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UK services growth slows further

Growth in the UK service sector slows further in September to its lowest rate in nearly two and a half years, a survey indicates.

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What’s Going On in This Picture? | Oct. 5, 2015


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News Q’s | State of Emergency Issued Due to Flooding in South Carolina


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Turkish jets 'intercept Russian plane'

Turkey says it scrambled F-16 fighter jets to intercept a Russian warplane that violated its air space near the Syrian border on Saturday.

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Nobel Prize for parasitic diseases

The Nobel Prize for physiology or medicine has been awarded to two teams for their groundbreaking work on parasitic diseases.

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Fast bowler Hossain turns himself in

Bangladesh cricketer Shahadat Hossain turns himself in to face charges of torturing an 11-year-old housemaid.

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Guinea city curfew after poll clashes

Guinea's authorities impose an overnight curfew on the second city of Nzerekore after clashes left at least one person dead a week before the presidential poll.

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Four missing in French Riviera floods

Four people are still missing after flash floods on the French Riviera left at least 17 people dead, including one Briton.

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Rolls-Royce cutting 400 more jobs

Aerospace company Rolls-Royce says it will cut an extra 400 posts from its marine division, blaming the sharp fall in oil prices.

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Nauru to end asylum seekers' detention

Nauru's government promises to process 600 outstanding asylum seekers within a week and open up the centre, effectively ending detention.

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Ideas for E.L.L.s | El Chapo


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Execs 'should have faced jail' for 2008

Former US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke says more executives should have been investigated for their personal roles in the 2008 financial crisis.

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'America'


Things get a lot more complicated.

Published on October 5, 2015 at 12:15PM


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