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Father describes horror as 6-year-old son swept away by Dorian flood watersAdrian Farrington Sr. told CBS News he tried to save his 6-year-old son A.J's life after the storm hit their home on Abaco Island in the northwestern Bahamas.WeatherSep 6, 2019
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Dorian on pace to hit Atlantic Canada: Here’s what you need to knowThe Canadian Hurricane Centre says the most likely path would see Dorian pass just south of the Maritimes on Saturday, pushing through eastern Nova Scotia later in the day.CanadaSep 6, 2019
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Dorian’s biggest threat is storm surge. Here’s what you need to knowStorm surge, an abnormal rise in water levels above expected levels, is often considered the "greatest threat to life and property" from a hurricane.WeatherSep 5, 2019
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Macron listened to a domestic violence hotline — which led to an investigation into policeIn a move that was supposed to demonstrate the French government's commitment to ending domestic violence, President Emmanuel Macron listened in on calls being taken by a hotline operator.CrimeSep 4, 2019
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Dorian inches north towards the Carolinas with an eye to Atlantic Canada this weekendAfter several days of hovering over the Bahamas and leaving massive damage in its wake, hurricane Dorian appears to be finally moving on. But where is it going?WeatherSep 4, 2019
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San Francisco legislative body declares NRA domestic terrorist group in new billThe resolution said that in addition to declaring the NRA a terrorist organization, the city should limit the contractual relationships its vendors have with the NRA.PoliticsSep 4, 2019
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China’s lunar rover finds unknown ‘gel-like’ substance on the far side of the moonScientists working on the Chang'e-4 mission were about to power down the rover for a "nap" when they noticed a crater with a strange substance depicted on Yutu-2's main camera.ScienceSep 2, 2019
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New species of bloodsucking leech with almost 200 teeth found in MarylandMacrobdella mimicas has three muscular jaws and each one is lined with between 56 and 59 teeth — totalling approximately 200 teeth in total.ScienceSep 1, 2019
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What happens when you commit a crime in outer space?A legal dispute between a NASA astronaut and her estranged wife has raised questions about which laws apply if a person is charged with committing a crime in space.ScienceAug 31, 2019
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Immigrants forgoing medical benefits due to new Trump green card law: court filingIn the court filing, two California counties cite the "irreparable harm" they say the public charge bill is already inflicting on residents.WorldAug 29, 2019
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The farm of the future is staffed by robots, RBC report saysA new RBC report outlines automation and data analytics as "game-changer" technologies in the agriculture space.CanadaAug 28, 2019
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NASA photos show 2019 is Brazilian Amazon’s worst fire year in a decadeSatellite images taken from the International Space Station prove that the 2019 fire season has been Brazil's most active since 2010, NASA said.EnvironmentAug 27, 2019
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Cattle farming in the Amazon has likely caused mass deforestation: expertsFires in the Amazon have surged by 83 per cent compared to the same period a year earlier, government figures show, and environmentalists blamed the sharp rise on farmers setting the forest alight to clear land for pasture.EnvironmentAug 23, 2019
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G7 leaders take in dim economic outlook as global growth sputters, trade war loomsFactories are slumping, many businesses are paralyzed, global growth is sputtering and the world's two mightiest economies are in the grip of a dangerous trade war.EconomyAug 23, 2019
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The U.S. isn’t the only country interested in Greenland. Here’s who else has a stakeSeveral countries, including China and Russia, have a vested interest in Greenland.PoliticsAug 22, 2019
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Ford government’s new sex-ed curriculum is ‘pretty much the same,’ education experts sayWhile experts agree that the two curricula are largely similar, there are a few differences.EducationAug 21, 2019
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What are the warning signs of a recession? Experts say inflation, political turmoil, fearWe asked experts to list the key indicators that a recession is on the way, and whether or not those indicators are present in the market today. Here's what they said.CanadaAug 21, 2019
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Elections Canada slammed after warning groups climate change may be ‘partisan’ issue"It's not partisan to discuss the single greatest threat faced by humanity," NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh tweeted on Monday.PoliticsAug 19, 2019
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Reality check: Experts disagree with Trump official’s comments on Statue of Liberty poemWhile experts say there are a number of interpretations of the poem inscribed on the foot of the Statue of Liberty, they agree that Ken Cuccinelli's is not one of them.PoliticsAug 14, 2019
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Amid ICE raids, Amazon’s government contract comes under fire over surveillance concernsProtesters occupied an Amazon bookstore in New York specifically to protest the company's relationship with ICE, and employees have called on Amazon to terminate these contracts.PoliticsAug 13, 2019
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B.C. murder suspects died by apparent suicide, autopsy results confirmThe Manitoba Medical Examiner completed the autopsies of two bodies RCMP officers found in northern Manitoba and confirmed they belonged to Kam McLeod and Bryer Schmegelsky.CanadaAug 12, 2019
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Police reportedly go undercover as protesters in Hong Kong, fire tear gas into enclosed subwayVideo clips show armed officers wearing black tops and gas masks emerging from crowds and allegedly violently restraining protesters on the ground using batons.WorldAug 12, 2019
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Accusers look to civil suit against estate after Jeffrey Epstein dies in apparent suicideWhile the criminal suit against the former hedge fund manager will be dropped because no one else was charged, many civil suits will likely continue.CrimeAug 10, 2019
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Jeffrey Epstein dies by apparent suicide while awaiting trial on sex trafficking chargesThe multi-millionaire was being held without bail as he awaited his trial.CrimeAug 10, 2019
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Survivors of Toronto’s Danforth shooting following B.C. murder case closelyAs the RCMP remains tight-lipped about the potential motive of the B.C. murder suspects, one of the survivors in Toronto's Danforth shooting's been following the storyCanadaAug 10, 2019
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