Texas gunman who killed seven had previously failed background check for firearm

The gunman who killed seven people and wounded 23 others in a rolling rampage across West Texas obtained an assault-style rifle despite failing a background check, state and law enforcement officials said on Monday.

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How playing video games could get you a better job

Gaming has long been stigmatised as the preserve of the socially inadequate, but this is changing.

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Spending Review: What's it all about?

What is the government's Spending Review and why has it been four years since the last one?

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Trump's new Mexico envoy stirs hornet's nest with Frida Kahlo jab

The new U.S. ambassador to Mexico has taken aim at Mexican icon Frida Kahlo for her support of Marxism, stirring up a fierce social media debate with a tweet asking if the painter had not been aware of atrocities committed in the name of that ideology.

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At least eight dead from California boat fire, 26 missing

Eight people were confirmed dead from a predawn fire that sank a boat off a Southern California island and 26 others who were on the scuba diving vessel were missing, a local sheriff said.

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Why John Lewis shoppers could see more card payment checks

Banks increasingly require shoppers to provide an extra form of verification when they buy online.

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Colombian mayoral candidate killed, government blames rebel dissidents

A mayoral candidate in southwestern Colombia was killed along with five other people in an attack likely perpetrated by dissidents from the demobilized FARC guerrilla group, the government said on Monday.

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UK former minister Gauke says will vote to block no-deal Brexit: The Times

Britain's former justice minister David Gauke said in a newspaper column that he intends to vote against his party on Tuesday, when lawmakers opposed to a no-deal Brexit are seeking to take control of parliamentary time to force a delay.

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Pregnant India woman beaten over child kidnapping rumour

It is the latest incident in a wave of attacks fuelled by rumours of child kidnappings in India.

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Indonesian police ban violent protests, separatism in Papua

Indonesian police have banned violent demonstrations and speeches promoting separatism in the easternmost region of Papua, which had been rocked by protests for two weeks, the state news agency Antara reported on Monday.

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Czech state attorney halts investigation of P.M. Babis: newspaper

A Czech state attorney has halted an investigation of suspected fraud by Prime Minister Andrej Babis, the newspaper Denik N reported on Monday, citing two sources with knowledge of the state attorney's decision.

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Japan to set up police unit to help defend disputed islets: NHK

Japan is bolstering its defense of a group of East China Sea islets disputed with China and other far-flung isles, with the establishment of a special police unit armed with automatic weapons, the public broadcaster NHK reported on Monday.

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Lukaku racially abused after scoring in Italy

Inter Milan striker Romelu Lukaku is racially abused by Cagliari fans as he scores from the spot to give his club a 2-1 victory in Serie A.

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UK could call an election within days: BBC political editor

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson sounds like a leader ready to call an election and it is not impossible that one could be called within days, the BBC's political editor said.

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Hong Kong students boycott classes after weekend of violence

Hundreds of Hong Kong university and school students swapped classes for democracy demonstrations on Monday, the latest act of defiance in an anti-government movement that has plunged the Chinese-ruled city into its biggest political crisis in decades.

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Trainee pilot lands plane safely after instructor passes out

Air traffic operators helped coach the Australian man to land on the runway during his flying lesson.

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'Monster' Hurricane Dorian pummels Bahamas, forecast to threaten Florida

Hurricane Dorian, the second-strongest Atlantic storm on record, pounded the Bahamian islands of Great Abaco and Grand Bahama on Sunday night and was forecast to move dangerously close to Florida in the next two days, U.S. forecasters said.

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Advisory: Story about East Timor anniversary withdrawn

The story headlined “Thousands celebrate East Timor’s 20th anniversary but the scars remain”, which moved on Aug 31, is withdrawn for clarity issues. There will not be a replacement story.

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Japan's Abe says he plans to meet with Putin in Russia this week

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Monday he planned to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin this week when he attends the Eastern Economic Forum to be held in Vladivostok Sept 4-6.

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US Open: Defending champion Novak Djokovic pulls out

The Serb is booed off court as he retires with a shoulder problem in the third set.

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Japan begins controversial dolphin hunt

The annual hunt sees the animals driven into a cove and then killed with knives in shallow waters.

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