Actor Kevin Hart injured in Los Angeles car accident

Actor Kevin Hart suffered major injuries in a car accident in Los Angeles early on Sunday morning, the California Highway Patrol said.

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Dorian pummels Bahamas, hurricane forecast to move dangerously close to 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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The former monk who runs a $100m meditation firm

After a decade as a Buddhist monk, Andy Puddicombe set up Headspace with one of his clients.

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U.S., Taliban close to deal as fighting intensifies

U.S. and Taliban negotiators are close to a deal to reduce fighting and allow full peace talks among Afghans, a top U.S. official said on Sunday, as insurgent forces attacked a second northern city.

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Saudi-led coalition says strikes Houthi arms site in Yemen, group says prison hit

A Saudi-led military coalition said on Sunday it launched air strikes on Houthi military targets in southwest Yemen that Houthi-run media said had hit a prison, killing tens of people.

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Trains to Hong Kong airport suspended amid protester disruption

Trains to Hong Kong's international airport were suspended on Sunday as pro-democracy protesters threatened to disrupt transport links to the airport, The Mass Transit Railway (MTR) operator said.

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Assam NRC: People queue to check they are on list

The list effectively strips about 1.9 million people in the state of their citizenship.

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Premier League: Why Nigeria's passion for English football continues

As England's Premier League continues to grip Nigeria, the football phone-ins are intense listening.

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Indonesia arrests dozens for Papua protests that set buildings afire

Indonesian police have arrested dozens of people in the easternmost region of Papua following protests last week in which buildings were set ablaze, a police spokesman said on Sunday.

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The churches trying to save Ethiopia's trees

The forests provide protective 'clothing' for sacred spaces but farmland is putting these ancient trees at risk.

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How migrants cross the Channel from Calais

The BBC's Gavin Lee boards a small boat to see some of the dangers face by migrants who cross the English Channel.

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Hong Kong police storm metro system after protests

Footage shows officers beating people with batons and using pepper spray in train carriages.

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Hong Kong police raid metro system

Riot police violently tackle suspected protesters in Hong Kong's metro system after demonstrations.

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Dorian set to slam Bahamas as powerful category 4 hurricane

Hurricane Dorian was set to slam the Bahamas on Sunday as a dangerous category 4 storm, pounding the islands with up to two days of torrential rain, high waves and damaging winds before taking aim at the U.S. mainland.

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U.S., Taliban at 'threshold' of Afghan agreement: U.S. official

U.S. and Taliban negotiators are close to an agreement that would reduce fighting and allow full peace talks among Afghans, a top U.S. official said on Sunday, a day after insurgent forces stormed the strategic northern city of Kunduz.

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New best story on Hacker News: Facebook scans system libraries on Android and uploads them to their server

Facebook scans system libraries on Android and uploads them to their server
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Hong Kong protesters plan to disrupt airport after night of chaos

Pro-democracy demonstrators planned on Sunday to choke travel routes to Hong Kong's international airport after a chaotic night of running battles between police and masked protesters, the latest wave of unrest to hit the Chinese-ruled city.

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Poland marks 80th anniversary of start of World War Two

Leaders including German Chancellor Angela Merkel and U.S. Vice President Mike Pence on Sunday mark 80 years since the start of World War Two in Poland, with the conflict still a live political issue in the country.

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Thai palace shares unusually candid images of king’s consort

Sineenat Wongvajirapakdi is shown flying a fighter jet, wearing combat fatigues, and firing a gun.

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Woman with house full of hedgehogs says 'no more'

Paula Garner is currently nursing more than 80 poorly hedgehogs back to health.

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Five killed, including gunman, 21 injured in West Texas shooting

A white male in his 30s who was known to police killed four people and wounded 21 others on Saturday in a gun rampage between the West Texas cities of Midland and Odessa that started with a traffic stop and ended when he was killed by officers, authorities said.

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Mat Dan: 'I became an accidental celebrity 6,000 miles from home'

When Daniel Tyler went backpacking, little did he know he'd end up a star in Malaysia.

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Sheryl Crow on her final album, #MeToo and being an outsider in the 1990s

The star talks about singing with her heroes on her 11th and apparently final album Threads.

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Five killed, including shooter, 21 injured in West Texas shooting

A white male in his 30s who was known to police killed four people and wounded 21 others on Saturday in a gun rampage between the west Texas cities of Midland and Odessa that started with a traffic stop and ended when he was killed by officers, authorities said.

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What we learned from the Harvey Weinstein documentary Untouchable

Women who accused Harvey Weinstein of sexual assault shed light on their stories in a new film.

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Bahamas government warns tourists and residents to shelter from Dorian

Authorities in the Bahamas made a last-minute plea to residents and tourists on Saturday to seek shelter as time ran out before powerful Hurricane Dorian hits, warning those that refused to move that their lives were at risk.

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