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Against all odds, Range Rover has created a convertible SUV

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Matthew DeBord/Business InsiderLook mate, no top!  Into the category of things people don't generally don't need, you can include boomerangs, pet lions, and personal submarines. You might think you could easily add "convertible SUV," but then you wouldn't be Jaguar Land Rover, which on Wednesday unveiled its Range Rover Evoque Convertible at the LA Auto Show. This wasn't a vehicle that was greeted with overwhelmingly good vibes when it was first announced earlier this year, despite the superb track record of the Evoque,

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay' director's simple aim with a complex blockbuster: 'I wanted to make the book'

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"I didn't want to reinvent, I wanted to make the book," says "Mockingjay" director Francis Lawrence. "Everybody was with me on that." (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times) This week all the world will watch as Jennifer Lawrence and her magnificent braid launch a final assault on the Capitol. But the real victors of "The Hunger Games" franchise are the fans. For the rabid "Team Katniss" cheerleaders — who turned a book series about teens killing one another for sport into a massive franchise — their "Mockingjay" is director Francis Lawrence, who volunteered as tribute to finish off this four-part film series after the first director, Gary Ross, exited the arena.

The Latest: Croatia refuses people rejected by Slovenia

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Refugees and migrants arrive safely on a dinghy from the Turkish coast to the northeastern Greek island of Lesbos Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2015. Turkey and Greece have agreed to cooperate to prevent the “human tragedy” suffered by thousands of migrants who risk lives crossing the Aegean Sea on their way to Europe. (Santi Palacios/Associated Press) SKOPJE, Macedonia — The latest news as hundreds of thousands make their way across Europe in search of safety and a better life. All times local:

Manchester United Transfer News: Latest Arjen Robben, Robert Lewandowski Rumours

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CHRISTOF STACHE/Getty Images An alleged rift between Bayern Munich stars Arjen Robben and Robert Lewandowski could reportedly push the former to Manchester United in the January transfer window. That’s according to the Daily Mirror, which claimed the Dutch winger could complete a midseason move to Old Trafford to link up with his former Netherlands boss Louis van Gaal again. It’s suggested the Red Devils are “close” to finalising a deal for the former Real Madrid and Chelsea man.

Nigerian Ronaldo hails fantastic Eagles

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  Moses Simon says he only did his best to add to a ''fantastic collective effort by the Super Eagles'' to yield a 2-0 victory over Swaziland, in the second leg of the round 2 of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers. The youngster who scored the first goal of Tuesday’s match at the Adokiye Amiesiamaka Stadium with an excellent free kick is ''100% certain Nigeria will perform well in the group stage of the qualifiers.''

Philippine police, protesters clash outside APEC summit

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Manila - Riot police fired water cannons at hundreds of protesters in the Philippine capital Thursday in clashes close to a summit of Asia-Pacific leaders that included US President Barack Obama. With clenched fists in the air, the protesters chanted "Junk APEC", referring to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation group of 21 economies whose leaders were meeting in Manila. Police carrying wooden truncheons and shields fired water cannons at the protesters when they tried to break through barricades preventing anyone reaching the summit venue, about one kilometre (0.62 miles) away.

PDP hits back at Tinubu over Kogi poll prediction

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The Kogi State Chapter of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has slammed former governor of Lagos State, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on his alleged demeaning statement about Governor Idris Wada. The reaction comes after the All Progressives Congress leader reportedly predicted a loss for Wada in the upcoming governorship poll. “One emperor came to our state to say Governor Idris Wada is a goner. He is not God neither is our state Lagos where one man is more powerful than the state," Yomi Ogunmola the state Publicity Secretary, said.