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The 9 at 9 Here’s everything you need to know as you start your weekend.

EVERY MORNING,TheJournal.ie brings you the stories you need to know as you wake up.

1. #GUN CONTROL: Two separate shooting rampages in Ohio and Georgia in the US have left a total of 14 people dead with at least one gunman still on the loose.

2. #GET TOGETHER: The second day of the Sinn Féin Ard Fheis is getting underway at Dublin’s Convention Centre.

3. #SCAM: Fraudsters are targeting migrants and threatening them with deportation for money.

4. #PRINCE: It could be weeks before results of a post-mortem are known, but police say they have “no reason to believe” Prince took his own life.

5.  #CENSUS KNIGHT: Ahead of tomorrow’s census, we found out if putting ‘Jedi’ down as your religion actually means anything.

6. #PIT BULL:  A three-day-old boy died after being badly bitten by a family dog in San Diego.

7. ACROSS THE ATLANTIC: Long Island in New York will today unveil a 1916 memorial that was made by stonemasons in Co. Clare.

8. #SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP: Barack Obama’s Brexit-heavy visit to the UK continues today as he meets Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, reports BBC News.

9. IMPORTANT MEAL: Ireland’s weekend breakfast eating habits have been revealed. What’s on your plate this morning?

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