00:00Good day and welcome to the Gulf News Update for Sunday, February the 14th.
00:09Here are the top stories at this hour.
00:12Conservative U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia has died, setting up a major political
00:17showdown between President Barack Obama and the Republican-controlled Senate over who
00:22will replace him just months before a presidential election.
00:27Appointed to the top U.S. court in 1986 by President Ronald Reagan, Scalia was known
00:32for his strident conservative views and theatrical flair in the courtroom.
00:37President Barack Obama said he plans to fulfill his constitutional responsibility to nominate
00:42a Supreme Court Justice to fill the vacancy left by the death of Scalia.
00:48In what was described as the Valentine's Day Massacre in 2005, Lebanon's former Premier
00:54Rafik Hariri was assassinated in a massive car bomb.
00:58It has turned out to be one of the most convoluted assassinations in history.
01:02Eleven years later, no one has been arrested and justice has not been served.
01:08His son, who also served as Premier, will address the nation today on the occasion.
01:14Defending champion Simona Halep of Romania is the top seed for the Dubai Duty Free Tennis
01:19Championships, which starts tomorrow following the late withdrawal of top seeds Serena Williams
01:25and Angelique Kerber.
01:27World No. 5 Garbine Muguruza of Spain has now been moved up to second seed.
01:34Actress Jennifer Lawrence is donating $2 million to a Kentucky hospital where she visited sick
01:39youngsters during a recent holiday trip home.
01:43The Oscar winner, a Louisville native, announced by video that she is giving the money to establish
01:48the Jennifer Lawrence Foundation Cardiac Intensive Care Unit at Corsair Children's
01:54Hospital in her hometown.
01:56Lawrence says she and her family have met wonderful children at the hospital and says
02:00their strength and courage is inspiring.
02:03She is urging others to match her gift.
02:06And finally, the weather.
02:07Today's high across the UAE will be 22 degrees Celsius, dropping to 14 degrees at night.
02:13That's all for now.
02:14Thanks for watching.
02:15For more stories, you can get the latest news at gulfnews.com.
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