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• Valerie Jarrett on Roseanne Barr's racist tweet: 'I think we have to turn it into a teaching moment.'

  29-05-2018 23:59 via yahoo.com
  Just hours afterRoseanne's cancellation, Valerie Jarrett is weighing in. After Roseanne Barr posted a racist tweet about Jarrett, a former aide of President Barack Obama, ABC moved quickly to cancel her show, noting that the tweet was "abhorrent, repugnant, and inconsistent with our values" in its official statement.  Now, in an MSNBC town hall titled "Everyday Racism in America," Jarrett's responded, calling the experience "a teaching moment." SEE ALSO: Dictonary.com just came for Roseanne
  
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• US to keep confronting Beijing in S. China Sea: Mattis

  29-05-2018 23:43 via yahoo.com
  Defense Secretary Jim Mattis vowed Tuesday that the US would keep confronting China over its territorial claims in the South China Sea, where Beijing has established a significant military presence on contested islands.Mattis's remarks came after Beijing voiced "strong dissatisfaction" Sunday after two US warships sailed by an island in the disputed Paracel Island chain."You'll notice there's only one country that seems to take active steps to rebuff (such operations) or state their resentment o
  
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• 'I'm Still Alive.' Ukraine Faked the Death of a Journalist Who Was Critical of the Kremlin

  29-05-2018 23:33 via yahoo.com
  Arkady Babchenko, reported dead, showed up at a news conference very much alive
  
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• PUBG's Final Sanhok Test Announced, Starts This Week

  29-05-2018 23:15 via gamespot.com
  
  PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds' tropical map, Sanhok, is returning for one more stint on the Experimental Test Server before it finally launches. The next Sanhok test takes place this weekend, and as before, it's available to everyone who owns PUBG on PC.Developer PUBG Corp. announced the new round of testing in a post on Steam and said the upcoming beta will likely be the final one it holds before it implements Sanhok in the live game. "If everything goes according to schedule, Sanhok will come
  
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• 'Walking Dead' Season 9 Spoilers: One Huge Main Character to Leave the Show

  29-05-2018 23:15 via yahoo.com
  But it means good things for one other character.
  
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• Mattis says U.S. to continue operations in South China Sea

  29-05-2018 23:14 via yahoo.com
  By Idrees AliABOARD A U.S. MILITARY AIRCRAFT (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Tuesday that the United States would continue to confront what Washington sees as China's militarization of islands in the South China Sea, despite drawing condemnation from Beijing for an operation in the region over the weekend.Reuters first reported that two U.S. Navy warships sailed near South China Sea islands claimed by China on Sunday, even as President Donald Trump seeks Chin
  
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• Russian journalist shot and killed in Ukrainian capital

  29-05-2018 23:13 via yahoo.com
  KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — A Russian journalist harshly critical of the Kremlin was shot and killed in the Ukrainian capital Tuesday, and the national police said they are assuming he was targeted because of his work.
  
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• Prominent Russian journalist who criticized Kremlin shot dead in Kiev

  29-05-2018 23:12 via yahoo.com
  By Natalia ZinetsKIEV (Reuters) - A prominent Russian journalist and critic of President Vladimir Putin was shot dead in Ukraine where he had fled into exile following threats, police said on Tuesday.Arkady Babchenko, 41, died of his wounds in an ambulance after his wife found him covered in his blood in their home, police said, adding they suspected the murder was due to Babchenko's professional activities.Babchenko, a former soldier in the Chechen war who became one of Russia's best-known war
  
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• All The Week's Best PS4 PlayStation Store Deals In The US

  29-05-2018 22:54 via gamespot.com
  
  Sony has refreshed the weekly slate of video game deals in the PlayStation Store, this time offering discounts on a wide array of digital PS4 games. All of the good discounts this week are strictly for PlayStation Plus members, so if you're not one, you'll want to check out other retailers' sales. But for those with a PS Plus membership, let's dive in and start saving some money.There are some killer deals in this week's sale, including big savings on lots of recent games. For instance, you can
  
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• The Walking Dead's Andrew Lincoln Leaving After Season 9--Report

  29-05-2018 22:31 via gamespot.com
  
  Andrew Lincoln has headed up the cast of AMC's zombie drama The Walking Dead since it started back in 2010, playing group leader Rick Grimes. However, it has now been reported that Lincoln will leave the show after the next season, which premieres later this year.The news comes via Collider, which reports that The Walking Dead Season 9 will be the actor's last. Comicbook.com collaborates the story "from multiple independent sources," and additionally states that AMC will officially announce Linc
  
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• Here's How Reese Witherspoon, Ashley Graham and 8 Other Celebrities Spent Their Memorial Day

  29-05-2018 22:30 via yahoo.com
  From backyard barbecues to lounging in private pools, here's how Reese Witherspoon, Ashley Graham, Kylie Jenner, and other celebs spent the holiday
  
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• Uber and Lyft subpoenaed for employment records after landmark gig economy ruling

  29-05-2018 22:23 via yahoo.com
  San Francisco’s city attorney has demanded that Uber and Lyft turn over employment records after a California high court ruling that could reshape the gig economy.Technology firms that allow people to perform discrete tasks for money - like driving passengers to their destination - typically classify those workers as independent contractors, rather than full-time employees, a designation that means they are not entitled to wage and benefit guarantees.The California Supreme Court recently t
  
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• Bethesda Teases Fallout News With A Livestream, And Tons Of People Are Watching

  29-05-2018 22:21 via gamespot.com
  
  With E3 just around the corner, Bethesda has begun to tease possible news involving its beloved Fallout franchise. The company first tweeted a gif of a TV test card displaying words long associated with the Fallout series--"Please stand by"--and now it is livestreaming a similar picture on its Twitch channel.The stream shows a television showing the same test card as was seen in the tweet, with a figure of Vault Boy standing in the foreground. Additionally, a man walked on set drinking an uniden
  
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• Donald Trump Jr. retweets Roseanne Barr's discredited George Soros claims

  29-05-2018 22:12 via yahoo.com
  Donald Trump Jr. saw fit to retweet Roseanne Barr's claims that billionaire Democratic donor George Soros was "a Nazi."
  
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• George Soros responds to Roseanne Barr's false claim that he is 'a Nazi'

  29-05-2018 22:09 via yahoo.com
  Billionaire financier and philanthropist George Soros has dismissed attacks from Roseanne Barr, the star of ABC’s now-cancelled sitcom Roseanne, who falsely accused the Jewish businessman of being a Nazi.Ms Barr went on a Twitter tirade on Tuesday morning, making racist comments about members of the Obama administration and falsely claiming that Chelsea Clinton was married to a nephew of Mr Soros – a Hungarian-born businessman and major left-wing donor.After Ms Clinton corrected the
  
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• Vacationers on cruise ship stuck for 2 days in Tampa port

  29-05-2018 22:03 via yahoo.com
  TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Hundreds of passengers on a Carnival Cruise ship were supposed to be enjoying sun and fun, but instead they were kept in port in Tampa for two days.
  
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• Anti-Putin Russian journalist shot dead in Ukraine capital 

  29-05-2018 22:03 via yahoo.com
  A prominent Russian journalist known for his sharp criticism of Vladimir Putin has been murdered in the Ukrainian capital.  Arkady Babchenko, 41, was found by his wife in a pool of blood at their Kiev apartment on Monday evening night. He had been shot in the back.  He died in the ambulance on the way to hospital, Ukrainian police said.  Babchenko, who became one of Russia's most famous war correspondents after writing a memoir of his service as a conscript and later professional
  
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• The Latest: US seeks urgent UN meeting on Gaza rocket attack

  29-05-2018 21:56 via yahoo.com
  JERUSALEM (AP) — The Latest on the violence along the Israel-Gaza border (all times local):
  
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• Battlefield 5 Minimum System Requirements Revealed

  29-05-2018 21:54 via gamespot.com
  
  Battlefield V is the much anticipated new entry in the series, and now PC players have an idea of how the game will run on their machines when it releases in October. In short, if you were able to play Battlefield 1 on your PC, you're in good shape; the minimum system requirements appear to be the same for both games. The minimum system requirements originally appeared on Origin. Theyhave since been pulled from the website, so it's unclear if there will still be changes made. Here are the system
  
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• New Spawn Movie Casts Jamie Foxx, Who Might Not Speak

  29-05-2018 21:50 via gamespot.com
  
  The upcoming Spawn reboot, based on the Image Comics property of the same name, has finally found its star. Jamie Foxx will play the role of Al Newman in the 2019 film. Additionally, it will be directed and written by series creator Todd McFarlane.The father of the antihero from Hell has had Foxx in mind for quite some time. "Jamie came to my office five years ago, and he had an idea about Spawn, and we talked about it," McFarlane told Deadline. "I never forgot him, and when I was writing this s
  
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• Mexican campaigns awash with dirty money, pre-election report finds

  29-05-2018 21:41 via yahoo.com
  A man cast his ballot during the election of 60 deputies in Mexico City, Mexico on 5 June 2016.For every peso spent by Mexican parties on campaigning and reported to electoral authorities, another 15 pesos goes unreported, according to a new study showing that the country’s political campaigns are awash in cash from dubious sources.The report, published on Tuesday by the anti-graft group Mexicans Against Corruption and Impunity, comes four week’s before the country’s presidenti
  
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• British campaigner Andy Tsege released from prison after four years on death row in Ethiopia

  29-05-2018 21:36 via yahoo.com
  A Briton who spent four years on death row in Ethiopia walked out of prison on Tuesday, freed by the regime that once labelled him a “terrorist”. Andargachew Tsege, who fled to Britain in 1974, was greeted by hundreds of supporters who gathered outside his family’s home in Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital, to celebrate the release of one of the government’s most outspoken critics. Such scenes in one of Africa’s most repressive regimes would have been unthinkable j
  
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• How Solo's Most Shocking Star Wars Cameo Made It Into The Movie

  29-05-2018 21:34 via gamespot.com
  
  Solo: A Star Wars Story has more Star Wars in-jokes, references, and Easter eggs than any one fan could spot in a single viewing. But there's one mega cameo that's impossible to miss. We chatted with Solo's writers, father and son team Lawrence and Jonathan Kasdan, about how a Star Wars character nobody saw coming made it into Solo.If you haven't seen Solo: A Star Wars Story yet, stop reading now, because there are major spoilers ahead.Ready?Yup, that was Darth Maul who Qi'ra rang up right at th
  
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• Quarantine Circular Review: Who Are We, Really?

  29-05-2018 21:30 via gamespot.com
  
  Much like its sudden release, Quarantine Circular aims to surprise. The second installment in Mike Bithell's short-story series doesn't have a direct narrative connection to the first game, Subsurface Circular, but it carries over the same sharp writing and intriguing central premise. This time the story jumps between characters instead of delivering its tale through a single lens, and while this structure leads to some tonal inconsistencies, Quarantine Circular is still a thought-provoking expe
  
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• Will Solo's Star Wars Story Be Continued?

  29-05-2018 21:24 via gamespot.com
  
  Solo: A Star Wars Story may have had the worst opening weekend for the franchise in a long, long time, but based on the accounts of those who actually went to see it, Solo is actually pretty good. If you're one of those people, once you get that one big question out of the way, you'll probably be wondering whether we're ever going to see more of Qi'ra, the Crimson Dawn, Donald Glover's stellar Lando Calrissian, and everything else in Solo.Given the movie's tepid reception, a Solo sequel or follo
  
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• Jenna Dewan Was 'Very Happy Being A Wife' Before Channing Tatum Split

  29-05-2018 21:14 via yahoo.com
  Jenna Dewan might've lopped off Tatum from her last name (and her brunette
  
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• Cool Zelda 2DS Looks Like Link's Second-Most-Famous Item

  29-05-2018 21:13 via gamespot.com
  
  A new Nintendo 2DS design is coming just for Legend of Zelda fans. The (deep breath) New Nintendo 2DS XL Hylian Shield Edition is designed to look like Link's iconic piece of equipment, complete with blue finish and Triforce insignia.The special edition will launch on July 2, exclusively at GameStop, for $160. It will also come pre-loaded with The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds. This joins similar special edition 2DS models sporting Pikachu's face and a Pokeball. As a 2DS, the system has
  
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• New PS4 Limited Edition Blue Console For Days Of Play

  29-05-2018 21:11 via gamespot.com
  
  Sony is bringing back Days of Play this year, offering tons of deals on games and hardware. Alongside the great offers, the company is also releasing a new limited-edition PlayStation 4. The console and controller are blue, featuring iconic PlayStation details in gold in several places.The Days of Play Limited Edition PS4 has a 1TB hard drive in the US and Canada, with a big gold PlayStation symbol on the top of the console. It comes with one matching DualShock 4 wireless controller, which also
  
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• PS4 Days Of Play Sale Coming Back For US And Canada

  29-05-2018 21:08 via gamespot.com
  
  If you follow these sorts of things, you'll know Sony is always happy to put on a sale. This year, between June 8-18, Sony is bringing back the Days of Play sale, a promotion that, according to a blog post, "celebrates the passionate PlayStation community and your endless support by offering epic deals at participating retailers across the US and Canada, while supplies last." You can find details about the European version of the sale here.What kind of deals are we talking about? On the hardware
  
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• Supreme Court ruling allows Arkansas law ‘banning’ medication-induced abortions

  29-05-2018 20:57 via yahoo.com
  The US Supreme Court has made it possible for Arkansas to ban medication-induced abortions.The law was passed in 2015 and was challenged by women’s health services organisation Planned Parenthood.It is meant to provide follow-up care in case of complications however doctors administering the abortion drugs have had a hard time finding fellow physicians who will partner with them, meaning medication-induced abortions are essentially made impossible.
  
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• Fortnite Adding A Shopping Cart Vehicle Soon

  29-05-2018 20:54 via gamespot.com
  
  Fortnite doesn't currently have any rideable/drivable vehicles, but that is set to change soon, it seems. Fortnite's in-game news feed today shows that a Shopping Cart vehicle is on the way. "Roll into battle alone or with a buddy," reads its description. That suggests the cart will work both is Solo and Squads.We don't know yet if you'll be able to drive the cart or if it has any special attributes to help you on the battlefield. At the very least, it may give you the element of surprise, as se
  
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• Xbox One Adds 3 New Backwards Compatible Games

  29-05-2018 20:53 via gamespot.com
  
  Xbox One's steadily expanding library of backwards compatible games continues to grow. Major Nelson announced on Twitter that three more Xbox 360 titles are now playable on Microsoft's current-gen console, including two more installments from the Saints Row series.Both the original Saints Row and the 360 version of Saints Row: Gat Out of Hell are now backwards compatible with Xbox One. That makes three Saints Row games to receive backwards compatibility support this month, following the addition
  
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• Roseanne Canceled By ABC After Racist Twitter Outburst By Roseanne Barr

  29-05-2018 20:43 via gamespot.com
  
  Though it was previously renewed for a second season, the Roseanne revival has officially been canceled. The move to end the show comes after star and co-creator Roseanne Barr tweeted comments that compared former President Barack Obama aide Valerie Jarrett to an ape. "Muslim brotherhood & planet of the apes had a baby=vj," she wrote.Though Barr apologized for the racist outburst, it was too late. In a short statement, ABC President Channing Dungey announced, "Roseanne's Twitter statement is
  
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• PUBG Dev Sues Fortnite Studio For Copyright Infringement In Korea

  29-05-2018 20:37 via gamespot.com
  
  After suggesting it might take action, the developer of PUBG has filed a lawsuit against the creator of Fortnite on the ground of copyright infringement. PUBG Corp., which is based in Korea, filed its lawsuit against US-based Epic Games with the aim of getting the courts to decide if Fortnite represents some kind of copy of PUBG. A PUBG Corp. representative told Korea Timesthat its lawsuit against Epic was actually filed back in January in the Seoul Central District Court. Epic Games Korea, a di
  
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• New GTA 5 Online Content Possibly Teased By Rockstar

  29-05-2018 20:37 via gamespot.com
  
  It looks like some kind of new content is coming to Grand Theft Auto V's multiplayer mode. Developer Rockstar Games today published a cryptic tweet that lists off four electronic music artists: Solomun, Tale of Us, Dixon, and The Black Madonna.Right off the bat, this looks like a reference to new music coming to GTA Online, either in an existing radio station or potentially a new one. Back in December 2017, Rockstar added a Frank Ocean radio station, so there is precedent for new music coming to
  
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• 'Racial anxiety' overshadows black experience in America

  29-05-2018 20:35 via yahoo.com
  Key to racial sensitivity training like what Starbucks is providing its employees is awareness of how black people are conscious of racism in every aspect of their public lives.
  
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• New Predator Movie Expands The Franchise's Universe And Canon

  29-05-2018 20:08 via gamespot.com
  
  With a fourth Predator movie--sixth if you count the two Alien crossovers--coming out this September, fans of the franchise are wondering if it will in fact reboot the series. According to one of the stars of The Predator, it is a standalone film that doesn't undo anything within the Predator Universe.Keegan-Michael Key, who plays ex-Marine Coyle in The Predator, recently discussed the plot and how the movie fits in to the rest of the franchise's universe. Many have been under the assumption tha
  
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• PS4 Days Of Play Sale Announced For US And Canada

  29-05-2018 20:07 via gamespot.com
  
  If you follow these sorts of things, you'll know Sony is always happy to put on a sale. This year, between June 8-18, Sony is bringing back the Days of Play sale, a promotion that, according to a blog post, "celebrates the passionate PlayStation community and your endless support by offering epic deals at participating retailers across the US and Canada, while supplies last." You can find details about the European version of the sale here.What kind of deals are we talking about? On the hardware
  
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• The Star Wars History Of Darth Maul

  29-05-2018 20:06 via gamespot.com
  
  The Sith that wouldn't quit.
  Darth Maul only has three lines in all of Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace. He appears on screen for a mere six minutes. He doesn't do much more than ambush the Jedi in the desert, duel with them in the Theed Royal Palace, and die. That's it. Heck, even Boba Fett got his own animated cameo and a hard-to-get action figure to build the mystique before he was sacrificed to the sarlacc.And yet, with his distinctive facial tattoos and signature double-bladed lights
  
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• PS4 Gets New Limited Edition Blue Console For Days Of Play

  29-05-2018 19:55 via gamespot.com
  
  Sony is bringing back Days of Play this year, offering tons of deals on games and hardware. Alongside the great offers, the company is also releasing a new limited-edition PlayStation 4. The console and controller are blue, featuring iconic PlayStation details in gold in several places.The Days of Play Limited Edition PS4 has a 1TB hard drive in the US and Canada, with a big gold PlayStation symbol on the top of the console. It comes with one matching DualShock 4 wireless controller, which also
  
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• The Latest: Searchers find body of missing Maryland man

  29-05-2018 19:52 via yahoo.com
  ELLICOTT CITY, Md. (AP) — The Latest on the aftermath of Maryland's flash flooding (all times local):
  
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• Hungary aims to criminalize aiding illegal migration in 'Stop Soros' bill

  29-05-2018 19:51 via yahoo.com
  By KrisztinaThanBUDAPEST (Reuters) - Individuals or groups who help migrants not entitled to protection to submit requests for asylum or who help illegal migrants gain status to stay in Hungary will be liable to jail under legislation submitted to parliament on Tuesday.Prime Minister Viktor Orban's government has also proposed amending the constitution to state that an "alien population" cannot be settled in Hungary, rejecting European Union quotas to distribute migrants around the bloc.In power
  
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• Can I roast a marshmallow over lava?

  29-05-2018 19:50 via yahoo.com
  At more than 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit, the lava oozing out of Hawaii's Kilauea volcano will easily toast a marshmallow, but that doesn't mean you should go out and start making volcanic s'mores. On Monday, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) explained on Twitter that roasting marshmallows over scorching, molten rock is not a great idea for a multitude of reasons. SEE ALSO: Hawaii's Kilauea volcano could keep erupting for months. Here's why. "Is it safe to roast marshmallows over volcanic vents?," Twit
  
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• Most Americans believe racism is still a major problem in their society, survey finds

  29-05-2018 19:48 via yahoo.com
  Affirming the reasoning for thousands of Starbucks employees attending racial bias training, a new survey found most Americans believe racism is a paramount issue.Just under two-thirds of respondents to an NBC News/Survey Monkey poll said that racism remains a “major problem” in American society.Nearly three-quarters said racial discrimination against blacks represented a serious issue.
  
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• Three Israeli soldiers wounded as dozens of mortars fired from Gaza in heaviest barrage since 2014 war

  29-05-2018 19:45 via yahoo.com
  Israel warned it was closer to war in Gaza than it had been in years after Palestinian militants fired dozens of mortars at Israeli towns and Israel’s military responded with heavy airstrikes across Gaza.  In the most serious exchange of fire between the two sides since the end of the 2014 conflict, Israel’s military said waves of missiles were fired out of Gaza into southern Israel. At least three soldiers were wounded. One shell fell into the yard of a kindergarten, spraying t
  
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• Mega Man 11 Release Date Confirmed, Showing A More Modern Style For Its Comeback

  29-05-2018 19:44 via gamespot.com
  
  Capcom's Mega Man series is ready for its comeback with the release of the newest installment for the classic series. Coming October 2 to PC, PS4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch, Mega Man 11 brings back the old-school incarnation of the Blue-Bomber as he takes on another set of Robot Masters--all of whom have some new tricks up their sleeves for the leading man to inevitably take for himself. While the fairly recent Mega Man 9 and 10 kept the traditional 8-bit style, 11 shows off brand-new 2.5D v
  
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• Fallout News Teased By Bethesda; Livestream Happening Now

  29-05-2018 19:42 via gamespot.com
  
  With E3 just around the corner, Bethesda is currently teasing something Fallout related. The company first tweeted a gif of a TV test card displaying words long associated with the Fallout series--"Please stand by"--and now it is livestreaming a similar picture on its Twitch channel.The stream shows a television showing the same test card as was seen in the tweet, with a figure of Vault Boy standing in the foreground. Additionally, a man walked on set drinking an unidentified beverage, before wa
  
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• 7 WWE Wrestlers From the '90s Who Never Made It Big

  29-05-2018 19:30 via gamespot.com
  
  The 1990s were a period of change for WWE; it included the fall of the Golden Age, the rise and fall of the New Generation Era, and the rise of the Attitude Era. In the space of a decade, WWE drew both its biggest and its lowest television ratings.For ten years, WWE went through several rosters worth of talent in search of the next big star. And though the company eventually hit paydirt with "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, it wasn't for lack of trying, as this gallery attests.Here are 7 WWE wrestler
  
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• 'Roseanne' Canceled After Star's Racially Charged Tweet About Valerie Jarrett

  29-05-2018 19:19 via yahoo.com
  “Roseanne’s Twitter statement is abhorrent," ABC said.
  
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• What Medical Schools Are Doing to Reduce Student Debt

  29-05-2018 19:08 via yahoo.com
  The rising cost of higher education makes affording medical school tough for the vast majority of students.According to the Association of American Medical Colleges, 75 percent of medical students who graduated in 2017 borrowed student loans to pay for school.Among U.S. medical school graduates who borrowed, those who attended public institutions finished their degrees with nearly $170,000 on average in student loans, according to data submitted to U.S. News by 52 ranked schools in an annual sur
  
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