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• Another Xbox One Backwards Compatible Game Out Now

  17-08-2017 23:59 via gamespot.com
  
  Following some additions earlier this week, the Xbox One's backwards compatible library grows once again today. Another Xbox 360 game is now playable on Xbox One, and it's a good one.Microsoft's latest addition is Battlefield: Bad Company. The renowned shooter served as a console-only spin-off to the main, numbered entries when it was released in 2008. It featured an enjoyable campaign--no small feat for the Battlefield series, which has traditionally struggled in that regard--and a solid multip
  
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• 'Pharma Bro' Martin Shkreli Juror Transcript Full Of Brutal Insults

  17-08-2017 23:52 via yahoo.com
  It wasn’t easy finding jurors who didn’t automatically hate “Pharma Bro” Martin Shkreli’s guts.
  
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• Barcelona terror attack: van crashes into crowd at Las Ramblas, killing 'at least 13'

  17-08-2017 23:51 via yahoo.com
  You can continue to follow the latest from the Barcelona terror attack here.   Terror in Barcelona as van hits crowd in Las Ramblas Driver arrested after escaping scene on foot Spanish media reports 13 people killed Trump: 'we'll do whatever is necessary to help'  Barcelona attack: Everything we know  A white van plowed into a packed summer crowd this evening in Barcelona's historic Las Ramblas district. Barcelona police called it a terror attack and local media reported 13&n
  
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• Number of asylum seekers fleeing to Canada from US triples

  17-08-2017 23:49 via yahoo.com
  The number of asylum seekers illegally crossing the US border into Canada has tripled amid an influx of Haitians.Most of those contacts occurred in Quebec, where the Canadian military has constructed a camp to accommodate the volume of mostly Haitian refugees making the crossing.In contrast to America, where Donald Trump has followed through on campaign vows to tighten immigration laws by seeking a halt on refugee entries and advocating a drastic cut in legal immigration slots, Canada has taken
  
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• The Oldest Ice Core Ever Discovered Reveals CO2 Levels Of Millions Of Years Ago

  17-08-2017 23:45 via yahoo.com
  Oldest ice core ever reveals CO2 levels were far lower 2.7 million years ago than they are today.
  
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• GS News Update: Dragon Ball FighterZ New Characters, Story Mode Details Revealed

  17-08-2017 23:44 via gamespot.com
  
  Super Saiyan Blue Goku and Super Saiyan Blue Vegeta will both appear in the game, as will Android 16 and Android 18.
  
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• Southern anger: Nazis, KKK 'hijacking' Confederate debate

  17-08-2017 23:42 via yahoo.com
  CHULAFINNEE, Ala. (AP) — White Southerners who equate Old South symbols with regional pride rather than hate are even more on the defensive since neo-Nazis, Ku Klux Klansmen and other extremists became the face of the fight over Confederate monuments.
  
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• Splatoon 2's Next Splatfest Asks You To Choose A Superpower

  17-08-2017 23:41 via gamespot.com
  
  The Splatoon 2 community may still be healing after the game's first divisive Splatfest, which saw Team Mayo defeat Team Ketchup in a battle for condiment supremacy, but that won't stop Nintendo from causing another rift among fans. Today, the company announced the first details for the game's next Splatfest, which is set to begin soon.The next competition takes place in two weeks, on September 1-2. Unlike the previous Splatfest (or the pre-release World Premiere demo that pit ice cream against
  
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• Trump refers to general wrongly believed to have shot Muslims with pigs' blood-dipped bullets after Barcelona attack

  17-08-2017 23:37 via yahoo.com
  Donald Trump posted a tweet in the immediate aftermath of the Barcelona attack that suggested people should study a famed US general who was said - incorrectly - to have suppressed Muslim militants by shooting them with bullets dipped in pigs' blood.Then he said people should look at the history of an early 20th Century general, John Pershing.Another part of the legend is that he killed them with bullets dipped in pigs' blood.
  
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• Planet Of The Apes Video Game Coming To PS4, Xbox One, And PC This Fall

  17-08-2017 23:36 via gamespot.com
  
  The Imaginarium Studios has revealed its video game companion to the Planet of the Apes film franchise, Planet of the Apes: Last Frontier. Today, the studio released the first trailer for the game, setting the stage for the bleak conflict that players will have to navigate.Described as a "narrative-driven adventure game of conquest, betrayal, and survival," Last Frontier is set between the events of the series' two most recent films, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes and War for the Planet of the A
  
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• 'Fatbergs' Are the Scourge of City Sewers

  17-08-2017 23:34 via yahoo.com
  Please stop pouring grease down the drain.
  
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• Lost Art: Babbitt Bearings

  17-08-2017 23:30 via yahoo.com
  The lost art of babbitt bearings.
  
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• Endangered 2-Headed Turtle Spotted on Beach

  17-08-2017 23:27 via yahoo.com
  The team of biologists spotted another two-headed loggerhead turtle hatching last year.
  
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• Natalee Holloway's Dad Leads Investigators In New Special as Authorities Dispute Discovery of Remains

  17-08-2017 23:12 via yahoo.com
  Dave Holloway said he originally did not want her to go on the trip.
  
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• KKK leader threatens to 'burn' black Latina journalist and calls her a 'n*****' during interview

  17-08-2017 23:10 via yahoo.com
  An Afro-Latina journalist conducting an interview with a member of the Ku Klux Klan has said he threatened her so violently that she was concerned for her safety.Ilia Calderón, a Univision journalist with both African and Colombian heritage, agreed to visit KKK leader Chris Barker on his wooded North Carolina property.Almost immediately, Mr Barker asked her why she didn’t “go back” to her country of origin.
  
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• Man believed to have killed wife, 7-year-old, dog, then self

  17-08-2017 23:06 via yahoo.com
  LACEY TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — A man is believed to have killed his wife, their 7-year-old son and the family dog in their New Jersey home before killing himself, authorities said Thursday.
  
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• New York to axe Confederate busts from 'hall of fame'

  17-08-2017 23:04 via yahoo.com
  New York authorities are taking steps to remove two busts of Confederate commanders from a "Hall of Fame" as America's most populous city joins others in erasing symbols of the pro-slavery Civil War South.Bronx Community College said the bust of General Robert E. Lee, the commander of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia, and another of one of his top generals, Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson, would be removed in two to three days."We want to make it sure we get it done quickly, but without caus
  
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• Far-Right Views Have Consequences On Campus

  17-08-2017 23:04 via yahoo.com
  A student of Mexican heritage can't find an audience for his views at Boston Universtiy.
  
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• Columbus officer who shot 13-year-old boy feared gunfight

  17-08-2017 23:00 via yahoo.com
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The white Ohio police officer who fatally shot a black 13-year-old boy after a suspected robbery last year feared a "gun fight" with the teen, who the officer said pulled a gun from his pants, records show.
  
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• Bloom, HDR, And HDR Displays - PC Graphics Settings Explained

  17-08-2017 23:00 via gamespot.com
  
  We shed some light on how games make their environments look more believable, and show exactly how it changes visuals in games.
  
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• NY courts spokesman fired after saying he 'barely' worked

  17-08-2017 22:59 via yahoo.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — The New York state court system's longtime communications chief was fired Thursday after inadvertently telling a reporter that he "barely" went to work at his $166,000-a-year job.
  
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• Leading Republican senator joins criticism of Trump

  17-08-2017 22:55 via yahoo.com
  Tennessee Senator Bob Corker, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, is the latest member of Trump's Republican Party to slam the president over his response to weekend violence in Charlottesville, Virginia."I do think there need to be some radical changes," Corker told reporters in Chattanooga, Tennessee.Corker said Trump "has not demonstrated that he understands what has made this nation great and what it is today.
  
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• Over 129,000 Kids Attend Schools That Honor Confederate Leaders

  17-08-2017 22:50 via yahoo.com
  When over 129,000 kids go back to school this year, they will learn American history in a building that glorifies a Confederate leader.
  
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• The Latest: North Korea warns US on nuclear weapons talks

  17-08-2017 22:49 via yahoo.com
  BEIJING (AP) — The Latest on the North Korea crisis (all times local):
  
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• 911 Call Reveals Harrowing Escape of Woman Cops Call 'James Bond' After She Jumped Out of Car

  17-08-2017 22:49 via yahoo.com
  Jordan Dinsmore's suspected attackers have been arrested.
  
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• Quake Champions Launches Next Week Into Paid Early Access, Getting Playable Doom Guy

  17-08-2017 22:33 via gamespot.com
  
  Although Quake Champions is still a ways from a full release, next week it moves out of closed beta and launches into Early Access. However, you'll have to pay to get in.Quake Champions will eventually be available as a free-to-play title, but Bethesda at first will only offer paid versions of the game. If you want to try it out next week, you'll have to purchase the Champions Pack. This bundle includes access to all 11 heroes, any future Champions that are released, an exclusive Early Access sk
  
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• Hundreds Line Up, Dozens Ask To Be Arrested For Destroying Confederate Statue

  17-08-2017 22:24 via yahoo.com
  Four people turned themselves in to authorities in Durham, North Carolina, on Thursday to face charges for their role in toppling a Confederate monument during a protest on Monday.
  
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• Striking magazine covers criticize Trump's Charlottesville response

  17-08-2017 22:23 via yahoo.com
  Magazine covers slam Trump for "unsteady" response to last weekend's violent clashes in Charlottesville.
  
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• WWE 2K18 Roster Adds 46 Characters, New Screenshots Released

  17-08-2017 22:21 via gamespot.com
  
  This year's upcoming WWE title, WWE 2K18, will boast the largest roster of playable characters in the series to date. While 2K Sports hasn't specified just how many superstars it will consist of, today the publisher revealed 46 wrestlers who'll be playable in the game. This is just the "first installment" of character reveals it'll be announcing in the run up to the title's release.As expected, the list of confirmed characters is comprised heavily of current WWE superstars, such as Bray Wyatt, B
  
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• Xbox One X Pre-Order Date Reportedly Set For This Weekend

  17-08-2017 22:12 via gamespot.com
  
  Those eager to place their order for the Xbox One X will soon have a chance to do so. Pre-orders will reportedly go online in a matter of days.According to a tweet from The Verge's Tom Warren, pre-orders will be available this Sunday, August 20, following Microsoft's Gamescom press conference/livestream event. Microsoft has yet to confirm the details of when pre-orders go live, but Xbox boss Phil Spencer has stated that more information regarding Xbox One pre-orders will be shared today. However
  
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• Trump's attacks could leave him friendless if impeachment comes

  17-08-2017 22:11 via yahoo.com
  By Richard CowanWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump has stepped up his attacks on Republican senators, an approach he may regret if he is someday impeached and the Senate has to weigh charges against him stemming from an investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. election.More than half of the 11 Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee, which would be central to any proceeding to remove Trump from office, have tangled with the Republican president, including on Thursday
  
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• Why Do Nazis Hate Jews?

  17-08-2017 22:09 via yahoo.com
  Other polls indicate a persistent suspicion and distaste for Jews as “pushy, clannish, unethical.”
  
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• How the world reacted to the Barcelona terror attack

  17-08-2017 22:06 via yahoo.com
  World leaders united in their condemnation of the Las Ramblas terror attack on Thursday. Spain The Spanish royal family issued an unusually strongly-worded statement: They are assassins, criminals who won't terrorise us. All of Spain is Barcelona." FC Barcelona said it was "deeply saddened" by the tragedy and the team's talismanic striker Lionel Messi said separately that people must reject "any act of violence". "There are many more of us who want to live in a world in peace, without hate and w
  
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• Stonewall Jackson's Descendants Want His Monuments Taken Down

  17-08-2017 22:03 via yahoo.com
  While attendees at last Saturday’s violent “Unite The Right” rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, may want to keep monuments to generals like Robert E. Lee and Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson standing, some relatives of the Confederate leaders do not.On Monday, the Rev. Robert Wright Lee, IV, the former general’s great-great-great-great-nephew, said that he believed it was time to take down the statues of his ancestor.Now, William Jackson Christian and Warren E
  
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• Marvel Vs. Capcom: Infinite Online And Offline Game Modes Detailed

  17-08-2017 22:01 via gamespot.com
  
  Along with a new story trailer--which features the improved version of Chun-Li's face--Capcom has shared some new details about Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite. Perhaps to reassure fans who were upset with the limited numbers of modes in Street Fighter V at launch, the company has outlined Infinite's full suite of game modes.While there's nothing Earth-shattering to be discovered, the list does highlight the many ways you'll be able to play Infinite offline and online. There's the Story mode that wa
  
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• Confederate monuments testify to the Union's unfinished victory

  17-08-2017 21:55 via yahoo.com
  The violence that erupted in Charlottesville, Va., is emblematic of an old American tradition of progressivism followed by racist reaction.
  
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• U.S., Japan step up defense cooperation to counter North Korea

  17-08-2017 21:53 via yahoo.com
  By Yeganeh TorbatiWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and Japan will step up their defense cooperation to deal with the threat from nuclear-armed North Korea as tensions in East Asia remain high, officials from the two allies said on Thursday.“For this threat of North Korea, at this meeting we agreed to increase the pressure and to strengthen the alliance capability,” Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera said after talks with senior U.S. officials in Washington.U.S. fears
  
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• Bodies strewn on street in Barcelona van rampage

  17-08-2017 21:52 via yahoo.com
  Barcelona's most famous street was packed with tourists when a van drove into the crowds on a sunny Thursday afternoon, leaving scenes of carnage and panic.People were crying," Xavi Perez, who sells sports magazines just 100 metres away from the attack, told AFP.Among the foreigners caught up on Las Ramblas was Aamar Anwar, a renowned Scottish human rights lawyer in Barcelona for a conference and had been walking down the boulevard when the terror unfolded.
  
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• 10-Year-Old Indian Rape Victim Delivers Baby After Denied Abortion

  17-08-2017 21:36 via yahoo.com
  "The child is too young for a normal delivery. Her pelvic bones are not strong enough to push the baby and she does not have the stamina to bear labor pain."
  
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• Trump reacts to Barcelona terror by touting (debunked) anti-Muslim war crime tale

  17-08-2017 21:32 via yahoo.com
  President Trump responded to the news of a terrorist attack in Spain by peddling a debunked legend about a general’s harsh tactics more than a century ago.
  
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• Blizzard Will Reveal New Overwatch Map, WoW Patch Details, And More Next Week

  17-08-2017 21:32 via gamespot.com
  
  Blizzard has big plans for the Gamescom convention next week. Today, the company announced its lineup for the conference, and it includes reveals of a new Overwatch map, a Hearthstone group raid, and a Heroes of the Storm hero, among other things.For Overwatch, Blizzard will show off a new animated short and reveal the next map. The company will give a glimpse of the map in a preview video that'll go live on August 21, and the animated short will be released on August 23.New Fireside Gathering f
  
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• Star Wars' Next Spin-off Movie Will Reportedly Feature Obi-Wan Kenobi

  17-08-2017 21:28 via gamespot.com
  
  The upcoming Han Solo spin-off movie won't be the only character-specific Star Wars film. Obi-Wan Kenobi is reportedly set to be featured in a movie of his own.According to The Hollywood Reporter, talks are underway with director Stephen Daldry to helm the project; Daldry was nominated for Oscars for his work as a director on Billy Elliot and The Hours. These discussions are described as "early," and there's not yet a script, though Daldry would be involved with the process if he signs on.It's n
  
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• Star Wars' Next Spin-off Movie Will Reportedly Feature Obi-Wai Kenobi

  17-08-2017 21:28 via gamespot.com
  
  The upcoming Han Solo spin-off movie won't be the only character-specific Star Wars film. Obi-Wan Kenobi is reportedly set to be featured in a movie of his own.According to The Hollywood Reporter, talks are underway with director Stephen Daldry to helm the project; Daldry was nominated for Oscars for his work as a director on Billy Elliot and The Hours. These discussions are described as "early," and there's not yet a script, though Daldry would be involved with the process if he signs on.It's n
  
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• China military criticizes 'wrong' U.S. moves on Taiwan, South China Sea

  17-08-2017 21:22 via yahoo.com
  The "wrong" actions of the United States on Taiwan, its South China Sea patrols and deployment of an advanced anti-missile system in South Korea have had a large, negative influence on military trust, a senior Chinese officer said on Thursday.Fan Changlong, a vice chairman of China's powerful Central Military Commission, told Joseph Dunford, chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, that mutual trust mechanisms between the two militaries had continued to improve, China's defense ministry said.
  
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• Driss Oukabir: who is the Barcelona suspect?

  17-08-2017 21:17 via yahoo.com
  One of the vans used to carry out the murderous rampage at the heart of the city was rented by a man who identified himself as Driss Oukabir, Spanish police said. The white Fiat van was rented in the town of Santa Perpetua de la Mogoda, 16 miles north of Barcelona, it was claimed. Scores of innocent victims were mowed down as a van ploughed down the Spanish city’s hugely popular Las Ramblas shortly after 5pm. After careering off the road, the driver then sped through crowds of tourists for
  
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• Bikini-Clad Drunk Woman Bites Man's Fishing Line, Gets Arrested: Authorities

  17-08-2017 21:11 via yahoo.com
  A drunk woman bit a fisherman's line and took off with his lure, authorities said.
  
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• GS News Update: Xbox One X Pre-Orders Reportedly Launch This Weekend

  17-08-2017 21:04 via gamespot.com
  
  Microsoft has said more information will be coming today about when you'll finally be able to pre-order its new system.
  
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• 10 Surprising States That Have Confederate Statues

  17-08-2017 21:02 via yahoo.com
  Even some of the most liberal states have Confederate memorabilia.
  
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• Cash family 'sickened' by 'neo-Nazi' in Cash T-shirt

  17-08-2017 21:01 via yahoo.com
  The children of music legend Johnny Cash fervently condemned a "self-proclaimed neo-Nazi" filmed wearing a T-shirt emblazoned with the name of their father at last week's deadly protest in Charlottesville."We were sickened by the association," said country star Rosanne, with her sisters Kathy, Cindy and Tara, and brother John Carter Cash in an open letter on Facebook."The white supremacists and neo-Nazis who marched in Charlottesville are poison in our society, and an insult to every American he
  
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• Trump Officials May Be Privately 'Upset,' But They're Still Working For Him

  17-08-2017 20:58 via yahoo.com
  The steady stream of leaks describing senior officials in President Donald Trump’s administration as privately “upset” or “fuming” over his ambiguous stance toward white supremacists makes for interesting reading, but it hasn’t spurred concrete public action by the aides.
  
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