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• WHAT'S HAPPENING: Flooding not over; Harvey in Deep South

  01-09-2017 23:58 via yahoo.com
  HOUSTON (AP) — It's been almost a week since Harvey made landfall in Texas and the flooding isn't over. A look at what's happening:
  
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• Trump reportedly growing frustrated with closest members of team

  01-09-2017 23:45 via yahoo.com
  Donald Trump is said to be silently growing frustrated with some of the top members of his administration.Meanwhile, a top adviser expressed disapproval of Mr Trump's controversial comments following a violent white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia.Friends of Mr Trump told the Washington Post that while the President spent August dealing with North Korea’s aggression, a tax reform plan and the government’s response to damage brought by Hurricane Harvey, he was also fumi
  
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• Guardians Of The Galaxy Director Rebooting Classic Cop Show Starsky & Hutch

  01-09-2017 23:23 via gamespot.com
  
  The classic cop show Starsky & Hutch is returning to TV screens. It has been confirmed that Amazon has acquired the reboot of the much-loved '70s show, which will be produced by Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn.As reported by Variety, Amazon will partner with Sony Pictures to produce the new Starsky & Hutch. Sony's involvement in the show's development was first announced last week, but the Amazon deal includes a script-to-series commitment, ensuring that it will screen on the
  
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• Generator Safety Tips That Will Get You Through a Storm, and Maybe Save Your Life

  01-09-2017 23:16 via yahoo.com
  While residents of Houston and the Gulf Coast are working desperately to recover from Harvey, we’re reminded that surviving a storm is about more than simply making it through the worst of the we...
  
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• The Crow Movie Reboot Has A New Home, Could Kickstart A Franchise

  01-09-2017 23:09 via gamespot.com
  
  The reboot of the classic '90s movie The Crow is not having the easiest journey to the screen. The film, titled The Crow Reborn, has been close to production several times, but legal issues have continued to stall the project. Last year, it was announced that Aquaman star Jason Momoa was attached to star, but further delays have put his involvement in doubt. However, it has now been reported that the property has been bought by Sony Pictures.According to The Hollywood Reporter, Sony is looking t
  
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• Windjammers - Full Arcade Playthrough Plus Mini Games Gameplay

  01-09-2017 23:00 via gamespot.com
  
  Watch us complete a full arcade playthrough and play some mini games in the windjammers rerelease.
  
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• Ahead of Trump's visit, Houston mayor says crisis is urgent: 'We need the resources yesterday'

  01-09-2017 22:58 via yahoo.com
  With President Trump set to visit Texas on Saturday, Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner underscored the extensive resources his city requires after Tropical Storm Harvey displaced tens of thousands of residents from their homes.
  
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• Sarah Sanders’s repetitive response on DACA program: ‘We’re finalizing the decision’

  01-09-2017 22:54 via yahoo.com
  During the White House press briefing on Friday, Sarah Sanders had a repetitive answer for reporters’ questions related to the decision on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.
  
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• People Are Tweeting The Perfectly Petty Phrases They Use In Work Emails

  01-09-2017 22:53 via yahoo.com
  Crafting a work email when you’re annoyed at a coworker requires a certain amount of tact.
  
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• Trump says he's getting things done at a 'record' speed despite no major legislative victory

  01-09-2017 22:24 via yahoo.com
  When they return to Washington next week, legislators will have about 12 working days to raise the debt ceiling and approve a federal budget – two tasks that have been made difficult by the differing priorities of the administration and members of Congress.On top of that, if the Senate wants to pass a bill to overhaul Obamacare – otherwise known as the Affordable Care Act – with just 51 votes, it must do so by 30 September, according to the Senate parliamentarian.The Senate&rsq
  
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• Steve Bannon's right-hand woman remains in the White House

  01-09-2017 22:22 via yahoo.com
  Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon may have left the building, but one of his top aides, Julia Hahn, remains in the West Wing.Hahn is a 26-year-old former writer from Bannon’s site, Breitbart News.Earlier this week, a source familiar with the situation told Yahoo News that Hahn was staying on in her position as a special assistant to the president and deputy strategist in the wake of Bannon’s departure last month.
  
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• As Harvey Cleanup Begins, Half a Million Cars Reportedly Destroyed by Floods

  01-09-2017 22:22 via yahoo.com
  Many of the vehicles were submerged in driveways.
  
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• Serena Williams Gives Birth To Baby Girl

  01-09-2017 22:20 via yahoo.com
  Serena Williams and fiancé Alexis Ohanian welcomed a baby girl at St. Mary’s Medical Center in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Friday, according to multiple reports.
  
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• AMD Threadripper 1900X CPU Hits Stores For $550; Outperforms Ryzen 7 In Productivity

  01-09-2017 22:16 via gamespot.com
  
  AMD has come out strong this year with Ryzen and Threadripper CPUs, and the company continues to roll out more versions of its new processors. The 1900X is the 8-core/16-thread CPU on the sTR4 socket and X399 platform, and it's now the cheapest option in the Threadripper family at $550.Those familiar with AMD's current CPU lineup might be wondering why an 8-core/16-thread Threadripper exists when the Ryzen 7 1800X ($500) sports the same core/thread count and similar clocks speeds. What different
  
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• Mysterious Object Makes Waves On Rhode Island Beach

  01-09-2017 22:13 via yahoo.com
  A bizarre object found off the shore of Westerly, Rhode Island, is making a big splash because of its murky origins.
  
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• TV Reporter Breaks Down in Tears as She Returns Home for the First Time After Harvey

  01-09-2017 22:11 via yahoo.com
  Patricia Lopez is a consumer reporter for the Houston-area ABC affiliate.
  
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• Nintendo Switch Version Of Acclaimed Adventure Game Oxenfree Confirmed

  01-09-2017 22:08 via gamespot.com
  
  Supernatural adventure title Oxenfree has been confirmed for the Nintendo Switch. The title's developer Night School Studio revealed the news through a tweet in Morse code. We did the hard work for you; it says "COMING SOON."-.-. --- -- .. -. --. / ... --- --- -. pic.twitter.com/HNlZum62em— Night School Studio (@nightschoolers) August 31, 2017While we still don't have a release date quite yet, we can expect to see a more formal announcement before too long. Night School Studio has not rele
  
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• Victims of Harvey return to clean up their water-damaged homes

  01-09-2017 22:02 via yahoo.com
  As water levels receded and search teams began checking abandoned homes for victims, Houston began a grim cleanup.
  
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• Ark: Survival Evolved's New Expansion Revealed With Release Date In October

  01-09-2017 21:54 via gamespot.com
  
  Two years after debuting in Early Access, the popular Jurassic survival game Ark: Survival Evolved released in full earlier this week for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. Now, the game's developer, Studio Wildcard, has revealed the game's next expansion, and it's coming sooner than you might expect.At PAX West, Studio Wildcard announced the Aberration pack, which will launch for all platforms this October. According to the developer, Aberration takes place "on a damaged Ark whose internal atmosp
  
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• Nintendo Loses Wii Remote Patent Lawsuit, Ordered To Pay Out $10 Million

  01-09-2017 21:41 via gamespot.com
  
  As with anything as popular as the Wii, Nintendo has faced numerous lawsuits over the years regarding its home console. One such case came to a close just this week--at least for now--with a jury ruling against Nintendo and ordering it to pay $10 million.This particular lawsuit was first filed by the tech company iLife in Texas District Court back in 2013. It alleged that Nintendo had infringed on patents owned by iLife, claiming devices like the Wii, Wii Remote, and Wii U "contain systems or me
  
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• Police warn Chicago residents of wild 'zombie dogs' roaming streets

  01-09-2017 21:38 via yahoo.com
  Chicago area police are warning suburban residents of stray dogs which are actually diseased "zombie" coyotes.The coyotes are suffering from sarcoptic mange which has made them look like malnourished stray dogs to residents of Hanover Park, Illinois.People have been calling the local police department with concerns, but the department's posted on Facebook that these are urban coyotes which have experienced hair loss and "secondary infections," earning the nickname "zombie dogs".
  
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• Judge tosses most serious charges in Penn State frat death

  01-09-2017 21:36 via yahoo.com
  BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) — A judge threw out involuntary manslaughter and aggravated assault charges Friday against members of a Penn State fraternity in the alcohol-related hazing death of a pledge, ordering 12 of the young men to stand trial on less serious counts.
  
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• One Of The Last Clinics To Offer Late Abortions Just Quietly Shut Down

  01-09-2017 21:33 via yahoo.com
  When Sue*, 41, made the decision to get an abortion 28 weeks into a pregnancy that had been very much wanted and planned, her options were scarce.
  
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• The Secret Of The World’s Most Populated Countries

  01-09-2017 21:04 via yahoo.com
  China and India have more people than anywhere else in the world, and it’s been that way for hundreds of years.
  
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• Mueller May Have New Evidence of Trump Obstruction

  01-09-2017 21:01 via yahoo.com
  The New York Times reports that Robert Mueller has an early draft of a letter Trump and one of his aides composed when preparing to fire James Comey and is examining that letter in his investigation.
  
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• NBA 2K18 Player Ratings Revealed And Include A Few Surprises

  01-09-2017 20:59 via gamespot.com
  
  With NBA 2K18's release just around the corner, 2K continues to reveal more details about its various modes and features. But one of the most anticipated bits of news concerns its player ratings, and we now know who the game considers to be the very best.Among other things, 2K has shared a list of the top 10 players by overall rating. Unsurprisingly, LeBron James occupies the No. 1 spot with a 97 rating, and he's followed just behind by Kevin Durant with a 96. Kawhi Leonard and--in a surprise--J
  
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• L’Oréal Fires Its First Trans Model After She Called Out White America's Racism

  01-09-2017 20:59 via yahoo.com
  L’Oréal Paris has fired its first transgender model to join the brand just days after announcing the partnership.
  
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• Frankfurt to evacuate thousands as huge WWII bomb defused

  01-09-2017 20:59 via yahoo.com
  Frankfurt city officials have warned that Germany's financial capital could grind to a halt on Monday if residents don't heed orders to vacate their homes to allow the defusing of a massive World War Two bomb.On Sunday, the city will evacuate some 60,000 people in the nation's biggest such maneuver since the war while officials disarm the British bomb discovered on a building site this week in Frankfurt's leafy Westend, where many wealthy bankers live.Fire and police chiefs, at a hastily called
  
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• Trump Treasury Secretary investigated by watchdog over claims he used taxpayer money to fund eclipse trip

  01-09-2017 20:57 via yahoo.com
  The Treasury Department has confirmed they are investigating if its chief used taxpayer money for a personal trip to view the solar eclipse.A watchdog group believed Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin and his wife Louise Linton took a government plane to view the 21 August solar eclipse in Tennessee.The pair joined Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell in his home state to view the event atop Fort Knox, an Army base and home of $200 billion US gold bullion depository.
  
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• Lobsterman stunned to find incredibly rare 'iridescent' creature

  01-09-2017 20:57 via yahoo.com
  A rare 'iridescent,' almost white lobster, caught off the Maine coast last week is attracting a lot of attention on social media.Lobsterman Alex Todd, 48, of Chebeague Island, nabbed the strange find, according to the Maine Coast Fishermen's Association.The non-profit association posted a photograph of the lobster on its Facebook page, along with a short story about Todd's catch.
  
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• The Latest: Salt Lake mayor calls nurse arrest unacceptable

  01-09-2017 20:43 via yahoo.com
  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Latest on a nurse in Utah who was handcuffed by police over a blood draw (all times local):
  
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• Nearly 400 die as Myanmar army steps up crackdown on Rohingya militants

  01-09-2017 20:27 via yahoo.com
  COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh (Reuters) - Nearly 400 people have died in fighting that has rocked Myanmar's northwest for a week, new official data show, making it probably the deadliest bout of violence to engulf the country's Rohingya Muslim minority in decades.About 38,000 Rohingya have crossed into Bangladesh from Myanmar, U.N. sources said on Friday, a week after Rohingya insurgents attacked police posts and an army base in Rakhine state, prompting clashes and a military counteroffensive.The army
  
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• Preacher Season 2 Episode 11 Breakdown!

  01-09-2017 20:26 via gamespot.com
  
  Preacher flashes back to Jesse Custer's torturous past in Angelville, while Hitler and Eugene attempt to break out of Hell. How would you react if someone took your plum cake? Don't miss Ryan's breakdown of Episode 11 "Backdoors."Fun fact: Marie L'Angell's first comic book appearance was in 1995's Preacher #8
  
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• Report: Prison security concerns unheeded before deadly riot

  01-09-2017 20:21 via yahoo.com
  WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Delaware prison administrators dismissed warnings of trouble brewing at the state's maximum-security prison in the days leading up to a deadly inmate uprising and hostage-taking, independent investigators said in a report released Friday.
  
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• Harry Potter Fans: You Can Ride On The Hogwarts Express In Real Life

  01-09-2017 20:20 via yahoo.com
  Hold on to your wands.
  
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• New PSN Flash Sale On PS4, PS3, And Vita Games Going On Now

  01-09-2017 20:16 via gamespot.com
  
  In addition to this week's standard batch of deals, Sony is holding another impromptu flash sale on PSN this weekend for North America. Right now, PS4, PS3, and Vita owners can find a large selection of discounts on some great titles as part of the PAX West Sale.PS4 owners in particular have quite a few titles to choose from this weekend, including some of the console's biggest releases. Both Bloodborne and Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor - Game of the Year Edition can be downloaded for $8 apiece
  
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• Kenyan court throws out president's win, calls for new vote

  01-09-2017 20:13 via yahoo.com
  NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — President Uhuru Kenyatta's re-election victory last month was thrown out Friday by Kenya's Supreme Court, which ordered new voting within 60 days in a stunning decision that plunged the East African country back into political chaos.
  
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• Draft of Comey Firing Letter Roils Trump Case

  01-09-2017 20:13 via yahoo.com
  Paul Butler, former federal prosecutor, talks with Joy-Ann Reid about news that Special Counsel Robert Mueller has a draft of Donald Trump's letter firing James Comey, which could have direct bearing on whether the firing was an act of obstruction of j...
  
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• US sales of GM, Toyota stand out as others falter in August

  01-09-2017 20:12 via yahoo.com
  General Motors and Toyota saw rising new car sales in August, riding strong demand for SUVs and light trucks, while other automakers sagged at summer's end, according to industry figures released Friday.Fiat Chrysler and Nissan each saw double-digit declines compared to August of last year, while Ford and Honda were also lower."Toyota simply beat the snot out of its competitors in August with the compact RAV4 sport utility selling a dazzling 43,000 units," Autotrader executive analyst Michelle K
  
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• The Latest: US may resume some visa work at Russia outposts

  01-09-2017 20:03 via yahoo.com
  MOSCOW (AP) — The Latest on a diplomatic spat between the United States and Russia (all times local):
  
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• Jeff Sessions' Justice Department to put woman who laughed at him on trial again

  01-09-2017 19:58 via yahoo.com
  Jeff Sessions’ Justice Department reportedly intends take a woman who laughed at the now-attorney general back to trial.Code Pink activist Desiree Fairooz, 61, who was taken into custody after she laughed during Mr Sessions’ confirmation hearing, will go to trial in November for a second time.In July, a judge had thrown out out a jury’s conviction of Ms Fairooz, finding that the government had improperly argued during the proceedings that her laughter was enough to merit a guil
  
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• Total War: Warhammer 2 Minimum And Recommended Specs Revealed

  01-09-2017 19:54 via gamespot.com
  
  If you're eagerly awaiting Total War: Warhammer II on PC, its developer The Creative Assembly has shared some key info. It has revealed the recommended and minimum system requirements for the game, which comes out September 28.Creative Assembly is also revealing new graphical features it's rolling out for release. Those include improved Screen Space Ambient Occlusion (SSAO), a new volumetric fog system that thickens the air (producing god-ray effects), a new sharpening filter, and impressive wet
  
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• Stricter building rules, rejected by Trump, helped Harvey-hit communities

  01-09-2017 19:37 via yahoo.com
  By Julia HarteWASHINGTON (Reuters) - As Hurricane Harvey pummeled the Gulf coast in Texas, the city of Seabrook had an edge over flood-swamped nearby towns and the devastation in Houston, just a half-hour drive away.Years ago, the city imposed higher elevation standards for buildings that were stricter than existing federal guidelines on construction in flood-prone areas.Before leaving office, President Barack Obama sought to toughen those national rules, to bring them more in line with those in
  
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• Nurse Sobs 'Help Me' While Getting Arrested For Simply Doing Her Job

  01-09-2017 19:35 via yahoo.com
  A nurse in Salt Lake City, Utah, was aggressively arrested for obeying hospital policy and refusing to allow a police detective to draw blood from a severely injured patient, according to several reports.
  
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• Call of Duty: WWII Private Beta Day 2 of Trying New Rifle, Sniper Rifle and Aachen Map

  01-09-2017 19:28 via gamespot.com
  
  Erick heads back into the private beta for Call of Duty: WWII to try out the M1A1 Carbine, the M1903 Sniper, Mortar Scorestreak and a new map.
  
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• How to Make a Quick Chicken Cacciatore

  01-09-2017 19:22 via yahoo.com
  Watch the video to learn how to make this lighter chicken cacciatore recipe. It brings all the flavor you love, thanks to antioxidant-loaded bell peppers and parsley, along with the protein you need from a hearty chicken dinner.
  
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• More Free Xbox One And Xbox 360 Games With Gold Available Now

  01-09-2017 19:15 via gamespot.com
  
  It's the beginning of September, which means Xbox Live Gold members can now pick up more free Xbox One and Xbox 360 games as part of the Games With Gold program. Two new games are now free, with another two coming soon.On Xbox One, Forza Motorsport 5: Game of the Year Edition is now free, while Hydro Thunder Hurricane is free on Xbox 360. Also of note is that one of August 2017's Games With Gold titles, Trials Fusion, will continue to be free until September 15.Later in the month, Oxenfree will
  
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• The Latest: Charlottesville man hopes lawsuit brings answers

  01-09-2017 19:03 via yahoo.com
  CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — The Latest on the aftermath of a violent white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia (all times local):
  
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• Ahead of Trump's visit, Houston mayor says crisis is urgent: 'We need the resources yesterday'

  01-09-2017 19:01 via yahoo.com
  “What I would say to everyone is that this should be priority number one for our country,” Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner said. “And we have to provide -- and let's put the politics aside.”
  
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• A Bunch Of 2K's iOS Games Have Disappeared, And It Might Be Just The Start For The App Store

  01-09-2017 19:01 via gamespot.com
  
  Publisher 2K has pulled several of its games off Apple's App Store after announcing they won't be supported in the next version of iOS. Apple is set to release the next upgrade, iOS 11, soon, marking an end for support of 32-bit apps. Anyone who updates their operating system will no longer be able to open 32-bit apps on their device. As a result, 2K has announced that the following games will no longer be available for purchase on the App Store:Carnival GamesCarnival Games LiteAce PatrolAce Pat
  
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