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• Japan's Next Splatoon 2 Splatfest Is A McDonald's Showdown

  03-09-2017 23:46 via gamespot.com
  
  The ultimate battle of sides is on next weekend for Japanese Splatoon fans. McDonalds has partnered with Splatoon 2 for a Splatfest to ask which is better--McDonald's fries or chicken nuggets?The Japanese Splatoon page revealed the theme for the Splatfest on September 9 to 10, asking which of the two is the better side with a McDonald's burger. Unfortunately for us on the opposite side of the world, this showdown doesn't seem to be coming to the West as chicken nuggets aren't available as a side
  
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• Merkel, rival Schulz spar over Turkey in TV election debate

  03-09-2017 23:32 via yahoo.com
  BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel and her center-left rival, Martin Schulz, locked horns over how to deal with Turkey in their only televised debate Sunday, three weeks before the country's general election.
  
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• Angelina Jolie Confesses That She Does Not ‘Enjoy Being Single’

  03-09-2017 23:26 via yahoo.com
  The 42-year-old actress, who filed for divorce from Brad Pitt last year is promoting her new directorial offering, “First They Killed My Father,” and got pretty candid with the Sunday Telegraph about singlehood.
  
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• Obama offers accolades, advice in farewell letter to Trump

  03-09-2017 23:07 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Before he left office in January, President Barack Obama offered his successor accolades and advice in a private letter that underscored some of his concerns as he passed the baton.
  
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• Syrian army at edge of IS-held Deir Ezzor: monitor

  03-09-2017 23:00 via yahoo.com
  Syrian government soldiers and allied fighters have advanced to the edge of a government enclave besieged by the Islamic State group in the country's east, a monitoring group said Sunday.Syria's army, backed by Russian military support, has been advancing towards the city of Deir Ezzor on several fronts for weeks.Late Sunday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said government soldiers had arrived at the Brigade 137 base on the city's edge and were battling to break the IS siege of the facil
  
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• Final Fantasy 15's PC Port Needs More Work - PAX West 2017

  03-09-2017 23:00 via gamespot.com
  
  We got a chance to check out Final Fantasy XV: Windows Edition and while it does look beautiful, it currently lacks standard features PC players expect.
  
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• K-9 Officer Alerts Border Control To Pair Being Smuggled Into U.S. in Trunk

  03-09-2017 22:31 via yahoo.com
  All four people, including two Americans, in the car were arrested.
  
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• Angela Merkel under pressure but still election favourite after TV debate

  03-09-2017 22:31 via yahoo.com
  Angela Merkel was forced to defend her controversial decision to open Germany’s borders to more than 1m asylum-seekers on Sunday as she come under pressure in a televised election debate. Martin Schulz, the main challenger, accused the German chancellor of a “serious mistake” with her “lone decision” and said she should have worked with European allies to find a common approach. But a defiant Mrs Merkel insisted Germany had been faced with a “very dr
  
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• Steely Dan Co-Founder and Guitarist Walter Becker Dies

  03-09-2017 21:58 via yahoo.com
  Guitarist Walter Becker has died
  
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• The Latest: Police identify body as missing Temple student

  03-09-2017 21:47 via yahoo.com
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Latest on the murder of a Temple University student (all times local):
  
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• North Korea's Nuke Test Reveals Terrifying Capabilities

  03-09-2017 21:41 via yahoo.com
  The Hermit Kingdom conducted its most powerful underground test yet, stoking tensions in an already very strained situation.
  
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• Man's Viral Mugshot Gets Him Booked For Fashion Week: 'His Look is Extraordinary'

  03-09-2017 21:41 via yahoo.com
  He was arrested last in April.
  
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• Receding Floodwaters Reveal Extent Of Houston Area's Post-Harvey Destruction

  03-09-2017 21:36 via yahoo.com
  HOUSTON ― Recovery and repair are going to take a long time.
  
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• US not looking at 'total annihilation' of North Korea but has 'many options', says Defence Secretary

  03-09-2017 21:21 via yahoo.com
  Defence Secretary James Mattis has said the US is not looking for the "total annihilation" of North Korea, but stressed that there were "many options" in how to respond to Pyongyang's latest nuclear bomb test.Mr Mattis said Donald Trump met with a small group of military and defence officials at the White House after US intelligence officials confirmed that the test of a bomb that is reportedly ready to fit onto an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM).Mr Mattis said North Korea's leader Kim
  
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• Barack Obama's Oval Office letter to Donald Trump: Congratulations coupled with a pointed civics lesson

  03-09-2017 21:07 via yahoo.com
  In the final minutes of his time in the Oval Office, just before he left for his successor’s inauguration, Barack Obama slipped a letter inside the top drawer of the Resolute Desk. In it he offered Donald Trump, the incoming President, his congratulations, a rather pointed guide to the American constitution and some words of advice. “Congratulations on a remarkable run,” he wrote, according to a copy of the letter obtained by CNN. “Millions have placed their hopes in you,
  
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• Myanmar violence: Aung San Suu Kyi under pressure as Muslim Rohingya crisis continues

  03-09-2017 21:03 via yahoo.com
  The foreign minister of Indonesia, the world’s most populous Muslim nation, flew to Myanmar for emergency talks on Sunday as the Rohingya crisis continues.  The visit came as pressure mounted on leader Aung San Suu Kyi to resolve the humanitarian crisis engulfing the Muslim Rohingya minority in her country’s restive Rakhine state.   The Nobel peace prize laureate is facing severe international criticism over her government’s treatment of about 1.1 million&nb
  
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• Cambodian paper shuts with 'dictatorship' parting shot

  03-09-2017 21:03 via yahoo.com
  By Matthew Tostevin and Prak Chan ThulPHNOM PENH (Reuters) - One of Cambodia's most stridently independent newspapers, The Cambodia Daily, published its last edition on Monday with the headline "Descent Into Outright Dictatorship" as it closed amid a crackdown on critics of Prime Minister Hun Sen.The English-language paper had been given a deadline of one month to pay $6.3 million for years of back taxes, which the publication disputed and described as "astronomical".Its final front page led wit
  
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• Iran says jailed U.S. student, dual nationals lose spying appeal

  03-09-2017 20:43 via yahoo.com
  Iran confirmed on Sunday that an appeals court had upheld 10-year jail terms against a U.S. citizen, two Iranian-Americans and a U.S. resident from Lebanon who had been convicted on spying charges.In July, U.S. President Donald Trump warned that Iran would face "new and serious consequences" unless all "unjustly detained" American citizens were released and returned.Tehran prosecutor Abbas Jafari Dolatabadi identified the four as Princeton University student Xiyue Wang, Iranian-American business
  
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• Furious Moscow demands swift return of closed US facilities

  03-09-2017 20:32 via yahoo.com
  Russia demanded Sunday that the US rethink its shuttering of Moscow's diplomatic premises, insisting that Washington bore sole responsibility for worsening ties after the "hostile act"."We consider what has happened as an openly hostile act and a gross violation of international law by Washington," the foreign ministry in Moscow said in a statement.Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskov for his part accused Washington of "trampling on international law".
  
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• Splatoon 2's Superpower Splatfest Now Over, Here Are The Results

  03-09-2017 20:15 via gamespot.com
  
  Update: Nintendo has unveiled the results of Splatoon 2's latest Splatfest, and the winner of this event is Team Flight. While invisibility was the slightly more popular choice, flight won more solo and team battles to take home the competition. You can see the score breakdown below.All Splatfest t-shirts will automatically be returned the next time players start the game. All participants will also be rewarded with a number of Super Sea Snails depending on your Splatfest rank and team.The origi
  
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• Hurricane Irma: Should I be worried? Where is it going?

  03-09-2017 19:52 via yahoo.com
  Maybe it's because Harvey was so intense.Maybe it's because some dunce tweeted a pic of one model showing the Irma hitting North Carolina.I'm not sure exactly why, but I am getting lots of emails/messages today about Irma, and if we should be worried.
  
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• Firefighters Face Largest Fire In Los Angeles History

  03-09-2017 19:50 via yahoo.com
  A historic brush fire ravaged almost 5,900 acres of land in California as over 1,000 firefighters continued to push back the flames, KABC, a Los Angeles-based ABC affiliate reports Sunday morning.
  
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• Hundreds of People Displaced By Hurricane Harvey Fed After Couple Postpones Wedding

  03-09-2017 19:28 via yahoo.com
  The food was scheduled to be used for the couple's welcome dinner.
  
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• Frankfurt defuses massive WWII bomb after evacuating 60,000

  03-09-2017 19:26 via yahoo.com
  By Tom SimsFRANKFURT (Reuters) - German explosives experts defused a massive World War Two bomb in the financial capital of Frankfurt on Sunday after tens of thousands of people were evacuated from their homes.The compulsory evacuation of 60,000 people was Germany's biggest such maneuver since the war, with more than a thousand emergency service workers helping to clear the area around the bomb, which was discovered on a building site last week.The evacuation area included two hospitals, care ho
  
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• 'Blockbuster' WWII bomb forces evacuation of 60,000 in Frankfurt

  03-09-2017 19:25 via yahoo.com
  At least 60,000 Frankfurt residents were forced to leave their homes on Sunday, in Germany's biggest post-war evacuation, to allow bomb disposal experts to defuse a huge unexploded World War II bomb dubbed the "blockbuster".The operationin central Frankfurt to get residents to safety wasthe biggest evacuation of its kind in post-war Germany, the city's security chief Markus Frank said.After hours of delay as police struggled to get the area cleared, bomb disposal experts finally managed to disar
  
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• Parisians protest 'genocide' of rats as city battles rodent infestation 

  03-09-2017 19:11 via yahoo.com
  Thousands of Parisians have signed a petition denouncing efforts to control a rat infestation as a rodent “genocide.” The French capital is facing its worst rat crisis in decades, and rapid proliferation of the animals has forced several parks to close temporarily amid fears that children could be bitten or infected by disease. Paris authorities are spending £14 million this year on “deratisation”. But some residents have spoken out in defence of the creatures. Infl
  
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• Bike of the Week: R50/3 Bavarian Bobber

  03-09-2017 19:07 via yahoo.com
  Bike of the Week: R50/3 Bavarian Bobber German-based Titan Motorcycles delivers a less than traditional BMW build, forgoing the bells and whistles in lieu of old-school simplicity and minimalism. Photographs of some motorcycles can pretty much tell the whole
  
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• NASA Astronaut Peggy Whitson Has Spent A Record-Breaking 665 Days In Space

  03-09-2017 19:06 via yahoo.com
  Peggy Whitson returned to Earth on Saturday with an out-of-this-world record under her belt.
  
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• Teen's bar mitzvah gives Houston chance to commiserate, heal

  03-09-2017 18:54 via yahoo.com
  BELLAIRE, Texas (AP) — It wasn't a typical bar mitzvah, but then nothing has been typical in the Houston area since Harvey came ashore as a powerful hurricane and left whole sections of the city underwater, including its predominantly Jewish neighborhood.
  
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• Vote ruling by chief justice surprises Kenyans, but not his colleagues

  03-09-2017 18:43 via yahoo.com
  By Katharine Houreld and Maggie FickNAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya's Supreme Court ruling to scrap last month's presidential election was shaped by a new chief justice who proved a staunch defender of judicial independence on a continent where judges are often seen as being under the thumb of executive powers.David Maraga's declaration that the Aug. 8 election was void and demand for a new poll with 60 days shocked many in the East African nation and abroad."We knew this case was coming and he was th
  
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• 'We'll See,' Donald Trump Says On Attacking North Korea Following Latest Nuclear Test

  03-09-2017 18:33 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON ― Hours after North Korea conducted its sixth and most powerful nuclear test, President Donald Trump on Sunday said the military option against Pyongyang remains on the table.
  
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• Sara Netanyahu undergoes lie detector test in bid to deflect fraud investigation 

  03-09-2017 18:14 via yahoo.com
  Sara Netanyahu, the wife of the Israeli Prime Minister, has undergone a lie-detector test in an attempt to deflect allegations she misused public funds.  Police are investigating her on fraud and breach of trust charges after the former caretaker of her official residence made claims she had told him to inflate the number of guests at dinners and to record their purpose as state instead of private in order to receive more money for them.  She has denied the charges. Avi Hadad, the owne
  
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• 'Duck Dynasty' Star And 'Dancing With The Stars' Alum Reveals Struggle With Eating Disorder

  03-09-2017 18:09 via yahoo.com
  Sadie Robinson, known for appearing on 'Duck Dynasty' and 'Dancing With The Stars,' says she suffered from an eating disorder
  
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• The Best Overwatch Cosplay From PAX West 2017

  03-09-2017 18:00 via gamespot.com
  
  Overwatch cosplay had a strong presence this year at PAX West as fans dressed up as their favorite characters from Blizzard's popular shooter. Check out some of the best cosplayers we saw during the weekend!For more Overwatch cosplay, check out the outfits we saw at Comic-Con 2017 and WonderCon 2017. Those looking for Overwatch related collectibles should check out the gallery of all the coolest Overwatch merch from Gamescom 2017. Ana - KeiraSeraCosplayTracer (Graffiti Skin) - @tygarlilyGenji (
  
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• 4-Year-Old Waves Flag For National Guardsmen Who Helped During Hurricane Harvey

  03-09-2017 17:57 via yahoo.com
  His parents have taught him the importance of military.
  
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• North Korea nuclear test: When asked whether US will attack, Donald Trump replied 'we'll see'

  03-09-2017 17:55 via yahoo.com
  Donald Trump has added to fears of war between the US and North Korea, saying simply "we'll see" when asked if he was planning to sanction a military attack.
  
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• What threat does North Korea pose to the US?

  03-09-2017 17:36 via yahoo.com
  ABC News' Martha Raddatz reports from Seoul, South Korea on the North Korea nuclear threat.
  
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• Two policemen killed outside Kenya church

  03-09-2017 17:35 via yahoo.com
  Two Kenyan police officers were killed Sunday by gunmen on a motorbike as they were guarding a church near the Indian Ocean, in an attack police believe could be the work of Shabaab miliants."An investigation has been launched and we are not ruling out terrorism because this attack is not a normal robbery," regional police chief Larry Kieng told journalists of the shooting in the town of Ukunda.The area in the far southeast of the country has largely escaped the attacks waged by the Islamist Sha
  
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• Defense Sec. Mattis: ‘We Have Many Military Options’ in North Korea

  03-09-2017 17:34 via yahoo.com
  Mattis delivered a rare statement at the White House, while the president phoned Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe looking for ways to maximize pressure on Pyongyang.
  
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• Read The Letter Barack Obama Left Donald Trump Upon Leaving Office

  03-09-2017 17:30 via yahoo.com
  Upon leaving office, former President Barack Obama left his successor President Donald Trump a letter that he left on the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office.
  
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• China's anger at West to overshadow tougher action on North Korea

  03-09-2017 17:29 via yahoo.com
  By Ben Blanchard and Philip WenBEIJING (Reuters) - North Korea's latest nuclear test is likely to pile more pressure on China to take tough action against its neighbor, but Beijing already doubts economic sanctions will work and says it is not its sole responsibility to rein in Pyongyang.China has lambasted the West and its allies over recent weeks for promoting the "China responsibility theory" for North Korea, and been upset by Seoul and Washington's own military drills that Beijing says have
  
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• Kenya opposition leader refuses to share power

  03-09-2017 17:20 via yahoo.com
  NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya's opposition leader Raila Odinga said Sunday he will not share power, speaking days after the Supreme Court's decision to annul President Uhuru Kenyatta's re-election and order a fresh presidential election in 60 days.
  
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• AP EXCLUSIVE: Toxic waste sites flooded in Houston area

  03-09-2017 17:15 via yahoo.com
  HIGHLANDS, Texas (AP) — As Dwight Chandler sipped beer and swept out the thick muck caked inside his devastated home, he worried whether Harvey's floodwaters had also washed in pollution from the old acid pit just a couple blocks away.
  
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• Donald Trump 'lashed out' at new chief of staff John Kelly amid rising tension in White House

  03-09-2017 16:55 via yahoo.com
  Donald Trump has reportedly lashed out against his new chief of staff John Kelly following reports the pair were on a "collision course" due to tensions in the White House.Mr Trump's temper is said to have flared after advisers suggested he should stop politicising normal issues of government following another blistering attack on the media at a rally in Phoenix, Arizona.Sources told the New York Times that Mr Kelly, 67, reacted to the outburst calmly, but said he later told colleagues he had ne
  
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• Ten-year-old boy dies in bed after mum mistook carbon monoxide poisoning for the flu

  03-09-2017 16:50 via yahoo.com
  A 10-year-old boy died of carbon monoxide poisoning after being sent to bed with flu-like symptoms while on holiday.Gavin Klebs was staying in a cabin with his mother and sister near Big Lake, Alaska, when he began vomiting.The next day, the three were found unresponsive in the cabin from carbon monoxide, which has no smell or taste.
  
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• Iran says warns off U.S. U2 spy plane, drone

  03-09-2017 16:47 via yahoo.com
  Iran's air defenses have forced an approaching U.S. spy plane and a reconnaissance drone to change course near its air space over the past six months, a military official was quoted as saying on Sunday .Brigadier General Farzad Esmaili, commander of the Iran's air defense force, said an unmanned RQ-4 drone was intercepted last week and a U2 spy plane was warned away in March, the semi-official Fars news agency reported.
  
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• Temple Student Found Brutally Murdered After Leaving Bar With Suspect

  03-09-2017 16:45 via yahoo.com
  She was reported missing Friday.
  
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• This $25 device will double the internet speed on your computer

  03-09-2017 16:30 via yahoo.com
  If you use a modern home Wi-Fi solution like the Google Wifi or our favorite mesh system, the AmpliFi HD, you’re undoubtedly enjoying lightning fast internet all over your home. It’s great for phones, tablet, and other light-duty devices, but we have a better recommendation for your PC, streaming devices, or anything else that needs the fastest and most reliable connection possible. Wiring your house for Ethernet is a pain in the neck, which is why devices like the TP-Link AV200 Nano
  
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• Main Cambodian opposition leader arrested, paper shuts as crackdown grows

  03-09-2017 16:17 via yahoo.com
  By Prak Chan Thul and Matthew TostevinPHNOM PENH (Reuters) - Cambodia's main opposition leader Kem Sokha was arrested and accused of treason on Sunday and a leading independent paper said it was being forced to shut down as Prime Minister Hun Sen's government intensified a crackdown on his critics.Hun Sen said Kem Sokha had been plotting with the United States, increasing his anti-American rhetoric as Cambodia heads towards elections next year in which the authoritarian leader's grip of more tha
  
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• Wisconsin Sends 17,000 Pounds Of Cheese To Texas For Hurricane Harvey Victims

  03-09-2017 16:14 via yahoo.com
  This Hurricane Harvey donation is majorly cheesy — but in the best way possible.
  
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