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• Evacuated Islamic State fighters reach Syria's Deir al-Zor, pro-Damascus commander says

  13-09-2017 23:46 via yahoo.com
  Buses carrying evacuated Islamic State fighters reached Syria's Deir al-Zor on Wednesday in return for releasing a Hezbollah prisoner, a commander in the pro-Damascus alliance told Reuters.Damascus and Hezbollah allowed nearly 300 lightly armed militants and 300 relatives to leave the Syria-Lebanon border in a surrender deal, after an offensive there last month.The transfer marked the first time Islamic State publicly agreed to such an evacuation from territory it held.
  
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• First Images Of Hellboy From Upcoming Reboot Are Amazing

  13-09-2017 23:25 via gamespot.com
  
  Next year's Hellboy reboot is underway and today, the first image was revealed of Stranger Things' David Harbour as the movie's titular character. Prepare yourself for awesome.The image was revealed via the Hellboy movie's Twitter, which was then confirmed by Hellboy creator Mike Mignola. Harbour has made a complete transformation into Dark Horse Comics' most popular character.Joining Harbour is American Gods star Ian McShane as Hellboy's adoptive father Professor Broom, Resident Evil's Milla Jo
  
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• Fast-food worker charged with trying to kill baby in toilet

  13-09-2017 23:24 via yahoo.com
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California prosecutors said Wednesday that a fast-food restaurant cashier gave birth to a baby girl while at work and then tried to kill her by flushing her down a toilet.
  
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• Missouri Man Claims He's Not Racist, Hangs 'Slaves 4 Sale' Sign

  13-09-2017 23:23 via yahoo.com
  The man claims he is not a racist and referenced his mixed-raced grandchildren.
  
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• Collection of Wild, Exotic Animals Found in Arkansas Warehouse: 'It's a Really Weird Story'

  13-09-2017 23:23 via yahoo.com
  The animals had been purchased from Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey.
  
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• GS News Update: Destiny 2 Leviathan Raid Now Live On PS4 And Xbox One

  13-09-2017 23:07 via gamespot.com
  
  Here's how PS4 and Xbox One players can jump into the first Raid, and what to do if the game asks you to complete an advanced Milestone.
  
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• Man who killed estranged wife, 7 others had drinking problem

  13-09-2017 22:57 via yahoo.com
  PLANO, Texas (AP) — Meredith Hight had gathered friends at her suburban Dallas home for a day of grilling and watching football when her estranged husband showed up and opened fire, killing her and seven others before a police officer killed him.
  
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• Air Berlin scraps more flights as pilots call in sick

  13-09-2017 22:52 via yahoo.com
  Insolvent Air Berlin cancelled dozens more flights Wednesday as pilots again called in sick, despite warnings from the airline that the wildcat action could jeopardise rescue talks.The mass "sick-out" comes ahead of a Friday deadline for potential investors to submit bids for Air Berlin assets."More than 30 flights" had to be scrapped early Wednesday as some 150 pilots handed in sick notices for a second day, an Air Berlin spokeswoman said.
  
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• U.S. will not issue some visas in four nations in deportation crackdown

  13-09-2017 22:51 via yahoo.com
  By Arshad Mohammed and Yeganeh TorbatiWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department on Wednesday will stop issuing certain kinds of visas to some citizens of Cambodia, Eritrea, Guinea and Sierra Leone because the nations are not taking back their citizens the United States wants to deport.The new policies, laid out in State Department cables reviewed by Reuters on Tuesday and described in a department news briefing, are the latest example of U.S. President Donald Trump's effort to crack down
  
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• Mother gets 30 to 80 years in sons' bathtub drownings

  13-09-2017 22:26 via yahoo.com
  PITTSBURGH (AP) — A Pennsylvania woman who drowned her two youngest sons in their bathtub because she felt that would enable her to be a better mother to their older brother was sentenced to 30 to 80 years in prison.
  
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• North Korea's Latest Nuclear Test May Have Been Twice As Powerful As Previously Reported

  13-09-2017 22:06 via yahoo.com
  New analysis of North Korea’s Sept. 3 nuclear test ― the regime’s sixth-ever and most powerful to date ― suggests it could have been twice as strong as previously thought.
  
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• Democrats probe whether Flynn pushed nuclear project as Trump aide

  13-09-2017 22:02 via yahoo.com
  By Jonathan LandayWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic lawmakers are investigating whether retired U.S. General Michael Flynn secretly promoted a U.S.-Russian project to build dozens of nuclear reactors in the Middle East after becoming President Donald Trump's first national security adviser.Representatives Elijah Cummings and Eliot Engel made the disclosure in a letter they sent on Tuesday to Flynn's lawyer and executives of the private firms that developed the project.Robert Kelner, Flynn's lawy
  
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• Suspect arrested after one pupil killed and several injured in Washington state school shooting

  13-09-2017 21:55 via yahoo.com
  A shooter opened fire at a high school in Washington state Wednesday, killing one person and injuring at least three others, authorities said.  Brian Schaeffer of the Spokane Fire Department told reporters that one person died at Freeman High School in the tiny town of Rockford, south of Spokane, and three injured victims were taken to a hospital.  Providence Sacred Heart Medical Centre and Children's Hospital received three paediatric patients, spokeswoman Nicole Stewart said. They we
  
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• 22 Ways To Decorate With Mud Cloth, The Trendy Textile That's Anything But New

  13-09-2017 21:50 via yahoo.com
  Mud cloth might be trendy, but it’s anything but new.
  
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• Trump administration orders purge of Kaspersky products from U.S. government

  13-09-2017 21:41 via yahoo.com
  By Dustin VolzWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration on Wednesday told U.S. government agencies to remove Kaspersky Lab products from their networks, saying it was concerned the Moscow-based cyber security firm was vulnerable to Kremlin influence and that using its anti-virus software could jeopardise national security.The decision represents a sharp response to what U.S. intelligence agencies have described as a national security threat posed by Russia in cyberspace, following an elect
  
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• The Last Of Us, Uncharted Director Bruce Straley Leaves Naughty Dog

  13-09-2017 21:36 via gamespot.com
  
  Bruce Straley, one of the most prominent individuals at Uncharted and The Last of Us developer Naughty Dog, has announced he is leaving the studio. He had been working there for almost two decades.Calling it the "hardest decision of [his] career," Straley explained the move in a post on Naughty Dog's website: "I'm leaving Naughty Dog with the strongest team it's ever had, and that's saying a lot. But more than the talent, it's the people that I'll miss the most. The work culture at Naughty Dog i
  
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• Suda51 Talks His Love For The Switch, No More Heroes, And His Destiny To Be With Nintendo

  13-09-2017 21:30 via gamespot.com
  
  As one of the more unusual and mature games on the Nintendo Wii, Grasshopper Manufacturer's No More Heroes became a cult favorite, with many admiring its bizarre and unorthodox style of action. With the series focusing on the exploits of mega-nerd Travis Touchdown and his encounters with killers and other weirdos, the series is celebrating its tenth anniversary this year, along with the upcoming sequel Travis Strikes Again coming to Nintendo Switch.With the game's creator Goichi Suda--known as S
  
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• German right-wing party on course to enter parliament

  13-09-2017 21:30 via yahoo.com
  PFORZHEIM, Germany (AP) — A nationalist party that wants Germany to close its borders to migrants, give up the euro and end sanctions against Russia is predicted to enter parliament for the first time, propelled by voters' anger at Chancellor Angela Merkel's decision to admit over a million refugees since 2015.
  
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• Boeing lands $600M contract to design new Air Force Ones

  13-09-2017 21:24 via yahoo.com
  The U.S. Air Force on Tuesday awarded Boeing a contract worth just less than $600 million to begin the preliminary design of the next Air Force One planes.
  
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• ESPN Host Committed 'Fireable Offense' With Trump 'White Supremacist' Tweet: White House Aide

  13-09-2017 21:21 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON — ESPN should consider firing host Jemele Hill for calling President Donald Trump a “white supremacist,” White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders says.
  
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• Destiny 2: Leviathan Raid Guide

  13-09-2017 21:19 via gamespot.com
  
  Destiny 2's first Raid has finally gone live. Titled Leviathan, this latest dungeon series is packed with an assortment of challenging puzzles and boss fights to overcome. To help you get past all of its hurdles, we've gathered useful tips to follow as well as what you need to do to access the Leviathan Raid. We're currently diving straight into the Raid right now, so be sure to check back often as we update this feature with more details on how to beat each individual section.We're still diggin
  
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• The Dead Hunt The Living In New Coco Trailer From Pixar

  13-09-2017 21:05 via gamespot.com
  
  Previous trailers for Pixar's upcoming movie Coco have been pretty mysterious, showing a young boy heading to the Land of the Dead. However, the newest trailer--seen above--let us know what this movie is really about: the living hunting down the dead and vice versa.The movie follows Miguel (Anthony Gonzalez) who loves music but lives in a town where there is a music ban; however, he learns his long deceased great-great grandfather, Ernesto de la Cruz (Benjamin Bratt), was an iconic guitarist, an
  
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• Anthony Weiner And Huma Abedin Appear In Divorce Court

  13-09-2017 21:04 via yahoo.com
  NEW YORK ― Former Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.) met his estranged wife, Huma Abedin, for their first hearing in divorce court Wednesday, months after he pleaded guilty to sending explicit text messages to a minor.
  
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• The Problem With Preacher Season 2: It Learned Nothing From Preacher Season 1

  13-09-2017 21:00 via gamespot.com
  
  Spoilers for Preacher Season 2, up to and including the Season 2 finale "The End of the Road," and the Preacher comics, belowSomething felt off watching Preacher's Season 2 finale, "The End of the Road." It wasn't just that Season 2's moments--entire episodes, even--of greatness were overshadowed by many more that were less than great. If you've been watching Preacher for the last two seasons, then you've come to expect flashes of brilliance dragged down by hours of plodding distraction. What re
  
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• PES 2018 Legendary Edition And Fidget Spinner Giveaway (PS4)

  13-09-2017 21:00 via gamespot.com
  
  We're giving away three (3) PES 2018: Pro Evolution Soccer - Legendary Editions (PS4) and Fidget Spinners by Konami! Scroll down below to enter.Competition ends Saturday, September 16th at 3:00 PM PT / 11:00 PM BST. Three (3) winners will be contacted via email. Entry is open to United States and United Kingdom residents only, void where prohibited.PES 2018 Legendary Edition includes:PS4 DiscUsain Bolt Agent For MYCLUBPES Legend Agent For MYCLUBFCB Special Agent1,000 MYCLUB CoinsPremium Partner
  
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• BlizzCon Virtual Ticket Adding More Content But Not Increasing Price

  13-09-2017 21:00 via gamespot.com
  
  As is the case basically every year, BlizzCon 2017 is completely sold out for physical tickets. But you don't necessarily have to miss out on the event, as the BlizzCon Virtual Ticket is coming back this year, and the good news is Blizzard is adding more content to the package--and not raising the price. The cost is staying at $40.This year's Virtual Ticket includes access to every single BlizzCon stage, not just a limited selection as was the case in previous years. The streams will include thi
  
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• Irma's wrath was especially hard on Keys, Jacksonville

  13-09-2017 20:57 via yahoo.com
  FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Hurricane Irma seemed to inflict special wrath on some unlucky communities, even though it didn't cause the catastrophic destruction that was feared in Florida and the rest of the Southeastern United States.
  
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• Freeman High School shooting: One student killed and multiple injuries with suspect in custody

  13-09-2017 20:49 via yahoo.com
  At least one student died and three people were hospitalized with injuries after a gunman opened fire at Freeman High School in Washington State.Officials said that a suspect was taken into custody after killing one student.Three other students were hospitalized at Sacred Heart Hospital, which confirmed there were three patients in stable condition there.
  
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• GS News Update: Star Wars Battlefront's DLC Season Pass Is Free On PS4, Xbox One, And PC

  13-09-2017 20:42 via gamespot.com
  
  With Battlefront 2's release coming soon, players can grab the season pass for the previous game, which includes all of its DLC expansions.
  
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• Destiny 2 Leviathan Raid Now Live On PS4 And Xbox One; Here's How To Access It

  13-09-2017 20:40 via gamespot.com
  
  Just over a week after the game's release, Destiny 2's Leviathan Raid has gone live. Provided they're powerful enough, players can dive into the game's first Raid right now, although just how difficult of a challenge it will pose remains to be seen.Leviathan's release time, scheduled for 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET / 6 PM BST, has now passed, and the Raid is accessible in-game by selecting an icon for the Leviathan, which is located near Nessus on the main Director screen. According to game director Luke
  
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• Final Fantasy 15 Spinoff King's Knight Now Available For Free

  13-09-2017 20:38 via gamespot.com
  
  The latest in Square Enix's increasingly long line of Final Fantasy XV spinoffs is now available worldwide. Players can download the mobile action-RPG King's Knight: Wrath of the Dark Dragon from the iTunes and Android app stores.Wrath of the Dark Dragon is a sequel to the NES game King's Knight, which was notable for being the first title Squaresoft released as an independent company. Like the original, Wrath of the Dark Dragon is a scrolling shooter/RPG hybrid; players choose a character class
  
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• 1 Dead, 3 Injured After Student Opens Fire At Washington State High School

  13-09-2017 20:37 via yahoo.com
  One student is dead and three others are injured after a shooting at Freeman High School in Rockford, Washington, on Wednesday morning.Three teenage students are being treated for serious injuries at Sacred Heart Medical Center, Spokane Fire Chief Brian Schaeffer told reporters outside the high school.
  
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• New Pictures Emerge Out Of Florida Keys In Irma's Aftermath

  13-09-2017 20:34 via yahoo.com
  Initial assessments said 90 percent of homes on the island chain were damaged.
  
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• 7 Facts Surrounding The Death Of Kenneka Jenkins

  13-09-2017 20:30 via yahoo.com
  Here's what we know so far about the developing "death investigation" of 19-year-old Kenneka Jenkins.
  
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• Defense chief says US must keep all 3 parts of nuclear force

  13-09-2017 20:23 via yahoo.com
  MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. (AP) — Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Wednesday he has become convinced that the United States must keep all three parts of its nuclear force, rather than eliminate one, as he once suggested.
  
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• Tips For Destiny 2 Mods, And How To Use Them

  13-09-2017 20:10 via gamespot.com
  
  In Destiny 2, Mods provide useful effects and modifiers to your weapons and armor. For example, you can install Mods that allow you to reload your kinetic weapons faster, absorb more damage, change a gun's elemental properties, or even recharge grenades faster. These effects can positively impact your ability to survive in a tense firefight. To help familiarize you with Mods, we've detailed below how to get Mods and the best practices of using them. Be wary, there are slight spoilers below.For m
  
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• Mortal Kombat Gets Its Own Line Of Funko Pop Figures

  13-09-2017 20:04 via gamespot.com
  
  Given Funko's apparent mission to give the Pop treatment to everything on the planet, it's kind of shocking when you realize a big series doesn't already have any Pop figures available. Mortal Kombat falls into that category, but not for much longer, as Funko today announced a line of Pop Vinyl figures is on the way featuring Sub-Zero and company.10 different Pop figures based on the Mortal Kombat series have been announced, although these only represent six different characters due to alternate
  
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• Mother! Review

  13-09-2017 20:00 via gamespot.com
  
  The Mother! trailer that dropped with little fanfare last month succeeded in doing what trailers are meant to do: It drummed up hype for Mother!. With its creepy string instrument shrieks, it gave the impression that Mother! would be a pretty far-out horror movie, maybe a home invasion thriller, probably with some surreal elements--this is from Darren Aronofsky, the guy behind movies like Requiem For a Dream and Black Swan, after all. Seems great, no?Those assumptions turned out to be not exactl
  
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• Where The Trump/Russia Investigations Stand

  13-09-2017 19:46 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON ― It can be difficult to follow the labyrinthine, constantly changing developments in the question of whether President Donald Trump’s campaign colluded with Russia in last year’s election.
  
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• Trump Voter Fraud Commissioner Was Alarmed Democrats Would Have A Say On Panel

  13-09-2017 19:46 via yahoo.com
  A member of President Donald Trump’s voter fraud commission expressed outrage that Democrats would be appointed to sit on the panel, saying they would only obstruct its work.
  
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• One dead, others wounded in Washington state school shooting

  13-09-2017 19:40 via yahoo.com
  (Reuters) - One person was killed and at least several others wounded when a suspect opened fire on Wednesday at a high school near Spokane, Washington, police and local media said.
  
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• 'Fixer Upper' stars Chip and Joanna Gaines announce new Target line

  13-09-2017 19:38 via yahoo.com
  You can now decorate your home like Chip and Joanna Gaines!
  
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• Nancy Pelosi: Republican Leaders Got Rolled On The Spending Deal

  13-09-2017 19:34 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON ― House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.)
  
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• The Glorious Return of Metroid - The Lobby

  13-09-2017 19:25 via gamespot.com
  
  The GameSpot crew recounts their adventures on the way to the Leviathan Raid in Destiny 2, and shares their final glowing thoughts on Metroid: Samus Returns.
  
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• Destiny 2 Raid Release Time: Leviathan Now Live On PS4 And Xbox One; Here's How To Access It

  13-09-2017 19:23 via gamespot.com
  
  Just over a week after the game's release, Destiny 2's Leviathan Raid has gone live. Provided they're powerful enough, players can dive into the game's first Raid right now, although just how difficult of a challenge it will pose remains to be seen.Leviathan's release time, scheduled for 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET / 6 PM BST, has now passed, and the Raid is accessible in-game by selecting an icon for the Leviathan, which is located near Nessus on the main Director screen. According to game director Luke
  
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• Ohio executes double murderer by lethal injection after appeal fails

  13-09-2017 19:09 via yahoo.com
  Gary Otte, 45, found guilty of shooting both a man and a woman in the head at a suburban Cleveland apartment complex in 1992, died at 10:54 a.m. local time by lethal injection at a prison in Lucasville, Ohio, prison officials said.Otte's appeal for a stay on the grounds it was unconstitutional to execute inmates younger than 21 at the time of their crimes was denied by the Ohio Supreme Court on Wednesday morning.
  
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• JPMorgan Chief Admits CEOs Quitting Trump’s Business Councils Was A Sideshow

  13-09-2017 19:09 via yahoo.com
  Corporate executives took the unusual step of disavowing the sitting U.S. commander-in-chief last month after President Donald Trump failed to unambiguously condemn the white supremacist rally that sparked deadly violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, last month.The White House disbanded two advisory councils after chief executives, facing intense public pressure, began quitting in protest.
  
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• Disney's Live-Action Aladdin Remake Has A New, Earlier Release Date

  13-09-2017 18:48 via gamespot.com
  
  Disney's live-action remake of its animated classic Aladdin has moved release date. The film was originally set to hit theaters in December 2019, but it has now shifted forward seven months and will arrive on May 24, 2019.The change in release date comes as a result of another big Disney movie--Star Wars: Episode IX--moving its own release. The two films have essentially swapped places in the studio's schedule, and Episode IX will now debut on December 20. This change follows the departure of or
  
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• See Stunning Before and After Photos of Hurricane Irma's Impact on the Caribbean

  13-09-2017 18:45 via yahoo.com
  These before and after photos below show the physical impact of a storm that left so many struggling in its wake.
  
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• Watch Ghost Recon: Wildlands' New PvP Mode, Ghost War, In Action; Open Beta Starts Soon

  13-09-2017 18:44 via gamespot.com
  
  It's been a long wait for a PvP mode in Ghost Recon: Wildlands, but we recently got a good look at Ghost War in action. The upcoming mode, which will be available for free, allows two teams to take one another on in what amounts to deathmatch.As shown off in the video above, Ghost War is a 4v4 mode that supports revives. It does not, however, include vehicles or more complex objectives--at least at this point. Matches play out as a best-of-three affair with 10-minute rounds. At launch, there are
  
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