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• The New Scott Peterson? Man Busted in Death of Pregnant Girlfriend, 15 Years After Notorious Murder Case

  14-09-2017 23:59 via yahoo.com
  Tyler Tessier held the hand of his girlfriend's mother as he appealed for her safe return, but police say it was all an act.
  
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• WWII remains on Pacific island identified as Michigan man

  14-09-2017 23:57 via yahoo.com
  DETROIT (AP) — A Michigan airman whose plane crashed during World War II has been identified among the remains recently discovered on a Pacific Ocean island, the U.S. government said Thursday.
  
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• Two New Legendary Pokemon Unveiled For Ultra Sun And Ultra Moon

  14-09-2017 23:53 via gamespot.com
  
  Dusk Form Lycanroc won't be the only new Pokemon players can encounter in Pokemon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon. During this week's Nintendo Direct presentation, Nintendo revealed that two new Ultra Beasts will also appear in the game.Nintendo hasn't revealed many details about the two new Pokemon yet, but like the previous Ultra Beasts when they were first unveiled, they simply go by code names thus far. UB-Burst is reminiscent of a clown and can only be encountered in Ultra Sun, while UB-Assembly r
  
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• Police arrest father in killings of 3 children in California

  14-09-2017 23:51 via yahoo.com
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Three children, one a baby, were killed inside a California apartment by their father following a domestic violence altercation with his wife, authorities said Thursday.
  
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• U.S. citizen fighting for Islamic State surrenders in Syria: Pentagon

  14-09-2017 23:37 via yahoo.com
  An American citizen fighting for Islamic State in Syria surrendered to U.S-backed fighters earlier this week and has been handed over to U.S. forces, the Pentagon said on Thursday."The US citizen is being legally detained by Department of Defense personnel as a known enemy combatant," Pentagon spokesman Major Adrian Rankine-Galloway said in a statement.
  
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• Ys VIII: Lacrimosa Of Dana Review

  14-09-2017 23:36 via gamespot.com
  
  The long-running Ys series of action-RPGs grew to fame thanks to engrossing cinematic storytelling and fantastic music. Almost thirty years after it debuted, Ys continues to thrive thanks to the series’ willingness to dramatically evolve its gameplay while still delivering engaging drama and fascinating worlds. Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana is the newest--and biggest--entry in the series yet, and it delivers an immensely fun and memorable experience.Ys VIII begins with longtime hero Adol and
  
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• Florida Girl Dies From Home Generator After Hurricane Irma

  14-09-2017 23:34 via yahoo.com
  A Florida girl died of carbon monoxide fumes from a generator used to power her home during Hurricane Irma.
  
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• Irma creates bittersweet travel bonus for luckier Caribbean islands

  14-09-2017 23:26 via yahoo.com
  On Friday, a cruise ship carrying around 3,000 passengers will dock at St. John's harbor in the Caribbean island of Antigua.The Carnival Plc ship was meant to dock in Saint Martin, 100 miles (160 km) to the northwest.Antiguan officials now expect the Carnival Fascination to visit every Friday, and have gotten about 25 calls from major cruise lines such as Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd and Norwegian Cruise Lines looking to make stops through the end of the year.
  
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• Irma pushes Florida's poor closer to the edge of ruin

  14-09-2017 23:08 via yahoo.com
  IMMOKALEE, Fla. (AP) — Larry and Elida Dimas didn't have much to begin with, and Hurricane Irma left them with even less.
  
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• Florida Nursing Home Was Supposed To Be A Refuge. Then It Became A ‘Death Warehouse.’

  14-09-2017 23:03 via yahoo.com
  HOLLYWOOD, Fla. ― Almost every night, Jacqueline Ventura makes the five-minute drive from her house to the Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills to see her mother, who is 82 and has dementia.
  
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• Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds Graphics Settings Guide And PC Performance Tips

  14-09-2017 23:00 via gamespot.com
  
  Anti-aliasing, shadows, post-processing; how do these options affect PUBG? We show you the optimal settings and which ones make the biggest impact.
  
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• This Is What Being 30 Looks Like Around The World

  14-09-2017 22:59 via yahoo.com
  The milestone often prompts all sorts of introspection: evaluating career goals, feeling pressure about finding love or comparing the person you are now to the one you thought you would be at 30.
  
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• Rangers Finally Spot Rare White Giraffe and Look-Alike Baby After Rumored Sightings

  14-09-2017 22:54 via yahoo.com
  After hearing rumors about the pair, the rangers finally spotted them in June.
  
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• Venezuela's president advises malnourished citizens to breed rabbits and eat them

  14-09-2017 22:52 via yahoo.com
  Venezuela’s government has launched a scheme to encouage people to breed rabbits and eat them as a way of countering frequently chronic food shortages and growing child malnutrition.The government of Nicolas Maduro said the so-called Rabbit Plan would help boost food availability.Reuters said Mr Maduro’s adversaries dismissed the idea as nonsensical, insisting the real problem is a failed model of oil-financed socialism that was unable to survive after crude markets collapsed.
  
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• US extends Iran sanctions relief while bemoaning behavior

  14-09-2017 22:48 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Thursday extended sanctions relief to Iran, avoiding imminent action that could implode the landmark 2015 nuclear deal, even as President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson accused Tehran of not respecting the entire agreement.
  
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• Overwatch's Free Weekend Returns Next Week

  14-09-2017 22:39 via gamespot.com
  
  If you still haven't picked up Overwatch, you'll soon have another chance to try the popular shooter. Next week, Blizzard will hold another free weekend event for the game on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC.The free weekend begins on Friday, September 22, at 11 AM PT/2 PM ET/7 PM BST and runs until Sunday, September 25, at 11:59 PM PT. During that weekend, players will have access to all of the game's 25 heroes and 16 maps in a variety of modes, including Quick Play, Custom Games, and the Arcade
  
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• Clinton: Trump is being 'played' by Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un

  14-09-2017 22:35 via yahoo.com
  President Trump “has such a limited understanding of the world,” that he has opened himself up to be “played” by authoritarians he like North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to his former presidential rival Hillary Clinton.
  
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• Report: Officer lost control before arresting Utah nurse

  14-09-2017 22:33 via yahoo.com
  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah police chief will decide any possible punishment for an officer caught on video dragging a nurse from a hospital and handcuffing her after a review board found he lost control and got aggressive.
  
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• 11 Superhero Shows That Nobody Remembers

  14-09-2017 22:31 via gamespot.com
  
  Superhero shows have never been more popular. With Iron Fist and The Defenders now on Netflix and the likes of Arrow, Supergirl, The Flash, Legends of Tomorrow, and The Inhumans all set to premiere over the next few weeks, it's a great time for superheroes on TV. There have of course been a variety of iconic and much-loved shows over the decades too, but for every Smallville or Wonder Woman, there are many more that are long forgotten. Here 11 of the least remembered superhero shows--most of th
  
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• Russian navy fires cruise missiles into eastern Syria

  14-09-2017 22:21 via yahoo.com
  ABOARD THE ADMIRAL ESSEN (AP) — Russia fired a salvo of cruise missiles from the Mediterranean on Thursday and said they struck Islamic State targets in eastern Syria. Activists there said at least 20 civilians were killed in what they described a "fanatical" bombardment — blaming some of it on Russia and some on the United States.
  
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• Police: Pregnant woman's killer was engaged to another woman

  14-09-2017 22:16 via yahoo.com
  BALTIMORE (AP) — The boyfriend of a missing, pregnant Maryland teacher was engaged to another woman and sent text messages using the teacher's identity claiming he wasn't the father of her unborn baby, according to court documents that charge him with murdering her.
  
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• No, Donald Trump did not save cats from Hurricane Harvey flooding

  14-09-2017 22:14 via yahoo.com
  Another day, another debunk. The latest fake photograph to spread online like wildfire is an image of President Trump saving several cats from a flood. But just in case you somehow couldn't already tell from the horrible Photoshop job — the image is fake. Turns out fake shark photos aren't the only fabrications coming out of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma. SEE ALSO: FEMA's debunking Harvey rumors, but there's more to know The image shows a man walking through thigh-high flood waters clutching
  
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• Trump vows to veto Sanders's single-payer health care plan: 'A curse on the U.S. and its people'

  14-09-2017 22:11 via yahoo.com
  President Trump assured Republicans that he would veto any bill from Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders moving the U.S. toward a single-payer health care system.
  
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• Republicans Find More Ways To Avoid Criticizing Trump’s Dealmaking With Democrats

  14-09-2017 22:04 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON ― After President Donald Trump appeared to set up Republicans for another deal with Democrats, this time on the GOP’s most scorching hot-button issue ― immigration ― congressional Republicans were once again putting their faith in Trump on Thursday.
  
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• Teacher Spends 70 Hours Creating Incredible 'Harry Potter'-Themed Classroom

  14-09-2017 21:59 via yahoo.com
  An Oregon teacher transformed his classroom into a magical oasis.
  
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• These Cops Helping Out With Irma Have The Internet All Hot And Bothered (UPDATE)

  14-09-2017 21:56 via yahoo.com
  Responding to Hurricane Irma calls and stealing hearts is all in a day’s work for these Florida cops.
  
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• Hundreds Of Dogs And Cats Are Evacuating Storm-Hit Florida In Search Of Homes

  14-09-2017 21:52 via yahoo.com
  Nearly 200 dogs and cats are heading to new lives in the Northeast this week after being pulled from storm-hit shelters in South Florida where four-legged refugees are continuing to pour in needing homes, authorities there say.
  
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• WWE 2K18's Expanded MyCareer Mode Detailed

  14-09-2017 21:39 via gamespot.com
  
  This year's installment in WWE's annual game series, WWE 2K18, is quickly approaching its release, and 2K Sports continues to reveal new information about the wrestling title. Today, the publisher shared some details about WWE 2K18's expanded MyCareer mode.In a post on the game's website, MyCareer designer Ramelle Ballesca shared insight into how the development team improved the mode for this year's title. "[A]t the end of each WWE 2K iteration, we take a long and hard look at what our fans wan
  
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• Confusion as Russia and Belarus begin joint war games 

  14-09-2017 21:37 via yahoo.com
  The first day of major joint war games between Russia and Belarus began in confusion Thursday, as the militaries of both countries announced the Russians would be moving in opposite directions.  The defence ministry in Moscow first announced that units of the Russian first tank army were rushing toward Belarus - a statement swiftly denied by the Belarusian military, who insisted the Russian tanks were heading to training bases in their own country.  The confusion only exacerbated fears
  
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• Chicago Newspaper Hits Back After Police Union Attacks Reporters For Doing Their Job

  14-09-2017 21:34 via yahoo.com
  The Chicago Sun-Times published a blistering editorial Wednesday night, denying a police union’s demand that effectively told the newspaper’s reporters to stop doing their job.“Chicago needs a great police force,” the board wrote.On Tuesday, the Chicago Fraternal Order of Police sent a letter to Sun-Times investigative reporters Tim Novak and Robert Herguth and managing editor Chris Fusco, criticizing them over their recent piece on lax discipline for Chicago po
  
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• American Fighting for ISIS Reportedly in Custody

  14-09-2017 21:11 via yahoo.com
  Military and State spokespeople say they are aware of reports.
  
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• 'Fixer Upper' Couple Blasted On Social Media Over New Target Line

  14-09-2017 21:00 via yahoo.com
  HGTV fans will soon have a new reason to shop at Target. 
  
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• These Stunning Photos of Saturn Are a Beautiful Goodbye From NASA’s Cassini Probe

  14-09-2017 20:58 via yahoo.com
  Eight striking images Cassini captured of the ringed planet
  
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• Amnesty says Myanmar military torching Rohingya villages

  14-09-2017 20:52 via yahoo.com
  Pressure on Myanmar soared as US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson called the violence against Rohingya Muslims "unacceptable" and rights group Amnesty said on Friday it has evidence of the military's "systematic" torching of villages.The increasingly harsh global condemnation comes as the number of Rohingya who have fled Myanmar's Rakhine state for Bangladesh to escape ethnic unrest hit 389,000, and the United Nations warned of a looming "worst case scenario" with all of the Muslim minority grou
  
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• Fanged sea creature washes up on Texas beach after Hurricane Harvey creature

  14-09-2017 20:51 via yahoo.com
  A mysterious fanged sea creature that washed up on a beach in Texas following Hurricane Harvey quickly went viral after images emerged on Twitter.
  
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• GS News Update: Overwatch Development Has Been Slowed Due To Need To Address "Rising Tide Of Toxicity"

  14-09-2017 20:45 via gamespot.com
  
  Blizzard has taken action against over 480,000 accounts so far, but efforts to curb toxicity are making other things take longer.
  
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• Grab A Great PC Game For Free From The Humble Store Right Now

  14-09-2017 20:39 via gamespot.com
  
  If Psychonauts is not already part of your PC game library, you can add it free of charge right now. The Humble Store is giving away the Double Fine game for free, but you'll have to act quickly to claim your copy.Grabbing the game is as simple as adding it to your cart--do so here--and checking out. You'll need a Humble account in order to do so, but you can sign up for free if you don't already have one. The game is redeemable on Steam, which you'll also need in order to play. Psychonauts will
  
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• Gator Fished Out of Resident's Swimming Pool, Taken Into Custody for Trespassing

  14-09-2017 20:29 via yahoo.com
  There's something lurking beneath those Florida flood waters.
  
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• Former acting CIA director quits Harvard over Chelsea Manning post

  14-09-2017 20:26 via yahoo.com
  Former acting CIA Director Michael Morell on Thursday resigned from Harvard’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs to protest the appointment of convicted leaker Chelsea Manning to a fellowship at the university’s Kennedy School.
  
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• Bella Hadid shouts at security guard for pushing female paparazzo: 'Do not touch her!'

  14-09-2017 20:14 via yahoo.com
  Just days after saving sister Gigi on the runway during a New York Fashion Week show, Bella just gave us another reason to love her even more.Paparazzi swarmed the 20-year-old model while leaving the Michael Kors Spring 2018 show during New York Fashion Week on Wednesday.During Milan Fashion Week last year, Bella's sister Gigi found herself in a similar situation involving notorious internet prankster Vitalii Sediuk.
  
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• No country for migrant stowaways caught on ferry between Ukraine and Turkey

  14-09-2017 20:13 via yahoo.com
  By Julie Astrid ThomsenCOPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Twelve migrants, apparently from North Africa, have been sailing to and fro on a Danish passenger ferry between Istanbul and Odessa for the last seven weeks locked in four cabins, with no country willing to take them.According to the Danish DFDS ferry operator, Turkey and Ukraine both refuse to accept the men, who have been violent and threatening suicide."There has been a tendency to violence and aggressions and they have threatened to jump overboar
  
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• Jitters in Europe as Russia-Belarus war games get underway

  14-09-2017 20:12 via yahoo.com
  MINSK, Belarus (AP) — Russia and Belarus began major war games Thursday, an operation involving thousands of troops, tanks and aircraft on NATO's eastern edge practicing how to hunt down and destroy armed spies, among other maneuvers.
  
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• Rocket League's Next Big Update Arrives This Month, Here's What It Adds

  14-09-2017 20:10 via gamespot.com
  
  The next update for Rocket League is just around the corner. The game's Autumn Update arrives on September 28 and introduces new items, player banners, and a new seasonal arena, among other features.The seasonal arena is called the Farmstead, and like its name implies, it's an autumn-themed map set in the middle of a farm. It'll be available in Competitive, Casual, and Private matches following the update, but it'll only be around for a limited time this fall. You can see screenshots of the aren
  
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• ECHO - The Voices Trailer

  14-09-2017 20:10 via gamespot.com
  
  ECHO is a 3rd Person Science Fiction Action/Adventure game, where the enemy is YOU.
  
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• Melania Trump tweets footage from Marine One of devastating Florida flooding caused by Hurricane Irma

  14-09-2017 20:04 via yahoo.com
  First Lady Melania Trump and President Trump headed to Florida on Thursday to assess the damage done by Hurricane Irma.
  
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• Here’s How Much Steven Mnuchin and Louise Linton’s Honeymoon Jet Would’ve Cost Taxpayers

  14-09-2017 19:46 via yahoo.com
  Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has come under fire for using government aircraft for personal use.
  
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• This Tiny Florida Island Village Is Pulling Together In Irma's Aftermath

  14-09-2017 19:44 via yahoo.com
  GOODLAND, Fla. - As Florida begins to recover from the impact of Hurricane Irma, residents of some small communities want the public to know that it’s not only large cities like Miami or Tampa that were hit hard by the storm.“We’re less than a dot on the map,” Kelly Kirk told HuffPost.Kirk and her parents are the owners of Kirk Fish Company, a retail and wholesale seafood company in Goodland, which has about 400 year-round residents. “So it’s easy to
  
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• Hyperloop One Picks 10 Best Possible Routes In Worldwide Locations

  14-09-2017 19:43 via yahoo.com
  Hyperloop One has chosen 10 best possible routes for its high-speed transportation in locations around the world.
  
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• The Latest: Activists say 20 dead in east Syria strikes

  14-09-2017 19:24 via yahoo.com
  BEIRUT (AP) — The Latest on the Syrian conflict (all times local):
  
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• You Can Physically See Destiny 2's Leviathan Raid In Orbit From One Of Its Planets

  14-09-2017 19:22 via gamespot.com
  
  It didn't take especially long for the first group to beat Destiny 2's new Leviathan Raid. For most players, it's a challenge that will persist for weeks or months, but whatever the case, it's now a permanent part of the game. Even if you're not prepared to jump into the Raid anytime soon, its addition does have a cool, albeit minor impact on all players.The Raid is accessed through the Director by selecting an icon for the Leviathan, which is located near Nessus. But its proximity to Nessus on
  
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