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• Protesters pour into St. Louis streets after murder acquittal for ex-cop

  15-09-2017 23:38 via yahoo.com
  Hundreds of protesters poured into St. Louis' streets and some scuffles broke out as they voiced their anger after a Missouri judge on Friday ruled a white former St. Louis police officer was not guilty of murder in the 2011 shooting of a black man.With the National Guard on standby in case of violence, authorities appealed to protesters to march peacefully in a state where racially charged clashes in the nearby city of Ferguson spawned the Black Lives Matter movement in 2014.Police said a few p
  
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• Many Americans Are More Racist Than They Think: Poll

  15-09-2017 23:35 via yahoo.com
  Very few will express outright support for the alt-right, white nationalism or neo-Nazism. But that doesn't mean they don't have similar ideas and attitudes.
  
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• Trump Holds High Holidays Conference Call With Select Jewish Leaders

  15-09-2017 23:27 via yahoo.com
  Despite being boycotted by key liberal Jewish organizations, President Donald Trump attempted to reach out to American Jews on Friday with a conference call to express wishes for the upcoming High Holy Days.
  
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• Man burned by caustic beer at casino eatery awarded $750,000

  15-09-2017 23:23 via yahoo.com
  ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — A man whose esophagus and stomach were severely burned when he drank a beer tainted by a caustic chemical at an Atlantic City casino restaurant has been awarded $750,000.
  
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• Mom Charged with Killing Her Kids 3 Years After They Mysteriously Vanished

  15-09-2017 23:10 via yahoo.com
  On Thursday, a grand jury charged Hoggle with two counts of murder
  
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• Coroner: High blood alcohol level found in dead LSU student

  15-09-2017 22:53 via yahoo.com
  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Hospital tests found a "highly elevated" blood alcohol level in the body of a Louisiana State University student whose death police are investigating as a possible result of fraternity hazing, a coroner said Friday.
  
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• Michelle Rounds, Ex-Wife Of Rosie O'Donnell, Dead At 46

  15-09-2017 22:52 via yahoo.com
  Michelle Rounds, the ex-wife of Rosie O’Donnell, died on Monday at her home, TMZ reports.
  
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• John McCain Is Co-Sponsoring a Bill to Block President Trump's Transgender Military Ban

  15-09-2017 22:51 via yahoo.com
  The proposed legislation is a bipartisan effort
  
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• What Will America Do With the U.S. Citizen It Is Holding as an Enemy Combatant?

  15-09-2017 22:49 via yahoo.com
  The government has several options.
  
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• 13 Cartoons For Adults You Can Stream Right Now

  15-09-2017 22:48 via gamespot.com
  
  Cartoons aren't just for kids. As you probably know, there's a whole world of adult-orientated animated series available to stream through various services. However, they all aren't hits, but you're in luck, with Season 4 of BoJack Horseman and Season 21 of South Park coming out, we're taking a look at some of the best adult animated series you can stream/binge right now. All you need is a Netflix or Hulu account in order to fill your weekend up with animated goodness.Bojack Horseman
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• Watch: Insane Clown Posse Talks to TIME About Its FBI Lawsuit

  15-09-2017 22:45 via yahoo.com
  The Justice Department has declared the clown-faced rap duo's fans a gang
  
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• First Details On Call Of Duty: WW2's Zombies Mode Emerge

  15-09-2017 22:44 via gamespot.com
  
  Like other Call of Duty games, the series' upcoming installment, Call of Duty: WWII, will feature a Zombies mode. While we've known about the cast that will appear in it for some time now, we've now learned the first details about what players can expect from this year's Zombies experience.Speaking to PlayStation Blog, Jon Horsley, senior director at Sledgehammer and the lead on WWII's Zombies mode, confirmed that it revolves around wave-based encounters like previous Zombies modes. "[T]he mode
  
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• U.S.-backed Syrian fighters say will not let government forces cross Euphrates

  15-09-2017 22:40 via yahoo.com
  By Tom Perry and Sarah DadouchBEIRUT (Reuters) - U.S.-backed Syrian militias will not let government forces cross the Euphrates River in their bid to recover eastern Syria, their commander said on Friday, but Russia said army units had already done so near the city of Deir al-Zor.An aide to President Bashar al-Assad meanwhile said the government would fight any force, including U.S.-backed militias, in efforts to recapture the rest of the country.Syrian government forces supported by Russian air
  
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• U.S. lawmakers want retaliation for sonic attacks in Cuba

  15-09-2017 22:39 via yahoo.com
  By Patricia Zengerle and Marc FrankWASHINGTON/HAVANA (Reuters) - Five Republican senators called on Friday for Washington to retaliate for an alleged sonic attack, inaudible to some human ears, on U.S. personnel in Cuba by expelling Cuban diplomats and possibly closing the U.S. embassy in Havana.In August, the State Department said Americans linked to the U.S. embassy in the capital had experienced physical symptoms caused by such "incidents," involving sound waves, starting as far back as late
  
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• All The Ricks and Mortys from "The Ricklantis Mixup"

  15-09-2017 22:30 via gamespot.com
  
  Rick and Morty Episode 7 had a ton of variations of Rick and Morty. Buddy Hutton tried to find them all, but probably failed. It was like playing Pocket Mortys without any gratification.
  
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• Team Trump's Plan For America's National Monuments: Shrink Size And Expand Hunting

  15-09-2017 22:20 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON —Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke signed an order Friday to greatly expand hunting, fishing and target shooting at America’s protected national monuments and on other public lands.
  
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• Anthony Lamar Smith's Brother: The Justice System Doesn't Care About Us

  15-09-2017 22:14 via yahoo.com
  Anthony Lamar Smith’s brother, Antwan Johnson, expressed his outrage about a judge’s decision to acquit the former St. Louis cop who fatally shot Smith in 2011.
  
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• Two New Overwatch Characters And A Giant Co-Op Mech Announced For Heroes Of The Storm

  15-09-2017 22:13 via gamespot.com
  
  Blizzard will once again draw on its most recent game, Overwatch, for upcoming content in Heroes of the Storm. A pair of characters and a new map inspired by the shooter are on their way to HotS in the near future, as are new skins and an event.On the character side, the first of the two is Ana, who in Overwatch serves as a hybrid sniper/healer that's also capable of mitigating healing done by the enemy team. Coming after her is the explosion-crazed Junkrat. No specific details for either charac
  
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• Destiny 2: Where Is Xur For Sept. 15? Location And The Exotics He's Selling Revealed

  15-09-2017 22:10 via gamespot.com
  
  For the first time since the release of Destiny 2, Xur the mysterious vendor that appears each week selling exotic weapons, armor, and other items, has arrived. This week, the Agent of the Nine can be found on Nessus, hanging out at the top of the map in the area marked Watcher's Grave.In a change from the first game, an icon showing where Xur is appears on the map and can be tracked to make getting to him easier. Once you're in the Watcher's Grave, look up and you'll find him standing atop a tr
  
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• Free Charizard For Pokemon Sun And Moon Coming Soon

  15-09-2017 22:05 via gamespot.com
  
  Pokemon Sun and Moon players who want to add some firepower to their team will be able to get a free Charizard next month. Target is offering special download codes for the 3DS games to any player who shows up, starting October 1.The Charizard is level 50 and knows Dragon Dance, Flare Blitz, Fly, and Earthquake. It also knows the ability Blaze and holds a Red Card item. The download codes are given out in person at Target locations, but the offer is only around until October 14. Once you get the
  
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• Skills Training - Pro Evolution Soccer 2018 Gameplay

  15-09-2017 22:00 via gamespot.com
  
  Check out PES 2018's training mode in this gameplay!
  
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• MD White Vs. FC Barcelona - Pro Evolution Soccer 2018 Gameplay

  15-09-2017 22:00 via gamespot.com
  
  Check out 10 minutes of a match from PES 2018!
  
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• McMaster says 'we are out of time' with North Korea

  15-09-2017 21:55 via yahoo.com
  At the White House briefing on Friday, National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster said that the United States has reached the end of the road regarding North Korea's continued nuclear provocations and that a military option is on the table.
  
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• Most Americans Oppose White Supremacists, But Many Share Their Views: Poll

  15-09-2017 21:51 via yahoo.com
  A new poll in the wake of the violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, finds that while Americans widely say they oppose racism and white nationalism, many still appear to hold far-right, white supremacist views.
  
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• LSU Student Dies After Possible Hazing Incident

  15-09-2017 21:46 via yahoo.com
  An initial autopsy revealed Maxwell Gruver had an elevated blood alcohol level.
  
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• Growing Pains Star Joanna Kerns Reveals She Underwent a Mastectomy

  15-09-2017 21:46 via yahoo.com
  Joanna Kerns has undergone a nipple-sparing double mastectomy after learning of her breast cancer diagnosis and has been “given an all clear — the best of the results I could have had”
  
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• White ex-St. Louis cop acquitted in black suspect's killing

  15-09-2017 21:45 via yahoo.com
  ST. LOUIS (AP) — A judge acquitted a white former St. Louis police officer of murder in the 2011 killing of a black drug suspect, sparking street demonstrations that put protesters face-to-face with police in riot gear.
  
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• The Story Behind It's Biggest (And Best) Change From The Book

  15-09-2017 21:40 via gamespot.com
  
  Spoilers for Stephen King's It belowThere's been much ado made about that famous It scene from the books that wasn't included in the new 2017 movie. But the new It doesn't just exclude scenes from the book--it also adds some of its own. The best new addition is one toward the end, and GameSpot asked It Director Andy Muschietti exactly how the change from the book came about.When the kids venture down into the sewers to rescue Bev, they find her floating in the air in Pennywise's lair. The creatu
  
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• Irma wipes out dreams across independent-minded Florida Keys

  15-09-2017 21:39 via yahoo.com
  BIG PINE KEY, Fla. (AP) — Tim Stanton emerged from his ruined workshop off Highway 1 on Big Pine Key and collapsed to the ground, his sunburned, tear-covered face contorted in anguish.
  
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• Chester Bennington's Son Shares Message For Suicide Prevention Week

  15-09-2017 21:11 via yahoo.com
  The Linkin Park singer committed suicide earlier this year.
  
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• Twitter Condemns Trump’s Sympathy For White Supremacy With #NaziBucketChallenge

  15-09-2017 21:10 via yahoo.com
  Twitter users stood in solidarity with embattled ESPN host Jemele Hill on Friday using a snarky hashtag.
  
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• Bernie Sanders Slams Trump: 'Let Me Tell You What A Curse On The American People Is'

  15-09-2017 21:01 via yahoo.com
  Minutes after President Donald Trump tweeted an attack on Bernie Sanders’ “Medicare For All” proposal yesterday, the Vermont senator, in an interview with me on SiriusXM Progress, fired back, slamming the president’s attempt to repeal the Affordable Care Act and his recent decision to end protections for immigrant youth.
  
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• Pakistani court sentences Christian man to death for blasphemy

  15-09-2017 20:55 via yahoo.com
  By Mubasher BukhariLAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) - A Christian man has been sentenced to death on blasphemy charges by a court in eastern Pakistan after a close friend accused him of sharing anti-Islamic material, the defendant's lawyer said on Friday.Blasphemy is a criminal offence in Muslim-majority Pakistan, and insults against the Prophet Mohammad are punishable by death.Most cases are filed against members of minority communities.
  
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• Destiny 2: Where Is Xur? Here's His Location And The Exotics He's Selling, Including Merciless

  15-09-2017 20:49 via gamespot.com
  
  For the first time since the release of Destiny 2, Xur the mysterious vendor that appears each week selling exotic weapons, armor, and other items, has arrived. This week, the Agent of the Nine can be found on Nessus, hanging out at the top of the map in the area marked Watcher's Grave.In a change from the first game, an icon showing where Xur is appears on the map and can be tracked to make getting to him easier. Once you're in the Watcher's Grave, look up and you'll find him standing atop a tr
  
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• Trump abruptly attacks 'chain migration,' a term that worries immigration advocates

  15-09-2017 20:44 via yahoo.com
  President Trump warned lawmakers that he would not sign any immigration bill that would allow for more "chain migration."
  
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• GS News Update: Xbox One Games Soon May Not Require Full Downloads To Play, Saving Hard Drive Space

  15-09-2017 20:42 via gamespot.com
  
  Players will be able to choose which chunks of data to download, avoiding content and other languages they don't need.
  
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• Chelsea Manning hung up phone on Harvard dean who delivered fellowship snub

  15-09-2017 20:40 via yahoo.com
  The source said Elmendorf argued that Harvard had to ‘weigh’ what each visiting fellow ‘brought to the table’.Chelsea Manning, the former US soldier who leaked hundreds of thousands of state secrets and served seven years in military prison, abruptly terminated a phone call with the dean of the Harvard Kennedy school in an expression of her dismay at his decision to revoke her visiting fellowship in the face of severe pressure from the CIA.
  
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• Trump Again Proves His Claim About Waiting For 'Facts' After Charlottesville Was Garbage

  15-09-2017 20:33 via yahoo.com
  U.S. President Donald Trump explained his botched response to a deadly white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, last month by saying he needed “the facts” before broadly denouncing violence from racist groups.
  
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• More Overwatch Characters And A Giant Co-Op Mech Coming To Heroes Of The Storm

  15-09-2017 20:30 via gamespot.com
  
  Blizzard will once again draw on its most recent game, Overwatch, for upcoming content in Heroes of the Storm. A pair of characters and a new map inspired by the shooter are on their way to HotS in the near future, as are new skins and an event.On the character side, the first of the two is Ana, who in Overwatch serves as a hybrid sniper/healer that's also capable of mitigating healing done by the enemy team. Coming after her is the explosion-crazed Junkrat. No specific details for either charac
  
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• Destiny 2: What Is Trials Of The Nine? How To Get Started

  15-09-2017 20:26 via gamespot.com
  
  New content for Destiny 2 continues to roll out. Following the Leviathan Raid earlier this week, Crucible players now have a high-end challenge as well. Trials of the Nine is now available, but only for a limited time.There are a number of pre-requisites for accessing Trials of the Nine, as it's not intended for just anyone. Like other Crucible modes, Trials is a 4v4 mode, but it's one that Bungie describes as "high intensity." To participate, you'll need to have completed the campaign, fulfille
  
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• Syria's Assad Sends Thanks to Iran, North Korea

  15-09-2017 20:25 via yahoo.com
  Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and North Korea's Kim Jong Un have stood behind Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, despite accusations of human rights abuses.
  
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• Trump surprises 11-year-old who volunteered to mow the White House lawn

  15-09-2017 20:23 via yahoo.com
  The president got what you might call a grassroots display of support at the White House, welcoming an 11-year-old Virginia boy who offered to help cut the lawn.
  
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• 'Hot Cop' Accused of Anti-Semitic Remarks: 'Put Them in an Oven and Deal With Them the Hitler Way'

  15-09-2017 20:16 via yahoo.com
  Officer Michael Hamill, 28, of the Gainesville Police Department got pulses racing earlier this week after posting a selfie with fellow cops.
  
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• Hearthstone Recipe Book Combines Cooking And Crafting

  15-09-2017 20:11 via gamespot.com
  
  Books outlining strategies, expanding the lore, or showing off the art of video game worlds are commonplace. Video game cookbooks, on the other hand, are not something you find quite so often.Following up on the World of Warcraft: The Official Cookbook, Chelsea Monroe-Cassel has a new recipe collection on the way, this time inspired by Hearthstone. The Innkeeper's Tavern Cookbook promises to include over 50 "Hearthstone-inspired eats, cocktails, and mocktails" according to the book's description
  
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• Judge in St. Louis police shooting case known as objective

  15-09-2017 20:07 via yahoo.com
  ST. LOUIS (AP) — The judge who on Friday acquitted a white former St. Louis police officer in the killing of a black man is described as objective and well-respected by prosecutors and defense lawyers alike.
  
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• Pence Up to His Neck in Trump Russia Scandal

  15-09-2017 20:01 via yahoo.com
  Rachel Maddow looks at the growing list of White House departures, adding Mike Pence's press secretary to the list, and noting the striking number of lies Pence has told about aspects of the Trump Russia scandal.
  
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• SNES-Style Controllers With Analog Sticks For Switch Get Release Date; Pre-orders Open Now

  15-09-2017 19:57 via gamespot.com
  
  Retro peripheral manufacturer 8bitdo announced today that its SN30 Pro and SF30 Pro controllers for the Nintendo Switch will hit store shelves on December 10 this year. Preorders are now open through Amazon and carry a price tag of $50 USD. The SN30 Pro sports the color scheme of the original Super Nintendo controller released in North America; the SF30 Pro rocks the Super Famicom controller's color with red, green, blue, and yellow face buttons.Both the SN30 Pro and SF30 Pro are fully featured
  
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• Cincinnati Zoo Introduces First Gorilla Since the Death of Harambe

  15-09-2017 19:54 via yahoo.com
  Mshindi is a 29-year-old western lowland gorilla who arrived in Cincy from the Louisville Zoo.
  
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• Wendy's Throws Serious Shade On Carl's Jr. In 1 Delicious Tweet

  15-09-2017 19:48 via yahoo.com
  Another fast food chain tried to start a Twitter beef with Wendy’s and, once again, got thrown in the metaphorical meat grinder.
  
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• Destiny 2 Removes The Hunt For Xur's Location

  15-09-2017 19:48 via gamespot.com
  
  Many Destiny veterans were disappointed that they had to wait an extra week before the first appearance of Xur, but he's finally here. The mysterious merchant has shown up for the first time in Destiny 2, and there are some notable changes to the way he operates.The most immediate change is in regards to Xur's location: He is no longer confined to social spaces. He'll actually show up on planets in Patrol zones, potentially in curious spots, as his debut showing on the branch of a giant tree dem
  
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