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• Hillary Clinton's Book Sets Sales Records, Despite Calls For Her To 'Shut Up'

  20-09-2017 23:53 via yahoo.com
  If book sales are any indication ― and they are ― readers did, in fact, want to know What Happened during the 2016 election.
  
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• John McCain Can Stop This Health Care Bill

  20-09-2017 23:51 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON ― The fate of health care for millions of Americans may, once again, come down to Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.).It was McCain in July who sank Republican hopes of a “skinny repeal,” siding at the last minute with Sens.Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) to vote against the Senate GOP’s scaled down health care bill.
  
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• GE to sell corporate jets in cost-cutting move

  20-09-2017 23:51 via yahoo.com
  General Electric plans to sell its corporate jets in a cost-cutting move amid sluggish activity in key industrial divisions, a spokesperson said Wednesday."As we have said, we are executing on a plan to take out $2 billion in cost by the end of 2018," the GE spokesperson told AFP.The company plans to sell the fleet, the spokesperson said.
  
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• The Latest: White man facing murder charges on suicide watch

  20-09-2017 23:47 via yahoo.com
  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The Latest on the arrest of a 23-year-old white man accused of killing two black men in Baton Rouge (all times local):
  
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• Man's path from Eagle Scout to alleged killer baffles family

  20-09-2017 23:47 via yahoo.com
  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — An Eagle Scout at age 18, Kenneth Gleason graduated with honors from one of Baton Rouge's most elite high schools and enrolled at Louisiana State University.
  
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• GS News Update: Toxic Overwatch Players On Xbox One Will Have Voice Chat Disabled

  20-09-2017 23:45 via gamespot.com
  
  If you're downgraded to "Avoid Me" status on Xbox Live, you won't be able to use Overwatch's in-game comms.
  
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• Kansas shooting suspect owes almost $400,000 in unpaid taxes

  20-09-2017 23:42 via yahoo.com
  WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A man suspected in the shooting of a Kansas Department of Revenue employee in Wichita was under investigation by the agency and owed nearly $400,000 in sales taxes related to his construction business, according to police and records.
  
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• Nintendo Switch Version Of Final Fantasy 15 "Under Investigation," Square Enix Says

  20-09-2017 23:38 via gamespot.com
  
  With Final Fantasy XV coming soon to PC, and a chibi Pocket Version on the way to mobile devices, the only major platform the acclaimed RPG has yet to arrive on is Nintendo Switch. However, it appears Square Enix is certainly looking to bring the game to Nintendo's console as well.Speaking to Eurogamer, Final Fantasy XV director Hajime Tabata said his team was running tests into whether a Switch port would be feasible. "We're actually doing very specific technical investigations into what's poss
  
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• Russia Claims to Kill 850 Jihadists; U.S. Targets ISIS

  20-09-2017 23:37 via yahoo.com
  Russian and U.S. allies are battling insurgents and jihadists trying to topple the Syrian government, but the latter wants to reshape the nation.
  
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• Hurricane Maria Batters Puerto Rico

  20-09-2017 23:35 via yahoo.com
  Watch as Hurricane Maria hits Puerto Rico, with commentary from locals.
  
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• Virginia Republican Flip-Flops Almost Immediately On Opposing GOP Health Care Bill

  20-09-2017 23:32 via yahoo.com
  Ed Gillespie, Republican candidate for governor of Virginia, walked back comments opposing the congressional Republican health care bill mere minutes after he made them Tuesday night.
  
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• New fight in California water wars: How to update old system

  20-09-2017 23:29 via yahoo.com
  FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — In California's long-raging water wars, pitting north against south and farmer against city dweller, the one thing everybody agreed on Wednesday was that the outdated method of shipping water throughout the most populous state needs a serious upgrade.
  
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• Woman in Kevin Hart Sex Tape Comes Forward, Claims She Didn't Try to Extort Him

  20-09-2017 23:15 via yahoo.com
  Hart's heavily pregnant wife, Eniko, says "there is absolutely no divorce talk."
  
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• Horror Anthology Channel Zero And The Challenge Of Hunting Down Creepypastas

  20-09-2017 23:15 via gamespot.com
  
  SyFy's Channel Zero has a fantastic premise: It adapts creepypastas--viral scary stories from all corners of the internet--into 6-episode seasons of prestige horror TV. That leaves the show's creator, Nick Antosca, with the fascinating task of hunting down those creepypastas' authors so he can get permission to use the source material.Channel Zero's first season, which aired last year, adapted the 2009 creepypasta "Candle Cove" by author and webcartoonist Kris Straub. Season 2, which premieres t
  
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• Stop 'escalation,' Spain PM tells Catalan separatists as protests rage

  20-09-2017 23:08 via yahoo.com
  Spain's prime minister called Wednesday on Catalan separatist leaders to end their "escalation" as several thousand people took to the streets of Barcelona to protest at Madrid's attempts to stop a banned referendum on independence."Stop this escalation of radicalism and disobedience once and for all," Mariano Rajoy said in a televised statement as protesters remained in the centre of the Mediterranean seaside city after a day-long demonstration that headed into the night.Shouting "we will vote,
  
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• The Latest: Kansas shooting suspect owed $400,000 in taxes

  20-09-2017 22:57 via yahoo.com
  WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — The Latest on the shooting of a Department of Revenue employee in Wichita, Kansas (all times local):
  
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• Echo Review

  20-09-2017 22:42 via gamespot.com
  
  Somewhere, in the infinite void of space, is a planet with a race of transhumans that believes they can bring the dead back to life. A being named En has come here looking for a way to resurrect a loved one currently trapped in a red cube strapped to her back. What she will find is a seemingly endless labyrinth that puts her head to head with the most dangerous enemy: herself.More accurately, the endless labyrinth of Ultra Ultra's Echo puts you head to head with yourself.The labyrinth, as it tur
  
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• U.S. incomes, poverty rate bounce back to pre-recession levels in 2016

  20-09-2017 22:39 via yahoo.com
  The U.S. poverty rate fell for the second straight year in 2016 while median income rose to an all-time high of $59,000 as theeconomy made up ground lost during the 2007-2009 recession, federal government data released on Tuesday showed.Median household income rose 3.2 percent from $57,200 a year earlier, according to a U.S. Census Bureau report."Real median household income has finally completed its nine-year slog of digging out of the ditch," IHS Markit Executive Director Chris Christopher sai
  
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• Why Woman Who Had Affair With Serial Killer Todd Kohlhepp Fears She Could Have Been Next

  20-09-2017 22:35 via yahoo.com
  When she was rescued, Kala Brown said her abductor was planning to kill someone named Holly next, which gave Holly Eudy "a very unsettling feeling."
  
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• Get A Great Xbox One S Bundle With Destiny 2 And Battlefield 1 For $240

  20-09-2017 22:34 via gamespot.com
  
  If you missed out on today's wave of pre-orders for Xbox One X or are just in the market for a new Xbox One S, there's a great option to choose from. On Ebay, top-rated dealer antonline is offering a bundle that includes the console and a great pair of games (via Wario64).For $240, you can pick up a 500 GB Xbox One S, which comes with a physical copy of Destiny 2, a digital code for Battlefield 1, and an additional wireless Xbox One controller. Considering that the standard Battlefield 1 Xbox On
  
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• 13 Sequels That Were Bigger, Louder, And Crazier Than The Original Movie

  20-09-2017 22:32 via gamespot.com
  
  13 Sequels That Were Bigger, Louder, And Crazier Than The Original Movie
  While the 2014 action spy hit Kingsman: The Secret Service was packed with outlandish action, crazy stuntwork, and ridiculous set-pieces, the sequel outdoes it in pretty much every department. Kingsman: The Golden Circle hits theaters this weekend (check out GameSpot's review here), so we've taken a look at some of the biggest, baddest, and wildest movie sequels ever made…
  The Road Warrior/Mad Max 2 (1981)
  Mad Max w
  
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• 'They were buried': hope for children dims amid rubble of Mexico City school

  20-09-2017 22:28 via yahoo.com
  A man moves rubble taken from the Enrique Rebsamen school that collapsed after an earthquake in Mexico City.When Silverio Pérez reached the ruined school, he could still hear the screams coming from the children trapped beneath the shattered concrete.Dozens of people – students and teachers – were still inside the Enrique Rebsámen school when Tuesday’s magnitude-7.1 earthquake rocked Mexico City, reducing the three-storey building to a mound of rubble and twisted
  
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• Marvel Vs. Capcom: Infinite Tips - Glossary Of Terms For Newbies

  20-09-2017 22:17 via gamespot.com
  
  You could write a book on all the FGC (fighting game community) slang that is thrown around in tournaments and on the internet. The Marvel vs. Capcom series even has some of its own slang. It's not easy to keep up with it all, but this handy guide will help learn and understand some of the terms that you may see in our guides or elsewhere online.Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite is out now for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. For more of our thoughts on the game, check out our MvC: Infinite review in
  
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• Marvel Vs. Capcom: Infinite Character Tips

  20-09-2017 22:16 via gamespot.com
  
  Infinite Heroes and Villains
  With 30 characters at your disposal in Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite, there are some tough decisions to make. How will you fill out your team of two? Will you go slow and powerful like Thanos and Nemesis, or quick and nimble like Spider-Man and Nova? Choices don't end there either. You'll also need to figure out which Power Stone fits your characters. Check out this quick character to guide to give you the basics on each character, along with their strengths and weakne
  
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• Marvel Vs. Capcom: Infinite Beginner's Tips

  20-09-2017 22:15 via gamespot.com
  
  Infinite Training
  Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite is one of the most accessible fighting games to come out in recent memory. Capcom has implemented several gameplay mechanics for players to feel comfortable from the first time they pick up the controller and select a character. We've compiled some beginner's tips to help players form a game plan as they face off in the online arena, as well some basic gameplay mechanics and terms to be aware of. But these will only take a player so far. Be sure to h
  
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• Super Mario Odyssey's New Area - The Cap Kingdom Gameplay

  20-09-2017 22:00 via gamespot.com
  
  Come explore and meet the many hats of Bonneton in Super Mario Odyssey's new area, The Cap Kingdom.
  
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• One More Day To Grab Free Copy Of Classic PC Platformer Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee

  20-09-2017 21:59 via gamespot.com
  
  Whether you played the classic PlayStation game or just want to try out a piece of puzzle-platformer history, Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee for PC is free today on GOG, Steam, and Humble Bundle. The game was the first in the Oddworld series, and introduced the character of Abe. It came out 20 years ago.GOG had hinted something big was coming today. Yesterday, it said anyone visiting the site would received something "absolutely, definitely, positively special." Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee will be availabl
  
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• 6.1-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Off the Coast of Japan

  20-09-2017 21:56 via yahoo.com
  No tsunami warning has been issued
  
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• What's New And Leaving Netflix In October

  20-09-2017 21:55 via gamespot.com
  
  Stranger Things fans will be delighted, and so will anyone who loves a good scary movie at Halloween. Netflix has released all its new arrivals for October, as well as all the shows and movies that are going away next month.Stranger Things 2 premieres October 27, giving you just enough time to binge your way through it before Halloween, when it's time to watch some scary movies like Cult of Chucky. For something a little lighter, there are comedies like Tommy Boy, Miss Congeniality, Miss Congeni
  
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• Woman And Service Dog Kicked Off Ryanair Flight To Ibiza

  20-09-2017 21:53 via yahoo.com
  The woman claims she and her service dog had all of the necessary paperwork but were booted off the flight prior to takeoff.
  
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• GS News Update: Valve Is Addressing Steam's "Review-Bombing" Problem, Here's How

  20-09-2017 21:52 via gamespot.com
  
  In the wake of a new PewDiePie controversy, Valve is making a few changes.
  
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• Melania Trump stuns in pink Delpozo dress at United Nations luncheon

  20-09-2017 21:49 via yahoo.com
  The first lady delivered her first speech at the United Nations on Wednesday in a statement-making Delpozo coat dress.
  
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• Robert Mueller is seeking documents on Trump's most controversial decisions as President

  20-09-2017 21:46 via yahoo.com
  Special counsel Robert Mueller is said to have asked the White House for documents regarding some of Donald Trump’s most controversial actions since becoming president, including his firing of ex-FBI Director James Comey.Mr Mueller’s probe into potential ties between Russia and the Trump campaign appears to have heated up in recent weeks, with the special investigator also reportedly asking the White House if he can interview staffers as well as current and former top aides to the Pr
  
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• Trump To African Leaders: My Friends Go To Your Countries To Get Rich

  20-09-2017 21:43 via yahoo.com
  Africa is a continent of “tremendous, tremendous potential,” U.S. President Donald Trump told African leaders at a luncheon on Wednesday.
  
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• Iranian president: Trump's UN comments 'ignorant, absurd'

  20-09-2017 21:38 via yahoo.com
  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Iran's president warned Wednesday that his country will "respond decisively" to any violation of the agreement that reins in its nuclear program and called U.S. President Donald Trump's "ignorant, absurd and hateful rhetoric" about Iran unfit for the United Nations.
  
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• Catalan nationalists protest in Barcelona

  20-09-2017 21:28 via yahoo.com
  Thousands of people supporting a contested referendum to split Catalonia from Spain took to Barcelona's streets amid an intensifying government crackdown on the independence vote.
  
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• Kenya Supreme Court criticizes election board in verdict on polls

  20-09-2017 21:10 via yahoo.com
  By George Obulutsa and Maggie FickNAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya's Supreme Court on Wednesday criticized the election board for failing to verify official results of last month's presidential election before announcing them, but did not find any individual at the board responsible for the failings.The election board had said incumbent President Uhuru Kenyatta won the contest by 1.4 million votes, but opposition leader Raila Odinga challenged the result in the Supreme Court.Kenya is a key Western ally
  
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• Target's New Home Line, Project 62, Is Way More Affordable Than You Think

  20-09-2017 21:03 via yahoo.com
  Remember this moment, because you can’t go back to a time before you discovered Target’s new furniture and home line.
  
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• Is Nibiru Real? What NASA Said About ‘Planet X’

  20-09-2017 21:02 via yahoo.com
  If Nibiru were heading toward Earth, it would be visible to the naked eye.
  
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• Here’s Everything Inside Marvel Vs. Capcom: Infinite’s Collector’s Edition

  20-09-2017 21:01 via gamespot.com
  
  Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite is out now and is available in standard and Deluxe versions, but those who pre-ordered the crossover fighting game had a chance to snag one of Capcom's limited, $200 Collector's Editions. We got our hands on one of the super-premium packages, and you can watch us unbox it in the video above.The Collector's Edition includes quite a few extras. Along with a copy of the game and its Character Pass, which come in a special steelbook case, the Collector's Edition contains
  
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• California condors return to the skies after near extinction

  20-09-2017 21:01 via yahoo.com
  BIG SUR, Calif. (AP) — In a remote, rugged valley overlooking the Pacific Ocean, researchers closely monitor an endangered icon: the California condor.
  
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• Overwatch Razer Gaming Mouse Giveaway

  20-09-2017 21:00 via gamespot.com
  
  We teamed up with Razer to give away five (5) Overwatch Razer DeathAdder Elite, an eSports gaming mouse. Scroll down to enter below.Competition ends Sunday, September 24th at 5:00 PM PT. Five (5) winners will be contacted via email. Entry is open to United States residents only, void where prohibited.Enter below (the additional entries are optional to increase your chances of winning):Here are the tech specs of the Overwatch Razer DeathAdder Elite:True 16,000 DPI optical sensorUp to 450 IPS /50
  
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• Russia Accuses U.S. of Working With Al-Qaeda Affiliate

  20-09-2017 20:57 via yahoo.com
  The U.S. has designated the Al-Qaeda affiliated a "terrorist" group, despite its attempts to rebrand. However Russia has repeatedly accused Washington of sparing its militants.
  
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• Muslims More Likely Than Americans Overall To See Discrimination Against Black People

  20-09-2017 20:53 via yahoo.com
  Muslims are more likely than Americans overall to acknowledge the discrimination that black Americans face in the country, a Pew Research Center study suggests.
  
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• U.S. home sales hit 12-month low, Harvey weighs on Houston

  20-09-2017 20:42 via yahoo.com
  By Lucia MutikaniWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. home resales fell to their lowest in a year in August as Hurricane Harvey depressed activity in Houston and a persistent shortage of properties on the market sidelined buyers.The third straightly monthly decline in sales reported by the National Association of Realtors on Wednesday came on the heels of data on Tuesday showing a drop in homebuilding activity in August.The reports suggest housing will probably weigh on economic growth again in the third
  
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• Puerto Rico Powerless, Flooded After Storm

  20-09-2017 20:35 via yahoo.com
  Luis Rivera Marin, secretary of state of Puerto Rico, talks with Rachel Maddow about the ravaged condition of Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria and the efforts to rescue and help the storm's victims.
  
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• Obama blasts 'aggravating' GOP plans to repeal Obamacare

  20-09-2017 20:33 via yahoo.com
  Former President Barack Obama mocked Republicans in a speech on Wednesday for repeated efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act, his signature health care law also known as Obamacare.
  
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• Man Arrested After Allegedly Shooting The Father Of His 3-Week-Old Grandson

  20-09-2017 20:32 via yahoo.com
  A 61-year-old man has been arrested in Ohio after allegedly shooting the father of his 3-week-old grandson while the baby was in the father's arms.
  
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• Kansas shooting suspect owes almost $200K in unpaid taxes

  20-09-2017 20:29 via yahoo.com
  WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A man suspected in the shooting of a Kansas Department of Revenue employee in Wichita was under investigation by the agency and owed nearly $200,000 in sales taxes related to his construction business, according to police and records.
  
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• Cops to Search Landfill for Body of Mother of 2 Who Vanished in May

  20-09-2017 20:25 via yahoo.com
  Christine Mustafa left behind two daughters when she disappeared on May 10 and was never seen again.
  
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