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• Trump says Tillerson could be tougher, but they have good relationship

  07-10-2017 23:58 via yahoo.com
  U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday he had a good relationship with Secretary of State Rex Tillerson but that Tillerson could be tougher.Trump, who made the comment to reporters at the White House, did not elaborate.NBC reported this week that in a session with Trump’s national security team and Cabinet officials at the Pentagon, Tillerson had openly criticized the president and referred to him as a "moron."Tillerson on Wednesday said he had never considered resigning and was comm
  
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• Man guilty in torture death of girlfriend's son gets prison

  07-10-2017 23:58 via yahoo.com
  SEATTLE (AP) — A man convicted of torturing his girlfriend's son by forcing him to take ice baths, wrapping his head in duct tape and rubbing cayenne pepper into his eyes was sentenced to 65 years in prison for his murder.
  
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• All The Coolest Batman, Street Fighter, Mortal Kombat Collectibles At NYCC 2017

  07-10-2017 23:55 via gamespot.com
  
  While the focus of New York Comic-Con is primarily on the comic book industry, the event had a ton of really cool video game related toys and collectibles. We visited the Bluefin collectibles booth at the show and saw some really fantastic, highly-detailed, posable toys from Mortal Kombat, Street Fighter, Arkham Knight, and more. Here's the best Bluefin had to offer.If you're looking to pick some of these figures up, check out Bluefin's website.
  
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• Thousands demand Putin quit as birthday protests turn violent

  07-10-2017 23:52 via yahoo.com
  Russian police violently broke up a rally in Saint Petersburg as thousands took to the streets across Russia Saturday on President Vladimir Putin's 65th birthday, urging him to quit power.Heeding the call of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny to demand competitive elections, around 3,000 people rallied in Russia's second city and Putin's hometown while more than a thousand demonstrated in the centre of Moscow, AFP reporters said.
  
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• California Lowers the Penalty for Knowingly Exposing Someone to HIV

  07-10-2017 23:42 via yahoo.com
  "California took a major step toward treating HIV as a public health issue"
  
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• Trial Of Man Accused Of Burning A High School Cheerleader To Death Begins Monday

  07-10-2017 23:36 via yahoo.com
  The trial of the man accused of burning 19-year-old Jessica Chambers to death will begin Monday
  
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• Death of Teen Who Was Found Inside a Hotel’s Freezer Has Been Ruled an Accident

  07-10-2017 23:35 via yahoo.com
  The death of Kenneka Jenkins at the Crowne Plaza hotel has been determined an accident, the medical examiner’s office announced in a statement
  
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• Poles pray en masse at border; Some see anti-Muslim agenda

  07-10-2017 22:35 via yahoo.com
  GDANSK, Poland (AP) — Polish Catholics held rosaries and prayed together Saturday along the country's 3,500-kilometer (2,000-mile) border, appealing to the Virgin Mary and God for salvation for Poland and the world in a national event that some felt had anti-Muslim overtones.
  
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• More Than 100 Dogs Rescued From Cramped, Filthy Cages In Puppy Mill Bust

  07-10-2017 22:14 via yahoo.com
  An animal cruelty investigation in Texas is shedding light on the disturbing conditions that can surround commercial pet breeding facilities.
  
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• Police probe letter calling on day care to fire black worker

  07-10-2017 22:08 via yahoo.com
  WHITEHALL, Pa. (AP) — Police are investigating an anonymous letter calling on a Pennsylvania day care center to fire a black worker because of her skin color.
  
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• Iranian president defends nuclear deal, says Trump can not undermine it

  07-10-2017 21:54 via yahoo.com
  By Babak DehghanpishehBEIRUT (Reuters) - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani defended the nuclear deal with Western powers Saturday and said that U.S. President Donald Trump could not undermine it.Under the 2015 deal, Iran agreed to limit its disputed nuclear program in return for the easing of economic sanctions.No one can turn that back, not Mr. Trump or anyone else," Rouhani said at a ceremony at Tehran University marking the start of the university academic year, according to state media.
  
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• Watch Us Taste Test The McDonald's Szechuan Sauce From Rick And Morty

  07-10-2017 21:52 via gamespot.com
  
  If you're a fan of Rick and Morty you'll be familiar with the unhealthy, mostly unexplained obsession the show's manic super-genius protagonist has with Szechaun Sauce. The limited edition condiment from McDonald's was mentioned in the first episode of season three, and since then has spiraled into somewhat of a cultural phenomenon. In fact, it's reached the point where McDonald's is actually bringing it back, but for a very limited time.The sauce will be available today in limited quantities at
  
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• Marvel Vs. Capcom: Infinite Funko Pop Collection Adds Black Panther And Monster Hunter

  07-10-2017 21:45 via gamespot.com
  
  Crossover junkies, it's your time to shine. Funko announced two more dual packs will be coming to its Marvel Vs. Capcom: Infinite pop collection, this time with the title's DLC characters: Black Panther and Monster Hunter.The two dual packs will contain one Black Panther and one Monster Hunter figure. One pack will be sold widely with standard coloring, and the second, a color variant pack, will be available exclusively at Best Buy.These two packs join an already large collection of Marvel Vs. C
  
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• Banning Bump Stocks Is A Mostly Meaningless Gesture, And The NRA Knows It

  07-10-2017 21:35 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON — A gunman slaughtered 58 people and wounded hundreds more in Las Vegas last week, but the ensuing policy debate has so far focused almost entirely around pieces of plastic on the non-shooting end of the perpetrator’s rifles.
  
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• Ken Starr Predicts Indictments Over Russia Probe

  07-10-2017 21:32 via yahoo.com
  The former special counsel involved in Whitewater-gate said he expected it.
  
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• From Other Suns Exclusive Gameplay

  07-10-2017 21:00 via gamespot.com
  
  Here is an exclusive look at the new VR game, From Other Suns!
  
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• 8 Minutes Of White-Knuckle Racing Game Gravel

  07-10-2017 20:30 via gamespot.com
  
  Get a taste of Square Enix's arcade racing game Gravel with an exclusive look at its Cross Country, Wild Rush, Speed Cross, and Stadium modes.
  
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• 8 Minutes Of Square Enix's New Racing Game Gravel

  07-10-2017 20:30 via gamespot.com
  
  Get a taste of Square Enix's arcade racing game Gravel with an exclusive look at its Cross Country, Wild Rush, Speed Cross, and Stadium modes.
  
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• A Pair of Photographer Moms Created a Mock Wedding Photo Shoot With Their Children

  07-10-2017 20:07 via yahoo.com
  The kids had a blast.
  
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• Russian police detain 66 anti-Putin protesters: monitors

  07-10-2017 19:51 via yahoo.com
  Russian police on Saturday violently broke up an opposition rally in Saint Petersburg and detained more than 60 people protesting against President Vladimir Putin on his birthday, a monitoring group said.Artyom Platov, spokesman for OVD-Info, a group that monitors politically motivated arrests, said at least 66 had been arrested in Russia's second city and Putin's hometown.Witnesses said police violently broke up the rally in which some 3,000 people took part, throwing protesters into police van
  
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• Ivanka Trump Could Run For President

  07-10-2017 19:34 via yahoo.com
  The first daughter has been involved in politics since her father took office.
  
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• Every Car Gran Turismo's Creator Has Ever Owned

  07-10-2017 19:22 via gamespot.com
  
  Kazunori Yamauchi--recognized as the creator of Gran Turismo--is considered one of the most approachable game studio heads in the industry, provided you know how to get a hold of him. He was more than happy to meet with GameSpot at E3 2017, where he shared thoughts on what was learned from the spring beta of Gran Turismo Sport and he shared feelings on how the his series differentiates itself from Forza Motorsport.More recently, we recently threw 10 questions at him about his personal history wi
  
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• Late Night Hosts Slammed For Relative Silence On Weinstein Allegations

  07-10-2017 19:19 via yahoo.com
  In the wake of bombshell sexual harassment allegations against film executive Harvey Weinstein, some viewers of late night comedy are left wondering why top hosts have been relatively quiet on the story.
  
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• The Latest: Police: London crash that hurt 11 is not terror

  07-10-2017 19:13 via yahoo.com
  LONDON (AP) — The Latest on a car that hit pedestrians outside of London's Natural History Museum (all times local):
  
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• World Zombie Day 2017

  07-10-2017 18:50 via yahoo.com
  World Zombie Day is an international annual event that grew from Pittsburgh’s first ever Zombie Walk at Monroeville Mall in 2006 — the setting for Dawn of the Dead.Now, more than 50 cities participate in the event. The annual undead parade, a constant contender for the title of largest zombie crawl in the world, draws thousands of blood-splattered walking dead is expected to host even more onlookers and zombie bait than past parades.
  
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• Nelly Arrested On Accusation Of Rape

  07-10-2017 18:50 via yahoo.com
  Auburn Police in Washington arrested rapper Nelly Saturday morning on an accusation that he raped a woman on his tour bus.
  
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• Donald Trump Says ‘Unfunny’ Late-Night Hosts Should Give Republicans ‘Equal Time’

  07-10-2017 18:40 via yahoo.com
  President Donald Trump wants “anti-Trump” late-night television hosts to give Republicans “equal” screen time on their shows
  
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• Bringing Bodies Home Last Step After Las Vegas Shooting

  07-10-2017 18:32 via yahoo.com
  For the families of the victims, bringing their loved ones home is a complicated and officious task they must complete even as they are consumed by grief.
  
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• Niger buries soldiers killed in 'terrorist' attack

  07-10-2017 18:31 via yahoo.com
  Niger on Saturday buried soldiers killed in an ambush this week on the Niger-Mali border, which also claimed the lives of US special forces troops in the country to provide anti-terror support.Nigerien Defence Minister Kalla Moutari, US ambassador Eunice Reddick and other lawmakers watched as the four bodies were taken from the city morgue in Niamey, before being buried in a cemetery.With tears in their eyes, the widows, children and relatives of those killed also took part in the ceremony, duri
  
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• Survivalist spends 45 years filling huge basement with food — then decides Puerto Ricans need it more

  07-10-2017 18:28 via yahoo.com
  A grieving widower survivalist and a young Puerto Rican couple have found a way to turn tragedy into hope.Forty barrels, filled with over 300 pounds of food each are making their way to Puerto Rico after Joseph Badame ran into Victoria Barber at an estate sale where bankers were selling of Mr Badame’s New Jersey home.The food — amassed over 45 years as Mr Badame prepared with his late wife for a potential national or international crisis — were not for sale, and the 74-year-old
  
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• Two Moms Arrested After Allegedly Overdosing With Their Two Infants in the Backseat

  07-10-2017 18:23 via yahoo.com
  They were taken to the hospital and then to jail, reports said.
  
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• Nintendo Pushes Switch Production To 2 Million A Month

  07-10-2017 18:19 via gamespot.com
  
  It's no secret that the Nintendo Switch is in high demand. With an infamous history of missing the mark when it comes to supply meeting demand, Switch production is looking more optimistic as Nintendo has reportedly increased production to a massive two million units a month.DigiTimes reports the increase is meant to finally help meet the high demand for the console in Asia as well as meet Nintendo's target production numbers. In just 2017, the company is aiming to reach 20 million units.But eve
  
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• Thousands rally on Putin's birthday

  07-10-2017 18:14 via yahoo.com
  Several thousand supporters of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny rallied across Russia on President Vladimir Putin's birthday on Saturday, as police arrested more than 100 people.A thousand protesters turned up in rainy Moscow and 3,000 more people took to the streets in Putin's hometown of Saint Petersburg later Saturday, with protests also taking place in dozens of other cities.The protests - called by Navalny after he was sent to jail for 20 days this week -- were markedly smaller than
  
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• 'Honest Trailers' Creator Suspended After Sexual Harassment Allegations

  07-10-2017 17:59 via yahoo.com
  Andy Signore, the creator of the popular video series, “Honest Trailers” and the website Screen Junkies is now suspended from the parent company Defy Media after multiple women came forward on Twitter Friday accusing him of sexual harassment.
  
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• Trump Reaches Out to Schumer to Help Build New ‘Great Health Care

  07-10-2017 17:42 via yahoo.com
  The President expressed interest in working with the New York Democratic Senator on Twitter following Republicans’ repeated failures to repeal and replace Obamacare.
  
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• Polish Catholics pray at borders 'to save country'

  07-10-2017 17:38 via yahoo.com
  Kodeń (Poland) (AFP) - Thousands of Polish Catholics formed human chains on the country's borders Saturday, begging God "to save Poland and the world" in an event many viewed as a spiritual weapon against the "Islamisation" of Europe.Reciting "Rosary to the Borders", they called to be protected from the dangers facing them.The goal was to have as many prayer points as possible along Poland's 3,511-kilometre (2,200-mile) border with Germany, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Ukraine, Belarus, Li
  
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• Body Cam Footage Raises Questions in Police Killing of a Black Man

  07-10-2017 17:35 via yahoo.com
  The video, released by Salt Lake City Police, shows the shooting death of a 50-year-old black man at the hands of a white police officer.
  
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• Evacuations off to a Slow Start in Advance of Hurricane Nate

  07-10-2017 17:31 via yahoo.com
  With shelters mostly empty along the gulf coast, emergency officials fear that the widespread voluntary evacuation orders may have been ignored.
  
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• Russian protesters rally on Vladimir Putin's birthday

  07-10-2017 17:10 via yahoo.com
  Police detained more than 100 supporters of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny on Saturday as thousands rallied nationwide on President Vladimir Putin's 65th birthday, calling for the leader to retire.  Mr Putin, who has now reached the official retirement age of lower-ranking state employees, is widely expected to run again in next year's presidential election and enjoys a high approval rating. Mr Navalny has declared his intention to run in the election next
  
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• Danish divers find missing body parts of Swedish journalist

  07-10-2017 17:02 via yahoo.com
  By Teis JensenCOPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Danish police said on Saturday divers had found the head and the legs of Swedish journalist Kim Wall, who died in mysterious circumstances on an inventor's homemade submarine.Peter Madsen has been charged with killing the Swedish journalist who disappeared after she went on a trip with him in his submarine on August 10.Madsen, a Dane, was arrested after his submarine sank and he was rescued.
  
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• Alien: Isolation Is Still An Unmatched Horror Experience

  07-10-2017 17:00 via gamespot.com
  
  When it comes to video games portraying the atmosphere and tone of its film influences, Alien: Isolation is in a class of its own. Translating the Alien film series into a unique horror game focused on persistent terror as opposed to fleeting cheap thrills, this survival horror experience channels a sense of dread and slow-burn tension that forces players to respect the very thing that stalks them. Though its reception at launch was met with some polarizing responses--including from GameSpot's f
  
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• 'He was raised right': Vegas victims remembered

  07-10-2017 16:54 via yahoo.com
  It's been nearly a week since hundreds of people lost their mothers, their fathers, their brothers, sisters, husbands, wives and friends.
  
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• 11 Injured After Car Strikes Pedestrians Outside of London Museum

  07-10-2017 16:32 via yahoo.com
  "He looked really proud of himself," a witness said. "He was laughing."
  
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• Iraq-Syria border set for last major assault on IS: US general

  07-10-2017 16:26 via yahoo.com
  The "final large fight" in Iraq against the Islamic State group will take place on the border with Syria, a general in a US-led coalition against the jihadists said Saturday."The next fight and the final large fight will be in the Middle Euphrates River Valley... on the Iraqi-Syrian border," Brigadier General Robert Sofge, the coalition's Deputy Commanding General, told AFP.IS seized vast areas of Iraq and Syria in 2014.
  
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• Teen Found Dead in Hotel Freezer Died of Hypothermia: Report

  07-10-2017 16:02 via yahoo.com
  The teen was found dead in a hotel freezer last month.
  
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• Why Shadow Of War Takes Liberties With The Lord Of The Rings Canon

  07-10-2017 16:00 via gamespot.com
  
  Like its predecessor, Middle-earth: Shadow of War tells an original story set in the Lord of the Rings universe. As such, it bends the established canon, doing things like presenting the spider Shelob as a human woman.While you can check our our Shadow of War review for thoughts on how it's turned out, we recently discussed the challenges of making a Lord of the Rings video game with Tony Elias, Monolith's lead narrative designer. In our chat, he touches on why it wouldn't be fun to do a straigh
  
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• The 13 Greatest Horror TV Shows

  07-10-2017 16:00 via gamespot.com
  
  We're living in a golden age for horror on television, with cable and national networks taking a chance on content that in the past may have been deemed "too much" for audiences. Throughout the decades, we've seen some terrifying TV series air, and here are the 13 best, in no particular order.If you're looking for more horror in your life, check out 5 Upcoming Horror Movies To Watch For and 13 Horror Movies On Netflix You May Have Missed.
  Are You Afraid of the Dark? (1990-2000)
  Many episodes ma
  
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• 3 charged in mysterious, failed attack on Paris building

  07-10-2017 15:50 via yahoo.com
  PARIS (AP) — Three men have been handed preliminary terror-linked charges in the failed attack a week ago on a residential building in an upscale Paris neighborhood with gas canisters that failed to ignite, a judicial official said Saturday.
  
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• Debates, protests increase over universities' slavery ties

  07-10-2017 15:47 via yahoo.com
  CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — The national debate over removing Confederate symbols from U.S. college campuses is spurring wider questions about university benefactors whose ties to slavery or white supremacy flew under the radar in decades past.
  
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• Here Is the U.S. Military's New High-Speed Boat in Action

  07-10-2017 15:46 via yahoo.com
  Back in July, U.S. Central Command tweeted a gnarly photo of Gen. Joseph Votel cruising aboard a Combatant Craft Assault boat, the stealthy multi-role watercraft designed to replace U.S. Special Operations Command’s smaller MkV Special Operations Craft and Naval Special Warfare Rigid Inflatable Boats for “inserting and extracting SOF in low-to-medium threat environment,” according to an unclassified SOCOM briefing.
  
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