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• Star Wars: Battlefront 2 Story Trailer Coming Tomorrow, Watch A Teaser Now

  18-10-2017 23:46 via gamespot.com
  
  2015's Star Wars: Battlefront did not include a single-player campaign, something that some fans--including actor John Boyega--were none too pleased about. The sequel, which is due out in November, has a single-player campaign, and very soon we will see more of it. A new story trailer is coming tomorrow, October 19, but you can see a teaser right now. The brief video was released in the newest episode of The Star Wars Show, and you can see the clip starting at 2:40.The video shows main character
  
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• PS4, PS3, And Vita Halloween Sale Going On Now On PSN In Europe

  18-10-2017 23:26 via gamespot.com
  
  A new sale is now underway on the PlayStation Store in Europe. Like the Sale of the Dead promotion that began this week in the US, this one offers a wide range of discounts on many PS4, PS3, and Vita horror games leading up to Halloween.The European Halloween sale includes many of the same titles that are currently on sale in the US PlayStation Store. PS4 owners can find deals on a number of Resident Evil games, including Resident Evil 7 (£25), the Resident Evil Revelations 1 & 2 Bundl
  
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• Delaware Woman Worried About Deportation Allegedly Drowns Infant Son and His 5-Year-Old Brother: Police

  18-10-2017 23:22 via yahoo.com
  A Delaware woman worried about being deported — even though she was in the country legally — was charged with murder earlier this week after allegedly drowning her 5-month-old son and his 5-year-old half-brother, police say
  
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• Disturbing It Deleted Scene Contained A Gruesome Pennywise Moment

  18-10-2017 23:20 via gamespot.com
  
  There's no denying that Pennywise (Bill Skarsgard) did some truly terrible things in It, as a means of taunting the children of Derry. Whether it was ripping off one child's arm with his teeth, soaking a bathroom with fresh blood, or even making a young boy relive the moment his parents died in a fire.Still, while it may be hard to believe, there were much more graphic plans in the works for the dancing clown. In an interview with the Throwing Shade podcast, actor Timothy Simons reveals a distur
  
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• Trump Dossier Firm Officials Refuse to Testify

  18-10-2017 23:15 via yahoo.com
  Fusion GPS has accused House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes of an "abuse of power."
  
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• Man gets life without parole in killing of Florida priest

  18-10-2017 23:12 via yahoo.com
  ATLANTA (AP) — A man accused of killing a Florida priest in Georgia pleaded guilty Wednesday to charges including murder after reaching a deal with prosecutors to spare him the death penalty.
  
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• Gold Star Father Says Trump Offered Him $25,000 And Never Followed Through

  18-10-2017 23:05 via yahoo.com
  The father of a slain U.S. Army corporal says President Donald Trump offered him $25,000 over the phone earlier this year while calling to offer his condolences and then never followed through, according to The Washington Post.
  
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• John McCain accuses Trump of 'not being up front' about how four US soldiers died in Niger

  18-10-2017 22:52 via yahoo.com
  Senior Republican senator John McCain has claimed the Trump administration has not been “up front” about what happened during the fatal incident in Niger that left four US soldiers dead and injured two others.Amid a row over whether or not the President was disrespectful to the widow of one of the four Green Berets killed in action when he telephoned her, Senator John McCain said the White House needed to provide more information about the operation two weeks ago when US forces were
  
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• Trump Tried To Look Compassionate. Instead, He Looked Like A Jerk.

  18-10-2017 22:43 via yahoo.com
  It was almost too easy to predict what would happen.
  
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• 6 Wacky Ways Cities Are Trying to Win Amazon's New Headquarters

  18-10-2017 22:40 via yahoo.com
  The open request for proposals has caused a frenzy at city halls around the country
  
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• Jerry Sandusky denied new trial on child sex abuse charges

  18-10-2017 22:30 via yahoo.com
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Jerry Sandusky lost a bid Wednesday for a new trial and a second chance to convince a jury he is innocent of the child sexual abuse charges that landed him in state prison to serve a lengthy sentence.
  
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• Sgt La David Johnson: soldier at the center of dispute over Trump remarks

  18-10-2017 22:28 via yahoo.com
  The Guardian is testing a new way to tell evolving stories.Sgt La David T Johnson, the fallen Green Beret soldier at the centre of the controversy over insensitive comments Donald Trump reportedly offered his widow, was a 25-year-old south Florida native with a love of bicycle stunts.
  
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• White House slams lawmaker's 'disgusting' criticism of Trump's call to soldier's widow

  18-10-2017 22:10 via yahoo.com
  The back-and-forth dispute between the president and a Florida congressman over what Trump said to a soldier’s widow continued Wednesday afternoon. While not denying a remark that Rep. Frederica Wilson attributed to Trump, the White House criticized her for politicizing the issue.
  
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• Infant Chimp Snatched and Cannibalized Moments After Its Birth

  18-10-2017 22:09 via yahoo.com
  Moments after a wild chimpanzee was born, an adult chimp snatched the infant away from its mother and cannibalized it, according to a new study that is the first to document this macabre behavior.This new finding, along with additional prior work, suggests that female chimpanzees might often go and hide on "maternity leave" before delivery to avoid such infant mortality, researchers said.Scientists made this gruesome discovery while following a party of 21 chimps in the Mahale Mountains on the e
  
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• Ford to recall 1.34 million trucks in North America for door latch fix

  18-10-2017 22:03 via yahoo.com
  Ford Motor Co said on Wednesday it would recall 1.34 million 2015-17 Ford F-150 and 2017 Ford Super Duty trucks in North America to add water shields to side door latches at a cost of $267 million.The No.2 U.S. automaker said the safety recall is due to a frozen door latch or a bent or kinked actuation cable in the affected vehicles, that may result in a door not opening or closing.A Ford spokeswoman, Elizabeth Weigandt, said customers would be notified next month but did not have a timetable fo
  
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• Stranger Things 2 Tweets May Have Spoiled Major Twist

  18-10-2017 22:01 via gamespot.com
  
  The following contains potential Stranger Things 2 spoilers.With a little over a week before the arrival of Stranger Things 2 on Netflix, has the series given away a major spoiler on social media? It's entirely possible thanks to the show's social strategy heading into the new episodes.Since the beginning of October, the show's official Twitter account has been sharing tiny spoilers with specific fans online, ranging from Talking Dead host Chris Hardwick to It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia co-e
  
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• Rick And Morty Season 3 Character Changes!

  18-10-2017 22:00 via gamespot.com
  
  The Smith family went through a lot this season, but which of them was actually different at the end? Sitcoms have an algorithm to stay funny while still making it seem like big changes have happened. Buddy Hutton checks with the Rick and the fam to see who has changed and who has stayed the same.
  
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• Trump tweets about California wildfires 10 days after they began to engulf state

  18-10-2017 21:52 via yahoo.com
  Ten days and more than 200,000 scorched acres later, Donald Trump has tapped out a Twitter response to California’s devastating wildfires.The president regularly uses Twitter to communicate with the American people, issuing 140-character policy proclamations or messages of support.Finally breaking the Twitter silence, Mr Trump wrote that “Our hearts are with all affected by the wildfires in California”, praising the first responders who have been battling the blazes.
  
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• Tillerson Knocks China, Courts India Ahead of South Asia Trip

  18-10-2017 21:41 via yahoo.com
  Tough words for “One Belt, One Road” and praise for a deepening defense partnership.
  
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• Someone Already Beat Destiny 2's Harder Prestige Mode Leviathan Raid

  18-10-2017 21:29 via gamespot.com
  
  Not much more than an hour after it first went live in Destiny 2 on PS4 and Xbox One, the Prestige version of Leviathan--effectively the Raid's hard mode--has already been beaten. Bungie has confirmed that at least one team has already emerged victorious.Clan Redeem was the world's first team to complete the Raid; according to a tweet from Bungie, it beat the next-fastest team by only four minutes. Among the rewards that have been handed out for completing the Raid are a weapon ornament for Lege
  
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• What EA Visceral's Closing Means For Single-Player Games - The Lobby

  18-10-2017 21:19 via gamespot.com
  
  The Lobby crew discusses the shuttering of EA Visceral, the redesign of its Star Wars game, and looks back on Amy Hennig's career.
  
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• Reddit user reveals what the 2017 Starbucks holiday cups supposedly look like

  18-10-2017 21:17 via yahoo.com
  It may only be October, but Starbucks is already on their Christmas game.
  
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• Dragon Ball FighterZ Adds Two More Characters To The Roster

  18-10-2017 21:15 via gamespot.com
  
  The Dragon Ball FighterZ roster continues to grow. Another pair of playable characters were revealed for the Dragon Ball fighting game in the latest issue of V-Jump magazine (via Gematsu), along with some details on the game's story mode.The two new characters joining the roster are Nappa and Captain Ginyu, two of the earliest villains Goku and friends faced in Dragon Ball Z. Nappa can summon Saibamen during battle and fire a powerful beam blast from his mouth. Captain Ginyu, meanwhile, can call
  
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• Destiny 2 Leviathan Prestige Raid Is Now Live On PS4 And Xbox One [Update: Already Beaten]

  18-10-2017 21:05 via gamespot.com
  
  The race is officially underway, as the delayed Leviathan Prestige Raid is now live in Destiny 2. Bungie has rolled out the harder version of the Raid, and Fireteams are now competing to become the first to conquer the challenge. [Update: Impressively, teams have already completed the Prestige Raid.]Going in, Bungie has not detailed exactly what's different. "Mechanical changes to the encounters are minimal, but they are there," it said recently. Based on early reports, players can expect to enc
  
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• Fire Emblem Warriors DLC And Season Pack Further Detailed For Switch And 3DS

  18-10-2017 20:59 via gamespot.com
  
  The next big Nintendo Switch game, Fire Emblem Warriors, launches later this week, and like many other titles nowadays, it'll receive a slate of additional downloadable content following its release. Nintendo has now shared some more details on what kind of content fans will get with Fire Emblem Warriors' various DLC.Last month, Nintendo revealed that three DLC packs will be released for Fire Emblem Warriors in late 2017 and early 2018. The first will launch in December and is based on Fire Embl
  
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• Megyn Kelly's latest move is 'not a good sign' for her new 'Today' show hour

  18-10-2017 20:35 via yahoo.com
  Things have gone from bad to worse for Megyn Kelly.
  
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• Mom's incredible hack for getting her child to take medicine goes viral

  18-10-2017 20:29 via yahoo.com
  No matter the flavor, from orange to grape, we have vivid memories of being force-fed a spoonful, only to quickly chase it down with a glass of milk or a treat.England's Helena Lee was trying to feed her newborn Calpol when she remembered reading about this trick -- all you need is a bottle and syringe.
  
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• Gunman on loose after Maryland shooting kills three

  18-10-2017 20:23 via yahoo.com
  A police manhunt was underway Wednesday for a gunman who stormed a suburban Maryland business park, killing three people and injuring two others before escaping.With the shooter at large several area schools were placed on lockdown, officials said, while the nearby set of popular Netflix show "House of Cards" was also reportedly locked down.The suspect, 37-year-old Radee Prince, was associated with the granite business in Edgewood, northeast of Baltimore, where the shootings took place according
  
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• Mississippi Defends Confederate Flag to Supreme Court

  18-10-2017 20:18 via yahoo.com
  Mississippi voters and lawmakers have upheld that the state flag, which features the Confederate emblem, should be upheld, but the U.S. Supreme Court may get the final word.
  
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• Trump Fight With Gold Star Families Shocking

  18-10-2017 20:00 via yahoo.com
  Rachel Maddow struggles to process how it could be reality that Donald Trump has picked a fight with the families of people who died in service to the United States, to whom Americans owe a debt, not an insult.
  
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• Top Syrian Army General Killed In Battle for Deir Ezzor

  18-10-2017 20:00 via yahoo.com
  Major General Issam Zahreddine, who led his Syrian Republican Guard brigade for three years against an ISIS siege in Deir Ezzor, was reportedly killed by a landmine.
  
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• Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 Adding Two Movie Characters As DLC

  18-10-2017 19:35 via gamespot.com
  
  The latest issue of Japanese magazine V-Jump brought a lot of news for Dragon Ball fans. On top of announcing that Nappa and Captain Ginyu will be playable in Dragon Ball FighterZ, the magazine revealed that a new pair of characters will be on the way to Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 as DLC.According to V-Jump (via Siliconera), the newest characters to join the Xenoverse 2 roster will be Android 13 and Taipon. Both of the warriors hail from different Dragon Ball Z movies. Android 13 is the title villa
  
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• Destiny 2 Leviathan Prestige Raid Is Now Live On PS4 And Xbox One

  18-10-2017 19:32 via gamespot.com
  
  The race is officially underway, as the delayed Leviathan Prestige Raid is now live in Destiny 2. Bungie has rolled out the harder version of the Raid, and Fireteams are now competing to become the first to conquer the challenge.Going in, Bungie has not detailed exactly what's different. "Mechanical changes to the encounters are minimal, but they are there," it said recently. Based on early reports, players can expect to encounter eight dogs rather than six, and there may be an additional Psion
  
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• Apple's Self-Driving Car Setup Captured on Video, and It's Gigantic

  18-10-2017 19:32 via yahoo.com
  The company's project comes to life.
  
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• Trump says he has 'proof' on his call to soldier's wife, and the nation waits

  18-10-2017 19:05 via yahoo.com
  If the president's proof is anything like the evidence he’s promised to offer for some of his other controversial assertions, the nation will believe it when — or if — it sees it.
  
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• Mother of fallen soldier says Trump was disrespectful, despite his denial

  18-10-2017 18:39 via yahoo.com
  The latest controversy surrounding Donald Trump is ridiculously low, even for him. After Democratic Rep. Frederica Wilson described extremely insensitive comments she claimed to have heard Trump made while speaking to the widow of Sgt. La David Johnson — a soldier who was killed in Niger — Trump said the recollection of the incident was "totally fabricated."Democrat Congresswoman totally fabricated what I said to the wife of a soldier who died in action (and I have proof). Sad! &mdas
  
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• The Internet Couldn't Get Enough Of Gucci Mane And Keyshia Ka'oir's Luxurious Wedding

  18-10-2017 18:33 via yahoo.com
  Gucci Mane and Keyshia Ka’oir threw the wedding of the year Tuesday night.
  
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• GOP Lawmaker Says Emergency Rooms Should Be Able To Turn People Away

  18-10-2017 18:30 via yahoo.com
  proposed on Friday that hospital emergency rooms should be able to turn patients away to help keep health care costs down.
  
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• Kenyan election head: No guarantee vote will be free and fair

  18-10-2017 18:29 via yahoo.com
  By Duncan Miriri and Katharine HoureldNAIROBI (Reuters) - The head of Kenya's election commission said on Wednesday he could not guarantee next week's presidential election will be free and fair, citing interference from politicians and threats of violence against his colleagues.Wafula Chebukati's statement came hours after another commission member resigned and left the country, saying she and her staff had been repeatedly threatened."Ironically, the very people, political leaders, who are supp
  
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• Zimbabwe First Lady sues in dispute over $1.35 million ring: state media

  18-10-2017 18:24 via yahoo.com
  Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe's wife Grace has sued a Belgium-based businessman for failing to deliver a $1.35 million ring she ordered for a wedding anniversary, state media reported on Wednesday.Grace, 52, an influential figure in Mugabe's ruling ZANU-PF party and seen as a potential successor to her husband, isnicknamed "Gucci Grace" for her reputed dedication to shopping.The Herald, a government-controlled newspaper, reported that Grace was suing businessman Jamal Hamed after a deal to
  
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• Mother of Slain Soldier La David Johnson Confirms Trump 'Did Disrespect My Son’

  18-10-2017 18:24 via yahoo.com
  The grieving mother of a U.S. soldier killed in an ambush two weeks ago says, “President Trump did disrespect my son and my daughter and also me and my husband”
  
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• America Is in Denial About Iraq

  18-10-2017 18:14 via yahoo.com
  The war in Iraq won’t end as long as the United States avoids deciding what it wants there.
  
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• Gretchen Carlson wants sexual harassment legislation on Trump's desk

  18-10-2017 18:07 via yahoo.com
  Author and former Fox News host Gretchen Carlson has become a champion and prototype for speaking out against workplace sexual harassment, and now she is determined to take her advocacy to the next level by putting sexual harassment legislation on President Donald Trump’s desk.
  
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• The University Of Florida Really Does Have To Let Richard Spencer Speak

  18-10-2017 18:06 via yahoo.com
  About 40 percent of the student body at the University of Florida in Gainesville is non-white.
  
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• Billy Joel, 68, and wife Alexis Roderick are expecting a baby

  18-10-2017 18:01 via yahoo.com
  Billy Joel will soon have three Uptown Girls to worry about!
  
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• Gabrielle Union Speaks Out On The 'Terrifying' Reality Of Raising Black Sons In America

  18-10-2017 17:59 via yahoo.com
  Gabrielle Union talked about the “terrifying” act of raising young black men in America on “The View” on Tuesday.
  
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• Dragon Ball FighterZ Adds Two More Villains To The Roster

  18-10-2017 17:56 via gamespot.com
  
  The Dragon Ball FighterZ roster continues to grow. Another pair of playable characters were revealed for the Dragon Ball fighting game in the latest issue of V-Jump magazine (via Gematsu), along with some details on the game's story mode.The two new characters joining the roster are Nappa and Captain Ginyu, two of the earliest villains Goku and friends faced in Dragon Ball Z. Nappa can summon Saibamen during battle and fire a powerful beam blast from his mouth. Captain Ginyu, meanwhile, can call
  
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• Deadly shooting at business park in Edgewood, Md.

  18-10-2017 17:55 via yahoo.com
  Three people have been killed and two were wounded during a shooting at the Emmorton Business Park in Edgewood, Md.
  
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• Jeff Sessions Once Again Dodges Questions About Trump's Firing Of Former FBI Director

  18-10-2017 17:41 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON ― Attorney General Jeff Sessions once again dodged questions about his discussions with President Donald Trump about the firing of former FBI Director James Comey.
  
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• Las Vegas Security Guard Breaks Silence on Ellen DeGeneres’ Show

  18-10-2017 17:39 via yahoo.com
  “You being shot in the leg saved so many people’s lives,” said Ellen DeGeneres, Wednesday, to the Mandalay hotel security guard who was allegedly the first to confront Vegas gunman Stephen Paddock.
  
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