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• Walmart, Trader Joe's, more vegetables recalled for listeria fears

  23-10-2017 23:52 via yahoo.com
  Fears of listeria has resulted in the voluntarily recall of vegetables from more than 20 brands.
  
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• North Korea: Singapore urges Trump to resolve nuclear crisis

  23-10-2017 23:51 via yahoo.com
  Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has urged President Donald Trump to use talks to help resolve the crisis over North Korea's nuclear ambitions.“Pressure is necessary, but so is dialogue,” Mr Lee said in joint remarks with Mr Trump in the White House Rose Garden.Mr Trump has repeatedly taken aggressive tone in his comments about North Korea, saying the US would “totally destroy” the regime if forced to defend itself or its allies.
  
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• Nvidia Releases New Driver Ahead Of Destiny 2, AC Origins PC Launch; Here's What It Does

  23-10-2017 23:50 via gamespot.com
  
  If you're using any of Nvidia's video cards, then you'll want to update to the latest graphics driver, especially if you're playing one of this week's big releases. Version 388.00 ensures that both Destiny 2 and Assassin's Creed Origins are optimized for the best performance possible. There are also a few bug fixes and existing issues PC users should be aware of.As for Destiny 2, the game gets an SLI profile to support those who use multiple video cards. We had hands-on with the game prior to re
  
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• US tells court: Block records bid in young immigrants' cases

  23-10-2017 23:40 via yahoo.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Department of Justice told a court on Monday that it shouldn't have to turn over records related to President Donald Trump's decision to end a program protecting some young immigrants from deportation.
  
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• Why GTA 5 Never Got Any Single-Player DLC Expansions

  23-10-2017 23:37 via gamespot.com
  
  Rockstar Games never promised it would release single-player expansions for Grand Theft Auto V, but some fans hoped the developer would. After all, Grand Theft Auto IV had some excellent story add-ons in the form of The Ballad of Gay Tony and The Lost And Damned. Rockstar has instead focused on updates for GTA Online, which have been plentiful and substantial. Now, Rockstar design director Imran Sarwar has explained that it was "not really a conscious decision" to not release single-player expan
  
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• The Chinese Have Cracked the Code for Communicating With Trump

  23-10-2017 23:35 via yahoo.com
  Stephen Wynn, who has financial interests in China, seems to be doing Beijing’s bidding.
  
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• It Movie's Pennywise The Clown Is The Star Of Couple's Engagement Photos

  23-10-2017 23:24 via gamespot.com
  
  If the It movie has proven anything, it's that there's nothing creepier than an evil clown like Pennywise. That's something Vine star and former Colbert Report production assistant Jesse McLaren set out to prove when his sister asked him to shoot her engagement photos.He took the pictures but didn't stop there. "My sister asked me to shoot her engagement pics so I hid Pennywise the Clown in every photo," he writes on Twitter. "Countdown until she notices." That tweet was accompanied by four imag
  
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• Nevada gun shows tied to firearm violence in California: study

  23-10-2017 23:10 via yahoo.com
  By Dan WhitcombLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Firearms-related deaths and injuries increased 70 percent in parts of California in the weeks after gun shows in neighboring Nevada, which has fewer regulations on such events, a University of California, Berkeley study released on Monday found.The research could help prevent gun deaths by charting a pattern between where weapons are purchased at gun shows and where shootings take place, according to the authors.The study, which was partly funded by the Nat
  
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• The Legend Of Zelda Encyclopedia Is Getting An Awesome-Looking Deluxe Edition

  23-10-2017 23:07 via gamespot.com
  
  Comic publisher Dark Horse recently announced that it will release The Legend of Zelda Encyclopedia in English next April. While the standard version will feature the same style of cover as the previous two Zelda books, Hyrule Historia and Arts & Artifacts, the newly announced deluxe edition (via Kotaku) sports a much nicer design that is sure to appeal to longtime fans of the series.Whereas the standard edition of The Legend of Zelda Encyclopedia comes bound in a blue hardback cover with th
  
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• WATCH: First lady Melania Trump happily mobbed by students during anti-bullying school visit

  23-10-2017 23:04 via yahoo.com
  First lady Melania Trump gave a group of students a special treat on Monday during her surprise visit to a Michigan middle school. 
  
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• With Destiny 2 PC's Release Tomorrow, Battle.net Update Brings New Social Features

  23-10-2017 23:00 via gamespot.com
  
  Destiny 2 for PC runs on Battle.net, marking the first time the platform will host a game that wasn't developed by Blizzard. With Bungie's shooter launching tomorrow, October 24, Blizzard Battle.net has been updated to introduce a variety of new social features, including some basic functionality that somehow had not been in place previously.An update that is now available adds a new Social tab to the Battle.net desktop app. From there, you can create groups that will allow you to chat with seve
  
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• Trump says popular retirement program will be unscathed in tax plan

  23-10-2017 22:55 via yahoo.com
  By Susan HeaveyWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Monday dismissed the possibility of curbing a popular tax-deferred U.S. retirement savings program to help pay for his sweeping tax cuts, and voiced doubts about adding another top bracket targeting the wealthiest Americans.The potential scaling back of 401(k) plans, which for four decades have helped millions of workers save for retirement, is one of several important details yet to be ironed out in a major tax overhaul that Trump
  
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• Murder trial starts for man who stoked US immigration debate

  23-10-2017 22:53 via yahoo.com
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A Mexican national who touched off a debate on illegal immigration when he fatally shot a woman on a San Francisco pier fired the gun on purpose, a prosecutor said Monday in her opening statement at his trial.
  
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• Abadi defends role of Iranian-backed paramiltaries at meeting with Tillerson

  23-10-2017 22:42 via yahoo.com
  By Maher ChmaytelliBAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi defended the role of an Iranian-backed paramilitary force at a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Monday in Baghdad.Tillerson arrived on Monday hours after the Iraqi government rejected his call to send home the Popular Mobilisation, an Iran-backed force that helped defeat Islamic State and capture the Kurdish-held city of Kirkuk.In his opening remarks at the meeting with Tillerson, Abadi said Popular
  
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• Trump Wanted to Rename America's Biggest Mountain

  23-10-2017 22:37 via yahoo.com
  The U.S. senators from Alaska quickly argued against the president’s idea of changing the name Denali back to Mt. McKinley.
  
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• Amid Puerto Rico's Water Crisis, Unions Step In Where Trump Is Failing

  23-10-2017 22:37 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON ― Nearly 1 million Americans in Puerto Rico still have no drinking water, more than a month after Hurricane Maria destroyed the island.
  
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• Holder Confident in Mueller Investigation

  23-10-2017 22:36 via yahoo.com
  Former Attorney General Eric Holder talks with Rachel Maddow about how he feels about special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russia's interference in the U.S. election, and whether Congress can get past politics to produce a useful report.
  
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• The Latest: IS militants came to Syrian town with hit list

  23-10-2017 22:26 via yahoo.com
  BEIRUT (AP) — The Latest on developments in Syria (all times local):
  
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• Military judge in Bergdahl case worries about Trump impact

  23-10-2017 22:19 via yahoo.com
  The judge deciding Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl's punishment said Monday he is concerned that President Donald Trump's comments about the case could impact the public's perception of the military justice system.
  
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• Poll: Trump disapproval rating jumps amid Gold Star widow controversy

  23-10-2017 22:04 via yahoo.com
  President Trump's disapproval rating saw a bump on Monday as controversy continued over his call to a Gold Star widow.According to the daily presidential tracking poll from Rasmussen Reports, Trump has a 41 percent total approval rating and 58 percent total disapproval rating.This latest disapproval figure is Trump's highest since August 31.
  
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• IS came with a hit list, left Syria town in a trail of blood

  23-10-2017 22:03 via yahoo.com
  BEIRUT (AP) — The Islamic State militants came into the Syrian town with a hit list. By the time they left three weeks later, more than 70 civilians had been killed — shot or beheaded, their bodies dumped in farms and ditches.
  
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• It's A Big Week For New Game Releases

  23-10-2017 22:02 via gamespot.com
  
  Fall is typically the busiest time of year for new game releases, and this year is no exception. This week in particular, though, is certainly the busiest of the season and maybe even the entire year.Tuesday, October 24, marks the much-anticipated debut of the Destiny series on PC, with Destiny 2 finally launching on the platform. In terms of content, it's identical to the Xbox One version; it's missing certain PS4-exclusive content that won't be released on other systems until late next year. D
  
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• Trump Disputes Gold Star Widow Dragging Feud Into its Second Week

  23-10-2017 22:00 via yahoo.com
  Pres. Trump is defending his remarks to Myeshia Johnson, widow of slain soldier Sgt. La David Johnson, bringing his feud with the Gold Star widow into its second week. Our reporter panel reacts.
  
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• Stephen King's Dark Tower TV Series Would Be A Complete Reboot

  23-10-2017 21:56 via gamespot.com
  
  Although the big-screen adaptation of Stephen King's classic novel It has become one of the most successful movies of the year, 2017's other high profile King adaptation--The Dark Tower--did not fair so well. The movie was met by largely negative reviews and an underwhelming box office, putting into doubt plans to make further movies and a TV spinoff. Now King himself has weighed in on the film's failure and what the franchise might look like if it comes to TV.In an interview with Vulture, King
  
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• Police need help identifying child who mysteriously washed up dead on Texas beach

  23-10-2017 21:44 via yahoo.com
  Police are looking for the public's help to identify a young boy whose lifeless body washed ashore on a beach in Galveston, Texas, on Friday evening.
  
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• Gears Of War 4 Xbox One X Enhancements Detailed

  23-10-2017 21:43 via gamespot.com
  
  Xbox One X releases around the world in a couple of weeks, and one of the games that will be enhanced on the new console is Gears of War 4. Today, Microsoft shared more details about the game's Xbox One X enhancements, which will be available as a free update the day the console launches.Naturally, most of the enhancements coming to Gears of War 4 are visual in nature. Following its free update, the game will offer several different display modes. Visuals Rendering Mode will offer true 4K (3840&
  
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• Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus PC Requirements And Recommended Specs Revealed

  23-10-2017 21:41 via gamespot.com
  
  Today, Bethesda unveiled the required and recommended hardware specifications for the PC version of Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus. In addition, many of the graphics options were revealed, which includes an FOV slider, ultrawide monitor support, an uncapped framerate, and multiple colorblind modes.Minimum RequirementsCPU: Intel Core i7-3770 / AMD FX-8350 or betterGPU: Nvidia GTX 770 4GB / AMD Radeon R9 290 4GB or betterRAM: 8 GBOS: Windows 7, 8.1, or 10 (64-Bit)Storage: 55GBRecommended Specs:C
  
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• Listeria Concerns Prompt Trader Joe's, Walmart Recalls

  23-10-2017 21:28 via yahoo.com
  The recalled produce included salad mixes and broccoli medleys from the brands Mann's and Kohlrabi.
  
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• GS News Update: Xbox One's First Original Xbox Backwards Compatible Games Arrive Tomorrow

  23-10-2017 21:28 via gamespot.com
  
  13 original Xbox games are headed to the Xbox One very soon.
  
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• Israel, Germany sign submarine deal: Netanyahu

  23-10-2017 21:23 via yahoo.com
  Germany on Monday signed a deal to sell three submarines to the Israeli navy in an agreement of "strategic importance" to the Jewish state, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said.Netanyahu "welcomed the signing of a memorandum of understanding between Germany and the state of Israel to acquire the submarines," his office said in a Hebrew-language statement.
  
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• Israeli brass casts doubt on blaming shelling on Hezbollah

  23-10-2017 21:21 via yahoo.com
  By Dan WilliamsJERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli military officials were quoted on Monday rowing back from an assertion by the defense minister that Hezbollah was behind a spate of shelling from Syria, which could increase tension on Israel's northern frontier.The government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been warning that Israel, which has largely stayed out of the six-year-old Syrian civil war, could step up attacks in retaliation for shelling across the frontier, or to block Damascus's
  
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• Don't Tell A, But 'Pretty Little Liars' Star Janel Parrish Is Engaged

  23-10-2017 21:19 via yahoo.com
  Mona Vanderwaal got her happy ending on “Pretty Little Liars,” and now it’s Janel Parrish’s turn.
  
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• Russian Radio Journalist Stabbed In Neck Amid Anti-Media Violence

  23-10-2017 20:58 via yahoo.com
  A prominent journalist at Russia’s top independent radio station was stabbed in the neck on Monday after a spate of recent attacks and threats against Russian media.
  
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• This Couple Has The Sweetest Reaction After Stray Dog Crashes Their Wedding

  23-10-2017 20:56 via yahoo.com
  This Couple Has The Sweetest Reaction After Stray Dog Crashes Their Wedding
  
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• Melania Trump is racist and Michelle Obama-obsessed in Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's short story

  23-10-2017 20:55 via yahoo.com
  Melania Trump is apparently lonely, obsessed with Michelle Obama and a bit racist -- at least that's the story according to acclaimed writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.
  
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• Dr. YouTube...What's your diagnosis?

  23-10-2017 20:55
  According to Pew Research center, in 2013, about six out of ten Americans searched for health information online in the past year. With patients regularly turning to the internet for health advice, a group of researchers aimed to evaluate the educational quality of seasonal influenza videos on the user-generated, video-sharing platform, YouTube.
  
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• Texas police say body found in Texas 'most likely' missing three-year-old girl

  23-10-2017 20:48 via yahoo.com
  The body was found on Sunday with the help of search dogs about a half mile from the family's house in Richardson."It is most likely her," Richardson Police Sgt. Kevin Perlich said, referring to the missing child.The girl's father, Wesley Mathews, 37, was arrested on Oct. 7 for suspected child endangerment after he told police that he disciplined Sherin for not drinking her milk by telling her to stand outside at night near an alley behind their residence.
  
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• EPA keeps scientists from speaking about report on climate

  23-10-2017 20:46 via yahoo.com
  PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency kept three scientists from speaking at a Monday event in a move condemned by researchers and Democratic members of Congress as an attempt by the agency to silence a discussion of climate change
  
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• North Korea threat is 'critical, imminent,' Japan tells U.S., South Korea

  23-10-2017 20:26 via yahoo.com
  The threat from North Korea has grown to a "critical and imminent level" and the United States, Japan and South Korea must address the matter, Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera told his U.S. and South Korean counterparts in talks on Monday.
  
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• Barack Obama couldn't stop laughing after George W. Bush whispered in his ear

  23-10-2017 20:24 via yahoo.com
  All five living former U.S. presidents gathered at a hurricane relief concert in Texas to raise money for victims of Hurricane Harvey, Irma, and Maria on Saturday night -- and the Internet can't stop obsessing about one moment between George W. Bush and Barack Obama.
  
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• Fire Emblem Warriors Nintendo Switch Livestream

  23-10-2017 20:23 via gamespot.com
  
  Erick and Jake check out the new Fire Emblem Warriors game on the Nintendo Switch.
  
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• Dragon Ball FighterZ Release Date Announced For PS4, Xbox One, And PC

  23-10-2017 20:21 via gamespot.com
  
  Bandai Namco's much-anticipated new Dragon Ball fighting game is less than three months away, the publisher announced today. Dragon Ball FighterZ's release date has shifted from a vague "early 2018" to a precise date: it launches January 26, 2018 in the United States and Europe on PS4, Xbox One, and PC.Developed by Arc System Works, the studio responsible for Guilty Gear and BlazBlue, FighterZ is a stylish 2D fighting game featuring a ton of characters from the world of Dragon Ball, who are rend
  
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• SNES Edition New 3DS XL Confirmed For The US, Releases Next Month

  23-10-2017 20:11 via gamespot.com
  
  Following its release in Japan and Europe, Nintendo will soon bring the SNES-themed New 3DS XL to the US. The limited edition console launches in the region next month, on November 27.Unlike the European version, which was identical to the Super Famicom-themed New 3DS XL that released in Japan, the US version sports a design based on the region's distinctive purple-and-gray SNES. The top flap looks like the classic console's Power, Reset, and Eject buttons, while the bottom resembles the SNES's
  
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• Visiting family in Puerto Rico amid devastation

  23-10-2017 20:05 via yahoo.com
  Photos from the week that Yahoo News spent in Puerto Rico with a family navigating life without electricity or water in the wake of Hurricane Maria.
  
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• Judge to decide Trump impact in U.S. Army deserter Bergdahl's case

  23-10-2017 20:03 via yahoo.com
  By Greg LacourFORT BRAGG, N.C. (Reuters) - A military judge will weigh whether President Donald Trump's critical statements about U.S. Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl have hurt the soldier's chances of getting fair treatment in the desertion case that could send him to prison for life.Bergdahl's lead attorney, Eugene Fidell, argued on Monday that the 31-year-old Idaho native should be spared prison time because the Republican president had again unlawfully influenced the proceedings.Sentencing proce
  
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• Which WWE Superstar Will Finally Break Asuka's Streak?

  23-10-2017 20:00 via gamespot.com
  
  Asuka's gonna kill you.
  Out of everything that happened last night at TLC: Tables Ladders and Chairs, the most predictable outcome was that of Asuka's main roster debut match. Emma lost to the former NXT Women's Champion. But there's little shame in that; everybody loses to Asuka. She is currently undefeated in WWE singles matches; back in May 2017, she broke Goldberg's 173-win undefeated streak (Goldberg reached out on Twitter to praise her). And for anyone who's seen how hard she kicks and how
  
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• The Final JFK Assassination Documents Are About to Drop. Here's What to Know

  23-10-2017 20:00 via yahoo.com
  By law, the last documents on the JFK assassination are to be processed for release by Oct. 26, 2017
  
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• Saw Movie Series: Get Ready For Jigsaw With A Full Story Recap

  23-10-2017 20:00 via gamespot.com
  
  The general rule of horror franchises is that, as the series continues, the plots get simpler and more repetitive, until the inevitable reboot which resets everything. Not so with the Saw series. What started in 2004 as a clever, gripping, but relatively modest thriller has, over the course of seven films, become a preposterously complicated narrative, with flashbacks, parallel subplots, recurring characters, twists, turns, and head-spinning callbacks. Jigsaw is the eighth movie in the series, a
  
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• Free Pokemon Sun And Moon Shiny Legendary Now Available

  23-10-2017 19:56 via gamespot.com
  
  The Marshadow distribution may have just ended, but Pokemon Sun and Moon players can now add a new Legendary Pokemon to their teams. Beginning today, GameStop and EB Games stores in the US and Canada will be giving away a shiny Silvally.Like other Pokemon distributions, the shiny Silvally will be available via a free download code. The Pokemon is level 100 and comes equipped with a Gold Bottle Cap. It also knows the following four moves:Multi-AttackParting ShotPunishmentScary FaceTo get your shi
  
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• Everything New On Netflix In November 2017: Marvel's The Punisher Release, More Movies And TV Shows

  23-10-2017 19:35 via gamespot.com
  
  Netflix has announced what's coming and going in the month of November. As usual with the streaming service, many titles--both original and not--will be added to the service leading throughout the month. One particularly interesting addition is the upcoming documentary Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond, which is made up of behind-the-scenes footage of Jim Carrey during production of Man on the Moon--the Andy Kaufman biopic.Of course, the most anticipated release of the month for Netflix is none o
  
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