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• Elizabeth Warren Says 2016 Democratic Nomination Rigged For Hillary Clinton

  02-11-2017 23:45 via yahoo.com
  Do you agree with the notion that the DNC was rigged in Hillary Clinton's favor?
  
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• Avengers: Infinity War Directors Call It A Heist Movie

  02-11-2017 23:39 via gamespot.com
  
  While Thor: Ragnarok may be a genre departure from the other Thor movies, leaning heavily on comedy, it's not the only Marvel Cinematic Universe film trying something new. As Marvel Studios gears up for Avengers: Infinity War, the movie's directors reveal that it will be different in tone than the previous Avengers installments.While there is still a battle to fight and a villain--Thanos (Josh Brolin)--to defeat, first the Mad Titan, who will feature as one of the main characters in the film,has
  
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• US bombers fly Korea exercise amid hint Pyongyang could return to terror list

  02-11-2017 23:38 via yahoo.com
  Two Guam-based B-1Bs took part in a joint exercise in South Korea, the US air force said on Thursday.Two American B-1B bombers flew through South Korean airspace and over the country’s Pilsung Range on the latest exercise there, the US air force said on Thursday.North Korea’s official KCNA news agency claimed that the planes carried out bombing drills simulating attacks on major targets in the country.
  
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• Black Friday Game Deals: PS4 And Xbox One Discounted At Costco

  02-11-2017 23:33 via gamespot.com
  
  One of the biggest shopping days of the year, Black Friday, is coming up in just a few short weeks. Advertisements from various retailers are now being leaked for the shopping bonanza, and now Costco's ad scan has come online courtesy of Bestblackfriday.The store is selling the 1 TB PlayStation 4 bundle with Destiny 2 and Call of Duty: WWII for $290, which is $100 off its normal price. If you're looking for just a new PS4 and no games, the 1 TB system is down to $190. On the Xbox front, the 500
  
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• With 'America First,' Trump mutes U.S. voice on human rights in Asia

  02-11-2017 23:17 via yahoo.com
  By Matt Spetalnick and Prak Chan Thul WASHINGTON/PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - Just days after the killing of a prominent Cambodian government critic last year during a crackdown by the country's longtime leader, President Barack Obama dispatched Washington’s chief human rights envoy to Phnom Penh to attend the activist's funeral.     In meetings with Cambodian authorities, then-Assistant Secretary of State Tom Malinowski warned the military not to intervene in the political turmoi
  
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• How Good Are the Deals at the Sears Holiday Blowout?

  02-11-2017 23:14 via yahoo.com
  Sears’ latest approach to staving off financial problems appears to be marking everything down. Way down, so the retailer claims. On Nov. 1 Sears rolled out what it’s calling a Holiday Blowout, a...
  
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• Democrats rigged the 2016 primary for Hillary Clinton, claims former DNC chair

  02-11-2017 23:10 via yahoo.com
  Donna Brazile, a former Democratic National Committee (DNC) interim chair, has claimed that the party organisation helped Hillary Clinton’s campaign “rig” the 2016 Democratic primary against Bernie Sanders.In a Politico op-ed, Ms Brazile alleged that Ms Clinton was controlling the finances of the party before officially winning the 2016 Democratic nomination for president.The piece, titled Inside Hillary Clinton’s Secret Takeover of the DNC, is an excerpt from Ms Brazile&
  
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• Stranger Things Season 3 Theories!

  02-11-2017 23:00 via gamespot.com
  
  Stranger things Season 2 is out and we have all binged it already. Buddy Hutton goes into his theories for Season 3 with Eleven, the shadow monster, the budding love stories, and the government.
  
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• Grab A PS Plus One-Year Membership For Only $40 Right Now

  02-11-2017 23:00 via gamespot.com
  
  PlayStation Plus regularly costs $60 per year in the United States, following a price increase last year. Whether or not it's worth that price varies from person to person depending on what you get out of it, but whatever the case, you can currently pick up a subscription at a steep discount.Right now, GameStop is selling a year of PS Plus for just $40. That's a big price cut, and about as low as it tends to ever go at most retailers. There's no telling how long this will last, so if you're inte
  
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• Xbox One Getting NFL Controllers, But They Are Not Cheap

  02-11-2017 22:52 via gamespot.com
  
  Microsoft is expanding the Xbox Design Lab, a service that lets you create your own custom Xbox One controller, to include logos for all 32 NFL teams. They're not cheap, though. The controllers start at $95, and you can pay $6 extra to add a rubberized grip to the back. You can also get your name or Gamertag (or whatever else, so long as it's 16 characters and adheres to Microsoft's code of conduct) engraved on the front, between the D-pad and the right thumbstick.The engraving does not cost ext
  
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• Ahead Of Next Update, For Honor Will Be Free To Play On PS4, Xbox One, And PC

  02-11-2017 22:52 via gamespot.com
  
  Ubisoft is kicking off Season Four of For Honor a little later this month. Before then, players who have yet to pick up the swordfighting game will have another chance to try it for free.Beginning November 9, Ubisoft will hold a free weekend for the game across all platforms. PS4, Xbox One, and PC players will be able to play all of the game's modes, including its campaign (which supports solo and co-op), five multiplayer modes, and full roster of heroes through Season Three.The free weekend con
  
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• Scientists found a mysterious void in the Great Pyramid of Giza thanks to particle physics

  02-11-2017 22:43 via yahoo.com
  A void secreted away in the largest pyramid in Giza has been revealed thanks to some space-age technology. Scientists used cutting-edge imaging techniques to see how particles called muons behaved deep within the Great Pyramid, also known as Khufu’s Pyramid.  SEE ALSO: Magnificent images capture the ancient and modern wonders of 1800s Egypt The behavior of those particles — which are created by cosmic rays zipping around Earth's atmosphere — revealed the 30-meter-long void
  
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• Super Mario Odyssey: Everything You Can Control

  02-11-2017 22:39 via gamespot.com
  
  Master of Possession
  New to Super Mario Odyssey is the introduction of Cappy, a living hat that Mario can throw at certain objects or enemies to temporarily possess them and use their unique abilities. There is a plethora of enemies and inanimate objects that Mario can possess. With so many to discover, we've gathered them all here for your viewing pleasure. Be wary; there are spoilers ahead. If you'd rather find out what you can posses yourself, then we recommend going elsewhere.Super Mario Ody
  
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• Call of Duty WW2's Headquarters Social Space Rains Loot Boxes

  02-11-2017 22:39 via gamespot.com
  
  Call of Duty: WWII is just one day away from release on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC, and GameSpot has got a full tour of the game's 48-player social space, complete with impressive-looking supply drops.In the video above, you watch as we fully explore the social space Headquarters, which is set on Normandy Beach. There you'll find the quartermaster, where you'll pick up Contracts to complete and earn XP; a 1v1 pit for you and another player to test out your skills; a firing range; leaderboar
  
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• Amanda Knox says she was never allowed to mourn Meredith Kercher

  02-11-2017 22:34 via yahoo.com
  Amanda Knox has written an essay on the 10th anniversary of Meredith Kercher's death describing how much she misses her "closest friend" but adding that she was never able to mourn properly because of suspicions she was involved in her roommate's death. Kercher was found stabbed to death on 1 November 2007 in the apartment she shared with Miss Knox in Perugia, Italy. Knox and her then boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito were found guilty of her murder before their convictions were overturned. In a
  
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• Dakota Access builder and Corps object to tribal proposal

  02-11-2017 22:30 via yahoo.com
  BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The builder of the Dakota Access oil pipeline and the federal agency that permitted the project are objecting to an effort by American Indian tribes to bolster protections for their water supply.
  
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• Page Says He Told Sessions About Russia Trip

  02-11-2017 22:29 via yahoo.com
  Rachel Maddow reports late breaking news that Donald Trump campaign adviser Carter Page says he told Jeff Sessions about his trip to Russia, exposing Sessions for having told the Senate he wasn't aware of any such contacts.
  
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• Check Out Call Of Duty: WW2 Multiplayer Domination In Hardcore Mode

  02-11-2017 22:29 via gamespot.com
  
  There's less than a day to go until Call of Duty: WWII launches in the U.S. for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC, and GameSpot got an early look at some of its multiplayer action. In the video above, you can check out a Domination game in Hardcore mode, which turns off the HUD (no ammo counter or minimap) and drastically reduces your health.The multiplayer mode Domination plays much like in previous Call of Duty games, tasking you with capturing unclaimed control points around the map in key stra
  
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• Victims of the Manhattan bike path attack

  02-11-2017 22:27 via yahoo.com
  Those killed in the New York bike path attack reflect a city that is a melting pot: a mother of young sons from Belgium, five Argentine classmates, two Americans - a young software engineer and a project manager for Moody's Investors Service.
  
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• Make Money From Home This Holiday Season With These Part-Time Remote Jobs

  02-11-2017 22:27 via yahoo.com
  Get your resume ready.
  
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• The CIA Just Released Osama Bin Laden's Private Journal

  02-11-2017 22:24 via yahoo.com
  The entries describe his thoughts and reactions to world events
  
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• Syrian army takes full control of Deir al-Zor from Islamic State: observatory

  02-11-2017 22:22 via yahoo.com
  The Syrian army and its allies have taken full control of Deir al-Zor city from Islamic State, the largest and most important city in eastern Syria, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Thursday.The Syrian army launched its attack against Islamic State there in September, backed by Russian air strikes and fighting alongside Iran-backed militias and the Lebanese Shi'ite group Hezbollah.The Islamist group had held most of the city since 2014, except for one large pocket where Syrian arm
  
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• Pope Francis raises hopes for married men becoming priests in Brazil

  02-11-2017 22:19 via yahoo.com
  The issue will now be discussed and a vote by bishops in the South American country could now vote on the issue.The President of the Episcopal Commission for the Amazon, Cardinal Cludio Hummes, reportedly asked the pontiff to consider the move because there is a shortage of ordained ministers in the Amazon's remote communities.
  
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• Nvidia GTX 1070 Ti Review: The Best Video Card Under $500

  02-11-2017 22:19 via gamespot.com
  
  Well over a year ago, Nvidia broke out its GTX 10-series graphics cards, and while the GTX 1080 was the top dog at the time, the more affordable GTX 1070 offered arguably the most attractive performance-per-dollar for PC gamers. A few things have changed since then. The GTX 1080 Ti launched in March 2017 and smashed on everything that preceded it. AMD got back into the high-end market with the RX Vega series, with the RX Vega 56 trading blows with the GTX 1070 across multiple benchmarks.That lea
  
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• Call Of Duty: WW2 Campaign Length Estimate

  02-11-2017 22:18 via gamespot.com
  
  Call of Duty: WWII is almost here, and it marks a return for the series in a number of ways. Most notably, the game takes players back to familiar territory, with WWII serving as the backdrop of its multiplayer and campaign modes. Activision revealed a slew of details about the story mode leading up to the game's release, and now we another important bit of information about it: its length.GameSpot's Miguel Concepcion played through Call of Duty: WWII's single-player campaign forour review, whic
  
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• What's The Difference Between Amazon And Jet.com?

  02-11-2017 22:12 via yahoo.com
  In another competition-heating move against Amazon and Whole Foods, Walmart-owned Jet.com recently launched an in-house collection of household essentials.
  
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• U.S. and AT&T discuss conditions for approval of Time Warner deal

  02-11-2017 22:12 via yahoo.com
  AT&T Incand the U.S. Department of Justice are discussing conditions the No. 2 wireless carrier needs to meet in order to win government antitrust approval for its acquisition of Time Warner Inc , sources familiar with the situation told Reuters on Thursday.Wall Street largely believes the transaction will go through, but its success is not assured, and the issue has become a political battleground.Donald Trump, who has accused Time Warner's CNN and other media of being unfair to him, critic
  
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• LA Noire Switch Download Doesn't Fit On System Storage

  02-11-2017 22:02 via gamespot.com
  
  LA Noire is coming to Nintendo Switch in just a few days, but you may have some difficulty in playing the game if you don't own an SD card. The Eshop version of LA Noire for Switch comes in at 29 GB, making it too big to fit on the console's internal memory.The Switch contains 32 GB of storage built in, but Nintendo states "6.2 GB of internal memory is reserved for use by the system." That means you'll need to buy extra storage if you want to download the 1940s detective game to your Switch.The
  
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• Russia Documents Mean Trouble for Sessions

  02-11-2017 22:01 via yahoo.com
  Rachel Maddow outlines the many ways that Sam Clovis is intertwined in the Trump Russia scandal and why the latest unsealed court documents mean Jeff Sessions is in big trouble with the Senate.
  
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• The 5 Most Important Things To Remember Before You Watch Thor: Ragnarok

  02-11-2017 22:00 via gamespot.com
  
  With all the background, characters, and plots that have become essential to the Marvel Cinematic Universe over the years, it's not always easy to keep track of everything. The MCU movies are often designed so you don't have to be a diehard Marvel expert to enjoy each latest entry, but some context never hurts.With that in mind, here are five spoiler-free points to refresh your memory on before you head to the theaters this weekend to see Thor: Ragnarok.The last time we saw HulkThe last time we
  
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• Pokemon Ultra Sun And Moon Bring Back Team Rocket, Lots Of Legendaries

  02-11-2017 22:00 via gamespot.com
  
  Ahead of their release this month, The Pokemon Company has shared another new trailer for Pokemon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon. This video shows off more of the new features players will find in the upcoming titles, as well as surprise appearances by some familiar antagonists.As in the original Sun and Moon versions, players will battle against Team Skull during the course of their journey around Alola, but they won't be the only villainous team in Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon. This time around, players
  
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• GOP senators already want changes to House tax reform bill

  02-11-2017 21:51 via yahoo.com
  A handful of Republican senators are already asking for significant changes to the House’s sweeping $1.51 trillion tax reform bill released Thursday that lowers income and corporate tax rates while eliminating some popular deductions.
  
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• Former DNC Chair Donna Brazile Calls Clinton Fundraising Deal a 'Cancer'

  02-11-2017 21:51 via yahoo.com
  The fiery excerpt was published on Politico
  
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• The silliest items on Oprah's iconic Favorite Things 2017 list

  02-11-2017 21:49 via yahoo.com
  The true marker of the impending holiday season is not the removal of Halloween decorations or the scent of $6 holiday candles wafting in the air.  It is, in fact, the annual drop of Oprah's iconic Favorite Things list, a compendium of stuff you should buy yourself and your loved ones in pursuit of a better, chicer lifestyle. This year, Oprah has us considering expensive jars and small mansions for the neighborhood birds.  Here are a few other things we suddenly can't imagine our futur
  
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• Pope, at U.S. military cemetery, makes emotional anti-war address

  02-11-2017 21:48 via yahoo.com
  By Philip PullellaROME (Reuters) - Pope Francis made one of his most emotional anti-war addresses on Thursday, saying during a visit to a U.S. military cemetery that the world seemed to be headed into war perhaps bigger than any before.Francis said a Mass for several thousand people at the Sicily-Rome American Cemetery in the town of Nettuno, south of the Italian capital, on the day Roman Catholics commemorate their dead.The burial ground is the final resting place for 7,860 American soldiers wh
  
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• Super Mario Odyssey Becomes Fastest-Selling Mario Game Ever In US, Europe

  02-11-2017 21:44 via gamespot.com
  
  Super Mario Odyssey has been widely acclaimed, but it's also been a commercial success in its first week. Nintendo announced today that Odyssey has become the fastest-selling Super Mario game ever in both the US and Europe, topping 2 million sales in its first three days worldwide.In the US, Odyssey sold 1.1 million units in in its first five days on the market. According to Nintendo of America, that beats the previous fastest-selling Mario game, New Super Mario Bros. Wii, which was released in
  
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• Man Arrested After Librarian Recognizes Him as Suspect in College Student's Murder

  02-11-2017 21:44 via yahoo.com
  Austin Boutain, 24, is accused of shooting ChenWei Guo in an attempt to take the University of Utah computer science student’s car in Red Butte Canyon on Monday night.
  
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• Every CW Superhero, Ranked From Worst To Best

  02-11-2017 21:44 via gamespot.com
  
  Every CW Superhero, Ranked From Worst To BestWith four shows so far, the DC Comics universe of heroes on The CW is mighty. Whether it's Team Flash, the Arrow gang, the Legends, of the crew at the DEO on Supergirl, these shows have been populated with so many heroes, that sometimes it's hard to keep straight.Not all of these superheroes stand out, though. Follow along as we rank every superhero from the Arrow-verse, from worst to best.
  46. Hawkgirl (DC's Legends of Tomorrow)
  The more left unsaid
  
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• Destiny 2's Launch And Blizzard Games Propelled Activision To New Heights

  02-11-2017 21:39 via gamespot.com
  
  Activision Blizzard has announced the results of its most recent fiscal quarter, which ended on September 30, 2017. It was a period that saw record revenue for the company during a third quarter, and that was thanks in large part to the launch of Destiny 2, growth from Blizzard games, and Call of Duty trucking along.Exact sales for Destiny 2 remain unknown, but according to Activision, more than 50% of copies sold were digital, which marks a record for the publisher. It also reiterated that, as
  
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• Nintendo Switch Eshop Adds 10 New Games This Week

  02-11-2017 21:34 via gamespot.com
  
  More games are now available in the Nintendo Switch Eshop. This week is fairly light on releases compared to the past few weeks, but it still brings 10 more titles to Nintendo's new hybrid console.As usual, one of this week's releases is another Neo Geo classic, Art of Fighting 3. This installment is a "side-story" in the Art of Fighting series and features an Ultimate KO system and online leaderboards. Like other ACA Neo Game games, it costs $8 to download.MorphiteAlso available in the Eshop to
  
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• Another New Xbox One Backwards Compatible Game Now Available

  02-11-2017 21:07 via gamespot.com
  
  With the release of the Xbox One X approaching, Microsoft has added yet another Xbox 360 game to the list of those that can be played on Xbox One consoles. This time around, it's a title that might be the closest we ever get to a Twin Peaks video game adaptation.Deadly Premonition is now playable on Xbox One. The Access Games-developed title puts you in the shoes of FBI agent Francis York, who is tasked with investigating a murder in a small town. He's a coffee enthusiast, seemingly talks to him
  
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• Thor: Ragnarok's Post-Credits Scene Is A Really Good Tease

  02-11-2017 21:00 via gamespot.com
  
  Spoilers for Thor: Ragnarok, up to and including its ending, below.Teasing Thanos has been the MCU's go-to post-credits scene strategy for going on five years now, with the Mad Titan casting an impressive (albeit far-off) shadow over the cosmic goings-on since the first Avengers film back in 2012. However, with Infinity War just around the corner, that distance has started to close.Thor: Ragnarok spoilers below--this is your last warning!Thor: Ragnarok's first post-credits stinger is potentially
  
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• Texas GOP Rep. Lamar Smith Announces Retirement

  02-11-2017 20:57 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON ― Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas), a prominent climate change denier who chairs the House Science Committee, announced on Thursday that he is retiring from the House after his term ends next year.
  
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• GOP bill allows churches to back candidates, keep tax status

  02-11-2017 20:54 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Churches would gain the right to endorse political candidates and still retain their tax-free status under a provision in the House GOP's tax overhaul plan.
  
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• Senate Republicans Say Trump Ruled Out 'Dreamer' Protections In Spending Bill

  02-11-2017 20:48 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON ― Senate Republicans said Thursday that President Donald Trump has ruled out what some consider the best hope for undocumented young people who could face deportation because of him: attaching protections for the the so-called Dreamers to an omnibus government spending bill.
  
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• Exclusive: Lawyer Of Woman Who Says Brett Ratner Raped Her Slams Defamation Suit

  02-11-2017 20:40 via yahoo.com
  Hours after the Los Angeles Times published a story on Wednesday detailing sexual misconduct allegations by six women, some of them well-known actresses, against film director and producer Brett Ratner, he chose to sue.
  
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• Judge Worries Paul Manafort Is A Flight Risk, Admonishes His Lawyer

  02-11-2017 20:27 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON ― The federal judge who will oversee the prosecution of President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager said Thursday that she has “concerns” that Paul Manafort poses a flight risk, questioning whether an unsecured bond was enough to make sure he’d show up in court.
  
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• Wrestling's 22 Best Heel Turns Every Fan Should Know

  02-11-2017 20:24 via gamespot.com
  
  Wrestling's 21 Best Heel Turns Every Fan Should Know
  Every superhero needs a villain to show how good they can be and professional wrestling is no different. Whether it's Triple H, The Undertaker, Ric Flair, or Vince McMahon, himself, the wrestling industry is loaded with some of the most datardly villains of all time.Still, every bad guy has an origin story--a reason they went from being a babyface to a feel in the ring. Here are 22 of the biggest wrestling heel turns that every fan should know
  
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• New Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Cartoon Features First African-American April O'Neil

  02-11-2017 20:16 via gamespot.com
  
  There's something big happening in the sewers of New York City. Nickelodeon has announced the cast of Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles--the newest reimagining of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles animated series--and there are some significant changes coming.Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles taps into the mystic side of the story about four mutated turtles--Leonardo, Donatello, Michelangelo, and Raphael--who are raised as brothers by their mentor and sensei Splinter, a mutated rat.
  
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• The Latest: 3 victims of Walmart shooting identified

  02-11-2017 20:13 via yahoo.com
  THORNTON, Colo. (AP) — The Latest on the shooting at a Colorado Walmart (all times local):
  
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