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• These dogs have the best before and after haircuts

  03-11-2017 23:55 via yahoo.com
  These dog haircuts will make your day
  
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• Puerto Rico's PREPA utility creditors say power grid damage is overblown

  03-11-2017 23:46 via yahoo.com
  Bondholders of Puerto Rico's bankrupt power utility, PREPA, said on Friday that the damage to the local electric grid by Hurricane Maria is not as bad as the island's government says, and could be fixed quickly with an outside energy expert in charge.    The PREPA bondholders made the argument in a written filing in federal court in San Juan.
  
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• BlizzCon 2017: New Overwatch Skins Based On Diablo, StarCraft, And Other Blizzard Games

  03-11-2017 23:43 via gamespot.com
  
  To cap off its Overwatch panel at BlizzCon today, Blizzard revealed a series of new skins coming to the shooter. A handful of these are particularly notable, as they are themed around Blizzard's other games.A total of eight new skins were shown off, most of which are of the Blizzard game variety. These include a version of Roadhog based on Diablo's Butcher, while Zarya gets a take on Diablo's Barbarian. Maybe the most on-point of the bunch is Widowmaker's new Nova skin. You'll notice that a few
  
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• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Cartoon Reboot Features African-American April O'Neil

  03-11-2017 23:40 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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• Avengers: Infinity War Is A Heist Movie, According To The Russo Brothers

  03-11-2017 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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• Report: 'House Of Cards' Producers Considering Killing Off Kevin Spacey's Character

  03-11-2017 23:34 via yahoo.com
  The growing number of sexual abuse allegations against Kevin Spacey is forcing the producers of the Netflix series “House of Cards” to consider other options for the show’s last season.
  
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• DC's Shazam Movie Eyes Kingsman: The Golden Circle Star May Play Villain

  03-11-2017 23:34 via gamespot.com
  
  Does Mark Strong have one more supervillain up his sleeve? After portraying SInestro in Green Lantern, Frank D'Amico in Kick-Ass and Septimus in Stardust, it looks like he just might, as the actor might end up playing the evil Doctor Sivana in Shazam, an upcoming DC Entertainment film.The news comes from The Wrap, who reports that the Kingsman: The Golden Circle star is in early talks to play the part, portrayed in the comics as a major adversary for Shazam, dating back to the villain's debut in
  
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• Sheriff: Las Vegas shooter had lost money, been depressed

  03-11-2017 23:33 via yahoo.com
  The man who killed 58 people at a country music festival in Las Vegas last month had been depressed after losing a significant amount of money in the past two years and that may have been a "determining factor" in the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history, the city's sheriff said.
  
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• 10-year-old disabled girl stopped by immigration agents on way to emergency surgery finally reunited with family

  03-11-2017 23:29 via yahoo.com
  A 10-year-old girl with cerebral palsy who was detained by American immigration enforcement while seeking emergency surgery has been released from federal custody into the care of her family, a week and a half after she was initially detained.It is not clear if RosaMaria Hernandez, who came to the United States when she was just three months old, will face deportation proceedings or eventual removal to Mexico.RosaMaria was released into the care of her family.
  
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• Super Lucky's Tale Review

  03-11-2017 23:16 via gamespot.com
  
  Though it shares a protagonist, art style, and platforming mechanics with 2016's Lucky's Tale on Oculus Rift, Super Lucky's Tale is distinct from its predecessor--at least at first. It features an entirely new set of levels and a greater focus on collectibles, but it's still a paint-by-numbers 3D platformer that lacks depth and falls short of being memorable.Aside from how it looks, Super Lucky's Tale is almost indistinguishable from an N64-era mascot platformer. Lucky, a plucky fox wearing a li
  
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• BlizzCon 2017: New Overwatch Hero Moira Announced

  03-11-2017 23:13 via gamespot.com
  
  Blizzard has revealed some significant new content for Overwatch as part of the opening ceremony at BlizzCon 2017. Most significant is the newest member of the game's playable roster of characters, as the hero Moira was announced. She's a shadowy scientist character with ties to Talon and Reaper's past who is capable of dealing damage, but is primarily useful thanks to her ability to heal teammates as a Support.The debut trailer for Moira reveals some of her backstory--including her ties to Talo
  
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• BlizzCon 2017 News And Announcements: Overwatch Character, WoW Classic, And More

  03-11-2017 23:09 via gamespot.com
  
  This year's BlizzCon has finally arrived, which means there's a multitude of news for some of Blizzard's biggest games. From the new Overwatch character reveal to the announcement of the new World of Warcraft expansion, there's a whole lot of exciting news and announcements waiting to be revealed. We've compiled all the biggest ones from the show below.What news and announcements are you most excited about? Let us know in the comments below, and be sure to check back often as we update this arti
  
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• Mexico makes 'major' 1.5-bn barrel oil find: president

  03-11-2017 23:06 via yahoo.com
  Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto said Friday state oil company Pemex has made a "major" oil and gas discovery with an estimated 1.5 billion barrels of crude equivalent, its largest onshore find in 15 years.The new field, dubbed Ixachi-1, is located in the eastern state of Veracruz near existing Pemex infrastructure, meaning it can be tapped "relatively soon, and at low costs," said Pena Nieto.The field's proven, probable and possible reserves -- an estimation of the amount of oil and gas tha
  
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• Stalked by default fears, Venezuela calls creditor meeting

  03-11-2017 22:58 via yahoo.com
  Venezuela on Friday called foreign creditors to a November 13 meeting in Caracas aiming to restructure its estimated $150 billion debt, as the specter of default over the oil-producing nation moved ever closer."I say to investors across the whole world and to holders of Venezuelan debt: I call you to come to Caracas on November 13 to start a process to refinance and renegotiate the external debt," President Nicolas Maduro said.Flanked by the ministers in charge of the economy, finance and energy
  
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• Hearthstone Kobolds And Catacombs Expansion Adds Free New Single-Player Mode

  03-11-2017 22:56 via gamespot.com
  
  A new expansion called Kobolds & Catacombs is on the way to Blizzard's collectible card game Hearthstone, and it includes a new single-player mode. During the BlizzCon opening ceremony today, Blizzard announced Dungeon Run, a mode that Blizzard says is "nothing like we've done in the past."Dungeon Run is a rogue-like single-player experience that's all about defeating bosses, collecting loot, and leveling your character. Players start with a 10-card deck and must defeat eight random bosses,
  
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• US carries out 1st airstrikes against ISIS in Somalia

  03-11-2017 22:51 via yahoo.com
  The U.S. military for the first time has conducted two airstrikes against Islamic State group fighters in Somalia, where the group is a growing presence in a country long threatened by the al-Qaida-linked extremist group al-Shabab.
  
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• The Latest: Fire officials release tapes from mass shooting

  03-11-2017 22:51 via yahoo.com
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Latest on the investigation into the mass shooting in Las Vegas (all times local):
  
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• All The Cards From Hearthstone’s Kobolds & Catacombs Expansion Revealed So Far

  03-11-2017 22:46 via gamespot.com
  
  Cards of the Underground
  With the announcement of Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft's new expansion called Kobolds & Catacombs comes a multitude of new cards. The major new addition is Dungeon Run, a rogue-like single-player mode, where you explore a dungeon, defeating bosses, and collecting loot.The expansion also adds a new keyword, Recruit, which summons a random minion from your deck. Additionally, you'll see a new type of Legendary card, Legendary weapons, which will be available for each
  
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• WoW Classic Announced, Lets You Play Vanilla World Of Warcraft Without Expansions

  03-11-2017 22:38 via gamespot.com
  
  Before announcing what's next for World of Warcraft, Blizzard announced something old. World of Warcraft Classic allows players to dive into a legacy version of the game before it received countless updates and expansions, answering a very popular request from fans.Unfortunately, details were very light on how this will work. Besides the name and a promise that it's coming, Blizzard had little to say about WoW Classic. Production director J. Allen Brack described it as a "larger endeavor than yo
  
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• WoW: Battle For Azeroth Expansion Announced At BlizzCon, Increases Level Cap And Adds New Continents

  03-11-2017 22:37 via gamespot.com
  
  During BlizzCon's opening ceremony, the developers behind the MMO World Of Warcraft closed out their presentation with the reveal of the brand-new expansion: Battle For Azeroth. Revealing details and a new trailer showing a world in conflict, this new expansion looks to be the most chaotic and intense update the game has seen yet.In Battle For Azeroth, players will be able to explore new areas of Azeroth, showing several uncharted areas of the world that players haven't seen before. With the new
  
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• Alec And Hilaria Baldwin Are Expecting Baby No. 4

  03-11-2017 22:29 via yahoo.com
  There’s another baby on the way for Alec and Hilaria Baldwin!
  
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• No prison for U.S. Army deserter Bergdahl, who Trump wanted dead

  03-11-2017 22:15 via yahoo.com
  U.S. Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl on Friday was spared prison for endangering his comrades in arms when he deserted in Afghanistan in 2009, a sentence swiftly condemned by President Donald Trump, who while seeking election had called for his execution."The decision on Sergeant Bergdahl is a complete and total disgrace to our Country and to our Military," Trump posted on Twitter from Air Force One as he flew to Asia at the start of a lengthy tour of the region.A military judge recommended that Ber
  
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• 'I See a City: Todd Webb's New York'

  03-11-2017 22:13 via yahoo.com
  Here's a look at images from “I See a City: Todd Webb’s New York,“ an evocative portrait of New York City in the 1940s and 1950s by master documentary photographer Todd Webb.
  
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• Wonder Woman Tops Spider-Man As Biggest Superhero Origin Movie Of All Time

  03-11-2017 22:12 via gamespot.com
  
  There's no stopping Wonder Woman. Ahead of the release of Justice League, which will see Gal Gadot reprise her role as the superhero, Wonder Woman movie has crossed yet another milestone: It is officially the top-grossing superhero origin story of all time, earning more around the globe than 2002's Spider-Man.According to Forbes, Wonder Woman broke that record Thursday, November 2, with a tally thus far of $821.74 million. That edges out Spider-Man, which grossed $821.7 million during its box of
  
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• London's Literal Trash Monster -- The Fatberg -- is Finally Slain

  03-11-2017 22:09 via yahoo.com
  The "evil, gut-wrenching, rancid blob" is no more.
  
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• Arkansas judge dismisses bid to halt killer's execution

  03-11-2017 21:50 via yahoo.com
  LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas judge dismissed an effort Friday to halt next week's planned execution of a convicted killer despite his attorneys' arguments that he's not mentally competent.
  
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• Ralph Northam Slams ‘Muslim Ban’ At Mosque, Insists He’s Running A Positive Campaign

  03-11-2017 21:48 via yahoo.com
  ― Democrat Ralph Northam visited a mosque in northern Virginia on Friday, urging worshippers there to vote in next week’s gubernatorial election to reject the “hatred and bigotry” coming from Washington, D.C. “I want to remind all of you that the U.S. is a country of immigrants,” Northam, Virginia’s lieutenant governor, told the men, women and children attending Friday prayers at the All Dulles Area Muslim Society.
  
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• Florida woman arrested for 'drunk-driving' a horse

  03-11-2017 21:45 via yahoo.com
  Donna Byrne, 53, was arrested in Polk City, central Florida, for "DUI on a horse," the Polk County Sheriff's Office said Friday.Byrne is also accused of animal neglect for failing to provide proper protection for the horse, placing it at risk of injury or death while riding it along the busy road.
  
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• WoW Update To Overhaul Leveling To Let You Play Expansions, Zones In Any Order

  03-11-2017 21:40 via gamespot.com
  
  World of Warcraft's Legion expansion made a big change to the way leveling was handled, allowing players to choose which order they wanted to tackle its zones in. During a WoW panel at BlizzCon, Blizzard revealed it plans to expand this to the entire game, allowing you to have far more flexibility with how you approach leveling up.Things won't work entirely as they do in Legion, as zones will have a level range. This ensures you don't out-level an area that you want to play the entire story in,
  
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• WoW: Battle For Azeroth Expansion Revealed, Increases Level Cap And Adds New Continents

  03-11-2017 21:38 via gamespot.com
  
  During BlizzCon's opening ceremony, the developers behind the MMO World Of Warcraft closed out their presentation with the reveal of the brand-new expansion: Battle For Azeroth. Revealing details and a new trailer showing a world in conflict, this new expansion looks to be the most chaotic and intense update the game has seen yet.In Battle For Azeroth, players will be able to explore new areas of Azeroth, showing several uncharted areas of the world that players haven't seen before. With the new
  
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• Over 500 Secret CIA Documents Were Just Released in the Latest JFK Files Dump

  03-11-2017 21:35 via yahoo.com
  Conspiracy theorists, have at it!
  
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• Police, Public Works Employees Work to Free Fat Raccoon Stuck in Sewer Grate

  03-11-2017 21:32 via yahoo.com
  Officers with the Zion Police Department tried to help the animal, but were unable to pry the creature's rotund body from the narrow space.
  
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• Man Found Guilty Of First-Degree Murder In Death Of Gender-Fluid Teen

  03-11-2017 21:26 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON ― A jury in Iowa on Friday found Jorge Sanders-Galvez guilty of first-degree murder in the death of a gender-fluid teenager.
  
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• NYPD: Harvey Weinstein Could Be Arrested

  03-11-2017 21:23 via yahoo.com
  The New York City Police Department disclosed Friday that it is gathering evidence behind a rape allegation against Harvey Weinstein, who could be facing arrest as a result.
  
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• Thor Ragnarok: Become A Thor Expert Before Seeing The Movie

  03-11-2017 21:20 via gamespot.com
  
  The final Marvel film of the year, Thor: Ragnarok, is finally here. Before--or even after--seeing the film, you may want to dive more into the world of Thor, be it the movie or comic book versions. Over the past few weeks, we've been exploring the God of Thunder with a series of pieces to help fans better understand the character.If you haven't seen Ragnarok yet, make sure to get caught up on just where the heroes and villains of Asgard have been the past few years with The 5 Most Important Thin
  
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• Britain, US oppose Russian bid to revise Syria gas attacks probe

  03-11-2017 21:16 via yahoo.com
  Britain and the United States on Friday sought to thwart a Russian bid to attach conditions to the extension of a UN-led panel tasked with identifying who is behind chemical attacks in Syria's six-year war.Russia has circulated a draft Security Council resolution that calls for a six-month extension of the panel, known as the Joint Investigative Mechanism (JIM).Its mandate expires on November 16.
  
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• An 11-Year-Old South Carolina Girl Fatally Shot Herself Because of Bullying at School

  03-11-2017 21:13 via yahoo.com
  She had been bullied for months, her family said
  
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• BMW issues recalls for fire risk, recommends parking outside

  03-11-2017 21:02 via yahoo.com
  DETROIT (AP) — BMW is recalling more than 1 million cars and SUVs in two U.S. recalls due to the risk of fires under the hood, and it's recommending that they be parked outdoors until repairs are made.
  
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• Here's the letter Obama is sending to people who ask him about the state of the country

  03-11-2017 21:00 via yahoo.com
  Almost one year after the election of President Trump, many liberals are still longing for his predecessor, Barack Obama. And Obama has crafted a letter that he’s sending to people who express their worries to him about the current political climate, assuring them “I hear your concerns, and I want you to know I’m listening.”
  
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• Overwatch's Hanzo And Warcraft's Alexstrasza Coming Heroes Of The Storm

  03-11-2017 20:55 via gamespot.com
  
  A pair of new Heroes of the Storm characters have been announced at BlizzCon. Blizzard showed off a new cinematic trailer for the game that brings together one new addition from Overwatch and Warcraft--Hanzo and Alexstrasza.According to Blizzard's Kaeo Milker, Alexstrasza is a ranged Support who can heal allies and transform into a dragon using her trait, Dragon Queen. Hanzo, meanwhile, is a ranged Assassin who can both take out enemies and serve as a scout.Also coming to HotS are some other maj
  
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• Broadcom eyes mega-deal for US chip rival Qualcomm: reports

  03-11-2017 20:54 via yahoo.com
  Shares of Qualcomm leapt on Friday after unconfirmed media reports said rival computer chip giant Broadcom may make an unsolicited takeover bid.Broadcom is considering an acquisition plan, which it could put into motion as soon as this weekend, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing an unnamed source it said was familiar with the matter.The news came a day after Broadcom chief executive Hock Tan appeared at the White House with President Donald Trump to announce plans to move the tech company
  
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• New Overwatch Map Is A Blizzard Theme Park, Releases Soon On PTR

  03-11-2017 20:52 via gamespot.com
  
  As part of its BlizzCon opening ceremony, Blizzard has revealed a variety of new content coming to Overwatch. That includes a new map called BlizzardWorld which, as the name suggests, is essentially an amusement park themed around Blizzard's various games.If you've played any of the games, you'll immediately recognize at least one area. There's a section that resembles World of Warcraft's Stormwind, a Hearthstone tavern, Naxxramas, Flight to Duskwood, a Protoss base, a Heroes of the Storm arcade
  
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• WoW Classic Announced, Lets You Play World Of Warcraft Without Expansions

  03-11-2017 20:45 via gamespot.com
  
  Before announcing what's next for World of Warcraft, Blizzard announced something old. World of Warcraft Classic allows players to dive into a legacy version of the game before it received countless updates and expansions, answering a very popular request from fans.Unfortunately, details were very light on how this will work. Besides the name and a promise that it's coming, Blizzard had little to say about WoW Classic. Production director J. Allen Brack described it as a "larger endeavor than yo
  
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• Biggest News From BlizzCon 2017: Overwatch Character, WoW Classic, And More

  03-11-2017 20:44 via gamespot.com
  
  This year's BlizzCon has finally arrived, which means there's a multitude of news for some of Blizzard's biggest games. From the new Overwatch character reveal to the announcement of the new World of Warcraft expansion, there's a whole lot of exciting news and announcements waiting to be revealed. We've compiled all the biggest ones from the show below.What news and announcements are you most excited about? Let us know in the comments below, and be sure to check back often as we update this arti
  
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• White House OKs report warning climate change caused by humans

  03-11-2017 20:43 via yahoo.com
  The US government released Friday a major scientific report that says climate change is "extremely likely" to be caused by human activity and will get worse without major cuts to carbon emissions.The findings of the federally mandated report were approved by the White House, even though they are starkly at odds with the position of President Donald Trump, who has labeled global warming a Chinese hoax and named fossil fuel ally Scott Pruitt to head the Environmental Protection Agency.The Climate
  
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• Why Outlaw Biker Gangs Ride Harley-Davidsons

  03-11-2017 20:38 via yahoo.com
  Why Outlaw Biker Gangs Ride Harley-Davidsons How America’s best selling motorcycle marque became notoriously tied to a criminal underworld. Photos by Bill Ray/Time-Life Outlaw biker gangs like the Hell's Angels have been identified with Harley-Davidson
  
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• Thor: Ragnarok Cast Performs Movie Live In Front Of Audience

  03-11-2017 20:38 via gamespot.com
  
  While many will be crowding into movie theaters this weekend to see Marvel's latest film, Thor: Ragnarok, one lucky audience got a very unique experience when they sat down to watch the film. Instead of Ragnarok, Late Late Show host James Corden appeared on a makeshift stage in front of the screen to introduce the cast of Thor, who then acted the movie out live.Framing it as a 4D experience, it was almost as if Ragnarok was a poorly-produced elementary school play that just happened to cast some
  
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• World Of Warcraft: Battle For Azeroth Expansion Revealed, Increases Level Cap And Adds New Continents

  03-11-2017 20:37 via gamespot.com
  
  During BlizzCon's opening ceremony, the developers behind the MMO World Of Warcraft closed out their presentation with the reveal of the brand-new expansion: Battle For Azeroth. Revealing details and a new trailer showing a world in conflict, this new expansion looks to be the most chaotic and intense update the game has seen yet.In Battle For Azeroth, players will be able to explore new areas of Azeroth, showing several uncharted areas of the world that players haven't seen before. With the new
  
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• Overwatch's New Reinhardt Short Will Make You Cry

  03-11-2017 20:32 via gamespot.com
  
  Blizzard released an Overwatch short featuring the rocket-hammer wielding Reinhardt, and it was emotional. Titled Honor and Glory, it shows the fateful battle at Eichenwalde where Crusader leader Balderich von Adler was defeated, as well as a glimpse at a younger, more arrogant Reinhardt coming to terms with a harsh lesson.The short clocks in at just over seven and a half minutes and manages to tell the sad, yet uplifting story of a pivotal moment in Reinhardt's career as a Crusader. Watch it in
  
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• The best photos from the week in sports: 10/27 - 11/3

  03-11-2017 20:30 via yahoo.com
  After a wild World Series, the Houston Astros have been crowned as champions of the MLB and baseball fans have started counting down the days until Spring Training.
  
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