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• Trump's ‘Pocahontas’ Punchline Ignores The Violence Native Women Face Every Day

  29-11-2017 23:58 via yahoo.com
  Most people are horrified when President Donald Trump attacks Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.)
  
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• Arrest of suspected killer puts Florida neighborhood at ease

  29-11-2017 23:52 via yahoo.com
  TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — After enduring almost two months of fear, a Tampa neighborhood breathed a sigh of relief Wednesday after authorities announced the arrest of a suspected serial killer, a recent college graduate who gave himself away after asking a co-worker to hold a bag containing a handgun.
  
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• Turkish gold trader details money laundering scheme for Iran

  29-11-2017 23:45 via yahoo.com
  A Turkish-Iranian gold trader described in a U.S. court on Wednesday how he ran a sprawling international money laundering scheme aimed at helping Iran get around U.S. sanctions and spend its oil and gas revenues abroad.Reza Zarrab, who has pleaded guilty and is cooperating with U.S. prosecutors in the criminal trial of a Turkish bank executive, told jurors in federal court in Manhattan that he helped Iran use funds deposited in Turkey's state-owned Halkbankto buy gold, which was smuggled to Dub
  
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• Call Of Duty: WW2 Update Makes HQ Work Properly, Finally

  29-11-2017 23:36 via gamespot.com
  
  A new update is out now for Call of Duty: WWII. Arguably the biggest part of it is that it makes the Headquarters social space work as intended. Immediately after launch, developer Sledgehammer Games made HQ a solo experience to help alleviate server stress issues, but with this update installed, you should expect to see other players there.HQ being a solo experience was a big bummer because it meant that you couldn't easily compete in the 1v1 mode or earn rewards for doing things with other sol
  
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• More Final Fantasy 15 DLC Episodes Planned For 2018, Director Says

  29-11-2017 23:32 via gamespot.com
  
  Today marks the first anniversary of Final Fantasy XV, and Square Enix commemorated the occasion with a special Active Time Report livestream. Along with announcing that the game's December update will allow players to switch characters, the stream revealed that Square Enix plans to release more DLC episodes for Final Fantasy XV next year.Thus far, two DLC episodes have been released for Final Fantasy XV, with a third one--Episode Ignis--scheduled to arrive in December. While that marks the end
  
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• We Finally Know Why Adam Driver Hasn't Talked About Emo Kylo Ren

  29-11-2017 23:30 via yahoo.com
  Following the release of “Star Wars: Episode VII,” there was a great disturbance in the Force.
  
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• Commander of elite U.S. Air Force demonstration squadron removed

  29-11-2017 23:24 via yahoo.com
  The head of the U.S. Air Force's Thunderbirds, an elite military demonstration squadron, was removed because of a loss of confidence in his leadership, the military said on Wednesday.In a separate statement, Major Ray Geoffroy, a spokesman for the Thunderbirds, said Heard had not been removed because of a recent crash."While he led a highly successful 2017 show season featuring 72 demonstrations over 39 show sites, concerns arose that his approach to leading the team was resulting in increased r
  
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• AT&T CEO says blackout ban shows company willing to settle U.S. Department of Justice fight

  29-11-2017 23:24 via yahoo.com
  The U.S. Department of Justice last week sued AT&T to block its planned acquisition of Time Warner, saying the combination could raise prices for rivals and pay-TV subscribers while hampering the development of online video."We’re prepared to make concessions," AT&T's CEO, Randall Stephenson, said at an Economic Club of New York luncheon.U.S. District Court Judge Richard Leon, in Washington, D.C., who is overseeing hear the case filed by the Justice Department, on Wednesday set the
  
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• Every Game Release Date In 2018: Red Dead Redemption 2, Far Cry 5, Kingdom Hearts 3 And More

  29-11-2017 23:00 via gamespot.com
  
  While 2017 was packed with an assortment of amazing games, 2018 is primed with its own roster of exciting games, including heavy hitters like Red Dead Redemption 2, Anthem, God of War, Kingdom Hearts III, Dragon Ball FighterZ, and much more. To help you keep track of all the games coming out, we've compiled the release dates of all the biggest ones confirmed to come out in 2018 so far.Be sure to check back often as we update this article with more release dates or any potential changes to any of
  
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• These Weird Christmas Gifts Will Make The Holidays Hilarious

  29-11-2017 22:54 via yahoo.com
  These are weird times we live in, so the Christmas gifts you give should reflect that.
  
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• U.S. demands countries end ties with North Korea's 'sick puppy' Kim

  29-11-2017 22:52 via yahoo.com
  “Little Rocket Man … he is a sick puppy,” Trump said in the middle of a speech focused on the Republican tax-cut plan in Congress.
  
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• GTA, Red Dead Company Responds To Loot Box Controversy

  29-11-2017 22:48 via gamespot.com
  
  Take-Two, the parent company of GTA and Red Dead developer Rockstar Games, has responded to the recent controversy surrounding loot boxes and microtransactions. Speaking today during a Credit Suisse event, Take-Two president Karl Slatoff said the company doesn't view loot boxes as gambling. The executive said Take-Two's view is the same as what the Entertainment Software Association said earlier this year when it released a statement plainly stating that loot boxes "are not gambling.""We don't v
  
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• Final Fantasy 15 December Update Lets You Switch Between Characters

  29-11-2017 22:21 via gamespot.com
  
  Despite launching a year ago, Square Enix continues to introduce new features and content to Final Fantasy XV. The game's next free monthly update is slated to arrive soon and will continue this trend by adding yet another new function to the acclaimed RPG.During its Active Time Report livestream today, Square Enix revealed that one of the new features coming to Final Fantasy XV in the December update is the ability to swap between characters. Up until now, players could only control the game's
  
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• PEOPLE Writer Natasha Stoynoff, Who Accused Donald Trump Of Sexual Harassment, Opens Up On Matt Lauer Accusations

  29-11-2017 22:16 via yahoo.com
  Matt Lauer was terminated by NBC News on Wednesday following a complaint alleging 'inappropriate sexual behavior'
  
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• US military says civilians not killed in Somali raid

  29-11-2017 22:05 via yahoo.com
  US military investigators said Wednesday that only enemy fighters were shot dead in a joint US-Somali raid in August, amid allegations that multiple civilians were killed.At issue is an August 25 operation at a farm near Bariire in Somalia's Lower Shabelle region, when Somali troops and US special forces attacked a suspected hideout for fighters from the Al-Qaeda-affiliated Shabaab group.Local elders called a news conference in the capital Mogadishu and displayed nine bodies, two of them childre
  
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• NYPD Reviewing Unsolved Crimes After Suspected Serial Killer's Arrest in Tampa

  29-11-2017 21:57 via yahoo.com
  Police are looking at the ballistics results used in the investigation
  
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• 'Everyone Knew' Matt Lauer 'Cheated On' Wife, but Misconduct Allegations Are 'a Shock': Sources

  29-11-2017 21:53 via yahoo.com
  Ousted Today host Matt Lauer had multiple extramarital affairs, sources allege to PEOPLE
  
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• Avengers: Infinity War Poster Released Via Tom Holland "Leak"

  29-11-2017 21:50 via gamespot.com
  
  When it comes to one of the most secretive movie franchises on the planet, it's rather funny how bad some of the Marvel Cinematic Universe actors are at keeping secrets. Mark Ruffalo (Hulk) and Tom Holland (Spider-Man), in particular, are known for being pretty loose-lipped when it comes to details about what's to come in the MCU.Whether it's Holland revealing that his Spider-Man is getting a trilogy of movies, though only two have been officially announced, or Ruffalo accidentally streaming par
  
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• Justice League: Reason For Superman's Weird Mustache Revealed

  29-11-2017 21:48 via gamespot.com
  
  The one thing people simply can't stop talking about when it comes to Justice League isn't the world's most famous superheroes teaming up or even getting to know big-screen versions of The Flash (Ezra Miller), Aquaman (Jason Momoa), or Cyborg (Ray Fisher). Instead, nobody can get over the use of CGI to remove Henry Cavill's mustache for his portrayal of Superman.Cavill had grown out his facial hair for a role in the next Mission: Impossible film and was unable to shave it off when it came time t
  
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• House Of Cards May Resume Production In December Without Kevin Spacey

  29-11-2017 21:45 via gamespot.com
  
  It looks as if viewers haven't seen the last of House of Cards yet. While Netflix cut ties with star Kevin Spacey in the wake of sexual assault allegations, production on the show's final season was suspended.While initially there was no time frame put on the hiatus, a new letter to the House of Cards cast and crew from production company Media Rights Capital says there should be an update on production resuming by December 8. In the letter, which was obtained by Deadline, MRC writes, "We contin
  
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• Foreign visitors to US fall sharply from 2016

  29-11-2017 21:44 via yahoo.com
  The number of international visitors to the United States through June fell sharply from last year, according to government data released Wednesday.Total foreign visitors fell four percent compared to the first six months of last year, with travelers from Mexico down more than nine percent and from Britain down six percent, but visits from Canada up nearly five percent.Excluding Canada and Mexico, overseas visitors fell nearly six percent, but business travel dropped nearly nine percent compared
  
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• Star Wars Battlefront 2 May Be Getting Character Customization, According To PC Leak

  29-11-2017 21:43 via gamespot.com
  
  Star Wars Battlefront II players may soon get the chance to customize their characters. A video has been leaked of a character customization menu not currently found in the game.The leak was published by a Redditor named uninspired_zebra, who has a history of obtaining Battlefront 2 information early through datamining. It shows the PC version of the game having a Change Appearance option in the Assault character class. This menu isn't currently available in the game.Within the Assault class, th
  
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• Want to See Jumanji Early? Amazon Prime's New Perk Is Pre-Release Screenings For Members

  29-11-2017 21:38 via gamespot.com
  
  It's less than a month until Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle stampedes into theaters, but is the wait still just too long for you? Well, if you happen to be a member of Amazon Prime, you might be in luck.Amazon's subscription service is offering members the chance to get their hands on tickets to early screenings of the movie being held around the United States. The screenings will be held at over 1,000 theaters on December 8, nearly two weeks before Jumanji's proper release.#AmazonPrime members:
  
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• 2018 Jaguar E-Pace Joins the Compact Luxury SUV Party

  29-11-2017 21:37 via yahoo.com
  As Jaguar’s first entry into the hugely popular compact sport-utility segment, the E-Pace commands a starring role for the British brand here at the Los Angeles Auto Show. With a starting price o...
  
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• Trump video retweets could be playing with fire

  29-11-2017 21:29 via yahoo.com
  The president drew widespread condemnation for sharing with his Twitter followers incendiary videos from the right-wing British anti-Muslim party Britain First.
  
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• The Far-Right Group Trump Amplified On Twitter Has A History Of Open Anti-Muslim Hate

  29-11-2017 21:17 via yahoo.com
  Britain First is a far-right, anti-immigrant political party in the U.K. The fringe group is known for spreading hoaxes about Islam, conducting aggressive “mosque invasions” of Muslim worship spaces and campaigning for an outright ban on Islam in their country.
  
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• 2018 Nissan Kicks SUV Arrives to Replace the Juke

  29-11-2017 21:05 via yahoo.com
  Nissan flips the mission of its tiny crossover from fun to functional.
  
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• 2019 Subaru Ascent Fills an SUV-Sized Hole

  29-11-2017 21:03 via yahoo.com
  Subaru owners are a dedicated bunch, and our survey data show that they're a mostly-satisfied group when it comes to their cars. But it’s hard to remain loyal when your needs for a larger vehicle...
  
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• See Destiny 2 Curse Of Osiris DLC's New Crucible Maps In Action

  29-11-2017 21:00 via gamespot.com
  
  Destiny 2's first expansion, Curse of Osiris, is just a week away from launch. GameSpot recently got a chance to check out the expansion at Bungie's headquarters. We've looked at the first campaign mission and exploration on Mercury in previous weeks; in the video above, you can now get a look at the new Crucible maps we were shown, Wormhaven and Pacifica.Pacifica is a largely interior two-story map with lots of vertical angles to watch out for. Wormhaven is also interior but with large, round
  
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• Fantastic Beasts Director Explains Why He Isn't Firing Johnny Depp

  29-11-2017 20:57 via gamespot.com
  
  When Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them hit theaters, the introduction of Johnny Depp as Gellert Grindelwald came shortly after allegations of domestic abuse against the actor by his now-ex-wife Amber Heard. With the focus on the next movie in the Harry Potter series centering on Grindelwald, some fans thought Warner Bros. might recast the role, rather than moving forward with Depp.However, when key art for the Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald was released, Depp featured prominen
  
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• Twitter Responds Perfectly After Marvel Editor-In-Chief Exposed For Posing As Asian

  29-11-2017 20:46 via yahoo.com
  After news broke that Marvel’s new editor-in-chief, C.B. Cebulski, had posed as a Japanese comic book writer for a year, Twitter decided to use its powers for good.
  
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• Roy Moore Criticizes Effort To Make Sure All Eligible Voters Can Vote In Alabama

  29-11-2017 20:46 via yahoo.com
  Roy Moore, the Republican nominee for an Alabama U.S. Senate seat, accused Democrats on Tuesday of attempting to register felons in order to sway the special election to his Democratic opponent.
  
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• Skyrim, Fallout 4 Updates Add Xbox One X Enhancements; See Them Here

  29-11-2017 20:38 via gamespot.com
  
  The list of Xbox One X-enhanced titles continues to grow, as two more games have now been updated to take advantage of the console's extra horsepower. Today, Bethesda rolled out free updates for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition and Fallout 4, which add 4K support and other visual enhancements to the acclaimed open-world RPGs.As the publisher previously detailed, both titles now support 4K and dynamic resolution following today's update. Fallout 4 also now boasts enhanced god ray effec
  
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• Matt Lauer Is Focused on Family After Being Fired, Source Says

  29-11-2017 20:22 via yahoo.com
  Matt Lauer is putting his attention on his family after he was terminated from NBC over allegations of “inappropriate sexual behavior in the workplace”
  
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• James O'Keefe's Credibility Is On Trial As DOJ Seeks Felony Convictions For Trump Protesters

  29-11-2017 20:19 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON ― The background of conservative activist James O’Keefe came under scrutiny in D.C. Superior Court on Wednesday morning, as prosecutors continued to seek felony convictions for six individuals swept up in a mass arrest on the day of President Donald Trump’s inauguration.
  
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• David Duke celebrates Trump's sharing Britain First anti-Muslim video

  29-11-2017 20:19 via yahoo.com
  Former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke praised President Trump on Wednesday after he retweeted a series of anti-Muslim videos, saying "Thank God for Trump!"
  
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• Tampa police: Finding gun was key in arrest in 4 slayings

  29-11-2017 19:49 via yahoo.com
  TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A recent college graduate who was charged in four slayings that terrorized a Tampa neighborhood over the past 51 days used the same gun in all of the shootings and targeted people near bus stops with "no apparent motive," a police chief said Wednesday.
  
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• The Flash, Arrow Boss Andrew Kreisberg Fired After Sexual Harassment Allegations

  29-11-2017 19:43 via gamespot.com
  
  Two weeks after he was suspended due to sexual harassment allegations, The Flash, Supergirl, Arrow, and DC's Legends of Tomorrow executive producer Andrew Kreisberg had been fired from the shows by Warner Bros. Television. Additionally, his overall production deal with the studio has been terminated.The news comes from Entertainment Weekly, which reports the producer was officially let go after an internal investigation into claims from 15 women and four men that alleged sexual harassment and m
  
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• Matt Lauer's 'Inappropriate Sexual Behavior' Dates Back to at Least the Sochi Olympics, Report Says

  29-11-2017 19:38 via yahoo.com
  The fired 'Today' show anchor's accuser says it took place over the course of 2014
  
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• Sioux Leader To Trump: 'Leave The Office You Bought And Take Your Swamp Things With You'

  29-11-2017 19:35 via yahoo.com
  A Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe leader issued a damning response Wednesday to President Donald Trump’s “Pocahontas” slur earlier this week during an event meant to honor Navajo Code Talkers.
  
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• Trump reacts to Lauer firing with new blast at 'Fake News'

  29-11-2017 19:34 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump quickly responded to the firing of "Today" show host Matt Lauer on Wednesday, saying executives at NBC and Comcast should be "fired for putting out so much Fake News."
  
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• Top women diplomats, defense officials join #metoo movement

  29-11-2017 19:31 via yahoo.com
  More than 220 serving and former US diplomats, defense and national security officials have added their names to the #metoo movement, releasing a letter saying that sexual harassment is rife in their professions."We, too, are survivors of sexual harassment, assault, and abuse or know others who are," they wrote in the letter headed #metoonatsec.The signatories include women who serve in or have served in senior positions at the Department of Defense and State Department, White House and intellig
  
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• Turkish gold trader tells U.S. jury he bribed official

  29-11-2017 19:27 via yahoo.com
  A Turkish-Iranian gold trader on Wednesday told jurors in a Manhattan federal court that he bribed a former Turkish government official to set up a deal aimed at helping Iran evade U.S. sanctions.Reza Zarrab, who has pleaded guilty and is cooperating with U.S. prosecutors in the criminal trial of a Turkish bank executive, said he agreed in 2012 to share half of his profits from the deal with Zafer Caglayan, who was then Turkey's economy minister.Turkey's government has previously said that Cagla
  
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• Bosnian war criminal dies after drinking poison in court as he loses Hague appeal

  29-11-2017 19:19 via yahoo.com
  The International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia in the Hague itself became a crime scene on Wednesday when a convicted war criminal committed suicide with poison he had smuggled into the courtroom. Slobodan Praljak, a commander of Croat forces during the 1990s war in Bosnia, swigged poison from a flask moments after a panel of appeals judges upheld his 20 year sentence for war crimes on Wednesday morning. He was pronounced dead two hours later. Dutch police declared the courtroom a
  
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• Aspiring actress details allegations against Weinstein

  29-11-2017 19:18 via yahoo.com
  An aspiring actress who met Harvey Weinstein by chance in 2014 detailed in tears Tuesday how she said the media mogul made her stand in front of a mirror in his hotel room in Cannes, France, while he stood behind her, groping her and forcing her to perform a sex act after pretending to be interested in her career.
  
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• Is China Helping North Korea Build Ballistic Missile Submarines?

  29-11-2017 19:09 via yahoo.com
  North Korea may be receiving technical assistance from outside powers to develop its submarine launched ballistic missile (SLBM) technology.Pyongyang currently has one experimental Sinpo-B diesel electric ballistic missile submarine (SSB) that it uses for testing while a more advanced Sinpo-C is currently thought to be under construction.
  
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• The First Pokemon Ultra Sun And Moon Global Mission Was A Flop

  29-11-2017 19:02 via gamespot.com
  
  Like the previous Pokemon Sun and Moon versions, Pokemon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon feature community challenges called Global Missions, the first of which recently concluded. Unfortunately, players weren't anywhere close to hitting the target goal.The first Global Mission in Pokemon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon was called "Catch a lot of Pokemon," and it tasked players around the world with a straightforward challenge: capture 10 million Pokemon across both titles in 10 days. However, players only ma
  
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• Mysterious slaying of detective the talk of Baltimore

  29-11-2017 19:01 via yahoo.com
  BALTIMORE (AP) — The death of a Baltimore homicide detective shot in the head with his own gun two weeks ago has transformed into a feeding frenzy of speculation in a city filled with armchair sleuths and deeply suspicious views of law enforcers.
  
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• 2019 Mercedes-Benz CLS-class: Pretty Again, and Powered by an Inline-Six

  29-11-2017 19:00 via yahoo.com
  Underneath the shapely new skin, a pioneering powertrain.
  
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• Rich San Francisco Residents Got Their Street Back After a Tax Dispute

  29-11-2017 18:54 via yahoo.com
  Officials voted to rescind the sale of the tax-defaulted gated community
  
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