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• The Latest: Kuwait's emir quickly ends troubled Gulf summit

  05-12-2017 23:42 via yahoo.com
  Kuwait's emir has quickly ended a troubled summit of the Gulf Cooperation Council amid the ongoing diplomatic dispute targeting Qatar.
  
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• U.N. pushing sharp increase in migrant returns from Libya

  05-12-2017 23:40 via yahoo.com
  By Aidan LewisTUNIS (Reuters) - The United Nations migration agency is stepping up the rate at which it flies migrants home from Libya, aiming to evacuate up to 15,000 in the final month of the year.The acceleration of returns is an attempt to ease severe overcrowding in detention centers, where numbers swelled after boat departures for Italy from the smuggling hub of Sabratha were largely blocked this year.It also followed a CNN report showing migrants being sold for slave labor in Libya, spark
  
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• California suburbs again under siege from wind-driven fires

  05-12-2017 23:40 via yahoo.com
  VENTURA, Calif. (AP) — For second time in two months, wind-driven fires tore through California communities in the middle of the night, leaving rows of homes and a psychiatric hospital in ruins Tuesday and sending tens of thousands of people fleeing for their lives.
  
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• White House: Trump 'doesn't necessarily' agree with Moore about barring Muslims from Congress

  05-12-2017 23:33 via yahoo.com
  White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said President Trump doesn't necessarily back all of Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore's controversial views.
  
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• Trump’s Lawyers Argue The President Is Too Important For State Court

  05-12-2017 23:28 via yahoo.com
  NEW YORK ― As one of the president’s lawyers argues that his office grants him immunity from obstructing justice in the Russia investigation, Trump’s legal team is trying a similar tactic against one of the women who accused him of sexual harassment.
  
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• Monster Hunter World PS4 Beta Size, More Details Revealed

  05-12-2017 23:26 via gamespot.com
  
  Monster Hunter World is one of the first major releases of 2018, arriving for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One at the end of January (with a PC release following later). However, PS4 players won't have to wait until then for a chance to try the game. As Capcom announced during Sony's Paris Game Week conference, a Monster Hunter World PS4 beta will take place this weekend, and now the publisher has shared exactly when it will begin and what it entails.The beta kicks off this Saturday, December 9, at 9
  
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• U.S. Cities Want to Join U.N. Migration Talks That Trump Boycotted

  05-12-2017 23:22 via yahoo.com
  Urban centers want a seat at the table, even if the White House doesn’t.
  
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• Destiny 2: Curse Of Osiris - New Exotic Sparrows, Ships, Emotes, Weapon Ornaments, And More

  05-12-2017 23:17 via gamespot.com
  
  Destiny 2's first expansion, Curse of Osiris, is now available and brings with it all sorts of new playable content on PC, PS4, and Xbox One. There's a new planet with story missions, Strikes, and a Public Event, Crucible maps, and more. But in addition to acquiring new Curse of Osiris weapons and gear, there's also a variety of cosmetics to get your hands on.The release of Curse of Osiris and update 1.1.0 marks the start of Season 2 for Destiny 2. Among other things, this has brought a refresh
  
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• Oklahoma officer charged in fatal shooting of suicidal man

  05-12-2017 23:02 via yahoo.com
  OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma City police officer was charged Tuesday with second-degree murder in the fatal shooting of a suicidal man who had doused himself in lighter fluid and was trying to set himself on fire.
  
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• The Division's Biggest-Ever Free Update Out Now; Free Weekend Coming Up

  05-12-2017 22:54 via gamespot.com
  
  As part of its ongoing support for The Division, Ubisoft today launched the game's biggest free update ever, while the company also announced sales and promotions around the multiplayer shooter. Starting with the update, 1.8 AKA "Resistance" is out now on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. It adds a new area to the map, West Side Pier, which includes new activities such as the Resistance and Skirmish modes.Resistance is a PvE mode in which the enemy factions team up (they have never done that befo
  
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• Does President Trump agree with Roy Moore?

  05-12-2017 22:51 via yahoo.com
  During a White House press briefing, Sarah Huckabee Sanders was asked if President Trump agrees with Roy Moore's statement that Muslims should not be allowed to serve in Congress?
  
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• Corey Lewandowski and David Bossie on Roy Moore

  05-12-2017 22:45 via yahoo.com
  During an interview with Mike Isikoff from Yahoo News, Corey Lewandowski and David Bossie discuss the allegations against Roy Moore.
  
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• Saudi, allies snub Qatar at crisis-hit Gulf summit

  05-12-2017 22:33 via yahoo.com
  Regional powerhouse Saudi Arabia snubbed its former ally Qatar at an annual summit of Gulf monarchies Tuesday as Kuwait vowed to continue mediation efforts in a bitter dispute with Doha.Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani attended the Gulf Cooperation Council summit in Kuwait City but was not joined by the leaders of the UAE and Bahrain, also part of a Saudi-led boycott of Qatar.
  
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• Five things to watch in Trump's Jerusalem speech

  05-12-2017 22:33 via yahoo.com
  President Trump is planning to announce around midday on Wednesday that he is formally recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and directing the State Department to begin the process of building a future U.S. Embassy there, ushering in a sea change in American policy and potentially roiling the Muslim world.
  
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• The Latest: White House working on avoiding shutdown

  05-12-2017 22:30 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on Congress and the budget (all times local):
  
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• Jurassic World 2's First Plot Details Are More Insane Than You'd Expect

  05-12-2017 22:30 via gamespot.com
  
  Just two days before the release of the Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom trailer, plot details from the upcoming film have been revealed. Somehow, the sequel to Jurassic World is going in an even crazier direction than building a theme park filled with dinosaurs and being surprised when it all goes wrong.In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, star Bryce Dallas Howard reveals some interesting information about where the second Jurassic World finds her character. "Claire's founded an organizatio
  
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• Bryan Cranston Explains How Anthony Hopkins’ ‘Breaking Bad’ Fan Letter Went Viral

  05-12-2017 22:17 via yahoo.com
  Soon after, the world — at least the internet — would never be the same.
  
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• New Dragon Ball FighterZ Trailer Introduces Adult Gohan

  05-12-2017 22:16 via gamespot.com
  
  Bandai Namco has released a new character trailer for Dragon Ball FighterZ. As was the case with previous character trailers, this one is fairly brief, but it provides our first look at one of the game's three most recently announced fighters: adult Gohan.While teen Gohan was one of the first characters confirmed for Dragon Ball FighterZ, his adult counterpart differs in some notable ways. According to Japanese magazine V-Jump, which unveiled adult Gohan last month, he can unlock his potential d
  
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• Pentagon signals open-ended troop commitment in Syria

  05-12-2017 22:11 via yahoo.com
  The US military plans on staying in Syria as long as necessary to ensure the Islamic State group does not return, a Pentagon official told AFP on Tuesday, as the fight against the jihadists winds down."We are going to maintain our commitment on the ground as long as we need to -- to support our partners and prevent the return of terrorist groups," Pentagon spokesman Eric Pahon said.The United States currently has approximately 2,000 troops on the ground in Syria, where they have been helping tra
  
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• Divided by symbols, Americans see a 'serious threat' across the aisle

  05-12-2017 22:05 via yahoo.com
  The nation’s divisions are growing dangerously deep and wide. Yet, “When you turn from symbols to policy, there’s less polarization,” says Robert Jones, CEO of the Public Religion Research Institute, which conducts the American Values Survey.
  
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• US to study legality of bump stocks used in Las Vegas massacre

  05-12-2017 21:55 via yahoo.com
  The US Justice Department announced Tuesday that it is reviewing the legality of "bump stocks," two months after a man shot down 58 concert-goers from a Las Vegas hotel window using the devices.The Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives -- which regulates firearms but not gun accessories -- will determine whether the devices, which make a semi-automatic weapon perform like an automatic weapon, are illegal."Possessing firearm parts that are used exclusively in conv
  
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• Destiny 2: Curse Of Osiris And Update 1.1.0 Released; Patch Notes Detail What's New

  05-12-2017 21:50 via gamespot.com
  
  Destiny 2's latest scheduled maintenance period proved to be briefer than expected, and the game is back online. Along with it, Bungie has released both update 1.1.0 and the Curse of Osiris DLC, marking the launch of the first DLC expansion for Destiny 2 on PC, PS4, and Xbox One.Update 1.1.0 is a substantial patch. It finally introduces PS4 Pro and Xbox One X enhancements to the shooter; both receive HDR support, while the Pro version gets a dynamic 4K resolution and Xbox One X gets native 4K. T
  
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• Boyfriend Allegedly Killed Colo. Woman Missing Since 2013 After She Told Him She Was Pregnant

  05-12-2017 21:48 via yahoo.com
  A former college basketball standout is facing first-degree murder charges in Colorado, where he stands accused of murdering his girlfriend, who vanished from Denver in 2013 just hours after learning she was pregnant, PEOPLE confirms
  
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• Man challenges death sentence after actual killer given life

  05-12-2017 21:44 via yahoo.com
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Lawyers for a condemned Ohio killer say it's "patently unfair" that he received the death sentence for killing a friend during a burglary when his accomplice, who delivered the fatal knife wounds, received a life sentence.
  
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• How Social Security Will Change in 2018

  05-12-2017 21:30 via yahoo.com
  The big news for Social Security in 2018 is a small pay hike for the program’s 61 million beneficiaries. The average monthly payment will go up by 2 percent: from $1,377 to $1,404 next year. It’s...
  
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• Deportations Of Noncriminals Rise As ICE Casts Wider Net

  05-12-2017 21:30 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON — The number of immigrants deported from the interior of the U.S. who had no criminal convictions nearly tripled during President Donald Trump’s first fiscal year as president, as he carried out his promise to ramp up enforcement on the undocumented population.
  
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• Hero Cop from Pulse Nightclub Massacre Says He's About to Lose His Job

  05-12-2017 21:29 via yahoo.com
  Omar Delgado says he is being let go because he suffers from PTSD after the horrific attack.
  
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• Alabama Church Under Fire For Comparing Roy Moore To Jesus

  05-12-2017 21:26 via yahoo.com
  An Alabama church is coming under fire for a sign on its billboard that compared Roy Moore, the state’s controversial Republican Senate candidate, to Jesus.
  
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• Self-proclaimed 'prophet' arrested after two missing girls found

  05-12-2017 21:16 via yahoo.com
  Sisters Dinah and Hattie Coltharp went missing along with their two brothers in September, in the midst of contentious divorce proceedings between their parents.The mother claims their father, John Coltharp, is a “doomsday prepper” who belongs to a fundamentalist Mormon sect.Mr Coltharp was arrested on suspicion of kidnapping and obstruction of justice days before the children were discovered.
  
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• Missing girls found after alleged kidnapping by 'doomsday prepping' father who followed self-proclaimed prophet

  05-12-2017 21:16 via yahoo.com
  Sisters Dinah and Hattie Coltharp went missing along with their two brothers in September, in the midst of contentious divorce proceedings between their parents.The mother claims their father, John Coltharp, is a “doomsday prepper” who belongs to a fundamentalist Mormon sect.Mr Coltharp was arrested on suspicion of kidnapping and obstruction of justice days before the children were discovered.
  
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• Destiny 2: Curse Of Osiris - All The New Weapons (So Far)

  05-12-2017 21:15 via gamespot.com
  
  Destiny 2's first DLC expansion, Curse of Osiris, is now available on PC, PS4, and Xbox One. It introduces a variety of new content; there are campaign missions and Strikes set on the new planet of Mercury, which is home to a new free roam area with its own Public Event and the unique Infinite Forest zone. There's also new Crucible content and a variety of other changes, but for many players, the big highlight is the new gear.There are a number of new weapons in Curse of Osiris. While it'll tak
  
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• PSA: Destiny 2 Weekly Reset Time Changes Starting Today

  05-12-2017 21:08 via gamespot.com
  
  Today marks a big day for Destiny 2, as the game's first major DLC expansion, Curse of Osiris, is now available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. Almost as important, today also marks a change in Destiny 2's weekly reset schedule.Beginning today, December 5, Destiny 2's weekly reset will occur at a different time going forward. Up until now, the reset would happen at either 1 AM or 2 AM PT; now, however, it will take place every Tuesday at 9 AM PT. You can see the new schedule for various time
  
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• Deutsche Bank Query News Alarms Trump Team

  05-12-2017 20:49 via yahoo.com
  Greg Farrell, investigative reporter for Bloomberg News, talks with Rachel Maddow about his reporting on the Robert Mueller investigation asking Deutsche Bank for information related to Donald Trump.
  
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• The Latest: Third wildfire ignites north of Los Angeles

  05-12-2017 20:31 via yahoo.com
  SANTA PAULA, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on wildfires in Southern California (all times local):
  
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• Rainbow Six Siege Update Adds Operation White Noise Expansion, Here's What's New

  05-12-2017 20:31 via gamespot.com
  
  Ubisoft has released the next big expansion for Rainbow Six Siege. With the game recently celebrating its two-year anniversary, we've now gotten Operation White Noise, which adds the usual array of new Operators (plus one extra), a new map, and other content to the shooter on PC, PS4, and Xbox One.White Noise's biggest additions are those Operators. With this being a South Korea-themed update, two of them hail from the 707th Special Mission Battalion. Dokkaebi is an Attacker whose unique gear is
  
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• Protesters decry corruption in Ukraine, prevent arrest

  05-12-2017 20:13 via yahoo.com
  MOSCOW (AP) — Hundreds of protesters clashed with police in Kiev and called for the ouster of Ukraine's president following a botched attempt Tuesday by authorities to arrest Mikheil Saakashvili, a former Georgian president-turned-Ukrainian opposition leader.
  
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• Al-Qaeda and Taliban leaders killed in Afghanistan: officials

  05-12-2017 20:12 via yahoo.com
  A senior Al-Qaeda leader on the Indian subcontinent and the head of the Taliban's "special forces" in southern Helmand have been killed in recent days in Afghanistan, Afghan and US forces said Tuesday.According to Afghan intelligence services, and a spokesman for US forces in Kabul, "Omar Khetab, number two in the al-Qaeda network for the Indian subcontinent" was killed on Monday."He was directly involved in fighting against the Afghan government and foreign troops and had a role in advising in
  
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• When A Man You Love Is A Sexual Predator

  05-12-2017 20:08 via yahoo.com
  When Vanda was 20, her parents called her into the living room to deliver some bad news.
  
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• Mueller details $6.7M spent in early months of Russia probe

  05-12-2017 19:51 via yahoo.com
  Special counsel Robert Mueller's office says more than $6.7 million has been spent as part of his investigation into Russian election interference and possible coordination with associates of President ...
  
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• Woman Suspected of DUI Dances on Car, Tries to Flee on Kid's Scooter: Police

  05-12-2017 19:49 via yahoo.com
  The driver, identified as 27-year-old Sabra Bewley, was acting erratically and dancing atop her SUV before trying to make a getaway on a kid’s scooter, police said.
  
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• Trump Plans To Kill An Obama Regulation Protecting Restaurant Servers

  05-12-2017 19:49 via yahoo.com
  President Donald Trump’s administration has taken aim at yet another workplace regulation put in place by the Obama White House, this time seeking to undo a protection for restaurant servers that annoyed the industry’s lobby.
  
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• Why the World Should Fear North Korea's Type 73 Machine Gun

  05-12-2017 19:39 via yahoo.com
  Not surprisingly, many of the machine guns ended up with other armed factions, including Christian Babylon Brigades, according to Armament Research Services, another independent monitoring organization.It is entirely possible that many of the weapons changed hands more than once in the fighting with Islamic State terrorists.By March 2016, Type 73s had spread to Syria and Yemen.
  
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• Gun maker's exploding rifle leaves trail of injured hunters

  05-12-2017 19:39 via yahoo.com
  IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — It was the opening day of deer hunting season, and Ronald Hansen says he loaded his rifle the same way he had countless times before, aimed at a target and fired a shot.
  
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• Black Lightning Trailer Introduces The CW's Newest Superhero

  05-12-2017 19:37 via gamespot.com
  
  The CW is getting a new superhero in January. Black Lightning is the latest DC Comics adaptation for the network and a new trailer gives potential fans unfamiliar with the character a look at his backstory. "Black Lightning is back," the trailer declares, as retired superhero Jefferson Pierce (Cress Williams) once again suits up and puts his powers of electricity to use to save his city.It's a definite departure for The CW, which usually features much younger actors portraying their star superhe
  
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• Xbox One: Deals With Gold Games And DLC On Sale This Week

  05-12-2017 19:14 via gamespot.com
  
  Microsoft has revealed the latest selection of discounts for Xbox One and Xbox 360. This week's Deals with Gold are available now for Xbox Live Gold members and include some notable titles on both platforms, as well as a few Spotlight deals that even those without a Gold subscription can take advantage of.As usual, the vast majority of deals are available for Microsoft's newer console. Gold members can get discounts on a pair of acclaimed RPGs, Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition ($10/&pou
  
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• House Republicans mull length of spending bill as vote looms

  05-12-2017 19:13 via yahoo.com
  By David MorganWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives were in discussions on Tuesday about how long to fund the federal government in a short-term spending measure expected to come to a vote as early as Wednesday."I feel like we're going to have a majority... for passing the CR (spending measure) we have this week," House Speaker Paul Ryan told reporters after a closed-door meeting with fellow House Republican members.The conservative House Freedom Caucus, which
  
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• Should Any Women Have Regular Screening Mammograms After Age 74?

  05-12-2017 19:02 via yahoo.com
  Because breast cancer, like all other types of cancer, is primarily a disease of aging, your risk of developing the disease increases the older you get.A tiny replication error on the cellular level in your mid-40s can snowball into a breast tumor that you'll find during a routine mammogram several years later.Although the risk continues to grow as we age, the prime time to be diagnosed with breast cancer is between the ages of 50 and 69, according to data from the American Cancer Society.
  
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• Nintendo 3DS Holiday Gift Guide 2017

  05-12-2017 19:01 via gamespot.com
  
  Nintendo 3DS Holiday Gift Guide 2017
  Nintendo 3DS Holiday Gift Guide 2017
  The Nintendo 3DS has enjoyed a long lifespan and it's still very much relevant in gaming today. It has a vast library of amazing games at this point and the system itself has had a few iterations. So, if someone on your shopping list has yet to dip into the 2DS/3DS ecosystem, it'd be a good time to gift them a great handheld. Even if they already own one, we have a few pointers for accessories to pair with this Nintendo sy
  
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• Destiny 2: Curse Of Osiris, Update 1.1.0 Released; Patch Notes Detail What's New

  05-12-2017 19:00 via gamespot.com
  
  Destiny 2's latest scheduled maintenance period proved to be briefer than expected, and the game is back online. Along with it, Bungie has released both update 1.1.0 and the Curse of Osiris DLC, marking the launch of the first DLC expansion for Destiny 2 on PC, PS4, and Xbox One.Update 1.1.0 is a substantial patch. It finally introduces PS4 Pro and Xbox One X enhancements to the shooter; both receive HDR support, while the Pro version gets a dynamic 4K resolution and Xbox One X gets native 4K. T
  
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• Reports: Thousands forced to evacuate as wildfires rage across Southern California

  05-12-2017 18:58 via yahoo.com
  Thousands have been evacuated from their homes across Southern California as firefighters continue to battle several wildfires which are being enhanced by strong Santa Ana winds.
  
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