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• Super Mario Run Dominates 2017 iOS Charts

  10-12-2017 23:52 via gamespot.com
  
  Mario's influence within the gaming world can hardly be matched, even on mobile. Apple recently released its charts for 2017, and Super Mario Run happens to take the crown in two of the lists.Super Mario Run released at the end of 2016 on December 15. Since then, it has netted over 200 million downloads. Now it sits at the top of the top 20 free iPhone and iPad games lists. Apple was not clear if these lists are based on ratings or number of downloads.While it dominates both the free app lists o
  
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• Netflix's Witcher Show Brings On Marvel Writer

  10-12-2017 23:39 via gamespot.com
  
  A Witcher TV show is headed to Netflix, and now it has reportedly found a writer. Variety reports today that Lauren Schmidt Hissrich--who wrote for the Marvel TV shows The Defenders and Daredevil, as well as the political drama The West Wing--has joined the Witcher TV show as its writer. This has yet to be officially confirmed, however.Hissrich is also serving as the program's showrunner and executive producer, according to Variety. As of yet, there is no word on who will play main character Ger
  
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• Swedish PM condemns attempted arson attack at synagogue as three arrested

  10-12-2017 23:34 via yahoo.com
  Three people were arrested early on Sunday after an attempted arson attack at a synagogue in the Swedish city of Gothenburg, prosecutors said.There were no reports of injuries and the fire did not reach the synagogue or an adjacent meeting house where Jewish youths had gathered when the attack took place late on Saturday,Swedish media reported.Prime Minister Stefan Lofven said in a statement he was outraged by the attack.
  
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• Florida Doctor Delivers Baby At Gas Station

  10-12-2017 23:18 via yahoo.com
  A gas station in Florida became a makeshift delivery room this weekend after an obstetrician was flagged down while filling up his car
  
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• Uncharted Sales Reach Incredible New Heights

  10-12-2017 23:15 via gamespot.com
  
  The Uncharted series has reached a new sales milestone. During Uncharted's 10th Anniversary panel at PSX this weekend, Naughty Dog announced that franchise sales now stand at 41.7 million units. According to PushSquare, which reported the figure, this covers sales of every game in the series, along with the The Nathan Drake Collection. Franchise sales stood at 28 million in May 2016, PlayStation boss Shawn Layden told FoxBusiness, so that means Sony sold almost 14 million more Uncharted games in
  
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• First Trailer For New Walking Dead Game Looks Pretty Great

  10-12-2017 22:51 via gamespot.com
  
  Another Walking Dead game is on the way, and this one looks pretty good. The first trailer for Overkill's The Walking Dead has landed, showing off Aidan, one of the game's multiple protagonists. As this video shows, the game is at least partially set in Washington D.C., though it's seen better days: zombies have taken over. It's a cool setup for a video, starting with Aidan's pre-zombie outbreak life--and as you'll see, that's not so great either. But things get worse. You can watch the full tra
  
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• Israel, Turkey leaders trade insults over US Jerusalem decision

  10-12-2017 22:19 via yahoo.com
  Relations between Israel and Turkey took a bitter turn Sunday as their leaders traded accusations of involvement in terrorism, days after the US recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital.Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he would fight against the controversial declaration, describing Israel as a "terrorist state" that kills children, in a speech in Istanbul.Hours later Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hit back, calling his counterpart a leader who bombs Kurdish villagers
  
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• Britain must designate its marine territories as 'bluebelt' to protect oceans and wildlife 

  10-12-2017 22:00 via yahoo.com
  Britain must designate its overseas territories as ‘bluebelt’ to help protect wildlife and prevent plastic pollution entering the oceans, campaigners have said. Following the final episode of Blue Planet II which showed the devastating impact of humans on the world’s seas, the Great British Oceans coalition called on the government to safeguard its remote marine zones, which are home to some of the world’s most endangered species. Already 133 MPs have backed the campaign
  
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• Hannibal Buress Arrested For Disorderly Intoxication In Miami

  10-12-2017 21:53 via yahoo.com
  Hannibal Buress was arrested in Miami on Saturday on charges of disorderly intoxication, People reported.
  
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• Father Kills 2 Young Children in Murder-Suicide

  10-12-2017 21:52 via yahoo.com
  The mom found them all deceased in the home, police said.
  
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• California's Thomas Fire Now Ranks Among Largest In State History

  10-12-2017 21:33 via yahoo.com
  The Thomas Fire, one of five destructive blazes currently burning in California, now ranks as the tenth largest wildfire on record in the state.
  
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• Southern California: Elevated fire danger remains this week despite less wind

  10-12-2017 21:32 via yahoo.com
  Locally windy conditions will keep the fire danger elevated across Southern California through Thursday as air quality concerns mount.
  
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• Qatar signs $8-bn deal to buy 24 Typhoon fighters from UK

  10-12-2017 21:29 via yahoo.com
  Qatar signed a multi-billion-dollar deal Sunday to buy 24 Typhoon fighters from Britain, its second major defence agreement this week, which comes during the worst political crisis in the region for years.The $8-billion (6.8-billion-euro) deal was signed in Doha by Qatar's Defence Minister Khalid bin Mohammed al-Attiyah and his British counterpart, Gavin Williamson.Williamson said it was the biggest order for Typhoons in a decade, and it follows a billion-dollar deal signed by Qatar on December
  
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• PS4 Pro and PSVR Holiday Price Cuts Available Now

  10-12-2017 21:17 via gamespot.com
  
  Following the announcement just a few days ago, the holiday price cuts to the PS4 Pro model and PSVR are now available. From today until December 16, all PS4 Pro models, including bundles are $50 off; PSVR bundle deals will last until December 24.These deals make it the perfect time to pick up a new system as a holiday gift for someone you love, or as a treat for yourself. The PS4 Pro models offer more storage than the original and slim models, as well as native 4K resolution. The PSVR is virtua
  
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• Senator Collins says undecided on final tax bill vote

  10-12-2017 21:15 via yahoo.com
  By Valerie VolcoviciWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican U.S. Senator Susan Collins, whose support was crucial in passing the Senate tax reform bill earlier this month, said on Sunday she has not yet decided whether she will back the final measure negotiated by House and Senate leaders.The moderate Republican from Maine has laid out conditions for her support of a final "conference committee" version of the tax proposal.Republican Senate leaders worked hard to get Collins' support for the legislati
  
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• Jessica Alba Celebrates Her Baby Shower in Chic Theme Party

  10-12-2017 21:08 via yahoo.com
  Jessica Alba hosted a tea-party themed baby shower as she celebrated the upcoming birth of her third child with husband Cash Warren.
  
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• Women who accused Donald Trump of sexual assault 'should be heard', says most senior US diplomat

  10-12-2017 20:41 via yahoo.com
  Women who have accused Donald Trump of sexual assault deserve to be heard, a top administration appointee has said.America’s ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, said she was “incredibly proud” of the women who have come forward so far.Before Mr Trump won the 2016 presidential election, multiple women accused him of unwanted kissing or groping.
  
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• Iraq holds victory parade after defeating Islamic State

  10-12-2017 20:02 via yahoo.com
  By Ahmed Aboulenein BAGHDAD (Reuters) - An Iraqi military parade in Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone celebrated final victory over Islamic State on Sunday, with Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi looking on as troops marched in formation, their bodies spelling "victory day" in Arabic. Abadi, who is also commander-in-chief of the armed forces, listened solemnly to Quranic verses from a chapter titled al-Nasr, meaning victory. ...
  
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• California fires: more mass evacuations as Thomas Fire rages on

  10-12-2017 19:22 via yahoo.com
  As of Sunday morning, the Thomas Fire had blackened some 173,000 acres across Santa Barbara County and Ventura County, incinerating more than 750 structures and endangering another 15,000.If you are ordered to evacuate, leave immediately,” an alert from the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office said.Power company Southern California Edison estimated that the Thomas Fire had deprived nearly 90,000 customers of power.
  
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• New Ready Player One Trailer Features Overwatch And Street Fighter Cameos

  10-12-2017 19:18 via gamespot.com
  
  A new trailer for Ready Player One, Steven Spielberg's big-screen adaptation of Ernest Cline's popular novel, has been released. As with the first teaser, the video is littered with references to pop culture, and video games are represented by Tracer from Overwatch and Street Fighter's Chun-Li.They appear very briefly, hidden among the many fictional characters running into battle at the one-minute 59 second mark. Ryu, another Street Fighter character, can also be seen wandering down the freeway
  
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• Democrats eye gains in Pennsylvania trial on 'goofy' gerrymandering

  10-12-2017 18:56 via yahoo.com
  By Joseph AxLOWER MERION, Pa. (Reuters) - In Pennsylvania state Senator Daylin Leach's bid to win a seat vital to the Democratic Party's chances in 2018 elections of taking control of the U.S. Congress, his opponents may not be his biggest obstacle.Leach is running in one of the country's most gerrymandered congressional districts, one with such a twisting, winding shape that it has earned the derisive nickname "Goofy Kicking Donald Duck."The 7th congressional district has become a national post
  
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• Iraq holds military parade to celebrate victory over IS

  10-12-2017 18:53 via yahoo.com
  Baghdad (AFP) - Iraq's armed forces held a military parade in Baghdad on Sunday to celebrate the victory announced by Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi over the Islamic State group.
  
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• Nobel Peace Prize winners warn nuclear war is 'a tantrum away'

  10-12-2017 18:29 via yahoo.com
  Mankind's destruction caused by a nuclear war is just one "impulsive tantrum away", the winners of the Nobel Peace Prize, the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), warned on Sunday as the United States and North Korea exchange threats over the nation's nuclear tests."Will it be the end of nuclear weapons, or will it be the end of us?" ICAN head Beatrice Fihn said in a speech after receiving the peace prize on behalf of the anti-nuclear group.
  
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• 'Star Wars: The Last Jedi' Premieres With Humorous Carrie Fisher Tribute

  10-12-2017 18:22 via yahoo.com
  “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” had its world premiere in Los Angeles Saturday night, and director Rian Johnson took the opportunity to pay tribute to Fisher, channeling the late actress’ legendary wit.
  
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• 'We Can Take Them Apart.' ICAN Chief Beatrice Fihn Accepts Nobel Peace Prize for Group's Work to Ban Nuclear Weapons

  10-12-2017 18:18 via yahoo.com
  "They don't have to be that special"
  
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• Israeli stabbed in apparent Jerusalem 'terror' attack

  10-12-2017 17:58 via yahoo.com
  A Palestinian stabbed and seriously wounded an Israeli security guard in Jerusalem on Sunday in what police described as a "terrorist" attack amid unrest over the White House's Jerusalem declaration.Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said the guard being treated was in serious condition, while the assailant had been arrested following the attack at the Jerusalem central bus station.In a post on Twitter, Rosenfeld described it as a "terrorist attack".
  
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• Cory Booker Calls On Donald Trump To Resign Over Sexual Misconduct Allegations

  10-12-2017 17:50 via yahoo.com
  Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) is calling on President Donald Trump to resign over the more than a dozen sexual misconduct allegations against him.
  
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• Starbucks Christmas Tree Frappuccino tastes like sugar and regret (but I took many photos)

  10-12-2017 17:16 via yahoo.com
  Nothing says Christmas like a cold cup of sugar.  At least that's what I kept telling myself as I took a sip, and another one of the Christmas Tree Frappuccino. It's Starbucks' latest concoction that has people running out to corporate coffee shops, where they spend $5 and most likely take a bunch of smartphone photos to later post on social media.  Like this: I have amended this pic.twitter.com/d46gbs1dyQ — Kerry Flynn ?????? (@kerrymflynn) December 10, 2017Like any good bu
  
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• Rouhani meeting wraps British FM's 'worthwhile' Iran visit

  10-12-2017 17:14 via yahoo.com
  Britain's foreign minister Boris Johnson met with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Sunday, wrapping up a visit in which he pushed for the release of imprisoned dual nationals.A key focus of Johnson's visit had been the case of British-Iranian Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, who is serving five years for taking part in mass protests in 2009, which she denies."Nazanin's case was not held today in the wake of the foreign secretary's visit.
  
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• Depression may start much earlier than previously thought

  10-12-2017 17:08 via yahoo.com
  Research suggests 1 to 2 percent of children 2 to 5 years old have depression, and that untreated depression in toddlers can lead to more depression later in life.
  
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• Thousands of Saakashvili supporters stage protest against Ukraine president

  10-12-2017 16:53 via yahoo.com
  Several thousand people marched through central Kiev on Sunday to protest against the detention of Ukrainian opposition figure Mikheil Saakashvili and call for the impeachment of President Petro Poroshenko.Saakashvili, president of his native Georgia for nine years until 2013, moved to Ukraine after a popular uprising there and served under Poroshenko as a regional governor from 2015-2016, before falling out with the Ukrainian leader.
  
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• Nova Scotia Plans To Sell Weed In Liquor Stores

  10-12-2017 16:44 via yahoo.com
  Alongside bottles of vodka, whisky and rum, marijuana will soon be stocked on the shelves of liquor stores in Nova Scotia, Canada.
  
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• Missouri Woman Wins Lottery Twice in One Day

  10-12-2017 16:40 via yahoo.com
  She's $101,000 richer.
  
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• Will US embassy move hinder Middle East peace process?

  10-12-2017 16:32 via yahoo.com
  ABC News' James Longman reports on President Donald Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital city.
  
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• Alabama talk radio hosts give local take on Senate election

  10-12-2017 16:31 via yahoo.com
  Matt Murphy and Andrea Lindenberg, who host the most-listened-to political news program in Alabama, join "This Week."
  
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• Serial Killer, Who Murdered 7 People, Confesses to More Slayings

  10-12-2017 16:27 via yahoo.com
  He wrote an eight page letter to a local newspaper.
  
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• Star U.S. Diplomat Quits With Fiery Letter To Rex Tillerson

  10-12-2017 16:26 via yahoo.com
  A distinguished U.S. diplomat who was seen as a rising star at the State Department resigned after writing a searing letter to Secretary Of State Rex Tillerson, accusing him of gutting the department and damaging America’s standing across the world.
  
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• Kelsey Grammer says he forgives sister’s rapist and killer but he does not deserve freedom

  10-12-2017 16:00 via yahoo.com
  Kelsey Grammer has spoken about his grief following his sister’s murder in 1975.Speaking on BBC Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs, the Frasier actor said he has forgiven the man who sexually assaulted and killed his sister.Karen Grammer was abducted, raped and murdered at the age of 18 by Freddie Glenn and accomplice Michael Corbett on 1 July 1975.
  
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• Racial dispute at beloved bakery roils liberal college town

  10-12-2017 15:54 via yahoo.com
  OBERLIN, Ohio (AP) — Students at Oberlin College have long enjoyed pastries, bagels and chocolates from Gibson's Bakery, a century-old, family-owned business near campus. That sweet relationship has turned bitter amid hotly disputed accusations of racism, roiling a school and town long known for their liberal politics.
  
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• Funeral held for Thai cadet at centre of army abuse scandal

  10-12-2017 15:40 via yahoo.com
  A Thai army recruit whose death captured national attention after his organs were removed in mysterious circumstances showed signs of being physically assaulted, his family said Sunday, citing the results of an autopsy ahead of the teenager's funeral.The army said 18-year-old Pakapong Tanyakan died of heart failure at a training school outside Bangkok in October.Supicha Tanyakan, Pakapong's sister, told AFP that a second autopsy by the Central Institute of Forensic Science concluded he was physi
  
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• As Putin Announces 2018 Presidential Bid, ‘SUPERPUTIN’ Exhibition Opens In Moscow

  10-12-2017 15:02 via yahoo.com
  Vladimir Putin cuddles puppies, jaguars and babushkas, rides bears while dressed in armor and vanquishes evil as a beefy superhero, among other exemplary talents.
  
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• Officials: Whales, after deadly year, could become extinct

  10-12-2017 15:00 via yahoo.com
  PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Officials with the federal government say it's time to consider the possibility that endangered right whales could become extinct unless new steps are taken to protect them.
  
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• 3 people arrested in firebomb attack on Swedish synagogue

  10-12-2017 14:50 via yahoo.com
  HELSINKI (AP) — Three people have been arrested for allegedly throwing firebombs at a synagogue in the Swedish city of Goteborg, the second anti-Jewish attack in the Nordic nation in two days. Jewish groups condemned the attacks as "unconscionable" and demanded that authorities take action.
  
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• Crews battling California wildfires gird for return of high winds

  10-12-2017 14:46 via yahoo.com
  By Caroline AndersonVENTURA, Calif. (Reuters) - Santa Ana winds that have stoked wildfires across Southern California, destroying hundreds of buildings and forcing evacuations of some 200,000 people, are expected to return in force on Sunday, authorities said.The Skirball Fire in Los Angeles was 75 percent contained, while the Creek and Rye Fires in Los Angeles County were 85 percent and 80 percent contained, officials said.The largest blaze, the Thomas Fire, has blackened 155,000 acres in Ventu
  
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• Here's How Many Billions America's Richest Would Save On Estate Tax Repeal

  10-12-2017 14:38 via yahoo.com
  Mother Jones magazine and the progressive organization Americans for Tax Fairness have taken a look at the more lavish of the House and Senate measures to cut taxes for the richest people in America ― a mammoth break on estate taxes.
  
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• Uruguay sells recreational marijuana to more than 16,000 people five months after legalising drug

  10-12-2017 14:35 via yahoo.com
  Five months after legalising recreational marijuana, there are more than 16,000 Uruguayans registered to buy the drug from pharmacies, up from 5,000 users in July.People in Uruguay can also grow plants at home, or become a member of a local Cannabis Club to withdraw up to 40g of marijuana per month.With many countries around the world campaigning to legalise the sale and purchase of marijuana, the world’s eyes are on countries like Uruguay to see how the government coped with the new syste
  
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• The unusual suspects: Rise of the mafia godmothers

  10-12-2017 14:21 via yahoo.com
  They say it's a family business, but traditionally women in the Italian mafia were prison messengers or bargaining chips in dynasty marriages to create alliances between clans. Now as male mob bosses languish in jail, mafiosas are increasingly stepping up to head crime families - and getting caught in the process.    After seven years behind bars, one such godmother - Maria Angela Di Trapani - was freed from prison in 2015 and for the last two years has allegedly been qu
  
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• America Might Build a New Cruise Missile (And We Can Thank Russia)

  10-12-2017 14:20 via yahoo.com
  The United States remains committed to preserving the landmark 1987 Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty, which is marking its 30th anniversary on December 8.“The United States will continue to pursue a diplomatic solution, we are now pursuing economic and military measures intended to induce the Russian Federation to return to compliance,” State department spokesperson Heather Nauert said in a statement.
  
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• The Army's Has Over 100,000 'New' M4A1 Rifles - Here's What They Can Do

  10-12-2017 14:10 via yahoo.com
  To date, the Army has completed more than 117,000 M4A1 upgrades on the way to the eventual transformation of more than 480,000 M4 rifles.As a result, it is entirely conceivable that the Army will explore new requirements and technologies for the M4A1 as time goes on.The service’s so-called M4 Product Improvement Program, or PIP, is a far-reaching initiative to upgrade the Army’s entire current inventory of M4 rifles into higher-tech, durable and more let
  
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• Republicans Can't Kill Obamacare, So They're Turning It Into Trumpcare

  10-12-2017 14:00 via yahoo.com
  Republicans haven’t figured out how to kill the Affordable Care Act.
  
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