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• Big Friday The 13th Update Out Today, Here's What It Adds

  18-12-2017 23:51 via gamespot.com
  
  Developer IllFonic has rolled out a new update for Friday the 13th, and it's a big one. The latest patch introduces a lot of new content to the popular multiplayer survival-horror game, including a new counselor, the Virtual Cabin 2.0, and more.One of the most notable new features the update brings is Virtual Cabin 2.0, an expanded version of the Virtual Cabin that IllFonic offered to PC players during Friday the 13th's development. "The cabin is a single-player addition to the game set in first
  
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• Ex-Missouri death row inmate re-sentenced to life in prison

  18-12-2017 23:50 via yahoo.com
  ST. LOUIS (AP) — After maintaining his innocence for more than a quarter of a century, Reginald Clemons admitted Monday that he took part in the rape and killing of two sisters who were pushed from an abandoned St. Louis bridge into the Mississippi River.
  
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• Lebanon driver confesses to killing British woman: source

  18-12-2017 23:34 via yahoo.com
  A driver arrested over the murder of British embassy worker Rebecca Dykes in the Lebanese capital Beirut has confessed to killing her, a judicial source told AFP on Monday.The driver with ride-hailing giant Uber admitted strangling the 30-year-old after trying to rape her late on Friday night.Dykes was last seen alive at a party in Gemmayzeh, a Beirut neighbourhood popular with foreign residents, on Friday night and left in the suspect's car.
  
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• Sarah Palin's son Track accused of assaulting his father

  18-12-2017 23:16 via yahoo.com
  WASILLA, Alaska (AP) — Sarah Palin's oldest son, Track, has been arraigned on charges that he assaulted his father at the family's home in Alaska.
  
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• Destiny 2: Here's When The Dawning Event Begins

  18-12-2017 23:12 via gamespot.com
  
  Destiny 2's winter event, The Dawning, is coming very soon. It's scheduled to begin on December 19 on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC, and now developer Bungie has confirmed precisely when snow will begin to fall in the game.In a tweet today, Bungie said The Dawning will begin around 9 AM PT / 12 PM ET on December 19. As announced previously, The Dawning will see Destiny 2's social spaces, the Tower and Farm, decorated with a festive look. Additionally, snow has fallen and you can take part in t
  
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• Fire kills mom, 3 kids during Hanukkah; dad saves other kids

  18-12-2017 23:02 via yahoo.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — Three young children and their mother perished early Monday in a fire that roared through their home on the sixth night of Hanukkah, and firefighters were investigating whether the blaze was touched off by the family's menorah.
  
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• Republicans Already Say They'll Need Another Bill To Fix Their Tax Mistakes

  18-12-2017 23:01 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON ― Republicans wrote their massive tax legislation in such a rush that even before they’ve sent it to the president’s desk, they’re already talking about writing another bill to fix all the mistakes in the first one.
  
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• GOP less tolerant of extreme Trump nominees

  18-12-2017 22:55 via yahoo.com
  Rachel Maddow makes the case that as Donald Trump's candidates suffer election losses, Republican legislators who don't see any benefit to currying favor with Trump are losing their feeling less indulgent of some of his more ridiculous nominees.
  
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• Charlottesville police chief retires after report faults department

  18-12-2017 22:48 via yahoo.com
  (Reuters) - The police chief of Charlottesville, Virginia, announced his retirement on Monday, about two weeks after a report faulted his department and others for failing to protect public safety during a white nationalist rally in August that turned deadly.On Dec. 1, a three-month review by former U.S. Attorney Timothy Heaphy blamed law enforcement agencies for breakdowns in planning and coordination, as well as a timid response, that led to "disastrous results."Police Chief Al Thomas' retirem
  
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• The Last Jedi Deleted Scenes Sound Pretty Great

  18-12-2017 22:45 via gamespot.com
  
  Star Wars: The Last Jedi is doing really well at the box office right now, but its theatrical run will only be the start of the film's financial success. It's also going to eventually come to Blu-ray/DVD, and on the disc will be deleted scenes and a blooper reel, among other things. Director Rian Johnson and editor Bob Ducsay have now revealed some of the deleted scenes that we'll get to see--and some sound pretty exciting and thrilling.SPOILERS ABOUT THE LAST JEDI FOLLOW BELOW During a presenta
  
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• Fire and Power Outage at Atlanta Airport Sparks Fresh Terror Fears Ahead of Holiday Travel

  18-12-2017 22:45 via yahoo.com
  One report said the blackout tells terrorists that "America is unprepared."
  
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• 2018 Buick Regal Sportback

  18-12-2017 22:45 via yahoo.com
  The new Regal feels like a Buick again.
  
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• GOP tax bill opponents protest to the end

  18-12-2017 22:37 via yahoo.com
  Rachel Maddow reports on protests around the United States against the Republican tax bill, with particular pressure on Maine Senator Susan Collins.
  
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• Chicago teen earning gift money killed delivering newspapers

  18-12-2017 22:37 via yahoo.com
  CHICAGO (AP) — The fatal shooting of a 15-year-old boy slain while delivering newspapers with his stepfather to earn money to buy presents may have been the result of mistaken identity and rooted in an ongoing gang war that didn't involve him, Chicago police said Monday during a news conference in a city where gun violence this year has left nearly 600 people dead.
  
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• German journalist freed from jail in Turkey pending trial

  18-12-2017 22:24 via yahoo.com
  ISTANBUL (AP) — A Turkish court ordered German journalist Mesale Tolu and five co-defendants released from prison Monday pending the outcome of their trial on terror-related charges.
  
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• Republicans Are Hustling To Pass A Tax Bill That No One Really Likes

  18-12-2017 22:23 via yahoo.com
  The tax bill Republicans are on the verge of passing remains generally unloved by America, new polling shows.
  
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• Andy Cohen And Anderson Cooper Reveal Whose 'Freak Number' Is Higher

  18-12-2017 22:13 via yahoo.com
  Andy Cohen and Anderson Cooper have enjoyed a close-knit, intimate friendship for years, but as it turns out, they still have a lot to learn about each other. 
  
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• PS4 Final Fantasy Fighting Game Gets Open Beta Next Month

  18-12-2017 22:08 via gamespot.com
  
  Square Enix's PS4-exclusive fighting game Dissidia Final Fantasy NT arrives in North American and Europe in early 2018, and ahead of its release, players will have another chance to try out the three-on-three arcade fighter. Square Enix announced that it will hold an open beta for Dissidia Final Fantasy NT before the game's launch next month.The beta begins on January 12 and runs until January 21. Unlike the previous Dissidia Final Fantasy NT beta, it will be available to all PS4 owners in North
  
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• Mueller team expects to work well into 2018

  18-12-2017 21:57 via yahoo.com
  Maddow relays a new report from The Washington Post that members of Mueller's Trump investigation team have said they expect to work well into 2018, bad news for Trumps legal team already freaking out over Mueller obtaining transition e-mails from the GSA
  
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• After outage chaos, officials reconsider airport power setup

  18-12-2017 21:55 via yahoo.com
  ATLANTA (AP) — How could one fire knock out the main power to the world's busiest airport and at the same time disable the backup power?
  
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• The Latest: Delta hopes to be mostly on schedule Tuesday

  18-12-2017 21:54 via yahoo.com
  ATLANTA (AP) — The Latest on a power outage at the Atlanta airport (all times local):
  
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• Trump legal team set to meet with Mueller

  18-12-2017 21:37 via yahoo.com
  Sari Horwitz, Justice Department reporter for The Washington Post, talks with Maddow about an expected meeting between Donald Trump's legal team and special counsel Robert Mueller and the likely clash over contrasting perspectives on the investigation.
  
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• Canceled Fighting Game Rising Thunder Will Be Released With Open-Source Server

  18-12-2017 21:34 via gamespot.com
  
  Rising Thunder was a big deal in the fighting game community when it was announced way back in 2015. It was in development at Radiant Entertainment, a studio led by fighting game legend Seth Killian and EVO Tournament co-founders Tom and Tony Cannon. After Radiant was bought by Riot Games in 2016, however, work on Rising Thunder shut down--but now, it looks like the game will live again.Fans of the game have attempted to keep it playable since its cancellation, and today, Radiant revealed that i
  
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• When corporations come clean on climate effects

  18-12-2017 21:31 via yahoo.com
  Giant corporations often claim to be “green,” pointing to programs they’ve undertaken aimed at being environmentally conscious.Investors are asking corporations to make more transparent the effects climate change will have on their businesses, as well as explain what they are doing to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions.While shareholder motives are certainly aimed at helping in the worldwide fight against global warming, they also represent a practical need to better underst
  
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• Romania: Judges hold protests over legal system changes

  18-12-2017 21:29 via yahoo.com
  BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Hundreds of Romanian judges and prosecutors took part in protests around the country Monday to show their opposition to legal changes they say would hamper prosecutions.
  
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• Violent protests in Honduras after president declared election winner

  18-12-2017 21:25 via yahoo.com
  Police in Honduras fired teargas Monday at demonstrators who set up flaming roadblocks and looted stores after the incumbent president was declared the winner of a heavily-disputed election.The leftist opposition has claimed fraud in the election three weeks ago that finally led to the pronouncement Sunday of conservative President Juan Orlando Hernandez as the winner after an oft-interrupted vote count.International observers also cited irregularities, and the defeated opposition candidate Salv
  
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• Trump strategy document says Russia meddles in domestic affairs worldwide

  18-12-2017 21:21 via yahoo.com
  By Steve Holland and James OliphantWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's administration said on Monday that Russia interferes in the domestic political affairs of countries globally, but stopped short of accusing Moscow of meddling in the 2016 U.S. election.The criticism of Russia, laid out in a new national security strategy based on Trump's "America First" vision, reflects a view long held by U.S. diplomats that Russia actively undermines American interests at home and abroad, d
  
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• Does Trump’s National Security Strategy Have a Values Deficit?

  18-12-2017 21:20 via yahoo.com
  The administration notices growing competition with authoritarian countries, but skirts around the source of conflict.
  
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• The 26 Most Iconic Sci-Fi Spaceships

  18-12-2017 21:17 via gamespot.com
  
  The 26 Most Iconic Sci-Fi Spaceships
  From movies, to TV, to video games, there are countless sci-fi spacecrafts of varying size and power. These are the most iconic.Note: While the Death Star is mobile, after much debate it's been decided that particular vessel is classified as a space station, thus it is not included on this list.
  Discovery One
  As seen in: 2001: A Space OdysseyThis nuclear-powered ship is controlled by artificial intelligence and carries passengers from Earth to Jupiter. While
  
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• These Last-Minute Gifts On Amazon Will Satisfy Anyone On Your Shopping List

  18-12-2017 21:14 via yahoo.com
  If you’re panicking about the approaching holiday and have yet to finish up your shopping list, worry no more.
  
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• GameSpot's Best Games Of 2017 #5: Divinity: Original Sin II

  18-12-2017 21:12 via gamespot.com
  
  GameSpot's Best Games of 2017 has finally kicked off, so join us as we unveil what we thought were the 10 best games released this year. At the #5 spot is Divinity: Original Sin II which is available on PC. Read on to see why we chose it as one of the best for 2017.GameSpot's Best Games of 2017Divinity: Original Sin II is a highly ambitious tactical RPG whose many moving parts feel engaging, meaningful, and challenging from start to finish. Where most RPGs often make systems simpler to be more a
  
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• S.Africa's struggling ANC elects Ramaphosa as new head

  18-12-2017 21:05 via yahoo.com
  South African deputy president Cyril Ramaphosa was narrowly elected head of the ruling ANC party Monday, winning a bruising race that exposed deep rifts within the organisation that led the fight against apartheid.Thousands of raucous Ramaphosa supporters sang and chanted in the conference hall as rival backers of defeated candidate Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma appeared dejected.Ramaphosa won 2,440 votes to Dlamini-Zuma's 2,261.
  
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• Destiny 2 Dev Clarifies Three Of Coins Buff And Its Current Issues

  18-12-2017 21:05 via gamespot.com
  
  Bungie recently added a new item to Destiny 2 on PS4, Xbox One, and PC, and it's caused a lot of controversy among fans. Called Three of Coins, the boost is meant to increase the chances of earning an Exotic Engram while playing. However, many players were confused about how, exactly, it works--and, it turns out, it hasn't been working properly, either. Today, Bungie published a blog post explaining more about Three of Coins and what it's doing to fix the item's problems.Over the weekend, Destin
  
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• Peter Jackson's Mortal Engines Movie Gets Bizarre First Trailer

  18-12-2017 21:04 via gamespot.com
  
  Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit director Peter Jackson is ready to take viewers to a very different world. The first trailer for Mortal Engines, which Jackson is producing, arrived with select screenings of Star Wars: The Last Jedi and it's promising a truly strange adventure.Adapted from a series of novels by Philip Reeve, Mortal Engines unfolds in a dystopian world where people band together in cities on wheels, both big and small, as they venture across the wasteland of what's left of Earth.
  
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• What to Know About the Deadly Amtrak Derailment

  18-12-2017 20:57 via yahoo.com
  More than 100 were taken to hospitals
  
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• The Latest: Turkey joins criticism of US veto on Jerusalem

  18-12-2017 20:56 via yahoo.com
  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The Latest on the U.N Security Council vote on a resolution that would require the U.S. to rescind its declaration of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel (all times local):
  
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• Kelly Ripa's Stunning Daughter Lola, 16, Joins Her on the Red Carpet

  18-12-2017 20:56 via yahoo.com
  Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos‘ daughter Lola is growing up before our eyes
  
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• President Trump Says Amtrak Derailment Shows Need to Pass Infrastructure Plan

  18-12-2017 20:51 via yahoo.com
  "Our soon to be submitted infrastructure plan must be approved quickly"
  
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• Sea Of Thieves Comic Series Announced, Check Out Some Art

  18-12-2017 20:37 via gamespot.com
  
  The upcoming open-world pirate adventure Sea of Thieves is the latest video game to be adapted into a comic book. Along with its newly announced Bloodborne, Tekken, and Wolfenstein graphic novels, publisher Titan Comics has revealed it is bringing Microsoft's swashbuckling new series to bookstores around the same time the game arrives on Xbox One and PC next year.The first issue of Sea of Thieves debuts in March 2018, and unlike many of the other game-based comics Titan is publishing, it's suita
  
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• The Latest: At least 2 sought in Chicago teen's death

  18-12-2017 20:32 via yahoo.com
  CHICAGO (AP) — The Latest on a teenager killed while delivering newspapers with his stepfather in Chicago (all times local):
  
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• U.S. helped thwart major attack in St. Petersburg: U.S., Russia say

  18-12-2017 20:23 via yahoo.com
  The United States provided intelligence to Russia that helped thwart a potentially deadly bomb attack in St. Petersburg, U.S. and Russian officials said on Sunday, in a rare public show of cooperation despite deep strains between the two countries.
  
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• U.S. vetoes U.N. call for withdrawal of Trump Jerusalem decision

  18-12-2017 20:21 via yahoo.com
  By Michelle NicholsUNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United States was further isolated on Monday over President Donald Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital when it blocked a United Nations Security Council call for the declaration to be withdrawn.The remaining 14 council members voted in favor of the Egyptian-drafted resolution, which did not specifically mention the United States or Trump but which expressed "deep regret at recent decisions concerning the status of Jerusale
  
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• 15-Year-Old Fatally Shot in Chicago While Delivering Newspapers With His Stepfather

  18-12-2017 20:14 via yahoo.com
  Chicago police are trying to determine if Brian Jasso was a victim of mistaken identity
  
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• Zelda: Breath Of The Wild DLC 2 - How To Unlock Every Shrine In Champions’ Ballad

  18-12-2017 20:11 via gamespot.com
  
  Finding Your Way To The Champions
  After completing the first Champions' Ballad DLC challenge in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, four new trials open up in different regions of Hyrule that are each associated with one of the four Champions. By approaching each trial's respective pedestal, you'll trigger a quest where you observe three obelisks that point the way to special challenges scattered across the world that unlock the shrines.Completing an individual challenge will unlock a singl
  
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• A Bunch Of Great Games Are On Sale Right Now On PC

  18-12-2017 20:02 via gamespot.com
  
  Steam's big winter sale will probably start in the next few days, but it's not the only storefront that's discounting great games. Humble Bundle began its Indie Mega Week sale today, slashing the prices of dozens of great games that you might've missed.Headlining the sale are titles like Hellblade, Cuphead, and No Man's Sky. You can grab the narrative-driven action game Hellblade for $22.49, a discount of 25%. Cuphead, the brutally difficult game with a cartoony art style, is $17 (15% off). Fina
  
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• Pastor Whose Pregnant Wife Was Murdered in Their Home Remarries

  18-12-2017 19:54 via yahoo.com
  He proposed in November.
  
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• U.S. appeals judge steps down amid harassment inquiry

  18-12-2017 19:42 via yahoo.com
  Alex Kozinski, a renowned U.S. federal appeals court judge based in San Francisco, resigned on Monday after the court's chief judge initiated an inquiry into harassment accusations, Kozinski said in a statement.The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals judge said he was retiring immediately from the lifetime appointment to avoid being a distraction for the federal judiciary.The Washington Post, which on Monday first reported the retirement, said earlier this month that six women had come forward to
  
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• Trump Decides Climate Change Is No Longer A National Security Threat

  18-12-2017 19:38 via yahoo.com
  In a break with two decades of military planning, President Donald Trump has eliminated climate change from his administration’s list of threats to national security.
  
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• Trump Judicial Nominee Drops Out After Embarrassing Hearing, Per Senate Aide

  18-12-2017 19:35 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump’s judicial nominee Matthew Petersen has withdrawn his name from consideration after a video went viral of him failing to answer basic questions about law in his confirmation hearing, according to an aide to a senior member of the Senate Judiciary Committee.
  
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• Wildfire Still Raging In Southern California Is Third Largest In State History

  18-12-2017 19:25 via yahoo.com
  The Thomas Fire has become the third largest wildfire in modern California history since it began raging two weeks ago.
  
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