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• Overwatch Competitive Season 8 Now Live On PS4, Xbox One, And PC With Some Changes

  01-01-2018 23:58 via gamespot.com
  
  Think you're good at Overwatch? Now is your chance to prove it...again. The hero shooter's eighth Competitive season has begun--and there are some changes to it this time around.New for Season 8 are changes to the skill rating system, starting with the fact that the difference in the highest and lowest-skilled player on the same team is reduced to these ranges: 1000 SR (Bronze-Diamond), 500 SR (Master), and 250 SR (Grandmaster).This change is being made to make it so players at the high and low
  
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• 2018 Is Already Off To A Violent Start

  01-01-2018 23:54 via yahoo.com
  The cycle of violence in began anew Monday as millions of merrymakers around the country welcomed 2018.
  
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• Iranian protesters attack police stations, raise stakes in unrest

  01-01-2018 23:51 via yahoo.com
  By Michael GeorgyDUBAI (Reuters) - Iranian protesters attacked police stations late into the night on Monday, news agency and social media reports said, as security forces struggled to contain the boldest challenge to the clerical leadership since unrest in 2009.Videos on social media showed an intense clash in the central town of Qahderijan between security forces and protesters who were trying to occupy a police station, which was partially set ablaze.There were unconfirmed reports of several
  
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• Winds seen as factor in Costa Rica plane crash that killed 12

  01-01-2018 23:40 via yahoo.com
  Punta Islita (Costa Rica) (AFP) - Strong winds were seen as a factor in the crash of a small plane in Costa Rica that killed all 10 US passengers on board and two local crew members, according to officials and witnesses.
  
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• Welsh gold mine behind three generations of royal wedding rings to reopen after 20 years

  01-01-2018 23:35 via yahoo.com
  The Welsh mine that produced the gold for three generations of royal wedding rings is to reopen after nearly 20 years. The wedding bands of the Queen Mother, the Queen, Princess Margaret, the Princess Royal and Diana, Princess of Wales were made from the same nugget drawn from the Clogau St David’s mine at Bontddu in North Wales. Mining ceased in 1998, as diminishing quantities of gold were being found. But Clogau has now been identified as a mine with “expansion potential”, an
  
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• More Free Xbox One Games Available Now

  01-01-2018 23:13 via gamespot.com
  
  The first of January 2018's free Games With Gold titles for Xbox One and Xbox 360 are now available for subscribers. On Xbox One, the action-RPG The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing III is completely free all month long. You play as the famous monster hunter on a journey to take down one of your toughest foes yet. On Xbox 360, Square Enix's Tomb Raider Underworld is now available for the low, low price of $0.00. Note that this game plays on Xbox One through backwards compatibility, so Xbox O
  
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• American teenager arrested after family shot dead on New Year's Eve

  01-01-2018 23:10 via yahoo.com
  A 16-year-old New Jersey boy has been arrested after his parents, sister and a family friend inside were shot dead on New Year's Eve inside the home where they lived, authorities have said. Monmouth County prosecutor Chris Gramiccioni said the teen will be charged with four counts of murder and a weapons offence stemming from the shooting that occurred less than 20 minutes before midnight on New Year's Eve, in the shore town of Long Branch. A possible motive for the shooting has not been disclos
  
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• Colorado gunman who killed police officer was Iraq veteran who posted anti-police rants online

  01-01-2018 23:09 via yahoo.com
  A gunman who shot at police officers in Colorado, killing one and wounding four others as they responded to a call, was a US army veteran who had served in Iraq.Matthew Riehl, 37, is thought to have posted online rants railing at local law enforcement in the weeks before the deadly “ambush-style” attack.Douglas County Sheriff Tony Spurlock said deputies wounded in a volley of gunfire had fought to save their slain colleague but were forced to give up and crawl to safety.
  
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• 13-Year-Old Girl Killed and 11 Others Injured in Bus Crash

  01-01-2018 22:57 via yahoo.com
  A Greyhound bus careened from a highway and plunged into a deep wash
  
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• New Year car torching, arrests up in France

  01-01-2018 22:53 via yahoo.com
  France saw a jump in arrests on New Year's Eve as well as an increase in the number of cars torched by vandals, a ritual among revellers in the country's high-rise suburbs.Violence also marred celebrations in the Paris suburb of Champigny-sur-Marne, where two police officers were attacked by a large group of people at a party.French President Emmanuel Macron took to Twitter to denounce the "cowardly and criminal lynching of police officers doing their duty" and warned that the culprits would be
  
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• 'The Coldest Year Yet.' Hundreds Run Into Freezing Water for New Year's Day Polar Bear Plunge

  01-01-2018 22:34 via yahoo.com
  The sky was sunny and the water was freezing at Coney Island, where several hundred people ran into the ocean to mark the start of 2018
  
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• Free PS4 PS Plus Games For January Coming Soon

  01-01-2018 22:26 via gamespot.com
  
  It's the start of a new month--and a new year--which means more free games are now available (or coming very soon!) for PlayStation Plus subscribers. With the PlayStation Store refresh on Tuesday, January 2, games like Deus Ex: Mankind Divided and Batman: The Telltale Series will drop to the low, low price of $0.00 for paying subscribers.It is already January 2 in Australia, but if you live elsewhere you should be able to grab these games and the rest of January 2018's PS Plus lineup very soon.M
  
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• Bernie Sanders Holds Up New York City Mayor As Model For The Trump Opposition

  01-01-2018 22:19 via yahoo.com
  NEW YORK ― At a ceremony to swear in New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio for his second term, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) held up his hometown as a bastion of progress and a template for what Americans should strive for in the face of the Trump administration’s policies.
  
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• Pence's office says VP visit to Israel remains in plans

  01-01-2018 21:46 via yahoo.com
  JERUSALEM (AP) — Mike Pence's office on Monday said the U.S. vice president still plans on visiting Israel this month, despite an apparent delay in the schedule.
  
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• Hollywood Heroines Launch Initiative To Fight Sexual Harassment And Inequality

  01-01-2018 21:36 via yahoo.com
  Some of the entertainment industry’s most powerful women are teaming up to combat sexual harassment and inequality in Hollywood and workplaces nationwide.Over 300 women who work in television, film and theater launched a far-reaching campaign Monday that includes the creation of a legal defense fund to help less-privileged women come forward about sexual misconduct they’ve experienced.The Time’s Up Legal Defense Fund, backed by $13 million in donations from over 200 donors,&nbs
  
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• Three big US cities saw homicides decline last year

  01-01-2018 21:26 via yahoo.com
  New York, Chicago and Washington all experienced significant declines in homicides in 2017, though the murder rate rose in Baltimore, Maryland amid drug problems and lingering racial tensions.The homicide decline was dramatic in New York, which experienced 2,245 killings as recently as 1990 but just 286 in 2017 as of December 27, according to the New York Times.Chicago, which in 2016 suffered through its deadliest year in two decades with 754 killings, saw its murder total drop last year to 650,
  
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• Pope Francis: War, Injustice and Pollution Spoiled 2017

  01-01-2018 21:19 via yahoo.com
  Bidding 2017 farewell, Pope Francis on Sunday decried wars, injustices, social and environmental degradation and other man-made ills which he said spoiled the year.
  
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• Trump says U.S. has gotten 'nothing' from Pakistan aid

  01-01-2018 21:01 via yahoo.com
  By David ShepardsonWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday the United States has "foolishly" handed Pakistan more than $33 billion in aid over the last 15 years while getting nothing in return, and pledged to put a stop to it.No more!" Trump wrote on Twitter."The United States has foolishly given Pakistan more than 33 billion dollars in aid over the last 15 years, and they have given us nothing but lies & deceit, thinking of our leaders as fools."A National Sec
  
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• Hawaiian Airlines Flight Takes Off In 2018, Lands In 2017

  01-01-2018 20:44 via yahoo.com
  It’s plane crazy: A flight that took off in 2018 ended up landing in 2017.
  
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• Chicago sees drop in homicides, shootings in 2017

  01-01-2018 20:38 via yahoo.com
  CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago ended 2017 with fewer homicides than the year before, but gang violence in the city's most dangerous neighborhoods kept the total number of killings above the 600 mark for only the second time in more than a decade.
  
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• Venezuela raises minimum wage by 40% as economic crisis deepens

  01-01-2018 20:33 via yahoo.com
  Venezuela is to raise its minimum wage by 40 per cent, a move which could worsen high levels of inflation in the crisis-stricken nation.President Nicolas Maduro said the new pay level would protect workers against what he called Washington’s “economic war” on socialism.The new minimum wage will come into force in January, President Maduro announced during a televised end-of-year speech, and follows six previous pay hikes in 2017.
  
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• Bride's Water Breaks During Wedding Reception: 'We Hadn't Even Cut The Cake Yet'

  01-01-2018 20:20 via yahoo.com
  Baby Jasmine was born nearly a month early.
  
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• Colorado Gunman Identified as Iraq Veteran with Grudge Against Local Sheriff

  01-01-2018 20:05 via yahoo.com
  Slain Colorado deputy identified as father of two who'd only been on the job seven months.
  
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• Months Before Fatal Shooting of Deputy, University Had Warned Students About Suspect

  01-01-2018 19:47 via yahoo.com
  A man fatally shot after reportedly firing on deputies in suburban Denver was the subject of a warning to University of Wyoming students
  
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• Before Fatal Shooting of Deputy, Authorities Were Warned About Suspect's Mental Health

  01-01-2018 19:47 via yahoo.com
  The man was never held for a mental health evaluation
  
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• 'Life is really difficult': Tehranis share economic grievances

  01-01-2018 19:35 via yahoo.com
  The streets of Iran's capital have been relatively quiet as protests hit much of the country, but Tehranis still have plenty to complain about and demand action from the government.My husband is a government worker but his salary is no way enough for us to make ends meet," said Farzaneh Mirzaie, 42, a mother of two.It is a story heard up and down the country as Iran struggles to recover from years of poor economic management and crippling international sanctions.
  
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• N.J. Teen Killed Parents, Sister, Family Friend in Brutal New Year's Eve Shooting, Police Allege

  01-01-2018 19:33 via yahoo.com
  Authorities in New Jersey have detained a 16-year-old boy who stands accused of the brutal New Year’s Eve slayings of his parents, sister, and a 70-year-old family friend, PEOPLE confirms
  
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• Gunman kills two Christians at alcohol store south of Cairo: security sources

  01-01-2018 19:31 via yahoo.com
  A masked gunman shot dead two Christian brothers at their alcohol shop south of Cairo on Monday, security sources said.The incident took place just days after attacks on a Coptic church and another Christian-owned shop also south of the Egyptian capital that killed more than 10 people, as security forces brace for attacks against the Arab world's largest Christian minority ahead of Orthodox Christmas celebrations.The gunman used a rifle in the attack, shooting at the shop from outside after pull
  
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• Quarter of land will be drier under 2 C warming: study

  01-01-2018 19:28 via yahoo.com
  More than a quarter of Earth's land surface will become "significantly" drier even if humanity manages to limit global warming to two degrees Celsius, the goal espoused in the Paris Agreement, scientists said on Monday.At 1.5 C, parts of southern Europe, southern Africa, central America, coastal Australia and Southeast Asia -- areas home to more than a fifth of humanity -- "would avoid significant aridification" predicted under 2 C, said study co-author Su-Jong Jeong of the Southern University o
  
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• Best photos of the year from Caters News

  01-01-2018 19:13 via yahoo.com
  They say a picture is worth a thousand words, and these striking images of 2017 are no exception. The photo highlights include incredible snapshots of the natural world as well as some awesome animal and human encounters. The vibrant gallery also shows thrill-seekers pushing themselves to the limit with breathtaking stunts captured in perfect clarity. The pictures have been taken by a host of photographers from around the world. (Caters News)
  
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• Why Progressives Shouldn't Assume Republicans Will 'Move On' From ACA Repeal

  01-01-2018 19:09 via yahoo.com
  Figuring out how Republicans plan to approach health care this year isn’t easy.
  
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• Israel indicts Palestinian teenage girl who punched soldier: army

  01-01-2018 18:58 via yahoo.com
  By Ali SawaftaOFER PRISON, West Bank (Reuters) - Israel indicted a 16-year-old Palestinian girl on Monday on charges including assault for punching an Israeli soldier in the face two weeks ago, an incident which made her into a hero for Palestinians and was seen as humiliating by right-wing Israelis.Israel has held Ahed Tamimi since arresting her three days after she was filmed punching the soldier at the entrance to her family home in a village in the occupied West Bank.The confrontation took p
  
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• Israel indicts teenage Palestinian girl who slapped soldiers

  01-01-2018 18:57 via yahoo.com
  RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — An Israeli military court on Monday indicted a teenage Palestinian girl who was filmed last month in the West Bank slapping Israeli troops who refused to respond.
  
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• Netanyahu wishes success to Iran protesters, denies Israeli involvement

  01-01-2018 18:56 via yahoo.com
  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised Iranian anti-government protesters on Monday, while denying as "laughable" Tehran's apparent accusations that Israel was behind the demonstrations.Five days of protests in Iran have posed the boldest challenge to its clerical leadership since pro-reform unrest in 2009."I wish the Iranian people success in their noble quest for freedom," Netanyahu said in a video posted on his Facebook page.
  
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• Mike Pence Still Plans on Visiting Israel, Office Says

  01-01-2018 18:36 via yahoo.com
  Mike Pence's office on Monday said the U.S. vice president still plans on visiting Israel this month, despite an apparent delay
  
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• How different cultures around the world celebrate the start of a new year

  01-01-2018 18:26 via yahoo.com
  While most of the world celebrates New Year’s Day on Jan. 1, there are many cultures that recognize the start of a new year on different dates.
  
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• Baltimore breaks city record for killings per capita in 2017

  01-01-2018 18:15 via yahoo.com
  BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore has set a new per-capita homicide record as gunmen killed for drugs, cash, payback - or no apparent reason at all.
  
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• Floral Floats Take to the Streets for the 129th Rose Parade

  01-01-2018 18:09 via yahoo.com
  Just a few clouds are expected for the 129th annual Rose Parade on New Year's morning, a high of the mid-70s once again in Pasadena.
  
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• Convicted Murderer Had Plan to Escape Maximum-Security Prison

  01-01-2018 17:54 via yahoo.com
  A convicted murderer whose prison break captivated the nation says he uncovered a way to escape from another maximum-security facility
  
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• Boston Mayor Marty Walsh takes oath for second term

  01-01-2018 17:54 via yahoo.com
  BOSTON (AP) — Mayor Marty Walsh took the oath of office for a second term as Boston's chief executive on Monday, promising to make the city stronger.
  
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• Donald Trump Rages Against Iran, Pakistan In First Tweets Of 2018

  01-01-2018 17:36 via yahoo.com
  President Donald Trump dedicated his first tweets of the new year to lashing out at Pakistan and Iran.
  
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• California Launches First Legal Retail Sales of Marijuana

  01-01-2018 17:36 via yahoo.com
  Customers hoping to be among the first in California to purchase marijuana legally lined up early Monday
  
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• 10 Americans, Including Family of 5, Killed in Costa Rica Plane Crash

  01-01-2018 17:31 via yahoo.com
  A family of five from New York City lost their lives in a New Year's Eve crash, authorities said.
  
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• Britney Spears Ends Her Vegas Residency with Live New Year's Eve Performance

  01-01-2018 17:23 via yahoo.com
  An era in Britney Spears‘ legacy ended with a lively New Year’s Eve performance on Sunday night
  
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• 10 Americans among dozen killed in fiery Costa Rican plane crash

  01-01-2018 17:08 via yahoo.com
  Investigators on Monday were trying to determine what caused the deadly New Year's Eve plane crash in Costa Rica that claimed the lives of 10 Americans and the two crew members.
  
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• 12-Year-Old Girl Charged With Criminal Homicide After Killing Teen, Police Say

  01-01-2018 17:03 via yahoo.com
  The victim was a 16-year-old girl
  
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• Defiant Iran protesters steal Revolutionary Guard's trousers even as death toll mounts

  01-01-2018 16:45 via yahoo.com
  The Basij militiaman, a paramilitary storm trooper of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, was reportedly swinging an electric shock baton when the crowd of angry protesters closed in around him.  "They got a Basij, hold him!” one man shouted as the demonstrators pulled away the militiaman’s baton and knocked him to the ground in the largely Kurdish city of Kermanshah. But rather than beat the man to death, the crowd struck a different kind of blow against Iran’s authoritaria
  
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• Syria's Assad names new defense and other ministers: state TV

  01-01-2018 16:44 via yahoo.com
  Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Monday issued a decree appointing new ministers for defense, industry and information, state television reported.Ayoub, who was previously chief of staff in the army, is a member of Assad's Alawite sect, an offshoot of Shi'ite Islam.The new information minister, Sarah, was previously the head of Syria radio and television.
  
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• Protests in Iran See Their Most Violent Night as Deaths Reach 13

  01-01-2018 16:27 via yahoo.com
  According to Iranian state media
  
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• Donald Trump: Pakistan Has Given U.S. 'Nothing But Lies and Deceit'

  01-01-2018 16:21 via yahoo.com
  He attacked Pakistan and Iran in a set of tweets
  
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