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• Fortnite Dev Says No Vehicles Are Coming As Game Passes 40 Million Downloads

  15-01-2018 23:50 via gamespot.com
  
  Gears of War creator Epic Games' popular, stylized shooter/building game Fortnite has passed a new player milestone. More than 40 million people have downloaded the game as of January, the studio told Rolling Stone. This is up 10 million from 30 million in December.Epic wouldn't provide any details on how the 40 million downloads are spread between the paid Save the World version and the free PUBG-like Battle Royale mode. Whatever the case, 40 million is a massive figure, the likes of which many
  
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• Turpin family: 13 'emaciated' children found shackled to beds in squalid home, California police say

  15-01-2018 23:33 via yahoo.com
  California authorities say they have rescued more than a dozen starving, filthy young people who were chained inside their parents’ home in Perris.One of the captives, a 17-year-old girl, escaped over the weekend and notified the Riverside Sheriff’s Department that her siblings “were being held captive inside the residence by her parents,” some of them “bound with chains and padlocks,” the Sheriff’s Department said.“Further investigation revealed s
  
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• North Carolina mother kills two children, jumps off bridge

  15-01-2018 23:21 via yahoo.com
  After 34-year-old Christina Treadway's suicide on Saturday, police found Isaiah Miller, 7, and Iliyah Miller, 3, with life-threatening injuries at their home, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department and Charlotte media said.
  
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• Wrong woman killed in love triangle murder-for-hire plot in Florida

  15-01-2018 23:00 via yahoo.com
  Authorities in Florida say the wrong person was killed last Sunday in a botched murder-for-hire plot set up by a scorned woman.
  
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• Whale Rescued After Being Trapped in 285 Feet of Braided Line

  15-01-2018 22:48 via yahoo.com
  The animal expected to survive.
  
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• Tyler Barriss, accused of making hoax call, regrets death of 'swatting' victim

  15-01-2018 21:49 via yahoo.com
  Tyler Barriss, 25, appears in court for his extradition hearing in Los Angeles, California.Tyler Barriss, the California man accused of making a hoax emergency call that resulted in a fatal police shooting in Kansas, has said he regrets the death of Andrew Finch.Speaking to KWCH-TV from the Kansas jailhouse where he is being held on a $500,000 bond after being charged with involuntary manslaughter, Barris said: “As far as serving any amount of time, I’ll just take responsibility and
  
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• We Thought We Were Going To Die, So We Fought Over A Tractor

  15-01-2018 21:45 via yahoo.com
  A state employee accidentally pushed the wrong button during a routine shift change drill on Saturday, broadcasting an incoming missile alert to the people of Hawaii.
  
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• Selena Gomez's Mom Says She's 'Not Happy' Her Daughter Is Back With Justin Bieber

  15-01-2018 21:42 via yahoo.com
  Selena Gomez’s mother and former manager, Mandy Teefey, is “not happy” the singer has recently rekindled her romance with Justin Bieber, Teefey told celebrity site Gossip Cop.
  
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• Car crashes into second floor dental practice in California

  15-01-2018 21:26 via yahoo.com
  A man who had taken drugs before getting behind the wheel of his Nissan Sedan survived relatively unscathed after crashing his car in the second-floor of a house. Police in Santa Ana, California, say that the car, travelling at high speed, clipped the central reservation before launching into the air. It flew about 60 feet before smashing into the second floor of the building, which contained a dental practice. CCTV footage obtained by a local television station captured the moment, and showed t
  
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• Several dead in operation to arrest rogue Venezuela pilot Óscar Pérez

  15-01-2018 21:22 via yahoo.com
  Two police officers were killed outside Caracas as security forces closed in on a rogue pilot and former policeman who stole a helicopter and bombed government buildings in an audacious stunt that inspired protesters across Venezuela. Police traced Óscar Pérez to a run-down area near the capital on Monday after six months on the run following his air raid in June last year. According to the Ministry of the Interior and Justice, five members of the “terrorist cell” were
  
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• Haitians In Florida Protest Trump's 'Shithole' Comments, Demand Apology

  15-01-2018 21:17 via yahoo.com
  Members of the Haitian community in South Florida gathered Monday to protest President Donald Trump’s comments about immigrants from “shithole” countries.
  
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• UAE accuses Qatar of 'intercepting' 2 passenger planes

  15-01-2018 21:02 via yahoo.com
  The United Arab Emirates accused neighbouring Qatar of "intercepting" two Emirati passenger planes en route to Bahrain on Monday in the latest incident between the Gulf rivals.Qatar denied the allegations as "totally baseless" and hit back that they came "one day after a C-130 UAE military aircraft breached Qatari airspace".Tensions have escalated in the Gulf since Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt cut all ties with Qatar in June, accusing it of supporting Islamist extrem
  
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• Blame WWE's High-Risk Culture For Paige's Retirement, Not Sasha Banks

  15-01-2018 21:00 via gamespot.com
  
  According to multiple sources, WWE superstar Paige is being forced to retire from in-ring competition due to a serious neck injury. She's 25 years old, and although she's only been on WWE's main roster since 2014, she's actually been performing since she was 13. Her entire family is involved in the business, and she tag teamed with her mother in her family's Norwich promotion. That's 12 years of wear and tear.This is not Paige's first bout with neck problems either. She suffered chronic pain fro
  
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• The Latest: UN defends work of Palestinian refugee agency

  15-01-2018 20:48 via yahoo.com
  JERUSALEM (AP) — The Latest on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict (all times local):
  
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• Heart-Stopping Video Shows NYPD Cop Dragged by Car in Dramatic Times Square Chase

  15-01-2018 20:46 via yahoo.com
  After he's hit by the vehicle, NYPD Officer Ian Wallace gets up and pursues the suspect on foot.
  
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• Hawaii employee responsible for sending out ballistic missile alert in error is reassigned

  15-01-2018 20:40 via yahoo.com
  The Hawaii state employee responsible for sending out an erroneous missile alert of a ballistic missile threat has been reassigned.“The employee in question has been temporarily reassigned within our Emergency Operations Center pending the outcome of our internal investigation.A Saturday morning alert warning Hawaii residents of an incoming ballistic missile threw the archipelago into a panic and left officials scrambling to reassure resident that they were safe.
  
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• Photoshop Fail: Family Shocked as Professional Pictures Make Them Look Like Cartoons

  15-01-2018 20:38 via yahoo.com
  The shock eventually turned to laughter when the Zaring family took a look at the results of their photo shoot.
  
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• UK air force scrambles 2 fighters to intercept Russian jets

  15-01-2018 20:32 via yahoo.com
  LONDON (AP) — Britain's Royal Air Force scrambled two fighter jets to intercept Russian strategic bombers near U.K. airspace on Monday, in another illustration of ongoing tensions.
  
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• Saudi Ritz Carlton to reopen after being used as luxury prison in corruption purge

  15-01-2018 20:22 via yahoo.com
  The luxury Riyadh hotel used as a prison during Saudi Arabia's crackdown on corruption will reopen for business next month, suggesting authorities are close to settling the cases of many suspects. Dozens of princes, senior officials and top businessmen were detained and confined in the five-star Ritz-Carlton Riyadh as the government launched the purge in early November. The some 200 detainees occupied half the hotel's 492 rooms. The rest was closed to business. The hotel's website now accepts bo
  
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• MLK's Daughter Says We Must Remember Her Mother's Legacy, Too

  15-01-2018 20:22 via yahoo.com
  Bernice King says those honoring her father on Martin Luther King Jr. Day should also remember another incredibly important figure in the civil rights movement: her mother, Coretta Scott King.
  
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• Pulse-Pounding Rescue Caught on Tape as Firefighters Catch Baby Tossed From Burning Building

  15-01-2018 20:12 via yahoo.com
  Fire captain Scott Stroup twisted his knee while making the grab.
  
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• LeBron reflects on MLK's legacy, criticizes Trump on holiday

  15-01-2018 19:53 via yahoo.com
  INDEPENDENCE, Ohio (AP) — On a day for reflecting on race in America, LeBron James considered Martin Luther King Jr.'s ultimate sacrifice.
  
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• Turkey's Erdogan warns US against forming 'terror army' on its border with Syria

  15-01-2018 19:43 via yahoo.com
  Turkey has warned the US it was “playing with fire” over plans to set up a 30,000-strong force to police its border with Syria, saying it had tanks ready at the frontier. The US announced plans on Sunday for a "border security force" - made up of Kurdish and Arab fighters - to prevent a resurgence by Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (Isil). The BSF will be tasked with securing the long sections of Syria's northern border with Turkey and eastern border with Iraq that are under the
  
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• Celebrities React To The Death Of Dolores O'Riordan, Lead Singer Of The Cranberries

  15-01-2018 19:29 via yahoo.com
  Celebrities reacted with a mix of shock and sadness after the sudden death of Dolores O’Riordan, the lead singer of popular ’90s band The Cranberries.
  
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• Top U.S. general says 'not giving up' on Pakistan ties

  15-01-2018 18:59 via yahoo.com
  The top U.S. military officer, Marine General Joseph Dunford, said on Monday he was committed to the U.S.-Pakistan relationship, which has been strained in recent weeks as Washington piles pressure on Islamabad to crack down on militants.The United States has long blamed militant safe-havens in Pakistan for prolonging the war in neighboring Afghanistan, giving insurgents, including from the Haqqani network, a place to plot attacks and rebuild their forces.
  
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• What Bitcoin’s “80% Mined” Landmark Means for Cryptocurrency’s Price

  15-01-2018 18:55 via yahoo.com
  The cryptocurrency has hit a major milestone.
  
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• Torture investigation launched after 13 believed held captive in California home

  15-01-2018 18:50 via yahoo.com
  Authorities launched an investigation into alleged torture and child endangerment after multiple children were discovered bound, shackled and malnourished.
  
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• Mitt Romney: Trump's 'Shithole' Comments 'Antithetical To American Values'

  15-01-2018 18:48 via yahoo.com
  Mitt Romney has joined the chorus of voices condemning the vulgar remarks that President Donald Trump reportedly made about Haiti and African countries, calling them “inconsistent [with] America’s history and antithetical to American values” in a Martin Luther King Jr. Day tweet.
  
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• The Walking Dead Changes Showrunner Amidst Falling Ratings

  15-01-2018 18:44 via gamespot.com
  
  AMC's zombie drama The Walking Dead is changing showrunners. It has been reported that Scott Gimple will leave the role he has occupied since 2013, and will be replaced by Angela Kang, who has previously worked on the show as a writer.According to The Hollywood Reporter, Gimple will now serve as chief content officer for the Walking Dead media franchise, which also includes the spin-off show Fear the Walking Dead, as well as "gaming and future brand extensions on a variety of platforms." Kang ha
  
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• 1 dead, 7 injured after crash on I-70 in Missouri

  15-01-2018 18:41 via yahoo.com
  A fatal crash occurred on I-70 in Missouri Monday morning. The accident is causing traffic delays, with the eastbound lanes in the area shut down and one westbound lane closed.
  
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• Driver charged after going wrong way at high speed on Interstate: Police

  15-01-2018 18:34 via yahoo.com
  A Connecticut officer's dashcam video shows a wrong-way driver traveling northbound at high speed in the southbound lanes of Interstate 95, police said.
  
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• China races to tackle expanding oil spill after tanker sinks

  15-01-2018 18:34 via yahoo.com
  Chinese ships scrambled Monday to clean up a massive and expanding oil spill after an Iranian tanker sank off China, raising fears of devastating damage to marine life.The Sanchi, carrying 136,000 tonnes of light crude oil from Iran, went under on Sunday after a new and massive fire erupted, sending a cloud of black smoke as high as one kilometre above the East China Sea.The search and rescue effort was cancelled and a clean-up operation began after a fire on the sea surface was finally extingui
  
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• Two More Free Xbox Games With Gold Available Now

  15-01-2018 18:19 via gamespot.com
  
  It's just past the middle of the month, meaning two more free Xbox games for January 2018 have gone live on the Microsoft Store. Xbox Live Gold subscribers can now grab Zombion Xbox One and Army of Two on Xbox 360 for free.This also means there's very little time left to grab the free games for the first half of January. Back to the Future: The Game and Tomb Raider: Underworld will cease to be free within the next few hours. The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing III will be free all month lon
  
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• Speeding car flies into the air and crashes into top floor of California building

  15-01-2018 18:15 via yahoo.com
  Dramatic video footage shows the Nissan Altima was travelling at high speed in Santa Ana, in Orange County, at around 5.25am on Sunday.It narrowly missed a passing car before hitting a central reservation, missing a passing bus, and then becoming wedged into the second floor of the building.Santa Ana Police Department said the driver admitted to being under the influence and that they will be submitting a DUI/narcotics case to the District Attorney for review.
  
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• New method to detect illicit drone filming developed

  15-01-2018 18:05
  A new technique to detect a drone camera illicitly capturing video is revealed in a new study by cyber security researchers in Israel. The study addresses increasing concerns about the proliferation of drone use for personal and business applications and how it is impinging on privacy and safety.
  
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• German man known as 'Bookkeeper of Auschwitz' asks for clemency

  15-01-2018 18:04 via yahoo.com
  A 96-year-old German convicted over his role in the murders of 300,000 people at the Auschwitz death camp in Nazi-occupied Poland has filed a plea for clemency, a regional justice spokesman said on Monday.Oskar Groening, known as the "bookkeeper of Auschwitz", was sentenced to four years in prison in 2015 for being an accessory to murder at Auschwitz.Christian Lauenstein, spokesman for the justice ministry in the northern state of Lower Saxony where the 2015 trial took place, said Groening's ple
  
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• Past Presidents Volunteered On MLK Day. Donald Trump Is Spending It At His Golf Club.

  15-01-2018 18:00 via yahoo.com
  President Donald Trump is spending Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a federal holiday meant to honor the United States’ most iconic civil rights leader, at his golf club in Florida.
  
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• Motorstorm And Driveclub Devs Found New Studio To Make Sci-Fi Game

  15-01-2018 18:00 via gamespot.com
  
  A number of former Motorstorm and Driveclub developers have established a studio in Liverpool, England to work on a new science fiction-themed game. Called Wushu Studios, the team is headed up by Alan McDermott, with Nigel Kershaw serving as design director, and Stuart Trevor taking up the position of art director. The three have each worked on Motorstorm and Driveclub titles for Sony, as well as other projects for Deep Silver and Revolution Software.Wushu has also been working with former BioWa
  
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• 7 Images that Explain the California Mudslides

  15-01-2018 17:55 via yahoo.com
  Rains after wildfires create a terrible recipe for disaster.
  
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• Erdogan: we will 'strangle' U.S.-backed force in Syria "before it's even born"

  15-01-2018 17:38 via yahoo.com
  By Ellen Francis and Ezgi ErkoyunBEIRUT/ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey's Tayyip Erdogan threatened on Monday to "strangle" a planned 30,000-strong U.S.-backed force in Syria "before it's even born," as Washington's backing for Kurdish fighters drove awedge into relations with one of its main Middle East allies.The United States announced its support on Sunday for plans for a "border force" to defend territory held by U.S.-backed, Kurdish-led fighters in northern Syria.The Syrian government of Presi
  
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• Forza Horizon 3 Joins The Xbox One X Enhanced List

  15-01-2018 17:32 via gamespot.com
  
  Xbox One X promised to bring even more beautiful graphics to your favorite games, and it's been delivering. With over 100 titles and counting, Forza Horizon 3's update has joined the ranks, and is available now.Microsoft says the update allows you to play Horizon 3 in "native 4K," including the Hot Wheels and Blizzard Mountain expansions. The patch contains a bunch of visual enhancements for Xbox One X, from "improved car reflections and shadow resolutions" to "improved texture detail for road a
  
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• Egypt's leader seeks to defuse tension with Sudan, Ethiopia

  15-01-2018 17:30 via yahoo.com
  CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's president on Monday sought to defuse tensions with Ethiopia and Sudan, reassuring them that his country was not meddling in their internal affairs or planning to go to war against them.
  
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• All-New 2019 Acura RDX Gains Advanced Safety Systems, Turbo Power

  15-01-2018 17:20 via yahoo.com
  The RDX, Acura’s most reliable new model in Consumer Reports’ reliability survey—and the only Acura that CR currently recommends—is undergoing a full redesign for the 2019 model year. Acura unvei...
  
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• Russia slams US demands for Iran; Germany seeks more detail

  15-01-2018 17:18 via yahoo.com
  MOSCOW (AP) — Russia spoke out strongly Monday against the U.S. push for modifying a nuclear agreement with Iran, while Germany said it would seek more detail on what the U.S. wants and analyze the situation with its European partners.
  
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• Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3 Release Date Confirmed For 2020

  15-01-2018 17:11 via gamespot.com
  
  Although Marvel has traditionally announced release dates for its movies several years in advance, it has been more secretive about its plans for the Marvel Cinematic Universe after the current Phase 3 ends. Spider-Man: Homecoming 2 is the only movie with an official release date after Phase 3 ends with 2019's Avengers 4, but we now know that Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.3 will be released in 2020.The news comes via director James Gunn, who helmed the first two Guardians movies and will direct Vo
  
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• Egypt says it does not want war as tension grows with Sudan

  15-01-2018 17:07 via yahoo.com
  President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said on Monday Egypt is not conspiring against its neighbors and has no intention to fight, a reference to growing tension with Sudan.Relations have deteriorated in recent weeks, including over a Sudan-Turkey naval agreement that angered Cairo and an ongoing dispute over a dam Ethiopia is building on the Nile river that runs through all three countries.In the latest move, Sudan recalled its ambassador to Egypt without saying when he might be back.
  
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• Top 10 UK Sales Chart: GTA 5's Popularity Shows No Sign Of Waning

  15-01-2018 17:06 via gamespot.com
  
  Rockstar Games' perennially popular Grand Theft Auto V takes the top spot on the UK sales chart for the week ending January 13. According to sales monitor Chart-Track, this is the first time GTA V has reached No.1 since June 2017.In total, GTA V has spent 14 weeks at No.1 since its launch, bringing it a little closer to the 18 week all-time all formats No.1 record currently held by Square Enix's Who Wants To Be A Millionaire. Chart-Track also states that GTA V has never been out of the top 40 in
  
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• Plane Left Dangling on Side of Cliff After Skidding Off Runway Due to Engine Surge

  15-01-2018 17:06 via yahoo.com
  Passengers aboard the flight were terrified.
  
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• "Major" PS4 System Update Beta Sign-Ups Are Now Open

  15-01-2018 17:02 via gamespot.com
  
  Just a few months after the big 5.0 PlayStation 4 system update, Sony is preparing to release its next major firmware patch. Furthermore, you could get the included improvements early, as Sony has announced it is holding a beta for the update."You can register to be a beta tester anytime between today and the start of the beta expected in February," Sony stated. There's no word yet on what's included in the update, but the company did call it a "major" one. North American players can sign up her
  
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• VW unveils all-new Jetta in Detroit but drops it from European markets

  15-01-2018 16:51 via yahoo.com
  One example is the all-new Volkswagen Jetta that's just been unveiled at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit.Although it's a huge deal for the American market as the Jetta is the brand's biggest-selling car over there, it's also been announced the Jetta is being dropped completely from European markets.The headline news about the 2019 Jetta is the fact it's now being built on the MQB platform that already underpins models as diverse as the Atlas and the Golf.
  
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