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• New Pokemon Go Update Out Now, Here's What It Does (Not Much)

  18-01-2018 23:55 via gamespot.com
  
  Niantic has rolled out a new update for Pokemon Go. The patch, version 1.59.1 for iOS and 0.89.1 for Android, is a fairly minor one and doesn't introduce any major new features to the mobile game, but it does make a number of quality-of-life improvements.Along with an assortment of unspecified bug fixes, the new update adds the ability to sort the Pokedex by region. Niantic has also improved incubator sorting and "the way Pokemon scale throughout the map." Finally, the update resolves an issue t
  
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• Artist Gives Vintage Ads A Feminist Makeover By Swapping Gender Roles

  18-01-2018 23:48 via yahoo.com
  Eli Rezkallah, a 31-year-old artist and photographer from Beirut, Lebanon, recently created a photo series called “In a Parallel Universe.”
  
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• You'll Be Able To Turn Off The iPhone's Battery-Saving Feature That Slows Your Phone Down

  18-01-2018 23:40 via gamespot.com
  
  Apple found itself facing some unwanted attention last year when it was revealed the company throttles performance of older iPhones to compensate for battery degradation. Although it has a reason for this setup, the secrecy surrounding it--knowledge of it only became public after a third-party group's report--understandably caused a great deal of consternation among consumers. Soon, however, the so-called feature will become an option you can toggle off.The system in question was implemented as
  
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• USA Gymnastics Cuts Ties With Training Center Where Athletes Say Nassar Abused Them

  18-01-2018 23:36 via yahoo.com
  USA Gymnastics announced on Thursday afternoon that it’s severing ties with the organization’s national team training center, Karolyi Ranch.
  
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• Phoenix Serial Killer Suspect Identified After DNA Allegedly Connects Him to 9 Killings

  18-01-2018 23:34 via yahoo.com
  Seven men and two women were shot between Nov. 27 and Dec. 17
  
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• California parents starved 13 children, taunted them with pie: prosecutor

  18-01-2018 23:34 via yahoo.com
  The father, David Turpin, 57, is also accused of sexually abusing one of his young daughters, Riverside County District Attorney Mike Hestrin told reporters in announcing the charges before the couple's first court appearance later on Thursday.Turpin and his wife, Louise, 49, each faces 94 years to life in prison if convicted on the more than two dozen charges that include torture, child abuse and false imprisonment.The couple pleaded not guilty to all charges during a brief hearing before Judge
  
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• The Latest: Couple plead not guilty to torture of children

  18-01-2018 23:12 via yahoo.com
  RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on the torture and abuse case against the parents of 13 children and young adults in California (all times local):
  
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• Big Final Fantasy 14 Update Coming This Month, Adds A Giant Death Claw Mount And More

  18-01-2018 23:00 via gamespot.com
  
  Following the Starlight Celebration and Heavensturn holiday events, a big new update is on the way for Final Fantasy XIV. Square Enix detailed the upcoming 4.2 patch on the game's official website, and it's set to introduce new dungeons, scenarios, mounts, and more to the MMO later this month.The centerpiece of update 4.2 is a new story scenario titled Rise of a New Sun, which takes players back to the nation of Doma. Here's how Square Enix describes the scenario: "Thanks to the Warrior of Light
  
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• Disturbing details surface of California 'house of horrors'

  18-01-2018 22:45 via yahoo.com
  District attorney says siblings held captive in California were subject to 'horrific' and 'prolonged' abuse.
  
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• Zimbabwe opposition leader Roy Bennett killed in U.S. helicopter crash

  18-01-2018 22:41 via yahoo.com
  (Reuters) - Exiled Zimbabwe opposition leader Roy Bennett and four other people were killed in a helicopter crash in a remote northern part of the U.S. state of New Mexico, officials and his political party said on Thursday.The crash of a private Huey helicopter in rugged terrain near Raton, New Mexico, on Wednesday evening killed Bennett, 60, along with his wife, Heather Bennett, 55, James Coleman Dodd, 57, of Colorado, Charles Ryland Burnett, 61, of Texas and Paul Cobb, 67, of Texas, New Mexic
  
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• CA authorities detail torture and abuse children faced at the hands of their parents

  18-01-2018 22:41 via yahoo.com
  On Thursday, January 18, California DA Michael Hestrin outlined the torture and abuse 13 children faced at the hands of their parents David and Louise Turpin.
  
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• Wife of man brought to US as child and deported by Trump administration: 'They can't shut me up'

  18-01-2018 22:36 via yahoo.com
  Cindy Garcia, a US citizen, is married to Jorge Garcia, a 39-year-old landscaper who came to the US with his family illegally at age 10.Mr Garcia was separated from his wife and children this week when Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) deported him to Mexico.Mr Garcia will not be allowed back into the US for a decade, but his wife says she will keep fighting to bring him back sooner.
  
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• Call Of Duty WW2's Patch Notes Detailed, Buffs Sawed-Off Shotgun

  18-01-2018 22:24 via gamespot.com
  
  Call of Duty: WWII developer Sledgehammer Games has delivered a new update to the game, making adjustments to several weapons. The changes take place immediately on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC.A lot of the changes are slight, but the sawed-off shotgun has received a big buff after some players felt it was considerably underpowered. There are also two tweaks to the maps in the game. Check out the full patch notes below.Weapons ChangesFG 42 - Recoil buff and slight fire rate buffGrease Gun - R
  
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• An Asteroid Bigger Than the World's Tallest Building Will Fly by Earth Next Month

  18-01-2018 22:24 via yahoo.com
  The .7-mile long asteroid is longer than the Burj Khalifa, which at .5 miles high currently stands as the world’s tallest building
  
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• Shutdown looming, Trump plans Mar-a-lago trip

  18-01-2018 22:15 via yahoo.com
  Rachel Maddow notes that while Senate Republicans struggle to avoid a government shutdown without guidance from the White House, Donald Trump plans to leave Friday afternoon for his Florida resort.
  
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• WWE Superstars Recreate Attitude Era Raw Moments And It's Amazing

  18-01-2018 22:00 via gamespot.com
  
  It has been 25 years since Monday Night Raw debuted on the USA network. Now, as WWE prepares to celebrate the milestone, some of the company's wrestlers are getting in on the fun.WWE has released a new photo gallery featuring several of the biggest modern superstars as they recreate some of the biggest moments from Raw during the Attitude Era. Whether it's New Day reenacting the reveal of Vince McMahon as the Corporate Ministry's "higher power" or Rusev and Lana cosplaying as the Rock N Sock Con
  
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• Unboxing The Dragon Ball FighterZ CollectorZ Edition

  18-01-2018 22:00 via gamespot.com
  
  Nick has his hands on the Dragon Ball FighterZ CollectorZ Edition. Watch as he shows off what's inside!
  
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• Trump plays his cards close to his chest in 'poker game' over North Korea's nuclear programme

  18-01-2018 21:59 via yahoo.com
  North Korea is one of the issues that has defined the first year of Donald Trump’s presidency, combining a number of elements the global community has come to expect from the White House incumbent: vague statements, bravado and a flurry of Twitter messages.In an interview this week Mr Trump said that the US was playing “a very, very hard game of poker and you don’t want to reveal your hand” but what is certain is that the stakes over the North’s nuclear weapons prog
  
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• New Fortnite Update Out Now; Patch Notes Detail What's Changed

  18-01-2018 21:56 via gamespot.com
  
  Following a relatively brief maintenance period, Epic Games has released the new 2.2.0 update for Fortnite on PC, PS4, and Xbox One. As detailed previously, it deals primarily with Battle Royale, adding a newly updated version of the map, pre-game voice chat, and more.Updates to the map are the most significant component of the patch. New areas have been added, primarily to the western half of the map, which had been somewhat sparsely populated before now. This includes a new city section and un
  
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• Turkey seeks Russian approval for air campaign against Afrin

  18-01-2018 21:54 via yahoo.com
  By Gulsen Solaker and Tuvan GumrukcuANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey dispatched its military chief to Moscow on Thursday, seeking approval for an air campaign in Syria's Kurdish-controlled Afrin region, although Damascus warned it could shoot down any Turkish planes in its skies.Turkey's foreign minister said the Moscow trip by Chief of Staff Hulusi Akar was part of talks with both Russia and Iran, the two main backers of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, to allow Turkish planes to take part in an Afri
  
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• Free Metal Gear Survive Beta Is Live On PS4 And Xbox One

  18-01-2018 21:50 via gamespot.com
  
  [Update 2] The Metal Gear Survive beta is now available on both PS4 and Xbox One. The beta runs through January 21 and features two maps, three missions, and live events, according to Konami. As described below, those who play the beta will receive in-game bonuses in the full version, should they decide to purchase it.[Update] Konami has clarified on Twitter that, as of yet, the Metal Gear Survive beta is not available for PlayStation 4 in America. However, it is now available for both PS4 and X
  
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• Battlefield 1 Apocalypse DLC Releases In February With Five New Maps

  18-01-2018 21:47 via gamespot.com
  
  Battlefield 1 will receive another batch of new content in just a few weeks' time. EA has announced that Apocalypse, the fourth DLC expansion coming to the WW1 shooter, launches in February for those who own the game's Premium Pass.As with previous expansions, the major addition comes in the form of maps. Apocalypse brings a total of five, including the "bloody, muddy hell of Passchendaele and the Austro-Italian clash of Caporetto portray two of the most infamous battles of World War I." EA also
  
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• Special Operations dogs get tactical gear upgrade

  18-01-2018 21:44 via yahoo.com
  Fox Firepower: Allison Barrie with a look at how U.S. Army SOCOM is looking to equip the 75th Ranger Regiment's dogs with advanced vest protection, wearable sensors and video cameras.
  
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• Man Accused of Killing Deputies Laughs in Court: `I Wish I Killed More`

  18-01-2018 21:44 via yahoo.com
  Luis Bracamontes had several outbursts during his trial laced with admissions of guilt and vulgar language.
  
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• Activision Begins The Hunt For A New Boss, As CEO Set To Leave The Company

  18-01-2018 21:44 via gamespot.com
  
  Activision is in need of a new chief executive officer. Eric Hirshberg, who has served as Activision Publishing's CEO since 2010, will part ways with the company in March, Activision has confirmed.As first reported by GamesBeat, Hirshberg recently informed Activision staff of his decision to leave. He'll stay on in his role through the end of March, when his contract expires, although the hunt for a successor has reportedly already begun."Serving as Activision's CEO has been an honor and a thril
  
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• FBI investigates whether Russia banker used NRA to fund Trump campaign – report

  18-01-2018 21:42 via yahoo.com
  The FBI is investigating whether a Russian banker with close ties to Vladimir Putin funneled money through the National Rifle Association to support Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, it was reported on Thursday.Foreign contributions to American political campaigns are illegal.
  
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• The CDC's Interactive Map Shows How Rapidly Devastating This Flu Season Has Been

  18-01-2018 21:32 via yahoo.com
  Yeah, you're seeing that right.
  
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• PS4 Dissidia Final Fantasy NT Beta Roster Rotates Tonight, Adds These Characters

  18-01-2018 21:32 via gamespot.com
  
  PS4 players who have yet to participate in Dissidia Final Fantasy NT's open beta still have a chance to jump into the ongoing test, though they'll be unable to play for a brief window of time today. Square Enix has announced that it will perform maintenance on the beta later tonight, January 18, in order to refresh the roster one last time before the beta ends.Maintenance begins at 1 PM PT / 4 PM ET / 9 PM GMT and is scheduled to conclude one hour later. Following the maintenance period, the bet
  
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• Black Lightning Finds Balance Between Violence and Super Heroics

  18-01-2018 21:30 via gamespot.com
  
  Over the past six years, the world of DC TV has established itself to be the place you go when you want to see shenanigans and dangerously-close-to-maudlin melodrama directed at legions of die-hard young adult fans. Even Arrow, arguably the most grim of the bunch, manages to keep up the pace with a level of tongue-in-cheek self awareness that prevents it from getting too rain-slicked and colorless.This is standard operating procedure for live action superhero media today, even outside of the "Ar
  
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• Russian Money Ties to NRA Under FBI Scrutiny

  18-01-2018 21:18 via yahoo.com
  Greg Gordon, investigative reporter for McClatchy DC, talks with Rachel Maddow about news that the FBI is looking into whether Russian money was funneled to the Trump campaign through the NRA.
  
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• U.S. lawmakers may soon be liable for sexual harassment payouts

  18-01-2018 21:09 via yahoo.com
  Members of the U.S. House of Representatives could no longer use public funds for awards or settlements in sexual harassment cases under bipartisan legislation unveiled on Thursday that updates a 20-year law governing the rights of congressional employees.Leaders from both parties, including Speaker Paul Ryan, the most powerful lawmaker in the chamber, support the bill, indicating it should pass quickly and easily in a Congress frequently frozen by partisan standoffs.A growing wave of women repo
  
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• Apple Announces Plans for a New Major Campus

  18-01-2018 21:06 via yahoo.com
  Though it seems to be a page out of the Amazon playbook, no plans for a bidding process have been announced yet
  
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• New Overwatch Legendary Skin Revealed Ahead Of Cosmetic Update

  18-01-2018 21:03 via gamespot.com
  
  Alongside the new Blizzard World map, Overwatch will soon receive a variety of new cosmetic items and an update to loot boxes. Blizzard has begun to reveal the new items that are coming, including new sprays and now a Legendary skin.As showcased in the brief video below, Pharah receives a new Legendary skin next week. This one leans heavily into her Egyptian ancestry, overhauling the look of her armor and, most strikingly, her helmet, which is now adorned with a snake. (That explains the skin's
  
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• Dragon Ball FighterZ Last Open Beta

  18-01-2018 21:00 via gamespot.com
  
  We dive into Dragon Ball Fighterz final beta before it comes out next week.
  
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• Last three years hottest on record: UN

  18-01-2018 20:53 via yahoo.com
  The last three years were the hottest on record, the United Nations weather agency said Thursday, citing fresh global data underscoring the dramatic warming of the planet.Consolidated data from five leading international weather agencies shows that "2015, 2016 and 2017 have been confirmed as the three warmest years on record", the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said.It added that 2016 remains the hottest year ever measured, due to the warming effect of El Nino, while 2017 was the warmes
  
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• Sen. Kaine condemns 'unacceptable' expanded U.S. mission in Syria

  18-01-2018 20:46 via yahoo.com
  Sen. Tim Kaine warned that the expanded mandate outlined by Rex Tillerson was “unacceptable” absent a vote in Congress.
  
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• Fusion GPS testimony shows potential crimes

  18-01-2018 20:46 via yahoo.com
  Rachel Maddow reads some of the highlights of the newly released transcript of the House Intelligence Committee testimony of Glenn Simpson of Fusion GPS.
  
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• Parents Charged With Torture And Abuse Of 13 Kids May Face Life In Prison

  18-01-2018 20:30 via yahoo.com
  A California couple accused of holding their 13 children captive in their home for years face up to life in prison.
  
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• Battlefield 1 Apocalypse DLC Expansion Releases In February, Here's What It Includes

  18-01-2018 20:30 via gamespot.com
  
  Battlefield 1 will receive another batch of new content in just a few weeks' time. EA has announced that Apocalypse, the fourth DLC expansion coming to the WW1 shooter, launches in February for those who own the game's Premium Pass.As with previous expansions, the major addition comes in the form of maps. Apocalypse brings a total of five, including the "bloody, muddy hell of Passchendaele and the Austro-Italian clash of Caporetto portray two of the most infamous battles of World War I." EA also
  
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• Fortnite's New Update Out Now; Patch Notes Detail What's New

  18-01-2018 20:26 via gamespot.com
  
  Following a relatively brief maintenance period, Epic Games has released the new 2.2.0 update for Fortnite on PC, PS4, and Xbox One. As detailed previously, it deals primarily with Battle Royale, adding a newly updated version of the map, pre-game voice chat, and more.Updates to the map are the most significant component of the patch. New areas have been added, primarily to the western half of the map, which had been somewhat sparsely populated before now. This includes a new city section and un
  
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• Turpin family latest: Parents charged with torture and false imprisonment following discovery of 13 siblings

  18-01-2018 20:20 via yahoo.com
  Prosecutors have charged a couple who allegedly imprisoned their 13 children in a Southern California home with torture, child abuse, false imprisonment and a lewd act against a child.In announcing the charges against David and Louise Turpin, Riverside county District Attorney Mike Hestrin described an alleged escalating ordeal of beatings, imprisonment and starvation that stretched across years and multiple different residences, ending only after the siblings executed an escape plan years in th
  
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• Star Wars: The Last Jedi Director Defends Missing Knights Of Ren

  18-01-2018 20:14 via gamespot.com
  
  After fans finished their first viewing of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, there were many questions to be asked. Are those Rey's actual parents? What's left of the resistance? Did Luke really have to milk that alien?Warning: Spoilers for Star Wars: The Last Jedi follow.Another question concerns the Knights of Ren, a group of Force-powered warriors that embraced the dark side. Under the leadership of Kylo Ren (Adam Driver), it was explained in Star Wars: The Force Awakens that the Knights served Supre
  
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• Nintendo Switch Eshop Adds 16 New Games This Week

  18-01-2018 20:11 via gamespot.com
  
  It's Thursday again, which means a bunch of new games are now available for Nintendo Switch. This week is another fairly busy one for Nintendo's hybrid console; 16 titles launch for the platform over the course of the week, including an acclaimed RPG and the first batch of DLC for Xenoblade Chronicles 2.As per usual, the bulk of this week's releases arrive in the Eshop on today, January 18, and they're headlined by Darkest Dungeon, the well-received Lovecraftian roguelike by developer Red Hook S
  
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• Couple’s sexless marriage is ‘weird, weird, weird’ says Yahoo Newsroom

  18-01-2018 20:09 via yahoo.com
  “People can do what they want. But the marriage is a joke.” “Huh? Am I missing something here?” Two friends of Tiffany Trump’s are in the spotlight after exchanging “unconditional, unconventional” vows for a sexless marriage. The story jumped to the “top-trending” category on Yahoo Newsroom, sparking thousands of skeptical comments.
  New York socialites Quentin Esme Brown and Peter Cary Peterson tied the knot in Las Vegas (where first daughter
  
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• 14 Michigan State Reps Reportedly Heard About Abuser Larry Nassar And Did Nothing

  18-01-2018 20:09 via yahoo.com
  At least 14 Michigan State University staffers and representatives were warned about Larry Nassar’s sexual abuse over the course of two decades and allegedly did nothing to stop it, according to an explosive new report from the Detroit News.
  
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• Diagnose Your PC For Faulty Hardware

  18-01-2018 20:03 via gamespot.com
  
  How To Fix Your PC
  Picture this—you’re playing a game and about to pull off a headshot when all of a sudden—BAM!—it crashes to the desktop without warning. Fine, maybe it’s sloppy code on the part of the developer, but then it happens again, and in a different game this time. Uh oh, something’s wrong.You decide it’s a sign that you should be finishing that PowerPoint presentation you’ve been working on instead of playing games, so you ignore the is
  
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• The resistance is organized and ready in district where Trump is visiting

  18-01-2018 20:00 via yahoo.com
  Democrats, especially women, have been organizing ever since last year’s election. And they think they have a chance to take the seat in this heavily Republican district.
  
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• Here's What Will Happen If The Government Shuts Down

  18-01-2018 19:59 via yahoo.com
  The federal government is once again faced with a potential shutdown as Congress struggles to pass short-term funding legislation this week.
  
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• Here's What Happens In A Government Shutdown

  18-01-2018 19:59 via yahoo.com
  The federal government is once again entering a shutdown as Congress failed to pass short-term funding legislation by midnight Friday.Republicans and Democratic lawmakers remained at odds with each other and with President Donald Trump over a budget proposal, blocking attempts to avert the shutdown with a short-term spending bill.You might be wondering what a “government shutdown” entails and how it could affect you.
  
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• Every Black Mirror Episode Ranked From Worst To Best [Updated With Season 4]

  18-01-2018 19:52 via gamespot.com
  
  With season 4 out now, we thought we'd celebrate Seasons 1-3 of the dystopian sci-fi anthology series by ranking our favourite episodes.For more Black Mirror, you can check out our spoiler-free review of season 4 in the meantime. You can also watch a video version of this ranking list here. Men Against Fire (Season 3, Episode 5)
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  Image: Laurie Sparham/NetflixWe kick off our list with the military dystopia of 'Men Against Fire.' In a post-apocalyptic Denmark, an unnamed mil
  
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