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• Stoners Loving Donald Trump Jr.'s 'Democracy Dies In Dankness' Tweet

  01-02-2018 23:59 via yahoo.com
  For many people, Donald Trump Jr.’s Twitter account is the gift that keeps on giving.
  
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• Protesting While Muslim Comes With Its Own Set Of Judgments

  01-02-2018 23:53 via yahoo.com
  When Bilal Askaryar woke up on the morning of Feb. 10 last year, he wasn’t expecting to get arrested.
  
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• Parents Shared The Creepiest Things Their Kids Have Ever Said

  01-02-2018 23:47 via yahoo.com
  Children regularly say adorable, hilarious things.
  
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• Marines see Afghan forces improve in Helmand battles

  01-02-2018 23:47 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Afghan forces backed by U.S. troops in Afghanistan's turbulent Helmand Province have gained ground in recent months, but the Taliban still maintains control over roughly half the province, according to the senior Marine commander who just returned from a nine-month deployment to the region.
  
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• Bitcoin Price Drops Below $9,000 as Cryptocurrency Has Lost Half of Value

  01-02-2018 23:44 via yahoo.com
  Not a great way to kick off February.
  
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• US says Syria making new chemical weapons despite 2013 deal

  01-02-2018 23:38 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Thursday accused Syrian President Bashar Assad's government of producing and using "new kinds of weapons" to deliver deadly chemicals despite committing to abolish its program in 2013, and said the world must find a way to stop it.
  
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• Halo 6's Development Won't Be Impacted By Ongoing Support For Older Titles

  01-02-2018 23:36 via gamespot.com
  
  While the next Halo FPS has not been officially announced, we definitely know it is coming. And thankfully, it's going to have split-screen support. Now we've learned even more about the game, or at least its development. In a blog post this week, developer 343 Industries stressed that its ongoing support for Halo: The Master Chief Collection and Halo 5 will not take away resources from "the next Halo FPS title." A "small but experienced" team at 343 is now working on support efforts for what 34
  
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• Los Angeles school shooting: 2 teenagers shot, suspect in custody in Westlake district

  01-02-2018 23:22 via yahoo.com
  Two teenagers were shot on campus at Sal Castro Middle School in the Westlake district of Los Angeles Thursday.
  
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• Paul Ryan On Removing Devin Nunes: 'The Tax Cuts Are Working'

  01-02-2018 23:12 via yahoo.com
  WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. — With new controversy surrounding the release of a memo alleging FBI abuse ― a memo that Democrats say Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.)
  
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• PS4's Final Fantasy 12 Remaster Now Available On PC

  01-02-2018 23:08 via gamespot.com
  
  Final Fantasy XV: Windows Edition is on the way next month, but in the meantime, players can pick up another acclaimed installment of the series on PC. Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age, the remastered version of the classic PS2 title, is now available on Steam, and early adopters will be able to purchase at a discount for a limited time.Like the PS4 version, Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age typical runs for $50 on Steam, but those who purchase it from now until February 8 will get it for $40.
  
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• Polish PM cites shared Nazi horrors to ease speech law anger

  01-02-2018 23:06 via yahoo.com
  WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland's prime minister sought to ease concerns Thursday over a law criminalizing some public comments about the Holocaust by invoking the horror both Poles and Jews experienced at the hands of Nazi Germany, saying it bound their countries in a joint pursuit of the truth.
  
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• Natalie Wood's Husband Robert Wagner Now 'Person Of Interest' In Her Death

  01-02-2018 23:05 via yahoo.com
  Los Angeles County Sheriff’s investigators say Robert Wagner is “more of a person of interest” in the death of actress Natalie Wood, who died nearly 40 ago under mysterious circumstances.
  
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• Kenya government ignores court order suspending shutdown of three TV stations

  01-02-2018 23:03 via yahoo.com
  By Maggie Fick and George ObulutsaNAIROBI (Reuters) - Three private Kenyan television channels remained off air despite a court order on Thursday that they be allowed to resume broadcasting, overturning a government-ordered shut down.Authorities turned off the three channels as they began to cover opposition leader Raila Odinga's symbolic presidential inauguration on Tuesday.NTV Kenya, three of whose journalists said they had spent the night in their newsroom in fear of arrest, said on its Twitt
  
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• Single Indiana block sees 27 overdoses in 24 hours

  01-02-2018 22:51 via yahoo.com
  Emergency responders have been working tirelessly after one Indiana block observed dozens of overdoses in just a 24-hour timeframe, according to the Indy Channel.
  
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• How Amateur Astronomer Just Discovered NASA Satellite Missing for 13 Years

  01-02-2018 22:39 via yahoo.com
  Back from the dead.
  
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• The 19 Best Superhero Secret Identities, Ranked

  01-02-2018 22:20 via gamespot.com
  
  19. Clint Barton
  A superhero is only as good as their secret identity. Here are 18 fan-favorite superhero secret identities, ranked from worst to best.AKA: HawkeyeWhile Clint Barton's story is tragic (his parents died and he wound up in an orphanage), his history as a circus performer gives Hawkeye a pretty colorful past. While he tries to keep his two identities separate, they're constantly at odds with each other, making him a wildly interesting character to follow.Image credit: Marvel Studios
  
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• Fiona The Hippo Predicts Who Will Win The Super Bowl

  01-02-2018 22:18 via yahoo.com
  Fiona, the “superstar” hippopotamus from the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden, has revealed her Super Bowl pick.
  
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• Texas to execute third prisoner this year amid reports of botched killings

  01-02-2018 22:14 via yahoo.com
  A gurney in Huntsville, Texas, where Texas’s condemned are strapped down to receive a lethal dose of drugs.Texas prepared on Thursday afternoon to put to death its third prisoner this year, using a batch of old and poorly regulated sedatives, which eyewitnesses have suggested may have led to the botched executions of two other inmates in the past two weeks.John Battaglia, 62, is set to die after 6pm local time on Thursday, using a lethal dose of the barbiturate pentobarbital.
  
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• Hulu's New Stephen King Series Gets Super Bowl Commercial Filled With Easter Eggs

  01-02-2018 22:14 via gamespot.com
  
  Castle Rock is coming to the Super Bowl, but you don't have to wait until Sunday to see the new trailer for the Hulu series set in a universe built around Stephen King stories. The teaser that will air during the big game has arrived, and it's loaded with reference to King's various works.The series will follow Henry Deaver (Andre Holland) as he comes to the fictional Maine town of Castle Rock after receiving a call from Shawshank Prison, otherwise known as the setting of The Shawshank Redemptio
  
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• Markets Right Now: US stock indexes close mostly lower

  01-02-2018 22:13 via yahoo.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — The latest on developments in financial markets (All times local):
  
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• Last Chance To Play Fortnite: Battle Royale's Sniper Event

  01-02-2018 22:10 via gamespot.com
  
  The latest limited-time event for Fortnite's Battle Royale mode is still going on, but it won't be around for much longer. The Sniper Shootout event concludes on February 2, making this your last opportunity to take part in it before the event rotates out of Epic's popular shooter.As you can gather from its name, Sniper Shootout revolves entirely around sniper rifles. During this event, all weapons on the map are replaced by sniper rifles, although you'll also be able to find and pick up revolve
  
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• The Latest: Arizona House votes to expel embattled lawmaker

  01-02-2018 22:05 via yahoo.com
  PHOENIX (AP) — The Latest on efforts to punish an Arizona lawmaker over sexual harassment allegations (all times local):
  
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• We saw this deadly 'Hong Kong' flu coming, but no one could prevent its spread

  01-02-2018 22:04 via yahoo.com
  In 1968, scientists discovered a new strain of flu circulating around Hong Kong. The virus, though, didn't stay put. It soon left Asia and turned into a proper pandemic, traveling around the globe and killing one million people worldwide, including 100,000 in the United States that season. The deadly virus struck in the U.S. when it usually does, during winter. That year, "kids didn’t care about when Santa came," remembers Susan Donelan, who is now a medical director and assistant professo
  
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• Mika Shuts Down Wolff

  01-02-2018 21:56 via yahoo.com
  MSNBC’s Mika Brzezinski shut down a “Morning Joe” interview with “Fire and Fury” author Michael Wolff after he denied previously suggesting that President Donald Trump had an affair with U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley.
  
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• Tillerson warns against China, Russia engagement in Americas

  01-02-2018 21:51 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Thursday warned countries in the Western Hemisphere to beware of Chinese investment, saying it is reminiscent of European colonialism. He also derided Russia for selling weaponry to unfriendly, authoritarian governments in the region.
  
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• Black Lives Matter flag begins flying over Vermont school

  01-02-2018 21:49 via yahoo.com
  MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — A Vermont high school on Thursday began flying a Black Lives Matter flag in what officials said was a commitment to make the mostly white institution more inclusive.
  
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• Correction: Alaska-Fatal Police Shooting story

  01-02-2018 21:48 via yahoo.com
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — In stories Jan. 31, 2018, and Oct. 12, 2017, about an Alaska police officer being cleared in a fatal shooting, The Associated Press reported erroneously the first name of the officer. He is Matthew "Eddie" Armstrong, not Michael "Eddie" Armstrong.
  
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• The Latest: Polish PM: Poles, Jews share need for WWII truth

  01-02-2018 21:39 via yahoo.com
  WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The Latest on the Polish Senate's vote to regulate Holocaust speech (all times local):
  
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• Trump tells GOP retreat he's ready for Mount Rushmore

  01-02-2018 21:29 via yahoo.com
  “We’ve fulfilled far more promises than we’ve promised,” the president said to an annual gathering of Republican members of Congress. “I call it promises plus.”
  
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• Himes: Memo is transparent political hit job

  01-02-2018 21:19 via yahoo.com
  Rep. Jim Himes, member of the House Intelligence Committee, talks with Rachel Maddow about Donald Trump and Republican political strategy around the Devin Nunes memo.
  
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• Which Smart Appliances Work With Amazon Alexa, Google Home, and More

  01-02-2018 21:17 via yahoo.com
  Within the next two years, most major appliance makers will offer extensive lineups of smart appliances, part of the ever-expanding "internet of things." That's according to Christine Edwards, a ...
  
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• Ryan says progress on spending talks, sees another stopgap measure

  01-02-2018 21:17 via yahoo.com
  WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. (Reuters) - U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan said on Thursday that while there had been progress on a long-term government funding bill, another stopgap measure would be needed as the details are finalized. "Even if we get everything figured out by, say, Tuesday, we still will have to have a CR (continuing resolution) if only for the fact that we have to give the appropriators time to write an omnibus appropriations bill," Ryan told reporters at a cong
  
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• Polish lawmakers back Holocaust bill, drawing Israeli outrage, U.S. concern

  01-02-2018 21:16 via yahoo.com
  By Justyna Pawlak and Lidia KellyWARSAW (Reuters) - Polish lawmakers approved a bill on Thursday that would impose jail terms for suggesting Poland was complicit in the Holocaust, drawing concern from the United States and outrage from Israel, which denounced "any attempt to challenge historical truth".Poland's ruling Law and Justice party (PiS) says the bill is needed to protect Poland's reputation and ensure historians recognize that Poles as well as Jews perished under the Nazis.
  
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• House Intel member: Nunes 'agent of the White House'

  01-02-2018 21:14 via yahoo.com
  House Intelligence Committee member Rep. Mike Quigley tells Lawrence O'Donnell that Paul Ryan and Devin Nunes are "far more concerned with protecting" Donald Trump "than they are with keeping us safe."
  
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• UPenn Revokes Steve Wynn, Bill Cosby Honors Over Sexual Misconduct Allegations

  01-02-2018 21:13 via yahoo.com
  The University of Pennsylvania said Thursday it was cutting ties with billionaire casino mogul Steve Wynn, a former university trustee, after allegations of sexual misconduct that spanned decades.
  
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• Trump Didn’t Understand His Own State of the Union Guest

  01-02-2018 21:12 via yahoo.com
  Ji Seong-ho is a symbol of how North Korea’s perfidy extends far beyond its nuclear program.
  
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• Apparent Trump legal defense fund uncovered

  01-02-2018 21:10 via yahoo.com
  Rachel Maddow reports exclusively on the Patriot Legal Defense Fund Trust, which appears to be a fund set up to help cover the legal expenses of Trump staffers caught up in the Robert Mueller Trump Russia investigation.
  
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• Rewrite: John Kelly picks sides in the Trump White House

  01-02-2018 21:09 via yahoo.com
  in the Rewrite, Lawrence O'Donnell explains how White House Chief of Staff John Kelly is part of the Trump White House's problem with the truth.
  
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• Trump Says He 'Really Didn't Care' About Drilling Arctic Refuge. Then A Friend Called.

  01-02-2018 21:06 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Thursday that he had little interest in opening Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil drilling until a friend “who’s in that world and in that business” called and told him Republicans have been trying to do so for decades.
  
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• Fortnite's Next Update Delayed On PC, PS4, And Xbox One

  01-02-2018 21:00 via gamespot.com
  
  The next updated for Fortnite has been delayed. The team announced on Twitter that Patch 2.4.0 will come to the game after some bugs and stability issues have been fixed. While there's currently no new date for the patch's release, Epic Games is providing updates on Reddit as well as Twitter and the Fortnite website.The delay comes on the heels of an update last week that caused an extended period of server downtime across PS4, Xbox One, and PC. Epic apologized for the rough rollout and will off
  
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• Every Game Release Date In 2018: Red Dead Redemption 2, Monster Hunter World, And More

  01-02-2018 20:54 via gamespot.com
  
  There was a wealth of amazing games to play in 2017. However, it seems 2018 is primed with its own roster of exciting new games, including big-budget adventures like Red Dead Redemption 2, God of War, Sea of Thieves, Kingdom Hearts III, Crackdown 3, and a whole lot more. To help you keep track of all the games coming out, we've compiled all the release dates for the biggest ones confirmed to come out in 2018 so far.Be sure to check back often as we update this article with more release dates or
  
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• Genius or joker: Elon Musk flamethrowers spark controversy

  01-02-2018 20:40 via yahoo.com
  After raising $1 million by hawking baseball caps, the visionary entrepreneur behind electric carmaker Tesla and private space firm SpaceX says he's set the market alight with his latest idea.Elon Musk announced on his Twitter account Thursday that he has sold out 20,000 flamethrowers, which he joked are useful against a "zombie apocalypse," at $500 each over about five days.Some media questioned whether the flamethrowers are a joke but a spokesman for the company assured The Mercury News, a San
  
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• San Juan mayor calls Trump's State of the Union address an ‘utter statement of hypocrisy’ over Puerto Rico remarks

  01-02-2018 20:38 via yahoo.com
  The mayor of San Juan says President Donald Trump’s comments about hurricane recovery during his State of the Union speech this week were “hypocrisy”.Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz, who attended the speech, has been highly critical of Mr Trump and his administration’s handling of the crisis her city and island have endured.“To everyone still recovering in Texas, Florida, Louisiana, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, California and everywhere else — we are with y
  
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• Suspected Serial Killer and Mall Santa Looked ‘So Normal and Business-Like,’ Clients Say

  01-02-2018 20:37 via yahoo.com
  Bruce McArthur was arrested Jan. 18 and charged with two counts of murder
  
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• Kate Middleton's Hair Stylist Just Revealed The Surprisingly Affordable Products She Uses

  01-02-2018 20:37 via yahoo.com
  Though the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are themselves relatively tight-lipped about their personal lives, the secret to getting Kate Middleton’s gorgeous, lustrous locks isn’t anymore.
  
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• New Rainbow Six Siege Outbreak Event Details, Playable Operators Revealed

  01-02-2018 20:35 via gamespot.com
  
  The start of Rainbow Six Siege's third year of content is quickly approaching, kicking off next month with the Operation Chimera update and the Outbreak event. Ubisoft announced the first details about Outbreak earlier this week, and now the publisher has shared a cryptic trailer that sheds more light on the mysterious threat that awaits players.Outbreak is a free event that's much different from anything else in Rainbow Six Siege. The event is set in the town of Truth or Consequences, New Mexic
  
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• Florida lawmaker: Law that OKs child marriage well-crafted

  01-02-2018 20:33 via yahoo.com
  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida lawmaker who opposes a bill to ban child marriage said Thursday that the current law allowing child rapists to marry girls they impregnate is well-crafted.
  
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• Mass Graves Suggest Systematic Killing Of Rohingya In Myanmar

  01-02-2018 20:30 via yahoo.com
  A new report discloses at least five previously unreported mass graves in Myanmar, adding further evidence of the systematic killing of Rohingya Muslim civilians by the country’s military.
  
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• Metabolism study signals more trouble ahead for polar bears

  01-02-2018 20:08 via yahoo.com
  By Will DunhamWASHINGTON (Reuters) - A study of polar bear metabolism conducted near Alaska's Prudhoe Bay has provided more reason to worry about the future of these massive predators that prowl the Arctic.Scientists said on Thursday they examined activity levels, foraging behavior and blood biochemistry of a group of polar bears during their prime hunting season on the sea ice of the Beaufort Sea, determining that the metabolism of the species is about 60 percent greater than previously underst
  
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• Red Dead Redemption 2 Release Date Updated for PS4 And Xbox One

  01-02-2018 20:01 via gamespot.com
  
  Rockstar Games has confirmed that Red Dead Redemption 2 will launch on Xbox One and PlayStation 4 on October 26, 2018. The announcement was made on the official Rockstar Games blogwhere the company apologised for a delay. The game was originally due out during Spring 2018, following an earlier delay from fall 2017. According to Rockstar, this new delay affords the studio extra time to improve the game."We are excited to announce that Red Dead Redemption 2 will be released on October 26 2018," it
  
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