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• Spyro Trilogy's Remastered Graphics Showcased In Comparison Images

  05-04-2018 23:59 via gamespot.com
  
  After rumors and leaks, Activision has finally confirmed a remastered version of the original three Spyro the Dragon games is coming. Among the improvements that Spyro Reignited Trilogy boasts are improved graphics, and along with a trailer, we've gotten some comparison screenshots that serve to highlight just how much better this new version looks.Activision's announcement states the Trilogy features "scaled-up HD graphics" where the more than 100 levels have been "mapped faithfully from the or
  
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• Researcher kills four staff at Turkish university

  05-04-2018 23:59 via yahoo.com
  A researcher killed four fellow staff members in a shooting Thursday at a university in the western Turkish city of Eskisehir, in one of the deadliest incidents of its kind seen in Turkey.Deadly shootouts -- often caused by arguments that degenerate into violence -- are relatively common in Turkey.The university's rector Hasan Gonen confirmed to CNN-Turk television that four people had been killed.
  
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• Spyro The Dragon Reignited Trilogy For PS4 And Xbox One Announced

  05-04-2018 23:54 via gamespot.com
  
  With Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy having been a huge success, Activision is launching another new remaster package soon involving another popular PS1 series, Spyro. The company today announced Spyro: Reignited Trilogy, which features updated versions of the first three Spyro games: 1998's Spyro the Dragon, 1999's Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage (Gateway to Glimmer in Europe and Australia), and 2000's Spyro: Year of the Dragon. Reignited releases on September 21, priced at $40 in the United States.The i
  
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• 'Threats, disrespect' unjustified, Mexican president tells Trump

  05-04-2018 23:50 via yahoo.com
  Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto lashed out at his US counterpart Donald Trump on Thursday amid growing tensions over migration and border security, saying "threatening or disrespectful attitudes" were unjustified.Speaking after Trump ordered National Guard troops to secure the US-Mexican border, Pena Nieto vowed Mexico would stand up for itself and suggested the American president was jeopardizing the two countries' relationship for domestic political gain."If your recent statements are the
  
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• Hearthstone Witchwood Expansion Releases Next Week

  05-04-2018 23:49 via gamespot.com
  
  Hearthstone's next expansion is inching ever closer. Blizzard announced today that The Witchwood will launch next Thursday, April 12. It will add another 135 cards to the game, as well as mark the start of the Year of the Raven. The annual change will cycle some older sets out of Standard play to make room for this year's expansions.The company is still slowly revealing the full set, but that will all come to a head on Monday, April 9, at 11 AM PT. That's when Blizzard will host a live stream wi
  
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• Harry Potter Game Hogwarts Mystery Releases This Month

  05-04-2018 23:47 via gamespot.com
  
  Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery is coming on April 25 to iOS and Android. Developer Jam City announced the release date today, along with word that various actors reprise their Hogwarts film roles for voice work in the game.Those voices include Michael Gambon (Professor Dumbledore), Dame Maggie Smith (Professor McGonagall), Warwick Davis (Professor Flitwick), Sally Mortemore (Madam Irma Pince), Gemma Jones (Madam Pomfrey), and Zoe Wanamaker (Madam Hooch).Hogwarts Mystery is set in the 1980s, afte
  
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• Air Force names Thunderbirds pilot killed in Nevada crash

  05-04-2018 23:47 via yahoo.com
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — A U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds pilot who died in the crash of a military jet during a training flight in Nevada was a former civilian flight instructor and banner tow pilot from Valencia, California, officials said Thursday.
  
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• PUBG's Close-Range Tequila Sunrise Mode Begins Tonight

  05-04-2018 23:43 via gamespot.com
  
  PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds' latest Event Mode is about to begin--and this one is going to get messy. Tequila Sunrise pits players against each other in close quarter combat, and begins on PC tonight in North America and early tomorrow morning in Europe.Tequila Sunrise allows shotguns and melee weapons only, pitting four-man squads against each other on the Miramar map. It begins April 5 at 7 PM PT / 10 PM ET (3 AM BST on April 6), and goes for 72 hours until the same time on April 8 (or April
  
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• Body Of CDC Scientist Missing Since February Found In Georgia River

  05-04-2018 23:39 via yahoo.com
  A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention scientist who mysteriously
  
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• As LawBreakers Struggles Continue, Dev Addresses Its Future

  05-04-2018 23:38 via gamespot.com
  
  Despite proving to be an enjoyable arena shooter, LawBreakers has not turned out to be the success its developer hoped for. With the game struggling to attract players, developer Boss Key Productions has finally commented on what both it and the game's future holds.In a message on its official website, Boss Key admitted that it hasn't spoken about the game in some time, describing the last four months as "especially trying, as we pride ourselves at being communicative and transparent.""So here i
  
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• Perks await those who cooperate with Mueller's Russia probe

  05-04-2018 23:29 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — George Papadopoulos, taken by surprise by FBI agents at an airport last summer, now tweets smiling beach selfies with a hashtag for the Greek resort island of Mykonos.
  
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• Mexican politicians unite to slam deployment of US guardsmen

  05-04-2018 23:29 via yahoo.com
  CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (AP) — Mexican politicians put aside differences Thursday to condemn U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to deploy National Guard troops to the border.
  
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• Searchers find cellphone where SUV went off California cliff

  05-04-2018 23:25 via yahoo.com
  MENDOCINO, Calif. (AP) — Searchers looking for three missing children whose family's SUV plunged off a Northern California cliff have found a cellphone that could have belonged to a member of the large brood.
  
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• Conan Exiles: Watch Us Defend A Castle With Help From Demi-Gods

  05-04-2018 23:21 via gamespot.com
  
  Conan Exiles has been playable for some time through Early Access on PC and the Game Preview program on Xbox One, but its full launch is rapidly approaching. The open-world action game has a bunch of supernatural creatures as well as various mechanics, such as castle-building.Recently, we were able to check out Conan Exiles' pre-launch build and see some of its more complex systems. In the video above, you can see gameplay from a castle siege and the scale of combat that you can expect.Specifica
  
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• Police: Missing CDC worker drowned; no sign of foul play

  05-04-2018 23:11 via yahoo.com
  ATLANTA (AP) — An employee for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention who was reported missing more than seven weeks ago was found drowned in a river not far from his house, with no sign of foul play, authorities said Thursday.
  
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• Trump Claims Without Evidence That Millions Of People Are Voting Illegally In California

  05-04-2018 23:08 via yahoo.com
  President Donald Trump claimed Thursday that millions of people were voting
  
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• Highlights From Target's Video Game Sale In The US

  05-04-2018 23:08 via gamespot.com
  
  Much like GameStop, Target has dropped prices on a number of video games and accessories this week. In fact, Target has the exact same discount on the two biggest games from GameStop's sale: NBA 2K18 and WWE 2K18.Both games are on sale for $30 on both PS4 and Xbox One, or half off their normal prices. Last-gen versions of NBA 2K18 are on sale for $20. Sports fans may also be interested in grabbing EA Sports UFC 3 while it's on sale for $40--not a bad deal.It's not all sports games that are on sa
  
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• Estonia’s president says Trump gets it about Russia

  05-04-2018 22:59 via yahoo.com
  As questions swirl around President Trump’s relationship with the Kremlin, the president of Estonia, a country on Russia’s border, dismissed concerns about American foreign policy.
  
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• Diablo's Deckard Cain Is The Next Playable Character In Heroes Of The Storm

  05-04-2018 22:53 via gamespot.com
  
  If you've ever played Diablo, you know the name Deckard Cain. The weathered old man generally serves as an adviser, rather than any sort of combatant, yet he's set to become just that in Blizzard's Heroes of the Storm.Yes, Deckard is set to become a playable hero in HotS, and Blizzard seems to have had a lot of fun with his design. He's capable of healing and generally supporting his team, though he's susceptible to being Silenced and doesn't offer much in the way of mobility. His abilities incl
  
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• The Latest: Woman suing Mormon church speaks of alleged rape

  05-04-2018 22:43 via yahoo.com
  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Latest on a woman suing the Mormon church over alleged sexual abuse (all times local):
  
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• Great White Shark Sneaks Up on Cops Patrolling the Waters

  05-04-2018 22:39 via yahoo.com
  The officers said they felt the shark brush up against their engine.
  
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• This Week's Best Deals At GameStop In The US

  05-04-2018 22:31 via gamespot.com
  
  GameStop always has deals going, and this week is no different. A handful of big franchises are on sale for substantial discounts. Some of the biggest price cuts are on 2K games. Specifically, you can get WWE 2K18 and NBA 2K18 for half off, or $30 each.In his WWE 2K18 review, GameSpot's Richard Wakeling wasn't overly thrilled with the quality of the game, giving it a 5/10. He wrote: "WWE 2K18's in-ring combat is fundamentally flawed, and will be as divisive as it often is. Yet there's no denying
  
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• The Best Deals In The Xbox One Spring Sale

  05-04-2018 22:26 via gamespot.com
  
  With the Xbox One Spring Sale in full swing this week, and a new Deals With Gold sale live, Xbox gamers can save tons of money on games. In fact, so many great games are available at discounted prices that it can be hard to find the ones you want in the vast sea of deals.Let's fix that problem by sifting through all the games currently on sale on the Xbox Store and highlighting the best games at the best prices. Take note: both the Xbox Spring Sale and this week's Deals With Gold sale end on Apr
  
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• Trump denies considering Scott Pruitt to replace AG Sessions

  05-04-2018 22:25 via yahoo.com
  President Trump says Scott Pruitt is doing a "great job" at the EPA, denying he will switch him to head the Justice Department. Lawrence O'Donnell argues that despite the denial, it's still a possibility.
  
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• This War Of Mine Is Free To Play On Steam Until April 8

  05-04-2018 22:24 via gamespot.com
  
  If you could use a little darkness in your life, head over to Steam and download This War of Mine. It's free to play from now until April 8. The reason? Developer 11 Bit Studios is gearing up to release its next game, Frostpunk, which comes out later this month.Be aware that This War of Mine isn't a no-strings-attached freebie. You can only play it from now through the weekend. If you want to keep playing after that, you can purchase it for its current sale price of $6.This War of Mine isn't you
  
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• The Latest: Air Force identifies Thunderbirds pilot who died

  05-04-2018 22:22 via yahoo.com
  NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. (AP) — The Latest on the crash of a military jet that killed a member of the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds demonstration team (all times local):
  
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• Mueller probing Trump lawyer Michael Cohen's role in Trump deals

  05-04-2018 22:19 via yahoo.com
  Kevin Hall, a senior investigative reporter for McClatchy who broke tonight's story about Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation looking into Michael Cohen and the Trump Organization, joins Lawrence O'Donnell.
  
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• Ghouta evacuation stalls over differences among Syria rebels

  05-04-2018 22:16 via yahoo.com
  Al-Wafideen (Syria) (AFP) - Evacuations of rebels and civilians from the last opposition pocket in Syria's Eastern Ghouta stalled on Thursday as divisions continued within the Islamist faction that holds the area, state media said.A convoy of 20 buses organised by the government had entered the former rebel bastion's main town of Douma to prepare for a fourth day of evacuations but later pulled back to the town's outskirts, an AFP correspondent said.Syria's state news agency SANA said the buses
  
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• Mueller not done with Manafort, also scrutinizing Michael Cohen

  05-04-2018 22:15 via yahoo.com
  Rachel Maddow reports on new court filings that show that Robert Mueller's prosecutors have executed another search warrant on Paul Manafort as recently as a month ago...
  
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• Humble Store Drops Prices On Racing Games

  05-04-2018 22:12 via gamespot.com
  
  It's not the weekend yet, but the Humble Store just kicked off a weekend sale it's calling the "Festival of Speed." To celebrate games that let you go fast, the store is dropping prices on a number of the biggest racing games on the market. The discounts vary, but they go up to 80% off.Last year's Dirt 4 got one of the bigger price drops, down to $18. This is a challenging, realistic game that puts you on dangerous dirt roads and makes you react to your co-driver's instructions from the passenge
  
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• Fortnite Week 7 Challenges Guide: Find Hidden Gnomes, Retail Row Treasure Map

  05-04-2018 22:09 via gamespot.com
  
  A new set of Fortnite challenges means a new batch of optional objectives to complete in Battle Royale, provided you own the Battle Pass. Week 7 challenges include two in particular that will require either some legwork on your part or a guide to specific locations--which is where we come in.The first of these trickier challenges asks you to follow the treasure map found in Retail Row, something that is labeled as a "Hard" objective (meaning you get 10 Battle Stars for completing it). This works
  
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• Fortnite Week 7 Challenges: Gnomes And Retail Row Treasure Map Location

  05-04-2018 22:08 via gamespot.com
  
  Epic Games has launched the next set of weekly challenges in Fortnite: Battle Royale. Following the release of a new content update, players on mobile, PC, PS4, and Xbox One who own the Season 3 Battle Pass can now tackle Week 7's challenges. These involve the usual mixture of tricky objectives and those that will simply take some playtime and luck to complete.Nothing this week deals with the newly added Vending Machines. In terms of the more straightforward challenges, you'll need to head to Lo
  
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• Oklahoma teacher protests rumble on despite funding pledge

  05-04-2018 21:58 via yahoo.com
  Oklahoma teachers vowed Thursday to keep up their protests after the US state's lawmakers bowed to intense pressure and approved more school funding -- but the pledge still fell short of teachers' demands.Tens of thousands of educators and their supporters have rallied in the capital Oklahoma City this week -- shutting down schools across the state as they demanded a reversal of a decade of education funding cuts.The House chamber of the Republican-controlled state legislature late Wednesday app
  
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• Earthquake hits off coast of Southern California, shaking felt in Los Angeles

  05-04-2018 21:53 via yahoo.com
  A magnitude 5.3 earthquake shook Southern California early Thursday afternoon, the strongest earthquake to rattle the region since 2014.
  
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• Sasse on Trump trade war: 'the dumbest possible way to do this'

  05-04-2018 21:51 via yahoo.com
  Rachel Maddow reports on Donald Trump raising the stakes in the trade war he is starting with China, and the reaction of Republican Senator Ben Sasse who says Trump is "threatening to light American agriculture on fire."
  
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• Judge gives green light to contentious museum art sale

  05-04-2018 21:50 via yahoo.com
  BOSTON (AP) — A cash-strapped Massachusetts museum can sell dozens of pieces of art, including works by Norman Rockwell, a judge on the state's highest court ruled Thursday.
  
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• Trump resurrects 'conspiracy theory' that millions vote illegally

  05-04-2018 21:49 via yahoo.com
  President Trump just can’t seem to give up on an idea that he may have actually won the popular vote in 2016, despite the fact that his assertion has been shown to be false.“In many places, like California, the same person votes many times,” said Trump during an event in West Virginia Thursday afternoon.In fact, experts who have examined the claim have ruled that it is a conspiracy theory.
  
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• Best Far Cry 5 Weapons To Play With

  05-04-2018 21:34 via gamespot.com
  
  Top Guns in Far Cry 5
  Previous Far Cry games have always sported a diverse roster of weapons, and Far Cry 5 is no different. With so many options available, you're probably asking which weapons are worth purchasing. To help you out, we've gathered nine weapons that we believe to be some of the best in the game. It's important to note that some of our choices are Prestige weapons, which are specialty weapons that can be unlocked for purchase by playing through the game's campaign or with real-wor
  
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• U.S. military cancels training exercise near Djibouti after aircraft mishaps

  05-04-2018 21:32 via yahoo.com
  The U.S. military has canceled a training exercise off the coast of Djibouti and paused air operations from the country after two air mishaps this week raised questions about the state of military readiness, U.S. officials said on Thursday."U.S. air operations in Djibouti are on hold and U.S. Naval Forces Central Command has canceled the remainder of exercise Alligator Dagger in response to two separate aviation incidents in Djibouti," the military said in a statement.
  
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• US air accidents lead to cancellation of exercise

  05-04-2018 21:15 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military on Thursday canceled the remainder of a training exercise in the Horn of Africa, and the government of Djibouti called a halt to U.S. military air operations in its country, following two U.S. Marine aircraft accidents this week in Djibouti.
  
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• Is President Trump Working to Repair 'Damaged' Relationship With Tiffany?

  05-04-2018 21:14 via yahoo.com
  The commander in chief's daughter has been seen much more often at the White House in recent days amid a report that she feels "awkward" around the family.
  
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• How To Watch The Persona 5 Anime: Streaming Details And Premiere Date

  05-04-2018 21:14 via gamespot.com
  
  The anime adaptation of last year's acclaimed RPG Persona 5 now has a premiere date. Aniplex of America, which recently acquired the rights to Persona 5: The Animation in the US, announced at Sakura-Con that it will simulcast the series on Crunchyroll and Hulu, Anime News Network reports. Crunchyroll will also stream the series in the Americas, the UK, Australia, New Zealand, and Ireland. The premiere is scheduled for April 7, the same day it will air in Japan.Persona 5: The Animation follows th
  
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• Arabs ask UN chief to launch investigation of Gaza killings

  05-04-2018 21:14 via yahoo.com
  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Arab ambassadors urged the U.N. secretary-general Thursday to launch an independent investigation into the killing of 18 Palestinians during a protest march last week against a stifling decade-old Israeli blockade of Gaza.
  
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• 9 Stocks Bank of America Loves in an Unpredictable Market

  05-04-2018 21:11 via yahoo.com
  Bank of America has updated its US1 top stock list, its short list of the analyst team's favorite U.S. stock picks.In climates such as the current one, stock selection is critical, and Bank of America's US1 list is compiled with the goal of generating market-beating performance.Following the American Express analyst day event In March, analyst Kenneth Bruce says the company is committed to achieving its financial targets and continuing its recent momentum.
  
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• Diablo's Resident Old Man, Deckard Cain, Is The Next Playable Character In HotS

  05-04-2018 20:53 via gamespot.com
  
  If you've ever played Diablo, you know the name Deckard Cain. The weathered old man generally serves as an adviser, rather than any sort of combatant, yet he's set to become just that in Blizzard's Heroes of the Storm.Yes, Deckard is set to become a playable hero in HotS, and Blizzard seems to have had a lot of fun with his design. He's capable of healing and generally supporting his team, though he's susceptible to being Silenced and doesn't offer much in the way of mobility. His abilities incl
  
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• Avengers: Infinity War's IMAX Poster Includes Easter Eggs And Every MCU Hero (Except Hawkeye And Ant-Man)

  05-04-2018 20:50 via gamespot.com
  
  A new poster for Avengers: Infinity War has been released and it's a bit of a treasure hunt. As with most of the posters for the movie, the new image is jam-packed with Marvel Cinematic Universe superheroes, as this is the MCU's biggest movie to date.This poster, however, comes complete with Easter eggs, care of IMAX. In a tweet, the company writes, "There are 4 hidden IMAX logos somewhere on this poster. Can you find them all?" Given how busy a college of heroes it is, you'd expect finding the
  
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• PHOTOS: Immigrants caught crossing the U.S.-Mexico border

  05-04-2018 20:48 via yahoo.com
  Even though the Trump administration speaks of an immigration "crisis" on the U.S.-Mexico border, U.S. Border Patrol statistics show the fewest apprehensions of illegal immigrants on the border in 46 years. In the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30, 2017, there were 303,916 such arrests, the lowest level since fiscal 1971. Unable to get the U.S. Congress or Mexico to fully fund his border wall, President Donald Trump will post National Guard troops along the Mexican frontier, officials said. (Reute
  
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• Fear, solidarity drive migrants to stick with Mexico 'caravan'

  05-04-2018 20:41 via yahoo.com
  By Delphine SchrankMATIAS ROMERO, Mexico (Reuters) - Impoverished Central American migrants traveling in a "caravan" through Mexico that angered U.S. President Donald Trump said they would stick together for safety even though the group will ends its journey in Mexico City rather than the U.S. border.Since peaking at around 1,500 people, the caravan has dwindled under pressure from Trump and Mexican migration authorities, which vowed to separate those migrants with a right to stay in Mexico from
  
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• Atlantic Fires Kevin Williamson After Suddenly Realizing He Believes The Things He Says

  05-04-2018 20:41 via yahoo.com
  In an email to his staff Thursday afternoon, The Atlantic's editor-in-chief,
  
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• Free Steam Game Available Now For A Limited Time

  05-04-2018 20:39 via gamespot.com
  
  The acclaimed strategy game Crusader Kings II is currently free on Steam for a limited time. And to be clear, this isn't a "free play weekend" kind of thing. If you download it now, you get to keep and play it forever.This is a good thing, because Crusader Kings II happens to be terrific. Released in 2012, this colorful game puts you in charge of a European kingdom in the Middle Ages and asks you to expand your power in any way you choose. You can advance your position using war tactics, diploma
  
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