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• WWE Wrestlemania 34: Universal Championship Brock Lesnar Vs. Roman Reigns

  07-04-2018 23:30 via gamespot.com
  
  There are two things that seem abundantly clear about the fight for the WWE Universal Championship taking place at Wrestlemania 34 this Sunday, April 8 (broadcast on PPV and the WWE Network from 5 PM ET/2 PM PT). The first is that Roman Reigns, he who has been anointed for years now as the present and future king of all WWE, will again win the strap at wrestling's biggest event, sending The Beast Brock Lesnar packing (or at least away for a little bit to rejoin the UFC). And the other thing we k
  
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• It Turns Out Puffins Have Fluorescent Beaks That Glow Under UV Light

  07-04-2018 23:30 via yahoo.com
  As if puffins -- the super cute seabirds know for digging burrows and mating
  
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• March for our Lives gun control activists leave empty chairs for politicians who ignored invites to town hall meetings

  07-04-2018 23:22 via yahoo.com
  Student-led protesters around the country are staging town halls to discuss gun violence with their federal representatives, and leaving empty chairs for the politicians who dodged their invitations to attend.The March for Our Lives protesters — who staged a massive rally last month in communities across the country — are conducting the town halls in order to advocate and discuss gun policy reforms, which Washington has been reluctant to implement.A list of the scheduled events on th
  
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• New Avengers: Infinity War Trailer Prominently Features Black Panther And Wakanda

  07-04-2018 23:19 via gamespot.com
  
  Avengers: Infinity War is only a couple of weeks away, and the newest trailer is an action-packed glimpse at what's in store. It also builds on the recent success of Black Panther, as protagonist T'Challa and the Wakandan nation are its clear headliners.The trailer begins with brief shots of the other Avengers, and then it cuts to the reunion of Bucky and Captain America--something that's hinted in a Black Panther post-credit scene. But following Tony Stark's declaration, "We're going to need so
  
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• Part of Route 30 collapses in East Pittsburgh: Buildings damaged, evacuations ordered

  07-04-2018 23:15 via yahoo.com
  Part of route 30 has collapsed and damaged an apartment building in East Pittsburgh following recent rain.
  
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• Tarana Burke Trashes 'Guru' Tony Robbins Over Hot Garbage Take On #MeToo

  07-04-2018 23:08 via yahoo.com
  Something amazing happened during one of Tony Robbins' huge self-help lectures
  
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• Resident Evil 7 Has Sold More Than 5 Million Copies

  07-04-2018 22:53 via gamespot.com
  
  Resident Evil 7 launched in January 2017 to critical acclaim, with reviewers praising its atmosphere, appearance, and narrative. Over the past year, it's also done well commercially: Capcom revealed recently that the game has passed 5.1 million copies sold. In a blog post about Resident Evil 7 winning Best VR Audio at the 2018 Game Audio Network Guild awards, Capcom also shared that the game has hit a pretty significant sales milestone. It's hit 5.1 million units sold across PS4, Xbox One, and P
  
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• WWE Wrestlemania 34: Ronda Rousey/Kurt Angle Vs. Stephanie McMahon/Triple H

  07-04-2018 22:45 via gamespot.com
  
  Although professional ass-kicker Ronda Rousey only officially signed to the WWE at the start of 2018, the build up to this upcoming match at Wrestlemania 34 started years ago at Wrestlemania 31. At that show, special guest The Rock (or Dwayne Johnson as he's known outside the squared circle) was interrupted mid-promo by Stephanie McMahon and Triple H, with Steph slapping The Rock right across his big dumb chiseled face. Luckily, Rousey was standing in the front row as a regular old audience memb
  
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• South Carolina Republicans push bill that would allow secession if the US violates the Second Amendment

  07-04-2018 22:45 via yahoo.com
  South Carolina Republicans have introduced a bill that would give the state capital the power to secede from the United States if the federal government violates the Second Amendment and begins seizing legally purchased guns.The bill, which went to the state’s House Judiciary Committee Thursday, is unlikely to make it through the legislature this session, but its introduction sends a powerful message at a time when the US is seeing an intense debate about gun control.“The general ass
  
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• Palestinian journalist killed in Gaza during Israeli border clashes

  07-04-2018 22:18 via yahoo.com
  Hundreds attended the funeral of a well-known Palestinian journalist in Gaza on Saturday who was killed while covering mass protests along the Israeli border the previous day.
  
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• PUBG's Desert Map Coming To Xbox One Next Month

  07-04-2018 22:16 via gamespot.com
  
  PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds on Xbox One has garnered a large playerbase since its release, but content-wise it still only features one map. Developer PUBG Corp. announced today at PAX East that this will change in May, when the studio adds Miramar, the desert map that has already been available for PC players for a few months.PUBG Corp revealed today that the desert map, called Miramar, will come to the Xbox One version of the game next month. Right now, only the original map Erangel is playab
  
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• WWE Wrestlemania 34: John Cena Vs. Undertaker Preview

  07-04-2018 22:00 via gamespot.com
  
  One of WWE's biggest Wrestlemania's biggest matches in 2018 is one that it apparently doesn't plan to formally announce before the event. The company has been building to a confrontation between John Cena and The Undertaker for some time, yet with Wrestlemania 34 less than a day away, their matchup still isn't officially on the card.Undertaker and Cena are both Wrestlemania mainstays, although their roles in the company--particularly Undertaker--have been reduced from years past. Undertaker shar
  
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• House panel investigating Pruitt's condo rental

  07-04-2018 21:58 via yahoo.com
  A U.S. congressional panel is investigating Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt's use of a condominium tied to an energy lobbyist, a House Republican aide said on Saturday.The House of Representatives Oversight Committee, chaired by Republican Representative Trey Gowdy, has begun looking into Pruitt's housing arrangements, according to the aide, who was not authorized to speak publicly.The EPA had no immediate comment.
  
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• Saudi Arabia's Mohammed bin Salman to meet Emmanuel Macron in France

  07-04-2018 21:52 via yahoo.com
  Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is due to arrive in France on Sunday, where his host President Emmanuel Macron is under pressure to halt lucrative weapons sales to the oil-rich kingdom because of its bombing campaign in Yemen. The two-day official visit comes after the prince’s weeks-long tour of the United States, Britain and Egypt, where the prince has courted business leaders and signed a host of multimillion dollar deals. The prince's agenda for the visit to France has
  
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• Münster: Driver kills himself after ploughing vehicle into crowd leaving at least two dead

  07-04-2018 21:49 via yahoo.com
  At least two people have been killed and 26 injured after a vehicle ploughed into pedestrians in the German city of Münster, with police confirming that the driver of the vehicle has also killed himself.  Unconfirmed reports are suggesting that the suspect is a 48-year-old German with a history of mental issues. It is believed that police are currently searching his apartment. The daily Sueddeutsche Zeitung, public broadcaster ZDF and news agency DPA said the assail
  
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• Man drives van into restaurant in Germany, killing two plus himself

  07-04-2018 21:42 via yahoo.com
  By Elke AhlswedeMUENSTER, Germany (Reuters) - A German man drove a van into a group of people sitting outside a restaurant in the old city center of Muenster in western Germany on Saturday, killing two of them before shooting himself dead, police and state officials said.Herbert Reul, interior minister of North Rhine-Westphalia, home to Muenster, told German television the suspect was a German citizen and there was "no indication of an Islamist background".Reul said the three dead included the p
  
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• Dozens of people in Pennsylvania forced from homes by road collapse

  07-04-2018 21:29 via yahoo.com
  "Everybody is now safe," Cheryl Moon-Sirianni, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation's executive director of district 11, told reporters.At least 30 people in apartment buildings alongside the road were asked to evacuate on Friday in anticipation of the possible collapse of a section of Route 30, she said.Soil was dislodged at the bases of other buildings, which were likely to be saved, Moon-Sirianni said, adding that repairs could take a month or more.
  
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• Two soldiers killed in Kentucky copter crash: army

  07-04-2018 21:25 via yahoo.com
  Two US soldiers with an airborne combat brigade died when their Apache helicopter crashed during a routine training mission at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, the army reported Saturday.The incident involving an AH-64E Apache helicopter occurred late Friday, said a statement from the army's 101st Airborne Division."This is a day of sadness for Fort Campbell and the 101st Airborne," Brigadier General Todd Royar, acting senior commander of the 101st Airborne and of Fort Campbell, said in a statement.
  
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• National Guard Veteran: Deploying troops to border is a ‘waste’

  07-04-2018 21:01 via yahoo.com
  Mary Jennings Hegar, a U.S. Air Force and Air National Guard combat veteran, said the National Guard should be used as the last option in “critical situations.” She said President Trump’s decision to activate troops does not meet this metric.
  
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• Former Border Patrol Agent: National Guard plays a ‘crucial’ role

  07-04-2018 20:56 via yahoo.com
  Hipolito Acosta, a former Border Patrol agent, said most of the agents in the field approve of having National Guard members alongside them.
  
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• Laura Ingraham Expected Back at Fox News After Controversial Tweet

  07-04-2018 20:37 via yahoo.com
  She upset advertisers over her tweet mocking a Parkland shooting survivor
  
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• Fire breaks out in Trump Tower, killing one

  07-04-2018 20:15 via yahoo.com
  A fire in an apartment on the 50th floor of Trump Tower claims the life of one man, and injures several firefighters.
  
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• Sharpton, school survivor, announce anti-gun violence rally

  07-04-2018 19:32 via yahoo.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — A survivor of the Parkland, Florida, school shooting joined the Rev. Al Sharpton on Saturday to announce a June rally in front of President Donald Trump's Manhattan apartment to protest gun violence eased by access to assault weapons.
  
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• Oklahoma mom 'embarrassed' that her child's textbook once belonged to Blake Shelton

  07-04-2018 19:28 via yahoo.com
  Don't take it too personally, Blake – this isn'treally about you. As Oklahoma mother Shelly Bryan Parker shared on Facebook this week, she was "embarrassed" to find that a textbook she believes was once used by singer Blake Shelton in the 1980s is the same book her young daughter is using in school today. Shelton originally hails from Ada, the same town that Parker and her daughter call home. SEE ALSO: 10 times high schoolers had the most extra promposals The problem for Parker isn't Shelt
  
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• Teen Gets Decades In Prison For ‘Murder’ Of Someone Killed By A Cop

  07-04-2018 19:20 via yahoo.com
  A judge on Thursday sentenced an Alabama teenager to 65 years in prison for a
  
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• Malaysia PM pledges cash, jobs as polls inch closer

  07-04-2018 19:05 via yahoo.com
  Malaysia's scandal-hit Prime Minister Najib Razak Saturday pledged millions of new jobs and more cash for low-income workers, ahead of a tough election battle expected early next month.Najib is fighting to win a third term at the head of his ruling Barisan Nasional coalition, which has governed Malaysia since independence in 1957 but has seen support drop in recent years."This war, we must win! Never let it go to the opposition!" he told thousands of supporters in a packed stadium on the outskir
  
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• 2 Soldiers Killed in Helicopter Crash at Fort Campbell

  07-04-2018 19:01 via yahoo.com
  The crash is still under investigation
  
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• The Best Far Cry 5 Guns And Weapons

  07-04-2018 19:00 via gamespot.com
  
  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 highlighted in the video above nine weapons that we believe to be some of the best in the game. It's also worth noting that many of the weapons you see in the video above are Prestige Weapons, which are higher-priced special skinned versions of normal weapons you can purchase with i
  
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• Deadly van crash in Muenster, Germany

  07-04-2018 18:58 via yahoo.com
  A man drove a van into a group of people sitting outside a popular restaurant in the old city center of Muenster in western Germany on Saturday, killing at least two of them before shooting himself dead, police said.
  
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• Democrats’ Chances Of Taking Over The House Just Got Better, Per New Forecast

  07-04-2018 18:53 via yahoo.com
  Democrats' shot at taking control of the U.S. House of Representatives just
  
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• Teens who killed a man by dropping a sandbag on him from a bridge receive suspended sentence

  07-04-2018 18:52 via yahoo.com
  Four US teenagers who pleaded guilty to dropping a sandbag off of a freeway overpass and killing a 22-year-old man have been given a suspended sentence and ordered to go to treatment.The Ohio teens killed Marquis Byrd, a passenger in a vehicle on a freeway in Toledo, after dropping the sandbag last December.The teen who actually dropped the bag pleaded guilty to murder, while the other three pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter.
  
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• Turkey's Erdogan says France is abetting terrorists

  07-04-2018 18:45 via yahoo.com
  Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday accused France of abetting terrorists by "hosting them" at the Elysee Palace, amid a diplomatic row between the NATO allies over Paris's support for the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).Relations between Ankara and Paris have been tense in recent weeks, with France one of the most vocal critics of Turkey's two-month-old military operation in northern Syria against the Kurdish YPG, which Turkey considers a terrorist organization.
  
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• Mystery over identity of 4,000-year-old Egyptian mummy finally solved by FBI

  07-04-2018 18:40 via yahoo.com
  A century-long mystery over the identity of a 4,000-year-old Egyptian mummy has finally been solved by the FBI.It took a forensic scientist at the FBI, using advanced DNA sequencing technology, to say definitely that the head belonged to the governor himself.Odile Loreille, an FBI biologist, drilled into a tooth extracted from the skull, collected the powder and dissolved it in a chemical solution.
  
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• Teens Who Killed Man After Throwing Sandbag From Overpass Won't Serve Jail Time

  07-04-2018 18:34 via yahoo.com
  The family's attorney is highly upset.
  
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• Factbox: Deadly attacks in Western Europe

  07-04-2018 18:29 via yahoo.com
  (Reuters) - Following are some of the deadly attacks in Western Europe in recent years:April 7, 2018 - A man drives a van into a group of people sitting outside a restaurant in the old city center of Muenster in Germany, killing several of them before taking his own life, police say, a year to the day after the Stockholm truck attack.Aug. 17, 2017 - A van ploughs into crowds in the heart of Barcelona, killing at least 13 people, a regional official says, in what police said they were treating as
  
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• One Seriously Injured in Trump Tower Fire in NYC

  07-04-2018 18:24 via yahoo.com
  A least one person is seriously injured in a 50th-floor fire at Trump Tower in New York City. Tom Winter, investigations reporter, gives insight on the incident. President Trump, first lady, and family were not present.
  
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• California says Trump administration playing favorites with offshore drilling plan

  07-04-2018 18:16 via yahoo.com
  A proposal from the Trump administration would open about 90% of America’s coast to new offshore drilling with only one state receiving an exemption: Florida.
  
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• Calls to crack down on Russian elites accused of laundering money through London real estate

  07-04-2018 18:14 via yahoo.com
  After a former Russian spy and his daughter were poisoned in England, officials are looking to get tough on Russian elites close to President Vladimir Putin who are buying up posh London properties.
  
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• Parkland high school yearbook staff honors the 17 lives lost

  07-04-2018 18:12 via yahoo.com
  The yearbook staff at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School are creating an emotional tribute to the 17 lives lost in the February 14 shooting and also telling the stories of the survivors.
  
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• Fire on the 50th floor of Trump Tower in NYC

  07-04-2018 18:00 via yahoo.com
  Firefighters are at the scene of a fire at Trump Tower in New York City.
  
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• ‘Town Hall for Our Lives’ brings gun control conversation to lawmakers nationwide

  07-04-2018 17:57 via yahoo.com
  Just two weeks after young people took to the streets for March for Our Lives, they held town halls with lawmakers in more than 100 cities across the country in an effort to push the gun control forward.
  
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• National Guard deployed, part of Trump’s plan for ‘sealing up’ southern border

  07-04-2018 17:55 via yahoo.com
  The move was approved by the Secretary of Defense and championed by President Trump. NBC’s Maya Rodriguez is a the border with the story.
  
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• At least 15 dead after Canadian junior hockey team’s bus and truck collide

  07-04-2018 17:53 via yahoo.com
  The Humboldt Broncos junior hockey team from Saskatchewan was on the way to a game when a truck collided with their bus. Among the dead is the team’s head coach, and at least 14 others are injured.
  
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• Van plows into crowd in Germany, killing two

  07-04-2018 17:49 via yahoo.com
  A van crashed into a crowd at an outdoor restaurant in Muenster, killing at least two people and injuring 20, according to police. The motive of the driver, a middle aged man who shot and killed himself while inside the vehicle, is still unclear.
  
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• Nine-Day Sit-in at Howard University Ends with Majority of Students’ Demands Met

  07-04-2018 17:41 via yahoo.com
  The nine day long student sit-in at Howard University has ended Friday after the board of trustees and administration agreed to meet most of the students’ demands.
  
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• The Biggest Battle Royale Games To Play In 2018

  07-04-2018 17:30 via gamespot.com
  
  Biggest Battle Royale Games
  Battle royale games are steadily evolving, moving past the genre's humble beginnings as mods for large-scale survival games, like ARMA 2 and Minecraft, and into new territory. You can already see it rapidly growing thanks to the massive successes of PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds and Fortnite. This year alone is packed with a slew of new battle royale games that aim to push the genre even further. To keep you informed of all the latest games in the genre, we've compile
  
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• Fans jubilant as Bollywood star Salman Khan freed on bail

  07-04-2018 17:26 via yahoo.com
  Bollywood superstar Salman Khan left prison on Saturday after being granted bail so he can contest a five-year jail sentence for killing rare antelopes.Some tried to cling to the sides of his sports utility vehicle and scores of motorbikes followed Khan as he was driven at high speed to Jodhpur airport to a waiting chartered jet.Khan appeared on the terrace of his apartment with his family and waved to his fans.
  
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• 3 Dead in Germany as Van Plows Into Crowd, Police Say

  07-04-2018 17:18 via yahoo.com
  The van killed two people and injured 20 others before the driver killed himself
  
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• Earthquakes in northwest Oklahoma include magnitude 4.6

  07-04-2018 17:16 via yahoo.com
  COVINNGTON, Okla. (AP) — A magnitude 4.6 earthquake shook Oklahoma on Saturday and was also felt in neighboring Kansas and Missouri, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
  
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• Afghan air strike kills Islamic State commander

  07-04-2018 17:09 via yahoo.com
  By Hamid ShaliziKABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan forces killed an Islamic State commander in an air strike, one year after he defected from the Taliban and established a new IS foothold within the country, security officials said.Qari Hekmat was killed in a drone strike on Thursday afternoon in the Darz Aab district of Afghanistan's northern Jawzjan province, said Hanif Rezaee, spokesman for the Afghan National Army Air Corps.
  
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