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• How To Find Sam Fisher In Ghost Recon Wildlands' New Update

  10-04-2018 23:58 via gamespot.com
  
  Each of the big expansions in Ghost Recon Wildlands' Year 2 of updates will feature a distinct theme. The newly released Special Operations I's theme is Splinter Cell, offering new PvE and Ghost War PvP content based on Ubisoft's fellow Tom Clancy game series. On the PvE side, there's a new mission featuring protagonist Sam Fisher, but he won't simply pop up in front of you (he is a spy, after all).In the video above, we detail exactly how you can track Fisher down and take part in the new conte
  
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• Zuckerberg hedges on how Facebook tracks you

  10-04-2018 23:45 via yahoo.com
  Some questions about Facebook are too tricky for its chief executive to answer. 
  
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• Videos Emerging Amid Gaza Protests Spark Concern Over Israel’s Response

  10-04-2018 23:43 via yahoo.com
  As the world watches the thousands-strong demonstrations at Gaza's border with
  
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• Why Overwatch's Retribution Mode Is Only Available For A Limited Time

  10-04-2018 23:39 via gamespot.com
  
  Overwatch's next major PvE event is now live. As a part of the Overwatch Archives series, Retribution takes cues from last year's Uprising event, pitting four players against an onslaught of AI-controlled enemies in a narrative-focused mission. Detailing one of the last missions conducted by Blackwatch, Retribution is set eight years before the events of the main game, focusing on a doomed operation with McCree, Genji, Moira, and Gabriel Reyes--who would eventually become Reaper."Right now the p
  
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• Zuckerberg says Facebook staffers have been interviewed by Mueller's team

  10-04-2018 23:32 via yahoo.com
  Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg told lawmakers on Capitol Hill on Tuesday that staffers at the social media giant have been interviewed by members of special counsel Robert Mueller's office.
  
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• Yulia Skripal, poisoned daughter of ex-spy, out of hospital

  10-04-2018 23:29 via yahoo.com
  LONDON (AP) — The spy saga that set off international tumult last month took a positive turn Tuesday as Yulia Skripal was released from a British hospital more than a month after she and her father were poisoned with a military-grade nerve agent.
  
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• Zuckerberg reveals Facebook 'working' with Mueller investigation as countering Russian interference is 'an arms race'

  10-04-2018 23:03 via yahoo.com
  Mark Zuckerberg has revealed Facebook has been cooperating with the special prosecutor’s investigation into Moscow’s alleged election meddling, as he claimed countering Russian interference was “an arms race”.
  
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• The Most Chilling Moments From AMC's New Horror Show, The Terror (Episodes 1-3)

  10-04-2018 22:59 via gamespot.com
  
  Being an arctic explorer ain't easy.
  AMC's new horror show, The Terror, keeps getting scarier. The crews of the HMS Erebus and HMS Terror--two real ships that set out from England in 1845 and disappeared for over 150 years--arrived in the frigid Northern wastes in search of the Northwest Passage. Episode 3 deepens the characters, but it also provides some real horror, with the return of the mythical creature the Tuunbaq.Please don't consider it a spoiler that things won't turn out great for thes
  
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• The Latest: NTSB at scene of deadly plane crash near Phoenix

  10-04-2018 22:52 via yahoo.com
  SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The Latest on an Arizona small plane crash (all times local):
  
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• Mark Zuckerberg's Testimony Is Bringing Out the Internet's Best Facebook Jokes

  10-04-2018 22:51 via yahoo.com
  The Facebook CEO is facing a two-day Congressional inquisition
  
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• Newborn Safe After Being Left in Baby Box at Indiana Fire Station

  10-04-2018 22:46 via yahoo.com
  A baby, who still had its umbilical cord attached, is in good shape after being left in a baby box at the Coolspring Township Fire Department.
  
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• Get More Cash From US GameStop Trade-Ins For A Limited Time

  10-04-2018 22:46 via gamespot.com
  
  If you have a pile of games you're ready to trade in, you can get extra cash at GameStop for a limited time. Usually when you trade in a game, you can choose to have it paid out as a lower amount of cash or a higher amount of store credit. From now through April 22, however, GameStop is paying out just as much cash as it would store credit.There are a couple details to note here. It's only valid at participating stores in the US and Guam, and it's not valid in California (sorry, folks). You can
  
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• The Latest: Russia wants to speak with ex-spy's daughter

  10-04-2018 22:40 via yahoo.com
  LONDON (AP) — The Latest on the poisoning of a Russia ex-spy and his daughter in England (all times local):
  
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• Unanswered Mystery From 'A Quiet Place' Finally Gets Nailed Down

  10-04-2018 22:32 via yahoo.com
  Warning! "A Quiet Place" spoilers below. Proceed with caution.
  
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• Fake pot likely tainted with rat poison kills 3, sickens 100

  10-04-2018 22:29 via yahoo.com
  Fake marijuana likely contaminated with rat poison has killed three people in Illinois and caused severe bleeding in more than 100 others, including a few in four other states.
  
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• Extinction: Review Roundup

  10-04-2018 22:27 via gamespot.com
  
  Extinction has some giant aspirations, but ultimately the action/adventure game for PC, PS4, and Xbox One has fallen short among critics. You play a warrior who sprints up walls, soars through the air, and channels sacred energy to use in your fight against terrifying (and devastatingly powerful) giants to save civilization. The premise may sound awesome, but many felt the gameplay simply didn't deliver and the story fell flat.So is Extinction worth a bit of your time nonetheless? It depends on
  
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• Saudi prince, Macron hail warming ties, but differences lurk

  10-04-2018 22:26 via yahoo.com
  Saudi Arabia's crown prince and French President Emmanuel Macron hailed warming ties Tuesday and agreed on the need to curb Tehran's "expansionism" in the Middle East, but conceded differences over the key issue of the Iranian nuclear deal.Prince Mohammed bin Salman also joined Macron in taking a tough line over the weekend's alleged chemical attack in Syria, as the de facto Saudi leader wrapped up a three-day visit to Paris with a gala dinner at the Elysee Palace.The prince's first visit to Fra
  
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• A ‘Russian Troll’ Appeared at Mark Zuckerberg’s Senate Testimony — and You’ve Seen Them Before

  10-04-2018 22:21 via yahoo.com
  The activist dressed as the Monopoly man at the 2017 Equifax hearing
  
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• Russia boasts of practising shooting down missiles as US considers air strike on Syria

  10-04-2018 22:12 via yahoo.com
  Russia has boasted it is practising shooting down missiles as the country's parliamentary hardliners demanded a military response to any US air strike on Syria.  The Russian defence ministry said that naval jets from its Pacific fleet had conducted exercises to “intercept and destroy a low-flying long-range cruise missile”. Two former Russian officers turned politicians called on the Kremlin to use military force should Donald Trump approve an attack on the Syrian regime.&n
  
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• Cleveland Kidnapping Survivor Michelle Knight Reveals She's Married

  10-04-2018 22:08 via yahoo.com
  The 36-year-old actually married her husband more than two years ago.
  
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• Watch Switch Gameplay Of Funky Kong From Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze

  10-04-2018 22:02 via gamespot.com
  
  Between Bayonetta 2 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, the Nintendo Switch has afforded some of Wii U's best games a second lease on life, with a handful of other titles set to follow suit this year. Along with the upcoming ports of Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition and Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker, Nintendo is bringing one of Wii U's best platformers, Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, to the hybrid system next month, and we had an opportunity to play it ahead of release.Tropical Freeze is the sec
  
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• Big Call Of Duty: WW2 Update Out Now On PS4, Xbox One, And PC

  10-04-2018 22:01 via gamespot.com
  
  Activision has rolled out a big new patch for Call of Duty: WWII. The update is available to download now on all platforms--PS4, Xbox One, and PC--and is one of the most dramatic the game has received to date, making sweeping changes to its full range of playable classes.With the update, developer Sledgehammer has overhauled every one of Call of Duty: WWII's Divisions. Each class has received a number of tweaks, ranging from swapping out gear perks to increasing certain stats. Sledgehammer has a
  
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• Mark Zuckerberg's Senate Testimony Predictably Led To Memes Galore

  10-04-2018 21:58 via yahoo.com
  Memes ran amok on social media as Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg spoke in
  
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• Coal Baron: Subsidize Coal ‘To Make Sure Grandma Doesn’t Die On The Operating Table’

  10-04-2018 21:54 via yahoo.com
  Bob Murray, the chief executive of coal giant Murray Energy Corporation,
  
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• Mark Zuckerberg Says EU Users Have 'Different Sensibilities' On Data Protection

  10-04-2018 21:48 via yahoo.com
  Next month, the European Union will enact strict new data protection laws
  
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• Mega Man X Legacy Collection Coming In July

  10-04-2018 21:42 via gamespot.com
  
  All eight of the main Mega Man X games will be coming across two compilations this July. Capcom announced today that the Mega Man X Legacy Collection and X Legacy Collection 2 will both be available on July 24. The first collection includes Mega Man X, X2, X3, and X4, while the second will have X5, X6, X7, and X8.Both collections will be available digitally on PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Switch for $20 apiece, or as a $40 retail bundle for the console versions. The PS4 and Xbox One console
  
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• Advertisers keep up pressure on Laura Ingraham

  10-04-2018 21:39 via yahoo.com
  Laura Ingraham returned to Fox News this week, but the bad news for her continued. The exodus of advertisers from Ingraham's show resumed following her weeklong hiatus, meant to stem the loss of sponsors unwilling to associate their brands with her program.
  
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• Tax Extensions and Other Advice for Procrastinators

  10-04-2018 21:38 via yahoo.com
  Tuesday, April 17, is the deadline for filing your 2017 federal and state income tax returns, but don't panic if you're still not ready. The Internal Revenue Service offers lots of options for pr...
  
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• What Netflix's Lost In Space Takes And Changes From The 1960s Original

  10-04-2018 21:35 via gamespot.com
  
  The original Lost in Space, which first aired between 1965 and 1968, is a classic of sci-fi television. It's no small feat to adapt it for modern audiences on Netflix, even without considering the polarizing 1998 movie version. But the show's creators know exactly what they want to retain--and what they want to change--from the original Lost in Space."The core of the original show is what we wanted to hold on to, which was the family stuff," Lost in Space's showrunner, Zack Estrin, said during r
  
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• New Fortnite Item Port-a-Fort Teased For PS4, Xbox One, PC, Mobile

  10-04-2018 21:34 via gamespot.com
  
  Fortnite is adding new weapons and items all the time, and developer Epic has now teased another new addition. Named the Port-a-Fort, the upcoming item "sprouts a quick defensive position upon impact."The game's menu says the new feature is coming soon, though we don't yet know precisely when or how it works. Building is a key part of Fortnite, but is something that some players find tricky, so the Port-a-Fort sounds as if it will help those players. Take a look at our Fortnite building guide fo
  
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• Driver Sideswipes Man on Motorcycle in Road Rage Incident Caught on Camera

  10-04-2018 21:27 via yahoo.com
  "I am so thankful to be walking," the motorcyclist said.
  
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• Far Cry 5's Companions Hang Out Without You

  10-04-2018 21:13 via gamespot.com
  
  Far Cry 5 boasts a small army of companion characters to help you take down the doomsday cult in the fictional Hope County, Montana. But what do they do on their off-hours? An intrepid investigation has uncovered that they all go to a party without you.PC Gamer followed companions from remote areas on the map to see if they find their way back to their homes. They don't, and the real answer is much worse. Instead they head to a pizza place and just hang out together. It's at the 8-Bit Pizza Bar
  
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• Check Out Gamefly's Pre-Owned Game Sale In The US

  10-04-2018 21:13 via gamespot.com
  
  As you might imagine, Gamefly ends up with a lot of used games. Periodically it puts on sales to unload its inventory and make room for new games. One such sale is going on now. So if you don't mind your PS4, Xbox One, and 3DS games having a little wear-and-tear on them, check out these deals. It's worth noting that the games are guaranteed to work, shipping is free, and they come with new cases and manuals. You can find all the deals here, but below we'll zero in on the standouts.In terms of PS
  
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• Exclusive: Handwritten notes appear to back Comey claims on Trump

  10-04-2018 21:08 via yahoo.com
  Rachel Maddow shares exclusive details from what are believed to be former acting assistant attorney general Dana Boente's handwritten notes taken contemporaneously with talks with James Comey.
  
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• Overwatch: All Legendary Skins Available In New Update

  10-04-2018 21:03 via gamespot.com
  
  Ovewatch Archives 2018 brings new looks for Reaper, Hanzo, and more
  Blizzard has launched the latest update for Overwatch. Dubbed Overwatch Archives 2018, it's effectively this year's iteration of the Uprising even from 2017. It introduces a variety of new content, but as always the case, the highlight for many are the newly added skins.A total of eight Legendary skins have been added. Fans of Moira, Reaper, Winston, Hanzo, Mei, Doomfist, Sombra, and Lucio are all in for a treat, as those charac
  
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• Trump 'Certainly Believes He Has The Power' To Fire Robert Mueller: White House

  10-04-2018 21:00 via yahoo.com
  President Donald Trump "certainly believes he has the power" to fire special
  
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• New Zombies Chapter in Call of Duty WWII's Latest DLC The War Machine

  10-04-2018 21:00 via gamespot.com
  
  Join us live as we check out the latest chapter in the Nazi Zombie mode in Call of Duty: WWII called a Shadowed Throne where we have to stop Doktor Straub’s monstrous army.
  
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• New Call of Duty WWII Zombies Chapter In Latest DLC The War Machine

  10-04-2018 21:00 via gamespot.com
  
  Join us live as we check out the latest chapter in the Nazi Zombie mode in Call of Duty: WWII called a Shadowed Throne where we have to stop Doktor Straub’s monstrous army.
  
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• WWE's Paige Announces Retirement At Raw After Wrestlemania 34

  10-04-2018 20:52 via gamespot.com
  
  While it wasn't publicly talked about on WWE television, most wrestling fans knew that Raw superstar Paige was injured and forced into retirement. Sadly, on the Raw After Mania, she officially announced it and gave thanks to those who helped her along the way.Back in December, during a house show, Paige was kicked in the back, which caused her neck to snap. Since then, she has not been allowed to wrestle inside a WWE ring. However, she has been working as the leader and manager of the stable Abs
  
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• All The New Overwatch Skins Available In Latest Update

  10-04-2018 20:35 via gamespot.com
  
  Blizzard has launched the latest update for Overwatch. Dubbed Overwatch Archives 2018, it's effectively this year's iteration of the Uprising even from 2017. It introduces a variety of new content, but as always the case, the highlight for many are the newly added skins.A total of eight Legendary skins have been added. Fans of Moira, Reaper, Winston, Hanzo, Mei, Doomfist, Sombra, and Lucio are all in for a treat, as those characters have new attire to equip. These can be obtained through the cu
  
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• Why Hearthstone's The Witchwood Expansion Offers The Best Point To Jump In

  10-04-2018 20:31 via gamespot.com
  
  With Hearthstone's Year of the Raven kicking off with the launch of the upcoming Witchwood expansion on April 12, fans of Blizzard's wildly popular card battle game are about to experience some of the most sizable changes to the game yet. Compared to the previous expansion, Kobolds and Catacombs--which introduced the Dungeon Run--The Witchwood expansion brings in a slightly spookier experience for its jaunt through the dark and dreary forest. Along with 135 brand new cards, new keywords known as
  
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• Actor T.J. Miller Accused Of Calling In Fake Bomb Threat

  10-04-2018 20:29 via yahoo.com
  Actor T.J. Miller was arrested on Monday for allegedly calling in a fake bomb
  
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• 'Game Of Thrones' Assistant Director Posts, Then Deletes, Congratulations To Crew On Epic Shoot

  10-04-2018 20:26 via yahoo.com
  Fans of HBO's "Game of Thrones" waiting for the hit show's eighth and final
  
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• Airbus to offer sleeping berths down in cargo hold

  10-04-2018 20:22 via yahoo.com
  Soon when you fly in an Airbus jet and you fancy a bit of shut-eye, all you will need do is make your way down to the cargo hold.European aircraft giant Airbus announced on Tuesday that it is teaming up with Zodiac Aerospace to develop and market lower deck sleeping facilities for passengers that could be operational in A330 wide-body jets from 2020.The sleeper compartments "would fit inside the aircraft's cargo compartments," Airbus said in a joint statement with Zodiac, a subsidiary of the Fre
  
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• Overwatch Update With New Skins And Retribution Mode Is Live

  10-04-2018 20:13 via gamespot.com
  
  The latest free update for Overwatch has arrived, and it kicks off the latest seasonal event, Overwatch Archive 2018. It's live now on PS4, Xbox One, and PC and features both new skins and a special co-op Brawl mode called Retribution.There are a handful of new skins--eight Legendaries--to get your hands on through loot boxes. Characters to get new looks in this update are Hanzo, Winston, Moira, Reaper, Mei, Doomfist, Sombra, and Lucio. More than 100 cosmetic items from last year's Uprising even
  
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• Here's Overwatch's New Retribution Mode From The New Update

  10-04-2018 20:12 via gamespot.com
  
  With Overwatch's next seasonal event, Overwatch Archives 2018: Retribution, now live, players will be able to dive into new PvE oriented fight for survival against the forces of Talon Organization. Set eight years before the events of the main game, Retribution focuses on an ill-fated mission headed up by Blackwatch, a unit comprised of McCree, Genji, Moira, and Gabriel Reyes--who would eventually become Reaper. Going on from now until April 30, you'll see a new side of some very familiar charac
  
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• Why Overwatch's PvE Modes Are Only Available For A Limited Time

  10-04-2018 20:00 via gamespot.com
  
  Overwatch's next major PvE event is now live. As a part of the Overwatch Archives series, Retribution takes cues from last year's Uprising event, pitting four players against an onslaught of AI-controlled enemies in a narrative-focused mission. Detailing one of the last missions conducted by Blackwatch, Retribution is set eight years before the events of the main game, focusing on a doomed operation with McCree, Genji, Moira, and Gabriel Reyes--who would eventually become Reaper."Right now the p
  
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• Overwatch Retribution PVE CO-OP Horde Mode Returns

  10-04-2018 20:00 via gamespot.com
  
  Join Joey and Erick as they check out Overwatch's Retribution event which brings new skins and a PVE horde mode.
  
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• GTA 5 May Be As Good As It Gets For Rockstar - GameSpot Daily

  10-04-2018 20:00 via gamespot.com
  
  Tuesday again? No problem. From GTA 5 and Dark Souls Remastered to loot boxes and A Link Between Worlds, we've got another episode of GameSpot Daily, ready to go in 30 minutes or less.First off, it's hard to forget the dreaded Blighttown from the original version of Dark Souls. If that game made players drop to their knees and cry, then Blighttown made their consoles do the same. Thankfully, one very helpful player tried Dark Souls Remastered out on the Switch during PAX East and made a beeline
  
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• French police clash with eco-activists

  10-04-2018 19:51 via yahoo.com
  French police battled Tuesday to evict anti-airport protesters and the creators of an alternative anti-capitalist settlement in western France during a second day of clashes. Activists opposed to the building of an airport began squatting on the farmland in 2008 and have since built up a community they bill as a model of sustainable farming and political debate.
  
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