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• Man gets his second face transplant, makes medical history

  17-04-2018 23:47 via yahoo.com
  A 43-year-old man in France is recovering after becoming the first person in history to receive a second face transplant. Jerome Hamon got his first face transplant in 2010 but the tissue began to die and he had to have it removed in November. In January, he received a new face from another donor.
  
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• Florida school shooting 'hero' files first civil suit against gunman

  17-04-2018 23:47 via yahoo.com
  A young survivor of the February 14 school massacre in Florida who was repeatedly shot while protecting fellow students filed the first civil lawsuit Tuesday against the shooter.Anthony Borges, 15, is suing gunman Nikolas Cruz, 19, for the attack at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland.Seventeen people were killed in Cruz's rampage, and 17 others wounded.
  
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• French Man Becomes First Person in the World to Undergo 2 Face Transplants

  17-04-2018 23:46 via yahoo.com
  Jerome Hamon has a genetic mutation that causes severe disfiguration.
  
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• Missouri AG Finds Evidence of Criminal Activity in Governor Greitens` Charity

  17-04-2018 23:35 via yahoo.com
  The fallout continues for embattled Missouri Governor Eric Greitens as the state attorney general found evidence of criminal activity in his charity, The Mission Continues.
  
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• Jury hears Bill Cosby's graphic testimony about accuser

  17-04-2018 23:33 via yahoo.com
  Jurors on Tuesday got a sense of Bill Cosby's view of consent from graphic deposition testimony in which the comedian described reaching an area "somewhere between permission and rejection" during what he claims was a prior sexual encounter with his chief accuser.
  
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• Monster Hunter World Adding New Elder Dragon And Quest Type In Big Update

  17-04-2018 23:30 via gamespot.com
  
  Another big update is coming very soon to Monster Hunter World. Capcom will release a new patch for both the PS4 and Xbox One versions tomorrow, April 18, which will introduce new gear, another Elder Dragon, and a new type of quest to the game.The update is scheduled to roll out at 5 PM PT / 8 PM ET (1 AM BST on April 19). Most notably, it introduces a new Elder Dragon to hunt: the gold-plated Kulve Taroth. "Cloaked in a heavy golden mantle, this dazzling threat is fast approaching and it's up t
  
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• The Week's Best Video Game Deals So Far

  17-04-2018 23:26 via gamespot.com
  
  The week may be not even half over, but we already have loads of sales and discounts on PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC games to choose from. Here's a roundup of some of the best deals from a variety of sources.Best Buy's weekly video game sale is particularly good this week. It has discounts on everything from Overwatch and Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands to a foam replica of Kratos's axe. As always, Gamers Club Unlocked members get extra savings on games from Best Buy.The digital PC
  
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• The Latest: San Diego County board backs 'sanctuary' suit

  17-04-2018 23:24 via yahoo.com
  SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Latest on actions by local governments considering opposition to a California law limiting police collaboration with U.S. immigration agents (all times local):
  
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• The Latest: Police release call from Starbucks employee

  17-04-2018 23:23 via yahoo.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the arrests of two black men at a Philadelphia Starbucks (all times local):
  
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• God Of War Is Highest Rated PS4 Exclusive On Metacritic

  17-04-2018 23:15 via gamespot.com
  
  God of War now has the distinction of being the highest-rated PlayStation 4 exclusive, based on aggregate scores at GameSpot sister site Metacritic ahead of its release this Friday. It ties The Last of Us Remastered for an aggregate of 95, but God of War has a larger pool of scores--as of time of writing, 89 to TLU's 69. Uncharted 4: A Thief's End rounds out the top three with an aggregate 93.This result almost makes God of War the best-reviewed PlayStation 4 game overall, but that spot belongs
  
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• Passenger Killed On Southwest Flight Is the First U.S. Commercial Airline Fatality In 9 Years

  17-04-2018 22:58 via yahoo.com
  The flight made an emergency landing in Philadelphia due to engine failure
  
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• Trump overruled Mattis on Congress vote on Syria strikes: NYT

  17-04-2018 22:54 via yahoo.com
  Rachel Maddow shares breaking news from the New York Times that Defense Secretary Jim Mattis wanted Donald Trump to get congressional approval before military strikes on Syria but was overruled by Trump.
  
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• Super Troopers 2 Was Almost "The Farva Show"

  17-04-2018 22:54 via gamespot.com
  
  Farva may seem like an unlikely character to become as iconic as he did, but nevertheless the Super Trooper played by Kevin Heffernan is just one of those comedy figures who you can't help quoting endlessly. So it actually might not come as a surprise that the upcoming Super Troopers 2 almost became "the Farva show," according to the members of the Broken Lizard comedy troupe, who held a Q&A after a recent screening of the sequel."We had to actually pull ourselves back. We would have these w
  
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• Comey book says he threatened to call for a special counsel over Clinton emails

  17-04-2018 22:43 via yahoo.com
  FBI Director James Comey nearly called for a special prosecutor to investigate Hillary Clinton’s email server in the spring of 2016 after Clinton’s lawyers refused on the grounds of attorney-client privilege to turn over their laptops for examination by the bureau’s agents.
  
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• New Call Of Duty: WW2 Community Event Now Live On PS4, Xbox One, And PC

  17-04-2018 22:34 via gamespot.com
  
  A new community event is underway in Call of Duty: WWII on PS4, Xbox One, and PC. Beginning today, April 17, players can take part in the limited-time Blitzkrieg event, which introduces a new game mode, weapons, and more to the online shooter.The Blitzkrieg event will run until May 8 and features a new, limited-time mode called Ground War. This game type will only be available for the duration of the community event and pits two teams of nine players against each other across Team Deathmatch, Ki
  
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• 1 dead after Southwest plane lands in Philadelphia with engine damage

  17-04-2018 22:33 via yahoo.com
  The NTSB confirmed one person has died as a result of the emergency landing of a Southwest Airlines plane at Philadelphia International Airport on Tuesday.
  
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• Lots Of PS4 Games On Sale At PlayStation Store In The US

  17-04-2018 22:32 via gamespot.com
  
  Once again, Sony has refreshed its list of weekly video game deals, meaning a whole new set of PS4, PS3, PS Vita, and PSP games is on sale. This week it's called the Double Discount sale, because for every game that's on sale, PlayStation Plus members get double the discount. The standard sale prices are listed below, with PS Plus prices in parentheses. These games will go back up to regular price on April 24, so grab them while you can.Whether or not you were there for the Crash Bandicoot pheno
  
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• Here's Why Congressman Blake Farenthold Resigned So Abruptly

  17-04-2018 22:32 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON ― It's been a mystery why Rep. Blake Farenthold (R-Texas) abruptly
  
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• Harley Quinn Spin-Off Movie Finally Finds A Director

  17-04-2018 22:28 via gamespot.com
  
  The DC movie universe is showing no signs of slowing down. With Aquaman headed to theaters later this year and Shazam currently filming, Warner Bros. is moving forward with the planned spin-off film for Suicide Squad breakout character Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie). The movie has now found a director.As first reported by Deadline, Cathy Yan has been chosen to helm the film, after giving a Birds of Prey presentation to the studio. It's expected she will become the second woman to direct a DC film,
  
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• Trump squirming over Russia sanctions ties White House in knots

  17-04-2018 22:20 via yahoo.com
  Carol Leonnig, national investigative reporter for The Washington Post, talks with Rachel Maddow about Donald Trump's panicked concern about appearing to sanction Russia more than other countries and turning back his own.
  
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• South Korea will seek peace treaty with North Korea in upcoming talks, says minister

  17-04-2018 22:20 via yahoo.com
  Upcoming talks between North Korea and South Korea should seek to formally end the decades-old Korean War with a peace treaty, a South Korean official said - an outcome Donald Trump endorsed as his administration prepares for an unprecedented summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.The conflict that fractured the Korean Peninsula in the 1950s ended in a truce rather than the signing of a peace treaty.
  
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• Baboons Work Together To Escape From Biomedical Testing Facility

  17-04-2018 22:16 via yahoo.com
  Four baboons held at a Texas biomedical research facility briefly escaped on
  
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• Don't Worry, Westworld Can Be Confusing For Its Actors, Too

  17-04-2018 22:07 via gamespot.com
  
  Spoilers for Westworld Season 1 below!Watching Westworld can sometimes feel like being a host in the show's titular wild west park: You're not entirely sure where (or when) you are, and you're powerless to do anything about it. Westworld fans don't obsessively comb through each episode for clues to stoke their theories out of love alone; we do it out of necessity, too. It turns out some of the show's actors feel the same way."Every script I get I have to read three times, just understanding what
  
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• New Castlevania Game Announced, But Only For Mobile

  17-04-2018 21:58 via gamespot.com
  
  The next Castlevania game will be on mobile in Japan. Konami announced Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls today, an iOS game that pays homage to the series with cameos from throughout its long history. The new game is bringing an emphasis on multiplayer, with up to four players fighting together and reviving each other in real-time. It also includes a Boss Rush mode and 4v4 mode.Silicon Era reports that Grimoire of Souls takes place in the future, after Dracula has been vanquished. Two new character
  
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• Dark Souls Remastered Release Date Delayed On Nintendo Switch - GameSpot Daily

  17-04-2018 21:54 via gamespot.com
  
  Dark Souls Remastered won't be coming to Nintendo Switch until later, but at least God of War launches on PS4 this Friday.
  
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• UK's May apologises to Caribbean countries over treatment of post-war migrants

  17-04-2018 21:53 via yahoo.com
  British Prime Minister Theresa May apologised on Tuesday (April 17) to representatives from 12 Caribbean countries over the recent treatment of people who arrived in the UK as children following World War Two. Rough cut (no reporter narration)
  
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• Yakuza 6 Is Out Now, But You Should Play The Entire Series

  17-04-2018 21:51 via gamespot.com
  
  With the launch of Yakuza 6: The Song of Life for PS4, Michael, Ben, and Jean-Luc talk about what makes Yakuza so great and why you need to play this underrated series.
  
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• Free PC Game On Origin For A Limited Time

  17-04-2018 21:38 via gamespot.com
  
  Here's some good news for anyone who likes having joy and excitement in their life: Peggle is free to download for PC on Origin. It normally sells for $5, but right now, for a limited time, you can get it to keep and play every day forever. So hurry to the Origin Store to download your copy now.What's the big deal about Peggle? If you haven't played this marvelous and highly addictive game, it's like a psychedelically-enhanced version of pachinko. You aim and shoot a ball from the top of the scr
  
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• GTA 5: What's New This Week In GTA Online

  17-04-2018 21:36 via gamespot.com
  
  Rockstar has unveiled the latest developments coming to Grand Theft Auto V's GTA Online, and it includes a new play mode along with deals, new vehicles, and a new Premium Race and Time Trial. There are also bonuses to GTA$ and RP from now until next week, including Bodyguards and Associates earning Double GTA$ Salaries.The biggest addition is a new "madcap, four-player adversary mode" called The Vespucci Job. Two teams take to the streets--one team is on the run in the new Issi Classic (which yo
  
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• Heartsick Boy Asks If Atheist Dad Is In Heaven. Pope Francis Reveals The Answer With A Hug.

  17-04-2018 21:33 via yahoo.com
  A tearful little boy grappling with big existential questions after the death
  
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• Lawyer: El Chapo's mental health is deteriorating

  17-04-2018 21:32 via yahoo.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — Notorious Mexican drug lord and escape artist Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman is having psychological problems that could hinder his ability to fight U.S. drug-trafficking charges, his lawyer and wife said Tuesday.
  
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• Greatest Royal Rumble: Every Confirmed Entrant In The Main Event

  17-04-2018 21:19 via gamespot.com
  
  The biggest Royal Rumble match in history is coming to the WWE Network on Friday, April 27 for an event called Greatest Royal Rumble. The show, which takes place at King Abdullah Sports City Stadium in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, will stream on WWE's subscription service live at 5 PM BST / 7 PM AST. In North America, that means the show will air at 12 PM ET / 9 AM PT with a Kickoff show starting one hour earlier.The main event of the evening will be a 50-man Royal Rumble match, featuring stars from R
  
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• Starbucks Is Closing Thousands of Stores for Racial Bias Training. Here's How Much Money It Could Lose

  17-04-2018 20:58 via yahoo.com
  After two black men were arrested at a Philadelphia location
  
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• Ubisoft E3 Showcase Date And Time Announced

  17-04-2018 20:55 via gamespot.com
  
  Ubisoft has staked its claim on a time and place for its E3 press conference this year. It will take place at the Orpheum Theater in Los Angeles on June 11 at 1 PM PT. The company will also host a live pre-show and post-show to couch the event.We know that this year's show will serve as the coming out party for The Division 2. Ubisoft announced the sequel with very few details and promised more to come at E3. Also around that time, the first game, The Division, will be updated with a new Crests
  
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• WWE Cancels Undertaker's Greatest Royal Rumble Dream Match--Welcome Back, Rusev

  17-04-2018 20:52 via gamespot.com
  
  Update: After removing Rusev from the announced casket match against The Undertaker at the Greatest Royal Rumble and replacing him with Chris Jericho, WWE has changed their minds once again. Jericho has now been removed, with Rusev once again slated against the Phenom. It's unclear why this decision was made--or the original decision to pull Rusev from the card, for that matter. While Rusev has remained silent on the issue, his wife Lana tweeted, "After much thought, I have notified [WWE] offici
  
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• US gains key witness in drug case against Colombian rebel

  17-04-2018 20:51 via yahoo.com
  BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — U.S. prosecutors have apparently won the cooperation of a key witness in the case of a top rebel ideologue arrested last week on charges of trying to import 10 metric tons of cocaine into the U.S.
  
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• 1 Dead After Southwest Airlines Flight Suffers Engine Failure

  17-04-2018 20:50 via yahoo.com
  Federal investigators said Tuesday afternoon that one person was killed after
  
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• Fox News: Sean Hannity Has 'Our Full Support' Following Michael Cohen Reveal

  17-04-2018 20:41 via yahoo.com
  Fox News is standing by Sean Hannity after it was revealed Monday that he was
  
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• Rampage Included Maybe The Most Obvious Easter Egg Ever

  17-04-2018 20:33 via gamespot.com
  
  Have you had the chance to see Rampage yet? Dwayne Johnson's new video game adaptation--though certainly not his first--is in theaters and performing well at the box office, taking in nearly $150 million worldwide during its opening weekend.A large portion of that is certainly due to the simple idea of Johnson being best friends with a massive ape named George. Who doesn't want to see that? As GameSpot's Rampage review summed up, it's a big, dumb, and fun action movie--the perfect teaser of what
  
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• New On Netflix This Week: Dude, Lakeview Terrace, And More Movies And TV Shows

  17-04-2018 20:29 via gamespot.com
  
  Are you ready to binge? There's plenty to watch on Netflix this week, including a collection of new original movies and TV shows. These originals join a massive, growing library owned by the streamer, and it's one that's not going to slow its growth anytime soon. Upon revealing it currently has 125 million subscribers, Netflix reiterated its plan to spend $8 billion on original content--including movies, TV shows, documentaries, comedy specials, and more.As for what's available this week, the mo
  
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• NYC removes statue of doctor who experimented on slaves

  17-04-2018 20:20 via yahoo.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — A bronze statue of a 19th century doctor who did experimental surgery without anesthesia on enslaved African-American women was removed from Central Park on Tuesday.
  
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• Monster Hunter World Adding New Quest Type And Elder Dragon In Big Update

  17-04-2018 20:20 via gamespot.com
  
  Another big update is coming very soon to Monster Hunter World. Capcom will release a new patch for both the PS4 and Xbox One versions tomorrow, April 18, which will introduce new gear, another Elder Dragon, and a new type of quest to the game.The update is scheduled to roll out at 5 PM PT / 8 PM ET (1 AM BST on April 19). Most notably, it introduces a new Elder Dragon to hunt: the gold-plated Kulve Taroth. "Cloaked in a heavy golden mantle, this dazzling threat is fast approaching and it's up t
  
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• Starbucks to close 8,000 branches for afternoon of racial bias training after discrimination row

  17-04-2018 20:13 via yahoo.com
    Starbucks will close more than 8,000 US stores for an afternoon of racial bias training after the arrest of two black men in a Philadelphia branch triggered claims of discrimination.  Almost 175,000 workers will go through training on May 29, the company announced on Tuesday after footage of the arrest made headlines.  Kevin Johnson, the Starbucks CEO, said the move was just “one step” in the company’s “journey” to improve and understand “what
  
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• Who Is Kimba Wood? Meet the Federal Judge Overseeing the Michael Cohen Case

  17-04-2018 19:58 via yahoo.com
  The mounting legal case against President Donald Trump's personal attorney Michael Cohen has brought another name into the news: Kimba Wood.
  
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• 'She was a force': Former WH chief of staff for President George W. Bush on Barbara Bush

  17-04-2018 19:54 via yahoo.com
  Andrew Card, former White House chief of staff for President George W. Bush, remembers Barbara Bush as "a real force in the White House." Bush died Tuesday at age 92.
  
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• Egg Recall: How to Make Sure Your Eggs Are Safe to Eat

  17-04-2018 19:31 via yahoo.com
  More than 200 million eggs have been recalled due to possible salmonella contamination.
  
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• Potential jurors needed for El Chapo trial. Maybe 1,000

  17-04-2018 19:22 via yahoo.com
  By Brendan PiersonNEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. federal judge said Tuesday he planned to call 800 to 1,000 potential jurors for the trial of Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, in a sign of how complex it will be to try drug the Mexican drug lord on trafficking and conspiracy charges.U.S. District Judge Brian Cogan in Brooklyn said at a court hearing that the potential jurors would arrive court in late July and early August to receive questionnaires, in preparation for a planned September trial.The unusual
  
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• Horror Games On Sale On Xbox One

  17-04-2018 19:12 via gamespot.com
  
  It's nowhere near Halloween, but that's not stopping Microsoft from dropping prices on horror games for Xbox One. Not that any real horror fan needs to wait for October to turn out the lights, pick up a controller, and crank the terror up to 11. Here are the most noteworthy deals in the Xbox One's Un-Halloween Horror Spectacular Sale, which ends April 24.If first-person frights are your jam, the Outlast series delivers them in spades. Outlast and Outlast 2 get huge discounts, with the first game
  
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• Beauty queen wife voices concerns for 'El Chapo' health

  17-04-2018 19:09 via yahoo.com
  The young wife of accused Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman on Tuesday spoke publicly for the first time since her husband was extradited to the United States last year, voicing concern for his health in solitary confinement.Emma Coronel, a 28-year-old former beauty queen and mother of the couple's twin girls, complained after his latest pre-trial hearing in a Brooklyn federal court about being barred from visiting her husband in jail or talking to him by telephone.Guzman, 61, accus
  
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• Passenger dies after Southwest plane with shattered window makes emergency landing in Philadelphia

  17-04-2018 19:03 via yahoo.com
  A Southwest Airlines flight heading from New York's LaGuardia Airport to
  
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