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• Space telescope launches on quest for planets that could support life

  18-04-2018 23:53 via yahoo.com
  A NASA satellite has embarked on a quest for planets where life might exist.Propelled by a Falcon 9 rocket supplied by private firm SpaceX, the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) hurtled off of a launchpad in Cape Canaveral, Florida and into its search for so-called “exoplanets”, or worlds capable of potentially supporting life.TESS will watch for flickers of starlight emitted when planets pass in front of stars they orbit as scientists hope to catalogue thousands of new pl
  
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• Dashcam video shows home exploding as police officers approach

  18-04-2018 23:49 via yahoo.com
  Dashcam video shows a home in Texas exploding just as a police officer is walking up to the front yard, apparently the result of a ruptured gas line.
  
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• Passengers say pilot of ill-fated Southwest Airlines flight is a hero

  18-04-2018 23:48 via yahoo.com
  Passengers are calling the pilot of Southwest Airlines Flight 1380, which staged an emergency landing Tuesday at Philadelphia International Airport, a hero.
  
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• White House presses vulnerable Democrats to back State Dept nominee Pompeo

  18-04-2018 23:47 via yahoo.com
  By Patricia ZengerleWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House cranked up pressure on Wednesday on Democratic senators facing tough re-election fights to back secretary of state nominee Mike Pompeo, who looked increasingly likely to face a rare committee rejection before the full Senate can vote on his nomination.President Donald Trump confirmed the CIA director is already deeply involved in diplomacy via a meeting with North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un.Pompeo needs Democratic votes to gain approval f
  
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• Federal Judge Holds Kris Kobach In Contempt For Failing To Follow Court Order To Register Voters

  18-04-2018 23:34 via yahoo.com
  A Kansas federal judge ruled Wednesday that Kansas Secretary of State Kris
  
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• NASA Is Launching A Planet-Hunting Satellite Today

  18-04-2018 23:30 via gamespot.com
  
  The latest SpaceX rocket is scheduled for launch later today, and it will carry a pretty awesome NASA-funded project into space. The Transitioning Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) is designed to search the stars for other planets outside our solar system, and it's equipped with new tech in order for it to be able to detect relatively small planets orbiting other suns.Currently, we have located about 3800 exoplanets using other telescopes, specifically by the Kepler spacecraft which was launched
  
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• Everything You Need to Know About the April 20 National School Walkout

  18-04-2018 23:27 via yahoo.com
  It's the second major school walkout planned in two months
  
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• Big Monster Hunter World Update Out Today On PS4 And Xbox One, Here Are The Patch Notes

  18-04-2018 23:24 via gamespot.com
  
  Capcom is releasing another major update for Monster Hunter World. Update 3.0 rolls out for PS4 and Xbox One tonight, April 18, at 5 PM PT / 8 PM ET (1 AM BST on April 19), and it introduces some significant additions to the game, including a new Elder Dragon, quest type, and more.The centerpiece of the update is the new Elder Dragon, Kulve Taroth, a fearsome monster with a golden mantle made of weapon relics. Kulve Taroth can be encountered in a new area called the Caverns of El Dorado, which C
  
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• Confederate flag-bearing trucks park outside Michigan school

  18-04-2018 23:22 via yahoo.com
  AUBURN, Mich. (AP) — Students and others with Confederate flags flying from or painted on their pickup trucks parked for a second day outside of a central Michigan high school, prompting other students to hold a counter-demonstration against racism and bigotry.
  
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• 18 Of The Best Self Care Mother's Day Gift Ideas

  18-04-2018 23:21 via yahoo.com
  In today's fast-paced world, self care has become a crucial part of our daily
  
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• Pompeo N. Korea trip mean to boost flagging Trump nominee: report

  18-04-2018 23:17 via yahoo.com
  Rachel Maddow reports on the difficulty CIA Director Mike Pompeo is having gathering enough votes for his nomination to make it out of committee, with final confirmation less than guaranteed. Just one of several struggling Trump nominations.
  
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• Westworld Season 2 Premiere: 5 Questions Going Into The New Episode

  18-04-2018 23:00 via gamespot.com
  
  "These violent delights have violent ends."If you haven't gotten into HBO's Westworld yet, it's not too late. The premiere isn't until this Sunday, April 22. You only have to watch a single 10-episode season to be all caught up. Then, you too can disappear down the rabbit hole that is the Westworld fan community.Not since Game of Thrones has a show inspired this much theorycrafting. Showrunners Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy put enough loose threads and MacGuffins in Season 1 to put J.J. Abrams--an
  
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• 'Killer Nanny' Yoselyn Ortega Found Guilty on All Counts in Stabbing Deaths of 2 Children

  18-04-2018 22:48 via yahoo.com
  Jurors deliberated for just one day in the trial of nanny Yoselyn Ortega.
  
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• Steam PC Game Sale: Save On Darkest Dungeon, Dying Light, And More

  18-04-2018 22:47 via gamespot.com
  
  A new week means one thing for PC gamers: new Steam sales. All told, over 600 games and expansions are on sale this week over on Steam, which means there's a high likelihood you've got your eye on at least one of them. Let's run down the best games available for the best prices. The sale ends April 23, so lock in your purchases by then.For starters, if you haven't purchased Darkest Dungeon yet, you might consider doing so now that it's on sale for $8. According to our 9/10 Darkest Dungeon review
  
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• Become The Ewok - Star Wars Battlefront 2 Gameplay

  18-04-2018 22:30 via gamespot.com
  
  Star Wars Battlefront 2 rolls out a limited time game mode called Night On Endor, where Storm trooper defend themselves from an onslaught of Ewoks and try to survive the night.
  
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• Cities: Skylines Next Expansion Builds A Theme Park

  18-04-2018 22:29 via gamespot.com
  
  Cities: Skylines is taking a trip to the park in May. The new Parklife expansion for PC and Mac lets you customize your own park. Paradox Interactive is introducing the feature to let you spice up your cities with tourism ventures.With the new Parklife expansion, you can zone a park district and then fill it with new buildings and props to make amusement parks, nature reserves, and zoos, among others. The tool set seems pretty flexible, letting you create walking paths, set ticket prices, create
  
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• EPA chief sat in coach when not flying on taxpayer's dime

  18-04-2018 22:26 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt flew in coach-class seats on at least two trips home to Oklahoma when taxpayers weren't footing the bill, despite claims he needed to travel in first class at government expense because of security threats.
  
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• 100-Strong Cluster of Unknown Octopus Species and Eggs Baffles Scientists

  18-04-2018 22:24 via yahoo.com
  "When I first saw the photos, I was like, 'No, they shouldn't be there!'"
  
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• Microsoft's Xbox E3 2018 Plans And Fan Events Further Detailed

  18-04-2018 22:20 via gamespot.com
  
  Gaming's annual extravaganza E3 is quickly approaching, and a number of publishers have begun announcing the dates and times of their conferences for the big event. Microsoft has already outlined its plans for this year's expo, and now the company has shared further details about what Xbox fans can expect from its E3 2018 showing.Unlike previous years, Microsoft will not have a presence inside the Los Angeles Convention Center, where E3 is traditionally held. Rather, the company is "taking over"
  
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• E3 2018: Ubisoft Press Conference Details Revealed - GameSpot Daily

  18-04-2018 22:20 via gamespot.com
  
  Ubisoft reveals the date, time, and place for its E3 2018 press conference, while GPU juggernauts Nvidia and AMD butt heads over board partners.
  
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• New York wants power to prosecute criminals pardoned by Donald Trump

  18-04-2018 22:18 via yahoo.com
  The New York attorney general has said a criminal pardoned by Donald Trump should not be immune to being prosecuted by the state.In a letter, Eric Schneiderman urged Governor Andrew Cuomo and legislative leaders to close a loophole in New York's double jeopardy law shielding recipients of presidential pardons from state prosecution.A change could make it more difficult for Trump aides and others who might be pardoned to escape criminal prosecution, even if special counsel Robert Mueller's probe
  
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• Hear Pilot Tammie Jo Shults' Cool-Headed Call to Air Traffic Control

  18-04-2018 22:18 via yahoo.com
  The dispatcher could be heard responding, “I'm sorry, you said there was a hole and somebody went out?”
  
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• Harley Quinn Spin-Off Movie Birds of Prey Finds A Director

  18-04-2018 22:17 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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• Avengers: Infinity War Directors Adapting Another Comic Book For Syfy

  18-04-2018 22:14 via gamespot.com
  
  Syfy is continuing to beef up its comic book offerings. Currently, the network is home to DC Comics drama Krypton, along with the adaptation of Grant Morrison's graphic novel Happy. Now Syfy is turning another property into a series--and it has enlisted some big names to make it a reality.Joe and Anthony Russo, who directed the upcoming Avengers: Infinity War, will executive produce an adaptation of Deadly Class, based on the graphic novel by Rick Remender and Wes Craig. Set in the 1980s, the se
  
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• Russia: our response to U.S. sanctions will be precise and painful

  18-04-2018 22:11 via yahoo.com
  Valentina Matvienko, the speaker of the Russian upper house of parliament, said on Wednesday that Moscow's response to U.S. sanctions will be targeted and painful, Russian news agencies reported.The United States this month added several Russian firms and officials to a sanctions blacklist in response to what it said were the Kremlin's "malign activities".Moscow says those sanctions are unlawful and has warned that it will retaliate.
  
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• Factbox: U.S. companies with exposure to Russia

  18-04-2018 22:10 via yahoo.com
  Although the United States and Russia have imposed economic sanctions on each other since 2014, several large U.S. corporations, including PepsiCo Incand McDonald's Corp , still count Russia as a growth market.The United States imposed sanctions on 24 Russian oligarchs and government officials and 12 Russian companies on April 6.
  
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• Life Is Strange: Before The Storm Review - Keep the Good Times Rolling

  18-04-2018 22:00 via gamespot.com
  
  It's rare that a prequel truly works, where a story can captivate despite the audience knowing what's coming and where the path will lead. Life Is Strange: Before The Storm is one of those exceptional stories because it draws you in on its own terms. The only problem: You know it's building you up just to break your heart.As we know, the original Life Is Strange is steeped in tragedy. Maxine Caulfield's estranged friend Chloe Price comes riding back into her hometown, hoping to find her missing
  
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• Merkel condemns attack on 2 men wearing skullcaps in Germany

  18-04-2018 21:56 via yahoo.com
  BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday sharply condemned a street assault in Berlin on two young men wearing Jewish skullcaps that has stoked the debate about anti-Semitism in the country.
  
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• Save $50 On PlayStation VR Skyrim Bundle

  18-04-2018 21:51 via gamespot.com
  
  If you're curious about virtual reality gaming, you were probably pleased recently when Sony dropped the price of all PSVR headsets by $100. You'll be even more pleased to hear Monoprice is currently running a deal that cuts $50 off the already-reduced price of the PlayStation VR Skyrim bundle. That brings it down to $300--a pretty good deal on one of the most high-tech pieces of gaming hardware on the market. All you have to do is visit the PSVR Skyrim bundle's page on Monoprice, add it to your
  
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• Iran's Khamenei quits Telegram

  18-04-2018 21:51 via yahoo.com
  Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei announced Wednesday that he would no longer use the hugely popular messaging app Telegram, shifting instead to domestic services.President Hassan Rouhani quickly followed suit, announcing that he too was giving up Telegram shortly after issuing a directive banning the government and administration workers from using foreign messenger apps to communicate, according to the official IRNA news agency.The announcements came as rumours continued that Iran w
  
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• New York governor to allow 35,000 paroled felons to vote

  18-04-2018 21:46 via yahoo.com
  New York State plans to restore voting rights to about 35,000 New York felons on parole who previously were barred from casting a ballot until they completed their parole, Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Wednesday.Cuomo will issue an executive order to restore voting rights to those felons already on parole as well as those who enter the parole system each month, a spokesman said.Most convicted felons in the United States face hurdles and roadblocks to voting, which vary by state.
  
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• Fresno State professor under fire for celebrating death of Barbara Bush

  18-04-2018 21:46 via yahoo.com
  Fresno State University is distancing itself from an Arab-American professor who celebrated the death of former first lady Barbara Bush as it reviews the matter, school officials said Wednesday.
  
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• Here's The Truth About The Caravan Of Migrants Trump Keeps Going On About

  18-04-2018 21:44 via yahoo.com
  SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras ― For the past two weeks, President Donald Trump and
  
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• Airlines check some Boeing 737 engines after fatal Southwest accident

  18-04-2018 21:43 via yahoo.com
  By Jamie Freed and Tim HepherSINGAPORE/PARIS (Reuters) - Global airlines began inspecting some Boeing 737 engines on Wednesday as an investigation gathered pace into an explosion which killed a passenger on a Southwest Airlines flight in the first fatal U.S. airline accident in almost a decade.European regulators earlier this month ordered checks following lengthy analysis of a similar non-fatal incident at Southwest two years ago but investigators warn it is too early to say whether the two pro
  
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• GOP Spending Against Obamacare Plummets In 2018 Elections

  18-04-2018 21:38 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON ― Since the Affordable Care Act's passage in 2010, repealing
  
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• Israel marks 70 years as a nation as new and old challenges lurk

  18-04-2018 21:15 via yahoo.com
  Israel celebrated 70 years since the country's foundation on Wednesday, lauding its improbable economic success and military prowess, but facing a range of political and security challenges.The anniversary of the proclamation of the state of Israel by founding father David Ben-Gurion began at sundown on Wednesday under the Hebrew calendar, but falls on May 14 according to the Western calendar.At the traditional Jerusalem torch-lighting ceremony kicking off what Israelis call Independence Day, Pr
  
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• Trump lawyer, U.S. prosecutors propose candidates to review seized files

  18-04-2018 21:02 via yahoo.com
  By Jonathan StempelNEW YORK (Reuters) - Federal prosecutors and lawyers for President Donald Trump's personal attorney Michael Cohen have asked a judge to consider several candidates to review whether documents seized from Cohen in FBI raids are protected by attorney-client privilege.While maintaining that their own internal "taint team" could identify such materials, prosecutors proposed on Wednesday that U.S. District Judge Kimba Wood appoint one of three former federal magistrate judges in Ma
  
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• Imagine A Chevy Camaro EV SUV To Take On Ford's Mustang Crossover

  18-04-2018 21:02 via yahoo.com
  Chevy did tell dealers it's working on a performance-electric car.
  
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• The power is out again in Puerto Rico, 7 months after Hurricane Maria

  18-04-2018 20:56 via yahoo.com
  Seven months after Hurricane Maria, Puerto Rico is still dealing with the fallout as it experienced an island-wide blackout on Wednesday. SEE ALSO: The mayor of Puerto Rico's capital can't believe this tiny firm's $300 million contract This latest power outage follows a series of outages in the months since Maria. Just last week, half of the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority's (PREPA) customers lost power when a tree fell across a major power line. And in November 2017, San Juan and several o
  
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• Republicans Say People Would Kick Themselves Off Food Stamps Under Their New Bill

  18-04-2018 20:38 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON ― The Republican food stamp bill would cut benefit spending by
  
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• 'Cross the Bushes Off Your Worry List.' George H.W. Bush Honors Barbara Bush, 'The Enforcer'

  18-04-2018 20:38 via yahoo.com
  'I always knew Barbara was the most beloved woman in the world'
  
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• Israeli PM issues veiled warning to Iran over Syria tensions

  18-04-2018 20:37 via yahoo.com
  JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday issued a veiled warning to Iran, saying in a Memorial Day speech that his country will defend itself against anyone that tries to harm it.
  
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• I Thought Losing 70 Pounds Would Bring Me Joy. I Was Wrong.

  18-04-2018 20:05 via yahoo.com
  I've always been fat. Or, more precisely, I've always identified as fat.
  
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• School shooting survivor calls for investment firm boycott

  18-04-2018 19:59 via yahoo.com
  MIAMI (AP) — A survivor of a mass shooting that killed 17 at a Florida high school in February is calling for a boycott of two of what he says are the biggest investors in gun manufacturers: BlackRock and The Vanguard Group.
  
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• Don't Miss Amazon's PS4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch Game Sales In The US

  18-04-2018 19:55 via gamespot.com
  
  When it comes to video game deals, Amazon is an outlier. It doesn't usually run weekly video game deals like other retailers do. Instead, Amazon tends to match some of the sale prices at places like GameStop and Best Buy until stock runs out. Which is to say, locking down Amazon video game deals can be a difficult process. But as of right now, here are the best deals available on video games at Amazon. Some of them are pretty appealing.Mutli-platform games on sale at AmazonFirst up, we have some
  
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• Check Out Adult Swim's Insane Nintendo Switch / PC Pool Game, Pool Panic

  18-04-2018 19:55 via gamespot.com
  
  Watch some extended gameplay from Adult Swim Games' demented pool adventure, which is coming to Switch and PC later this year.
  
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• Star Wars Battlefront 2 Night On Endor Update Out Now

  18-04-2018 19:52 via gamespot.com
  
  Star Wars Battlefront II's latest update, Night on Endor, has gone live on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC, and with it so has a new microtransaction system for cosmetic items. The update also brings a new limited-time mode to the game, and since it's Endor, you could have guessed that the Ewoks are involved.The new mode, called Ewok Hunt, involves a battle on Endor between the Ewoks and Stormtroopers. You choose which side you'd like to play; the Ewoks ambush the invading Stormtroopers and the
  
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• Lois Riess on the Run: Authorities Ramp Up Search for Alleged Look-Alike Killer

  18-04-2018 19:50 via yahoo.com
  U.S. Marshals have joined in the investigation of the woman wanted in two slayings.
  
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• Toddler Shoots Pregnant Mom With Dad's Gun In Parking Lot

  18-04-2018 19:49 via yahoo.com
  A 3-year-old in Indiana accidentally shot her pregnant mother, leaving the
  
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• New Original Xbox Backwards Compatible Games

  18-04-2018 19:47 via gamespot.com
  
  Join Jean Luc and Ben as they play SSX 3, Panzer Dragoon Orta, The Elder Scrolls 3: Morrowind, Conker: Live & Reloaded and more now that these Xbox games have been brought to Xbox One via backwards compatibility.
  
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