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• What Happens After Avengers: Infinity War In The Comics

  01-05-2018 23:30 via gamespot.com
  
  So you made it through Avengers: Infinity War. The payoff you've been waiting ten years for has finally arrived. Thanos has snapped his fingers and--well. That's when things start to get a little more complicated.The finger snap isn't exactly surprising--it's been pretty thoroughly teased in the promotional material for the last three months and it's one of the most iconic comics moments of all time. We can't say we didn't see this ending coming. But of course, just because it's not surprising d
  
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• Legion Is So Good It's Getting An Extra Episode For Season 2

  01-05-2018 23:27 via gamespot.com
  
  It's a good day to be a Legion fan. The trippy FX series, which has ties to Marvel Comics, is getting an 11th episode added to its 10-episode season. That means more psychedelic scenes, more bizarre metaphorical moments, and more weirdness before Season 2 comes to a close.The new season finale will air on June 12 at 10 PM ET on FX, according to Deadline. The series follows a young, troubled man named David Haller (Dan Stevens), who is the son of the famed Professor X. He was misdiagnosed with sc
  
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• New Free Pokemon Legendaries For Ultra Sun And Moon Available This Week

  01-05-2018 23:23 via gamespot.com
  
  It's the beginning of a new month, which means Pokemon fans will soon have a chance to claim another free Legendary in Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon. This month's featured Pokemon are the X and Y cover monsters Xerneas and Yveltal, and they'll be available via a free download code for a limited time.From May 4-27, US residents will be able to pick up the download code for the Legendaries from GameStop stores around the country. Those in the UK will be able to grab one from participating Game location
  
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• The Latest: AP, others seek warrants in serial killer case

  01-05-2018 23:18 via yahoo.com
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Latest on a decades-old serial killing and rape case in California (all times local):
  
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• The Week's Best Gaming Deals On PS4, Xbox One, Switch, And PC

  01-05-2018 23:16 via gamespot.com
  
  A new week means a new set of video game deals has appeared at storefronts both physical and digital. In our ongoing quest to inform you about all the best deals in the wide world of gaming, we've gathered all the most notable sales into one place: right here. So whether you play games on PS4, Xbox One, Switch, PC, or older platforms, we have you covered for all the best games available at the lowest prices this week.For starters, Target has a host of top-notch recent games on sale for up to 50%
  
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• Tiger cub found in duffel bag at US-Mexico border

  01-05-2018 23:10 via yahoo.com
  A live tiger cub was found curled up in a duffel bag at the US-Mexico border on Monday after smugglers abandoned an attempt to cross into the US.  Smugglers left behind the bag containing the animal and fled back to Mexico after attempting to cross the Rio Grande into Texas. Border Patrol agents spotted three people trying to enter the US illegally along the river near Brownsville. An agency statement says the trio abandoned a bag and returned to Mexico. Officers discove
  
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• New Fortnite Skins Headline Season 4 Battle Pass Update

  01-05-2018 23:07 via gamespot.com
  
  It's a big day for Fortnite, as Season 4 has officially begun with the release of the big 4.0 update on PS4, Xbox One, PC, and mobile. The long-awaited comet crash has finally happened, changing the map, and there have been balance and gameplay changes made. But with the patch officially starting Season 4, Epic Games has also launched the new Battle Pass--complete with new skins and rewards. Here's everything you need to know.Like previous Battle Passes, this one is bought exclusively with V-Buc
  
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• The Duke For Xbox One And PC Makes Some Necessary Changes - Hyperkin's Remaster Of The Original Xbox Controller

  01-05-2018 23:03 via gamespot.com
  
  The Duke Remastered - The First Xbox Controller
  The Duke Remastered - The First Xbox Controller
  Hyperkin is known for its catalog of retro gaming accessories and the latest throwback peripheral available is the original Xbox controller, commonly referred to as The Duke. This rendition is nearly identical to the first gamepad released alongside the Xbox back in 2001 that was swiftly replaced in 2002 with the more sensible Xbox S controller. Whether it be for nostalgia's sake or genuine affinity f
  
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• Fortnite Season 4 Challenges: Where To Find FORTNITE Letters, Tomato Town Treasure Map (Week 1)

  01-05-2018 23:01 via gamespot.com
  
  Season 4 of Fortnite is officially underway, and with it, we've gotten a new Battle Pass. This works largely like those in the past, offering weekly challenges for players to complete in order to unlock new skins and rewards. Week 1 challenges are the usual mixture of easy and tricky objectives; here are the key locations and how to complete them all.Two specific challenges stand out as ones with which you might need a guide. The first asks you to follow the treasure map found in Tomato Town. Yo
  
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• New Pokemon Go Event Features Bonuses And Fighting Types

  01-05-2018 22:49 via gamespot.com
  
  The latest live event for Pokemon Go is a test of strength. A special "Battle Showdown" starting today makes Fighting-type Pokemon appear more frequently, gives you some extra XP for battles, and offers other incentives for visiting Gyms.Brawlers like Machop and Makuhita will show up more in the wild. Through May 14, you'll get a double XP bonus for Gym Battles and Raid Battles. Raid Battles will also grant a guaranteed 3,000 Stardust just for playing, and you'll get at least one Rare Candy for
  
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• Michigan Catholic school ends prom 'modesty poncho' plan

  01-05-2018 22:49 via yahoo.com
  DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — A principal at a Michigan Catholic high school has rescinded a plan to require female students to wear "modesty ponchos" at prom if their dresses are too revealing.
  
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• Kanye West Calls Slavery A ‘Choice,’ Gets Schooled On History

  01-05-2018 22:42 via yahoo.com
  Kanye West dropped by TMZ on Tuesday to tell the newsroom staff that he loves
  
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• Rosenstein unintimidated by threats from Congress to remove him

  01-05-2018 22:41 via yahoo.com
  Rachel Maddow shares video of Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein's dismissive treatment of a threat by Republicans in Congress to impeach him, and notes that the case those members of Congress are making hinges on the dubious merits of Carter Page.
  
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• Ant-Man And The Wasp Trailer 2 Delivers Massive Marvel Thrills

  01-05-2018 22:39 via gamespot.com
  
  Avengers: Infinity War has been in theaters for less than a week, but the next Marvel movie is only two months from release. Ant-Man and the Wasp is released in July, and following a poster, the new trailer is here.There has been some speculation about when exactly in the MCU timeline Ant-Man and the Wasp takes place, but this new trailer doesn't provide any clues; in fact, the only other Marvel movie it references is the first Ant-Man. But it's a lot of fun, with Paul Rudd back as Scott Lang an
  
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• Sea Of Thieves May Update Adds New Cosmetic Items And More

  01-05-2018 22:30 via gamespot.com
  
  Sea of Thieves has kicked off May with a big update on PC and Xbox One. In addition to several bug fixes that should improve the stability of the game, developer Rare has unveiled a bunch of new weapon styles, clothes styles, and ship customizations. There's also a new limited edition weapon available to celebrate the game's first month.Update 1.0.6. fixes server crash issues, as well as a bug where repetitive actions from players impacted network stability for other players. Changes have also b
  
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• Japanese PM pledges not to move Israel embassy: Palestinian official media

  01-05-2018 22:30 via yahoo.com
  Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas Tuesday his country would not move its Israeli embassy to Jerusalem, official media reported, two weeks before the United States completes its controversial relocation.Meeting in the Palestinian city of Ramallah, Abe told Abbas his country "will not move its embassy to Jerusalem," a readout on Palestinian official news agency Wafa said.The United States is due to transfer its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem on May 14 i
  
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• Cecile Richards' message: Now is the time to get involved

  01-05-2018 22:30 via yahoo.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — Cecile Richards, who stepped down from the helm of Planned Parenthood this week after 12 years as one of the nation's most visible activists, has a message for her fellow women: Now is the time to get involved. Not soon, not next year. Now.
  
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• Avengers: Infinity War -- 30 Easter Eggs, References, And Callbacks You Might Have Missed

  01-05-2018 22:30 via gamespot.com
  
  Avengers: Infinity War spoilers ahead!After ten years and 18 movies, the Marvel Cinematic Universe has become pretty self sufficient. While Avengers: Infinity War was obviously drawing its major plot points and some fun scenes straight from its comic book source material, the majority of the movie was actually layered with callbacks and references to other MCU movies--and some of them may not have been all that obvious.So if you didn't happen to brush up on your MCU history, or if you decided no
  
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• WWE Backlash 2018 Predictions: Samoa Joe Destroys Roman Reigns

  01-05-2018 22:21 via gamespot.com
  
  Didn't WWE have a big event last week? Well, I guess we'll just have another one this week then. That's right, the next PPV, Backlash, comes to the WWE Network on Sunday, May 6 from the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. The show will start at a more traditional time--8 PM ET / 5 PM PT--compared to last week's Greatest Royal Rumble. Additionally, there will be a Kickoff Show airing on both the WWE Network and YouTube.The big deal with Backlash is that it will consist of both Raw and Smack
  
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• Westworld Gets Season 3 Renewal--There Are No Violent Ends In Sight

  01-05-2018 22:21 via gamespot.com
  
  Two episodes into its second season, and Westworld's future is as bright as its subject matter is dark. HBO has ordered a third season of the series, assuring fans will be traveling to the doomed theme park currently being overthrown by artificial intelligence for a long time to come.The news comes on the heels of Episode 2's airing for the new season, which GameSpot's own Michael Rougeau said was far better and more fitting Season 2 premiere than the one fans actually got in his Westworld revie
  
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• Vance: Mueller Subpoena Talk Unlikely Without Rosenstein Blessing

  01-05-2018 22:18 via yahoo.com
  Joyce Vance, talks about news that Robert Mueller suggested possibly issuing a subpoena for Donald Trump to appear before a grand jury, and points out that Mueller wouldn't have presented that option without first having cleared with Rod Rosenstein.
  
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• Fortnite Season 4 Update Brought The Meteor Crashing Down - GameSpot Daily

  01-05-2018 22:18 via gamespot.com
  
  Fortnite: Battle Royale's meteor has finally hit the map, kicking off Season 4, and if you've wanted to play multiplayer in Stardew Valley, now's your chance. All this and more in today's GameSpot.
  
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• Mueller Floated Possibility of Issuing Subpoena to Trump

  01-05-2018 22:17 via yahoo.com
  Carol Leonnig, reporter for The Washington Post, talks with Rachel Maddow about new reporting that Robert Mueller threatened the possibility of using a subpoena to get answers from Donald Trump if Trump would not submit for an interview voluntarily.
  
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• Two top EPA staffers resign amid ethics probes

  01-05-2018 22:04 via yahoo.com
  By Valerie VolcoviciWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two high-level Environmental Protection Agency employees whose names have come up in investigations of Administrator Scott Pruitt's ethics and travel have resigned from the agency, the EPA confirmed on Tuesday.Pasquale "Nino" Perrotta, a former Secret Service agent who served as the head of Pruitt's security team, resigned on Monday but said he will continue to cooperate in a U.S. House of Representatives investigation of his role in costly decisions ar
  
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• Rare eye cancer detected in 18 people from two small communities in North Carolina and Alabama

  01-05-2018 22:03 via yahoo.com
  Eighteen people have been diagnosed with the same type of rare eye cancer - including three university friends - leading researchers to push for funding to find connections, a cause, and a cure.The melanoma, a type of cancer that develops in melanin - the pigment that gives skin its colour, only occurs in about six out of one million people but at least 18 people have been diagnosed with ocular melanoma recently - curiously all have ties to one or both of the communities in Huntersville, North C
  
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• Morocco cuts Iran ties over alleged Polisario arms delivery

  01-05-2018 22:03 via yahoo.com
  Morocco on Tuesday cut diplomatic ties with Iran, accusing the Islamic republic of using its ally Hezbollah to deliver weapons to the separatist Polisario Front in Western Sahara.Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita said the decision had nothing to do with "current regional or international developments", referring to rising tensions between Saudi Arabia and its allies on one side and Shiite Iran its camp on the other.The Lebanese Hezbollah quickly rejected Rabat's accusations, blaming the d
  
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• Republicans are still running against Hillary Clinton

  01-05-2018 21:59 via yahoo.com
  Former U.S. secretary of state and Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton has vowed she's "not going to run again," but that's not stopping several candidates from portraying her as their de facto opponent in the fall.
  
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• These Dreamers' Future in America Is in Doubt. But They're Headed to College Anyway

  01-05-2018 21:48 via yahoo.com
  "One of the safest places for an undocumented student is on a college campus"
  
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• What Mueller's questions for Trump reveal about the investigation

  01-05-2018 21:46 via yahoo.com
  The list of questions special counsel Robert Mueller has for President Trump show that his investigation is much broader than previously realized, and touches on his business dealings in Russia and continued questions about possible collusion. If Mueller seeks to compel Trump’s testimony, the issue could wind up before the Supreme Court.
  
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• Police: Woman seen stalking home before murder-suicide

  01-05-2018 21:43 via yahoo.com
  Police say a resident saw a suspicious woman near a home that, 2 days later, would be the scene of a murder-suicide.
  
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• Fortnite Season 4 Update Brings The Meteor Down, Changing The Map

  01-05-2018 21:38 via gamespot.com
  
  Epic Games has launched a major new Battle Royale update, kicking off Season 4 for Fortnite. Recent days have seen smaller meteors crashing down, but the much-anticipated impact of the larger comet that's been lingering in the sky has finally happened. As a result, the game's map has been revamped pretty significantly, with several new areas added and changes being made to existing ones.Many players were expecting the comet to destroy Tilted Towers when it finally hit. Epic had some fun with tho
  
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• Police probe boy's apparent beating at Indiana day care

  01-05-2018 21:35 via yahoo.com
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A 1-year-old Indianapolis boy was apparently attacked at a day care center, leaving his lips, eyes and face horribly swollen and sparking a police investigation.
  
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• Rosenstein To Republicans: DOJ ‘Will Not Be Extorted’

  01-05-2018 21:25 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON ― Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, who has come under
  
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• Fortnite Update Season 4: New Skins, Map Changes Due To Meteor, More In 4.0 Patch Notes

  01-05-2018 21:19 via gamespot.com
  
  Fortnite: Battle Royale's comet has finally landed, signaling the beginning of Season 4. The game's v4.0 update is live now on PS4, Xbox One, PC, and mobile, and although it doesn't add any new items or weapons, it has still shaken things up significantly.The first thing you'll notice in Battle Royale is that the map has changed. The comet's impact has been felt across the island, with multiple locations transformed by its impact and new points of interest created. In addition, a crater has appe
  
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• Frostpunk Is Steam's Most Depressing Game You'll Play In 2018: Best PC Games

  01-05-2018 21:16 via gamespot.com
  
  Battletech's superb brand of strategy joins Frostpunk, Zelda-like The Swords Of Ditto, and engaging roguelite RPG For The King in this week's lineup of top Steam releases.
  
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• $1 Deal For Xbox One Game Pass, Includes State Of Decay 2

  01-05-2018 21:08 via gamespot.com
  
  Here's some good news for Xbox One owners who have never tried Game Pass. Between now and May 8, you can try out Xbox Game Pass for just $1/£1. That dollar gets you one month of access to the entire Xbox Game Pass library, which will include the big Xbox exclusive State of Decay 2 starting May 22, the day the game launches.Xbox Game Pass is Microsoft's game subscription service that lets you download and play a selection of over 100 games. The available games vary slightly from month to mo
  
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• Xbox One Game Deals Include Discounts On Call Of Duty: WW2 And More This Week

  01-05-2018 21:06 via gamespot.com
  
  It's a new week, and that means another fresh set of digital gaming deals on Xbox One and Xbox 360. Microsoft's Major Nelson announced all of these deals on his blog today, and we're rounding up some of the notable offers here in this post for you to consider.Starting with Xbox One, some of the biggest games on sale this week include Call of Duty: WWII ($39), NBA 2K18 ($30), Battlefield 1 Revolution ($15), and Alien: Isolation ($7.50). Additionally, Monster Hunter World is marked down to $45, wh
  
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• New On Netflix: Best Movies And TV Shows To Watch In May 2018

  01-05-2018 21:04 via gamespot.com
  
  Find out what's coming to the streaming platform in May as we list our top recommendations, including Coco, Wanted, and The Bourne Ultimatum!
  
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• Red Dead Redemption 2: 11 Things We'd Love To See

  01-05-2018 21:02 via gamespot.com
  
  Red Dead Wishes
  Red Dead Redemption II's release date slowly approaches. With each passing month, our excitement for the game continues to grow; October 26 couldn't come sooner. Fortunately, we don't have to wait much longer to hear new details about the game, as a new Red Dead Redemption 2 trailer for the game is scheduled to be shown on May 2.Regardless, Rockstar's latest epic possesses a distinct mystique because of how little we know about it even six months away from its release. However, t
  
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• The Latest: Syrian rebels surrender north of Homs

  01-05-2018 21:00 via yahoo.com
  BEIRUT (AP) — The Latest on the Syria conflict (all times local):
  
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• Chaplain Ouster Shows What Version Of Christianity Controls The GOP

  01-05-2018 20:59 via yahoo.com
  There was an uproar last week among Democrats, and even some Republicans,
  
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• 57 White Supremacists In Texas Indicted In Meth, Kidnapping Cases

  01-05-2018 20:59 via yahoo.com
  Authorities have charged 57 white supremacists with crimes related to a
  
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• British wildlife park owner mauled by lion after entering enclosure in front of tourists

  01-05-2018 20:58 via yahoo.com
  The British owner of a wildlife sanctuary in South Africa has been severely mauled by a lion he hand-reared from a cub in an attack witnessed and filmed by his tourist clients. Michael Hodge, who is 71, was attacked as he walked into the enclosure of the Marakele Animal Sanctuary’s star attraction, a male lion named Shamba. Video footage of Saturday’s incident shows Mr Hodge, who moved to South Africa in 1999, walking in a relaxed manner towards the lion 
  
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• 17 Game Sequels We Want To Be Revealed At E3 2018

  01-05-2018 20:56 via gamespot.com
  
  Whether they're direct continuations that carry on the events of the previous game or unrelated follow-ups that share a general theme, gamers love--and love to hate--video game sequels. While you can argue that the emphasis on sequels seems to overshadow the creation of new, original IP, sometimes sequels produce unique experiences in their own right. Like the Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild--the characters and themes are the same, but the game was a refreshing take on the entire open-world
  
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• Fortnite Season 4 Skins And Rewards From New Battle Pass Update

  01-05-2018 20:53 via gamespot.com
  
  Every Battle Pass Reward In Season 4 Of Fortnite
  Fortnite has just released its big v4.0 update, meaning Season 4 has begun. On the way are new weekly challenges, skins, and much more for players to obtain on PS4, Xbox One, PC, and mobile. Some of these rewards can be obtained by anyone, but many are reserved exclusively for players who purchase the Battle Pass.The Season 4 Battle Pass costs 950 V-Bucks--the same price as previous Battle Passes. That works out to around $10 / £8. You can p
  
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