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• Commentator Hugh Hewitt told not to report on Pruitt

  09-05-2018 23:59 via yahoo.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Washington Post has told columnist Hugh Hewitt not to write about Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt after it was revealed that Hewitt helped arrange a meeting with the EPA chief and lawyers interested in cleaning pollution in California.
  
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• GOP Rival Says Tammy Baldwin Is On ‘Team Terrorists’ For Her Silence On Trump CIA Pick

  09-05-2018 23:51 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON ― Hours after President Donald Trump's CIA director nominee Gina
  
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• Veteran Malaysian leader Mahathir scores shock election win

  09-05-2018 23:43 via yahoo.com
  By Liz Lee and Fathin UngkuKUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - An alliance of opposition parties spearheaded by Mahathir Mohamad won Malaysia's general election, official results showed on Thursday, setting the veteran strongman on course for a return to the prime minister's Office he occupied for 22 years.Mahathir's stunning defeat of the coalition that has ruled the Southeast Asian country since independence from Britain six decades ago means that, at the age of 92, he will become the oldest elected lead
  
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• The Latest: Mother, boyfriend charged with murder of toddler

  09-05-2018 23:38 via yahoo.com
  WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — The Latest on the death of a 2-year-old Wichita boy at a time the Kansas Department of Children and Families is under fire for the deaths of young children whose abuse had previously been reported to the agency. (all times local):
  
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• Hawaii volcano: Kilauea could explosively erupt sending rocks and ash for miles, says US Geological Survey

  09-05-2018 23:33 via yahoo.com
  An erupting Hawaii volcano that has been belching out lava and gas could see “explosive eruptions” in the coming weeks, geologists have warned.The US Geological Survey cautioned that Kilauea volcano could blast “ballistic blocks” potentially weighing multiple tonnes as far as half a mile away.The risk of explosions is rising as a lava lake within a volcanic crater drops, which could result in water seeping in and setting off steam-driven blasts.
  
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• Hawaii volcano: Kilauea could blast 'ballistic rocks' for miles in explosive eruption, geologists warn

  09-05-2018 23:33 via yahoo.com
  An erupting Hawaii volcano that has been belching out lava and gas could see “explosive eruptions” in the coming weeks, geologists have warned.The US Geological Survey cautioned that Kilauea volcano could blast “ballistic blocks” potentially weighing multiple tonnes as far as half a mile away.The risk of explosions is rising as a lava lake within a volcanic crater drops, which could result in water seeping in and setting off steam-driven blasts.
  
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• Ford Suspends F-150 Production After Fire At Supplier

  09-05-2018 23:26 via yahoo.com
  Ford’s working with other suppliers to rectify the issue.
  
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• 'Ode to Joy': 104-year-old sings cheerily on eve of suicide

  09-05-2018 23:21 via yahoo.com
  BASEL, Switzerland (AP) — A 104-year-old Australian man who plans to end his life in Switzerland on Thursday cheerily sang a few bars of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony as he told reporters that medically assisted suicide should be more widely available and not only viewed as a last resort for the terminally ill.
  
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• Call Of Duty: Black Ops 4 Dev Continues To Tease Zombies Mode

  09-05-2018 23:14 via gamespot.com
  
  Activision will finally pull back the curtain on Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 in just a few days, but in the meantime, developer Treyarch continues to drop hints about the game on social media. This time, Treyarch sent out a cryptic tweet that again seems to confirm Zombies mode will return in this year's Call of Duty.The tweet, which you can see below, simply reads, "So it begins..." and is followed by "#Zombies." However, the most intriguing aspect of the tweet is the accompanying image, which sh
  
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• Indictment: Missing Florida man was killed by wife, friend

  09-05-2018 23:12 via yahoo.com
  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man reported missing 17 years ago didn't suffer a duck-hunting mishap, and he wasn't eaten by alligators.
  
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• Chelsea Clinton Calls Former Press Secretary 'Vile' For Gross Tweet About Vanessa Trump

  09-05-2018 23:00 via yahoo.com
  Chelsea Clinton may not be a fan of the Trump family, but that won't stop her
  
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• Senators Force A Vote That May Ultimately Reverse FCC, Restore Net Neutrality

  09-05-2018 22:53 via yahoo.com
  Prodded by Democrats, the Senate is set late next week to vote on what could
  
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• Overwatch Offers New Pink Mercy Skin For Charity

  09-05-2018 22:53 via gamespot.com
  
  Blizzard has kicked off a limited-time Overwatch event to help fund breast cancer research. The centerpiece of the effort is a Pink Mercy skin available for $15, with 100% of proceeds going to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. Blizzard has committed to a guaranteed minimum donation of $250,000, and it will update players with a final tally if it surpasses that amount. Pink Mercy will be available through May 21.But the charity drive actually has a lot more to it than the skin alone. A limit
  
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• Southwest Pilot Speaks Out For the First Time Since Her 'Heroic' Emergency Landing

  09-05-2018 22:51 via yahoo.com
  Tammie Jo Shults safely landed the plane after one of the engines blew out
  
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• All The Week's Best Deals On Video Games, Movies

  09-05-2018 22:47 via gamespot.com
  
  The week may be young, but we're already knee-deep in sales on PS4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch games. You can even find decent discounts on hardware like the Xbox One X and Nintendo 2DS XL. So if you're in the market for a new game or a new system, check out the sales below, because there's a fairly good chance you can find a deal on what you're after.MultiplatformFortnite players with Twitch Prime accounts can now pick up their free Fortnite skin and items in Fortnite Twitch Prime Pack #2. P
  
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• Nvidia GTX 1080 And GTX 1070 Video Cards Available For A Good Price Right Now

  09-05-2018 22:44 via gamespot.com
  
  Video cards have been tough to find recently, and even if you could find one in stock, it was probably selling for two to three times its normal price. This has been due to a surge in cryptocurrency mining and video cards' efficiency at performing the task. It has also created a strange excitement for when a video card is available for close to MSRP; even then, stock would run dry rather quickly. However, Nvidia is making a push to let PC players know that GPUs are out there, "with great availab
  
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• Man Accused of Fatally Punching 2-Year-Old Girl Charged with Murder

  09-05-2018 22:43 via yahoo.com
  A Michigan man accused of 1st degree child abuse is now facing murder charges in the death of a 2-year-old girl.
  
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• A New Fortnite Mystery: This Isolated, Locked Hatch

  09-05-2018 22:37 via gamespot.com
  
  Fortnite generated a lot of speculation and attention from its month-long tease of an impending comet crash, and it appears Epic is already trying to stir up another community mystery. This time, players have noticed an isolated hatch deep in the woods. It does nothing, but chances are Epic has bigger plans than simply inserting a mysterious door in the ground in the middle of nowhere.IGN reports that the hatch is indestructible and marked with graffiti scribbles that may be clues. One Reddit us
  
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• 11-Year-Old Girl Seen Jumping From Family SUV During Carjacking at Gas Station

  09-05-2018 22:37 via yahoo.com
  The child jumped from the backseat of her family's Jeep as it was being carjacked, police said.
  
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• Fortnite Could Have A Significant, Lasting, Impact On Gaming Industry Overall, EA Says

  09-05-2018 22:34 via gamespot.com
  
  Battle royale games like Fortnite and PUBGcould have a major, lasting impact on the gaming industry overall, according to publisher Electronic Arts. During a Q&A with investors today following the company's latest earnings report, EA CFO Blake Jorgensen said EA welcomes innovation because it helps bring new players to gaming, which in turn helps EA."We welcome innovation in the industry," Jorgensen said. "That's what makes this business so exciting and fun to operate in. If you look back ove
  
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• Despite Star Wars: Battlefront 2 Controversy, EA Just Had A Record Year

  09-05-2018 22:33 via gamespot.com
  
  Electronic Arts today reported earnings for its fiscal fourth quarter and the company had a record year, despite all the noise and controversy surrounding Star Wars: Battlefront II.For the full year ended March 31, EA pulled in revenue of $5.15 billion (up 6.2 percent), while profit was $1.04 billion (up 7.9 percent). Results were rosy for the fiscal fourth quarter, too. Revenue for the period jumped 3.6 percent to $1.582 billion with profit up 7.2 percent to $607 million. (Percentage changes pr
  
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• Monster Hunter World's Success Helps Boost Capcom

  09-05-2018 22:32 via gamespot.com
  
  Monster Hunter: World is truly a phenomenal success. Capcom announced today that the game has now shipped 7.9 million copies worldwide since its release at the end of January. This is good as of March 31, and it's up from the 7.5 million figure announced in March.Capcom said Monster Hunter: World is a "massive, record-setting success," adding that it's now Capcom's "best-selling title in company history." That may be true by the way Capcom measured sales, but other Capcom games have actually sol
  
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• Buying Black Panther Gets You A Nice Freebie

  09-05-2018 22:28 via gamespot.com
  
  There's a money-saving promotion going on right now for anyone who pre-orders the Best Buy-exclusive Steelbook version of either Black Panther on Blu-ray ($28) or Black Panther on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray ($35). Lock in your pre-order, and you'll receive a free two-month subscription to Marvel Unlimited. That saves you a cool $20.A Marvel Unlimited subscription grants you access to over 20,000 digital Marvel comics you can read on your phone, tablet, or computer. It contains many of the most famous s
  
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• Forget Fortnite's New Mode; Dancing Thanos Edited Into Marvel Movies Is Much Better

  09-05-2018 22:22 via gamespot.com
  
  Fortnite: Battle Royale's latest limited-time mode, Infinity Gauntlet is very cool: Rather than the typical shake-up the game sees, it allows one player to become Avengers: Infinity War bad guy Thanos and run wild on the competition. It's a fun twist on Fortnite--albeit one that can be frustrating if you can't actually get your hands on the Infinity Gauntlet--but those who have been lucky enough to play as Thanos have found he's capable of emoting. And that doesn't just mean he can point or wave
  
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• Cohen says document on payments to his company is inaccurate

  09-05-2018 22:19 via yahoo.com
  President Trump's personal attorney says Stormy Daniels' attorney Michael Avenatti doesn't have his facts straight; chief White House correspondent John Roberts reports.
  
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• Rage 2 And More Games Possibly Leaked Before E3, But Bethesda Takes It Surprisingly Well

  09-05-2018 22:18 via gamespot.com
  
  E3 2018 will undoubtedly bring with it a variety of surprise game announcements, but a number of those may have been leaked by Walmart Canada's website. Since-deleted listings for numerous unannounced games--some expected, like Borderlands 3, and others seemingly wrong, like Forza Horizon 5--have been published on the website, as noticed by Wario64. But so far, only one of those has led to a response from the corresponding game's official Twitter account.One game listed on Walmart's website desp
  
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• Fortnite: How To Earn A Free Battle Pass Tier With Week 2 Blockbuster Challenge

  09-05-2018 22:18 via gamespot.com
  
  Week 2 of Fortnite's Season 4 challenges have been released for Battle Pass owners. These offer a set of objectives to complete when you're not getting killed trying to become Thanos, and they each come with Battle Stars to level up and earn skins and rewards. But as with the first week, Season 4's new Blockbuster challenges offer a free Battle Pass tier--provided you've got a good eye.Once again, completing all of the challenges from a given week completes one of the Blockbuster challenges. And
  
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• Avenatti: Michael Cohen only really has one employer

  09-05-2018 22:10 via yahoo.com
  Michael Avenatti, attorney for Stormy Daniels, talks with Rachel Maddow about what conclusions can be drawn from the financial information that has been made public so far about Donald Trump confidant Michael Cohen.
  
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• Avenatti: Cohen selling access to the highest office in the land

  09-05-2018 22:03 via yahoo.com
  Michael Avenatti, attorney for Stormy Daniels, talks with Rachel Maddow about the revelations in a document he published to the web about money paid to Michael Cohen...
  
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• Status on a Budget: 2018 Cadillac XTS in Depth

  09-05-2018 22:00 via yahoo.com
  The XTS may not be the best of its high-luxury bunch, but it is one of the cheapest.
  
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• Destiny 2 Warmind's Override Frequency Guide: What Are They And How To Use Them?

  09-05-2018 21:54 via gamespot.com
  
  Among the ways in which Bungie has tried to expand Destiny 2 with the new Warmind DLC is with a dash of mystery. The Override Frequency is one such example, as they serve as a post-campaign objective for players to embark on. But the game doesn't provide a lot of information about what they are, how they work, or where to find them--here's what you need to know, as well as the potential Exotic weapon reward, Sleeper Simulant.Override Frequencies aren't of concern until after you finish Warmind's
  
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• New Steam Link App To Let You Play Steam Games On Your Phone

  09-05-2018 21:53 via gamespot.com
  
  Steam is primarily intended as a means for downloading and playing games on a computer, but Valve has extended that further over the years--Steam Link allows you to stream games to a TV over your local network. Valve is now taking that concept one step further by ditching the hardware and bringing the games to your mobile device.Valve has announced plans to launch two new apps in the near future that will make your Steam library even more valuable. An app version of Steam Link launches the week
  
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• Star Wars Battlefront 2 Han Solo Season Starts Next Week, Adds New Modes, Map, And More

  09-05-2018 21:49 via gamespot.com
  
  A lot of new content is on the way to Star Wars Battlefront II on PS4, Xbox One, and PC. Ahead of the release of Solo: A Star Wars Story, EA and DICE are kicking off Han Solo Season in Battlefront II, which will bring an assortment of new content to the game themed around the galaxy's most famous scoundrel.The first leg of Han Solo Season begins next week, on May 16, with content inspired by the original Star Wars film trilogy. First, DICE is bringing back the Jabba's Palace map from the first S
  
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• Black Panther Gets Its Own Special Xbox One X, But You Probably Can't Get One

  09-05-2018 21:38 via gamespot.com
  
  Listen up, Black Panther fans. To celebrate the upcoming release of Black Panther on digital and 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray, Marvel has teamed up with Microsoft to create a limited-edition Xbox One X console. The best part? They're giving it away for free. Acquiring one is a long-shot, because only five of these machines exist. But your only chance to get your hands on one is by entering the sweepstakes (US and Canada only). You can enter for a chance to win once each day between now and May 29, 2018.T
  
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• Hawaii's Kilauea volcano could see explosive eruptions: U.S. agency

  09-05-2018 21:31 via yahoo.com
  (Reuters) - There is a growing chance of explosive eruptions of Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano in coming weeks that could shoot rocks for miles and cause ashfall for dozens of miles, the U.S. Geological Survey said on Wednesday.Kilauea, Hawaii’s most active volcano, erupted on Thursday and lava flows from fissures have destroyed at least 36 structures and caused the evacuation of about 2,000 residents.Explosive eruptions could occur if the lava lake in Kilauea’s crater continues to f
  
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• Police Officer Buys Family Groceries After Man's Card Gets Declined

  09-05-2018 21:27 via yahoo.com
  He said he felt God told him to do it.
  
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• Margot Robbie Joins Quentin Tarantino's New Movie As Iconic Actress

  09-05-2018 21:25 via gamespot.com
  
  The cast of Quentin Tarantino's next movie continues to add some massive names. After being rumored for months to be playing a role in the film, which is titled Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Margot Robbie reveals she has officially signed on for the project. She joins Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt, who were previously attached to the project.Robbie reveals to IndieWire that she will play late actress Sharon Tate in the movie and that working with the director was a big draw for her. "Tarantin
  
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• Walmart Lists Rage 2 And More Games Before E3; Official Twitter Account Takes It Surprisingly Well

  09-05-2018 21:21 via gamespot.com
  
  E3 2018 will undoubtedly bring with it a variety of surprise game announcements, but a number of those may have been leaked by Walmart Canada's website. Since-deleted listings for numerous unannounced games--some expected, like Borderlands 3, and others seemingly wrong, like Forza Horizon 5--have been published on the website, as noticed by Wario64. But so far, only one of those has led to a response from the corresponding game's official Twitter account.One game listed on Walmart's website desp
  
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• The Latest: Dems use attacks by GOP rivals against Braun

  09-05-2018 21:19 via yahoo.com
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Latest on Indiana's Senate race (all times local):
  
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• Town & Country Magazine Uninvited Monica Lewinsky From An Event Because Of Bill Clinton

  09-05-2018 21:12 via yahoo.com
  Town & Country magazine disinvited Monica Lewinsky from its annual
  
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• Police called on black student sleeping in her Yale dorm

  09-05-2018 21:10 via yahoo.com
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A white graduate student at Yale called police on a black graduate student who had fallen asleep in a common area of their campus residence — an episode that a dean said shows the need for efforts to make the Ivy League university a more inclusive place.
  
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• Soon, You Can Play Steam Games On Your Phone With Steam Link App

  09-05-2018 21:00 via gamespot.com
  
  Steam is primarily intended as a means for downloading and playing games on a computer, but Valve has extended that further over the years--Steam Link allows you to stream games to a TV over your local network. Valve is now taking that concept one step further by ditching the hardware and bringing the games to your mobile device.Valve has announced plans to launch two new apps in the near future that will make your Steam library even more valuable. An app version of Steam Link launches the week
  
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• New U.S. Ambassador To Germany Offends Hosts Just Hours Into His First Day

  09-05-2018 21:00 via yahoo.com
  The new U.S. ambassador to Germany upset his host country's business and
  
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• 'This is a grave site': Michigan police

  09-05-2018 21:00 via yahoo.com
  Warren Police Commissioner Bill Dwyer says authorities are cautiously optimistic that they will find the remains of up to five missing girls at a field in Macomb County, Michigan. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
  
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• Trump says he wants 'victory for the world' more than a Nobel Prize

  09-05-2018 20:48 via yahoo.com
  The president told reporters that “everyone thinks” he deserves a Nobel Peace Prize for his work on an agreement with North Korea but that he's more interested in "victory for the world" than in honors for himself.
  
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• 3 men found not guilty of raping girl, 9, as mom smoked meth

  09-05-2018 20:31 via yahoo.com
  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Three men accused of raping a 9-year-old Utah girl while her mother was smoking methamphetamine in a garage were found not guilty Wednesday after their lawyers argued they couldn't be convicted without physical evidence.
  
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• Hennessey Dodge Demon Clocks Crazy 9.14-Second Quarter-Mile Time

  09-05-2018 20:28 via yahoo.com
  The laws of physics are a fallacy.
  
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• Hamas leader: Next week's protests will be 'decisive'

  09-05-2018 20:19 via yahoo.com
  GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Gaza leader of the Hamas militant group on Wednesday said that a mass protest on the Israeli border will be "decisive," vowing that he and other top officials were "ready to die" in a campaign to end Israel's decade-old blockade of the territory.
  
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• God Of War PS4 Update Out Now, Adds New Photo Mode

  09-05-2018 19:53 via gamespot.com
  
  Sony Santa Monica has released a new update for PS4's God of War. Patch 1.20 is available to download now and introduces a few UI tweaks to the game, along with a major new feature: Photo Mode.As Sony previously announced, Photo Mode allows players to take and edit screenshots of the game using a suite of filters, borders, and other customization options. After installing the update, players will be able to access the mode either through the Options menu or by enabling Touch Pad Quick Access via
  
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• Mini Designs A Car For Harry And Meghan's Royal Wedding

  09-05-2018 19:51 via yahoo.com
  The one-off hatch will be donated to a charity chosen by the newlyweds.
  
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