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• Pokemon Go: May 2018 Community Day Exclusive Charizard Move Revealed

  14-05-2018 23:59 via gamespot.com
  
  Pokemon Go's next real-world event is right around the corner. Niantic is hosting May's Community Day this weekend, and ahead of the event, the developer has finally revealed which exclusive move players will be able to get this time.May's Community Day takes place this Saturday, May 19, and features the popular Red and Blue starter Pokemon Charmander. For the duration of the event, Charmander will spawn much more frequently than usual, and if players manage to evolve it into its final form, Cha
  
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• Trump Orders Help For Chinese Phone-Maker After China Approves Money For Trump Project

  14-05-2018 23:58 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON - A mere 72 hours after the Chinese government agreed to put a
  
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• Jon Tester, Vulnerable Senate Democrat, Isn’t Voting Like One

  14-05-2018 23:58 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON ― Based on some of his recent votes in the Senate, you might get
  
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• Overwatch Gets A New Legendary Edition That Comes With 15 Skins

  14-05-2018 23:55 via gamespot.com
  
  Alongside news of plans to celebrate Overwatch's second anniversary in-game, Blizzard has also announced that a new version of its hero shooter is on the way. Here's what we know about Overwatch: Legendary Edition.The Legendary Edition launches on May 22, the same day the new Anniversary event begins. It's only being released digitally, so you won't find it in stores. It comes with the base game and 15 skins, which were not specified. Blizzard only says it includes "sets of Legendary, Epic, and
  
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• Radical Heights Dev Boss Key Shuts Down Shortly After New Game's Launch

  14-05-2018 23:54 via gamespot.com
  
  Boss Key Productions has announced it's shutting down. The developer responsible for LawBreakers and, more recently, Radical Heights, will cease operations, co-founder Cliff Bleszinski has announced. However, this won't mark an immediate end for its new battle royale game."As of today, Boss Key Productions is effectively no more," Bleszinski wrote in a message shared on Twitter. "Four years ago I set out to make a world class video game studio and I hired some of the best talent in the video gam
  
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• Trump tirades regularly drive staff to brink of resignation

  14-05-2018 23:38 via yahoo.com
  Joy Reid reviews some of the many Donald Trump staffers who have been pushed to the brink of quitting their jobs after suffering the rage of Trump.
  
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• Timeline of mysterious Pruitt disappearance doesn't add up

  14-05-2018 23:38 via yahoo.com
  Joy Reid updates the odd story of EPA administrator Scott Pruitt going missing only to be found in his own apartment after security broke down his door with new details about how the timeline of that story lines up against his office phone logs.
  
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• Guillermo Del Toro Is Making A New Horror Anthology Show For Netflix

  14-05-2018 23:32 via gamespot.com
  
  Acclaimed director Guillermo Del Toro is developing a new horror anthology series for Netflix. The streaming giant has announced that the Shape of Water and Pacific Rim filmmaker will oversee a new show titled 10 After Midnight, as well as writing and directing some episodes.10 After Midnight will be Netflix's first horror anthology show. As well as directing some of the series, Del Toro will also choose the filmmakers to work on other episodes, who are described by Netflix as "the genre's best
  
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• Keyless Cars Have Killed More Than 2 Dozen People Since 2006: Report

  14-05-2018 23:29 via yahoo.com
  A new report is highlighting the risks of keyless car ignitions after more
  
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• 5 New Westworld Season 2 Theories From Episode 4, "The Riddle of the Sphinx"

  14-05-2018 23:16 via gamespot.com
  
  Westworld Season 2, Episode 4 spoilers ahead!In Westworld Season 2, Episode 4, "The Riddle of the Sphinx," we got everything we didn't get last week. There was no Dolores and Teddy, and no Maeve. We did, however, get a prolonged stint with William, in both his youthful form and in his grizzled, Man in Black form. The plot split leads one to wonder: Is there a reason these characters are separated, by entire episodes at a time? Is it meant to accentuate the impact when they inevitably collide? Or
  
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• Marvel's Agents Of SHIELD Renewed For A Sixth Season

  14-05-2018 23:13 via gamespot.com
  
  It's cancellation and renewal time for television networks, and with Marvel's Inhumans getting the axe, many wondered if Agents of SHIELD would go that route as well. The ABC hit series Agents of SHIELD hit its 100th episode during Season 5, back in March, and fans of the series can keep celebrating its success as the network has renewed it for Season 6 and ordered 13 episodes.While the series doesn't have strong live numbers, it's been doing fine as a DVR'd series and internationally, according
  
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• The Witcher Series Gets Huge Price Drop In The US

  14-05-2018 23:09 via gamespot.com
  
  It seems like a new sale goes live every few days on the Humble Store. That's not a bad thing at all, but it can be tough for any one particular sale to stand out when there's always something new being offered for a low price. One new sale stands out, though, because the games are as good as the sale prices. Right now you can buy the entire Witcher series on sale for $24 at the Humble Store.Or, if you already own one or more of the games, you can hand-pick whichever games and expansions you nee
  
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• The Latest: Dad of 2 slain children says killer nanny 'evil'

  14-05-2018 23:08 via yahoo.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on a New York City nanny convicted of murdering two children (all times local):
  
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• In Gaza, a day of blood and sorrow overshadows US embassy move

  14-05-2018 23:04 via yahoo.com
  At Gaza's Shifa Hospital, people search desperately for loved ones.The dead man was one of at least 55 Palestinians killed by Israeli fire on the Gaza border Monday as mass protests broke out against the controversial US embassy move.It was the deadliest day in the conflict since a 2014 war between Israel and the Palestinian enclave's Islamist rulers Hamas.
  
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• Firebrand cleric Moqtada al-Sadr takes shock lead in Iraq election

  14-05-2018 22:52 via yahoo.com
  A firebrand cleric who led a militia which fought British and American troops in Iraq is on course to win the country’s elections, in what would be a surprise upset for Western-backed incumbent Haider al-Abadi. Moqtada al-Sadr’s Sairoon alliance of reformed Shia militants and communists was ahead in eight of Iraq's 18 provinces and second in four others. His Mahdi Army waged a brutal and costly insurgency against coalition troops during the 2006-2008 civil war and offered a reward fo
  
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• The Latest: Iraq prime minister wins vote in Mosul province

  14-05-2018 22:49 via yahoo.com
  BAGHDAD (AP) — The latest on Iraq's national elections (all times local):
  
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• The Pokemon Center Has New Team Skull Swag For All Your Mischievous Needs

  14-05-2018 22:47 via gamespot.com
  
  You might not have been able to join this band of misfits in Pokemon Sun or Moon, but you'll be able to become one of the goons now. The Pokemon Center is now selling an exclusive apparel line of Team Skull gear for the Pokemon thief in you.Whether you're looking to casually sport your favorite gang of misfits or to amp up your villainous cosplay, this line has a little something to satisfy everyone. It includes a variety of items from accessories to bags starting at $13, which you can see in th
  
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• Populist cleric Sadr all but wins Iraq election

  14-05-2018 22:43 via yahoo.com
  By Ahmed Aboulenein and Maher ChmaytelliBAGHDAD (Reuters) - Populist cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, a long-time adversary of the United States, has all but won Iraq's parliamentary election, the electoral commission said, in a surprise turn of fortune for the Shi'ite leader.In the first election since Islamic State was defeated in the country, Iran-backed Shi'ite militia chief Hadi al-Amiri's bloc was in second place, while Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, once seen as the front-runner, trailed in third
  
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• Bethesda Reveals Rage 2 Trailer With Game's First Trailer

  14-05-2018 22:43 via gamespot.com
  
  Rage 2 is a real game. After Bethesda decided not to deny a recent leak of the game, it's officially announced the game is indeed in the works with its first trailer. Unfortunately, it doesn't showcase any gameplay, but that's just around the corner. Subsequently, an official website has provided us with a few more details--including one of the developers.Rage 2's first trailer is comprised almost entirely of live action. A variety of characters who wouldn't look out of place in Mad Max's world
  
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• New York killer nanny sentenced to life in prison

  14-05-2018 22:40 via yahoo.com
  A former New York nanny was sentenced to life behind bars Monday for murdering two young children in her care five years ago in a case that tormented parents worldwide.Yoselyn Ortega, 56, killed six-year-old Lucia and two-year-old Leo with a kitchen knife in the bathroom of their affluent Upper West Side apartment on October 25, 2012.A New York jury found her guilty last month on two counts of first-degree murder and two counts of second-degree murder.
  
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• Rage 2 Is A Collaboration With Just Cause Studio; Confirmed For PS4, Xbox One, PC

  14-05-2018 22:32 via gamespot.com
  
  The first official details about the newly confirmed Rage 2 have been revealed. While the initial trailer didn't do much except to establish its returning post-apocalyptic setting and the possibility of a sillier tone, we've now learned about its confirmed platforms and a new developer.Following the trailer's release, Bethesda has published a page on its website devoted to Rage 2. There's not a whole lot there, but in lieu of a full reveal, it does share some key details. For starters, the game
  
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• DC Universe Announces Doom Patrol TV Series For Upcoming Streaming Service

  14-05-2018 22:29 via gamespot.com
  
  DC Universe has announced yet another series for DC Entertainment's upcoming streaming service. This time around, the company revealed plans for the live-action drama Doom Patrol, a reimagining of the comic book team of the same name. At this time, it is set to debut sometime in 2019.The new one-hour drama already has a 13 episode order, and none other than Greg Berlanti will executive produce alongside Geoff Johns, Jeremy Carver, and Sarah Schechter. Berlanti has produced DC's CW series The Fla
  
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• Details from grand jury witnesses offers peek at Mueller progress

  14-05-2018 22:25 via yahoo.com
  Robert Costa, national political reporter for The Washington Post, talks about what can be gleaned about Robert Mueller's investigation from what grand jury witnesses describe, and how the Donald Trump White House is trying to fight back.
  
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• Police: 10 kids taken from California home, mom denies abuse

  14-05-2018 22:19 via yahoo.com
  FAIRFIELD, Calif. (AP) — Police said Monday they had removed 10 children from a squalid California home and charged their father with torture and their mother with neglect after an investigation revealed a lengthy period of severe physical and emotional abuse.
  
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• Melania Trump Is Recovering From Kidney Surgery

  14-05-2018 22:12 via yahoo.com
  First lady Melania Trump is recovering from surgery she had on Monday to treat
  
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• New Rainbow Six Siege Operator Revealed

  14-05-2018 21:56 via gamespot.com
  
  With the big Operation Para Bellum update quickly approaching, Ubisoft continues to reveal more details about the next season of content for Rainbow Six Siege. This time, the publisher pulled back the curtain on one of the two Operators being introduced in the upcoming update: Alibi.Described as a "cunning woman with a gift for infiltrating dense networks of organized crime," Alibi is a new Defender inspired by the Italian Raggruppamento Operativo Speciale unit. "Picking Alibi is an invitation f
  
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• Why hasn't Kelly Sadler apologized publicly for crude John McCain joke?

  14-05-2018 21:55 via yahoo.com
  The White House explained why staffer Kelly Sadler has not apologized publicly for crude John McCain joke.
  
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• Randi Zuckerberg gets real about working as a woman in Silicon Valley: 'I wished I was invisible'

  14-05-2018 21:55 via yahoo.com
  It’s no secret — trying to work up the ladder as a woman in any male-dominated
  
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• Overwatch Anniversary Event Brings New Skins, A Map, And More

  14-05-2018 21:52 via gamespot.com
  
  Overwatch was released two years ago this month. To celebrate the popular game's second birthday, Blizzard is holding an anniversary event that will include a new Deathmatch map, Petra, and more than 50 new cosmetic items to collect.Among those are eight brand-new Legendary skins and three Epic-rarity skins. Additionally, Doomfist, Moira, and Brigitte are getting new dance emotes. What's more, all previously released seasonal cosmetic items, and "most" of the prior brawls for Arcade (on a daily,
  
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• A New Nintendo Switch Eshop Sale Is Live

  14-05-2018 21:51 via gamespot.com
  
  Like clockwork, games go on sale on the digital stores of Xbox One and PS4 each week. These sales almost always offer discounts on an array of games you've heard of and might even consider buying. When it comes to the Nintendo Switch's Eshop, though, it's often a different story. Switch games are always on sale, but the games are not always noteworthy. Thankfully, this week's Eshop sale is better than most.For starters, you can get the devilishly challenging game Darkest Dungeon on sale for $21
  
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• Superman Star Margot Kidder Passes Away

  14-05-2018 21:48 via gamespot.com
  
  Margot Kidder, the actress best known for playing the fast-talking Lois Lane in the 1978 film Superman and its sequels, has passed away at age 69. She's survived by her daughter.TMZ reports that an unknown person called police to report that she was unconscious in her home. Police responded to the call to find her dead. The cause is unknown. The Livingston, MT Police Chief says her death is under investigation, but foul play is not suspected.Kidder was helped define the on-screen persona of the
  
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• President Trump Gives Health Update on First Lady Melania After Visiting Her in Hospital

  14-05-2018 21:47 via yahoo.com
  "Our great First Lady is doing really well. Will be leaving hospital in 2 or 3 days"
  
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• IS sympathizer who shot US cop gets heavy prison sentence

  14-05-2018 21:47 via yahoo.com
  A man who claimed allegiance to the Islamic State group when he shot a Philadelphia police officer in 2016 was sentenced Monday to a minimum 48 and a half years in prison.Edward Archer, 33, ambushed Jesse Hartnett on January 7, 2016 while the police officer was patrolling in his car.Archer fired a dozen times with a pistol, hitting Hartnett three times and breaking bones in his arm.
  
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• Meghan Markle facing 'difficult situation' as father 'decides not to attend wedding'

  14-05-2018 21:40 via yahoo.com
  Meghan Markle’s father will not attend the Royal wedding to walk her down the aisle, it has been claimed, after it emerged he had collaborated with the paparazzi on a series of photographs.  Thomas Markle, 73, said he would no longer be attending his daughter’s wedding to Prince Harry on Saturday, where he was supposed to be taking a starring role to support her. Mr Markle told American website TMZ that he had suffered a heart attack six days ago, but had checked himself out of
  
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• Rage 2 Trailer Confirms New Game After Bethesda's Teases

  14-05-2018 21:37 via gamespot.com
  
  Rage 2 is a real game. After Bethesda decided not to deny a recent leak of the game, it's officially announced the game is indeed in the works with its first trailer. Unfortunately, it doesn't showcase any gameplay, but that's just around the corner. Subsequently, an official website has provided us with a few more details--including one of the developers.Rage 2's first trailer is comprised almost entirely of live action. A variety of characters who wouldn't look out of place in Mad Max's world
  
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• S.Africa recalls Israel ambassador over Gaza deaths: statement

  14-05-2018 21:35 via yahoo.com
  South Africa recalled its ambassador to Israel on Monday after at least 52 Palestinians were killed in clashes with Israeli forces during protests over the US embassy opening in Jerusalem."Given the indiscriminate and grave manner of the latest Israeli attack, the South African government has taken a decision to recall Ambassador Sisa Ngombane with immediate effect until further notice," South Africa's foreign ministry said in a statement."The victims were taking part in a peaceful protest again
  
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• Melania Trump Undergoes Surgery for 'Benign Kidney Condition'

  14-05-2018 21:31 via yahoo.com
  Melania Trump underwent the embolization procedure for an undisclosed ailment at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., early Monday.
  
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• Ryan Reynolds Went On A South Korean Singing Show Disguised As A Unicorn

  14-05-2018 21:24 via yahoo.com
  Well, this is truly magical.
  
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• White House blames Hamas over 55 Palestinians shot dead by Israeli troops: 'This is a gruesome propaganda attempt'

  14-05-2018 21:21 via yahoo.com
  The White House has refused to condemn Israel for shooting dead at least 55 Palestinian protesters or even call for restraint, instead seeking to put the blame on Hamas and describing the protests as a “gruesome propaganda attempt”.As condemnation poured in from around the world over the latest violence carried out by Israeli forces on the border with Gaza, White House spokesman Raj Shah said the administration believed Israel had the right to defend itself.“We’re aware o
  
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• Syfy Reveals Video For Assassin School Series 'Deadly Class,' Produced By Infinity War Directors

  14-05-2018 21:16 via gamespot.com
  
  Now that Avengers: Infinity War is out and destroying box office records, directors Joe and Anthony Russo have been working on their next project: executive producing Syfy's upcoming series Deadly Class. Today, Syfy revealed a video first look for the new show, featuring the Russos and comic book writer Rick Remender.The series, based on the Image Comic series of the same name, follows young Marcus Lopez (played by Benjamin Wadsworth) who is recruited into a secret high school called King's Domi
  
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• 25 Effortless Wrap Dresses You Won't Want To Take Off All Summer

  14-05-2018 21:13 via yahoo.com
  There's a reason Diane Von Furstenberg's wrap dress is a crowd pleaser. Since
  
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• Shortly After New Game's Launch, Radical Heights Dev Boss Key Shuts Down

  14-05-2018 21:05 via gamespot.com
  
  Boss Key Productions has announced it's shutting down. The developer responsible for LawBreakers and, more recently, Radical Heights, will cease operations, co-founder Cliff Bleszinski has announced. However, this won't mark an immediate end for its new battle royale game."As of today, Boss Key Productions is effectively no more," Bleszinski wrote in a message shared on Twitter. "Four years ago I set out to make a world class video game studio and I hired some of the best talent in the video gam
  
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• Search resumes for remains of up to 7 Michigan girls

  14-05-2018 21:05 via yahoo.com
  MACOMB TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — After a weekend break, police on Monday resumed digging in suburban Detroit in an area that could yield the remains of up to seven missing girls.
  
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• New York 'Killer Nanny' Yoselyn Ortega Sentenced to Life in Prison for Murders of 2 Children

  14-05-2018 20:58 via yahoo.com
  Yoselyn Ortega's lawyer claimed she was mentally ill and wasn't responsible for killing Lulu, 6, and Leo, 2.
  
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• Countdown to the Royal Wedding: What's Cooking Inside the Windsor Castle Kitchen?

  14-05-2018 20:56 via yahoo.com
  From chocolate truffles to fresh produce, guests are in for some fine dining.
  
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• Does CBD Really Work For Anxiety?

  14-05-2018 20:55 via yahoo.com
  Anxiety affects almost all of us in small ways. Before giving a speech or
  
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• Suspect in serial killings in court amid fight over records

  14-05-2018 20:42 via yahoo.com
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A 72-year-old former police officer accused of being one of California's most elusive serial killers appeared in a courtroom cage used for defendants in jail Monday as a judge put off a decision on whether to release search and arrest warrants in the case.
  
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• Colorado rangers kill bear suspected of mauling child

  14-05-2018 20:34 via yahoo.com
  Wildlife rangers in Colorado on Monday shot and killed a black bear suspected of attacking and trying to drag off a five-year-old girl from her yard."When she went outside to investigate, she witnessed a large black bear dragging her ... daughter," the Colorado Parks and Wildlife agency said in a statement.Wildlife agents set up traps and deployed tracking hounds in an effort to locate the bear, said Mike Porras, a spokesman for the state parks agency's northwest region office.
  
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• Florida Deputy Reunites With 3-Month-Old Baby He Saved

  14-05-2018 20:26 via yahoo.com
  Deputy Jeremie Nix has been credited with saving little Kingston's life.
  
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• Supreme Court puts brakes on police searches of rental cars

  14-05-2018 20:25 via yahoo.com
  By Andrew ChungWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday limited the ability of police to search rental cars driven by someone other than the person who signed the rental agreement, shoring up privacy rights behind the wheel.The nine justices unanimously threw out a lower court ruling that had approved of a search by Pennsylvania police of a Ford Fusion driven by Terrence Byrd, whose girlfriend had rented the car.State troopers told Byrd they could search the car because he was not
  
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