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• North Carolina teachers staging rallies to protest low pay

  15-05-2018 23:52 via yahoo.com
  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The recent wave of teacher activism sweeping through conservative, tax-cutting states has washed into North Carolina, where educators have pledged to fill the streets and bring their demands for better pay and school resources to legislators' doorstep.
  
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• Jeff Goldblum Explains That Jurassic Park Topless Scene

  15-05-2018 23:45 via gamespot.com
  
  It may have taken 25 years, but finally the world knows the truth about the topless Jeff Goldblum scene in Jurassic Park. You remember that moment, right? How could you not? Not only does it not make sense, it cements Goldblum's Dr. Ian Malcolm as perhaps the coolest character in the movie.After suffering a pretty severe injury to his leg, the camera finds Malcolm laying down, seemingly to ease the pressure on his limb. However, when he's shown, it's with his shirt completely undone in what can
  
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• Netflix's Aggretsuko Is One Of The Best Anime This Year

  15-05-2018 23:42 via gamespot.com
  
  Netflix's new anime, Aggretsuko, is based on a series of minute-long web shorts from a few years ago. When I first discovered her in 2016, the star was still Aggressive Retsuko, the Hello Kitty company's adorable new red panda mascot who also sings death metal--and I was already sold on her. She's cute and angry! She drinks beer! She hates her boss! Collectively, everyone who grew up loving Sanrio said "that's literally me" and then maybe bought some stuff with her face on it (I have a hat and a
  
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• Search ends for grenade launcher ammo lost in North Dakota

  15-05-2018 23:39 via yahoo.com
  PARSHALL, N.D. (AP) — Airmen have called off the search for military explosives that recently fell off a vehicle on a Native American reservation in North Dakota.
  
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• U.S. imposes sanctions on Iran central bank governor

  15-05-2018 23:37 via yahoo.com
  By Lesley WroughtonWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Tuesday imposed sanctions on Iran's central bank governor and an Iraq-based bank for "moving millions of dollars" for Iran's elite Revolutionary Guard, as Washington seeks to cut off funding it says Tehran is using to fund militant activities overseas.U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin accused bank chief Valiollah Seif of covertly funneling money on behalf of the revolutionary guard's external arm, Quds Force (IRGC-QF), through A
  
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• Borderlands 3 Won't Be At E3, Gearbox Claims (Kind Of)

  15-05-2018 23:35 via gamespot.com
  
  Gearbox head Randy Pitchford has publicly denied rumors that Borderlands 3 will be shown at E3 this year. The founder and president produced a string of tweets centered around magic tricks, and embedded the announcement in the middle of them.4/ For example, I could write it out now precisely and specifically that “Borderlands 3” will not be at E3 and many of you will choose not to believe it. Many of you will find a way to interpret the intent to suit what you want to believe regardl
  
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• Ex-Russian officer asks for new hearing on US forces attack

  15-05-2018 23:34 via yahoo.com
  RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A former Russian military officer serving a life sentence for leading a 2009 Taliban attack on U.S. forces in Afghanistan has asked a federal appeals court to reconsider its finding that he's not entitled to protections given to prisoners of war.
  
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• Elizabeth Warren Pledges Big Money To ‘Turn Up The Heat On Gerrymandering’

  15-05-2018 23:30 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON ― Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) announced Tuesday that she would
  
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• Play Rainbow Six Siege Free This Weekend

  15-05-2018 23:15 via gamespot.com
  
  Here's some good news for everyone who hasn't purchased Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege: the game is free to play this weekend on PC, PS4, and Xbox One. From May 17 - 20, you can access the entire game, complete with all the maps, modes, and operators released so far. You can find the specific times the free weekend will be available below.To play on PS4, head to the PlayStation Store, find the Rainbow Six Siege product page, and download it there. It's available to download now, but you'll have
  
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• You Like Han Solo Because He’s A Scoundrel. 'Solo: A Star Wars Story' Forgot That.

  15-05-2018 23:05 via yahoo.com
  What's in a name? For Han Solo, everything and nothing. The skilled pilot and
  
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• Solo: A Star Wars Story Review: So You Like Han Solo, Huh?

  15-05-2018 23:00 via gamespot.com
  
  Watching the original Star Wars trilogy, viewers couldn't help but feel like there was a larger galaxy living just off-screen. The things you didn't see--battles, characters, and places only mentioned, never shown--sparked the imaginations of millions. As Star Wars spin-offs, prequels, novels, comics, shows, and games have illuminated more and more corners of that far-away galaxy over the decades, the results have been mixed. Over-explaining things that were only hinted at before can take the my
  
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• Putin: New weapons will maintain Russia's might for decades

  15-05-2018 22:54 via yahoo.com
  MOSCOW (AP) — Russia's new weapons, including an array of new nuclear systems, will ensure the country's security for decades to come, President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday at a meeting with top military brass.
  
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• Trucker Putin opens Russia bridge link with annexed Crimea

  15-05-2018 22:53 via yahoo.com
  By Gleb StolyarovTHE KERCH STRAIT (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin, driving a truck, unveiled the auto section of a new road-and-rail bridge linking Russia to the annexed Crimean peninsula on Tuesday, defying Ukraine which said the move showed cynical disregard for international law.Putin, at the wheel of an orange heavy KAMAZ dump-truck, drove 19 km (12 miles) across the bridge from the Kerch Strait.Some Russians are calling it "Putin's bridge", designed to link Crimea into Russia's
  
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• 14 Game Shows From The '80s And '90s That Need To Come Back

  15-05-2018 22:41 via gamespot.com
  
  Game shows aren't what they used to be. Aside from series like Jeopardy, Wheel of Fortune, or The Price is Right, most new game shows are nothing more than straightforward trivia shows with no real fun kicker or edge to them. That wasn't the case in the '80s and '90s, when some of TV's most entertaining game shows were on the air. It was a time when contestants had to run up a mountain in order to get a piece of a radical glowing rock or had to shop in a fake mall until they risked dropping in
  
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• Wisconsin police released new surveillance video of an arrest that went viral

  15-05-2018 22:40 via yahoo.com
  Police in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, released new surveillance video of an arrest which stirred outrage when cellphone video first emerged.
  
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• Maduro vows economic change for Venezuela's 'rebirth' before vote

  15-05-2018 22:35 via yahoo.com
  By Vivian SequeraCARACAS (Reuters) - Widely blamed for Venezuela's unprecedented economic crisis, President Nicolas Maduro vowed on Tuesday to make "great changes" in the OPEC nation reeling from hyperinflation and shortages if re-elected this weekend.The 55-year-old leftist, however, gave no specifics about how he would turn around Venezuela's economy, mired in the fifth year of a grueling recession under his rule since 2013.Despite pressure from political opponents and angst among millions of
  
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• Blake Farenthold Says He Won't Repay $84,000 Sexual Harassment Settlement

  15-05-2018 22:26 via yahoo.com
  A day after announcing he had secured a new, six-figure lobbying job, former
  
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• Fortnite Week 3: Rubber Duckies, Salty Springs Treasure Map, Match Replay (Season 4 Challenges)

  15-05-2018 22:16 via gamespot.com
  
  Another set of Fortnite challenges, these for Week 3 of Season 4, are now available. These introduce a treasure map hunt in Salty Springs and new rubber duckies to find, along with the usual slate of chest-opening and killing in Battle Royale. Here's how to complete all of Week 3's objectives.One key thing to be aware of if you're attempting these challenges shortly after they debuted is that at least one of them, Watch a Match Replay, is not currently possible. Developer Epic Games intended for
  
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• Bad day for Manafort as judge points out his deep Russia ties

  15-05-2018 22:15 via yahoo.com
  Rachel Maddow catches up on the day's news, including a ruling by a judge who not only rejected former Donald Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort's bid to have charges dismissed, but also pointed out just how deep and long Manafort's ties to Russia run.
  
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• The Best PS4 Game Deals Now On The US PlayStation Store

  15-05-2018 22:09 via gamespot.com
  
  Sony has updated its weekly set of video game sales on the PlayStation Store. This week finds deals on everything from massive blockbusters to under-the-radar indies that might be worth your time. For a few of the deals, you'll get a bonus discount for being a PlayStation Plus member (prices in parentheses below).If you've made it this long without picking up Grand Theft Auto V, you can finally see what 90 million people before you have experienced for $30. (Hint: it's an excellent game whose ro
  
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• Hearthstone Nerfs Dominant Decks Across Standard And Wild

  15-05-2018 22:05 via gamespot.com
  
  Hearthstone's latest expansion is just over a month old, and with a significant tournament event behind it Blizzard is prepared to start adjusting the balance. In a set of changes announced today on the official blog, the company is targeting several dominant decks with feather-touch tweaks aimed at allowing them to still be viable, but not quite so overwhelming.Three of the most popular decks in Standard were hit hardest. Control or Cube Warlock are losing some healing power with Dark Pact, whi
  
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• PUBG Mobile Update Adds Miramar Map (Yes, Before Xbox One)

  15-05-2018 22:04 via gamespot.com
  
  PUBG Corp. and Tencent have released a new update for the mobile version of PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds. Update 0.5.0 is available to download now from both Google Play and the App Store, and it expands the game with a handful of new features, gameplay improvements, and other content.The biggest addition in the update is the desert map Miramar, which makes its way into the mobile version of PUBG before it has officially released on Xbox One. PUBG Corp. still hasn't announced when the desert ma
  
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• Israel faces outcry after 60 killed on Gaza border

  15-05-2018 22:01 via yahoo.com
  Israel came under mounting international pressure amid calls Tuesday for an independent probe after its forces killed 60 Palestinians during protests along the Gaza border as the United States opened an embassy in Jerusalem.Protests and sporadic incidents flared again on the Gaza border, though they were far fewer in number than the previous day, with two Palestinians killed by Israeli fire, Gaza's health ministry said.
  
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• Debbie Wasserman Schultz: The NRA Is 'Just Shy Of A Terrorist Organization'

  15-05-2018 21:32 via yahoo.com
  Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) had stern words for the National Rifle
  
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• Pokemon Center Has New Team Skull Swag For All Your Mischievous Needs

  15-05-2018 21:28 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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• Taliban battle into west Afghan city in new crisis for government

  15-05-2018 21:09 via yahoo.com
  By Storay Karimi and Mohammad StanekzaiHERAT, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Taliban fighters with heavy weapons and night-vision equipment fought their way close to the center of the western city of Farah on Tuesday, as Afghan forces with U.S. air support battled to force them back, officials and residents said.Residents of the city, capital of Farah province on the border with Iran, have warned for months the city was vulnerable and the attack threatened a repeat of the Taliban's capture of the north
  
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• Fortnite Update 4.2 Delayed; New Patch Time Announced

  15-05-2018 21:09 via gamespot.com
  
  Update 2: Fortnite's new update, 4.2, is now due out on Wednesday. Server downtime will begin at 1 AM PT / 4 AM ET / 9 AM BST / 6 PM AET, although no estimate for its duration was shared. The new patch will be available once the servers are back online.Update: The new Fortnite patch has been delayed due to Epic's discovery of an unspecified issues. Related to this, some quests might not work as expected, Epic said. That includes one of the Week 3 challenges.We’ve discovered an issue that&r
  
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• Battle Chasers Nightwar Review: Switch It Up

  15-05-2018 21:00 via gamespot.com
  
  Based on a hit comic book series from the late '90s, Battle Chasers: Nightwar successfully translates the look and feel of a comic into a turn-based RPG. The mesmerizing animated intro shows exactly what you're in for: a wild world where steampunk meets Dungeons & Dragons, rendered in beautiful, deep-shaded colors. It was a spell that was frequently broken when it first released. After months worth of patches, tweaks, and improvements on other platforms, however, it's a very different, and m
  
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• Best PC Games Out Now (2013 To Present)

  15-05-2018 20:48 via gamespot.com
  
  Top Tier
  While PC gaming has been around for quite a while, it continues to improve as technology gets more advanced and as more and more great games come out. But because so many games do come out on PC (especially Steam) all the time, it can be hard to know what to play. To help you out, we went back a few years and rounded up the best PC-exclusive games.For this list, we included some (but not all) of the PC games that received a score of 8 or higher on GameSpot, with priority going to games
  
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• Great Deals On Super Mario Odyssey, PUBG, More In The US

  15-05-2018 20:24 via gamespot.com
  
  Newegg has launched a 25%-off sale on lots of the biggest games on the market right now. Whether you play games on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, or Nintendo Switch, you'll want to look at these deals. The only hitch is that you have to enter promo code EMCPUEU83 at checkout to receive the discount. Take a look at our picks for the best games in the sale below, or check out the full list here.You can get the popular shooters Call of Duty: WWIIand Far Cry 5 for the appealing price of $45. The surprisin
  
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• Xbox One Has Some Great Game Deals Going On Now

  15-05-2018 20:20 via gamespot.com
  
  A new weekly sale is live on the Xbox Store and it has some killer deals on some fantastic games. Whether you like playing on Xbox One, Xbox 360, or backwards-compatible 360 games on your Xbox One, you'll find plenty of deals that can save you lots of money. Most of the discounts are available to anyone, but a handful require an Xbox Live Gold subscription (marked below). You can find the full list of deals here, but let's dig into the highlights.Fans of the Caped Crusader can practically get th
  
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• Free PC Games: Origin Access Adds Five More Soon

  15-05-2018 20:17 via gamespot.com
  
  Publisher EA's PC subscription service, Origin Access, is adding more free games to its "Vault" of freebies. Five more games are coming to the library on May 17, and interestingly, they are not all published by EA itself. That's not entirely surprising, however, as Origin Access has already added many non-EA games.As announced on EA's website, the five games include Europa Universalis III Complete, Knights of Pen and Paper: +1 Edition, The Guest, Hearts of Iron III, and Victoria I Complete.Origi
  
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• Watch Ariana Grande Use Switch's Nintendo Labo To Sing Her New Song

  15-05-2018 20:15 via gamespot.com
  
  Ariana Grande's "No Tears Left To Cry" is one of the hottest songs on Earth right now, and Nintendo smartly is getting in on that to promote Nintendo Labo. Yes, really.Jimmy Fallon and his house band The Roots performed the song in its entirety with Grande using cardboard instruments from Nintendo Labo. This is a version of Fallon's silly "Classroom Instruments" segment where he and his band perform popular songs like Metallica's "Enter Sandman" and Ed Sheeran's "Shape of You" with kazoos and me
  
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• US Ambassador Nikki Haley tells UN 'no country in this chamber would act with more restraint than Israel has'

  15-05-2018 20:12 via yahoo.com
  The US Ambassador to the UN has claimed “no country would act with greater restraint than Israel”, as the death toll of Palestinians killed by Israeli troops passed 60 and officials said 2,700 had been wounded.While the shooting of mostly unarmed Palestinian protesters at the Gaza border fence received widespread international condemnation, criticism within the US was muted.Nikki Haley repeated a claim made the day before by the White House, and said Hamas, the militant group that co
  
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• Fortnite Update Delayed, Now Coming Wednesday

  15-05-2018 20:11 via gamespot.com
  
  Update 2: Fortnite's new update, 4.2, is now due out on Wednesday. Server downtime will begin at 1 AM PT / 4 AM ET / 9 AM BST / 6 PM AET, although no estimate for its duration was shared. The new patch will be available once the servers are back online.Update: The new Fortnite patch has been delayed due to Epic's discovery of an unspecified issues. Related to this, some quests might not work as expected, Epic said. That includes one of the Week 3 challenges.We’ve discovered an issue that&r
  
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• US, Afghanistan launch air strikes as Taliban attack western city

  15-05-2018 20:05 via yahoo.com
  US and Afghan aircraft Tuesday bombed Taliban positions in the western city of Farah after the insurgents launched a major attempt to capture the provincial capital, with fearful residents seeking shelter from explosions and gunfire.Special forces from Kandahar and Herat were rushed to the city to take part in the fighting, which residents said began around midnight.Sporadic clashes were still ongoing late Tuesday, provincial council member Dadullah Qani told AFP.
  
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• Parents of Paris knife attacker let out of custody

  15-05-2018 20:05 via yahoo.com
  French authorities released the parents of Paris knife attacker Khamzat Azimov from custody on Tuesday, while keeping his closest friend in detention, a judicial source said.Azimov, a naturalised French citizen of Chechen origin who had lived in Strasbourg, was shot dead by police on Saturday night after stabbing a 29-year-old man to death in the Opera district of Paris and wounding four others in an assault claimed by the Islamic State group.Azimov's parents were detained on Sunday morning.
  
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• I Was Denied Entry To A County Courthouse Because I Am A Muslim Woman

  15-05-2018 20:03 via yahoo.com
  What should have been a great day became one of the worst days of my life.
  
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• Marvel Plans To Use Captain Marvel To Introduce Muslim Superhero

  15-05-2018 19:57 via gamespot.com
  
  Slowly but surely, phase four of the Marvel Cinematic Universe is becoming clear. While much of what will come after Avengers 4 remains unknown, two movies have been announced--a sequel to Spider-Man: Homecoming and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. However, it seems Marvel is also planning for the future of the Captain Marvel franchise.Speaking to the BBC, Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige says plans are in motion to use Captain Marvel as a way to introduce yet another Marvel superhero. The ch
  
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• Mother arrested, child found safe after Tulsa stabbing

  15-05-2018 19:56 via yahoo.com
  TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Tulsa police on Tuesday arrested a woman who they say bound and gagged her three daughters, stabbed the eldest repeatedly and set their house on fire.
  
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• New Free Xbox One Games With Gold For May Now Available

  15-05-2018 19:52 via gamespot.com
  
  We've reached the middle of the month, which means the second half of May's free Games with Gold are now available to download. From now until the end of the month, Xbox Live Gold members can grab two more titles for Xbox One and Xbox 360 at no charge, and they're both certainly worth a download if you don't have them yet.On Xbox One, subscribers can get the critically acclaimed Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain. Originally released in 2015, The Phantom Pain is the latest mainline installment
  
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• The Latest: Child safe, mom arrested in Tulsa stabbing case

  15-05-2018 19:50 via yahoo.com
  TULSA, Okla. (AP) — The Latest on the search for an Oklahoma woman who police say stabbed one child and fled with another (all times local):
  
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• Adam Rippon Honors His Mom With Stunning 'Dancing With The Stars' Performance

  15-05-2018 19:50 via yahoo.com
  Adam Rippon continued his winning streak with an impeccably graceful
  
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• Students Stage Fake Car Wreck for Their Senior Prank

  15-05-2018 19:49 via yahoo.com
  It looked pretty real!
  
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• Rage 2 Gameplay Looks Wild And Dirty - GameSpot Daily

  15-05-2018 19:49 via gamespot.com
  
  A new Rage 2 trailer gives us a glimpse of the post-apocalypse on PS4, Xbox One, and PC, while the Operator Alibi has been revealed for Rainbow Six Siege.
  
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• 15 Games That Were Much Better Than Expected

  15-05-2018 19:49 via gamespot.com
  
  Against All Odds
  Not all games receive positive fanfare upon their announcement or in the lead up to release. Heavy skepticism can follow a game for one reason or another. Sometimes it occurs due to a game being a drastic shift from past entries of a long-established franchise. Other times it's a prolonged development cycle that colors our expectations, typically resulting in cynicism or apathy.While there are games that ultimately fall in line with our worst expectations, there are plenty that
  
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• Fortnite Battle Royale Season 4 Week 3 Challenges Live

  15-05-2018 19:45 via gamespot.com
  
  Nick and Erick check out the week 3 challenges in Fortnite, while also chatting about the Thanos Infinity Gauntlet mode.
  
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• Chile archbishop defends himself as pope's summit opens

  15-05-2018 19:38 via yahoo.com
  VATICAN CITY (AP) — The retired archbishop of Santiago is denying he covered-up for an abusive priest in Chile, but is acknowledging the priest's popularity and ability to produce seminarians weighed on his decision-making.
  
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• The Royal Wedding Drama Around Meghan Markle's Dad, Explained

  15-05-2018 19:29 via yahoo.com
  With just days to go before the royal wedding, Meghan Markle's father, Thomas
  
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• British royal wedding thrown into confusion by bride's father

  15-05-2018 19:26 via yahoo.com
  By Michael HoldenLONDON (Reuters) - This weekend's carefully planned wedding of Britain's Prince Harry to his fiancee Meghan Markle was mired in confusion on Tuesday after the father of the American actress told a celebrity news website he was no longer coming, and then appeared to change his mind.Harry, 33, Queen Elizabeth's grandson and the sixth-in-line to the British throne, and Markle, 36, will marry on Saturday at St George's Chapel in Windsor Castle.Markle's father Thomas, 73, was due to
  
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