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• 'He's a Victim.' Father of Santa Fe Shooting Suspect Thinks He Was Bullied

  22-05-2018 23:42 via yahoo.com
  'The kid didn't own guns. I owned guns'
  
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• Pokemon Go June 2018 Community Day Announced, Features Larvitar

  22-05-2018 23:40 via gamespot.com
  
  May's Pokemon Go Community Day may be over, but Niantic has already announced details for next month's event. The sixth Community Day will take place on Saturday, June 16, and it'll feature the rare Rock-type Pokemon Larvitar.During the event, Larvitar will appear in much greater numbers than usual. Judging by the past few Community Days, players will need to evolve it into a Tyranitar before the event ends in order to learn a rare attack, although what move that will be remains to be seen; Nian
  
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• The Most Chilling Moments From AMC's Horror Show, The Terror (Episodes 1-10)

  22-05-2018 23:39 via gamespot.com
  
  Being an arctic explorer ain't easy.
  AMC's horror show, The Terror, has proved to be one of the scariest shows for years. The crews of the HMS Erebus and HMS Terror--two real ships that set out from England in 1845 and disappeared for over 150 years--arrived in the frigid Northern wastes in search of the Northwest Passage. Please don't consider it a spoiler that things won't turn out great for these characters in the end. These real life shipwrecks weren't discovered until 2014 and 2016, respect
  
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• Betsy DeVos and Democrats in Congress Both Support Paying Teachers More. They Differ on the Details

  22-05-2018 23:39 via yahoo.com
  Democrats unveiled a plan to boost teacher pay amid national walkouts
  
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• Saddam's superyacht ends up as sailors' hotel

  22-05-2018 23:23 via yahoo.com
  This was once the presidential yacht for Saddam Hussein. Dubbed "Basrah Breeze",this superyacht was built for him in 1981, but the Iraqi dictator never boarded the 270-foot boat.
  
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• Cohen business partner's plea deal seen as likely falling domino

  22-05-2018 23:23 via yahoo.com
  Rachel Maddow reports on the plea deal by Michael Cohen's business partner, Evgeny Freidman, in a case involving his taxi business that makes it likely he'll help prosecutors in Cohen's case, making him, in turn, more likely to make a deal...
  
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• Judge in New York orders 30-year-old man to leave home after parents take legal action to evict him

  22-05-2018 23:18 via yahoo.com
  A judge in New York has ordered a 30-year-old man to leave his parents’ house, after they took legal proceedings to evict their unemployed son. Christina and Mark Rotondo sent their son Michael five notices between February 2 and March 30, to try and get him out of their home, before eventually suing to force him to leave. On Tuesday Judge Donald Greenwood, presiding over the Onondaga County Supreme Court in Syracuse, upstate New York, ordered that Michael Rotondo leave the family home. &l
  
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• Mario + Rabbids Donkey Kong DLC Trailer Debuts Rabbid Cranky

  22-05-2018 23:16 via gamespot.com
  
  Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle is adding yet another character to the mash-up mix soon, with the Donkey Kong Adventure pack. The new trailer above gives us a first look at some of the new characters and gameplay introduced by the jungle's second-funkiest monkey.For one, this DLC pack doesn't just add Donkey Kong himself. It seems DK will be tagging along with two other adventurers: Rabbid Peach, and Rabbid Cranky. The trio take on a new type of enemy Rabbids who appear mixed in with DK's typica
  
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• Recreate Meghan Markle’s Royal Wedding Bun

  22-05-2018 23:15 via yahoo.com
  A bridal hair expert shows you how to get her wedding day look
  
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• Paris, May 1968 — a view from the barricades by Gökşin Sipahioğlu

  22-05-2018 23:06 via yahoo.com
  Fifty years ago, huge protests swept through the streets of Paris, and the after-effects would be felt for years to come. View photos from the scene by renowned photographer Gökşin Sipahioğlu.
  
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• Pokemon Go June 2018 Community Day Details Announced

  22-05-2018 23:04 via gamespot.com
  
  May's Pokemon Go Community Day may be over, but Niantic has already announced details for next month's event. The sixth Community Day will take place on Saturday, June 16, and it'll feature the rare Rock-type Pokemon Larvitar.During the event, Larvitar will appear in much greater numbers than usual. Judging by the past few Community Days, players will need to evolve it into a Tyranitar before the event ends in order to learn a rare attack, although what move that will be remains to be seen; Nian
  
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• Texas school shooting suspect's father thinks he was bullied

  22-05-2018 22:57 via yahoo.com
  SANTA FE, Texas (AP) — A 17-year-old student accused of fatally shooting 10 people at a Texas high school should be seen as a "victim" because he may have recently been bullied, causing him to lash out, his father said.
  
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• Cadillac XT6 Spied Still Covered In Thick Camo

  22-05-2018 22:43 via yahoo.com
  This is a much-needed addition to Cadillac’s lineup.
  
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• Deadpool 2's Ryan Reynolds Did Not Like That Post-Credits Scene At First

  22-05-2018 22:42 via gamespot.com
  
  Deadpool 2 delivered the goods when it comes to what fans of the superhero franchise want. The Merc with a Mouth, played by Ryan Reynolds, had plenty of meta jokes and dirty words to sling at audiences, while poking fun at himself, other comic book movies, and anything else that stood in his way.As with the first movie, Reynolds embraced the utter ridiculousness of the character and his personality, taking it to the extreme. Still, there is one moment the actor was against--at least at first. Th
  
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• Deadpool 2: Who Is Josh Brolin's Character, Cable?

  22-05-2018 22:35 via gamespot.com
  
  A live-action version of Cable blessed homes across the world recently when the trailer for Deadpool 2 hit the internet, and oh boy, Josh Brolin looks awesome as the time-travelling leader of X-Force. [See him in the newest trailer here.] He's going to be a major part of the newest superhero starring super-powered mutants.But who is Cable, and where does he come from? Those answers aren't simple, as many characters from the X-Men comics have overly complicated and convoluted backstories, especia
  
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• Democrats can — and must — unite in November, says party deputy chair Ellison

  22-05-2018 22:31 via yahoo.com
  Predictions of the death of the Democratic Party after the 2016 election were premature. If the party can unite behind its candidates, it can take one or both houses of Congress, says deputy chair Keith Ellison.
  
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• The Latest: Chief praises slain Baltimore County officer

  22-05-2018 22:07 via yahoo.com
  PERRY HALL, Md. (AP) — The Latest on the slaying of a police officer in Baltimore County, Maryland (all times local):
  
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• Calls mount for US university president to resign over abuse scandal

  22-05-2018 22:07 via yahoo.com
  Two hundred professors at one of California's top universities on Tuesday demanded the resignation of the school's president over a widening sexual abuse scandal involving a campus gynecologist.In their letter to the board of trustees, the professors said Nikias had lost the "moral authority" to lead the private university or to oversee an investigation into decades of alleged sexual abuse by George Tyndall, a gynecologist formerly employed at the school.
  
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• Fortnite Week 4 Challenges: Search Between A Bench, Ice Cream Truck, And Helicopter (Season 4)

  22-05-2018 22:05 via gamespot.com
  
  Season 4 of Fortnite: Battle Royale rolls on with a new set of challenges for Battle Pass owners to complete. Week 4's challenges are now live on PS4, Xbox One, PC, and iOS, and this time around, they're made up primarily of straightforward tasks, although a few may still pose a bit of trouble. Here's how to complete all of Week 4's objectives.As usual, there are seven new challenges to complete, most of which are fairly self-explanatory. On the easier end of the spectrum, one challenge tasks yo
  
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• Judge evicts son from family home after parents sue him

  22-05-2018 22:04 via yahoo.com
  Mark and Christina Rotondo filed suit against their adult son, Michael, for refusing to vacate their home earlier this year.The younger Mr Rotondo has lived with his parents for the last eight years rent-free, and maintains that he is owed six months to find somewhere to live.State Supreme Court Justice Donald Greenwood issued an eviction order and told adult protective services to investigate the situation, according to Syracuse.com.
  
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• PS4 Gets An Official Elite-Style Controller For $200

  22-05-2018 21:48 via gamespot.com
  
  Scuf Gaming is known for its extravagant, modular controllers that feature a number of additional inputs and grips. While the company currently has a roster of gamepads for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC, it just introduced the first Sony-licensed third-party controller for the PS4 in North America with the Scuf Vantage. A wired USB version will have a base price of $170 USD and the wireless Bluetooth model will start at $200--customization options will alter the price. This fully-featured
  
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• Medical examiner releases CDC doctor Timothy Cunningham's official cause of death

  22-05-2018 21:45 via yahoo.com
  The death of a CDC employee whose body was found in an Atlanta river last
  
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• Sinkhole opens up on White House lawn after days of heavy rain, storms

  22-05-2018 21:36 via yahoo.com
  A sinkhole opened up on the White House’s North Lawn, near the press briefing room, early this week and has been roped off with orange cones and yellow caution tape.
  
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• More PS4 Yakuza Remasters Are On The Way

  22-05-2018 21:36 via gamespot.com
  
  Sega is planning to re-release three Yakuza games that you may have missed. Yakuza 3, Yakuza 4, and Yakuza 5 remasters are all in development for PlayStation 4 and will be releasing throughout the rest of this year and into next.Recent issues of the Japanese magazines Dengeki PlayStation and Weekly Famitsu (via Gematsu) gave the first details. Yakuza 3 is set to release in Japan on August 9, Yakuza 4 releases in the fall, and Yakuza 5 will follow in spring 2019. Each of the remastered versions w
  
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• 19 Things We Learned About Shogun World In Westworld Season 2, Episode 5

  22-05-2018 21:31 via gamespot.com
  
  Westworld Season 2, Episode 5, "Akane no Mai," finally brought viewers where we've wanted to go since the finale of Season 1: Shogun World. The show certainly took its time getting here, but in the end it was worth it.Just as we'd hoped, Shogun World is another Delos park, but this time filled with ninjas, samurai, geisha, and all the other trappings of feudal Japanese culture. Of course, these things are sensationalized and turned into a theme park for rich jerks, and the show pulled it off per
  
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• The Comic History of Thanos | Avengers: Infinity War

  22-05-2018 21:30 via gamespot.com
  
  Thanos has become a household name thanks to Avengers: Infinity War, but what is his origin story? Greg dives into the Marvel Comics history of the mad titan as we wait for Avengers 4.
  
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• Mission: Impossible Fallout | Trailer E

  22-05-2018 21:30 via gamespot.com
  
  The best intentions often come back to haunt you. MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - FALLOUT finds Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) and his IMF team (Alec Baldwin, Simon Pegg, Ving Rhames) along with some familiar allies (Rebecca Ferguson, Michelle Monaghan) in a race against time after a mission gone wrong. Henry Cavill, Angela Bassett, and Vanessa Kirby also join the dynamic cast with filmmaker Christopher McQuarrie returning to the helm.
  
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• Kingdom Hearts 3: What We Want At E3 2018

  22-05-2018 21:30 via gamespot.com
  
  Kingdom Hearts III has been a long time coming. While the series has had several spin-offs and side-stories since Kingdom Hearts II released 13 years ago, this is the game fans have been waiting for. To prepare you for what's ahead, here's what we know about Kingdom Hearts III today, and what we're hoping to see from it at E3 2018.What We Know So FarKingdom Hearts III was confirmed to be in development at E3 2013. The game is set after the events of KH: Dream Drop Distance, and puts you in contr
  
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• Surprises and statements in fascinating Tuesday primary results

  22-05-2018 21:24 via yahoo.com
  Steve Kornacki, MSNBC political correspondent, talks with Rachel Maddow about the results, including some surprises, of primary elections in some key states like Georgia and Kentucky.
  
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• Overwatch Second Anniversary Event Now Live

  22-05-2018 21:20 via gamespot.com
  
  Overwatch is celebrating two years since its release, and in true Overwatch fashion, it's doing so with big event. The PS4, Xbox One, and PC game's Anniversary Event is now live, giving players the chance to score nearly 200 anniversary items, including Legendary skins. The event goes from now until June 11.Anyone who logs in during the Anniversary Event gets a free Anniversary Loot Box, which comes with at least one guaranteed Legendary item. It can contain loot from past seasonal events or oth
  
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• Venezuela's Maduro orders expulsion of top US diplomats

  22-05-2018 21:15 via yahoo.com
  President Nicolas Maduro Tuesday ordered the expulsion of the top two US diplomatic representatives in Venezuela, angrily rejecting economic sanctions imposed by Washington over his re-relection.On Monday, President Donald Trump Monday tightened sanctions against Caracas, making it harder for the Maduro regime to sell off state assets."I repudiate all the sanctions that are sought against the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, because they harm it, they generate suffering for the people of Venezu
  
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• Plaque honoring Olympic soccer player Brandi Chastain couldn't look less like her

  22-05-2018 21:08 via yahoo.com
  When will sculptors learn how to sculpt?  On Monday, soccer player Brandi Chastain was inducted into the Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame. This is well deserved as Chastain is a two-time Olympic gold medalist and a two-time World Cup champion. SEE ALSO: New Zealand female soccer players will be paid the same as men Unfortunately, though she is joining a group of notable and honored athletes, the plaque made in her honor is joining a league with a different sort of fame.Brandi Chastain has won a
  
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• Man agrees to life sentence for killing S Carolina officer

  22-05-2018 20:53 via yahoo.com
  COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A 47-year-old banking worker and military veteran with a spotless criminal record for more than 20 years was sentenced Tuesday to spend the rest of his life in prison for two ambushes on police officers in South Carolina that killed one deputy and wounded three others.
  
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• Correction: Grieving Father-Son's Prom story

  22-05-2018 20:50 via yahoo.com
  MERCERSBURG, Pa. (AP) — In a May 21 story about a grieving father taking his late son's girlfriend to the prom, The Associated Press erroneously reported the name of the university where the son was a student. He attended Indiana University of Pennsylvania, not Indiana State University.
  
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• Runner 3 Review: A Bit Of A Trip

  22-05-2018 20:40 via gamespot.com
  
  Out of the numerous games to spring up under the Bit.Trip umbrella, it's not exactly a surprise that the most accessible of the bunch, Bit.Trip Runner, would be the one to transcend its retro-styled roots. In bringing the Runner games' mechanics to a fancier playground on the Switch, developer Choice Provisions has made its most ambitious game yet--but in doing so, may have revealed the limits to how far it can push the concept. It's also the most difficult, and if you haven't already invested i
  
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• Israeli air force chief confirms first F-35 airstrike

  22-05-2018 20:37 via yahoo.com
  JERUSALEM (AP) — The head of Israel's air force on Tuesday revealed that it used the next-generation F-35 fighter jet for the first time during a recent mission.
  
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• New York Parents Go to Supreme Court to Evict 30-Year-Old Son Who Lived at Home

  22-05-2018 20:33 via yahoo.com
  Christina and Mark Rotondo reportedly offered their son, Michael, $1,100 to help him move. He plans to appeal the judge's ruling.
  
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• PS4 Is Nearing The End Of Its Lifecycle - GameSpot Daily

  22-05-2018 20:31 via gamespot.com
  
  Sony says the era of the PlayStation 4 is coming to a close soon, while Fortnite jetpacks finally arrive on PS4, Xbox One, PC, and iOS.
  
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• Panama City Police Respond To Active Shooter Barricaded In Apartment Complex

  22-05-2018 20:24 via yahoo.com
  Police in Florida are responding to an active shooter situation at an
  
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• Florida Police Report 2 Dead After Standoff At Panama City Apartment Complex

  22-05-2018 20:24 via yahoo.com
  A Florida man suspected of killing one person and injuring another has died
  
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• Krypton Gets Early Season 2 Renewal

  22-05-2018 20:17 via gamespot.com
  
  Even though the first season of Krypton hasn't ended, Syfy has renewed the Superman prequel series. It will return for Season 2, most likely in 2019, to continue to the adventures of Superman's grandpa, Seg-El.Its return helps in building out a solid roster of programming for Syfy. In addition to the second season of Krypton, the network has a final season of 12 Monkeys, another year of The Magicians, and new cycles of Happy and the anthology series Channel Zero on the way. In addition to those,
  
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• Texas School Shooting: Father of Alleged Santa Fe Gunman Says His Son Was Bullied: 'He's a Victim'

  22-05-2018 20:04 via yahoo.com
  Antonio Pagourtzis, father of Dimitrios Pagourtzis, says his son was "mistreated at school."
  
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• 2 NYPD officers, including groom, killed in wedding-night car crash

  22-05-2018 19:52 via yahoo.com
  Two off-duty NYPD officers were killed in a one-car crash in Ulster County Sunday night, on the night of one of the officer's wedding.
  
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• Shoppers Boycott Publix Over Store's Donations To NRA-Backed Candidate

  22-05-2018 19:46 via yahoo.com
  Some Florida shoppers are vowing to boycott grocery store Publix ahead of the
  
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• Spanish galleon laden with £13bn in gold found at bottom of Caribbean Sea, 300 years after sinking

  22-05-2018 19:45 via yahoo.com
  US scientists found a Spanish galleon laden with treasure worth up to £12.6bn at the bottom of the Caribbean Sea, more than 300 years after it sank.The San Jose, considered the holy grail of shipwrecks, was discovered three years ago off the coast of Colombia but few details were released at the time.The 62-gun, three-masted galleon sank in June 1708, during a battle with British ships in the War of Spanish Succession, with the loss of nearly 600 lives.
  
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• George Tyndall Sex Abuse Case: Ex-USC Gynecologist May Have 'Staggering' Number of Victims: Lawyer

  22-05-2018 19:28 via yahoo.com
  Tyndall was the school's gynecologist for nearly three decades.
  
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• The Expanse May Not Be Dead After All, Thanks To Amazon

  22-05-2018 19:24 via gamespot.com
  
  Less than two weeks have passed since Syfy pulled the plug on The Expanse and the series looks to already be rising from the dead--making it the second such canceled series this season. Syfy previously announced that the show's third season, which is currently airing, would be its last. Now it may be Amazon to the rescue.According to The Hollywood Reporter, Amazon is in talks to bring the series to its Prime Video streaming service. THR notes that Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos is a fan of the books The
  
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• Pokemon On Nintendo Switch: What We Want At E3 2018

  22-05-2018 19:22 via gamespot.com
  
  E3 2018 is fast approaching, which means excitement for big announcements is building. Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo, Bethesda, Ubisoft, and more will be bringing trailers and (hopefully) some surprises to the show, so now it's time for some speculation! Though not confirmed to appear during Nintendo's E3 2018 presentation, the upcoming Nintendo Switch Pokemon game is high on our wishlist this year. Here's everything we know about the game and everything we really want to see come June.What We Know
  
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• Baby Asian Elephant Born After Mother Was Pregnant for More Than 2 Years

  22-05-2018 19:21 via yahoo.com
  Thi Hi Way's unnamed son was born an incredible 3 months late.
  
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• A special counsel to examine Mueller? Gohmert: 'You betcha'

  22-05-2018 19:20 via yahoo.com
  Republican Congressman Louie Gohmert wants a second special counsel to investigate the progress of Robert Mueller's Russia investigation.
  
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