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• Democrats Have Avoided Talking About Russia. Here's Why That's Changing

  23-05-2018 23:58 via yahoo.com
  For months, strategists have advised Democratic candidates to stay away from the investigation into the Trump campaign. No longer.
  
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• Iran says cannot 'interact' with US

  23-05-2018 23:48 via yahoo.com
  Iran cannot "interact" with the United States as it is a country whose word cannot be trusted, supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was quoted as saying on Wednesday.Because America is not committed to its promises," Press TV quoted him in English as saying.The conditions addressed every aspect of Iran's missile programme and what the US calls its "malign influence" across the region, including support for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, Hezbollah and Huthi rebels in Yemen.
  
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• Tekken 7 Free DLC Coming Soon; Get An Early Look At The New Costume Sets

  23-05-2018 23:47 via gamespot.com
  
  Tekken 7 came out nearly a year ago, and now developer Bandai Namco is celebrating its one-year anniversary by releasing free DLC that will be "packed with content." The free DLC will release May 31, and you can check out an early preview of a few of the costumes in the screens below.While Bandai Namco says this particular expansion will be a big one, Tekken 7 has been continually supported with add-on content. The game has unveiled several crossover characters over the past year, including Fata
  
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• Hawaii volcano belches new ash plume as geothermal wells secured from harm

  23-05-2018 23:43 via yahoo.com
  By Marco GarciaVOLCANO, Hawaii (Reuters) - The restive Kilauea Volcano belched clouds of ash into the skies over Hawaii's Big Island twice more on Wednesday as civil defense authorities reported that pressurized geothermal wells at a nearby power plant had been secured from approaching lava.The latest back-to-back upheavals of ash from the main summit crater of Kilauea -- one before dawn and another several hours later -- came on the 21st day of what geologists rank as one of the biggest eruptio
  
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• Battlefield 5 Release Date Revealed For PS4, Xbox One, And PC

  23-05-2018 23:37 via gamespot.com
  
  EA and DICE gave the world its first look at the newest installment in the Battlefield series, Battlefield V, during a big livestream presentation. Along with revealing the first details about the game's setting and features, the publisher announced when the highly anticipated shooter will hit the market: October 19.Like many contemporary titles, Battlefield V will launch in two packages. The standard edition retails for $60 and will be available on the aforementioned date, while the $80 Deluxe
  
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• Hairstylist: Client named Paddock said venue easy to attack

  23-05-2018 23:36 via yahoo.com
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — A hairstylist said in documents released by police Wednesday that a client named Paddock spoke in the months before the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history that a Las Vegas Strip concert venue was susceptible to attack.
  
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• Why An Hour Of Hereditary Wound Up On The Cutting Room Floor

  23-05-2018 23:20 via gamespot.com
  
  The scariest horror movies can be a test not just of your courage, but of your endurance, too. How long is too long to sit tense with dreadful anticipation? In its first cut, the upcoming horror movie Hereditary was three hours long--and that would have asked too much of audiences, according to writer and director Ari Aster.Hereditary follows the Graham family as their lives unravel following the death of family matriarch, Ellen. As we stated in our review, "a dysfunctional family isn't a parti
  
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• Emptying the nest: US couple gets court to evict 30-year-old son

  23-05-2018 23:13 via yahoo.com
  Most parents are living the life of "empty nesters" by the time their children reach 30, but one US couple had to go to court to give their son that extra little push."We don't talk, we stay out of each other's way," Rotondo told US media.
  
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• New On Netflix In June: More Movies, TV Shows, And Originals

  23-05-2018 23:06 via gamespot.com
  
  Start summer the right way: By staying inside and soaking up the air conditioning while you binge the month of June away on Netflix. The streaming service isn't playing around with its new offerings for the month, serving up a number of TV shows, movies, and originals that should keep you very entertained.The most notable arrival of the month is the second season of Marvel's Luke Cage. Set in the aftermath of Defenders, the new season of Luke Cage follows the titular superhero (Mike Coulter) as
  
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• Battlefield 5: Release Date, New Modes, And Everything We Know

  23-05-2018 22:56 via gamespot.com
  
  After weeks of rumors, EA has finally revealed Battlefield V. As DICE's big return to World War II, the developer wanted to go back to the series' origins while showing a different perspective and level of detail to the epic conflict. The recent livestream offered an extensive breakdown of the game's content, and though a rumored battle royale mode was notably absent, we have a better idea of what's to come in the next Battlefield game. Here's everything we know so far about Battlefield's return
  
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• Sony Considering "Many Options" For Portable Gaming

  23-05-2018 22:54 via gamespot.com
  
  We may not have seen the last of Sony's attempts at portable gaming. The new PlayStation head John Kodera has signaled that the company is looking into the portable market and considering its options, a notable change of course from the previous PlayStation boss, Andrew House."In my opinion, rather than separating portable gaming from consoles, it's necessary to continue thinking of it (portable gaming) as one method to deliver more gaming experiences and exploring what our customers want from p
  
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• NASA's new chief changes mind, now believes in climate change

  23-05-2018 22:42 via yahoo.com
  NASA's new administrator, a former lawmaker nominated by President Donald Trump to lead the US space agency, admitted Wednesday he has changed his mind about climate change and now believes that humans are the main driver of greenhouse gas emissions."The National Climate Assessment that includes NASA and it includes the Department of Energy, and it includes NOAA (the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration), has clearly stated that it is extremely likely... that human activity is the dom
  
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• Battlefield 5 Won't Have A Season Pass, But You Can Buy Cosmetics

  23-05-2018 22:38 via gamespot.com
  
  As promised, EA revealed a lot more details about the newest installment in the long-running Battlefield series, Battlefield V. The WWII shooter arrives for PS4, Xbox One, and PC this fall, but one of the most surprising things we learned is the way EA plans to release new content for it.During its big reveal presentation, EA announced that it won't be offering a paid season pass for Battlefield V. Instead, the publisher will roll out a regular stream of content updates for the online shooter--a
  
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• Battlefield 5 Dev Says Fortnite-style Battle Royale Mode Would Be "Natural Fit"

  23-05-2018 22:35 via gamespot.com
  
  Fortnite's battle royale mode is a gaming phenomenon that dominates headlines on our site on a daily basis. PUBG, the progenitor of the battle royale genre, is still going strong with regular updates. And even Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 is going to have a battle royale mode (though the developer is cagey about quite how large it'll be). With a mode that so clearly leads the current gaming zeitgeist, it comes as a surprise that the reveal stream for Battlefield V didn't even mention battle royale.
  
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• 20 Summer 2018 Movies We're Excited To See

  23-05-2018 22:27 via gamespot.com
  
  It's summertime, which means it's time for summer blockbusters. Sure, those movies all seem to come out in April and May now, but there is still plenty of space in June, July, and August for big, fun movies, even though the most anticipated movies of the year are already out of theaters.The upcoming three months may be short in terms of quantity of decent-looking horror movies, but there are plenty of sci-fi movies to fill the gap. Additionally, there are quite a few sequels to your favorite fr
  
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• Teachers show strength in Kentucky primary elections

  23-05-2018 22:26 via yahoo.com
  LANCASTER, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky teacher has schooled a leading politician, defeating him in the GOP primary for a state House seat.
  
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• Tomi Lahren Rips Her Haters After She's Doused With Water During Brunch in Minnesota

  23-05-2018 22:15 via yahoo.com
  President Trump and Kathy Griffin were among those coming to her defense.
  
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• Pentagon pulls China's invite to Pacific naval exercises

  23-05-2018 22:05 via yahoo.com
  The Pentagon has pulled its invitation for China to join maritime exercises in the Pacific because of Beijing's "continued militarization" of the South China Sea, an official said Wednesday, in the latest sign of US-China strains.China hit back at the decision, calling it "very non-constructive" and saying it was taken without due reflection."China's continued militarization of disputed features in the South China Sea only serves to raise tensions and destabilize the region," Pentagon spokesman
  
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• PS5 Still Three Years Away, Says PlayStation Boss

  23-05-2018 22:04 via gamespot.com
  
  If you thought Sony's announcement Tuesday that the PS4 had entered the end of its lifecycle meant a new console was coming soon, you may have a longer wait than expected. Sony's head of PlayStation, John Kodera, has said the company will take the next three years to further develop the fifth-generation PlayStation console, reports The Wall Street Journal. "We will use the next three years to prepare the next step, to crouch down so that we can jump higher in the future," said Kodera.The announc
  
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• Atlanta lawyer gets life in shooting of business exec wife

  23-05-2018 22:03 via yahoo.com
  ATLANTA (AP) — A judge on Wednesday sentenced a well-connected Atlanta attorney to life in prison with the possibility of parole for fatally shooting his business executive wife.
  
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• Nintendo Switch Set In Japan Offers Stripped Down Console For Cheap

  23-05-2018 21:46 via gamespot.com
  
  Nintendo has announced a new Switch set in Japan aimed at encouraging players to own more than one per household. The stripped-down version includes the Switch console, Joy-Cons, and Joy-Con straps, but leaves out all of the usual pieces meant to work with the Switch in TV mode: the dock, HDMI cable, and Joy-Con grip.Siliconera reports that the "Second Nintendo Switch Set" is a My Nintendo Store exclusive in Japan for the time being. The cost difference is pretty substantial at 25,000 yen instea
  
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• Betsy DeVos Stirs Uproar By Saying Schools Can Call ICE On Undocumented Kids

  23-05-2018 21:32 via yahoo.com
  Education Secretary Betsy DeVos provoked an outcry Tuesday when she said
  
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• Weary Venezuelans reject 'Maduro's circus'

  23-05-2018 21:28 via yahoo.com
  Fed up with years of acute deprivation and deeply distrustful of the government, a record number of Venezuelans declined to vote in the election that saw unpopular President Nicolas Maduro returned to office.It was "an historic demonstration of civil disobedience," said Gustavo Le Moire, a retiree and supporter of the opposition.Maduro won 68 percent of the vote, far ahead of his nearest rival, former army officer Henri Falcon, with 21 percent.
  
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• More Americans Than Ever Support Same-Sex Marriage

  23-05-2018 21:17 via yahoo.com
  In spite of enduring threats to LGBTQ rights in the U.S., a recent poll found
  
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• Yulia Skripal says recovery from poisoning 'slow, painful'

  23-05-2018 21:13 via yahoo.com
  LONDON (AP) — Yulia Skripal, who was poisoned with her ex-spy father in a nerve agent attack, said Wednesday her recovery has been "slow and painful," and that she hopes to return to her home in Russia someday.
  
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• Sea Of Thieves First Big Content Update, The Hungering Deep, Further Detailed

  23-05-2018 21:11 via gamespot.com
  
  Rare is readying the first big content update for its shared pirate game, Sea of Thieves. The Hungering Deep expansion is set to arrive on Xbox One and PC next week, and ahead of its release, the developer has shared some more details on what new features await in the free patch.Among other things, The Hungering Deep introduces "a range of permanent new game features" to the multiplayer pirate game. Among them is a new "monstrous" AI threat that players may encounter while sailing the high seas.
  
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• Days Gone: What We Want At E3 2018

  23-05-2018 21:00 via gamespot.com
  
  The setting is the Pacific Northwest. Freakers are on the loose. A biker gang rides on at the end of the world. This is Days Gone, the latest game from Sony's Bend Studio, the team behind the Syphon Filter series and the handheld Resistance and Uncharted games. But Days Gone is bigger than anything Bend has done before. It’s an ambitious, open-world game in which you can travel vast distances while being stalked by hordes of zombie-like enemies. Here's what we know about Days Gone, along w
  
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• Exclusive: Yulia Skripal - Attempted assassination turned my world upside down

  23-05-2018 20:54 via yahoo.com
  By Guy FaulconbridgeLONDON (Reuters) - Yulia Skripal survived an assassination attempt that UK authorities blame on Russia."The fact that a nerve agent was used to do this is shocking," Skripal told Reuters in an exclusive statement."My life has been turned upside down."Yulia and her father Sergei Skripal, a former colonel in Russian military intelligence who betrayed dozens of agents to Britain’s MI6 foreign spy service, were found unconscious on a public bench in the British city of Sali
  
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• Archaeologists Find 'Holy Grail of Shipwrecks' Carrying Stash Worth Up to $17 Billion

  23-05-2018 20:35 via yahoo.com
  In 1708, the San José— a Spanish galleon ship carrying a stash of gold, silver and emeralds — sank during a fierce battle against the British in the Caribbean Sea.Now, after sitting at the bottom of the ocean for 310 years, the San José's shipwreck has finally been officially identified, thanks to an analysis of the distinctive bronze cannons that sank with the ship.
  
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• Global warming may have 'devastating' effects on rice: study

  23-05-2018 20:33 via yahoo.com
  As carbon dioxide rises due to the burning of fossil fuels, rice will lose some of its protein and vitamin content, putting millions of people at risk of malnutrition, scientists warned on Wednesday."We are showing that global warming, climate change and particularly greenhouse gases -- carbon dioxide -- can have an impact on the nutrient content of plants we eat," said co-author Adam Drewnowski, a professor of epidemiology at the University of Washington.Protein and vitamin deficiencies can lea
  
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• US disinvites China from multinational military exercise

  23-05-2018 20:30 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon said Wednesday it has withdrawn an invitation for China to participate in a multinational naval exercise the U.S. is hosting this summer, a sign of fresh tension between Pacific powers.
  
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• Trump claims Clapper 'admitted' the FBI spied on his campaign. But Clapper said the opposite.

  23-05-2018 20:24 via yahoo.com
  President Trump on Wednesday falsely claimed that former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper conceded the FBI was spying on the Trump campaign.
  
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• Ariana Grande Shuts Down Fan Blaming Her For ‘Heartbreaking’ Mac Miller Split

  23-05-2018 20:23 via yahoo.com
  Reason No. 3489543 to stan Ariana Grande:
  
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• Jared Kushner Received His Security Clearance: Reports

  23-05-2018 20:22 via yahoo.com
  Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser, now has
  
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• Judge Orders 30-Year-Old Man To Move Out Of His Parents' House Already

  23-05-2018 20:07 via yahoo.com
  Two parents in New York will finally get to know what empty nest syndrome
  
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• Assad meets Russia envoy, hails 'partners in victories'

  23-05-2018 20:01 via yahoo.com
  Syrian President Bashar al-Assad hailed Russia's hand in his recent victories during a meeting in Damascus on Wednesday with the Kremlin's special envoy to talks on the conflict.It came just days after his troops secured the capital from jihadists and less than a week since Assad travelled to Sochi to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin.On Wednesday, the Russian envoy to Syria was in Damascus to meet Assad and other top Syrian officials, state news agency SANA reported.
  
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• Cleveland Indians Pitcher Trevor Bauer Rejects Claims He Scrawled 9/11 Conspiracy Message on Mound

  23-05-2018 19:59 via yahoo.com
  The message, "BD911" was thought to mean "Bush did 9/11."
  
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• Daughter of Poisoned Russian Ex-Spy Says Recovery Has Been 'Slow and Extremely Painful'

  23-05-2018 19:54 via yahoo.com
  Yulia Skripal and her father Sergei spent weeks hospitalized in critical condition
  
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• Is This the Loch Ness Monster? Scientists to Finally Find Out the Truth

  23-05-2018 19:48 via yahoo.com
  A little girl's eerie footage has people scratching their heads in Scotland.
  
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• Katy Perry's Best Hair (And Wig) Moments On 'American Idol'

  23-05-2018 19:47 via yahoo.com
  Katy Perry loves a good wig moment. And on this past season of "American
  
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• Democrats Push To Be Included In Classified Briefing On FBI Informant

  23-05-2018 19:41 via yahoo.com
  UPDATE: 7:41 p.m. -- The White House said later on Wednesday that while
  
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• How 3-Year-Old Princess Charlotte Took Charge of the Other Kids at the Royal Wedding: 'No, You Can't Go Yet!'

  23-05-2018 19:37 via yahoo.com
  Leave it to Princess Charlotte to secretly run the show on Prince Harry and Meghan Markle‘s big day.
  
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• U.S. veteran pleads guilty to airport killings to avoid death penalty

  23-05-2018 19:28 via yahoo.com
  A U.S. veteran of the war in Iraq on Wednesday pleaded guilty to fatally shooting five people to death at Fort Lauderdale International Airport in January 2017, in a deal approved by a federal judge that spared him the death penalty.Esteban Santiago, 28, agreed in U.S. District Court in Miami to a plea deal that calls for him to serve five consecutive life sentences followed by 120 years in prison without a right to appeal.Santiago flew from his home in Anchorage, Alaska, to Fort Lauderdale, ret
  
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• UN envoy urges quick action to avoid Israel-Palestinian war

  23-05-2018 19:27 via yahoo.com
  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N.'s Mideast envoy called Wednesday for urgent action to avoid another Israeli-Palestinian war sparked by the violence in Gaza.
  
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• Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson Gets Really High In New Skyscraper Trailer

  23-05-2018 19:23 via gamespot.com
  
  There are few stars in Hollywood busier than Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. In the last 12 months, the actor starred in no fewer than four big movies, including the wildly successful Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle. His next film is the action thriller Skyscraper, which hits theaters in July. A new trailer has now been released.Skyscraper stars Johnson as Will Sawyer, a former US Marine who now assesses security for skyscrapers. He's hired to work in China, on the tallest, most advanced building in t
  
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• Battlefield V: Watch The Reveal Presentation Here

  23-05-2018 19:20 via gamespot.com
  
  After many weeks of speculation, EA finally confirmed that this year's upcoming Battlefield game will be Battlefield V. The publisher formally announced the title last week, and soon the world will get its first look at the anticipated shooter during the Battlefield V reveal event, which airs later today, May 23.The presentation kicks off at 1 PM PT / 4 PM ET / 9 PM BST and will be hosted by The Daily Show's Trevor Noah. You'll have a variety of different options for watching it. EA will stream
  
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• 'I'm Always Going to Be Meg': The Sweet Thing Meghan Markle Said to Makeup Artist Friend Before Walking Down the Aisle

  23-05-2018 19:15 via yahoo.com
  Meghan Markle's makeup artist cried after seeing her for the first time as Duchess of Sussex: 'I lost it'.
  
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• No More Red Dead Redemption 2 Delays; $200 PS4 "Elite" Controller - GameSpot Daily

  23-05-2018 19:13 via gamespot.com
  
  Take-Two CEO says Red Ded Redemption 2 will hit its PS4 and Xbox One release date, while Scuff unveils a $200 Elite-style PS4 controller.
  
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• Brynn Cartelli, 15, Wins Season 14 of The Voice, Becomes Youngest Winner in Series History

  23-05-2018 19:01 via yahoo.com
  The fan-favorite contestant of season 14 — known for her mature sound and style — was crowned the winner of The Voice on Tuesday.
  
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• The Latest: Syria's Assad meets with Putin envoy

  23-05-2018 19:00 via yahoo.com
  BEIRUT (AP) — The Latest on Syria developments (all times local):
  
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