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• United reaches settlement with family over dog's death in overhead bin

  24-05-2018 23:55 via yahoo.com
  United Airlines has reached a settlement with a family whose puppy died after a flight attendant insisted it be placed in an overhead bin.
  
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• Vet who survived wartime accident that killed son dies at 93

  24-05-2018 23:43 via yahoo.com
  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Lawrence Reilly Sr. barely survived the 1969 collision that sent half of the USS Frank E. Evans to the bottom of the South China Sea with his namesake son and 73 other shipmates trapped inside. The father spent the last years of his life unsuccessfully trying to convince the Pentagon to add those 74 names to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
  
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• Rainbow Six Siege Operation Para Bellum Update Available Now On PC Test Server

  24-05-2018 23:42 via gamespot.com
  
  Rainbow Six Siege's big Operation Para Bellum update is right around the corner, and now some players are able to try it out a little early. Ahead of its release next month, Ubisoft has deployed the Para Bellum update on Siege's test server, giving PC players a chance to test out its new features before the patch officially arrives in the live game.Among other things, Operation Para Bellum introduces two new Operators to the game: Alibi and Maestro. Both of the characters are Defenders and hail
  
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• PS4's Free New Battle Royale, H1Z1, Is Off To A Hot Start

  24-05-2018 23:28 via gamespot.com
  
  H1Z1 is joining Fortnite and seeing big success in bringing the battle royale genre to PS4. Players are embracing the game, which just had its first console launch on May 22, and within 24 hours it had amassed more than 1.5 million players. H1Z1 is more realism-focused than Fortnite, along the lines of PUBG, which has seen incredible success of its own. However, thanks to a timed-exclusivity arrangement with Microsoft, PUBG's only console version is on Xbox One, leaving H1Z1 to fill that void on
  
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• Border Agent Fatally Shoots Migrant Woman In Texas

  24-05-2018 23:27 via yahoo.com
  A Border Patrol agent shot and killed a migrant woman Wednesday in the Texas
  
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• Virginia congressional primary will be a test for an establishment Democrat, as party seeks to flip the House

  24-05-2018 23:10 via yahoo.com
  Before Virginia Democrats can pop the victory champagne, they first need to decide what kind of candidate, and race, they want to run.
  
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• Trump awards Medal of Honor to Navy SEAL in Afghan assault

  24-05-2018 23:09 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday inducted a new member into "the world's most exclusive club of heroes" by awarding a Medal of Honor to a Navy SEAL who led a daring assault and rescue mission on a snowy Afghanistan mountaintop in 2002.
  
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• Detroit: Become Human Gives Us A Very Scary Night - Gameplay

  24-05-2018 23:00 via gamespot.com
  
  PS4's Detroit: Become Human shows us what happens when you're forced to break the law.
  
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• Fortnite Getting New Playground Mode With Respawns And Friendly Fire

  24-05-2018 22:28 via gamespot.com
  
  Fortnite continues to evolve, and its developers are giving a sneak peek into some big new additions to the game coming in the near future on PS4, Xbox One, PC, and iOS. Following a big new content update that introduced jetpacks to the game, Epic Games has released its fifth State of Development as a window into future content, with tweaks to controllers, quality-of-life improvements, more Limited-Time Modes, and a new Playground mode that allows respawns on the way.Playground is a Limited Time
  
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• Trump fundraiser expands U.S. lawsuit accusing Qatar of hacking his emails

  24-05-2018 22:20 via yahoo.com
  A fundraiser for U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday added several defendants to a lawsuit claiming the Persian Gulf state of Qatar hacked his email accounts and shared the contents with news organizations.Elliott Broidy, whose access to Trump has been the subject of press coverage in the United States in recent months, sued Qatar in federal court in Los Angeles in March.On Thursday, he filed an amended complaint adding as defendants the brother of the Qatari ruler and Ahmed al-Rumaihi, a fo
  
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• Pokemon Go: Articuno Available Again Soon Through New Research Quests

  24-05-2018 22:04 via gamespot.com
  
  Pokemon Go players have a handful Legendaries to add to their collections right now, but another one will soon be available in the game. Developer Niantic announced that it will roll out a new batch of research quests next week, which can lead to an encounter with the Legendary Ice-type Articuno.Beginning June 1 at 1 PM PT / 4 PM ET, players will be able to find a new assortment of Field Research tasks when visiting Pokestops. Niantic hasn't detailed what these quests will entail, only that they
  
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• Arrested Development Season 4 Recap: What You Need To Know For Season 5

  24-05-2018 22:00 via gamespot.com
  
  The fan-favorite comedy returns to Netflix on May 29, but we'll help you get all caught up before the big day.
  
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• Security firm ordered to pay $1bn after guard raped teenage girl

  24-05-2018 21:51 via yahoo.com
  A security company has been told by a jury to pay $1bn (£750m) to woman who was raped by one of its guards when she was 14-years-old.Hope Cheston was with her boyfriend outside a party in Atlanta, Georgia in October 2012, when the armed security guard approached, her attorney said.The guard told the boyfriend not to move and raped Ms Cheston.
  
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• Maduro vows to free some jailed activists, raise Venezuela oil output

  24-05-2018 21:48 via yahoo.com
  By Vivian Sequera and Andreina AponteCARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's newly re-elected President Nicolas Maduro on Thursday pledged to release some jailed opposition activists, boost the OPEC member's tanking oil production and open dialogue with business leaders.Maduro won a Sunday election that critics at home and abroad condemned as a farce cementing his autocracy, at a time when the oil-rich nation is suffering from increasingly dire food shortages, health crises, and mass emigration.Oppositi
  
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• France, Russia to push coordination mechanism efforts on Syria

  24-05-2018 21:43 via yahoo.com
  France and Russia want to create a coordination mechanism between world powers to push ahead with finding a political solution in Syria, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday.Macron said the idea was to coordinate efforts carried out by the Astana process that comprises Russia, Turkey and Iran and the "small group", which was initiated by France, and comprises Britain, Germany, Jordan, the United States and Saudi Arabia.The key is to build a stable Syria," Macron said at a news confe
  
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• Mike Pompeo fires back when was asked if Trump has conflicts of interest

  24-05-2018 21:42 via yahoo.com
  While testifying before the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was asked if President Trump has any conflicts of interest.
  
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• Harvey Weinstein Expected To Turn Himself In To The NYPD For Sex Crimes

  24-05-2018 21:42 via yahoo.com
  Harvey Weinstein plans to turn himself in to New York City law enforcement on
  
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• Fans Back Jessica Walter After She Addressed Verbal Harassment By Jeffrey Tambor

  24-05-2018 21:38 via yahoo.com
  Fans have come out in droves on social media to express support for actress
  
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• Bus driver charged in crash that killed student, teacher

  24-05-2018 21:38 via yahoo.com
  A school bus driver with a history of driver's license suspensions caused a fatal crash on a New Jersey highway last week by crossing three lanes of traffic in an apparent attempt to make an illegal U-turn, according to a criminal complaint released Thursday.
  
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• ‘They’re Really on Their Own.’ Santa Fe Reveals the Danger of Being a Substitute Teacher in Era of School Shootings

  24-05-2018 21:18 via yahoo.com
  "They're really on their own"
  
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• Kim Kardashian Wished Kanye West A Happy Anniversary And, Fine, It's Pretty Cute

  24-05-2018 21:16 via yahoo.com
  Anything related to Kanye West these days comes with a massive caveat due to
  
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• Syrian air defense intercepts missile attack on airport: state media

  24-05-2018 21:09 via yahoo.com
  Syrian state media said a military airport near Homs city had come under missile attack which was repelled by its air defense systems on Thursday."One of our military airports in the central region was exposed to a hostile missile attack, and our air defense systems confronted the attack and prevented it from achieving its aim," state news agency SANA said.SANA earlier reported sounds of explosions heard near the Dabaa airport, about 20 km (12 miles) southwest of the central Syrian city of Homs
  
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• Trump Lawyer Attended DOJ Meeting On Confidential FBI Informant

  24-05-2018 21:08 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON ― Top congressional lawmakers and a White House attorney met with
  
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• The Story Behind The Best Photo From The Royal Wedding

  24-05-2018 21:03 via yahoo.com
  Brian Mulroney, a pageboy at Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's nuptials last
  
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• The Division 2: What We Want At E3 2018

  24-05-2018 21:00 via gamespot.com
  
  Tom Clancy's The Division came out in 2016 and it seemed like an ideal cross between shooter and MMORPG. The game immediately set itself apart with its contemporary setting, a realistic depiction of a snow-covered New York City enveloped in a pandemic crisis. Two years later, Ubisoft has announced that a sequel is in the works and that it's set to appear at E3 2018. To prepare you for what's ahead, here's what we know about Tom Clancy's The Division 2, as well as what we're hoping to see from it
  
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• Report: Airstrikes on Syria pro-government positions kill 12

  24-05-2018 20:58 via yahoo.com
  BEIRUT (AP) — Airstrikes overnight in eastern Syria killed at least 12 pro-government fighters, all reportedly foreign nationals, a war-monitoring group said Thursday. The Syrian government-run media blamed the strikes on the U.S.-led coalition fighting the Islamic State group.
  
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• Death Stranding: What We Know And Want At E3 2018

  24-05-2018 20:52 via gamespot.com
  
  Death Stranding is one of the most exciting upcoming games appearing at E3 2018. The next project from famed developer Hideo Kojima has had us intrigued ever since its provocative E3 2016 reveal trailer. With the game confirmed as one of the four major games Sony intends to primarily focus on during its press conference, our hype and anticipation only continues to build. To prepare you for what's ahead, here's what we know about Death Stranding, as well as what we're hoping to see from it at thi
  
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• Missile that downed MH17 plane came from Russian military: investigators

  24-05-2018 20:47 via yahoo.com
  Investigators probing the 2014 downing of flight MH17 said Thursday for the first time that the missile which brought down the plane over eastern Ukraine originated from a Russian military brigade.The Joint Investigation Team "has come to the conclusion that the BUK-TELAR that shot down MH17 came from 53rd Anti-aircraft Missile Brigade based in Kursk in Russia," top Dutch investigator Wilbert Paulissen said.
  
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• Next Free Legendary Pokemon For Ultra Sun And Moon Revealed, Available Soon

  24-05-2018 20:43 via gamespot.com
  
  The Year of Legendary Pokemon rolls on. With June just around the corner, The Pokemon Company has shared some more details about the next free Pokemon it is giving away for Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, and it's another Legendary from the Kalos region: Zygarde.In contrast to previous distributions, which offered a different Legendary depending on which seventh-gen game they're redeemed in, Zygarde is the only Pokemon that players will receive in June, regardless of which version they have. What make
  
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• Does Solo: A Star Wars Story Have A Credits Scene?

  24-05-2018 20:43 via gamespot.com
  
  You're here for one simple reason: You want to know whether you need to stick around in the theater once the credits start rolling on Solo: A Star Wars Story. Star Wars movies have never had post-credits scenes before now, though, and the answer to this question is simple: No, Solo does not have any post-credits scenes, mid-credits scenes, or stingers of any type. Once the credits start rolling, that's it. Movie over. Go home.Even as Disney has perfected the art of the credits scene in the Marv
  
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• Xbox One Game Pass Adds Next Up Hero, Mega Man, And More In June

  24-05-2018 20:34 via gamespot.com
  
  Microsoft has announced another set of games to be added to its all-you-can-eat Game Pass service on Xbox One in June. Those will include a brand-new co-op dungeon crawler along with several other games joining the service.The headliner of the bunch is Next Up Hero, a co-op dungeon crawler that has you gather loot and upgrade your skills. Every time you die you'll leave behind an echo, which can be raised by the next hero to fight as an AI companion. It will come sometime in June, alongside its
  
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• Battlefield 5 Release Date And Gameplay Details - GameSpot Daily

  24-05-2018 20:31 via gamespot.com
  
  Battlefield 5 brings World War 2 back to Xbox One, PS4, and PC, while the PS5 is still a few years away.
  
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• Transformers Movie Series' Future Is Suddenly Uncertain

  24-05-2018 20:20 via gamespot.com
  
  The Transformers series might be one of the most successful film franchises of all time, but 2017's Transformers: The Last Knight wasn't nearly as big a hit as the previous movies in the series. The spin-off Bumblebee is due out later this year, but plans to continue the series beyond that remain uncertain. It has now been reported that Paramount has removed the Transformers movie planned for 2019 from its release schedule entirely.As reported by Variety, the film was originally set for release
  
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• Avengers: Infinity War Writers Talk Deleted Scenes, Captain Marvel, And Hawkeye

  24-05-2018 20:20 via gamespot.com
  
  With nearly $2 billion at the worldwide box office thus far, it's safe to say a lot of people have seen Avengers: Infinity War. Now, nearly a month after its release, the writers of the latest Marvel Cinematic Universe movie, along with its follow up Avengers 4, are tackling some very important questions.Naturally, they aren't getting into spoiler territory when it comes to the next Avengers adventure. After all, with so many superheroes turned to dust by Thanos (Josh Brolin), even the smallest
  
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• Rudy Giuliani: Trump Won't Interview With Mueller Until We Get ‘Spygate’ Report

  24-05-2018 19:59 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON ― After weeks of describing June's planned meeting with North Korea
  
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• London couple convicted of murdering nanny, burning her body

  24-05-2018 19:59 via yahoo.com
  LONDON (AP) — A London couple delusionally obsessed with a former boy-band star were found guilty Thursday of murdering their French nanny and burning her body on a bonfire in their backyard.
  
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• Pope tells bishops not to accept gay seminarians: report

  24-05-2018 19:55 via yahoo.com
  Pope Francis warned Italian bishops this week to vet carefully applicants to the priesthood and reject anyone they suspected might be homosexual, local media reported on Thursday."Keep an eye on the admissions to seminaries, keep your eyes open," the pope was quoted as saying by newspaper La Stampa's Vatican Insider service."If in doubt, better not let them enter."The Vatican did not immediately respond to a request for a comment on the remarks, which Vatican Insider and Il Messaggero said were
  
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• Pakistan ends colonial-era arrangement as it brings restive tribal border area into mainstream politics

  24-05-2018 19:46 via yahoo.com
  Pakistan’s lower house has voted for landmark reform that would end draconian colonial era laws making the country’s restive tribal areas subject to collective punishment and beyond the protection of courts. The national assembly voted to bring the semi-autonomous border areas at the centre of the war on Islamist terrorism into the mainstream political fold by incorporating them into a neighbouring province. The move would usher in widespread political reform and see the writ of Paki
  
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• 'Survivor' Season 36 Winner Wendell Holland Opens Up About His Big Win

  24-05-2018 19:46 via yahoo.com
  After the first-ever tie vote Wendell Holland takes home the title of "Survivor" winner
  
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• Monster Hunter World Kulve Taroth Siege Returns Tonight

  24-05-2018 19:42 via gamespot.com
  
  Kulve Taroth is one fierce foe, and now Monster Hunter World players on PS4 and Xbox One will get another chance to take her on. The Elder Dragon returns to the game May 24 at 5PM PT / 8PM ET (1AM BST on May 25). To take on the Siege, you'll need to be a hunter rank 16 or higher.Kulve Taroth protects herself with a shining coat of metal. Up to 16 people can take part in the Siege, with players being divided into groups of four to track and break off parts of her armor. "Cloaked in a heavy golden
  
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• U.S.-backed Syrian forces arrest French Islamic State leader: SDF

  24-05-2018 19:23 via yahoo.com
  The U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) said on Thursday they had arrested a French citizen who headed an Islamic State group in Syria and had been involved in the Paris and Nice attacks in 2015 and 2016.An SDF statement said the man arrested was Adrien Lionel Kayali and that he was born in 1983 and converted to Islam in 2003.French media have reported the captured man's name as French citizen Adrien Guihal, wanted in connection with terrorist activities in France.
  
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• Israel is pressing the Trump administration to recognize its sovereignty

  24-05-2018 19:15 via yahoo.com
  Israel is pressing the Trump administration to recognize its sovereignty over the occupied Golan Heights, an Israeli cabinet minister said on Wednesday, predicting U.S. assent could come within months.
  
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• Trump Posthumously Pardons Boxer Jack Johnson

  24-05-2018 19:11 via yahoo.com
  President Donald Trump told reporters Thursday that he is pardoning late
  
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• Fashion Designer Convicted of Torturing 21-Year-Old Nanny and Burning Her Body

  24-05-2018 19:10 via yahoo.com
  Sophie Lionnet's emaciated body was stuffed into a suitcase and burned on a bonfire
  
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• Victoria Beckham Reveals the Royal Wedding Was 'the Best Day' and Gushes About Meghan's Dress

  24-05-2018 19:05 via yahoo.com
  It’s only fitting that Victoria Beckham would have an opinion on Meghan Markle‘s wedding dress.
  
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• Man's sledgehammer rampage caught on CCTV

  24-05-2018 19:03 via yahoo.com
  A road rage suspect who hit a man with a sledgehammer is being sought by police in Philadelphia.The assailant then leaves his pickup truck with a sledgehammer and smashes the driver's side window of an SUV.The attacker then hits the passenger with the sledgehammer as he limps off to get back into the SUV.
  
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• Metroid Prime 4: What We Want At E3 2018

  24-05-2018 19:00 via gamespot.com
  
  Knowing full well that it would leave fans wondering what's to come, Nintendo's E3 2017 reveal that Metroid Prime 4 is in development was short but sweet. All we got was a logo, and Bill Trinen's word that it is due to ship sometime "beyond 2017." We are well into 2018 now and there's still nary a word about what the game will look like, let alone what studio is currently piecing it together. Assuming that Nintendo makes a big show at this year's E3, here's what we hope to find out about the sec
  
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• Solo: A Star Wars Story: What Is The Card Game Sabacc?

  24-05-2018 18:58 via gamespot.com
  
  You won't find sabacc games in Atlantic City or on the Vegas strip, but in places like Canto Bight and Cloud City, sabacc is the discerning gambler's game of choice. In Solo, the sabacc table is where Han meets Lando, sparking a friendship that lasts for decades, and it's sabacc that they're playing when Han wins the Millennium Falcon, changing the fate of the galaxy forever.Sabacc is more than just a plot device, however. It has a complete set of rules, numerous variants, and a long and storied
  
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• Venezuela's Maduro being sworn in for second term Thursday

  24-05-2018 18:55 via yahoo.com
  Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro announced on Twitter he would be sworn in for a second six-year term Thursday, brushing aside a law under which his inauguration was to be held next January.Maduro, re-elected Sunday in a poll boycotted by the main opposition parties, said he would take the oath of office before the Constituent Assembly, which he set up himself last year and stacked with his supporters."Today I will be before the National Constituent Assembly, endowed with full powers, to tak
  
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• Detroit Become Human The First Hour

  24-05-2018 18:55 via gamespot.com
  
  Join Sam and Ben as they make some potential hard decisions in the first hour of Detroit Become Human.
  
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