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• Meghan McCain Says ABC's Standards Are Higher Than The White House's

  30-05-2018 23:54 via yahoo.com
  ABC's quick cancellation of Roseanne Barr's TV show after the star made racist
  
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• Trump says drug companies to announce 'massive' price cuts soon

  30-05-2018 23:52 via yahoo.com
  By Yasmeen Abutaleb and Steve HollandWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he expects major drug companies to slash prices on their products in two weeks, but did not provide details on which companies would do so or how such reductions would be made.Health care lobbyists in Washington said they were caught by surprise and had no idea what Trump was talking about.A Health and Human Services Department (HHS) spokeswoman said the agency had nothing else to share on Trump'
  
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• I Wonder Who Wrote That Melania Trump Tweet

  30-05-2018 23:38 via yahoo.com
  It's been 20 days now since Melania Trump accompanied her husband to greet the
  
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• E3 2018: All The Companies Attending The Show

  30-05-2018 23:25 via gamespot.com
  
  We're inching ever closer to E3 2018, and this year's show promises to be one of the biggest in the expo's 22-year history. Nearly 200 hundred companies will have a presence on the show floor, from big-name developers to hardware manufactures and gaming outlets, and there will undoubtedly be many exciting announcements emanating from the LA Convention Center once the show begins.While E3 proper doesn't kick off until Tuesday, June 12, a number of developers and publishers will host their own pre
  
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• Melania Trump Tweets She's Doing OK, But Twitter Users Are Skeptical

  30-05-2018 23:20 via yahoo.com
  It's been almost three weeks since Melania Trump last appeared in public,
  
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• White House's Sanders chokes up amid question on guns

  30-05-2018 23:15 via yahoo.com
  Press Secretary Sarah Sanders' teared up as she fielded an unexpected question about school shootings from a kid reporter at the White House Wednesday.Sanders' voice wobbled and she became visibly upset after 13-year-old Benje Choucroun asked a question about kids feeling unsafe at school.The cub reporter -- on assignment for "Time for Kids" -- asked what the administration was doing to tackle the scourge of gun violence.
  
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• Mom Blasts Southwest Airlines For Asking To 'Prove' Biracial Son Was Hers

  30-05-2018 23:14 via yahoo.com
  A Southwest Airlines employee asked a college basketball coach over the
  
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• Trump admin facing tough questions on child separation policy

  30-05-2018 23:12 via yahoo.com
  Rep. Ted Lieu talks with Rachel Maddow about trying to hold the Trump administration accountable for their new policy of taking babies and children from immigrant parents and forcing a change to the policy.
  
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• Study on hurricane casualties fuels talk of statehood for Puerto Rico

  30-05-2018 23:10 via yahoo.com
  Critics of the federal response to Maria, comparing it to the relief efforts in Texas after Hurricane Harvey, believe it would have been more effective if the U.S. territory were a state with representation in Washington.
  
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• Virginia Adopts Medicaid Expansion, Promising Health Coverage To Almost 400,000

  30-05-2018 23:05 via yahoo.com
  Medicaid expansion is coming to Virginia after the state's legislature
  
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• Father Of Child Rescued In Paris Was Out Playing Pokemon Go

  30-05-2018 23:03 via gamespot.com
  
  The father of the boy who was dramatically rescued from a Paris balcony was apparently distracted by Pokemon Go at the time. CNN reports that according to French prosecutor Francois Molins, the father had gone out shopping and left the child at home alone. The mother is currently living elsewhere. But the shopping trip took longer than anticipated because the dad decided to play some Pokemon Go on his way back.The "Spider-Man" rescue incident grew international attention due to a viral video, in
  
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• 8 Minutes Of Octopath Traveler Gameplay

  30-05-2018 23:00 via gamespot.com
  
  New Nintendo Switch RPG from Square Enix due out in July.
  
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• In symbolic nod to India, U.S. Pacific Command changes name

  30-05-2018 22:52 via yahoo.com
  By Idrees AliPEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (Reuters) - The U.S. military on Wednesday renamed its Pacific Command the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, in a largely symbolic move underscoring the growing importance of India to the Pentagon, U.S. officials said.U.S. Pacific Command, which is responsible for all U.S. military activity in the greater Pacific region, has about 375,000 civilian and military personnel assigned to its area of responsibility, which includes India."Relationships with our Pacific and Ind
  
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• I Found Two Great Ways to Lay Out My Minuscule Studio Apartment

  30-05-2018 22:38 via yahoo.com
  They're so good, I can't pick a favorite
  
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• Photos: 17 injured following pileup in dense fog in Southern California

  30-05-2018 22:35 via yahoo.com
  Over a dozen cars were involved in a chain-reaction pileup near Cajon Pass in Southern California on Wednesday morning amid dense fog.
  
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• Dave Bautista's Avengers 4 Spoiler Is Painfully Obvious

  30-05-2018 22:35 via gamespot.com
  
  It's now been a month since Avengers: Infinity War arrived in theaters and left audiences shocked with how the war between the heroes and Thanos played out. If you've still not seen Infinity War and have somehow managed to avoid finding out how the movie ends, consider this a spoiler warning.In the final moments of Infinity War, half of the Marvel Cinematic Universe turned to dust after Thanos snapped his fingers using the Infinity Gauntlet. Among those that died were the nearly the entire cast
  
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• Off-tone Melania Trump tweet sparks serious concern for her welfare

  30-05-2018 22:29 via yahoo.com
  First lady Melania Trump has been noticeably absent from the public eye since
  
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• Miura, Miura on the Lawn—Why We Were Lovestruck by This Lamborghini

  30-05-2018 22:23 via yahoo.com
  Is there anything more beautiful than a well-used Miura?
  
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• Fortnite's Week 5 Challenges Delayed, Now Coming Thursday

  30-05-2018 22:16 via gamespot.com
  
  Fortnite players will have to wait a little longer than usual for the next set of weekly challenges to complete. Rather than rolling out the new challenges on Tuesday, as it typically has for the past several weeks, developer Epic announced on Twitter that the rest of Season 4's weekly challenges will instead arrive every Thursday, as they previously used to. [Update: The 4.3 update is now available and Week 5 challenges are set to launch on Thursday as scheduled.]The new set of challenges are n
  
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• BioWare's Anthem Tease Implies A Reveal Is Imminent

  30-05-2018 22:15 via gamespot.com
  
  BioWare appears to be teasing something for Anthem as we head into E3. The game made a big debut last year at E3 but has gone mostly quiet since, until it was delayed to 2019. A pair of social media activities implies a closer look is imminent.The official Facebook page has updated its cover photo, the first activity it's seen since June of last year. The official Twitter account has also sent out an mysterious tweet, also the first activity since last year, and the language implies it's buildin
  
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• Young reporter catches Sarah Sanders off-guard with question on mass shootings

  30-05-2018 22:14 via yahoo.com
  A question about active shooter drills from a young reporter brings the White House press secretary to tears.
  
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• Sarah Huckabee Sanders Chokes Up Over Child's School Shooting Question

  30-05-2018 22:12 via yahoo.com
  White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders spoke on everything from
  
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• Judge denies Michael Cohen's request for more time to review seized materials

  30-05-2018 22:12 via yahoo.com
  In a setback for Donald Trump, a judge denied a request by lawyers for Michael Cohen, Trump’s longtime personal attorney, in federal court on Wednesday for more time to review material seized in the FBI raid last month on Cohen’s home, hotel room and office.Cohen’s lawyers also clashed in the courtroom with Michael Avenatti, a lawyer for Stormy Daniels, the actor and producer of pornographic films, who alleges she had an affair with Trump more than a decade ago and was paid $13
  
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• Roseanne Barr tweets she's 'not racist' after racist tweets lead to show cancellation

  30-05-2018 22:05 via yahoo.com
  Just a day after Roseanne Barr’s ABC show Roseanne was cancelled over a racist tweet about Valerie Jarrett, the former television star has tweeted a defence of herself saying she is “not a racist”.Barr had said just after her show’s cancellation that she was leaving Twitter, but stayed on tweeting and retweeting accounts defending her and asserting she is not racist.One stupid joke in a lifetime of fighting 4 civil rights 4 all minorities, against networks, studios, at th
  
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• 'Slain' Russian journalist turns up alive at news conference

  30-05-2018 22:01 via yahoo.com
  KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — To the gasps, whoops and applause of stunned colleagues, Russian journalist Arkady Babchenko walked into a news conference Wednesday, less than a day after police in the Ukrainian capital said he had been assassinated.
  
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• Islamic State claims Belgian attack as city mourns

  30-05-2018 21:59 via yahoo.com
  By Verity Crane and Alissa de CarbonnelLIEGE, Belgium/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Islamic State claimed responsibility on Wednesday for an attack the previous day in the Belgian city of Liege in which two policewomen and a bystander were killed, but provided no proof.Belgian authorities meanwhile faced questions over why the attacker, a prison inmate who was suspected of links to radical Islamists in jail, was let out for a day.Interior Minister Jan Jambon said authorities were still examining the moti
  
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• Sarah Sanders gets choked up after a young boy asks about school safety

  30-05-2018 21:51 via yahoo.com
  On Wednesday, May 30, White House press secretary Sarah Sanders got choked up after a young boy asked about school safety during a press briefing.
  
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• Ariana Grande And Pete Davidson Make It Official With 'Harry Potter' Photo

  30-05-2018 21:44 via yahoo.com
  Yer a wizard, Ari.
  
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• Star Wars Movies, Ranked

  30-05-2018 21:43 via gamespot.com
  
  These Are The Best And Worst Reviews For Every Star Wars Movie
  The newest Star Wars film, Solo: A Star Wars Story, has polarized movie critics. It's far from the first Star Wars movie to do so. Even the most beloved Star Wars films have had their detractors.Join GameSpot as we rank all 11 major Star Wars movies, sharing the best and most positive -- along with the most negative and vicious -- takes on the legendary film franchise.(Image credit: Lucasfilm) 11. Star Wars: The Clone Wars
  This film,
  
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• Audi’s e-tron EV Will Offer Cameras in Place of Side Mirrors

  30-05-2018 21:40 via yahoo.com
  Unfortunately, they’re not allowed in the U.S. yet.
  
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• Biggest PS4 Games Of E3 2018

  30-05-2018 21:35 via gamespot.com
  
  We're five years into the the life cycle of PS4, which means it's going to be all about the games at E3 2018. While there's always the possibility of some of kind of big tech or hardware tease, it's more likely that Sony will save any of those types of announcements for another time. The focus is going to be on gameplay and trailers for many of the games we already know are releasing this holiday, as well as a slate of new and unannounced games.Here, in alphabetical order, are some of the bigge
  
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• Fallout 76: What We Want At E3 2018

  30-05-2018 21:27 via gamespot.com
  
  After nearly 24 hours of teasing on their official livestream, Bethesda has revealed the next installment in its post-apocalyptic series with Fallout 76. Set for release on PC, PS4, and Xbox One, the next game looks to focus a lot more on life within the insular inner-worlds of Vaults, and what comes after. Though the trailer was a satisfying teaser for what's the come, there's still a lot we want to know--so here's a more detailed breakdown of what Fallout 76 is all about, and we want to see at
  
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• Can 'Roseanne' Continue Without Roseanne Barr? Fan Suggestions Pour In

  30-05-2018 21:10 via yahoo.com
  The beloved sitcom can go on without her, some have suggested.
  
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• The Right-To-Try Bill Puts Patients At Risk In The Name Of Helping Them

  30-05-2018 21:04 via yahoo.com
  Congress recently approved the federal right-to-try bill after a months-long
  
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• Could Chrysler Be Killed This Friday?

  30-05-2018 21:04 via yahoo.com
  Swirling rumors suggest that one of America's oldest remaining automakers could be on the chopping block.
  
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• GameStop Has Switch Games And More On Sale This Week In The US

  30-05-2018 20:56 via gamespot.com
  
  Every time you turn around, it seems like GameStop is running a new weekly sale. This week's set of deals is full of many games that always seem to be on sale, as well as a bunch of Nintendo Switch games that get discounts more rarely. So if you could use a new Switch game to energize your downtime, now might be the time to take the plunge. Without further ado, here are the highlights from this week's GameStop sale.Let's start with the deals for Nintendo Switch owners. For starters, you can get
  
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• Netflix Orders A Locke And Key Comic Book Adaptation

  30-05-2018 20:53 via gamespot.com
  
  Get ready for another comic book adaptation on Netflix--and this time it's definitely not part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The streaming service has given a straight-to-series order to an adaptation of Locke and Key, the IDW comic by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez.For those unfamiliar with Locke and Key, the story follows a family that moves into a haunted estate after the murder of the family patriarch. Once there, the family's three children discover keys that they must protect from an e
  
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• US general says some Taliban interested in peace

  30-05-2018 20:52 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Some elements of the Taliban in Afghanistan are showing interest in peace talks, the top U.S. commander in Kabul said Wednesday, citing "off stage" contacts involving what he described as mid- and high-level leaders of the insurgency.
  
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• Canada imposes new sanctions on Venezuela

  30-05-2018 20:48 via yahoo.com
  Canada announced Wednesday further sanctions against associates of President Nicolas Maduro, including his wife, in response to what it called "illegitimate and anti-democratic" presidential elections in Venezuela last week.Canada rejected the result as "fraudulent," and along with its G7 partners has called on Maduro to schedule another vote, release all political prisoners and restore the authority of the country's National Assembly."These sanctions send a clear message that the Maduro regime'
  
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• What It Was Like To Work On 'Roseanne,' According To A Writers' Assistant

  30-05-2018 20:44 via yahoo.com
  The "Roseanne" writers room ― defunct as of Tuesday, when ABC swiftly canceled
  
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• Taliban 'talking and fighting,' says U.S. commander in Afghanistan

  30-05-2018 20:42 via yahoo.com
  By Phil StewartWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan played down a spate of recent Taliban attacks on Wednesday, saying violence levels were still lower than average as some insurgents talked peace - a situation he described as "talking and fighting.""You see mid-level, senior-level Taliban leaders engaging with Afghans," said Army General John Nicholson, adding that a lot of the diplomatic activity was taking place "off the stage."Nicholson's remarks came the same day tha
  
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• The mother of all lizards found in Italian Alps

  30-05-2018 20:41 via yahoo.com
  Scientists said Wednesday they had tracked down the oldest known lizard, a tiny creature that lived about 240 million years ago when Earth had a single continent and dinosaurs were brand new.Scans of the fossilised skeleton of Megachirella revealed the chameleon-sized reptile was an ancestor of today's lizards and snakes, which belong to a group called squamates, an international team wrote in the science journal Nature.This finding dragged the group back in time by 75 million years, and means t
  
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• Relief, anger over Russia journalist's staged death

  30-05-2018 20:34 via yahoo.com
  News that the supposed murder of a prominent Russian journalist and Kremlin critic was actually staged by Ukraine to thwart a real attempt on his life provoked both relief and anger on Wednesday.In a stunning development barely 24 hours after he had been reported killed, Arkady Babchenko appeared at a press conference where he admitted participating in a "special operation" to catch the alleged mastermind of a Russian plot to kill him.European Parliament President Antonio Tajani said he was "rel
  
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• At year end, summer programs await school shooting survivors

  30-05-2018 20:17 via yahoo.com
  PARKLAND, Fla. (AP) — As students count down the days until summer vacation, concerned parents are scrambling to keep survivors of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School massacre occupied so they don't have extra time to relive the nightmare.
  
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• Monster Hunter World Adds New Elder Dragon In Free Update Today

  30-05-2018 20:13 via gamespot.com
  
  A fearsome new threat is coming very soon to Monster Hunter World. Capcom has announced that the Elder Dragon Lunastra will be added to the co-op action RPG, and she'll arrive alongside a new set of gear and other content in a free update tonight, May 30.Unlike the recently introduced Kulve Taroth, Lunastra is a returning Elder Dragon, originally appearing in the series' 2006 installment, Monster Hunter 2. Known as "the Empress of Flame," Lunastra is the counterpart of Teostra, and she can fight
  
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• Texas teen, girlfriend accused in his jeweler father's death

  30-05-2018 20:11 via yahoo.com
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The son of an Austin-area jeweler and the teen's girlfriend are charged with hiring someone to kill his father, who was gunned down in March during a home break-in, authorities said Wednesday.
  
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• Hyper Light Drifter Nintendo Switch Gameplay - New Boomerang Sword Gameplay

  30-05-2018 20:09 via gamespot.com
  
  Hyper Light Drifter releases on Nintendo Switch this summer. This port also comes with exclusive content, like this new boomerang sword weapon seen in this gameplay video.
  
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• Hyper Light Drifter Nintendo Switch Gameplay - New Boomerang Sword

  30-05-2018 20:09 via gamespot.com
  
  Hyper Light Drifter releases on Nintendo Switch this summer. This port also comes with exclusive content, like this new boomerang sword weapon seen in this gameplay video.
  
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• People Now: Amber Rose Opens Up About Her Breast Reduction — Watch the Full Episode

  30-05-2018 20:08 via yahoo.com
  Your latest celebrity news and top headlines for May 30th on "People Now".
  
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• Girl dens blaze fresh trail into Boy Scouts of America

  30-05-2018 20:06 via yahoo.com
  On a frontline of the gender equality battle in the United States is Den 13, a suburban Virginia Cub Scout unit made up of girls on their way to next year becoming the first female Scouts in the Boy Scouts of America.After more than a century as a bastion of boyhood, the Boy Scouts of America announced in October that this year it would begin letting girls join the 5- to 10-year-old Cub Scouts.In 2019, the girls of Den 13 in McLean, Virginia, will be among the first female members of the newly n
  
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