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• Russia, Saudi seek raised OPEC output of 1.5 million bpd

  16-06-2018 23:40 via yahoo.com
  Russia and Saudi Arabia will ask OPEC to hike production by 1.5 million barrels a day in the third quarter of 2018, Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said on Saturday.OPEC and Russia decided together in 2016 to cut their supply in order to push prices up following a crash induced by a global crude production glut.An oil production shortfall in Iran and Venezuela has changed the scenario for the two countries and members of the oil cartel.
  
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• Pope: Abortion is 'white glove' equivalent to Nazi crimes

  16-06-2018 23:35 via yahoo.com
  VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis denounced abortion on Saturday as the "white glove" equivalent of the Nazi-era eugenics program and urged families to accept the children that God gives them.
  
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• E3 2018's Highs, Lows, And Biggest Games

  16-06-2018 23:16 via gamespot.com
  
  After a week of big announcements, reveals, and trailers, E3 2018 has come to a close. Every big press conference is over, and we've finally seen everything we possibly can across the weeklong event. There was more than enough to get excited about, but at the same time, there were some moments that were lacking.In this feature we go over our favorite parts of E3 2018, a few of the things we wish some of the companies could've done differently, and a handful of the biggest games. This is the spo
  
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• E3 2018's Biggest Surprises

  16-06-2018 23:16 via gamespot.com
  
  The Biggest Surprises of E3
  E3 is the one time of year all eyes are on the games industry, from media and investors to fans. That makes it the perfect place for publishers to drop their biggest bombshells. This year was no exception, thanks to some curveballs from the likes of Microsoft, Nintendo, Bethesda, and more--from revivals of long-dormant franchises to new games we never saw coming.EA kicked off the week's festivities with its EA Play event, which delivered both a game release and the p
  
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• E3 2018: Best Of Games And Tech - Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Resident Evil 2, And More

  16-06-2018 23:15 via gamespot.com
  
  E3 is a wondrous time of year when publishers and developers go all out to win your attention and get the world excited for their upcoming lineup of games and products. With so much news, trailers, and announcements, it's tough to narrow down our picks of Best of E3 Awards to only 20. These are these are the most exciting games coming out of the show according to GameSpot's editors, and the ones we can't wait to play more of.Every game and product in this gallery shares in the glory of our Best
  
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• Sony's E3 2018 News From PS4 Press Conference: Resident Evil 2, Last Of Us 2, Spider-Man

  16-06-2018 23:14 via gamespot.com
  
  Sony returns to E3 with a press conference focusing on Death Stranding, Spider-Man, Ghost of Tsushima, and The Last of Us: Part II. While the company offered in-depth looks at these four games, it also announced new games, like Nioh 2 and Control. It even offered new looks at the highly-anticipated Resident Evil 2 Remake and Kingdom Hearts III.To ensure you're up to date on everything you need to know, we've gathered all of Sony's major E3 2018 announcements. But if you'd like to re-experience t
  
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• Nintendo Switch's E3 2018 Press Conference News - Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Fortnite, Mario Party

  16-06-2018 23:14 via gamespot.com
  
  After all the big announcements from the last few days, Nintendo wrapped up the E3 2018's string of press conferences with a bevy of new details about its latest games. The company went into great detail about the new Super Smash Bros. game. Titled Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, the game is shaping up to be one of the most exciting this year. There's also a plethora of new games that got announced.To ensure you stay on top of everything, we've rounded up all of the announcements from the Direct Pre
  
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• Microsoft's E3 2018: Xbox Press Conference News - Halo Infinite, Cyberpunk 2077

  16-06-2018 23:13 via gamespot.com
  
  Kicking off the second day of E3 2018 is Microsoft. The company had a phenomenal lineup of big announcements. It announced some of the latest entries in its most iconic franchises, like Halo Infinite and Gears 5. In addition, big-name sequels and new IPs were debuted, which included Cyberpunk 2077, Devil May Cry 5, and Dying Light.But don't let this opening tell you everything there is to know about the press conference. We've rounded up all of the announcements from the briefing, and below you'
  
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• Ubisoft's E3 2018 Press Conference News Recap: Assassin's Creed Odyssey, Star Fox, Division 2

  16-06-2018 23:12 via gamespot.com
  
  Ubisoft continues to deliver on the E3 2018 surprises. As one of the major third publishers, the company had no shortage of announcements concerning its latest games. Aside from exciting new details about Assassin's Creed Odyssey and The Division 2, the company also showcased new trailers for Skull & Bones and Beyond Good & Evil 2.To help you keep up to date with everything going on, we've rounded up all of the announcements from the briefing. But if you'd like to live through the excite
  
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• Square Enix's E3 2018 Press Conference News Recap: Kingdom Hearts 3, Shadow Of The Tomb Raider

  16-06-2018 23:12 via gamespot.com
  
  Starting the third day of the E3 2018 conference was none other than Square Enix. With big upcoming games like Shadow of the Tomb Raider and Kingdom Hearts III just on the horizon, it makes sense that the tenured Japanese company held a press conference to discuss more about what it has in store. It was, however, a relatively brief event that didn't reveal a ton.We've rounded up all of the announcements that were made during the briefing, and below you'll find all of our coverage of Square Enix'
  
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• Fortnite's Week 7: Pleasant Park Treasure Map, Goal On Pitches (Season 4 Challenges)

  16-06-2018 23:11 via gamespot.com
  
  More Fortnite challenges are now live, with Week 7 presenting players with another batch of seven different things to do while playing. A number of them are fairly routine, while one is essentially a tie-in to coincide with the start of the World Cup, and another has you dealing with a treasure map. Here's how to complete them all.With the challenges debuting in-game on the same day the World Cup begins, one challenge asks you to score a goal on different pitches. You'll need to do this one five
  
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• All E3 2018 News: Everything From The Press Conferences

  16-06-2018 23:11 via gamespot.com
  
  After a hectic week of reveals and announcements, E3 2018 has drawn to a close. But while we may have reached the end of this year's expo, the past week has been filled with exciting news. We got to see seven major press conferences in the days leading up to E3, which brought us a ton of reveals, from a new Cyberpunk 2077 trailer to the unveiling of Resident Evil 2 and an extended gameplay sequence from The Last of Us: Part II.In all, E3 2018 was packed with news, gameplay demos, and trailers, g
  
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• Taxi hits pedestrians near Moscow's Red Square, injuring 8

  16-06-2018 23:08 via yahoo.com
  MOSCOW (AP) — Eight people, including two from Mexico, were injured Saturday when a taxi crashed into pedestrians on a sidewalk near Red Square in Moscow.
  
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• Taxi plows into Moscow crowd

  16-06-2018 22:43 via yahoo.com
  A taxi drove into a crowd of people near Moscow's Red Square on Saturday, injuring eight people including Mexicans in the city for the soccer World Cup. Yahaira Jacquez reports.
  
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• Sen. Cruz, Jimmy Kimmel match-up just hours away

  16-06-2018 22:41 via yahoo.com
  Senator Ted Cruz and Jimmy Kimmel are just hours away from hitting the hardwood for a good cause right here in Houston.
  
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• Italy demands Netherlands recall NGO migrant rescue ships

  16-06-2018 22:34 via yahoo.com
  By Philip PullellaROME (Reuters) - Italy on Saturday demanded that the Netherlands recall two Dutch-flagged migrant rescue ships after one of the non-governmental organizations that operate them called Rome's interior minister a fascist.A heated exchange erupted after interior minister Matteo Salvini told more foreign NGOs operating migrant rescue ships in the Mediterranean they could not dock in Italian ports.
  
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• 'Worst Devastation I've Seen.' Angelina Jolie Visits Mosul a Year After Liberation From ISIS

  16-06-2018 22:28 via yahoo.com
  "The trauma and the loss that they've suffered is unparalleled"
  
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• Former Cambridge Analytica staff 'working on Donald Trump's 2020 re-election campaign'

  16-06-2018 22:21 via yahoo.com
  A data company run by former employees of Cambridge Analytica (CA) has been quietly working on President Donald Trump’s 2020 campaign, according to reports.Journalists from Associated Press (AP) overheard the president of new consulting firm Data Propria Matt Oczkowski say in a public space that he and the former data scientist of Cambridge Analytica were working with Mr Trump’s campaign manager Brad Parscale on the new re-election campaign.CA had also worked on the successful 2016 c
  
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• Afghanistan extends ceasefire after suicide attack kills 25

  16-06-2018 22:06 via yahoo.com
  An Afghan government ceasefire with the Taliban was extended Saturday despite a suicide bombing killing at least 25, which marred an otherwise remarkable Eid holiday that has seen militants hugging security forces and civilians in celebration of the unprecedented truce.President Ashraf Ghani made the announcement in a rare televised address, in which he also asked the Taliban to extend their three-day ceasefire, which is due to end Sunday night."I order the security forces to remain on their def
  
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• Austria calls on Germany to clarify spying allegations

  16-06-2018 21:43 via yahoo.com
  Austria called on Germany Saturday to clarify new allegations that its secret service systematically spied on politicians, international organisations and companies on Austrian territory, as reported by two national newspapers.Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen called for "full clarification" from the German authorities, while Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz urged Berlin to "cooperate properly" in shedding light on newspaper reports regarding the past activities of the federal intell
  
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• Gal Gadot Reveals First Look At 'Wonder Woman' 2 Costume

  16-06-2018 21:36 via yahoo.com
  The Amazonian goddess is returning to the silver screen, and this time its the
  
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• 29-Pound Cat Up for Adoption After He Takes Himself For a Walk

  16-06-2018 21:36 via yahoo.com
  He had no chip.
  
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• The Latest: Spain's royals hear jazz, see Mardi Gras Indians

  16-06-2018 21:33 via yahoo.com
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Latest on the visit to New Orleans by the King and Queen of Spain (all times local):
  
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• Afghan bomber kills 21, mostly Taliban celebrating truce

  16-06-2018 21:14 via yahoo.com
  KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A suicide bomber blew himself up in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday, killing 21 people and wounding another 41, most of them believed to be Taliban fighters who had gathered to celebrate a three-day cease fire marking the Islamic holiday of Eid al-Fitr, a police official said.
  
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• Import now to beat tariffs on goods from China? It will cost

  16-06-2018 20:30 via yahoo.com
  New tariffs on imports from China may leave American companies with a choice — pay a higher freight bill now or pay the tariffs starting in three weeks.
  
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• School to be named after journalist, undocumented immigrant

  16-06-2018 19:45 via yahoo.com
  MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) — At a divisive time for U.S. immigration policies, a California school board has decided to name a new elementary school after an award-winning journalist who disclosed in 2011 that he had been living in the U.S. illegally.
  
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• Stunning nighttime lava display in Hawaii captured on video by US military

  16-06-2018 19:34 via yahoo.com
  This stunning footage shows rivers of lava pouring from a volcano close to a Hawaii town.
  
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• Police say 2 Kansas deputies killed by inmate were parents

  16-06-2018 19:25 via yahoo.com
  KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Two Kansas sheriff's deputies who were shot and killed by an inmate while transporting him between the courthouse and jail were both parents, authorities said Saturday.
  
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• Harvard accused of racism against Asian applicants

  16-06-2018 19:14 via yahoo.com
  Harvard University has been accused of racism against Asian students because of perceived negative personality traits, according to court documents filed on Friday. The 388-year-old institution is being sued by Students for Fair Admissions, an action group, for discriminating against Asian applicants. The group commissioned an analysis of more than 160,000 applicants who applied for admission from 2000 to 2015, which showed that Asians were given lower scores on “personality” traits
  
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• Just call your dad on Father's Day before posting a photo of him on Facebook

  16-06-2018 19:10 via yahoo.com
  This Father’s Day, call your dad.  Your dad doesn’t care how many likes you collect on Instagram or Facebook. Just pick up the phone and call the guy.  SEE ALSO: You haven't heard of this masculinity movement, but it's exactly what men need right now Listen, I get it — you want to show all your friends what a total stud your dad was in his 20s or share a cute childhood, family photo where you look completely adorable and your sister is in peak awkward stage.  But
  
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• Partially Blind Dog That Survived Euthanasia Attempt Is Up for Adoption

  16-06-2018 18:55 via yahoo.com
  He defied the odds.
  
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• Tesla bursts into flames on West Hollywood street

  16-06-2018 18:48 via yahoo.com
  Fire investigators are looking into what caused a Tesla to burst into flames on a West Hollywood street.
  
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• Moscow taxi mounts pavement and injures people 'wearing Mexico colours'

  16-06-2018 18:39 via yahoo.com
  A taxi mounted the pavement near Moscow's Red Square on Saturday evening, ploughing into a group of people and injuring eight. Early reports say that Mexico fans are among the injured, as some of those involved were wearing Mexican team colours. Police said the driver likely lost control of the vehicle and has been detained. Two ambulances quickly arrived at the scene and seven people were taken to hospital.  There were no immediate details on the severity of the pedestrians' inju
  
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• Afghanistan Eid car bomb, claimed by Islamic State, kills 26

  16-06-2018 18:30 via yahoo.com
  By RupamJain and Qadir SediqiKABUL (Reuters) - A car bomb killed at least 26 people at a gathering of Taliban and Afghan armed forces in the eastern city of Nangarhar on Saturday, an official said, as soldiers and militants celebrated an unprecedented Eid ceasefire.Islamic State claimed responsibility.The Taliban had already denied involvement.
  
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• The Latest: Slain Kansas deputies were both parents

  16-06-2018 18:23 via yahoo.com
  KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — The Latest on the fatal shootings of two Kansas sheriff's deputies by an inmate they were transporting (all times local):
  
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• Kids’ lack of sleep linked to higher odds of heart disease, health risks, study warns

  16-06-2018 17:58 via yahoo.com
  A study in the journal Pediatrics links lack of sleep to higher odds for heart disease, high blood pressure, and obesity. It found that less than a third of kids get the recommended amount of sleep.
  
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• Trump blames Democrats as outrage grows over family separation

  16-06-2018 17:53 via yahoo.com
  The president blamed Democrats for blocking passage of immigration and border security on Twitter, one day after he seemed to distance himself from the administration’s “zero tolerance” policy.
  
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• Tent camp built near border to house migrant children separated from parents

  16-06-2018 17:47 via yahoo.com
  2,000 children have been separated from their parents in the last six weeks, housed in a former Walmart or small group homes, as part of the Trump administration’s hard-line immigration policy.
  
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• Kind Texas Cop Buys Groceries for Man Whose Were Stolen When He Fainted Outside

  16-06-2018 17:42 via yahoo.com
  She said it's part of her job.
  
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• Migrant father: 'Just destroyed' by separation from children caused by Trump policy

  16-06-2018 17:11 via yahoo.com
  MSNBC’s Mariano Atencio reports from the Catholic Charities Christian shelter center in McAllen, Texas, the next stop for many migrants after they’ve been released from detention centers.
  
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• Nearly 2,000 Children Have Been Separated From Their Families During Trump Border Crackdown

  16-06-2018 16:56 via yahoo.com
  Trump's policy, which results in family separation, sparked outrage this week
  
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• 2 Kansas sheriff's deputies die after inmate-involved shooting, police say

  16-06-2018 16:54 via yahoo.com
  A second sheriff's deputy died early Saturday from injuries suffered when an inmate who was being transported in Kansas City overpowered two officers and shot them.
  
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• Defiant Merkel backs Europe migrant policy as Bavaria row simmers

  16-06-2018 16:40 via yahoo.com
  By Madeline ChambersBERLIN (Reuters) - Migrant policy requires a European solution, German Chancellor Angela Merkel insisted on Saturday, ceding no ground in a showdown with her Bavarian allies that threatens her three-month-old coalition government.The row is over Merkel's rejection of plans by Interior Minister Horst Seehofer, from Bavaria, for Germany unilaterally to send back migrants who have registered in other European Union countries.In her weekly podcast, three days before talks between
  
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• Arab alliance close to capturing Hodeidah airport, Yemen military says

  16-06-2018 16:06 via yahoo.com
  By Mohammed GhobariADEN (Reuters) - Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi movement fought on Saturday to keep a Saudi-led coalition from taking full control of the airport in the port city of Hodeidah, in an offensive the U.N. says could trigger a famine imperiling millions of lives.The alliance, led in the Hodeidah assault by the United Arab Emirates, is attempting to capture the well-defended city and push the Houthis out of their sole Red Sea port, in the biggest battle of the war."No work, no salary,
  
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• The Next Great China Threat: An Invasion of the Philippines?

  16-06-2018 16:04 via yahoo.com
  It's not clear whether the warning was prompted by genuine fears of Chinese aggression or Filipino domestic politics.The Philippines should prepare to be invaded by China, warns a former top Philippines defense official."Within hours, the Chinese can destroy most of the country's defense facilities and probably some of our cities," former secretary of national defense and national security adviser Norberto Gonzales told Philippines news site Rappler.
  
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• Afghanistan announces extension of govt ceasefire with Taliban

  16-06-2018 16:02 via yahoo.com
  Afghan President Ashraf Ghani announced Saturday an extension of the government's week-long ceasefire with the Taliban, as both sides observed a halt in hostilities for Eid.In a rare televised address to the nation, Ghani also asked the Taliban to extend their three-day ceasefire which is due to end Sunday."I order the security forces to remain on their defensive positions," Ghani said, adding details of the extension would be released later.
  
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• Ex-Trump campaign chairman Manafort jailed ahead of trial

  16-06-2018 15:42 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Onetime Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort has been sent to jail after a federal judge revoked his house arrest over allegations of witness tampering in special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation.
  
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• Eid truce between Afghan army and Taliban marred by deadly blast

  16-06-2018 15:36 via yahoo.com
  A blast at a ceasefire meeting of Taliban fighters in the country's east has killed up to 20 even as the war-weary country celebrated an unprecedented holiday truce in the long-running conflict. The explosion hit a meeting in Nangarhar province as fighters met to mark the Taliban's three-day ceasefire to mark the religious festival of Eid al-Fitr. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the explosion. At least one hardline Taliban splinter faction had previously said it would not abid
  
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• World Cup in Kenya prison

  16-06-2018 15:15 via yahoo.com
  As part of their rehabilitation, inmates at Kamiti Maximum Security Prison in rural Kenya are playing their own version of the World Cup, with teams named after the countries competing at the real thing.
  
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• Figures show about 2,000 minors separated from families

  16-06-2018 14:47 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly 2,000 minors have been separated from their families at the U.S. border over a six-week period during a crackdown on illegal entries, according to Department of Homeland Security figures obtained by The Associated Press.
  
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