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• DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen Defends Separation Of Families At The Border

  18-06-2018 23:57 via yahoo.com
  Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen stuck to talking points on Monday
  
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• Westworld Breakdown: Season 2 Episode 9 Vanishing Point

  18-06-2018 23:30 via gamespot.com
  
  Vanishing Point reveals Juliet's tragic backstory through the eyes of William and Emily. Plus, we learn more on Ford's plan for Bernard and the hosts. Join Lucy and Tamoor as they discuss everything you might have missed. Also, beware of spoilers!
  
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• Lucy Hale Says She Was Assaulted: 'It's Happened To Me'

  18-06-2018 23:21 via yahoo.com
  It appears stories from the recent Me Too movement hit close to home for
  
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• WWE Announces New Championship Titles As Part Of NXT Brand Expansion

  18-06-2018 23:09 via gamespot.com
  
  WWE's global expansion just took a major step forward. Appearing at WWE's UK Title Tournament taping on Monday, WWE Executive Vice President of Talent, Live Events, and Creative Triple H announced the United Kingdom was getting its own NXT brand, with taping for the new show beginning in July. The news comes on the heels of another major announcement from the company, which revealed current WWE Champion AJ Styles would be featured as the cover star of its next video game, WWE 2K19.NXT UK will sh
  
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• Trump family separation policy becomes focus of national outrage

  18-06-2018 22:58 via yahoo.com
  Rep. Beto O'Rourke talks with Rachel Maddow about a Father's Day protest march he organized at the site of Trump's "tent city" camp for migrant kids in Tornillo, Texas, and the plight of migrant families being persecuted by the Trump administration.
  
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• Nintendo Could Go Back To Live Media Briefings At Future E3 Conferences

  18-06-2018 22:55 via gamespot.com
  
  Since 2013, Nintendo has opted against hosting a live press conference for E3. Instead, the company has presented prerecorded Directs or Digital Events. But that all might change in the coming years.In an interview with GamesBeat, Charlie Scibetta, senior director of corporate communications at Nintendo, said, "We decide each year what to show in the booth based on the content we have." He continued, "It's really whatever we think is the best way to bring those games to life."Knowing Nintendo do
  
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• We're Giving Away 500 Game Codes From GOG.com

  18-06-2018 22:48 via gamespot.com
  
  In honor of the end of GOG.com's Big Summer Sale, we're giving away 500 PC game codes free from their catalog. The PC game codes will be a mystery code, redeemable on GOG's platform, and are DRM-free. (Scroll down to enter below.)Some of the mystery codes include The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Game of the Year Edition, Amnesia, Night In The Woods, Pillars of Eternity: Hero Edition, Beyond Good & Evil, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six, Dying Light: The Following – Enhanced Edition, Battletech, Torc
  
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• Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Roster Has All Previous Characters; Here's Every One

  18-06-2018 22:48 via gamespot.com
  
  Nintendo's upcoming Super Smash Bros. game, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate for Nintendo Switch, was finally revealed during the company's E3 2018 Direct presentation. As the company began to rattle off the roster of playable characters, there was one thing that slowly became increasingly clear: Everyone is here.Every single character who has ever appeared in a Super Smash Bros. game--from the original 12 characters featured in the Nintendo 64 title, all the way up to the latest DLC characters made a
  
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• Report: Lincoln MKC Replacement to Be Called Corsair

  18-06-2018 22:46 via yahoo.com
  Sea, air, and land: “Corsair” has a long history.
  
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• Netanyahu meets King Abdullah in Jordan for rare talks

  18-06-2018 22:46 via yahoo.com
  Jordan and Egypt are the only Arab countries to have peace treaties with Israel, and Monday's visit was Netanyahu's first to the kingdom since 2014.The king stressed "the need to advance in the efforts to find a settlement to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict on the basis of a two-state solution", the Jordanian royal court said, referring to the creation of a Palestinian state.
  
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• E3 2018: Xbox Is Investing Deeply In Its Future--And That's A Big Deal

  18-06-2018 22:41 via gamespot.com
  
  Prior to E3, things weren't looking great for Microsoft. Crackdown was delayed to 2019. Sea of Thieves launch got off to an unstable start. And the console's list of exclusives looked lacking, to say the least. But the Microsoft press conference cracked open the shell obscuring what the Xbox has planned for the near future. And things are now looking much better. Matt Booty, the recently appointed head of first party studios, explained in an interview at E3 that he's trying to do more than just
  
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• Will The Incredibles 3 Take Another 14 Years?

  18-06-2018 22:40 via gamespot.com
  
  It took 14 long years to get a second Incredibles film from Disney/Pixar. However, it seems as though the latest installment in the superhero franchise didn't miss a step. As GameSpot's Incredibles 2 review points out, the new film is a worthy sequel--and just might be even better than the original.It's also well on its way to earning Disney/Pixar's best opening weekend at the box office, with $18.5 million in Thursday night domestic preview screenings. That news comes via Deadline.With seemingl
  
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• Hereditary's Ending Explained By Those Who Made It

  18-06-2018 22:38 via gamespot.com
  
  Hereditary is one hell of a horror movie, but it's also a family drama that explores how tragedy and grief can twist people into unrecognizable shapes. Much of the film is spent developing the relationships between the characters, which makes the ending--where the story finally descends into utter, terrifying chaos--a little jarring.Whether or not you liked Hereditary's ending, there's no denying that it's sparked conversation among viewers. If you haven't seen the movie yet, don't read any furt
  
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• What It Was Like To Shoot Hereditary's Most Shocking, Traumatic Scene

  18-06-2018 22:37 via gamespot.com
  
  There's one scene in Hereditary that's more shocking, traumatic, and terrible than all the rest. And it turns out it wasn't any more fun to shoot than it is to watch--at least for one of the actors involved. If you haven't seen Hereditary, stop reading now!We're talking, of course, about the scene involving Alex Wolff's character Peter and Milly Shapiro's Charlie in the car. Charlie is having an allergy attack, and Peter, stoned out of his mind, is barreling down the highway, racing to the hospi
  
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• The Incredibles 2 Smashes All-Time Records During US Box Office's Opening Weekend

  18-06-2018 22:34 via gamespot.com
  
  Pixar is used to box office success, with movies such as Toy Story 3 and Finding Dory among the most successful animated movies ever made. But even by the impressive standards elsewhere in the studio's catalogue, the record-smashing opening weekend for its latest movie, Incredibles 2, is an amazing result. [Update: Updated figures have come in slightly higher than the estimates cited below. According to Box Office Mojo, The Incredibles 2 made just under $182.7 million for the weekend.]The film m
  
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• Trump Insisted He Didn't Call Immigrants 'Animals.' But That's How He's Treating Them.

  18-06-2018 22:30 via yahoo.com
  In March, there was a lot of debate about whether President Donald Trump had
  
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• Children Separated From Parents At The Border Heard In Heartbreaking New Audio

  18-06-2018 22:27 via yahoo.com
  ProPublica, a nonprofit news organization, published audio on Monday of
  
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• ESA Issues Statement On WHO "Gaming Disorder" Diagnosis

  18-06-2018 22:26 via gamespot.com
  
  The Entertainment Software Association (ESA), the trade group for the video game industry, has issued a statement regarding the World Health Organization's new "gaming disorder" disease. The statement is highly critical, citing contested and inconclusive data and concerns of misdiagnosis. It urges the WHO to reconsider before officially placing it in the final version of the medical classification document.The disorder was named in a draft of the upcoming International Classification of Diseases
  
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• The Walking Dead Resurrecting Jon Bernthal In Season 9 - Report

  18-06-2018 22:24 via gamespot.com
  
  What could be a massive plot twist on the upcoming season of The Walking Dead might have just been spoiled by Instagram. It looks like Jon Bernthal, an alum of the show who was killed off in Season 2, is making his grand return to the series.According to TV Line, Bernthal will reprise his role as Shane in one upcoming Season 9 episode--after all, he can't stay long due to Bernthal's status as the lead of Marvel's The Punisher. If you're wondering how that's possible, given the fact that Shane is
  
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• Ford Previews Revamped Michigan Central Station

  18-06-2018 22:24 via yahoo.com
  The 18-story facility will act as Ford’s hub for future mobility projects, and could employ up to 2,500 people.
  
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• The Latest: Minnesota opens key hearing on Enbridge pipeline

  18-06-2018 22:10 via yahoo.com
  ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Latest on the opening of a hearing before Minnesota regulators on Enbridge Energy's proposal for replacing its Line 3 crude oil pipeline across Minnesota (all times local):
  
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• DC: Wonder Woman 1984 Movie's Costume Revealed In New Image - GameSpot Universe News Update

  18-06-2018 22:08 via gamespot.com
  
  Gal Gadot returns in Wonder Woman 1984.
  
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• President Of American Academy Of Pediatrics Calls Trump Border Policy 'Child Abuse'

  18-06-2018 22:04 via yahoo.com
  The children separated from their parents at the border are experiencing
  
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• American Academy Of Pediatrics President Calls Trump Border Policy 'Child Abuse'

  18-06-2018 22:04 via yahoo.com
  The children separated from their parents at the border are experiencing
  
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• Second Motor Will Add $5000 to Tesla Model 3’s Price

  18-06-2018 22:03 via yahoo.com
  Musk: Top-of-the-line Model 3 will “beat anything in its class on the track.”
  
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• UN chief warns of risk of war in Gaza

  18-06-2018 22:00 via yahoo.com
  UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is warning that Gaza is close to the brink of war and expressed shock over the number of Palestinians killed and wounded by Israeli live fire during protests, in a report obtained by AFP on Monday.Guterres told the Security Council that he "unequivocally condemns the steps by all parties that have brought us to this dangerous and fragile place" in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.The report was sent to the council last week ahead of a meeting on Tuesday on t
  
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• A Texas Sheriff's Deputy Sexually Assaulted a 4-Year-Old and Threatened to Deport Her Mother, Police Say

  18-06-2018 22:00 via yahoo.com
  Investigators arrested the 47-year-old on suspicion of super aggravated sexual assault of a child
  
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• Westworld Game Releases For Mobile This Week

  18-06-2018 21:47 via gamespot.com
  
  The Westworld park is a bit of a mess in the HBO show right now, but starting this week you can prove that you could do better. A Westworld mobile game will be coming on Thursday, June 21, putting the park's controls and legion of murderous robots at your fingertips.In Westworld Mobile, you play as a new Delos employee and manage the park, which mostly means seeing to its A.I. hosts. You'll be interacting with characters like Delores and Maeve, as well as other employees like Bernard. You can ev
  
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• 5 New Westworld Season 2 Theories From Episode 9, "Vanishing Point"

  18-06-2018 21:44 via gamespot.com
  
  Westworld Season 2 spoilers ahead!There's only one episode left in Season 2 of Westworld. And "Vanishing Point," the penultimate episode, sets up that conclusion beautifully. Every plotline is a step away from deadly chaos. Depending what happens next week, we'll know if Ford is truly the puppet master we've envisioned him to be.Here are the latest Westworld theories, based on the first nine episodes of Season 2. To paraphrase Dolores: Many of the humans and hosts don't deserve to make it to the
  
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• Meghan, Duchess of Sussex's Dad Finally Speaks About Missing The Royal Wedding

  18-06-2018 21:43 via yahoo.com
  Thomas Markle, the father of Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, made a rare television
  
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• British Man Accidentally Kills Himself While Demonstrating 'Stab-Proof' Vest

  18-06-2018 21:42 via yahoo.com
  Jordan Easton mistakenly thought he was wearing a vest that was 'stab-proof,' authorities said.
  
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• Michelle Obama Seconds Laura Bush's Criticism Of Child Separation Policy

  18-06-2018 21:41 via yahoo.com
  Former first lady Michelle Obama neatly criticized the Trump administration's
  
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• Former Israeli government minister charged with spying for Iran

  18-06-2018 21:39 via yahoo.com
  A former Israeli government minister, once imprisoned for trying to smuggle drugs, is back behind bars after being charged with spying for archenemy Iran, the country's internal security agency said Monday. The Shin Bet, the Israeli security agency, said Gonen Segev was extradited from Guinea and arrested upon arrival in Israel last month on suspicion of "committing offenses of assisting the enemy in war and spying against the state of Israel." It said Mr Segev, a former energy minister, acted a
  
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• Re-Boot: The All-New VW Jetta Plays a Little Golf

  18-06-2018 21:26 via yahoo.com
  The Golf with a trunk returns, sort of.
  
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• WWE Money In The Bank 2018: Full Match Results And Winners

  18-06-2018 21:21 via gamespot.com
  
  If climbing up ladders in order to grab a briefcase containing a contract for a title shot gets you excited, then on Sunday, June 17, you're in luck because there will be two matches at the Money in the Bank PPV that are just that! Superstars from both the Raw and Smackdown rosters will be competing in two of these ladder matches, one for the men and one for the women. Over the course of the evening, 10 matches will take place during the course of the PPV, including one during the Kickoff Show.M
  
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• Democratic Lawmakers Call On DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen To Resign

  18-06-2018 21:16 via yahoo.com
  Several Democratic lawmakers said Monday that Department of Homeland Security
  
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• Chris Pratt 'Dying To Get Back Together' With 'Parks And Recreation' Cast

  18-06-2018 21:12 via yahoo.com
  Let's get the Pawnee gang back together.
  
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• Texas deputy arrested on allegation of child sexual assault

  18-06-2018 21:07 via yahoo.com
  SAN ANTONIO (AP) — A sheriff's deputy in South Texas is accused of sexually assaulting a 4-year-old girl and threatening the child's mother with deportation if she reported him, authorities said.
  
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• Pokemon Go Update Adds Trading AndFriends System Soon

  18-06-2018 21:06 via gamespot.com
  
  New features have steadily rolled out for Pokemon Go since the game's launch in Summer 2016. These have ranged from an expansion to gyms (including group raids) to daily and weekly quests and events with a variety of rewards. But if there's one thing Pokemon Go is still missing two years later--one that players have been requesting since release--it's Pokemon trading. Now, it's finally happening: Pokemon Go is getting trading, Niantic confirmed during a meeting with journalists at E3.Trading wil
  
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• The Latest: Inspector general: FBI employees aren't perfect

  18-06-2018 21:01 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on an inspector general report that criticizes the FBI and Justice Department (all times local):
  
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• Supreme Court sidesteps major rulings on electoral map manipulation

  18-06-2018 20:54 via yahoo.com
  The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday dealt a setback to election reformers by declining to use high-profile cases from Wisconsin and Maryland to curb the ability of state lawmakers to draw electoral districts purely for partisan advantage.Sidestepping major rulings, the nine justices decided both cases on narrow legal grounds and put off perhaps until their next term, which begins in October, a more definitive ruling on whether courts can step in to limit the contentious practice known as partisan g
  
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• Niece Wears Princess Diana's Marriage Tiara For Her Own Wedding

  18-06-2018 20:52 via yahoo.com
  Princess Diana's wedding-day tiara made a royal comeback over the weekend,
  
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• PUBG Creator Isn't Concerned With Other Games Doing Battle Royale

  18-06-2018 20:51 via gamespot.com
  
  PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds is a household name at this point since it helped propel the battle royale-style game into unprecedented popularity. Fortnite took the genre to new heights, and now new entries in long-running franchises are adopting the style; namely Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 and Battlefield V. We had the chance to speak with Brendan "PlayerUnknown" Greene, and one of the many topics of discussion was the emergence of big names doing battle royale, and if that affects PUBG's develo
  
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• Senate candidate's first campaign ad depicts Trump administration as literal dumpster fire

  18-06-2018 20:48 via yahoo.com
  Richard Painter, a former White House ethics attorney under President George W. Bush who is running for the U.S. Senate in Minnesota as a Democrat, is taking his pointed criticism of President Trump straight to voters.
  
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• Nintendo Switch's Octopath Traveler Is Launching As A Complete Game With No Plans For DLC

  18-06-2018 20:36 via gamespot.com
  
  In an interview with Dengeki Online, Octopath Traveler producer Masashi Takahashi said there is no planned DLC for the upcoming Switch title. "We haven't even thought of having DLC," Takahashi said, "The retail version is a complete game." Siliconera has the full interview translated into English.Square Enix's Octopath Traveler is a turn-based RPG portrayed in a 2D pixelated aesthetic that's similar to what's seen in the developer's Bravely Default: Flying Fairy. Players begin as one of eight di
  
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• Our 35 Favorite Fortnite Memes

  18-06-2018 20:25 via gamespot.com
  
  These Are The Best Fortnite Memes On The Internet
  Fortnite has become a video-game sensation, and that means there are a ton of memes that come with it. From Drake to Thanos to Homer Simpson, these are the ultimate Fortnite memes. Photo: Epic Games Riding Solo
  Photo: imgur / Jimlaad43 The Terminator Saves The Day
  Photo: imgur / Jimlaad43 / Orion Pictures Bears, Beets, Shield Potions
  Photo: imgur / AlbanB / NBC Universal Just Here To Watch
  Photo: imgur / Jimlaad43 / Viacom Grumpy Cat Plays Fornit
  
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• Supreme Court sides with Florida man in free speech case

  18-06-2018 20:19 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A man who has been an outspoken critic of the south Florida city where he lives is now 2-0 in disputes with the city before the Supreme Court.
  
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• Dunkin' Donuts Sign Asks Customers To Snitch On Workers Not Speaking English

  18-06-2018 20:19 via yahoo.com
  A Dunkin Donuts in Baltimore is under fire for posting a sign offering
  
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• Grandmother wrestles rabid bobcat in fight to the death

  18-06-2018 20:15 via yahoo.com
  A grandmother from Georgia, US, fought off a rabid bobcat with her bare hands, wrestling with it and silently strangling the wild animal as it clawed at her face. DeDe Phillips, 46, was well aware of how dangerous the animals could be.  Bobcats are America’s most numerous wild cat with a population of around a million. “It was either me or the cat and it was going to be the cat that day,” she said.  “They go for your jugular. Because when they can get the v
  
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