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• Directors Of Back To The Future And The Shape Of Water Team Up For The Witches Adaptation

  20-06-2018 23:53 via gamespot.com
  
  Robert Zemeckis, celebrated director of Forrest Gump and Back to the Future, is in the final round of talks with Warner Bros. to direct a film adaptation of Roald Dahl's The Witches. Variety reportsthat originally Guillermo Del Toro (The Shape of Water, Pan's Labyrinth) was tapped to be the director, but he's since moved over to the producer's chair along with Gravity director Alfonso Cuaron. Now, Zemeckis is all but confirmed to be directing and writing the upcoming film.Zemeckis has won severa
  
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• ABC News apologizes for mistaken graphic on Manafort

  20-06-2018 23:48 via yahoo.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — ABC News is apologizing for a graphic that incorrectly said that former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort had pleaded guilty to five charges of manslaughter.
  
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• Trump July Europe trip to include Putin meeting: Bloomberg

  20-06-2018 23:43 via yahoo.com
  Rachel Maddow shares news from Bloomberg that Donald Trump will meet with Vladimir Putin next month around the time that he is schedule to travel to Europe.
  
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• Trump signs order to 'address' separations, but it won't change the situation for children in shelters now

  20-06-2018 23:41 via yahoo.com
  The White House isn't saying how many children have already been taken from their families or when they will be reunited with their parents
  
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• Cardinal Theodore McCarrick punished over abuse finding

  20-06-2018 23:41 via yahoo.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, the retired Roman Catholic archbishop of Washington, D.C., has been removed from public ministry and faces further punishment over "credible" allegations that he sexually abused a teenager while a priest in New York more than 40 years ago, the church announced Wednesday.
  
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• North Korea, China leaders agree to boost 'strategic, tactical' cooperation: KCNA

  20-06-2018 23:40 via yahoo.com
  North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Chinese President Xi Jinping discussed measures to bolster "strategic and tactical" cooperation between the two countries in a second meeting on Wednesday, the North's state media said on Thursday.The meeting between Kim and Xi came on the North Korean leader's second and last day of his latest visit to Beijing where he briefed the Chinese president on his summit with U.S. President Donald Trump last week.On Tuesday, Kim and Xi were reported by North Korean me
  
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• Trump Drowns Ocean Protections During National Ocean Month

  20-06-2018 23:38 via yahoo.com
  In proclaiming June National Ocean Month, President Donald Trump called on the
  
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• Pokemon Quest iOS, Android Release Date Revealed

  20-06-2018 23:30 via gamespot.com
  
  Pokemon spin-off game Pokemon Quest now has a mobile release date. The "free-to-start" action-RPG originally launched on Nintendo Switch on May 30, the same day it was announced, with the promise of a mobile release down the line. It will release on iOS and Android on June 27.In Pokemon Quest, you build parties of three Pokemon to take on mostly automated missions where they fight other Pokemon and collect resources. You then use the loot to attract more Pokemon to your base camp, where you can
  
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• Mother, girlfriend charged in death of boy found dead on Galveston beach

  20-06-2018 23:28 via yahoo.com
  Police identified the child whose body was found as 4-year-old Jayden Lopez from Houston.
  
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• Haley slams rights groups after US quits UN council

  20-06-2018 23:27 via yahoo.com
  US Ambassador Nikki Haley on Wednesday accused human rights groups of thwarting a US push for changes to the UN Human Rights Council and contributing to Washington's decision to quit the body.In a letter sent to non-governmental organizations, Haley complained that they had played a "deconstructive" role by refusing to support US efforts to take Israel off the council's agenda.Haley on Tuesday announced that the United States was quitting the rights council, condemning the "hypocrisy" of its mem
  
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• Remedy's Control Taps Into The Dark Side Of Science Fiction

  20-06-2018 23:19 via gamespot.com
  
  If I showed you a cube you probably wouldn't think twice about it. But if I told you that cube contained a mysterious object, I'm willing to bet your imagination would kick into overdrive. Our natural inclination to try to explain the inexpiable is part of what makes us human, and it's a major part of why I'm excited for Remedy Entertainment's new game, Control. Based on what we saw at E3, it's set in a world that plays by strange rules, where hauntingly beautiful distortions wreak havoc on the
  
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• NASA's Curiosity rover took a badass Mars selfie during a huge dust storm

  20-06-2018 23:19 via yahoo.com
  The dust storm on Mars continues to grow. On Wednesday, NASA announced the storm has progressed from a continent-sized tempest to an event that has engulfed the entire red planet.  "The Martian dust storm has grown in size and is now officially a 'planet-encircling' (or 'global') dust event," NASA said in a statement. SEE ALSO: NASA's Opportunity rover braves huge dust storm on Mars as scientists keep watch But a storm can't keep the Curiosity rover down.  The space robot, which has be
  
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• Call Of Duty: Black Ops 4 Pre-Order And Release Date Guide For The US

  20-06-2018 23:14 via gamespot.com
  
  Activision has revealed this year's installment of the annual Call of Duty franchise. It's Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, and it's coming to PS4, Xbox One, and PC on October 12. While it won't feature a traditional campaign like previous installments, it will come with single-player missions, plus loads of multiplayer content--including a battle royale-style mode--plus, of course, Zombies.If you're ready to lock in your pre-order for Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, you've come to the right place. Below,
  
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• Assassin's Creed Odyssey Pre-Order And Release Date Guide For The US

  20-06-2018 23:13 via gamespot.com
  
  While it may have been leaked by a keychain before E3 2018, we already know Assassin's Creed Odyssey will take us to Ancient Greece. We're hoping it will have the grandeur of Assassin's Creed Origins' cities, but also more outside of them to justify the world's space. It will release for Xbox One, PS4, and PC on October 5.You will play as an unallied mercenary during the Peloponnesian War in Ancient Greece. The reveal at E3 2018 confirmed players will be able to choose between a male or female p
  
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• 17 Things We Learned In The Devastating Westworld Season 2 Episode 9, "Vanishing Point"

  20-06-2018 23:13 via gamespot.com
  
  We're now just days away from the Westworld Season 2 finale, and the show spent its penultimate Season 2 episode looking backward. How many timelines is that? Oh, whatever.We learned a lot about Bill this week--how he sees himself, and who he really is. The decades in the park finally exacted their ultimate toll on him, if the episode's conclusion is to be taken at face value. If you care at all about these characters, then it was devastating to see.Let's take a look at the things we learned in
  
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• BioWare's Anthem Release Date And Pre-Order Guide (US)

  20-06-2018 23:12 via gamespot.com
  
  A new shared-world shooter is on the horizon. It's called Anthem, and it's set to release February 22, 2019 for PC, PS4, and Xbox One. Developed by BioWare, Anthem is a sci-fi action RPG that puts players in the role of Freelancers, soldiers who wear high-tech customizable suits called Javelins.If you're ready to pre-order Anthem after its full E3 2018 reveal, you'll probably want to know about the pre-order bonuses, special editions, pricing, and availability. You've come to the right place. Be
  
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• New PS4 Games At E3 2018: Elder Scrolls 6, Assassin's Creed Odyssey, And More

  20-06-2018 23:11 via gamespot.com
  
  E3 is always an exciting time of the year for fans of video games. The event is packed with big reveals for some of the newest PS4 games from companies, like Sony, Activision, Ubisoft, Square Enix, and EA. Whether it's a new entry in a fan-favorite series or a completely new IP, there are tons of PS4 games that get announced at E3. And this year is no different, with big upcoming games like Assassin's Creed Odyssey, Fallout 76, and Hitman 2.With so many PS4 games being announced at E3 2018, it
  
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• Quake Champions Is Free Forever If You Download It Right Now

  20-06-2018 23:10 via gamespot.com
  
  Quake Champions hasn't launched fully just yet, but that hasn't stopped publisher Bethesda from running a series of beta tests, as well as launching it on Steam in early access. However, that early access version costs $30 in the US, despite the final game being free-to-play. [Update: The free play period has been extended through June 25; anyone can freely play the game until then, and doing so will net you a free copy of the game that you can continue playing forever.]Now, Bethesda has announc
  
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• Johnson warned Comey on Trump volatility before dossier briefing

  20-06-2018 23:10 via yahoo.com
  Jeh Johnson, former Secretary of Homeland Security, tells Rachel Maddow about concerns he raised with James Comey about how Donald Trump would react to news of the Christopher Steele dossier.
  
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• Creed 2 Trailer Sets Up An Iconic Rivalry For Michael B. Jordan

  20-06-2018 23:10 via gamespot.com
  
  The first trailer for Creed II is here. The sequel to 2015's hit spin-off from the Rocky series arrives in theaters in November. It stars Michael B. Jordan as Adonis Creed and Sylvester Stallone as veteran boxer Rocky Balboa, with Dolph Lundgren reprising his role from 1985's Rocky IV as Russian heavyweight Ivan Drago.The trailer shows Creed after he's suffered defeat and is trying to fight his way back. Adonis is also struggling with his legacy, trying not to make the same mistakes his father d
  
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• GameStop Confirms Talks For Potential Buyout

  20-06-2018 23:08 via gamespot.com
  
  The video game retail store GameStop is reportedly looking for a buyer. Reuters reports that the corporation is in talks with private equity firms after having received interest in a buyout. The company has also hired a financial advisor, according to people familiar with the matter.Though it is hosting talks, the company is undecided on whether it will decide to sell. Still, shares of the company rose this week upon news of the potential buyout. This may have been prompted in part by a letter t
  
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• Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom Review

  20-06-2018 23:00 via gamespot.com
  
  Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard are back in the latest Jurassic franchise installment. Find out what Mike Rougeau thought of Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom. A spoiler-free review.
  
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• D.C. Just Voted To End The Tipped Minimum Wage, But The Battle Isn't Over

  20-06-2018 22:59 via yahoo.com
  Like most Washington, D.C., residents who headed to the polls Tuesday, Dean
  
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• Migrant Children Drugged Without Consent At Government Centers, Court Documents Show

  20-06-2018 22:55 via yahoo.com
  Staff working on the behalf of the Office of Refugee Resettlement are
  
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• Obama cyber chief confirms 'stand down' order against Russian cyberattacks in summer 2016

  20-06-2018 22:49 via yahoo.com
  Michael Daniel, Obama White House’s chief cyber official testified that proposals he was developing to counter Russia’s attack on the U.S. presidential election were put on a “back burner” after he was ordered to “stand down” his efforts in the summer of 2016.
  
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• Jason Momoa’s Quick Wit Turns Couple’s Fun Fan Photo Into Comedy Gold

  20-06-2018 22:47 via yahoo.com
  Jason Momoa isn't just a pretty face. He's also got a great sense of humor.
  
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• Remains of Civil War soldiers found in pit of severed limbs

  20-06-2018 22:39 via yahoo.com
  McLEAN, Va. (AP) — Researchers have discovered the remains of two Civil War soldiers buried among a batch of severed limbs on a northern Virginia battlefield.
  
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• Trump aide Stephen Miller, meet your great-grandfather, who flunked his naturalization test

  20-06-2018 22:34 via yahoo.com
  White House aide Stephen Miller, who is behind Trump’s harsh position on immigration, had immigrant great-grandparents, including one who flunked his naturalization test on his first try.
  
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• Some Lowest-Ever Prices At US GameStops This Week: PS4, Xbox One, Switch Deals

  20-06-2018 22:31 via gamespot.com
  
  GameStop may be in buyout talks this week, but that hasn't stopped the retailer from refreshing its weekly sale, bringing a new set of deals for the week of June 20-26. So whether you're in the market for PS4, Xbox One, or Nintendo Switch games, you're likely to find something you want for a discounted price. You can find all of this week's deals here, but we've hand-picked some of the best of the bunch below.There's little in the way of gaming hardware sales this week, but there is a deal on ot
  
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• When Rick And Morty Returns, Say Goodbye To Crazy Long Breaks Between Seasons

  20-06-2018 22:30 via gamespot.com
  
  When it was announced that Adult Swim has ordered 70 new episodes of Rick and Morty beyond the three seasons that already exist, fans were elated. However, given that the series still isn't expected to return until sometime in 2019, the wait for new episodes was still far too long.Thankfully, though, it's the last time fans will be stuck with a drought between new episodes. Speaking to GameSpot at E3, co-creator Justin Roiland--who was promoting his upcoming video game Trover Saves the Universe-
  
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• Body of child washed ashore identified, mother arrested

  20-06-2018 22:26 via yahoo.com
  DALLAS (AP) — Texas authorities have identified the body of a child found washed ashore in Southeast Texas last year, and accused his mother and her girlfriend of dumping his body.
  
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• Will Michael Cohen turn on Trump?

  20-06-2018 22:21 via yahoo.com
  Michael Cohen's friends are hinting that he may cooperate with federal investigators. Ron Klain says the Cohen saga is a public negotiation between "two people who don't know what they're doing."
  
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• The Incredibles 2 Spoiler Chat

  20-06-2018 22:00 via gamespot.com
  
  After 14 long years Pixar's sequel to The Incredibles is finally here... "The Incredibles 2"! Mike Rougeau and Chris Hayner chat up what makes The Incredibles 2 such a worthy successor, and just how much fun the film is in this Spoiler Review and chat. How does "The Incredibles 2" stack up to other Pixar movies? Find out here!
  
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• WWE's Big Cass Released Following Money In The Bank PPV

  20-06-2018 21:56 via gamespot.com
  
  Best of luck with whatever comes next, Big Cass. Following a loss to Daniel Bryan at Money in the Bank, WWE has announced that the superstar--whose real name is William Morrissey--has been released from his contract.The news comes as a bit of a surprise, given that it was only recently that Cass returned from injury and was regularly highlighted on Smackdown Live. However, following back-to-back pay-per-view losses to Daniel Bryan--who also recently returned after coming out of retirement--he ha
  
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• Israel says could get tougher on Gaza after warplanes hit Hamas

  20-06-2018 21:47 via yahoo.com
  Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel could step up its "intensity" on Gaza, after a new flare-up that saw Israel carrying out air strikes and Palestinians launching rockets and mortar shells.It comes as US President Donald Trump's special envoy Jason Greenblatt and adviser Jared Kushner visit the region to discuss issues including the Palestinian-Israeli peace process.Israeli planes initially targeted three Hamas military positions overnight in Gaza in response to kites and balloons car
  
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• Canada PM pressured to suspend U.S. refugee agreement in face of 'unacceptable' policy

  20-06-2018 21:37 via yahoo.com
  OTTAWA/TORONTO (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Wednesday the U.S. practice of separating immigrant children from their parents on its southern border was "unacceptable", even as he resisted pressure to suspend a bilateral agreement designating the United States a "safe" country for refugees.Trudeau has been under increasing pressure to suspend the Safe Third Country Agreement, a 2004-era pact under which asylum seekers presenting at a land border crossing in either cou
  
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• AMC Challenges Moviepass With New Subscription Service

  20-06-2018 21:31 via gamespot.com
  
  Starting at the end of June, AMC will be launching a monthly movie service in the vein of MoviePass called "Stubs A-List." Essentially, if you pay $20 per month, you can see up to three movies a week, plus other benefits which are intended to give Moviepass a run for their money.MoviePass is a service which allows you to pay $10 per month in order to see one movie per day at whatever theater you want (most theaters participate). Although, there was a brief period when MoviePass took away the mov
  
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• Assassin's Creed Odyssey PS4 Freebie Available Now

  20-06-2018 21:24 via gamespot.com
  
  Here's a PSA for PS4 owners. Assassin's Creed Odyssey might not launch on PS4, Xbox One, and PC until October 5, but you can download an Assassin's Creed Odyssey theme for your PlayStation 4 right now. No pre-order or any other purchase is necessary. Just hop on the PlayStation Store, add it to your account, and you're good to go.Assassin's Creed Odyssey is primarily being developed by Ubisoft Quebec, the same team that made Assassin's Creed Syndicate. Set in Ancient Greece, Odyssey leans into R
  
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• Turpin Daughter's 911 Call Reveals Moments Following Her Escape: 'They Abuse Us'

  20-06-2018 21:23 via yahoo.com
  The call describes the devastating conditions the children were forced to endure.
  
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• Obama: 'Are we a nation that accepts the cruelty of ripping children from their parents' arms?'

  20-06-2018 21:17 via yahoo.com
  Former President Barack Obama weighed in Wednesday on the Trump administration’s controversial “zero-tolerance” immigration policy that has resulted in thousands of children being separated from their families at the U.S. southern border.
  
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• Black Texas Teenager Brutalized In 2015 Finally Gets Her Pool Party

  20-06-2018 21:13 via yahoo.com
  For Dajerria Becton, Saturday will mark the end of a terrible period in her
  
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• Veteran flight attendant: I will not work flights with migrant children separated from their families

  20-06-2018 21:09 via yahoo.com
  A Dallas-based flight attendant, claiming to have flown recent flights with
  
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• Airlines Tell Trump Administration Not To Use Their Flights To Separate Families

  20-06-2018 21:07 via yahoo.com
  Several major airlines have asked the government to stop using their flights
  
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• Trump's Plan To Stop Family Separations Is To Detain Families Together

  20-06-2018 21:02 via yahoo.com
  President Donald Trump's plan to stop his administration's policy of
  
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• West Virginia Supreme Court justice charged with fraud

  20-06-2018 20:56 via yahoo.com
  Loughry, 47, who was elected in 2012, was charged with using a government vehicle and credit card on personal trips, submitting mileage claims for reimbursement for a government vehicle he used and making unlawful personal use of a historically significant desk, U.S. Attorney Mike Stuart said in a statement issued by his office in Charleston.The indictment also accused him of trying to obstruct the grand jury investigation by seeking to influence the testimony of a Supreme Court employee.
  
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• WWE's Daniel Bryan Performed A Reckless, Unnecessary, Diving Headbutt On Smackdown

  20-06-2018 20:44 via gamespot.com
  
  On the June 19 episode of WWE Smackdown, Daniel Bryan performed a diving headbutt of the top rope. From health standpoint, this is a bad idea for any wrestler. But it's a specifically bad idea for a wrestler like Daniel Bryan, who not long ago was suffering from trauma-related seizures. Everyone who cares about him--hopefully, that includes the WWE itself--should remind him of his well-being and what he stands to lose if he continues down this path.It happened during a gauntlet match between Bry
  
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• Man Who Refused To Hand Over Immigrant Info To ICE: 'Don't Collaborate With Fascists'

  20-06-2018 20:40 via yahoo.com
  A former government employee who quit his job after refusing to hand over
  
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• Octopath Traveler Devs Talk Modernizing Classic RPG Tropes On Nintendo Switch

  20-06-2018 20:39 via gamespot.com
  
  A new demo for Octopath Traveler lets you experience all eight prologue stories in anticipation for the Nintendo Switch release on July 13. The stylized retro RPG pays homage to Super NES classics like Chrono Trigger and Final Fantasy 6, but it strikes a considerably darker tone. At E3 2018, producer Masashi Takahashi and director Keisuke Miyauchi told GameSpot what influenced this new take on old tropes, and how they've been updated.The serious tone was punctuated in the very first demo, releas
  
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• Obama Breaks Silence On Immigrant Family Separations

  20-06-2018 20:19 via yahoo.com
  Former President Barack Obama joined the national conversation about the Trump
  
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• Buy An Xbox Gaming Set For Your American Girl Doll

  20-06-2018 20:16 via gamespot.com
  
  The Xbox Gaming Set is a collection of accessories created to fit any American Girl Doll. Now your kid can play video games with their plastic best friend. The set comes with everything needed to transform a doll into the perfect gaming partner. The set includes a pretend Xbox One S controller and console. The controller is small enough to fit perfectly into the doll's hands and the console can project scenes from 10 different games. The 10 games are divided between two game discs, which can be
  
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