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• Anthem Executive Producer Spills Plenty Of New Details About The Game

  25-06-2018 23:55 via gamespot.com
  
  Mark Darrah, executive producer of Anthem, has been busy on Twitter answering players' questions about BioWare's upcoming RPG. Many of the questions are answered with information we already learned about the game during E3 2018, but there are a few new tidbits of information hidden in the horde of tweets.Lots of players wanted to know about loadouts, and Darrah had plenty of information to share. Players will have the option to save multiple custom Javelin loadouts. They won't be able to switch
  
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• Brazil's Temer to press Pence on U.S. treatment of migrant families

  25-06-2018 23:49 via yahoo.com
  President Michel Temer will press U.S. Vice President Mike Pence during his two-day visit to Brazil on cases of Brazilian children separated from their parents upon trying to enter the United States, a Brazilian diplomat said on Monday.Pence will hold bilateral talks with Temer and other Brazilian officials on Tuesday.Temer "will express his worries about the treatment" of about 50 Brazilian children who were separated from their parents as part of the Trump administration's policy of seeking to
  
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• Steam Summer Sale 2018: 22 Best Game Deals

  25-06-2018 23:48 via gamespot.com
  
  Like clockwork, summer has begun, so Valve has officially kicked off Steam's annual summer sale, which this year is dubbed the Steam Intergalactic Summer Sale. As always, 2018's sale brings discounts on a huge number of games; Valve says more than 10,000 are on sale. That's far too many for anyone to hope to parse through, but that's where we come in.Rather than wade through countless pages of discounted titles, we've rounded up a selection of worthwhile games that you should consider buying be
  
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• GTA 5 Online Adding Nightclubs In New Update Next Month

  25-06-2018 23:27 via gamespot.com
  
  Since it first debuted back in 2013, Grand Theft Auto V has received a regular stream of updates and ongoing support from Rockstar. The developer gave fans a glimpse at the next new feature coming soon to the game's GTA Online mode: nightclubs.Following their introduction sometime next month, players will be able to own and operate their own nightclub in GTA Online. Rockstar hasn't explained the particulars of how players will run their club, but it will involve designing, staffing, and promotin
  
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• 19 Biggest Battle Royale Games To Play In 2018: Call Of Duty Black Ops 4, Battlefield 5, And More

  25-06-2018 23:13 via gamespot.com
  
  Going Battle Royale
  After the smash success of PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds and Fortnite, battle royale games are quickly evolving, moving past the genre's humble beginnings as mods for large-scale survival games, like ARMA 2 and Minecraft, and into new territory. This year alone is packed with a slew of new battle royale games that aim to push the genre further by expanding its most well established tenets. To keep you informed of all the latest games in the genre, we've compiled 14 of the big
  
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• New Game Release Dates Of 2018: Battlefield 5, Fallout 76, Red Dead Redemption 2

  25-06-2018 23:12 via gamespot.com
  
  After the amazing gaming year that was 2017, you have to wonder how 2018 will compare. But if 2018's current roster of releases is anything to go by, we might be in for another fantastic year. It seems primed to impress with a slew of hotly anticipated new games, including big-budget games like Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Red Dead Redemption 2, God of War, and a whole lot more. To help you keep track of all the games coming out, we've compiled a list of all the noteworthy release dates for the b
  
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• The Best Nintendo Switch Games Out Now (As Of June 2018)

  25-06-2018 23:11 via gamespot.com
  
  The Best Switch Games So Far
  After the Wii U, the release of the Nintendo Switch marked the beginning of an new generation for Nintendo. The universally praised The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild launched alongside it, giving the Switch all it needed to quickly rise to the top of console sales charts and dramatically increase Nintendo's revenue. In the year since its launch, there has been no shortage of fantastic games coming to the hybrid console, from huge first-party games like Mario an
  
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• The Best PS4 Games Out Now (As Of June 2018)

  25-06-2018 23:10 via gamespot.com
  
  The Best Around
  It feels just like yesterday, but PS4 launched over four years ago, and a ton of games have come out in that time. As such, it can be tough to sort through all of them and decide what to play. Luckily, we at GameSpot have played tons of PS4 over the years and have more than a few recommendations to start you off with--whether you're a new PS4 owner or have had the console and are just looking for something you might've missed.In this feature, we've collected the best PS4 games so
  
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• Sarah Sanders Says Illegal Immigrants Don't Need A Judge To Get Due Process

  25-06-2018 23:04 via yahoo.com
  Sarah Sanders Says Illegal Immigrants Don't Need A Judge To Get Due Process
  
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• Sarah Huckabee Sanders Explains Tweet About Restaurant: It Was 'News Of The Day'

  25-06-2018 23:04 via yahoo.com
  White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders addressed being kicked out
  
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• Nintendo Switch Getting Popular MOBA Arena Of Valor This Fall, Closed Beta Beginning Soon

  25-06-2018 23:02 via gamespot.com
  
  As one of the first MOBA games on mobile platforms, Tencent's Arena of Valor has steadily become one of the most popular competitive games on the planet. Known as Kings of Glory in China, the mobile multiplayer-online-battle-arena game brings players together in 5v5 competitions to capture territory and defeat enemies as they level up and gain new powers for their chosen hero. In the years since its 2015 debt, Arena of Valor has launched in the US and has become one of the highest grossing games
  
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• Police: 2 dead, 1 hurt in small plane crash in Detroit

  25-06-2018 23:01 via yahoo.com
  DETROIT (AP) — The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating a small plane crash in a Detroit neighborhood that killed the pilot and one of his two passengers.
  
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• Marvel Studios Boss On Evolving The MCU After Avengers 4

  25-06-2018 22:59 via gamespot.com
  
  The future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe is something fans are dying to know more about following the devastating ending of Avengers: Infinity War. After all, how can this massive franchise continue without more than half of its characters? With so many turned to dust--and a couple more dispatches of in other ways--the roster is looking a little thin.Naturally, chances are at least some of the deaths in Infinity War will be undone in Avengers 4--if not all of them. Still, as Marvel Studios lo
  
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• Joanna and Chip Gaines Posted a Photo of Their Adorable Newborn Son—And His Name Is Not What We Expected

  25-06-2018 22:57 via yahoo.com
  It's a name that's gaining in popularity.
  
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• Leading Israeli liberal praises Kushner’s unfinished, still-secret Mideast peace plan

  25-06-2018 22:41 via yahoo.com
  Jared Kushner’s Mideast peace plan is expected to be released in the near future, but one leading Israeli liberal already likes it.
  
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• Harley-Davidson is losing jobs in Trump’s trade war

  25-06-2018 22:22 via yahoo.com
  Harley-Davidson says it is moving production overseas because of the Trump tariffs. (Of course, Lawrence includes pictures of his motorcycles.)
  
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• Gears 5 Teases New Character And New Gun

  25-06-2018 22:19 via gamespot.com
  
  Microsoft gave Gears 5 a solid chunk of its E3 2018 presentation, introducing the new lead character and laying the groundwork for the story threads that this installment will explore. Now that the game is known, the studio behind it is starting to tease some finer details.A tweet from the official Gears of War account shows off a fresh screenshot, featuring three of the gears, including a new one named Fahz Chutani (left). He's also holding a new version of the Lancer rifle, one of the series'
  
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• Police Say He Cut Off His Pregnant Wife's Arm. He Was Caught Before He Could Swim to Canada

  25-06-2018 22:18 via yahoo.com
  Yong Lu had a lifejacket with him when he was arrested
  
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• Spider-Man: Homecoming Sequel Title "Accidentally" Revealed By Star - GameSpot Universe News Update

  25-06-2018 22:14 via gamespot.com
  
  Get ready for Spider-Man: Far From Home.
  
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• Ant-Man And The Wasp Reviews: First Twitter Reactions

  25-06-2018 22:11 via gamespot.com
  
  The first reactions for Ant-Man and the Wasp are rolling in on Twitter after the red carpet premiere, and the critics are hyped about it. So far there have been very few negative reactions to the movie; people just want to talk about how funny Paul Rudd is.Many are saying that this is one of Marvel's best sequels, and some have even said it rivals Winter Soldier although clearly the tones of those two movies are very different. This movie is supposedly very fun and a little bit strange. Many are
  
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• U.S. approves first marijuana plant-derived drug for epilepsy

  25-06-2018 22:06 via yahoo.com
  The U.S. health regulator approved GW Pharmaceuticals Plc's epilepsy treatment on Monday, making it the first cannabis-based drug to win approval in the country and opening floodgates for more research into the medicinal properties of cannabis.The drug's approval permits its use in patients aged two years and older with Dravet Syndrome (DS) and Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome (LGS), rare childhood-onset forms of epilepsy that are among the most resistant to treatment."This approval serves as a reminder
  
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• 2020 BMW X6: The Fastback X5 Enters a Third Generation

  25-06-2018 22:06 via yahoo.com
  What It Is: BMW’s coupelike SUV seemed like a crazy idea when the X6 first arrived a decade ago, but it caught on and reached full swing in the ensuing years.The X6’s focus on exclusivity and rakishness over practicality and usefulness will remain, as will its price premium over the more workaday X5.Why It Matters: While its sales numbers might seem incremental compared to the higher-volume X5, the X6 is good for BMW’s bottom line.
  
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• Erdogan wins sweeping new powers after Turkish election victory

  25-06-2018 21:48 via yahoo.com
  By Tuvan Gumrukcu and Nevzat DevranogluANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan won sweeping new executive powers on Monday after his victory in elections that also saw his Islamist-rooted AK Party and its nationalist allies secure a majority in parliament.Erdogan's main rival, Muharrem Ince of the Republican People's Party (CHP), conceded defeat but branded the elections unjust and said the presidential system that now takes effect was "very dangerous" because it would lead to one-ma
  
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• Red Dead Redemption 2 Might Be Coming To PC As Well

  25-06-2018 21:42 via gamespot.com
  
  Though Red Dead Redemption 2 has been confirmed for both Xbox One and PS4, Rockstar hasn't announced whether the game is coming to PC as well. However, one of the programmers behind the game might have just let the answer slip. A programmer at Rockstar updated their LinkedIn page to say they'd worked on RDR2 across PS4, Xbox One, and PC. VG247 confirmed the programmer does work for Rockstar and previously worked on both Grand Theft Auto V and L.A. Noire. Mention of the PC version of the game has
  
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• The Latest: Woman in candidate wreck crashed minutes earlier

  25-06-2018 21:38 via yahoo.com
  CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — The Latest on the wreck that severely injured U.S. House candidate Katie Arrington (all times local):
  
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• Last Chance To Get June's Free Games On Twitch / Amazon Prime

  25-06-2018 21:25 via gamespot.com
  
  As the month of June draws to an end, so does your shot at downloading this month's free PC games from Twitch--that is, assuming you're an Amazon/Twitch Prime member. These freebies will be replaced on July 1 by a new batch of games, so this is your last week to grab them. To collect your free games for June, click the crown-shaped Prime Loot icon next to the search bar on Twitch. That opens a drop-down menu with links to the five free games.Kicking off the freebies is Strafe, a gory first-perso
  
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• Melting ICE? A handful of Democrats turn up the heat.

  25-06-2018 21:22 via yahoo.com
  As the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency continues to draw criticism for its arrest of immigrants, the idea of abolishing the agency entirely is starting to gather momentum among Democrats.
  
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• Supreme Court favors Republicans in gerrymandering cases

  25-06-2018 21:20 via yahoo.com
  The justices upheld a batch of Republican-drawn legislative districts in Texas, including two in the U.S. House of Representatives, that had been thrown out by a lower court for diluting the power of black and Hispanic voters.The ruling was 5-4, with the conservative justices in the majority and the liberals dissenting.
  
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• Trump Responds To Maxine Waters' Call To Action: 'Be Careful What You Wish For'

  25-06-2018 21:10 via yahoo.com
  President Donald Trump on Monday warned Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) to "be
  
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• Free Life Is Strange Spin-Off, The Awesome Adventures Of Captain Spirit, Out Now

  25-06-2018 21:01 via gamespot.com
  
  Following its surprise reveal during E3 2018, the Life Is Strange spin-off The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit has officially launched. The game is now available to download on PS4, Xbox One, and PC, and unlike previous entries in the series, it's completely free to download for all platforms.The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit is a shorter, self-contained episode that stars Chris, a young boy who lives alone with his father. Chris loves comics and has a vivid imagination; during the s
  
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• Fortnite Physical Copies Are Selling For Crazy Amounts Online

  25-06-2018 20:58 via gamespot.com
  
  Fortnite is a massively successful battle royale game that's free-to-play, but that's not stopping many people from forking over hundreds of dollars for a copy of the game. Physical editions of the PS4 and Xbox One versions are currently selling for up to $450 a copy online, even though the game can be downloaded for free and no purchase is necessary to play.Searches on Ebay and Amazon reveal tons of sellers offering up sealed copies of the game. Most prices hover in $100-200 range, but there ar
  
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• Italy proposes African migrant centers to halt immigrant tide

  25-06-2018 20:51 via yahoo.com
  By Ahmed ElumamiTRIPOLI (Reuters) - Italy called on Monday for migrant centers to be set up in Africa to stop a tide of asylum-seekers fleeing toward western Europe, as Rome raised pressure on its European Union partners to take a much tougher approach to immigration.The new Italian government has closed its ports to charityships operating in the Mediterranean, saying the EU must share the burden of disembarking the hundreds of migrants who are plucked from waters each month, mostly off the Liby
  
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• US Supreme Court turns down case of florist who refused to service same-sex couple

  25-06-2018 20:36 via yahoo.com
  The US Supreme Court on Monday ordered a lower court to reconsider the case against a Washington state florist who was fined for refusing to sell flowers for a same-sex wedding on religious grounds.The decision follows the top US court's June 4 ruling in favor of a Colorado baker who had been found guilty of discrimination for refusing to bake a wedding cake for a gay couple on the basis of his Christian beliefs.The top US court sent the case -- involving florist Barronelle Stutzman, who said he
  
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• Queen Elizabeth Banned Meghan Markle From Eating This in Public

  25-06-2018 20:33 via yahoo.com
  Can she live?
  
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• 'Permit Patty' Uproar: Good Samaritan Offers to Pay for 8-Year-Old's Trip to Disneyland

  25-06-2018 20:31 via yahoo.com
  Jordan Rodgers was selling bottles of water to raise money for a trip to Disneyland when she was approached by Alison Ettel, aka "Permit Patty."
  
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• Another Spider-Man PS4 Villain Potentially Leaked

  25-06-2018 20:27 via gamespot.com
  
  Anyone familiar with Spider-Man's villains knows that most incarnations of the Sinister Six feature either Doctor Octopus or the Sandman as the group's leader. While Sandman hasn't been confirmed to appear in Marvel's Spider-Man, it's been speculated that Doctor Octopus would fill that villainous leader role. According to Comicbook, though, we can thank Rhino voice actor Chris Jai Alex for potentially revealing that the mad scientist will indeed rain all over Peter Parker's parade.The possible l
  
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• 'Making a Murderer' case will not be heard by Supreme Court

  25-06-2018 20:22 via yahoo.com
  The Supreme Court has declined to hear the appeal for a conviction that was the center of the Netflix seriesMaking a Murderer, theWashington Post reports.  As covered on the docu-series, 17-year-old Brendan Dassey was found guilty of sexual assault and first-degree murder after he allegedly assisted his uncle, Steven Avery, in the rape and murder of Teresa Halbach.   SEE ALSO: Anna Delvey's biggest con played out after she got arrested Dassey was tried as an adult and sentenced to life
  
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• Saudi-led coalition says killed 8 Hezbollah fighters in Yemen

  25-06-2018 20:20 via yahoo.com
  The Saudi-led coalition battling rebels in Yemen on Monday said its forces killed eight members of Lebanon's Shiite militant group Hezbollah in an air strike in northern Yemen, near the Saudi border.Among the dead were eight members of Lebanese Hezbollah, including a commander," coalition spokesman Colonel Turki al-Maliki said in a statement, without offering details on how the fighters were killed.Maran is in Saada province, a stronghold of Yemen's Shiite Huthi rebels who are backed by Iran.
  
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• Maxine Waters' Call To Pressure Trump Cabinet Sees Pushback From Both Dems, GOP

  25-06-2018 20:19 via yahoo.com
  Both Democrats and Republicans are pushing back against recent remarks made by
  
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• Using Blue Lights to Deter Drug Users Is "Symbolic Violence"

  25-06-2018 20:17 via yahoo.com
  Public health experts say it's inhumane and ineffective.
  
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• Iguanas Caught on Camera Wrestling in Parking Lot of California Starbucks

  25-06-2018 20:16 via yahoo.com
  It's not clear what the iguanas were fighting over, but it was quite the sight.
  
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• Laura Ingalls Wilder's Name Cut From Award For Her 'Stereotypical' Depictions

  25-06-2018 20:14 via yahoo.com
  A national library group removed author Laura Ingalls Wilder's name from a
  
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• Watch Chevy Camaro ZL1 Airbags Deploy Without The Car Crashing

  25-06-2018 20:05 via yahoo.com
  This isn’t the first time a Camaro’s airbags deployed unexpectedly.
  
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• PS4 Console Exclusive Games Of 2018: God Of War, Spider-Man, And More

  25-06-2018 20:05 via gamespot.com
  
  Only on PlayStation
  Last year was an amazing year to be a PlayStation 4 owner. On top of an well-rounded selection of multi-platform games like Nier: Automata, Resident Evil 7: Biohazard, and What Remains of Edith Finch, you also had access to fantastic exclusives like Persona 5, Yakuza 0, and Horizon: Zero Dawn. And for those with any interest in virtual reality, the release of PlayStation VR was the icing on the cake.Looking ahead to 2018, there are plenty of new PlayStation 4 exclusives on th
  
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• 'Be careful what you wish for Max!' Trump warns Waters over call for public confrontations

  25-06-2018 20:00 via yahoo.com
  President Trump on Monday lashed out at Rep. Maxine Waters after the California Democrat urged protesters to publicly confront members of his administration over its controversial policies.
  
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• The Latest: Mourners: Boy shot by police not just a hashtag

  25-06-2018 19:51 via yahoo.com
  PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Latest on the funeral for an unarmed black teen fatally shot by a police officer in Pennsylvania as he fled a traffic stop (all times local):
  
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• Red Dead Redemption 2 PC Rumors - GameSpot Daily

  25-06-2018 19:51 via gamespot.com
  
  A Rockstar developer briefly listed Red Dead Redemption 2 for PS4, Xbox One, and PC on LinkedIn, while Fortnite's Playground mode is coming soon to Battle Royale.
  
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• Move Over Steam Sale, Some PC Games Are Even Cheaper At GMG Right Now

  25-06-2018 19:46 via gamespot.com
  
  The Steam Summer Sale isn't the only deal in town for PC gamers. Green Man Gaming is also running a sale, and if you enter promo code JUNE20 at checkout, you'll get an extra 20% off most of the already-discounted games. That amounts to some serious savings on lots of worthy games. You can find the full list of games on sale here, or read on for the highlights.That extra 20% off bumps many of these deals in to best-ever territory. PUBG, for instance, normally sells for $30, but it's on sale for $
  
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• Great Nintendo Switch And 3DS Deals On The US Eshop

  25-06-2018 19:42 via gamespot.com
  
  The Nintendo Eshop is running a new set of sales this week, with select Nintendo Switch and Nintendo 3DS games getting discounts big and small. We've combed through the deals to find the best prices on the best games below. Or, if you'd like to see the full list of discounts, you can do so here. The deals end on different dates depending on the game, so grab them quickly if you see games you want.With the World Cup going on now, it's a great time to pick up FIFA 18 for Switch; it's on sale for $
  
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• 'Pawn Stars' 'Old Man' Richard Harrison Dead At 77

  25-06-2018 19:41 via yahoo.com
  Richard Harrison, who starred on the popular History Channel reality show
  
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