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• Venezuela's Maduro will fall, says Colombia's Santos

  31-07-2018 23:59 via yahoo.com
  Nicolas Maduro's days as president of crisis-ravaged Venezuela are numbered, his outgoing Colombian counterpart Juan Manuel Santos told AFP."I can see it happening in the near future," said Santos, pointing to the International Monetary Fund's latest projection that Venezuela's inflation will hit one million percent this year.Relations between the two heads of state have been tense for years with Maduro describing Colombia as a US "lackey" and Santos predicting imminent "regime change" in Venezu
  
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• Prosecutor: Manafort had a $15,000 jacket 'made from an ostrich'

  31-07-2018 23:52 via yahoo.com
  A federal prosecutor highlighted Paul Manafort's $15,000 jacket “made from an ostrich" during the opening statements of the former Trump campaign chairman's trial in Alexandria, Va.
  
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• Hearthstone's New 'Shrink Ray' Card May Bring Back Control Paladin

  31-07-2018 23:49 via gamespot.com
  
  Hearthstone's next expansion, The Boomsday Project, is coming up, and as is the tradition, Blizzard is rolling out cards progressively up to the release. GameSpot has just had its own reveal for the new Paladin spell Shrink Ray. You can watch the video above for our reveal, but there's lots to unpack when it comes to this card, so we've put together an in-depth analysis about what this means for Hearthstone and its meta.The Shrink Ray card is a clear signal that Control Paladin is primed to make
  
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• Marvel's Spider-Man PS4 Has Gone Gold

  31-07-2018 23:48 via gamespot.com
  
  Insomniac's highly anticipated Spider-Man game for PS4 has reached an important development milestone. The studio announced that the upcoming title has "gone gold," meaning primary development has been completed and the game is now ready to be sent off for manufacturing.Insomniac shared the announcement on Twitter, thanking both Sony and Marvel for "their support in the creation of this original Spider-Man adventure." The tweet was also accompanied by a humorous image parodying the popular meme
  
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• Call Of Duty: Black Ops 4 Beta Trailer Includes A Glimpse Of Blackout

  31-07-2018 23:47 via gamespot.com
  
  The first session of the private multiplayer beta for Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 takes place this weekend for some players. Ahead of the test, Activision and developer Treyarch have shared an intense new trailer showcasing the various Specialists, maps, weapons, and other content that will be available to try out during the beta.The private multiplayer beta is only available to those who pre-order Call of Duty: Black Ops 4--although Xfinity customers will also be able to participate, even without
  
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• "Everybody wants to find Mollie": Iowa authorities

  31-07-2018 23:41 via yahoo.com
  Officials continue to search for 20-year-old University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts who went missing nearly two weeks ago and was last seen jogging near her hometown of Brooklyn, Iowa. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
  
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• Fortnite 5.10 Content Update Brings Back Guided Missile, Adds Jetpack Game Mode

  31-07-2018 23:40 via gamespot.com
  
  Epic Games has released a new update for Fortnite on PS4, Xbox One, PC, Nintendo Switch, and iOS. Following the recent update 5.10, content update 5.10 marks the start of a new limited-time mode called Fly Explosives, which involves using jetpacks to cause mayhem. The update also pulls the Guided Missile weapon out of the Vault and puts it into play."The Guided Missile is back from the Vault and dropping into Battle Royale this update," the patch notes read. "In its time away, the Guided Missile
  
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• New On Netflix This Week In The US: Movies, TV Shows, And Originals

  31-07-2018 23:33 via gamespot.com
  
  This week is both the last week of July, and the first week of August, which means it's a big one for Netflix. Her was added on Sunday, and two originals will be added on Monday and Tuesday called A Very Secret Service and Terrace House: Opening New Doors.Looking ahead to August 1, Batman Begins, Gran Torino, Million Dollar Baby, and Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring will all be coming to the streaming service on Wednesday, along with an original called Switched in the vein on Freaky
  
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• Family who lost 9 in duck boat tragedy files 2nd lawsuit

  31-07-2018 23:32 via yahoo.com
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Fifty-three members of an Indiana family who lost nine relatives when a duck boat sank in Missouri described their pain and unfathomable loss Tuesday while calling for a ban on the amphibious tourist boats that their attorney likened to "coffins and death traps."
  
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• New On Netflix (August 2018): Movies And TV Shows Arriving (And Leaving)

  31-07-2018 23:30 via gamespot.com
  
  It's time to say goodbye to fireworks and hello to heat waves. To aid you in procrastinating on back to school shopping, we're here to let you know about everything coming to Netflix in August. Lots of movies and TV shows will be added, while a number of others are on their way out. Let's dive into the highlights.A lot of hard-hitting dramas will be available in August. Some of the notable additions include Christopher Nolan's Batman Begins, Gran Torino, Million Dollar Baby, Lord of the Rings: T
  
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• The Flash Season 5 Spoilers: Cicada, Nora West-Allen, A New Wells, And More We Learned At SDCC 2018

  31-07-2018 23:25 via gamespot.com
  
  When The Flash returns for its fifth season, there's going to be a strangely familiar new face taking up residence in Central City. At the end of Season 4, the mysterious girl that popped up around nearly everyone on the team revealed herself to be the daughter of Barry (Grant Gustin) and Iris (Candice Patton) from the future.Her arrival will present the team with an entirely new set of problems, as she reveals exactly what's made her come back in time to confront her parents. On top of that, t
  
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• Mexico plane crash: Aeromexico flight crashes in Durango during storm but all 103 on board survive

  31-07-2018 23:25 via yahoo.com
  An Aeromexico plane has crashed in the northern Mexican state of Durango after taking off in stormy weather, with all 103 people on board able to escape before the aircraft was engulfed in flames.The airline said flight number 2431 was an Embraer 190 with a capacity for 100 passengers and was bound for Mexico City when it crashed.Many of the 49 passengers taken to hospital after the crash received treatment for minor injuries and all are expected to live, according to the Durango state governor.
  
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• Herman Shine death: One of few Auschwitz escapees and a voice for Holocaust survivors dies, aged 95

  31-07-2018 23:21 via yahoo.com
  Herman Shine who was one of the few people to escape from Auschwitz – becoming a voice for Holocaust survivors – has died at the age of 95 in his California home.Mr Shine, who was born in Berlin and named Mendel Scheingesicht, was taken to the Sachsenhausen concentration camp as a teenager before later being sent to one of three subcamps included in Auschwitz.There he met Marianne Schlesinger, a woman who worked at the camp but was allowed to live at home because she was only half-Je
  
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• The Latest: Missing student had trip planned for wedding

  31-07-2018 23:19 via yahoo.com
  MONTEZUMA, Iowa (AP) — The latest on the disappearance of an Iowa college student (all times local):
  
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• Apple earnings beat expectations with share prices rising in extended trading

  31-07-2018 23:17 via yahoo.com
  Shares of Apple have jumped after the company posted quarterly results that beat out Wall Street targets while forecasting revenue above expectations in the current quarter.The immediate spike in shares was not enough, however, to make Apple the first company to be valued at one trillion, but the company has come very close to that moniker and continued growth in future quarters could potentially push it over that line.Apple’s postings showed that the average iPhone sold cost $724 (£
  
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• LAPD chief: Officers kill a hostage for 1st time in 13 years

  31-07-2018 23:15 via yahoo.com
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles police released video Tuesday showing officers fatally shooting an armed man and the woman he was holding hostage, marking the second time LAPD gunfire has killed a bystander in the last six weeks.
  
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• Redding, California, police chief goes back to scorched home

  31-07-2018 23:12 via yahoo.com
  Redding Police Chief Roger Moore stands where his home once was while discussing the fires that have torn through Northern California.
  
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• Facebook Warns Of ‘Bad Actors,’ Deletes Accounts Ahead Of Midterms

  31-07-2018 23:11 via yahoo.com
  Facebook said Tuesday it removed over a dozen pages, profiles and accounts
  
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• New Fortnite Jetpack Mode, Fly Explosives, Available For A Limited Time

  31-07-2018 23:10 via gamespot.com
  
  Epic has rolled out a new batch of content for Fortnite: Battle Royale. The v5.10 content update is now available for all platforms (PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PC, and iOS), and on top of reintroducing the Guided Missile to the game, it marks the start of a new limited-time game mode: Fly Explosives.As its name implies, Fly Explosives is a new variation of the limited-time High Explosives event from earlier this year. Only explosive weapons such as Grenades and Rocket Launchers can be found
  
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• Investigators still baffled by disappearance of Iowa student

  31-07-2018 23:10 via yahoo.com
  MONTEZUMA, Iowa (AP) — Blake and Dalton Jack were planning to leave their small Iowa town Wednesday for a once-in-a-lifetime trip to the Dominican Republic.
  
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• Three Russians 'carrying press cards' killed in Central Africa

  31-07-2018 23:05 via yahoo.com
  Three Russians carrying press cards have been killed in the troubled Central African Republic (CAR), Russia's foreign ministry said Tuesday."According to information received on July 30 (Monday), three people were killed not far from the town of Sibut, 300 kilometres (185 miles) north of Bangui," the ministry said in statement.Although the foreign ministry said the trio were carrying press cards, a Russian security official reached in Bangui said representatives in the CAR were not aware of the
  
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• Mollie Tibbetts, what we know so far

  31-07-2018 23:05 via yahoo.com
  What we know so far about the disappearance of 20-year-old college student Mollie Tibbetts.
  
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• Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice Release Date And Pre-Order Guide: PS4, Xbox One, PC

  31-07-2018 23:02 via gamespot.com
  
  From Software, the makers of Bloodborne and the Dark Souls series, have a new game in the works--and it looks surprisingly different from those recent games. It's called Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, and you play as the "one-armed wolf," a nimble warrior who has pledged to protect a young lord in 1500s Japan. When the lord gets kidnapped, it's your job to get him back using stealth and prosthetic tools to take down enemies. The game doesn't launch until 2019, but you can pre-order it now.If you're
  
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• The Latest: Dad suspected in murder-suicide had lots of ammo

  31-07-2018 22:49 via yahoo.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on a New York City murder-suicide that left four people dead, including a 6-year-old boy (all times local):
  
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• California's Wildfires Are Spreading Faster and Burning More This Year. Experts Say It 'Can Only Get Worse'

  31-07-2018 22:46 via yahoo.com
  More acres have burned across the state this year than at this point in 2017
  
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• One Big Problem For Trump's Shutdown Threats: Congressional Republicans

  31-07-2018 22:29 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump has once again threatened to shut down the
  
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• Doom Eternal Release Date And Pre-Order Guide: PS4, Xbox One, PC

  31-07-2018 22:29 via gamespot.com
  
  Judging by how well it was received, it's no real surprise that the 2016 shooter Doom is getting a sequel. Much like its predecessor, Doom Eternal will feature fast-paced first-person combat, new and classic demon enemies, and an array of firepower, all set to a heavy metal soundtrack composed by Mick Gordon. The game is set to launch sometime in 2019, but you don't have to wait until launch to reserve a copy for yourself.If you're ready to lock in your pre-order, you can already do so at a numb
  
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• Disney's Jungle Cruise Stars Emily Blunt And The Rock Play Fight In New Video

  31-07-2018 22:29 via gamespot.com
  
  Disney recently came out with one of the first promo videos for the upcoming movie Jungle Cruise. The company says that the film, which stars Emily Blunt and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, has begun production and the video shows the actors welcoming audiences to the set.It begins with Emily Blunt walking down a path in what is supposed to be a jungle. She shows off the lights on the path as though she is a tour guide, before The Rock pseudo-interrupts her, vying for some screen time. They have a b
  
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• The House Tully Castle from Game of Thrones Is Up for Sale in Northern Ireland for Less Than $1 Million

  31-07-2018 22:28 via yahoo.com
  Gosford Castle, located in Northern Ireland, was used for exterior shots in Season 3 of the HBO series for the House Tully stronghold, Riverrun
  
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• Queen Elizabeth Gifted Prince Harry and Meghan Markle With a Historic House Inside the Walls of Windsor Castle

  31-07-2018 22:25 via yahoo.com
  Adelaide Cottage was built back in 1831 as a retreat for William IV's wife, Queen Adelaide, and is in the Home Park inside the walls of Windsor Castle
  
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• The Latest: Lawyer calls frat death case sentence 1st step

  31-07-2018 22:18 via yahoo.com
  BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) — The Latest on the sentencing for a Pennsylvania State University fraternity member in connection with the death of pledge (all times local):
  
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• At Paul Manafort Trial, Defense Puts The Blame On Mueller Witness Rick Gates

  31-07-2018 22:12 via yahoo.com
  ALEXANDRIA, Va. ― An attorney for former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort
  
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• Super Mario Odyssey And Zelda: Breath Of The Wild Pass Impressive New Sales Milestones

  31-07-2018 22:11 via gamespot.com
  
  Along with its financial earnings report for the latest fiscal quarter, Nintendo has shared updated global sales figures for its Switch and 3DS titles. While Switch hardware sales may have dropped slightly compared to the same period last year, software sales grew significantly year-over-year, and many of the console's biggest tiles have hit new sales milestones.Nintendo's best-selling Switch game, Super Mario Odyssey, moved an additional million copies since the company's last financial report,
  
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• MoviePass Raising Prices, Limiting Availability For Big New Movie Releases

  31-07-2018 22:10 via gamespot.com
  
  MoviePass is making plans to raise prices and continue limiting access to the biggest new releases, as the company continues its attempt to stop its heavy losses. This comes alongside a volatile day on the stock market for its parent company.The company confirmed in a statement that that the subscription price will raise from $10 to $15 sometime in the next 30 days. It will also be continuing to limit availability for select films. Movies opening on more than 1,000 screens will have limited Movi
  
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• The Redemption Of No Man's Sky

  31-07-2018 22:00 via gamespot.com
  
  After spending a few days with No Man's Sky's Next update, Peter, Rob and Mike share their initial impressions and marvel at not just their own, but other people's discoveries.
  
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• Iran rejects Trump offer of talks as a dream, without value

  31-07-2018 21:59 via yahoo.com
  By Bozorgmehr SharafedinLONDON (Reuters) - Senior Iranian officials and military commanders on Tuesday rejected U.S. President Donald Trump's offer of talks without preconditions as worthless and "a dream", saying his words contradicted his action of reimposing sanctions on Tehran.Separately, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said Trump's repudiation of an international nuclear deal reached in 2015 was "illegal" and Iran would not easily yield to Washington's renewed campaign to strangle Iran's v
  
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• Mission Impossible: Tom Cruise's Wildest Stunts, Ranked

  31-07-2018 21:58 via gamespot.com
  
  As the Mission Impossible movies have gotten bigger, so too has star Tom Cruise's desire for danger. While many action stars slow down a little as they hit middle age, 56-year-old Cruise has gone the other way, pushing his body for the sake of our entertainment in ways that would terrify many actors half his age.The sixth movie in the series, Mission Impossible: Fallout, has arrived in theaters and reviews have suggested that it's the most spectacular entry to date. That's certainly translated
  
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• Government Official Says He Warned That Separating Families Could Traumatize Children

  31-07-2018 21:57 via yahoo.com
  The government official leading the effort to reunite immigrant families
  
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• Zelda And Mario Nintendo Switch D-Pad Controllers Are Available For Pre-Order

  31-07-2018 21:51 via gamespot.com
  
  If you have a Nintendo Switch, you've probably noticed your Joy-Cons don't have traditional D-pads. Instead of the cross-shaped D-pad button found on other consoles, Joy-Cons made by Nintendo have four separate buttons. That's not always ideal, especially when you play games that require precise directional input, like 2D platformers and fighting games. The video game accessory maker Hori is here to help.Hori is gearing up to release left Switch controllers that feature regular cross-shaped D-pa
  
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• Rocket League: Ultimate Edition Releasing This August; Here's Everything Included

  31-07-2018 21:47 via gamespot.com
  
  A new retail version of Rocket League is coming to store shelves on August 28. Called Rocket League: Ultimate Edition, this version of Psyonix's popular sports game features 16 DLC Battle-Cars and a collection of cosmetic items.Rocket League: Ultimate Edition includes the DLC that comes with the original game--Chaos Run, Revenge of the Battle-Cars, and Supersonic Fury--and the four Battle-Cars included in the Rocket League Collector's Edition: Esper, Masamune, Aftershock, and Marauder. The Ultim
  
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• Orca mother falling behind family as she carries dead calf during week of 'deep grieving'

  31-07-2018 21:42 via yahoo.com
  A grieving mother orca whale is falling behind the rest of her family after carrying the corpse of her calf a week after it died.Experts at the Whale Museum on San Juan Island have been monitoring the 20-year-old killer whale, known as J35, since her calf died shortly after she gave birth last week.Since then she has been balancing the dead calf on her forehead or pushing it to the surface of the water.
  
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• Mollie Tibbetts Case: Investigators 'Confident' With Timeline for Day College Student Vanished

  31-07-2018 21:34 via yahoo.com
  Tibbetts was apparently last seen running in Brooklyn, about 60 miles east of Des Moines, on July 18.
  
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• Man Charged With Assaulting Elderly Catholic Priest In Delaware

  31-07-2018 21:28 via yahoo.com
  Police in Delaware have arrested a 25-year-old man they claim violently
  
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• IS claims Tajikistan attack that killed 4 foreign cyclists

  31-07-2018 21:24 via yahoo.com
  MOSCOW (AP) — The Islamic State group on Tuesday claimed responsibility for a car-and-knife attack on Western tourists cycling in Tajikistan that killed two Americans and two Europeans.
  
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• Penn State frat member gets house arrest over pledge death

  31-07-2018 21:16 via yahoo.com
  BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) — A Penn State fraternity member who plied a pledge with vodka the night he was fatally injured in a series of falls avoided jail time Tuesday when a judge sentenced him to three months of house arrest.
  
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• WWE 2K19 Introduces New "Towers" Challenges

  31-07-2018 21:10 via gamespot.com
  
  WWE 2K19 will introduce a new Towers mode, in which you'll be pitted against a string of opponents in a row. The mode will boast rosters filled with superstars, along with varying win conditions and limitations to challenge you to think outside the box (or ring).The official site details the new mode. Towers will come in two varieties: Gauntlet, which must be finished in one session without a loss, and Steps, which let you play at your own pace. Opponents will range from current wrestlers to WWE
  
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• New Venom Trailer Shows Riot And The Darker Side Of The Spider-Man Universe

  31-07-2018 20:49 via gamespot.com
  
  The new trailer for the Spider-Man spin-off Venom is here. The movie stars Tom Hardy as Eddie Brock, a reporter who is taken over by an evil alien symbiote, and it hits theaters in October.While the previous trailer gave us just a brief glimpse of Venom, this trailer is packed with footage of the creature as it takes control of Brock and causes a lot of mayhem. It certainly delivers on the action and lives up to director Ruben Fleischer's recent claims that it would be much darker than most supe
  
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• Venom Trailer 2 Breakdown: Riot, A Lot Of Symbiotes, And More

  31-07-2018 20:43 via gamespot.com
  
  After hearing about the exclusive Venom footage Sony showed off at Comic-Con this year, symbiote fans were pumped for the studio to release something more to the general public. Luckily for them, Sony unveiled a new trailer for the upcoming October film with tons of shots of actor Tom Hardy as Venom as well as our first shots of Riot, the symbiote that Eddie Brock will have to fight.Back in April, the trailer the studio released gave us a good idea what the movie is about. Eddie Brock is a jour
  
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• Venom Movie: Who Is Riot?

  31-07-2018 20:30 via gamespot.com
  
  With Sony releasing the new Venom trailer, we got to see that this upcoming movie contains a lot more symbiotes than we originally expected. Venom aside, Scream, Riot, and possibly Phage appear in the trailer. However, it was mentioned at Comic-Con that Riot will be a bigger part of this movie. Who is this character, and where does he come from?The symbiote that would eventually be known as Riot made his first appearance in Venom: Lethal Protector #4 back in 1993. Using Venom, Dr. Carlton Drake
  
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• Battlefield 1 Gets Summer Update; Here Are The Patch Notes

  31-07-2018 20:28 via gamespot.com
  
  EA DICE continues to support 2016's Battlefield 1. A summer update makes several patches to the first-person shooter that fans have been asking for, as well as gameplay changes to improve the overall experience.The load time when going into the soldier customization screen has been reduced, as have the number of disconnects when trying to join a server. The update also fixes the issues that caused map vote results to not be respected, squad boosts to occasionally start counting down during the p
  
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