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• Christine Blasey Ford to give donations to charity for trauma survivors

  27-11-2018 23:58 via yahoo.com
  Christine Blasey Ford and her family became the target of death threats after she testified that then-supreme court nominee Brett Kavanaugh tried to rape her.Dr Christine Blasey Ford, the California psychologist who accused the supreme court justice Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault before his confirmation, emphatically thanked supporters for an “outpouring” of donations in a new post that explained the shutdown of her GoFundMe page after raising nearly $650,000.
  
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• El Chapo's high life: Swiss clinics, mansions and a zoo

  27-11-2018 23:57 via yahoo.com
  Rejuvenation treatments at Swiss clinics, a beachfront mansion in Acapulco and a private zoo of lions: the US trial of drug baron Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman was given an extraordinary glimpse Tuesday into his life of excess.At the height of his power as one of the most notorious criminals in the world and most prolific drug traffickers on the planet, Guzman reputedly profited to the max from his ill-gotten gains.In the early 1990s, smuggling Colombian cocaine into the United States -- Guzman's li
  
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• Red Dead 2 Online Character Creator Gameplay

  27-11-2018 23:56 via gamespot.com
  
  Rockstar is rolling out the beta for Red Dead Online, here's a glimpse into what you can expect in picking out your character in Red Dead Online's character creation. Red Dead Online is in BETA and is available for ultimate edition owners on PS4 and Xbox One.
  
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• Fallout 76 Dev Acknowledges "Frustrating Issues;" New Updates Planned For Years To Come

  27-11-2018 23:52 via gamespot.com
  
  While Fallout 76 might not have gone over so well with critics, the game has already reached "millions" of players, Bethesda announced today. The title hasn't necessarily sold that many copies, but it's still a notable achievement. What's more, those who are playing are playing "a lot," Bethesda stated in a blog post in which it also outlined plans to support the title in the future.The developer said it's been following the feedback surrounding Fallout 76, and acknowledged that players are expe
  
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• Migrant caravan: Crisis requires 'Marshall Plan' to fix, new Mexican foreign minister says

  27-11-2018 23:50 via yahoo.com
  Mexico’s incoming foreign minister has said that a scheme similar to the Marshall Plan that helped rebuild Western Europe after the Second World War will be necessary to handle the migrant crisis stemming from Central America and southern Mexico.Marcelo Ebrard told reporters in Mexico Cory that a major investment of that kind would be necessary to develop the area and to ameliorate conditions that push migrants north from Central America and away from violence and poor economic prospects.
  
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• Fatal Police Shooting Of 21-Year-Old Emantic Bradford In Alabama Sparks Protest

  27-11-2018 23:47 via yahoo.com
  Protesters shut down parts of an Alabama highway on Monday in response to the
  
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• Red Dead 2 Online Co-Op Missions, Story, And Honor System Detailed

  27-11-2018 23:33 via gamespot.com
  
  Red Dead Online launched today, with Red Dead Redemption 2 Ultimate Edition owners being the first wave of players given access to the multiplayer mode. But what awaits them when they take their gunslinging ways online? Rockstar has addressed that question, delivering details on what players can expect.Rockstar describes Red Dead Online as a "continually expanding experience" and, as such, it intends to make additions and updates throughout the beta period. However, beginning right away, players
  
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• Fortnite Patch Notes (Today's Update 6.31): New Shotgun Variant, Gifting, Team Rumble LTM

  27-11-2018 23:30 via gamespot.com
  
  Epic Games has launched Fortnite update 6.31 and has detailed the tweaks, changes, and new additions in the full patch notes. The headliners in the Battle Royale mode are the Team Rumble Limited Time Mode and two new rarities of the Pump Shotgun. For the Save the World mode, meanwhile, there's a new Constructor called Airheart, who arrives with a Rotating Omni-directional Sentry Integrated Exoskeleton (R.O.S.I.E). Here's what's new.Team Rumble, as you may have guessed, involves two teams of 20 p
  
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• Red Dead 2 Online's Battle Royale-Style Mode, Free Roam Activities Outlined

  27-11-2018 23:28 via gamespot.com
  
  With Red Dead Redemption 2's multiplayer mode, Red Dead Online, launching today, Rockstar has provided new details--really, some of the first--regarding what to expect. Specifically, it's outlined two key activities in Red Dead Online's open world.The first of these is Free Roam Missions, which appear as Stranger icons and can be embarked on either alone or with a Posse. Rockstar teases that these will involve "familiar faces" and that the way things play out will depend on your Honor level."For
  
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• WWE's Edge And Christian Show Season 2 Has 100 Cameos And, Naturally, A Farting Unicorn

  27-11-2018 23:27 via gamespot.com
  
  Anyone who saw the first season of The Edge and Christian Show That Totally Reeks of Awesomeness on WWE Network knows that WWE alum Adam "Edge" Copeland and Jay "Christian" Reso like to get weird when left to their own devices. The first run of episodes for the series were filled with bizarre moments, tons of cameos, and a magical remote control that could pause WWE Chairman of the Board Vince McMahon.With the show returning to WWE Network on Monday, November 26, it sounds like things will be ge
  
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• Vikings: WWE's Adam "Edge" Copeland Reveals "Scary" Turn For Season 5

  27-11-2018 23:27 via gamespot.com
  
  With the return of the fifth season of Vikings comes an interesting new turn for the group that followed Floki (Gustaf Skarsgård) in creating a new Viking settlement in Iceland. As previously seen, the settlers were quick to discover that building a new society on a volcanic island was no easy task.Now that they are settling in, though, things only going to get worse. GameSpot spoke with WWE Hall of Famer Adam "Edge" Copeland, who plays Kjetill, about the show's return and exactly what's g
  
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• Here's Why The Avengers 4 Trailer Might Release Very Soon

  27-11-2018 23:21 via gamespot.com
  
  Avengers 4 is already among the most anticipated movies of 2019, promising to resolve not just the cliffhanger left by Infinity War, but the entire last decade of Marvel films. The public hasn't even seen a trailer yet, but there's reason to believe that may change soon.The ArcLight Hollywood is hosting a special screening of the film tomorrow evening, November 28, which will be followed by a Q&A from the co-directors, the Russo brothers. The original Infinity War trailer premiered on Novemb
  
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• 10 Robin Hood Movie And TV Adaptations Ranked, From Terrible To Perfect

  27-11-2018 23:15 via gamespot.com
  
  It's 2018, making it just about time for yet another adaptation of the Robin Hood story. Thankfully, Taron Egerton and Jamie Foxx are here to make that happen with their new movie--Robin Hood--in theaters now.This new take on the character Robin of Locksley--or Robin of Loxley, depending on which version you're watching--joins a long line of Robin Hood stories that have been unfolding on the big and small screens for practically as long as movies have been made. In fact, the first Robin Hood fi
  
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• Schumer: If Border-Wall Fight Shuts Down Government, Blame Trump, Republicans

  27-11-2018 23:07 via yahoo.com
  Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer said Tuesday that if the government shuts down next month amid a fight over funding for the construction of a wall at the southern border, it will be the fault of President Trump and congressional Republicans.“We are for strong border security.“Left to our own devices, the Senate and House could come to an agreement,” Schumer continued.
  
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• Venom Special Features Revealed: DVD, Blu-Ray, And 4K

  27-11-2018 23:01 via gamespot.com
  
  While Venom wasn't a critical success, it made over $800 million internationally at the box office during its theatrical run. And soon, those who enjoyed the movie can pick up a copy for themselves, which will be packed with extras.Venom hits the digital market on December 11 and will get a home release--on DVD, Blu-ray, and 4K--on December 18, and both releases will contain a slew of special features giving viewers greater insight into the movie. This includes three deleted scenes, one of which
  
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• Destiny 2 Wanted: Arcadian Chord -- Spider Bounty Guide (Nov. 27-Dec.4)

  27-11-2018 22:54 via gamespot.com
  
  Season 5 has started in Destiny 2, and while there's a lot of new stuff on the horizon with the launch of The Black Armory expansion on December 4, there's also plenty of weekly content to do in the meantime. As usual, the Spider has a fresh slate of bounties for players to clear out, and this week's major adversary is the Vex minotaur known as the Arcadian Chord.As usual, to get the bounty, you'll need to venture to the Tangled Shore and gather five Ghost Fragments to purchase it. You can get t
  
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• Destiny 2: Forsaken - Spider's Powerful Weekly Bounty (Nov. 27- Dec 4)

  27-11-2018 22:46 via gamespot.com
  
  Season of the Forge is here but your powerful gear still can be found taking out Wanted enemies for Spider in the Tangled Shore. Here's the guide for Spider's Powerful Weekly Bounty for this week. Captured on PS4.
  
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• Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse Already Getting Sequel, Spin-Off Plans - Report

  27-11-2018 22:43 via gamespot.com
  
  Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse is still weeks away, but Sony already has plans to expand its world. The studio is apparently planning for both a sequel and a female-centered spin-off, with some notable talent attached.The Hollywood Reporter reports that Avatar: The Last Airbender and Voltron's Joaquim Dos Santos has been brought on to direct the sequel, with David Callaham (The Expendables, Wonder Woman 1984) writing. Meanwhile, Lauren Montgomery (Voltron, Batman: Year One) is set to direct a
  
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• Google, Walmart and MLB demand Cindy Hyde-Smith refund campaign donations after racial remarks

  27-11-2018 22:40 via yahoo.com
  Google has joined a number of major organisations demanding refunds for campaign donations sent to Cindy Hyde-Smith whose controversial racial remarks have drawn backlash just before a crucial run-off election for a Senate seat in Mississippi.As voters flocked to the polls to cast their ballots in the final senatorial election of the 2018 midterms, Google confirmed it had requested a $5,000 refund for a donation the tech giant had previously sent to the senator’s re-election campaign.
  
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• CNN’s Jim Acosta attends first White House briefing since press credential fight

  27-11-2018 22:37 via yahoo.com
  CNN’S Jim Acosta asks questions at a White House Press Briefing for the first time since his press credentials were revoked, then reinstated under a federal judge’s order.
  
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• Here's What Destiny 2's Next Year Of Content Will Bring

  27-11-2018 22:30 via gamespot.com
  
  Since the release of Destiny 2's Forsaken DLC in September, Bungie has done a better job than in the past of addressing complaints about content droughts. The weekly reset has routinely brought new content over the past few months, and it appears that the start of the new season and launch of the Black Armory DLC will see that continue in the coming weeks and beyond.Alongside the newly released vidoc (watch it above) and a new update, Bungie has detailed much of the new content that's on the way
  
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• Giuliani Says Trump Doesn't Know If Paul Manafort Met With WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange

  27-11-2018 22:26 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump does not know whether his former campaign
  
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• Here's Why The Avengers 4 Trailer Might Drop Very Soon

  27-11-2018 22:05 via gamespot.com
  
  Avengers 4 is already among the most anticipated movies of 2019, promising to resolve not just the cliffhanger left by Infinity War, but the entire last decade of Marvel films. The public hasn't even seen a trailer yet, but there's reason to believe that may change soon.The ArcLight Hollywood is hosting a special screening of the film tomorrow evening, November 28, which will be followed by a Q&A from the co-directors, the Russo brothers. The original Infinity War trailer premiered on Novemb
  
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• Murdered woman's family sues husband for wrongful death

  27-11-2018 22:03 via yahoo.com
  DENVER (AP) — The parents of a Colorado woman murdered by her husband are seeking financial damages in a lawsuit filed on the same day he was sentenced to life in prison.
  
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• Indonesia due to release preliminary Lion Air crash report

  27-11-2018 22:03 via yahoo.com
  Indonesian investigators are expected Wednesday to release a preliminary report into the Lion Air plane crash last month that saw all 189 on board killed when the nearly new jet slammed into the sea.The Boeing 737 MAX vanished from radar about 13 minutes after taking off from Jakarta on October 29, crashing into waters off Indonesia's northern coast moments after it had asked to return to the capital.
  
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• DC's Aquaman Movie: Critics' First Reactions Released

  27-11-2018 21:56 via gamespot.com
  
  The first reactions to Aquaman are in! This is the first DC movie since the much-maligned Justice League a year ago, so hopes are high that DC can deliver an aquatic crowd-pleaser. The movie's release date is set for December, and although proper reviews won't appear until closer to then, critics have had plenty of say about the film on Twitter.Given the criticism levelled at many recent DC movies, which also include Suicide Squad and Batman vs Superman: Dawn of Justice, some critics seemed to h
  
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• In Rare Statement, Christine Blasey Ford Pledges to Donate Funds to Trauma Survivors

  27-11-2018 21:52 via yahoo.com
  Ford said "coming forward was terrifying ... but I am grateful to have had the opportunity to fulfill my civic duty"
  
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• Destiny 2 Wanted: Arcadian Chord Guide (Nov. 27-Dec. 4 Spider Bounty)

  27-11-2018 21:48 via gamespot.com
  
  Destiny 2: Forsaken players have a new Powerful gear bounty from Spider to complete. Here's where to go and what to do.
  
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• Destiny 2 Ascendant Challenge Location (Nov. 27-Dec. 4): Where To Go And What To Do Guide

  27-11-2018 21:39 via gamespot.com
  
  With the weekly reset comes another Ascendant Challenge in Destiny 2: Forsaken. We've completed the Dreaming City's six-week cycle on Ascendant Challenges, which means that this week, we're back to the beginning. Here's where to go and what to do to complete the challenge.As always, the Ascendant Challenge starts out with acquiring the corresponding bounty from Petra in the Dreaming City. You'll also need a Tincture of Queensfoil, a consumable item you can earn by taking part in certain activiti
  
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• Massive Australian cow nearly as tall as Michael Jordan goes viral

  27-11-2018 21:37 via yahoo.com
  A cow in Western Australia has gone udderly viral due to its sheer size and
  
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• Red Dead 2 Update Adds Online, But It's Not Working For Some

  27-11-2018 21:36 via gamespot.com
  
  Red Dead Redemption 2's online beta, named Red Dead Online, has begun today for select users with the release of a new update. For the time being it's only available to Ultimate Edition owners, and it will expand to a wide release beta in two phases to take place later this week. The progressive roll-out is meant to help mitigate any issues from a wide public launch. It has already hit some reports of Xbox access and general errors causing the game not to work, however.As of Tuesday, November 27
  
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• Destiny 2 Black Armory Trailer And Details: New Exotics, Raid, Activities, And More Loot

  27-11-2018 21:34 via gamespot.com
  
  Destiny 2's Forsaken expansion refreshed the game in myriad ways, fixing up a lot of little annoyances, but most importantly, providing lots of rotating things to do. Those new things kept Destiny 2 fresh throughout the entire fourth season, as players grappled with a new Raid, the ever-changing Dreaming City, and special events such as the Iron Banner and the Festival of the Lost.The fifth season of Destiny 2, the Season of the Forge, is now live as part of a new update. It's marked by the firs
  
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• Destiny 2 Patch Notes (Update 2.1.0): What's New Before Black Armory

  27-11-2018 21:32 via gamespot.com
  
  The launch of Destiny 2's next piece of paid DLC, The Black Armory, is still a week away, but in the meantime we've gotten a major update--patch 2.1.0--to kick off Season 5, known as the Season of the Forge. It introduces a wide variety of new items as well as numerous changes and tweaks that are detailed in the full patch notes.When you first log in with the update installed, you'll likely want to head to Tess at Eververse first. There you'll be able to see the season's new Bright Engram, the E
  
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• Super Smash Bros. Ultimate: Release Date, Pre-Order Guide For Switch (US Only)

  27-11-2018 21:30 via gamespot.com
  
  You don't necessarily have to be a fan of any one gaming property to be looking forward to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, a big, meaty brawler that's coming to Nintendo Switch on December 7, 2018. This game boasts a massive roster comprised of every character seen in the series to date--including Snake and Cloud, plus a whole lot more.Metroid's Ridley is also being introduced as a new character alongside Castlevania's Simon Belmont and Animal Crossing's Isabelle--among many others. Another change o
  
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• Destiny 2's New Black Armory Exotic Weapons: Check Out The First Four

  27-11-2018 21:30 via gamespot.com
  
  Bungie unveiled a bunch of information about its next Destiny 2 expansion, The Black Armory, and Season 5 this week, which has brought new Exotic items to Eververse. Along with the details about new activities and a new Raid comes a look at four new Exotic weapons to chase.Those four Exotics are Anarchy, Le Monarch, Izanagi's Burden, and Jotun, detailed in Bungie's Black Armory vidoc (watch it above). Three of the Exotics are modeled after the three different Golden Age families--French, Japanes
  
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• New Destiny 2 Content Is Coming Quickly, Here's The Full Schedule

  27-11-2018 21:29 via gamespot.com
  
  Since the release of Destiny 2's Forsaken DLC in September, Bungie has done a better job than in the past of addressing complaints about content droughts. The weekly reset has routinely brought new content over the past few months, and it appears that the start of the new season and launch of the Black Armory DLC will see that continue in the coming weeks and beyond.Alongside the newly released vidoc (watch it above) and a new update, Bungie has detailed much of the new content that's on the way
  
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• Top 5 Holiday Scams To Watch Out For This Year

  27-11-2018 21:28 via yahoo.com
  The holiday season can be both exciting and stressful. Between parties, gift
  
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• Young Justice Outsiders' First Trailer For DC Universe Is Here

  27-11-2018 21:25 via gamespot.com
  
  The heroes from the DC animated series Young Justice are back, but this time around, they'll be appearing on the streaming service DC Universe. The first trailer for the upcoming January series has been revealed, and it features the team you know and love, plus a few surprises.The second season of Young Justice aired back in March 2013, but Season 3 will still be dealing with the fallout and events of that season, from metahuman trafficking to intergalactic threats to figuring out how to be a he
  
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• Captured Ukrainian sailors broadcast giving 'confessions' on Russian television

  27-11-2018 21:24 via yahoo.com
  Ukrainian sailors were on Tuesday filmed giving what Kiev said were forced confessions and brought to court after Russia seized their ships off the coast of Crimea in a major escalation of tensions. A court in Crimea ruled on Tuesday that 12 of the 24 captured sailors and security service agents would be kept in confinement for two months, with a decision on the rest expected Wednesday. Moscow has defied Western calls to release the men, who have been accused of violating Russia's borders a
  
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• Yahoo News Explains: How Trump has hindered climate change policies

  27-11-2018 21:22 via yahoo.com
  The White House just released a harrowing report on the potentially deadly consequences of climate change.Why does President Trump contradict the report?In the past, Trump has frequently called climate change a hoax and in 2017, he pulled the U.S. out of an environmental action accord signed by 195 nations to help stop climate change.
  
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• Facebook was warned of alleged Russian meddling back in 2014

  27-11-2018 21:21 via yahoo.com
  Facebook acknowledged on Tuesday that its engineers had flagged suspicious Russian activity as early as 2014 -- long before it became public -- but did not confirm evidence of a coordinated campaign.The revelation came as the British Parliament held hearings featuring lawmakers from nine countries into how the social media behemoth was being used to manipulate major election results.Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg refused to attend the meeting and organisers pulled up an empty chair in
  
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• Destiny 2 Black Armory Update's New Exotics And Eververse Items

  27-11-2018 21:09 via gamespot.com
  
  New Stuff To GetThe fifth season of Destiny 2, Season of the Forge, is here, and with it comes a whole mess of new items for players to find--and in some cases, buy. In the case of cosmetic items, the Eververse store is already fully restocked with spiffy-looking new stuff for players to get from the next expansion, The Black Armory, including a sparrow that's on fire, new Exotic weapons ornaments for guns like Ace of Spades, and dances such as the iconic one from Pulp Fiction. There's also new
  
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• Trump Threatens To Cut 'All GM Subsidies' Following Company Layoffs

  27-11-2018 21:05 via yahoo.com
  President Donald Trump said he was looking into cutting subsidies from General
  
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• RDR2's Battle Royale Mode Launches Today As Part Of Red Dead Online

  27-11-2018 21:03 via gamespot.com
  
  The beta for Red Dead Online is out, and it introduces several new multiplayer modes for players to try out. One of the new additions, titled Make it Count, is Red Dead Redemption 2's take on a battle royale mode.There are two versions of Make it Count, both outlined on Rockstar's blog. The first is a battle royale where players are armed with only a bow and a handful of arrows, and each person needs to loot extra arrows from the enemies they kill. The second is the same concept, but players mus
  
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• Cyber Monday was Amazon's biggest shopping day in history -- Here were the top selling items

  27-11-2018 21:01 via yahoo.com
  Black Friday has been a coveted, day-long bargain extravaganza that has always
  
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• Candidate-backed group challenges Georgia election process

  27-11-2018 21:01 via yahoo.com
  ATLANTA (AP) — A political organization backed by Democrat Stacey Abrams filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday challenging the way Georgia's elections are run, making good on a promise Abrams made as she ended her bid to become the state's governor.
  
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• The Chevy Volt Is A Dream Car And Now GM Is Killing It

  27-11-2018 20:53 via yahoo.com
  General Motors just killed the best car you've never owned.
  
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• Kosovo Serbs protest Pristina's tariff

  27-11-2018 20:41 via yahoo.com
  Several thousand Kosovo Serbs protested in northern Kosovo on Tuesday against Pristina's massive customs tariff on Serbian goods, a retaliatory measure announced last week that has spiked tensions and curtailed trade between the neighbours.The crowd gathered in the northern Serb-half of the divided city of Mitrovica with Serbian flags and signs saying "Help us" and "Stop the violence of Pristina".The mayors of four majority-Serb municipalities in Kosovo -- North Mitrovica, Zvecan, Leposavic and
  
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• Argentina prosecutors considering charges against Mohammed bin Salman at G20

  27-11-2018 20:39 via yahoo.com
  Saudi Arabia’s crown prince Mohammed bin Salman is on the guest list for the two-day G20 summit.Argentinian prosecutors are considering charging Saudi Arabia’s crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, with war crimes and torture if he flies to Buenos Aires for the G20 summit this week.
  
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• Destiny 2 Black Armory Update Adds New Exotics, Raid, Activities, And More Loot

  27-11-2018 20:37 via gamespot.com
  
  Destiny 2's Forsaken expansion refreshed the game in myriad ways, fixing up a lot of little annoyances, but most importantly, providing lots of rotating things to do. Those new things kept Destiny 2 fresh throughout the entire fourth season, as players grappled with a new Raid, the ever-changing Dreaming City, and special events such as the Iron Banner and the Festival of the Lost.The fifth season of Destiny 2, the Season of the Forge, is now live as part of a new update. It's marked by the firs
  
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