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• 5 Holiday Party Ideas That Have Nothing To Do With Ugly Sweaters

  04-12-2018 23:49 via news.yahoo.com
  The holidays are here, and so are the fun parties.
  
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• President George H.W. Bush's Funeral Involves a Cadillac XTS Hearse and a Special Union Pacific Train

  04-12-2018 23:42 via news.yahoo.com
  The state funeral procession goes from Texas to Washington, D.C., and back to Texas.
  
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• VW may use Ford's U.S. plants to build cars, deepen alliance

  04-12-2018 23:36 via news.yahoo.com
  Ford has unused factory capacity — and then there's the matter of GM
  
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• The incredible view of a rocket launch ... from space

  04-12-2018 23:33 via news.yahoo.com
  Not many of us will get a chance to see a rocket launch live from this angle in our lifetimes, but at least we can see the photos. European astronaut Alexander Gerst managed to photograph the launch of three new crewmembers to the International Space Station from his post aboard the orbiting laboratory. The pictures, taken Monday, show the Soyuz rocket carrying the three new space station residents as it ascends to orbit just after launch.Congratulations to the Russian Space Agency @roscosmos an
  
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• Wall Street dives on angst over growth, US-China truce

  04-12-2018 23:27 via news.yahoo.com
  Wall Street stocks plunged Tuesday on worries about US economic growth and revived doubts about trade wars as the Trump administration sent mixed signals on their detente with China.A day after global stocks rallied on a weekend US-China announcement suspending new tariffs, international markets mostly pulled back as investor focus shifted to the lack of concrete progress in reaching a long-term agreement to the dispute."Can the US and China really resolve their differences in 90 days?" asked Ro
  
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• Michelle Obama Was Just As Boy Crazy As The Rest Of Us In High School

  04-12-2018 23:25 via news.yahoo.com
  Before she was the first lady of the United States, Michelle Obama was just
  
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• Ellen DeGeneres Returns To Stand-Up After 15 Years For New Netflix Special

  04-12-2018 23:07 via news.yahoo.com
  Ellen DeGeneres is returning to her stand-up comedy roots in a new special for
  
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• Student Says Teacher Injured Him During Class

  04-12-2018 23:05 via news.yahoo.com
  Alex Humbles, 12, says a teacher at his Oklahoma middle school forcefully grabbed him by the arm, leaving behind red marks. Humbles admits he was talking back but says this teacher shouldn't have touched him.
  
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• Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Demands 'Living Wage' For Hill Workers

  04-12-2018 23:05 via news.yahoo.com
  New York Congresswoman-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is pushing hard on her
  
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• The Mercedes-Benz S-class Concours Edition Is a Subtle Way to Celebrate a Successful Year

  04-12-2018 23:04 via news.yahoo.com
  A special interior with lavish floor mats lines this limited-edition Benz.
  
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• Woman who says she was taped in hotel shower sues for $100M

  04-12-2018 23:03 via news.yahoo.com
  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A woman who claims hidden-camera footage of her in a hotel shower was posted on a dozen pornographic web sites by someone who tried to extort her filed a $100 million lawsuit.
  
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• Red Dead Online Probably Won't Reset Progress After The Beta

  04-12-2018 23:01 via gamespot.com
  
  Before Red Dead Online launched in November, developer Rockstar Games said it couldn't guarantee that player progress and stats wouldn't be wiped after the beta ended. The good news today is that Rockstar has confirmed that, at least right now, it has no plans to reset anything.Back in November, Rockstar warned that it might have to reset player ranks and stats in Red Dead Redemption 2's multiplayer mode. The developer pointed out that it is not uncommon for large-scale betas to reset ranks and
  
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• VW says final generation of combustion engines will launch in 2026

  04-12-2018 23:00 via news.yahoo.com
  After their production span, Volkswagen will be all-electric
  
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• GOP Rep. Chris Stewart On Khashoggi Killing: 'Journalists Disappear All Over The Country'

  04-12-2018 22:54 via news.yahoo.com
  After a classified briefing between lawmakers and the CIA on the killing of
  
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• Trump family values: Eric starts Twitter storm with unwanted marital advice

  04-12-2018 22:49 via news.yahoo.com
  A simmering feud between conservative lawyer George Conway and Eric Trump spilled into a second day on Tuesday, as the two argued over the issue of wife-respecting.The spat began Monday when Conway, a frequent Trump critic despite being husband to top Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway, suggested the president had engaged in witness tampering when he tweeted about longtime associate Roger Stone’s vow to stand up to special counsel Robert Mueller.
  
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• Markets Right Now: US stocks dive as trade jitters return

  04-12-2018 22:46 via news.yahoo.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local):
  
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• Macron caves in to French protesters - too late, they say

  04-12-2018 22:46 via news.yahoo.com
  PARIS (AP) — The French government caved in after Paris' worst rioting in decades and delayed an increase in energy taxes Tuesday — but it was seen as "too little, too late" by many protesters whose anger seems increasingly focused on embattled President Emmanuel Macron. 
  
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• The Good Place Renewed For Season 4, Coming In 2019

  04-12-2018 22:42 via gamespot.com
  
  NBC has renewed the wacky and wonderful comedy The Good Place for a Season 4 to air in 2019-2020, the network has confirmed. In a statement, NBC programming bosses Tracey Pakosta and Lisa Katz congratulated show creator Mike Schur and the cast and crew for their contribution to making The Good Place a "thoughtful, mind-bending, and hysterical series.""We can't wait to see what unexpected stories the new season will bring," the pair said in the statement, which was noted by The Hollywood Reporter
  
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• May Suffers Parliament Defeats Ahead of Key Vote: Brexit Update

  04-12-2018 22:38 via news.yahoo.com
  The premier then lost a third big vote that could prove even more significant: it gives Parliament the power to shape the final Brexit settlement if, as expected, May fails to get her deal approved in the Commons in a vote on Dec. 11.Pro-Brexit Tory Boris Johnson, who quit as foreign secretary in protest at May’s plan for keeping close to EU trade rules, savaged her deal.The government should go back to Brussels and say Britain will leave without one, he said.
  
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• Former Sen. Bob Dole stands to honor former President George H.W. Bush

  04-12-2018 22:37 via news.yahoo.com
  Former Sen. Bob Dole stands and salutes to honor President George H.W. Bush, who lies in state in the Capitol Rotunda. The 41st president died Friday at the age of 94.
  
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• Wall Street drops 3 percent as confusion over U.S.-China trade truce mounts

  04-12-2018 22:31 via news.yahoo.com
  Wall Street tumbled more than 3 percent on Tuesday, led lower by bank and industrial shares, as investors worried anew about global trade.
  
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• All Xbox One Consoles, Including Xbox One X And Fortnite Bundle, Are $50 Off Right Now

  04-12-2018 22:16 via gamespot.com
  
  Every Xbox One bundle is $50 off right now in the United States, and this includes the higher-power Xbox One X consoles and the Fortnite bundle, Microsoft has announced.The discount goes even deeper if you just want a console. The Xbox One X, which normally sells for $500 USD, is now available at retailers for $400 USD. Microsoft does not appear to sell the Xbox One S in a non-bundle, but you can get that system starting at $250 in bundles that come with games like Fortnite, Minecraft, NBA 2K19,
  
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• Fortnite's Biggest News Of 2018 And How It Impacted The Industry

  04-12-2018 22:14 via gamespot.com
  
  So much can change in a year. This time last year, it was PUBG, dominating on Steam and sporting an exclusive deal with Microsoft for the Xbox One version, which was driving the most discussion and helping propel the battle royale phenomenon even further. Today, Fortnite is a veritable juggernaut on the level that few could have expected or even imagined. It is a bona fide hit that has been so unbelievably successful it's spurred changes to long-standing policies within the industry and impacted
  
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• Destiny 2 Players Have Discovered An Exotic Quest In The Black Armory--Here's Where To Find It

  04-12-2018 22:08 via gamespot.com
  
  The Black Armory, Destiny 2's first expansion of the post-Forsaken era, is here, and players are already diving in to try to learn the mysteries of its four special forges. Those forges, which are scattered across the solar system, are part of the game's new activity, in which three players try to defend a forge from enemies. First, though, you have to find the forges and start them up, and the first of the four is located in the EDZ on Earth.There's more to the first forge, the Volundr Forge, t
  
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• Destiny 2 Players Have Already Discovered An Exotic Quest In The Black Armory--Here's Where To Find It

  04-12-2018 22:08 via gamespot.com
  
  The Black Armory, Destiny 2's first expansion of the post-Forsaken era, is here, and players are already diving in to try to learn the mysteries of its four special forges. Those forges, which are scattered across the solar system, are part of the game's new activity, in which three players try to defend a forge from enemies. First, though, you have to find the forges and start them up, and the first of the four is located in the EDZ on Earth.There's more to the first forge, the Volundr Forge, t
  
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• What Washington Post Employees Actually Think About Amazon

  04-12-2018 22:03 via news.yahoo.com
  A little over five years ago, Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos bought The
  
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• The Biggest Anime To Look Forward To In 2019

  04-12-2018 22:02 via gamespot.com
  
  What anime are you looking forward to in 2019?2018 proved to be an incredible year for anime. We saw Netflix taking the initiative by funding and releasing original anime to their roster, brand new series like Megalobox, Aggretsuko, and A Place Further Than the Universe stand out, and the continuing adaptations of popular manga like My Hero Academia and Attack on Titan got what could be their best seasons yet.But even with the amazing year in anime we’ve seen from 2018, 2019 is shaping up
  
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• The Latest: Dems want full Senate briefed on Khashoggi death

  04-12-2018 21:59 via news.yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the briefing by CIA Director Gina Haspel on the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi (all times local):
  
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• Highest-Paid YouTuber Is 7-Year-Old Ryan

  04-12-2018 21:58 via news.yahoo.com
  This 7-year-old YouTuber probably makes more money than you do.
  
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• Union: Chicago teachers stage 1st US charter school strike

  04-12-2018 21:50 via news.yahoo.com
  CHICAGO (AP) — Teachers employed by a Chicago charter school network took to the picket lines Tuesday in what their union described as the first strike at any of the privately run, taxpayer-funded schools in the U.S.
  
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• Hulu And Funimation Team-up For Exclusive Streaming Deal

  04-12-2018 21:50 via gamespot.com
  
  With anime's burgeoning popularity, it makes sense that the biggest streaming services would look into increasing their portfolio. This is something Hulu's planning to do, as the streaming giant's recently announced that it has partnered with Funimation to bring a bunch of new shows to the platform at the same time they air in Japan.According to a report by Variety, the deal will begin in 2019. While this Funimation partnership will produce new, original anime for Hulu, it also gifts the platfor
  
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• Down but not out yet, GOP seeks to hamstring incoming Dem governors

  04-12-2018 21:47 via news.yahoo.com
  Following Democratic successes in the midterm elections, Republican legislatures in Michigan and Wisconsin are looking to limit the power of incoming officials via lame-duck session power grabs.
  
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• Halo TV Show Suffers A Setback, As Director Leaves - GameSpot Universe News Update

  04-12-2018 21:45 via gamespot.com
  
  The Halo TV show has lost its director.
  
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• Sheriff: Woman kills jail escapee who kicks in her door

  04-12-2018 21:38 via news.yahoo.com
  COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — An inmate who had escaped minutes earlier from a county jail in South Carolina was shot and killed by a woman after he kicked in her back door, the local sheriff said.
  
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• The 30 Best Netflix Exclusives Of 2018

  04-12-2018 21:25 via gamespot.com
  
  What was your favorite Netflix exclusive of 2018?
  In 2018, Netflix remained the undisputed leader of streaming platforms, at least as far as public perception goes. And what matters more than that? Granted, Netflix has achieved its current top status by throwing everything it can at the wall and seeing what sticks. But throw enough, and that strategy will periodically pay off.Just look at the shows and movies on this list, which spans Netflix originals as well as programs exclusive to Netflix st
  
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• Israel launches operation to destroy Hezbollah tunnels

  04-12-2018 21:17 via news.yahoo.com
  Israel's army said Tuesday it has discovered Hezbollah tunnels infiltrating its territory from Lebanon and launched an operation to destroy them, a move likely to raise tensions with the Iran-backed group.The surprise announcement came hours after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Brussels over regional dangers, with both having repeatedly warned about the activities of Israel's arch foe Iran.Netanyahu said he discussed the operation with Pom
  
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• Volkswagen says next generation of combustion engine cars to be its last

  04-12-2018 21:14 via news.yahoo.com
  German auto giant Volkswagen will begin rolling out its last generation of combustion engine cars in 2026, in its latest green pledge as it looks to turn the corner on the "dieselgate" emissions cheating scandal.Michael Jost, Volkswagen's strategy chief, told an industry conference on Tuesday that the firm's employees were working on "the last platform for vehicles that aren't CO2 neutral"."We're gradually fading out combustion engines to the absolute minimum," he said at the conference near the
  
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• Sheriff hails "hero" homeowner who fatally shot escaped inmate

  04-12-2018 21:14 via news.yahoo.com
  Sheriff Rick Clark of Pickens County, South Carolina, said a prison escapee was shot and killed by a local resident after the inmate kicked in the door to the woman's home.
  
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• Crackdown 3 Release Date And US Pre-Order Guide (Xbox One, PC)

  04-12-2018 21:10 via gamespot.com
  
  It's been a long time coming, but we can finally rest assured that Crackdown 3 is heading our way soon. This open-world shooter for Xbox One and PC is set to launch on February 15, 2019. It puts you in the shoes of a super-cop in a city overrun by gangs. As you level up, you'll be able to leap up the sides of skyscrapers and throw vehicles at enemies in your pursuit of justice.If you're ready to lock down your copy of this Microsoft exclusive, you might want to know where to buy it, how much it
  
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• Twitter Users Get Salty After Researcher Reveals Just How Few French Fries You Should Actually Eat

  04-12-2018 21:09 via news.yahoo.com
  No one can seriously call french fries are "healthy" and keep a straight face,
  
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• Woman with concealed carry permit fatally shoots escaped inmate who broke into her home

  04-12-2018 20:54 via news.yahoo.com
  Authorities in South Carolina say a woman with a concealed carry permit
  
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• Climate talks shift to nitty-gritty details of Paris accord

  04-12-2018 20:50 via news.yahoo.com
  KATOWICE, Poland (AP) — Negotiators at the U.N. climate talks got down to the nitty-gritty task Tuesday of finalizing the rules for the Paris accord, a landmark agreement by countries three years ago to curb global warming.
  
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• What Bribery Experts Say About The Trump Organization's Plan To Give Putin A Penthouse

  04-12-2018 20:43 via news.yahoo.com
  It's not yet clear whether the shady-sounding plan of President Donald Trump's
  
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• Nice PS4 Game Sale This Week On PSN

  04-12-2018 20:38 via gamespot.com
  
  Sony refreshes its weekly PSN sale each Tuesday, giving a new batch of games to get the discount treatment for seven days. This week's discounts are in full swing, so if you have a PS4, PS3, or PS Vita, you'll probably want to take a look. It doesn't feature a particularly long list of discounted games, but you might find one you want in there. Here are some of the sale's highlights.If you've been curious about The Elder Scrolls Online, now's a good time to hop in and see what the MMO has to off
  
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• Sully The Service Dog Arrives To View Owner George H.W. Bush's Casket

  04-12-2018 20:36 via news.yahoo.com
  Former President George H.W. Bush's unfairly maligned service dog, Sully, was
  
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• Graham breaks with Trump, says evidence against Saudi prince in murder is 'a smoking saw'

  04-12-2018 20:22 via news.yahoo.com
  The South Carolina senator has been one of the president's most dependable allies, until now.
  
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• How to Fit a Christmas Tree Into Your Tiny Living Room

  04-12-2018 20:17 via news.yahoo.com
  Hang your Christmas tree from your ceiling this year
  
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• George H.W. Bush and his socks

  04-12-2018 20:15 via news.yahoo.com
  A look at Bush's history with unique socks.
  
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• LeBron James Jr. Scores First Dunk In School Game As Dad Watches

  04-12-2018 20:07 via news.yahoo.com
  Many parents revel in the milestones of their children. First steps. First
  
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• The Last Of Us 2 Not Appearing At The Game Awards

  04-12-2018 19:48 via gamespot.com
  
  The Game Awards have become known for big announcements and trailers, but some studios have felt the need to set expectations by coming forward and pointing out that they won't be among them. Naughty Dog has joined in and stated that The Last of Us 2 won't be among the games shown on stage at the awards.In a tweet, the studio said it's looking forward to celebrating games at the show but won't be there to show its own game. It also said it looks forward to revealing more "when the time is right.
  
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