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• Sen. Cory Booker visits New Hampshire in preview for 2020

  08-12-2018 23:41 via news.yahoo.com
  MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Sen. Cory Booker, returning to the first-in-the-nation primary state Saturday for a two-day trip that could turn out to be a tuneup for the New Jersey Democrat's potential presidential campaign, said the visit leaves him "a lot more confident in making decisions going forward."
  
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• Virginia city seeks healing after man's murder conviction

  08-12-2018 23:40 via news.yahoo.com
  CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Civil rights activists in this Virginia city say they hope the first-degree-murder conviction of a man who drove into a group of counterprotesters at a white nationalist rally in 2017 will help with healing their violence-scarred community.
  
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• Rep. Joaquín Castro: If Trump Weren't President, 'He'd Be In Court Right Now'

  08-12-2018 22:25 via news.yahoo.com
  With the release of court filings Friday that seemed to further implicate
  
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• PHOTOS: 4th consecutive Saturday of anti-government protests in Paris

  08-12-2018 21:31 via news.yahoo.com
  Anti-government protesters faced off with French riot police in Paris on Saturday, hurling projectiles, torching cars and vandalizing shops and restaurants in a fourth weekend of unrest that has shaken President Emmanuel Macron’s authority.
  
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• The Walking Dead: The Final Season Will Return In January 2019

  08-12-2018 21:25 via gamespot.com
  
  With the sudden closure of Telltale Games this past September, there were many doubts about the conclusion of the Final Season of the developer's seminal adventure game series The Walking Dead. During the Kinda Funny Games Showcase, however, it was revealed that next episode of The Final Season will arrive on January 15, 2019, with many of the core developers returning to finish out the conclusion to Telltale Games' seminal adventure game series.In the trailer for Episode 3: Broken Toys, we saw
  
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• France's 'yellow vests' clash with police in Paris

  08-12-2018 21:11 via news.yahoo.com
  As night fell and many demonstrators started returning home, Interior Minister Christophe Castaner said there had been about 10,000 protesters in Paris by early evening and some 125,000 across the country."The situation is now under control," Castaner said at a joint news conference with Prime Minister Edouard Philippe.Nearly 1,000 people had been arrested, 620 of them in Paris, after police found potential weapons such as hammers and baseball bats on them.
  
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• If Kevin Hart Were Really Sorry, He’d Prove It.

  08-12-2018 21:09 via news.yahoo.com
  Apparently, being Kevin Hart means never having to say you're sorry.
  
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• James Gunn Reimagines Superman As A Horror Story In Brightburn Trailer

  08-12-2018 20:56 via gamespot.com
  
  During 2018's San Diego Comic-Con, everyone was abuzz with James Gunn's next secret, non-Marvel project. However, details about it and a potential trailer were never revealed, after his Twitter scandal caused him to cancel his appearance at the yearly event. However, the first trailer was released today, and the story is essentially the same as Superman's, but with a horrific twist.The movie is titled Brightburn, and it's written by Brian and Mark Gunn, produced by James Gunn, and directed by Da
  
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• Brightburn - Official Trailer | James Gunn

  08-12-2018 20:55 via gamespot.com
  
  Brightburn releases in theaters Memorial Day.
  
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• Trump attacks Paris climate agreement, cites France protests

  08-12-2018 20:28 via news.yahoo.com
  US President Donald Trump on Saturday once again attacked the Paris agreement on fighting climate change, citing ongoing protests in the French capital as proof that he was right to reject the pact."Very sad day & night in Paris," he said on Twitter, after demonstrators clashed with riot police in the French capital.
  
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• Judgement - Official Release Window Announcement Trailer | KFG Showcase

  08-12-2018 20:27 via gamespot.com
  
  Judgement, formerly known as Project Judge, is coming to the West in Summer 2019.
  
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• Israel uncovers another Hezbollah tunnel dug from Lebanon

  08-12-2018 20:26 via news.yahoo.com
  JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli forces said Saturday they uncovered another Hezbollah tunnel dug from Lebanon, an announcement that came shortly after troops fired at suspected members of the Lebanese militant group who approached the site of Israeli army engineering working to thwart tunnels.
  
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• Yakuza Dev's Judge Eyes Has A New Name, Western Release Date

  08-12-2018 20:08 via gamespot.com
  
  Project Judge, the next game from Yakuza developer Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio, has been given a new name for its Western release. Outside of Japan, the game will be called "Judgement" and it will be available in Summer of 2019. The new information was revealed during the Kinda Funny Games Showcase, where a trailer was also shown.Unlike previous trailers, this one featured English voices--which is a big change for the developer, given that the Yakuza series was subtitled, instead of dubbed. The trailer
  
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• Only Trump can hear Paris mobs chanting his name

  08-12-2018 20:06 via news.yahoo.com
  Protesters took to the streets here Saturday, calling for the resignation of French President Emmanuel Macron — and, in Trump's imagination at least,  wildly cheering the American president.
  
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• A Look Back At John Kelly's Turbulent Time In The White House

  08-12-2018 20:06 via news.yahoo.com
  John Kelly will leave his post as White House chief of staff by the end of the
  
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• Conan Unconquered - Official Cinematic Announcement Trailer

  08-12-2018 20:04 via gamespot.com
  
  Conan Unconquered is the first-ever strategy game set in the savage world of Conan the Barbarian. Coming to PC in Q2 2019.
  
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• PHOTOS: Haunting images of abandoned places across Northern Ireland

  08-12-2018 19:31 via news.yahoo.com
  These haunting images capture abandoned homes across Northern Ireland — complete with old prams, unopened food tins, toys and dusty wedding photographs.
  
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• China calls on Canada to free Huawei CFO or face consequences

  08-12-2018 19:31 via news.yahoo.com
  If extradited to the United States, Meng would face charges of conspiracy to defraud multiple financial institutions, a Canadian court heard on Friday, with a maximum sentence of 30 years for each charge.In a short statement, China's Foreign Ministry said that Vice Foreign Minister Le Yucheng had issued the warning to release Meng to Canada's ambassador in Beijing, summoning him to lodge a "strong protest."Adam Austen, a spokesman for Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland, said Saturday th
  
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• Israel says fired at Hezbollah operatives on Lebanon border

  08-12-2018 19:23 via news.yahoo.com
  Israeli soldiers at the Lebanese border opened fire at suspected Hezbollah activists on Saturday, the military said, the first such incident since Israel launched a crackdown on cross-border tunnels into its territory.Lebanon's state-run National News Agency, however, said the Israeli soldiers shot into the air when they saw a Lebanese army patrol near the border demarcation, known as the "Blue Line".Israel said the suspects approached an area on the Israeli side of the border where its forces w
  
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• China summons Canada envoy over detained Huawei exec: state media

  08-12-2018 18:58 via news.yahoo.com
  China on Saturday summoned the Canadian ambassador over the "unconscionable and vile" detention of telecom giant Huawei's chief financial officer in Vancouver, state media reported, in Beijing's latest angry response to the hot-button case.Meng Wanzhou has been held since December 1 in Canada on an American extradition request and faces US fraud charges related to sanctions-breaking business dealings with Iran.The 46-year-old executive was arrested in Vancouver while changing planes, ratcheting
  
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• Thousands march for climate in Paris despite 'yellow vest' unrest

  08-12-2018 18:30 via news.yahoo.com
  Up to 25,000 people marched through Paris on Saturday urging greater action on climate change, despite fears that their protest would be scuppered by "yellow vest" demonstrations.The numbers were similar to previous climate marches in Paris, despite sporadic violence in the city on Saturday among thousands of "yellow vest" demonstrators who want more help for France's poor.Organisers had to change the route of the climate march, marching instead from Place de la Nation to Place de la Republique,
  
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• After defeat in Iraq, IS fights on in last enclave in Syria

  08-12-2018 18:22 via news.yahoo.com
  BAGHDAD (AP) — A year after it was routed from Iraq in a devastating war that left entire neighborhoods and towns in ruins, the Islamic State group is fighting to hang on to its last enclave in eastern Syria, engaging in deadly battles with U.S.-backed forces.
  
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• These are the 5 best holiday deals of the weekend

  08-12-2018 18:17 via news.yahoo.com
  You've still got time to get your holiday gifts, and you can still find loads of sales.
  
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• Brussels police arrest hundreds in 'yellow vest' riot

  08-12-2018 18:02 via news.yahoo.com
  Belgian police detained more than 400 people on Saturday after "yellow vest" protesters inspired by riots in France threw rocks and firecrackers and damaged shops and cars as they tried to reach official buildings in Brussels.In the second violence of its kind in the capital in eight days, a crowd which police estimated at around 1,000 faced riot squads who used water cannon and tear gas to keep people away from the European Union headquarters and the nearby Belgian government quarter.The moveme
  
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• California shooting: Police reveal sergeant slain in Thousand Oaks massacre was killed by friendly fire

  08-12-2018 17:20 via news.yahoo.com
  A police sergeant who died trying to stop a gunman after he opened fire in California bar was killed by a fellow officer’s bullet.Sergeant Ron Helus was shot five times by Marine veteran Ian Long after he sprayed bullets into a crowd at a country music night in Thousand Oaks on 7 November, killing 12 people.LD Maples, chief of the California Highway Patrol's coastal division said that the patrolman "had no clue" that he had been responsible.
  
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• Why The Outer Worlds Is A Dream Project For Fallout Creators Cain And Boyarsky

  08-12-2018 17:13 via gamespot.com
  
  The reveal of Obsidian Entertainment's The Outer Worlds was a highlight of the The Game Awards 2018. The studio has built up a solid reputation over the years for crafting creative and engrossing narrative-heavy RPGs, and if nothing else, The Outer Worlds shows many signs of being directly inspired by recent entries in the Fallout series, one of which--New Vegas--was developed by Obsidian less than a decade ago. The Outer Worlds is also the brainchild of Tim Cain and Leonard Boyarsky, two creati
  
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• Some Twitter Users Are Showing Support for Michael Flynn by Changing Their Handles

  08-12-2018 17:10 via news.yahoo.com
  Some of his supporters on Twitter are calling Flynn a "hero" who should be cleared
  
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• The History Of Aquaman

  08-12-2018 17:00 via gamespot.com
  
  Before the upcoming Aquaman movie starring Jason Momoa releases in theaters on December 21, learn all about the DC comics history of Arthur Curry!
  
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• Lindsey Buckingham says Stevie Nicks gave Fleetwood Mac 'an ultimatum,' caused his departure

  08-12-2018 16:23 via news.yahoo.com
  Lindsey Buckingham is opening up about why he was ousted from Fleetwood Mac - and pointing a finger at Stevie Nicks in the process.
  
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• Robert Mueller: Cohen provided details 'core' to probe into Russian coordination with Trump campaign

  08-12-2018 16:15 via news.yahoo.com
  Michael Cohen offers new details 'core' to Russia inquiry
  
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• Battle of wills: Tiny order of French nuns takes on Vatican

  08-12-2018 15:36 via news.yahoo.com
  VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican has an unusual dilemma on its hands after nearly all the nuns in a tiny French religious order threatened to renounce their vows rather than accept the Holy See's decision to remove their superior.
  
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• Meet Stalin's Cold War Monster: The T-10M Heavy Tank

  08-12-2018 15:28 via news.yahoo.com
  And it lasted in service for a very long time.
  
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• Plundered 'Gypsy Girl' mosaics back in Turkey after decades in U.S

  08-12-2018 15:22 via news.yahoo.com
  Missing fragments from one of Turkey's most striking ancient treasures, the haunting, wide-eyed "Gypsy Girl" mosaic, have returned home more than half a century after they were plundered and smuggled to the United States.On Saturday, the returned pieces went on display alongside the nearly 2,000-year-old mosaic of the girl, whose piercing gaze and dishevelled hair have become a symbol of Turkey's southeastern city of Gaziantep.Turkish archaeologists discovered the mosaic 20 years ago during an e
  
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• Iran's Rouhani says sanctions may lead to drugs, refugee, bomb 'deluge'

  08-12-2018 15:11 via news.yahoo.com
  Iranian President Hassan Rouhani predicted a "deluge" of drugs, refugees and attacks on the West if U.S. sanctions weaken Iran's ability to contain them."I warn those who impose sanctions that if Iran's ability to fight drugs and terrorism are affected ... you will not be safe from a deluge of drugs, asylum seekers, bombs and terrorism," Rouhani said in a speech carried live on state television.Separately, Foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif was quoted as saying that the United States is selli
  
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• Paris protesters build barricades and set fires

  08-12-2018 15:08 via news.yahoo.com
  Protesters in Paris continued to spar with riot police, setting makeshift barricades on fire as police moved in with water canons and heavy gear. (Dec. 8)
  
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• Below, The Long-Awaited Roguelite, Is Finally Coming

  08-12-2018 15:00 via gamespot.com
  
  After five years of development, we sit down with Capy's Kris Piotrowski to play Below, right before its anticipated release on PC and Xbox One.
  
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• Why this 1920 Stutz Bearcat is an all-American hero

  08-12-2018 14:16 via news.yahoo.com
  Four times more expensive than a Ford Model-T, a Stutz Bearcat remained the sporting vehicle of choice for Pre-War elites. This 1920 example showcases some real American talent, with links back to the first Indy 500...
  
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• Donald Trump Goes On All-Caps Twitter Rant About 'NO COLLUSION'

  08-12-2018 14:14 via news.yahoo.com
  President Donald Trump went on an almost all-caps Twitter tear Saturday
  
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• Afghan 'Messi boy' forced to flee home

  08-12-2018 14:01 via news.yahoo.com
  The family of an Afghan boy who gained brief Internet fame after being photographed in a shirt improvised from a plastic bag in the colors of his hero, Argentine soccer idol Lionel Messi, has been forced to flee his home after a Taliban attack.Murtaza Ahmadi, now aged 7, grabbed world headlines two years ago when his brother made him a shirt out of a blue and white plastic bag, with Messi's name and number 10 playing number."Murtaza became famous around the world and we are not able to walk free
  
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• Russia's New Radar Can Track 5,000 Objects (Including Hypersonic Missiles)

  08-12-2018 13:00 via news.yahoo.com
  A threat to NATO?
  
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• French Police Fire Tear Gas As Yellow-Vested Protesters Swarm Paris

  08-12-2018 12:56 via news.yahoo.com
  PARIS (AP) -- French riot police fired tear gas and water cannon in Paris on
  
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• U.S. appeals court will not restore Trump asylum order

  08-12-2018 12:48 via news.yahoo.com
  A U.S. appeals court handed President Donald Trump a defeat on Friday when it refused to allow his order barring asylum for immigrants who enter the country illegally to take effect, while a court challenge proceeds.Trump cited an overwhelmed immigration system for his recent proclamation that officials will only process asylum claims for migrants who present themselves at an official entry point.Civil rights groups sued, arguing that Trump's Nov. 9 order violated administrative and immigration
  
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• Pasta Dinners by the Numbers

  08-12-2018 12:00 via news.yahoo.com
  A healthy pasta dinner isn't an oxymoron. A plate of pasta can be a good-for-you option; it all depends on what you top it with. Here’s how the nutrition profile of a cup of spaghetti and one-hal...
  
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• Porsche CEO Confirms Plan for $6.8 Billion Profit Boost by 2025

  08-12-2018 11:23 via news.yahoo.com
  “On the cost side, it’s about reducing complexity in drive variants, more common parts between the different series, less physical prototypes and more digital development," he said.Blume said Porsche’s 32,000 employees would remain unaffected by the plans, and that the company plans to hire 1,500 more staff for its electric-powered Taycan model.Last month, Bloomberg reported the profit goal, saying the carmaker aims to increase earnings before interest and taxes by about 750 mi
  
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• New Zealand police: 22-year-old British tourist was murdered

  08-12-2018 10:58 via news.yahoo.com
  WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand police said Saturday that they believe a 22-year-old British tourist who has been missing for a week was murdered, and they will lay charges against a man they detained earlier in the day for questioning.
  
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• MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell: ‘Donald Trump Will Be, Must Be Impeached’

  08-12-2018 10:17 via news.yahoo.com
  MSNBC anchor Lawrence O'Donnell said Friday that President Donald Trump "will
  
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• Stephen Colbert Ribs Donald Trump Over Pantone's Color Of The Year

  08-12-2018 09:57 via news.yahoo.com
  The Pantone Color Institute's Color of the Year for 2019 is Living Coral.
  
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• Trevor Noah's 'Daily Show' Pulls Elaborate Twitter Prank On Donald Trump And Fox News

  08-12-2018 09:55 via news.yahoo.com
  "The Daily Show with Trevor Noah" pretended Friday to have obtained the report
  
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• Muslims rally to defend rights in multi-ethnic Malaysia

  08-12-2018 09:16 via news.yahoo.com
  Race and religion are sensitive in Malaysia, which is home to sizeable ethnic Chinese and Indian communities, and the Muslim Malay majority appears to be feeling increasingly insecure under a new government that is more representative of minorities.Policies favouring Malays were introduced after riots between members of the Malay and Chinese communities in 1969 that left nearly 200 people dead.
  
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• Iran's Rouhani: US sanctions are 'economic terrorism'

  08-12-2018 09:09 via news.yahoo.com
  Iran's President Hassan Rouhani said US sanctions were "economic terrorism", as he sought to foster a united front from visiting regional officials on Saturday.Washington has reimposed an oil embargo and other damaging sanctions on Iran since pulling out in May from a landmark 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and major powers."America's unjust and illegal sanctions against the honourable nation of Iran have targeted our nation in a clear instance of terrorism," Rouhani said in a televised speech
  
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