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• The 5 Best PC Games Of 2018 - Best Of 2018

  11-12-2018 23:43 via gamespot.com
  
  The PC is ever-versatile, and its best games of 2018 contained everything from huge multiplayer blockbusters to groundbreaking, inventive indies. Here are our 5 must-plays.
  
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• Trump Says Military to Build Border Wall If Congress Won’t Fund It

  11-12-2018 23:35 via news.yahoo.com
  “If the Democrats do not give us the votes to secure our Country, the Military will build the remaining sections of the Wall,” Trump said in a stream of Twitter messages Tuesday.Trump is meeting with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and incoming House Speaker Nancy Pelosi at the White House on Tuesday, as lawmakers and the administration negotiate spending legislation to avoid a partial government shutdown after Dec 21.
  
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• Big Black Ops 4 Update, Operation Absolute Zero, Out Now On PS4

  11-12-2018 23:27 via gamespot.com
  
  Treyarch's first major post-launch content update for Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 has gone live for some players. Operation Absolute Zero is now available on PS4 (with an Xbox One and PC release set to follow soon), and it introduces a new character, daily Zombies missions, a revamped Black Market, and more.Headlining the update is Zero, Black Ops 4's newest playable Specialist. She can be unlocked by completing tier 1 of the new Black Market and will be available to use in both multiplayer and th
  
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• Big Black Ops 4 Update, Operation Absolute Zero, Now Out On PS4

  11-12-2018 23:27 via gamespot.com
  
  Treyarch's first major post-launch content update for Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 has gone live for some players. Operation Absolute Zero is now available on PS4 (with an Xbox One and PC release set to follow soon), and it introduces a new character, a revamped Black Market, daily Zombies missions, and more.Headlining the update is Zero, Black Ops 4's newest playable Specialist. She can be unlocked by completing tier 1 of the new Black Market and will be available to use in both multiplayer and th
  
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• Fallout 76 Patch Notes Detail What's New In Latest Update

  11-12-2018 23:20 via gamespot.com
  
  Bethesda has released another big update for Fallout 76. The latest patch weighs in at around 5 GB on PS4 and Xbox One and 3 GB on PC, and it introduces some notable CAMP improvements and SPECIAL respeccing to the game, along with a litany of bug fixes across all platforms.Foremost, the new update makes it so that small obstructions, such as rocks and small trees, will automatically be cleared out when you build CAMP items near or on top of them. Additionally, Epic has implemented a notification
  
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• Getting Fortnite's Infinity Blade Sword Is Kind Of A Nightmare

  11-12-2018 23:05 via gamespot.com
  
  Fortnite's new 7.01 patch introduces the Infinity Blade sword for players to use, but there's only one on the map. Here's what it's like to try to get your hands on it.
  
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• At least two dead, 11 wounded in French Christmas market shooting

  11-12-2018 23:04 via news.yahoo.com
  A lone gunman shot dead at least two people and wounded 11 others near a Christmas market in the city of Strasbourg before fleeing, police said.
  
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• Beijing detains Canadian as tensions soar over exec arrest

  11-12-2018 22:50 via news.yahoo.com
  A Canadian national was confirmed as being held in China on Tuesday, intensifying a diplomatic stand-off over the arrest of a top executive of Chinese telecoms giant Huawei, as a judge in Vancouver considered her bail application.Michael Korvig, a former diplomat who served in Beijing, was reported as having been detained as Meng Wanzhou was due in court for a bail hearing on US charges of violating Iran sanctions.
  
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• U.N. proposes Yemen's warring parties pull out of key port: sources

  11-12-2018 22:49 via news.yahoo.com
  It was not clear if the Iran-aligned Houthi movement and the Saudi-backed Yemeni government would accept the proposal made at peace talks in Sweden that aim to avert a full-scale assault on Hodeidah, now a focus of the nearly four-year-old war.U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres will attend the closing of the talks on Thursday to meet with both delegations and support his Yemen special envoy's efforts, a U.N. spokesman said.After the two sides agreed to exchange around 15,000 prisoners, the
  
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• Nate Berkus and Jeremiah Brent’s Sprawling Hancock Park Home Officially Hit the Market at $13.795 Million

  11-12-2018 22:47 via news.yahoo.com
  The couple purchased the estate, featured inAD, fromFriends creator Marta Kauffman in 2016
  
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• In heated on-camera clash, Trump bickers with top Democrats on border wall

  11-12-2018 22:37 via news.yahoo.com
  In a remarkable public argument, the likes of which is seldom seen before cameras, Trump brawled with U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer and House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi about funding for the wall he has promised to build on the southern border with Mexico."If we don’t get what we want, one way or the other - whether it’s through you, through a military, through anything you want to call - I will shut down the government," Trump said as the heated argument drew to a
  
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• Aquaman Movie Reviews Roundup: What Do The Critics Think?

  11-12-2018 22:37 via gamespot.com
  
  Aquaman may have been the unlikeliest member of the Justice League to get his own standalone film before Batman, but the King of Atlantis comes in swinging. While the DC cinematic universe has gained a reputation for being dour and over-serious, Aquaman appears bright, colorful, and boisterous. The critical consensus agrees that while it has some notable issues with plotting and tone, the overall package is satisfyingly wacky."There are living, breathing dinosaurs in Aquaman, and they're maybe t
  
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• Aquaman Movie Review Roundup: What Do The Critics Think?

  11-12-2018 22:37 via gamespot.com
  
  Aquaman may have been the unlikeliest member of the Justice League to get his own standalone film before Batman, but the King of Atlantis comes in swinging. While the DC cinematic universe has gained a reputation for being dour and over-serious, Aquaman appears bright, colorful, and boisterous. The critical consensus agrees that while it has some notable issues with plotting and tone, the overall package is satisfyingly wacky."There are living, breathing dinosaurs in Aquaman, and they're maybe t
  
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• Google hearing: CEO Sundar Pichai tells Congress there are no 'current plans' for China, rejects bias claims

  11-12-2018 22:31 via news.yahoo.com
  Google's chief executive officer Sundar Pichai rejected claims of political bias against conservatives in his first-ever appearance before Congress.
  
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• Strasbourg Shooting: At Least 4 Dead, Several Injured And In Critical Condition

  11-12-2018 22:19 via news.yahoo.com
  The French prosecutor's office has opened a terror investigation into a
  
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• Is China's AIIB Developing Asia, Or Just Propping Up China's State-Owned Banks with Extra Cash?

  11-12-2018 22:15 via news.yahoo.com
  The AIIB was supposed to lend $30 to $40 billion in its first three years. It has disbursed just $1 billion. Something doesn't add up.
  
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• Make Your Own PC Game Bundle: 5 Games For $5

  11-12-2018 22:11 via gamespot.com
  
  The PC game storefront Green Man Gaming is running a fun promotion that gets you five PC games for $5. The best part is that you can select any five games you want from a selection of over 30 titles. The bad news is that some of the games have already gone out of stock. That means you'd better hurry and assemble your mix-and-match bundle if you want to choose from the cream of the crop.Some great games are available to choose from. Rage, which normally sells for $10 on GMG, is among the options.
  
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• The Latest: Manafort attorneys seek more time to respond

  11-12-2018 22:04 via news.yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election (all times local):
  
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• Thai Tourist Among 2 Dead in Strasbourg Christmas Market Attack That Also Injured 12

  11-12-2018 22:02 via news.yahoo.com
  A French security official said the shooter remains at large
  
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• The Last Days of a Central Banker Under Fire in Modi's India

  11-12-2018 22:00 via news.yahoo.com
  Reserve Bank of India Governor Urjit Patel announced his resignation on Dec. 10, citing personal reasons.The surprise departure by Patel, who still had 9 months left in his three-year term, startled colleagues inside the central bank’s 25-floor headquarters on Mint Street in south Mumbai.Patel’s unceremonious exit marked the culmination of a power struggle that had been raging behind the scenes for more than a year.
  
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• Avengers Endgame: Our Hopes And Expectations For The Biggest Film Of 2019

  11-12-2018 21:57 via gamespot.com
  
  We're not asking for much, just the best superhero movie of all time.Now that we've finally got a name and a trailer, it feels as if Avengers: Endgame is more "real" than ever before. After months of waiting and some truly outrageous secret keeping and teasing care of just about every single person involved in the MCU in any capacity, it's finally here. We finally know something about the shape of the world in the post Infinity War void--and while it's certainly not a lot, at least it's not noth
  
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• Arrests made at Love Knows No Borders protest

  11-12-2018 21:47 via news.yahoo.com
  Dozens of leaders from different faiths joined hundreds of migrant activists to show their support for members of the migrant caravan.
  
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• Canadian ex-diplomat held in China: Trudeau, think tank

  11-12-2018 21:39 via news.yahoo.com
  A Canadian, believed to be a former diplomat, has been detained in China, prompting concern in Ottawa and Washington, as Beijing fumes over the arrest of a senior technology executive."We are aware of the situation of a Canadian detained in China.The International Crisis Group earlier said it was aware of reports of the detention of its employee Michael Kovrig, a Chinese-speaking expert who served as a Canadian diplomat in Beijing, Hong Kong and at the United Nations.
  
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• The 5 Best Xbox One Games Of 2018 - Best Of 2018

  11-12-2018 21:38 via gamespot.com
  
  Xbox One had some great games this year--take a look at some of our favorites.
  
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• Butina to Cohen: 5 Things to Watch This Week in U.S. Probes

  11-12-2018 21:38 via news.yahoo.com
  (Bloomberg) -- Special Counsel Robert Mueller and U.S. prosecutors are far from finished in their investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 election, President Donald Trump’s campaign, and his business and political circle, judging by recent court filings. But by the end of this week, some key early chapters will come closer to resolution.
  
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• Texas fraternity president spared jail following rape accusation plea deal

  11-12-2018 21:32 via news.yahoo.com
  The former president of a fraternity at a private Christian university in Texas has been spared jail time after being accused of raping a fellow student at a party, in a decision which has devastated the victim and her family. Jacob Anderson, 23, was accused of repeatedly raping a woman at a party in 2016, after she was plied with drink. A Texas judge on Monday accepted a plea bargain, allowing the former Baylor university student to walk free and serve only community service. The woman, who was
  
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• The Latest: US condemns detention of Canadian in China

  11-12-2018 21:29 via news.yahoo.com
  TORONTO (AP) — The Latest on the detention of a former Canadian diplomat in China (all times local):
  
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• Venom Special Features Include An Extended Carnage Scene

  11-12-2018 21:25 via gamespot.com
  
  Venom arrived digitally on December 11 and is coming to 4K, Blu-ray, and DVD on December 18, and most fans want to know just what special features the home release will include. Is there anything special to get excited for? Well, if you enjoyed seeing Cletus Kasady--the serial killer who eventually bonds with the Carnage symbiote--there's a much longer cut of that scene.In the theatrical version of the mid-credit sequence, Eddie Brock (with Venom) heads to San Quentin prison to interview a seria
  
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• FBI investigating alleged neo-Nazi white supremacist attack on black DJ

  11-12-2018 21:25 via news.yahoo.com
  The FBI is joining a hate crimes investigation into an attack on a black DJ, allegedly carried out by self-confessed members of a neo-Nazi skinhead group.Eight individuals have been arrested as part of the investigation launched by the Snohomish County Sheriff's office in Washington state, and the FBI.Among those arrested was Travis Condor, a former soldier from Pittsburgh who in 2010 was sentenced to 90 days in jail for beating a homeless man with a baseball bat in Cincinnati.
  
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• Disney Movies Have Already Made $7 Billion This Year, Here's How They Rank - GameSpot Universe News Update

  11-12-2018 21:22 via gamespot.com
  
  A monster.
  
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• Rainbow Six Siege Year 4 Pass Now Available

  11-12-2018 21:16 via gamespot.com
  
  Rainbow Six Siege's Operation Wind Bastion update recently arrived on PS4, Xbox One, and PC, marking the end of the game's third year. Ubisoft still has a lot more content in store for the shooter in 2019, however, including another batch of Operators. With the new season just around the corner, the publisher has already begun offering the Year 4 pass for Siege, and it grants holders some good benefits.The Year 4 pass is available for purchase on all platforms. Much like previous Siege passes, i
  
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• Overwatch's Winter Wonderland 2018 Skins Revealed

  11-12-2018 21:13 via gamespot.com
  
  Overwatch Winter Wonderland 2018 Skins
  The Overwatch Winter Wonderland update is now live, bringing with it some festive decorations and the return of a pair of special wintery Brawls. The showpiece of any Overwatch event is always the new skins, though, and this year Blizzard has packed some especially creative and clever looks for its band of heroes. They can be purchased directly or obtained through a new limited-time loot box--one of which you'll get for free just by logging in.As usual the
  
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• Pelosi, Dem critics discuss plan to limit top leaders' terms

  11-12-2018 21:03 via news.yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Nancy Pelosi and House Democrats opposing her bid to become speaker have discussed new rules that would likely limit party leaders to three two-year terms, people familiar with the talks said Tuesday. The proposal, if adopted, could well restrict Pelosi to just two more years atop her party.
  
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• Charges dropped against mother after police rip 1-year-old son from her arms in video

  11-12-2018 21:03 via news.yahoo.com
  Jazmine Headley remained incarcerated as of Tuesday morning, four days after New York City police yanked her infant son from her arms in Brooklyn.
  
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• Is Trump's border wall being built? Here are the facts

  11-12-2018 20:57 via news.yahoo.com
  With Trump threatening a government shutdown over funding for the border wall, what are the facts?
  
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• Incoming congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez reveals Jewish ancestry at New York Hanukkah event

  11-12-2018 20:43 via news.yahoo.com
  "A long time ago, many generations ago, my family consisted of Sephardic Jews," Ocasio-Cortez said.
  
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• Star Wars Episode 9: Everything We Know About 2019's Last Jedi Sequel

  11-12-2018 20:42 via gamespot.com
  
  Are you looking forward to Episode IX?The latest Star Wars trilogy has turned out quite divisive. Episode VII: The Force Awakens, directed by J.J. Abrams, was criticized for being too safe--a stylish remake of A New Hope rather than its own film. Then, the Rian Johnson-helmed Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi came out and did the opposite. Though it tried different things and broke a lot of established Star Wars archetypes, it was criticized for going too far to subvert audience expectations
  
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• Massive Holiday PS4 Game Sale On PSN (US Only)

  11-12-2018 20:34 via gamespot.com
  
  Sony has kicked off a truly massive multi-week-long Holiday Sale on PSN. Week 1 is now live, offering discounts on over 1,200 digital games, bundles, and add-ons for PS4, PS3, and PS Vita. Some of the deals will last until January 15, while others are set to end on December 18. And if you're a PS Plus member, you get an extra discount on many of the games. Here are some of the best deals available right now.Hitman 2 just launched last month, but it's already on sale for half price, bringing it d
  
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• Ace Combat 7 VR Is Dangerously Incredible

  11-12-2018 20:32 via gamespot.com
  
  After having time with Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown's virtual reality mode, Rob talks to Peter about his amazing yet motion sickness-heavy experience.
  
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• Monster Boy And The Cursed Kingdom - Gamescom 2018 Trailer

  11-12-2018 20:27 via gamespot.com
  
  A legendary series returns with a grand new adventure.
  
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• Doctor Who Series 11 Spoiler Review

  11-12-2018 20:16 via gamespot.com
  
  Doctor Who Season 11 is over, but was it a satisfying debut for the new Doctor, Jodie Whittaker? We break down our spoiler-filled thoughts on the good and bad of the new season of the BBC sci-fi show.
  
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• Lebanon: Israel border tunnel operation won't endanger calm

  11-12-2018 20:12 via news.yahoo.com
  BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon's president said Tuesday Israel's operation to destroy what it says is a series of cross-border attack tunnels built by the militant Hezbollah group won't endanger the calm along the frontier, adding that his country takes the issue seriously.
  
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• Destiny 2 Server Errors Rendering The Dawning Event Basically Unplayable Right Now

  11-12-2018 20:00 via gamespot.com
  
  Things haven't been going great for Bungie and Destiny 2 lately. First, the developer launched The Black Armory, its latest expansion, to much derision when players discovered the new content came in at a pretty high level, forcing them to grind through old content to become strong enough to try the new stuff. Then today, with the launch of its holiday-themed event, The Dawning, and the new items that go with it, Destiny 2 pretty much broke entirely as the game was swamped with connectivity erro
  
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• Aquaman Review: Underwater Insanity

  11-12-2018 20:00 via gamespot.com
  
  It's hard to describe just how insane Aquaman is. This is a movie with underwater ocean battles whose scope rivals anything seen in Star Wars, where fish people charge into the fray riding giant sharks, seahorses, and even stranger creatures than that. There are living, breathing dinosaurs in Aquaman, and they're maybe the 15th or 20th craziest thing in the movie. The dinosaurs are mostly used as set dressing in background shots, and nobody--even Aquaman himself, who's spent most of his life on
  
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• US nuns who stole money to gamble in Vegas facing criminal charges

  11-12-2018 19:59 via news.yahoo.com
  Two California nuns who stole around $500,000 dollars from the school where they worked and splashed out on travel and gambling in Las Vegas are facing criminal charges, their order confirmed Tuesday.Sisters Mary Margaret Kreuper and Lana Chang, who are said to be best friends, reportedly embezzled the huge sum over the course of a decade from St James Catholic School in Torrance, south of Los Angeles.The Archdiocese of Los Angeles said the money was discovered missing during a routine audit aft
  
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• Overwatch - Winter Wonderland Event Live

  11-12-2018 19:52 via gamespot.com
  
  Tis the season for Overwatch Winter Wonderland! Join Erick and Joey as they see what goodies Blizzard has in store for them this year.
  
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• The cost of France's protests running into billions

  11-12-2018 19:50 via news.yahoo.com
  PARIS (AP) — France's wave of protests and violence over the past month or so has already cost the eurozone's second-largest economy a fortune.
  
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• Life in prison for neo-Nazi in Charlottesville attack

  11-12-2018 19:41 via news.yahoo.com
  An American neo-Nazi who drove his car into a group of counter-protesters last year during a white supremacist rally in Virginia, killing a woman, was sentenced to life in prison by a jury on Tuesday.James Alex Fields Jr, 21, was found guilty of murder and other charges last week following a two-week jury trial in Charlottesville.Fields will be formally sentenced by Judge Richard Moore on March 29.
  
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• Trump administration official defends tear gas use at Mexico border

  11-12-2018 19:32 via news.yahoo.com
  The firing of tear gas canisters by U.S. border agents toward migrants in Mexico near a border crossing last month followed regulations, a senior Trump administration official said in testimony to Congress on Tuesday.On Nov. 25, U.S. border agents fired tear gas to disperse a group of migrants near the U.S.-Mexico border crossing separating Tijuana from San Diego when some rushed through fencing into the United States.A day after the incident, Mexico's foreign ministry presented a diplomatic not
  
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• Destiny 2's Wanted: Eye In The Dark Spider Bounty Guide (Dec. 11-18)

  11-12-2018 19:26 via gamespot.com
  
  The Spider has painted a new target on an escapee of the Prison of Elders with the latest Destiny 2 weekly reset. With the new round of bounties comes Wanted: Eye In The Dark, a wanted target players haven't hunted before. It's a powerful Hive Shrieker hiding in one of the deep places of the Hellas Basin on Mars. You'll need some strong weapons to bring it down, as well as the resiliency to fight off a whole horde of Hive minions. Here's where to find it, and how to take it down to earn a piece
  
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