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• Disgraced Former Disney/Pixar Boss John Lasseter Gets A New Job After Being Ousted

  09-01-2019 23:52 via gamespot.com
  
  After he was ousted from Disney/Pixar in the wake of sexual harassment allegations, former animation chief John Lasseter has found a new job. The disgraced filmmaker has been named head of Skydance Animation, which is an offshoot of Skydance Media, the production company responsible for movies like Mission Impossible: Fallout and the upcoming Terminator and Top Gun sequels.According to The Hollywood Reporter, Lasseter will report directly to Skydance Media CEO David Ellison, who defended the cho
  
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• VW, Ford to reveal 'global alliance' at Detroit Auto Show, sources say

  09-01-2019 23:50 via news.yahoo.com
  'Talks are going well' for cooperation that would save billions of dollars.
  
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• Trump administration seeks pause in Obamacare court case because of shutdown

  09-01-2019 23:48 via news.yahoo.com
  The Trump administration wants to put on hold Democrats' attempt to defend Obamacare until the partial government shutdown ends.
  
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• This Year's Oscars Won't Have A Host, Report Says

  09-01-2019 23:42 via gamespot.com
  
  As rumoured, it appears this year's 91st Academy Awards will not have a host. Variety reports that the annual awards show will forgo a host this year after comedian and actor Kevin Hart dropped out in the wake of controversial statements he had previously made on Twitter.According to Variety, the Oscars producers will enlist "A-listers" to introduce the show's segments throughout the evening. The site reports that "one marquee name" will begin the broadcast with a monologue that roasts President
  
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• Sonic Mania Dev Reveals Rejected Darkwing Duck Game

  09-01-2019 23:26 via gamespot.com
  
  During the NES era, Capcom was renowned for its video game adaptations of some of Disney's most beloved cartoons, such as DuckTales, TaleSpin, and Darkwing Duck. These would be collected and released for modern consoles as the Disney Afternoon Collection, but beyond that and 2013's DuckTales Remastered, the company hasn't released any follow-ups to its classic Disney games in decades--although we've now gotten a glimpse at a game that could have been.As Darkwing Duck writer Aaron Sparrow reveale
  
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• Investigators Want People With Allegations Against R. Kelly to Come Forward

  09-01-2019 23:21 via news.yahoo.com
  After a Lifetime docu-series reignited interest in the singer's behavior
  
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• Ford, VW work toward announcing alliance at Detroit auto show

  09-01-2019 23:17 via news.yahoo.com
  Ford and Volkswagen are working toward a major announcement on Jan. 15 during a key car industry event, the Detroit auto show.
  
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• See the First Photo of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s Cotswolds Home

  09-01-2019 23:12 via news.yahoo.com
  The property includes a main farmhouse, a separate cottage for staff, and a converted barn extension
  
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• Star Trek 4 Shelved, As Director Takes Game Of Thrones Job

  09-01-2019 23:10 via gamespot.com
  
  It looks like the fourth entry in the new Star Trek series has hit an intergalactic roadbump. Deadline reports that SJ Clarkson, who was announced as the franchise's first female director, is no longer involved with the project, and the film isf "shelved."Clarkson is keeping busy without Star Trek, however, as she's directing the new Game of Thrones spin-off for HBO. Clarkson also directed episodes of Orange is the New Black and Jessica Jones.This is just the latest setback for Star Trek 4, as i
  
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• Pokemon Go: Last Chance To Catch Heatran

  09-01-2019 23:10 via gamespot.com
  
  Pokemon Go's latest Legendary, Heatran, made its debut in Raid Battles last month immediately following Cresselia's departure, but it won't be around for much longer. The Lava Dome Pokemon is scheduled to leave the mobile game on January 15, making this your last opportunity to catch one if you haven't yet.As is the case with most other Legendaries in Go, to catch Heatran, you'll first need to travel to a Gym that's hosting a Heatran Raid, then team up with other players in-person to battle it.
  
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• Watch SpaceX’s ship narrowly miss the mark in nosecone catch test

  09-01-2019 23:06 via news.yahoo.com
  SpaceX is already the worldwide leader in reusable rocket technology, having demonstrated its capability to launch and reuse rockets several times over in the name of cost savings and convenience. However, the company is still trying to perfect its technique when it comes to catching the potentially reusable nosecones that sit on the top of its fancy rockets, and it's still running into snags.In a new video of a recent test, SpaceX's "Mr. Steven" net-equipped ship is seen attempting to snag a no
  
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• Trump, California spar over money for wildfire relief funds

  09-01-2019 23:04 via news.yahoo.com
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — President Donald Trump threatened Wednesday to withhold money to help California cope with wildfires, a day after new Gov. Gavin Newsom asked him to double the federal investment in forest management.
  
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• Hear the Lexus RC F Track Edition's V-8 Roar Before Its Debut

  09-01-2019 22:47 via news.yahoo.com
  The 2020 RC F Track Edition is coming soon with a big wing and plenty of performance tweaks.
  
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• McCarthy accuses Democrats of lying about Trump meeting

  09-01-2019 22:44 via news.yahoo.com
  House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy accused Democratic congressional leaders of lying in their description of the meeting with President Trump to resolve the partial government shutdown.
  
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• Trump walks out of shutdown talks after Pelosi refuses to give in on wall funding

  09-01-2019 22:43 via news.yahoo.com
  President Trump tweeted: "I asked what is going to happen in 30 days if I quickly open things up, are you going to approve Border Security which includes a Wall or Steel Barrier? Nancy said, NO. I said bye-bye, nothing else works!
  
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• Trump Storms Out of Shutdown Meeting with Dems as Negotiations Stall

  09-01-2019 22:42 via news.yahoo.com
  Just left a meeting with Chuck and Nancy, a total waste of time.Nancy said, NO.Vice President Mike Pence, who attended the Wednesday afternoon meeting with Democratic leadership, reiterated Trump’s characterization of the conversation during a press conference held afterward.
  
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• Glass (2018) Review: A Self-Conscious Superhero Movie

  09-01-2019 22:30 via gamespot.com
  
  In the year 2000, when M. Night Shyamalan's Unbreakable hit theaters, comic book movies were barely a thing. Unbreakable was the young director's follow-up to the sensational Sixth Sense, and going in, it wasn't clear what the movie was. That it turned out to be a low key superhero movie with a villain obsessed with comic books made it, in retrospect, way ahead of its time. Glass has the opposite problem: It's overtly a comic book movie, but one for people who have never read a comic book. It fe
  
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• New Star Wars Resistance Trailer Reveals Force Awakens Links, Season 2 Confirmed

  09-01-2019 22:24 via gamespot.com
  
  Although the popular Star Wars Rebels finished last year, fans of the franchise's animated output still have much to look forward to. A new season of the much-loved Clones Wars is being made for Disney's new streaming service, Disney+, and ahead of that, we have the return of Star Wars Resistance this month. A new trailer for the second half of Season 1 has now been released.Resistance is set before the movie The Force Awakens, and focuses on a young pilot named Kaz, who is recruited by the Resi
  
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• The Latest: California's McCarthy backs Trump fire comments

  09-01-2019 22:23 via news.yahoo.com
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on Trump's comments on California wildfires (all times local):
  
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• Tesla’s Model 3 was the top-selling luxury vehicle in 2018

  09-01-2019 22:20 via news.yahoo.com
  Without question, 2018 was a watershed year for Tesla. Despite the ongoing antics of Elon Musk and his entanglements with the SEC, Tesla in 2018 finally managed to turn a quarterly profit for the first time in company history. What's more, Tesla in a press release a few days ago revealed that the company almost delivered more vehicles in 2018 (245,240 to be exact) than it did "in all prior years combined."Of course, Tesla's Model 3 played an instrumental role in helping the company reach new mil
  
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• AEW Roster: Every Wrestler Confirmed For All Elite Wrestling

  09-01-2019 22:15 via gamespot.com
  
  Following the success of the All In pay-per-view event, it was clear that independent wrestlers Cody Rhodes and the Young Bucks weren't kidding around when they said they wanted to "change the world." Following that show in September, there were rumblings that the trio was prepared to launch its own wrestling company.Now, after partnering with Jacksonville Jaguars owners Tony Khan and Shahid Khan, their vision is becoming a reality. All Elite Wrestling, which was formally announced on January 1
  
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• Markets Right Now: Stock indexes rise for 4th straight day

  09-01-2019 22:12 via news.yahoo.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local):
  
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• Pokemon Dev's Steam Game Rated For PS4, Xbox One, And Switch

  09-01-2019 22:10 via gamespot.com
  
  While Game Freak is known primarily as the developer behind the mainline Pokemon series, the studio occasionally releases titles outside of its usual wheelhouse. One such example is Giga Wrecker, a stylish side-scrolling platformer available for PC via Steam, and now it appears the game is coming to home consoles as well.A rating for Giga Wrecker Alt has been filed by the Taiwan Digital Game Rating Committee (via Gematsu). According to the filing, the game is coming to PS4, Xbox One, and Nintend
  
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• Trump Walks Out of ‘Waste of Time’ Meeting With Democrats: Shutdown Update

  09-01-2019 22:06 via news.yahoo.com
  (Bloomberg) -- The partial U.S. government shutdown is in its 19th day, and President Donald Trump joined Senate Republicans at a private lunch before meeting later at the White House with congressional leaders of both parties.
  
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• U.S. air travel concerns surface as government shutdown drags on

  09-01-2019 22:02 via news.yahoo.com
  Union officials said some TSA officers have already quit because of the shutdown and many are considering quitting."The loss of (TSA) officers, while we’re already shorthanded, will create a massive security risk for American travelers since we don’t have enough trainees in the pipeline or the ability to process new hires," American Federation of Government Employees TSA Council President Hydrick Thomas said."There has been no degradation in security effectiveness and average wait ti
  
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• Best Gaming At CES 2019

  09-01-2019 22:00 via gamespot.com
  
  Seen on the CNET live stage, GameSpot's Peter Brown, Lucy James and Michael Higham chat about small but worthy presence at CES 2019. GameSpot chat with CNET's Jeff Bakalar about the NVIDIA RTX 2060, Razer's Turret mouse for the Xbox One and Viveport Infinitty, the new subscription service for HTC Vive owner.
  
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• CES 2019: New AMD Ryzen Gen 3 Desktop Processor Announced

  09-01-2019 21:50 via gamespot.com
  
  Following its CES 2019 announcement of the Radeon VII GPU, AMD unveiled its third generation of Ryzen desktop processor. The new Ryzen isn't scheduled to launch until mid-2019, but it will support the Radeon VII.According to CNET, AMD demoed the new Ryzen during the company's CES keynote presentation. Using the new Radeon VII, the Ryzen played Forza Horizon 4 with a consistent 100 frames per second at 1080p. "This system is the most advanced PC gaming hardware in the world, together in one syste
  
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• CES 2019: AMD Ryzen Gen 3 Desktop Processor Announced

  09-01-2019 21:50 via gamespot.com
  
  Following its CES 2019 announcement of the Radeon VII GPU, AMD unveiled its third generation of Ryzen desktop processor. The new Ryzen isn't scheduled to launch until mid-2019, but it will support the Radeon VII.According to CNET, AMD demoed the new Ryzen during the company's CES keynote presentation. Using the new Radeon VII, the Ryzen played Forza Horizon 4 with a consistent 100 frames per second at 1080p. "This system is the most advanced PC gaming hardware in the world, together in one syste
  
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• Destiny 2's Niobe Labs Puzzle Deemed Too Tough; Bergusia Forge To Unlock On Its Own

  09-01-2019 21:34 via gamespot.com
  
  Destiny 2's latest expansion, Black Armory, was set to wrap up with the release of the fourth and final forge--the Bergusia Forge--this week. Before that happened, a group of hardcore players and streamers attempted to dissect a complex in-game puzzle involving Niobe Labs. Once they solved the puzzle, the forge would unlock for all DLC owners. But after more than 24 hours of attempts have not yet yielded a complete solution, Bungie is opting to simply unlock the forge while keeping the puzzle go
  
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• Destiny 2: Bungie Deems Niobe Labs Puzzle Too Tough, Unlocks Bergusia Forge

  09-01-2019 21:34 via gamespot.com
  
  Destiny 2's latest expansion, Black Armory, was set to wrap up with the release of the fourth and final forge--the Bergusia Forge--this week. Before that happened, a group of hardcore players and streamers attempted to dissect a complex in-game puzzle involving Niobe Labs. Once they solved the puzzle, the forge would unlock for all DLC owners. But after more than 24 hours of attempts have not yet yielded a complete solution, Bungie is opting to simply unlock the forge while keeping the puzzle go
  
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• Destiny 2: Bergusia Forge Unlocked, As Bungie Deems Niobe Labs Puzzle Too Tough

  09-01-2019 21:34 via gamespot.com
  
  Destiny 2's latest expansion, Black Armory, was set to wrap up with the release of the fourth and final forge--the Bergusia Forge--this week. Before that happened, a group of hardcore players and streamers attempted to dissect a complex in-game puzzle involving Niobe Labs. Once they solved the puzzle, the forge would unlock for all DLC owners. But after more than 24 hours of attempts have not yet yielded a complete solution, Bungie is opting to simply unlock the forge while keeping the puzzle go
  
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• God Of War DLC Plan Was "Too Ambitious" - GS News Update

  09-01-2019 21:20 via gamespot.com
  
  People told Cory Barlog that his idea was "crazy."
  
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• GameStop Sale On PS4, Xbox One, And Nintendo Switch Games

  09-01-2019 21:15 via gamespot.com
  
  GameStop refreshes its weekly deals on PS4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch games and hardware each Wednesday. This week's sale is now live, dropping prices on a handful of worthy items you might want to pick up for cheap. The sale ends on January 15, so let's dive in and look at some of the highlights before they go back up to regular price.If you have a dusty old console you're ready to offload, you'll get an extra 25% in credit this week for trading it in. All pre-owned games $15 and under are
  
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• Call Of Duty Boasts Higher Lifetime Sales Than Marvel Or Star Wars

  09-01-2019 21:06 via gamespot.com
  
  Activision Blizzard has announced a variety of reshuffled executive positions, which collectively reshape the company's leadership structure. Each of the new roles is being filled by senior executives with the company, and the company included a brief moment of back-patting for its Call of Duty series in the announcement.In the press release detailing the new roles, Activision mentioned that Call of Duty has generated more lifetime revenue than the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and doubled the cumu
  
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• Smash Bros. Ultimate's Next Weekly Event Offers Double Bonuses

  09-01-2019 21:00 via gamespot.com
  
  Nintendo has revealed the next in-game event for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. While previous ones have been themed around certain kinds of Spirits, this week's event will give players a chance to earn some extra bonuses.The Double XP and SP event kicks off on January 10 at 10 PM PT (1 AM ET / 6 AM GMT on January 11) and runs for the usual three days, concluding at the same time on January 13-14. During the event, you'll earn twice the normal amount of Spirit experience and Spirit Points when you
  
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• CES 2019: AMD Radeon 7 GPU Announced, Price And Release Date Confirmed

  09-01-2019 20:43 via gamespot.com
  
  At CES 2019, AMD president and CEO Lisa Su announced the world's first 7nm gaming GPU, titled the Radeon VII. According to CNET, Su claims it's the most powerful gaming GPU the company has ever built.AMD displayed the Radeon VII's technical prowess at CES, demoing Devil May Cry 5. Su said the game was running "well above" 60 frames per second at 4K resolution. She also mentioned that in comparison to AMD's Vega 64, most games on average get a 25 percent performance boost on the Radeon VII. Certa
  
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• CES 2019: AMD Radeon 7 Announced, Price And Release Date Confirmed

  09-01-2019 20:43 via gamespot.com
  
  At CES 2019, AMD president and CEO Lisa Su announced the world's first 7nm gaming GPU, titled the Radeon VII. According to CNET, Su claims it's the most powerful gaming GPU the company has ever built.AMD displayed the Radeon VII's technical prowess at CES, demoing Devil May Cry 5. Su said the game was running "well above" 60 frames per second at 4K resolution. She also mentioned that in comparison to AMD's Vega 64, most games on average get a 25 percent performance boost on the Radeon VII. Certa
  
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• Republican rebellion against Donald Trump's border wall shutdown stance gathers pace

  09-01-2019 20:38 via news.yahoo.com
  A Republican rebellion against Donald Trump’s refusal to reopen government without new money for his Mexico border wall appears to be growing as his TV address failed to break the impasse.  Three Republican senators are now publicly calling for the government shutdown to end even if there is no border wall deal, while half a dozen more have voiced concerns about the stand-off.  Mr Trump attempted to convince his own party to stick with his strategy during a closed-door lunch
  
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• Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and wife MacKenzie to divorce after 25 years of marriage

  09-01-2019 20:33 via news.yahoo.com
  Amazon CEO and founder Jeff Bezos and wife MacKenzie said they are divorcing after 25 years of marriage. The couple announced their split via Twitter.
  
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• January PS Now Games Announced: Prey, Metro 2033 Redux, And More

  09-01-2019 20:32 via gamespot.com
  
  The start of a new month means the release of some new games. Though January is usually a slow month for new games, Sony's here to compensate by announcing the release of a host of new PS Now games, including God Eater 2: Rage Burst, Onechanbara Z2: Chaos, Project CARS 2, and more.Headlining the list of January's PS Now game offerings is Arkane Studios' atmospheric FPS, Prey. Released in May 2017, Prey sees Morgan Yu use his newfound powers to battle against aliens and uncover the secrets that l
  
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• Dune Reboot Movie Cast Keeps Getting Better, With MCU Actor In Main Villain Role

  09-01-2019 20:28 via gamespot.com
  
  The new movie adaptation of the classic sci-fi novel series Dune continues to take shape. Following the news earlier this week that Guardians of the Galaxy star Dave Bautista will star as the villainous "Beast" Rabban, it has been reported that Thor actor Stellan Skarsgård will take on the key villain role of Rabban's uncle, Baron Harkonen.According to The Hollywood Reporter, Skarsgård joins Timothy Chalamet (Call Me By Your Name), who plays main character Paul Atreides, and Mission
  
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• Apple, Qualcomm spar over CEOs' comments on settlement talks

  09-01-2019 20:24 via news.yahoo.com
  Apple on Wednesday said it stood by Cook's comments.The two companies are disputing comments their respective CEOs have made over settlement talks.Apple's chief on Tuesday said any talks ended in September 2018.
  
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• Police deploy ahead of Congo election result announcement

  09-01-2019 20:10 via news.yahoo.com
  Riot police were deployed at the commission's headquarters in Kinshasa and elsewhere in the capital before the announcement of the outcome of the Dec. 30 vote.Pre-election polls gave businessman Martin Fayulu a healthy lead but his supporters believe President Joseph Kabila plans to rig the vote in favor of his hand-picked candidate, Emmanuel Ramazani Shadary, or alternatively forge a power-sharing pact with Felix Tshisekedi, head of the largest opposition party.Whoever wins would be the first l
  
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• VW, Ford to reveal deeper alliance next week - sources

  09-01-2019 20:09 via news.yahoo.com
  HAMBURG/DETROIT (Reuters) - Volkswagen AGand Ford Motor Cowill unveil a deeper alliance next week that goes beyond cooperating in commercial vehicles in a move meant to save the automakers billions of dollars as they develop new technologies, two people familiar with the plan said on Wednesday.Ford and VW have been exploring closer cooperation as trade frictions force carmakers to rethink where they build vehiclesfor Europe, the United States and China, and as software companies prepare to launc
  
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• As shutdown grinds on, furloughed workers rally

  09-01-2019 19:52 via news.yahoo.com
  At a rally in downtown Philadelphia, furloughed government workers joined by four members of Congress expressed frustration at the prolonged partial government shutdown.
  
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• Fallout 76 Patches And Updates for January Outlined

  09-01-2019 19:50 via gamespot.com
  
  Bethesda continues to iron out issues in Fallout 76, with a couple of new patches on the way for the game soon. In a new post on its website, the developer shared details on some of the tweaks and changes it'll be rolling out for the online RPG this month.The first update is slated to arrive next week, on January 14. This one will focus primarily on making further improvements to the game's performance and stability. Bethesda says the patch will also resolve a number of issues that have been rai
  
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• Sony Reveals Top Downloads For December 2018

  09-01-2019 19:49 via gamespot.com
  
  Though it's still freezing outside, Sony's holiday season heated up the competition, selling more than 90 million PS4s as of December 31. In addition to being the fourth best-selling console of all time--currently behind the Wii, PlayStation, and PlayStation 2--Sony has announced that Insomniac Games' Spider-Man has sold 9 million units digitally and physically as of November 25. To shed more light on the rest of the company's stellar holiday season, Sony has released an official list of its top
  
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• DNA sought of males at center where comatose woman had baby; family cares for child

  09-01-2019 19:47 via news.yahoo.com
  Police have served a search warrant to get DNA from all male employees at a long-term care facility in Phoenix where a patient who was in a vegetative state for years gave birth, triggering reviews by state agencies and putting a spotlight on safety concerns for severely disabled or incapacitated patients.
  
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• Trump again Threatens to Declare Emergency if Dems Won’t Fund Wall

  09-01-2019 19:42 via news.yahoo.com
  President Trump on Wednesday resumed his threat to bypass Congress and fund the construction of a border wall by declaring a national emergency if Democrats maintain their opposition to his funding demands.“I have the absolute right to do national emergency if I want,” Trump told reporters during a White House pool spray.“We have tremendous support in the Senate, we have tremendous support in the House.” Trump said.
  
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• Play Xbox One Game Pass Games To Earn Free Rewards

  09-01-2019 19:41 via gamespot.com
  
  Ever since its inception, Xbox Game Pass has been a simple, money-saving way to play a wide selection of Xbox One and backwards-compatible titles. Now, with a new promotion Microsoft has just kicked off, you can earn Microsoft Rewards points by playing any Xbox Game Pass games of your choice. You can then spend those points in a variety of ways, including purchasing games and DLC, and renewing your membership.It's all part of Xbox Game Pass quests, which let you earn up to 2,100 Microsoft Reward
  
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