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• House Passes Latest Plan to Fund the Government: Shutdown Update

  16-01-2019 23:59 via news.yahoo.com
  The House on a 237-187 vote passed the latest in a series of bills to end the partial government shutdown with little Republican support.The measure, H.R. 268, would prevent Trump from using any of the disaster aid to build a border wall.
  
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• Manchin Calls Pelosi’s Request for SOTU Postponement the ‘Wrong Approach’

  16-01-2019 23:57 via news.yahoo.com
  Democratic senator Joe Manchin said Wednesday that he thinks House speaker Nancy Pelosi made the wrong move in asking President Trump to postpone his State of the Union address until the government is reopened, or give the address from the Oval Office instead of the capitol.“I’m not sure what her intentions are,” Manchin said on NBC. “I have the utmost respect for Speaker Pelosi.Pelosi cited security concerns in a letter to Trump on Wednesday asking that  he pos
  
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• After Lawsuit From Bethesda, The Westworld Mobile Game Is Shutting Down

  16-01-2019 23:55 via gamespot.com
  
  The WestWorld mobile game that Bethesda claimed was a "blatant ripoff" of Fallout Shelter is shutting down following the lawsuit that Bethesda brought against its developer. A statement posted on the game's Twitter page confirms the game has been removed from App Store and Google Play, with a final closure taking place on April 16, 2019. Additionally, all in-app purchases have been switched off, and you're recommended to spend any remaining currency before the final shutdown.It's not immediately
  
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• Nintendo Switch Online's Free NES Games For January Now Available

  16-01-2019 23:45 via gamespot.com
  
  January's free NES games for Nintendo Switch Online subscribes are now available. This month sees Zelda II: The Adventure of Link and Blaster Master join the service, while Japan receives one additional title: Joy Mech Fight, which was never released outside of the country.As in previous months, Nintendo has also added special save states of a couple of previously available NES games, namely the notoriously difficult Ninja Gaiden and Ghosts 'n Goblins. The former starts you off in stage 6-4, whi
  
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• Turkish prosecutor seeks extradition of NBA's Kanter over Gulen links: Anadolu

  16-01-2019 23:40 via news.yahoo.com
  Turkish prosecutors are seeking the extradition of New York Knicks center Enes Kanter over his links to the U.S.-based cleric accused of orchestrating a failed coup in 2016, state-owned Anadolu news agency said.Kanter, a vocal critic of President Tayyip Erdogan, was indicted by a Turkish court last year over alleged membership of an "armed terrorist group" after being contacted repeatedly by people close to Islamic preacher Fethullah Gulen.Anadolu said on Tuesday prosecutors had sought the issue
  
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• Goldman Sachs, Bank of America rock earnings

  16-01-2019 23:31 via news.yahoo.com
  Goldman Sachs reported better-than-expected profits on Wednesday despite higher legal costs as it works through the 1MDB scandal, while Bank of America's earnings were lifted by higher interest rates.Goldman reported mixed operational performance across its trading, investing and lending businesses, while Bank of America saw its profits triple compared to a year earlier.Goldman Chief Executive David Solomon described conditions in the real economy as "quite robust," echoing other bank executives
  
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• Barr Could Block Mueller Report Release But Would Risk Backlash

  16-01-2019 23:28 via news.yahoo.com
  “Under the current regulations, the special counsel report is confidential,” Barr, President Donald Trump’s nominee, told the Senate Judiciary Committee during his confirmation hearing Tuesday.Barr’s justification for keeping Mueller’s findings from the public appears to rest on a technical reading of federal regulations governing special counsels, as well as Justice Department policy for handling criminal and counterintelligence investigations, the officials said.
  
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• The Latest: UN Security Council condemns Kenya attack

  16-01-2019 23:25 via news.yahoo.com
  NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The Latest on the extremist attack on a hotel complex in Nairobi, Kenya (all times local):
  
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• Wrecks seen as wildfire areas brace for big California storm

  16-01-2019 23:24 via news.yahoo.com
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Days of rain and snow across California have snarled rush-hour commutes and triggered deadly wrecks on slick roads even before the most intense storm hits Wednesday, with wildfire-ravished communities bracing for dangerous mudslides and mountain residents facing a "potentially life-threatening" blizzard.
  
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• The Latest: Son: Jailed Iran state TV anchor would help FBI

  16-01-2019 23:14 via news.yahoo.com
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Latest on detention of American-born news anchor for Iran's state television (all times local):
  
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• Ronda Rousey Teases Mortal Kombat 11 Appearance

  16-01-2019 23:08 via gamespot.com
  
  Athlete and actress Ronda Rousey has teased something related to Mortal Kombat 11, and we might not have to wait long to find out what it is. Posting on Instagram, Rousey shared a picture of herself with an invitation to the Mortal Kombat 11 reveal event this week. She captioned the image, "The invitation I've been waiting to accept my whole life. Don't worry, Earthrealm is safe with me ;). Can't wait for Thursday!"Rousey's post fuels the ongoing rumours that she will voice the character Sonya i
  
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• Congressional Democrats move to stop U.S. Census citizenship question

  16-01-2019 22:57 via news.yahoo.com
  Democrats in the U.S. Congress on Wednesday were moving ahead with legislation to prevent the Trump administration from adding a citizenship question to the 2020 Census, following a court decision this week blocking inclusion of such information.Representative Carolyn Maloney, a senior Democrat on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, told reporters that she is re-introducing her bill, which was ignored by Republicans in 2017-2018 when they controlled the House of Representatives.
  
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• LAUSD teachers strike day 3: Everything you need to know

  16-01-2019 22:55 via news.yahoo.com
  The LAUSD and United Teachers Los Angeles have yet to reach a deal. Here's everything you need to know about the ongoing teachers strike.
  
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• New Captain Marvel Character Posters Introduce New And Returning MCU Stars

  16-01-2019 22:50 via gamespot.com
  
  There's still nearly two months before Captain Marvel hits theaters, but as the next chapter of the Marvel Cinematic Universe draws closer, we continue to learn more about what to expect from the film. It's been revealed that the movie is set in the 1990s and will serve as the origin story of the titular Captain Marvel (Brie Larson).With it being set before even Iron Man was a thing, don't expect the Avengers to pop up. However, there are still some familiar faces in the movie. Nick Fury (Samue
  
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• New Captain Marvel Character Posters Introduce New And Returning MCU Characters

  16-01-2019 22:50 via gamespot.com
  
  There's still nearly two months before Captain Marvel hits theaters, but as the next chapter of the Marvel Cinematic Universe draws closer, we continue to learn more about what to expect from the film. It's been revealed that the movie is set in the 1990s and will serve as the origin story of the titular Captain Marvel (Brie Larson).With it being set before even Iron Man was a thing, don't expect the Avengers to pop up. However, there are still some familiar faces in the movie. Nick Fury (Samue
  
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• Celebrity's 'Chefs for Feds' kitchen feeds unpaid U.S. government workers

  16-01-2019 22:49 via news.yahoo.com
  Maurice Wilson joined dozens of fellow federal workers in Washington on Wednesday at the opening of celebrity chef Jose Andres' emergency kitchen, grateful for a free lunch of egg sandwiches, quinoa bowls and tomato soup as the partial government shutdown dragged on."Within another two weeks, I’m going to have to figure out a way to survive,” said Wilson, 59, who is working without pay at the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency of the District of Columbia.The "Chefs for Fe
  
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• The Division 2 Story Trailer Shows A Post-Apocalyptic DC And A Frog With Unique Hopping Properties

  16-01-2019 22:45 via gamespot.com
  
  The latest story trailer for Ubisoft's The Division 2 has arrived, and it provides one of the best looks so far at the narrative for the upcoming open-world shooter and its setting in Washington D.C. It also provides a first look a post-apocalyptic frog with unique hopping properties.You play as an agent of The Division, and after surviving the events of the first game in New York, you're headed to the nation's capital to do it all again, it seems. The nation is divided, with the narrator saying
  
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• Kidnap suspect's lawyers: Confession problematic for defense

  16-01-2019 22:37 via news.yahoo.com
  MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Defense attorneys for the man accused of kidnapping a Wisconsin teenager and killing her parents acknowledged Wednesday that they're starting the case at a disadvantage after their client gave detectives a detailed confession and said they're not sure he can get a fair trial in the state.
  
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• Kirstjen Nielsen says Secret Service is fully prepared to secure the State of the Union

  16-01-2019 22:33 via news.yahoo.com
  Campus Reform editor-in-chief Lawrence Jones, GOP pollster Lee Carter and Democratic strategist Suraj Patel weigh in on Nancy Pelosi’s comments that the president should cancel his State of the Union address.
  
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• Smash Bros. Ultimate's Next Spirit Event Begins Tomorrow

  16-01-2019 22:15 via gamespot.com
  
  A new Spirit Board event is set to begin soon in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. This week, Nintendo is holding the second part of the Fire Emblem Fest, which will feature a variety of Spirits taken from the long-running strategy RPG series.The event kicks off at 10 PM PT on January 17 (1 AM ET / 6 AM GMT on January 18) and runs through the weekend, ending at the same time on January 20-21. During the Fire Emblem Fest, Fire Emblem characters will appear much more frequently on the Spirit Board. You'
  
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• Deadly IS-claimed suicide attack hits US forces in north Syria

  16-01-2019 22:11 via news.yahoo.com
  A suicide attack killed four US personnel in northern Syria Wednesday, costing Washington its worst combat losses in the war-torn country since 2014 as it prepares to withdraw.The bombing, claimed by the Islamic State group, comes after US President Donald Trump's shock announcement last month that he was ordering a full troop withdrawal from Syria because the jihadists had been "largely defeated".The Pentagon said "two US servicemembers, one Department of Defense (DoD) civilian and one contract
  
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• Markets Right Now: Banks lead stock gains on Wall Street

  16-01-2019 22:07 via news.yahoo.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local):
  
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• New Ghostbusters Movie On The Way, Unrelated To 2016 Reboot - GameSpot Universe News Update

  16-01-2019 22:05 via gamespot.com
  
  Jason Reitman is following in the footsteps of his father.
  
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• Marriott is rolling out a brand new rewards program -- Here's everything you need to know

  16-01-2019 22:05 via news.yahoo.com
  When you're a frequent traveler, it's almost self-sabotage to not join some
  
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• Mike Pence amends claim that 'ISIS has been defeated' following deadly attack on U.S. troops

  16-01-2019 21:53 via news.yahoo.com
  The same day that ISIS fighters in Syria claimed responsibility for a deadly bomb attack, Vice President Mike Pence echoed the president's assessment that the group had been vanquished.
  
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• American killed in Kenya attack was 9/11 survivor

  16-01-2019 21:42 via news.yahoo.com
  The American man who was among the 21 people killed in an attack on a luxury hotel complex in the Kenyan capital Nairobi was a consultant who survived the 9/11 attacks, and specialized in emerging economies.Authorities did not formally name Jason Spindler as one of the victims, but his mother Sarah and brother Jonathan confirmed his death on Facebook and to several US media outlets."It's with a heavy heart that I have to report that my brother, Jason Spindler, passed this morning during a terror
  
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• Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a social media star, to school House Democrats on Twitter use

  16-01-2019 21:34 via news.yahoo.com
  The lesson comes as a generational divide between members of Congress and the tech platforms they oversee has been on full display.
  
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• Plans revealed for a massive atom smasher that dwarfs the Large Hadron Collider

  16-01-2019 21:32 via news.yahoo.com
  The famous Large Hadron Collider, an insanely massive particle accelerator that's helped scientists crack some of the most deeply hidden mysteries of the universe, is about to be dwarfed by an atom smasher that's much bigger and more powerful.European physicists have just unveiled their proposal for the construction of a new particle smasher that calls for a 62-mile circular collider costing roughly the equivalent of $10 billion. Plans for the so-called Future Circular Collider were revealed Tue
  
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• New Sea Of Thieves Update Has You Reinstall The Entire Game

  16-01-2019 21:32 via gamespot.com
  
  Rare has announce a new update for Sea of Thieves, which is designed to both reduce the overall install size of the game and make it easier for the developer to implement further patches in the future. However, to download the update, you'll have to reinstall the entire game.The new install sizes for each version of the game has been outlined in a blog post on Sea of Thieves' main website. The PC version of the game will shrink from 47 GB to 27 GB. For Xbox One, the version on the original conso
  
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• WWE Has A Cookbook, And "Nacho Man" Is Now Something You Can Eat

  16-01-2019 21:29 via gamespot.com
  
  The only cookbook that should matter to wrestling fans is hitting stores this March. Insight Editions is publishing The Official WWE Cookbook featuring recipes inspired by WWE Superstars. Finally, The Rock's Jabroni Macaroni Salad has come back to your dinner table.Available on March 19 and priced at $30, the cookbook will contain more than 75 recipes, including appetizers, main courses, deserts, and drinks, all modeled after a WWE Superstar, and yes, Jabroni Macaroni is in there.Finally, you ca
  
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• White House condemns Steve King ‘white supremacy’ comments as ‘abhorrent’

  16-01-2019 21:27 via news.yahoo.com
  The White House has condemned embattled Republican Representative Steve King for questioning why terms like “white supremacy” and “white nationalist” have become offensive.Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said that the comments from Mr King, a politician from Iowa known for a history of controversial remarks over race and immigration were “outrageous” and “inappropriate”.“Steve King’s comments were abhorrent,” Ms Sanders tol
  
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• YIIK: A Postmodern RPG Review - Too Slow for Boston

  16-01-2019 21:24 via gamespot.com
  
  "Postmodern" is both an intriguing and an intimidating word. YIIK, pronounced "Y2K," comes with the subtitle, "A Postmodern RPG," but what does that mean? Is it a game centred around the tennis matches of Infinite Jest? Or around Andy Warhol's Campbell's Soup Cans? Regardless of the intention behind labeling the game as such, the postmodern tag initially seems a little peculiar at first.However, when you boot up YIIK you're met with a stylish title screen that looks like it was ripped straight o
  
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• YIIK: A Postmodern RPG Review - A Bit More Hipster

  16-01-2019 21:24 via gamespot.com
  
  "Postmodern" is both an intriguing and an intimidating word. YIIK, pronounced "Y2K," comes with the subtitle, "A Postmodern RPG," but what does that mean? Is it a game centred around the tennis matches of Infinite Jest? Or around Andy Warhol's Campbell's Soup Cans? Regardless of the intention behind labeling the game as such, the postmodern tag initially seems a little peculiar.However, when you boot up YIIK you're met with a stylish title screen that looks like it was ripped straight out of a r
  
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• May Wins Confidence Vote and Opens Cross-Party Brexit Talks

  16-01-2019 21:21 via news.yahoo.com
  U.K. leader Theresa May survived an attempt to oust her government and immediately opened talks with rival political parties in an attempt to break the Brexit deadlock, as time runs out to reach a deal.The prime minister fought off the threat of a national election and won the right to continue running the country when the House of Commons voted 325 to 306 against a motion of “no confidence” in her administration.May invited other party leaders, who back keeping much closer ties to t
  
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• Scalise Says He'll Find Place for Trump Speech: Shutdown Update

  16-01-2019 21:13 via news.yahoo.com
  The No. 2 House Republican said President Donald Trump should deliver his State of the Union speech even if House Speaker Nancy Pelosi objects because of security issues related to the shutdown.“There are no security concerns that have been raised, and it has nothing to do with that,” said Steve Scalise of Louisiana.
  
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• Man accused of pushing, punching girl outside Asheville Mall

  16-01-2019 21:12 via news.yahoo.com
  Police are investigating after a 51-year-old man was caught on camera pushing and punching a girl in the face outside of Asheville Mall on Saturday.
  
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• Federal workers take shutdown protest to Mitch McConnell

  16-01-2019 21:08 via news.yahoo.com
  Dozens of furloughed federal workers visited the Capitol Hill office of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to make a personal appeal to end the partial government shutdown because of the financial hardship it's causing. (Jan. 16)
  
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• Russia, US in war of words over arms treaty

  16-01-2019 21:01 via news.yahoo.com
  Russia on Wednesday accused Washington of being uncooperative on efforts to save a crucial arms control treaty, only to be accused by the US of dishonesty.Tensions have raged for months over the fate of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces treaty (INF) signed in 1987 by then US president Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev.US President Donald Trump has promised to walk away from the agreement and President Vladimir Putin threatened a new arms race, saying Europe would be its main
  
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• Netflix Price Hike Points to the Changing Math of Cord Cutting

  16-01-2019 20:59 via news.yahoo.com
  Here's some bad news for those looking forward to the season 3 premiere of “Stranger Things”: The demogorgon isn't the only thing on the rise. Netflix is planning to boost prices for all of its m...
  
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• The Latest: Mudslide snarls commute over Golden Gate Bridge

  16-01-2019 20:52 via news.yahoo.com
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Latest on California storms (all times local):
  
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• $25 Assassin's Creed Odyssey And Other PS4, Xbox One, And Switch Game Deals At GameStop

  16-01-2019 20:50 via gamespot.com
  
  A new sale is now underway at GameStop. The video game retailer has unveiled its latest weekly ad, which features deals on a handful of 2018's biggest releases, including a particularly good one on the latest installment in the Assassin's Creed series, Assassin's Creed Odyssey.If you've yet to pick up Ubisoft's newest stealth-action game, the title is on sale on both PS4 and Xbox One for $25. Its various special editions are likewise discounted this week; the Deluxe edition is available for $45,
  
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• Xbox One Game Pass Keeps Rolling Out Even More Titles This Month

  16-01-2019 20:47 via gamespot.com
  
  Microsoft has announced more games coming to Xbox Games Pass in January. One of which, Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, is already available on the subscription service.Two more games, We Happy Few and The Lego Movie Videogame, go live on Xbox Game Pass on January 17. We Happy Few is a first-person action game where you play as three different people trying to survive in a police-state society that forces everyone to remain happy all the time by taking a mandatory drug called Joy. The Lego Movie Vi
  
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• Sears, Kmart may survive: Eddie Lampert wins Chapter 11 bankruptcy auction

  16-01-2019 20:43 via news.yahoo.com
  Sears Holdings could escape its brush with annihilation after the retailer's chairman and largest investor prevailed in an auction.
  
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• Al-Qaeda Hotel Attack Kills 21, Shaking Kenya Economy Pillar

  16-01-2019 20:41 via news.yahoo.com
  Using hand grenades, automatic rifles and a suicide-bomber, the militants stormed 14 Riverside in Nairobi on Tuesday afternoon, a venue popular with business travelers and Kenya’s elites and home to offices of companies including Pernod Ricard SA and Dow Chemical East Africa Ltd. That precipitated an 18-hour siege around the DusitD2 hotel, which President Uhuru Kenyatta said ended about 9 a.m. Wednesday with the attackers dead.Somalia-based al-Shabaab took responsibility for the assault, t
  
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• New footage shows Dems at swanky 'cocktail reception' in Puerto Rico amid government shutdown

  16-01-2019 20:35 via news.yahoo.com
  New footage has emerged of congressional Democrats enjoying a swanky cocktail party in Puerto Rico in the midst of the partial government shutdown.
  
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• EA Responds To Star Wars Game Cancelation Report, Doesn't Deny It

  16-01-2019 20:31 via gamespot.com
  
  Following a report that Electronic Arts had canceled the open-world Star Wars game in development at EA Vancouver, the publisher has finally responded with a statement. Unfortunately, it doesn't offer any real insight, though tellingly it does nothing to dispel what Kotaku's story laid out."There's been speculation overnight about one of our Star Wars projects. As a natural part of the creative process, the great work by our team in Vancouver continues and will evolve into future Star Wars conte
  
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• EA Is"Fully Committed" To Making Star Wars Games After Reported Cancelation

  16-01-2019 20:31 via gamespot.com
  
  Following a report that Electronic Arts had canceled the open-world Star Wars game in development at EA Vancouver, the publisher has finally responded with a statement. Unfortunately, it doesn't offer any real insight, though tellingly it does nothing to dispel what Kotaku's story laid out."There's been speculation overnight about one of our Star Wars projects. As a natural part of the creative process, the great work by our team in Vancouver continues and will evolve into future Star Wars conte
  
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• EA Addresses Star Wars Game Cancelation Report, Doesn't Deny It

  16-01-2019 20:31 via gamespot.com
  
  Following a report that Electronic Arts had canceled the open-world Star Wars game in development at EA Vancouver, the publisher has finally responded with a statement. Unfortunately, it doesn't offer any real insight, though tellingly it does nothing to dispel what Kotaku's story laid out."There's been speculation overnight about one of our Star Wars projects. As a natural part of the creative process, the great work by our team in Vancouver continues and will evolve into future Star Wars conte
  
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• The Latest: Sheriff defends Jayme Closs 911 response

  16-01-2019 20:29 via news.yahoo.com
  BARRON, Wis. (AP) — The Latest on the kidnapping of Wisconsin teenager Jayme Closs and the killing of her parents (all times local):
  
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• Ocasio-Cortez Takes Shot at Banks in Embracing Committee Role

  16-01-2019 20:27 via news.yahoo.com
  The progressive firebrand, who isn’t yet officially a member of the House Financial Services Committee, took to Twitter Wednesday to send a number of missives arguing that the era of banks using campaign contributions to buy legislative favors is coming to an end.
  
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