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• Movie About Lord Of The Rings Author Gets A Release Date

  17-01-2019 23:48 via gamespot.com
  
  The J.R.R. Tolkien biopic finally has a release date. Fox Searchlight has announced that the movie about the Lord of the Rings author will arrive in theatres on May 10, 2019. The movie stars Nicholas Hoult as a young Tolkien, with the story following the man long before he came to write his epic fantasy tome.According to Entertainment Weekly, the film will track Tolkien as a young man who came into his own at school before serving in World War I. In the trenches of France, with death and despair
  
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• This manicure just gave birth, and you have to see the baby

  17-01-2019 23:31 via news.yahoo.com
  Umbilical cords are not usually part of the traditional manicure experience. Thankfully, there are exceptions to the rule. Russian nail artist Nail Sunny recently shared intricate nail art featuring a detailed chair (with stirrups) and a little woman in a pink hospital gown. The nail appears to be giving birth.> View this post on Instagram
  >> Baby birth-❤️ or? Video by @edo_movs #nailsunnytutorial
  >> A post shared byNail Sunny (@nail_sunny) on Jan 17, 2019
  
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• A Monopoly Movie Is Coming, And Kevin Hart Will Star In It

  17-01-2019 23:30 via gamespot.com
  
  Yet another classic board game is being turned into a movie, as Hunger Games studio Lionsgate is making a Monopoly film, and now we've learned who will star in it.Actor and comedian Kevin Hart, who has made headlines recently for his past tweets that got him fired as the newest Oscars host, will star in a live-action version of the board game that destroys relationships and family bonds.According to The Hollywood Reporter, the film has been in the works for more than a decade already, and it's b
  
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• China's envoy to Canada says Huawei 5G ban would have repercussions

  17-01-2019 23:28 via news.yahoo.com
  China's envoy to Canada on Thursday warned Ottawa there would be repercussions if it banned technology firm Huawei Technologies Co Ltd [HWT.UL] from supplying equipment to Canadian 5G networks, the latest blast in a deepening bilateral dispute.Ambassador Lu Shaye, speaking at a news conference, did not give details.Canada is currently studying the security implications of 5G networks, but unlike some allies has not announced Huawei equipment will be excluded.
  
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• Divers in Hawaii may have been swimming with biggest great white shark on record

  17-01-2019 23:20 via news.yahoo.com
  Divers in Hawaii spotted several giant great white sharks off the coast of Oahu, including possibly one of the largest on record named Deep Blue.
  
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• Can Nancy Pelosi delay Trump’s State of the Union address amid government shutdown?

  17-01-2019 23:19 via news.yahoo.com
  Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi has asked President Donald Trump to postpone his State of the Union address, initially scheduled for 29 January, for as long as the partial government shutdown continues.In a letter she sent to the president on Wednesday, Ms Pelosi suggested that Mr Trump reschedules his address, deliver it from the Oval Office, or perhaps send it over in written form to Capitol Hill, citing that the government shutdown compromises security arrangements for the event.The governm
  
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• The Walking Dead: The Final Season Episode 3 Review

  17-01-2019 23:12 via gamespot.com
  
  The irony of a game about the zombie apocalypse dying an unnatural death only to be resurrected later shouldn't be lost on anybody, nor should the fact that The Walking Dead returns with a story that is very much about the latent humanity present in even the shambling corpses roaming the Earth. It is, for certain, a game worse for wear, limping on to a long-overdue finish, but it's a game full of purpose.Broken Toys picks things up in the direct aftermath of Episode 2's climactic battle. Lilly a
  
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• The Latest: California storm cancels Santa Anita horse races

  17-01-2019 23:10 via news.yahoo.com
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Latest on California storms (all times local):
  
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• Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's first House speech breaks online viewing records

  17-01-2019 23:10 via news.yahoo.com
  Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s first speech on the floor of Congress broke digital viewing records for C-SPAN, Capitol Hill’s public affairs network, garnering over a million views on Twitter in roughly 12 hours.The progressive freshman Gouse member took to the floor on Wednesday to decry Donald Trump’s demands for border wall funding to be included in the next federal spending bill — a battle that has spurred the longest government shutdown in American history.“The tru
  
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• Netflix Reveals Viewership Projections For Some Of Its Biggest TV Shows And Movies

  17-01-2019 23:07 via gamespot.com
  
  Typically, Netflix doesn't release viewership figures, but as part of the company's earnings report today, the streamer revealed key datapoints for some of its biggest TV shows and movies. The network announced that the drama You, starring Penn Badgley and Elizabeth Lail, is tracking to be watched in 40 million households over its first four weeks.Meanwhile, the British comedy/drama Sex Education, starring Gillian Anderson and released on January 11, is expected to reach the same viewership figu
  
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• Dark Horse Is Expanding The StarCraft Comics Universe With StarCraft Soldiers And Here's The First Look

  17-01-2019 22:51 via gamespot.com
  
  The expanded universe of Blizzard's classic sci-fi strategy franchise StarCraft is about to get a bit bigger next week with the release of StarCraft: Soldiers #1, the latest comic to enter the alien-fighting canon by writers Jody Houser (Stranger Things, Star Wars) and Andrew R. Robinson (Blizzard Entertainment, Overwatch) with artist Miguel Sepulveda. GameSpot has an exclusive preview of the first six pages for you, right here, right now.Soldiers will follow the newly graduated Lieutenant Shiva
  
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• Saturn's famous rings are a 'recent' addition to the giant planet

  17-01-2019 22:48 via news.yahoo.com
  They're the solar system's most iconic feature, but Saturn's glorious rings haven't always been there, a new study suggests.
  
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• President Trump's Plans to Boost Missile Defense Could Spark an Arms Race

  17-01-2019 22:43 via news.yahoo.com
  President Donald Trump directed the Pentagon to look into developing a constellation of space-based sensors and interceptor.
  
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• Why did Democrats vote for a barrier along the southern border in 2013, but won’t now?

  17-01-2019 22:42 via news.yahoo.com
  Former U.S. Border Patrol Chief under former President Barack Obama Mark Morgan says that the border wall needs to be built.
  
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• 'I'm cancelling your trip': Donald Trump writes letter to Nancy Pelosi as shutdown continues

  17-01-2019 22:41 via news.yahoo.com
  Donald Trump has denied a military aircraft for the most senior Democrat in the House of Representatives shortly before she was due to embark on a series of overseas trips. The US president hit back at Nancy Pelosi, the House speaker, a day after she told him to delay his State of the Union address until after the government shutdown was over.  Mrs Pelosi sent a letter to the president on Wednesday demanding that he either push back the January 29 speech or simply submit
  
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• Prince Philip unharmed after traffic accident, two injured

  17-01-2019 22:32 via news.yahoo.com
  Queen Elizabeth II's 97-year-old husband Prince Philip emerged unscathed after a vehicle he was driving was involved in a traffic accident that injured two people on Thursday, according to Buckingham Palace and police.A palace spokeswoman told AFP that the duke was driving near the monarch's Sandringham Estate when the crash occurred but declined to confirm that it overturned in the incident."The Duke of Edinburgh was involved in a road traffic accident with another vehicle this afternoon," the
  
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• Sen. Rand Paul: The only way to reopen the government is for Pelosi to be in Washington

  17-01-2019 22:30 via news.yahoo.com
  Kentucky Republican Sen. Rand Paul says that Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi has to be willing to compromise on border wall funding.
  
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• New Mortal Kombat 11 Character, Geras, Revealed

  17-01-2019 22:25 via gamespot.com
  
  NetherRealm gave fans a much closer look at its upcoming fighting game, Mortal Kombat 11, during its big livestream event. The developer showed off a load of brutal gameplay footage and revealed a handful of familiar characters who'll be returning in the game, as well as one entirely new one: Geras.Described as the "powerful and loyal servant" of Kronika, the Keeper of Time and the first female boss in the Mortal Kombat series, Geras looks like a powerhouse of a character. As you can see in his
  
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• Violent Sex Offender Arrested Again After Woman Says He Forced Her into Prostitution

  17-01-2019 22:17 via news.yahoo.com
  A violent sex offender in Memphis was taken into custody again after a woman claimed she was the victim of sex trafficking.
  
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• Mortal Kombat 11's Character Customization Detailed In New Video

  17-01-2019 22:14 via gamespot.com
  
  The long-awaited gameplay reveal of Mortal Kombat 11 revealed all sorts of new details about the upcoming fighting game from NetherRealm. As expected, one such aspect is customization options similar to Injustice 2, the studio's other hit fighting series.In a video, director Ed Boon walks us through some of the customization options using Scorpion. Each character has three pieces of customizable gear, and in Scorpion's case that's his mask, katana, and spear. Each of the options themselves chang
  
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• Mortal Kombat 11 Gameplay Shows Off Character Customization

  17-01-2019 22:14 via gamespot.com
  
  The long-awaited gameplay reveal of Mortal Kombat 11 revealed all sorts of new details about the upcoming fighting game from NetherRealm. As expected, one such aspect is customization options similar to Injustice 2, the studio's other hit fighting series.In a video, director Ed Boon walks us through some of the customization options using Scorpion. Each character has three pieces of customizable gear, and in Scorpion's case that's his mask, katana, and spear. Each of the options themselves chang
  
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• The Latest: Trump calls for expanded missile defense program

  17-01-2019 22:07 via news.yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the Trump administration's missile defense strategy (all times local):
  
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• Watch All Elite Wrestling Invade Another Wrestling Company

  17-01-2019 22:06 via gamespot.com
  
  All Elite Wrestling may not be holding its first show until May, but that isn't stopping the new company from making an impact wherever possible. Wrestling fans in Los Angeles found that out Wednesday night, January 16, when several members of the AEW roster invaded Bar Wrestling during the main event, creating one of the most memorable wrestling moments in quite a while.During a match that saw AEW signees Scorpio Sky, Frankie Kazarian, and Christopher Daniels--known as So Cal Uncensored--take o
  
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• 6 Ways to Beat the Lines at Airport Security During the Government Shutdown

  17-01-2019 22:06 via news.yahoo.com
  Worried about long security lines at the airport due to the federal government shutdown? There’s a lot you can do to navigate around them if you know what special programs are worth paying up for...
  
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• Detroit auto show models -- the human ones -- embrace new role

  17-01-2019 22:03 via news.yahoo.com
  Every year at the Detroit auto show, good-looking women -- and men -- are deployed by the carmakers to present their new vehicles.The "product specialists" still have picture-perfect smiles, but they also can tick off the features of each car and prices with such assurance that the iPads they carry for reference can seem merely decorative.Perched on stilettos, Priscilla Tejeda is working for Toyota.
  
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• Why Akuma Should Be In Resident Evil 2 Remake

  17-01-2019 22:00 via gamespot.com
  
  The highly-anticipated Resident Evil 2 remake's release draws near and I couldn't be any more excited. I'm a huge fan of the 1998 original--alongside many lovely coworkers at GameSpot--and have countless fond memories playing it during my formative years. But amidst these memories were hours spent speculating upon the validity of a popular gaming hoax; the ability to play as Akuma in Resident Evil 2. That's right, the Akuma (or Gouki, if you're a Capcom purist)--the infamous top knotted practiti
  
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• IRS Workers Say Trump Is Just Trying to Save Face With Employee Recall

  17-01-2019 22:00 via news.yahoo.com
  "IRS employees who process federal tax returns and refunds do not protect human life or property from imminent threat," the legal standard for ordering federal employees to work without pay during a government shutdown, the National Treasury Employees Union said on Thursday, the 27th day of the shutdown.It had sued Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney in an unsuccessful bid to win a temporary court order forcing the U.S. to pay its employees or let them take other jobs.
  
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• Who The Hell Is Jude Law In Captain Marvel?

  17-01-2019 21:53 via gamespot.com
  
  Jude Law's role in Captain Marvel has been a hotly contested issue since he was confirmed for the film, originally as "Walter Lawson," the human alter-ego of the original Captain Marvel, the Kree warrior Mar-Vell which naturally led fans to assume that Law would be playing Mar-Vell himself. This would go to follow, given the movie's status as an origin story for Carol Danvers and Mar-Vell's integral role in Carol's comic book history.However, as the movie marches closer and closer to release, de
  
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• House Republicans join rebuke of Trump for easing Russia sanctions

  17-01-2019 21:52 via news.yahoo.com
  More than 130 US House Republicans joined Democrats Thursday in opposing the easing of sanctions against an ally of Russia's Vladimir Putin, dealing a rebuke to President Donald Trump's administration.The Democratic-controlled chamber overwhelmingly voted 362 to 53 approving the bill that would block the Treasury Department's December move to lift sanctions on companies connected to Oleg Deripaska.The oligarch was targeted last year as part of US congressional efforts to punish Russia for interf
  
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• On day Jayme escaped, suspect sought job _ with dodgy resume

  17-01-2019 21:51 via news.yahoo.com
  BARRON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin man suspected of kidnapping 13-year-old Jayme Closs and killing her parents apparently applied for a job online the day that Jayme escaped, calling himself an "honest guy" even though his resume contains inaccuracies about his work experience.
  
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• Mortal Kombat 11 Beta Dates Confirmed, But You'll Need To Pre-Order

  17-01-2019 21:43 via gamespot.com
  
  Those eager to get their hands on Mortal Kombat 11 who weren't fortunate enough to attend the January reveal event are in luck. We already knew a pre-release beta was on the way, and now we know exactly when it's set to begin.As part of the avalanche of MK11 news, NetherRealm Studios announced that the beta will begin on March 28. We don't know how long it will last, but it unfortunately won't be available on all platforms: Only PS4 and Xbox One owners will be able to participate. That leaves ou
  
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• Star Wars Episode 9: John Boyega Teases Something "Visually Crazy" - GameSpot Universe News Update

  17-01-2019 21:33 via gamespot.com
  
  ”The whole team pushed themselves today to achieve something visually crazy!"
  
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• The Best Winter Sales over MLK Day Weekend

  17-01-2019 21:30 via news.yahoo.com
  Get discounts on mattress, rugs, and everything in between
  
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• Mortal Kombat 11 - Scorpion vs Baraka Gameplay (With Ed Boon Commentary)

  17-01-2019 21:24 via gamespot.com
  
  Scorpion and Baraka showcase some new moves and absolute brutal final blows.
  
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• US State Department to bring back full staff despite shutdown

  17-01-2019 21:21 via news.yahoo.com
  The US State Department said Thursday it had found money to bring back full staff to ensure the smooth running of US foreign policy despite a month-long political impasse that has shut down Washington.The department sent out orders for all staff to return as of Sunday, the start of the next pay period.With the Martin Luther King Jr. federal holiday on Monday, staff will effectively be back at work on Tuesday.
  
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• Pres. Trump denies Nancy Pelosi aircraft for planned trip abroad, citing government shutdown

  17-01-2019 21:17 via news.yahoo.com
  Trump wrote a letter to Pelosi informing her that her trip had been postponed and would be rescheduled after the shutdown.
  
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• Mortal Kombat 11 - Scorpion Character Customization Gameplay

  17-01-2019 21:12 via gamespot.com
  
  Mortal Kombat 11 brings numerous features that you can customize with a huge variety of skins. Here's what some of those features look like on Scorpion and Baraka!
  
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• In third year, U.S. women's marches turn to 2020 elections

  17-01-2019 21:11 via news.yahoo.com
  Millions of people took part in the women's marches in Washington and other cities in the United States and abroad on Jan. 21, 2017, the day after the Republican president was sworn in.Vanessa Wruble, a co-founder of the original Women's March on Washington who left to start March On, a separate grassroots coalition, said the movement has evolved from being a reaction to Trump's presidency.Women's March, a national nonprofit organization that evolved from the initial Washington march, is using i
  
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• New Mortal Kombat 11 Trailer Reveals First Details About The Game's Story

  17-01-2019 21:06 via gamespot.com
  
  NetherRealm Studios has released our first look at the story in Mortal Kombat 11. The prologue to the game's story plays out in a trailer revealed at NetherRealm's January reveal event, which sees Raiden interacting with Shinnok after the events of Mortal Kombat X and also introduces a brand-new character.In the prologue, Raiden is wearing Shinnok's amulet as he tortures the captured Elder God. Shinnok arrogantly reminds Raiden that an Elder God can't be killed, so the Earthrealm defender simply
  
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• Ronda Rousey Is Voicing A Mortal Kombat 11 Character

  17-01-2019 21:05 via gamespot.com
  
  Mortal Kombat 11 will feature a surprising guest star. During the game's big reveal livestream, developer NetherRealm announced that athlete and current WWE Raw Women's Champion Ronda Rousey will be supplying the voice for series staple Sonya Blade.Rumors that Rousey would be voicing Sonya in the upcoming fighting game were circulating prior to the reveal. Rousey herself further fueled the speculation by sharing a picture of an invitation she received for the reveal event on Instagram."Sonya Bla
  
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• Ronda Rousey Is In Mortal Kombat 11 As Sonya Blade

  17-01-2019 21:05 via gamespot.com
  
  Mortal Kombat 11 will feature a surprising guest star. During the game's big reveal livestream, developer NetherRealm announced that athlete and current WWE Raw Women's Champion Ronda Rousey will be supplying the voice for series staple Sonya Blade.Rumors that Rousey would be voicing Sonya in the upcoming fighting game were circulating prior to the reveal. Rousey herself further fueled the speculation by sharing a picture of an invitation she received for the reveal event on Instagram."Sonya Bla
  
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• Trump Postpones Pelosi’s Overseas Trip after She Calls on Him to Delay SOTU

  17-01-2019 21:02 via news.yahoo.com
  President Trump on Thursday postponed Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s upcoming international trip due to the ongoing government shutdown — the same justification Pelosi provided when asking that the president delay his State of the Union address.In a letter sent to Pelosi’s office on Thursday, Trump suggested that her upcoming trip to Brussels, Egypt, and Afghanistan, which he characterized as a “public relations event,” should be cancelled so that the speaker coul
  
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• Mortal Kombat 11 Kollector's Edition Is Expensive, But Has A Scorpion Mask

  17-01-2019 20:58 via gamespot.com
  
  NetherRealm shared more details on Mortal Kombat 11 today, including its high-end limited edition with goodies aimed at hardcore fans of the hard-hitting series. It's a sizable package, and the centerpiece is a neat costume prop honoring one of the series' most iconic characters.The "Kollector's Edition" boasts a 1:1 scale Scorpion mask measuring at 35 x 18 x 21 cm. That includes both the dark cowl and the bright gold mouthpiece, giving that important otherworldly look. We saw it on stage during
  
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• Mortal Kombat 11 Kollector's Edition Includes Scorpion Mask

  17-01-2019 20:58 via gamespot.com
  
  NetherRealm shared more details on Mortal Kombat 11 today, including its high-end limited edition with goodies aimed at hardcore fans of the hard-hitting series. It's a sizable package, and the centerpiece is a neat costume prop honoring one of the series' most iconic characters.The "Kollector's Edition" boasts a 1:1 scale Scorpion mask measuring at 35 x 18 x 21 cm. That includes both the dark cowl and the bright gold mouthpiece, giving that important otherworldly look. We saw it on stage during
  
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• Tulsi Gabbard apologizes, again, for past antigay views

  17-01-2019 20:53 via news.yahoo.com
  A week after announcing her presidential candidacy, the representative from Hawaii releases a video apology.
  
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• SAS hero of Nairobi terror attack in line to receive George Cross

  17-01-2019 20:53 via news.yahoo.com
  The SAS soldier who saved “dozens of lives” in the Nairobi hotel massacre is in line to receive the George Cross for his “remarkable bravery”. The trooper was off-duty when he dashed to the scene of intense fighting after Islamist terrorists laid siege to the DusitD2 five-star hotel. At least 21 people were killed in a drawn-out assault that saw hundreds of civilians trapped in the hotel complex.  A well-placed source said the SAS man - understood to be a Senior Non-
  
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• More snow! Airlines waive change fees as new storms approach

  17-01-2019 20:50 via news.yahoo.com
  Airlines are waiving change fees as two more winter storms are set to move across the Midwest, Ohio Valley and Northeast from Thursday into the weekend.
  
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• President Trump Canceled Nancy Pelosi's Trip to Afghanistan Over the Shutdown Fight

  17-01-2019 20:44 via news.yahoo.com
  One day after she essentially disinvited him from delivering his State of the Union
  
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• Riverdale Is Getting Musical Again With Heathers Adaptation

  17-01-2019 20:41 via gamespot.com
  
  Riverdale continues to be one of the weirdest shows on TV where everything that happens is likely the last thing you'd possibly expect. Don't believe that? Archie Andrews (KJ Apa) was attacked by a bear in the latest episode and just might be dead. (He's definitely not going to die, don't worry.)Now the CW series is gearing up for its next musical episode. You may remember last season when they tackled Carrie: The Musical in an episode that left one character dead and everyone else freaking out.
  
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• More asteroids strike Earth since age of dinosaurs: study

  17-01-2019 20:22 via news.yahoo.com
  Between two and three times as many asteroids have struck the Earth and the Moon since the age of the dinosaurs, when one massive space rock collision wiped them out forever, researchers said Thursday.The mounting pace began around 290 million years ago, and likely coincides with some kind of large cosmic smashup in the main asteroid belt between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, researchers reported in the US journal Science.The result was space debris, some of which made its way to the Earth and
  
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