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• The Latest: Police chief calls 14-year-old's death 'tragic'

  18-01-2019 23:59 via news.yahoo.com
  TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — The Latest on the police shooting of a 14-year-old burglary suspect in Arizona (all times local):
  
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• Pursuing R. Kelly: Could he end up convicted of sex crimes like Bill Cosby?

  18-01-2019 23:53 via news.yahoo.com
  The R&B star is fighting multiple accusations of sexual misconduct, but could he be charged with a crime and convicted?
  
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• Toy Story 3 And Coco Director Leaves Pixar After 25 Years For "New Adventures"

  18-01-2019 23:49 via gamespot.com
  
  A major change is happening at Pixar. Lee Unkrich, the longtime creative team member that directed films like Coco and Toy Story 2, has announced his departure from the animation studio. The news was shared in a simple tweet, reading, "After twenty-five incredible years, I've decided to leave Pixar. The time has come for new adventures."While he doesn't specify what those adventures are, it seems his plan is not to jump to another studio. In a statement to The Hollywood Reporter, Unkrich explain
  
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• Toy Story 3 & Coco Director Leaves Pixar After 25 Years For "New Adventures"

  18-01-2019 23:49 via gamespot.com
  
  A major change is happening at Pixar. Lee Unkrich, the longtime creative team member that directed films like Coco and Toy Story 2, has announced his departure from the animation studio. The news was shared in a simple tweet, reading, "After twenty-five incredible years, I've decided to leave Pixar. The time has come for new adventures."While he doesn't specify what those adventures are, it seems his plan is not to jump to another studio. In a statement to The Hollywood Reporter, Unkrich explain
  
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• Impeachment talk revived after report says Donald Trump directed Michael Cohen to lie to Congress

  18-01-2019 23:41 via news.yahoo.com
  Dems revive impeachment discussions following report that President Donald Trump directed Michael Cohen to lie to Congress.
  
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• Please enjoy these Pope-like dogs wearing Crocs on their impossibly small heads

  18-01-2019 23:31 via news.yahoo.com
  Look, we're only 18 days into 2019 and it's already looking better than the shitshow that was last year. Starting with this thread. SEE ALSO: Do Dogs Like Wearing Clothes?Twitter user @macnchief came across the most blessed image on Reddit and shared it to Twitter: an impossibly small pup wearing a Croc on its head. > i saw this on reddit and i think twitter should see it too pic.twitter.com/VfEdu2USWj
  >> -- ariana grande did 9/11 (@macnchief) January 17, 2019Hmmmmmm.Dare I as
  
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• President George W. Bush delivers pizza to Secret Service detail amid government shutdown

  18-01-2019 23:28 via news.yahoo.com
  Former President George W. Bush delivered pizza to his Secret Service detail, who are working without pay due to the partial government shutdown.
  
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• Destiny 2: Forsaken - Where Is Xur? (Jan 18 - Jan 22)

  18-01-2019 23:24 via gamespot.com
  
  During a busy Iron Banner week, Xur quietly returns with some new rolls on classic exotic weapons and armor. Here's what they look like. Captured on PC.
  
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• Winter storm disturbs travel as it rolls toward U.S. Midwest, Northeast

  18-01-2019 23:21 via news.yahoo.com
  A major winter storm was expected to clobber a large swath of the northern United States with heavy snow, gusty winds and frigid temperatures making travel difficult and dangerous starting on Friday and through the weekend, forecasters said.The storm system will dump 6 to 10 inches (15 to 25 cm) of snow in the Plains and Midwest on Friday night and Saturday and as it moves east at least a foot of snow in parts of the Northeast on Saturday and Sunday, the National Weather Service (NWS) said in se
  
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• The Winter Show Modernizes the Antique Fair with Creative, Colorful Booths—and an App

  18-01-2019 23:21 via news.yahoo.com
  Last night's colorful, lively opening party was proof of antiques' staying power
  
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• Tesla to cut 7% of workforce amid tough profit outlook

  18-01-2019 23:21 via news.yahoo.com
  Elon Musk's electric car manufacturer Tesla Motors announced Friday it was cutting its workforce by about seven percent in a push to keep the Model 3 affordable for middle-income consumers.Shares plunged following the announcement, which also signaled a tough profit road ahead for Tesla.The round of job cuts -- which follow an earlier downsizing announced in June -- comes as the envelope-pushing company faces pressure in its home market on prices from the phasing-out of a tax credit for electric
  
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• The Latest: Officer to plead not guilty after man's death

  18-01-2019 23:09 via news.yahoo.com
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Latest on the criminal case against a white Nashville police officer who shot and killed an armed black man who was fleeing (all times local):
  
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• Kenyan authorities investigate local role in Nairobi attack

  18-01-2019 23:08 via news.yahoo.com
  Officials have released few details about the five-man assault team that carried out Tuesday's siege at the dusitD2 hotel complex, an attack that killed 21 people and was claimed by al Shabaab, a Somalia-based al Qaeda affiliate.How did he get to where he is?" said a private security official in Kenya, who asked not to be identified for operational reasons."If al Shabaab can replicate this model, then there is a fundamental problem."All five assailants were killed in Tuesday's attack, the countr
  
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• Only Two People Can End This Shutdown. And Neither Is Budging

  18-01-2019 23:05 via news.yahoo.com
  It's become clear that only two people can end it: President Donald Trump and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. And neither one is budging.
  
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• PayPal is putting shutdown border wall politics aside to help government workers

  18-01-2019 23:04 via news.yahoo.com
  PayPal is offering an interest-free cash advance up to $500, for customers who are federal employees, and are struggling to make ends meet.
  
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• A Bloodbath Erupts In New Catherine Remaster Trailer

  18-01-2019 22:55 via gamespot.com
  
  Atlus has released a new trailer for Catherine: Full Body. The trailer depicts some of the more graphic scenes from the game.The new Catherine: Full Body trailer was put together in a joint partnership between Atlus and Japanese pop-rock band Sekai No Owari, according to Game Informer. The video features one of the band's songs, titled Re:set. Beginning with remastered scenes from the original Catherine, the trailer eventually starts showcasing some of the new cutscenes included in Full Body.The
  
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• Students appear to perform Nazi salute in 'sickening' photo, superintendent says

  18-01-2019 22:53 via news.yahoo.com
  High school officials in Indiana are investigating after a picture posted on social media appeared to show students using a Nazi salute.
  
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• Chris Pratt and Katherine Schwarzenegger Moved In Together in West L.A.

  18-01-2019 22:50 via news.yahoo.com
  The couple got engaged earlier this month after seven months of dating
  
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• 12 Scariest Horror Movies Based On Urban Legends, Ranked

  18-01-2019 22:44 via gamespot.com
  
  Horror movie story ideas can come from many different places. Fiction is very popular source of material, with such a rich and long history of novels and stories for screenwriters to tap into. Sequels and reboots obviously play a big part too--this is a genre that has always rewarded repetition, and many of the longest-running franchises ever are scary movies. And of course, there are plenty of original movies too--even the biggest horror franchise started with a single movie, and many of the b
  
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• The Women's March Loses More Sponsorship Support

  18-01-2019 22:41 via news.yahoo.com
  Amid controversy over its co-founder.
  
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• Global stocks surge on China-US trade breakthrough hopes

  18-01-2019 22:41 via news.yahoo.com
  Stock markets across the globe powered higher Friday, buoyed by hopes of a breakthrough in efforts to defuse a US-China trade war.
  
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• Canada dismisses China's warning of repercussions over Huawei ban

  18-01-2019 22:38 via news.yahoo.com
  Canada's government on Friday dismissed China's warning of repercussions if Ottawa banned Huawei Technologies Co Ltd [HWT.UL] from supplying equipment to 5G networks, saying it would not compromise on security.China's ambassador to Canada issued the threat on Thursday as relations between the two nations continued to deteriorate after a senior Huawei executive was arrested in Vancouver last month on a U.S. extradition warrant.China has also detained two Canadians.
  
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• Saturn's Rings Are Much Younger Than You Might Think

  18-01-2019 22:37 via news.yahoo.com
  A new study finds that Saturn has only had its iconic rings for a fraction of its lifetime.
  
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• 2020 Vision: Gillibrand's Franken problem, Beto's 'funk' and why Biden's history with Warren may come back to haunt him

  18-01-2019 22:36 via news.yahoo.com
  Reminder: There are 383 days until the Iowa caucuses and 656 days until the 2020 presidential election.
  
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• Wall Street extends rally on U.S.-China trade optimism

  18-01-2019 22:34 via news.yahoo.com
  The market was boosted after a Bloomberg report said China sought to raise its annual goods imports from the United States by a combined value of more than $1 trillion in order to reduce its trade surplus to zero by 2024.The news followed a report on Thursday that U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin was considering lifting some or all tariffs imposed on Chinese imports.A Treasury spokesman denied Mnuchin had made any such recommendation.
  
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• Samsung Bioepis biosimilar to Roche's Herceptin wins FDA nod

  18-01-2019 22:32 via news.yahoo.com
  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Friday it had approved a biosimilar to Roche Holding AG's blockbuster breast cancer treatment, Herceptin.The biosimilar, Ontruzant, is sold by Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp, a unit of Merck & Co Inc, and is developed by Samsung Bioepis Co Ltd, which is a joint venture between Samsung BioLogics and Biogen Inc.The approval https://twitter.com/FDA_Drug_Info/status/1086327386059157504 comes just a few weeks after the health regulator gave Celltrion In
  
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• Germany urges Russia, Ukraine to de-escalate conflict

  18-01-2019 22:13 via news.yahoo.com
  Speaking in Kiev after a meeting with his Ukrainian counterpart Pavlo Klimkin, Maas again called for Moscow to release of the crews of three Ukrainian navy vessels it seized in November off Crimea."All sides must contribute to the de-escalation of the conflicts," said Maas in Kiev after meeting with Lavrov earlier in the day in Moscow.Klimkin welcomed the offer to monitor shipping traffic through the Kerch Strait.
  
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• Markets Right Now: Stocks gain as US-China trade hopes rise

  18-01-2019 22:11 via news.yahoo.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local):
  
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• Pokemon Go Limited Research Event (Tomorrow Only): Start Time, Research Rewards, And More

  18-01-2019 22:00 via gamespot.com
  
  Niantic is kicking off a new type of event in Pokemon Go this weekend. On Saturday, January 19, the studio is holding the game's first-ever Limited Research event, which will feature special Field Research tasks--and an opportunity to catch a new Shiny Pokemon--for a limited time.Much like Pokemon Go's monthly Community Days, the Limited Research event will only run for three hours. During that window of time, you'll be able to receive special Limited Research tasks when you spin the Photo Disc
  
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• Pokemon Go Limited Research Event (Today Only): Start Time, Research Rewards, And More

  18-01-2019 22:00 via gamespot.com
  
  Niantic is kicking off a new type of event in Pokemon Go this weekend. On Saturday, January 19, the studio is holding the game's first-ever Limited Research event, which will feature special Field Research tasks--and an opportunity to catch a new Shiny Pokemon--for a limited time.Much like Pokemon Go's monthly Community Days, the Limited Research event will only run for three hours. During that window of time, you'll be able to receive special Limited Research tasks when you spin the Photo Disc
  
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• US prosecutors say criminals going free due to shutdown

  18-01-2019 21:58 via news.yahoo.com
  Federal prosecutors in the United States said Friday that investigations are being disrupted and criminals going free due to the four-week-old partial shutdown of the government."The government's capacity to secure justice is becoming compromised by the government shutdown," said the National Association of Assistant United States Attorneys in a statement.
  
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• Donald Trump's week of living dangerously

  18-01-2019 21:57 via news.yahoo.com
  From bad economic news to the ongoing government shutdown to bombshell reports that he directed his lawyer to lie to Congress, it has been a week to forget for the president.
  
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• Canada pours cold water on free trade with China

  18-01-2019 21:34 via news.yahoo.com
  Canada's envoy to Beijing on Thursday threw cold water on long-sought free trade between the two nations as an ugly diplomat spat over Canada's detention of a top Chinese tech executive drags into a second month.Ambassador John McCallum, who returned to Canada to brief lawmakers on the row, told reporters that Canadian businesses want to press on with growing the trade relationship."We are certainly not negotiating free trade with China either before or after this.
  
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• Trump-Cohen allegations - LIVE: White House denies president ordered lawyer to lie about Russia links as Congress launches investigations

  18-01-2019 21:25 via news.yahoo.com
  Donald Trump ordered former lawyer Michael Cohen to lie to Congress about his plans to build a Trump Tower in Moscow, according to explosive new claims.With the US president still mired in deadlock over the government shutdown, the new allegations relating to Mr Cohen – sentenced to three years in prison in December – have prompted calls from top Democrats for his resignation or impeachment.House Intelligence Committee chair Adam Schiff and House Judiciary Committee chair Jerrold Nad
  
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• Mortal Kombat 11 - Every Fatality and Fatal Blow So Far

  18-01-2019 21:20 via gamespot.com
  
  In Mortal Kombat 11, spines are broken and skulls are crushed. We've captured a deeper look into the gruesomely epic collection of the fatalities and fatal blows that we have seen so far. Mortal Kombat 11 releases on April 29, 2019.
  
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• Michael Cohen: What is the latest scandal and how does it impact Donald Trump?

  18-01-2019 21:08 via news.yahoo.com
  Michael Cohen, a once loyal confidante of the president turned man who has done a plea deal over hush money payments made to two women on the eve of the election, is back in the news.BuzzFeed News set off a series of reverberations, when it reported that according to two federal law enforcement officials involved in an investigation, Trump directed Cohen to lie to Congress about the negotiations.
  
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• Kenya court orders 6 suspects held over Nairobi hotel attack

  18-01-2019 21:06 via news.yahoo.com
  NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A Canadian national and five other people suspected of helping extremist gunmen stage a deadly attack in the Kenyan capital this week appeared in court on Friday as prosecutors investigated them for suspected terror offenses.
  
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• Robert Mueller disputes report claiming Trump told Michael Cohen to lie to congress

  18-01-2019 20:55 via news.yahoo.com
  Robert Mueller has issued a rare statement dismissing a news report that claimed Michael Cohen had informed prosecutors Donald Trump had told him to lie to Congress.After Democrats seized on the report by BuzzFeed News and said they would open hearings into whether the president had indeed ordered his former personal lawyer to lie about a Trump Tower project in Moscow, the special prosecutor appeared to pour cold water on the story.“BuzzFeed’s description of specific statements to th
  
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• "GameStop Holiday Sales Were Down, But It's Not All Bad News Today

  18-01-2019 20:53 via gamespot.com
  
  GameStop reported its sales results for the 2018 holiday season, which showed the company suffering decreases to many of its top revenue generators. Hardware, software, and pre-owned sales all decreased in the 2018 season, whereas accessories and digital currency grew.The total global sales for holiday 2018 were $2.63 billion, which was a 5% decrease compared to the 2017 holiday period. But that compares the nine weeks ending January 5, 2019 to the nine weeks ending December 30, 2017, which the
  
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• Thousands join March for Life in D.C.

  18-01-2019 20:48 via news.yahoo.com
  "We love babies, how about you?": Thousands of anti-abortion activists took to the streets of Washington, D.C. on Friday, advocating for the "right to life." Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
  
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• Researchers come face to face with huge great white shark

  18-01-2019 20:46 via news.yahoo.com
  HALEIWA, Hawaii (AP) — Two shark researchers who came face to face with what could be one of the largest great whites ever recorded are using their encounter as an opportunity to push for legislation that would protect sharks in Hawaii.
  
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• New Power Rangers Fighting Game Trailer Confirms Mighty Morphin' Green Is Still The Best

  18-01-2019 20:45 via gamespot.com
  
  A new Power Rangers fighting game, titled Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid, has been announced. Despite featuring characters from the mobile game, Power Rangers: Legacy Wars, Battle for the Grid is a brand-new title that's been designed with consoles in mind.According to a tweet from the official Battle for the Grid Twitter account, the game will "feature a completely brand new battle mechanic" in comparison to Legacy Wars, as well as "different movesets" for each fighter. Hasbro creative dire
  
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• Government Shutdown Blocks Emergency Response for Struggling Orcas

  18-01-2019 20:44 via news.yahoo.com
  The government shutdown could be keeping critically endangered southern resident orcas from getting the help they need.
  
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• Netflix tidying guru sparks charity shop boom

  18-01-2019 20:38 via news.yahoo.com
  A Netflix tidying guru has sparked a charity shop boom, as branches of Salvation Army, Scope and the British Heart Foundation have said she has led to increase in donations. It comes as decluttering expert Marie Kondo has rapidly risen to fame with her "KonMari" household organisation method, which promises to provide not only a de-cluttered house, but also a clean mind.  Through her hit Netflix show she is teaching those with messy tendencies to get their homes in order by throwing ou
  
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• 'We'll Have No Other Option Than Declaring Bankruptcy.' How the Shutdown Could Impact Government Workers for Months

  18-01-2019 20:32 via news.yahoo.com
  'It just feels like such a betrayal,' says one impacted government contractor
  
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• The New 2020 GMC Sierra HD Will Be a Reskinned Silverado HD

  18-01-2019 20:30 via news.yahoo.com
  As usual, the GMC will come with extra chrome and an in-your-face grille.
  
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• Russia agrees for Germany, France to monitor Kerch Strait: Lavrov

  18-01-2019 20:17 via news.yahoo.com
  Russia on Friday said it had agreed for France and Germany to monitor shipping traffic in the Kerch Strait following a naval confrontation between Moscow and Kiev last year.Russian ships fired on and seized three Ukrainian navy vessels in the narrow strait -- shared between Russia and Ukraine -- as the boats tried to pass from the Black Sea to the Azov Sea on November 25.President Vladimir Putin had "immediately agreed" to Berlin's request to send observers to the area, Russian Foreign Minister
  
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• The Latest: California dries off after storms batter state

  18-01-2019 20:01 via news.yahoo.com
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Latest on California storms (all times local):
  
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• Sen. Kennedy: Trump is willing to negotiate to end shutdown, but deal must include a border wall

  18-01-2019 19:56 via news.yahoo.com
  While Republicans and President Trump are united in their desire to reopen the government, any proposal that doesn't include a border wall is as 'dead as four o'clock,' says Louisiana Senator John Kennedy, Republican member of the Senate Appropriations Committee.
  
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• Six suspects in court over Nairobi hotel attack

  18-01-2019 19:55 via news.yahoo.com
  Six suspects, including a Canadian national, appeared in a Kenyan court on Friday in connection with a radical Islamist attack on a Nairobi hotel complex that left 21 dead.A magistrate granted a request from the prosecution to detain four men and one woman for 30 days while investigations continue.The suspects are accused of "possible involvement" in the almost 20-hour siege of the DusitD2 hotel and office complex by a suicide bomber and four gunmen who were killed by security forces, a court do
  
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