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• Senator Ernst reveals she was raped in college

  24-01-2019 23:56 via news.yahoo.com
  After divorce documents were publicly disclosed revealing she was allegedly abused by her ex-husband, Republican Senator Joni Ernst told Bloomberg News she was also raped in college by another man. Colette Luke has more.
  
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• Canada ambassador walks back comments on Huawai executive

  24-01-2019 23:47 via news.yahoo.com
  Canada's ambassador to China on Thursday walked back comments that Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou has a "strong case" against extradition to the United States, following a political backlash.Meng was arrested on December 1 while changing planes in Vancouver at the request of the United States, which says she committed fraud by lying to bankers about allegedly violating American sanctions on Iran.
  
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• Donald Trump delays State of the Union Address after Nancy Pelosi bars him from House chamber

  24-01-2019 23:41 via news.yahoo.com
  Donald Trump said in a late night tweet on Wednesday that he would delay a State of the Union address until the government shutdown was over. The move came in response to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's move to bar him from delivering the annual presidential address in its traditional location, the chamber of the House of Representatives. Nancy Pelosi, the Democrat Speaker of the House, announced the US president was not welcome for the planned major speech on Jan 29. She s
  
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• Florida Secretary of State Resigns amid Blackface Controversy

  24-01-2019 23:40 via news.yahoo.com
  Florida secretary of state Michael Ertel submitted his resignation Thursday after photos surfaced of him dressed in blackface as a victim of Hurricane Katrina at a Halloween party in 2005.The Tallahassee Democrat obtained the pictures, which show Ertel wearing false breasts, lipstick, a purple shirt with the words “Katrina Victim” written on it, dark paint on his face, and a New Orleans Saints bandana just two months after Katrina devastated New Orleans.“There&rs
  
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• Sebring Florida bank shooting: All 5 victims killed were women

  24-01-2019 23:27 via news.yahoo.com
  Authorities have begun to release details about the lives that were lost in a shooting at a Florida bank on Wednesday.
  
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• Venezuela's military backs Maduro, as standoff hardens with US

  24-01-2019 23:21 via news.yahoo.com
  Venezuela's powerful military threw its weight behind Nicolas Maduro on Thursday as the US-backed opposition leader Juan Guaido pressed a direct challenge to his authority, and the fate of the crisis-wracked country hung in the balance.Maduro's reelection last year was contested by the opposition, and criticized internationally -- but the socialist leader has until now retained the loyalty of the powerful military, whose response was being keenly watched.
  
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• Ford figures no-deal Brexit could cost it $1 billion

  24-01-2019 23:20 via news.yahoo.com
  A big blow in a market where Ford is already struggling.
  
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• Explainer: How U.S. shutdown over border wall fight might play out

  24-01-2019 23:20 via news.yahoo.com
  Trump has refused to sign any legislation to fund an array of government agencies, including the departments of agriculture, commerce, justice, interior and homeland security, unless it includes $5.7 billion for his long-promised wall.The Democrats, who control the House of Representatives, have rejected the wall as ineffective and immoral, and want the government to be reopened before any further talks about border security.
  
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• Hawaii's Gabbard formally launches campaign for president

  24-01-2019 23:19 via news.yahoo.com
  HONOLULU (AP) — U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, a Hawaii Democrat known for bucking the party establishment and for criticizing U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East, formally launched her campaign for president with a video posted online Thursday.
  
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• Who Is Mysterio? Spider-Man: Far From Home Villain Explained

  24-01-2019 23:17 via gamespot.com
  
  The Spider-Man: Far From Home trailer made it clear that Mysterio (Jake Gyllenhaal) will play a major role in the new MCU movie. Let's take a look at Mysterio's Marvel comic origins.
  
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• Homeland Security ex-officials warn of security risks from shutdown

  24-01-2019 23:16 via news.yahoo.com
  Former secretaries of the Homeland Security Department condemned as "unconscionable" the continued failure to pay frontline homeland security workers, including Transportation Safety Administration officers, Customs personnel, Border Patrol agents and Coast Guard members. They said it posed both immediate and long-term national security risks, as agencies struggle to retain and recruit talent.
  
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• Kingdom Hearts 3 Director Is Reconsidering Simultaneous Worldwide Releases After The Game Leaked

  24-01-2019 23:08 via gamespot.com
  
  Kingdom Hearts III director Tetsuya Nomura has announced that he's reconsidering whether or not to do simultaneous worldwide releases for his future games. This decision comes as a result of Kingdom Hearts III leaking outside Japan, an incident that Nomura does not wish to see happen again with other titles.In an interview with Famitsu, which was translated by Siliconera, Nomura confirms that only four copies of Kingdom Hearts III leaked prior to the game's official release. "That being said," h
  
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• Trump postponement is latest twist in changeable State of the Union

  24-01-2019 23:07 via news.yahoo.com
  The presidential address is an annual rite in U.S. politics that often changes and has been delayed before, although the Trump-Pelosi spat may have led to the first postponement initiated by someone other than the president.Trump said late on Wednesday that he would delay his address, which had been slated for Jan. 29.Trump acknowledged it was Pelosi's "prerogative" to cancel and said he would wait.
  
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• Elizabeth Warren’s Wealth Tax Would Cost Jeff Bezos $4.1 Billion in First Year

  24-01-2019 22:56 via news.yahoo.com
  The Amazon.com Inc. founder and the other 174 Americans on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, a ranking of the world’s 500 richest people, would collectively owe $61 billion.Warren, a Massachusetts Democrat, plans to propose a tax of 2 percent on those with assets of $50 million to $1 billion and 3 percent on all fortunes exceeding $1 billion, the Washington Post reported Thursday.Almost all of Bezos’s net worth is tied up in Amazon stock, and such a tax bill could force him to sell s
  
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• Giant couture meme dresses are the most relatable fashion on the runway

  24-01-2019 22:53 via news.yahoo.com
  Viktor & Rolf's Spring 2019 Couture Collection has arrived, and let me tell ya, fashion will never be the same.During Fashion Week in Paris on Wednesday, ambitious designers Viktor Horsting and Rolf Snoeren debuted their latest line of tulle-heavy ball gowns on the runway. The expensive and elaborate dresses were each adorned with bold, dramatic statements like "Leave me alone," "Go to hell," "I'm not shy I just don't like you," and a simple yet powerful, "NO." For many, the gowns came
  
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• The Latest: Trump says any deal must have wall down payment

  24-01-2019 22:49 via news.yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump, Congress and the partial government shutdown (all times local):
  
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• US government shutdown: Trump's plan to end closure fails as Senate considers interim deal

  24-01-2019 22:48 via news.yahoo.com
  Republican senators struck down a bill that would have temporarily reopened the federal government on Thursday, falling short of the 60 votes required to defeat a GOP filibuster.The measure would have reopened federal agencies through 8 February to allow time for negotiations, an approach Republican leadership tried last month before being undercut by Donald Trump.The president is now refusing to reopen the government until he gets a deal on funding for his long-sought border wall.
  
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• Tubbs Fire, which killed 22 in NorCal, caused by private electrical system, not PG&E, Cal Fire investigators say

  24-01-2019 22:47 via news.yahoo.com
  The Tubbs Fire that devastated Santa Rosa and Sonoma County in October 2017 was reportedly caused by a private electrical system - not PG&E.
  
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• Western Digital quarterly revenue misses estimates, shares fall

  24-01-2019 22:46 via news.yahoo.com
  (Reuters) - Western Digital Corp reported a bigger-than-expected 20.7 percent fall in quarterly revenue on Thursday, exacerbating concerns that a China-led slowdown in smartphone demand is weighing on sales of its data storage devices.
  
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• Fallout 76's New Survival PvP Mode, Next Patch Detailed

  24-01-2019 22:40 via gamespot.com
  
  Bethesda has a number of new features in the works for Fallout 76 this year, including a more competitive type of PvP mode. The developer has shared some new details about this mode in its latest blog post, along with an early glimpse at what's coming in the game's next update.Dubbed Survival, the new mode was devised to offer players a much more challenging PvP experience. "Since the launch of Fallout 76, we've received lots of feedback from some of our more competitive players who requested gr
  
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• Fallout 76's New Survival PvP Mode And Next Patch Detailed

  24-01-2019 22:40 via gamespot.com
  
  Bethesda has a number of new features in the works for Fallout 76 this year, including a more competitive type of PvP mode. The developer has shared some new details about this mode in its latest blog post, along with an early glimpse at what's coming in its next update for the online RPG.Dubbed Survival, the new mode was devised to offer players a much more challenging PvP experience. "Since the launch of Fallout 76, we've received lots of feedback from some of our more competitive players who
  
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• Overwatch Lunar New Year 2019 Update Outlines New Buffs And Nerfs

  24-01-2019 22:29 via gamespot.com
  
  Overwatch has kicked off its Lunar New Year 2019 event, marking the Year of the Pig. It brought the usual spate of nifty new skins and the return of a favorite game mode, while at the same time introducing a set of balance changes. As detailed in the latest patch notes, these mark some significant changes to particular characters.First, though not tied to any changes, armor will now reduce damage to 3 instead of 5, capping at half. Blizzard notes that this will mostly impact heroes who fire in b
  
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• Overwatch Lunar New Year 2019 Update Outline New Buffs And Nerfs

  24-01-2019 22:29 via gamespot.com
  
  Overwatch has kicked off its Lunar New Year 2019 event, marking the Year of the Pig. It brought the usual spate of nifty new skins and the return of a favorite game mode, while at the same time introducing a set of balance changes. As detailed in the latest patch notes, these mark some significant changes to particular characters.First, though not tied to any changes, armor will now reduce damage to 3 instead of 5, capping at half. Blizzard notes that this will mostly impact heroes who fire in b
  
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• Wilbur Ross food bank: Most Americans can't pay $1,000 emergency expense

  24-01-2019 22:19 via news.yahoo.com
  Most Americans can't afford $1000 emergency expense, new survey shows. It belies Commerce Sec. Ross's remarks that federal workers can just get a loan
  
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• Commerce secretary says there's no 'good excuse' for furloughed workers to run out of cash

  24-01-2019 22:18 via news.yahoo.com
  "There really is not a good excuse why there really should be a liquidity crisis," Ross said, explaining furloughed federal workers should get loans.
  
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• Fortnite - Season 7 Week 8 Secret Banner Location Guide

  24-01-2019 22:11 via gamespot.com
  
  The reveal of the ice king has changed the map but the challenges are here to stay! Once you complete all of this week's challenges a secret banner becomes available. Here's where to go. Captured on PC.
  
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• Fortnite Week 8 Secret Banner Location Guide (Season 7 Snowfall Challenge)

  24-01-2019 22:10 via gamespot.com
  
  Season 7 of Fortnite may be winding down, but a lot has been happening in the lead up to Season 8 of Epic's popular battle royale game. On top of the ongoing Ice Storm event, which introduced its own set of daily tasks to complete, Epic has now rolled out Week 8's challenges across all platforms, the trickiest of which has players searching between a hatch, giant rocky lady, and a precarious flatbed. Per usual, completing these tasks will reward you with Battle Stars, which in turn will level yo
  
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• Ted Cruz gets called out on the Senate floor over shutdown vote

  24-01-2019 22:04 via news.yahoo.com
  Sen. Ted Cruz and his weird beard just got called out on the U.S. Senate floor by Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet over the fight to reopen the federal government. On Thursday, Cruz claimed that obstruction by Democrats was the only thing keeping the government from reopening and getting federal workers like Coast Guard employees their paycheck. His remarks came ahead of a vote on a bill that could have brought an end to the current government shutdown by giving President Trump his demanded $5.
  
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• Dem senator explodes at Ted Cruz for 'crocodile tears' over shutdown

  24-01-2019 21:59 via news.yahoo.com
  In an impassioned speech, the Colorado senator decried Cruz as a hypocrite over his role in forcing a 2013 government shutdown.
  
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• Government shutdown strains emerge in US air travel system

  24-01-2019 21:56 via news.yahoo.com
  The strain of a 34-day partial government shutdown is weighing on the nation's air-travel system, both the federal workers who make it go and the airlines that depend on them.
  
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• Ex-Trump lawyer Cohen subpoenaed to testify in Senate

  24-01-2019 21:49 via news.yahoo.com
  President Donald Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen was subpoenaed Thursday to testify to the Senate Intelligence Committee in the Russia investigation, one day after he postponed a House appearance saying he had been threatened by Trump."This morning the Senate Intelligence Committee served Michael Cohen with a subpoena," Cohen's attorney Lanny Davis said in a brief statement.Davis later told MSNBC that Cohen would honor the subpoena, which likely means an appearance in early-to-mid February.
  
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• Second bomb attack in days hits Damascus

  24-01-2019 21:36 via news.yahoo.com
  A bomb attack hit near the Russian embassy in the Syrian capital Thursday but caused no casualties, state media said, in the second such blast in Damascus in less than a week.Eight years into Syria's devastating civil war, President Bashar al-Assad's regime is in control of almost two-thirds of the country.Until last week, Damascus had enjoyed more than a year of respite from planted explosives.
  
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• House Democrats to Seek Testimony From Wall Street CEOs, Sources Say

  24-01-2019 21:33 via news.yahoo.com
  The chief executive officers of Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Wells Fargo & Co., JPMorgan Chase & Co., Citigroup Inc., Morgan Stanley and Bank of America Corp. could be asked to testify before the House Financial Services Committee, according to people familiar with the discussions.
  
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• Shutdown 5th week: air transport workers warn 'system will break'

  24-01-2019 21:23 via news.yahoo.com
  Air transport workers warned Thursday that the five-week-old US government shutdown could cause US commercial aviation to collapse.Speaking at the US capital's Reagan Washington National Airport, leaders of the National Air Traffic Controllers Association, Air Line Pilots Association and Association of Flight Attendants warned that if the deadlock between President Donald Trump and Democrats in Congress over funds for a border wall does not end soon, flights could be cut back around the country.
  
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• Heinz made Ketchup Caviar so Valentine's Day dates can dine like fancy trash

  24-01-2019 21:23 via news.yahoo.com
  Nothing says romance like small round capsules filled with tomato goo. That's the new Heinz motto, probably.Why? Well, for starters the condiment company is celebrating Valentine's Day with a fancy new product called Ketchup Caviar, which is, essentially, exactly what it sounds like.Think regular caviar, then remove the delicacy of fish eggs, replace it with balls filled with ketchup, and you have Ketchup Caviar. You OK? Alright, good.> America's favorite ketchup presents America's favorite c
  
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• Survive The Horrifying Black Death In A Plague Tale: Innocence, Coming This Year

  24-01-2019 21:22 via gamespot.com
  
  Asobo Studio has released the first video in a web series to promote its upcoming game, A Plague Tale: Innocence. At the end of the video, Asobo announces that A Plague Tale will release on May 14.The video also details the backstories for its protagonists, as well as how their journey will change them. As the name of the game implies, the core theme of A Plague Tale is innocence, and the game's young heroes will face the loss of theirs as they overcome numerous hardships, such as the act of nee
  
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• Avengers: Infinity War And Black Panther Helped 2018's Box Office Recover - GameSpot Universe News Update

  24-01-2019 21:02 via gamespot.com
  
  Ticket to ride.
  
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• The Punisher Season 2 - Spoiler Review And Easter Eggs

  24-01-2019 20:53 via gamespot.com
  
  Frank Castle is back! The Punisher season 2 starring Jon Bernthal is on Netflix. Dave breaks down the second season of the Marvel series and lists the MCU and comics Easter eggs. Warning: MAJOR SPOILERS.
  
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• Netflix's She-Ra And The Princesses Of Power Season 2 Is Coming This Year

  24-01-2019 20:43 via gamespot.com
  
  A second season of She-Ra and the Princesses Of Power has been announced. The Netflix exclusive will be returning this year on April 26.She-Ra and the Princesses of Power is a reboot of the 1980s She-Ra: Princess of Power, which is a spin-off of the popular He-Man and the Masters of the Universe series. The new Netflix animated series is helmed by Noelle Stevenson, with protagonist Adora and antagonist Catra respectively voiced by Elena of Avalor's Aimee Carrero and Steven Universe's AJ Michalka
  
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• Southwest Airlines: Hawaii flights likely delayed for months

  24-01-2019 20:40 via news.yahoo.com
  Southwest Airlines' long-awaited flights to Hawaii are going to be delayed for months due to the government shutdown, executives said Thursday.
  
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• This is not the first time the State of the Union wasn't 'on schedule' or 'on location'

  24-01-2019 20:38 via news.yahoo.com
  This may be the first time a House speaker has kept the president from delivering his remarks, but it is not the first time it was not "on location."
  
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• Venezuela military chief declares loyalty to Maduro and warns US not to intervene

  24-01-2019 20:36 via news.yahoo.com
  Venezuela’s military chief has declared his support for president Nicolas Maduro and warned the US not to intervene – a move that may be crucial if the man sworn in for a second term two weeks ago is to cling on to power.As Britain became the latest nation to recognise opposition politician Juan Guaido as the country’s president, military forces loyal to Mr Maduro took to the airwaves to declare their support for him.In a televised speech on Thursday, defence minister Vladimir
  
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• Ex-Trump lawyer Cohen subpoenaed by Senate panel: adviser

  24-01-2019 20:34 via news.yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's former personal attorney and self-described "fixer" Michael Cohen has been subpoenaed to testify by the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee, Cohen's adviser Lanny Davis said on Thursday.Coming one day after he postponed an appearance before a House of Representatives investigative panel, the subpoena thrust Cohen back into the spotlight, with MSNBC and CNN saying he will appear before the intelligence panel in mid-February."This morning the
  
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• Starbucks Happy Hour means buy-one-get-one free Frappuccino and espresso drinks today

  24-01-2019 20:26 via news.yahoo.com
  Starbucks' Happy Hour is back Thursday, Jan. 24 with a buy-one-get-one free deal on espresso drinks and Frappuccino blended beverages.
  
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• Trump tariffs reduce Ford UAW workers' profit-sharing checks by $750 each

  24-01-2019 20:15 via news.yahoo.com
  Tariff costs of $750 million cut into how much Ford factory workers will share in company profits, the company CFO revealed Wednesday.
  
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• US requests UN Security Council meeting on Venezuela

  24-01-2019 20:02 via news.yahoo.com
  The United States on Thursday called for a UN Security Council meeting on the crisis in Venezuela after it recognized opposition leader Juan Guaido as the acting president.The US mission to the United Nations said it requested that the council meet in open session at 9 am (1400 GMT) Saturday.US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is expected to attend, diplomats said.
  
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• Overwatch Skins For Lunar New Year 2019 Revealed

  24-01-2019 19:59 via gamespot.com
  
  Overwatch Lunar New Year 2019 - Year of the Pig
  Overwatch's latest event, the annual Lunar New Year celebration, is now live. This event is modeled after Chinese culture, with references to important historical or cultural figures. The newly dubbed "Year of the Pig" will last through February 8.The real star of any Overwatch event is the new cosmetic items, and this one is no different. The new skins largely pay homage to historical figures, especially Han dynasty generals: Lu Bu Reaper, Huang Z
  
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• Hamas refuses to let Qatar pay Gaza salaries

  24-01-2019 19:59 via news.yahoo.com
  In November Qatar began a six-month, $150 million program to fund the wages and shipments of fuel for power generation in Gaza.The staggered payments, widely seen as a Qatari bid to increase its regional role, need Israel's permission to get through - an involvement that has riled many among Hamas' Islamist leadership.Khalil Al-Hayya, a senior Hamas official in Gaza, said on Thursday Israel had broken previous agreements brokered by Qatar and Egypt.
  
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• All Overwatch Skins For Lunar New Year 2019's Year Of The Pig Event

  24-01-2019 19:59 via gamespot.com
  
  Overwatch Lunar New Year 2019 - Year of the Pig Update Skins
  Overwatch's latest event, the annual Lunar New Year celebration, is now live with the release of a new update on PC, PS4, and Xbox One. This event is modeled after Chinese culture, with references to important historical or cultural figures. The newly dubbed "Year of the Pig" will last through February 8.The real star of any Overwatch event is the new cosmetic items, and this one is no different. The new skins largely pay homage to his
  
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• 2019 Editors' Choice Awards: The Best Trucks, SUVs, and Vans

  24-01-2019 19:55 via news.yahoo.com
  Our extensive automotive knowledge and comprehensive testing help us separate the best from the rest.
  
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