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• Venezuela crisis: 'Kremlin-linked' military contractors arrive to provide security for Maduro

  25-01-2019 23:50 via news.yahoo.com
  Kremlin-linked military contractors have flown to Venezuela to provide security for Nicolas Maduro, reports say, as the president says he is willing to engage in talks with the opposition.While the US intensified its push to drive the Venezuelan president from power, Russia has vowed to back its South American ally.US secretary of state Mike Pompeo is set to brief the UN Security Council on 26 January after the US and a string of countries in the region said they recognised opposition leader Jua
  
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• Foreign policy hawk Elliott Abrams joins Trump administration as Venezuela envoy

  25-01-2019 23:40 via news.yahoo.com
  Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Elliott Abrams will travel to New York with him Saturday for a meeting of the United Nation's Security Council.
  
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• Why Venezuela military leaders are standing behind Maduro

  25-01-2019 23:26 via news.yahoo.com
  CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Even as Venezuelans fill the streets rallying behind opposition leader Juan Guaido and the list of foreign nations recognizing him as the country's rightful president grows, the top members of the all-important military are sending a different message: Forget about it.
  
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• Nancy Pelosi Comments on the State of the Union Date

  25-01-2019 23:20 via news.yahoo.com
  The House Speaker spoke after Trump declared a temporary end to the government shutdown.
  
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• Fannie-Freddie Release Plan Draws Scrutiny From Democrats

  25-01-2019 23:11 via news.yahoo.com
  The scrutiny from House Financial Services Committee Chairwoman Maxine Waters and Senator Sherrod Brown, the top Democrat on the Senate Banking Committee, follows statements from a President Donald Trump-appointed regulator about ending the mortgage giants’ decade-long conservatorships.Joseph Otting, the acting head of the companies’ regulator, told Federal Housing Finance Agency staff at a private meeting last week that Treasury and the White House will soon release a proposal.
  
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• Patton Oswalt Gets Into Twitter Spat with Trump Supporter – Then Helps Pay His Medical Bills

  25-01-2019 22:56 via news.yahoo.com
  When Patton Oswalt got trolled on Twitter, he chose compassion over "getting even."
  
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• Donald Trump caved to Nancy Pelosi on shutdown, now the wall will never be built

  25-01-2019 22:48 via news.yahoo.com
  This is undoubtedly the weakest moment of President Trump's tenure. He has handed Nancy Pelosi not one, but two, wins that betray his best interests.
  
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• The Rock's Fast & Furious Spin-Off Adds WWE's Roman Reigns

  25-01-2019 22:45 via gamespot.com
  
  Even in Hobbs & Shaw, the Fast & Furious spin-off starring Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Jason Statham, the word "family" seems to be what matters most. As he tends to do, Johnson has been documenting the process of filming the movie on Instagram and used the social media tool to reveal some news that should be exciting to WWE fans.The actor's real-life cousin, WWE superstar Roman Reigns, has been cast to play his brother in the movie. "Good times droppin' sweat and spillin' blood with m
  
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• Rep. Ilhan Omar proposes taxing wealthiest Americans up to 90%

  25-01-2019 22:41 via news.yahoo.com
  Rep. Ilhan Omar outlines some of the ways programs like Medicare for All and the Green New Deal could be funded, including taxing the wealthiest Americans up to 90 percent.
  
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• Woman Who Left Infant Strapped in Car Seat For Days Sentenced for His Death

  25-01-2019 22:30 via news.yahoo.com
  A Michigan woman has been sentenced to a minimum of 20 years in prison for death of her infant son.
  
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• Cross-Play Confirmed For Advance Wars-Like Wargroove, Except On PS4

  25-01-2019 22:26 via gamespot.com
  
  Wargroove looks to be an homage to classic tactics games like Advance Wars, with the added twist of an online multiplayer element. Developer Chucklefish announced that you can play against your friends cross-platform, but one console is conspicuously missing from the line-up.In a tweet, the studio said you can play across PC, Nintendo Switch, and Xbox One, and an accompanying short video clip shows the cross-play functionality. Notably absent is PlayStation 4, which is also receiving the game al
  
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• Cross-Play Confirmed For Advance Wars-Like Game Wargroove, Except On PS4

  25-01-2019 22:26 via gamespot.com
  
  Wargroove looks to be an homage to classic tactics games like Advance Wars, with the added twist of an online multiplayer element. Developer Chucklefish announced that you can play against your friends cross-platform, but one console is conspicuously missing from the line-up.In a tweet, the studio said you can play across PC, Nintendo Switch, and Xbox One, and an accompanying short video clip shows the cross-play functionality. Notably absent is PlayStation 4, which is also receiving the game al
  
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• Destiny 2: Forsaken - Where Is Xur? Location Guide (Jan 25 - 29)

  25-01-2019 22:25 via gamespot.com
  
  Xur is back! Check out his new rolls on old favorite exotic weapons and armor. Captured on PC.
  
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• Spinach recall: Why it's vulnerable to salmonella and other bacteria

  25-01-2019 22:20 via news.yahoo.com
  Spinach is susceptible to salmonella because It has no peel, often is eaten raw and usually is thrown out before inspectors can track the source.
  
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• Flights delayed at 4 major airports due to ‘staffing’ issues as government shutdown ends

  25-01-2019 22:16 via news.yahoo.com
  Flights at four major airports were delayed at some point Friday because of staffing issues among air traffic control employees.
  
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• Earth's Oldest Known Rock Was Found on the Moon

  25-01-2019 22:15 via news.yahoo.com
  One of the moon rocks collected by Apollo 14 actually originated on the Earth.
  
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• 'Life-threatening' Arctic blast to freeze nearly 200 million as Polar Vortex attacks U.S.

  25-01-2019 22:11 via news.yahoo.com
  Here comes the polar vortex: Next week's cold blast will be "life-threatening," "dangerous," "brutal," and "unprecedented."
  
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• Markets Right Now: Stocks rise but still end the week lower

  25-01-2019 22:09 via news.yahoo.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local):
  
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• Jennifer Lopez posts photo of her perfect abs, and fans clamor to join diet challenge

  25-01-2019 22:07 via news.yahoo.com
  Jennifer Lopez and beau Alex Rodriguez are doing a 10-day no-carbs, no-sugar challenge.
  
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• How Donald Trump Lost More Than Just the Shutdown

  25-01-2019 21:54 via news.yahoo.com
  President Donald Trump lost the fight over the government shutdown by nearly every metric that he himself set.
  
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• U.S. intensifies anti-Maduro push as Russia backs Venezuelan ally

  25-01-2019 21:49 via news.yahoo.com
  U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Saturday will urge members of the United Nations Security Council to recognize opposition leader Juan Guaido as Venezuela's legitimate head of state.Washington requested the meeting of the 15-member council after a string of countries threw their weight behind Guaido, who heads Venezuela's congress, and urged Maduro to step down.Russia opposes the request and has accused Washington of backing a coup attempt, placing Venezuela at the heart of a growing geopo
  
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• This Chrome extension blocks distracting sites like Facebook and YouTube

  25-01-2019 21:46 via news.yahoo.com
  How much extra work could you get done over the course of a day if you had an assistant looking over your shoulder, shooing you away from the biggest time-sucks of the Internet like Facebook and YouTube? If you'd like to find out, there's a new extension for Google's Chrome Browser that, in a way, can serve as that assistant, knowing that most of us lack the self-control to avoid things like wasting time on Facebook, going on epic Netflix binge-a-thons and watching one cat video on YouTube after
  
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• Anthem VIP Xbox One Demo Still Has Issues; Other EA Games Have Been Impacted [Update]

  25-01-2019 21:35 via gamespot.com
  
  The VIP demo for Anthem is now officially live, but unfortunately it hasn't been a very smooth launch. Players have already seen messages that servers are full or been stuck on the title screen with extensive loading times, while others have been kicked out of the demo entirely with Origin momentarily going down.[Update: EA and BioWare reached out with a statement regarding some of these issues: "The main issue impacting the Anthem VIP demo on PC and PS4 has been resolved. Anyone who has had an
  
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• Anthem VIP Demo Servers Are Having Issues; Other EA Games Now Impacted

  25-01-2019 21:35 via gamespot.com
  
  The VIP demo for Anthem is now officially live, but unfortunately it hasn't been a very smooth launch. Players have already seen messages that servers are full or been stuck on the title screen with extensive loading times, while others have been kicked out of the demo entirely with Origin momentarily going down."We're adding more server capacity to the [Anthem] demo right now. Hang tight while we work to get everyone into the game," EA Help tweeted out this morning. That tweet was followed with
  
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• High wait times at Atlanta airport 9 days before Super Bowl

  25-01-2019 21:30 via news.yahoo.com
  ATLANTA (AP) — The world's busiest airport is experiencing long wait times to get through security just nine days before it expects 150,000 out-of-town visitors for the Super Bowl.
  
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• The forces behind Venezuela's Maduro-Guaido power struggle

  25-01-2019 21:25 via news.yahoo.com
  By declaring himself acting president, Venezuela's opposition leader Juan Guaido sparked a leadership battle with the head of state, Nicolas Maduro.Maduro's most significant domestic backing comes from the military high command, which has repeatedly affirmed its loyalty to him.Of 32 government ministers, nine are from the military and control key portfolios such as defense, interior, agriculture and food, as well as the state oil company PDVSA -- vital in a country that brings in 96 percent of i
  
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• Royal Rumble: 10 Creative Ways WWE Superstars Stayed In The Match

  25-01-2019 21:22 via gamespot.com
  
  The first major WWE event of the year is coming to the WWE Network and PPV on Sunday, January 27. The Royal Rumble will be held at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, and the events will begin at 7 PM ET / 4 PM PT, with a Kickoff Show starting two hours prior. It's going to be a jam-packed evening, with two Royal Rumble matches happening at the show.To be eliminated from the annual WWE Royal Rumble, a wrestler must meet the following conditions: he must exit the ring over the top rope, and have bo
  
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• Elizabeth Warren’s Tax Proposal Aims at Assets of Wealthiest Americans

  25-01-2019 21:21 via news.yahoo.com
  Warren, a Massachusetts senator who recently established an exploratory committee for the 2020 Democratic nomination, said she would use the revenue to rebuild the middle class, potentially by using the money to pay for child care or relieve student debt.The proposal underscores Warren’s economic populist message at the heart of her campaign to challenge President Donald Trump in 2020.A former Harvard law professor, she has written extensively about the shrinking middle class and made enem
  
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• School closures as sub-zero cold chills US Midwest

  25-01-2019 21:16 via news.yahoo.com
  Bitter arctic air settled over the US Midwest on Friday, leading to school closures and event cancelations as officials warned of even frostier weather to come next week.The National Weather Service (NWS) forecasted that the chill would last through the weekend in the upper Midwest -- but "dangerously cold" temperatures are expected next week, with scattered heavy snow and strong winds."There is increasing confidence in significant, bitterly cold air arriving in the Northern Plains, Midwest and
  
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• Let's Be Honest: WWE's Attitude Era Is Actually Kind Of Terrible

  25-01-2019 21:12 via gamespot.com
  
  The Monday Night Wars between 1995 and 2001 were a fascinating time for the World Wrestling Federation and professional wrestling in general. For the first time, there was someone else stepping up to challenge the then-WWF on a global scale in WCW, which was victorious in the ratings for over a year.During that time, though, the WWF launched what it called the "Attitude Era" at the 1997 installment of Survivor Series. It was that show that was the sight of the infamous "Montreal screwjob" that s
  
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• Facebook Facing Criticism Over New "Friendly Fraud" Info Involving Games Revealed

  25-01-2019 21:00 via gamespot.com
  
  Facebook reportedly allowed developers to obscure real-money transactions, while profiting millions from minors who made purchases without permission from their parents.CBS News reports that just-released documents from a 2012 lawsuit show that Facebook was aware of the problem of kids making purchases through its games and apps without their parents' consent. In part, the suit alleges, this was because Facebook allowed developers to obscure the transactions in which a credit card would be charg
  
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• Venezuela's 'interim president' urges military to defect amid promise of possible amnesty for Nicolas Maduro

  25-01-2019 20:58 via news.yahoo.com
  Venezuela’s self-proclaimed “interim president” has appealed to the country’s military to abandon President Nicolas Maduro and join his side, asking citizens to “extend a hand of friendship” to soldiers to convince them to defect. Juan Guaido, the 35-year-old head of the opposition-controlled national assembly, called for massive protests next week at an open-air press conference in Caracas, interrupted by frequent cheers of “presidente”. Hours bef
  
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• Students Plan Sit-In to Support Denver Teachers Amid Potential Strike

  25-01-2019 20:53 via news.yahoo.com
  Some students in Denver are planning a sit-in to support teachers amid a potential strike.
  
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• Missing 3-year-old boy found in North Carolina

  25-01-2019 20:53 via news.yahoo.com
  Missing 3-year-old boy found alive is recovering in the hospital.
  
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• Gaza man dies at rally; Palestinian teen killed in West Bank

  25-01-2019 20:44 via news.yahoo.com
  GAZA, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli troops shot and killed a Palestinian man in Gaza as thousands took part Friday in a protest along the border, fueled in part by Hamas' rejection of Qatari cash aid after what the militant group says were Israeli delays in transferring the funds.
  
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• New PUBG Teaser Lets Everyone In On The Vikendi Map's Biggest Secret

  25-01-2019 20:36 via gamespot.com
  
  PUBG Corp. has released a new trailer for PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds that teases a location on the game's new Vikendi map. The location is a secret cave that's hidden on the snow map.Players discovered the secret location a few days ago, according to VG247, after Patch 25 went live on PUBG's PC Test Server. The mysterious spot is difficult to find, and this new trailer is the first time PUBG Corp. has even acknowledged that it exists. The cave is hidden inside some rock formations between Pes
  
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• The Latest: Russia willing to mediate in Venezuela

  25-01-2019 20:26 via news.yahoo.com
  CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The Latest on the political crisis in Venezuela (all times local):
  
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• Surprise PS4 Game Sale On PSN Includes Some Great Deals

  25-01-2019 20:25 via gamespot.com
  
  We may not have gotten a new assortment of PSN deals on Tuesday, but Sony has made up for it by kicking off another surprise sale in the US PlayStation Store. The PS Essentials sale is underway until February 5, offering some enticing deals on dozens of recent and popular PS4, PS3, and Vita games. And if you're a PS Plus member, you'll save an additional percentage off on all of the discounted items.The sale encompasses some of 2018's biggest PS4 releases. Sony Santa Monica's critically acclaime
  
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• Resignation over photos puts pressure on Florida governor

  25-01-2019 20:22 via news.yahoo.com
  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis's push to bridge partisan and racial divides following his narrow election last year is being tested by the revelation that one of his top hires had dressed up in blackface and mocked Hurricane Katrina victims.
  
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• Lavrov denounces 'destructive' US policy on Venezuela

  25-01-2019 20:22 via news.yahoo.com
  Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov denounced Friday the United States' "destructive policy" on Venezuela, after Washington backed the opposition leader over President Nicolas Maduro."The (US) policy concerning Venezuela, as with many other countries, is destructive in my opinion, " Lavrov said during a press conference in Rabat with Moroccan counterpart Nasser Bourita after meeting King Mohamed VI.US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will press UN Security Council members to recognise Juan Guai
  
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• Resident Evil 2 Guide: Where To Find All The Weapon Upgrades

  25-01-2019 20:15 via gamespot.com
  
  Evening The Odds
  Resident Evil 2 doesn't pull any punches when it comes to its survival horror experience. Whether it's finding yourself trapped in the enclosed and dark halls of the police station with numerous zombies in front of you or encountering mutated beasts that surprise you when you least expect it, Capcom's survival horror game goes out of its way to make you feel overwhelmed and in a constant state of dread. However, there's still plenty of resources and tools to help you even the od
  
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• Trump’s Risk Deepens After Mueller Arrests Longtime Ally Stone

  25-01-2019 20:05 via news.yahoo.com
  After WikiLeaks released stolen Democratic National Committee emails on July 22, 2016, “a senior Trump Campaign official was directed to contact STONE about any additional releases and what other damaging information Organization 1 had regarding the Clinton Campaign.STONE thereafter told the Trump Campaign about potential future releases of damaging material by Organization 1,” the indictment said.
  
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• The oldest Earth rock ever found was actually brought back from the Moon

  25-01-2019 19:54 via news.yahoo.com
  NASA astronauts who visited the Moon during the Apollo 14 mission hauled back a whole bunch of material from its surface. At the time, they believed they were bringing Moon rocks and dust so that scientists could learn more about Earth's friendly little neighbor, but as it turns out they were actually bringing some Earth material back to where it originated.In a new study published in Earth and Planetary Science Letters, researchers reveal that one of the chunks of rock brought back by Apollo 14
  
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• Roger Stone Draws the Judge Who Threw Paul Manafort in Jail

  25-01-2019 19:53 via news.yahoo.com
  The no-nonsense judge assigned Stone’s case has already demonstrated that she’s got little patience for defendants who misbehave.U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson issued a gag order on Donald Trump’s former campaign manager Paul Manafort and later revoked his bail and threw him in jail.“This is not middle school,” Jackson told Manafort’s lawyers before ordering him locked up in June for alleged witness tampering.
  
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• Stone proclaims innocence and vows he won't testify against Trump

  25-01-2019 19:50 via news.yahoo.com
  The president's longtime friend and adviser denies the charges made against him in an indictment made by special counsel Robert Mueller's office.
  
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• A Surprise Title Beats Fortnite As Twitter's Most Talked-About Game In 2018

  25-01-2019 19:48 via gamespot.com
  
  Twitter has announced the top tweeted about games in 2018, and surprisingly it's not Fortnite. Despite the battle royale game's popularity, Fortnite came in second behind Fate/Grand Order.In a blog post, Twitter detailed the top gaming topics for last year. Outside of Fate/Grand Order and Fortnite, the list of most tweeted about games include Splatoon, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, Super Smash Bros., and Overwatch. Japan was the region that tweeted about gaming the most, beating out the US and
  
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• Travelers at Newark airport feeling the effects of the government shutdown

  25-01-2019 19:24 via news.yahoo.com
  Travelers at Newark Liberty International Airport aired their frustrations on Friday as flights were delayed due to the government shutdown.
  
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• Qatar to disburse Gaza aid in 'coordination with UN'

  25-01-2019 19:24 via news.yahoo.com
  Qatar said Friday it would work with the UN to distribute aid to Gaza after the Palestinian enclave's rulers Hamas rejected a cash injection over alleged unacceptable Israeli conditions.Later in the day thousands ofprotesters again gathered along the Gaza-Israel border, where the territory's health ministry said one Palestinian was killed by Israeli army fire.The Qatari ambassador to the Gaza Strip, Mohammed al-Emadi, said that his country would now channel millions of dollars in humanitarian pr
  
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• How Couples Can Close Their Retirement Plans' Age Gap

  25-01-2019 19:07 via news.yahoo.com
  Love is blind, but an age difference can be a real eye-opener for couples as they prepare for retirement.
  
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• Venezuela’s Maduro and Guaido Duel in Simultaneous Broadcasts

  25-01-2019 19:05 via news.yahoo.com
  For the first time both President Nicolas Maduro and Juan Guaido, President of the National Assembly who swore himself in as the leader of Venezuela citing a constitutional rupture, spoke in dueling press conferences.Guaido spoke in front of a rally of supporters in the Chacao neighborhood in the capital Caracas and took questions from local and international media outlets.Maduro was referred to as the “usurper” by Guaido, while Guaido was referred to as the “lawmaker” by
  
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