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• Journalist Sues Twitter for Banning Her over ‘Women Aren’t Men’ Tweets

  11-02-2019 23:57 via news.yahoo.com
  After a number of temporary suspensions, Twitter in November permanently locked the verified account of Murphy, a Canadian writer and self-described feminist, informing her that she had violated the platform’s hateful-conduct rules.In late October, Twitter added “targeted misgendering or deadnaming of transgender individuals” to its list of prohibited behavior and applied the policy retroactively to Murphy’s earlier tweets.“Women aren’t men,” read a
  
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• Why It Matters If Amy Klobuchar Is An Abusive Boss

  11-02-2019 23:53 via news.yahoo.com
  Sunday’s announcement of the presidential candidacy of Minnesota senator Amy Klobuchar gives new urgency to a spate of stories in the past week about Senator Klobuchar’s long track record of angry, harsh, and frankly abusive behavior towards her staffers over her twelve years in the Senate.Some of Klobuchar’s defenders argue that discussion of Klobuchar’s mistreatment of her subordinates is sexist, irrelevant, or both.Senator Klobuchar’s treatment of her staff behin
  
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• 'El Chapo' jurors appear to focus on top U.S. charge; no verdict

  11-02-2019 23:49 via news.yahoo.com
  Guzman faces 10 criminal counts related to what prosecutors say is his trafficking tons of cocaine, heroin, marijuana and methamphetamine into the United States as leader of the Sinaloa Cartel, named for his home state in northwestern Mexico.Jurors also asked the trial judge, U.S. District Judge Brian Cogan, whether they had to agree unanimously that the government had proven, or not proven, Guzman's criminal responsibility for individual drug shipments.Cogan directed them to review his earlier
  
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• Apex Legends' Best Guns: These Are The Weapons You'll Want To Grab

  11-02-2019 23:37 via gamespot.com
  
  As in any battle royale game, a big part of the experience of Apex Legends is searching for weapons to defend yourself against the many squads you're competing with to survive. The early part of a game is all about finding weapons quickly; later, if you survive, you can try to find more effective guns that will make you deadlier as you work toward being the last team standing. Throughout any match, you're constantly asking yourself if the gun you've found is better than the gun you're carrying.
  
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• Black Ops 4 Dev Teases Blackout Map Changes And New Modes

  11-02-2019 23:30 via gamespot.com
  
  Treyarch is continuing to steadily roll out new updates and content for Call of Duty: Black Ops 4. The developer has given fans a glimpse at what lays ahead for the popular shooter this week, including a double XP weekend event across all three game modes, new multiplayer and Blackout playlists for the PS4 version, and more.Beginning February 14, Treyarch is kicking off a Valentine's Quad Feed weekend. Throughout the weekend, players will earn double XP and weapon XP in multiplayer mode, double
  
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• Another government shutdown? Trump says that's 'up to the Democrats'

  11-02-2019 23:29 via news.yahoo.com
  The White House has continued to suggest another shutdown is possible if Congress does not deliver money for a border wall.
  
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• Apex Legends Hits 25 Million Players In A Week

  11-02-2019 23:19 via gamespot.com
  
  Apex Legends, the free-to-play battle royale game from Titanfall developer Respawn, continues to soar. More than 25 million players have now tried Apex Legends, Respawn's Vince Zampella announced in a blog post. Additionally, the game reached "well over" 2 million peak concurrent players over the weekend, he said.Apex Legends has been rising since release on Monday, February 4. The game hit 1 million players in eight hours, increasing to 2.5 million players in one day. The previous peak concurre
  
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• Activision Blizzard Stock Price Falls After Reports Of Layoffs, Lower Sales Projections

  11-02-2019 23:03 via gamespot.com
  
  Activision Blizzard is set to report earnings for the all-important holiday quarter tomorrow, Tuesday February 12, and things aren't looking good at this stage. The company's share price dropped by as much as six percent on Monday, and that's notable for at least a couple of reasons.First, Monday was the first full day of stock trading following the reports of "hundreds" of layoffs hitting the company this week. Second, The Los Angeles Times reports that analysts are expecting Activision Blizzar
  
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• Virginia Democrats hold fire on impeachment of lieutenant governor

  11-02-2019 23:00 via news.yahoo.com
  Fairfax is one of three top state Democrats engulfed by scandal this month.Governor Ralph Northam and Attorney General Mark Herring have also faced criticism after admitting they wore blackface in the 1980s.Patrick Hope, a Democratic member of Virginia's House of Delegates, said he believed Fairfax should have resigned already after two women accused him of sexual assault but added he would not move immediately on his weekend call for impeachment proceedings.
  
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• Venezuela opposition announces new aid hub, prepares protest

  11-02-2019 22:58 via news.yahoo.com
  Venezuela's opposition announced Monday a new collection center for desperately-needed supplies as it prepares to "send a message" to the military that's blocking humanitarian aid from entering the crisis-wracked country with a mass street protest.Opposition chief Juan Guaido, now recognized by 50 countries as Venezuela's interim president, will lead a rally on Tuesday as he steps up pressure on beleaguered President Nicolas Maduro and tries to force the military to back down and allow in the ai
  
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• Accused gunman in Pittsburgh shooting pleads not guilty to 19 new charges

  11-02-2019 22:38 via news.yahoo.com
  The accused gunman in the Tree of Life Synagogue shooting that left 11 dead in October pleaded not guilty to 19 additional criminal counts.
  
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• The Latest: Staff members resign after Fairfax allegations

  11-02-2019 22:37 via news.yahoo.com
  RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The Latest on scandals involving Virginia's Democratic leaders (all times local):
  
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• Teenager secretly gets vaccinated and blasts 'conspiracy theory-believing' anti-vax parents: 'God knows how I'm still alive'

  11-02-2019 22:35 via news.yahoo.com
  A teenager has told how be secretly got vaccinated against the wishes of his parents, who he claimed believed debunked anti-vaccine “conspiracy theories”, they read on the internet.Ethan Lindenberger, 18, appealed for help on a Reddit forum, asking which vaccines he should obtain as he said had never received any, because “my parents are kind of stupid and don’t believe in vaccines”.After reading the advice, and consulting with a pastor, the teenager last December w
  
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• Nationwide manhunt for disbarred attorney accused of stabbing his mother to death, stealing her car

  11-02-2019 22:14 via news.yahoo.com
  -year-old Richard Merritt was supposed to surrender for a 15-year prison sentence for other crimes; Steve Harrigan reports from Atlanta.
  
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• Venezuelan opposition envoy says Brazil will send aid to border

  11-02-2019 22:09 via news.yahoo.com
  Venezuelan opposition envoy Maria Teresa Belandria was received as her country's official ambassador in Brazil on Monday and said Brazil's government would provide all possible support to get humanitarian aid to the border.Belandria told reporters that several Brazilian government agencies would be involved in the aid operation, which would open up a second route for food and medicine to enter Venezuela after the main one in Colombia.The lawyer and international law expert was appointed Venezuel
  
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• Doom Patrol Review: DC Universe's Newest Original Series Is Bizarre, Unique, And Exactly What Fans Need

  11-02-2019 22:01 via gamespot.com
  
  Upon finishing the first episode of DC Universe's Doom Patrol, I couldn't help but wonder, "Why can't the DC Cinematic Universe make movies this unique and fun?" Doom Patrol isn't trying to fit itself into a box, creating yet another paint-by-numbers superhero story. This is a show speaking to its fanbase that doesn't take itself too seriously. It's a refreshing take on a genre that--at times--feels beaten to death.DC Universe is well on a roll with its original programming. The first original s
  
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• U.S. Seeks Maduro Regime’s Venezuelan Bond Holdings, Sources Say

  11-02-2019 21:58 via news.yahoo.com
  Treasury Department officials told investors that its ban on Venezuelan debt trading is in part designed to prevent sales that could benefit the authoritarian government, according to the people, who asked not to be identified because they weren’t authorized to discuss the matter.The restrictions are so sweeping because at this point Treasury can’t be sure which transactions might be providing money to the regime or high-ranking officials, they said.A Treasury Department spokesperson
  
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• McDonald's brings Donuts Sticks to breakfast starting next week

  11-02-2019 21:47 via news.yahoo.com
  McDonald’s is launching McCafé Donuts Sticks nationally for a limited time on Feb. 20. They'll be sold daily until 10:30 a.m.
  
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• Fortnite 7.40 Update Adding New Gun, Overtime Challenges, And Nerfs

  11-02-2019 21:45 via gamespot.com
  
  Season 8 of Fortnite is just around the corner now, but not before developer Epic Games rolls out another patch for the hit battle royale game. Update 7.40 is slated to arrive on all platforms--PS4, Xbox One, PC, Nintendo Switch, and mobile--on February 12, and it appears it'll introduce yet another new weapon to the game.Fortnite's in-game News feed is teasing the arrival of a new type of gun called the Infantry Rifle. Its description doesn't offer many details on how it'll handle, but the gun
  
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• Man pleads guilty to 2 murder counts in 1998 triple-murder

  11-02-2019 21:43 via news.yahoo.com
  SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — A northern Indiana man pleaded guilty to two counts of murder Monday, the same day jury selection was set to begin in his third trial in a 1998 triple-murder .
  
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• Massive crowds mark 40th anniversary of Iran revolution

  11-02-2019 21:36 via news.yahoo.com
  Iran's president on Monday insisted "enemy" plots against the country would fail as vast crowds marked 40 years since the Islamic revolution at a time of heightened tensions with the United States."The presence of people today on the streets all over Islamic Iran... means that the enemy will never reach its evil objectives," a defiant President Hassan Rouhani told those thronging Tehran's Azadi (Freedom) Square, decrying a "conspiracy" involving Washington.Chador-clad women, militia members in c
  
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• Ilhan Omar: Democrat congresswoman accused of antisemitism over Israel tweets

  11-02-2019 21:34 via news.yahoo.com
  Ilhan Omar, a newly elected US congresswoman, has been accused of antisemitism after she criticised a pro-Israel lobby group online.In two tweets posted late on Sunday night the Minnesota Democrat implied that funding from the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) was responsible for US politicans’ support for Benjamin Netanyahu‘s controversial Israeli government.Following calls from fellow Democrats for her to apologise, Ms Omar has since posted a message on her Twitter a
  
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• Iran revolution brought repression, failure: Trump

  11-02-2019 21:30 via news.yahoo.com
  Iran's Islamic revolution four decades ago has been a complete failure for the country, President Donald Trump said Monday.In a tweet written on the anniversary of the upheaval that was also sent out in Farsi, Trump said: "40 years of corruption.The regime in Iran has produced only #40YearsofFailure.
  
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• Fierce battles near final IS foothold in eastern Syria

  11-02-2019 21:15 via news.yahoo.com
  BEIRUT (AP) — Islamic State group militants cornered in their last foothold in eastern Syria fought back with suicide car bombs, snipers and booby traps Monday, slowing Kurdish fighters advancing under the cover of U.S.-led coalition airstrikes, Kurdish news agencies and a Syrian war monitor said.
  
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• Rainbow Six Siege Adds New Operators And Map In Burnt Horizon Expansion

  11-02-2019 21:05 via gamespot.com
  
  Rainbow Six Siege's next downloadable content will be Burnt Horizon, a set of operators and environments that pay homage to the continent of Australia. It accompanied the announcement with a short teaser that shows the Outback Map.According to the announcement, the new DLC will include two new operators: one attacker and one defender. How exactly they'll function is left a bit of a mystery, though. The two are said to be old friends from the SASR, and they're described as stoic and quick-witted
  
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• True Detective Season 3 Theories From Episode 6: Hiding In Plain Sight?

  11-02-2019 21:01 via gamespot.com
  
  The solution is staring us in the face.Short of coming right out and telling us who killed Will and kidnapped Julie, HBO's True Detective gave us enough clues to put the solution together ourselves in Season 3, Episode 6: "Hunters in the Dark." The bigger questions now shift to the detectives: Who knew what, and at what time? Based on the 2015 timeline, Roland and Wayne may have done something heinous to the perpetrator(s), as an act of vengeance, justice, or a colder matter of practicality.The
  
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• New Terminator Movie's Working Title Revealed - GameSpot Universe News Update

  11-02-2019 20:51 via gamespot.com
  
  Dark Fate.
  
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• Rep. Ilhan Omar apologizes for 'anti-Semitic' tweets

  11-02-2019 20:43 via news.yahoo.com
  The Minnesota freshman Democrat issued a statement on Monday apologizing for what critics viewed as anti-Semitic comments that she made over the weekend.
  
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• Democrats Con Their Base with Green New Deal

  11-02-2019 20:43 via news.yahoo.com
  In the days since Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Senator Ed Markey unveiled their “Green New Deal,” we’ve seen the headlines lurch from new rape allegations against Virginia lieutenant governor Justin Fairfax, to confusion and lies about a background document issued by Ocasio-Cortez’s office that contained some, ahem, vivid interpretations of the Green New Deal (upgrading every building in ten years, sustaining people “unwilling” to work, phasing
  
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• The Conjuring Producer's New Horror Movie Trailer Puts A New Spin On A Creepy Old Story

  11-02-2019 20:34 via gamespot.com
  
  Scary movies based on urban legends are nothing new. As long as the horror genre has existed, old stories and folklore have been mined for content, whether it was The Amityville Horror or Candyman. Now, thanks to an upcoming film, there's one more piece of folklore coming to the big screen.The Curse of La Llorona is based on a Latin American folk tale about the "Weeping Woman," who is a ghost that cries over the loss of her children after drowning them. A trailer for the new film, which stars Li
  
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• Acting Pentagon chief Patrick Shanahan meets Afghan president in Kabul

  11-02-2019 20:31 via news.yahoo.com
  Acting Pentagon chief Patrick Shanahan made an unannounced visit to Afghanistan Monday, where he met with President Ashraf Ghani as the United States leads a push for peace talks with the Taliban.The visit comes after Washington held major talks with Taliban officials in Qatar last month that negotiators hope could herald a breakthrough in the grinding 17-year conflict.US President Donald Trump is pushing to end US involvement in Afghanistan, where 14,000 American troops are still deployed -- ra
  
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• Jump Force Pre-Order And Release Date Guide (US)

  11-02-2019 20:30 via gamespot.com
  
  Bandai Namco is bringing the biggest Shonen heroes and villains together in Jump Force, a three-on-three tag-team arena brawler launching for PS4, Xbox One, and PC on February 15. The game is a veritable who's who of manga and anime characters, featuring a star-studded cast drawn from a wide variety of Shonen Jump comics over its 50 year history, including Dragon Ball, My Hero Academia, Bleach, One Piece, Yu-Gi-Oh, Rurouni Kenshin, Black Clover, and more.Jump Force sees the denizens of the Shone
  
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• Netflix's Russian Doll: Easter Eggs, Theories, And Things You Probably Missed

  11-02-2019 20:27 via gamespot.com
  
  At first glance, the new Netflix show Russian Doll seems like a replay of the comedy classic Groundhog Day, in which a character finds themselves repeating the same day again and again. It's a concept that Tom Cruise's sci-fi movie Tomorrow Never Dies and the horror comedy Happy Death Day have also mined comprehensively, leading to the question--what can this latest TV version add?Luckily, Russian Doll is absolutely its own thing. While early episodes use the gimmick of main character Nadia (Na
  
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• Chicago Weather: Snow, sleet, freezing rain coming Monday evening

  11-02-2019 20:27 via news.yahoo.com
  A Winter Weather Advisory was issued for Monday evening into Tuesday morning.
  
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• California to withdraw troops from border calling Trump’s immigration crisis ‘manufactured political theatre’

  11-02-2019 20:23 via news.yahoo.com
  A second US state is planning on pulling National Guard troops away from its border with Mexico, calling Donald Trump’s claims of a crisis at the border a “manufactured” problem and “political theater”.California Governor Gavin Newsom is expected to say as much on Tuesday during his state of the state address, his first since his election in November.“The border 'emergency' is a manufactured crisis, and California will not be part of this political theatre,&rd
  
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• Venezuela opposition plans aid hub in Brazil, mobilizes volunteers

  11-02-2019 19:42 via news.yahoo.com
  Venezuela's opposition leader recruited volunteers Monday to distribute humanitarian aid as his envoys announced plans for a second hub on the country's borders for tons of supplies of food and medicine from the US and other donors.The moves come amid preparations for an opposition rally on Tuesday -- Youth Day -- that National Assembly head Juan Guaido said is intended to "send a message" to the military, which has so far stood by leftist President Nicolas Maduro.Humanitarian aid has emerged as
  
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• 2019 Volvo S60 Is Sophisticated and Comfortable

  11-02-2019 19:33 via news.yahoo.com
  All-New 2019 Volvo S60 Is Sophisticated and ComfortableThe 2019 Volvo S60 is a stylish compact luxury sedan that’s new from the ground up. In fact, it’s an entirely different car than the outgo...
  
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• Italy's Salvini calls Guaido after meeting Venezuela delegation

  11-02-2019 19:22 via news.yahoo.com
  Italy's far-right Interior Minister Matteo Salvini spoke by phone with Venezuela's Juan Guaido on Monday after meeting with an opposition delegation he sent from the crisis-hit Latin American nation, his spokesman said.Salvini, who is also deputy prime minister, had a "friendly" conversation with Guaido in which he expressed his "total support" for free elections, later saying they should happen "as soon as possible".Guaido, who heads Venezuela's opposition-controlled National Assembly, last mon
  
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• US Muslim lawmaker's tweet sparks anti-Semitism charges

  11-02-2019 19:19 via news.yahoo.com
  Ilhan Omar, one of the first two Muslim women in the US Congress, drew stern rebukes from Republicans and fellow Democrats Monday after suggesting US support for Israel is fueled by money from the pro-Israel lobby AIPAC."It's all about the Benjamins baby," Omar replied, referring to American $100 bills featuring the likeness of Benjamin Franklin.
  
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• Apex Legends The Hunt To Become Champions Continues

  11-02-2019 19:18 via gamespot.com
  
  We get back into King's Canyon in Apex Legends on our quest to become a champion.
  
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• Apex Legends The Hunt To Become Champions

  11-02-2019 19:18 via gamespot.com
  
  We get back into King's Canyon in Apex Legends on our quest to become a champion.
  
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• Fleeing IS holdout, French women say foreigners still inside

  11-02-2019 19:00 via news.yahoo.com
  Two French women who fled the Islamic State group's last pocket in Syria told AFP on Monday more foreigners were trapped inside, barred from leaving by Iraqi jihadists.The Muslim converts said they paid smugglers to take them out of the battered IS-held holdout of Baghouz to territory held by the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces.
  
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• Are You Ready for Metro Exodus - Survival and Combat

  11-02-2019 19:00 via gamespot.com
  
  (In Partnership with Xbox One) Surviving the world of Metro Exodus will be know easy task. Here's what to expect in this week's episode of Are You Ready for Metro Exodus! Tune in next week for the final episode!
  
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• Pressure mounts on Virginia Democrats over sex assault, racism scandals

  11-02-2019 18:55 via news.yahoo.com
  Fairfax is one of three top Democrats in the state engulfed by scandal this month.Governor Ralph Northam and Attorney General Mark Herring have also faced criticism after admitting to having worn blackface in the 1980s.Patrick Hope, a Democratic member of the state's House of Delegates, said he believed Fairfax should have resigned already after two women accused him of sexual assault but added he would not move immediately on his weekend call for impeachment proceedings.
  
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• U.S. will keep investigating journalist Khashoggi's murder: Pompeo

  11-02-2019 18:51 via news.yahoo.com
  "America is not covering up for a murder," Pompeo said during a visit to Hungary, adding that the United States would take more action to hold accountable all those responsible for the U.S.-based journalist's death inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul in October.After initially denying his death, Saudi Arabia has confirmed that its agents killed Khashoggi, a Washington Post columnist and critic of the Saudi government.U.S. lawmakers, Democrats and some of Trump's fellow Republicans, have sough
  
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• Who Is Michael Sanchez? The Brother of Jeff Bezos' Girlfriend Faces Scrutiny

  11-02-2019 18:45 via news.yahoo.com
  The brother of a woman who had an affair with Amazon head Jeff Bezos denied being the source of texts published by the National Enquirer.
  
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• It snowed in... Maui, Hawaii?

  11-02-2019 18:38 via news.yahoo.com
  Yes, it snowed in Maui, Hawaii. This video is believed to have been shot at an elevation of 6,200 feet, inside a Hawaii State Park.Hawaii's Department of Land and Natural Resources says it may very well be the first time snow has fallen at a state park in the state.
  
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• Exploring James Bond's Uneven Video Game History

  11-02-2019 18:35 via gamespot.com
  
  The James Bond franchise is one of the most famous, most lucrative, and longest-running film series in the world. The franchise has been hugely influential, affecting almost every form of spy fiction written, filmed, or developed since the 1960s in some way. Moreover, the brand has stayed relevant for far longer than most comparable mega-franchises: Marvel's 80-year existence and Disney's seemingly perpetual presence on Earth pre-date Bond's 1953 print debut, and they stand as some of the only s
  
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• Pittsburgh synagogue shooting suspect Robert Bowers pleads not guilty to new charges

  11-02-2019 18:29 via news.yahoo.com
  The 46-year-old man accused of killing 11 people during an attack at a synagogue in Pittsburgh in October 2018 has pleaded not guilty to new charges.On Monday, Robert Bowers pleaded not guilty to 19 additional federal charges of hate crimes, as well as the obstruction of free exercise of religious beliefs and discharging a firearm.Mr Bowers now faces 63 charges.
  
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• Rick Steves: The pros and cons of cruising in Europe

  11-02-2019 18:21 via news.yahoo.com
  Cruising might not be for everyone, but it's an economic, efficient and popular of mode of travel in Europe and beyond.
  
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