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• Black Desert Online - A Look Into Character Creation On Xbox One

  04-03-2019 23:53 via gamespot.com
  
  Black Desert, the online MMO makes its way to Xbox One. With an expansive character creator we make a warrior and sorceress. Here's what that looks like.
  
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• Some IS jihadists surrender in eastern Syria enclave but more remain

  04-03-2019 23:50 via news.yahoo.com
  The jihadist group faces defeat in Baghouz on the banks of the Euphrates, but it still holds remote pockets of land further west and has launched guerrilla attacks in other areas where it has lost control.Baghouz, a collection of hamlets and farmland near the border with Iraq, is the last patch of populated territory Islamic State (IS) still holds in the area straddling the two countries where it declared a caliphate in 2014.The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) said earlier on Monday they had slow
  
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• Hundreds leave IS-held area in Syria as fighting slows down

  04-03-2019 23:48 via news.yahoo.com
  BAGHOUZ, Syria (AP) — Hundreds of people, including Islamic State fighters, evacuated the extremist group's last foothold in eastern Syria on Monday, after U.S.-backed Syrian fighters again slowed their offensive to allow a way out of the tiny enclave.
  
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• Epic Game Of Thrones Season 8 Battle Scene Teased, And It Sounds Brutal

  04-03-2019 23:48 via gamespot.com
  
  We've known for a while now that Game of Thrones Season 8 will have an epic battle scene, and now the producers have shared more details about it. Speaking to Entertainment Weekly, episode director Miguel Sapochnik, who previously directed the Battle of the Bastards episode, confirmed this new episode will feature a battle between familiar living characters and the Night King and his army. The showdown has been teased since the show's beginning, and now it's finally coming.In the episode, which
  
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• Deadly tornadoes smash through Alabama, Southeast: What we know now

  04-03-2019 23:45 via news.yahoo.com
  First responders in Alabama were picking through the rubble Monday of a devastating tornado that killed at least 23 people. Here's what we know.
  
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• Backcountry skier found dead after Colorado avalanche

  04-03-2019 23:44 via news.yahoo.com
  DENVER (AP) — Crews on Monday recovered the body of a missing backcountry skier who apparently died in an avalanche in southwestern Colorado as the danger level remained elevated following heavy snow over the weekend.
  
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• The Latest: Mrs. Trump gives pep talk to Oklahoma student

  04-03-2019 23:32 via news.yahoo.com
  TULSA, Okla. (AP) — The Latest on Melania Trump's three-state tour to promote "Be Best" (all times local):
  
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• Like 'giant knife,' tornadoes slash eastern Alabama, killing 23

  04-03-2019 23:22 via news.yahoo.com
  The tornadoes, spawned by a late-winter "supercell" thunderstorm, ripped through Lee County on Sunday with cyclonic winds of up to 170 miles (274 km) per hour, at step four of the six-step Enhanced Fujita (EF) scale of tornado strength.Mobile homes were tossed on their sides and ripped open, their contents strewn over a ravaged landscape littered with debris and gnarled, uprooted trees.There are slabs where homes formerly stood, debris everywhere, trees are snapped," Lee County Sheriff Jay Jones
  
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• Assassin's Creed Odyssey Is Cheaper Than It's Ever Been Right Now (US)

  04-03-2019 23:19 via gamespot.com
  
  Released in October 2018, Assassin's Creed Odyssey brought players to Ancient Greece and gave them an engaging story with compelling characters and choices, two unique protagonists to choose from, and a massive open-world to explore. Odyssey is a worthy follow-up to 2017's Assassin's Creed Origins, and fortunately for anyone who doesn't already own it, the game is drastically cheaper now than it was in October.You can buy Assassin's Creed Odyssey's standard edition at its lowest price at GameSto
  
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• Musk says $35,000 Model 3 to reach volume production mid-year

  04-03-2019 23:00 via news.yahoo.com
  "Gap in understanding is that $35k Model 3 production *starts* this month, but will not reach volume production until mid year.Extremely difficult to predict middle part of manufacturing S-curve," Musk said in response to a tweet https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1102669715095212032.It was not immediately clear what Musk meant by "volume production".
  
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• Mitch McConnell: It's clear Senate will vote against President Trump's national emergency

  04-03-2019 23:00 via news.yahoo.com
  Mitch McConnell had hoped President Trump wouldn't declare a national emergency but that he was "obviously" unsuccessful in convincing him not to.
  
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• Pope: Vatican next year to open archives on wartime Pius XII

  04-03-2019 22:59 via news.yahoo.com
  VATICAN CITY (AP) — Declaring that the church "isn't afraid of history," Pope Francis said Monday he has decided to open up the Vatican archives on World War II-era Pope Pius XII, who has been criticized by Jews of staying silent on the Holocaust and not doing enough to save lives.
  
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• Global stocks mixed on reports of trade deal progress

  04-03-2019 22:55 via news.yahoo.com
  Global stocks finished mixed on Monday following reports the United States and China were close to a major trade agreement that would roll back some of the tariffs imposed in recent months.
  
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• Beat Saber Is Finally Getting Another Music Pack, And It's Coming Soon

  04-03-2019 22:45 via gamespot.com
  
  Beat Games has announced that the first music pack for Beat Saber will be coming out this month. The music pack will also be accompanied by an update that changes the game's UI.For now, the Beat Saber Music Pack 1 is scheduled to release on March 14. This update includes OST Vol. 1, OST Vol. 2, and Extras, and will go live across both PS4 and PC, so the latter will finally be getting the songs that have previously been exclusive to the former. Beat Games hasn't yet announced what songs are inclu
  
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• U.S. East Coast digs out from snow, braces for bitter cold

  04-03-2019 22:43 via news.yahoo.com
  New England dug out from more than a foot of snow on Monday that snarled commutes and canceled flights, although New York City was spared the worst of the late-winter storm, which was expected to be followed by bitter cold in the days ahead.A band of winter weather stretching from Maryland to Maine dumped 15 inches (38 cm) of snow overnight on downtown Boston and some 5 inches (13 cm) on Central Park in the heart of New York City, National Weather Service meteorologist Marc Chenard reported.New
  
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• Venezuela’s U.S.-supported opposition leader Juan Guaido returns home, risks arrest

  04-03-2019 22:40 via news.yahoo.com
  Venezuela’s U.S.-supported opposition leader Juan Guaido returns home after defying a travel ban to meet with Latin American leaders.
  
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• The 15 Best Female Superheroes, Ranked

  04-03-2019 22:40 via gamespot.com
  
  Marvel and DC's greatest ladies, both on and off the page.There's no objective way to rank superheroes, we know that, but that won't stop us from trying. Using our complicated algorithm (i.e. Meg's completely, unapologetically biased opinions) we've curated a list of our favorite superheroic ladies from Marvel and DC to help fuel the hype train all the way to your local movie theater for Captain Marvel on March 8.And while we're at it, check our some of our other Captain Marvel coverage as you g
  
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• Riverdale Star Luke Perry Dies At 52

  04-03-2019 22:40 via gamespot.com
  
  Luke Perry, who first shot to fame on Beverly Hills 90210 and was most recently starring on The CW's Riverdale as Fred Andrew, dad to Archie (KJ Apa) has died at 52 years old. His passing comes after the actor suffered what CNN calls "a massive stroke.""He was surrounded by his children Jack and Sophie, fiancé Wendy Madison Bauer, ex-wife Minnie Sharp, mother Ann Bennett, step-father Steve Bennett, brother Tom Perry, sister Amy Coder, and other close family and friends," according to a st
  
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• Former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper joins crowded 2020 Democratic field

  04-03-2019 22:38 via news.yahoo.com
  "We need dreamers in Washington but we also need to get things done. I've proven again and again I can bring people together," Hickenlooper said.
  
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• The Latest: UN calls for dialogue in Venezuela standoff

  04-03-2019 22:30 via news.yahoo.com
  CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The latest on Venezuela's political crisis (all times local):
  
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• Google compensates 'underpaid' male employees

  04-03-2019 22:21 via news.yahoo.com
  Google has compensated many of its male workers after finding they received comparatively fewer bonuses and pay rises than women last year. The company, which has faced many accusations of failing its female employees, said it had automatically topped up men's pay to address a gender gap within its ranks of software developers. An analysis of pay across the company revealed that more women software engineers at a certain level had been handed bonuses or raises from managers t
  
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• Hoda Muthana, who married into ISIS, won't get fast-tracked case, federal judge rules

  04-03-2019 22:18 via news.yahoo.com
  A federal court ruled that Hoda Muthana, a woman who fled Alabama to marry an Islamic State fighter in Syria, won't get a fast-tracked legal case.
  
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• Iran's Khamenei doubted Europe could help Tehran against U.S. sanctions

  04-03-2019 22:08 via news.yahoo.com
  A closed-door speech last year by Iran's Supreme Leader voicing doubt about the Iranian government's diplomatic overtures to Europe was released on Monday in a sign of feuding over foreign policy that led to a short-lived resignation by the foreign minister.The address by Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in mid-2018 appeared to forecast difficulties European countries would have in honoring pledges to protect trade with Iran from new U.S. sanctions after Washington abandoned a 2015 nuclear deal between Te
  
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• Democrats' goal in Trump probe: proving obstruction, collusion

  04-03-2019 22:06 via news.yahoo.com
  US Democrats' sweeping demands Monday for documents from 81 individuals, companies and organizations linked to President Donald Trump show they are pursuing several possibly impeachable offenses.Democrats want to know whether Trump sought to illegally obstruct the Justice Department's investigation into possible collusion with Russia.
  
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• Trump's children listed by investigators as probe into White House intensifies

  04-03-2019 21:58 via news.yahoo.com
  Donald Trump said he would cooperate with the House Judiciary Committee’s sweeping investigation into his White House, campaign and businesses after the probe was announced on Monday.When a reporter asked him Monday if he was going to cooperate with the investigation led by Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler, the president replied: “I cooperate all the time with everybody.The committee has sent requests to 81 people linked to Mr Trump and his associates.
  
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• Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez Just Hired Joanna Gaines to Help with Their New Malibu Home

  04-03-2019 21:56 via news.yahoo.com
  Lopez and Rodriguez purchased the impressive three-story mansion in January
  
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• Royal family releases social media guidelines in wake of Meghan Markle, Kate Middleton online abuse

  04-03-2019 21:51 via news.yahoo.com
  Due to Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton being subjected to sexist and racist comments on social media over the last few months, the British royal family has issued social media guidelines to 'help create a safe environment on all social media channels.' Anyone who posts obscene or offensive content will be blocked or even possibly reported to police.
  
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• Guaido Warns Supporters of Long Struggle After Aid Gambit Failed

  04-03-2019 21:44 via news.yahoo.com
  Obviously not,” Guaido told supporters at a Caracas rally.After days of speculation over how he would sneak back into Venezuela without being arrested, the opposition leader took a Copa Airlines flight straight to the nation’s biggest airport, effectively daring the government of President Nicolas Maduro to act against him.
  
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• Trudeau 'concerned' as China suspects Canadian of spying

  04-03-2019 21:41 via news.yahoo.com
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau voiced strong concern Monday that China suspects a detained former Canadian diplomat of spying and stealing state secrets.The allegations against Michael Kovrig mark a new escalation in the diplomatic row between Beijing and Ottawa stemming from Canada's arrest of Meng Wanzhou, an executive from Chinese telecoms giant Huawei."We are obviously very concerned with the position that China has taken," Trudeau told reporters.
  
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• Baltimore police accuse husband and daughter of staging woman's murder, blaming 'panhandler'

  04-03-2019 21:12 via news.yahoo.com
  Police say they believe Jacquelyn Smith's death was a cold and calculated killing staged by her own family; Bryan Llenas reports.
  
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• Bernie Sanders on 'The Breakfast Club' is a 'no' on slavery reparations

  04-03-2019 21:10 via news.yahoo.com
  The Vermont senator has spent the first few weeks of his Democratic presidential campaign trying to connect with African-American voters, something he largely failed to do in 2016.
  
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• House Dems to Introduce Anti-Semitism Resolution in Response to Rep. Omar’s Israel Comments

  04-03-2019 20:59 via news.yahoo.com
  House Democrats will vote Wednesday on a resolution condemning anti-Semitism in response to comments made last week by Representative Ilhan Omar (D., N.Y.) that were deemed anti-Semitic by a number of prominent fellow Democrats.It remains unclear whether the resolution, which was first reported by the Washington Post, will condemn Omar by name or just anti-Semitism in general.Omar, who has been repeatedly chastised by lawmakers from both parties for criticizing U.S. policy toward Israel in
  
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• 5 rescued after vehicle goes over cliff in Angeles National Forest

  04-03-2019 20:52 via news.yahoo.com
  Los Angeles County firefighters rescued five patients after a vehicle went over a cliff in the Angeles National Forest above La Cañada Flintridge.
  
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• House Democrats target Trump-Putin talks, obstruction

  04-03-2019 20:49 via news.yahoo.com
  The chairmen of the House Intelligence, Foreign Affairs and Oversight committees wrote to the White House and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo seeking documents and interviews with personnel about Trump's conversations with Putin.The request followed the powerful House Judiciary Committee's demand for documents from a who’s who of Trump’s turbulent world, targeting 81 people, government agencies and other groups in an investigation into possible obstruction of justice or abuse of power
  
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• Big US chains called out for selling tobacco to kids

  04-03-2019 20:49 via news.yahoo.com
  US health authorities on Monday announced new steps to pressure 15 leading retail chains that regularly sell tobacco products to underage consumers.The US Food and Drug Administration released a list of problem actors among US retailers that includes major gasoline chains such as Exxon and BP, big box giant Walmart, grocery chain Kroger and drugstore brand Walgreens, which was found to have sold tobacco products to underage consumers at 22 percent of 6,350 stores.The FDA is demanding the compani
  
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• Volvo imposes speed limit on cars to bring attention to 'dangers of speeding'

  04-03-2019 20:41 via news.yahoo.com
  Volvo plans to impose a speed limit of about 112 miles per hour on all of its vehicles beginning in 2020.
  
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• Fallout: New Vegas Dev's Share Interesting Lore Detail About New Game The Outer Worlds

  04-03-2019 20:41 via gamespot.com
  
  The Outer Worlds is the next RPG from Obsidian, and gives one of the most experienced studios in the industry an opportunity to play in a new space-faring setting. If you have some nagging questions about the game, chances are co-directors Tim Cain and Leonard Boyarsky addressed them in a lengthy new Q&A session.The Game Informer podcast hosted the Q&A with questions from fans. It delves into details from the esoteric to the mundane, with an occasional diversion regarding their history e
  
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• Pakistan announces crackdown on UN terror list groups

  04-03-2019 20:38 via news.yahoo.com
  Pakistan on Monday announced the freezing of accounts and seizure of assets linked to organisations banned by the UN Security Council (UNSC), as pressure mounted on the country to crack down on militant groups amid tensions with India.The incident prompted New Delhi to carry out air strikes inside Pakistan and an Indian pilot was shot down in a dogfight with Pakistani aircraft.Islamabad freed the Indian pilot in what Islamabad called a "peace gesture".
  
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• Pininfarina Battista - 1900-HP Electric Hypercar from a Legendary Italian Name

  04-03-2019 20:30 via news.yahoo.com
  "Above all, it must be beautiful," says the firm that has made some of history's most legendarily beautiful sports cars.
  
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• I Worked Hard to Get Top Secret Clearance. It's Troubling That Jared Kushner Didn't

  04-03-2019 20:28 via news.yahoo.com
  Getting Top Secret clearance is an exhausting process, as it should be. It's troubling that Jared Kushner didn't have to go through it.
  
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• Eli Lilly seeks to quell drug price anger with cheaper insulin

  04-03-2019 20:26 via news.yahoo.com
  Major drugmakers including Lilly, a leading producer of insulin, have come under fire from patients and lawmakers over the rising cost of the life-saving medication used to treat diabetes.Lilly's rebranded product will be called Insulin Lispro, while Humalog, which makes $3 billion in annual sales, will remain available for those wishing to access it through existing insurance plans.The cost of insulin for treating type 1 diabetes in the United States has nearly doubled over a five-year period,
  
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• Here’s a Look at the 2020 Audi e-tron Sportback Electric “Coupe” SUV

  04-03-2019 20:25 via news.yahoo.com
  This new version of Audi’s new electric crossover seems extremely close to production.
  
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• China is going to Mars with a new rover next year

  04-03-2019 20:23 via news.yahoo.com
  China got a very, very late start in its efforts to explore space. The U.S., Russia, and other countries forged new paths to the Moon and beyond before China even got started, but it's making up for lost time in a big way. Following successful Moon missions, including landing on the far side of the rock for the first time ever, China is now looking to the Red Planet for its next big space mission.As CNN reports, China's space division is planning a rover mission to Mars that could launch as earl
  
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• Guaidó returns to Venezuela with new hope to unseat Maduro

  04-03-2019 20:22 via news.yahoo.com
  Washington warned on eve of arrival Maduro faces ‘strong and significant response’ if Guaidó is detained or threatened Juan Guaidó reacts during a rally held by his supporters in Caracas, Venezuela, on Monday. Photograph: Carlos García Rawlins/ReutersThe opposition figurehead battling to dislodge Venezuela’s president Nicolás Maduro has made an audacious and dramatic homecoming, flying into the country’s main airport as he sought to re-energize
  
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• Volkswagen's Latest I.D. Concept Is an Electric Dune Buggy Built Purely for Fun

  04-03-2019 20:20 via news.yahoo.com
  VW is taking electric cars seriously, but this latest variation on the MEB EV platform is amusingly retro.
  
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• In jab at Maduro, Guaido makes triumphant return to Venezuela

  04-03-2019 20:15 via news.yahoo.com
  A crowd of cheering supporters greeted Guaido and his wife as they stepped into the Maiquetia airport's arrivals hall, and then sped to an opposition rally in eastern Caracas where thousands had gathered to welcome him.The return of Guaido, recognized by most Western nations as Venezuela's legitimate head of state, signals that Maduro's adversaries have at least temporarily avoided the arrest of a leader who has united the traditionally fractured opposition.Guaido secretly left Venezuela for Col
  
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• Apex Legends Mirage Bamboozling On PS4

  04-03-2019 20:14 via gamespot.com
  
  We test out our bamboozling skills with Mirage in Apex Legends on a fine Monday morning.
  
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• Google Study: Male Employees Are Underpaid More Often Than Females

  04-03-2019 20:05 via news.yahoo.com
  Google released an internal analysis on Monday that indicates its male employees received less pay than other employees for doing the same work more often than their female counterparts.As a result of the findings, which were first reported by the New York Times, Google provided an additional $9.7 million to 10,677 employees, the majority of whom are men, to compensate them for unexplained discrepancies between their 2018 pay and that of co-workers who have the same responsibilities.Google
  
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• This Brand-New Electric Sports Car Charges 80 Percent of Its Battery in Five Minutes

  04-03-2019 20:02 via news.yahoo.com
  The Piëch Mark Zero can zip from zero to 60 m.p.h. in three seconds, while driving for more than 300 miles of battery power, all for a very steep price
  
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• The Piëch Mark Zero, with a New Kind of Battery System, Is Almost Too Good to Be True

  04-03-2019 20:02 via news.yahoo.com
  The Piëch Mark Zero posts some intriguing specs including fast charging, despite a slightly generic appearance.
  
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