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• Trump Says He Doesn't See White Nationalism as a Rising Global Threat After New Zealand Shooting

  15-03-2019 23:59 via news.yahoo.com
  "I think it’s a small group of people"
  
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• The 10 Weirdest Live-Action Disney Movies You May Have Forgotten

  15-03-2019 23:47 via gamespot.com
  
  With the releases of the live-action remakes of Dumbo and Aladdin coming soon, let's take a look at the 10 strangest live-action Disney movies ever made, including some you may have never heard of.
  
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• Apple Loses Patent Case to Qualcomm: Here’s What It Means

  15-03-2019 23:21 via news.yahoo.com
  Qualcomm scored a victory today (March 15) in its ongoing legal dispute with Apple over mobile phone patents, as a jury awarded the chip maker $31 million in damages.Credit: Tom's GuideSpecifically, the jury in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California decided that the iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus, iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus and iPhone X infringe on two of Qualcomm's patents, and that the iPhone 8, 8 Plus and X also infringe on a third.Considering that Apple tallied a little less t
  
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• After Avengers Endgame: Here's What We Know About The Marvel Cinematic Universe's Future

  15-03-2019 23:13 via gamespot.com
  
  After Endgame
  Captain Marvel is now in theaters, and the wait is on for the fourth Avengers movie, Endgame, which arrives on April 26. But after the Avengers defeat Thanos, what's next? After Endgame comes out, there will have been 22 movies in the Marvel Cinematic Universe--many of which you can watch on streaming services--but we honestly don't know where the Marvel Cinematic Universe is going next.Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige is keeping a tight lid on the future of the MCU. "As we've
  
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• New Zealand's history of gun ownership could be upended

  15-03-2019 23:03 via news.yahoo.com
  There are an estimated 1.5 million firearms in New Zealand — roughly one for every three citizens. While that rate pales in comparison to the United States and more than a dozen other countries, it's an eye-popping amount for a country that rarely encounters gun violence.
  
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• Valve Will Address Steam Review Bombing With New Tool

  15-03-2019 22:56 via gamespot.com
  
  Valve has announced it's revisiting user reviews on Steam in order to combat review bombing. In a blog post, Valve wrote it will now "identify off-topic review bombs, and remove them from the Review Score.""We define an off-topic review bomb as one where the focus of those reviews is on a topic that we consider unrelated to the likelihood that future purchasers will be happy if they buy the game, and hence not something that should be added to the Review Score," Valve continued. The company admi
  
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• Trump issues first veto after rebuke of border order

  15-03-2019 22:54 via news.yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Unbowed by a congressional rebuke, President Donald Trump issued the first veto of his presidency on Friday in a demonstration that he is not through fighting for his signature campaign promise, which stands largely unfulfilled 18 months before voters decide whether to grant him another term.
  
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• Expanded No Man's Sky Online Mode Teased - GS News Update

  15-03-2019 22:40 via gamespot.com
  
  No Man's Sky incoming expansion Beyond teases a newly revised Online Mode
  
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• Game Of Thrones Season 8: Viserys Targaryen Actor Weighs In On Who Should Win The Throne

  15-03-2019 22:35 via gamespot.com
  
  As Game of Thrones Season 8's April 14 premiere date quickly approaches, one question dominates all others: Who will sit on the Iron Throne when all is said and done? This is the show's final season, after all, and unlike George R.R. Martin's forever-in-progress books, the HBO production will actually have a conclusion.We had that all-consuming question in mind when we recently got the chance to sit down with Harry Lloyd, who's set to play Charles Xavier--Professor X--in the third and final sea
  
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• James Gunn Rehired As Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3 Director - GameSpot Universe News Update

  15-03-2019 22:32 via gamespot.com
  
  After all that's happened, no one expected this.
  
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• Meet the $55 accessory that turns your wired Bose headphones into wireless headphones

  15-03-2019 22:31 via news.yahoo.com
  The Bose QuietComfort 35 wireless noise cancelling headphones are terrific, and we strongly recommend them to anyone who has $350 to spend on headphones. If you have older wired noise cancelling headphones from Bose though, there's something you should check out before you cough up all that cash to upgrade. The AirMod Wireless Bluetooth Adapter for Bose QuietComfort 25 Headphones and AirMod Wireless Bluetooth Adapter for Bose QuietComfort 15 Headphones are designed to connect to the audio jack o
  
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• U.S. Lawmaker Vows Probe Into Plane's Approval: 737 Max Update

  15-03-2019 22:25 via news.yahoo.com
  A device found in the wreckage provided an early clue and work decoding the black boxes from Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 began in France.U.S. regulators aren’t expected to let flights resume until Boeing completes a software update, which could take at least six weeks to finalize.
  
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• WWE's 20 Most Ridiculous Products Ever Released

  15-03-2019 22:24 via gamespot.com
  
  As long as WWE has been around, so has the opportunity to buy merchandise emblazoned with the images of your favorite wrestlers. Whether it's a T-shirt, foam finger, or those really cool Bret "Hitman" Hart sunglasses, wrestling fans have always had ways to show allegiance to their favorite sports entertainer--at a price.That said, sometimes WWE takes things a bit too far with its merchandising plan. While it's entirely possible you owned an Austin 3:16 T-shirt, can you say the same for WWE's li
  
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• 'What good are your thoughts & prayers': Ocasio-Cortez criticized for comments on New Zealand shooting

  15-03-2019 22:20 via news.yahoo.com
  Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez later attempted to clarify her comments.
  
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• Qualcomm scores $31 mn win in patent battle war with Apple

  15-03-2019 22:10 via news.yahoo.com
  US smartphone chip titan Qualcomm said Friday it won a $31 million verdict in its multifront war with Apple over patented technology used in iPhones.A jury in a federal court in Southern California ordered that Apple pay Qualcomm for patent infringement for chips used on iPhone 7, 8 and X models."Today's unanimous jury verdict is the latest victory in our worldwide patent litigation directed at holding Apple accountable for using our valuable technologies without paying for them," Qualcomm gener
  
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• 19 killed, Beira city shut off as tropical cyclone slams Mozambique

  15-03-2019 22:09 via news.yahoo.com
  Tropical cyclone Idai battered central Mozambique on Friday killing at least 19 people and cutting off more than half a million people in one of the country's largest cities Beira.State broadcaster RadioMocambique, said "preliminary information points to 19 deaths and more than 70 injured in Sofala province as a result of cyclone Idai".Most of the deaths occurred in Beira -- a port hub and capital of Sofala province -- a city which has virtually been cut off after power lines crashed, the airpor
  
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• People Are Leaving Floral Tributes at Mosques Around the World After the New Zealand Attack

  15-03-2019 22:08 via news.yahoo.com
  The flowers have become a way for people to express unity and solidarity
  
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• Boeing upgrades software on crisis-hit 737 MAX after deadly crash

  15-03-2019 22:04 via news.yahoo.com
  Boeing is upgrading the stall prevention software on its 737 MAX, industry sources said Friday, as French investigators scoured black box data from the latest of two deadly crashes involving the aircraft in recent months.The MAX has been grounded worldwide following Sunday's Ethiopia Airlines disaster that killed all 157 on board, and the fallout has left the company, regulators and airlines scrambling to respond.Boeing will fine-tune its MCAS system -- implicated in the crash of a Lion Air 737
  
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• New Zealand PM vows to toughen gun control laws after Christchurch attack

  15-03-2019 22:03 via news.yahoo.com
  Ardern: ‘I can tell you one thing – our gun laws will change’PM says she will consider full ban on semi-automatic weaponsNew Zealand’s gun control laws will be strengthened following the massacre of 49 people in Christchurch mosques, the country’s prime minister has said. Jacinda Ardern said at a press conference early on Saturday that she would consider banning semi-automatic firearms altogether after the alleged gunman behind the shootings obtained five guns legal
  
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• Trump, top national security officials discuss Afghanistan

  15-03-2019 22:01 via news.yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump and his national security team had an hourlong, classified meeting on Afghanistan on Friday, a day after a top Afghan official openly complained that the Trump administration was keeping his government in the dark about its negotiations with the Taliban.
  
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• In wake of mosque attacks, Trump downplays threat from white nationalists: 'I think it's a small group of people'

  15-03-2019 21:52 via news.yahoo.com
  The president went on to portray immigrants crossing into the U.S. as an "invasion."
  
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• North Korea may suspend talks with 'gangster-like' U.S., rethink nuclear test freeze

  15-03-2019 21:34 via news.yahoo.com
  U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the United States wished to continue talks with North Korea and had "every expectation" that its leader, Kim Jong Un, would stick to pledges not to resume nuclear and missile testing.Pompeo gave no sign of U.S. willingness to soften its stance in demanding that North Korea give up its nuclear weapons.North Korean Vice Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui blamed top U.S. officials for the breakdown of last month's summit between Kim and U.S. President Donald Trum
  
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• Should the death penalty be outlawed?

  15-03-2019 21:31 via news.yahoo.com
  California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an executive order that grants reprieves to 737 inmates on the state's death row. Here's where things stand.
  
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• James Gunn Reacts To His Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3 Reinstatement

  15-03-2019 21:31 via gamespot.com
  
  The Guardians of the Galaxy will, indeed, live to fight again with director James Gunn at the helm. Well, at least some of them probably will. Who knows what's going to happen in Avengers: Endgame? However, the news that Disney has rehired James Gunn to direct Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 after firing him last summer has been met with unabashed positivity by fans of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, as well as Gunn himself.In his first tweet since he was fired in July 2018, Gunn shared a message
  
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• Apex Legends - Octane Launchpad Ability Discovered

  15-03-2019 21:30 via gamespot.com
  
  Apex Legends's Season 1 Battle Pass is rumored to add Octane, a new playable legend, in March. Scattered around parts of the map are what is believed to be Octane's launchpad ability left for players to discover. Here's what it looks like, and how it works.
  
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• Trump Issues First Veto on Bill to Block His Border Emergency

  15-03-2019 21:25 via news.yahoo.com
  “Congress passed a dangerous resolution that, if signed into law, would put countless Americans in danger,” Trump said just before signing the veto in the Oval Office, where he was joined by family members of crime victims and law enforcement officials.The measure -- which cleared the Senate with support from a dozen Republicans -- dealt a political setback to the president by seeking to block his effort to free up additional federal funds for the wall.
  
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• Apex Legends Teases Octane By Putting His Jump Pads Into The Game

  15-03-2019 21:22 via gamespot.com
  
  Out of nowhere, a new type of item--jump pads--have appeared in Apex Legends near Market. And these are not just any jump pads either; they're the ones the rumored new Legend Octane places as his Ultimate ability, suggesting that developer Respawn Entertainment could be teasing what's coming to the game soon.We've stumbled upon it ourselves (as you can see in the video above), and we aren't the only ones, as evidenced by posts on Reddit. Other players are reporting they've found Octane's jump pa
  
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• Apex Legends: Mysterious Launch Pads Have Appeared, Hinting At Octane's Release

  15-03-2019 21:22 via gamespot.com
  
  There are jump pads near Apex Legends' Market right now. Not just any jump pads either; they're the ones the rumored new Legend Octane places as his Ultimate ability. We've stumbled upon it ourselves (as you can see in the video above), and we aren't the only ones, as evidenced by posts on Reddit. Other players are reporting they've found Octane's jump pads as well. Respawn is just leaving coy-looking emoji comments in response, which implies this is a purposeful tease of what's to come, and not
  
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• The Division 2 Guide: Tips You Should Know Before Starting

  15-03-2019 21:20 via gamespot.com
  
  Washington DC is in trouble in Tom Clancy's The Division 2. A civil war has broken out between the multiple factions of cutthroat marauders that rule the city's streets, threatening the safety of those left alive following the pandemic crisis from the first game. As a Division agent, your mission is to take the city back, but if you aren't well equipped with the tactical and mechanical know-how to quell the numerous threats, you won't get far.To help you be the best you can be in The Division 2
  
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• US, EU slap new sanctions on Russia over Ukraine

  15-03-2019 21:13 via news.yahoo.com
  Six Russian officials, six defense firms and two energy and construction firms were targeted, either over the seizure of Ukrainian vessels in the Kerch Straight, or for their activities in Russian-annexed Crimea or separatist eastern Ukraine, a US Treasury statement said."The United States and our transatlantic partners will not allow Russia's continued aggression against Ukraine to go unchecked," Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin was quoted as saying.
  
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• New Zealand massacre puts focus on semi-automatic weapons

  15-03-2019 21:13 via news.yahoo.com
  The horrific death toll in the New Zealand mosque massacre has put the spotlight on the lethality of the semi-automatic weapons used by the Christchurch gunman and in numerous attacks in the United States.The New Zealand police have not yet identified the exact makes and models of the various guns used by the assailant.At least one was a shotgun but others appeared to be similar to the semi-automatic rifles used in a number of US mass shootings and equipped with large-capacity magazines.
  
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• IS suicide bombers attack crowds fleeing last redoubt

  15-03-2019 21:07 via news.yahoo.com
  The Islamic State group launched three suicide attacks outside their last redoubt in eastern Syria Friday, killing six people among those fleeing the crumbling jihadist bastion.All that remains of a once-sprawling proto-state that the IS jihadists declared in 2014 is a battered riverside camp in the village of Baghouz near the Iraqi border.The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, and warplanes of a US-led coalition backing them, have rained fire on the enclave since Sunday, blitzing thousands o
  
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• PS4 DualShock Gets Another Color Makeover

  15-03-2019 21:00 via gamespot.com
  
  Sony has unveiled another new color joining the PlayStation 4 DualShock lineup. This time it's a color scheme evocative of a forest ski trip, titled Alpine Green. It sports an evergreen shade across the front, with a white backing and white buttons and sticks.The announcement states it will be available in the US and Canada in April for $65 US / $75 CAD. You can get a look at the new controller below or pre-order now.Last August Sony introduced four new colors at once: Berry Blue, Sunset Orange,
  
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• Trump issues first veto, continuing border 'emergency'

  15-03-2019 20:54 via news.yahoo.com
  President Trump issued the first veto of his presidency, striking down a resolution that would have terminated his national emergency declaration diverting funding to build the wall.
  
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• Israel launches dozens of Gaza strikes after rockets target Tel Aviv

  15-03-2019 20:54 via news.yahoo.com
  Israel said Friday its aircraft had struck dozens of Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip overnight in response to rockets from the Palestinian enclave, including rare fire toward its economic capital Tel Aviv.The escalation followed weeks of growing tensions and came at an especially sensitive time ahead of Israel's April 9 elections.As the polls approach, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is widely believed to want to avoid a fourth war in the Gaza Strip since 2008 -- but the exchange of fire again
  
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• PSN Just Launched A Major Sale On Hundreds Of Games

  15-03-2019 20:49 via gamespot.com
  
  Hold onto your hats, because the PlayStation Store's latest sale is here, and it's a big one. Hundreds of games for PS4, PS3, PSP, PS Vita, and PS VR are marked down, and it's all part of The Great Indoors Sale--a.k.a. more reasons to not leave the house in these final, dreary days of winter. Besides all of the game deals, one-year PS Plus subscriptions are also discounted at just $45 (and membership pricing is rarely that cheap). While the PS Plus deal is available only until March 26, the foll
  
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• Epic Games Store: Cloud Saves, Achievements, More Features On The Way

  15-03-2019 20:45 via gamespot.com
  
  Epic has released a roadmap for 2019, which includes the new features scheduled to appear on the Epic Games Store. The full roadmap can be viewed on Trello, but Epic has issued the disclaimer that the new features listed and the times they're scheduled for are "subject to change."Exact timetables are not provided for each feature, with each one falling into a category of one-three months, four-six months, or long-term (more than six months). In the short-term, Epic isn't implementing too many ma
  
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• N. Zealand mosque massacre sparks global horror

  15-03-2019 20:43 via news.yahoo.com
  Attacks on two mosques in New Zealand which left at least 49 people dead on Friday -- the Muslim day of prayer -- have sparked horror, revulsion and dismay around the world."My warmest sympathy and best wishes goes out to the people of New Zealand after the horrible massacre in the mosques," US President Donald Trump wrote on Twitter as his spokeswoman denounced it as a "vicious act of hate".
  
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• IS suicide attacks highlight perils of Syria campaign

  15-03-2019 20:40 via news.yahoo.com
  OUTSIDE BAGHOUZ, Syria (AP) — The three Islamic State fighters emerged from the group's last bastion in eastern Syria on Friday acting as though they wanted to surrender, but when they reached the U.S.-backed forces that have them surrounded they blew themselves up, killing six people.
  
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• College admissions scandal investigation began with tip from Los Angeles man: Report

  15-03-2019 20:40 via news.yahoo.com
  Morrie Tobin was reportedly being investigated in connection with an unrelated securities-fraud case when he tipped the FBI off to Operation Varsity Blues.
  
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• Pompeo to meet Netanyahu during Israel vote campaign

  15-03-2019 20:37 via news.yahoo.com
  US diplomatic chief Mike Pompeo travels next week to Israel, where he will meet Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, a close ally of Donald Trump's administration in the midst of a heated re-election campaign.The US secretary of state travels to the Middle East February 19-23, stopping first in Kuwait for talks before heading to Jerusalem and Beirut, his spokesman Robert Palladino said."The common thing in each of those places is helping those countries bolster their efforts to push back against t
  
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• YouTube's PewDiePie 'sickened' by mosque gunman's namedrop

  15-03-2019 20:22 via news.yahoo.com
  YouTube's most-watched blogger PewDiePie said he was "sickened" after hearing that the gunman behind Friday's New Zealand mosque massacre had promoted his videos before opening fire.Forty-nine people were killed and dozens more wounded in shootings at two mosques in Christchurch, in an attack which sparked global outrage.
  
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• Iran bans Boeing 737 MAX from airspace: civil aviation

  15-03-2019 20:19 via news.yahoo.com
  Iran's civil aviation authority said Friday it had banned Boeing 737 Max jets from its airspace, the latest in a series of countries to do so after a deadly crash.The decision was announced by civil aviation spokesman Reza Jafarzadeh, in a bulletin published by the transport ministry."Following the banning of the 737 MAX from the airspace of many countries, including America, which is the country that builds it, this type of plane is now banned from Iranian airspace," Jafarzadeh said.
  
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• Apple infringed three Qualcomm patents, jury finds

  15-03-2019 20:15 via news.yahoo.com
  Qualcomm last year sued Apple alleging it had violated patents related to helping mobile phones get better battery life.During an eight-day jury trial, Qualcomm asked the jury to award it unpaid patent royalties of up to $1.41 per iPhone that violated the patents.
  
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• Canada transport minister says won't ground planes after Ethiopia crash

  15-03-2019 20:12 via news.yahoo.com
  Canada's transport minister said Monday he won't ground dozens of Boeing 737 MAX 8 jetliners operated by three Canadian carriers, unless an investigation into a deadly Ethiopia crash gives him reasons.Safety doubts over Boeing's best-selling model drove several carriers to ground the aircraft after a new jet crashed in Ethiopia, killing all 157 people on board, including 18 Canadians.Air Canada, Westjet and Sunwing operate 41 of the jetliners in this country.
  
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• Russian oligarch sues US Treasury over sanctions

  15-03-2019 20:08 via news.yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska filed a lawsuit Friday against the U.S. Treasury Department, saying the sanctions against him have caused a "wholesale devastation" of his wealth and reputation.
  
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• Gaza-Israel Tension Defused as Vote Nears, Israel TV Reports

  15-03-2019 20:01 via news.yahoo.com
  There was no confirmation from Israel, Kan reported.An Isareli government spokesman couldn’t immediately be reached for comment, and there was no official confirmation from Gaza.In a sign Hamas wasn’t interested in a further escalation, the weekly Friday protest against Israel that’s been going on for nearly a year was called off.
  
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• May's Key Allies Sound Upbeat as Brexit Deal Heads for New Vote

  15-03-2019 20:00 via news.yahoo.com
  The group objects to the so-called Irish backstop, a fallback measure in the divorce agreement that treats Northern Ireland differently to the rest of the U.K."What is new now is there is a renewed focus in government on ensuring those issues are addressed," Dodds told reporters after the meetings.The DUP only has 10 lawmakers, but many Conservatives who support Brexit could fall into line if the Northern Irish party is satisfied.
  
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• What GOP split on border emergency means for Donald Trump and 2020

  15-03-2019 19:59 via news.yahoo.com
  Republicans look like they are starting to distance themselves from President Donald Trump, though whether it is a longtime breach remains to be seen.
  
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• Game Of Thrones Season 8: The Most Tantalizing Fan Theories Going Into The Final Season

  15-03-2019 19:56 via gamespot.com
  
  Winter is here, and it's going to be a cold one. Spoilers ahead!A year and a half ago in August 2017, we watched the Season 7 finale of HBO's Game of Thrones, and our jaws dropped. The Wall came down. Littlefinger died. And Jon Snow did a lot more than bend the knee to Daenerys Targaryen.At the time, it seemed we'd have to wait forever to see the final six episodes in the series. But now, finally, we're there. Season 8 will premiere on April 14, and we'll finally get to see who, if anyone, will
  
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