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• Trump's plan to name Herman Cain to Fed meets Republican pushback

  09-04-2019 23:58 via news.yahoo.com
  Members of the president's own party signal that the former Godfather's Pizza CEO faces an uphill confirmation battle.
  
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• Netanyahu, main rival Gantz, claim victory in Israeli election

  09-04-2019 23:54 via news.yahoo.com
  Exit polls on two of Israel's three main TV channels showedGantz's centrist Blue and White Party won slightly more seats than Likud in the 120-member parliament, while a third survey forecast a tie.If he wins, Netanyahu, 69, will be on track to be the longest-serving prime minister in Israel's 71-year history.Gantz, 59, a former military chief, is a political novice.
  
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• NHL suspends Voynov for 2019-20 season for domestic violence

  09-04-2019 23:52 via news.yahoo.com
  The NHL suspended defenseman Slava Voynov on Tuesday for the 2019-20 season and 2020 playoffs after determining he committed acts of domestic violence.
  
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• Benny Gantz and Benjamin Netanyahu both claim victory in Israeli elections

  09-04-2019 23:45 via news.yahoo.com
  Israel’s elections were too close to call on Tuesday night as both Benjamin Netanyahu and the former general trying to unseat him claimed victory.  Minutes after voting stopped, Mr Netanyahu, the incumbent prime minister, said “the Right-wing bloc led by Likud won a clear victory”.  “I thank the citizens of Israel for their trust. I will start assembling a Right-wing government with our natural partners tonight,” he said.  Former army chief Benny
  
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• Facebook is finally being forced to take privacy, security, and transparency seriously

  09-04-2019 23:33 via news.yahoo.com
  Facebook has had a couple of rough years when it comes to transparency, user privacy, and security. From the Cambridge Analytica scandal from last spring all the way to the most recent security issue, Facebook had to convince the general public and regulators around the world that it's going to change its ways in the coming years.And it looks like the giant social network is finally going to care about its users. It's not really a choice, however, as Facebook appears to have been forced into agr
  
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• AP Explains: Israel's parliamentary elections

  09-04-2019 23:23 via finance.yahoo.com
  Israel is holding the country's 21st parliamentary elections on Tuesday, with over 6.3 million people eligible to cast ballots in a vote largely seen as a referendum on long-seated Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.Netanyahu is seeking his fourth consecutive term and fifth overall, including an earlier stint in the 1990s.With another victory, Netanyahu will secure a place in history later this year as the longest-serving prime minister, surpassing Israel's founding father David Ben-Gurion.
  
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• More Trump firings of senior U.S. immigration officials seen likely

  09-04-2019 23:15 via news.yahoo.com
  Two days after Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen announced her departure, a senior administration official said others at DHS were not doing enough to enact Trump's promised immigration crackdown, a top priority for him since he announced his candidacy for the White House four years ago.Several DHS officials could be forced out soon, said an official familiar with the matter.Among them were the department's acting No. 2 official, Claire Grady, DHS general counsel John Mitnick and U.S.
  
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• President Trump Likes Acting Cabinet Members. Research Shows They May Hurt Him

  09-04-2019 23:11 via news.yahoo.com
  The move allows the President to bypass Senate confirmation of his picks
  
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• Pokemon Go Adding Lucky Friends, Avatar Poses

  09-04-2019 23:10 via gamespot.com
  
  Pokemon Go has received a regular stream of new events and Pokemon over the past few months, but that's not the only new content Niantic has planned for it. In a blog post on the Pokemon Go website, the developer shared the first details about Lucky Friends and avatar poses, two new features coming to the hit mobile game.Lucky Friends is a new level of friendship you can achieve once per day with players you've become Best Friends with. Much like Lucky Pokemon, there's a chance you'll become Luc
  
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• Japan's air force loses contact with F-35 stealth fighter

  09-04-2019 23:09 via news.yahoo.com
  Japan's military said on Tuesday it lost contact with one of its Lockheed Martin F-35 stealth fighters over the Pacific Ocean close to northern Japan.Japan's first squadron of F-35s has just become operational at the Misawa air base and the government plans to buy 87 of the stealth fighters to modernize its air defenses as China's military power grows.The advanced single-seat jet was flying about 135 km (84 miles) east of the air base in Aomori Prefecture at about 7:27 p.m. (1027 GMT) on Tuesday
  
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• Boeing orders and deliveries tumble as Max jet is grounded

  09-04-2019 23:09 via news.yahoo.com
  DALLAS (AP) — Boeing failed to win any orders for its 737 Max airliner in March as scrutiny of the plane increased following a second deadly crash in less than five months.
  
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• Mnuchin Says He Isn’t Afraid of Getting Fired Over Trump’s Tax Returns

  09-04-2019 23:06 via news.yahoo.com
  “I’m not afraid of being fired at all,” he told House Financial Services Chairwoman Maxine Waters, a California Democrat, at a hearing on Tuesday afternoon.House Ways and Means Chairman Richard Neal of Massachusetts has requested six years of Trump’s personal returns as well as those for several of the president’s business entities, citing a law that allows the chairmen of congressional tax-writing committees to request any filer’s returns.
  
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• Huge Nintendo Switch Eshop Sale Coming On Thursday (UK)

  09-04-2019 23:02 via gamespot.com
  
  It's the season of deals at many games stores, with both the PlayStation and Microsoft stores wrapping up huge sales on critically acclaimed games recently. GameStop's massive spring sale is still ongoing, and in the midst of all these deals, Nintendo has been gearing up for a sale of its own. The Nintendo Eshop Blockbuster Sale launches this Thursday, April 11 at 1 PM GMT / 3 PM CEST and will be available for two weeks, ending Thursday, April 25 at 10 PM GMT / 12 PM CEST. As of right now, the s
  
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• Remnant: From The Ashes - Should You Play It?

  09-04-2019 23:00 via gamespot.com
  
  Remnant: From The Ashes is a survival action shooter with Soulsborne influences made to fit your busy life. Available on PC, PS4, Xbox One.
  
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• Redacted Mueller report set for release 'within a week'

  09-04-2019 22:55 via news.yahoo.com
  US President Donald Trump's justice chief said Tuesday his review of the two-year Russian meddling investigation is on schedule and a redacted version of the report could be released by next week.Attorney General Bill Barr repeated his refusal however to give Congress the full, unaltered report -- including crucial secret testimony -- despite the threat of a subpoena.In his first public remarks since declaring President Donald Trump cleared of conspiracy to collude with Russia and obstruction of
  
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• Israel Elections a Cliffhanger for Netanyahu, New Hope for His Opposition

  09-04-2019 22:55 via news.yahoo.com
  GALI TIBBONJERUSALEM–It will be a long night in Israel, where initial exit polls Tuesday evening indicated a close electoral victory for opposition head Benny Gantz, a former army chief of staff. But the prognosis for his chances to form a winning coalition block against right-wing parties led by the Likud Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has held office for 10 years, and dominated Israeli politics for a generation.Both candidates declared immediate victory, though Gantz’s decl
  
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• Suit filed over gun controls inspired by synagogue shooting

  09-04-2019 22:53 via news.yahoo.com
  PITTSBURGH (AP) — Gun rights groups sued Tuesday to block Pittsburgh from enforcing firearms legislation passed after a mass shooting at a synagogue, accusing city officials of blatantly defying the state's prohibition on municipal gun regulation.
  
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• UPDATE 4-U.S. judge defers ruling on PG&E $350 mln bonus plan

  09-04-2019 22:44 via news.yahoo.com
  A U.S. bankruptcy judge on Tuesday deferred a ruling on whether to approve a PG&E Corp plan to pay up to $350 million in bonuses to 10,000 employees, saying he wants more details from the California power producer that is facing bankruptcy following last year's wildfires.Judge Dennis Montali of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in San Francisco set April 23 as the next date for a hearing on the plan, saying he wants PG&E to give him a "tutorial" on it.The plan covers 2019 and takes the place of
  
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• U.S. judge defers hearing on PG&E $350 mln bonus plan

  09-04-2019 22:30 via news.yahoo.com
  A U.S. bankruptcy judge on Tuesday deferred a ruling on whether to approve or reject a motion by PG&E Corp to pay up to $350 million in bonuses to 10,000 employees after the power producer said the plan excluded senior executives and would help it fight devastating wildfires.The plan covers 2019 and takes the place of a previously proposed 2018 bonus program for some 14,000 employees that PG&E scuttled after criticism from wildfire victims and their lawyers.The U.S. Trustee, the governme
  
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• Mnuchin's Chief of Staff Eli Miller Plans to Join Blackstone

  09-04-2019 22:13 via news.yahoo.com
  Miller will work on public policy at the world’s largest alternative asset manager, according to a spokeswoman for New York-based Blackstone.Mnuchin last week announced that Miller is leaving the Treasury Department.Miller’s role has been less as a Wall Street liaison and more a trusted adviser to Mnuchin, helping ensure his boss’s political survival in a White House full of adversaries vying for influence.
  
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• Fox News’ Shep Smith and John Roberts Tag-Team to Fact-Check Trump Lies on Family Separation

  09-04-2019 22:07 via news.yahoo.com
  Hours after President Trump falsely claimed his predecessor was the one responsible for separating migrant children from their families, Fox News anchor Shepard Smith and chief White House correspondent John Roberts tag-teamed to deliver a comprehensive fact-check of the president’s lies.During a press spray at the White House on Tuesday, Trump repeated the falsehood that President Obama’s administration instituted the specific policy of separating families at the border, wildly clai
  
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• Southwest flight canceled? Here's why the airline won't book you on another carrier

  09-04-2019 22:06 via news.yahoo.com
  Frustrated Southwest Airlines passengers have bombarded the airline with questions in the wake of heavy Boeing 737 Max 8 flight cancellations.
  
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• US actress Lori Loughlin faces new charge in college bribery scandal

  09-04-2019 21:47 via news.yahoo.com
  American actress Lori Loughlin was hit with a second charge on Tuesday stemming from a college admissions bribery scandal, increasing the likelihood that she could serve time in prison.The actress, known for her role on "Full House," now faces the charge of conspiracy to commit money laundering in addition to conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, federal prosecutor Andrew Lelling said.Unlike actress Felicity Huffman, who was also among 33 parents charged in the case, Loughlin has so far chos
  
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• Get 3 Months Of Xbox One Game Pass For $1 Starting Thursday (US)

  09-04-2019 21:37 via gamespot.com
  
  There's no better time to sign up for Xbox Game Pass--not only are six new games expected to be announced for the service tomorrow, but Amazon has been running a deal where you can buy a three-month Xbox Game Pass and get three months free. Now, an even better deal is on the horizon: starting Thursday, Microsoft will offer new and inactive subscribers three months of Xbox Game Pass for just $1.While the deal hasn't been promoted by Microsoft yet, you can find the details buried toward the bottom
  
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• Fortnite 8.30 Update And New Respawn Mechanic Coming Tomorrow

  09-04-2019 21:35 via gamespot.com
  
  A new update is rolling out for Fortnite very soon. Downtime for this week's 8.30 patch is scheduled to begin at 2 AM PT / 5 AM ET / 9 AM GMT tomorrow, April 10, developer Epic Games confirmed on Twitter, and it's slated to introduce a game-changing new feature to the hit battle royale title.Arriving as part of the 8.30 update are Reboot Vans. Much like the respawn stations found in Apex Legends, these vehicles will allow you to revive any fallen teammates during a match. Once a teammate is elim
  
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• Protect your precious Apple Watch Series 4 with a $9 clear case

  09-04-2019 21:11 via news.yahoo.com
  If you're going to spend hundreds of dollars on a new Apple Watch Series 4, you might want to consider spending an additional few bucks to ensure that it's protected from scratches. The Smiling Apple Watch 4 Clear Case with Built in TPU Screen Protector is a top-rated Apple Watch clear case on Amazon, and it's available for 40mm and 44mm Apple Watch Series 4 models. A two pack is only $9 in either size, and the case's great design leaves the back open so it doesn't interfere at all with heart ra
  
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• Why Trump’s Latest Move Against Iran Was Pointless—and Dangerous

  09-04-2019 21:10 via news.yahoo.com
  The action was worrisome theater, write two former State Department officials
  
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• Red Dead Redemption 2 Online Update Adds New Mode And Cosmetic Items

  09-04-2019 21:00 via gamespot.com
  
  Rockstar has announced the latest update for Red Dead Online, the online multiplayer portion for Red Dead Redemption 2, is now live. Despite the several pieces of new content included in the update, Red Dead Online remains in beta.The update adds a new Showdown mode, called Plunder. This mode sees two teams face off in a race to gather supplies from a central location to outfit their respective bases. You can also sneak into your enemy's base and steal their supplies. However, all other players
  
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• Turkey says US move against Iran Guards creates 'instability'

  09-04-2019 20:49 via news.yahoo.com
  Turkey on Tuesday condemned the US move to designate Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards a "terrorist group", saying the decision would create "instability" in the region.Washington's move against the Revolutionary Guards was the first time that the United States has branded part of a foreign government a terrorist group."These kinds of decisions will pave the way for instability in our region," Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu told reporters in Ankara.
  
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• The Mercedes Handbuilt By Porsche’s 959 Factory

  09-04-2019 20:49 via news.yahoo.com
  If someone asks you what sleeper you would have given the choice, most of us would throw out suggestions like an RS2, a V70R or maybe even a Mercury Marauder.When looking at Mercedes’ lineup of the last thirty years, nothing really screams sleeper to you, or does it?Porsche wasn’t doing too well in the late eighties, with their product range being rather aged.
  
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• SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy will now fly on Wednesday, hopefully

  09-04-2019 20:48 via news.yahoo.com
  If you were eagerly anticipating the second-ever launch of SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket this past weekend, you were sorely disappointed when the company was forced to delay the launch. We had a feeling that might happen, and the launch was pushed back to today, Tuesday, April 9th, but now yet another delay has pushed it back even further.SpaceX now says that Falcon Heavy will likely launch tomorrow, Wednesday, April 10th. Today's would-be launch was scrubbed due to inclement weather, but Wednesd
  
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• Iraq says tried to stop US blacklist of Iran Revolutionary Guard

  09-04-2019 20:37 via news.yahoo.com
  Baghdad tried to stop Washington from blacklisting Iran's Revolutionary Guards as a "terrorist organisation," Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdel Mahdi said Tuesday, warning that the decision could further destabilise the region.The United States declared the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps a "terrorist" group on Monday, prompting Tehran to quickly slap US troops with the same designation.
  
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• New York City declares public health emergency, orders mandatory measles vaccinations

  09-04-2019 20:30 via news.yahoo.com
  Mayor Bill de Blasio says the city has "the power to do this."
  
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• Yahoo strikes $117.5 million data breach settlement after earlier accord rejected

  09-04-2019 20:29 via news.yahoo.com
  The proposed class-action settlement made public on Tuesday was designed to address criticisms of U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh in San Jose, California.Koh said the original settlement was not "fundamentally fair, adequate and reasonable" because it had no overall dollar value and did not say how much victims might expect to recover.Yahoo, now part of New York-based Verizon Communications Inc, had been accused of being slow to disclose three data breaches affecting about 3 billion accounts from 2
  
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• Trump news: Attorney General interrogated by Congress over 'unanswered questions' in Mueller report, as Republicans round on president over 'mess'

  09-04-2019 20:28 via news.yahoo.com
  William Barr appeared before Congress to answer questions on the Justice Department's budget, but the hearing instead turned into a barrage of questions about the much-delayed release of the Mueller report.The attorney general told members of Congress at his first public appearance since receiving the special counsel’s report that his earlier projection of releasing a version by mid-April still stood.The nearly 400-page report is being scoured now to remove grand jury information and detai
  
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• AT&T expands mobile 5G rollout with seven new cities, total rises to 19

  09-04-2019 20:20 via news.yahoo.com
  The 5G battle between carriers is picking up steam.
  
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• Trump threatens tariffs on EU products over Airbus subsidies

  09-04-2019 20:15 via news.yahoo.com
  President Donald Trump on Tuesday lashed out at the EU, vowing to impose tariffs on billions in imports over subsidies to the aviation giant Airbus, suddenly escalating a transatlantic skirmish that is more than a decade old.Trump had sparked outrage in Europe last year by imposing steep duties on steel and aluminum and threatening new ones on autos."The World Trade Organization finds that the European Union subsidies to Airbus has adversely impacted the United States, which will now put Tariffs
  
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• Facebook pledges to stop asking users to wish dead friends happy birthday by fixing AI

  09-04-2019 19:59 via news.yahoo.com
  Facebook has admitted accidentally asking users to invite dead friends to events or wish them happy birthday, as the company pledged to fix the issue. Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook’s Chief Operating Office, said it was overhauling its algorithms to avoid such faux pas and “minimize experiences that might be painful”. Her comments come as the social media giant announced a raft of changes to the way it deals with the accounts of dead users. After a Facebook learns a user has died it
  
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• Destiny 2's Exotic Thunderlord Quest Is Back -- Here's How To Get The Gun

  09-04-2019 19:55 via gamespot.com
  
  Back in October and November, Destiny 2's Festival of the Lost brought back Thunderlord, a lightning-slinging machine gun of original Destiny fame. Since the timed quest to retrieve it expired, though, any players who didn't earn Thunderlord have been hoping it to earn it randomly from the pool of Exotics that sometimes drop as they play. As part of the festivities of its Arc Week event, though, the Thunderlord quest is back, and if you haven't completed it, you absolutely should.The multi-part
  
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• UN Security Council to meet Wednesday on Libya

  09-04-2019 19:50 via news.yahoo.com
  The UN Security Council will hold urgent closed-door consultations on Wednesday on the crisis in Libya, where fighting has derailed UN-led efforts to prepare for elections.UN envoy Ghassan Salame will brief the council on his decision to postpone a national conference aimed at drawing up an election roadmap, diplomats said.Thousands of people have fled Tripoli after forces under the command of Khalifa Haftar, who controls part of eastern Libya, launched an offensive last week to take the capital
  
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• Super Mario Odyssey's Labo VR Mode Shown Off In New Screenshots

  09-04-2019 19:50 via gamespot.com
  
  Nintendo is launching its first virtual reality headset (of sorts) this month in the form of the new Labo VR kit. Not only do the included VR Googles allow you to experience Labo minigames in virtual reality, they will be compatible with two of Switch's biggest games, Super Mario Odyssey and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, following free updates for both titles later this month.Ahead of the updates, Nintendo has revealed a few more details--as well as a handful of new screenshots--for S
  
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• Monsters Inc Spin-Off Show Heading To Disney's New Streaming Service

  09-04-2019 19:30 via gamespot.com
  
  Disney's upcoming streaming service, Disney+, does not yet have a launch date, but it is developing a hugely impressive list of new shows. We already know that there are Star Wars and Marvel series in the works, and it has now been reported that a show based on the Pixar hit Monsters Inc. is also on the way.According to The Hollywood Reporter, the series is titled Monsters at Work. John Goodman and Billy Crystal, who played monstrous pals Sully and Mike in 2002's Monsters Inc. and its 2013 seque
  
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• Nancy Pelosi once again mocks Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for using Twitter for back-up support

  09-04-2019 19:29 via news.yahoo.com
  House Speaker Nancy Pelosi made a subtle jab towards Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez over her alleged dependency on Twitter for public support, insinuating that the freshman lawmaker is neglecting to do work required pass the Democratic agenda into laws.Ms Ocasio-Cortez has almost 4 million followers on Twitter and has often used Twitter as a tool to rally public support for her progressive proposals including the Green New Deal.Ms Pelosi, 79, told USA Today on Monday that she is running into issu
  
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• Democrats press Barr over Trump's war on Obamacare

  09-04-2019 19:27 via news.yahoo.com
  Attorney General William Barr was pressed on the Justice Department’s lawsuit against the Affordable Care Act that, if it prevails, would cause millions of Americans to lose their health care coverage.
  
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• Trump’s decision to brand IRGC as a terror group undermines reformers in Iran

  09-04-2019 19:20 via news.yahoo.com
  Donald Trump’s designation of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) as a terrorist organisation will have far-reaching consequences, and is a highly significant step in the escalation of tensions with Tehran.It is the first time the US has labelled another sovereign state’s armed forces as terrorists, and the move will renew charges that this is yet another step in Washington’s attempt to instigate regime change in Iran. The most immediate effects of Trump’s decision a
  
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• The Story Behind Shazam's Massive, Super Fun Twist

  09-04-2019 19:19 via gamespot.com
  
  If you managed to go into Shazam totally blind without being exposed to any spoilers, congratulations! You just experienced one of the most fun twists in superhero movie history: the surprise introduction of the Shazamily. During Shazam's climactic fight, Darla, Mary, Eugene, Freddy, and Pedro all got to Shazam themselves for the first time, transforming into their super-powered, adult alter egos and helping Billy to defeat Dr. Sivana and the seven deadly sins.It was a fun, exhilarating moment
  
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• Suffering grows from Libya conflict, migrants moved

  09-04-2019 19:18 via news.yahoo.com
  Medical facilities reported 47 people killed and 181 wounded in recent days as eastern Libyan National Army (LNA) forces seek to take Tripoli from an internationally-recognized government, the World Health Organisation said."War is war: I am not afraid of the Libyan National Army, but I am afraid of the destruction that will never be reconstructed," said Mohamed Salem al-Sharwe, a taxi driver in Tripoli.The LNA forces of Khalifa Haftar - a former general in ousted strongman Muammar Gaddafi's arm
  
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• David Dao says he's thankful the United incident made the airline fix its policy

  09-04-2019 19:12 via news.yahoo.com
  Dr. David Dao appeared on "Good Morning America," speaking out for the first time about being dragged off a United Airlines flight in 2017.
  
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• Destiny 2 Update 2.2.1 Patch Notes: Arc Super Changes, Drop Rate Tweaks, And New Exotic Catalysts

  09-04-2019 19:05 via gamespot.com
  
  One of the events detailed on Bungie's content calendar for the Jokers Wild expansion and Season of the Drifter is Arc Week, an event that's never been in Destiny 2 before. Last week, Bungie explained what Arc Week actually is--a week dedicated to Guardians' Arc-based subclasses that sees them being amped-up, all at once. With its latest patch, Destiny 2's Arc Week is officially underway, but Update 2.2.1 also brings a host of other changes that should make life a little easier for Destiny playe
  
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• Destiny 2 Update 2.2.1 Patch Notes: Arc Class Changes, Drop Rate Tweaks, And New Exotic Catalysts

  09-04-2019 19:05 via gamespot.com
  
  Destiny 2's latest event is Arc Week, a focus on amping up some of the game's character subclasses. The event comes with a huge update to the game, Update 2.2.1, which makes a bunch of quality-of-life changes to the game and adds a few new things to for players to chase.The Arc subclass changes are some of the most significant in the patch, to be sure, as Bungie's patch notes show. Each increases the effectiveness of perks, abilities, and Supers for each character class. The durations of just ab
  
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