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• Spurned by Washington, North Korea's Kim seeks a friend in Putin

  24-04-2019 23:51 via news.yahoo.com
  The two men will sit down together on an island off the Russian Pacific city of Vladivostok two months after Kim's summit with U.S. President Donald Trump ended in disagreement, cooling hopes of a breakthrough in the decades-old nuclear row.The summit in Vladivostok - the first ever between Putin and Kim - provides Pyongyang with an opportunity to seek support from a new quarter, Russia, and possible relief from the sanctions hurting its economy.In an interview with Russian state television as h
  
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• How To Catch Shiny Meltan In Pokemon Go And Let's Go Pikachu / Eevee

  24-04-2019 23:45 via gamespot.com
  
  Pokemon Go's Meltan event has returned for a limited time, giving you another chance to catch a rare Shiny Meltan if you missed it the first time around. Not only will the special Pokemon appear from now until May 5, Niantic has also made it easier to find more Meltan than usual, allowing you to stock up on the Candy you need to evolve it.Unlike other Mythical Pokemon, which can typically be found through either EX Raids or Special Research questlines, Meltan will only appear in Pokemon Go if yo
  
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• Game Of Thrones Season 8: Who Is Daenerys's Father, The Mad King Aerys Targaryen?

  24-04-2019 23:45 via gamespot.com
  
  If you're a little fuzzy on who the Mad King is, and why he matters so much, you're not alone.One of the quirks of Game of Thrones: Season 1 (rewatch it, if you haven't) is that the show never stoops to obvious, expository dialogue, where the characters explain the context of their actions for the audience's benefit. This is immersive, but it can also be confusing.The show forces its viewers to be attentive and infer necessary information from the conversations we do hear. And it trusts the act
  
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• Boeing says suffering $1 bn hit from 737 MAX crisis

  24-04-2019 23:44 via news.yahoo.com
  Aviation giant Boeing has suffered a $1 billion hit to its bottom line amid the crisis over its 737 MAX aircraft, grounded worldwide after two deadly crashes, the company said Wednesday.In its first quarterly earnings report since entering crisis mode, Boeing also withdrew its 2019 profit forecast due to continued uncertainty about when the grounded jets will return to the skies.Boeing has been under scrutiny since the March 10 crash of an Ethiopian Airlines jet, which along with an October Lion
  
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• At a women of color forum, Beto O'Rourke criticizes Obama on deportations

  24-04-2019 23:42 via news.yahoo.com
  The former House member from Texas also said Trump administration officials could face punishment over their handling of migrants seeking asylum.
  
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• Popular 2018 Anime Laid-Back Camp Will Get A Follow-Up In January 2020

  24-04-2019 23:39 via gamespot.com
  
  One of the most popular slice of life anime from 2018, Laid-Back Camp, is getting a short follow-up story early next year. Called Heya Kyan (which translates to Room Camp and has thus been nicknamed Heya Camp), the short anime will premiere January 2020.According to Comic Natalie, and translated by Anime News Network, Laid-Back Camp opening animation sequence director Masato Jinbo will be heading Heya Camp. Laid-Back Camp writer Mutsumi Ito and character designer and chief animation director Mut
  
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• Guardians Of The Galaxy 3 Star "Thrilled" To Have James Gunn Back

  24-04-2019 23:34 via gamespot.com
  
  James Gunn will return to write and direct Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, completing the trilogy he's overseen from the beginning. Chris Pratt, the actor behind the lead character Star-Lord, recently said he's "thrilled" to have the director back."I was so thrilled, so excited," Pratt told People. "I think it's the right move, I really stand behind it. I'm really proud of Disney for hiring James back and ultimately thrilled for not only us, but also for the fans. I think it's going to wrap up t
  
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• Twitter not amused by long wait for Tesla earnings

  24-04-2019 23:12 via news.yahoo.com
  SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Twitter was ablaze on Wednesday with humorous commentary and speculation over why Tesla Inc's first-quarter earnings release was so late. As of 5:05 p.m. ET (2105 GMT), one hour after the market close, the results still had not been released. Here is a sampling of comments on Twitter: "Tesla forgot to get Deepak's password when he left and now they can't release the earnings. 40 minute late and counting... ...
  
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• AJ Freund: Parents of a missing 5-year-old boy charged with his murder

  24-04-2019 23:09 via news.yahoo.com
  Parents of a missing five-year-old boy have been charged with his murder.Andrew Freund reported his son AJ missing on Thursday morning from their home in Crystal Lake, Illinois, prompting a near week-long investigation by the police and the FBI.On Wednesday, police announced that Freund and AJ’s mother Joann Cunningham have been charged with AJ's murder.They are both facing five counts of first degree murder, as well as aggravated battery, aggravated domestic battery, concealment of a homi
  
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• Mortal Kombat 11 Selling A Character You Can Unlock For Free

  24-04-2019 23:05 via gamespot.com
  
  Mortal Kombat 11 recently revealed the roster's final playable character, Frost. The stylish Sub-Zero apprentice is unlockable by playing the campaign, but for those who want a shortcut or just aren't interested in the story mode, you can purchase her separately.Frost is available on Steam and consoles for $6. On PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch, she appears to only be listed through the in-game marketplace, rather than as a separate game item on the storefronts themselves. The price
  
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• Sunnyvale Car Crash: Man accused of driving into 8 pedestrians ID'd; FBI to assist police in determining motive

  24-04-2019 23:04 via news.yahoo.com
  A man accused of driving into eight pedestrians in Sunnyvale has been identified.
  
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• Sri Lankan president shakes up defense forces, says attack warnings went unheeded

  24-04-2019 23:04 via news.yahoo.com
  Sri Lanka’s president has demanded that the defense secretary and national police chief resign after the Easter Sunday suicide bombings.
  
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• NASA's Insight lander detects first "marsquake"

  24-04-2019 23:00 via news.yahoo.com
  For the first time, NASA has confirmed the first "marsquake" detected by the Insight lander on the Red Planet on April 6.Marsquakes differ from earthquakes back home, let's find out how
  
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• Police: Sketch of suspect in 2 girls' killings more accurate

  24-04-2019 22:58 via news.yahoo.com
  DELPHI, Ind. (AP) — A newly released sketch of a man suspected of killing two Indiana teenagers in 2017 "more accurately represents" the man believed to be their killer than a sketch released months after the girls were slain, state police said Wednesday.
  
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• Three-year-old boy 'abandoned' at US-Mexico border: agency

  24-04-2019 22:57 via news.yahoo.com
  US border patrol agents found a crying three-year-old boy in a Texas cornfield on Tuesday with his name and a phone number written on his shoes, the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency said Wednesday.The boy was "abandoned" by a group of suspected illegal immigrants who had crossed into the United States from Mexico near Brownsville, Texas, the CBP said."As agents attempted to intercept the group, the suspected illegal aliens scattered in the overgrown field," the CBP said in a stateme
  
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• Days Gone Livestream with MANvsGAME!

  24-04-2019 22:52 via gamespot.com
  
  (Sponsored by Days Gone) Join MANvsGAME and Persia as they survive the world that comes for them in Days Gone! Rated M for Mature.
  
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• Mortal Kombat 11 Not Meant To Push Microtransactions, Freebies And Updates Detailed

  24-04-2019 22:48 via gamespot.com
  
  During the latest Kombat Kast, additional details about the server-side update that went live in Mortal Kombat 11 right after release--which reduced the maximum health of AI opponents in the Tower--as well as a coming hotfix update were announced. The live stream also addressed in-game microtransactions in Mortal Kombat 11 as well.After player outcry in concern for the Towers of Time in Mortal Kombat 11, NeatherRealm agrees that the mode is too difficult in its current state--adding that it made
  
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• Deutsche Bank handing over Trump loan documents: source

  24-04-2019 22:44 via news.yahoo.com
  Deutsche Bank has begun to provide documents on financing for some of President Donald Trump's projects to New York State authorities, a source familiar with the matter told AFP on Wednesday.In mid-March, New York Attorney General Letitia James subpoenaed the German bank, demanding records related to loans and lines of credit granted to the Trump Organization.The money was intended to finance projects such as Trump hotels in Washington, DC, Miami and Chicago, another source told AFP last month o
  
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• Family Members Ordered to Face Trial After Teen Found Starving in Barn

  24-04-2019 22:42 via news.yahoo.com
  Two suspects charged after a teenage boy was found starving on a property near Meeker, Oklahoma were bound over for trial on charges of child neglect, but not child abuse.
  
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• Monster Hunter-Like Dauntless Gets Content Update And New Hunt Pass

  24-04-2019 22:41 via gamespot.com
  
  Phoenix Labs has launched the new Path of the Slayer content update for its Monster Hunter World-like hunting co-op action RPG, Dauntless. Path of the Slayer releases alongside the latest expansion to Dauntless's Hunt Pass: Season 4: Burndown.Path of the Slayer introduces the new Mastery system to Dauntless, which allows you to earn rewards for finishing challenges related to hunting certain Behemoths or wearing specific gear. "Each Behemoth and crafted weapon--not just weapon class--has its own
  
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• Explainer: Congress no longer runs a jail, so just how powerful are its subpoenas?

  24-04-2019 22:40 via news.yahoo.com
  "We're fighting all the subpoenas," Trump told reporters at the White House on Wednesday.In another display of his disregard for Washington norms, Trump is defying subpoenas issued by Democrats in the House of Representatives, who have launched numerous investigations of him, his businesses, family and administration.Here is how the congressional subpoena, contempt and enforcement process works.
  
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• Does Stan Lee Have An Avengers: Endgame Cameo?

  24-04-2019 22:37 via gamespot.com
  
  With Avengers: Endgame arriving in theaters around the world, fans are starting to see first-hand what is likely the biggest piece of the Marvel Cinematic Universe puzzle thus far. As the Infinity Saga, as the last ten years' of movies have been dubbed, comes to a close, there are many questions that need to be answered. Warning: The following contains spoilers for Avengers: Endgame.One of the biggest questions was whether Stan Lee would have his customary cameo in the film. As you'll remember,
  
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• Former Texas tennis coach pleads guilty in court in college admissions scandal

  24-04-2019 22:30 via news.yahoo.com
  Michael Center, a former tennis coach at the University of Texas, pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges in the college admissions scandal.
  
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• Iran FM proposes swap for jailed British national

  24-04-2019 22:23 via news.yahoo.com
  Iran's foreign minister on Wednesday proposed a prisoner swap for a British-Iranian mother detained in Tehran, saying the United States should drop charges against an Iranian woman it is seeking in Australia.Britain has been trying unsuccessfully to free Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, a dual national who worked for the Thomson Reuters Foundation and was arrested in 2016.Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif drew a parallel to Negar Ghodskani, an Iranian woman who was arrested by Australia in 2017 an
  
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• UPDATE 3-Visa profit jumps, lower cross-border volume weighs on shares

  24-04-2019 22:22 via news.yahoo.com
  Visa Inc reported higher expenses and lower spending by people using its cards abroad on Wednesday even as increased overall consumer spending drove quarterly profit 14 percent higher.Shares of the company were trading lower after the bell as investors worried over a slide in cross-border volume growth, which measures the value of transactions made on a Visa card outside a customer's home country.The company and its rival Mastercard had recently come under fire for charging high fees on tourist
  
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• UPDATE 2-Visa profit jumps, lower cross-border volume weighs on shares

  24-04-2019 22:22 via news.yahoo.com
  Visa Inc reported higher expenses and lower spending by people using its cards abroad on Wednesday even as increased overall consumer spending drove quarterly profit 14 percent higher.Shares of the company were trading lower after the bell as investors worried over a slide in cross-border volume growth, which measures the value of transactions made on a Visa card outside a customer's home country.The company and its rival Mastercard had recently come under fire for charging high fees on tourist
  
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• Iran's Zarif warns U.S. of 'consequences' over oil sanctions, offer prisoner swap

  24-04-2019 22:17 via news.yahoo.com
  The United States on Monday demanded buyers of Iranian oil stop purchases by May or face sanctions, ending six months of waivers which allowed Iran's eight biggest buyers, most of them in Asia, to continue importing limited volumes."We believe that Iran will continue to sell its oil.Reinforcing Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's stance, Zarif warned: "If the United States takes the crazy measure of trying to prevent us from doing that, then it should be prepared for the consequences." He di
  
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• 2020 Democrats confronting debate over letting felons vote

  24-04-2019 22:16 via news.yahoo.com
  Democratic presidential contenders are facing a new debate over whether criminals in prison, even notorious ones like the Boston Marathon bomber, should be able to win back their right to vote.
  
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• BioWare Delays The Cataclysm For Anthem

  24-04-2019 22:03 via gamespot.com
  
  Many of the 7 planned releases for Anthem have been delayed, including the Cataclysm
  
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• 'NRA in crisis' ad campaign launched ahead of gun group's annual convention in Indiana

  24-04-2019 22:03 via news.yahoo.com
  On the eve of the National Rifle Association’s annual convention in Indianapolis, the gun control activism group Everytown for Gun Safety has unveiled a new ad campaign that argues the NRA is “becoming more fringe and more toxic to the Americans it has long claimed to represent.”
  
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• High-resolution Pixel 3a leak reveals the design of Google’s next phone

  24-04-2019 21:53 via news.yahoo.com
  Much like the Galaxy S10 and Galaxy Fold before it, Google's Pixel 3a appears to have leaked in full ahead of its unveiling next month. On Wednesday morning, VentureBeat's Evan Blass piled on with a leak of his own -- a high-resolution Pixel 3a render that gives us our clearest look yet at the midrange phone.As previous leaks revealed, the Pixel 3a is a blast from the past, with a design more reminiscent of the phones that came before the iPhone X than the phones that have made their debut over
  
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• NRA sues Los Angeles over law requiring disclosure of ties to gun rights group

  24-04-2019 21:51 via news.yahoo.com
  Los Angeles was accused of trying to "silence NRA's voice, as well as the voices of all those who dare oppose the city's broad gun-control agenda," by cutting off revenue streams the group needs to advocate for the right to bear arms.At issue was an ordinance that took effect on April 1, requiring companies that want city contracts to disclose NRA contracts or sponsorships.The NRA said the law is unconstitutional because it violates its First Amendment right to free speech and association, and i
  
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• Mortal Kombat 11 - Crazy Combos For Every Character

  24-04-2019 21:51 via gamespot.com
  
  Looking for a way to style on your opponent? Look no further, here's one kombo with every character on the roster. Mortal Kombat 11 is available on PS4, Xbox One, PC and Nintendo Switch.
  
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• Trump threatens more troops to border after Mexico incident

  24-04-2019 21:40 via news.yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump renewed his threat Wednesday to send more troops to the U.S.-Mexico border following an incident in which Mexican soldiers confronted U.S. personnel. Mexico blamed the incident on confusion, and said it was not looking for confrontation with the U.S.
  
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• Three-year-old boy found alone near US border with name and number written on his shoes

  24-04-2019 21:39 via news.yahoo.com
  Border Patrol agents found a three-year-old boy alone in a field in Texas after likely being abandoned by smugglers at the southern border, authorities said. US Customs and Border Protection said that the boy’s name and a phone number were written on his shoes when agents found him on Tuesday morning. The agency said it is trying to reach the boy’s family and that the boy “does not speak well enough to communicate.” The boy was crying and in distress when the agents found
  
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• Iranian minister makes public prisoner swap offer to US

  24-04-2019 21:36 via news.yahoo.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — Iran's top diplomat on Wednesday made public an offer to the U.S. government for a prisoner swap that he said he made six months ago.
  
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• New Assassin's Creed Comic Coming This Fall, And It Takes The Series To A New Location

  24-04-2019 21:35 via gamespot.com
  
  Ubisoft may not be releasing a new Assassin's Creed game this year, but a new graphic novel based on the series is on the way. Assassin's Creed: The Fall & The Chain, the latest AC graphic novel from Titan Comics, is slated to hit comic stores this fall, and it takes the franchise to an entirely new setting: Russia.The Fall & The Chain follows the story of a new assassin named Daniel Cross, who through hallucinations experiences the past life of a Russian assassin named Nicolai Orelov an
  
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• A video game aids in research on Alzheimer's disease

  24-04-2019 21:35
  A new study based on data collected from a spatial navigation video game has shown that poor spatial orientation as an indicator can help in early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease, even prior to the appearance of any clinical signs.
  
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• Global groundings of Boeing 737 Max lower company's profit, revenue in first quarter

  24-04-2019 21:31 via news.yahoo.com
  Boeing's first-quarter revenue and profit took a hit from the global groundings of its 737 Max jets following two fatal crashes.
  
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• Trump Wants More ‘Armed Soldiers’ on Border After Mexico Mix-Up

  24-04-2019 21:27 via news.yahoo.com
  “Mexico’s Soldiers recently pulled guns on our National Guard Soldiers, probably as a diversionary tactic for drug smugglers on the Border,” he wrote in a Wednesday morning tweet.The April 13 incident actually involved Mexican soldiers briefly confronting U.S. counterparts in Texas, with the Mexican soldiers believing that they were on their own soil, according to accounts from the Pentagon and Mexico’s Foreign Ministry.
  
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• Elizabeth Warren's plan for student loan forgiveness: Don't bank on it

  24-04-2019 21:23 via news.yahoo.com
  Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren wants to roll out a broad plan to cancel up to $50,000 of college debt for lose making less than $100,000.
  
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• NRA sues Los Angeles over disclosure law for contractors

  24-04-2019 21:21 via news.yahoo.com
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The National Rifle Association sued Los Angeles on Wednesday over a new law requiring companies that want city contracts to disclose whether they have ties to the gun rights group.
  
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• Migrant caravan on the 'Beast' train to avoid Mexican police raids and make it to U.S. border

  24-04-2019 21:16 via news.yahoo.com
  A long freight train loaded with about 300 to 400 migrants pulled out of the southern city of Ixtepec on Tuesday.
  
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• Disney+ -- Here's What's Available On Day 1

  24-04-2019 21:02 via gamespot.com
  
  Disney's new paid streaming service, Disney+, is launching this November in the United States, and there will be quite a lot of content available right at the start. This includes all 30 seasons of The Simpsons (totalling more than 650 episodes), as well as at least the first episode of the new Star Wars show The Mandalorian.Also available at the start will be 18 Pixar movies and every one of their theatrical shorts, as well as numerous Star Wars movies. Not only that, but the entire 13-movie "S
  
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• This 1965 Superformance Shelby Cobra Will Break All The Necks

  24-04-2019 20:50 via news.yahoo.com
  This may be a replica, but it’s the only one licensed by Shelby.This 1965 Superformance Shelby Cobra has the sleek, instantly recognizable looks of the original Shelby Cobra, making it a standout in a sea of cool cars.
  
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• Trump Digs In for Battle Over Congress's Power to Investigate

  24-04-2019 20:36 via news.yahoo.com
  The battle took clear shape this week as a Justice Department official and a former White House official rebuffed subpoenas tied to the census and security clearances.“I say it’s enough,” Trump told reporters Wednesday as he departed the White House for an event in Atlanta.To wage that fight, the White House is taking a position that challenges almost a century of legal precedent protecting Congress’s broad authority to investigate.
  
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• Overwatch Introduces "Workshop" For Custom Game Modes And Rules

  24-04-2019 20:28 via gamespot.com
  
  Soon you'll be able to play Overwatch in a whole new way--or several hundred new ways--with the addition of the Overwatch Workshop. The new feature lets players create custom scripts and rule sets that change how the game functions, letting you tinker with your own modes or hero variations.The tools as described in the official announcement seem pretty flexible. You can change how a hero moves or the properties of their abilities, change damage or healing outputs, or even add text boxes. After c
  
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• Avengers: Endgame Isn't The Final Movie In Marvel's Phase 3, Apparently

  24-04-2019 20:22 via gamespot.com
  
  In a weird bit of news, it turns out that Avengers: Endgame won't be the last movie in Phase 3 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. According to Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige, it will be Spider-Man: Far From Home, which we all thought was the start of Phase 4.During an Endgame event in Shanghai last week, BiliBili asked about the upcoming Spider-Man movie, and although the excessive crowd noise in the background blocks out much of the question being asked, signs point to Far From Home closin
  
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• Boeing axes 210 orders after India's Jet stops flying

  24-04-2019 20:20 via news.yahoo.com
  Boeing Co removed 210 aircraft from its order backlog and took an impairment charge over customer financing losses on Wednesday following the near-collapse of India's Jet Airways.Under recent changes in accounting rules, Boeing hives off orders that no longer meet its criteria for recognizing revenue into a separate category, while defending contractual claims.Boeing finance director Greg Smith confirmed the adjustment was related to financial problems at Jet Airways, which halted all flight ope
  
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• New York Auto Show: Convertibles aren't quite dead yet as models hang on

  24-04-2019 20:18 via news.yahoo.com
  Convertible sales might be down but carmakers continue with droptops shown at New York Auto Show, including Mustang and the Porsche 911 Speedster.
  
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