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• Verizon’s new BOGO deal covers iPhones, Pixels, and Samsung phones

  03-05-2019 23:56 via news.yahoo.com
  Verizon is back at it with another of its BOGO (buy one get one) devices offers, this time coinciding with Mother's Day which is right around the corner.The limited-time deals are live now, and they include the usual pretty solid offers on some of the hottest smartphones by making them available for free or at a discount when you purchase another phone at full-price. The BOGO this time includes the opportunity to score $1,100 in bill credits when you buy two new Pixel 3s and you also add a new u
  
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• Workers allege racism at Harley-Davidson plant in Missouri

  03-05-2019 23:55 via news.yahoo.com
  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Minority employees at Harley-Davidson's plant in Kansas City have been subjected to years of harassment and discrimination — including having swastikas and nooses posted in the plant, frequent racial epithets and at least one assault, several employees said at a news conference organized by the NAACP-Kansas City on Friday.
  
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• Israel kills two militants in Gaza; two Palestinians killed in border protest

  03-05-2019 23:51 via news.yahoo.com
  The strikes were a response to gunfire from southern Gaza that wounded two Israeli soldiers, the Israeli military said.Hamas, the Islamist group that rules the Palestinian enclave, said two members of its armed wing had been killed and three wounded when Israel bombed one of its positions in central Gaza.Later on Friday, two Palestinians shot by Israeli troops while taking part in weekly protests along the border died of their wounds, Gaza health officials said.
  
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• Avengers: Endgame Might Signal How The X-Men Will Arrive In The MCU

  03-05-2019 23:49 via gamespot.com
  
  Thanks to Disney's acquisition of Fox, the X-Men are now under the Disney/Marvel umbrella. And due to the sheer amount of time it takes to make movies, it will have to be years before we see them on the big screen as an integrated part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe--if we ever do. There's already a slew of movies slated for the next era of the MCU, known as Phase 4: a Black Widow solo film, a Guardians of the Galaxy three-quel, and a Black Panther sequel, just to name a few. There's even a Sh
  
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• Baltimore shifts to new political era after mayor resigns

  03-05-2019 23:42 via news.yahoo.com
  BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore's new mayor has vowed to clean up the city after being thrust into office by his predecessor's resignation amid corruption investigations, but he inherits serious, longstanding problems that have plagued previous administrations.
  
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• Has this $1M winner broken 'Jeopardy!'?

  03-05-2019 23:39 via news.yahoo.com
  James Holzhauer, a 34-year-old professional gambler from Las Vegas, has mounted a record-setting winning streak in recent weeks on “Jeopardy!” during which he has racked up more than $1.6 million over 21 games. Has he broken one of America's favorite game shows?
  
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• 'It was a lot of shots': 911 calls from UNC Charlotte shooting describe campus in chaos

  03-05-2019 23:38 via news.yahoo.com
  One of the callers told a 911 operator she had escaped from the class where the shooting unfolded. “He was still shooting when we left.”
  
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• Trump says he and Putin discussed getting humanitarian aid to Venezuela

  03-05-2019 23:34 via news.yahoo.com
  In a rare call, Trump and Putin spoke for more than an hour, their first known conversation since December and since tensions flared in Venezuela, where Washington backs opposition leader Juan Guaido and Moscow supports President Nicolas Maduro."We talked about many things, Venezuela was one of the topics," Trump told reporters at the White House."And he (Putin) is not looking at all to get involved in Venezuela other than he would like to see something positive happen for Venezuela, and I feel
  
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• The Quick Read About… Venezuela’s Faltering Revolution

  03-05-2019 23:34 via news.yahoo.com
  This week Venezuela's opposition leader Juan Guaido tried to oust President Maduro from office but seems to have failed. What happens next?
  
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• House Democrats seek to intervene against Trump lawsuit over bank subpoenas

  03-05-2019 23:26 via news.yahoo.com
  Deutsche Bank has long been one of the main banks for Trump's real estate empire.A 2017 financial disclosure form showed that Trump had at least $130 million of liabilities to Deutsche Bank.In their lawsuit, Trump, a Republican, and the other plaintiffs accused House leaders of pursuing records for no legitimate or lawful purpose in hopes they would "stumble upon something" they could use as a political weapon against Trump.
  
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• Two Neutron Stars Exploded in Our Cosmic Backyard Billions of Years Ago

  03-05-2019 23:22 via news.yahoo.com
  And some of the remnants are still inside of us.
  
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• Trump Gave Putin ‘Green Light’ to Meddle in 2020 Election, Ex-FBI Boss Says

  03-05-2019 23:19 via news.yahoo.com
  Reacting to President Trump’s over hour-long Friday phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin in which Trump said he didn’t press Putin on meddling in the 2020 presidential election, former FBI Assistant Director for Counterintelligence Frank Figliuzzi claimed that POTUS had given the Russian leader the “green light” to interfere again.Speaking at the White House shortly after the call, the president said that Putin “sort of smiled” when they talked abo
  
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• Trump: Putin ‘Not Looking at All to Get Involved in Venezuela’

  03-05-2019 23:18 via news.yahoo.com
  President Donald Trump said Friday after a phone call with Russian president Vladimir Putin that Putin has no desire to involve Russia in the spiraling political crisis in Venezuela.“We talked about many things. Venezuela was one of the topics. And he is not looking at all to get involved in Venezuela other than he’d like to see something positive happen for Venezuela, and I feel the same way," Trump told reporters at the White House.The U.S. recognizes opposition leader Juan Gu
  
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• Giga Wrecker Alt Review - Hunk Of Junk

  03-05-2019 23:15 via gamespot.com
  
  If not for the studio logo when you start up Giga Wrecker Alt, you'd never know it was made by one of the most successful video game developers in history. It isn't just that this lacks any connection to Game Freak's iconic Pokemon series. Giga Wrecker Alt, an enhanced port of the 2017 PC release, doesn't have the cohesion present in the Pokemon games, and its blend of clever ideas is held back by poor implementation.The core mechanic behind Giga Wrecker is novel: You destroy robots to gather de
  
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• Curacao to quarantine cruise ship for measles case

  03-05-2019 23:14 via news.yahoo.com
  WILLEMSTAD, Curacao (AP) — Authorities in Curacao announced Friday they will quarantine a ship with 300 people aboard that is heading to the Dutch Caribbean island after they were banned from disembarking in nearby St. Lucia because of a confirmed case of measles.
  
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• Late US student's mother urges pressure on 'cancer on Earth' N.Korea

  03-05-2019 23:13 via news.yahoo.com
  Joining families of abducted Japanese who have pressed for years for answers from North Korea, Cindy Warmbier said she did not oppose President Donald Trump's diplomacy with Pyongyang but voiced concern for the future."North Korea, to me, is a cancer on the Earth.It's going to kill us all," said Warmbier, who asked to look at pictures of her son so she could maintain her composure.
  
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• The BMW 8-Series Gran Coupe Is Almost Here, Will Debut In June

  03-05-2019 23:06 via news.yahoo.com
  The 8GC will debut in June and sit atop a growing lineup of stylish four-door coupes.
  
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• The Scientology Cruise Ship Quarantined for Measles Has Set Sail. Here's How the Next Port Plans to Handle It

  03-05-2019 23:02 via news.yahoo.com
  The Scientology cruise ship that was quarantined in St. Lucia is now sailing for the Dutch Caribbean island Curaçao.
  
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• Ride-hailing drivers in New York to strike ahead of Uber IPO

  03-05-2019 23:01 via news.yahoo.com
  Drivers for Uber, as well Lyft Inc and other ride-hailing apps, will strike on Wednesday May 8 for two hours from 07:00 am EST (1130 GMT).Uber currently expects to price its IPO on May 9 and begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange the following day.The New York Taxi Workers Alliance (NYTWA) said the drivers are demanding job security, livable incomes and a cap on the amount ride-hailing companies can collect from fares.
  
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• Did Avengers: Endgame Actually Introduce A Young Avenger To The MCU?

  03-05-2019 22:59 via gamespot.com
  
  Though it turned out that Clint Barton's "protege" in those Avengers: Endgame trailers was actually his daughter, Lila, and not Kate Bishop, there's still room for Kate to make her debut--especially considering we're going to be getting a Hawkeye-focused Disney+ series here at some point in the future. But for all Endgame lacked in teenaged archery heroes, it did pave the way for another new hero to take the spotlight in a giant way.Yes, pun intended, because we're talking about Cassie Lang, oth
  
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• Hawaii volcano eruption: Recovery stalled as Hawaiians confront lava disaster 1 year later

  03-05-2019 22:56 via news.yahoo.com
  A year after lava began flowing in what would become Hawaii's most destructive volcano eruption in decades, thousands are still struggling to recover.
  
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• Path Of Exile Dev Takes Hard Stance Against Crunch

  03-05-2019 22:55 via gamespot.com
  
  Crunch is currently one of the hottest conversations in the games industry, with big-budget titles like Epic's Fortnite, NetherRealm's Mortal Kombat 11, and Rockstar Games' Red Dead Redemption 2 reportedly pushing developers to extremely long work weeks. In light of this information, Path of Exile developer Grinding Gear Games has vowed to avoid allowing such a thing happen to its staff."A big topic in the gaming industry recently is development crunch. Some studios make their teams work 14 hour
  
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• These Wireless Earbuds Cost Way Less Than Beats

  03-05-2019 22:54 via news.yahoo.com
  Now on sale for over 60 percent off.
  
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• Days Gone Keeps Getting Updates; Here Are All The Patch Notes

  03-05-2019 22:50 via gamespot.com
  
  Days Gone has suffered from a variety of nagging since launch, with multiple reports of audio and bug issues affecting the game. Developer SIE Bend Studio has released a slew of patches that operate as quick-fixes to some of these issues.The Oregon-based developer took to Reddit to announce three separate patches that have recently hit for its zombie-infested, open-world action game. The three patches--patch 1.05, 1.06, and 1.07--are short and sweet, and handle auto-save functionality, dropped a
  
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• Apex Legends Bans Up To 770,000 As Respawn Continues Fighting Cheaters

  03-05-2019 22:46 via gamespot.com
  
  Last week, Respawn Entertainment announced continued plans to deal with Apex Legends cheaters but didn't specify what those plans were. While the California-based studio still isn't sharing any specifics, so as to avoid helping cheaters cheat, Respawn is finally prepared to talk a little about what's happening behind the scenes. That includes bans being handed out to a quarter of a million players.Respawn's executive producer, Drew McCoy, penned another blog post about what's happening to cheate
  
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• Can T-Mobile's TVision Home Replace Your Cable TV?

  03-05-2019 22:45 via news.yahoo.com
  T-Mobile's TVision Home Can Replace Your Cable TV, but It's Not Cheap Over the past 18 months, a growing number of streaming services have really been shaking up the TV business, giving consumer...
  
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• Donald Trump contradicts top aides by suggesting Putin not meddling in Venezuela

  03-05-2019 22:34 via news.yahoo.com
  Donald Trump said Putin is not looking to get involved in Venezuela, days after Mike Pompeo accused Russia of propping up Maduro's government.
  
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• Minneapolis to pay police shooting victim's family $20 million

  03-05-2019 22:32 via news.yahoo.com
  The settlement of a civil suit brought by the family of Justine Ruszczyk Damond, which came after two days of talks, includes $18 million for the family and $2 million to be donated to an anti-gun violence group, city officials said."This is not a victory for anyone, but rather a way for our city to move forward," Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said in announcing the settlement at a news conference.When Damond approached the patrol car that responded, Officer Mohamed Noor fired a shot through a wi
  
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• Mom charged after 5-day-old baby found fatally stabbed following New Jersey domestic incident

  03-05-2019 22:22 via news.yahoo.com
  Hiralbahen Bhavsar is charged with first-degree murder after authorities say she stabbed her infant to death in her Little Ferry apartment.
  
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• The Latest: Lawyer: Family got 'transformational' settlement

  03-05-2019 22:04 via news.yahoo.com
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Latest on the city of Minneapolis paying a $20 million settlement to the family of an unarmed woman shot and killed by a police officer in 2017 (all times local):
  
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• Nadler threatens contempt proceedings if Barr doesn't respond to counteroffer

  03-05-2019 21:55 via news.yahoo.com
  Nadler is giving Barr until Monday at 9 a.m. to respond under the threat of holding the attorney general in contempt of Congress.
  
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• Donald Trump says he discussed 'Russia hoax' with Putin - but didn't raise election meddling

  03-05-2019 21:54 via news.yahoo.com
  President Donald Trump said he discussed special counsel Robert Mueller's report with Vladimir Putin on Friday, but did not warn against the Russian president against meddling in US elections.  The White House said the two leaders spoke for more than an hour, during which they discussed the long-awaited report into Russian election interference as well as the crisis in Venezuela and the possibility of a nuclear treaty.  Mr Mueller's report was finally published earlier this month after
  
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• AJ Freund was forced to take cold shower before death because he lied about soiling underwear: court records

  03-05-2019 21:36 via news.yahoo.com
  AJ Freund, the 5-year-old Illinois boy found dead last month, was punished before he died, records show. He died of blunt force head trauma.
  
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• ‘Those Are Things You Don’t Forget.’ How a Young Audrey Hepburn Helped the Dutch Resistance During World War II

  03-05-2019 21:30 via news.yahoo.com
  Audrey Hepburn — born May 4, 1929 — was just a teenager when she first became involved in Dutch resistance against the Nazis
  
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• Corden: 'Barr treated his House hearing like I treat the gym every morning'

  03-05-2019 21:30 via news.yahoo.com
  Barr was a no-show for hearings before the House. But a chicken showed up. Vote for your favorite joke at usatoday.com/opinion.
  
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• More Sri Lanka attacks feared as Muslims condemn Easter bombs

  03-05-2019 21:26 via news.yahoo.com
  Sri Lanka bolstered security Friday with fears of attacks against bridges in the capital as the prime minister vowed to hunt down any remaining Islamic State extremists behind the deadly Easter bombings.Sri Lanka's minority Muslims, meanwhile, held Friday prayers under tight security, condemning the jihadist attacks that killed 257 people on April 21.Islamist extremists were believed to be planning further attacks, authorities said, this time against several bridges and flyovers in the city as w
  
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• UPDATE 1-Trump says he will decide over next week whether to let McGahn testify for Congress

  03-05-2019 21:25 via news.yahoo.com
  U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said he will decide in the coming days whether he will allow former White House lawyer Don McGahn to testify before U.S. lawmakers or whether he will invoke executive privilege to block his testimony.U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler last Monday subpoenaed McGahn to testify before the panel in its investigation of possible obstruction of justice by Trump."That'll all be determined over the next week or so," Trump told
  
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• Congo Ebola deaths surpass 1,000 as attacks on treatment centers go on

  03-05-2019 21:20 via news.yahoo.com
  The World Health Organization said it expected the nine-month outbreak to continue spreading though the east of Democratic Republic of Congo, and announced plans to expand vaccinations in the coming weeks once a new treatment by Johnson & Johnson is approved.The WHO is already using another experimental vaccine made by Merck.Michael Ryan, executive director of WHO's Health Emergencies Programme, said supplies were plentiful but hostility towards medical staff was making it hard to get to aff
  
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• Can Trump ride a full-throttle economy to get away from Mueller?

  03-05-2019 21:19 via news.yahoo.com
  Donald Trump’s reelection hinges on which side of the split-screen portrayal of his presidency one chooses to dwell upon.
  
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• Three Palestinians killed in Gaza after army says soldiers wounded

  03-05-2019 21:18 via news.yahoo.com
  Three Palestinians, including two Hamas militants, were killed by Israeli military action in the Gaza Strip Friday, authorities in the enclave said, after Israel said two of its soldiers were wounded in a shooting on the border.One of the Palestinians was shot dead during clashes along the frontier while two Hamas fighters were killed in an air strike, the health ministry in Gaza said.
  
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• Best and Worst Cars for Tall and Short Drivers

  03-05-2019 21:15 via news.yahoo.com
  Buying a car is an expensive, long-term commitment. Once you've narrowed your shopping list down to a few good cars, it's critical to make sure you find them comfortable to drive.  To help member...
  
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• Donald Trump holds call with Vladimir Putin, attacks Mueller's Russia probe as a 'hoax'

  03-05-2019 20:49 via news.yahoo.com
  Trump and Putin speak for the first time since the end of the Mueller investigation.
  
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• Ted Bundy: Who was the serial killer and how did he die?

  03-05-2019 20:44 via news.yahoo.com
  Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile, a biopic about serial killer Ted Bundy, has just been released.Zac Efron portrays the murderer in the Netflix film, while Lily Collins stars as Bundy's former girlfriend Elizabeth Kloepfer.Bundy is believed to have started killing and assaulting women in the 1970s, murdering dozens of them until the end of the decade.Here is what you should know about Bundy before you see Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile:Who was Ted Bundy?Theodore Robert Bund
  
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• Economy added 263,000 jobs in April, unemployment falls to 3.6%, new 50-year low

  03-05-2019 20:36 via news.yahoo.com
  Employers added 263,000 jobs in April, the Labor Department said. Economists had estimated 190,000 payroll gains.
  
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• Man falls 70 feet into Hawaii's Kīlauea volcano — and survives

  03-05-2019 20:34 via news.yahoo.com
  A man was rescued but seriously injured after falling into Hawaii's Kīlauea caldera this week, National Park Service officials said.
  
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• Game Of Thrones Showrunners Tease Remaining Season 8 Episodes

  03-05-2019 20:30 via gamespot.com
  
  Game of Thrones Season 8 finally reached its much-anticipated third episode "The Long Night" last weekend, and gave us the epic Battle of Winterfell. While the episode caused a mixed response amongst fans and critics, it delivered a number of dramatic moments as the forces of the living took on the Night King and the White Walkers. Now showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss have made an intriguing comment about the remaining episodes. Warning, major spoilers ahead!Fans will know that in the ep
  
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• Couple Says American Airlines Employee Called Police Officer `A Killer`

  03-05-2019 20:01 via news.yahoo.com
  American Airlines is in the spotlight because of an incident that was partly caught on video a couple of weeks ago. It happened when a New Jersey family's flight got redirected to Memphis International Airport.
  
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• Oculus Quest Review - No PC? No Problem

  03-05-2019 20:00 via gamespot.com
  
  VR gaming has largely been a difficult space to navigate from a consumer perspective. PC-based platforms require a decent rig, the room to prop up external sensors, and the willingness to deal with wires--not to mention the high cost of entry. As vast as VR worlds can be, the setup requirements have been somewhat restricting. Oculus Quest forgoes all of that by delivering a standalone VR gaming platform with the features we've come to expect from the high-end. It's not perfect, but Quest is an e
  
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• Fight Us In Mortal Kombat 11 | Community Fridays

  03-05-2019 20:00 via gamespot.com
  
  We head back into Mortal Kombat 11 now that the big update has gone through and the economy has improved.
  
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• Detective Pikachu's Voice Could Have Sounded Very Different

  03-05-2019 19:57 via gamespot.com
  
  Detective Pikachu features Deadpool star Ryan Reynolds lending his voice talents to the title character, but he had a very different direction in mind for his vocal style. His idea was to style it after film noir, a genre known for its gritty monologues and fatalism.Reynolds described his take on The Tonight Show (via THR) as "Who Framed Roger Rabbit had a baby with Blade Runner." But that concept quickly got push-back. He characterized the studio's reaction as, "Or maybe just do Ryan Reynolds .
  
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