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• Who gets hurt by China's new tariffs on American goods? Farmers and chemical makers

  13-05-2019 23:49 via news.yahoo.com
  China's announcement that it's raising a tariffs on US imports to up to 25% poses a further threat to farmers, manufacturers and other businesses
  
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• 'They're not going to be happy.' Trump threatens Iran over reports of sabotaged oil tankers

  13-05-2019 23:43 via news.yahoo.com
  President Donald Trump threatened Iran with a 'bad problem.' Asked to clarify, he said: “You can figure it out yourself. They know what I mean by it.”
  
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• World equities sink as US and China exchange trade war salvos

  13-05-2019 23:39 via news.yahoo.com
  China's move to retaliate against the latest US tariffs pummeled global stocks on Monday, with Wall Street suffering an especially bruising blow amid fears the year-long conflict could deteriorate further.
  
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• Trump says he won't use info stolen by adversaries in 2020

  13-05-2019 23:29 via news.yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump pledged Monday not to use information stolen by foreign adversaries in his 2020 reelection campaign, even as he wrongly insisted he hadn't used such information to his benefit in 2016.
  
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• Trump says it would be big mistake for Iran to try anything against U.S

  13-05-2019 23:24 via news.yahoo.com
  U.S. President Donald Trump warned on Monday Iran would "suffer greatly" if it targeted U.S. interests after Washington deployed an aircraft carrier and more jet fighters at a time of rising tensions with Tehran."We'll see what happens with Iran.If they do anything, it will be a very bad mistake," Trump told reporters at the White House.
  
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• Uber extends losses following last week's rocky debut

  13-05-2019 23:16 via news.yahoo.com
  Uber stocks went into a fresh skid Monday -- more bad news for the global ride-hailing giant, which endured steep declines in its hotly anticipated market debut last week.Shares in the company tumbled more than 11 percent to $36.96 mid-afternoon on the second day of trade on the New York Stock Exchange.Valued at some $82 billion in one of the biggest initial public offerings (IPOs) in the technology sector, Uber's debut Friday was a major disappointment, losing 7.6 percent.
  
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• 'Like me, a little controversial': Trump praises Hungary's anti-immigration PM Orban

  13-05-2019 23:05 via news.yahoo.com
  Welcoming the right-wing Hungarian leader for a meeting in the Oval Office, Trump lauded him for being tough on immigration, a policy area in which the two leaders have similar visions."He's done the right thing, according to many people, on immigration.Orban, a nationalist, has often had conflicts with the European Union over his anti-immigration campaigns and judicial reforms.
  
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• EU calls for calm, warns US-Iran of conflict 'by accident'

  13-05-2019 22:52 via news.yahoo.com
  BRUSSELS (AP) — European foreign ministers urged the United States and Iran to show restraint Monday amid fears of tensions tipping them easily into armed conflict, while Secretary of State Mike Pompeo briefed his counterparts on the threats Washington sees emanating from the Islamic republic.
  
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• Dow plunges 600 points, the worst day since January, as China retaliates in trade war

  13-05-2019 22:48 via news.yahoo.com
  The Dow finished more than 600 points lower on Monday after China planned to hike tariffs on U.S. goods, signaling an escalation in the trade war.
  
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• Saudi oil tankers among those attacked off UAE amid Iran tensions

  13-05-2019 22:45 via news.yahoo.com
  The UAE said on Sunday that four commercial vessels were sabotaged near Fujairah emirate, one of the world's largest bunkering hubs lying just outside the Strait of Hormuz.The UAE on Monday identified the vessels as two crude oil tankers owned by Saudi shipping firm Bahri, a UAE-flagged fuel bunker barge and a Norwegian-registered oil products tanker.The UAE's state news agency said Fujairah port was operating normally.
  
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• How a sound bite from Mueller could rock Washington

  13-05-2019 22:44 via news.yahoo.com
  How powerful are sound bites? Powerful enough that one from Mueller could shift the narrative that Barr gave to Congress.
  
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• Uber hits fresh headwinds as shares extend losses

  13-05-2019 22:35 via news.yahoo.com
  Uber shares went into a fresh skid Monday -- more bad news for the global ride-hailing giant, which endured steep declines in its hotly anticipated market debut last week.Shares in Uber tumbled 10.75 percent to close at $37.10 on the second day of trade on the New York Stock Exchange.Valued at some $82 billion in one of the biggest initial public offerings (IPOs) in the technology sector, Uber's debut Friday was a major disappointment, losing 7.6 percent.
  
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• Wall Street shudders as U.S.-China trade war intensifies

  13-05-2019 22:31 via news.yahoo.com
  All three major U.S. indexes lost ground in a widespread sell-off, with the tech-heavy Nasdaq posting its biggest one-day percentage loss this year.The S&P 500 and the Dow both had their largest percentage drop since Jan 3.China said it would impose higher tariffs on $60 billion in U.S. goods despite President Donald Trump's warnings not to retaliate against additional tariffs on Chinese imports announced by the White House on Friday.
  
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• Google takes a shot at the iPhone’s camera in new Pixel 3a ads

  13-05-2019 22:27 via news.yahoo.com
  Late last year, Google introduced a new camera feature called Night Sight that allows users to take surprisingly clear and detailed shots in otherwise poorly lit environments. What Night Sight is able to do is nothing short of magical and easily outclasses what even the iPhone XS brings to the table. What makes Night Sight mode all the more impressive is that the feature is built on advanced software, which is to say that users don't necessarily have to have the most recent Pixel phone in order
  
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• Trump praises Orbán’s immigration policies

  13-05-2019 22:12 via news.yahoo.com
  While talking with reporters in the Oval Office, President Trump praised Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s immigration policies, saying he’s “done the right thing.”
  
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• Markets Right Now: Escalating trade war sinks stock indexes

  13-05-2019 22:12 via news.yahoo.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local):
  
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• Saudi Arabia oil tankers among those hit off UAE coast amid Iran tensions

  13-05-2019 22:11 via news.yahoo.com
  The UAE said on Sunday that four commercial vessels were sabotaged near Fujairah emirate, one of the world's largest bunkering hubs lying just outside the Strait of Hormuz.The UAE on Monday identified the vessels as two crude oil tankers owned by Saudi shipping firm Bahri, a UAE-flagged fuel bunker barge and a Norwegian-registered oil products tanker.The UAE's state news agency said Fujairah port was operating normally.
  
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• Former NFL star Victor Cruz donates hundreds of shoes to kids in need

  13-05-2019 22:06 via news.yahoo.com
  Former New York Giants superstar Victor Cruz made plenty of fans smile withhis contagious personality on the field
  
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• Europe rejects US escalation strategy against Iran

  13-05-2019 22:04 via news.yahoo.com
  Europe on Monday urged the US not to further escalate tensions over the Iran nuclear deal, with Britain issuing a stark warning of the risk of conflict erupting "by accident" in the Gulf.US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo made a last-minute change of plan scrapping an expected Moscow trip to instead visit Brussels and meet his counterparts from Britain, France and Germany.The ministers, from the European signatories to the 2015 accord that curbed Iran's nuclear ambitions in return for sanctions r
  
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• Memorial service planned for Colorado school shooting hero

  13-05-2019 22:01 via news.yahoo.com
  HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colo. (AP) — A memorial service for a student hailed as a hero for tackling one of the gunmen who attacked his suburban Denver school will be held Wednesday.
  
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• Veteran Palestinian negotiator says she was denied U.S. visa for first time

  13-05-2019 21:55 via news.yahoo.com
  A veteran Palestinian negotiator said on Monday she had been denied a U.S. travel visa for the first time, and viewed it as retaliation for her criticism of the Trump administration and Israel.Asked about Hanan Ashrawi's allegations, a U.S. State Department official did not comment directly, but said visas are not refused on the grounds of an applicant's politics if those political statements or views would be lawful in the United States.Since they boycotted the Trump administration over its rec
  
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• Body Camera Footage Shows Chaotic Scene Following after Party Prom Shooting

  13-05-2019 21:49 via news.yahoo.com
  Oklahoma City authorities have released body camera footage after two people were injured while trying to escape gunfire during a prom after party.
  
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• Brothers Sentenced for Shooting, Dismembering Two Men in 2018 Slaying

  13-05-2019 21:48 via news.yahoo.com
  Two brothers charged in a double homicide case were sentenced more than a year after two men were shot and killed in a Moore, Oklahoma parking lot.
  
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• Body Camera Video Shows Suspect Trying to Grab Oklahoma Officer's Gun

  13-05-2019 21:48 via news.yahoo.com
  Newly-released body camera video shows the moments two police officers struggled with a man who resisted arrest and even tried to grab one of the officer's guns.
  
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• Trump will meet with China's Xi Jinping and Russia's Vladimir Putin during G-20

  13-05-2019 21:47 via news.yahoo.com
  President Donald Trump will meet with Chinese president Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin during the G-20 next month.
  
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• Wolfenstein: Youngblood's Levels Have "A Lot Of Similarities" To Dishonored

  13-05-2019 21:45 via gamespot.com
  
  Wolfenstein: Youngblood continues the rebooted Wolfenstein story, but transitions the narrative away from series' stalwart BJ Blazkowicz in favor of his twin daughters, Jessica and Sophia. A different set of protagonists isn't the only change being implemented in Youngblood though. The game is also leaving behind the fairly straightforward structure of previous Wolfenstein games for a more open-ended Dishonored approach."I think players will see a lot of similarities to level design in the Disho
  
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• Veteran Palestinian negotiator banned from travelling to US

  13-05-2019 21:45 via news.yahoo.com
  Dr Hanan Ashrawi, a veteran negotiator for the Palestinian Liberation Organisation (PLO), said on Monday that her US travel visa had been denied for the first time. The action comes just a month after Omar Barghouti, a Palestinian activist and co-founder of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement more commonly known as BDS, faced a similar denial. No reason was given, Dr Ashrawi, 73, said in a series of tweets, but she believes that the denial is punitive and in response to her advocacy f
  
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• Trump lauds Hungary's nationalist PM Orbán for 'tremendous job'

  13-05-2019 21:41 via news.yahoo.com
  Trump tells visiting PM: ‘You’re respected all over Europe’Critics attack Orbán for eroding democracy and human rights Trump and Orbán at the White House. Trump said: ‘You’re respected all over Europe. Probably, like me, a little bit controversial, but that’s OK.’ Photograph: Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty ImagesDonald Trump has showered praise on Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán for a “tremendous job” and shrugged off
  
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• Game Of Thrones Episode 5: Everyone Missed This Massive Hint At How Dany Might Die

  13-05-2019 21:41 via gamespot.com
  
  With Daenerys Targaryen gone full Mad Queen in Game of Thrones Season 8, Episode 5, "The Bells," the question on everybody's mind is simple: Who can possibly stop the Dragon Queen in the show's final episode ever?Will Arya kill Dany, fulfilling the final part of Melisandre's "brown eyes, green eyes, blue eyes" prediction? (Dany should have purple eyes, based on the books, but actress Emilia Clarke's eyes are, indeed, green.) Will Jon kill Dany for her crimes during the Fall of King's Landing, a
  
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• In setback for Apple, U.S. Supreme Court lets App Store antitrust suit proceed

  13-05-2019 21:39 via news.yahoo.com
  The consumer plaintiffs claim Apple monopolized the market in violation of federal antitrust law by requiring that apps be sold through its App Store and extracting an excessive 30 percent commission on purchases.Apple's shares were down more than 5% to $186.79 in mid-afternoon trading.The ruling came on a day when Apple shares already were trading lower because of concerns over a full-blown U.S.-China trade war.
  
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• Identity released of young mother killed in possible street racing crash in Willowbrook

  13-05-2019 21:38 via news.yahoo.com
  A 23-year-old mother who was killed in a violent crash that may have been caused by street racers just hours before Mother's Day was identified Monday.
  
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• Mother of missing Texas girl heckled outside courtroom after hearing canceled

  13-05-2019 21:22 via news.yahoo.com
  The mother of a missing 4-year-old Texas girl was heckled outside a courtroom by people who questioned if she had done enough to protect her daughter.
  
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• U.S. Energy Department says oil markets well supplied after attack on ships off UAE

  13-05-2019 21:18 via news.yahoo.com
  The U.S. Energy Department said on Monday that global oil markets are well supplied despite the attack on Sunday that damaged four vessels off the UAE coast, two of them oil tankers from Saudi Arabia."The Department of Energy is aware of efforts to disrupt oil shipping as reported by the governments of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates," said Shaylyn Hynes, DOE press secretary, about the attack near Fujairah emirate, one of the world's largest bunkering hubs lying just outside the Strait
  
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• Oil Retreats as Chinese Tariffs Escalate Trade Battle With U.S.

  13-05-2019 21:13 via news.yahoo.com
  Futures in New York fell 1%, joining a rout for equity markets.China announced higher tariffs on a range of American goods Monday, responding to new levies promised by the Trump administration after talks ended on Friday without a deal.West Texas Intermediate for June delivery sank 62 cents to $61.04 on the New York Mercantile Exchange at the close of trading, after earlier rising 2.7%.
  
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• Missing Texas girl’s mom heckled at court

  13-05-2019 21:13 via news.yahoo.com
  The mother of a missing 4-year-old Texas girl was heckled outside a courtroom by a group of people who questioned if she had done enough to protect her daughter before her disappearance. (May 13)
  
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• Britain warns of Iran-U.S. conflict, Pompeo meets Europeans

  13-05-2019 21:10 via news.yahoo.com
  President Donald Trump is seeking to isolate Tehran by cutting off its oil exports after pulling out of a 2015 deal aimed at curbing Iran's nuclear program.Trump has also beefed up the U.S. military presence in the Gulf to pressure Iran.While the European Union shares some U.S. concerns about Iran, including over its involvement in the Syrian conflict, it still backs the 2015 nuclear deal, saying that it is in Europe's own security interests.
  
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• Sri Lanka clashes kill one; imposes nationwide curfew after mosques attacked

  13-05-2019 21:04 via news.yahoo.com
  One person was killed in Sri Lanka on Monday as police fired tear gas at mobs attacking mosques and Muslim-owned shops and imposed a curfew after the worst outbreak of sectarian violence since the Easter bombings by Islamist militants.The April 21 attacks, claimed by Islamic State, targeted churches and hotels, mostly in Colombo, killing more than 250 people and fuelling fears of a backlash against the island nation's minority Muslims.An officer at the Marawila hospital police said a 42-year old
  
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• Trade war threat adds to Boeing woes

  13-05-2019 20:58 via news.yahoo.com
  Already in crisis mode over the grounding of its top-selling 737 MAX aircraft, Boeing now finds itself at risk of becoming collateral damage in the US-China trade dispute.The editor of Communist party-owned Global Times newspaper said Monday that Boeing's order book could take a hit as Beijing parries Washington in the escalating trade fight."China may stop purchasing US agricultural products and energy, reduce Boeing orders and restrict US service trade with China," Global Times editor Hu Xijin
  
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• US Supreme Court decides to let consumers sue Apple over App Store rules

  13-05-2019 20:55 via news.yahoo.com
  The US Supreme Court on Monday ruled against Apple in a case that could have broad implications for the e-commerce industry and which also means the door is now open for consumers to sue the iPhone maker over its App Store rules and practices.In a 5-4 ruling, with Donald Trump appointee Brett Kavanaugh siding with the court's four liberal justices, the decision essentially clears the way for a class action lawsuit against Apple to proceed. That suit will focus on Apple's rules that developers mu
  
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• Pompeo shares details on 'escalating' Iran threats in Brussels: U.S. State Department

  13-05-2019 20:53 via news.yahoo.com
  U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo shared information on "escalating" threats from Iran with European allies and NATO officials during meetings in Brussels on Monday, the U.S. special representative for Iran said."Iran is an escalating threat and this seemed like a timely visit on his way to Sochi," Brian Hook told reporters, referring to Pompeo's planned visit to Russia on Tuesday for meetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.
  
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• 'Octomom' Nadya Suleman celebrates Mother's Day with 10 of her children: Photo

  13-05-2019 20:48 via news.yahoo.com
  A full house!Nadya "Octomom" Suleman was surrounded by love on Mother's Day this year, andthe mother of 14 took to Instagram to share a sweet photo of her growingchildren on the joyous holiday
  
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• For Britain’s Tories, Election Losses Are a Wake-Up Call — and an Opportunity

  13-05-2019 20:38 via news.yahoo.com
  On May 2nd, voters across the U.K. went to the polls to vote in local elections. Given the Conservative government’s continued failure to deliver Brexit, the Tories were long expected to lose big in the vote. Brexit Minister James Cleverly predicted that the party could lose 800 seats of the more than 5,000 it won in 2015. Conversely, many predicted that the opposition Labour party and its hard-left leader, Jeremy Corbyn, would capitalize on Prime Minister Theresa May&r
  
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• Elon Musk Wants Global Broadband Internet. Here's His First Step

  13-05-2019 20:26 via news.yahoo.com
  SpaceX's Starlink satellite network will have its first launch on Wednesday.
  
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• Mother of missing Texas girl heckled after canceled hearing

  13-05-2019 20:08 via news.yahoo.com
  HOUSTON (AP) — The mother of a missing 4-year-old Texas girl was heckled outside a courtroom on Monday by people who questioned if she had done enough to protect her daughter before her disappearance.
  
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• Saudi Arabia says its oil tankers among those hit off UAE coast

  13-05-2019 19:55 via news.yahoo.com
  The UAE said on Sunday that four commercial vessels were sabotaged near Fujairah emirate, one of the world's largest bunkering hubs lying just outside the Strait of Hormuz.The UAE on Monday identified the vessels as very large crude carrier (VLCC) tanker Amjad and crude tanker Al Marzoqah, both owned by Saudi shipping firm Bahri.The other two were UAE-flagged fuel bunker barge A. Michel and Norwegian-registered oil products tanker MT Andrew Victory.
  
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• Destiny 2's Season of Opulence Brings A New Raid - GS News Update

  13-05-2019 19:55 via gamespot.com
  
  Starting June 4, Destiny 2's Season of Opulence will kick off with an immediate new raid
  
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• Sri Lanka blocks social media and imposes curfew after anti-Muslim attacks

  13-05-2019 19:52 via news.yahoo.com
  Sri Lanka temporarily blocked social media networks and messaging apps and imposed a nationwide curfew on Monday after the worst outbreak of anti-Muslim violence since the Easter Sunday attacks.  The murder of over 250 people by suicide bombers at three churches and three luxury hotels was claimed by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.   The riots, apparently sparked by a row on Facebook, began on Sunday as mobs attacked three  mosques and many Musli
  
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• Hundreds Of PC Games Discounted In Huge May Madness Sale

  13-05-2019 19:39 via gamespot.com
  
  It's been a great few weeks for PC game deals at Fanatical recently. The digital store's big Ubisoft sale is still going on until Wednesday, and it's already kicked off an even bigger sale on hundreds of more PC games. Dubbed the May Madness sale, the promotions are running all week long with new flash deals and other game discounts revealed every day.Even better: There's an available coupon that'll slash an additional 10% off the current sale price, dropping many of these games even cheaper. Th
  
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• The Latest: Soy farmers fed up with tariffs

  13-05-2019 19:37 via news.yahoo.com
  BEIJING (AP) — The Latest on the tariffs battle between China and the United States (all times local):
  
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• Free Monster Hunter-Like Game Dauntless Gets PS4 / Xbox One / PC Release Date

  13-05-2019 19:30 via gamespot.com
  
  Dauntless, the free-to-play Monster Hunter-like action RPG from Phoenix Labs, has gotten an official release date. The game was originally slated to launch for PS4 and Xbox One in April 2019, but it is now hitting both consoles--along with the Epic Games Store--next week, on May 21.Launching alongside the game is the Season 5 Hunt Pass, dubbed Hidden Blades. Similar to Fortnite's seasonal Battle Pass, Dauntless's Hunt Pass gives holders a chance to unlock special cosmetic items and other rewards
  
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