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• Wynn and MGM in talks about sale of Encore Boston casino

  17-05-2019 23:49 via finance.yahoo.com
  Wynn Resorts and MGM Resorts International said in a joint statement they've engaged in conversations about the potential sale of Encore Boston Harbor.This comes as Wynn is about to open the $2.6 billion Everett, Massachusetts, casino.The companies say the talks won't delay the Everett opening scheduled for next month.
  
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• Pokemon Go: Leafeon, Glaceon, And More Gen 4 Pokemon Now Available

  17-05-2019 23:30 via gamespot.com
  
  A new wave of Gen 4 Pokemon has arrived in Pokemon Go. Gible, Cherubi, Hippopotas, Burmy, and more can now either be found in the wild or hatched from Eggs, and developer Niantic has introduced a handful of new items that enable some more Gen 4 evolutions, including Glaceon and Leafeon.As revealed in a recent leak, three new kinds of Lure Modules have been added to Pokemon Go: Glacial, Mossy, and Magnetic. These can be purchased from the in-game store, and placing them in a Poke Stop will attrac
  
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• Pokemon Go Adds Leafeon, Glaceon, And More Gen 4 Pokemon

  17-05-2019 23:30 via gamespot.com
  
  A new wave of Gen 4 Pokemon has arrived in Pokemon Go. Gible, Cherubi, Hippopotas, Burmy, and more can now either be found in the wild or hatched from Eggs, and developer Niantic has introduced a handful of new items that enable some more Gen 4 evolutions, including Glaceon and Leafeon.As revealed in a recent leak, three new kinds of Lure Modules have been added to Pokemon Go: Glacial, Mossy, and Magnetic. These can be purchased from the in-game store, and placing them in a Poke Stop will attrac
  
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• Missouri, latest US state to restrict abortion

  17-05-2019 23:25 via news.yahoo.com
  The Missouri House of Representatives passed a bill on Friday banning abortions once a fetal heartbeat is detected, making it the latest US state to pass tough restrictions on terminating a pregnancy.The bill, overwhelmingly approved by the Republican-led legislature and expected to be signed by the Midwestern state's Republican governor, would ban abortions from about eight weeks of pregnancy.Republican-led legislatures in several US states have recently passed bills restricting abortion access
  
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• Fox Poll: Voters give Barr negative ratings for his handling of the Mueller report

  17-05-2019 23:25 via news.yahoo.com
  The latest Fox News Poll finds voters give Barr negative ratings for his handling of the Mueller report (35 approve, 44 disapprove), and by a 12-point margin more think he is “covering up” for the president than being transparent with the American people (45-33 percent).
  
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• Lawmaker tries to walk back 'consensual rapes' comment

  17-05-2019 23:20 via news.yahoo.com
  JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri state lawmaker said he misspoke on the House floor Friday when he referred to "consensual rapes" during a highly charged debate on a bill to ban abortions at eight weeks , including in cases of rape and incest
  
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• John Wick 3 Ending Explained: What The Heck Just Happened?

  17-05-2019 23:10 via gamespot.com
  
  At the end of John Wick 2, with what looked like the entire city of New York about to take up arms against Keanu Reeves' titular hero, it seemed like the next chapter in the assassin's saga would have to wrap things up one way or another. We were pretty surprised, then, when John Wick Chapter 3: Parabellum concluded not with John's death or his triumph over the High Table, but basically where it began: with John Wick on the run, out of friends, the whole world against him. But was Winston's bet
  
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• Conrad Black: I assumed Trump's call about pardon was a prank

  17-05-2019 23:04 via news.yahoo.com
  Media mogul Conrad Black speaks out about being pardoned by President Trump on 'Your World.'
  
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• Trump Removes Steel, Aluminum Tariffs on Canada and Mexico

  17-05-2019 23:01 via news.yahoo.com
  “I’m pleased to announce that we’ve just reached an agreement with Canada and Mexico and will be selling our product into those countries without the imposition of tariffs or major tariffs,” Trump said at an event Friday.
  
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• Sanders to Propose Moratorium on Public Funding Of Charter Schools

  17-05-2019 23:01 via news.yahoo.com
  Senator Bernie Sanders (I., Vt.) will call for a ban on for-profit charter schools and a temporary moratorium on funding for public-charter-school expansion in a campaign speech to be delivered Saturday, CNN first reported.In his Saturday speech in South Carolina, Sanders plans to endorse the NAACP's claim that charter-school expansion has had an adverse effect on African Americans who suffer from the resulting lack of funding for public schools. In order to combat this alleged harm, Sanders wil
  
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• How Architect I.M. Pei Achieved Greatness By Forever Testing and Challenging Himself

  17-05-2019 23:00 via news.yahoo.com
  Famed architect I.M. Pei designed some of the greatest buildings across the globe in his more than half century career.
  
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• Great PC Game Sale Kicks Off At Green Man Gaming

  17-05-2019 22:59 via gamespot.com
  
  A major PC game sale already launched this week in the form of Epic's Mega Sale, but for those who may prefer to own games on Steam, another major sale just kicked off that you'll want to keep your eye on. Digital store Green Man Gaming, which sells licensed digital game keys, is celebrating its ninth year in business with a week of flash deals.A new wave of games will be available every day and stick around for 48 hours, so you'll want to grab the deals you want quickly. In addition to the disc
  
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• Code Vein Network Test Dates Announced; Play The Souls-Like This Month

  17-05-2019 22:59 via gamespot.com
  
  Bandai Namco has announced the dates for the upcoming Network Test for Code Vein. As we previously speculated, the test will begin at the end of May and continue into the first days of June.For the US, Code Vein's Network Test begins May 30 at 8:00 PM PT / 11:00 PM ET and continues until June 3 at 12:00 AM PT / 3:00 AM ET. In Europe, the test starts May 31 at 4:00 AM BST / 5:00 AM CEST and ends June 3 at 8:00 AM BST / 9:00 AM CEST. Though Code Vein is releasing on Xbox One, PS4, and PC, the Netw
  
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• US approves missile sales to S.Korea, Japan

  17-05-2019 22:58 via news.yahoo.com
  The United States said Friday it had approved more than $600 million in sales of air defense missiles to South Korea and Japan as tensions return with North Korea.The State Department said it had approved 94 SM-2 missiles used by ships against air threats, along with 12 guidance systems for a total cost of $313.9 million.It separately gave the green light to sell 160 anti-air AMRAAM missiles and related guidance equipment to Japan for $317 million.
  
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• Rainbow Six Siege Operator Clash Temporarily Removed - GS News Update

  17-05-2019 22:57 via gamespot.com
  
  Due to a severe shield glitch in Rainbow Six Siege, Ubisoft has temporarily disabled certain aspects of the game
  
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• Death row inmate dies 1 day after fellow inmate's execution

  17-05-2019 22:54 via news.yahoo.com
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee death row inmate died in prison on Friday, less than three months before his scheduled execution and less than a day after a fellow inmate was executed .
  
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• Trump sows confusion on Iran as tensions appear to ease

  17-05-2019 22:49 via news.yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — It started with a surprise statement on a Sunday night that the U.S. was rushing military forces to counter alleged Iranian threats. What followed were two weeks of bombastic rhetoric and swells of fear and confusion over whether Washington and Tehran were lurching toward open conflict. And that's how President Donald Trump says he likes it.
  
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• Prosecutor: Mom and daughter strangled pregnant Chicago teen; cut out baby

  17-05-2019 22:49 via news.yahoo.com
  A pregnant Chicago teen who was killed and whose baby was cut from her womb was strangled while being shown a photo album of the late son and brother of her attackers, a prosecutor said Friday in urging a judge to keep the defendants locked up.
  
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• U.S. Treasury's Mnuchin rejects subpoena for Trump tax returns

  17-05-2019 22:46 via news.yahoo.com
  In a widely expected move, Mnuchin rejected a demand for the documents from House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal, saying the panel lacks "a legitimate legislative purpose" for obtaining the tax records that Democrats view as critical to their efforts to investigate Trump and his presidency."We are unable to provide the requested information in response to the committee's subpoena," Mnuchin said in a letter to Neal, released ahead of a 5 p.m. EDT (2100 GMT) deadline for delivering
  
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• Destiny 2 Players Aren't Happy About Exotics Getting Weaker In Upcoming Patch

  17-05-2019 22:46 via gamespot.com
  
  As ever, Bungie is continuing to tweak Destiny 2 with balancing changes through live updates, but the next one hasn't garnered much excitement from fans. With the Season of the Drifter coming to a close at the end of the month, Bungie used a blog post to detail its next slate of changes to the game, and they're all of the "nerf" variety--weakening some of the game's most-used, best-loved equipment.On its blog, Bungie detailed some of the upcoming changes coming with its next content season, the
  
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• The Latest: Court hears 2 cases against Trump's border wall

  17-05-2019 22:38 via news.yahoo.com
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Latest on a California court weighing Trump's plan to seek Pentagon funding for border wall (all times local):
  
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• BMW X1 Recalled Because It Doesn’t Meet Federal Safety Standards

  17-05-2019 22:30 via news.yahoo.com
  BMW is recalling 106,182 of its 2016 to 2019 X1 SUVs. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, in the event of a crash where an occupant’s head contacts the B-pillar, the ...
  
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• Rape victim who had illegal abortion aged 13 condemns Alabama's new law as 'abomination'

  17-05-2019 22:16 via news.yahoo.com
  A rape victim who had an illegal abortion at the age of 13 has argued that Alabama’s new law mandating a near total ban on abortion is an “abomination” which punishes “the woman for being a woman”.Maralyn Mosley, an 81-year-old, had her first illegal abortion 22 years before Roe v Wade – the landmark Supreme Court decision that legalised abortion nationwide in 1973.After being raped by a tenant at her aunt’s Birmingham boarding house, Ms Mosley's mother
  
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• 3 charged after pregnant woman found dead, baby cut from womb in Chicago

  17-05-2019 22:15 via news.yahoo.com
  A Chicago woman who sold baby clothes to a pregnant woman and lured her back to her house with an offer of more clothing has been charged with murder after allegedly strangling the woman with a cord and cutting the infant from her womb, police said Thursday.
  
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• Huawei and suppliers make plans to face U.S. trade blacklist - Nikkei

  17-05-2019 22:08 via news.yahoo.com
  China's Huawei Technologies Co Ltd is asking its top Asian chipmakers to maintain deliveries after Washington decided to curb the telecom giant's access to American technology, the Nikkei reported https://asia.nikkei.com/Economy/Trade-war/Huawei-and-suppliers-dust-off-backup-plans-to-prepare-for-storm on Friday, citing sources familiar with the matter.Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd said it will maintain supplies for the time being even though it was assessing the impact of Washington'
  
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• Rainbow Six Siege Operator Pulled Temporarily

  17-05-2019 22:06 via gamespot.com
  
  Developer Ubisoft Montreal has taken it upon itself to address issues facing the online tactical shooter, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege. In a tweet, Siege's official Twitter account announced that, as it works on fixes (which include addressing exploits to claymores and shields), the defensive operator Clash has been disabled."Over the past few days, we have been working to address the issues presented from exploits surrounding Clash, IQ, and Deployable Shields," a blog post on the official gam
  
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• Missouri follows Alabama by passing restrictive abortion bill

  17-05-2019 22:03 via news.yahoo.com
  Missouri lawmakers passed a bill on Friday that prohibits women from seeking an abortion after the eighth week of pregnancy, days after Alabama enacted the most restrictive abortion law in the United States.The legislation allows for an abortion after the eighth week only in the case of medical emergencies.On Wednesday, Alabama banned abortions at any time, with the same exception.
  
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• JetBlue switching to Pepsi from Coca-Cola

  17-05-2019 22:01 via news.yahoo.com
  JetBlue customers, be prepared for a major shake-up when you order a soda on your next flight.
  
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• Prosecutor: Mom and daughter strangled pregnant Chicago teen

  17-05-2019 21:24 via news.yahoo.com
  CHICAGO (AP) — A pregnant Chicago teen who was killed and whose baby was cut from her womb was strangled while being shown a photo album of the late son and brother of her attackers, a prosecutor said Friday in urging a judge to keep the defendants locked up.
  
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• Rainbow Six Siege Operator Warden Revealed In New Trailer

  17-05-2019 21:17 via gamespot.com
  
  Ubisoft has released a second teaser trailer for its upcoming Rainbow Six Siege Operation Phantom Sight expansion. This video shows off Phantom Sight's second Operator, Warden. Warden's real name is Collinn McKinley and he's one of Team Rainbow's older Operators with 30 years of career experience.In the new trailer, which can be watched below, Warden is identified as a Defender. After a brief shot of a watch that reveals Warden's ties to both the Secret Service and Team Rainbow, the video transi
  
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• WWE's Maryse On Whether She'll Return To The Ring

  17-05-2019 21:11 via gamespot.com
  
  The "It Couple" of WWE, Maryse and The Miz, have both spent over a decade working for the wrestling promotion. In addition to appearing on Raw and Smackdown, they star on the USA reality TV series, Miz and Mrs., which follows their day-to-day life as they work at WWE, raise a child, and go on wacky adventures with Maryse's mom.While Miz is currently performing at WWE shows and PPVs, Maryse is pregnant with the couple's second child. After briefly returning to the ring for WWE after the birth of
  
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• Wall Street Weekahead: Tariffs could lead to markdowns in retail shares

  17-05-2019 21:11 via news.yahoo.com
  Although it reported better-than-expected earnings, Macy's shares slipped this week after it said the latest tariffs on Chinese imports by Washington are hitting its furniture business and warned that additional tariffs would affect clothing and other areas.Late last week, after Washington imposed a tariff rate increase to 25% on $200 billion worth of Chinese imports, U.S. President Donald Trump ordered his trade chief to begin the process of imposing tariffs on all remaining imports from China,
  
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• GameStop's Huge One-Day Sale For Pro Members Launches Saturday

  17-05-2019 21:11 via gamespot.com
  
  GameStop Pro members, that annual membership is about to come in handy big time. GameStop is launching a one-day Pro Day Sale in stores and online Saturday, May 18, with some pretty solid deals on PS4, Switch, and Xbox One games; consoles; Funko figures; and more. Plus, you'll get extra credit when trading in consoles, games, and accessories. Here's an overview of all the deals that'll be available tomorrow (so you can brace your wallet now).There's quite a good selection of PS4 and Xbox One gam
  
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• NYC's Bill De Blasio Trades Criticism at Home for Curiosity in Iowa

  17-05-2019 21:09 via news.yahoo.com
  (Bloomberg) -- New York Mayor Bill de Blasio stepped away from the criticism in his hometown to engage curiosity in Iowa, making his first stop as a presidential candidate in the middle of farm country to demonstrate his interest in agricultural issues and take shots at President Donald Trump.
  
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• The Latest: Family: Pregnant woman's slaying 'a nightmare'

  17-05-2019 20:53 via news.yahoo.com
  CHICAGO (AP) — The Latest on the killing of a pregnant Chicago woman whose baby was cut from her womb (all times local):
  
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• Trump says 'good chance' Democrats will back his immigration, border plan

  17-05-2019 20:42 via news.yahoo.com
  A day after unveiling a plan to shift to a "merit-based" immigration system, the Republican president said there was a "good chance" that Democrats would back him and provide funding to manage record migrant flows along the U.S.-Mexico border."The Democrats now realize that there is a National Emergency at the Border and that, if we work together, it can be immediately fixed.Such talk of bipartisan cooperation on the explosive immigration issue for years has ended in failure and finger-pointing.
  
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• Defiant Iran says it can 'easily' hit U.S. ships, works to counter sanctions

  17-05-2019 20:40 via news.yahoo.com
  Iran said on Friday it could "easily" hit U.S. warships in the Gulf, the latest in days of saber rattling between Washington and Tehran, while its top diplomat worked to counter U.S. sanctions and salvage a nuclear deal denounced by President Donald Trump.Earlier this week, the United States pulled some diplomatic staff from its embassy in Baghdad following weekend attacks on four oil tankers in the Gulf."Even our short-range missiles can easily reach (U.S.) warships in the Persian Gulf," Mohamm
  
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• The V-8 Engine Has No Future at Genesis

  17-05-2019 20:39 via news.yahoo.com
  The next-generation G80 sedan will go no higher than a V-6, and the G90's Tau V-8 will eventually be phased out.
  
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• Want to live in 'Big Bang Theory' star Kaley Cuoco's house? You can – for $6.9M

  17-05-2019 20:18 via news.yahoo.com
  "The Big Bang Theory" isn't the only thing coming to an end for Kaley Cuoco: she is also selling her California home. See what $6.9 million buys.
  
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• A camera phone that puts Samsung and Apple to shame now has 5G, too – but it’s banned in the US

  17-05-2019 20:06 via news.yahoo.com
  Verizon just launched the Galaxy S10 5G, but Samsung is hardly the only company putting out 5G smartphones this year. International carriers have also started rolling out 5G networks and compatible smartphones, and UK carriers are the latest ones to prepare for their 5G launches. However, one of the first phones to deliver 5G experiences in Britain is a device that you'll have a hard time scoring in the States, even if you just want the older 4G version. That's because it's made by Huawei, the C
  
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• A Detective Pikachu Movie Sequel Is Reportedly In The Works

  17-05-2019 20:01 via gamespot.com
  
  Hopefully, you haven't gotten your fill of live-action Pokemon movies. Following the box office success of Pokemon: Detective Pikachu, which has already earned over $60 million after one week in theaters, it's being reported that a sequel is being developed. Though there aren't many details at this point, it's hardly a surprise that a property with as much lore as Pokemon is being looked at for more big screen adaptations.The news comes from ComicBook.com, which cites numerous sources that claim
  
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• Destiny 2 - Where Is Xur? Exotic Vendor Location & Gear Guide (May 17 - 21)

  17-05-2019 19:58 via gamespot.com
  
  Destiny 2: Forsaken exotic weapons and armor nerfs got you down? Not to worry, Xur is back with some random rolls on old favorites that you may want to reacquaint yourself with, so you don't rely on the same old crutches that may have been used most of this season. Check out where Xur is this week, and how he thinks the glass can still be half full. Captured on PC.
  
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• Where Is Xur? Destiny 2 Location, Exotics, And Invitation Of The Nine Guide (May 17-21)

  17-05-2019 19:50 via gamespot.com
  
  Destiny 2's Season the Drifter is quickly coming to an end. The season's last Exotic, Outbreak Perfected, is out in the wild, and we're currently seeing the final Iron Banner before the Season of Opulence starts on June 4 and brings new content for Annual Pass holders. And with his arrival this weekend, Xur brings not only another stash of Exotic weapons and armor, but the final Invitation of the Nine, completing the story of the Drifter and the Emissary. Unfortunately, at least one of those Exo
  
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• Take A First Look At DC Comics' Mysterious Event Leviathan

  17-05-2019 19:40 via gamespot.com
  
  Legendary creators Brian Michael Bendis and Alex Maleev are teaming up for the first time at DC Comics with a six-part mystery thriller event called Event Leviathan this June--and it's already shaping up to be an ominous affair. Take a look at these promotional posters highlighting each of the characters caught in Leviathan's web, from Batman and Batgirl to Plastic Man and Lois Lane."You have tried everything," Leviathan's message reads. "The world needs us to do better."Likened more to Agatha C
  
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• Iran issues new threat to US amid rising tensions

  17-05-2019 19:38 via news.yahoo.com
  An Iranian commander says even their short-range missiles can reach warships in the Persian Gulf; Jennifer Griffin reports from the Pentagon.
  
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• New details emerge on F-16 jet that crashed into warehouse

  17-05-2019 19:32 via news.yahoo.com
  The pilot of the aircraft safely ejected before the aircraft crashed, injuring 12 people.
  
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• Pokemon Go Week-Long Raid Event Announced, Features Two Shiny Pokemon

  17-05-2019 19:30 via gamespot.com
  
  Pokemon Go's next Community Day is this weekend, but that isn't the only event on the horizon. Niantic has announced it is holding an Extraordinary Raid Week for the mobile game beginning Tuesday, May 21, and it'll give players a chance to earn special bonuses for participating in Raids--and even catch a couple of Shiny Pokemon.The Extraordinary Raid Week kicks off at 1 PM PT / 4 PM ET / 9 PM BST and runs until the same time the following Tuesday, May 28. During that week, new Pokemon will be fe
  
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• Planned Parenthood readies challenge to near-total abortion ban in Alabama

  17-05-2019 19:30 via news.yahoo.com
  Planned Parenthood president says near-total ban "will cost women's lives;" Ivey mum on whether she will sign it
  
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• UPDATE 1-U.S. oil drillers cut rigs to lowest count since March 2018 -Baker Hughes

  17-05-2019 19:24 via news.yahoo.com
  U.S. energy firms this week reduced the number of oil rigs operating for the second week in a row, with the rig count at its lowest since March 2018, as some drillers follow through on plans to cut spending.Drillers cut three oil rigs in the week to May 17, bringing the total count down to 802, below the 844 units operating a year ago, General Electric Co's Baker Hughes energy services firm said in its closely followed report on Friday.More than half the total U.S. oil rigs are in the Permian ba
  
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• Jameela Jamil, Milla Jovovich open up about past abortions to protest new laws

  17-05-2019 19:24 via news.yahoo.com
  Milla Jovovich and Jameela Jamil are revealing their own experiences with abortion as a way to protest new laws they call "inhumane" and "draconian."
  
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