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• The 2020 Ford Escape Costs $25,980 to Start and More than $40,000 Fully Loaded

  28-05-2019 23:54 via news.yahoo.com
  Ford's redesigned compact SUV is reasonably priced considering its myriad improvements and new hybrid model.
  
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• Search for missing Utah girl stretches into day 4

  28-05-2019 23:25 via news.yahoo.com
  Police believe that the 21-year-old uncle of a missing 5-year-old girl in Utah is behind her disappearance. He has been arrested, but the girl remains missing. (May 28)
  
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• New video shows aftermath of rescue when Amanda Eller, missing 17 days, found in Maui forest

  28-05-2019 23:06 via news.yahoo.com
  Amanda Eller said of her rescuers, ''These guys weren't going to give up on me! Thank God!''
  
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• Missouri's last abortion clinic could close, making the state the only one without a facility

  28-05-2019 23:04 via news.yahoo.com
  Missouri's threat to decline a license renewal may force the state's only abortion clinic to close by the end of the week, Planned Parenthood officials said.
  
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• Satellite images show fields in northwest Syria on fire

  28-05-2019 23:01 via news.yahoo.com
  New satellite images show fields, orchards and olive groves burning in northwest Syria, where the army has waged an assault against rebels in their last major stronghold.Government air strikes, backed by Russia, have focused on the south of Idlib province and nearby parts of Hama, uprooting nearly 250,000 people.The bombing has killed 229 civilians and injured 727 others, according to the Union of Medical Care and Relief Organizations (UOSSM) charity.
  
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• Godzilla: King Of The Monsters Is A Kaiju-Loving Blast

  28-05-2019 23:00 via gamespot.com
  
  On paper, it may seem like there aren't many ingredients needed for a good kaiju movie--you need the kaiju, of course, some sort of city, town, or other major set piece for them to destroy, and a handful of humans to motivate the story in one way or another. And yeah, getting those things right will give you a spectacle, to be sure. But what separates the good kaiju movies from the great ones is a little harder to pin down, and something that Godzilla: King Of The Monsters seems to understand p
  
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• Civilian toll mounts as Syria regime pounds jihadist bastion

  28-05-2019 22:59 via news.yahoo.com
  Nine children were among at least 21 civilians killed Tuesday in regime attacks on Syria's northwest, a jihadist stronghold that has come under intensified bombardment in the past month, a monitor said.The strikes, some of which hit a hospital, followed two days of increased bombing by Damascus and its Russian ally on jihadist-dominated Idlib province and parts of neighbouring regions.Regime bombardment on the area Sunday and Monday killed a total of 31 civilians, according to the Britain-based
  
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• Howard Kurtz: Even some conservatives don’t want Trump quoting dictator

  28-05-2019 22:49 via news.yahoo.com
  'MediaBuzz' host Howard Kurtz weighs in on the bipartisan criticism of President Trump agreeing with Kim Jong Un's insults toward former Vice President Joe Biden.
  
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• NASA just released a hype video for a Moon mission that probably won’t happen

  28-05-2019 22:41 via news.yahoo.com
  NASA has planned on returning to the Moon for some time now, hashing out plans for its Lunar Gateway which will eventually serve as a jumping-off point for travelers headed to the Moon's surface. Then, back in March, the current presidential administration decided it wanted NASA to complete a return to the Moon as soon as possible, offering a mere five years to complete the task.The request was, to put it bluntly, absurd. NASA doesn't have the funding to pull it off, and even if it did it would
  
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• British sailor whose wife vanished on honeymoon jailed for eight years after 'deliberately sinking their yacht'

  28-05-2019 22:36 via news.yahoo.com
  A newlywed British sailor whose wife died after their yacht sank off the coast of Cuba has been jailed for eight years in the US for her manslaughter. Lewis Bennett, 42, was sentenced on Tuesday at a Miami court for the killing of Isabella Hellmann, 41. Bennett, of Poole, Dorset, was initially accused of murder and intentionally scuttling the catamaran before he pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of involuntary manslaughter. He must also pay $22,910 (about £18,000) in restitution and will
  
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• Border Patrol to hire staff to help with migrant processing

  28-05-2019 22:32 via news.yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Border Patrol said Tuesday it's working to hire additional staff to manage the processing of migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border.
  
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• U.S. presidential hopeful Harris to unveil plan to protect abortion rights

  28-05-2019 22:31 via news.yahoo.com
  The U.S. senator from California says that if elected president, she will force states with a history of hostility toward Roe v. Wade - the landmark 1973 Supreme Court decision that established a woman's right to an abortion - to first obtain approval from the U.S. Justice Department before a law restricting abortion could take effect.Harris will announce her plan on Tuesday night to an audience at a live town hall in Spartanburg, South Carolina, aired on MSNBC, her campaign said in a statement.
  
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• Weatherman slams 'Bachelorette' fans mad about tornado interruption: 'Done with you people'

  28-05-2019 22:17 via news.yahoo.com
  When 'Bachelorette' fans bashed a Dayton, Ohio, weatherman for interrupting their show, he fired back.
  
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• Sears buyer Eddie Lampert wants to avoid up to $43M in severance pay from bankruptcy

  28-05-2019 22:12 via news.yahoo.com
  The investor who bought Sears' assets out of Chapter 11 bankruptcy is now trying to back out of an agreement to pay severance to laid-off workers.
  
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• Scouted: Yes, You Can Get A Top-Rated Coffee Table on Amazon

  28-05-2019 22:10 via news.yahoo.com
  Getting the right coffee table for your couch requires careful deliberation, as does choosing which coffee table books to adorn it with, whether they’re essential must-haves, travel-specific, or focused on the art of science fiction. And while we’re fans of several furniture retailers, we felt we had to show some love to the coffee table universe over at Amazon, where you can get any of the styles you like with the two-day shipping and easy returns Prime members are used to. So we co
  
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• Story-Driven Adventure Sea Of Solitude Coming This Summer

  28-05-2019 22:07 via gamespot.com
  
  EA has announced that the narrative adventure game Sea of Solitude will launch on July 5, for PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. This narrows it down from its previously announced launch window of Q3 2019.The bittersweet adventure follows a young girl named Kay as she tries to overcome her struggles with loneliness. The world is a flooded cityscape that reflects insecurities that change according to her own state of mind. As she navigates it she'll meet mythic beasts and help solve puzzles to clea
  
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• Illinois House Passes Bill Repealing Partial-Birth-Abortion Ban

  28-05-2019 22:07 via news.yahoo.com
  The Illinois House on Tuesday passed a bill that would repeal the state's previous partial-birth-abortion ban and require that insurance providers cover contraception and abortion services.The Reproductive Health Act, which passed 64–50, removes virtually all restrictions on late-term abortions and the penalties currently imposed on doctors who perform them. The legislation must now receive majority support in the state Senate before it can be signed into law.The bill's proponents have arg
  
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• 2020 candidate Kamala Harris targets state abortion bans

  28-05-2019 22:06 via news.yahoo.com
  Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris said Tuesday that if she won the White House, she would require states seeking to restrict abortion laws to first obtain federal approval.
  
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• Toy Story 4: New Video Gives Forky A Very Awkward Introduction

  28-05-2019 22:00 via gamespot.com
  
  There's less than a month before Toy Story 4 lands in theaters--advanced tickets are now on sale--which continues the adventures of Woody (Tom Hanks), Buzz (Tim Allen), and their motley crew of toy companions. There are also a couple of new faces in the mix--and the return of an old one. We know Bo Peep (Annie Potts) is returning to the franchise after sitting out Toy Story 3, while new carnival toys played by Jordan Peele and Keegan-Michael Key are popping up.Another new addition is Forky
  
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• Amazon Prime Is Giving Away Four Months Of Free League Of Legends Loot

  28-05-2019 21:55 via gamespot.com
  
  Twitch Prime has been bulking up its free offerings recently. For example, right now you can get four PC games, 12 months of Nintendo Switch Online, and 30 days of Crunchyroll Premium for completely free if you're signed up for Twitch Prime, a service offered to all Amazon Prime subscribers. Twitch Prime also gives away free in-game loot on a rolling basis for a variety of games, and the latest offer will be of interest to League of Legends players.Starting today, Twitch Prime members with a Lea
  
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• Huawei reviewing ties with FedEx after two packers were 'diverted to America'

  28-05-2019 21:52 via news.yahoo.com
  Huawei is reviewing its relationship with FedEx after it claimed two of its packages were "diverted to America", amid rising tensions between the Chinese technology company and the US government.  Donald Trump's administration has repeatedly warned that Huawei's equipment could be used for spying by China, and earlier this month the US president signed an executive order which effectively banned the company from America's 5G network. Huawei has maintained it is independent of the Chinese st
  
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• Call Of Duty "Goes Dark" On Social Media Before New Game Reveal - GS News Update

  28-05-2019 21:52 via gamespot.com
  
  Amidst the upcoming reveal for the next Call of Duty game, the social media for Call of Duty has "Gone Dark"
  
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• Kamala Harris targets abortion bans with ‘Reproductive Rights Act,’ focusing on constitutionality behind restrictions

  28-05-2019 21:42 via news.yahoo.com
  Kamala Harris has unveiled a new proposal targeting state abortion bans amid a wave of new restrictions being passed across the country. The 2020 presidential hopeful’s “Reproductive Rights Act” would shift the burden from abortion providers to states attempting to pass bans by forcing them to prove the constitutionality behind the restrictive measures. If a state is unable to do so, they will not receive a pre-clearance requirement from the California Democrat’s Justice
  
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• France says signs of Syria chemical attack, but still checking

  28-05-2019 21:39 via news.yahoo.com
  France's foreign minister said on Tuesday there were signs that chemicals had been used in attacks by Syrian government forces on rebels in northwest Syria, but they still needed to be verified.The United States said on May 23 it had received numerous reports that appeared consistent with chemical exposure after forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad launched an offensive on the rebel stronghold."We have a sign of the use of chemical weapons in the Idlib area but for now there isn't ve
  
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• Where's Joe? Biden taking it slow in early campaign days

  28-05-2019 21:38 via news.yahoo.com
  While Democratic presidential hopefuls barnstorm through early voting states, the party's frontrunner for the nomination, Joe Biden, is working at a different pace altogether, rolling out his 2020 campaign in limited stages and to moderate numbers of voters.Despite Biden's sluggish start, President Donald Trump is already fixating on the former vice president as his main rival in next year's election, going so far as to invoke North Korea's dictator in a tweet criticizing Biden last weekend duri
  
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• Conjuring Spin-Off Annabelle Comes Home's Trailer Delivers Demonic Doll Scares

  28-05-2019 21:37 via gamespot.com
  
  The Conjuring universe continues to grow--the past year has seen the release of The Nun and The Curse of La Llorona, and in June the third Annabelle movie arrives. Annabelle Comes Home features Conjuring stars Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga and a new trailer has been released.Wilson and Farmiga reprise their roles as paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren, who have placed cursed doll Annabelle safely in their basement museum of evil and supernatural objects. Unfortunately, their daught
  
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• Israeli election rerun looms as Netanyahu talks falter

  28-05-2019 21:28 via news.yahoo.com
  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urgently worked to break a deadlock in coalition negotiations Tuesday as the once far-fetched possibility of fresh general elections only months after April polls loomed ever larger.Netanyahu has until Wednesday night to reach a coalition deal, but he has been unable to convince ex-defence minister Avigdor Lieberman to abandon a key demand and allow a government to be formed.Failing to do so would be a major setback for Netanyahu, and the stakes are espe
  
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• Ahead Of E3 2019, Leak Suggests Ubisoft Will Announce New Roller Derby Game

  28-05-2019 21:27 via gamespot.com
  
  Ubisoft has managed to create a reputation for accidentally having its games leak prior to their announcement, going as far back as 2012's Assassin's Creed III. Although a few are ultimately disproved, many are not. That doesn't automatically make this newest leak--that Ubisoft will announce a roller derby-themed multiplayer game at E3 2019--true, but it does mean it's at least plausible.According to the leak--first reported by Spiel Times via leaked assets and gameplay details, all of which hav
  
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• Ex-Cardinal McCarrick, others flouted 2008 restrictions

  28-05-2019 21:09 via news.yahoo.com
  VATICAN CITY (AP) — Email correspondence shows disgraced ex-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick was placed under Vatican restrictions in 2008 for sleeping with seminarians, but regularly flouted those travel rules with the apparent knowledge of Vatican officials under Pope Benedict XVI and Pope Francis.
  
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• Toy Story 4: How Bo-Peep Became A Main Character

  28-05-2019 21:00 via gamespot.com
  
  Throughout the Toy Story trilogy, Woody and Buzz have remained the two main characters. Others have played significant roles, such as Jesse in Toy Story 2, but the franchise has always been about Andy's two main toys, their friendship with one another, and their evolving relationship with their owner as he grew older. That all changes in Toy Story 4, as Pixar has made the decision to transform Bo-Peep--who wasn't even in Toy Story 3--into one of the main characters of the movie alongside Woody a
  
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• Pence calls on US Supreme Court to take up 'selective' abortion

  28-05-2019 20:58 via news.yahoo.com
  US Vice President Mike Pence on Tuesday urged the Supreme Court to take up a case about abortions based on sex, race or potential disability of the fetus, after the high court sidestepped the issue.While serving as governor of Indiana, Pence had signed into law a ban on so-called "selective" abortions.A lower court struck it down, and earlier Tuesday, the US Supreme Court opted not to weigh in until lower courts do so.
  
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• Indiana abortion: Mike Pence 'commends' Supreme Court for upholding foetal burial law

  28-05-2019 20:55 via news.yahoo.com
  Vice President Mike Pence has commended the Supreme Court for upholding a part of an Indiana law requiring the burial of foetal remains after abortions.Now he's encouraging the court to review state laws that restrict when and why an abortion can be performed, and says he hopes that "legal protections against discrimination based on sex, race, or disability will someday be extended to unborn Americans."Mr Pence signed the burial measure into law in 2016, when he was governor of Indiana.On Tuesda
  
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• Venezuela talks in Norway must focus on Maduro departure: US

  28-05-2019 20:53 via news.yahoo.com
  Talks in Norway between Venezuela's government and the US-backed opposition should focus only on President Nicolas Maduro's removal, Washington said Tuesday."We note the talks in Norway.As we have repeatedly stated, the United States believes the only thing to negotiate with Nicolas Maduro is the conditions of his departure," State Department spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus told reporters.
  
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• PS3/PS4 Exclusive, Journey, Headed To PC Via Epic Soon

  28-05-2019 20:36 via gamespot.com
  
  Alongside the numerous other games jumping on the Epic Games Store bandwagon--including Borderlands 3, Metro Exodus, The Outer Worlds, and more--indie studio thatgamecompany is following suit. The official Epic Games Twitter account announced that the California-based studio's Grammy-nominated title, Journey, will arrive on PC via the Epic Games Store.According to the tweet, below, Journey is headed to the platform sometime in the near future. There is no confirmation on an exact release date as
  
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• Super Mario Maker 2 Doesn't Let You Play Online With Friends

  28-05-2019 20:35 via gamespot.com
  
  One of the biggest new features in Super Mario Maker 2 is the addition of multiplayer. Not only can you build courses with a nearby friend simply by passing them a second controller, you can play any of the stages uploaded to the online Course World hub with up to three other players around the world. However, it appears the online multiplayer options will be limited strictly to strangers.Super Mario Maker 2 offers two online multiplayer modes: Versus and Co-Op. As their names suggest, Versus is
  
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• Death Stranding's PlayStation Twitch Takeover Hints At Impending Reveal

  28-05-2019 20:30 via gamespot.com
  
  Game director Hideo Kojima recently began teasing an impending announcement for Death Stranding. A subsequent tweet suggested a reveal of some sort was coming this Thursday, May 30, but that came from a Japanese account, so for those in the US it may actually come on Wednesday. Those teases weren't terribly clear on what to expect, but now we have a better idea of where you should keep an eye.The PlayStation Twitch channel has had a full Death Stranding makeover, complete with a banner for the g
  
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• Death Stranding Twitch Takeover Hints At Impending Reveal

  28-05-2019 20:30 via gamespot.com
  
  Game director Hideo Kojima recently began teasing an impending announcement for Death Stranding, suggesting a reveal on May 30. That tease came from a Japanese account, so for those in the US it may come tomorrow instead. Those teases weren't terribly clear on where to watch, but now we have a much better idea.The PlayStation Twitch channel has had a full Death Stranding makeover, complete with a banner for the game and the title, "Death Stranding: Tomorrow Is In Your Hands." Appropriately enoug
  
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• Pope says he would confront Trump directly on border wall

  28-05-2019 20:26 via news.yahoo.com
  In a wide-ranging television interview with Mexico's Televisa aired on Tuesday, the pope also shrugged off criticism from ultra-conservative Roman Catholics who call him a heretic.Francis, who has clashed with Trump before on migration issues, discussed the situation at the U.S.-Mexican border with veteran Vatican reporter Valentina Alazraki, who is Mexican."I don't know what's happening with this new culture of defending territories by building walls.
  
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• New iOS 13 concept fixes one of the worst things about the iPhone

  28-05-2019 20:02 via news.yahoo.com
  In just a few weeks, Apple will finally introduce the next major iPhone software upgrade, iOS 13, revealing its vision for the next year of mobile computing. iOS 13 is already a hotly anticipated update since some of its key features have leaked, including a system-wide dark mode similar to what's already available on the Mac. While we've been waiting for iOS 13 to arrive, a few designers have created some exciting iOS 13 concepts that look to guess what new software features Apple will bring to
  
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• US high court takes up case of Mexican shot by border patrol

  28-05-2019 20:00 via news.yahoo.com
  The US Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to review for the second time a lawsuit over the case of a Mexican teen shot dead inside Mexico by a Border Patrol Agent firing from the US side of the frontier.The family of Sergio Hernandez, who was 15 when he was killed by US agent Jesus Mesa on June 7, 2010, has been seeking compensation over the death in a lawsuit.The case has political significance amid a surge in undocumented migrants crossing the border and President Donald Trump's call for border offi
  
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• Venezuelan envoy lashes back after US walkout from UN body

  28-05-2019 19:46 via news.yahoo.com
  GENEVA (AP) — Venezuela's ambassador in Geneva mocked as "ridiculous" a U.S. walkout Tuesday from his chairmanship of the U.N.'s main disarmament body, launching barbs at President Donald Trump and laughing as he claimed a David-over-Goliath diplomatic victory over the United States.
  
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• 8-month-old found deceased in Bellflower ID'd as daughter of missing Sacramento County man, authorities say

  28-05-2019 19:46 via news.yahoo.com
  A deceased 8-month-old girl has been identified as the daughter of a Sacramento County man after both were reported missing and the child's body was found in the parking lot of a Bellflower mortuary, authorities confirmed Tuesday.
  
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• Missouri's Last Abortion Clinic May Lose Its License This Week

  28-05-2019 19:43 via news.yahoo.com
  Planned Parenthood's clinic in St. Louis, the last in Missouri, may be forced to stop offering abortions if its license isn't renewed.
  
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• All PS4 Games Confirmed So Far For E3 2019 - GS News Update

  28-05-2019 19:43 via gamespot.com
  
  Sony may not be attending E3 2019 but there are still PS4 games confirmed for the conference
  
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• Destiny 2's Season of Opulence Trailer Teases New Six-Player Activity And Lots Of Loot

  28-05-2019 19:37 via gamespot.com
  
  Bungie is picking up speed in releasing new details about Penumbra, its next annual pass content drop for Destiny 2. A new trailer provides the first look at Penumbra's corresponding content season, the Season of Opulence, and the new activities and loot it'll bring to the game on June 4.The season returns players to the Leviathan, the huge Cabal ship that was the site of the Destiny 2's original raid (also called Leviathan), as well as its first two smaller "raid lairs." It seems the season wil
  
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• Destiny 2 Season Of Opulence: New Six-Player Activity And Lots Of Loot Teased

  28-05-2019 19:37 via gamespot.com
  
  Bungie is picking up speed in releasing new details about Penumbra, its next annual pass content drop for Destiny 2. A new trailer provides the first look at Penumbra's corresponding content season, the Season of Opulence, and the new activities and loot it'll bring to the game on June 4. Here's what to expect, including a new game mode, Exotic weapon, and more.The season returns players to the Leviathan, the huge Cabal ship that was the site of the Destiny 2's original raid (also called Leviath
  
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• British ex-spy will not talk to U.S. prosecutor examining Trump probe origins: source

  28-05-2019 19:33 via news.yahoo.com
  Christopher Steele, a former Russia expert for the British spy agency MI6, will not answer questions from prosecutor John Durham, named by Barr to examine the origins of the investigations into Trump and his campaign team, said the source close to Steele's London-based private investigation firm, Orbis Business Intelligence.Trump has given Barr broad authority to declassify intelligence materials related to the investigations.Last week Trump ordered the heads of U.S. spy and law enforcement agen
  
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• Trump Suit to Block Deutsche Bank Subpoenas on Hold

  28-05-2019 19:30 via news.yahoo.com
  U.S. District Judge Edgardo Ramos on Monday signed off on part of an agreement that delays enforcement of the subpoenas while Trump and the U.S. House of Representatives seek an expedited hearing at the federal appeals court in Manhattan.Trump, his three eldest children and his businesses sued to stop the banks from turning over the records, claiming the subpoenas are part of an improper campaign by House Democrats to delve into the president’s finances for political purposes.
  
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• Landmark US opioid trial begins in Oklahoma

  28-05-2019 19:29 via news.yahoo.com
  The first civil trial that could end up holding a drug company responsible for the US opioid epidemic began Tuesday in Oklahoma, in a landmark case that might impact thousands of others like it.The bench trial pits the state of Oklahoma against Johnson & Johnson.Two other drug companies named in the lawsuit settled ahead of the trial.
  
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• Ariana Grande, fans poke fun at her 'offensive' new wax figure at Madame Tussauds

  28-05-2019 19:29 via news.yahoo.com
  Ariana Grande and many of her fans aren't quite feeling the singer's new wax figure in Madame Tussauds' London location.
  
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