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• Behind the Scenes of Donald and Melania Trump’s Visit to the United Kingdom

  03-06-2019 23:57 via news.yahoo.com
  Queen Elizabeth II welcomed the president and first lady to Buckingham Palace, even presenting them with gifts
  
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• The Latest: Apple unveils privacy tools, iTunes changes

  03-06-2019 23:49 via news.yahoo.com
  New privacy tools and changes to Apple's iTunes software are among the highlights at Apple's annual developers conference.The event Monday is Apple's chance to preview features expected this fall.An updated Maps app has a new "Look Around" feature similar to Google's "Street View." Apple is improving portrait lighting for its camera software and will use artificial intelligence to improve photo management.
  
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• U.S. to sell 34 surveillance drones to allies in South China Sea region

  03-06-2019 23:40 via news.yahoo.com
  The Trump administration has moved ahead with a surveillance drone sale to four U.S. allies in the South China Sea region as acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan said Washington will no longer "tiptoe" around Chinese behavior in Asia.Shanahan did not directly name China when making accusations of "actors" destabilizing the region in a speech at the annual Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore on Saturday but went on to say the United States would not ignore Chinese behavior.The Pentagon announce
  
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• The Latest: Carnival to pay $20M for cruise pollution

  03-06-2019 23:40 via news.yahoo.com
  MIAMI (AP) — The Latest on Carnival Cruises-Pollution (all times local):
  
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• Apple iTunes Is Shutting Down, but Your Music Is Safe

  03-06-2019 23:39 via news.yahoo.com
  Apple is shutting down iTunes, the app that served as the company’s primary hub for buying and consuming digital media for nearly 20 years. In its place, the company will deliver a trio of dedica...
  
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• How Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge Fits Into Canon While Delivering A Unique Disnyland Story

  03-06-2019 23:36 via gamespot.com
  
  Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge has now opened at California's Disneyland, letting fans of the franchise visit a new planet where the resistance and the First Order are battling for control. Still, while Galaxy's Edge is firmly planted in the latest trilogy of Star Wars films, care has been taken by the creative minds behind the land to create as unique an experience as possible for everyone who crosses its threshold.According to Carrie Beck, vice president of the Lucasfilm story group, the crafting of
  
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• How Disney's Galaxy's Edge Fits Into Star Wars Canon While Delivering A Unique Story

  03-06-2019 23:36 via gamespot.com
  
  Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge has now opened at California's Disneyland, letting fans of the franchise visit a new planet where the resistance and the First Order are battling for control. Still, while Galaxy's Edge is firmly planted in the latest trilogy of Star Wars films, care has been taken by the creative minds behind the land to create as unique an experience as possible for everyone who crosses its threshold.According to Carrie Beck, vice president of the Lucasfilm story group, the crafting of
  
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• House panel threatens contempt of Congress vote against Barr, Ross

  03-06-2019 23:29 via news.yahoo.com
  The top U.S. law enforcement officer and the Commerce secretary will face a contempt of Congress vote unless they hand over documents by Thursday on efforts to put a citizenship question on the 2020 census, the chairman of a House of Representatives panel warned on Monday.Representative Elijah Cummings, chairman of the House Oversight and Reform Committee, sent letters to Attorney General William Barr and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross warning them they had until Thursday to comply with the subp
  
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• Apple leaves iTunes behind as it harmonizes software

  03-06-2019 23:26 via news.yahoo.com
  Apple on Monday announced enhanced privacy features as it harmonized software across its lineup of devices, while dropping its groundbreaking iTunes store as it gears up for new kinds of digital content.Apple chief Tim Cook and other executives focused on privacy features as they unveiled software improvements for iPhones, iPads, Apple Watch, Apple TV, and Mac computers at the technology giant's annual gathering of developers in Silicon Valley."The future of iTunes is not one app, it's three," s
  
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• Fortnite Week 4 Fortbyte #91 Location Guide (Season 9 Utopia Challenge)

  03-06-2019 23:25 via gamespot.com
  
  Fortnite's Week 4 challenges of Season 9 are now live on PS4, Xbox One, PC, Nintendo Switch, and mobile devices, which means players across all platforms have another chance to rack up Battle Stars and unlock more of this season's new skins and other cosmetic rewards. That also means you can now complete another one of this season's Utopia challenges if you manage to finish all seven tasks from a given week, which will lead you to another secret Fortbyte.Just as in previous seasons, completing a
  
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• EXPLAINER-U.S. dependence on China's rare earth: Trade war vulnerability

  03-06-2019 23:23 via news.yahoo.com
  Rare earth elements are used in a wide range of consumer products, from iPhones to electric car motors, as well as military jet engines, satellites and lasers.Rising tensions between the United States and China have sparked concerns that Beijing could use its dominant position as a supplier of rare earths for leverage in the trade war between the two global economic powers.China supplied 80% of the rare earths imported by the United States from 2014 to 2017.
  
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• Trump calls Queen Elizabeth a 'great, great woman'

  03-06-2019 23:10 via news.yahoo.com
  Donald Trump hailed Queen Elizabeth II as a "great, great woman" as the British monarch threw a lavish banquet for the US president on Monday to kick off his three-day state visit.The Trump dynasty sat down to a glittering dinner with the British royal family in the Buckingham Palace ballroom as the UK rolled out the red carpet.Both Trump and the 93-year-old sovereign praised the common bond between Britain and the United States.
  
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• Gunman's resignation email gave no hint of bloodshed to come

  03-06-2019 23:08 via news.yahoo.com
  VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — The Virginia Beach employee who shot and killed 12 people at a municipal building gave no hint of the bloodbath to come when he emailed his resignation letter earlier in the day, saying that he was leaving for "personal reasons" but that "it has been a pleasure to serve."
  
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• The One Word That Could End North Korea

  03-06-2019 23:00 via news.yahoo.com
  Vietnam seemed like the perfect place for Donald Trump and North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un to meet in late February for their latest summit on denuclearization. At Hanoi’s posh Metropole Hotel, Trump hoped to convince Kim to abandon nuclear weapons in exchange for lifting U.S. sanctions against North Korea, which would spur needed economic development in that country.North Korea’s economy has been in dire straits since the Soviet Union – which had propped up its communist reg
  
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• Every New Car That May Jump in Price from U.S. Tariffs on Mexican Imports

  03-06-2019 23:00 via news.yahoo.com
  President Trump's proposed tariffs on all Mexican goods could cost car buyers.
  
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• House Judiciary Committee Launches Antitrust Investigation of Tech Giants

  03-06-2019 22:59 via news.yahoo.com
  Bill ClarkThe House Judiciary Committee is launching an antitrust investigation into major tech companies like Google and Amazon, moving Congress closer to legislative action against the tech giants. “This is really about ‘how do we get competition back in this space?’” Rep. David Cicilline (D-R.I.), who will lead the investigation as head of the antitrust subcommittee, told reporters on Monday.The antitrust investigation represents a new headache for the tech giants, whi
  
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• Destiny 2 Unveils New Crown Of Sorrow Raid In Official Trailer

  03-06-2019 22:54 via gamespot.com
  
  Ahead of Destiny 2's Season of Opulence scheduled to go live Tuesday, June 4 at 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET, Bungie has announced the newest raid coming to the looter-shooter.Titled Crown of Sorrow, the new six-player raid has Guardians investigating an infested Leviathan in search of riches beyond the Light's wildest imagination. Emperor Calus beckons you and any other willing Guardians to enter a new activity called the Menagerie, where you'll "carve your way through ever-changing paths and enemies" on
  
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• Russell Wilson gives a voice to the often unseen victims of domestic violence – pets

  03-06-2019 22:40 via news.yahoo.com
  Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson is giving a voice to thevoiceless
  
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• 10 Important Ages For Retirement Planning

  03-06-2019 22:33 via news.yahoo.com
  Each type of retirement benefit has a different eligibility age.Your age plays a big role in how much you can expect to receive from Social Security and what you need to do to avoid retirement account penalties.Remember to factor these important ages into your retirement plan.
  
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• House Dems to hold Barr, Ross in contempt over census question

  03-06-2019 22:24 via news.yahoo.com
  The Oversight Committee wants key documents by Thursday.
  
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• Discounting climate change, EPA chief faults the media for the rise of bad environmental news

  03-06-2019 22:24 via news.yahoo.com
  EPA administrator Andrew Wheeler said Monday it was wrong to think that "the environment is getting worse."
  
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• E3 2019: Everything Scheduled This Week, Before The Big Event

  03-06-2019 22:21 via gamespot.com
  
  E3 2019 formally begins on Tuesday, June 11. During recent years, fans have grown accustomed to the weekend prior having a sequence of press conferences and presentations as publishers announce their games and hardware before showing them on the convention floor. But this year, the pre-E3 portion of the event has expanded yet again and starts seven sooner.Several companies have announced their own events for the week prior to E3, getting out ahead of the rush of announcements and staking a claim
  
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• E3 2019: Everything Happening This Week Before The Big Event

  03-06-2019 22:21 via gamespot.com
  
  E3 2019 formally begins on Tuesday, June 11. Over the years fans have grown accustomed to the weekend prior having a sequence of press conferences and presentations as publishers announce their games and hardware before showing them on a convention floor, but this year the event seems to have expanded yet again.Several companies have announced their own events for the week prior to E3, getting out ahead of the rush of announcements and staking a claim to their own time to make an impact on viewe
  
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• More than 50 shot in weekend violence in Chicago

  03-06-2019 22:19 via news.yahoo.com
  Chicago police say more than 50 people were shot, eight of them fatally, in gun violence over the weekend. Two people were stabbed to death, bringing the total number of homicides to 10. (June 3)
  
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• 30 years after Tiananmen, US says hopes dashed as China defends crackdown

  03-06-2019 22:14 via news.yahoo.com
  The United States said Monday it had lost hope for human rights progress in China 30 years after the crackdown on Tiananmen Square as Beijing, in rare official comments on the bloodshed, insisted it had "immunized" itself against turmoil."Over the decades that followed, the United States hoped that China's integration into the international system would lead to a more open, tolerant society.
  
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• Cryptocurrency pioneer pays $4.57m for lunch with Warren Buffett, who called Bitcoin 'rat poison squared'

  03-06-2019 21:59 via news.yahoo.com
  Justin Sun, a cryptocurrency entrepreneur, bid $4.57m to have lunch with Warren Buffett, who once called Bitcoin “rat poison squared.”Mr Sun launched a cyptocurrency called Tron, or TRX Troken, in 2017. It’s valued at $2.56bn, and listed on CoinMarkCap.com as the 10th largest cryptocurrency in the world.“As some of you might know, the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway has said publicly he sees no ‘unique value’ in Bitcoin, the world’s largest cryptocurrency,&rdq
  
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• Apple WWDC 2019: Goodbye, iTunes. Hello, iOS 13 and iPadOS

  03-06-2019 21:55 via news.yahoo.com
  It's official: Apple is dropping iTunes in exchange for three separate apps and called its new operating system iOS 13. Here's what you need to know.
  
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• Best of iOS 13: The 15 most exciting new features coming to your iPhone and iPad

  03-06-2019 21:54 via news.yahoo.com
  WWDC 2019 has only just begun but as far as exciting news is concerned, it's already wrapped up. Apple made a ton of announcements during its big keynote presentation on Monday afternoon, and it gave the world its first official glimpse at the updated software that will power its platforms for the year to come. There was plenty of exciting news surrounding all of Apple's new platforms, but there's no question that iOS 13 stole the show at WWDC. While last year's iOS 12 update was all about squas
  
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• Kinder Morgan says no impact to Carson oil storage facility after fire

  03-06-2019 21:52 via news.yahoo.com
  "There are no impacts to the facility beyond the truck rack.The fire was extinguished, which also injured a truck driver, and the crude and petroleum products storage terminal in Carson was evacuated, the company said earlier.
  
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• Kinder Morgan evacuates Carson, California oil terminal after fire

  03-06-2019 21:52 via news.yahoo.com
  Kinder Morgan said the fire, which was discovered on its truck rack at the Carson Terminal at 5:45 a.m. PT (1245 GMT), has been extinguished."The terminal has been evacuated and all Kinder Morgan personnel have been accounted for.
  
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• The one place where you're forgetting to put sunscreen

  03-06-2019 21:46 via news.yahoo.com
  We chatted with a dermatologist about her top tips for sun protection and the one place we're forgetting to put sunscreen. 
  
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• The one place where you're forgetting to put sunscreen on

  03-06-2019 21:46 via news.yahoo.com
  We love summer for a rainbow of reasons -- beach days, outdoor barbecues andsummer travel to name a few
  
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• The one place where you're forgetting to put sunscreen

  03-06-2019 21:46 via news.yahoo.com
  We love summer for a rainbow of reasons -- beach days, outdoor barbecues andsummer travel to name a few
  
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• Racism allegations lead U.S. smoothie chain to require staff training

  03-06-2019 21:43 via news.yahoo.com
  Smoothie King, a U.S. chain of shops specializing in blended fruit and vegetable drinks, said on Monday that it was temporarily shutting two of its North Carolina stores after workers used racial slurs on receipts to describe customers."We have zero tolerance for any action where a guest is disrespected and we have taken immediate and decisive action," Smoothie King Franchises Inc said in an emailed statement.The events are the latest example of a major U.S. retailer in recent months requiring e
  
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• House Judiciary Committee to hold June 10 hearing on Mueller report

  03-06-2019 21:43 via news.yahoo.com
  The Democrat-controlled U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing on June 10 on Robert Mueller's report on Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election and its connections to Donald Trump's campaign.The committee will hear testimony from former U.S. attorneys and legal experts, including John Dean, a Trump critic andformer White House counsel to President Richard Nixon who served a year in prison in connection with the Watergate scandal."We have learned so m
  
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• We Played An Hour Of Control And Still Have No Idea What's Going On

  03-06-2019 21:38 via gamespot.com
  
  The picture of what to expect from Remedy Entertainment's Control is slowly coalescing as the developer gives more and more looks at the upcoming title, but just because we've seen more of Control, doesn't mean we're any closer to understanding it. A recent preview of the game for journalists ahead of E3 2019, in which we delved into one early-ish level, left us with as many questions as answers. But it did give an impression of what the game will be like as it delivers the story of the Federal
  
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• UPDATE 2-Kinder Morgan says no impact to Carson oil storage facility after fire

  03-06-2019 21:38 via news.yahoo.com
  Kinder Morgan Inc said on Monday that there was no impact to its crude and petroleum products storage facility in Carson, California after a fire on its truck rack earlier in the day."There are no impacts to the facility beyond the truck rack.The fire was extinguished, which also injured a truck driver, and the crude and petroleum products storage terminal in Carson was evacuated, the company said earlier.
  
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• Xbox One/PS4 Controller Support Coming To iPhone, Apple TV

  03-06-2019 21:35 via gamespot.com
  
  Apple wrapped up its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) today with a bevy of announcements for both its hardware and software. Kicking the conference off was an unexpected surprise: PS4 and Xbox One controller support is headed to both iPhone (via iOS 13) and the Apple TV.According to Apple's official iOS 13 features preview, the upcoming software update--slated to launch this fall--will allow PS4 and Xbox One controllers to work on iPhones via Bluetooth compatibility. With Apple's tv
  
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• Apple Announces PS4 / Xbox One Controller Support For iPhone, Apple TV

  03-06-2019 21:35 via gamespot.com
  
  Apple hosted its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) today with a bevy of announcements for both its hardware and software. Kicking the conference off was an unexpected surprise: PS4 and Xbox One controller support is headed to both iPhone (via iOS 13) and the Apple TV.According to Apple's official iOS 13 features preview, the upcoming software update--slated to launch this fall--will allow PS4 and Xbox One controllers to work on iPhones via Bluetooth compatibility. With Apple's tvOS u
  
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• New Free PC Games Available For Amazon Prime Members In June

  03-06-2019 21:34 via gamespot.com
  
  With E3 2019 on the horizon, June is gearing up to be an exciting month for gamers, but in the midst of all the buzz, don't forget there are new free games to be had this month. Amazon is giving away another free batch of indie PC games in June, and to claim them, you just need to be a Twitch Prime member, a service included with every Amazon Prime subscription.Stikbold: A Dodgeball AdventureFirst up is Aegis Defenders, a 2D platformer where you play as a team of Ruinhunters searching for a lege
  
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• House Dems to Call Nixon Lawyer as First Witness in Mueller Report Hearing

  03-06-2019 21:28 via news.yahoo.com
  Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee announced Monday that they will call John Dean, the former White House counsel to President Richard Nixon, as their first witness in the upcoming Mueller report hearings.The hearings, which House Democrats have titled “Lessons from the Mueller Report: Presidential Obstruction and Other Crimes,” will begin June 10 and will primarily serve as a platform to further explore President Trump's alleged attempts to obstruct Special Counsel Robert Mu
  
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• E3 2019 Google Stadia Connect: What Time It Starts And How To Watch

  03-06-2019 21:27 via gamespot.com
  
  E3 2019 is fast approaching, but this year the industry's big annual event is getting preempted by a new challenger. Google has announced it will hold a special "Stadia Connect" presentation that will outline several key pieces of information about its ambitious video game streaming service, just days before the rest of the games industry debuts its wares in and around the Los Angeles Convention Center.What Time Does Google's Stadia Connect Livestream Start?Google Stadia Connect will debut on Th
  
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• Another Telltale Game Is Disappearing--And It Can't Be Redownloaded Once It's Gone

  03-06-2019 21:27 via gamespot.com
  
  Following Telltale Games' closure, another of its games is scheduled to be delisted. Both seasons of Minecraft: Story Mode will be gone from all digital storefronts and no longer downloadable come June 25."On behalf of the publisher, Minecraft: Story Mode - A Telltale Games Series, Season 1 and 2 will no longer be supported on June 25th, 2019," Mojang published in a blog post. "If you have purchased these seasons, please download all remaining episodes prior to the service being discontinued in
  
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• A Connecticut mom went missing. Her estranged husband and his girlfriend now face charges

  03-06-2019 21:27 via news.yahoo.com
  Fotis Dulos and Michelle Troconis were arraigned on charges of evidence tampering and hindering prosecution.
  
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• How to install iOS 13 beta 1 on your iPhone or iPad right now

  03-06-2019 21:23 via news.yahoo.com
  After unveiling the most important iOS 13 features on stage at WWDC 2019, many of which were leaked in the weeks preceding the event, Apple released the first iOS 13 beta to developers, who can install the early version of the operating system on compatible iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch devices.As with previous betas, the first release is meant for developers to use first, as it might be less stable than the public beta that Apple will roll out to all users in July. However, considering what we s
  
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• The Latest: Woman in missing mom case posts bail

  03-06-2019 21:13 via news.yahoo.com
  NORWALK, Conn. (AP) — The Latest on the disappearance of a Connecticut mother of five (all times local):
  
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• Nadler Plans Mueller Report Hearings, Starting With John Dean

  03-06-2019 21:05 via news.yahoo.com
  “Russia attacked our elections to help President Trump win, Trump and his campaign welcomed this help and the president then tried to obstruct the investigation into the attack,” committee chairman Jerrold Nadler of New York said in a statement.The committee also plans to consider in these hearings “targeted legislative, oversight and constitutional remedies designed to respond to these matters,” according to a committee statement released Monday.
  
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• Fortnite: We Found The Missing Week 4 Bugged Fortbyte #91 Piece! (Season 9)

  03-06-2019 21:04 via gamespot.com
  
  Season 9 Week 4's Utopia Challenge had a lot of Fortnite players confused when they couldn't seem to claim their reward. In this video we breakdown and confirm the week 4 secret fortbyte piece location for battle pass owners! Captured on PC.
  
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• Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: First Look At Issue 2

  03-06-2019 21:04 via gamespot.com
  
  Who could have guessed that Batman and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles would wind up being two great tastes that taste great together? DC Entertainment and IDW are continuing their hot streak of hilariously over-the-top collisions between the rain-slicked gloom of Gotham and the cartoon color of the Turtles’ New York City with Batman/TMNT III--the third and final miniseries in the crossover saga. And this time, TMNT co-creator Kevin Eastman is getting in on the action alongside writer Jam
  
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• Pokemon Sword / Shield Direct: How To Watch, Start Times, And More

  03-06-2019 21:00 via gamespot.com
  
  We're only a few days away from E3 2019, but for Pokemon fans, the most exciting news is coming this week. Ahead of Nintendo's E3 livestream, the company is broadcasting a special Pokemon Direct this Wednesday, June 5. In contrast to the broader E3 Direct set for next week, which will showcase a number of Switch games coming in 2019, this week's presentation will focus exclusively on Pokemon Sword and Shield. If you're eager to tune in, here's everything you need to know about when the Pokemon D
  
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