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• You might have missed the most promising new feature of iOS 13

  05-06-2019 23:39 via news.yahoo.com
  iOS 13 might not be the huge leap forward that some Apple fans anticipated, but it does include a range of upgrades that will greatly improve the iOS experience. One that we've yet to highlight is called Optimized Battery Charging, and while it doesn't sound all that exciting, it might be the best addition of iOS 13.As MacRumors explains, Optimized Battery Charging can be found in the Battery Health section of the Settings app. "To reduce battery aging," the description reads, "iPhone learns fro
  
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• Activists Ramp Up Pressure on Congress to Start Impeachment Hearings

  05-06-2019 23:33 via news.yahoo.com
  "Any member of Congress who isn’t feeling the pressure on impeachment hearings isn’t listening"
  
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• 5 genius Father's Day gifts that Dad will actually use

  05-06-2019 23:22 via news.yahoo.com
  Welcome to "Add to Cart," a video series that features must-have products forevery occasion from graduations and weddings to holiday essentials
  
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• Wonder Woman 84 Poster Gives Diana A New Costume

  05-06-2019 23:02 via gamespot.com
  
  Warner Bros Entertainment surprised fans today with the confirmation, via Wonder Woman's director Patty Jenkins on Twitter, that the company will be skipping San Diego Comic-Con this year. With no Hall H presence, this means that highly anticipated movies like Wonder Woman 84 and the star-studded Dune reboot will not be featured at the convention at all.But never fear, Jenkins gave the bad news with a spoonful of sugar by tweeting out a brand-new poster for Wonder Woman 84, featuring an all-new
  
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• Ocasio-Cortez: Serious climate plan to cost at least $10T

  05-06-2019 22:59 via news.yahoo.com
  Any plan to adequately address climate change would likely cost at least $10 trillion, freshman Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said Wednesday as she responded to a flurry of climate proposals from Democratic presidential candidates.The New York Democrat, a co-author of the Green New Deal, is seen as an influential voice on climate policy, especially among Democrats.The Green New Deal would shift the U.S. economy away from fossil fuels such as oil and coal and replace them with renewable sources s
  
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• All the new iPad gestures you need to learn to leave your laptop behind

  05-06-2019 22:53 via news.yahoo.com
  For a few years now, Apple has been insisting that the iPad is a better choice than a traditional laptop, and that might be true for some users. The iPad Pro, as well as the various features that Apple built for the tablet to take advantage of the extra screen real estate, make it a great tool for work -- but not a perfect work device.That is, it wasn't an ideal laptop replacement until earlier this week when Apple unveiled a bunch of iOS features for iPad that users have been demanding for year
  
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• US oil prices in 'bear' market as Dow rises again

  05-06-2019 22:52 via news.yahoo.com
  The US oil price dove into a "bear market" on Wednesday following a surprising jump in US petroleum inventories and as myriad trade conflicts dim the outlook for global growth.
  
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• Shelters Are Overcrowded With Migrant Children. Now the Trump Administration Is Scouting Military Bases

  05-06-2019 22:52 via news.yahoo.com
  The Trump Administration is assessing whether military bases in Oklahoma, Montana and Georgia are suitable to shelter migrant children.
  
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• GOP fractures over Trump’s tariffs

  05-06-2019 22:50 via news.yahoo.com
  The divide risks embarrassing the president and his party.
  
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• Explainer: Impeachment is not a quick 'bye, bye birdie' - Pelosi

  05-06-2019 22:45 via news.yahoo.com
  "Do you know most people think that impeachment means you’re out of office?" she asked reporters.The U.S. Constitution empowers Congress to impeach and remove the president from office, but no president has ever been removed as a direct result of a Senate impeachment trial.
  
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• The truth is out there: FBI releases its file on Bigfoot

  05-06-2019 22:41 via news.yahoo.com
  The FBI on Wednesday released correspondence it had in the mid- to late 1970s with an organization that conducted research into the existence of Bigfoot.
  
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• Joe Biden Is on Top of the Democratic Primary Field. How Does He Stay There?

  05-06-2019 22:29 via news.yahoo.com
  During a recent campaign swing, Joe Biden showed some vulnerabilities that, while not fatal on their own, could be major obstacles.
  
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• Ivanka Trump wears over $22,000 in outfits during three days in the UK

  05-06-2019 22:06 via news.yahoo.com
  Ivanka Trump headed to the UK for an official state visit with her father, and her outfits totaled over $22,000 in just two days.
  
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• Scouted: Amazon’s Day-Long Sale Gets You Up to 45% Off Top-Rated Running Shoes From Reebok, adidas, PUMA, and More

  05-06-2019 22:00 via news.yahoo.com
  Summer’s a perfect occasion to upgrade your running shoes, whether you use them to run in the city or on trails or casually around your home — there’s really no wrong way to wear running shoes. And Amazon’s massive day-long sale on men’s and women’s running shoes is a perfect opportunity to add to your shoe collection or upgrade your current pair. A Runner’s Guide to Running Shoes: Road Vs. Trail and Everything In BetweenWith more than 30 options, your n
  
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• They were 19 when they died on D-Day. 75 years later, twins are finally reunited at Normandy cemetery

  05-06-2019 21:58 via news.yahoo.com
  They had been buried in different countries. Now they are at the Normandy American Cemetery, where thousands are expected for the 75th anniversary.
  
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• The FBI Just Released Bigfoot’s Official File

  05-06-2019 21:50 via news.yahoo.com
  For the first time, take a peek inside the Bureau’s investigation into Sasquatch.
  
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• The Legend Of Zelda: Link's Awakening Pre-Order Guide For Nintendo Switch

  05-06-2019 21:42 via gamespot.com
  
  Earlier this year, Nintendo announced a remake of The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening is coming to Nintendo Switch. While we don't have a release date yet, that info will likely be revealed during Nintendo's E3 2019 press conference on June 11, as the game is confirmed to release this year.The Link's Awakening remake looks stunning, with vibrant, colorful visuals that retain the top-down perspective of the original. The last time Nintendo released a new game inspired by a classic Zelda adventu
  
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• Amazon says drone deliveries coming 'within months'

  05-06-2019 21:34 via news.yahoo.com
  Amazon said Wednesday it expects to begin large-scale deliveries by drone in the coming months as it unveiled its newest design for its "Prime Air" fleet.Jeff Wilke, head of Amazon's consumer operations, told the company's Machine Learning, Automation, Robotics and Space conference in Las Vegas that drones would play a role in ramping up efforts to shorten delivery times for many items to just one day for Amazon Prime members.Amazon offered no details about where or when the drone deliveries wou
  
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• Pokemon Go June 2019 Community Day: Start Times, Featured Pokemon, Event Move, And More

  05-06-2019 21:30 via gamespot.com
  
  Pokemon Go's Adventure Week event is now underway, but that isn't all that's happening in the Pokemon mobile game this week. The next Pokemon Go Community Day is also just around the corner. Niantic is hosting this month's event on Saturday, June 8 (just ahead of E3 2019), giving players another chance to capture a rare Pokemon and earn other in-game bonuses.Pokemon Go Community Days typically only run for three hours, although the specifics of each event--such as what the featured Pokemon will
  
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• Give Dad the Gift of Silence With Noise-Canceling Headphones for Father's Day

  05-06-2019 21:21 via news.yahoo.com
  With Father's Day approaching, now's the time to find the perfect present. One option that's sure to bring a smile to any music-loving dad's face: noise-canceling headphones. Whether dad needs a ...
  
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• Trump administration suspends U.S. educational programs for migrant children

  05-06-2019 21:19 via news.yahoo.com
  SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Trump administration is suspending educational, legal and recreational programs for migrant children in its custody, saying an influx of children crossing the border without a parent or legal guardian was putting a "tremendous strain" on the resources of the agency tasked with housing them.The agency that houses migrant children - the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) - asked Congress for an additional $2.88 billion to increase shelter capacity, HHS spok
  
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• British veterans parachute over Normandy 75 years after making D-Day jump

  05-06-2019 21:15 via news.yahoo.com
  Two British war veterans in their mid-nineties parachuted over the fields of Normandy, northern France, on Wednesday, 75 years after they jumped behind German defences on D-Day in an operation that helped turn the tide of World War Two against Adolf Hitler.Dressed in red jumpsuits, 95-year-old Harry Read and 94-year-old John Hutton performed tandem jumps with the British Parachute Regiment’s freefall display team, the Red Devils.Read was just 20-years old and Hutton, known to his friends a
  
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• Swastika symbol in California man's front yard has some neighbors upset

  05-06-2019 21:05 via news.yahoo.com
  A massive swastika in the front yard of a California man's home is upsetting some neighbors but he insists it's Tibetan symbol.
  
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• House Democrat says support lacking for Trump impeachment inquiry

  05-06-2019 21:05 via news.yahoo.com
  A top U.S. House Democratic committee chairman on Wednesday appeared to rule out any imminent impeachment probe of President Donald Trump, but vowed quick court action to obtain the full, unredacted Mueller report on Russian election interference.House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler told reporters that he could ultimately pursue a formal impeachment inquiry against Trump, a move that progressive Democrats and outside groups have increasingly sought since the release of a redacted ve
  
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• Before Trump Threat, Mexico Agreed on Migrant Detention Target

  05-06-2019 20:52 via news.yahoo.com
  The White House and Mexican foreign ministry didn’t immediately respond to requests for comment.Migration has been an increasingly contentious issue for the bilateral relationship, with Trump expressing frustration over the arrival of increasing numbers of undocumented migrants.
  
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• D-Day commemorations: Queen pays tribute to 'resilience of wartime generation - my generation' - latest news

  05-06-2019 20:50 via news.yahoo.com
  Queen delivers poignant speech paying tribute to 'her resilient D-Day generation' Trump leaves the UK after three-day state visit Theresa May reads heartbreaking letter of veteran The definitive story of D-Day - by those who lived to tell the tale  A Hitler Youth past, and he confronted his family on D-Day: the incredible story of Ernest Salter Andrew Roberts | 75 years after D-Day we're still astounded by the sheer scale of Operation Overlord​ D-Day 75th anniversary flypast: Route, t
  
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• CNN Sues FBI for Access to Reports on 500 Mueller Witnesses

  05-06-2019 20:46 via news.yahoo.com
  The Federal Bureau of Investigation failed to respond to CNN’s Freedom of Information Act request for the documents, known as "302s," the news organization said in a suit filed Tuesday in Washington.CNN is seeking a court order forcing the FBI to hand the documents over.
  
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• Trump, Queen lead emotional tributes to D-Day heroes

  05-06-2019 20:45 via news.yahoo.com
  US President Donald Trump and Queen Elizabeth II joined 300 veterans in paying tribute to their fallen comrades at a poignant ceremony on Wednesday marking the 75th anniversary of D-Day.Mixing sombre recitals of soldiers' last letters home with period song-and-dance numbers, the ceremony in Portsmouth drew more than a dozen world leaders including Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
  
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• Biden sets off storm for supporting abortion funding ban

  05-06-2019 20:44 via news.yahoo.com
  Abortion-rights groups slammed Biden’s stance as unacceptable.
  
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• Family arrests at U.S.-Mexico border reach highest monthly level in over decade amid tariff threat

  05-06-2019 20:42 via news.yahoo.com
  U.S. border officers apprehended more than 132,000 people crossing from Mexico in May, an increase over the previous month and the highest monthly level since 2006, reaching what U.S. officials said on Wednesday were "crisis" levels.U.S. President Donald Trump is frustrated with the rising number of mostly Central American migrants crossing into the United States and the new arrest numbers coincided with his threat to impose across-the-board tariffs on Mexican goods if Mexico does not do more to
  
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• Sanders confronts Walmart, says it's paying 'starvation wages'

  05-06-2019 20:37 via news.yahoo.com
  Liberal 2020 presidential candidate Bernie Sanders confronted the world's biggest retailer on Wednesday, entering Walmart's shareholder meeting and accusing top executives of paying "starvation wages" to company employees.The popular independent senator traveled to Arkansas and attended Walmart's shareholder gathering, where he called on Walmart to reserve a seat on its board for at least one of the company's 1.5 million employees.Sanders, speaking at the meeting on behalf of a Walmart employee,
  
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• Pelosi on impeachment: 'We know exactly what path we're on'

  05-06-2019 20:31 via news.yahoo.com
  Nancy Pelosi denies she feels pressured as House tees up contempt package.
  
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• Man sentenced to life in prison for joyriding freed after 23 years, including solitary confinement

  05-06-2019 20:11 via news.yahoo.com
  A California man has been freed from prison after serving 23 years for a nonviolent crime, including eight years in solitary confinement for possessing a banned book.The man, Kenneth Oliver, was first given a life sentence under California’s “three strikes” sentencing law for repeat felony offenders — with his third infraction being joyriding.Oliver’s release comes seven years after voters in the state voted to reform the three strike rule, making the punishment onl
  
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• Biden: Democratic candidate criticized for supporting abortion funding ban

  05-06-2019 20:11 via news.yahoo.com
  Campaign confirms Biden still supports the Hyde Amendment, a law that bars the government from paying for abortion services Democratic 2020 presidential candidate Joe Biden. His support of the Hyde Amendment sets him apart from the rest of his Democratic competitors. Photograph: Brian Snyder/ReutersReproductive rights groups have criticized US Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden for supporting an abortion restriction called the Hyde Amendment. The 40-year-old law bars the US government f
  
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• Sanders crashes Walmart meeting, blasts 'starvation wages'

  05-06-2019 20:02 via news.yahoo.com
  Sanders called out Walmart’s CEO for the “grotesque level of income and wealth inequality.”
  
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• Sephora, accused of racial profiling, holds 'inclusivity workshop'

  05-06-2019 20:01 via news.yahoo.com
  Cosmetics chain Sephora closed its US stores for an hour on Wednesday to hold an "inclusivity workshop" for its employees, a month after a Grammy-nominated black singer said she was racially profiled in the shop.Sephora's downtown Washington store opened an hour later than usual."We truly belong to something beautiful," said a sign on the door, a reference to the company's recent "We Belong to Something Beautiful" advertising campaign.
  
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• M5 Rivalling CTS-V Has A Davenport Supercharger And 738 Horsepower

  05-06-2019 20:00 via news.yahoo.com
  This 2011 Cadillac was once a record breaking machine on the Nurburgring in stock form, now it has an additional 181 horsepower to contend with.The CTS was Cadillac’s answer to the European sedans like BMW’s 5 Series or Mercedes’ E-Class.Like both rivals, Cadillac cooked up a performance orientated one with a supercharger, and it looks something like this, the CTS-V.
  
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• Bernie Sanders tells Walmart shareholders company is paying workers 'starvation wages'

  05-06-2019 20:00 via news.yahoo.com
  Bernie Sanders has accused Walmart of paying its workers “starvation wages” – delivering his broadside in a dramatic intervention at a meeting of the company’s shareholders.Speaking in Arkansas, Mr Sanders, 76, who is among more than 20 Democrats seeking the party’s presidential nomination, said Walmart was fuelling inequality.He said the company – more than half of which is still owned by members of the Walton family, the richest family in the world – p
  
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• EXCLUSIVE-GM CEO defends plan to sell Ohio plant to startup

  05-06-2019 19:56 via news.yahoo.com
  General Motors Chief Executive Mary Barra on Wednesday defended the automaker's plan to sell an assembly plant in Ohio, arguing the plan to sell the plant to an electric vehicle start-up was thoroughly vetted and had a chance of success.Barra told Reuters in a brief interview Wednesday after a series of meetings on Capitol Hill that the company did not plan to add a new vehicle to its Lordstown, Ohio, assembly plant that ended production in March because it has additional unused U.S. capacity.La
  
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• Walmart’s CEO Calls on Congress to Boost Minimum Wage

  05-06-2019 19:50 via news.yahoo.com
  Calling the current $7.25 minimum wage “too low,” Walmart Chief Executive Officer Doug McMillon said Wednesday it’s “time for Congress to put a thoughtful plan in place” to boost it.Walmart has raised its starting wage several times in recent years to the current $11 an hour, but that’s still below rivals like Target Corp. and Costco Wholesale Corp.
  
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• UPDATE 2-Ford expected to announce closure of Welsh engine factory- source

  05-06-2019 19:34 via news.yahoo.com
  Carmaker Ford is expected to announce on Thursday that it is closing its engine facility in Bridgend, Wales, a source told Reuters, in what would be another blow to Britain's car industry.More than 2,000 people work at the site, according to Ford's website, which is one of two Ford engine plants in Britain.
  
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• Dying Light 2 Concept Art Reveals Rooftop Community

  05-06-2019 19:31 via gamespot.com
  
  Lots of zombie games have pockets of survivors, but Dying Light 2 is aiming to make a richer experience surrounding them. The survivor camps that largely manifest around the safety of rooftops play into your gameplay, as your decisions will be reflected in the communities. A new piece of concept art shows a rooftop farm.As described by Techland, your choices will help uncover new areas and impact how they thrive. The studio suggests that helping survivors will often come at some personal cost, s
  
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• Bernie Sanders Confronts Walmart Over ‘Starvation Wages’ at Shareholder Meeting

  05-06-2019 19:27 via news.yahoo.com
  Stephen Lam/ReutersSen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) spoke at Walmart’s annual shareholder meeting on Wednesday and directly told the company that it pays “starvation wages” to many of its staffers. While appearing at the annual summit in Rogers, Arkansas, the 2020 Democratic candidate introduced a proposal on behalf of an employee to raise the company’s hourly wages to $15 and to allow for workers to be on the company's corporate board. “Walmart is the largest private emp
  
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• Kojima Says Death Stranding Is Inventing A New Genre

  05-06-2019 19:21 via gamespot.com
  
  There's no denying that Death Stranding looks like Hideo Kojima's typical brand of perplexing. While it has elements of modern game design, it doesn't seem to fit into any one specific genre. Kojima says he has invented something new with this one.The Japanese auteur took to Twitter to breakdown exactly what he's doing. Death Stranding is an action game, as evidenced by the release date trailer above, but Kojima says the game is creating a hybrid of something entirely new. He calls Death Strandi
  
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• Death Stranding Invents A New Genre, Kojima Says

  05-06-2019 19:21 via gamespot.com
  
  There's no denying that Death Stranding looks like Hideo Kojima's typical brand of perplexing. While it has elements of modern game design, what we've seen from the game doesn't seem to fit into any one specific genre. According to Kojima himself, that's because he has invented something new with this one.The Japanese auteur took to Twitter to break down exactly what he's set out to do with the new PS4 exclusive. Death Stranding is an action game, as evidenced by the release date trailer above,
  
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• What It's Like to Be An Uber Driver: 80 Hour Work Weeks and Tons of Waiting

  05-06-2019 19:16 via news.yahoo.com
  Uber’s upcoming initial public offering may be one of the biggest in history, with the ride-hailing company expected to raise up to US$9 billion.That’s good news for its early investors and executives, who could reap $1.3 billion from the IPO.For the potentially hundreds of thousands of drivers who do it as their largest or main source of income? Not so much. That may be why some of them plan to go on strike in seven U.S. cities for 12 hours on May 8.For the past two years, I’v
  
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• Census citizenship question: Practical or partisan?

  05-06-2019 19:12 via news.yahoo.com
  The latest fight over the census stems from the Trump administration's desire to add a question to the 2020 census form asking respondents if they are U.S. citizens. It has been nearly 70 years since the census has considered citizenship.
  
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• House Oversight postpones subpoena vote after Commerce agrees to interviews

  05-06-2019 19:02 via news.yahoo.com
  But Rep. Elijah Cummings said they will vote on holding the attorney general and commerce secretary in contempt if they don’t hand over documents.
  
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• E3 2019: Xbox Promises "Something New" For Showcase

  05-06-2019 18:55 via gamespot.com
  
  Microsoft is preparing for its E3 2019 presentation, and has promised to "go big" for Xbox this year. The company has added another intriguing teaser to the mix, although it's so open-ended it could mean just about anything.In a tweet from the official Xbox account, the company said "We invited something new to #XboxE3 this year." Of course E3 presentations are often full of new announcements, but this one was conspicuous. This something seems bigger than most E3 surprises, and the mention of an
  
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• E3 2019: Xbox Promises "Something New" For Its Press Conference

  05-06-2019 18:55 via gamespot.com
  
  Microsoft is preparing for its E3 2019 presentation and has promised to "go big" for Xbox this year. The company has added another intriguing teaser to the mix, although it's so open-ended it could mean just about anything.In a tweet from the official Xbox account, the company said, "We invited something new to #XboxE3 this year." Of course E3 presentations are often full of new announcements, but this one was conspicuous. This something seems bigger than most E3 surprises, and the mention of an
  
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