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• Hickenlooper denounces Sanders' democratic socialism vision

  13-06-2019 23:43 via news.yahoo.com
  Democratic presidential candidate John Hickenlooper on Thursday attacked rival Bernie Sanders' vision of an America remade under democratic socialism and chastised others in the 2020 race for not repudiating that political philosophy.The former Colorado governor said Sanders was "wrong" to call for policies such as "Medicare for All" that would dramatically increase public spending and government involvement in Americans' daily lives."The Democratic field has not only failed to oppose Sen. Sande
  
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• The Yellow Part of Jupiter's Watery Moon? That's Table Salt, NASA Says

  13-06-2019 23:22 via news.yahoo.com
  Europa is absolutely covered with the stuff.
  
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• The view from one of the last abortion clinics in Louisiana

  13-06-2019 23:08 via news.yahoo.com
  Now, the man known in court documents as “Dr. John Doe 1” – or “Doe” for short – is ready to retire and wondering whether anyone will be around to take his place.There are one or two local physicians who might be willing to hack it – to risk judgment from their peers and neighbors, face hostility from antiabortion extremists, and conceal their identities from the public, as Doe has done for most of his career.“We’re going to kind of face
  
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• New leak says Google built three different Pixel 4 prototypes before settling on a design

  13-06-2019 23:06 via news.yahoo.com
  Remember those gorgeous Pixel 4 renders that showed us a phone featuring a dual-lens hole-punch display on the front, a la Samsung's Galaxy S10? It turns out that was a real Pixel 4 design prototype, according to a brand new report, although it's not what Google landed on for the final design. Also, remember that rumor that said Google had three distinct design teams working on the Pixel 4? Apparently, that's true too.The news comes from YouTube channel Front Page Tech, which has delivered plent
  
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• Fewer women are having abortions. Why?

  13-06-2019 22:45 via news.yahoo.com
  The US abortion rate has been declining for decades. What's driving it?
  
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• Xbox's Matt Booty On Studio Acquisitions And Making Game Pass Valuable

  13-06-2019 22:39 via gamespot.com
  
  One of Microsoft's major reveals at its E3 2019 press conference was the announcement that it had acquired Double Fine Productions, the development studio founded by Tim Schafer. Double Fine joins Ninja Theory, Obsidian, Playground Games, Compulsion Games, and a few others on the list of acquisitions.It begs the question: Why is Microsoft spending so much money on bolstering its roster of developers? The obvious answer is that it wants more exclusives to make Xbox platforms more attractive to cu
  
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• Kamala Harris Runs for Queen

  13-06-2019 22:35 via news.yahoo.com
  I’m going to let you in on a secret about the 2020 presidential contest: Unless unforeseen circumstances lead to a true wave election, the legislative stakes will be extremely low. The odds are heavily stacked against Democrats’ retaking the Senate, and that means that even if a Democrat wins the White House, there will be no Medicare for All, no free college, and no “democratic socialism.” Democratic candidates are racing to the legislative left for the sake of programs
  
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• Venezuelans flock to Peru before new entry requirements

  13-06-2019 22:34 via news.yahoo.com
  Venezuelan citizens were rushing to enter Peru Thursday less than two days before it imposes new entry requirements on migrants fleeing the crisis-wracked South American nation.Long lines of people carrying blankets and suitcases had formed at a border post in northern Peru, while humanitarian groups set up activities for their children under a white tent.Gen. Raul Alfaro, the police chief for the Tumbes region, said 4,000 Venezuelans entered Peru's northern border on Wednesday, doubling the nor
  
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• Pompeo: Iran responsible for attack on oil tankers in Gulf of Oman

  13-06-2019 22:22 via news.yahoo.com
  Two oil tankers near the Strait of Hormuz were attacked Thursday, which left one ablaze and adrift as sailors were evacuated from both.
  
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• Here's A Good Deal On A Nintendo Switch After E3 2019

  13-06-2019 22:20 via gamespot.com
  
  Nintendo had another strong showing at E3 2019, sharing exciting details about upcoming Animal Crossing, Pokemon, and Zelda games, among others during the Nintendo Direct presentation. If all of the upcoming offerings inspired you to finally bite the bullet and buy a Nintendo Switch, Best Buy is here to help you get set up right by throwing in a free SanDisk 128GB microSDXC memory card with every Switch purchase. Simply add one of the basic Switches to your cart (note that the deal does not enco
  
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• California Rep. Hunter's wife may have flipped on him in corruption case

  13-06-2019 22:19 via news.yahoo.com
  When Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Calif., was indicted in August 2018 on 60 criminal counts alleging that he spent more than $250,000 in campaign donations on luxury trips, tequila shots, Costco shopping sprees and other personal items, his first reaction was to blame his wife.
  
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• Jury: Man held stepdaughter for 19 years, fathered her 9 children

  13-06-2019 22:13 via news.yahoo.com
  A 64-year-old man accused of abducting his stepdaughter and holding her captive for 19 years in Mexico and elsewhere while fathering her nine children has been found guilty of kidnapping and other charges.
  
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• After a family vacation in Italy, U.S. congressman's wife admits to misusing campaign funds

  13-06-2019 21:57 via news.yahoo.com
  The wife of a U.S. representative pleaded guilty on Thursday to federal charges alleging misuse of $250,000 in campaign funds and agreed to cooperate with prosecutors who are also bringing charges against her husband.The move by Margaret Hunter, wife of Republican U.S. Representative Duncan Hunter, came after she and her husband entered not guilty pleas in August 2018 that they spent campaign funds on items ranging from a holiday in Italy to Minnie Mouse ear headbands at Disneyland.The plea agre
  
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• REFILE-Migrants rush to enter Mexico ahead of security crackdown demanded by Trump

  13-06-2019 21:55 via news.yahoo.com
  Central American migrants eager to beat a crackdown by Mexico on its southern border with Guatemala scrambled into the country on Thursday as the government prepared to send thousands of National Guard members to plug gaps in the porous frontier.Mexico has agreed with the United States to demonstrate by late July that it can contain a surge in U.S.-bound migrants, following a threat from U.S. President Donald Trump to impose tariffs on Mexican goods if it failed to do so.
  
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• Men In Black International Review: That Old Ragnarok Magic Is Dead And Buried

  13-06-2019 21:55 via gamespot.com
  
  When Men in Black first arrived in theaters in 1997, it was something new and exciting. A sci-fi comedy about chasing aliens was an imaginative idea, and the casting of Will Smith as a rookie secret government operative, with Tommy Lee Jones as his veteran mentor, worked on practically every level. While the sequels that followed never quite reached the heights of the original, they brought new ideas to the table, whether it was Men in Black II turning the tables and making Smith's Agent J the v
  
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• On Painting Air Force One

  13-06-2019 21:43 via news.yahoo.com
  And so it has come to this.Two oil tankers were just attacked in the Gulf of Oman, presumably by Iran. The United States and China are facing off in a confrontation that is about far more than trade. The southern border remains anarchic and uncontrolled.And Congress is asking: “Can I get the icon in cornflower blue?”Here is the situation: The president of these United States gets from place to place in one of two Boeing jets designated “Air Force One” when the president i
  
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• Bethesda’s Pete Hines On Making Streaming Easier For Everyone | E3 2019

  13-06-2019 21:33 via gamespot.com
  
  At E3 2019 on the GameSpot stage, Pete Hines talks with us about Bethesda's push to make streaming easier for everyone as well Ikumi Nakamura's popularity.
  
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• Tim Schafer On Psychonauts 2, Joining Xbox After Years As An Indie | E3 2019

  13-06-2019 21:31 via gamespot.com
  
  Tim Schafer from Double Fine Productions came onto our E3 stage show to talk about joining Microsoft and how great it feels to finally be showing off Psychonauts 2 after 3 years.
  
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• Beto O'Rourke attacks 2020 Democratic presidential frontrunner Joe Biden

  13-06-2019 21:29 via news.yahoo.com
  Antjuan Seawright and Lawrence Jones say that Beto O'Rourke has fallen from double digit polling while Joe Biden is still the frontrunner.
  
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• Pompeo blames Iran for attack on tankers in Gulf

  13-06-2019 21:27 via news.yahoo.com
  As his secretary of state spoke, President Trump said it is "too soon to even think about making a deal" with Iran.
  
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• REFILE-UPDATE 1-South Carolina man who killed his five children sentenced to death

  13-06-2019 21:26 via news.yahoo.com
  A South Carolina jury sentenced a man to death on Thursday after convicting him of murdering his five young children at their mobile home in 2014 before driving their decomposing bodies through several states and dumping them in Alabama.The jurors voted unanimously to give Timothy Jones the death penalty.Jurors considered whether to give Jones the death penalty or life in prison without possibility of parole.
  
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• US blames Iran for attacks on 2 tankers near Persian Gulf

  13-06-2019 21:25 via news.yahoo.com
  Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Thursday that the United States government blames Iran for attacks on two oil tankers near the Persian Gulf, casting it as the latest in a series of "provocative actions" that have sharply raised tensions in the region.A U.S. assessment of Iran's responsibility for the attacks, which forced the evacuation of the crews in international waters, was based in part on intelligence as well as on the expertise needed to carry out the operation, Pompeo told reporters
  
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• Elon Musk And Bethesda's Todd Howard Have A Weird Chat, Announce Fallout Shelter For Tesla

  13-06-2019 21:25 via gamespot.com
  
  Tesla is getting another video game. In an E3 Coliseum panel at E3 2019, Todd Howard announced that the management sim Fallout Shelter will be coming to Tesla autos. No release date was mentioned in the announcement.The word came from a panel with Bethesda's Todd Howard and Tesla's Elon Musk. The conversation was wide-ranging and often esoteric or even odd, but Howard slipped a comment about their partnership in the midst of it."We are actually working together," Howard said. "We are working on
  
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• E3: Elon Musk And Bethesda's Todd Howard Have A Weird Chat, Announce Fallout Shelter For Tesla

  13-06-2019 21:25 via gamespot.com
  
  Tesla is getting another video game. In an E3 Coliseum panel at E3 2019, Todd Howard announced that the management sim Fallout Shelter will be coming to Tesla autos. No release date was mentioned in the announcement.The word came from a panel with Bethesda's Todd Howard and Tesla's Elon Musk. The conversation was wide-ranging and often esoteric or even odd, but Howard slipped a comment about their partnership in the midst of it."We are actually working together," Howard said. "We are working on
  
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• Federal watchdog: White House should sack Trump aide Conway

  13-06-2019 21:23 via news.yahoo.com
  A US watchdog agency recommended Thursday that White House counselor Kellyanne Conway be fired, saying the close aide to President Donald Trump repeatedly violated a law restricting political activity during her official work.The White House swiftly responded by calling the process "blatantly unfair" and demanding the Office of Special Counsel (OSC) retract its "outrageous" recommendation.In the finding sent to the president, the OSC said Conway has engaged in a pattern of unacceptable conduct,
  
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• The Latest: Death sentence for father who killed his 5 kids

  13-06-2019 21:10 via news.yahoo.com
  A jury says a South Carolina father should be executed for killing his five children.The jury unanimously agreed on the death penalty Thursday for 37-year-old Timothy Jones Jr. in the slayings of his children, ages 1 to 8, in their Lexington home in August 2014.Although Jones is heading to death row, South Carolina hasn't executed an inmate since 2011.
  
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• Trump hits back at Kamala Harris: 'She's way down in the polls'

  13-06-2019 21:07 via news.yahoo.com
  “Oh, give me a break,” Trump said to ABC’s George Stephanopoulous in an interview excerpt released Thursday. “She’s doing horribly."
  
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• Beat Saber Unplugged: How One Of The Best VR Games Handles On Oculus Quest

  13-06-2019 21:00 via gamespot.com
  
  It's an old cliché that fighting someone with one hand tied behind your back is either the ultimate in badass moves, or an act of genuine stupidity. Either way, the assumption is always that having full freedom will change the game entirely. Beat Saber has always felt like a discipline to begin with. The inherent coolness and fun of slicing stuff up to EDM and electronic pop very quickly gives way after a while to the realization that some legitimate flexibility, improvisation, speed, and
  
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• Pinterest Is Latest Tech Company Drawn Into U.S. Culture Wars

  13-06-2019 20:58 via news.yahoo.com
  The anti-abortion organization, Live Action, and conservative activist James O’Keefe allege Pinterest targeted the group for its abortion stance, not for the reasons the company claims.The dust-up is the latest in a wave of conservative complaints of social media bias.
  
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• US blames Iran for oil tanker attack in Gulf of Oman amid rising tensions

  13-06-2019 20:56 via news.yahoo.com
  US points finger of blame at Iran Oil prices surge after suspected tanker attack Two tankers reportedly damaged by explosions Iran: 'Suspicious doesn't begin to describe this morning' Almost 50 sailors rescued from tankers Analysis: How the Strait of Hormuz became the world's most important choke point  The US accused Iran of being behind attacks in the Persian Gulf on Thursday and said it would raise the issue at the United Nations after two oil tankers were seriously damaged in
  
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• PSN Is Down, Causing PS4 Server Issues And Errors For Games During E3 [Update]

  13-06-2019 20:55 via gamespot.com
  
  E3 2019 is winding down, with Thursday marking its final day. Even without Sony at the show, there has been a lot of games for PS4 fans to check out. But those at home looking to boot up their PS4 (or other PlayStation Network-reliant device or service) might find themselves running into server issues. Sony has confirmed PSN is down, with many users reporting the error code WS-37403-7. [Update: The status page says PSN servers are back online, so you shouldn't have any further issues for the tim
  
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• PSN Is Down, Causing PS4 Issues And Errors For Games During E3

  13-06-2019 20:55 via gamespot.com
  
  E3 2019 is winding down, with Thursday marking its final day. Even without Sony at the show, there has been a lot of games for PS4 fans to check out. But those at home looking to boot up their PS4 (or other PlayStation Network-reliant device or service) might find themselves running into issues. Sony has confirmed PSN is down, with many users reporting the error code WS-37403-7.Sony shared the news in a tweet on its PlayStation Support account, writing, "We’re aware that some users are exp
  
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• PSN Is Down, Causing Issues For PS4 Games During E3

  13-06-2019 20:55 via gamespot.com
  
  E3 2019 is winding down, with Thursday marking its final day. Even without Sony at the show, there has been a lot of games for PS4 fans to check out. But those at home looking to boot up their PS4 might find themselves running into issues. Sony has confirmed PSN is down.Sony shared the news in a tweet on its PlayStation Support account, writing, "We’re aware that some users are experiencing issues logging into PSN." The PSN status page further reaffirms this, listing all areas of PSN as im
  
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• Memphis riots: Chaos erupts after police shoot and kill 20-year-old black man Brandon Webber

  13-06-2019 20:50 via news.yahoo.com
  Chaos erupted in a neighbourhood in Memphis, Tennessee after US Marshals shot and killed a young black man. Brandon Webber, 20, was getting into his car when US marshals approached and attempted to take him into custody. Webber was wanted on several felony warrants. When the marshals tried to make their arrest, “he reportedly rammed his vehicle into the officers’ vehicles multiple times before exiting with a weapon,” says the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation.At that point, &ld
  
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• Leaked Verizon timeline reveals release dates of Pixel 4 and iPhone 11

  13-06-2019 20:48 via news.yahoo.com
  Just hours after Google shocked all of us by partially unveiling the design of the Pixel 4 months ahead of schedule, confirming many of the leaks that had sprung up in recent weeks in the process, a release date for the phone might have emerged. On Thursday morning, VentureBeat's Evan Blass shared a screenshot of what seems to be a leaked Verizon marketing calendar containing the release dates of multiple "tier 1" mobile devices. In addition to featuring the May launch of the Pixel 3a, the calen
  
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• Pompeo Claims Iran Is Responsible for Oil-Tanker Attacks

  13-06-2019 20:47 via news.yahoo.com
  The U.S. intelligence community has concluded that Iran is responsible for the oil-tanker attacks that occurred in the Strait of Hormuz Thursday morning, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said during a press conference hours after the attack.Two oil tankers were attacked within the space of 45 minutes in the Gulf of Oman, off of the coast of Iran, where four oil tankers were similarly attacked last month by Iranian forces.Addressing reporters at the State Department, Pompeo explained that the asses
  
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• No More Heroes 3 With Suda 51 | E3 2019

  13-06-2019 20:44 via gamespot.com
  
  Suda 51 stopped by our E3 stage show to talk with us about bringing No More Heroes 3 to the Nintendo Switch. Everything from "Thanos level threats" to saving your game in the bathroom and the game's Rocky 3 inspiration are all here!
  
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• Renault's Awesome Alpine A110 Sports Car Now Has a High-Performance Variant

  13-06-2019 20:43 via news.yahoo.com
  The compelling new A110S model looks a bit meaner and has extra power and a stiffer suspension.
  
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• Cuba travel ban: Disappointed passengers return after being rerouted mid-cruise

  13-06-2019 20:42 via news.yahoo.com
  Thousands of cruise passengers originally headed to Cuba ended up in the Bahamas after a travel ban was announced earlier this week.
  
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• E3 2019: GTA 5's Grand Theft Auto Online Adding A Luxury Casino

  13-06-2019 20:30 via gamespot.com
  
  Grand Theft Auto Online, the online mode for GTA 5, has turned into a sprawling mix of activities--some more legal than others--and Rockstar has announced one more vice that you can live out in the game soon: casino gambling.A tweet from Rockstar teased "a luxury casino in the heart of Vinewood." It also showed some stylized neon lights to evoke the casino look, but was otherwise short on details.Opening soon: A luxury casino in the heart of Vinewood... pic.twitter.com/fSM9xXFk23— Rockstar
  
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• Fortnite Week 6 Challenges: Search Chests At A Hot Spot, Use Storm Flip, And More

  13-06-2019 20:20 via gamespot.com
  
  Hot on the heels of Fortnite's 9.21 update, a new set of challenges is now available in Epic's hit battle royale game. As usual, this week's missions arrive in two categories: a small handful that are available to everyone, and some that are reserved for those who've purchased a Season 9 Battle Pass.As has been the trend this season, most of Week 6's challenges are self-explanatory and can be completed fairly easily with a little persistence. On the free side, there are two multi-stage challenge
  
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• Donald Trump Jr. threatens to help challenge against Rep., Justin Amash, who supports impeachment

  13-06-2019 20:10 via news.yahoo.com
  Rep. Justin Amash replied to Donald Trump Jr.'s primary challenge threat by using a reference to emails from the Mueller investigation.
  
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• Boris Johnson Dominates Race to Be U.K. Leader After First Round

  13-06-2019 20:08 via news.yahoo.com
  Pro-Brexit campaigner Boris Johnson took a huge lead in the race to become Britain’s next prime minister, after his Conservative colleagues in Parliament overwhelmingly backed him as their preferred candidate.In the first round of voting on Thursday, Johnson -- who has vowed to deliver Brexit with or without a deal -- won the support of 114 Tory members of Parliament out of the 313 who voted.The contest is not over and more votes among MPs are scheduled next week to narrow down the field o
  
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• A Hydrogen-Station Fire in Norway Doesn't Mean the Fuel Is Inherently Unsafe

  13-06-2019 20:04 via news.yahoo.com
  Authorities are still investigating what went wrong, but some pro-battery critics are already using the incident as their own fuel.
  
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• 6 paid iPhone apps on sale for free on June 13th

  13-06-2019 20:02 via news.yahoo.com
  Looking to fill your iPhone or iPad with premium apps without having to pay all that money? Well you've come to the right place. We dug through tons of paid apps that went on sale on Thursday to find the six best freebies of the bunch. You'll find them all laid out below, plus there are a few more in yesterday's roundup that are still free downloads today.This post covers paid iPhone and iPad apps that have been made available for free for a limited time by their developers. BGR is not affiliate
  
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• India Is Going to the Moon in July

  13-06-2019 19:59 via news.yahoo.com
  The country has ambitious plans for the next decade in space. They all start with Chandrayaan-2.
  
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• E3 2020 Dates Confirmed To Cap Off E3 2019

  13-06-2019 19:53 via gamespot.com
  
  E3 2020 is on. The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) has followed tradition and put up a banner on the third and final day of E3 this year, inviting attendees back for next year's event. E3 2020 is set for June 9-11.E3 has been a very different show this year. The absence of Sony led to a much different show floor than usual, and the event is still in flux as it welcomes in public attendees in addition to media and industry professionals. Some repeat attendees (including GameSpot staff) h
  
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• This Avengers: Endgame Theory Could Reveal the True Meaning Behind Doctor Strange's Cryptic Final Line

  13-06-2019 19:51 via news.yahoo.com
  "If I tell you what happens, it won’t happen"
  
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• House committee subpoenas Flynn, Gates in Russia probe

  13-06-2019 19:50 via news.yahoo.com
  The House Intelligence Committee has subpoenaed former White House national security adviser Michael Flynn and former Trump campaign aide Rick Gates as part of its investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.Committee Chairman Adam Schiff said Thursday the committee is examining "deep counterintelligence concerns" raised in special counsel Robert Mueller's report and "requires speaking directly" with Flynn and Gates, who were important witnesses for Mueller's i
  
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• Score Huge Savings On Games, Accessories, And More Right Now In Newegg's E3 Sale

  13-06-2019 19:40 via gamespot.com
  
  In addition to all of the exciting new game announcements, every year E3 also brings with it a whole host of sales on all things gaming. Online retailer Newegg, best known for selling hardware and PC components, is getting in on the action this year, offering 10% off Nintendo and Microsoft gift cards, 30% off select accessories, and 50% off select games, all running from now until midnight on June 16, or until supplies last. Check out the details below, with some of our favorites highlighted.Mic
  
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