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• The Latest: Trump, Macron discuss Iran exceeding nuke limit

  01-07-2019 23:54 via news.yahoo.com
  The White House says President Donald Trump spoke by phone Monday with French President Emmanuel Macron to discuss Iran's increased production of low-enriched uranium in excess of limits in the 2015 Iran nuclear deal.Iran's move to follow through with its threat to increase the stockpiles raises the pressure on the other signatories — Russia, China, Germany, France and Britain, along with the European Union — to keep the deal in place.
  
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• Trump's North Korea spectacle shows he’d do anything, even undercut America, for attention

  01-07-2019 23:52 via news.yahoo.com
  In constantly providing a stage for Kim Jong Un, President Trump is giving him legitimacy and global standing without any nuclear progress: Our view
  
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• When is Robert Mueller set to testify to Congress and what can we expect?

  01-07-2019 23:35 via news.yahoo.com
  Robert Mueller will testify before the House Intelligence and Judiciary committees on July 17. The highly anticipated appearance comes three months after the special counsel released the 400-page report on Russian efforts to interfere with the 2016 US presidential election.The testimony will take place over two open sessions with Mr Mueller and two closed sessions with his staff. The House judiciary committee will choose 22 of its 41 members to question the special counsel during the open sessio
  
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• New poll: Joe Biden slides, while Kamala Harris and Elizabeth Warren surge after debates

  01-07-2019 23:33 via news.yahoo.com
  Kamala Harris and Elizabeth Warren made big gains with voters, while former Vice President Joe Biden has seen his once big lead dissipate.
  
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• Fortnite: Where To Search Unicorn Floaties Guide -- 14 Days Of Summer Challenge

  01-07-2019 23:30 via gamespot.com
  
  Fortnite's 14 Days of Summer event is entering its second week, but there's still plenty of time to complete its challenges and unlock some new summer-themed rewards. One of the trickier tasks of the bunch asks you to search Unicorn Floaties at swimming holes. If you don't know where those are located, we're here to point you in the right direction.Where To Find Unicorn Floaties - All LocationsThere are multiple swimming holes scattered around Fortnite's map, but you only need to visit three of
  
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• Fortnite: Where To Pop Party Balloons | 14 Days Of Summer Challenges

  01-07-2019 23:30 via gamespot.com
  
  Fortnite keeps piling on the challenges but we've got the easiest way to knock them out in these guide clips. Check out how to complete the balloon challenge in Fortnite's 14 Days Of Summer event. Captured on PC.
  
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• Suspect in Mackenzie Lueck case allegedly slashed estranged wife

  01-07-2019 23:21 via news.yahoo.com
  The estranged wife of a Utah college student's alleged killer claims that sheleft him for good after he chased her with a knife, according to the DailyMail
  
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• Police say man with knife was shot and killed by officers

  01-07-2019 23:17 via news.yahoo.com
  A man with a knife was shot and killed Monday after he charged police officers in a northeast Georgia college town, the police chief said.Officers responded just after 12:30 p.m. to calls about "a man who was armed with a knife, covered in blood and acting erratically," Athens-Clarke County police Chief Cleveland Spruill said at a news conference that the department streamed on Facebook.When officers arrived, the man was still armed and the officers repeatedly ordered him to drop the knife, Spru
  
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• Plane was sold months before it crashed in Texas, killing 10

  01-07-2019 23:01 via news.yahoo.com
  Officials have not yet released the identities of the 10 people killed when a small plane crashed at a suburban Dallas airport, but the aircraft's former owner said Monday that he sold it earlier this year to a Texas-based company.No information has been released to explain why the Beechcraft BE-350 King Air crashed into a hangar and burst into flames Sunday morning after taking off from Addison Municipal Airport.Todd DeSimone, the general manager of Chicago-based jet charter company Planem
  
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• We’re Giving Away 500 Codes For GOG.com

  01-07-2019 23:00 via gamespot.com
  
  To celebrate the 4th of July weekend, we’re partnering with GOG.com to give away 500 digital codes for PC games like Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night, Imperator: Rome, Blood: Fresh Supply, Whispers of a Machine, Resque HQ - The Tycoon, Grim Dawn, Superhot, Psychonauts, Day of the Tentacle Remastered, Grim Fandango Remastered, Dungeons 2, Syberia, Syberia 2, The Witcher Adventure Game, Starpoint Gemini 2, Gabriel Knight Sins of the Fathers - 20th Anniversary Edition, Amnesia: A Machine for
  
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• Biden plummets, Harris vaults to second in major poll

  01-07-2019 22:55 via news.yahoo.com
  The California senator slid into second place in a new national poll from CNN, with Joe Biden still leading.
  
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• Judge: Rep. Duncan Hunter's trial can detail alleged affairs

  01-07-2019 22:40 via news.yahoo.com
  Jurors can hear evidence of U.S. Rep. Duncan Hunter's alleged extramarital affairs when they consider charges the California Republican looted campaign cash to finance vacations, golf outings and other personal expenses, a judge said Monday.Prosecutors revealed salacious details about the married congressman's lifestyle in court filings last week, saying he used campaign money to illegally finance a string of romantic relationships with lobbyists and congressional aides.U.S. District Judge Thoma
  
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• Probe opened into Border Patrol Facebook group that mocked migrants

  01-07-2019 22:34 via news.yahoo.com
  The US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency said Monday that it has launched an investigation into a secret Facebook group for current and former Border Patrol agents that is filled with racist memes and posts mocking migrants.The existence of the Facebook group called "I'm 10-15" was revealed by the nonprofit news site ProPublica.The group was created in August 2016 and has some 9,500 members, according to ProPublica, which published several examples of posts it found there.
  
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• #UnwantedIvanka edits first daughter into historic events, photos after G-20 conversations

  01-07-2019 22:31 via news.yahoo.com
  President Donald Trump's daughter and adviser Ivanka Trump faced sharp criticism from some for her role the G-20 summit last week in Osaka, Japan.
  
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• Gateway Bronco Will Build The Ford Bronco Of Your Dreams

  01-07-2019 22:23 via news.yahoo.com
  These are for people who seriously love Broncos. The Ford Bronco has become a favorite for off-roaders and car collectors alike. While you can hunt down a vintage model and attempt to restore or restomod it yourself, Gateway Bronco will pump up the build to a level you’ll barely believe. With three build options, the result is a Bronco that will turn heads and perform like a true champion.Choosing the Gateway Bronco Fuelie Edition will give you a solid off-roader. While it has the classic
  
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• Scientists conclude cigar-shaped interstellar object not an alien spaceship

  01-07-2019 22:19 via news.yahoo.com
  After investigating the nature of a mysterious and apparently cigar-shaped object called 'Oumuamua spotted in 2017 speeding through our solar system, astronomers remain uncertain over how to classify it, but are confident it is not an alien spaceship.Its odd shape and motion had prompted some scientists to wonder whether 'Oumuamua - the first object from another star system found passing through our solar system - was some sort of alien technology perhaps exploring the cosmos."Our key finding is
  
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• Gremlins TV Show In The Works: Secret Of The Mogwai Is An Animated Prequel

  01-07-2019 22:17 via gamespot.com
  
  Nearly three decades after Gremlins 2 hit theaters, the franchise about the little creatures known as Mogwai is ready for a comeback. It's not being rebooted, though. Instead, an animated Gremlins prequel series is in the works for the upcoming WarnerMedia streaming service.Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai is set in the 1920s and features a young Mr. Wing--who was introduced in the first movie--as he meets the Mogwai we all know as Gizmo. A series description reads, "Along with a teenage street t
  
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• FDA ties three deaths to Edwards Lifesciences' recalled heart devices

  01-07-2019 22:16 via news.yahoo.com
  The agency said the company's voluntary recall of its IntraClude intra-aortic occlusion device in May has now been classified by the FDA as Class I.Class I recall is the strictest form of recall issued by the FDA, where use of faulty devices may cause serious injury or death.The FDA said that recall affects more than 750 devices in the United States.
  
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• FDA says three deaths related to Edwards Lifesciences' recalled heart devices

  01-07-2019 22:16 via news.yahoo.com
  The agency said the company's voluntary recall of its IntraClude intra-aortic occlusion device in May has now been classified by the FDA as Class I.Class I recall is the strictest form of recall issued by the FDA, where use of faulty devices may cause serious injury or death.The FDA said that recall affects more than 750 devices in the United States.
  
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• Biden dings Trump for his handling of North Korea and Iran

  01-07-2019 22:11 via news.yahoo.com
  Biden, the 2020 presidential front-runner, said that Trump had “rushed to legitimize a dictator."
  
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• Fortnite: Where To Find 3 Unicorn Floaties In Swimming Holes | 14 Days Of Summer Challenge

  01-07-2019 22:07 via gamespot.com
  
  Check out this guide to find the fastest way to search 3 different Unicorn Floaties in Swimming Holes to get one step closer towards completing Fortnite's 14 Days Of Summer Challenges. No Battle Pass required!
  
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• Free Red Dead 2 Online And GTA 5 Online Goodies Are Incoming For Twitch Prime Members

  01-07-2019 21:56 via gamespot.com
  
  As part of a newly-announced partnership between Rockstar Games and Twitch, Amazon Prime subscribers will be rewarded with exclusive bonuses and deals for Grand Theft Auto V Online and Red Dead Redemption 2 Online, starting right now. All you need to do in order to collect the rewards is link your Twitch Prime account with your Rockstar Games Social Club membership, and you're good to go. The immediate rewards include the following:Grand Theft Auto OnlineGTA$1,250,000Bonus GTA$ on all purchases
  
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• US duty free magnates fund controversial Israeli settlements

  01-07-2019 21:49 via news.yahoo.com
  When travelers shop at dozens of duty free stores at airports worldwide, they may be paying for more than a bottle of vodka or a box of chocolates.The Falic family of Florida, owners of the ubiquitous chain of Duty Free Americas shops, funds a generous and sometimes controversial philanthropic empire in Israel that runs through the corridors of power and stretches deep into the occupied West Bank.An Associated Press investigation shows that the family has donated at least $5.6 million to settler
  
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• Iran Risks Rift With Europe by Breaching Nuclear Deal Limit

  01-07-2019 21:45 via news.yahoo.com
  (Bloomberg) -- Iran said it had exceeded limits set on its enriched-uranium stockpile, a move that risks the collapse of the 2015 nuclear accord and raises concerns that a standoff with the U.S. could lead to military action.“As I was informed, Iran has crossed the 300-kilogram cap according to plan,” the Iranian Students’ News Agency cited Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif as saying. “We have clearly expressed what we are doing and will act upon it,” he said, s
  
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• Freak summer hailstorm engulfs Guadalajara's cars, streets in up to 6 feet of ice

  01-07-2019 21:00 via news.yahoo.com
  Guadalajara, the capital city of the Mexican state Jalisco, was battered with a freak summer hailstorm that left up to 6 feet of ice in some areas.
  
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• As U.S. Forces Gather Near Iran (Think F-22s and F-35s), Russia Jams Their GPS

  01-07-2019 20:53 via news.yahoo.com
  Russian forces have been jamming GPS systems in the Middle East. The electronic-warfare campaign could affect U.S. forces gathering in the region in advance of potential strikes on Iran.“Since last spring, pilots flying through the Middle East, specifically around Syria, have noted that their GPS systems have displayed the wrong location or stopped working entirely,” The Times of Israel reported in late June 2019.> The signal that has been disrupting satellite navigation for plane
  
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• Best-Selling Games On PS4, Xbox One, And Nintendo Switch In US Revealed

  01-07-2019 20:51 via gamespot.com
  
  The NPD Group has published an updated list of this console generation's best-selling games in the United States. With figures hovering around 110 million units shipped worldwide, it comes as no surprise that Rockstar's Grand Theft Auto V leads the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One lists. But the rest of the results are both curious and predictable.Mat Piscatella, a video games industry analyst for The NPD Group, posted a series of tweets revealing the lists. There are a couple of things to note. First
  
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• Civil Rights Watchdogs Say Facebook Is Still Failing on White Supremacy

  01-07-2019 20:48 via news.yahoo.com
  David McNew/Getty ImagesSome civil rights watchdogs say Facebook’s “Civil Rights Audit,” which recommends a crackdown on white nationalism and related ideologies, is a step in the right direction but doesn’t go far enough.On Sunday, Facebook released a progress report about its ongoing internal investigation into how the company handles civil rights issues on the platform. With contributions from more than 90 civil liberties organizations, the report suggests a blueprint
  
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• Twenty Things You Probably Didn’t Know about Marianne Williamson

  01-07-2019 20:44 via news.yahoo.com
  One: Marianne Williamson told New York Jewish Week late last year that “had she received a better Jewish education she might have become a rabbi.” She was born in Houston, Texas, to a Jewish family. Her father, Sam, was a “Russian immigration lawyer who’d changed his name from Vishnevetsky.” She “grew up in Houston attending Congregation Beth Yeshurun, a Conservative synagogue that was hit hard by 2017’s Hurricane Harvey. She went to Hebrew school t
  
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• Some Great PC Games Are Free For Amazon Prime Members This Month

  01-07-2019 20:44 via gamespot.com
  
  With Amazon Prime Day 2019 on the horizon, Prime subscribers are saving up for the biggest shopping event of the season, but one particular perk for Prime members will cost you nothing this month: Twitch Prime's free PC games, which are available to claim now through July 31. And once you claim them, the games are yours to keep. July's offering of games is very good (likely due to Prime Day); here's a look at what's available now.--Yooka-Laylee is a Banjo-Kazooie-inspired platformer where you hu
  
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• House Oversight chairman demands private emails from Trump officials

  01-07-2019 20:44 via news.yahoo.com
  Rep. Elijah Cummings is reviewing the private email practices of administration officials that appear to violate federal record-keeping laws.
  
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• W.House hopeful Buttigieg raises $25M, cements top tier status

  01-07-2019 20:43 via news.yahoo.com
  White House hopeful Pete Buttigieg, who if elected would be the first openly gay US president, raised $25 million in the second quarter, his campaign announced Monday, anchoring him firmly in the top tier of Democratic contenders.Virtually unknown at the beginning of the year, the mayor of South Bend, Indiana, who at 37 is the youngest of the two dozen Democrats in the 2020 race, saw his campaign rocked by the fatal police shooting of a black man in his city last month.The announcement follows a
  
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• Trump lashes out at New York's attorney general and defends his shuttered family foundation

  01-07-2019 20:42 via news.yahoo.com
  President Trump lashed out at New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday, saying he uses the state attorney general “as a bludgeoning tool for his own purposes.”
  
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• Trump nepotism attacked after 'out-of-her-depth' Ivanka given key summit role

  01-07-2019 20:32 via news.yahoo.com
  * Experts say first daughter’s presence reflects gravely on US* Opinion: Laugh at Ivanka – to take her seriously is frighteningIvanka Trump with national security adviser John Bolton in South Korea on Sunday. On stage later, Donald Trump introduced his daughter and said: ‘She’s going to steal the show.’ Photograph: Kevin Lamarque/ReutersDonald Trump has been accused of taking nepotism to alarming new depths after giving his daughter, Ivanka, a prominent role in meet
  
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• Switch's Next Tetris 99 Tournament Is A Splatoon Crossover

  01-07-2019 20:30 via gamespot.com
  
  Nintendo has announced the next in-game competition for Switch's free battle royale-like Tetris game, Tetris 99. The fifth Maximus Cup kicks off next week, on July 12, and this time around, the event will be a collaboration with another first-party Switch game: Splatoon 2.To commemorate Splatoon 2's final Splatfest event, which takes place later this month, the next Maximus Cup will be themed after the colorful shooter. The event runs until 11:59 PM PT on July 15. Players who amass at least 100
  
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• Girl recalls poor care in Texas border station

  01-07-2019 20:19 via news.yahoo.com
  For almost two weeks, a 12-year-old migrant girl said she and her 6-year-old sister were held inside a Border Patrol station in Texas where they slept on the floor and some children were locked away when they cried for their parents.El Paso, Texas, attorney Taylor Levy, who worked with the girl's family, said she and her sister were separated from their aunt when they arrived in the U.S. on May 23.The children, from Central America, were put in the Border Patrol station in Clint, Texas, Levy sai
  
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• Top Selling Cars From Barrett-Jackson Northeast Auction

  01-07-2019 20:18 via news.yahoo.com
  It was a big weekend for Barrett-Jackson!As we reported on Friday, the last front engine, C7 Chevrolet Corvette crossed the auction block at Barrett-Jackson and received a staggering $2.7 million bid, but it wasn’t the only car in Mohegan Sun in Connecticut worth watching. The docket represented a diverse group of cars, and six of the ten sold set new auction records for the company. “We’re so appreciative of all our guests, sponsors and exhibitors who contributed to this
  
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• World watches China's reaction to Hong Kong protests as fears of military involvement grow

  01-07-2019 20:04 via news.yahoo.com
  The storming of Hong Kong’s legislative building on Monday was a severe escalation of recent demonstrations, which will give Beijing reason to consider using stronger force – perhaps even calling on the military in a move that would be reminiscent of the bloody crackdown in Tiananmen Square three decades ago. Over the last few weeks, Hong Kong police have fired tear gas, rubber bullets and bean bag rounds on protesters who have been asking city leaders to withdraw an extradition bill
  
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• Guide: NBA 2K20 Pre-Order Bonuses, Legend Edition, Release Date

  01-07-2019 20:03 via gamespot.com
  
  NBA 2K20, the latest in 2K's ongoing annual basketball franchise, will arrive on September 6 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC. It will also be available on Google Stadia when the tech giant's game streaming service launches later this year. A new trailer also heralds the integration of WNBA players into the game for the first time in the series, although the extent of that integration is not yet clear.Anthony Davis of the New Orleans Pelicans and Dwyane Wade of the Miami Heat will gra
  
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• Dear Kamala Harris, here's why Joe Biden worked with segregationists in the Senate

  01-07-2019 20:02 via news.yahoo.com
  Harris criticized Biden for working with segregationist senators. But she would have done the same. It was then the only way to advance civil rights.
  
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• FFXIV Shadowbringers Pre-Launch Livestream, New Dungeons And Jobs In Action

  01-07-2019 20:00 via gamespot.com
  
  FFXIV's third expansion is here and we bring on the shadows by clearing Holminster Switch and playing the new Dancer and Gunbreaker Jobs.
  
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• CORRECTED-UPDATE 1-UN calls for independent probe into Venezuelan navy captain's death

  01-07-2019 19:51 via news.yahoo.com
  CARACAS/GENEVA, July 1 (Reuters) - Venezuelan authorities must conduct an independent and transparent investigation into the death in custody of a navy captain amid allegations of torture, U.N. human rights chief Michelle Bachelet said on Monday.President Nicolas Maduro's government over the weekend confirmed the death on June 29 of Rafael Acosta, arrested eight days earlier for alleged participation in a coup plot, without providing details on the cause of death or commenting on the torture acc
  
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• Mom arrested for allegedly murdering son she had tried to drown as a baby

  01-07-2019 19:47 via news.yahoo.com
  A caller reported Sherri Telnas, 45, to the police around 5:25 in the morningafter the mother was seen "acting strangely" with her two children
  
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• Superman: Up In The Sky #1 Hits Shelves This Week

  01-07-2019 19:38 via gamespot.com
  
  For the past year or so, DC has been partnered with Walmart stores for the sale of 100-page special comics that include reprints of classic issues as well as original, ongoing stories written by current DC talent. Fan-favorites like Batman and Superman both got the 100-page treatment, with their respective new stories involving a creative team switcheroo. Brian Michael Bendis, the current mainline Superman writer, took on the 100-page special Batman with artist Nick Derrington, and Tom King, the
  
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• San Diego Comic-Con 2019: Star Trek Panels Announced, Patrick Stewart To Appear

  01-07-2019 19:35 via gamespot.com
  
  Star Trek: Discovery was recently renewed for a third season, and it will be soon be joined by two more series in the long-running sci-fi franchise--Star Trek: Picard and the animated show Lower Decks. It has now been announced that all three shows will feature at this year's San Diego Comic-Con.CBS has confirmed an event titled "Enter the Star Trek Universe" is taking place on Saturday July 20 in Hall H, at 11.30am PST. It will kick off with a Discovery panel, moderated by comedian Tig Notaro,
  
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• Fortnite Week 8 Secret Fortbyte #97 Location Guide (Season 9 Utopia Challenge)

  01-07-2019 19:35 via gamespot.com
  
  We may be nearing the end of Season 9 of Fortnite, but Epic's hit battle royale game shows no signs of slowing down. Not only is the 14 Days of Summer event underway (which has its own set of challenges to complete and rewards to unlock), Week 8's challenges are now live on PS4, Xbox One, PC, Nintendo Switch, and mobile devices, giving you another opportunity to earn Battle Stars and level your Season 9 Battle Pass up.If you can finish all seven tasks from a given week, you'll also complete one
  
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• Platinum Games On Making A New Kind Action Experience With Astral Chain

  01-07-2019 19:32 via gamespot.com
  
  Platinum Games has enjoyed a close relationship with Nintendo of late. The partnership has already resulted in the release of a Wii U-exclusive sequel to Bayonetta, while Bayonetta 3 is also in development for Switch. But the studio's next game, Astral Chain, is its first brand-new property created for Nintendo's console-handheld hybrid. As such, it aims to do things a little differently.While the core of Astral Chain looks unmistakably Platinum, it's not specifically in the mold of the studio's
  
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• United to offer cult-favorite stroopwafel and other snack choices on all domestic flights

  01-07-2019 19:29 via news.yahoo.com
  Stroopwafel fans, you're in luck!
  
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• Police: Woman refuses to pay for cake she ate while shopping

  01-07-2019 19:23 via news.yahoo.com
  Authorities say a Texas woman ate half a cake while roaming the aisles of a Walmart store and then refused to pay full price for it, claiming she had found it half-eaten.Wichita Falls police Sgt. Harold McClure says the woman picked up the cake at the store's bakery last Tuesday and ate half of it before getting to the checkout counter.Officers ordered her to pay the full price but did not issue her a citation.
  
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• Hearthstone's Next Expansion, Saviors of Uldum, Launches In August

  01-07-2019 19:17 via gamespot.com
  
  Hearthstone will be rolling out its next expansion in August, titled Saviors of Uldum. This marks the middle chapter in a three-part series of expansions that are all thematically linked. Just like the last expansion, Rise of Shadows, this next one brings back some familiar characters, along with some new mechanics. It will launch on August 6.Saviors of Uldum takes place immediately after Shadows, after the villain Rafaam and his League of EVIL have made off with the floating city of Dalaran. Th
  
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