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• SDCC: Marvel's Avengers Gets More Campaign, Co-Op Details At Comic-Con

  18-07-2019 23:52 via gamespot.com
  
  During its panel at San Diego Comic-Con, Marvel gave the first new details on the Avengers game from Crystal Dynamics since it debuted at E3 2019.The company explained that once you finish the prologue--which acts as an introduction to each of its major characters--the world opens up and you gain access to a base on a reclaimed Helicarrier. From there you'll launch into single-player or co-op missions. The story campaign will be recognizable as a linear action game with you playing each characte
  
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• Lindsey Graham on criticism of Trump: 'I don't remember John McCain having to go through this crap'

  18-07-2019 23:49 via news.yahoo.com
  Graham made the remark when asked about the contrast between how President Donald Trump and former Sen. John McCain treat their political opponents.
  
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• AOC grills acting DHS secretary about CBP Facebook group

  18-07-2019 23:39 via news.yahoo.com
  Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez asked acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan about graphic photos posted in a Facebook group for current and former members of Customs and Border Patrol
  
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• Sheriff's deputy, 1 other killed in north Arkansas shooting

  18-07-2019 23:35 via news.yahoo.com
  Authorities say two people, including a sheriff's deputy, were killed Thursday in a shooting in rural northern Arkansas.Arkansas State Police spokesman Bill Sadler said Stone County Sheriff's deputy Sergeant Mike Stephen, 56, was killed as he was responding to a call in Leslie when a suspect opened fire.Sadler said Stephen arrived around 8:40 a.m. at a house in response to a domestic welfare check call, shortly before other deputies arrived.
  
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• Iran seizes foreign oil tanker in Persian Gulf, 12 on vessel, state media reports

  18-07-2019 23:30 via news.yahoo.com
  Twelve crews members were on the Panamanian-flagged vessel when it was captured near the Strait of Hormuz.
  
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• Rand Paul Fires Back at Jon Stewart on Fox News: He’s ‘Not Using His Brain’

  18-07-2019 23:12 via news.yahoo.com
  A day after former Daily Show host Jon Stewart and 9/11 responder John Feal came on Fox News and eviscerated him and fellow GOP Sen. Mike Lee for blocking the reauthorization of the 9/11 victims' compensation fund in the Senate, Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) appeared on Fox to return fire.And not only did the Kentucky lawmaker toss a lot of insults Stewart’s way, but Paul also claimed he should be lauded as a hero for holding up additional funding for 9/11 victims.“I know Jon Stewart,”
  
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• Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare - 2v2 Gunfight Multiplayer Gameplay

  18-07-2019 23:00 via gamespot.com
  
  Take a look at COD: MW's latest 2v2 multiplayer mode in action with three matches played on the Pine, King, and Stack maps!
  
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• Every Comic-Con 2019 Trailer So Far: Top Gun: Maverick, It Chapter 2, And More

  18-07-2019 22:59 via gamespot.com
  
  San Diego Comic-Con 2019 has officially begun and that means that the floodgates are open for new trailers. Whether it's an upcoming movie, live-action series, animated revival, or anything in between, there's sure to be a tease of it at the show, which means you'll no doubt be spending the next few days with your eyes glued to screens.To help you keep up with the latest trailers, we've put together a roundup where you'll find the coolest ones from the show in one, convenient place. Thus far we'
  
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• Comic-Con 2019 Trailers: Top Gun: Maverick, It Chapter 2, Cats, And More

  18-07-2019 22:59 via gamespot.com
  
  San Diego Comic-Con 2019 has officially begun and that means that the floodgates are open for new trailers. Whether it's an upcoming movie, live-action series, animated revival, or anything in between, there's sure to be a tease of it at the show, which means you'll no doubt be spending the next few days with your eyes glued to screens.To help you keep up with the latest trailers, we've put together a roundup where you'll find the coolest ones from the show in one, convenient place. Thus far we'
  
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• All the Secret Reasons Why the AR-500 Rifle Is so Deadly

  18-07-2019 22:59 via news.yahoo.com
  The original AR-15 platform rifle fires the 5.56-millimeter round. Weighing between fifty-five and seventy-seven grains (.6 ounces), the 5.56 round is suitable for incapacitating man-sized targets.The endless adaptive nature of the AR-15 rifle platform has made it one of the most modifiable weapons in history. From buttstocks to barrels, the rifle can be customized in a variety of ways to improve power, functionality and appearance.(This first appeared in May 2019.)One major innovation in the fi
  
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• New Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3 DLC Characters Revealed At Comic-Con 2019

  18-07-2019 22:58 via gamespot.com
  
  Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3 is almost here, and Marvel took the time at its San Diego Comic-Con panel to announce its post-launch plans for the game. That includes both an upcoming free update and the first details of the roster for its expansion pass.First, Cyclops and Colossus will come to the game as a free update on August 30. Those two are both X-Men, but they aren't the previously announced X-Men DLC pack. Instead, the first DLC pack will be Marvel Knights this fall, which will include Blad
  
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• Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3's New DLC Characters Revealed At Comic-Con 2019

  18-07-2019 22:58 via gamespot.com
  
  Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3 is almost here, and Marvel took the time at its San Diego Comic-Con panel to announce its post-launch plans for the game. That includes both an upcoming free update and the first details of the roster for its expansion pass.First, Cyclops and Colossus will come to the game as a free update on August 30. Those two are both X-Men, but they aren't the previously announced X-Men DLC pack. Instead, the first DLC pack will be Marvel Knights this fall, which will include Blad
  
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• The U.S. Marines Might Be Souring on Amphibious Assault Ships. Here's Why.

  18-07-2019 22:55 via news.yahoo.com
  The incoming commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps is backing away from the service’s longstanding requirement for 38 dedicated amphibious assault ships.The move could signal the beginning of a new approach to amphibious warfare for the world’s leading marine force.New commandant Gen. David Berger is “willing to shed some key tenets of the Marines’ amphibious force-planning in recent years – including the demand for 38 amphibious warships to support a two Marine Exped
  
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• Lawyer: El Chapo was whisked away within hours of sentencing

  18-07-2019 22:55 via news.yahoo.com
  Only hours after receiving a life sentence, convicted Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman was forced to make a sudden departure to the highest-security prison in the U.S. to serve the term, his lawyer said Thursday. A government helicopter whisked the narco, notorious for his daring jailbreaks, out of New York City on Wednesday after the sentencing in federal court in Brooklyn, said defense attorney Jeffrey Lichtman. For most defendants, there's a lag between sentencing and a decision by
  
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• Man charged with killing girlfriend, 3 children in Georgia

  18-07-2019 22:50 via news.yahoo.com
  A man who had a history of domestic violence with his live-in girlfriend killed her and her three young children, including an infant, at a Georgia apartment complex where they lived, police said Thursday. Police found the bodies of 29-year-old Jerrica Spellman and her children, ages 1 month to 3 years old, late Wednesday after getting a call from a concerned family member, Columbus Police Chief Ricky Boren said at a news conference. A short time later, police arrested 27-year-old Travane Brando
  
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• Batman Beyond Remaster Revealed At Comic-Con, Coming This October

  18-07-2019 22:47 via gamespot.com
  
  At a San Diego Comic-Con panel, the cast and creators for Batman Beyond announced that a remastered version of the DC animated series will be out this October. Called Batman Beyond: The Complete Animated Series Limited Edition, the collection will launch digitally on October 15 and on physical Blu-ray on October 29. The first season will also be available for DC Universe subscribers starting August 23.According to IGN, the collection is comprised of six discs, two of which contain bonus content-
  
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• Closer to War: U.S. Troops Aboard Amphibious Assault Ship Force Down Iranian Drone

  18-07-2019 22:42 via news.yahoo.com
  U.S. troops aboard an amphibious assault ship on July 18, 2019 forced down an Iranian drone over the Strait of Hormuz, U.S. president Donald Trump announced.The downing comes just a few weeks after Iranian forces downed an American drone in the same area. The mutual shoot-downs could escalate the already tense situation in the Persian Gulf region.Trump said the unmanned aerial vehicle threatened USS Boxer.Pentagon spokesman Jonathan Hoffman told The New York Times that Boxer was in international
  
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• Iran foreign minister reported to make nuclear offer; U.S. skeptical

  18-07-2019 22:39 via news.yahoo.com
  Iran on Thursday offered to ratify a document prescribing more intrusive inspections of its nuclear program if the United States abandoned its economic sanctions, the Guardian newspaper reported on Thursday, in a proposal that drew U.S. skepticism.Iran could ratify the "Additional Protocol" that gives U.N. inspectors more tools to verify its nuclear program is peaceful immediately if Washington also abandoned the sanctions on Iran, the newspaper quoted Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zar
  
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• Iran makes 'substantial' nuclear offer in return for US lifting sanctions

  18-07-2019 22:35 via news.yahoo.com
  * Plan would allow enhanced, permanent nuclear inspections * Foreign minister: ‘It’s not about photo ops. We want substance’Mohammad Javad Zarif at the UN on Thursday. He said: ‘If they [the Trump administration] are putting their money where their mouth is, they are going to do it.’ Photograph: Richard Drew/APIran has offered a deal with the US in which it would formally and permanently accept enhanced inspections of its nuclear programme, in return for the permane
  
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• US has shot down Iranian drone in Strait of Hormuz, says Trump

  18-07-2019 22:34 via news.yahoo.com
  US  President Donald Trump said on Thursday that a US warship destroyed an Iranian drone in the Strait of Hormuz amid heightened tensions between the two countries. Mr Trump said the USS Boxer took defensive action after the drone closed to within 1,000 yards of the warship and ignored multiple calls to stand down. The president called it the latest "hostile" action by Iran and urged other countries to condemn what he says are Iran's attempts to disrupt the freedom
  
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• The Latest: Arkansas state police ID sheriff's deputy killed

  18-07-2019 22:30 via news.yahoo.com
  Arkansas State Police have identified a sheriff's deputy killed in a shooting in northern Arkansas as Sergeant Mike Stephen.State Police spokesman Bill Sadler said Stephen responded to a domestic welfare check at a house in Leslie, about 77 miles (124 kilometers) from Little Rock, around 8:40 Thursday morning.Stephen was killed at the scene.
  
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• ‘I am disgusted’: New Yorkers react to Trump telling congresswomen to ‘go back’ to their countries

  18-07-2019 22:14 via news.yahoo.com
  New Yorkers, like much of the country, have some strong opinions about the latest controversy engulfing President Trump.“I am disgusted at the Republicans,” said Randi, of Manhattan. “I can’t believe no one stands up to him. I thought of myself as independent, and I’m forced into being a Democrat.”
  
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• Iran's Foreign Minister Zarif: We Can't "Discount" Possibility of War

  18-07-2019 22:01 via news.yahoo.com
  On Thursday, National Interest Editor Jacob Heilbrunn interviewed Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammed Javad Zarif in New York at the Ambassador’s residence on the current state of U.S.-Iran relations. The transcript has been lightly edited for readability.Jacob Heilbrunn: With the American shooting down of an Iranian drone in the Strait of Hormuz today, are we on a path of escalation?Mohammed Javad Zarif: I checked with Tehran, and we do not have any information about having lost a drone tod
  
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• How Destiny 2: Shadowkeep Has Changed The Moon

  18-07-2019 21:59 via gamespot.com
  
  In a recent dev diary video, Bungie revealed that the Moon in Destiny 2 will be fairly different from the one that players remember from the original game. Though you'll notice similar landmarks and structures, the Moon in the upcoming Destiny 2: Shadowkeep expansion will be roughly twice the size of the one you could explore in Destiny."In Shadowkeep, the Moon is entirely changed," Destiny 2 art lead Mike Poe said. "It's completely remastered. There have been a bunch of changes, both large and
  
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• California city set to ban gendered words like 'manhole' and 'manpower'

  18-07-2019 21:54 via news.yahoo.com
  The City Council in Berkeley, Calif., votes to remove gender-specific words from its municipal code.
  
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• Pakistan lost $50 million from airspace restrictions: minister

  18-07-2019 21:52 via news.yahoo.com
  Pakistan's aviation minister on Thursday said that his country suffered loses of over eight billion rupees ($50 million) from airspace restrictions imposed since February which affected hundreds of commercial and cargo flights.Pakistan closed its airspace after an attack by a Pakistan-based militant group in Indian-controlled Kashmir led to clashes between the nuclear-armed powers, adding flight time for passengers and fuel costs for airlines.“Over eight billion rupees worth of losses have
  
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• Ex-University of Illinois PhD Candidate Sentenced to Life in Prison for Murder of Visiting Chinese Scholar

  18-07-2019 21:44 via news.yahoo.com
  A federal jury sentenced the former University of Illinois physics doctoral student who kidnapped and murdered a visiting Chinese scholar to life in prison on Thursday.Brendt Christensen, 29, was found guilty last month during his trial at the U.S. District Court in Peoria, after his own defense team admitted that he was responsible for 26-year-old Yingying Zhang’s death.Though Illinois no longer has capital punishment in state cases, Christensen could have been sentenced to death because
  
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• Dominican Republic to enhance food and drink inspections after tourist deaths

  18-07-2019 21:27 via news.yahoo.com
  The Dominican Republic is amping up safety measures, including enhancing food and rink inspections, after a spate of tourist deaths.
  
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• US Navy says American sailor missing in Arabian Sea

  18-07-2019 21:25 via news.yahoo.com
  The US Navy announced on Thursday that it was searching for a US sailor who may have gone overboard from the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier in the Arabian Sea.The sailor, whose identity was not released, was reported missing on Wednesday "after a reported man overboard incident," the Bahrain-based Fifth Fleet said in a statement.Washington is seeking to form an international coalition to escort merchant ships in the region, and US Central Command chief Kenneth McKenzie pledged to work "agg
  
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• Gibraltar, Iran officials hold talks on seized oil tanker

  18-07-2019 21:19 via news.yahoo.com
  Gibraltar's Chief Minister Fabian Picardo said Thursday he had a "constructive and positive" meeting with Iranian officials in London aimed at defusing tensions around an oil tanker carrying Iranian oil being held in the British territory's waters.In a statement, Picardo's government said the meeting took place on Wednesday and to discuss the continued detention of the Grace One tanker "and to seek to de-escalate all aspects of the issues arising".It did not identify which Iranian officials part
  
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• Tom Cruise Shows Up With A Top Gun: Maverick Trailer At Comic-Con

  18-07-2019 21:18 via gamespot.com
  
  San Diego Comic-Con often has some surprises in store, and sure enough, this year has already delivered. Tom Cruise made an unexpected appearance to reveal the first trailer for the upcoming movie Top Gun: Maverick. The movie stars Cruise, who reprises his role as Pete Mitchell, now an aging fighter pilot Captain who has refused promotions and seems to prefer staying in the air.Cruise took the stage at SDCC to introduce the trailer--watch it above--and explained the practical effects as well as
  
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• SDCC: Tom Cruise Reveals Top Gun: Maverick Trailer At Comic-Con

  18-07-2019 21:18 via gamespot.com
  
  Paramount Pictures used the occasion of San Diego Comic-Con to release the first trailer for its sequel to the 1980s classic Top Gun, titled Top Gun: Maverick. The movie stars Tom Cruise, reprising his role as Pete Mitchell, now an aging fighter pilot Captain who has refused promotions and seems to prefer staying in the air.Tom Cruise took the stage at SDCC to introduce the trailer--watch it above--and explained the practical effects as well as his outlook on the significance of the Top Gun fran
  
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• SDCC 2019: Tom Cruise Reveals Top Gun: Maverick Trailer At Comic-Con

  18-07-2019 21:18 via gamespot.com
  
  Paramount Pictures used the occasion of San Diego Comic-Con to release the first trailer for its sequel to the 1980s classic Top Gun, titled Top Gun: Maverick. The movie stars Tom Cruise, reprising his role as Pete Mitchell, now an aging fighter pilot Captain who has refused promotions and seems to prefer staying in the air.Tom Cruise took the stage at SDCC to introduce the trailer--watch it above--and explained the practical effects as well as his outlook on the significance of the Top Gun fran
  
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• Morocco: 3 sentenced to death in Scandinavian women slayings

  18-07-2019 21:09 via news.yahoo.com
  Three men were convicted of terrorism and sentenced to death by a Moroccan court Thursday for the brutal slaying of two Scandinavian women hiking in the Atlas Mountains.Maren Ueland, 28, from Norway, and Louisa Vesterager Jespersen, 24, from Denmark, were fatally stabbed in December.The main defendants, who asked Allah for forgiveness, were carpenters Jounes Ouzayed and Rashid Afatti, and street merchant Abdessamad Al Joud.
  
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• Jay & Silent Bob Reboot Trailer Delivers Big Cameos And NSFW Jokes

  18-07-2019 21:01 via gamespot.com
  
  In more recent years, Kevin Smith has been branching out beyond the comedies that made him famous with horror movies such as Red State and Tusk. But he returns to the characters for which he's best known later this year with Jay & Silent Bob Reboot, a sequel to 2000's Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back. The first trailer has now been revealed.The plot sees our stoner heroes--played by Smith and Jason Mewes--heading to Hollywood in an attempt to stop a reboot of that earlier movie happening--in
  
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• Poll: 38 Percent of Democrats Say American Dream Is Unattainable for Them

  18-07-2019 20:57 via news.yahoo.com
  38 percent of Democrats say they do not believe they will achieve the American dream in their lifetimes, compared to just 11 percent of Republicans, according to a new Gallup poll.Two-thirds of independents said they see the dream as attainable, compared to 31 percent who said they do not. Overall, about 70 percent of Americans feel that American dream could be grasped, the poll reported, while 29 percent disagree.The 38 percent of Democrats who said they did not believe they could achieve the A
  
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• Epic's Latest Free Game Is An Eerie, Unforgettable Adventure

  18-07-2019 20:54 via gamespot.com
  
  Epic dedicated itself to giving away free games on a weekly basis earlier this summer, and the PC game store is continuing that practice with this week's latest freebie: Limbo, a 2D side-scrolling platformer where you play as an unnamed young boy in a surreal, monochromatic world. Limbo is free to claim now through next Thursday, July 25--and once you add the game to your account, it's yours to keep forever.If you don't already have a free Epic Games account, you'll need to create one before you
  
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• Trump and Hicks spoke with Michael Cohen shortly before he struck hush-money deal with Stormy Daniels, FBI documents show

  18-07-2019 20:53 via news.yahoo.com
  Trump, his close aide Hope Hicks and personal lawyer Michael Cohen scrambled after the release of the infamous “Access Hollywood” tape to squash stories of his alleged extramarital affairs, newly unsealed court documents show.
  
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• Crowd at Trump rally yells 'Send her back' amid continuing attacks on Democratic congresswomen

  18-07-2019 20:43 via news.yahoo.com
  Trump played to voters' grievances, drawing a chant from the crowd of "Send her back! Send her back!"
  
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• Control PC Specs Outlined, One Of Which Is An Epic Account

  18-07-2019 20:39 via gamespot.com
  
  The PC specs for Control have been revealed through the game's Epic Games Store page. The minimum requirements for the game aren't that high, so you'll most likely be able to run Control on your PC without much issue if that's the machine you normally use for gaming.On PC, Control is a limited-time Epic Games Store exclusive. During GDC 2019, publisher 505 Games revealed Control has a similar arrangement to other titles on the Epic Games Store and will only be exclusive for a year. Control will
  
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• Terminator 2's John Connor, Edward Furlong, Returns For Dark Fate

  18-07-2019 20:32 via gamespot.com
  
  The latest attempt to revitalize the Terminator franchise is looking to tap into some of that classic Terminator 2 magic. Edward Furlong, the actor who played John Connor in the 1991 film, is being brought back for the same role in the upcoming Terminator: Dark Fate. The news was shared at the start of the movie's San Diego Comic-Con panel, which is ongoing at the time of this writing.The SDCC panel featured a live call-in from producer James Cameron, who is currently at work on the Avatar 2 set
  
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• Terminator 2's John Connor, Edward Furlong, Confirmed For Dark Fate

  18-07-2019 20:32 via gamespot.com
  
  The latest attempt to revitalize the Terminator franchise is looking to tap into some of that classic Terminator 2 magic. Edward Furlong, the actor who played John Connor in the 1991 film, is being brought back for the same role in the upcoming Terminator: Dark Fate. The news was shared at the start of the movie's San Diego Comic-Con panel, which is ongoing at the time of this writing.The SDCC panel featured a live call-in from producer James Cameron, who is currently at work on the Avatar 2 set
  
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• Terminator 2's John Connor Actor, Edward Furlong, Is Back In Dark Fate

  18-07-2019 20:32 via gamespot.com
  
  The latest attempt to revitalize the Terminator franchise is looking to tap into some of that classic Terminator 2 magic. Edward Furlong, the actor who played John Connor in the 1991 film, is being brought back for the same role in the upcoming Terminator: Dark Fate. The news was shared at the start of the movie's San Diego Comic-Con panel.Dark Fate will reunite Furlong with his T2 co-stars Arnold Schwarzenegger and Linda Hamilton, the latter of which is also making her first appearance in a Ter
  
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• Terminator: Dark Fate Will Be Rated R, New Scenes Shown During Comic-Con Panel

  18-07-2019 20:15 via gamespot.com
  
  The Terminator: Dark Fate panel during San Diego Comic-Con 2019 opened with a surprise, apparently live call from producer James Cameron.Cameron called in "from Pandora," AKA the set of Avatar 2, 3, and 4, as he explained. "Everyone's always whingeing about how long it's taking to get Avatar done, so I figured I should stay here and work today," Cameron explained. He didn't share anything about the Avatar sequels themselves, saying it would take too long to explain what's going on there, and tha
  
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• Terminator: Dark Fate Will Be Rated R, Exclusive Footage Shown During Comic-Con Panel

  18-07-2019 20:15 via gamespot.com
  
  The Terminator: Dark Fate panel during San Diego Comic-Con 2019 opened with a surprise, apparently live call from producer James Cameron.Cameron called in "from Pandora," AKA the set of Avatar 2, 3, and 4, as he explained. "Everyone's always whingeing about how long it's taking to get Avatar done, so I figured I should stay here and work today," Cameron explained. He didn't share anything about the Avatar sequels themselves, saying it would take too long to explain what's going on there, and tha
  
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• Terminator: Dark Fate Confirmed R-Rated, Exclusive Footage Shown During Comic-Con Panel

  18-07-2019 20:15 via gamespot.com
  
  The Terminator: Dark Fate panel during San Diego Comic-Con 2019 opened with a surprise, apparently live call from producer James Cameron.Cameron called in "from Pandora," AKA the set of Avatar 2, 3, and 4, as he explained. "Everyone's always whingeing about how long it's taking to get Avatar done, so I figured I should stay here and work today," Cameron explained. He didn't share anything about the Avatar sequels themselves, saying it would take too long to explain what's going on there, and tha
  
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• Rep. Mark Green says Democrats don't have their facts straight on conditions at migrant detention facilities

  18-07-2019 20:11 via news.yahoo.com
  Acting DHS Secretary Kevin McAleenan faces heated questioning from House Democrats on border facilities; reaction from Congressman Mark Green, Republican member of the House Oversight Committee.
  
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• Quentin Tarantino's Star Trek Movie Will Be "Pulp Fiction In Space"

  18-07-2019 20:07 via gamespot.com
  
  Quentin Tarantino had been reportedly attached to a Star Trek movie for some time, but until recently he had not commented on the rumors that he might direct it. But with Tarantino now on the publicity circuit for this month's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, the filmmaker has been specifically asked about this potential project.Following recent comments about whether or not a Star Trek movie would count as his final film, Tarantino has now spoken to Deadline in more detail about fans could expect
  
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• Satellite images ‘show US military buildup in Saudi Arabia’ amid Iran tensions

  18-07-2019 20:04 via news.yahoo.com
  The United States is preparing to send hundreds of troops to Saudi Arabia where satellite images appear to show a build up of American forces on the ground. Up to 500 soldiers are to be sent to the Prince Sultan Airbase in the desert to the east of the capital Riyadh, two officials told CNN, speaking on condition of anonymity. Preparations are also reportedly underway for a large missile installation from which Patriot surface-to-air missiles can be launched to protect the base from incoming thr
  
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• From Russia, No Love for EU's New Chief and her Hawkish Stance

  18-07-2019 20:03 via news.yahoo.com
  (Bloomberg) -- Ursula von der Leyen won’t be getting a bear hug from the Kremlin.Russia’s top diplomat was asked during a visit to Germany about the incoming president of the European Commission and her “strict” view of his country. His frosty response was that the decision by the European Union’s leaders and Parliament was one “we simply acknowledge.”“Show me anyone who isn’t critical of Russia nowadays,” Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov
  
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