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• Cuba says fuel shortage, blackouts are temporary, being fixed

  19-07-2019 23:59 via news.yahoo.com
  Cuban authorities sought to reassure jittery citizens this week that recent power outages and a fuel shortage were due to temporary problems that were being fixed rather than a broader decline in the economy under heavier U.S. sanctions.The Communist-run island is battling a cash crunch brought on by a decline in aid from leftist ally Venezuela and lower exports, as well as a tightening of the decades-old U.S. trade embargo, including attempts to block Venezuelan oil shipments."This is the third
  
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• Slim chance of ever finding Chinese scholar's body

  19-07-2019 23:54 via news.yahoo.com
  Brendt Christensen, a former doctoral student in physics at the University of Illinois, abducted Yingying Zhang in 2017 from a bus stop.In filings before the trial began in June, prosecutors acknowledged they considered a plea deal with Christensen after his arrest in late 2017 in which they would abandon plans to seek the death penalty if he divulged what he did with the remains and where they could be found.State and federal officials conducted widespread searches for Zhang's remains for month
  
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• Pocket-sized shark squirts glowing clouds from pockets

  19-07-2019 23:41 via news.yahoo.com
  A pocket-sized pocket shark found in the Gulf of Mexico has turned out to be a new species.Researchers from around the Gulf and in New York have named the species the American pocket shark, or Mollisquama (mah-lihs-KWAH-muh) mississippiensis (MISS-ih-sip-ee-EHN-sis).It's only the third out of more than 500 known shark species that may squirt luminous liquid, said R. Dean Grubbs, a Florida State University scientist who was not involved in the research.
  
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• SDCC: First The Walking Dead Movie Teaser Confirms Rick Grimes Is Back

  19-07-2019 23:38 via gamespot.com
  
  Having left in The Walking Dead Season 8, Andrew Lincoln is now set to reprise the role of Rick Grimes for upcoming movies. A teaser for the film for one of them was shown during a Walking Dead panel at San Diego Comic-Con. It features a helicopter flying towards a distant city, the skyline of which is silhouetted by that classic dusty yellow light that is synonymous with the show's aesthetic. As the light blankets the city, The Walking Dead's logo appears, followed by "Rick Grimes Returns." Gri
  
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• SDCC 2019: First The Walking Dead Movie Teaser Confirms Rick Grimes Is Back

  19-07-2019 23:38 via gamespot.com
  
  Having left in The Walking Dead Season 8, Andrew Lincoln is now set to reprise the role of Rick Grimes for upcoming movies. A teaser for the film for one of them was shown during a Walking Dead panel at San Diego Comic-Con. It features a helicopter flying towards a distant city, the skyline of which is silhouetted by that classic dusty yellow light that is synonymous with the show's aesthetic. As the light blankets the city, The Walking Dead's logo appears, followed by "Rick Grimes Returns." Gri
  
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• US offers $7 mn to find Hezbollah agent as Pompeo visits Argentina

  19-07-2019 23:33 via news.yahoo.com
  The United States on Friday offered a $7 million reward to find a Hezbollah operative accused of masterminding a deadly 1994 attack on a Jewish center in Buenos Aires, as Secretary of State Mike Pompeo sought to unite Latin American nations against the militants.Pompeo visited to mark the 25th anniversary of Argentina's deadliest attack, lighting a candle at the site of the Argentine Israelite Mutual Association where a plaque lists the names of the 85 dead.
  
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• Another Blizzard Co-Founder Leaving The Company

  19-07-2019 23:30 via gamespot.com
  
  Blizzard Entertainment is seeing the departure of another long-time executive. Frank Pearce, who co-founded the company back when it was known as Silicon & Synapse, announced that he has decided to move on from the developer after 28 years.Pearce shared the news in a statement published on Blizzard's website. It does not suggest he's leaving for another company; instead, he talks about spending more time outdoors and pursuing other passions, like learning to play an instrument.Blizzard presi
  
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• Netflix's The Witcher Exclusive Footage Revealed At Comic-Con, "Last Wish" Connections Teased

  19-07-2019 23:18 via gamespot.com
  
  After months of being teased, the first-ever footage of Netlfix's Witcher show debuted during the series' panel at San Diego Comic-Con 2019. A teaser shown before the panel began was brief, but it was followed by several other clips that provided the first glimpse of the highly anticipated show.The clips included looks at several familiar characters, including Yennefer, Ciri, and of course, the Witcher himself, Geralt. The scale of the show looks incredible, with massive battles teased in the fo
  
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• Netflix's The Witcher Exclusive Footage Debuts At Comic-Con, "Last Wish" Connections Teased

  19-07-2019 23:18 via gamespot.com
  
  The first ever footage of Netlfix's Witcher show debuted during the series' panel at San Diego Comic-Con 2019.A teaser shown before the panel began was brief, but it was followed by several other clips that provided the first glimpse of the highly anticipated show. These clips included looks at several familiar characters, including Yennefer, Ciri, and of course, the Witcher himself, Geralt. The scale of the show looks incredible, with massive battles teased in the footage, the first of which op
  
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• First Witcher Netflix Show Footage Debuts At Comic-Con, "Last Wish" Connections Teased

  19-07-2019 23:18 via gamespot.com
  
  The first ever footage of Netlfix's Witcher show debuted during the series' panel at San Diego Comic-Con 2019.A teaser shown before the panel began was brief, but it was followed by several other clips that provided the first glimpse of the highly anticipated show. These clips included looks at several familiar characters, including Yennefer, Ciri, and of course, the Witcher himself, Geralt. The scale of the show looks incredible, with massive battles teased in the footage, the first of which op
  
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• SDCC: The Walking Dead Is Losing Another Big Name

  19-07-2019 23:17 via gamespot.com
  
  The Walking Dead Season 10 will be the last to feature Michonne. Actress Danai Gurira announced she would be leaving AMC's post-apocalyptic zombie TV series after the upcoming season during a panel held at San Diego Comic-Con.The news confirms reports from February stating Season 10 would be Gurira's last. At the time, it was also reported that she had only signed on for a handful of episodes. "This has been one of the purest joys in my life," she said during the panel, as reported by EW. "I am
  
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• SDCC: The Walking Dead Is Losing Another Big Cast Member

  19-07-2019 23:17 via gamespot.com
  
  The Walking Dead Season 10 will be the last to feature iconic character Michonne. The news arrived during a panel held at San Diego Comic-Con, where actress Danai Gurira announced she would be leaving AMC's post-apocalyptic zombie TV series.The news confirms reports from February stating Season 10 would be Gurira's last. At the time, it was also reported that she had only signed on for a handful of episodes. "This has been one of the purest joys in my life," she said during the panel, as reporte
  
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• SDCC 2019: The Walking Dead Is Losing Another Big Cast Member

  19-07-2019 23:17 via gamespot.com
  
  The Walking Dead Season 10 will be the last to feature iconic character Michonne. The news arrived during a panel held at San Diego Comic-Con, where actress Danai Gurira announced she would be leaving AMC's post-apocalyptic zombie TV series.The news confirms reports from February stating Season 10 would be Gurira's last. At the time, it was also reported that she had only signed on for a handful of episodes. "This has been one of the purest joys in my life," she said during the panel, as reporte
  
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• This Amazon Prime Deal Effectively Gets You A Free PS4, Switch, Or Xbox One Game

  19-07-2019 23:15 via gamespot.com
  
  Twitch Prime, which is included with any Amazon Prime membership, has been ramping up its efforts to offer benefits for gamers recently. The premium service already offers free monthly PC games, in-game loot for games like Apex Legends and FIFA 19, 12 months of Nintendo Switch Online, and other free benefits for its members. Now, you can even earn money back on select purchases with a new, limited-time offer for Twitch Prime members. From now through July 26, you can get $15 Amazon credit on a s
  
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• Pittsburgh marks its 4th alligator sighting since May

  19-07-2019 23:09 via news.yahoo.com
  A baby alligator was found far from the tropics in the parking lot of a grocery store outside Pittsburgh on Friday morning, the fourth alligator discovered near the city since May.An employee found the 2-foot-long (60-centimeter-long) creature near a garbage can at the Giant Eagle grocery store in Shaler, about 10 miles (15 kilometers) north of Pittsburgh."It looks like a little baby alligator," Shaler Township Police Lt. Dave Banko told the Tribune Review newspaper.
  
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• Gears 5 - Arcade Deathmatch Multiplayer Gameplay (Tech Test)

  19-07-2019 23:08 via gamespot.com
  
  Here's gameplay of some dominating victories in Arcade Deathmatch multiplayer mode, from Gears 5's official Tech Test. Captured on Xbox One X.
  
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• Venezuelan teen blinded by police fire still wants to study

  19-07-2019 22:50 via news.yahoo.com
  A Venezuelan teenager who lost his eyesight when he was hit by police buckshot during a protest said Friday that he wants to continue studying.Wearing reflective sunglasses, 16-year-old Rufo Chacón also spoke about difficult living conditions in his home state of Táchira, where he was injured during a demonstration over a lack of cooking gas early this month."You see continuous darkness," Chacón told journalists outside the Caracas office of Foro Penal, a human rights group.
  
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• Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin complains about current U.S. lunar ability

  19-07-2019 22:48 via news.yahoo.com
  When President Donald Trump asked Buzz Aldrin, the second human ever to walk on the moon, what he thought about the United States' current ability to operate in space 50 years after the Apollo 11 mission, the ex-astronaut had a ready response."Actually, I've been a little disappointed over the last 10 or 15 years," Aldrin told Trump on Friday.With the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing being celebrated this week, Trump brought into the Oval Office the surviving astronauts from that missi
  
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• Charges dropped in case alleging girl's forced birth control

  19-07-2019 22:44 via news.yahoo.com
  Charges were dropped Friday against a woman accused of forcing her friend's 12-year-old daughter to get a birth control implant without the mother's permission.Online court documents show two felony counts of endangering the welfare of children and a misdemeanor charge of recklessly endangering another person were withdrawn against 29-year-old Valerie Fullum.Fullum's attorney, Steve Townsend, said that the girl was never forced to get the implant, and that story was fabricated by others who want
  
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• Bernie Sanders defends staff pay after complaints his campaign isn't paying $15 an hour

  19-07-2019 22:44 via news.yahoo.com
  Bernie Sanders defended his campaign’s compensation package after an article highlighted concerns that staffers weren't receiving the $15-an-hour wage he champions.
  
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• Laws banning gay sex under challenge in tiny Caribbean nation

  19-07-2019 22:31 via news.yahoo.com
  A gay man in the tiny Caribbean nation of Dominica filed a legal claim challenging its laws that ban gay sex and punish same-sex relations with prison terms and psychiatric confinement, a Canada-based rights group said on Friday.Dominica is one of nine Caribbean countries that outlaw gay sex, and taking down its ban could build momentum to address the anti-gay laws throughout the region, supporters said.The challenge seeks to prove the law violates Dominica's constitution that guarantees rights
  
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• Taika Waititi's Rick And Morty Season 4 Character Debuts In Comic-Con Footage

  19-07-2019 22:22 via gamespot.com
  
  Rick and Morty creators Dan Harmon and Justin Roiland debuted the first Season 4 clip during the Rick and Morty panel at San Diego Comic-Con 2019, and it includes a fantastic surprise: A new character who debuts in the footage is voiced by Thor Ragnarok and Thor 4 director Taika Waititi."He's a new character, and he's fun, and we're excited to be able to introduce him to you here at Comic-Con, because there's all kinds of merch and stuff," Roiland joked before the clip played.The official Rick a
  
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• Taika Waititi Rick And Morty Season 4 Character Debuts In Comic-Con Footage

  19-07-2019 22:22 via gamespot.com
  
  Rick and Morty creators Dan Harmon and Justin Roiland debuted the first Season 4 clip during the Rick and Morty panel at San Diego Comic-Con 2019, and it includes a fantastic surprise: A new character who debuts in the footage is voiced by Thor Ragnarok and Thor 4 director Taika Waititi."He's a new character, and he's fun, and we're excited to be able to introduce him to you here at Comic-Con, because there's all kinds of merch and stuff," Roiland joked before the clip played.The official Rick a
  
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• 2.2 earthquake rattles Berks County, Pa.

  19-07-2019 22:21 via news.yahoo.com
  A small earthquake was recorded in parts of Berks County on Friday.
  
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• Michelle Obama counters Trump: 'There's a place for us all'

  19-07-2019 22:18 via news.yahoo.com
  Former First Lady Michelle Obama countered President Trump’s attacks on four Democratic congresswomen of color by emphasizing the importance of America’s diversity.
  
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• Ahead of U.S. deadline, Mexico minister has fulfilled migration enforcement pledge

  19-07-2019 22:18 via news.yahoo.com
  Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said on Friday that Mexico has followed through on its commitment to the United States to reduce migration from Central America, as a deadline in a bilateral pact approaches.U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is scheduled to travel to Mexico City to discuss migration and trade with Ebrard on Sunday, a day before the end of a 45-day period in which the Mexican government pledged to significantly lower the number of people trying to cross the U.S. border il
  
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• Baby's family mad about hospital bills in cut-from-womb case

  19-07-2019 22:17 via news.yahoo.com
  A Chicago-area hospital says it regrets sending bills to the family of a baby boy who died about seven weeks after attackers cut him from his mother's womb.Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn sent bills for Yovanny Lopez's care that totaled about $300,000, said the family's lawyer, Frank Avila.Some bills even referred to Yovanny as "Figueroa, boy" — the last name of Clarisa Figueroa, who is accused of orchestrating the attack on the baby's mother so that she could claim him as her o
  
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• Brazil alerted companies about U.S. embargo on Iran: Bolsonaro

  19-07-2019 22:13 via news.yahoo.com
  The Brazilian government has been alerting local companies about the extent of sanctions imposed by the United States on Iran and the possible consequences in case of noncompliance, President Jair Bolsonaro said on Friday."There is this problem, the U.S. unilaterally imposed these sanctions on Iran.Brazilian companies have been informed by us about this situation and are running a risk there," Bolsonaro told reporters.
  
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• UPDATE 1-Britain says seizure of two vessels by Iran is unacceptable

  19-07-2019 22:04 via news.yahoo.com
  Britain said Iran's seizure of a British-flagged vessel and a Liberian-flagged vessel in the Strait of Hormuz was unacceptable and called for freedom of navigation in the Gulf."I'm extremely concerned by the seizure of two vessels by Iranian authorities in the Strait of Hormuz," Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt said."I will shortly attend a COBR (national security) meeting to review what we know and what we can do to swiftly secure the release of the two vessels - a British-flagged vessel and a Lib
  
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• Meghan McCain and Joy Behar Battle Again, This Time Over Republican Silence on Trump’s Racism

  19-07-2019 21:54 via news.yahoo.com
  It’s been a little while, but Meghan McCain and Joy Behar were back at it on The View on Friday morning.Discussing President Donald Trump’s mild attempts to distance himself from the “Send Her Back!” chants directed at Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) following his repeated racist taunts of congresswomen of color, McCain said that this has been “an extremely painful week.”“I have gotten a lot of interesting phone calls from a lot of people that I don’t norma
  
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• Fear The Walking Dead Renewed For Season 6 At Comic-Con

  19-07-2019 21:48 via gamespot.com
  
  AMC's Fear the Walking Dead has been renewed for a sixth season. The announcement of its return was made during the show's panel at San Diego Comic-Con, and it doesn't come as much of a surprise considering it is one of AMC's most-watched shows.As a prequel series to The Walking Dead, it follows the exploits of a series of dysfunctional characters as the world begins to crumble around them as part of what will end up becoming the full-on undead apocalypse depicted in the main Walking Dead series
  
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• Trump Can’t Just Walk Away From ‘Send Her Back’

  19-07-2019 21:37 via news.yahoo.com
  (Bloomberg Opinion) -- Last Sunday, President Donald Trump suggested that four Democratic congresswomen of color, three of whom were born in the U.S., “go back” to their ancestors’ countries. Despite a broad public outcry about the leader of the free world unleashing a timeworn racist trope, Trump refused to apologize or back away from his comments.On Tuesday, the House of Representatives voted to condemn Trump for “racist comments that have legitimized and increased fear
  
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• Man arrested after allegedly raping 4-year-old girl in McDonald's play area bathroom

  19-07-2019 21:34 via news.yahoo.com
  Oklahoma authorities are investigating after a man allegedly raped a 4-year-old girl inside the bathroom of a McDonald's in Midwest City.
  
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• Mueller probe witness now faces child sex trafficking charge

  19-07-2019 21:29 via news.yahoo.com
  A businessman who served as a key witness in special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation now faces a charge of child sex trafficking in addition to transporting child pornography. An indictment made public Friday in federal court in Alexandria charges Lebanese-American businessman George Nader, 60, with transporting a 14-year-old boy from Europe to Washington, D.C., in February 2000 and engaging in sex acts with him. It details his efforts to serve as liaison between a Russian banker close to
  
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• Iran Guards say they confiscated British tanker in Strait of Hormuz

  19-07-2019 21:22 via news.yahoo.com
  Iran's Revolutionary Guards announced Friday they had confiscated a British tanker in the strategic Strait of Hormuz for breaking "international maritime rules".The Stena Impero tanker "was confiscated by the Revolutionary Guards at the request of Hormozgan Ports and Maritime Organisation when passing through the strait of Hormuz, for failing to respect international maritime rules," the Guards' official website Sepahnews announced.
  
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• Iran says U.S. may have shot down its own drone by mistake

  19-07-2019 21:20 via news.yahoo.com
  Iran denied it lost a drone in the Strait of Hormuz after the United States said it had 'destroyed' an Iranian drone that was threatening a U.S. ship.
  
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• Comic-Con: Get A Closer Look At Mario Kart And Street Fighter Hot Wheels

  19-07-2019 21:16 via gamespot.com
  
  Mario Kart Racetracks
  Last month, Hot Wheels revealed new cars and tracks inspired by Mario Kart. At San Diego Comic-Con, we got a closer look at these cars and tracks which are available currently at Target and will be released at other retailers later this year.The Mario Kart racers are 1:64 scale replicas, costing $5 a piece, and Hot Wheels is releasing three tracks as well, which can all be combined into one mega track. The Thwomp and Piranha Plant tracks are $20 each, and the much larger Ma
  
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• Lawsuit: North Dakota officers used 'violence' on protester

  19-07-2019 21:08 via news.yahoo.com
  Marcus Mitchell, 24, filed the lawsuit Thursday against Morton County, the city of Bismarck and state Highway Patrol officers.Highway Patrol spokesman Wade Kadrmas declined comment, citing pending litigation.A Morton County official didn't immediately respond to the Bismarck Tribune's request for comment Thursday.
  
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• Gears 5 - Intro Story Full Tutorial Gameplay (Tech Test)

  19-07-2019 21:07 via gamespot.com
  
  The Gears 5 Tech Test is live for Xbox Game Pass members or those who have pre ordered the game, and the intro tutorial brings back some humor we've always enjoyed: Baird leads your rookie character through the basics, and we're happy to oblige. Captured on Xbox One X.
  
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• SDCC: Thanos Was Going To Decapitate Captain America In Avengers: Endgame At One Point

  19-07-2019 21:04 via gamespot.com
  
  Avengers: Endgame could have been a very different movie, and in some ways a much darker one. Writers Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely took the stage at San Diego Comic-Con to reveal some of their ideas during the various drafting phases that didn't make the cut, and some of them are downright wild.Io9 reports that in one iteration, Thanos returned to 2023 with the decapitated head of Captain America circa 2014, in order to intimidate the Avengers. That particular dark turn will be explain
  
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• Oklahoma man accused of raping 4-year-old girl in McDonald's bathroom

  19-07-2019 21:04 via news.yahoo.com
  Authorities say the incident happened while the child was visiting the fast-food restaurant during a day care field trip.
  
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• Scarlett Keeling's Goa killer jailed for 10 years as mother welcomes 'closure' after long wait for justice

  19-07-2019 21:03 via news.yahoo.com
  A Indian former bartender was sentenced on Friday to 10 years in prison for sexually assaulting and killing British teenager Scarlett Keeling on a beach in Goa in 2008. Scarlett's mother, Fiona MacKeown, 55, said she felt “relieved” and it was a “kind of closure” after waiting 11 years for justice. The Bombay High Court at Goa sentenced Samson D’Souza, 39, after convicting him on Wednesday of administering drugs to 15-year-old Scarlett, sexual assault, culpable homi
  
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• Warframe Review (2019) - Free To Frame

  19-07-2019 21:00 via gamespot.com
  
  Editor's note: GameSpot originally reviewed Warframe in 2013 and gave it a 6. Due to substantial revisions and new content since its debut, we have re-examined Warframe as it is in 2019 and produced a new review to reflect its current state.To play Warframe is to reconcile yourself with the sensation that you're always a bit in over your head. Even six years after its debut, it's still something of an oddity within the realm of online action-RPGs. With an expanding universe housing a wealth of c
  
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• Warframe Review (2019)

  19-07-2019 21:00 via gamespot.com
  
  Digital Extremes' Warframe is a satisfying and comprehensive free-to-play RPG that still manages to keep things exciting six years on.
  
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• Russia's Military Is Transforming (And Getting Stronger) Right Before Our Eyes

  19-07-2019 21:00 via news.yahoo.com
  At a meeting of the military-industrial commission in Moscow in September 2017, Russian President Vladimir Putin had instructed the Ministry of Defense to organize work on the creation of the Military Innovative Technopolis ERA (MIT ERA).In an age of cyber security and artificial intelligence, it is only fair to assume that the technological sophistication of warfare has been upgraded as well. Russia has made headlines for orchestrating an international campaign of information warfare, courtesy
  
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• Murderer deemed too old for prison released early, kills again

  19-07-2019 20:50 via news.yahoo.com
  Albert Flick first landed in prison in 1979, when he was found guilty of stabbing his wife to death in front of her young daughter. Now, the 77-year-old, who a judge previously deemed too old to pose a threat, has been sentenced to prison again for a nearly identical crime.
  
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• 2020 Vision: Democratic candidates raise funds off 'Send her back' chant at Trump rally

  19-07-2019 20:48 via news.yahoo.com
  Amid outrage over the chant, Bernie Sanders, Beto O'Rourke and other Democratic groups are using the episode in their fundraising emails.
  
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• Israeli ambassador says Omar and Tlaib will be allowed in country

  19-07-2019 20:30 via news.yahoo.com
  Omar said the pair are set to visit the country in the coming weeks and has introduced a new resolution supporting the right of Americans to boycott Israel.
  
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• Rebel Galaxy Outlaw Release Date - GS News Update

  19-07-2019 20:20 via gamespot.com
  
  Rebel Galaxy Outlaw will be an Epic Games Store exclusive this summer and later land on PS4 and Switch.
  
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• UPDATE 6-Britain says Iran seizes two oil tankers in Gulf, Iran says captured one

  19-07-2019 20:18 via news.yahoo.com
  LONDON/DUBAI, July 19 (Reuters) - Britain said Iran seized two oil tankers in the Gulf on Friday and told Tehran to return the vessels or face consequences in the latest confrontation to ratchet up tension along a vital international oil shipping route.Iran's Revolutionary Guards said they had captured the British-flagged Stena Impero, announcing the move two weeks after the British navy seized an Iranian tanker in Gibraltar.
  
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