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• Disney+: New Pricing And Bundle Details Revealed

  06-08-2019 23:53 via gamespot.com
  
  During a call with media and Disney investors to report on third-quarter earnings, CEO Bob Iger dropped some new information regarding the bundling and pricing of the upcoming Disney+ streaming platform. The service, set to go live on November 12, will be made available as a package deal for those who choose to go that route, for $12.99 a month. The bundle will include Disney+, ESPN+, and the ad-supported version of Hulu.Those who would rather keep their stream service subscriptions un-bundled w
  
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• FBI Uncovers List of Other Possible Targets for Gilroy Garlic Festival Gunman

  06-08-2019 23:44 via news.yahoo.com
  The FBI opened the investigation after finding a list of organizations that might have been possible targets.
  
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• The U.S. Navy’s Minesweeper Fleet Is in Bad Shape

  06-08-2019 23:30 via news.yahoo.com
  The Navy’s number one means of countering Iranian sea mines in the Persian Gulf is long overdue for replacement.
  
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• How immigrants became the target of white nationalists

  06-08-2019 23:19 via news.yahoo.com
  The influx of Latino immigrants was part of a larger trend that had emerged across much of the southern United States toward the end of the last century and particularly in North Carolina, which saw a 110 percent increase in Latinos between 1990 and 1998.
  
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• Polls show top tier 2020 Democrats widening lead over rest of presidential field

  06-08-2019 23:03 via news.yahoo.com
  In the first polls after the second Democratic debate, former Vice President Joe Biden, Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Sen. Bernie Sanders are the top contenders.
  
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• 'Good Guys With Guns' Can Rarely Stop Mass Shootings, and Texas and Ohio Show Why

  06-08-2019 23:00 via news.yahoo.com
  Mass shootings in Dayton and El Paso show the NRA's push to relax gun laws hasn't stopped the death toll from gunmen.
  
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• Lithuania Jewish Community closes Vilnius synagogue over threats

  06-08-2019 22:56 via news.yahoo.com
  Jewish leaders in Lithuania announced Tuesday they were temporarily closing the Vilnius Synagogue and the community's headquarters due to threats, citing an "atmosphere of rising tension".The move comes amid a highly-charged public debate over commemorations to Lithuanian wartime officials, who the Lithuanian Jewish Community (LJC) claims were involved in the Holocaust.In recent days authorities have acted to remove a plaque to one of the men and rename a street named after another -- sparking a
  
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• Chernobyl's 'sarcophagus,' which helped contain the spread of radiation, is being dismantled because it's teetering on collapse

  06-08-2019 22:43 via news.yahoo.com
  The Ukrainian company that manages the Chernobyl plant will tear down its protective "sarcophagus," which is surrounded by a 32,000-ton shell.
  
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• Rocket League Removing Paid Crates Later This Year

  06-08-2019 22:39 via gamespot.com
  
  Following its acquisition by Epic Games in May 2019, Rocket League developer Psyonix has starry plans for its vehicular soccer game. One of these plans includes the complete removal of "all paid, randomized crates" from the game later this year.Pysonix confirmed in a brief blog post that the current paid, randomized loot boxes will be replaced by a new system that "shows the exact items you’re buying in advance." The developer cited Fortnite's changes to V-Buck Llamas, which now display th
  
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• Survivor of El Paso shooting praised for distracting gunman by throwing bottles

  06-08-2019 22:25 via news.yahoo.com
  A survivor of last week's deadly mass shooting in El Paso is being hailed forhis heroism after he attempted to distract the gunman by throwing bottles athim
  
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• Light-Up Dock Shields Are The Switch Accessory I Never Knew I Needed (And They're On Sale)

  06-08-2019 22:24 via gamespot.com
  
  If you have a Nintendo Switch, chances are you have the standard, grey dock that came with the console (unless you sprung for special editions like the Pikachu and Eevee console or the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate one). I had accepted my plain, boring dock as a fact of life--until I spotted these PDP Switch dock shields that light up with Pikachu, Mario, or Legend of Zelda-inspired designs. They're currently on sale for $15 and normally sell for $20, which is a great price considering these things
  
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• Double your iPhone XR’s battery life for $27

  06-08-2019 22:20 via news.yahoo.com
  There is no question that the iPhone XR offers battery life that is among the best we've ever seen on an iPhone. There's also no question that it's not enough. When it comes to battery life, it's never enough. If you want to make sure you never run out of juice when you need your phone most, definitely check out the Euhan 4200mAh Slim iPhone XR Battery Case on Amazon. It'll be the best $27 you've spent in a long time.Here's what you need to know from the product page:* SYNC & Portable Built-
  
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• Mass shootings and misogyny: The violent ideology we can't ignore

  06-08-2019 22:16 via news.yahoo.com
  Recent shootings in Ohio, Texas and California have led to widespread condemnation of white supremacy, but experts say misogyny must be addressed, too
  
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• Biden Still Holds Sizable Lead Nationwide: Campaign Update

  06-08-2019 22:15 via news.yahoo.com
  (Bloomberg) -- Joe Biden still maintains a significant lead in the Democratic primary, but Elizabeth Warren’s support is growing, a new Quinnipiac Poll released Tuesday found.Biden has 32% support, trailed by Warren with 21%, Bernie Sanders with 14% and Kamala Harris with 7%. The latest poll shows a sizable jump for Warren and a slump for Harris since the debates last week in Detroit. A Quinnipiac poll released before the Detroit debates showed Warren with 15% support and Harris at 12% sup
  
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• Ohio Rep. Candice Keller, who blamed mass shootings on drag queens and marijuana, refuses calls for her resignation

  06-08-2019 22:00 via news.yahoo.com
  An Ohio state lawmaker who blamed mass shootings on legal marijuana, gay marriage and "drag queen advocates" is sticking by her comments.
  
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• The Falcon and The Winter Soldier: Everything We Know About Disney+'s First MCU Show

  06-08-2019 21:46 via gamespot.com
  
  Sam Wilson and Bucky Barnes are back and ready to take on a vengeful Helmut ZemoDespite having an official release schedule and project slate, Marvel Studios’ Phase 4 is still pretty mysterious--and completely different than any of the previous MCU phases. Now we've got to juggle TV shows right alongside our blockbuster movies--TV shows like The Falcon & The Winter Soldier, the first Disney+ streaming series on the Phase 4 roster.Though we currently have no confirmation of just where a
  
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• Peter Pan Bus Driver Arrested After Allegedly Locking Passenger in Vehicle's Luggage Compartment

  06-08-2019 21:45 via news.yahoo.com
  Peter Pan Bus Driver Arrested for Locking Passenger in Luggage Area
  
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• Armed robbers in Mexico steal $2.5 million in gold coins

  06-08-2019 21:44 via news.yahoo.com
  Armed robbers broke into a Mexican government coin manufacturer on Tuesday and filled a backpack with more than $2 million worth of gold coins from a vault that had been left open, security officials said.The daylight robbery was the latest high-profile crime to hit Mexico City, where crime has increased during record lawlessness plaguing the country.Two people, one wielding a firearm, broke into a "Casa de Moneda" branch in the morning after throwing a security guard to the ground and taking hi
  
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• Russia tries to remove child from parents over opposition rally

  06-08-2019 21:41 via news.yahoo.com
  Russian prosecutors sought to strip a couple of parental rights on Tuesday after they brought their baby to a rally, as the authorities pressed ahead with a crackdown on the opposition.Over the past few weeks, thousands of Muscovites have taken part in protests against the exclusion of popular opposition politicians from Moscow's parliament elections in September.The authorities have retaliated with a crackdown, opening a probe into "mass unrest" and making nearly 2,400 arrests at two recent una
  
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• Before massacre, El Paso became a hot spot on Mexican border

  06-08-2019 21:41 via news.yahoo.com
  Deny Martinez paid a smuggler $7,000 to take him and his teenage son from Honduras to the Mexican side of the Rio Grande, across from El Paso, Texas.An unprecedented wave of Central American families has reached the U.S. border this year — most strikingly in El Paso, where the suspected assailant was linked to an online screed against a "Hispanic invasion" and Latino asylum seekers.It is unknown why the gunman traveled from his hometown near Dallas to El Paso, but the border city of 700,00
  
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• Texas Police Department Under Fire After Viral Photo Shows Officers on Horseback Leading Handcuffed Man By Rope

  06-08-2019 21:35 via news.yahoo.com
  Chief Vernon L. Hale III of the Galveston police department said the officers "showed poor judgment" in the incident and that they did not have any ill intentions with their decision
  
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• Venom 2 Director Andy Serkis Says Tom Hardy Helped Write Sequel Movie

  06-08-2019 21:27 via gamespot.com
  
  While Andy Serkis was only just named director of the upcoming sequel to the Venom movie, lots of work is being done on the project already. Serkis appeared at the TCA press tour to discuss his upcoming turn as the Ghost of Christmas Past in FX's A Christmas Carol, and also took the time to speak briefly about the film."I'm right in the beginning stages, so I've got some very clear ideas about the journey, [and what] I'd like to see visually, and how we can take the characters into another direc
  
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• The US Army is tripling the power on a laser cannon built to shoot down rockets, drones, and 'more stressing threats'

  06-08-2019 21:22 via news.yahoo.com
  The Army has decided it will no longer build a 100-kilowatt laser. Instead, it's going for a 250-300 kilowatt laser that will pack more of a punch.
  
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• E. Guinea accused of planning border wall with Cameroon: army sources

  06-08-2019 21:19 via news.yahoo.com
  Yaoundé (AFP) - Equatorial Guinea is planning to build a wall along the border with its neighbour Cameroon, according to sources in the Cameroon army.An army officer, speaking on condition of anonymity, told AFP that Equatorial Guinean soldiers had crossed the Ntem river that forms a natural border between the two countries, and erected milestones in the town of Kye-Ossi on the Cameroonian side.At the weekend, state radio reported that Cameroon army chief, Rene Claude Meka, visited the sp
  
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• Agent fired over anti-Trump text messages sues FBI, Justice

  06-08-2019 21:16 via news.yahoo.com
  A veteran FBI agent who wrote derogatory text messages about Donald Trump filed a lawsuit Tuesday charging that the bureau caved to "unrelenting pressure" from the president when it fired him. The suit from Peter Strzok also alleges he was unfairly punished for expressing his political opinions, and that the Justice Department violated his privacy when it shared hundreds of his text messages with reporters. The complaint, which names as defendants Attorney General William Barr and FBI Director C
  
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• Cyntoia Brown scheduled to leave prison after clemency

  06-08-2019 21:15 via news.yahoo.com
  A woman who said she was a 16-year-old sex-trafficking victim when she killed a man in 2004 is scheduled to be released from prison this week after being granted clemency .Kim Kardashian West, Rihanna and other celebrities had lobbied for Cyntoia Brown's release, and then-Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam agreed in January.The now-31-year-old Brown will remain on parole supervision for 10 years after her release Wednesday, on the condition she does not violate any state or federal laws, holds a job, an
  
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• Not Just Trump: GOP Members Warned of Immigration ‘Invasion’ From House Floor

  06-08-2019 21:13 via news.yahoo.com
  Photo Illustration by The Daily Beast/GettyWhen the El Paso shooter took up arms against defenseless Walmart shoppers this week, he was doing so to stop a mythical "cultural and ethnic replacement brought on by an invasion." The “invasion” rhetoric was straight out of a white nationalist fever swamp and President Donald Trump’s own rhetoric on immigration. But Trump is hardly the only elected Republican to characterize immigration as a menacing “invasion” by a
  
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• CNN Disputes Matt Gaetz’s Claim the Network Snubbed Him on Gun Talks

  06-08-2019 21:11 via news.yahoo.com
  REUTERSRep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) suggested this week that CNN deliberately tried to silence him in the wake of several mass shootings over the weekend. But the network says Gaetz is deliberately misrepresenting the facts.The Florida Republican made the suggestion Tuesday in response to CNN noting the number of Republicans who were unwilling to appear on the network to discuss gun laws following the shootings. Gaetz, a TV-friendly regular on Fox News and other cable-news programs, responded that he
  
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• NASA astronaut Mark Kelly, whose wife Gabby Giffords was shot in the head, still owns guns. He says Congress could do a lot more to keep people safe.

  06-08-2019 21:09 via news.yahoo.com
  NASA astronaut Mark Kelly is running for Senate in Arizona. He supports stronger federal background checks and more red-flag laws.
  
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• DuckTales Remastered Being Removed From Digital Storefronts

  06-08-2019 21:08 via gamespot.com
  
  The old adage "good things don't last forever" could not be more accurate, as Capcom has announced that DuckTales Remastered will leave digital storefronts very soon. The classic platformer is scheduled to be delisted beginning Thursday, August 8.DuckTales: Remastered is leaving digital storefronts in a duck-blur starting August 8th.
  Life is like a hurricane, so get it on sale now or re-download it if you’ve previously purchased it. More details:
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• Alabama student arrested after threatening shooting, bombing at his high school

  06-08-2019 21:02 via news.yahoo.com
  A teenager was arrested at his Alabama home Tuesday after threatening multipleattacks at Mary G
  
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• Trump incorrectly blamed mental illness for mass shootings, but blocked a rule that would have made it harder for some people with mental illnesses to buy guns

  06-08-2019 20:55 via news.yahoo.com
  Trump blocked a proposed Obama-era rule that made it more difficult for some individuals with diagnosed mental illnesses to obtain firearms.
  
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• Republican strategist to his party: Consider some gun laws and condemn white nationalism

  06-08-2019 20:55 via news.yahoo.com
  Congress probably can't stop mass shootings, but some gun laws make sense and would show Americans that both parties take this problem seriously.
  
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• Trump attacked immigrants for 'murders, killings, murders' during most recent El Paso visit, months ahead of shooting

  06-08-2019 20:51 via news.yahoo.com
  The last time Donald Trump visited El Paso, the president attacked immigrants in the United States, and emphasised repeatedly that some had committed “murders, murders, killings, murders”.Mr Trump’s attacks on immigrants came in the form of praise for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), which he said had picked up immigrants for tens of thousands of crimes, and ticked off a list of those crimes and the stats that he claimed accompanied them.When he got to murder —
  
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• Mike Gravel endorses Bernie Sanders in 2020 race

  06-08-2019 20:51 via news.yahoo.com
  “Bernie has a program that benefits all Americans, not just the 1 percent," Gravel said in a video posted to Twitter.
  
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• Team Rocket Boss Giovanni Makes First Appearance In Pokemon Go

  06-08-2019 20:50 via gamespot.com
  
  The final Pokemon Go Fest of the summer is now underway in Yokohama, Japan. As part of the event, special Pokemon like Shiny Poliwag and hat-wearing Pikachu are spawning in the wild around the world, but players at the venue have spotted another unusual sight: Team Rocket Leader Giovanni.It appears the enigmatic Team Rocket boss is photobombing pictures that are taken using Pokemon Go's AR Snapshot function. A similar situation occurred during Chicago's Pokemon Go Fest this past this past June.
  
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• The Dayton shooter modified his gun with a 'pistol brace,' a device that could become the new bump stock of the gun-control debate

  06-08-2019 20:49 via news.yahoo.com
  A device used in Sunday's deadly shooting in Dayton, Ohio, could spur a new debate over guns and how some owners are modifying them.
  
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• U.S. appeals court voids Google 'cookie' privacy settlement that paid users nothing

  06-08-2019 20:48 via news.yahoo.com
  In a 3-0 decision, the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia said it could not tell whether the $5.5 million settlement was fair, reasonable and adequate, and said a lower court judge should revisit the case.Google, a unit of Alphabet Inc, had been accused of exploiting loopholes in Apple Inc's Safari and Microsoft Corp's Internet Explorer browsers to help advertisers bypass cookie blockers.The settlement approved in February 2017 by U.S. District Judge Sue Robinson in Delaware calle
  
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• These are the most popular guns made in the US, and how many Americans own them

  06-08-2019 20:48 via news.yahoo.com
  After mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, politicians are talking about gun ownership in America. Here's what that looks like.
  
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• Trump Spokesperson Hogan Gidley Attacks Obama for Condemning Racism

  06-08-2019 20:47 via news.yahoo.com
  White House spokesperson Hogan Gidley became visibly agitated on Tuesday when Fox News host Melissa Francis brought up what she called a “somewhat veiled jab” from former President Barack Obama following the pair of mass shootings that have rocked the nation over these past few days. “We should soundly reject language coming out of the mouths of any of our leaders that feeds a climate of fear and hatred or normalizes racist sentiments,” Obama wrote, “leaders wh
  
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• Apex Legends Introducing "Solos" Limited-Time Mode

  06-08-2019 20:47 via gamespot.com
  
  Apex Legends is changing the game for a limited time starting next week. The battle royale game has always been multiplayer-only, but for a while you can try to make a name for yourself all by yourself.Respawn promoted the "Iron Crown Collection Event" on Twitter, teasing that the Solos mode will launch August 13 and end on August 27. A Reddit post from community manager Jay Frechette said that the team will be watching the community's reaction and gauging feedback to the new mode."We'll talk mo
  
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• United Airlines Pilots Under Fire After Allegedly Failing Alcohol Breath Test Before International Flight

  06-08-2019 20:23 via news.yahoo.com
  Police in Scotland have released one of two United Airlines pilots on Tuesday who allegedly failed an alcohol breath test before their flight to the U.S. this past weekend
  
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• Texas police condemned after officers on horseback lead black suspect by rope

  06-08-2019 20:20 via news.yahoo.com
  Police in Texas have apologised after photographs emerged of two white officers on horseback leading a black man down the street by a rope. Donald Neely, 43, had been arrested on suspicion of trespassing in an office building in downtown Galveston, a coastal city of 50,000 people just outside Houston. The officers attached a rope to the handcuffs behind his back, before leading him to a police staging area eight street blocks away. A passerby took photographs which circulated on social media, le
  
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• Take-Two CEO Called President Trump's Comments "Disrespectful"

  06-08-2019 20:12 via gamespot.com
  
  After the twin-shootings in Dayton, Ohio and El Paso, Texas that left 31 people dead and many others injured over the weekend, President Donald Trump and other government officials have pointed the finger to video games as the cause for the mass shootings. Take-Two Interactive CEO Strauss Zelnick disagrees, succinctly calling these politicians "disrespectful" in the wake of the mass shootings.In an interview with Barron's (via Business Insider), Zelnick called on government officials to address
  
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• Here's the Story Behind That Controversial 'Backless Seats' Photo

  06-08-2019 20:10 via news.yahoo.com
  EasyJet told TIME that the flight departed with five spare seats
  
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• Democrats’ frustration with the news media boils over

  06-08-2019 20:08 via news.yahoo.com
  Beto O’Rourke channeled the discontent best with an exasperated reaction to a question about what Trump could do in response to the deaths of 22 people in El Paso.
  
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• 6-year-old boy killed at Gilroy Garlic Festival shot in the back, coroner's office says

  06-08-2019 20:02 via news.yahoo.com
  Stephen Romero, 6, was fatally shot in the back, while the other victims had fatal shotgun wounds in their chests.
  
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• India hails 'historic' Kashmir rule as Pakistan, China slam move

  06-08-2019 20:00 via news.yahoo.com
  India's Hindu nationalist government on Tuesday hailed "historic" legislation to bring Kashmir under its direct control but Pakistan and China challenged the divisive move, sending tensions soaring between the nuclear neighbours.New Delhi stripped Kashmir of its seven-decade-long autonomous status via a presidential decree on Monday, hours after imposing a massive security lockdown in the state to quell any unrest."Together we are, together we shall rise and together we will fulfill the dreams o
  
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• Dayton shooter used a modified gun that may have exploited a legal loophole

  06-08-2019 19:50 via news.yahoo.com
  Even though it looked like a rifle, the gun used in the Dayton shooting was likely classified as a pistol – legally skirting laws regarding short-barreled rifles.
  
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• Arrow-verse Crisis On Infinite Earths Cross-Over Adds Iconic Batman Actor - GameSpot Universe News Update

  06-08-2019 19:48 via gamespot.com
  
  Black Lightning will also finally join the Arrow-verse.
  
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