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• The U.S. buying Greenland: Joke or genius?

  20-08-2019 23:58 via news.yahoo.com
  President Trump has floated the idea of making Greenland part of the U.S. by buying the island from Denmark. Is the notion a flight of fancy or would it be a smart acquisition?
  
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• Bond 25 Title Finally Confirmed - GameSpot Universe News Update

  20-08-2019 23:47 via gamespot.com
  
  Do you expect me to die?
  
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• Path Of Exile Will Introduce Tower-Defense Gameplay With Its Blight Update

  20-08-2019 23:37 via gamespot.com
  
  Continuing its years of significant growth, Path of Exile developer Grinding Gear Games has revealed the next major update coming to the free-to-play action-RPG. In the upcoming Blight expansion, players will take on a questline that introduces a new tower defense mode, yielding even more loot to outfit your characters with. This new update follows a set of other new expansions in the past year that have overhauled a significant part of the game, introducing new events and storylines for players
  
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• Jail parents over skipping school? Some 2020 Democrats threatened it

  20-08-2019 23:18 via news.yahoo.com
  Kamala Harris says she didn't send anyone to jail, but critics say her policy "perpetuates poverty." Other 2020 Dems worked to decriminalize truancy.
  
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• Russia's new high-altitude drone just flew for the first time, and they want to arm it with one ton of bombs

  20-08-2019 23:09 via news.yahoo.com
  On Tuesday, the Russian Ministry of Defense shared video of a test flight for the Altius-U, a major step forward in its drone program.
  
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• Trump offers to mediate 'explosive' Kashmir standoff

  20-08-2019 23:07 via news.yahoo.com
  US President Donald Trump offered Tuesday to mediate the "explosive" situation in Kashmir amid mounting international concern over a flare-up in violence between India and Pakistan in the divided region.Speaking a day after phone calls with the premiers of both countries, Trump said he was happy to try and help calm the situation in Kashmir where tensions have spiked since India revoked autonomous rule in the part of the region it controls on August 5.
  
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• Police Arrest Two Louisiana Men in 39-Year-Old Cold Case Murder of Teen

  20-08-2019 22:53 via news.yahoo.com
  Rapides Parish Sheriff's OfficeAfter nearly four decades, Louisiana police have charged two men they believe brutally raped and murdered an 18-year-old girl before disposing of her body in the woods.Leo Laird, 64, and Gary Haymon, 54, were both charged on Monday in the death of 18-year-old Donna Gayle Brazzell, according to the Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Office. The young woman’s skeletal remains were found near Nichols Cemetery Road in 1980, but authorities were unable to identif
  
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• Spain sends navy to save migrants as Italian justice intervenes

  20-08-2019 22:52 via news.yahoo.com
  Spain on Tuesday deployed a naval patrol boat to pick up migrants on a charity rescue boat that has been stranded off Italy's Lampedusa island for days after numerous people jumped overboard in a desperate bid to swim ashore.Prosecutor Luigi Patronaggio also ordered the Open Arms charity vessel preventatively seized after inspecting the Spanish boat on which migrants have spent 19 days and "given the difficult situation on board", a judicial source said.Against the backdrop of a major political
  
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• Mindhunter Season 2: Every Serial Killer In The Show

  20-08-2019 22:51 via gamespot.com
  
  Spoilers for Season 2!
  Netflix's critically acclaimed true-ish crime drama, Mindhunter, has finally returned for a second season and brought with it a whole slew of new serial killers to be interviewed and profiled by fictional Behavioral Science agents Holden Ford and Bill Tench. These agents may be characters created for the show, but the killers themselves are very, very real.All told, Mindhunter Season 2 featured eleven killers, with only two repeats from Season 1--fan-favorite Ed Kemper and
  
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• New poll shows Biden continues to lead the pack of 2020 Democratic candidates

  20-08-2019 22:44 via news.yahoo.com
  According to a new poll released by CNN, former Vice President Joe Biden remains on top of the public polls, out-performing the rest of the Democratic presidential candidates.
  
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• Karl Rove warns President Trump against asking Congress to help keep the economy humming

  20-08-2019 22:43 via news.yahoo.com
  With a Democratic House bent on impeachment, Trump should focus on administrative action to strengthen the U.S. economy, says Fox News contributor Karl Rove, former White House deputy chief of staff for President George W. Bush.
  
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• 'Storm Area 51' event pushes rural Nevada county to declare emergency

  20-08-2019 22:28 via news.yahoo.com
  Lincoln County commissioner pre-signed an emergency declaration ahead of the "Storm Area 51" raid event that's drawn more than 2 million RSVPs.
  
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• Spider-Man's MCU Future Is In Question, But Sony Disputes Report

  20-08-2019 22:22 via gamespot.com
  
  Shortly after Marvel revealed its Phase 4 slate of Marvel Cinematic Universe films and TV shows at San Diego Comic-Con, a major shakeup is being reported that could very well change the future of the MCU. It would also impact the Spider-Man franchise of films Marvel Studios co-produces with Sony.According to Deadline, Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige will no longer serve as a producer on Sony's Spider-Man films. The news comes after a new agreement between Sony and Disney was reportedly unab
  
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• Spider-Man Movies Will No Longer Involve MCU Boss Kevin Feige - Report

  20-08-2019 22:22 via gamespot.com
  
  Shortly after Marvel revealed its Phase 4 slate of Marvel Cinematic Universe films and TV shows at San Diego Comic-Con, a major shakeup is being reported that could very well change the future of the MCU. It would also impact the Spider-Man franchise of films Marvel Studios co-produces with Sony.According to Deadline, Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige will no longer serve as a producer on Sony's Spider-Man films. The news comes after a new agreement between Sony and Disney was reportedly unab
  
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• The Matrix 4 Is Happening With Keanu Reeves And Carrie-Anne Moss

  20-08-2019 22:21 via gamespot.com
  
  20 years ago, The Matrix debuted and was a cultural phenomenon, and after two sequels, the story of Neo, Trinity, and the war between humans and robots was all wrapped up. At least, that's what we thought, until it was announced that Matrix 4 is underway.Lana Wachowski is set to return to write and direct the film in the franchise, and Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss will reprise their roles as Neo and Trinity respectively, according to Variety. That's a bit puzzling because at the end of the
  
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• Matrix 4 Is Officially Happening

  20-08-2019 22:21 via gamespot.com
  
  20 years ago, The Matrix debuted and was a cultural phenomenon, and after two sequels, the story of Neo, Trinity, and the war between humans and robots was all wrapped up. At least, that's what we thought, until it was announced that Matrix 4 is underway.Lana Wachowski is set to return to write and direct the film in the franchise, and Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss will reprise their roles as Neo and Trinity respectively, according to Variety. That's a bit puzzling because at the end of the
  
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• Marianne Williamson pledges to remove Oval Office portrait of Andrew Jackson put there by Trump

  20-08-2019 22:17 via news.yahoo.com
  Democratic presidential candidate Marianne Williamson pledged to remove the portrait of former President Andrew Jackson that President Donald Trump chose to hang in the Oval Office if she is elected to be its next occupant.
  
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• Trump decries 'great disloyalty' of Jews who vote for Democrats

  20-08-2019 22:15 via news.yahoo.com
  President Trump said Tuesday that Jews who voted for Democrats were either ignorant or disloyal.
  
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• Two firefighters disappeared Friday on a fishing trip. The search for them continues

  20-08-2019 22:05 via news.yahoo.com
  The U.S. Coast Guard, along with over a dozen other vessels, are continuing to search for two missing boaters last seen at Port Canaveral on Friday
  
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• Three migrant children die of flu in detention with US authorities refusing to give vaccines, as reports of child molesting emerge

  20-08-2019 21:57 via news.yahoo.com
  At least three migrant children being held in detention centres have died at least in part from the flu, but US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) says that it does not plan on giving immigrant families it detains vaccines as winter approaches.The decision has renewed criticism of the squalid conditions in US detention centres, as further reports suggest children are being molested in some sites while in the care of the government.
  
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• Sony Publishing A New Game On PC Through The Epic Games Store

  20-08-2019 21:56 via gamespot.com
  
  Developer Robot Entertainment, creating the cute and colorful party game ReadySet Heroes, is bringing the PlayStation title to the Epic Games Store--with Sony Interactive Entertainment as its publisher.ReadySet Heroes' Epic Games Store page was spotted on Twitter. It retails for $20 USD / $29 AUD / £16 GBP and is available to pre-order now, with an expected September 30 release. Pre-ordering on the PlayStation Store--which reports the same price and release date--nets you an exclusive them
  
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• Assad troops force Syrian rebels to retreat from key town

  20-08-2019 21:54 via news.yahoo.com
  Bashar al-Assad has vowed to recapture all of Syria as his forces made significant battlefield gains and drove rebel fighters out of a strategic town he once attacked with chemical weapons. Syrian regime troops pushed rebel forces from Khan Sheikhoun, a town where Assad’s jets once dropped chemical weapons and killed nearly 100 people, prompting Donald Trump to launch retaliatory airstrikes in 2017.  The town has been under rebel control since 2014 and its fall marks a victory fo
  
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• Ocasio-Cortez: The Electoral College Is a ‘Scam’

  20-08-2019 21:36 via news.yahoo.com
  Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D., N.Y.) on Monday called the U.S. Electoral College "a scam" that negatively affects minorities."We're coming to you live from the Electoral College," the New York Democrat said in a video on Instagram, which featured her driving along a sparsely populated highway in what appears to be a desert somewhere in the western part of the country. "Many votes here, as you can see. Very efficient way to choose leadership of the country. I mean I c
  
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• A billboard in Baltimore calls Jared Kushner a 'rich pest.' It was put up by PETA

  20-08-2019 21:26 via news.yahoo.com
  The billboard plays off the discovery that President Donald Trump's son-in-law's family real estate owned several rat-infested buildings.
  
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• Missing employee of UK consulate in Hong Kong detained: family

  20-08-2019 21:23 via news.yahoo.com
  The family of a missing employee of Britain's consulate in Hong Kong said Wednesday that authorities told them he was detained while returning from a business trip but do not know why, where or how long he will be held.
  
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• Phoenix police must now report whenever they point a gun at someone

  20-08-2019 21:22 via news.yahoo.com
  Chief Jeri Williams provided an update on Phoenix Police Department changes following a record number of police shootings in 2018.
  
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• Possible Death Stranding Cameos Based On Kojima's Selfies

  20-08-2019 21:20 via gamespot.com
  
  Death Stranding is already full of celebrities, including Walking Dead star Norman Reedus as the protagonist and player character, Sam. But as shown in a new gameplay segment at Gamescom, it's also making sure to include cameos of people who have visited the studio like host Geoff Keighley. Kojima hinted at additional cameos during his stage interview as well.That raises the possibility that a lot of other people who have visited the studio might make an appearance too. And as it turns out, sev
  
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• A man walked into a sheriff's office and said he killed his daughter that day, police say

  20-08-2019 21:07 via news.yahoo.com
  A North Carolina father told a dispatcher that he was there to turn himself in for murder. The victim was his 15-year-old daughter.
  
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• Suspect in Utah student Mackenzie Lueck's death is charged in a second case

  20-08-2019 21:01 via news.yahoo.com
  The man suspected of killing University of Utah student Mackenzie Lueck was charged Tuesday with sexual abuse and kidnapping of another woman.
  
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• Gamescom: New Cyberpunk 2077 Gameplay Video Revealed

  20-08-2019 20:50 via gamespot.com
  
  CD Projekt Red's Cyberpunk 2077 is undoubtably the game we are going to keep hearing about until its April 16, 2020 release on PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. With Gamescom 2019 underway, there has been quite a bit of Cyberpunk news, including a brand-new gameplay trailer from Nvidia.Nvidia tweeted out the teaser trailer, calling it "a sneak peak" of some footage from a new gameplay demo. It's short, at just 40 seconds, but it's incredibly sweet, showcasing the breadth of Cyberpunk's Night City
  
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• Yikes! 15-inch-long snake left behind at TSA checkpoint at New Jersey airport

  20-08-2019 20:48 via news.yahoo.com
  The 15-inch-long snake was spotted at Newark airport by a young girl, who the TSA says "heeded the advice 'if you see something, say something.'"
  
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• Huawei’s founder just sent a desperate but brutal memo to workers

  20-08-2019 20:48 via news.yahoo.com
  When he was a younger man, Huawei's billionaire founder Ren Zhengfei joined China's People's Liberation Army as an engineer, at one point heading out with the army for China's frigid north as part of a crew tasked with building a synthetic fiber factory.That background no doubt inspired the overtly military-themed tone of a desperate memo Zhengfei distributed internally at the company on Monday as the US ban against it lingers, with the company founder warning that workers need to band together
  
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• The police officer who fatally choked Eric Garner has been fired. The guy who filmed it is still in prison.

  20-08-2019 20:46 via news.yahoo.com
  Former NYPD Officer Daniel Pantaleo escaped criminal prosecution. Ramsey Orta, the man who filmed the deadly encounter, has been locked up for years.
  
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• The Latest: Public weighs in on guns after Virginia shooting

  20-08-2019 20:32 via news.yahoo.com
  A commission tasked with studying gun safety proposals after a mass shooting left 12 people dead in Virginia Beach is hearing from members of the public and special interest groups from across the ideological spectrum.The Virginia State Crime Commission was scheduled to hear hours of testimony from dozens of speakers Tuesday and then review bills introduced during a special legislative session in July.Members of the public and interest groups are expected to testify during a hearing before a Vir
  
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• Guns are a huge part of American society; taking them away won't help: Today's talker

  20-08-2019 20:28 via news.yahoo.com
  Guns are vital for protection in America. The acts of the few shouldn't affect citizens' rights to guns, which is protected by the Second Amendment.
  
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• Cute, Zelda-Looking Game Where You're A Sentient Grape Announced By Viz Media

  20-08-2019 20:15 via gamespot.com
  
  Viz Media has announced the third and final title that's being made in partnership with Rose City Games. Called Garden Story, the upcoming game is a pixel graphic adventure that stars a sentient grape who's also an aspiring knight. It looks so cute.The announcement of Garden Story was accompanied by the release of a new trailer that showed some of the gameplay and quirky characters. From a top-down perspective, you explore a variety of environments, such as quiet towns and dangerous-looking cave
  
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• Apple Arcade Will Reportedly Cost $5 A Month

  20-08-2019 20:12 via gamespot.com
  
  Apple unveiled its gaming subscription service, Apple Arcade, back in March 2019. While it's expected to roll out sometime this fall, reports are now circulating that Apple Arcade could cost just $5 USD / $7 AUD / £4 GBP per month.9t05 Mac uncovered the alleged pricing, which includes a one-month free trial, in a promotional message hidden within an App Store API. Apple has yet to comment on the matter, but 9to5 Mac reports that Apple Arcade will feature Family Sharing as well. With the su
  
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• Texas school district sued for coloring black pupil's scalp with marker

  20-08-2019 20:10 via news.yahoo.com
  Parents of a black teenager in Texas are suing their Houston-area school district after three white middle school personnel used a marker to blot out a design in their son's scalp.The federal civil rights lawsuit was filed Sunday against the Pearland Independent School District and the three staff members of Berry Miller Junior High who used the marker to color the student's scalp.The three claimed that his "common African American 'fade' haircut violated the Pearland ISD dress code policy," the
  
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• Joe Biden's former brain surgeon explains why he's not too old to be president

  20-08-2019 20:04 via news.yahoo.com
  Biden's surgeon said he's voting for the one candidate that he is "absolutely certain has a brain that is functioning."
  
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• Pokemon Sword And Shield Won't Use Pokemon Global Link Service

  20-08-2019 20:01 via gamespot.com
  
  Since Pokemon Black and White on the DS, competitive Pokemon players have been able to take part in online competitions and view their rankings via the Pokemon Global Link. While the website has served as the online battling hub for all subsequent Pokemon games, The Pokemon Company has confirmed the upcoming Sword and Shield for Switch will not be utilizing it.According to a statement posted during Gamescom 2019, Sword and Shield will not support the Pokemon Global Link website. This is because
  
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• Neo-Nazi arrested over threat to exterminate Hispanics said 'I thank God every day Trump is president'

  20-08-2019 19:58 via news.yahoo.com
  A man arrested by the FBI on suspicion of threatening to kill Hispanic people in Miami allegedly wrote that he thanked God every day that Donald Trump was president.Eric Lin, 35, made a series of threats against the Hispanic community in the Miami area before being arrested in Seattle.
  
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• New York Sues to Block Trump Administration’s Crackdown on Migrants Who Use Public Services

  20-08-2019 19:37 via news.yahoo.com
  New York joined Vermont and Connecticut Tuesday in filing a lawsuit to block the Trump administration's attempt to crack down on immigrants who rely on public services.New York attorney general Leticia James announced Tuesday that she, along with the attorneys general of Vermont and Connecticut, has filed suit against the federal agencies responsible for expanding the public-charge rule to make it more difficult for immigrants who rely on public services to obtain a visa.“Quite simply, und
  
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• U.S. removed almost 2.7 million barrels daily of Iranian oil from market: Pompeo

  20-08-2019 19:35 via news.yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has removed nearly 2.7 million barrels of Iranian oil from global markets daily as a result of Washington's decision to reimpose sanctions on all purchases of Iran's crude, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday.
  
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• 23 towns in Texas were hit by possibly the largest-ever ransomware attack, in what could be the first coordinated cyberattack of its kind

  20-08-2019 19:34 via news.yahoo.com
  The coordinated ransomware attack on 23 Texas towns was carried out by a "single threat actor," the Texas Department of Information Resources said.
  
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• 'A page out of Trump's book': After blocked visit, Tlaib gets emotional as Omar blasts Israel

  20-08-2019 19:12 via news.yahoo.com
  Reps. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., and Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., blasted both President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during an emotional news conference Monday.
  
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• A man lost his wife in the El Paso Walmart shooting, then his car was stolen during her funeral. His community came together to replace it.

  20-08-2019 19:12 via news.yahoo.com
  Antonio Basco's Ford Escape was stolen after a funeral for his wife, Margie Reckard, in El Paso. The community banded together to find him a new one.
  
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• CNN Pundit’s Bodyguard Charged with Assault after Removing Reporter Covering Her Speech

  20-08-2019 18:59 via news.yahoo.com
  CNN pundit April Ryan's security guard has been charged with assault after he forcibly removed a local New Jersey reporter from an event at which Ryan was delivering a speech.Charlie Kravotil, editor of New Brunswick Today, claims that Ryan's bodyguard, 30-year-old Joel Morris, approached him during Ryan's speech at The Heldrich Hotel on August 3 and stole his camera after he refused to stop filming.A video of the incident shows Kravotil, who secured press credentials for the event, fo
  
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• Trump: Tlaib 'hates Israel' and 'I don't buy [her] tears'

  20-08-2019 18:51 via news.yahoo.com
  At a press conference addressing Israel’s decision to bar her and Rep. Ilhan Omar from visiting the country, Rep. Rashida Tlaib fought back tears while recalling her experiences visiting Jerusalem as a child. The president was unmoved.
  
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• One Punch Man Game Features "Hero Arrival" Mechanic

  20-08-2019 18:46 via gamespot.com
  
  With Gamescom 2019 in full swing, announcements are trickling out at a steady pace. Prolific anime game publisher Bandai Namco has unveiled a trailer for One Punch Man: A Hero Nobody Knows, which shows new gameplay mechanics and characters.Alongside series regulars Saitama, Genos, and Speed-o'-Sound Sonic, S-Class heroes Terrible Tornado, Silverfang, and Atomic Samurai are joining the game's roster. These three characters bump A Hero Nobody Knows' roster to 13 playable characters. It's unclear w
  
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• Fortnite 10.10 Content Update Patch Notes: Junk Rift, Glitched Consumables, And More

  20-08-2019 18:30 via gamespot.com
  
  Another update has arrived for Fortnite. Content update 10.10 is now live across PS4, Xbox One, PC, Nintendo Switch, and mobile devices, and it adds a new throwable item to the popular battle royale game, along with a new type of consumable. Here are the patch notes.First up is the Junk Rift, a new Epic rarity item. When thrown, it'll create a Rift in the sky that will rain cars, statues, and other large debris down on opponents, damaging players and destroying objects caught in its path. The Ju
  
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