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• Dutch left-wing election rally draws thousands

  09-03-2017 23:46 via yahoo.com
  
  Dutch left-wing political hopeful Jesse Klaver on Thursday staged one of the largest campaign rallies seen in The Netherlands in recent times, as political parties scramble for last-minute votes ahead of next week's crunch elections."We have a unique opportunity as left-wing parties to win this election and to be the biggest," Klaver said to thunderous applause.Dutch political observers say the youthful Klaver, who is of Moroccan descent, is the antithesis of far-right politician Geert Wilders,
  
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• Don't Miss: How indie devs can harness the power of social sharing

  09-03-2017 23:46
  
  "The best social shares are those that players genuinely WANT to share." Tara Brannigan breaks down exactly what makes a moment shareable by looking to games that nailed the formula....
  
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• German police arrest suspect in boy's killing, find 2nd body

  09-03-2017 23:45 via yahoo.com
  
  BERLIN (AP) — A 19-year-old man suspected of killing a 9-year-old boy in the German city of Herne and posting pictures of the victim's body on the internet was arrested Thursday, police said.
  
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• Searching for Trump condemnation in Pope Francis’ words

  09-03-2017 23:41 via yahoo.com
  
  Pope Francis warned against the rising tide of populism in an interview with German paper Die Zeit this week, reigniting an ongoing search for subliminal criticism of President Trump in the pope’s words.
  
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• Get a job: Visual Concepts is hiring a Sr. Environment Artist

  09-03-2017 23:35
  
  Visual Concepts is on the hunt for a self-motivated and experienced artist to help with the creation of art assets for the NBA 2K series in Novato, California....
  
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• 911 audio: Decapitation suspect says his mother made him mad

  09-03-2017 23:35 via yahoo.com
  
  LOUISBURG, N.C. (AP) — An 18-year-old man accused of decapitating his mother promised an emergency dispatcher that he wouldn't kill two young siblings heard wailing in the background of his 911 call, according to a recording released Thursday.
  
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• Couple Shaken Up After Cruise Ship Nearly Hit Their Home: 'I've Never Seen Anything That Close'

  09-03-2017 23:28 via yahoo.com
  
  Yasmine and Bill Todhunter said the massive vessel was moments from crashing into their property.
  
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• Construction unearths centuries-old coffins in Philadelphia

  09-03-2017 23:15 via yahoo.com
  
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Construction crews working on an apartment building in Philadelphia's historic district got a shock last month when their backhoes started hitting coffins and unearthing fully intact human remains.
  
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• Toyota Will Eventually Have Three Sports Cars in its Lineup

  09-03-2017 22:48 via yahoo.com
  
  Reverting to the "Three Brothers" philosophy, Toyota wants to become a serious contender in the sports car market again.
  
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• Dead Sharks Parked In Florida Lots and Driveways

  09-03-2017 22:44 via yahoo.com
  
  Florida has had a long history with abandoned exotic animals.
  
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• U.S. FCC probes why AT&T customers could not call 911

  09-03-2017 22:22 via yahoo.com
  
  By David ShepardsonWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Communications Commission said on Thursday it will investigate why AT&T wireless subscribers in several states could not make emergency 911 calls late Wednesday.The FCC has previously fined carriers that had 911 outages that it deemed preventable and required steps to prevent further outages.“Every call to 911 must go through,” FCC Chairman Ajit Pai said in a statement.
  
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• RadioShack Files For Bankruptcy Again, 187 Locations Will Be Closed

  09-03-2017 22:19 via yahoo.com
  
  After its revival in 2015, RadioShack filed for bankruptcy a second time and will close a portion of its stores.
  
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• How Blizzard embraced fantasy to create Overwatch's reality

  09-03-2017 22:15
  
  "I would rather have the Hollywood as it appears in the mind of the guy from Belgium or Sweeden than the Hollywood that exists in the real world," said Overwatch director Jeff Kaplan. ...
  
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• Going Hands On With Runic Games' Weird And Wonderful World

  09-03-2017 22:08
  First announced in 2015, Runic Games' Hob piqued our interest during its numerous appearances at trade shows like PAX. We recently had a chance to sit down and play a build of the game that will be appearing at PAX East, and came away impressed by Hob's puzzle designs and environments, and charmed by its sense of style.
  Hob takes place in a mysterious, lively world teeming with bizarre wildlife and covered in ancient-looking machinery. Taking control of an unnamed hooded figure, players use a v
  
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• Resistance Report: D.C. bar sues Trump for unfair competition from his hotel

  09-03-2017 22:04 via yahoo.com
  
  D.C. UNCORKED. President Trump’s business interests are ruffling feathers in the District of Columbia business community.“Cork Wine Bar owners Khalid Pitts and Diane Gross filed an unfair competition lawsuit against Donald Trump and the Trump International Hotel in DC Wednesday night, alleging that the president’s continued affiliation with the government-owned property puts competing businesses at a disadvantage,” reports Washingtonian.
  
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• What exactly does the iPhone 8 mean for Apple?

  09-03-2017 21:36 via yahoo.com
  
  To date, the iPhone 6 is still responsible for the biggest iPhone upgrade cycle in history. And with good reason, the iPhone 6 marked the first time Apple delved into the world of larger-screened iPhones, at long last giving users with a preference for larger screens a compelling reason to upgrade. What's more, Apple in 2014 didn't just release one new device; rather, it released two distinct iPhone models, the 4.7-inch iPhone 6 and the gargantuan 5.5-inch iPhone 6 Plus.
  
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• Pope open to studying ordination of married men as priests

  09-03-2017 21:35 via yahoo.com
  
  BERLIN (AP) — Pope Francis says the church must study whether it's possible to ordain married men to minister in remote communities facing priest shortages.
  
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• How Michelle Obama surprised students at a DC high school

  09-03-2017 21:22 via yahoo.com
  
  Former first lady Michelle Obama surprised students at Ballou STAY High School in Washington, D.C., last week, leaving what seemed to be a deep impression on a group of students going to the alternative high school.Principal Cara Fuller personally selected the 14 students who met Ms. Obama.Recommended:Michelle Obama: How well do you know the first lady?
  
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• Windstorm knocks out power to 1 million customers in Michigan

  09-03-2017 21:17 via yahoo.com
  
  (Reuters) - More than 1 million Michigan electric customers, including homes, schools and hospitals, were without power on Thursday after a windstorm caused the biggest outage in state history, utility companies said.Wind gusts of more than 60 miles per hour (97 km per hour) on Wednesday toppled trees and downed more than 4,000 power lines across the state, which has a population of about 10 million people, Detroit-based DTE Energy Co said."This is a very unusual event ... the most significant w
  
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• Steven Universe RPG Coming to PS4 This Year

  09-03-2017 21:17
  
  Steven Universe is getting its own RPG called Save the Light, from Steven Universe co-creator Rebecca Sugar, Grumpyface Studios, and Cartoon Network. It's set to launch on PlayStation 4 later this year.
  A sequel to the fantasy adventure show's 2015 mobile game called Attack the Light, the upcoming Save the Light features an original story co-written by Sugar and will let players customize their team with different characters from the show.Continue reading…
  
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• Demonstrators march in Washington, D.C., to protest the global gag rule

  09-03-2017 21:17 via yahoo.com
  
  On Wednesday, March 9, demonstrators took the the streets of Washington, D.C., to march and protest President Trump’s Global Gag Rule. They marched from Freedom Plaza to the White House chanting and holding signs.
  
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• Photos of the day - March 9, 2017

  09-03-2017 21:14 via yahoo.com
  
  Buddhist monks push Thai soldiers at a gate of Dhammakaya temple in Pathum Thani province, Thailand; dogs and owners arrive for the first day of Crufts dog show at NEC Arena in Birmingham, England; an Indian paramilitary soldier stands guard near the site of a gun fight at Padgampora, Indian Kashmir. These are some of the photos of the day. (AP/EPA/Getty/Reuters)
  
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• Game of Thrones season 7 premiere date set for July 16, 2017

  09-03-2017 21:11 via gamesradar.com
  
  Game of Thrones season 7 will premiere on July 16, 2017
  
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• Kansas man in 'get out of my country' shooting of Indian man appears in court

  09-03-2017 21:04 via yahoo.com
  
  A Kansas man accused of killing an Indian software engineer and shooting two other people while shouting "get out of my country" appeared in Johnson County Circuit Court on Thursday as lawyers worked out a schedule for his upcoming trial.At the short hearing, alleged shooter Adam Purinton, 51, sat quietly, wearing an orange jumpsuit and looking haggard, his hair scraggly, sometimes whispering to his attorney.Purinton is charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of Srinivas Kuchibhot
  
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• New York immigrant rights activist escapes deportation

  09-03-2017 21:00 via yahoo.com
  
  For years, Ravi Ragbir has been a prominent New York immigrant rights activist who has helped protect hundreds of undocumented migrants from deportation."We are Ravi," "We stand with Ravi," "Ravi we love you," shouted hundreds of supporters accompanying him to his annual date with an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent, which can end in arrest and expulsion.
  
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• White House responds to reports that Flynn registered as foreign agent while national security adviser

  09-03-2017 20:52 via yahoo.com
  
  During the White House daily press briefing Thursday, press secretary Sean Spicer responded to reports that Michael Flynn registered as a foreign agent while he was White House national security adviser.
  
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• Campaign Mode Detailed, 20 New Songs Confirmed

  09-03-2017 20:50
  Rock Band VR is just weeks away, and Harmonix continues to pull back the curtain on game modes and the final selection of playable songs.
  20 more tracks were just unveiled, including "Suffragette City" by David Bowie, "Holiday" by Green Day, and "Smells Like Teen Spirit" by Nirvana. These tunes join the 21 songs already announced for the VR title, leaving 19 more to be revealed before launch.
  Rock Band has sporadically dabbled with story-based campaign modes, most recently in the form of Rockud
  
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• Command & Conquer co-creator Louis Castle to head Amazon Game Studios Seattle

  09-03-2017 20:37
  
  Amazon Game Studios has picked up Louis Castle to head up operations in its Seattle-based development house. ...
  
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• Corsair VOID USB RGB Gaming Headset Review

  09-03-2017 20:34
  
  Editor's note: IGN is ramping tech and hardware reviews back up, one product category at a time. We're kicking off with deep dives into some of the best-of-the best headsets, GPUs, Mice, Monitors, and keyboards from the last few years.
  Corsair's headset lineup has gotten a bit confusing over the years since the company seemingly couldn't decide on a name or a number for its headsets, but it's now settled on the word VOID for its high-end model. It's available in both wired and wireless versions,
  
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• The Latest: Indiana, Iowa killings not believed linked

  09-03-2017 20:31 via yahoo.com
  
  DELPHI, Ind. (AP) — The Latest on the investigation into the slaying of two northern Indiana teenage girls (all times local):
  
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• Game of Thrones is melting ice with a flamethrower to reveal the season 7 premiere date and you can help

  09-03-2017 20:14 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Game of Thrones season 7 premiere date will be revealed… once Facebook manages to melt a giant block of ice with a flamethrower
  
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• Does India’s Hindu Heartland Still Love Modi?

  09-03-2017 20:09 via yahoo.com
  
  A deeply divided country is about to stage the world's biggest local elections.
  
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• Syrian force a 'few weeks' from Raqqa, U.S. Marines deploy

  09-03-2017 20:04 via yahoo.com
  
  By Tom PerryBEIRUT (Reuters) - U.S.-backed Syrian forces said on Thursday they were closing in on Islamic State-held Raqqa and expected to reach the city outskirts in a few weeks, as a U.S. Marines artillery unit deployed to help the campaign.The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), a militia alliance including the Kurdish YPG, is the main U.S. partner in the war against Islamic State in Syria.Since November it has been working with the U.S.-led coalition to encircle Raqqa.
  
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• Telltale Games' Guardians of the Galaxy First Look Revealed

  09-03-2017 20:00
  Ahead of more details coming at PAX East 2017, Telltale Games has revealed a first look at its take on Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy, as well as revealed who will be voicing Star-Lord, Gamora, and the rest of the group.
  Telltale has unveiled the first screenshots of the upcoming episodic series, offering a glimpse at the full Guardians team, as well as a glimpse at some of the series' locations, including Knowhere.
  Telltale also announced the voice cast for the entire Guardians team — F
  
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• Border Patrol 'tunnel rats' plug underground passages

  09-03-2017 19:57 via yahoo.com
  
  SAN DIEGO (AP) — They are known in the U.S. Border Patrol as "tunnel rats" — agents who go in clandestine passages that have proliferated on the U.S.-Mexico border over the past 20 years to smuggle drugs.
  
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• Assange says leaks show CIA's 'devastating incompetence'

  09-03-2017 19:38 via yahoo.com
  
  WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Thursday accused the CIA of "devastating incompetence" for failing to protect its hacking secrets and said he would work with tech companies to develop fixes for them."This is a historic act of devastating incompetence, to have created such an arsenal and then stored it all in one place," Assange said.
  
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• Man jumps from car, saves elderly woman from oncoming train

  09-03-2017 19:37 via yahoo.com
  
  SADDLE BROOK, N.J. (AP) — An elderly woman trying to cross the tracks in front of an oncoming train was saved by a driver who sprinted from his car and pulled her out of the way, authorities said.
  
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• Vote for Your Country's Hearthstone World Cup Players

  09-03-2017 19:29
  As the Hearthstone Global Games approach, Blizzard has opened up voting for all 48 participating countries to choose which player they want to represent their nation in the tournament. Voting closes on March 14 at 12am PT.
  If you aren't from one of the 48 countries, you can vote for a player from any of the countries that are participating. Blizzard promises voters a free Whispers of the Old Gods card pack, which will be sent at a "later date."
  You can head to Hearthstone's official website
  
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• Two Ubisoft games could soon be FDA approved to treat amblyopia

  09-03-2017 19:28
  
  Ubisoft, in partnership with Amblyotech, is one step closer to releasing a pair of games that can help treat adults and children afflicted with amblyopia, commonly known as 'lazy eye'....
  
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• Europol: police must get 'tech-savvy' to catch criminals

  09-03-2017 19:21 via yahoo.com
  
  Europe's police officers need to become "as tech-savvy" as the criminals they are trying to catch, its policing agency urged Thursday, saying it had identified some 5,000 gangs operating across the continent."Technology is a key component of most, if not all criminal activities carried out by organised crime groups in the EU," Europol director Rob Wainwright said at the launch of a new report, aimed at helping to shape European crime-fighting policy for the next four years."The point we're makin
  
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• General says no bad decisions in Yemen raid, probe is over

  09-03-2017 19:14 via yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The top U.S. commander for the Middle East told senators Thursday that he has completed an exhaustive review of the Yemen raid that killed a Navy SEAL, and has concluded there were no lapses in judgment or decision-making surrounding the operation.
  
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• Unhealthy eating is linked to 400,000 US deaths per year: study

  09-03-2017 19:05 via yahoo.com
  
  Unhealthy eating habits can be blamed for more than 400,000 US deaths a year due to heart disease and related illnesses, researchers said Thursday.The problem is twofold: Americans are eating too much salty, fatty and sugary fare, and not enough fruit, vegetables and whole grains, experts said at a meeting of the American Heart Association in Portland, Oregon."Low intake of healthy foods such as nuts, vegetables, whole grains and fruits combined with higher intake of unhealthy dietary components
  
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• Putin hosts Netanyahu for talks set to focus on Syria

  09-03-2017 18:42 via yahoo.com
  
  MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday for talks focusing on the situation in Syria and Israeli concerns about the role of Iran and its proxies there.
  
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• 3 secrets hidden in plain sight in the first Jurassic World 2 photo

  09-03-2017 18:39 via gamesradar.com
  
  Yesterday, Jurassic World 2 director J.A. Bayona shared the first official photo from the film on Tw ...
  
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• CIA Leaks Reveal Backdoors In Phones, TVs, and More

  09-03-2017 18:37 via yahoo.com
  
  The CIA can turn these devices into recorders of everyday conversations.
  
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• Here's how to get Ghost Recon: Wildlands’ best sniper rifle quickly and easily

  09-03-2017 18:35 via gamesradar.com
  
  Why bother setting foot in nasty enemy bases when you can get one of Ghost Recon: Wildlands' best sniper rifles within minutes of starting the game? Here's a handy guide for retrieving the high-powered MSR sniper rifle with a minimum of irritation
  
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• White House sharpens axe for Clean Power Plan

  09-03-2017 18:29 via yahoo.com
  
  Seven weeks into the Trump presidency, the coal industry and electric utilities are getting restless for their promised relief from the Obama administration’s Clean Power Plan, which regulates carbon dioxide emissions. But they might not have to wait much longer, according to the authoritative energy news site E&E News, which is reporting that the administration is preparing to set the repeal in motion with an executive order as early as next week.
  
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• Violent Smash 'em Up Ape Out Gets a Playable Trailer

  09-03-2017 18:26
  Ape Out, a stylishly violent top-down action game from creator Gabe Cuzzillo and publisher Devolver Digital, was officially announced today with a "playable trailer" you can download on Steam. It's coming to PC and unspecified consoles in Summer 2017.
  The demo has you take charge of a recently escaped gorilla as he grabs, throws, and smashes his way through a series of guard-filled sequences while the credits flash on-screen. If you don't want to play it, you can also watch the trailer belo
  
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• BoxBoy Returning And Promptly Leaving This Month

  09-03-2017 18:26
  
  BoxBoy, Nintendo's charming little puzzle platformer from the creators of Kirby is getting a third, and possibly final, entry.
  The game, which Nintendo's tweet defines as the third game in the trilogy, released in Japan in February and even received an accompanying amiibo. The English version of the game will be available on March 23 for 3DS. It's currently unclear if we will also be getting the amiibo.BYE-BYE BOXBOY!, the third game in the BOXBOY! trilogy, is angling its way exclusively to #eS
  
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• Illinois budget impasse increasingly hurts universities: Moody's

  09-03-2017 18:14 via yahoo.com
  
  Illinois' record-breaking budget impasse, which has led to sporadic funding for higher education, is increasingly pressuring the finances and competitiveness of state universities, Moody's Investors Service said on Thursday.The credit rating agency said the lack of complete state funding has forced schools to take "considerable steps," including cutting academic programs and raising tuition, in order to keep operating and preserve financial liquidity."Material programing reductions and staffing
  
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