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• 6 killed around Mexico resort of Los Cabos

  10-03-2017 23:33 via yahoo.com
  
  SAN JOSE DEL CABO, Mexico (AP) — Prosecutors said six bodies had been found dumped on Thursday and Friday around the twin resorts of Cabo San Lucas and San Jose del Cabo at the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula, which has been the scene of increasing violence in recent months.
  
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• Nissan Tweets its All-New Leaf Will Be Revealed in September

  10-03-2017 23:29 via yahoo.com
  
  Hopefully we will see a better range out of the next generation Leaf.
  
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• Mothergunship Is Intense, First-Person, Bullet Hell Madness

  10-03-2017 23:29
  
  First-person shooters and bullet hells aren’t a common pairing, and that’s a shame — the result can be complete, overwhelming madness, and I mean that in the best way possible. If you’ve played Devil Daggers or even Tower of Guns (the first game from Terrible Posture Games), you know what I mean.
  There’s a certain, frantic joy in strafing around an arena while juggling a few dozen threats at the center of your crosshairs. That kind of fast-paced chaos is exactly wha
  
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• Crazy Hand-Trap Puzzles, Giant Spiders, and More! Hands-on With 5 New PSVR Games

  10-03-2017 23:29
  Earlier this week, Sony held a PlayStation VR Spring Showcase for their next wave of imminent games built for the new head-mounted display device. We checked all of them out. Take a look below for trailers and quick impressions!
  Statik was my favorite of the games on display. It's as if Portal mixed with a high-tech Chinese Finger Trap in that you're strapped to a chair in a lab by a scientist with a blurred-out face and forced to try and free your hands from the complex device they're locked in
  
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• US jobs machine keeps stock markets humming

  10-03-2017 23:24 via yahoo.com
  
  New York (AFP) - World stock markets were mostly higher Friday as investors welcomed strong US jobs data which all but sealed a Federal Reserve rate hike next week.
  
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• 2 Brothers Killed After Mom Allegedly Set Fire to Their Beds With Rest of Family Inside

  10-03-2017 23:21 via yahoo.com
  
  She has been charged with murder and arson.
  
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• What Nintendo Switch's Launch Success Actually Means

  10-03-2017 23:16
  Nintendo has offered preliminary word of the Nintendo Switch's launch success, as well as The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, in multiple territories throughout the world. But what do those statements actually tell us about the launch, and are they any indicator of the Switch's longevity?
  Statements and data regarding the Americas, Europe, Japan, and now Australia have been revealed, including what Nintendo touts as the best-ever debuts for a system in Europe as well as in North and South A
  
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• Video: Designing Zelda: Breath of the Wild's unconventional mechanics

  10-03-2017 23:05
  
  At GDC 2017, some of the lead developers on Nintendo's The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild talk earnestly about how (and why) they designed the game's convention-breaking systems and mechanics....
  
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• Nintendo Comments on Docks Scratching Switch Screens, Joy-Con Connectivity Problems

  10-03-2017 22:55
  Gaming system launches typically have a fair share of problems (see Xbox One's disk drive malfunction and PlayStation 4's blue blinking light), and Nintendo of America's president and chief operating officer, Reggie Fils-Aimé, addressed two of the seemingly common issues for the Nintendo Switch: screen scratches from the dock and the Joy-Con desyncing issue.
  Some users reported that docking the Switch eventually results in hairline scratches along the corners of the screen. Speaking to TI
  
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• Afghan applicants for special visas far exceed supply: U.S. State Dept.

  10-03-2017 22:50 via yahoo.com
  
  By Yeganeh TorbatiWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Just over 1,400 visas are left in a special program for Afghans who worked for the U.S. government in Afghanistan, less than a tenth of what is needed for all the Afghans who have applied for such visas, a State Department official said on Friday.U.S. military forces have been engaged in Afghanistan for a decade and a half, and often rely on Afghans to serve as interpreters or provide other crucial support.The State Department said in an online bulletin o
  
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• Harley-Davidson Adds New Street Rod 750 to its Lineup

  10-03-2017 22:48 via yahoo.com
  
  The cafe racer-meets-flat-tracker is a higher-performance take on the Street 750.
  
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• Bugatti Niniette 66 Is Probably the Yacht of Your Dreams

  10-03-2017 22:47 via yahoo.com
  
  And its as over-the-top as youd expect.
  
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• Omar Mateen’s Widow Noor Salman To Be Detained Until Trial

  10-03-2017 22:45 via yahoo.com
  
  The widow was charged last month with obstruction and providing aid to a terrorist organization, and was taken into custody by FBI agents at her home outside San Francisco.
  
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• Guatemala begins burying 36 girls killed in shelter fire

  10-03-2017 22:45 via yahoo.com
  
  Guatemala on Friday held the first funeral for 36 teenage girls killed in a horrific fire in a government-run shelter at the center of allegations of sexual abuse and other mistreatment by staff.Flowers and prayers filled a small church in Ciudad Peronia, a southern neighborhood of Guatemala City, as family and friends said farewell to Siona Hernandez, 17.
  
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• In Maryland, visitors can follow Harriet Tubman's footsteps

  10-03-2017 22:44 via yahoo.com
  
  CHURCH CREEK, Md. (AP) — A new visitors' center on the Eastern Shore explores the history of one of Maryland's most famous figures, the Underground Railroad conductor, abolitionist and Civil War spy Harriet Tubman.
  
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• This Curvy Muslim Woman Called Out Instagram for Her Disappearing Selfie

  10-03-2017 22:41 via yahoo.com
  
  This curvy Muslim woman had her photo disappear from Instagram after people reported it as "inappropriate," although Instagram claimed the woman's photo met the photo-sharing platform's guidelines. Check out the video above for the rest of the details on the missing selfie.
  
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• Infographic: Can North Korean Missiles Reach U.S. Shores?

  10-03-2017 22:33 via yahoo.com
  
  The hardware North Korea is using to up the nuclear ante.
  
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• Putin, Erdogan hail mended ties

  10-03-2017 22:25 via yahoo.com
  
  Russia's President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday announced the "normalisation" of ties between their nations, damaged by Ankara downing one of Moscow's warplanes in 2015."We can state with confidence that our countries have returned to the path of a true multi-tiered cooperation between partners," Putin told a press conference after the two strongmen met at the Kremlin.Relations between Moscow and Ankara hit rock bottom after Turkey's shooting down of
  
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• Special Visas for Afghan Interpreters Are Running Out

  10-03-2017 22:21 via yahoo.com
  
  Lawmakers, advocates worry Washington is sending a terrible signal to friends.
  
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• Modi looks to tighten grip as India awaits results

  10-03-2017 22:13 via yahoo.com
  
  India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be hoping to tighten his grip on power Saturday when results are announced from a string of state elections, including the key battleground of Uttar Pradesh.Exit polls show Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) winning most seats in at least three of the five contests while the beleaguered opposition Congress faces more humiliation, two years before general elections.The results could also strengthen Modi's hand in parliament's upper house where his lack o
  
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• Silicon Valley Questions WikiLeaks Founder’s Russia Ties

  10-03-2017 22:11 via yahoo.com
  
  WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange offered to help tech companies on flaw detailed in hacked CIA documents, but Silicon Valley is more concerned about his ties to Russia.
  
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• Parents question school's slave auction poster assignment

  10-03-2017 22:09 via yahoo.com
  
  SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. (AP) — Posters by fifth-graders that advertised slave auctions have been removed from the wall of an elementary school hallway after some parents questioned the assignment.
  
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• Next Generation Nissan Leaf Will Go On Sale This Year

  10-03-2017 22:06 via yahoo.com
  
  The revival of the brands EV is coming in hot for 2017.
  
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• New Trailer Showcases Gameplay

  10-03-2017 22:00
  
  Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia was one of the Fire Emblem titles revealed by Nintendo in the series-focused Direct presentation back in January. Echoes is actually a remake of Fire Emblem Gaiden, an entry that never made it stateside. Though we've seen images of the game, today Nintendo revealed a trailer that showed off snippets of gameplay (and cutscenes) for the first time.
  You can watch the whole thing right here:
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• Pope to head to Colombia September 6-11: Vatican

  10-03-2017 21:55 via yahoo.com
  
  Pope Francis will travel to Colombia in September, the Vatican said Friday, after the pontiff closely followed peace negotiations between the government and FARC rebels.The September 6-11 trip will include stops in the capital Bogota as well as Villavicencio, Medellin and Cartagena, the Church said, adding that a fuller itinerary for the trip will be published shortly.The visit is at "the invitation of the President of the Republic and the Colombian bishops", a Vatican statement said.
  
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• Muhammad Ali Jr. Detained At Airport For Second Time

  10-03-2017 21:51 via yahoo.com
  
  The son of legendary boxer Muhammad Ali was previously detained by customs officials in February.
  
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• Iraq forces advance in Mosul as IS resistance 'weakens'

  10-03-2017 21:51 via yahoo.com
  
  Iraqi special forces battling the Islamic State group on Friday pushed deeper into west Mosul, where a commander said jihadist resistance is showing signs of weakening under repeated assaults.The jihadists are also facing simultaneous offensives in Syria by government forces, Turkish-backed rebels and a US-supported alliance of Kurdish and Arab fighters, piling more pressure on IS.Iraq's Counter-Terrorism Service attacked the Al-Amil al-Oula neighbourhood of west Mosul early on Friday, and were
  
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• Guatemala fire death toll rises to 36 amid calls for change

  10-03-2017 21:50 via yahoo.com
  
  GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemala's president called for a restructuring of his country's youth shelter system following a fire that killed at least 36 girls at an overcrowded government facility for children, sending a nation into shock and anger.
  
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• Republican plan to replace Obamacare: what's new in it?

  10-03-2017 21:44 via yahoo.com
  
  Congress is currently debating long-awaited legislation endorsed by US President Donald Trump that replaces his predecessor's health care reforms with what supporters hail as a more free-market, patient-centered system.Trump insisted Friday it was time to "act now to save Americans from the imploding Obamacare disaster," while architects of the new plan call it a crucial pivot away from government intervention and toward Republican policies.Here are key points about the current health care syste
  
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• Air strike kills 26 in Yemen: medics, military sources

  10-03-2017 21:44 via yahoo.com
  
  An air strike by a Saudi-led Arab coalition on a market in Yemen killed 20 civilians and six rebels on Friday, medical and military sources said.The raid took place at the entrance to the market that sells the mild narcotic leaf qat, which is very popular among Yemeni men.A military source close to Saudi-backed President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi said that by fleeing to the market, the rebels had used civilians as "human shields".
  
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• President Trump doesn't think the jobs report number is 'phony' anymore

  10-03-2017 21:37 via yahoo.com
  
  On Friday, White House press secretary Sean Spicer insisted that despite President Trump's claims in the past, today's jobs report number is not "phony." Here are just some of the times President Trump criticized past data from jobs reports.
  
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• Asked about the ‘deep state,’ White House says Obama allies ‘burrowed into government’ to enact their own agenda

  10-03-2017 21:29 via yahoo.com
  
  White House press secretary Sean Spicer said Friday that there’s “no question” there are allies of former President Barack Obama who are “burrowed into government” and working to push a liberal “agenda.” Spicer’s comments came after Yahoo News asked if the White House believes there’s a “deep state” that is actively working to undermine President Trump.“Well, I think that there’s no question when you have eight years o
  
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• Here's Why Zac Posen Refuses To dress Melania and Ivanka Trump

  10-03-2017 21:27 via yahoo.com
  
  “I’m very upset with the state of affairs right now,” Posen told the Daily Beast.
  
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• U.S. forges ahead with South Korea missile defenses, despite upheaval

  10-03-2017 21:17 via yahoo.com
  
  By Phil Stewart and Idrees AliWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military said on Friday it plans to forge ahead with building the THAAD missile defense system in South Korea, separating the issue from a political crisis in Seoul that saw President Park Geun-hye's removal from office on Friday.The United States started deploying the first elements of its advanced anti-missile defense system in South Korea on Tuesday in response to North Korea's ballistic missile and nuclear tests.
  
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• A US state speeds up executions, scheduling eight in 10 days

  10-03-2017 21:12 via yahoo.com
  
  The US state of Arkansas is racing to execute eight death row inmates in 10 days next month to beat the expiration date on a hard-to-get drug used in lethal injections.Under a decree signed by Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson, the first two prisoners will be put to death on April 17, followed by two more on April 20, another two on April 24 and the last pair on April 27.According to the Death Penalty Information Center, an independent organization, no state has ever carried out eight executions
  
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• How to Buy a Vintage Ferrari

  10-03-2017 21:11 via yahoo.com
  
  You may only get to do this once, so be sure to do it right.
  
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• Don't Miss: Top 7 ways to ignore player feedback

  10-03-2017 21:07
  
  "Here's some handy tips on how to ignore those pesky playtesters that aren't worth your time... especially when their feedback isn't the kind you want to hear!" ...
  
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• Psychiatrists say mom understood she was killing kids in tub

  10-03-2017 21:05 via yahoo.com
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) — A Pennsylvania woman tried to be an "ideal Christian, loyal mother" but felt overwhelmed by her husband's desire for more children and his religious stance that they avoid birth control before she drowned their two youngest sons in a bathtub, a psychiatrist testified in her defense Friday.
  
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• You voted, now it's official - this is Mass Effect: Andromeda's most dateable companion

  10-03-2017 21:02 via gamesradar.com
  
  We've crunched the numbers and finally have our official answer to the age old question of "which Mass Effect: Andromeda companion will you date first"
  
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• California paves way to self-driving car tests without humans

  10-03-2017 21:02 via yahoo.com
  By Paul LienertDETROIT (Reuters) - California, the largest U.S. car market, plans to allow testing on public roads of self-driving vehicles without human backup drivers by the end of the year, state officials said Friday.The state's Department of Motor Vehicles is seeking public comment on proposed regulations for driverless testing and public use of autonomous vehicles that will no longer be required to have conventional manual controls such as steering wheels and pedals.The proposed change pro
  
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• Twitter has a field day with Sean Spicer’s upside-down flag pin

  10-03-2017 21:01 via yahoo.com
  
  White House press secretary Sean Spicer opened the daily briefing Friday sporting an upside-down American flag lapel pin, leading many to joke it was a “cry for help” from the president’s most prominent spokesman.
  
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• How intentionally frustrating players can lead to better game design

  10-03-2017 20:56
  
  Some decisions made by Duelyst's designer aim to intentionally frustrate players because that frustration can lead to powerful feedback and, in turn, fuel more meaningful design....
  
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• Buried treasure: huge statue of Egyptian king unearthed in Cairo neighborhood

  10-03-2017 20:51 via yahoo.com
  
  A team of Egyptian and German archaeologists has discovered a towering 26-foot statue in a Cairo slum, a presumed depiction of Pharaoh Ramses II, Reuters reports on Thursday.The colossus found submerged in mud in where the ancient city of Heliopolis once stood is “one of the most important discoveries ever,” according to the Egyptian Antiquities Ministry.The massive quartzite figure is "most probably Ramses II," Antiquities Minister Khaled al-Anani told Reuters&nb
  
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• Blog: What I learned trying to make an Isometric game in Unity

  10-03-2017 20:49
  
  Making an isometric game isn't easy, especially if you're trying to keep your code organized in case you need to support new features. Here's a couple of helpful tricks to help improve your workflow....
  
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• Watch Monkeys Tease Their Newest Addition at Zoo

  10-03-2017 20:39 via yahoo.com
  
  Amidala was shown who's boss.
  
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• Quake Champions Goes Free to Play

  10-03-2017 20:37
  Quake Champions will be free to play for everyone, with a pay option to get access to all of the characters.
  Speaking with Polygon, id Software creative director Tim Willits revealed the business model for Quake Champions, which he previously described as a "really hard problem." He said Ranger is selectable by anyone, while those who purchase the Champions Pack for a fixed price can pick any character in the game.
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• Spicer responds to question on whether the White House believes there’s a ‘deep state’

  10-03-2017 20:30 via yahoo.com
  
  On March 10, Yahoo News White House Correspondent Hunter Walker asked Press Secretary Sean Spicer if the White House believes there is such a thing as the “deep state.” Spicer responded, “I don’t think it should come as any surprise that there are people that burrowed into government” during the Obama administration.
  
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• ICE frees Argentine woman facing deportation after protests

  10-03-2017 20:17 via yahoo.com
  
  JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — An Argentine citizen who grew up in Mississippi and was detained after speaking out about President Donald Trump's policies was released from custody on Friday by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency.
  
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• Dog Helps Care for Tiger Cubs After They Are Ignored by Mom

  10-03-2017 20:17 via yahoo.com
  
  The cubs were born in early February.
  
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• Dalmatians Help 8-Year-Old With Autism Read After He Previously Suffered Severe Meltdowns

  10-03-2017 20:17 via yahoo.com
  
  His mom has called it a miracle.
  
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