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• Ahead of Trump-Xi summit, U.S. warns clock has ‘run out’ on N. Korea

  04-04-2017 23:54 via yahoo.com
  
  North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversees a firing contest in Pyongyang, Dec. 21, 2016.WASHINGTON — Days before President Trump hosts his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, a top U.S. official warned Tuesday that “the clock has run out” on decades of diplomatic efforts to rein in North Korea’s nuclear and missile programs, and military action may ultimately be necessary.Hours after those remarks were reported, North Korea fired a ballistic missile into the waters o
  
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• Ruling party candidate declared victor in Ecuador election

  04-04-2017 23:46 via yahoo.com
  
  QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Ruling party candidate Lenin Moreno has won Ecuador's tight presidential election, the head of the country's National Electoral Council said Tuesday, bucking a trend of right-wing electoral victories in South America after 15 years of leftist domination.
  
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• Google Reveals What Games, Consoles Teens Think Are Cool

  04-04-2017 23:42
  
  The Legend of Zelda, Grand Theft Auto and Minecraft are among a handful of the most popular game franchises for teenagers, according to a new study.
  It's all part of a Google guide that researched what teens — specifically, Generation Z, which includes people born between the mid-1990's and the early 2000's — think are cool. But those series aren't alone. When it comes to games, Call of Duty: Black Ops, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and Pokemon also sit at the top f
  
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• These cities are totally slaying the solar power game

  04-04-2017 23:20 via yahoo.com
  
  With the Trump administration targeting various government clean energy programs, we can think of no better time to celebrate the U.S. cities with the most installed solar energy. A new report found the country has made some serious solar strides in 2016, particularly in 20 cities across the country. SEE ALSO: Coal-fired electricity is at its lowest since officials started keeping track America's "shining cities" helped the country attain 42,000 megawatts of solar energy capacity by the end of 2
  
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• Cop Opens Up About Desperate Attempts to Save College Student Who Died After Pancake-Eating Contest

  04-04-2017 23:17 via yahoo.com
  
  Sgt. Mike Paris was one of the first officers who rushed to save Caitlin Nelson, who died over the weekend.
  
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• Syrian doctor closest to attack: ‘90 percent chance this was sarin’

  04-04-2017 23:05 via yahoo.com
  
  A doctor who operates the clinic closest to the site of a chemical weapon attack in Syria told Yahoo News he personally treated “delirious” victims who were “foaming at the mouth,” gasping for air and suffering muscle spasms, symptoms he said are consistent with sarin nerve gas poisoning.The doctor, Dr. Mohammed Mansour, sent Yahoo News a video from his clinic showing rows of young children lined up under blankets, their faces and eyes frozen, apparently unable
  
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• Obama aide denies using intel to spy on Trump advisers

  04-04-2017 23:05 via yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Susan Rice, Barack Obama's national security adviser and the latest target for Donald Trump's embattled defenders, firmly denied on Tuesday that she or other Obama officials used secret intelligence reports to spy on Trump associates for political purposes.
  
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• iOS 10.3 Update: Apple Warns Users Over Accidental iCloud Re-enabling Of Disabled Services

  04-04-2017 23:02 via yahoo.com
  
  Apple reportedly sent an email to some users over accidental enabling of disabled apps and services during iOS 10.3 update.
  
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• McConnell says he has the votes to scrap Supreme Court filibuster in Gorsuch standoff

  04-04-2017 22:46 via yahoo.com
  
  Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday afternoon that he was confident he had the votes to change the body’s rules if Democrats go through with their threat to filibuster President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, Neil Gorsuch.McConnell downplayed the significance of that change, even as other members of his caucus have said it would damage the Senate and lead to a more ideological, partisan Supreme Court.“The practical effect of all of this would be to take us back
  
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• St. Petersburg Bombing Gets Little World Sympathy

  04-04-2017 22:44 via yahoo.com
  
  The international response to Monday's St. Petersburg subway bombing was muted compared to recent terrorist attacks in the West.
  
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• How to Shoot a Great Dog Photo

  04-04-2017 22:27 via yahoo.com
  
  Scroll through your Facebook feed and you’ll realize that almost everyone seems to love two things: cat videos and dog photos. When it comes to directing felines, you’re on your own, but we can h...
  
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• Elizabeth Smart's Father Says Teen Who Vanished With Teacher May Be Brainwashed

  04-04-2017 22:23 via yahoo.com
  
  Ed Smart says a man like Tad Cummins will manipulate a victim "in any way possible."
  
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• Messages show New York police surveillance of Black Lives Matter

  04-04-2017 22:15 via yahoo.com
  
  Documents released by the New York Police Department and published by a newspaper on Tuesday shed new light on how undercover officers surveilled organizers from the Black Lives Matter movement who were protesting police tactics.The documents include brief internal messages from officers reporting to colleagues on demonstrators' movements during "die-in" protests at New York City's Grand Central Terminal in 2014 and 2015, as well as photographs and a video of the protests.
  
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• Microsoft Will Soon Block Malicious Links In Word, PowerPoint and Excel

  04-04-2017 22:13 via yahoo.com
  
  Microsoft announced it will start blocking malicious links in Office 365 programs Word, Excel and PowerPoint later this month.
  
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• Window closing for Republican stealth assault on U.S. regulations

  04-04-2017 22:04 via yahoo.com
  
  By Lisa Lambert and Sarah N. LynchWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The clock began running out this week on a strategy that has provided U.S. Republicans in Congress with their only notable legislative successes this year: aggressive use of an obscure U.S. law known as the Congressional Review Act (CRA).On his 75th day in power, President Donald Trump has yet to offer any major legislation or win passage of a bill he favors, but House of Representatives Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy has notched numerous
  
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• Russian police hunt possible accomplices of suicide bomber

  04-04-2017 21:52 via yahoo.com
  
  ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — Investigators searched for possible accomplices of a 22-year-old native of the Central Asian country of Kyrgyzstan identified as the suicide bomber in the St. Petersburg subway, as residents came to grips Tuesday with the first major terrorist attack in Russia's second-largest city since the Soviet collapse.
  
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• 2017 Chevrolet Cruze LT RS vs. 2017 Honda Civic Sport, 2017 Mazda 3 Touring 2.5, 2017 Volkswagen Golf Wolfsburg Edition

  04-04-2017 21:52 via yahoo.com
  
  Where does the Venn diagram of practicality, fuel economy, and affordability overlap? The hatch. Definitely the hatch.
  
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• Persona 5 Blocks PS4 Share Features

  04-04-2017 21:48
  Persona 5 players won't have access to built-in PlayStation 4 sharing for screenshots and videos.
  Atlus has announced that those features are currently blocked for Persona 5. Additionally, the company is threatening consequences for people who stream and post late-game content, noting that players who show anything in-game past July 7th within Persona 5 "do so at the risk of being issued a content ID claim or worse, a channel strike/account suspension."
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• Detroit man, 80, gets prison for Social Security fraud

  04-04-2017 21:46 via yahoo.com
  
  DETROIT (AP) — An 80-year-old Detroit man was sentenced to 366 days in prison Tuesday for spending $265,000 in Social Security benefits that mistakenly went into his mother's bank account long after her death in 1989.
  
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• The Latest: Possible accomplices of suicide bomber sought

  04-04-2017 21:42 via yahoo.com
  
  ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — The Latest on the deadly subway bombing in St. Petersburg (all times local):
  
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• Lawrence to Bill O'Reilly: Sue Me Too

  04-04-2017 21:42 via yahoo.com
  
  O'Donnell speaks out about allegations of sexual harassment against Fox News' Bill O'Reilly and Roger Ailes telling viewers what they can do to send a direct message to O'Reilly after his attorneys threatened a defamation suit against one of his accusers.
  
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• Mass Effect: Andromeda patch 1.05 tweaks animations, more fixes from your feedback are coming soon

  04-04-2017 21:39 via gamesradar.com
  
  Mass Effect: Andromeda's wonky animations got you feeling down? Try to be patient: BioWare aims to fix these and other grievances over several patches coming within the next two months
  
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• Brains of 'super-agers' don't shrink as fast as others

  04-04-2017 21:33 via yahoo.com
  
  As we age, our brain shrinks, but a select group of elders known as "super-agers" lose less brain volume than regular seniors, which may help them stay sharp, researchers said Tuesday.The findings in the Journal of the American Medical Association show that super-agers, 80 and older, have a significantly thicker brain cortex than people who are aging normally."Increasing age is often accompanied by 'typical' cognitive decline or, in some cases, more severe cognitive decline called dementia," sai
  
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• Your iPhone Can Be Hacked Via Wi-Fi If You Don't Update Now

  04-04-2017 21:22 via yahoo.com
  
  Apple has issued an emergency patch to fix a vulnerability that left iOS devices at risk of being attacked via WiFi.
  
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• Leftist Moreno wins Ecuador presidential election: electoral council

  04-04-2017 21:15 via yahoo.com
  
  Ecuadorean leftist Lenin Moreno won Sunday's presidential election, the country's electoral council said on Tuesday, after a tight contest with his right-wing opponent.Moreno pocketed 51.16 percent of valid votes versus 48.84 percent for conservative challenger Guillermo Lasso, with 99.65 percent of votes counted, according to the council.The results are "irreversible," electoral council president Juan Pablo Pozo said, adding there was no indication of fraud.
  
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• Pennsylvania man who eluded manhunt goes on trial in trooper ambush

  04-04-2017 21:13 via yahoo.com
  
  Pennsylvania prosecutors showed jurors graphic images of a police officer moments after he was fatally shot in a 2014 sniper attack, during opening statements on Tuesday in the murder trial of survivalist Eric Frein.Frein, 33, of Canadensis, Pennsylvania, could receive the death penalty if he is convicted of the top charge against him, the murder of a law-enforcement officer, Corporal Bryan Dickson II. He is also charged with terrorism and the attempted murder of trooper Alex Douglass, who was w
  
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• Hundreds rally in Belgrade to protest over election win for Vucic

  04-04-2017 21:12 via yahoo.com
  
  Hundreds of people rallied peacefully for a second night in Belgrade on Tuesday to protest against the overwhelming victory of Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic in a presidential election."What we want is Vucic to step down, he is an autocrat and we do not want him," said Nemanja Tomic, 22, a student.Some demonstrators alleged Sunday's presidential vote was rigged.
  
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• Sen. McConnell the Gorsuch Supreme Court nomination strategy

  04-04-2017 21:11 via yahoo.com
  
  On Tuesday, April 4, 2017, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky) holds a press conference to talk about the confirmation strategy for Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch.
  
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• New Trailer Gives The Lowdown On Hardware And Gear

  04-04-2017 21:01
  
  Bethesda released a new trailer for their upcoming space shooter Prey today, showcasing some of the weapons and gear players will utilize as they make their way through the Talos 1 space station. Everything shown off in the trailer seems to go along with Prey's overarching goal of giving players unprecedented freedom, including antimatter grenades and the Gloo Cannon, which shoots a hardening foam that can block and immobilize opponents. You can check out the trailer down below. 
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• May to raise 'hard issues' with Saudi Arabia, stand up for UK interests

  04-04-2017 20:44 via yahoo.com
  
  By Katie PaulRIYADH (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Tuesday she would raise "hard issues" with Saudi Arabia's leaders on a visit to the country, as critics urged her to pressure Riyadh over its air war in Yemen and human rights record.May also said she was appalled by reports of a chemical weapons attack in northern Syria that killed dozens of people, including 11 children, and called for a prompt investigation.
  
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• Pass/Fail for Parents!?

  04-04-2017 20:35 via yahoo.com
  
  As a parent, you expect your children to bring home good grades – but how would you feel about being graded yourself? Mississippi recently passed a bill adding a new item to kid’s report cards: grades for their parents in such subjects as their child’s readiness for tests, absences, and tardies. Does this idea deserve an A for effort, or an F for infuriating families?
  
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• #RESIST protesters crash Trump’s speech to construction unions and more: April 4 in photos

  04-04-2017 20:25 via yahoo.com
  
  Protesters hold up signs as President Donald Trump speaks at the 2017 North America’s Building Trades Unions National Legislative Conference in Washington; a man carries a child following a suspected chemical attack, at a makeshift hospital in the town of Khan Sheikhoun, northern Idlib province, Syria; and, fans arrive during a practice round for the Masters golf tournament in Augusta, Ga.
  
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• Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare Continuum DLC Release Date Announced

  04-04-2017 20:24
  Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare's second DLC map pack, titled Continuum, releases on PlayStation 4 April 18.
  The map pack will feature a new Zombies chapter as well as four new multiplayer maps, including a reimagined version of Rust from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, according to Activision.
  Turista, the first of the four maps, is set at "a plush spa and resort for the future elite" which includes "sniper perches across a majestic, central waterfall" and "tight corners in the hotel for close q
  
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• GOP lawmaker defends Russia, Trump before meeting president

  04-04-2017 20:22 via yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A veteran GOP congressman who's been Russia's leading defender on Capitol Hill lashed out at the country's critics as he prepared to meet Tuesday with President Donald Trump.
  
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• President Trump tells Adam Schiff he’s ‘doing a good job’ on Russia investigation

  04-04-2017 20:17 via yahoo.com
  
  When Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., met with the president at the White House, Trump told him that he was “doing a good job” of investigating Russia’s involvement in the 2016 presidential election. Yahoo Global News Anchor Katie Couric talks with Schiff about that meeting.
  
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• The Chase Begins In Launch Trailer

  04-04-2017 20:04
  
  Released today, the remastered version of Lego City Undercover makes the leap from Wii U to PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and Nintendo Switch. Bringing its signature goofy humor to the fore, the game's launch trailer stars dancing squirrels, ice-cream interrogations, and of course, Chase McCain. 
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  The trailer builds on the new features showcased in previous previews, giving glimpses of some of the game's vehicles and locations. It also shows off sev
  
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• Former National Security Adviser Susan Rice: ‘I leaked nothing to nobody’

  04-04-2017 20:00 via yahoo.com
  
  President Obama’s former White House National Security Adviser Susan Rice is battling claims that she mishandled classified information when she requested the identities of people connected to President Trump’s transition team in raw intelligence reports. Rice told MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell, “I leaked nothing to nobody.”
  
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• Islamic State says U.S. 'being run by an idiot'

  04-04-2017 19:57 via yahoo.com
  
  Islamic State said on Tuesday the United States was drowning and "being run by an idiot".In the first official remarks by the group referring to President Donald Trump since he took office, spokesman Abi al-Hassan al-Muhajer said:"America you have drowned and there is no savior, and you have become prey for the soldiers of the caliphate in every part of the earth, you are bankrupt and the signs of your demise are evident to every eye.""... There is no more evidence than the fact that you are bei
  
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• Yooka-Laylee: Why are critics so wildly divided by 2017's most love-hate game?

  04-04-2017 19:54 via gamesradar.com
  
  Two years after it raised £2 million (about $2
  
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• Yooka-Laylee critical round up: what does the world think?

  04-04-2017 19:54 via gamesradar.com
  
  Two years after it raised £2 million (about $2
  
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• Where Are Kendall Jenners Jeans?

  04-04-2017 19:54 via yahoo.com
  
  Kendall Jenner steps out in a new barely there jean trend.
  
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• Wails of grief as Colombia town lays mudslide victims to rest

  04-04-2017 19:53 via yahoo.com
  
  Parents wailed over the coffins of their children while others searched Tuesday for the missing or tended relatives wounded when a mudslide swept them from their beds in southern Colombia.Broad brown swathes of debris scar the town of Mocoa where the mud surged through on Friday night, sweeping homes away and drowning whole families together.Mercy Perenguez had ordered three graves to be dug, for her daughters aged six, 11 and 13.
  
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• Women’s groups embrace O’Reilly boycott as more and more advertisers bail

  04-04-2017 19:49 via yahoo.com
  
  The National Organization for Women and organizers of the Women’s March have joined in the boycott against Bill O’Reilly as at least 18 companies have pulled their advertising from “The O’Reilly Factor” following a report the Fox News host and his network reached settlements with five women who had accused him of harassment.
  
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• 'No defense' against multiple Russian missiles: US general

  04-04-2017 19:49 via yahoo.com
  
  The United States and its allies would have "no defense" against large numbers of ground-launched cruise missiles of the type recently deployed by Russia, a top US general warned Tuesday.Washington has repeatedly accused Moscow of deploying a land-based cruise missile system in contravention of a 1987 US-Russia arms control deal, known as the Intermediate Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF).General John Hyten, who heads the US military's Strategic Command, told lawmakers that a single ground-launched cr
  
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• Whistling crowd protests Vucic's presidential election win

  04-04-2017 19:41 via yahoo.com
  
  BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Blowing whistles and chanting "you stole the vote," several thousand mostly young people gathered in downtown Belgrade and other Serbian cities on Tuesday to protest against powerful leader Aleksandar Vucic's presidential election victory.
  
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• BioWare Details Upcoming Mass Effect: Andromeda Changes

  04-04-2017 19:36
  Mass Effect: Andromeda will receive a patch later this week and BioWare has outlined what players can expect from the update.
  Following the studio's tease last week, BioWare general manager Aaryn Flynn announced in post on the game's official site that this Thursday, a new patch will be available that features a number of improvements.
  In addition to allowing players to skip ahead when using the galaxy map to travel between planets, the patch includes an increase to the inventory
  
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• NASA Live News Conference: Cassini 'Grand Finale' Preview

  04-04-2017 19:35 via yahoo.com
  
  NASA will preview the final months of the Cassini spacecraft and its Saturn mission in a news conference.
  
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• Spider-Man gets his own Jarvis AI in Homecoming (but the voice actor is a secret)

  04-04-2017 19:31 via gamesradar.com
  
  Spidey's classic jumpsuit is getting a major overhaul for Spider-Man: Homecoming
  
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• What We Know and Don’t Know About the St. Petersburg Metro Bomber

  04-04-2017 19:30 via yahoo.com
  
  Important details begin to emerge about the 22-year-old suicide bomber.
  
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• Zika causes birth defects in one in 10 pregnancies: U.S. study

  04-04-2017 19:29 via yahoo.com
  
  By Julie SteenhuysenCHICAGO (Reuters) - About one in 10 pregnant women with confirmed Zika infections had a fetus or baby with birth defects, offering the clearest picture yet of the risk of Zika infection during pregnancy, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.The report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is the first to analyze a group of U.S. women with clear, confirmed test results of Zika infection during pregnancy.Once considered a mild disease, a large outbreak of the virus th
  
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