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• Syrians in frantic search for their children after blast

  18-04-2017 23:56 via yahoo.com
  
  Bab al-Hawa (Syria) (AFP) - Fatima Rashid was recovering in a Syrian hospital after a deadly suicide blast when she glanced at a teenager with a bloody, disfigured face.The wounded teenager was later taken across the border to Turkey for treatment and now Rashid, like many parents caught up in a horrifying attack on Saturday, is searching frantically for her child.At least 68 children were among 126 people killed when a suicide car bomb tore through buses evacuating Fuaa and Kafraya, two village
  
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• Audi e-tron Sportback Concept: The SUV Coupe Goes Electric

  18-04-2017 23:50 via yahoo.com
  
  A more rakish version of Audi's upcoming e-tron crossover.
  
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• Thousands of Massachusetts drug cases to be dismissed after lab scandal

  18-04-2017 23:29 via yahoo.com
  
  By Scott MaloneBOSTON (Reuters) - Close to 20,000 Massachusetts criminal drug cases are set to be dismissed because of a scandal involving a former state chemist who admitted faking tests, civil liberties activists and prosecutors said on Tuesday.It will mean the largest number of drug cases tossed out in U.S. history due to one person, according to the American Civil Liberties Union.Rogue chemist Annie Dookhan pleaded guilty in 2013 to tampering with evidence during her nine years working at a
  
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• 2017 Honda Civic Hatchback Automatic

  18-04-2017 23:27 via yahoo.com
  
  The regular Civic hatch in its most feature-rich form.
  
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• Eight Mummies Discovered In Ancient Egyptian Tomb

  18-04-2017 23:10 via yahoo.com
  
  In addition to the mummies, archaeologists found 10 sarcophagi and thousands of funerary statues.
  
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• Volleyball games at North Korean nuke test site: monitor

  18-04-2017 23:05 via yahoo.com
  
  North Korea watchers said Tuesday they had observed unusual activity at the reclusive country's nuclear test site -- workers playing volleyball.The 38 North monitoring group said satellite imagery captured Sunday showed personnel at the guard barracks and two other areas at the Punggye-ri test site playing the popular game."It suggests that the facility might be going into a standby mode," said Joseph Bermudez, a North Korea expert and an analyst for the Washington-based 38 North.
  
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• The Latest: Troopers checked casino for Cleveland suspect

  18-04-2017 23:05 via yahoo.com
  
  CLEVELAND (AP) — The Latest on a fatal shooting captured on video and later shared on Facebook (all times local):
  
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• Facebook killer takes his own life as police close in

  18-04-2017 22:59 via yahoo.com
  
  ERIE, Pa. (AP) — The man who randomly gunned down a Cleveland retiree and posted video of the crime on Facebook killed himself Tuesday during a police chase in Pennsylvania that began when a McDonald's drive-thru attendant recognized him.
  
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• A breakdown of President Trump's new 'Buy American, Hire American' executive order

  18-04-2017 22:51 via yahoo.com
  
  President Trump's latest executive order prioritizes hiring American workers and targets foreign work visas. ABC News' Amna Nawaz and Rick Klein explain how.
  
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• GOP Sen. Ernst says Trump should spend less time at Mar-a-Lago

  18-04-2017 22:47 via yahoo.com
  
  Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, said she has “concerns” about the frequency of President Trump’s trips to his Mar-a-Lago residence and particularly about his use of the Palm Beach, Fla., venue to host foreign leaders.
  
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• The Walking Dead season 8 casts Jadis, Enid, and Simon (AKA GTA 5's Trevor) as series regulars

  18-04-2017 22:39 via gamesradar.com
  
  Several recurring characters were killed off in The Walking Dead season 7, but three actors are slated to take their place(s)
  
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• The man behind GTA 5's Trevor will become a series regular on The Walking Dead season 8

  18-04-2017 22:39 via gamesradar.com
  
  Several recurring characters were killed off in The Walking Dead season 7, but three actors are slated to take their place(s)
  
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• Reservoir Dogs: Bloody Days PC Release Date Announced

  18-04-2017 22:34
  Reservoir Dogs: Bloody Days is coming to Steam on May 18.
  As previously announced, the game, which is being developed by Big Star Games, will also be released on Xbox One later in 2017.
  You can watch a new trailer for the title below, which shows off the game's strategic, violent gameplay and art style.
  Reservoir Dogs: Bloody Days, based on Quentin Tarantino's 1992 film, features six playable characters, including Mr. White, Mr. Orange, Mr. Blue, Mr. Brown, Mr. Blonde, and Mr. Pink.
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• California Secessionist Leader Throws in Towel, Moves to Russia

  18-04-2017 22:31 via yahoo.com
  
  He just wanted the Golden State to be independent, with a little help from the Kremlin.
  
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• Mark Zuckerberg speaks at the Facebook F8 developer conference and more: April 18 in photos

  18-04-2017 22:30 via yahoo.com
  
  Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks during the annual Facebook F8 developer conference in San Jose, Calif.; President Trump speaks during a visit to the headquarters of tool manufacturer Snap-On in Kenosha, Wis.; Pennsylvania state police investigate the scene where Steve Stephens, the suspect in the random killing of a Cleveland retiree posted on Facebook, died in Erie, Pa. These are some of the photos of the day. (AP/EPA/Getty/Reuters)
  
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• Titanfall 2 Getting New Maps, Faction

  18-04-2017 22:11
  A free update for Titanfall 2 next week will bring two new maps, a multiplayer faction and more to the shooter.
  Called A Glitch in the Frontier, EA and Respawn revealed the DLC will let Titanfall 2 players battle it out on Captain Lastimosa's home planet with the map Glitch. It's medium-sized and set on Harmony.
  The DLC includes the Live Fire map Deck as well, featuring "tight interior spaces," according to Respawn. The level has the new multiplayer faction M.R.V.N. in the background.
  Respawn is
  
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• Trump Might Be a Traditional President After All

  18-04-2017 22:05 via yahoo.com
  
  Anxious allies are breathing a sigh of relief that American power is back as a force to be reckoned with.
  
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• April the Giraffe Meets Fellow Internet Sensation 'Giraffe Mom'

  18-04-2017 21:56 via yahoo.com
  
  Erin Dietrich became an internet star in her own right after donning a giraffe mask to lampoon April in the last months of her pregnancy.
  
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• 117-Year-Old Jamaican Woman Says It Took 'Hard Work' to Become Oldest Person in the World

  18-04-2017 21:42 via yahoo.com
  
  Violet Brown of Jamaica is believed to be the new record holder after Emma Morano of Italy, who was 117 years, died last weekend.
  
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• Medical guidelines may mean millions miss out on life-saving drugs

  18-04-2017 21:37 via yahoo.com
  
  By AndrewM. Seaman(Reuters Health) - More than nine million people may miss out on cholesterol-lowering drugs that prevent heart attacks and strokes if doctors choose one set of medical guidelines over another, according to a new study."I would say we’re still searching for the perfect guidelines," said lead author Michael Pencina, of Duke University in Durham, North Carolina.The 2013 ACC/AHA guidelines recommend statins for people ages 40 to 75 with at least a 7.5 percent risk of having a
  
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• Nier: Automata DLC lets you punch Square Enix and Platinum's CEOs

  18-04-2017 21:34 via gamesradar.com
  
  Nier: Automata is a weird, weird game. Its upcoming DLC might be even weirder. Dubbed "3C3C ...
  
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• Code Vein Is Bandai Namco's New Action RPG

  18-04-2017 21:13
  The most recent issue of Japanese magazine Weekly Famitsu revealed more information on Bandai Namco's mysterious new project, teased last week with an animated short.
  Code Vein is the name of the new upcoming action RPG, which was previously hinted at with the "Prepare to Dine" teaser. The "dining" refers to players' ability to chow down on monsters as super-powered vampires in the new project.
  The animated teaser's tagline, an obvious nod to Dark Souls, led many to believe this new game would d
  
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• USS Arizona survivor rejoins shipmates, interred aboard ship

  18-04-2017 21:10 via yahoo.com
  
  PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A veteran who survived the attack on Pearl Harbor and died last year at age 94 has been reunited with his fallen shipmates on the sunken USS Arizona.
  
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• Farpoint's story trailer is here - will it be enough to get you excited about PS VR again?

  18-04-2017 21:05 via gamesradar.com
  
  Things have slowed down a bit for PlayStation VR since it came out in October, but they may pick up again now that Farpoint is near(point)
  
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• Why 1 Million People Play PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds

  18-04-2017 20:57
  
  For the past month, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds has taken Steam by storm. The unusually-titled multiplayer shooter earned a whopping $11 million dollars during its first weekend on Early Access and has already sold over one million copies. It sits comfortably among the most-watched games on Twitch, next to streaming staples Hearthstone, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, and League of Legends. The reason for this oddly named game’s sudden, meteoric success is simple: it’s real
  
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• Rocket League Hits 30 Million Registered Players

  18-04-2017 20:45
  
  Rocket League has passed 30 million players across PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC.
  Psyonix revealed the news on Rocket League's official Twitter account with the celebratory image seen below. As of January 11, that figure stood at 25 million, meaning the vehicular sports game has seen 5 million new players in the last three months.
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• Big Amazon sale drops 10 different Galaxy S8 and S8+ cases to $4

  18-04-2017 20:40 via yahoo.com
  
  The reviews are in, and it's now official: the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ are the hottest smartphones money can buy. They're fast, they're beautiful, and they feature displays that are better than anything else you'll see from any other smartphone company, including Apple. Of course, that beautiful design also has a downside. Since the front and back of the Galaxy S8 are made of glass, the changes of smashing your phone from an accidental drop are sky-high.Protect your investment with one of the c
  
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• Victim’s family wishes Facebook killer had been captured alive

  18-04-2017 20:38 via yahoo.com
  
  The family of Robert Godwin Sr., the 74-year-old Cleveland man whose apparent random murder was videotaped and posted to Facebook, had hoped the killer would have turned himself in instead of committing suicide.
  
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• Starbucks unicorn frappuccinos to grace Earth for a limited time

  18-04-2017 19:45 via yahoo.com
  
  Usually rumors are just rumors, but this time they have proven true. Starbucks has confirmed that the Unicorn Frappuccino is making its way to the chain's menu from April 19-23 in U.S., Canada, and Mexico. In the press release, Starbucks explains that the drink is made "with a sweet dusting of pink powder blended into a crème Frappuccino with mango syrup, and layered with a pleasantly sour blue powder topping." SEE ALSO: 'Dumb Starbucks' Serves Up Piping Hot Mystery in L.A.Image: starbuck
  
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• Best Nintendo Switch Games

  18-04-2017 19:41
  What are the best games on Nintendo Switch? That’s a big question for any platform, and a very fun one to answer. During the process of putting together this list of Switch games, we took the following criteria into account: 1) How much fun we had at home and on the go with these games, 2) We weighed elements like longevity/staying power, influence, and innovation, 3) We opted for new games or ports with added content over games that were straight ports.
  It’s worth noting that the Sw
  
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• Chemical Weapons Aren’t the Real Problem in Syria

  18-04-2017 19:24 via yahoo.com
  
  The United States cares more about the murder weapon than the murder victim.
  
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• Obama attends funeral of ‘great friend’ Dan Rooney

  18-04-2017 19:22 via yahoo.com
  
  Nearly three months after leaving office, former President Barack Obama made his first public appearance Tuesday at the funeral of Dan Rooney, the Pittsburgh Steelers chairman and longtime Obama ally.The 44th president did not make any remarks at the ceremony, held at St. Paul’s Cathedral in Pittsburgh’s Oakland neighborhood.After Rooney died Thursday, Obama released a statement lauding the “championship-caliber good man.” Rooney served as the U.S. ambassador to Ireland d
  
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• Israel: No talks with Palestinian inmates on hunger strike

  18-04-2017 19:21 via yahoo.com
  
  JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel will not negotiate with hundreds of Palestinian prisoners who launched a hunger strike to press for better conditions, a government minister said Tuesday, adding that the organizer of the protest has been placed in solitary confinement.
  
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• Grand Theft Auto 5 data is helping train driverless cars - what could go wrong?

  18-04-2017 19:18 via gamesradar.com
  
  Video games can be much more than a form of entertainment
  
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• United CEO Oscar Munoz Might Have Messed Up ... Again

  18-04-2017 19:12 via yahoo.com
  
  Hoping to protect United's Asian market, the CEO met with Chinese officials — but the passenger dragged off the plane was of Vietnamese, not Chinese, descent.
  
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• $10M bail for suspect in death of jogger in Massachusetts

  18-04-2017 19:04 via yahoo.com
  
  LEOMINSTER, Mass. (AP) — A man arrested in connection with the death of a New York City woman jogging near her mother's Massachusetts home last summer was tied the crime scene through DNA and cellphone evidence, as well as eyewitness reports, prosecutors said Tuesday.
  
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• TP-Link AC3200 Wireless Tri-Band Gigabit Router Review

  18-04-2017 18:46
  
  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, routers, GPUs, Mice, Monitors, and keyboards from the last few years.
  TP-Link isn’t as well known as its bigger rivals but the company has earned a solid reputation over the years by creating high quality routers that offer a clean and simple interface. Its routers and branding aren't flashy, nor is there any gaming a
  
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• Facebook killing suspect dead after police chase

  18-04-2017 18:45 via yahoo.com
  
  Steve Stephens, the man suspected of killing 74-year-old Robert Godwin and uploading a video of the murder to Facebook, has died following a police chase. According to Pennsylvania State Police, Stephens spotted this morning by state police. After a brief chase, he shot and killed himself.“We are grateful that this has ended,” Cleveland police chief Calvin Williams told reporters. “We would prefer that it not have ended this way.” Cleveland police issued an appeal fo
  
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• Boy, 1, Found Dead at Day Care After Being Left Alone With 8-Year-Old Child Suspected in Death

  18-04-2017 18:37 via yahoo.com
  
  Authorities said the little boy was dropped off at the day care the previous night and had been left unsupervised with an 8-year-old girl.
  
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• Apple Testing Numerous Features On iPhone 8, Smartphone Release Date Could Be Delayed

  18-04-2017 18:36 via yahoo.com
  
  Apple is reportedly testing technologies on iPhone 8, including curved screens, dual-lenses for front camera and embedded Touch ID.
  
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• Audi officially unveils cutting edge E-Tron Sportback EV with 311 miles of range

  18-04-2017 18:31 via yahoo.com
  
  Following in the footsteps of Tesla and other automakers who are increasingly embracing the EV revolution, Audi today officially unveiled its E-tron Sportback at the Shanghai motor show. That Audi is eyeing the EV space intently shouldn’t come as much of a surprise. Just last year, Audi CEO Rupert Stadler reportedly gave engineers the green-light to develop a car capable of giving Tesla a run for its money.Now the Audi E-tron Sportback is just a concept for now, but company spokespeople sa
  
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• People Are Blaming the Parents After a Child Was Crushed to Death at a Rotating Restaurant

  18-04-2017 18:26 via yahoo.com
  
  And I totally understand why.
  
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• Mark Hamill had a different idea for the ending of The Force Awakens (and it involves Han)

  18-04-2017 18:26 via gamesradar.com
  
  Star Wars: The Force Awakens was full of reunions; audiences got to see their favorite characters again, and those characters were likewise reunited with each other
  
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• Ford Will Keep Making the Mustang Shelby GT350 and GT350R for 2018

  18-04-2017 18:25 via yahoo.com
  
  The Shelby Mustangs won't get the styling updates found on the rest of the lineup for 2018, but they're still here, and that's good news.
  
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• What Are Fidget Spinners?

  18-04-2017 18:24 via yahoo.com
  
  And should you buy one?
  
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• Guardians of the Galaxy 2 has 5 post-credits scenes, so basically a whole other movie at the end

  18-04-2017 18:24 via gamesradar.com
  
  If you see anybody getting up to leave when the credits roll on Guardians of the Galaxy 2, you go ahead and advise them to sit back down
  
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• 20,000 Convictions Dropped After Massive Drug Lab Scandal

  18-04-2017 18:22 via yahoo.com
  
  Prosecutors in seven Massachusetts districts agreed to throw out an estimated 95% of drug convictions that came from drug tests that were falsified by chemist Annie Dookhan.
  
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• KFC Is Dropping A New Sandwich You NEED To Try

  18-04-2017 18:17 via yahoo.com
  
  You'll forget all about spicy nuggets.
  
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• Egypt arrests church bombings suspect

  18-04-2017 18:17 via yahoo.com
  
  Egyptian police on Tuesday arrested a man wanted for alleged involvement in twin church bombings this month claimed by the Islamic State group, an official said.Acting on a tip-off, police arrested Ali Mahmoud Mohamed Hassan, one of 19 suspects whose names police made public after the Palm Sunday explosions, the official said.Two suicide bombers attacked two churches in the cities of Tanta and Alexandria on April 9, killing 45 people in the deadliest attack on Coptic Christians in recent memory.
  
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• Russia metro bombing suspect says he was unwitting accomplice

  18-04-2017 18:16 via yahoo.com
  
  By Polina Nikolskaya and Hulkar IsamovaMOSCOW/JALAL-ABAD, Kyrgyzstan (Reuters) - The man Russian investigators say orchestrated a suicide bombing on the St Petersburg metro told a court on Tuesday he was an unwitting accomplice in the attack, in which 14 people were killed and scores injured.Russian investigators said that before the April 3 attack, the suspected suicide bomber, Akbarzhon Jalilov, had spoken by telephone with Abror Azimov, who the investigators said was helping mastermind the at
  
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