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• U.S. court rejects Georgia inmate's bid to die by firing squad

  16-05-2017 23:55 via yahoo.com
  
  A U.S. appeals court has rejected a Georgia death row inmate's motion that his scheduled Tuesday execution by lethal injection be halted and that he be put to death instead by a firing squad, which his lawyers said would be less painful for him.J.W. Ledford, 45, has spent about a quarter century on death row after being convicted of the 1992 robbery and murder of a doctor who lived near him.Lawyers for Ledford said he wanted to be executed by firing squad because a drug he takes for nerve pain w
  
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• Washington sets new sanctions on Syria regime

  16-05-2017 23:51 via yahoo.com
  
  The Trump administration targeted five individuals for sanctions in response to Bashar Assad's “continuing violent attacks” on his own citizens.
  
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• Who is Seth Rich – and was his death really connected to Hillary Clinton?

  16-05-2017 23:30 via yahoo.com
  
  The death of 27-year-old DNC staffer Seth Rich has been the source of a myriad of conspiracy theories from people who claim he was killed in July because of his connection to Wikileaks — which the police have denied.
  
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• Family Says Their Dog Willingly Spends His Time on Roof: 'We Know He's Up There'

  16-05-2017 23:28 via yahoo.com
  
  Passing motorists often pass by to let Huck's owners know he's up there, but he does it all the time.
  
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• This is the Retina MacBook Apple needs to make

  16-05-2017 23:17 via yahoo.com
  
  A new report suggests that Apple is planning on upgrading the entire MacBook line at WWDC, its big developer conference held at the end of May. Some upgrades we can already call: the new MacBook Pro and old MacBook Air line will probably get Intel's latest version of Core i7 processor, and new iMacs are almost a lock. But beyond a minor spec bump, it's difficult to know exactly what Apple plans to do with the Retina MacBook.Right now, the Retina MacBook is sitting in a weird place. In many ways,
  
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• Donald Trump 'does not know enough about intelligence to leak anything damaging', US officials say in his defence

  16-05-2017 23:00 via yahoo.com
  
  President Donald Trump does not have the “interest or knowledge” of details of American intelligence gathering required to leak any specifics that might do harm, three administration officials say.Aides and associates of Mr Trump spoke with the New York Times following the shocking revelation the president had revealed highly classified information to Russian officials.The information is reported to have come from a secretive intelligence-sharing partnership with Israel, where Mr Tru
  
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• Doctor Explains Teen's Caffeine Overdose Death: 'A Perfect Storm of Stimulation'

  16-05-2017 22:54 via yahoo.com
  
  Davis Cripe collapsed in the classroom of his South Carolina high school after consuming too much caffeine.
  
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• White officer seeks recusal of black judge in police slaying

  16-05-2017 22:49 via yahoo.com
  
  BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — A white Alabama police officer charged with murder in the killing a black man is asking the black judge hearing the case to step aside, with a hearing on the request set for Thursday.
  
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• Virginia governor orders cap-and-trade regulation for power plants

  16-05-2017 22:46 via yahoo.com
  
  By Valerie VolcoviciWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Virginia's governor issued an order on Tuesday to lay the groundwork for a cap-and-trade system to cut greenhouse gas emissions from power plants, saying it would "fill the void" left by the Trump administration which has been rolling back federal climate rules.Democratic Governor Terry McAuliffe signed Executive Directive 11 instructing Virginia's environmental regulators to craft rules targeting power sector carbon emissions by Dec. 31.McAuliffe speci
  
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• Trump, waterfall, Sharapova and more — it happened today: May 16 in pictures

  16-05-2017 22:38 via yahoo.com
  
  President’s Trump and Erdogan deliver statements; Sharapova at the Rome Open and more of today’s news from around the world in pictures.
  
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• Video: Composing the music and sound of Hyper Light Drifter

  16-05-2017 22:28
  
  At GDC 2017, audio wizards Akash Thakkar and Rich Vreeland (aka Disasterpeace) opened up about how they found the right soundscape for Hyper Light over the course of 3 years and countless revisions. ...
  
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• Aaron Hernandez's Fiancee Shayanna Jenkins Denies Rumors He Was Gay

  16-05-2017 22:25 via yahoo.com
  
  Shayanna Jenkins denied rumors he had intimate relationships with other men before his suicide in April.
  
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• Get a job: Sony PlayStation is hiring a Sr. Programmer for VR

  16-05-2017 21:48
  
  Sony is looking for an ambitious, self-motivated Senior Programmer to help craft unique player experiences as a member of its Virtual Reality team in San Mateo, CA. ...
  
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• Convicted soldier Chelsea Manning will stay on active duty

  16-05-2017 21:47 via finance.yahoo.com
  
  Pvt. Chelsea Manning, the soldier convicted in 2013 of illegally disclosing classified government information, will remain on active duty in a special status after her scheduled release from prison Wednesday, ...
  
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• Kellyanne Conway rips ‘Morning Joe’ hosts for saying she secretly hates Trump

  16-05-2017 21:37 via yahoo.com
  
  The counselor to the president has responded to claims made by Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski that she would privately complain about having to defend the Republican candidate during the 2016 campaign.
  
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• How Prey's designers turned technical limitations into inspiration

  16-05-2017 21:32
  
  How do developers like Arkane Studios manage their own creative ambitions against the realistic limitations of game development?...
  
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• Cosby says he will not testify at his sexual assault trial

  16-05-2017 21:29 via yahoo.com
  
  By Joseph AxNEW YORK (Reuters) - Comedian Bill Cosby does not plan to testify in his defense at his sexual assault trial in June, he said on Tuesday in his first extended public comments in two years.The 79-year-old told Sirius-XM radio host Michael Smerconish that the dozens of women who have come forward to accuse him of sexual misconduct were "piling on" and suggested that racism has played a role in his treatment because he is black.Jury selection is scheduled to begin Monday in a Pennsylvan
  
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• Trump talk with Russians 'wholly appropriate,' adviser says

  16-05-2017 21:23 via yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House on Tuesday defended President Donald Trump's disclosure of classified information to senior Russian officials as "wholly appropriate," as officials tried to beat back criticism from fellow Republicans and concerns from international allies.
  
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• Q& A: The indie curator behind the '1000 Game Makers' Twitter feed

  16-05-2017 21:15
  
  "A big goal with all of my work is to demonstrate just how many videogames slip through the cracks," says Steve Cook, creator of the 1000 Game Makers thread on Twitter. ...
  
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• South Carolina voters make Republican congressional choice

  16-05-2017 21:10 via yahoo.com
  
  COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Republican voters in South Carolina's 5th Congressional District runoff election face a stark contrast in deciding which candidate they should choose to try and hang on to the seat given up when Mick Mulvaney resigned earlier this year to become White House Budget director.
  
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• What Donald Trump Doesn't Know About the Comey Memo

  16-05-2017 21:05 via yahoo.com
  
  Lawrence O'Donnell explains the thing everyone working in government knows – but Donald Trump doesn't. That's the real story of the James Comey memo about his conversation with President Trump.
  
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• The entire MacBook line is getting updated this month, report claims

  16-05-2017 21:04 via yahoo.com
  
  Over the past few years, Apple's WWDC event has been a decidedly software-only affair, with nearly all the focus centering on upcoming iterations of iOS, macOS, and more recently, watchOS and tvOS. This year, however, WWDC will be a tad more exciting.Amid reports that Apple has plans to introduce a brand new Siri-based smart speaker and iPad Pro at WWDC next month, we're now getting word that Apple in just a few weeks may also unveil a revamped MacBook Pro and a few other surprises. According to
  
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• A look back at Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan

  16-05-2017 21:02 via yahoo.com
  
  Is he running a dictatorship or a democracy? That’s the question many are asking after a referendum in Turkey gave the country’s president Recep Tayyip Erdogan unprecedented power. As President Trump meets with him for first time, here’s a look at who he is and how he rose to power.
  
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• Woman Dies in Everglades Boat Crash, One Day After Graduating College

  16-05-2017 20:42 via yahoo.com
  
  Elizabeth Goldenberg had graduated from the University of Miami the day before she was killed in a boating accident.
  
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• In first interview, Sally Yates says Russians had ‘real leverage’ over Flynn

  16-05-2017 20:33 via yahoo.com
  
  Former acting Attorney General Sally Yates said in a CNN interview that aired Tuesday morning that Russians had “serious leverage” over former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn and that her office had expected the administration to act quickly after she alerted White House counsel Don McGahn on Jan. 26.
  
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• Analyzing Trump's meeting with Turkey's president, reports of intel disclosure

  16-05-2017 20:29 via yahoo.com
  
  ABC News reports on the president's recent meeting with Turkish President Erdogan and the report that he shared classified information with Russian officials.
  
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• Reaction to Trump's meeting with Turkish President Erdogan

  16-05-2017 20:26 via yahoo.com
  
  ABC News' Molly Hunter and Amna Nawaz recap the president's meeting with the Turkish president.
  
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• Canada academic's Sean Spicer cutouts sprout in bushes across North America

  16-05-2017 20:24 via yahoo.com
  
  (Reuters) - Cardboard cutouts of White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer hiding in bushes are popping up all over North America, inspired by a British Columbia academic who kicked off the craze in her home town of Victoria.Spicer, known for his often combative press briefings with journalists, was mocked worldwide last week after a Washington Post article described him huddling near bushes in the White House grounds as reporters waited to ask questions about the firing of former FBI Director Jam
  
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• Don't Miss: Injustice 2 and the balancing act of adding gear to a fighting game

  16-05-2017 20:23
  
  Take a look back at this conversation with Adam Urbano to find out why NetherRealm made anotherÊInjustice and what Urbano has learned about building a balanced, tournament-grade fighting game. ...
  
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• Blog: The rapidly changing landscape of accessibility for blind gamers

  16-05-2017 20:23
  
  Accessibility for blind gamers is a tricky business. There's an under-served audience who want content, developers willing to offer it, yet an unnecessary technical barrier between all three....
  
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• Kimberly Guilfoyle Responds To White House Press Secretary Rumors

  16-05-2017 20:14 via yahoo.com
  
  "I'm a patriot and it would be an honor to serve the country," she told the Bay Area News Group.
  
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• Ubisoft says half of all its sales last year were digital

  16-05-2017 20:00
  
  Both digital and back catalog sales are on the up for Ubisoft according to its latest financial results, with each making up 50 percent and 44.5 percent of its overall sales, respectively....
  
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• Iran reformist drops out of election, supports Rouhani

  16-05-2017 19:56 via yahoo.com
  
  TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A reformist candidate dropped out of Iran's presidential election on Tuesday and threw his support behind President Hassan Rouhani, in a widely expected move that will strengthen the incumbent's campaign against a hard-liner.
  
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• Ubisoft's teasing a reveal for the next Assassin's Creed, everybody pretend you don't know what it is

  16-05-2017 19:41 via gamesradar.com
  
  After months of leaks, Ubisoft is finally teasing the official reveal for the next Assassin's Creed game
  
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• Israel was source of classified information Trump shared with Russia, say officials

  16-05-2017 19:37 via yahoo.com
  
  Israel was reportedly the source of highly sensitive information that Donald Trump gave to Russia.In a meeting at the White House last week, according to the Washington Post, Mr Trump disclosed intelligence about an Isis terrorist plot to Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Ambassador Sergey Kislyak.
  
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• Lawmakers demand Trump release transcript of Russia meeting — if there is one

  16-05-2017 19:26 via yahoo.com
  
  Members of Congress want President Trump to release the transcript of his meeting with Russia’s foreign minister and ambassador, assuming the meeting was recorded.
  
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• Family Says Video Proves Cops Could Have Saved 15-Year-Old They Shot Dead

  16-05-2017 19:26 via yahoo.com
  
  Members of Jayson Negron's family say his death could have been prevented.
  
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• Despite 2 Perfect Scores, Simone Biles Gets the Boot From 'Dancing With the Stars'

  16-05-2017 19:21 via yahoo.com
  
  The Olympic champion continued to wow the judges getting not one, but two sets of perfect scores.
  
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• Starbucks is giving out free coffee because an update wrecked its computer system

  16-05-2017 18:58 via yahoo.com
  
  Some Starbucks locations across the US are temporarily giving out free coffee to customers, as an update has put the point of sale systems out of order at some locations. According to dozens of users on Twitter, affected locations are either closing doors, or "taking care of customers" in a very excellent way: free coffee for all.The story was spotted by thirsty TechCrunch writers in New York, who discovered that their local Starbucks was affected and giving away free drinks. A quick s
  
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• Ubisoft asks if we're ready for Far Cry 5, and the first response is... "Maybe."

  16-05-2017 18:42 via gamesradar.com
  
  Far Cry 5 has been announced, and even without any details to go on - seriously, nothing is known about this other than the title - Ubisoft clearly would like fans to be excited
  
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• Tesla teams up with utility company to offer super-cheap Powerwalls to back up its power grid

  16-05-2017 18:36 via yahoo.com
  
  Tesla is pairing up with a Vermont utility provider to offer subsidized Powerwall battery packs to bolster its power grid and give customers a chance to harness its energy when other lights go out. Vermont's Green Mountain Power (GMP), a utility company with a decidedly environmental focus, will be the first power provider in the world to integrate Tesla's system as a major part of its grid. GMP will install Tesla's industrial Powerpacks on its own utility land and offer 2,000 of its customers 7
  
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• Get ready for two new Chick-fil-A menu items

  16-05-2017 18:35 via yahoo.com
  
  The new sandwich and drink are available at Chick-fil-A for a limited time only.
  
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• New Miss USA Clarifies Controversial Position on Health Care, Feminism Following Uproar

  16-05-2017 18:33 via yahoo.com
  
  She also got support from a former Miss USA contestant who has also met her share of controversy.
  
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• Former 'Real Housewife' Robbed by 2 Masked Home Intruders in Her New Jersey Home

  16-05-2017 18:31 via yahoo.com
  
  Dina Manzo was coming home from the communion of her goddaughter, the child of her 'Real Housewife' co-star Teresa Giudice.
  
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• Westworld season 2 spoiler: REDACTED is still alive

  16-05-2017 18:19 via gamesradar.com
  
  Now, just in case it wasn't clear: spoilers ahead
  
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• McCain slams Trump over 'disturbing' intel claims

  16-05-2017 18:16 via yahoo.com
  
  Veteran Republican Senator John McCain on Tuesday slammed as "deeply disturbing" allegations that US President Donald Trump had shared top secret intelligence about the Islamic State group with Russian officials.McCain -- one of the president's most outspoken critics in his own party and the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee -- added his voice to a growing chorus of alarm triggered by Monday's report in the Washington Post."The reports that the president shared sensitive intelligen
  
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• Here's how to get a free castle in Italy (seriously)

  16-05-2017 18:08 via yahoo.com
  
  Want a free castle in Italy? Sure, take one, your highness. But, as with everything good, there's a catch. As part of an initiative called the Strategic Tourist Plan, Italy is giving away 103 historic buildings — villas, inns, houses, towers, etc. to entrepreneurs willing to take them. (Yes, that means it could be you.) SEE ALSO: While the United fiasco unfolded, a travel writer made $11,000 off overbooked flights All the recipient must do is pledge to renovate the buildings, which are mai
  
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• Donald Trump 'not even aware of where intelligence was from' before telling Russia, White House reveals

  16-05-2017 18:06 via yahoo.com
  
  Donald Trump did not know where the intelligence he shared with Russian officials was from, the White House has revealed in an admission that stunned many in an already reeling Washington.US National Security Adviser HR McMaster made the admission at the tail end of a heated press conference over reports that the president had revealed highly classified national security information to Russian officials.The intelligence is said to have come from an American ally in the Middle East, via a sensiti
  
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• Bermuda triangle: Private plane carrying New York family goes missing near Bahamas

  16-05-2017 18:05 via yahoo.com
  
  A private passenger plane carrying two adults and two children has gone missing in the Bahamas.Authorities lost contact with the aircraft as it was flying from Puerto Rico to Titusville on Florida’s east coast on Monday.Efforts to find the four people on board, identified as Jennifer Blumin, Nathan Ulrich and Ms Blumin's four-year-old and 10-year-old sons, are being concentrated close to where the plane last made contact - in the Bermuda Triangle.
  
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• Bermuda triangle: Plane carrying New York family goes missing near Bahamas

  16-05-2017 18:05 via yahoo.com
  
  A private passenger plane carrying two adults and two children has gone missing in the Bahamas.Authorities lost contact with the aircraft as it was flying from Puerto Rico to Titusville on Florida’s east coast on Monday.Efforts to find the four people on board, identified as Jennifer Blumin, Nathan Ulrich and Ms Blumin's four-year-old and 10-year-old sons, are being concentrated close to where the plane last made contact - in the Bermuda Triangle.
  
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