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• How Rain Games built on Teslagrad's fiction to make World to the West

  19-05-2017 23:47
  
  Catch up on our conversation with the lead designer of Teslagrad and World to the West about building on indie success. ...
  
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• Venezuela opposition vows biggest demo yet on Saturday

  19-05-2017 23:38 via yahoo.com
  
  Venezuela's opposition vowed to stage its biggest protests yet on Saturday in its drive for elections to remove President Nicolas Maduro from power in a deadly political crisis.Clashes at street demos have left 47 people dead since the protests erupted on April 1, according to prosecutors, who on Friday updated an earlier toll of 43."On day 50 of the resistance we will make the biggest show of strength so far in this period," said Juan Andres Mejia, one of a group of lawmakers leading the demons
  
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• Fox News fires host accused of 'leaving room because IT technician was black'

  19-05-2017 23:27 via yahoo.com
  
  Fox News grandee Bob Beckel has been fired after allegedly making racist remarks towards a black employee.In addition to a number of sexual abuse allegations, the network is also facing a racial discrimination lawsuit brought by 23 current and former employees.The lawyers handling the race case, Douglas Wigdor and Jeanne Christense, said Mr Beckel was fired because of an offensive comment he made to a black IT technician who came to service his computer earlier this week.
  
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• Woman Who Hired Princess Diana as a $5-an-Hour Nanny: 'I Fell in Love With Her'

  19-05-2017 23:22 via yahoo.com
  
  The American businesswoman hired the then-teenager to look after her children in 1980.
  
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• Mom Tries - and Fails - to Wake Teen Who Fell Asleep Inside Locked Car

  19-05-2017 23:22 via yahoo.com
  
  Even the sound of a car horn wouldn't wake her.
  
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• Three Victims Critical in Times Square Attack

  19-05-2017 23:05 via yahoo.com
  
  A man accused of driving into a crowd of Times Square pedestrians with his car, killing one of them, has made his first appearance in court. Police say three of his victims remain in critical condition. (May 19)
  
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• Netflix is making a TV adaptation of The Dark Crystal - yes, the muppet movie with the scary bird people

  19-05-2017 22:56 via gamesradar.com
  
  Here's some news that will hit you right in the childhood: Netflix and The Jim Henson Company are creating a 10-episode original series based on The Dark Crystal
  
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• The first 4K TVs with Amazon Fire TV built in are so much less expensive than you’d think

  19-05-2017 22:48 via yahoo.com
  
  How much would you expect to pay for a good quality 4K TV with a 65-inch screen? $1,500? Now, what if that 4K TV also had the best available smart TV software baked right in, meaning you didn’t have to worry about getting extra set-top boxes to stream Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, or anything else? $1,750? $2,000? Well check this out: the just-announced Element 65-Inch 4K Ultra HD Smart LED TV - Amazon Fire TV Edition is now available for pre-order on the Amazon website, and it costs just $
  
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• Russia slams 'illegitimate' US-led strikes on Syrian forces

  19-05-2017 22:45 via yahoo.com
  
  Russia on Friday condemned a strike by the US-led coalition against Syrian pro-regime forces as "illegitimate" and said it could harm efforts to fight Islamic State jihadists."It is illegitimate, unlawful and yet another gross violation of Syria's sovereignty," Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in televised comments while on a trip to Cyprus.US-led warplanes on Thursday carried out a strike in the east of the country against a convoy of pro-government forces which were heading towards
  
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• US judge dismisses discrimination suit by Texas 'clock boy'

  19-05-2017 22:39 via yahoo.com
  
  A court in Texas has dismissed a lawsuit by the family of a Muslim teen who was invited to the White House by Barack Obama after having constructed a clock that police mistook for a bomb.Ahmed Mohamed, who was 14 at the time, became an internet sensation after being handcuffed and detained for hours for bringing his "invention" -- a circuit board wired to a digital display -- to school in the Texas city of Irving, near Dallas.Ahmed said he merely wanted to show his work to a new teacher to impre
  
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• 141 killed in south Libya airbase attack

  19-05-2017 22:35 via yahoo.com
  
  An attack on an airbase in south Libya has killed 141 people, mostly soldiers loyal to military strongman Khalifa Haftar, a spokesman for his forces said on Friday.Members of the Third Force militia loyal to the UN-backed Government of National Accord in Tripoli on Thursday attacked the base used by Haftar's self-proclaimed Libyan National Army (LNA), military sources said earlier.LNA spokesman Ahmad al-Mesmari late Friday said the victims included civilians who worked at the Brak al-Shati airba
  
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• Chris Cornell Police Report Reveals New Details About Musician's Suicide

  19-05-2017 22:34 via yahoo.com
  
  A police report revealed new details surrounding the death of Audioslave and Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell.
  
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• How to Become a Super Saver

  19-05-2017 22:28 via yahoo.com
  
  One of the most powerful tools you can use to build wealth is creating an environment of "forced scarcity".If implemented and funded correctly, it frees you to spend as you see fit, since all your savings goals have been taken care of up front.Here's how to set up, prioritize and fund a personal forced scarcity plan.
  
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• Brazilian president accused of obstruction of justice

  19-05-2017 22:17 via yahoo.com
  
  Temer and a senior senator accused of corruption, Aecio Neves, were among those "who attempted to prevent the Car Wash investigations from advancing," Prosecutor General Rodrigo Janot wrote in a court filing released Friday.The obstruction of justice accusation raised the stakes in a crisis threatening to topple Temer barely a year after the center-right politician took over from impeached leftist president Dilma Rousseff.Earlier, authorities had released what they said was a secretly recorded c
  
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• US court rejects registry of hobbyists' drones

  19-05-2017 22:15 via yahoo.com
  
  A US appeals court struck down a ruling Friday aimed at forcing recreational drone owners to register their tiny aircraft with the Federal Aviation Administration.The FAA had ordered owners of small drones characterized as "model aircraft" to register them, with the aim of curbing illegal flights near airports or interfering with civil aviation, but critics said the move went too far.The decision by the federal appeals court in Washington was a snub for the FAA, which drew up the rule in 2015 af
  
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• Senior White House aide 'person of interest' in Russia probe: report

  19-05-2017 22:14 via yahoo.com
  
  The FBI's investigation into the Trump campaign's ties with Russia has extended to a current senior White House official, the Washington Post reported Friday.The newspaper cited unnamed sources familiar with the probe as saying a current top White House official has been identified as a "significant person of interest," without disclosing the name of the person.The revelation undercuts President Donald Trump's insistence that his campaign had nothing to do with the Kremlin.
  
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• Polling extended as Iranians deliver verdict on Rouhani

  19-05-2017 22:12 via yahoo.com
  
  Iran's polls finally closed after Friday's election was extended to cope with the large numbers turning out to give their verdict on President Hassan Rouhani and his troubled efforts to rebuild international ties and kickstart the struggling economy.Rouhani, a 68-year-old moderate cleric who spearheaded a 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, has framed the vote as a choice between greater civil liberties and "extremism"."The enthusiastic participation of Iranians in the election reinforces our n
  
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• Puerto Rico retirees will get bankruptcy committee: U.S. Trustee

  19-05-2017 22:10 via yahoo.com
  
  By Nick BrownNEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Justice's bankruptcy watchdog said on Friday it plans to appoint a committee of retirees in Puerto Rico's bankruptcy to negotiate for pensioners facing benefit cuts as part of the island's debt restructuring.Puerto Rico, carrying some $50 billion in unfunded pension liabilities, "clearly needs a retiree committee and sooner rather than later," the office of the U.S. Trustee said in a filing in federal court in San Juan.Puerto Rico filed th
  
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• Donald Trump told Russian officials that firing 'nut job' Comey 'eased pressure from investigation'

  19-05-2017 22:06 via yahoo.com
  
  Donald Trump told Russian officials during an Oval Office meeting that firing former FBI Director James Comey eased pressure caused by an investigation into Russia's influence in the 2016 campaign, the New York Times reports."I faced great pressure because of Russia.The President also reiterated that he was not personally under investigation.
  
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• Watch this poor AI trying to learn to drive in GTA 5

  19-05-2017 22:02 via gamesradar.com
  
  GTA 5's San Andreas is a rough place to do your drivers education, especially if you're a neural network with four stars and absolutely no understanding of traffic laws
  
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• Get a job: Be a UI Artist at Telltale Games

  19-05-2017 21:55
  Minecraft: Story Mode dev Telltale Games in San Rafael, CA seeks a UI artist to design, create and implement user interfaces across multiple platforms and languages....
  
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• Trump said firing ‘nut job’ Comey took pressure off Russia probe; White House official now ‘person of interest’: reports

  19-05-2017 21:50 via yahoo.com
  
  Two more bombshell reports delivered a one-two punch to the Trump White House regarding the investigation into its potential ties to Russia.
  
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• The Latest: Juror says cop shouldn't return to patrol duty

  19-05-2017 21:49 via yahoo.com
  
  TULSA, Okla. (AP) — The Latest on the not guilty verdict in the manslaughter trial of a white Oklahoma police officer who fatally shot an unarmed black man (all times local):
  
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• Thousands of AT&T and DirecTV workers are going on strike this weekend

  19-05-2017 21:48 via yahoo.com
  
  On Friday afternoon, thousands of AT&T employees walked off the job in protest of the company's inability to come to an agreement on union contracts with its workforce. Wireless workers from 36 states (and DC) will take part in the strike, along with wireline workers from California, Nevada and Connecticut and DirecTV technicians in California and Nevada. If an agreement can't be reached quickly, retail stores in several states will likely shut down this weekend as well.“We will n
  
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• Democrat Sen. Wyden warns of diminishing potential for tax reform

  19-05-2017 21:47 via yahoo.com
  
  By Ginger GibsonWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic Senator Ron Wyden thinks Republican leadership is moving away from trying to implement full-scale tax reform this year and instead are turning their attention to simply cutting rates."If you look at the language of Mitch McConnell in the last couple of days, he’s talking about tax cuts, he’s been saying, ‘Well, I don’t know about tax reform, let's have a tax cut,'" Wyden, the top Democrat on the Senate Finance Committee, s
  
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• Video: We failed at publishing competitive games so you don't have to

  19-05-2017 21:45
  
  At the GDC 2017 eSports Day Iron Galaxy chief Dave Lang showcases how the company tried (and mostly failed) to form a "competitive games" publishing label, sharing lessons learned along the way....
  
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• Venom solo movie snags Tom Hardy as Eddie Brock, with Zombieland director also onboard

  19-05-2017 21:43 via gamesradar.com
  
  Tom Hardy will be switching comic universes from DC to Marvel
  
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• Pit bull on the brink of euthanasia gets second chance as a police dog instead

  19-05-2017 21:40 via yahoo.com
  
  Here's your daily reminder that dogs are amazing creatures. Leonard, a pit bull who had been put on the euthanasia list due to aggressive behavior, is set to become Ohio's first pit bull police dog. According to local ABC news, Leonard was brought to Union County Humane Society where staff members found Leonard's behavior too aggressive for adoption. This meant the next stop for Leonard would be euthanasia. SEE ALSO: Adorable pup loses a shocking 80 pounds and is now living his best life Fortuna
  
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• Ryan says to send health bill to Senate after CBO score

  19-05-2017 21:33 via yahoo.com
  
  By Susan Heavey and Susan CornwellWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives will send its healthcare overhaul plan passed this month to the Senate after it receives a final analysis by congressional reviewers, probably in a couple of weeks, House Speaker Paul Ryan said on Friday.Ryan said in a radio interview that the delay was "out of an abundance of caution" until the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) releases its findings on the legislation's costs and its impact on health insu
  
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• U.S.: Military solution to North Korea would be 'tragic on an unbelievable scale'

  19-05-2017 21:32 via yahoo.com
  
  By Phil Stewart and David BrunnstromWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Friday that any military solution to the North Korea crisis would be "tragic on an unbelievable scale" and Washington was working internationally to find a diplomatic solution.North Korea has defied all calls to rein in its nuclear and missile programs, even from China, its lone major ally, calling them legitimate self-defense.It has been working to develop a nuclear-tipped missile capable of str
  
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• Israeli Intelligence Furious Over Trump’s Loose Lips

  19-05-2017 21:32 via yahoo.com
  
  As the U.S. president heads to Israel for a show of unity, the country’s spies are alarmed at his disclosures to the Russians.
  
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• Why Chinese industrial firms are snapping up game studios: 'You can buy profit'

  19-05-2017 21:28
  
  Curious devs may appreciate a recent Bloomberg feature digging into why, exactly, Chinese industrial firms (specializing in everything from mining to chickens) are buying Western game companies. ...
  
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• Twin Sisters Celebrate Turning 100 With Flower-Filled Photo Shoot

  19-05-2017 21:17 via yahoo.com
  
  Centenarians Maria Pignaton Ponton and Paula Pignaton Pandolfi were photographed in fluffy skirts and flowers in time for their birthday.
  
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• Destiny 2 Won't Use Dedicated Servers

  19-05-2017 21:02
  Unlike its predecessor, Destiny 2 will launch on PC as well as consoles, but there is one thing both versions of the game will continue to have in common: no dedicated servers.
  In an interview with IGN, game director Luke Smith stated that dedicated servers were "just not an investment that we made for Destiny 2."
  Instead, Destiny 2 will continue using peer-to-peer networking to power multiplayer matches, which could be bad news for PC players who are used to the stability of dedicated servers.
  
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• Check Out Tekken 7's New Story Trailer

  19-05-2017 21:00
  
  Get your first glimpse of the story for this upcoming fighter!...(read more)
  
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• Destiny 2 Trials Coming 'Way Before' Osiris-themed DLC

  19-05-2017 20:59
  Destiny 2 will feature a Trials-like experience soon after the game's launch.
  Speaking to IGN, game director Luke Smith said, "I can't imagine shipping Destiny 2 and not having a Trials-like experience there very soon." Project lead Mark Noseworthy chimed in to give a hint as to just how soon, saying, "like launch-window."
  When asked if Trials will arrive before the release of Osiris-themed DLC, Noseworthy said fans can expect it "way before that." That said, Noseworthy remai
  
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• What Is Ativan? Chris Cornell's Family Thinks Suicide May Be Drug-Related

  19-05-2017 20:57 via yahoo.com
  
  The singer-songwriter’s wife said she believes that the prescription anxiety medication Ativan, also known as Lorazepam, may have played a part in his suicide.
  
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• Trump to address Muslim leaders. But will he say ‘radical Islamic terrorism’?

  19-05-2017 20:57 via yahoo.com
  
  President Trump faces a test of rhetorical resolve on his foreign trip: Will he use the expression “radical Islamic terrorism” when he addresses the Muslim world?
  
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• Times Square, protests, Weiner and more — it happened today: May 19 in pictures

  19-05-2017 20:43 via yahoo.com
  
  Times Square driver and Anthony Weiner appear in court, and more of today’s news from around the world in pictures.
  
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• Look Back at Trump's Remarks On Muslims, Saudi Arabia

  19-05-2017 20:36 via yahoo.com
  
  From involvement in the Sept. 11th attacks to surveillance of certain mosques, Donald Trump has made controversial remarks about Muslims and Saudi Arabia. Here's a look back at those comments.
  
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• 4th-grader apologizes to governor for horrible crime of stealing a pen and a hazelnut

  19-05-2017 20:36 via yahoo.com
  
  Sometimes the guilt of a crime is just too much to bear, and the perpetrator has to come clean or risk bearing the weight of his transgression for a lifetime.  For an Oregon fourth-grader, that crime was theft. The theft of a pen. Oh, and also a single hazelnut, from an undisclosed mixed nut bowl perhaps.  Oregon governor Kate Brown received a letter from Samuel, a fourth-grader who had recently visited the Capitol building, apologizing for a theft that hadsomehow gone unnoticed. SEE A
  
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• The fall of the Confederacy

  19-05-2017 20:33 via yahoo.com
  
  With a Robert E. Lee statue slated to be removed Friday, New Orleans will have officially taken down all remaining monuments to the Confederacy.
  
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• 'Troubled' Times Square driver charged with murder

  19-05-2017 20:30 via yahoo.com
  
  The US Navy veteran charged with murder after plowing a car into pedestrians in Times Square suffers from mental health problems and intentionally lashed out, New York's mayor said Friday.Richard Rojas, 26, a former Navy electrician from the Bronx, was arrested at the scene and charged with one count of murder in the death of an 18-year-old tourist and with 20 counts of attempted murder."What we know right now continues to confirm it was not an act of terror," Mayor Bill de Blasio told WNYC publ
  
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• These are the best Google Assistant features that Siri can’t match

  19-05-2017 20:27 via yahoo.com
  
  Earlier this week, Google finally put the Google Assistant onto iPhones. For the first time, Apple fanboys can use Google's AI to perform a bunch of tricks, but much more importantly, it means we can finally have a Google Assistant vs Siri showdown.This isn't a fair fight on several counts: Google's been doing AI for much longer and has more data to mine; but Siri's also the built-in AI, which gives her access to far more of the iPhone's functions. But despite blatant Apple favoritism for Siri,
  
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• Look at the new stuff coming in Overwatch's Anniversary event, including DANCES

  19-05-2017 20:26 via gamesradar.com
  
  New maps and skins are great, but the Overwatch Anniversary Event understands what loyal players really want: more dancing
  
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• Huma Abedin files for divorce from Anthony Weiner after he pleads guilty to sexting teenager

  19-05-2017 20:11 via yahoo.com
  
  Human Abedin, estranged wife of disgraced congressman Anthony Weiner, has reportedly filed for divorce.A report in the New York Post, said Ms Abedin, who for many years served as a senior aide to Hillary Clinton, brought an anonymous versus anonymous action in Manhattan Supreme Court.
  
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• This Health Insurance Company Is Hiring 300+ Work-From-Home Employees

  19-05-2017 20:04 via yahoo.com
  
  With full benefits!
  
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• Don't Miss: A game design deep dive into Rocket League's rocket jumps

  19-05-2017 20:04
  
  Psyonix founder Dave Hagewood explains how Rocket League's "rocket boost" mechanic started as a simple nitro button and wound up becoming a critical part of the game's acrobatic high-level play....
  
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• First Drive: 2018 Audi S5

  19-05-2017 20:02 via yahoo.com
  
  A (somewhat) new take on the old personal-luxury coupe.
  
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• Mom Posts Heartfelt Warning to Parents After Toddler Accidentally Overdoses On Medicine

  19-05-2017 20:01 via yahoo.com
  
  "You can never be too vigilant when it comes to your children but also remember accidents happen to all of us, even the most cautious of us."
  
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