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• The Latest: Acquitted Tulsa cop receiving back pay

  23-05-2017 23:29 via yahoo.com
  
  TULSA, Okla. (AP) — The Latest on a white Tulsa police officer who was acquitted of manslaughter in the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man (all times local):
  
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• House OKs revamp of VA appeals in bid to cut claims backlog

  23-05-2017 23:26 via yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The House easily approved legislation Tuesday to cut the time it takes for the Department of Veterans Affairs to handle appeals from veterans unhappy with their disability payouts, an effort to reduce a rapidly growing claims backlog without adding billions in government costs.
  
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• India Could Dominate The World Of Blockchain

  23-05-2017 23:23 via yahoo.com
  
  Could the blossoming fintech scene in Andhra Pradesh turn this coastal state in southern India into the next Silicon Valley?
  
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• British police name suicide bomber, threat level raised to critical

  23-05-2017 23:18 via yahoo.com
  
  By Michael Holden and Andy BruceMANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - British police on Tuesday identified the suicide bomber who killed 22 people, including children, in an attack on a crowded concert hall in Manchester, and said they were trying to establish whether he had acted alone or with help from others.The man suspected of carrying out Britain's deadliest bombing in nearly 12 years was named as Salman Abedi, aged 22, but police declined to give further details about him.
  
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• Real Police Officer Drops By Girl's Cop-Themed Birthday Party: 'Evie's Face Lit Right Up'

  23-05-2017 23:16 via yahoo.com
  
  Little Evie Flanagan even offered Officer Chase a doughnut.
  
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• CBO score could roil Senate health care negotiations

  23-05-2017 22:38 via yahoo.com
  
  The Congressional Budget Office will release its prediction of the effects of the House-passed health care overhaul Wednesday afternoon, potentially stirring up more dissent among Senate Republicans who have spent much of this month attempting to hash out their own health care deal.The CBO will likely deliver a similar verdict for the American Health Care Act (AHCA) as it did for an earlier version of the House bill, which the office said would result in 24 million fewer Americans having health
  
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• Fox News retracts Seth Rich conspiracy story as Hannity vows to press on

  23-05-2017 22:19 via yahoo.com
  
  A controversial Fox News report about the death of a Democratic National Committee employee last summer — a story that had fueled a conspiracy theory that rocketed across right-wing media, but reportedly embarrassed some of the network’s staffers — was retracted by the network Tuesday afternoon.The report attempted to tie the death of data analyst Seth Rich — who was shot in what Washington police believe was a botched robbery attempt — to the leak of
  
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• Suicidal Man 'Unintentionally' Kills Girlfriend With Bullet That First Went Through His Own Head: Cops

  23-05-2017 22:07 via yahoo.com
  
  Victor Sibson survived the suicide attempt and was charged with second degree murder on Friday.
  
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• Sanders and Schumer say Trump’s budget takes a ‘sledgehammer to the middle class’

  23-05-2017 22:05 via yahoo.com
  
  Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., criticized President Trump’s 2018 budget proposal for cuts to domestic programs. Schumer said, “The Trump budget takes a sledgehammer to the middle class and to working-class Americans.”
  
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• Teen Girl Throws Herself In River For 'Blue Whale' Suicide Challenge

  23-05-2017 22:04 via yahoo.com
  
  The girl reportedly jumped into a turbulent river to complete a suicide challenge referred to “Blue Whale.”
  
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• Leaked art confirms Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle and everybody has lasers

  23-05-2017 21:59 via gamesradar.com
  
  Congratulations: you live in the reality where Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle is a real thing
  
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• Republicans and Democrats dismiss Trump’s budget as ‘dead on arrival’

  23-05-2017 21:48 via yahoo.com
  
  The White House budget director began making his case for the 2018 budget Tuesday, but it met initial skepticism from members of both parties.
  
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• Bahrain police fire on Shiite protest, one reported dead

  23-05-2017 21:45 via yahoo.com
  
  Bahraini police opened fire Tuesday on a protest by supporters of a top Shiite cleric, with at least one demonstrator reported dead in the latest unrest to hit the Sunni-ruled Gulf state.The Britain-based Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy (BIRD) announced the "tragic death of a peaceful protester in the crackdown" in Diraz, the scene of a long-running sit-in outside the home of cleric Isa Qassim.Eyewitnesses told AFP multiple civilians were wounded when police opened fire at demonstrato
  
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• The Strange History of the Uncharted Movie

  23-05-2017 21:34
  Most fans of the Uncharted franchise are probably taking a "I'll believe it when I see it" approach to the long-gestating film adaptation. First announced way back in 2009, the Uncharted movie has been trapped in development hell ever since, frequently gaining and losing writers, directors and actors over the years.
  Luckily, there's been some new progress on the Uncharted front. Spider-Man: Homecoming star Tom Holland has been cast as Nathan Drake, with the film now billed as a prequel to the ma
  
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• Ex-CIA Director Reveals Russian Contacts With Trump Campaign

  23-05-2017 21:24 via yahoo.com
  
  Fmr. CIA Director John Brennan reveals there were "contacts and interactions" between Russia & the Trump campaign and that he briefed Paul Ryan & others in Congress on Russian interference last summer.
  
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• Manchester terror attack: What we know

  23-05-2017 21:18 via yahoo.com
  
  Twenty-two people, including children, were killed in a suicide bombing at a pop concert packed with teens in the British city of Manchester late Monday.Here is what we know so far about the terror attack, the deadliest in Britain since 2005.Police said they were called at 10:33 pm (2133 GMT) Monday to reports of an explosion at Manchester Arena during a concert by US pop star Ariana Grande, who is popular with teenagers and pre-teens.
  
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• Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen is kinda like Skyrim meets Devil May Cry - and it's coming to PS4 and Xbox One

  23-05-2017 21:15 via gamesradar.com
  
  Dragon's Dogma is a Capcom RPG that, while not a runaway success, certainly has its fans
  
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• Angry Venezuela protesters take aim at Chavez statues, home

  23-05-2017 21:07 via yahoo.com
  
  CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Anti-government protesters in Venezuela have settled on a new target for their frustration: Hugo Chavez.
  
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• These are the 3 coolest new things in Overwatch's Anniversary Event (No. 3 is dancing)

  23-05-2017 20:53 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Overwatch Anniversary Event is live now and there's something in it for you whether you've been playing since day one or are new to the world of payload pushing
  
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• Christina El Moussa Got the Sweetest Tattoo Honoring Her Kids

  23-05-2017 20:43 via yahoo.com
  
  Check out her new ink.
  
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• Who Is Aaron Hernandez's Brother? Jonathan 'DJ' Hernandez Was Close With Former Athlete

  23-05-2017 20:38 via yahoo.com
  
  The older brother of former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez broke his silence on the athlete’s death Tuesday.
  
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• VIDEO: Man with cerebral palsy mocked, punched in West Chester

  23-05-2017 20:26 via yahoo.com
  
  A man has been arrested for the assault of a disabled man in Chester County that was caught on video.
  
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• Duterte Declares Martial Law, Moves Putin Meeting

  23-05-2017 20:17 via yahoo.com
  
  Russian authorities were apparently understanding.
  
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• Clinton Calls Trump Budget an 'Unimaginable Level of Cruelty'

  23-05-2017 20:12 via yahoo.com
  
  Hillary Clinton slammed President Trump’s federal budget plan while giving a speech at the Children’s Health Fund Annual Benefit.
  
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• The only real way to stop atrocities like the Manchester attack is to end the wars which allow extremism to grow

  23-05-2017 20:05 via yahoo.com
  
  President Trump leaves the Middle East today, having done his bit to make the region even more divided and mired in conflict than it was before.At the same moment that Donald Trump was condemning the suicide bomber in Manchester as “an evil loser in life”, he was adding to the chaos in which al-Qaeda and Isis have taken root and flourished.It may be a long distance between the massacre in Manchester and the wars in the Middle East, but the connection is there.
  
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• Ethiopia's Tedros wins WHO race, first African to get top job

  23-05-2017 19:55 via yahoo.com
  
  By Stephanie Nebehay and Tom MilesGENEVA (Reuters) - Ethiopia's Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus won the race to be the next head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday, becoming the first African to lead the United Nations agency.The former health minister and foreign minister received more than half the votes in the first round and then won a decisive second-round election, beating Britain's David Nabarro to the job."It's a victory day for Ethiopia and for Africa," Ethiopia's ambassador t
  
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• June Free Xbox Games With Gold Announced

  23-05-2017 19:52
  June's line-up of free Xbox One and Xbox 360 games for Gold subscribers has been announced.
  The full lineup, plus when they'll be available, is:SpeedRunners — June 1-30 (Xbox One)Watch Dogs — June 16 - July 15 (Xbox One)Assassin's Creed III — June 1-15 (Xbox 360 & Xbox One)Dragon Age: Origins — June 16-30 (Xbox 360 & Xbox One)Phantom Dust DLC — June 1 - 30
  Announced back in 2014, SpeedRunners is a multiplayer side-scrolling racing game that won the Gamer's V
  
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• 12-Year-Old Girl Abducted by Teen Boys In 'Imminent Danger'

  23-05-2017 19:50 via yahoo.com
  
  McKenzie Wilson went missing from her upstate New York home early in the morning.
  
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• The Latest: Leaders attack lawsuit over schools for blacks

  23-05-2017 19:48 via yahoo.com
  
  JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Latest on a lawsuit alleging that Mississippi is breaking federal law by providing unequal schooling to black students (all times local):
  
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• Valve Hires Kerbal Space Program Team Members

  23-05-2017 19:37
  Update: The entire Kerbal Space Program team hasn't been bought by Valve. Squad community manager Andrea Cataño reached out to IGN with the following statement:
  "We have had several people working on our team over the years, it is common among development studios for team members to come and go, and if some of them are currently working in Valve, it is on their behalf and we have nothing to do with it.
  "... We are not joining Valve. We continue to be an independent studio and the cor
  
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• Jeff Sessions in KKK robe image projected onto Justice Department headquarters

  23-05-2017 19:32 via yahoo.com
  
  Stunning visuals depicting Attorney General Jeff Sessions in a Ku Klux Klan robe have been projected onto iconic Washington buildings including the Department of Justice building.The projections, created by activist and artist Robin Bell, showed Mr Sessions with the infamous white hood alongside some of his past statements that have been pointed to as insensitive to racist struggles.“I thought the KKK was OK until I learned that they smoked pot,” one of the projections reads, a close
  
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• Manchester United: Royal Family, Celebrities Show Support for City After Attack

  23-05-2017 19:02 via yahoo.com
  
  ISIS is taking credit for the attack, which claimed the lives of 22 people.
  
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• Trump's Saudi embrace, Iran disdain upend Obama's vision: analysts

  23-05-2017 18:52 via yahoo.com
  
  US President Donald Trump's emphatic embrace of Sunni Arab regimes and his vilification of Iran mark a stark departure from the vision of his predecessor Barack Obama in the volatile region, analysts say.Pointedly delivering his first foreign speech in Riyadh on Sunday, Trump praised the six-state Gulf Cooperation Council, specifically Saudi Arabia, for efforts to cut off funding to extremists while lambasting Iran as the "spearhead of terrorism".While the unpredictable Trump completed the visit
  
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• Manchester terror attack suspect identified

  23-05-2017 18:40 via yahoo.com
  
  Police in Manchester, England confirm 22 people are dead and nearly 60 injured after an explosion at an Ariana Grande concert. Police are treating the incident as a terrorist attack.
  
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• Manchester in Mourning: Bombing Victims Remembered

  23-05-2017 18:32 via yahoo.com
  
  An 8-year-old and a college student are among the 22 people who were killed in the terror attack at Manchester Arena following an Ariana Grande concert.
  
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• Elon Musk told Donald Trump what to do about the Paris Climate Agreement

  23-05-2017 18:27 via yahoo.com
  
  The Trump administration may finally be nearing a decision on whether to stay in the Paris Climate Agreement.  Now we know that visionary businessman Elon Musk, who founded SpaceX, Tesla, and a new, mysterious tunnel-building firm called the Boring Company, is talking to President Donald Trump about what to do regarding this agreement.   Given his role in alternative energy, it's no surprise that Musk is in favor of the 2016 treaty. SEE ALSO: Elon Musk's Boring Company isn't waiting an
  
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• Roger Moore's best quotes as 007

  23-05-2017 18:24 via yahoo.com
  
  British actor Roger Moore played James Bond in a record seven films, more than any other man to date.
  
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• Metal Gear Survive: Road to E3 2017

  23-05-2017 18:16
  It's that time of year again: E3 2017 is just on the horizon. From June 10-15, we'll be covering the biggest games and hardware announcements of 2017 and beyond. While you can check out our continually-updated Games of E3 List, we're now going to start diving deeper.
  Every day leading up to the show, we'll be highlight the stuff we want to see and play at E3 2017. Today's game: Metal Gear Survive.
  One game we’re hoping to see more of at E3 is Metal Gear Survive, a side-story to M
  
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• Husky Caught on Surveillance Shoplifting a Loaf of Bread, Then Returning With an Accomplice

  23-05-2017 18:06 via yahoo.com
  
  Cops said the dog will not be facing any charges.
  
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• Everyone can't stop shipping over these new Poe and Finn Star Wars 8 images

  23-05-2017 18:06 via gamesradar.com
  
  In case you haven't noticed, Vanity Fair magazine has released a sneak peek at its new Star Wars-themed issue, and the covers are pretty fantastic:
  Not only do they give us a closer look at the Star Wars characters we know and love, plus new faces from The Last Jedi, but HAVE YOU SEEN WHERE POE'S ARM IS?!? Look at it! It's all leaning on Finn in a casual, 'Have you met my boyfriend?' way
  
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• Wonder Woman star Gal Gadot and director Patty Jenkins on how Lynda Carter's portrayal inspired them

  23-05-2017 18:05 via gamesradar.com
  
  Until Gal Gadot came along, Lynda Carter was seen as the definitive live-action version of DC's most famous superheroine; probably because she was also the only live-action version
  
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• World reaction to the deadly attack in Manchester, England

  23-05-2017 18:04 via yahoo.com
  
  At least 22 people have died and more than 100 injured after what Theresa May described as an “appalling terror attack” at the Manchester Arena during an Ariana Grande pop concert. World reaction grows as ISIS claims responsibility.
  
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• Martin Luther Was the Donald Trump of 1517

  23-05-2017 18:01 via yahoo.com
  
  If the leader of the reformation could have tweeted the 95 theses, he would have. And he was no slouch at locker room talk, either.
  
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• Revisiting Darksiders 1 and 2 With the Original Devs

  23-05-2017 18:00
  While taking a deep dive on Darksiders 3 (check out all of our exclusive coverage here in case you've missed anything, we took the opportunity to play the first two again with the Gunfire Games developers. Learn secrets and hear stories about these beloved games that you've never heard before. Enjoy!
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• Extremely normal shirt gets an honor roll student banned from graduation

  23-05-2017 17:46 via yahoo.com
  
  A high school senior with a grade point average of 4.4 will not be allowed to walk at her own graduation this year. Why? You guessed it — her clavicles! Summer, who attends Hickory Ridge High School in Harrisburg, North Carolina, was sitting in the school cafeteria last week when the school principal asked her to put a jacket on over her shirt.  The shirt — one of those convertible off-the-shoulder tops that are ubiquitous this season — was, per NBC Charlotte, partially ex
  
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• Man Wrongly Convicted Of Murder To Be Set Free After 24 Years

  23-05-2017 17:31 via yahoo.com
  
  Shaurn Thomas was sentenced to life in prison for a murder that occurred when he was just 16.
  
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• iPhone 8 Doesn't Look Much Bigger Than iPhone 7

  23-05-2017 17:30 via yahoo.com
  
  A new leak gives us a better look at how the iPhone 8 could fit into Apple's smartphone lineup when it arrives later this year.Credit: SlashLeaksMost of the chatter around Apple's iPhone plans foresees the company releasing three new iPhones in the fall.Apple is expected to make modest updates to the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus, but also to unveil the iPhone 8, which will include substantive changes to iPhone design, such as an edge-to-edge display.
  
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• Galaxy Note 8 Leak Shows Our Best Look Yet

  23-05-2017 17:30 via yahoo.com
  
  Samsung has already said that it's planning a new Galaxy Note for this year, and now the upcoming phablet might have leaked online.The images show a device with the same dual-curved Infinity Display you'd find on the Samsung Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+.It also appears to come with many of the same sensors as the Galaxy S8.
  
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• See more of Star Wars: The Last Jedi's Finn, Poe, and Leia costumes in these new photos

  23-05-2017 17:23 via gamesradar.com
  
  These Star Wars: The Last Jedi photos offer a first look at some of the film's costume designs
  
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• Donald Trump accused of writing 'outrageous' Holocaust memorial note

  23-05-2017 17:22 via yahoo.com
  
  President Donald Trump has left a guest book entry at the Israeli memorial for the Holocaust that some have observed looks a lot like what you might expect a teenager to write in a yearbook at the end of a school year.In typical Trump fashion, the message he left at Yad Vashem was full of enthusiastic adjectives, and was, at least compared to his predecessor’s message, pretty short.It clocked in at less than 140 characters — so it could have easily been written on a Twitter app at 3
  
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