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• MUGSHOTS: 12 alleged gang members arrested in Brooklyn turf war

  08-06-2017 23:56 via yahoo.com
  
  Twelve alleged gang members are under arrest in what authorities call a Brooklyn turf war that left seven people injured in 10 separate shootings.
  
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• Chief prosecutor urges Venezuelans to reject Maduro's constitution rewrite

  08-06-2017 23:42 via yahoo.com
  
  Maduro ordered the national electoral council to convene the assembly, stating it was his constitutional right, a position the opposition rejects.Venezuela’s chief prosecutor has called the country’s people to reject President Nicolás Maduro’s push to rewrite the nation’s constitution and urged the supreme court to annul the process immediately, further deepening her divide with the government.
  
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• Dodd-Frank: House Republicans vote to roll back Obama's landmark Wall Street regulation

  08-06-2017 23:37 via yahoo.com
  
  The House of Representatives has voted to replace the 2010 Dodd-Frank law with their own sweeping financial regulatory bill, the Financial Choice Act.“This legislation comes to the rescue of Main Street America,” House Speaker Paul Ryan said.Similar to the Republicans' healthcare bill, the Financial Choice Act aims to undo one of former President Barack Obama's top legislative achievements.
  
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• SC Rep. Trey Gowdy tapped for House oversight chairman

  08-06-2017 23:36 via yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Rep. Trey Gowdy, who led a two-year investigation into the deadly 2012 attacks in Benghazi, Libya, is set to take over leadership of the powerful House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.
  
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• The Latest: Remains of WWII vet returned to Georgia

  08-06-2017 23:34 via yahoo.com
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — The Latest on the return of a WWII veteran's remains to Georgia 73 years after he went missing (all times local):
  
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• What a Body Language Expert Has to Say About Fired FBI Director James Comey's Testimony

  08-06-2017 23:29 via yahoo.com
  
  Dr. Jillian Glass has offered her expertise as Comey fever sweeps the nation.
  
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• Trump’s lawyer cites a questionable timeline in disputing Comey

  08-06-2017 23:19 via yahoo.com
  
  In his effort to undercut former FBI director James Comey’s Senate testimony Thursday, President Trump’s lawyer, Marc Kasowitz, appears to have misstated the sequence of two crucial events in the ongoing probe of the administration: Trump’s now infamous tweet implying he may have tapes of his conversations with Comey, and a New York Times article disclosing the existence of Comey’s memos about his meetings with the president.In Comey’s account to the Senate intellig
  
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• Bubsy: The Woolies Strike Back Announced

  08-06-2017 23:01
  The classic lynx mascot from the 1990s is making a comeback with Bubsy: The Woolies Strike Back on PC and PlayStation 4.
  The platforming game will feature UFO bosses and over a 100 new one-liners for Bubsy. It'll be the first original game in the series since Bubsy 3D released back in 1996.
  The Accolade Game brand is returning as well with Bubsy: The Woolies Strike Back. The game utilizes the Havok game engine created by Black Forest, who made Giana Sisters: Twisted Dream.
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• Picture Shows Dad Moments Before He Died Trying to Save Son From Drowning: 'He's a Hero'

  08-06-2017 23:00 via yahoo.com
  
  Malik Williams can be seen sitting on a green bucket as he fishes in the Mississippi River, his little boy to his left looking at the camera.
  
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• Merkel in Argentina hopes for S. America trade deal

  08-06-2017 22:49 via yahoo.com
  
  Germany and Argentina voiced hopes Thursday for a free trade agreement between the European Union and South America as German Chancellor Angela Merkel visited Buenos Aires.In talks with Argentine President Mauricio Macri, Merkel discussed bilateral commerce and efforts to strike a deal with the Mercosur grouping of South American countries.
  
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• Xbox Scorpio got a boost in power, and now *every* game should run better (yes, even old ones)

  08-06-2017 22:46 via gamesradar.com
  
  Xbox fans, good news: it looks like Microsoft's "most powerful console ever" just got more powerful
  
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• House Republicans working on key bill struggle to escape Comey's shadow

  08-06-2017 22:42 via yahoo.com
  
  On Thursday, House Republicans passed the Financial Choice Act, but the attention of the political world was focused on the testimony of James Comey.
  
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• The Latest: House GOP backs bill to undo much of Dodd-Frank

  08-06-2017 22:41 via yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on Republican efforts to undo much of the Dodd-Frank Act (all times local):
  
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• Far Cry 5: All Gameplay, News, Trailers

  08-06-2017 22:38
  Ubisoft officially revealed Far Cry 5, an open-world shooter that’s set in modern-day Montana, back in May 2017. You’ll be able to get your hands on it when it launches on February 27, 2018 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC.
  The first game in the series since 2016's Primal, the story of Far Cry 5 kicks off when a cult leader named Joseph starts taking over territory in a fictional region called Hope County, Montana. You play as a sheriff’s deputy who plays a leading role in t
  
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• Good news: We may learn more about Cyberpunk 2077 soon. Bad news: The info was stolen

  08-06-2017 22:24 via gamesradar.com
  
  The interminable silence on Cyberpunk 2077, the next project from The Witcher 3 developer CD Projekt Red, may be broken soon
  
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• Teen Allegedly Goaded Into Suicide by Girlfriend Took 20 Minutes to Die: Medical Examiner

  08-06-2017 22:18 via yahoo.com
  
  It was implied that Michelle Carter would have had plenty of time to call police as her boyfriend Conrad Roy died of carbon monoxide poisoning.
  
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• Bubsy (And Accolade) Making A Comeback With New Game

  08-06-2017 22:15
  
  Bubsy is a name gamers have not hear form in a long time, but this year he, and his creator Accolade, are making a return with a new game.You can check out the trailer and handful of screenshots and art for the game below, which is coming to PlayStation 4 and PC this fall.
  The game also marks a return for Accolade, Bubsy's original developer. Actual development of The Woolies Strike Back is being handled by Black Forest Games, with Accolade serving a publisher-like role. According to gamesindus
  
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• 'Gays For Trump' Banned From Pride Parade

  08-06-2017 22:04 via yahoo.com
  
  The organization reserves the right to refuse applications from groups that “do not reflect the mission, vision and values of our organization."
  
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• Whoa: Apple made a computer you can actually upgrade

  08-06-2017 21:49 via yahoo.com
  
  Apple unveiled new iMacs and MacBooks during its annual WWDC keynote, which are faster than ever. If you’re looking for a new macOS machine, now’s the time to buy one — even the dying MacBook Air got a boost. But, it turns out, Apple did not share all the details about its machines during the keynote, leaving a major surprise out of it announcements. The 21.5-inch iMac (Retina 4K 2017) can be upgraded. Not only can you bump up memory yourself, but you can also replace the CPU.T
  
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• What's Coming up in the League of Legends Scene?

  08-06-2017 21:46
  Welcome to IGN Australia's League of Legends tournament snapshot! The idea behind this doc is to give you a quick reference guide for the upcoming LoL events in Australia and a handy calendar for international tournaments you can't miss.
  We'll be updating this regularly — we know OPL Split 2 begins after League of Origin, for example, but we're not sure exactly when. We want the community's help whenever possible, so if you're a player or an event organiser get in touch. If you’re a
  
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• Pro-Syria regime drone shot down after it fires on coalition

  08-06-2017 21:46 via yahoo.com
  
  A US warplane shot down a pro-regime drone in Syria on Thursday after it fired at coalition forces, officials said, marking a new escalation of tensions in the war-torn country's south.No one was hurt in the incident, which occurred near the coalition's At-Tanaf garrison close to the Jordanian border, spokesman Colonel Ryan Dillon told Pentagon reporters.Coalition forces use the area -- just northeast of the Jordanian border -- as a training and staging area for attacks against the Islamic State
  
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• Dramatic footage released showing deadly London attacks

  08-06-2017 21:44 via yahoo.com
  
  LONDON (AP) — Dramatic video footage released Thursday captures the moment when armed police swooped into a busy market area near London Bridge on Saturday night and shot dead three attackers who had just left a trail of bloodshed, killing eight people and wounding scores.
  
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• Qatar won't back down in face of pressure: minister

  08-06-2017 21:33 via yahoo.com
  
  Far from backing down in the face of unprecedented pressure from Gulf rivals, Qatar's foreign minister said Thursday that no other country could determine its policies.In an interview with AFP, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani described as an attempt at "collective punishment" a decision by Saudi Arabia and its allies to cut ties with Qatar over alleged financing of extremist groups.Qatar would not yield to it, he said.
  
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• McCain explains confusing Comey questions: ‘Maybe going forward I shouldn’t stay up late’

  08-06-2017 21:33 via yahoo.com
  
  Too much Diamondbacks? Sen. John Mcain, acknowledged that his questioning of former FBI Director James Comey “went over people’s heads” as the Arizona lawmaker stayed up too late.
  
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• Correction: Trump-Fact Check story

  08-06-2017 21:24 via yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — In a fact-check story June 7, The Associated Press reported erroneously that President Trump misread the potential cost to a family with insurance under the Affordable Care Act who wanted care from their existing doctor. The AP confused two numbers put out by the White House for separate procedures. This version deletes that item.
  
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• Qatar says it won't 'surrender' in Gulf row

  08-06-2017 21:21 via yahoo.com
  
  Qatar said Thursday it will not "surrender" and rejected any interference in its foreign policy, defying its Gulf neighbours in an escalating dispute over its alleged support for extremists.In an interview with AFP, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani said calls for a change in Qatari policy from Saudi Arabia and its allies, which cut diplomatic ties with Doha this week, were unacceptable."No one has the right to intervene in our foreign policy," Sheikh Mohammed said.
  
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• Up to 1 in 20 babies born to mothers with Zika have birth defects, report says

  08-06-2017 21:15 via yahoo.com
  
  The Zika virus is still spreading locally in some areas, including Puerto Rico.As many as one in 20 babies born to mothers infected by Zika have birth defects, a new report from by US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows.The risk jumped to nearly one in 13 when mothers were found to have Zika in the first trimester, the CDC stated.
  
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• A Relieved Wall Street Touches Record High After Comey Testimony

  08-06-2017 21:12 via yahoo.com
  
  The Dow tickled all-time highs as the former FBI chief wrapped up his testimony.
  
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• Whoops: Trump’s lawyer defends ‘predisent’ after Comey testimony

  08-06-2017 21:02 via yahoo.com
  
  President Trump’s personal attorney released a written statement Thursday that’s attracting attention for misspelling the word "president."
  
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• US shoots down pro-Assad drone that opened fire on coalition forces

  08-06-2017 21:01 via yahoo.com
  
  Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) fighters unload boxes of ammunition supplied by the US-led coalition.The United States has shot down a pro-Syrian government drone that opened fire on US-led coalition forces in Syria, a military spokesman said, in a major escalation of tensions between Washington and troops supporting Damascus.No one was hurt in the incident, which occurred near the coalition’s At-Tanaf garrison, coalition spokesman Colonel Ryan Dillon told Pentagon reporters.
  
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• McCain didn't make much sense while questioning Comey during testimony

  08-06-2017 21:00 via yahoo.com
  
  Sen. John McCain confused many while questioning former FBI Director James Comey during his testimony. At one point, McCain even referred to Comey as "President Comey."
  
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• Southwest Airlines is offering one-way flights for as low as $49 today

  08-06-2017 20:58 via yahoo.com
  
  Let's not beat around the bush here: it's been one heck of a week. Between Apple's WWDC announcements, the continued rumor flood of future OnePlus and Samsung devices, and the little matter of the former FBI director testifying in front of Congress regarding potential wrongdoing by the President of the United States, you might just want to kind of get away. Southwest Airlines is offering a deal that will help you do just that, and for a ridiculously low price of just $49.Southwest's current prom
  
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• Ex-convict arrested in death of 12-year-old Florida girl

  08-06-2017 20:56 via yahoo.com
  
  MIAMI (AP) — An ex-convict from Alabama was arrested early Thursday on charges of kidnapping, killing and disposing of the body of a 12-year-old Florida girl.
  
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• Iranian-Backed Militias Employ Drone Against U.S. Forces in Syria

  08-06-2017 20:43 via yahoo.com
  
  American troops are engaging in a widening war with Iranian proxies in Syria.
  
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• Verizon finalizes Yahoo acquisition, instantly starts laying people off

  08-06-2017 20:34 via yahoo.com
  
  In a vote today, Yahoo's stockholders formally approved the sale of sad former internet company Yahoo to telecoms giant Verizon. The sale values Yahoo at about $4.5 billion, a price that was reduced by hundreds of millions in February, after details of a major Yahoo security breach leaked.
  As the vote took place today, details also leaked out about staff reductions that Verizon is imposing on its new acquisition. Around 2,100 positions are reportedly being cut across Yahoo and AOL, the current V
  
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• Trump Lawyer Botches Comey Memo Timeline

  08-06-2017 20:34 via yahoo.com
  
  Michael Schmidt, New York Times reporter whose work was central to today's Senate Intelligence Committee hearing, talks with Rachel Maddow about how Donald Trump's lawyer got the Comey memo timeline wrong in his accusation against the New York Times.
  
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• US says drone fired on US-backed forces near Syrian camp

  08-06-2017 20:29 via yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A drone that U.S. officials say was likely connected to Iranian-supported Hezbollah militias fired on U.S.-backed troops Thursday near a military camp in southern Syria where the U.S.-led coalition is training Syrian rebels fighting the Islamic State group.
  
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• Dial One if Your Neighbor’s Gardener Looks Mexican

  08-06-2017 20:15 via yahoo.com
  
  Under Trump, government employees hired at ICE to do community outreach are now fielding phone calls from people trying to report immigrants.
  
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• 33 Russian Mobsters Trafficked 10K Pounds Of Chocolate

  08-06-2017 20:13 via yahoo.com
  
  Two of the defendants were overheard discussing a 10,000-pound shipment of stolen chocolate on a court-ordered wiretap in March, according to the indictment.
  
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• Boy, 2, Accidentally Shoots and Kills 7-Year-Old Cousin: Cops

  08-06-2017 20:05 via yahoo.com
  
  The little boy was found holding a pistol, cops say.
  
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• Shantae Dev Announces The Mummy Demastered

  08-06-2017 20:04
  
  WayForward, the studio behind the Shantae series, has announced The Mummy Demastered, a tie-in to Universal's monster movie reboot.
  The Mummy Demastered is being made in direct partnership with Universal, according to WayForward on Twitter, and will be coming to unspecified consoles and PC. Alongside the announcement, the developer released a single screenshot, which shows off the game's "demastered" graphics and side-scrolling gameplay.
  First look at The Mummy Demastered via WayForward's Twitte
  
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• Earn minimum wage in the US? You can afford to live in exactly 12 counties

  08-06-2017 20:03 via yahoo.com
  
  A person working a full-time minimum-wage job will find it virtually impossible to rent an affordable home anywhere in the US, according to a study that sheds new light the country’s housing crisis.The report reveals that there is not a single county or metropolitan area in which a minimum-wage worker can afford a modest two-bedroom home, which the federal government defines as paying less than 30% of a household’s income for rent and utilities.This applies even in places that have r
  
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• White House: Just a ‘regular Thursday’ despite Comey firestorm

  08-06-2017 19:59 via yahoo.com
  
  Though fired FBI Director James Comey sparked national headlines with Senate testimony, Sarah Huckabee Sanders described the day as a "regular Thursday."
  
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• The Latest: White House has no plan to curb Russia sanctions

  08-06-2017 19:40 via yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump (all times local):
  
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• What on Earth Was John McCain Asking James Comey?

  08-06-2017 19:38 via yahoo.com
  
  The lawmaker, a special invitee to the intel panel hearing, seemed to confuse Russia’s campaign meddling with Clinton’s email inquiry.
  
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• Comey: Trump told ‘Lies, Plain and Simple’

  08-06-2017 19:34 via yahoo.com
  
  The former FBI chief goes on the attack in his first public account of his firing, accusing the president of pressuring him to drop Flynn probe.
  
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• E3 2017 latest leaks, rumors and games: Schrodinger's Death Stranding and Assassin's Creed Origins

  08-06-2017 19:30 via gamesradar.com
  
  E3 2017 is just weeks away and the rumors and leaks are starting to congeal into actual announcements
  
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• Qatar rejects 'blockade,' denies terror allegations

  08-06-2017 19:24 via yahoo.com
  
  DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Arab states have no right to "blockade" Qatar, the country's top diplomat said Thursday, insisting the campaign by Saudi Arabia and its allies to isolate the tiny, energy-rich nation is based on "false and fabricated news."
  
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• This Couple's Bathing Suit Photo Is Going Viral for the Best Reason

  08-06-2017 19:22 via yahoo.com
  
  Being a different size than your husband doesn't mean you aren't beautiful.
  
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• Porsche Gave the 911 Turbo S 607 HP

  08-06-2017 19:22 via yahoo.com
  
  The Porsche 911 Turbo S Exclusive Series is limited to 500 units and costs $257,500. Just about $67,000 more than a regular Turbo S.
  
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