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• Donald Trump in new sexism row as he tells Brigitte Trogneux she is in 'such good shape'

  13-07-2017 23:50 via yahoo.com
  
  It may have been meant as a compliment, but whether Brigitte Trogneux, the wife of French president, Emmanuel Macron,  appreciated being told she was in 'such good shape' was a matter of conjecture. Last month the  US president just about got away with telling Caitriona Perry - the Irish broadcaster RTE's Washington correspondent,  that she had a "nice smile". The Irish journalist posted a video on Twitter describing the incident as a "bizarre moment", but did not appear to h
  
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• Super Mario Odyssey Playable at San Diego Comic Con

  13-07-2017 23:39
  Nintendo has revealed its games lineup for Comic-Con 2017 and it features plenty of highly anticipated titles.
  Fans will be able to play Super Mario Odyssey at the San Diego Convention Center before the 3D platformer releases for the Nintendo Switch on October 27.
  Nintendo will also be taking over the San Diego ballroom of the Marriott Marquis & Marina hotel and it will have a ton of playable games, like Splatoon 2 and Mario + Rabbids. You can also try out Nintendo 3DS games on the
  
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• US Social Security funds run out in 17 years: Treasury

  13-07-2017 23:20 via yahoo.com
  
  The US government retirement program for the elderly will be exhausted starting in 17 years unless policies are changed, the US Treasury said Thursday.Social Security, the Depression-era retirement fund, will be exhausted in 2034 under current policy, according to the annual report.Meanwhile, the Medicare trust fund supporting hospital insurance will be able to pay full benefits only until 2029, a year longer than forecast in 2016.
  
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• China’s Seen Globally As Gaining Ground on United States

  13-07-2017 23:01 via yahoo.com
  
  The world is souring on the U.S. and Trump and taking a shine to China despite all its struggles.
  
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• Dem who actually won a special election: We don’t need more career politicians

  13-07-2017 22:43 via yahoo.com
  
  Oklahoma state senator Michael Brooks, a rare Democrat who's won a special election, has a message for his party: voters reward a focus on local issues.
  
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• No one has ever died from a pot overdose, but the DEA is taking no chances

  13-07-2017 22:11 via yahoo.com
  
  Studies suggest that legalizing marijuana for medical purposes correlates with lower numbers of opioid prescriptions and overdoses. The DEA remains unmoved.
  
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• Iraq collectively punishing Islamic State families -rights group

  13-07-2017 22:09 via yahoo.com
  
  Human Rights Watch (HRW) accused Iraqi security forces on Thursday of forcibly relocating at least 170 families of alleged Islamic State members to a closed "rehabilitation camp" as a form of collective punishment.Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi announced victory over Islamic State in Mosul on Monday, three years after the militants seized the city and made it the stronghold of a "caliphate" they said would take over the world.Iraq's government now faces the task of preventing revenge attacks aga
  
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• Mom Whose Baby Went Limp on Hot, Delayed United Flight: I Thought I Was Going to Lose Him

  13-07-2017 22:06 via yahoo.com
  
  Emily France said she feared for her 4-month-old son's life.
  
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• New York Man Dies From 'Exceedingly Rare' Tick Virus Transmitted Within Minutes

  13-07-2017 21:54 via yahoo.com
  
  The Powassin virus can be transmitted by a tick in as few as 10 to 15 minutes
  
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• 'Something could happen': Donald Trump suggests he could change position on Paris climate agreement, after talks with Emmanuel Macron 

  13-07-2017 21:47 via yahoo.com
  
  US President Donald Trump appeared to hold the door open to reversing his decision to pull America out of the 2015 Paris climate change agreement after a charm offensive from his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron in the French capital. On a visit to France for July 14 Bastille Day celebrations to mark the centenary of America's entry into the First World War, Mr Trump was asked about whether he might review his position on climate, which drew widespread response from other world leaders, F
  
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• Watch how Days Gone can play differently, depending on time, weather, and you

  13-07-2017 21:39 via gamesradar.com
  
  "That's our tagline: In Days Gone, you don't have to go seeking out trouble, the world comes for you," Days Gone creative director John Garvin explains in the new video above
  
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• Destiny 2 beta: How much space you'll need and when you can play

  13-07-2017 21:30 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Destiny 2 beta is nearly here and it's time to start making some preparations
  
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• 12 Legendary Images of Custom Zelda Arcade Cabinets

  13-07-2017 21:13
  High Scores Arcade has produced two custom 80s-style arcade cabinets based on The Legend of Zelda -- a game which never appeared in arcades back in the 80s. Check out the image gallery below for a look at both the drop-dead gorgeous final result of their efforts, and a behind-the-scenes look at how the dual cabinets were constructed.
  With Donkey Kong, Nintendo scored it's first hit in 1981's arcades. If you are lucky enough to play an original Donkey Kong cabinet -- or Popeye, Mario Bros., or Pu
  
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• Read Texts About 4 Missing Pennsylvania Men From Person Of Interest Cosmo DiNardo

  13-07-2017 21:02 via yahoo.com
  
  "He's a pill-popping junky who had 2 duis... He prob just jumped parole," DiNardo texted a friend.
  
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• New Photos the Grievous Damage Done to the USS Fitzgerald

  13-07-2017 21:02 via yahoo.com
  
  The USS Fitzgerald collided with a container ship three times its size.
  
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• 2018 Jaguar E-Pace: Designed to Cross Over

  13-07-2017 21:00 via yahoo.com
  
  Poised to leap into the lucrative mainstream.
  
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• Trump says 'something could happen' on climate accord

  13-07-2017 20:59 via yahoo.com
  
  By Richard Lough and Ayesha RascoePARIS (Reuters) - President Donald Trump held the door open to a reversal of his decision to pull the United States out of the Paris climate accord on Thursday, but did not say what he would need in return to persuade him to do so.Trump, who has made few friends in Europe with his rejection of the 2015 Paris agreement and his "America First" trade stance, met with French President Emmanuel Macron as both leaders sought common ground to reset an awkward relations
  
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• Greece jails man, frees 2 on bail in tourist's beating death

  13-07-2017 20:48 via yahoo.com
  
  ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A Serb man was ordered jailed pending trial and two others were released on bail Thursday after appearing before an investigating judge on the Greek island of Zakynthos in the beating death of an American tourist.
  
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• Trump tells French president’s wife: ‘You’re in such good shape’

  13-07-2017 20:37 via yahoo.com
  
  President Trump complimented 64-year-old Brigitte Macron’s appearance following a welcome ceremony and tour of a museum near Elysee Palace, calling her “beautiful.”
  
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• Jet Blast Kills Tourist At World Famous Caribbean Beach

  13-07-2017 20:36 via yahoo.com
  
  The 57-year-old New Zealand woman was reportedly holding onto a fence to feel the blast of a jumbo jet in St. Maarten.
  
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• Donald Trump says 'something could happen with the Paris Agreement'

  13-07-2017 20:16 via yahoo.com
  
  Donald Trump has opened the door to a reversal of his decision on the Paris Agreement on climate change saying that “something” could happen regarding the deal during his trip to France for Bastille Day.Mr Trump withdrew the US from the global climate agreement which nearly 200 countries signed in December 2015 in an effort to combat global warming and help poorer countries adapt to an already-changed planet.“If it happens that will be wonderful and if it doesn't that will be o
  
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• 'Donald Trump is a real fool': Parisians shrug at US leader's visit

  13-07-2017 20:01 via yahoo.com
  
  “Donald Trump is a real fool, but I’m not concerned by him coming here,” says Maxime Adam, sitting on a park bench in central Paris.While thousands of Parisians were preparing to protest the US President’s visit to France, the rest of the capital gave a collective shrug as life continued as normal.“I don’t like him but if Emmanuel Macron decided to invite him it’s for some reason,” Mr Adam added.
  
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• Man Inside ATM Slips Notes Through Receipt Slots

  13-07-2017 19:53 via yahoo.com
  
  "Please Help. I'm stuck in here, and I don't have my phone. Please call my boss."
  
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• Attorney General Jeff Sessions Gives Closed-Door Speech To Anti-Gay Group

  13-07-2017 19:44 via yahoo.com
  
  Sessions' speech is a mystery.
  
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• Xbox One fan feedback update adds custom icons, one-button sign-in, co-op streaming, and more

  13-07-2017 19:43 via gamesradar.com
  
  Xbox owners, did you just feel a shiver go down your spine? Well that's because an update rolling out today is adding (among other things) the ability to use custom pictures are your Gamertag icon, and deep down you know that there's no way this will end without someone getting suspended for exposing their genitals
  
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• Gran Turismo Sport Release Date Announced

  13-07-2017 19:39
  
  Gran Turismo Sport will be released for PlayStation 4 on October 17 in North America and October 18 in Europe and Australia.
  Polyphony Digital founder Kazunori Yamauchi announced on PlayStation Blog that more details about the game, including its campaign mode and the full list of tracks and cars, will be revealed in the coming months.Gran Turismo Sport box art.The game's release date was previously narrowed down to fall 2017 and was originally scheduled to launch in November 2016
  
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• ‘Unbelonging’: A life split between countries

  13-07-2017 19:35 via yahoo.com
  
  The photos of Nigerian-born photographer Osaretin Ugiagbe document the beauty and sorrows witnessed during a life split between the South Bronx and Lagos, Nigeria.
  
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• US attorney general failed to report Russia meetings on security form

  13-07-2017 19:34 via yahoo.com
  
  The heavily redacted pages of the SF-86 security clearance form required for many senior government positions show Sessions answered "no" to the question of whether, over the past seven years, he had contact with any foreign government, its offices or officials inside or outside the United States.An ethics watchdog group close to Democrats, American Oversight, sued in April to get the document amid allegations that Sessions had unreported meetings with Ambassador Sergey Kislyak during last year'
  
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• Nemtsov killer sentenced to 20 years in prison in Russia

  13-07-2017 19:10 via yahoo.com
  
  MOSCOW (AP) — The man convicted of gunning down Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov on a bridge within sight of the Kremlin was sentenced Thursday to 20 years in prison.
  
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• Paul Ryan Moves to 'Modernize' Decades-Old House Dress Code

  13-07-2017 19:07 via yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Sleeveless in the Speakers' Lobby? It just might happen in the hidebound House.
  
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• PUBG Adding First-Person Servers Very Soon

  13-07-2017 19:01
  First-person-only servers are coming to PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds in its next monthly update, announced creator Brendan "PlayerUnknown" Greene on Twitter earlier today. The update is set to roll out first for NA/EU solo and duo matches, and will come to other regions in the future. When asked if this will extend to squad games as well, the team told IGN, "We will use data from these modes to further polish the system and then expand it further."
  PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds can be played in
  
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• Tourist Killed by Jet Blast at Beach Famous for Low-Flying Planes

  13-07-2017 18:49 via yahoo.com
  
  The Caribbean beach is right next to an airport
  
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• Xbox Adds Custom Gamer Pics, Co-Streaming and More

  13-07-2017 18:44
  Microsoft has announced a number of new features that arrive today in this month's update for Xbox One users.
  As detailed on Xbox Wire, custom gamer pics, as well as club profile pics and backgrounds can be uploaded from your console or through the Xbox App. Additionally, up to three people can co-stream from their console using Microsoft's recently rebranded streaming service, Mixer.
  Arena has also been updated so that Xbox One players can now create user-generated tournaments for Killer Instin
  
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• The 10 most-stolen vehicles in the U.S. are...

  13-07-2017 18:44 via yahoo.com
  
  Every summer, the National Insurance Crime Bureau publishes a list of the most-stolen vehicles in America for the previous calendar year. This summer is no exception.  As in previous years, the NICB compiled its list by gathering data submitted by law enforcement agencies to the Federal Bureau of Investigation's National Crime Information Center. The NICB's Hot Wheels report contains not only a breakdown of the biggest targets for auto thieves overall, but also a rundown of vehicles from th
  
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• Donald Trump – not his son – is the real protagonist of the Russia drama | Jill Abramson

  13-07-2017 18:40 via yahoo.com
  
  The story around Donald Trump Jr and Jared Kushner are titillating.In the unfolding Russia scandal enveloping the White House, we are so fascinated – and entertained – by the supporting cast that we are losing sight of the man in the starring role, Donald J Trump.This week, thanks to great reporting by The New York Times, we’ve been captivated by some new characters: Donald Trump Jr, a Russian lawyer named Natalia Veselnitskaya and Rob Goldstone, the rotund music promoter who w
  
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• Croatia to seek new fighter jets from five countries

  13-07-2017 18:33 via yahoo.com
  
  Croatia will next week ask five countries to bid for contracts to supply fighter jets as it tries to modernize its military, the defense ministry said on Thursday."Next week we will send requests for proposal for buying fighter jets to five countries: Sweden, the United States, South Korea, Greece and Israel," the ministry said in a statement.Croatia, a former Yugoslav republic, has been a member of NATO since 2009 and of the European Union since 2013.
  
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• Filthy Mitts Showcased In This NHL 18 Gameplay Trailer

  13-07-2017 18:32
  
  Skilled danglers are prevalent in the NHL these days, and NHL 18 is giving players the ability to replicate their sick moves – as well as ways defenders can keep them in check.
  Today's gameplay video for the title (coming out on September 15 on PS4 and Xbox One) shows off this year's dekes system, including the ability to branch them off of each other. Not to be outdone, defenders can better position and sweep their stick to get in the way. Finally, the video also covers the Threes mode a
  
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• Vatican to hold trial of officials accused of using children's hospital funds for cardinal's luxury flat

  13-07-2017 18:26 via yahoo.com
  
  The Vatican is to put on trial two former officials who are accused of siphoning off nearly £400,000 from a Vatican-owned children’s hospital and using it to renovate a luxurious apartment for a powerful cardinal. Giuseppe Profiti and Massimo Spina will face their first hearing in front of a Vatican tribunal next Tuesday, it was announced.  Mr Profiti, the former president of the Bambino Gesu (Baby Jesus) Hospital in Rome, and Mr Spina, its former treasurer, are accused of diver
  
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• Why Epic Mickey Is a High Point of Warren Spector's Career

  13-07-2017 18:00
  
  In addition to creating Deus Ex, Warren Spector is the designer behind Epic Mickey, a series that, despite its criticisms, he sees as a high point in his career.
  "I am so proud of that game. Deus Ex and Epic Mickey are, without question, the high points of my career," Spector said on the latest episode of our monthly interview show IGN Unfiltered. "The opportunity to bring Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, Walt Disney's first star, back to the world—the fact that that happened in a g
  
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• Playing Mario Kart in VR Is Awesome!

  13-07-2017 18:00
  
  You’ve never feared Bowser like this. Pushing rudely in front of you at the start line, before the action kicks off, he is massive, twice the size of Mario, his spiked shell dripping with cartoon menace.
  The friendlier faces of Luigi, Yoshi, and Princess Peach pop into view to your left and right as your opponent players don their HTC Vive headsets and enter the game, and before you’ve had the chance to fully drink in the magic of your colorful surroundings, the race is on.
  Above: Th
  
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• Destiny 2: A Tour of the New Crucible Map Vostok

  13-07-2017 18:00
  
  If you're familiar with Destiny's Rise of Iron expansion then the next map will bring back fond memories of Saladin, Wolves, and the Iron Banner. Called 'Vostok', this location will have you fighting off against your fellow guardians from competing towers, a network of caverns in the middle, and a few buildings on the edges. It's good to see you again, Mr. Gondola shack! To give you a full breakdown of this new spot we chatted with Environment Artist Jeff Horal over at Bungie and learned all abo
  
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• ‘Baby Doe’ Bella Bond’s Mother Rachelle Released After Covering Up 2-Year-Old’s Murder

  13-07-2017 17:59 via yahoo.com
  
  Rachelle Bond admitted to witnessing her boyfriend kill her daughter and helping to cover up the murder.
  
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• Bride Surprised at Wedding by Man Who Received Her Late Son’s Heart

  13-07-2017 17:57 via yahoo.com
  
  The surprise meeting was organized by Becky Turney’s fiance, Kelly, giving her the chance to meet Jacob Kilby, the young man carrying her son's heart, for the very first time.
  
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• Let's rate Doomfist's skins from lame to legendary … hey, is that a Tekken reference, Overwatch?

  13-07-2017 17:49 via gamesradar.com
  
  Now that Doomfist is running rampant across the battlefields of Overwatch (or at least the PTR), players are getting a sense of his playstyle, backstory, and most importantly, his skins
  
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• Ex-New York Assembly Speaker Silver has conviction voided, faces retrial

  13-07-2017 17:48 via yahoo.com
  
  By Jonathan Stempel and Joseph AxNEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal appeals court on Thursday overturned the conviction of former New York state Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, citing a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision narrowing what kind of conduct can support corruption prosecutions.Acting U.S. Attorney Joon Kim in Manhattan said his office plans to retry Silver, 73, who has been free on bail.
  
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• UK PM May and Spain's Felipe did not discuss Gibraltar: spokeswoman

  13-07-2017 17:40 via yahoo.com
  
  Prime Minister Theresa May and Spain's King Felipe did not discuss the future of the British territory of Gibraltar during their bilateral meeting on Thursday, May's spokeswoman said.Felipe said on Wednesday that he was confident Spain and Britain could work toward an acceptable arrangement over Gibraltar, a rocky enclave on the southern tip of Spain captured by Britain in 1704 and which Spain wants back.
  
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• Man trapped in ATM slips notes to customers begging for help

  13-07-2017 17:38 via yahoo.com
  
  CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) — A Texas man who became trapped inside an ATM slipped notes to customers via the receipt slot pleading for them to help him escape, police said Thursday.
  
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• The One Food Ina Garten Would Never Eat

  13-07-2017 17:29 via yahoo.com
  
  The Barefoot Contessa reveals the one ingredient she’d never go near.
  
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• Donald Trump says he will invite Vladimir Putin to the White House, but only 'at the right time'

  13-07-2017 17:26 via yahoo.com
  
  President Donald Trump said he will invite Russian President Vladimir Putin to the White House, but only at "the right time". He said: "I don’t think this is the right time, but the answer is yes, I would. "Look, it’s very easy for me to say absolutely, I won’t. That’s the easy thing for me to do, but that’s the stupid thing to do. If you don’t have dialogue, you have to be fools." Mr Trump made the comments on Air Force One on Wednesday night but they were on
  
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• Republicans roll out new healthcare bill that keeps Obamacare taxes on the wealthy

  13-07-2017 17:25 via yahoo.com
  
  Republican leaders in the US Senate have rolled out a new version of their healthcare bill that will keep a pair of taxes on the rich to help keep health insurance costs down, as they try to save their bid to repeal and replace Obamacare.Libertarian-leaning Senator Rand Paul has already announced he will vote against beginning debate on the bill next week, and more moderate senators Susan Collins and Rob Portman are also expected to oppose the new version.With a majority of 52 Republicans, Mr Mc
  
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