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• Warren Buffett Lost More Money Than Anyone in the World on Tuesday

  06-09-2017 23:55 via yahoo.com
  The Berkshire Hathaway chairman and renowned investing genius lost $1.53 billion Tuesday, or 2% of his net worth according to Bloomberg, as markets were broadly routed on policy uncertainty and ongoing jitters over North Korea.
  
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• Fire Emblem Heroes Devs on Sacred Coins, Adding New Ways to Make Characters Stronger

  06-09-2017 23:55
  Six months after launch, the team behind Nintendo's second mobile game, Fire Emblem Heroes, have no intention of slowing down its frequent updates of new events, challenges, and more.
  Speaking to IGN, Fire Emblem Heroes directors Kouhei Maeda of Intelligent Systems and Shingo Matsushita of Nintendo said fan feedback plays an instrumental role in what the Intelligent Systems team decides to change and tweak. Among those changes fans can expect are new ways of making their existing characters more
  
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• The Story Behind That Viral Photo of Donald Trump and Chuck Schumer in the Oval Office

  06-09-2017 23:31 via yahoo.com
  A photograph going viral Wednesday appears to show Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer aggressively making a point to President Trump.
  
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• What You Shouldn't Say To Someone Who's Had A Miscarriage (And What To Say Instead)

  06-09-2017 23:05 via yahoo.com
  A powerful campaign is shedding light on the good, bad and ugly things people say to individuals who’ve experienced miscarriage.
  
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• Washington National Cathedral To Remove Windows Honoring Confederate Leaders

  06-09-2017 23:02 via yahoo.com
  The Washington National Cathedral, a central landmark in the U.S. capital, has announced its decision to remove two stained glass windows honoring Confederate Gens.
  
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• Video: A game dev guide to rapid prototyping for fun and profit

  06-09-2017 22:54
  At GDC 2017 game dev Mark Barrett lays out the value of rapid prototyping, showcasing how devs with limited coding, design, or artistic skills can create testable game prototypes in 30 days or less....
  
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• Washington GOP congressman's retirement gives Democrats hope

  06-09-2017 22:35 via yahoo.com
  OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Republican Rep. Dave Reichert of Washington state said Wednesday that he was retiring from Congress after seven terms, giving Democrats renewed hope of winning a district solely held by Republicans since its creation more than three decades ago.
  
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• NY teamsters weigh pension cuts in groundbreaking vote

  06-09-2017 22:34 via yahoo.com
  Roughly 34,000 union members who work for United Parcel Service Inc and other logistics companies in New York will decide on Wednesday whether to accept deep pension cuts in what could be the start of a wave of benefit reductions to shore up union retirement plans.If approved, pensions for retired teamsters from nine New York local unions will be cut 29 percent, which the plan's trustees have said will lower the typical monthly benefit for a retiree with 30 years service to $3,550 from $5,000.Th
  
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• Iowa students disciplined after wearing hoods, burning cross

  06-09-2017 22:31 via yahoo.com
  CRESTON, Iowa (AP) — A southern Iowa high school said Wednesday it had disciplined several students who appeared in a photo on social media wearing white hoods and waving a Confederate flag next to a burning cross.
  
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• Woman Catches Mechanic Taking Joyride in Car She Brought In for Service

  06-09-2017 22:23 via yahoo.com
  The woman and her husband caught up with the mechanic at a fast food drive-thru.
  
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• Final WWE 2K18 roster update says goodbye New Age Outlaws, hello 205 Live

  06-09-2017 22:22 via gamesradar.com
  2K has announced the final 43 wrestlers for the WWE 2K18 roster – and while it's mostly good news, longstanding fans may recoil on learning that New Age Outlaws are among a handful of legends shown the door
  
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• Mom Asks Two Simple Questions To Determine If You're Doing OK As A Parent

  06-09-2017 22:06 via yahoo.com
  A mom of three has set out to let other parents know as long as they love their kids, they’re doing alright.
  
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• How Japanese and Western game dev differ, from a dev who has done both

  06-09-2017 21:42
  One of the biggest differences between Western and Japanese development can be seen in how devs from each region approach game pitches, explains Jordan Amaro. ...
  
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• VOTE: Is this Call of Duty: WW2 pre-order bonus a little *too* good?

  06-09-2017 21:39 via gamesradar.com
  Unlocking weapons as you level up is one of the foundations of CoD multiplayer, but Call of Duty: WW2 will give pre-order customers at least one chance to short-circuit that progression
  
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• Trump Admin. Seeks U.N. Authorization to Use Military Force Against North Korean Smuggling Vessels

  06-09-2017 21:33 via yahoo.com
  The controversial draft is likely to get pushback from Russia and China.
  
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• Gay people to blame for Hurricane Harvey, say evangelical Christian leaders

  06-09-2017 21:21 via yahoo.com
  Despite overwhelming evidence that supports climate change as a factor in the devastating storm and subsequent flooding, a handful of evangelical leaders have ludicrously suggested the LGBT community are to blame.
  
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• Get a job: Remedy Entertainment is hiring a Gameplay Programmer

  06-09-2017 21:08
  Remedy Entertainment is looking to hire a Gameplay Programmer to design, develop and deliver new features in its games. ...
  
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• Iconic 9/11 images: 16 years later

  06-09-2017 21:06 via yahoo.com
  The 9/11 attacks in New York City were documented extensively in photographs, and rebuilding in the World Trade Center area has been too. Here, in interactive displays that combine original images and current photos, you can compare then with now.
  
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• Labor Day kayaking trip for 3 on Lake Ontario turns deadly

  06-09-2017 20:53 via yahoo.com
  SOMERSET, N.Y. (AP) — Conditions on Lake Ontario began to get rough around the time twin brothers Jacob and Nathaniel McCormick and their friend Joseph Williams launched their kayak for a Labor Day outing in western New York.
  
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• Former 14-Year-Old Bride Wins $16 Million Lawsuit Against Polygamous Group

  06-09-2017 20:44 via yahoo.com
  The ceremony was overseen by polygamous sect leader Warren Jeffs
  
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• Coca-Cola Gives Men Permission To Steal Water

  06-09-2017 20:31 via yahoo.com
  Harvey relief efforts are ongoing.
  
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• Don't Miss: Creating the free-flowing text conversations in Mr. Robot:1.51exfiltrati0n

  06-09-2017 20:27
  Adam Hines, co-founder of Night School Studio and game director, and Kevin Riach, game designer/producer, talk about creating the free-flowing real time text conversations in Mr. Robot:1.51exfiltrati0n. ...
  
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• Mom's Post About Son With Autism Shows The Impact Of 'Small Victories'

  06-09-2017 20:22 via yahoo.com
  On August 30, Sara Farrell Baker wrote on Facebook about “one of the proudest moments” of her life.August, who has autism and sensory sensitivities, toured his school with his mother and visited one of the bathrooms he’d be using throughout the school year.Baker told her son that he had the option of using the hand dryer in the bathroom, although she knew they typically scare him.
  
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• Republican mayoral candidate in North Carolina says to vote for her because she’s white

  06-09-2017 20:20 via yahoo.com
  A candidate for mayor in Charlotte, North Carolina has deactivated her Facebook account after listing being “white” as one of her qualifications to run the city.Kimberley Paige Barnette, the 53-year-old running for mayor, was quickly rebuked by the chairman of the North Carolina Republican Party, and was forced to apologise for the remarks.“VOTE FOR ME!” Ms Barnette wrote on her Facebook page, according to the Charlotte Observer.
  
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• Key Figure Behind ‘Trump Dossier’ Stonewalled Senate Investigators

  06-09-2017 20:18 via yahoo.com
  Glenn Simpson invoked his First Amendment rights to protect sources for salacious claims of collusion.
  
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• Take A Look At Billie's Arsenal

  06-09-2017 20:00
  Dishonored: Death of the Outsider is a standalone expansion to Dishonored 2, which means it can make some big changes. Chief among them is the introduction of Billie Lurk as a playable character, which means players will have a whole new array of powers to play around with.
  Below, you'll find a breakdown of the character's arsenal. New tricks include a new kind of teleport ability (in which Billie leaves a marker she can leave behind and teleport to), and a long-ranged slash that can dispatch f
  
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• "Yeah, sorry about that" - Game of Thrones' Isaac Hempstead-Wright comments on Bran's creepiness

  06-09-2017 19:55 via gamesradar.com
  Did you think Bran was just a bit too weird and detached in Game of Thrones season 7? Well that's okay, because Isaac Hempstead-Wright, the actor who plays him, agrees
  
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• NYT Opinion Piece Nails Why Ivanka Trump Is ‘Never Going To Come Through’

  06-09-2017 19:51 via yahoo.com
  Or, at least, that’s the opinion of writer Lindy West in Wednesday’s very funny New York Times’ opinion piece “The Ivanka Trump Guarantee.”
  
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• Taliban suicide attack on US base in Afghanistan over leaflet 'insult'

  06-09-2017 19:25 via yahoo.com
  A suicide bomber riding a motorcycle blew himself up outside an American base in Afghanistan on Wednesday, Afghan officials said, in an attack the Taliban claimed was revenge for a US leaflet deemed highly offensive to Muslims.US and Afghan authorities confirmed several people were wounded in the late afternoon attack at Bagram Airfield, America's largest base in the country.The Taliban claimed responsibility and said it was in retaliation for "their insult to the Islamic creed".
  
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• NFL Player Michael Bennett Says Police Threatened To 'Blow My F*****g Head Off'

  06-09-2017 19:03 via yahoo.com
  Seattle Seahawks defensive end and activist Michael Bennett posted a letter to Twitter on Wednesday stating that a Las Vegas cop threatened to shoot him in the head after the Mayweather-McGregor fight in late August.
  
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• Japan's Destiny 2 live-action trailer makes up for its lack of Nathan Fillion with sweet dance moves

  06-09-2017 18:56 via gamesradar.com
  The Destiny 2 live-action trailer directed by Jordan Vogt-Roberts isn't the only one out there, y'know
  
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• Vanity Fair's International Best-Dressed List 2017: See the honorees!

  06-09-2017 18:50 via yahoo.com
  Vanity Fair just released its 2017 International Best Dressed List Wednesday, and a number of famous faces made the cut.
  
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• These Photos Show Hurricane Irma's Destructive Path Across The Caribbean

  06-09-2017 18:47 via yahoo.com
  As Hurricane Irma sweeps over the Caribbean, images are starting to surface of the damage that has taken place on the shared island of Saint Martin and Sint Maarten.
  
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• Florida Sex Offenders Not Allowed At Hurricane Irma Shelters, Sheriff Says

  06-09-2017 18:36 via yahoo.com
  One Florida Sheriff is seeking to arrest people — Hurricane Irma or not.
  
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• Call of Duty: WW2 Preorder Bonuses Revealed

  06-09-2017 18:32
  Activision has revealed what Call of Duty: WW2 players can expect as preorder bonuses for the upcoming shooter.
  Check out the new trailer below for a breakdown of the multiplayer-focused preorder bonuses, including a permanent weapon unlock:
  All players who preorder Call of Duty: WW2 will receive the Multiplayer Upgrade, which grants access to a Weapon Unlock Token. This token can be traded for any weapon of a player's choice in multiplayer mode, potentially kitting out first-time players with a
  
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• Bernie Sanders dismisses Hillary Clinton's comments blaming him for her election loss

  06-09-2017 18:32 via yahoo.com
  The Vermont senator says he isn’t interested in rehashing the 2016 presidential race and is too busy protecting progressive interests from Trump’s legislative agenda.
  
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• Researchers Just Invented A Whole New Chocolate And It's Pink

  06-09-2017 18:24 via yahoo.com
  Barry Callebaut, a global supplier of cocoa products, has invented a whole new type of chocolate adding a fourth choice to the current line up of dark, milk and white varieties.
  
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• Hearthstone Patch 9.1 Nerfs Some of Its Oldest Cards

  06-09-2017 18:22
  Hearthstone staples Innervate, Fiery War Axe and Hex are amongst a small selection of cards getting nerfed in up-and-coming patch 9.1.
  Blizzard announced changes to four original and one new card yesterday in a detailed post to the Hearthstone Forums. Check out the cards and what's changed in the gallery below:
  Check out the developer's notes and other alternative changes Blizzard considered making on the Hearthstone blog.
  In the unlikely event you got all the way to the bottom of this
  
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• Free Demo Out This Week, Will Roll Into Full Game

  06-09-2017 18:21
  Following in the grand tradition of recent sports games upping their narrative game, NBA 2K18 will feature The Neighborhood, a single-player mode that also acts as a kind of social hub. You can get a full breakdown of the mode by reading Matt Bertz' preview of it here.
  Ahead of the game's release, however, 2K has announced it is releasing a demo for The Neighborhood called "The Prelude," on Friday, September 8. The mode will offer players a way to introduce themselves to the mode, then migrate
  
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• Putin Has a Plan to Avoid War With North Korea

  06-09-2017 18:18 via yahoo.com
  The Russian president has championed “economically beneficial” projects between Russia, South Korea and North Korea.
  
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• Code Vein is More Than 'Anime Dark Souls'

  06-09-2017 18:00
  
  Although it’s become trite to compare video games to Dark Souls - there’s even a Twitter account dedicated to reductive Dark Souls comparisons - Bandai Namco’s Code Vein has modelled itself so closely and purposefully on From Software’s series there’s no avoiding it. Dark Souls beats strongly in Code Vein’s chest, but from what I’ve seen there are more than enough new twists on the formula to elevate it beyond a copy into what promises to be a new and re
  
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• How can US stop North Korea nukes? 3 experts have ideas

  06-09-2017 17:53 via yahoo.com
  If the U.S. attacks North Korea, the world could see another nuclear war. Yet negotiations won't work — leader Kim Jong Un won't live up to his promises even if he were to make any. And China — if only it would help more!
  
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• Irma: At Least 3 Dead in Caribbean Islands, Heads Toward Puerto Rico

  06-09-2017 17:31 via yahoo.com
  Irma made landfall in St. Maarten as a Category 5 hurricane with 185 mph winds destroying everything in its path before making its way to Puerto Rico, where the governor urged all to stay inside.
  
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• This Couple's Planet Fitness Wedding Photos Will Live Forever As Their Fitspo

  06-09-2017 17:28 via yahoo.com
  Fitspo goals to the max.
  
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• Delta Air Lines Price Gouges Hurricane Irma Evacuee’s Plane Ticket 600%

  06-09-2017 17:23 via yahoo.com
  Delta did not immediately respond for request to comment.
  
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• Here’s What Happened When I Gave Up Negative Self-Talk For A Month

  06-09-2017 17:20 via yahoo.com
  In our monthly series, GIVING UP, newsroom staffers deprive themselves of a habit and track how it went.
  
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• Donald Trump Falsely Claims U.S. Is The Highest-Taxed Nation

  06-09-2017 17:17 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump falsely claimed on Wednesday morning that the United States has the highest taxes of any country.
  
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• Utah cop who arrested nurse over blood draw fired from second job

  06-09-2017 17:14 via yahoo.com
  Utah cop who arrested nurse over blood draw fired from second job
  
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• 3 Dozen Cops Give Kind Send-Off to Slain Officer's Son on First Day of Kindergarten: 'I Was Blown Away'

  06-09-2017 17:08 via yahoo.com
  His mom was shocked to open her door that morning.
  
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• Hurricane Harvey: ISIS Supporters Call for Attacks

  06-09-2017 17:05 via yahoo.com
  The jihadist group’s followers seek to take advantage of the destruction across Texas.
  
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