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• Woman expected to become Marines' first ever infantry officer

  21-09-2017 23:59 via yahoo.com
  For the first time in American military history, the Marines are reportedly poised to have a female infantry officer.According to the Washington Post, an unnamed woman is expected to ascend to the leadership rank on Monday after having passed a required training course.The unprecedented development follows the American government opening military combat jobs to women during the Obama administration.
  
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• Overwatch players think this fan-made hero concept is good enough to be in the game

  21-09-2017 23:56 via gamesradar.com
  The Overwatch community is filled with some of the most creative people on the planet
  
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• Tom Cruise Blamed In Part For Plane Crash That Left Two Dead

  21-09-2017 23:47 via yahoo.com
  A 2015 plane crash in Colombia claimed the lives of two pilots during filming of the upcoming Tom Cruise vehicle “American Made.”
  
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• Super Meat Boy Dev May Be Working On a Metroidvania

  21-09-2017 23:38
  Don’t get too excited, but the developer of Super Meat Boy may be working on some sort of metroidvania game, though it would still be years away.
  Earlier today, a tweet from the official Team Meat Twitter account showed the developer excited about playing Metroid: Samus Returns. Another Twitter user responded by saying it “would be so epic” if Team Meat made a metroidvania themselves.
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• Justice League may completely cut one of DC Comics’ classic villains

  21-09-2017 23:33 via gamesradar.com
  Justice League is all about getting the DC Comics band back together for one epic showdown, but it seems that one very familiar face may not wind up in the movie at all
  
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• Why Canceled Fallout 3 Project Was Never Finished

  21-09-2017 23:30
  Before making Fallout: New Vegas at Obsidian Entertainment, game director Josh Sawyer served as the lead designer on the canceled Fallout 3 project that was in development at Black Isle Studios. Speaking to IGN, Sawyer shared a few details about the abandoned game, including why it ultimately never game to fruition.
  "It's because the parent company of Black Isle Studios, Interplay, was in a difficult financial situation for a really long time," Sawyer explained on the latest episode of 
  
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• Alabama Senate Frontrunner: Evolution Is Fake And Homosexuality Should Be Illegal

  21-09-2017 23:21 via yahoo.com
  U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore has approached his work over the decades as he once approached mastering kickboxing and building a house with own hands: with laser focus and a fervent belief that he has God on his side.
  
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• Alabama Senate Front-Runner: Evolution Is Fake And Homosexuality Should Be Illegal

  21-09-2017 23:21 via yahoo.com
  U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore has approached his work over the decades as he once approached mastering kickboxing and building a house with own hands: with laser focus and a fervent belief that he has God on his side.
  
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• Fearing far-right surge, Merkel urges Germans to vote on Sunday

  21-09-2017 23:15 via yahoo.com
  By Madeline ChambersBERLIN (Reuters) - Fears that apathy could boost the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) in an election on Sunday have driven Chancellor Angela Merkel and her main rival to urge their backers to go out and vote.A GMS poll on Thursday said 34 percent were not planning to vote or were undecided, higher than the 29 percent who did not cast ballots in the last election in 2013."My request to everyone is that they vote, and vote for those parties that adhere 100 percent to our
  
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• Don't miss your chance to pitch a talk for the GDC 2018 Indie Games Summit!

  21-09-2017 23:06
  Just a quick reminder that organizers of the 2018 Game Developers Conference are still accepting Independent Games Summit talk submissions through Friday, September 29th at 11:59 pm Pacific!...
  
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• How neuroscience can pave the way for VR's future

  21-09-2017 22:47
  For Noah Falstein, the future of virtual reality depends not only on understanding the technology and the market, but understanding the fundamental underpinnings of the human brain. ...
  
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• Riot Cops In St. Louis Cracked Down On A Peaceful Protest Before The Sun Set

  21-09-2017 22:42 via yahoo.com
  ST. LOUIS COUNTY ― There are a couple of ways you could describe what happened Wednesday night as demonstrators once again took to the streets to protest last week’s not-guilty verdict in the murder trial of Jason Stockley ― a former St. Louis Metropolitan Police officer who in 2011 shot and killed a black man fleeing a drug stop.
  
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• Pint-Sized Ventriloquist Darci Lynne Farmer Breaks Down in Tears as She Wins 'America's Got Talent'

  21-09-2017 22:41 via yahoo.com
  She was taught ventriloquism by none other than Miss Louisiana, Laryssa Bonacquisti.
  
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• Picross S for Nintendo Switch Announced

  21-09-2017 22:41
  
  Nintendo's long-running puzzle series is making its way to the Nintendo Switch with Picross S — and you won't have to wait long to play it.
  Developer Jupiter has announced, via Eurogamer, that Picross S will be released for the Switch on September 28 for $7.99.Picross S promotional artThe latest iteration of the puzzle series will include 300 puzzles and a local co-op mode.
  Picross is a grid-based puzzle game in which players fill in the grid based on numbers along the sides of each grid.
  
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• Arizona Teacher Makes Students Recite Gender-Neutral Version Of Declaration Of Independence

  21-09-2017 22:39 via yahoo.com
  "What she is doing is indoctrination. It is against board and school policy so, therefore, she was in the wrong."
  
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• Storm Maria brings fear, pain and shock to Puerto Ricans

  21-09-2017 22:35 via yahoo.com
  By Dave Graham and Robin RespautSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (Reuters) - Miguel Cruz awoke to the descent of Hurricane Maria on his home on Wednesday morning when the massive storm peeled off most of the roof, sent his belongings flying in all directions, but left intact an icon of Jesus hanging above his bed.Cruz was one of thousands of Puerto Ricans picking through the wreckage left by Maria after the hurricane devastated basic services on the debt-laden U.S. territory, pitching most of its 3.4 milli
  
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• This is what Xbox One X Enhanced means - it's not necessarily 4K/HDR

  21-09-2017 22:27 via gamesradar.com
  A new video from video from Microsoft clarifies the benefits Xbox One X owners will find once they load up games both new and old, particularly titles that earn the official "Xbox One X Enhanced" logo
  
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• 18 Halloween Costume Ideas For People With Glasses

  21-09-2017 22:25 via yahoo.com
  Glasses wearers know all-too-well the struggle of finding a Halloween costume that fits their #brand.
  
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• Baby Born to Mother Who Died After Refusing Brain Cancer Treatment Has Also Died

  21-09-2017 22:19 via yahoo.com
  Life Lynn DeKlyen, who was born at 24 weeks on Sept. 6, died overnight, her family said Thursday.
  
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• Deportations in Houston resume after Trump suspends them for Hurricane Harvey

  21-09-2017 22:16 via yahoo.com
  The United States is deporting people from southeastern Texas again after taking a brief break in enforcement during Hurricane Harvey rescue and recovery efforts.The administration of Donald Trump announced the change, saying that everyone in the country illegally is on the chopping block there, but that response operations would still not be subjected to raids.“Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers have resumed regular, targeted immigration enforcement operations in the area &mdash
  
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• Halo 3 turns 10 next week - go play it (and ODST, Anniversary, and 4) on Xbox One to celebrate

  21-09-2017 22:14 via gamesradar.com
  Do you remember where you were on September 24, 2007? I do
  
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• UN sets up probe of IS atrocities in Iraq

  21-09-2017 22:13 via yahoo.com
  The UN Security Council on Thursday unanimously decided to set up an investigation team to collect evidence on the massacres of Iraq's Yazidi minority and other atrocities committed by the Islamic State group in Iraq.Britain drafted the resolution to help bring perpetrators of IS war crimes to justice -- a cause championed by international human rights lawyer Amal Clooney, who was present for the vote.
  
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• Get Your Due From a Homeowners or Flood Insurance Claim

  21-09-2017 22:12 via yahoo.com
  Hurricanes Maria, Irma, and Harvey are a good reminder that when a natural disaster hits your home, you need to take the proper steps to get the most out of your insurance coverage. The first ste...
  
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• Chrissy Teigen needed 6 brown bananas, so she sent her mom to get them from one of her Twitter followers

  21-09-2017 22:04 via yahoo.com
  Chrissy Teigen just really wanted six brown bananas, you guys.
  
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• Owlchemy shares lessons learned making Rick and Morty: Virtual Rick-ality

  21-09-2017 22:03
  At VRDC Fall 2017 today, Owlchemy's Alex Schwartz and Devin Reimer talked about what they'd learned in making the game, from making death feel comfortable to doing portals the Rick & Morty way. ...
  
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• Russia threatens to retaliate against US forces in Syria

  21-09-2017 21:57 via yahoo.com
  The country's defence ministry said Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), an alliance of Kurdish and Arab militias fighting, had taken up positions on the eastern banks of the Euphrates alongside US special forces.The SDF had twice opened fire with mortars and artillery on Syrian troops who were working alongside Russian special forces, it claimed.Moscow also claimed that the SDF had diverted from the battle to take the northern city Raqqa to the province of Deir al-Zor, around 100 miles to the east,
  
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• Russia says will target U.S.-backed fighters in Syria if provoked

  21-09-2017 21:56 via yahoo.com
  By Andrew Osborn and Phil StewartMOSCOW/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Russia warned the United States on Thursday it would target U.S.-backed militias in Syria if Russian troops again came under fire, as the United States disclosed an unusual face-to-face meeting between U.S. and Russian generals meant to avoid such clashes.The Russian warning underscored growing tensions over Syria between Moscow and Washington.
  
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• Get a job: Telltale Games is looking for a Build Engineer

  21-09-2017 21:51
  Telltale Games is looking to bring a new Build Engineer on board to help diagnose bugs, build automated processes, and review content for platform fidelity. ...
  
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• Istanbul's Ataturk airport closed after private jet crashes: reports

  21-09-2017 21:48 via yahoo.com
  Turkey's main international airport was closed to traffic on Thursday after a private jet crashed on landing and burst into flames, reports said.The plane, which had four people on board, was making an emergency landing at Ataturk International Airport, the DHA news agency said.All four were injured but the fire was brought under control, NTV television said.
  
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• Fallout: New Vegas Dev Wanted to Include Wedding Scene

  21-09-2017 21:35
  Fallout: New Vegas director Josh Sawyer has revealed a hilarious Vegas-style wedding scene he wanted to include in Obsidian's post-apocalyptic action RPG.
  "There's a character in the game named Cass—and she's a hard drinking lady—and we had this idea of her and the courier getting into this drinking match and blacking out," Sawyer said on the latest episode of IGN Expert Mode.Continue reading…
  
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• CryEngine 5.4 introduces Substance integration and (beta) Vulkan support

  21-09-2017 21:28
  The full release of CryEngine 5.4 is upon us, bringing with it support for the Vulkan graphics API and sandbox integration for the Substance material authoring tool. ...
  
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• Why Spec. Counsel Mueller Wants Records From Air Force One

  21-09-2017 21:27 via yahoo.com
  Special Counsel Robert Mueller has requested records from Air Force One on the day that the President supposedly dictated a statement from his son about meetings that Donald Trump Jr. had with a Russian Lawyer.
  
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• Devs discuss the best practices for creating positive social VR

  21-09-2017 21:26
  At VRDC Fall 2017 in San Francisco today, a panel of experienced devs provided insight into how fellow developers can foster a more enjoyable, interactive experience among VR users across all platforms....
  
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• Divinity: Original Sin 2 Review

  21-09-2017 21:15
  Some rats won't listen to reason. Just the other day, I met one at the top of a flight of stairs who asked me if the zombie-like creatures crucified below us were any danger to him, and I assured him they most certainly were. But the punk got it in his little rodent brain that I was lying for my own gain, so he tried to charge past them to the wharf beyond… and got fried by lightning that the husks vomited from their mouths. Toldja, little guy. I'd always figured being able to talk to ani
  
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• Cassini captured mysterious 'glitch' on Saturn's rings before death dive

  21-09-2017 21:12 via yahoo.com
  Cassini sent home one last batch of photos from Saturn before plunging to its death Friday and among them was an attempt to record a mysterious object embedded in the planet's rings, otherwise known as "Peggy."
  
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• Hurricane Maria left over 15 dead in Dominica: prime minister

  21-09-2017 21:00 via yahoo.com
  Hurricane Maria left more than 15 people dead in hard-hit Dominica, the small Caribbean island's Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit announced on Thursday.The toll from Dominica brings the overall number of confirmed deaths caused by Hurricane Maria to 18, including two in Guadeloupe and one in Puerto Rico."So far, we would have buried in excess of 15 people," Skerrit told a television network of Antigua and Barbuda, a neighboring country.
  
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• Here’s When Flights to Puerto Rico Will Start Again After Hurricane Maria

  21-09-2017 20:54 via yahoo.com
  Many airlines are looking to bring back flight service soon
  
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• The Mexico City Earthquake Is a Warning for Americans

  21-09-2017 20:51 via yahoo.com
  It's not a matter of whether a major quake will occur in the U.S., but when
  
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• The Latest: Peterson likely to appeal to US Supreme Court

  21-09-2017 20:46 via yahoo.com
  SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Latest on Drew Peterson's murder conviction in the death of his third wife (all times local):
  
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• There's a new Punisher trailer, and the show's Twitter account is getting into (scary) character

  21-09-2017 20:33 via gamesradar.com
  Netflix's The Punisher series has been a long time coming, and fans are excited to see Frank Castle in a solo outing
  
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• Turnout down in second French protest against Macron's labour reforms

  21-09-2017 20:31 via yahoo.com
  Protesters demonstrated Thursday against an imminent overhaul of France's labour laws but in far lower numbers than organisers hoped, just days before President Emmanuel Macron's flagship reforms enter the statute books.The interior ministry estimated the crowds at 132,000 across France, just over half the numbers who took part last week in the first major street protests organised by trade unions since Macron was elected in May.The 39-year-old centrist president is certain to welcome Thursday's
  
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• Leonardo DiCaprio donates $20m to battle climate change and reveals what happened when he met Trump

  21-09-2017 20:28 via yahoo.com
  Leonardo DiCaprio has announced he will be giving $20m to climate change charities and took a swipe at Donald Trump in the process.The philanthropic actor will distribute the money through his foundation to nearly 100 environmental organisations.The Titanic and Revenant star made the announcement at the Yale Climate Conference in New Haven, Connecticut, part of slew of events during New York Climate Week and the United Nations General Assembly.
  
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• Winner of $338 Million Powerball Jackpot Charged With Sexually Assaulting Child

  21-09-2017 20:27 via yahoo.com
  Pedro Quezada became a millionaire overnight in 2013. "It will not change my heart," he reportedly said at the time.
  
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• VR vets share practical advice on making immersive VR worlds

  21-09-2017 20:20
  At VRDC Fall 2017 in San Francisco today Adam Orth (Adr1ft), Chris Pruett (Robot Invader), Will Smith (Foo Show) and Dirk Van Welden (Space Pirate Trainer) shared advice on making immersive VR worlds. ...
  
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• France 'to stay home' if no Korea security guarantee

  21-09-2017 20:17 via yahoo.com
  France will not attend the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang if the current international stand-off over North Korea's atomic weapons programme worsens and security cannot be guaranteed, the country's sports minister said Thursday."If this gets worse and we do not have our security assured, then our French team will stay here," Laura Flessel told RTL radio.Flessel is the first leading politician to publically cast doubt over a country's participation at the Olympics which run from February 9-2
  
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• Entire towns in Mexico flattened as scale of earthquake damage emerges

  21-09-2017 20:17 via yahoo.com
  Hopes that rescuers will find more survivors trapped beneath collapsed buildings in central Mexico were fading on Thursday, as the scale of the devastation wreaked by the country’s deadliest earthquake for a generation started to become clear.At least 250 people died and 1,900 were injured in the 7.1 magnitude quake which struck Mexico on Tuesday – 32 years to the day after the country’s deadliest earthquake killed thousands and laid waste to the capital city.
  
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• Russia: U.S. War With North Korea 'Is Not an Option'

  21-09-2017 20:15 via yahoo.com
  Russia did not appreciate President Donald Trump's vow to "totally destroy" North Korea, and has plans of its own to solve the nuclear crisis.
  
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• Don't Miss: BioWare founders discuss how BioWare and Baldur's Gate came to be

  21-09-2017 20:09
  BioWare co-founders Dr. Ray Muzyka and Dr. Greg Zeschuk dig into the nitty-gritty details of how the developer was born and how it came to create an iconic RPG. ...
  
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• Pokemon's Newest App Is Adorable and Completely Free

  21-09-2017 20:04
  Pokemon Playhouse, a brand-new Pokemon app designed for preschoolers, is now available for iPhone, iPad and Android devices.
  The app is completely free of charge, with no in-app purchases. Pokemon Playhouse features an indoor and outdoor environment for kids to explore, Pokemon to encounter, and activities to complete.
  By engaging in various activities, like grooming Pokemon and identifying Pokemon among the starts in the night sky, players will be able to hatch Eggs, adding more Pokemon to thei
  
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• Nier: Automata Passes 2 Million Copies Shipped

  21-09-2017 20:04
  Worldwide shipments and digital sales for Nier: Automata have now exceeded the 2 million mark.
  This is the latest milestone from Platinum Games' critically acclaimed action RPG. In May, Square Enix announced shipments and digital sales of Nier: Automata eclipsed 1.5 million units worldwide.
  The game is currently available on Steam at a 35% discount until September 25 and at a 36% discount on the PSN Store until September 27.
  Square has also announced that the N
  
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