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• BioWare Announces New Mass Effect Novel

  28-10-2017 23:54
  Mass Effect: Annihilation, a new novel set that expands the story of Mass Effect: Andromeda, is coming next year.
  According to BioWare's announcement on its official blog, the tie-in book, written by Hugo Award-winning author Catherynne M. Valente, tells the story of the Keelah Si'yah's journey to Andromeda as it transports 20,000 quarian, batarian, drell, and elcor colonists.
  A brief description of the story, courtesy of BioWare, reads: "A pathogen is discovered aboard the ark af
  
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• At The Women's Convention, A Clear Message: Follow Black Women In 2018

  28-10-2017 23:50 via yahoo.com
  DETROIT— Hard conversations about race have been at the heart of the Women’s March from the moment it began to take shape last fall, and at the Women’s Convention in Detroit this weekend, they were front and center once again.
  
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• White nationalists and neo-Nazis stage ‘White Lives Matter’ rallies in Tennessee

  28-10-2017 23:11 via yahoo.com
  White nationalists and neo-Nazis took to the streets of Shelbyville and Murfreesboro, Tenn., to protest refugee resettlement in the state.
  
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• Pentagon chief says North Korea engages in 'outlaw' behavior

  28-10-2017 23:10 via yahoo.com
  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The threat of nuclear missile attack by North Korea is accelerating, U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Saturday, accusing the North of illegal and unnecessary missile and nuclear programs and pledging to repel any strike.
  
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• In Kenya, polarizing election re-run rekindles ethnic tensions

  28-10-2017 22:18 via yahoo.com
  By Maggie FickMUHORONI, Kenya (Reuters) - Kenya's repeat presidential election, boycotted this week by millions, has reignited long-running tensions between ethnic communities in some areas, leading inhabitants of one small village in the west to pick up traditional arms on Saturday.In the bright green sugarcane fields where the western Nyanza region rolls toward the Nandi hills, two tribes -- the Luo and the Kalenjin -- have lived in relative peace for years.The stand-off, defused by an emergen
  
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• On the streets of Barcelona, a sweet dream of independence gone wrong

  28-10-2017 22:10 via yahoo.com
  SUMMARY: The drawn-out drama over independence for Catalonia, Spain’s prosperous, tourist-friendly northeast, took an ominous turn as the regional parliament voted to secede—and Madrid responded by taking control of the provincial government.
  
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• Astros Player Banned From 5 Games For Racist 'Slant-Eye' Gesture

  28-10-2017 21:59 via yahoo.com
  Houston Astros’ first baseman Yuli Gurriel has apologized for making a racist gesture in the dugout during Friday night’s Game 3 of the World Series.
  
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• 2 NYPD Officers Charged After 18-Year-Old Claims She Was Sexually Assaulted in Police Van

  28-10-2017 21:57 via yahoo.com
  The alleged incident took place in September after the teen was pulled over.
  
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• Ahead of Trump trip, China urges U.S. not to allow Taiwan president in

  28-10-2017 21:55 via yahoo.com
  China urged the United States on Friday not to allow Taiwan's president to travel through U.S. territory en route to the island's diplomatic allies in the Pacific, a sensitive visit shortly ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump's trip to Beijing.
  
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• Iraqi Kurdistan leader Barzani will hand over presidential powers on November 1

  28-10-2017 21:54 via yahoo.com
  By Raya JalabiSULAIMANIYA, Iraq (Reuters) - Iraqi Kurdistan's veteran leader Masoud Barzani will not extend his presidential term beyond Nov. 1, a Kurdish government official said on Saturday.A plan to divide up the president's powers was outlined in a letter Barzani sent to the Kurdish parliament on Saturday, the official told Reuters.Barzani's current term was set to expire in four days, the same date that presidential and parliamentary elections were due to be held.
  
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• Death toll rises to 14 in Mogadishu bombings: official

  28-10-2017 21:53 via yahoo.com
  At least 14 people were killed in coordinated car bombings followed by an attack on a hotel in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Saturday, a security official said."About 14 people, most of them civilians, were confirmed dead so far and the security forces are still working to ensure the area is clear," said security official Mohamed Moalim Adan."Sporadic gunfire" was continuing with at least two gunmen from the Shabaab Islamist group believed to be inside the Nasa Hablod Hotel 2, he added.
  
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• Bombs kill at least 17 people in Somali capital Mogadishu

  28-10-2017 21:37 via yahoo.com
  By Abdi SheikhMOGADISHU (Reuters) - Two car bombs killed at least 17 people in Somalia's capital Mogadishu on Saturday, police said, two weeks after a huge truck bomb killed hundreds of civilians in the city.Islamist group al Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attacks on Saturday.A suicide car bomb was rammed into a hotel, Nasahablod Two, about 600 meters from the presidential palace, and then armed militants stormed the building, police said.
  
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• White nationalists stage anti-refugee protests in Tennessee

  28-10-2017 21:23 via yahoo.com
  About 300 white nationalists and neo-Nazis held back-to-backrallies in two small Tennessee cities on Saturday to protest refugee resettlement in the state, which sued the federal government over the issue earlier this year.The "White Lives Matter" rallies in Shelbyville and Murfreesboro, organized by some of the same groups involved in a Virginia march that turned violent in August, drew an equal number of counter-demonstrators and a heavy police presence.
  
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• Maxine Waters To Women's Convention: Trump Is 'Most Dishonorable And Despicable' President Ever

  28-10-2017 21:14 via yahoo.com
  launched into a lengthy critique of President Donald Trump at the Women’s Convention here on Saturday, at one point leading attendees in chants of “Impeach 45!” that reverberated through the convention hall.
  
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• Carmelo Anthony posted a photo of the Oklahoma City Thunder's damaged charter plane

  28-10-2017 21:00 via yahoo.com
  This looks worse than it really was. Butdamn it looks bad, right? Members of the Oklahoma City Thunder were greeted by a surprising sight when their charter plane landed in Chicago in the early hours of Saturday morning: a giant, ugly dent in the plane's nose.  SEE ALSO: NAACP issues travel advisory for American Airlines Carmelo Anthony shared a look at the damage on Instagram, along with a completely fair question: WTF?What possibly could we have hit in the SKY at this time of night? Every
  
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• AC Origins Microtransactions: What You Need To Know

  28-10-2017 21:00
  With more and more big games adding microtransactions in unexpected places, we thought it was important to break down exactly what’s available for purchase with real money in Assassin’s Creed Origins.
  In the grand scheme of things, Origins’ microtransactions are pretty harmless, with no randomization or loot boxes. Instead, you can buy Helix Credits to spend on specific cosmetics for you or your mount, legendary weapons, and "Time Saver" items and map markers.Those Time Savers
  
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• Mother Intentionally Drove Off Cliff, Killing Herself and Her 3 Kids: Police

  28-10-2017 20:48 via yahoo.com
  She veered off the a highway last year.
  
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• Your Halloween Costume Will Never Top This Dog Who Went As A Mop

  28-10-2017 20:20 via yahoo.com
  If you’re still scrambling for the perfect costume this Halloween, you can chill.
  
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• Iraq orders 24-hour truce in standoff with Kurds over Kirkuk takeover by Iraqi forces

  28-10-2017 20:11 via yahoo.com
  Kurdish Peshmerga and Iraqi forces agree to a 24-hour truce after fighting broke out Oct. 16 when Iraqi forces took control of Kirkuk.
  
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• Kenya's vote dispute simmers, though opposition areas calmer

  28-10-2017 19:55 via yahoo.com
  NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya's second presidential election since August remained in limbo on Saturday as the election commission said it was working on a "way forward" in opposition areas where voting has been postponed because of unrest. While most of the country was calm, police used tear gas to disperse crowds in a Nairobi slum where anger toward the government runs deep.
  
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• Tricky legal questions around Kenya's repeat poll

  28-10-2017 19:44 via yahoo.com
  Kenya's repeated presidential election, held after an August 8 vote was annulled, has still not been completed after violence prevented voting Thursday in flashpoint opposition strongholds.The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) is still busy processing and verifying results and has not said when the final numbers will be announced.The main problem is that voting did not take place in four of Kenya's 47 counties, all of them in the west: Homa Bay, Kisumu, Migori and Siaya.
  
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• Women accusing Trump of sexual harassment are lying, says White House

  28-10-2017 19:18 via yahoo.com
  The White House’s “official position” on the sexual misconduct allegations against Donald Trump that came out during the presidential campaign is that all of the women were lying, a spokesperson said.Press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders responded: “Yeah, we’ve been clear on that from the beginning, and the president has spoken on it.” She did not comment further and quickly moved on to another question.
  
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• White Supremacists Meet Heavy Resistance At Tennessee Rallies

  28-10-2017 19:15 via yahoo.com
  — White supremacists, neo-Nazis and fascists descended on two Middle Tennessee towns Saturday for “White Lives Matter” rallies, striking fear into communities desperate to avoid the kind of violence that visited Charlottesville, Virginia, nearly three months ago.
  
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• Trump Often Says He Has Proof For His Claims. But He Never Comes Through.

  28-10-2017 19:07 via yahoo.com
  One of the most stunning parts of the White House’s debacle over Donald Trump’s recent call to a Gold Star family was how it caught both the president and the chief of staff in outright lies.
  
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• Bill O'Reilly Sues Ex-Politician Who Dated One of His Accusers

  28-10-2017 18:32 via yahoo.com
  O'Reilly is asking for at least $5 million in damages
  
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• Florida Police Release Eerie New Surveillance Video In Hunt For Suspected Serial Killer

  28-10-2017 18:27 via yahoo.com
  Florida police have released a new surveillance video of a “person of interest” wearing a long jacket with a hood and repeatedly flipping open a cell phone in investigators’ hunt for a suspected serial killer in a Tampa neighborhood.
  
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• As Russia Probe Heats Up, Conservatives Call For Special Counsel Mueller To Quit

  28-10-2017 18:05 via yahoo.com
  Shortly before a federal grand jury filed the first charges in special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election, conservatives were renewing their calls for the attorney to resign.
  
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• Domestic abuse shelters for men help spotlight male victims

  28-10-2017 17:47 via yahoo.com
  DALLAS (AP) — A Texas group has opened what's believed to be only the second shelter in the U.S. exclusively for men who are victims of domestic violence, as advocates say more men are seeking help amid changing views about male victims.
  
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• Tanya Thicke reveals late husband Alan Thicke's final words to her and the moment she 'knew something was really, really wrong'

  28-10-2017 17:35 via yahoo.com
  Tanya Thicke is opening up about her late husband, Alan Thicke's, last day alive.
  
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• Women rescued by US navy after five months adrift at sea admit they weren’t prepared

  28-10-2017 17:34 via yahoo.com
  The two women who were rescued by the US navy after spending five months adrift at sea have admitted they weren’t prepared, with one of them having never sailed.Jennifer Appel said she and sailing partner, Tasha Fuiava, didn’t know what they were getting themselves into when they set off to sail the 2,700 miles from Hawaii to Tahiti in May.Ms Appel said: "I had no idea what I was getting myself into.
  
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• Gruesome Discoveries at Funeral Homes Put Spotlight on Spotty Regulations

  28-10-2017 17:15 via yahoo.com
  Maggots wriggled along the garage floor near cardboard-boxed corpses stacked
  
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• Neo-Nazis at Tennessee rallies drowned out by hundreds of counter-protesters

  28-10-2017 16:35 via yahoo.com
  Several hundred neo-Nazis and white supremacists held demonstrations in two Tennessee cities - their numbers only a fraction of the counter-protesters who turned out to oppose them.The so-called “White Lives Matter” events were held in Shelbyville and Murfreesboro, located south of Nashville.The rallies named to mimic the “black lives matter” slogan frequently heard at demonstrations protesting police violence against communities of colour, were organised to protest the r
  
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• British Navy fires nine from nuclear submarine over failed drugs tests

  28-10-2017 16:28 via yahoo.com
  Nine British sailors assigned to a nuclear submarine have been discharged from the Royal Navy after failing compulsory drug tests, Britain's ministry of defence has confirmed.The service personnel, stationed aboard HMS Vigilant -- one of four Royal Navy submarines equipped with nuclear missiles -- were dismissed after all tested positive for an illegal substance."We do not tolerate drugs misuse by service personnel," a Royal Navy spokesperson said.
  
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• Barack Obama Plans To Serve America Again, This Time In The Courthouse

  28-10-2017 16:28 via yahoo.com
  Former President Barack Obama reportedly plans to show up for jury duty next month after being called to serve in Cook County, Illinois.
  
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• Lions, chimps, sharks get added protection under UN convention

  28-10-2017 16:22 via yahoo.com
  Lions, chimpanzees, giraffes, leopards and a wide variety of sharks received added protection at a UN wildlife conference in the Philippines, organisers said Saturday.Some 34 endangered species were selected to receive heightened conservation efforts at the Conservation of Migratory Species (CMS) conference that just concluded in Manila.Protecting migratory species poses particular difficulties since they cross borders, including possibly moving to countries with less stringent wildlife protecti
  
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• Mother Intentionally Drove Off a 50-Foot Cliff With Her 3 Young Kids, Police Say

  28-10-2017 16:20 via yahoo.com
  The vehicle sank in 40 feet of water.
  
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• Barack Obama has reportedly been called for jury duty

  28-10-2017 16:10 via yahoo.com
  In his farewell address this January, President Obama said that the "most important office in a democracy" was that of the citizen. We wonder if he'll still be saying that after jury duty. SEE ALSO: Barack Obama's letters to a college girlfriend are finally seeing the light of day The former president has reportedly been called for jury duty in Chicago's Cook County, where he is registered to vote. It's unclear whether he'll be considered for criminal or civil proceedings — that will be de
  
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• Why Nazis And White Supremacists Are Putting The Fear In Middle Tennessee This Weekend

  28-10-2017 16:06 via yahoo.com
  ― In post-Charlottesville America, any large gathering of racists and fascists becomes both spectacle and specter.
  
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• Conservative site with GOP ties funded Trump research

  28-10-2017 16:04 via yahoo.com
  A conservative website with strong ties to the Republican establishment triggered the investigation into Donald Trump's past that ultimately produced the dossier that alleged a compromised relationship between the president and the Kremlin.
  
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• After getting locked in a convenience store cooler a man decides to stay and drink beer

  28-10-2017 15:48 via yahoo.com
  There are worse places to get trapped than a walk-in cooler filled to the brim with bottles of beer, but very few people would stay there voluntarily.  A very lucky unlucky 38-year-old man in Wisconsin decided to take advantage of the binge drinking possibilities, according to police. The man’s name was not released but police said he made a stop at Kwik Trip convenience store Tuesday to buy some beer but got stuck in the cooler when it was locked at 11:50 p.m.   SEE ALSO: HOPii
  
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• How Will Female Candidates Play the Woman Card in 2020?

  28-10-2017 15:39 via yahoo.com
  Two potential 2020 presidential candidates preview two different ways to run as a woman during a feminist revolution
  
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• US soldier killed in Afghan helicopter crash

  28-10-2017 15:22 via yahoo.com
  A US soldier died after the helicopter they were in crashed in Afghanistan, foreign forces said Saturday, denying Taliban claims that it had shot down the aircraft.Six other US crew members were injured in the accident late Friday in Logar province, south of Kabul, NATO's Resolute Support mission in Afghanistan said in a statement.The death brought the number of US soldiers killed in action in Afghanistan -- where they are supposed to be in a non-combat role -- so far this year to 11, two above
  
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• A Visual History of Hulk

  28-10-2017 15:00
  For a guy who's whole look basically boils down to "angry, muscular green guy in torn pants," Hulk's appearance sure has changed a lot over the years. Sometimes he's green. Sometimes he's gray. Sometimes he hangs out on alien planets and gets his Gladiator on. The only thing that never changes is that Hulk is the strongest ones there is.
  To celebrate the character's return to the big screen in Thor: Ragnarok, here are Hulk's most memorable looks in the comics, films, TV series and video games.
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• Spain Takes Control of Catalonia and Fires Defiant Separatist Leaders

  28-10-2017 14:58 via yahoo.com
  There was no immediate sign if top Catalan officials were intending to obey
  
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• Ranking The Best TV Shows You Can Stream Online Right Now

  28-10-2017 14:47 via yahoo.com
  You’ve got free time to kill, and you want to spend these rare moments with a TV show, but you’ve got a ton of options on a handful of streaming platforms.
  
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• Why North Korea and America Could Be on the Road to War

  28-10-2017 13:41 via yahoo.com
  The United States and South Korea are continuing to urge North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons, but it is unclear how Washington intends to achieve that goal.Pyongyang has little incentive to give up its nuclear arsenal and Washington has offered little in the way of carrots that would encourage the Kim regime to do so.“Behind me to the north, an oppressive regime that shackles its people, denying their freedom, their welfare and their human dignity in pursuit of nuclear weapons in th
  
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• US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis warns threat of North Korea nuclear attack is accelerating

  28-10-2017 13:37 via yahoo.com
  US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis has warned that the threat of nuclear missile attack by North Korea is accelerating. In remarks in Seoul with South Korean Defense Minister Song Young-moo at his side, Mattis accused the North of illegal and unnecessary missile and nuclear programs - and vowed to defeat any attack. Mattis said North Korea engages in "outlaw" behavior and that the US will never accept a nuclear North. He added that regardless of what the North might tr
  
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• They Were Homeless In California. Then The Fires Came.

  28-10-2017 13:00 via yahoo.com
  It’s 2:00 p.m. on a Wednesday afternoon and Fernando Gomez doesn’t know where he and his one-year-old daughter will sleep tonight.
  
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• New York police officers 'charged with raping handcuffed teenager in their van'

  28-10-2017 12:47 via yahoo.com
  Two New York police officers have been charged with allegedly raping a handcuffed teenage girl in their van.Officers Eddie Martins and Richard Halls are accused of having sex with the 18-year-old after arresting her in south Brooklyn.Both men have been indicted on first-degree rape charges after a week-long hearing which culminated with a grand jury vote on Friday, The New York Post reported.
  
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• Indonesia says welder's torch caused fireworks factory blaze

  28-10-2017 12:46 via yahoo.com
  JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Police said Saturday that an inferno at a firework factory near Indonesia's capital that killed 48 people was started by sparks from a welder's torch.
  
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