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• Who Wins, Who Loses With New Tax Proposal

  02-11-2017 23:58 via yahoo.com
  House Republicans released their long-awaited redo of the tax code, which they promised would dramatically reduce the federal tax bill for most American households and give a big break to busines...
  
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• Get Pang Adventures Free on Steam with IGN Prime

  02-11-2017 23:50
  IGN Prime has partnered with DotEmu to give Prime members the classic Pang Adventures!
  The Pang series is a beloved collection of arcade video games from the early 90s. Guide two brothers on a quest around the world to save humankind from a massive alien invasion! Use your wits and skills to overcome the attack balls pouring from the skies and rescue the world’s cities and landmarks from impending annihilation!Guide two brothers on a quest around the world to save humankind from a massive
  
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• Elizabeth Warren Says 2016 Democratic Nomination Rigged For Hillary Clinton

  02-11-2017 23:45 via yahoo.com
  Do you agree with the notion that the DNC was rigged in Hillary Clinton's favor?
  
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• As ESA enthusiastically backs GOP tax reform plan, some devs dismay

  02-11-2017 23:43
  As Congress prepares to wage war over a new tax reform bill, the Entertainment Software Association has made a full-throated endorsement of the bill's contents, to the dismay of some developers. ...
  
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• US bombers fly Korea exercise amid hint Pyongyang could return to terror list

  02-11-2017 23:38 via yahoo.com
  Two Guam-based B-1Bs took part in a joint exercise in South Korea, the US air force said on Thursday.Two American B-1B bombers flew through South Korean airspace and over the country’s Pilsung Range on the latest exercise there, the US air force said on Thursday.North Korea’s official KCNA news agency claimed that the planes carried out bombing drills simulating attacks on major targets in the country.
  
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• With 'America First,' Trump mutes U.S. voice on human rights in Asia

  02-11-2017 23:17 via yahoo.com
  By Matt Spetalnick and Prak Chan Thul WASHINGTON/PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - Just days after the killing of a prominent Cambodian government critic last year during a crackdown by the country's longtime leader, President Barack Obama dispatched Washington’s chief human rights envoy to Phnom Penh to attend the activist's funeral.     In meetings with Cambodian authorities, then-Assistant Secretary of State Tom Malinowski warned the military not to intervene in the political turmoi
  
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• How Good Are the Deals at the Sears Holiday Blowout?

  02-11-2017 23:14 via yahoo.com
  Sears’ latest approach to staving off financial problems appears to be marking everything down. Way down, so the retailer claims. On Nov. 1 Sears rolled out what it’s calling a Holiday Blowout, a...
  
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• Bin Laden files back up US claims on Iran ties to al-Qaida

  02-11-2017 22:56 via yahoo.com
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The CIA's release of documents seized during the 2011 raid that killed al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden appears to bolster U.S. claims that Iran supported the extremist network leading up to the Sept. 11 terror attacks.
  
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• See Every Kingdom in Mario Odyssey

  02-11-2017 22:54
  Check out all the different Kingdoms you can explore while traveling the world in Mario Odyssey.
  
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• Mario Odyssey: What Happens When You Get Every Power Moon

  02-11-2017 22:54
  Find out what rewards you can earn by collecting up to 999 Power Moons in Super Mario Odyssey.
  
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• Mario Odyssey: Find Every Power Moon in the Lost Kingdom

  02-11-2017 22:54
  Don't miss any Power Moons on your trip to the Lost Kingdom in Super Mario Odyssey.
  
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• How to Change Your Appearance in Assassin's Creed Origins

  02-11-2017 22:54
  You can alter your hair and beard with this simple in-game command.
  
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• GTA Online: Halloween Bonuses and More

  02-11-2017 22:54
  This week in GTA Online, players can unlock a new aircraft and partake in ghoulish games for big bonuses.
  
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• Assassin's Creed Origins: Earn Free Skill Points for Finding These Ancient Tombs

  02-11-2017 22:54
  There are 14 Ancient Tombs scattered across Egypt that will reward you with an ability point - here's where to find them all.
  
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• Amanda Knox says she was never allowed to mourn Meredith Kercher

  02-11-2017 22:34 via yahoo.com
  Amanda Knox has written an essay on the 10th anniversary of Meredith Kercher's death describing how much she misses her "closest friend" but adding that she was never able to mourn properly because of suspicions she was involved in her roommate's death. Kercher was found stabbed to death on 1 November 2007 in the apartment she shared with Miss Knox in Perugia, Italy. Knox and her then boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito were found guilty of her murder before their convictions were overturned. In a
  
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• Page Says He Told Sessions About Russia Trip

  02-11-2017 22:29 via yahoo.com
  Rachel Maddow reports late breaking news that Donald Trump campaign adviser Carter Page says he told Jeff Sessions about his trip to Russia, exposing Sessions for having told the Senate he wasn't aware of any such contacts.
  
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• Victims of the Manhattan bike path attack

  02-11-2017 22:27 via yahoo.com
  Those killed in the New York bike path attack reflect a city that is a melting pot: a mother of young sons from Belgium, five Argentine classmates, two Americans - a young software engineer and a project manager for Moody's Investors Service.
  
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• Make Money From Home This Holiday Season With These Part-Time Remote Jobs

  02-11-2017 22:27 via yahoo.com
  Get your resume ready.
  
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• Tick tock, voting closes tomorrow for The Golden Joysticks 2017

  02-11-2017 22:26 via gamesradar.com
  Time is running out to have your say in the the Golden Joystick Awards presented with OMEN by HP
  
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• The CIA Just Released Osama Bin Laden's Private Journal

  02-11-2017 22:24 via yahoo.com
  The entries describe his thoughts and reactions to world events
  
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• Syrian army takes full control of Deir al-Zor from Islamic State: observatory

  02-11-2017 22:22 via yahoo.com
  The Syrian army and its allies have taken full control of Deir al-Zor city from Islamic State, the largest and most important city in eastern Syria, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Thursday.The Syrian army launched its attack against Islamic State there in September, backed by Russian air strikes and fighting alongside Iran-backed militias and the Lebanese Shi'ite group Hezbollah.The Islamist group had held most of the city since 2014, except for one large pocket where Syrian arm
  
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• Pope Francis raises hopes for married men becoming priests in Brazil

  02-11-2017 22:19 via yahoo.com
  The issue will now be discussed and a vote by bishops in the South American country could now vote on the issue.The President of the Episcopal Commission for the Amazon, Cardinal Cludio Hummes, reportedly asked the pontiff to consider the move because there is a shortage of ordained ministers in the Amazon's remote communities.
  
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• What's The Difference Between Amazon And Jet.com?

  02-11-2017 22:12 via yahoo.com
  In another competition-heating move against Amazon and Whole Foods, Walmart-owned Jet.com recently launched an in-house collection of household essentials.
  
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• U.S. and AT&T discuss conditions for approval of Time Warner deal

  02-11-2017 22:12 via yahoo.com
  AT&T Incand the U.S. Department of Justice are discussing conditions the No. 2 wireless carrier needs to meet in order to win government antitrust approval for its acquisition of Time Warner Inc , sources familiar with the situation told Reuters on Thursday.Wall Street largely believes the transaction will go through, but its success is not assured, and the issue has become a political battleground.Donald Trump, who has accused Time Warner's CNN and other media of being unfair to him, critic
  
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• Russia Documents Mean Trouble for Sessions

  02-11-2017 22:01 via yahoo.com
  Rachel Maddow outlines the many ways that Sam Clovis is intertwined in the Trump Russia scandal and why the latest unsealed court documents mean Jeff Sessions is in big trouble with the Senate.
  
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• GOP senators already want changes to House tax reform bill

  02-11-2017 21:51 via yahoo.com
  A handful of Republican senators are already asking for significant changes to the House’s sweeping $1.51 trillion tax reform bill released Thursday that lowers income and corporate tax rates while eliminating some popular deductions.
  
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• The silliest items on Oprah's iconic Favorite Things 2017 list

  02-11-2017 21:49 via yahoo.com
  The true marker of the impending holiday season is not the removal of Halloween decorations or the scent of $6 holiday candles wafting in the air.  It is, in fact, the annual drop of Oprah's iconic Favorite Things list, a compendium of stuff you should buy yourself and your loved ones in pursuit of a better, chicer lifestyle. This year, Oprah has us considering expensive jars and small mansions for the neighborhood birds.  Here are a few other things we suddenly can't imagine our futur
  
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• Spoiler-free Mario Odyssey Discussion

  02-11-2017 21:48
  Welcome back to Game Scoop!, IGN's weekly video game talk show. This week we're discussing Super Mario Odyssey, The Last of Us Part 2, open-world games, and more. Watch the video above or download the podcast below.
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• Pope, at U.S. military cemetery, makes emotional anti-war address

  02-11-2017 21:48 via yahoo.com
  By Philip PullellaROME (Reuters) - Pope Francis made one of his most emotional anti-war addresses on Thursday, saying during a visit to a U.S. military cemetery that the world seemed to be headed into war perhaps bigger than any before.Francis said a Mass for several thousand people at the Sicily-Rome American Cemetery in the town of Nettuno, south of the Italian capital, on the day Roman Catholics commemorate their dead.The burial ground is the final resting place for 7,860 American soldiers wh
  
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• Syria army captures Deir Ezzor city from IS: monitor

  02-11-2017 21:11 via yahoo.com
  Syria's army and allied fighters have captured the city of Deir Ezzor from the Islamic State group in a Russian-backed operation, a monitor said on Thursday.There was no immediate confirmation from official sources, though state media earlier reported army advances in the city in the country's east."Regime forces and allied fighters... with Russian air support have full control of Deir Ezzor city," the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
  
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• Don't Miss: Forging the creative vision behind For Honor

  02-11-2017 21:00
  Ubisoft's Jason VandenBerghe delivers a passionate presentation about the creative processes that propelled For Honor into production and guided everyone on the team. ...
  
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• Texas GOP Rep. Lamar Smith Announces Retirement

  02-11-2017 20:57 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON ― Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas), a prominent climate change denier who chairs the House Science Committee, announced on Thursday that he is retiring from the House after his term ends next year.
  
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• GOP bill allows churches to back candidates, keep tax status

  02-11-2017 20:54 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Churches would gain the right to endorse political candidates and still retain their tax-free status under a provision in the House GOP's tax overhaul plan.
  
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• What People Are Buying On Amazon This Week, Besides Mushroom Coffee

  02-11-2017 20:48 via yahoo.com
  This week in weird, practical and just-plain-interesting items trending on Amazon, folks seem keen to stock up on ~trendy~ health foods like ghee and mushroom coffee, as well as holiday gifts like bath bombs and card games, but that’s not all.
  
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• Senate Republicans Say Trump Ruled Out 'Dreamer' Protections In Spending Bill

  02-11-2017 20:48 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON ― Senate Republicans said Thursday that President Donald Trump has ruled out what some consider the best hope for undocumented young people who could face deportation because of him: attaching protections for the the so-called Dreamers to an omnibus government spending bill.
  
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• Microsoft joins OpenXR VR and AR standardization project

  02-11-2017 20:47
  Microsoft has added its name to the list of companies supporting the Khronos Group's OpenXR standarization project. ...
  
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• Get PlayStation VR, a PS4 camera, and GT Sport all for $399 in this new holiday bundle

  02-11-2017 20:43 via gamesradar.com
  Thinking about picking up one of those updated PlayStation VR headsets this holiday season? You might as well get Gran Turismo Sport for free, too
  
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• Exclusive: Lawyer Of Woman Who Says Brett Ratner Raped Her Slams Defamation Suit

  02-11-2017 20:40 via yahoo.com
  Hours after the Los Angeles Times published a story on Wednesday detailing sexual misconduct allegations by six women, some of them well-known actresses, against film director and producer Brett Ratner, he chose to sue.
  
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• Judge Worries Paul Manafort Is A Flight Risk, Admonishes His Lawyer

  02-11-2017 20:27 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON ― The federal judge who will oversee the prosecution of President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager said Thursday that she has “concerns” that Paul Manafort poses a flight risk, questioning whether an unsecured bond was enough to make sure he’d show up in court.
  
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• Get a job: Crystal Dynamics is hiring a Creative Director

  02-11-2017 20:02
  Crystal Dynamics is looking for a talented and passionate Creative Director to join its team in Redwood City, California. ...
  
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• Puerto Rico governor knocks U.S. Army Corps response after hurricane

  02-11-2017 19:59 via yahoo.com
  Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rossello criticized the work of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in returning electricity to the island, saying he was "unsatisfied" with the agency for a lack of urgency he believes has delayed the process.The Army Corps was tasked with overseeing power repairs in Puerto Rico about a week after the U.S. territory was devastated by Hurricane Maria.Speaking to Reuters in New York, where he plans to discuss the need for aid with Governor Andrew Cuomo, Rossello deflecte
  
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• First lady Melania Trump to be protected by Japan's first-ever, all-female police squad

  02-11-2017 19:49 via yahoo.com
  Melania Trump will be protected by an all-female unit of officers during her and President Trump's upcoming visit to Japan.
  
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• Patty Jenkins 'Extremely Distressed' Over Brett Ratner Allegations

  02-11-2017 19:45 via yahoo.com
  Patty Jenkins responded on Wednesday to allegations of sexual assault against producer Brett Ratner.
  
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• Amanda Knox Memorializes Meredith Kercher in Essay on Anniversary of Her Murder

  02-11-2017 19:43 via yahoo.com
  "I miss her," Knox wrote.
  
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• NC officials still looking for deadly prison's assault tally

  02-11-2017 19:42 via yahoo.com
  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Three weeks after the deadliest attempted prison breakout in North Carolina history, prison and law enforcement officials still can't quantify the scope of the violence that correctional officers at the understaffed prison had been confronting daily.
  
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• Nordstrom Just Low-Key Dropped A Huge Fall Sale You Can't Miss

  02-11-2017 19:31 via yahoo.com
  Nordstrom just quietly dropped a sale so good, we can’t keep it a secret.
  
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• Collusion or conspiracy? Understanding the charges against Manafort and Gates

  02-11-2017 19:31 via yahoo.com
  Paul Manafort and Rick Gates were accused of "conspiring" against the United States, but what everyone wants to know is whether they "colluded" with Russia to affect the election. What's the difference? And is that something special counsel Robert Mueller can hope to prove?
  
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• Does Russia Really Want to Replace the Su-25 Frogfoot with the Su-34 Fullback bomber?

  02-11-2017 19:21 via yahoo.com
  A single-seat fast-moving strike fighter aircraft is not optimal for the close air support role.A senior Russian official is suggesting that Moscow should develop a single-seat derivative of the Sukhoi Su-34 Fullback bomber to replace the Sukhoi Su-25 Frogfoot close air support aircraft.
  
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• Teva shares topple on profit warning, uncertain future

  02-11-2017 18:57 via yahoo.com
  By Steven Scheer and Ari RabinovitchJERUSALEM (Reuters) - Teva Pharmaceutical Industries , the world's biggest generic medicine maker, came under investor and market pressure on Thursday after saying it would miss 2017 profit forecasts.Shares in the Israeli-based company dropped by as much as 20 percent after it issued the profit warning, which it said was due to falling prices of generics in the U.S. market and weakening sales of its multiple sclerosis drug Copaxone, which fell 7 percent in the
  
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• Here's What You Need To Know About The Phrase 'Allahu Akbar'

  02-11-2017 18:54 via yahoo.com
  “Allahu akbar” is an Arabic phrase that translates to “God is greater.”
  
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