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• World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth Trailer Rewind

  04-11-2017 23:57
  Today we’re taking a look at the brand new cinematic trailer for the World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth expansion.
  First thing we see is the Undercity, previously the capital city of Lorderon in Warcraft 3 and previous games in the series. It fell to the undead during the events of Warcraft 3 after Arthas murdered his father, the king. It’s been under horde occupation ever since and acts as the main city for the Undead race.
  Next we see a ton of Horde banners all along the walls,
  
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• Kentucky police arrest man for assaulting Senator Rand Paul at home

  04-11-2017 23:52 via yahoo.com
  LOUISVILLE/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A man has been arrested for assaulting U.S. Senator Rand Paulat his Kentucky home on Friday and causing a "minor injury," the state police said.Rene Boucher, 59, of Bowling Green, Kentucky, was arrested and charged with one count of fourth-degree assault causing minor injury, the Kentucky State Police said in a statement on Saturday.Paul and Boucher were acquaintances, said Jeremy Hodges, a state police spokesman, who declined to say what led to the incident.
  
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• Saudi Arabia arrests princes, ex-ministers: report

  04-11-2017 23:34 via yahoo.com
  Saudi Arabia’s newly formed anti-corruption commission arrested 10 princes and dozens of former government ministers on Saturday, Saudi-owned Al Arabiya television reported, citing unnamed sources. The arrests came soon after the commission, headed by powerful Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, was established by royal decree. "Arrest of 10 princes and dozens of former ministers in Saudi Arabia," Al Arabiya tweeted. There was no official confirmation of the arrests. The 32-year-old crown pr
  
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• Pulitzer-winning writer apologises for remarks on Trump spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ weight

  04-11-2017 23:11 via yahoo.com
  "Sarah Huckabee Sanders does not look like the kind of woman Donald Trump would choose as his chief spokesperson." So began the Wednesday morning column of Los Angeles Times writer David Horsey."I want to apologize to Times readers — and to Sarah Huckabee Sanders — for a description that was insensitive and failed to meet the standards of our newspaper," Horsey's statement reads.
  
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• Man who believes current air quality is 'too clean' named to US Environmental Protection Agency advisory board

  04-11-2017 22:46 via yahoo.com
  A man who once claimed that the air in America was "a little too clean for optimum health", has been appointed to an advisory board of America's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).Robert Phalen once claimed that children’s lungs need to breathe irritants so their bodies can learn to fight them.The former director of the Air Pollution Health Effects Laboratory at the University of California Irvine was appointed to the agency’s critical Scientific Advisory Board by ​EPA Direc
  
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• Ohio pair charged with securing child to bed with duct tape

  04-11-2017 22:40 via yahoo.com
  EAST CLEVELAND, Ohio (AP) — The parents of a 6-year-old boy have been charged criminally after the boy told police his mother sometimes bound his arms and legs with tape to secure him to a bed in the basement of their home outside of Cleveland.
  
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• The Latest: Kentucky gov says some lawmakers should resign

  04-11-2017 22:02 via yahoo.com
  FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The Latest on a report Kentucky GOP House Speaker Jeff Hoover has settled a sexual harassment allegation with one of his staffers (all times local):
  
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• The Right Way to Use a Fire Extinguisher

  04-11-2017 21:45 via yahoo.com
  The recent recall of 40 million Kidde fire extinguishers affected households across the country. Though Kidde is replacing the faulty fire extinguishers, the recall serves as a reminder that you ...
  
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• DWI suspect drives into lake to avoid police

  04-11-2017 21:44 via yahoo.com
  The suspect also attempted to swim away once he got out of his car in Arlington, Texas.
  
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• Chunky Raccoon Stuck In Grate Rescued By Local Authorities

  04-11-2017 21:36 via yahoo.com
  On Thursday, police in the city of Zion, Illinois, received a call about a masked bandit in great distress.“It seems this little guy has been eating a little too well and got caught in the sewer grate,” The City of Zion Illinois Police Department wrote on Facebook, referring of course, to a local raccoon.The officers were unable to rescue the pathetically adorable critter on their own, and had to call in for reinforcements from the Zion Public Works Department.
  
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• Racist Flyer Paints Sikh Mayoral Candidate As A Terrorist

  04-11-2017 21:31 via yahoo.com
  Racist flyers began to circulate on Friday night falsely linking a New Jersey mayoral candidate with terrorism.
  
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• George Papadopoulos: Aide who lied to FBI repeatedly represented Trump campaign, records reveal

  04-11-2017 21:24 via yahoo.com
  A former aide to Donald Trump who pleaded guilty to perjury over his contacts with Russians in the run up to the presidential election, reportedly represented the campaign on a number of occasions.The President has made efforts to distance himself from George Papadopoulos, the first person to face criminal charges over interactions between his campaign and Russians during the 2016 Presidential race.Mr Trump said earlier this week that "few people knew" Mr Papadopoulos and described him as a "low
  
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• This Wisconsin Bill Would Let Toddlers Hunt With Guns

  04-11-2017 21:06 via yahoo.com
  Wisconsin’s GOP-controlled state Assembly has passed a bill that would get rid of minimum age restrictions on hunting as long as a child is accompanied by an adult who follows certain rules, the Associated Press reported on Friday.
  
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• Suspect in 2 Killings Wore His Victim's Clothes, Police Say

  04-11-2017 21:01 via yahoo.com
  He is suspected of also killing a student in Utah
  
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• Kansas woman 5th to be charged in killings of 3 people

  04-11-2017 20:34 via yahoo.com
  TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A grand jury indicted a Kansas woman on first-degree murder and other charges for her alleged involvement in the killing of three people earlier this year, Shawnee County District Attorney Mike Kagay said Saturday.
  
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• U.S. service member killed in Afghanistan: U.S. military

  04-11-2017 20:25 via yahoo.com
  A U.S. service member was killed in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday, the military said, without giving details of his identity or the circumstances of his death, which occurred as American forces have stepped up operations against the Taliban.A statement from U.S. Forces Afghanistan Command in Kabul said the service member had died of wounds sustained during operations in Logar, the eastern province where another service member was killed last week after a helicopter crash."Despite this tragic e
  
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• Teen Finds Heartfelt Letter From Late Mom Just Hours After She Died of Cancer

  04-11-2017 19:56 via yahoo.com
  She said the letter is something to cherish.
  
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• Lebanese premier resigns, plunging nation into uncertainty

  04-11-2017 19:47 via yahoo.com
  BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanese prime minister Saad Hariri resigned from his post in a televised address from the Saudi capital Saturday, accusing Hezbollah of taking the country hostage, in a surprise move that plunged the nation into uncertainty amid heightened regional tensions.
  
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• Hands-On With Overwatch's New Hero Moira - IGN Access

  04-11-2017 19:45
  The new Overwatch hero, Moira, is extremely similar to some of the game’s other supports, but also unlike anything I’ve ever played.
  She’s a mix of healer and damage dealer that immediately made me think of ana, with a purple and yellow color scheme that’s reminiscent of Zenyatta, but her actual kit sets Moira far apart from the supports before her.
  Her heal, Biotic Grasp, is basically a friendly flame thrower that drains her life-saving biotic energy to heal her allies.
  
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• Protests in Seoul ahead of Trump's South Korea visit

  04-11-2017 19:36 via yahoo.com
  Some 500 protesters took to the streets in Seoul Saturday, chanting slogans and waving banners as they accused Trump of bringing the Korean peninsula to the brink of war.
  
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• 33 Overwatch Concept Art and Early Gameplay Images

  04-11-2017 19:10
  Today a BlizzCon 2017, the Overwatch team shared a bunch of concept art and gameplay images, as well as a few details about the origins of its massively popular hero shooter.
  As Blizzard has discussed in the past, Overwatch was born after the cancellation of its MMO project Titan. Interestingly enough, before coming up with the idea for Overwatch, the studio had an idea for a StarCraft game.
  Check out the slideshow below for a look at some concept art for early character and ability ideas, in-de
  
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• Trump heads to Japan with North Korea on his mind

  04-11-2017 19:06 via yahoo.com
  By Steve HollandHONOLULU (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump headed to Japan on the first stop of his five-nation tour of Asia on Saturday, looking to present a united front with the Japanese against North Korea as tensions run high over Pyongyang's nuclear and missile tests.Trump, who is on a 12-day trip, is to speak to U.S. and Japanese forces at Yokota air base shortly after arriving in Japan on Sunday and looked to stress the importance of the alliance to regional security.Ballistic miss
  
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• Kremlin: no cooperation between Russia and U.S. on North Korea - RIA

  04-11-2017 18:44 via yahoo.com
  MOSCOW (Reuters) - There is no cooperation between Russia and U.S. on North Korea for the time being, the RIA news agency cited Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov as saying on Saturday. "There is no cooperation so far. Only periodic exchanges of views," he said. Russian President Vladimir Putin and his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump may meet at an Asian economic summit in Vietnam next week. Peskov said there was a "great probability" that the two would discuss the situation on the Korean peninsula i
  
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• AP Explains: What is behind the Lebanese PM's resignation

  04-11-2017 18:30 via yahoo.com
  BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri's bombshell resignation in a televised speech from Saudi Arabia took the nation by surprise Saturday.
  
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• Mila Kunis Sold Unlicensed Boyband T-Shirts On The Side While Filming 'That 70s Show'

  04-11-2017 18:23 via yahoo.com
  Mila Kunis may be the most relatable celebrity around.
  
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• Man Found Guilty of Murdering 16-Year-Old Who Identified as Both Male and Female

  04-11-2017 18:21 via yahoo.com
  Investigators say bleach had been poured on the bullet-riddled body in an apparent attempt to destroy DNA evidence
  
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• Does Xbox One X's 6 teraflops really make it the most powerful console ever? Let's look closer

  04-11-2017 18:17 via gamesradar.com
  Microsoft has made a big deal about Xbox One X being "the most powerful console ever" what with its 6 teraflops of processing power
  
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• Trump team's lawyers demand evidence is 'suppressed' in Mueller's investigation into Russia links

  04-11-2017 18:16 via yahoo.com
  Lawyers for a senior of member of Donald Trump’s campaign team have said they plan to demand the “suppression” of evidence obtained as part of Robert Mueller’s probe into the US President and his team’s alleged links with Russia.The defence team for Paul Manafort, Mr Trump’s former campaign chairman, have filed a court document saying they are likely to ask for some evidence against their client to be dismissed.Mr Manafort was indicted by a grand jury last mon
  
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• Former NFL Player Named Prime Suspect in Wife's Stabbing Death

  04-11-2017 17:30 via yahoo.com
  "She was such an amazing mother and such a beautiful humanitarian."
  
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• California Family Reveals to Police How They Made a Daring Escape from Alleged River Pirates

  04-11-2017 17:28 via yahoo.com
  A California couple found safe along with their two daughters after being taken hostage by river pirates in South America detailed to police their hours in captivity on the alleged criminals’ boat
  
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• George H.W. Bush Called Trump A 'Blowhard' And Said, 'I Don't Like Him'

  04-11-2017 17:15 via yahoo.com
  An upcoming book shows that former President George H.W. Bush did not mince words when asked about President Donald Trump, back before Trump had won the election.
  
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• 'Totally Unfounded.' JFK Files Say No Evidence of Harvey Oswald Link to CIA

  04-11-2017 17:10 via yahoo.com
  Documents say claims that Oswald was connected to the CIA were "unfounded"
  
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• Can Cuphead's Creators Defeat Their Own Game's Bosses?

  04-11-2017 17:00
  Cuphead creators Jared and Chad Moldenhauer of Studio MDHR recently stopped by the IGN office to talk – and play – Cuphead. In this first video, we pit them against the toughest bosses in their own game to see if they can take the challenge as well as they give it. Take a look at the results in the video above!
  Stay tuned for more with the Moldenhauers, including a head-to-head challenge and an in-depth interview about quitting their day jobs to become full-time game developers in ou
  
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• Thousands march as Iran marks 1979 U.S. embassy takeover

  04-11-2017 16:23 via yahoo.com
  Crowds gathered at a street rally in Tehran on Saturday to mark the 1979 U.S. embassy takeover. Rough cut (no reporter narration).
  
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• American woman arrested in Zimbabwe for allegedly calling Mugabe 'a sick man' on Twitter

  04-11-2017 16:15 via yahoo.com
  An American woman has been arrested in Zimbabwe for allegedly insulting President Robert Mugabe on Twitter.Martha O’Donovan is charged with subversion and insulting the president for allegedly calling Mr Mugabe a “sick man” in a tweet, according to the Associated Press.Ms O’Donovan is accused of tweeting “We are being led by a selfish man and sick man," and posting a photo suggesting Mr Mugabe is surviving on a catheter.
  
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• NYC attack took toll on Belgian family; mom lost both legs

  04-11-2017 15:44 via yahoo.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — Marion Van Reeth biked hundreds of miles through rugged parts of the world on charity excursions. It was a family vacation cycling outing in New York that left the Belgian airline executive with the most severe injuries of anyone who survived this week's terrorist truck attack — her legs so badly mangled they had to be amputated.
  
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• Florida Woman Arrested For Allegedly Riding A Horse While Drunk

  04-11-2017 15:39 via yahoo.com
  Police in Florida arrested a 53-year-old woman on Thursday afternoon for allegedly riding a horse while drunk.
  
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• President Donald Trump Makes Solemn Visit to Pearl Harbor

  04-11-2017 15:36 via yahoo.com
  Donald Trump paid a solemn visit to the memorial at Pearl Harbor
  
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• Mom Kills Daughters, 5 and 7 years old, and Tells Husband 'Babe, I Shot The Kids': Report

  04-11-2017 15:25 via yahoo.com
  She had allegedly planned to kill her husband and herself as well, reports said.
  
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• Typhoon slams into Vietnam, killing at least 15

  04-11-2017 15:23 via yahoo.com
  HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Typhoon Damrey slammed into Vietnam's south-central coast on Saturday, killing at least 15 people and leaving four others missing, officials said.
  
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• Lebanese Prime Minister Suggests He Fears for His Life During Resignation

  04-11-2017 15:07 via yahoo.com
  The surprise resignation plunged the country into uncertainty
  
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• Hurricane Maria death toll 'much higher than officially reported', mayor in Puerto Rico says

  04-11-2017 14:55 via yahoo.com
  The mayor of the Puerto Rican capital San Juan has warned the death toll from Hurricane Maria is far higher than the official figure.Carmen Yulín Cruz said the true number of deaths following the disaster could be as high as 500 rather than the official toll of just 54.Hurricane Maria made landfall on the island on the morning of 20 September and caused devastation to the country’s already fragile infrastructure.
  
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• Ranking The Best Shows On Hulu You Can Stream Right Now

  04-11-2017 14:46 via yahoo.com
  While other services have gone more in the direction of original content, Hulu’s continued its strategy of maintaining partnerships with traditional networks to get streaming rights after initial broadcasts.
  
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• Donald Trump refuses to rule out sacking Attorney General Jeff Sessions if he will not investigate his political opponents

  04-11-2017 14:46 via yahoo.com
  Donald Trump has refused to rule out sacking his attorney general if he decides not to investigate Democratic politicians.As he embarked on a 12-day tour of the Asia Pacific region, Mr Trump hit out at Jeff Sessions and said he was “disappointed” the former Alabama senator was not probing alleged “dishonesty” among his political rivals.“I’m not really involved with the Justice Department,” he said.
  
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• FSU Fraternity Suspended After Student Dies at Off-Campus Party

  04-11-2017 14:43 via yahoo.com
  He was found unresponsive after an off-campus party
  
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• Iran displays missile during anniversary of embassy takeover

  04-11-2017 14:34 via yahoo.com
  TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran on Saturday displayed a surface-to-surface missile as part of events marking the anniversary of the 1979 U.S. Embassy takeover and hostage crisis amid uncertainty about its nuclear deal with world powers.
  
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• Lebanon's prime minister resigns, saying he cannot tolerate Iranian interference and fears assassination 

  04-11-2017 14:06 via yahoo.com
  Lebanon’s prime minister resigned abruptly on Saturday, saying that he was stepping down in protest at Iran’s interference in his country and feared he would be assassinated like his father 12 years ago.  Saad al-Hariri announced his resignation from Saudi Arabia and the move appeared to have been done in coordination with Riyadh, which sees Iran as an arch-rival to be countered across the Middle East.    "The evil that Iran spreads in the region will backfire on it,&r
  
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• Clashes between Iraqi forces and IS along Syria border

  04-11-2017 14:02 via yahoo.com
  BEIRUT (AP) — Clashes have erupted on the Syrian-Iraqi border between Islamic State group militants and Iraqi paramilitary fighters as the extremist group defends its last stronghold in the region, a Syria monitoring group and an Iraqi official said Saturday.
  
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• North Korea looms large as Donald Trump embarks on Asia trip

  04-11-2017 13:55 via yahoo.com
  Donald Trump’s five-nation trip to Asia may take him away from his battles with opponents and prosecutors in Washington, but it will inject his volatile, combative personality into the heart of the most dangerous nuclear standoff in the world.The president has broken precedent by clearly and repeatedly threatening to carry out a first strike against North Korea.“I must tell you North Korea’s a thing that I think we will solve and if we don’t solve it, it’s not going
  
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• The U.S. Army Wants to Put Big Guns on Small Tanks

  04-11-2017 13:42 via yahoo.com
  The Pentagon hopes to get a new lightweight armored combat vehicle.Recently, the U.S. Army has been putting forth a requirement for a new lightweight armored combat vehicle, under the project name of Mobile Protected Firepower (MPF).
  
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