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• Razer ManO'War 7.1 headset for $70 - the best Razer gear deals for Black Friday

  23-11-2017 23:56 via gamesradar.com
  Razer is one of the hottest brands in gaming accessories, and with good reason
  
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• This Black Friday PS VR bundle has everything you need to make your Skyrim VR dreams come true for £239.99

  23-11-2017 23:41 via gamesradar.com
  Update: This is now an Argos deal as Amazon has now sold out of bundlesIf you've been holding off buying PlayStation VR but the idea of questing across Skyrim in virtual reality has pushed you over the edge, Black Friday gaming deals have you covered
  
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• Michael Flynn May Be Cooperating With Robert Mueller's Russia Probe: Report

  23-11-2017 23:37 via yahoo.com
  President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser, Michael Flynn, may be moving to cooperate with the special counsel investigating ties between the Trump campaign and efforts by Russia to meddle in the 2016 presidential election, The New York Times reported Thursday.
  
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• Man freed decades after double killing that rocked LA suburb

  23-11-2017 22:56 via yahoo.com
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Simi Valley was a sleepy Southern California suburb in 1979, one frequently ranked near the top of surveys of America's safest cities — in large part because hundreds of police officers from nearby Los Angeles lived there.
  
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• Robert Mugabe 'guaranteed immunity' according to sources in Zimbabwe

  23-11-2017 22:50 via yahoo.com
  Zimbabwe's former president Robert Mugabe was granted immunity from prosecution and assured that his safety will be protected in his home country under a deal that led to his resignation, sources close to the negotiations said on Thursday. Mr Mugabe, who had led Zimbabwe from independence in 1980, stepped down on Tuesday after the army seized power and the ruling party turned against him. Emmerson Mnangagwa, the former vice president sacked by Mr Mugabe earlier this month, is set to be sworn in
  
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• Wolfenstein 2 Free Trial Now Available

  23-11-2017 22:46
  Those who haven't yet purchased Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus can now play the entire first level for free.
  According to Bethesda, a free trial for Wolfenstein 2 is now available for download on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC. In the event that you decide to purchase Machine Games' new first-person shooter, your progress from the demo can be transferred over to the full game.
  Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus was released for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC on October 27, and will make its way t
  
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• Grief, anger as relatives learn of Argentine sub blast

  23-11-2017 22:43 via yahoo.com
  Relatives of the 44 crewmembers aboard Argentina's missing submarine erupted in a welter of anger and grief Thursday after the navy released news of an explosion onboard, effectively ending hopes of survival.Itati Leguizamon, wife of sonar operator German Suarez, said that days of false hopes had left the families feeling manipulated by the navy which had repeatedly retained information about the crew's fate.Around 100 family members had been waiting hopefully inside the Mar del Plata naval base
  
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• The Latest: Spectacle, security on display at Macy's parade

  23-11-2017 22:41 via yahoo.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York (all times local):
  
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• Why Square Enix Let IO Interactive Keep Hitman IP

  23-11-2017 22:21
  Square Enix president and CEO Yosuke Matsuda recently explained why it allowed IO Interactive to keep the Hitman IP when the two parted ways earlier this year, highlighting the intrinsic tie between the studio and its stealth-action franchise.
  "It's because I believe it wouldn't be Hitman unless it was Hitman made by IO," Matsuda told GamesIndustry.biz, adding that he believes fans of the series feel the same way.
  "I believe the fans of Hitman think it's only Hitman if it's made by IO. So I
  
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• Xbox One S with four games for £180? Black Friday strikes gold again

  23-11-2017 22:16 via gamesradar.com
  It might not be the 'most powerful console' ever, but the Xbox One S is still a wonderful beast, offering HDR gaming and a 4K Blu-Ray player in one compact package
  
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• Anti-Pipeline Activist Found Guilty After Being Barred From Mentioning Climate Change

  23-11-2017 22:07 via yahoo.com
  After a short trial lasting just a day and a half, climate activist and retiree Leonard Higgins was found guilty on Wednesday of a serious felony charge for his role in the “valve turner” protest last year that resulted in the brief shutdown of a tar sands pipeline in Montana.
  
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• Trump's bizarre comments about 'invisible planes' to the Coastguard: Read them in full

  23-11-2017 22:04 via yahoo.com
  Donald Trump: It is an honour to be here. I have to tell you, you know. The Coast Guard always respected, but if you're looking at it as a brand, there's no brand that went up more than the Coast Guard with what happened in Texas, and I would say in particular, Texas has been incredible. You saved 16,000 lives. Nobody knows that. 16,000 lives. In fact when I first heard the number, I said, you mean like 600? 500? 16,000 lives in Texas.
  
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• *UPDATE: It's been cancelled* This £250 PS4 Pro Black Friday deal is utterly ridiculous... in the best way

  23-11-2017 22:02 via gamesradar.com
  ***UPDATE 2 Friday 10.15 GMT: There are numerous reports that orders have been cancelled and Currys...
  
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• This £250 PS4 Pro Black Friday deal is utterly ridiculous... in the best way

  23-11-2017 22:02 via gamesradar.com
  If you want a whole load of content and a PS4 Pro for just £249
  
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• Republican lawmaker on Roy Moore abuse allegations: 'I'd break his face'

  23-11-2017 21:36 via yahoo.com
  Roy Moore has refused to drop out of the Senate race despite allegations of sexual misconduct.A Republican congressman has said he would have beaten up Roy Moore, the GOP nominee for a US Senate seat in Alabama, if any of the women who have made sexual misconduct allegations against the judge had been his daughter.
  
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• Get an Xbox One X with FIFA 18, Forza 7 Lucky's Tale and 2 month Now TV for £537.99 this Black Friday

  23-11-2017 21:18 via gamesradar.com
  If you're after an Xbox One X in the Black Friday gaming deals then this three game bundle could be for you! There's an Xbox One X, FIFA 18, Forza 7 and Super Lucky's Tale, plus two months Now TV for £537
  
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• Black Friday deal alert! This Star Wars Battlefront 2 PS4 bundle comes with GT Sport and Hidden Agenda for only £199.99

  23-11-2017 21:02 via gamesradar.com
  This is it. Out of all the best Black Friday gaming deals going live this week, this is the deal you ...
  
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• Zimbabwe must reform after Mugabe, says first British minster to visit country in two decades

  23-11-2017 20:55 via yahoo.com
  Britain called on the incoming president of Zimbabwe to make good on promises to establish a new democracy following Robert Mugabe's fall from power as the first government minister to visit the country in nearly 20 years landed in Harare.  Rory Stewart, Britain’s minister for Africa, called on Emmerson Mnangagwa to show "clear resolve" on reform as he arrived in the capital for talks with officials and civil society activists on Thursday.  The visit came as Zimbabwe&rs
  
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• Grab a PS4 Slim 500GB with FIFA 18, GT Sport and Knowledge of Power for £199.99 in this amazing Black Friday deal

  23-11-2017 20:39 via gamesradar.com
  No-one appears to be waiting for the big day itself to unveil Black Friday Gaming deals
  
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• Get an Xbox One S 500Gb Console with Minecraft, Minecraft Story Mode and 3 Months Xbox Live Gold for £169.99!

  23-11-2017 20:37 via gamesradar.com
  The Black Friday deals are go!
  
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• 2017 Ford Focus RS vs. 2017 Honda Civic Type R

  23-11-2017 20:30 via yahoo.com
  Pitted against the 350-hp all-wheel-drive Focus RS, the Civic Type R makes a case for the front-wheel-drive performance car.
  
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• After DNA test, California man freed from prison in 1978 double-murder

  23-11-2017 20:22 via yahoo.com
  By Alex DobuzinskisLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A man wrongfully convicted in California of the 1978 double-murder of a woman and her child is spending his first Thanksgiving Day as a free man in 39 years, after being released on the basis of DNA evidence.California Governor Jerry Brown pardoned 70-year-old Craig Coley on Wednesday and prison officials quickly set him free, according to prosecutors and police in Simi Valley, where the double-slaying occurred.Local authorities in Simi Valley, a commun
  
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• See the Moment President Trump Challenged a Coast Guard Member to an Arm Wrestle

  23-11-2017 19:37 via yahoo.com
  He admitted he'd "be in trouble"
  
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• Donald Trump talks about 'invisible' fighter jets like 'on the movies'

  23-11-2017 19:18 via yahoo.com
  Donald Trump said he asked Air Force officials whether new aircraft they have ordered will perform like those he sees “on the movies”.Speaking to members of the US Coast Guard on Thanksgiving Day, he claimed his administration was “building up wealth” to spend more on national defence and the military.Mr Trump said he asked “the Air Force guys” about the abilities of the plane.
  
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• Suicide attack kills at least eight in Afghanistan's east: officials

  23-11-2017 19:17 via yahoo.com
  A suicide bomber struck in a crowd of people in the eastern Afghan province of Nangarhar on Thursday killing at least eight, officials said, in an attack that underscored worsening security.The bomber approached the crowd of dozens on foot in provincial capital Jalalabad as they were demonstrating in support of a local police commander who had been sacked and calling for his reinstatement, provincial spokesman Attaullah Khogyani said.Both IS and the Taliban are active in Nangarhar province.
  
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• President Trump Challenged a Coast Guard Member to an Arm Wrestle

  23-11-2017 19:15 via yahoo.com
  President Donald Trump joked about beating a member of the U.S. Coast Guard in an arm wrestle during a Thanksgiving visit to a station in Riviera Beach, Florida, near the President’s Mar-a-Lago club
  
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• Drug-maker Teva set for major layoffs in Israel, US: report

  23-11-2017 19:12 via yahoo.com
  Pharmaceutical giant Teva is preparing to sack thousands of employees in Israel and the United States, including one quarter of its Israeli workforce, a business newspaper said Thursday.Israel-based Teva, the world's biggest manufacturer of generic drugs, will sack 25 percent of its 6,860 employees in Israel and more than 10 percent of its 10,000-strong workforce in the US, Calcalist daily said.Teva shares in the United States have taken a plunge this year as the company has faced harsh financia
  
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• Pokemon Ultra Sun and Moon Hide Lovely Iwata Reference

  23-11-2017 19:08
  Pokemon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon contain a wonderful tribute to the late Satoru Iwata, who served as the fourth president and CEO of Nintendo, and played an instrumental role in the development of Pokemon Gold and Silver.
  As detailed by Serebii.net, when you travel to the Game Freak building in Heahea City and speak to Morimoto with a Pokemon you acquired from one of the Virtual Console games on your team, he will offer a bit of history about that particular generation of Pokemon games
  
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• China's Okay Airways orders five Boeing Dreamliners for $1.4 bn

  23-11-2017 18:48 via yahoo.com
  Boeing and China's first privately owned airline, Okay Airways, have finalised a $1.4-billion order for five Dreamliner jets, the two companies said on Thursday.The purchase of the five 787-9 long-haul aircraft by the Beijing-based airline was signed off in the United States on Wednesday and announced on Thursday via the companies' official accounts on Chinese microblogging site, Weibo.Okay Airways currently has a fleet of 26 single-corridor Boeing 737 planes, which fly to 70 destinations in Chi
  
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• Chef José Andrés Prepares 40,000 Thanksgiving Meals In Puerto Rico

  23-11-2017 18:37 via yahoo.com
  As Americans give thanks this Thanksgiving, celebrity chef José Andrés is busy giving back, by preparing what he estimated as 40,000 Thanksgiving meals for Puerto Ricans.
  
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• The Latest: General: Russia likely to scale down in Syria

  23-11-2017 18:29 via yahoo.com
  BEIRUT (AP) — The Latest on developments in Syria (all times local):
  
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• Donald Trump thanks everyone on Thanksgiving except Obama

  23-11-2017 18:24 via yahoo.com
  Donald Trump has attacked Barack Obama’s military strategy in his first Thanksgiving Day speech to troops overseas, saying “they weren’t letting you win before”.In an address in which bragged about a soaring stock market, record job figures, and “big, beautiful fat tax cuts” the military personnel could look forward to at home, he also claimed US forces were repeatedly defeating Isis militants – something he also sought to take credit for.
  
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• North Korean defector recovering after daring escape

  23-11-2017 18:21 via yahoo.com
  As the North Korean soldier who made a daring escape across the DMZ recovers, six servicemen, including three Americans, were honored for their bravery in facing North Korean fire.
  
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• Man freed from North Korean prison by Jimmy Carter found burned to death in California

  23-11-2017 18:00 via yahoo.com
  An American whose release from a North Korean prison was negotiated by former president Jimmy Carter has burned to death in California.Police have confirmed that a body found engulfed in flames in a dirt field in San Diego is that of Aijalon Mahil Gomes.An off-duty California Highway Patrol officer found the former teacher on fire on Friday night and he was pronounced dead at the scene.
  
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• The Mysterious Disappearance Of An Argentine Navy Sub Just Got Even Stranger

  23-11-2017 17:58 via yahoo.com
  As the desperate, multinational search for a missing Argentine submarine continues, the country’s navy said on Thursday that a sound “consistent with an explosion” had been detected near the site where the vessel disappeared last week with 44 crew members on board.
  
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• The Latest: Zimbabwe opposition not invited to inauguration

  23-11-2017 17:44 via yahoo.com
  HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — The Latest on Zimbabwe's political turmoil (all times local):
  
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• Trump Celebrates Thanksgiving With 100th Day At One Of His Properties As President

  23-11-2017 17:29 via yahoo.com
  President Donald Trump is celebrating his first Thanksgiving as president at his members-only resort in Florida, marking the 100th day he’s spent at a Trump-owned property since his inauguration.Wednesday and Thursday were the president’s 27th and 28th days at his Palm Beach resort, according to a New York Times tracker. He also visited the Trump International Golf Club on Wednesday, where the White House said he handled “a full schedule of meetings and phone calls.&r
  
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• Richard Spencer Reportedly Banned From 26 European Countries

  23-11-2017 17:29 via yahoo.com
  More than two dozen European countries reportedly banned white supremacist Richard Spencer from entry, The Associated Press reported.
  
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• Cows rain down on drivers after crash in Utah

  23-11-2017 17:29 via yahoo.com
  Drivers in Riverdale, Utah experienced some unexpected bumps on their morning commute when cows began raining down on them from the road above.The freeway ramp was temporarily closed in the aftermath, as crews attempted to clear the scene of cattle.The driver was speeding in the 45-mph (72-kph) area, Riverdale Police Lieutenant Mike Loveland told The Independent.
  
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• Nintendo Apologises for Animal Crossing Server Problems

  23-11-2017 17:25
  
  Nintendo has addressed the server issues plaguing Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp.
  Nintendo has apologized for the problems via an in-game message and is offering 20 Leaf Tickets for all players who log into the mobile game within the next month. Leaf Tickets are the premium currency in the game.
  As for the server issues, Nintendo has promised it will resolve them soon.In-game message, image via Eurogamer.Continue reading…
  
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• Baltimore Detective Sean Suiter killed day before testimony in police corruption case

  23-11-2017 17:15 via yahoo.com
  When Suiter was killed with his own weapon, he was set to testify before a federal grand jury the next day against eight elite officers already indicted in a police corruption investigation.
  
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• Blog: Creating an awesome game design pattern in C++

  23-11-2017 17:10
  In this article I want to talk about the Entity-Component-System (ECS). It is a design pattern that allows you lots of flexibility in designing your overall software architecture. Let's take a look!...
  
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• Rovio shares fall by 20 percent thanks to rising UA costs

  23-11-2017 17:09
  Rovio has seen its share prices drop by 20 percent just two months after its IPO, with declining profits and rising user acquisition (UA) costs the likely culprits.  ...
  
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• Slender Man Explained

  23-11-2017 17:05
  
  Who’s that guy standing way off in the distance, just behind that tree? Why, it’s the Slender Man, the modern monster that has captured the attention of everyone from posters on Reddit and Deviant Art to local and national news reporters all across America.
  The Slender Man may not be a true folk figure in the traditional sense, but in an era of internet memes, he definitely qualifies as an embodiment of terror deliberately tailored for the iPhone generation, and folklore scholars ten
  
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• Hellblade Hits 500,000 Copies Sold

  23-11-2017 17:00
  Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice has sold 500,000 copies, turning a profit only 3 months after it's launch.
  The news was revealed in a post on the Ninja Theory company blog, alongside the final episode of its 30-part developer diary series, which you can watch here.
  Some of the figures detailed include 75k pre-orders before launch and 250k units sold in the first week of Hellblade's release.
  $13 million in revenue has been generated by the game in the first 3 months, with 500k units accountable for
  
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• Get Assassin's Creed Origins for $42 and Horizon Zero Dawn for £25 in the Black Friday PlayStation Store sale

  23-11-2017 16:33 via gamesradar.com
  The PlayStation Store couldn't stand the wait; it's already hosting a weekend full of early Black Friday gaming deals
  
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• Group Lobbying To End Trophy Hunting Ban Is Alarmingly Close With Ryan Zinke

  23-11-2017 16:28 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON — Along with receiving thousands of dollars in campaign contributions from Safari Club International while running for Congress, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke spoke at the hunting advocacy group’s 2016 veterans breakfast, had a notable photo-op with its director of litigation on his first day as head of the Interior Department, and dined with its vice president in Alaska earlier this year.
  
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• Donald Trump posts bizarre reply to tweet accusing him of stoking racism

  23-11-2017 16:10 via yahoo.com
  "Trump's rage-tweets about LaVar Ball are part of a pattern," Greg Sargent, the author of the opinion piece tweeted.Ten minutes later, he sent another "MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!" tweet, this time as a post to all his followers rather than a reply.
  
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• Hurricane Irma: Deaths of 12 people in sweltering nursing home ruled as homicide, police say

  23-11-2017 16:06 via yahoo.com
  The deaths of 12 people in a sweltering Florida nursing home after Hurricane Irma wiped out power to the building have been ruled as homicides, police say.The Rehabilitation Center in Miami was evacuated on 13 September when three residents died after the home’s air conditioning stopped working.Five more died later that day before another six passed away during the weeks after the evacuation, reports the Sun Sentinel.
  
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• To The Moon Sequel Gets a Release Date (and a Great Parody Trailer)

  23-11-2017 16:03
  Finding Paradise, the full sequel to To The Moon (not counting spin-off A Bird Story) will be released on December 14.
  Some fans might have been a little confused when a trailer for "To The Moon 2", promising "more action, more explosions, more loot boxes" popped up. As returning lead character Dr. Watts puts it - "thank god it was only a dream".
  Instead, we got a release date for the follow-up to the 2011 indie darling. Watch the trailer below:
  To The Moon followed two scientists who are able t
  
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