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• Trump's ‘Pocahontas’ Punchline Ignores The Violence Native Women Face Every Day

  29-11-2017 23:58 via yahoo.com
  Most people are horrified when President Donald Trump attacks Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.)
  
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• Congressman Conyers faces heightened pressure to resign

  29-11-2017 23:50 via yahoo.com
  Democratic U.S. congressman John Conyers faced increasing pressure on Wednesday to resign, with the No. 2 Democrat in the House of Representatives saying he should step down if sexual harassment accusations against him were true.With Congress in session, Conyers returned to his home district in Detroit on Tuesday.The latest accusation was reported by the Detroit News, which cited a former staffer as saying Conyers sexually harassed her three times between 1997 and 1999.
  
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• Stardew Valley on Switch Gets Major Patch Update

  29-11-2017 23:47
  The popular indie farm RPG Stardew Valley has just released an update for the Nintendo Switch version which comes with a plethora of bug fixes.
  The official patch notes contain a list of all the fixes found in the update but most notably are improvements to save times, crashing, audio glitches, and rumble during handheld mode as well as support for Nintendo's video recording feature.
  Players familiar with these bugs will appreciate the much-needed patch after excessive save times and random cras
  
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• We Finally Know Why Adam Driver Hasn't Talked About Emo Kylo Ren

  29-11-2017 23:30 via yahoo.com
  Following the release of “Star Wars: Episode VII,” there was a great disturbance in the Force.
  
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• Commander of elite U.S. Air Force demonstration squadron removed

  29-11-2017 23:24 via yahoo.com
  The head of the U.S. Air Force's Thunderbirds, an elite military demonstration squadron, was removed because of a loss of confidence in his leadership, the military said on Wednesday.In a separate statement, Major Ray Geoffroy, a spokesman for the Thunderbirds, said Heard had not been removed because of a recent crash."While he led a highly successful 2017 show season featuring 72 demonstrations over 39 show sites, concerns arose that his approach to leading the team was resulting in increased r
  
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• AT&T CEO says blackout ban shows company willing to settle U.S. Department of Justice fight

  29-11-2017 23:24 via yahoo.com
  The U.S. Department of Justice last week sued AT&T to block its planned acquisition of Time Warner, saying the combination could raise prices for rivals and pay-TV subscribers while hampering the development of online video."We’re prepared to make concessions," AT&T's CEO, Randall Stephenson, said at an Economic Club of New York luncheon.U.S. District Court Judge Richard Leon, in Washington, D.C., who is overseeing hear the case filed by the Justice Department, on Wednesday set the
  
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• Darksiders 2 deathinitively leads the PlayStation Plus free games lineup for December (also Kung Fu Panda)

  29-11-2017 23:17 via gamesradar.com
  The main attraction of the PlayStation Plus free games list for December 2017 is a remastered version of a game that came out in 2012
  
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• 11 questions we have after watching the Avengers: Infinity War trailer

  29-11-2017 23:13 via gamesradar.com
  The first Avengers: Infinity War trailer has arrived, and hype levels are through the roof
  
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• Lovecraft, Majora's Mask, And Dickens Combine In This Indie Narrative-Adventure

  29-11-2017 23:00
  Something feels off about the city in A Place for the Unwilling, a narrative adventure game from the Madrid-based indie developer AlPixel Games. Black smoke spews from the chimneys of homes and factories, friendly faces hide secrets, and a sense of mysterious, unknown dread permeates the streets of this Dickensian city.
  In A Place for the Unwilling, which is due out next year on PC and Mac, AlPixel crafts a Dickensian world with a visually striking style that begs you to explore its darkest cor
  
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• These Weird Christmas Gifts Will Make The Holidays Hilarious

  29-11-2017 22:54 via yahoo.com
  These are weird times we live in, so the Christmas gifts you give should reflect that.
  
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• U.S. demands countries end ties with North Korea's 'sick puppy' Kim

  29-11-2017 22:52 via yahoo.com
  “Little Rocket Man … he is a sick puppy,” Trump said in the middle of a speech focused on the Republican tax-cut plan in Congress.
  
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• Lebanon's Hariri visits family in Paris: source

  29-11-2017 22:32 via yahoo.com
  Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri flew Wednesday night to Paris for a family visit, a source close to him said."He left half an hour ago and will spend a few days with his family in Paris," said the source.Hariri's shock resignation announcement from Saudi Arabia early this month, followed by a lengthy stay in Riyadh, had prompted speculation that he had been forced to quit and was not free to travel.
  
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• Garrison Keillor Jokes About Improper Behavior Allegations: 'All My Heroes Got Fired'

  29-11-2017 22:23 via yahoo.com
  The radio host appeared to downplay allegations
  
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• PEOPLE Writer Natasha Stoynoff, Who Accused Donald Trump Of Sexual Harassment, Opens Up On Matt Lauer Accusations

  29-11-2017 22:16 via yahoo.com
  Matt Lauer was terminated by NBC News on Wednesday following a complaint alleging 'inappropriate sexual behavior'
  
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• US military says civilians not killed in Somali raid

  29-11-2017 22:05 via yahoo.com
  US military investigators said Wednesday that only enemy fighters were shot dead in a joint US-Somali raid in August, amid allegations that multiple civilians were killed.At issue is an August 25 operation at a farm near Bariire in Somalia's Lower Shabelle region, when Somali troops and US special forces attacked a suspected hideout for fighters from the Al-Qaeda-affiliated Shabaab group.Local elders called a news conference in the capital Mogadishu and displayed nine bodies, two of them childre
  
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• US, China hold quiet military talks amid NKorea tensions

  29-11-2017 22:04 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. and Chinese generals engaged in an unusual set of security talks on Wednesday, just hours after North Korea's most powerful missile test yet, focused on how the mighty American and Chinese militaries might communicate in a crisis.
  
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• Visceral's Star Wars game was too linear, EA says, and it's still deciding what to do with it

  29-11-2017 22:03 via gamesradar.com
  Remember when EA canceled the Visceral Star Wars game and people freaked out about it signalling the death of single-player games? Considering the phenomenal selection of single-player games released in 2017 alone, that idea seems a little sillier every day, but comments made by EA CEO Andrew Wilson at the Credit Suisse conference this week (via GamesIndustry International) make it clear that EA has indeed lost faith in one specific kind of single-player game
  
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• 'Everyone Knew' Matt Lauer 'Cheated On' Wife, but Misconduct Allegations Are 'a Shock': Sources

  29-11-2017 21:53 via yahoo.com
  Ousted Today host Matt Lauer had multiple extramarital affairs, sources allege to PEOPLE
  
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• Final Fantasy XV: Character Swapping Coming

  29-11-2017 21:49
  The December update for Final Fantasy XV will include character swapping, and Episode Ardyn is coming next year.
  According to the latest Active Time Report, via WCCFTECH, players will be able to switch between Noctis, Gladio, Ignis, and Prompto in battle, and each of them will control as they do in their respective DLC packs.
  Next year will also feature the release of at least three DLC episodes, and one of them will focus on Ardyn, Final Fantasy XV's antagonist. As for the focus of th
  
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• Foreign visitors to US fall sharply from 2016

  29-11-2017 21:44 via yahoo.com
  The number of international visitors to the United States through June fell sharply from last year, according to government data released Wednesday.Total foreign visitors fell four percent compared to the first six months of last year, with travelers from Mexico down more than nine percent and from Britain down six percent, but visits from Canada up nearly five percent.Excluding Canada and Mexico, overseas visitors fell nearly six percent, but business travel dropped nearly nine percent compared
  
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• Trump video retweets could be playing with fire

  29-11-2017 21:29 via yahoo.com
  The president drew widespread condemnation for sharing with his Twitter followers incendiary videos from the right-wing British anti-Muslim party Britain First.
  
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• The Far-Right Group Trump Amplified On Twitter Has A History Of Open Anti-Muslim Hate

  29-11-2017 21:17 via yahoo.com
  Britain First is a far-right, anti-immigrant political party in the U.K. The fringe group is known for spreading hoaxes about Islam, conducting aggressive “mosque invasions” of Muslim worship spaces and campaigning for an outright ban on Islam in their country.
  
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• 2018 Nissan Kicks SUV Arrives to Replace the Juke

  29-11-2017 21:05 via yahoo.com
  Nissan flips the mission of its tiny crossover from fun to functional.
  
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• 2019 Subaru Ascent Fills an SUV-Sized Hole

  29-11-2017 21:03 via yahoo.com
  Subaru owners are a dedicated bunch, and our survey data show that they're a mostly-satisfied group when it comes to their cars. But it’s hard to remain loyal when your needs for a larger vehicle...
  
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• Destiny 2: The New Curse of Osiris PVP Maps are a Blast

  29-11-2017 21:00
  Destiny 2’s PVP mode is about to get an entirely new trio of PVP maps for the Crucible. The two which we had the opportunity to included Pacifica and Wormhaven, the latter being a PlayStation exclusive.
  Pacifica has players face off on the surface of Titan. Similar in design to the surface area of the explorable Titan, the Pacifica map will have you either facing off in the narrow hallways and corridors that force you to fight over key entrances, or the long open interior hallways with ele
  
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• Twitter Responds Perfectly After Marvel Editor-In-Chief Exposed For Posing As Asian

  29-11-2017 20:46 via yahoo.com
  After news broke that Marvel’s new editor-in-chief, C.B. Cebulski, had posed as a Japanese comic book writer for a year, Twitter decided to use its powers for good.
  
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• Roy Moore Criticizes Effort To Make Sure All Eligible Voters Can Vote In Alabama

  29-11-2017 20:46 via yahoo.com
  Roy Moore, the Republican nominee for an Alabama U.S. Senate seat, accused Democrats on Tuesday of attempting to register felons in order to sway the special election to his Democratic opponent.
  
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• Former KKK leader praises Trump for sharing Islamophobic tweets from Britain First: 'Thank God!'

  29-11-2017 20:39 via yahoo.com
  David Duke, the former Ku Klux Klan leader, had nothing but praise for US President Donald Trump’s recent tweets featuring anti-Muslim videos from a far-right group in the UK.Mr Duke has long been a supporter of the President and tweeted that Mr Trump was “showing what the fake media won’t” and saying "thank God" the president was willing to do so.The three videos shared through retweets came from Jayda Fransen, deputy leader of Britain First.
  
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• Matt Lauer Is Focused on Family After Being Fired, Source Says

  29-11-2017 20:22 via yahoo.com
  Matt Lauer is putting his attention on his family after he was terminated from NBC over allegations of “inappropriate sexual behavior in the workplace”
  
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• James O'Keefe's Credibility Is On Trial As DOJ Seeks Felony Convictions For Trump Protesters

  29-11-2017 20:19 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON ― The background of conservative activist James O’Keefe came under scrutiny in D.C. Superior Court on Wednesday morning, as prosecutors continued to seek felony convictions for six individuals swept up in a mass arrest on the day of President Donald Trump’s inauguration.
  
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• Matt Lauer's 'Inappropriate Sexual Behavior' Dates Back to at Least the Sochi Olympics, Report Says

  29-11-2017 19:38 via yahoo.com
  The fired 'Today' show anchor's accuser says it took place over the course of 2014
  
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• Sioux Leader To Trump: 'Leave The Office You Bought And Take Your Swamp Things With You'

  29-11-2017 19:35 via yahoo.com
  A Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe leader issued a damning response Wednesday to President Donald Trump’s “Pocahontas” slur earlier this week during an event meant to honor Navajo Code Talkers.
  
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• Top women diplomats, defense officials join #metoo movement

  29-11-2017 19:31 via yahoo.com
  More than 220 serving and former US diplomats, defense and national security officials have added their names to the #metoo movement, releasing a letter saying that sexual harassment is rife in their professions."We, too, are survivors of sexual harassment, assault, and abuse or know others who are," they wrote in the letter headed #metoonatsec.The signatories include women who serve in or have served in senior positions at the Department of Defense and State Department, White House and intellig
  
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• Yet more proof: Donald Trump is a fascist sympathiser | Richard Wolffe

  29-11-2017 19:24 via yahoo.com
  Trump’s decision to promote anti-Muslim videos by Britain First, an extreme far-right group, confirms what was abundantly clear after Chartlottesville ‘Stirring up racial and religious hatred for political ends has become known as ‘populism’ among the pundit class.’ Photograph: Kevin Lamarque/Reuters
  
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• Bosnian war criminal dies after drinking poison in court as he loses Hague appeal

  29-11-2017 19:19 via yahoo.com
  The International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia in the Hague itself became a crime scene on Wednesday when a convicted war criminal committed suicide with poison he had smuggled into the courtroom. Slobodan Praljak, a commander of Croat forces during the 1990s war in Bosnia, swigged poison from a flask moments after a panel of appeals judges upheld his 20 year sentence for war crimes on Wednesday morning. He was pronounced dead two hours later. Dutch police declared the courtroom a
  
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• Aspiring actress details allegations against Weinstein

  29-11-2017 19:18 via yahoo.com
  An aspiring actress who met Harvey Weinstein by chance in 2014 detailed in tears Tuesday how she said the media mogul made her stand in front of a mirror in his hotel room in Cannes, France, while he stood behind her, groping her and forcing her to perform a sex act after pretending to be interested in her career.
  
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• 2018 Lexus RX350L / RX450hL: The RX Gets an Extra-Length Rx

  29-11-2017 19:15 via yahoo.com
  Finally, an RX with room for seven.
  
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• Why don't Star Wars Battlefront 2's loot boxes focus on cosmetics? "You probably don't want Darth Vader in pink" says EA

  29-11-2017 19:05 via gamesradar.com
  Considering the uproar and bad press EA have received over Star Wars Battlefront 2 for its heavy reliance on loot boxes, many have wondered why the publisher didn't simply opt to push cosmetic items instead of a convoluted system involving cards, currencies, and crafting
  
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• Why don't Star Wars Battlefront 2 loot boxes focus on cosmetics? 'You don't want Vader in pink' says EA

  29-11-2017 19:05 via gamesradar.com
  Considering the uproar and bad press EA have received over Star Wars Battlefront 2 for its heavy reliance on loot boxes, many have wondered why the publisher didn't simply opt to push cosmetic items instead of a convoluted system involving cards, currencies, and crafting
  
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• Why don't Star Wars Battlefront 2 loot boxes focus on cosmetics? 'You don't want Darth Vader in pink' says EA

  29-11-2017 19:05 via gamesradar.com
  Considering the uproar and bad press EA have received over Star Wars Battlefront 2 for its heavy reliance on loot boxes, many have wondered why the publisher didn't simply opt to push cosmetic items instead of a convoluted system involving cards, currencies, and crafting
  
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• 2019 Mercedes-Benz CLS-class: Pretty Again, and Powered by an Inline-Six

  29-11-2017 19:00 via yahoo.com
  Underneath the shapely new skin, a pioneering powertrain.
  
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• Rich San Francisco Residents Got Their Street Back After a Tax Dispute

  29-11-2017 18:54 via yahoo.com
  Officials voted to rescind the sale of the tax-defaulted gated community
  
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• Castile's girlfriend reaches settlement over police shooting

  29-11-2017 18:50 via yahoo.com
  ST. ANTHONY, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota city that employed a police officer who fatally shot black motorist Philando Castile during a traffic stop last year has reached a settlement with Castile's girlfriend and her daughter, who were in the car with him when he was killed.
  
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• PlayStation Plus Lineup for December 2017 Announced

  29-11-2017 18:41
  Sony has revealed December 2017's lineup of free PlayStation Plus games.
  Check out the full list of games and their respective platforms below, courtesy of PlayStation Blog:Darksiders II: Deathinitive Edition (PS4)Kung Fu Panda: Showdown of Legendary Legends (PS4)Syberia Collection (PS3)Xblaze Lost: Memories (PS3)Forma.8 (PS Vita, PS4)Wanted Corp (PS Vita)Until Dawn: Rush of Blood (PS4) — bonus game available through January 2 in U.S., Canada, and La
  
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• Garrison Keillor Fired From Minnesota Public Radio Over Alleged Inappropriate Behavior

  29-11-2017 18:36 via yahoo.com
  Garrison Keillor, longtime host of the syndicated public radio variety show “A Prairie Home Companion,” said Wednesday he’s been fired by Minnesota Public Radio after accusations of inappropriate behavior.
  
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• 2019 BMW i8 Roadster: i-Opener

  29-11-2017 18:25 via yahoo.com
  The open air greets BMW's range-topping hybrid sports car.
  
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• Evidence Mounts Against So-Called Climate Change Hiatus

  29-11-2017 18:20 via yahoo.com
  Evidence is mounting against the so-called climate change hiatus — a period lasting from 1998 to 2012 — when global temperatures allegedly stopped rising as sharply as they had before.This misconception can be explained, in part, by missing temperature data from the Arctic, a new study finds.That seeming pause in rising global temperatures had been used as evidence by climate skeptics to suggest that the Earth wasn't really warming at an unnatural pace.
  
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• Accuser's open letter to Roy Moore: 'Where does your immorality end?'

  29-11-2017 18:12 via yahoo.com
  Leigh Corfman, the first woman to accuse Alabama Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore of sexually assaulting her when she was a minor, publishes an open letter to the former judge Tuesday demanding he stop calling her a liar.
  
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• People Hope Ann Curry Is Basking In The Glow Of Matt Lauer Being Fired

  29-11-2017 18:11 via yahoo.com
  The first thing that pops into many people’s heads upon hearing the news that Matt Lauer has been fired from “Today” is Ann Curry.
  
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• Still playing Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp or already moved on? Let us know!

  29-11-2017 18:02 via gamesradar.com
  Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp came out around the world on November 21, and a whole lot of people started playing it
  
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