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• American tourist killed in Costa Rica shark attack

  02-12-2017 23:51 via yahoo.com
  San José (AFP) - A 49-year-old US female tourist was killed by a tiger shark this week while diving off a Costa Rican island in the Pacific Ocean, the government and local media reported.The attack also badly injured the 26-year-old male Costa Rican diving guide leading the group that included the American woman.The shark savaged the two on Thursday as they were surfacing after a dive off Coco Island, a pristine national park located 500 kilometers (300 miles) off the Costa Rican mainland
  
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• Bloodborne Dataminer Discovers Bosses Cut From Game

  02-12-2017 23:48
  A Bloodborne dataminer has discovered several bosses cut from the final game.
  YouTuber Sanadsk specializes in uncovering hidden content and lore in the Souls series. Recently he's offered a new look at some of these unused Bloodborne enemies and even an NPC, which were scrapped for unknown reasons.
  You can check out his video here and an image gallery of some of the bosses below. One of the enemies, as you can see, is some sort of a three-headed demon with wings. There's also a scholar NPC who,
  
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• Is Hope Hicks the next target of Mueller's investigation? Here's why she might be

  02-12-2017 23:23 via yahoo.com
  White House Communications Director Hope Hicks could be the next target in Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s probe into Trump campaign collusion with Russia.
  
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• FBI agent removed from Robert Mueller's Russia investigation after sending anti-Trump text messages

  02-12-2017 23:20 via yahoo.com
  A FBI agent who sent text messages to a friend which were critical of Donald Trump has been removed from his senior role in the investigation into Russian interference in the US election. Peter Strzok, described by The New York Times as being considered one of the most experienced and trusted FBI counterintelligence investigators, was removed from the investigation headed by Robert Mueller this summer. On Saturday it emerged that the reason for his removal was the discovery of text messages
  
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• Here Are 6 Of The Most Radical Provisions In The GOP Tax Bill

  02-12-2017 23:16 via yahoo.com
  The nearly 500-page overhaul of the tax code that Republicans rammed through the Senate early Saturday morning gave lawmakers and experts little more than a moment’s notice to pore over the law’s myriad changes.
  
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• Hillary Clinton Calls Senate Tax Bill 'Insulting Attack' On Americans

  02-12-2017 23:07 via yahoo.com
  Hillary Clinton condemned the Republican tax bill that passed the Senate early Saturday morning during her appearance at a conference for young political activists later in the day.
  
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• Cuphead Patch Fixes Bugs, Removes Exploits

  02-12-2017 22:16
  Studio MDHR has released a patch for Cuphead that features a number of changes, including gameplay balance adjustments, bug fixes, and the removal of some exploits.
  According to the developer's patch notes, v1.1.3 fixes everything from various freezing and crashing issues to incorrect hit boxes and collision bugs. The patch also adds a "spooky Mausoleum announcer," as well as an extra coat of polish to the game's art and animation.
  There's a whole lot more included in patch v1.1.3, the
  
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• 'Just Why? Why?' Parents of Suspected Serial Killer Say They Are 'Devastated'

  02-12-2017 22:16 via yahoo.com
  He was arrested for four killings in Seminole Heights
  
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• Brock Turner, Former Stanford Swimmer Convicted Of Sexual Assault, Files Appeal

  02-12-2017 22:13 via yahoo.com
  Brock Turner, a former Stanford University student, sparked nationwide outrage last year when he received a jail sentence of just six months after being convicted for sexually assaulting an unconscious, intoxicated woman beside a dumpster.
  
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• Retirement Community Resident Allegedly Tested Homemade Poison On Neighbors

  02-12-2017 22:07 via yahoo.com
  A Vermont woman living in a retirement community has been arrested for allegedly making a deadly poison and testing it out on her fellow residents.
  
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• Germany's far-right AfD chooses nationalist as co-leader

  02-12-2017 21:48 via yahoo.com
  By Sabine EhrhardtHANOVER, Germany (Reuters) - Members of the anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany (AfD) party elected a right-wing nationalist to be their co-leader on Saturday, signaling a possible toughening of tone before regional votes next year.A party congress chose Alexander Gauland - who once defended an AfD member who had said history should be rewritten to focus on German victims of World War Two - to return to the post he had held until 2015.As members deliberated, thousands of ant
  
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• Actual Asian Comic Writers Respond To Marvel Editor-In-Chief's 'Yellowface' Controversy

  02-12-2017 21:27 via yahoo.com
  As the comic industry grapples with the revelation that new Marvel editor-in-chief C.B. Cebulski posed as an Asian writer for a year, real writers of Asian descent are speaking up.
  
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• A Third Student From the Same School Has Been Shot This Week

  02-12-2017 21:19 via yahoo.com
  A 17-year-old became the third student from Woodland Hills to be shot this week.
  
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• Senate approves major tax cuts in victory for Trump

  02-12-2017 20:47 via yahoo.com
  By David Morgan and Amanda BeckerWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate narrowly approved a tax overhaul on Saturday, moving Republicans and President Donald Trump a big step closer to their goal of slashing taxes for businesses and the rich while offering everyday Americans a mixed bag of changes.Trump, speaking to reporters as he left the White House for New York hours after the pre-dawn vote, praised the Senate for passing "tremendous tax reform" and said "people are going to be very, very ha
  
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• Obama laments lack of U.S. climate leadership in Paris

  02-12-2017 20:38 via yahoo.com
  Former President Barack Obama lamented the lack of U.S. leadership in the fight against climate change during a visit to Paris on Saturday, in a veiled rebuke of his Republican successor's decision to pull out of the Paris climate accord.Speaking at an invitation-only event organized by a network of communications professionals known as the Napoleons, Obama did not mention President Donald Trump, who announced his withdrawal from the landmark global deal in June."I grant you that at the moment w
  
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• Leader of 'Cult-Like' Boarding School Is Arrested In Late 1980s Cold Case Death Of Toddler

  02-12-2017 20:30 via yahoo.com
  Anna E. Young once ran a religious boarding house in Florida.
  
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• Yemen rebel alliance unravels as strongman turns to Saudis

  02-12-2017 20:24 via yahoo.com
  The rebel alliance controlling Yemen's capital appeared to crumble Saturday as a strongman opposed to the internationally recognised government reached out to a Saudi-led coalition fighting the insurgents.The rift within rebel ranks erupted into violence in Sanaa this week, raising fears of a new front in a three-year war that has claimed thousands of lives and triggered a humanitarian catastrophe.Ex-president Ali Abdullah Saleh, who joined forces with the Iran-backed Huthi rebels to seize the c
  
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• Donald Trump: Michael Flynn's actions during transition were lawful

  02-12-2017 20:20 via yahoo.com
  Donald Trump on Saturday tweeted his defiance over the guilty plea made by his former national security adviser Michael Flynn, writing that the general’s “actions during the transition were lawful”.The president passed comment on the same day it the New York Times reported that a “veteran FBI counterintelligence agent” was removed in the summer from special counsel Robert Mueller’s team investigating Russian meddling in the US election, after the discovery of
  
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• Trump says opposing tax cuts will cost Democrats 'very big' in midterms

  02-12-2017 19:45 via yahoo.com
  President Trump on Saturday hailed the passage of a sweeping tax reform bill through the Senate in the early hours of the morning, calling it “one of the big nights” and predicting Democratic opposition would “cost them very big” in midterm elections next year.Critics warned, however, that the bill was a shameless giveaway to lobbyists, corporations and the wealthy that would hurt ordinary Americans and push up the national debt.After nine months of stumbles and setbacks,
  
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• Ex-Stanford swimmer appeals sexual assault conviction

  02-12-2017 19:30 via yahoo.com
  A former Stanford University swimmer found guilty of sexual assault in California has appealed his conviction after serving a sentence that many condemned as an example of how the justice system fails to take such crimes seriously enough.Brock Turner, then 19, was arrested in 2015 after two of his fellow students at the Northern California university saw him outside of a fraternity house on top of an unconscious woman.After serving three months of a six-month sentence, Turner was released early
  
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• Officer who shot, killed unarmed man set to learn sentence

  02-12-2017 19:18 via yahoo.com
  COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A former South Carolina police officer will soon learn how long he'll spend in prison for the shooting death - captured on video by a witness - of an unarmed motorist.
  
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• Landmark shift in Yemen crisis as former president reaches out to Saudi adversaries

  02-12-2017 19:03 via yahoo.com
  Yemen's former president on Saturday proposed talks with Saudi Arabia after an apparent split in the rebel alliance that could change the course of the war that has left thousands dead and the country on the brink of famine. Former president Ali Abdullah Saleh, who formed an uneasy alliance with the Iran-backed Houthi rebels to take control of the capital three years ago, said Saturday he was prepared to "turn the page" with the Saudi-led coalition he has been fighting if it lifts a crippli
  
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• The evangelical professor who turned against 'reparative therapy' for gays

  02-12-2017 18:43 via yahoo.com
  Warren Throckmorton, a psychologist and evangelical Christian, once believed gays could turn straight if they wanted to. But science has convinced him otherwise. And direct experience with members of the LGBT community has made him question his religious assumptions about the issue.
  
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• Nancy Pelosi Calls on Nevada Lawmaker to Resign After Sexual Misconduct Allegations

  02-12-2017 18:33 via yahoo.com
  Pelosi called for Rep. Ruben Kihuen to resign after accusations by a former aide
  
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• Fox News' Shepard Smith Says 'It's A Lie' To Call Trump-Russia Probe 'Fake News'

  02-12-2017 18:28 via yahoo.com
  President Donald Trump may invoke “fake news” to push back on special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into his presidential campaign, but Fox News’ Shepard Smith has cast doubt on that claim.
  
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• Senate Republicans pass sweeping overhaul of US tax code

  02-12-2017 17:48 via yahoo.com
  Senate Republicans have passed the most sweeping overhaul of the US tax code in three decades, a significant step that moves Donald Trump closer to achieving the first major legislative victory of his presidency.The Senate passed its tax plan in a 51-49 vote early on Saturday morning, with Vice-President Mike Pence presiding over the chamber and after a frantic rewrite.Bob Corker was the sole Republican to vote against the bill, which would bestow huge benefits on US corporations and the wealthi
  
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• Waffle House Customer Sneaks Into Kitchen And Cooks Own Meal At 3 AM

  02-12-2017 17:35 via yahoo.com
  When a South Carolina man got hit with a strong Waffle House craving at 3 a.m. on Thursday, he wasn’t going to let anything stop him — including an employee who he says was asleep when he got there.
  
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• Fiat Chrysler CEO says in talks with Hyundai on tech partnership

  02-12-2017 17:33 via yahoo.com
  Fiat Chrysler Automobiles is in talks with South Korea's Hyundai about a technical partnership, but there are no merger talks between the two, FCA Chief Executive Sergio Marchionne said on Saturday.FCA is often the subject of merger speculation, especially after its unsuccessful 2015 attempt to tie up with larger U.S. rival GM.
  
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• House GOP Unveils Plan to Avert Government Shutdown

  02-12-2017 17:11 via yahoo.com
  The move comes despite opposition from some GOP conservatives
  
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• Yemen's Saleh says ready for 'new page' with Saudi-led coalition

  02-12-2017 17:08 via yahoo.com
  Former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh said on Saturday he was ready for a "new page" in relations with the Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen if it stopped attacks on his country.The call came as his supporters battled Houthi fighters for a fourth day in the capital Sanaa while both sides traded blame for a widening rift between allies that could affect the course of the civil war.Together they have fought the Saudi-led coalition which intervened in Yemen in 2015 aiming to restore the in
  
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• Kids send more than 600 backpacks of hope to Puerto Rico

  02-12-2017 17:08 via yahoo.com
  Students at a Florida elementary school have sent backpacks to recently reopened schools all around Puerto Rico, each with a note to a child they have never met.
  
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• Here’s what scientists say a nuclear attack would look like

  02-12-2017 17:04 via yahoo.com
  NBC News’ Miguel Almaguer reports from Los Angeles, where America’s first responders are preparing for nuclear emergency in case of attack.
  
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• 13-year-old commits suicide after being bullied at school

  02-12-2017 17:03 via yahoo.com
  Family and friends are mourning the loss of 13-year-old Rosalie Avila, who took her own life after being relentlessly bullied at school.
  
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• What will feature in the final version of the Republican tax plan?

  02-12-2017 16:53 via yahoo.com
  Mitch McConnell, the Senate majority leader, speaks to reporters as his party looks toward a vote on the proposed tax overhaul.All Republicans want for Christmas is tax reform – and they are poised to get it.The Senate Republican tax overhaul that passed early on Saturday morning is filled with traditional GOP priorities, including big treats for corporations and the most affluent sections of society.
  
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• Shooter Fires Through Hospital's Emergency Room Window, Police Say

  02-12-2017 16:53 via yahoo.com
  No one was injured before police shot and wounded the gunman
  
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• These Students Are Finishing High School, But Their Degrees Don't Help Them Go To College

  02-12-2017 16:51 via yahoo.com
  Julie Comeaux’s 17-year-old son, Matthew, is a student with special needs.
  
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• House Benghazi panel settled lawsuit by ex-aide for $150,000

  02-12-2017 16:50 via yahoo.com
  The House Benghazi committee used $150,000 in taxpayer money to settle a lawsuit filed by a former aide who alleged he was fired in part because he was not willing to focus his investigative work on Hillary Clinton, documents released Friday show.
  
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• Progressives Enjoy Wealth Of Good Options In Race To Succeed Key Chicago Congressman

  02-12-2017 16:38 via yahoo.com
  Once the dust settled after Democratic Rep. Luis Gutiérrez’s surprise announcement Tuesday that he would retire from Illinois’ 4th Congressional District at the end of his term, something even more unexpected happened.
  
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• Final death toll in Somalia's worst attack is 512 people

  02-12-2017 16:36 via yahoo.com
  MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — The final death toll in October's massive truck bombing in Somalia's capital is 512 people, according to the committee tasked with looking into the country's worst-ever attack.
  
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• Trump Says 'Absolutely No Collusion' With Russia After Michael Flynn Pleads Guilty

  02-12-2017 16:26 via yahoo.com
  President Donald Trump told reporters he’s not worried about former national security adviser Michael Flynn pleading guilty as part of special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia probe.
  
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• The Overwatch House Competes in a Talent Show

  02-12-2017 16:00
  Welcome back to Brick Battles, our new stop-motion animated series that brings your favorite video game worlds to life. Each episode is made in conjunction with the talented folks at Digital Wizard Studios, and for this first season we're focusing on Blizzard's popular hero shooter, Overwatch.
  In Episode 3, the Overwatch heroes compete in a talent show. Watch "Overwatch Got Talent" in the video player above to see the mayhem that ensues as the heroes compete for a lifeti
  
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• Obama says ‘I wouldn’t vote for me’ if I watched Fox News

  02-12-2017 15:57 via yahoo.com
  Barack Obama has said he would not have voted for himself if he watched Fox News, while warning Indian conference attendees about the need to escape their information "bubbles"."Those who watch Fox News and those who read the New York Times occupy completely different realities," the former US President told the assembled crowd at the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit.This character named Barack Obama and he's just portrayed in these weird ways'," he said.
  
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• Pikachu Named Ambassador of Osaka

  02-12-2017 15:53
  Pikachu and Hello Kitty are the cultural ambassadors of Osaka, Japan.
  The Verge reports Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono adorned the pair of mascots with the honour in a bid to promote the country's bid to host The World Expo in 2025.
  The expo takes place every five years to discuss universal challenges of our time, and the location is chosen by the Bureau International des Expositions.
  Dubai is set to host in 2020 while France, Russia, and Azerbaijan are Japan's competition to hold the
  
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• Erdogan says Turkey cannot be 'condemned by courts' in US

  02-12-2017 15:51 via yahoo.com
  President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday said Turkey could never be "condemned by virtual courts" in the US after he was implicated in a scheme allegedly designed to subvert US sanctions on Iran during a trial in New York.Turkish-Iranian gold trader Reza Zarrab had been due to go on trial over the accusations but, to Turkey's chagrin, he agreed to cooperate with US prosecutors and told a court on Thursday that Erdogan authorised two Turkish banks to circumvent the sanctions and launder money f
  
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• Zimbabwe's new leader drops 2 ministers after public outcry

  02-12-2017 15:40 via yahoo.com
  Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Saturday dropped two ministers he had appointed to his new cabinet just a day earlier, a move widely seen as a response to a public uproar over the nominations.Mnangagwa, 75, named his cabinet overnight Thursday, and is expected to appoint two vice presidents following a special ZANU-PF congress in mid-December.Professor Clever Nyathi was dropped as labour minister in favour of Petronella Kagonye, also a ZANU-PF lawmaker, though Nyathi will remain as sp
  
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• Parents of Suspected Tampa Serial Killer Speak Out In Support Of Son Cops Say Killed 4

  02-12-2017 15:36 via yahoo.com
  The parents of Howell Donaldson III say their 'hearts are heavy' for the victims' families.
  
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• Charred Smokies town rebounds, doubts fires are 'new normal'

  02-12-2017 15:25 via yahoo.com
  GATLINBURG, Tenn. (AP) — Bob Bentz had just installed underground utility lines and paved a new road when wildfires roared through the eastern Tennessee treetop canopy he wanted to transform into a $30 million adventure park.
  
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• Mother's Live-In Boyfriend Arrested In Missing Toddler Case As Search Shifts To 'Recovery Process'

  02-12-2017 13:46 via yahoo.com
  Mariah Woods was reported missing Monday
  
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• One of World War II's Bloodiest Battles Could Be Japan's Strategy to Defeat China in War

  02-12-2017 13:42 via yahoo.com
  Iwo Jima was one of the bloodiest battles of the Pacific War.The assault by U.S. Marines in February 1945 on the small island—just eight square miles of volcanic rock—cost the United States more than 25,000 casualties.The Japanese garrison, more than 20,000 strong, fought and died virtually to the last man.
  
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• Ground War: What If Russia's and America's Armies Went to War?

  02-12-2017 13:39 via yahoo.com
  Heavily mechanized and salted with combat veterans, the U.S. Army and Russian Ground Forces have spent the better part of the last fifteen years not only chasing guerrillas from Afghanistan to Syria, but also fighting conventional-style wars in Iraq and Georgia.The backbone of U.S. Army infantry is the infantry squad.In light infantry—including air assault, airborne and mountain units—a squad consists of nine soldiers that further divide into a squad leader and two fire teams.
  
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