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• Alabama Election a 'Double Earthquake' for GOP, Trump

  12-12-2017 23:58 via yahoo.com
  Ex-George W. Bush official David Frum says Doug Jones' surprise win in Alabama brings two problems for the GOP: One less vote in the Senate, and renewed focus on accusations of sexual misconduct against Pres. Trump. Maria Teresa Kumar.
  
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• San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee dies at 65: mayor's office

  12-12-2017 23:50 via yahoo.com
  San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee, a champion for the technology sector and former civil rights attorney who sued the city on behalf of tenants and would go on to lead as its first Chinese American mayor, died early on Tuesday, officials said.Lee, 65, died of a heart attack, the San Francisco Examiner said."He was a true champion for the people," U.S. House of Representatives Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi, whose district includes San Francisco, said on Twitter.
  
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• Check out the Overwatch Winter Wonderland 2017 skins and emotes - Orisa got a puppy!

  12-12-2017 23:50 via gamesradar.com
  Break out the blankets and warm cocoa, it's time for Overwatch Winter Wonderland 2017
  
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• White House says Trump's tweet to Gillibrand was not 'sexist at all'

  12-12-2017 23:40 via yahoo.com
  White House press secretary Sarah Sanders defended President Trump's tweet saying Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand would “do anything” for campaign donations.
  
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• Senate Confirms Federal Judge Rated 'Not Qualified' To Serve

  12-12-2017 23:24 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON ― The Senate voted Tuesday to confirm one of President Donald Trump’s judicial nominees, Leonard Steven Grasz, despite the fact that Grasz earned an embarrassing and unanimous “not qualified” rating from the American Bar Association.
  
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• How New York Guards Against Terror On Its Subway

  12-12-2017 23:17 via yahoo.com
  Twenty-seven year-old Akayed Ullah suffered burns and lacerations on Monday after his attempt at attacking New York’s subway system went awry, and the makeshift pipe bomb under his shirt detonated but failed to have its devastating intended effect.
  
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• U.S. Congress to let Iran deadline pass, leave decision to Trump

  12-12-2017 23:14 via yahoo.com
  By Patricia ZengerleWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Congress will allow a deadline on reimposing sanctions on Iran to pass this week, congressional and White House aides said on Tuesday, leaving a pact between world powers and Tehran intact at least temporarily.In October, Trump declined to certify that Iran was complying with the nuclear agreement reached among Tehran, the United States and others in 2015.Congressional leaders have announced no plans to introduce a resolution to reimpose sancti
  
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• How 2018 Hearthstone Esports Will Be Its Biggest Year Yet

  12-12-2017 23:10
  
  Hearthstone Esports in 2017 saw non-stop improvement as the team at Blizzard continued to iron out hiccups and lasered in on the competitive integrity of the wildly successful digital card game. In 2018 it's going to be even better.
  I sat down with Che Chou — the Franchise Lead for Hearthstone Esports, who was in town for the Sydney Innvitational — and he gave me an exclusive run-through of how competitive Hearthstone will work in 2018.
  You'll Love My New RecipeThe 2018 Roadmap for H
  
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• Celebrities Flee California Community as Ash Falls Like Snow - Venture County Timelapse

  12-12-2017 23:09 via yahoo.com
  Ash fell like snow and heavy smoke had residents gasping for air Monday as a huge Southern California wildfire exploded in size again, becoming the fifth largest in state history and driving celebrities from a wealthy hillside enclave.
  
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• Supporters Defend Kirsten Gillibrand After Trump Delivers 'Sexist Smear'

  12-12-2017 22:56 via yahoo.com
  Dozens of people spoke out in defense of Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) Tuesday after President Donald Trump implied she was willing to trade sex for campaign contributions.
  
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• Canada to buy 18 used Australian jets

  12-12-2017 22:56 via yahoo.com
  Canada announced Tuesday it would buy 18 used Australian jets instead of new Boeing Super Hornets, signaling limits in its unwavering friendship with its US neighbor.A little more than a year after saying it would buy 18 Super Hornets for more than $5 billion, and amid trade tensions, Ottawa formally rejected the deal in favor of used planes from Australia.Senior government and military officials said the Australian F-18 fighter jets will fill an air force interim capability gap while Ottawa hol
  
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• Oreo Just Announced 3 New Fan-Created Flavors

  12-12-2017 22:53 via yahoo.com
  Cherry Cola Oreos, Kettle Corn Oreos, and Piña Colada Oreo Thins head up the #MyOreoCreations contest submissions you can soon try for yourself.
  
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• Star Wars: The Last Jedi critical round up: a visually stunning, character-driven, new direction for the saga

  12-12-2017 22:46 via gamesradar.com
  Today is a big day for Star Wars fans. While we've still got a bit of a wait before Star Wa ...
  
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• Doug Jones Built No-Holds-Barred Campaign

  12-12-2017 22:33 via yahoo.com
  Rachel Maddow points out that in addition to other factors like African-American turnout and women voters, the Doug Jones campaign itself was well run and a testament to burgeoning Democratic political power in the South.
  
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• GOP Tax Bill ‘Designed’ To Kneecap Renewable Energy In Favor Of Fossil Fuels, Democrats Say

  12-12-2017 22:30 via yahoo.com
  The Republican tax bill aims to cripple the solar power, wind power and electric vehicle industries at the behest of GOP campaign donors from the fossil fuel sector, seven Democratic senators said Tuesday.
  
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• No One Knows Who Will Win Alabama's Senate Election

  12-12-2017 22:22 via yahoo.com
  Polls are all over the map
  
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• 26 Gifts For Teens Who Are A Struggle To Shop For

  12-12-2017 22:10 via yahoo.com
  If you thought buying a gift for dad was hard enough, try finding the perfect present for a teen.
  
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• Charles Jenkins, American Held By North Korea For 40 Years After Defection, Dies At 77

  12-12-2017 21:56 via yahoo.com
  Charles Jenkins, a former American soldier who defected across the Demilitarized Zone into North Korea in 1965 and was held by the totalitarian regime for 40 years, died in Japan on Monday at the age of 77.
  
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• Lead Cop In Felony Trial For Trump Inaugural Protesters Sent Anti-Activist Tweets

  12-12-2017 21:44 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON ― The police detective who has spent virtually all of this year aiding the prosecution of individuals arrested en masse on the day of President Donald Trump’s inauguration was questioned on Tuesday about tweets he sent, retweeted or liked that were critical of Black Lives Matter and “leftist goons.”
  
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• Opioid crisis strains foster system as kids pried from homes

  12-12-2017 21:40 via yahoo.com
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The case arrives with all the routine of a traffic citation: A baby boy, just 4 days old and exposed to heroin in his mother's womb, is shuddering through withdrawal in intensive care, his fate now here in a shabby courthouse that hosts a parade of human misery.
  
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• Why I Responded Live On The Air To A Viewer Who Called Me A Racial Slur

  12-12-2017 21:36 via yahoo.com
  Editor’s note: This piece includes the uncensored use of racial slurs and graphic language that may be disturbing to readers.
  
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• Sarah Huckabee Sanders Defends Trump's Sexist Attack On Kirsten Gillibrand

  12-12-2017 21:36 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON ― White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders, attempting to explain President Donald Trump’s latest sexist attack, this time against Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), claimed it was “very obvious” that Trump was referring to “the corruption of the entire political system.”
  
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• It Turns Out Legal Weed In Colorado Hasn't Led To Kids Abusing The Drug

  12-12-2017 21:32 via yahoo.com
  Opponents of marijuana policy reform have warned that legalizing cannabis could give way to an epidemic of young people abusing the plant.
  
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• Woman with 84 Great Danes guilty of animal cruelty charges

  12-12-2017 21:27 via yahoo.com
  CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A woman who had dozens of filthy and sick Great Danes living in her New Hampshire mansion was found guilty Tuesday of 10 animal cruelty charges.
  
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• Why Recognizing Jerusalem Is Good for Peace

  12-12-2017 21:12 via yahoo.com
  Until the Palestinians realize that Israel is here to stay and start negotiating in earnest, it behooves Washington to signal that they are losing ground.
  
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• Doki Doki Literature Club May Get a Mobile Version

  12-12-2017 21:04
  Doki Doki Literature Club developer Team Salvato is "exploring the possibility of developing an official mobile port of DDLC."
  Writing on the Team Salvato blog, studio founder Dan Salvato said the potential mobile version of Doki Doki Literature Club "may have some differences from the desktop version," adding he'd like to make "some updates and bug fixes" before bringing it to mobile. "In other words, I’m not comfortable with the game being ported to mobile as-is," he wrote.
  While th
  
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• The Latest: Homeland Security watching Alabama election

  12-12-2017 21:03 via yahoo.com
  BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — The Latest on Alabama's U.S. Senate election (all times local):
  
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• One Piece: World Seeker Game Announced

  12-12-2017 21:00
  A new One Piece game has been announced, One Piece: World Seeker.
  Bandai Namco announced the return of Luffy and the Straw Hat Pirates on Twitter, confirming the game will be released on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC next year.
  While a release date has not yet been announced, Bandai Namco did say One Piece: World Seeker is an open-ended action adventure that represents a "brand new chapter" in the epic saga.
  The One Piece series follows the exploits of Monkey D. Luffy, a boy who gained a rubbe
  
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• Death Stranding gameplay, as explained by Kojima: "Death will never pull you out of the game"

  12-12-2017 20:39 via gamesradar.com
  We all know that Hideo Kojima likes to play coy and tease fans with intricate mysteries, never fully revealing the myriad twists and turns he has in store until a game is out in the wild
  
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• Honeymoon Horror: Newlywed Bitten by Shark During Post-Wedding Getaway

  12-12-2017 20:31 via yahoo.com
  Sarah Illig was on her honeymoon in the Bahamas when the beast bit down on her arm.
  
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• Man Arguing With Girlfriend Threw Good Samaritan Off Bridge: Police

  12-12-2017 20:30 via yahoo.com
  A Connecticut man is facing an attempted murder charge after he allegedly threw another man off a bridge during an argument with his girlfriend.
  
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• McMaster rips Russian 'campaigns of subversion'

  12-12-2017 20:28 via yahoo.com
  President Trump’s national security adviser, Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster, accused Russia on Tuesday of waging “campaigns of subversion” against the United States and its allies.
  
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• The Overwatch League Preseason Results Are In

  12-12-2017 20:23
  Overwatch League preseason matches concluded last Saturday, December 9, and the final results for all 11 teams are in.
  As previously reported, originally 12 teams were slated to participate in the preseason, but Philadelphia representative Philadelphia Fusion dropped out "due to player logistics issues." The team will return when official League matches begin on January 10, 2018.
  Here's a day-by-day breakdown of the preseason match results:
  Wednesday, December 6
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• Keaton Jones' Mom Responds to Criticism Over Confederate Flag Photos: 'I Can't Take It Back'

  12-12-2017 20:07 via yahoo.com
  Kimberly Jones also claims she has nothing to do with a GoFundMe page that has raised $58,000 for her son.
  
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• African-American Vote Energized in Alabama

  12-12-2017 19:50 via yahoo.com
  Senator Cory Booker talks with Rachel Maddow about the effort by the Doug Jones campaign to motivate the African-American vote, and the cold reception he hopes Roy Moore will receive if he wins election to the Senate.
  
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• TLOZ: Breath of the Wild: The Champions' Ballad DLC Review

  12-12-2017 19:40
  If The Champions’ Ballad is indeed the last new content we see for Breath of the Wild, it doesn’t feel like much of a send-off. This web of new overworld trials and Shrines is strung together by some fairly throwaway backstory, and its rewards are minimal. And yet, as it came to a close, it was what I'd played, not the story I'd been told, that shone through. I'd just been given 8 more stellar hours of one of the best games ever made. This isn't a goodbye from Hyrule, it's a nudge to
  
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• The Sweet Ways Billie Lourd Honored Carrie Fisher At The 'Star Wars' Premiere

  12-12-2017 19:07 via yahoo.com
  Billie Lourd found two beautiful ways to pay tribute to her late mother, Carrie Fisher, at the premiere of her mom’s last “Star Wars” film.
  
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• Under Trump, Union Election Rules Could Be Tilted In Employers' Favor

  12-12-2017 19:02 via yahoo.com
  Three years ago, federal officials overhauled the way union elections proceed in the workplace, streamlining the process to give employers less time to pressure workers not to join.
  
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• Roy Moore Rode In To Vote On A Horse Named 'Sassy'

  12-12-2017 18:57 via yahoo.com
  Republican candidate Roy Moore arrived at his polling place in Gallant, Alabama, on horseback Tuesday to vote in the special Senate election where he faces Democratic candidate Doug Jones.
  
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• Kentucky lawmaker won't resign; says assault claim false

  12-12-2017 18:52 via yahoo.com
  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A Republican state representative in Kentucky says a woman's claim that he sexually assaulted her in 2013 has no merit and he will not resign.
  
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• Resident Evil 7 End of Zoe has new monsters, new combat, and an old face

  12-12-2017 18:46 via gamesradar.com
  A new trailer for Resident Evil 7 is now available for your viewing enjoyment, and for fans of Capcom's newest chapter in the horror franchise, the emphasis is on "enjoyment"
  
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• GTA Online Seems to Include Red Dead Redemption 2 Items

  12-12-2017 18:42
  
  Just hours after the launch of The Doomsday Heist expansion, GTA Online dataminers seem to have found a Red Dead Redemption 2 "treasure hunt" in the game's files, including a revolver that will unlock in both games.
  Red Dead Network reports that dataminers have found assets for a double-action revolver, and a supply chest emblazoned with "Boles Overland Stagecoach Co.", a company name seen in a previous Dead Redemption 2 trailer.Continue reading…
  
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• Prince William Presents J.K. Rowling With Royal Companion Of Honor Award

  12-12-2017 18:41 via yahoo.com
  The royal family has just named J.K. Rowling as a Companion of Honor at Buckingham Palace.
  
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• Tig Notaro Says It’s A ‘Huge Relief’ To Have Louis C.K.'s Name Off Her Show

  12-12-2017 18:21 via yahoo.com
  Tig Notaro feels free to open up about her complex history with Louis C.K.
  
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• Trump's lawyers want a special counsel to investigate special counsel Robert Mueller

  12-12-2017 18:14 via yahoo.com
  Donald Trump’s legal team has suggested appointing another special counsel to investigate the existing special counsel, Robert Mueller, who is probing the Trump campaign's possible ties to Russia.Mr Trump’s lawyers are concerned by what they see as conflicts of interest within Mr Mueller’s team.Jay Sekulow, one of Mr Trump’s attorneys, told Axios that these conflicts necessitate an investigation of the investigators.
  
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• PolitiFact's Lie Of The Year: Donald Trump And 'This Russia Thing'

  12-12-2017 18:03 via yahoo.com
  PolitiFact on Tuesday revealed its 2017 “Lie of the Year,” focusing on how President Donald Trump has regularly disputed whether Russia interfered in last year’s election and questioned the widely held conclusion of U.S. intelligence agencies, which he has frequently undermined and dismissed as “political hacks.”
  
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• Fade to Silence: 5 Minutes of Survival Gameplay

  12-12-2017 18:00
  All month long we're highlighting cool games that might not be on your radar, as part of IGN First: Games to Watch in 2018.
  Today's game is Fade to Silence, a survival game in the snow where you'll loot, craft, lead a team of sled dogs, and – by the way – take on some seriously evil monsters. Take a look!
  If you like what you see and want more, Fade to Silence is heading into early access starting Thursday, December 14.
  To see all the Games to Watch in 2018 as we roll them out over t
  
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• North Korean Prisons Are Worse Than Nazi Concentration Camps, Says Holocaust Survivor

  12-12-2017 17:52 via yahoo.com
  North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s mistreatment of political prisoners is at least as egregious as that carried out in World War II concentration camps, according to a former international judge who survived Auschwitz.
  
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• US unveils terror charges against New York 'subway bomber'

  12-12-2017 17:46 via yahoo.com
  The United States on Tuesday unveiled federal terrorism charges against the Bangladeshi driver accused of detonating a bomb in the New York subway after being inspired by the Islamic State extremist group and self-radicalizing as early as 2014.Akayed Ullah, 27, of Brooklyn, was hit with a five-count indictment, which includes providing material support to IS and use of weapons of mass destruction, according to a 10-page complaint released on Tuesday.Ullah has been held in a hospital after woundi
  
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• Democrats rally behind Gillibrand after Trump’s ‘sexist smear’ on Twitter

  12-12-2017 17:38 via yahoo.com
  President Trump lashed out at New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand on Twitter after she called on him to resign over recent sexual misconduct allegations.
  
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