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• Amtrak engineer remarked on train speed 6 seconds before crash: NTSB

  22-12-2017 23:52 via yahoo.com
  (Reuters) - Six seconds before an Amtrak train derailed off a bridge and onto a highway near Seattle, the engineer remarked that the train was speeding, U.S. investigators said on Friday.The engineer then applied the brakes but apparently not the emergency brake, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said in a statement after retrieving and reviewing data from the data recorder and inward- and outward-facing cameras.Monday's crash south of Seattle killed three people and sent about 100
  
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• What's for Christmas? $300,000 in marijuana, says elderly couple

  22-12-2017 23:34 via yahoo.com
  An elderly American couple's Christmas plans went up in smoke after they were caught by police with a giant stash of pot -- which they said they planned to give as gifts.Patrick Jiron, 80, and his wife Barbara, 70, went on a cross-country road trip from California to Vermont to visit friends and family -- and brought with them a dizzying 60 pounds (27 kg) of marijuana, according to the York News-Times.
  
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• Ex-food worker smashes up cars at Green Bay's Lambeau Field

  22-12-2017 23:26 via yahoo.com
  The 20-year-old man, whose name was not released, was taken into custody a few minutes after the incident began and left no tread marks on the field dubbed the "Frozen Tundra," for its fabled football games in wintry conditions.The Packers said the incident would not affect its game planned for Saturday against the Minnesota Vikings.
  
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• Turtle Found by U.S. Coast Guard with $53 million Worth of Cocaine Attached to It

  22-12-2017 23:20 via yahoo.com
  A Sea Turtle was rescued after it became trapped in bundles of cocaine worth over $53-Million dollars
  
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• IGN's Top 10 Most Improved Games of 2017

  22-12-2017 23:04
  From ill-advised loot boxes to rushed DLC, 2017 gave those who hate games as a service plenty of reason to keep on hating. But if you're one of the hundreds of millions of players who consider themselves part on a online gaming community, chances are you thought 2017 was a very good year. This is a list of titles that have received standout post launch support, evolving past the short term aspirations of their peers to become long term successes, or continuing their already massive legacy.
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• Trump looks to the sky to force Taliban to the table

  22-12-2017 23:02 via yahoo.com
  The war in Afghanistan may be entering its 17th year, but screams of military jet engines in the twinkling skies above Bagram Airfield show no sign of quieting.This city-scale military base just north of Kabul has -- like similar facilities in Kandahar and Jalalabad -- become central to Donald Trump's promise to succeed where his predecessors failed, and end the Afghan war on favorable terms.Trump concluded a months-long strategy review in August.
  
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• Iraqi Shi'ite paramilitaries deploy to Syrian border

  22-12-2017 23:01 via yahoo.com
  By Ahmed AbouleneinBAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi Shi'ite paramilitary groups have deployed to the frontier to back up border guard forces who came under fire from within Syria over the past three days, one of their commanders said on Friday.There was no immediate word on who opened fire from Syrianterritory, but forces arrayed against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria expect the group will resort to guerrilla warfare after losing its urban bastions earlier this year."After several Iraqi border guard p
  
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• How Safe Is Bitcoin, Really?

  22-12-2017 22:57 via yahoo.com
  With prices doubling to $18,000 in just the past month—and then dropping sharply—Bitcoin is drawing more attention than ever in its eight-year history. The "cryptocurrency" carries some well-know...
  
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• Climate Change Could Trigger More Volcanic Eruptions, Study Finds

  22-12-2017 22:42 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON — Climate change fueled by human activity could boost the frequency and severity of volcanic eruptions, a recent scientific study has found.
  
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• Judge questions whether Gates fundraiser broke gag order

  22-12-2017 22:36 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Former presidential adviser Rick Gates, on house arrest in the federal Russia probe, didn't even have to leave his home this week to provoke the judge handling his case.
  
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• Baby Hospitalized After Being Attacked by Raccoon in Her Home, Family Says

  22-12-2017 22:26 via yahoo.com
  Little Journi Black was asleep on her parent’s bed in their Philadelphia apartment when a raccoon apparently dragged her onto the floor and attacked her Wednesday, her uncle Kenneth McDuffie said.
  
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• Take a look at the early design notes that led to Rogue Legacy

  22-12-2017 22:17
  "These aren't your standard design notes," warns creative designer Teddy Lee. "Not only are they barely legible, but these are much, much lamer." ...
  
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• Will North Korea Blow Up the Winter Olympics?

  22-12-2017 22:13 via yahoo.com
  It’s possible. But here are a few steps Washington, Seoul, and Pyongyang can take to keep the 2018 Winter Games peaceful.
  
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• US targets 'Thieves-in-Law,' Russian mafia royalty

  22-12-2017 22:12 via yahoo.com
  The group emerged from the Soviet Union's brutal gulags and its members are now kingpins in an underworld network that has spread far beyond Russia.Authorities have targeted the Thieves before, but the Treasury's designation of the entire network as a "Transnational Criminal Organization" is the first measure that treats them as a single group."The Thieves-in-Law is a Eurasian crime syndicate that has been linked to a long list of illicit activity across the globe," said John Smith, director of
  
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• MechWarrior 5 Makes Its Mech Combat Feel Massive

  22-12-2017 22:00
  Getting back into the pilot’s seat of a giant mech felt just like coming home - albeit, a dangerous and challenging to control home that I hadn’t been to in 17 years… but home nonetheless. I grew up with the MechWarrior games, and am thrilled to say that demo I played for MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries makes the long wait for a sequel seem like it may be worth it.
  MechWarrior 5 sits somewhere between an FPS and a flight sim, with quick action and lots of explosions, but some compl
  
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• California Man Charged With Plotting Alleged Christmas Day Terror Attack

  22-12-2017 21:58 via yahoo.com
  He allegedly planned it for Christmas Day
  
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• U.S. jury in trial of Turkish banker shows signs of division

  22-12-2017 21:53 via yahoo.com
  A New York jury in the trial of a Turkish banker accused of helping Iran evade U.S. sanctions showed signs of division on Friday as it ended its third day of deliberations without reaching a verdict.In a note to U.S. District Judge Richard Berman, the jurors asked whether they were all "required to use the same criteria" as they weighed a money laundering charge in the case against Mehmet Hakan Atilla, an executive at Turkey's majority state-owned Halkbank.Berman said the answer was yes.
  
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• Sonic Forces: Get Super Sonic Free for a Limited Time

  22-12-2017 21:53
  
  Sonic Forces has added the classic and modern versions of Super Sonic to the game, and they're free to download for a limited time.
  The official Sonic the Hedgehog Twitter account announced the DLC is available for free from now until late January. Afterwards, those who missed out on the month-long offer will be able to purchase Super Sonic for $2 USD.Super Sonic in Sonic Forces, image via TwitterContinue reading…
  
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• Ukraine's Poroshenko vows to work for quick exchange of prisoners: Germany

  22-12-2017 21:35 via yahoo.com
  Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko told German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday that he would work to implement a rapid exchange of prisoners held on both sides of the line of conflict in eastern Ukraine, a spokesman for Merkel said on Friday.Merkel spoke by telephone with Poroshenko on Friday, a day after she spoke to Russian President Vladimir Putin, said Merkel's deputy spokesman Georg Streiter.Merkel and Poroshenko welcomed a decision by the parties to recommit to a ceasefire agreement s
  
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• Get a job: Bandai Namco Studios Vancouver is hiring a Lead Software Engineer

  22-12-2017 21:28
  Bandai Namco's Vancouver studio is looking for a Lead Software Engineer to design, build, test, and deploy game systems and contribute to an efficient and productive work environment....
  
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• Police Fatally Shoot 7-Year-Old While Searching for a Wanted Felon

  22-12-2017 21:26 via yahoo.com
  A 7-year-old Texas boy was shot dead by police as they were searching for a wanted felon.
  
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• Even if a game 'makes it', frugality is the best strategy, says Ultimate Chicken Horse dev

  22-12-2017 21:11
  "We didn't immediately spend our cash on a fancy new penthouse office or immediately hire 15 people to start pumping out titles. We continued working the way we did before we had money." ...
  
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• Former U.S. Attorneys Warn Trump About 'Severe Repercussions' Of Firing Robert Mueller

  22-12-2017 21:10 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON — A bipartisan group of more than 20 former federal prosecutors has urged President Donald Trump to stand by his recent statements and allow special counsel Robert Mueller to conduct his investigation into Russia’s role in the 2016 election without interference.
  
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• Parents Give Teachers Gift Suggesting Son Drives Them To Drink

  22-12-2017 21:06 via yahoo.com
  Instead of whining about their son’s teachers, Ohio parents Mary and Paul Sommers decided to wine them for Christmas instead.
  
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• Jordan Peele Tweets 'Get Out' Joke About Meghan Markle And Prince Harry

  22-12-2017 21:03 via yahoo.com
  Jordan Peele just made a perfectly dark joke about Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s Christmas plans that will make any “Get Out” fan cackle.
  
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• Trump Throws Support Behind Ron DeSantis For Florida Governor

  22-12-2017 20:53 via yahoo.com
  President Donald Trump on Friday tweeted his support for Rep. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.),
  
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• Pressed by lawmakers, US mulls more sanctions on Myanmar

  22-12-2017 20:41 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department said Friday the U.S. is considering further actions against those responsible for "ethnic cleansing" of Rohingya Muslims, after a Myanmar general was blacklisted and Democratic lawmakers called for more military officers to face sanctions.
  
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• Mindy Kaling's Friends Throw Her A Nora Ephron-Themed Party Celebrating New Baby

  22-12-2017 20:41 via yahoo.com
  Actress and self-avowed romcom fan Mindy Kaling gave birth to her first child last week, and her friends aptly threw her a “You’ve Got Mail”-themed holiday party to celebrate.
  
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• Victims of Las Vegas massacre all died of gunshot wounds: coroner

  22-12-2017 20:35 via yahoo.com
  Los Angeles (AFP) - All 58 victims of the Las Vegas mass shooting died of gunshot wounds, including the gunman who killed himself, a Nevada coroner said on Friday.
  
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• Elderly Couple Caught With $336,000 Worth of Marijuana That Was 'For Christmas Presents'

  22-12-2017 20:16 via yahoo.com
  The couple had 60 pounds of marijuana in their car
  
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• John Schnatter Is Out as Papa John's CEO. Here's What We Know About His Money

  22-12-2017 20:07 via yahoo.com
  Papa John's founder John Schnatter will step down as chief executive on January 1. This comes after his controversial comments about the NFL protestors.
  
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• Q& A: Resurrecting the past with Outcast: Second Contact's Franck Sauer

  22-12-2017 20:00
  Here's a few key quotes from our recent conversation with Outcast: Second Contact lead developer Franck Sauer. ...
  
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• There Is Now Weed Named After Monica Lewinsky

  22-12-2017 19:58 via yahoo.com
  A Washington-state based cannabis producer called Sugarleaf created a strain of weed named “Monica Lewinsky,” and the woman behind that namesake has discovered it.
  
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• Best of 2017: Making indie games is like being a musician. In the bad way

  22-12-2017 19:58
  The Indie Bubble happened. And then the Indie Glut. The indie games business has entered its final phase, which will last forever. What is it, and how can we survive in it?...
  
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• Arms Version 5.0 Is the Game's Final Major Update

  22-12-2017 19:58
  Update: Nintendo has announced Arms Version 5.0 will serve as the game's final major content update.
  "As a big update, this time will be the last update," a post on Nintendo's official Japanese website reads (as translated by Google Translate). While major content updates are coming to an end, Nintendo intends to continue to support the game with future balance adjustments.
  Arms Version 5.0 launches today, bringing with it a new character named Dr. Coyle. Check out the trailer below to see
  
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• Bitcoin Just Lost Almost Half Its Value: What's Going On?

  22-12-2017 19:35 via yahoo.com
  Is this a sign of the bubble bursting?
  
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• Catherine: Full Body Confirmed for the West

  22-12-2017 19:33
  Atlus has announced Catherine: Full Body is coming to the West.
  While a release date for the West has yet to be revealed, the first official Japanese trailer (below) says the forthcoming Catherine remake will launch "next winter," which could be as late as early 2019.
  Catherine: Full Body was revealed earlier this week for PlayStation 4 and PS Vita. Studio Zero, Atlus' new internal development team, is developing the remake, which will add a number of new features to the 2011 story-driven p
  
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• Blog: How the 3DO gave birth to my cynicism

  22-12-2017 19:30
  Behind every super logical sounding argument or theory, there is always some kind of emotional charge. Here's mine....
  
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• Miss America 2013 Rips CEO After He's Caught Mocking Her: 'I Am Disgusted'

  22-12-2017 19:19 via yahoo.com
  In one leaked email, CEO Sam Haskell calls Mallory Hagan "huge" and "gross."
  
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• Brand-New Switch Games You May Have Missed, Plus: Mega-Sized Question Block

  22-12-2017 19:16
  
  Weeeeelcooome to Nintendo Voice Chat, Episode 387 -- our last news and impressions-focused NVC of the year. Don't worry, we'll return next week, but with a "Year in Review" focused special episode instead of our regular programming.
  This week, Casey DeFreitas joins the panel as we talk about the latest game releases on Nintendo Switch (and some on 3DS), the awards Nintendo secured in our own annual "Best of Awards", sales data from Japan, and Splatoon 2 and Arms updates, before answering many of
  
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• Arab alliance: Yemen one million cholera cases report exaggerated

  22-12-2017 19:02 via yahoo.com
  The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen said on Friday an announcement by the International Committee of the Red Cross that cholera cases in the country had reached one million suspected cases was exaggerated."It is nearly impossible to accurately determine whether the suspected cases are cholera or simple diarrhea," a statement by the spokesperson for the coalition said.Yemen, one of the Arab world's poorest countries, is embroiled in a proxy war between the Houthi armed movement, aligned wit
  
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• 2018 Mercedes-AMG E63 S Sedan

  22-12-2017 19:00 via yahoo.com
  The sports sedan to beat.
  
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• The Latest: Barely active, California wildfire nears record

  22-12-2017 18:58 via yahoo.com
  VENTURA, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on Southern California's big wildfire (all times local):
  
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• Divers Find Sunken WWI Submarine, 100 Years After It Disappeared

  22-12-2017 18:51 via yahoo.com
  One of Australia's oldest naval mysteries has been solved.
  
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• PUBG Gets Second Patch for Xbox One

  22-12-2017 18:43
  A second patch for the Xbox One version of PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds has been released.
  According to the PUBG team's forum post, this latest patch focuses on quality of life fixes, addressing stability issues, weapon recoil, crash fixes, and more. There will be more updates coming to the game, with the next patch expected to be released in the beginning of next year.
  The full Xbox One patch notes are as follows:
  OptimizationContinued performance optimizations
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• U.S. drops charges that U.N. economist underpaid Bangladeshi worker

  22-12-2017 18:42 via yahoo.com
  U.S. prosecutors have dropped charges accusing a United Nations economist in New York of committing visa fraud by bringing into the country a domestic worker from Bangladesh and then failing to pay her a lawful wage, his lawyers announced on Friday.Hamidur Rashid, a Bangladeshi national and economist at the United Nations' Department of Economic and Social Affairs, was charged with visa fraud and fraud in foreign labor contracting in June.
  
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• Xbox Games With Gold for January 2018 Announced

  22-12-2017 18:41
  The lineup of free games available to Xbox Live Gold subscribers in January 2018 have been revealed.
  According to Microsoft's announcement on Xbox Wire, the following titles will be free for subscribers next month:The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing III — January 1-31 (Xbox One)Zombi — January 16 to February 15 (Xbox One)Tomb Raider Underworld — January 1-15 (Xbox One, Xbox 360)Army of Two — January 16-31 (Xbox One, Xbox 360)
  The Incredible Advent
  
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• Polish fund to restore Europe's largest Jewish cemetery

  22-12-2017 18:40 via yahoo.com
  Poland on Friday launched a multi-million euro investment fund to pay for the restoration of Europe's largest Jewish cemetery located inWarsaw and largely neglected since the Holocaust.Culture Minister Piotr Glinski said that profits generated from the fund valued at 24 million euros ($28 million) would ensure maintenance of the site that bears witness to Warsaw's lost Jewish community.It is is the final resting place for about 250,000 people, mostly Warsaw elites, according to its director Prze
  
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• A Complete Guide to Monster Hunter: World's Preorder Bonuses

  22-12-2017 18:37
  
  If you’re in the market for an action-RPG that’s deep enough to keep you slaying beasts for months, Monster Hunter: World should absolutely be on your radar. Check out our preview to learn about its deft handling of complex gameplay systems. Then mark your calendar for January 26, 2018, because that's when it lands on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, with a PC release to follow.
  Or you could just preorder it now. But before you do, you’ll want to know about the special editions and
  
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• So Donald Trump DOES Watch The News

  22-12-2017 18:35 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump, who last month said he’s too busy “reading documents” to watch much television, said he decided to sign the GOP tax reform bill on Friday, ahead of the holidays, after tuning into TV news.
  
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