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• Gov. Cuomo: State will sue to block federal tax overhaul

  03-01-2018 23:49 via yahoo.com
  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York state will take Washington to court to challenge the new Republican tax overhaul, Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday, calling the new law an unconstitutional assault on states' rights and New York in particular.
  
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• Momenta, Mylan plan trial of biosimilar to Regeneron eye drug

  03-01-2018 23:43 via yahoo.com
  (Reuters) - Momenta Pharmaceuticals Inc and Mylan NV plan to begin a pivotal clinical trial of a biosimilar to Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc's blockbuster eye drug Eylea in the first half of this year, the two companies said on Wednesday.If successful, it would likely mark the first competition from a cheaper biosimilar of Eylea, although Regeneron says it has U.S. patent protection on the treatment until 2023.Germany's Formycon AG is far along in testing a biosimilar to Eylea rival Lucentis fro
  
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• California suspect accepts extradition in Kansas 'swatting' case

  03-01-2018 23:39 via yahoo.com
  Tyler Barriss, 25, has waived his right to an extradition hearing, a spokesman for the Los Angeles County district attorney's office, Paul Eakins, said.Barriss remains in Los Angeles County jail without bail, prosecutors said.
  
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• Pakistan Has All the Leverage Over Trump

  03-01-2018 23:34 via yahoo.com
  Why Islamabad isn’t worried about threats to cut off U.S. aid
  
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• Series of small quakes rattle area near Mount St. Helens

  03-01-2018 23:30 via yahoo.com
  SEATTLE (AP) — A series of small earthquakes around Mount St. Helens in Washington state startled residents as far away as Portland, Oregon, and Seattle early Wednesday.
  
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• Game developer uses Crypt of the NecroDancer for proposal

  03-01-2018 23:26
  Indie game developer Liselore Goedhart enlists the help of Crypt of the NecroDancer devs to create a custom build used for her marriage proposal....
  
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• Freed Canadian hostage appears in court on criminal charges

  03-01-2018 23:09 via yahoo.com
  By David LjunggrenOTTAWA (Reuters) - A Canadian court on Wednesday postponed a bail hearing for former Taliban hostage Joshua Boyle, who was arrested on Saturday and faces criminal charges including assault, sexual assault and forcible confinement.The charges, filed on Monday, are for crimes prosecutors said occurred in Canada after Boyle and his family returned to the country last October.Boyle and his wife Caitlan Coleman were kidnapped in October 2012 while backpacking in Afghanistan.
  
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• Kinect died a while ago; now Microsoft is ripping out the life support tube

  03-01-2018 23:08 via gamesradar.com
  The once-hyped Kinect camera for Xbox One hasn't exactly been alive and kicking for years - but today came the last nail in the (one imagines) shiny green coffin
  
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• Freed Canadian hostage faces assault charges: lawyer

  03-01-2018 23:06 via yahoo.com
  (In Jan. 2 story, corrects spelling of first name of Boyle's wife to Caitlan instead of Caitlin, 2nd paragraph.)By David LjunggrenOTTAWA (Reuters) - A Canadian man freed in 2017 nearly five years after being abducted in Afghanistan has been arrested in Ottawa and faces several charges, including assault and forcible confinement, his lawyer said on Tuesday.Joshua Boyle, his wife Caitlan Coleman and three children arrived back in Canada last October.Police have laid 15 charges against Boyle, 34, i
  
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• Secret Service Building at Bill and Hillary Clinton's New York Home Catches Fire

  03-01-2018 23:02 via yahoo.com
  No injuries have been reported from the fire in Chappaqua
  
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• Missing Colo. Teen Who Posted on Facebook About Alleged Stalker Is Found Dead

  03-01-2018 23:00 via yahoo.com
  A Colorado woman reported missing days after receiving a protection order against a man she alleged was harassing her was found dead Saturday in a wooded area north of Denver, PEOPLE confirms
  
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• Arizona Family of 4 Found Dead in Cabin on New Year's Day From Possible Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

  03-01-2018 23:00 via yahoo.com
  A family of four was found dead in a cabin on New Year’s Eve and police believe carbon monoxide poisoning might be to blame.
  
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• Motel 6 Gave Guest Info To Immigration Agents, Washington State Attorney General Alleges

  03-01-2018 22:35 via yahoo.com
  Motel 6 locations in Washington state gave information about thousands of guests to Immigration and Customs Enforcement, leading to the detention of at least six people, the state’s attorney general alleged in a lawsuit on Wednesday.
  
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• The 11,500-Year-Old Remains of a Baby Could Reveal How Humans First Came to the Americas

  03-01-2018 22:16 via yahoo.com
  DNA from a six-week-old girl is helping resolve long-standing controversies
  
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• The White House Loves To Rewrite Resumes Of Ex-Trump Aides Who Cause Trouble For Him

  03-01-2018 22:15 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump on Wednesday released a head-scratching statement in response to explosive comments by his former chief strategist Steve Bannon, detailed in a forthcoming book.
  
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• This Passenger Was Fed Up Waiting to Get Off His Plane, So He Climbed Out on the Wing

  03-01-2018 22:07 via yahoo.com
  A passenger on a delayed Ryanair flight from London who apparently got fed up waiting to get off a plane after it landed in the southern Spanish city of Malaga surprised fellow passengers by using the emergency exit to jump onto a wing.
  
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• Firefighters called to Bill and Hillary Clinton's house in New York state

  03-01-2018 21:52 via yahoo.com
  Firefighters were called to Bill and Hillary Clinton's house in Chappaqua, New York, on Wednesday afternoon. Nick Merrill, a spokesman for Mrs Clinton, said that the fire was in a facility used by the Secret Service on their property, in a building not connected to their home.  He said the Clintons were not home at the time Police vehicles are seen outside the home of Bill and Hillary Clinton after firefighters were called to put out a fire at the property in Chappaqua, New York Credit: Reu
  
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• Cheetah at St. Louis Zoo gives birth to 8 cubs

  03-01-2018 21:42 via yahoo.com
  ST. LOUIS (AP) — A cheetah named Bingwa at the St. Louis Zoo is a proud mother — eight times over.
  
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• Rosenstein, McCabe Meet With Ryan on Nunes

  03-01-2018 21:22 via yahoo.com
  Rachel Maddow reports on a trip by Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and FBI Director Andrew McCabe to the office of House Speaker Paul Ryan to discuss the Trump Russia investigation and House Intel chair Devin Nunes.
  
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• A Dragon Ball Z History Lesson In Quick Flashes

  03-01-2018 21:08
  Bandai Namco has released the intro video for Dragon Ball FighterZ, which is mostly made up of quick cuts and zoom-ins on the characters.
  The intro is using the in-game graphics to show off the entire roster of characters, obviously starting with Goku but then both Gohans get billing behind Trunks which is just crazy to me. You can check out the trailer below. If you want to get hands-on with the game ahead of its release, you can check out the open beta on PS4 and Xbox One starting on January
  
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• Anti-Immigrant Signs Pop Up On California Highways As State Becomes A Sanctuary

  03-01-2018 20:57 via yahoo.com
  As California officially became a “sanctuary state” at the start of the new year, fake signs with anti-immigrant messages appeared near the state’s borders.
  
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• Almost a week of deadly protests in Iran

  03-01-2018 20:50 via yahoo.com
  Violent demonstrations have rocked Iran for almost a week, leaving at least 21 people dead, with the head of Iran's Revolutionary Guards on Wednesday declaring the "end of the sedition".The protests that started over the economy before turning against the Islamic regime as a whole are the biggest in the tightly controlled country since unrest over a disputed election in 2009.Videos on reformist media show protesters focusing their ire on President Hassan Rouhani but there are also slogans lambas
  
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• Halo, DOOM, Destiny: Celebs' Favorite First-Person Shooters

  03-01-2018 20:30
  Welcome back to Best. Game. Ever., our new series where we ask entertainers, athletes, comedians, and creators to weigh in on their favorite video games of all time. From Mario to Master Chief, 8-bit to 4K, we're celebrating the best games ever, and in our third episode, we're taking a look at the best first-person shooters.
  In Episode 3, Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. actor Clark Gregg, Modern Family's Nolan Gould, rapper Casey Veggies, and more discuss their favo
  
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• The Latest: Hezbollah chief downplays Iran protests

  03-01-2018 20:20 via yahoo.com
  TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The Latest on protests in Iran (all times local):
  
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• Name-Drawing In Virginia Election To Proceed, After Court Rejects Democrat's Lawsuit

  03-01-2018 20:12 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON ― Adding another wrinkle in the dramatic race that could decide control of the Virginia House of Delegates, a Virginia court on Wednesday rejected a legal challenge in the contested District 94 seat.
  
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• 7 Bizarre Moments You Don't Want to Miss in Pokemon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon

  03-01-2018 20:00
  
  Pokemon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon are filled to the brim with brand-new little side quests and events that make the world feel a whole lot more lively. Here are seven of the most memorable, bizarre encounters in Pokemon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, and the rewards you’ll get for completing them.This man's one goal in life is to be the best bellhop he can be. To prove it, he dutifully stands besides the entrance of the Tide Song Hotel, only to lament on not landing the bellhop job at the Hano G
  
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• Hopes raised for release of British human rights activist jailed in Ethiopia

  03-01-2018 19:56 via yahoo.com
  Hopes have been raised that a British human rights activist jailed illegally in Ethiopia could soon be released, after the country's prime minister announced the pardoning of political prisoners and the closure of a prison where he may have been detained and tortured. Andy Tsege, 62, was abducted by Ethiopian security forces in 2014, having been tried and sentenced to death in absentia. The Ethopian government claims he is a terrorist, while human rights campaigners say the father-of-three was i
  
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• The DOJ Wants A Citizenship Question On The Census. That Could Blow Up The Whole Survey

  03-01-2018 19:54 via yahoo.com
  The Department of Justice’s recent request to add a question about citizenship to the 2020 census has sparked concerns that such a move would lower response rates within immigrant communities.
  
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• Trump turns on Bannon: 'He lost his mind'

  03-01-2018 19:47 via yahoo.com
  “Steve Bannon has nothing to do with me or my Presidency,” Trump said in a statement torching his former chief strategist. “When he was fired, he not only lost his job, he lost his mind.”
  
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• Autopsy: 3-year-old Indian girl a homicide victim in Texas

  03-01-2018 19:45 via yahoo.com
  DALLAS (AP) — A 3-year-old girl whose body was found in a culvert near her suburban Dallas home little more than a year after she was adopted from an Indian orphanage died from "homicidal violence," according to autopsy findings released Wednesday.
  
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• Swatting Suspect Reportedly Behind 20 Other Hoaxes as Family Demands Arrest of Cop Who Fired Fatal Shot

  03-01-2018 19:42 via yahoo.com
  The suspect, Tyler Barriss, appeared in court Wednesday to face charges in the death of Andrew Finch.
  
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• US weather latest: Dog frozen solid on Ohio doorstep amid arctic conditions

  03-01-2018 19:18 via yahoo.com
  Animal protection workers are investigating after a dog was found “frozen solid” on a porch in Toledo, Ohio.The dead animal, believed to be a three-year-old American Bulldog, was found curled up outside a house in King Street in the city by the Toledo Area Humane Society, which works to prevent cruelty to animals.“I don’t know how long she was out there, she was frozen solid,” Megan Brown, an investigator for the organisation told local newspaper The Blade.
  
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• Hoda Kotb Says She's 'Not Making Matt Lauer Money' as Today Co-Anchor

  03-01-2018 19:12 via yahoo.com
  Hoda Kotb may be taking Matt Lauer‘s spot behind the Today anchor desk — but she won’t be getting his salary
  
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• Ice Age Baby Skeleton Rewrites History of the First Native Americans

  03-01-2018 19:05 via yahoo.com
  Introducing the Ancient Beringians, a previously unrecognized population.
  
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• Head of Iran Guards declares 'end of the sedition'

  03-01-2018 19:05 via yahoo.com
  Iran's Revolutionary Guards chief announced the "end of the sedition" Wednesday as tens of thousands rallied in a show of strength for the country's Islamic rulers after days of deadly unrest.General Mohammad Ali Jafari said the Guards only intervened "in a limited way" against fewer than 15,000 "trouble-makers" nationwide, adding that a large number had been arrested.The White House declared it would seek new sanctions against those involved in the crackdown.
  
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• Ancient Infant's DNA Reveals New Clues to How the Americas Were Peopled

  03-01-2018 19:00 via yahoo.com
  Around 11,500 years ago, at a place that is now called the Upward Sun River, in the region that has since been named Alaska, two girls died. One was a late-term fetus; the other, probably her cousin, was six weeks old. They were both covered in red ochre and buried in a circular pit, along with hunting weapons made from bones and antlers. “There was intentionality in the burial ceremony,” says Ben Potter from the University of Alaska at Fairbanks, who uncovered their skeletons in 201
  
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• Pennsylvania shuts down construction on Sunoco gas pipeline

  03-01-2018 18:47 via yahoo.com
  Pennsylvania environmental officials ordered Sunoco on Wednesday to halt construction of a natural gas pipeline across the southern part of the state, citing a series of spills and leaks of drilling fluid and other "egregious and willful violations" of state law that have plagued the $2.5 billion project.
  
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• Why the Price of Ripple is So Much Less than Bitcoin

  03-01-2018 18:46 via yahoo.com
  How to compare cryptocurrencies valued at $2.89 and $15,334.
  
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• 2019 Hyundai Veloster Turbo Spied Completely Camo-Free

  03-01-2018 18:45 via yahoo.com
  Still chunky, less funky.
  
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• Windsor begging clampdown urged ahead of royal wedding

  03-01-2018 18:39 via yahoo.com
  The leader of the local authority covering Windsor Castle has called for police action against "aggressive begging" ahead of Prince Harry's wedding there in May, it emerged on Wednesday.Simon Dudley, the leader of the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead, wrote to the local police chief to warn that the beggars' possessions, sometimes left unattended on the streets, presented a security risk.Harry is due to marry American actress Meghan Markle on May 19 at St George's Chapel in Windsor Castle
  
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• Monster Hunter World PC Release Planned for Fall 2018

  03-01-2018 18:33
  Monster Hunter World is coming to PC this fall, and the game will receive free updates post-release.
  Ryozo Tsujimoto, producer of Monster Hunter World, made the announcement on Twitter, saying the team is currently hard at work on the PC version.
  Tsujimoto also confirmed the game will receive free updates after the January 26 worldwide console launch, which will include adding new monsters to the game.
  After Monster Hunter World was announced at E3 2017, it made the rounds at several other
  
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• Missing Virginia Woman Found Dead Inside Her Home After Her Fiancé Reported Her Missing

  03-01-2018 18:27 via yahoo.com
  The body of a Virginia woman was found inside her home on Monday night, two days after her fiancé reported her missing
  
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• The Latest: Former VPs at swearing-in of 2 Senate Democrats

  03-01-2018 18:17 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the swearing in of two new Senate Democrats (all times local):
  
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• Former Taliban hostage Joshua Boyle arrested in Canada on 15 charges including sexual assault 

  03-01-2018 18:12 via yahoo.com
  A Canadian man who was held captive by the Taliban for five years appeared in court on Wednesday to face 15 charges including sexual assault. Joshua Boyle, 34, was freed in October along with his American wife Caitlan and their three children, all of whom were born in captivity. The couple, who married in 2011, was seized while backpacking through Afghanistan in 2012. They were then transferred to be held hostage by the Haqqani Network, a militant Islamist group believed to have the support of e
  
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• Tina Smith Sworn In As Al Franken's Replacement In U.S. Senate

  03-01-2018 18:04 via yahoo.com
  Democrat Tina Smith was sworn in as a U.S. senator for Minnesota on Wednesday, replacing Al Franken, who officially resigned on Tuesday.
  
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• Tired of waiting, Ryanair passenger gets out and sits on wing

  03-01-2018 17:58 via yahoo.com
  The passenger of a Ryanair flight from London to Malaga in southern Spain, apparently tired of waiting inside the plane on arrival, got out and sat on the wing, a witness and the airline said Wednesday."We had been waiting around half-an-hour to get out of the plane," Fernando del Valle, another passenger, told AFP of the incident on Monday evening.Del Valle filmed the incident and posted it on his Facebook page.
  
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• Rocket League Hits 40 Million Players

  03-01-2018 17:57
  Rocket League has hit another major milestone, reaching 40 million players across PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch.
  Developer Psyonix announced the news on Twitter, with the game now having gained two million more players in just a few weeks. Rocket League hit 38 million registered players earlier in December.
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• Coconut milk and curry paste take chicken to new heights

  03-01-2018 17:57 via yahoo.com
  Boneless skinless chicken breasts save the day for so many busy folks who want to get a lean, protein-filled, affordable dinner on the table in a hurry.
  
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• Canadian ex-hostage in court on sexual assault, death threats

  03-01-2018 17:19 via yahoo.com
  A Canadian man who was held captive by a faction of the Afghan Taliban for five years appeared briefly in an Ottawa court on Wednesday, facing a slew of charges that include sexual assault, illegal confinement and issuing death threats.Joshua Boyle, 34, appeared for less than five minutes by video link at the court hearing, which was described by his lawyer, Eric Granger, as a "purely administrative" procedure.Boyle, who was rescued by the Pakistani military together with his wife Caitlin Colema
  
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• It's Snowing In Florida And People Are Loving It

  03-01-2018 17:14 via yahoo.com
  Ahead of the approaching “winter hurricane” about to hit most of the U.S. East Coast, Floridians woke up Wednesday morning to something that’s very rare in the Sunshine State.
  
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