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• A 'Super Blue Blood Moon' Is Going To Light Up The Sky. Here's Where To See It.

  24-01-2018 23:50 via yahoo.com
  Scientists and space enthusiasts are preparing for a lunar event so rare that it only happens once in a blue moon ― or, to be more specific, once in a super blue blood moon.
  
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• Explainer: More U.S. states eye donations to evade Trump tax changes

  24-01-2018 23:30 via yahoo.com
  By Karen PierogCHICAGO (Reuters) - Legislation that first surfaced in California to give taxpayers a way to avoid the new cap on state and local tax (SALT) deductions by making charitable donations has popped up in four more states so far, with others reviewing alternative methods.Changes to the U.S. tax system signed into law by President Donald Trump in December have sparked a furious search in states with high income and property taxes for loopholes to help residents replicate the benefits ta
  
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• Developers Talk Returning To The Series Roots

  24-01-2018 23:30
  The developers behind one of the year's first big games get together to talk about their inspirations for Monster Hunter: World, how the monsters function as part of the ecosystem, and what the original prototypes looked like.
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  Monster Hunter: World releases on January 26 for PS4 and Xbox One. For more info on this monsterous game, check out our coverage hub full of exclusive features and videos.
  
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• Twitter ignites over photo of Mike Pence posing with White House interns

  24-01-2018 23:15 via yahoo.com
  White House intern photos have been known to stir up conversation on social media — and this recent one seems to be no different than the ones before it.
  
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• A Look at PlatinumGames' Next Action RPG

  24-01-2018 23:15
  Last year’s Nier: Automata showed that Japanese developer PlatinumGames – known for creating exhilarating action games like Bayonetta and Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance – is the perfect studio to hand over an action RPG project to. Currently, Platinum is working on Granblue Fantasy: Project Re:Link (tentative title), a PS4 exclusive action RPG based on Cygames’ mobile RPG Granblue Fantasy, which has a huge following in Japan. Platinum’s involvement makes this a
  
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• Trump administration presses 'sanctuary cities' for documents

  24-01-2018 23:02 via yahoo.com
  By Sarah N. LynchWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's administration on Wednesday escalated its battle with so-called sanctuary cities that protect illegal immigrants from deportation, demanding documents on whether local law enforcement agencies are illegally withholding information from U.S. immigration authorities.The Justice Department said it was seeking records from 23 jurisdictions -- including America's three largest cities, New York, Los Angeles and Chicago, as well as three
  
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• This Horizon: Zero Dawn smoke looks like Conan O'Brien and I'm freaking out a little

  24-01-2018 22:56 via gamesradar.com
  Horizon: Zero Dawn is the source of endless beautiful screenshots but - to my knowledge - none of them have ever included a cameo from one of America's favorite talk show hosts
  
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• Scientists successfully clone monkeys; are humans up next?

  24-01-2018 22:50 via yahoo.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — For the first time, researchers have used the cloning technique that produced Dolly the sheep to create healthy monkeys, bringing science an important step closer to being able to do the same with humans.
  
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• Kim Kardashian Reportedly Wants More Kids After Baby Chicago

  24-01-2018 22:46 via yahoo.com
  A week after welcoming her third child, Kim Kardashian is reportedly mulling over expanding her famous family again.
  
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• Devs Say Games Sell as Well or Better on Nintendo Switch

  24-01-2018 22:37
  According to the State of the Game Industry report put out by the Game Developers Conference, Switch's powerful console sales are helping software sales, too.
  The majority of respondents to the question "have Switch game sales compared to the average across all the platforms you've launched on" answered sales have been average or greater than average, with only 16% saying sales were less than average.
  Developers are also "overwhelmingly confident" Switch is going to outpace Wii U's lif
  
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• US criticizes Russia for arming Myanmar amid Rohingya crisis

  24-01-2018 22:26 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States criticized Russia on Wednesday for approving sales of fighter jets to Myanmar's military despite its deadly operations against Rohingya Muslims, warning that Moscow's actions could make the situation worse.
  
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• Here's Why You Can Shut Out the Shock of Mass Shootings

  24-01-2018 22:24 via yahoo.com
  Your brain has a built-in defense mechanism against traumatic events
  
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• 'Grandma the Clown' Quits Big Apple Circus After Admitting He Pressured Teen to Pose for Explicit Photos

  24-01-2018 22:21 via yahoo.com
  "Grandma," real name Barry Lubin, age 65, resigned Wednesday
  
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• Las Vegas Massacre Victim Jovanna Calzadillas Finally Goes Home After She Was Shot in the Head

  24-01-2018 22:07 via yahoo.com
  Jovanna Calzadillas was on life support with a bullet lodged in her brain after the Las Vegas shooting massacre.
  
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• Realism Is The True Ruler In This Medieval RPG

  24-01-2018 22:05
  A new 16-plus minute trailer for Kingdom Come: Deliverance shows off the game’s gorgeous world and myriad, deeply realistic facets.
  Drawing on real events from 1403 within the Holy Roman Empire, players assume the role of Henry, the son of a village blacksmith. The trailer starts with Henry investigating a camp of bandits with a stealthy approach followed by gritty swordplay. There are no reticles when using archery, so players must rely purely on their eyes. The combat, based on 15th&nbs
  
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• GOP smear of FBI makes law enforcement harder

  24-01-2018 21:58 via yahoo.com
  Former U.S. attorney Chuck Rosenberg, talks with Rachel Maddow about how the important work of the FBI is made more difficult by the unwarranted smears by Republicans attempting to deflect attention from the investigation of Donald Trump.
  
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• American, Delta revive deal to handle stranded passengers

  24-01-2018 21:56 via yahoo.com
  DALLAS (AP) — American Airlines and Delta are reviving a deal that lets them put passengers on each other's planes when travelers are stranded by disruptions such as winter storms and computer outages.
  
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• Anthem Reportedly Pushed to Early 2019

  24-01-2018 21:44
  BioWare is reportedly focusing the majority of its team from both its Edmonton and Austin studios into its upcoming game Anthem, an online, open-world multiplayer action RPG announced at E3 2017.
  According to a report from Kotaku, sources close to Anthem place its release date closer to early 2019, citing the "Fall 2018" release window as unrealistic. Pressure to launch before the end of EA's 2019 fiscal year makes a delay beyond March 2019 less likely, sources told Kotaku. IGN has reached out t
  
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• WH lawyer scrambles to walk back impromptu Trump Mueller comments

  24-01-2018 21:25 via yahoo.com
  Trump repeatedly told reporters he'd love to talk to Robert Mueller under oath. Trump biographer Tim O'Brien (who has faced Trump in court) says "Trump does everything without the advice of his counsel."
  
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• The Latest: Turkey's Erdogan says he warned Trump over Syria

  24-01-2018 21:20 via yahoo.com
  BEIRUT (AP) — The Latest on the Syrian conflict (all times local):
  
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• Investigators probe motive in deadly Kentucky school shooting

  24-01-2018 21:13 via yahoo.com
  Police have not yet identified the gunman or released any information about what motivated the Tuesday morning attack at Marshall County High School in Benton, Kentucky, about 120 miles (190 km) northwest of Nashville, Tennessee.The suspect, who police said was arrested without a struggle, was due to appear in court by Thursday and could be charged as an adult, according to Marshall County Attorney Jeff Edwards.
  
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• Why the Blockchain Is So Much Bigger Than Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency

  24-01-2018 21:04 via yahoo.com
  Looking for Blockchain 101? Look no further.
  
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• Sea of Thieves Team Working to Address Closed Beta Error

  24-01-2018 20:54
  
  Update: The "too early" error should now be resolved for "most" players, while "remaining cases should be resolved within the next 2 hours," according to the Sea of Thieves Twitter account.
  "Anyone who digitally pre-orders in the next 24hrs will need to pick up the Closed Beta through the Xbox Insider Hub on Xbox One and/or Windows 10," reads a subsequent tweet. "This will resolve the issue entirely."
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  Rare is currently working on a fix for the "too early" error sever
  
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• Read The Judge's Powerful Remarks In Larry Nassar's Sentencing

  24-01-2018 20:52 via yahoo.com
  A Michigan judge on Wednesday excoriated former USA Gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar as a dangerous sexual predator and said it was her “honor and privilege” to sentence him to 40 to 175 years in prison for decades of crimes involving young girls.
  
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• Text message refers to 'secret society'

  24-01-2018 20:51 via yahoo.com
  An FBI lawyer’s cryptic reference to a “secret society” during a text exchange with a colleague has given Republicans fresh ammunition in their apparent effort to cast doubt on special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation.
  
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• Poll: Trump trails Biden, Sanders by wide margin in 2020

  24-01-2018 20:46 via yahoo.com
  President Trump could face a tough re-election bid against a Democratic challenger come 2020, according to a recent CNN survey.
  
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• The Avengers game hiring a dev superteam is cool, but also means it's still a long way off

  24-01-2018 20:45 via gamesradar.com
  Remember 'The Avengers Project', that new game coming from the Tomb Raider studio that Square Enix announced in January 2017? It just got an infusion of promising talent from around the industry, including a former Naughty Dog leader who was creative director of Uncharted: The Lost Legacy just last year
  
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• Dashcam Video Shows ‘Senseless’ Killing Of Iranian-American By Federal Cops, Lawyers Say

  24-01-2018 20:43 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON ― U.S Park Police shot and killed an unarmed Iranian-American man in Fairfax County, Virginia, last November.
  
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• The Evolution of Round Brains Ushered In the 'Human Revolution'

  24-01-2018 20:25 via yahoo.com
  Our brains didn't always look the way they do now.
  
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• Stoic Announces Release Window With Fasolt Character Trailer

  24-01-2018 20:20
  Publisher Versus Evil along with developer Stoic announced a Summer release for the final installment of the Viking role playing game, Banner Saga 3.
  This vignette trailer focuses on the Fasolt, the Loyalist, leading an army towards the human capital to avenge his fallen comrades and restore honor to the Varl. Character trailers are often an effective promotional tool and we can expect more Banner Saga 3 trailers as we head toward the anticipated conclusion of this cult indie franchise.
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• Detroit Free Press tweets names of Nassar's victims — 155 of them

  24-01-2018 20:17 via yahoo.com
  "These are the names of the survivors who came forward the past several days to deliver impact statements against former MSU doctor Larry Nassar," the newspaper explained as it began sharing the names shortly after Nassar's sentencing. "Because of their bravery and courage, Nassar will spend the rest of his life behind bars."
  
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• Zimbabwe to hold 'free and fair' elections before July, Mnangagwa announces at Davos

  24-01-2018 20:04 via yahoo.com
  Zimbabwe will go to the polls before July in the first elections since Robert Mugabe was ousted after 37 years in power,  President Emmerson Mnangagwa said in Switzerland on Wednesday.  Attending the World Economic Forum in Davos, Mr Mnangagwa said elections will be free and fair and that he would accept the result if he loses.  He was sworn into office two months ago after Mr Mugabe resigned when threatened with impeachment after the military took over in a soft coup.  Since
  
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• The Last Guardian Easter Egg Found in Shadow of the Colossus Remastered

  24-01-2018 20:02
  References to The Last Guardian have been added to the upcoming Shadow of the Colossus Remastered on PlayStation 4. We discovered this while streaming the opening two hours of the game.
  On our way to the sixth Colossus, we got lost in the in the forest southwest of the main shrine. It was here that we found a cave that we didn’t remember existing, despite the fact that we’d played through the original game several times. At the end of the cave was one of The Last Guardian’s bar
  
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• A Complete Guide to Ni No Kuni 2: Revenant Kingdom's Preorder Bonuses

  24-01-2018 19:51
  
  After over five years, beloved JRPG No No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch is finally getting a full sequel. Ni No Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom is coming to PlayStation 4 and PC on March 23, 2018. This colorful sequel stars a whole new cast of characters and sets them on an adventure in a new kingdom.
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• Even Before Trump Arrives, He's The Elephant In The Room At Davos

  24-01-2018 19:23 via yahoo.com
  World leaders are serving up some shrewdly veiled criticism of Donald Trump at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, days before the U.S. president is due to speak there.
  
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• There's a new Pacific Rim: Uprising trailer and... holy $#%@ is that a Jaeger-Kaiju HYBRID?

  24-01-2018 19:15 via gamesradar.com
  A new trailer for Pacific Rim: Uprising has arrived, and this one gives us a bit more of a tease for the overall plot, as well as some answers to questions raised by the first trailer - namely, why did we see several moments of a Jaeger fighting another Jaeger? Shouldn't all the giant robots be on the same side?Well, apparently not
  
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• World of Goo Developer Reveals New Game 7 Billion Humans

  24-01-2018 19:03
  World of Goo developer Tomorrow Corporation's next game is 7 Billion Humans, and it's coming soon to Steam and Nintendo Switch.
  As detailed on Tomorrow Corporation's website, 7 Billion Humans is a followup to 2015's Human Resource Machine and has players setting up logic routes to solve puzzles. You'll control a swarm of office workers to solve puzzles inside your computer made of people.
  A release date for the game hasn't been revealed yet, but you can check out the announce
  
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• 28 Funny Valentine's Day Cards For Couples Who Don't Like Sappy Stuff

  24-01-2018 18:45 via yahoo.com
  Can we agree that couples who get all mushy-gushy with each other are pretty much insufferable?
  
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• Larry Nassar Sentenced To 40 To 175 Years In Prison For Child Sexual Abuse

  24-01-2018 18:39 via yahoo.com
  Larry Nassar, the former USA Gymnastics and Michigan State University team doctor who treated some of America’s best athletes, was sentenced to 175 years in prison Wednesday for sex crimes that have shaken the sport’s governing body.
  
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• Alienation drives young Palestinians beyond politics

  24-01-2018 18:27 via yahoo.com
  While Hamas, Fatah and other groups call for a weekly show of strength on Fridays, dozens of stone-throwers turn out along the border between Gaza and Israel every day, even when, as last Friday, a protest is called off due to bad weather.Some wear the colors of the various factions vying to lead the drive for a Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital, but others have no affiliation, a sign of alienation that makes the political situation more volatile.“I am not against any of
  
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• Big Apple Circus clown resigns over sexual misconduct

  24-01-2018 18:24 via yahoo.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — A beloved circus performer known as Grandma the clown has resigned from the Big Apple Circus following accusations that he pressured a 16-year-old aerialist to pose for pornographic photos.
  
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• The Trump Record After One Year

  24-01-2018 18:19 via yahoo.com
  A discussion at the Center for the National Interest examined Trump's presidency thus far.Has Donald Trump performed well in foreign policy over the past year?The lunch was moderated by Charles Boyd, a retired four-star general of the United States Air Force who is the chairman of CFTNI.
  
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• US sanctions N. Korean, Chinese firms aiding Pyongyang

  24-01-2018 18:14 via yahoo.com
  The United States slapped new sanctions on North Korean and Chinese firms and individuals that it said support the Pyongyang regime of Kim Jong-Un and his nuclear weapons program.The move comes as the US seeks to choke the flow of goods and materials crucial to North Korea's economy like oil, electronics and metals, and pressure Kim to halt the development of nuclear weapons that threaten the region and potentially the US mainland.
  
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• Chicago Weather: Black ice leading to crashes, spin-outs on expressways

  24-01-2018 18:14 via yahoo.com
  Freezing rain and black ice have led to dozens of crashes on Chicago area expressways Wednesday morning.
  
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• Sea of Thieves Contest Lets You Create an Achievement

  24-01-2018 18:11
  The Sea of Thieves closed beta kicked off today for players who participated in the technical alpha, and everyone who preordered the game. If you didn't manage to get in, you can still join in the fun, albeit in a different way that doesn't involve playing the game, but will net you some sweet Sea of Thieves booty.
  The "Design an Achievement" contest gives you the chance to do just that, and you can submit your ideas in the specially created forum for the duration of the closed beta.
  To take par
  
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• James Mattis watches Indonesian troops bite heads off snakes and drink their blood

  24-01-2018 18:00 via yahoo.com
  James Mattis, the US defence secretary, praised Indonesian troops' "perfect training" as he watched them bite the heads of snakes and drink their blood. In a military demonstration the troops also rolled in glass, broke bricks with their heads, and walked on fire. The ceremony at Indonesia's armed forces headquarters also featured a blindfolded soldier shooting a balloon held between the legs of one of his colleagues. At least one shot missed, although no one appeared injured. To the sounds
  
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• Uncharted Director Joins The Avengers Project Game

  24-01-2018 17:50
  Former Uncharted director Shaun Escayg and Dead Space producer Stephen Barry have joined The Avengers Project game, developer Crystal Dynamics announced.
  Escayg joins the team as creative director, while Barry will serve as director of production. Escayg is the creative director and writer of Uncharted: The Lost Legacy and worked on The Last of Us as the director of photography and animation supervisor. He was also an animator at Industrial Light & Magic. "I'm thrilled to
  
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• Kentucky shooting was 3rd at a U.S. school this week

  24-01-2018 17:39 via yahoo.com
  Two students were killed and 16 others injured in the third shooting at a U.S. school this week, and one of at least 11 on school property since Jan. 1.
  
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• Meet Rosemarie Aquilina – The judge being hailed as the quiet hero of the Larry Nassar sex abuse trial

  24-01-2018 17:38 via yahoo.com
  The attitude of Rosemarie Aquilina, the judge overseeing the sentencing of disgraced former gymnastics Larry Nassar, has been very simple: if the women Nassar hurt and whose lives he wrecked wanted their day in court to confront him, then they should have the opportunity.As a result, over the best part of a week, around 150 girls and young women have taken the witness stand in Ms Aquilina’s Michigan court room, turned to Nassar and allowed the agony to pour out.For every victim and survivo
  
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• Turkish attack highlights Syrian Kurds' isolation

  24-01-2018 17:29 via yahoo.com
  After Turkey assaulted a relatively peaceful Kurdish enclave of northern Syria, regional leaders fear the world will abandon them even though they provided the ground troops who beat the Islamic State group.For the past four days, Turkish troops and allied Arab Islamist fighters have been battling their way into Syria's Afrin canton, which is defended by the American-backed Kurdish YPG militia.US leaders from President Donald Trump on down have appealed for restraint, but appear to have little i
  
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