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• House Republicans Reportedly Leaked Democratic Senator's Texts To Fox News

  01-03-2018 23:54 via yahoo.com
  Two Senate committee members ― Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.), whose texts were leaked, and Sen. Richard M. Burr (R-N.C.), the panel’s chairman ― were “perturbed” by the findings and discussed them with House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) last month, the sources told the Times.The senators, whose committee is conduction an investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election, reportedly relayed to Ryan their concern about the direction of the House panel under the l
  
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• Trump’s Attitude Toward Russia Sanctions Makes a Mockery of the United States

  01-03-2018 23:51 via yahoo.com
  The question now is whether Congress will do anything about it.
  
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• Bizarre behavior by Georgia teacher preceded gun scare

  01-03-2018 23:49 via yahoo.com
  ATLANTA (AP) — When a north Georgia high school teacher was charged this week with firing a gunshot from inside a barricaded classroom and setting off a frantic lockdown and evacuation, it was not his first troubling encounter with police.
  
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• Putin debuts animation of Russia striking Florida with nuclear missiles

  01-03-2018 23:44 via yahoo.com
  President Vladimir Putin made a new claim that Russia's nuclear capabilities could reach the coast of Florida.
  
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• Gun control hopes dashed as lawmakers signal shift to banking reform

  01-03-2018 23:42 via yahoo.com
  In just three weeks, hundreds of thousands of demonstrators are expected to march on Washington to demand Congress act to prevent gun violence, in the aftermath of the Parkland massacre last month.There was a flurry of activity on Capitol Hill and a sense of urgency in both parties that inaction was no longer an option in the face of public outrage, led by the Florida students who survived the attack.
  
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• Vladimir Putin claims Russia has developed nuclear weapons 'invulnerable' to US missile defence

  01-03-2018 23:41 via yahoo.com
  Vladimir Putin said Russia has tested high-tech nuclear weapons invulnerable to US missile defence in a defiant speech before he stands for re-election this month. In a state-of-the-nation address to top officials, Mr Putin made his most forceful declaration yet of Russia's military might. He said the country was developing a new generation of deadly weapons able to penetrate missile defences, including a nuclear-powered cruise missile with “unlimited range,” an underwater nucle
  
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• US calls on Russia to pressure Assad in Ghouta

  01-03-2018 23:38 via yahoo.com
  The United States urged Russia on Thursday to pressure Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime to respect attempts to allow residents out of the rebel-held enclave of Eastern Ghouta."The Assad regime continues attacking its citizens, especially in East Ghouta," Pentagon spokeswoman Dana White said.
  
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• California officials order mandatory evacuations as rain threatens another round of mudslides

  01-03-2018 23:38 via yahoo.com
  Officials in weather-battered southern California have issued mandatory evacuation orders affecting thousands of people as a rainstorm threatened to unleash mudslides.“This is a challenging storm,” Santa Barbara County Sheriff Bill Brown said at a press conference.“Please know we do not take evacuations lightly,” he added.
  
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• Best Cars for Uber and Lyft Drivers

  01-03-2018 23:36 via yahoo.com
  Drivers for ride-share services such as Uber and Lyft can put as much as 1,000 miles a week on their cars, says Harry Campbell, a ride-share consultant at therideshareguy.com. For that kind of he...
  
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• U.S. Ambassador To Mexico Becomes Latest Senior Official To Resign Under Trump

  01-03-2018 23:25 via yahoo.com
  Roberta Jacobson will resign from her post as U.S. ambassador to Mexico after just over two years on the job, she announced Thursday.The Trump administration has not named a successor.The State Department’s third-ranking official, Tom Shannon, announced his departure last month.
  
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• Police: Boy who shot himself planned attack on school

  01-03-2018 23:24 via yahoo.com
  A seventh-grader who shot and killed himself inside an Ohio middle school restroom last week was planning to shoot others at the school before changing his mind at the last second, a police chief said Thursday.
  
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• Ben Carson Is Desperately Trying to Return $31,000 in Custom Dining Room Furniture

  01-03-2018 23:21 via yahoo.com
  Carson’s wife, Candy, reportedly wanted to help redecorate his office
  
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• 2019 GMC Sierra Revealed: Diesel Power and a Carbon-Fiber Bed

  01-03-2018 23:20 via yahoo.com
  The new Sierra has a few tricks all its own.
  
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• U.S. approves possible sale of anti-tank missiles to Ukraine

  01-03-2018 23:11 via yahoo.com
  The U.S. State Department has approved the possible sale of Javelin anti-tank missiles and launch units to Ukraine at an estimated cost of $47 million, the Pentagon said on Thursday.The United States said in December it would provide Ukraine with defensive weapons.Since Moscow's annexation of Crimea in 2014, Ukraine and Russia have been at loggerheads over a war in eastern Ukraine between pro-Russian separatists and Ukrainian government forces that has killed more than 10,000 people in three yea
  
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• Georgia Lawmakers Pass Bill Punishing Delta For Cutting Ties With NRA

  01-03-2018 23:05 via yahoo.com
  Georgia lawmakers passed a bill on Thursday effectively punishing Delta Air Lines for its decision to cut ties with the National Rifle Association in the wake of last month’s school shooting in Parkland, Florida.The state’s House and Senate passed a major a tax bill, which Republican lawmakers had amended to remove a sales tax exemption on jet fuel, The Associated Press reported.Delta, which is based in Atlanta, would have been the primary airline to benefit from the exemption.
  
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• Billy Graham funeral to serve as evangelist's final crusade

  01-03-2018 23:01 via yahoo.com
  CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — As his public appearances dwindled in recent years, the Rev. Billy Graham began choosing songs, scripture and speakers for one last public opportunity to spread the Gospel — his own funeral.
  
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• West Virginia Teacher Strike Heads Into Uncharted Territory

  01-03-2018 22:53 via yahoo.com
  The statewide strike by teachers and other school workers in West Virginia stretched into its second week on Thursday, as protesters filled the state Capitol for a sixth straight workday with no clear end to the work stoppage in sight.The standoff between workers and legislators appeared all but resolved just two days earlier, when Republican Gov. Jim Justice announced a deal with union leaders to hike pay for teachers and state employees.In a remarkable turn, workers bucked union leadershi
  
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• The Latest: At UN body, Britain focuses on E Ghouta violence

  01-03-2018 22:47 via yahoo.com
  BEIRUT (AP) — The latest on developments regarding Syria (all times local):
  
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• Equifax Data Breach Affected 2.4 Million More Consumers

  01-03-2018 22:47 via yahoo.com
  Equifax has announced that an additional 2.4 million consumers had their personal information accessed during last year’s massive cyberattack.  But the credit-reporting agency says this breach wa...
  
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• US accuses Russia of violating nuclear weapons treaty after Putin boasts of 'unstoppable' missile

  01-03-2018 22:46 via yahoo.com
  The US has accused Russia of breaking its treaty obligations after President Vladimir Putin announced a new array of “invincible” nuclear weapons.The US military stands ready to protect the nation, spokeswomen for the State Department and Pentagon asserted as they faced questions about Mr Putin’s declaration that “no anti-missile system – even in the future – has a hope of” stopping Russia’s new nuclear weapons.State Department spokeswoman Heather
  
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• US approves sale of anti-tank missiles to Ukraine

  01-03-2018 22:45 via yahoo.com
  The United States has formally approved the sale of Javelin anti-tank missiles to Ukraine, the State Department said Thursday, confirming a move expected to anger Kiev's foe Russia.The Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Ukraine has asked President Donald Trump's US administration for permission to buy 210 missiles and 37 launchers at a cost of around $47 million.
  
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• India trip controversy follows Trudeau back to Canada

  01-03-2018 22:42 via yahoo.com
  Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau faced persistent criticism Thursday over a convicted Sikh extremist's attendance at a Canadian event in Mumbai, nearly a week after the premier's return from a trip to India.Opposition parties and editorialists heaped scorn on the prime minister and his Liberal government over the "fiasco" that dogged Trudeau during his first official visit to India to drum up trade and investment.Canadian-Indian businessman Jaspal Atwal was sentenced in Canada to 20 years
  
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• Xbox One X mega-deal alert: Save $50 and get a bonus $50 gift card before it runs out

  01-03-2018 22:29 via gamesradar.com
  Grab an Xbox One X at a nice discount and get a headstart on your first new game
  
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• Avengers: Infinity War isn't coming to theaters May 4 after all - because it's arriving a week *earlier*

  01-03-2018 22:22 via gamesradar.com
  This is not a drill
  
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• Automakers battered in February as US sales drop

  01-03-2018 22:21 via yahoo.com
  Most automakers were battered in February as American consumers pulled back on new car purchases, a continued hangover from the brisk sales pace last year, according to data released Thursday.The three American auto giants reported sales declines: 6.9 percent year-over-year for GM and Ford, and one percent for Fiat Chrysler's US subsidiary.Most other major car makers in the US market saw sales drop last month, but Toyota bucked the trend with a 4.5 percent boost.
  
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• Chipotle shutters Tasty Made burger restaurant

  01-03-2018 22:12 via yahoo.com
  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc has closed its Tasty Made hamburger restaurant after it underperformed expectations, the burrito chain said on Thursday, less than two years after its launch.
  
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• Massachusetts can sue federal student loan servicer, judge rules

  01-03-2018 22:04 via yahoo.com
  Massachusetts' attorney general can move forward with a lawsuit alleging that one of the largest student loan servicers in the United States has engaged in practices that have undermined a federal debt forgiveness program, a state court judge has ruled.Suffolk County Superior Court Judge Kenneth Salinger in a decision released on Thursday denied Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistant Agency's motion to dismiss Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey's lawsuit.
  
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• Rainbow Six Siege Removing Some Renown Costs

  01-03-2018 22:02
  On the heels of the Rainbow Six Siege price hikes instated last month, Ubisoft is making Siege's operators and attachments much easier to acquire.
  Starting with the launch of the game's third content year on Tuesday, March 6, players who own Siege's Standard, Advanced, Gold or Complete Editions will be able to use the original 20 operators without spending any Renown, Siege's in-game currency.
  Renown costs for all previous and future attachments are also being removed for all players, which is e
  
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• The One Way to Know If You're Officially a Millennial — Whether You Like It or Not

  01-03-2018 21:52 via yahoo.com
  Wanna take a selfie?
  
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• Putin, before vote, unveils 'invincible' nuclear weapons to counter West

  01-03-2018 21:50 via yahoo.com
  By Andrew OsbornMOSCOW (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin announced an array of new nuclear weapons on Thursday, in one of his most bellicose speeches in years, saying they could hit almost any point in the world and evade a U.S.-built missile shield.Putin was speaking ahead of an election on March 18 that polls indicate he should win easily.It was unclear if he had a particular Russian ally, such as Syria, in mind, but his comments looked like a warning to Washington not to use tactical battl
  
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• Mueller appears to be working on Trump Russia collusion question

  01-03-2018 21:48 via yahoo.com
  Rep. Adam Schiff talks with Rachel Maddow about indications that special counsel Robert Mueller is preparing to engage the matter of the Russian hacking of Democratic e-mails and the central question of Trump campaign collusion with Russia.
  
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• Donald Trump hints he wants death penalty for drug dealers 

  01-03-2018 21:48 via yahoo.com
  Donald Trump has hinted that he wants to see the death penalty for drug dealers. The US president said some other countries use the "ultimate penalty" for such people and it appeared to be effective in reducing the scourge of drugs. Mr Trump was speaking at an "Opioid Summit" at the White House aimed at tackling America's opioid crisis. He said: "If you shoot one person they give you the death penalty. These people (drug dealers) can kill two or three thousand people and nothing happens to them.
  
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• Trump nepotism causes strain within White House, security risks

  01-03-2018 21:32 via yahoo.com
  Rachel Maddow looks at the strife within the White House as Donald Trump's top White House staff come into conflict with unqualified family members Trump hired.
  
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• Medical Student Stabbed to Death in Library Was 'The Little Engine That Could,' Mom Says

  01-03-2018 21:28 via yahoo.com
  Deane Kenny Striker was killed at the Winchester Public Library. Jeffrey Yao is being held without bail after pleading not guilty to murder
  
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• The Latest: White House: US defense capability '2nd to none'

  01-03-2018 21:23 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on Russia's claim of an array of new nuclear weapons (all times local):
  
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• President Trump governing like 'Mean Girls'

  01-03-2018 21:22 via yahoo.com
  John Kelly told an audience "God punished me" with a Trump White House job as more top officials may quit. Plus, Trump makes a surprise policy announcement. David Frum says the president's governing style is akin to 'Mean Girls.'
  
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• Virginia police fatally shoot man after vehicle chase

  01-03-2018 21:21 via yahoo.com
  RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — An armed man was fatally shot by police after he crashed his car during a chase on Interstate 64, state police said Thursday.
  
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• Abortion to be illegal? Mike Pence’s prediction enrages Newsroom readers

  01-03-2018 21:21 via yahoo.com
  “It looks like they only care about people before they are born.” “This is the zealot we have to look forward to if Mueller does actually bring down Trump.” “Abortions have always occurred and always will.” Vice President Mike Pence made a startling prediction about legal abortion, saying it would end in “our time.” His remark has fired up thousands of Newsroom commenters.Pence made the statement while at a luncheon hosted by the anti-abortion orga
  
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• UN official: Pauses in Syria suburb unilateral, 'not enough'

  01-03-2018 21:13 via yahoo.com
  BEIRUT (AP) — The five-hour daily pauses in fighting in Syria's embattled eastern suburbs of the capital Damascus — laid out under a "unilateral" plan by Russia — are not enough to take in aid or evacuate civilians, a top U.N. aid official said Thursday.
  
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• Puerto Rico power grid snaps, nearly 1 million in the dark

  01-03-2018 21:02 via yahoo.com
  Puerto Rico's power grid broke down again on Thursday, leaving some 800,000 customers without power, as the US Caribbean possession struggles to recover five months after Hurricane Maria slammed the island.Justo Gonzalez, head of the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA), said that one of the island's main transmission lines was out of service.The government-owned utility has 1.5 customers out of a population of 3.5 million -- not counting the 500,000 Puerto Ricans who left since Maria st
  
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• 2019 GMC Sierra Has a Carbon Fiber Box

  01-03-2018 21:00 via yahoo.com
  GMC's new full-sizer brings a number of firsts to the pickup-truck party.
  
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• The Latest: Parents of shooting survivors have had to adjust

  01-03-2018 20:59 via yahoo.com
  PARKLAND, Fla. (AP) — The Latest on the deadly shooting at a Florida high school (all times local):
  
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• Shenmue 3 Will Have an Open Ending to Allow for a Sequel

  01-03-2018 20:52
  Shenmue series creator, Yu Suzuki, says the ending of Shenmue 3 will allow for a sequel.
  In an interview with French website, Gamersflag, Suzuki confirmed that "the end will be open for a sequel," saying that it wouldn't be possible to finish telling the story with the third installment.
  Suzuki has always been keen to make a fourth game and said as much in an AMA on Reddit back in 2015.
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• McDonald's Szechuan sauce is impossible to get -- and its causing an uproar on the internet

  01-03-2018 20:49 via yahoo.com
  The McDonald’s Szechuan sauce, a teriyaki-like dipping sauce that was released in 1998 in promotion with the movie ‘Mulan’, is a prime — if not THE prime — example of just that.Featured on an episode of popular adult cartoon 'Rick and Morty' in 2017, the once sought-after sauce surged in demand and hype, eventually leading to McDonald’s releasing batches of the condiment in limited amounts last October.
  
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• Ben Carson Cancels $31,000 Furniture Order After Ethics Questions

  01-03-2018 20:23 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON ― Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson said Thursday that he would cancel an order for an expensive furniture set for his government office after it sparked ethics concerns and controversy in light of the agency’s proposed budget cuts.Carson told CNN that he initially wasn’t aware of the purchase.
  
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• Ubisoft Announces Far Cry 5 Live-Action Short Film

  01-03-2018 20:20
  Ubisoft announced today the upcoming release of Inside Eden's Gate, a live-action short film set in the world of Far Cry 5 and starring Greg Bryk, the actor portraying in-game antagonist Joseph Seed, as well as other performers from the Far Cry 5 cast.
  The short will be available streaming on Amazon Prime Video beginning on Monday, March 5th, and is being produced in partnership The Asylum.
  You can see more about Far Cry 5 in our IGN First coverage, where we spent the month of February exploring
  
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• Mom of slain medical student calls daughter a 'warm person'

  01-03-2018 20:08 via yahoo.com
  BOSTON (AP) — A medical student stabbed to death in a Massachusetts library was "The Little Engine That Could," her mother said Thursday.
  
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• The Division Celebrates 2nd Anniversary With 20 Million Players

  01-03-2018 20:07
  Ubisoft has planned a slew of online activities for players to celebrate two years of The Division and the amassing of 20 million players.
  From March 1 to March 29, there will be one global event per week. These global events add modifiers to all activities in-game, and players have a chance to earn gameplay rewards and cosmetic items.
  Viewers of the official Division Twitch channel will also be eligible for treats throughout the month. Those who spend more than half an hour tuned in w
  
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• Crackdown's Out on Xbox One X! (Crackdown 1, That Is)

  01-03-2018 20:00
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  Four beloved Xbox 360 games get Xbox One X enhancements, Cyberpunk 2077 seems to be coming out from behind the shadows, Sea of Thieves is getting a console bundle, and some stuff that's making us mad this week. Plus: meet the two coolest new Xbox One controllers, and more!
  Oh, and Unlocked now has its own snazzy new homepage! Bookmark this: go.ign.com/unlocked
  And we've got our own YouTube channel too! Subscribe here: youtube.com/ignunlocked
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• Battlefield 2018 Reportedly Has a Name, Setting

  01-03-2018 19:59
  The new Battlefield game coming in 2018 will reportedly be called Battlefield V and be set during World War 2, according to sources familiar with the game speaking to GamesBeat.
  GamesBeat's report also reveals a purported look at the game's logo screen. According to their sources, the game was internally known previously as Battlefield 2, following in the naming convention of the WW1-set Battlefield 1.
  EA has already confirmed the next Battlefield would be coming in 2018, and it w
  
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