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• Bumble CEO on Banning Gun Photos: ‘Why Would We Want to Romanticize a Weapon?’

  06-03-2018 23:54 via yahoo.com
  'Why would we want to romanticize a weapon?'
  
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• 2 Parkland Students With Gunshot Injuries Plan To Sue School District, Officials

  06-03-2018 23:52 via yahoo.com
  The families of two Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School students injured in the mass shooting at their school announced separate plans on Monday to sue officials in Broward County, Florida, over the incident.In letters of intent released this week, lawyers representing the students and their parents pin blame on law enforcement, Broward County and Broward County Public Schools for failing to protect Stoneman Douglas students from the gunman.Borges remains hospitalized at Broward Healt
  
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• Gary Cohn To Step Down From Trump Administration

  06-03-2018 23:43 via yahoo.com
  Gary Cohn, who has served as President Donald Trump’s chief economic adviser since last year, will step down from his position, the White House confirmed Tuesday.Cohn had been rumored to be considering leaving the White House over concerns with Trump’s recently-announced tariffs on steel and aluminum imports.“It has been an honor to serve my country and enact pro-growth economic policies to benefit the American people, in particular the passage of historic tax reform,
  
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• These Stunning GIFs Show St. Martin's Miraculous Recovery From Hurricanes Irma And Maria

  06-03-2018 23:42 via yahoo.com
  Hurricane Irma and Hurricane Maria left a trail of destruction when they swept over the Caribbean last September.Recovery has been slow in places like Puerto Rico, but it’s well on its way in St. Martin, an island that is controlled by France in the north and the Netherlands in the south.Six months after the passing of hurricanes Irma and Maria, St. Martin is slowly rebuilding, but the scars of the most powerful hurricane ever known in the West Indies remain clearly visible.
  
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• Trump says US will 'counteract' any attempt by Russia to meddle in the 2018 midterms

  06-03-2018 23:39 via yahoo.com
  President Donald Trump has claimed he is not worried about Russian meddling in the 2018 midterm elections, on the same day his national intelligence director said it’s “highly likely” that Russia will be “doing something” in the midterms."The Russians had no impact on our votes,” Mr Trump told reporters at a news conference with Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven.
  
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• George Bush likes to joke Donald Trump ‘makes me look pretty good’

  06-03-2018 23:39 via yahoo.com
  Former President George Bush likes to joke that President Donald Trump’s chaotic White house makes his administration look “pretty good”.The former president apparently enjoys cracking jokes at the President’s expense, and is often unable to grasp why the White House is always in a state of chaos, according to a report in the National Journal.“Bush is often heard to remark, unable to stifle his trademark smirk: ‘Sorta makes me look pretty good, doesn’t i
  
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• North Korea open to relinquishing nuclear weapons, says Seoul

  06-03-2018 23:29 via yahoo.com
  North Korea is willing to discuss relinquishing its nuclear weapons and will freeze its nuclear and missile programmes if it begins direct talks with the US, in a dramatic easing of tensions after a visit by senior South Korean politicians, officials said on Tuesday.The North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, will also meet his South Korean counterpart, Moon Jae-in, in late April in the first summit of its kind in more than a decade, Moon’s office said.North Korea pledged to not use conventional
  
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• Trump on White House chaos: 'I like conflict'

  06-03-2018 23:28 via yahoo.com
  President Trump hints at additional changes to his White House staff while saying he likes conflict. The comments came after a remarkable string of staff-departure announcements, including that of Hope Hicks.
  
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• Do liberals have a Louis Farrakhan problem for the midterms?

  06-03-2018 23:27 via yahoo.com
  As if on cue, Rev. Louis Farrakhan is back in the political spotlight spouting his familiar anti-Semitic, homophobic views — just in time to make Democrats squirm ahead of a crucial election.
  
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• Man on 'jihad' admits to killing 4 in cross-country binge

  06-03-2018 23:25 via yahoo.com
  NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A man who said he was on a "jihad" to avenge U.S. policy in the Middle East made a surprise guilty plea Tuesday to killing a college student in New Jersey and confessed to killing three other people in Washington state in a crime binge that took investigators weeks to connect.
  
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• Alabama inmate wished for death during botched execution, according to medical report

  06-03-2018 23:05 via yahoo.com
  The state attempted to execute Doyle Lee Hamm by lethal injection last month, but halted the procedure just before midnight, when they were unable to kill him.Hamm’s attorney, Bernard Harcourt, has claimed the execution was called off because medical staff were unable to find a vein in which to administer the lethal injection before the death warrant expired.A medical examination report filed by Mr Harcourt this week claims Hamm had at least 11 puncture wound on his body following the proc
  
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• Carrion Might Be the Grossest Game in Development Right Now

  06-03-2018 23:04
  Carrion might be one of the most gruesome games in development right now.
  The self-described "reverse horror game" puts you in control of an amorphous alien blob apparently bent on destruction, and as you can see in a recent gameplay video, it is grotesquely mesmerizing.
  Watch the bloody teaser trailer for Carrion below:
  In the pre-alpha gameplay video, the player-controlled red alien blob can be seen using its long tendrils to crawl through a grungy lab and tear its human inhabitants apart. It'
  
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• Yo-Yo Ma Performs Private Concert For Siblings Rescued From Squalid Home

  06-03-2018 23:01 via yahoo.com
  Seven siblings who were rescued from a squalid Southern California home earlier this year received a special treat last week: a private performance by Yo-Yo Ma.The world-renowned cellist reportedly performed for seven of the 13 siblings at a hospital in Corona, California, on Friday.The special visit came roughly two months after authorities said the siblings were found shackled and malnourished in the home of their parents, David and Louise Turpin, capping years of abuse.
  
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• California parents who housed kids in desert shack released

  06-03-2018 23:01 via yahoo.com
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Southern California couple who pleaded not guilty to child abuse after authorities found them housing their three children in a makeshift desert shack was freed from jail Tuesday.
  
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• Never run out of storage for your Switch when you pick up this 400GB (yes, four *hundred*) microSD card

  06-03-2018 22:57 via gamesradar.com
  Future-proof your Nintendo Switch and stop worrying about games taking up too much space
  
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• 'Bachelor' fanatics are sending Becca Kufrin money for vacation and mozzarella sticks

  06-03-2018 22:37 via yahoo.com
  In case you’ve managed to avoid what nearly the entire country and internet seem to be obsessing over, last night finale showed bachelor Arie Luyendyk Jr. break off his engagement with his fiancé and winner of Season 22, Rebecca ‘Becca’ Kufrin, in pursuit of the runner-up Lauren Burnahm.Kufrin, a 29-year-old publicist from Minnesota, handled the situation with grace and class — and loyal ‘Bachelor’ fans were quick to commend her and condemn Luyendyk Jr.
  
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• Democrats turn up heat on EPA chief over contracts, moonlighting

  06-03-2018 22:30 via yahoo.com
  By Valerie VolcoviciWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Democrats on Tuesday pressed Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt to explain how an agency contract was awarded last year to the business associate of a member of his personal security detail.In a letter to Pruitt, Democrats on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee raised concerns that the security detail member, Pasquale Perrotta, may have exercised improper influence in the awarding of the contract.Perrotta is als
  
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• 'Significant' consequences if China takes key port in Djibouti: U.S. general

  06-03-2018 22:29 via yahoo.com
  By Idrees Ali and Phil StewartWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top U.S. general for Africa told lawmakers on Tuesday that the American military could face "significant" consequences should China take a key port in Djibouti, as Beijing becomes increasingly muscular in Africa in an effort to expand its influence.Last month, Djibouti ended its contract with Dubai's DP World, one of the world's biggest port operators, to run the Doraleh Container Terminal, citing failure to resolve a dispute that began in
  
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• What the Texas Primary Results Could Reveal About Immigration in 2018 Elections

  06-03-2018 22:25 via yahoo.com
  As polls close in the Texas primary election Tuesday night, Democrats and Republicans will be looking at fallout from immigration.
  
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• Ben Carson accused of 'witch-hunt' by senior member of his department

  06-03-2018 22:14 via yahoo.com
  An official says Ben Carson helped foster a climate of fear.A second senior official in the Department of Housing and Urban Development has publicly criticised the secretary, Ben Carson, accusing him of leading a “witch-hunt” against some career bureaucrats in the department.Marcus Smallwood told Carson in an email on Tuesday that Hud’s civil servants were working in fear after the demotion of his colleague Helen Foster and Carson’s rejection of her claims.
  
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• Washington becomes first state to pass law protecting net neutrality

  06-03-2018 22:00
  Washington becomes the first state to pass a law protecting net neutrality following the FCC's decision to repeal the principle starting on April 23....
  
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• British Airways seats to shrink as airline squeezes more passengers into Boeing 777s

  06-03-2018 22:00 via yahoo.com
  British Airways passengers will be squeezed into narrower seats, after the beleaguered airline said it will add an extra passenger space into economy rows on some aircraft. This week the company unveiled its ‘make-over’ for World Traveller section on its Boeing 777 long haul fleet flying from Gatwick Airport. But although BA announced ‘elegant new seats’ with entertainment screens that are 50 per cent larger, they failed to mention that economy passengers will be sitting
  
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• Oregon passes ‘America’s first new gun law’ since Florida shooting

  06-03-2018 21:58 via yahoo.com
  Oregon has enacted what its governor calls America’s first new gun law since a school shooting in Florida prompted a national push for tougher restrictions.First proposed shortly before a gunman killed 17 students and teachers at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, the new law prohibits people convicted of domestic violence or stalking from owning guns.“I’m hopeful the tide is turning on our nation's gun debate, and that we now have the chance to enact me
  
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• Untethered Trump fails to process advice on tariff policy

  06-03-2018 21:42 via yahoo.com
  MSNBC's Stephanie Ruhle talks with Rachel Maddow about the dynamics within the White House that led to the departure of Donald Trump's top economic adviser Gary Cohn.
  
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• Kansas official says law halted up to 18K noncitizen votes

  06-03-2018 21:42 via yahoo.com
  KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach defended his state's voter registration law Tuesday in federal court, claiming the measure he championed has prevented between 1,000 and 18,000 noncitizens from casting ballots.
  
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• Get a job: Infinity Ward is hiring a UI Engineer

  06-03-2018 21:34
  Infinity Ward is hiring a UI Engineer for its Woodland Hills studio. The dev is looking for someone with a strong technical background to develop UI for its FPS project....
  
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• Michelle Obama meets girl in viral portrait photo

  06-03-2018 21:22 via yahoo.com
  A 2-year-old girl who was seen mesmerized by portrait of Michelle Obama in a photo that went viral last week came face to face with the subject of that painting on Tuesday.
  
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• Hearthstone's Arena Draft Is Being Revamped

  06-03-2018 21:17
  
  Hearthstone's 10.4 update is bringing some big changes to Arena, rolling our a new rarity system for draft picks, as well as cards from BlizzCon, that will be available for a limited time.
  Details of the changes were announced today. Draft picks will now to offer players a more strategic choice with equally powerful cards of different rarities, rather than just choosing the most powerful card from an unimpressive trio of the same rarity.Continue reading…
  
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• Police looking for suspect who assaulted man at Times Square subway station

  06-03-2018 21:14 via yahoo.com
  Police are searching for a suspect accused of beating up a subway rider at a station in Manhattan.
  
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• Check out the now open-source code powering UI layout in Heaven's Vault

  06-03-2018 21:14
  Heaven's Vault dev inkle Studios has released SLayout, the Unity UI layout and animation system used in the game, on GitHub. ...
  
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• Guatemala defends moving its embassy to Jerusalem

  06-03-2018 21:06 via yahoo.com
  Guatemalan Foreign Minister Sandra Jovel defended Tuesday her country's "sovereign" decision to relocate its embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem."We are doing the right thing in accordance with the foreign policy that Guatemala has had toward Israel over the past 70 years," Jovel said at a press conference.President Jimmy Morales told a cheering crowd at the annual meeting of the pro-Israel American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) lobby in Washington on Sunday that Guatemala's m
  
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• Probe finds deadly Niger mission lacked proper approval

  06-03-2018 20:34 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A military investigation into the Niger attack that killed four American service members concludes the team didn't get required senior command approval for their risky mission to capture a high-level Islamic State militant, several U.S. officials familiar with the report said. It doesn't point to that failure as a cause of the deadly ambush.
  
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• Survive In A Zombie Wasteland This May

  06-03-2018 20:26
  State of Decay 2, the highly anticipated sequel to the zombie-survival game from last generation, now has a release date of May 22 in two separate versions, according to IGN.
  The game comes in a standard edition, priced at $29.99, and an Ultimate edition at $49.99. The Ultimate edition allows players to access the game early on May 18 and includes the original game, State of Decay: Year One Survival Edition, on Xbox One and State of Decay 2 DLC packs Independence and Daybreak, which have TBD re
  
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• People Sent A Lot Of Racist Email To UCLA After 3 Athletes Were Arrested In China

  06-03-2018 20:18 via yahoo.com
  In the days after three UCLA men’s basketball players were arrested in China for allegedly shoplifting during a November visit, emails and letters poured in to university Chancellor Gene Block from angry fans, alumni and people with no connection to the school at all.The three players ― LiAngelo Ball, Cody Riley and Jalen Hill ― are black.Many of them were clearly spurred on by the involvement of President Donald Trump, who was just then initiating a feud with LaVar Ball, fathe
  
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• Good Samaritan Helps Tackle Woman Trying to Stab Mother and Toddler on Greyhound Bus

  06-03-2018 20:11 via yahoo.com
  The woman was delusional and trying to stab a mother and toddler aboard a Greyhound bus, authorities said.
  
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• Court rules Seattle homeless man's truck is a home

  06-03-2018 20:01 via yahoo.com
  King County judge's decision shines spotlight on homeless people living in vehicles.
  
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• Road to the IGF: Playables' Kids

  06-03-2018 19:53
  Nuovo Award-nominated Kids is a game of crowds - of exploring our relationships in terms of our positions we take relative to one another....
  
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• Report finds White House aide Conway violated law in TV interviews

  06-03-2018 19:51 via yahoo.com
  Kellyanne Conway, one of President Donald Trump's top advisers, violated federal law in two television interviews last year by using her White House position to weigh in on a political race, the U.S. Office of Special Counsel said on Tuesday.In the interviews, Conway "impermissibly mixed official government business with political views about candidates in the Alabama special election," the independent federal ethics agency said in a report submitted to Trump for "appropriate disciplinary action
  
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• Oldest message in a bottle found after 132 years

  06-03-2018 19:50 via yahoo.com
  The world’s oldest known message in a bottle – thrown off a German ship on June 12, 1886 – has been found by a family on a remote beach  in Australia after their car became stuck in the sand. The message was written in German on paper which was bound and tied with a string and kept in a nineteenth-century Dutch gin bottle. The note stated it was thrown off the sailing barque Paula, about 600 miles off coast of Western Australia.  It was found 132 years later by Tonya
  
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• 4 reasons why you should care about Tera coming to consoles (with an open beta March 9 - 11)

  06-03-2018 19:46 via gamesradar.com
  Another MMO from yesteryear gets new life on Xbox One and PS4
  
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• Trial opens over Kansas voter ID law requiring citizenship proof

  06-03-2018 19:40 via yahoo.com
  A trial over a Kansas law that requires proof of U.S citizenship from people registering to vote opened on Tuesday, with critics calling it illegal and backers saying it was a necessary tool to fight fraud.The lawsuit, filed in February 2016 in the U.S. District Court in Kansas City, Kansas by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), argues that the state law violates the National Voter Registration Act by requiring voters who do not have a driver's license to show documents such as a birth ce
  
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• Report: Gameloft has shut down Gameloft Madrid

  06-03-2018 19:35
  Just one month after Gameloft closed its New Orleans studio, rumors have emerged that the company has shuttered its office in Madrid, Spain as well.  ...
  
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• Tony Award-Winning Actress Injured in Accident That Left Two Children Dead

  06-03-2018 19:30 via yahoo.com
  Two young children killed in a crash that injured three others, including a pregnant woman, were identified Tuesday, as the investigation continues into the driver's claim that she suffered a medical condition at the time of the wreck.
  
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• Top Trump aide Kellyanne Conway violated Hatch Act, watchdog says

  06-03-2018 19:24 via yahoo.com
  The Office of Special Counsel has reported that White House aide Kellyanne Conway violated the Hatch Act twice last year, in TV interviews on "Fox & Friends" Nov. 20 and CNN Dec. 6, openly promoting the candidacy of Roy Moore for the Alabama Senate.
  
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• South Park: The Fractured But Whole DLC Release Date

  06-03-2018 19:23
  South Park: The Fractured But Whole's new DLC is launching later this month.
  Titled From Dusk Till Casa Bonita, the add-on content will be available on March 20 for PS4, Xbox One, and PC. The DLC, priced at $12 USD, will feature a new story campaign and superhero class.
  The story follows Mysterion’s sister, who's fallen in with the Vamp Kids of South Park. The Vamp Kids have taken over Cartman's favorite restaurant, Casa Bonita, and it's up to you to explore Black Bart&rsquo
  
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• Official US watchdog says top Trump aide Conway broke the law

  06-03-2018 19:23 via yahoo.com
  Top White House aide Kellyanne Conway twice broke the law by endorsing Republican candidates while acting in her role as a taxpayer-paid civil servant, a government watchdog said Tuesday.The Office of the Special Counsel -- a government ethics body unrelated to Robert Mueller's investigation -- said the 51-year old who ran Trump's successful election campaign violated the Hatch Act on two occasions.In a report to the White House, the watchdog said Conway "impermissibly mixed official government
  
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• Don't miss all the cool machine learning talks at GDC this year!

  06-03-2018 19:17
  Come to GDC 2018 later this month and learn how top devs at companies like Naughty Dog and Ubisoft are applying machine learning techniques to make better games!...
  
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• Correction: School Bullying-Parent Notification story

  06-03-2018 19:16 via yahoo.com
  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — In a story March 5 about school bullying, The Associated Press erroneously reported the details of a boy's suicide. Jacobe Taras killed himself with a hunting rifle when he was 13, not a shotgun when he was 12.
  
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• Blog: Analyzing the AI behind Total War - Part 5

  06-03-2018 19:03
  In the fifth part of my ongoing Total War series, I look at the modern-day combat systems and specifically the Siege AI subsystem in Total War: Warhammer. ...
  
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• The 2019 Toyota Supra Will Sort Of Be a Turbo 86

  06-03-2018 19:00 via yahoo.com
  The man behind the 86 is in charge of the Supra. And yes, he's heard your calls for more power.
  
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