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• Kris Kobach's Expert Won't Support Claim That Trump Really Won The Popular Vote

  13-03-2018 23:57 via yahoo.com
  One of the academics that Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach (R) picked to
  
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• Chinese Reporter Rolled Her Eyes On State Television, And Social Media Users Can't Deal

  13-03-2018 23:52 via yahoo.com
  Chinese social media users are abuzz after a camera caught a reporter's candid
  
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• Dog Dies on United Airlines Flight After Attendant Orders It Stowed in Overhead Bin

  13-03-2018 23:47 via yahoo.com
  United Airlines apologized for the dog's death, which occurred after attendant puts it in overhead bin.
  
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• Sith Luke? Jedi Leia? This Star Wars Battlefront 4 concept art is a treasure trove of 'What if?' designs

  13-03-2018 23:15 via gamesradar.com
  Oh, what could have been.
  
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• Alleged Battlefront 4 Concept Art Includes Dark Side Obi-Wan

  13-03-2018 23:11
  Alleged concept art for the canceled Star Wars Battlefront 4 feature a host of beloved characters in surprising form, like a dark side Obi-Wan Kenboi and a Jedi Darth Maul.
  The images surfaced on Imgur, as reported by Eurogamer, and they seemingly hint at the vision developer Free Radical Design had for the game, which the studio reportedly worked on before Star Wars Battlefront 3 was canceled in 2006. There's concept art of Luke Skywalker falling to the dark side, Count Dooku becoming a Je
  
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• Prince George wants to join the police, his father suggests 

  13-03-2018 23:05 via yahoo.com
  Prince George could be interested in joining the police, his father has suggested. Speaking as he met winners of the Metropolitan Police Excellence Awards at a reception in Kensington Palace, the Duke of Cambridge revealed that his four-year-old son has shown an interest in the police force. The Duke met cadet of the year Nabil Laasid, who has completed almost 1,000 hours of volunteering in the last year, and was one of the first cadets to volunteer after the Grenfell Tower fire. He wa
  
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• Google guru Page tests flying taxis in New Zealand

  13-03-2018 22:59 via yahoo.com
  Pilot-less flying taxis are being tested in New Zealand as part of a project backed by Google co-founder Larry Page that supporters say will revolutionise personal transport.New Zealand regulators late Tuesday approved plans for Zephyr Airworks, a subsidiary of Page's company Kitty Hawk, to develop and test the futuristic air taxis.Known as Cora, the electric aircraft has a dozen small lift rotors on its wings, making it capable of vertical take-off and landing like a helicopter.
  
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• Utah judge releases video of deadly courtroom shooting

  13-03-2018 22:54 via yahoo.com
  Four years later, a judge has finally released graphic video of a violent courthouse confrontation in Utah.
  
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• Manafort placed under house arrest; weight of evidence cited

  13-03-2018 22:34 via yahoo.com
  Rachel Maddow reports on a newly released court document in which former Donald Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort is put under house arrest with the judge noting that Manafort could face the rest of his life in prison.
  
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• Florida prosecutor seeking death penalty for accused Parkland gunman

  13-03-2018 22:32 via yahoo.com
  (Reuters) - Florida prosecutors will seek the death penalty for Nikolas Cruz, the former student accused of murdering 17 people in a shooting spree last month at a Parkland high school, according to a notice filed in court on Tuesday.Michael Satz, the state attorney for Broward County, filed the notice with Judge Elizabeth Scherer of his office's intent to seek the death sentence, ahead of a court hearing on Wednesday.The notice cited multiple reasons under Florida law for the death penalty.
  
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• UK counterterror police investigate Russian's London death

  13-03-2018 22:06 via yahoo.com
  LONDON (AP) — British counterterrorism police on Tuesday took charge of the investigation into the death in London of a Russian businessman because he was connected to a prominent Kremlin foe.
  
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• Turkish forces surround Kurdish town in northern Syria

  13-03-2018 22:02 via yahoo.com
  BEIRUT (AP) — Turkey said Tuesday its troops and allied Syrian fighters have encircled the Kurdish-held town of Afrin in northern Syria, putting hundreds of thousands of civilians under siege and marking a significant military advance in the seven-week operation.
  
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• Charles Manson's Grandson Awarded Cult Leader's Body: 'I'm the Last Man Standing'

  13-03-2018 22:00 via yahoo.com
  The decision comes after a months-long court battle among several people who tried to claim the cult leader’s body.
  
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• Will Pompeo Turn the State Department Around?

  13-03-2018 21:47 via yahoo.com
  The Director of Central Intelligence has been a competent leader at the Agency, and competence is sorely missed at State.In the professional abattoir that is the Trump administration, almost every cabinet member has been rumored to be in the president’s gunsights.Secretary of State Rex Tillerson wasn't even back at the top of the batting order, but he’s the first top man to go.
  
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• 'An attempt to elevate the blockbuster form in its own language' - See how critics are reacting to Ready Player One

  13-03-2018 21:37 via gamesradar.com
  Ready Player One's many trailer Easter eggs have been analyzed, and now the movie itself has been screened to select audiences at the SXSW Film Festival in Austin, Texas
  
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• Teacher Investigated For Feeding Puppy To Snapping Turtle In Front Of Students

  13-03-2018 21:33 via yahoo.com
  A junior high science teacher in Preston, Idaho, is being investigated after
  
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• Twitch Launching PS Plus, Games With Gold Competitor

  13-03-2018 21:30
  
  Twitch has announced Free Games with Prime, a new program akin to PlayStation Plus and Xbox Games with Gold, which grants Twitch Prime subscribers a selection of free games each month they can download and keep forever.
  The program kicks off this Thursday, March 15, with a selection of five free games, including Superhot—which is also available free to Xbox Live Gold subscribers this month—and Oxenfree, which we found to be an "elegantly simple" experience that's "like walking t
  
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• If Lemmings was an existential horror game with ASMR narration, it'd be Humanity

  13-03-2018 21:28 via gamesradar.com
  Oh, the Humanity!
  
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• Gigi Hadid And Zayn Malik Announce Their Breakup To Fans

  13-03-2018 21:27 via yahoo.com
  Gigi Hadid and Zayn Malik have broken up, ending their relationship after more
  
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• Researchers find 'critical' security flaws in AMD chips

  13-03-2018 21:22 via yahoo.com
  Security researchers said Tuesday they discovered flaws in chips made by Advanced Micro Devices that could allow hackers to take over computers and networks.Israeli-based security firm CTS Labs published its research showing "multiple critical security vulnerabilities and exploitable manufacturer backdoors" in AMD chips.The report comes weeks after Intel disclosed similar hardware-based flaws dubbed Meltdown and Spectre, sparking widespread computer security concerns and a congressional inquiry.
  
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• Activists Blast Trump's Secretary Of State Pick For Anti-LGBTQ Record

  13-03-2018 21:11 via yahoo.com
  President Donald Trump's choice of Mike Pompeo as his new secretary of state
  
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• U.S. Interior chief defends travel spending, blasts 'insults'

  13-03-2018 20:56 via yahoo.com
  By Valerie VolcoviciWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke on Tuesday defended his use of private planes and challenged reports of lavish spending, saying he was tired of "innuendo" and "insults."Zinke, who spoke before a Senate committee, has been dogged by the release of details of his use of charter planes and helicopters for travel, as well as recent receipts showing the department spent more than $130,000 to install new doors at his office at a time of proposed budget cut
  
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• Palestinian PM Hamdallah survives Gaza roadside bomb attack

  13-03-2018 20:39 via yahoo.com
  By Nidal al-MughrabiGAZA (Reuters) - Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah survived an assassination attempt in Gaza on Tuesday, the Palestinian Authority said after an apparent roadside bomb targeted his motorcade.The attack on the Western-backed leader, who is spearheading the Authority's reconciliation efforts with Gaza's dominant group, Hamas, took place as the White House prepared to hold a meeting on the humanitarian situation in the enclave.There was no immediate claim of responsibili
  
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• Prosecutors Will Seek Death Penalty In Parkland School Shooting

  13-03-2018 20:26 via yahoo.com
  Prosecutors will seek the death penalty against Nikolas Cruz, the 19-year-old
  
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• As Trump visits border, Latino voters are watching and biding their time

  13-03-2018 20:26 via yahoo.com
  Latino voters often don’t turn out in large numbers for midterms, but Democrats are hoping that won’t be the case this year — and Donald Trump, visiting California to inspect models for his border wall, may be helping them.
  
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• The Latest: Russia warns UK over ultimatums, points at nukes

  13-03-2018 20:18 via yahoo.com
  LONDON (AP) — The Latest on the poisoning of a former Russian spy in Britain (all times local):
  
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• Despite Brexit, Britain wins EU support on nerve agent attack

  13-03-2018 20:16 via yahoo.com
  By Robin Emmott and John IrishBRUSSELS/PARIS (Reuters) - Germany and France expressed solidarity with Britain on Tuesday after London accused Moscow of a nerve agent attack on British soil, but beyond strong vocal EU support, diplomats said there was little appetite for more economic sanctions on Russia.Despite tensions over Britain's decision to quit the bloc next year, EU leaders, top officials and NATO reacted in quick succession after British Prime Minister Theresa May's speech in the Britis
  
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• Ryan Zinke Spars With Senators Over Use Of Private Planes

  13-03-2018 20:06 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON -- Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke on Tuesday swung back at critics
  
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• Fired by Trump over Twitter, Tillerson doesn't thank him

  13-03-2018 20:06 via yahoo.com
  Hours after President Trump announced his firing over Twitter, outgoing Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Tuesday left the former real estate entrepreneur off the list of people he praised and thanked in a brief speech about his accomplishments and the future of his department.Tillerson, looking and sounding defeated as he delivered an eight-minute farewell, said he was delegating his duties to Deputy Secretary of State John Sullivan, effective at the end of the day, and formally ending his ow
  
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• Hillary Clinton Stumbles Twice as She Tours Ancient Site in India

  13-03-2018 19:58 via yahoo.com
  It's the latest of several high-profile falls the former presidential candidate has taken.
  
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• Tillerson Firing Tells U.S. Allies That Russia Comes First

  13-03-2018 19:39 via yahoo.com
  It is a poor weatherman indeed who makes long-term forecasts in the middle of
  
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• Metal Gear Survive Gets a New Co-Op Mission Today

  13-03-2018 19:33
  Metal Gear Survive has received Update 1.04, which introduces new content for the game.
  Most notably, a new co-op Rescue Mission called "The Captive Ferrymen" has come to Metal Gear Survive. Playing this will lead to gaining Battle Points and other rewards —like Kuban energy, resources, and recipes — according to Konami's website.
  As for what Rescue Missions entail, they see players evacuating Charon Corps survivors by battling hoards of enemies. Safely escaping a
  
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• Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 Publisher 'Keenly Aware' of Battle Royale Success

  13-03-2018 19:18
  Activision is said to be "keenly aware" of the successful battle royale formula of games like PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds and Fortnite.
  The Dow Jones Newswire reports that, following a meeting between Activision Blizzard and its investment firm Oppenheimer, Activision is reportedly "keenly aware of how other game publishers have recently benefited from releasing titles in'battle royale' genre.
  "Management reminded investors that the company is a faster follower," Oppenheimer continue
  
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• Threat To Iran Deal Grows With Rex Tillerson’s Ouster

  13-03-2018 19:16 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON ― When President Donald Trump floated pulling the United States out
  
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• State of Decay 2's Xbox One X Enhancements Detailed

  13-03-2018 19:16
  State of Decay 2 developer Undead Labs has confirmed the specific Xbox One X enhancements that their upcoming open-world zombie-survival game will have to IGN. "There are significant visual enhancements we're able to deliver thanks to the Xbox One X," said Undead Labs studio head and State of Decay 2 executive producer Jeff Strain. "Extra memory and greater processing power gives us a more stable frame rate and let’s us do more with higher resolution textures. When you're in the game,
  
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• A Fascinating Co-Op Narrative

  13-03-2018 19:15
  A Way Out was announced kind of cryptically at an Electronic
  Arts press conference, a quick clip of two silhouetted figures riding in a
  boxcar and looking up at the stars, setting the tone more than offering any
  details. All that was known then was that the new title was from the people
  that created 2013's Brothers. As time passed, director Josef Fares and his
  studio Hazelight have been proactive in wanting people to know what they're
  getting with A Way Out ahead of its release later this month
  
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• 'No Excuse' for Leaving Gun in High School Locker Room, Sheriff Says

  13-03-2018 19:14 via yahoo.com
  "I have no excuse for my lack of responsibility with this matter"
  
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• PUBG PC Update Adds Emotes, Achievements, and More

  13-03-2018 19:05
  PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds' latest PC update introduces emotes, achievements, and more.
  "PC 1.0 Update #7 has been released on live game servers," the game's official Twitter account announced. The new features, which were were detailed in the 2018 road map, include emotes, 37 Steam Achievements, an in-game friends list, various bug fixes, and more.
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• Prosecutors drop 27 cases worked on by police officer filmed attacking black man

  13-03-2018 19:05 via yahoo.com
  Prosecutors have dropped 27 criminal cases worked on by a white police officer who was filmed appearing to attack a black man during an arrest.US media reports said footage showed North Carolina officer Christopher Hickman choking and beating Johnnie Rush, who had been accused of jaywalking, and telling him he was “going to get f***ed up”.Mr Hickman, 31, was arrested and charged with assault by strangulation after the video emerged last week.
  
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• Rex Tillerson Can Keep Tax Break After Leaving Secretary of State Job After a Year

  13-03-2018 18:53 via yahoo.com
  Rex Tillerson has departed as Secretary of State, but he gets to keep the multi-million tax break he received when he left ExxonMobil
  
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• School Bus Drivers in Washington State Are Being Trained to Spot Students Abusing Opioids

  13-03-2018 18:46 via yahoo.com
  School bus drivers in Washington state are now being trained to spot potential opioid abuse in students.
  
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• US Immigration spokesman resigns over ‘misleading’ claims on California arrests

  13-03-2018 18:41 via yahoo.com
  A spokesman for America’s immigration agency has resigned over what he called misleading official statements about immigrants eluding arrest.The departure of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) spokesman James Schwab is the latest volley in a dispute between California and the federal government over a contested immigration raid last month.Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf incurred the wrath of federal officials for warning residents of her city that a sweeping ICE action was imminent.
  
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• Another Gun Just Went Off In A School

  13-03-2018 18:35 via yahoo.com
  A good guy with a gun accidentally fired his weapon at a Virginia school on Tuesday.“Bringing more guns into our schools does nothing to protect our students and educators from gun violence,” Lily Eskelsen García, the NEA president, has said.
  
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• Charlottesville car attack witness sues Alex Jones, others

  13-03-2018 18:18 via yahoo.com
  RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A former State Department official who became the target of harassment after posting a video showing the car attack during a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville sued right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and others Tuesday.
  
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• Empty shoes, empty schools: U.S. gun law activists begin two days of theater

  13-03-2018 18:14 via yahoo.com
  By Ian SimpsonWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Tom Mauser came to the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday dressed in gray Vans sneakers, the same ones his 15-year-old son Daniel wore when he was killed by two gunmen at Colorado's Columbine High School in 1999 along with a dozen other people.Mauser was one of a handful of gun control activists and volunteers who braved a frigid March morning to lay out about 7,000 pairs of shoes on the U.S. Capitol lawn as a makeshift memorial to American children killed by gun violen
  
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• NYC Helicopter Crash Victim Seen Saying Goodbye to Parents in Video Shot Before Moving to New York

  13-03-2018 18:13 via yahoo.com
  The victims of the devastating crash are revealed to have been two best friends, an Argentinian tourist and a man about to be married.
  
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• Rex Tillerson Leaves With A Shattered Reputation And A Broken Department

  13-03-2018 18:10 via yahoo.com
  President Donald Trump ousted Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Tuesday, marking Tillerson’s long-anticipated departure as America’s top diplomat.CIA Director Mike Pompeo will replace him.Tillerson, 65, allegedly threatened to quit more than once, but had stayed in the job since Trump nominated him in December 2016.
  
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• Russian broadcaster RT could be forced off UK TV over spy crisis

  13-03-2018 18:09 via yahoo.com
  Britain's media regulator Ofcom said Russian broadcaster RT could lose its UK license if Theresa May's government determines that Moscow was behind the poisoning of a former Russian double agent in England this month.RT, or Russia Today, is a round-the-clock news network that is funded by Vladimir Putin's government.With tensions growing between London and Moscow over the attack on Sergei Skripal,and his daughter Yulia in Salisbury, some lawmakers have said RT should be blocked in Britain.
  
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• Under pressure, France toughens talk on Turkish Syria operation

  13-03-2018 18:08 via yahoo.com
  France's foreign minister said on Tuesday that Turkey's operation against Kurdish militants in the Afrin region was not justified, the strongest language yet from Paris regarding its NATO ally's intervention in Syria.The French government has faced growing criticism at home over its response to developments in northern Syria where Turkey launched its operation "Olive Branch" nearly two months ago to sweep Syrian Kurdish YPG militants from the border.
  
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• Joy Behar of 'The View' apologizes for Christianity comment

  13-03-2018 18:08 via yahoo.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — Joy Behar of "The View" apologized Tuesday for suggesting mental illness was behind claims by people that Jesus Christ talks to them, in remarks made on her show last month about Vice President Mike Pence.
  
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