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• Raul Castro acts like he's retiring though future unclear

  20-04-2018 23:58 via yahoo.com
  HAVANA (AP) — Raul Castro was relaxed as he gave a 90-minute speech handing over the presidency to his hand-picked successor, Miguel Diaz-Canel. The 86-year-old revolutionary departed from his prepared remarks, making jokes and reminiscing about the past. He talked about his great-grandchildren.
  
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• EPA staff see hurdles in Pruitt science revamp, internal emails show

  20-04-2018 23:58 via yahoo.com
  By Valerie VolcoviciWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency officials are concerned that companies may be required to publicly disclose confidential data used in crafting government regulations, under an initiative by the agency's chief to eliminate "secret science," internal emails showed.EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt, who is spearheading a push to relax or undo Obama-era environmental rules, said in March he would no longer allow the agency to use studies with nonpublic sc
  
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• No surprise: Charles to succeed queen as Commonwealth head

  20-04-2018 23:55 via yahoo.com
  LONDON (AP) — Prince Charles has spent a lifetime waiting to be king. On Friday the 69-year-old heir to the British throne got another position to wait for — he was approved as the next head of the Commonwealth made up of the U.K. and the countries that once were its colonies.
  
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• Trucker in deadly Texas migrant case given life sentences

  20-04-2018 23:46 via yahoo.com
  The driver of a truck packed with migrants, 10 of whom died due to sweltering Texas heat in July, was sentenced on Friday to life in prison without parole after pleading guilty in October to federal human smuggling charges.James Bradley, 61, could have faced the death penalty in the case, considered one of the deadliest human smuggling incidents in modern U.S. history."This was the equivalent of torture," U.S. District Judge David Ezra told Bradley when he handed out two concurrent life sentence
  
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• AP PHOTOS: Prince Charles' life as a man and future monarch

  20-04-2018 23:38 via yahoo.com
  LONDON (AP) — It may not be his crowning achievement yet, but Prince Charles received recognition for his future role as Britain's king when leaders of the 53-nation Commonwealth confirmed Friday that Queen Elizabeth II's eldest son would succeed her as the group's chief.
  
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• U.S. students walk out again to protest gun violence

  20-04-2018 23:23 via yahoo.com
  By Keith CoffmanLITTLETON, Colo. (Reuters) - Demanding an end to gun violence and tougher restrictions on firearm sales, thousands of students again walked out of classes across the United States on Friday in hopes of putting pressure on politicians ahead of November's midterm elections.Timed to coincide with the 19th anniversary of the Columbine High School massacre, students left classes atmidmorning, many waving placards with slogans including "I should be worried about grades, not guns," and
  
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• 10 Of The Best Beauty Buys From Sephora's VIB Spring Sale

  20-04-2018 23:23 via yahoo.com
  It's probably the only time of the year when spending too much money on beauty
  
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• CCP chief: EVE dev's move to leave VR due to risk, not loss of faith

  20-04-2018 23:22
  In an interview with Rock Paper Shotgun, Hilmar Veigar Pétursson discusses why CCP Games pulled out of VR development....
  
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• Nintendo Labo Impressions, Pokemon, New Hardware Rumors, Sega AGES on Switch, and more! - NVC Ep 404

  20-04-2018 23:12
  
  Weeelcooome to episode 404 of our weekly Nintendo show and podcast, Nintendo Voice Chat. This week, the NVC crew finally gets their hands on Nintendo Labo!
  As always, you can watch NVC here on IGN and on our YouTube channel (subscribe and hit that bell! It gives fairies wings!) or listen to it on your commute in audio format. If you enjoy the show, share it with other Nintendo fans, leave us a comment, and give us a thumbs up or leave us a review! If you prefer audio over video, please subscribe
  
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• AP PHOTOS: Former first lady Barbara Bush through the years

  20-04-2018 22:43 via yahoo.com
  Barbara Bush was a deeply rooted member of one of America's most recent political families. She also shared a distinction with one of its first.
  
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• 4 killed in fresh protests, clashes on Gaza-Israel border

  20-04-2018 22:43 via yahoo.com
  Thousands protested along the Gaza Strip's border with Israel in a fourth straight Friday of mass demonstrations and clashes, with four Palestinians shot dead by Israeli forces.Israeli army gunfire killed a 15-year-old boy and two young men, aged 24 and 25, in northern Gaza, rescue workers said, and a 29-year-old Palestinian was shot dead in the south of the coastal enclave.UN special coordinator for the Middle East peace process Nikolay Mladenov took to Twitter to air his feelings on Friday nig
  
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• Minnesota school bus driver removed after leading prayer

  20-04-2018 22:40 via yahoo.com
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minneapolis-area church pastor who also drives a school bus says his rights to free speech and to practice his religion were violated when he was taken off his route for leading students in prayer.
  
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• Armenian opposition demands early election on eighth day of protests

  20-04-2018 22:30 via yahoo.com
  Tens of thousands of Armenian opposition supporters rallied on Friday for an eighth consecutive day against the appointment of ex-president Serzh Sarksyan as the new prime minister anddemanded an early parliamentary election.Under a revised constitution approved by referendum in 2015, the prime minister now has most power in Armenia while the presidency has become largely ceremonial.A Sarksyan ally, Armen Sarkissan, was sworn in as president last week after being elected by the parliament.
  
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• Rpt: Sessions threatens to resign if Trump fires Rosenstein

  20-04-2018 22:29 via yahoo.com
  A new report from The Washington Post says that Jeff Sessions warned the White House that he may be forced to step down if Trump follows through with his threats to fire Rod Rosenstein, reportedly believing that it would put him in an untenable position.
  
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• German neo-Nazis mass for festival on Hitler's birthday

  20-04-2018 22:29 via yahoo.com
  Hundreds of neo-Nazis were massing Friday on Adolf Hitler's birthday for a two-day festival in a remote eastern German town where citizens and anti-fascist groups staged spirited counter-protests.Many of the mostly male right-wing extremists wore T-shirts with slogans such as "Keepers of the Race", "White is my favourite colour" and "Adolf was the best" while the event was guarded by a group called "Aryan Brotherhood".Hundreds of armoured police ringed the site of the "Schild und Schwert" (Shiel
  
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• Southwest giving passengers $5,000 checks on accident flight

  20-04-2018 22:24 via yahoo.com
  Southwest Airlines Co confirmed Friday it has sent $5,000 checks to passengers aboard a flight that made an emergency landing this week after an engine failed, killing a passenger.The airline confirmed news reports from passengers it had sent the checks along with $1,000 travel vouchers.The CFM56 jet engine on Southwest flight 1380 blew apart over Pennsylvania on Tuesday, about 20 minutes after the Dallas-bound flight left New York’s LaGuardia Airport with 149 people on board.
  
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• Get a job: Sucker Punch Productions is hiring a Lead Lighting Artist

  20-04-2018 22:15
  The Seattle-based studio is looking for a talented Lead Lighting artist with a solid understanding of current run-time rendering technologies to illuminate the world of Ghost of Tsushima. ...
  
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• Meghan Markle's Wedding Dress: Checking Out the Styles for the Future Royal's Big Day

  20-04-2018 22:13 via yahoo.com
  Inside Edition went to the Amsale Bridal Showroom in New York City to view some styles that would look great on Markle.
  
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• Authorities say motive in deputy killings may never be known

  20-04-2018 22:12 via yahoo.com
  TRENTON, Fla. (AP) — Investigators in Florida say they may never know why a man - a recluse from a rural farm community who rarely ventured into town - killed two sheriff's deputies while they sat in a Chinese restaurant.
  
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• The Latest: Minnesota preparing case against murder suspect

  20-04-2018 22:02 via yahoo.com
  SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas (AP) — The Latest on the arrest of a woman suspected of killing her husband in Minnesota and a woman in Florida (all times local):
  
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• Photos of the week: 4/13 - 4/20

  20-04-2018 21:56 via yahoo.com
  The matriarch of the Bush family Barbara Bush died this week at the age of 92.
  
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• The infamous FMV game Night Trap is headed to the Nintendo Switch after all

  20-04-2018 21:55
  Courtesy of Limited Run Games, the once-controversial FMV game is launching on the Switch nearly 25 years after Nintendo's then-SVP said it'd never appear on any of its platforms. ...
  
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• 2 Service Members Disciplined Over Hand Puppet Used in Oath Ceremony

  20-04-2018 21:36 via yahoo.com
  A colonel and a master sergeant were disciplined for using a hand puppet during a re-enlistment ceremony.
  
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• Hundreds of opposition protesters arrested in Armenia

  20-04-2018 21:26 via yahoo.com
  Tens of thousands protested in Armenia's capital on Friday against what they say is a power-grab by ex-president Serzh Sarkisian, as police arrested more than 230 people.For the past week, opposition supporters have held mass rallies to denounce Sarkisian's efforts to remain in power as prime minister after a decade serving as president.On Friday, demonstrators waved national flags and held up placards reading "Sarkisian is a dictator" as protests in the impoverished former Soviet country went i
  
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• Man Chases Cyclist He Says Stole Neighbor's Package: 'I Got You!'

  20-04-2018 21:25 via yahoo.com
  He followed the suspected porch pirate as she rode away on her bike.
  
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• Prince Charles 'deeply touched' to be confirmed as Queen's Head of the Commonwealth successor

  20-04-2018 21:16 via yahoo.com
  The Prince of Wales will one day succeed the Queen to become the next Head of Commonwealth, it was confirmed on Friday night, after leaders reached an agreement to honour Her Majesty’s “vision, duty and steadfast service” to the institution. The Prince will take on the honorary position in the Commonwealth at the same time he eventually becomes King, following the “sincere wish” expressed by the Queen this week. "I am deeply touched and honoured by the decision
  
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• Gun Violence Prevents Florida School District From Staging Walkouts Against Gun Violence

  20-04-2018 21:12 via yahoo.com
  Just as students around the country were preparing another walkout against gun
  
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• Driver in deadly immigrant smuggling case gets life sentence

  20-04-2018 21:08 via yahoo.com
  SAN ANTONIO (AP) — The driver of a big rig involved in the deaths of 10 smuggled immigrants in Texas last year was sentenced Friday to life in prison.
  
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• Lois Riess Busted After Tip From Restaurant Manager Who Recognized Her Hair

  20-04-2018 21:05 via yahoo.com
  George Higginbotham said he was drawn to her shock of silver hair as she viewed the menu at his restaurant on South Padre Island.
  
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• Several members of migrant caravan have reached the US-Mexico border to seek asylum

  20-04-2018 21:02 via yahoo.com
  At least 50 members of a migrant caravan that has been travelling through Central America and Mexico has reached the US border and are seeking asylum.The group, which at one point reached a peak of 1,500 people from Honduras, El Salvador, and Guatemala, had prompted US President Donald Trump to call in the National Guard troops from Arizona and Texas in order to secure the border and continues on with plans to build a 2,000-mile border wall.The group dwindled as word of Mr Trump’s threats
  
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• Romney faces tough GOP crowd in Utah bid for US Senate seat

  20-04-2018 20:57 via yahoo.com
  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Mitt Romney faces an intriguing hurdle in his bid to be the U.S. senator from Utah this weekend when he seeks the blessing of far-right leaning delegates at the state convention against a field of 11 competitors.
  
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• Rudy Giuliani Wants to End Robert Mueller's Investigation Soon. Trump's Allies Think He Can Do It

  20-04-2018 20:52 via yahoo.com
  "If anyone can do that, it would be Rudy"
  
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• Shooting at Florida high school injures 1 student

  20-04-2018 20:51 via yahoo.com
  Panic and fear gripped another Florida school Friday when a gunman opened fire, wounding one student before being taken into custody on a day planned for a national classroom walkout to protest gun violence, authorities said.
  
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• Man admits killing pregnant girlfriend who was found shot and stabbed in suitcase in Wisconsin

  20-04-2018 20:51 via yahoo.com
  A man has been charged with the murder of his 21-year-old girlfriend whose shot and stabbed body was found stuffed in a suitcase.Quentin Neal, 27, admitted to stabbing 21-year-old Shannon Mani, a student and aspiring dentist who was five months pregnant at the time of her death, police in the US city of Milwaukee alleged.Ms Mani was reported missing by her family last Friday after she failed to pick her younger brother up from school and did not show up at the cosmetics shop where she worked.
  
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• Darwin Project Battle Royale Goes Free-to-Play

  20-04-2018 20:48
  Scavengers Studio's battle royale game, Darwin Project, is going free-to-play on Steam beginning today, April 20.
  Darwin Project was released on Steam Early Access and Xbox One Game Preview in early March for $15 USD. However, according to Scavengers Studio, there weren't enough players in certain regions to fill the servers. "We want the game to reach as many players as possible," the studio said, "so we decided to release Darwin Project for free sooner than we anticipated."
  The pricing change
  
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• Hearthstone Director Ben Brode Leaving Blizzard to Start New Company

  20-04-2018 20:35
  Ben Brode, game director for Blizzard's wildly popular card game, Hearthstone, is leaving the company to start one of his own.
  Brode made the announcement in a post on the Blizzard forums, where he told fans "after 15 years at Blizzard and almost 10 years working on Hearthstone, I have made the incredibly difficult decision to embark on a new journey" before continuing, "man, that was a hard sentence to type."
  Brode says he is leaving the massive game developer to help start a new company.
  
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• US 'bombed' UN peace talks on Syria: Lavrov

  20-04-2018 20:34 via yahoo.com
  The United States and its allies "bombed" UN-backed peace talks aimed at ending the war in Syria when they ordered strikes on the country this month, Russia's foreign minister said Friday.The US, France and Britain "on 14 April bombed not only made-up chemical sites in Syria, but also bombed the (UN-backed peace) talks in Geneva," Sergei Lavrov said following a meeting in Moscow with UN envoy Staffan de Mistura."We came very close to a relaunching of the Geneva process with a real dialogue betwe
  
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• Senate's top Democrat seeks to tear down barriers to legal pot

  20-04-2018 20:33 via yahoo.com
  By Justin MitchellWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer on Friday backed the decriminalization of marijuana, unveiling a bill removing it from the federal schedule of controlled substances days after President Donald Trump softened his own stance over the drug.Schumer said his position had "evolved" and threw his support behind more local efforts to legalize the substance that has already been legalized in some form in most of the 50 U.S. states."I have long believed
  
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• US says China, Iran, Russia are 'forces for instability'

  20-04-2018 20:24 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is lashing out at China, Iran, Russia and North Korea for being "forces of instability" because of human rights abuses of their own citizens and others.
  
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• God of War Photo Mode Shown Off for the First Time

  20-04-2018 20:21
  God of War's photo mode has been revealed and will come to the game as a piece of downloadable content.
  The feature was shown during Sony's celebratory livestream for the launch of God of War.
  The photo mode will function similarly to the one seen in Uncharted: The Lost Legacy, complete with the ability to change depth-of-field, adjust camera angles and add filters.Tune-in now for an exclusive look at God of War's photo mode, coming after launch in a free update! Watch: https://t.
  
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• National Student Walkout: Thousands demand action on gun reform

  20-04-2018 20:15 via yahoo.com
  19 years after Columbine’s high school shooting and just a few months since Parkland, Florida’s tragedy, thousands of students nationwide walked out of school to demand action on gun reform. Take a look at the demonstrations from around the country.
  
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• New York banning cars from Central Park starting this summer

  20-04-2018 20:13 via yahoo.com
  New York City's Central Park will kick out cars this summer after more than a century, returning its roads to walkers, runners and cyclists, Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Friday.It was built for people," de Blasio said.More than 42 million visitors a year are drawn to Central Park, which encompasses more than 800 acres (325 hectares) in the borough of Manhattan.
  
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• Hearthstone game director Ben Brode departs Blizzard

  20-04-2018 20:04
  Brode, who has worked on Hearthstone for 10 of his 15 years at Blizzard, has announced that he is leaving Blizzard to 'take a crazy risk' and help start a game development company of his own....
  
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• Go Beyond God of War With These Norse Mythology Books

  20-04-2018 20:04
  
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  God of War is out today, and in case you haven't heard, it's a masterpiece. The game is based on and around Norse mythology, and although it takes some liberties, the real-life myths are basically as crazy as they are in the game.
  If you're interested in learning more about the real myths behind Jörmungandr, Midgard, Odin, and all the people people and places name-dropped in G
  
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• Hearthstone game director Ben Brode is leaving Blizzard, much to the shock of the community

  20-04-2018 19:55 via gamesradar.com
  Good luck, and thanks for all the laughs
  
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• Michigan couple gives 14th son creative middle name

  20-04-2018 19:52 via yahoo.com
  GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan couple had a little bit of fun naming their 14th son.
  
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• France urges immediate access for Syria chemical inspectors

  20-04-2018 19:44 via yahoo.com
  France urged the Syrian regime and its ally Moscow on Friday to grant weapons inspectors immediate access to the site of an alleged chemical attack, accusing them of "obstruction" aimed at eroding the quality of the evidence.Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said the inspectors from the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), who arrived in Damascus last Saturday, needed "full, immediate and unhindered access" to the site in the town of Douma.
  
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• The Netherlands is taking government action on loot boxes - here's what you need to know

  20-04-2018 19:39 via gamesradar.com
  No, loot boxes were not just made illegal
  
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• Islamic State group to give up last pocket in Syrian capital

  20-04-2018 19:37 via yahoo.com
  BEIRUT (AP) — Islamic State militants agreed to give up their last pocket in Damascus on Friday, state media reported, as the government seeks to retake the entire Syrian capital and its surrounding areas for the first time since 2011.
  
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• Authorities: Teen suspect was in relationship with victim

  20-04-2018 19:34 via yahoo.com
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Investigators have learned there was a romantic relationship between a 16-year-old boy and the 17-year-old boy he is suspected of fatally stabbing in suburban Los Angeles, authorities say.
  
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