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• 'Beyond Anything': What It Was Like To Dance With Beyoncé At Coachella

  27-04-2018 23:58 via yahoo.com
  Beyonce's pair of Coachella performances prompted many of us to wonder how we
  
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• Suspect in 'Golden State Killer' case makes court appearance in wheelchair

  27-04-2018 23:42 via yahoo.com
  An ex-policeman charged with murder in connection with a string of rapes and killings across California attributed to the "Golden State Killer" made a brief initial court appearance on Friday, sitting in a wheelchair and speaking in a hoarse voice.Joseph James DeAngelo, 72, who was arrested this week at his home in the Sacramento suburb of Citrus Heights, was formally apprised of two of the eight murder counts against him and ordered back to court on May 14.DeAngelo, wearing orange jail garb and
  
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• Israeli forces kill three Gaza border protesters, wound 600: medics

  27-04-2018 23:40 via yahoo.com
  By Nidal al-MughrabiGAZA (Reuters) - Israeli troops shot dead three protesters along the Gaza border on Friday, Gaza medics said, hours after the United Nations human rights chief criticized Israel for using "excessive force" against demonstrators.Israeli troops have killed 41 Palestinians and wounded more than 5,000 others since Gaza residents began staging protests along the border fence on March 30 to demand the right of return for Palestinian refugees.
  
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• EPA inspector general opens new ethics reviews

  27-04-2018 23:21 via yahoo.com
  By Valerie VolcoviciWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's inspector general office told Democratic lawmakers it will open a probe ofAdministrator Scott Pruitt's controversial housing arrangement with a lobbyist and other matters, according to a letter they circulated on Friday."We have received multiple requests from multiple members of Congress, as well as other Office of the Inspector General Hotline complaints, regarding these same and related issues," Inspector Ge
  
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• Video: Pulling off portal locomotion in the VR game Budget Cuts

  27-04-2018 23:18
  As part of VRDC @ GDC 2018 earlier this year, Neat Corp.'s Joachim Holmer gave an insightful talk about how the studio conceived of and implemented Budget Cuts' unique portal translocator....
  
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• Romaine lettuce outbreak update: 98 people sick in 22 states

  27-04-2018 23:16 via yahoo.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — A nasty strain of bacteria that can cause severe illness is what's driving a food poisoning outbreak linked to romaine lettuce, health officials said Friday.
  
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• Get a job: Stardock is hiring a Graphics Engineer

  27-04-2018 23:13
  Stardock is seeking a full-time Graphics Engineer to work on its next generation game engine for both announced and unannounced titles....
  
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• Russian lawyer from Trump Tower meeting claims to be an 'informant'

  27-04-2018 23:08 via yahoo.com
  The Russian lawyer who attended at a controversial meeting with Trump campaign members has reportedly called herself “an informant” who is in communication with Russia's chief prosecutor.Attorney Natalia Veselnitskaya was one of eight people present at the June 2016 Trump Tower meeting, which was organised after an intermediary promised to give Donald Trump Jr incriminating information about his father’s election rival, Hillary Clinton.Ms Veselnitskaya has previously claimed th
  
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• Steam Spy isn't dead, but it's not back at 100% yet either

  27-04-2018 23:02
  Steam Spy creator Sergey Galyonkin opens up about how Valve's changes interfered with how his third-party sales tracker worked before and how he's trying to keep the tool alive. ...
  
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• Judge moving along Florida school shooting case

  27-04-2018 23:02 via yahoo.com
  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A judge sought Friday to get things moving in the death penalty case against Florida school shooting suspect Nikolas Cruz.
  
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• Southwest passenger sues airline over engine explosion

  27-04-2018 23:01 via yahoo.com
  California native Lilia Chavez files lawsuit against Southwest Airlines after an engine failure incident that left one passenger dead.
  
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• Police ‘choke’ Ex-NFL player Desmond Marrow during arrest caught on video: ‘I can’t breathe! I can’t breathe!’

  27-04-2018 23:00 via yahoo.com
  During the altercation, Mr Marrow can be heard telling the police he is complying with them, and later telling them he couldn’t breath when an officer puts his hand on his throat.In a Facebook post, Mr Marrow claims that he was falsely arrested in the incident, which appears to have taken place in a parking lot.While the post does not note when the incident occurred, a police report obtained by 11 Alive indicates that it happened in December following an alleged road rage incident —
  
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• Adam Rippon and other US Olympic stars decline White House meeting with Trump

  27-04-2018 22:56 via yahoo.com
  Imagine becoming one of the most celebrated athletes in the world. Now imagine that the reward for your hard work is being asked to sit down with a man who mostly seems to want to scream conspiracy theories at the television and talk about how hot his daughter is. It's only logical that Adam Rippon and many other members of Team USA decided not to attend their scheduled White House meeting with the president today and to instead do, uh, anything else. SEE ALSO: Why does Michael Phelps brush his
  
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• There’s a China-Market SUV Named after General Patton

  27-04-2018 22:53 via yahoo.com
  The Beijing auto show, which opened this week and is officially known as Auto China, produced an abundant crop of the weird and wonderful.At the show, the latest version made its debut to the accompaniment of one of the more stirring parts of the Gladiator soundtrack, behind two male models who had clearly been paid for their considerable skills at muscle flexing and pouts worthy of Derek Zoolander.Named after Gen. George S. Patton, the World War II commander who was once disciplined for slappin
  
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• Trump Should Not Trust North Korea

  27-04-2018 22:50 via yahoo.com
  North Korea is no stranger to statements of intent with respect to dialing back their nuclear weapons programs, particularly when more food, fuel and economic aid might be on tap.Did Kim Jong-un win the summit in Panmunjom?It helps to remember that in North Korea’s own “guerrilla state” narrative, survival itself counts as victory.
  
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• EPA Watchdog Opens ‘New Reviews’ Into Scott Pruitt, Including First Probe Of Condo Deal

  27-04-2018 22:43 via yahoo.com
  The Environmental Protection Agency's inspector general has opened "new
  
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• Amy Schumer Hospitalized For Days Due To 'Horrible' Kidney Infection

  27-04-2018 22:43 via yahoo.com
  It's been a rough few days for Amy Schumer.
  
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• Blog: Scaling dedicated game servers with Kubernetes - Part 4

  27-04-2018 22:38
  Fourth and final part of a series for game devs on managing and scaling dedicated game servers with open source projects Kubernetes and Docker....
  
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• The Latest: Hunting suspended as Maine police seek fugitive

  27-04-2018 22:31 via yahoo.com
  NORRIDGEWOCK, Maine (AP) — The Latest on the fatal shooting of a Maine sheriff's deputy (all times local):
  
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• Deadly violence erupts again in Gaza at Israeli border fence

  27-04-2018 22:31 via yahoo.com
  GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hundreds of Palestinians converged on the Gaza Strip's border fence with Israel on Friday, trying to burn and rip through it before drawing heavy Israeli fire in one of the most violent incidents yet in five weeks of protests. Three Palestinians were killed and dozens were reported wounded.
  
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• U.S. lawmaker Meehan resigns following sexual harassment claim

  27-04-2018 21:56 via yahoo.com
  By Amanda BeckerWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican U.S. Representative Patrick Meehan, who used taxpayer money to settle a former staffer's sexual harassment claim, resigned on Friday from the House of Representatives and said he would repay the U.S. Treasury.Meehan announced in January he would not seek re-election after a $39,000 payment to a former aide who accused him of sexual harassment became public.Meehan said in a letter to House Speaker Paul Ryan and Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf on Fr
  
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• How DNA led to the elusive 'Golden State Killer'

  27-04-2018 21:48 via yahoo.com
  Detectives in California used DNA left at crime scenes, combined with genetic information from a relative who joined an online genealogy service, to catch an alleged rapist and murderer who eluded authorities for four decades.The arrest this week of 72-year-old Joseph James DeAngelo -- believed to be the "Golden State Killer" responsible for 12 murders and more than 50 rapes in the 1970s and 1980s -- was hailed as a victory for cutting-edge science and old-fashioned detective work."The answer wa
  
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• NBC anchor Tom Brokaw withdraws as Connecticut university speaker after sexual harassment claims

  27-04-2018 21:41 via yahoo.com
  Former NBC News anchor Tom Brokaw has withdrawn as the commencement speaker at a Connecticut university following allegations that he sexually harassed a female coworker.Sacred Heart University said Mr Brokaw cancelled his speech at the school’s graduation ceremony on Friday, the day after a fellow journalist came forward with claims that the anchor had groped her and tried to forcibly kiss her in the 1990s.Mr Brokaw has denied the allegations.
  
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• Texas Man Who Killed Neighbor Uses 'Gay Panic' Defense And Avoids Murder Charge

  27-04-2018 21:30 via yahoo.com
  A Texas man avoided murder and manslaughter convictions after his attorney
  
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• Israel Defense Minister: Russia is "very pragmatic" actor in Syria

  27-04-2018 21:27 via yahoo.com
  Israel is not concerned by Russia's military presence in neighboring Syria because Moscow is a "pragmatic actor" with whom deals can be struck, Israel's Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman said during a visit to Washington on Friday."What is important to understand is that the Russians, they are very pragmatic players," said Lieberman during a discussion on the alliance between Russia, Syria and Iran at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy.
  
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• Tom Brokaw Cancels Upcoming Commencement Speech Amid Sexual Harassment Allegations

  27-04-2018 21:25 via yahoo.com
  He was slated to speak at the May 13 graduation ceremony
  
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• New US envoy Pompeo targets Germany over NATO spending

  27-04-2018 21:25 via yahoo.com
  New US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo took aim at Germany over its defence spending Friday, using his first NATO meeting to push President Donald Trump's call for allies to shoulder a bigger burden.As a meeting of alliance foreign ministers put on a united front on the need to counter Russian "aggression", Pompeo hammered home one of Trump's oldest themes -- demanding that NATO members pay their way.Some allies, including Europe's economic powerhouse Germany, have been reluctant to meet a commit
  
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• How The New Royal Baby Affects The Succession To The Throne

  27-04-2018 21:19 via yahoo.com
  On Friday, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge announced the name of their third
  
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• Tainted lettuce in US sickens 98

  27-04-2018 21:09 via yahoo.com
  An outbreak of E. coli bacteria in romaine lettuce has almost doubled in size over the past week, sickening 98 people in 22 states, US health officials said on Friday.No deaths have been reported but 46 people have been hospitalized, including 10 suffering from kidney failure, said the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.The outbreak is the largest in the United States since 2006, when spinach tainted with a similar strain of E. coli sickened more than 200 people.
  
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• Mueller diversification guarantees survival of Trump probe cases

  27-04-2018 21:06 via yahoo.com
  Joyce Vance, former U.S. attorney, talks with Rachel Maddow about Robert Mueller's coordination with law enforcement offices that aren't part of the special counsel to ensure that cases coming from the Trump investigation.
  
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• Republican congressman Patrick Meehan resigns amid misconduct claims

  27-04-2018 21:03 via yahoo.com
  Patrick Meehan is accused of using taxpayer funds to settle with a former staffer.The Pennsylvania Republican Patrick Meehan announced on Friday that he was resigning his seat in the House of Representatives.Meehan previously announced that he would not seek re-election, after the New York Times reported in January that he was accused of making “unwanted romantic overtures” to a former staffer and used taxpayer funds to reach a settlement.
  
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• Family of S.C. woman who died after medical emergency during American Airlines flight files lawsuit

  27-04-2018 21:03 via yahoo.com
  The family of a South Carolina woman who died after suffering a medical emergency during an American Airlines flight has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the airline.
  
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• American Airlines is sued by family of woman who died after flight

  27-04-2018 21:02 via yahoo.com
  Brittany Oswell's parents and widower filed their April 18 lawsuit in a federal court in South Carolina, where the 25-year-old nurse and her husband Cory lived.The lawsuit follows the April 17 death of a Southwest Airlinespassenger after an in-flight engine explosion, the first passenger death on a U.S. commercial airline since 2009.
  
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• Elder Scrolls Online's Summerset Expansion Makes ESO Feel Fresh Again

  27-04-2018 21:00
  If The Elder Scrolls Online’s previous expansion, Morrowind, could be summed up in a single word it’d be “nostalgia.” The island of Vvardenfell was realized in gorgeous HD for the first time, almost exactly 15 years after The Elder Scrolls III first launched.
  Now with its latest expansion, Summerset, ESO is taking a decidedly different approach when it releases on May 21st for PC and June 5th for Xbox One and PS4 by letting players visit the beautiful region of the high e
  
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• Romanian president seeks PM's resignation over Israel embassy row

  27-04-2018 20:53 via yahoo.com
  Romania's President Klaus Iohannis called Friday for the resignation of Prime Minister Viorica Dancila amid a row sparked by the possible move of the country's embassy in Israel to Jerusalem."Mrs Dancila is not up to the job of prime minister of Romania and as a result the government is becoming a liability for Romania.Iohannis pointed to a secret memorandum adopted by the government last week with the aim of moving the embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.
  
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• Talks between Armenian opposition, acting PM called off

  27-04-2018 20:52 via yahoo.com
  GYUMRI, Armenia (AP) — The lawmaker behind the protests that forced Armenia's longtime leader to resign took his campaign to the country's second-largest city Friday, aiming to marshal nationwide support ahead of a crucial vote in parliament.
  
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• Don't Miss: How Blizzard designed StarCraft II with esports in mind

  27-04-2018 20:51
  Blizzard's Dustin Browder deconstructs the design of Starcraft II and examines how its competitive multiplayer was tuned to serve the needs of a global esports community. ...
  
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• Pakistan moves Bin Laden doctor to safer location

  27-04-2018 20:47 via yahoo.com
  The Pakistani doctor who helped the CIA track and kill Osama bin Laden has been moved by authorities from a prison in the country's northwest to an unknown safer location, an official and family member said Friday.Shakil Afridi has been languishing in a prison in the city of Peshawar for almost seven years after his fake vaccination programme helped US agents track and kill the Al-Qaeda leader.A top prison official in Pakistan's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, of which Peshawar is the
  
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• Nintendo still has plans for the 3DS through '2019 and beyond'

  27-04-2018 20:37
  Following earlier conversations about the role the 3DS would play in a post-Switch industry, Nintendo now says that it has plans to support the 3DS into and beyond 2019. ...
  
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• Fourteen more fall sick from E. coli linked to romaine lettuce: CDC

  27-04-2018 20:20 via yahoo.com
  (Reuters) - Fourteen more sick people from eight U.S. states were added to an investigation of an E. coli outbreak linked to romaine lettuce, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Friday.Three more states - Mississippi, Tennessee and Wisconsin - reported ill people, the CDC said.Eighty-four people infected with a strain of E. coli have been reported from 19 states, the CDC had said on Wednesday, in an update to its investigation into the outbreak.
  
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• Restaurants calm customers, say their romaine is safe

  27-04-2018 20:18 via yahoo.com
  ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Restaurants' advice to their customers? Romaine calm.
  
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• Man Loses Wildlife Photo Award Because He May Have Used A Dead, Stuffed Anteater

  27-04-2018 20:10 via yahoo.com
  A photograph that won an award in England has been disqualified after an
  
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• Federal authorities charge Dallas-area couple with slavery

  27-04-2018 20:07 via yahoo.com
  FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — U.S. authorities have arrested the son of a former president of the West African country of Guinea and his wife for allegedly enslaving a countrywoman in their Texas home.
  
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• Trump Meets The 2018 Olympic Team, With A Few Major Absences

  27-04-2018 20:04 via yahoo.com
  If members from the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic squads had to pick teams
  
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• Rep. Pat Meehan Resigns, Promises To Repay Sexual Harassment Settlement

  27-04-2018 19:54 via yahoo.com
  Rep. Patrick Meehan (R-Pa.) said Friday he's immediately resigning, months
  
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• With the PlayStation 4 at 73M sold, Sony braces for sales to slow

  27-04-2018 19:45
  While sales have remained strong for the console in the last few years, Sony's latest financial statements show that the company is preparing for hardware sales to slow down. ...
  
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• Desmond Marrow Arrest: Former NFL Player Says 'I Can't Breathe' in Disturbing Video

  27-04-2018 19:42 via yahoo.com
  Marrow was charged with making terroristic threats, aggressive driving and obstructing police.
  
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• Book Excerpt: How data miners shed light on P.T.'s ghost story

  27-04-2018 19:40
  In this excerpt of his new ebook "P.T. - A Video Game Ghost Story," Gamasutra contributor Joel Couture chats with P.T. data miner luxox18 about some of the secrets he's found in the game. ...
  
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• Pompeo presses Turkey on S-400 missiles purchase from Russia

  27-04-2018 19:31 via yahoo.com
  Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday told his Turkish counterpart that the United States was seriously concerned overAnkara's decision to buy Russian S-400 surface-to-air missile batteries, which are not compatible with NATO's defenses."The secretary underscored the seriousness of US concerns ... if they (Turkey) go ahead," a senior U.S. official said after a meeting between Pompeo and Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on the sidelines of a NATO foreign ministers session."He asked Ca
  
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• Golden State Killer Case: Were Attacks Driven By His Hatred For Former Fiancee?

  27-04-2018 19:25 via yahoo.com
  Police claim the killer was heard screaming, "I hate you Bonnie!" during one attack.
  
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