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• Judge: US can't immediately revoke man's DACA status

  01-05-2018 23:39 via yahoo.com
  SEATTLE (AP) — A federal judge said Tuesday the government cannot immediately revoke a Mexican man's enrollment in a program designed to protect those brought to the United States illegally as children, saying he wants more information from lawyers before he issues a preliminary ruling.
  
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• Emphasizing combat over fantasy elements in Mount and Blade

  01-05-2018 23:30
  In an interview with PC Gamer, Mount and Blade developer Arma& #287;an Yavuz discusses how the game succeeded without traditional fantasy elements....
  
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• The Latest: AP, others seek warrants in serial killer case

  01-05-2018 23:18 via yahoo.com
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Latest on a decades-old serial killing and rape case in California (all times local):
  
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• Trump Dictated 'Astonishingly Excellent' Health Letter: Bornstein

  01-05-2018 23:16 via yahoo.com
  Anna Schecter talks about new reporting on Donald Trump's former doctor, Harold Bornstein, who now says Donald Trump dictated his own health letter and that men representing Trump forcibly took Trump's medical files from Bornstein's office.
  
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• Tiger cub found in duffel bag at US-Mexico border

  01-05-2018 23:10 via yahoo.com
  A live tiger cub was found curled up in a duffel bag at the US-Mexico border on Monday after smugglers abandoned an attempt to cross into the US.  Smugglers left behind the bag containing the animal and fled back to Mexico after attempting to cross the Rio Grande into Texas. Border Patrol agents spotted three people trying to enter the US illegally along the river near Brownsville. An agency statement says the trio abandoned a bag and returned to Mexico. Officers discove
  
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• In-app purchases now available on Facebook's instant games platform

  01-05-2018 23:00
  In-app purchases will be available on the instant games platform for developers to implement on Android devices and Facebook.com starting May 7. ...
  
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• Michigan Catholic school ends prom 'modesty poncho' plan

  01-05-2018 22:49 via yahoo.com
  DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — A principal at a Michigan Catholic high school has rescinded a plan to require female students to wear "modesty ponchos" at prom if their dresses are too revealing.
  
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• Kanye West Calls Slavery A ‘Choice,’ Gets Schooled On History

  01-05-2018 22:42 via yahoo.com
  Kanye West dropped by TMZ on Tuesday to tell the newsroom staff that he loves
  
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• Rosenstein unintimidated by threats from Congress to remove him

  01-05-2018 22:41 via yahoo.com
  Rachel Maddow shares video of Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein's dismissive treatment of a threat by Republicans in Congress to impeach him, and notes that the case those members of Congress are making hinges on the dubious merits of Carter Page.
  
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• Japanese PM pledges not to move Israel embassy: Palestinian official media

  01-05-2018 22:30 via yahoo.com
  Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas Tuesday his country would not move its Israeli embassy to Jerusalem, official media reported, two weeks before the United States completes its controversial relocation.Meeting in the Palestinian city of Ramallah, Abe told Abbas his country "will not move its embassy to Jerusalem," a readout on Palestinian official news agency Wafa said.The United States is due to transfer its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem on May 14 i
  
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• Cecile Richards' message: Now is the time to get involved

  01-05-2018 22:30 via yahoo.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — Cecile Richards, who stepped down from the helm of Planned Parenthood this week after 12 years as one of the nation's most visible activists, has a message for her fellow women: Now is the time to get involved. Not soon, not next year. Now.
  
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• Benjamin Netanyahu's Big Speech On Iran Was Aimed Directly At Trump

  01-05-2018 22:30 via yahoo.com
  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivered a dramatic speech on
  
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• Get a job: Pixelberry Studios is seeking a Software Engineering Manager

  01-05-2018 22:19
  Pixelberry is looking for a talented Software Engineering Manager to lead development on its interactive fiction game Choices: Stories You Play. ...
  
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• Mueller Floated Possibility of Issuing Subpoena to Trump

  01-05-2018 22:17 via yahoo.com
  Carol Leonnig, reporter for The Washington Post, talks with Rachel Maddow about new reporting that Robert Mueller threatened the possibility of using a subpoena to get answers from Donald Trump if Trump would not submit for an interview voluntarily.
  
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• Celeste's audio files are now publicly available for devs

  01-05-2018 22:09
  Celeste's entire FMOD project has been made available to the public. ...
  
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• Nintendo under investigation for patent infringement over Switch design

  01-05-2018 22:05
  Nintendo is under investigation for allegedly violating a duo of patents belonging to the mobile-focused hardware manufacturer Gamevice regarding detachable controllers. ...
  
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• Two top EPA staffers resign amid ethics probes

  01-05-2018 22:04 via yahoo.com
  By Valerie VolcoviciWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two high-level Environmental Protection Agency employees whose names have come up in investigations of Administrator Scott Pruitt's ethics and travel have resigned from the agency, the EPA confirmed on Tuesday.Pasquale "Nino" Perrotta, a former Secret Service agent who served as the head of Pruitt's security team, resigned on Monday but said he will continue to cooperate in a U.S. House of Representatives investigation of his role in costly decisions ar
  
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• Rare eye cancer detected in 18 people from two small communities in North Carolina and Alabama

  01-05-2018 22:03 via yahoo.com
  Eighteen people have been diagnosed with the same type of rare eye cancer - including three university friends - leading researchers to push for funding to find connections, a cause, and a cure.The melanoma, a type of cancer that develops in melanin - the pigment that gives skin its colour, only occurs in about six out of one million people but at least 18 people have been diagnosed with ocular melanoma recently - curiously all have ties to one or both of the communities in Huntersville, North C
  
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• Morocco cuts Iran ties over alleged Polisario arms delivery

  01-05-2018 22:03 via yahoo.com
  Morocco on Tuesday cut diplomatic ties with Iran, accusing the Islamic republic of using its ally Hezbollah to deliver weapons to the separatist Polisario Front in Western Sahara.Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita said the decision had nothing to do with "current regional or international developments", referring to rising tensions between Saudi Arabia and its allies on one side and Shiite Iran its camp on the other.The Lebanese Hezbollah quickly rejected Rabat's accusations, blaming the d
  
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• Sea of Thieves just added a bunch more stuff to wear in its latest update

  01-05-2018 22:02 via gamesradar.com
  Sea of Thieves opens up more cosmetics and a limited-time launch sniper rifle
  
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• Riot police, masked protesters clash at Paris May Day rally

  01-05-2018 22:02 via yahoo.com
  By Antoine Boddaert and Lucien LibertPARIS (Reuters) - Hundreds of masked and hooded anarchists smashed shop windows, torched cars and hurled cobblestones at riot police on Tuesday, hijacking a May Day rally by labour unions against President Emmanuel Macron's economic reforms.Riot police used teargas and water cannon to disperse the protesters.Paris police chief Michel Delpuech said more than 200 demonstrators had been arrested and four people were lightly injured in the clashes, including a po
  
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• Republicans are still running against Hillary Clinton

  01-05-2018 21:59 via yahoo.com
  Former U.S. secretary of state and Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton has vowed she's "not going to run again," but that's not stopping several candidates from portraying her as their de facto opponent in the fall.
  
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• These Dreamers' Future in America Is in Doubt. But They're Headed to College Anyway

  01-05-2018 21:48 via yahoo.com
  "One of the safest places for an undocumented student is on a college campus"
  
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• What Mueller's questions for Trump reveal about the investigation

  01-05-2018 21:46 via yahoo.com
  The list of questions special counsel Robert Mueller has for President Trump show that his investigation is much broader than previously realized, and touches on his business dealings in Russia and continued questions about possible collusion. If Mueller seeks to compel Trump’s testimony, the issue could wind up before the Supreme Court.
  
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• Trump praises hero pilot of Southwest jet for 'incredible job'

  01-05-2018 21:37 via yahoo.com
  US President Donald Trump welcomed to the White House on Tuesday the pilot of a Southwest Airlines jet which lost an engine in flight and praised the "incredible job" she did in landing the stricken plane.Southwest Captain Tammie Jo Shults, other members of the crew of Flight 1380 and several passengers who were on the aircraft met with Trump in the Oval Office.Shults, one of the first women fighter pilots in the US Navy, has been hailed as a hero for calmly landing the Boeing 737-700 on April 1
  
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• Police probe boy's apparent beating at Indiana day care

  01-05-2018 21:35 via yahoo.com
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A 1-year-old Indianapolis boy was apparently attacked at a day care center, leaving his lips, eyes and face horribly swollen and sparking a police investigation.
  
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• How to Get Into Stardew Valley's PC Multiplayer Beta

  01-05-2018 21:12
  Jump into Stardew Valley's public beta on PC to try out the new multiplayer features.
  
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• How to Earn "Free" V-Bucks in Fortnite

  01-05-2018 21:12
  Here are five things you need to know about earning - not buying - V-Bucks in Fortnite.
  
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• How to Beat God of War's Toughest Endgame Bosses

  01-05-2018 21:12
  Don't let God of War's toughest foes get you down, use our guide to get an edge in combat.
  
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• GTA Online Gets Races for Jetpacks, Flying Cars and More

  01-05-2018 21:12
  Nine new races have been added for three Special Vehicles, plus take big discounts off (almost) every special vehicle in GTA Online.
  
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• God of War: Tips for Conquering the Muspelheim Trials

  01-05-2018 21:12
  The realm of Muspelheim is home to some pretty tough trials, use these tips for each trial to even the odds in your favor.
  
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• God of War: How to Defeat Every Valkyrie

  01-05-2018 21:12
  Here's how to beat all 8 Valkyries and unlock the Valkyrie armor in God of War.
  
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• God of War: Find Everything in Alfheim

  01-05-2018 21:12
  Don't miss a single Nornir Chest, Artifact or anything else in the realm of the elves.
  
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• God of War Ending Explained

  01-05-2018 21:12
  We offer some clarity by comparing Norse Mythology to God of War's interpretation.
  
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• God of War Easter Egg Puts Crazy Twist on Norse Lore (Spoilers)

  01-05-2018 21:12
  You might have missed this interesting Easter Egg tucked into the finale of God of War.
  
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• Fortnite: 5 of Battle Royale's Coolest Easter Eggs

  01-05-2018 21:12
  Check out some of our favorite easter eggs and mysteries around the Battle Royale island in Fortnite.
  
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• Complete God of War Guide: Find Every Chest, Collectible and Upgrade

  01-05-2018 21:12
  Our God of War walkthrough will guide you through every quest and boss fight, while showing you how to unlock every Nornir chest, find every one of Odin's Ravens and point out every Side Quest.
  
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• Crystal Dynamics talks surviving Shadow of the Tomb Raider: "Literally everything around you can kill you"

  01-05-2018 21:03 via gamesradar.com
  The evolution of Lara Croft means jungle assassin skills, aerial takedowns, mudpack camouflage, and a few new scars
  
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• The Latest: Syrian rebels surrender north of Homs

  01-05-2018 21:00 via yahoo.com
  BEIRUT (AP) — The Latest on the Syria conflict (all times local):
  
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• Ikaruga on Switch Will Let You Play the Game Vertically

  01-05-2018 21:00
  Nicalis is bringing the vertically-oriented sci-fi shmup Ikaruga to Nintendo Switch at the end of this month.
  Ikaruga on Switch has single-player and local, two-player coop play, along with "global leaderboards that can be accessed online for tracking high scores."
  The Switch version also lets you flip the Switch vertically for "arcade-style TATE mode action," making it true to its arcade roots.
  The top-down, bullet hell shoot 'em up has a lot of descriptors, but essentially combines the fast ac
  
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• Chaplain Ouster Shows What Version Of Christianity Controls The GOP

  01-05-2018 20:59 via yahoo.com
  There was an uproar last week among Democrats, and even some Republicans,
  
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• 57 White Supremacists In Texas Indicted In Meth, Kidnapping Cases

  01-05-2018 20:59 via yahoo.com
  Authorities have charged 57 white supremacists with crimes related to a
  
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• British wildlife park owner mauled by lion after entering enclosure in front of tourists

  01-05-2018 20:58 via yahoo.com
  The British owner of a wildlife sanctuary in South Africa has been severely mauled by a lion he hand-reared from a cub in an attack witnessed and filmed by his tourist clients. Michael Hodge, who is 71, was attacked as he walked into the enclosure of the Marakele Animal Sanctuary’s star attraction, a male lion named Shamba. Video footage of Saturday’s incident shows Mr Hodge, who moved to South Africa in 1999, walking in a relaxed manner towards the lion 
  
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• Tammie Jo Shults, Who Safely Landed Southwest Plane After Engine Explosion, Honored at White House

  01-05-2018 20:50 via yahoo.com
  It's the first time Shults has been seen publicly since the pulse-pounding incident.
  
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• US stocks slip as industrial and energy companies fall

  01-05-2018 20:34 via yahoo.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are moving lower Tuesday as industrial and energy companies and banks decline, but a gain for technology companies helped the market narrow an earlier loss. Investors are focused on trade tensions after the White House said it will delay its decision to impose tariffs on U.S. imports of steel and aluminum from the European Union, Canada and Mexico for 30 days. U.S. manufacturing grew at a slower pace in March and construction spending decreased.
  
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• Former Trump Doctor Accuses President's Lawyer, Bodyguard Of Raiding His Office

  01-05-2018 20:29 via yahoo.com
  A New York doctor who served as President Donald Trump's personal physician is
  
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• Armenia protest leader calls for general strike

  01-05-2018 20:24 via yahoo.com
  By Hasmik Mkrtchyan and Margarita AntidzeYEREVAN (Reuters) - The leader of an Armenian protest movement that forced the country's veteran leader to step down announced on Tuesday a nationwide campaign of civil disobedience after the ruling party thwarted his bid to take over as prime minister.Addressing tens of thousands of people gathered in a square in the Armenian capital, Nikol Pashinyan said that starting from 8:15 (12.15 a.m. ET) on Wednesday morning, his supporters would block roads, rail
  
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• Fortnite Season 4 Adds Fan-Favorite Orange Shirt Kid Dance

  01-05-2018 20:22
  Fortnite Season 4 may have brought a giant meteor with it, colliding with parts of the map and changing the landscape, but it's nothing compared to the discovery that Orange Shirt Kid's dance made it into the game after all.
  In case you missed it, Fortnite recently ran a Boogie Down competition on Twitter, with the winner's dance being immortalised in the game as an emote. One of the submissions caught the community's eye, and although he didn't win, such was the outcry that it seems Epic Games
  
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• Did Golden State Killer Commit Murder That Sent Innocent Man to Prison for Nearly 40 Years?

  01-05-2018 20:20 via yahoo.com
  Craig Coley served 39 years in prison for the murder of his ex-girlfriend and her son, but was later cleared by DNA evidence.
  
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• The Forest departs Early Access after 4 years and readies for VR launch

  01-05-2018 20:14
  After roughly four years in Early Access, Endnight Games has launched the 1.0 version of its horror survival game The Forest on Steam. ...
  
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