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• Correction: Military Plane Crash story

  03-05-2018 23:58 via yahoo.com
  PORT WENTWORTH, Ga. (AP) — In a story May 2 about the crash of a military cargo plane, The Associated Press erroneously reported the age of the plane based on information from Puerto Rico's National Guard. The plane was about 40 years old, not more than 60 years old.
  
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• Timeline: Next steps, deadlines in U.S.-China trade fight

  03-05-2018 23:44 via yahoo.com
  (Reuters) - U.S. and Chinese negotiators will end two days of talks on Friday to try and avert a trade war over thorny technology transfer issues amid expectations that they will not reach a breakthrough deal but will at least agree to keep talking.U.S. President Donald Trump's threatened tariffs are seen as likely to continue their march toward activation.The following are key dates in the tense trade standoff between the world's two largest economies:Early to mid-May: U.S. Senate Banking Commi
  
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• Report: Pilots struggled to control crippled Southwest jet

  03-05-2018 23:42 via yahoo.com
  DALLAS (AP) — The pilots of a Southwest Airlines jet struggled to handle the plane after an engine blew apart at 32,000 feet over Pennsylvania last month.
  
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• Gigi Hadid Apologizes For Vogue Italia 'Blackface' Controversy

  03-05-2018 23:41 via yahoo.com
  Gigi Hadid and Conde Nast have both issued apologies for the model's May cover
  
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• School shooter suspect's brother released again on probation

  03-05-2018 22:59 via yahoo.com
  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The younger brother of Florida school shooting suspect Nikolas Cruz is getting out of jail again after violating probation for previously trespassing at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, site of the Feb. 14 massacre that killed 17 people.
  
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• Did Giuliani admit Trump obstructed justice in firing Comey?

  03-05-2018 22:56 via yahoo.com
  When Donald Trump's new lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, said on Fox News that Donald Trump fired James Comey over the Russia investigation, did he essentially admit that Trump obstructed justice?
  
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• Venezuela's Maduro defies foreign censure, offers 'prize' to voters

  03-05-2018 22:48 via yahoo.com
  By Vivian Sequera and Andrew CawthorneCARACAS (Reuters) - President Nicolas Maduro scoffed at international criticism of Venezuela's upcoming May 20 vote in which he is seeking re-election and offered a prize for those who vote with a state-issued card.Venezuela's mainstream opposition is boycotting the election on the grounds it is rigged in favor of the 55-year-old socialist incumbent."So they're not going to recognize Maduro around the world.
  
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• U.S. says will be consequences for China's South China Sea militarization

  03-05-2018 22:36 via yahoo.com
  By David Brunnstrom and Idrees AliWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has raised concerns with China about its latest militarization of the South China Sea and there will be near-term and long-term consequences, the White House said on Thursday.U.S. news network CNBC reported on Wednesday that China had installed anti-ship cruise missiles and surface-to-air missile systems on three outposts in the South China Sea.Asked about the report, White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders told a regular n
  
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• Paul Ryan Reverses Course, Accepts House Chaplain Rescinding Resignation

  03-05-2018 22:27 via yahoo.com
  House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) said Thursday that he accepts House Chaplain
  
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• Would you spend $1,000 on a mint julep at the Kentucky Derby?

  03-05-2018 22:26 via yahoo.com
  For the past 13 years, Woodford Reserve has sold $1,000 mint juleps at the Kentucky Derby.Ever since Woodford Reserve started the $1,000 Mint Julep Cup program, they have raised over $450,000 for charity.This year, the effort raises money for the Jennifer Lawrence Arts Fund, which the Kentucky-born actress founded in 2016 to help provide access to the arts for children in the Greater Louisville area.
  
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• So How Are You Feeling About Red Dead Redemption 2?

  03-05-2018 22:25
  Welcome back to Game Scoop!, IGN's weekly video game talk show. This week we're talking Red Dead Redemption 2, Cyberpunk 2077, Mega Man, and more. Watch the video above or download the podcast below.
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• NVC LIVE - Today at 3 pm PT/6 pm ET!

  03-05-2018 22:22
  
  Hey! Listen! NVC will be live streaming IGN's weekly Nintendo Podcast today exclusively on ign.com!
  Join the NVC crew today at 3:00 PM PT/6:00 PM ET as they discuss the latest Nintendo releases and chat with the community LIVE! This week, the crew welcomes IGN's newest Host/Producer, Sydnee Goodman! Later, NVC shares their picks for the game they want to see announced for Switch at E3 2018, and much more!
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• Investigators search for cause of deadly cargo plane crash

  03-05-2018 22:11 via yahoo.com
  PORT WENTWORTH, Ga. (AP) — Military investigators began the arduous task Thursday of answering why a C-130 Hercules cargo plane being flown into retirement by an experienced crew plunged onto a Georgia highway. Families and friends of the nine airmen, meanwhile, grieved and took note of the fact that Puerto Rico's planes are the oldest in the National Guard inventory.
  
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• DOJ gets wise to GOP effort to tip off Trump on Mueller probe

  03-05-2018 22:06 via yahoo.com
  Rachel Maddow shows how the Department of Justice is resisting requests from Republican members of Congress for details of the Mueller investigation as the New York Times reports suspicions by the FBI.
  
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• Budweiser brewer orders 800 Nikola hydrogen-powered semi trucks

  03-05-2018 22:00 via yahoo.com
  Nikola Motor Company, the startup maker of hydrogen-electric-powered semi-trucks, has received quite an order.On Thursday, Anheuser-Busch announced it plans to purchase up to 800 of the company's semis.The order will effectively replace Anheuser-Busch's entire semi fleet with trucks powered by renewable energy.
  
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• US military pilots injured by Chinese lasers in Djibouti: Pentagon

  03-05-2018 21:51 via yahoo.com
  Chinese nationals have on multiple occasions shone military-grade laser pointers at US pilots operating out of the American base in Djibouti, the Pentagon said Thursday.Officials have issued a formal diplomatic complaint and demanded Beijing investigate a series of incidents dating back several weeks, spokeswoman Dana White said.In one case, two pilots on a C-130 cargo plane suffered minor eye injuries as they came in to land at the base in the Horn of Africa nation, another spokeswoman, Major S
  
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• Grab your grass skirt: Southwest will soon fly to Hawaii from Sac

  03-05-2018 21:40 via yahoo.com
  Southwest announced Thursday that Sacramento International Airport is intended to be among the first four airports it will use for flights to Hawaii.“We are honored to have been selected by Southwest to be among the initial mainland gateway airports to Hawaii,” said Mark Haneke, manager of air service development and marketing for the Sacramento County Department of Airports.In addition to Sacramento, Southwest hopes to add flights to Hawaii from Oakland Metropolitan Airport, San Die
  
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• Nine dead in crash of U.S. military plane on retirement flight

  03-05-2018 21:34 via yahoo.com
  Officials said the plane, a Hercules WC-130, was believed to be around 50 years old but was in good mechanical condition, and was making what had been scheduled to be its last flight.The WC-130 is a transport workhorse of the U.S. military.All nine crew members died, Brigadier General Isabelo Rivera, assistant general of the Puerto Rico Air National Guard, said in a statement.
  
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• Drivers cash-in after armored truck makes it rain on highway

  03-05-2018 21:22 via yahoo.com
  Indiana State Troopers are threatening to arrest anyone who grabbed any of the $600,000 seen flying along an interstate.
  
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• Beyond Good & Evil 2 devs lay out the game's timeline, mysteries, and who (or what) you'll play as

  03-05-2018 21:22 via gamesradar.com
  Say hello to Uncle Pey'j's ancestor
  
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• Search for missing MH370 solves 19th-century British shipping mystery

  03-05-2018 21:19 via yahoo.com
  Two Victorian shipping mysteries may have been solved thanks to the £50 million search for the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370. While sonar devices have failed to pinpoint the wreckage of the Boeing 777 which disappeared with 239 people on board in March 2014, they have located a pair of shipwrecks on the Indian Ocean seabed. One is believed to be West Ridge, a 220-foot iron barque, built in Scotland, which was lost while carrying British coal to India in 1883, claiming the lives of
  
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• Fortnite Players Are Using Green Screens to Create Fan Films

  03-05-2018 21:19
  Green screens were recently discovered within the map of Fortnite and players are already using them to create new fan films.
  New locations and Easter Eggs were added to the map with the launch of Season 4 of Fortnite, including new filming sets that feature in-game green screens. Players who record their character in front of the green screen can later edit the background during video editing.
  Fans have taken the opportunity to take their dancing characters and place them in just about any loca
  
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• There's Virtually No Way Trump Could Win The Nobel Prize This Year For North Korea

  03-05-2018 21:13 via yahoo.com
  Three months ago, President Donald Trump used his first State of the Union
  
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• Destiny 2 Comic Teases Warmind Expansion

  03-05-2018 21:03
  
  Bungie has released a new Destiny 2 comic teasing the upcoming Warmind expansion.
  The 11-page comic follows gunslinger Anastasia (Ana) Bray. You can read it for free right now on Bungie's website.Destiny: Warmind comic, image via TwitterThe comic is written by David A. Rodriguez and Mark Waid, and illustrated Kris Anka (Captain Marvel). Coloring is by Mathew Wilson.
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• Five Big Takeaways From The Red Dead Redemption II Info Drop

  03-05-2018 21:01
  Today, IGN and The Telegraph dropped the most comprehensive overviews yet of Rockstar Games' next open-world western, Red Dead Redemption II. The blitz of coverage is definitely worth checking out yourself, but we also wanted to surface our biggest takeaways after wrangling up the written and video features. Another Generational Leap In Open World Design
  We have yet to see the game in action ourselves, but judging from impressions of the first live demo, it sounds like Rockstar i
  
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• The Latest: Driver in fatal crash was ordered not to drive

  03-05-2018 20:49 via yahoo.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the arrest of a driver in a fatal crash that killed the child of a Broadway star (all times local):
  
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• Discussing Shadow of the Tomb Raider Impressions, Red Dead 2 Hype + More!

  03-05-2018 20:35
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• US files complaint over Chinese laser use in Djibouti

  03-05-2018 20:33 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. has issued a formal complaint to the Chinese government over the use of high-grade lasers near the military base in Djibouti that were directed at aircraft and resulted in minor injuries to two American pilots, the Pentagon said Thursday.
  
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• Jeep Wrangler Pickup Caught in Spy Photos

  03-05-2018 20:28 via yahoo.com
  Tailgate Could Include Innovative Drop Function
  
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• Brinks Truck Mishap Spews About $600,000 in Cash on Highway

  03-05-2018 20:14 via yahoo.com
  Many motorists returned the money they collected. Others, however, were not as honest.
  
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• Sarah Huckabee Sanders Responds To Michelle Wolf: I Hope She Can Find Happiness

  03-05-2018 20:10 via yahoo.com
  White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders has responded publicly to
  
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• This Week Was A Great Reminder That Trump Is A Huge Liar

  03-05-2018 20:02 via yahoo.com
  It's been another cataclysm of a news cycle in which President Donald Trump
  
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• Advocates for transgender prisoners applaud recent rulings

  03-05-2018 19:58 via yahoo.com
  A Colorado inmate's lawsuit is among a string of court cases in the U.S. involving the treatment of transgender inmates in state and federal prisons. Advocates count a number of landmark policy changes and rulings in recent years. Here's a look at some of them:
  
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• Transgender inmate says she was raped despite raising fears

  03-05-2018 19:56 via yahoo.com
  DENVER (AP) — A transgender inmate who is suing Colorado's corrections agency says she was raped at a men's prison hours after a federal judge denied her request to block the prison from keeping her in a disciplinary unit, according to court records and the woman's attorney.
  
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• Ubisoft Shows Off Gameplay Footage And Details Timeline

  03-05-2018 19:55
  Ever since its cinematic trailer reveal at E3 last year, fans have been eager to learn more about Beyond Good and Evil 2. A livestream in December showed off character and ship customization, as well as concept art. Today, another livestream gave us some details about the upcoming space pirate adventure, including gameplay footage, answering fans' questions, and giving a breakdown of Beyond Good and Evil 2's timeline of events.
  Ubisoft's Guillaume Brunier (senior producer), Emile Morel (associa
  
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• Victim tied up during Lincoln home-invasion robbery

  03-05-2018 19:32 via yahoo.com
  Three men and a teenager were arrested after a home-invasion robbery in Lincoln in which they held a man at gunpoint and tied up his hands, the Placer County Sheriff's Office said.All are believed to be from the Sacramento area.
  
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• The Last of Us 2: All News, Trailers, and Rumors

  03-05-2018 19:30
  The Last of Us Part II (or just The Last of Us 2) is an upcoming action-adventure/survival horror game for the PlayStation 4. Developed by Naughty Dog and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment, it is a sequel to 2013’s The Last of Us.
  In the lead-up to launch, we've compiled all the news, trailers, and rumors about The Last of Us 2, from initial fan speculation about the sequel and its official announcement at PSX 2016 to now.
  Here’s everything you need to know about The Last o
  
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• U.S. complains to China after laser incidents in Djibouti

  03-05-2018 19:29 via yahoo.com
  The United States formally complained to China after Chinese nationals pointed lasers at U.S. military aircraft near Djibouti in a number of incidents in recent weeks, the Pentagon said on Thursday.The U.S. military has been grappling with lasers being pointed at aircraft for decades.
  
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• Pikachu's Original Design Wasn't Based on a Mouse

  03-05-2018 19:28
  Despite Pikachu's official classification in the Pokedex, the original design for the popular Pokemon wasn't a mouse.
  Atsuko Nishida, a character designer and graphic artist who worked at Game Freak, revealed she based the creature's design for Pokemon Red and Pokemon Green on a squirrel. "At that time, I was really into squirrels, so I wanted the character to have puffy cheeks," Nishida told Yomiuri (translation via Kotaku).
  "Squirrel tails are cute (so I wanted it to have a tail). However, I w
  
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• Meghan Markle's Brother Urges Prince Harry to Cancel Royal Wedding: 'It's Not Too Late'

  03-05-2018 19:23 via yahoo.com
  Thomas Markle tells the prince in a scathing letter that marrying his sister would be "the biggest mistake in royal wedding history."
  
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• NBC, ABC Say Trump Lawyer Michael Cohen Was Not Wiretapped, Issue Corrections

  03-05-2018 19:19 via yahoo.com
  NBC News and ABC News are walking back earlier reports that claimed federal
  
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• Cowboy choices, life in camp, and more things we learned from Red Dead Redemption 2's first gameplay demos

  03-05-2018 19:18 via gamesradar.com
  Red Dead Redemption 2 gameplay is finally detailed
  
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• Battlerite Getting Top-Down Battle Royale Mode

  03-05-2018 19:15
  
  A top-down, “MOBA-like” battle royale mode is coming to Battlerite this summer, developer Stunlock Studios announced today.
  Called Battlerite Royale, the new mode will retain the free-to-play MOBA’s top-down perspective and take place on a map “30 times larger than the standard arena mode,” according to the announcement. The mode will support free-for-all and duos, with support for up to 20 players.Promotional art for Battlerite RoyaleIn addition to the unique persp
  
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• Judge OKs taking DNA, photos of Golden State Killer suspect

  03-05-2018 19:00 via yahoo.com
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A judge ruled Thursday that prosecutors can collect DNA, fingerprints and body photographs of the former policeman accused of being California's Golden State Killer.
  
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• Of course slavery wasn't a choice, Kanye West. And neither is poverty

  03-05-2018 18:56 via yahoo.com
  West has embraced a core value of modern conservatism: that our lives are primarily the product of our choices.For much of his career, West presented himself as an unabashed capitalist with black nationalist leanings.Last week, he shared a picture of himself wearing one of President Donald Trump’s signature Make America Great Again hats and hailed the conservative pundit Candace Owens as a thought leader he admires.
  
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• Report: Principal jokes about telling police special needs student has gun

  03-05-2018 18:51 via yahoo.com
  A principal in Texas has apologized for a comment she made regarding an elementary school student in special education.Ponderosa Elementary School Principal Shanna Swearingen was overheard saying the comment regarding the student, who has a history of running from class, on April 17 in front of three staff members, Click2Houston reported.Swearingen's comment found its way to a Spring neighborhood Facebook page.
  
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• Will DNA submitted to genealogy sites also finally catch the Zodiac Killer?

  03-05-2018 18:31 via yahoo.com
  A scant hope of catching the Zodiac Killer perhaps lies on the back of a postage stamp, licked by the murderer 50 years ago.The arrest of Joseph James DeAngelo, the man law enforcement believes is the Golden State Killer, has sparked myriad questions about the use of genealogy websites to revive long-cold cases.After DeAngelo’s capture, investigators revealed they submitted the East Area Rapist’s DNA to an open-source genealogy website called GEDmatch, where it found a match with a r
  
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• The Latest: Judge OKs DNA collecting in serial killer case

  03-05-2018 18:21 via yahoo.com
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on a man suspected of being California's Golden State Killer (all times local):
  
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• Group running asylum caravan fears spotlight comes at a cost

  03-05-2018 18:18 via yahoo.com
  TIJUANA, Mexico (AP) — The group that organized a monthlong caravan of Central Americans seeking asylum in the United States wanted to draw attention to the plight of people fleeing violence. If headlines are any measure, it has been a smashing success.
  
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• Russia says 2 dead in fighter jet crash off Syrian coast

  03-05-2018 18:10 via yahoo.com
  BEIRUT (AP) — A Russian fighter jet crashed Thursday off the coast of Syria, killing both pilots, according to Russia's Defense Ministry, which said the plane did not come under fire and that the crash may have been caused by a bird getting sucked into one of the engines.
  
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