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• Publix Suspends Contributions To NRA-Backed Politician Amid Protests

  25-05-2018 23:55 via yahoo.com
  Protests prompted supermarket chain Publix to suspend all political
  
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• Driver survives plunging 700 feet off California roadway

  25-05-2018 23:51 via yahoo.com
  CRESTLINE, Calif. (AP) — A Southern California driver managed to call for help after her car plunged 700 feet (213 meters) off a road in the San Bernardino Mountains, and rescuers marveled at her survival.
  
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• Rights advocates: Venezuela releases 20 political prisoners

  25-05-2018 23:49 via yahoo.com
  CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The Venezuelan government freed 20 jailed activists Friday who opponents of the socialist administration considered political prisoners, human rights advocates said.
  
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• Battlefield 5 Dev: 'Player Choice and Female Playable Characters Are Here to Stay'

  25-05-2018 23:45
  
  According to Battlefield V's developer, the studio is prioritizing player choice, inclusion, and diversity for the upcoming game, but the highest priority is fun.
  DICE General Manager Oskar Gabrielson shared his thoughts on the reactions to the game's recent reveal on Twitter, saying "player choice and female playable characters are here to stay."
  After the reveal of Battlefield V, a vocal minority spoke out in protest of the game's cover art, which features a woman soldier. Some said the g
  
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• Former Dragon Age director reflects on the ups and downs of development

  25-05-2018 23:36
  In an interview published by Eurogamer earlier today, former BioWare director Mike Laidlaw discusses his personal achievements and failures while working on the Dragon Age series....
  
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• 2 Women Seriously Injured After Hit-And-Run Driver Plows Into Portland Sidewalk

  25-05-2018 23:27 via yahoo.com
  A suspect is in custody
  
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• Senate foreign relations chairman meets Maduro in Venezuela

  25-05-2018 23:26 via yahoo.com
  CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The powerful chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee met with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Friday two days after the embattled socialist leader kicked out the top U.S. diplomat in the country.
  
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• Trump's New Executive Orders Make It Easier To Fire Federal Workers

  25-05-2018 23:18 via yahoo.com
  President Donald Trump on Friday signed a series of executive orders that
  
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• People Are Disgusted By Hellmann’s Suggestion To Put Mayo On Sushi

  25-05-2018 23:09 via yahoo.com
  An ad on Twitter is making some people uneasy.
  
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• People Are Rattled By How Much This Nigerian Man Looks Like Chadwick Boseman

  25-05-2018 23:08 via yahoo.com
  Suleiman Abdulfatai is a native of Nigeria, 31 years old, a graphic designer
  
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• Tesla agrees to settle class action over Autopilot billed as 'safer'

  25-05-2018 23:03 via yahoo.com
  The Tesla owners said they paid an extra $5,000 to have their cars equipped with the Autopilot software with additional safety features such as automated emergency braking and side collision warning.Tesla has agreed to place more than $5 million into a settlement fund, which will also cover attorney fees.The case has been closely watched in the automotive and legal communities, as it was the only known court challenge Tesla has faced with regard to its assisted-driving technology.
  
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• See Captain Toad's Varied Levels In A New Gameplay Trailer

  25-05-2018 23:01
  Nintendo released a new gameplay trailer for the Switch port of Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker. The trailer showcases the puzzle game's various features, including a quick look at the New Donk City level inspired by Super Mario: Odyssey.Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker comes to the Switch and the 3DS on July 13. When Game Informer's Ben Reeves reviewed the original version of the game on Wii U, he said its extensive use of the console's Gamepad almost made if feel like a handheld game. Now, it ac
  
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• New Gameplay Trailer Offers A Glimpse At The Game's New Donk City Level

  25-05-2018 23:01
  Nintendo released a new gameplay trailer for the Switch port of Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker. The trailer showcases the puzzle game's various features, including a quick look at the New Donk City level inspired by Super Mario: Odyssey.
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  Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker comes to the Switch and the 3DS on July 13. When Game Informer's Ben Reeves reviewed the original version of the game on Wii U, he said its extensive use of the console's Gamepad almost m
  
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• Body of Long-Missing Kansas Boy, 5, Likely Found Under Bridge — and Stepmom Who Reported Disappearance Is Arrested

  25-05-2018 23:00 via yahoo.com
  A Kansas woman has been arrested after police found a body under a bridge believed to be that of her 5-year-old stepson, whom she had reported missing in February
  
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• US-Turkey agree 'roadmap' on Kurd-held Manbij in Syria

  25-05-2018 22:42 via yahoo.com
  Turkish and US officials on Friday agreed on a "roadmap" for further cooperation to ensure the security of a Kurdish-held city which became a major headache between the NATO allies, according to a joint statement.The northern city of Manbij is held by the People's Protection Units (YPG) Kurdish militia, a group which Ankara says is the "terrorist" offshoot of Kurdish hardliners in Turkey.The US has a military presence in Manbij and has provided military support to the YPG in the fight against th
  
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• Guilty plea in USS McCain collision court-martial

  25-05-2018 22:42 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The officer in command of the USS John S. McCain when it collided with an oil tanker near Singapore in August 2017, killing 10 sailors, has pleaded guilty to dereliction of duty, the Navy said Friday.
  
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• Putin: We're held hostage to political strife around Trump

  25-05-2018 22:31 via yahoo.com
  ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday bemoaned troubled relations with the United States, saying Russia wants to improve them but is effectively held hostage by the disputes surrounding President Donald Trump.
  
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• The Latest: Mourners told student brave 'beyond his years'

  25-05-2018 22:26 via yahoo.com
  HOUSTON (AP) — The Latest on the shooting last week at a Texas high school (all times local):
  
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• President Trump Told Naval Academy Grads He Got Them a 'Big Pay Increase' for the First Time in 10 Years. That's Wrong

  25-05-2018 22:24 via yahoo.com
  Donald Trump misrepresented what he's doing for members of the armed forces when he spoke to graduates of the United States Naval Academy.
  
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• FBI warns Russians hacked hundreds of thousands of routers

  25-05-2018 22:14 via yahoo.com
  The warning followed a court order Wednesday that allowed the FBI to seize a website that the hackers planned to use to give instructions to the routers.Sofacy, also known as APT28 and Fancy Bear, has been blamed for many of the most dramatic Russian hacks, including that of the Democratic National Committee during the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign.Earlier, Cisco Systems Incsaid the hacking campaign targeted devices from Belkin International's Linksys, MikroTik, Netgear Inc , TP-Link and QNAP.
  
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• Indiana shooting: Noblesville school science teacher one of victims in hospital after shots fired

  25-05-2018 22:07 via yahoo.com
  The teacher wounded in the Indiana school shooting this morning has been identified as Jason Seaman.The seventh-grade science educator has been at Noblesville West Middle School for four years and was administering a test to students when the suspected shooter entered the classroom and opened fire.Ms Seaman added: “please pray for the student that was also shot”.
  
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• Canada hunts two suspects in restaurant blast that left 15 hurt

  25-05-2018 22:07 via yahoo.com
  Police in Canada on Friday hunted for two men believed to have detonated explosives at an Indian restaurant near Toronto, wounding 15 people, but police said there was no indication the blast was an act of terror.The explosion late Thursday at the Bombay Bhel restaurant in Missasauga in Toronto's western suburbs, which was reportedly felt more than four kilometers (2.5 miles) away, also did not appear to be a hate crime, authorities said."Two men wearing hoodies were seen entering the restaurant
  
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• Trump administration opposes requiring 'reasonable' airline baggage fees

  25-05-2018 22:03 via yahoo.com
  The U.S. Department of Transportation told Congress it opposes a Senate bill that would require new rules prohibiting airline fees that are not "reasonable and proportional," along with many other new consumer protections that the administration deems "unnecessary and wasteful," according to a letter seen on Friday by Reuters.The U.S. House in April passed a bill to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration by a 393-to-13 vote.It now moves to the Senate, which could take up the issue as ea
  
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• EPA spends 30 percent more on Pruitt's security, cites death threats

  25-05-2018 21:56 via yahoo.com
  U.S. Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt's security detail has cost taxpayers about $3.4 million so far, up more than 30 percent from his predecessor during an equivalent period, according to details released by the agency, which said Pruitt's life had been threatened.Pruitt, who environmental groups have accused of lax enforcement and cozy ties with industry, requested 24-hour protection beginning on his first day in office.It was an unusual measure for the nation's top environme
  
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• All The Things The NRA Has Blamed For The Texas School Shooting

  25-05-2018 21:56 via yahoo.com
  It's been a week since the mass shooting at Santa Fe High School in Texas, and
  
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• Every IGN Battlefield Review

  25-05-2018 21:55
  As of now, since 2002 IGN has reviewed no fewer than 18 Battlefield games, expansions, and DLC packs. That's a whole lot of fields on which battles have taken place, and now that we know Battlefield V is coming October 19, we're eager to weigh in on number 19.
  If you need some help to wait through the five months until then, you can kill the first few minutes of it by scrolling through this list of all our previous Battlefield reviews to see how your favorites (and least favorites) performe
  
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• Beirut will need to play its cards right forming a government amid tightening US sanctions on Hizbollah

  25-05-2018 21:48 via yahoo.com
  The United States is trying to curb the increasing Iranian influence in the Middle East and is taking its fight to Lebanon through Tehran’s main proxy – Hizbollah. As part of wider US strategy, the recent sanctions imposed on Iran and its non-state actors will give Lebanese officials a major headache in forming a new government. The US has been imposing sanctions on the militant group for decades. However, a new wave last week appears to be more serious about targeting the group
  
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• Satellites in space see lava pouring from Hawaii's Kilauea volcano

  25-05-2018 21:43 via yahoo.com
  From the ground, lava pouring from Hawaii's Kilauea volcano can look terrifying.  Over the past few weeks, newly cracked fissures in the ground have allowed fountains and pools of molten rocket to well up to the surface, destroying homes and other structures in the area surrounding the active volcano.  SEE ALSO: An astronaut saw Hawaii's Kilauea volcano erupting from space. And he took a picture. But from space, those fissures and lava flows take on a new look. #Kilauea lava chann
  
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• Don't Miss: The disconnect between game designers and consumers

  25-05-2018 21:35
  This blog post by Josh Bycer presents an interesting question: How much should consumers know about making games?...
  
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• Thousands Travel Home To Ireland To Vote On Abortion Access

  25-05-2018 21:21 via yahoo.com
  Voters in Ireland headed to the polls on Friday to decide whether the country
  
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• Kīlauea Volcano: Eruptions, lava flows continue to threaten residents

  25-05-2018 21:20 via yahoo.com
  As the eruption at Hawaii's Kīlauea Volcano continues to evolve, the multitude of dangerous threats to residents are showing no signs of subsiding.
  
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• Detroit: Become Human Review Roundup

  25-05-2018 21:20
  Quantic Dream's Detroit: Become Human is the studio's latest attempt to offer divergent narratives that allow players to control the thrust of their story. So have the Heavy Rain developers gone above and beyond their past efforts to tell satisfying, divergent stories?
  Now available for the PlayStation 4, Detroit puts players in control of three androids — Connor, Kara, and Markus — asking them to make choices, occasionally with deadly consequences, while exploring the very different
  
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• USC President Resigns in Wake of Scandal

  25-05-2018 21:14 via yahoo.com
  USC President C-L Max Nikias has resigned, following allegations made by students that a campus gynecologist sexually abused them.
  
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• Fish Market Buys Freedom For Fred The 70-Pound Octopus

  25-05-2018 21:07 via yahoo.com
  A 70-pound octopus named Fred not only has eight arms, but possibly nine
  
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• Alligator Takes a Stroll Through Nursing School Campus

  25-05-2018 21:06 via yahoo.com
  “That was probably the most excitement this school has seen in a while,” a local deputy said.
  
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• OPEC, Russia prepared to raise oil output under U.S. pressure

  25-05-2018 20:58 via yahoo.com
  By Katya Golubkova, Dmitry Zhdannikov and Rania El GamalST PETERSBURG/DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia and Russia are discussing raising OPEC and non-OPEC oil production by some 1 million barrels a day, sources said, while OPEC's chief said a complaint from U.S. President Donald Trump over high prices had triggered the idea of upping output.Riyadh and Moscow are prepared to ease output cuts to calm consumer worries about supply adequacy, their energy ministers said on Friday.Saudi Arabia's Khalid
  
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• Pa. Father Saves Lives of Pregnant Daughter, Unborn Twins by Shielding Her From Gunfire on Her Wedding Night

  25-05-2018 20:45 via yahoo.com
  A Pennsylvania man is in critical condition after shielding his pregnant daughter from a hail of bullets intended for her on the night of her wedding
  
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• FCA Recalls 4.8M Vehicles For Cruise Control That Might Not Turn Off

  25-05-2018 20:43 via yahoo.com
  A short circuit while the cruise control accelerates causes the problem.
  
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• Prince Harry's Ex Cressida Bonas Had One Small Royal Wedding Concern

  25-05-2018 20:32 via yahoo.com
  At Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's nuptials last weekend, viewers spotted two
  
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• The Upcoming Racing-Battler From Codemasters Gets Its Modes Detailed

  25-05-2018 20:24
  Deep Silver has released a new trailer showcasing the upcoming modes in Codemasters new combat-racing game Onrush. The new title is being developed by a team created from the former members of Evolution, who were known for the Motorstorm series. Onrush seems to be a spiritual successor to those games, as it contains the same over-the-top crashes and car combat as Motorstorm.
  The trailer dives into the four main modes; Countdown, Lockdown, Overdrive, and Switch. In Countdown, players must work w
  
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• Onrush Details Its Modes In Action-Packed Trailer

  25-05-2018 20:24
  Deep Silver has released a new trailer showcasing the upcoming modes in Codemasters new combat-racing game Onrush. The new title is being developed by a team created from the former members of Evolution, who were known for the Motorstorm series. Onrush seems to be a spiritual successor to those games, as it contains the same over-the-top crashes and car combat as Motorstorm.The trailer dives into the four main modes; Countdown, Lockdown, Overdrive, and Switch. In Countdown, players must work wit
  
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• School bus driver in crash that killed 2 appears in court

  25-05-2018 20:15 via yahoo.com
  MORRISTOWN, N.J. (AP) — Hunched over, shackled at the hands and ankles, and walking slowly, the driver of a school bus that collided with a dump truck on a New Jersey highway last week, killing a student and teacher, appeared in court Friday on death-by-auto charges.
  
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• Get a job: Join PlayQ as a UI/UX Designer

  25-05-2018 20:13
  PlayQ is looking for a dev to be responsible for working directly with the product, design, and art teams to craft delightfully intuitive user experiences and design beautiful UI. ...
  
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• Telltale's Wolf Among Us Season 2 Delayed to 2019

  25-05-2018 20:10
  The second season of Telltale's The Wolf Among Us has been delayed to 2019.
  Telltale Games revealed the delay, citing "fundamental changes" at the studio. Telltale saw a company-wide restructure late last year that resulted in lay offs of 25 percent of the staff.
  Telltale revealed that despite the delay it is "committed to exploring new ways to tell our stories" and will use the extra time to "focus on quality but also to experiment and iterate in order to craft something truly special."
  Co
  
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• Steam's Spring Cleaning event takes aim at overflowing backlogs

  25-05-2018 20:07
  Valve has kicked off a Spring Cleaning event that encourages players to spend some time with the less played or forgotten games in their Steam Library....
  
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• Hawaii volcano: Aerial footage shows rivers of lava flowing to the ocean

  25-05-2018 20:04 via yahoo.com
  Newly-released aerial footage of the Kilauea volcano in Hawaii shows lava flows that extend to the ocean.The footage, released by the United States Geological Survey, is from an unmanned aerial craft hovering over one of the main fissures.Authorities have warned that even small pieces of molten rock can be fatal.
  
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• Dutch, Australia name Russia as behind MH17 downing

  25-05-2018 19:56 via yahoo.com
  The Netherlands and Australia on Friday took the first step towards dragging Russia to court over the shooting down of flight MH17, accusing Moscow of being responsible for the disaster over war-torn eastern Ukraine in 2014.The move won swift support from international allies, a day after investigators concluded that the Russian-made BUK missile which tore apart the Boeing 777 passenger plane in mid-air on July 17, 2014 came from a Russian military brigade based in southwestern Kursk."There is b
  
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• Indiana school shooting: Student from Noblesville middle school in custody as teacher and child treated in hospital

  25-05-2018 19:53 via yahoo.com
  At least two people have been taken to hospital, and a student is in custody, after a shooting at an Indiana middle school.A teacher and a female student were taken to hospital the wake of the incident at Noblesville West Middle School.A male student has been detained and is considered the suspect, according to Noblesville police chief Kevin Jowitt.
  
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• Lion Rampant, Dragon's Shadow, Sunbracers and other Destiny 2 Exotic armors are changing soon

  25-05-2018 19:51 via gamesradar.com
  New perks coming your way
  
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• Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 Teased, Again

  25-05-2018 19:51 via yahoo.com
  The super Mustang is seen overhead in this latest shot.
  
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