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• Beyoncé And Jay-Z Just Dropped A Surprise Joint Album Titled 'Everything Is Love'

  16-06-2018 23:59 via yahoo.com
  After months of rumors, Beyonce and Jay-Z's joint album is out.
  
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• Russia, Saudi seek raised OPEC output of 1.5 million bpd

  16-06-2018 23:40 via yahoo.com
  Russia and Saudi Arabia will ask OPEC to hike production by 1.5 million barrels a day in the third quarter of 2018, Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said on Saturday.OPEC and Russia decided together in 2016 to cut their supply in order to push prices up following a crash induced by a global crude production glut.An oil production shortfall in Iran and Venezuela has changed the scenario for the two countries and members of the oil cartel.
  
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• Pope: Abortion is 'white glove' equivalent to Nazi crimes

  16-06-2018 23:35 via yahoo.com
  VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis denounced abortion on Saturday as the "white glove" equivalent of the Nazi-era eugenics program and urged families to accept the children that God gives them.
  
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• Taxi hits pedestrians near Moscow's Red Square, injuring 8

  16-06-2018 23:08 via yahoo.com
  MOSCOW (AP) — Eight people, including two from Mexico, were injured Saturday when a taxi crashed into pedestrians on a sidewalk near Red Square in Moscow.
  
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• Taxi plows into Moscow crowd

  16-06-2018 22:43 via yahoo.com
  A taxi drove into a crowd of people near Moscow's Red Square on Saturday, injuring eight people including Mexicans in the city for the soccer World Cup. Yahaira Jacquez reports.
  
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• Italy demands Netherlands recall NGO migrant rescue ships

  16-06-2018 22:34 via yahoo.com
  By Philip PullellaROME (Reuters) - Italy on Saturday demanded that the Netherlands recall two Dutch-flagged migrant rescue ships after one of the non-governmental organizations that operate them called Rome's interior minister a fascist.A heated exchange erupted after interior minister Matteo Salvini told more foreign NGOs operating migrant rescue ships in the Mediterranean they could not dock in Italian ports.
  
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• Former Cambridge Analytica staff 'working on Donald Trump's 2020 re-election campaign'

  16-06-2018 22:21 via yahoo.com
  A data company run by former employees of Cambridge Analytica (CA) has been quietly working on President Donald Trump’s 2020 campaign, according to reports.Journalists from Associated Press (AP) overheard the president of new consulting firm Data Propria Matt Oczkowski say in a public space that he and the former data scientist of Cambridge Analytica were working with Mr Trump’s campaign manager Brad Parscale on the new re-election campaign.CA had also worked on the successful 2016 c
  
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• Afghanistan extends ceasefire after suicide attack kills 25

  16-06-2018 22:06 via yahoo.com
  An Afghan government ceasefire with the Taliban was extended Saturday despite a suicide bombing killing at least 25, which marred an otherwise remarkable Eid holiday that has seen militants hugging security forces and civilians in celebration of the unprecedented truce.President Ashraf Ghani made the announcement in a rare televised address, in which he also asked the Taliban to extend their three-day ceasefire, which is due to end Sunday night."I order the security forces to remain on their def
  
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• Kill la Kill Game Announced

  16-06-2018 21:43
  Kill la Kill The Game has been officially announced by animation house Studio Trigger and game publisher and developer Arc System Works.
  Following a countdown clock for a mystery collaboration between two companies, a game based off the popular anime series Kill la Kill is being developed by APLUS Games and is set for a 2019 release.
  On their official website, Kill la Kill The Game is listed as a "battle action" title that supports up to two players, and looks to play in the same
  
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• Austria calls on Germany to clarify spying allegations

  16-06-2018 21:43 via yahoo.com
  Austria called on Germany Saturday to clarify new allegations that its secret service systematically spied on politicians, international organisations and companies on Austrian territory, as reported by two national newspapers.Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen called for "full clarification" from the German authorities, while Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz urged Berlin to "cooperate properly" in shedding light on newspaper reports regarding the past activities of the federal intell
  
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• Gal Gadot Reveals First Look At 'Wonder Woman' 2 Costume

  16-06-2018 21:36 via yahoo.com
  The Amazonian goddess is returning to the silver screen, and this time its the
  
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• 29-Pound Cat Up for Adoption After He Takes Himself For a Walk

  16-06-2018 21:36 via yahoo.com
  He had no chip.
  
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• The Latest: Spain's royals hear jazz, see Mardi Gras Indians

  16-06-2018 21:33 via yahoo.com
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Latest on the visit to New Orleans by the King and Queen of Spain (all times local):
  
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• Afghan bomber kills 21, mostly Taliban celebrating truce

  16-06-2018 21:14 via yahoo.com
  KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A suicide bomber blew himself up in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday, killing 21 people and wounding another 41, most of them believed to be Taliban fighters who had gathered to celebrate a three-day cease fire marking the Islamic holiday of Eid al-Fitr, a police official said.
  
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• Metro Exodus Is Content Complete, Giving 4A Games Eight Months To Polish

  16-06-2018 20:38
  The Metro Exodus E3 2018 demo was based on the same content we saw back in February for the March cover story, giving the world its first chance to see the boundary-pushing graphics, unforgiving gameplay, and ambitious transition from the linear focused Metro underground to the harsh, more open Russian countryside that convinced us to put the game on the cover of Game Informer. Running at 4K on the Xbox One X console, the game's beauty won over many. But the demo wasn't without its sha
  
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• Import now to beat tariffs on goods from China? It will cost

  16-06-2018 20:30 via yahoo.com
  New tariffs on imports from China may leave American companies with a choice — pay a higher freight bill now or pay the tariffs starting in three weeks.
  
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• Lego DC Super-Villains Shows A Renewed Focus For TT Games

  16-06-2018 20:20
  TT Games has been steadily releasing Lego titles for more than a decade now, bringing notable franchises like Star Wars, Harry Potter, and Marvel and DC comics to life in charming, family friendly games. While the frequency of releases has been reliable, its quality has occasionally slipped. If you were frustrated with the state of Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2 at launch, you’re not alone, either. TT Games has been examining how to revitalize its games moving forward, starting with the upcomi
  
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• School to be named after journalist, undocumented immigrant

  16-06-2018 19:45 via yahoo.com
  MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) — At a divisive time for U.S. immigration policies, a California school board has decided to name a new elementary school after an award-winning journalist who disclosed in 2011 that he had been living in the U.S. illegally.
  
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• Stunning nighttime lava display in Hawaii captured on video by US military

  16-06-2018 19:34 via yahoo.com
  This stunning footage shows rivers of lava pouring from a volcano close to a Hawaii town.
  
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• Police say 2 Kansas deputies killed by inmate were parents

  16-06-2018 19:25 via yahoo.com
  KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Two Kansas sheriff's deputies who were shot and killed by an inmate while transporting him between the courthouse and jail were both parents, authorities said Saturday.
  
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• Crytek Outlines New Weapons, Monsters, And Map Coming To Hunt: Showdown

  16-06-2018 19:25
  Hunt: Showdown was one of the most promising titles of last year's E3, and in the year since our first look at the reworked competitive survival horror shooter from Crytek, the studio has slowly been refining the technology driving the game in Steam Early Access. The logistical work has paid off, and the game has mostly very positive user reviews since the last big patch (bringing the total user review rating up to the mostly positive category).Now that the developer feels more comfortable
  
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• Harvard accused of racism against Asian applicants

  16-06-2018 19:14 via yahoo.com
  Harvard University has been accused of racism against Asian students because of perceived negative personality traits, according to court documents filed on Friday. The 388-year-old institution is being sued by Students for Fair Admissions, an action group, for discriminating against Asian applicants. The group commissioned an analysis of more than 160,000 applicants who applied for admission from 2000 to 2015, which showed that Asians were given lower scores on “personality” traits
  
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• Survival Horrror Cooperative Shooter GTFO Shows Promise

  16-06-2018 19:12
  Gamers have had a glut of interesting cooperative shooters to play in the last few years, with standouts like Destiny, Ghost Recon Wildlands, and The Division keeping squads together through various universes. But one curious absence in the current cooperative landscape is a survival-horror experience that riffs on the tension and teamplay sensibilities of the cult favorite Left 4 Dead franchise. A small team of former Payday developers at 10 Chambers Collective hopes to tap
  
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• Just call your dad on Father's Day before posting a photo of him on Facebook

  16-06-2018 19:10 via yahoo.com
  This Father’s Day, call your dad.  Your dad doesn’t care how many likes you collect on Instagram or Facebook. Just pick up the phone and call the guy.  SEE ALSO: You haven't heard of this masculinity movement, but it's exactly what men need right now Listen, I get it — you want to show all your friends what a total stud your dad was in his 20s or share a cute childhood, family photo where you look completely adorable and your sister is in peak awkward stage.  But
  
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• Partially Blind Dog That Survived Euthanasia Attempt Is Up for Adoption

  16-06-2018 18:55 via yahoo.com
  He defied the odds.
  
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• Tesla bursts into flames on West Hollywood street

  16-06-2018 18:48 via yahoo.com
  Fire investigators are looking into what caused a Tesla to burst into flames on a West Hollywood street.
  
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• Moscow taxi mounts pavement and injures people 'wearing Mexico colours'

  16-06-2018 18:39 via yahoo.com
  A taxi mounted the pavement near Moscow's Red Square on Saturday evening, ploughing into a group of people and injuring eight. Early reports say that Mexico fans are among the injured, as some of those involved were wearing Mexican team colours. Police said the driver likely lost control of the vehicle and has been detained. Two ambulances quickly arrived at the scene and seven people were taken to hospital.  There were no immediate details on the severity of the pedestrians' inju
  
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• Afghanistan Eid car bomb, claimed by Islamic State, kills 26

  16-06-2018 18:30 via yahoo.com
  By RupamJain and Qadir SediqiKABUL (Reuters) - A car bomb killed at least 26 people at a gathering of Taliban and Afghan armed forces in the eastern city of Nangarhar on Saturday, an official said, as soldiers and militants celebrated an unprecedented Eid ceasefire.Islamic State claimed responsibility.The Taliban had already denied involvement.
  
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• The Latest: Slain Kansas deputies were both parents

  16-06-2018 18:23 via yahoo.com
  KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — The Latest on the fatal shootings of two Kansas sheriff's deputies by an inmate they were transporting (all times local):
  
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• Why Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice Isn't A Souls Game

  16-06-2018 17:59
  Sekiro is a major departure from what has been seen in From Software's Souls series, and mastermind Hidetaka Miyazaki's next game is not just Bloodborne or Dark Souls set in feudal Japan. There are a number of reasons why this is the case, and you can expect to find something different compared to previous titles using the Souls formula. Lets take a look at 10 things we noticed about Sekiro that separate it from the other Souls games and how thes
  
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• Kids’ lack of sleep linked to higher odds of heart disease, health risks, study warns

  16-06-2018 17:58 via yahoo.com
  A study in the journal Pediatrics links lack of sleep to higher odds for heart disease, high blood pressure, and obesity. It found that less than a third of kids get the recommended amount of sleep.
  
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• Trump blames Democrats as outrage grows over family separation

  16-06-2018 17:53 via yahoo.com
  The president blamed Democrats for blocking passage of immigration and border security on Twitter, one day after he seemed to distance himself from the administration’s “zero tolerance” policy.
  
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• Tent camp built near border to house migrant children separated from parents

  16-06-2018 17:47 via yahoo.com
  2,000 children have been separated from their parents in the last six weeks, housed in a former Walmart or small group homes, as part of the Trump administration’s hard-line immigration policy.
  
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• 2 Kansas sheriff's deputies die after inmate-involved shooting, police say

  16-06-2018 17:45 via yahoo.com
  A second sheriff's deputy died early Saturday from injuries suffered when an inmate who was being transported in Kansas City overpowered two officers and shot them.
  
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• Kind Texas Cop Buys Groceries for Man Whose Were Stolen When He Fainted Outside

  16-06-2018 17:42 via yahoo.com
  She said it's part of her job.
  
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• Migrant father: 'Just destroyed' by separation from children caused by Trump policy

  16-06-2018 17:11 via yahoo.com
  MSNBC’s Mariano Atencio reports from the Catholic Charities Christian shelter center in McAllen, Texas, the next stop for many migrants after they’ve been released from detention centers.
  
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• Nearly 2,000 Children Have Been Separated From Their Families During Trump Border Crackdown

  16-06-2018 16:56 via yahoo.com
  Trump's policy, which results in family separation, sparked outrage this week
  
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• Defiant Merkel backs Europe migrant policy as Bavaria row simmers

  16-06-2018 16:40 via yahoo.com
  By Madeline ChambersBERLIN (Reuters) - Migrant policy requires a European solution, German Chancellor Angela Merkel insisted on Saturday, ceding no ground in a showdown with her Bavarian allies that threatens her three-month-old coalition government.The row is over Merkel's rejection of plans by Interior Minister Horst Seehofer, from Bavaria, for Germany unilaterally to send back migrants who have registered in other European Union countries.In her weekly podcast, three days before talks between
  
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• Italy bans more migrant rescue boats

  16-06-2018 16:17 via yahoo.com
  Italy's Interior Minister Matteo Salvini on Saturday warned another migrant rescue mission off the Libyan coast that it would not be allowed to land its "human cargo" at an Italian port.The new rightwing and anti-immigrant Italian government last week banned the French NGO operated vessel the Aquarius, with more than 600 rescued migrants on board, from docking in Italy, causing uproar and a sharp spat with France.Spain subsequently offered to take the Aquarius and it is expected at the port of V
  
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• Arab alliance close to capturing Hodeidah airport, Yemen military says

  16-06-2018 16:06 via yahoo.com
  By Mohammed GhobariADEN (Reuters) - Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi movement fought on Saturday to keep a Saudi-led coalition from taking full control of the airport in the port city of Hodeidah, in an offensive the U.N. says could trigger a famine imperiling millions of lives.The alliance, led in the Hodeidah assault by the United Arab Emirates, is attempting to capture the well-defended city and push the Houthis out of their sole Red Sea port, in the biggest battle of the war."No work, no salary,
  
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• The Next Great China Threat: An Invasion of the Philippines?

  16-06-2018 16:04 via yahoo.com
  It's not clear whether the warning was prompted by genuine fears of Chinese aggression or Filipino domestic politics.The Philippines should prepare to be invaded by China, warns a former top Philippines defense official."Within hours, the Chinese can destroy most of the country's defense facilities and probably some of our cities," former secretary of national defense and national security adviser Norberto Gonzales told Philippines news site Rappler.
  
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• Afghanistan announces extension of govt ceasefire with Taliban

  16-06-2018 16:02 via yahoo.com
  Afghan President Ashraf Ghani announced Saturday an extension of the government's week-long ceasefire with the Taliban, as both sides observed a halt in hostilities for Eid.In a rare televised address to the nation, Ghani also asked the Taliban to extend their three-day ceasefire which is due to end Sunday."I order the security forces to remain on their defensive positions," Ghani said, adding details of the extension would be released later.
  
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• Ex-Trump campaign chairman Manafort jailed ahead of trial

  16-06-2018 15:42 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Onetime Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort has been sent to jail after a federal judge revoked his house arrest over allegations of witness tampering in special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation.
  
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• Eid truce between Afghan army and Taliban marred by deadly blast

  16-06-2018 15:36 via yahoo.com
  A blast at a ceasefire meeting of Taliban fighters in the country's east has killed up to 20 even as the war-weary country celebrated an unprecedented holiday truce in the long-running conflict. The explosion hit a meeting in Nangarhar province as fighters met to mark the Taliban's three-day ceasefire to mark the religious festival of Eid al-Fitr. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the explosion. At least one hardline Taliban splinter faction had previously said it would not abid
  
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• World Cup in Kenya prison

  16-06-2018 15:15 via yahoo.com
  As part of their rehabilitation, inmates at Kamiti Maximum Security Prison in rural Kenya are playing their own version of the World Cup, with teams named after the countries competing at the real thing.
  
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• Figures show about 2,000 minors separated from families

  16-06-2018 14:47 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly 2,000 minors have been separated from their families at the U.S. border over a six-week period during a crackdown on illegal entries, according to Department of Homeland Security figures obtained by The Associated Press.
  
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• New Mazda RX-9 Render Is One Step Closer To Rotary Comeback

  16-06-2018 14:00 via yahoo.com
  Wankel’s return should come in a muscular sports coupe.
  
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• Founder of 'revolutionary' US blood-testing startup once valued at $9bn charged with fraud

  16-06-2018 13:48 via yahoo.com
  Theranos was established by Elizabeth Holmes in 2003 when she was just a 19-year-old Stanford drop out.Within a year it had won $6m (£4.5m) backing from investors attracted by Ms Holmes’s desire to disrupt the industry monopoly over blood tests – and she was toasted as a rising star of Silicon Valley.Ms Holmes and Mr Balwani claimed the Theranos analyser could perform a full range of clinical tests using tiny blood samples drawn from a finger stick, asserting that its results w
  
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• UN envoy in Yemen for emergency talks on Hodeida

  16-06-2018 12:08 via yahoo.com
  The UN envoy for Yemen arrived in the rebel-held capital Sanaa on Saturday for talks on the key aid port of Hodeida where rebel fighters are battling a regional coalition.Martin Griffiths is expected to propose to rebel leaders that they cede control of the Red Sea port to a UN-supervised committee to avoid further fighting with advancing government troops which are backed by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.More than 70 percent of Yemeni imports pass through Hodeida's docks and the fig
  
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• Vietnam launches probe into American detained for 'public disorder'

  16-06-2018 12:05 via yahoo.com
  Vietnam police have launched a formal criminal investigation into an American man who was among dozens arrested last week during rare protests that erupted across the authoritarian state.American citizen William Anh Nguyen, 32, was detained in Ho Chi Minh City on Sunday during a massive rally protesting a government proposal to grant lengthy land leases in new special economic zones.Many protesters expressed fear the land would be handed to China, and thousands gathered in several cities across
  
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