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• Todd Howard masterfully teases more Elder Scrolls 6 details: "The first thing we do is the world, so we've known for a while where it's set"

  28-06-2018 23:53 via gamesradar.com
  It's just crumbs from the Bethesda banquet table, but we'll take it
  
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• Manslaughter charge: Georgia officer shot fleeing black man

  28-06-2018 23:51 via yahoo.com
  ATLANTA (AP) — A white Georgia police officer accused of fatally shooting a black man had only been on the job a year and a half. But during that time, he'd already earned one suspension for using his personal vehicle in a high-speed chase and — after a black resident complained to the police — parked outside his house, causing the resident to say he feared for his life.
  
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• US Fed: Deutsche Bank USA fails 'stress test'

  28-06-2018 23:48 via yahoo.com
  German banking giant Deutsche Bank's American operations failed the US Federal Reserve's annual stress test due to "widespread and critical deficiencies" in its risk management, the central bank said Thursday.The Fed gave a "conditional" pass to US investment behemoths Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley, even though their capital backstops sank below required levels, since that was due to one-time charges tied to December's tax cuts, officials said.
  
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• Complaint: Brother of Giants' Jenkins, victim had dispute

  28-06-2018 23:37 via yahoo.com
  HACKENSACK, N.J. (AP) — The brother of New York Giants cornerback Janoris Jenkins had an alleged altercation in his brother's New Jersey home that led to the death of a 25-year-old man.
  
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• Sean Hannity Blames Maxine Waters For Capital Gazette Shooting

  28-06-2018 23:26 via yahoo.com
  Conservative commentator Sean Hannity made incendiary claims on his radio show
  
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• Control Is Like a Supernatural Quantum Break

  28-06-2018 23:25
  Yes, Remedy’s first multiplatform game since Max Payne 2 shares a lot in common with their ambitious 2016 cinematic action-adventure, Quantum Break. No, that’s not a bad thing. It’s most welcome, in fact, as it feels like a spiritual sequel, but with a tighter focus. Oh yeah, and supernatural powers too.
  You play Jesse Faden (played by Quantum Break’s Courtney Hope), the new director of the Federal Bureau of Control. She’s been promoted there in the wake of the deat
  
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• Federal Judge Orders the Immediate Release of Detained 9-Year-Old Brazilian Boy Who Was Separated From His Parents

  28-06-2018 23:17 via yahoo.com
  The 9-year-old was separated from his mother at the U.S.-Mexico border
  
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• Death Stranding: 12 Things To Watch and Read While You're Waiting

  28-06-2018 23:00
  
  In Hideo Kojima’s Twitter bio, he claims 70% of his body is made of movies. Presumably, the other 30% is comprised of other types of popular culture (and maybe some nanomachines.)
  Compared to the Metal Gear series, which proudly wore its Hollywood action movie influences on its sleeve, his upcoming game Death Stranding seems wholly alien and unfamiliar.After obsessively scrubbing through Death Stranding's cryptic trailers, though, certain themes start to become apparent. The same could be
  
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• Officials: 5 dead, suspect in custody after shooting at Maryland newspaper building

  28-06-2018 22:58 via yahoo.com
  At least five people have died as a result of a shooting at The Capital Gazette newspaper office in Annapolis, Md., with a witness saying a single gunman fired into the newsroom.
  
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• Capital Gazette Journalist Reports Live During Active Shooting

  28-06-2018 22:56 via yahoo.com
  A Capital Gazette journalist continued to report as an active shooting
  
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• What is toxic shock syndrome?

  28-06-2018 22:55 via yahoo.com
  Toxic shock syndrome (TSS) is a sudden, life-threatening condition that many people believe is caused by the use of tampons. The fatal complication has made headlines recently with the death of a Canadian teen who suffered from TSS during an overnight school trip. What exactly causes the fatal condition and what are the signs and symptoms?
  
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• Maryland shooting: At least five dead as gunman opens fire at Capital Gazette newspaper building in Annapolis

  28-06-2018 22:52 via yahoo.com
  Police are searching for clues and evidence after a "targeted attack" left five people dead and turned journalists in an Anapolis, Maryland newsroom into the latest victims of a mass shooting in America.The scene outside of the newspapers The Capital and Maryland Gazette continued to be swarmed by investigators overnight as they tried to determine why a man they said was wielding a shotgun would pack smoke bombs to confuse the scene in the building's lobby before breaking windows and taking live
  
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• Amazon takes on pharmacy sector with new acquisition

  28-06-2018 22:52 via yahoo.com
  Amazon set its sights on the pharmacy market Thursday with the acquisition of tech-focused retailer PillPack, sending shock waves through the sector over prospects of disruption by the US online colossus.Amazon has long been rumored to be interested in the pharmacy business, and the entry by a powerful new player could unsettle a business dominated by large American chains including CVS and Walgreens.Terms were not disclosed on the deal for PillPack, an online pharmacy which operates in all 50 U
  
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• Democrats Tie Trump Supreme Court Pick To Russia Investigation

  28-06-2018 22:51 via yahoo.com
  Some Democratic senators and their allies are starting to make the argument
  
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• WATCH LIVE: Suspect in custody after shooting at Capital Gazette newspaper in Maryland

  28-06-2018 22:32 via yahoo.com
  Multiple people have been shot at The Capital Gazette newspaper in Annapolis, Maryland. A city spokesperson says one shooter is in custody.
  
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• Cyberpunk 2077's world has weird celebrities and nostalgic band jackets

  28-06-2018 22:14 via gamesradar.com
  Cyberpunk 2077's main character is a big fan of old rock bands and I love it
  
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• Ivanka Trump's associates baffled by her silence on border

  28-06-2018 22:13 via yahoo.com
  Vanity Fair's Emily Jane Fox discusses her new reporting on Ivanka Trump's silence about the border. One friend says the criticism of her failure to speak out for the separated children is "going to stick."
  
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• Smirnoff Ice wants to pay you to take a week off for the Fourth of July

  28-06-2018 21:28 via yahoo.com
  With July 4 falling on a Wednesday this year, many employees only get one day off -- but Smirnoff Ice wants you to celebrate all week.
  
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• Italy blocks EU summit agreement until migration demands met

  28-06-2018 21:22 via yahoo.com
  By Francesco Guarascio and Gabriela BaczynskaBRUSSELS (Reuters) - Italy's prime minister refused to approve an EU summit statement on Thursday, telling fellow leaders that they must first meet his demands on migration, in an unusual showdown that underscored deep divisions over the sensitive issue.The move by Giuseppe Conte, who is attending his first European Union summit, surprised other leaders and forced summit chairman Donald Tusk and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker to can
  
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• What the Halo TV Show Could Look Like

  28-06-2018 21:20
  With the news of the Halo TV show still alive, and better yet, entering production in early 2019, we're all wondering the big questions. What will the show focus on? Where will it be set? Who will be our main characters?
  While we wait for those answers, we can dig into Halo's live-action trailer history to get an idea of what the new Halo TV show could look like. We've compiled a list of every one of those live-action trailers and commercials for you to relive and remember the saga of the C
  
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• 401(k) Mistakes to Avoid

  28-06-2018 21:18 via yahoo.com
  Fees and penalties for your 401(k) can often be avoided if you understand how your 401(k) plan works.Here's how to fix several common 401(k) problems.Many employees are automatically enrolled in a 401(k) plan, typically at the default savings rate of 3 percent.
  
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• Game of the Year Watch Continues

  28-06-2018 21:11
  Welcome back to Game Scoop!, IGN's weekly video game talk show. It's time to check in with Game of the Year Watch, which includes God of War, Monster Hunter World, and more. We'll also be discussing Fallout 76 and The Division 2. Watch the video above or download the podcast below.
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• Father of 2 killed at Calabasas campground was shot in head, coroner says

  28-06-2018 21:01 via yahoo.com
  The father who was killed in front of his young daughters at a Calabasas campground was shot in the head, coroner's officials said.
  
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• Bloodstained's Story Trailer Shows Demonic Destruction Taking Place

  28-06-2018 21:00
  It is not like Koji Igarashi, made famous for heading Castlevania during its exploratory Metroid-like days, has not been hiding Bloodstained's lineage and Castlevania influence. Igarashi is going to do what he does best. That comes across in the new story trailer for the game, which pits main character Miriam against the hordes of demons of the night.Check out the story trailer below.Miriam is played by Erica Lindberg, who is probably best known as Futaba from Persona 5. Zangetsu, who was the ma
  
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• Fortnite's Playground Mode Planned to Return Today

  28-06-2018 20:48
  Epic Games is aiming to re-release the Playground limited time mode in Fortnite later today.
  Over on Reddit, the Fortnite developer gave a brief overview of why Playground was pulled yesterday and the new release plans for the mode. "So many of you rushed into create and play that our matchmaking service fell over," Epic stated. "We’ve since separated the Playground matchmaker from the one that affects the default modes and made large improvements to assist with the number of players.
  "We
  
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• Federal officers move to reopen immigration office in Oregon

  28-06-2018 20:48 via yahoo.com
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Federal law enforcement officers arrested at least eight protesters Thursday while trying to reopen a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in Portland that has been closed because of a round-the-clock demonstration.
  
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• Angela Merkel warns migration challenge could 'determine Europe's destiny'

  28-06-2018 20:32 via yahoo.com
  The European Union embraced a new hardline agenda to defend its borders against illegal migration last night as Angela Merkel warned that the fate of the bloc depended on addressing the three-year crisis over migration. Europe’s growing crop of populist leaders claimed victory for their “Fortress Europe” agenda which saw the European Council summit in Brussels putting deterrence and the protection of EU borders at the forefront of its migration policy. “Europe has many ch
  
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• Reiko Takahashi is 2018 National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year

  28-06-2018 20:28 via yahoo.com
  A photograph of a humpback whale calf’s tail has earned Reiko Takahashi of Japan the prestigious grand prize in the 2018 National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year contest.Takahashi took the photo, titled “Mermaid,” off the coast of Japan’s Kumejima Island.The longtime photographer left her office job to pursue her passion for underwater photography and traveled to Kumejima Island on a mission to photograph humpback whales with their young calves.
  
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• Master Chief is ready for his closeup, Halo's new TV series gets snapped up by Showtime

  28-06-2018 20:20 via gamesradar.com
  Rise of the Planet of the Apes director is on board for the project
  
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• Florida Authorities Release 911 Call From Man Clinging to Hood of Car: 'I Really Need Help!'

  28-06-2018 20:19 via yahoo.com
  The Mercedes traveled at speeds of 70 mph for a harrowing 19 miles on I-95 with Junior Francis on top.
  
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• Overwatch Hero 28 Now Live on the PTR

  28-06-2018 20:11
  Update: Overwatch's 28th hero, the tank character Wrecking Ball, is now live on the PTR.
  Here are Wrecking Ball's abilities, according to Blizzard: Quad Cannons: Wrecking Ball fires machine gunsAdaptive Shield: Grants Wrecking Ball a number of temporary shields based on the number of enemies nearbyRoll: Wrecking Ball transforms into a sphere with increased speedGrappling Claw: While in Roll mode, Wrecking Ball can launch a short grappling hook to attach to surfaces, swing around, clear gaps
  
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• The Latest: Lawyers, family of man killed by police to speak

  28-06-2018 20:02 via yahoo.com
  KINGSLAND, Ga. (AP) — The Latest on a white Georgia police officer accused of shooting a black man who was running away from him (all times local):
  
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• Resident Evil 2 Returns to its Horror Roots in the Best Ways

  28-06-2018 20:00
  Out of all of Resident Evil’s many phases – the old-school, fixed camera angled, tank controlled approach of the original three; the less restrained roaming camera of Code Veronica; the over-the-shoulder third-person action of Resident Evil 4, 5, and 6; and the gruesome first-person of Resident Evil 7 (not counting the series’ many, many spin-offs) – my heart lies in the original three’s oppressive survival horror.
  I miss the careful, deliberate framing of scenes, t
  
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• South Korea's Secret Weapon: An 'Aircraft Carrier' Armed with F-35s?

  28-06-2018 19:54 via yahoo.com
  Yes, it is possible. Well, sort of. 
  
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• Toejam & Earl: Back in the Groove Set to Launch This Fall

  28-06-2018 19:52
  HumaNature Studios and its founder, Greg Johnson, have posted a Kickstarter update for Toejam & Earl: Back in the Groove, stating the revival is set to launch later this fall and that a closed beta will be arriving next week.
  The update elaborates that the Nintendo Switch version of the title is “just about ready to be submitted for certification by Nintendo, and the other console versions are not too far behind.”
  Also, of note, Adult Swim Games will no longer be the publisher fo
  
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• 35 Too-Real Tweets About Being A Kid Now vs. Back In The Day

  28-06-2018 19:44 via yahoo.com
  Nothing makes you feel old quite like starting a sentence with "Back in my day
  
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• Blizzard Exploring Big Changes to Sombra's Abilities

  28-06-2018 19:43
  Big changes could be on the way for stealthy Overwatch character Sombra. Posting on the official Overwatch forums yesterday, Principal Designer Geoff Goodman detailed some Sombra changes Blizzard is currently testing – including infinite invisibility.
  "These changes started by seeing how far we could push the duration of her Stealth and Translocator abilities," wrote Goodman. "As we pushed them out, it allowed her to play more and more asscout/infiltrator for your team and also allowe
  
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• Rod Rosenstein Keeps His Cool As Republicans Lash Out In House Judiciary Hearing

  28-06-2018 19:31 via yahoo.com
  Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein deflected heated attacks from
  
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• Progressive Democrat Bails Out Trump On Tariffs

  28-06-2018 19:25 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON ― A pair of GOP senators tried to secure a vote this week on an
  
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• America Will Lose More Than Abortion Rights If Roe v. Wade Is Overturned

  28-06-2018 19:25 via yahoo.com
  This is what America might look like
  
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• Heated exchange between Deputy AG Rosenstein and Rep. Jordan during House hearing

  28-06-2018 19:24 via yahoo.com
  Heated exchange between Deputy AG Rosenstein and Rep. Jordan during House hearing
  Description: On Thursday, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein testified before the House Judiciary Committee about the Department of Justice’s inspector general’s report that criticized the judgment of the FBI and DOJ in their handling of the Hillary Clinton email investigation. Rosenstein was grilled by Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, who claimed he was not complying with congressional requests to submit d
  
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• Anthony Kennedy's Retirement Is A Bad Sign For Fixing Gerrymandering

  28-06-2018 19:16 via yahoo.com
  Justice Anthony Kennedy's decision to retire from the Supreme Court could
  
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• Xbox Games With Gold for July 2018 Announced

  28-06-2018 19:14
  The lineup of games available to Xbox Live Gold subscribers in July 2018 has been revealed.
  Per Xbox Wire, the following titles will be available to download for Xbox Live Gold members next month: Assault Android Cactus - July 1-31 (Xbox One)Death Squared - July 16-August 15 (Xbox One)Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown - July 1-15 (Xbox 360, Xbox One)Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction - July 16-31 (Xbox 360, Xbox One)Assault Android Cactus is a twin-stick shooter first released in 2015. Players
  
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• Rep. Jim Jordan and Rod Rosenstein face off in fiery hearing on Capitol Hill

  28-06-2018 19:09 via yahoo.com
  In one remarkably tense exchange, Rosenstein sparred with Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, who accused the deputy attorney general of “hiding” information from Congress.
  
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• Update: Fortnite Players Discover New TV Message After Altering the Date on PC

  28-06-2018 19:00
  
  Update (June 28): The countdown has officially gone live in Fortnite and you can currently view it on every TV on the map. The hologram at the villain's lair also shows the countdown.
  It's not clear what will happen when the countdown ends in two days, but we do know the launch message discovered last week has yet to appear. Players near the surrounding area of the rocket will now occasionally hear a missile siren. Both changes started alongside the release of the Week 9 challenges early this mo
  
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• State of Decay 2 Gets Independence Pack DLC

  28-06-2018 18:54
  
  State of Decay 2 is celebrating a new player milestone with a new DLC pack, available now for players on PC and Xbox One.
  Microsoft revealed today that, after surpassing three million players, Undead Labs has released the Independence Pack DLC, which costs $4.99 includes new weapons, vehicles, supplies, and fireworks.
  The pack is available now on Xbox One and PC and also includes zombies dressed up in American Revolution garb, allowing for what Microsoft describes as "history that
  
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• Man arrested for hurling chicken waste at restaurant that asked Sarah Huckabee Sanders to leave

  28-06-2018 18:40 via yahoo.com
  A man has been arrested and accused hurling chicken faeces at the Red Hen restaurant in Virginia White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders was asked to leave last week.Protestors gathered outside the restaurant with signs reading “Unless they repent let God burn them” during a demonstration against the restaurant owner’s decision not to serve the White House official.As crowds continued gathering outside of the restaurant, one man stepped forward shouting “Make A
  
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• Xbox Games with Gold for July 2018 mix it up with puzzles, fighting, and Splinter Cell

  28-06-2018 18:30 via gamesradar.com
  See which games are free with your Xbox Live Gold subscription this month.
  
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• Private plane crashes in crowded Mumbai area; 5 people dead

  28-06-2018 18:27 via yahoo.com
  MUMBAI, India (AP) — A small private plane crashed Thursday in a busy area of Mumbai, India's financial and entertainment capital, killing five people including one person on the ground, police said. A former aviation minister said the pilot avoided a much higher toll by hitting an open area at a construction site.
  
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• Video: Man sucker-punched in Bronx street; Passersby raid his pockets

  28-06-2018 18:08 via yahoo.com
  After a violent attack left a man unconscious in the middle of a Bronx crosswalk, people started stealing from the victim's pockets, police said.
  
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