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• Hellboy Game Leans into the Weirdest Adventures Big Red Has Been On

  06-08-2018 23:57
  
  When Hellboy: The Board Game was announced earlier this year, I was immediately intrigued by how developer Mantic Games might translate the spirit of Big Red and his “Right Hand of Doom” onto the tabletop. After playing a round on the show floor of Gen Con 2018, it’s shaping up to be a lot of fun, and staying very true to its comic inspiration.
  I got to play as Hellboy while IGN’s own Tom Marks controlled Abe as we took on the adaptation’s introductory mission. A &l
  
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• Manafort trial - live updates: Rick Gates claims political consultant Konstantin Kilmnik controlled hidden overseas accounts

  06-08-2018 23:55 via yahoo.com
  The most critical moment in the financial fraud trial of former Donald Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort will arrive this week with the testimony of his “right-hand man” — the person the defenceis seeking to blame for any crimes.Rick Gates, who also served in a senior role in President Trump's campaign, has been a key cooperator for Special Counsel Robert Mueller's team as part of their investigation into Russia election meddling and any possible collusion with Mr Trump's c
  
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• State Department On Saudi Arabia-Canada Spat: We're Staying Out

  06-08-2018 23:53 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON ― The State Department made its first comments on the dispute
  
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• The 1981 Dark Tower Game Is Getting a Sequel

  06-08-2018 23:47
  Publisher Restoration Games has announced that it will be creating a sequel to the classic 1981 board game Dark Tower.
  Titled Return to Dark Tower, the sequel is expected to launch a Kickstarter sometime next year, and then release the year after that. The designers behind Return to Dark Tower are Isaac Childres and Rob Daviau, two of the top board game designers around right now.Daviau created the extremely popular Legacy versions of Risk and Pandemic, while Childres is the creator of 
  
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• 73 Years Later, the 'A-Bomb" Gingko Trees Still Grow in Hiroshima

  06-08-2018 23:46 via yahoo.com
  'There’s a huge paradox at the heart of this gingko story.'
  
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• Paul Manafort's Longtime Deputy Rick Gates Admits Embezzling Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars With His Former Boss

  06-08-2018 23:33 via yahoo.com
  Rick Gates has been regarded as a crucial witness for the government
  
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• Protests Turn Chaotic Outside Nail Salon After Video Shows Employee Attacking Customer

  06-08-2018 23:30 via yahoo.com
  Dozens of protesters are demanding New Yorkers to stop going to New Red Apple Nail after a viral video appears to show several black customers being assaulted by employees.
  
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• NASCAR CEO Brian France Busted For DUI In The Hamptons

  06-08-2018 23:25 via yahoo.com
  Police in Sag Harbor, New York, arrested and charged NASCAR chairman Brian
  
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• Here Are All The Ways Trump Has Tried To Explain That Infamous Trump Tower Meeting

  06-08-2018 23:23 via yahoo.com
  President Donald Trump on Sunday said the June 2016 Trump Tower meeting
  
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• Saudi Arabia expels Canadian ambassador over criticism

  06-08-2018 23:19 via yahoo.com
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia expelled the Canadian ambassador Monday and froze "all new business" with Ottawa over its criticism of the ultraconservative kingdom's arrest of women's rights activists — yet another warning to the West reflecting Riyadh's newly assertive foreign policy.
  
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• The Fallout 76 beta will be the full game and let you transfer your progress, according to Bethesda's plans

  06-08-2018 23:13 via gamesradar.com
  Check out all the details on the Fallout 76 beta we know so far
  
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• Scorching Photos Show The Deadly Wildfires That Are Ravaging California

  06-08-2018 23:13 via yahoo.com
  Firefighters in California continue to battle multiple deadly wildfires that
  
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• Venezuela's Maduro a no-show at support rally after drone blasts

  06-08-2018 23:11 via yahoo.com
  By Andreina Aponte and Shaylim CastroCARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan government sympathizers on Monday rallied to show support for President Nicolas Maduro following weekend drone blasts that he called an assassination attempt, but the socialist leader surprised the crowd by skipping the event.Maduro, whose approval ratings hover around 25 percent, with opponents blaming his policies for worsening an economic meltdown, has urged supporters to unite in the face of what he described as right-wing p
  
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• Russian PM warns NATO admission of Georgia could trigger 'terrible conflict'

  06-08-2018 23:01 via yahoo.com
  By Andrew OsbornMOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said on Monday that any future NATO decision to admit Georgia to its ranks could trigger "a terrible conflict" and questioned why the alliance would consider such a move.Medvedev's comments come weeks after President Vladimir Putin warned NATO against cultivating closer ties with Ukraine and Georgia, saying such a policy was irresponsible and would have unspecified consequences for the alliance."This (Georgia's entry to NA
  
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• Brazil: judge shuts border to Venezuelan migrants fleeing hunger and hardship

  06-08-2018 22:59 via yahoo.com
  A judge in Brazil has blocked Venezuelans from entering the border state of Roraima as local authorities harden their stance against the flood of migrants fleeing hunger and hardship in their home country.Judge Helder Barreto said he had suspended the entry of Venezuelan immigrants until the conditions for a “humanitarian reception” are created but activists working with migrants attacked it as “absurd”.Sister Telma Lage from the non-profit Migration and Human Rights Inst
  
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• Rick Gates Testifies That He Committed Crimes With Paul Manafort

  06-08-2018 22:58 via yahoo.com
  ALEXANDRIA, Va. ― Rick Gates, a political operative who worked on President
  
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• 2020 Ford Super Duty Spied Wearing Full Camo

  06-08-2018 22:57 via yahoo.com
  We won’t see the updated truck until at least 2019.
  
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• Venezuela vows to 'root out' plots after Maduro drone 'assassination' bid

  06-08-2018 22:52 via yahoo.com
  Venezuelan authorities vowed Monday to "root out" plots against President Nicolas Maduro after what they said was a weekend drone "assassination" bid backed by Colombia.An accusation by Maduro that his Colombian counterpart Juan Manuel Santos was behind the incident has worsened already fraught ties between Caracas and Bogota.Santos, who hands over power to elected successor Ivan Duque on Tuesday, has categorically rejected the accusation.
  
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• Mothers of 11 Kids Found at 'Filthy' New Mexico Compound Are Arrested

  06-08-2018 22:46 via yahoo.com
  The children, ranging in age from 1 to 15, have been placed in protective custody, officials said.
  
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• PepsiCo: Indra Nooyi stepping down as CEO

  06-08-2018 22:40 via yahoo.com
  Indra Nooyi, one of the most prominent female CEOs in the world, announced Monday she will step down as head of PepsiCo following 12 years navigating the soft drinks and snacks company through a tricky climate of shifting consumer taste amid rising health concerns.Nooyi, 62, who was born in India, will be replaced as chief executive by President Ramon Laguarta on October 3, but will remain as chair of the board until early 2019 to oversee the transition.
  
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• After N.C. Boy's Lemonade Stand Is Robbed at Gunpoint, He's Gifted Lawnmower for His Landscaping Business

  06-08-2018 22:30 via yahoo.com
  Police said the armed robbery of the 9-year-old's lemonade stand was "a new low."
  
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• Why are California's wildfires so intense and what can be done?

  06-08-2018 22:29 via yahoo.com
  The National Weather Service has issued a red flag warning in parts of California warning of conditions conducive to the growth of wildfires, including strong winds, low humidity and very high temperatures.The White House has declared California’s fires a major disaster and there are signs they are growing more intense.
  
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• Dog Wearing Wedding Dress Steals the Show During Her Owner's Big Day

  06-08-2018 22:29 via yahoo.com
  Gia was even wearing a veil.
  
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• American Airlines Didn't Let Musician Fly With $30,000 Cello After She Bought Extra Ticket

  06-08-2018 22:16 via yahoo.com
  A cellist in Chicago is not exactly singing the praises of American Airlines
  
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• Surprising News About Women and Heart Attacks

  06-08-2018 22:08 via yahoo.com
  Women who have heart attacks may face a greater risk of death when treated by male doctors in emergency rooms, according to a new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sci...
  
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• Brazil court bars Venezuelans crossing border

  06-08-2018 22:00 via yahoo.com
  A Brazilian federal court has ordered a block on Venezuelans crossing the border from their economically imploding country, but there was no indication Monday of the suspension yet taking effect.The judge, in the northern Brazilian state of Roraima on the Venezuelan border, said in his "provisional" ruling issued on Sunday that the order should take effect immediately.Roraima's capital Boa Vista has seen its number of inhabitants swell by nearly eight percent with the arrival of some 25,000 Vene
  
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• Watch the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Direct here on Wednesday and hope for your fave character reveal

  06-08-2018 21:53 via gamesradar.com
  Masahiro Sakurai will reveal new game information about Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
  
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• SNK artist discusses discrimination in the Japanese games industry

  06-08-2018 21:49
  Japanese game developer Hiroko Yokoyama discusses how the climate of the games industry in the '90s pushed women away from being able to learn new technology to advance their careers....
  
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• Earth risks tipping into 'hothouse' state: study

  06-08-2018 21:48 via yahoo.com
  The planet urgently needs to transition to a green economy because fossil fuel pollution risks pushing the Earth into a lasting and dangerous "hothouse" state, researchers warned on Monday.If polar ice continues to melt, forests are slashed and greenhouse gases rise to new highs -- as they currently do each year -- the Earth will pass a tipping point.- What is 'Hothouse Earth'?
  
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• Fallout 76 B.E.T.A. 'Will be the Full Game' and Progress Will Carry Over

  06-08-2018 21:47
  When Fallout 76's B.E.T.A. (Break-It Early Test Application) arrives in October, it will be the full game and any progress made will carry over into the launch version.
  Revealed in the Fallout 76 B.E.T.A FAQ, Bethesda states that the "current plan for the B.E.T.A. is it will be the full game and all your progress is saved for launch."
  The FAQ also notes that there will be no NDA so players will be able to discuss, post screenshots, stream, etc. when they begin playing.
  A couple weeks ago, commun
  
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• The great NES vs N-E-S debate rages on thanks to a tiny detail in WarioWare Gold

  06-08-2018 21:45 via gamesradar.com
  Truly, we are a divided people
  
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• Pastor Blames California Wildfires On State's Embrace Of LGBTQ Rights

  06-08-2018 21:45 via yahoo.com
  Known for making inflammatory claims about the LGBTQ community, Pastor Kevin
  
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• If You Can’t Wait for the Resident Evil 2 Remake, Play This Awesome Resident Evil 2 Remake

  06-08-2018 21:43
  
  Resident Evil 2 has a die-hard fan base, and the creators of its board game recreation are very clearly part of it. After playing through a scenario of Resident Evil 2: The Board Game at Gen Con 2018 with lead designer Sherwin Matthews, I knew that the classic survival horror game people hold dear was in good hands.
  This board game adaptation is designed with more thoughtfulness and attention to detail than I have ever seen in a digital-to-table translation. Its tension, environments, paths to c
  
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• Three of 5 victims identified in Southern California small plane crash worked in Danville

  06-08-2018 21:37 via yahoo.com
  All five victims have been identified after a small plane that departed from Concord crashed near an Orange County shopping mall on Sunday afternoon.
  
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• 4 dead, 1 missing in Alaska sightseeing plane crash

  06-08-2018 21:23 via yahoo.com
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Searchers said Monday that they found four people dead in a sightseeing airplane carrying Polish tourists in Alaska's Denali National Park — a day and a half after thick clouds hampered the response to a distress call.
  
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• Facebook, Twitter Are Making The World Worse, Kara Swisher Warns

  06-08-2018 21:12 via yahoo.com
  As the self-described "grumpy lady of tech," journalist Kara Swisher has
  
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• Mollie Tibbetts Case: SUV Reportedly Seen 'Circling' Neighborhood on Night Iowa Student Vanished

  06-08-2018 21:09 via yahoo.com
  Tibbetts has been missing since July 18.
  
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• Dozens shot in Chicago in burst of weekend gun violence

  06-08-2018 21:07 via yahoo.com
  A burst of shootings over the weekend left 12 people dead and dozens more wounded in Chicago, the latest evidence of runaway gun violence in the third largest US city.At one point, 40 people were shot in the span of seven hours, according to a tally compiled by the Chicago Tribune, with bystanders as well as alleged gang members among the casualties.Authorities emphasized that the weekend shootings stood in contrast to a general decline in gun violence, where city figures show shootings down 30
  
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• Runaway climate change could trigger 'Hothouse Earth' with 200ft sea level rises, warn scientists 

  06-08-2018 21:00 via yahoo.com
  Earth may be on a runaway trajectory towards a ‘hothouse’ climate which will see huge swathes of the planet become uninhabitable and 200ft sea level rises, an international team of scientists has warned. A new review found that even if targets to cap global warming at 2C are met, it may already be too late because of a ‘domino effect’ of other factors such as the ongoing reduction in Arctic sea ice and the deforestation of the Amazon rainforest. Lead author Professor Will
  
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• We Happy Few Post-Launch Content, Sandbox Mode Detailed

  06-08-2018 20:57
  
  Compulsion Games' We Happy Few will be receiving post-launch content in the form of a season pass that will include three stories set in Wellington Wells and the return of the Sandbox Mode.
  Copulsion Games announced the details on a blog post, beginning with more details about the upcoming Sandbox Mode which was featured in the "early days of We Happy Few."
  This "infinite mode" will be added as a free update and will give the player tools to customize the world as they see fit. Some of the optio
  
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• How the U.S. and Japan Became Allies Even After Hiroshima and Nagasaki

  06-08-2018 20:31 via yahoo.com
  In August of 1945, the relationship between the U.S. and Japan was epoch-definingly bad
  
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• Fortnite Leaks Suggest We Could Get Customizable Battle Bus and More

  06-08-2018 20:17
  Fortnite leaks suggest that the game may introduce the ability to customize and choose their favorite battle buses, characters, hats, and more.
  A pair of leaks posted to Twitter by @FNBRLeaks and @Siloxleaks show Fortnite code indicating the new option to "favorite" a large list of features in the game - presumably making it easier to apply your preferred cosmetics on the fly.
  Interestingly, some of the features listed either currently don't exist (such as hats), or aren't customizable (such as
  
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• The Latest: Arrests made at protest of private prison firm

  06-08-2018 20:16 via yahoo.com
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Latest on protests at CoreCivic (all times local):
  
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• Newly Resurfaced Video Shows Meghan Markle Eating Raspberries Off Her Fingers

  06-08-2018 20:16 via yahoo.com
  The clip was shared by Markle's makeup artist as he wished her a happy birthday.
  
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• Identical Twin Brides Marry Identical Twin Grooms in Joint Ceremony in Twinsburg, Ohio

  06-08-2018 20:07 via yahoo.com
  Here come the brides!
  
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• California's Mendocino Wildfire Is Now The 2nd-Largest In State History

  06-08-2018 19:57 via yahoo.com
  A combination of wildfires raging north of San Francisco, which already has
  
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• California's Mendocino Wildfire Becomes The Largest In State History

  06-08-2018 19:57 via yahoo.com
  A combination of wildfires raging north of San Francisco, which already has
  
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• New Mexico: 11 ‘starving’ children rescued from makeshift compound

  06-08-2018 19:55 via yahoo.com
  Conditions at a compound in rural New Mexico where 11 children were taken into protective custody for their own health and safety after a raid by authorities.Police in rural New Mexico have rescued 11 children from a “squalid” makeshift compound after receiving a tip that they were “starving” and desperately in need of food and water.The children, ranging in age from one to 15, were turned over to state child-welfare workers.
  
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• Argentina's Abortion Vote Reveals the Catholic Church's Deep Fear of Female Desire

  06-08-2018 19:51 via yahoo.com
  "Despite a growing feminist movement and the introduction of same-sex marriage in 2010, my country remains way behind on abortion rights"
  
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• This hilarious White House press briefing transcript is the dystopian satire we need

  06-08-2018 19:44 via yahoo.com
  White House press briefings are endlessly bizarre. With so many strange and inexplicable moments brought to us by Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders, it's no surprise that the briefings are a perfect target for satire. But of all the cutting White House commentary, comedian Keaton Patti's satirical White House press briefing script takes the cake.  SEE ALSO: The White House can't even spell the 'United States' properly Patti uploaded two pages of faux press briefing transcript supposedl
  
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