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• Reports: Over 1 million power outages expected as final evacuations begin ahead of Hurricane Florence

  12-09-2018 23:59 via yahoo.com
  Final preparations are being made across the eastern United States as Hurricane Florence approaches, posing a major risk to life and property across the region.
  
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• Watch our chat with the devs behind Shadow of the Tomb Raider

  12-09-2018 23:48
  We talked to two developers who worked on Shadow of the Tomb Raider to learn more about the practical challenges of making a giant tomb raiding game. ...
  
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• New 2020 Mercedes-Benz GLE SUV Adds Space and Tech to Close Gap With Rivals

  12-09-2018 23:47 via yahoo.com
  Mercedes-Benz today unveiled its next-generation GLE SUV, adding a range of convenience, performance, and safety technologies, along with some all-new engines. The automaker says the midsized GLE...
  
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• Extremely Angry Pirate Cervantes Revealed For Soulcalibur VI

  12-09-2018 23:10
  Every single returning Soulcalibur VI character so far has leaked early and Cervantes is no exception. Bandai Namco has decided to stop holding the door closed despite everyone knowing Cervantes is behind it and has released a trailer for the undead pirate's appearance in Soulcalibur VI.Cervantes is one of the former wielders of the evil Soul Edge, which has given him everlasting life, though that matters less in a reboot. Cervantes is not DLC and will be included in the base roster of the game,
  
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• After months of tensions, US and Germany talk trade

  12-09-2018 22:55 via yahoo.com
  Top economic advisors to US President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Angela Merkel -- whose relations have been strained at best for months -- met Wednesday at the White House to boost trade ties.Since taking office in January last year, and especially in recent months, the US leader has not held back, attacking Germany and Merkel on trade, Berlin's military spending (too low for Trump) and immigration.Senior White House economic advisor Larry Kudlow and his German counterpart Lars-Hendrik R
  
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• The Void partners with Marvel and Disney to create VR experiences

  12-09-2018 22:50
  The Void, a VR and AR entertainment company, has announced its plans to develop five mixed reality experiences based on IP from Walt Disney Animation Studios and Marvel Studios. ...
  
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• I Just Tried the New Apple Watch. Here's What I Think So Far

  12-09-2018 22:41 via yahoo.com
  Is it worth the upgrade?
  
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• Germany's Merkel condemns far-right xenophobia, Nazi slogans

  12-09-2018 22:37 via yahoo.com
  German Chancellor Angela Merkel condemned xenophobic attacks and the use of Nazi slogans in a robust speech to parliament on Wednesday after the most violent far-right demonstrations in decades exposed deep divisions in the country.In an unusually rowdy session in the Bundestag (lower house) later, far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) deputies stormed out of the chamber after a Social Democrat (SPD) accused them of being "unsavory" right-wing radicals.Protests by right-wing militants in the e
  
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• Don't Miss: The uneasy merging of narrative and gameplay

  12-09-2018 22:30
  This classic 2010 feature picks apart the gameplay/narrative question by examining how games handle cinematic interactivity, how movies handle fight sequences, and how the two forms of media differ. ...
  
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• Ousted EPA head Pruitt denies getting improper gifts, income

  12-09-2018 22:26 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Scott Pruitt, the scandal-ridden former Environmental Protection Agency chief, denied on Wednesday that he had obtained any out-of-the-ordinary gifts as a result of his Cabinet-level post, dismissing allegations he received perks in office ranging from much-sought sport tickets to a job for his wife.
  
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• Get a job: Unknown Worlds Entertainment is hiring a Visual FX Artist

  12-09-2018 22:23
  Unknown Worlds is looking for a dev to work closely with its Art Director and take feedback from the community and playtesters to refine effects and make them incredible. ...
  
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• Forza Horizon 4 Demo Available Today, Getting James Bond DLC

  12-09-2018 22:15
  Forza Horizon 4 has gone gold, and to celebrate, Playground Games released a demo that will allow players to experience Britain in all four seasons. In addition, Forza Horizon 4 will be receiving a James Bond-themed car pack as day-one DLC.
  Announced via Xbox, development on Forza Horizon 4 has been completed and this new demo, which is available on Xbox One and PC, will showcase the new Seasons feature that changes the map with each one and adds different challenges to complete.
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• Specs and Details on the New iPhones, Apple Watch Series 4

  12-09-2018 22:14
  After losing the battle to leaks leading up to its annual event, Apple officially revealed updated products coming to its line-up, including 3 new iPhone models and a new Apple Watch Series 4.
  iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max and iPhone XR
  In a surprise to no one paying attention this morning, Apple officially announced its new iPhones: the iPhone XS,iPhone XS Max and iPhone XR. All three phones run the same A12 Bionic processor, but the XS and XS Max have OLED "Super Retina" displays, while the XR has
  
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• Forza Horizon 4 demo: Where to get it and how playing could win you an Xbox One X

  12-09-2018 22:10 via gamesradar.com
  The Forza Horizon 4 demo is available now
  
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• France to put 8 billion euros into fighting poverty: report

  12-09-2018 22:09 via yahoo.com
  French President Emmanuel Macron's government plans to spend 8 billion euros ($9.3 billion) to tackle poverty, its spokesman said in a newspaper interview released on Wednesday."Our poverty plan is worth 8 billion euros, spread over four years," government spokesman Benjamin Griveaux told the free newspaper 20 Minutes.
  
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• New Hampshire primary: Bernie Sanders’ son Levi loses bid in congressional election

  12-09-2018 22:08 via yahoo.com
  Levi Sanders, son of Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, has lost his bid in New Hampshire’s congressional primary on Tuesday.The younger Sanders was one of the 11 Democratic candidates vying for the nomination for the state’s 1st Congressional District.The current Democrat in the seat, Representative Carol Shea-Porter, is retiring.
  
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• Merkel: Migrant debate 'no excuse' for far-right violence

  12-09-2018 22:00 via yahoo.com
  BERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Angela Merkel assured parliament Wednesday that she takes seriously Germans' concerns about crimes committed by migrants and pledged a strong response, but condemned recent demonstrations as "hateful," saying there is "no excuse" for expressions of hate, Nazi sympathies or violence in response.
  
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• Detroit, Far Cry, and retro Xbox games headline National Video Games Day sales

  12-09-2018 22:00 via gamesradar.com
  Celebrate the occasion in style
  
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• UN commission calls on rebels to leave cities in Syria's Idlib

  12-09-2018 21:51 via yahoo.com
  A UN commission called on rebel groups in Syria's Idlib province to leave urban areas to protect civilians from any looming regime assault.
  
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• Indiana teen charged in suffocation deaths of his 2 siblings

  12-09-2018 21:51 via yahoo.com
  VERSAILLES, Ind. (AP) — A 14-year-old Indiana boy charged in the suffocation deaths of his two young siblings told investigators that he killed them so that they wouldn't "have to live in the hell that he did," prosecutors allege.
  
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• Oath CEO Tim Armstrong Is Leaving Verizon

  12-09-2018 21:42 via yahoo.com
  Tim Armstrong, the CEO of Verizon subsidiary Oath, the parent company of
  
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• Armstrong out at Verizon's Oath after integrating AOL, Yahoo

  12-09-2018 21:40 via yahoo.com
  Tim Armstrong, head of the Verizon unit that included faded internet stars AOL and Yahoo, is leaving the company at the end of the year, the telecom and media giant announced Wednesday.Armstrong was the first chief executive at Oath, the name chosen when Verizon acquired Yahoo and incorporated the internet pioneer into a new division that had promised to innovate in online media.
  
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• How to Care for Succulents (And Not Kill Them): 9 Plant-Care Tips

  12-09-2018 21:32 via yahoo.com
  Succulents are the ideal houseplant, especially if you don’t have a green thumb. Learn how to care for them and keep your plants alive and thriving
  
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• Pokemon Go Will Let Players Submit Their Own PokeStops Soon

  12-09-2018 21:26
  Niantic has announced that Pokemon Go will begin letting select users submit their own PokeStops for nomination - the beta for will initially be limited to certain players in Brazil and South Korea, however.
  Announced through the official Pokemon Go website, Niantic will begin rolling out the first beta test of the PokeStop nomination system very soon. The feature will initially be limited to level 40 trainers (that do not have child accounts) in Brazil and South Korea. Trainers who meet th
  
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• Eric Trump Accused Of Anti-Semitism For Bob Woodward 'Shekels' Criticism

  12-09-2018 21:23 via yahoo.com
  President Donald Trump's son, Eric, is accused of making anti-Semitic comments
  
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• Boston-Area Catholic Priest Charged With Sexually Assaulting Young Girl

  12-09-2018 21:13 via yahoo.com
  A Roman Catholic priest and Boston hospital chaplain has been charged with
  
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• Bob Woodward's new book reveals intimate details of President Trump and first lady Melania's relationship

  12-09-2018 21:12 via yahoo.com
  Bob Woodward's explosive new novel released on Tuesday provides a glimpse into
  
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• German MPs accuse nationalist AfD party of 'tactics of fascism' that belong on 'dunghill of history' 

  12-09-2018 21:10 via yahoo.com
  The nationalist Alternative for Germany party (AfD) is using the “tactics of fascism” and “belongs on the dunghill of history”, rival MPs charged on Wednesday as they rounded on the party in parliament after weeks of simmering tensions over far-Right protests. Alexander Gauland, the AfD leader, tried to use a budget debate to criticise Angela Merkel’s handling of riots which followed the suspected killing of a man by migrants in the east German city of Chemnitz. But
  
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• The Latest: Angry protesters bring halt to council meeting

  12-09-2018 21:04 via yahoo.com
  DALLAS (AP) — The Latest on a deadly shooting in Dallas involving an off-duty police officer (all times local):
  
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• Bethesda's The Elder Scrolls: Blades steals the limelight at Apple's iPhone XS event

  12-09-2018 20:58 via gamesradar.com
  "You've never experienced the Elder Scrolls like this, and on your phone"
  
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• Hurricane Florence Is Headed Straight for North Carolina's Nuclear Reactors

  12-09-2018 20:56 via yahoo.com
  Company officials say they’re ready for the storm
  
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• Pressure Mounts On Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski To Block Brett Kavanaugh

  12-09-2018 20:39 via yahoo.com
  Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) has received 3,000 coat hangers in the mail.
  
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• The Carolinas and Virginia brace for Hurricane Florence's impending landfall

  12-09-2018 20:38 via yahoo.com
  1.7 million people have been ordered to evacuate North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia ahead of Hurricane Florence's projected landfall Friday.
  
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• Poland worried by EU vote to censure Hungary

  12-09-2018 20:33 via yahoo.com
  Poland on Wednesday said it was very worried by the European Parliament's rare decision to launch a procedure against Hungary for posing a "systemic threat" to the EU's founding values.The vote took the first steps under Article 7 of the European Union Treaty, known by some in Brussels as the "nuclear option", which could ultimately strip Hungary of its EU voting rights.Other EU governments could halt any further action, however, and Poland -- a fellow ex-communist state that is also facing an A
  
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• EU lawmakers move to punish Hungary over rule of law

  12-09-2018 20:30 via yahoo.com
  BRUSSELS (AP) — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban suffered a rare political setback Wednesday as European Union lawmakers voted to pursue unprecedented action against his government for allegedly undermining the bloc's democratic values and rule of law. Hungary called the action fraudulent and vowed to challenge it.
  
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• The DF-26 Missile: China's Ultimate Weapon (It Can Kill an Aircraft Carrier or Nuke a City)

  12-09-2018 20:19 via yahoo.com
  Here is what we know. 
  
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• Pope summons bishops for sex abuse scandal meeting as thousands of cases emerge in Germany

  12-09-2018 20:14 via yahoo.com
  Pope Francis has summoned senior Catholic bishops from around the world to the Vatican to discuss the protection of minors, in his latest attempt to come to grips with a spreading sexual abuse crisis. The heads of the national Catholic bishops' conferences will meet with Francis from February 21-24 next year, a Vatican spokeswoman said. The announcement came at the end of a three-day meeting of the "C-9", a group of nine cardinals from around the world who members meet about four times a ye
  
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• That Racist Serena Williams Cartoon Is So Very Australian

  12-09-2018 20:06 via yahoo.com
  By now, you have probably seen the Australian newspaper cartoon about the U.S.
  
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• Accused abroad, Russians become celebrities at home

  12-09-2018 20:06 via yahoo.com
  MOSCOW (AP) — The last time Britain accused two Russians of an assassination, one of them ended up in the Russian parliament.
  
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• Don't miss your shot to pitch a talk for GDC 2019's Indie Games Summit!

  12-09-2018 19:43
  Hey devs, the 2019 Game Developers Conference is still accepting Independent Games Summit talk submissions -- but only through 11:59 PM Pacific on Friday, October 5th!...
  
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• Apple Confirms New iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max and iPhone XR Models

  12-09-2018 19:40
  Apple officially introduced its new iPhone models during its live event. The iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max are the next-generation devices joining the Apple iPhone line-up. Apple also introduced the iPhone XR, a smaller phone available in a wider array of colors.
  The iPhone XS and XS Max phones come in three colors: Gold, Silver and Space Gray in two sizes: the XS Max at 6.5-inches and XS at 5.8-inch. The XR has a 6.1-inch "Liquid Retina" LCD display.
  The XS Max is the largest iPhone ever, wi
  
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• 2 wounded in fatal Cincinnati shooting are back home

  12-09-2018 19:37 via yahoo.com
  CINCINNATI (AP) — A woman who survived at least 12 gunshots in a downtown Cincinnati attack was back home Wednesday and helped get her two children ready for school, kissing them as she sent them off, a spokeswoman said.
  
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• Blog: Bundles, funds and crowdfunding - Part 3

  12-09-2018 19:35
  What to expect from bundles, funds and crowdfunding in 2018. Is there anything left for a developer when all those sales are over and who can help? ...
  
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• Mac Miller's Friend Says Ariana Grande Was 'Unbelievably Involved' In His Sobriety

  12-09-2018 19:29 via yahoo.com
  Ariana Grande was "deeply helpful" and "effective" in getting Mac Miller sober
  
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• Remedy's Alan Wake is being adapted for TV

  12-09-2018 19:28
  Remedy has teamed up with Contradiction Films to bring the darkness imbued world of Alan Wake to TV....
  
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• Apple unveils new smartwatch, nears 2 bn devices

  12-09-2018 19:27 via yahoo.com
  Apple unveiled a redesigned smartwatch on Wednesday as the California tech giant said it was nearing its two billionth device for its mobile operating system."We are about to hit a major milestone, we are about to ship our 2 billionth iOS device," Apple chief executive Tim Cook said as he opened a media event expected to unveil a new lineup of iPhones.
  
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• Tim Cook trolled us all with a fake Twitter DM fail right before the Apple event

  12-09-2018 19:26 via yahoo.com
  The 2018 Apple event at Steve Jobs Theater in Cupertino, California has finally arrived, and minutes before it began, CEO Tim Cook didn't seem prepared. Just before the event was set to begin, Cook tweeted a cryptic and confusing message that the world assumed was meant to be a direct message.Image: screengrab/twitterIt happens to the best of us, but unfortunately Cook has 10.9 million followers watching from around the world, so...embarrassing, right? Well, not so fast... SEE ALSO: Live from Ap
  
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• Apple Watch Series 4 Announced

  12-09-2018 19:17
  At today’s Apple Special Event, Apple announced the Apple Watch Series 4.
  The Series 4 watch will come in two sizes, 40mm and 44mm, that both feature screens that are "over 30 percent larger" than previous Apple Watches, with the screen now going completely to the edges of the watch. There have been minimal changes to the overall case size, but it’s thinner and has less total volume than the Series 3.
  It includes a digital crown that is reenginered with haptic feedback that give
  
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• Botham Jean Shooting: Family's Attorney Claims Witnesses Contradict Amber Guyger's Account

  12-09-2018 19:13 via yahoo.com
  Jean, 26, was in his home when he was shot and killed by Officer Amber Guyger, who said she believed he was an intruder.
  
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• Turkey reinforces military in Syria's Idlib after ceasefire call fails

  12-09-2018 18:59 via yahoo.com
  President Tayyip Erdogan has warned that an assault by the army and its Russian and Iran-backed allies on Idlib, home to around 3 million people, will uproot hundreds of thousands in one of Syria's last rebel strongholds.Already hosting 3.5 million Syrians - the world's biggest refugee population - Turkey says it cannot absorb more victims of the war and has accused the West of abandoning it to face the consequences of President Bashar al-Assad's reconquest of Syria.At a meeting in Tehran on Fri
  
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