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• Physicist Donna Strickland on Her 'Surreal' Nobel Prize Win and the Challenges for Women in Science

  02-10-2018 23:48 via yahoo.com
  She is only the third woman to win the Nobel Prize in physics
  
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• Russia completes delivery of S-300 system to Syria

  02-10-2018 23:47 via yahoo.com
  Russia has delivered an S-300 surface-to-air missile system to Syria, it said on Tuesday, in defiance of Israeli and U.S. concerns that the arms sale would embolden Iran and escalate the Syrian war.Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu told President Vladimir Putin during a meeting broadcast by Rossiya 24 TV: "The work was finished a day ago," adding that the system would improve the security of Russian military personal in Syria.Russia decided to supply the system after Moscow accused Israel of indire
  
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• All-New 2019 BMW 3 Series Is More Than Meets the Eye

  02-10-2018 23:43 via yahoo.com
  BMW unveiled the all-new 2019 3 Series sedan this week at the Paris Motor Show, and the seventh-generation 3 appears to be a minor evolution from the current car at first glance. But beneath that...
  
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• Game devs call for better working conditions via #AsAGamesWorker

  02-10-2018 23:35
  Game developers have begun sharing their demands for a better game industry future via the Twitter hashtag #AsAGamesWorker....
  
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• Who's who in the new Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse trailer

  02-10-2018 23:29 via gamesradar.com
  Who are all these spider-people?
  
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• Trump helped parents shield millions from taxes: New York Times

  02-10-2018 23:29 via yahoo.com
  U.S. President Donald Trump engaged in tax schemes that included cases of fraud in which he and his siblings helped their parents dodge taxes, the New York Times reported on Tuesday.The Times investigation, which a Trump lawyer said was inaccurate, showed Trump received the equivalent today of at least $413 million from his father's real estate business.During his presidential campaign, Trump promoted himself as a self-made real estate mogul who started out with only a "very small" loan from his
  
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• Video: A retrospective look at 'girl games' of the '90s

  02-10-2018 23:24
  At GDC 2018 devs Laura Groppe, Brenda Laurel, Jesyca Durchin Schnepp, Sheri Graner Ray & Ernest Adams revisit and deconstruct the whole genre of "girl games" that found success in the 1990s....
  
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• Jack Ma says US-China trade war could last 20 years

  02-10-2018 23:15 via yahoo.com
  GENEVA (AP) — Alibaba founder Jack Ma said Tuesday that the trade dispute between the U.S. and China could last 20 years. But he expressed hope that a solution could be reached as a trade war would "hurt everybody."
  
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• The bar fights back at Kavanaugh

  02-10-2018 23:02 via yahoo.com
  When President Trump named Brett Kavanaugh as his nominee to the Supreme Court in late July, the legal community rallied around the D.C. circuit court judge.Here’s Why Democrats Should Support Judge Kavanaugh,” read the headline of one Politico op-ed.“There are a lot of good reasons for liberals to oppose Kavanaugh,” wrote Benjamin Wittes, editor in chief of the legal blog LawFare.
  
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• Latest Hitman 2 Trailer Shows Off Wetwork Weaponry For Your Contract Killer

  02-10-2018 22:56
  Agent 47 may work on a different team than James Bond, but they both share an affinity for deadly gadgets. The latest Hitman 2 trailer shows off the array of wetwork weaponry you can take on the job this time around. The teaser showcases remote exploding cell phones, proximity tasers, concussion grenades, remote audio distractions, and disposable scramblers. How you use them will determine if you successfully terminate the target. Hitman 2 is scheduled to release on November 13 for Pla
  
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• ATF: Guns stolen from Tennessee found in Chicago suburb

  02-10-2018 22:54 via yahoo.com
  MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Most of the roughly 400 guns that were stolen from a United Parcel Service facility in Tennessee have been recovered in the Chicago area, federal authorities said Tuesday.
  
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• Four of ‘the most violent’ marchers in Charlottesville white nationalism rallies arrested

  02-10-2018 22:46 via yahoo.com
  Federal authorities have arrested four alleged members of the Rise Above Movement, a white supremacist group involved in last year’s deadly Charlottesville riots.The men were "among the most violent individuals present in Charlottesville" during the white nationalism demonstrations that took place over a weekend in August 2017, according to an affidavit written by an FBI agent.The defendants names are Benjamin Drake Daley, Michael Paul Miselis, Thomas Walter Gillen and Cole Evan White, all
  
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• Indonesia clamps down on looting as quake-tsunami toll tops 1,200

  02-10-2018 22:41 via yahoo.com
  More than 1,200 people are now known to have died in the quake-tsunami that smashed into Sulawesi, Indonesia said Tuesday, as police pledged to clamp down on looting by survivors taking advantage of the chaos.There were reports of officers firing warning shots and tear gas to ward off people ransacking shops in Palu, a coastal city ravaged by a 7.5-magnitude quake and the tsunami it spawned.Almost 200,000 people are in need of urgent help, the United Nations says, among them tens of thousands of
  
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• Amazon bumps US minimum wage to $15 amid scarce labor

  02-10-2018 22:39 via yahoo.com
  Online retail giant Amazon announced Tuesday it would raise its starting wage for US workers to $15 an hour, amid long-standing criticism of low pay, and would advocate for a higher minimum wage nationwide.The pay raise will apply to 250,000 employees starting November 1 and to the more than 100,000 seasonal workers the company expects to hire for the holiday shopping season, it said.Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos said the company -- valued at nearly $1 trillion -- was heeding complaints abou
  
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• Russia delivers S-300 air defenses to Syria

  02-10-2018 22:38 via yahoo.com
  MOSCOW (AP) — Russia has completed the delivery of S-300 air defense systems to Syria, the Russian defense minister said Tuesday.
  
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• Fallout 76's Todd Howard says it's built to be supported "on a month-to-month and week-to-week basis"

  02-10-2018 22:36 via gamesradar.com
  Howard says the game is built to change and grow and that's "really, really exciting"
  
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• Amazon raises minimum wage to $15, urges rivals to follow

  02-10-2018 22:33 via yahoo.com
  The online retailer also said it would now lobby in Washington D.C. for an increase in the federal minimum wage and urged its competitors to follow its lead as the union-led "Fight for Fifteen" movement pushes for higher remuneration.Amazon's move comes when U.S. unemployment is at a near two-decade low as retailers and shippers compete for hundreds of thousands of workers for the all-important holiday shopping season.Several companies, including United Parcel Serviceand Macy's , have announced
  
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• The Latest: ATF: Guns stolen in Tennessee found near Chicago

  02-10-2018 22:32 via yahoo.com
  MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The Latest on guns stolen from a United Parcel Service facility in Tennessee and recovered near Chicago (all times local):
  
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• Trump Says Lying To Congress Not Acceptable Amid Brett Kavanaugh Investigation

  02-10-2018 22:21 via yahoo.com
  President Donald Trump on Tuesday afternoon suggested it would "not be
  
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• GM, US car sales slump but Fiat Chrysler surges

  02-10-2018 22:19 via yahoo.com
  General Motors reported Tuesday an 11-percent plunge in auto sales for the third quarter of 2018, confirming analyst expectations that North American car buyers were tapping the brakes after a robust first half of the year.Its sales surged, fueled by demand in Jeep SUVs and Ram trucks.The recovery from catastrophic flooding caused by Hurricane Harvey boosted auto sales this time last year -- making this year's early fall numbers look even worse by comparison.
  
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• We're Running Thousands of Midterm Simulations Until Election Day. Here's How Often Each Party Wins

  02-10-2018 22:04 via yahoo.com
  Will Democrats take control of Congress, or will Republicans maintain their majority control?
  
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• Science fiction into reality: Nobel Prize honors laser work

  02-10-2018 21:50 via yahoo.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — Scientists from the United States, Canada and France won the Nobel Prize in physics Tuesday for revolutionizing the use of lasers in research, finding ways to make them deliver more powerful flashes of light and even to act like tiny tweezers.
  
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• Trump says, 'Women are doing great'

  02-10-2018 21:43 via yahoo.com
  After saying it was a scary time for young men in America, President Trump was asked by Yahoo News’ Hunter Walker if he had a message for young women. Trump said, “Women are doing great.”
  
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• Lindsey Graham Urges Trump To Renominate Brett Kavanaugh If Nomination Fails

  02-10-2018 21:42 via yahoo.com
  Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) released a statement on Tuesday calling on
  
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• McConnell says senators will get FBI report on Kavanaugh

  02-10-2018 21:25 via yahoo.com
  Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said that each U.S. senator would get a copy of the FBI report on sexual misconduct allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.
  
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• Mega Man: Every IGN Review

  02-10-2018 21:20
  Our review of Mega Man 11 says that it "feels almost like a classic Mega Man game," and our collection of past reviews is any indication, that's strong praise. He's had his low points over the past 30 years, certainly, but any Mega Fan knows the greatness of the early games, including spinoffs like the X and Legends series. What are your favorite Mega Man games?
  Dan Stapleton is IGN's Reviews Editor. You can follow him on Twitter to hear gaming rants and lots of random Simpsons referen
  
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• Pre-order Dark Souls Remastered for Switch for 25% off while you can

  02-10-2018 21:15 via gamesradar.com
  Praise the savings!
  
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• Time running out in search for survivors of Indonesia's quake

  02-10-2018 21:11 via yahoo.com
  "We hope the death toll does not rise," Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, spokesman of the National Disaster Mitigation Agency, said late on Tuesday."We're continuing rescue operations but right now the team is racing against time."President Joko Widodo called on Tuesday for reinforcements in the search for survivors, saying everyone had to be found.Nugroho said rescuers had reached all four of the badly affected districts, which together have a population of 1.4 million, but he declined to give an estimate
  
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• XCOM 2's New DLC Is Out Next Week with New Maps, Modes and More

  02-10-2018 21:03
  2K and Firaxis have announced that the XCOM 2: War of the Chosen - Tactical Legacy Pack will be available on PC next Tuesday, October 9, and will bring with it a new story, new game modes, maps, and more.
  The Tactical Legacy Pack will tell a new story that bridges the gap between XCOM: Enemy Unknown and XCOM 2. In addition, this latest DLC will include new game modes, maps, weapons, armor, and photobooth options that "honor the legacy of the XCOM series."
  One of the new gameplay modes is Legacy
  
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• Photographer shows France in a whole new light through enchanting infrared shots

  02-10-2018 21:01 via yahoo.com
  Photographer Pierre-Louis Ferrer shows viewers the beauty of France in a whole new light, shooting the country in beautiful infrared. Ferrer’s images are as enchanting as they are intriguing, displaying a whole new variation of color in shrubs, grass and trees, as well as famous landmarks. In some of Ferrer’s works, the foliage is an eye-catching canary yellow — a stark contrast to the more normal shades in the remainder of the images. In other works, whole forests glow red, gi
  
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• American Airlines flight diverted to Missouri due to unruly passenger

  02-10-2018 21:01 via yahoo.com
  A flight from Arizona to Massachusetts was forced to make an emergency landing
  
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• IAEA fends off Israel pressure over Iran

  02-10-2018 20:52 via yahoo.com
  The UN's nuclear watchdog Tuesday refused to "take at face value" Israel's claims that Iran is harbouring a secret atomic warehouse, fending off pressure to inspect the allegedly suspect site.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made the claim in front of the UN General Assembly last week.Without explicitly referring to Netanyahu's claim, IAEA chief Yukiya Amano insisted that the agency's independence was "of paramount importance" for its work.
  
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• Syria FM says Iran coordinated its ballistic missile strikes

  02-10-2018 20:33 via yahoo.com
  BEIRUT (AP) — Syria's foreign minister said in remarks broadcast Tuesday that the Iranian ballistic missile attack on militants in eastern Syria the previous day was part of "legitimate" cooperation between the two countries to combat terrorism.
  
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• Brett Kavanaugh Protesters Arrested After Occupying W.V. Senator's Office For 11 Hours

  02-10-2018 20:11 via yahoo.com
  Police handcuffed and removed a group of women early Tuesday from Sen. Joe
  
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• Witcher Author Demands More Compensation From CD Projekt Red

  02-10-2018 20:09
  Andrzej Sapkowski, the original author of The Witcher series of short stories and novels, has officially demanded further compensation from CD Projekt Red, developers of the highly successful Witcher games based on his work.
  Via Kotaku, CD Projekt Red released an official report on the matter today, addressing that the company has received an official demand for further payment from Sapkowski, indicating that he expects additional royalties “beyond what had been contractually agreed upon b
  
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• Trump: 'This is a very scary time for young men in America'

  02-10-2018 20:03 via yahoo.com
  The president answered questions about his embattled Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh on the White House lawn Tuesday.
  
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• Battlefield V's Weapon List Has Some Curious Omissions

  02-10-2018 20:02
  Today, Electronic Arts and DICE revealed the list of weapons, gadgets, and vehicles appearing in Battlefield V at launch. With 30 primary weapons, 7 sidearms, and 9 melee weapons, 16 gadgets, and 24 vehicles the initial arsenal sounds decent. You can read all about them here. Many guns should be intimately familiar to Battlefield 1 players considering roughly half of them appeared in that game as well. But when you start to dig into the details, there are some interesting omissions. Two of
  
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• The Latest: Russia delivers S-300 air defenses to Syria

  02-10-2018 20:00 via yahoo.com
  BEIRUT (AP) — The Latest on the Syria conflict (all times local):
  
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• Florida Man Attempts To Buy 8-Year-Old For $200,000 At Walmart: Police

  02-10-2018 19:42 via yahoo.com
  A Florida man is facing charges after he allegedly attempted to buy an 8-year-
  
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• Melania Trump Stuns in $2,000 Celine Dress as She Begins Africa Trip

  02-10-2018 19:38 via yahoo.com
  The first lady landed in Ghana Tuesday.
  
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• Budget airline files for bankruptcy, hundreds of passengers stranded

  02-10-2018 19:38 via yahoo.com
  Primera Air announced Sunday night that it would cease all operations starting Oct. 2 and file for bankruptcy.
  
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• The Harry Potter game fans have been waiting for may have leaked via… a mall survey

  02-10-2018 19:36 via gamesradar.com
  Harry Potter open-world RPG gameplay footage looks official (and very cool)
  
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• How to take selfies in Spider-Man PS4

  02-10-2018 19:32 via gamesradar.com
  #nofilter #nomakeup
  
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• Spider-Man PS4 Easter Egg Hidden in Into the Spider-Verse’s New Trailer

  02-10-2018 18:50
  
  It looks like the upcoming Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse animated film has a (very) subtle tie-in to Insomniac Games' Spider-Man for PlayStation 4.
  As pointed out by Marvel Games Executive Creative Director Bill Rosemann, the Into the Spider-Verse trailer features a blink-and-you'll-miss-it shot of the primary Spider-Man suit from Insomniac's game. Watch the new trailer below:
  In the trailer you'll notice a portion of the suit with its signature white Spider-Man logo can be seen inside
  
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• Police Were Called to an Alleged Bar Fight When Brett Kavanaugh Was in College

  02-10-2018 18:44 via yahoo.com
  A report released by police says Kavanaugh was questioned after the incident
  
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• Boy recovering from shark attack

  02-10-2018 18:32 via yahoo.com
  A 13-year-old boy who was attacked by a shark while lobster diving is expected to recover and says he plans to go back into the water someday.
  
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• The 2019 Porsche Macan gets way more than some fancy new colors

  02-10-2018 18:23 via yahoo.com
  When you think of Porsche, SUVs probably aren't the type of cars that come to your mind first.This Macan, however, which comes in four new colors, is definitely one you will remember.Since making its debut a couple months ago in July, the 2019 Porsche Macan is back for its European premiere at the Paris Motor Show.
  
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• Melania Trump Donated 'Be Best'-Themed Blankets to Mothers at a Ghana Hospital

  02-10-2018 18:23 via yahoo.com
  The 'Be Best' campaign continues
  
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• Russia, India to sign deal on S-400 air defence systems this week: Kremlin

  02-10-2018 18:21 via yahoo.com
  Russian President Vladimir Putin will oversee the signing of a $5 billion deal this week to supply Delhi with S-400 air defence systems, a top Kremlin aide said on Tuesday ahead of Putin's trip to India."The president is leaving for India on October 4," Putin's top foreign policy aide Yury Ushakov told reporters."The key feature of this visit will be the signing of the agreement to deliver S-400 air defence systems," he said.
  
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• Tesla meets Model 3 target, bemoans China tariffs

  02-10-2018 17:58 via yahoo.com
  Tesla Motors said Tuesday it was accelerating plans to open a Shanghai factory in light of the ongoing US-China trade fight, saying new tariffs put its vehicles at a disadvantage on the Chinese market.The electric automaker, which has been shaken by CEO Elon Musk's recent antics and legal woes, also announced it had met a key auto production target.The difficult economics make for "a challenging competitive environment, given that China is by far the largest market for electric vehicles," Tesla
  
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