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• Trump says 'no one more competent in the world' than daughter Ivanka to replace Nikki Haley as UN ambassador

  09-10-2018 23:24 via yahoo.com
  There is no-one more qualified “in the world” to become the next US ambassador to the United Nations than Ivanka Trump, her father Donald has claimed.The position became available after Nikki Haley announced she would be resigning from the role and will be leaving the administration by the end of 2018.Mr Trump, who referred to Ms Haley as a "very special" person during a media appearance in the Oval Office, said he had known for six months that she may want to take time off from the
  
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• Thank you r/relationships for giving me the drama fix I crave

  09-10-2018 23:14 via yahoo.com
  This is Ode To...
  , a weekly column where we share the stuff we're really into in hopes that you'll be really into it, too. Who doesn't love internet drama? I, for one, live for it. Watching someone get ratio'd on Twitter fills me with glee. If someone posts screenshots, I'll meticulously go through every shred of each snarky text. When I scroll past an argument on Facebook, I can't help but dive into the thread and digest every single comment.  SEE ALSO: Staten Harry is the internet's cute
  
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• Streaming Might Hurt Single-Player Games, But Survival Games Are Thriving

  09-10-2018 23:04
  Online content creators are now, more than ever, the avenue through which many games are able to rise to success – or plummet to failure. Twitch streams and Let’s Plays on YouTube put thousands of new eyeballs on AAA and indie titles alike, serving as testing grounds for prospective new players as well as entertainment in their own right.
  While some developers still fear that platforms like Twitch will hurt single-player games, one specific genre has demonstrated how to adapt and thr
  
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• The Best Skills to Unlock First in Assassin's Creed Odyssey

  09-10-2018 22:59
  See which abilities to focus on in Assassin's Creed Odyssey.
  
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• How to Unlock Every Character, Board, and Gem in Super Mario Party

  09-10-2018 22:59
  Here's how to unlock the secret fourth board, Donkey Kong, Dry Bones, and more in Super Mario Party.
  
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• Dragalia Lost Adventurer Tier List

  09-10-2018 22:59
  Make sure you're traveling with the best adventurers in Dragalia Lost.
  
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• Assassin's Creed Odyssey Interactive Map

  09-10-2018 22:59
  Check out this map to find tombs, ainigmata ostraka, orichalcum and more.
  
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• GTA Online: Free Bonus Cash, Double Rewards and More

  09-10-2018 22:59
  Log in this week to unlock some extra bonus cash and earn double rewards from these new remixed game modes.
  
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• Dragalia Lost Dragon Tier List

  09-10-2018 22:59
  Use this guide to pick out the best dragons for your team in Dragalia Lost.
  
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• Assassin's Creed Odyssey: How to Make Money (Drachmae)

  09-10-2018 22:59
  If your pockets are light in Assassin's Creed Odyssey, make sure to do these simple things to make money fast.
  
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• Assassin's Creed Odyssey: Ainigmata Ostraka (Documents) Locations & Solutions

  09-10-2018 22:59
  How to find Ainigmata Ostraka and the solutions to their riddles. Complete these to get new Engravings and loot.
  
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• Self-driving cars may hit U.S. roads in pilot programme - NHTSA

  09-10-2018 22:58 via yahoo.com
  Fully self-driving cars may be on the fast lane to U.S. roads under a pilot programme the Trump administration said on Tuesday it was considering, which would allow real-world road testing for a limited number of the vehicles.Self-driving cars used in the program would potentially need to have technology disabling the vehicle if a sensor fails or barring vehicles from travelling above safe speeds, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said in a document made public Tuesday.N
  
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• WWE 2K19 Review

  09-10-2018 22:53
  WWE 2K19, like previous entries in the long running wrestling franchise, is a good game. The core wrestling does a great job of simulating a WWE match, and the strike/grapple/reversal fighting system is a lot of fun. It’s got one of the best and most comprehensive creation suites of any game out there, and the way that it basically lets you do everything that wrestlers do in real life, in WWE 2K19, is kind of astounding.
  But those are all things that have remained true for a long while now
  
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• Stardew Valley Launching on Mobile This Month

  09-10-2018 22:51
  Smash-hit farming and loveliness simulator, Stardew Valley will come to iOS on October 24th, priced at £7.99 / $7.99 USD (Australian prices not available at time of writing). It will arrive for Android at an unannounced later date.
  "Rebuilt from the soil up" by London studio The Secret Police, in conjunction with original one-man developer ConcernedApe, the mobile version will include touch screen controls, a redesigned UI, and no in-app purchases whatsoever.
  Check out a new trailer f
  
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• How a Fallout 3 trailer inspired the pitch for Fallout Shelter

  09-10-2018 22:45
  In a video interview with Noclip, developers at Bethesda Game studios discuss the development process behind Fallout Shelter and how it was inspired by a trailer for Fallout 3. ...
  
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• Pro-Kavanaugh Dark Money Group Launches Campaign To Support Susan Collins

  09-10-2018 22:44 via yahoo.com
  Last Saturday, Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), considered a moderate swing
  
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• XRDC speaker Q& A: Ginny Willis on how athletes are training in VR

  09-10-2018 22:41
  XRDC speaker Ginny Willis shares her thoughts on the power of VR training apps for companies like BMW and groups like the NFL. ...
  
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• Telltale's Walking Dead Will Get Its Ending Through Robert Kirkman's Skybound

  09-10-2018 22:40
  Robert Kirkman announced that the final episodes of Telltale Games' The Walking Dead: The Final Season will be released via his company, Skybound, during The Walking Dead panel at New York Comic Con on Saturday.
  "We’ve successfully negotiated with Telltale Games for our company Skybound to come in and see Season 4 of the Telltale game to completion,” Kirkman said.
  According to a statement from Skybound, the company has "taken ownership of Telltale’s The Walking Dead: The Final
  
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• Seattle Woman Freaks Out, Calls 911 After Humpback Whales Swim Under Boat

  09-10-2018 22:22 via yahoo.com
  Video of the woman screaming and calling police has gone viral.
  
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• James Gunn is back, and he's bringing the Suicide Squad with him

  09-10-2018 22:20 via gamesradar.com
  Will write, and possibly direct, the DC sequel
  
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• Hold on to your junimos! Stardew Valley is coming to iOS devices later this month

  09-10-2018 22:12 via gamesradar.com
  The iOS version is launching later this month with a totally revamped UI for touchscreens
  
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• Why Banksy Built a Secret Shredder Into the Frame of His Most Valuable Painting

  09-10-2018 22:07 via yahoo.com
  The self-destructing artwork is a sharp critique of the art market's sky-high prices. But was the auction house in on the prank?
  
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• The Latest: Paul to push for halting arms sales to Saudis

  09-10-2018 22:06 via yahoo.com
  ISTANBUL (AP) — The Latest on the mystery surrounding the fate of a Saudi journalist who disappeared while visiting the kingdom's consulate in Istanbul (all times local):
  
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• Don't Miss: Composing the soundtrack for a Fallout wasteland

  09-10-2018 22:02
  In this classic 2010 feature, Obsidian audio director Scott Lawlor talks about composing the soundtrack of Fallout: New Vegas by merging elements of the previous games' scores with a new aesthetic. ...
  
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• Fortnite season 6 trailer gets a copyright strike from... Epic Games?

  09-10-2018 21:57 via gamesradar.com
  Well, at least the players seem to be having a laugh
  
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• Saudi journalist's disappearance threatens Turkey-Saudi ties

  09-10-2018 21:53 via yahoo.com
  The disappearance of journalist and Riyadh critic Jamal Khashoggi from Saudi Arabia's Istanbul consulate has rattled already brittle ties between two powerful rivals vying for influence in the Muslim world, analysts say.The Washington Post contributor, who has penned articles critical of some of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's policies in the Arab and Western press, vanished a week ago.Turkish government sources at the weekend said police believed he was killed inside, claims dismissed
  
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• Get a job: Demiurge is hiring a Lead/Senior Game Designer

  09-10-2018 21:53
  Demiurge Studios is seeking a talented and experienced free-to-play game designer to collaborate with its internal design team during all stages of development as it launches new games....
  
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• Google's AR stickers are now Playground, exclusive to the Pixel 3

  09-10-2018 21:51
  Google has rebranded its AR stickers today, officially changing to Playground as announced during the Pixel 3 event held in New York City. ...
  
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• Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 has a mandatory 50GB day one download

  09-10-2018 21:47 via gamesradar.com
  Multiplayer, zombies, and other modes are locked behind the update
  
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• 5 Interesting Supreme Court Cases Kavanaugh Could Decide This Term

  09-10-2018 21:47 via yahoo.com
  After a whirlwind of testimonies, investigations and protests leading up to
  
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• Tweaking the original Borderlands 2 to make a VR-friendly game

  09-10-2018 21:42
  In the words of Gearbox†™s Brian Burleson, bringing Borderlands 2 to PlayStation VR required more than a matter of just "[cramming] Borderlands into a headset and [calling] it a day." ...
  
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• Shadow of the Tomb Raider's first DLC is the Forge, and the floor is lava

  09-10-2018 21:19 via gamesradar.com
  I love the smell of singed ponytails in the morning
  
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• Supreme Court won't disturb conviction in triple killing

  09-10-2018 21:18 via yahoo.com
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court rejected an appeal Tuesday from a man convicted of joining a New Orleans police officer in the killing of her fellow officer and two other people during a 1995 restaurant robbery.
  
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• Voter Registration Deadlines By State, Explained

  09-10-2018 21:12 via yahoo.com
  The 2018 midterm elections aren't until Nov. 6, but the deadlines for
  
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• Ring of Elysium Devs Say Game Isn't Stealing User Data

  09-10-2018 21:06
  Despite many Steam users claiming that the battle royale game Ring of Elysium steals user data and even installs malware on computers, its developer Tencent Games says otherwise.
  As posted on the official Ring of Elysium Facebook page, an announcement was made regarding user data and privacy security for the game. The post states "For the data and privacy issues that players have been concerned about recently, we solemnly promise to all users of Ring of Elysium that your privacy is respecte
  
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• Florida braces for Hurricane Michael

  09-10-2018 21:01 via yahoo.com
  U.S. authorities ordered tens of thousands of people to heed warnings of life-threatening coastal floods, wind and rain and get out of harm’s way as Hurricane Michael churned over the Gulf of Mexico toward the Florida Panhandle on Tuesday. Yahaira Jacquez reports.
  
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• How Early Access shaped the narrative structure of We Happy Few

  09-10-2018 20:56
  Compulsion Games' narrative director Alex Epstein explores how, with a little help from Early Access feedback, the systems and world of We Happy Few evolved around its narrative....
  
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• Donald Trump Is Complicit In Jamal Khashoggi's Likely Death. So Are Many Others.

  09-10-2018 20:51 via yahoo.com
  On Tuesday, Oct. 2, Jamal Khashoggi entered the Saudi Arabian consulate in
  
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• Here’s What It Was Like Inside Justice Kavanaugh’s First Supreme Court Argument

  09-10-2018 20:40 via yahoo.com
  Two hour-long arguments Tuesday were sprinkled with jokes, displays of courtesy and a stream of questions from the new justice on the reach of a law that imposes stiff sentences on some people convicted of federal gun crimes.Kavanaugh shared a private laugh with Justice Elena Kagan before the arguments as new attorneys were being admitted to the Supreme Court’s bar.Kavanaugh then waited about 20 minutes before asking the first of about a dozen questions he posed during the morning.
  
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• Metal Gear Solid 2 and 3 Now Backward Compatible on Xbox One

  09-10-2018 20:29
  Metal Gear Solid 2 and 3 HD are both officially backward compatible on the Xbox One starting today.
  Announced by Major Nelson on Twitter, these classics join the ever-growing library of backward compatible games on the system. They both come from the Metal Gear Solid HD Collection released on the Xbox 360 and PS3 in 2011. The HD Collection also contained Peace Walker, which was made available via backward compatibility on Xbox One earlier this year.Metal Gear Solid 2 and 3 HD is coming to Xbox O
  
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• Fortnite: Deep Freeze retail bundle brings arctic-themed skins this November

  09-10-2018 20:23 via gamesradar.com
  Have a holly jolly battle royale
  
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• Report: Microsoft is in talks to acquire Obsidian Entertainment

  09-10-2018 20:12
  According to sources speaking to Kotaku, Microsoft's acquisition of the Pillars of Eternity developer is essentially a done deal. ...
  
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• Justice Brett Kavanaugh makes his Supreme Court debut

  09-10-2018 20:12 via yahoo.com
  Kavanaugh was present for the Supreme Court's first day of arguments.
  
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• Overwatch Halloween Terror 2018 Now Live

  09-10-2018 20:08
  Junkenstein's Revenge returns to Overwatch today.
  Blizzard has announced the Overwatch Halloween Terror 2018 event is now live for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC.
  The event has returned with two modes for players to enjoy; classic Junkenstein's Revenge, and Junkenstein's Revenge: Endless Night.
  Players will be able to choose from 10 playable characters, including Tracer and Brigitte, who will be playable for the first time this year.
  Overwatch isn't the only game gettin
  
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• The Making of GDC 2019: How conference content comes together

  09-10-2018 20:04
  In this "Making of GDC" blog post, Game Developers Conference GM Katie Stern discusses how the submissions process works for all the talks you see at the show every year. ...
  
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• Meghan Markle's Nephew Tyler Dooley to Star on MTV's 'The Royal World'

  09-10-2018 20:01 via yahoo.com
  The show follows a group of royals and aristocrats who will live together in the English countryside with cameras rolling.
  
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• China promises not to weaken yuan, criticizes US concern

  09-10-2018 19:53 via yahoo.com
  BEIJING (AP) — China promised Tuesday not to weaken its currency to boost exports during a tariff fight with Washington and rejected U.S. concern about the yuan's sagging exchange rate as groundless and irresponsible.
  
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• Bulgarian Officials to Release Man Arrested in Connection with Journalist's Death

  09-10-2018 19:53 via yahoo.com
  A senior Bulgarian police officer says authorities will release a man taken into custody
  
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• BMW i4 Is a New Electric Car Coming in 2021

  09-10-2018 19:40 via yahoo.com
  At the Paris auto show last week, BMW chairman Harald Krüger confirmed that the brand will be launching a fourth all-new electric vehicle in 2021.Dubbed the i4, it will be the BMW Group's fifth fully electric "core" model.BMW has given no details on the production i4 aside from the release date, but that concept had an electric range of 373 miles (albeit on the very optimistic European test cycle), a top speed of 125 mph, and a zero-to-62-mph time of 4.0 seconds.
  
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• Netanyahu praises Nikki Haley after she quits UN post

  09-10-2018 19:38 via yahoo.com
  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised the outgoing US ambassador to the United Nations after she resigned on Tuesday, following a tenure in which she asserted Washington's support for Israel."I thank ambassador Nikki Haley for her uncompromising struggle against the hypocrisy of the UN," he wrote in Hebrew on his official Twitter account, wishing her success in her future endeavours.Haley has been a favourite in Israel as she pushed a hawkish line on Iran -- Israel's implacable foe -
  
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