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• Utah mayor's widow: 'Fitting' his body in US on Election Day

  06-11-2018 23:50 via yahoo.com
  DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Delaware (AP) — The grief-stricken widow of a Utah mayor killed in Afghanistan paid tribute to her husband on Election Day by urging Americans to get out and vote and carry on his legacy in fighting for democracy.
  
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• Final Fantasy 7 Remake Director Considering Options for Compilation Titles

  06-11-2018 23:49
  Tetsuya Nomura, director of the Final Fantasy 7 Remake, has hinted that Square Enix is considering revisiting other entries in the Compilation of Final Fantasy 7, which includes games like Before Crisis, Crisis Core, Dirge of Cerberus and the film Advent Children.
  Reported by Famitsu (via translations provided by Gematsu), Nomura was participating in a Q&A session for The World Ends With You: Final Remix when a fan said “I want to play Before Crisis: Final Fantasy 7 again!"
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• Christopher Watts Pleads Guilty To Killing Pregnant Wife, Young Daughters

  06-11-2018 23:43 via yahoo.com
  A Colorado man accused of killing his pregnant wife and two daughters pleaded
  
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• Voter Says Missouri Election Official Jokingly Asked If He Was 'Member Of The Caravan'

  06-11-2018 23:41 via yahoo.com
  When Robert Palmer, 64, voted early Tuesday morning at his polling station in
  
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• Democrats flip Republican governor's office in first result of night

  06-11-2018 23:35 via yahoo.com
  The first result of the midterms is in and the governor's race in Guam has been won by Lou Leon Guerrero - flipping the office from Republican to Democrat control for the first time since 2003.Ms Leon Guerrero becomes the first female governor in the US territory's history on a ticket with Josh Tenorio, who will become lieutenant governor of Guam.Ms Leon Guerrero and Mr Tenorio won 18,081 votes, with the Republican team of Ray Tenorio and Tony Ada receiving 9,419 votes.
  
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• Billboard Names Ariana Grande Woman Of The Year

  06-11-2018 23:35 via yahoo.com
  Billboard has named Ariana Grande its 2018 Woman of the Year.
  
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• Midterms 2018: Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar become first Muslim women elected to Congress

  06-11-2018 23:18 via yahoo.com
  Michigan’s Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar of Minnesota.Ms Tlaib, a Palestinian-American, secured Michigan’s 13th congressional district in a race in which she was the sole major party candidate, having won the Democratic primary earlier this year.Meanwhile, in Minnesota’s Fifth congressional district, Somali-American Ms Omar bagged the seat previously held by Keith Ellison, the nation’s first Muslim congressman.
  
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• Mexican ruling party to present bill for recreational marijuana use

  06-11-2018 23:18 via yahoo.com
  Mexico's next interior minister plans to submit a bill to legalize recreational and medical marijuana use, according to documents posted on the Congress website on Tuesday, the latest step by the incoming government to shake up the country's fight against drug-related crime.The bill, which is backed by Senator Olga Sanchez, Mexico President-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's choice for interior minister, could be presented this week, two legislative sources said.
  
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• SNK 40th Anniversary Collection Review

  06-11-2018 23:04
  Whereas normally a review would try to get to the heart of what makes a game fun (or not), in the case of a compilation like the SNK 40th Anniversary Collection I’m judging the work that was put into curating, presenting, contextualizing, and enhancing the artifacts on display. These games are relics of another time, and in some cases not much fun to play today. But video game history is important, and I’m grateful developer Digital Eclipse is willing to do the work to preserve games
  
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• Christopher Watts pleads guilty to murder of pregnant wife, 2 young daughters

  06-11-2018 22:59 via yahoo.com
  Christopher Watts, the Colorado father who was accused of murdering his
  
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• Despicable Me producer planning to bring you a Mario movie in 2022

  06-11-2018 22:40 via gamesradar.com
  "I like that this was not done well the first time"
  
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• The Quiet Man Review

  06-11-2018 22:36
  In something of a reversal of the usual result of games that use live-action cutscenes, Human Head’s ambitious attempt to tell a story from the perspective of a deaf protagonist gets a lot more right about its video half than its game half. Its cinematics are technically competent – even impressive – at conveying characters’ emotions without sound, but the story it’s telling is uninspired and the playable third-person combat sequences are overly simplistic and repet
  
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• Midterms 2018: When will the polls close and when will we know the winners?

  06-11-2018 22:10 via yahoo.com
  2018’s midterm elections are breaking polling records across the country, but there’s still time to get more votes in.When do the polls close?
  
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• Sri Lanka has suffered a 'coup without guns': parliament speaker

  06-11-2018 22:06 via yahoo.com
  Sri Lanka's parliamentary speaker has called the president's sacking of the prime minister to bring a former leader back to power a non-violent coup d'etat.Speaker Karu Jayasuriya is a key figure in the political standoff that started on Oct. 26, when President Maithripala Sirisena fired Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and replaced him with former president Mahinda Rajapaksa.Wickremesinghe is refusing to vacate his prime ministerial residence and insists he remains in office until voted out
  
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• U.S. court rules Qualcomm must licence technology to rivals

  06-11-2018 22:04 via yahoo.com
  The preliminary ruling came in an antitrust lawsuit against Qualcomm brought by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission in early 2017.The preliminary ruling by Judge Lucy Koh in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California said that Qualcomm must license some patents involved in making so-called modem chips, which help smart phones connect to wireless data networks, to rival chip firms.Qualcomm and the FTC had jointly asked Koh last month to delay ruling on the issue for up to 30 da
  
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• Fox News calls host appearance with Trump 'unfortunate'

  06-11-2018 21:53 via yahoo.com
  The statement from Fox came hours after the popular Fox personality joined Trump in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, at a "Make America Great Again" rally of several thousand people promoting Republican candidates.Hannity, who has interviewed Trump on several occasions on Fox and is believed to be close to the White House, offered effusive praise for the president while echoing his concerns about what he termed "fake news" media reports.
  
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• The Stories Of The Migrant Caravan

  06-11-2018 21:33 via yahoo.com
  Central American migrants left their native countries looking for a better life and they’re telling their stories of the dangers back home.
  
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• GM May Add 1.7 Million More Crossovers to Its Existing Recall over Windshield-Wiper Issue

  06-11-2018 21:08 via yahoo.com
  General Motors has already recalled 367,808 crossovers in the U.S. for faulty windshield wipers. Now a NHTSA investigation may add 1.7 million more.
  
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• Man on Delta Flight Says He Was Forced to Sit in Seat Dripping With Dog Feces

  06-11-2018 20:55 via yahoo.com
  Delta Air Lines has apologized for the feces-covered seats on an Atlanta to Miami flight.
  
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• Georgia midterms: Oprah Winfrey denounces racist robocalls made in her name after she supported Democratic candidate

  06-11-2018 20:55 via yahoo.com
  Oprah Winfrey has denounced racist robocalls that were placed in her name in Georgia.The TV star, who went canvassing on behalf of gubernatorial Democratic nominee Stacey Abrams last week, shared her response in an Instagram video on Monday, the day before the midterm elections."I heard people were making racist robocalls in my name against Stacey Abrams, who I am 100 per cent for, in Georgia" she said in the clip.
  
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• Jason Momoa reveals why Aquaman is the hardest movie he's ever done

  06-11-2018 20:25 via gamesradar.com
  "I don’t like my soup!"
  
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• Freedom from government measure on New Hampshire ballot

  06-11-2018 20:25 via yahoo.com
  The 'Live Free or Die' ballot initiative would add language to the state's constitution stating 'an individual's right to live free from government intrusion in private or personal info is natural, essential and inherent.' Douglas Kennedy reports from Manchester.
  
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• Turkey says it will not abide by renewed sanctions on Iran

  06-11-2018 20:07 via yahoo.com
  Washington reimposed the sanctions on Monday, ditching a 2015 deal between world powers and Iran over its nuclear program.The U.S. measures temporarily allow some major customers, including Turkey, to continue buying Iranian crude.
  
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• 77-Year-Old Voter Tears Up At Beto O'Rourke Visiting Polling Place: 'It Means A Lot'

  06-11-2018 19:57 via yahoo.com
  Of the voters who turned up in Texas polling places to support Senate hopeful
  
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• Women Are Placing Their 'I Voted' Stickers On Susan B. Anthony's Grave

  06-11-2018 19:56 via yahoo.com
  After casting their ballots in the midterm elections on Tuesday, women flocked
  
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• A Four-Door Ford Mustang Is Not as Crazy as It Sounds

  06-11-2018 19:54 via yahoo.com
  The rumors are swirling about a new V-8–powered sedan pony car.
  
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• Candidates cast their ballots (presumably for themselves)

  06-11-2018 19:52 via yahoo.com
  It’s Election Day in America, and voters will deliver their first verdict on President Trump’s tumultuous tenure in midterm elections that are expected to draw historic numbers to the polls.Across the country, people are talking about this election as one of the most momentous in their lifetimes — a fight for the very soul of America.Here’s a look at candidates, politicians and the political elite as they vote on Election Day.
  
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• George Clooney Donates Harley-Davidson Motorcycle to Charity at Wife's Urging

  06-11-2018 19:47 via yahoo.com
  The actor was thrown 20 feet from a motor scooter in July.
  
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• The 2019 Hyundai Elantra Sport Looks More Aggressive but Packs the Same Punch

  06-11-2018 19:42 via yahoo.com
  It gets the same angular new face as all 2019 Elantras, but there aren't any changes underneath.
  
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• The Latest: Aid workers help migrants at Mexico City stadium

  06-11-2018 19:41 via yahoo.com
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Latest on the caravans of Central American migrants making their way through Mexico (all times local):
  
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• New Pokemon Leak Suggests an Eevee Tamagotchi Is on the Way

  06-11-2018 19:18
  Leaked Japanese promotional images appeared online showing the possibility of the Pokemon Eevee having a collaboration with the virtual pet, Tamagotchi.
  First reported by Serebii, this possible leak is entirely unconfirmed, but would coincide with the upcoming Pokemon: Let's Go, Pikachu and Pokemon: Let's Go, Eevee games that will hit stores on Nov. 16.Serebii Update: Unconfirmed sell sheet potentially reveals a special Eevee & Tamagotchi collaboration. Details @ https://t.co/gDbXkHSvkT pic.
  
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• Yahoo News Explains: The biggest ballot initiatives in the midterms

  06-11-2018 19:13 via yahoo.com
  Climate change may be the biggest issue on state ballots Tuesday, but rules about abortion and marijuana will also be voted on.
  
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• We're Streaming Two Hours of Overkill's The Walking Dead Today

  06-11-2018 19:00
  
  Overkill's back with its newest take on the co-op first-person shooter genre, set in the Walking Dead universe and aptly titled: Overkill's The Walking Dead.
  Catch our first impressions as we stream the first two hours of the game today, November 6 from 1-3pm PT/4-6pm ET/9-11pm UK (Wednesday, November 7 from 6-8am AET).As always, you can watch right here on the front page of IGN.com, or you can find us on YouTube, Twitch, and Mixer.
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• Sheriff: 10-year-old says she stomped head of baby in panic

  06-11-2018 18:55 via yahoo.com
  CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis. (AP) — A 10-year-old girl charged with first-degree intentional homicide in the death of a 6-month-old baby told investigators that she panicked after dropping the infant, and stomped on the child's head to stop the crying, according to a sheriff in western Wisconsin.
  
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• Jon Stewart Returns With A Jab At Trump’s Border Troop Deployment

  06-11-2018 18:51 via yahoo.com
  NEW YORK ― A star-studded slate of comedians and musicians filled the Hulu
  
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• US urges Europe not to weaken on Russia sanctions

  06-11-2018 18:35 via yahoo.com
  Europe must not weaken its sanctions against Russia, a senior US official said Tuesday, warning that Moscow posed a "clear and present danger" to the West that was "getting worse and not better".Washington is pressing EU countries to maintain tough sanctions imposed on Russia over the annexation of Crimea and the Ukraine crisis, as Italy's pro-Kremlin government pushes the bloc to relax the pressure on Moscow.On a trip to Moscow last month, Italy's far-right Interior Minister Matteo Salvini deno
  
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• Harvard Scientists Say Aliens May Explain Bizarre Interstellar Object 'Oumuamua (But Probably Not)

  06-11-2018 18:17 via yahoo.com
  Oddball space rock 'Oumuamua, discovered over a year ago, is the first interstellar object to visit our solar system and is unlike any comet or asteroid observed before.Two astronomers with the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (CfA) recently took a closer look at the cigar-shaped object's unusual acceleration during its trip through our solar system, to figure out what may have caused the unexpected boost in the object's motion.Such acceleration during orbit is characteristic of comet
  
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• These Powerful Photos Show Voters Making Their Voices Heard Across The Country

  06-11-2018 18:03 via yahoo.com
  Today's the day.
  
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• Blizzard says rumored Diablo 4 announcement was never planned for BlizzCon

  06-11-2018 17:51 via gamesradar.com
  "We didn't pull any announcements," Blizzard said
  
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• Beto's unlikely quest to unseat Cruz comes down to Austin, Dallas, Lubbock, Midland ... and everyplace else

  06-11-2018 17:43 via yahoo.com
  Here are the places to watch as election results come in from Texas.
  
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• Girl, 10, charged with killing baby after allegedly stamping on his head at daycare centre

  06-11-2018 17:40 via yahoo.com
  A 10-year-old girl has been charged with stamping on a six-month-old baby at a Wisconsin daycare centre, killing him.On Monday, the girl—who is currently detained in juvenile custody—appeared in court where she was charged with first-degree intentional homicide and has been ordered a $50,000 cash bond.In Wisconsin, first-degree homicide charges are initially brought in adult court if the defendant is 10 years of age or older, the Star Tribune reported.
  
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• Designing for the New Culture of Cannabis

  06-11-2018 17:37 via yahoo.com
  Say goodbye to drab, institutional interiors and trippy accoutrements—top-tier designers are making the face of marijuana more beautiful, smart, and inviting
  
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• West calls on China to close Uighur detention camps

  06-11-2018 17:33 via yahoo.com
  "We will not accept the politically-driven accusations from a few countries that are fraught with biases and in total disregard of the facts," Le Yucheng, Chinese vice minister of foreign affairs who headed a 66-member delegation, told the United Nations Human Rights Council.At a debate at the Geneva forum - which reports on alleged violations in each U.N. member state every five years and reviewed China's record on Tuesday - Beijing said it protected the freedoms of its 55 ethnic minorities.Chi
  
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• Microsoft Built Its New Campus in Minecraft to Introduce Employees

  06-11-2018 17:30
  There seems to be nothing Minecraft players can't or won't build in the game. Case in point, Microsoft has now constructed its own corporate headquarters inside the game it bought for $2.5 billion in 2014.
  CNBC reports that Microsoft hired Blockworks, a UK design studio that works in Minecraft, to give employees an advance look at a planned refresh of Microsoft's Redmond, Washington campus. The 500-acre campus' overhaul is scheduled to be finished in 2022.
  Microsoft's decision to preview the pro
  
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• Bethesda responds to reports of hacking vulnerabilities in Fallout 76, calling them "inaccurate"

  06-11-2018 17:24 via gamesradar.com
  "Cheating or hacking will not be tolerated," Bethesda says
  
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• Save over $420 on this 14-piece set of pots and pans by Cuisinart at Macy's, plus get a free gift

  06-11-2018 17:21 via yahoo.com
  The holidays usually mean two things: shopping and cooking. If your pots and pans aren't up to the task this year, then we'd recommend jumping on this sale so you can save some serious cash. Macy's isn't waiting for Black Friday to launch some amazing deals for the kitchen, which we've written about here. But we almost did a spit take when we saw that this 14-piece cookware set by Cuisinart was on sale for just $118.99 with code EVENT — that's $421 off, you guys. (Picks up jaw off the floo
  
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• As March for Our Lives champions firearms control at midterm elections, Parkland victim’s father says guns are not the problem

  06-11-2018 17:13 via yahoo.com
  Andrew Pollack has been on a mission that some may deem inappropriate ever since his 17-year-old daughter, Meadow, was murdered in one of the worst mass shootings in American history.Many south Florida student-survivors-turned-activists have focused on gun control legislation as a means to stop the next Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting, by teaming with Democratic local and state politicians and the March for Our Lives movement.The Parkland shooting was a result of lenient criminal j
  
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• Eric Trump Gets Schooled Over Health Care Claim On 'Fox & Friends'

  06-11-2018 17:07 via yahoo.com
  President Donald Trump's second son, Eric Trump, was cut down to size while
  
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• Utah's mayor widow: 'Fitting' that husband's remains returned to US on Election Day

  06-11-2018 17:00 via yahoo.com
  Maj. Brent Taylor, a Utah National Guardsman who was also the mayor of North Ogden, Utah, was slain in an insider attack in Afghanistan this past weekend.
  
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• Nintendo Is Hiring for a Zelda-Related Project

  06-11-2018 16:55
  Nintendo appears to be starting work on a new Legend of Zelda project, according to a pair of job listings.
  First spotted by Resetera user guru-guru, the listings are for a 3DCG designer and a level designer. Neither reveals much about what sort of Zelda project the developers would be working on at Nintendo, but do have callouts to a few Legend of Zelda franchise staples.
  Unsurprisingly, Nintendo wants the designer to have experience working on action games and to be able to work on designing t
  
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