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• Driver charged in death of Broadway actress' child has died of apparent suicide

  08-11-2018 23:57 via yahoo.com
  Dorothy Bruns was found dead in her home, a suicidal note and pills were also found near her body.
  
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• Missouri tour boat captain indicted after sinking kills 17

  08-11-2018 23:49 via yahoo.com
  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The captain of a tourist boat that sank in southwest Missouri and killed 17 people, including nine members of an Indiana family, didn't tell passengers to put on flotation devices or prepare them to abandon ship even after waves crashed into the boat during a severe storm, according to an indictment released Thursday.
  
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• Ex-Marine apparently acted alone in California bar shooting: FBI

  08-11-2018 23:41 via yahoo.com
  A former U.S. Marine combat veteran opened fire in a Los Angeles area bar and dance hall filled with college students, killing 12 people in a mass shooting that stunned a Southern California community with a reputation for safety.The gunman, identified by police as 28-year-old Ian David Long,was found dead of an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound following the Wednesday night massacre at the Borderline Bar and Grill in Thousand Oaks, a suburb 40 miles (64 km) northwest of Los Angeles, law e
  
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• Trade players to watch in Congress after Democrats retake House

  08-11-2018 23:39 via yahoo.com
  The trade landscape in the U.S. House of Representatives will shift significantly next year following Democrats' seizure of control in Tuesday's elections.In the Senate, the Republicans strengthened their majority.Here is a look at key congressional trade players to watch:NANCY PELOSIHouse Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi has announced her intention to return as House speaker and so far has no challengers.
  
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• These Are the Deadliest Mass Shootings of 2018

  08-11-2018 23:31 via yahoo.com
  The mass carnage began on Valentine's Day at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
  
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• Fortnite: NBA's Josh Hart vs Twitch's xChocoBars

  08-11-2018 23:30
  
  Grab your pickaxe and chug jugs because this Thursday, IGN is loading up the battle bus and we’ve got some special passengers. IGN Plays Live: Fortnite Streamer Showdown is back on.
  On November 8, starting at 4pm PT/7pm ET Sydnee Goodman will be joined by Twitch streamer, xChocoBars and the LA Lakers' Josh Hart for a live stream like you’ve never seen. Unless you saw last week's… which was like one you’ve never seen, because it was the first time we did it. But it was ep
  
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• Why Bumblebee's trying to feel more like a classic Spielberg movie than the usual Transformers action

  08-11-2018 23:19 via gamesradar.com
  Putting Transformers and '80s movies together in Bumblebee "felt like a perfect marriage"
  
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• U.S. Democrats seek hearings on Trump’s ouster of Sessions

  08-11-2018 23:04 via yahoo.com
  By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congressional Democrats on Thursday demanded emergency hearings in the U.S. House of Representatives to investigate President Donald Trump's ouster of Attorney General Jeff Sessions, calling the move an effort to undermine a federal probe into Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. election. Trump forced the resignation of Sessions on Wednesday, a day after elections in which his fellow Republicans lost control of the House but increased their majority in the Se
  
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• Red Dead Redemption 2 players are determined to find a mystery NPC named Gavin - have you seen him?

  08-11-2018 22:50 via gamesradar.com
  Please help these desperate players #FindGavin
  
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• Subaru recalls 640K vehicles globally for stalling problems

  08-11-2018 22:45 via yahoo.com
  DETROIT (AP) — Subaru is recalling about 640,000 vehicles worldwide to fix two problems that can cause them to stall.
  
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• Trump Blocks Asylum For Immigrants Who Cross Border Illegally

  08-11-2018 22:44 via yahoo.com
  President Donald Trump followed through Friday on his legally questionable
  
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• What America Can Learn from Taiwan’s Digital Democracy

  08-11-2018 22:42 via yahoo.com
  Taipei's "vTaiwan" has proved innovative for security and citizen involvement.
  
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• Best Nintendo Gifts of 2018

  08-11-2018 22:30
  
  If you buy something through this post, IGN may get a share of the sale. For more, read our Terms of Use.
  The holiday shopping season is upon us, and if you know someone looking for that special Nintendo gift this year, we've put together this guide to help you make an informed decision on the best Nintendo gifts of 2018.Nintendo Switch: Fortnite - Double Helix Bundle
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• Bernie Sanders Says Not All Voters Who Feel 'Uncomfortable' With Black Candidates Are Racist

  08-11-2018 22:25 via yahoo.com
  Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) drew criticism Thursday after saying many white
  
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• Wind-Driven Fire Barrels Through Northern California's Butte County

  08-11-2018 22:23 via yahoo.com
  An 18,000-acre fire in Northern California's Butte County forced thousands to
  
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• Shades of 2000: With ballots still uncounted, Florida races are going to recounts

  08-11-2018 22:08 via yahoo.com
  Gov. Rick Scott and former Rep. Ron DeSantis hold leads in their respective races that have been shrinking since Election Day.
  
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• Ruth Bader Ginsburg: Hospital treatment for Supreme Court justice strikes fear into US liberals

  08-11-2018 22:06 via yahoo.com
  Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is recovering in hospital after fracturing three ribs from a fall early Thursday morning, prompting panic from supporters worried about what it would mean or her seat on the court.Known as one of the most liberal judges on the court, which has had its conservative majority restored by two nominations from Donal trump, Ms Ginsburg has become a feminist icon.“She can have all my ribs,” Rabia Chaudry, an attorney, tweeted.
  
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• Father who searched for son says he was killed in the Thousand Oaks, Calif., mass shooting

  08-11-2018 22:06 via yahoo.com
  Jason Coffman says that his son Cody was one of the people killed in the Thousand Oaks, Calif., mass shooting. Coffman searched for his son in the hours after the shooting, making public pleas to help locate Cody after he couldn’t be reached.
  
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• Judge Releases Defendants After Losing Re-Election, Asking If They'd Kill Anyone

  08-11-2018 21:51 via yahoo.com
  A Texas judge reportedly released nearly all of his juvenile defendants after
  
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• Factbox: Democrats pick up net 32 seats in U.S. House, with some races still undecided

  08-11-2018 21:42 via yahoo.com
  (Reuters) - Democrats have gained a net 32 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives after elections on Tuesday, with only seven races still undecided, according to the latest projections by media outlets and data provider DDHQ. The Democratic Party needed to pick up only 23 seats to wrest control of the chamber from the Republican Party. Following is the latest tally of seats that will change parties, based on the projections. ...
  
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• What It's Worth: What You Can Get With $3.5M

  08-11-2018 21:37 via yahoo.com
  Whether you’re in the biggest city or smallest suburban town, every map dot in
  
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• What Spider-Man Trophies Tell Us About the Second DLC

  08-11-2018 21:35
  An in-game image for Marvel's Spider-Man revealed when the PS4 exclusive's second DLC, "Turf Wars," will debut. And alongside the date reveal, the second DLC's trophies debuted, offering a better idea of what the DLC entails.
  Potential spoilers for Marvel's Spider-Man: "Turf Wars" follow.
  Here are the trophies — including the hidden trophies — that are part of Marvel's Spider-Man's second DLC: The City Is My Family (Gold) - 100% complete CTNS: Turf WarsTurning the Screw (Silver)
  
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• Play PUBG and PES 2019 complete with online multiplayer free this weekend

  08-11-2018 21:28 via gamesradar.com
  You don't need Xbox Live Gold to play online from November 8 through 11
  
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• Incoming Mexico government sends marijuana bill to Congress

  08-11-2018 21:23 via yahoo.com
  Mexico's incoming government submitted a bill on Thursday to create a medical marijuana industry and allow its recreational use, part of a crime-fighting plan that would make Mexico one of the world's most populous countries to legalize the drug.The bill would permit companies to grow and commercialize marijuana.People would also be allowed to cultivate plants for private use, as long as they register in an anonymous government listing and produce no more than 480 grams (1 lb) of marijuana per y
  
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• Florida Just Enfranchised Over 1 Million People. They Still Face Big Obstacles To Voting.

  08-11-2018 21:17 via yahoo.com
  Florida voters made history on Tuesday, amending their state constitution to
  
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• Best Bites: Fall brussel sprouts, squash and quinoa salad

  08-11-2018 21:14 via yahoo.com
  Welcome to Best Bites, a twice-weekly video series that aims to satisfy your
  
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• House Dems Demand Acting AG Recuse Himself from Mueller Probe

  08-11-2018 21:02 via yahoo.com
  House Democrats are demanding that acting attorney general Matt Whitaker, who took over for Attorney General Jeff Sessions after President Trump requested, received, and accepted Sessions’s resignation Wednesday, recuse himself from Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia probe.In a letter to Whitaker, Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee urged him to recuse himself based on previous criticisms he has made of the probe.“There is little doubt that President Trump&rsqu
  
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• Volkswagen plans to sell electric Tesla rival for less than $23,000 -source

  08-11-2018 20:43 via yahoo.com
  Volkswagenintends to sell electric cars for less than 20,000 euros ($22,836) and protect German jobs by converting three factories to make Teslarivals, a source familiar with the plans said.VW and other carmakers are struggling to adapt quickly enough to stringent rules introduced after the carmaker was found to have cheated diesel emissions tests, with its chief executive Herbert Diess warning last month that Germany's auto industry faces extinction.Plans for VW's electric car, known as "MEB en
  
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• Native American women's election to US House celebrated

  08-11-2018 20:25 via yahoo.com
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — As a girl, Debra Haaland remembers joining her grandmother as she chopped wood and fetched water for her home in tiny Mesita, a Native American community situated in New Mexico's high desert.
  
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• Gisele Bündchen Reveals Why She Left Victoria's Secret

  08-11-2018 20:20 via yahoo.com
  Gisele Bundchen is one of the world's highest-paid supermodels. Though she's
  
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• Anti-Fascist Protesters Target Fox News' Tucker Carlson At His Home

  08-11-2018 20:17 via yahoo.com
  Police responded Wednesday night when anti-fascist activists showed up at the
  
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• Father confirms son, 22, was among Thousand Oaks shooting victims

  08-11-2018 20:15 via yahoo.com
  Jason Coffman, who was desperately searching for his son, Cody, in the hours after the deadly mass shooting in Thousand Oaks, Calif., received the heartbreaking news on Thursday that the 22-year-old was among the victims of the massacre.
  
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• Twitter Users Jokingly Offer To Donate Their Ribs To Ruth Bader Ginsburg

  08-11-2018 20:00 via yahoo.com
  Some Americans jokingly offered to make a supreme sacrifice for Ruth Bader
  
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• Pelosi Promises ‘Bipartisan, Commonsense’ Gun Control after Calif. Mass Shooting

  08-11-2018 20:00 via yahoo.com
  House minority leader Nancy Pelosi vowed to advance “bipartisan, commonsense” gun-control legislation on Thursday, hours after a gunman shot and killed twelve people at a bar in Southern California.“The American people deserve real action to end the daily epidemic of gun violence that is stealing the lives of our children on campuses, in places of worship and on our streets,” said Pelosi, who is expected to lead the Democrats’ newly secured majority as speaker.&ldqu
  
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• Hitman 2's Gameplay Launch Trailer Shows You How To Make The World Your Weapon

  08-11-2018 20:00
  Heralding the game's release date next week, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and IO Interactive revealed the official gameplay launch trailer for Hitman 2. Right on the heels of the live-action trailer featuring Sean Bean, the video demonstrates a multitude of way to assassinate targets in the game. The trailer shows agent 47 using a sniper rifle to snap the ropes securing a heavy beam, Spartan-kicking an armed man over a cliff, and throwing a deadly ninja star – and
  
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• Today on Inside Edition: Tamera Mowry-Housley's Niece Is Among California Victims; Who Was the Shooter?

  08-11-2018 19:56 via yahoo.com
  Inside Edition has the latest on the California bar shooting.
  
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• How to Escape a Room Where a Smoke Bomb Has Just Gone Off

  08-11-2018 19:49 via yahoo.com
  Security expert Steve Kardian shared his tips to escape a room filled with dense smoke amid a hail of gunfire.
  
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• These Are The Victims Of The Thousand Oaks Shooting

  08-11-2018 19:47 via yahoo.com
  A gunman opened fire Wednesday at the Borderline Bar & Grill in Thousand Oaks,
  
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• Red Dead Redemption 2 lead cast members share their inspirations and favorite moments

  08-11-2018 19:45 via gamesradar.com
  The actors behind Arthur Morgan, John Marston, Sadie Adler and more reminisce
  
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• Anthem shows off a sleek new Mass Effect armor look for the Interceptor suit

  08-11-2018 19:42 via gamesradar.com
  Looks like Anthem will let you do Mass Effect cosplay no matter what Javelin you use
  
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• YouTube Now Available on the Nintendo Switch

  08-11-2018 19:40
  True to earlier reports and rumor suggestions, Nintendo has added a YouTube app to the Switch, and it's available for download right now.
  Users can now watch anything from YouTube's extensive library while using their Switch in both docked and handheld modes. Switch owners with existing YouTube accounts can log into them on the console to access their subscriptions, viewing histories, playlists, and more.
  On Monday, some Nintendo fans noticed a teaser for a Switch YouTube app on Ninten
  
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• George Conway Slams Trump In Op-Ed: Attorney General Appointment Is 'Unconstitutional'

  08-11-2018 19:39 via yahoo.com
  George Conway, the husband of White House adviser Kellyanne Conway, lambasted
  
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• Yemen troops advance deeper into rebel-held Hodeida

  08-11-2018 19:35 via yahoo.com
  Yemeni pro-government forces backed by Saudi-led coalition warplanes advanced inside rebel-held Hodeida Thursday, leaving hundreds of thousands of civilians bracing for fighting in the streets of the Red Sea port city.After a week of intense battles with the Iran-backed Huthi insurgents on the outskirts of Hodeida, loyalist troops reached residential neighbourhoods, using bulldozers to remove concrete road blocks installed by the rebels.Flashing victory signs, troops of the United Arab Emirates-
  
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• Florida’s Race For Governor Is In Recount Territory

  08-11-2018 19:31 via yahoo.com
  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- The tight gubernatorial race between Tallahassee Mayor
  
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• 'Sister, Sister' Star Tamera Mowry-Housley Confirms Niece Was Killed in Bar Shooting: 'We Are Devastated'

  08-11-2018 19:29 via yahoo.com
  The "Sister, Sister" star and her husband released a statement on the passing of 18-year-old Alaina Housley.
  
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• FBI agent who accidentally shot man pleads not guilty

  08-11-2018 19:18 via yahoo.com
  DENVER (AP) — An FBI agent who accidentally shot a man in the leg while dancing at a Denver nightspot pleaded not guilty to a second-degree assault charge Thursday but attorneys say a plea deal is still possible.
  
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• Kellyanne Conway Defends White House Mic Grab, Says Women Shouldn't Be 'Swiped' At

  08-11-2018 19:14 via yahoo.com
  Kellyanne Conway defended White House claims that CNN reporter Jim Acosta "put
  
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• Ford enters scooter wars with acquisiton of startup Spin

  08-11-2018 18:47 via yahoo.com
  Ford Motor Co. agreed Thursday to acquire the electric scooter-sharing startup Spin, entering the fast-growing segment of last-mile urban mobility."The acquisition of Spin is the latest strategic move by Ford in the mobility space, as the company builds a mobility portfolio to help customers get places more easily, more quickly and less expensively," Ford said in a statement.Ford's move adds a major new player to the hot segment that includes Uber, Lyft and others operating in dozens of cities w
  
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• Paradise, California, 'pretty much' destroyed as raging Camp Fire prompts evacuations, state of emergency

  08-11-2018 18:36 via yahoo.com
  A wind-driven wildfire continues to threaten communities and prompt evacuations after consuming nearly the entire town of Paradise.
  
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• ‘Very dangerous' Camp Fire prompts evacuations, state of emergency in Butte County, California

  08-11-2018 18:36 via yahoo.com
  Officials in Butte County, California, urged residents to evacuate on Thursday as a rapidly growing fire threatened several communities.
  
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