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• Republicans Consider 'Suicide Mission' On Shutdown And Border Wall

  11-12-2018 23:37 via news.yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON ― After a White House meeting between President Donald Trump and
  
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• Metal Gear Solid Tabletop Game Announced

  11-12-2018 23:26
  
  Metal Gear Solid: The Board Game has been officially announced by Konami and IDW Games for a 2019 release.
  Revealed through IDW Games, the tabletop game is designed by Emerson Matsuuchi, who previously designed the Century game series, Reef and Specter Ops. It will feature miniatures designed by sculptor Francesco Orrù and art from comic artist Kenneth Loh.Described as a fully cooperative miniatures board game, it tells the story of the first Metal Gear Solid originally released on t
  
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• At least two dead, 11 wounded in French Christmas market shooting

  11-12-2018 23:04 via news.yahoo.com
  A lone gunman shot dead at least two people and wounded 11 others near a Christmas market in the city of Strasbourg before fleeing, police said.
  
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• U.N. proposes Yemen's warring parties pull out of key port: sources

  11-12-2018 22:49 via news.yahoo.com
  It was not clear if the Iran-aligned Houthi movement and the Saudi-backed Yemeni government would accept the proposal made at peace talks in Sweden that aim to avert a full-scale assault on Hodeidah, now a focus of the nearly four-year-old war.U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres will attend the closing of the talks on Thursday to meet with both delegations and support his Yemen special envoy's efforts, a U.N. spokesman said.After the two sides agreed to exchange around 15,000 prisoners, the
  
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• Nate Berkus and Jeremiah Brent’s Sprawling Hancock Park Home Officially Hit the Market at $13.795 Million

  11-12-2018 22:47 via news.yahoo.com
  The couple purchased the estate, featured inAD, fromFriends creator Marta Kauffman in 2016
  
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• In heated on-camera clash, Trump bickers with top Democrats on border wall

  11-12-2018 22:37 via news.yahoo.com
  In a remarkable public argument, the likes of which is seldom seen before cameras, Trump brawled with U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer and House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi about funding for the wall he has promised to build on the southern border with Mexico."If we don’t get what we want, one way or the other - whether it’s through you, through a military, through anything you want to call - I will shut down the government," Trump said as the heated argument drew to a
  
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• Lawmakers on showdown over border wall funding

  11-12-2018 22:19 via news.yahoo.com
  Senate Republican leaders say they're hopeful there will be cooperation; chief congressional correspondent Mike Emanuel reports from Capitol Hill.
  
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• Markets Right Now: Stock market ends mixed after a bumpy day

  11-12-2018 22:15 via news.yahoo.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local):
  
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• Is China's AIIB Developing Asia, Or Just Propping Up China's State-Owned Banks with Extra Cash?

  11-12-2018 22:15 via news.yahoo.com
  The AIIB was supposed to lend $30 to $40 billion in its first three years. It has disbursed just $1 billion. Something doesn't add up.
  
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• How to get Fortnite: Save the World's IRL Storm King pin reward for free

  11-12-2018 22:14 via gamesradar.com
  Fortnite's giving away these cool pins for beating Save the World's new boss by January 1
  
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• 4 Dead, 11 Injured in Shooting Near Christmas Market in Strasbourg, France: Reports

  11-12-2018 22:02 via news.yahoo.com
  A French security official said the shooter remains at large
  
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• The Last Days of a Central Banker Under Fire in Modi's India

  11-12-2018 22:00 via news.yahoo.com
  Reserve Bank of India Governor Urjit Patel announced his resignation on Dec. 10, citing personal reasons.The surprise departure by Patel, who still had 9 months left in his three-year term, startled colleagues inside the central bank’s 25-floor headquarters on Mint Street in south Mumbai.Patel’s unceremonious exit marked the culmination of a power struggle that had been raging behind the scenes for more than a year.
  
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• China, U.S. discuss road map for next stage of trade talks

  11-12-2018 21:58 via news.yahoo.com
  China's plan was communicated during a phone call between Chinese Vice Premier Liu He, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Tuesday morning Beijing time, the official said.Meanwhile, U.S.-China tensions over the Canadian arrest of a top executive at Chinese telecoms giant Huawei Technologies [HWT.UL] appeared to rise, as Canada confirmed that one of its citizens had been detained in China.Canada said there was no direct link to the Huawei case, but
  
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• Canadian ex-diplomat held in China: Trudeau, think tank

  11-12-2018 21:39 via news.yahoo.com
  A Canadian, believed to be a former diplomat, has been detained in China, prompting concern in Ottawa and Washington, as Beijing fumes over the arrest of a senior technology executive."We are aware of the situation of a Canadian detained in China.The International Crisis Group earlier said it was aware of reports of the detention of its employee Michael Kovrig, a Chinese-speaking expert who served as a Canadian diplomat in Beijing, Hong Kong and at the United Nations.
  
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• Butina to Cohen: 5 Things to Watch This Week in U.S. Probes

  11-12-2018 21:38 via news.yahoo.com
  (Bloomberg) -- Special Counsel Robert Mueller and U.S. prosecutors are far from finished in their investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 election, President Donald Trump’s campaign, and his business and political circle, judging by recent court filings. But by the end of this week, some key early chapters will come closer to resolution.
  
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• What Persona's Joker Could Bring to Smash Bros: Ultimate

  11-12-2018 21:34
  If you’re someone who hasn’t played Persona 5, you may have been a bit confused when its protagonist Joker popped up as the first DLC character for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate last week.
  While Joker himself is a bit enigmatic, don’t worry - you won’t need to put 100 hours into Atlus’ gigantic RPG to get the basics. We’ve got you covered.
  Who Is Joker?
  Persona 5’s protagonist begins the game as an exchange student who comes to Shujin Academy after getting
  
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• Texas fraternity president spared jail following rape accusation plea deal

  11-12-2018 21:32 via news.yahoo.com
  The former president of a fraternity at a private Christian university in Texas has been spared jail time after being accused of raping a fellow student at a party, in a decision which has devastated the victim and her family. Jacob Anderson, 23, was accused of repeatedly raping a woman at a party in 2016, after she was plied with drink. A Texas judge on Monday accepted a plea bargain, allowing the former Baylor university student to walk free and serve only community service. The woman, who was
  
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• The Latest: US condemns detention of Canadian in China

  11-12-2018 21:29 via news.yahoo.com
  TORONTO (AP) — The Latest on the detention of a former Canadian diplomat in China (all times local):
  
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• Italy far-right minister accuses EU of anti-Israel bias

  11-12-2018 21:26 via news.yahoo.com
  Italy's far-right Interior Minister Matteo Salvini accused the European Union of being biased against Israel, in remarks during a visit to the Jewish state on Tuesday."The European Union in recent years has been absolutely unbalanced... in its management of the conflict in the Middle East, condemning and punishing Israel every 15 minutes," he told journalists.Salvini met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday during his 24-hour visit to the country.
  
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• FBI investigating alleged neo-Nazi white supremacist attack on black DJ

  11-12-2018 21:25 via news.yahoo.com
  The FBI is joining a hate crimes investigation into an attack on a black DJ, allegedly carried out by self-confessed members of a neo-Nazi skinhead group.Eight individuals have been arrested as part of the investigation launched by the Snohomish County Sheriff's office in Washington state, and the FBI.Among those arrested was Travis Condor, a former soldier from Pittsburgh who in 2010 was sentenced to 90 days in jail for beating a homeless man with a baseball bat in Cincinnati.
  
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• PUBG's New Map Is Great, But It Won't Save It

  11-12-2018 21:21
  There was a time when PUBG enjoyed massive domination. The early-access battle royale game was a huge breakout hit, with a record 3.2 million concurrent players on Steam almost one year ago.
  But its numbers have dropped off, and while it's still one of Steam's most popular games, it's nowhere near its peak.
  Meanwhile Fortnite is unquestionably the biggest game on Earth, and Call of Duty's Blackout mode brings another big name to the battle royale battle royale. Against these heavy hitters, and w
  
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• Melania Trump gives gifts at Marine Corps Reserve toy drive

  11-12-2018 21:12 via news.yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Melania Trump highlighted the spirit of giving Tuesday by sorting toys and making Christmas cards for an annual toy drive held by the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve.
  
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• Charges dropped against mother after police rip 1-year-old son from her arms in video

  11-12-2018 21:03 via news.yahoo.com
  Jazmine Headley remained incarcerated as of Tuesday morning, four days after New York City police yanked her infant son from her arms in Brooklyn.
  
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• Bethesda Has One More Fallout 76 Patch Planned in 2018

  11-12-2018 20:39
  Bethesda shares its current patch schedule for the remainder of the year, and teases new content for Fallout 76.
  Fallout 76 got another patch this week following last week's update, and Bethesda is hoping to drop one more before the end of the year, according to the latest Inside the Vault blog post.
  "We’re still hoping to provide one more patch in mid-December. As mentioned previously, this patch will continue our focus on stability and other concerns raised by the community," reads the u
  
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• GTA Online meets Twisted Metal in the new Arena War update

  11-12-2018 20:33 via gamesradar.com
  Take part in seven new modes of vehicular mayhem
  
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• Lebanon: Israel border tunnel operation won't endanger calm

  11-12-2018 20:12 via news.yahoo.com
  BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon's president said Tuesday Israel's operation to destroy what it says is a series of cross-border attack tunnels built by the militant Hezbollah group won't endanger the calm along the frontier, adding that his country takes the issue seriously.
  
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• Delta Air Lines to ditch zone boarding in 2019

  11-12-2018 20:04 via news.yahoo.com
  The airline is ditching boarding zones for groups based on ticket type. Some travelers will board later than they do now.
  
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• US nuns who stole money to gamble in Vegas facing criminal charges

  11-12-2018 19:59 via news.yahoo.com
  Two California nuns who stole around $500,000 dollars from the school where they worked and splashed out on travel and gambling in Las Vegas are facing criminal charges, their order confirmed Tuesday.Sisters Mary Margaret Kreuper and Lana Chang, who are said to be best friends, reportedly embezzled the huge sum over the course of a decade from St James Catholic School in Torrance, south of Los Angeles.The Archdiocese of Los Angeles said the money was discovered missing during a routine audit aft
  
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• First Lady takes part in Marine Corps toy drive

  11-12-2018 19:59 via news.yahoo.com
  First Lady Melania Trump visited Joint Base Anacostia - Bolling in the Washington, D.C. area to participate in the Marine Corps Reserve's Toys for Tots Program. (Dec. 11)
  
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• Life in prison for neo-Nazi in Charlottesville attack

  11-12-2018 19:41 via news.yahoo.com
  An American neo-Nazi who drove his car into a group of counter-protesters last year during a white supremacist rally in Virginia, killing a woman, was sentenced to life in prison by a jury on Tuesday.James Alex Fields Jr, 21, was found guilty of murder and other charges last week following a two-week jury trial in Charlottesville.Fields will be formally sentenced by Judge Richard Moore on March 29.
  
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• Trump administration official defends tear gas use at Mexico border

  11-12-2018 19:32 via news.yahoo.com
  The firing of tear gas canisters by U.S. border agents toward migrants in Mexico near a border crossing last month followed regulations, a senior Trump administration official said in testimony to Congress on Tuesday.On Nov. 25, U.S. border agents fired tear gas to disperse a group of migrants near the U.S.-Mexico border crossing separating Tijuana from San Diego when some rushed through fencing into the United States.A day after the incident, Mexico's foreign ministry presented a diplomatic not
  
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• Texas ready to execute man convicted of 1993 murder, assault

  11-12-2018 19:24 via news.yahoo.com
  Alvin Braziel, 43, is scheduled to die by lethal injectionin the state's death chamber in Huntsville at 6 p.m. CST (0000 GMT), the Texas Department of Criminal Justice said.Braziel was convicted and sentenced to death in 2001.
  
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• Texas to execute killer over 1993 attack on newlyweds

  11-12-2018 19:17 via news.yahoo.com
  The southern US state of Texas was on Tuesday scheduled to execute a convicted killer and rapist over a 1993 attack on a newlywed couple.Alvin Braziel, 43, was set to die by lethal injection Tuesday evening at the Texas state prison in Huntsville.The couple were walking on a trail in the Dallas suburbs when Braziel, aged 18 at the time, attempted to rob them at gunpoint.
  
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• In heated clash with Pelosi and Schumer, Trump says he'll shut down government 'if we don't get what we want' for wall

  11-12-2018 19:15 via news.yahoo.com
  In a remarkable exchange in front of reporters inside the Oval Office, President Trump and Congressional Democratic leaders Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi argued over border security.
  
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• Meng Wanzhou: Canadian court frees detained Chinese Huawei executive

  11-12-2018 19:11 via news.yahoo.com
  A judge has granted bail to detained Chinese telecom executive Meng Wanzhou, potentially preventing the escalation of an international row between China and the US.The detention of the executive had threatened to further complicate relations between the US and China, which Donald Trump has previously threatened with a trade war.China had threatened severe consequences unless Canada released Ms Meng immediately.
  
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• Former Canadian diplomat detained in China amid tensions over arrest of Huawei executive

  11-12-2018 19:11 via news.yahoo.com
  A former Canadian diplomat has been arrested in  China, amid tensions over the recent detention of a Chinese telecom executive in Vancouver. "We have been in direct contact with the Chinese diplomats and representatives," Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said. "We are engaged with the file (case), which we take very seriously." Canadian Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale on Tuesday confirmed the detention of Michael Kovrig. "We're deeply concerned," he said. "A Canadian is obviously
  
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• Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Reveals Her Jewish Roots At Hanukkah Event

  11-12-2018 19:05 via news.yahoo.com
  Rep.-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) has revealed that generations
  
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• US presses Cuba with prisoner list

  11-12-2018 18:59 via news.yahoo.com
  US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has pressed Cuba in an open letter to explain the detention of eight people who Washington says are political prisoners, saying that Havana has ignored diplomatic efforts to seek answers.In a letter released Tuesday by the State Department, Pompeo asked Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez to provide a "substantive explanation" on the detention of eight listed prisoners.
  
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• Fortnite Infinity Blade gameplay: See what it's like to go from Polar Peak to Victory Royale with the new sword

  11-12-2018 18:58 via gamesradar.com
  Here's what Fortnite's Infinity Blade melee weapon can do for you
  
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• India's Modi suffers biggest state election loss, boosting opposition

  11-12-2018 18:46 via news.yahoo.com
  The results in the heartland rural states of Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh could force the federal government run by Modi's Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to raise spending in the countryside, where more than two-thirds of India's 1.3 billion people live.Political analysts said the BJP's defeat would underscore rural dismay with the government and could help unite the opposition led by the Congress party.Modi is personally popular but has been criticized for failing
  
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• James Alex Fields Jr. Sentenced To Life In Prison For Murder Of Heather Heyer

  11-12-2018 18:40 via news.yahoo.com
  Neo-Nazi James Alex Fields Jr. was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison for
  
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• China's Car-Tariff Gesture Stirs Hope of a More Lasting Truce

  11-12-2018 18:34 via news.yahoo.com
  Shares of U.S. automakers surged Tuesday after Bloomberg News reported that China’s Cabinet will review a proposal to cut tariffs on U.S. cars to 15 percent from 40 percent, bringing the U.S. in line with what other countries pay, according to people familiar with the matter.President Donald Trump tweeted that “very productive conversations” are taking place with the Chinese, predicting “important announcements” to come.China intends to resume purchases of American
  
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• Rep. Zoe Lofgren asks Google CEO why she got Trump pictures when she searched for 'idiot'

  11-12-2018 18:31 via news.yahoo.com
  A Google image search for the word idiot by USA TODAY found Trump in 13 of the top 17 results. A photo of his sons Donald and Eric came in sixth.
  
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• Trump meeting with Pelosi and Schumer descends into chaos as president threatens to shut government over border

  11-12-2018 18:24 via news.yahoo.com
  An Oval Office meeting between Donald Trump and senior Democrats rapidly escalated into anger and disagreement after the president threatened to shut the government if he did not receive funding for a border wall.In dramatic scenes that may have been partly staged to appeal to their respective supporters, Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer repeatedly clashed with Mr Trump over his insistence that border security could only be guaranteed by building such a wall.“I will be the one to shut [the g
  
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• Fortnite Dataminers Find Hints of Thanos' Return to the Game

  11-12-2018 18:13
  The Mad Titan could be coming back to Fortnite in another crossover event, if updated game files are anything to go by.
  Fortnite's patch 7.01 released this week, and dataminers who have been poking around in the update have discovered files that suggest that Thanos might be making a timely comeback, now that the first trailer for Avengers: Endgame has dropped.
  FNBR.News reports that dataminer FortTory discovered newly added Carmine-related files, significant because Carmine was the codename
  
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• Nier: Automata Game of the Yorha Edition coming in early 2019

  11-12-2018 18:07 via gamesradar.com
  Platinum Games officially announces the game's second special edition
  
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• Israel PM warns Hezbollah of reprisals over 'attack tunnels'

  11-12-2018 18:05 via news.yahoo.com
  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned Hezbollah of reprisals after the military said on Tuesday it had uncovered a third "attack tunnel" infiltrating its territory from Lebanon."If Hezbollah makes the serious mistake of attacking us or confronting what we are doing now it will face unimaginable blows" in retaliation, Netanyahu said during a visit to northern Israel."We will pursue this operation as long as the threat of Hezbollah tunnels persists," the premier, who was accompanied by
  
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• World War Z Game: First Look at the Playable Classes

  11-12-2018 18:00
  World War Z's upcoming game for PS4, Xbox One, and PC looks set to channel the film in that you'll be dealing with hundreds of zombies (fast zombies!) at a time. Due out in 2019, the game will feature six playable classes to choose from for your four-player cooperative multiplayer action.
  The classes are: Exterminator: Uses Molotov cocktails and gets increased fire damage.Fixer: Has an explosive ammo case and perks that restore teammate ammo.Gunslinger: Basically the tank class. Focus on high we
  
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• Google CEO Argues for Company's China Return in Congress

  11-12-2018 18:00 via news.yahoo.com
  Pichai has been under pressure from politicians, activists and staff to stop building a censored search engine for China.Late on Monday, a coalition of human rights groups asked Google to commit to not working with the Chinese government on censorship and surveillance.
  
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• Kathie Lee Gifford Tearfully Announces Her Exit From Today, and It Made Hoda Cry Too

  11-12-2018 17:57 via news.yahoo.com
  Kathie Lee Gifford will be leaving the Today show next April
  
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