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• Fresh Prince of Bel-Air star Alfonso Ribeiro sues Epic for using the Carlton dance in Fortnite

  17-12-2018 23:51 via gamesradar.com
  Ribeiro also reportedly sued 2K for the same reason
  
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• J&J announces $5 billion share buyback after shares extend losses

  17-12-2018 23:50 via news.yahoo.com
  Johnson & Johnson said on Monday it plans to buy back up to $5 billion of its stock, after a Reuters report on Friday that the company knew for decades that its Baby Powder contained cancer-causing asbestos wiped about $40 billion from its market value.J&J knew about the presence of small amounts of asbestos in its products as early as 1971, a Reuters examination of company memos, internal reports and other confidential documents showed.The share repurchase was just the latest effort the
  
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• Construction company fires workers over CA wildfire destruct

  17-12-2018 23:46 via news.yahoo.com
  Three construction workers were fired after posting inappropriate pictures surrounded by wildfire aftermath; Claudia Cowan reports from Paradise, California.
  
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• Girl's death shows communication issues on US-Mexico border

  17-12-2018 23:26 via news.yahoo.com
  Shortly before a 7-year-old Guatemalan girl died in U.S. custody, her father signed a form stating that his daughter was in good health. But it's unclear how much the man understood on the form, which was written in English and read to him in Spanish by Border Patrol agents.
  
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• The Latest: Ex-archbishop denies claim, welcomes probe

  17-12-2018 23:19 via news.yahoo.com
  VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Latest on a U.S. archbishop's request to address sexual misconduct allegations against former St. Paul and Minneapolis Archbishop John Nienstedt (all times local):
  
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• Congressional delegation will visit Border Patrol site after death of 7-year-old girl in US custody

  17-12-2018 23:19 via news.yahoo.com
  A congressional delegation will visit the New Mexico border station where a 7-year-old Guatemalan girl was detained before dying at a nearby hospital – amid calls by her father for a “transparent” investigation into the circumstances that led to her death.The child, Jakelin Caal Maquin, was with her father were in a group of 163 migrants that was detained by US Border Patrol on 6 December in a remote area of the New Mexico desert.Officials say that she began vomiting and stoppe
  
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• Trump did not tell Erdogan he would extradite Gulen: White House official

  17-12-2018 23:09 via news.yahoo.com
  President Donald Trump did not commit during a meeting with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan at the G20 summit two weeks ago to extradite a Muslim cleric based in the United States, a senior White House official said on Monday."While meeting with President Erdogan at the G20, the president did not commit to extradite Fethullah Gulen," said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity.
  
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• F2P dev survey: In-game mobile ads becoming viable revenue source

  17-12-2018 23:06
  The game analytics company DeltaDNA has published its ad survey results for 2018, sharing data taken from a survey of 336 developers of free-to-play mobile games over a 12 month period....
  
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• Wall Street tumbles with Dow closing down more than 500 points, S&P closing at 14-month low

  17-12-2018 22:58 via news.yahoo.com
  Wall Street's three major indexes each slid more than 2 percent on Monday, with the benchmark S&P 500 closing at its lowest level in 14 months.
  
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• Fortnite Driftboards delayed as Epic works on improvements for the new vehicle

  17-12-2018 22:54 via gamesradar.com
  Fortnite Driftboards are on their way, prepare to thrash and shred in that order
  
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• Trump Defender Alan Dershowitz Argues That Lying To The FBI Isn't A Crime

  17-12-2018 22:26 via news.yahoo.com
  On the eve of Michael Flynn's sentencing for lying to the FBI, retired Harvard
  
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• Markets Right Now: Another steep drop pulls Dow down 500

  17-12-2018 22:23 via news.yahoo.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local):
  
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• Global stocks drop, where is 'Santa Claus rally'?

  17-12-2018 22:23 via news.yahoo.com
  Wall Street's Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 506.71 points, or 2.1 percent, to 23,593.8, the S&P 500 lost 54.09 points, or 2.08 percent, to 2,545.86 and the Nasdaq Composite dropped 156.93 points, or 2.27 percent, to 6,753.73."If Santa Claus doesn't turn up very soon, U.S. stocks may end this year in negative territory", wrote Rabobank analysts as the Nasdaq remained the only benchmark in the black for the year, with the Dow and the S&P 500 down between 2 and 3 percent.Some investors
  
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• Get a job: Fox Cub Games is hiring a remote VFX Artist

  17-12-2018 22:15
  Fox Cub Games is looking to hire a VFX Artist with an excellent creative eye and passion for all things VFX to work on its latest title. ...
  
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• Sony accidentally revealed playercounts for nearly every PS4 game

  17-12-2018 22:10
  Sony's personalized videos showcasing games played and trophies earned by PlayStation users have inadvertently revealed how many people have played each game....
  
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• 160-strong classic car collection on sale due to museum closure

  17-12-2018 22:06 via news.yahoo.com
  From (a replica of) the first production car in the world through to a 12-mile Dodge Viper, the 160-strong Tupelo collection has some fine pickings
  
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• US accepts Assad staying in Syria -- but won't give aid

  17-12-2018 22:05 via news.yahoo.com
  James Jeffrey, the US special representative in Syria, said that Assad needed to compromise as he had not yet won the brutal seven-year civil war, estimating that some 100,000 armed opposition fighters remained in Syria.It's not regime change -- we're not trying to get rid of Assad," Jeffrey said at the Atlantic Council, a Washington think tank.
  
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• Keeping The Outer Worlds rewarding, no matter someone's play style

  17-12-2018 22:05
  "If you're trying to do something and it's too hard there's always another way to do it." ...
  
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• Jesuits release list of 89 US priests accused of sex abuse

  17-12-2018 22:05 via news.yahoo.com
  Jesuit authorities for 20 US states on Monday released the names of 89 priests with credible allegations of child sexual abuse dating as far back as 1950.The disclosures by the Jesuit provinces of Maryland and USA Midwest are the latest chapter in the ongoing sexual abuse scandal roiling the Catholic Church and come after 153 Jesuits were publicly identified by two other provinces earlier this month."On behalf of the Midwest Jesuits, I apologize to victim-survivors and their families for the har
  
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• Standoff over Trump border wall puts Congress in budget 'pickle'

  17-12-2018 21:57 via news.yahoo.com
  Trump has demanded $5 billion as a down-payment on construction of a huge wall that he argues is the only way to keep illegal immigrants and drugs from entering the United States."Anytime you hear a Democrat saying that you can have good Border Security without a Wall, write them off as just another politician following the party line!" Trump wrote in a Twitter posting on Monday."Time for us to save billions of dollars a year and have, at the same time, far greater safety and control."Democrats
  
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• New York Governor Cuomo aims to legalize recreational marijuana use

  17-12-2018 21:54 via news.yahoo.com
  New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Monday said legalizing marijuana for recreational use would be one of his top legislative priorities next year.The move, which would add New York to the list of 10 U.S. states and the District of Columbia that have legalized cannabis, could bring in hundreds of millions of dollars in annual tax revenue, according to a report commissioned by the governor and released last summer.Neighboring New Jersey is also weighing whether to allow recreational use of marijuan
  
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• Fortnite Driftboards look like boost-powered hoverboards and they're coming Tuesday

  17-12-2018 21:54 via gamesradar.com
  Fortnite Driftboards are on their way, prepare to thrash and shred in that order
  
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• Could a Grand Jury subpoena be issued for Trump by Mueller?

  17-12-2018 21:53 via news.yahoo.com
  Trump lawyer rules out Mueller interview; Judge Napolitano weighs in.
  
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• Sony May Have Revealed How Many People Have Played PS4's Biggest Games

  17-12-2018 21:47
  With the launch of My PS4 Life from Sony, people have been reverse engineering player counts and percentages to calculate the total number of players for each PS4 game available.
  Reddit user Gamstat revealed the simple math involved to get the estimates and the difficulty in finding an accurate number.
  Gamstat pointed out that My PS4 Life videos – which show personalized highlights for users of their in-game trophies – discloses the exact number of players who receive said troph
  
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• 11 Big Games That Got Delayed in 2018

  17-12-2018 21:39
  Video games get delayed all the time. It’s probably never worth fretting too much about because there are always plenty of great games to play. We live in a golden age, truly. But nevertheless, it’s good to keep tabs on the titles you’re interested in so that you can budget your time and money accordingly. These are 11 of the biggest games that got delayed in 2018.
  New Release Date: January 25, 2019
  Once The Last Guardian finally released in December 2016, Kingdom Hearts 3 inhe
  
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• Kingdom Hearts 3 Trailer Confirms Second Playable Character

  17-12-2018 21:36
  Since Tetsuya Nomura hinted about the possibility years ago, fans have speculated about whether Kingdom Hearts 3 will have another playable character beyond Sora. Now, the sequel's latest trailer has confirmed that is the case, and who this second character is.
  Spoilers for Kingdom Hearts 3 follow! Turn back if you haven't watched the latest trailer for the game and don't want to know.
  During the Kingdom Hearts 3 Final Battle trailer, viewable above, gameplay of Riku as a player-controlled chara
  
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• Challenge to Hungary's strongman Viktor Orban as 'slave law' protests rock Budapest

  17-12-2018 21:35 via news.yahoo.com
  Viktor Orban, the populist prime minister of Hungary, is facing a rare challenge to his grip on power as protesters demand an end to controversial labour reforms and and what they call his assault on democracy.    The Hungarian capital has been rocked by nearly daily protests and opposition MPs have called for Mr Orban's overthrow since the country's parliament adopted a bill liberalising overtime rules on Wednesday.   As part of the reform, which critics have dubbed "the sla
  
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• Even Obamacare Haters Think Friday's Court Ruling Is Terrible

  17-12-2018 21:27 via news.yahoo.com
  Friday's court ruling against the Affordable Care Act is so bonkers that even
  
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• General Dynamics Warns Trudeau Over Exit Penalties in Saudi Deal

  17-12-2018 21:18 via news.yahoo.com
  In a television interview Sunday, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the government was looking for a way to halt the sale of armored vehicles manufactured by a unit of U.S.-based General Dynamics Corp. “We are engaged with the export permits to try and see if there is a way of no longer exporting these vehicles to Saudi Arabia,” Trudeau told CTV, without elaborating.The company’s Canadian unit, in a written statement Monday, warned that doing so could leave the govern
  
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• Poll: Americans don't want another government shutdown, will blame the GOP

  17-12-2018 21:02 via news.yahoo.com
  A USA TODAY/Suffolk University Poll shows Americans do not want to see another government shutdown by a double-digit margin.
  
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• Meet The Unstable Wastelanders Of Rage 2

  17-12-2018 21:00
  The characters in Rage 2 are insane, but living through an apocalypse will do that to you. Avalanche Studios has spent a great deal of time dreaming up the inhabitants for Rage 2’s chaotic post-apocalyptic world. During our recent cover-story trip to Avalanche we talked with the team about this bizarre cast and got an extensive breakdown of their roles in the world. Here’s a deeper look at some of the odd people you’ll meet during your time with Avalanche and id’s bombast
  
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• Russian Social Media Amassed Millions Of Followers In Support Of Trump: Reports

  17-12-2018 20:57 via news.yahoo.com
  Two new reports analyzing the scope of Russian interference in the 2016
  
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• Reminder: Government Shutdowns Are Costly And Stupid

  17-12-2018 20:57 via news.yahoo.com
  The federal government may be partially shut down later this week if President
  
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• Battlefield 5 Undoes TTK Changes Following Fan Feedback

  17-12-2018 20:53
  DICE has announced that the changes made to Battlefield 5’s Time to Kill (TTK) values will soon be undone following negative fan feedback.
  Announced by DICE on the Battlefield 5 Reddit, TTK will be reverting back to launch values starting tomorrow, December 18 at 4am PT. DICE made the changes so it would be easier for new players to jump in to BF5, though experienced players quickly made their grievances known.
  At launch, many fans felt that TTK and Time to Death (TTD) was far to
  
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• Fallout 76 update points to incoming Lunchboxes, and yes, they could be loot boxes

  17-12-2018 20:44 via gamesradar.com
  Fallout 76 loot boxes could be arriving in a familiar form: Lunchboxes complete with temporary perks
  
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• Gamasutra's Best of 2018: Alex Wawro's top 8 games

  17-12-2018 20:40
  Look, I'll just come out and say it: a lot of great games launched in December this year, and I haven't played any of them....
  
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• Super Smash Bros. Ultimate player finds infinite assist trophy bug, chaos ensues

  17-12-2018 20:37 via gamesradar.com
  Isabelle is very quiet, but very powerful
  
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• Donald Trump's possible third shutdown is not about protecting Americans: Today's talker

  17-12-2018 20:31 via news.yahoo.com
  At the crux of another government shutdown is funding for the border wall, but it's possible that the issue won't even be resolved after a shutdown.
  
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• Best of 2018: Reimagining failure in strategy game design in Into the Breach

  17-12-2018 20:30
  "We're requiring players to unlearn something...taught by almost every other strategy game," says dev Justin Ma. "That losing your mechs or main characters is the worst thing that can happen."...
  
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• Goldman’s Woes Mount as Malaysia Slaps First Criminal Charge

  17-12-2018 20:22 via news.yahoo.com
  The country filed the first criminal charges against the U.S. bank in the global corruption probe on Monday, after publicly urging Goldman to come to the negotiating table or face litigation.The firm already is in the thick of investigations by U.S. prosecutors and regulators over Goldman’s conduct in the controversy.Malaysian authorities allege that Goldman misled investors when the bank knew that proceeds from 1MDB bond sales it arranged would be misappropriated.
  
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• Spider-Man PS4 Gets His Own Marvel Comic

  17-12-2018 20:05
  
  Marvel’s Spider-Man for the PlayStation 4 is getting its own Marvel Comic, due out March 2019.
  Marvel’s Spider-Man: City at War #1 looks to follow the plot of the game, taking place eight years after Spider-Man gains his powers. It centers on Peter Parker putting the crime kingpin Wilson Fisk in prison and dealing with the repercussions of this action, like Mister Negative rising to fill that vacuum of power.Credit: Marvel, Clayton CrainCity at War will also include new story moments
  
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• Search For Missing Colorado Mom Leads Investigators To Fiance's Ranch

  17-12-2018 20:00 via news.yahoo.com
  Dozens of state and federal law enforcement officers descended on a rural
  
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• U.N. peacekeepers say two tunnels at Israel border breached U.N. resolution

  17-12-2018 19:56 via news.yahoo.com
  U.N. peacekeepers in Lebanon said on Monday two of four tunnels found close to the border with Israel crossed the frontier demarcation between the two countries, violating a U.N. resolution that ended a 2006 war between Hezbollah and Israel.The U.N. Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) said it had so far confirmed the existence of four tunnels which the Israeli army discovered in the vicinity of the border demarcation, known as the "Blue Line", adding the finds were of "serious concern".
  
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• PS4's Dreams Potentially Teasing Beta Announcement

  17-12-2018 19:55
  
  After already being delayed from the original beta announcement, Media Molecule teased the beta for Dreams Monday on Twitter.
  Media Molecule announced a "Totally normal dreams stream" Tuesday, Dec. 18 at 5:00 pm GMT / 9:00 am PT.PS4's Dreams was originally announced in 2015 at E3, with a beta announced at Sony's Paris Games Week keynote that same year, for the beta to come in 2016.
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• Sony's PlayStation Classic mini console is $99.99 with a $25 gift card right now

  17-12-2018 19:45 via gamesradar.com
  Save big before the holidays with this PlayStation Classic deal from Walmart
  
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• Street Fighter 5 Adds New Fighter: Kage

  17-12-2018 19:37
  Street Fighter 5: Arcade Edition is getting a new character in the form of Kage, a dark force tied to the sinister aspects of Ryu’s soul.
  Announced by Capcom, Kage is Ryu’s Satsui no Hado ("surge of murderous intent") and only desires to survive, destroy and conquer. For reference, Akuma gave into his Satsui no Hado, though Ryu is constantly struggling to keep his at bay. If Ryu had kept his Satsui within him, he would have turned into Evil Ryu. However, this one became sentient and
  
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• Steam's 'Top Wishlists' filter ranks recent wishlist numbers for unreleased games

  17-12-2018 19:37
  A little-known page on Steam ranks unreleased games according to the number of Wishlists they†™ve garnered so far, though the exact metrics being tracked are still somewhat unclear.  ...
  
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• UN force says Israel-Lebanon border tunnels violate truce

  17-12-2018 19:35 via news.yahoo.com
  BEIRUT (AP) — U.N. peacekeepers in Lebanon said Monday that two of the four tunnels discovered by Israel and allegedly dug by the Hezbollah militant group cross the border in violation of the cease-fire agreement that ended the 2006 war.
  
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• Southwest Passenger Says She Was Forced To Leave Pet Fish At Denver Airport

  17-12-2018 19:35 via news.yahoo.com
  A San Diego-area college student is accusing Southwest Airlines of forcing her
  
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• Corbyn Proposes No-Confidence Motion in PM May: Brexit Update

  17-12-2018 19:19 via news.yahoo.com
  After his office said first that Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn would propose a no-confidence motion in May -- and then said that he didn’t need to because she’d announced a date for a vote -- he has now said he’ll propose such a motion immediately.This is a motion of no confidence in May, not in her government, so it’s not the type that could potentially trigger a general election.For that reason it has a greater chance of passing, as some Conservatives opposed to May&rsquo
  
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