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• Airlines Reroute Flights as India, Pakistan Fighters Downed

  27-02-2019 23:56 via news.yahoo.com
  A United Continental Holdings Inc. flight from Newark Liberty International Airport to Delhi was re-routed to London and later canceled, while a Newark-Mumbai flight was shifted to Frankfurt.An Air Canada flight from Toronto to Delhi turned back Tuesday night over Ireland and was scrubbed when it arrived back in Canada.
  
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• Southwest gets FAA OK for flights to Hawaii from California

  27-02-2019 23:45 via news.yahoo.com
  DALLAS (AP) — The Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday it has granted Southwest Airlines approval to begin flights between California and Hawaii, capping the airline's effort to extend its reach 2,400 miles (3,800 kilometers) across the Pacific.
  
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• Don Shirley's family dismayed by 'Green Book' Oscar wins, calls portrait of pianist false

  27-02-2019 23:45 via news.yahoo.com
  They say the filmmakers never consulted them, and they deplore what they say is the film's inaccurate depiction of pianist Don Shirley.
  
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• Kashmir conflict heats up as India, Pakistan claim to down each other's jets

  27-02-2019 23:39 via news.yahoo.com
  Both countries have ordered air strikes over the last two days, the first time in history that two nuclear-armed powers have done so, while ground forces have exchanged fire in more than a dozen locations.Tensions have been running high since at least 40 Indian paramilitary police died in a Feb. 14 suicide car bombing by Pakistan-based militants in Indian-controlled Kashmir, but the risk of conflict rose dramatically on Tuesday when India launched an air strike on what it said was a militant tra
  
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• Wells Fargo Sees ‘Possible’ Legal Losses Rising by $500 Million

  27-02-2019 23:35 via news.yahoo.com
  The higher estimate for “reasonably possible” legal losses -- essentially a worst-case scenario -- shows risks grew as the bank and authorities examined abuses in recent months and discussed potential penalties.The change stems from “a variety of matters,” including probes of its sales to retail customers, Wells Fargo wrote Wednesday in an annual regulatory report.
  
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• Upland: 7-month-old baby girl allegedly killed by her mother identified

  27-02-2019 23:27 via news.yahoo.com
  The 7-month-old baby girl allegedly killed by her mother in Upland has been identified by police.
  
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• Overkill's The Walking Dead is officially canceled, and it's not coming back

  27-02-2019 23:12 via gamesradar.com
  The PC version will be removed from Steam soon
  
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• U.N. Security Council to vote on rival U.S., Russian proposals on Venezuela

  27-02-2019 23:03 via news.yahoo.com
  The Russian draft text, seen by Reuters, expresses support for a political solution to the crisis and backs the Venezuelan government as the primary coordinator of international assistance efforts in the country.A resolution needs nine votes in favor and no vetoes by Russia, China, France, Britain or the United States to pass.Diplomats said the U.S. draft is likely to gain the minimum nine votes to force a likely Russian veto, while the Russian draft is expected to fail without the need for a U.
  
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• Xbox Games with Gold March 2019 gives you Metal Gear Rising, Star Wars Republic Commando, and more

  27-02-2019 23:01 via gamesradar.com
  See which games are free with your Xbox Live Gold subscription this month
  
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• Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order to Be Revealed at Star Wars Celebration

  27-02-2019 22:54
  Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, the upcoming action-adventure game coming from Respawn Entertainment, will be revealed at this year’s Star Wars Celebration in Chicago.
  Announced in an episode of The Star Wars Show, an exclusive first look of Fallen Order will debut during a special panel on Saturday, April 13. The panel will feature a discussion revealing “never before heard details” ahead of the game’s release, which the hosts listed as Fall 2019. The game follows&nbs
  
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• Toyota Corolla Hybrid vs. Honda Insight: How These Fuel Sippers Measure Up

  27-02-2019 22:40 via news.yahoo.com
  Both Honda and Toyota now have hybrid sedans that look far more conventional than the Prius, and here's how they compare.
  
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• Walmart's Changes to Greeter Position Could Affect Those With Disabilities

  27-02-2019 22:34 via news.yahoo.com
  Walmart is revamping their traditional greeter position to "customer hosts". The new requirements could affect the disabled and elderly.
  
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• Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order (AKA that Star Wars game from Respawn) will finally get more details in April

  27-02-2019 22:21 via gamesradar.com
  Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order set to debut on April 13 at Star Wars Celebration
  
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• Complete Guide to Pokemon Sword/Shield's Preorder Bonuses

  27-02-2019 22:03
  If you buy something through this post, IGN may get a share of the sale. For more, read our Terms of Use.
  It's official: the full 2019 Pokemon game for Nintendo Switch is called Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield. The pair of games is slated for release in "late 2019" and will be set in a new region called Galar, which bears some resemblance to England. The starter Pokemon this time around are a grass chimp named Grookey, a fire rabbit named Scorbunny, and a water lizard called Sobble.
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• Church sex abuse scandal: Vatican opens investigation into Cardinal George Pell

  27-02-2019 22:02 via news.yahoo.com
  Cardinal George Pell, the Vatican's third-most powerful official, was remanded to prison in Australia for sexually abusing two choirboys.
  
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• Pokemon Sword and Shield: Every Pokemon Confirmed So Far

  27-02-2019 21:52
  
  Earlier today, Nintendo, in collaboration with The Pokémon Company and Game Freak, officially revealed Pokémon Sword and Shield, giving fans their first looks at the eighth generation of Pokémon.
  In addition to revealing Sword and Shield's three starters, today's Direct featured roughly one minute of game footage, highlighting 13 other Pokémon that'll inhabit the new region of Galar. Click through the gallery below, or scroll to the bottom of this page, to see which 1
  
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• Fortnite Season 8 Downtime and Patch Information Detailed

  27-02-2019 21:39
  
  Get your pirate gear in order, Season 8 of Fortnite is set to launch tomorrow and Epic has detailed the release date and time of downtime.
  Season 7 will conclude at 1am PT on February 28 and downtime for the 8.00 patch will begin immediately after. Patch notes detailing any new weapons, map changes, or gameplay alterations will be released by Epic as soon as downtime begins.
  Downtime between updates typically lasts about an hour, but Epic has confirmed this is a larger patch and downtime wi
  
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• U.S. Seeks UN Security Council Vote on New Venezuela Resolution

  27-02-2019 21:36 via news.yahoo.com
  The resolution, which would likely face a Russian veto, stresses “the need to prevent further deterioration of the humanitarian situation in Venezuela and to facilitate unhindered access and delivery of assistance to all in need,” according to a draft of the text obtained by Bloomberg.Violence has raged along Venezuela’s borders as National Assembly leader Juan Guaido and his supporters -- which include the U.S. and 50 other nations -- amassed supplies at entry points in Colomb
  
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• Marie Kondo Helps Celebs Like Jennifer Garner, Hasan Minhaj Get a Head Start on Spring Cleaning

  27-02-2019 21:27 via news.yahoo.com
  The tidying expert has gone viral following the premiere of her Netflix series Tidying Up With Marie Kondo
  
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• Cohen asks for protection from threats by Trump, because he used to make them all the time

  27-02-2019 21:21 via news.yahoo.com
  Cohen testified that he did this regularly. “Fifty times?” asked Rep. Jackie Speier. “More” said Cohen. “A hundred times? Two hundred times?” asked Speier. When she got to 500, Cohen agreed, “Probably.”
  
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• The Latest: Election dates in US House race set next week

  27-02-2019 21:13 via news.yahoo.com
  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The Latest on the unresolved North Carolina congressional race (all times local):
  
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• Maduro and Trump should meet to 'find common ground': Venezuela minister

  27-02-2019 21:11 via news.yahoo.com
  Jorge Arreaza, addressing the U.N. Human Rights Council,suggested that Maduro and Trump meet to "try to find common ground and explain their differences." He also said his country had lost $30 billion in assets "confiscated" since November 2017 under sanctions.U.S. Vice President Mike Pence ruled out prospects of talks."The only thing to discuss with Maduro at this point is the time and date for his departure," Pence said on Twitter.
  
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• Florida sheriff: 'Manifestly obvious' this is human trafficking, but need victim cooperation for case

  27-02-2019 20:58 via news.yahoo.com
  In many cases, Florida officials used the term "human trafficking" in connection with the investigations, but trafficking arrests have been limited.
  
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• N.J.'s Record High Property Tax Bills Show a Glint of Good News

  27-02-2019 20:42 via news.yahoo.com
  For the first time in at least a decade, one-year growth fell below 1 percent, according to a Bloomberg analysis of state Department of Community Affairs data.Trump’s $10,000 limit on residents’ deductions on their federal tax returns is being felt widely in the Garden State.It may also make it harder for New Jersey to balance its budget this year because income-tax revenue has fallen short of expectations after some people shifted income into 2017 before the tax overhaul took effect
  
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• Meet Elon Tusk: Tesla chief changes Twitter display name

  27-02-2019 20:39 via news.yahoo.com
  In a series of tweets to his 25 million followers following charges from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission earlier this week, Musk accused the regulator of failing to read Tesla's annual reports and said its oversight was "broken".Shares of the company were up nearly 5 percent at $312.15 in afternoon trading on Wednesday, after Musk said Tesla would have "news" at 2 p.m. California time on Thursday.Tesla shares are currently about $48 below the $359.87 conversion price.
  
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• Steven Avery attorney: 'We won!'; court to hear new evidence in 'Making a Murderer' case

  27-02-2019 20:34 via news.yahoo.com
  Kathleen Zellner, attorney for "Making A Murderer" subject Steven Avery, tweeted "We won!" after the Wisconsin Court of Appeals decision.
  
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• Move over ayatollahs: Bolton turns tweets and talons on Maduro

  27-02-2019 20:20 via news.yahoo.com
  The new addition is a sign of how Bolton's hawkish focus has zeroed in on a new target- getting Maduro to leave Venezuela.It's a battle he has waged on Twitter, where his acid-tongued trolling of the socialist leader has made him one of the Trump administration's fiercest voices on the issue.Since January, Bolton has fired off more than 130 withering missives directed at Maduro, accounting for three quarters of all his Twitter activity in that time and more than a third of all his tweets since T
  
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• Trump and Kim Jong Un might officially end the Korean War. Here's why that could matter.

  27-02-2019 20:19 via news.yahoo.com
  After 66 years, a peace declaration at the Vietnam summit could lead to negotiations and more normal relations between the two Koreas and America.
  
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• 'She's pregnant? Is it mine?' Prince Harry jokes about Duchess Meghan's pregnancy

  27-02-2019 20:18 via news.yahoo.com
  Soon-to-be new father Prince Harry is practicing his dad joke skills. The prince joked about wife Meghan's baby bump.
  
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• Pakistan claims it shot down 2 Indian warplanes in disputed Kashmir province

  27-02-2019 20:16 via news.yahoo.com
  Pakistan claims it shot down two Indian warplanes, capturing a pilot, in the nuclear-armed rivals' disputed province of Kashmir.
  
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• Hollywood Madam: Want to stop human trafficking? Legalize consensual sex for money.

  27-02-2019 20:14 via news.yahoo.com
  Why would a wealthy and powerful man like Robert Kraft allegedly pay for sex from women at a Florida strip-mall massage parlor? Don't overthink it.
  
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• Kingdom Hearts 3 Director Confirms DLC in the Works

  27-02-2019 19:57
  Director Tetsuya Nomura has confirmed that both free and paid DLC is in the works for Kingdom Hearts 3.
  In an interview with Japanese publication Dengeki Online (via Google Translate), Nomura revealed that free DLC would likely come to the game as incremental updates as they are completed, and paid DLC would be larger, and possibly grouped together to be released before the end of 2019. One such free update may include a Critical Mode difficulty level.
  Paid DLC would likely expand
  
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• 15 Things You Might Have Missed In The Pokémon Sword And Shield Announcement

  27-02-2019 19:50
  Publisher: The Pokemon Company, NintendoDeveloper: Game FreakRelease: Late 2019 Platform: SwitchThe Pokémon Company and Nintendo unveiled the Switch's first true, all-new Pokémon RPG with Sword and Shield. We learned about its starters, the new region, and a lot more, but there were lots of little hidden things in the footage, as well. Here are 15 things we noticed.The starting town seems to be obsessed with FletchlingsClick image thumbnails to view larger version   
  
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• 15 Things We Noticed In The Pokémon Sword And Shield Announcement

  27-02-2019 19:50
  Publisher: The Pokemon Company, NintendoDeveloper: Game FreakRelease: Late 2019 Platform: SwitchThe Pokémon Company and Nintendo unveiled the Switch's first true, all-new Pokémon RPG with Sword and Shield. We learned about its starters, the new region, and a lot more, but there were lots of little hidden things in the footage, as well. Here are 15 things we noticed.The starting town seems to be obsessed with FletchlingsClick image thumbnails to view larger version   
  
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• Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy Coming To The West On April 9

  27-02-2019 19:45
  Publisher: CapcomDeveloper: CapcomRelease: April 9, 2019Platform: PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, PC
  Last year, Capcom announced that Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy, an HD remaster of the first three games in the series that originally launched on the Gameboy Advance, will be coming to consoles and PC. Now that the trilogy has been released in Japan, Capcom has revealed that it will be coming to the west in under two months as a digital release.The three games include Phoenix Wright: Ace
  
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• Donald Trump Jr. launches tweetstorm during Michael Cohen's testimony

  27-02-2019 19:29 via news.yahoo.com
  The president's eldest son took to Twitter as his father's former lawyer testified before Congress.
  
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• Buhari Triumphs in Nigeria Poll as Opposition Rejects Result

  27-02-2019 19:18 via news.yahoo.com
  (Bloomberg) -- Nigeria’s Muhammadu Buhari easily won a second term as president of Africa’s biggest oil producer with promises to revive an anemic economy and tackle security threats including a devastating insurgency by Islamic State. His main opponent rejected the results.
  
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• Cohen, Jim Jordan Clash Repeatedly During Testimony: ‘Shame on You’

  27-02-2019 19:07 via news.yahoo.com
  Michael Cohen's testimony before the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday saw several heated exchanges between Cohen and the Committee's ranking Republican, Jim Jordan, who called Cohen -- President Trump's former personal lawyer -- a "patsy" for Democrats."The Democrats don’t care," Jordan told Cohen. "They just want to use you. You are the patsy today. They want to find someone somewhere to say something so they can remove the president."Cohen, who worked for Trump as his personal lawy
  
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• Nigeria's opposition to launch legal challenge after Buhari wins second term

  27-02-2019 19:03 via news.yahoo.com
  Nigeria’s opposition leader is to mount a legal challenge after President Muhammadu Buhari secured a second term in an election marked both by apathy and violence that claimed hundreds of lives. The electoral commission officially declared Mr Buhari the victor of Saturday’s poll, saying he had won 56 percent of the vote, against 41 percent secured by his main challenger, Atiku Abubakar. But Mr Abubakar insisted he had been cheated of the chance to lead Africa’s most populous st
  
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• 9 Awful Dividend Stocks to Sell Now

  27-02-2019 18:59 via news.yahoo.com
  In an unpredictable market, dividends can be one of the few reliable sources of investor returns.General Electric Co. (ticker: GE) investors know all-too-well how quickly a huge dividend yield can be cut to just 1 cent per quarter if a company is in dire financial straits.In addition, plenty of dividend stocks reached such high yields because the stock's share price has dropped so much.
  
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• American Gods star Orlando Jones talks the creation of Mr. Nancy

  27-02-2019 18:53 via gamesradar.com
  "You never know what his agenda is"
  
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• March 2019 free PS Plus games bring you Modern Warfare Remastered and The Witness

  27-02-2019 18:48 via gamesradar.com
  Check out what's available now on Sony's Instant Game Collection
  
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• Developers Talk About Unionizing the Games Industry

  27-02-2019 18:41
  
  In Episode 7 of Humans Who Make Games podcast, host Adam Conover talks with two game developers and advocates from Game Workers Unite. For the purpose of privacy because both people still work in the industry, Humans Who Make Games has changed their names to Emma and Steve to keep them anonymous.Listen to Humans Who Make Games Episode 7.
  Emma and Steve chat about what it's like to work in extreme overtime, gender equality and the challenges of unionizing in the games industry, and how God of War
  
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• Trailer Details Free Content Coming After Launch

  27-02-2019 18:37
  Click here to watch embedded mediaPublisher: UbisoftDeveloper: Ubisoft MassiveRelease: March 15, 2019 Rating: Not rated Platform: PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PCUbisoft recently released a new trailer (viewable above) to give fans a better idea of what kind of free content is expected for The Division 2 post launch. These include new campaigns, game modes, specializations, and more.Some of the biggest additions are three episodes that expand the world with additional narratives, missions,
  
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• Save on a Nintendo Switch Far Ahead of Pokemon Shield and Sword

  27-02-2019 18:35
  
  If you buy something through this post, IGN may get a share of the sale. For more, read our Terms of Use.
  A pair of new Pokemon games are coming later this year, and now is a great time to get yourself ready with a new Nintendo Switch. Right now there are some good deals to be had on Nintendo's mega-popular hybrid console, as well as deals on storage and some of the Nintendo Switch's best games. If you're looking for some great games to start your Nintendo Switch collection, or to add to it, the
  
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• PS Plus March Games Include Modern Warfare Remastered, The Witness

  27-02-2019 18:30
  Sony has revealed the March 2019 games coming to PlayStation Plus members, featuring Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered and The Witness.
  Announced on the PlayStation Blog, the updated first-person shooter Modern Warfare Remastered can be played in 4K on PS4 Pro. The Witness, a first-person puzzle game set on a mysterious island, was made by Braid creator Jonathan Blow. Both games will be available to download from March 5 - April 1, 2019.Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered and The Witne
  
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• Saved from Pakistani mob, downed Indian pilot becomes face of Kashmir crisis

  27-02-2019 18:13 via news.yahoo.com
  With Pakistani villagers and soldiers filming his capture and captivity on Wednesday in clips that have since gone viral on social media, the pilot identified by Islamabad as Indian Wing Commander Abhi Nandan has fast emerged as the human face of the dangerous flare-up between the arch-foes.India has not confirmed the pilot's identity.The pilot and the Indian Air Force (IAF) are at the heart of the crisis between two countries who have conducted air strikes on each other's territory in the last
  
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• The 2021 Mercedes-AMG GLE53 Has Another Crazy Suspension System

  27-02-2019 18:10 via news.yahoo.com
  AMG's hot-rod version of the new mid-size SUV replaces the GLE43.
  
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• "I'm not gonna bring a girl over and BBC and Chill" - the BBC and ITV are launching a new streaming service called BritBox and people aren’t happy

  27-02-2019 18:10 via gamesradar.com
  Read the best reactions to the new streaming service from the BBC and ITV, BritBox
  
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• The Division 2 Post-Launch Content Revealed

  27-02-2019 18:08
  
  Update 2/27: Ubisoft has announced details for The Division 2’s first year of free post-launch content and some info on what’s coming with the Year 1 Pass.
  The free post-launch content includes new episodes, additional narratives and missions, new PvP and PvE modes and new specializations that each include a new signature weapon and skill tree to unlock.
  Tidal Basin, which is coming shortly after launch, will “reveal a new challenging stronghold held by the Black Tusks.”
  
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