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• Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 Hardcore Blackout Mode Is Now Live on PS4

  12-03-2019 23:56
  Call of Duty: Black Ops 4's Hardcore Blackout mode is now live on PS4 and features no HUD, armor, vehicles, or zombies.
  Black Ops 4's Hardcore Blackout mode on PS4 is part of its Shamrock & Awe event that is celebrating St. Patrick's Day and features other changes to Call of Duty's first battle royale game mode.
  In addition to the Spring Seasonal Map Update which included updated lighting, greenery, and springtime trees in bloom, Blackout players will also be able to find the Muscle Car and
  
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• Halo: The Master Chief Collection coming to PC with Halo: Reach included

  12-03-2019 23:31 via gamesradar.com
  Relive Master Chief's saga with mouse and keyboard
  
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• Paul Manafort could face 10 years in second case

  12-03-2019 23:29 via news.yahoo.com
  Nearly a week after being sentenced for bank and tax fraud, President Donald Trump's former campaign manager Paul Manafort is heading back to court for sentencing in a separate case. Nathan Frandino reports.
  
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• British lawmakers reject Theresa May's Brexit plan for second time

  12-03-2019 23:21 via news.yahoo.com
  Britain's Parliament rejected for a second time Prime Minister Theresa May’s hard-won plan to leave the EU.
  
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• Strategy With A Supernatural Twist

  12-03-2019 23:18
  Publisher: Suspicious DevelopmentsDeveloper: Suspicious DevelopmentsRelease: TBA Rating: Not rated Platform: PC
  Tom Francis is the designer behind the acclaimed titles Gunpoint and Heat Signature, so when he has a new project in the works, you should pay attention. Today, we found out exactly what that new project is, and it involves using wizards to knock people through windows. Tactical Breach Wizards is a small-scale strategy game that involves using a squad of magical characters, like R
  
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• Hundreds surrender as Islamic State nears defeat in last enclave

  12-03-2019 23:07 via news.yahoo.com
  A Reuters journalist in Baghouz saw hundreds of people surrendering to the SDF, which launched its final attack to capture Baghouz on Sunday, backed by U.S.-led international coalition air strikes after weeks of siege.Live footage broadcast by the Kurdish Ronahi TV showed a series of large explosions lighting up the night sky over Baghouz, apparently from an ammunitions dump blowing up.SDF official Mustafa Bali said on Twitter on Tuesday that the number of Islamic State members who had surrender
  
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• Airline pilot: Is it still safe to fly in a Boeing 737 Max? Don't worry about it just yet.

  12-03-2019 23:05 via news.yahoo.com
  Recent crashes in Indonesia and Ethiopia of Boeing's 737 Max aircraft have passengers worried. But air travel has actually never been safer.
  
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• State of Decay 2: Choose Your Own Apocalypse Update Arrives Later This Month

  12-03-2019 23:03
  State of Decay 2's newest update, Choose Your Own Apocalypse, will bring with it the Dread Zone and Nightmare Zone difficulties.
  Announced during Inside Xbox and arriving on March 26 for free to all players, Choose Your Own Apocalypse will allow State of Decay 2 players to choose two new types of difficulty modes - Dread Zone and Nightmare Zone.
  Dread Zone and Nightmare Zone will bring with them harder zombies and NPCs, a severe lack of resources, more hordes, a larger blood plague, and much mor
  
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• The Navy Is Adding Robotic Warships to Its Deadly Arsenal

  12-03-2019 23:00 via news.yahoo.com
  The Navy between 2020 and 2024 wants to spend around $4 billion buying 10 large unmanned surface vessels and nine unmanned submarines.
  
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• Michael Avenatti and Stormy Daniels split up

  12-03-2019 22:53 via news.yahoo.com
  Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, was first to announce she had new representation in a tweet posted Tuesday afternoon.
  
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• Colombia: Even Maduro's relatives seeking relief from outage

  12-03-2019 22:41 via news.yahoo.com
  BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — The blackout engulfing Venezuela is forcing many to seek refuge — even, as it turns out, President Nicolas Maduro's own relatives.
  
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• Woman allegedly killed daughter to keep her from having sex

  12-03-2019 22:39 via news.yahoo.com
  Police say a mother in Florida stabbed her young daughter fifteen times to keep the girl from having sex.
  
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• Nations, airlines grounding Boeing's 737 MAX

  12-03-2019 22:30 via news.yahoo.com
  Paris (AFP) - A number of countries have banned Boeing's 737 MAX 8 medium-haul workhorse jet from their airspace in response to the Ethiopian Airlines crash that killed all 157 people on board.
  
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• Brexit tension sends pound tumbling

  12-03-2019 22:28 via news.yahoo.com
  New York (AFP) - The pound tumbled Tuesday as Britain's exit from the EU took a step further into the unknown, with lawmakers overwhelmingly voting to reject Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal.
  
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• Oil Gains as Industry Report Shows Unexpected Cut in U.S. Supply

  12-03-2019 22:26 via news.yahoo.com
  Futures in New York climbed almost 1 percent from the close in after-hours trading on Tuesday.The move came after the American Petroleum Institute was said to report domestic crude inventories declined 2.58 million barrels last week, even as analysts had predicted an increase.“These are clearly bullish numbers, and if reinforced it will be more bullish," said James Williams, president at WTRG Economics in London, Arkansas.
  
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• Parliament Again Votes Down May’s Brexit Deal

  12-03-2019 22:24 via news.yahoo.com
  The U.K. Parliament defeated Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit proposal for the second time on Tuesday.Members nixed the proposal in a 391–242 vote, a smaller margin than the 432–202 defeat it suffered in January. The move sets up another crucial vote on Wednesday, in which MPs will decide whether to move forward with Brexit on March 29 despite the lack of a Parliament-approved agreement between the U.K. and the E.U. The outcome of that vote could then prompt a vote to delay Brexit
  
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• Ryan Reynolds was in the running to play Nathan Drake in the R-rated Uncharted movie

  12-03-2019 22:18 via gamesradar.com
  Imagine Deadpool as a slightly less foul-mouthed archaeologist
  
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• Netflix is bringing you some delicious Dragon's Dogma anime

  12-03-2019 22:18 via gamesradar.com
  Fingers crossed for a romcom
  
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• Halo: Reach Headed to Halo: The Master Chief Collection on Xbox One and PC

  12-03-2019 22:18
  During Inside Xbox, it was confirmed that Halo: Reach will be headed to Halo: The Master Chief Collection for Xbox One and PC.
  This reveal comes alongside the news that Halo: The Master Chief Collection, which originally released in 2014 for Xbox One, will finally make it way to PC.
  On Xbox One, Halo: Reach's multiplayer will be included for all owners for The Master Chief Collection, while the campaign and Firefight mode will be available for purchase. For Xbox Games Pass subscribers, all of Ha
  
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• Halo: The Master Chief Collection Is Coming to PC and Steam

  12-03-2019 22:05
  Microsoft has confirmed Halo: The Master Chief Collection is officially coming to PC, and in addition, to Valve's Steam distribution platform.
  Halo: The Master Chief Collection is being touted as specifically built for the PC audience, including all the bells and whistles that come with a PC product.
  "We're going to roll out each of the games in The MCC one by one," a 343 Industries representative said. "Steam for us is a new opportunity. We want to bring our games to players ... to the platform
  
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• Minecraft Is Coming to Xbox Game Pass

  12-03-2019 22:02
  Today on Inside Xbox, Microsoft announced that Minecraft is coming to Xbox Game Pass on April 4.
  If you don't already own it on a half-dozen platforms, now you can play Minecraft to your heart's content as part of Microsoft's subscription-based game service.
  Minecraft is still being expanded with new content like the upcoming Village and Pillage update coming later this month.
  Brandin Tyrrel is IGN's Xbox Editor. You can find him on Unlocked, or chat over on Twitter at @Brand
  
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• Elon Musk's defense of his Tesla tweet will get SEC response

  12-03-2019 22:02 via news.yahoo.com
  (Reuters) - The top U.S. securities regulator received permission from a federal judge on Tuesday to respond to Tesla Inc Chief Executive Elon Musk's arguments that his Twitter post about the electric vehicle maker’s production volume did not violate his recent fraud settlement. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has until March 19 to file a brief, and U.S. District Judge Alison Nathan gave both parties until March 26 to request an evidentiary hearing. The SEC had asked the court
  
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• Apex Legends dataminers make a lovely select screen for 10 seemingly leaked characters

  12-03-2019 21:59 via gamesradar.com
  Respawn Entertainment says "finding this stuff by no means confirms that it’ll ever come out"
  
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• Get the SNES Classic for List Price Right Now

  12-03-2019 21:50
  
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  Nintendo announced last year that it would stop production on the NES Classic and SNES Classic in 2019. As you may be aware, 2019 has arrived, and just like superheroes in the MCU, listings for the retro systems are starting to disappear from all the major retailers. But if you hurry, you might be able to get one of these plug-and-play consoles before they’re relegated to the tech
  
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• Airlines waive fees as blizzard threatens Denver, Great Plains

  12-03-2019 21:48 via news.yahoo.com
  Airlines waived change fees ahead of a winter storm expected to bring blizzard conditions to Denver and other parts of the Rockies and the Plains.
  
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• EU warns of no-deal Brexit, says cannot offer more

  12-03-2019 21:46 via news.yahoo.com
  The British parliament's rejection of the Brexit agreement makes crashing out of the EU without a deal much more likely, the bloc said Tuesday, as it warned there is no more it can do.Lawmakers inflicted another crushing defeat on beleaguered Prime Minister Theresa May, voting to reject the divorce deal, even after she secured further guarantees from Brussels.Senior EU officials lined up to voice regret at the result, and to hammer home the message that Brussels would not make any further conces
  
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• Dozens of Dogs Rescued from Filthy Conditions at Virginia Home During Dog Fighting Investigation

  12-03-2019 21:44 via news.yahoo.com
  Investigators seized 33 dogs from a Portsmouth home during an investigation into dog fighting, according to a search warrant.
  
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• Three Gulf countries ban Boeing's 737 MAX after crash

  12-03-2019 21:33 via news.yahoo.com
  The United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Oman on Tuesday banned Boeing's 737 MAX jet from their airspace following a second deadly crash involving the model within five months.The UAE's General Civil Aviation Authority said the move was a "precautionary measure aimed at protecting public safety," state news agency WAM reported.Budget airline flydubai said it had grounded 13 of its aircraft and would operate flights using alternative Boeing jets in its fleet.
  
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• Safety fears about Boeing 737 MAX grip US passengers

  12-03-2019 21:31 via news.yahoo.com
  New York (AFP) - US airlines are standing behind Boeing despite the wave of countries and carriers that have grounded the 737 MAX, but fear has gripped crews and passengers, and many are refusing to fly on the plane.
  
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• Gearbox teases a Borderlands reveal slated for PAX East later this month

  12-03-2019 21:25 via gamesradar.com
  We know a sequel is coming, and new Borderlands content may also be in the works
  
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• May 'regrets' parliament voting down EU deal

  12-03-2019 21:19 via news.yahoo.com
  British lawmakers crushingly rejected Prime Minister Theresa May's deal to quit the European Union on Tuesday, thrusting Brexit into turmoil just 17 days before the planned departure date. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
  
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• AP Explains: What's behind Venezuela's historic blackout?

  12-03-2019 21:14 via news.yahoo.com
  BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — A massive blackout that left millions of Venezuelans without power has triggered one persistent question: How could a country with the world's largest proven oil reserves go dark?
  
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• Theresa May’s Brexit Deal Routed With Extension Now Seen as ‘Inevitable’

  12-03-2019 21:12 via news.yahoo.com
  U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal was rejected once again by Parliament, throwing the country deeper into political crisis and raising the prospect that the divorce will be delayed or even reversed.In fact with the deal all but dead, Parliament will probably vote to postpone Brexit this week, and lawmakers -- including some of May’s own Cabinet -- will likely try to maneuver to force the government to rip up its Brexit plans and start again.Members of Parliament are expec
  
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• The 'equal pay and equal say' structure of the game dev studio KO_OP

  12-03-2019 21:02
  Waypoint has published a story on the indie developer KO_OP, exploring the studio†™s unique co-op-like management structure that bestows equal pay and equal power to each and every dev it employs. ...
  
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• Ethiopian Air Pilots Got More 737 Max Training After Lion Crash

  12-03-2019 20:55 via news.yahoo.com
  "For the Max, we were given extra training by Boeing," Tewolde GebreMariam, Chief Executive of Ethiopian Airlines told reporters in a broadcast on state-controlled ETV.“We are currently in the first stage of the investigation, which is mainly collecting evidence and information,” Tewolde said.
  
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• British Politics Enters the Meltdown Phase

  12-03-2019 20:45 via news.yahoo.com
  (Bloomberg Opinion) -- Theresa May promised lawmakers as many as three votes on Brexit this week, but it was the first that counted most. On Tuesday, MPs used it to deliver a second defeat to her Brexit agreement.
  
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• Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin: What do feds allege they did and what happens next?

  12-03-2019 20:44 via news.yahoo.com
  Big-buck bribes, lots of lies alleged by feds against Felicity Huffman, Lori Loughlin and Massimo Giannulli in scheme to get their kids into elite colleges.
  
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• Red Dead Online Beta adds Spoils of War showdown mode

  12-03-2019 20:43 via gamesradar.com
  Capture the cowboy loot
  
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• Fellow Traveller announces online-only conference, LudoNarraCon

  12-03-2019 20:43
  Publishing label Fellow Traveller has announced its new online-only conference LudoNarraCon, which will celebrate both developers and players of narrative-driven games.  ...
  
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• U.K. Parliament Just Turned Down Another Brexit Deal 17 Days From the Deadline

  12-03-2019 20:41 via news.yahoo.com
  U.K. lawmakers voted down May's deal with the European Union for a second time in just two months, with just 17 days to go before Brexit.
  
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• The Emerging Democratic Minority

  12-03-2019 20:40 via news.yahoo.com
  The biases of the media are so pervasive that there is little recognition of the steady disintegration of the Democrats, though it is occurring every day. Rational and intelligent members of the center-Left write to me every week with new concerns about where the Left is going. The Democratic National Committee’s decision not to allow Fox News to put on one of their candidates’ debates confirms the weakness of the party and of its leaders. The process of atomizing society into smalle
  
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• Next Apex Legends Character Not Being Released Today

  12-03-2019 20:32
  
  Update: Following the recent datamine and EA Origin leak, Respawn Entertainment has addressed the leaks suggesting Apex Legends' next hero would be released today.
  In a post to the Apex Legends subreddit, Respawn confirmed the next Legend, as well as the Battle Pass, are not launching today. The developer intends to provide more info on both, as well as Season 1 of Apex, soon.
  As for the datamine that alleged multiple new Apex Legends characters, Respawn said to not treat that information "
  
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• Get a PlayStation 4 controller for $43.96 at Walmart

  12-03-2019 20:25 via gamesradar.com
  A great deal on the official DualShock 4
  
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• Sign Points to Potential Borderlands 3 Announcement

  12-03-2019 20:21
  
  Update: Gearbox has teased its upcoming PAX East 2019 main theater show with a new image that undoubtedly points to something Borderlands-related appearing at the show, which would line up with heavy speculation of a proper Borderlands 3 announcement.
  Gearbox's teaser image teases the March 28 show in Boston, Massachusetts, with a stylized, cel-shaded highway sign set in a desert area. The sign also bears the marker "Exit 3."via Gearbox's TwitterContinue reading…
  
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• Venezuela: Guaidó under investigation for 'sabotage' of power grid

  12-03-2019 20:20 via news.yahoo.com
  Thursday’s blackout left most of Venezuela in the darkUS pulls staff as Maduro accuses Trump of ‘demonic’ plot Venezuelans head to collect water from a sewage canal at the river Guaire in Caracas. President Nicolás Maduro has alleged a US attack crippled the country’s electrical system. Photograph: Juan Barreto/AFP/Getty ImagesVenezuela’s chief prosecutor has asked the country’s supreme court to open an investigation into opposition leader Juan Guaid&oa
  
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• U.S. immigration agency to close its overseas offices

  12-03-2019 20:20 via news.yahoo.com
  The move is the latest from an administration that has worked to limit both legal and illegal immigration since Trump took office in January 2017, including cuts to the U.S. refugee program and heightened vetting of U.S. visa applications.U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Director Francis Cissna, in an email message to agency employees, announced plans for closure of the international field offices.The agency, part of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, currently operates 2
  
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• Police identify suspect arrested in murder of San Jose mother Bambi Larson

  12-03-2019 20:16 via news.yahoo.com
  Police say 24-year-old Carlos Eduardo Arevalo Carranz was arrested after San Jose mother Bambi Larson was found murdered in her home.
  
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• Will Boeing 737 Max 8 Groundings Cause Flight Cancellations or Delays? Here's What You Should Know

  12-03-2019 20:14 via news.yahoo.com
  Flights have been cancelled or delayed as numerous countries ground the Boeing 737 MAX 8 planes. Here's how it could impact air travel.
  
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• Del Taco unveils new fry soap that smells like its Crinkle Cut Fries

  12-03-2019 20:01 via news.yahoo.com
  Del Taco has two new fry-related creations – a lightly French fry-scented soap called "Eau De French Fry" and Fresh Faves meals that include fries.
  
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• More nations ban Boeing 737 MAX jets after Ethiopia crash

  12-03-2019 19:59 via news.yahoo.com
  The EU closed its airspace to Boeing 737 MAX planes on Tuesday, joining similar action by nations across the globe following a second deadly accident in just five months.Fleets of the best-selling workhorse plane were also grounded by airlines as safety concerns swirled, sending Boeing shares tumbling another seven percent in Tuesday trading and wiping billions more off its market value.On Sunday, a new Ethiopian Airlines 737 MAX 8 went down minutes into a flight from Addis Ababa to Nairobi, kil
  
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