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• Appeals court backs California laws to protect immigrants

  18-04-2019 23:51 via news.yahoo.com
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A federal appeals court on Thursday kept in place three California laws intended to protect immigrants, continuing the state's efforts to be a national leader in opposing Trump administration policies.
  
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• Nintendo's past VR research laid the foundation for Labo VR

  18-04-2019 23:40
  Existing virtual reality research made the craftable cardboard Labo kits a natural solution to bring VR to the Nintendo Switch....
  
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• Collusion, obstruction of justice, redactions: How the Mueller report uses these legal terms

  18-04-2019 23:36 via news.yahoo.com
  The terms have been used frequently throughout Mueller's investigation and subsequent report, leading to confusion about the actual definitions.
  
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• UPDATE 2-Tesla's Elon Musk, SEC get another week to work out deal on Twitter use

  18-04-2019 23:30 via news.yahoo.com
  Tesla Inc Chief Executive Elon Musk and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission will get another week to settle a dispute over Musk's use of Twitter, a federal judge ruled Thursday.Nathan had been asked to hold Musk in contempt over a Feb. 19 tweet that the SEC said violated an earlier settlement with the agency.The SEC sued Musk last year after he tweeted on Aug. 7 that he had "funding secured" to take Tesla private at $420 per share.
  
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• Destiny 2's Revelry event turned PvP into a clown fiesta and players aren't happy

  18-04-2019 23:18 via gamesradar.com
  Players would very much like for infinite grenades to be removed from the Competitive playlist
  
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• President Trump Told Mueller He Was Just Joking When He Asked Russia to Hack Hillary Clinton

  18-04-2019 23:16 via news.yahoo.com
  President Donald Trump told Robert Mueller that when he publicly asked Russia to hack Clinton it was "in jest and sarcastically."
  
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• Key quotes from U.S. Special Counsel Mueller's report

  18-04-2019 23:14 via news.yahoo.com
  The following are some key quotes from Mueller's 448-page report:"When (former Attorney General Jeff) Sessions told the President that a Special Counsel had been appointed, the President slumped back in his chair and said, 'Oh my God.You gotta call Rod ...," Trump told former White House Counsel Donald McGahn during a June 17, 2017, phone call in which he asked McGahn to remove Mueller due to conflicts of interest."Call Rod, tell Rod that Mueller has conflicts and can't be the Special Counsel,"
  
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• Pin a star on this IPO: Pinterest shares rise more than 28% after initial public offering

  18-04-2019 23:10 via news.yahoo.com
  After Pinterest's initial public offering Thursday, the company's stock price rose more than 28%.
  
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• Intelsat says satellite made by Boeing fails

  18-04-2019 23:08 via news.yahoo.com
  Satellite operator Intelsat S.A. said on Thursday one of its satellites made by Boeing Co has failed due to an anomaly related to its propulsion system.The company, which disclosed a service outage on its 29e satellite on April 10, said a failure review board has been convened with Boeing to complete an analysis of the cause of the anomaly.On April 7, the 29e propulsion system experienced damage, and while working to recover the satellite a second anomaly occurred, after which efforts to save th
  
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• April 2019 free PS Plus games offer up Conan Exiles and The Surge

  18-04-2019 22:57 via gamesradar.com
  Check out the free PS Plus games available right now on Sony's Instant Game Collection
  
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• Officials pay tribute to victims of Madeira tourist bus crash

  18-04-2019 22:56 via news.yahoo.com
  The bus - carrying 55 tourists, a guide and a driver - veered off a steep road in the coastal town of Canico, near Madeira's capital city, Funchal, and came to a halt next to a house, which was damaged in the crash, authorities said.Portugal's public prosecutor's office opened an investigation into the accident, the cause of which authorities said they could not yet determine.Heiko Maas, Germany's foreign minister, landed in Madeira on Thursday evening with a team of doctors, psychologists and c
  
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• France's 'yellow vest' protesters banned from Notre-Dame: police

  18-04-2019 22:51 via news.yahoo.com
  For their 23rd consecutive Saturday protest, France's yellow vests have been told they will be banned from the area around Paris's fire-damaged Notre-Dame cathedral.The ban will be in place all day Saturday, a police statement said, following Monday's devastating fire at the world famous landmark."No protest demonstration can be held" in the area due to the fragility of the building, the statement said.
  
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• Get a job: Deep Silver Fishlabs is hiring a Lead Combat Designer

  18-04-2019 22:50
  The Deep Silver Fishlabs team is looking for a dev to lead a small combat design team working on a 3D SciFi game. ...
  
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• Our first look at the final designs of the Pixel 3a and Pixel 3a XL

  18-04-2019 22:43 via news.yahoo.com
  As many high-profile Android flagships have still yet to be announced this year -- from Samsung's Galaxy Note 10 to the OnePlus 7 Pro -- one device that has continued to draw interest is the mid-range Pixel 3 successor that Google is supposedly prepping for launch. We've seen all kinds of leaks about the Pixel 3a and Pixel 3a XL in recent weeks, but on Thursday, Android Headlines shared what it claims to be the first official renders of the phones.As Android Headlines notes, several renders have
  
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• Banks ordered to disclose bondholder information to Puerto Rico board

  18-04-2019 22:43 via news.yahoo.com
  A judge on Thursday ordered banks to comply with a request from Puerto Rico's federally created financial oversight board to disclose customer information related to certain debt issued by the bankrupt U.S. commonwealth.The ruling boosts a potential effort by the board to recover billions of dollars in payments made to bondholders should a federal court hearing Puerto Rico's bankruptcy cases choose to invalidate disputed debt issued by the government and its agencies.U.S. Magistrate Judge Judith
  
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• Detail-minded architect left guide for restoring Notre Dame

  18-04-2019 22:36 via news.yahoo.com
  CHARENTON-LE-PONT, France (AP) — Eugene Viollet-le-Duc is still the man to go to when it comes to restoring Notre Dame, even though he died nearly 140 years ago.
  
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• Mueller Report Details Trump’s Attempts to Influence Probe

  18-04-2019 22:29 via news.yahoo.com
  Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report details ten “incidents” in which President Trump sought to curtail or otherwise affect the direction of the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election.Mueller's report outlines the president's attempts to intervene in the special-counsel probe to bring it to a premature conclusion or to affect the public perception of it by manipulating government officials' statements. It stops short, however, of making a prosecutorial determ
  
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• Gearbox CEO: Both devs and players benefit from Epic and Steam competition

  18-04-2019 22:28
  "At the end of the day when we look back at this moment, we†™ll realize that this was the moment where the digital stores on PC became unmonopolized." ...
  
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• Apex Legends' Gibraltar and Caustic buff is bugged and I feel bad for the big boys

  18-04-2019 22:26 via gamesradar.com
  Apex Legends' new Fortified perk seems to unintentionally make shields less useful too
  
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• Man who carried gas cans into NY cathedral charged with attempted arson

  18-04-2019 22:21 via news.yahoo.com
  Wednesday's incident occurred two days after a massive fire severely damaged the Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, causing global shock and sorrow.A New York City Police Department official said Marc Lamparello, a New Jersey resident, was charged with second-degree attempted arson, second-degree reckless endangerment and trespassing after he entered the Roman Catholic cathedral in midtown Manhattan just before 8 p.m. on Wednesday and was confronted by a security guard.As Lamparello turned to leave
  
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• Thousands of Peruvians say goodbye to ex-president following suicide

  18-04-2019 22:16 via news.yahoo.com
  Garcia shot himself in the head on Wednesday to avoid arrest in connection with alleged bribes from Brazilian builder Odebrecht, in the most dramatic turn yet in Latin America's largest graft scandal.Friends, allies and leaders across the political spectrum paid homage to Garcia at the headquarters of his APRA party, one of Latin America's oldest political parties, and one which twice helped usher Garcia to the presidency.Vizcarra ordered flags to be flown at half mast at the country's Congress
  
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• In Bosnia, 'master' blacksmith had to shoe an egg

  18-04-2019 22:12 via news.yahoo.com
  Kreševo (Bosnia and Herzegovina) (AFP) - To be worthy of the title of master, a blacksmith in Kresevo in central Bosnia had to perform a delicate task -- shoe an egg without breaking it.It's an Easter tradition requiring a blacksmith to decorate an egg shell by nailing on it a miniature iron horseshoe.Now Stjepan Biletic wants to have this ancient know-how recognised by UNESCO as part of the world's cultural heritage.
  
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• Key Democrat Says Impeachment ‘One Possibility’ From Mueller Report

  18-04-2019 21:58 via news.yahoo.com
  While saying it’s too soon to reach a conclusion, the New York Democrat said at a news conference that there are multiple avenues House committees might take as they pursue their own investigations of Trump and his administration.Nadler, whose panel would oversee an impeachment process, said Mueller’s findings outline evidence that the president obstructed justice.
  
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• Mueller report is an admission of the 'depth of Trump's ignorance': 10 best reader responses so far

  18-04-2019 21:52 via news.yahoo.com
  Our readers sound off on special counsel Robert Mueller's redacted report and President Donald Trump's role in Russian interference in US elections.
  
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• Alleged Left 4 Dead 3 leak is 29 exceedingly dull screenshots

  18-04-2019 21:47 via gamesradar.com
  That sure is a Middle Eastern city
  
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• A Flight Attendant Is Reportedly In a 'Deep Coma' After Contracting Measles

  18-04-2019 21:36 via news.yahoo.com
  She has inflammation of the brain
  
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• GTA Online patch notes: Complete Contact Missions and revisit The Doomsday Heist for doubled rewards

  18-04-2019 21:25 via gamesradar.com
  Here's what happening in GTA Online's latest update
  
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• A robot that kind of looks like Wall-E’s big brother helped save Notre Dame

  18-04-2019 21:11 via news.yahoo.com
  Notre Dame was reportedly only about 15 to 30 minutes away from a fire completely destroying the historic cathedral earlier this week when Paris firefighters decided to play their last hand. Commander Jean-Claude Gallet knew it was time to send their very best firefighter into the heart of the blaze in a last-ditch effort to save the building.Needless to say, a lot was riding on Colossus, an 1,100-pound tank of a robot that can spray more than 660 gallons of water a minute, as he rumbled toward
  
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• Prosecutors want Felicity Huffman to serve 4-10 months in college bribery case

  18-04-2019 21:02 via news.yahoo.com
  Court documents show that prosecutors will recommend the "Desperate Housewives" star Felicity Huffman's sentence be on the lower end of 4-10 months.
  
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• Trump sought to obstruct Mueller — but White House aides wouldn't do it, report finds

  18-04-2019 21:00 via news.yahoo.com
  But when faced with Trump’s demands that they protect him and shut down the Russia probe, the president’s minions repeatedly disobeyed him, the report states.
  
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• Robert Mueller report: Key findings from special counsel's Trump investigation

  18-04-2019 20:52 via news.yahoo.com
  Donald Trump attempted to fire special counsel Robert Mueller after expressing fears the probe would “end” his presidency, according to the newly released Mueller report.  The order, which came just weeks after Mr Mueller had been appointed in May 2017, was among a string of incidents of alleged obstruction of justice recounted in detail by the Mueller report.  Mr Mueller, who was tasked with looking into Russian election meddling in the 2016 campaign, makes
  
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• US STOCKS-Wall St gains on positive earnings, upbeat data

  18-04-2019 20:49 via news.yahoo.com
  Industrials led Wall Street higher on Thursday in the wake of upbeat economic data and a string of healthy corporate earnings.For the holiday-shortened week, the S&P was on track to snap its three-week winning streak, while the Dow and the Nasdaq were poised to end the week higher.
  
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• Mueller report summary: Every detail in the explosive Trump-Russia investigation document

  18-04-2019 20:36 via news.yahoo.com
  Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report has finally been released to the public — and we're beginning to get a sense of what's inside. The Department of Justice released a redacted version of the report into Russian interference in the 2016 election Thursday following a press conference held by Attorney General William Barr. The Independent's Chris Riotta, Victoria Gagliardo-Silver and Lily Puckett reviewed the report, finding numerous examples of inappropriate contacts between Russian ope
  
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• Nadler prepares subpoena for full Mueller report

  18-04-2019 20:29 via news.yahoo.com
  The chairman of the House Judiciary Committee says he will seek grand jury information, setting up a legal battle with the Justice Department.
  
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• How robots helped the French save Notre Dame Cathedral

  18-04-2019 20:28 via news.yahoo.com
  Drones and a firefighting robot named Colossus help extinguish the dramatic blaze at the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris.
  
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• Game Informer Australia closed down in wake of GameStop cuts

  18-04-2019 20:10
  Game Informer parent company GameStop has closed down the Australian version of the magazine, and will replace it with the US version in the country. ...
  
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• Warnings, watches issued as strong storms enter Southeast

  18-04-2019 19:59 via news.yahoo.com
  JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Forecasters warned about tornadoes and other violent weather Thursday as a front that unleashed twisters and hail in the lower Midwest moved into the storm-weary Southeast.
  
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• Sarah Sanders invented story about FBI agents' reaction to Comey firing, Mueller report says

  18-04-2019 19:59 via news.yahoo.com
  The then-deputy press secretary told reporters that Trump had heard from "countless" members of the FBI who had lost confidence in Comey. But in her testimony to federal investigators, Sanders admitted she made that up.
  
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• 'Raining fire': Firsthand accounts from the Notre Dame Cathedral blaze

  18-04-2019 19:59 via news.yahoo.com
  As Notre Dame burned, organist Johann Vexo and worshipers calmly filed out halfway through a reading of the Gospels.
  
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• Report: Likely cause of Notre Dame Cathedral fire an electrical short-circuit

  18-04-2019 19:55 via news.yahoo.com
  An electrical short-circuit most likely sparked the inferno at the Notre Dame Cathedral, a French police official told the Associated Press.
  
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• UPDATE 2-Sears sues Lampert, claiming he looted assets and drove it into bankruptcy

  18-04-2019 19:52 via news.yahoo.com
  Sears Holdings Corp sued longtime former Chairman Eddie Lampert, his hedge fund ESL Investments and others like Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, claiming they illegally siphoned billions of dollars of assets from the retailer before it went bankrupt.The lawsuit, made public on Thursday, was filed by the restructuring team winding down Sears' bankruptcy estate and suing on behalf of creditors, many of whom blame Lampert for the retailer's downfall.The complaint seeks the repayment of "billions
  
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• UPDATE 1-Sears sues Lampert, claiming he looted assets and drove it into bankruptcy

  18-04-2019 19:52 via news.yahoo.com
  Sears Holdings Corp sued longtime former chairman Eddie Lampert, his hedge fund ESL Investments and others like Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, claiming they illegally siphoned billions of dollars of assets from the retailer before it went bankrupt.The lawsuit, made public on Thursday, was filed by the restructuring team winding down Sears' bankruptcy estate and suing on behalf of creditors, many of whom blame Lampert for the retailer's downfall.The complaint seeks the repayment of "billions
  
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• Tech startups Pinterest, Zoom soar in Wall Street debut

  18-04-2019 19:50 via news.yahoo.com
  Pinterest got off to a flying start on Wall Street Thursday in the market debut for the San Francisco-based visual discovery service, a positive sign for the wave of Silicon Valley firms planning stock listings.Pinterest shares leapt 28 percent in early afternoon trade at $24.16 after its initial public offering (IPO) which raised some $1.4 billion.The jump was a positive sign for other venture-backed Silicon Valley firms after a stumble for ride-hailing firm Lyft, which has lost some 20 percent
  
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• AOC responds to Mueller report by accusing of Republican's 'double standards on impeachment'

  18-04-2019 19:48 via news.yahoo.com
  Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has responded to the publication of the Mueller report by accusing Republicans of double standards on the issue of impeachment.As the White House and Republicans sought to claim the special counsel’s report contained no evidence of criminal wrongdoing and that Democrats had no grounds to try and impeach Donald Trump, she tweeted a video that contained several members of the GOP explaining why they had censured Bill Clinton two decades ago.Among them was senator Orr
  
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• What the Mueller report tells us about Trump, Russia and obstruction

  18-04-2019 19:45 via news.yahoo.com
  The special counsel found 11 instances in which Trump and his campaign’s actions may have amounted to obstruction of justice* Mueller report latest – live updates* Support the Guardian’s independent journalism and make a contributionThe special counsel Robert Mueller’s highly anticipated report on Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election was made public on Thursday, examining potential coordination between the Trump campaign and Moscow and whether Donald Tru
  
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• The 2019 Porsche 911 Speedster Isn't Even Out Yet, and There's Already a Factory Trim Package for It

  18-04-2019 19:42 via news.yahoo.com
  Hey buddy, wanna buy a really nice Porsche Design watch? It comes with a car.
  
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• Russian interference, confirmed by the Mueller report, has been going on since Cold War

  18-04-2019 19:39 via news.yahoo.com
  The Mueller report shows how Russia sought to undermine our election system the same way they’ve spread disinformation since the Cold War.
  
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• Despite Evidence, Robert Mueller Would Not Say Whether Trump Obstructed Justice. Here's Why

  18-04-2019 19:37 via news.yahoo.com
  Special Counsel Robert Mueller found significant evidence that Donald Trump may have obstructed justice, but he declined to charge him based on his view of…
  
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• Blog: Why game jams can be a necessary distraction

  18-04-2019 19:37
  Six months ago, my tiny indie studio failed our first attempt at crowdfunding a game. Without the inspiration that came from entering game jams, we may have never tried again....
  
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• Avengers: Endgame footage shows a cool new energy shield for Iron Man

  18-04-2019 19:37 via gamesradar.com
  Watch this Avengers: Endgame TV spot and pay attention to these 3 scenes
  
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