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• 'Marsquake' detected for first time, Nasa says

  23-04-2019 23:50 via news.yahoo.com
  Nasa has detected a probable "Marsquake" for the first time. The suspected seismic event on the Red Planet was recorded using silicon sensors developed in the UK. A dome-shaped apparatus known as Seismic Experiment for Interior Structure [SEIS] landed on Mars last year equipped with the sensors, which were built with £4 million in funding from the UK Space Agency Nasa said the measuring of the quake, which occurred on April 6, marked the "birth of a new discipline - Martian seismology". Ch
  
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• What We Want From the Next Fortnite/Avengers Crossover

  23-04-2019 23:45
  Yesterday, Epic teased a new crossover event between Fortnite and Avengers: Endgame. We got another hint today featuring Thor's Stormbreaker axe, indicating that we'll likely be getting weapon and gear packs that are based on famous items from the MCU.
  While that in and of itself sounds like a cool addition, it got us thinking about what else we might want to see in Fortnite's next Avengers invasion.
  The Infinity Snap
  A hero-based squad mode where each player selects one MCU superhero and they e
  
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• NASA probe records first likely 'marsquake' detected on red planet

  23-04-2019 23:31 via news.yahoo.com
  NASA's robotic probe InSight has detected and measured what scientists believe to be a "marsquake," marking the first time a likely seismological tremor has been recorded on another planet, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California reported on Tuesday.The breakthrough came five months after InSight, the first spacecraft designed specifically to study the deep interior of a distant world, touched down on the surface of Mars to begin its two-year seismological mission on the red planet.The faint
  
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• Red Dead Online patch notes: Cheaper weapons, horse supplies, and... that's about it

  23-04-2019 23:27 via gamesradar.com
  Here's what's new in the latest Red Dead Online update
  
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• Judge Andrew Napolitano breaks down debate over citizenship question in census

  23-04-2019 23:16 via news.yahoo.com
  The law says you must answer census questions but the Constitution says you have the right to remain silent, explains Fox News senior judicial analyst Judge Andrew Napolitano.
  
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• Delphi murders: Here's what we know about unsolved killings of two teen girls in Indiana

  23-04-2019 23:16 via news.yahoo.com
  It's been more than two years since the Delphi murders. Here's what we know now about the unsolved killings of Abigail Williams and Liberty Germany.
  
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• Anthem: Some Act 1 Post-Launch Content Delayed

  23-04-2019 23:10
  Update 4/23: in addition to Anthem Update 1.1.0 going live, BioWare has also posted a general progress update on the official Anthem Reddit, revealing that some of what was planned for the Act 1 post-launch content has been delayed.
  Though BioWare had delivered much of the planned Act 1 features on time, not every goal will be met. Instead, BioWare has been "prioritizing things like bug fixes, stability and game flow over the new features of Act 1. We set aside time for this work, but the realit
  
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• Mars lander picks up what's likely 1st detected marsquake

  23-04-2019 23:06 via news.yahoo.com
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA's InSight lander has picked up a gentle rumble at Mars, believed to be the first marsquake ever detected.
  
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• Clinton: Trump Would Have Been Indicted If He Weren’t President

  23-04-2019 23:04 via news.yahoo.com
  Former Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton said Tuesday that President Trump would have been indicted over the actions described in Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report had he not been a sitting president."I think there’s enough there that any other person who had engaged in those acts would certainly have been indicted," Clinton said during her remarks at the Time 100 Summit. "The whole matter of obstruction was very directly sent to the Congress. And if you read that
  
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• US stocks lifted to records amid earnings deluge, oil gains again

  23-04-2019 22:56 via news.yahoo.com
  Wall Street stocks surged to fresh records on Tuesday following a plethora of mostly good quarterly earnings that reinforced confidence in the economic outlook.
  
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• Bloodborne: The Board Game Hits Kickstarter Goal in Under 20 Minutes

  23-04-2019 22:51
  Bloodborne: The Board Game, which is based on the PlayStation 4 title by FromSoftware, has reached its Kickstarter goal of $200,000 in less than 20 minutes.
  As of this writing, the Kickstarter is currently sitting at $588,317 with 21 days to go in its campaign. Considering it is already successfully funded - in 17 minutes to be exact - those who back this project can expect to receive the game around May 2020.
  Designed by Michael Shinall and Eric M. Lang, Bloodborne: The Board Game will allow on
  
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• Madison High School targets parents with dress code requirements

  23-04-2019 22:50 via news.yahoo.com
  No more hair rollers, shower caps, pajama pants or torn jeans if you intend to visit Madison High School.
  
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• For Honor Introduces Murderous New Combatant Sakura

  23-04-2019 22:50
  Publisher: UbisoftDeveloper: Ubisoft MontrealRelease: February 14, 2017 Rating: Mature Platform: PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC
  There was a time where it looked like For Honor may be on the short list of Ubisoft live service games that just don't make it very far and the company would eventually move past or take another run at with a sequel. But here we are, several years and updates later, and For Honor is still keeping its community fairly strong. It looks like there will be another reason for f
  
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• Check out the final version of Arya's dragonglass spear from Game of Thrones season 8 episode 2

  23-04-2019 22:43 via gamesradar.com
  We've seen Arya's dragonglass spear in Game of Thrones before, now here's a better look at it
  
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• Tamarin: Adorable Adventure Game From Classic Rare Devs Announced

  23-04-2019 22:38
  Independent developer Chameleon Games, filled with veterans from Rare’s "golden era" of game development, is announcing Tamarin, a third-person, action-adventure game featuring an agile monkey set in Nordic scenery.
  Tamarin is scheduled for release on PlayStation 4 and PC this summer, and “channels the energy of 3D platformer classics and explorative Metroidvania shooters.” The game revolves around pollution and destruction from ever-expanding insects that forces the monkey to
  
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• We've Found the First Real Traces of "Marsquakes"

  23-04-2019 22:34 via news.yahoo.com
  Working together, two space agencies find evidence that has eluded scientists for years.
  
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• Chanel Lewis sentenced to life in prison for Karina Vetrano murder

  23-04-2019 22:12 via news.yahoo.com
  Chanel Lewis was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for murdering Karina Vetrano while she was jogging in Queens in 2016.
  
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• The Elder Scrolls: Blades Early Access Review

  23-04-2019 22:10
  If you listed out everything that Bethesda’s Elder Scrolls series is best known for, you’d probably include things like an open world, freeform character development, hundreds of NPCs with interesting backstories, and the freedom to go anywhere and do anything at any time. The Elder Scrolls: Blades unfortunately has none of those things. It’s a decent mobile RPG, but not a very good Elder Scrolls game, and it’s loaded with obtrusive microtransactions.
  Blades feels like a
  
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• Hillary Clinton: Russian interference 'certainly had an impact' on the 2016 election

  23-04-2019 21:58 via news.yahoo.com
  Amid efforts by President Trump and the White House to downplay the effectiveness of Russian meddling during the 2016 presidential election, Clinton said it's clear that Moscow's efforts affected the outcome.
  
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• BioWare delays multiple Anthem features including Guilds, the Mastery System, and the Cataclysm

  23-04-2019 21:56 via gamesradar.com
  "We are not going to hit all the goals on our Act 1 Calendar"
  
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• Trump son-in-law calls probe worse than Russian meddling

  23-04-2019 21:51 via news.yahoo.com
  In a rare public speaking appearance, Kushner dismissed Russia's impact during the 2016 election, saying that credit for the victory lay with the Trump campaign."You look at what Russia did -- you know, buying some Facebook ads to try and sow dissent and do it.
  
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• Boeing seeks to exit crisis mode as it reports results

  23-04-2019 21:46 via news.yahoo.com
  Under growing scrutiny from investors and regulators, embattled US aerospace giant Boeing will have a chance this week to reset the narrative as it aims to pivot from two deadly crashes that have grounded a top-selling plane.The company will report earnings on Wednesday for the first time since a deadly March 10 plane crash plunged the company into crisis-mode.Then, on April 29, the company will face its shareholders at an annual meeting that includes challenges to the company on leadership stru
  
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• Neo-Nazi linked to group who said Prince Harry was a race traitor for marrying Meghan pleads guilty

  23-04-2019 21:41 via news.yahoo.com
  Two teenage neo-Nazis, linked to a group that called Prince Harry a "race traitor"  for marrying Mehgan Markle, are facing jail after admitting terror charges. Polish national, Michal Szewczuk, 19, admitted two counts of encouraging terrorism and five of possessing documents that could be useful to a terrorist, when he appeared at the Old Bailey. His co-defendant, Oskar Dunn-Koczorowski, 18, had previously pleaded guilty to encouraging terrorism. The charges relate to a neo-Nazi group calle
  
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• Shiny Meltan returning to Pokemon Go for a limited time later this week

  23-04-2019 21:36 via gamesradar.com
  You've got just over a week to nab the blue-tailed bugger
  
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• DHS Secretary: Separating Migrant Families ‘Not Worth It’

  23-04-2019 21:21 via news.yahoo.com
  Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Kevin McAleenan said Tuesday that border authorities are not considering resuming the separation of migrant families, a practice that was ended by the Trump administration last year after it drew outrage from both sides of the aisle."We're not pursuing that approach," McAleenan said. "Prosecuting violations of the law does have a consequence and it does deter behavior but it [does] not work if you lose the public trust."The DHS secretary added that the
  
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• Anthem patch notes: Change gear and check loot wherever, new Sunken Cell Stronghold, and more

  23-04-2019 21:14 via gamesradar.com
  Anthem's new update has the quality of life change we've all been waiting for
  
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• Saudi Arabia Executes 37 People For Terrorism-Related Crimes

  23-04-2019 21:02 via news.yahoo.com
  Saudi Arabia’s Interior Ministry says 37 Saudi citizens were beheaded on Tuesday, all accused of terrorism.
  
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• North Korea's Kim will go into Putin summit needing a win

  23-04-2019 20:57 via news.yahoo.com
  TOKYO (AP) — When North Korean leader Kim Jong Un meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin for their first one-on-one meeting, he will have a long wish list and a strong desire to notch a win after the failure of his second summit with President Donald Trump.
  
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• See Hideo Kojima at the Tribeca Film Festival with our exclusive discount code

  23-04-2019 20:55 via gamesradar.com
  See the Death Stranding creator with the promo code TFFGamesRadar19
  
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• Today's Kingdom Hearts 3 Critical Mode Update Time Announced

  23-04-2019 20:39
  Update: Square Enix has confirmed when the free update to Kingdom Hearts 3, which will add the Critical Mode difficulty, is expected to be released.
  Via a tweet, Square confirmed that the Critical Mode update will be available to download starting at 7 p.m. PT/10 p.m. ET today April 23. That would be 2 a.m. UTC on April 24 as well.
  The update will bring the highly requested difficulty mode to the sequel, as well as several other additions according to translated patch notes via the Kingdom
  
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• Amazon customers can now return their items at Kohl's

  23-04-2019 20:28 via news.yahoo.com
  Kohl's announced Tuesday that Amazon customers will be able to return items atall of its stores beginning in July
  
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• Walgreens to hike minimum age for store tobacco sales

  23-04-2019 20:20 via news.yahoo.com
  Walgreens has decided to raise its minimum age for tobacco sales several weeks after a top federal official chastised the drugstore chain for violating laws restricting access to cigarettes and other tobacco products.
  
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• Islamic State claims Sri Lanka blasts, as government says probe making progress

  23-04-2019 20:16 via news.yahoo.com
  The claim, issued through the group's AMAQ news agency, was made after Sri Lanka said two domestic Islamist groups with suspected links to foreign militants were suspected to have been behind the attacks at three churches and four hotels.Three sources told Reuters that Sri Lankan intelligence officials had been warned hours earlier by India that attacks by Islamists were imminent.President Maithripala Sirisena said he would change the heads of the defense forces following their failure to act on
  
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• White House economist sees no impact on oil prices from Iran sanctions

  23-04-2019 20:10 via news.yahoo.com
  Washington (AFP) - The decision to tighten sanctions on Iran will have "no material impact" on oil prices given the large US supply of petroleum, White House economic advisor Larry Kudlow said Tuesday.
  
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• Two more defendants agree to plead guilty in college admissions bribery case

  23-04-2019 20:10 via news.yahoo.com
  A former women's soccer assistant coach at USC and another parent have agreed to plead guilty in the nation's college admissions bribery case.
  
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• Netgear’s most popular Orbi mesh Wi-Fi system is on sale for just $159.99, today only

  23-04-2019 20:02 via news.yahoo.com
  The NETGEAR Orbi Wall-Plug Whole Home Mesh WiFi System with a base station and two wall-plug satellite extenders is the most popular bundle on Amazon. And today, for one day only, it's on sale at its lowest price ever. A one-day Gold Box deal slashes the price to $199.99, which is significantly lower than the $270 retail price. But there's also a $40 coupon you can clip on the product page, dropping the cost all the way down to just $159.99!Here's what you need to know from the product page:* Cr
  
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• For Sri Lanka grave digger, a grim parade

  23-04-2019 19:48 via news.yahoo.com
  Piyasri Gunasena rarely digs more than one grave a day at the Madampitiya cemetery in Sri Lanka's capital."Police have not released all the remains yet but I think we will be busy for a while," he said as he dug his tenth grave of the day."Every time I dig a grave for a child I think of my own granddaughter and I feel like crying," the 48-year-old told AFP, as sweat soaked his grimy t-shirt and tattered shorts.
  
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• The Best Nintendo Switch Deals and Bundles Right Now

  23-04-2019 19:42
  
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  Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield come out later this year, meaning if you don't have a Nintendo Switch, you're going to be missing out.
  Some of the best Switch deals and bundles have gone off to that great big deals ranch in the sky, but there are still chances to save and get yourself set up with a Nintendo Switch and a game or two on the cheap. If history is any indication, there will be r
  
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• Sen. McConnell: 'Think of me as the grim reaper' of socialism

  23-04-2019 19:40 via news.yahoo.com
  Majority Leader Mitch McConnell promises that if Republicans remain in control of the Senate, the Democrats' progressive agenda won't land on the president's desk.
  
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• Spider-Man PS4 Had to Unmake Its Manhattan Open-World to Keep Running

  23-04-2019 19:25
  In the opening sequence of Marvel’s Spider-Man for PlayStation 4, Insomniac Games had to come up with some creative solutions to make Fiske Tower bigger on the inside than it was on the outside.
  Revealed during Insomniac’s GDC 2019 tech postmortem and subsequently posted on Twitter, Insomniac senior engine programmer Elan Ruskin shared a video showing how the developer managed to fit a larger interior inside of a smaller exterior while keeping all of Manhattan intact.
  As it turns out
  
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• Trump’s attorney general gave ‘mischaracterisation’ of Mueller report, Watergate prosecutor says

  23-04-2019 19:12 via news.yahoo.com
  A former Watergate prosecutor has spoken out about Attorney General William Barr’s handling of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report, calling his analysis of the comprehensive document a ‘mischaracterisation of the conclusions.’ Richard Ben-Veniste said Tuesday that Donald Trump’s attorney general was likely “banking on” the “suspicion that most Americans will be too lazy to read the report” when he released a four-page analysis of the docu
  
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• Kushner says has urged Saudi prince to be transparent about Khashoggi killing

  23-04-2019 18:54 via news.yahoo.com
  White House senior adviser Jared Kushner said on Tuesday he had urged Saudi Arabia's crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, to be transparent about the circumstances surrounding the death of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.Taking questions at a Time magazine forum, Kushner was not specific about when he had spoken to the crown prince about the October killing of Khashoggi, a U.S.-based journalist, inside the Saudi consulate in the Turkish city of Istanbul.
  
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• U.S. to Reciprocate on ‘Unfair’ EU Harley Tariffs, Trump Says

  23-04-2019 18:43 via news.yahoo.com
  “So unfair to U.S. We will Reciprocate!” Trump said Tuesday on Twitter in a post that quoted a person speaking on Fox Business Network.Harley-Davidson reported slumping first-quarter profit Tuesday, though it beat analysts’ expectations.Harley is moving some U.S. production overseas to sidestep EU tariffs that jumped to 31 percent from 6 percent after Trump hiked levies on steel and aluminum imports.
  
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• IS claims Sri Lanka bombings, releases photo of attackers

  23-04-2019 18:38 via news.yahoo.com
  The Islamic State group on Tuesday claimed a series of bombings that killed more than 320 people in Sri Lanka, and released a photo and video of the men it said were responsible.The massive casualty toll would make the Easter Sunday attacks the deadliest overseas operation claimed by IS since the group proclaimed its caliphate in mid-2014."Those that carried out the attack that targeted members of the US-led coalition and Christians in Sri Lanka the day before yesterday are Islamic State group f
  
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• Jared Kushner: Russia investigations 'more harmful' than 'a couple of Facebook ads'

  23-04-2019 18:35 via news.yahoo.com
  President Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner believes the investigations into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election have had “a much harsher impact on our democracy” than the interference itself.
  
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• Jussie Smollett case: Brothers accused of carrying out attack sue actor's legal team for defamation

  23-04-2019 18:34 via news.yahoo.com
  The two brothers who say "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett paid them to stage his Jan. 29 assault announced that they are filing a federal defamation lawsuit against his legal team, including celebrity attorney Mark Geragos.
  
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• Square Enix Announces Its E3 2019 Press Conference Date, Time

  23-04-2019 18:30
  
  Square Enix has announced its plans for E3 2019 and has revealed that it will be hosting a "special broadcast" on Monday, June 10 at 6pm PT/9pm ET to showcase an "exciting line up of titles."
  Square Enix took to Twitter to share the news of how they will be kicking off E3 2019 this year, but didn't give any indication of what exactly they would be showing.
  An interesting note, however, is that it is taking the time slot that has been previously held by PlayStation, which follows the news that So
  
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• Cyberpunk 2077 quest director says Deus Ex was a big inspiration - and not just the sunglasses

  23-04-2019 18:29 via gamesradar.com
  Mateusz Tomaskiewicz talks inspirations and building on The Witcher
  
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• Google self-driving unit Waymo picks Detroit factory site

  23-04-2019 18:28 via news.yahoo.com
  DETROIT (AP) — Google's self-driving car spinoff Waymo says it will reopen an axle plant in Detroit to convert conventional vehicles so they can drive autonomously.
  
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• Turning up the Heat on North Korea

  23-04-2019 18:22 via news.yahoo.com
  The inability of U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korea’s Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un to reach a denuclearization deal in Hanoi leaves the international community searching for a solution to the North Korean nuclear conundrum. The recent erosion of international efforts to enforce economic sanctions make efforts to persuade Pyongyang to give up its nuclear weapons through bargaining is more challenging. A North Korean charm offensive and, perhaps, a desire among some to see this longst
  
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