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• The Division 2's first raid was cleared in 5 hours, but many players are struggling to play it without matchmaking

  17-05-2019 23:54 via gamesradar.com
  Console players are also having a much harder time with the raid than PC players
  
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• Wynn and MGM in talks about sale of Encore Boston casino

  17-05-2019 23:49 via finance.yahoo.com
  Wynn Resorts and MGM Resorts International said in a joint statement they've engaged in conversations about the potential sale of Encore Boston Harbor.This comes as Wynn is about to open the $2.6 billion Everett, Massachusetts, casino.The companies say the talks won't delay the Everett opening scheduled for next month.
  
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• Trump's diversion of billions for border wall faces first U.S. court test

  17-05-2019 23:40 via news.yahoo.com
  "As everyone knows the executive branch cannot build this wall without Congress," Douglas Letter, representing the House, told the U.S. District Court Judge Haywood Gilliam in Oakland, California."The president asked for $8.1 billion to build the wall and Congress said no to that.This money was clearly denied by Congress under immense pressure."The House, 20 states and two advocacy groups asked Gilliam to block the transfer of funds to prevent the wall construction.
  
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• Attorney General Barr not satisfied with early answers he's getting on allegations of Trump campaign spying

  17-05-2019 23:40 via news.yahoo.com
  New revelations from Attorney General William Barr about the investigation into how the Russia probe started; reaction and analysis on 'The Five.'
  
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• Don't Miss: The world design of Diablo III

  17-05-2019 23:31
  Blizzard designer Leonard Boyarsky talks to Gamasutra about the process of expanding the Diablo universe significantly with the third installment of the series, talking about what has both worked and what has not. ...
  
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• Michael McLellan indicted in murder of 13-year-old Hania Aguilar

  17-05-2019 23:29 via news.yahoo.com
  The man accused of strangling 13-year-old Hania Aguilar has been indicted in the case.
  
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• Fox Poll: Voters give Barr negative ratings for his handling of the Mueller report

  17-05-2019 23:25 via news.yahoo.com
  The latest Fox News Poll finds voters give Barr negative ratings for his handling of the Mueller report (35 approve, 44 disapprove), and by a 12-point margin more think he is “covering up” for the president than being transparent with the American people (45-33 percent).
  
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• US Treasury defies Congress subpoena for Trump tax records

  17-05-2019 23:24 via news.yahoo.com
  US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin rejected Friday a congressional subpoena for President Donald Trump's tax records, setting up a new court battle between the two sides of government.Mnuchin told Democratic Representative Richard Neal, the chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, that the committee "lacks a legitimate legislative purpose" to demand Trump's tax returns.Neal issued the subpoena on May 10, saying the confidential documents were necessary in carrying out oversight of taxat
  
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• Final Fantasy 7 Switch Update Fixes 7-Year-Old Bug

  17-05-2019 23:24
  Final Fantasy 7’s Switch port quietly received an update that seems to fix one of its most notorious bugs: an audio glitch that has been reintroduced in nearly all of its modern ports.
  The now-squashed bug caused the game’s overworld music to restart from the beginning of the song after every battle. It’s not the worst bug in the world, but can make playing significantly more repetitive as you’ll rarely hear more than the opening moments of any overworld song… and
  
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• Dungeons & Dragons New Adventure Sends Players to Hell

  17-05-2019 23:24
  
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  Dungeons & Dragons’ next story adventure, Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus, will send players to hell, Wizards of the Coast announced today.
  The new 256-page book will be released on September 17 and focus on the city of Baldur's Gate as it slowly succumbs to the sway of corrupt powers and evil gods. Adventurers will then get the chance to descend into the first layer of th
  
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• Lawmaker tries to walk back 'consensual rapes' comment

  17-05-2019 23:20 via news.yahoo.com
  JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri state lawmaker said he misspoke on the House floor Friday when he referred to "consensual rapes" during a highly charged debate on a bill to ban abortions at eight weeks , including in cases of rape and incest
  
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• 'I Need Help Killing a Pregnant Woman': Three Held Without Bond in Murder of Pregnant Chicago Teen

  17-05-2019 23:15 via news.yahoo.com
  Nearly a month before the murder of 19-year-old Marlen Ochoa-Lopez, Clarisa Figueroa allegedly told her daughter she needed help killing a pregnant woman and taking a baby. That's just one of the horrific details that prosecutors revealed in bond court.
  
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• Fellow Dem: De Blasio can seek presidency, but why would he?

  17-05-2019 23:14 via news.yahoo.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — With friends like these, Mayor Bill de Blasio doesn't need enemies.
  
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• Get a job: Crystal Dynamics, FoxNext Games, and more are hiring now!

  17-05-2019 23:12
  Here are just some of the many, many positions being advertised right now on the Gamasutra Job Board. ...
  
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• What's your favorite Game of Thrones memory?

  17-05-2019 23:08 via gamesradar.com
  "Try having season 5 ruined when your trousers are down by your ankles"
  
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• Ghost Recon Breakpoint: New Gameplay, Features, and Info

  17-05-2019 23:08
  
  We're turning our IGN First spotlight for the month of May onto Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Breakpoint, the latest in the long-running military shooter series. It was announced in a livestream event and is coming soon – its release date is October 4.
  We'll be updating this page all month long as each new feature drops. Stay tuned for more behind-the-scenes videos, interviews, and gameplay!
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• Conrad Black: I assumed Trump's call about pardon was a prank

  17-05-2019 23:04 via news.yahoo.com
  Media mogul Conrad Black speaks out about being pardoned by President Trump on 'Your World.'
  
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• Sanders to Propose Moratorium on Public Funding Of Charter Schools

  17-05-2019 23:01 via news.yahoo.com
  Senator Bernie Sanders (I., Vt.) will call for a ban on for-profit charter schools and a temporary moratorium on funding for public-charter-school expansion in a campaign speech to be delivered Saturday, CNN first reported.In his Saturday speech in South Carolina, Sanders plans to endorse the NAACP's claim that charter-school expansion has had an adverse effect on African Americans who suffer from the resulting lack of funding for public schools. In order to combat this alleged harm, Sanders wil
  
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• How Architect I.M. Pei Achieved Greatness By Forever Testing and Challenging Himself

  17-05-2019 23:00 via news.yahoo.com
  Famed architect I.M. Pei designed some of the greatest buildings across the globe in his more than half century career.
  
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• US approves missile sales to S.Korea, Japan

  17-05-2019 22:58 via news.yahoo.com
  The United States said Friday it had approved more than $600 million in sales of air defense missiles to South Korea and Japan as tensions return with North Korea.The State Department said it had approved 94 SM-2 missiles used by ships against air threats, along with 12 guidance systems for a total cost of $313.9 million.It separately gave the green light to sell 160 anti-air AMRAAM missiles and related guidance equipment to Japan for $317 million.
  
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• Death row inmate dies 1 day after fellow inmate's execution

  17-05-2019 22:54 via news.yahoo.com
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee death row inmate died in prison on Friday, less than three months before his scheduled execution and less than a day after a fellow inmate was executed .
  
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• Trump sows confusion on Iran as tensions appear to ease

  17-05-2019 22:49 via news.yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — It started with a surprise statement on a Sunday night that the U.S. was rushing military forces to counter alleged Iranian threats. What followed were two weeks of bombastic rhetoric and swells of fear and confusion over whether Washington and Tehran were lurching toward open conflict. And that's how President Donald Trump says he likes it.
  
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• U.S. Treasury's Mnuchin rejects subpoena for Trump tax returns

  17-05-2019 22:46 via news.yahoo.com
  In a widely expected move, Mnuchin rejected a demand for the documents from House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal, saying the panel lacks "a legitimate legislative purpose" for obtaining the tax records that Democrats view as critical to their efforts to investigate Trump and his presidency."We are unable to provide the requested information in response to the committee's subpoena," Mnuchin said in a letter to Neal, released ahead of a 5 p.m. EDT (2100 GMT) deadline for delivering
  
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• U.S. Senator Sanders calls for end to for-profit public charter schools

  17-05-2019 22:41 via news.yahoo.com
  Sanders, a U.S. senator from Vermont, wants to ban for-profit charter schools and halt the creation of new charter schools while imposing new rules on the existing ones, according to a summary of his proposal provided by his campaign on Friday.Charter schools, which enjoyed bipartisan support at their inception in the 1990s, have become the subject of increasing division.As a result, Sanders' proposal comes with some political risks for the candidate, who struggled in his last presidential campa
  
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• CD Projekt Red talks Cyberpunk 2077 crunch, vows to be 'more humane' to devs

  17-05-2019 22:41
  CD Projekt Red leadership says speaking publicly about crunch acts as a commitment to treat its devs more humanely. ...
  
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• BMW X1 Recalled Because It Doesn’t Meet Federal Safety Standards

  17-05-2019 22:30 via news.yahoo.com
  BMW is recalling 106,182 of its 2016 to 2019 X1 SUVs. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, in the event of a crash where an occupant’s head contacts the B-pillar, the ...
  
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• Here's Where You Can Preorder Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3

  17-05-2019 22:22
  
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  Fans have been waiting a long time for it, but Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order will officially release as a Nintendo Switch exclusive on July 19. This action-RPG brings together a host of Marvel heroes and villains you've probably seen on the big screen recently, including Spider-Man, Black Panther, Captain America, Iron Man, Thor, Nebula, the X-Men, the Guardians of the Galaxy,
  
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• Rape victim who had illegal abortion aged 13 condemns Alabama's new law as 'abomination'

  17-05-2019 22:16 via news.yahoo.com
  A rape victim who had an illegal abortion at the age of 13 has argued that Alabama’s new law mandating a near total ban on abortion is an “abomination” which punishes “the woman for being a woman”.Maralyn Mosley, an 81-year-old, had her first illegal abortion 22 years before Roe v Wade – the landmark Supreme Court decision that legalised abortion nationwide in 1973.After being raped by a tenant at her aunt’s Birmingham boarding house, Ms Mosley's mother
  
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• 3 charged after pregnant woman found dead, baby cut from womb in Chicago

  17-05-2019 22:15 via news.yahoo.com
  A Chicago woman who sold baby clothes to a pregnant woman and lured her back to her house with an offer of more clothing has been charged with murder after allegedly strangling the woman with a cord and cutting the infant from her womb, police said Thursday.
  
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• Video: Writing and designing Star Trek: Bridge Crew for VR

  17-05-2019 22:11
  In this talk from GDC 2017, Red Storm Entertainment's Jay Posey shares his experience as lead writer and senior designer developing Ubisoft's VR game Star Trek: Bridge Crew....
  
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• Huawei and suppliers make plans to face U.S. trade blacklist - Nikkei

  17-05-2019 22:08 via news.yahoo.com
  China's Huawei Technologies Co Ltd is asking its top Asian chipmakers to maintain deliveries after Washington decided to curb the telecom giant's access to American technology, the Nikkei reported https://asia.nikkei.com/Economy/Trade-war/Huawei-and-suppliers-dust-off-backup-plans-to-prepare-for-storm on Friday, citing sources familiar with the matter.Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd said it will maintain supplies for the time being even though it was assessing the impact of Washington'
  
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• Missouri follows Alabama by passing restrictive abortion bill

  17-05-2019 22:03 via news.yahoo.com
  Missouri lawmakers passed a bill on Friday that prohibits women from seeking an abortion after the eighth week of pregnancy, days after Alabama enacted the most restrictive abortion law in the United States.The legislation allows for an abortion after the eighth week only in the case of medical emergencies.On Wednesday, Alabama banned abortions at any time, with the same exception.
  
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• JetBlue switching to Pepsi from Coca-Cola

  17-05-2019 22:01 via news.yahoo.com
  JetBlue customers, be prepared for a major shake-up when you order a soda on your next flight.
  
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• Minecraft has sold 176 million copies in 10 years

  17-05-2019 21:17
  This week marks the 10th anniversary of Minecraft†™s very first release and Microsoft now says that the game has sold over 176 million copies worldwide in that decade. ...
  
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• NYC's Bill De Blasio Trades Criticism at Home for Curiosity in Iowa

  17-05-2019 21:09 via news.yahoo.com
  (Bloomberg) -- New York Mayor Bill de Blasio stepped away from the criticism in his hometown to engage curiosity in Iowa, making his first stop as a presidential candidate in the middle of farm country to demonstrate his interest in agricultural issues and take shots at President Donald Trump.
  
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• Missouri, latest US state to restrict abortion

  17-05-2019 20:51 via news.yahoo.com
  The Missouri House passed a bill on Friday banning abortions once a fetal heartbeat is detected, making it the latest US state to pass restrictions on ending a pregnancy.The bill, overwhelmingly approved by the Republican-led legislature and expected to be signed by the Midwestern state's Republican governor, would ban abortions from about eight weeks of pregnancy.Republican-led legislatures in several US states have recently passed bills restricting abortion access in a bid to eventually challe
  
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• Games Seemingly Pull Out of Epic Store Sale

  17-05-2019 20:41
  The Epic Games Store began its “Mega Epic Sale,” but has hit some snags along the way, including two games being pulled off the store.
  The Mega Epic Sale is offering some pretty major discounts, particularly the sweeping promotion where Epic itself is offering $10 off on all games priced $14.99 or higher, meaning games like Super Meat Boy that are normally $14.99 can currently be purchased for $4.99.
  This discount comes courtesy of Epic itself, suggesting they’re paying fo
  
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• Defiant Iran says it can 'easily' hit U.S. ships, works to counter sanctions

  17-05-2019 20:40 via news.yahoo.com
  Iran said on Friday it could "easily" hit U.S. warships in the Gulf, the latest in days of saber rattling between Washington and Tehran, while its top diplomat worked to counter U.S. sanctions and salvage a nuclear deal denounced by President Donald Trump.Earlier this week, the United States pulled some diplomatic staff from its embassy in Baghdad following weekend attacks on four oil tankers in the Gulf."Even our short-range missiles can easily reach (U.S.) warships in the Persian Gulf," Mohamm
  
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• The V-8 Engine Has No Future at Genesis

  17-05-2019 20:39 via news.yahoo.com
  The next-generation G80 sedan will go no higher than a V-6, and the G90's Tau V-8 will eventually be phased out.
  
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• Want to live in 'Big Bang Theory' star Kaley Cuoco's house? You can – for $6.9M

  17-05-2019 20:18 via news.yahoo.com
  "The Big Bang Theory" isn't the only thing coming to an end for Kaley Cuoco: she is also selling her California home. See what $6.9 million buys.
  
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• A camera phone that puts Samsung and Apple to shame now has 5G, too – but it’s banned in the US

  17-05-2019 20:06 via news.yahoo.com
  Verizon just launched the Galaxy S10 5G, but Samsung is hardly the only company putting out 5G smartphones this year. International carriers have also started rolling out 5G networks and compatible smartphones, and UK carriers are the latest ones to prepare for their 5G launches. However, one of the first phones to deliver 5G experiences in Britain is a device that you'll have a hard time scoring in the States, even if you just want the older 4G version. That's because it's made by Huawei, the C
  
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• Other Mario Styles We Want to See in Super Mario Maker 2

  17-05-2019 19:59
  
  Nintendo’s latest Mario Maker-focused Direct provided a boatload of information on the upcoming Super Mario Maker 2. But it was the one thing they didn’t show that piqued my interest the most.
  In the brief moment where switching game styles was shown, the Mario 3D World style stood alone in an “Extra Game Styles” section with a space next to it that looked conveniently large enough for another game style to appear. There’s a good possibility that we were purposely n
  
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• Minecraft Earth, Microsoft's take on Pokemon Go, looks... actually amazing

  17-05-2019 19:39 via gamesradar.com
  Collect, battle, and build with Minecraft elements in the real world
  
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• Insurer report says Iran's Revolutionary Guards likely to have organized tanker attacks

  17-05-2019 19:34 via news.yahoo.com
  Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards are "highly likely" to have facilitated attacks last Sunday on four tankers including two Saudi ships off Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates, according to a Norwegian insurers' report seen by Reuters.
  
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• UPDATE 1-U.S. oil drillers cut rigs to lowest count since March 2018 -Baker Hughes

  17-05-2019 19:24 via news.yahoo.com
  U.S. energy firms this week reduced the number of oil rigs operating for the second week in a row, with the rig count at its lowest since March 2018, as some drillers follow through on plans to cut spending.Drillers cut three oil rigs in the week to May 17, bringing the total count down to 802, below the 844 units operating a year ago, General Electric Co's Baker Hughes energy services firm said in its closely followed report on Friday.More than half the total U.S. oil rigs are in the Permian ba
  
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• Brexit compromise talks collapse after six weeks

  17-05-2019 19:22 via news.yahoo.com
  Britain's Labour opposition pulled the plug Friday on six weeks of Brexit compromise talks with Prime Minister Theresa May, blaming her evaporating authority as her premiership nears its death throes.Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn said the gaps between them could not be bridged -- and he had no confidence that her successor would stick to any bargain they might have reached.The discussions have "gone as far as they can," Corbyn said in a letter to May.
  
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• High School Student Carjacked Night Before His Graduation

  17-05-2019 19:17 via news.yahoo.com
  A teenager was held at gunpoint, and his car was stolen the day before his high school graduation in Tennessee.
  
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• Grumpy Cat, whose scowl launched a million memes, dies age 7

  17-05-2019 19:14 via news.yahoo.com
  Despite care from top professionals, Grumpy died on Tuesday from complications after a recent urinary tract infection, the family said on Twitter.Grumpy, whose real name is Tardar Sauce, became an internet sensation after her owner Tabatha Bundesen posted a picture of her scowl six years ago."Grumpy Cat has helped millions of people smile all around the world - even when times were tough," the family said.
  
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• AOC asks pharma CEO why $2,000 HIV drug costs just $8 in Australia: 'People are dying for no reason'

  17-05-2019 19:13 via news.yahoo.com
  New York congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez had a simple question for the head of a major drug company: why should a $2,000 HIV treatment be available for just $8 in Australia? “You’re the CEO of Gilead. Is it true that Gilead made $3bn in profits from Truvada in 2018,” Ms Ocasio-Cortez asked Daniel O’Day, the CEO of California-based Gilead Sciences, during a hearing of the House committee on oversight and reform.Mr O’Day replied that the company had generated $
  
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• Tesla Model 3 Autopilot Involved in Third Fatal Crash

  17-05-2019 19:09 via news.yahoo.com
  Should 10 seconds of Autopilot be able to save someone's life? In this case, it did not.
  
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