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• Authorities Seize 16 Tons of Cocaine From a Ship Docked in Philadelphia, in One of the Largest Drug Busts in U.S. History

  18-06-2019 23:44 via news.yahoo.com
  Federal officials estimate the street value at over $1 billion
  
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• You Can Visit These 5 Vanderbilt-Family Homes

  18-06-2019 23:42 via news.yahoo.com
  Gloria Vanderbilt’s ancestors had an impressive real estate portfolio
  
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• Attorney Michael Avenatti faces November trial in New York

  18-06-2019 23:35 via news.yahoo.com
  California attorney Michael Avenatti learned Tuesday that he faces a November trial date on charges he tried to extort millions of dollars from Nike.The Nov. 12 trial date was set by U.S. District Judge Paul G. Gardephe at a pretrial hearing in Manhattan.Avenatti participated by telephone.
  
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• The Division 2 patch notes: Title Update 4 brings the Gunner specialization and the first-ever Exotic Holster

  18-06-2019 23:25 via gamesradar.com
  See the biggest changes in The Division 2 patch notes
  
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• 9 U.S. Tourists Have Died in the Dominican Republic in 2019. Should You Cancel Your Trip?

  18-06-2019 23:25 via news.yahoo.com
  A New Jersey man was found dead in his hotel room earlier this week, raising the number of U.S. tourists who have died while visiting the Dominican Republic in 2019 up to nine.
  
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• The Latest: Alex Jones sanctioned in Sandy Hook lawsuit

  18-06-2019 23:21 via news.yahoo.com
  A Connecticut judge has imposed sanctions on conspiracy theorist Alex Jones for an outburst on his web show against a lawyer for relatives of victims of the Sandy Hook School shooting.Judge Barbara Bellis on Tuesday ordered the Infowars host to pay some of the relatives' legal fees and prohibited him from filing motions to dismiss their defamation lawsuit against him.The families of several of the 20 children and six educators killed in the 2012 shooting are suing Jones, Infowars and others for
  
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• Naval Expert: Why Russia Never Built Lots of Aircraft Carriers

  18-06-2019 23:20 via news.yahoo.com
  The aviation capability of the Russian navy is dangling by a thread. Kuznetsov is old and in poor condition, and no carrier is even close to be laid down. Historically a land power, the Soviet Union grappled with the idea of a large naval aviation arm for most of its history, eventually settling on a series of hybrid aircraft carriers. Big plans for additional ships died with the Soviet collapse, but Russia inherited one large aircraft carrier at the end of the Cold War—that rema
  
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• McConnell Rejects Possibility of Slavery Reparations

  18-06-2019 23:17 via news.yahoo.com
  Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday that he is opposed to the idea of authorizing reparations for the descendants of slaves brought to the U.S. against their will.“I don’t think reparations for something that happened 150 years ago, for whom none of us currently living are responsible, is a good idea,” McConnell said, before going on to argue that the U.S. has taken other steps to atone for the "original sin of slavery."“We’ve tried to deal with
  
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• The Breath of the Wild sequel exists because "DLC is not enough," says producer

  18-06-2019 23:09 via gamesradar.com
  Too many fresh ideas to be contained in DLC
  
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• Historic US drug bust nets 16 tonnes of cocaine

  18-06-2019 23:06 via news.yahoo.com
  US authorities said Tuesday they had seized around 16 tonnes of cocaine with an estimated street value of over $1 billion in a historic drug bust aboard a ship at the port of Philadelphia."This is one of the largest drug seizures in United States history," tweeted William McSwain, the US attorney for the Eastern District of Philadelphia."Members of the ship's crew have been arrested and federally charged" following the drug bust at Philadelphia's Packer Marine Terminal, McSwain's office said on
  
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• Boeing may rebrand the 737 Max so people are willing to fly in it again

  18-06-2019 23:06 via news.yahoo.com
  Boeing has a serious problem on its hands. After a pair of fatal crashes that claimed hundreds of lives, the company's 737 Max jetliner has been seriously tarnished. Nobody really wants to fly on the planes, even if Boeing can figure out how to keep them from killing people, and that means the hundreds of planes sitting around in storage right now may have a tough road ahead.Now, Boeing says it might have a plan for dealing with the complete loss of public trust in the 737 Max line, and it could
  
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• Police: Arizona man beheads roommate's dog as she moves out

  18-06-2019 23:05 via news.yahoo.com
  An Arizona man has been arrested on suspicion of mutilating and beheading his roommate's dog as she moved out of the home that the two shared in a Phoenix suburb.Jose Vega Meza, 21, told investigators that he killed the dog on Saturday because his roommate owed rent money to his mother, who owns the home in the city of Buckeye, police said.The man's roommate told police she lost track of her dog as she moved out her belongings and saw Vega Meza trying to sneak a box onto her truck.
  
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• As U.S. Boosts Pressure, Iran Tests Trump's Appetite for a Fight

  18-06-2019 23:02 via news.yahoo.com
  (Bloomberg) -- President Donald Trump’s campaign vow to get the U.S. out of costly foreign entanglements is colliding with the messy reality of America’s commitments in the Middle East, where tensions are rising between Washington and Tehran after attacks on two tankers last week.The dilemma emerged again as the administration ordered another 1,000 troops to the region on Monday in response to what Trump officials say was Iran’s role in the latest strikes. The Tehran government
  
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• Why Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order Won't Allow Human Dismemberment

  18-06-2019 23:00
  We finally had the question of "What does Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order look like?" answered at EA Play on Saturday. And then our own Miranda Sanchez got to see an extended version of that demo shortly thereafter. Now I can also answer the obvious follow-up question, "How does Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order play?"
  To set expectations up front, I didn't see anything new that Miranda didn't. I simply got to play the back half of the extended demo; basically, I played what EA first aired on their livest
  
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• Breath of the Wild 2 Started Because Nintendo Had Too Many DLC Ideas

  18-06-2019 23:00
  A sequel to Breath of the Wild was announced earlier this week at the end of the E3 2019 Nintendo Direct presentation, and while there are still several things we don’t know about the title, there are quite a few interesting pieces of information we’ve uncovered about this highly anticipated game.
  For more from this presentation, check out our review of the E3 2019 Nintendo Direct.
  Update 6/18: We’ve added a section to this article about Breath of the Wild 2 being made because
  
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• UPDATE 1-Trump says U.S. is 'very prepared' with regard to Iran

  18-06-2019 22:58 via news.yahoo.com
  President Donald Trump said on Tuesday the United States was very prepared with regard to Iran, as tensions ramped up after attacks on several oil tankers and Tehran's announcement it would step up uranium enrichment."We're very prepared for Iran.On Monday, the United States announced it would deploy about 1,000 more troops to the Middle East, citing concerns about a threat from Iran.
  
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• Sen. Rand Paul: It's a mistake to keep ramping things up in the Middle East

  18-06-2019 22:58 via news.yahoo.com
  Foreign Relations Committee member Sen. Rand Paul on U.S. sending additional troops to Middle East amid tensions with Iran.
  
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• Cadence of Hyrule Review

  18-06-2019 22:53
  It’s easy to look at Cadence of Hyrule: Crypt of the Necrodancer Featuring the Legend of Zelda and see a simple reskin of an indie darling with the look of one of gaming’s biggest names. But there’s so much more to it than that. Cadence of Hyrule cleverly blends rhythm and roguelike elements from Crypt of the Necrodancer with the canonized world and structure of classic Zelda games like A Link to the Past and, in doing so, brings fresh new ideas to both series.
  Cadence of Hyrul
  
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• New Jersey man dies vacationing in Dominican Republic, family and State Department confirm

  18-06-2019 22:43 via news.yahoo.com
  Joseph Allen, 55, was found dead in his hotel room at Terra Linda in Sosua on the morning of June 13, his sister, Jamie Reed, told ABC.
  
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• Facebook Unveils Cryptocurrency Despite Privacy Concerns

  18-06-2019 22:30 via news.yahoo.com
  Facebook reveals plans for digital currency to allow billions of users to transfer money with close to zero transaction fees.
  
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• Shanahan's Pentagon rise upended by painful family past

  18-06-2019 22:25 via news.yahoo.com
  Patrick Shanahan -- a onetime Boeing engineer who spent the last two years at the Pentagon -- seemed set to lead the world's most powerful military, until a history of violent incidents in his family derailed his plans.It was a surprising end to Shanahan's quick rise to the top spot at the Department of Defense in just two years.At issue are two incidents: a 2010 altercation between Shanahan and his then-wife Kimberley at their home in Seattle that left him with a bloody nose and her in custody
  
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• Dominican Republic deaths and alleged attacks making U.S. tourists very nervous

  18-06-2019 22:24 via news.yahoo.com
  At least seven Americans have died in 2019 in the Dominican Republic, with questions being raised about what is going on.
  
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• Facebook’s Libra coin isn’t even out yet, but it’s already facing opposition in Europe

  18-06-2019 22:20 via news.yahoo.com
  Facebook on Tuesday announced the Bitcoin rival it has been developing for the better part of a year: Libra. From the start, Facebook insisted on how secure Libra would be, and on the fact that a subsidiary called Calibra will be in charge of Libra, and that a Libra Association would oversee the Libra blockchain.It's as if Facebook wanted to ensure everyone ahead of Libra's 2020 launch that the coin won't be another way for the company to make money off of its customers by collecting even more p
  
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• Destiny 2 Lord of Wolves nerf is being looked at, Bungie says

  18-06-2019 22:06 via gamesradar.com
  For now, the wolves will stay unleashed
  
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• Exclusive: President Trump Says Hong Kong Protesters Are Having a 'Big Impact'

  18-06-2019 21:56 via news.yahoo.com
  Following simmering trade tensions with China, Donald Trump spoke to TIME in an exclusive interview about the protests in Hong Kong.
  
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• Investigators crack cold case murder of South Dakota woman

  18-06-2019 21:55 via news.yahoo.com
  The murder of a pharmacist who was raped and strangled in her home in a South Dakota city more than half a century ago has been solved with the use of DNA technology and genealogy databases, police said.Investigators believe Eugene Carroll Field killed 60-year-old Gwen Miller in 1968 when he was a 25-year-old living in Rapid City, Detective Wayne Keefe said at a news conference Monday.It is "a little surreal" to finally identify the killer after 51 years and up to 5,000 hours of work, Keefe said
  
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• The Latest: Indiana AG's office plans vigorous defense

  18-06-2019 21:54 via news.yahoo.com
  The Indiana attorney general's office says it will vigorously defend him against a federal lawsuit by four women who say he drunkenly groped them during a party last year.The lawsuit filed Tuesday alleges sexual harassment by Republican state Attorney General Curtis Hill on a state lawmaker and three legislative staffers in March 2018 at an Indianapolis bar.Hill has denied wrongdoing and rebuffed calls from Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb to resign.
  
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• Florida officer guilty of negligence for shooting caretaker

  18-06-2019 21:52 via news.yahoo.com
  A Florida police officer has been convicted of a misdemeanor but acquitted of attempted manslaughter for shooting at a severely autistic man and wounding the man's caretaker.A jury deliberated for four hours late Monday before finding North Miami police Officer Jonathan Aledda guilty of culpable negligence in the 2016 shooting of caretaker Charles Kinsey, who was trying to protect 27-year-old Arnaldo Rios Soto.Aledda faces up to a year in jail but because he was acquitted of a felony, he might b
  
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• Bloodstained: Ritual Of The Night's Release Trailer Features Shovel Knight, Teases Child Of Light Crossover

  18-06-2019 21:44
  Publisher: 505 GamesDeveloper: ArtPlayRelease: June 18, 2019 Rating: Rating PendingPlatform: PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, PC Click here to watch embedded mediaWith today's launch of Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night, 505 Games released a new trailer showing off the game, along with some more details and hints on the game's DLC.The trailer boasts robust crafting and character customization options and retro-styled challenges, along with 13 upcoming pieces of DLC, all of which will be free. Am
  
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• Google pledges $1 bn for housing crisis in Bay Area

  18-06-2019 21:38 via news.yahoo.com
  Google on Tuesday pledged to commit more than $1 billion to help address the severe housing crisis in the region that includes its headquarters and Silicon Valley.Chief executive Sundar Pichai announced the initiative, saying the internet colossus wants to be "a good neighbor" in the area bursting with technology companies.The move comes with Silicon Valley firms under pressure over the spike in real estate prices, lack of affordable housing and growing homeless problem in the San Francisco Bay
  
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• As the trade war with China heats up this summer, who is feeling the chill?

  18-06-2019 21:35 via news.yahoo.com
  The number of visitors to the U.S. from China fell 5.7% to 3 million in 2018, the first decline In 15 years. So far, it’s not getting better in 2019.
  
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• Spider-Man's Tom Holland is the Final Fantasy 14 ambassador you didn't know you needed

  18-06-2019 21:32 via gamesradar.com
  "It's just buttons"
  
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• US hospital ship on mission to aid Venezuela refugees

  18-06-2019 21:27 via news.yahoo.com
  US Navy hospital ship the USNS Comfort sets out this week to the Caribbean and Latin America as part of a mission to help Venezuelan migrants, Vice President Mike Pence announced Tuesday.Pence and Admiral Craig Fuller, head of US Southern Command, joined a group of Venezuelans at a Miami pier where the ship is docked to draw attention to the humanitarian crisis in Venezuela."We are with you," Pence said in Spanish, to shouts of "Amen!" from the Venezuelans.
  
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• Fans Petition to Make Keanu Reeves Time Person of the Year 2019

  18-06-2019 21:10
  Fans have created a Change.org petition to crown Keanu Reeves as Time Magazine’s Person of the Year 2019.
  The Change.org petition simply states "Keanu is the most wholesome person alive, make him the person of the year!” The petition currently sits at over 10,000 signatures with a goal of 15,000 signatures.
  Woah: A Keanu Reeves Petition
  A press release for the petition went into more depth, saying "Keanu Reeves is officially an Internet obsession. From the cult-like success of his Jo
  
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• Trump: Alleged Iranian oil tanker attacks 'very minor'

  18-06-2019 21:01 via news.yahoo.com
  Trump, contradicting previous statements from that Iran had caused serious provocations in, called the alleged attacks 'very minor.'
  
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• Paul Manafort reportedly won’t go to Rikers Island prison, thanks to the Justice Department

  18-06-2019 21:00 via news.yahoo.com
  Paul Manafort, President Trump’s former campaign manager who was convicted of multiple federal crimes, will no longer be transferred to New York City’s notorious Rikers Island jail after all, the New York Times reported on Monday.
  
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• Empire of Sin's 1920s Chicago Is Big and Full of Deadly Surprises

  18-06-2019 21:00
  During its captivating 30-minute hands-off demo, Empire of Sin co-developers Romero Games and Paradox Interactive stressed the importance of having plenty of "money" and "alcohol" in their new single-player strategy game. Set in 1920s prohibition-era Chicago, Empire of Sin lets you control one of 14 crime bosses as you attempt to create your very own criminal empire. Simply put, the game is massive in terms of its combat system and the myriad of ways you can achieve criminal mastery over your en
  
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• Ex-ICE officials criticize Trump's tweet about upcoming deportation sweep

  18-06-2019 20:55 via news.yahoo.com
  President Trump issued a public warning Monday night, by tweet, of a mass deportation effort by Immigration and Customs Enforcement to start next week. His tweet prompted sharp criticism from some former ICE officials.
  
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• NASA says there’s ‘no doubt’ SpaceX Crew Dragon explosion has pushed back crewed flights

  18-06-2019 20:48 via news.yahoo.com
  NASA desperately needs a way to get its astronauts into space without paying for pricey seats aboard Russian rockets, but the agency's two best hopes -- SpaceX and Boeing -- are stumbling a bit at the finish line. Boeing's Starliner has been plagued by delays nearly from the start, and SpaceX is now dealing with its own list of problems.In remarks to reporters at the Paris Airshow, NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine admitted that the recent destruction of a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule during stat
  
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• UN chief calls on Russia, Turkey to 'stabilize' Syrian province

  18-06-2019 20:39 via news.yahoo.com
  UN chief Antonio Guterres called on Russia and Turkey Tuesday to "stabilize the situation" in the Syrian province of Idlib, rocked by intense fighting between pro-government and jihadist-led forces."I am deeply concerned about the escalation of the fighting in Idlib and the situation is specially dangerous given the involvement of an increased number of actors.
  
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• Boeing signs first deal for 737 Max jet since deadly crashes

  18-06-2019 20:35 via news.yahoo.com
  Boeing is selling its 737 Max planes again.The company announced at the Paris Air Show on Tuesday that International Airlines Group, the parent company of British Airways and other carriers, signed a letter of intent for 200 Boeing 737 aircraft.Boeing said it's the first sale of the jetliner since the crash of an Ethiopian Airlines 737 Max in March.
  
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• Trump's pick for defense secretary withdraws as past domestic incidents surface

  18-06-2019 20:25 via news.yahoo.com
  President Trump announced that acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan has withdrawn from consideration to be his permanent defense chief as reports surfaced about a messy divorce that involved a violent incident.
  
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• Boeing's troubled 737 MAX gets huge vote of confidence from IAG

  18-06-2019 20:16 via news.yahoo.com
  US aircraft giant Boeing got a welcome vote of confidence in its beleaguered 737 MAX plane on Tuesday when International Airlines Group, owner of British Airways, said it wanted to buy 200 of the planes.It was a coup for Boeing since up to now IAG has been a longtime client of Airbus for its single-aisle jets, used on some of its most popular routes."We have every confidence in Boeing and expect that the aircraft will make a successful return to service in the coming months having received appro
  
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• Monster Hunter World: Iceborne beta coming this month on PS4

  18-06-2019 20:14 via gamesradar.com
  Get an early taste of the new New World starting June 21
  
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• Overwatch's Limited-Time Baptiste Event Starts Today

  18-06-2019 20:01
  Publisher: Blizzard EntertainmentDeveloper: Blizzard EntertainmentRelease: May 24, 2016 Rating: Teen Platform: PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC
  Overwatch players recently got a chance to learn more about Baptiste through a short story, and today the company has revealed that we'll be able to earn a host of in-game goodies for the combat medic through a limited-time Baptiste Reunion Challenge. From today through July 1, players can earn a player icon, epic Battle Medic Baptiste skin, and a slew of spr
  
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• Gloria Vanderbilt’s Instagram Remains an Archive of Her Interior Design Style

  18-06-2019 19:52 via news.yahoo.com
  The legendary designer, fashion icon, heiress, and socialite died on June 17 at the age of 95
  
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• Police: Mom drives into Michigan river; 3 dead

  18-06-2019 19:47 via news.yahoo.com
  Authorities say they've found the body of a woman and her 9-year-old twin daughters after she intentionally drove a car carrying them into a southwestern Michigan river. (June 18)
  
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• Reynolds Wrap will pay someone $5,000 a week to travel across America eating ribs

  18-06-2019 19:34 via news.yahoo.com
  Grill masters and backyard barbecue bosses, listen up
  
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• Cris Tales Is Like Paper Mario With Persona 5’s UI

  18-06-2019 19:34
  Much like its inspirations, Cris Tales is a stylish game. Its cheerful characters and world could have jumped straight out of a Saturday morning cartoon, its timing-based combat and 2D-style borrow some of the best parts of Paper Mario, and its sharp combat menus immediately pay homage to the anything-but-bland UI in Persona 5. But underneath those surface-level similarities is an RPG that uses time travel in a unique and exciting way that made it stand out from everything else I played at E3 th
  
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• New York votes to give drivers licenses to undocumented immigrants

  18-06-2019 19:33 via news.yahoo.com
  NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio says it's the fair, smart and safe thing to do.
  
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