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• MSNBC's O'Donnell retracts Trump story

  28-08-2019 23:59 via news.yahoo.com
  MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell on Wednesday retracted his story about supposed Russian ties to President Donald Trump's finances and apologized for reporting it — just as Trump's lawyer demanded.O'Donnell reported the story, based on a single source he did not identify, even as he couched it with the qualifier "if true" and admitted it had not been verified by NBC News.Trump's lawyer, Charles Harder, had written to NBC Wednesday afternoon, saying the story was false and defamatory and threaten
  
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• Chicago Public Schools budget passes amid discord with teachers

  28-08-2019 23:59 via news.yahoo.com
  The Chicago Board of Education approved a $7.7 billion fiscal 2020 budget on Wednesday, rejecting a call to delay a vote on the spending plan by the district's teachers union, which is eyeing a possible strike next month.The Chicago Teachers Union (CTU), which is in contract talks with the nation's third-largest public school system, claimed the new spending plan fails to address "dire" shortages of social workers, nurses and other staff.School officials said the budget funds 95 additional posit
  
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• Man accused of killing family, including toddler, of Tampa Bay Rays prospect Blake Bivens

  28-08-2019 23:51 via news.yahoo.com
  The suspect, Matthew Bernard, was caught on camera naked chasing after officers as they tried to arrest him in the triple murders.
  
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• FBI studies two broken cameras outside cell where Epstein died: source

  28-08-2019 23:50 via news.yahoo.com
  Epstein's lawyers Reid Weingarten and Martin Weinberg told U.S. District Judge Richard Berman in Manhattan on Tuesday they had doubts about the New York City chief medical examiner's conclusion that their client killed himself.
  
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• Kirsten Gillibrand exits presidential race

  28-08-2019 23:44 via news.yahoo.com
  Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand of New York dropped out of the presidential race Wednesday evening, pledging to help the eventual Democratic nominee beat President Donald Trump next year.
  
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• Mississippi getting set for hard-fought governor's race

  28-08-2019 23:42 via news.yahoo.com
  The Mississippi governor's race this year could be the toughest in nearly a generation, between two politicians who have already won statewide races and are known for digging in against opponents: two-term Republican Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves and four-term Democratic Attorney General Jim Hood.Reeves secured the Republican nomination Tuesday by defeating Bill Waller Jr., a retired Mississippi Supreme Court justice and son of a former governor.Reeves and Waller advanced to a runoff from a three-person
  
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• Watch Richard Rouse III discuss the design of The Church in the Darkness

  28-08-2019 23:33
  Veteran game designer Richard Rouse III dropped by the GDC Twitch channel to discuss the underlying design of The Church in the Darkness ...
  
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• Taliban says peace deal with US to end Afghan war is close

  28-08-2019 23:31 via news.yahoo.com
  A peace accord to end America's 18-year-war in Afghanistan is close to completion the Taliban said, with a rough draft being proof read and translated before its is signed off. Donald Trump's chief negotiator, Zalmay Khalilzad, will leave officials to complete final details in Doha, and fly to Kabul to brief the Afghan government. He is then expected to head to Brussels to brief Nato allies before any deal is signed and announced, sources familiar with negotiations said. "We hope to have good ne
  
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• Doctor in murder case gets 2 new lawyers, June trial date

  28-08-2019 23:21 via news.yahoo.com
  The Ohio doctor charged with 25 counts of murder is now scheduled for trial next June and has two new lawyers, including one known for successfully defending high-profile clients such as Casey Anthony and Aaron Hernandez.Husel didn't speak during the hearing.The Columbus-area Mount Carmel Health System found that Husel ordered excessive painkillers for about three dozen hospital patients who died over the past several years.
  
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• Climate change melts 12.5bn tons of ice in Greenland 50 years earlier than predicted

  28-08-2019 23:17 via news.yahoo.com
  Billions of tonnes of ice in Greenland is melting 50 years ahead of climate change schedules, preventing inhabitants from moving around the country by sledge and leading to the surreal spectacle of children playing in the Arctic sea due to rising temperatures. A heatwave gripping the Arctic region is causing unprecedented levels of melting ice, and has also seen global sea levels rise, in a clear sign that climate change is taking its severe toll much more quickly than predicted. Earlier this mo
  
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• Death Stranding is dropping its own album featuring CHVRCHES, Khalid, Major Lazer, and more

  28-08-2019 22:58 via gamesradar.com
  With original songs inspired by the game
  
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• Shovel Knight: King of Cards is coming soon, with two spinoff games to follow

  28-08-2019 22:53 via gamesradar.com
  Yacht Club Games dropped a truck-load of Shovel Knight announcements today
  
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• Skull find in Ethiopia yields new clues on how humans evolved

  28-08-2019 22:48 via news.yahoo.com
  A "remarkably complete" 3.8-million-year-old skull of an early human has been unearthed in Ethiopia, scientists announced Wednesday, a discovery that has the potential to alter our understanding of human evolution.The skull, known as "MRD", was discovered not far from the younger Lucy -- the ancient ancestor of modern humans -- and shows that the two species may have co-existed for about 100,000 years."This skull is one of the most complete fossils of hominids more than 3 million years old," sai
  
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• Shovel Knight Dig and New Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove Details Announced

  28-08-2019 22:30
  
  Yacht Club Games has announced Shovel Knight Dig, a brand-new game and adventure for the titular character from 2014's Shovel Knight, and has also revealed more details on King of Cards, Showdown, Plague Knight, Specter Knight, and King Knight amiibo, and new features headed to Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove.
  Announced by Yacht Club Games, Shovel Knight Dig is also being worked on by Nitrome and has been in development for over a year, although it has "quite a ways to go still."
  Following Drill K
  
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• US Taliban deal 'rough draft' is complete

  28-08-2019 22:23 via news.yahoo.com
  A peace accord to end America's 18-year-war in Afghanistan is close to completion the Taliban said, with a rough draft being proof read and translated before its is signed off. Donald Trump's chief negotiator, Zalmay Khalilzad, will leave officials to complete final details in Doha, and fly to Kabul to brief the Afghan government. He is then expected to head to Brussels to brief Nato allies before any deal is signed and announced, sources familiar with negotiations said. "We hope to have good ne
  
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• A growing number of Americans doubt that Jeffrey Epstein died by suicide. Here's a guide to the conspiracy theories about his death, and why they're not backed by evidence.

  28-08-2019 22:14 via news.yahoo.com
  Authorities have dismissed theories that Jeffrey Epstein was killed in his Manhattan jail cell while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges.
  
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• Save $8 on Super Mario Maker 2 for Switch and embrace your inner Miyamoto

  28-08-2019 22:10 via gamesradar.com
  Seize this rare deal on a Nintendo insta-classic while you can
  
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• Rare 3.8-million-year-old skull reveals the face of Lucy’s ancestor, gives insight into early man

  28-08-2019 22:07 via news.yahoo.com
  A 3.8 million year old skull from Africa is giving researchers a peek into humanity's evolutionary history, a new study suggests.
  
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• Gaza under alert after suicide bombings kill three police officers

  28-08-2019 22:06 via news.yahoo.com
  Gaza's Islamist rulers Hamas said Wednesday two overnight suicide bombings killed three Palestinian police officers in the strip, placing the Palestinian enclave in a state of alert.Interior ministry spokesman Iyad al-Bozm said in an evening statement that they had identified the two bombers who blew themselves up at two police checkpoints in Gaza City.A source familiar with the investigation said a Salafist movement in Gaza that sympathises with the Islamic State jihadist group was suspected.
  
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• Russia discovers five islands as climate change melts Arctic ice

  28-08-2019 22:04 via news.yahoo.com
  A Russian naval expedition has discovered five Arctic islands as climate change melts glaciers and reveals landforms previously hidden under ice. Ranging in size from 900 to 54,500 square metres, the five tiny islands are located in the cove of Vize off the northeastern shore of Novaya Zemlya, which divides the Barents and Kara seas in the Arctic ocean, a defence ministry statement said. Rather than planting the proverbial flag in the sand, members of the expedition built a cairn on one of the i
  
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• Jim Mattis writes rebuke of Trump's leadership

  28-08-2019 22:02 via news.yahoo.com
  Former Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis has written what appears to be a not-so-subtle rebuke of PresidentTrump's leadership, not just at home but also on the world stage.
  
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• Get Drone Strike Force Free with IGN Prime

  28-08-2019 22:00
  IGN Prime brings you Drone Strike Force. Join the challenging online shooter with three-dimensional gameplay for competitive, skill-based combat with drones.
  Fly and shoot at high velocity while using the environment and your drone’s agile capabilities to outmaneuver enemies and give your team the win. Choose from a number of unique drones, weapons, perks and abilities to customize each loadout to your own personal playstyle.
  Drone Strike Force is challenging the standard online shooter wi
  
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• What Telltale’s ‘Revival’ Could Mean for Future Games

  28-08-2019 21:50
  Telltale Games is alive (in some form) again following a buyout by a Malibu, California-based company called LCG Entertainment. But news of Telltale’s revival isn’t as clear-cut as headlines would suggest, especially considering Telltale’s complicated history leading to its closure in 2018.
  Telltale Games Is Back, Sort Of
  This morning, it was reported by Polygon that Malibu-based game company, LCG Entertainment, purchased Telltale Games and its assets for an undisclosed amount.
  
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• This 747 Is Fighting Fires in the Amazon

  28-08-2019 21:45 via news.yahoo.com
  Watch the Global SuperTanker douse the flames from the sky.
  
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• Blizzard Suing Mobile Dev for 'Massive' Warcraft Copyright Infringement

  28-08-2019 21:39
  
  Blizzard Entertainment has filed a lawsuit in California against Sina Games, stating that its free-to-play Glorious Saga has "almost entirely copied from the Warcraft games and related products."
  As reported by Polygon, the lawsuit was filed on August 16, 2019, and Blizzard is "seeking a court order to stop the infringement and maximum damages for the "serious and irreparable harm to Blizzard and its business.""
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• FBI searches Detroit-area home of UAW president

  28-08-2019 21:37 via news.yahoo.com
  Federal agents on Wednesday searched the suburban Detroit home of the president of the United Auto Workers, apparently another step in a corruption investigation that has netted labor leaders and auto industry officials, and damaged the union's reputation during contract talks with U.S. car companies.The UAW criticized the remarkable search of Gary Jones' home in Canton Township, insisting it has fully cooperated with authorities."President Jones is determined to uncover and address any and all
  
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• Meet the Pioneers, the first confirmed faction in Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2

  28-08-2019 21:32 via gamesradar.com
  The Pioneers are one of five competing factions in Bloodlines' Seattle
  
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• Night In The Woods Studio Cancels Next Game Following Sexual Assault Allegations

  28-08-2019 21:31
  Infinite Fall, the developers behind Night In The Woods, announced on Twitter that it will cut ties with Alec Holowka following allegations of sexual assault against him. Holowka was a designer, programmer, and composer on Night In The Woods.
  “This week, allegations of past abuse have come to light regarding Alec Holowka, who was coder, composer, and co-designer on Night In The Woods,” the official Night In The Woods Twitter account writes. “We take such allegations seriously a
  
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• The Queen Can’t Stop Boris Johnson’s Brexit Plan, but the British People Might

  28-08-2019 21:26 via news.yahoo.com
  Sean Gallup/GettyIf you love The Daily Beast’s royal coverage, then we hope you’ll enjoy The Royalist, a members-only series for Beast Inside. Become a member to get it in your inbox on Sunday.Standing meetings are very much in vogue these days, but they weren’t invented by trendy tech companies.For the last thousand years or so, advisers meeting the monarch, known as Privy Council members, have been forbidden to take a seat—all in the interests of keeping the g
  
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• U.S. 30-year bond yields hit record low, curve inversion grows

  28-08-2019 21:21 via news.yahoo.com
  U.S. Treasury debt yields fell on Wednesday, with 30-year yields setting all-time lows, as fears about a recession and trade tensions between China and the United States stoked unrelenting demand for low-risk government debt.Inversion is spreading across the U.S. yield curve, where short-dated yields are running above long-dated ones, which has also unsettled investors as yield curve inversion often precedes a recession."A deeper inversion is sending a stronger statement that a meaningful slowdo
  
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• Likely field for next Dem debate narrows to 10

  28-08-2019 21:10 via news.yahoo.com
  Candidates who fail to qualify for September’s debate will still have an opportunity to make the stage in October.
  
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• Field for next Dem debate narrows to 10

  28-08-2019 21:10 via news.yahoo.com
  Candidates who fail to qualify for September’s debate will still have an opportunity to make the stage in October.
  
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• A Soul Calibur 6 world invitational is coming to Las Vegas

  28-08-2019 21:08 via gamesradar.com
  The top seven players in the world will compete
  
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• Mattis sharply rebukes Trump's leadership in a not-so-subtle op-ed warning against abandoning America's allies

  28-08-2019 21:05 via news.yahoo.com
  The former defense secretary warns the US is on track to "occupy an increasingly lonely position, one that puts us at increasing risk in the world."
  
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• O'Rourke campaign blasts Breitbart after ejecting reporter

  28-08-2019 21:04 via news.yahoo.com
  "Breitbart News walks the line between being news and a perpetrator of hate speech.”
  
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• Lebanese army fires at Israeli drones that entered airspace

  28-08-2019 21:01 via news.yahoo.com
  Lebanese army gunners opened fired at two of three Israeli reconnaissance drones Wednesday after they entered Lebanese airspace, a security official and the state news agency said, amid heightened tensions between the two countries.The security official told The Associated Press that the drones left Lebanese airspace after being fired on and that none of them was shot down.The Israeli military in a statement acknowledged a confrontation but appeared to deny any of its drones were shot down.
  
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• Former Pence aide Nick Ayers removes self from Georgia Senate consideration

  28-08-2019 21:01 via news.yahoo.com
  In 2017, Ayers considered entering the Georgia gubernatorial contest but ultimately chose not to run
  
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• Secret Service, police in standoff with barricaded suspect in Fairfield

  28-08-2019 21:00 via news.yahoo.com
  BARRICADED SUSPECT: The Secret Service along with police are in the middle of a standoff in Fairfield.
  
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• Hong Kong Officials Met With U.S. Lawmakers About Punishing China

  28-08-2019 21:00 via news.yahoo.com
  Getty ImagesOfficials from Hong Kong flew to Montana last week for an under-the-radar meeting with U.S. lawmakers about ongoing pro-democracy protests and congressional legislation to protect freedom in Hong Kong, according to sources familiar with the meeting. The Hong Kong delegation included officials who approve of the government’s controversial extradition bill that originally kickstarted the mass protests as well as those who support the pro-democracy movement. The bill, put for
  
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• Quinnipiac poll shows Trump trailing top Democrats in 2020 matchups

  28-08-2019 20:59 via news.yahoo.com
  Josh Kraushaar and Matthew Continetti weigh in on President Trump's ability to be reelected in 2020.
  
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• Watch Hideo Kojima's cameo in Control that includes seagulls and killer forklifts

  28-08-2019 20:45 via gamesradar.com
  Control meets Death Stranding with an unforgettable cameo from Hideo Kojima
  
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• Why the Curiosity Rover Is Taking a Break

  28-08-2019 20:35 via news.yahoo.com
  Blame the sun.
  
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• India's blackout and extreme crackdown in Kashmir could ignite a violent uprising

  28-08-2019 20:01 via news.yahoo.com
  An extreme crackdown in has kept Kashmiri citizens under virtual house arrest and without a lifeline to the outside world for nearly a month.
  
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• 11 years ago, John McCain took the night off from campaigning to congratulate Barack Obama in an ad on his historic presidential nomination

  28-08-2019 20:01 via news.yahoo.com
  "Too often, the achievements of our opponents go unnoticed. So I wanted to stop and say congratulations." McCain said on August 28, 2008.
  
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• Jessi Combs Killed In Jet-Car Crash During Speed Record Attempt

  28-08-2019 19:52 via news.yahoo.com
  An automotive legend gone too soon.The automotive world has suffered a huge loss. Racer, television personality, fabricator, and all-around female gearhead, Jessi Combs, was attempting to break her own land speed record behind the wheel of a 52,000-horsepower jet car in Oregon’s Alvord Desert. For reasons yet unknown, the jet-powered car she was driving crashed during the land-speed record attempt, killing Combs.Combs held the title of “fastest woman on four wheels” after drivi
  
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• The Latest: Lebanese army fires at 2 Israeli drones

  28-08-2019 19:50 via news.yahoo.com
  Lebanon's official news agency and a security official say the military has fired at two Israeli reconnaissance drones that violated Lebanese airspace.The National News Agency says the incident happened Wednesday night over the village of Odeisseh, near Marjayoun, near the border with Israel.The incident came just days after an alleged Israeli drone crashed in a Hezbollah stronghold in southern Beirut while another exploded and crashed nearby.
  
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• Lancaster abuse case: Prosecutors will seek death penalty for mother, boyfriend charged in murder of 10-year-old Anthony Avalos

  28-08-2019 19:45 via news.yahoo.com
  Prosecutors will seek the death penalty for both a Lancaster woman and her boyfriend who are charged with the torture and murder of her 10-year-old son.
  
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• Lebanon shoots at Israeli drones in dramatic escalation of tensions

  28-08-2019 19:42 via news.yahoo.com
  The Lebanese army shot at Israeli surveillance drones on Wednesday over southern Lebanon, dramatically raising tensions between the long-time foes.  The army fired shots at two low-flying Israeli drones over the village of al-Adaisseh in south Lebanon, sources said.  Israeli unmanned surveillance planes regularly fly into Lebanese airspace, but this was a rare attempt by the military to take them down, making good on a promise to protect its sovereignty after an Israel drone strike on
  
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• PlayStation Plus Games for September Revealed

  28-08-2019 19:38
  Sony has revealed that the PlayStation Plus games for September are Batman: Arkham Knight and Darksiders III, and both will be available from September 3 through September 30.
  Announced by PlayStation.Blog, these two titles follow August's PlayStation Plus games that are currently Wipeout Omega Collection, which includes Wipeout 2048, Wipeout HD, and Wipeout HD Fury, and Sniper Elite 4.
  Batman: Arkham Knight was the third entry in Rocksteady's Batman: Arkham series and was originally released in
  
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• Save $900 on a 70-inch Sony 4K HDR TV from Walmart

  28-08-2019 19:32 via gamesradar.com
  This massive Sony 4K TV is nearly half off right now at Walmart
  
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