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• Poll: Sanders leads Biden, Warren in New Hampshire

  11-09-2019 23:47 via news.yahoo.com
  The poll shows that 29 percent of likely Democratic voters in the state said they support the Vermont senator.
  
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• Epstein faced 2nd probe, seen with underage girls in '18

  11-09-2019 23:41 via news.yahoo.com
  A previously undisclosed federal investigation into Jeffrey Epstein included an examination of whether he was traveling with underage girls as recently as last year, newly released documents show.U.S. Marshals Service investigators spoke in July with an air-traffic controller who said she saw Epstein get off his private jet at an airport near his U.S. Virgin Islands retreat with two girls who appeared to be 11 or 12, according to the documents.The air-traffic controller said she saw Epstein anot
  
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• The Division 2 Episode 2 - Title Update 6 will revamp brand set bonuses and crafting this October

  11-09-2019 23:39 via gamesradar.com
  Character customization is getting a major tune-up this fall
  
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• Britain looks to restore ship-building industry with new frigates

  11-09-2019 23:30 via news.yahoo.com
  Britain will announce on Thursday the preferred bidder for the design of the new Type 31 frigate, the government said, as it looks to rebuild its once-mighty shipbuilding industry.Babcock, BAE Systems and Atlas Elektronik UK have all submitted designs for the frigate."(The) UK is an outward-looking island nation, and we need a shipbuilding industry and Royal Navy that reflect the importance of the seas to our security and prosperity," Prime Minister Boris Johnson said in a statement.
  
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• You Can Now Pet the Dog in Red Dead Online

  11-09-2019 23:29
  
  You can now pet dogs in Red Dead Online, thanks to a recent update that added a considerable amount of features, but almost certainly all less important than this one.
  Observant Red Dead Redemption 2 fans might be asking themselves “wasn’t there already dog-petting in the game?” That’s correct, but only for the single-player story mode. The new feature was spotted and shared on social media by the now-infamous Can You Pet the Dog Twitter account, which catalogs video
  
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• The DIY foreign policy president: Bolton ouster confirms it

  11-09-2019 23:27 via news.yahoo.com
  Donald Trump has said he doesn't mind if the U.S. is on its own in the world.Now, it seems he doesn't mind running American foreign policy on his own as well.With the ouster of John Bolton as his national security adviser, the president has again pushed away an experienced hand in international affairs and a counter-weight to his DIY approach to Iran, North Korea, China and more.
  
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• For the first time, a timeline reveals what happened in the minutes and hours after the asteroid crash that killed the dinosaurs

  11-09-2019 23:18 via news.yahoo.com
  The dinosaurs' extinction was spurred by an asteroid that struck Earth. By studying the crater, scientists now know what happened after the impact.
  
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• On anniversary of 9/11, al-Qaida leader pushes for attacks on the U.S., slams ex-jihadis

  11-09-2019 23:17 via news.yahoo.com
  On the anniversary of the Sept. 11 terror attacks, al-Qaida's leader called on Muslims to carry out similar attacks on Western targets.
  
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• Despite Recent Patch NBA 2K20 Devs Acknowledge Problems Remain, Working on New Patch

  11-09-2019 22:56
  2K Games has announced a patch will be coming to address the ongoing bugs in NBA 2K20. This is in response to a massive outcry over the current quality of the game, where players have even started the social media campaign #FixNBA2K20.
  In a statement sent to IGN, a 2K representative explained, “Although many of the issues seen during the first couple of days after launch have been fixed, we do understand that there are still issues that need to be resolved. We can assure you that our Dev t
  
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• Dreamcast devs reflect on how the industry has changed since the console's debut

  11-09-2019 22:51
  "Up until the Dreamcast it felt like you were always fighting against limitations, be it capacity, performance, or quality before creating a game." ...
  
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• Borderlands 3: Every Legendary Gun We've Found (So Far)

  11-09-2019 22:43
  
  Borderlands 3 has a ton (like, maybe literally a ton) of insane guns with all kinds of wild status effects — and none more so than its Legendary Weapons.
  Guns bearing the coveted orange glow are not only some of the most powerful weapons in the game, but also boast some of the wildest weapon effects available.
  Click through the gallery to see all of the Legendary Weapons we've found so far, or scroll down to check out the full list — and be sure to dive into our Borderlands 3 wiki fo
  
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• Why a Group of Red Dead Online Players Are Fascinated by Breaking Its Boundaries

  11-09-2019 22:29
  Earlier this summer, a group of indie developers tested out a glitch in Red Dead Online that they’d learned of through YouTube – one that lets players push through the boundary of the game itself, to discover entirely new regions of Red Dead Online.
  What they saw while beyond the boundaries of the regular RDO map include everything from incomplete textures on the landscape to lakes that can be viewed through mountains, and even animals holding back from attacks – letting the pl
  
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• Swimsuit controversy: Alaskan swimmer who was disqualified for 'curvier' figure gets win reinstated

  11-09-2019 22:05 via news.yahoo.com
  The high school swimmer who was disqualified over a controversial "uniform violation" has had her victory reinstated.
  
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• Don't Miss: Making Oxenfree's narrative unfold like a free-flowing conversation

  11-09-2019 22:02
  Night School Studio's Oxenfree is an interactive ghost story in which a player's contributions to the constant flow of conversation can shape the direction of the story. ...
  
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• Donald Trump vows to 'hit Taliban harder than ever' on 9/11 anniversary

  11-09-2019 21:52 via news.yahoo.com
  Donald Trump vowed to hit the Taliban "harder than ever" as the United States marked the 18th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks that led to its longest war in Afghanistan. The US president also blamed the Taliban for the abrupt cancellation of planned peace talks at Camp David, which followed the death of a US soldier in a suicide car bombing in Kabul last week. Speaking at the Pentagon, where he was marking the anniversary, Mr Trump said: "We had peace talks scheduled a fe
  
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• Nintendo launches infringement lawsuit against ROM site RomUniverse

  11-09-2019 21:48
  Nintendo is continuing its legal crusade against online piracy, this time by launching a lawsuit against the owners of the website RomUniverse and seeking damages in the millions....
  
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• Nioh 2 release window revealed in a leaked trailer: look for it in early 2020

  11-09-2019 21:46 via gamesradar.com
  Also, it has a boss fight against a giant bull spider thing
  
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• More than 40,000 years ago, giant kangaroos roamed Australia. Their jaws were surprisingly similar to those of pandas, a new study found.

  11-09-2019 21:36 via news.yahoo.com
  Extinct Australian kangaroos weighed more than 250 pounds and had powerful jaws to crunch through tough vegetation, much like today's giant pandas.
  
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• US jets smashed an island ISIS was using 'like a hotel' and troops found rockets and bombs stashed in caves

  11-09-2019 21:34 via news.yahoo.com
  At least 25 ISIS fighters are dead after a successful US air strike that dropped 80,000 pounds of ordnance, an Iraqi CTS spokesperson told Insider.
  
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• Trump: 'Mr. Tough Guy' Bolton made 'very big mistakes' before being fired

  11-09-2019 21:33 via news.yahoo.com
  The president cites his differences with the man he picked to be his national security adviser.
  
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• Caught on Camera: Woman sneaks item, possibly a wallet, from elderly victim's purse in Walnut Creek store

  11-09-2019 21:31 via news.yahoo.com
  PLEASE SHARE: Surveillance video shows the woman standing behind an elderly woman as she is hunched over, looking intently at the shelves. She waits a few seconds, reaches into the unsuspecting woman's purse, and walks off.
  
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• The new Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening trailer is so cute it hurts

  11-09-2019 21:29 via gamesradar.com
  Prepare for cuteness overload
  
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• Video: Improving cross-disciplinary communication in small teams

  11-09-2019 21:18
  In this GDC 2017 talk Harmonix's Jeff Hesser examines and explains why, as teams get smaller and more agile, their need to improve conversations across disciplinary lines increases....
  
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• Trump news: President revives claim he was at ground zero after 9/11 despite fire chief saying he was 'never' there

  11-09-2019 21:12 via news.yahoo.com
  Donald Trump followed a tweet paying respects to those killed in 9/11 on the 18th anniversary of the terror attack mere moments later with a fresh assault on Jerome Powell of the Federal Reserve, calling the economist a “bonehead” and raising questions about the sincerity of his memorial message.The president's decision to appoint Charles Kupperman as his acting national security adviser, replacing the outgoing John Bolton, has come under fire after it emerged he has long-running tie
  
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• Trump threatens Taliban with 'power the likes of which US has never used before' at 9/11 memorial

  11-09-2019 20:59 via news.yahoo.com
  Donald Trump threatened to “use power the likes of which the United States has never used before” against the Taliban if the terrorist group ever targeted the country again during a speech on the anniversary of the September 11 attacks.“If anyone dares to strike our land, we will respond with the full measure of American power and the iron will of the American spirit and that spirit is unbreakable,” the president said on Wednesday.
  
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• NBA 2K20 Players Flood Social Media With #Fix2K20 Complaints

  11-09-2019 20:51
  
  Since its launch last week on September 6, a large number of players have begun reporting major technical issues with the annual basketball game, NBA 2K20. The general furor has risen to the point that social media has become flooded with the #Fix2K20 hashtag demanding immediate action from 2K.A glance at social media shows numerous individuals complaining about bugs, like athletes clipping through the backboard or other people, or various attribute bars being frozen in place when you’re s
  
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• Here's who will be onstage for tomorrow's Democratic debate hosted by ABC, what time it'll start, and how to watch

  11-09-2019 20:51 via news.yahoo.com
  Ten Democratic presidential candidates will gather in Houston for the third Democratic primary debate, hosted by ABC on September 12.
  
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• GameStop to Close 180 to 200 'Underperforming' Stores Worldwide

  11-09-2019 20:45
  GameStop’s tough year continues as the company announced plans to close between 180 and 200 “underperforming stores” by the end of the fiscal year.
  In a recent earnings call, GameStop CFO Jim Bell reported further losses for the struggling video game retailer. Sales were down 14.3% year-over-year and the company posted a net loss of $415 million in its Q2 earnings report.
  As part of GameStop’s turnaround plan, the company will close up to 200 stores globally. Bell noted t
  
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• Kristin Cavallari called out for 'super insensitive' 9/11 post, fires social media staffer

  11-09-2019 20:44 via news.yahoo.com
  'Very Cavallari' star Kristin Cavallari is parting ways with her social media manager after a debacle on September 11.
  
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• 9/11 Victim’s Son Explains the Attack to Ilhan Omar: ‘There Is No Uncertainty’

  11-09-2019 20:41 via news.yahoo.com
  During a 9/11 memorial service on Tuesday, the son of a woman who died in the World Trade Center castigated Representative Ilhan Omar (D., Minn.) for the dismissive way she recently characterized the attacks that claimed the lives of nearly 3,000 Americans.Nicholas Haros Jr., wearing a black shirt emblazoned with the phrase “some people did something?” took the stage during the memorial service at Ground Zero to remind Omar and those assembled of what took place at the site exactly 1
  
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• A man sees the unimaginable while watching Hurricane Dorian on AccuWeather

  11-09-2019 20:32 via news.yahoo.com
  Roman Sawyer knew the Abaco Islands, knew the neighborhood around his family's block - "That's my home," he said - but he couldn't comprehend what he was seeing as he watched TV footage of Hurricane Dorian's destruction."I know the landscape, I know the layout, I know where everything was," Sawyer told AccuWeather's Jonathan Petramala, "and I'm seeing all of these aerial pictures, and it's like, ‘Where is this?' This is not my home."Sawyer, now living in West Palm Beach, Florida, was watch
  
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• Sea of Thieves patch notes: the Smuggler's Fortune update adds new Voyages and loot

  11-09-2019 20:26 via gamesradar.com
  Monkeys and parrots and new loot
  
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• This making-of video for the Cyberpunk 2077 E3 2019 trailer is so cool I can't stop watching

  11-09-2019 20:25 via gamesradar.com
  It's worth it just to watch Dexter make funny faces
  
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• Echoing Trump, speaker at 9/11 ceremony questions Muslim congresswoman's patriotism

  11-09-2019 20:22 via news.yahoo.com
  A speaker at New York City's Sept. 11 commemoration ceremony on Wednesday assailed U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar, a Muslim member of Congress who has often been the target of false slurs by President Donald Trump and right-wing media outlets. The speaker's remarks were an unusual deviation into partisan politics and religious division at the somber annual ceremony held at the lower Manhattan site where Islamist al Qaeda hijackers flew planes into the World Trade Center in 2001, killing nearly 3
  
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• iOS 13.1 public beta 3 now available to download

  11-09-2019 20:02 via news.yahoo.com
  Apple rolled out the third iOS 13.1 and iPadOS 13.1 betas to public beta users on Wednesday, just one day after the iOS 13 GM was released and the new iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, and iPhone 11 Pro Max were announced. iOS 13 is currently slated to launch on September 19th, and iOS 13.1 will follow on September 30th.Providing you own a compatible device (a list of which we've conveniently included below), you can grab the public beta from Apple's beta website right now. Head over to that link, then
  
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• Choice design with Zachtronics' Matthew Burns - GDC Podcast ep. 2

  11-09-2019 19:50
  Matthew Burns of Zachtronics joins the new GDC Podcast to talk about his arresting visual novel Eliza, a story about the ethical conflicts surrounding an AI therapy program. How does a game with so little choice say so much about player agency?...
  
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• 73-Year-Old Maryland Woman Charged With Killing 82-Year-Old Neighbor With Brick

  11-09-2019 19:47 via news.yahoo.com
  Police said the 73-year-old woman struck her 82-year-old neighbor with a brick after a dispute.
  
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• Capcom wins patent infringement lawsuit against Koei Tecmo

  11-09-2019 19:32
  A ruling has come back on a 2014 patent infringement case filed against Koei Tecmo by Capcom, alleging that the former infringed on a patents filed by Capcom as early as 2002....
  
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• Mississippi man pleads guilty to cross burning, sentenced to 11 years in federal prison

  11-09-2019 19:22 via news.yahoo.com
  Louie Revette pleaded guilty in April for his part in burning a cross outside the home of a black family in Seminary, Mississippi.
  
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• Iran urges US to 'put warmongers aside' after Bolton firing

  11-09-2019 19:18 via news.yahoo.com
  Iran's president urged the U.S. on Wednesday to "put warmongers aside" as tensions roil the Persian Gulf amid an escalating crisis between Washington and Tehran in the wake of the collapsing nuclear deal with world powers.Hassan Rouhani's remarks signaled approval of President Donald Trump's abrupt dismissal of John Bolton as national security adviser, a man routinely pilloried by Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif as part of a "B Team" that targeted Iran.
  
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• 5 Democrats hold lead over Trump: Poll

  11-09-2019 19:12 via news.yahoo.com
  A new ABC News/Washington Post poll shows some candidates would beat the president in a head-to-head matchup as Democrats prepare for a third debate in Houston.
  
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• Come to XRDC and see how Childish Gambino's Pharos AR app was made!

  11-09-2019 19:02
  At XRDC you'll see how Unity and Childish Gambino created Pharos, an ARCore-powered app that lets fans step through an illusory portal and into a glowing universe of Childish Gambino's music. ...
  
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• Man who lost mother on 9/11 blasts Rep. Ilhan Omar during memorial service

  11-09-2019 19:00 via news.yahoo.com
  A man whose mother died in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks criticized Rep. Ilhan Omar during a memorial service held at Ground Zero.
  
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• AOC reveals her student loan balance and makes payment during congressional hearing

  11-09-2019 18:35 via news.yahoo.com
  Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez made a payment towards her student loan debt during a committee meeting and called on Congress to take swift action on the issue.“I literally made a student loan payment while I was sitting here at this chair, and I looked at my balance and it was $20,237.16 (£16,410.62),” the New York Democrat said at a meeting of the financial services committee focusing on student debt.
  
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• A Swedish scientist suggested the climate crisis could lead people to consider eating human flesh. It's not the first time a scientist has suggested the idea.

  11-09-2019 18:34 via news.yahoo.com
  As our food supply faces more stress, behavioral scientist Magnus Söderlund said, humans might consider eating corpses.
  
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• Trump Sends Warning to Taliban on 9/11 Anniversary

  11-09-2019 18:32 via news.yahoo.com
  President Trump honored the memory of the victims on the 18th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks Wednesday by sending a grim warning to the Taliban terrorist group, which claimed responsibility for the death of an American soldier last week."For every American who lived through that day, the September 11 attack is seared into our soul," Trump said at the Pentagon during a ceremony marking the anniversary. "It was a day filled with shock, horror, sorrow and righteou
  
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• Exit the Gungeon, an Enter the Gungeon spin-off, is coming to Apple Arcade

  11-09-2019 18:27 via gamesradar.com
  Developer Devolver Digital is bringing the game exclusively to Apple Arcade
  
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• 'Trickery, deception and lies': Gov. Cooper blasts Republicans after secret vote on budget veto

  11-09-2019 18:27 via news.yahoo.com
  The North Carolina House of Representatives held a surprise emergency session on September 11 and voted to override Gov. Roy Cooper's veto of the General Assembly's proposed budget.
  
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• Blog: From Air to Unity - The monstrous cloud editor under our bed

  11-09-2019 18:26
  The journey of a small team behind Svoboda 1945 into the depths of Flash development, about building their own git, creating their own cloud editor and eventually ending up loving Unity. ...
  
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• The GDC 2020 Free to Play Summit needs your best talk pitches!

  11-09-2019 18:03
  Got a great idea for a talk that'd fit in well as part of the Free to Play Summit at next year's Game Developers Conference? Now's the time to pitch it!...
  
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