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• US federal appeals court rules states can pass net neutrality rules

  01-10-2019 23:54
  This latest development in the net neutrality back-and-forth is the result of a case brought against the FCC by Mozilla, and backed by a number of other notable website companies and state attorneys general,...
  
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• Destiny 2 servers down due to emergency maintenance following Shadowkeep launch issues

  01-10-2019 23:49 via gamesradar.com
  No word yet on a timeframe
  
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• Owners of dive boat that sank off California coast, killing 34, suspend operations

  01-10-2019 23:47 via news.yahoo.com
  The owners of a dive boat that caught fire and sank off the California coast on Labor Day, killing 34 people, said on Tuesday they had suspended operations indefinitely during an investigation of one of the state's worst maritime disasters.The 75-foot Conception, owned by dive tour company Truth Aquatics, burst into flames on Sept. 2, killing 33 passengers and a crew member who had been sleeping below decks."With the continued calls and request for tours, we want to announce that we are official
  
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• A teen died by suicide after being outed online. His family worries the DA is 'anti-gay'

  01-10-2019 23:47 via news.yahoo.com
  Channing Smith, 16, died by suicide after two teens outed him on social media. His family is worried that the county DA could affect the case.
  
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• Dominican Republic busts sex trafficking ring, rescues dozens of women

  01-10-2019 23:39 via news.yahoo.com
  Police in the Dominican Republic have rescued dozens of women from forced sex work in bars and nightclubs across the Caribbean island in its biggest anti-trafficking operation this year, authorities said on Tuesday.The 49 women from the Dominican Republic, Haiti and Venezuela were freed in simultaneous raids in the provinces of La Romana, a coastal tourist area, and in western San Juan, according to the attorney general's office.The investigation into the "powerful" international trafficking rin
  
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• Pokemon Sword and Shield: New Details About National Dex, Exp Share, and More

  01-10-2019 23:25
  Today Game Informer unveiled their latest cover story, and it’s all about the upcoming Pokemon Sword and Shield. While there are still plenty of questions surrounding the next generation of Pokemon, we finally have some new details to tide us over until November.
  Pokemon Sword and Shield is just a month and a half away from being released but Game Freak is still keeping a lot of details close to the vest. Today's Game Informer cover reveals new information that directly addresses some of t
  
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• Shipwrecked Colombians clung to cocaine bales

  01-10-2019 22:46 via news.yahoo.com
  Three suspected drug smugglers survived in shark-infested Pacific waters by clinging for hours to floating bales of cocaine, Colombia's navy said Tuesday.The three Colombians are suspected of smuggling 1.2 tons of cocaine from Tumaco in Colombia when their boat was hit by a wave Saturday and capsized, Captain Jorge Maldonado of Colombia's Task Force Against Drug Trafficking told AFP."The coastguard arrived and these three people were floating on a material that by its characteristics resembled d
  
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• Florida teen died protecting his 5-year-old sister during a burglary, police say

  01-10-2019 22:31 via news.yahoo.com
  A 15-year-old boy in Florida died Thursday while protecting his younger sister during "a violent encounter" with a burglar.
  
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• Pokemon Sword and Shield will have Max Raid Battles, plus all the other new info that dropped today

  01-10-2019 22:25 via gamesradar.com
  Big changes are coming to Galar
  
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• Judge upholds voter ID, strikes parts of 2017 voting law

  01-10-2019 22:24 via news.yahoo.com
  An Iowa judge has upheld voter ID as allowable under the Iowa Constitution but struck down as unconstitutional portions of a 2017 voting reform law challenged by a Hispanic civil rights group and an Iowa State University student.The law signed by former Gov. Terry Branstad requires voters to show certain forms of identification when voting at the polls, provide an identification number on absentee ballot applications and allows county auditors to reject ballots if they believe signatures don't a
  
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• Mexico’s Government Should Sell Marijuana, Key Lawmaker Proposes

  01-10-2019 22:20 via news.yahoo.com
  (Bloomberg) -- Mexico’s government shouldn’t only regulate pot, it should be the main bulk buyer and seller of the drug, lower house majority leader Mario Delgado proposed in a new bill.A public company named Cannsalud would be authorized exclusively to acquire cannabis from growers with permits and then sell the drug to franchises authorized to sell small amounts to the public, according to the bill.“This way the cannabis market wouldn’t be left to the autonomous regulat
  
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• Mario Kart Tour - Final Review

  01-10-2019 22:07
  Nintendo’s mobile efforts have been divisive to say the least. Since the launch of Super Mario Run in 2016 it has struggled to combine its traditional quality of gameplay with mobile’s monetization in a fair and effective way. Few people seemed happy with Mario Run’s premium price of $10, Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp’s dearth of content made it less than exciting to invest in, and Dragalia Lost, Fire Emblem Heroes, and Dr. Mario World all use familiar but frustrating micr
  
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• San Francisco campaign to stop e-cigarette measure pushes on

  01-10-2019 22:06 via news.yahoo.com
  A campaign to defeat an industry-backed e-cigarette measure on San Francisco's ballot will push on despite the announcement by Juul Labs Inc. that it will stop financially supporting the proposal to overturn a city ban on e-cigarettes and vape product sales.The San Francisco company, the nation's largest maker of e-cigarettes, announced late Monday that it will end its support for Proposition C after a review of company policies resulting from a leadership shakeup last week.The e-cigarette indus
  
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• Arizona boy dead after man attempted exorcism to get 'demon' out of him, officials say

  01-10-2019 22:00 via news.yahoo.com
  Pablo Martinez told police and the FBI that within the last week, he had noticed that “his son … had a demon inside of him."
  
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• PUBG crossplay goes live as PS4 and Xbox One players start facing off in update 4.3

  01-10-2019 21:53 via gamesradar.com
  PUBG's latest update enables the promised cross-platform console multiplayer
  
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• NASA lander captures marsquakes, other Martian sounds

  01-10-2019 21:51 via news.yahoo.com
  NASA's InSight lander on Mars has captured the low rumble of marsquakes and a symphony of other otherworldly sounds.InSight's seismometer has detected more than 100 events, but only 21 are considered strong marsquake candidates.The French seismometer is so sensitive it can hear the Martian wind as well as movements by the lander's robot arm and other mechanical "dinks and donks " as the team calls them.
  
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• Blog: The science behind a fun and successful casual game

  01-10-2019 21:46
  If you're looking to create a well-balanced mobile game, here are some of the key steps you can take. ...
  
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• Ordinary people barred from parade for the People's Republic

  01-10-2019 21:43 via news.yahoo.com
  For most ordinary citizens in the People's Republic of China, the only way to see the military parade marking 70 years of Communist Party rule was on television or their smartphones.Authorities would not allow just anyone to get near the parade route, with large swathes of central Beijing on lockdown so troops, tanks and missiles could file past Tiananmen Square.Many had stuck small red flags that said "I love China" on their cheeks.
  
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• Former 'Top Gear' host Jeremy Clarkson told climate activist Greta Thunberg to 'be a good girl' and 'shut up'

  01-10-2019 21:40 via news.yahoo.com
  The former "Top Gear" host Jeremy Clarkson criticized the climate activist Greta Thunberg in a scathing op-ed article after her UN address last week.
  
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• This brewery in Maine gifts its employees with a free trip to Belgium on their 5 year work anniversary

  01-10-2019 21:37 via news.yahoo.com
  Allagash Brewing Company was voted Best Place to Work in Maine for 7 years running according to Outside Magazine — and has the best work perks.
  
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• Counter-Strike: GO lets players in France reveal loot box contents ahead of purchase

  01-10-2019 21:33
  Counter-Strike: Global Offensive players in France can now reveal the contents of the game†™s loot boxes before deciding to purchase a key to open what was previously a blind-box of randomized in-game goods....
  
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• Stranded Asylum Seekers Ask Appeals Court to Let Them In

  01-10-2019 21:32 via news.yahoo.com
  (Bloomberg) -- Central Americans seeking asylum in the U.S. said they’ve waited long enough in Mexico for their applications to be assessed under a Trump administration policy they call unlawful.On Tuesday, their advocates asked the federal appeals court in San Francisco to rule that the policy is illegal. Such a ruling would open the border gates to about 45,000 people, according to the American Civil Liberties Union.The three-judge panel didn’t decide whether to uphold a judge&rsqu
  
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• Borderlands 3 Anniversary Celebration begins with 5 weeks of special events

  01-10-2019 21:24 via gamesradar.com
  Boss Week gives you a better shot at legendary loot
  
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• Check Out China's New DF-17 Hypersonic Glide Vehicle: A Real Killer?

  01-10-2019 21:19 via news.yahoo.com
  Can the U.S. military match it? How capable is it?
  
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• Photo Shows Joe, Hunter Biden Golfing with Ukrainian Oil Exec in 2014

  01-10-2019 21:10 via news.yahoo.com
  Fox News on Monday obtained and published a photo apparently from the summer of 2014 that shows then-vice president Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden with Devon Archer, who like the younger Biden served on the board of the Ukrainian energy company that has become a focal point in President Trump's impeachment inquiry.The photo, which was reportedly taken in August 2014, shows four men, including Archer and the Bidens, golfing in the Hamptons. Biden, currently one of the top contenders for the 2
  
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• Ukraine opens Chernobyl's infamous reactor four control room to tourists

  01-10-2019 21:00 via news.yahoo.com
  Ukraine has opened the control room of Chernobyl reactor four, the epicentre of the worst nuclear disaster in history, to the public as part of a tourist boom. It was in this room in April 1986 that Soviet engineers shut down cooling pumps as part of a test, causing an out-of-control reaction, explosion and fire that killed at least 54 people and exposed hundreds of thousands to harmful radiation.  Now those brave or foolhardy enough to venture inside can catch a very brief glimpse of the p
  
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• UAW rejects new GM offer as strike forces 6,000 Mexico layoffs

  01-10-2019 20:58 via news.yahoo.com
  The union said it made a counterproposal and warned "there are still many important issues that remain unresolved." Also on Tuesday, GM said the strike by U.S. workers forced it to halt production at its pickup and transmission plants in Silao, Mexico, resulting in temporary layoffs of 6,000 workers.About 48,000 UAW members went on strike on Sept. 16 seeking higher pay, greater job security, a bigger share of the leading U.S. automaker’s profit and protection of healthcare benefits.The sta
  
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• Man severely burned after falling into hot spring by Old Faithful in Yellowstone

  01-10-2019 20:56 via news.yahoo.com
  Walking off the boardwalks in Old Faithful is illegal, punishable by up to six months in prison and a $5,000 fine. Siemers may face criminal charges.
  
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• Video: Game artists offer advice on building a killer portfolio

  01-10-2019 20:49
  Artists Greg Foertsch, Moby Francke, Gavin Goulden, Claire Hummel, Wyeth Johnson and Alison Kelly share advice on portfolio pitfalls, how to avoid them, and how to hold an art director's attention! ...
  
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• Killer with rare condition facing 'one of most gruesome executions' in US history

  01-10-2019 20:46 via news.yahoo.com
  A killer due to be executed in Missouri could get a last minute reprieve because of a rare condition that would cause him a “gruesome” death.Russell “Rusty” Bucklew was due to be put to death by lethal injection on Tuesday evening for crimes including murder, kidnapping and rape.
  
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• Banned in Boston: Without vaping, medical marijuana patients must adapt

  01-10-2019 20:33 via news.yahoo.com
  To temper her unpredictable panic attacks, she relied on a vape pen and cartridges filled with the marijuana derivatives THC and CBD from state dispensaries.There are other ways to get the desired effect frommarijuana, and patients have filled dispensaries across the state in recent days to ask about edible or smokeable forms.
  
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• India defends e-cigarette ban in court with attack on Juul

  01-10-2019 20:30 via news.yahoo.com
  The impending introduction of Juul e-cigarettes in India was a factor in the government's decision to ban the sale of vaping products, a top government lawyer said in court on Tuesday while defending the order.The government took the step last month, warning Indians of a vaping "epidemic" among young people and dashing plans of companies such as U.S.-based Juul Labs Inc and Philip Morris International to sell products in the country.Juul had aimed to start offering e-cigarettes in India in late
  
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• PlayStation Now Gets Big Price Cut, Adds God of War, GTA 5 to Lineup

  01-10-2019 20:25
  Today Sony revealed that its PlayStation Now subscription service got a big price cut, as well as new games including God of War, Grand Theft Auto 5, and more.
  Starting today, PS Now’s US price will be $9.99 a month, $24.99 for three months, or $59.99 per year - that’s down from $19.99, $49.99, and $99.99 respectively before. You can find the full list of prices for other regions in its official blog post announcing the change.
  On top of that, the most recent God of War (IGN’s
  
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• The Danger of Donald Trump’s Ignorance

  01-10-2019 20:22 via news.yahoo.com
  Ignorance is different than deceit and sometimes more dangerous.
  
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• Zimbabwe Rejects U.S. Claim That Diamond Mine Uses Forced Labor

  01-10-2019 20:07 via news.yahoo.com
  (Bloomberg) -- Zimbabwe accused the U.S. of ignorance after the U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced it’s blocking rough diamond imports from the Marange fields because they were produced with forced labor. “It’s unfortunate that the U.S. authorities have been misinformed or misled to believe that Zimbabwe is mining diamonds through forced labor,” government spokesman Nick Mangwana said Tuesday by text message. “As a government we have a very strong revulsio
  
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• Satoru Iwata Wouldn't Have Made Nintendo Mobile Games Cheaper - He Would Have Made Them Better

  01-10-2019 20:01
  Satoru Iwata once spoke about his distaste for a very mobile-centric term, just as Nintendo got into the market. “I do not like to use the term ‘Free-to-play,'” he told Time. “I have come to realize that there is a degree of insincerity to consumers with this terminology, since so-called ‘Free-to-play’ should be referred to more accurately as ‘Free-to-start.'” It was an admirable stance, an attempt to be more transparent than most about what player
  
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• A 30-year-old man was gored by a bison at a Utah state park, then brought his 22-year-old date there and she was gored too

  01-10-2019 19:59 via news.yahoo.com
  Kyler Bourgeous says he probably won't return to the same park again, because he has "this weird feeling that the bison there really don't like me."
  
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• Support for Trump's impeachment over Ukraine jumps 8 points in one week, Reuters polls finds

  01-10-2019 19:48 via news.yahoo.com
  A majority (66%) said elected officials who work with a foreign government to attack their rivals should be removed from office.
  
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• Forget The Gladiator And Buy This 1982 Jeep Scrambler Instead

  01-10-2019 19:48 via news.yahoo.com
  This is a much purer Jeep pickup truck. Everyone is talking about how great the new Jeep Gladiator is these days. Part of that is the wonders of slick marketing campaigns, and part of it is some people are just fascinated with the shiny new toys. The thing is you’re going to shell out a huge chunk of cash for a huge, four-door Jeep pickup truck, when you could just choose this 1982 Jeep Scrambler.With two doors and two seats, this Jeep is much better equipped for hitting trails. Instead of
  
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• FACTBOX-In Dallas, rare conviction for police officer who shot unarmed black man

  01-10-2019 19:48 via news.yahoo.com
  A Dallas jury on Tuesday took the rare step of convicting a police officer of murder for shooting dead Botham Jean, a 26-year-old black PwC accountant, after she accidentally walked into his apartment thinking it was her own. The case of Amber Guyger, who lost her job on the police force as a result, sparked street protests after prosecutors initially opted to charge the white woman with the lesser crime of manslaughter. The death was one of a series of killings that stirred the U.S. debate over
  
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• Lebanese prime minister paid $16 million to South African bikini model over Seychelles 'affair'

  01-10-2019 19:34 via news.yahoo.com
  Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri gave a South African bikini model nearly $16 million US dollars after meeting her on holiday, it emerged on Monday, as Lebanon faces violent protests over a burgeoning economic crisis. Candice van der Merwe met Mr Hariri at a private resort in the Seychelles in 2013 when she was 20. The married father-of-three, who is Lebanon’s most powerful Sunni politician, was 43. When asked why Mr Hariri gave her the money, she responded that they had begun a romanti
  
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• Pokémon Sword And Shield Have Mechanics To Let You Use Your Favorite Pokémon Competitively

  01-10-2019 19:30
  Publisher: The Pokemon Company, NintendoDeveloper: Game FreakRelease: November 15, 2019 Platform: SwitchThe latest entries in the Pokémon series are making several tweaks to the franchise's long-running conventions. From introducing autosave to getting rid of the Exp. Share item in favor of an automatic solution, Sword and Shield change several things about the standard play of a Pokémon game. While Game Freak was open about a lot of the behind-the-scenes information surrounding th
  
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• China is growing fed up with British private schools 'creaming off' the best pupils, headteachers warned

  01-10-2019 19:29 via news.yahoo.com
  The Chinese government is growing fed up with British private schools “creaming off” the best pupils, a conference has been told. Institutions which have set up sister schools or franchises in China now face a “backlash” for party officials, according to Richard Gaskell, schools director at ISC Research which specialises in analysing data on international schools.  There are now 47 campuses in China operated by British schools. The £41,580-a-year Wellington Col
  
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• Call of Duty: Mobile Is Now Live on iOS and Android

  01-10-2019 19:26
  Call of Duty: Mobile is officially out on iOS and Android devices. However, some players are experiencing issues connecting to Call of Duty: Mobile servers.
  Activision has been beta testing Call of Duty: Mobile since July 2019, but today marks the game’s wide release. Call of Duty: Mobile was developed by TiMi Games.
  Call of Duty: Mobile is like a greatest hits of Call of Duty games. There are maps and weapons from across the Call of Duty franchise, including Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
  
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• Exp. Share Is Baked Into Pokémon Sword And Shield

  01-10-2019 19:15
  Publisher: The Pokemon Company, NintendoDeveloper: Game FreakRelease: November 15, 2019 Platform: Switch During our trip to Game Freak for this month's cover story, we learned a ton of tidbits about Pokémon Sword and Shield and what went into making it. One of the smaller, yet interesting pieces of info we learned involves Exp. Share, an item that splits the experience earned in battle to all Pokémon in the player's party.According to director Shigeru Ohmori, Pokémon Sword
  
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• The Ghost Recon Breakpoint gameplay launch trailer asks you to 'survive your breakpoint'

  01-10-2019 19:12 via gamesradar.com
  Cue Jon Bernthal walking in slow motion
  
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• Talking Tom dev Outfit7's game library surpasses 10 billion downloads

  01-10-2019 19:09
  Outfit7, the developer and publisher known for its Talking Tom mobile game franchise, says its library has surpassed 10 billion total downloads on mobile platforms. ...
  
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• Controversial study on red and processed meat is a 'disservice to the public,' experts say

  01-10-2019 19:08 via news.yahoo.com
  A controversial study has leading experts up in arms after it hinted that eating less red and unprocessed meat does not improve one's health.
  
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• Minecraft Dungeons closed beta is on the way and you can register for a spot now

  01-10-2019 19:04 via gamesradar.com
  Get ready to crush some Creepers
  
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• Americans really want the US to adopt renewable energy like wind and solar power, while rejecting fossil fuels like coal

  01-10-2019 19:03 via news.yahoo.com
  A new Insider poll found shows Americans strongly favor cleaner sources of energy over fossil fuels. Its a belief that transcends party lines.
  
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