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• White House fires Vindman, the officer who testified to House about Ukraine call, in ongoing purge

  07-02-2020 23:57 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, a star witnesses in the inquiry that led to the impeachment of President Trump, was dismissed from his post on the National Security Council and escorted from the White House Friday, according to his lawyer.
  
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• The US Army wants its soldiers to be able to see enemies and other deadly threats through walls

  07-02-2020 23:50 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The Army is trying to defeat battlefield unknowns by figuring out how soldiers can see through walls, a capability straight out of science fiction.
  
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• Soldier who testified at Trump impeachment loses W.House job

  07-02-2020 23:49 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A US Army officer who testified in President Donald Trump's impeachment probe was pushed out of his White House job on Friday, his lawyer said.Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman was escorted out of the White House where he worked on the National Security Council, with his lawyer calling the move an act of revenge by the president."Vindman was asked to leave for telling the truth," lawyer David Pressman said.
  
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• Get a job: Vicarious Visions, Amazon Game Studios, and more are hiring now!

  07-02-2020 23:48
  Here are just some of the many, many positions being advertised right now on the Gamasutra Job Board. ...
  
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• Pete Buttigieg Once Wrote a High School Essay About His Idol, Bernie Sanders. Tonight, He'll Debate Him

  07-02-2020 23:47 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Twenty years ago, a chubby and nearly unibrowed high school senior in South Bend, Indiana wrote an essay about his political idol, the then-57-year old…
  
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• Billionaire Mike Bloomberg is looking to pay micro-influencers to make sponsored content for his presidential campaign

  07-02-2020 23:45 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The former New York City mayor is quietly testing a campaign tactic no Democrat has: attempting to pay influencers to create content about him.
  
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• Next-Gen Console Watch: How Powerful PS5, Xbox Series X May Be

  07-02-2020 23:43
  
  With both the Xbox Series X and PS5 set for launches this holiday season, IGN is proud to introduce Next-Gen Console Watch 2020, a new weekly show breaking down the latest next-gen news and rumors with expert analysis, viewer polling, and much more.This week's episode focuses on how powerful the PS5 and Series X may be given recent reports. Watch the video below to check out the full episodes, and check out the galleries further down for our look at the power levels of past generations of X
  
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• Weinstein's lawyer Donna Rotunno says she's never been sexually assaulted because she wouldn't 'put herself in that position'

  07-02-2020 23:36 via news.yahoo.com
  
  New York Times' Megan Twohey asked Donna Rotunno if she's been sexually assaulted. She hadn't "because I would never put myself in that position."
  
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• Four-year-old dies from flu after mother 'treated him with advice from anti-vaxx Facebook group'

  07-02-2020 23:28 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A four-year-old boy has died from the flu after his mother reportedly treated him with advice offered by members of an anti-vaccine Facebook group, according to reports.Last week, Geneva Montoya, from Pueblo, Colorado, sought advice from the Facebook group "Stop Mandatory Vaccination" after two of her four children had been diagnosed with the flu, according to NBC News.
  
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• The U.S. Government Is Quarantining More Than 800 Americans. Here's Why That Very Rarely Happens

  07-02-2020 23:26 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The mandatory quarantines in effect for Americans returning from Hubei province are the first in more than 50 years
  
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• Barr's call for U.S. control of 5G providers quickly rebuked

  07-02-2020 23:25 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Trump administration officials, increasingly intent on preventing Chinese global technological domination, keep floating the idea that the U.S. government should take a more direct hand in running next-generation 5G wireless networks.On Thursday, Attorney General William Barr said the U.S. government should consider taking a “ controlling stake ” in the European companies Nokia and Ericsson to thwart the global ambitions of China-based Huawei, which holds a leading share of the marke
  
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• Check out PlatinumGames' design doc for the original The Wonderful 101

  07-02-2020 23:23
  The uploaded pages explore some of the motivations behind the game's power-in-numbers mechanics, and include modern reflections from PlatinumGames' Hideki Kamiya. ...
  
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• US Marine charged with human smuggling says he was offered $1,000 to help transport an undocumented migrant

  07-02-2020 23:17 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The two US Marines who were arrested agreed to answer questions from Border Patrol agents without an attorney present.
  
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• Miyamoto: There Is a 'Limit' to How Hardware Grows Nintendo's Brand

  07-02-2020 23:14
  
  In a call with investors for the most recent financial quarter, Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto said that in the era of IP, Nintendo has to consider ways to grow the Nintendo brand beyond the hardware race with Sony and Microsoft.During a Q&A with investors to discuss Nintendo’s Q3 2020 performance, Super Mario and The Legend of Zelda creator Shigeru Miyamoto was asked about Nintendo’s plan to develop its intellectual property (IP) and how Nintendo will increase its reach in a
  
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• Team Clinton Hits Sanders Ahead of New Hampshire Primary

  07-02-2020 23:12 via news.yahoo.com
  
  (Bloomberg) -- Before the Iowa caucuses, an ally of Bernie Sanders led a crowd in booing Hillary Clinton. This week, members of Team Clinton returned the favor.In the latest evidence that the 2016 election will never end, Clinton and two longtime allies have hammered Sanders over his ideology, his second-place finish in Iowa and his ability to get elected.Clinton, who said in January that Sanders was unlikable and insufficiently supportive of her nomination, hit him indirectly in an interview Th
  
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• ACLU criticizes conviction of black Minnesota teen

  07-02-2020 23:10 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota called Friday for an investigation into the conviction of a black teenager who is serving life in prison, after The Associated Press uncovered serious flaws and inconsistencies in the police probe.Sen. Amy Klobuchar, who was the top prosecutor in Minnesota’s most populous Hennepin County at the time, has highlighted that case throughout her political career as an example of getting justice for victims.
  
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• Video: Indexing and iterating design space permutations in game dev

  07-02-2020 23:04
  In this 2016 GDC session, programmer Nathan Sturtevant covers the mathematics of counting with combinations and permutations, and how game devs can employ it in their own projects....
  
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• Michael Bloomberg surges to 2nd place in the betting markets

  07-02-2020 22:49 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Americans may not be betting on Michael Bloomberg yet, but betting markets still think he's got a chance.The former New York City mayor has totally leapfrogged former Vice President Joe Biden in an average of betting markets, RealClearPolitics' average shows. Bloomberg has a 19 percent chance of winning, per ElectionBettingOdds.com, while PredictIt's betting market gives Bloomberg a 23-cent "yes" price to Sen. Bernie Sanders' (I-Vt.) 43 cents.Bloomberg's rise coincides with a major drop in Biden
  
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• With 2 million sold, Take-Two is unsure how Game Pass affected The Outer Worlds

  07-02-2020 22:43
  Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick offered some guarded commentary on how Game Pass affected the launch of The Outer Worlds and what role subscriptions services play in Take-Two's future....
  
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• Timeline of copter flight that killed Kobe Bryant, 8 others

  07-02-2020 22:41 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A timeline of the helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant and eight others in Southern California on Jan. 26.9:06 a.m. -- The Sikorsky S-76B helicopter departs John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana en route to Camarillo, northwesttof Los Angeles.9:20 a.m. -- As the helicopter nears Burbank Airport airspace, the pilot requests to head west across the south side of the San Fernando Valley by following U.S. 101.
  
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• New York to sue Trump administration for blocking state residents from Global Entry

  07-02-2020 22:37 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A Homeland Security policy, which came in response to New York's Green Light Law, does not allow state residents to enroll or reenroll in several border crossing programs.
  
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• Alexander Vindman Fired from White House after Serving as Impeachment Witness

  07-02-2020 22:37 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, the top White House expert on Ukraine who testified in the House phase of the recently concluded impeachment trial, was fired from the White House Friday and escorted out, according to his attorney."LTC Vindman was asked to leave for telling the truth," Vindman's lawyer David Pressman said in a statement. "The truth has cost LTC Alexander Vindman his job, his career, and his privacy."Vindman, a National Security Council official, testified to the House Intelligence Co
  
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• Trump Impeachment Fury Sows Fear of Payback Among Diplomats

  07-02-2020 22:22 via news.yahoo.com
  
  (Bloomberg) -- President Donald Trump mostly stifled his fury toward the impeachment witnesses who detailed, over hundreds of hours of testimony, the turmoil wrought by his handling of Ukraine policy. Now that he’s been acquitted of two impeachment charges, they’re bracing for payback.It may have begun on Friday. Alexander Vindman, the National Security Council analyst who gave damning testimony in the House impeachment inquiry, was escorted out of the White House and removed from hi
  
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• 8 Americans on Princess cruise test positive for coronavirus; Guam bars Holland America ship

  07-02-2020 22:18 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Japanese health officials diagnosed 41 more cases of coronavirus – including eight Americans – on a Princess Cruises ship quarantined in Yokohama.
  
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• Trump says it's 'illegal' for Pelosi to tear up his State of the Union address. Experts say that's not true

  07-02-2020 22:16 via news.yahoo.com
  
  "Because Speaker Pelosi’s copy is not a government record, she did not violate the law by ripping it up," said Professor Douglas Cox.
  
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• Sea of Thieves players contribute $76,000 to charity by purchasing in-game sails

  07-02-2020 22:15 via gamesradar.com
  
  Who knew pirates could be so charitable?
  
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• Crash Bandicoot Mobile Game Allegedly Leaks

  07-02-2020 22:10
  
  King, the Activision-owned developer responsible for such mobile titles as Candy Crush, appears to be gearing up to release a Crash Bandicoot endless runner.As reported by Eurogamer, @JumpButtonCB and @Motwera on Twitter uncovered a listing, that has since been removed, for this Crash Bandicoot mobile title that will allow players to "Run, Jump and Slide" and "Build & Grow Your Base."The artwork allegedly leaked from Brazilian Facebook ads and shows a game that is very similar to 2011's mobi
  
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• Activision Blizzard has several more remakes and remasters planned for 2020

  07-02-2020 22:01 via gamesradar.com
  
  The company will announce more details closer to launch
  
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• Judge slaps CEO with longest prison sentence in college admissions scandal, decries 'appalling' actions

  07-02-2020 21:59 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A federal judge in Boston sentenced Douglas Hodge, former CEO of Pimco investment management firm, for paying $850,000 in bribes to get four of his children admitted to elite private universities.
  
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• 'Caution I have the coronavirus' prank in Illinois Walmart causes $10k in damage, police say

  07-02-2020 21:55 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Two teens has been charged after pulling a coronavirus prank at a Walmart in Joliet, Illinois, according to police.
  
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• Did Russian-Made Missiles Strike an Israeli Stealth F-35 in 2017?

  07-02-2020 21:54 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Probably not. Here's what we know.
  
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• King's Sabrina Carmona wants more women in game dev leadership

  07-02-2020 21:44
  Senior producer Sabrina Carmona is coming to GDC to show you how to diversify your studio and get more women into leadership! Here, she opens up about why that's important and her own career in games....
  
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• Mobile is now Activision Blizzard's leading platform for revenue

  07-02-2020 21:38
  Mobile generated the most revenue in 2019, thanks to its mobile-heavy King segment as well as recent launches across other brands like Call of Duty Mobile....
  
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• DC appeals court: Lawmakers can't sue President Trump in dispute over private business dealings

  07-02-2020 21:26 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Judges dismissed one of three cases regarding the Emoluments Clause, which bars the president from receiving money from foreign leaders.
  
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• Blizzard: ‘It’s Been a Bit of a Hard Week’ With Warcraft 3: Reforged

  07-02-2020 21:26
  
  Blizzard's president has acknowledged that it's been a tough week for the developer following the launch of Warcraft 3: Reforged due to the criticism from the community the game received.
  During the Activision Blizzard earnings call held on February 6, 2020, Blizzard president J. Allen Brack answered a question about the criticism that Warcraft 3: Reforged drew from players since its launch on January 28, 2020.
  "Honestly, it's been a bit of a hard week," Brack said. "Our community has come to ex
  
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• Kobe Bryant's helicopter engine did not fail, federal investigators say in preliminary NTSB report

  07-02-2020 21:19 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Wreckage from the helicopter that crashed last month and killed Kobe Bryant, his daughter and seven others did not show any evidence of engine failure
  
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• 'I'm the sheriff, who are you?': Sheriff stops fake cop car in its tracks

  07-02-2020 21:16 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard noticed something unusual about what he thought was a police car, but turned out to be a copycat.
  
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• Summers Worries U.S. Tax Cuts May Lead to Financial Trouble

  07-02-2020 21:11 via news.yahoo.com
  
  (Bloomberg) -- Terms of Trade is a daily newsletter that untangles a world threatened by trade wars. Sign up here. Reductions in the U.S. corporate-tax rate in 2018 didn’t result in much more investment, said former U.S. Treasury Secretary Larry Summers, who is concerned about the economy running into “financial trouble.”“There is no evidence of any kind that we have seen any substantial increase in investment because of cutting the corporate tax rate to 21%,&rd
  
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• Before Kobe Bryant Crash, Helicopter Company Had Clashed Over Safety

  07-02-2020 21:09 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LOS ANGELES -- In the years before the helicopter crash that killed the basketball legend Kobe Bryant and eight other people, the company operating the aircraft, Island Express Helicopters, had a series of disputes over its safety practices, according to federal accident reports and a former federal safety inspector.The tensions first came to the attention of federal investigators in 2008, when a fatal accident involving an Island Express helicopter revealed disagreements that had been playing o
  
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• Ex-cop freed after years without charges in child porn probe

  07-02-2020 21:05 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A former Philadelphia Police sergeant has been released after spending more than four years in jail without charges because he failed to unlock two of his hard drives for investigators who suspected he'd stored child pornography on them, his lawyer said Friday.The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 Thursday that federal law allows the government to hold someone for no longer than 18 months for civil contempt.The appeals court directed that Francis Rawls be set free.
  
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• In Iowa, Bernie’s Youth Movement Showed Up While Generation X Flaked Out

  07-02-2020 21:03 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Even as the Iowa caucus results are marred by reports of inaccuracies and it remains uncertain whether Bernie Sanders or Pete Buttigieg won more “state delegate equivalents,” one thing that is clear is that Sanders won the most votes. The Vermont socialist beat the former mayor of South Bend, Ind. 24.8 percent to 21.3 percent in the first round of voting and 26.6 percent to 25.0 percent in the final round of voting (after caucus-goers for candidates who didn’t meet the “v
  
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• ALT.CTRL.GDC Showcase: Kaleida

  07-02-2020 20:58
  Kaleida tasks players with shooting down incoming ships, but does so through turning the universe with a crystalline controller that feels right out of an alien starship. ...
  
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• Trump Says Congress Should Expunge Impeachment from Record

  07-02-2020 20:56 via news.yahoo.com
  
  President Trump said Friday that Congress should expunge his impeachment from the congressional record since it was a "political hoax."“That's a very good question," Trump said when asked whether Congress should wipe the record clean. "Should they expunge the impeachment in the House? They should because it was a hoax. It was a total political hoax.”The Senate acquitted Trump on Wednesday of the two impeachment charges against him, abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. The pres
  
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• This Epic Games store exclusive vanished without an explanation

  07-02-2020 20:55 via gamesradar.com
  
  Happiness is mandatory, store listing is optional
  
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• GOP congressman calls for Romney to be expelled from Republican caucus

  07-02-2020 20:42 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Rep. Matt Gaetz on Thursday called for Sen. Mitt Romney to be expelled from Republican ranks in the Senate.
  
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• What Newcomers Need to Know About Phantasy Star Online 2

  07-02-2020 20:41
  
  After nearly eight years as a Japanese exclusive, Phantasy Star Online 2 is releasing in North America this Spring. Since its original launch in 2012, Phantasy Star Online 2 has become one of the most popular online RPGs of all-time and now, it’s finally almost time for western audiences to have a turn.Sega announced the western release of PSO2 last year at E3 2019, but keep in mind that a lot of the information in this article pertains to the Japanese version of PSO 2 as it exists today a
  
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• A 4-year-old died of the flu after his anti-vaxxer mom didn't give him Tamiflu — here's how the drug can prevent the virus from becoming deadly

  07-02-2020 20:41 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Tamiflu is a medicine used to treat strains of the influenza virus (the flu) that can be given to anyone older than two weeks.
  
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• Trump wins congressional Democrats' emoluments lawsuit

  07-02-2020 20:34 via news.yahoo.com
  
  President Trump beat back a lawsuit by 215 congressional Democrats who say he has been violating the Constitution’s Emoluments Clause by profiting from foreign government spending at his Washington hotel and other properties, capping a triumphant week for the president.
  
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• Probe: Bryant helicopter was 100 feet from clear skies

  07-02-2020 20:33 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A witness to the deadly crash of a helicopter carrying Kobe Bryant and eight others said it sounded normal just before slamming into a hillside and wreckage examined by expertsat the scene showed no sign of engine failure, federal investigators said in a report released Friday.The Jan. 26 crash occurred in cloudy conditions and aviation experts said the “investigative update” from the National Transportation Safety Board reinforces the notion the pilot became disoriented and crashed
  
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• It was nearly 65 degrees in Antarctica, which may be the warmest day ever recorded there

  07-02-2020 20:29 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The normally bitterly cold Antarctica recorded a temperature of 65 degrees on Thursday, which may be the warmest day ever there.
  
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