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A North Korean woman is under investigation after saving her 2 kids from a house fire — but not her portraits of the Kim family
by Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines | January 10, 2020 at 12:54 am

Daily NK adds that the unnamed woman hasn't been able to care for her kids in the hospital because of the investigation.

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Halo 5–Ranked Head To Head Mode Is Back, So You Can Prove Your Mettle In 1v1
by GameSpot - All Content | January 10, 2020 at 12:45 am

Halo 5: Guardians is bringing back a fan-favorite mode this month, with Head to Head returning as a ranked playlist. The mode, which pits players against a single other Spartan in a one-on-one battle, went live for the first time on January 31, 2019, a...

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Lizzie McGuire Reboot Loses Original Creator as Disney+ Puts “New Lens” on the Series
by E! Online (US) - TV News | January 10, 2020 at 12:28 am

This news is definitely not what dreams are made of. Terri Minsky, the original creator and showrunner of Lizzie McGuire, has exited the reboot coming to Disney+, E! News has confirmed,...

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Court makes ruling on $3.6B in border wall spending
by Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines | January 10, 2020 at 12:23 am

The spending affected by the latest ruling is intended for 11 projects in California, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas.

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Doctor Strange 2 Loses Director Due To “Creative Differences”
by GameSpot - All Content | January 10, 2020 at 12:22 am

One of the most-anticipated MCU Phase 4 movies, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, has lost its director. Scott Derrickson, who also directed the original Doctor Strange, is stepping down.Derrickson is leaving the project due to "creative dif...

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New Mission Impossible Movie Casts Actor To Play The Villain
by GameSpot - All Content | January 10, 2020 at 12:18 am

Two new Mission: Impossible movies from director Christopher McQuarrie are on the way, and now the director has cast one of the lead roles. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Nicholas Hoult has signed on for the two films, and he's rumoured to be pla...

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Pokemon Go Had Its Best Year Ever In 2019, Made Almost $900 Million From Microtransactions
by GameSpot - All Content | January 10, 2020 at 12:17 am

Niantic's location-based AR game Pokemon Go is still lighting up the charts, years after release. Estimates from SensorTower show that the free-to-play mobile game brought in $894 million in microtransaction spending in 2019, which marks its best year ...

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Horror Anthology Stories Untold Is Coming To Nintendo Switch Very Soon
by GameSpot - All Content | January 10, 2020 at 12:12 am

Stories Untold is coming to Switch next week, bringing No Code's horror anthology to a console for the first time. The game's release is right around the corner--it'll be available on the eShop on January 16. The game collects four short horror experie...

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Mac Miller’s ‘Good News’ Video Gives Us The First Taste Of His Posthumous Album
by Madeline Roth | January 9, 2020 at 11:59 pm

See the colorful, introspective video for "Good News," the first single off of Mac Miller's upcoming posthumous album, Circles.

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New Persona 5 Scramble Trailer Shows Off Stealth, Motorbike Combat, And Plenty Of Flair
by GameSpot - All Content | January 9, 2020 at 11:29 pm

Atlus has released a new trailer for Persona 5 Scramble, giving us a new look at this action spin-off and how it'll mix a musou gameplay style with the aesthetics of Persona. Going by this footage, it looks like a good blend.The trailer shows off some ...

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