He’s back to haunt your nightmares! That viscerally upsetting long legged teddy bear that went viral a few years ago is on sale for $100, the best price we’ve ever seen, and $10-$20 less than usual. Every time I look at that photo, I burst out laughing, so he should be a good conversation piece, even if he doesn’t…
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Gerard Way's New Track For Umbrella Academy Is an Absolute Banger
If I had to be reborn as any person, I’d pick Gerard Way. Great writer? Great musician (if you’re a Millennial, anyway)? Dude is unstoppable lately. And the song he put out for the newest wave of Umbrella Academypromotion just totally rules.
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During Shutdown, Trump’s NY Golf Club Fired a Dozen Undocumented Workers, Report Says
As Donald Trump’s government shutdown over a border wall dragged on earlier this month, one of his exclusive golf clubs quietly went about the business of firing undocumented employees, many who had worked there for several years, The Washington Post reported.
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Brazilian Mining Disaster Leaves Dozens Dead, Hundreds Missing After Waste Dam Collapses
Authorities said this weekend that the death toll from an industrial disaster in Brumadinho, Brazil in Minas Gerais state has climbed to at least 34, with some officials saying that the true toll could reach the hundreds, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday.

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Measles Outbreak Worsens in Washington as Governor Declares State of Emergency
Dozens of people have been infected in a measles outbreak that is currently spreading throughout parts of the Pacific Northwest, prompting Washington Governor Jay Inslee to declare a state of emergency in all counties on Friday.

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Kingdom Hearts III: The Kotaku Review
Early in Kingdom Hearts III, series primary protagonist Sora returns to his spaceship with his Duck Dad Donald and his Dog Dad Goofy. This nuclear family sits in silence and ponders a crisis.
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Guess What, Everybody: Roger Stone Is the Real Victim Here
The unscrupulous political hit man who led pro-Trump hillbillies and InfoWars zombies in attacks on Hillary Clinton with chants of “Lock her up!” wants you to look deep into your heart and realize how much he’s suffering at the hands of Special Counsel Robert Mueller.
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The Lego Movie 2 Somehow Lives Up to Its Impossible Expectations
The first Lego Movie is so good there’s a chance you don’t remember just how good it was. Not only did it tell a smart, hilarious, original story with a wildly famous IP, but it was filled with heart, eventually revealing itself to be a deeper story of a boy and his father bonding and the nature of the toy brand…
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Australia Continues to Fry Under Scorching Heat Waves
The second heat wave in two weeks in Southern Australia continued to punish the region, with temperatures in Melbourne hitting 109.4 degrees Fahrenheit (42.8C) on Friday afternoon, and the state of Tasmania struggling to deal with “30 uncontained fires,” according to the Guardian.

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CDC Warns Against Kissing, Snuggling Pet Hedgehogs Amid Salmonella Outbreak
It’s not every day that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issues an advisory about pet hedgehogs, but here we are.

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This Video Runs Down the Fictional History of One of Star Wars' Most Recognizable Blasters
Okay, the most recognizable blaster in Star Wars is probably Han’s Blaster, the Dl-44 Heavy Blaster Pistol. But this is the second.
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Someone Tried to Set Comet Ping Pong on Fire
Comet Ping Pong, the Washington, DC pizzeria at the center of the “Pizzagate” conspiracy theory a few years ago, is back in the news this week after a suspected arsonist attempted to set it ablaze.
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Turn One Port Into Six With This Discounted USB-C Hub
Update: This deal is working again!
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Report: Citizen Lab Targeted in Botched Sting After Researching Israeli Firm's Ties to Saudi Arabia
“International undercover operatives” have been hounding members of the internet watchdog Citizen Lab, whose researchers helped reveal that an Israeli cyber-intelligence firm named NSO Group may have played a role in dissident Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s murder at the hands of state-employed goons, the …
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Wake Up, Oppy! NASA Sends New Commands to Mars Opportunity Rover
NASA’s beloved Mars rover Opportunity has been silent for months after getting swept up in an enormous dust storm on the Red Planet last summer, and NASA engineers have been pinging the rover to answer to no avail. Now, NASA says it will send new commands to the resilient explorer in hopes of making contact, even as…
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Loot Boxes Are Changing In Fortnite Save The World
The Loot Llamas in Fortnite Save The World are changing and becoming less random. Currently, Loot Llamas work like most other loot boxes: Players buy them and then open the llamas to find out what random items they’ve received. Epic Games has announced that an upcoming update will soon change this process.

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GameStop Is Cancelling Kingdom Hearts 3 PlayStation 4 Pro Orders
Players are saying that their pre-orders for a limited edition, Kingdom Hearts 3-themed PlayStation 4 Pro console are being cancelled by GameStop, and they’re not happy.
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Ancient Plants Reveal Arctic Summers Haven't Been This Hot in 115,000 Years
The latest sign of just how screwed the Arctic is: moss that hasn’t seen the light of day in at least 40,000 years is tumbling out of ice caps on Canada’s Baffin Island thanks to increasingly balmy summers. Based on that and other lines of evidence, research published in Nature Communications on Friday suggests that…
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Chris Pine Isn't Sure Steve Trevor Will Be Back After Wonder Woman 1984
Chris Pine, one of the illustrious cabal of Chrises that dominates pop culture like a name-based Illuminati, isn’t entirely sure if he’s going to be doing more than just one more Wonder Woman movie.
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Save a Few Bucks on Google and Apple Gift Cards Right Now
Buying a discounted gift card is basically getting free money. And right now, Daily Steals is lowering the price on Google Play and App Store & iTunes Gift Cards.
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