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Google gets into the video game business Search engine giant Google is partnering with game studio Ubisoft to stream the hugely popular 'Assassin's Creed Odyssey' to Chrome-based browsers on a laptop or desktop computer.

New Navy ship-to-shore connector transports tanks, brings new amphibious warfare era The Navy’s first newly-built Ship-to-Shore Connector maritime warfare craft launched on the water earlier this year, paving the way for stepped up production and introducing a new era in modern amphibious warfare for the Marines.

Fox on Tech: Microsoft’s big announcement The holidays are almost here, and with it comes the busiest shopping season of the year. The market for electronics is expected to be red-hot this year, and Microsoft is throwing its hat in the ring.

Could the Apple Watch Series 4 save you from a heart attack? The more you know about the gadgets you own the better.

New 'Snapcrap' app will help San Francisco residents report dirty streets SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A newcomer to San Francisco has created a free app to make it easier for people to report poop and used needles on the city's famously dirty streets.

iPhone XS Max review: It’s an iPad too Apple's iPhone XS Max, is not a perfect replacement for a tablet, but the Max’s 6.5-inch display is big enough and the new A12 Bionic processor is fast enough to replicate one.

Fortnite porn searches skyrocket after Calamity character released

Nintendo patents Game Boy case for smartphones The success of the NES Classic and SNES Classic pretty much guarantees Nintendo will release an N64 Classic and maybe even a GameCube Classic.

White House slams Google, calls on it to abandon China search project Vice President Mike Pence slammed Google and called on it to abandon its controversial Project Dragonfly search initiative, which would see the company potentially re-enter China. Pence said the move would “strengthen Communist Party censorship and compromise the privacy of Chinese customers.”

‘Greedy’ Google: Community activists slam tech giant over planned San Jose mega-campus A group of activists and local residents marched on Google's campus to demand stronger protections for housing and wages in the company's plans for a massive San Jose complex.

Royal Caribbean passenger arrested, fined $4,000 for marijuana possession An American cruise ship passenger was arrested in Bermuda Tuesday morning after she was caught with marijuana and drug paraphernalia.

New Jersey train passenger caught on camera sanding his feet A passenger on a New Jersey train filmed a man sanding his feet with a power tool while riding the train.

Dolly Parton adding new Pirate attraction at Dollywood Arr. Get yer eye patches ready.

Tourist gets 'red dragon' massage in Bali, ends up with painful-looking red marks across back Matthew Raison, of Australia, thought he had asked for a relaxing treatment on the sixth day of his Bali vacation with wife Candise.

New Jersey train passenger filmed sanding his foot with power tool The man can be seen on video using a Dremel to sand off the callouses on his feet.

EasyJet passenger removed from flight for smoking in bathroom, 'putting whole plane in danger' When an airline says no smoking on the flight, you better believe they mean it.

Plane passenger allegedly allows child to use potty in aisle Instagram user Passengershaming posted a photo of a parent allegedly allowing their child to use a portable potty in the middle of the aisle during an airline flight.

Emirates flight attendant crowned Miss Scotland is carrier's latest poster girl The 24-year-old Miss World hopeful says that she’s excited to be back in her home country.

Airline passenger allegedly allows child to use potty in plane's aisle: 'It's vile' "I hope she’s banned from all modes of public transportation forever.”

The Wizarding World of Harry Potter shares sneak peak at massive new roller coaster Muggles and wizards alike better get ready to head to Hogwarts, soon.

Prisoners at a detention center in South Sudan's capital Juba staged a riot early on Sunday, seizing weapons from a storeroom and triggering a stand off with guards, a security source and residents in the area said. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2Rxb6fY

At least 10 policemen were killed in clashes with Taliban fighters in the central Afghan province of Wardak, officials said on Sunday, amid fighting to wrest control of arterial highways a day after Taliban fighters blew up bridges. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2O96Ipj

Virginia health officials say record number of human West Nile cases reported in state Heads up, Virginians: The Virginia Department of Health reported this week a record number of human West Nile cases have occurred in the state this year.

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Dozens of Christians gathered outside ruined churches on the island of Sulawesi on Sunday for open-air services to give thanks for their survival and to mourn members of their congregation killed in a devastating earthquake. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2QBbOYp

Just 500 meters from the epicenter of the earthquake that triggered a wave of destruction in Indonesia, a modest wooden home built on hollow concrete foundations in Lende Induk village stands completely and remarkably unscathed. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2zVi1sn

A Palestinian shot and wounded three Israelis, two critically, in an attack on Sunday in an industrial park adjacent to a Jewish settlement in the occupied West Bank, Israeli media reports said. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2Rr3sUp

An earthquake that struck off the northern coast of Haiti late on Saturday killed at least 11 people and injured more than a hundred when several buildings collapsed in the impoverished Caribbean country, officials said. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2PjzJLs

Hours after Indian TV channels flashed that the country was deporting seven Rohingya Muslims to Myanmar, Sahidullah said he received a call from his nephew: "Uncle, please get us out of here. They will send us back too." from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2ObElXF