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Boy's arm stuck in vending machine
A 4-year old boy has been freed after his arm was stuck for hours in the first vending machine he'd ever seen. -
Police shoot, critically injure teen
Turmoil broke out in Salt Lake City after police shot a 17-year-old, with many questioning whether the shooting was necessary. -
Sony Is Killing the PlayStation TV in Japan
The PlayStation Vita TV (aka PlayStation TV) launched in Japan back in November 2013. Today, via AV Watch, Sony announced that it will cease shipping the hardware (in Japan, at least) at the end of February. That’s today.
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Opinion: Candidates, don't delay disavowing racists
Donald Trump claimed he is not familiar with David Duke. -
Man impersonating teen: No regrets
A Ukrainian man who arrested in Pennsylvania after impersonating a teenager admits he's guilty, but insists the plot wasn't his idea and says he has no regrets. -
Syrian rebels: 'Ceasefire betrays martyrs'
A truce negotiated between Syrian rebels and the government has caused a dramatic decrease in airstrikes around rebel-held territory, but there were few celebrations, with many residents suspecting a trick. -
How To Catch Mew In Pokémon Red, Blue and Yellow (3DS or Original)
This year marks the 20th anniversary of Pokémon, the portable game that captured our hearts. Pun very much intended. But what of Mew? The legendary Pokémon had players trying to push a truck for years. Turns out you can catch Mew after all, be it in your new 3DS version or your old GameBoy cartridge.
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5 things to start your day
Everyone's basking in Oscar's golden glow. It's Monday (Leap Day!), and here are the five things you need to know to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door. -
A Dragon Ball Z Figure So Intense, It Shakes
Everyone gets emotional sometimes, even Vegeta.
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Trump, Clinton dominant as Super Tuesday looms
Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are poised to lead the nation's two major parties in this fall's presidential election, with a new nationwide CNN/ORC poll finding each well ahead of their closest competitors just as the race expands to a national stage. -
Ice fishing in one of the world's coldest cities
On the frozen Ishim River that runs through Astana, Kazakhstan, fishermen wait patiently for a bite. They cover themselves with plastic bags, forming an almost dome-like structure to shield themselves from the wind and Astana's freezing temperatures. -
Huge dam risks catastrophic failure
Iraq's Mosul Dam is facing a "serious and unprecedented risk of catastrophic failure with little warning," the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad warned on Sunday. -
A Clever Star Wars fan Figured Out How to Build a Tiny Rolling BB-8 Using Only Lego
There is no shortage of fan-built Lego BB-8s across the internet, but Mark Smiley and James Garrett have managed to build a tiny one that actually rolls, while keeping its head floating on top, using nothing but Lego components available in standard sets.
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Osaka Overrun for the Glory of Satan, Of Course!
You might know Kumamon as the official mascot character for Kumamoto Prefecture. Or you might know Kumamon as the bear from the “For the Glory of Satan” meme. Whichever, there are now a ton of them dotted throughout Osaka Station.
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Why do we have leap year?
Happy leap day everyone! That's right, 2016 is a leap year, which means we get to enjoy a whole extra day of February, and people born on February 29 finally get some presents. -
Opinion: Chris Rock the big winner
In case there were any lingering doubts that this year's 88th annual Academy Awards ceremony was a tad more subversive than its predecessors, those doubts could be shut down by the closing-credits musical train. -
America Narrowly Avoids Humiliation At Home Counter-Strike Tournament Qualifier
What started out as an underwhelming tournament for North American Counter-Strike ended on a more hopeful note as Team Liquid, Counter Logic Gaming, and Cloud9 eked out victories on Sunday to qualify for the MLG Columbus Counter-Strike tournament next month, where they will compete for a $500,000 grand prize.
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Minecraft's Combat Update Changes the Game in a Big Way
Minecraft’s 1.9 patch—known as the Combat Update—has been in development at Mojang for well over year, and it’s arriving on PC today. So what exactly does it bring to the table? Let’s take a look.
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Group: U.S.-made cluster bombs used on civilians
A new report from Human Rights Watch accuses the Saudi Arabia-led coalition in Yemen of using American-made cluster bombs in civilian areas. -
Opinion: Trump knows exactly what he's doing
It wasn't an accident that the billionaire claimed that he didn't know about David Duke, writes Michael D'Antonio -
StarCraft II Pro Defends Perfectly Against Surprise Zerg All-In
Defending against a surprise Zerg rush usually ends with a GG. Defending against a surprise Zerg rush that’s already in our base, has to end with GG. But not for EJK, who managed to came back from a quite impossible situation.
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Army's Delta Force ready to hit ISIS
The U.S. Army's elite Delta Force operations to target, capture or kill top ISIS operatives are on the verge of beginning in Iraq, after several weeks of covert preparation, an administration official with direct knowledge of the force's activities told CNN. -
Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku’s reader-run community: Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth: The TA
Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku’s reader-run community: Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth: The TAY Review • How Valiant Hearts Slowly Captured Mine • Game of the Week: Better Than The Movie (Because Most Things Are) • Love and Heartbreak - A New Empathy
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Oscars 2016 Best Picture Nominees In LEGO
Leo and the CGI bear are having a rematch, this time, in a LEGO environment.
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SEAL to receive Medal of Honor
Navy SEAL Edward Byers will receive the Medal of Honor on Monday morning for his role in rescuing an American civilian being held hostage by Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan. -
Airports on high terror alert
Security officials at Kenya's major airports are on high alert this week after Kenya's Airports Authority issued a warning to all airport managers about possible terror threats against the facilities. -
$380K reward for goose killers
Big-hearted radio listeners are in a flap over the suspected shooting of a local goose, offering a £275,000 ($380,000) reward to help find its killers. -
Cringing from Stacey Dash moment
By most accounts, Oscars host Chris Rock was off to a good start Sunday as he took on Hollywood's race issue in his monologue, declaring "you're damn right Hollywood is racist" and appealing to the industry to give black actors the same opportunities as their white counterparts. -
Jezebel Chris Rock Opens the Oscars By Proclaiming That ‘Hollywood Is Sorority Racist’ | Gizmodo The
Jezebel Chris Rock Opens the Oscars By Proclaiming That ‘Hollywood Is Sorority Racist’ | Gizmodo The White House Wants To Use Science Fiction To Settle The Solar System | Gawker How We Fooled Donald Trump Into Retweeting Benito Mussolini | Truck Yeah Gravel Truck Obliterates Cars In Horrifying Red-Light Crash |
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Migrants breach border fence
Scores of migrants broke through a barbed-wire security fence on the Greece-Macedonia border Monday, as tensions over new restrictions along the key land route into Europe boiled over in violent scenes. -
The Mechanics Behind Satisfying 2D Jumping
The simple act of jumping can make or break a 2D platformer. In the first episode of Mechanically Speaking, Game Array explores how developers balance responsiveness and fairness to the player to make these movements magical.
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Injured vets hunt child predators
Ret. Sgt. Tom Block is sitting in the classroom, looking restless. He and 23 other highly specialized, highly coveted candidates are all vying for a job where they will be exposed to horrifying images of child sex abuse and the worst humanity has to offer.. -
Today's Best Deals: PC Upgrades, Tiny Jump Starter, Discounted Treadmill, and More
PC upgrades, a tiny car jump starter, and a deeply discounted treadmill kick off the week’s best deals. Bookmark Kinja Deals and follow us on Twitter to never miss a deal. Commerce Content is independent of Editorial and Advertising, and if you buy something through our posts, we may get a small share of the sale. Click here to learn more, and don’t forget to sign up for our email newsletter.
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Justice Thomas' 1st question in 10 yrs
For the first time in a decade, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas spoke during oral arguments. -
Pokémon Red, Blue and Yellow's Miiverse Is Amazing
Fantastic illustrations. Hilarious screenshots. Nostalgia. Pokémon’s Miiverse has it all—including, surprisingly enough, players who are experiencing Red/Blue/Yellow for the very first time.
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This Guy Spent Four Years Creating an Imaginary Reddit for 3016
What will the Internet look like in 3016? Well, the Huffington Post will have a new name, the Galactic Security Administration will be the focus of conspiracy theorists, MindTube will tap videos right into your grey matter...and Reddit will look pretty much exactly the same.
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Last Call: Pick Up Fallout 4's Season Pass Before Tomorrow's Price Jump
Bethesda announced that they’ll be releasing at least $60 worth of Fallout 4 DLC, which means that starting tomorrow, the Season Pass will increase from $30 to $50. You don’t need the Cap Collector perk to understand that this means you should buy it today. [Fallout 4 Season Pass, $30]
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The Best Video Game Shotguns
You can judge a first person shooter almost entirely on the strengths of its shotguns. A good video game shotgun is a bold and challenging weapon; a bad shotgun is a feather duster at a distance of more than a few feet. A good shotgun makes you feel like a champion, capable of taking on the world. A bad shotgun makes you wonder why you aren’t using another gun.
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The Goofy Reason DC Comics Says Today Is Superman’s Birthday
Over the decades, DC Comics has given the Man of Steel several different dates of birth. But the weirdest one is February 29, because it’s supposed to explain why a 78-year-old character only looks like he’s in his late twenties.
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What's streaming online in March
With the arrival of March, you are sure to be playing close attention to politics. -
Clinton, Trump look to Super Tuesday
Super Tuesday is likely to live up to its billing for Donald Trump.
