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Epic Games' second addition to its 12 Days of Free Games holiday sale is Little Inferno, a satire of crafting games from indie developers Tomorrow Corporation, who first rose to popularity after releasing the indie hit "World of Goo". The game, originally released in 2012, is free on the Epic Games store for today only.

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Google's recently launched cloud gaming service Stadia now supports achievements for users on the Chrome browser and Chromecast, but mobile users may have to wait until the new year to unlock achievements on the platform. Achievements will also be awarded to players retroactively, so users will not have to restart their games to earn them.

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A recently concluded study at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has discovered that the toxic gas phosphine might be the key to finding alien life on other planets. Phosphine is highly toxic to life, but the research has proved that the only known way to produce phosphine in a natural environment would necessarily involve anerobic organisms, which can help scientists positively identify earth-like planets supporting alien life.

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The Universal Hip Hop Museum in the Bronx recently received a grant amounting to 3.75 million USD from the state of New York, with governor Andrew Cuomo making the official announcement today. The museum is tentatively located in the Bronx Terminal Market, and the grant will fund construction of a permanent building in an empty lot near Bronx Point.

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Celebrities and Instagram influencers such as David Guetta, Steve Aoki and Armie Hammer are being heavily criticized for their highly publicized attendance of the MDL Beast electronic music festival in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Critics say the celebrities are allowing themselves to be part of an aggressive image rehabilitation campaign organized by the Saudi government to draw attention away from its human rights abuses.

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WeWork, Adam Neumann's co- working and living startup, had its initial public offering pulled from the market by Japanese owners Softbank Group Corp amidst controversy regarding the company's management. Softbank has now failed to secure an additional 3 billion USD needed to keep WeWork afloat as part of a 9 billion USD bailout, with all three of its banks hitting internal limits on loans.

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The popular messaging app ToTok, developed by Emirati developers Breej Holding, has been banned from Google and Apple's app stores following the revelation that the app functions as a mass surveillance tool for the Emirati government. Breej Holding was discovered to be connected to UAE cyber intelligence group DarkMatter, and ToTok was found harvesting users' location and messaging data.

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According to a new report, scientists have found a way to create a special sponge that can be used to clean up oil spills. The sponge has been successful in cleaning up oil from water in lab tests and is also very cheap to manufacture. Scientists feel that the sponge could even be used to remove heavy metals from water as well.

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According to Amazon scientists, deforestation has reached a tipping point where it could cause the rainforest to disappear entirely if it is not stopped. Illegal logging has caused the rainforest to shrink to the point where it may no longer be able to sustain itself unless immediate action is taken.

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Eddie Murphy returned to host Saturday Night Live for the first time in 35 years, bringing back a number of classic jokes and sketches. The episode received the best ratings SNL has gotten in the last two and a half years. The episode also featured appearances from comedy icons such as Dave Chapelle and Chris Rock.

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The Taliban have announced that they have killed a US service member, even showing the soldier's ID and blood-soaked backpack. The US military did not reveal any details regarding this death and the government is still working on a peace deal with the terrorist group. The Taliban control more territory in Afghanistan than they have since 2001.

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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke out to defend the controversial citizenship bill, saying that it is being passed in order to help the oppressed and persecuted and that the people need to respect India's MPs and Parliament. He also accused opposition parties of spreading misinformation regarding the bill and condemned the violent protests.

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A march in Hong Kong to support the Uighur people turned violent after the police arrived to disperse the peaceful protest. Around 1000 people had gathered at the protest and the police used pepper spray to force them all to disperse. This is the seventh month of protests in Hong Kong.

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Authorities in Michigan have been forced to shut down a highway after a mysterious toxic green ooze began oozing onto the road. The ooze was found to be Chromium, an incredibly toxic cancerous chemical that was coming from a local commercial business. The goo has been scooped up and officials are working to ensure that it does not spread.

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Universal Studios has notified cinemas around the world that its latest movie, 'Cats' will be sent to them again after they make some major tweaks to its special effects. The movie has been very poorly reviewed by critics and the changes are coming at the request of Tom Hooper, the film's director.

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A Microsoft spokesman has revealed that the next Hellblade game will not be exclusive to the Xbox like the previous entries in the series. Microsoft intends to release it on PC as well as part of its new strategy to treat PC gaming as its domain as well. Hellblade 2 currently has no release date.

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The Professional Footballers' Association has demanded that the UK government launch an investigation into the racism in Football. This demand comes after the crowd at the recent Chelsea vs Tottenham match began to make monkey noises in order to mock a black player. Tottenham has said that it will take the strongest possible actions and would not tolerate racism.

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Junaid Hafeez, a lecturer at Multan's Bahauddin Zakariya University, was charged with committing blasphemy, on Facebook and in person, against Prophet Muhammad and the Quran. He was imprisoned in 2013, and after six years, during which his lawyer was murdered and his judges changed eight times, he has been sentenced to death by a court in Multan, a decision lamented by human rights agencies and activists around the world.

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In a phone call earlier this week, US President Donald Trump and UK prime minister Boris Johnson concurred with each other that in the light of Brexit, Britain and the US should seek better trade relations. Recently President Trump extended an invitation to PM Johnson for a meeting in the White House in the new year. Johnson has not yet officially responded to the invite.

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As part of Epic Games' holiday promotion 12 Days of Free Games, one popular game on the platform will be available for free each day, with today's pick being the cult hit first person shooter game Superhot. The game's unconventional bullet time mechanics have made it widely popular, with time only moving when the player takes an action.

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Cox Communications, an Internet Service Provider, was found liable by a US District Court jury for not taking enough action to curb music piracy on its platforms, and has been charged a fine of 1 billion USD for infringements of over 10,000 musical works, payable to Sony Music, Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group and EMI. Cox has stated its intentions to appeal the decision.

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At the Shrine Expo Hall in Los Angeles, popular emo rock group My Chemical Romance played together for the first time in 7 years, having broken up after the Bamboozle Festival in 2012. The band played to a sold out audience, and have announced further tours in Australia, New Zealand and Japan in 2020.

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The British government has authorized the 5 billion USD purchase of Cobham, one of the country's iconic defense manufacturers, which played a leading part in supplying equipment to the country during the Second World War. The authorization came after the buyer, a private US investing group named Advent International, assured the British government that British executives would be given seats on the company's board.

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343 Industries, the company behind the fan-favorite Halo franchise, has said that they will be testing Halo Combat Evolved on PC in January if all goes well. The company made an announcement regarding their progress saying a large chunk of its developers will be focused on making improvements to already released Halo games.

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Adam Driver, an actor best known for his role as Kylo Ren in the new Star Wars trilogy, is going to host the first Saturday Night Live show of 2020. This will be Driver's third time hosting the show, making him just two short of being in the SNL five timers club.

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