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Halo: Reach is coming to PC on December 3. Image via Microsoft.
Gaming
Halo: Reach gets Dec 3 release date on PC

Following Microsoft's announcement earlier in the year stating they would be releasing their classic Halo game collection on PC, the company has now announced it is also adding Halo: Reach to the Halo: The Master Chief Collection, a bundle of all six originally released Halo games remastered for PC gaming. The company add Halo: Reach on PC to The Master Chief Collection on Steam on December 3rd, priced at $39.99.

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Fri Nov 15 - TheVerge
Bolivian parties reach agreement for fresh elections amidst political chaos. Image via CNN.
Politics
Opposing parties in Bolivia reach an agreement to resolve political crisis

The party of former Bolivian leader Evo Morales and the Bolivian interim government reached an agreement to host fresh elections in a bid to bring an end to the political chaos that has gripped the South American nation for weeks. Interim Bolivian President Jeanine Anez has strongly signaled that she wants to reconcile with Morales' party, Movement for Socialism, which won the general election this October but faced allegations of mass voter fraud.

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Fri Nov 15 - Reuters
Taylor Swift can't perform past hits at upcoming AMA..Image via Getty Images.
Entertainment
Taylor Swift barred from performing past hits at AMA

Taylor Swift's upcoming performance at the American Music Awards is now uncertain after the country-pop superstar complained she would not be allowed to sing hit songs from her past albums, stating that her music managers Scooter Braun and Scott Borchetta, who own the rights to them, had withdrawn their permissions. Braun acquired the rights to Swift's past albums after buying her former record label Big Machine for $300m in June.

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Fri Nov 15 - BBC
Cristiano Ronaldo reached 98 international goals with a hat-trick against Lithuania. Image via AFP.
Sports
Ronaldo just shy of 100 international goals

The 34-year-old football star Cristiano Ronaldo scored a blistering hat-trick in Portugal's match against Lithuania, moving the country to within one win's reach to qualify for next year's Euro Cup. Ronaldo's three goals followed the first three goals by Pizzi, Goncalo Paciencia, and Bernardo Silva. His total tally is now up to 98 international goals, second highest in the football history.

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Fri Nov 15 - BBC
UK fails to nominate European commission candidate, EU litigates. Image via DPA.
Politics
EU litigates after UK's failure in nominating commission candidate

The EU has decided to pursue legal action against the UK, in light of their failure to nominate a candidate for the European Commission under European Union law. UK taxpayers could end up paying for a hefty fine, in spite of UK prime minister Boris Johnson's claims that he would abide by the law.

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Fri Nov 15 - TheGuardian
The tax returns will be released to New York prosecutors unless the Supreme Court intervenes, image via AFP
Politics
President Donald Trump has requested that the Supreme Court prevent his tax returns from being released

US President Donald Trump has asked the Supreme Court to reverse a lower court decision that would release his tax returns to New York prosecutors. The Trump administration has claimed that the subpoena for the returns violates the US constitution and therefore cannot be enforced. The case that the subpoena is related to is from before the 2016 presidential election so the matter is unclear.

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Fri Nov 15 - Reuters
The earthquake was reported to have a magnitude of 7.1, image via AFP
Science
An earthquake hit the ocean floor near Indonesia and may cause a tsunami

Indonesia's Meteorology, Climate and Geophysics Agency has warned people to stay away from the coast as a large earthquake has hit the nearby ocean floor. The earthquake has put all nearby areas at risk of being hit by a tsunami. The government has begun preparations for a potential emergency evacuation of the at-risk area.

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Fri Nov 15 - Aljazeera
Australian authorities have still not fully put it the previous bush-fire, image via CNN
Science
Heatwave in Australia expected to cause more forest fires

Firefighters have been battling 120 different fires all over Australia and have just managed to improve conditions. However, another wave of hot air is expected to sweep the region and escalate the fires once again. So far the fires have burnt down 300 homes and over 1 million hectares of land.

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Fri Nov 15 - BBC
Federer delivers a clinical win over rival Djokovic in ATP finals. Image via PA.
Sports
Federer delivers a comprehensive win in ATP Finals against Djokovic

Roger Federer, 20-times tennis Grand Slam champion and arguably one of the greatest athletes in history, was not a favorite to win the ATP finals held in London, since he had lost his opening match against Dominic Thiem, and was facing Novak Djokovic, from whom he had suffered a crushing defeat in the Wimbledon finals. However, he managed to overcome the odds to win the match with a spectacular 3-2 score.

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Fri Nov 15 - TheGuardian
It is currently unknown what happened to the hogs who dug up the narcotics, image via Getty Images
Politics
Feral hogs find large cocaine stash in Italian forest, police make large drug-bust

Around 30-50 feral hogs dug up $22,000 worth of cocaine in a forest in Italy and scattered the narcotics over a large area within the forest. Police found the drugs and arrested 4 drug dealers that they had linked to the stash. It is currently unknown what became of the hogs.

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Fri Nov 15 - FoxNews
Amazon claims politics influenced the government's decision to give the deal to Microsoft, image via Getty Images
Business
Amazon is contesting Microsoft's $10 billion deal with the Pentagon

Amazon has announced that it will challenge Microsofts $10 billion deal with the Pentagon. They are claiming that the deal was only given to Microsoft for political reasons and that the fair contracting process was not followed. US President Donald Trump has publicly criticized Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos on numerous occasions.

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Fri Nov 15 - Reuters
Actress Mo'Nique has said that Netflix has tried to underpay her for her work, image via Invision
Entertainment
Netflix being sued for race and gender discrimination

Oscar-winning comedian and actress Mo'Nique is suing Netflix for racial and gender discrimination. She claims Netflix has tried to underpay her for her new stand-up special despite offering other comedians millions of dollars. She was only offered $500,000 while white or male comedians have been offered significantly more. Netflix has denied all accusations of discrimination and intends to fight the suit.

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Fri Nov 15 - NBCNews
The man was hit on the head during a clash with the police, image via Time
Politics
Man dies during Hong Kong protests

A 70-year-old man has died in Hong Kong after he was struck in the head by masked rioters. The incident has been strongly condemned by the Chinese government and the victim was reportedly just outside on his lunch break. Hong Kong has experienced an escalation in violence this week as the protests continue.

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Fri Nov 15 - BBC
The fan favorite cop show is coming back for an eighth season, image via NBC
Entertainment
NBC renews Brooklyn Nine-Nine for another season

NBC has renewed Brooklyn Nine-Nine for an eighth season before the seventh season even aired. NBC picked up the show after FOX canceled it following its sixth season and the reruns of previous seasons are reportedly bringing in a large number of viewers for the network. The show has also attracted a large amount of fan engagement on social media.

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Fri Nov 15 - TheWrap
Health professionals are still trying to identify the illness, image via District 51
Science
Mysterious illness shuts down an entire school in Colorado

A high school in Colorado has been shut down after 300 students and staff caught a mysterious illness. It is currently unclear what exactly this illness is or how it spread, although health officials are going through the campus to find clues. They hope to have the school open by Monday.

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Fri Nov 15 - KKTV
Dwayne Johnson announced the date and revealed the poster over twitter, image via DC
Entertainment
'Black Adam' starring The Rock to hit cinemas in 2021

Dwayne Johnson has revealed that 'Black Adam' will release sometime in 2021 and that the movie will go into production in June. This movie will spin-off from the recent 'Shazam' movie and will be The Rock's first starring role in a superhero flick. He made this announcement over twitter and also revealed the first official poster for the film.

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Fri Nov 15 - TheWrap
The ICC approves human rights probe into Rohingya deportations. Image via The Independent UK.
Politics
Court approves investigation into Myanmar's Rohingya deportation

The war crimes court, based in The Hague, agreed to a prosecution request regarding crimes against humanity committed against Myanmar's Rohingya population, as it is estimated about 700,000 Rohingya have been forced out of Myanmar into neighboring Bangladesh since 2017. The years since have seen an unprecedented crackdown against the Rohingya by Myanmar's armed forces, which UN investigators deemed 'genocidal'.

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Thu Nov 14 - Reuters
Black Widow's alternate death scene in Avengers: Endgame has been released. Image via BGR.
Entertainment
Avengers: Endgame alternate Black Widow death scene released on Disney+

To celebrate the launch of Disney's new streaming service, Disney+, an alternate death scene for Black Widow in Avengers: Endgame has been released, which shows Black Widow and Hawkeye disagreeing about who should sacrifice themselves to acquire the Soul Stone, only to be interrupted by Thanos and his army. Shot several times, Black Widow manages to make it to the edge and sacrifices herself, leaving devastated Hawkeye behind.

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Thu Nov 14 - DigitalSpy
Emergency declared in Italy as Venice floods. Image via Marco Bertorello/AFP
Science
Italy declares a state of emergency amidst Venice floods

The Italian city and UNESCO Heritage site Venice, comprising of over 100 islands inside a lagoon, saw water level rises upwards of 1.87m as record-high tides inundated historic sites and caused power losses to homes and businesses. At one point, more than 80 percent of the city was deemed to be underwater. The floods have caused tourists to flee the city, and have spurred concerns regarding the future of the already sinking aquatic city.

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Thu Nov 14 - BBC
At least seven injured, one critical in Saugus High School shooting in Santa Clarita, Image Via Getty Images
Politics
At least seven injured, one critical in Saugus High School shooting

According to the law-enforcement officials, at least seven people were injured, one critically, in a shooting at Saugus High School, Santa Clarita. Los Angeles County Sheriff’s department said in an official statement that the shooting was reported at the campus around 7:40 a.m. Many students were transported to the ambulance in the school’s parking lot. According to the police, the suspect is a 15-year-old male.

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Thu Nov 14 - LATimes
Xavi Simons, a 16-year old wonder kid who plays for PSG
Sports
Xavi Simons: The rising star of Soccer

Xavi Simons, a 16-year old wonder kid who plays for one of the biggest soccer clubs in the world, Paris Saint-Germain (PSG). He already has more than 2 million Instagram followers. The young Dutchman has already won the youth Ballon d'Or award four-times and served as captain of the number of Barcelona youth teams. He has already landed a sponsorship contract with Nike.

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Thu Nov 14 - CNN
Militant group Islamic Jihad and Israeli forces declare temporary ceasefire. Image by Daily Times
Politics
Temporary ceasefire in Gaza as casualties rise

Israeli forces and the Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad reached a temporary truce in a meeting mediated by Egypt, two days after a surge of Israeli airstrikes killed 34 Palestinians including a top faction commander, in response to which militants rained down hundreds of rockets in the southern Israel region, marking the worst fighting in the Gaza Strip in months.

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Thu Nov 14 - TheGuardian
Brave 1.0 promises to put privacy first for users
Technology
Privacy-first web browser Brave 1.0 receives an official launch

Brave concluded initial testing phases and received an official launch as Brave 1.0, amassing more than 2.8 million daily users and 8 million monthly users for its beta builds alone. The 'privacy-first' browser promises to prioritize users' data and minimize unnecessary trackers. Unlike other browsers, Brave allows users complete control over trackers and other personal data, and even plans on implementing a blockchain token system to pay users for viewing ads.

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Thu Nov 14 - TheVerge
Motorola's new Razr is a foldable android phone unlike others. Image via Pocket-Lint
Technology
Motorola announces new Razr: a foldable Android phone

Motorola's new phone introduces a classic nostalgic spin to modern android phones. Its new flagship release for the Razr brand is a flip phone that detracts fundamentally from most modern foldable phone designs by making a conventionally sized smartphone flip into something much more portable. The new Razr will cost $1,499 upon release and features a 6.2-inch foldable plastic OLED panel, with Android 9 Pie.

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Thu Nov 14 - TheVerge
Disney+ will warn users of 'outdated cultural depictions' for classic films. Image via Walt Disney Pictures
Entertainment
Disney+ includes 'outdated cultural depiction' warnings on older films

Disney recently announced that its newly launched streaming service, Disney+, will express sensitivity towards past instances of controversial, racially charged depictions in some of its older films by including a warning label for relevant classic films. Such films include Lady and the Tramp, Peter Pan, and Dumbo with problematic portrayals of racial characters and accents, while it is already known that the highly controversial film Song of the South will be omitted.

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Thu Nov 14 - TheGuardian