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Nintendo's timeless characters are the most powerful weapon in the company's arsenal, so it's no surprise to see them called upon to reverse Wii U's troubling retail performance. To boost its console's momentum in the months ahead, Nintendo today announced several new games that include two Mario-related titles (Super Mario 3D World and Mario Kart 8).

Super Mario 3D World will allow four-player cooperative multiplayer gaming with a cast of characters pulled directly from Super Mario Bros. 2 — yes, the NES game. Gamers will be able to play as Mario, Luigi, Peach or Toad when the title ships this December. Each character has unique abilities that were also first seen in Nintendo's NES classic. And there's a new "Cat" power up that does...

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Google just announced that it has acquired Waze, the company that utilizes a large swath of crowd-sourced data to refine maps and traffic routes. Read more here.

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Parts of New York City and the surrounding metropolitan area are still recovering from the damage wrought by Hurricane Sandy in late 2012. In order to make sure the city is better prepared for such extreme weather events in the future, which are only anticipated to increase in frequency and intensity as earth's temperature warms, New York City Mayor Bloomberg today announced a new $20 billion climate change protection plan. "Hurricane Sandy made it all too clear that, no matter how far we’ve come, we still face real, immediate threats," Bloomberg said in a prepared statement.

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The Panama Canal may be getting a neighbor just two countries to the north. According to the Associated Press, the Nicaraguan government is moving forward with a plan that would construct a canal holding twice the capacity of Panama's, aimed at bridging the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean. Nicaragua's government has yet to finalize the construction plans, but the canal would be completed in about 11 years and will almost certainly be routed through Lake Nicaragua, a large body of water on the western side of the country.

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Nintendo has confirmed that Mario Kart 8 and a new Super Smash Bros game will be coming to the Wii U next year.

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Does maintaining a sizable amount of your living space for a single purpose that’s only required for a short period each day really make sense? What if you could simply switch out the function? ‘Elastic Living’ by Italian furniture maker CLEI makes it possible to do just that with sliding shelving units for different purposes that can be moved out of the way when you don’t need them.

The modular spaces all fit together into one big rectangular box when not in use. Need the kitchen? Slide it out, cook, and then put it back up when you’re done. The same goes for the living room, bedroom, bathroom, home office, gym and closets.

Inspired by library wall racks, the series contains seven different room functions that can easily be ‘filed away.’ It’s meant for a large, open space, like a loft or warehouse, and would be less practical for a home that’s already divided into different rooms.

CLEI is known for transformable furniture that fits lots of function into tight spaces. See more compact, modular furniture including 10 pieces of clever transforming furniture and mini, mobile kitchens.

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Sony has announced that its PlayStation cloud gaming service powered by Gaikai will launch in the US in 2014.

You’re not going to believe this. There is a Sydney-based clothing warehouse sale… COMING TO MELBOURNE! Carhartt WIP and Supply Store's Flipside sale is packing its stock in a gigantic sack and hover-crafting it all the way down to our fair city. Please note: we will only receive the stock that the Sydney people DID NOT WANT. Naturally as they are further north they will get first choice, but we can feel safe in the knowledge that we get… SECOND CHOICE!

Just kidding, don’t freak out because it’s all equal and a way to bring these great cities together and put the bitter hatred aside, if only for a few days. Find 50-75% discounts on brands such as Carhartt, Edwin, Incase, Pointer, Odd Future, Undefeated as well as Supply Store brands DQM, Fucking Awesome, Fuct, Invisible Man, Junya Watanabe MAN, Nanamica, Neighborhood, Palace, Passport and a billion others. This 3-day sale will be re-stocked daily so you can bet your bottom dollar there will be plenty of great bargains there. Please feel free to share this through your networks!!!!!

For the third time in Slate history, we’re walking June down the aisle with a hearty assortment of wedding-themed essays and reports. We’re going bigger and bolder than ever with this year’s weeklong celebration of all things matrimonial. Maybe we’ve just got marriage on our minds—since our last weddings special issue, in 2011, six Slate editorial staff members have gotten engaged or hitched, so we’re flush with enthusiasm for the institution of marriage—and ideas for how to make weddings better. Here’s a taste of the articles to come this week: newlywed Matt Yglesias will make the case for ending the unfair and outdated practice of wedding presents. John Dickerson was annoyed at his parents for wanting to invite all their friends to his wedding—17 years later, he’s had a change of heart, and explains why. We’ll also have not one, but two Dear Prudie features on weddings, a dedicated column of wedding advice as well a special edition podcast. Farhad Manjoo will convince you it’s OK to send digital wedding invites, while Rachael Larimore will explode all of your stereotypes about the kind of bride who gets married at Disney World. Pop open the Champagne, it’s Slate’s toast to marriage.

China's May exports rose 1 percent from a year earlier, down from 14.7 percent in April, while imports dropped 0.3 percent from a year earlier. The median estimates of analysts were for 7.4 percent export growth and 6.6 percent import gains. The $20.4 billion trade surplus compared with forecasts for $20 billion.

The slowdown in May’s trade figures was partly the result of “arbitrage trade” with Hong Kong being curbed, the customs administration said in a statement yesterday. Appreciation in the yuan and the worsening trade environment, as well as a domestic slowdown, weak external demand and high business costs.

There are several longterm forecasts for China's economy.

World Bank Forecast for China now to 2030

China’s long-term outlook is expected to be shaped by three structural transformations that are key in terms of their potential impact onto the developing world. The first among these is a gradual structural slowdown that China is expected to undergo, as the economy’s traditional engines of growth fade in strength. The second transformation concerns a change in China’s economic structure, where the patterns of expenditure, production, and employment are all expected to change significantly as China rebalances. The third transformation involves the technological sophistication and human capital intensity of production as China is expected to respond to rising wage pressures by moving up the value chain, and, while doing so, also redefine its competitive advantage in the global marketplace.

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