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The sisters’ arrival marks the first time in 30 years that the St. Louis Zoo has cared for this endangered species.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has sent out an urgent alert advising Windows users to uninstall Apple's QuickTime program.

A couple of days ago we told you that Google added podcasts to Google Play Music. Today, Google is making it even easier to listen to your favorite podcasts. All you have to do is search for a show in the Google app and you'll be greeted by a short description of the podcast, a list of the three most recent episodes, and the option see more episodes.

Hit the play button next to any of the episode titles and the podcast will play immediately from within the Google app.

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You Can Now Search For & Play Podcasts Directly Through The Google App On Android (Feature Available Worldwide) was written by the awesome team at Android Police.

McDonald’s is planning a “McDonald’s of the future,” and the very first of its kind will open in St. Joseph, Missouri this summer.

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Miitomo launched in the US on March 31, and after nearly two weeks of being available on both iOS and Android devices, it appears Nintendo officially has a hit on its hands as the app is currently being enjoyed by four million active users and is earning $40,000 in daily revenue.

According to a Survey Monkey report, Miitomo achieved over 2.6 million downloads during its launch week and was downloaded an average of 370,000 times per day. On average, a user checks into Miitomo two to three times per day with a total of 7-8 minutes spent within the app itself.

What we’re curious to see is if Miitomo has longevity as its retention is a big question mark right now. Sure - we’re all enjoying learning about our friends and family by answering various questions, purchasing new clothes, and playing silly mini-games to earn even more clothing options. But whether or not this will be a new mobile social network that will take the world by storm is yet to be seen. In the meantime, what did you do last weekend?

No, thank you, Animal Crossing.

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NOAA’s two operational supercomputers for weather prediction can carry out 5,000 trillion calculations per second. Until now, though, forecasters at the National Weather Service (NWS) could use only a measly set of 30 characters to translate that prodigous model output into the worded watches, warnings, advisories, and discussions that millions consult each day. A new era of commas, colons, parentheses, and lower-case letters--and maybe even the occasional questio...<br /><a href="http://www.wunderground.com/blog/JeffMasters/comment.html?entrynum=3281">Read More</a>

If you've used MyFitnessPal or any other kind of food logging app, you'd know that it can be daunting to log every single thing you eat. And if you've tried to follow diets to lose weight or build muscle, you'd know that there are so many strategies and that implementing them takes a lot of work and time especially when you take on the impossible task of finding adequate recipes and organizing them in a way that makes sense.

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Food Logging Is Old School: 'Eat This Much' Plans Your Meals Ahead Based On Dietary Preferences And Fitness Goals was written by the awesome team at Android Police.

If you're around the same age as me, you fondly remember playing the Pokemon Trading Card Game (TCG for short) for hours in middle school. Or more accurately, you remember watching all the other kids play it because your parents couldn't afford to buy 10,000 licensed pieces of cardboard just so you could get a shiny Blastoise. (It's OK, I played the Game Boy Color version for vicarious thrills.) As it turns out, the Pokemon card game is still rolling along with a huge following, and now there's even an online digital version.

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The Pokemon Trading Card Game Online Has A New Beta Version For Android Tablets, And Everyone's Invited was written by the awesome team at Android Police.

If you are visiting Tokyo soon and if you like cute, keep this list handy. Because here are some, certainly not all, of the most kawaii places to eat at.

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Five people were in custody, police said

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T-Mobile and MLB have a marketing relationship that spans back several seasons. Since the beginning of that relationship, T-Mobile subscribers have received a free yearly subscription to MLB.TV At Bat – a paid mobile service that lets users listen to game broadcasts, follow live stats, and watch highlight replays. Normally $20 a season, it was a nice gift that baseball lovin' T-Mobile customers (myself included) appreciated.

This year, the gift for T-Mobile users is way better.

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[Deal Alert] T-Mobile & MLB Up The Ante For T-Mobile Customers This Year With A Free Subscription To MLB.TV Premium For All Subscribers ($110 Value) was written by the awesome team at Android Police.

One St. Louis company stands up for gays and lesbians. Where are the others?

The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD invaded Google Maps over the weekend, but it appears a Picross-themed version of the game may be coming in the near future.

Twitter user Cellenseners discovered the special version of Picross, called My Nintendo Picross - The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, on both the Nintendo US and UK servers. The leak includes images of the main menu screenshot and even its icon which shows further details of the game, including it being published by Nintendo.

The Legend of Zelda Picross game will reportedly be offered as a bonus for My Nintendo users, which is expected to launch later this month, with the game itself listed for a March 31 release. We have a feeling that March 31 date is a placeholder as the game should launch around the same time as My Nintendo’s launch.

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Here’s an awesome custom LEGO sushi-go-round restaurant by Japanese builder peisan, with a rotating conveyor belt, full of tiny plates (and BB-8), in the center.

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Southwest Avenue reopened Monday afternoon after being closed for MSD work since April 2015. Storm water pipes 72 – 90 inches in diameter were buried between Bellevue and McCausland avenues. Crews have now turned the corner on Bellevue Avenue and are laying pipe going north to Bruno. MSD spokesperson Sean Hadley said even though the […]

Schaefer Shell’s last day in business is Feb. 29, owner Gene Kohler said Tuesday. Kohler has been at Schaefer Shell 24 years and has been the owner for about half of that. Vince Schaefer was the previous owner. Kohler said he wasn’t offered a lease to sign. “We were month to month for a little […]

Southwest Avenue, closed between McCausland and Bellevue avenues since April 2015 so Metropolitan Sewer District could lay storm sewer pipes, is scheduled to reopen Feb. 22, according to the Metropolitan Sewer District. MSD spokesperson Sean Hadley said St. Louis city is scheduled to lay asphalt on Southwest at some point after it reopens, which will […]

Slime Rancher [official site] is the cutest game about selling shit ever made. Admittedly it’s probably the only game about selling shit ever made, but I don’t know for certain and googling “Shit­selling games” tends to bring up commercial flops like Bulletstorm rather than games that literally involve the flogging of faecal matter.

If you’ve seen anything of Monomi Park’s debut, which slithered onto Early Access a couple of weeks back leaving a silvery trail in its wake, then its love for excrement may come as a surprise. Aesthetically Slime Rancher is a thundering wave of colour, like a circus struck by a tsunami, and the eponymous slimes are so clearly designed to be child­friendly that it’s surprising to discover they have any orifices at all.

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In Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, home of the world's most famous prognosticating rodent, Punxsutawney Phil, gloomy clouds prevailed at sunrise on Tuesday morning, preventing Punxsutawney Phil from seeing his shadow. His fearless prognostication for the remainder of winter, as presented as his official groundhog.org web site, looks like this, then:

“Hear Ye, Hear Ye, Hear Ye
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Nintendo has announced that their first mobile app Miitomo will be available starting in March. The social communication app is based around Nintendo’s Mii characters, first popularized with the release of the Nintendo Wii.

Starting on February 17th, people in North America and Europe will be able to preregister for Miitomo by creating a new Nintendo Account using their current Nintendo Network ID, social network accounts, or even just an email address. Those who preregister for Miitomo will be the first to be notified about its availability in March.

According to the press release, Miitomo is a social app that asks users questions in order to interact with their friends and spark interesting conversations. Nintendo believes the app will create a way for friends to discover new information that they might not otherwise share in person, while also providing a way to share photos featuring the created Mii.

Launching alongside Miitomo will be Nintendo’s new rewards program, called My Nintendo. It will be available in March and will connect with Miitomo. Anyone who creates a Nintendo Account between February 17 and the launch of Miitomo in March will receive a special reward.

Aside from the launch plans for Miitomo, Nintendo did mention that an additional four more apps will be launched on mobile platforms before March 2017.

After they departed from Criterion in 2014, founders Fiona Sperry and Alex Ward, along with another of their fellow, former Criterion co-workers, Paul Ross, formed Three Fields Entertainment. Their first title, Dangerous Golf, appears to be every bit as chaotic and fun as the Burnout games for which they are best known.

Unlike most golf games, the focus of Dangerous Golf isn't trying to get a hole-in-one or the best score under par; it's to smash up as much stuff as possible one your way to the hole. As the game's website puts it:

...players will not only be awarded points for trick shots and ricochet techniques, but they’ll also get rewarded for destroying stuff by turning their golf ball into a bomb and setting off their SmashBreaker. Destructive powers increase as the ball heats up, ensuring that the most elaborate shots are not only the most rewarded, but the most impressive to watch.

Aside from the single player mode, the title will also support a turn-based party mode for up to eight players locally. The focus there is similar as players work together to "smash the place up and bang the ball into the hole."

Dangerous Golf is due for a May 2016 release on PC, PlayStation 4, and XBox One.

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Wake up! Wakey wakey... It's time to rise and shine. Come on, wake up silly! I said wake up! Argh. It's like you're ignoring me on purpose. What's this ridiculous game we keep playing bruh? You ask me to do something for you every morning and I'm always up and at'em because you need me to. Then you're all about not even listening to me. And you have the nerve to hate me for actually doing my job!

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[Never Too Early For A Smile] Microsoft Garage's Mimicker Alarm Makes A Challenge Of Your Morning Wake-Up Routine was written by the awesome team at Android Police.

It’s been a few years since we heard a Dragon Quest VII remake would be making its way to the 3DS, and overnight, Nintendo confirmed the title will be released in the US this summer.

Nintendo didn’t provide any additional details for the release date window for Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past. The only information we received was that the game would be available this summer. Meanwhile, no word as to when the west will get to play Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King.

While we’ll happily replay both Dragon Quest VII and VIII, we’re definitely looking forward to the upcoming release of Dragon Quest XI. Actually, we’re just happy Square Enix is finally showing the Dragon Quest series the love it deserves.

Goddamn, Peach. The Year of Luigi seems so far away.

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Google's cheaper option for this year's Nexus phone is now a little cheaper. Without any special fanfare, the LG Nexus 5X has dropped its price in the Google Store. The 16GB model is now $349 (down from $379) and the 32GB model is now $399 (down from $429). That places both of them more firmly in the mid-range price bracket, which is pretty nice considering the high-end processor and screen, not to mention quick Android updates from Google.

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Google Drops The Nexus 5X Price To $349 For 16GB, $399 For 32GB In The US Google Store was written by the awesome team at Android Police.