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Previous versions of the Grand Theft Auto video game series had a police mode, where one could play as a law enforcement officer instead of being a criminal. But while modders have been able to add this to the PC version of "Grand Theft Auto V," as shown above, the official Xbox and Playstation console versions of GTA 5 continue to lack such a mode. (Screenshot / YouTube)

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Why won’t Rockstar Games give GTA 5 a police mode update?

Tom Rogan · February 27, 2018 11:05 pm

I voted for Bruce Rauner in 2014, thinking he would be, short of moving, the closest I would get to having Scott Walker as my governor. Instead, I just ended up with Bruce Rauner, Pat Quinn-lite. (AP)

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I wanted Scott Walker, I ended up with Bruce Rauner

Matt Lamb · February 27, 2018 10:20 pm

Former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton took to Twitter to warn how social media can impact a presidential campaign. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)

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Hillary Clinton now blaming her election loss on the Trump campaign’s Facebook ad strategy

Becket Adams · February 27, 2018 10:05 pm

The Iranian regime allegedly used apps from the Google Play store and Apple's App Store to identify and arrest activists in the weeks following the recent nationwide protests in Iran. (AP Photo)

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Apple and Google are letting Iran’s cyber surveillance go unchecked

Washington Examiner · February 27, 2018 9:30 pm

David Hogg, a student survivor from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. addresses a community rally for gun control legislation. (AP Photo/Rich Schultz)

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Parkland teens David Hogg and Emma Gonzalez are squandering their moment

Becket Adams · February 27, 2018 9:00 pm

Barbara Streisand suggested senators from Wisconsin and Michigan have privately cast doubt on President Trump's electoral victory. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)

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Barbra Streisand thinks Hillary Clinton won in 2016: ‘I’ve talked to senators from Michigan and Wisconsin’

Emily Jashinsky · February 27, 2018 8:58 pm

The National Rifle Association's strength comes not from monetary clout or electoral influence but from the dedication of its supporters. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)

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The NRA isn’t influential because of money, it’s because of its members

Daniel Payne · February 27, 2018 8:28 pm

In this 2014 photo, traffic moves on the Interstate 495, the Capital Beltway, in Hyattsville, Md., outside Washington, D.C. In spite of the factors in the region's favor, in terms of long-term investment, Amazon should not put its second headquarters in the Washington, D.C. region. After all, its infrastructure is already struggling to adapt to continued population growth. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

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The Washington Beltway is a terrible choice for Amazon’s HQ2

Garrett Watson · February 27, 2018 8:15 pm

National Security Agency Director Mike Rogers' comments were more nuanced than "I'm not authorized to act against Russian cyberactivities." (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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Decoding NSA director Mike Rogers’ comments on countering Russian cyberattacks

Tom Rogan · February 27, 2018 7:55 pm

Mack Beggs of Euless Trinity, a transgender senior, defeated Chelsea Sanchez of Morton Ranch to defend his Class 6A girls 110-pound title during the UIL State Wrestling Championships at the Berry Center on Saturday in Cypress, Texas. Beggs, who was born female, was not allowed to enter the boys' tournament because the rules for Texas public high schools require athletes to compete under the gender on their birth certificate. So, for the last two years, Beggs' very role in the tournaments has stirred debate about what transgender students are allowed to do in sport. (Jason Fochtman /Houston Chronicle via AP)

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Texas transgender wrestler controversy shows Title IX’s weaknesses

Nicole Russell · February 27, 2018 7:29 pm

Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee, leaves a secure area where the panel meets as Democrats seek to push back against a classified memo released by Republicans last week questioning the methods used by the FBI to apply for a surveillance warrant on a onetime associate of the Trump campaign. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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The Democratic intel memo: Explained

Siraj Hashmi · February 27, 2018 6:10 pm

A town council in Herxheim, Germany, recently voted to retain a bell dedicated to Adolph Hitler in its church. (Uwe Anspach/dpa via AP, file)

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A German village, a Nazi bell, and the importance of Confederate statues

Tom Rogan · February 27, 2018 6:01 pm