The NES Classic Edition was a smash hit ahead of the holidays last year, and it was still flying off the shelves long after the holidays came and went.

Then, Nintendo went ahead and decided to discontinue it because well no one really knows why.

You can still get an official NES Classic Edition right now on Amazon if you're willing to pay a premium, but there's another option that's even more affordable than the NES Classic was at its $60 MSRP.

Check out the Hyperkin RetroN 1 HD Gaming Console for NES, which can play any NTSC or PAL cartridges (unlike the NES Classic Edition) and costs just $40. It's available for pre-order right now, and it starts shipping later this month......

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Osama bin Laden’s son reportedly seeks to avenge his father’s death and is poised to become the new leader of Al Qaeda.


Personal letters seized in the raid that killed bin Laden show that his son, Hamza, is set on avenging his father’s death, Ali Soufan, a former FBI agent, told CBS News in an interview that will air Sunday.


“He tells him that…he remembers ‘every look…every smile you gave me.........

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Emmanuel Macron, 39, has been inaugurated as France’s president and pledged to overcome division in societies.


French President Emmanuel Macron greets veterans after laying a wreath on the unknown Soldier’s tomb at the Arc of Triomphe monument after his formal inauguration ceremony as French President on May 14, 2017 in Paris. / AFP PHOTO


Macron, a centrist, took over on Sunday from President Francois Hollande, the socialist whose five years in power were plagued by stubborn unemployment and attacks....

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Olujonwo, son of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, and Temitope , daughter of Chief Kessington Adebutu, were joined together as husband and wife at the Methodist Church of the Trinity, Tinubu, Lagos, Saturday. PHOTOS BY AKINWUNMI IBRAHIM



The couple, Temitope Adebutu and Adejonwo Obasanjo, cutting their wedding cake



The Couple: Olujonwo Obasanjo and Temitope Adebutu; during the wedding ceremony held at Methodist Church of the Trinity, Tinubu, Lagos.

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North Korea fired on Sunday an unidentified projectile from a region near its west coast, South Korea's military told Reuters.


The launch took place at a region named Kusong located northwest of the capital, Pyongyang, where the North previously test-launched its intermediate-range missile it is believed to be developing.


The launch, if it is confirmed to be test-firing of a ballistic missile, is the first in two weeks since the last attempt to fire a missile ended in a failure just minutes into flight.


The isolated regime attempted but failed to test-launch ballistic missiles four consecutive times in the past two months but has conducted a variety of missile testing since the beginning of last year at fast pace.

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Treachtook a liquid shot for his homey,Tupac, then grabbed the mic, fired a verbal shot atFunkmaster Flex… and invited his fans to join in on the diss.


Naughty by Natureperformed Friday night in Worcester, MA … and frontman Treach told the crowd he had to defend Pac against Flex.

What happened next was almost like a prayer to 'Pac — as Treach spoke directly to the left arm tattoo of his fallen friend.
We broke the story … Treach dropped aviolent diss trackabout Flex because he's pissed at the DJ for dragging Pac's name through the mud, claiming he got Biggie killed...

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The wedding ceremony of Halima, daughter of former military president Ibrahim Babangida on Friday May 12, 2017 was attended by dignitaries from all walks of life within and outside Nigeria.

The wedding Fatiha was conducted with the payment of 10 cows and N500,000 as dowry by the groom, Auwal Abdullahi.


Alhaji Auwal Abdullahi, the businessman who married Halimat Babangida Friday in Minna, Niger State, he paid a symbolic bride price of N500,000 and 10 cows to her father, former Military President, General Ibrahim Babangida....

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Former Central Bank Governor and professor of Economics, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo has said that President Muhammedu Buhari inherited a bad economy from the previous Goodluck Jonathan’s administration on 29th May 2015 and made it worse.


He made this known to newsmen at ‘Big Ideas Podium’, a public policy debate organised by the Afri Heritage Institution in Enugu...

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Two suicide bombers suspected to be Boko Haram members have attacked the University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID), killing one security guard and leaving a soldier injured.


According to TheCable, the incident happened around 1am on Saturday.


“A male and female suicide bomber struck at the mechanical works department of the university,” a source revealed to Thecable.


“One security guard was killed and a soldier injured. The injured soldier has been taken to the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital.”

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Facebook is planning to intensify its crackdown on so-called click bait websites, saying it will begin giving lower prominence to links that lead to pages full of deceptive or annoying advertisements.


Andrew Bosworth, Facebook’s vice president of ads and business platform, told newsmen that the downgrade of the links was expected to take effect beginning on Wednesday on News Feed, the home page of Facebook where people go to see posts from friends and family.


“Facebook wanted to downplay links that people post to websites that have a disproportionate volume of ads relative to content.

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An Indian student said Monday she was made to remove her bra in public by school authorities over exam cheating fears, minutes before sitting a crucial test.


Authorities issue strict dress codes to tackle widespread cheating on the entrance test for India’s prestigious medical colleges.


But there is no mention of bras on this year’s prohibited articles list which includes dark clothes, long sleeves, brooches, badges, closed shoes and socks....

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Pro-European centrist Emmanuel Macron resoundingly won France’s landmark presidential election on Sunday, first estimates showed, defeating far-right leader Marine Le Pen in a pivotal vote for the future of the divided country and Europe.

At 39, the former investment banker will be the country’s youngest-ever leader and faces a huge challenge to heal a fractured and demoralised country....

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Emmanuel Macron was elected French president on Sunday in a resounding victory over far-right rival Marine Le Pen after a deeply divisive campaign, initial estimates showed.

Macron, running as a centrist, won between 65.5 and 66.1 percent of the vote ahead of Le Pen on between 33.9 percent and 34.5 percent.


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Chief Sam Anokam, an estate surveyor and valuer, wants Governor Rochas Okorocha to explain how he intends to utilize the N3,000 development levy paid by communities in Imo State.


Anokam, in this interview, commends Okorocha’s road expansion programme but warns that due process ought to be followed.

How do you view political developments in Imo State?

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The Coalition of Civil Society Organizations for Good Governance has claimed that the several calls by some Nigerians for President Muhammadu Buhari’s resignation over his health issues is tantamount to civilian coup against him.


The group, at a two day Consultative General Assembly held in Abuja during the week stated that since the president has not told anybody he is unfit to lead, no one should force him out of power.


The group made up of...

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The family of a boy decapitated on a waterslide at a Kansas park will receive nearly $20 million in settlement payments, court documents revealed.


The family of Caleb Schwab, who died from a "fatal neck injury" while on the "Verrückt" waterslide on Aug. 7, 2016, reached settlements with the company in January and April, but the amounts were not released, The Kansas City Star reported.

The newspaper said it filed two motions to intervene in the cases.
SVV 1 and KC Water Park, the companies associated with the Texas-based water park operator Schlitterbahn, will pay the family $14 million, according to court documents. The general

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At least one person died and 16 others were hospitalized after a crash involving a school bus and another vehicle in northeast Las Vegas on Thursday.

According to Las Vegas Metro police, the ...

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President Trump plans to travel to Israel, Saudi Arabia and the Vatican later this month as part of his first official trip overseas.


Trump will set out starting May 19 for the visits, ahead of a NATO Summit in Brussels and G7 Summit in Sicily. He will travel to Riyadh and Jerusalem, and plans to meet with Pope Francis at the Vatican.


Officials said part of Trump’s goal is to address the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and rally support for the fight against Islamic radicalization.


Announcing his trip during a National Day of Prayer event in the Rose...


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An engineering student at Saint Louis University prompted a campus-wide lockdown and a hunt for a possible shooting suspect on Wednesday after his class assignment to build a toy gun was mistaken for a real weapon.


The private university in Missouri issued a shelter in place order Wednesday afternoon after a witness reported seeing someone in a black hoodie go into a dorm with what looked like a gun, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.


After questioning two students, police and university officials tracked the source of the scare to a toy gun. SLU spokesman Jeff Fowler says the first student questioned was the individual who witness the supposed gun which led police to interviewing the second student who showed police to his dorm where the toy gun was.



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LONDON – Buckingham Palace officials tell The Associated Press that a meeting of royal household staff has been called, but one says there is "no cause for concern."


The officials spoke Thursday after a report by Britain's Daily Mail of an unusual meeting of royal household staff sparked speculation about the health of Queen Elizabeth II, 91, and her husband, Prince Philip, 95.


One of the officials said the meeting is not related to the health of any senior royals. Three palace officials spoke to AP only on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the matter publicly.




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North Korean state media criticized China directly Wednesday, saying its “reckless remarks” on the North’s nuclear program was testing its patience and could trigger unspecified “grave” consequences.


A commentary released by the state-run Korean Central News Agency said that "a string of absurd and reckless remarks are now heard from China everyday only to render the present bad situation tenser.

"
The article cited commentaries by Chinese state media that it said shifted the blame for deteriorating bilateral relations onto the North and raised "lame excuses for the base acts of dancing to the tune of the U.S."

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Three people were killed and several injured Wednesday when a jeep sped through a crowded auto auction in a small Massachusetts town, authorities said.
The crash happened around 10:30 a.m. at LynnWay Auto Auction in Billerica, about 20 miles northwest of Boston, Fox affiliate WFXT-TV reported.


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After affirming his disavowal to the practise and pattern of dictators, recent actions by the Muhammadu Buhari administration are generating fears that Nigeria’s democratically elected leader may be backsliding from his vows.
By Emmanuel Aziken, Political Editor
THE president’s persistence on positioning Mr. Ibrahim Magu as chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, despite the Senate’s rejection of his nomination on two occasions was the first red flag as to the president’s fidelity to his democratic pledge.



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A middle-aged man, Ikechukwu Ogbu, who is serving a 10-year sentence at the Kirikiri Maximum Prison, was yesterday sentenced to 162 years imprisonment by an Ikeja high court for defrauding a bank manager, one Chukwu, of N12.3 million.
The convict, Ogbu, was charged alongside Chuks Ibebugbu for conspiring to defraud Edet Chukwu.




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ABUJA—The Federal Government is set to establish a taskforce on the implementation of key objectives of its recently launched Economic Growth and Recovery Plan EGRP.
Minister of Budget and National Planning, Sen. Udo Udoma, who disclosed this at an ERGP Implementation stakeholders’ dialogue session in Abuja yesterday, said:



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Fans of Manchester United in Shanghai. Photo: Reuters

Business Sport LeSports given reprieve over English Premier League payments


The sports arm of cash-strapped Chinese tech giant LeEco will continue to broadcast matches into January after Super Sports Media Group awards concessions on arrears
December 28, 2016 12:22 PM (UTC+


The sports unit of cash-strapped Chinese technology giant LeEco will continue to broadcast English Premier League football games over the New Year after reaching a compromise with the rights holders over unpaid fees.



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Thousands are living in fear of being caught in the crossfire between Burmese troops and ethnic rebels.

“My parents’ bag is always ready, in case they have to flee”, says May Phoe Ngeal from the Ta’ang women’s organization (TWO).

For years now, this has been habit for thousands of people in Shan state frightened of being caught in the crossfire between Burmese troops and the country’s so-called EAOs (ethic armed organizations.







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On This Day In History: Rosa Park Refuses To Give Up Seat On Bus – On Dec 1, 1955






On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks disobeyed an order to give up her seat in the black section of the bus to a white passenger.


She was arrested and then challenged the arrest, her case leading to a protest and then a Supreme Court decision reversing segregation.


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Pastor of Mount Zion General Assembly during ministration


A self-styled prophet in South Africa on Monday defended spraying his followers in the face with insect killer, saying the practice healed people of their sins.


Photographs of Lethebo Rabalago spraying “Doom” aerosol on volunteers during his church service at the weekend in Limpopo, in the northwest of the country, spread fast on social media...


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China Donald TrumpTop Pick History will prove China, not Trump, right on globalizationNovember 21, 2016 10:49 PM (UTC+ Asia Times is not responsible for the opinions, facts or any media content presented by contributors. In case of abuse, click here to report.


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The leader and founder of the Synagogue Church of All Nations, Temitope Joshua, popularly known as Prophet TB Joshua, has said his prophesy on US election was accurate and not off the mark. He said that people need highly spiritual understanding to be able to interpret it.


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The leader and founder of the Synagogue Church of All Nations, Temitope Joshua, popularly known as Prophet TB Joshua, has said his prophesy on US election was accurate and not off the mark. He said that people need highly spiritual understanding to be able to interpret it.


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