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Are people taking Pokemon Go too far?

Maybe catching Pokemon while visiting a memorial isn't a good idea…

A woman holds up her cell phone as she plays the Pokemon Go game in Lafayette Park in front of the White House in Washington, DC, July 12, 2016.
A woman holds up her cell phone as she plays the Pokemon Go game in Lafayette Park in front of the White House in Washington, DC, July 12, 2016.
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A quick follow to our story about Pokemon Go yesterday.

We told you people are basically playing that game everywhere.

Well, from the Marketplace Desk of Too Much of a Good Thing these updates:

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is warning people not to play the game while driving:

Because c’mon.

Also,the Holocaust Museum in Washington DC has had to ask people not to play there.

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