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Ground Branch, a first-person tactical shooter from an original Rainbow Six dev, is finally hitting v1.0 after eight years in early access
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‘I’m not a quitter!’ Rubén Blades, the salsa supremo who acted with Jack Nicholson, inspired Bad Bunny – and served as Panama’s tourism minister
As he prepares to play the UK, the 25-Grammy-winning musician (and Harvard law graduate) looks back on his astonishing journey from the barrios of Panama City to global stardom“Well, I’ve been around,” says Rubén Blades, accurately. One of the most influential Latin musicians of the past half-century, the Panamanian singer-songwriter, 77, has been a defining…
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Zohran Mamdani’s Bogus Explanation for Opposing Israel
His purported universalism is a pretext, a way to dress up his irrational animus toward Israel.
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The Show Goes on at the Embattled Kennedy Center
A Trump impressionist, comedy royalty, and MAGA faithful turn out for Bill Maher amid the building name wars.
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Supreme Court's birthright ruling is major blow to Trump
The BBC’s Gary O’Donoghue explains what the court’s landmark ruling means for the US president.
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Manhunt after bomb injures Ukrainian oligarch in Monaco
The blast was caused by an explosive device which appeared to contain bolts and pellets, the head of Monaco’s government said.
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GTA 6 makers have 10 working days to voluntarily recognise Rockstar IWGB Game Workers Union or it may go to a government tribunal
The newly-formed Rockstar IWGB Game Workers Union are pushing for official recognition by Rockstar ahead of GTA 6’s console release this November. Although the union publicly announced themselves at the end of May, they still aren’t officially recognised by Rockstar Games. Until they are acknowledged by Rockstar, the union won’t have the formal channels to…
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Koei Tecmo’s next project is a new IP that’s just been revealed… by the Japanese government
Koei Tecmo, the Japanese publisher behind many popular action game series, is apparently working on a brand new project. Koei Tecmo publishes and develops Nioh, Dynasty Warriors, Ninja Gaiden, Dead or Alive and others. Read more
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No more selling PlayStation hardware at “significant” loss, says Sony, as everyone braces for a PS6 console that costs over $1,000
Sony has seemingly begun setting expectations for how it plans to handle pricing of its PlayStation hardware going forward. The platform holder has revealed that it does not intend on taking significant hits to profits to absorb some of the ballooning costs of manufacturing hardware. Read more
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Plan to expand Africa Cup of Nations from 24 to 28 teams is rejected
Executive committee member says it was ‘very bad idea’Caf says its aim is to make tournament world classA plan to expand the Africa Cup of Nations from 24 to 28 teams has been rejected, the Guardian has learned.The proposal had been made by the Confederation of African Football’s president, Patrice Motsepe, in February at a…