Microsoft and Activision extend acquisition deadline to October 18 (www.gamesindustry.biz)
Deal was originally due to complete yesterday, termination fee raised to a $4.5 billion
Heatwave-linked pollution sees Spanish city urge less car use (www.reuters.com)
Kenya Azimio demonstrations: Schools shut as police battle protesters (www.bbc.com)
Kenya has closed schools in the country’s two main cities as a three-day opposition protest kicks off with demonstrators confronting police....
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Ukraine war: Crimea depot blasts force villagers to flee (www.bbc.co.uk)
Brazil's civil servants can start late to watch Women's World Cup (www.bbc.co.uk)
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Scott Morton, an American economist, withdraws from running for a key EU post after controversy (www.euronews.com)
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The Amazing Engineering of MRI Machines: How MRI Works (yewtu.be)
OnePlus 12 Specifications Leak, Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, A Massive 5,400 mAh Battery, 64-Megapixel Telephoto Camera, All Neatly Packaged in a Familiar Design (wccftech.com)
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In Which Elon Pays People To Be His Friend – Zen Of Design (www.zenofdesign.com)
Twitter is facing severe financial difficulties under Elon Musk’s leadership. Advertising revenue has plummeted due to advertisers leaving and controversial content. To make up revenue, Elon began paying select influencers, primarily right-wing and anti-woke accounts, thousands of dollars for their posts. This appears to be a...
Virtual pet website Neopets plans $4m comeback (www.bbc.com)
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'Sexist' remarks land Italian swim commentators in hot water (www.euronews.com)
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Sask. (Canada) high court upholds decision to not pay insurance to estate of man who died of drug overdose - CBC (www.cbc.ca)
Saskatchewan is fairly conservative leaning, from a Canadian perspective, so perhaps this isn’t surprising, but it’s a shame that drug use continues to be viewed through a criminal lens instead of a healthcare and mental health crisis....
A flood of evidence has come in since suspect's arrest in Gilgo Beach serial killings cold case, DA says (www.cnn.com)
Rex Heuermann, 59, was arrested and charged with murder in the killings of three of the “Gilgo Four,” a group of women whose remains were unearthed near Long Island’s Gilgo Beach in 2010. He has pleaded not guilty to the killings of Melissa Barthelemy, Megan Waterman and Amber Costello.
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Saudi Arabia’s Huge U.S. Investments Lose Money — but Buy Influence (theintercept.com)
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[In These Times] Cop City and the Escalating War on Environmental Defenders (inthesetimes.com)
archive.ph/fxPMZ...
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Linux Mint 21.2 “Victoria” Cinnamon is released. (blog.linuxmint.com)
Linux Mint 21.2 is a long term support release which will be supported until 2027....
Swimmers injured in dolphin attacks on Japan beach (www.bbc.co.uk)
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Will the Gulf of Guinea Ever be Free of Piracy? (unicornriot.ninja)
Maritime piracy in the Gulf of Guinea continues to pose a serious threat to the safety of crew members as well as the integrity of international trade. Despite considerable progress made through initiatives like Nigeria’s Deep Blue Project, challenges persist. Corruption, illegal fishing, political instability, and a high...
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E3 is officially dead: 'Thanks for the memories. GGWP' (www.pcgamer.com)
After a rough few years, E3 has been killed off for good.
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Gruesome medical management game The Kindeman Remedy is out today (www.destructoid.com)
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Android Developers Blog: Google Play Games on PC brings new features to accelerate growth (android-developers.googleblog.com)
ExxonMobil to begin lithium extraction in Arkansas as officials hope for the start of a boom (fayettevilleflyer.com)
US Navy ship shoots down drone from Yemen -officials (www.reuters.com)
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10 years ago, Batkid was battling bad guys and cancer — now he's 15 and healthy (www.npr.org)
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