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Microsoft gambles big on Hollywood-esque ‘Starfield’ video game

September 6, 2023 admin

Microsoft is currently trying to get a $75-billion purchase of Activision Blizzard. (File) | Photo Credit: REUTERS “Starfield”, one of the most-anticipated video games in years, launches worldwide on Wednesday with the hype — and production standards — of a Hollywood blockbuster. And Microsoft has billions riding on its success. The ever-evolving game is the…

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Elon Musk borrowed $1 billion from SpaceX in same month of Twitter buyout: WSJ

September 6, 2023 admin

File photo of Twitter and SpaceX owner Elon Musk | Photo Credit: Reuters SpaceX CEO Elon Musk tapped the rocket maker for a $1 billion loan around the time he was acquiring social media company Twitter, now known as X, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday. SpaceX approved the loan, which was backed by…

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Deforestation In Amazon Rainforest Fell By Over 66% Last Month: Brazil

September 6, 2023 admin

Amazon’s carbon-absorbing trees are a vital buffer against global warming. Brasilia, Brazil: Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon fell by 66 percent in August versus the same month last year, the government said Tuesday, while also announcing the demarcation of two new Indigenous reserves. “In August, we had a reduction of 66.11 percent in deforestation” in…

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Ex-Proud Boys leader sentenced to 22 years for role in U.S. Capitol attack

September 6, 2023 admin

File picture of Proud Boys former chief Enrique Tarrio | Photo Credit: AP A former leader of the right-wing Proud Boys group was sentenced on Tuesday to 22 years in prison for his role in the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol by supporters of then-President Donald Trump trying to overturn his election…

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Morning Digest | ‘India’ and ‘Bharat’ can be used in invitation, say legal experts; Indo-Pacific, China map on agenda as PM Modi leaves for Jakarta, and more

September 6, 2023 admin

‘India’ and ‘Bharat’ interchangeable, can be used in official invitation, say legal experts An official invitation from President Droupadi Murmu to G-20 guests in which she is described as the “President of Bharat” has triggered speculation that the Narendra Modi government could officially change the name of “India” to “Bharat” during the five-day-long Special Session of Parliament that starts on September…

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Iran Arrests Mahsa Amini Uncle Ahead Of Death Anniversary: Reports

September 6, 2023 admin

Iran saw months of protests after 22-year-old Mahsa Amini’s death in police custody in September 2022. Paris: Iranian authorities on Tuesday arrested an uncle of Mahsa Amini, the young Iranian Kurdish woman who died in custody sparking months of protests, just ahead of the first anniversary of her death, reports said on Tuesday. Safa Aeli,…

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First lady Jill Biden tests positive for COVID-19, but President Biden’s results negative

September 5, 2023 admin

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden walk to board Air Force One for departure at Gainesville Regional Airport after surveying damage caused by Hurricane Idalia, Saturday, Sept. 2, 2023, in Gainesville, Florida. | Photo Credit: AP First lady Jill Biden tested positive for COVID-19 Monday but is experiencing only mild symptoms, her spokeswoman…

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United Airlines Briefly Halts Departures In US Due To Tech Glitch

September 5, 2023 admin

United Airlines briefly halted plane departures on Tuesday. (Representational) New York, United States: United Airlines briefly halted plane departures Tuesday due to a “systemwide technology issue” before fixing the problem and lifting the ground stop. The big US carrier told AFP in a 1730 GMT email that it was holding all aircraft at their departure…

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Burning Man revelers begin exodus after flooding left tens of thousands stranded in Nevada desert

September 5, 2023 admin

Hundreds of Burning Man attendees who planned to leave on buses wait for information about when they will be able to leave on Labor Day, after a rainstorm turned the site into mud September 4, 2023. | Photo Credit: VIA REUTERS Muddy roads flooded by a summer storm that left tens of thousands of partygoers…

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North Korea To Pay Price If It Supplies Russia Arms, Warns US

September 5, 2023 admin

America’s warning to North Korea. Washington: North Korea will face consequences if it provides Russia with weaponry to fight its war against Ukraine, a top White House official warned Tuesday. “They will pay a price for this in the international community,” National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan told reporters. (Except for the headline, this story has…

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