Scott Ritter: Getting it Wrong on Russia
Sy Hersh's new article "Putin's Long War," is bad for peace. When a reporter becomes hostage to his sources, the results are little more than weaponized propaganda.Michele Steinberg (Consortium News)
Sy Hersh's new article "Putin's Long War," is bad for peace. When a reporter becomes hostage to his sources, the results are little more than weaponized propaganda.Michele Steinberg (Consortium News)
The U.S. government, like authoritarians throughout history, is seeking to silence the speech it hates and fears, writes Judge Andrew P. Napolitano. By Andrew P.Michele Steinberg (Consortium News)
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Get ready for more Queens' Blood.Jake Valentine (DualShockers)
The Israel lobby can cry about Jewish Australians feeling threatened by every pro-Palestine group and then ASIO will ban the group and cage anyone associating with it for up to 15 years.Consortiumnews.com (Consortium News)
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Ubisoft Employees Are Openly Angry And Leaving In Droves, Insider Claims
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VIDEO | Israeli forces intentionally damaged a Palestinian bakery in the village of Kharsa, southwest of Hebron, after forcing its owners to close, and then throwing a stun grenade inside.tiktokgenocide.com
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Careful, This City-Builder Starring Cute Mice And Evil Royal Cats Might Suck Away All Your Free Time
Whiskerwood is out now on PC via early access, but for the most part it feels like a finished game
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EA Seeking Production Director for New Mass Effect
EA is setting the foundation for the next Mass Effect title.
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A new job listing shows that Electronic Arts is laying the foundation for the next game in the Mass Effect series.Robert DeFelice (Insider Gaming)
Israel's official genocide comedian Guy Hochman continues his tour in The States. After his NY show got canceled, he went to Ofir Akunis, Israel's Consul General in New York, to get some more backing from the state.tiktokgenocide.com
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The Best Tips For Starting Sega Football Club Champions
Focus on manager missions and spend on your squad to get off to the perfect start in Sega Football Club Champions.
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These are the keys to building your champions.Andrew Scariati (TheGamer)
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Every Trophy In Arknights: Endfield
Here's a complete guide to every PlayStation Trophy in Arknights: Endfield.
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Here's how to get every PlayStation Trophy for Arknights: Endfield.Jacob Whaling (TheGamer)
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The Best Characters For Beginners To Use In 2XKO
These characters are the perfect options for beginners to use in 2XKO. From their easy combos to their powerful hits, they make great early choices.
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Get started in 2XKO with these heroes if you're a beginner.Jerel Levy (TheGamer)
Trump to block foreign aid for transgender care, Vance tells anti-abortion rally
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration plans to expand a policy that blocks foreign aid dollars from going to organizations that discuss, refer or perform abortions to also include groups that address transgender health care or have policies on diversity,…
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration plans to expand a policy that blocks foreign aid dollars from going to organizations that discuss, refer or perform abortions to also include groups that address transgender health care or have policies on divers…Jennifer Shutt (Oregon Capital Chronicle)
8 weeks under siege in Minnesota
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Frank has a hard time explaining to his 8-year-old daughter why they rarely leave their home in the Twin Cities. Why she can’t go to school, and why he can’t work. “The only thing we tell her is that soon everything will be over. Everything will be over…
Gov. Kotek taps interim Oregon public defense head for permanent position
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek on Friday chose one of the state’s most experienced criminal justice analysts to take full control over the Public Defense Commission as the state moves closer to stemming its shortage of public defense attorneys. The governor said…
The governor in April fired the public defense commission’s previous executive director amid concern about the state's shortage of counsel.Shaanth Nanguneri (Oregon Capital Chronicle)
The Israeli war on the Gaza Strip transformed Mohammed Hajila’s childhood into a daily ordeal of pain after he suffered severe burns that left scars disfiguring his face and body.His mother, Ghadeer, told Al Jazeera Mubasher how Mohammed survived aDAILY YEMEN
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How To Get All Free Fortnite Rewards In Crown Jam, The New Fall Guys Sports Mode
Fall Guys Crown Jam has arrived in Fortnite, marking the first time Mediatonic's multiplayer party game has gotten a proper mode in Epic's metaverse--rather than user-created mini-games. Crown Jam is essentially a 3v3 game of rugby, except you score by throwing or dunking the ball through an oversized basketball hoop, with two teams of beans ...
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Zotero is a free, easy-to-use tool to help you collect, organize, cite, and share research.Dan Stillman (Zotero)
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When will Toxic Swamp release in ARC Raiders? Possible date and what to expect
In an ideal world, we will already have Toxic Swamp present in ARC Raiders as the latest map modifier. However, that hasn't been the case, and it remains a mystery as to whether, and when, Embark will release the Toxic Swamp modifier at all. That said, the first roadmap for the new year has indicated that the map modifier could be released ...
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Highguard Devs Will Break Silence With Launch-Day Stream
Geoff Keighley's The Game Awards wrapped up on December 11, 2025, with a strange "one more thing" announcement: Highguard, the free-to-play PvP raid shooter that launches in just a few days. It has been six weeks since then, though, and developer Wildlight Entertainment went radio silent ... until now. The studio finally posted on social media on January 23, revealing ...
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Six weeks after its reveal, developer Wildlight Entertainment is finally getting ready to talk about its upcoming free-to-play PvP raid shooter.Levi Winslow (GameSpot)
Agence France-Presse (AFP) has called for a thorough and transparent investigation into the killing of its freelance photojournalist in the Gaza Strip, Abdel Raouf Shaath, 34.In a statement released Thursday, the agency noted that a significant numbDAILY YEMEN
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How To Complete Brushstroke Whimsy In Heartopia
Ka Ching is prepared to give you new ways to express your own style in Heartopia, but you'll need to complete her Drawing Board quest first.
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Fill up your Heartopia gallery with one-of-a-kind creations!Kaitlyn Peterson (TheGamer)
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Complete Guide To Ardelia's Weapons, Gear, And Teams In Arknights: Endfield
Ardelia is a six-star Nature support unit in Arknights: Endfield who can fit in nearly every team once you build her with the correct weapon and gear.
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Ardelia is arguably one of the most future-proof character in Arknights: Endfield, and you'll never go wrong with building her.Sanyam Jain (TheGamer)
Canadian PM rejects Trump's claim of U.S. dependence-english.news.cn
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A Pokémon Store Was Robbed At Gunpoint, But It’s Only Made Its Community Stronger
The Poké Court in Manhattan doesn’t want to be another scary scalper story
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Resident Evil — Code Veronica Remake Reportedly Targeting Early 2027 Release
Resident Evil fans continue to eat good.
By Matthew Ehret This essay examines an important battle nearly wiped memory that saw the emergence of a republican vanguard of artists and statesmen set the stage for a new renaissance in America.…mattehret (the Canadian patriot)
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Highguard, The Game Awards' unexpected final reveal, gets a big showcase Monday
The creators of Titanfall and Apex Legends will show off new PVP shooter Highguard during a launch showcase on Jan. 2
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A launch showcase including gameplay footage and a year one plan is set to go live on launch dayClaire Lewis (Polygon)
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That team-based shooter with phantom horses that debuted at The Game Awards and then promptly disappeared is not actually dead: A showcase featuring 'gameplay deep dive, year one plans, and much more'
Highguard, as originally announced, will arrive on January 26.
Tesla kills Autopilot, locks lane-keeping behind $99/month fee
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With falling sales and shrinking profits, the recurring revenue will be most welcome.Jonathan M. Gitlin (Ars Technica)
The myth of feminine hysteria didn’t start in a Victorian sanatorium. Long before Freud heard about it and thought it sounded super legit, ancient Greek doctors imagined the uterus as a restless “wandering womb,” traversing the body and wreaking emot…Lindsay Costello (Portland Mercury)
Claude.ai silently failing since Jan 14, no official acknowledgment
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Preflight Checklist I have searched existing issues and this hasn't been reported yet This is a single bug report (please file separate reports for different bugs) I am using the latest version of ...solangerainha (GitHub)
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Jason Momoa's Lobo stars in new Supergirl trailer
A new Supergirl trailer shows the return of Jason Momoa to the DCU as Lobo, in a longer look at the intergalactic bounty hunter
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A Supergirl and Lobo buddy comedy? Count us inChris Hayner (Polygon)
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BREAKING: California non-profit charity director Alexander Soofer ARRESTED for alleged massive fraud scheme
Soofer allegedly stole millions of taxpayer dollars intended to combat homelessness in LA. He allegedly used the money to purchase a $7 million mansion, took luxury trips, paid for his children's private school tuition, and purchased luxury items.
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Meet Amanda Valentine, a nurse at @VMFHealth in Washington. She had a meltdown over ICE and says she may not be able to control her anger around the ICE agents in her hospital.
"If you see me on tiktok this week begging for money, it's because I got fired for telling ICE to f*ck off."
Would you want THIS person in charge of your health?
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I asked Garry Newman if he really was going to rename s&box as Garry's mod 2 after an overwhelming poll and he joked 'people are d*ckheads'
"People like Coldplay and voted for the Nazi party Jeremy. You can't trust people."
The French government led by Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu survived two no-confidence votes on Friday after deputies in the National Assembly rejected the motions.Nhan Dan Online
What better way to celebrate Poe’s birthday than to remember who was the “true” Poe The moment has finally arrived!The Rising Tide Foundation is proud to announce that our feature…Matthew Ehret (Rising Tide Foundation)
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Xbox Won't Announce Future Games Until They're Closer To Launch - Report
During the Xbox Developer Direct on Thursday, January 22, we learned the approximate time when Fable finally returns. There's no official release date yet, but you can at least mark your calendar for Q3 of this year, and that's by design, as a new report suggests that Microsoft will keep a game's release date under wraps for much longer.Windows Central ...
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A new report suggests that the days of Microsoft announcing games long before they're even close to coming out are "absolutely over."Levi Winslow (GameSpot)
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Complete List Of All Animals And Where To Find Them In Hytale
There are dozens of animals in Hytale, plenty of which make for excellent farm animals. Here's how to find and catch them all.
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Start a farm by your base, or hunt specific animals as you explore to gather some pretty desirable resources.Gabrielle Castania (TheGamer)
In the final, bloody decades of the Roman Republic, political form survived long after political substance had rotted away. As Europe enters 2026, theАдриан Корчинский (New Eastern Outlook)
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Forget Netflix's The Rip, Dogma is still peak Ben Affleck and Matt Damon
Dogma remains the pinnacle of Ben Affleck and Matt Damon's on-screen collaboration
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Hot take: It's also Kevin Smith's best movie.Brian VanHooker (Polygon)
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KORG phase8 – Acoustic Synthesizer
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Introducing phase8, an eight-voice acoustic synthesizer that merges the sonic richness of the physical world with precise electronic control.KORG Global
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Code Vein 2 Character Creator Is Live, Now Go Make Some Absolute Freaks
Later this month, Bandai Namco will send players on a time-traveling Revenant-fighting adventure in Code Vein 2. But if you want to get an early jump into the game's first steps, the Code Vein 2 Character Creator Demo is now live. Players can use it ahead of time to craft their Revenant Hunter, and all of their creations can be imported to the game when it ...
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Players can transfer their character creations into Code Vein 2 at the end of this month.Blair Marnell (GameSpot)
The American administration withdrawal from 66 international organizations puts the very idea of multilateralism at risk. Humanity is at an inflectionПранай Кумар Шоме (New Eastern Outlook)
Proof of Corn
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@fredwilson challenged @seth: AI can write code, but it can't affect the physical world. This is our response.Proof of Corn
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Get an RTX 5070 Ti or RX 9070 XT gaming PC with 3 year warranty for less than building one yourself.
Donald Trump’s proposed “Board of Peace,” unveiled as a mechanism for global conflict management, is portrayed less as a genuine peacebuilding institutionФил Батлер (New Eastern Outlook)
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How to remaster Prince Of Persia: The Sands of Time yourself, since Ubisoft won't
With hopes dashed for an official remake, here's the next best option.
Show HN: Text-to-video model from scratch (2 brothers, 2 years, 2B params)
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360p or 720p, 2-5 seconds, Apache 2.0huggingface.co
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Roadmap for Vulkan in 2026 Vulkan is a graphics standard that many PC games and game engines use to talk to the graphics driver. The Vulkan group just published two...Keep on reading: Vulkan API sets 2026 feature baseline, Roadmap Milestone with Variable Rate Shading
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If you appreciate the Mercury's interesting and useful news & culture reporting, consider making a small monthly contribution to support our editorial team. Your donation is tax-deductible.Mercury Staff (Portland Mercury)
Hala Farhat January 21, 2026 As Israeli forces killed 11 Palestinians in Gaza and bombed Lebanon, Netanyahu said he would join Trump’s so-called “Board of Peace,” revealing the fr…Network in Defense of Humanity-Cuba
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New Dragon Ball Game Announcement Arrives in January 2026
A new Dragon Ball game will be announced during the franchise's 40th anniversary in January 2026. Here are more details.
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Microsoft gave FBI set of BitLocker encryption keys to unlock suspects' laptops
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The FBI served Microsoft a warrant requesting encryption recovery keys to decrypt the hard drives of people involved in an alleged fraud case in Guam.Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai (TechCrunch)
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Highguard is Finally Getting a Gameplay Showcase
Wildlight Entertainment are finally letting on more about Highguard, with a showcase announced for launch day.
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Wildlight Entertainment is finally letting on more about Highguard, with a showcase announced for launch day.Sam Sepiol (Insider Gaming)
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Best players for FC 26 Get Stuck In Evolution
The Get Stuck In Evolution is a quick little upgrade you can use in FC 26 to upgrade a couple of your cards in Ultimate Team. Ideally, the free upgrade should boost two of your chosen items. However, you can also consider an extremely low-overall card and apply double boosts. Let's look at the best choices for the evolution based on the offered upgrades and requirements. ...
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Makaism: Frenzy of the Netherworld DLC will include Desco from Disgaea 4
Desco will be available as one of the extra Servants who can each also transform into a weapon.
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Highguard Re-Emerges, Launch Showcase With Gameplay Deep Dive, Year 1 Plans, and More Announced
After more than a month of silence, Wildlight reaffirms the PvP raid shooter's launchon January 26th for Xbox Series X/S, PS5, and PC.
Amidst the emergence of an increasingly volatile and chaotic world order, Turkey, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia are vying for a new trilateral alliance.Таут Батаут (New Eastern Outlook)
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Pokémon TCG Pocket B2 Fantastical Parade—Release Date, Start Time & Confirmed Cards List
The release date for Pokémon TCG Pocket B2 Fantastical Parade is out, and you should catch it before it escapes.
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Gas Town's Agent Patterns, Design Bottlenecks, and Vibecoding at Scale
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Fable's Dog Was Cut For Vague "Development Reasons," But There's Hope For The Sequel
The ability to have a canine companion in Playground Games' upcoming Fable reboot was left on the cutting room floor, a decision the game's director said a "substantial" number of people on the development team have yet to forgive him about.Fans finally got an in-depth look at Fable as part of the recent Xbox Developer Direct showcase, and one ...