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    The Xbox and Activision love-in formally begins this year with the Xbox and Call of Duty showcases – now back-to-back

    Xbox has just confirmed its summer showcase, and it sure does look like it'll be following it up with a Call of Duty Direct immediately afterwards. As announced over on the Xbox Wire blog, Xbox will be hosting its yearly summer games showcase on June 9, 10am PT/ 1pm ET/ 6pm BST. As the post notes, "like our double-feature last year with Starfield Direct, immediately following the Showcase we’ll be airing a special deep-dive into the next instalment of a beloved franchise." The post is...

  • The Empires Begin to Strike Back

    With all that is occurring in our political and cultural life, there are signs some Americans have had enough. Google recently fired 28 employees from its New York and Sunnyvale, California, offices for protesting the company’s cloud-computing contract with Israel. The reason given by the company’s vice president for global security, Chris Rackow, as reported in The Wall Street Journal, was that the sacked employees “took over office spaces, defaced our property and physically impeded the work...

  • The Empires Begin to Strike Back

    With all that is occurring in our political and cultural life, there are signs some Americans have had enough. Google recently fired 28 employees from its New York and Sunnyvale, California, offices for protesting the company’s cloud-computing contract with Israel. The reason given by the company’s vice president for global security, Chris Rackow, as reported in The Wall Street Journal, was that the sacked employees “took over office spaces, defaced our property and physically impeded the work...

  • Looking back when Birmingham was the motor capital of Britain

    Birmingham has always had a long association with the motor industry going way back to the beginning of motor cars

  • Shoplifting is turning NYC into a ghost town, we have to fight back

    New York City is suffering a retail catastrophe, with 11.2% of storefronts empty — nearly twice the 6% of 2019.

  • How I turned my back-home Syrian breakfasts into a British cheese empire

    Building a new life in a new country after escaping the war in Syria is no easy feat. Jennifer Sieg sits down with Razan Alsous, founder of Yorkshire Dama Cheese, to see how she did it. I’d be lying if I said Razan Alsous and I didn’t laugh – a lot – over how much []

  • Back-to-Back Threes for Turner

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  • The empires begin to strike back: Accountability at Google and Columbia University

    With all that is occurring in our political and cultural life, there are signs some Americans have had enough.

  • Cubs turn back Marlins, salvage split of twin bill

    Cody Bellinger and Alexander Canario homered and Michael Busch delivered a go-ahead two-run single in the sixth to help the Chicago Cubs to a 5-3 win against the visiting Miami Marlins to earn a split of the doubleheader on Saturday night. Cubs rookie left-hander Shota Imanaga (3-0) allowed three runs (two earned) and five hits in six innings. He struck out five with no walks. Imanaga did not allow an earned run in his first three MLB starts and extended his scoreless streak to 18 2/3 innings...

  • Martian skies over Athens? Greece’s capital turns an orange hue

    ATHENS, Greece >> Skies over southern Greece turned an orange hue on Tuesday as dust clouds blown across the Mediterranean Sea from North Africa engulfed the Acropolis and other Athens landmarks.

  • Dublin weather: The capital to enjoy sunny conditions before unsettled U-turn

    A huge change is on the way as unsettled conditions will grip Ireland

  • Triple Crown Turning Point: Seattle Slew, a Great Horse with Humble Beginnings

    In a plain brown wrapper, the yearling colt did not leave the same impression that struck those closest to Secretariat when he was that age. With a fair pedigree and a front leg that toed out, he did not pass muster with one sales company and instead was relegated to the upstart alternative. But this would not deter fate. Neigh. Instead, the long-legged colt with an awkward stride was available for a price far below what he would eventually be worth. Read More