• What is Manor Lords? The medieval city-building game that sold a million copies in a single day

    Developer Slavic Magic’s feudal simulator is Steam’s latest early access sensation, but there’s a seven-year story behind its overnight successLaunched as if from a trebuchet at the end of April, Manor Lords is the latest in a string of explosively successful video games that have been released this year. Indeed, the rise of this unassuming-looking city-builder is arguably more impressive than the enormous launch of Helldivers 2, or the breakout Poker phenomenon Balatro. Developed largely by one...

  • Iran files charges over BBC report on girl, 16, allegedly killed by security forces in 2022 protests

    Iranian prosecutors filed criminal charges on Wednesday targeting activists and journalists following a BBC report that alleged security forces had “sexually assaulted and killed” a 16-year-old girl during protests over the death of Mahsa Amini in 2022.

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    DC Homeland releases draft report on flash flood that killed 10 dogs at Northeast doggy day care

    A draft report on what went wrong in the response to the flash flood that killed 10 dogs in Northeast D.C. in August includes a number of recommendations, but raises more questions for one local ANC commissioner.

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    Wichita reports cyberattack on city computer network

    Wichita officials reported Sunday that they had to shut down the city’s computer network after discovering that several systems had been encrypted by malware. The city said some services may be temporarily unavailable while systems are off

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    Wichita reports cyberattack on city computer network

    Wichita officials reported Sunday that they had to shut down the city’s computer network after discovering that several systems had been encrypted by malware. The city said some services may be temporarily unavailable while systems are off

  • Man reported missing in Wilkes-Barre City

    WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Wilkes-Barre officers are searching for a man reported missing and endangered for nearly a month. Wilkes-Barre City Police Department is looking for information on the whereabouts of 35-year-old Kirk Baisle. Police say Baisle was last seen on Academy Street on April 4 and he is described as a 6-foot tall []

  • Reporting from Rafah: 'Khan Younis is not a city anymore

    Palestinians who spoke to us at the Rafah Crossing and at a refugee camp in Jordan all spoke of a need to go home.

  • Report: How Prabhakar Raghavan Killed Google Search

    Ed Zitron wrote a piece named The Man Who Killed Google Search. It goes through in detail how Prabhakar Raghavan, Google's former head of ads - led a coup so that he could run Google Search, and how an email chain from 2019 began a cascade of events that would lead to him running it into the ground, he said.Everyone in the SEO/SEM space is talking about this article and I came back to the SEO on fire. If you have not read it yet, you should.Update: I added Google's statements to this below:I'll...

  • ‘Day of Rage for Gaza’ Planned in New York City

    Neither the public safety office at Hunter nor the one at Columbia have issued any public alerts or warnings specifically in response to the event. The post ‘Day of Rage for Gaza’ Planned in New York City first appeared on The Foreign Desk | by Lisa Daftari.

  • City updates CPD’s use of force policies

    The Columbus Police Department has updated its general order on use of force to be aligned with the latest statewide training and accreditation standards, including an expansion of an internal board that reviews use of force incidents. Continue reading at The Republic News.

  • Albuquerque police have 82 police service aides on the force

    ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Albuquerque Police Department has more police services aides on the force. The department graduated 24 PSAs on Friday bringing its total to 82. Their duties include responding to crashes, traffic control, writing reports, and other administrative duties which will free officers up for more urgent calls. APD hopes to have 100 PSAs []

  • A journalist killed in Pakistan on World Press Freedom Day

    A bomb explosion in Balochistan province of Pakistan claimed the life of a journalist and left 9 others wounded. Mohammad Sadiq Mangal, the head of the Khuzdar press club, was killed in this explosion in Balochistan province on Friday, May 3rd. The assassination of this media activist, which occurred on May 3rd, coinciding with World […]