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With the release of The Callisto Protocol today, a consensus in the gaming media is that it’s a decent PS5 Dead Space-like game, but it’s a terrible PC game. The reason is that the game stutters badly, even on top-end machines. I’m here to tell you that you don’t need to stutter, but you do need to turn off some bells and whistles. This morning, Rock Paper Shotgun said it could be a fun game “if it ran on PC”, Eurogamer suggested that “PC is almost unplayable”, while PC Gamer called it “a stuttering nightmare”....

Sean Piner, 48, was sentenced to death along with Britain’s Aiden Aslin this week in what the British government called a “fake” sentence. The couple was arrested in April while fighting as part of the Ukrainian army to defend the southern port city of Mariupol against Russian invading troops. Following their trial by the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic, a Russian puppet regime backed by Vladimir Putin, the Piner family described the situation as “awful....

Designer: PenTips Available in black and white variants, the PenPad connects via Bluetooth to your iPad and automatically starts working with the Procreate app right out of the box. The 22 hollow buttons on the PenPad are arranged in a way that makes them easy to use, and pressing the buttons allows you to actively perform tasks such as viewing your layers, switching between the selection tool, cut, copy, paste tools, etc....

The Washington Post fired Felicia Sonmez, who sparked a heated online discussion this week about her social media policy and the public treatment of her colleagues after criticizing a fellow journalist for retweeting an offensive joke. The Post said Friday it would not comment on staffing issues. However, a copy of a letter of complaint sent Thursday denouncing her for “disobedience, harassment of colleagues on the Internet and breach of Post standards for collegiality and workplace participation” was posted on the Mediaite website and referred to others....

At least two people have been killed in Peru after police clashed with protesters demanding new elections and the release of jailed former president Pedro Castillo. Sunday’s deaths came as protests against Castillo’s impeachment and arrest spread across Peru, mostly in northern and Andean cities. It was preceded by an announcement by President Dina Bolluarte, the country’s vice president who was quickly sworn in to replace Castillo last week. “I have decided to introduce a bill to reach an agreement with Congress to advance the general election to April 2024,” Boluarte said in a speech to the nation early Monday, adding that she would introduce the legislation in the “next days....

At 1:15 am On Saturday, Mississauga Fire and Emergency Services (MFES) were called to a Mississauga home on Genovese Place near Annabelle Avenue, located west of Mavis Road and south of Brittania Road West, for reports of the smell of smoke. According to MFES, a one-alarm fire was located in an adjacent unit. In a tweet, Mississauga Fire said two people were found in the residence without vital signs. UPDATE: Fatal fire – MFES responded to a reported house fire on Genovese Place....

The slowed pace of fighting in Ukraine is set to continue over the next several months and the United States sees no evidence that Ukraine’s will to resist Russia has diminished, despite Moscow’s crippling attacks on the Ukrainian power grid, a senior US intelligence official said. Avril Haines, director of national intelligence in the Biden administration, also said on Saturday that she believed Russian President Vladimir Putin had been surprised that his military had not achieved more in its war on Ukraine....

Speaking at a defense forum late Saturday, Avril Haines, the director of the US National Intelligence Service, indicated that Putin was no longer as insulated from bad news about the conditions facing his invasion of Ukraine as he had been earlier in the campaign. . Referring to earlier estimates that Putin’s advisers could shield him from bad news, Haynes said he was “becoming more aware of the challenges facing the military....

Η λαίδη Susan Hussey, 83 ετών, παραιτήθηκε αφού ρώτησε τον Ngozi Fulani, διευθύνοντα σύμβουλο της Sistah Space, από πού «πραγματικά ήρθε» κατά τη διάρκεια μιας δεξίωσης στο παλάτι την Τρίτη. Ένας εκπρόσωπος του νονού της, τον Πρίγκιπα της Ουαλίας, είπε ότι ήταν “πραγματικά απογοητευτικό” να ακούει τι είχε συμβεί. “Προφανώς, δεν ήμουν εκεί, αλλά ο ρατσισμός δεν έχει θέση στην κοινωνία μας. Τα σχόλια ήταν απαράδεκτα και είναι σωστό ότι το άτομο παραμερίστηκε με άμεση ισχύ”, δήλωσε ο εκπρόσωπος του Παλατιού του Κένσινγκτον....

Several school districts across Texas are encouraging students to wear pink Monday in honor of Athena Strand, the 7-year-old girl who was allegedly abducted from her home and killed last week. More than 20 school districts, including Paradise Independent School District in the county where Strand was lost, are participating in the act of remembrance, wearing the color her mother said she loved. Wise County Judge JD Clark also asked residents to wear pink Monday in memory of Strand, saying in a Facebook post, “My heart is so heavy for Athena....

Posté à 8h15 Maintenant, l’avis de fuite ici ressemble à un diplômé de la Star Academy, qui a été examiné et soumis plusieurs fois. C’est donc Véronique Claveau qui se cachait dans le costume impérial de la Reine du Jour et de la Nuit et qui a été couronnée grande gagnante de la deuxième saison des Chanteurs Masqués à TVA. Son interprétation de Tous les cris les SOS était superbe, et l’imitatrice de l’émission À la Semainenne de Radio-Canada par la suite fut l’une des rares compétitrices à chanter a cappella, entourée de meubles suspendus, dans un tableau pittoresque, joliment composé....

MONTREAL – The Canadian leader of the World Health Organization’s fight against smallpox in monkeys says it is vital that we take action before the virus begins to spread to the general population. Dr. Rosamund Lewis, WHO technical director for monkey pox, grew up in Thunder Bay, Odd. and in Ottawa before studying medicine at McGill University. Lewis says it’s important not to worry about the virus being transmitted through close contact, including sexual contact, and so far it has mainly affected men who have sex with men....

Ein Mann hat in der Gemeinde Illerkirchberg bei Ulm zwei schulpflichtige Mädchen angegriffen. Die 14-Jährige erlag am Montag im Krankenhaus ihren Verletzungen, wie ein Polizeisprecher bestätigte. Das andere Mädchen, 13 Jahre alt, wurde schwer verletzt. Zu den Details äußerte sich ein Polizeisprecher zunächst nicht. “Wir müssen jetzt die Hintergründe genau ermitteln”, sagte er. Eine Pressemitteilung wird voraussichtlich am Montag veröffentlicht. Der Verdächtige griff die Mädchen gegen 7:30 Uhr an. in einem Wohngebiet unterwegs, sagte der Sprecher....

The latest victim was a pupil at Morelands Primary School in Waterlooville, Hampshire. An invasive form of the Strep A bacterial infection has spread across the UK in recent months, with No 10 warning parents to be ‘on the lookout’ for symptoms. The infection usually causes a sore throat, scarlet fever or skin rash and is spread by physical contact or through droplets from sneezing or coughing. The UK Health Safety Authority said it is important that accurate information is communicated to the school community in Hampshire....

04:37 33 SECTIONS De la Bretagne à l’Alsace en passant par la région parisienne, 33 départements de la moitié nord ont été placés mercredi en vigilance orange à la neige et au verglas, avec un risque élevé de perturbations des transports comme celles enregistrées la veille dans l’est du pays. Les prévisionnistes craignaient notamment que l’arrivée de cette perturbation par l’ouest n’apporte des pluies verglaçantes au sud de la zone d’alerte orange, qui s’étend de la bordure de la Bretagne (hors Finistère) jusqu’au Rhin....

Posted: 09:40, 11 June 2022 | Updated: 10:22, 11 June 2022 An obvious technical error triggered a false hijacking alert today when a Singapore Airlines flight transmitted a transponder code indicating a possible enemy occupation of the aircraft. Singapore Airlines Flight SQ37 sent a transponder code 7500 shortly after take-off from Los Angeles International Airport, according to the online ADS-B Exchange Flight Tracking Program. However, the flight resumed its normal course and no emergency signal was received – indicating a technical failure or a false alarm....

stilllegen Berlin – Die neue Grundsteuerberechnung soll ab 2025 umgesetzt werden. Daher müssen alle Eigentümer in Deutschland bis Ende Januar eine Grundsteuererklärung abgeben. Aber schon vorher gibt es ein Problem mit der Grundsteuerreform – viele Hausbesitzer sind mit dem Ausfüllen der Grundsteuererklärungsformulare überfordert, und Experten halten sogar das Bundeserbschaftssteuergesetz für verfassungswidrig. Grundsteuerreform: 36 Millionen Liegenschaften müssen neu bewertet werden Die Grundsteuerreform wurde auf Antrag des Bundesverfassungsgerichts eingeleitet. In jüngerer Zeit haben Finanzbehörden den Wert einer Immobilie auf der Grundlage völlig veralteter Daten von 1935 in Ostdeutschland und 1964 in Westdeutschland berechnet....

The Marconi Cultural Event Center hit today as families from across the city came out to support the latest Habitat for Humanity – Touch a Truck event. The practical event allowed children of all ages to get close to various trucks, cars and construction equipment. Among the trucks were emergency service vehicles such as fire trucks and police cruisers, as well as construction vehicles, city buses and tractors. The drivers were on stage to help the children get into the vehicles and provided training on how to work....

Die NASA kennt derzeit mehr als 1,1 Millionen Asteroiden. Tausende weitere werden jeden Monat entdeckt. Besonderes Augenmerk wird dabei auf sogenannte erdnahe Asteroiden gelegt, die sich nicht wie die meisten Asteroiden im Asteroidengürtel um die Sonne bewegen, sondern sich der Erdumlaufbahn nähern und somit auch für die Erde gefährlich werden können. In diesem Artikel geben wir Ihnen einen Überblick über alle erdnahen Asteroiden, die heute vom nächstgelegenen Punkt in ihre Umlaufbahn gelangen....

Fierce fighting continues for control of the eastern Ukrainian city of Sheverodonetsk, with no significant changes reported yesterday, according to Ukrainian officials. “The situation in Severodonetsk is very tense,” Roman Vlasenko, head of the military administration in the Severodonetsk region, told Ukrainian national television. “The battles continue, the street battles continue. The dynamics are very great. The Russians use a lot of artillery. They have a certain advantage in terms of artillery, in terms of personnel....