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Speedrunner Discovers Massive Glitch In Pokémon Switch Port

Swiss runner iamClemi accidentally hit the L button while choosing a starter, but something was off

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Mar 21 • 2:12 PM EDT • Technology • kotaku.com
Jack Draper blown away in ‘difficult’ Miami Open exit

The giant Opelka fired down 25 aces and 47 winners in two tiebreak sets, winning 7-6 (3) 7-6 (0), as Draper suffered a second-round exit

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Mar 21 • 3:06 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Department of Health and Human Services provides behavioral health resources for Nebraskans affected by wildfires

The Department of Health and Human Services Division of Behavioral Health encourages Nebraskans affected by the wildfires to seek emotional support at relief centers near areas affected by the wildfires.

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Mar 21 • 12:28 AM EDT • Health • 1011now.com
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Heavy smoke rises from commercial building in Providence

A fire broke out inside of a business in Providence Friday night.

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Mar 20 • 9:02 PM EDT • Business • turnto10.com
Amazon developing new AI-driven smartphone years after Fire Phone flop: report

Amazon is reportedly developing an AI smartphone codenamed "Transformer" with Alexa integration over a decade after its failed Fire Phone launch.

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Mar 20 • 8:48 PM EDT • Technology • foxbusiness.com
Amazon developing new AI-driven smartphone years after Fire Phone flop: report

Amazon is reportedly developing an AI smartphone codenamed "Transformer" with Alexa integration over a decade after its failed Fire Phone launch.

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Mar 20 • 8:48 PM EDT • Business • foxbusiness.com
Downtown Chico business owner voices concerns over street closures for events

A DOWNTOWN CHICO MERCHANT IS EXPRESSING CONCERN OVER THE IMPACT OF STREET CLOSURES FOR EVENTS -- ON THEIR BUSINESS. ACTION NEWS NOW REPORTER BELLA BARBOSA REPORTS FROM DOWNTOWN CHICO { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "VideoObject", "name": "Downtown Road Closure Dilemma", "description": "A DOWNTOWN CHICO MERCHANT IS EXPRESSING CONCERN OVER THE IMPACT OF STREET CLOSURES FOR EVENTS -- ON THEIR BUSINESS. ACTION NEWS NOW REPORTER BELLA BARBOSA REPORTS FROM DOWNTOWN CHICO", "thumbnailUrl": "https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/actionnewsnow.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/c/47/c47e26d6-03c3-5f35-bf49-37925ab603d7/69bdedc4eb57d.image.jpg", "uploadDate": "2026-03-20T17:45:00-07:00", "contentUrl": "https://cdn.field59.com/KHSL/1774053903-6e1ef36dd09fbebf020833aee86b60da3b3cca3f_fl9-720p.mp4" } CHICO, Calif. - A downtown Chico business owner is voicing concerns about the impact of street closures for events on local shops. Leann Powell, owner of The Peddler’s Closet, expressed concern about events closing down streets downtown and bringing in food trucks and other shops’ products that directly compete with the brick-and-mortar stores in downtown Chico.Powell said an upcoming event held on a Saturday has brought up concerns for her and other business owners downtown, due to it being a busy day for businesses. "We're already struggling, and then to bring in more businesses on top of our businesses and shut our streets down is absolutely devastating," said Powell.Powell noted a decline in business during events like the Thursday Night Market, where street closures allow outside vendors to set up shop. She shared that while organizers for these types of events often offer booths to local businesses, it does not alleviate the burden."I don't really feel like that's a solution because you're bringing in other businesses, you're shutting the streets down. Yes, we can go down and set up a space, but then you've gotta pay somebody to run that space, plus run your own business for the day, and it's really not, it's really not helpful for us," said Powell.Applying for a street closure permit in Chico involves approval from the Public Works Department, the Chief of Police, and the Fire Chief. Permits can be denied only under a handful of circumstances, such as interference with first responders, previously scheduled construction, or existing permits for the same space.Mayor Kasey Reynolds addressed the issue, saying the city council has tasked staff with reviewing the municipal code for street closure permits with the goal of finding ways to minimize negative impacts on local businesses during events.Reynolds mentioned that any recommended changes might require further direction from the city council, depending on the extent of any changes recommended. googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('ad-1514992'); });

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Sorry, Amazon, you couldn't pick a worse time to bring a phone to market: IDC analyst

: The market is contracting

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Mar 20 • 4:20 PM EDT • Technology • theregister.com
[VIDEO] Lucy Wang Featured in Business Interview TV Series

Watch a new Business Insurance interview with Lucy Wang, discussing how California's historic insurance regulatory reform has impacted the state's insurance market and rates in response to increasing wildfire exposure.

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Mar 20 • 10:55 AM EDT • Business • hinshawlaw.com
Amazon is making an Alexa phone

The Fire Phone rises from the ashes… with AI?

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Mar 20 • 9:42 AM EDT • Technology • theverge.com
“Loyal Slaves” and Campfire Entertainment in Frank Vizetelly’s Confederate Camp

Frank Vizetelly’s illustration titled “Night Amusements in the Confederate Camp” appeared in the Illustrated London News on January 10, 1863. It was one among a number of wartime scenes that Vizetelly captured for the newspaper. Subscribe Following the war, the illustration appeared in a number of books, including John O. Casler’s Four Years in the Stonewall Brigade (1893) and Campfires of the Confederacy (1898) by Ben La Bree. The scene depicts a Confederate camp at night with an enslaved man, most likely a camp servant, performing a dance around a fire with the music provided by a soldier playing a banjo. Another enslaved man looks on at the right. Vizetelly likely witnessed the scene—one that would have been common throughout the war. It’s a wonderful example of the way in which Confederates—slaveowners and nonslaveowners alike—experienced the presence of slave labor in the army. Vizetelly was deeply sympathetic to the Confederate cause. His depiction of the enslaved man as more than happy to entertain the very people who were fighting to keep him enslaved was precisely the kind of image designed to reassure a British audience that slavery was benign, and by implication, that Britain need not feel morally troubled about recognizing or supporting the Confederacy. Share Just as importantly, the sight of a dancing slave reassured Confederates themselves that the institution of slavery remained secure even after President Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation. I’ve come across this illustration many times before and I plan on using it in my next book project on the role of enslaved labor in the Confederate army during the Gettysburg Campaign, but this is not the reason I am sharing it with you today. It has to do with where I recently found it, which came as a complete surprise and is incredibly revealing. Let’s take a look.

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Mar 20 • 6:43 AM EDT • Entertainment • kevinmlevin.substack.com
Umberto Bossi, the League's populist founder and a pivotal figure in Italian politics, dies aged 84

Umberto Bossi, the firebrand founder of Italy’s populist Northern League and one of the most influential — and polarizing — figures of Italian politics, has died, his party said

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Mar 20 • 6:13 AM EDT • Politics • washingtonpost.com
Exclusive: Amazon plans smartphone comeback more than a decade after Fire Phone flop

In 2014, Amazon introduced its first smartphone, hoping to take on Apple and Samsung. Instead, the Fire Phone - overseen directly by founder Jeff Bezos - was scrapped in barely over a year, one of Amazon’s highest-profile flops.

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Mar 20 • 6:01 AM EDT • Technology • reuters.com
US Health Department official signals progress on selecting new CDC head

The top CDC job has been filled by acting directors since Trump fired then-director Susan Monarez last August, after she objected to Kennedy's proposed vaccine policy changes.

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Mar 19 • 10:34 PM EDT • Health • detroitnews.com
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Large building fire seen in Greenspoint area, smoke billowing into the air, SkyEye images show

A building fire caused heavy smoke to billow into the air in the Greenspoint area on Thursday afternoon. SkyEye was over the scene as crews arrived to fight the flames.

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Mar 19 • 6:09 PM EDT • Business • abc13.com
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Firefighters battling flames on roof of building housing row of businesses in Midwood

FDNY officials say a fire was reported in a restaurant at 1021 Avenue H between East 10th Street and Coney Island Avenue around 4:40 p.m.

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Mar 19 • 6:06 PM EDT • Business • abc7ny.com
Justice Department probe of Powell could backfire on Trump and keep Fed chair in office

President Donald Trump has for months wanted to remove Jerome Powell as chair of the Federal Reserve. But instead, an investigation by one of his own officials could end up extending Powell's time at the top of the central bank even after his term formally ends May 15.

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Mar 19 • 5:31 PM EDT • Politics • pbs.org
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New dispute emerges around Subnautica 2’s early access release

Lawyers for the ousted—and now partially reinstated—leadership team of Unknown Worlds, the studio behind Subnautica 2, are crying foul over news that the game will be released into early access in May. The release announcement earlier this week was made improperly, potentially “damaging the game and sowing additional confusion among the Subnautica community,” the lawyers said in a letter sent on Tuesday to Vice Chancellor Lori Will of Delaware’s Court of Chancery. In their letter, the lawyers also floated the idea of asking Will to find Krafton in contempt of the court’s ruling. The letter was sent just one day after Will’s bombshell ruling that publisher Krafton had breached its contract with Unknown Worlds’ executive team, when it fired them last June. The new issue isn’t necessarily the May early access timeframe, but how the news was announced. The letter and Krafton’s response have not been previously reported. A quick recap of prior events: Subnautica 2 is an unreleased, underwater survival adventure and the most-wishlisted game on Steam. Last year, longtime Unknown Worlds CEO Ted Gill, along with studio co-founders Charlie Cleveland and Max McGuire, were fired by Krafton. They swiftly sued, saying the publisher had terminated them to avoid paying out up to $250 million in potential performance-based bonuses. The studio leaders had hoped to earn that with an early access release of the game, which Krafton had blocked. The publisher argued in court that Subnautica 2 wasn’t ready, which the ousted execs disputed. On Monday, Will ruled that Krafton had violated its contract, firing the execs to avoid the performance payouts, and that it had to reinstate Gill and give him full authority over any early access release for Subnautica 2. On Tuesday, IGN reported on a new memo issued that day to Unknown Worlds staff by Steve Papoutsis, the executive Krafton had put in charge of Unknown Worlds after the 2025 firings. In the note, Papoutsis said that Subnautica 2 had passed a key development milestone “last week” and that he and Krafton had determined the game “is ready for Early Access release in May.” This news appeared to catch the lawyers for Gill, Cleveland and McGuire by surprise. On Tuesday night, they sent a letter to Will expressing “serious concerns” about whether it would be possible to forge an agreement with Krafton consistent with the judge’s order. Papoutsis’ memo was a problem, they wrote. He didn’t have the authority to declare anything about Subnautica 2’s release. As of 9am ET on Monday, March 16, the effective date of Will’s order, Papoutsis wasn’t CEO of Unknown Worlds. Gill was. And, per Will’s order, only Gill could make Subnautica 2 release decisions. They continued: Krafton self-servingly announced the launch without any regard to its impact on the game, the team, or the community—let alone this Court’s Opinion. Announcing the release of a game is momentous, and it is typically accompanied by significant marketing activity, fanfare, and community coordination. And most importantly, the announcement is carefully designed to maximize excitement for the game. That entire process was supposed to be driven by Mr. Gill. However, in defiance of the Court’s Opinion, Krafton has now taken that away, further damaging the game and sowing additional confusion among the Subnautica community. The lawyers speculated that Krafton had “intentionally leaked” Papoutsis’ memo and then issued an official statement to confirm the leak. Game File is a reader-supported publication. My reporting is only possible through support from readers like you. To support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Subscribe On Wednesday, lawyers for Krafton defended their client in their own letter to vice chancellor Will, saying nothing they did violated her order nor showed contempt: Papoutsis’s message was simply celebrating the UW employees’ efforts toward a past event: Krafton’s pre-Opinion determination that Subnautica 2 was ready for Early Access release. There was nothing improper about conveying the results of the milestone review or thanking the development team for their dedication and talent. They added that Gill could still make his own call about Subnautica 2’s release: In his role as CEO, Gill will be able to assess independently his views on the state of Subnautica 2 and the appropriate release schedule; nothing in Papoutsis’s message alters Gill’s authority or discretion. Vice chancellor Will has not responded to the letters and doesn’t necessarily have to. Both parties were previously ordered by Will to confer this week and submit a proposed judgment consistent with her ruling. The letter from Gill’s attorney’s this week doesn’t indicate whether he would or would not support a May release for Subnautica 2. But it could limit his options. And, if Gill’s lawyers are right, the lack of marketing fanfare around the leak of the May date could dull the launch of the game. Any harm to Subnautica 2’s launch is an extra sensitive issue given the context of the legal dispute: millions of dollars of payouts are on the line, tethered to the scale of the game’s initial performance. In her ruling on Monday, Will noted that there was obvious “bad blood” between Gill’s side and Krafton but that the two would need to work together: “They can—and must—act in good faith to navigate their remaining contractual relationship.” Item 2: A new kind of couch co-op game A highlight of GDC each year is the Alt.Ctrl showcase that features games played with extremely experimental controllers. Perusing this year’s offerings last Friday, I found a game controlled with giant scissors, another with big toothbrushes and one that amounted to dumpster diving. My favorite was Pivot, a co-op game about collectively maneuvering a couch. It was developed by students at the University of Utah’s masters of arts and engineering games program. Players lift and tilt the physical couch in order to control the position of a virtual one. That virtual one is moving through an obstacle course on-screen, while being pursued by a giant skull. Developer Nishant Verma told me at GDC that the couch is made of styrofoam (this became more evident as I watched!) and that the name was a riff on an episode of the sitcom Friends. Item 3: In brief… 🚫 Ubisoft is laying off more than 100 workers at its Red Storm studio, as the North Carolina location known for decades for its Tom Clancy games, ceases in-house game development, VGC reports. 👀 On Monday, Nvidia’s revealed its DLSS 5 AI-driven graphics technology that purports to improve game graphics… and it has been roasted about it by the media and the online gaming public for the remainder of the week. The tech changed the faces of characters in footage from Resident Evil Requiem, Hogwarts Legacy and EA Sports FC, drawing accusations of giving carefully art-directed games the generic look of AI “slop.” Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang had said on Monday that “DLSS 5 is the GPT moment for graphics—blending handcrafted rendering with generative AI to deliver a dramatic leap in visual realism while preserving the control artists need for creative expression.” By mid-week, Huang was telling Tom’s Hardware that the new tech’s critics were “completely wrong” because game-makers could still “fine-tune the generative AI” to suit their game’s aesthetics.

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Mar 19 • 5:28 PM EDT • Technology • gamefile.news
Michigan declares 1st measles outbreak as cases spread 'like wildfire'

All three measles cases reported in March in Michigan are linked to a person in Washtenaw County who likely contracted it on a trip to Florida.

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Mar 19 • 5:28 PM EDT • Health • freep.com
Ypsilanti fire destroyed ‘sanctuary’ for many grieving business owners

The building will need demolished, officials said.

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Mar 19 • 3:28 PM EDT • Business • mlive.com
Firefox Is Adding a Free Built-In VPN. Here's What It Means for You

Mozilla has set a release date for its next version of Firefox, which will include a free VPN service and a new split-screen tab mode.

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Mar 19 • 1:58 PM EDT • Technology • cnet.com
Lawsuit Accuses Justice Dept. Leadership of ‘Political Retribution’

The suit filed by two fired F.B.I. agents aimed to hold the Trump administration accountable for the purge of personnel who had worked on the investigations of Mr. Trump or his allies.

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Mar 19 • 12:50 PM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com
Free Play Days – Sea of Thieves, Totally Reliable Delivery Service, Trailmakers, Hell Let Loose and Firefighting Simulator: Ignite

Free Play Days - hop into Sea of Thieves, Totally Reliable Delivery Service, Trailmakers, Hell Let Loose and Firefighting Simulator: Ignite this weekend.

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Mar 19 • 11:00 AM EDT • Technology • news.xbox.com
Adobe’s AI image generator can now be trained on your own art

And maybe on other artists too.

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Mar 19 • 9:00 AM EDT • Technology • theverge.com
3M to create a leading fire and safety business; acquires Madison Fire & Rescue and combines with Scott Safety

/PRNewswire/ -- 3M (NYSE: MMM) announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Madison Fire & Rescue, in partnership with Bain...

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Mar 19 • 6:45 AM EDT • Business • prnewswire.com
'Price Is Right' model Holly Hallstrom recounts her 'hate' for late host Bob Barker

Former 'Price Is Right' model Holly Hallstrom says she was fired in 1995, after nearly two decades with the show. Here's why.

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Mar 19 • 1:21 AM EDT • Entertainment • ew.com
The Best Restaurants to Book in Copenhagen Right Now

The Danish capital shows off spots that make for destination dining, even as its most famous dining spot, Noma, comes under fire.

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Mar 19 • 12:01 AM EDT • Business • bloomberg.com
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Hurricanes Hold On, Overcome Penguins in Milestone-Filled Game

Wednesday night, the Logan Stankoven line was fire. They were also score. …Please allow me the Evgeni Malkin puns, I […]

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Mar 19 • 12:00 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Dem Rep. Fires Back at GOP Chair for Accusing Her of ‘B*tching’ at Bondi Briefing
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Mar 18 • 10:06 PM EDT • Politics • cnn.com
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Firefighters investigating ‘strong odor’ at Cleveland Clinic Beachwood Family Health and Surgery Center

Firefighters are investigating a ‘strong odor’ at the Cleveland Clinic Beachwood Family Health and Surgery Center on Wednesday afternoon.

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Mar 18 • 12:53 PM EDT • Health • cleveland19.com
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Mozilla to launch free built-in VPN in upcoming Firefox 149

Mozilla announced that Firefox version 149 will introduce a free browser-integrated VPN tier starting March 24, 2026.

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Mar 18 • 8:13 AM EDT • Technology • cyberinsider.com
Why Denver should care about conservation easements — even if you’ve never set foot on a ranch

By Jason Swan I live in Denver. I drink tap water from my kitchen sink, hike close to home when I can, worry about wildfire smoke every summer, and try, like many families, to keep up with the rising cost of living. I don’t own land. I don’t ranch. I don’t farm. And yet one […]

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Mar 18 • 2:45 AM EDT • Politics • coloradopolitics.com
Minnesota fires women's hockey coach Frost after 19 seasons

Minnesota dismissed women's hockey coach Brad Frost on Tuesday after 19 seasons, a decade since the program's last national championship.

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Mar 17 • 7:50 PM EDT • Sports • espn.com
Green Bay Fire issues update on business blaze still active after 24 hours

Green Bay Metro Fire is giving an update on a business fire that’s been active for more than 24 hours.

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Mar 17 • 1:02 PM EDT • Business • fox11online.com
Illinois House District 10 Primary Election Live Results 2026

Illinois House Election Results for the 2026 Primary Election. See Live Illinois House Election results and maps by state, county and district from NBC News.

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Mar 17 • 12:16 PM EDT • Politics • nbcnews.com
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Illinois Senate Primary Election 2026 Live Results

See live results from the 2026 Illinois Senate primary election as Republican and Democratic votes are counted by candidate and county.

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‘We’ve been ready, fire, aim’ when it comes to Iran: Van Jones
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Mar 16 • 10:49 PM EDT • Politics • cnn.com
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Judge orders Subnautica 2 bosses be handed back control of company after Krafton found guilty of "wrongfully usurping control"

A judge has ruled in favour of the Subnautica 2 developers fired by publisher Krafton.

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Mar 16 • 1:45 PM EDT • Technology • rockpapershotgun.com
Fired DHS chief Kristi Noem faces criminal referral from congressional Democrats

Democrats accuse Kristi Noem of making "demonstrably false" statements to Congress regarding DHS contracts and Corey Lewandowski, weeks after her ousting by President Trump.

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Mar 16 • 1:29 PM EDT • Politics • foxnews.com
Judge delivers bombshell order for Krafton to reinstate fired Subnautica 2 devs and CEO, putting $250m bonus package back on the table

A judge has ruled that fired Subnautica 2 leads including the former Unknown Worlds CEO must be reinstated, with their $250m bonus package extended.

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Mar 16 • 1:00 PM EDT • Technology • eurogamer.net
Scientists uncover the secret timing behind glowing fireflies

Researchers have discovered the mathematical pattern that allows thousands of synchronized fireflies light up the night.

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Mar 16 • 11:51 AM EDT • Science • earth.com
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Blizzard Elsa hampers efforts to control business fire in Green Bay

Firefighters are facing extreme weather while putting out a fire at a Green Bay business.

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Mar 16 • 9:52 AM EDT • Business • fox11online.com
Partisanship and science

I recently participated in a symposium of the Denver-based Institute for Science & Policy, during which I had a “fireside chat” with Tony Mills of the American Enterprise Institute. Mills has written extensively on the politicization of science, and the two of us had a very enjoyable hour-long conversation on the topic. You can watch it below. The main questions we dealt with are why there is such a vast partisan gap in trust of science, and to what extent this is a unique moment. Mills helpfully brings a good deal of data to the discussion, as he did in this useful piece at Issues in Science & Technology. Tusk depends on reader support. To support this work, please become a paid subscriber. Subscribe Note this graph, drawing on a range of survey data to demonstrate partisan attitudes toward science since 1970s. As it demonstrates, there’s been a very sharp partisan divergence in confidence in science during the Trump Era, starting prior to the Covid pandemic. At least in part, we can attribute this to a rise in populist anti-science rhetoric embraced by Trump, his appointees, and those in his media orbit. But as the graph also shows, the partisan divide has existed in the past, and it’s not always in the same direction. The largest divergence in party views toward science prior to 2016 was in the 1970s, when liberals equated scientific achievement with the military-industrial complex and thus trusted it less. That era of scientific mistrust is often overlooked. Indeed, as Mills notes, the Moon landings (1969-72), which today are considered one of the last great moments of national unity, were experienced nothing like that at the time. There was sharp debate back then over whether the Apollo missions were worth the vast expenditures when the country had so much else to deal with. It’s outside the dataset, and we don’t have the partisanship lens for it, but the 1950s was another deeply anti-science decade, with critics of intellectuals and college professors alleging their ties to communism and their lack of commitment to basic American moral beliefs. This was the subject of Richard Hofstadter’s 1962 book Anti-Intellectualism in American Life, in which he quotes religious leaders like Franklin Graham: [In place of the Bible] we substituted reason, rationalism, mind culture, science worship, the working power of government, Freudianism, naturalism, humanism, behaviorism, positivism, materialism, and idealism. [This is the work of] so-called intellectuals. Thousands of these “intellectuals” have publicly stated that morality is relative—that there is no norm or absolute standard.… This fervor was heavily whipped up by Sen. Joe McCarthy (R-Wisconsin), although it’s clear that not all his fellow Republicans were on board with his red-baiting. What ended that era? The simple answer is the 1957 launch of Sputnik. Americans became afraid that they were losing to Soviet scientists, and suddenly university researchers and government projects were awash with funding. In our conversation, I asked Mills about the possibility of us having a Sputnik moment again that would rally the American public in favor of science today. Mills argued that the COVID-19 pandemic was essentially a Sputnik moment — a terrifying threat to all Americans that required scientific advances to address. But thanks in part to political polarization and the populist and conspiratorial leanings of Donald Trump, we got the opposite of a unifying moment. Many Americans turned against science, despite science actually stepping up in that moment. As we discussed in the chat, it’s not clear what scientists could or should be doing in this moment to increase faith in their work. As Mills notes, one of the chief complaints against scientists and professors is that they’ve become too political; scholars becoming even more political might not help them achieve their goals. This (mainly Republican-driven) anti-science era will end, of course, but it’s not clear what event will bring that about. Share

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Mar 16 • 9:13 AM EDT • Science • smotus.substack.com
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The science of how fireflies stay in sync

Engineers have uncovered the mathematical rules fireflies follow to sync up their flashes.

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Mar 16 • 8:25 AM EDT • Science • arstechnica.com
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Burger King splashed on Oscars ads to admit mistakes, promise changes

Burger King dazzled Oscars viewers with a self-deprecating ad campaign, announcing it had fired its "King" mascot and revamped the Whopper.

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Mar 16 • 7:33 AM EDT • Business • businessinsider.com
Java House Grand Prix of Arlington races through Entertainment District

The inaugural event included the NTT IndyCar Series, Indy NXT by Firestone series, Toyota GR Cup and USF Pro 2000 series.

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Mar 16 • 3:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • theshorthorn.com
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Conan O'Brien's Oscars monologue targets TK TK

The comedian kept his opening monologue light and avoided politics, instead acknowledging the devastating wildfires that struck Los Angeles before the ceremony.

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Mar 15 • 7:40 PM EDT • Entertainment • latimes.com
Trump aide says Iran war will end in 'weeks'; Pope Leo urges ceasefire

Energy Secretary Chris Wright predicted the conflict will end in the next few weeks, if not sooner, and oil prices will ease shortly after.

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Mar 15 • 5:08 PM EDT • Politics • detroitnews.com
YVCF habitat fund awards 3 grants targeting invasive weeds, river health and post-fire recovery

The Wildlife Habitat Improvement Local District Endowment Fund has awarded three grants to support habitat projects across Routt County, backing work on invasive weeds, river health and post-fire forest recovery, according to a statement released...

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Mar 15 • 3:05 PM EDT • Health • steamboatpilot.com
Animated ‘Firefly’ Series in Development With Original Cast Set to Return

‘Clearly, the return of Firefly is something the fans want,’ star Nathan Fillion said. ‘More importantly, it’s something they deserve.’

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Mar 15 • 11:50 AM EDT • Entertainment • cbs19news.com
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Eau Claire business damaged in fire

Crews responded to the scene on S. Barstow St. early Sunday morning.

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Mar 15 • 9:39 AM EDT • Business • weau.com
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Reign crumble against Firebirds in third straight overtime loss

Koehn Ziemmer's two-goal night wasn't enough as the Ontario Reign lose 4-3 in overtime to the Coachella Valley Firebirds Saturday night at Toyota Arena. This is the Reign's first time experiencing three losses in a row this season but they remain in first place in the AHL Pacific Division with 81 points and a record of 38-16-3-2.

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Mar 15 • 1:29 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Trump says Iran is ready to negotiate a ceasefire but he's not ready to make a deal

The president said the "terms aren't good enough yet" to make a deal with Iran amid a widening war in the Middle East.

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Mar 14 • 7:12 PM EDT • Politics • nbcnews.com
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Feds move to dismiss charges against Army veteran who burned flag

Jan Carey, 55, of Arden, North Carolina, was arrested Aug. 25 after he set fire to a flag in Lafayette Park in Washington, D.C.

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Mar 14 • 2:18 PM EDT • Politics • spectrumlocalnews.com
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Fire ignites at uniform rental business in Salt Lake City

Firefighters extinguished a blaze after it ignited at a uniform rental business in Salt Lake City.The fire was reported Saturday morning at a business near 3370

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Mar 14 • 11:37 AM EDT • Business • kutv.com
Inside the mind, flair and ambition of Syracuse’s new AD: ‘Give me the idea that will get me fired’

Syracuse's new athletic director helped lure future No. 1 NFL Draft pick Cam Ward to Washington State and installed a dunk tank in his old school's end zone.

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Mar 14 • 10:04 AM EDT • Sports • syracuse.com
This Week in Science: Cosmic Fireball, Glowing Forests, And Much More!

Our weekly science news roundup.

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Mar 14 • 7:00 AM EDT • Science • yahoo.com
Universities slow hiring, faculty navigate rocky future amid Trump attacks on higher education

The Trump administration’s attacks on universities have led to a slowdown in hiring, with international academics particularly caught in the crossfire. Colleges are being forced to navigate b…

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Mar 14 • 6:00 AM EDT • Politics • thehill.com
Cincinnati to fire Wes Miller: Bearcats coach out after five seasons, zero NCAA Tournament appearances

Miller leaves with a 100-74 record with the Bearcats, who transitioned from the American to the Big 12 during his tenure

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Mar 13 • 2:13 PM EDT • Sports • cbssports.com
Air quality health advisory issued in multiple counties over wildfire smoke

The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment issued a health advisory for multiple counties Friday morning, due to wildfire smoke.

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Mar 13 • 9:38 AM EDT • Health • kdvr.com
The best recent science fiction, fantasy and horror

The Library of Traumatic Memory by Neil Jordan; The Red Winter by Cameron Sullivan; Travel Light by Naomi Mitchison; Between Two Fires by Christopher Buehlman; Spoiled Milk by Avery Curran

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Mar 13 • 8:00 AM EDT • Science • theguardian.com
Freak accident blamed for fire that heavily damaged Bucks County business

Fire tore through an industrial building in Bucks County after what investigators are calling a freak accident.

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Mar 13 • 7:43 AM EDT • Business • 6abc.com
Hegseth’s Boasts of ‘Maximum’ Engagement Authorities Face Scrutiny After School Is Hit

The defense secretary has disparaged restrictive rules for opening fire that are aimed at reducing the risk of mistakes and civilian casualties.

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Mar 13 • 5:02 AM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com
100 firefighters knock down flames at downtown LA business
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CBS Entertainment | Fire Country | Life of a Firefighter
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Amazon fire sale slashes $320 off this M4 MacBook Air

The 15-inch MacBook Air with 16GB memory and 512GB storage is on sale for $1,079 right now.

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Mar 12 • 1:13 PM EDT • Technology • macworld.com
Child and Adolescent Firearm Deaths: National Trends and Variation by Demographics and States

This brief analyzes the latest youth mortality data from the CDC, finding that nearly 22,000 children and adolescents died by firearm in the past decade. More information on trends over time, type of firearm deaths, and how these deaths vary by demographic and state are available in this brief.

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Mar 12 • 11:56 AM EDT • Health • kff.org
After a successful launch weekend, Pokopia has become one of the best-selling Pokémon spin-offs ever

It is fair to say Nintendo's new Animal Crossing-like Pokémon Pokopia has had a pretty darn successful launch.

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Mar 12 • 8:35 AM EDT • Technology • eurogamer.net
2 arson suspects wanted for setting business on fire in Paramount

Two arson suspects are wanted for setting fire to a business in Paramount. The incident occurred on Feb. 24 as surveillance cameras captured the men targeting a business near the 7900 block of Alon…

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Mar 12 • 12:39 AM EDT • Business • ktla.com
How ‘Chicago Fire’ Wrote out Dermot Mulroney’s Pascal

51 is getting a new battalion chief.

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Mar 11 • 10:00 PM EDT • Entertainment • cbs19news.com
Transcript, videos: Louisville talks after topping SMU

Transcript: PAT KELSEY: A lot of credit to SMU. Andy is a really good coach. We played down at their place a couple weeks ago, and they just kicked the crap out of us. So ton of respect for them. Their offensive firepower is as good as anybody in the country. Proud of our guys. […]

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Mar 11 • 8:48 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
1-Up Games strengthening business 1 month after reopening

In May of last year, a devastating fire caused 1-Up Games in Yakima to scramble to find a way to stay open. In February, they reopened."There was a lot of uncer

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Beyond The Burn Zone: Maui Wildfires Cause Widespread Mental Health Issues

New research shows housing displacement and income loss were central drivers of psychological harm.

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Mar 11 • 5:19 PM EDT • Health • civilbeat.org
Grammarly says it will stop using AI to clone experts without permission

Grammarly fired AI Nilay.

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Mar 11 • 2:45 PM EDT • Technology • theverge.com
Maui’s Mental Health Crisis Goes Far Beyond the Wildfire Burn Zone

On the day of one of the deadliest natural disasters in Hawaii’s history, Blake Kekoa Ramelb watched his hometown go up in flames. It was Aug. 8, 2023, and Maui was burning. Ramelb, born and raised in Lahaina, lived outside the burn zone, so his home was intact. But he couldn’t get into town to […]

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Mar 11 • 11:00 AM EDT • Health • insideclimatenews.org
ESA Investigating Fireball Over Europe After Meteorites Strike German Home

They reportedly punched a football-sized hole in the roof.

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Mar 10 • 8:24 PM EDT • Science • sciencealert.com
Business owners picking up the pieces after massive NW Miami-Dade warehouse fire

Business owners are dealing with the aftermath of a massive fire that tore through a warehouse in northwest Miami-Dade, leaving many without the equipment and inventory they rely on to make a living.

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Mar 10 • 7:16 PM EDT • Business • nbcmiami.com
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Igor Tudor: Pressure grows as Antonin Kinsky experiment backfires and raises further questions over Spurs head coach
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Mississippi House District 3 Primary Election Live Results 2026
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Bay City Fireworks Festival responds to concerns about band performance

The organizers of the Bay City Fireworks Festival are responding to concerns about one of the bands booked to play at this year’s festival.

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Mississippi House Primary Election 2026 Live Results

See live results from the 2026 Mississippi House primary election as votes are counted for Republicans and Democrats.

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Mississippi Senate Primary Election 2026 Live Results

See live results from the 2026 Mississippi Senate primary election as votes are counted for Republicans and Democrats.

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Georgia House Special Election 2026 Live Results

See live results from the 2026 Georgia House Special election as votes are counted for Republicans and Democrats.

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US to end prosecution of Turkiye’s Halkbank over alleged business with Iran

US prosecutors say Turkish assistance in negotiating ceasefire , release of captives from Gaza contributed to settlement.

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Mar 10 • 2:28 AM EDT • Business • aljazeera.com
Fire erupts at business in Capitola Village Monday night

More than 20 firefighting engines and ambulances were called to the scene, according to dispatch logs.

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JFRD didn’t inspect a halfway house for 59 years. Inspectors then found costly issues that could put it out of business

A Jacksonville nonprofit that has helped people recover from drug and alcohol addiction for nearly six decades is now facing costly safety upgrades after a recent fire inspection revealed the residential portion of the property had never been inspected by fire officials.

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Mar 9 • 4:50 PM EDT • Business • news4jax.com
Worker rescued after being trapped under pipe at Lee Health Cape Coral construction site

The Cape Coral Fire Department said crews are responding to help a construction worker who got trapped under a pipe.

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Mar 9 • 3:39 PM EDT • Health • gulfcoastnewsnow.com
White House fires GOP NTSB member, who calls it ‘political hit job’

J. Todd Inman frequently represented the National Transportation Safety Board in news conferences after the deadly American Airlines crash in D.C. last year.

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Mar 9 • 1:35 PM EDT • Politics • washingtonpost.com
Taylor Kinney sells Providence Township home for $755K

Neffsville native and “Chicago Fire” star Taylor Kinney has sold his home in southern Lancaster County.

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Mar 9 • 12:22 PM EDT • Entertainment • lancasteronline.com
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Scientists detect a sudden acceleration in global warming

Global warming has picked up speed in the past decade, according to a new analysis from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK). By removing short term natural influences such as El Niño, volcanic eruptions, and solar cycles from temperature records, researchers uncovered a clear acceleration in the planet’s long term warming trend beginning around 2015.

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Mar 9 • 8:00 AM EDT • Science • sciencedaily.com
I’m a College Student. Gen Z Sports Betting Is Wrecking My Friends’ Lives.

Among my college peers, using apps to bet on sporting events has become a dangerous rite of passage. March Madness will only add fuel to the fire.

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Mar 9 • 5:30 AM EDT • Sports • wsj.com
Shots fired at Rihanna's Beverly Hills home, suspect taken into custody

Multiple shots were fired toward Rihanna's Beverly Hills home on Sunday afternoon, LAPD confirms. The "Umbrella" singer was home at the time of the shooting, according to news reports, but no one at the residence was harmed, the LAPD confirmed.

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Mar 8 • 9:15 PM EDT • Entertainment • ew.com
Cannabis business damaged after Sunday morning fire
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Eastern Michigan, Western Michigan both fire basketball coaches

Change is coming to some basketball schools in the state of Michigan, even if Dusty May and Tom Izzo aren't going anywhere.

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Mar 8 • 4:01 PM EDT • Sports • freep.com
Fire damages Scarborough cannabis business

Officials say the fire was contained to the one business and does not appear to be suspicious

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Georgia Tech fires men's basketball coach Damon Stoudamire
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'Big blessing for us' | Community unites to help Barnesville businesses after fire
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LAPD officers respond to business robbery call, fatally shoot suspect behind counter

Officers with the Los Angeles Police Department opened fire on a suspect while responding to a robbery call late Saturday night. According to the LAPD Public Information Officer, units were called …

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Mar 8 • 10:08 AM EDT • Business • ktla.com
Two men fire shot through storefront window during North Side business robbery

SAN ANTONIO — Police are searching for two suspects after a robbery at a local business ended in gunfire.Officers were called around 5 p.m. to the 1300 block o

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Mar 8 • 9:14 AM EDT • Business • news4sanantonio.com
Authorities respond to fire at Cedar Rapids business

Authorities said they were called to 3815 16th Ave. SW for a fire at 8:10 pm.

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