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Trump administration probes states that mandate health insurance coverage for abortion
The Trump administration said Thursday that it has launched investigations into 13 states that require state-regulated health insurance plans to cover abortion.
Venezuela's win over Team USA becomes most-watched World Baseball Classic game, outdraws some past World Series games
No. 16 Siena nearly upsets No. 1 Duke in NCAA tournament while making only 1 sub ... for 2 seconds
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.
Fantasy Baseball Rankings 2026: Breakouts by model that called Jacob Wilson's impressive season
The SportsLine model reveals its top 2026 Fantasy baseball breakouts after nailing Jacob Wilson's huge 2025 season
Will mobile sports betting ever become legal in Mississippi?
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Fantasy Baseball: Starting pitcher sleeper and breakout picks for 2026
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When asked following the Lakers’ 124-116 win in …
When asked following the Lakers’ 124-116 win in …
Blue Jackets bring pressure-based mindset into meeting with Rangers
The Columbus Blue Jackets are on a 10-game point streak (6-0-4) as they prepare to host the New York Rangers on Thursday night.
Jonathan Kuminga makes 75-foot shot, NBA's 6th-longest on record, as Hawks win 11th straight
March Madness live updates, scores, bracket: First Four continues with Miami (Ohio) vs. SMU
A David Protein lawsuit alleges the buzzy bars have far more calories than listed. Does science agree?
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NCAA Men's Tournament Cinderella Ladder: Look Out For Akron, South Florida
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Champions League results: Liverpool, Bayern Munich comfortably advance; Barcelona routs Newcastle
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March Madness bracket picks: Cinderellas, upsets, Final Four predictions and more for the NCAA men's and women's tournaments
March Madness 2026 predictions: Which teams are Yahoo Sports users picking to win the NCAA tournament?
World Baseball Classic: For Eugenio Suárez and Venezuela, WBC victory brings deluge of emotions, singing and so many tears
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Let the Madness begin: Texas beats NC State on Tramon Mark's game-winner with 1 second left
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World Baseball Classic: Venezuela takes down Team USA in championship game stunner
Venezuela has its first World Baseball Classic title.
Texas vs. NC State live updates: March Madness First Four begins in Dayton; UMBC falls to Howard
Champions League results: Real Madrid bounces Manchester City; Arsenal, PSG, Sporting also move on
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Champions League results: Chelsea, Manchester City exit; Arsenal moves on to Round of 16
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Apple releases its first Background Security Improvement for macOS, iOS and iPadOS
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March Madness 2026: Who are Yahoo Sports users picking to win the national championship this spring?
March Madness First Four: Live updates, scores for Howard vs. UMBC, Texas vs. NC State as NCAA tournament begins
Spotify rolls out 'bit-perfect' playback in Windows app
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2026 Valspar Championship odds, picks: Surprising predictions from model that's called 16 majors
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2026 NFL mock draft 7.0: Free-agent frenzy shuffles the board where RB Jeremiyah Love lands in top 5
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Apple and Nike team up for a new Powerbeats Pro 2 colorway
The Nike Special Edition gives the familiar earphones a shoe-inspired paint job.
Dell XPS 16 (2026) review: Return of the king
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The Morning After: Apple's surprise AirPods Max refresh
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Opening Cuba for business
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Contributor: War abroad, injustices at home and a theme running through it all
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Country star stops show to spot fan who busted him open: ‘Get his fat (expletive) out’
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Democrats like Markwayne Mullin but that doesn’t mean they’ll vote for him for DHS secretary
In his early days in Congress, Markwayne Mullin tried pairing his suit jacket and tie with a pair of jeans on the House floor. Then-House Speaker John Boehner reprimanded the young Republican for breaking the dress code.
World Baseball Classic: Venezuela advances to first WBC final and a shot at redemption vs. Team USA
86 days to the World Cup: Why going undefeated doesn't guarantee a knockout-round appearance
Suspended: Bayern Munich’s Nicolas Jackson handed two-game ban
FC Bayern will be without its backup striker for two games.
World Baseball Classic: Venezuela beats Italy with 3-run, 7th-inning rally to advance and face Team USA in final
World Baseball Classic: Venezuela beats Italy with 3-run, 7th-inning rally to advance to final
Jacksonville Jaguars eyeing a specific position in the NFL Draft
After the NFL’s new league year opened Wednesday, teams finalized a wave of free-agent signings and trades. Now the league’s focus shifts toward the 2026 NFL Draft. Teams will host dozens of prospects throughout March and April while continuing their…
Shohei Ohtani returns to Dodgers after WBC, expected to pitch once before spring training ends
Alabama's Aden Holloway arrested after authorities allegedly found over a pound of marijuana at residence, expected to miss NCAA tournament
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Cardinals Nab Key Patriots LB, Signs Two-Year Contract
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Android tablets and foldables are getting a Chrome bookmark bar
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March Madness bracket: 4 dark-horse candidates capable of making a deep NCAA tournament run
Sony's enhanced PSSR upscaling arrives on PS5 Pro today
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2026 NCAA tournament will feature a new, potentially crucial element: the coach's challenge
NVIDIA claims DLSS 5 will deliver 'photoreal' image quality with AI this fall
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Red-hot teams clash when Hurricanes visit Blue Jackets
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March Madness 2026: First-round schedule, game times, how to watch; NCAA tournament printable bracket
2026 Valspar Championship odds, picks: Surprising predictions from model that's called 16 majors
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March Madness bracket: We had AI pick every game of the men's NCAA tournament. Here's who won
Emails show back‑and‑forth over latest Rick Jackson ad
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Oscars 2026 winners: Full list as 'One Battle After Another' and 'Sinners' dominate awards
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They didn’t want to have C-sections. A judge would decide how they gave birth
On the afternoon of Sept. 9, 2024, Cherise Doyley was in her 12th hour of contractions at University of Florida Health in downtown Jacksonville when a nurse came in with a bedsheet and told her to cover up. A supervisor brought a tablet to Doyley’s bedside. Gathered on the screen were a judge in a black robe and several lawyers, doctors and hospital staff.
Why do healthcare costs continue to rise? A policy expert weighs in. - McCourt School of Public Policy
Research Professor Emeritus Jack Hoadley explains what’s contributing to rising healthcare costs — and how policy can be part of the solution.
World Baseball Classic: Team USA holds off Dominican Republic to win on controversial strike three call, advance to final
March Madness 2026: Which No. 1 seed in the men's NCAA tournament has the easiest road to the championship? Hint: It's not Duke
World Baseball Classic: Team USA holds off Dominican Republic to win on controversial final pitch, advance to WBC final
The U.S. bullpen held off the Dominican Republic by a score of 2-1, with the game ending on a questionable called strike three.
6 memorable moments from Conan O'Brien's second time hosting the Oscars
This is the second time in a row the talk show host emceed the show.
March Madness 2026: We had AI pick every game of the men's NCAA tournament bracket. Here's who won
2026 Oscar nominations full list: 'Sinners' smashes record with 16 nods as 'Wicked: For Good' is snubbed entirely
Paul Thomas Anderson's "One Battle After Another" was second with 13 while Jon M. Chu's "Wicked" sequel was completely shut out.
SEC tournament title game live updates, score, bracket: Follow Arkansas vs. Vanderbilt
Clemson Baseball falls to Georgia Tech in ACC opener
Yellow Jackets take games one and two while the Tigers salvage game three.
World Baseball Classic semifinals preview: Pitching matchups, keys to victory, predictions and more for USA-D.R. and Venezuela-Italy
World Baseball Classic: Venezuela takes out defending champ Japan, will face Italy in semifinals
Penguins overcome another multigoal deficit to win in Utah
SALT LAKE CITY — For almost 35 minutes Saturday, it was shaping up to be a very bad night for the Penguins. The Islanders and Blue Jackets both won,...
Likely No. 1 overall NCAA tournament seed Duke hangs on to beat Virginia for ACC tourney title
The Blue Devils have won back-to-back ACC tournament titles.
World Baseball Classic schedule, scores: Team USA to face Dominican Republic in semifinals; Japan vs. Venezuela concludes quarterfinals
JA CEO Challenge: Jackson-area students pitch business ideas for prize money
High school students from Jackson and Lenawee schools competed in the final “Launch” phase of Junior Achievement’s CEO Challenge at the Jackson Area Career Center on Saturday.
The Players Championship 2026 purse, payouts: Ludvig Åberg holds 3-shot lead entering Sunday at TPC Swagrass
Regan Smith Previews China Open, Viewing it as a "Business Trip"
The itinerary will be packed, arriving 2 days prior to the competition and having media obligations the day before the 4-day meet starts.
Players Championship: Two killed in parking lot near TPC Sawgrass, tournament opening delayed
In what police are calling a domestic incident, two people were shot and killed near the site of The Players Championship.
Burt Jones was the inevitable Republican nominee for Georgia governor. Then Rick Jackson showed up
Burt Jones is Georgia’s lieutenant governor and he seemed to have a clear path to be the Republican nominee for governor this year with President Donald Trump’s endorsement, But then health care tycoon Rick Jackson got into the race in February and he’s already spent more than $30 million of his own money on television campaign ads
Burt Jones was the inevitable Republican nominee for Georgia governor. Then Rick Jackson showed up
Burt Jones is Georgia's lieutenant governor and he seemed to have a clear path to be the Republican nominee for governor this year with President Donald Trump's endorsement, But then health care tycoon Rick Jackson got into the race in February and he's already spent more than $30 million of his own money on television campaign ads.
Big 12 basketball tournament updates, scores, bracket: Arizona, Houston move on to title game
World Baseball Classic: Team USA sets up semifinal clash with Dominican Republic after close win over Canada
Big 12 basketball tournament live updates, scores, bracket: Arizona wins on buzzer beater; follow Houston vs. Kansas
World Baseball Classic live updates: Quarterfinals begin with Dominican Republic blowing out Korea, USA vs. Canada on Friday night
Maple Leafs star Auston Matthews out for season after 'dirty' hit, Ducks' Radko Gudas gets 5-game suspension
World Baseball Classic live updates: Quarterfinals kick off with Dominican Republic vs. Korea, USA vs. Canada on Friday night
A smartphone app can help men last longer in bed
In a randomised trial, men who experience premature ejaculation benefitted from using an app to learn techniques for extending intercourse
Xander Schauffele, Ludvig Åberg take control at The Players as Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy struggle
Åberg and Schauffele are in control halfway through The Players.
Opinion | A Judicial Climate Science Scandal
How political actors hijacked an education manual for judges to serve the plaintiffs bar.
Columbus Blue Jackets, NHL embrace Brad Larsen after wife's death
Brad Larsen and his family are receiving condolences throughout the NHL and hockey world after his wife, Hannah, died following a battle with cancer.