Press review · Friday, 20 June 2025
20 June 2025
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thegamer.com Tech ·
The Witcher 3's No Fetch Quest Policy Will Return For The Witcher 4
CD Projekt is carrying its quest design philosophy from The Witcher 3 into The Witcher 4, which means no frivolous fetch quests.
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lemonde.fr Top stories ·
Nationwide injunctions: 'The Supreme Court's decision weakens the few checks and balances capable of restraining Trump'
OP-ED. Public law professor Julien Jeanneney voices concern over the recent elimination by the highest court in the United States of universal injunctions, a legal tool that until now allowed the expansion of presidential power to be slowed.
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huffpost.com Top stories ·
‘Ugly As Hell’: Trump Revives 1 Of His Longest-Running Feuds
The president launched a new attack on renewable energy during a Fox News interview.
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sammobile.com Tech ·
With the Galaxy Z Fold 7, Samsung is dropping something ugly
With the Galaxy Z Fold 6, Samsung introduced ridged camera rings that were criticized by many, so the Fold 7 cameras won't have them.
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deadline.com Top stories ·
UTA Drops Bob Vylan After “Death To The IDF” Chant During Scandal-Hit Glastonbury Set
UTA has moved swiftly to drop Bob Vylan, the punk duo at the heart of a scandal in the UK over their performance at Glastonbury Festival.
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cityandstateny.com Top stories ·
Opinion: Weaponizing antisemitism is dirty politics
Zohran Mamdani has been unfairly branded as both antisemitic and a Communist. Neither are true.
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bostonglobe.com Top stories ·
Trump administration threatens to cut all of Harvard’s funding after finding treatment of Jewish students violated civil rights law - The Boston Globe
A letter from a key task force said that if Harvard's failure to make immediate or changes on campus would "continue to affect Harvard’s relationship with the federal government.”
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hoopshype.com Top stories ·
NBA Intel: Free Agency Deandre Ayton, Malik Beasley, Myles Turner, Nickeil Alexander-Walker; Trades
HoopsHype Senior NBA Insider Michael Scotto has gathered the latest intel on Deandre Ayton’s buyout, free agency updates on Myles Turner, Malik Beasley, Dennis Schroeder, Nickeil Alexander-Walker, …
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espn.com Top stories ·
NBA insiders: What we're hearing about 20 teams hours before free agency begins
With free agency set to begin at 6 p.m. ET Monday, here are the latest rumblings from across the league, from potential free agent targets to trades.
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nola.com Top stories ·
Barry dissipates over Mexico as forecasters track Gulf disturbance near Florida
Here's the latest.
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oklahoman.com Top stories ·
Oklahoma lawmakers unsure why Trump admin denied disaster mitigation funding
The March wildfires killed several people and damaged hundreds of homes, including Gov. Kevin Stitt's farmhouse.
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bbc.com Top stories ·
Ukrainian forces halt Russian advance in Sumy region, says army chief
Russia launched its offensive in the spring aiming to create a "buffer zone" inside Ukraine to protect its border regions.
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Congress sprints to pass Trump’s big bill before July 4 deadline. Follow live updates. - The Boston Globe
The hours ahead will be pivotal for the Republicans, who have control of Congress and are racing against the president's self-imposed deadline.
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foxnews.com Top stories ·
Supreme Court to hear Republican challenge that could shake up US elections
Supreme Court to hear Republican challenge to campaign finance limits, potentially impacting how parties spend money on candidates under First Amendment protections.
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nbcnews.com Top stories ·
Trump administration live updates: Senate starts voting on GOP agenda bill
Live updates and the latest news as the Senate votes on amendment to the Trump-backed Republican domestic policy bill.
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neowin.net Tech ·
Linux 6.16-rc4 arrives with a focus on filesystem and driver fixes
The fourth release candidate of the Linux 6.16 kernel is now available. It has been described as a large update with file system and driver improvements.
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theguardian.com Top stories ·
‘What’s the world’s best actor doing there?’ The real reason the Squid Game finale is so bleak
The biggest show in Netflix history isn’t allowed to ride off into the sunset – it has to be exploited until its back breaks. It’s a tragedy
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budget.senate.gov Top stories ·
All Week, Merkley Has Sounded the Alarm on Republicans’ Attempt to Invoke a Budget Gimmick | U.S. Senate Committee On The Budget
The Official U.S. Senate Committee On The Budget
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cnbc.com Top stories ·
Clean energy stocks fall as Trump bill taxes components from China, phases out credits
The latest version of President Donald Trump's "big, beautiful bill" hits clean energy hard, though Wall Street also views some companies as relative winners.
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arabnews.com Top stories ·
‘She’s not coming back’: Alawite women snatched from streets of Syria
DAMASCUS: “Don’t wait for her,” the WhatsApp caller told the family of Abeer Suleiman on May 21, hours after she vanished from the streets of the Syrian town of Safita. “She’s not coming back.” Suleiman’s kidnapper and another man who identified himself as an intermediary said in subsequent calls and messages that the 29-year-old woman would be killed or trafficked into slavery unless her relatives paid them a ransom of $15,000. “I am not in Syria,” Suleiman herself told her family in a call on May 29 from the same phone number used by her captor, which had an Iraqi country code.
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thetimes.com Tech ·
What makes someone cool? The answer is universal
Different cultures around the world all have the same idea of the relevant traits — even if language, tradition and social mores vary, research suggests
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nbcnews.com Top stories ·
Senate begins voting on Trump's massive bill as Republicans race toward final passage
With Sens. Rand Paul and Thom Tillis opposed to the package, GOP leaders can only afford one more defection.
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wccftech.com Tech ·
GPD Reportedly Prepared The First Strix Halo-Based Gaming Handheld Prototype, Offering 10,000+ Points In Time Spy
GPD has reportedly prepared the world's first Strix Halo-based gaming handheld, which offers the best graphical performance yet but it may not be released.
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variety.com Top stories ·
BBC Says It ‘Should Have Pulled’ Livestream of Bob Vylan’s Glastonbury Set; UTA Drops Punk Duo From Roster
The BBC has issued a statement regarding Bob Vylan's Glastonbury set on Saturday, with the broadcaster saying it "should have pulled" the livestream.
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espn.com Top stories ·
WNBA to add Cleveland, Detroit, Philly by 2030
The WNBA is expanding to 18 teams over the next five years, with Cleveland, Detroit and Philadelphia set to join by 2030. Toronto and Portland enter next year.
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nbcnews.com Top stories ·
Supreme Court takes up major new challenge to campaign finance restrictions
The court will consider a Republican request to strike down restrictions on how much national party committees can spend in coordination with individual campaigns.
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independent.co.uk Top stories ·
‘Vote-a-rama’ begins as 5 in GOP threaten to tank ‘Big Beautiful’ bill
Senate to decide fate of president’s lynchpin spending bill Monday, including tax cuts and funds for thousands of new ICE agents
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digitalcameraworld.com Tech ·
Sigma's new lens isn't just a prime killer – it may be a full-frame camera killer, too
Not only does Sigma's f/1.8 APS-C zoom make prime lenses redundant – it might actually make full-frame redundant
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macrumors.com Tech ·
Apple Planning to Launch Low-Cost MacBook Powered By iPhone Chip
Apple is planning to launch a low-cost MacBook powered by an iPhone chip, according to Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. In an article published on X,...
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cnbc.com Top stories ·
U.S. stocks are at record highs, but the outlook for the world's largest economy is no clearer
Economic modeling is "very difficult" right now because "things are changing constantly," Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic told CNBC's "Squawk Box Europe."
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pushsquare.com Tech ·
UK's Death Stranding 2 PS5 Physical Sales Displace Mario Kart World, But Down 66% Compared to Predecessor
Context matters, though
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'Unprecedented' alerts in France as blistering heat grips Europe
Dozens of the country's mainland regions are currently under the second-highest alert as the heatwave continues.
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nytimes.com Top stories ·
A List of Nearly Everything in the Senate G.O.P. Bill, and How Much It Would Cost or Save
The legislation includes tax cuts as well as big cuts to Medicaid, food benefits and other programs, and it would add more than $3 trillion to the national debt.
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tomshardware.com Tech ·
Nvidia is giving away free Adobe Creative Cloud subscriptions with access to all software — one month for RTX 30 and 40 series owners, two months for RTX 50 series owners
Existing Adobe users will have to sit this one out.
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gsmarena.com Tech ·
Samsung Galaxy S25 series gets another One UI 8 beta update
This could be the final One UI 8 beta update. Samsung is seeding the third One UI 8 version update to beta users in the UK, India, Germany and South Korea....
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ifstudies.org Top stories ·
Americans Oppose the AI Regulation Moratorium by a 3-to-1 Margin
The majority of Americans do not support Congress's AI moratorium.
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nbcnews.com Top stories ·
2 teens shot near Stonewall Inn after NYC Pride march, police say
One teenage victim was shot in the head while another is in stable condition after being shot in the leg. It is unclear if it was a hate crime-related incident.
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cnbc.com Top stories ·
China's manufacturing activity contracts for a third month amid deflation woes
Chinese manufacturers have been grappling with a deepening price war, exacerbated by higher tariffs that dwarfed its U.S-bound exports.
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foxnews.com Top stories ·
House leaders eye Wednesday vote on Trump's 'big, beautiful bill' as sleepless Senate drudges on
House lawmakers prepare to vote on President Donald Trump's "big, beautiful bill," addressing tax relief, Medicaid and border security, with slim margins and lingering Republican concerns.
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cnbc.com Top stories ·
Moderna's flu vaccine shows positive late-stage trial results, paving way for combination Covid shot
The phase three study data clears the path forward for Moderna's combination jab targeting Covid-19 and influenza.
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abcnews.go.com Top stories ·
Canadian PM Carney says trade talks with US resume after Canada rescinded tech tax
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says trade talks with U.S. have resumed after Canada rescinded its plan to tax U.S. technology firms
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foxweather.com Top stories ·
Tropical Storm Flossie gains strength, remains on track to become hurricane Monday night or Tuesday
Tropical Storm Flossie formed in the Eastern Pacific Ocean off the southwestern coast of Mexico late Sunday morning, and the system is expected to strengthen into a hurricane early this week.
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Spain records highs of 46C and France under alert as Europe swelters in heatwave
Extreme heat ‘the new normal’, says UN chief, as authorities across the continent issue health warnings
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phonearena.com Tech ·
The Galaxy Watch 8 Classic leaks again and this time we got real world images
Samsung’s Watch 8 Classic appears in another early leak, showing off its newly "squircled" shape
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forbes.com Top stories ·
Crunch Time For U.S. Clean Energy Incentives
In this week's Current Climate newsletter, the fight for U.S. clean energy incentives; Elon Musk fires a top Tesla lieutenant; Toyota's Woven Capital adjusts to Trump 2.0
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notebookcheck.net Tech ·
Possible GPD Win 5 spotted running AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 'Strix Halo' APU
What looks like a new GPD Win gaming handheld has surfaced in an early leak. Sporting a different design to the existing GPD Win 4, the possible Win 5 relies upon AMD's Ryzen AI Max+ 395 'Strix Halo' APU to great effect.
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nbcnews.com Top stories ·
Trump says the administration is working on a 'temporary pass' for immigrants in certain industries
The president's comments mark the latest shift in his administration's approach to immigrant workers in certain industries.
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dropsitenews.com Top stories ·
"Things Got out of Control": Will the Victims of Syria’s Coastal Massacres See Justice?
Last March saw a civilian massacre in the Alawite region of coastal Syria. Many victims in Al-Rusafa hold Ahmed al-Sharaa's new government responsible.
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nintendolife.com Tech ·
Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag Actor Drops The Biggest Remake Hint Yet
"You might have to beat it again..."
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cbssports.com Top stories ·
What if LeBron James went home to the Cavaliers? Why a Cleveland trade could actually make sense for everyone
Such a deal would require some serious sacrifices from the Cavaliers