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Grand jury declines to re-indict Letitia James after judge dismissed first case
Liquid Swords' debut title is a $25 'noir action game' coming next year
US supreme court approves redrawn Texas congressional maps
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Grand jury declines to re-indict Letitia James after judge dismissed first case

Decision comes less than two weeks after judge ruled similar case against New York attorney general unlawful A grand jury declined to indict Letitia James on Thursday, less than two weeks after a judge ruled that a similar mortgage fraud case brought by federal prosecutors against the New York attorney general was unlawful. The move by the justice department to present the case again to a grand jury was seen as a signal of its determination to prosecute James, who has been one of Donald Trump’s top political foes ever since she successfully brought a fraud lawsuit against him…

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Liquid Swords' debut title is a $25 'noir action game' coming next year

The debut game from Liquid Swords will arrive in early 2026, it was announced at today's PC Gaming Show. Samson: A Tyndalston Story is billed as "a consequence-heavy noir action game" by its developer, and focuses on the eponymous Samson McCray, a man who's got himself into serious debt in a city that doesn’t seem particularly forgiving.  The debut trailer doesn’t give too much away in terms of story, but I’m getting gritty Max Payne-y vibes. Combat looks crunchy and visceral, and it sounds like Liquid Swords is going for an oppressive atmosphere. "Samson is built on a simple,…

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US supreme court approves redrawn Texas congressional maps

Major win for Trump as justices reject lower-court ruling that found maps had been racially gerrymandered Texas can use a redrawn congressional map that adds as many as five Republican-friendly seats, the supreme court has ruled, giving Donald Trump and the GOP a major win in their push to add Republican congressional seats ahead of next year’s midterm elections. The supreme court’s decision came after a 2-1 ruling from a three-judge panel striking down Texas’s new map in November. The majority found the state had likely sorted voters based on their race – an unlawful practice called racial gerrymandering…

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NASA Glenn’s AeroSpace Frontiers Newsletter Takes a Bow

3 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) Since April 1999, the AeroSpace Frontiers (AF) newsletter has shared information monthly on NASA Glenn Research Center’s people, projects, and progress. If you were looking for news on any of these topics, there was a good chance you could read all about them in AF each month.  The newsletter has evolved in the last 26 years, changing with the times, to improve how and when we communicate with our audiences. From updating the hard copy layout to offering the issue online, we adjusted and enhanced AF to meet…

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Netflix’s Latest Series Feels Like a Harlan Coben Mystery, but With a Supernatural and Spine-Chilling Twist

For years now, Harlan Coben and his novels have been behind major streaming hits. From the Netflix original series Fool Me Once, which is one of the platform’s most-watched titles of all-time, to Prime Video’s latest series Lazarus, Coben’s stories are all about twists, turns, and expecting the unexpected. So while it hasn’t been long since Coben’s stories last made it to the small screen (Lazarus was released on October 22, 2025), Netflix’s latest thriller addition, Playing Gracie Darling, might give viewers the same spine-chilling drama. First released on August 14, 2025, the series recently became available on Netflix…

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Putin Touches Down in Delhi for High-Stakes Summit

PM Modi broke protocol and received President Putin at Delhi Airport – Photo PM’s X handle KO Special Correspondent New Delhi- Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in New Delhi on Thursday for a state visit at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi—his first trip to India since the Ukraine war began nearly four years ago. Modi personally received Putin with a warm embrace at Palam Airport, a gesture that underlined the significance New Delhi attaches to the visit at a time of intense geopolitical churn. Putin, who has arrived for a nearly 27-hour visit, is accompanied by a…

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Report: WNBA CBA Negotiations Continue to Hinge on Revenue Sharing

As WNBA CBA negotiations rage on, revenue sharing continues to be a wedge issue for both sides of the table, with the league office and the WNBPA eyeing the terms of the most recent proposal from differing viewpoints. The Athletic reported on Wednesday that the WNBA believes it has offered the revenue-sharing salary model that the players have pushed for throughout the CBA talks, leaving athletes to claim 50% of the “sharable” portion of league revenue. How the WNBA will determine the “sharable” cut is uncertain, though sources claim the compensation structure on offer will result in players taking…

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US student who took four chickens after breaking into a farm sentenced to 90 days in jail

Zoe Rosenberg, 23, studying at UC Berkeley, had said it was a ‘rescue’ and ‘will not apologize’ for her actions A California student has been sentenced to 90 days in jail after breaking into a Petaluma poultry and taking four chickens in an effort she called a “rescue”. Zoe Rosenberg, a 23-year-old student at the University of California, Berkeley, was convicted of felony conspiracy and three misdemeanor counts in October. On Wednesday, a jury sentenced her to 90 days – 60 of which may involve jail alternates, such as house arrest – far less than the four and a…

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HSBC has a new chair but the succession process should have been slicker

This is the UK’s second-largest listed company, and the European bank most exposed to declining US-China relations It turns out that Sir Mark Tucker, 67, retired as chair of HSBC in September to make way for an older man. Say hello to Brendan Nelson, 76, a former KPMG partner, who has been doing the job on an interim basis for a couple of months but was regarded as a rank outsider to get the gig permanently. Just how permanent remains to be seen because the HSBC chief executive, Georges Elhedery, clearly unaware that Nelson had thrown his hat into…

China
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Admiral denies ‘kill them all’ order in boat attack but video alarms lawmakers

A Navy admiral commanding the US military strikes on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean told lawmakers on Thursday that there was no “kill them all” order from Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth but a stark video of the attack left grave questions as Congress scrutinises the campaign that killed two people. Admiral Frank Bradley appeared for a series of closed-door classified briefings at the Capitol as lawmakers conduct an investigation after a report that he ordered the follow-on attack that… Source link

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Doug Caldwell Talks About the Data Pipeline for the TESS Mission

A conversation with Doug Caldwell, instrument scientist for the Kepler Space Telescope, and who’s now working on NASA’s next planet-hunting mission— the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite or TESS. Transcript Michele Johnson: (Host)You’re listening to NASA in Silicon Valley, a conversational podcast where we explore all the amazing work being done out of Ames Research Center. I’m Michele Johnson, filling in for Matt Buffington for this week’s 86th episode. Our guest today is Doug Caldwell, the instrument scientist for the Kepler Space Telescope, and who’s now working on NASA’s next planet-hunting mission— the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite or TESS for…