CD Projekt Red’s highly anticipated update for Cyberpunk 2077, version 2.02, is now live and brings a host of exciting changes to the game. Along with addressing a bug that caused players to die before reaching one of the main endings, there are numerous weapon tweaks, bug fixes, and even some unexpected nerfs that add …
The speaker made a last-minute reversal to avert a government shutdown. It could cost him his job. Anna Moneymaker / Getty September 30, 2023, 5:52 PM ET Updated at 9:02 p.m. ET on September 30, 2023 Legislative Speaker Kevin McCarthy faced a difficult decision in recent weeks as he negotiated spending bills with hard-line members …
On Monday, the Biden administration sent letters to 16 governors, highlighting a long-standing issue of underfunding historically Black land-grant colleges. The letters, signed by Education Secretary Miguel Cardona and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, mark the first time the federal government has quantified the extent of financial discrimination against these institutions over the past 30 years. …
On Saturday, my wife gently took my phone away from me, claiming I seemed a bit obsessed with it. I had been glued to the screen all day, working, refreshing Slack, browsing social media, and checking my email. I had just sent a friend a text recommending a vacuum cleaner accessory with a tone of …
Canada’s two biggest railways are fighting against a new rail shipping rule in Ottawa’s federal budget bill over concerns that it will increase expenses and congestion. The legislation proposes to expand what is known as “extended interswitching” to 160 kilometers from 30 kilometers in three Prairie provinces for an 18-month period to promote competition and …
Following House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s announcement of a debt-ceiling deal with President Joe Biden, Republican leaders circulated a fact sheet praising McCarthy’s victories. The deal, known as the Fiscal Responsibility Act, includes spending cuts but also exempts critical veterans programs, national defense priorities, Social Security, and Medicare. Critics argue that the bill does not actually …