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Linux Mint always follows its Ubuntu base (LTS with long-term support) after some delay. Version 21.3 has just brought its system base up to the level of Ubuntu 22.04.3, i.e. the third update of the Ubuntu LTS version 22.04. While Ubuntu automatically installs such point releases as part of the update management, the extremely conservative Linux Mint interprets this as a version step that user must actively request, or you’ll otherwise remain with the previous minor version. Linux Mint also remains cautious when it comes to kernel updates: It does not follow Ubuntu’s step (22.04.3) to Linux kernel 6.2 and stays with version 21.3 of kernel 5.15 with long-term support. This can be changed at any time in the update management under “View – Kernel” but only by actively doing so. Linux Mint is conservative, but keeps up: The fact that the Wayland window protocol will sooner or later replace X11/Xorg is now also accepted here and in progress. The Cinnamon main edition now offers optional Wayland operation. Like Ubuntu LTS, Linux Mint will be provided with updates for five yaars. In the case of version 21.3, this means support until April 2027, as this is counted from the first release of Ubuntu 22.04 (April 2022). The support period applies to all three Mint editions. Yes – there are still two other flavors in addition to the Cinnamon edition: For the editions with Mate and XFCE, however, nothing changes at all on the desktop, because Mate remains at version 1.26 and XFCE at version 4.18. Only a few marginal changes to the accessories (Warpinator, Hypnotix) are also to be found there. Linux Mint 21.3: What’s new? Linux Mint 21.3 “Virginia” at a glance IDG Not very much. The modular Cinnamon Spices now have the additional item “Actions” in the “System settings” in addition to the previous categories “Applets” (for the system bar), “Desklets” (desktop gadgets), “Extensions” (Cinnamon effects) and “Themes” (visual themes). These are small additional functions for the Nemo file manager, which were previously located there as “Nemo actions” (such as calling up the system settings or restarting Cinnamon via the right-click desktop context menu). The new “actions” in the system center are therefore just a move to a more prominent location. A new optional source appears in the application package sources: The “Romeo” repository offers current, but possibly still unstable software packages that can be activated here – at your own risk. Extra package source for untested software: It is up to the user to allow this additional up-to-date software on the system. The “System settings – Screen” item shows the four options: “75%”, “100%”, “125%” and “150%” for “Screen scaling”, provided the feature is activated in the “Settings” tab. The reduction to 75 percent is new, but the entire function is carefully marked as “experimental”. Another small feature can be seen when right-clicking on a program link in the Cinnamon main menu: The entries now show the additional option “Properties.” This can be used to customize a program launcher, but it is also a quick and easy way to determine the program name. The Mint team also continues to cultivate its small hobbyhorses: The Hypnotix accessory is an accumulator of several thousand free IP-TV channels and now gets a new favorites collection for faster channel selection. The Warpinator is a hobby of Mint boss Lefèbvre: It allows encrypted peer-to-peer data exchange in the local network (without a server) and can now connect directly to the desired device by entering the IP address. Cinnamon in no hurry on the way to Wayland: The old X11 protocol (“Cinnamon default”) is expected to remain the standard for another two years. IDG However, the actual technical advancement of the main Cinnamon edition is clearly the entry into Wayland support. In typical Mint fashion, the option appears cautiously on the login screen as “Cinnamon on Wayland (Experimental)”. Nevertheless, the Wayland session appears largely stable, but still suffers from the typical small deficits (screenshots, clipboard actions, X11 forwarding, terminal tools such as xrandr, xprop). For Linux Mint, it is primarily about preparing Cinnamon for Wayland and proving this to its more progressive users. Unlike Ubuntu, Gnome or KDE, Linux Mint is not a driver of the more modern Wayland protocol: According to Lefèbvre, X11/Xorg will remain the standard under Mint in the complete 22 version (i.e. until 2026). Upgrades from 21.2 to version 21.3 The upgrade from the previous version “Victoria” is optional considering the slight feature improvements, but we recommend the action for one simple reason: Linux Mint upgrades cannot skip intermediate steps. Without version 21.3, you will not be able to upgrade to version 22 in the summer. As a rule, desktop users are best served by upgrading to all minor versions. You can update a running Mint 21.2 computer to version 21.3 “Virginia” with little effort. When you start the update manager, a message will say that there is a “new version of the update manager” – i.e. the tool you are currently using. You can install this version by clicking on the “Apply the update” button. The tool restarts automatically after the download to load the new version of the software. Then start the upgrade with “Edit – Update system to “Linux Mint 21.3 Virginia”. The process should only take a few minutes because the difference in packages between the original version and the first point release are not extensive. The new installation For new installations, Linux Mint 21.3 can be obtained as usual via the project page, which then links to the actual mirror servers (“Download mirrors”). The selection of the download server is irrelevant for the subsequent language localisation. Linux Mint still offers three different editions with the Cinnamon, Mate and XFCE desktops, with the Cinnamon edition being the clear favorite and the XFCE version possibly the best choice for older computers. During setup, all three editions use the familiar and unchanged Ubuntu installer Ubiquity. The option to encrypt the home folder when creating the first user is also still available (“Encrypt my personal folder”). This article was translated from German to English and originally appeared on pcwelt.de. https://www.pcworld.com/article/2220885/linux-mint-21-3-virginia-all-new-features.html

ormer President Donald Trump’s unprecedented attacks on the judicial system are frequently tied to developments in his court cases, an NBC News analysis of his social media platform shows, and at times they've outnumbered his posts about his re-election bid. NBC News analyzed more than 14,000 Trump posts and reposts on Truth Social from April 2022 to Jan. 6, 2024, and found he often uses the platform as a megaphone to attack people and agencies involved in his numerous legal cases. For most of the first half of 2023, a larger share of Trump’s posts were dedicated to his legal issues than his presidential campaign, the review found. The posts generally portray Trump as the victim of a Democratic scheme designed to derail his presidential bid, with an array of judges and prosecutors working against him at the behest of President Joe Biden, and all part of a partisan "witch hunt," a term he used about 250 times during that time period. The attacks on the court system have come as Trump finds himself in dire legal jeopardy. He is facing up to four criminal trials, a multimillion-dollar defamation case and a civil verdict all in the next 12 months. The results of those trials could potentially devastate his business, maim his re-election hopes and cost him his freedom. He's denied any wrongdoing and has criticized the prosecutors, plaintiffs and almost all of the judges involved, and his attacks have often led to threats and vitriol from his supporters. The former president in recent months has been lashing out online and at political rallies with increasing frequency against judges and prosecutors in New York and Washington, while also taking potshots at judges in Colorado and even the heavily conservative U.S. Supreme Court. “These vicious attacks on the judiciary and the federal court and even on individual judges are unprecedented in American history by anyone, let alone a president of the United States. They represent a grave threat to the judiciary and the independence of the courts,” said J. Michael Luttig, a retired federal appeals court judge. “The purpose and intended effect of the former president’s attacks on the courts is to delegitimize them in the eyes of the American public. His attacks are having their intended effect,” Luttig said. A spokesman for Trump’s campaign did not return multiple requests for comment. Attacks on prosecutors According to the NBC News review, the biggest target of Trump’s Truth Social attacks has been special counsel Jack Smith, whose office is prosecuting the federal election case and a second criminal case in Florida alleging Trump mishandled and tried to hide sensitive national security documents after he left the White House. Trump has posted about Smith — calling him “deranged,” a “nut job” and a “thug” — over 175 times. James, the New York AG, has been singled out close to 100 times. He’s posted about Alvin Bragg, the Manhattan DA, almost 70 times, and over two dozen times about Fulton County DA Fani Willis, who brought racketeering charges against Trump for allegedly trying to overturn the result of Georgia’s 2020 election. He’s repeatedly referred to the two DAs, who are Black, as “racist.” Both also reported receiving a large number of threats from Trump supporters. The frequency of Trump’s attacks on judges and prosecutors on Truth Social increases near key dates in the cases. Those posts made up roughly 37% of his social media feed when he was deposed by James’ office, had his mug shot taken in Georgia, and was fighting the partial gag order in New York, the NBC News review found. He posts on average of 20-40 times a day. Arguing in support of a gag order limiting Trump’s ability to lash out at prosecutors and witnesses in his federal election interference trial, Smith’s lawyer said in November that the special counsel had experienced “multiple threats” and “intimidating communication” as a result of Trump’s attacks. Smith was also the target of an attempted “swatting” on Christmas Day, two law enforcement sources said. NBC News legal analyst Barbara McQuade, a former U.S. attorney, said Trump’s repeated attacks on judges and prosecutors pose two dangers. “First, Trump‘s false baseless claims of an unfair process could taint the jury pool and result in a hung jury if even one juror falls for his lies,” she said. “Second, and perhaps, even more concerning, his constant drumbeat, targeting prosecutors and judges, could result in political violence against them or their families.” Civil fraud case To date, the main target of Trump’s campaign against the judiciary has been Arthur Engoron, the New York state judge who’s been presiding over the $250 million civil fraud case brought against Trump and his company by state Attorney General Letitia James’ office. An NBC News review of Trump’s social media platform shows he has blasted Engoron by name on the site over 70 times, a number that rose sharply after the trial began in October. In various Truth Social posts over the past two months, Trump has said that Engoron is a “highly political and disrespectful” “tyrannical and unhinged” “Trump Hating Radical Left Judge, who may be crazy." The vitriol was often tied to various developments in the trial, including opening statements and Engoron's imposition of a gag order against the former president. That order did not bar Trump from badmouthing the judge — it directed that he stop making comments about the judge’s law clerk and other court staff. Trump has taken full advantage of the exception — posting pictures and criticism of the judge and even bashing Engoron’s “Trump hating wife,” whom he falsely accused of having posted memes making fun of him. He’s also ripped the judge at rallies, in remarks to reporters and even while testifying at the trial, where he called Engoron a “very hostile judge” while he was on the witness stand. A state courts official said in a November court filing that Trump’s frequent shots had led to a “deluge” of credible threats against the judge, his family and his staff. Trump’s attorneys countered in a separate court filing arguing against the gag order that their client was not to blame for the actions of “third parties.” Trump’s bashing of Engoron ramped up in recent days as the closing arguments in the case drew nearer, including one Monday in which he suggested that the judge was a puppet of the AG — who's now seeking a $370 million judgment against Trump. Hours before the closing arguments began on Thursday, police responded to a bomb threat at Engoron's Long Island home. Defamation case Trump has also increased the frequency of his attacks on writer E. Jean Carroll, whose civil damages trial in her defamation case against him is scheduled to begin in federal court in New York on Jan. 16. Trump posted a barrage of over 50 posts involving Carroll on Jan. 4, including several that were old reposts from her own social media. In one, she described herself as a “massive” fan of Trump’s TV show “The Apprentice.” About 20 of the posts referred to the judge presiding over the case as “another Highly Partisan Clinton-Appointed Friend.” Trump previously claimed the judge, U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan, was biased. After a jury found Trump liable in a separate case last year for sexually abusing Carroll in a New York City department store in the 1990s and hit him with a $5 million verdict, Trump complained the judge “hated President Donald J. Trump more than is humanly possible.” “He is a terrible person,” Trump wrote. Criminal cases Other “haters,” according to the former president, are U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan and New York state Judge Juan Merchan. Chutkan is presiding over the federal election interference case against Trump in Washington, D.C., while Merchan is presiding over the Manhattan district attorney’s falsifying business records case against him. Chutkan appeared to be the target of a "swatting" attack over the weekend as police said they responded to false reports of a shooting at a house that a witness identified as hers. The incident occurred less than two days before an appeals court was set to hear arguments over a ruling of hers that went against Trump. Merchan and his family also received multiple threats after Trump bashed them as “Trump haters,” two sources familiar with the matter said. Trump has mentioned Chutkan by name 11 times on Truth Social and Merchan by name only once but has complained about them being partisan and biased in numerous other posts that did not name them. The post ripping Merchan's family came hours before Trump was arraigned in the Manhattan case in April of last year. One judge Trump has not attacked is U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon, the Trump judicial nominee who's overseeing the criminal case alleging he mishandled national secrets and tried to conceal his wrongdoing. However, last July, after the judge set an earlier-than-expected trial date of this May, Trump ramped up his attacks on Smith, who's prosecuting the case. Almost 40% of Trump's posts in that time period were attacks on Smith and the court system, the NBC review showed. Colorado ballot ruling Trump is also facing a legal issue that could derail his presidential bid — a Colorado Supreme Court ruling that he should be barred from the ballot there under the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. Trump said on Truth Social that the ruling “is being ridiculed and mocked all over the World." The ruling led to a flood of threats against the judges that the FBI is now investigating. That decision is being appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court, which has a 6-3 conservative majority, including three justices nominated by Trump. The high court has repeatedly ruled against Trump in cases involving his criminal probes and his bogus stolen election claims, and Trump has expressed concern it could do so again in order not to appear partisan. “All I want is fair. I fought really hard to get three very, very good people and they’re great people, very smart people. And I just hope that they’re going to be fair because you know, the other side plays the ref,” Trump said at a campaign rally in Sioux City, Iowa, over the weekend. Luttig said Trump’s “concerns” are just another part of the strategy designed to undercut the court. “In this instance, he is speaking directly to the conservative justices on the court,” Luttig said. Attack playbook Trump's attacks on judges who have issued rulings against his interests have been a part of his playbook since the 2016 presidential campaign. That's when he said U.S. District Judge Gonzalo Curiel couldn’t be impartial in a case against his failed Trump University because he was “Mexican” and one of Trump’s campaign promises was to build a wall along the Mexican border. Further, the judge, who is of Mexican descent and was born in Indiana, was a “Trump hater,” Trump contended. That's a label that's similar to the ones he has used to attack Engoron, Chutkan, Merchan, Kaplan, James, Willis and Smith, the review found. In addition to trying to foment distrust in the court system, the avalanche of attacks "is intended to intimidate the judges and the courts — federal and state — who will preside over his cases," Luttig said. Glenn Kirschner, a former federal prosecutor and current NBC News legal analyst, said the attacks are “a political strategy, not a legal strategy” and part of a “transparent” pattern of Trump trying to delegitimize any person or institution seeking to hold him to account. Kirschner said he's never seen anything like what "Trump is allowed to get away with by our institutions — that's the most disappointing part." https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-trials-attacks-judges-rcna131916

Fraţii Gabriel şi Robert Burtănete au renunţat la participarea la Campionatele Europene de gimnastică artistică de la Rimini (Italia) şi ratează astfel ultima şansă de a obţine calificarea la Jocurile Olimpice de la Paris, a anunţat, vineri, Federaţia Română de Gimnastică. "Gabriel şi Robert Burtănete au decis să nu participe la Campionatele Europene de la Rimini (24-28 aprilie). Cei doi componenţi ai lotului olimpic de gimnastică artistică masculină au motivat decizia prin problemele de sănătate pe care le au. Ei au ratat ultima şansă de calificare la Jocurile Olimpice", au precizat reprezentanţii FRG pe pagina oficială de Facebook. România va fi reprezentată la competiţia din Italia de Andrei Muntean, Răzvan Marc, Nicholas Ţarcă şi Roland Modoianu. Federaţia Română de Gimnastică precizează totodată că în perioada următoare Comitetul Executiv al FRG va analiza propunerea Comitetului Tehnic al gimnasticii artistice masculine şi va decide forma de organizare şi funcţionare viitoare a lotului olimpic şi a celui naţional. AGERPRES (AS-autor: Adrian Ţone, editor: Mihai Ţenea, editor online: Irina Giurgiu)

Primele imagini cu actorul de origine română Sebastian Stan, care interpretează o versiune mai tânără a lui Donald Trump, înainte ca acesta să devină un star de televiziune şi preşedinte al Statelor Unite, au fost dezvăluite în trailerul filmului biografic "The Apprentice", informează revista Variety. Acest lungmetraj regizat de Ali Abbasi, anunţat joi în competiţia oficială a Festivalului de la Cannes 2024, prezintă ascensiunea lui Donald Trump spre putere prin ceea ce a fost descris drept "un pact faustian" încheiat cu influentul avocat de extrema dreaptă şi intermediar politic Roy Cohn, interpretat de actorul Jeremy Strong. Potrivit sinopsisului filmului, "'The Apprentice' este o scufundare în adâncurile imperiului american". Acest lungmetraj, bazat pe un scenariu scris de Gabe Sherman şi care va provoca probabil o mare agitaţie în ambele tabere ale spectrului politic american, îi are în distribuţie şi pe Maria Bakalova, distribuită în rolul Ivanei Trump, şi Martin Donovan, care îl interpretează pe Fred Trump Sr. "The Apprentice" va avea însă parte de o competiţie acerbă în cursa pentru cucerirea trofeului Palme d'Or din acest an, ce va fi atribuit luna viitoare la Cannes. În competiţia de pe Croazetă se mai află filme precum "Megalopolis" - regizat de Francis Ford Coppola şi cu o distribuţie din care fac parte actorii Adam Driver, Giancarlo Esposito, Nathalie Emmanuel, Jon Voight, Laurence Fishburne şi Shia LaBeouf; "Kinds of Kindness" - regizat de Yorgos Lanthimos, o poveste stilizată în trei părţi şi plasată în zilele noastre, care îi reuneşte pe regizorul filmului "Poor Things" cu actorii Emma Stone şi Willem Dafoe; "Oh Canada" - regizat de Paul Schrader, cu Richard Gere, pe baza unui scenariu scris de Russell Banks; "Emilia Perez" - un musical dramatic regizat de Jacques Audiard, cu Zoe Saldana şi Selena Gomez în distribuţie; "Parthenope" - regizat de Paolo Sorrentino, cu Gary Oldman pe afiş; şi "The Shrouds" - regizat de David Cronenberg, în care rolurile principale sunt interpretate de Vincent Cassel şi Diane Kruger. Sebastian Stan, un star hollywoodian de origine română, s-a remarcat în trecut în seriale TV precum "Kings" şi "Once Upon a Time", dar şi în filme Marvel din seria "Avengers", precum "Captain America: The Winter Soldier", "Captain America: Civil War", "Avengers: Infinity War" şi "Avengers: Endgame". Printre cele mai recente roluri ale sale se numără cele din filmele "The Devil All the Time" şi "Dumb Money". În luna februarie a acestui an, Sebastian Stan a fost recompensat la Festivalul Internaţional de Film de la Berlin cu Ursul de Argint pentru cel mai bun actor în rol principal datorită interpretării sale din lungmetrajul "A Different Man". AGERPRES/(AS - autor: Florin Bădescu, editor: Codruţ Bălu, editor online: Anda Badea)

Ford's numbers are down from 65 recalls affecting 8.5 million cars in 2022 but it's still way ahead of other automakers. Things have improved roughly 30 percent over last year per Ford, which offered the following statement to Motor1: "We’re constantly working to improve vehicle quality and deliver the best experience for our customers. Voluntary recalls are one of the ways we proactively protect customers from experiencing an issue. Our initial quality is improving and customers with our latest vehicles are benefiting from it. Compared with 2022, about 30% fewer Ford customers were affected by safety related recalls in 2023." The surprise recall story for 2023 is actually Volkswagen. You may recall the German brand holding the number two spot behind Ford for 2022, clocking 45 recalls affecting 1 million vehicles. Imagine our surprise when VW didn't show up on NHTSA's pie chart for 2023, which only shows 12 brands. We thought perhaps data wasn't available, but searching specifically for the company reveals a total of 18 recalls for 332,700 cars. That's considerably lower than last year. We contacted VW to see what kind of magic they're working these days, and if we get some answers we'll jump in with an update. While Ford still leads for recalls, Tesla takes the dubious honor of having the largest single recall for automakers in 2023 over its Autopilot driver-assist system. This one is likely fresh in your memory as it occurred in early December, affecting 2,031,220 vehicles. That's pretty close to every Tesla the company built for the US market, but it likely won't be a costly recall for the automaker. NHTSA determined that Autopilot doesn't do enough to prevent misuse, which Tesla plans to remedy with an over-the-air software update. https://www.motor1.com/news/701756/ford-most-recalled-brand-america/

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Getty Images The South Dorset MP wants animals like foxes and deer to be culled More wild animals should be culled to control their numbers, according to a Conservative MP. Richard Drax, MP for South Dorset, has dismissed calls by conservation groups to end the badger cull, which aims to curb bovine tuberculosis (bTB) in cows. Speaking at a debate on farming in the House of Commons, he instead suggested more animals, such as deer and foxes, should also be culled as they have no natural predators in the UK. The government refused to comment. https://bbc.com/news/uk-england-dorset-68470898

BBC In the wars within wars of this grievous Gaza crisis, the most explosive of all is the searing official enmity between Israel and Iran. It's now at its most perilous point. And this region, and many capitals beyond, are watching and waiting with bated breath to see what Iran does next. It's Tehran's move after the airstrike on its diplomatic compound in the heart of the Syrian capital, Damascus on 1 April, which killed senior commanders in its Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC). Israel never admits carrying out such attacks, but everyone knows it was its doing. https://bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-68799234

To be honest with you from the beginning, Snapseed is not aimed at ordinary photo editors, but rather at experienced photographers who want a complete solution to bring their photos to an indisputable, professional level. For this reason, it contains many complex editing tools that require some time to get used to and use, but they are Professional tools similar to those you can find in Photoshop on the desktop, such as tools and filters related to film effects such as double exposure, blur effects, and many more. It is one of those programs that focuses on the smallest details in the image, regardless of the amount of time it takes in advanced highlighting and editing of images. You will find within it many professional editing tools such as color exposure, attractive filters, adjustable brushes, masking settings, and many other tools, what is special about it. You will be able to modify any tool or effect and adjust it according to your requirements, and all the editing options allow you to view changes in real time or undo them and return to your original image with the click of a button. You can use different brushes to adjust a specific effect or add simple artistic touches to specific parts of the image without affecting all other parts, and after you are finished, you can keep all the edits you made to the image to implement and apply them to any other image in the future. Program Advantages: Completely free. Many professional editing tools. Suitable for the average user but more suitable for professionals. Great user interface. Capable of editing RAW images. The sliders are easy to use. Ad-free. Program disadvantages: It requires some experience. Not suitable for beginners. Saving options are not suitable for everyone. It does not have options to auto-save edits. https://www.nologygate.com/news/أفضل-برامج-فوتوشوب-للايفون

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Battle Crush, the new action title from NCSOFT offers a complete PvP experience for the players in the game. The game, Battle Crush will start its closed beta test from October 23 to 30 this year on various platforms including Switch PC and Android. It is expected to be released in Spring 2024. Battle Crush would offer a complete battle-royale experience filled with unique weapons and vantage points First announced this February, Battle Crush will aim to provide a complete battle royale experience, where players will have to compete with real-time players from around the world. Battle Crush aims and deliver an experience that includes a unique environment and characters having all different types of power-ups and skill sets that players can browse through and select according to their needs and desires.Poseidon, Hades, Medusa, Hermes, and other mythological figures have arrived at the arena with each bringing unique ability and gameplay tactics that would be needed from the players’ end to help them succeed.The game is all about surviving the onslaughts and managing to outlive your opponents in the game by either defeating them or letting them defeat themselves. There are treasure maps spread all across the maps with each offering different and unique offerings in terms of weapons and equipment which are much needed to succeed in the game. Mythic elements and weapons have the capabilities and capacity to provide a game-changing boost to the players and hence should not be avoided. The game offers a well-developed combat system with each character having its own set of combat moves through which they stand a great chance to assert dominance over their enemies and defeat them in combat. In Battle Crush there are various game modes, ranging from 1 man teams where players have to defeat all 30 teams, and the 3 man team modes where they join a party and fight their way together to victory .The game is all about surviving the onslaughts and managing to outlive your opponents in the game by either defeating them or letting them defeat themselves. There are treasure maps spread all across the maps with each offering different and unique offerings in terms of weapons and equipment which are much needed to succeed in the game. Mythic elements and weapons have the capabilities and capacity to provide a game-changing boost to the players and hence should not be avoidedThe game offers a well-developed combat system with each character having its own set of combat moves through which they stand a great chance to assert dominance over their enemies and defeat them in combat. In Battle Crush there are various game modes, ranging from 1 man teams where players have to defeat all 30 teams, and the 3 man team modes where they join a party and fight their way together to victory. The game, Battle Crush will be having its closed beta test from October 23 to 30 on Android and various other platforms in Spring 2024. Interested players till then can follow the developers on their social media platforms to stay updated. https://gamingonphone.com/news/battle-crush-ncsofts-action-title-is-set-to-have-a-closed-beta-test-on-android-from-october-23-2023/

A few days after several reports indicating that Naughty Dog would be laying off some of its workers and that the development of The Last of Us Online has been temporarily frozen, Spanish content creator Joanastic has discovered that Anders Howard, lead monetization designer of the aforementioned multiplayer title, has left the Californian studio. Howard joined the PlayStation Studios company in 2022 and, according to the report, has only worked for eleven months at the developer. Apparently, Howard was specifically in charge of game system design and monetization on The Last of Us Online. Before joining Naughty Dog, Howard had worked for Ubisoft and Epic Games. During his time at Epic Games, he was a systems designer on Fortnite, where he "helped form the core of the Battle Pass progression strategy, delivering overwhelming value for that product to as many players as possible." News

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Pacemaker Infrastructure Minister John O'Dowd says mutualisation would lead to household water bills Stormont's infrastructure minister has ruled out mutualising NI Water, saying it would inevitably mean household water bills. Mutualisation would involve converting NI Water from a government company to one owned by its customers. MLAs have been debating a UUP motion calling for a review of NI Water which could involve mutualisation. John O'Dowd said while the principle of a mutual company may appear to have merits, it would involve charging. "Fundamentally a mutual company requires a guaranteed and predictable funding stream which is not subject to direct political control or competing public sector priorities," Mr O'Dowd told the Assembly on Monday. "Mutualisation leads directly to domestic water charges, there's no other way around it," he added. "If you want to go down the mutualisation route you end up charging hard-pressed workers and families directly for water." https://bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-68764063

Reuters Little is known about the new brand The Duchess of Sussex has launched what appears to be a new lifestyle brand, American Riviera Orchard. The surprise unveiling was made on Thursday with a new Instagram account and web page containing few details. Meghan closed her former lifestyle brand, The Tig, upon her engagement to marry the Duke of Sussex. Since stepping back from official royal duties, she has embarked on media ventures, many aimed at female audiences. There are few details about the new brand available. The American Riviera Orchard Instagram account features a brief, grainy video showing hands arranging flowers, Meghan stirring a pot in a kitchen, and a woman in a ballgown standing at the end of a long colonnade. The website includes the brand logo and a prompt to sign up for a waiting list. https://bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-68571184

Getty Images A planning application from a zoo and animal rescue centre has been turned down because it may cause "harm" to the Green Belt. Wildway Wildlife Ltd applied for temporary permission to operate a "small mini zoo and animal education centre" on land at Lower Mount Farm near Cookham, Berkshire. Cookham Zoo has an unpaid team of about nine people and about 70 animals. Windsor and Maidenhead Borough Council refused the retrospective application. Its finding follows an earlier decision to refuse the zoo a license. https://bbc.com/news/uk-england-berkshire-68656551

President Joe Biden has promised Israel "ironclad" US support amid fears that Tehran could launch reprisals for an attack that killed senior Iranians. Mr Biden warned that Iran is threatening to launch a "significant attack" after Israel struck the Iranian consulate in Syria 10 days ago. "We're going to do all we can to protect Israel's security," he added. Earlier on Wednesday, Iran's leader said the Israeli attack in Damascus was equivalent to an attack on Iran itself. "When they attacked our consulate area, it was like they attacked our territory," Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said in a televised speech. https://bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-68786054