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The big bipartisan border reform deal is all but dead, thanks to MAGA Republicans obeying Donald Trump‘s wishes to kill it. The legislation delivered many of the immigration measures conservatives have long wanted, but the former president and his allies in Congress worry progress on the issue would make Joe Biden look good ahead of the presidential election. Therefore, addressing what Republicans say is the most pressing crisis facing America today is going to have to wait until a later date when the party feels it’s…

Days after Texas Governor Greg Abbott complained that Texas can’t shoot migrants attempting to illegally cross the U.S.-Mexico border, three migrants — a woman and two children — drowned in the Rio Grande river while Texas National Guard “physically barred” U.S. Border Patrol from trying to rescue them. Last week, Texas National Guard took over Shelby Park in Eagle Pass, Texas, after Abbott granted them “full control” of the park without permission from local officials. Since then, the state guard has prohibited…

Consumer Softproducts’ follow-up to 2021’s shared fever dream, Cruelty Squad, is now listed on Steam. Psycho Patrol R is now available for wishlisting, though there is no announced release window. I had noticed Consumer Softproducts tinkering around with a mech game since the release of Cruelty Squad, but with such things, sometimes an end result is never seen. However, it’s looking more likely with the official name and fancy store page. Psycho Patrol R has you play as a federal police officer of the eponymous…

Globe-trotting rom-com. Intimate family dramedy. Bloody Comic-Con panel. And even a scrapped THR cover. Each was a casualty of the Hollywood strikes. Their creators offer glimpses of passion projects derailed. The Freeform series 'While You Were Breeding' shot in multiple locales, from Iceland to Argentina to Los Angeles. Courtesy of Subject Paramount’s marketing…

When it comes to Bollywood megastars, one of the first names that comes to everyone’s mind is Salman Khan. The actor, known for his superhit movies like “Dabang,” “Sultan,” and “Ek Tha Tiger,” is not an automotive enthusiast. However, this does not mean that he drives any normal cars. The actor nowadays is spotted being driven around in a bulletproof Nissan Patrol, but a few years ago, he was seen riding around in supercars and superbikes across the city of Mumbai. If you are one of those people who want to know which…

A prison in Brazil has reinforced its security system by swapping its guard dogs for an even bigger and intimidating menace: geese.Since December 20, a gaggle of geese have been waddling around the perimeter of Sao Pedro de Alcantara prison, in Brazil’s southern state of Santa Catarina, replacing their canine predecessors on patrols to make sure inmates do not escape.Between breaks in their on-site pond, the honking birds, dubbed “geese agents,” have been meticulously patrolling a green space between the prison’s inside…

Today, December 20, artificial intelligence space has emerged as a big talking point again as various countries are taking significant steps in integrating the technology and formulating the right regulatory procedures. Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has written a post looking back at 2023 and the year ahead. In his post, he predicted that AI will take center stage in 2024 and will “supercharge the innovation pipeline”. In other news, the defence ministry signed a Rs. 1,614 crore contract for the procurement of six…

Dubai Police While U.S. firms like Waymo and Cruise focus on ridesharing services with their autonomous vehicles, the United Arab Emirates’ coastal city of Dubai is aiming to take the technology to another level by deploying it in police patrol cars. Dubai Police recently announced plans to use fully electric, self-driving patrol cars in residential areas, local media reported this week. The robocar’s battery allows it to patrol non-stop for up to 15 hours and features an advanced security camera with 360-degree…

Few may be brave enough to acknowledge it, but the cultural fallout of the Barbenheimer phenomenon was written in the stars. After the world indulged the Christopher Nolan-Greta Gerwig double feature for the sake of the meme, it was only a matter of time before the denizens of the internet began scouring the world’s many release calendars in hopes of identifying the next hilariously dissonant double-feature, many of which come nowhere near the specific, curious incongruity that Oppenheimer and Barbie birthed together.…

In March, DPReview announced that parent company Amazon was shutting it down, and the photography world entered a dual state of shock and disbelief. For 25 years, DPReview had served as a consistently reliable and authoritative voice on photography gear. But photography enthusiasts didn’t just go to DPReview to drool over Canon’s newest lens or compare Sony and Nikon’s face-detection autofocusing capabilities. It was an active forum where we (yes, I’m one of those photography people) could hang…