Starting today, all Xbox One and Xbox Series X / S owners can play free online multiplayer games without an Xbox Live Gold membership. Overall, this means that 50+ free titles no longer require a subscription to play with your friends online. Some of the most notable inclusions on the list are Apex Legends, Call … Read more
New Shepard’s booster descends to Blue Origin’s landing pad. (Blue origin via YouTube) The Blue Origin space project by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos flew a mannequin into space today during the 15th test flight for its reusable suborbital spaceship New Shepard – but for the first time living, breathing people practiced every step before takeoff … Read more
Former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin’s defense is expected to call medical witnesses to the booth as early as Wednesday in hopes of combating claims by previous witnesses testifying that George Floyd died of a lack of oxygen. For the first time in the trial, a witness testified Tuesday that Mr. Chauvin was justified by … Read more
Here’s what you need to know: President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris during a White House appearance on Thursday.Credit…Amr Alfiky/The New York Times President Biden proposed a vast expansion of federal spending on Friday, calling for a 16 percent increase in domestic programs as he tries to harness the government’s power to reverse what … Read more
Here’s what you need to know: The ballots in the union drive at an Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Ala., are expected to be counted by hand starting either Thursday afternoon or Friday morning.Credit…Charity Rachelle for The New York Times With about half the ballots counted late Thursday, votes against unionization had a more than 2-to-1 … Read more
T-Mobile will make Google Messages its standard messaging app for customers on Android devices, provide new backup and storage options via the Google One cloud service, offer an expanded range of Google Pixel devices and YouTube TV as the standard service for Premium -Live introduce television as part of an expanded partnership. This is a … Read more
Here’s what you need to know: The Fox New headquarters in Manhattan.Credit…Carlo Allegri/Reuters Fox News and its powerful owner, Rupert Murdoch, are facing a second major defamation suit over its coverage of the 2020 presidential election, a new front in the growing legal battle over media disinformation and its consequences. Dominion Voting Systems, an election … Read more
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Key Updates: March 21, 2021, 12:34 a.m. ET March 21, 2021, 12:34 a.m. ET Abilene Christian ends the first round with a big upset of No. 3 seed Texas. March 20, 2021, 9:50 p.m. ET March 20, 2021, 9:50 p.m. ET Virginia, the 2019 champion, is downed by Ohio. March 20, 2021, 9:05 p.m. ET … Read more
Here’s what you need to know: VideoPeople gathered Wednesday night to remember the victims of the spa killings in Georgia. In New York, a vigil in Jackson Heights, Queens, drew 200 people.CreditCredit…Shuran Huang for The New York Times For hours on a drizzly Wednesday, Jesus Estrella held a “Stop Asian Hate” sign outside Young’s Asian … Read more