5+ mon, 3+ week ago (385+ words) Citizens of 12 countries, primarily in Africa and the Middle East, grappled on Thursday with the news that President Trump had barred them from traveling to the United States, reviving a travel ban from his first term that led to chaos and legal challenges. When the president's order takes effect on Monday, citizens of Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, the Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen will not be allowed to enter the United States. It was not immediately clear why those countries were selected. The ban announced by Mr. Trump on Wednesday was his latest crackdown on immigration. In recent months he has ordered raids across the country to detain immigrants, blocked asylum seekers at the southern border and barred international students from Harvard University, among other steps. Last year the State Department issued about…...

10+ mon, 5+ day ago (308+ words) Hoyoverse just wrapped up the Genshin Impact version 5.4 preview livestream, showing off all sorts of details about the upcoming patch. Most importantly, there were several codes that award Primogems and other rewards shown during the stream. Our Genshin Impact 5.4 livestream code list provides you with the three stream codes for rewards and explains [] Hoyoverse just wrapped up the Genshin Impact version 5.4 preview livestream, showing off all sorts of details about the upcoming patch. Most importantly, there were several codes that award Primogems and other rewards shown during the stream. Our Genshin Impact 5.4 livestream code list provides you with the three stream codes for rewards and explains how to redeem them. This patch will have the cast return to Inazuma for an event, introducing the new five-star Anemo character, Mizuki. Notably, the new version will have a banner for Mizuki, but…...

8+ mon, 2+ week ago (260+ words) Hoyoverse just wrapped up the Genshin Impact version 5.5 preview livestream, showing off all sorts of details about the upcoming patch. Most importantly, there were several codes that award Primogems and other rewards shown during the stream. Our Genshin Impact 5.5 livestream code list provides you with the three stream codes for rewards and explains how to redeem them. The stream showcased upcoming characters. We got a look at the Electro five-star Veresa, who is a competitive eater and a wrestler, and the Electro four-star Iansan, who we've seen designs for since before the game even launched. The Natlan story will continue on (after our short break last patch in Inazuma), with the characters finally getting to head to the home of the Collective of the Plenty. The codes are as follows: You'll want to redeem these codes quickly, as they expire…...

8+ mon, 1+ week ago (244+ words) Four years ago, this was a prime riverside location in the capital of a nation that seemed to be inching toward democracy. Then came a military coup, and then almost two years of civil war, as the army and the Rapid Support Forces, its powerful paramilitary partner, turned on one another. By March 12, when [] Four years ago, this was a prime riverside location in the capital of a nation that seemed to be inching toward democracy. Then came a military coup, and then almost two years of civil war, as the army and the Rapid Support Forces, its powerful paramilitary partner, turned on one another. This apartment block sits on the northern bank; the presidential palace, an emblem of power for centuries, is on the southern bank. The R.S.F. took most of Khartoum, Sudan's capital, in April 2023. The army held on…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago (243+ words) That no-man's-land on the 38th parallel, along with the Berlin Wall (which fell 36 years ago this month), is among the most potent symbols of the Cold War. The DMZ is anything but peaceful, with artillery cannons poised on either side, incursion tunnels dug into the ground, and military aircraft patrolling the sky. Hundreds of soldiers have been killed in cease-fire violations over the years. In past interviews, Zelensky has referred to the DMZ as a conflict-resolution model that Ukraine would follow at its peril. "It would be a dead zone," he told one of us in March. Since Zelensky's February White House meeting, Trump's roving envoy and close friend Steve Witkoff has worked on the outlines of a peace plan for Ukraine alongside his Russian counterpart Kirill Dmitriev. Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner has also played a substantial role in the process,…...

11+ mon, 1+ week ago (511+ words) Pentagon Games, a Web3 game company making immersive virtual environments, has teamed with the Tron DAO (decentralized autonomous organization) to create a new digital world on the Tron blockchain. Pentagon Games said it is working with the Tron DAO, a community-governed DAO dedicated to accelerating the decentralization of the internet via blockchain technology and decentralized apps (dApps), to launch a digital world on the TRON network. Earlier this year, Pentagon Games raised $6 million in funding from investors including Animoca Brands, Binance Labs, Hyperedge, NFX, Polygon, Republic, Spartan, Tess Ventures and Yield Guild Games. The company said decentralized immersive environment will enable community members to create and customize their own virtual worlds. Accessible on any device " desktop, mobile, or VR, users can express themselves through immersive gameplay and social activities. Designed using Pentagon Games" award-winning AR, VR, and AI-driven technologies, the on-chain…...

10+ mon, 4+ week ago (303+ words) Cartoon Network has officially shuttered its doors on its website after 32 years of operation. The nostalgic and beloved childhood television channel that shaped many generations of youth in the past three decades is making a significant transition into the modern streaming world with the closure. A digital playground riddled with nostalgia, featuring exclusive features [] Cartoon Network has officially shuttered its doors on its website after 32 years of operation. The nostalgic and beloved childhood television channel that shaped many generations of youth in the past three decades is making a significant transition into the modern streaming world with the closure. A digital playground riddled with nostalgia, featuring exclusive features and interactive games, the website's shut down is all a part of Warner Bros. Discovery's cost-cutting measures. Since Warner Bros. Discovery now owns Cartoon Network, the channel is a part of the…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago (191+ words) Photographs by Bieke Depoorter Walking through her neighborhood in Ghent, Belgium, in 2020, Bieke Depoorter came across a man named Henk, bent over a telescope, gaze trained on the moon. "I realized that I never really look up," she told me, describing the chance encounter. She found herself intrigued by this man, who was "comforted [] Her true subjects are not celestial bodies but people'a young man with his eye, moon-bright and glowing against the gray scale, fixed on his lens; a nightscape of Henk with his telescope, framed in the gateway of a chain-link fence; a laser pointer, aimed toward space, that neatly parallels the gable roof of a home; three stargazers readying their tripods in the shadow of a mountain. At a moment when ever more human activity is oriented toward looking down at our phones, fixated on screens that…...

9+ mon, 3+ week ago (308+ words) Zynga said its puzzle RPG Game of Thrones: Legends is hosting The Dragon Egg Hunt, a social-led sweepstakes powered by Google Maps. Fans around the world now have the opportunity to participate in a global treasure hunt using a custom Google Maps experience to find virtual dragon eggs in key locations around the world. I've sometimes wondered what the map of Westeros would be like if it were overlaid on the map of the world. This map will be global, but it fulfills some of that fantasy. The hunt features fun surprises to discover along the way, such as incentivized codes and in-game rewards, as seen in the sweepstakes trailer that can be viewed here. Once participants enter the sweepstakes experience, they will be placed into an immersive map scene where a Game of Thrones: Legends character will greet them…...

11+ mon, 1+ week ago (337+ words) There are only a few days left until Netflix's smash hit series Squid Game returns for season 2, but if the wait is killing you, Google has a fun distraction to tide you over. Netflix and Google recently debuted a browser-based version of the shocking Red Light, Green Light game from the first season of [] There are only a few days left until Netflix's smash hit series Squid Game returns for season 2, but if the wait is killing you, Google has a fun distraction to tide you over. Netflix and Google recently debuted a browser-based version of the shocking Red Light, Green Light game from the first season of Squid Game. Go to Google and search "Squid Game," then click on the invitation letter that pops up at the bottom of the screen. The game will proceed to take over the…...