Month: August 2021

Torn Banner Studios’ recently released Chivalry II has already exceeded one million copies sold after only two months on the market. Alongside publisher Tripwire Interactive, Torn Banner launched the Chivalry sequel on PC and consoles earlier this summer in June, giving fans of the first-person melee genre something fresh to sink their teeth into. And, evidently, the
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Content warning: this post discusses some of the atrocities of Indian Residential Schools. This year, over a thousand children’s graves were discovered at former residential schools in Canada. In response, Book Riot is matching donations up to $2,500 USD to the Indian Residential School Survivors Society. Scroll to the bottom of the post for how to
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Charities are being asked for their views on how employers use personal data as part of a consultation on a planned update to the Information Commissioner’s guidance.  The Information Commissioner’s Office is calling on charities, as well as businesses and unions, to help the regulator support employers to use artificial intelligence and other new technologies without affecting people’s
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A “Face Masks Required” sign at Springfield-Branson National Airport (SGF) in Springfield, Missouri, U.S., on Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021. Angus Mordant | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Transportation Security Administration on Tuesday extended a federal requirement that travelers wear masks on commercial flights, buses and trains through Jan. 18. The measure is the latest sign
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Facebook is stepping in to scrub hateful comments directed at Lizzo from its social media platforms … and some trolls are even getting their accounts removed. Sources at Facebook tell TMZ … the company’s already removed a number of comments left on Lizzo’s recent Facebook and Instagram posts, and FB will continue reviewing reports of
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(CNN) — The artist behind the world’s first underwater sculpture park has just unveiled his latest sub-aquatic project — a spectacular sunken forest located off the coast of Pernera beach in Ayia Napa, Cyprus. The Museum of Underwater Sculpture in Cyprus (Musan), which cost €1 million ($1.1 million) to bring to life, is made up
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EmirMemedovski Workers may soon get a better sense of how much income their retirement savings really will deliver later in life. As mandated in the 2019 Secure Act, 401(k) plan sponsors are preparing to provide illustrations on quarterly or annual statements showing an estimate of how much guaranteed lifetime income — via an annuity —
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Which former contestants returned? On Bachelor in Paradise Season 7 Episode 1, people from across the entire franchise returned for another shot at love. Taking place on the beach, the premiere was filled with steamy encounters, and like-minded people looking for that connection. With Chris Harrison out of the franchise, the series kicked off with
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More than 30 staff at the Royal Parks charity began two weeks of strike action yesterday over pay, conditions and the sacking of one of their colleagues. The staff, who are employed by the contractor Just Ask to providing toilet and building cleaning services at the eight parks maintained by the charity, are calling for their
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