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The Biden administration is boosting the weekly supply of COVID-19 vaccines to states and territories by 16% next week and plans to give governors more advance notice on forthcoming allocations of the shots, according to multiple state officials briefed by the White House on Tuesday. Vaccine supply to states, territories and Indian tribes will climb […]

A federal judge on Tuesday temporarily halted the Biden administration’s 100-day moratorium on certain deportations of immigrants already in the U.S. in an early legal battle over President Joe Biden’s immigration policy. U.S. District Judge Drew Tipton of the Southern District of Texas agreed to pause the policy for at least 14 days while he […]

The Senate Homeland Security Committee voted to advance the nomination of Alejandro Mayorkas as secretary of homeland security, teeing up a full Senate vote on his confirmation. The committee voted 7 to 4 to send his nomination to the Senate floor on Tuesday, with one additional vote against the nomination cast by proxy. GOP Senators […]

Washington — White House press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters Tuesday that President Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine distribution goal is to have “greater availability in the spring.” Mr. Biden said on Monday that any American who wants a COVID-19 vaccine will be able to get one “this spring,” perhaps the most ambitious target mentioned publicly by his administration.  […]

Cyberpunk 2077 mods have been popping up almost since the game itself released on December 10, and now things might get a bit easier for those busy modders. The first official modding support tools for Cyberpunk 2077 have now arrived. That’s promising news: it’s been a question for a while if modding would be officially […]

Kevin Hart will join Cate Blanchett in the upcoming Borderlands movie, according to The Hollywood Reporter, which said today that the Jumanji star has signed a deal to portray the highly trained former Atlas soldier Roland. Hart is known primarily for his comedic work in movies like Ride Along, Central Intelligence, and Night School, as […]

Washington — Some Republican senators have expressed concerns about the $1.9 trillion price tag on President Joe Biden’s proposal for a new coronavirus relief bill, as congressional Democrats consider pursuing a procedure to pass the legislation without any Republican votes. Congress passed a $900 billion relief bill late last month, but Mr. Biden and congressional […]

Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo, nominated by President Biden to be commerce secretary, appeared remotely before the Senate Commerce Committee Tuesday to talk about what her priorities would be in the job and was asked about how she’d handle some of the controversial issues under her purview.  Early in the hearing, Raimondo fielded a question […]

President Joe Biden outlined his racial equity agenda and signed four executive actions at the White House on Tuesday in an effort to implement that agenda. The president is using his authority to disavow racism and xenophobia toward Asian Americans, specifically targeting anti-Asian animus connected to the COVID-19 pandemic. “This is unacceptable and it’s unAmerican,” Mr. […]

Washington — President Joe Biden had his first call with Vladimir Putin on Tuesday, in which he raised concerns about the arrest of opposition figure Alexei Navalny while pressing the Russian president on his nation’s involvement in a massive cyberespionage campaign and bounties on American troops in Afghanistan, the White House said. At a briefing […]

Washington — White House press secretary Jen Psaki took questions from reporters Tuesday as President Joe Biden prepared to detail his racial equity agenda and sign more executive actions. Psaki was joined in the briefing room by domestic policy adviser Susan Rice. The president is scheduled to sign the package of executive actions targeting equity […]

Miguel Cardona, President Joe Biden’s nominee to lead the Department of Education, said he would support student loan forgiveness if confirmed, but gave little indication of what student debt relief might look like in practice. In a Monday interview with Connecticut Public Radio, Cardona, who serves as Connecticut’s education commissioner, said that despite his background […]

[embedded content] Rare announced in early December 2020 that its multiplayer pirate sim Sea of Thieves would be moving from monthly content updates to seasons, and of course the obligatory seasonal battle pass. With the first season about to get underway, the studio has now shared an in-depth look at how it will all work. […]

Acting U.S. Capitol Police Chief Yogananda Pittman told lawmakers today there was a failure to adequately prepare for and execute a response to the assault on the U.S. Capitol on January 6th and offered “sincerest apologies” on behalf of her department for what unfolded that day.  “The Department failed to meet its own high standards […]

The Senate Homeland Security Committee voted to advance the nomination of Alejandro Mayorkas as secretary of homeland security, teeing up a full Senate vote on his confirmation. The committee voted 7 to 4 to send his nomination to the Senate floor on Tuesday, with one additional vote against the nomination cast by proxy. GOP Senators […]

The much-anticipated and long-in-development Biomutant will be released on May 25. Developed by Experiment 101 and published by THQ Nordic, Biomutant is an action-RPG with a kung-fu cat you genetically modify throughout the adventure, an omnipresent narrator, and big promises about how your choices affect the game’s events. Biomutant is coming to PC, PlayStation 4, […]

The first AIB boards based on Intel’s Xe graphics have been launched. Asus and Colorful are the first board partners to jump in with Intel, creating boards based on Intel’s initial DG1 GPU and branded Intel Iris Xe. The Colorful board in particular, shown here with its dual-fan cooler, has the walk and talk of […]

The Elder Scrolls games take place in the world of Tamriel, and key to this universe is chairs. Just you try caning Skyrim from a standing position. In a rather obvious brand tie-up, there is now an Elder Scrolls Online-themed chair coming from Noblechairs, a company whose sedentary solutions apparently “combine the latest ergonomics and […]

[embedded content] There are over 200 quests in The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion. And the Skyblivion modding team, who are recreating Oblivion in Skyrim’s engine, have finally begun adding these quests to their internal build.  That’s exciting news! Skyblivion is one of the ambitious mods we’re looking forward to, and hearing that quests are being […]

[embedded content] Seriously, I think Deep Stone Lullaby might be my favourite piece of game music of all time. Therefore I now consider it my duty to share it with as many of you as possible, because the only place the song plays is tucked away in the middle of Destiny 2’s latest raid. In […]

[embedded content] Leather jackets? Aussie outlaws? Thick, bristling moustaches? We should’ve seen it coming. After introducing us to new hero Fuse with a punk-rock montage, Apex Legends has gone all ’80s on us with a new gameplay trailer for Season 8: Mayhem. Everyone’s gone a bit Spinal Tap with Season 8, as Respawn break out […]

Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo, nominated by President Biden to be commerce secretary, is appearing before the Senate Commerce Committee Tuesday, where she will be laying out her priorities if confirmed to lead the department. She’ll discuss the Commerce Department’s role in tackling the economic crisis, reinvesting in American workers, how she would focus on […]

The Tomb Raider movie sequel, starring Alicia Vikander, has got a new director at its helm. Lovecraft Country creator Misha Green will be making her feature film debut as a director and writer. Green replaces Ben Wheatley, who was on board to direct the movie when it was announced back in 2019. It was originally […]

Washington — The Senate is expected to vote on confirming Antony Blinken as secretary of state on Tuesday, continuing the process of confirming President Joe Biden’s nominees to key Cabinet posts. The Senate has so far voted to confirm several of Mr. Biden’s nominees on a bipartisan basis. Blinken is a longtime diplomat and a […]