How to watch today’s Xbox Developer Direct

Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge A busy January of gaming news continues. Last week it was the reveal of the Nintendo Switch 2, and now it’s a showcase of upcoming Xbox games. Microsoft’s latest Developer Direct takes place today, and it’s meant to provide a “deep dive” look at some of the biggest upcoming…

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27 dead horses found in California, leading to woman’s arrest

A California woman is facing charges after 27 dead horses were found across multiple properties outside of Sacramento, police say.  The discoveries were made in Clements as law enforcement carried out search warrants linked to an “ongoing animal neglect investigation,” the San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office announced late Wednesday.  “During the operation, several malnourished horses…

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LA Hughes Fire only 14% contained after burning 10K acres

The Hughes Fire in Los Angeles has now burned over 10,000 acres and remains just 14% contained, fire authorities in the city announced Thursday. The Hughes Fire, which was first reported on Wednesday morning, was first located in the unincorporated community of Castaic in northwestern Los Angeles County. It quickly spread thanks to aggressive winds…

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VA Dems reject Youngkin’s antisemitism expert pick from George Mason Univ board amid troubling incidents

As George Mason University grapples with the latest incident of antisemitism linked to its Fairfax, Virginia, campus, Democrats in the Virginia State Senate rejected Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s nomination of one of the nation’s preeminent antisemitism scholars to its Board of Visitors. Kenneth Marcus, the Brandeis Center’s founder and a former undersecretary in the Education Department’s…

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