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National Guard helps clean up D.C. neighborhood in effort to counter negative perceptions – The Washington Post

National Guard helps clean up D.C. neighborhood in effort to counter negative perceptions  The Washington Post Troops in DC encounter few crises, but plenty of walking and yard work  Military Times National Guard asks DC leaders for ‘beautification’ projects as Trump says crime is gone  USA Today ‘Got a mission’: National Guard continues patrolling DC streets after emergency  NBC4 Washington For National Guard Troops …

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Borderlands 4 Dev Gearbox Asks PC Gamers to Keep Playing for at Least 15 Minutes After They Tweak Settings to See How Performance Has Changed, as Negative Steam Reviews Pile Up

Borderlands 4 Dev Gearbox Asks PC Gamers to Keep Playing for at Least 15 Minutes After They Tweak Settings to See How Performance Has Changed, as Negative Steam Reviews Pile Up

Borderlands 4 has launched on Steam to big concurrent player numbers, but the release was marred by complaints about PC performance that have resulted in a ‘mixed’ user review rating on Valve’s platform. Borderlands 4 peaked at 207,479 concurrent player numbers on Steam yesterday, September 11, which was significantly higher than any previous Borderlands before it. However, the game launched …

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Borderlands 4 Has Mostly Negative Steam Reviews Over Poor Performance

Borderlands 4 Has Mostly Negative Steam Reviews Over Poor Performance

Borderlands 4 has finally arrived, but for some, the big occasion hasn’t quite gone to plan. Before launch, there were a lot of concerns regarding Borderlands 4’s potential performance, especially on PC. Gearbox CEO Randy Pitchford claimed it would be “unplayable” on anything below minimum specs, and a promo video on Conan O’Brien’s Clueless Gamer series that featured the game …

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‘I Had Repeated, Negative Interactions’

‘I Had Repeated, Negative Interactions’

As Blake Lively works to recover millions in attorneys’ fees and costs after successfully beating back Justin Baldoni’s $400 million defamation and extortion lawsuit against her, lawyers for the It Ends With Us actress have revealed the existence of a new witness who claims Baldoni was “verbally abusive” and purportedly banned from another project’s set. “This person also had concerns …

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Oblivion Remastered Hit With Negative Reviews Over Recent Updates

Oblivion Remastered Hit With Negative Reviews Over Recent Updates

PC ports not working as intended are nothing new, but when the game in question is a remaster of a game from 2006, it stings just that little bit more. Oblivion Remastered has been giving PC players issues since launch, with the game struggling to maintain a stable frame rate when it really ought to be able to, and sometimes …

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Silksong reviews drop to mostly negative for Chinese players due to confusing translations

Silksong reviews drop to mostly negative for Chinese players due to confusing translations

For most Hollow Knight: Silksong players, the combat is challenging and the boss fights are punishing. However, there’s another layer of complexity for anyone playing the sequel in Simplified Chinese: the bizarre translations. On its Steam store page, Silksong currently sits at a “Mostly Positive” rating across reviews in all languages. Once you filter for the Simplified Chinese reviews, the …

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Extreme Heat Makes People More Negative

Extreme Heat Makes People More Negative

Summary: A large-scale global study shows that extreme heat affects not just our bodies, but also our emotions. Researchers analyzed over a billion social media posts and found that when temperatures exceeded 95°F (35°C), expressed sentiments became more negative, particularly in lower-income countries where effects were three times stronger. The findings highlight how rising global temperatures shape daily emotional experiences …

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Core Services PCE Inflation Spikes (Not Tariffed), Durable Goods Inflation (where Tariffs Hit) Turns Negative Month to Month

Core Services PCE Inflation Spikes (Not Tariffed), Durable Goods Inflation (where Tariffs Hit) Turns Negative Month to Month

Services are where two-thirds of consumer spending goes. And that’s where inflation is. But it’s no longer in rents. By Wolf Richter for WOLF STREET. The core services PCE Price Index, which excludes energy services, accelerated to +0.36% (+4.4% annualized) in July from June, the third month in a row of acceleration. The increase was driven by non-housing services; rents continued to decelerate. …

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