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Fort Worth Rep. Nicole Collier refuses to leave Texas House, protesting state trooper escorts

Fort Worth Rep. Nicole Collier refuses to leave Texas House, protesting state trooper escorts

AUSTIN — A Fort Worth lawmaker said on Monday that she can’t leave the Texas House chambers because she won’t agree to round-the-clock monitoring by state troopers, which the GOP speaker is requiring of Democrats who fled the state. GOP Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows is requiring the Democrats, who broke quorum in an effort to stop a Republican redistricting …

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Air Canada flight attendant union refuses to end ‘unlawful’ strike

Air Canada flight attendant union refuses to end ‘unlawful’ strike

The union representing Air Canada flight attendants says it will continue to defy a back-to-work order despite the Canada Industrial Relations Board ruling their strike “unlawful”. The independent federal tribunal deemed the job action by the cabin crews – now in its third day – illegal on Monday after the union defied a government back-to-work order issued over the weekend. …

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RFK Jr. Refuses To Blame Misinformation As Driving Force Behind CDC Shooting

RFK Jr. Refuses To Blame Misinformation As Driving Force Behind CDC Shooting

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. refused to blame vaccine misinformation for the recent shooting at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, rejecting criticism about the role he’s played in sowing distrust in the life-saving shots. The shooter, who set his sights on the agency’s Georgia complex, fired over 180 shots in Friday’s attack, killing one police …

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EA Refuses to Fund the Dragon Age Remasters You Crave

EA Refuses to Fund the Dragon Age Remasters You Crave

Alongside issues relating to the three RPG’s engines, EA is another reason why you haven’t seen remakes — or even just remasters — of Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age 2, and Dragon Age: Inquisition. Speaking on a MrMattyPlays podcast, former Dragon Age director Mark Darrah explained that BioWare, along with other developers inside EA, run their own finances “to some …

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Hideo Kojima Refuses To Play Konami’s Metal Gear Solid 3 Remake

Hideo Kojima Refuses To Play Konami’s Metal Gear Solid 3 Remake

In 2004, Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima turned back the clock with Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater, a previously untold Cold War story starring Big Boss, the clone father of franchise star Solid Snake. Next month, Konami is releasing Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater, a remake of the original game. However, Kojima has no interest in playing …

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Meta refuses to sign EU’s AI code of practice

Meta refuses to sign EU’s AI code of practice

Meta has refused to sign the European Union’s code of practice for its AI Act, weeks before the bloc’s rules for providers of general-purpose AI models take effect. “Europe is heading down the wrong path on AI,” wrote Meta’s chief global affairs officer Joel Kaplan in a post on LinkedIn. “We have carefully reviewed the European Commission’s Code of Practice …

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