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ShackStream: Indie-licious Episode 216 - Poly Fighter

On this week's indie livestream, we’re playing an early access single-player roguelike fighter from HeartLoop Games.

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World of Warcraft: Forever confirms Temporary Economy Holds system to combat gold buying

Blizzard has rolled out a new system for combatting gold buying and real money trading (RMT) in WoW: Forever.

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Police: Palatine man was plotting mass shooting at Hindu temple

A Palatine man is behind bars on allegations he was plotting a mass shooting at a Hindu house of worship near Aurora, police said Wednesday.

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Police: 79-year-old man stabbed blind resident at assisted living facility

A 79-year-old man faces an attempted murder charge after police say he stabbed a blind man at a Park Ridge assisted living facility Sunday.

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Excluding UK from ‘Made in Europe’ law will hurt entire EU car industry, Mercedes boss warns

Ola Källenius says it will ‘weaken the industry on both sides’ ahead of act intended to counter non-EU competition Locking the UK out of the EU’s flagship industrial “Made in Europe” legislation would amount to a “deliberate choice” by EU leaders to “hurt” the car industry across the bloc, the head of Mercedes-Benz has said. Speaking in his capacity as president of the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA), Ola Källenius said such a move would “weaken the industry on both sides”. Continue reading...

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UK’s ‘incoherent’ approach to China plagued by lack of expertise, report says

International alliance of China-sceptic legislators warns of risks inherent in misjudging bilateral relationship The UK’s approach to China is “beset by incoherence” and plagued by a lack of senior expertise, according to a report warning of the risks inherent in misjudging the bilateral relationship. An audit by the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (Ipac), an international grouping of China-sceptic legislators, says past engagement with Beijing has often exposed the UK to the risks of interference without delivering the opportunities promised. Continue reading...