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I need to buy some Trump I did this stickers before this happens.

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Author: Angela Barnes
Published on: 30/04/2025 | 00:00:00

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Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, a close ally of Trump, finds herself at odds with his administration after it denied her state's request for federal disaster aid following a series of deadly storms last month.

Trump has floated the idea of eliminating the Federal Emergency Management Agency and pushing states to potentially fend for themselves in the wake of natural disasters. He’s already denied disaster aid requests from Washington and North Carolina — states led by Democratic governors — and he suggested withholding aid from Democrat-led California unless it institutes a restrictive voter law.

But the denial of disaster aid to Arkansas, a state he won with 64% of the vote in last year’s presidential election, appears to offer fresh evidence that he intends to follow through on his efforts to gut FEMA — even if it potentially harms some of his fiercest supporters.

A year after laying off five percent of its workforce - impacting 670 employees - EA has reportedly cut more than 300 additional jobs, as part of what it called "select changes" at the company. The move has also seen the publisher cancel a number of in-development projects, said to include a new Titanfall game.

EA's latest round of layoffs was initially reported by Bloomberg's Jason Schreier, who - citing a source "familiar with the cuts" - claimed "between 300 and 400 positions" had been eliminated. Around 100 of those cuts were said to have been made at Apex Legends and Star Wars Jedi studio Respawn Entertainment.

An EA spokesperson confirmed layoffs had been made in a statement shared with Bloomberg, writing, "As part of our continued focus on our long-term strategic priorities, we've made select changes within our organisation that more effectively aligns teams and allocates resources in service of driving future growth."

A follow-up statement from Respawn acknowledged it had made some "targeted team adjustments", specifically impacting its Apex Legends and Star Wars Jedi teams. "These decisions aren't easy and we are deeply grateful to every teammate affected," it added. The studio also confirmed it had "made the decision to step away from two early-stage incubation projects".

Bloomberg reports one of these projects, codenamed R7, was an extraction shooter set in the Titanfall universe. It seems likely this is the same Titanfall project - lead by Titanfall 1 & 2 director Steve Fukuda - confirmed to be in early development at the start of 2024. Notably, this is the second Titanfall project cancelled by EA in recent years; an Apex/Titanfall crossover, dubbed Titanfall Legends, was reportedly canned in 2023.

"Looking ahead," Respawn's statement continued, "our commitment to player-first experiences remains unchanged... For Apex Legends, that means not just delivering competitive, innovative seasons - but expanding what Apex can be." The studio also highlighted its continuing work on the next Star Wars Jedi game, saying it was "aiming to raise the bar again for storytelling and gameplay."

Today's layoffs mean EA has now laid off more than 1800 employees since March 2023. Despite that figure, the company's top executives earned $60m in the fiscal year 2024, $25.6m of that going to CEO Andrew Wilson.

Alongside its next-gen console plans, Microsoft reportedly has three new Xbox controllers in development, including the Elite Series 2's long-awaited successor.

Windows Central's Jez Corden has suggested that three new controllers are in development. However, it's worth noting that the claim during a recent episode of the Xbox Two podcast, as Corden says it's "not necessarily something I'm willing to put into a report yet because I don't have a huge amount of information on this stuff — so take it with a pinch of salt for now."

With that in mind, Corden suggests that alongside a new base controller that will likely be the next generation of the current Xbox Series X|S controller, there are apparently two other premium controllers in the works. One of the controllers is said to be an Elite Series 3, the long-awaited successor to 2019's Elite Series 2.

"We are getting some kind of Elite Series 3," Corden said. "I don't know if it'll be announced in June, though — I think maybe you see it next year, maybe it launches with the next-gen Xbox, we'll see."

As for the other controller, it's reportedly the codenamed Sebile controller that was leaked during Microsoft's Activision Blizzard acquisition. Corden suggests it'll be a mid-range option, with a more expensive version that uses a new feature called Direct-To-Cloud, letting you connect the controller directly to your router as a Wi-Fi connection to eliminate lag when playing games via Xbox Cloud Gaming. According to the original leak, the Sebile controller will also feature haptic feedback, an accelerometer, new modular thumbsticks, and other upgrades over the basic Xbox controller.

Earlier this year, Corden reported that the next generation of Xbox consoles has been greenlit at Microsoft, and could potentially arrive in 2027. Backwards compatibility is said to be a key feature, and the consoles will reportedly be "closer to Windows than ever before," making it easier for developers to port PC games to Xbox. The company is also working on an official Xbox handheld, although Phil Spencer says it is still "years away." With that said, a partnered device could launch later this year from ASUS, and the company seems to be teasing it already.

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A very unexpected cover of a very 2010s song. This version has been stuck in my head since I first heard it.

• Indonesian palm oil company PT Equator Sumber Rezeki (ESR), part of First Borneo Group, has begun clearing critical orangutan habitat in West Kalimantan province, threatening high conservation value (HCV) forests and the survival of the critically endangered Bornean orangutan.
• Despite only partial clearing so far, conservationists warn that ESR plans major expansion, risking the loss of up to 10,000 hectares (about 25,000 acres) of forest, and further undermining Indonesia’s biodiversity and climate goals.
• First Borneo Group has a long record of large-scale deforestation through multiple subsidiaries, prompting major palm oil buyers like Nestlé and Musim Mas to suspend or end sourcing from the group, though some companies remain linked via supply chains.
• Environmental groups are calling for an immediate halt to ESR’s land clearing, comprehensive ecological audits, and urgent action from companies still sourcing from First Borneo Group to prevent a potential ecological disaster for orangutans and the region’s forests.

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Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, a close ally of Trump, finds herself at odds with his administration after it denied her state's request for federal disaster aid following a series of deadly storms last month.

Trump has floated the idea of eliminating the Federal Emergency Management Agency and pushing states to potentially fend for themselves in the wake of natural disasters. He’s already denied disaster aid requests from Washington and North Carolina — states led by Democratic governors — and he suggested withholding aid from Democrat-led California unless it institutes a restrictive voter law.

But the denial of disaster aid to Arkansas, a state he won with 64% of the vote in last year’s presidential election, appears to offer fresh evidence that he intends to follow through on his efforts to gut FEMA — even if it potentially harms some of his fiercest supporters.

Probably not novel, but this actually worked pretty well (god I wish I had armour though). Blind with solar ray, and bathe in the bonus damage from surprise attacks. The ring of furor is a nice touch since I augmented the cross bow for damage

As long as I can hold my an hold my saxophone, I will play: 83-yr-old Rex Rosario

Saw this at the supermarket right next to a $24 magazine called "ChatGPT: Start your own business!"

Things are getting bleak. Hopefully in the future the only time we see shit like this is in history books showing propaganda during the fall of capitalism

• The CDC estimates salmonella causes 1.35 million infections annually, most of them through food, and about 420 deaths.

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