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The Guatemalan Attorney General’s office raided the headquarters of the country’s electoral authority just hours after it certified the results of the country’s June 25 election, sending the country deeper into political turmoil. The Thursday morning raid appeared to be connected to prosecutors’ attempt to keep progressive candidate Bernardo Arevalo from competing in a runoff election on August 20. On …

Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for July 13th, 2023. In today’s article, we’ve got a whole bunch of new releases to check out. The best of the bunch include Atelier Marie Remake, Touhou: New World, and Manic Mechanics, but there are lots of different things here to cover a variety of tastes. After summarizing those, we …

SAG-AFTRA president Fran Drescher criticized the treatment of laborers in Hollywood as the historic actors strike begins. The Screen Actors Guild joins the Writers Guild of America (WGA) in a strike effort, beginning at midnight. The strike order was issued against the studios after the guild and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) did not reach a …

Ryan Haines / Android Authority The deal is only available on the green colorway of the powerful smartphone, which suggests to us that it won’t be available for very long. It’s going to be popular too, being $200 less than the previous lowest price on the best premium Android phone of the year. Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra (512GB) Samsung Galaxy …

There’s nothing Dylan Dreyer can’t do! The meteorologist and her husband, Brian Fichera, took a trip to Lake Tahoe for a very exciting competition set to kick off this week.  Dylan, 41, is gearing up to compete in the American Century Championship, a golf tournament where sports and entertainment stars are going head-to-head on the course. Brian, 36, will be …

Microsoft is rolling out a new Xbox safety feature that it hopes will curb toxic behavior in multiplayer games with chat systems. This latest safety feature allows you to capture and report a 60-second video clip of inappropriate voice activity on any multiplayer game with in-game voice chat. It works on Xbox One or Xbox Series X/S alongside Xbox 360 …

Moonlight Tarot platform with blue sky backdrop (all images courtesy Moonlight) Tarot decks have gone through waves of popularity, often in relation to changes in technology. The first decks in the 15th century coincided with the rise of the printing press. In 19th-century England, tarot was swept into an occult craze that also benefited the rise of correspondence courses and …

The CW has secured exclusive broadcast rights to 50 Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) college football and basketball games. This deal will expand through the 2026-2027 season. The new deal will start on Saturday, September 9, with a matchup between the Pittsburgh Panthers and their non-conference opponent, the Cincinnati Bearcats. It will continue every Saturday afternoon and evening throughout the season. As …

Diane Bartz / Reuters: The FTC asks a federal court to temporarily halt Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision until after an appeals court has ruled on a separate stay request  —  The U.S. Federal Trade Commission asked a federal court on Thursday for a stay that would prevent Microsoft (MSFT.O) …

The UN first set out in 2015 the target of ending AIDS as a public health threat by 2030. (Picture: iStock) While the UN insists AIDS can be ended it cautioned the world’s deadliest pandemic could only be stopped if leaders grasped the opportunity. The UN said the pandemic was a political and financial choice. The UN first set …