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Thursday September 21st, 2023 morning edition

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Taylor Swift managed to drive record-breaking numbers to voter registration website Vote.org after urging her 232 million followers on Instagram to take action.

On Tuesday (19 September), hours after the pop star, 32, called on her US fanbase to register to vote in honour of National Voter Registration Day, Vote.org’s communication director, Nick Morrow, announced that “our site was averaging 13,000 users every 30 minutes”.

“Fun fact: after @taylorswift13 posted on Instagram today directing her followers to register to vote on @votedotorg, our site was averaging 13,0000 users every 30 minutes,” Morrow wrote on X/Twitter.

Swift added, sharing a link to Vote.org. Taylor Swift (Taylor Swift/Instagram).

That’s why this National Voter Registration Day is so important: we’re at the starting line of the next presidential election.”.

Swift first broke her political silence in 2018 to endorse Democratic candidates and urge fans to vote.

“As a country musician, I was always told it’s better to stay out of [politics],” Swift explained. »

Donald Trump Jr.’s X account apparently hacked, announces father’s death

Authored by click2houston.com

MIAMI, FLORIDA - NOVEMBER 06: Donald Trump Jr. looks on as former President Donald Trump speaks during a rally for U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) at the Miami-Dade Country Fair and Exposition on November 6, 2022 in Miami, Florida.

Donald Trump Jr.’s account on the social media platform formerly known as Twitter appeared to be hacked early Wednesday.

One post falsely stated that former President Donald Trump had died, according to screenshots. »

U.N. chief calls for an end to $7 trillion in fossil fuel subsidies

Authored by cnbc.com

So said António Guterres, the secretary-general of the United Nations, in his opening remarks to the Climate Ambition Summit at the United Nations Headquarters in New York on Wednesday.

Burning fossil fuels release greenhouse gasses into the atmosphere, which is a key driver in climate change.

"We must make up time lost to foot-dragging, arm-twisting and the naked greed of entrenched interests raking in billions from fossil fuels," Guterres said. »

Cyberpunk 2077 update 2.0 is so big that the devs advise starting a new playthrough

Authored by gamesradar.com

CDPR has repeatedly touted update 2.0 as a ground-up makeover for multiple systems in the cyberpunk RPG, and now its customer support account has formally advised all players to start from scratch.

While you'll be able to continue the game with your current character on an existing save, we recommend starting a new game after [Cyberpunk 2077] Update 2.0," a recent CDPR support post reads.

Related Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty review: "The culmination of CD Projekt Red's efforts to right the wrongs of a challenging launch". »