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Friday January 5th, 2024 evening edition

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Baldur’s Gate 3 Leads NY Game Awards Nominations Ahead of Alan Wake II and Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty

Authored by wccftech.com

Remedy's Alan Wake II and CD Projekt's Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty both earned five nominations, some of which were shared, such as in the Game of the Year, Best Writing, Best World, and Best Acting categories (Melanie Liburd as Saga Anderson and Idris Elba as Solomon Reed).

Alan Wake II also got nominated for Best Music and Phantom Liberty for Best DLC.

Other multi-nominated games include Starfield (Game of the Year, Best Writing, Best World), Final Fantasy XVI (Best World, Best Music, Best Acting for Ben Starr as Clive Rosfield), The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Game of the Year, Best Music, Best Kids Game), Tchia (Best Writing, Best Music, Best Kids Game), Marvel's Spider-Man 2 (Game of the Year, Best World), Hi-Fi Rush (Game of the Year, Best Music), Resident Evil 4 (Best Remake, Best DLC), and Chants of Sennaar (Best Indie, Best World). »

Second wave of court documents related to Jeffrey Epstein unsealed

Authored by theguardian.com
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The additional 19 documents, totaling approximately 300 pages, add to the more than 900 pages of documents already unsealed on Wednesday evening, the release of which prompted an online frenzy that crashed a website hosting the documents.

The unsealed papers do not appear to contain extensive additional information about Epstein’s trafficking of teenage girls and women.

They include some discussion of Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre’s medical records and a portion of a deposition provided by a medical provider. »

Retiring House Republican says $174,000 isn't enough money for members of Congress: 'Most of us don't have wealth'

Authored by businessinsider.com
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McHenry, a more mild-mannered House Republican than most, recently announced he would retire from Congress at the end of his term.

And Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia has complained that she's "lost money since I've gotten here.". »

Child at Auburn school finds jar of cocaine on playground, tastes powder

Authored by kiro7.com

AUBURN, Wash. — A jar of cocaine was found on a playground by a student at an Auburn elementary school last week.

According to a letter sent out to families of students at Evergreen Heights Elementary, the student found the powder in a glass jar and tasted its contents.

Testing done by the Auburn Police Department determined that the powder was cocaine. »