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Tuesday June 24th, 2025 day edition

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Authorities in Northern California recovered the bodies of three hikers who died after they jumped into a waterfall in a remote area near Lake Tahoe.

The Placer County Sheriff’s Office announced the recovery Sunday.

Three of the men jumped into the water in an area known as Rattlesnake Falls and did not resurface, the sheriff’s office said.

The sheriff’s office responded with a dive team that was flown to the area via helicopter, according to the statement.

The three remaining hikers were airlifted out Wednesday night, the sheriff’s office said, noting the area’s challenging terrain.

The sheriff’s office suspended search operations Thursday afternoon because of powerful winds that prompted strong currents and poor underwater visibility.

The sheriff’s office did not immediately provide additional information about where the men were found or how they died. »

Horizon Zero Dawn developer replacing all actors with robots "not going to happen", says Aloy voice actress

Authored by eurogamer.net
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Earlier this year, footage leaked showing a Sony employee engaging with an on-screen AI version of the Horizon lead.

The whole thing raised a few eyebrows, especially considering Aloy is a character growing up in a post-apocalyptic world overrun by rogue AI-controlled machines.

"For me, I think that AI as a tool to make things easier on devs would be a great thing. »

At least four dead after Iran missile hits southern Israel home

Authored by ynetnews.com
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Rescue teams rescuing residents in Be'er Sheva ( Video: IDF Spokesperson's Unit, Israel Fire and Rescue Authority ).

The deadly strike was part of a broader Iranian missile barrage that triggered air raid sirens across southern, central and northern Israel.

6 View gallery Iranian missile scores direct hit on residential building in southern Israel. »

Sonia Sotomayor accuses Supreme Court of ‘rewarding lawlessness’ by Trump in fiery dissent

Authored by cnn.com
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Justice Sonia Sotomayor, the Supreme Court’s senior liberal, slammed the Trump administration’s handling of immigration matters in a fiery dissent Monday and accused her colleagues of “rewarding lawlessness” by backing its latest emergency appeal.

Sotomayor’s most blistering critique was aimed at the notion that the Trump administration has attempted to skirt lower court orders.

Sotomayor, President Barack Obama’s first nominee to the high court, has also been among the most critical of the Trump administration publicly. »

MindsEye Developer Build A Rocket Boy Begins Layoff Process Amid Disastrous Launch, Studio Sources Say

Authored by ign.com

UPDATE: Build A Rocket Boy has confirmed IGN's report that the redundancy process has begun at the studio, issuing a statement that failed to say how many staff may be affected.

We can confirm that we have had to make the painful decision to notify our hardworking team of some internal changes at Build A Rocket Boy.

ORIGINAL STORY: Build A Rocket Boy has told staff a redundancy process has begun amid the disastrous launch of MindsEye. »