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I am so looking forward to get rid of my slow USB 3.2 portable SSDs thanks to these faster USB 4 models
Corsair Memory and others show off USB 4 portable SSDs at CES 2025 USB 4 is as fast as Thunderbolt 3/4 and twice as fast as USB 3.2 Gen2x2 It allows for far more demanding storage requirements like 8K RAW storage Working with a slow SSD can be highly frustrating… Read Details ⇢
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Donald Trump’s inauguration, between festivities and business allegiance
Preparing the Capitol for the inauguration of Donald Trump, Washington, January 17, 2025. MORRY GASH / AP It was eight years ago, but who still remembers? Hundreds of thousands of women demonstrated in Washington against Donald Trump, the day after the new president’s inauguration ceremony, on January 21, 2017. The… Read Details ⇢
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Kevin Costner’s still ‘chasing the cowboy life’ as he turns 70
Kevin Costner hit a new milestone. Costner shared a photo of his childhood self dressed as a cowboy as he celebrated 70 years of life. “Thank you guys for the birthday wishes,” Costner wrote on his Instagram post. “If you can believe it, this is me. I was chasing the… Read Details ⇢
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Biden’s Ukraine disaster was decades in the making | Russia-Ukraine war
President Joe Biden is about to wrap up what many perceive as a disastrous presidency. His departure from the White House could potentially mark a turning point in both the Russia-Ukraine conflict and in the three decades of poorly thought-out Western policies which resulted in the alienation of Russia and… Read Details ⇢
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NYT Connections today — my hints and answers for Sunday, January 19 (game #588)
Good morning! Let’s play Connections, the NYT’s clever word game that challenges you to group answers in various categories. It can be tough, so read on if you need clues. What should you do once you’ve finished? Why, play some more word games of course. I’ve also got daily Strands… Read Details ⇢
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Three questions to understand the Kurds’ situation in Syria
ANS: the Syrian National Army, an aggregate of scattered groups that are supported and armed by Ankara, whose vocation is to fight against Kurdish forces on the Syria-Turkey border. AANES: the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria, which was set up by the Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD), which… Read Details ⇢
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Incoming ‘border czar’ Homan previews ‘well-planned’ deportation operations under Trump
With less than two days until President-elect Donald Trump returns to office, incoming “border czar” Tom Homan shared a glimpse of the administration’s deportation plans to tackle the border crisis and illegal immigration. The incoming Trump administration is eyeing immigration arrests of illegal immigrants across the country as soon as… Read Details ⇢
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Houthis to halt Israel, Red Sea attacks if Gaza truce comes into force | Israel-Palestine conflict News
Spokesman al-Bukhaiti says Houthis will stop operations in support of Gaza when truce comes into effect on Sunday. Houthi rebels have backed the Gaza ceasefire agreement reached between Israel and Hamas, with the Yemeni group’s spokesperson saying they will halt their military operations against Israel as well as commercial ships… Read Details ⇢
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NYT Strands today — my hints, answers and spangram for Sunday, January 19 (game #322)
Strands is the NYT’s latest word game after the likes of Wordle, Spelling Bee and Connections – and it’s great fun. It can be difficult, though, so read on for my Strands hints. Want more word-based fun? Then check out my NYT Connections today and Quordle today pages for hints… Read Details ⇢