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A problem of bankrupt ideology? Not exactly. At least not in France. “When the Communist Party was strong, it was a protest party. Ideology was a cover,” says political scientist Yves Meny, an authority on European populism. “It protested against anything at all, and in France that tradition of protest is very strong.” But for the past five years, at least, the communists have been positively mainstream. The trend in European politics was toward a middle ground, a “Third Way” that tended to bring the traditional left and right together....

The event was confirmed via both an in-game poster near the Risky Reels location as well as a new movie intro-sequence on the big screen itself. Both confirm the same details, that Fortnite is partnering with Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker for an exclusive, live screen premiere for Fortnite players. Not only that, but the posters also tease the involvement of the film’s director, J.J. Abrams. Exactly how Abrams will be involved in the event is unclear, but he’ll likely provide an audio introduction or something similar....

It appears Epic Games are yet to test the update on their internal servers before it is released worldwide, which could be a reason behind the delay in Fortnite v12.60 update. When is the v12.60 Fortnite update? The following information was tweeted by a popular Fortnite data miner ‘HYPEX’. HYPEX mentioned the chronology of upcoming updates in his tweet: May 20th-21st -> Fortnite update v12.60 May 27th-28th -> Fortnite update v12....

As indicated by the tweet below, snow will most likely be coming to Fortnite’s map for the holiday season, as a datamine has uncovered several sound files that contain noises correlating to landing, crouching, walking, and sprinting in snow. While this is all but confirmed, we will still have to wait for the official confirmation from Epic regarding the matter to find out exactly if and when such an update will occur....

For Argentina and Jorge Sampaoli the question is who best to stir Lionel Messi, with the two-time winners again boasting an embarrassment of riches up front, while showing little indication they know how to deploy them. The supporting trio of Gonzalo Higuain, Sergio Aguero and Angel di Maria could reunite in Russia but they have disappointed together before, when all were younger and arriving in better form. Meanwhile, Paulo Dybala, one of the game’s most exciting young forwards, faces a fight for inclusion after being left off Sampaoli’s latest list, and Mauro Icardi is expected to find his 26 goals for Inter Milan this season insufficient to make the squad....

As well as the expected 4k native resolution, 60fps refresh rate, and ray tracing, the game’s creative director Chris Esaki revealed that the new Forza Motorsport will include “new game concepts, all intended to connect players to the Forza universe, and each other, like never before.” Specifically, Chris mentions “creating friendships” and “building communities that can last a lifetime,” which suggests the game will include a heavy focus on online play, potentially expanding the opportunities for in-game teams....

The mode is meant to celebrate community-created challenges, according to the official description of the minute-long Super7 trailer uploaded to YouTube. Players can design challenges based around elements like speed or drifting, and create stunt tracks to facilitate them using objects like ramps and concrete tubes that can be placed on the ground or in mid-air. This can be done in a variety of Forza Horizon 4’s environments, and players can also include unique decor like dinosaur statues and neon gates....

While Forza Horizon 5 is no slouch when it comes to graphics, players have long wondered if Playground Games would ever try experimenting with the game’s raytracing features to a greater extent. After the upcoming Forza Motorsport game was revealed to fully support raytracing at launch, it seemed like the open-world Horizon may end up only having a very limited implementation of the feature. RELATED: Forza Horizon 6 Development Seemingly Confirmed by Job Listing...

For all its parallel-universe connotations, antimatter is a frequent visitor to physics labs. In 1928 theorist Paul Dirac proved that every fundamental particle (electrons, protons and the like) has a Through the Looking Glass partner. These “antiparticles” have exactly the same properties, including mass, as the regular particles, but with opposite charges. The antimatter partner of the negatively charged electron is the positively charged positron. In 1932 the positron was discovered in a device that captured cosmic rays from space; vapor in the “cloud chamber” records the characteristic track of any particle that enters....

The incident occurred between 12 and 1 p.m. at a farm in Arena Po, a town in the province of Pavia, approximately 28 miles from Milan. The victims, all of Indian nationality, have been identified as the two owners of the farm and two employees, Giornale di Pavia reported. The victims have been named as brothers Prem and Tarsem Singh, aged 48 and 45, Arminder Singh, 29, and Majinder Singh, 28....

The AIFF will be hosting the inaugural edition of the four-nation Intercontinental Cup to be played at the Mumbai Football Arena from June 1 to 10. Apart from India, South Africa, New Zealand and Chinese Taipei will take part in the Quadrangular tourney.. “That (the Intercontinental Cup) is really good. Our main priority is to be ready for the Asian Cup and it starts in January. This tournament, along with the teams that are coming in including New Zealand, will be a very good test for us,” the 24-year-old defender told PTI....

The second quarter began well for the Indian as they earned a penalty stroke. Rupinder Pal Singh scored the goal to give India a 1-0 lead. The Indian team dominated the play and with good attacking play the Men in Blue put pressure on the Kiwis defence. Going into half time, India led 1-0. In the 3rd quarter, New Zealand attacked more and put pressure on the Indian defence. New Zealand tried their best to level the scores but the Indian defence was up to the mark and never allowed the Kiwis team to attack....

Tsolekile received a 12-year ban for “contriving to fix a match or matches” in the 2015 Twenty20 domestic competition, the board said. Pumelela Matshikwe, Ethy Mbhalati and Jean Symes were also banned after accepting money from ex-international Goolam Bodi, previously banned for 20 years, to manipulate matches. The development becomes even more disheartening for the South African cricket community after one considers the fact that all four players were relatively experienced in the first-class circuit and each of them had played at least 50 first class cricket matches....

Now Woods is a senior and made his college decision early Wednesday morning. While a number of high-level programs were involved in his recruitment over the years, it ultimately came down to UNC, Georgetown and South Carolina. In the end, while many believed he was a lock for South Carolina, it was North Carolina that won out for his services. MORE: DeCourcy’s Top 25 2016 player rankings With a commitment already in the fold from Top-100 forward Tony Bradley and Top-100 wing Brandon Robinson, the Tar Heels have a couple of nice pieces to build around moving forward....

MORE: Ranking college hoops’ best shooting guards this season | Grand jury summons issued in Louisville prostitution scandal The 6-4, 180-pound Norvell is ranked as the No. 96 overall player in 247’s 2016 composite rankings, and the No. 23 overall shooting guard. The Chicago native hails from Simeon Career Academy, which has also produced the likes of Derrick Rose and Jabari Parker.

Local reports said two people died in the accident in Gwangju at a venue close to the athletes village for the FINA World Championship. USA Water Polo said in a statement on their website that a “handful” of their athletes suffered non-life-threatening injuries while out celebrating the women’s team winning the gold medal. Kaleigh Gilchrist underwent surgery after suffering what was described as a “deep laceration,” while Paige Hauschild (right arm) and Johnny Hooper (left hand) required stitches for cuts....

Charles Wardlow will serve 30 years in prison for participating in the burglary and murder of Taylor, who was 24 years old. Taylor, a Miami native who starred at the University of Miami, was the fifth overall pick in the 2004 NFL Draft. He was a two-time Pro Bowl selection during his four-year NFL career. Wardlow, who was 18 at the time of the murder, admittted to being one of the five men who broke into Taylor’s Miami-area home in a burglary attempt....

The child tax credits, first approved as part of Biden’s American Rescue Plan in March, provided families with monthly payments of hundreds of extra dollars for each dependent child. But the program expires this month as the Senate failed to pass the Build Back Better Act, which would have extended the child tax credits. “Senator, one of the casualties of the collapse of that bill is the child tax credit that expires at the end of the year....

The Quote Trump is expected to leave the White House on Wednesday after one term as president. Many observers have criticized Trump’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, his repeated baseless claims of election fraud and his alleged incitement of a January riot at the U.S. Capitol. Despite his impending exit from the Oval Office, Trump still has a base of supporters and defenders within the GOP. During a Tuesday conversation with Fox News contributor Kristen Soltis Anderson, Earhardt touted Trump’s work methodology....