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Biden on Friday signed an emergency determination to speed refugee admissions to the United States but kept his predecessor’s record-low low cap of 15,000 refugees for this fiscal year. The move was a reversal from his previous pledge in February to raise the number significantly. At the time, Biden pledged to raise the cap to 125,000 people in order to “rebuild what has been so badly damaged” in the immigration system....

What makes the GPU shortage even more frustrating is that not long ago, the video card cost to have playable 4K titles was dwarfed by that of the display needed to experience it. And now, with screens like the AOC U28G2XU, the monitor end of that economic equation is the lesser expense. If you are lucky enough to have a GPU powerful enough to drive it, the AOC U28G2XU looks like precisely the specification of monitor you might want to exploit that investment....

The 12-story building, which was bombed by Israel on Saturday, also housed Qatar’s Al Jazeera as well as other international media outlets covering the ongoing conflict. Israel has said that the Palestinian militant group Hamas was operating out of the building, and Israeli authorities warned the journalists before bombing the building. “I think the reality of the situation is that that office in Gaza is in a critical location and this does impact the world’s right to know on both sides of the conflict in real time,” Buzbee said during a Sunday interview with CNN’s Reliable Sources....

The Sports Authority of Andhra Pradesh (SAAP), an apex body for promotion of sports in the state, has roped in TENVIC to achieve the planned objectives and goals in a systematic manner. One of the core principles of the partnership is to acknowledge that physical education along with recreational, competitive and high-performance sport should be developed simultaneously. New methodologies have been proposed to ensure sustainable and impactful delivery of sports coaching program from Grassroots to Centre of Excellence (CoE)....

After two weeks of historically close voting at the top of poll, LSU received 54 first-place votes in the AP Top 25 presented by Regions Bank. Ohio State was No. 2 with five first-place votes and Clemson was third with three first-place votes. Alabama fell two spots to No. 4. Georgia was fifth, followed by Oregon and Minnesota at No. 7. The Gophers won Saturday’s other matchup of unbeaten teams, defeating Penn State at home....

RELATED: 10 Apex Legends Vs. Fortnite Memes That Are Too Funny For Words It shouldn’t be surprising that assault rifles are the most popular weapons in gaming due to their universal nature. Perfecting these guns is a good starting point for learning a new video game, and in the case of Apex Legends, the following tips and tricks will help you get comfortable and confident. 10 The Educational Potential If you are making your very first steps in Apex Legends, then assault rifles are the weapons of choice to learn the game and its shooting mechanics....

The new feature came after many Apex Legends controller players with coveted heirloom sets for their favorite Legends complained that the updated system made triggering the unique inspection animations harder. When Heat Shields and the survival inventory slot were added to with the Chaos Theory event update, the button for inspecting weapons instead became the button for deploying survival items. RELATED: Apex Legends Leak Reveals Blisk Abilities Including a Titan...

In order to expand upon the lore of Apex Legends, developer Respawn began a short film series titled Stories from the Outlands, which features narratives focusing on the game’s Legends. According to fans, tomorrow’s story is going to offer insight into the highly-anticipated arrival of the explosive Legend, Fuse. RELATED: Apex Legends Leak Suggests Solo Mode is Coming, But Don’t Hold Your Breath After the news of the cinematic’s debut hit, players immediately began speculating that Fuse was about to get his time in the spotlight....

Since Apex Legends was launched in 2019, the gameplay has come a long way, with many features added to the battle royale, such as the Evo Shield system. But while the game has evolved substantially over the last couple of years, one mechanic still not included is the ability to dual-wield weapons. With this in mind, it obviously came as a massive shock to one gamer when they saw an enemy doing just that....

The battle royale style seen in Apex Legends features multiples game modes to suit different players, whether they are hardened clans taking on leaderboards or just looking for PvP fun. A recent code leak has got players discussing another rumor about future game modes that could be coming to the game. RELATED: Revenant’s Death Totem Ultimate is Breaking Apex Legends For Some Players Season 12 of Apex Legends brought in a limited time mode called Control which fans are requesting becomes a permanent fixture....

Each physical edition will focus on a specific Apex Legends character. The Apex Legends Lifeline Edition will offer skins for the healer character, while the Apex Legends Bloodhound Edition will award skins for the legendary tracker. RELATED: Is Apex Legends Adding a PvE Mode in Season 3? Each Apex Legends physical edition will cost $19.99, and come with some cosmetics and 1,000 Apex Coins. The Lifeline Edition comes with the Legendary Guardian Angel skin, the Legendary Chooser of the Slain skin, a Winged Guardian banner, and an Angel Struck badge....

In Armed and Dangerous Evolved, for example, there are no weapons other than shotguns and snipers. Combined with Level 1 Evo Shields being the only armor available means that frequent gunfights end close and personally or are settled from afar. But the nature of this game mode also makes for some rare moments caught on camera. RELATED: Apex Legends Confirms Bug Fixes Coming Soon In a post on the Apex Legends subreddit, user mcledwards uploaded a video of his team battling another squad in the bunker....

According to the Digital Foundry report, Apex Legends consistently aims for 60 frames per second across all consoles, hitting that target most often on Xbox One X. When it comes to the standard Xbox One version of the game, though, Apex Legends’ frames per second can drop into the 40 range, which may put players on that console at a disadvantage compared to players with stable and faster frame rates....

Players will be thrilled to know it is a standard Apex Legends release hour, though one that a new season has not used since Season 5. Here’s the time Season 8 will drop, as well as conversions for different timezones. Apex Legends Season 8 release time Apex Legends Season 8 will drop at 1 p.m. EST today, February 2nd, 2021. For easy access in players’ time zones, here are a few key conversions:...

As of the time of writing, Apex Legends does not allow players on PC, PS4, and Xbox One to play with one another. But speaking in a new interview, Respawn Entertainment confirmed that it is working on it. The studio stated that there are “plans to allow players to play with their friends on other platforms,” though it did not reveal exactly when the Apex Legends cross-play update may be made available....

Wattson has been among the ranks of the lowest-picked legends for quite some time, although she boasts one of the highest win rates of any legend. A bug present in the game since at least the beginning of May made her tactical fences useless, as they no longer slowed down or stunned enemies. In this update, the ability to slow down enemies will return to Wattson’s fences, making her tactical much more effective....

Since his callup from NXT to the main roster in 2016, Crews–real name Sesugh Uhaa–has stayed in the lower midcard and was traded from Monday Night RAW to SmackDown and back to WWE’s flagship show. Things didn’t seem like they would change for the 32-year-old California native, but he would eventually receive the biggest opportunity of his WWE career in May when he defeated Andrade to capture the United States Championship....

Turns out, it might not be long at all. MORE: Derek Stepan is OT hero | Rangers’ Game 7 magic | Lundqvist legend | Series schedule Callahan was on the ice on Thursday with his teammates preparing for the Stanley Cup playoffs’ Eastern Conference finals. And for good reason: The Lightning’s opponent is Callahan’s former team, the New York Rangers. Whether Callahan will play in Saturday’s opening game of the Lightning-Rangers series is in doubt....

For the fourth year since it began in 2008, Apple has decided not to run its 12 Days of Christmas promotion, disappointing many iTunes users who’ve loved getting a free gift each day during the holiday period. The 12 Days of Christmas promotion used to run from Boxing day (26 December) until 6 January, with each gift available for free for 24 hours, downloadable through a dedicated 12 Days of Christmas iOS app....

Wild Rift is the dedicated, rebuilt mobile version of League of Legends announced in October 2019 that is purportedly meant to expand Riot’s reach into Asian gaming markets, according to a report by Engadget last year. During the iPhone 12 presentation, Riot Games Executive Producer Michael Chow said the “insanely powerful” iPhone 12, in conjunction with 5G internet, makes this the “perfect time to bring League to iOS.” He said greater graphical fidelity and FPS will be possible on Apple’s upcoming devices....