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Reports suggest Amazon will lay off 10,000, the highest ever in their history Numerous reports surfaced on Monday suggesting that Amazon is planning its largest ever round of job cutbacks, which would affect around 10,000 workers (around 5% of the company’s total workforce). As the tech industry struggles to readjust to a new normal of rising rates, dropping demand, and the aftereffects of overhiring during the boom, the month of November has been a particularly difficult one for layoffs. Sources reported last month that Amazon’s main business of selling items has been decreasing this year as people spend less time at…

Three players were shot and killed, during a football game at the University of Virginia Hours after three students were killed and two were injured in a shooting rampage on a charter bus returning from a field trip, the University of Virginia lifted a campuswide lockdown Monday, according to authorities. The university president, Jim Ryan, confirmed that D’Sean Perry, Lavel Davis Jr., and Devin Chandler, all football players at the school, were among those killed. A public announcement of the injured victims has not been made. At a press conference on Monday, Ryan said, “This is a sad, shocking, and…

Whether you like it, loathe it, or are somewhere in the middle, the FIFA World Cup is almost here. The most popular tournament in soccer is also the most popular in all sports, with viewing figures for past World Cup finals crushing the likes of the Super Bowl, Kentucky Derby, and a heavyweight championship boxing match. The World Cup is a special four weeks for sports fans, and it will be everywhere you look between now and Christmas. So why not get involved? Like many who don’t have an interest in the biggest Reality TV shows like I’m a Celebrity,…

$1.6 Billion Jackpot – Powerball winning numbers for 6th November 2022 A chance to win the record-breaking Powerball jackpot rolls around once more tonight, November 5th, 2022, at 10:59 p.m. The cash value of tonight’s Powerball is $782.4 million, but the jackpot is a whopping $1.6 billion. We wish you luck and ask that you double-check your Powerball tickets now that the winning numbers have been announced. The winning numbers are: 28 – 45 – 53 – 56 – 69The Powerball was: 20The Power Play multiplier digit was 3X If anyone wins the big prize, we want it to be…

Pokemon GO: How To Get Umbreon The Pokemon of Generation 2 are beloved by many. The Gen 2 update for Pokemon GO was released in 2017, and it brought with it 80 new Pokemon, including two new Eeveelutions: Umbreon and Espeon. Here’s how you evolve your Eevee into the Darkness-type Pokemon Umbreon in Pokemon GO. In Pokemon Go, how do you catch an Umbreon? Eating a special name on an Eevee before using sweets to develop it into a Jolteon, Flareon, or Vaporeon was a common tactic in the past; in Pokemon GO, the same strategy can be used to…

Splatoon 3: How to Power Up the Splatfest Players in Splatoon 3’s Turf Wars participate in the Splatfest by selecting one of three teams. Choose a team, and you’ll receive a special piece of clothing designed for use in Splatfest combat. Follow these steps to supercharge your Splatfest Tee in Splatoon 3 and give yourself an edge over the competition. Each Splatfest in Splatoon 3 has its own theme, and players can show their team spirit by wearing specially designed T-shirts. The Splatfest Tee has the ability doubler pre-installed, which multiplies the effectiveness of all secondary abilities. Gear in Splatoon…

Splatoon 3: How to Get Tricolor Battles There will be a Pokemon-themed Splatfest this weekend, and everyone will be there to try out the game’s hottest new feature: Tricolor Battles. The Tricolor Battles are the game-changing addition to Splatoon 3, but players will seldom encounter them. So, we’ve compiled some advice on how to unlock Tricolor Battles in Splatoon 3 for this Splatfest. One important point to keep in mind is that Tricolor Battles won’t be available until the second half of the Splatoon 3 Splatfest. The Tricolor Battles occur halfway through the Splatfest, and the early results show which…

Elizabeth Holmes, CEO of Theranos, is facing charges that could result in a 15-year prison term Elizabeth Holmes, the former CEO of Theranos, has been charged with fraud for defrauding investors out of hundreds of millions of dollars by claiming her company had developed a revolutionary blood testing device. Federal prosecutors have asked a judge to give Holmes a sentence of 15 years in prison. Prosecutors called the case “one of the most substantial white collar offences Silicon Valley or any other District has seen,” and they strongly refuted the defense’s claim that Holmes was treated unfairly, in part because…

Istanbul Blast was an terrorist attack? According to Turkish authorities, an explosion on Istanbul’s most well-known commercial street killed at least six people and injured 81 others. The blast on Istiklal Avenue on Sunday was described as an attack by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who vowed to find those responsible. He promised that those responsible for the incident on Istiklal Avenue would be punished severely. To quote from the official statement: “The relevant units of our state continue to work to uncover the perpetrators of this treacherous attack and the groups behind it.” No one immediately claimed responsibility or offered…

$189 Million Jackpot – Mega Millions winning numbers for 11th November 2022 You can win $189 million dollars or take home $93.9 million in cash this coming Friday, November 11th, 2022 at 11:00:00 PM Eastern Time. The winning numbers are: 1 – 5 – 17 – 37 – 70 The Mega Ball is: 22 The Megaplier is: 3X Mega Millions: How to play? It costs $2 for every line you play in Mega Millions. You’ll need to pick six numbers, one from each of two ranges (1-70 for the white-ball numbers) and 1-25 for the other (which is the golden Mega Ball).…