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Stuff.tv
29-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Stuff.tv
Anybody who gets the Switch 2 early won't be able to play it – here's why
Some Nintendo Switch 2 unboxings have already been up (and taken down) on YouTube and other places across the internet as stock of the gaming handheld leaks out ahead of next week's launch. It's not surprising since new tech launching in such high quantities is obviously going to appear in public places. What is surprising is what Nintendo has done to ensure no more gameplay leaks out before launch. That's because the new Switch 2 consoles appear to have been effectively bricked before the June 5 launch date. How? It seems they need a mandatory update to work. The long and the short of it is that it seems you won't be able to play anything until you connect it to the internet and download the update. That explains why we also haven't seen leaked footage of Mario Kart online beyond what was revealed from the original hands on sessions. This version of the unboxing video is still live on X/Twitter, but all you can see is the box and the console in its packaging. A full setup video did appear earlier this week showing menus, the new Joy-cons and some settings but has also now disappeared. A Switch 2 unit is already out in the wild. It's apparently locked behind a Day 1 patch and can't be used. — Stealth (@Stealth40k) May 27, 2025 Regular gaming deals poster Wario64 also said on X/Twitter that 'another person shared with me that they have a Nintendo Switch 2 as well. I have no permission to post pics but can share that when they try to boot a Switch 1 game, a message prompts 'Please connect to the internet and update your system.'' We got hands on with the Switch 2 at a recent preview event and declared' the Switch 2 feels like a premium upgrade to its predecessor, from features like built-in mouse controls and a 1080p, 120Hz, HDR screen, to beefier hardware that can competently run current-gen games while significantly sprucing up its back catalogue. There are still long-term questions over whether this larger form factor will be comfortable, battery life in handheld mode, as well as the big GameChat feature that couldn't be tested at the live event. But with a first-party line-up balancing between new, crowd-pleasing, and experimental, in tandem with a shedload of third-party support, the Switch 2 is in good shape to build the hype momentum from its summer launch to the holidays.' Read our full early Switch 2 verdict
Yahoo
15-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Supreme Court weighs limits on nationwide injunctions during birthright citizenship arguments
The Supreme Court seemed divided over eliminating judges' ability to issue nationwide injunctions at blockbuster oral arguments Thursday, even as no justice defended the constitutionality of Trump's birthright citizenship order that underpins the case. Though several conservative justices expressed concerns during the two-and-a-half hour argument that judges are overstepping their authority by not limiting their rulings to the specific parties suing, it remained unclear whether the administration had convinced a majority to claw back the practice. The decision is poised to greatly impact Trump's ability to enact his executive orders by potentially removing a key tool that plaintiffs have employed in dozens of lawsuits to try to stop Trump's agenda, ranging from actions over federal grant freezes to transgender troops to birthright citizenship. 'We survived until the 1960s without universal injunctions,' said conservative Justice Clarence Thomas, a longtime skeptic of such rulings. As the challengers raised concerns that such a ruling could necessitate thousands of individual lawsuits, several conservative justices floated that the plaintiffs could still band together to bring a class action. Justice Brett Kavanaugh, Trump's second appointee to the court, at one point said class actions 'provide a mechanism for what's needed here.' 'I'm sure they're being prepared now,' he joked. Trump imposed the birthright citizenship restrictions as one of his 'Day 1' executive orders. The order would limit birthright citizenship to only those who have at least one parent with citizenship or permanent legal status. Those restrictions upend the conventional understanding of the 14th Amendment's citizenship guarantee for people born on U.S. soil, which the Supreme Court and most legal scholars have long interpreted to include only a few narrow exceptions, like the children of diplomats. 'This case is very different from a lot of our nationwide injunction cases, in which many of us have expressed frustration at the way district courts are doing their business,' said Justice Elena Kagan. Kagan and Justice Sonia Sotomayor, both members of the court's liberal wing, expressed deep doubts about the constitutionality of Trump's executive order during the argument. They raised concerns that not providing immediate, nationwide relief could allow the administration to enforce an unconstitutional order for years. 'As far as I see it, this order violates four Supreme Court precedents,' Sotomayor said. But not all the justices seemed worried. 'Is there any reason in this particular litigation that we would be unable to act expeditiously?' Chief Justice John Roberts asked Solicitor General D. John Sauer, who represented the government. Sauer responded, 'Absolutely not, Mr. Chief Justice.' Sauer during his argument stressed the government at this stage is only seeking to narrow, not eliminate, nationwide injunctions issued by three separate federal judges in Seattle, Boston and Greenbelt, Md. A win would enable Trump to enforce his order in some areas but block the administration from using it against individuals residing in San Francisco; Washington, D.C.; 22 Democratic-led states; and certain members of several immigration organizations that are suing. Thursday's session was rare in multiple respects. The justices typically only hear oral arguments between October and April. And for emergency applications like the case at hand, the court almost always resolves them without holding a live courtroom session at all. Before the arguments kicked off, Trump himself chimed in with a post on Truth Social from a trip in the Middle East. 'Big case today in the United States Supreme Court. Birthright Citizenship was not meant for people taking vacations to become permanent Citizens of the United States of America, and bringing their families with them, all the time laughing at the 'SUCKERS' that we are!' Trump wrote. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
The Hill
15-05-2025
- Politics
- The Hill
Supreme Court weighs limits on nationwide injunctions during birthright citizenship arguments
The Supreme Court tussled with eliminating judges' ability to issue nationwide injunctions as the court heard arguments Thursday in an emergency appeal arising from President Trump's birthright citizenship order. Though several conservative justices expressed concerns during the two-and-a-half hour argument that judges are overstepping their authority by not limiting their rulings to the specific parties suing, it remained unclear whether the administration had convinced a majority to claw back the practice. The decision is poised to greatly impact Trump's ability to enact his executive orders by potentially removing a key tool that plaintiffs have employed in dozens of lawsuits to try to stop Trump's agenda, ranging from actions over federal grant freezes to transgender troops to birthright citizenship. 'We survived until the 1960s without universal injunctions,' said conservative Justice Clarence Thomas, a longtime skeptic of such rulings. As the challengers raised concerns that such a ruling could necessitate thousands of individual lawsuits, several conservative justices floated that the plaintiffs could still band together to bring a class action. Justice Brett Kavanaugh, Trump's second appointee to the court, at one point said class actions 'provide a mechanism for what's needed here.' 'I'm sure they're being prepared now,' he joked. Trump imposed the birthright citizenship restrictions as one of his 'Day 1' executive orders. It would limit birthright citizenship to only those who have at least one parent with citizenship or permanent legal status. Those restrictions upend the conventional understanding of the 14th Amendment's citizenship guarantee for people born on U.S. soil, which the Supreme Court and most legal scholars have long interpreted to include only a few narrow exceptions, like the children of diplomats. 'This case is very different from a lot of our nationwide injunction cases, in which many of us have expressed frustration at the way district courts are doing their business,' said Justice Elena Kagan. Kagan and Justice Sonia Sotomayor, both members of the court's liberal wing, expressed deep doubts about the constitutionality of Trump's executive order during the argument. They raised concerns that not providing immediate, nationwide relief could allow the administration to enforce an unconstitutional order for years. 'As far as I see it, this order violates four Supreme Court precedents,' Sotomayor said. But not all the justices seemed worried. 'Is there any reason in this particular litigation that we would be unable to act expeditiously?' Chief Justice John Roberts asked Solicitor General D. John Sauer, who represented the government. Sauer responded, 'Absolutely not, Mr. Chief Justice.' Sauer during his argument stressed the government at this stage is only seeking to narrow, not eliminate, nationwide injunctions issued by three separate federal judges in Seattle, Boston and Greenbelt, Md. A win would enable Trump to enforce his order in some areas but block the administration from using it against individuals residing in San Francisco, Washington, D.C., 22 Democratic-led states as well as identified members of several immigration organizations that are suing. Thursday's session was rare in multiple respects. The justices typically only hear oral arguments between October and April. And for emergency applications like the case at hand, the court almost always resolves them without holding a live courtroom session at all. Before the arguments kicked off, Trump himself chimed in with a post on Truth Social from a trip in the Middle East. 'Big case today in the United States Supreme Court. Birthright Citizenship was not meant for people taking vacations to become permanent Citizens of the United States of America, and bringing their families with them, all the time laughing at the 'SUCKERS' that we are!' Trump wrote.
Yahoo
11-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Giants Reveal Draft Day Prank Call With Titans
The 2025 NFL Draft started at No. 2, when the Cleveland Browns traded out of their pick and gave the Jacksonville Jaguars the rights to two-way star Travis Hunter. Once it was clear Hunter was headed south, edge rusher Abdul Carter became the New York Giants' newest star. Those developments were locked in quickly on that fateful Thursday, but the draft's first pick might as well have been made at the NFL Scouting Combine. The Tennessee Titans took Miami quarterback Cam Ward with the first pick, an open secret that spanned from the rumor mill to the prospect's livestreams. Advertisement The selection came as a surprise to nobody. But New York general manager Joe Schoen called Tennessee general manager Mike Borgonzi in a last-ditch, mostly joking inquiry about that top pick. The team revealed on 'Giants Life: 2025 NFL Draft' their draft-day prank call with the Titans. 'Were you waiting for this? Are you gonna pick?' Schoen joked to Borgonzi. 'I had to do it, I had to do it. All right, man. Well, good luck to you man. I was gonna wait and just call you now on the clock, so I figured you guys were picking. But thought I'd give it one more swing.' Needless to say, he was quickly shut down. Ward had unofficially been a Titan for weeks, and Tennessee wasn't passing up on the opportunity to draft a franchise quarterback. Advertisement 'Tennessee's gonna pick. I think Ward's going here.' New York still found its future under center in Round 1. By trading back into the Day 1 festivities, the Giants added Mississippi's Jaxson Dart. While Ward will start right away, the New York faithful may not see much of Dart until 2026. Russell Wilson and Jameis Winston were added in the offseason to mentor Dart and ensure he doesn't play until he's ready. Both add credibility to the 2025 offense and a bevy of experience for Dart to learn from. The Giants also highlighted the front office's reaction to the Dart selection, with Schoen saying that they must roll the dice on someone who 'checks all the boxes.' By virtue of their draft class, Dart and Ward will be tied for the remainder of their careers. Ward will have a head start, but New York is building an impressive environment to support Dart's growth. Related: Giants Rookies Celebrate Star Wars Holiday Related: Jaxson Dart Reacts to Being Picked By Giants
Yahoo
29-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Analysis: Trump's first 100 days in office mired in plunging popularity, failed promises
As he hits the 100-day mark of his second term on Tuesday, President Donald Trump is facing a gloomy political environment with plunging poll numbers driven by a string of unkept promises and botched policy moves, especially on the economy. Just months after winning the popular vote and making a triumphant return to the White House, Trump's approval ratings are badly underwater and falling, at a time in his term when he should be still basking in a popular honeymoon with voters. He rode back to power on bombastic pledges to reduce prices at the grocery store, end foreign conflicts and deport undocumented immigrants, all on 'Day 1.' Instead, Trump's chaotic governing style and most importantly his economic missteps on tariffs have sparked a major stock market plunge and raised worries about renewed inflation and a looming recession. A Fox News poll this week put Trump's approval rating at just 40% with 52% disapproving, numbers that have dropped badly since January when a majority of Americans backed him. His approval rating is down 5% in the last month alone, with a string of surveys showing similar dips. 'Trump was elected to curb inflation and lower prices. He pledged to do so over and over,' said Larry Sabato, a University of Virginia political analyst. 'Even some members of his base have figured out it hasn't happened. They are starting to suspect that things will get worse before they get better.' 'The decline for Trump has no precedent, both in terms of how far and fast he has fallen, and the level where he is now mired,' said Lawrence Levy, a Hofstra University professor who studies political trends in suburbia. 'Most alarming for Trump is that he is even underwater on issues that had been his strength, not just with his base, but (swing voters).' But Trump insisted he's enjoying total success in a Time magazine interview marking his first 100 days back in office. 'What I'm doing is exactly what I've campaigned on,' he said. 'I have solved more problems in the world without asking for or getting credit.' On the campaign trail, Trump told voters he could quickly end the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East and bring home the hostages held in Gaza. Candidate Trump said he would 'close' the southern border and deport tens of millions of migrants. He promised to banish 'woke' ideology and diversity, equity and inclusion programs from American government and life, and to roll back transgender rights in particular. With billionaire buddy Elon Musk by his side, he spoke of slashing trillions of dollars in federal spending, without touching popular programs like Social Security, Medicaid and Medicare. He backed a raft of tariffs on foreign made products, which he portrayed as a godsend for the American economy and a revenue boon for the federal government. Perhaps most importantly, Trump vowed to end inflation and bring lower prices for American consumers. ''Over-promise and under-deliver' is a surefire recipe for pissing off lots of voters,' said David Nir, editor of The Down Ballot. 'Trump may be immune from many laws of politics, but anger over rising prices is much more potent.' The wars in Gaza and Ukraine are still raging, with all sides apparently mostly tuning out Trump's regular ultimatums to end the fighting or else. Greenland, Canada and the Panama Canal, other targets of his wrath, have not become American turf yet. He's succeeded in drastically reducing border crossings by migrants at the southern border. But ousting undocumented immigrants from American cities and towns has proved much more difficult, and overall numbers of deportees are about the same as under previous presidents. For better or worse, Trump has succeeded in making 'DEI' a dirty word on college campuses and even corporate boardrooms. He's turned the issue of trans rights on its head by ordering civil rights officials to enforce bans on transgender women in sports and other activities. Musk's push to cut spending has generated plenty of screaming headlines, but fallen far short of his own benchmarks for actual savings. Really slashing the budget deficit will require Congress to make tough choices like cutting very popular programs that Trump has vowed to preserve. No issue has hurt Trump like his handling of the economy, which has most Americans from all walks of life deeply worried. Middle- and working-class voters took Trump at his word that he would find ways to roll back the unpopular price hikes that marked the last years of former President Joe Biden's term. Instead, prices have continued to rise, especially fueled by an attention-grabbing surge in the price of eggs. Inflation remains stuck above the Federal Reserve's target of 2%, making it difficult for the central bank to juice the economy by lowering interest rates. Wall Street rallied behind the incoming president after his election victory last November, assuming he would reprise his first term business-friendly agenda of deep regulatory and tax cuts for the wealthy and big corporations. In a chaotic few weeks, Trump imposed massive tariffs on imports from neighbors Canada and Mexico along with China, the U.S.'s three biggest trading partners. He added huge and ill-defined new tariffs on the rest of the world and angrily jacked them up to an absurd 145% against China, a rate that economists say would virtually end imports from the world's biggest manufacturer and lead to empty shelves at Walmart and Target. Then he put a three-month hold on most of the tariffs, although he insists the taxes on cars, steel and Chinese products will go ahead as planned. Global markets have given Trump's erratic performance a huge, historic thumbs down. So do American voters. 'Voters are increasingly concerned about the apparent capriciousness of his decision-making,' said Basil Smikle, a Democratic strategist and Columbia University professor. 'The uncertainty drives anxiety among voters and clearly in the markets.' Stocks plunged by 20% or more, slashing Americans' retirement accounts. Even more worrisome, the U.S. Treasury bond market also tanked as global investors spooked by Trump's unpredictability moved their cash out of the traditional safe haven asset. American exports are also looking at huge hits as trading partners retaliate against the U.S., especially agricultural products. Tourism is way down as angry foreign travelers boycott Trump's America. It all spells a likely looming recession, economists say. After mostly predicting a soft landing, analysts at many major firms now put the odds of a downturn at about 50%. Tariff-induced inflation and rising unemployment could even combine to produce 'stagflation,' a dreaded memory of the bad old days of the 1970's. Not surprisingly, Americans aren't happy to see their 401(k) accounts in the toilet and the prospect of a price hike of close to $10,000 on that Honda at the dealership. And a string of polls released this past week prove it. Just 37% of Americans approve of Trump's handling of the economy, according to a Reuters/Ipsos survey, a rating that is lower than at any point during his first four-year term, even during the depths of the COVID-19 pandemic. A Pew Research Center survey found that just 45% of Americans have confidence in Trump's ability to make 'good decisions' about the economy, a huge drop from November when nearly 60% of respondents backed his decision-making. A huge 59% of Americans disapprove of Trump's tariffs, the survey found. 'For Trump to be so far underwater on what once was his best issue is a worrisome sign, especially as voters continue to rate the economy as their top concern,' said Jacob Rubashkin, an analyst with Inside Elections. 'He's quickly lost whatever good will he arrived into office with.' At this time in their terms, most presidents were basking in a post-inaugural honeymoon. Even Biden, who wound up as a historically unpopular president, was riding high with an approval rating close to 60% in April 2021. Trump, on the other hand, is already the second least-popular president in recent decades at this point in his term, trailing only his own poor numbers from his first term in 2017. And it could get way worse. Every president in recent history has suffered a significant decline in popularity from his 100-day mark to later in his first year in office. A similar decline for Trump this time around would put his approval in the mid-30% level by the fall. It took Biden three years and ample evidence of his aging to get that low. 'Pretty much every president starts out with some good will from the American people, but this 'honeymoon period' eventually wears off,' said Nathaniel Rakich, a polling expert who worked for the site. Trump is constitutionally barred from running for another term so he likely doesn't have to face American voters again. (He has toyed with the idea of finding a way to run for a third term, but even his strongest supporters say that's not realistic.) But that doesn't mean Trump won't face consequences if he loses the support of the American electorate. Widespread discontent with Trump could hobble Republican efforts to jam Trump's massive package of tax and government spending cuts through a divided Congress. 'Trump has a much longer time horizon and can afford to wait out short-term economic pain. Congressional Republicans don't have that luxury,' Rubashkin said. And the looming midterm elections could hand the House of Representatives back to Democrats, effectively shutting the window on Trump's opportunity to win major policy victories that he claims as his legacy. 'There's a lot of anger and fear the administration hasn't been able to quash,' Smikle said. Trump has long believed in the enduring power of his bond with his loyal base of white working class supporters. So it should come as no surprise that he's holding a rally in the Rust Belt to celebrate his first 100 days, polls be damned. Trump is addressing supporters Tuesday in Macomb County, Michigan, an area north of Detroit that is a quintessential redoubt of culturally conservative blue-collar voters. Michigan was one of the key battleground states Trump flipped last year from Democrats, after losing it to Biden in 2020. The rally marks a new approach for Trump, who hasn't made any political trips since his first week in office when he visited disaster-ravaged North Carolina and southern California, and held an event in Las Vegas to promote his plan to eliminate taxes on tips. _____
