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Toronto Star
20-05-2025
- Toronto Star
Racist memes shared by Navy SEALs prompt investigation, disciplinary actions
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two Navy SEALs based in Virginia are facing disciplinary action for racist conduct, and several of their platoon and team leaders are being disciplined for leadership failures, according to a defense official. The two enlisted Team 4 members are being punished for developing racist memes targeting a Black sailor in their platoon and circulating them in a group chat with other team members, according to the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to provide details of an ongoing investigation. The memes depicted the sailor as a slave, according to visuals viewed by The Associated Press.
Forbes
01-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
‘Overwatch 2' Stadium Roadmap: New Heroes, Maps, Unranked, Crossplay And More
The new Overwatch 2 mode, Stadium, is a clear hit with players. In the first week that Stadium was live, 2.3 million matches were played across 7.8 million hours. Blizzard says that's over twice as much playtime as the previous most successful game mode launch week, when OW Classic hit Overwatch 2. Stadium is the most-played of the three main modes in the game right now, outpacing Competitive and Quick Play. In fact, Stadium accounted for about half of all Overwatch 2 playtime in its first week. That's an impressive start, but you might be wondering about what's next. Well, we already knew that new hero Freja will be available in Stadium when the Overwatch 2 midseason patch goes live in a few weeks. There might be balance updates and other Stadium changes then as well, if not before then. Now, Blizzard has revealed the Stadium roadmap for the next couple of seasons. Here's a quick overview of what's coming in Season 17 (starting in June), Season 18 (August) and beyond: The Overwatch 2 Stadium mode roadmap for 2025 Blizzard Entertainment There are a couple of other things Blizzard didn't mention in this list that it has revealed elsewhere. For one thing, an unranked option is in the works, and it's coming in Season 17, per the infographic Blizzard sent over. 'Since Stadium has a competitive system, it follows the rules of our core competitive mode, which doesn't allow PC and Console players to group. Since this is the only way to play the mode, we agree, and we'd like to do something about it,' game director Aaron Keller wrote in the latest director's take blog post. 'We're currently investigating what it would take to make an unranked version of the mode. This would allow groups of friends to play together and would give us the ability to make other changes as well, possibly introducing a best-of-5 format to the mode.' In a recent AMA on Reddit, developers from Team 4 said the plan is to bring new heroes that are added to the game to Stadium in their respective midseason patch. That means we should see the new Support coming in Season 18 codenamed Aqua, arriving in Stadium around September. Otherwise, there's a lot to get excited about here. Custom games and unranked option will let players try out builds away from the pressure cooker of the ranked system without having to jump into the practice arena. The new hero additions are looking spicy too. Given how dominant she is in the game overall, Sojourn could be absolutely ridiculous in Stadium. And then there's that new Payload Race mode. I don't know anything else about it just yet (and Blizzard is keeping quiet about that one for now) but those two words are sparking a lot of ideas in my brain about what the mode might entail. As for consumables, this seems like another idea Blizzard has rescued from the embers of the canceled PVP mode to bring it back for Stadium. Very intrigued about that and the Stadium trials. I'm glad to see more example builds are on the way as well. I've found those very useful so far. Meanwhile, Blizzard shared more Stadium launch-week stats with me. During the mode's first seven days, players earned 900 billion Stadium Cash – that's a lot of bounties – and picked 206 million Items to power up their heroes. The hero with the highest win rate in the first week was Lucio. As it happens, the support was also the least-picked hero in the first seven days Stadium was live. Go figure. Or go get good at wall riding. Follow my blog for more coverage of Overwatch 2, other video games and word games. It helps me out a lot! Follow me on Bluesky! It's fun there. And make sure to subscribe to my newsletter, Pastimes!
Yahoo
30-04-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
The 11 biggest weather events in central Ohio history
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Reviewing major weather events that have affected central Ohio in the past 150 years, choosing the 11 most impactful in honor of Storm Team 4 being the 'Most Accurate' in central Ohio for the 11th straight year required evaluating both human and financial losses. Ohio sits in the path of weather systems tracking from the southwest, tapping ample Gulf moisture, while drawing cold air southward in a potentially volatile mix. In 2024, a record 74 tornadoes were confirmed in Ohio, establishing a new record (the old mark was 62 in 1992). Central Ohioans recovering from latest storms The clash of seasons, placing cold and warm air in proximity, is responsible for severe weather outbreaks of all kinds. The science factor is density: cold air is heavier and undercuts warm air. The overlap of strong winds aloft feeding off the temperature contrast often sets the stage for the development of a major storm system. There have certainly been many more that I considered for this list, but the primary focus was on the degree of impact on central Ohio. The top 11 weather events that I selected for a daylong look at extreme weather events in Ohio brought widespread property destruction and/or extreme hardship, and in most cases, loss of life. March 25-26, 1913: Great Ohio Flood June 29, 2012: Derecho January 26, 1978: Blizzard of 1978 April 3, 1974: Xenia Tornado Outbreak November 25, 1950: The Blizzard Bowl April 11-12, 1965: Palm Sunday Tornado Outbreak March 7-8, 2008: Greatest Columbus Snowstorm May 27-28, 2019: Memorial Day Tornado Outbreak February 28 and March 14, 2024: Late Winter Tornado Outbreak June 2019: Agricultural Floods It's official, Storm Team 4 continues to deliver the 'Most Accurate' forecast, now 11 years in a row. According to WeatheRate, an independent weather research company, NBC4's Storm Team 4 led central Ohio television stations in forecast accuracy. Powell police boosting traffic patrol WeatheRate uses patented software to compare the forecast of local stations with actual observed conditions. TV stations with the best daily, weekly and monthly accuracy are determined mathematically. Every March, a seal of approval is awarded to the TV station that provides the most accurate weather forecasts in each WeatheRate City. Viewers who want central Ohio's Most Accurate forecast in the palm of their hand can download the Storm Team 4 Weather App. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
