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gaming Free zombie game Urban Dead announces shutdown after 20 years due to UK Online Safety Act requirements Ellsworth Toohey
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Space NASA's Voyager 1 completed tricky thruster swap at 38,000 mph to stay in touch with Earth Allan Rose Hill
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