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Iowas Farmer leiden unter Donald Trumps Politik. Seine Zölle und der Irankrieg verteuern Diesel und Dünger. Vor den Kongresswahlen wackelt eine republikanische Hochburg.

President Trump has been going back and forth on whether he will hold rallies in Kansas and Iowa scheduled for this weekend. Florida State Senator Joe Gruters joins "The Takeout" to share his thoughts.

Also, a rare rescue begins in Ukraine. Here’s the latest at the end of Friday.

The Republican president will now visit Iowa and Kansas for back-to-back campaign rallies on Sunday. Both events had previously been canceled for a slew of telerallies.

President Trump reversed course on his decision to cancel this weekend's rallies in Kansas and Iowa. CBS News' Cristian Benavides has more.

President Trump's planned rallies in Kansas and Iowa are back on. Meanwhile, political campaigns are increasingly turning to AI. CBS News' Kathryn Watson has more, and Taurean Small reports on Alaska's Senate race. Plus, VoteHub data scientist Zachary Donnini looks at election data.

One last bitter drop in a chalice of sorrow.

EA recently announced it was shutting down BioWare , ending a studio responsible for multiple hit games over 30 years. According to a new report, EA's decision was driven by economics, as it had to choose between funding a new Mass Effect and backing the safer bet, Star Wars: Battlefront 3. Bloomberg's Jason Schreier reported that EA had to choose between tw

President Trump is changing plans for rallies in Kansas and Iowa and holding virtual events. This comes as midterm elections are just days away. Weijia Jiang has the latest.

President Trump will no longer campaign in person for Republican candidates in Kansas and Iowa on the last weekend before the midterm elections. CBS News' Weijia Jiang reports.

Trump and Vance had canceled planned appearances across three states, reducing in-person campaigning in the final days before the midterm election.

In the heart of the American agricultural industry known as Iowa, the high cost of fuel and fertiliser is to front of the minds of voters, writes Jackie Fox.

Senate races in both states are considered toss-ups and could be key in either party’s path to control of Congress.

President Trump has been holding hours-long rallies for G.O.P. candidates nearly every day for weeks.

President Trump canceled his rally in Iowa, opting for a telerally instead. He also spoke at a rally in Rock Hill, South Carolina, on Thursday afternoon, where he campaigned for Republican Senate candidate Darline Graham. CBS News' Fin Gómez reports and Nicholas Reynolds, a politics editor for The Post and Courier, has more on South Carolina's Senate race.

The Republican National Committee has announced broadcasts in nearly 20 states after Trump nixes final rallies.

In a rare interview, Zeschuk said the closure of BioWare is sad, but his greater concern is for the people put out of work.

Over the three decades of its existence, BioWare rightfully earned the reputation of a legendary role-playing game studio. The news of its closing understandably has fans in mourning, and we’re left reminiscing about game franchises like Knights of the Old Republic, Mass Effect, and Dragon Age. But every studio has at least one oddity within its gameography,

It's a hard one to beat.

The Witcher was developed on BioWare's Aurora engine, but the Dragon Age studio did more than just share its tech.

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Cztery zaparkowane samochody zostały uszkodzone przez spadający konar. Do zdarzenia doszło w niedzielę w Kłopotowie w powiecie kołobrzeskim. Wiatrołom usunęli strażacy. To była jedna z blisko 80 interwencji podczas wietrznego weekendu w województwie zachodniopomorskim.

You can say that again.

The desperate plea to EA has fans sharing their memories of the spacefaring shooter.

Don't cry because it's over.

The once-reliably red state has become competitive turf for Democrats – and the GOP has taken notice.

The fire evidently began with an explosion, the fire department said.

EA is shutting down the venerable studio, but its impact will persevere.

"The [Mass Effect] and [Dragon Age] games were a literal inspiration."

Senate Majority Leader John Thune campaigned with GOP Rep. Ashley Hinson in Iowa on Friday in his latest effort to prop up Republican candidates on the campaign trail.

BioWare is just the latest casualty in a long history of private equity carnage.

It's been more than a decade since Iowa has had a Democratic governor or senator. But this year, with the incumbents retiring, both races are competitive. As Peter Tubbs at Iowa PBS reports, record-high diesel prices have hit the state's agriculture industry particularly hard and could influence the midterm elections.

BioWare was the catalyst for a generation of game development careers.

Electronic Arts schließt das legendäre Spielestudio BioWare. Das passt zu einer Blockbusterbranche, die lieber virtuelle Turnschuhe als gute Rollenspiele verkaufen will.

Battlefield Studios is reportedly cancelling plans for a Mass Effect collaboration in Battlefield 6 in the wake of EA's decision to close BioWare and cancel the next game in the sci-fi series . Fans discovered various Mass Effect-themed cosmetics in Battlefield 6's files, with many speculating that they would be released in November, tied to the Mass Effect

Electronic Arts just confirmed a major shakeup that included the closure of BioWare and cancellation of its upcoming Mass Effect game. Closing the studio and cancelling the project was a horrible thing for the people who worked there and fans who enjoy BioWare games and were looking forward to the next Mass Effect . But taking that action was no surprise wha

BioWare was shuttered by Electronic Arts earlier this week , resulting in 50 or so people losing their jobs and the upcoming Mass Effect 5 being cancelled. While the studio’s last decade of struggles have been frequently documented as games like Mass Effect Andromeda, Anthem, and Dragon Age: The Veilguard failed to live up to expectations, there nevertheless

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Sejm uchwalił tak zwaną ustawę praworządnościową mającą uporządkować status sędziów "nieprawidłowo powołanych" w latach 2018-2026. Chodzi o uregulowanie skutków odnoszących się do powołań uchwał upolitycznionej Krajowej Rady Sądownictwa.

Speaking from a crowded airplane hangar in ruby-red western Iowa, President Trump delivered a pitch to farmers — a key group as Republicans fight to hold on to a Senate seat.

Perusahaan gim Electronic Arts (EA) mengumumkan pemutusan hubungan kerja (PHK) terhadap sekitar 400 karyawan atau tiga ...

Iowa GOP Senate candidate Ashley Hinson strongly condemned Ohio GOP governor candidate Vivek Ramaswamy for his ad featuring opponent Amy Acton's estranged mother.

In what seemed to be an inevitability, Electronic Arts announced the closure of BioWare this week, including the cancellation of its current project, a future iteration in the Mass Effect series. The writing has been on the wall for some time, and EA's recent sale to Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) sealed its fate.&nbsp; Much can (and should) be

Also, a top Trump health adviser resigns. Here’s the latest at the end of Thursday.

President Trump is stumping for Republicans in Sioux City, Iowa, on Thursday, with 12 days until Election Day. CBS News chief Washington analyst Robert Costa is in the Hawkeye State with more.

In the wake of the news that EA has closed down BioWare and ended development on Mass Effect 5 , Archetype Entertainment—co-founded by former BioWare devs Chad Robertson, James Ohlen, and Drew Karpyshyn—has given players a brand-new look at its upcoming title, a very Mass-Effecty sci-fi RPG called Exodus . Specifically, Archetype has revealed a visual rework

De invloedrijke gamestudio BioWare moet zijn deuren sluiten. De Canadese studio maakte de afgelopen decennia naam met games als Mass Effect en Dragon Age . Moederbedrijf Electronic Arts (EA) heeft na tegenvallende resultaten besloten om BioWare op te doeken en 400 banen te schrappen. BioWare werd in 1995 opgericht en legde zich toe op de zogenoemde rpg's, ro

President Trump is campaigning in Sioux City, Iowa, on Thursday to try to drum up support for Republican Ashley Hinson in her Senate race against Democrat Josh Turek. J.D. Scholten, a campaign surrogate for Turek, joins CBS News to discuss the race.

Yesterday, EA shut down BioWare and canceled the studio's new Mass Effect game in development, but a trailer apparently representing the game was published on Reddit today. The trailer features "in-engine footage" and uses "pre-production assets," according to a message at the beginning of the video. The video focuses on an ex-soldier in a conversation […]

It's a grim week for developers and fans, with EA announcing that it is shutting down Mass Effect and Dragon Age studio BioWare. EA said that after deciding not to pursue development on a new Mass Effect, it would shut down the studio as part of company-wide restructuring plans that will result in roughly 400 employees being let go. But should EA sit on the

L'éditeur de jeux vidéo Electronic Arts ferme le mythique studio BioWare, après plus de trente ans d'activité, et annonce plus de 400 suppressions d’emplois, a-t-on appris mercredi 21 octobre 2026. Le prochain jeu Mass Effect, dont la franchise est devenue culte au fil des années, est annulé.

On Thursday, Hinson took the stage before Trump came on, at a rally in Sioux City, which is in Iowa's conservative northwest corner. The visit to safe territory is geared toward boosting turnout even as it ties her more tightly to an unpopular president.

While EA has closed BioWare and canceled the next Mass Effect game , the TV show based on the sci-fi series remains in development, according to a source speaking to IGN . The source said all the key creative people attached to the project for Prime Video remain signed on. This would seemingly include BioWare project director and executive producer, Mike Gam

After Bloomberg broke the news of BioWare's shutting down at the hands of Electronic Arts, I searched for one of my favorite video game pieces of all time, the fittingly named " An End Once And For All " from Mass Effect 3. The top comment, written by user Lellianna, broke my heart: "Yes, we are here for the same reason." As I scrolled down, many more BioWar

BioWare était à l'origine de jeux culte comme Baldur's gate ou Mass Effect et connu pour ses jeux très progressistes, incluant notamment des romances gays. Mais EA a été racheté en août par l'Arabie Saoudite.

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President Trump is set to rally with Rep. Ashley Hinson in Iowa as he seeks to boost GOP candidates in a political environment that has dimmed for the party — prompting pushback from some candidates, including Hinson.

The influential studio that made Mass Effect and Dragon Age announces it is closing its doors.

The Trump administration’s policies could cost Republicans in a state that is being hit hard by expensive diesel prices and uncertainty over trade.

31 év működés után lehúzza a rolót a BioWare. Az EA a készülőben lévő új Mass Effect fejlesztését sem folytatja.