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Another world title up for grabs as Freestyle Chess and FIDE agree on $300,000 event Another world chess title will be up for grabs next month after the launch of the first official FIDE Freestyle ...

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The auto chess and auto battler genre may have been a flash in the pan, but it's been a fascinating one to watch. It all started with Dota Auto Chess, a custom game mode for Dota 2, which then spun ...

New York will make history in 2021 when it becomes the first city in the country to implement congestion pricing, charging every driver entering Manhattan below 60th Street in order to ease gridlock ...

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