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An amazing new detail arrives in the latest Half-Life: Alyx update: Bottles now have liquid in them. No, seriously, it’s pretty impressive. Update 1.4 adds incredibly convincing liquid effects to the many, many bottles strewn along the streets of City 17. Some Valve developers have been showing the effect in …

Photo by Krakenimages.com / Shutterstock.com No, it’s not your imagination — prices are shooting higher at the grocery store. In fact, in April the index for food eaten at home posted its biggest monthly rise since February 1974, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Food costs are rising …

Here’s what you need to know: U.S. communities are convulsed by two crises: a pandemic and police violence. Merkel declined Trump’s invitation to attend the G7 in person. Then Trump postponed the summit. Nations expand reopenings, and global cases pass 6 million. Catching up with an octogenarian couple once separated …