Ubisoft aнoнсирoвaлa VR-зрелище франшиз Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell и Assassin’s Creed

Ubisoft и ателье Red Storm Entertainment aнoнсирoвaли, чтo нa плaтфoрмe виртуaльнoй рeaльнoсти Oculus выйдут эксклюзивныe зрелище пo франшизам Assassin’s Creed и Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell.

О Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell никакиз новостей мало-: неграмотный было с 2013 года, а вот макрокосм Assassin’s Creed развивается активно, уж 10 ноября, мы ждем рацион про викингов.

Подробности обеих VR-игр в данный момент отсутствуют, кроме того что же их разработку ведёт Red Storm Entertainment быть поддержке других студий Ubisoft.

Вдруг с этим Ubisoft всё больше вкладывает имущество в VR-проекты. На прошлой неделе гопкомпания анонсировала Far Cry VR: Dive Into Insanity, в которой появится Ваас изо Far Cry 3.

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Букмекерские конторы Украины, работающие нелегально

В Украине и в других бывших странах СНГ действует запрет на букмекерский бизнес, и многие компании, предлагающие такие услуги, функционируют подпольно. Компании, предлагающие делать ставки на спорт, не просто не платят в казну государства налоги и осуществляют нелегальные ставки, но еще и могут обманывать доверчивых клиентов. Только лотерея от лицензированных государственных операторов на сегодняшний день может проводить официальную работу, но продолжают функционировать в украинских городах криминальные букмекерские конторы.

Причины нелегальной политики букмекерских контор

Чаще всего мошеннические ресурсы не желают раскрывать деятельность перед контролирующими органами. В Украине нелегальные букмекерские конторы предлагают не только ставки на спорт, но и представляют на своих онлайн ресурсах другие азартные игры. Некоторые операторы считают, что популярность у игроков у них и так высокая, а значит не следует подстраиваться под местные законы. Опасность посещения таких ресурсов состоит в том, что пользователи имеют возможность потерять личные финансовые вложения, не получить заявленные вознаграждения и попасть в черный список у местных властей.

Какая ситуация с законом о легализации игорного бизнеса?

В 2020 году Верховная Рада Украины поддержала закон о регулировании азартной деятельности и теперь определены места, где могут работать казино и условия для онлайн операторов. Букмекерские конторы могут оказывать свои услуги в трех, четырех и пятизвездочных гостиницах, работать на ипподромах и на интернет ресурсах. Для открытия такого рода деятельности обязательна лицензия, а также необходимо выполнять все установленные требования. Контролировать деятельность нелегальных площадок будут специальные органы, и за работу без лицензии грозит моментальное закрытие и огромные штрафы.

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Microsoft пoкупaeт ZeniMax Media, владельца Bethesda, Arkane, MachineGames и Tango Gameworks

Microsoft нa рынкe кoнсoлeй экспeртaми считaeтся прoигрышнoй, тaк кaк у Xbox фaктичeски нeт пoлнoцeнныx эксклюзивoв: всe зрелище, кoтoрыe выxoдят нa пристaвкax Microsoft, выxoдят и нa ПК. Сумму сдeлки без- называют, но журналист Джейсон Шрайер (Jason Schreier) утверждает, чисто ZeniMax Media обошлась ей в $7,5 млрд.

Всё же Microsoft решила действовать именно в) такой степени вполне осознанно, так как пользу кого неё рынок ПК с Windows — сие тоже родной рынок. В своё но время начала активно покупать неодинаковые студии разработчиков, чтобы всё большее срок игр не выходило на PlayStation.

Накануне случилось то, что, вероятно, с гулькин нос кто мог предположить. Microsoft купила компанию ZeniMax Media. Как будто, сама ZeniMax Media известна вдалеке не всем геймерам, но вишь Bethesda, Arkane, MachineGames — в точности известны многим.

Компании Bethesda Game Studios принадлежат The Elder Scrolls, Fallout и Starfield, id Software владеет DOOM и Quake, Arkane известна играми Dishonored, Prey (2017) и Deathloop, MachineGames — сие создатели Wolfenstein, Tango Gameworks ваша сестра можете знать по The Evil Within и Ghostwire: Tokyo, а вдобавок Microsoft теперь принадлежит и The Elder Scrolls Online.

И старый и малый новые игры Bethesda будут зараз выходить в сервисе Xbox Game Pass, в чем дело? будет ещё одним очень серьёзным преимуществом Xbox по-над PlayStation, даже если эти новые зрелище не будут эксклюзивами консолей Microsoft.

ОБНОВЛЕНО:

Вожак Xbox Фил Спенсер (Phil Spencer) решил слегка успокоить фанатов Sony и Nintendo, заявив, как будто будущие игры Bethesda будут следовать на Xbox, ПК, а также других платформах, вместе с тем это будет решаться для каждого проекта отдельно. То есть о полной эксклюзивности всех будущих игр Bethesda в (видах Xbox и ПК речи не так тому и быть, хотя вряд ли кто-ведь мог бы поверить, что Microsoft могла бы полить на такой шаг. Однако однако же некоторые грядущие игры Bethesda могут отнюдь не выйти на PlayStation и Switch.

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Amazon анонсировала специфический облачный игровой сервис — Luna

Amazon   прeдстaвилa oблaчный игрoвoй сeрвис Luna, кoтoрый дoлжeн стaть конкурентом Stadia с Google и   xCloud от Microsoft.

Получи старте в Luna+ будет доступно больше 100 игр. Для первых пользователей уламывание будет стоить $5,99 в месяц. И Amazon запустит отдельную подписку соборно с разработчиком Ubisoft с ранним доступом к новым играм.

Luna брось доступна на ПК, Mac, Fire TV, iPhone и iPad; там запуска компания обещает выпустить и версию в целях Android. Подписка Luna+ позволит гудеть на двух устройствах одновременно. Услуги также будет интегрирован с Twitch.

Amazon анонсировала и приватный контроллер Luna Controller с поддержкой Alexa. В старте он будет стоить $49,99.

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Тренды азартных игр в 2020 году

За последние 10-15 лет мир азартных игр очень существенно изменился, так как перешел в онлайн и многие игры поменялись, так как цифровые разработки не стоят на месте. А с появлением смартфонов в общемировой доступности, всё стало еще более развито. Различные разработчики и программисты со всего мира стали разрабатывать новые игры, а также новые игровые платформы, каждый раз улучшая предыдущие разработки.

Итак, какие же главные тренды азартных игр в 2020 году?

1) Живые игры. Один из самых главных минусов онлайн-казино — это то, что игры не передают атмосферу живой игры, где есть люди вокруг или же крупье, когда играешь в рулетку. Поэтому, чтобы решить эту проблему придумали формат живых игр. Такие игры в онлайне помогают лучше прочувствовать атмосферу игр и наверняка получить большее наслаждение от игрового процесса.

2) Виртуальная и дополненная реальность. Некоторые онлайн-казино предлагают также очки дополненной реальности, чтобы вовремя игры можно было прочувствовать максимально хорошо атмосферу игр и приблизиться к атмосфере реальной игры с другими участниками. Единственный минус этого в том, что дома нужно иметь специальные очки или шлем, чтобы воспользоваться функцией дополненной реальности.

3) Существенная модернизация игровых автоматов. Игровые автоматы, которые раньше можно было увидеть в каждом наземном казино, превратились сначала в видео слоты, в которые можно поиграть в любом онлайн-казино, например в 777 вулкан. А затем эти видеослоты превратились в 3D-слоты, а то есть игра с 3D-графикой, заменяя плоские конструкции.

Есть еще некоторое количество других важных трендов, но остановимся на этих трех главных позициях, на которые сегодня нужно обратить внимание, если вы поклонник и аматор онлайн-казино и азартных игр.

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Sonic boom brings French Open to a halt

The second round match between Stan Wawrinka and Dominik Koepfer halted play during the second service game when the blast was heard.

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In the middle of his service routine, Koepfer was startled by the noise that also left those in the stands shaken.

The German star stood on the baseline staring at Wawrinka unsure of what he had just heard as both players looked on in uncertainty.

Fears quickly rose from those in the city of a potential terror attack being the cause of the blast, however those fears were quickly cast aside.

Thankfully the city was not in the throws of a terrorist attack, the noise was caused by none other than a military jet flying overhead and breaking the sound barrier.

Paris police confirmed the cause of the noise and asked for those in the city to not clog the emergency lines.

“A very important noise was heard in Paris and in the Paris region. There is no explosion, it is about a fighter plane which crossed the sound barrier. Don’t clutter up the emergency lines!” they tweeted. Embed iFrame (Custom HTML) Custom HTML 11 / 350

Un bruit tru00e8s important u00e0 u00e9tu00e9 entendu u00e0 Paris et en ru00e9gion parisienne. Il n'y a pas d'explosion, il s'agit d'un avion de chasse qui a franchi le mur du son.N'encombrez pas les lignes de secours !— Pru00e9fecture de Police (@prefpolice) September 30, 2020 Embed iFrame (Custom HTML) Custom HTML 11 / 350

#Paris the sound was a sonic boom from a fighter jet that crossed the sound barrier over french capital.— MIQ (@miqazi) September 30, 2020

Play got back underway shortly after the noise rocked the city with number 16 seed Wawrinka asserting his dominance over Koepfer and racing away to claim the opening set 6-3.

The blast heard overhead may have brought play to a stop, but it was news in the tunnels of Roland Garros that rocked the Grand Slam with former world number one Serena Williams withdrawing ahead of her second round contest.

Williams spoke to media members and said an ongoing achilles injury which had failed to properly heal from the US Open caused her to pull the pin.

“I love playing in Paris, I actually adore the clay it’s so fun for me. I really wanted to give an effort here,” Williams said.

“It’s my achilles that didn’t have enough time to properly heal after the Open. Looking longterm in this tournament will I be able to get through enough matches and so for me I don’t think I could.

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"I really wanted to give an effort here. (I'm) struggling to walk so that's a tell-tale sign that I should try to recover"Get well soon, Serena!#RolandGarros pic.twitter.com/PekxZ4tSzj— Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) September 30, 2020

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Debate host Chris Wallace slammed by viewers

Tuesday night’s chaotic head-to-head in Ohio – aptly described as a “s**tshow” by one host – at points more or less descended into a three-way shouting match between the men.

“First of all, I guess I’m debating you, not him – that’s OK, I’m not surprised,” the President snarkily said to Wallace during one exchange early on about Obamacare, after the host repeatedly interrupted his answer.

pic.twitter.com/HUSFkHqsyC— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 30, 2020

Several times during the debate, Wallace cut into Mr Trump’s answers, telling him he was getting ahead of the subject.

“We’re going to that in the next segment,” he said at one point, as Mr Trump attempted to talk up the post-COVID-19 economic recovery during a discussion about a vaccine.

Wallace repeatedly asked Mr Trump to “let him finish” when he spoke over his Democratic rival, who largely avoided eye contact with the President, instead directing his answers to the moderator or turning to look down the camera and speak to the American people.

“Please let him speak, Mr President,” Wallace said, as the Republican hammered Mr Biden over his 110-page far-left “manifesto” jointly released with Senator Bernie Sanders earlier this year. “There is no manifesto, number one …” Mr Biden said, as Mr Trump continued to speak over him.

Later, as the discussion turned to the Supreme Court, Mr Biden refused to answer when asked by Wallace whether he supported calls by some Democrats to “pack the court” by adding more seats to the nine-Justice bench – a controversial policy with little public support.

The Democratic candidate claimed that whatever his answer was, “that will become the issue”. “The issue is the American people should speak,” he said. “You should go out and vote. You’re in voting now. Vote and let your senators know how strongly you feel.”

Mr Trump asked, “Will you pack the court? Why wouldn’t you answer the question?”

Mr Biden, getting flustered, hit out, “Will you shut up, man? This is so unpresidential.”

Wallace then leapt in to defuse the situation, saying “we’ve ended this segment”.

The moderator was forced to literally yell for the first time later in the debate as Mr Biden angrily denied any wrongdoing by his son Hunter Biden, after Mr Trump repeatedly raised revelations in a Republican-led Senate report that he had received $US3.5 million from the wife of the former mayor of Moscow.

“Mr President!” Wallace yelled. “Mr President, let him answer!”

As the angry back-and-forth continued, Wallace yelled again, “Gentlemen! I hate to raise my voice but it seems to me, why shouldn’t I be different than the two of you?”

Donald Trump argues with debate moderator Chris Wallace. Picture: Scott Olson/Getty Images/AFP

Near the end of the 90-minute slog, as both candidates were given two minutes to make their case to voters, Mr Trump again interrupted Mr Biden to bring up Hunter Biden.

“No, no. Wait a minute,” Wallace said. “Mr President, your campaign agreed to both sides getting two-minute answers uninterrupted. Why don’t you agree what your campaign agreed to as a ground rule? It was a rhetorical question.”

Mr Biden asked, “Can I have back 30 seconds?”

Wallace said, “Yes, you may have.”

Just over an hour in, as Mr Trump argued with the moderator, Wallace said, “If you want to switch seats we can do that.”

In one moment that raised eyebrows, Mr Biden was invited to respond to a diatribe from Mr Trump. “Mr Vice President, answer his final question,” Wallace said.

“The final question is – I can’t remember which of all his rantings it was,” Mr Biden said.

Wallace laughed, responding, “I’m having a little trouble myself!”

.@JoeBiden: "I can't remember which of all his rantings it was."Chris Wallace: "I'm having a little trouble myself."Wallace and Biden both mock @realDonaldTrump for "rantings." pic.twitter.com/P6hx3rJhTK— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) September 30, 2020

Many of the President’s supporters were critical of Wallace’s performance.

In a statement after the debate, the Trump campaign said the moderator only interrupted Mr Biden 15 times while interrupting Mr Trump 76 times.

“Here’s the deal. (Donald Trump) beat Wallace. Biden came in a distant bumbling mumbling third,” tweeted Rudy Giuliani, former New York Mayor and Mr Trump’s personal lawyer.

“Wallace said he wants to be ‘invisible’ in this debate. Apparently ‘invisible’ means ‘talk more than both candidates combined’,” said conservative blogger Matt Walsh.

Lawyer Harmeet Dhillon said Wallace was “a disgrace”. “Republicans need to stop allowing the slanted media to have any role in debates in future years,” she wrote.

Actor and prominent Trump supporter James Woods wrote, “Chris Wallace is shamelessly biased. It’s a beautiful demonstration of fake news in action. I’m actually glad it’s happening, because you can see it for yourself.”

Donald Trump Jr, speaking to fellow Fox News personality Sean Hannity after the debate, slammed the moderator. “I understand he is a Fox guy but he’s no conservative,” he said. “He’s no centrist either.”

Sean Davis from The Federalist said, “Chris Wallace is making very clear that his goal tonight is to run interference for Joe Biden. If he wants to be a deranged NeverTrumper, that’s his prerogative, but Wallace is doing everything in his power to tilt the election toward his preferred candidate. Everyone can see it.”

Even many of Wallace’s colleagues were apparently not happy. National Review columnist and Fox News contributor Andy McCarthy wrote, “I love Chris Wallace, but he should get out of the way.”

Fellow Fox News host Greg Gutfeld backed conservative commentator Stephen Miller’s view that “Wallace laughing along with Biden isn’t a good look”. “That was not good,” Gutfeld agreed.

Some on the left also criticised Wallace – but for not doing more to bring Mr Trump under control. “Question. Chris Wallace is not doing a good job as debate moderator, no doubt about that,” said journalist and former Hillary Clinton campaign co-chair Yashar Ali.

“But in terms of Trump’s repeated interrupting would another moderator have handled it better? Without the ability to mute a microphone, what could another moderator have done?”

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NZ sergeant shot to death during coronavirus inspection

Sergeant Matt Ratana, 54, has been hailed by UK Police Commissioner Cressida Dick as a “big guy with a big heart” who had served on the force for 29 years.

He died in hospital after being shot at close range by a handcuffed suspect as he was about to be searched at 2.15am.

The 23-year-old man, who was reportedly known to counter-terror cops, then turned the revolver on himself and is in a critical condition in hospital.

Sgt Matt Ratana served with the Met Police in the UK for 28 years. Picture: Twitter.

The respected officer was shot dead by an arrested suspect. Picture: Instagram

After being taken to the station in a van, the suspect pulled the revolver from his trousers and fired at custody sergeant Sgt Ratana as he was about to check him over with a metal detector.

The police force has recently introduced new coronavirus booking rules, and as the cop, who is believed to be in his 40s, went to “meet and greet” the man in custody, he was attacked.

The shooting occurred in the yard of the station in Croydon, South London.

After the man was shot in his chest, colleagues desperately attempted to offer assistance but he died on the way to hospital.

It is believed that special constables failed to find the gun when they had earlier detained him on suspicion of possessing drugs and ammunition.

Sgt Ratana, from Sussex, had served with the Met Police since 1991 after moving to the UK from his native New Zealand. He was also a rugby coach.

Metropolitan Police collect floral tributes at Croydon Custody Centre. Picture: Hollie Adams/Getty Images

His partner of four years Sue Busby was said to be devastated tonight and was being comforted by friends.

Her sister Amanda Tessier, a community nurse, told The Sun: “He was a great big friendly bear of a man, one of the loveliest men you could meet.

“He was absolutely dedicated to being a police officer and had almost 30 years of service.

“He knew the dangers of being a police officer in London and he had spoken about them but for him it was all part of the job.

“It was something he was trained in and used to.

“He was such a lovely guy. He was a big friendly guy.

“He liked to keep fit and loved his rugby but he also liked a burger or two.”

Sgt Ratana’s death will be investigated by the Independent Office for Police Conduct. Picture: Hollie Adams/Getty Images

She added: “We simply can’t believe it. How did someone have a gun in the police station?

“I’m sure there is going to be a huge investigation by the Met but it doesn’t seem right at all.”

Mrs Tessier said her sister was left devastated by the news.

“They had been together for about four years. She got a knock on the door in the morning. It’s just devastating,” she said.

“We can’t believe it. He was the life and soul, a real fun-loving guy who was totally committed to doing his job.”

Amanda said that Matiu, known as Matt, was also a passionate rugby fan who coached players at Hove Rugby and also East Grinstead.

Breaking down in tears, Amanda continued: “They’ll be devastated by this. He coached the juniors as well.

“It’s just awful.”

Matt is pictured at the rugby with partner Sue Busby. Picture: Instagram.

Sgt Ratana is the tenth officer to have been killed in the line of duty in the past decade.

Met officer Stuart James, who raced to help his colleague as he battled for life, described the horror scenes as fellow officers fought to save his life.

He wrote on Twitter: “This morning my team and I responded to the worst possible radio transmission from custody, words and scenes I shall never forget.

“The unimaginable happened to our police family. We have lost not only a good skipper but also a real gentleman. One of the best. RIP brother.”

Chief Insp Jack Rowlands wrote: “Hard to put into words. All I can say is I lost a friend today and know very many more friends did everything they could. I‘m thinking of everyone affected.”

Sgt Ratana died in hospital despite colleagues' efforts to save his life. Picture: Instagram.

Community police officer Jacqueline Kufuor burst into tears after laying flowers outside the centre in tribute to her colleague.

She said: “You never expect this to happen when you go to work. For him to have been in custody and for this to have happened, it is just so sad.

“He was a very lovely man. He was such a nice man. When he sees you, he would just stand and talk to you.

“He would ask you about your job and how your are coping and how you are doing out there.”

Commissioner Dick said Sgt Ratana was known as a “big guy” with a “big heart”.

“A lovely man, respected by his colleagues, officers, staff and of course by members of the public, including, I may say, suspects arrested or dealt with in custody,” she said.

“He was very well known locally and he will be remembered so fondly in Croydon and missed there, as well as in the Met and in the rugby world.”

She said he leaves behind a partner and an adult son from a previous relationship.

Commissioner provides further details following the terrible events this morning, which resulted in the death of Sergeant Matt Ratana.“We will establish the facts. We owe it to Matt, his loved ones and all other officers.”#RIPMattRatana

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Trump claims tax report is both ‘fake’ and based on ‘illegally obtained’ info

The newspaper’s investigation, based on almost two decades of data from Mr Trump’s tax returns, uncovered a number of previously unknown details.

For example, it found the self-described billionaire had been paying hardly any federal income tax – just $US750 in both 2016 and 2017, and “no income taxes at all” in 11 of the 18 years it examined.

On top of that, Mr Trump’s highest profile businesses are haemorrhaging money, and he has massive personal debts totalling $421 million, most of which will come due during his second term in office.

Yesterday the President labelled the report “fake” and “made up”. Today, he once again lashed out at The Times for publishing it.

“The fake news media, much like election time 2016, is bringing up my taxes and all sorts of other nonsense with illegally obtained information and only bad intent,” Mr Trump said.

“I paid many millions of dollars in taxes but was entitled, like everyone else, to depreciation and tax credits.

“Also, if you look at the extraordinary assets owned by me, which the fake news hasn’t, I am extremely under-leveraged – I have very little debt compared to the value of assets.

“Much of this information is already on file, but I have long said that I may release financial statements, from the time I announced I was going to run for president, showing all properties, assets and debts.

“It is a very IMPRESSIVE statement, and also shows that I am the only president on record to give up my yearly $400,000-plus presidential salary!”

The emphasis on IMPRESSIVE there is his, not mine.

Mr Trump does indeed donate the entirety of his salary, though he is not “the only president on record” to do so. John F. Kennedy and Herbert Hoover, both of whom were wealthy before they took office, each donated their salary to charity.

The President continues to receive income from his real estate empire, having ceded control of the Trump Organisation to his children.

RELATED: The juiciest details in Donald Trump’s tax returns

US President Donald Trump. Picture: Mandel Ngan/AFP

Mr Trump’s claim that The Times’ reporting is both fake and, at the same time, based on illegally obtained information, seems a little contradictory. For what it’s worth, there is no evidence the newspaper acted outside the law here.

Its sources, on the other hand, may indeed have acted illegally when they leaked Mr Trump’s personal information.

We don’t know who those sources are. The paper didn’t provide any clues, merely saying the information came from people “with legal access to it”.

“All of the information The Times obtained was provided by sources with legal access to it,” it said.

“While most of the tax data has not previously been made public, The Times was able to verify portions of it by comparing it with publicly available information and confidential records previously obtained by The Times.”

Two of Mr Trump’s most prominent defenders, White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany and his son Donald Jr, went on the Fox News morning show Fox and Friends to defend him today.

“This is the same playbook they tried in 2016 and the same playbook the American people rejected, and will do so again,” said Ms McEnany. She called the report a “hit piece”.

“If only they spent as much time looking for, maybe, I don’t know, Hunter Biden’s tax returns and the Biden crime family issues,” said Donald Jr.

An investigation by Republican senators, which delivered its findings last week, concluded Hunter’s work for the Ukrainian energy company Burisma was a “problematic” attempt to “cash in” on his father’s name.

However, it discovered no evidence of wrongdoing by Joe Biden, and no proof of criminal conduct by his son.

RELATED: Hunter Biden laments his own ‘poor judgment’

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden. Picture: Roberto Schmidt/AFP

The Democrats have largely responded to The Times’ report by focusing on the President’s personal debts, framing them as a national security issue.

Speaking to MSNBC, vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris demanded a “full accounting” of Mr Trump’s financial interests.

“Who does he owe the money to? Tell us. Who do you owe the money to?” said Ms Harris.

“And do you owe debt to any foreign nation? Do you owe money to anybody who is impacted by any decision you make as President of the United States?

“We need to know that. The American people have a right to know that when the President of the United States acts, he acts with their priorities in mind, not with his priorities in mind.”

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said pretty much the same thing.

“This President appears to have over $400 million in debt,” Ms Pelosi said.

“To whom? Different countries? What is the leverage they have? So for me, this is a national security question.”

The Times has promised more stories on Mr Trump’s finances in the coming weeks, as the election draws closer.

Yesterday, investigative reporters Russ Buettner, Susanne Craig and Mike McIntyre wrote that Mr Trump had “been more successful playing a business mogul (on The Apprentice) than being one in real life”.

“The tax returns that Mr Trump has long fought to keep private tell a story fundamentally different from the one he has sold to the American public,” they said.

“His reports to the IRS (Internal Revenue Service) portray a businessman who takes in hundreds of millions of dollars a year, yet racks up chronic losses that he aggressively employs to avoid paying taxes.

“Now, with his financial challenges mounting, the records show that he depends on making money from businesses that put him in potential and often direct conflict of interest with his job as President.

“Should he win re-election, his lenders could be placed in the unprecedented position of weighing whether to foreclose on a sitting president.”

Mr Trump has refused to release his tax returns to the public since before the 2016 election. He has repeatedly justified that refusal with the fact that they are under audit by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).

All the way back in February of 2016, the IRS issued a statement clarifying that “nothing prevents individuals from sharing their own tax information”.

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ABC journalist warns people ‘may die of boredom’ if they visit Adelaide

Eager travellers have rushed to book flights to South Australia after the state reopened its border to NSW residents today.

On Wednesday, NSW Health announced another day of no community transmission of COVID-19, with the 14-day streak prompting SA Premier Steven Marshall to drop the mandatory quarantine requirement.

ABC News NSW digital editor Riley Stuart couldn’t help taking a jab at the nation’s thinnest-skinned inhabitants on Wednesday.

“#BREAKING NSW residents warned not to travel to Adelaide when SA border opens tonight as they ‘may die of boredom’,” he tweeted.

#BREAKING NSW residents warned not to travel to Adelaide when SA border opens tonight as they “may die of boredom”— Riley Stuart (@RileyStuart1) September 23, 2020

As is customary whenever someone dares to suggest there might not be that much going on down the bottom of Australia, South Australians rushed to defend their state’s virtues.

“Yeah, all the beautiful coast line with no one to annoy you. Fresh sea food grown without sewage. Clean green power. Port Adelaide fans. Salt bush. Rangeland steak. Flinders Ranges. Limestone hills covered in grape vines. Boring,” one person tweeted.

Another said, “The jokes about Adelaide being ‘boring’ frustrate me! It’s actually a beautiful city with fabulous food and wine, great museums and galleries, and an incredible Arts scene in general (just for starters).”

One simply wrote, “What a p***k you are.”

This won’t age well.— Nat Cook MP (@NatCookMP) September 23, 2020

“Your ABC,” said FIVEaa breakfast host William Goodings.

State Labor MP Nat Cook replied, “This won’t age well.”

Even some of Stuart’s own ABC colleagues were outraged.

Appalling judgement from someone who supposedly sets the bar by editing the work of ABC employees and is responsible for upholding ABC editorial policies and ABC values..all entrenched in ABC governance . Total lack of awareness of ABC being more than just Ultimo. @gavmorris— Drew Radford

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