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‘Shrinking’ the Odds: Why Harrison Ford’s Emmy Moment May Have Finally Arrived

“Never tell me the odds!” What more does Harrison Ford have left to prove before the Television Academy finally calls his name on Emmy night? In “Shrinking,” the 83-year-old screen legend delivers some of his finest work as Dr. Paul Rhoades, a brilliant therapist grappling with

Three years of messages at once - a chronicle of Sudan's war pours in as trapped reporter's phone turns on

As the conflict enters its fourth year, journalist Mohamed Suleiman shudders at what has been lost.

Fuller sworn in on House floor

Help to Buy mostly helped high earners, IFS says

People with lower incomes benefitted less from the house-buying scheme than those with high incomes, the influential think tank says.

Chiang Mai’s New Year revelry hit by smog and war-related price spikes

Air pollution caused by wildfires is another blow to northern Thailand’s tourism industry as businesses suffer amid war in Iran The Doi Suthep temple in northern Thailand is known for its spectacular views of Chiang Mai and the lush forested mountains that surround it. Over

Vice President Vance says US-Iran mistrust cannot be solved overnight

By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, April 14 (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President JD Vance said on Tuesday there was a lot of mistrust between Washington and Tehran that cannot be resolved overnight but he added that Iranian negotiators wanted to make a deal and that he felt "very good

Carbon removal project supports Maine's blue economy, broader marine health

Oceans absorb roughly 25% to 30% of the carbon dioxide (CO2) that is released into the atmosphere. When this CO2 dissolves in seawater, it forms carbonic acid, making the water more acidic and altering its chemistry. Elevated levels of acidity are harmful to marine life like

A simpler way to count cool roofs' climate payoff could reshape local carbon planning

A new study by Hashem Akbari, a professor in the Department of Building, Civil and Environmental Engineering, offers a simplified way of calculating the degree to which surface reflectivity, known as albedo, can offset carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions. The method, which builds on

Graphene as a charge mirror: Why water droplets 'see' graphene—but don't show it

Research on graphene has made great strides in recent years. However, to fully harness its potential in applications such as desalination membranes, sensors, and energy storage and conversion, a deeper understanding of the interaction between graphene and water is required.

DC bishop: AI image depicting Trump as Jesus ‘alarming’

Rt. Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde on Tuesday called an AI-generated image President Trump posted to social media depicting himself as Jesus Christ “alarming.” “It’s one of many, many images, associations claiming of spiritual mantles and authority, associating the president and his

Why You Should Let Your Biological Clock Schedule Workouts

Going with the flow is better than fighting the system The post Why You Should Let Your Biological Clock Schedule Workouts appeared first on Nautilus .

DOJ accuses Biden admin of weaponizing abortion clinic law

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Catching distant gamma-ray explosions with precisely aligned X-ray optics

Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) rank among the most powerful explosions in the universe, releasing immense energy in intense flashes of gamma rays. The most distant GRBs originate from the era when the first stars and galaxies formed. Detecting them allows astronomers to probe the

Is It Finally Time for ‘Survivor’ to Win the Emmy? Season 50 Makes Its Strongest Case Yet

The Emmys are back up for grabs. For a show built on outlasting, outwitting and outplaying, “Survivor” has done all three for more than two decades. The question now, smack in the middle of its milestone 50th season, is whether the Television Academy is finally ready to reward

Russia’s navy deterred Estonia from boarding its ‘shadow fleet’

Commander of the Estonian Navy Ivo Vark told Reuters that Estonia won’t board vessels that are part of Russia’s “shadow fleet” any more since “The risk of military escalation is just too ⁠high.” He elaborated: “The Russian military presence here in the Gulf of Finland has

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thistle.’s backflip EP arrives next month, and so far we’ve heard “tied” and “pieces.” The UK grungegaze trio is back today with “pylon,” a ripper inspired by Monster. “‘pylon’ was the last song that we wrote before going into the studio, coming together in a Cardiff, Wales

Mushroom slime removes up to 98.4% of microplastics from water, researchers report

Microplastics and nanoplastics are tiny plastic particles that result from the breakdown of larger plastic products due to sunlight, waves, and other environmental conditions. In recent years, these particles have been increasingly detected in aquatic environments, raising

Using computed tomography to study DNA from ancient humans without destroying samples

Research on ancient DNA is surging, but how can scientists ensure that human remains of irreplaceable significance are preserved? This is the question investigated by an international research team led by the University of Bonn. Their findings have now been published in the

Virtual sunspots help AI find rare magnetic matches in vast solar archives

Research led by Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) has integrated three types of machine learning models to generate solar magnetic patches with physical properties and used those as a query to find matching patches in real observations. This elevates generative artificial

Himes pushes amendment seeking judicial review on searches under key spy program

The proposal was introduced as the House Rules Committee gaveled into a high-stakes Tuesday hearing.

Senators Call on Court to Examine ‘Suspicious Circumstances’ Around Live Nation Settlement

Amy Klobuchar, Elizabeth Warren, and more have asked Judge Arun Subramanian to look into the surprise deal, which was reached one week into the antitrust trial

Johnson says he asked Trump to take down AI Jesus image

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Tuesday said he asked President Trump to take down the AI image that many saw as the president being depicted as Jesus Christ. “I talked to the president about it as soon as I saw it and told him I don’t think it was being received in the

Senate GOP divided over Viktor Orbán's loss in Hungary

The landslide electoral defeat of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has exposed a rift in the U.S. Republican Party between those embracing a post-Orbán political shift in Europe and those lamenting the downfall of a prominent right-wing figure with close ties to both

US Democrats will try, and try again, to rein in Trump's Iran war powers

By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON, April 14 (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate will vote as soon as Wednesday on the latest Democratic-led effort to rein in President Donald Trump's war powers, and party leaders promised on Tuesday to keep bringing up such resolutions as long as the

What time does Arknights: Endfield 1.2 release in your time zone?

Here's when to expect Zhuang Fangyi's banner in Arknights: Endfield version 1.2

Meet kungaka—'the hidden one.' This ancient lizard could be the rarest reptile in Australia

Hidden among the red sandstone escarpments of Mutawintji National Park in western New South Wales lives a rare lizard, long isolated in this arid landscape.

Not so dark with Alena Tensor: Math framework could explain dark matter without invisible particles

Alena Tensor is a relatively new mathematical approach that allows for arbitrary curving and straightening of analyzed spacetimes. As it turns out, generalizing this model to all known fields and fully describing matter, spontaneously gives rise to the phenomena known from

Republicans decry Democrats’ ‘exhausting’ war powers push

Despite rising energy prices and Dem pressure, President Donald Trump still has rock-solid support from Senate Republicans on the Iran war.

Commentary: ASEAN’s energy crisis is not about energy

The security architecture that was supposed to protect the flow of energy to Southeast Asia has become the source of its interruption, says an academic.

Republicans squirm over gas prices ahead of the midterms

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New Edition Won the Rock Hall Fan Vote, But Won’t Be Inducted — Here’s Why

The R&B group is just the third act to win the fan ballot but fail to secure a place in the Hall

Trump Endorses Halo Composer For Congress Who Previously Called Him An Idiot

Marty O’Donnell finally has the stamp of approval he's been begging for

Macy’s to close 14 stores by end of year — including 2 California locations

Department store chain Macy's is set to shutter 14 store locations around the country, two of which are in California.

Rogan cracks up over Trump's explanation of AI Jesus image

Podcaster Joe Rogan on Tuesday laughed off President Trump’s explanation for a now-deleted post depicting the president as a Jesus-like figure. Trump posted the controversial image on Truth Social late Sunday, as he lashed out against Pope Leo XIV over the pontiff's criticism

Barbie Ferreira Exited ‘Euphoria’ After Season 2 Because ‘I Don’t Need to Be on the Biggest TV Show on Earth If I’m Not’ Flexing Acting Muscles

Barbie Ferreira is reflecting on her departure from HBO’s “Euphoria,” saying she left the hit series after Season 2 because she no longer felt her character had a meaningful creative path forward and wanted to focus on more demanding acting roles. In a recent appearance on

Los Angeles DA says Swalwell under investigation

Former Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) is under investigation in Los Angeles over allegations of sexual misconduct, the county’s district attorney confirmed to The Hill. Los Angeles District Attorney Nathan Hochman said in a statement that his office has assigned its Sex Crimes

Mexican Artist Alleges Plagiarism of Femicide Project

Elina Chauvet says her "Red Shoes" installation was staged in Bucharest without her knowledge or name.

After 9,000 years of cultivation, rice has reached its thermal limit

Rice has historically been a heat-loving plant. In fact, the wild ancestor of cultivated rice once grew primarily on the sweltering, rain-swept Malay and Indochina peninsulas as well as the islands of Southeast Asia. It wasn't until Earth's climate warmed after the last ice age

Crockett says Oversights Democrats will move to hold Bondi in contempt

Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) said Tuesday that Democrats will move to hold former Attorney General Pam Bondi in contempt for failing to appear for a deposition as part of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee’s Jeffrey Epstein probe. “Pam Bondi refused to show

Homan: Catholic Church should stay out of immigration

White House border czar Tom Homan criticized the Catholic Church on Tuesday, in the aftermath of President Trump's criticism of Pope Leo XIV, the first American-born pontiff, on social media. “I love the Catholic Church,” Homan told reporters. “I just wish they ‘d stick to

Simple rules guide how proteins assemble and evolve, study finds

Researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev have identified simple rules that explain how complex protein structures assemble correctly and remain functional over time, despite having many theoretically possible configurations. The study, published in Proceedings of the

Why did the stag beetle Prosopocoilus hachijoensis lose its ability to fly?

The stag beetle Prosopocoilus hachijoensis is the only flightless species of the genus Prosopocoilus in Japan. Researchers at University of Tsukuba investigated the mechanisms underlying the loss of flight by comparing this beetle with closely related species that are capable

NAACP sues Musk’s xAI, alleging illegal air pollution

The NAACP and its Mississippi State Conference are suing Elon Musk’s xAI, alleging that it did not get a permit before emitting large amounts of pollution into a Memphis-area community. The suit alleges that xAI and subsidiary MZX Tech violated the Clean Air Act by not getting

DOJ moves to vacate seditious conspiracy convictions of Proud Boys leaders

The Justice Department on Tuesday asked a federal appeals court to vacate the seditious conspiracy convictions of right-wing extremist Proud Boys leaders for their roles in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack. Prosecutors asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of

Ph.D. student solves persistent problem in high-entropy alloys

The University of Wyoming's Lauren Kim has solved a persistent problem in the cutting-edge field of high-entropy alloys, a class of materials with great potential in modern engineering, electronics and energy applications—such as jet engines, nuclear reactors, chemical

The Bra-and-Girdle Maker That Fashioned the Impossible for NASA

Crafting a spacesuit demanded perfection from seamstresses to gluers to engineers — every stitch could mean life or death The post The Bra-and-Girdle Maker That Fashioned the Impossible for NASA appeared first on Nautilus .

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