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Reed: Trump's possible Iran deal a costly 'birthday gift'

Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI) criticized President Trump over the possible deal to end the war in Iran, describing the plan as a "birthday gift" amid prolonged economic woes due to the conflict. “For 100 days we've been hearing constantly, there's going to be a deal, there's going to

The impossible dream of the universal remote

You don't really ever have to explain why a universal remote is a good idea. You have a bunch of stuff that needs controlling; this thing controls them all. Many companies have set out to build a product worthy of this idea, and one product came much closer than most. It was

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Israeli strikes hit Beirut as US-Iran talks near completion

Israeli jets struck Beirut's Dahiyeh district on Sunday, hitting the Ghobeiry area. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office confirmed the strikes targeted Hezbollah infrastructure. The escalation threatens a US-Iran truce, as Tehran insists any deal must halt Israeli attacks

US, Iran offer mixed messages on peace deal timing

The U.S. and Iran are offering mixed messages on a possible peace deal, with Iranian officials disputing President Trump's announcement that a ceasefire would be finalized Sunday Iran's state-run Fars News Agency reported early Sunday that Tehran "has neither finalized nor

What powered the Earth's earliest life?

Early biological systems likely relied on RNA molecules to copy themselves and drive simple chemical reactions. Any system that could generate guanosine-triphosphate (GTP)—which is necessary for RNA synthesis—from prebiotic chemicals would gain a crucial advantage toward