And somehow this utter trash human thought posting this herself would make her look better.

American drone manufacturers are facing a serious dependency on Chinese components in their products.

This made me laugh incredibly hard, so had to cross post it.

A town hall hosted by Rep. Byron Donalds turned chaotic Tuesday, with audience members repeatedly interrupting the Florida Republican, leading authorities to remove two people — the latest raucous town hall dominated by protests against President Trump's administration.

Sanction decision announced by China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday afternoon amid fierce trade war between China and the US.

Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) on Monday became the first Republican member of Congress to openly indicate support for Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's removal from office.

If your dad is Bill Gates, you're probably not getting a Starbucks gift card for graduating college.

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The level of discourse from people like Nancy Mace is indicative of the cancerous anger and shamelessness running through the Republican Party. What an embarrassment for someone in a position of power to be proud of not keeping their composure.

Nearly a year ago, U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta ruled that Google had acted illegally to maintain a monopoly on the search engine market.

“Due to changes in U.S. tariff policies, we will be suspending all orders shipping from China to the United States starting today,” writes Anbernic. “We strongly recommend prioritizing products shipped from our U.S. warehouse, which are currently not affected by import duties and can be purchased with confidence.”

Military pilot Jo Ellis said she had to hire private armed security for her family because of the false claims, which went viral on social media.

The Supreme Court seemed likely to uphold a key preventive-care provision of the Affordable Care Act in a case heard Monday.

Residues of the insecticide DDT have been found to persist at “alarming rates” in trout even after 70 years, potentially posing a significant danger to humans and wildlife that eat the fish, research has found.

Humans have gathered to feast and enjoy a tipple together for thousands of years, but research suggests chimpanzees may also bond over a boozy treat.

The UN’s humanitarian agency, the Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) and Gaza’s civil defence service have rejected the findings of an Israeli military investigation that concluded the killings of 15 Palestinian medics and rescue workers in Rafah last month were caused by “professional failures”.

In a written order Monday, Judge Mary Rosado barred the city from “taking any steps toward negotiating, signing, or implementing any Memorandum of Understanding with the federal government” before an April 25 hearing in a suit challenging the plan.

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Patrick Crusius had acknowledged he targeted Hispanics on Aug. 3, 2019, when he opened fire in the store crowded with weekend shoppers from the U.S. and Mexico in the border city of El Paso.

Here’s what we do know: After their meeting ended and Vice President Vance left the room, the pope was still alive. We can deduce that he was alive, because he was heard asking an assistant, “Ho appena incontrato il volto del diavolo?” which roughly translates to, “Have I just encountered the face of the devil?” It’s a very common question that has been asked in many languages after encounters with JD Vance.

The White House has begun the process of looking for a new secretary of defense, according to a U.S. official who was not authorized to speak publicly.

The suspect in the Florida State University shooter, who faces first degree murder charges for killing two and injuring five on Thursday was a member of Charlie Kirk’s Turning Point USA, a fascist youth group around the Republican Party, and is a registered Republican voter in Florida. The 20-year-old suspect, Phoenix Ikner, is the stepson of Leon County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Jessica Ikner, who has been with the department for 18 years.

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Our heartland is secured, I see.

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Prosecutors in northern Idaho have filed misdemeanor charges against six men in connection with the forcible removal of a woman from a legislative town hall meeting in February

10 other certificates 'were mis-issued and have now been revoked'

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From Charter rulings to back-to-work laws, tools once used to manage Canadian labor disputes are now deployed more aggressively — and more often. Quebec’s Bill 89 is pushing this trend forward, making striking harder, riskier, and easier to repress.

Immigration authorities denied an urgent request by Mahmoud Khalil to be temporarily released from detention, under monitoring, so he could attend the birth of his first child. His wife, Noor Abdalla, delivered their son on Monday in New York.

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The US Federal Trade Commission has filed a lawsuit against Uber, alleging the ride hailing and delivery company engaged in deceptive billing and cancellation practices.

Some are concerned about the privacy implications and the potential for doxing.

Arab countries have condemned far-right Israeli groups after a video depicting the destruction of the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem went viral this week.

In upcoming high-level trade talks with the United States, the Korean government is considering discussing the possible export of high-resolution geographic data — a move that would mark a shift from its long-held restrictions on such transfers.

The recycling initiative recovers 90% of rare earths from data center hard drives

Solar fuels can support the economic case for concentrating solar power plants, which produce high heat for industrial processes.

A May 2024 cyberattack on Landmark Admin is believed to include at least 1.6 million people's data—twice as many as previously reported—according to an updated filing with the Maine attorney general's office.

They are $300. Would you buy them? Would you wear them if they were free?

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Went out to take a look at some massive colonies of Xanthoparmelia growing on a rock face. 5% potassium hydroxide test results in a nice deep yellow, almost green stain on the upper cortex. The medula is also K+, turning a deep blood red/orange. I blotted the soaked lichen on some paper and got this beautiful golden-rod ink. This ink was produced from less than a cm2 of lichen and a couple drops of KOH. I would love to experiment more given the abundance of this lichen and the small amount of material needed to produce the ink. This photo was taken 24hrs after staining the paper but I'd need to further test the colour fastness.