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The Physics World 2020 Breakthrough of the Year goes to Elham Fadaly, Alain Dijkstra and Erik Bakkers at Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands, Jens Renè Suckert at Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena in Germany and an international team for creating a silicon-based material with a direct band gap that emits light at wavelengths used for optical telecommunications. It is no exaggeration to say that finding a silicon-based material that emits useful light has been the Holy Grail of optoelectronics. Normally, silicon has an indirect electronic band gap, which means that it does not emit light. As a result, silicon must be...

Spain has legalised euthanasia and assisted suicide for long-suffering patients with incurable diseases. The Bill, which was backed by Spain's left-wing coalition government and several other parties, passed in a 198-138 vote. The conservative Popular Party and the far-right Vox party voted 'No'. The Bill will now continue its legislative journey, facing a vote in the Senate, where it is also expected to pass. According to the draft of the law approved by the lower house, it will not be put into effect until three months after being published in the government gazette. 'As a society, we cannot remain impassive...

Republican Sen. Mitt Romney is grieving over, as CNN anchor Dana Bash put it, President Donald Trump's "very firm grip on the Republican Party." Bash asked Romney whether he fears the party won't "be able to overcome Trumpism in the near future." Romney didn't object to Bash's negative characterization of Trumpism. He merely responded that he believes "Trump will continue to have a substantial influence on the party" and that those other than Trump who are rumored to be GOP presidential candidates in 2024 "are trying to appeal to kind of a populist approach." Romney concluded: "I don't think Trumpism...

WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Friday that another wave of urgently needed coronavirus aid was “very close” — and vowed that lawmakers wouldn’t leave Washington until they had inked a deal. “Our bipartisan discussions are continuing to make significant headway toward another relief package for the American people,” McConnell (R-Ky.) said on the Senate floor.

San Francisco has been under a stay-at-home order since Dec. 6, and has a new San Francisco travel order in place through at least January 4.With these restrictions in place, it can be confusing how the city enforces them. Travel warning: SF requires quarantine for 10 days The San Francisco Police Department told KRON that “violation of or failure to comply with this order is a misdemeanor punishable by fine, imprisonment, or both.”Police provided the following data tracking back to March 17, 2020.0 citations for face mask violations150 admonishments for violating shelter-in-place Broken down: 82 individuals and 68 businesses30 citations...

December's Ratings Collapse for Fox News continues to be a debacle for the Murdochs and the Fox News Crown Loyalists. Going from record ratings in November, to a massive ratings collapse by Thursday 12/17. Here are the current Fox News ratings losses as of Thursday 12/17 according to Nielsen: Ingraham -59%, Hannity -54%, MacCallum -52%, Baier -52%, Cavuto -50%, Carlson -49%, Sandra Smith -46% Fox and Friendless -46% Outnumbered -44% Hemmer -42% The Five -36% Perino -36%

"When this lawsuit first got filed, it looked like Trump had a good chance of winning a second term in office, which would have given him the opportunity to see this policy all the way through to its conclusion..."

This confirmation should be a mere formality. Because America knows the cheating happened. However, the staunch denials from the left put the GOP on defense. But my dad used to tell me the best defense is a good offense. Thus, the next play is on the field. Now, CBS correspondent Catherine Herridge informs us that DNI’s John Ratcliffe explained exactly where the foreign interference came from. China, Iran, and yes, you guessed it, Russia! And no, I’m not digging up bones from 2016. I’m talking five weeks ago, during the 2020 election that Democrats promote as an honest effort.

Another one of Joe Biden’s cabinet picks is being celebrated and ushered in with open arms by the media, without not a word of scrutiny. Last week, the President-Elect tapped an anti-religious bigot and abortion enthusiast for Health and Human Services Secretary, but you would never know it by how the media glowingly reported on his nomination. Similarly, yesterday’s announcement that Biden picked an Antifa-defending, radical Democrat congresswoman, who bullied and smeared the Covington Catholic students in 2019, to be a cabinet secretary, was met with similar praise from journalists. Freshman Rep. Deb Haaland (D- N.M.) was nominated for Secretary...

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy speaks to press following FBI briefing on Rep. Eric Swalwell's connection to a Chinese spy.

In a move that reportedly “shocked” Defense Department officials, Acting Defense Secretary Chris Miller ordered Pentagon officials to cancel scheduled meetings with the transition of President-elect Joe Biden. Axios revealed the cancellation of briefings but noted “officials were unsure what prompted Miller’s action” and they could not determine “whether President Trump approved” of the move.

In a move that reportedly “shocked” Defense Department officials, Acting Defense Secretary Chris Miller ordered Pentagon officials to cancel scheduled meetings with the transition of President-elect Joe Biden. Axios revealed the cancellation of briefings but noted “officials were unsure what prompted Miller’s action” and they could not determine “whether President Trump approved” of the move.

WASHINGTON — Democrats on Friday shot down Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s campaign for a prized seat on the House Energy and Commerce Committee — instead appointing fellow New York Rep. Kathleen Rice. The New York congresswomen had been jockeying for the seat and lobbying colleagues behind the scenes, but Rice ultimately won in a vote of 46-13, Politico reported Friday.

The Rose Bowl has been a major topic of discussion this week, with one of the College Football Playoff Semifinals scheduled to be played there. Due to local COVID-19 restrictions, the game would have to be played without any fans in attendance, including the families of the players. If the playoff rankings remained the same, Notre Dame would be one of the teams playing in the Rose Bowl, but maybe not if head coach Brian Kelly has anything to say about it. On Monday, Kelly ranted against the idea that the Irish would play in a semifinal without their loved...

00:00 Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas, 03:02 Let It Snow Let It Snow Let It Snow, 05:44 Winter Wonderland, 08:00 Sleigh Ride, 10:56 Rudolph the RedNosed Reindeer, 13:47 The Christmas Song, 16:47 Jingle Bells, 19:10 White Christmas, 22:11 Frosty the Snowman, 24:23 Good Morning Blues, 27:38 Santa Claus Is Coming to Town, 29:57 What Are You Doing New Years Eve, 33:29 Stairway to the Stars, 36:23 Santa Claus Got Stuck in My Chimney, 39:28 Moonlight in VermontElla Fitzgerald - Christmas Songs (FULL ALBUM)

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Much of what passes for anti-racist education is a poisonous exercise in caricature and bigotry, with troubling consequences for prosaic educational activities like teacher training, grading, and research. Take, for instance, the anti-racist materials that schools are using to train K-12 teachers. The materials used by the Denver Public Schools teach educators that “the belief that there is such a thing as being objective,” distinguishing between “good/bad” and “right/wrong,” and valuing an “emphasis on being polite” are all distinctive characteristics of white culture. The same is true of the “individualist” mindset that “if something is going to get done right,...

More people cast ballots on the first day of early voting in Georgia’s Senate runoffs this week than those that did so when early voting opened ahead of the 2020 general election. Roughly 168,000 Georgians went to the polls on Monday, the first day to vote early in-person in the state’s two critical Senate runoff elections, according to numbers provided by the Georgia secretary of state’s office. By comparison, some 128,000 voted on the first day of early voting for the November general election. Another 314,000 people cast absentee ballots on the first day of the early-voting period. The first-day...

Sources within the Chinese government confirmed today that the spy who was assigned to date Rep. Eric Swalwell and get information from him abruptly returned to China and begged to be sent to a labor camp instead. "Please -- don't make me go back!" she begged after returning to China in 2015. "I'll do anything! I'll break rocks! I'll build a railroad! I'll -- I'll even make shoes for Nike! Just don't make me go back and date that man again!"

Former NBA star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is attacking conservative and anti-woke celebrities, demanding that social media giants step up censorship because these stars are tweeting “irrational and harmful opinions to millions.” In The Hollywood Reporter, Abdul-Jabbar singled out conservative Hollywood stars Jon Voight and James Woods. He also targeted celebrities who refuse to submit to woke ideology, including Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling.. “Social media companies have begun slapping warnings on some messages that are false, incite violence or cause harm to society. But this needs to be done with more consistency and vigilance,” Abdul-Jabbar wrote. “Many Americans imbue stars with...