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Graphene is a single-atom-thin material that can be exfoliated from the same graphite that is found in pencil lead. The ultrathin material is made entirely from carbon atoms that are arranged in a simple hexagonal pattern, similar to that of chicken wire. Since its isolation in 2004, graphene has been found to embody numerous remarkable properties in its single-layer form. In 2018, MIT researchers found that if two graphene layers are stacked at a very specific "magic" angle, the twisted bilayer structure could exhibit robust superconductivity, a widely sought material state in which an electrical current can flow through with...

Elon Musk told Twitter on Friday that he is “terminating” his proposed acquisition of the social media company, arguing in a letter that the company was in “breach” of the merger agreement. Musk’s letter said that he wants out of the deal “because Twitter is in material breach of multiple provisions of that Agreement, appears to have made false and misleading representations upon which Mr. Musk relied when entering into the Merger Agreement, and is likely to suffer a Company Material Adverse Effect (as that term is defined in the Merger Agreement).”

I said from the beginning he was NOT going to buy this company. I always thought he was doing it to expose them

In the middle of the night on June 27, an Akron police car turned on its lights to pull over a car for a moving violation. Instead of pulling over and cordially handing over both license and registration, hoping to evade a ticket through politeness and charm, as you or I would do, the driver did the opposite: Instead of pulling over and hoping for the best, this 25-year-old genius named Jayland Walker floored it, leading multiple police cars on a high-speed chase, to the tune of 85mph in a 35mph residential zone, putting other drivers – and any late-night...

Danila Davydov said he left Russia within weeks of the Kremlin sending troops into Ukraine because he feared having to fight in a war he doesn't support. The 22-year-old left St. Petersburg and is now working in Kazakhstan."We feared President Putin would declare a mobilization and then everyone, young and old, would be called up to the army. I absolutely didn't want to go and fight." Davydov is among what some lawyers and rights advocates say is an increased number of young Russian men looking to avoid the country's mandatory military service since the conflict with Ukraine, which Russia calls...

The Wisconsin Supreme Court has ruled that most ballot drop boxes aren’t allowed in the state and that a voter can’t have someone else return — in person — their completed absentee ballot on their behalf. The high court’s ruling Friday, which comes one month before the swing state’s primary elections, is a loss for voting rights groups and disability advocates. The decision is the latest in a legal battle that began in January, after a Waukesha County judge sided with a conservative legal group in a lawsuit, declaring state law doesn’t allow for unstaffed ballot drop boxes and requires...

Fielding hundreds of angry calls a day. Thousands of people leaving irate voicemails. One caller threatening to shoot up GOP Rep. Adam Kinzinger's Washington, DC office. These are just some of the things Kinzinger's congressional staffers have had to deal with in recent months as a result of his participation in the House select committee investigating the January 6 insurrection. Maura Gillespie, Kinzinger's deputy chief of staff, told Insider that since the congressman started working on the January 6 committee, his office has had to contact US Capitol Police several times to report threats against the congressman. The phone calls...

Rep. Fred Upton (R-Mich.) said that whomever former President Donald Trump endorses for the Michigan gubernatorial nominee will likely win the Republican nomination in August, following a debate in which the Republican candidates boasted their ties to and support for Trump. “The debate is right now who can best attract his support to win the primary, and then we’ll see if they move more to the middle,” Upton told Meet the Press.

A petition filed last week in the Fifth Judicial District for Chaves County in Roswell calls for a return to a 1963 law outlawing abortion. State Sen. David Gallegos, R-Eunice, Larry Marker of Roswell, who’s recently filed as a write-in candidate for the office of State Land Commissioner, and Ethel Maharg of Albuquerque, executive director of the group New Mexico Right to Life and recent Republican gubernatorial candidate, named Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and Attorney General Hector Balderas as defendants in the petition. The three said when the state legislature repealed a 1969 law that banned abortion in New Mexico...

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Larry Storch, the comedic character actor who also did voiceover work and impressions and was best known for his role as Corporal Randolph Agarn on “F Troop,” has died. He was 99. His family released a statement on his Facebook page, saying, “It is with the heaviest of hearts that we share with you the news our beloved Larry passed away in his sleep overnight. We are shocked and at a loss for words at the moment. Please remember he loved each and every one of you and wouldn’t want you to cry over his passing. He is reunited with...

The Republican State Leadership Committee (RSLC) today released results from a recent statewide survey done in Oregon that shows Democrats’ decade-long trifecta in the state is vulnerable ahead of November. The recent polling reveals legislative Republicans are in a strong position, as voters are feeling overwhelmed by the rising cost of living and skyrocketing crime in Oregon and want their legislatures to push back against President Biden’s failing agenda. The survey, which was conducted by Cygnal, found: Only 36% of Oregonians believe their state is headed on the right track compared to the 58% who believe it is on the...

"And Jesus answering said unto them, Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's. And they marvelled at him." "For when they shall rise from the dead, they neither marry, nor are given in marriage; but are as the angels which are in heaven. And as touching the dead, that they rise: have ye not read in the book of Moses, how in the bush God spake unto him, saying, I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? He is not the God of...

Megan Kelly was interviewing former Gambino family underboss turned FBI informant Salvatore 'Sammy the Bull' Gravano when she shared with him the breaking news of Caan's death yesterday. Gravano then claimed that Caan, 82, was connected to the mob and was present when the actor allegedly asked Colombo family boss Joe Colombo for permission to star as Sonny Corleone in The Godfather. 'He was in the mob,' Gravano told a confused Kelly. 'James Caan was in — was hooked in with the mob.' 'I was there when he came down and asked permission to be in that movie. I was...

Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes is pushing for a chance to publicly testify before the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack as it prepares to review the role extremist groups played in the riot. Rhodes, the leader of the far-right militia group, is incarcerated and awaiting trial on seditious conspiracy charges that carry up to 20 years in prison. “He’s willing to speak directly with the January 6 Select Committee. He has a few what I consider to be extremely reasonable conditions to be met,” his attorney James Lee Bright told The Hill. Bright said Rhodes...

WASHINGTON - Vowing to continue the fight against last month’s Supreme Court overruling of the 1973 decision in Roe v. Wade that made abortion legal nationwide, President Biden signed an executive order on Friday that would push back against Republican efforts to limit reproductive choice. He also denounced those he described as "Republican extremists," who want not only to restrict abortion in individual states but also to enact a nationwide abortion ban. “This is not some imagined horror, it’s already happening,” Biden said from the White House. He was flanked by Vice President Kamala Harris and Health and Human Services...

Abe’s own grandfather, Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi, was stabbed in the thigh in 1960 and severely injured during a reception at the Prime Minister’s Office. That same year, Inejiro Asanuma, then head of the Japan Socialist Party, was fatally stabbed by a 17-year-old rightist while making a speech at a public hall in Hibiya, Tokyo. In the years that followed, Prime Minister Takeo Miki, Deputy Prime Minister Shin Kanemaru and Prime Minister Morihiro Hokosawa were either attacked or shot in 1975, 1992 and 1994, respectively. They all survived the attacks. Local-level politicians have also been attacked. In 1990 — two...

The RINOs are at it again. For years now, the Republican establishment has attempted in bad faith to manipulate President Trump and reduce his immense popularity among conservatives in order to maintain their power while stifling Trump’s America First agenda and policies. This Fifth Column in the GOP continues to suck away at President Trump’s time, money, resources, and support, while offering Trump and the MAGA movement nothing in return. One of the worst offenders in this regard is Congresswoman Vicky Hartzler of Missouri, who is now running for the U.S. Senate. Big League Politics has previously reported on Congresswoman...

Stock market values have collapsed 20% this year compared to last. Many 401K and defined contribution pension plans have retirement benefits, or some portion, pegged to stock values. When those plans start registering their stock losses, there will be some decline in pension benefits for some segment of retireees. As that takes place that demographic will make adjustments including reduced spending in some areas. While that will be somewhat deflationary, it will also support an advancing recession. Together that could complicate some expected additional Fed Reserve rate increase(s). Its all a hot mess. In 2009, my Pension benefit lost $400+...

NASA Shares the 5 Cosmic Targets of James Webb’s First Photos JUL 08, 2022 JARON SCHNEIDER James Webb Space Telescope NASA as revealed the cosmic objects that will be shown when it releases the first full-color photos captured by the James Webb Space Telescope on July 12. The space agency says that the five targets listed below represent the first wave of full-color scientific images and spectra that the James Webb Space Telescope has gathered and will mark the official beginning of the observatory’s general science operations. The James Webb Space Telescope is the world’s premier space science observatory. Webb...