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Young Chinese scientists who got their PhDs overseas and returned to China as part of a state-run talent drive published more papers after their return than did their peers who stayed abroad. The productivity bump can be explained by returnees’ access to greater funding and an abundant research workforce, according to the authors of an analysis published in Science1. The findings come as geopolitical competition between the United States and China mounts. In 2008, China began enticing expatriate scientists and foreign researchers to relocate to China through its Thousand Talents Plan, which aims to make the nation a global leader...

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Things just keep getting worse for Pete Buttigieg. After Southwest Airlines ruined many Americans’ holiday plans with mass cancelations, now a “glitch” is causing hundreds of flights to be canceled again.

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Some Twitter users calculated what the value of the Mega Millions jackpot would be after tax — and the results are disappointing. The Mega Millions grand prize shot up to $1.35 billion after Tuesday’s night’s drawing passed with no official winner. The prize is the second largest in history, but a number of investing and finance gurus on Twitter estimated that the eventual winner would be taking home far less than $1 billion when all is said and done. One thing that multiple Twitter users agreed on was that the IRS would win out no matter what. "The only guaranteed...

The FBI revealed how the bureau uses the CIA and National Security Agency to probe the private lives of Americans without a warrant in its updated rulebook, which is the first version made public since the Obama administration. The handbook, rewritten in 2021, confirms a decade-old leak showcasing the bureau’s collaboration with the CIA and NSA for FBI probes that may involve surveillance without court orders against people not accused of any crimes. Such probes are known as “assessments” at the FBI. The revelations will fuel critics who have long accused the FBI of abusing its national security surveillance powers.

On Wednesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “All In,” Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) stated that the United States can’t take an unlimited number of asylum seekers, even though “there are many in my party who don’t want to admit that,” and the U.S. will have to limit the number of people it grants asylum to, encourage applicants to do so from their own country, “and then, frankly, turn those who don’t go through that process back around.” Murphy stated, “[H]ere’s the question, the question is can we accept an unlimited number of asylum seekers? The answer is no. And so while there...

We’re not sure it’s ever a great day wake up and be Pete Buttigieg, but today seems like a particularly bad one. Like, not only was there that whole FAA computer outage thing that ultimately resulted in all domestic flights being grounded — not the first air-travel-related crisis in recent weeks — but a bunch of Amtrak passengers were stranded on a train overnight in the middle of nowhere, having to be reassured repeatedly by the voice on the PA system that they were not in some kind of hostage situation. Inquiring minds understandably wanted to know how stuff like...

The Bible In Paintings ~ Encouragement for Appreciating and Applying God's Word ~ JESUS TELLS OF THE GOOD SAMARITAN ֎ Featuring 38 Paintings, 2 Reliefs and 2 Windows ֎ L U K E Chapter 10 On one occasion an expert in the law stood up to test Jesus. “Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?” “What is written in the Law?” he replied. “How do you read it?” He answered: “ ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’;...

(Translation) Hundreds of public employees in the healthcare and education fields demonstrated in Venezuela on Wednesday, demanding salary increases and better working conditions. The march was named "March of the Burials", which alludes to public employees' salaries "being buried by inflation". As it became known, active and retired employees have had to sell appliances and other goods to buy food and medicines. According to polls taken in the country, over three quarters of the population live in extreme poverty.

I don’t think this is a record that Biden can run on for re-election: 21 straight months of NEGATIVE REAL WAGE GRWOTH. Fortunately for Fed Chair Jay Powell, he is not an elected official. The December inflation report still shows elevated inflation in the US, but only -0.1% since November (MoM), but still high compared to last year (6.5% YoY). That is still over 3x The Fed’s target inflation rate of 2%. While headline inflation fell to 0.1% MoM, CORE inflation (removing food and energy) rose again 0.3% MoM and 5.7% YoY. At 6.50% YoY headline inflation, the Taylor Rule...

An audience member blamed "White people" for committing genocide, "demanding" drugs from cartels and carrying out mass shootings in an attempt to defend illegal immigration during a heated debate on "Dr. Phil" Wednesday. Amid a discussion about the crisis at the border, Dr. Phil turned to National Border Patrol Council Vice President Art Del Cueto to offer his take. Cueto, who was born in Mexico and immigrated legally, said the "chaos" at the border today endangers American citizens.

The candidacy of a man seeking election to the Niles-Maine District Library Board of Trustees in the April 4 election has been challenged, citing convictions for assaulting a woman and a now-expired ban on using local parks, according to records obtained by Chicago Tribune/ Pioneer Press. Niles resident Jason Trunco, 42, served 120 days in a North Carolina jail after he was convicted of assault on a female when he was 21 years old, in 2002, according to the Wake County Clerk of Court’s office. Locally, Trunco was banned from Niles Park District parks and programs from June 2020 to...

New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu (R) said he appreciates the job Florida Governor Ron Desantis (R) is doing, but it is not his job to use government to “fix woke.” Sununu joined CNN’s Erin Burnett Wednesday to discuss topics such as Rep. Geroge Santos (R-NY), House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s potential hurdles, and the influence of former President Donald Trump among Republicans. The host asked the governor about his thoughts on the 2024 presidential race. She noted Trump has declared and pointed out DeSantis is being floated as a candidate. “Ron DeSantis, as of now, he’s got a record in his...

The latest inflation numbers come after the Federal Reserve raised interest rates in mid-December as part of ongoing attempts to lower inflation. The Consumer Price Index in December increased by 6.5% compared to the same time 12 months earlier, the Labor Department announced Thursday. The prices for all items fell 0.1% from November to December, the agency also reported. The CPI is a measure of inflation that shows the average change in the prices that consumers pay for goods over time. Inflation is currently below the four-decade high of 9.1% in June. Food prices remain high as the overall cost...

Democrats have a number of complaints about the incoming Republican majority in the House of Representatives, but chief among them is their promise to create a new “Church Committee” that will investigate the corruption and politicization of the FBI and other intelligence agencies. Democrats have repeatedly sounded the alarm that Republicans are undermining faith in America’s institutions by bringing to light evidence indicating that the FBI has targeted conservatives and is acting in a partisan fashion. On Monday, high-ranking Representative Jim Clyburn (D-Sc.), who once again serves as the House assistant Democratic leader, echoed Democrats’ concerns, saying that investigating ongoing...

Dan Hull is the lead criminal defense attorney representing the Proud Boys leader, decorated military veteran, Joe Biggs in the seditious conspiracy trial taking place right now in Washington DC. Hull believes slain Air Force veteran Ashli Babbit, who was murdered in cold blood by a Capitol Hill Police officer on January 6, 2020, deserved to die. "When I saw the picture” of Babbitt, “I thought it was a great shot,” Hull told The Gateway Pundit. “I’m serious. I’m glad she died,” he said. “I think she’s a dumbass. Did you see the — some of what she did?”

Pray For The Peace of JerusalemMatthew 26The Last Supper 17 On the first day of the Festival of Unleavened Bread, the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Where do you want us to make preparations for you to eat the Passover?” 18 He replied, “Go into the city to a certain man and tell him, ‘The Teacher says: My appointed time is near. I am going to celebrate the Passover with my disciples at your house.’” 19 So the disciples did as Jesus had directed them and prepared the Passover. 20 When evening came, Jesus was reclining at the table...

By now, you’ve probably heard about the Biden administration mulling a ban on gas stoves. You know, because regular Americans shouldn’t be allowed to have nice things like cooking appliances that allow for more even cooking and more effective cooking and more efficient cooking and just an all-around better cooking experience. And if regular Americans are allowed to have gas stoves, they’ll get stupider. Bet you didn’t know that, did you? Probably because you’ve been spending too much time around that gas stove and have suffered reduced cognitive performance as a result. Here, let AOC explain it to you: Did...

Newly obtained body-camera video shows the moment heavily armed Florida police officers descend on the homes of two different men accused of illegally voting and arrested one of them at gunpoint as part of Ron DeSantis’s crackdown on voter fraud. Both men were in their underwear, unarmed, and placed in handcuffs as police arrested them in front of their Miami-Dade county homes on 18 August. A spokesman for the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE), the agency that oversaw the arrests said: “Arrest warrant planning and tactics are dictated by a number of factors, to include the subject’s criminal history...