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A metalens, composed of an array of nanostructures with arbitrary rotational angles, acquires an image, which is restored to generate an output image that closely approximates the quality of the original “ground truth” image. Credit: Seo et al., doi 10.1117/1.AP.6.6.066002. ============================================================================ AI-powered metalenses enable high-resolution, full-color imaging for compact optical systems. Modern imaging systems, including those in smartphones, virtual reality (VR), and augmented reality (AR) devices, are continually advancing to achieve greater compactness, efficiency, and performance. Conventional optical systems, which depend on bulky glass lenses, face challenges such as chromatic aberrations, inefficiency across multiple wavelengths, and large physical sizes. These...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Three Louisville men were charged with murder in connection to the fatal shooting at this year's Harvest Homecoming festival in downtown New Albany. Joshua Smith, Shermichael Smith, and their roommate, Darius Tuff, are all facing murder and several other charges in the death of Bryce Gerlach, 18, and wounding of two others, according to court records. During a press conference Tuesday afternoon, officials said a fourth man has also been charged. Isaiah Page, of Simpsonville, is charged with attempted murder, aggravated battery and two counts of criminal recklessness. A 22-year-old man and a 42-year-old woman were...

A Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) contractor allegedly told an elderly disabled veteran homeowner last month that in order to receive assistance, he would need to remove his Trump signs from his yard, because the agency considers Trump supporters to be “domestic terrorists.” House and Accountability Committee Chairman James Comer asserted on Tuesday that a whistleblower told his staff that the encounter between the FEMA contractor and the disabled veteran’s family happened in October following Hurricanes Helene and Milton. “My staff just made contact with a new whistleblower who provided a credible account that a FEMA contractor visited the home...

College Football Playoff Selection Committee Rankings Games Played through Saturday, November 16 1: Oregon 2: THE Ohio State University 3: Texas 4: Penn State 5: Indiana 6: Notre Dame 7: Alabama 8: The U 9: Ole Miss 10: UGa 11: Tennessee 12: Boise State

President Biden’s decision to provide anti-personnel mines to Ukraine, and allow the use of long-range missiles on Russian territory comes as the Russian military is accelerating its gains along the front line. Data from the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) shows that Russia has gained almost six times as much territory in 2024 as it did in 2023, and is advancing towards key Ukrainian logistical hubs in the eastern Donbas region. Meanwhile, Ukraine's surprise incursion into Russia's Kursk region is faltering. Russian troops have pushed Kyiv's offensive backwards. Experts have questioned the success of the offensive, with one...

The United States shut its embassy in Kyiv on Wednesday due to “specific information of a potential significant air attack” and told its citizens in Ukraine to be ready to swiftly seek shelter.

This is a tough message to write, because we’ve all heard so much about this topic, and it’s nearly impossible to get a straight answer from government officials or internet searches. I’m talking about the devastation in Appalachia from Hurricane Helene. I’ve followed this story from the beginning and put together a file of information that I found to be valid and confirmed. So, what I’m about to share with you is what we know, and much of this comes directly from people who are, or have been, in the area — either residents of the area or those from...

MCLOUD, Okla. (KFOR) — A shooting in McLoud leaves the suspect in the hospital before he was booked into jail. The sheriff’s office said it all started after several burglaries in the area. Investigators said they got a call about a burglary on Saturday afternoon and learned multiple items, including a gun, duffle bag, money, and more, were stolen from someone’s property. “We’ve had a string of other burglaries prior to that. So they were in the process of checking out the area,” said Lt. Scott Hawkins, with the Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies said the suspect, Cameron Wahpekeche, ran...

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden turned 82 years old on Wednesday, solidifying his spot as the oldest U.S. president in history. The president, who has often had to answer questions about his health and stamina, has previously made jokes about being his age. Joe Biden's biography Biden was born November 20, 1942, in Scranton, Pennsylvania. He was the first of four children to Catherine Eugenia Finnegan Biden and Joseph Robinette Biden, Sr. The Biden family then moved to Claymont, Delaware, where he graduated from the University of Delaware and Syracuse Law School and served on the New Castle County Council....

European nations are gearing up for an all-out war on the continent as Ukraine launched US-made missiles into Russia for the first time and Vladimir Putin officially lowered the threshold for Moscow to consider a nuclear strike. Germany's foreign minister yesterday vowed her country 'will not be intimidated' by Putin, just one day after German media revealed the nation will transform into a NATO staging ground if the conflict to the East should escalate. According to a 1,000-page document entitled 'Operationsplan Deutschland', Germany would reportedly host hundreds of thousands of troops from NATO countries and serve as a logistics hub...

In April 1948, Deir Yassin was an Arab village of about a thousand residents. It was captured then by Jewish forces seeking to break the siege of Jerusalem during the war for Israel’s independence. Most of the fighting was done by the underground soldiers of the Irgun and Lehi, with assistance from the Haganah, the official fighting force of the Jewish establishment. A truck-mounted loudspeaker blaring a warning for residents to flee the village fell into a trench that had been dug by villagers. The result was a bloody house-to-house battle with a high death toll. That much everyone agrees...

During an interview with NPR released on Tuesday, former President Bill Clinton stated that Democrats “can’t keep asserting that things are great in the economy.” And that while there are some strong aspects to the economy, “we’re saddled with some cost of living challenges — which are not unique to the United States — but it’s pretty hard if you’re out there in the middle of the country and you’re working hard and you’ve got two or three kids and you have to watch every penny you make. And, secondly, the economic benefits of the current recovery have been widely...

Watching the meltdowns on social media after Trump’s election was mildly amusing until I got to the fourth clip of some hysterical woman cursing at her phone, and then it just reminded me of my ex-wife. However, the recent wave of Euro-weenie whining on display in an Atlantic article by Mckay Coppins got me smiling again. In the article, Coppins quotes several Brussels-style bureaucrats saying that Trump is egging on European populist movements, and every right-thinking European knows that these are a threat to democracy. Although the Europeans have a different perspective than Americans, one would think that at some...

View co-host Sunny Hostin was forced to read a 'legal note' on air after accusing Matt Gaetz of 'child sex crimes' and 'child trafficking.'

Why has no one else been able to stand up to the left the way he has? ... Here are five reasons Trump is the perfect man to bring about the change he promises: First, Trump’s energy has enabled him to be as successful as he is. ... Second, Trump has psychological resilience. The amount of rage that has been directed at him has been astronomical, to say the least. Nor can he ignore it because he must watch what the press is doing. Very few people could stand up to that amount of hatred. Third, Trump is an independent...

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During his November 1 Friday mosque sermon at the North Hudson Islamic Center in New Jersey, CAIR official Ayman Aishat made a seemingly starting claim: We live in America, the United States of America. Brothers and sisters, those who do not know history, not too long ago, the USA was paying the jizya to the Ottoman Caliph. Could this be? First, let us define jizya. In brief, it is the monetary tribute that conquered or cowed infidels pay their Islamic overlords in exchange for peace, according to Koran 9:29: Fight those among the People of the Book [Christians and Jews]...

You can say some things about Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC), but today is not the day. The Republican congresswoman is making sure that the bathrooms in the Capitol Building correspond to the gender of the lawmakers assigned at birth. The Republicans have the trifecta now. We won this election. And while it’s not a major tipping point, the woke nonsense over transgenders playing women’s sports and using women’s changing rooms and bathrooms fueled the outrage from normal Americans.

You may have noticed that there has been less news this fall than last spring about Middle East-related demonstrations and disruptions on college campuses, a change only partly attributable to the recent presidential election. While a few may lament this as a sign of the dispirited disengagement of our youth, many—including many students, faculty, and administrators, as well as alumni, donors, and other members of the general public—likely regard this as a good thing. Perhaps students and faculty are returning to the real work of our colleges and universities—teaching, learning, and research. But before we jump to any grandiose conclusions,...

Jenn Rubin: Republicans want to kill your kids. It’s actually true.