Image by Valeria Blanc / Getty Images Researchers have come up with a potentially groundbreaking — and entirely laser-free — alternative to LASIK, a popular surgical procedure that uses high-power lasers to reshape the cornea to correct vision problems. During a meeting of the American Chemical Society, a team of scientists led by Occidental College chemistry professor Michael Hill showed …
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Cameron Maybin doesn’t want the ‘manufactured shakeups’ MLB realignment
Realignment in baseball stirred up some sour feelings. When commissioner Rob Manfred pointed out that Major League Baseball expansion could also mean realigning the divisions and conferences, the baseball world had itself a tizzy, speculating that it would ruin decades-long rivalries, among other traditions of America’s Pastime. MLB analyst and former Yankee Cameron Maybin was one of those firmly in …
Read More »Scientists Heat Gold Hotter Than the Sun and It Doesn’t Melt – SciTechDaily
Scientists Heat Gold Hotter Than the Sun and It Doesn’t Melt SciTechDaily LCLS lets researchers explore superheating and limits of solid-state matter Laser Focus World How hot can you make a solid before it melts? Physics World It’s official—Gold can withstand more than 18,700 degrees Celsius without melting, and this finding could change everything from astrophysics to nuclear energy Unión Rayo Gold refuses to …
Read More »Economic Data Has Taken a Dark Turn. That Doesn’t Mean a Crash Is Near. – The New York Times
Economic Data Has Taken a Dark Turn. That Doesn’t Mean a Crash Is Near. The New York Times Tracking Labor Market Stress Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco Quick Thoughts on the Economy: Slowing Growth Until the Stock Market Crash Center for Economic and Policy Research Retail sales or payrolls: which is right about the US economy? Financial Times These jobs are hiring, despite …
Read More »Trump seeks big voting changes, but the Constitution doesn’t give the president a say over elections
President Donald Trump on Monday vowed more changes to the way elections are conducted in the U.S., but based on the Constitution there is little to nothing he can do on his own. Relying on false information and conspiracy theories that he’s regularly used to explain away his 2020 election loss, Trump pledged on his social media site that he …
Read More »Helen Mirren says James Bond ‘has to be a guy’ because a woman ‘doesn’t work’
Dame Helen Mirren is all for women taking over the world — just not the world of James Bond. In a new interview with Saga magazine alongside her Thursday Murder Club costar Pierce Brosnan, the Oscar winner admitted she didn’t think the next James Bond star should be a woman. “I’m such a feminist, but James Bond has to be a guy,” Mirren …
Read More »Helen Mirren Says James Bond Must ‘Be a Guy’: A Woman ‘Doesn’t Work’
Helen Mirren may play a retired spy in her new film “The Thursday Murder Club,” but the Oscar winner insists that the next James Bond “has to be a guy.” In a new interview with Saga Magazine (via BBC News) alongside her “Thursday Murder Club” co-star and former Bond actor Pierce Brosnan, Mirren said her character Elizabeth is a “more …
Read More »Will Oil Demand Peak Soon? Trump Administration Doesn’t Want to Hear It. – The New York Times
Will Oil Demand Peak Soon? Trump Administration Doesn’t Want to Hear It. The New York Times Source link
Read More »Trump’s Ukraine ‘peace’ doesn’t seem like what Zelenskyy wants
There was no deal when U.S. President Donald Trump met his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Friday. That was not unexpected. The summit, which was initially arranged to discuss a ceasefire to Moscow’s war in Ukraine, was on Tuesday reframed by White House Spokesperson Karoline Leavitt as a “listening exercise” that allowed Trump to get a “better understanding of how …
Read More »Makeup Brand’s Statement Doesn’t Fix Matt Rife Backlash
E.l.f. issued a statement Thursday after facing intense backlash over a commercial that starred comedian Matt Rife, whose presence in the ad sparked criticism because of his previous jokes about domestic violence. The ad, which aired last week, features Rife as fictional injury lawyer “E.l.f.ino,” with his partner “Schmarnes,” played by drag performer Heidi N Closet. The ad references commercials …
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