Tag Archives: Rules

What Happens When Matter Refuses to Follow the Rules? Quasicrystals.  SciTechDaily Source link

In a groundbreaking study published in BioRxiv, researchers have unveiled a mysterious microbe that forces us to rethink what it means to be alive. The study, led by Ryo Harada and his colleagues, introduces Sukunaarchaeum mirabile, a novel organism discovered in DNA samples taken from plankton near Japan’s coast. Unlike anything scientists have encountered before, Sukunaarchaeum offers profound insights into …

The Writers Guild of America announced Friday that it has expelled two members, Park Chan-wook and Don McKellar, for writing on their HBO miniseries “The Sympathizer” during the 2023 strike. Park and McKellar co-created the seven-episode series, which starred Hoa Xuande and Robert Downey, Jr. and was based on the 2015 novel of the same name by writer Viet Thanh …

Kelly Ayotte rules out redistricting for New Hampshire  Politico 4 possible outcomes of a gerrymandering battle royale  CNN “It’s existential now”: House Democrats prepare to go scorched earth on redistricting  Axios How Democrats Tied Their Own Hands on Redistricting  The Atlantic Why Trump’s political war in Texas is much bigger than the Lone Star State  USA Today Source link

No contempt for Trump officials over Venezuela deportations, appeals court rules A US appeals court has overturned a lower court’s ruling finding probable cause to hold Trump administration officials in contempt of court over their handling of the deportations of hundreds of Venezuelan migrants under a centuries-old wartime law. US district judge James Boasberg found in April that officials could …

MIAMI — A Florida judge ruled to temporarily halt operations at “Alligator Alcatraz,” the controversial migrant detention facility in the Florida Everglades, because the site’s construction skirted environmental laws. U.S. District Judge Kathleen M. Williams made the decision on Thursday after two days of testimony in Miami federal court. Any new construction must be halted for the next 14 days, …

As college sports prepare for a seismic shift under a $2.8 billion NCAA settlement that will allow schools to directly compensate athletes, changes are also coming to the world of name, image and likeness, or NIL, deals.  Among them: the introduction of stricter oversight, including an independent clearinghouse to vet larger deals for fairness and legitimacy.  For businesses that have …

Winners and losers About five years ago NASA awarded initial space station development contracts to four different companies: Northrop Grumman, Blue Origin, Axiom Space, and Voyager Space. Since then Northrop has dropped its effort and joined Voyager’s team. There has also been some interest from other companies, most notably Vast, which is working with SpaceX to develop its initial space …

Horror game Vile: Exhumed, which sees you delving into a 90s computer to uncover a man’s obsession with an adult film actress, has launched as a free download after being “wrongly banned” from Steam over sexual content, according to developer Cara Cadaver of Final Girl Games. Initially released via Itch.io (where that version remains live), the game was set to …

‘We’re just tired of playing by the rules:’ Newsom bets 2028 chips on redistricting power play  Politico California Democrats Look to Redraw House Map to Counter Texas G.O.P.  The New York Times Gavin Newsom is taking a page out of Trump’s playbook  SFGATE Gov. Newsom vows to fight fire with fire if Texas lawmakers pass legislation regarding redistricting  Fox News A California plan is …