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Squid inspired: this flowery scene is overlaid by a disc of the elastomer material. On the left, the compressed material blocks light. On the right, the stretched material lets light through. (Courtesy: ACS Nano/DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.3c01836) Inspired by the colour-changing skin of squid, researchers in China have designed a material that can switch between being transparent and opaque to radiation at visible, infrared, and microwave wavelengths. Led by Zichuan Xu at Nanyang Technological University, the team achieved the result by spraying a silver nanowire film onto a specialized elastomer bilayer. Squid are well known for their remarkable ability to change the…

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James Bullard, president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, delivers a speech in London, U.K., on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019.Luke MacGregor | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesThe St. Louis Federal Reserve announced Thursday that Jim Bullard will step down from his post as president, effective Aug. 14.The bank said he’s leaving to take the position of dean at Purdue University’s Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr. School of Business, effective Aug. 15. It also added that Bullard has “recused himself from his monetary policy role on the Federal Reserve’s Federal Open Market Committee and other related duties…

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by Regina Avalos, July 10, 2023(Photo by: Food Network) Restaurant: Impossible has come to an end. Food Network has cancelled the series starring Robert Irvine after 22 seasons. The series follows Irvine as he helps the owners of struggling restaurants. Irvine spoke about the cancellation of the series by Food Network on social media, and he held nothing back when viewers asked about the series’ demise. He said the following, per Deadline: “I’m old news and although the show is a GREAT show that helps small business and families / communities it’s not a show that they believe fits into…

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WASHINGTON — United Launch Alliance is now planning a first launch of its Vulcan Centaur rocket in the fourth quarter after the company completes modifications to and testing of the upper stage. In a call with reporters July 13, Tory Bruno, president and chief executive of ULA, said the changes to the Centaur upper stage stemmed from an investigation into a test mishap in March, where hydrogen leaked from a Centaur test article and ignited, damaging both the stage and the test rig. The company announced June 24 that it would delay the launch to make “minor reinforcements” to the…

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Twitter has filed a lawsuit against four unnamed entities in Texas for data scraping, a local TV station said on Wednesday, explaining why the Elon Musk-owned social network had recently placed daily limits on the number of tweets a user could read.WFAA, an ABC-affiliated TV station, reported that the volume of automated sign-up requests from the four defendants’ IP addresses far exceeded what any single person could send to a person, which severely taxed Twitter’s servers.It said the lawsuit was filed on July 6 in the District Court of Dallas County in Texas.Reuters could not immediately verify if a lawsuit…

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US President Donald Trump shakes Ike Perlmutter, CEO of Marvel Entertainment, hand before signing an executive order at the US Department of Veterans Affairs April 27, 2017 in Washington, DC.Brendan Smialowski | AFP | Getty ImagesIke Perlmutter, the former chairman of Marvel Entertainment at Disney, is planning a massive donation to back former President Donald Trump’s 2024 run for president, according to his spokesman.Perlmutter has yet to decide how much he plans to donate toward Trump’s run, but the businessman’s spokesman said Thursday the financial support would be “meaningful.”Perlmutter and Trump have been close for over two decades. Perlmutter has…

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Play video content Yeah, I F*cked That Up / Spotify Kelly Rowland admits accidentally blowing the gender secret during Beyoncé’s first pregnancy still haunts her to this day!!! The ex-Destiny Child singer remembered her royal screwup while speaking on Billy Mann’s “Yeah, I F*cked That Up” podcast, referring to it as the “worst moment” ever. Back in 2011, she told Bang Showbiz, “[Jay-Z] is going to buy that little girl every single thing possible … she won’t be spoiled but she will be very well looked after” … and her pronoun choices allowed the world to pick up on the…

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Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump delivers remarks at a Nevada Republican volunteer recruiting event at Fervent: A Calvary Chapel on July 8, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada.Mario Tama | Getty ImagesThe Department of Justice’s special counsel on Thursday urged a federal judge to reject Donald Trump’s bid to indefinitely delay his trial on criminal charges related to his retention of classified documents after he left the White House.DOJ special counsel Jack Smith’s team said in a new court filing that the former president’s trial should start in Florida on Dec. 11, and not wait until after…

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Kristen Williams always knew she didn’t want to have children. Since 17, she’d experimented with different forms of birth control, including the pill and later, an IUD, but then decided she wanted something more permanent. “My mom had her tubes tied after she was done having children, and I’ve had other friends who have done the same, so I knew it was an option,” she says.She was aware of sterilization but was concerned about broaching the topic with her gynecologist. “I had never asked about [the procedure] before, because I assumed my doctor would tell me no.” But after presenting…

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Robyn McCall will be back on the case on The Equalizer Season 4. The CBS procedural has been a big success since its debut in 2021. After the conclusion of The Equalizer Season 3, we can only think about the next season. We’ve done the digging to find out everything there is to know about The Equalizer Season 4, so you don’t have to. The Equalizer Season 4: Is It Happening? Yes. CBS issued a two-year renewal for the series following the success of The Equalizer Season 2. It’s always good when your favorite show gets a vote of confidence…

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When you’ve put your hard-earned cash toward a great pair of boots, the last thing you want is to use a leather oil that could potentially ruin them.The footwear industry is brimming with maintenance products, yet it seems damn near impossible to find the best oil for leather boots. You’re bound to be met with a cluttered mess of contradictory advice that saturates the internet. One person will tell you this product is “a must” and another will say to avoid it at all costs. This can start to feel like a sick game of Russian roulette when your expensive…

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The age of the boyfriend has ended. Give yours away. Donate him to charity or, if he doesn’t have too much wear and tear, maybe you can sell him on The RealReal. Your girlfriend can be a boyfriend, too. If I’m making proclamations about tired conventions then I’m definitely getting rid of gender. Whoever your boyfriend is, show them to the door. Up until now, the quest for the perfect boyfriend has driven so much of my favorite fiction, both on the page and on the screen. How long I spent chasing Mr. Darcy, grumbly old Rochester, Edward (and Jacob,…

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In this articleDISCMCSAPARAWBDFollow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNTStriking Writers Guild of America (WGA) members walk the picket line in front of Netflix offices as SAG-AFTRA union announced it had agreed to a ‘last-minute request’ by the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers for federal mediation, but it refused to again extend its existing labor contract past the 11:59 p.m. Wednesday negotiating deadline, in Los Angeles, California, U.S., July 12, 2023. Mike Blake | ReutersHollywood actors are officially headed to the picket line.Unable to reach a deal with producers, members of The Screen Actors Guild – American Federation of Television and…

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The Public.com app displayed on a smartphone.Gabby Jones | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesAmerican stock brokerage startup Public launched its services in the U.K. Thursday, marking its first international expansion its launch in 2017.The app, backed by celebrities including Will Smith and skateboarding legend Tony Hawk, will offer U.K. users commission-free trading in over 5,000 U.S.-listed stocks during the country’s regular trading hours.Public hopes to broaden its U.K. offering over time to include other asset classes already available in the U.S., such as ETFs, U.S. government bonds, and cryptoassets. The company also plans to launch an “investment plans” tool in the…

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AMC Networks had made it official that Scott Shooman as been upped to Head of its Film Group which encompasses IFC Films, RLJE Films and the Shudder streaming service.   Shooman has been serving as the interim head in the wake of the shocking exit of IFC Films President Arianna Bocco back in March. Shooman arrived at IFC back in January 2022 as their SVP of Acquistions and Production. Shooman led the acquisitions team in acquiring nearly 30 films annually for both the IFC Films and IFC Midnight slate in all stages of production. He was involved in the pick-ups of…

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WASHINGTON — As India prepares to launch its second lunar lander mission, the fate of a second Israeli lander is in doubt after the organization developing it lost a major source of funding. India’s Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft is scheduled to launch July 14 on a Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mark 3, also known as LVM-3, from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre. The spacecraft will gradually go from a geostationary transfer orbit to a low lunar orbit, from which Chandrayaan-3 will descend to the lunar surface. Chandrayaan-3 is similar to India’s first lunar lander flown as part of the Chandrayaan-2 mission, which…

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Honor Watch 4 smartwatch has been unveiled in China in three different colour options. The smartwatch sports a square 1.75-inch AMOLED display with HD resolution and 60Hz refresh rate. It offers Bluetooth calling and supports over 400 watch faces. The Honor Watch 4 comes with several smart health monitors including heart rate and blood oxygen level sensors. It also gets a sleep tracker and carries a 5-ATM water resistance rating. This affordable smartwatch also comes with e-SIM connectivity, allowing users to make calls directly from the watch.Honor Watch 4 smartwatch priceThe newly launched Honor Watch 4 smartwatch is available at…

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Ray Epps, in the red Trump hat, center, gestures to others as people gather on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., Jan. 6, 2021.Kent Nishimura | Los Angeles Times | Getty ImagesFox News was sued for defamation Wednesday by self-described Donald Trump supporter Ray Epps for “spreading falsehoods” that Epps was an undercover FBI agent who was responsible for encouraging a mob of Trump backers that invaded the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.The suit by the Arizona resident Epps was filed nearly three months after Fox News’ corporate parent agreed to pay Dominion Voting Systems…

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