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> American track star Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone wins 400-meter title at World Track and Field Championships, with fastest time in 40 years (More) | Team USA leads medal count; see complete results (More)

> Police search home of singer D4vd after decomposed remains of missing 15-year-old girl found inside his vehicle last week (More)

> WNBA playoffs round one wraps tonight; see updated bracket and schedule (More) | 14 former NC State athletes file lawsuit accusing the university's former director of sports medicine of sexual abuse (More)


Science & Technology
> China's DeepSeek AI publishes peer-reviewed study finding its AI model R1 did not rely on rival models like ChatGPT for training, cost $294K to create—tens of millions less than rivals' estimated cost (More) | Large language models 101 (1440 Topics)

> Paleoentomologists unearth prehistoric insects preserved in amber for the first time in South America, providing a window into the ancient Amazon rainforest (More)

> Some dogs—dubbed "gifted word learners"—can extend word meanings to new objects based on function, not just appearance; the skill is considered a cornerstone of early language development in toddlers (More)


Business & Markets
> US stock markets close up (S&P 500 +0.5%, Dow +0.3%, Nasdaq +1.0%); all three indexes notch record highs (More)

> Intel shares close up over 22%, posting best day in 38 years, after Nvidia announces $5B investment; comes after the US government agreed to buy a nearly 10% stake in Intel last month (More)

> American Express raises Platinum Card annual fee to $895 from $695, with over $3,500 in annual benefits; move follows JPMorgan and Citigroup, which revamped cards for affluent customers this year (More) | How credit cards work (1440 Topics)


Politics & World Affairs
> Turning Point USA names Erika Kirk, widow of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, as the youth organization's new CEO (More)

> President Donald Trump suggests the US is working to reestablish a presence at Afghanistan's Bagram Air Base due to the base's proximity to rival China (More)

> United Nations cites progress toward three-month ceasefire proposal for the civil war in Sudan, backed by the US and Saudi Arabia (More)

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Changing Democrats

 

It would appear that not only have the Democrats moved from being moderate to liberal to radical to socialistic and have no problem stating that the people they dislike or do not agree with should be assassinated...  while at the same time, vehemently state that President Trump is destroying Democracy.

I was a Kennedy DEMOCRAT back in the 1960s and while in 1981, after receiving my MBA from the Babcock Graduate School of Management at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, I realized that my mentality and beliefs shifted from being liberal to being conservative.

My conservative beliefs revolved around:

• Low Taxes
• Small Federal Government
• Greater States Rights
• Strong Military
• Balanced Budget
• Low to No National Debt

I understand, to some degree, why the Democrats believe what they do, but I don't think their beliefs are viable.

But, what really bothers me about the Democrats is the fact they want to DESTROY CONSERVATIVES, to the point that the Democrats will never lose control to them in any elections where the Democrats lose their majority control.

We need BALANCED POLITICAL PARTIES and let the people decide who they want to govern them.  We don't need a system where the people can only elect one party to govern them.

However, while I am against SOCIALISM, I am also against:

• The Second Amendment
• Tax Shelters for the Wealthy
• Large Non-profits not paying taxes
• Biased Media
• Biased Colleges and Universities

My concern is also undermined by the direction our country and the world is taking with AI and humanoid robots.  Because we are moving in this direction, it is obvious that robots will replace a substantial number of jobs, that will force the government to offer a guaranteed annual income.

That income guarantee will move us closer into the realm of socialism but not because of the Democrats but because of technology.

Somewhat Political

 

Livermore Approves Billion-Dollar Nuclear Fusion Research Facility Proposal

The facility would be located on 14 acres along West Jack London Boulevard. (City of Livermore)

LIVERMORE, CA — The Livermore City Council voted unanimously and enthusiastically to support a proposal for Pacific Fusion to build a billion-dollar fusion energy research facility on West Jack London Boulevard that is estimated to bring 250 high-paying jobs to the city.


Pacific Fusion, a new company devoted to helping achieve fusion energy, will now choose whether to build a facility in Livermore or competing cities like Alameda or Albuquerque.

“Could you think of a better city? Our city seal has the atom on it,” said Vice Mayor Evan Branning as he gestured toward the seal on the dais. “We aren't just looking to build you a box to put your technology in. Livermore is the city, the only city, that is going to support you not just through building this building, but for as long as you are here to make sure that this is the location to expand this technology.”

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Nvidia, Intel

Nvidia is investing $5 billion in rival Intel. A month after the Trump administration took a 10% stake in the struggling chipmaker, Nvidia—the largest company in the world by market cap—is pushing its chips in, too. With the investment, Nvidia and Intel will jointly develop chips for data centers and personal computers, giving Intel another boost for its turnaround plan while allowing Nvidia to move deeper into the PC market. The companies have reportedly been discussing a deal since last year, before the Trump administration bought a stake in Intel. Nvidia’s cash infusion increases the value of the government’s stake by nearly $5 billion to $14 billion. The news powered Intel’s stock to its best day yesterday since 1987.

Trump asks SCOTUS to allow the firing of Lisa Cook. The next big Supreme Court case could be over the fate of a Federal Reserve governor. Yesterday, President Trump asked the Supreme Court for an emergency order to remove Lisa Cook from the Fed’s board of governors after an appeals court permitted her to keep her job. Trump has tried to fire Cook for allegedly claiming two different properties as her primary residences, which Cook has denied. (Trump’s treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, allegedly did the same thing he has accused Cook of doing, Bloomberg reported.) Per the Associated Press, no president has fired a Fed governor in the 112-year history of the agency, which was designed to remain independent from partisan politics.

Starbucks workers are suing the company over its new dress code. Sbux employees filed lawsuits in Illinois and Colorado and a complaint in California alleging that the coffee giant broke the law when it changed its dress code but failed to reimburse those who had to buy new clothes. In May, Starbucks began requiring workers to wear a solid black shirt under their green aprons in order to give customers a more consistent experience across stores. Previous dress codes were reportedly lax, but the new one is being strictly enforced, the Associated Press reported. Starbucks did not comment directly on the lawsuits, but noted that it provided employees with two shirts at no cost.—AE

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Robert Reich

Trump's War on Late-Night Comedy
It could be his undoing






Friends,

The one thing Trump can’t take is a joke, especially one at his expense.

Yesterday — one day after ABC pulled Jimmy Kimmel’s show off the air “indefinitely,” after pressure from the chairman of Trump’s Federal Communications Commission — Trump said federal regulators should revoke broadcast licenses over late-night hosts who speak negatively about him.

“They’re giving me all this bad press, and they’re getting a license,” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One. “I would think maybe their license should be taken away.”

It was bad enough in the early 1950s when the U.S. government criminalized certain speech during Joe McCarthy’s communist witch hunts. Those witch hunts were directed at alleged members of the Communist Party who supposedly posed a threat to America (although the vast majority of them were loyal Americans).

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At A Glance

What it's like wearing Meta's new AI glasses.

World's largest serving of jollof rice.

How skin cells could be used to create human embryos.

How to cut down on ultraprocessed foods.

Dome-headed dinosaur headbutted to attract mates.

Study highlights mental health benefits of exercising outdoors.

A machine to taste avocado ripeness.

Fishermen spot one-of-a-kind golden shark.

Clickbait: The rise of adult pacifiers.

Historybook: President James Garfield dies from gunshot wounds (1881); British cultural icon and model Twiggy born (1949); First-ever underground nuclear test takes place in Nevada (1957); Jimmy Fallon born (1974); Deepwater Horizon oil spill is sealed after five-month oil leak (2010).

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In The NEWS

Sports, Entertainment, & Culture

> ABC suspends "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" indefinitely following Kimmel's comments about Charlie Kirk during his opening monologue on Monday night's show (More)

> Gino the gorilla dies at age 44; the silverback gorilla was the oldest gorilla at Disney's Animal Kingdom and had been at the park since its 1998 opening (More)

> Two-time Olympic medalist Fred Kerley becomes first track athlete to commit to Enhanced Games, a competition allowing use of performance-enhancing drugs (More) | Seattle Mariners' Cal Raleigh hits 56th home run to break Mickey Mantle's record for most single-season homers by a switch-hitter (More)


Science & Technology
> Ousted CDC Director Susan Monarez testifies before Senate Health Committee; says Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. plans to change the childhood vaccine schedule this month without an independent data analysis (More)

> Researchers develop AI tool that uses medical records to calculate risk for 1,231 diseases, including Type 2 diabetes and heart conditions (More) | Diabetes 101 (1440 Topics)

> Wild African chimps easily consume more than the equivalent of two standard alcoholic drinks, according to first-ever measure of ethanol in native fruits (More)


Business & Markets
> US stock markets close mixed (S&P 500 -0.1%, Dow +0.6%, Nasdaq -0.3%) (More) | StubHub shares close down in New York Stock Exchange debut after the ticket reseller raised $800M at a roughly $8B valuation in initial public offering (More)

> Ben & Jerry's cofounder Jerry Greenfield resigns, claiming parent company Unilever stifled the ice cream brand's independence on social issues (More)

> Annual inflation among European Union members remains steady at 2%, below estimate of 2.1% and in line with the European Central Bank's target (More)


Politics & World Affairs
> Three police officers are killed and two others wounded in a shooting while serving an arrest warrant in York County, Pennsylvania; the shooter has not been publicly identified as of this writing (More) | President Donald Trump says he will designate Antifa as a terrorist organization (More)

> France's major labor unions call for strikes and demonstrations today against austerity measures proposed by President Emmanuel Macron's administration; more than 250 rallies planned nationwide (More) | See previous write-up (More)

> The US and Ukraine launch $150M joint fund to invest in Ukrainian mineral reserves; each committed $75M, will split profits (More) | Saudi Arabia and Pakistan sign mutual defense pact (More)

SOURCE:  1440 NEWS

The Wealthy Will Pay for It ALL

 

It has been said by those on the right that the Democrat Party has moved directions and is now an ultra-liberal, socialistic, almost communistic political party.

Most Americans would support wholehearted free education, free transportation, price freezes, rent controls, and grocery stores managed by local governments to prevent food prices from increasing, while at the same time forcing employers to pay higher and higher wages.

Most of their programs would cause taxes to increase but these socialists claim that the wealthy will start paying high taxes.  In order for the wealthy to pay high taxes, tax shelters will have to be abolished and that can only be done by CONGRESS.  If Congress abolished tax shelters, the wealthy would stop contributing to their re-election campaigns. 

Do you seriously thinking CONGRESS will screw themselves???

Do you believe CONGRESS will vote for term limits for member of Congress???

Forcing the wealthy to pay higher taxes is like forcing congress to REDUCE THE NATIONAL DEBT.

I'm all for getting something for free...  but as we all know...  NOTHING IS FREE as someone has to pay...  and that someone is the taxpayer...  not the wealthy...

If you vote for these socialistic lunatics, then you deserve to pay the price for their false promises.

Somewhat Political

 

Proposed approach could bridge gap between general relativity and quantum mechanics

A circulating fluxon–antifluxon pair in coupled annular Josephson junctions behaves as a detector. The pair decays due to Unruh-induced fluctuations, and the resulting event is observed as a voltage jump. By measuring the distribution of the corresponding switching currents, the Unruh effect can be detected. 

Credit: Haruna Katayama and Noriyuki Hatakenaka, Hiroshima University

Researchers at Hiroshima University have developed a realistic, highly sensitive method to detect the Unruh effect—a long-predicted phenomenon at the crossroads of relativity and quantum theory. Their novel approach opens new possibilities for exploring fundamental physics and for developing advanced technologies.


The work is published in Physical Review Letters on July 23, 2025.

The Fulling-Davies-Unruh effect, or simply the Unruh effect, is a striking theoretical prediction at the profound intersection of Albert Einstein's Theory of Relativity and Quantum Theory.

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