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Nobel prize for physics goes to trio who sliced up time with light

· New Scientist · 7h ago · Pierre Agostini, Ferenc Krausz and Anne L’Huillier figured out how to generate attosecond pulses of light, which last a billionth of a billionth of a second and can be used to make movies of electrons - a find that has won them the 2023 Nobel prize in physics

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Matt Gaetz triggers vote to oust House Speaker Kevin McCarthy

NBC News · 6h ago · Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz has filed a motion to remove House Speaker Kevin McCarthy from his position. Gaetz is accusing McCarthy of breaking his promises to Republicans by working with Democrats to delay a government shutdown and making a secret side deal on Ukraine funding.

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Trump civil trial begins Monday in New York

· The civil trial against former President Trump is set to begin Monday in New York. The state's attorney general, who accused the former president and his company of fraud, is seeking $250 million in damages and wants to ban Trump from running businesses in the state.

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A Heavy Week Of Economic Data Lies Ahead

· Getting a bill through Congress could become more difficult as Speaker McCarthy may face a vote to have him removed as House Speaker.

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Laphonza Butler named to fill Feinstein’s U.S. Senate seat

Christian Science Monitor · Oct 2, 2023 · Laphonza Butler has been selected by Governor Newsom to fill the seat of Sen. Dianne Feinstein in the U.S. Senate. Ms. Butler will be the only Black woman serving in the Senate and the first openly LGBTQ+ person to represent California in the chamber.

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Laphonza Butler to fill Dianne Feinstein's Senate seat

· California Gov. Gavin Newsom has chosen Laphonza Butler, the president of EMILY's List, to fill the seat of the late Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein. Butler will be the third Black woman in history to serve in the Senate.

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Gaetz teases effort to oust McCarthy

· CBS News · Oct 2, 2023 · "It is becoming increasingly clear who the speaker of the House already works for and it's not the Republican conference," far-right GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz said Monday.

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Warner Bros. Discovery France Boss Pierre Branco Steps Down

· Variety · 7h ago · Pierre Branco, general manager for Warner Bros. Discoveryin France, Benelux and Africa, is stepping down from his position, Variety has learned. Branco took the job a year ago and was previously country manager for WarnerMedia in France, Benelux, Mid

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‘Messi Meets America’ Gets Trailer & Premiere Date On Apple TV+

Deadline Hollywood · 17h ago · Lionel Messi’s journey in Major League Soccer (MLS) and Inter Miami CF is the subject of Messi Meets America, the new docuseries at Apple TV+. A new trailer dropped giving a sneak peek of the six-part documentary event that will premiere on October 11 with three episodes.

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Bill Block Out as Miramax CEO

Variety · 21h ago · Bill Block is out as CEO of Miramax. The executive and film producer was hired in 2017. Block’s contract expired this week and was not renewed, sources said.


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Nevin won't return as Angels manager, team says

· ESPN · 18h ago · A day after the club finished the season at 73-89, the Los Angeles Angels announced that Phil Nevin will not return as the team's manager, and that general manager Perry Minasian will address the media about the managerial search Tuesday.

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Nobel Prize Goes to Duo for mRNA Vaccine Development

· Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discoveries that enabled the development of effective mRNA vaccines against Covid-19.

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Could DNA Have Survived 6 Million Years Inside a Turtle Shell?

Gizmodo · 3h ago · A team of paleontologists studying the fossilized shell of a sea turtle from the Miocene Epoch found something surprising and perhaps impossible: preserved bone cells that they believe may contain ancient DNA, the molecule that holds the genetic information of living things.Read more...

Lasers deflected using air

Science Daily · 3h ago · Using a novel method, beams of laser light can be deflected using air alone. An invisible grating made only of air is not only immune to damage from the laser light, but it also preserves the original quality of the beam.

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Oh Bother! Winnie, poo and deforestation

NPR · Sep 28, 2023 · Now that Winnie-the-Pooh is in the pubic domain, it's a free-for-all. In Winnie-the-Pooh: The Deforested Edition, the trees have are all gone. The book is by toilet paper company Who Gives A Crap.

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Mercedes-AMG SL 43 Road Test

Forbes · 46m ago · SL 43 is Mercedes-AMG’s sporting rear-wheel drive alternative to the Affalterbach firm’s all-wheel drive V8-powered range topper, the SL 63.

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Fast Times on America’s Slowest Train

Longreads · 8h ago · A surreal train ride between Chicago and New Orleans proves that Amtrak still has a lot to offer. (Not including speed or the food.)

The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

Longreads · Sep 29, 2023 · Featuring stories from Margaret Talbot, Wiam El-Tamami, Virginia Heffernan, Dave Denison, and Meilan Solly.

Inside the Taliban’s Luxury Hotel

Longreads · Sep 28, 2023 · "The Intercontinental in Kabul was Afghanistan's first luxury hotel. Once the site of legendary parties, the hotel is now in the hands of the Taliban, and their fighters are supposed to work with outsiders."

The Last Descent

Longreads · Sep 28, 2023 · "Though the world wouldn't catch on until disaster struck, a tight-knit community of seafarers, explorers, and bold submariners worried for years that Stockton Rush's OceanGate implosion was all but guaranteed."

The Inside Job

Longreads · Sep 27, 2023 · "Robert Konashewych was a young police officer with expensive tastes, two girlfriends and a mountain of debt. Heinz Sommerfeld was recently deceased with a large unclaimed estate. Problem, meet solution."