30 h. ago State Dept. layoffs led by team of outsiders willing to ‘break stuff’

State Dept. layoffs led by team of outsiders willing to ‘break stuff’  The Washington Post

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4 d. ago State Dept. layoffs necessary for ‘higher quality’ workforce, deputy secretary tells lawmakers

State Dept. layoffs necessary for ‘higher quality’ workforce, deputy secretary tells lawmakers  Federal News Network

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9 d. ago The Washington Nationals Just Fired the Manager and GM Who Led Them to a Championship. Why Has the Team Been so Bad Since?

The Washington Nationals Just Fired the Manager and GM Who Led Them to a Championship. Why Has the Team Been so Bad Since?  Washingtonian

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1 week ago ‘It will happen quickly’: State Dept poised to act after Supreme Court green

State Department spokesperson indicates workforce reductions will proceed quickly following Supreme Court's decision to overturn a lower court ruling that blocked Trump reforms.

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1 week ago Person stabbed while trying to break up fight outside Hollywood bar

Person stabbed while trying to break up fight outside Hollywood bar  NBC Los Angeles

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1 week ago Georgia police officers break into car parked outside mall with two children sweltering inside: video

Two very young children were rescued from a hot car in Georgia by Cobb County police officers after bystanders called 911 to report that they were trapped with no adult in sight.

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1 week ago AI model transforms blurry, choppy videos into clear, seamless footage

A research team, led by Professor Jaejun Yoo from the Graduate School of Artificial Intelligence at UNIST has announced the development of an advanced artificial intelligence (AI) model, "BF-STVSR (Bidirectional Flow-based Spatio-Temporal Video Super-Resolution)," capable of simultaneously improving both video resolution and frame rate.

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1 week ago The future of aqueous batteries: From hydrogen bonds to high performance

A research team led by Prof. Pan Feng from the School of Advanced Materials, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School has uncovered key mechanisms that govern how protons are stored and transported in aqueous batteries.

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2 w. ago Stretchable polymer foam sensor detects wide range of motion with high sensitivity

A research team led by Prof. Wang Long from the Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering (NIMTE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has developed a highly stretchable and conductive foam sensor with an ultra-wide operational range using supercritical CO2 (scCO2) foaming. The study was published in Materials Today Physics.

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2 w. ago Exclusive: Team Trump Singlehandedly Demolishes Dems by Nearly 200 Million TikTok, Instagram Views in June

The Team Trump social media accounts, led by Alex Bruesewitz and his firm X Strategies, are dominating the official Democrat accounts on Instagram and TikTok. The post Exclusive: Team Trump Singlehandedly Demolishes Dems by Nearly 200 Million TikTok, Instagram Views in June appeared first on Breitbart.

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2 w. ago Flexible zinc–ion batteries maintain stable voltage after bending with new hydrogel electrolyte

A research team led by Prof. Hu Linhua from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science (HFIPS) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has developed a highly durable hydrogel electrolyte for aqueous zinc–ion batteries (AZIBs) by using urea as a zincophilic solubilizer and zinc acetate (Zn(Ac) ) salt—an affordable and environmentally friendly material.

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3 w. ago American Foreign Service Association urges State Dept to halt planned layoffs amid litigation

American Foreign Service Association urges State Dept to halt planned layoffs amid litigation  Reuters

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last month Chuck Todd claims Biden's team set him up on purpose to fail at debate

Former "Meet The Press" anchor Chuck Todd said he believes Biden's team deliberately set up the disastrous debate that led to the former president's withdrawal from the 2024 election.

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