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Major scientific breakthrough brings unlimited fusion energy closer to reality

January 27th, 2022

The quest to create a fusion reactor capable of near-limitless energy has made a bounding leap forward. According to a new study, scientists working at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory were able to successfully create burning plasma in the lab. The plasma then sustained itself using the heat of its own nuclear fusion reactions. The …

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Politics

Better than stimulus checks: This new program gets some people $900 every month

January 27th, 2022

Andy Meek

In the pre-pandemic days, the idea of the government — whether at the federal, state, or local level — offering someone a basic income guarantee, in the form of checks over an extended period of time, was not a mainstream sort of policy idea. Today, though, state and local governments around the US have undertaken …

Doctor Strange in Avengers: Endgame final battle

Entertainment

We may finally know if Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine appears in Doctor Strange 2

January 27th, 2022

Chris Smith

It’s Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness rumors season, and we’ve got plenty of exciting leaks. With about 100 days to go until the Doctor Strange 2 premiere, we’re getting all sorts of interesting but unconfirmed reports. The reason they’re so exciting is quite simple; they all feature details about the purported Multiverse of …

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Politics

IRS facial recognition: Will Americans really need to send a selfie to file taxes?

January 27th, 2022

Andy Meek

The IRS isn’t cutting anyone a new stimulus check anytime soon. The tax agency is, however, preparing to implement a controversial change to its operation as soon as this summer. One that’s been said to essentially herald, as you by now have probably seen people decrying on social media, the arrival of IRS facial recognition. …

Lifestyle

These DeWALT power tools were recalled because they can turn on unexpectedly

January 27th, 2022

Chris Smith

We reported on a DeWALT recall in early December, when a pair of rugged wireless earbuds were found to pose a fire hazard. The company that sold the headphones urged owners to stop using the product and return it for a free replacement. But that’s not the only DeWALT recall you should be aware of. …

Lifestyle

I lost 50 lbs in 3 months – here’s how technology helped me

January 27th, 2022

Zach Epstein

America has never been as fat as it is right now. And I had never been as fat as I was seven months ago. I don’t usually discuss personal matters here on the site, but weight is a serious issue that hundreds of millions of people around the world struggle with constantly. According to the Center …

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Business

7 popular groceries that just got more expensive

January 26th, 2022

Andy Meek

If you’ve gone shopping for groceries at all over the past couple of months, you probably don’t need to be reminded of this. But just to put some numbers behind the increasingly prevalent trend of rising grocery prices that many people are seeing — According to a recent report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, …

Science

Insane video shows a real-life beam of light from the sky that looks like a sci-fi movie

January 26th, 2022

Joshua Hawkins

Residents and visitors to the Zigana Pass in Turkey’s Pontic Mountains were treated to quite a treat earlier this month. According to a video shared on YouTube, a bright beam of light shone down on the pass. The beam looks almost like that of a UFO shining down on an unsuspecting victim, like what you’d …

Science

This remarkable tech can actually improve the eyesight of the visually impaired

January 26th, 2022

Joshua Hawkins

A gene-editing treatment known as CRISPR appears to have positive results for people suffering from a rare visual disorder. According to new reports, researchers injected seven volunteers with CRISPR to treat a rare vision disorder. Unlike other treatments, scientists designed CRISPR to fight diseases at a genetic level. Following the experiment, some of the volunteers …

Politics

Millions of people can file for more stimulus money starting right now

January 26th, 2022

Andy Meek

Thanks to last spring’s $1.9 trillion so-called “American Rescue Plan” legislation, 2021 was very much the year of the stimulus check. Millions of Americans last year, for example, got more than half a dozen stimulus checks — from the federal government alone, to say nothing of similar payments available from the state level. The former …

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