Bill Gates tells lawmakers that he’ll personally invest $1 billion and raise $1 billion more to go along with federal funds to pilot Advanced Nuclear…
January 26, 2019
Gates, who founded TerraPower in 2006, is telling lawmakers that he personally would invest $1 billion and raise $1 billion more in private capital to go along with federal funds for a pilot of his company's never-before used technology, according to congressional staffers.
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But many nuclear experts say that Gates's company is pursuing a flawed technology and that any new nuclear design is likely to come at a prohibitive economic cost and take decades to perfect, market and construct in any significant numbers.
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Many nuclear power experts say that the technology Gates is promoting - called a "traveling wave reactor" - does not work as advertised, at least not yet. "These designs... require advances in fuel and materials technology to meet performance objectives," a Massachusetts Institute of Technology report said last year.Abandoned Coal Mines May Soon Be Transformed into Perfectly Efficient Indoor Farms…
January 26, 2019
Research regarding the new farming technique shows that, given the proper allocation of resources and farm design, coal mine farms can successfully generate up to ten times more food than surface level farms. This means that less land would need to be allocated to farmland, which would in turn drastically reduce greenhouse emissions and deforestation, as agriculturalists could use carbon-capture technology to trap and utilize the crop’s natural CO2 emissions.
Undocumented immigrant admits killing couple in Nevada…
January 26, 2019
An undocumented immigrant has admitted to killing a Reno, Nevada, couple using a gun he stole from their home, police say in a probable cause document.
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The four people referenced include the Reno couple, plus two women who police say were victims of homicide in nearby Douglas County.Wilber Ernesto Martinez-Guzman, 19, was arrested January 19. He was arraigned Thursday on 36 charges of burglary, possession of stolen property and obtaining money by false pretenses. Prosecutors said he was found with weapons and other items stolen from the homes of the four victims.
Migrant with flesh-eating bacteria detained at US border…
January 26, 2019
The man was taken to a hospital in recent days after telling a federal agent that he had a growing rash on his leg, U.S. Border Patrol spokesman Carlos Antunez said.
Flesh-eating bacteria are a rare condition called necrotizing fasciitis that spreads quickly and can be fatal. The bacteria usually gets into the body through a minor cut or scrape and can cause a serious infection that can destroy muscle, skin and other tissue.
One of the first two Muslim women ever elected to Congress tried to win a lighter sentence for 9 men who tried to join ISIS…
January 26, 2019
Embattled congressional freshman Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., once asked a judge to show leniency toward a group of Minnesota men accused of trying to join the Islamic State terror group.
“The best deterrent to fanaticism is a system of compassion," she wrote at the time. "We must alter our attitude and approach; if we truly want to effect change, we should refocus our efforts on inclusion and rehabilitation."
Venezuela’s highest ranking military diplomat breaks with Maduro…
January 26, 2019
The military attaché at the Venezuelan Embassy in Washington, Col. José Luis Silva, broke with the Nicolás Maduro regime Saturday and urged other armed forces members to recognize Juan Guaidó as the legitimate interim president of the South American nation.
“As the Venezuelan defense attaché in the United States, I do not recognize Mr. Nicolás Maduro as president of Venezuela,” Silva told el Nuevo Herald in a telephone interview from Washington, D.C.
Louisiana shooting leaves 5 dead; suspect at large…
January 26, 2019
Livingston Parish Sheriff Jason Ard confirmed on Facebook that three deaths happened in his parish on Saturday. The victims’ identities were not disclosed.
Separately on Facebook, the Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office said two people were shot to death in the city of Gonzalez. The victims were identified as a husband and wife. Their 21-year-old son was being sought by authorities and was wanted on first-degree murder charges.
Ascension sheriff’s spokeswoman Allison Hudson says authorities believe the shootings in the two parishes are connected, and investigators from both jurisdictions are working together.
A top psychedelic scientist at Davos says drugs like magic mushrooms and MDMA are moving closer to regulatory approval…
January 26, 2019
First, there were the cancer patients. In a handful of people diagnosed with advanced stages of the disease, a single dose of magic mushrooms appeared to quell their anxiety about death.
Then there were the veterans, whose intrusive flashbacks of violence seemed to be quieted by therapy sessions that involved ecstasy. And recently, a group of people with depression appeared to find some relief in ayahuasca, a hallucinogenic brew that indigenous communities in South America have used for thousands of years.
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"The climate's looking good," Robin Carhart-Harris, the head of psychedelic research at the center for neuroscience and pharmacology at London's Imperial College, said during a Wednesday session at Davos titled "The New Science of Psychedelics." He spoke in an interview with Alyson Shontell, the editor in chief of Business Insider US.Italys SALVINI Calls on French To RISE UP and GET RID of MACRON!…
January 26, 2019
President Trump donates his 3rd quarter salary of $100,000 to alcoholism research…
January 26, 2019
He found the classiest way to take a shot at Pelosi.
US to become a net energy exporter in 2020 for first time in nearly 70 years, Energy Dept says…
January 26, 2019
- The U.S. will start exporting more energy products than it imports next year, the U.S. Energy Information Administration says.
- The country has been a net importer of energy since 1953, according to EIA.
- U.S. oil production continues to set new records through 2027, when it begins to level off.
51 Democrats want to block Trump from using military to build border wall…
January 26, 2019
Fifty-one House Democrats signed a letter, led by Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., to House Armed Services Committee Chairman Adam Smith, D-Wash., asking that Smith use the fiscal 2020 National Defense Authorization Act to assure the administration “cannot utilize a fake ‘national emergency’ to co-opt the military into the construction of the President’s wall.”
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The letter from 51 signatories being circulated has been signed by Reps. Mark Pocan, D-Wis., and Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., who co-chair the Congressional Progressive Caucus; Homeland Security Committee Chairman Bennie Thompson, D-Miss.; Rules Committee Chair Jim McGovern, D-Mass.; HASC Readiness Subcommittee Chair John Garamendi, D-Calif.; and Hawaii Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, an HASC member who’s seeking the Democratic presidential nomination in 2020.Scientists Discover How To ‘Upload Knowledge To Your Brain’…
January 26, 2019
Researchers from HRL Laboratories, based in California...
claim to have developed a simulator which can feed information directly into a person’s brain and teach them new skills in a shorter amount of time, comparing it to “life imitating art”.
They believe it could be the first steps in developing advanced software that will make Matrix-style instant learning a reality.
In Florida, facial recognition is advancing faster than lawmakers can regulate it…
January 26, 2019
"If I am in public and a police officer asks me for identification, I have the right to refuse. … Use of this technology strips me of that right," Grieco said. "We should not have to waive all rights as Floridians just because we decide to go for a walk."
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“If you mention the growing use of facial recognition technology, both in the government and private sectors, to a lawmaker, and they don’t have an immediate look of concern in their eyes, then they don’t know enough about it," said Kara Gross, ACLU Florida's legislative director.Bank of England refused to return $1.2bn in gold to Venezuela – reports…
January 26, 2019
According to the media outlet, officials in Caracas have for weeks been trying to withdraw the gold, with Calixto Ortega, the head of Venezuela’s central bank, traveling to London in mid-December to seek access to the nation’s assets
The talks were “unsuccessful,” as US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and the national security advisor to President Donald Trump, John Bolton, pressured their British counterparts to freeze the Venezuelan assets, Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the matter.
By some estimates, Venezuela holds more than $8 billion in foreign reserves. According to earlier reports, the amount of Venezuelan gold kept in the Bank of England doubled in recent months, growing from 14 to 31 tons.
Watch Yellow Vests For the 11th Straight Week…
January 26, 2019
NASA New Horizons’ Newest and Best-Yet View of Ultima Thule…
January 26, 2019
This image, taken during the historic Jan. 1 flyby of what's informally known as Ultima Thule, is the clearest view yet of this remarkable, ancient object in the far reaches of the solar system – and the first small "KBO" ever explored by a spacecraft.
Obtained with the wide-angle Multicolor Visible Imaging Camera (MVIC) component of New Horizons' Ralph instrument, this image was taken when the KBO was 4,200 miles (6,700 kilometers) from the spacecraft, at 05:26 UT (12:26 a.m. EST) on Jan. 1 – just seven minutes before closest approach. With an original resolution of 440 feet (135 meters) per pixel, the image was stored in the spacecraft's data memory and transmitted to Earth on Jan. 18-19. Scientists then sharpened the image to enhance fine detail. (This process – known as deconvolution – also amplifies the graininess of the image when viewed at high contrast.)
Pentagon: Chinese Military Units Training With Anti-Satellite Missiles…
January 26, 2019
Chinese military forces have deployed multiple units armed with anti-satellite (ASAT) missiles that can destroy scores of American satellites, according to a Pentagon intelligence report.
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"These missiles can destroy U.S. and allied space systems in low earth orbit, making intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and communications satellites vulnerable," the report said.Texas Secretary of State’s Office: 58,000 non-U.S. citizens have voted in one or more Texas elections…
January 26, 2019
The Telegraph apologizes to Melania Trump…
January 26, 2019
Statement:
Following last Saturday’s (Jan 19) Telegraph magazine cover story “The mystery of Melania”, we have been asked to make clear that the article contained a number of false statements which we accept should not have been published. Mrs Trump’s father was not a fearsome presence and did not control the family. Mrs Trump did not leave her Design and Architecture course at University relating to the completion of an exam, as alleged in the article, but rather because she wanted to pursue a successful career as a professional model. Mrs Trump was not struggling in her modeling career before she met Mr Trump, and she did not advance in her career due to the assistance of Mr Trump.
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We apologize unreservedly to The First Lady and her family for any embarrassment caused by our publication of these allegations. As a mark of our regret we have agreed to pay Mrs Trump substantial damages as well as her legal costs.