Nobel Prizes This Year Offer Three Cheers for Slow Science
The scientific Nobels announced this week — in Physiology or Medicine, Physics and Chemistry — honored achievements rooted in fundamental research from decades ago. Source: Original News
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Librarian Fired in Books Dispute to Receive $700,000 Settlement
County officials in Wyoming fired Terri Lesley, a library director, after she refused to purge children and young adult books that contained sexual content and L.G.B.T.Q. themes. Source: Original News
Big Investors Await Windfall From Trump’s Argentina Bailout
The United States finalized a $20 billion lifeline for Argentina that will benefit Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s allies. Source: Original News
New York Attorney General Letitia James Indicted
The case being pursued cameMr. Trump forced out the top federal prosecutor there, who had told superiors that there was insufficient evidence to justify criminal charges Source: Original News
Trump Has His Eyes on a Nobel Peace Prize. Will He Get It?
President Trump has coveted the prize for years. The winner will be unveiled 48 hours after President Trump announced a breakthrough in the Israel-Hamas war. Source: Original News
Crypto Investor Known as ‘Bitcoin Jesus’ Reaches Deal With Prosecutors
In the Trump administration’s latest example of dialing back cryptocurrency enforcement, Roger Ver agreed to pay about $48 million to end a tax fraud case. Source: Original News
Alex Jones Asks Supreme Court to Halt $1.4 Billion Payment to Sandy Hook Families
A judge ordered Jones to pay as a result of a defamation lawsuit that he is now asking the Supreme Court to review. Source: Original News
Dominion, Company at Center of False 2020 Voting Conspiracies, Is Sold
The election machine manufacturer was bought by a little-known company whose founder is a former Republican election official. Source: Original News
How Jared Kushner, a Self-Described ‘Deal Guy,’ Helped Broker a Gaza Breakthrough
Trained in New York City real estate, the president’s son-in-law had a singular goal: Get to a yes first, and hash out the details later. “It’s just different being deal guys — just a different sport,” he said. Source: Original News
A Mystery C.E.O. and Billions in Sales: Is China Buying Banned Nvidia Chips?
An executive of a Singaporean firm called Megaspeed socialized with Nvidia’s Jensen Huang. Now the company is being scrutinized by U.S. officials for its ties to China. Source: Original News