New hemp-based biomaterial to help with global microplastic pollution crisis
Source: phys.orgPlastic is cheap and light, and conceivably recyclable, which makes it an easy choice for packaging when it comes to food and cosmetics. But it's also potentially toxic and biologically harmful, making it a non-starter for many environmentally responsible and socially conscious companies in Canada and around the world.
Source:The Nation
May 11, 2023 21:07 UTC
Honkai Star Rail free Stellar Jade farming guide
How do I farm free Honkai Star Rail Stellar Jade? Here are all the ways you can farm free Stellar Jade in Honkai Star Rail:TutorialsIt’s never fun being constantly inundated by tooltips, but Honkai Star Rail makes it slightly easier to bear by bestowing One Stellar Jade per tutorial tip. Doing so will often net you a steady supply of free Honkai Star Rail Stellar Jade. 800 Stellar Jade is available to redeem from the Trailblazing Will menu once you reach level 25, with a further 800 Stellar Jade at level 35. Now that you’ve accrued additional savings, why not check out our Honkai Star Rail Bronya build and Honkai Star Rail Serval build guides to discover which characters you need to create the best Honkai Star Rail team comp.
Source:The Nation
May 11, 2023 15:06 UTC
UK sending Ukraine long-range cruise missiles
British Defence Secretary Ben Wallace leaves the Cabinet Office in Whitehall, London, Tuesday April 25, 2023. Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden will chair a Cobra meeting on the evacuation of British nationals from Sudan. (Jordan Pettitt/PA via AP)(Jordan Pettitt, PA)LONDON – British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace said Thursday that the U.K. is sending Ukraine long-range cruise missiles to help push back Russian forces. The missiles give Ukraine capacity to strike well behind the front lines, including in Russia-occupied Crimea. U.K. media reported that Ukraine has pledged not to use the missiles to attack Russia itself.
Source:The Nation
May 11, 2023 12:08 UTC
Westminster winner shares name with late rock icon
Buddy Holly bested six other finalists to garner the most prestigious dog show award in the United States. “Buddy Holly is the epitome of a show dog. If Buddy Holly was feeling the pressure, he wasn’t letting it show ahead of the finals. And what was next for Buddy Holly? New York-based AP journalist Jennifer Peltz has covered the Westminster dog show since 2013.
Source:The Nation
May 10, 2023 20:40 UTC
Biden to host Indian leader Modi June 22 during state visit
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks during the inauguration of the Global Buddhist Summit, in New Delhi, India, Thursday, April 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)(Manish Swarup, Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden will host Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi next month as part of Modi's trip to the United States that will include honors at an elaborate White House state dinner. Modi is the third world leader to be invited on a U.S. state visit by Biden, following French President Emmanuel Macron late last year and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol in April. Biden and Modi will focus on their countries' commitment to a free and secure Indo-Pacific region, as well as on their partnerships in technology, including in the areas of defense, clean energy and space, Jean-Pierre said.
Source:The Nation
May 10, 2023 14:20 UTC
Get 120 games for just $10, and help earthquake victims
A new Itch sale offers you 120 PC games, as well as soundtracks, artworks, and other game-related works, for just $10 (£8), with all your money going to various charities that are supporting victims of the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria. The Itch bundle collects indie games, platformers, and detective games from 135 different game-makers, with the aim of raising $500,000 (£396,000) for earthquake-related causes. The ‘Play for Turkey’ bundle is available now until May 23, and offers 120 different independent games, as well as various other game-related material, for less than a month of Amazon Prime. Between games, soundtracks, comics, books, and other items, the bundle gives you around $780 (£618) worth of stuff for just ten bucks. You can find the Itch Turkey and Syria relief bundle here.
Source:The Nation
May 10, 2023 05:05 UTC
US busts Russian cyber operation in dozens of countries
All rights reserved)WASHINGTON – The Justice Department said Tuesday that it had disrupted a long-running Russian cyberespionage campaign that stole sensitive information from computer networks in dozens of countries, including the U.S. and other NATO members. The Russian operation relied on the malicious software known as Snake to infect computers, with hackers operating from what the Justice Department said was a known FSB facility in Ryazan, Russia. U.S. officials said they'd been investigating Snake for about a decade and came to regard it as the most sophisticated malware implant relied on by the Russian government for espionage campaigns. They said Turla, the FSB unit believed responsible for the malware, had refined and revised it multiple times as a way to avoid being shut down. Federal officials said they were confident that, based on the impact of its operation this week, the FSB would not be able to reconstitute the malware implant.
Source:The Nation
May 09, 2023 16:03 UTC
Bitcoin Payment Option 'Is Coming', Says Liechtenstein's Prime Minister
Liechtenstein is planning to accept Bitcoin (BTC) as payment for state services, Prime Minister Daniel Risch said in an interview with German business daily Handelsblatt. "A payment option with Bitcoin is coming," said Risch, who also serves as Liechtenstein’s finance minister. Although there isn't a specific timeframe for the implementation of this payment option, Risch said the plan is to accept Bitcoin deposits and exchange them immediately for the Swiss franc, Liechtenstein’s national currency. A similar approach has been used by the Swiss communities Zug and Lugano, where local authorities accept Bitcoin for the payment of certain taxes and public services. With the state's reserves currently standing at 2.23 billion Swiss francs ($2.51 billion), the principality each year saves three times its 900 million-franc ($1 billion) annual budget, investing the money in capital markets.
Source:The Nation
May 09, 2023 08:23 UTC
Sri Lankas creditor nations to meet despite uncertainty on China
As Sri Lanka’s creditor nations prepare for their first meeting on Tuesday to co-ordinate restructuring of the Indian Ocean nation’s debt, the focus is turning to whether China will attend. Last month France, India and Japan unveiled a common platform for talks among bilateral creditors to co-ordinate restructuring of Sri Lanka’s debt. Sri Lanka owes $7.1 billion to bilateral creditors, government data show, with $3 billion owed to China, followed by $2.4 billion to the Paris Club and $1.6 billion to India. The government also needs to renegotiate more than $12 billion of debt in eurobonds with overseas private creditors, and $2.7 billion on other commercial loans. Sri Lanka has kicked off talks to rework part of its domestic debt and aims to finalise the deal by May.
Source:The Nation
May 09, 2023 06:10 UTC
Anti-abortion group aligns with Trump, weeks after criticism
HOUSTON – The leader of a major anti-abortion group aligned herself Monday with former President Donald Trump on the issue, just weeks after raising questions about his commitment to restricting access to the procedure. Her statement about Monday's meeting with the leading GOP contender didn't mention any discussion of proposed confines for a federal ban, aside from Trump's opposition to late-term procedures, which he has long opposed. All the candidates running in the Republican presidential primary or moving toward a bid have supported state bans on abortion. Ron DeSantis last month signed a state abortion ban that, if upheld by the courts, would ban the procedure after six weeks of pregnancy, or before many women know they are pregnant. Pence’s advocacy group, Advancing American Freedom, has pushed for Congress to pass legislation including a national abortion ban beginning around six weeks.
Source:The Nation
May 09, 2023 02:07 UTC
Pollen production could impact climate change by helping clouds form
Source: phys.orgFor millions of people with seasonal allergies, springtime means runny noses, excessive sneezes and itchy eyes. And, as with many things, climate change appears to be making allergy season even worse.
Source:The Nation
May 08, 2023 17:32 UTC
RHIC gets ready to smash gold ions for Run 23
Source: phys.orgThe start of this year's physics run at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) also marks the start of a new era. For the first time since RHIC began operating at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory in 2000, a brand new detector will track what happens when the nuclei of gold atoms smash into one another at nearly the speed of light. That new detector, sPHENIX, has been a decade in the making. It has a host of components for making precision measurements never possible before at RHIC.
Source:The Nation
May 08, 2023 16:00 UTC
Steam’s defining turn based strategy games are 90% off
The XCOM 2 Steam sale is available until May 12, so you don’t have that long to snag one of the strategy packages worth every penny. This bundle is marked down from well over $150, and you’ve got a few days to pick it up. The XCOM games were on PC Game Pass for a time, so if you’re a fan of the Wasteland games, Gears Tactics, or the upcoming Game Pass hit The Lamplighters League, then I cannot recommend the alien invasion strategy simulators enough. You’ve got a few days to pick up one of these massive XCOM deals in this Steam sale, so be sure not to miss out on them. In the meantime, we’ve got even more strategy games for you to peruse as we’ve put together a list of the best on PC right now, or you can go for something a little bigger with these grand strategy games instead.
Source:The Nation
May 07, 2023 14:24 UTC
AP Month in Pictures: Middle East, Afghanistan and Pakistan
Shiite women attend Eid al-Fitr prayer at Imam Ali shrine in Najaf, Iraq, Saturday, April 22, 2023. Eid al-Fitr holiday marks the end of the holy Islamic month of Ramadan. (AP Photo/Anmar Khalil)This photo gallery highlights some of the most compelling images made or published by Associated Press photographers in the Middle East, Afghanistan and Pakistan in March 2023. The gallery was curated by Oded Balilty, AP chief photographer for Israel, the West Bank and Gaza, and Dusan Vranic, deputy news director for photography for the Middle East, Afghanistan and Pakistan. —-Follow AP visual journalism: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/apnewsAP Images on Twitter: http://twitter.com/AP_ImagesAP Images blog: http://apimagesblog.comCopyright 2023 The Associated Press.
Source:The Nation
May 07, 2023 14:24 UTC
Michigan faces pushback with gun red flag law set to pass
Now Michigan is poised to become the 20th state — and the first in nearly three years — to pass a red flag law. The red flag measure faces pushback on the local level in a state where gun-owning culture runs deep. The Minnesota House advanced a wide-ranging public safety bill last month that includes a red flag law. An AP-NORC poll in late July found 78% of U.S. adults strongly or somewhat favor red flag laws. She spoke in favor of the red flag law at a Michigan Senate committee hearing in March.
Source:The Nation
May 07, 2023 06:08 UTC