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Every year between September and December, Lubna Dada makes clouds. Dada, an atmospheric scientist, convenes with dozens of her colleagues to run experiments in a 7,000-gallon stainless steel chamber at CERN in Switzerland. “It’s like science camp,” says Dada, who studies how natural emissions react with ozone to create aerosols that affect the climate.Clouds are

“We needed weapons, and we needed them fast,” 3D says, sitting beneath the stalactites in a dimly lit cave, somewhere deep in the jungle in eastern Myanmar. The space reverberates with the hum of 3D printers—the devices that gave 3D his nom de guerre. 3D, a network engineer, comes across as controlled and cautious, but

Social Security update: First round of direct payments worth up to $4,555 arrives in 12 days September 29, 2023 06:30 AM Retirees who receive one of the three rounds of October’s Social Security payments will get the first payment, worth up to $4,555 for those who retired at the age of 70, in 12 days.

(Illustration by Jason Seiler for the Washington Examiner) Democrats are anxious over a recent poll showing that nearly two-thirds of Democrats do not want President Joe Biden to run again. Worse still, from their perspective, is the survey’s finding that Biden is trailing in a head-to-head matchup against his likely Republican opponent. The feeling is

Republican presidential hopefuls call to bring back mental hospitals September 29, 2023 06:05 AM Crime and homelessness are big issues in the 2024 presidential campaign, as rising lawlessness brings the topic front and center for Republican voters. Beyond the obvious calls to hire more police and clear homeless encampments, a handful of presidential candidates have

Social Security update: Direct payment worth $914 arrives Friday September 29, 2023 06:00 AM Recipients of the federal Supplemental Security Income program received a second payment in September on Friday, with eligible individual filers receiving a maximum payment of $914. The irregular payment replaced October’s monthly installment because of a quirk in the Social Security Administration’s calendar

National Coffee Day is here! The annual event celebrates coffee roasters, brewers, makers, and drinkers. Thankfully the way a lot of companies choose to observe this most hallowed of days is by offering coffee deals and cheap (or free) beans! We’ve Q-graded our way through the deals on offer this year, some of which might

At first, Anand thought it was just a glitch. He’d read a few tweets saying that withdrawals from FTX—then the second-largest cryptocurrency exchange in the world—had been suspended. But these things had happened before in the crypto market, he said, “when they do server maintenance or something like that … so I didn’t take it

State Department pressed by GOP over funding anti-Israel group accused of terror ties September 29, 2023 05:54 AM EXCLUSIVE — A pair of House Republicans are asking the State Department to investigate its decision to fund a Gaza Strip-based group accused of “cooperating with” and “supporting” Palestinian terrorists. The Washington Examiner first reported Wednesday that