The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) released a memo outlining new guidelines for employees that wish to convince their coworkers of the "correctness" of their personal religious beliefs. The memo was developed in conjunction with the White House Faith Office, which is a new office established by President Donald Trump in February. The memo directs all departments and agencies to not enact disciplinary actions against all religious demonstrations in federal offices, "including attempting to persuade others of the correctness of their own religious views, provided that such efforts are not harassing in nature," the memo reads. This includes the displaying of Bibles, religious artwork, and posters with religious messaging. read more
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) (IEEPA), the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) (NEA), section 604 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended (19 U.S.C. 2483), and section 301 of title 3, United States Code, I hereby order: Section 1. National Emergency. As President of the United States, my highest duty is protecting the national security, foreign policy, and economy of this country. Recent policies, practices, and actions of the Government of Brazil threaten the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States. Members of the Government of Brazil have taken actions that interfere with the economy of the United States, infringe the free expression rights of United States persons, violate human rights, and undermine the interest the United States has in protecting its citizens and companies. read more
MIT physicists confirm that, like Superman, light has two identities that are impossible to see at once. MIT physicists have performed an idealized version of one of the most famous experiments in quantum physics. Their findings demonstrate, with atomic-level precision, the dual yet evasive nature of light. They also happen to confirm that Albert Einstein was wrong about this particular quantum scenario. The experiment in question is the double-slit experiment, which was first performed in 1801 by the British scholar Thomas Young to show how light behaves as a wave. Today, with the formulation of quantum mechanics, the double-slit experiment is now known for its surprisingly simple demonstration of a head-scratching reality: that light exists as both a particle and a wave. Stranger still, this duality cannot be simultaneously observed. Seeing light in the form of particles instantly obscures its wave-like nature, and vice versa.
The death of an unarmed 52-year-old man who died after an Alabama police officer kneeled on his neck was ruled a homicide by a county coroner, according to an official autopsy reviewed by The Associated Press.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Mike Waltz painted an image for lawmakers Tuesday of what the United Nations would look like as the U.S. -- its largest donor -- reviews its support, opting to go "back to basics" under a Trump administration push to "make the U.N. great again." During his Senate confirmation hearing to be U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Waltz echoed the priorities of his bosses -- President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio -- of pursuing major reforms to the 80-year-old world body. It was the first time senators could grill Waltz since he was ousted as Trump's national security adviser in May after he mistakenly added a journalist to a private Signal chat used to discuss sensitive military plans. He denied Tuesday that he was removed from the post, while laying out his plans to bring "America First" to the U.N.
Undue hardship on business operations? We're running the government like a business all of a sudden? What kind? Pizza shop with a basement?