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U.S. Rep. Ron Estes of Kansas renews quest to offer federal income tax break to independent recording artists equal to one used by used by film industry.

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U.S. Rep. Ron Estes of Kansas renews quest to offer federal income tax break to independent recording artists equal to one used by used by film industry.

La justice ivoirienne a condamné à dix ans de prison Justin Koua et Damana Adia Pickass, respectivement secrétaire général adjoint et second vice-président du conseil stratégique et politique du Parti des peuples africains-Côte d'Ivoire (PPA-CI), la formation politique de Laurent Gbagbo, mercredi 12 février. L'un et l'autre ayant manifesté leur intention de faire appel de leur condamnation, ils sont ressortis libres du tribunal de première instance d'Abidjan.

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La justice ivoirienne a condamné à dix ans de prison Justin Koua et Damana Adia Pickass, respectivement secrétaire général adjoint et second vice-président du conseil stratégique et politique du Parti des peuples africains-Côte d'Ivoire (PPA-CI), la formation politique de Laurent Gbagbo, mercredi 12 février. L'un et l'autre ayant manifesté leur intention de faire appel de leur condamnation, ils sont ressortis libres du tribunal de première instance d'Abidjan.

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East Asia Forum

Solomon Islands saw major political changes in 2024 with Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele taking power after a delayed election, but economic challenges, corruption concerns and regional tensions continue to test the Pacific nation's stability, writes Kerryn Baker.

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Solomon Islands saw major political changes in 2024 with Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele taking power after a delayed election, but economic challenges, corruption concerns and regional tensions continue to test the Pacific nation's stability, writes Kerryn Baker.

Киеву будет необходимо «в какой-то момент» провести выборы, считает президент США

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Киеву будет необходимо «в какой-то момент» провести выборы, считает президент США

Pranav Joshi Jumping spiders – one of the largest spider families – get their name from the extraordinary jumps they make to hunt prey, to navigate and also to evade predators. Male jumping spiders also jump to escape from cannibalistic females and competing males. So they are under tremendous pressure to jump efficiently and rapidly. We studied the jumping abilities of miniature male and female Australian peacock spiders. We found that the males – incredibly light creatures, weighing just 2 milligrams – have the highest acceleration among any known jumping spider. Our study is the first to explore and identify differences in how male and female jumping spiders undertake their impressive jumps. It’s now published in the Journal of Experimental Biology. A male Australian splendid peacock spider. Pranav Joshi Unique hydraulics Jumping is an energetically “expensive” movement strategy. To perform it, animals have to launch themselves from a surface by coordinating the movement of numerous body parts. Some invertebrates, like ants, jump with the help of their muscles. Others, like fleas, use energy stored in internal structures that are rapidly released to trigger a leap. Jumping spiders are different – they use a unique semi-hydraulic system. They don’t have muscles to extend their legs and power the jumps. Instead, they extend their legs by increasing the pressure of the haemolymph (fluid analogous to blood in invertebrates) in their legs, which triggers the jump. Peacock spiders are well known for the elaborate courtship display males carry out to court females. It has captured the attention of biologists and non-scientific audiences alike. The display includes extending and waving their third pair of legs and opening the colourful flap-like extensions on the abdomen. The quantitative description of jumping movements, known as jump kinematics, has only been conducted for four of the 6,000+ jumping spider species known worldwide. On top of this, scientists have never investigated differences in jump dynamics in male and female spiders. Because male and female peacock spiders differ strongly in size from each other, they present a unique opportunity to identify sex-specific differences in jump kinematics. Spiders on campus We studied the Australian splendid peacock spider (Maratus splendens) found both on the Macquarie University campus in Sydney and in the surrounding area. The females weighed more than twice as much as males, and the heaviest female was 6.6 times heavier than the lightest male. We scanned male and female specimens using micro-computed tomography and carried out a 3D reconstruction to determine the centre of mass of each sex. Micro CT reconstruction of the male of the Australian splendid peacock spider with centre of mass highlighted by a circle. Ajay Narendra We then filmed the jumps of male and female spiders using a high-speed camera, and tracked the animals’ centre of mass during each jump. From this, we measured a suite of kinematic measures, including jump take-off angle, acceleration, and g-force. We found that these lighter male peacock spiders have a distinct jump choreography and kinematics compared to the heavier females. High, fast and steep We discovered that the splendid peacock spiders accelerated at 127.8 m/s² – more than twice as fast as the previous highest known acceleration in jumping spiders. This rapid acceleration may have evolved to escape from predators or to track and capture fast-moving prey in their natural environments. Though the lighter males accelerated faster, after controlling for body mass we found that acceleration in males was slower compared to females. Males and females experienced accelerations equivalent to 13.03 times and 12.5 times the force of gravity, respectively. Interestingly, the jumps of males were at a steeper angle than those of females, which is likely an adaptation to rapidly escape from females and other males. A question that remained was which of the four pairs of legs powered this rapid jump. To figure this out, we tracked multiple joints on all of the spiders’ legs throughout the jump. We found that the joint on the third pair of legs had an extremely acute angle before jumping, and rapidly changed to something like a straight angle after attaining maximum acceleration. Our results show that it’s the third pair of legs that propels the splendid peacock spider into its impressive jumps. Ajay Narendra receives funding from Australian Research Council.

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Pranav Joshi Jumping spiders – one of the largest spider families – get their name from the extraordinary jumps they make to hunt prey, to navigate and also to evade predators. Male jumping spiders also jump to escape from cannibalistic females and competing males. So they are under tremendous pressure to jump efficiently and rapidly. We studied the jumping abilities of miniature male and female Australian peacock spiders. We found that the males – incredibly light creatures, weighing just 2 milligrams – have the highest acceleration among any known jumping spider. Our study is the first to explore and identify differences in how male and female jumping spiders undertake their impressive jumps. It’s now published in the Journal of Experimental Biology. A male Australian splendid peacock spider. Pranav Joshi Unique hydraulics Jumping is an energetically “expensive” movement strategy. To perform it, animals have to launch themselves from a surface by coordinating the movement of numerous body parts. Some invertebrates, like ants, jump with the help of their muscles. Others, like fleas, use energy stored in internal structures that are rapidly released to trigger a leap. Jumping spiders are different – they use a unique semi-hydraulic system. They don’t have muscles to extend their legs and power the jumps. Instead, they extend their legs by increasing the pressure of the haemolymph (fluid analogous to blood in invertebrates) in their legs, which triggers the jump. Peacock spiders are well known for the elaborate courtship display males carry out to court females. It has captured the attention of biologists and non-scientific audiences alike. The display includes extending and waving their third pair of legs and opening the colourful flap-like extensions on the abdomen. The quantitative description of jumping movements, known as jump kinematics, has only been conducted for four of the 6,000+ jumping spider species known worldwide. On top of this, scientists have never investigated differences in jump dynamics in male and female spiders. Because male and female peacock spiders differ strongly in size from each other, they present a unique opportunity to identify sex-specific differences in jump kinematics. Spiders on campus We studied the Australian splendid peacock spider (Maratus splendens) found both on the Macquarie University campus in Sydney and in the surrounding area. The females weighed more than twice as much as males, and the heaviest female was 6.6 times heavier than the lightest male. We scanned male and female specimens using micro-computed tomography and carried out a 3D reconstruction to determine the centre of mass of each sex. Micro CT reconstruction of the male of the Australian splendid peacock spider with centre of mass highlighted by a circle. Ajay Narendra We then filmed the jumps of male and female spiders using a high-speed camera, and tracked the animals’ centre of mass during each jump. From this, we measured a suite of kinematic measures, including jump take-off angle, acceleration, and g-force. We found that these lighter male peacock spiders have a distinct jump choreography and kinematics compared to the heavier females. High, fast and steep We discovered that the splendid peacock spiders accelerated at 127.8 m/s² – more than twice as fast as the previous highest known acceleration in jumping spiders. This rapid acceleration may have evolved to escape from predators or to track and capture fast-moving prey in their natural environments. Though the lighter males accelerated faster, after controlling for body mass we found that acceleration in males was slower compared to females. Males and females experienced accelerations equivalent to 13.03 times and 12.5 times the force of gravity, respectively. Interestingly, the jumps of males were at a steeper angle than those of females, which is likely an adaptation to rapidly escape from females and other males. A question that remained was which of the four pairs of legs powered this rapid jump. To figure this out, we tracked multiple joints on all of the spiders’ legs throughout the jump. We found that the joint on the third pair of legs had an extremely acute angle before jumping, and rapidly changed to something like a straight angle after attaining maximum acceleration. Our results show that it’s the third pair of legs that propels the splendid peacock spider into its impressive jumps. Ajay Narendra receives funding from Australian Research Council.

The Trump administration rolled out a new policy limiting federal research funding, but a federal judge blocked its roll out.

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The Trump administration rolled out a new policy limiting federal research funding, but a federal judge blocked its roll out.

«Особливо зараз, коли українцям важко на фронті, ми маємо продовжувати нашу підтримку»

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«Особливо зараз, коли українцям важко на фронті, ми маємо продовжувати нашу підтримку»

The West Virginia House of Delegates approved new rules for the chamber on Wednesday, officially ending the longstanding rule of requiring public hearings for bills when they are requested. Under the newly adopted rules in House Resolution 1, members of the public — as well as experts, lobbyists and anyone else who wants to — […]

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The West Virginia House of Delegates approved new rules for the chamber on Wednesday, officially ending the longstanding rule of requiring public hearings for bills when they are requested. Under the newly adopted rules in House Resolution 1, members of the public — as well as experts, lobbyists and anyone else who wants to — […]

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重返白宫的美国总统特朗普周三与俄罗斯总统普京就乌克兰前途首次通话,这是一次长达一个半小时的交谈,传出来的实质性内容很少。而更让欧盟担心的是特朗普的国防部长给乌克兰划下的“红线”:放弃部分国土;不能加入北约。

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重返白宫的美国总统特朗普周三与俄罗斯总统普京就乌克兰前途首次通话,这是一次长达一个半小时的交谈,传出来的实质性内容很少。而更让欧盟担心的是特朗普的国防部长给乌克兰划下的“红线”:放弃部分国土;不能加入北约。

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重返白宮的美國總統特朗普周三與俄羅斯總統普京就烏克蘭前途首次通話,這是一次長達一個半小時的交談,傳出來的實質性內容很少。而更讓歐盟擔心的是特朗普的國防部長給烏克蘭畫下的“紅線”:放棄部分國土;不能加入北約。

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重返白宮的美國總統特朗普周三與俄羅斯總統普京就烏克蘭前途首次通話,這是一次長達一個半小時的交談,傳出來的實質性內容很少。而更讓歐盟擔心的是特朗普的國防部長給烏克蘭畫下的“紅線”:放棄部分國土;不能加入北約。

Menhan AS Pete Hegseth mengatakan pengembalian perbatasan Ukraina ke batas-batas sebelum tahun 2014 tidak realistis. Sementara itu, Presiden Prabowo Subianto dan Presiden Turki Recep Tayyip Erdogan satu suara terkait komitmen dan dukungan bagi kemerdekaan Palestina saat Erdogan kunjungi Jakarta.

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Menhan AS Pete Hegseth mengatakan pengembalian perbatasan Ukraina ke batas-batas sebelum tahun 2014 tidak realistis. Sementara itu, Presiden Prabowo Subianto dan Presiden Turki Recep Tayyip Erdogan satu suara terkait komitmen dan dukungan bagi kemerdekaan Palestina saat Erdogan kunjungi Jakarta.

ዶናልድ ትራምፕ ዳግም ወደ ኋይት ሃውስ በተመለሱበት የሥልጣን ዘመናቸው መጀመሪያ ቀን ከፈረሟቸው ፕሬዝዳንታዊ የሥራ ማስፈጸሚያ ትእዛዞች መካከል ስደተኞችን የተመለከተው አንዱ ነው፡፡ ትእዛዙን ተከትሎ፣ በአሜሪካ በሕገ ወጥ መንገድ የሚኖሩና በወንጀል አድራጎት ውስጥ የተሳተፉትን ወደ አገራቸው የመመለስ ሥራ ተጀምሯል፡፡ ለመኾኑ፣ ይኸው ፕሬዘዳንታዊ ትእዛዝ በውስጡ ያካተታቸው ጉዳዮች ምንድን ናቸው? ከዚኹ ጋራ በተያያዘስ ኢትዮጵያውያንና ኤርትራውያን ሊያውቋቸው የሚገቡ ጉዳዮች ምንድን ናቸው?አስማማው አየነው፣ በካሊፎርኒያ ሎስ ኤንጀለስ አካባቢ የኢምግሬሽን ጉዳዮች ጠበቃ ከኾኑት ወ/ሮ ሙሉ እመቤት ዓለማየሁ ያደረገው ቆይታ ምላሹን ይዟል።  ዝርዝሩን ከተያያዘው ፋይል ይከታተሉ።

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ዶናልድ ትራምፕ ዳግም ወደ ኋይት ሃውስ በተመለሱበት የሥልጣን ዘመናቸው መጀመሪያ ቀን ከፈረሟቸው ፕሬዝዳንታዊ የሥራ ማስፈጸሚያ ትእዛዞች መካከል ስደተኞችን የተመለከተው አንዱ ነው፡፡ ትእዛዙን ተከትሎ፣ በአሜሪካ በሕገ ወጥ መንገድ የሚኖሩና በወንጀል አድራጎት ውስጥ የተሳተፉትን ወደ አገራቸው የመመለስ ሥራ ተጀምሯል፡፡ ለመኾኑ፣ ይኸው ፕሬዘዳንታዊ ትእዛዝ በውስጡ ያካተታቸው ጉዳዮች ምንድን ናቸው? ከዚኹ ጋራ በተያያዘስ ኢትዮጵያውያንና ኤርትራውያን ሊያውቋቸው የሚገቡ ጉዳዮች ምንድን ናቸው?አስማማው አየነው፣ በካሊፎርኒያ ሎስ ኤንጀለስ አካባቢ የኢምግሬሽን ጉዳዮች ጠበቃ ከኾኑት ወ/ሮ ሙሉ እመቤት ዓለማየሁ ያደረገው ቆይታ ምላሹን ይዟል።  ዝርዝሩን ከተያያዘው ፋይል ይከታተሉ።

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Nebraska Examiner

OMAHA — Vermont progressive independent U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders is coming to Nebraska and Iowa to kick off his effort to revive and energize the populist left after an election that saw President Donald Trump remake his coalition with substantial help from organized labor. Sanders’ press release announcing the tour said he is eyeing “working-class” […]

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OMAHA — Vermont progressive independent U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders is coming to Nebraska and Iowa to kick off his effort to revive and energize the populist left after an election that saw President Donald Trump remake his coalition with substantial help from organized labor. Sanders’ press release announcing the tour said he is eyeing “working-class” […]

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Montana Free Press

Two Republican-sponsored proposals that would have phased out Medicaid expansion for tens of thousands of low-income adults in Montana or attached conditions to its continuation failed to pass the state Senate in back-to-back votes. The post Lawmakers in GOP-held Senate signal openness to continuing Medicaid expansion appeared first on Montana Free Press.

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Two Republican-sponsored proposals that would have phased out Medicaid expansion for tens of thousands of low-income adults in Montana or attached conditions to its continuation failed to pass the state Senate in back-to-back votes. The post Lawmakers in GOP-held Senate signal openness to continuing Medicaid expansion appeared first on Montana Free Press.

La primera dama Melania Trump anuncia que la Casa Blanca abrirá oficialmente sus puertas para visitas públicas a finales de febrero.

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La primera dama Melania Trump anuncia que la Casa Blanca abrirá oficialmente sus puertas para visitas públicas a finales de febrero.

Louisiana universities could lose tens of millions of dollars in federal funding under a proposed slash in National Institutes of Health research funding President Donald Trump’s administration has put forward.  A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s plan to slash “indirect cost” rates including on grants that are already approved. The ruling was […]

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Louisiana universities could lose tens of millions of dollars in federal funding under a proposed slash in National Institutes of Health research funding President Donald Trump’s administration has put forward.  A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s plan to slash “indirect cost” rates including on grants that are already approved. The ruling was […]

Selama dua tahun berturut-turut, perang Israel-Hamas menjadi penyebab utama kematian wartawan, demikian menurut data yang dirilis oleh Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) pada hari Rabu (12/2). CPJ mengatakan di seluruh dunia, 124 wartawan tewas terbunuh pada tahun 2024. Ini menandai tahun paling banyak menewaskan wartawan yang pernah tercatat bagi para pekerja media sejak kelompok kebebasan pers tersebut mulai mencatatnya pada tahun 1992. Setelah 82 wartawan yang terbunuh di Gaza,...

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Selama dua tahun berturut-turut, perang Israel-Hamas menjadi penyebab utama kematian wartawan, demikian menurut data yang dirilis oleh Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) pada hari Rabu (12/2). CPJ mengatakan di seluruh dunia, 124 wartawan tewas terbunuh pada tahun 2024. Ini menandai tahun paling banyak menewaskan wartawan yang pernah tercatat bagi para pekerja media sejak kelompok kebebasan pers tersebut mulai mencatatnya pada tahun 1992. Setelah 82 wartawan yang terbunuh di Gaza,...

Unseasonably warm weather contributed to herds of attendees rolling through Cowtown for the 2025 Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo.

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Unseasonably warm weather contributed to herds of attendees rolling through Cowtown for the 2025 Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo.

যুক্তরাষ্ট্রের প্রেসিডেন্ট ডনাল্ড ট্রাম্প মঙ্গলবার রাতে আমেরিকান শিক্ষক মার্ক ফোগেল রাশিয়া থেকে মুক্তি পেয়ে যুক্তরাষ্ট্রে পৌঁছানোর পর তাকে হোয়াইট হাউসে স্বাগত জানান। ফোগেল চিকিত্সার জন্য ব্যবহারযোগ্য মেরিউয়ানা  বহনের দায়ে ২০২১ সালের আগস্ট থেকে রাশিয়ায়  আটক ছিলেন। ট্রাম্পের পাশে দাঁড়িয়ে ফোগেল বলেন, “আমি নিজেকে এই মুহূর্তে পৃথিবীর সবচেয়ে ভাগ্যবান মানুষ বলে মনে করছি।” ফোগেল তার মুক্তির জন্য কাজ করার জন্য প্রেসিডেন্ট, যুক্তরাষ্ট্রের কূটনীতিক এবং আইনপ্রণেতাদের প্রশংসা করেন। ট্রাম্প...

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Thai officials confirm that the rescued individuals were taken by boat to Phop Phra, Thailand, before being moved to a secure facility

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Thai officials confirm that the rescued individuals were taken by boat to Phop Phra, Thailand, before being moved to a secure facility