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WASHINGTON — WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump has had as many as seven private phone calls with Vladimir Putin since leaving office and secretly sent the Russian president COVID-19 test machines during the height of the pandemic, Bob Woodward reported in his new book, “War.”The revelations were made in the famed Watergate reporter’s latest book, which also details President Joe Biden’s frustrations with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ‘s assortment of burner phones. The Associated Press obtained an early copy of the book, which is due out next week.Steven Cheung, Trump’s communications director,…

The new Vital Pursuit brand from Nestlé, designed to provide dietary support to GLP-1 users and consumers focused on weight management, is now available at retailers nationwide including Walmart, Target, and Kroger. The line includes thoughtfully portioned meals that are high in protein and contain essential nutrients like vitamin A, vitamin C, potassium, calcium or iron. Made with quality proteins, vegetables and whole grains, Vital Pursuit is food that moves you forward.  “Through our nutrition expertise and consumer-centric approach, we identified a need for a new line of products that delivers great taste and functional benefits to GLP-1 users or…

Premier India pacer Mohammed Shami remained sidelined with an ankle injury, while the veteran duo of Wriddhiman Saha and Sudip Chatterjee returned to the Bengal Ranji side for their first two matches. Shami, who last featured in the 2023 ODI World Cup final, has been recovering from a surgery performed earlier this year. Shami had expressed interest in playing domestic cricket to assess his fitness before making his return to the international arena.”If I need to play domestic cricket to test my fitness, I will,” Shami had stated.”What matters most is that I am fully ready for whatever…

A recent award from the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) brings together researchers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), and Lehigh University (Lehigh) under the Multiobjective Engineering and Testing of Alloy Structures (METALS) program. The team will research novel design tools for the simultaneous optimization of shape and compositional gradients in multi-material structures that complement new high-throughput materials testing techniques, with particular attention paid to the bladed disk (blisk) geometry commonly found in turbomachinery (including jet and rocket engines) as an exemplary challenge problem.“This project could have important implications across a wide range of…

[TEASER ENDS]  GRETCHEN HUIZINGA: You’re listening to Collaborators, a Microsoft Research Podcast showcasing the range of expertise that goes into transforming mind-blowing ideas into world-changing technologies. I’m Dr. Gretchen Huizinga. [MUSIC FADES]  Today I’m talking to Dr. Richard Black, a senior principal research manager and the research director of Project Silica at Microsoft Research. And with him is Dexter Greene, a rising freshman at the University of Michigan and a recent graduate of Avenues: The World School in New York City. Richard and Dexter are involved in a unique multidisciplinary, multi-institutional, and multigenerational collaboration called Avenues Golden Record, a current…

Accelerated computing is sustainable computing, Bob Pette, NVIDIA’s vice president and general manager of enterprise platforms, explained in a keynote at the NVIDIA AI Summit on Tuesday in Washington, D.C. NVIDIA’s accelerated computing isn’t just efficient. It’s critical to the next wave of industrial, scientific and healthcare transformations. “We are in the dawn of a new industrial revolution,” Pette told an audience of policymakers, press, developers and entrepreneurs gathered for the event​. “I’m just here to tell you that we’re designing our systems with not just performance in mind, but with energy efficiency in mind.” NVIDIA’s Blackwell platform has achieved…

Hezbollah Deputy Secretary-General Naim Kassem said Tuesday that the Iran-backed group will not be cowed by Israel’s ongoing air and ground campaign in Lebanon.Hezbollah Deputy Secretary-General Naim Qassem is pictured during the funeral of military commander Fuad Shukr in Beirut’s southern suburbs, Lebanon, on Aug. 2, 2024.Mohamed Azakir/Reuters”The longer the war goes on, the deeper Israel will find itself in trouble,” Kassem said in a video address delivered from an unknown location. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “can say that he wants war, but he cannot achieve his goals from it,” he added.More Israelis in the north of the country will…

3 min read Last Updated : Oct 09 2024 | 12:42 AM IST The Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) election manifesto seems to have resonated with the electorate in Haryana despite critics voicing concerns over discontent among the crucial voter demographics, including farmers, youth, and soldiers. With 20 promises on the table, the party cast net wide, addressing a diverse array of needs. Key among their promises is to purchase 24 crops at a guaranteed minimum support price (MSP) and ensure government jobs for every Agniveer, which cater to farmers and soldiers.  Laado Laxmi Yojana is projected to…

3 min read Last Updated : Oct 08 2024 | 11:30 PM IST Jammu and Kashmir recently held its first assembly elections in a decade, with the National Conference-Congress alliance securing a majority. Their ambitious manifesto promises free electricity and gas for economically weaker sections, complimentary travel for women, increased medical allowances for pensioners, and robust support for farmers. However, financing these pledges poses significant challenges. The region’s ability to generate tax revenue is notably limited, with only 21.1 per cent of its revenue coming from its own collections, compared to the average of other states and union…

Hurricanes are humanity’s reminder of the uncontrollable, chaotic power of Earth’s weather. Milton’s powerful push toward Florida just days after Helene devastated large parts of the Southeast likely has some in the region wondering if they are being targeted. In some corners of the internet, Helene has already sparked conspiracy theories and disinformation suggesting the government somehow aimed the hurricane at Republican voters.Besides discounting common sense, such theories disregard weather history that shows the hurricanes are hitting many of the same areas they have for centuries. They also presume an ability for humans to quickly reshape the weather far beyond…