Physics & Cosmology Summary

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- Trump Insists Tariffs Will Buoy the Economy and Ease Cost Concerns The president rolled out a $12 billion bailout for farmers as he makes the case that his policy is working or will soon....

- Trump clears way for Nvidia to sell powerful AI chips to China <p>Commerce department finalising deal to allow H200 chips to be sold to China as strict Biden-era restrictions relaxed</p><p>Donald Trump has cleared the way for Nvidia to begin selling its powerful ...

- Notre Dame fume at ACCs shots at us in build-up to College Football Playoff snub <ul><li><p>Fighting Irish miss out season after reaching CFP final</p></li><li><p>Athletic director says relationship with ACC damaged</p></li></ul><p>Notre Dame are not taking their perceived College...

- A Strategy That Ignores the Real Threats The administrations new policy shows less concern for the American homeland than for building an illiberal world order....

- Republican unity crumbles as America's mood sours <p>The honeymoon period of the second Trump administration has given way to a new phase where <a href="https://www.axios.com/2025/11/21/republicans-trump-congress-epstein-tariffs" target="_blank">elec...

- Raja Krishnamoorthi says he might 'revisit' contributions from ICE contractor, Trump adviser Shyam Sankar <img alt="On CNN Monday, U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi criticized ICE operations in Chicago amid questions about contributions he has received from Trump and MAGA-allied contributors, including a Trum...

- Losing is taking a toll as Bulls' unity is starting to splinter <img alt="The Bulls are riding a seven-game losing streak, but more concerning is the great vibes from the beginning of the year are ending quickly in the locker room. Players like Coby White are tryi...

- Most residents dont know Chicago is moving to an elected school board, poll finds <img alt="A new poll finds low awareness about the transition to a fully elected school board in Chicago, especially among younger Chicagoans and Latino residents. Experts say the findings point to th...

- Brighton Park residents protest concrete bike lane barriers, raising safety concerns Brighton Park residents have gathered more than 2,000 signatures to petition for the removal of barriers along Archer and Kedzie, part of a larger traffic project....

- President's approval rating drops to 36% amid economic challenges and rising voter concerns President Trump will travel to Pennsylvania's Poconos region on Tuesday to address inflation and economic concerns as the midterm election season begins....

- Letter: UMaine needs to maintain DEI policies <figure><img alt="" class="attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image" height="640" src="https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2025/12/jfm11-072125_SWL.jpg?fit=1024%2C64...

- A second sighting of this invasive species has Oregon wildlife officials concerned Wildlife officials worry people may illegally import these creatures for food, then release them into Oregon waters....

- Anthropic's Claude Code can now read your Slack messages and write code for you <p><a href="https://anthropic.com/"><u>Anthropic</u></a> on Monday launched a beta integration that connects its fast-growing <a href="https://www.claude.com/product/claude-code"><u>Claude Code</u></a...

- Dell, Lenovo said to be raising prices as chip shortages worsen <div id="link_wrapped_content"> <section class="wp-block-bigbite-multi-title"><div class="container"></div></section> <p>With shortages of DRAM and flash memory for SSDs driving up retail prices, the ...

- I was afraid to install a smart lock. Now I wish Id done it sooner <div id="link_wrapped_content"> <section class="wp-block-bigbite-multi-title"><div class="container"></div></section> <p>As a mom to six kids in rural Nebraska, its been hard for me to accept that the...

- Tech's biggest winners of 2025 <p>Every December, the Engadget staff compiles a list of <a class="link" href="https://www.engadget.com/techs-biggest-winners-in-2024-180015837.html" target="_blank">the years biggest winners</a>. We ...

- 33 Best Cross-Platform Games To Play With Friends In 2025 <p><img src="https://www.gamespot.com/a/uploads/scale_large/123/1239113/4471948-bestcross-gengames%282%29.jpg" /><br /><p dir="ltr">Over the past several years, the gaming industry has adapted to meet...

- 30 Best Strategy Games To Play Over And Over Again In 2025 <p><img src="https://www.gamespot.com/a/uploads/scale_large/1745/17457013/4475932-beststrategygames2025%281%29.jpg" /><br /><p dir="ltr">Some of the best strategy games in the storied genre helped sha...

- Launch HN: Nia (YC S25) Give better context to coding agents <p>Hi HN, I am Arlan and I am building Nia (<a href="https://trynia.ai" rel="nofollow">https://trynia.ai</a>), a context layer for AI coding agents. Nia lets tools like Cursor, Claude Code, and other ...

- Cold Case Inquiries Stall After Ancestry.com Revisits Policy For Users An anonymous reader quotes a report from the New York Times: Since online genealogy services began operating, millions of people have sent them saliva samples in hopes of learning about their family r...