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Round Rock charging non-resident fee for library card

Kxan.com 

The Round Rock city council voted this month to reinstate fees for nonresidents who want a public library card. It reverses a 2015 decision that allowed all Texans to receive a library card for free.

Georgian parliament passes 'foreign agent' bill amid protests - Reuters

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  1. Georgian parliament passes 'foreign agent' bill amid protests  Reuters
  2. Georgia parliament approves controversial foreign agent law defying protests  The Washington Post
  3. Georgia passes controversial ‘foreign agents’ bill despite widespread opposition  CNN
  4. Georgia passes 'Russia-style' law on foreign influence despite U.S. warnings and mass protests  CNBC
  5. Georgia's Parliament Gives Final Approval to 'Foreign Agents' Measure  The New York Times

Nirmala Sitharaman's 'khata khat' scheme remark: Congress accuses FM of overseeing record unemployment

Economictimes.indiatimes.com 

In a post on X, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said while Sitharaman considers the Congress guarantees benefitting 99 per cent population as "lofty" but not the Rs 16 lakh crore loan write off for the prime minister's "cronies" or a Rs 2 lakh crore corporate tax cut for 0.7% of the largest firms that went straight into his "friends'" pockets.

UK creating regulatory framework for nuclear fusion plants – simpler, easier, than for fission

Engineeringnews.co.za 

The UK Government has initiated the consultation process for its proposed policy to regulate the siting of commercial nuclear fusion reactors in England. (Siting policies for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are the responsibility for their respective devolved regional governments.) The UK Department for Energy Security & Net Zero has done so by publishing a document, 'Consultation on a new National Policy Statement for Fusion Energy – The proposed approach to siting fusion energy facilities'. Читать дальше...

Re: Path cleared for Birmingham City to sign Tony Mowbray favourite on free transfer

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I do agree with that mate, but I think you’re going to be disappointed expecting championship quality players. I know rumours are just rumours; and are likely utter rubbish, but every player we’ve been linked with so far I believe are all league 1 or league 2. We should go for championship players though, if we have the money to do so, but in regards to dozell, he’d be a handy signing if Mowbray comes back.

Scuffles, Protests As Georgian Lawmakers Adopt 'Foreign Agent' Bill

Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty 

There were fierce scuffles in the Georgian parliament before a controversial "foreign agent" law was adopted in a third and final reading. Protests were continuing outside, with demonstrators vowing to keep fighting against the legislation, which they say could curtail civil liberties.

Cream cheese products recalled due to potential salmonella - WJW FOX 8 News Cleveland

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  1. Cream cheese products recalled due to potential salmonella  WJW FOX 8 News Cleveland
  2. Cream cheese recall impacts Aldi, Hy-Vee stores in 30 states: See map  USA TODAY
  3. Cream cheese products sold at Aldi, other supermarkets, recalled in dozens of states  The Hill
  4. Aldi recalls cream cheese spreads sold in 28 states due to possible salmonella contamination  CBS News

Scientists create an 'optical conveyor belt' for quasiparticles

Phys.org 

Using interference between two lasers, a research group led by scientists from RIKEN and NTT Research have created an "optical conveyor belt" that can move polaritons—a type of light-matter hybrid particle—in semiconductor-based microcavities. This work could lead to the development of new devices with applications in areas such as quantum metrology and quantum information.