June 23, 2026

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New material may help aluminium batteries last longer, cost less timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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… A research team led by Kavita Pandey of the Centre for Nano and Soft Matter Sciences (CeNS), a Department of Science and Technology (DST) institute in Bengaluru, working in collaboration with researchers from Shiv Nadar Institution of Eminence in Greater Noida, has developed a new composite material that makes aluminium batteries more stable and longer-lasting.

“Aluminium batteries have attracted attention because aluminium is widely available, inexpensive, and can store more charge per atom than lithium. But there has been a major hurdle: the materials inside these batteries tend to break down quickly. Over repeated charging, they crack or dissolve into the liquid inside the battery, causing it to lose power,” DST pointed out…

The result is a composite that acts like a support structure, holding the battery material together while also helping electricity and ions move more smoothly.This seemingly simple change made a measurable difference. Tests showed that the new material reduced the amount of vanadium dissolving into the battery liquid by more than four times compared to the original material.

As a result, the battery retained more than 73% of its capacity after 100 charge cycles, and around 59% even after 500 cycles. In comparison, conventional versions degrade much faster. In practical terms, that means a battery that lasts longer and performs more reliably…

 

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A controversial Islamic project in Texas tried to stop Christian evangelists from preaching and distributing literature on property outside their mosque.

But a Texas court dismissed the lawsuit, enabling the Christians to continue sharing the gospel in the area.

The East Plano Islamic Center — also known as EPIC — filed a lawsuit against Testimonies of God, a Christian evangelism ministry, in October 2025, according to a report from The Christian Post.

The mosque complex wanted a “temporary and permanent injunction” barring the Christians from “handing out evangelical pamphlets, letters, fliers, or other documents offensive to the Islamic faith.”

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Although it was completely expected, it’s wonderful to hear that Mississippi pro-life Gov. Tate Reeves has signed House Bill 1613.

HB 1613 amends the state’s drug trafficking statutes to make it illegal “to create, sell, barter, transfer, manufacture, distribute, dispense or prescribe an ‘abortion-inducing drug.’”

HB 1613 passed both the House in February and the Senate in March by overwhelming margins

Penalties for those convicted of a crime include up to ten years in prison,” according to Bridget Sielicki. “Additionally, the legislation allows the Attorney General to bring a civil lawsuit against anyone accused of violating the law” but imposes “no penalties on the mother taking the abortion drug — only those involved in trafficking and distributing.”

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A Wisconsin sheriff filed a defamation lawsuit against a Chicago-area woman who claimed immigration officials detained her for almost two days, both at ICE facilities in Illinois and in the Badger State.

In reality, Sunny Naqvi allegedly was hanging out at a hotel and even going to the spa, according to evidence presented by the law enforcement official.

Dodge County Sheriff Dale Schmidt also released extensive evidence on Friday that debunks claims by Sunny Naqvi, who claimed to be a victim of unlawful ICE detention.

The county sheriff’s office has maintained since the ruse began last month that it never held her in detention, despite her claims. Naqvi’s allegations were also quickly amplified by left-wing politicians in Illinois.

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A tough pressure campaign from high-profile Democrats has failed to persuade other members of their party in Maryland, where a new congressional map is now off the table.

Democrats enjoy a super-majority in both the Maryland House of Delegates and the Senate, and Democrat Wes Moore has been governor since 2023. Nevertheless, a redistricting proposal that would have threatened the lone Republican congressional seat died in the Maryland Senate when the legislative session ended Monday night.

‘At some point, I am going to have to have a conversation with him if he continues to stand in the way of an up or down vote.’

The Maryland House passed the map overwhelmingly in early February, 99-37.

Gov. Moore pressed hard to pass the map through the state Senate and onto his desk as a way to combat Republican redistricting efforts in Texas and North Carolina, spearheaded by President Donald Trump.

“I think Donald Trump is actively trying to manipulate and change the rules around the November election and beyond because he knows he cannot win on his policies,” Moore told the AP.

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James Boasberg is the Chief Judge of the U.S. District Court in D.C. He’s also the nakedly activist judge who tried to get planes with gang members to turn around as the administration was deporting them to El Salvador.

In a 2-1 ruling, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ordered District Judge James Boasberg to drop his probe into whether Trump administration officials, including then-Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, defied his order by completing deportation flights to El Salvador. The flights in March 2025 carried over 200 Venezuelan nationals suspected of ties to the Tren de Aragua gang, authorized under the 1798 Alien Enemies Act. Majority judges Neomi Rao and Justin Walker called the probe an abuse of discretion, citing unclear orders and separation-of-powers issues, while dissenting Judge J. Michelle Childs argued it was needed to uphold court authority. The decision bolsters executive flexibility in immigration enforcement amid ongoing partisan tensions.The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals is tiring of Boasberg.

The DC Circuit Court of Appeals has had to rebuke him for a third time over the chief judge’s obstinacy in pursuing contempt charges against the Trump administration. And Judge Naomi Rao’s frustration has begun to seep through the legal lingo of her ruling. For at least the third time, the circuit court has called an end to Boasberg’s attempts to run the ICE and Border Patrol. Rao flat-out ruled that Boasberg has committed an ongoing “abuse of discretion” with his threats of criminal contempt citations (Hot Air).

Washington Times: Circuit Judge Neomi Rao said Judge Boasberg has crossed too many lines, risking damage to the separation of powers between the president and the courts, and must end his pursuit of the president and his team. “As these shifting and expanding proceedings demonstrate, the district court has assumed an improper jurisdiction antagonistic to the Executive Branch,” Judge Rao, a Trump appointee, wrote in the majority opinion for the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia (Washington Times).

The 2019 Trump Impeachment was based on dubious, or fake evidence, concocted by Democrat partisans, or so a report from the Director of National Intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard suggest.

Tulsi Gabbard Just Declassified the Docs Behind the 2019 Trump Impeachment Effort townhall.com
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The 2019 Trump impeachment effort was a sham — we all know this. There were traces of truth peeking through this Democrat-manufactured push, which alleges a quid pro quo based on hearsay. The details of this fiasco involved then-Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), who chaired the House Intelligence Committee and lied about having contact with the whistleblower who started this circus. The allegations were based on hearsay, with the analyst admitting he was a committed Democrat. As you might expect, he also had a history of political bias. He fit right in with the Deep State actors trying to derail the first Trump presidency.

Four Biden-era prosecutors who used the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act to convict pro-life protestors at abortion clinics have been fired by the Justice Department. A spokesperson said, the department “has terminated the employment of personnel for weaponizing the FACE Act who still remained at the department.”

Trump Admin Fires Prosecutors Who Put Pro-Life Americans in Prison www.lifenews.com
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The Justice Department has fired at least four prosecutors involved in cases under the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act during the Biden administration responsible for putting pro-life Americans in prison.

This is a step the Trump administration described as ending the weaponization of federal law against peaceful pro-life advocates.

The terminations occurred Monday, including longtime federal prosecutor Sanjay Patel of the Civil Rights Division’s criminal section, who had been placed on administrative leave last month. A government official familiar with the firings confirmed the action.

Clay Fuller holds on to Marjorie Taylor Greene’s seat in Georgia in a special election that at least gave the Democrats a consolation prize, he failed to win by as great a margin as Greene did in the election prior. With Republicans holding a slim majority in the U.S. House, this was a big win for the GOP.

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Clay Fuller Wins Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Congressional Seat – PJ Media

While everyone was focused on Iran on Tuesday evening, Republicans in Georgia were retaining a seat in the House of Representatives.  Donald Trump-backed Clayton Fuller officially won the Georgia 14th special election runoff. He will replace Marjorie Taylor Greene — who, if you’ll remember, vacated the seat on January 3 after a public falling out with the president — and carry out the rest of her term.

This comes after Trump reminded voters of his support for Fuller on social media on Monday. “I am asking all Republicans, America First Patriots, and MAGA Warriors, to please GET OUT AND VOTE for a fantastic Candidate, Clay Fuller, who has my Complete and Total Endorsement!” he said.

Fuller beat Democrat Shawn Harris, a cattle farmer and retired Army brigadier general, but the win isn’t a huge surprise. Georgia’s 14th district, which sits in the northwestern corner of the state, is one of the reddest in the country. However, there was some concern about turnout.

Two immigration judge that refused to deport illegal aliens have themselves been fired by the Department of Justice. They were fired along with four other immigration justices, all of whom were probationary justices whose terms were near completion.

Judges fired after blocking deportation of pro-Palestinian students | US immigration www.theguardian.com
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Two immigration judges who ruled against the Trump administration in the deportation cases of pro-Palestinian university students have been fired by the Department of Justice.

The New York Times reported over the weekend that the justice department had terminated six judges, including Roopal Patel and Nina Froes, who oversaw deportation proceedings against Rümeysa Öztürk and Mohsen Mahdawi, two students who were arrested last year as part of Trump’s campaign against the Gaza protest movement.

In an interview with the Guardian, Patel said she did not view her dismissal as “directly retaliatory” for any one case. She said it fit within a broader pattern of the administration dismissing judges near the end of their probationary term, particularly those who have experience representing immigrants in court.

Oklahoma’s Paul’s Valley High School witnessed a heroic miracle when their principal, Kirk Moore, stopped a wanna-be-mass-school shooter, 20-year-old Victor Hawkins. The principal stopped the shooter before he could harm or injure anyone, other than the principal himself, who survived the shooting.

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Heroic principal is shot tackling school shooter: He ‘saved lives’ – nypost.com

A heroic Oklahoma principal was shot in the leg while tackling a school shooter, according to authorities who hailed him for saving pupils’ lives.

Pauls Valley High School principal Kirk Moore was the only person injured Tuesday when he and other staff tackled the gunman, who was later identified as Victor Hawkins, a 20-year-old former student, according to the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI).

“The principal of the school had noticed that an adult male subject … had stepped foot into the school with a gun,” bureau spokesperson Hunter McKee told KOCO.

“When the principal noticed this, he quickly stepped in, as well as other school staff. The subject was able to fire multiple rounds, where the principal was hurt — but no one else was.”

Pauls Valley High School principal Kirk Moore was shot in the leg by a former student on Tuesday. Pauls Valley High School

“The actions of the staff and the principal stepping in as soon as they saw a subject with a firearm saved lives today,” the bureau rep stressed.

The staff were able to keep Hawkins subdued until police arrived around 2:30 p.m. and took him into custody. Students were placed on lockdown but none were injured.

Moore suffered a gunshot wound to the leg and was flown to Oklahoma University Health in Oklahoma City, about 60 miles north of Pauls Valley, for treatment.

The U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has essentially struck down a 158-year-old law that made moon shiners run, the law making home liquor distilling illegal.

US Court Rules Against 158-Year Ban on Home Liquor Distilling – Newsweek
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A U.S. appeals court has ruled that a 158-year-old ban on distilling liquor at home is unconstitutional.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit said the law exceeds Congress’ constitutional taxing power in a ruling on Friday.

Why It Matters

The ruling blocks enforcement of a long-standing federal prohibition that effectively made home distilling spirits a criminal offense. The case raises broader constitutional questions about the limits of Congress’ power to regulate behavior under its taxation authority.

What To Know

The case was brought by the Hobby Distillers Association and four of its members, who challenged an 1868 law which prohibited the operation of distilling spirits in or near homes.

The statute, enforced by the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, carries criminal penalties, including fines of up to $10,000 and up to five years imprisonment.

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For the first time, researchers have detected empty voids moving faster than the speed of light — and they blazed past that cosmic speed limit without breaking the laws of relativity.

A recent study shows the voids’ acceleration. Researchers used recent advances in ultrafast electron microscopy to measure voids in phonon-polariton waves zooming around inside a thin flake of boron nitride. Phonon-polaritons are quasiparticles formed from photons (quantized light) coupled with tiny vibrations, and they act like light and sound waves combined.

Anti-America, Pro-Iran Spanish Prime Minister’s Wife Just Criminally Charged – RedState redstate.com
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Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has been sticking his thumb in the eye of the United States for years, but now he’s got other things to worry about than whether to continue to tear down the Western alliance at the behest of Islamists. According to reports, Sanchez’s wife, Begona Gomez, has been criminally charged for various corruption-related offenses, including influence peddling and embezzlement. 

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Secretary of War Pete Hegseth drew some parallels between the timing of the Easter weekend rescue mission of a downed U.S. Air Force officer behind enemy lines and the resurrection of Jesus Christ nearly two thousand years ago.

Speaking at a Monday briefing at the White House, Hegseth could not help noting that the timeline of the rescue operation suggested God may have had a hand in its positive outcome.

When the downed weapons systems officer activated his transponder after hiding himself on a remote mountainside in southwest Iran, his first message was “God is good,” Hegseth recounted.

The secretary of war pointed out the officer was “Shot down on a Friday — Good Friday — hidden in a cave, a crevice, all of Saturday, and rescued on Sunday. Flown out of Iran as the sun was rising on Easter Sunday.”

“A pilot reborn, all home and accounted for, a nation rejoicing: God is good.”

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Scientists at Stanford Medicine have identified a naturally occurring molecule that appears to mimic some of the weight loss effects of semaglutide, the drug widely known as Ozempic. In animal studies, the molecule reduced appetite and body weight while avoiding several common side effects such as nausea, constipation, and muscle loss.

The molecule, called BRP, works through a different but related biological pathway and activates distinct groups of neurons in the brain. This suggests it may offer a more precise way to control appetite and metabolism.

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After a 10-day mission that sent them around the far side of the moon, NASA Commander Reid Wiseman says he and his three fellow Artemis II crew members are “bonded forever.”

Wiseman and fellow astronauts Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen were welcomed home in an emotional and rousing event in Houston, one day after they touched back down on Earth.

“We are bonded forever and no one down here is ever going to know what the four of us just went through and it was the most special thing that will ever happen in my life,” said Wiseman.

The mission broke the record for the farthest humans have ever travelled from Earth, and on a personal level, Reid said it was no small feat.

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Oil prices may soon be coming down after this move by U.S. Forces.

U.S. CENTCOM on Saturday announced the USS Frank E. Peterson and USS Michael Murphy will patrol the Strait of Hormuz to clear it from mines that were placed by the Iranian regime.

The move by U.S. CENTCOM come as JD Vance and top Iranian officials are in Pakistan discussing a peace agreement that would bring an end to U.S. military operations in Iran.

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Democratic House Rep. Eric Swalwell suspended his campaign for California governor on Sunday night following sexual assault allegations that he continues to deny.

“I will fight the serious, false allegations that have been made — but that’s my fight, not a campaign’s,” Swalwell said in a social media post.

Democrats quickly abandoned Swalwell, 44, after allegations that he sexually assaulted a woman twice, including when she worked for him. The allegations were first published Friday in the San Francisco Chronicle, and later by CNN.

A quantum battery prototype has been built that can allegedly recharge itself with light alone. It is an organic battery as well. The battery prototype was built by CSIRO, RMIT and the University of Melbourne.

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Scientists build a quantum battery that charges using light in seconds – Times of India

The CSIRO, RMIT and the University of Melbourne have successfully built a quantum battery prototype from theory into practice, meaning both energy and physics sciences have now made this transition to energy technology. Whereas traditional electrochemical cells rely on chemical reactions for their energy storage, this organic battery uses principles of quantum mechanics, specifically superposition and light-matter interactions, for the same purpose.

Superextensive charging (when a battery can charge faster as it increases in size) is one of the key characteristics that define this development; therefore, the quantum battery will, in turn, overcome the degradation factor typically seen in conventional batteries as they increase in size.

This room temperature prototype will potentially allow near-instantaneous charging and long-distance wireless power transfer using lasers.

After years of being under the weight of criminal prosecution, undercover journalists have now seen all their charges dropped. They exposed Planned Parenthood in a series of undercover videos selling parts of aborted babies.

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Criminal Charges Dropped Against Team Behind Videos Exposing Planned Parenthood Baby Part Sales – lifenews.com

All criminal charges against our team are finally dropped.

After ten long, brutal years of relentless legal warfare, our entire team is fully vindicated and completely out of the courts — no jail time, no fines, no probation, and no admission of guilt. The videos stand. The truth endures.

Even with the $18 million civil judgement I still face, God has sustained us, and the abortion industry’s attempt to silence us has failed.

CNN called Operation Rescue “The Abortionists’ Number One Foe.” I am proud to lead that fight.

Ten years ago this summer, the Center for Medical Progress — which I co-founded, secretly directed, and fully funded through Operation Rescue donors — caught Planned Parenthood red-handed in their grotesque baby body parts trafficking ring.

While David Daleiden faced the cameras, I stayed in the shadows because Planned Parenthood knew my face and had targeted me for years. Operation Rescue donors bankrolled the entire operation, and our hidden cameras captured the horror:

President Trump’s XO attempts to stop mass mailer elections in America. Lawsuits have already been filed.

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Trump Signs Executive Order Limiting Mail-In Ballots – Legal Insurrection

President Donald Trump signed an executive order that limits who can submit a mail-in ballot in elections.

Trump signed the order “to strengthen election integrity by ordering citizen verification.”

“The Order directs the Secretary of Homeland Security, in coordination with the Social Security Administration, to compile and transmit to each State a State Citizenship List of confirmed U.S. citizens who will be 18 or older at the time of the next upcoming Federal election and reside in that State,” according to the fact sheet.

Mail-in ballots are not going anywhere.

It’s worth doing something to prevent fraud.

White House Staff Secretary Will Scarf said:

Mr. President, as you said, you have in front of you an executive order that deals with a number of issues relating to election integrity. As you’ve consistently identified, two of the biggest problems we have with election integrity in this country are one, inaccurate voter rolls that allow ineligible people to vote in various federal and state elections all over the country. Then secondarily, you’ve consistently identified that vote by mail in this country has become rife with fraud, people returning ballots who aren’t eligible, eligible to return ballots, ballots being sent to people who aren’t confirmed to be eligible voters.

So what this executive order is going to do is one, we’re going to take federal data, we’re going to ensure that each state’s election officials are provided with a comprehensive view of who the eligible voters in their jurisdiction actually are, allowing them to properly verify that everybody voting in their elections is legally able to vote. And then it orders the Postmaster General, the US Postal Service, to take bold new measures to verify that ballots both being sent to people are being sent to people who are eligible to vote, and then the ballots being returned are being properly returned by eligible voters only.

And we believe that combined the measures in this executive order will help secure elections in the future and ensure that the many abuses of our election system in the past aren’t repeated in future elections.

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The International Olympic Committee (IOC) made a huge announcement Thursday: going forward, biological males will be banned from competing in women’s categories at the Olympics, and all athletes who wish to compete as women will have to pass a SRY gene screening.

The SRY gene is located on the Y chromosome and is found in biological males. The IOC said in its announcement that it “considers that the presence of the SRY gene is fixed throughout life and represents highly accurate evidence that an athlete has experienced male sex development.” Athletes who want to compete in women’s events will have to undergo “once-in-a-lifetime” testing for the SRY gene via saliva, cheek swab or blood sample.

“The policy was developed on the basis that it is universally accepted that providing for a female category is necessary to allow both males and females equal access to elite sport,” the IOC said in an announcement.

“It was guided by the IOC’s modern goals relating to equality (equal opportunities for female athletes in finals, on podiums and in championships); enhancing Olympic value (featuring both women’s and men’s finals in every sport); and visibility and inspiration (celebrating female athletes on the Olympic podium to inspire and represent women and girls worldwide).”

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A federal judge in Louisiana ruled that the Food and Drug Administration must provide a status report on its safety review of the abortion pill within six months.

The judge also found that a challenge to the policy of allowing abortion pills to be shipped through the mail has standing and is likely to succeed on the merits.

“FDA has an obligation to act with all deliberate speed to review its past actions and complete a thorough analysis that addresses the deficiencies it has acknowledged,” District Judge David C. Joseph wrote. “The parties and the American public deserve nothing less.”

The state of Louisiana filed the lawsuit against the administration, challenging the Biden-era policy of allowing abortion drugs to be sent through the mail, including into states where abortion is illegal.

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Key Takeaways

  • West Virginia Governor approved House Bill 4106, extending permitless carry to adults aged 18-20, effective June 12, 2026.
  • Previously, permitless carry only applied to those 21 and older, creating stricter rules for those under 21.
  • The new law allows qualified residents aged 18 and older to carry a concealed weapon without a license, affirming Second Amendment rights regardless of age.
  • The law keeps prohibitions for felons and individuals under domestic violence protective orders while clarifying rules for minors.
  • Optional licenses remain for those seeking reciprocity in other states.

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A federal court has shut down an attempt by a disgraced former Wisconsin judge to overturn her criminal conviction.

Hannah Dugan, a now former activist judge, attempted to overturn the ruling after she was found guilty of helping an illegal alien evade federal immigration authorities.

U.S. District Judge Lynn Adelman, an appointee of former President Bill Clinton, denied motions from Dugan seeking to toss out a jury’s verdict.

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NASA astronaut and pilot for the Artemis II mission, Victor Glover, shared the Gospel and teachings of Jesus Christ, moments before losing signal with Earth as he and the other astronauts reached the dark side of the Moon.

Glover shared that as he, and the three other astronauts, Reid Wiseman, Christina Koch, and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen, got closer “to the nearest point to the Moon, and farthest point from Earth,” he wanted to remind people of one of the “most important mysteries” on Earth, love.