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3 days ago | san.com | Jack Henry |Ryan Robertson |William O. Jackson

[RYAN ROBERTSON]CHINA SAYS IT TESTED A NEW KIND OF EXPLOSIVE DEVICE—A HYDROGEN-BASED BOMB THAT PRODUCES THERMO-NUCLEAR EFFECTS  WITHOUT USING FISSILE  MATERIAL IF TRUE–THIS BOMB WOULD POSE A LOT OF PROBLEMS. CHINA SAYS THE DEVICE USES MAGNESIUM HYDRIDE, A SOLID POWDER THAT RELEASES HYDROGEN GAS WHEN DETONATED. THAT GAS IGNITES INTO A WHITE-HOT FIREBALL BURNING AT OVER 1,800 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT—AND LASTS MORE THAN TWO SECONDS. THAT’S FIFTEEN TIMES LONGER THAN TNT.

6 days ago | san.com | Craig Nigrelli |Jack Henry

With Easter weekend starting on April 18, many egg hunts will be taking place. Due to extremely high egg prices, many people and businesses are substituting potatoes this year in place of eggs. Businesses have even gone on social media, touting how potatoes look similar to eggs when colored. Others are using colored plastic eggs for egg hunts and putting a prize inside the substitute eggs.

1 week ago | san.com | Evan Hummel |Jack Henry |Ryan Robertson

[Ryan Robertson]ISRAEL NOW CONTROLS ABOUT A THIRD OF GAZA. ITS DEFENSE FORCES ARE CAPTURING LARGE PORTIONS OF LAND IN THE NORTH AND SOUTH, DECLARING THEM SECURITY ZONES. IT’S ALL PART OF THE CAMPAIGN TO RAMPS UP PRESSURE ON HAMAS. THE IDF IS SEIZING PORTIONS OF GAZA AND THEN HOLDING THEM FOR AN INDEFINITE AMOUNT OF TIME. THE TACTIC IS THE LATEST EFFORT TO SECURE THE RELEASE OF THE REMAINING 59 HOSTAGES HELD BY HAMAS. ONLY 24 OF THOSE HOSTAGES ARE BELIEVED TO BE ALIVE.

1 week ago | san.com | Jack Aylmer |Jack Henry

Amid rising international trade tensions, the Chinese EV market is navigating several policy shifts underpinning its relations with the U.S. and Europe. The changes are expected to impact how numerous electric models are priced and traded globally. Both Beijing and the EU are exploring a price floor agreement for Chinese-made EVs sold in Europe. In the U.S., Beijing’s retaliatory tariffs have led Tesla to halt new orders from China for its U.S.-built Model S and Model X vehicles.

2 weeks ago | san.com | Jack Aylmer |Jack Henry

Scientists in Australia are developing genetically modified “Peter Pan toads” that remain in their tadpole stage and die before reaching adulthood. They aim to reduce the population of invasive cane toads. The modified tadpoles are more aggressive, consume up to three times more cane toad eggs than normal tadpoles and also eat hatchlings of their own species. However, large-scale deployment faces hurdles due to the labor-intensive gene-editing process, among other issues.