A former top scientist from Harvard University has defected to China – giving the country an edge in the global race to develop the world’s first AI super-soldier. Charles Lieber, the former chair of Harvard’s chemistry department, has resurfaced as the founding director of Shenzhen’s Institute for Brain Research Advanced Interfaces and Neurotechnologies, also known as i-BRAIN. Scientists in the military wing of the Chinese Communist Party have been working on brain-computer interfaces — Lieber is one of the world’s leading researchers in the field — to boost mental agility and situational awareness to engineer super soldiers. Lieber’s lab, based on…

Us Weekly has affiliate partnerships. We receive compensation when you click on a link and make a purchase. Learn more! It doesn’t matter how cute an item of clothing it is — it can be made of sneaky polyester and other synthetic fibers that don’t hold up well or feel good on the skin. That’s why I’m paying extra special attention to what I’m putting on my body for my seasonal wardrobe refresh. One thing is for sure: I’ll only add a spring dress to my closet if it’s made of 100% cotton. A purely cotton dress is bound to…

BEIJING: China will not comply with US sanctions against five firms targeted for purchasing Iranian oil, Beijing’s commerce ministry said on Saturday (May 2). China is a key customer for Iranian oil, mainly through independent “teapot” refineries that rely on discounted crude from the Islamic Republic.The United States, seeking to choke off revenue to Tehran, has ramped up sanctions on such refineries.The commerce ministry’s injunction, relating to sanctions announced separately since last year, states that the US measures “shall not be recognised, implemented, or complied with”. The sanctions “improperly prohibit or restrict Chinese enterprises from conducting normal economic, trade and related…

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Minnesota Golden Gophers quarterback Drake Lindsey was arrested early Friday in his native Fayetteville, Arkansas for alleged underage possession of alcohol and carrying fraudulent identification.According to Washington County Sheriff intake records, Lindsey was booked shortly after 1 a.m. and released on bond about seven hours later. According to multiple media reports, citing Fayetteville police, a staff member at a bar near the University of Arkansas campus flagged Lindsey for possession of a possible fake ID, which he admitted to police he’d used.The 20-year-old Lindsey has court dates scheduled for June 1 and…

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The former US Navy SEAL who fatally shot Osama bin Laden has only one regret: the al Qaeda monster he killed with three shots to the head was buried at sea. “I would have hung him from a bridge in New York City,” and let the locals deal with him, Robert O’Neill told The Post. Here the retired Team Six member offers The Post’s David Spector a riveting blow-by-blow account of Operation Neptune Spear, which unfolded 15 years ago today at bin Laden’s secret compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan. He also reveals the heroic operators’ 9/11 motivations. “We were going for…

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A large Roman Catholic diocese pushed back at criticism Friday after Pope Leo XIV appointed a former illegal immigrant as a bishop amid heightened tensions between the Vatican and Washington over refugees and ICE enforcement.Leo nominated Bishop Evelio Menjivar-Ayala as bishop of the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston, which covers all of West Virginia. Menjivar-Ayala originally arrived in San Ysidro, California, smuggled in a car trunk after making several prior attempts as a teenager to flee guerrilla war-torn El Salvador.The bishop has also been critical of increased immigration enforcement measures, calling them a human…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A federal appeals court on Friday blocked the mailing of the abortion pill mifepristone under current Food and Drug Administration (FDA) rules, a move the court acknowledged would, “as a practical matter, have a nationwide effect,” one that sets up a likely Supreme Court battle over abortion access.The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling could restrict abortion pill access across the country, restoring rules supporters say protect patient safety and state authority, while critics warn it will make access harder even in states where abortion remains legal.The decision means women will…

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Teen Mom alum Jenelle Evans appears to be working hard to put her past troubles with her son Jace behind them. Posting via Instagram on Friday, May 1, Evans, 34, shared a carousel of photos and videos that showed her with Jace, 16, as they spent quality time together at a “parents weekend.” Evans shared a selfie of the mother-son duo together as well as snippets from a kayaking adventure they embarked on together. “Therapy and kayaking with my best friend. Both working on ourselves at the same time 💓🥹 #ParentsWeekend #MentalHealthAwareness,” the reality TV star captioned the post. Evans…

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