The 15-year-old Afghan girl hailed a hero after she shot and killed a group of Taliban attackers who raided her home and killed her parents, married one of the assailants, according to a new report. Qamar Gul, 15, was celebrated as a “heroine” after she was photographed posing with the …
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Read More »Quantum physicists unravel the mystery of ‘foreign metals’, a new state of matter
A diagram showing different states of matter as a function of temperature, T, and the interaction force, U (normalized to amplitude, t, of electrons jumping between sites). Strange metals emerge in a regime that separates a rotating metal glass and a Fermi liquid. Credit: P. Cha et al. / Procedures …
Read More »First Penn State student-athlete tests positive for coronavirus, says school
Penn State Superfans: Get exclusive, detailed Nittany Lions news, analytics, and recruiting updates every day. Become a PennLive Sports Insider. Only $ 7.99 a month. Learn more. A student athlete from Penn State tested positive for the coronavirus. WPSU first reported the news on Thursday morning after the Pennsylvania Department …
Read More »Demi Lovato is engaged: look back on her whirlwind romance with Max Ehrich
Congratulations are in order for Demi lovato: The 27-year-old singer is committed to Max Ehrich! The “Confident” star announced the happy news through Instagram on Wednesday night. The two-time Grammy nominee posted photos of what appeared to be a beachside proposal and gave fans their first look at her diamond …
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