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Supreme Court rejects environmentalists’ challenge of border wall

The Supreme Court declined on Monday to hear an appeal from a coalition of environmental groups that rejected the Trump administration’s construction of the wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. The groups, led by the Center for Biological Diversity, challenged a 1996 law that gives the president authority to combat illegal …

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The team develops a method to trap elusive electrons

Credit: Aalto University Graphene’s unique two-dimensional structure means that electrons travel through it differently than in most other materials. One consequence of this unique transport is that applying a voltage does not stop the electrons as it does in most other materials. This is a problem, because to make useful …

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Benny Mardones, singer of ‘Into the Night’, dies at 73

Benny Mardones, the singer-songwriter best known for his 1980 soft rock hit “Into the Night,” died at age 73 of complications after a two-decade battle with Parkinson’s disease. Friend and producer Joel Diamond confirmed Mardones’ death to Billboard. A memorial service for the singer will be announced soon. Mardones was …

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