In fact, the idea of splitting atoms for propulsion and power was being seriously considered almost as soon as the first atomic explosions were made public.
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David Szondy
July 07,
New Atlas,
8 July 2026
Danagoulian, an associate professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, believes the answer lies in detecting the interaction between uranium atoms and high-energy cosmic-ray particles.
The speech capped a holiday that Trump has gone to great lengths to shape to his own tastes.
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Steven Sloan,
Los Angeles Times,
5 July 2026
The cacio e pepe pasta transports me to my favorite trattoria in Rome and the pan-roasted Chilean sea bass tastes like it was just fished out of the sea.
There's one day left of food in the fridge, a flood in the basement, a hole in the ceiling and a group of people who are clinging to the last shreds of hope for the future.
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Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
25 June 2026
Trump’s appreciation for and emulation of the histrionics of that sport have been much discussed over the years—recall how the late Hulk Hogan ripped his shirt to shreds at the 2024 Republican National Convention to reveal a TRUMP VANCE T-shirt underneath.
But eccentricity is only the visible tip of the vast iceberg of Vibeke’s mental health issues, and soon Karl and Rikke are conferring in low whispers about whether, and when, to slip some ground-up sleeping pills into her drink.
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Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
7 July 2026
Students enter the classroom about a minute later, and voices, whispers and laughter can be heard before the recording ends.
Henderson’s huge brown missed being an all-tackle world record by just 12 ounces, and will certainly stand as the new North American record for brown trout.
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Tom Opre,
Outdoor Life,
2 July 2026
The service enables anyone to show up at a DASH office with a package less than 16 ounces and get it on the next flight out.
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