World’s oldest chess piece could be a rook dating back to the 7th century

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The game of chess has been around for a very long time, both fascinating and frustrating players of every age for 1,500 years. Now, one of the oldest chess pieces in history may have been found by archaeologists in the Middle East.

Chess can trace its origins to India in […]

BWC: Ore. deputies wade into frigid pond to rescue teens who fell through ice

“The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office commends the coordinated efforts of all responding agencies whose quick actions and teamwork resulted in a successful rescue,” the agency stated

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Police union backs federal bill aimed at preventing corrections officer suicide

The proposed legislation would fund mental health screenings and referrals for corrections officers at the federal, state and local levels

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5,000-year-old Peruvian pyramid yields grisly clues of human sacrifice

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When they found a mysterious pyramid structure in Peru recently, archaeologists knew they had located something of incredible significance, but upon closer inspection, they came to realize that their discovery holds a dark secret that appears to point to the ancient practice of human sacrifice which was once carried […]

Mass extinction saw an invasion of giant-headed Komodo Dragon-like Triassic predators

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Today, we marvel at creatures such as crocodiles and Komodo Dragons, but they would be even more fearsome if they had giant heads. And it turns out that giant-headed reptiles once roamed the Earth.

In the aftermath of mass extinction, apex reptilian predators with disproportionately large heads inherited dominion over […]

BWC: Ohio man flees traffic stop with officer inside his vehicle

The Dayton Police officer was attempting to pull the driver out of the vehicle after seeing him manipulate a black bag, raising concerns he had a weapon

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N.Y. bill would nix ICE partnerships with local law enforcement

The proposed law, the “Local Cops Local Crimes Act,” would void current agreements between ICE and counties in New York, including Nassau County

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7,000-year-old monument three times bigger than Stonehenge discovered in Poland

A huge Stone Age monument has been discovered in Poland, and researchers report the site is 360 feet in diameter, making it three times larger than Stonehenge. It is believed the site was used by Neolithic people for at least 250 years, with new features added to it along the way.

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N.J. trooper dies from medical condition caused by on-duty injury

New Jersey State Police Sgt. 1st Class Sean Acker served with the State Police for more than 19 years and was a married father of two

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NYPD cop convicted of manslaughter in cooler throwing death

A judge found Sgt. Erik Duran guilty after determining he acted recklessly by throwing a cooler at a fleeing suspect during a 2023 narcotics operation

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Ariz. DPS identifies trooper and pilot killed in helicopter crash during shooting response

Trooper Hunter Bennett, 28, and Pilot Robert Skankey, 61, were killed while supporting ground units during an active shooter incident

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Researchers demonstrate organic crystal emitting red light from UV and green from near-infrared

Invisible light beyond the range of human vision plays a vital role in communication technologies, medical diagnostics, and optical sensing. Ultraviolet and near-infrared wavelengths are routinely used in these fields, yet detecting them directly often requires complex instrumentation.

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Broken inversion symmetry lets 3D crystals mimic 2D Ising superconductivity

Two-dimensional (2D) materials, in general, allow the realization of unique quantum phenomena unattainable in the common three-dimensional (3D) world. A prime example is graphene. Transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) have a similar structure. Both can be stacked to form van der Waals heterostructures or can be exfoliated into single layers. But TMDs have an extra variety […]

Quantum encryption method demonstrated at city-sized distances for the first time

Concerns that quantum computers may start easily hacking into previously secure communications has motivated researchers to work on innovative new ways to encrypt information. One such method is quantum key distribution (QKD), a secure, quantum-based method in which eavesdropping attempts disrupt the quantum state, making unauthorized interception immediately detectable.

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Three-way quantum correlations fade exponentially with distance at any temperature, study shows

The properties of a quantum material are driven by links between its electrons known as quantum correlations. A RIKEN researcher has shown mathematically that, at non-zero temperatures, these connections can only exist over very short distances when more than two particles are involved. This finding, now published in Physical Review X, sets a fundamental limit […]