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Breaking up is hard to do … but it is even worse when exes still have to work together after the fact! Relationships are supposed to end with clean breaks and fresh starts. However, some celebrities do not get so lucky. The process was easier for some than others. Rachel Bilson, for instance, recognized the fandom surrounding her and Adam Brody’s characters, Summer Roberts and Seth Cohen, respectively, long after they split. The former O.C. costars reunited at an airport in August 2019, and the Hart of Dixie alum could not let the moment go by undocumented. “Ran into my ol buddy from jfk…

The inventor of the silicon technology that dominates solar power predicts that combining other materials with the silicon may boost the efficiency of photovoltaic cells from around 25 per cent today to more than 40 per cent.Martin Green, an engineer and professor of the University of New South Wales, who invented the technology that is used in about 90 per cent of the world’s solar panels, made the prediction in an FT interview in London, where the work was recognised with an accolade for innovation in engineering.The Perc, or Passivated Emitter and Rear Cell, that was developed by Green and…

More than £4.4bn of taxpayers’ money has been paid out to British banks to cover default and fraud on the £77bn in state-guaranteed loans made to struggling businesses during the coronavirus lockdowns.The latest official data published on Tuesday showed banks had flagged a further £6.2bn of problem loans, suggesting taxpayers face further significant losses on the various Covid-19 schemes.Close to £1.2bn of total loans were flagged by banks as suspected fraud, with smaller lenders, such as Conister Finance and New Wave Capital, highlighted as having a significant proportion on their loan books.Ministers rapidly set up loan support schemes to help…

The James Webb Space Telescope accidentally found an asteroid, and NASA says it’s likely the smallest observed to date by the observatory. International astronomers detected an asteroid roughly the size of Rome’s Colosseum, between 300 and 650 feet in length. The space rock was found when analyzing data from the calibration of the Mid-InfraRed (MIRI) Instrument. While more observations are necessary to better characterize this object’s nature and properties, it may be an example of an object measuring fewer than 0.6 miles in length within the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON SAYS JAMES WEBB SPACE TELESCOPE IS WINDOW TO…

The mother who was found at a Florida supermarket with her two children whom she allegedly abducted last year has pleaded not guilty.Kristi Nicole Gilley, 36, was arrested on Feb. 1 at a Winn Dixie store in High Springs, Florida, on an active kidnapping warrant out of Clay County, Missouri. Her attorney, Maurice McDaniel, submitted a written plea of not guilty to all charges, according to court documents filed with the Alachua County Clerk. Kristi Gilley is being held in the Alachua County Jail on no bail as she is expected to be extradited to Missouri.Kristi Gilley and her children, 11-year-old…

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Tuesday failed to slow down the House Republican push for new oil and gas leases on federal land, after GOP lawmakers shot down her attempt to require further study of the public health impacts of energy extraction.The House National Resources Committee met Tuesday to adopt its work plan for the new Congress. Included in that plan is language that says the Biden administration has leased fewer federal acres for oil and gas development than “any presidential administration” since the end of World War II.”The Committee will examine the lack of oil and natural gas leasing on…

The cryptocurrency market has been relatively stable over the past 24 hours, with only minor fluctuations in prices. Despite a strong start to the year, the recent surge in crypto prices seems to have lost momentum, with Bitcoin and other digital assets seemingly consolidating. Amid this backdrop, what are the best cryptos to buy today?The price of Bitcoin is currently at $23,069 with a 0.05% gain for the day. Although the leading cryptocurrency has seen impressive growth of 40% since the start of the year, it has failed to hold above the $24,000 level and has returned to the $23,000…

Japanese LGBTQ people and rights groups condemned a recent discriminatory remark by a senior aide of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, demanding his government enact laws to ban discrimination against sexual minorities, legalize same-sex marriage and guarantee equal rights before Japan hosts a Group of Seven summit in May.Their comments at a news conference Tuesday followed remarks last week by Kishida aide Masayoshi Arai, who was fired after telling reporters he wouldn’t want to live next to LGBTQ people and that citizens would flee Japan if same-sex marriage was allowed.Despite Kishida’s quick dismissal of Arai, a comment the prime minister made…

Chip suppliers have warned that a European effort to impose a ban on “forever chemicals” will cause widespread disruption to already tight semiconductor supply chains. Five European countries, including Germany and the Netherlands, on Tuesday proposed that the EU phase out tens of thousands of so-called forever chemicals, known as PFAS, used in the production of semiconductors, batteries, aircraft, cars, medical equipment and even frying pans and ski wax.The ban would constitute “the broadest restriction proposal in history”, Frauke Averbeck, who led the proposal for the German Environment Agency, said. “It’s a huge step for us to take.”“If no action…

A child in Kansas has been caught on video being chased by a Topgolf employee on a driving range. The footage, taken at the Topgolf location in Wichita, has gone viral with more than 700,000 views on Twitter. “Oh my God,” a man could be heard saying as the camera zooms in to reveal a toddler sprinting down the driving range at the facility, with a Topgolf employee in pursuit. CADDIE COLLAPSES, ADMINISTERED CPR DURING PEBBLE BEACH PRO-AM  As the child zigs and zags down the range, golfers could be heard laughing in the background. PHIL MICKELSON SHOOTS DOWN LIKELIHOOD OF LIV GOLF VS. PGA…