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Scientists Have Found the Most Convincing Evidence Yet of a Dark Matter Particle (Maria)

The author writes, “More than a kilometer underground, in what used to be a gold mine, inside a tank filled with tons of liquid xenon, ‘something’ struck the nucleus of an atom. The tiny collision left an unusual energy signature that researchers are still unable to explain, but the scientists behind the experiment believe this could be the most convincing physical evidence of dark matter to date.”

Is Donald Trump’s Bid To Brand Democrats as ‘Radical’ Communists Working? (Reader Jim)

The author writes, “As Democrats have looked left in some primaries, nominating socialists to represent the party in November’s US midterm elections, Trump has increasingly — erroneously — claimed the party has been overrun by communists. ‘You can be a communist or you can be a patriot,’ he said in the shadow of Mount Rushmore during the US 250th birthday celebrations this summer. ‘You cannot be both.’ As Trump seeks to galvanize his base ahead of November’s US midterm elections, the thoughts of voters in South Carolina, and fears of an ascendant ‘Communist party’ on the left, offer a window into how his efforts are faring.”  

Some Freedom Fuel Stations Have Been Able To Sell Gas Cheaply Because Some Fuel Wasn’t Paid For, a Lawsuit Claims (Reader Steve)

From The Philadelphia Inquirer: “A petroleum distributor has filed suit in federal court alleging it supplied $4 million worth of gasoline sold to multiple Freedom Fuel Network gas stations but has never been paid for it. That is at least one reason, the civil suit claims, Freedom Fuel Network gas stations have been able to sell gas so cheaply after President Donald Trump touted the brand.”

West Point Climate Professor Says He Was Fired for Refusing to ‘Defy Science’ (Laura)

The authors write, “After 17 years of teaching science at West Point, Dr. Adam Kalkstein says he was suddenly ordered last year to cut from his curriculum information about the human causes of climate change, according to a new lawsuit filed against the U.S. Military Academy. The change was immoral and potentially illegal, Dr. Kalkstein says he told Brig. Gen. Shane R. Reeves, who at the time was dean of West Point. Instead of upholding Army values, Dr. Kalkstein said he felt like a liar and a fraud.”

The Roboguard Revolution Is Short-Circuiting (Dana)

The authors write, “Knightscope and other robotics companies are rethinking automated security amid canceled contracts. One pivot? Human guards.”

Parkinson’s Can Rob People’s Voices. This Instrument Could Help Bring Them Back. (Russ)

From The Washington Post: “Harmonica lessons could be helping patients regain voices weakened by the progressive movement disorder, a boon for patients and their families.” 

How the Aquarium of the Pacific Scrambled To Save Hundreds of Sea Creatures After 2 Smuggling Busts (Sean)

From the Associated Press: “Clownfish clamber around a watery enclosure, a couple of brownbanded bamboo sharks weave between rocks and lines of coral sit in tanks basking under artificial grow lights — all creatures seized from illegal wildlife trafficking and placed at the Aquarium of the Pacific for care and a home. The Long Beach aquarium took in nearly 1,000 trafficked marine animals over the course of two operations this summer, in which wildlife officials each time intercepted a box truck carrying thousands of confiscated creatures.”