Democrats rail against Lutnick interview on Epstein as 'egregious cover up'

House Democrats on Wednesday blasted Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick’s testimony before the Oversight Committee, arguing that his claimed lack of knowledge about convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes is part of an “egregious cover up.” Lutnick appeared before the panel on Wednesday for a closed-door, transcribed interview as part of its investigation into Epstein. Lawmakers……

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    Optimistic About Private Credit Opportunities: Poli

    Danielle Poli, co-portfolio manager, global credit at Oaktree Capital, and Gretchen Lam, CEO of Octagon Credit Investors, join Scarlet Fu on “Bloomberg Deals.” The titans of private markets descended on Beverly Hills for the annual Milken Institute, where they made it clear they were ready to move on from private credit’s recent woes. (Source: Bloomberg)…

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    Purcell-enhanced spin–phonon coupling with a single colour centre

    Cohen-Tannoudji, C., Dupont-Roc, J. & Grynberg, G. Atom-Photon Interactions: Basic Processes and Applications (Wiley, 1998). Purcell, E. M. Spontaneous emission probabilities at radio frequencies. Phys. Rev. 69, 681 (1946). Google Scholar  Walther, H., Varcoe, B. T. H., Englert, B.-G. & Becker, T. Cavity quantum electrodynamics. Rep. Prog. Phys. 69, 1325–1382 (2006). ADS  Google Scholar  Blais,…

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    US Senator Gillibrand says crypto market structure vote could happen by August

    US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand said lawmakers working towards passage of a digital asset market structure bill likely need to meet three conditions before the chamber could vote on the legislation. Speaking at the Consensus conference in Miami on Wednesday, Gillibrand said she considered addressing consumer protection, illicit finance, and ethics provisions essential before any potential…

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    Steric hindrance of antibody binding in an Omicron spike fusion intermediate

    Low, J. S. et al. ACE2-binding exposes the SARS-CoV-2 fusion peptide to broadly neutralizing coronavirus antibodies. Science 377, 735–741 (2022). Article  ADS  CAS  PubMed  PubMed Central  Google Scholar  Sun, X. et al. Neutralization mechanism of a human antibody with pan-coronavirus reactivity including SARS-CoV-2. Nat. Microbiol. 7, 1063–1074 (2022). Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar  Qu, P….

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    Bitcoin, Ethereum ‘Q-Day’ Quantum Threat Could Arrive as Soon as 2030: Report

    In brief Quantum computers capable of breaking blockchain cryptography could arrive as soon as 2030, Project Eleven wrote in a report. Recent hardware developments have accelerated the potential timeline for the threat to crypto networks. Developers for Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other major blockchains are developing plans to prepare for the quantum threat. A sweeping new…

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