EXCLUSIVE CERN tests world's most powerful particle accelerator - dubbed 'the Big Bang machine' - by smashing particles together at nearly 671 million miles per hour

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-13276933/CERN-tests-Large-Hadron-Collider-Big-Bang.html

• CERN researchers conducting the first collision of particles on Friday

• They shot beams of proton down the tunnel of the Large Hadron Collider

The world's largest and most powerful particle accelerator smashed protons together on Friday, bringing scientists closer to understanding the Big Bang. CERN researchers put three beams of protons into the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), shooting them down a 17-mile-long tunnel at nearly the speed of light to recreate what happened 13.8 billion years ago.

The LHC smashed the particles together at unprecedented energy to try to blast into existence massive new particles that are secretly powering our universe. LHC is set to keep the beams moving until Monday, when the team will capture the energy for an analysis - and more collision testing is planned until October.

Arnaud Marsollier, head of media at CERN, told DailyMail.com: 'This is definitely exciting, I can tell you that scientists are in the starting blocks to receive their wave of data for this year and improve our understanding of nature. 'We can't wait to be looking at the Higgs boson in more detail and further search for dark matter with our Big Bang machine!'

The CERN team began preliminary tests last month by sending billions of protons around the LHC's ring of superconducting magnets to boost their energy and ensure the $4 billion machine was in working condition. The accelerator sits 300 feet underground at the border of France and Switzerland and first went live on September 10, 2008.

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FBI 'investigating New York Mayor Eric Adams for getting free Turkish Airlines upgrades' as part of corruption probe

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The FBI is investigating whether New York City Mayor Eric Adams received free flight upgrades on Turkish Airlines.

Federal authorities are looking into whether he was elevated to the most expensive seats available on international flights as part of a wider corruption probe, The New York Times reported. Adams has praised the Turkish national carrier in the past, and now his campaign is being scrutinized for his links to the government in Ankara. Prosecutors are said to be looking into whether the Turkish government conspired with Adams' staff to bring money into the campaign.

FBI investigating whether NYC Mayor Eric Adams received free upgraded Turkish Airlines tickets: Sources

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/fbi-investigating-nyc-mayor-eric-adams-received-free

The FBI is investigating whether New York Mayor Eric Adams received free upgrades on Turkish Airlines, the country's national carrier, sources familiar with the investigation told ABC News. Scrutiny of the flights is part of a wider corruption investigation involving a top Turkish Airlines executive, aides to the mayor and Adams, who previously had his phones and other electronic devices seized.

Apple lays off more than 600 workers in California

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Apple is laying off more than 600 workers in California, marking the company’s first big wave of post-pandemic job cuts amid a broader wave of tech industry consolidation. The iPhone maker notified 614 workers in multiple offices on March 28 that they were losing their jobs, with the layoffs becoming effective on May 27, according to reports to regional authorities. The workers were cut from eight offices in Santa Clara, according to the filings under the state's Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, also known as WARN. But it's not clear which departments or projects the employees were involved in.

Apple did not immediately respond to a request for comment early Friday.

The Cupertino, California, company had been a notable exception as other tech companies slashed their workforces over the past two years. There was a massive surge in hiring during the COVID-19 pandemic, when people spent more time and money online, and big tech companies are still larger than they were before the pandemic. Still, as growth slows, companies are focusing on cutting costs.

In a recent regulatory filing, Apple said it had about 161,000 full-time equivalent employees.

Amazon announced earlier this week a fresh round of layoffs, this time at its cloud computing business AWS. In recent months, video game maker Electronic Arts said it's cutting about 5% of its workforce, Sony said its axing about 900 jobs in its PlayStation division, Cisco Systems revealed plans to lay off more than 4,000 workers and social media company Snap, owner of Snapchat, announced its slashing 10% of its global workforce.

House Democrats introduce bill to rename Miami federal prison after Trump

>"Donald J. Trump Federal Correctional Institution" would be the prison's name.

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/house-democrats-propose-bill-rename-miami-federal-prison

After House Republicans introduced legislation to rename an airport outside of Washington, D.C., after former President Donald Trump, a group of House Democrats are now proposing a bill to rename a federal prison in Miami after Trump.

The legislation, which would rename the Miami Federal Correctional Institution in Florida as the "Donald J. Trump Federal Correctional Institution," was officially filed on Wednesday, April 3.

The move comes just days after House Republicans introduced a bill to rename Washington Dulles International Airport after the former president. The renaming efforts come in an election year when many Republicans seek to honor the presumptive nominee, while Democrats work to undercut him. Reps. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., Jared Moskowitz, D-Fla., and John Garamendi, D-Calif., are co-sponsors of the bill.

"Everyone knows President Trump loves to write his name in gold letters on all his buildings. But he's never had his name on a federal building before and as a public servant I just want to help the former president. Help us make that dream a reality," Moskowitz joked in a statement released Friday.