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U.S. federal appeals court freezes Biden’s vaccine rule for companies

Ethiopia’s Stunning Battlefield Reversal

Conflict In North Africa Threatens Gas Supply To Europe

‘I’m afraid we’re going to have a food crisis’: The energy crunch has made fertilizer too expensive to produce, says Yara CEO

The biggest line item in the Democrats’ reconciliation bill is a massive tax cut for the wealthy.

Where Did All of the Food & Beverage Workers Go?

A deadly parasite that burrows into the body through bare feet could be multiplying in this US community

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Glenn Youngkin’s top strategists Jeff Roe and Kristin Davison helped pull off one of the great upsets in modern politics. Here’s how they did it.

OSHA Employer Vaccination Mandate is Narrower than Earlier White House Announcement – But Still has Legal Vulnerabilities

Navy Faces Prospect That Crash Will Force USS Connecticut Out Of Service

Indiana school administrator: You’d better believe we teach CRT — and lie to parents about it

Replacement Glass Shortage Adding To Woes Of San Francisco Car Break-Ins Victims

Here’s Why Rapid COVID Tests Are So Expensive and Hard to Find

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White House announces start date for vaccine mandate in US

Braun leads 40 colleagues in officially challenging Biden’s vaccine mandate

Emerging SARS-CoV-2 variant A.30 efficiently evades vaccine-induced immunity

Solar storm from ‘cannibal’ sun eruption may impact power grid and bring auroras as far south as Pennsylvania

Europe ‘back at epicenter,’ says WHO

Liner Delays and Backlogs Spread Across Most Global Trade Routes

This graph which casts doubt on a sugar mono-causal theory of obesity. Yes, it includes corn syrup

How a truck driver spent $153 on his N.J. election campaign to likely dethrone a political kingpin More partisan but updated take here.

Army Attacks Continue in Myanmar’s Most Christian State

America Is Playing With Fire In Syria

Thus the strange tale of the United States pressuring Ukraine to stop a U.S. law firm helping China to take over an Ukrainian engine manufacturer continues.

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Four more suppliers collapse as UK energy crisis shows no signs of improving

In short: expect a further swath of domestic supplier failures between now and the end of next month

Battery Costs Are Soaring Amid A Global Supply Crunch

Democrats’ Freakout: McAuliffe Loses VA Governor Race by Nearly 3 Points; NJ Governor Result Too Close to Call

British Government May Jail Those Accused of Causing ‘Online Psychological Harm’

LNG Prices Soar To New Record In China

THE COMPANY MAN

Why Are Moms Like Me Being Called Domestic Terrorists?

British Medical Journal: “Researcher Blows the Whistle on Data Integrity Issues in Pfizer’s Vaccine Trial”

Unvaccinated? Don’t Count on Leaving Your Family Death Benefits

New study suggests SARS-CoV-2 spreading widely within wild deer population

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First chips, now magnesium: Carmakers grapple with the next supply crisis

For the first time in more than 150 years, archaeologists found large Assyrian rock reliefs in Iraq, but protecting the discoveries unveils new challenges.

Ethiopia declares state of emergency as Tigray forces claim advances

These are the health benefits of showering in cold water

Just in case you did not see it elsewhere. BREAKING: Virginia Election Results Are In

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Now some Thanksgiving items could be in short supply

Gov. Polis signs order giving state control of hospital admissions as hospitalizations remain high

34% OF WHITE COLLEGE STUDENTS LIED ABOUT THEIR RACE TO IMPROVE CHANCES OF ADMISSION, FINANCIAL AID BENEFITS

Swedish study of 840,000 shows vaccine efficacy at 7 months at, wow, zero

California faces challenges tracking COVID testing, vaccination data

Some of his claims are dubious (particular about the wages of non-union truckers) but it is a different perspective on the problem none the less. I’m A Twenty Year Truck Driver, I Will Tell You Why America’s “Shipping Crisis” Will Not End

Human Birth Canals Are Seriously Twisted. Researchers Think They’ve Figured Out Why

The three largest power producers in China, which account for 44 percent of total generation capacity in the country, swung to losses in the third quarter of 2021 amid soaring coal prices and the state policy of price caps for consumers

Tibet’s Long Fight for Freedom