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RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, AUGUST 31

A sign they are feeling the strain. This deprives them of their main leverage to control Turkey/Israel in Syria. Russia Pulls S-300 From Syria With Likely Black Sea Deployment

‘Radical Shift’: Majority of People Traveling to the Border Come From Outside Mexico, Northern Triangle

U.S. Forces Ordered to Stop Using Gender Pronouns to Improve ‘Lethality’

France reveals hidden swimming pools with AI, taxes them

Feds Find 30K Mexican Passport Holders With Middle Eastern Names in Fraud Investigation

In 2021, the average American could expect to live until the age of 76, federal health researchers reported on Wednesday. The figure represents a loss of almost three years since 2019, when Americans could expect to live, on average, nearly 79 years.

A reminder of how quickly modern life can get much worse. In this case the crisis was adverted but maybe next time it will not be

Deadly Floods Swamp Farms in Pakistan, Flushing Away Crops

Californians are urged to avoid charging electric vehicles, days after state announced ban of new sales of gas-powered cars by 2035

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RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, AUGUST 30

Pakistan floods: One third of country is under water – minister

New York Senator Pushes Bill Mandating Speed Limiters for All Cars

Reports from Cuba: After milk and beef, bread disappears from the Cuban table

“This Is Beyond Imagination”: Polish Homeowners Line Up For Days To Buy Coal Ahead Of Winter

China Rolls Out Aid to Help Power Firms and Save Rice Harvest

Confidential Report Reveals Iran Is Still Enriching Uranium
Energy Emergencies Declared After BP Refinery Fire In Indiana

Warning sign? NASA never finished a fueling test before today’s SLS launch attempt

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RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, AUGUST 29

Kherson Counteroffensive Finally Begins

Submarine Cables and Container Shipments: Two Immediate Risks to the US Economy if China Invades Taiwan

Turns Out, It’s Illegal for People Under 21 to Buy Canisters of Whipped Cream in NY

Türkiye and Israel are now “normalizing” relations. What has changed?

Top FBI agent resigns amid claims he shielded Hunter Biden from probe: report

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RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, AUGUST 28

Energy Hyperinflation Ship launching from UK in 3, 2, 1… prices so high there is talk of fracking?

Scientific Americans’ “Myth of Two Genders” is an excellent case study

Germany: Gas storage filling up faster than expected ahead of winter

Pakistan’s south braces for deluge from swollen northern rivers

“We’ve had to deploy the navy for the first time to operate in Pakistan because much of it… resembles a small ocean,” Rehman told DW.

Iowa Crop Tour Reveals “Underwhelming” And “Disappointing” Cornfields Ahead Of Harvest

New York Senator Pushes Bill Mandating Speed Limiters for All Cars

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RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, AUGUST 27

The official response for lay people. The Latest Webb Observations Don’t Disprove The Big Bang, But They Are Interesting

The New Income-Driven Repayment System Could Cause Some Big Problems

Federal Court Blocks Biden Admin from Forcing Doctors to Perform Gender Transitions

Its largest lake is so dry, China digs deep to water crops

Huawei’s profits collapse as US sanctions bite

Pakistan: Death toll from heavy flooding nears 1,000

To put this in context, latest price I could find for an industrial user of electricity in New York state (not the cheapest in nation) was $76. For my costs it is about $96. I am assuming the figures quoted by Oilprice are for the power alone and do not included services and delivery charges. If I am wrong, France will still be paying more then six times for a megawatt compared to what I pay including all taxes and fees and what not that you pay in New York. In France, year-ahead power prices surged as much as 13% on Friday alone, to $1,003 (1,000 euro) per megawatt-hour for the first time ever, per Bloomberg’s estimates. French power prices have now soared tenfold over the past year.

Student loan forgiveness in hands of “understaffed and overcommitted” agency

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RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, AUGUST 26

Forget showering, it’s eat or heat for shocked Europeans hit by energy crisis

Can Magistrate Judges Constitutionally Issue Search Warrants Against Trump (Or Anyone Else)?

Ethiopian Air Raid Hit Tigray as Govt Vows to Strike Military Targets

Canada takes giant leap toward Room 101 in the Ministry of Love

The Disinformation Governance Board Is Now Officially Dead, But the Enemies of Free Speech Will Keep Trying

SPACEX INVITES WORLD’S CARRIERS TO COLLABORATE — NO MORE CELL PHONE DEAD ZONES

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RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, AUGUST 25

Canada Is Euthanizing Its Sick and Poor. Welcome to World of Government Health Care.

U.N. atomic agency chief warns Iran may have dealt the nuclear deal a “fatal blow”

Penn medical school expands minority candidate program that does not require MCAT

Commercial Poultry Operation In California Detects First Bird Flu Case

U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve Falls To 35-Year Low

Dockworker Strikes at Northern European Ports Add to Supply Chain Disruption

Court Strikes Down “Quarantine Camp” Regulation in New York State

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RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, AUGUST 24

The Torn-Apart Land

In ‘The Inflation Expansion Act,’ Biden Will ‘Forgive’ $300 Billion in Student Loan Debt

CHIPS AND SCIENCE ACT OF 2022 DIVERSITY INITIATIVES SUMMARY

After years of revelations about strange lights in the sky, first hand reports from Navy pilots about UFOs, and governmental investigations, Congress seems to have admitted something startling in print: it doesn’t believe all UFOs are “man-made.”

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RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, AUGUST 23

Walmart cancels billions of dollars in orders to right-size inventory levels

Near-Total Crop Losses Ravaging US Agriculture – SC Farmers Sound the Alarm on Tragic Harvest Season

50% of employers expect job cuts, survey finds.

China in Charge at U.S. Lab

Biden White House facilitated DOJ’s criminal probe against Trump, scuttled privilege claims

US NatGas Hits 14-Year-High, EU Benchmarks Explode Higher

UKRAINE WAR: Everything Is Blowing up Roses, Vital Antonovsky Bridge Cut