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RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, OCTOBER 17, 2023

ATACMS Hits Battlefield Ukraine In Spectacular Fashion

Sweden said its undersea cable with Estonia was damaged at roughly the same time as a Finnish-Estonian pipeline and cable.

Many Killed In Massive Explosion At Gaza Hospital (Updated)

Hamas admits Israel killed a top commander

China Could Rescue The West From The Diesel Crunch

New York Supreme Court Upholds Ban On COVID Vaccine Mandate For Health Workers

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RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, OCTOBER 16, 2023

Fierce fighting continues in and around the town of Avdiivka, while one Ukrainian commander explains why he is confident of a Russian defeat there.

U.S. Defense Officials have reportedly convinced the Israeli Government not to launch a Preemptive Strike on Hezbollah Forces in Lebanon, with them promising that U.S. Naval Assets in the Eastern Mediterranean including the USS Gerald R. Ford Aircraft Carrier will provide Military Assistance if Hezbollah does launch a Major Attack against Israel.

IDF notifies relatives of 199 people that their loved ones are Gaza hostages

Religious Freedom Again in Legal Peril in Finland

Over 70 Families Say They Lost Their Children to False Munchausen by Proxy Allegations Levied by One Doctor

NY State Bill Would Require Background Checks to Buy 3D Printers

Posting mostly for the graphic which as a little kid I would have studied endlessly and still find to be cool even now. The Underground City of Derinkuyu Could Shelter As Many As 20,000 People & Reached A Depth of 60m

Smaller blood draws in ICUs could prevent transfusions

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RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, OCTOBER 14, 2023

We’re at war’ — Tensions crackle in East Jerusalem and the West Bank as Israel prepares assault on Gaza

China’s Birth Rate Plummets 10% To Lowest On Record

A surge in US biofuel demand will flip its domestic soybean oil trade and make it a net importer in MY 2023-24 (September-August) for the second consecutive year, the US Foreign Agricultural Service said Oct. 12

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RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, OCTOBER 13, 2023

The DoD and its allies are cobbling together parts to make new air defense systems for Ukraine, including one using the AIM-9L/M sidewinder.

The Perilous Tactical Realities Israel Will Face Fighting In Gaza

Rooting for Israel, Not a Good Word About Palestine: Modi Is Upending Indian Foreign Policy

Ukraine Invented the Drone War. The US Can’t Fight One Without Chinese Equipment

Microsoft completes $69B Activision Blizzard deal, its biggest merger ever

Starlink Direct to Cell Services Start in 2024

An age-old remedy that was prescribed by Hippocrates may be a cheap alternative to antibiotics for those with chronic wounds

Mathematical logic and the code of computer programs are, in an exact way, mirror images of each other.

The true story of Matthew Shepard:

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RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, OCTOBER 12, 2023

Ukraine Situation Report: Signs Russia’s Attempt To Encircle Avdiivka Is Stalling

Hezbollah’s expansive Iranian-supplied arsenal of rockets, drones, and missiles poses a major threat to all of Israel.

The EU is trying to outsource its migration problems and has entered into a partnership with Tunisia. But the situation there has grown dire, particularly for migrants from sub-Saharan Africa. Now, even the Tunisians themselves want to get out.

T-Mobile switches users to pricier plans and tells them it’s not a price hike

A 21-year-old computer-science student has won a global contest to read the first text inside a carbonized scroll from the ancient Roman city of Herculaneum, which had been unreadable since a volcanic eruption in AD 79 — the same one that buried nearby Pompeii. The breakthrough could open up hundreds of texts from the only intact library to survive from Greco-Roman antiquity.

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RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, OCTOBER 11, 2023

Israel ordered Chevron to shut down a major natural gas field, which could send prices spiking further just before winter

Another Iraqi Shia militia threatens the United States over involvement in Israel

China’s Country Garden warns its first-ever default could come soon, as its September sales plunge by over 80% year on year

Afghanistan Hit By Second Major Earthquake in a Week

Cars exploding at Luton airport London: Huge fire causes partial collapse of structure

‘Not Proud At All:’ Japan’s Army Struggles to Recruit

Yields Spike After Ugly 10Y Auction Sees Biggest Tail Since April; Dealers Stuck Holding Most Paper In A Year

Giant Solar Storm 14,000 Years Ago Leaves The Carrington Event in The Dust

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RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, OCTOBER 10, 2023

Finland is investigating a potential sabotage to a Baltic Sea gas pipeline. Helsinki also reports a break in an undersea data cable…

Seized by Palestinian propaganda as symbols of Israeli weakness, Hamas atrocities from the southern kibbutz trigger despair, and resolve, in survivors. Related: Soldiers encounter unimaginable horrors as they remove the bodies of victims, including about 40 babies and small children — some with their heads chopped off

Terror group had Israel convinced it wasn’t interested in war; Hamas source says elite cell jammed signals at IDF base in 1st stage of assault

Top diplomat’s comments marks strongest condemnation by EU yet of Israel’s actions in Gaza.

For the third time in a year, Russian hardware on the space station is leaking

Blackouts are coming: Australian grid so fragile, expensive, cement giant already shuts down nearly every day

Facebook’s sexist, ageist ad-targeting violates Calif. law, court finds

Thousands of ‘special interest aliens’ from Middle East countries stopped at southern border since 2021