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Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 7, 2025

Following the resignation of Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner on Friday amid allegations of tax evasion, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer undertook a major cabinet reshuffle, announcing the appointment of Shabana Mahmood as the United Kingdom’s new Home Secretary. Starmer’s decision reverberated well beyond Westminster, sending shockwaves from London to Washington, D.C. She will oversee borders, police, and immigration. Mahmood’s website states that she is “a passionate supporter of Palestinian rights.” According to 7 Israel National News, “she was born in Birmingham to parents of Pakistani descent” and has “a history of supporting the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel.”

Hezbollah continues exploiting Canadian vehicular theft and money-laundering schemes

Arizona town sinking up to 3 inches a year in fight to reach groundwater: ‘Train wreck waiting to happen’

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Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 5, 2025

‘Prying each other’s fingers off the remote’ Tussle breaks out between Russian and North Korean leaders’ bodyguards over room temperature during Putin’s China trip

Growing Lawsuit Judgments Against Cities Are Helping Bust Budgets

F-35s Deploying To Caribbean Amid Growing Tensions With Venezuela

$1 Billion Saved Each Year? Scientists Question Adult Booster Shots

Civilization VII team at Firaxis Games faces layoffs

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Russia amasses 100K troops in key Ukrainian region Donetsk — sparking fears of large-scale assault

As fall 2025 approaches, German carmakers find themselves facing a key moment. Will they take advantage of this decisive development, the “Neue Klasse,” as the trigger for a revival of the German automobile industry? Or will BMW fall on its face, gambling away perhaps its final opportunity?

The number of mis-issued 1.1.1.1 certificates grows. Here’s the latest.

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Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 2, 2025

Russian President Vladimir Putin and China’s President Xi Jinping were overheard Wednesday pondering immortality and the possibility of humans living 150 years in an unsettling hot-mic moment. “Human organs can be continuously transplanted. The longer you live, the younger you become, and [you can] even achieve immortality.”

England’s Arrest of Graham Linehan Was an Act of Calculated Tyranny

“Quite Dangerous”: Gilt Yields Hit Highest In 27 Years As UK Budget Bungle Rattles Investors

Deadly Airstrike On Cartel Boat Signals Major Shift In U.S. Drug Interdiction Strategy

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Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 2, 2025

What if Macron resigned? Even the nuclear option won’t save France.

Over 1,000 killed in landslide on village in Sudan’s Darfur: ‘Only one person survived’

U.S. Military Sinks Suspected Drug Ship in Deadly Caribbean Strike

NY Prison Staffing Woes Leave Thousands Stuck in County Jails

Progress Studies and Feminization

Scientists Found a 520-Million-Year-Old Miracle: a Fossil With Brains and Guts Intact

OTC nasal spray seemed to cut COVID infections by 67% in mid-sized trial

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Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 1, 2025

Italian dockworkers threaten Israel cargo ban if Gaza flotilla blocked

Venezuela Counters U.S. Navy’s Caribbean Buildup by Sending Drones and Warships

One of the Chinese sources says that the Afghan Ministry of Mines delivered a private verbal message to the company’s management, offering a deal. “‘You give us a written pledge, saying that you’re voluntarily terminating the contract. We’re not forcing you to do it,” the source says, describing the message. “‘Secondly, you voluntarily leave all your equipment and assets in Afghanistan to us.'” The third demand was that the Chinese side hand over to the Taliban their Kabul bank account, which held millions of dollars. “If you do these three things, I reckon you’ll get your passports back quickly,” the source recalls the message as saying. “That’s when we realized our 12 people were essentially being held hostage,” the source says.

A red meat allergy from tick bites is spreading – and the lone star tick isn’t the only alpha-gal carrier to worry about