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RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, DECEMBER 22

The FBI and Twitter

US life expectancy fell again in 2021, driven by COVID and drug overdoses

U.S. existing home sales slumped to a 2-1/2 year low in November as the housing market continued to be squeezed by higher mortgage rates

Marine Corps may drop ‘ma’am’ and ‘sir’ over gender-neutral concerns for drill instructors

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RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, DECEMBER 21

UK borrowing surged over the last year due to the government partially covering the cost of household energy bills, official figures out today reveal.

Alarms Sounding Over British Return of Indian Ocean Islands, Including One with Important U.S. Naval Base

Shortage of children’s pain medication leads pharmacies to limit sales

At least 2 killed after magnitude 6.4 earthquake rocks Northern California

Study finds AI assistants help developers produce code that’s more likely to be buggy

Popular red food coloring triggers gut inflammation in mice

USPS expects to only buy electric delivery vehicles starting in 2026

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RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, DECEMBER 20

Zelensky Is Headed To Washington

The videos online are impressive. Deadly Blast Destroys Russia-Ukraine Gas Export Pipeline

How Amazon put Ukraine’s ‘government in a box’ — and saved its economy from Russia

NY plans to change the way you heat your home. Gas, oil, propane furnaces to be phased out

Is The Texas Grid Well Prepared For Another Arctic Blast?
Federal prosecutors have charged two men with allegedly taking part in a spree of swatting attacks against more than a dozen owners of compromised Ring home security cameras and using that access to livestream the police response on social media.

Crashed B-2 Still Blocking Whiteman AFB’s Runway, Spirit Fleet Grounded

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RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, DECEMBER 19

Reports of Beijing Covid-19 deaths fuel speculation China covering up data

A newly discovered gas field is making Egypt’s energy exporter hub vision more of a reality.

Yellow Off-Road Lights Work. Here’s Why

Long-COVID Sufferers Are Flocking to a Texas Clinic to Treat Smell Disorders. But Does the Remedy Work?

Blizzard Traps 70+ Semi Trucks Under Huge Drifts for Days in South Dakota

The role of ancient Greek fisheries may have been underestimated.

Arctic blast this week brings the coldest Christmas in nearly 40 years for millions

Restart Of Two French Nuclear Power Stations Pushed Back Until Summer

New Compound Reverses Gut Inflammation – Acts Like a Master Reset Switch in the Intestines

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RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, DECEMBER 17

Assessing The Possibility Of A New Russian Offensive On Kyiv

In spite of all its foolish decisions, China is likely to do better then the US in percentage terms because they have far less obese people and other similar issues. But that is not what NPR is going to tell you. COVID spreading faster than ever in China. 800 million could be infected this winter

Trumka, who is the son of the late labor organizer of the same name, called an outright ban on new gas stoves “a real possibility.”

Research shows doctors and their families are less likely to follow guidelines about medicine

Uganda lifts Ebola-related lockdown

As part of their list of demands, students at the private New York City arts school The New School (TNS) are occupying a campus building until instructors agree to give As for the semester.