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RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, MARCH 19

Western theories re Soviet ‘rationality’ and nuclear strategy/ deterrence were revealed post-91 to be overconfident & wrong

Putin’s full speech in English

Anatomy of the Hong Kong Disaster

A senior Times journalist has been caught on tape admitting his paper overreacted to the Capitol riot.

The things we don’t know

Overshadowed by the conflict in Ukraine, aid-starved Yemen — already suffering the world’s worst humanitarian crisis, according to the UN — is on the verge of total collapse.

Wounded Russian soldiers fill Belarusian hospitals

A judge has ruled that Telegram ignored repeated orders to stop the spread of disinformation.

Saudi crude supplies to market at pre-pandemic levels, as exports, refinery runs increase

Egyptian archaeologists discover five tombs at Saqqara

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RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, MARCH 18

Is something up in Russia?

The neon shortage is a bad sign

Looming food shortages is the next ‘slow-moving disaster’ to hit world

Parts of Spanish Economy Grind to a Halt After Five Day Nationwide Truckers’ Strike

New Hampshire Votes for Pharmaceutical Freedom

Restrictions aimed at containing a COVID-19 outbreak in northeast China have impacted crude discharging and land transportation at Yingkou port, slowing feedstock deliveries to at least one refinery in the area,

Deadly form of skin cancer ‘overdiagnosed’ in some patients

Maryland Takes a Stand Against the College Credential

Another campus sexual assault cover-up in Virginia

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RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, MARCH 17

Russian Oil Exports Rise Despite Reluctant Buyers

Toxin-producing yeast strains in the gut fuel inflammatory bowel disease

Russia blocks ships carrying grain exports

He Is Sent to the Front, She Takes to the Streets

Pakistan Prepared to Retaliate Against Indian Missile Mishap

The New York Times Suddenly Discovers Hunter Biden Laptop and Corruption Investigations Are Real

Chris Cuomo’s $125M CNN Lawsuit Contains Stunning Corruption Allegations

Nigerian students trapped in Kherson

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RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, MARCH 16

Xi considered invading Taiwan this fall: FSB whistleblower

Iran nuclear deal ‘close’, Tehran frees captives as obstacles narrow

FDA ‘slow-walking’ Novavax authorization

A Potential New Test For Diagnosing Lyme Disease

Philadelphia Child Shot, National Media Silent For Specific Reason

Confiscating a Russian oligarch’s luxury condo requires much more than political bluster

Dual use of artificial-intelligence-powered drug discovery

Powerful earthquake hits Japan, tsunami warning lifted

Why Russia Can’t Achieve Air Superiority

It’s was the last chance to save The Planet, but nevermind?

Russia’s Radioactive Gamble in Ukraine

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RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, MARCH 15

Oil prices and inflation

Even moderate light exposure during sleep harms heart health and increases insulin resistance

The Last Party in Davos 2019

Greenpeace France and the local chapter of Friends of the Earth have threatened TotalEnergies with a lawsuit if the supermajor does not pull out from Russia, Reuters has reported, citing a letter by the two non-governmental organizations to TotalEnergies’ chief executive.

A group of techies-turned-hackers called the Cyber Partisans are targeting railways carrying Russian troops

Russia drafting thousands in Syria for Ukraine war

Russia Says It Received Guarantees From US on Iran Nuclear Deal

KRAINE, CHINA, AND THE SHADOW OF THE ’90S

China locks down province of 24m as new Covid infections rise

Is Congress about to make Daylight Saving Time permanent?

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RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, MARCH 14

After Putin denied that Russian draftees were fighting in Ukraine, military officials said otherwise.

Putin says Moscow ready to use Mideast fighters in Ukraine

Chechen Strongman Kadyrov Says He Is in Ukraine

US officials say Russia has asked China for military aid in Ukraine invasion

Why Saudi Arabia and UAE refused to talk to Joe Biden while merrily chatting with Vladimir Putin

The ‘accidental’ firing of a missile into Pakistan last week has dented India’s credibility as a responsible, mature and accountable nuclear-weapon state.

The 18 Minutes of Trading Chaos That Broke the Nickel Market

Mortgage Rates Explode Higher

Panic Selling Grips Chinese Stocks in Biggest Plunge Since 2008 And this is related: Oil Prices Plunge As China Locks Down Shenzen. Both of those stories are ultimately being driven by this China’s daily cases of symptomatic COVID more than triple
Egypt to see wheat imports resume from Ukraine, Russia

The cost of gasoline the year you started driving

Poll Claims Americans WANT Elementary Schoolers Taught About ‘Sexual Orientation’ and ‘Gender Identity’