Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 1, 2024

Iraq cracks down on lottery-based suicide sect that has seen dozens of deaths

Misperception and Uncertainty

The Starliner spacecraft has started to emit strange noises

These ‘flushable’ wipes shouldn’t be flushed, plumbers say

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 31, 2024

Ukraine Pushing Slowly West In Russia Towards Key Kursk City

Operation To Tow Stricken Oil Tanker To Start Sunday

It is for that reason that hundreds of takias, as the soup kitchens are called, are distributing meals in the ravaged sister cities on the Nile. They are financed by donations from both at home and abroad. Many of them were only opened in recent months. And almost everyone needs help. Doctors, lab technicians, teachers, lawyers, students, businesspeople: All of them show up several times a day to pick up three ladles-full of rice stew or lentil soup.

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 30, 2024

Zelensky Fires Air Force Commander As Claims Swirl Around Fatal F-16 Loss

NJ residents hit with doubled bills as lawmakers fume at Murphy’s ‘energy disaster plan,’ demand hearings

Violent Gang of Illegal Aliens Takes Over Apartment Complex In Colorado

City of Columbus sues man after he discloses severity of ransomware attack

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 29, 2024

Fall Of Key Ukrainian City To Russia Could Be An “Operational Catastrophe.” Russian forces are only about eight miles away from Pokrovsk which is a key logistics hub for Ukraine.

Pretty crazy way of waging war if true. Telegram has become a key tool for the Russian military. Why does Moscow continue to rely on a Dubai-based civilian messaging app?

Ukrainian pilot killed in F-16 crash

Israel Launches Major Counter-Terrorism Raid in West Bank, Eliminates Top Islamic Jihad Commander

Iran is further increasing stockpile of highly enriched uranium, UN report finds

Telegram CEO charged with numerous crimes and is banned from leaving France

EU investigating if Telegram played down user numbers to avoid regulation. The new probe is separate from the French investigation into the platform.

Japan warns against panic buying as rice shortages bite

‘Extremely rare, beautiful’ First Temple-era ‘genie’ seal discovered in Jerusalem

California Energy Commission Proposes to Take Over State Oil Refineries

Car insurance premiums could skyrocket 50% in some states this year

Subway’s $6.99 Foot-Long Deal Sparks a Revolt Among Largest Franchisee

Chatbots offer cops the “ultimate out” to spin police reports

International scholars concluded a five-year “equity” project by determining the concept of “gender” cannot be defined but should be incorporated into all aspects of scientific research nonetheless.

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 28, 2024

Ukraine Bracketing Key Kursk Highway With Drones To Slow Russian Logistics

Russia spends billions on protecting its border. So why is it so easy to break through?

The Greek Tanker Struck by a Houthi Missile Is Now Leaking Oil

I am reading too many American sources talking about it being a coup or about the voters being ignored with out any understanding about how the government in France works. What is Happening in France?

Ethiopia rattled as Egypt delivers military aid to Somalia

In Mexico… Massacre of eight members of the Michoacán self-defense forces underlines the CJNG’s siege

Climate Phenomenon ‘Atlantic Niña’ is on the Verge of Developing

New Hampshire Resident Dies After Testing Positive for Eastern Equine Encephalitis

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 26, 2024

Largest Russian Aerial Attack Of The War Wreaks Havoc On Ukraine’s Beleaguered Power Grid

Russia pounds Ukrainian cities with over 100 missiles and dozens of drones in response to Kyiv’s cross-border offensive

More than 60 killed after terrorist attacks in Pakistan’s Balochistan

I had no idea how newspapers used to be published when there was no internet, so when I reached office on the afternoon of 19 August, it was a whole new experience for me.

10 Massachusetts communities at high risk of mosquito-spread virus ‘Triple E’

Former Democrat Tulsi Gabbard endorses Republican nominee Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential race

A 35-year veteran on the door team told NTSB investigators that he is “the only one that can work on all the doors” and he was typically the only mechanic who would work on door plugs.

Peloton announces $95 “used equipment activation fee”