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RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, MAY 27, 2024

Wagner mercenaries reportedly involved in massive street fight in Russia’s Chelyabinsk

Israeli, Egyptian forces exchange fire, Egyptian soldier killed

Biden Admin Pressuring Britain, France Not to Rebuke Iran Over Nuclear Program Expansion

Papua New Guinea: More than 2,000 people killed in landslide

Second U.S. Human Case of Bird Flu Linked to Dairy Cows From Michigan

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RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, MAY 26, 2024

Russia had achieved success in jamming of US-supplied weapons

Assumptions and Force Planning

The hornet has landed: Scientists combat new honeybee killer in US

Possible association between tattoos and lymphoma revealed

A newly-discovered comet is set to pass Earth in October — and by the time it does, it may be as bright as Venus in the night sky, making it visible to the naked eye.

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RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, MAY 25, 2024

After ICJ Ruling, Israel Continues Military Operation In Rafah

Hundreds of people in Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province attacked a Christian community over blasphemy allegations

Germany’s Decriminalization Of Child Porn

Already today, more capital is spent globally on expanding the energy-consuming cloud each year than all the world’s electric utilities combined spend to produce more electricity.

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RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, MAY 24, 2024

Ukraine Situation Report: Kyiv Says It’s Using Air-Launched Small Diameter Bombs

Russia Has 12% of its Oil Refining Capacity Offline in May

Strike On Russian Strategic Early Warning Radar Site Is A Big Deal

ICJ orders Israel to halt Rafah operations that risk destruction of civilian population

China Stages Mock Strikes On Taiwan In Day 2 Of “Punishment” Exercise

How a supervolcano on the Italian coast became a problem too big to tackle

From people who are COVID alarmists and want to make you a climate alarmist. Research reveals that more people died from hot or cold weather conditions than COVID-19 in parts of UK

Up to half of UCLA medical students now fail basic tests of medical competence.

Stroke rates rising sharply among people younger than 65

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RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, MAY 23, 2024

Russia has arrested four generals in the past month. Here’s what we know about the Defense Ministry ‘purge.’

Chinese aircraft, warships, and assets ashore are taking part in a massive of show of force following the inauguration of Taiwan’s new President.

Obama State Dept blocked FBI from arresting supporters of Iran nuclear program in US

Democratic consultant indicted for Biden deepfake that told people not to vote

Now California Wants to Force You to Ride the Magical Mystery Train

How to Build 300,000 Airplanes in Five Years

New York turns 400-years-old

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RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, MAY 22, 2024

Russia publishes — then denies — plans to unilaterally change Baltic Sea border

Hostage families release clip of 5 female troops’ abduction to push for their freedom

Secret Iran-US talks on Gaza war undermined by Raisi death

The world’s largest chipmaker could flip a kill switch and remotely disable its machines in the event of an invasion

China’s Rapid Nuclear Expansion Is Threatening U.S. Dominance in the Sector

Japanese 10Y Yield Rises Above 1% For The First Time Since 2013

FOMC Minutes: “Recent increases in inflation had been relatively broad based”

Guess Which State Is Exploring Replacing Gas Taxes With Surveillance

4 more cats die of H5N1 bird flu in the U.S.

Lawmakers say Section 230 repeal will protect children

New Discovery Hints at What General Anesthesia Actually Does to The Brain

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RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, MAY 21, 2024

Israel Eliminates Hezbollah Rocket Commander, Expands Operation in Rafah Terror Stronghold

In complete secrecy: Egypt altered the hostage deal terms before handing to Hamas

Biden Drains Entire Northeast Gasoline Reserve In Bid To Lower Gas Prices

College students can’t — or won’t — read

Long Covid no worse or more likely than other post-viral syndromes – study

Apparently this is a well known issue but it is news to me. Such issues are rarely talked about in stuff meant for normal people. Carbon-14 dating allows for the measurement of a decaying radioactive isotope of carbon. Since it is present in all living things on Earth, the decay rate can usually determine the approximate age of a sampled piece of biological matter. However, during the so-called Hallstatt plateau — a period from approximately 770 to 420 BCE — samples return “multiple dating solutions and very wide calibrated ranges,” as the authors note in their paper.

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RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, MAY 20, 2024

Ukraine Situation Report: Russia Advances On Vovchansk

Japan Quietly Becoming One of Ukraine’s Most Important Backers

ICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant and 3 Hamas leaders

When I went into the utility closet to shut off the hose bibbs for winter, I noticed a plastic bag magnetically stuck to the back side of the water heater. “Attention! The Control-R Wi-Fi Module must be installed for recirculation to operate,” read the intense yellow warning label. The water heater would not “recirculate” without it, it noted.

Solar Storm Knocks Out Farmers’ Tractor GPS Systems During Peak Planting Season

The South Carolina Ports Authority says it plans to resume all operations early Tuesday morning after a software issue caused them to close on Monday.

California Is Throwing Away Excess Solar Power, Raising Electricity Prices

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RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, MAY 18, 2024

Gantz sets June 8 deadline for PM to make post-war plan, or he’ll bolt coalition

Panama-Flagged Oil Tanker Attacked Off Yemen

Investors and economists are getting worried about more bank failures as interest rates stay high

After Weinstein Decision, Democrats Push Sexual Assault Measure Biden and Schumer Once Fought

Over the past week, multiple stories have appeared in the media with headline phrases like “The U.S. is refilling the Strategic Petroleum Reserves.” However, this is misleading at best.

A lost branch of the river Nile flowed past the pyramids of Egypt