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First chips, now magnesium: Carmakers grapple with the next supply crisis

For the first time in more than 150 years, archaeologists found large Assyrian rock reliefs in Iraq, but protecting the discoveries unveils new challenges.

Ethiopia declares state of emergency as Tigray forces claim advances

These are the health benefits of showering in cold water

Just in case you did not see it elsewhere. BREAKING: Virginia Election Results Are In

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Now some Thanksgiving items could be in short supply

Gov. Polis signs order giving state control of hospital admissions as hospitalizations remain high

34% OF WHITE COLLEGE STUDENTS LIED ABOUT THEIR RACE TO IMPROVE CHANCES OF ADMISSION, FINANCIAL AID BENEFITS

Swedish study of 840,000 shows vaccine efficacy at 7 months at, wow, zero

California faces challenges tracking COVID testing, vaccination data

Some of his claims are dubious (particular about the wages of non-union truckers) but it is a different perspective on the problem none the less. I’m A Twenty Year Truck Driver, I Will Tell You Why America’s “Shipping Crisis” Will Not End

Human Birth Canals Are Seriously Twisted. Researchers Think They’ve Figured Out Why

The three largest power producers in China, which account for 44 percent of total generation capacity in the country, swung to losses in the third quarter of 2021 amid soaring coal prices and the state policy of price caps for consumers

Tibet’s Long Fight for Freedom

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NYC firehouses already shutting down over vaccine mandate

American Airlines cancels about 1,800 weekend flights, citing weather and staffing

Ethiopia: Rebel groups claim control of major northern towns

NYPD preparing for potential crush of retirements ahead of vaccine mandate

Minneapolis Set to Vote on Dissolving Police Department

Despite the fact that the global gas price surge originated from woefully low inventories in Europe and led to record Asian LNG spot prices, Asia is winning the bidding war for spot LNG supply, leaving Europe undersupplied.

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Delta Variant of COVID-19: Fully Vaccinated People Can Contract The New Variant And Spread It Further, Lancet Study Confirms

Vaccinated People Easily Transmit COVID-19 Delta Variant in Households: UK Study

Tiki-Torch Wielding Virginia Dems Caught Faking White Supremacist Photo Op to Smear Glenn Youngkin

Meat and mental health: A meta-analysis of meat consumption, depression, and anxiety

Study: 87% of excess lung cancer risk eliminated if smokers quit before age 45

McDonald’s Does Exactly What Anyone Who Understands Economics Said Would Happen

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‘Humans are a mistake’: Why more young women are getting sterilized

Citing Climate, New York Nixes Two Natural Gas Power Plant Plans

De Blasio pushing forward with legalized heroin injection sites for New York City

Ocean carriers with lingering cargo will initially be charged $100 per container, with daily incremental increases

Chinese Coal Prices Plunge After Beijing Imposes Price Caps

China’s Latest Energy Crunch: Diesel Rationing

Here’s the FBI’s Internal Guide for Getting Data from AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon

UKRAINE’S DRONE STRIKE IN DONBASS CAN SPARK A TURKISH – RUSSIAN ESCALATION

Gut check: Pelosi schedules Rules Committee hearing tomorrow on reconciliation package that, er, still doesn’t exist

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FACEPALM: Los Angeles Will Fine Cargo Ships That Can’t Unload

Hertz Buying 100,000 Tesla Vehicles for Rental Fleet, Brady Endorsement

Bosnian-Serb leader Milorad Dodik is stoking the nationalist flames in his country and would like to secede from Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Pablo Escobar’s cocaine hippos legally ‘people’: US judge

New York’s New Governor Draws Backlash For Maskless Broadway Outing

After Ukraine’s First Bayraktar Drone Attack, Rebels Allege Minsk Violation

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Business groups ask Biden to delay vaccine mandate until after the holidays

Biggest issue from my perspective is that what is aimed at Billionaires does not stay aimed at Billionaires. The Billionaire Tax: The Worst Tax Idea Ever?

Shippers Find New Supply-Chain Hurdles at Alternate Ports

Loudoun County Students Walk Out of Class in Protest

Turkish media erupts with news of Iran spy arrests — three weeks late

Democrats say GOP lawmakers implicated in Jan. 6 should be expelled

In one of nature’s unexpected bounties, a harmless food-grade solvent has been used to extract highly sought rare-earth metals from coal ash

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Refiners Suffer From Record High Natural Gas Prices

Why the Great Power Governments Are Cracking Down on Big Tech

China warns of further spread in latest COVID-19 flare-up

Novel approach to treating type 2 diabetes shows prolonged normal blood sugar levels after a single one-time procedure

When the media’s credibility collapsed, the New York Times led the way

I am not sure about this, but I do agree with the general question of why we don’t have more people putting feet on the ground to report on this. The Last Days of The Romanovs at the Port of Los Angeles (and Where Is Everybody?)

California Families Hire Private Security as Crime Tsunami Overwhelms Local Police

Attack at Al-Tanf Garrison

Sudan’s military seizes control in coup