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RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, MARCH 30

Northern lights may glow over United States on Wednesday night

A Visit to Trostyanets After the End of the Occupation

It is has become clear that Israel is on the brink of a new wave of terrorism and a trend of copycat attacks appears to be emerging.

Is the Salton Sea hiding enough lithium to power America?

North Korea faked launch of ‘monster’ missile, says Seoul

Researchers discover source of super-fast electron rain

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RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, MARCH 27

The fall of Seattle

The White House is Now Your Doctor!

Spread of COVID-19 to animals raises concern for further mutations

More on the Students’ Disruption of the Yale Law School Event

Many baffled by Taliban reneging pledge on girls’ education

Free Printable USGS PDF TOPO! Maps

Nuclear Expert Comment on Samotsvety Nuclear Risk Forecast

Yemen faces ‘extremely troubling outlook’, says UNDP chief

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RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, MARCH 25

Huge fire near Saudi F1 track as Yemen rebels attack oil facilities

China Sees ‘Unprecedented’ Capital Outflow Since War, IIF Says

Australia alarm over China security deal with Solomon Islands

The coming federal weaponization of banking

“Mega Emergency” Unfolds For World’s Top Coffee Growers As Fertilizer Costs Spike

US, Nato prepare for Russian nuclear incident

Disney Launching Task Force to Make More LGBTQ+ Content for Children and Families

As the NRA first noted, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has started revoking licenses of gun dealers for the most minor paperwork errors – errors that never led to license revocations until Biden took office.

A novel class of bed net that kills mosquitoes resistant to traditional insecticides by making them unable to move or fly, significantly reduces malaria infection in children

Inside Ukraine’s army of misfits, veterans, and war tourists in the fight against Russia

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RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, MARCH 22

Discussions of the spread of the war in the Ukraine into greater Europe creating a Third World War miss the point of the nature of modern warfare in the post-globalisation age: the war already encompasses the world in terms of the global economic system.

China’s Shifting Stance on Ukraine

James Webb teams successfully align mirror, commissioning continues

Russia Cuts Refinery Output As Diesel Shortage Worsens

Mostly noteworthy because of who is saying it. Alcohol Killed More Under-65 Americans Than COVID in 2020

New York City Prosecutors Quitting In Droves

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RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, MARCH 20

The apparent first use of Russia’s air-launched hypersonic ballistic missile against a target in Ukraine doesn’t all add up.

THE CURIOUS CASE OF THE ACCIDENTAL INDIAN MISSILE LAUNCH

Ukraine joins European power grid, ending its dependence on Russia

Top Soy Shipper Argentina Halts Meal, Oil Cargoes as Prices Jump

CDC Says It Accidentally Inflated Children’s COVID Death Numbers In ‘Coding Logic Error’

COVID’s coming back in Europe. Are we next?

The Big Men’s Fashion Trend of 2022? Dressing Like a Tween.

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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