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RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, DECEMBER 30

Ukraine Situation Report: Russian Air Defenses Again Activated In Sevastopol

It is supposed to be a feel good story but this depressed me.

Jay Withey’s truck got stuck on the road and he was forced to sleep in his vehicle with two strangers.“I walked to the houses to see if I could find shelter, any house that had lights on. I had $500 that I was offering, to sleep on their floor,” Withey told WBEN.After being turned down by everyone, he walked back to his truck defeated and with a new fear he had never experienced.

According to the German Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices, the drugs currently unavailable in the country include antibiotics, diabetes drugs, cancer drugs, antihypertensives, and painkillers.

Here’s why egg prices surged in 2022. Those elevated costs could last into the first quarter of 2023, expert says

New York breaks the right to repair bill as it’s signed into law

A study on monkeypox in women was published in The Lancet recently in which almost half of the cohort being studied were males who identify as women.

‘White lungs’ scare Chinese and their travel hosts

Chevron Sending Tanker To Venezuela To Load Oil

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https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-december-28

Ukrainian troops are using tanks and other weapons captured from Russia, but keeping them operating is becoming a major issue.

Iran will receive dozens of Russian Sukhoi Su-35 fighter jets

Time to redefine normal body temperature?

“Drug overdose deaths have risen fivefold over the past 2 decades,” the CDC noted. “In 2021, 106,699 deaths occurred.”

Southwest shambles

Research suggests regular outdoor time lowers risk for myopia, a vision problem on the rise worldwide.

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RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, DECEMBER 27

Russian tycoons sure do fall out of windows a LOT this year

Spare a thought for our friends in South Africa where the most advanced economy in Africa has quietly notched up 200 days of load shedding in 2022 and things are about to get worse.

Taiwan Extends Mandatory Military Service Due To Chinese Invasion Threat

The EPA’s Latest Regulation Could Devastate The Trucking Industry

A ‘rapidly growing death spiral.’ How our $31.3 trillion national debt is getting even more expensive.
Study Claims Odometer Rollbacks Are Making a Comeback

‘Largest Operational Meltdown in Southwest Airlines History’ Continues Despite Weather Clearing

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RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, DECEMBER 26

This is the second time Ukraine has executed long-range drone strikes on Engels Air Base located hundreds of miles inside Russia.

Ukraine’s successes in Kherson and Kharkiv were largely a result of the losses it inflicted on the Russian military in the Battle for the Donbas in the spring and early summer.

Serbia Troops on ‘Highest Level’ of Alert in Latest Kosovo Tensions

For the first time in five years, several North Korean drones violated the South’s airspace, according to Seoul.

Why are administrators at a top-ranked public high school hiding National Merit awards from students and families?

Coming soon to a neighborhood near you? Thousands lose power after three substations targeted in Washington state, sheriff says

Leaked notes from Chinese health officials estimate 250 million Covid-19 infections in December

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RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, DECEMBER 24

Utilities Impose Rolling Blackouts As US Power Grid In Emergency Amid Cold Blast

Food producers now must label sesame as an allergen — and they’re putting it in more foods

Omnibus spending bill split shows Republicans falling into familiar spending trap

Utah axes degree requirement for 98% of civil servant jobs

New bacterial therapy approach to treat lung cancer

Japan approves blood test to detect Alzheimer’s

Just a reminder.

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RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, DECEMBER 23

These Forgotten Nuclear Tunnel Borers Were Designed to Melt Tunnels Through the Earth

KNOXVILLE HAS ROLLING BLACKOUTS BECAUSE OF THE COLD WAVE.

When elders can’t hear words at a noisy holiday gathering, too many brain cells may be firing at once

US Marines must allow Sikh recruits with beards, court rules But they still have to get the shot.

Profs fear engineering exam may be ‘biased’ against women