On war ’s second anniversary, Ukraine’s scientific community mourns lost colleagues
Just before daybreak on 2 January, air raid sirens blared in Kyiv—a near-daily occurrence that often passes without incident. Not that day. Explosions resounded across the Ukrainian capital as air defenses attempted to shoot down a rain of incoming missiles, including 10 hypersonic Kinzhals. The detonations woke Natalia Shevtsova, a radioecologist at the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine’s (NAS’s) Institute of Hydrobiology. Moments later, a missile slammed into the side of the building where Natalia’s
mother, Lyudmila Shevtsova, a prominent biologist, also lived. Lyudmila’s apartment was shattered, ...
Source: ScienceNOW - February 23, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: news
Why a drop in oil 10 years ago suggests the U.S. stock market is headed for a decline
U.S. stocks and oil can sometimes move together, but a period of decline for oil ten years ago indicates potential for a steep stock market decline that may begin this summer, according to Tom McClellan, editor of The McClellan Market Report. In what he referred to as a “fun leading indication…#tommcclellan #mcclellan #iraq #kuwait (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 23, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Assange went beyond jounralism and should face espionage charges in the U.S., government lawyers say
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange should face espionage charges in the United States because he put innocent lives at risk and went beyond journalism in his bid to solicit, steal and indiscriminately publish classified U.S. government documents, lawyers for the American government argued Wednesday.…#julianassange #highcourt #assange #unitedkingdom #australian #usarmy #chelseamanning #wikileaks #clairdobbin #iraq (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 21, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Julian Assange extradition appeal: what ’s at stake and what will happen next?
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is mounting an attempt to prevent his extradition from the UK to the US to face espionage charges. The charges against the Australian citizen are in connection with the publication of hundreds of thousands of leaked documents about the Afghanistan and Iraq wars, as…#julianassange #australian #afghanistan #iraq #assange #edwardfitzgeraldkc #wikileaks #jameslewiskc #chelseamanning #echr (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 21, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Government Schools Are Propaganda Machines
Authored by Karl Streitel via The Mises Institute, In Artis Shepherd’s recent article, which I highly recommend, he aptly detailed the numerous benefits of homeschooling and data showing that homeschooled students—far from being socially stunted,…#propagandamachines #karlstreitel #misesinstitute #artisshepherds #propagandaproblem #standard #propagandagovernment #pearlharbor #iraq #greatdepression (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 20, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Does the US Army ’s future lie in Europe or Asia?
THE YEAR 1973 was a pivotal one for America’s army. The force was battered and broken from Vietnam. In January the defence secretary announced the end of conscription; two months later the last combat troops left Vietnam. But the Arab-Israeli war which broke out on Yom Kippur in October planted…#vietnam #arab #israel #usarmy #iraq #desertstorm #jamesrainey #futurecommand #afghanistan #ukraine (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 19, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Traumatic brain injury and subsequent risk of brain cancer in US veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars - Stewart IJ, Howard JT, Poltavskiy E, Dore M, Amuan ME, Ocier K, Walker LE, Alcover KC, Pugh MJ.
IMPORTANCE: While brain cancer is rare, it has a very poor prognosis and few established risk factors. To date, epidemiologic work examining the potential association of traumatic brain injury (TBI) with the subsequent risk of brain cancer is conflicting. ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 19, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Iraq to Seek Bids for $3 Billion Phosphate Plant, Minister Says
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Source: Reuters: Health - February 19, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The Guardian view on Julian Assange: why he should not be extradited
It is not a secret that Julian Assange can divide opinion. But now is a time to put all such issues firmly to one side. Now is a time to stand by Mr Assange, and to do so on principle, for the sake of his freedom – and ours. There can be no divide over the attempt by the United States to have the…#julianassange #mrassange #wikileaks #usespionageact #afghan #iraq #trump #pentagonpapers #danielellsberg #vietnamwar (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 18, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Explainer: Iraq's competing Shi'ite armed factions and parties
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Source: Reuters: Health - February 18, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
I made over $225,000 in a year as a 27-year-old government contractor overseas
I lived on top of a mountain in Taiwan. Symoné Berry Symoné Berry made over $225k working as an overseas US government tech contractor. While in Taiwan, she took a week off every month and received "rest and relaxation" pay to travel. Berry sometimes worked 90+ hour weeks — the benefits were worth…#taiwan #symonéberry #atlanta #iraq #afghanistan #raytheon #fortmeade #aomoriprefecture #northkorea #tokyo (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 18, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Insight: Iraqi armed groups dial down U.S. attacks on request of Iran commander
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Source: Reuters: Health - February 18, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Iraqi armed groups dial down U.S. attacks on request of Iran commander
A visit by the commander of Iran's elite Quds Force to Baghdad has led to a pause in attacks on U.S. troops by Iran-aligned groups in Iraq, multiple Iranian and Iraqi sources told Reuters, saying it was a sign Tehran wants to prevent a broader conflict. Esmail Qaani met representatives of several…#iran #qudsforce #baghdad #iraq #iranian #iraqi #tehran #tower22 #jordan #qaani (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 18, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Julian Assange ’s moment of truth has arrived
Walk past the Royal Courts of Justice in London on a week day and you will often spot small gatherings of people holding placards and handing out leaflets about a case being held inside. On Tuesday, 21 February there will be many such souls on the pavement, making no secret of their views on a…#royalcourtsofjustice #julianassange #wikileaks #iraq #afghanistan #guantánamobay #middleeast #cia #joshuaschulte #assange (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 18, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
US prosecutors ask judge to approve Binance plea deal
US prosecutors filed a sentencing memo on Feb. 16 asking a federal judge to sign off on the Binance plea deal, Bloomberg News reported. In November 2023, Binance and its former CEO Changpeng Zhao (CZ) pled guilty to charges of money laundering and sanctions violations. Deal justified The plea deal…#binance #changpengzhao #treasurydepartments #hamas #alqassambrigades #pij #alqaeda #iraq #syria #isis (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 17, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
