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 (Oct 04 2022) - San Antonio Post : $1.1 billion in arms for Ukraine
WASH D.C. : Pentagon officials have announced that an arms package has been approved for Ukraine worth $1.1 billion, which includes 18 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) made by Lockheed Martin, accompanying munitions, counter drone systems & radar. The package could be delivered in between 6 - 24 months
(Oct 03 2022) - Baton Rouge Post : Russia could wage war in space
BRITAIN : Russia could use space-based weaponry to target Western satellites, UK Chief of the Defence Staff Admiral Tony Radakin told the Telegraph on Friday. Radakin, who took his post last year, sees Russia as a long-term threat to Britain. Russia "has capabilities in space," Radakin said.
(Oct 02 2022) - Jakarta Post : King Charles III won't attend COP27
LONDON : King Charles III will not travel to next month's COP27 climate summit in Egypt after UK PM Liz Truss "objected" to the avid environmentalist attending, a report late Saturday said. Britain's new monarch, who took the throne when Queen Elizabeth II died last month, had intended to deliver a speech at the gathering.
(Oct 01 2022) - Guam Post : 200K Russians flee to border ...
RUSSIA : At least 200,000 Russians left the country after President Putin’s mobilization order in an exodus that’s causing turmoil at the borders & stirring fears in neighboring states about potential instability. While Russia hasn’t released official data, statistics from Georgia, Kazakhstan and the EU ...
(Sep 30 2022) - Kyiv Post : Putin Signs Accord to Annex ...
MOSCOW : Russian President on Friday signed treaties to annex 4 Moscow-occupied Ukrainian regions – Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk & Zaporizhzhia – at a grand ceremony in the Kremlin. He then joined hands with the Moscow-installed heads of the regions on a stage in front of the Russian elite & chanted ... “Russia! Russia!”.
(Sep 29 2022) - National Post : Looks like state-sponsored terrorism
RUSSIA : The Kremlin said Thurs that incidents on 2 major undersea gas pipelines from Russia to Germany look like acts of state-sponsored “terrorism”. Sweden’s coastguard said it had discovered a 4th gas leak on the damaged Nord Stream pipelines. The leak reported on Thurs is the 2nd one found in Swedish waters ...
(Sep 28 2022) - Gwinnett Post : US Embassy warns Americans ...
RUSSIA : The US Embassy in Moscow issued a security alert overnight that again urged US citizens to leave Russia immediately while there are still options for departing the country. The alert comes in the wake of Russian President Putin's order for partial mobilization of Russian men to fight in his war in Ukraine.
(Sep 27 2022) - Ridgewood Post : Plans to Hike Electricity & Gas
NEW YORK : Dozens of elected leaders - including many from Queens - are calling on the New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) to hold another public hearing before deciding whether to allow Con Edison to hike electricity and gas bills next year. More than 50 state officials (...) penned a letter to the PSC Monday ...
(Sep 25 2022) - Sunday Post : Abolish the House of Lords
BRITAIN : The House of Lords should be scrapped & replaced by a slimmed-down & elected Senate, according to Sir Malcolm Rifkind. The former Cabinet minister, who served as an MP in Scotland for 23 yrs, has urged a more federal Britain, including radical reform of the Lords, an unelected 2nd chamber critics claim ...
(Sep 24 2022) - Richardson Post : POWERLESS TIMES AHEAD
AMERICA : It is a still winter night in Green-topia. Wind turbines are idle; solar panels are in darkness; some are covered with snow. In the rich green suburbs, electric cars are getting re-charged. Lights, heaters and TV are on, and coffee is percolating. Where is the electricity coming from? Maybe big batteries? No !!!
(Sep 23 2022) - Saturday Evening Post : News of the Week
U.S.A. : If you’re reading The Saturday Evening Post, I’m going to assume you’re of a certain age and you learned cursive in school. You may even still use cursive in your everyday life, and not just for your signature. But we’re a dying breed, because younger generations aren’t being taught how to read cursive, and ...
(Sep 22 2022) - African Post : Liberian Officials Resign ...
LIBERIA : Liberian President George Weah on Monday accepted the resignations of 3 close allies after the U.S. last month accused them of corruption, the office of the presidency said Monday. The president suspended the men from their roles in mid-Aug after Wash D.C. imposed sanctions on them over corruption allegations ...
(Sep 21 2022) - Salina Post : Fords Supply Chain Issues
DEARBORN, Mich. : A parts shortage that has thousands of Ford’s most-profitable vehicles sitting on lots waiting to be fully assembled has forced the automaker to slash its 3rd-quarter earnings forecast. Ford said Monday that it expects to have 40,000 to 45,000 unfinished vehicles on its hands when the quarter ends Sept. 30.
(Sep 20 2022) - The Post : Millions pledged for anti-COVID drug
CANADA : As Canada ordered huge quantities of a new anti-COVID drug last Dec & struck a deal to have it made in Ontario, plenty of evidence was out there on a key point — whether molnupiravir actually worked. Along with a highly publicized study by manufacturer Merck, companies in India had more quietly carried out ...
(Sep 19 2022) - Tucson Post : Judge sides with environmentalists
BATON ROUGE : In a major blow to a project that has faced yrs of local opposition, a district court judge has canceled air permits for a plastic & petrochemical plant proposed to be built along the state's industrial coast. Baton Rouge Dist' Judge Trudy White ruled in favor of environmental and community groups ...
(Sep 17 2022) - Jerusalem Post : Right to Regulate Rejected !!!
TEXAS : A US appeals court on Friday upheld a Texas law that bars large social media companies from banning or censoring users based on "viewpoint," a setback for technology industry groups that say the measure would turn platforms into bastions of dangerous content. The 3-0 ruling by the 5th US Circuit Court ...
(Sep 16 2022) - Defense Post : Iron Bow to Operate Cybersecurity
U.S.A. : The US Army has selected software company Iron Bow Technologies to operate its cybersecurity platform AttackIQ for the next 3 yrs. AttackIQ’s Security Optimization Platform enables the army to deploy a threat simulation capacity that generates real-time performance data to develop a strategic defense
(Sep 15 2022) - SCM Post : Coronavirus: Row Erupts Over ???
HONG KONG : Hong Kong’s health chief has fired back at experts who claim the city’s leader is mistaken in stating Covid-19 is much deadlier than the flu, accusing them of encouraging the public to treat a pandemic that has killed nearly 10,000 residents far too lightly. Medical specialists earlier put ...
(Sep 14 2022) - St Joseph Post : Resolution to avoid R/R strike
WASH D.C. : U.S. Senator Jerry Moran spoke Tuesday on the Senate floor to encourage a resolution to the railway labor-management dispute and to highlight the negative impact a rail shutdown would have on Kansas and the world, according to a statement from his office. “In my state, the harvest is well underway ...”
(Sep 13 2022) - Orissa Post : India to host over 200 meetings ...
NEW DELHI : India is expected to host over 200 G20 meetings during its yearlong Presidency of the influential group which will culminate with an annual summit September 9 and September 10 next year. India will assume the Presidency of the G20 for one year from December 1, 2022, to 30 November 2023.
(Sep 11 2022) - Denver Post : Visa to categorizing gun shop sales
NEW YORK : Payment processor Visa Inc. said late Sat it plans to start separately categorizing sales at gun shops, a win for gun control advocates who say it'll help better track suspicious surges of gun sales that could be a prelude to a mass shooting. The decision will likely provoke gun rights advocates and ...
(Sep 10 2022) - Christian Post : Christian student at risk ...
MEXICO : A university in Mexico has initiated proceedings against a recent psychology graduate - Christian Cortez Pérez - after a group of professors expressed concerns over his graduation speech defending the family & sanctity of life, which might cost him his license to practice. The Autonomous University ...
(Sep 09 2022) - Huff Post : The King's Baggage ...
LONDON : Prince Charles has been preparing for the crown his entire life. Now, at age 73, that moment has finally arrived. Charles, the oldest person to ever assume the British throne, became King Charles III on Thursday following the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II. No date has been set for his coronation.
(Sep 08 2022) - Post & Email : Recreating Deadliest Flu Virus
U.S.A. : Evidence points to SARS-CoV-2 being the product of gain-of-function (GoF) research. Indeed, attorney Tom Renz will soon release the results of a major legal investigation, which he claims will demonstrate — beyond a reasonable doubt — that SARS-CoV-2 was created as part of a GoF project. Whether the outbreak was ...
(Sep 07 2022) - Hippocratic Post : New molecule chip changing ???
AUSTRALIA : New molecule chip changing the face of modern manufacturing: University of Queensland have pioneered a new chemical process to manufacture the molecules that are the building blocks for lifesaving medicines, vaccines & energy storage materials. Australian Institute for Bioengineering & Nanotechnology
(Sep 06 2022) - Goulburn Post : Needle-free vaccines approved
WORLD : India & China have cleared a new approach in COVID-19 vaccination - 2 needle-free options, one a squirt in the nose & the other inhaled through the mouth - while Germany may drop a requirement to wear masks on planes. Regulators in India authorised Bharat Biotech's nasal version on Tuesday as an option ...
(Sep 04 2022) - Nile Post : Over 120 children rescued ...
UGANDA : Kampala Capital City Authority has managed to rescue a total of 125 of vulnerable children and taken them to Masulita Children’s home where the authority said they can live a childhood free from exploitation and abuse but also be rehabilitated. The authority started the operation a couple of weeks ago and ...
(Sep 03 2022) - Phnom Penh Post : 2nd Ultimatum Given ...
CAMBODIA : Siem Reap Provincial Admin' issued a 2nd ultimatum for the supporters of Khem Veasna -- president of the League for Democracy Party who recently pronounced himself "universe protecting brahma" & mobilised them at his sprawling plantation to escape what he predicted as doomsday -- to disband by Sept 4
(Sep 02 2022) - Post Millennium : Layoffs @ Bed Bath & Beyond
U.S.A. : Over the past two years, retail giant Bed Bath & Beyond has suffered, with business seeing a sharp decrease as a result of pandemic-induced supply chain issues, inflation & decisions regarding which products to stock. As a result, exec's have announced an ambitious plan to try & get the company back on track.
(Sep 01 2022) - Bangkok Post : Challenged by 'doomsday cult' ???
CAMBODIA : Cambodian PM Hun Sen has called on the public to refrain from discriminating against the followers of a politician who has attracted thousands to what many commentators are calling a “doomsday cult”. Khem Veasna, an outspoken political party leader, recently declared himself a “universe protecting brahma”
(Aug 31 2022) - Palm Beach Post : Gov. DeSantis: Suing fed's ...
FLORIDA : The backdrop for Gov. Ron DeSantis’ news conference Wed looked familiar. 15 months after standing inside a pharmaceutical warehouse in Lakeland, DeSantis returned to the facility, where the towering, orange shelves remained utterly bare. The gov' & Florida AG' announced that Florida had filed a lawsuit ...
(Aug 30 2022) - Post & Courier : SC passes abortion ban ...
COLUMBIA, SC : A bill banning nearly all abortions in South Carolina passed after some last-minute maneuvering by Republicans to add exceptions for victims of rape and incest. The 67-38 vote August 30th, largely along party lines, came minutes after the bill without exceptions for crime victims failed.
(Aug 29 2022) - Borneo Post : Warships go through Taiwan Strait
TAIWAN : Two United States warships sailed through the Taiwan Strait yesterday, the American navy said, the first such transit since China staged unprecedented military drills around the island. In a statement, the US Navy said the passage “demonstrates the United States’ commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific.”
(Aug 28 2022) - Frontier Post : Mossad chief to visit Wash D.C.
ISRAEL : Mossad director David Barnea will visit Washington next week for talks on the emerging deal to restore the Iran nuclear agreement, a senior Israeli official told reporters Sunday. Why it matters: Barnea is the most hawkish official on Iran within the Israeli security establishment and intelligence community.
(Aug 27 2022) - Nagaland Post : Disrupting the world order ...
TAIWAN : Taiwan’s leader said China & Russia are “disrupting and threatening the world order” through Beijing’s recent large-scale military exercises near the island & Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. President Tsai Ing-wen was speaking during a meeting in Taipei with US Sen. Marsha Blackburn, who is on the 2nd visit ...
(Aug 26 2022) - Activist Post : Major US Retailers Warn ...
WASH D.C. : Biden and his top advisers have been adamant that the consumer is exceptionally strong this summer despite the economy slumping into a technical recession. Well, maybe in aggregate the consumer appears healthy, but numerous retailers have pointed out that less-affluent ones are tapped out. Earlier ...
(Aug 25 2022) - Kathmandu Post : Medical waste thrown in River
NEPAL : Medical waste, highly hazardous to human & animal health, generated by various hospitals in Birtamod, has been finding its way into the Biring River of late. The Biring river flows through Ward No 8 & 9 of Kankai Municipality. The garbage bags contain receipts from Birtamod Hospital, Manmohan Memorial Hospital
(Aug 24 2022) - Wash Post : Banning new gas cars by 2035
CALIFORNIA : California is set to move closer to banning the sale of new cars running only on gas by 2035, a major step in the car-loving state’s fight against climate change. The expected embrace of the policy by the state’s Air Resources Board during a meeting scheduled for Thurs after Newsom set a target in 2020 ...
(Aug 23 2022) - Patriot Post : Questioning the Big Bang Theory
WORLD : Some scientists think the James Webb Space Telescope calls into question the universe’s origin. Back in the '30s, Belgian cosmologist & Catholic priest Georges Lemaître wrote a paper postulating the idea that the universe began with a massive explosion that scattered its contents, including our solar system ...
(Aug 22 2022) - First Post : Chinese spy ship leaves Sri Lanka
SRI LANKA : After a contentious 6-day visit, a high-tech Chinese research ship 'Yuan Wang 5' that had landed at the crucial Hambantota port left Sri Lankan seas on Monday. The ballistic missile and satellite tracking ship was originally scheduled to arrive at the Chinese-run port on Aug 11 but it was delayed ...
(Aug 21 2022) - Daily Post : Bandits kidnap six in Katsina
NIGERIA : Six persons in Dutsinma town, Dutsinma Local Gov't Area of Katsina State have been kidnapped by bandits. A source told DAILY POST that some are relatives of Umar Tafa, a gubernatorial aspirant. The source explained that the victims were wedding guests, were kidnapped very close to the house of a popular politician ...
(Aug 20 2022) - NY Post : Trump hints at legal action ...
FLORIDA : President Trump on Friday said he'd soon file a “major motion” in connection with the FBI’s search on his Florida estate earlier this month. Trump made the announcement on his Truth Social platform, alleging that his constitutional rights against unreasonable search and seizure were violated ...
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