SPEAKER EMERITA NANCY PELOSI, REP. JAMIE RASKIN, AND GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION ADVOCATE DENISE REID JOIN SUZANNE BRENNAN FIRSTENBERG'S CALL FOR FREEDOM FROM GUN…

benzinga.com Powerful Public Participatory Art Installation Addressing Gun Violence Open To the Public in Freedom Plaza Through May 20 WASHINGTON, May 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Striking…

The last piece of private land in this strategic corner of the Arctic is on sale for $323 million as geopolitics and the climate heat up

fortune.com In the High Arctic, a Manhattan-size piece of land with geopolitical implications has hit the market for €300 million ($323 million). The sale comes as the Arctic…

Hollywood’s Franchise Power Couple

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Is China's Oil Demand Set For A Major Bounce Back?

zerohedge.com Is China's Oil Demand Set For A Major Bounce Back? By Simon Watkins of OilPrice.com Since the mid-1990s, China’s extraordinary economic expansion almost singlehandedly drove…

Ranking the US Presidents Who Added the Most National Debt During Their Term

247wallst.com Currently, in 2024, the national debt is at an all-time high of $36.4 trillion. The interest alone on the debt equals $870 billion, with an expected increase to $12.4…

Jeff Zucker on RedBird IMI’s Focus: Quality Content and Investment Rather Than “Managing Decline”

hollywoodreporter.com Jeff Zucker, the former president of CNN and CEO of NBCUniversal, explained his M&A focus with RedBird IMI during a conference appearance in London on Thursday, saying that…

A Ukrainian captain says his unit shot down every drone it met despite having 'antiquated' guns

businessinsider.com Ukrainian soldiers of the 22nd brigade operating a drone during training in Donetsk, Ukraine, May 3, 2024. Diego Herrera Carcedo/Anadolu via Getty Images A Ukrainian platoon…

Strengthening Our Beleaguered Military Starts With A Maritime Overhaul

zerohedge.com Strengthening Our Beleaguered Military Starts With A Maritime Overhaul Authored by Brent D. Sadler via RealClear Wire, America’s security and prosperity is at high risk…

The Largest Private Collection of ‘Sugar Art’ Is Headed to University of Hawaii Maui College

observer.com Jo Rockwell, a longtime resident of Maui’s Kaanapali community, had always intended to gift her art collection to University of Hawaii Maui College (UHMC). The collector’s…

Every Rank in the US Air Force, And What They’re Paid

247wallst.com Up until the establishment of the U.S. Space Force in 2019, the U.S. Air Force has been the youngest branch in the U.S. armed forces, established just in 1947. The branch’s…

Trump wants to levy his new tariff regime 'quickly.' Here's how long it might take

aol.com Donald Trump has made new tariffs into a centerpiece of his potential second term economic agenda and he could try to force them into existence much more rapidly than many…

Comparing Market Cap with GDP

investopedia.com In August 2018, Apple Inc. (AAPL) became the world's first company to record a market capitalization of $1 trillion and roughly two years later, became the first publicly…

8 New Books We Recommend This Week

nytimes.com Violence and its impact on writers anchor three of our recommended books this week: Michael Korda offers a group biography of the soldier-poets of World War I, while…

Ukrainians on pickup trucks are using machine guns designed in WWI to stop Russian drones

businessinsider.com A member of the mobile air defence group checks an M2 Browning machine gun donated by a volunteer fund in April 2023. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko A Ukrainian unit is using…

Sanctions are for losers

reason.com On April 13, Iran launched an unprecedented retaliatory drone and missile attack on Israel, leading the U.S. and its allies to reach once again for their favorite weapon of…

US Says Russia Using "Chemical Weapons" In Ukraine...Except It's Tear Gas

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The US spent so much time fighting insurgents that it forgot 'what it means to actually fight a war,' a US vet in Ukraine says

businessinsider.com Ukrainian servicemen fire an artillery in the direction of Siversk, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine on April 01, 2024. Wolfgang Schwan/Anadolu via Getty Images An American veteran…

Russia accused of using chemical weapons in Ukraine, in breach of global ban

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7 magnificent hotels to visit before the summer crowds descend

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'Cracking the Nazi Code': Seeing the Reich to Come

wsj.com A professor of philosophy—and occasional spy for Britain—sent back early warnings from his time in Germany after World War I.

Unemployment in the United States

en.wikipedia.org Explanation of unemployment in the United States, presently and historically Unemployment in the United States discusses the causes and measures of U.S. unemployment and…