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Ukraine’s Zelenskyy to UN: Russia should be removed from Security Council
Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, is in New York the week of Sept. 17. The war time leader spoke to the United Nation’s General Assembly, pleading with the international body to remove Russia from the Security Council. In an emotionally charged speech, Zelenskyy told the Assembly, “Each decade, Russia starts a new war. Parts of Moldova… -
World’s largest lithium deposit, worth about $1.5 trillion, discovered in US
Geologists believe they have uncovered the world’s largest lithium deposit within an ancient supervolcano straddling the Nevada-Oregon border. Up to 40 million metric tons of the precious metal — worth about $1.5 trillion — have been identified throughout a 28-mile-long stretch of the McDermitt Caldera. To put this discovery into perspective, if those estimates hold… -
US-funded whale hearing study criticized over experiments that ‘tortured’ animals
The impact of man-made noises in the ocean — such as those from oil drilling and wind farm construction — on marine mammals has long been a subject of scientific inquiry. Researchers in Norway embarked on a study utilizing captured Minke whales to delve into this issue, but the project has encountered controversy, with animal… -
Constitutional lawyer explains why Trump shouldn’t be removed from ballot
Can former President Donald Trump be banned from the 2024 presidential election ballot over his actions surrounding the Jan. 6, 2021 riot at the United States Capitol building? Some legal scholars and politicians are trying to make that case. Advocates for removing Trump contend the Jan. 6 riot was an insurrection and that Trump should… -
US sending Ukraine depleted uranium rounds is ‘bad news’ for Russia
Abrams tanks aren’t even in Ukraine yet, and Russia is already giving the United States flak about the type of ammunition the tanks will shoot. During the week of Sept. 3, the U.S. said it would supply depleted uranium (DU) rounds to Ukraine’s Armed Forces. The U.K. already gave Ukraine DU rounds back in March.… -
Ukraine’s drones dropping Russian mines on Russian soldiers
It looks like Ukraine’s Armed Forces found a new source of explosives. The Ukrainians are literally mining Russian minefields, repurposing recovered TM-62 anti-tank mines, and giving them back to their former owners by dropping them from drones. This war is full of great examples of battlefield engineering, but this new strategy certainly tips the scales… -
‘World’s best AI pilot’ can fly swarm of V-Bat drones
The war in Ukraine is showing, in vivid and deadly detail, drones are now a permanent fixture on the battlefield. The United States military wants swarms of drones at its disposal in the event of future conflicts. But operating swarms of drones in the wars of tomorrow means building that capacity today. The defense technology… -
Ukraine tells critics come help with Russia or ‘shut up’
Ukraine’s counteroffensive against Russia isn’t going as quickly as some in the West would like. Ukraine doesn’t care. Just take it from the country’s foreign minister, Dmytro Kuleba. He said, “Criticizing the slow pace of the counteroffensive equals spitting in the face of the Ukrainian soldier who sacrifices his life everyday moving forward and liberating… -
Ukraine using ‘Three Fingers of Death’ to swat Russia
The “Three Fingers of Death” are on tour in Ukraine. We’re not talking about the surviving members of the world’s most brutal band – Dethklok. No, these “Fingers” belong to an air defense system designed by the Soviets, upgraded by the Czechs, and now on the hunt to poke Russians in Ukraine. Back in May,… -
US Navy divers find ‘eerie scenes’ in search for Maui wildfire victims
It’s been three weeks since a deadly wildfire scorched a path of destruction on Maui. The small town of Lahaina bore the brunt of the fire, and the search for remains there is nearing its conclusion. A team of 21 U.S. Navy divers wrapped up its search efforts the week of Aug. 27. The divers… -
Little evidence showing Ukraine attacked Russian airfield with ‘cardboard’ drones
Reports are swirling, saying Ukraine used cardboard kamikaze drones to attack the Kursk airfield in Russia. But did it really happen? On Aug. 27, the Kyiv Post quoted an anonymous source in the Security Services of Ukraine (SBU). The source said Ukraine used kamikaze drones from Australia to attack the Kursk airbase. Four Su-30 fighter… -
LK-99: The room temperature superconductor that wasn’t
The summertime is a perfect time for things to trend across social media. One of the more surprising topics to get serious attention was the possibility of a room temperature superconductor that could pave the way for quantum computing and ultrafast high-speed trains. So was LK-99, as it’s known, too good to be true? To… -
FBI agent: FBI HQ tipped off Secret Service about Hunter Biden interview
A newly released transcript of closed-door, congressional testimony confirms FBI headquarters let the Secret Service know investigators were going to knock on Hunter Biden’s front door in an attempt to interview him about an ongoing criminal investigation. Ultimately the investigators were told to stand by and the interview never happened. The transcript was released by…
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