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2022 disasters, from Australia floods to Hurricane Ian, cause $122B in losses
The impact of natural and human-made disasters in 2022 will be felt for years. A new report shows with a month to go, 2022 is already one of the most expensive years on record for the world’s insurance industry. According to Swiss Re, one of the world’s largest insurance companies, natural and human-made disasters caused… -
Switzerland may ban electric vehicles this winter
As the Russian invasion of Ukraine drags on, countries across Europe are trying to find ways to ride out the impending energy crisis. In Switzerland, the government is considering a plan to ban electric vehicles for the winter. Switzerland will ban the sale of new gas-powered vehicles by 2035. But that’s more than 10 years… -
US Air Force criticized over low religious exemption approvals
The 6th Circuit Court of Appeals in Ohio sided with around 10,000 service members from the United States Air and Space Forces this week. The ruling protects the service members from disciplinary action for not getting a COVID-19 vaccine. According to Military.com, when the U.S. Air and Space Forces mandated COVID-19 vaccines for their nearly… -
China to ease ‘zero-COVID’ policy after protests
China’s “zero-COVID” policy is one of the most stringent in the world. Things could soon change, however, for China’s 1.4 billion residents. For the last week, unprecedented protests have occurred in at least 23 cities across China, including Shanghai and Beijing. The protests started after a fire on Nov. 24 killed 10 people and injured… -
Netherlands closing up to 3,000 farms to reduce nitrogen emissions
Lawmakers in the Netherlands want to reduce nitrogen pollution in their country. To help meet its goal, the government is willing to close down operations on as many as 3,000 farms. The Netherlands has to reduce nitrogen emissions in order to comply with European regulations. Agriculture accounts for almost half of nitrogen emissions in the… -
USAF & Israel Air Force conduct aerial drills, practice striking Iran
The air forces from the United States and Israel are working together this week on a series of joint aerial exercises. The two air forces are simulating what it would take to launch strikes against what many consider the greatest threat in the region, Iran. According to the Chief of the Israel Defense Forces Aviv… -
Communist Party in China flooding Twitter with porn to hide protests info
The ruling Communist Party in China will do just about anything to snuff out speech or news it doesn’t like. Lately, that includes spamming Twitter with porn to hide information about the ongoing protests in that country. According to a China-focused data analyst, there has been a dramatic increase of spam accounts tweeting relentlessly since… -
Black Friday gun sales third busiest on record
Some of the most popular items sold during this year’s Black Friday include things like electric toothbrushes, wireless headphones, and Legos. But Americans also bought a lot of guns. This year’s Black Friday gun sales numbers made it one of the busiest gun sales days in history. The National Shooting Sport Foundation said the FBI’s… -
Iran is enriching uranium to 60% at underground Fordo site
Any hopes of reviving the highly polarized Iran nuclear deal are just about dead now. The Chairman of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization announced Tuesday his country will start enriching uranium at its underground Fordo site to 60%. Before the Iran nuclear deal, officially called the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), Iran was enriching uranium… -
US carrier strike groups join NATO allies for maritime exercises
Two carrier strike groups from the U.S. Navy and three carrier strike groups from NATO allies are teaming up this month. The exercises are designed to bolster interoperability between NATO countries. Joining the exercises from the U.S. Navy is the nation’s newest and most advanced aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald Ford. The Ford’s strike group… -
NASA scientist: humans will live and work on the moon by 2030
For the first time in 50 years, a NASA spacecraft visited the moon Monday. One of the heads of the program said it’s the next step in the journey to make humans an extraterrestrial species. NASA’s Orion capsule came within 81 miles of the lunar surface as it whipped around the dark side of the… -
Gov. Abbott plans to send M113 armored personnel carriers to Texas border
Texas Governor Greg Abbott said he’s fighting “an invasion” at the southern border last week. When he launched Operation Lone Star last year, thousands of Texas soldiers went to the border. Now, it looks like those soldiers will be getting armored personnel carriers. Today I wrote Pres. Biden to explain why Texas is invoking Art.… -
Suspect released in crash that injured California Sheriff’s recruits
The man police said drove an SUV into a group of Los Angeles County Sheriff’s recruits on Wednesday is out of jail. LA County Sheriff Alex Villanueva said the man, 22-year-old Nicholas Gutierrez, was released while investigators build a case against him. According to police, on Wednesday morning, Gutierrez veered into the opposite lane of…
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