FOOTBALL, SPORTS - archive

Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Bruce Arians: Antonio Brown 'no longer a Buc' after WR rips off equipment, runs off field during third quarter - ESPN 2.2.22

How Charitable Will "Notre Dame" Bowl Opponent Be; "Notre Dame" Has Not Been Competitive in a Major Bowl In More Than A Quarter-Century - SCW 12.30.21

Boycott College Football Playoff Over Abortion Schools - SCW 12.21.21

Once Again, "Notre Dame" Football Plays An Abortion School, This Time Stanford

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Top-25 Scores - ESPN

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9/11, TERRORISM - archive

New York City identifies two new 9/11 victims ahead of 20th anniversary - UPI 9.7.21

AFGHANISTAN - archive

U.S. Sanctions Push Afghanistan and Iran Together: Tehran and the Taliban, once bitter foes, are finding common cause under the weight of economic pressures, though water supply and drug smuggling are keeping up tensions at the border. - WSJ 12.30.21

Taliban Covert Operatives Seized Kabul From Within: Undercover agents—often clean-shaven, dressed in jeans and sporting sunglasses—spent years infiltrating Afghan government ministries, universities, businesses and aid organizations. - WSJ 11.28.21

Taliban Already Violated Doha Agreement Addressing Afghani Transitions, and Their Material Breach Also Has Prevented the Doha Agreement From Being Fulfilled; the United States Need Not Stay Out- SCW 9.13.21

‘We could hear screams’: Journalists accuse Taliban of torture; Reports show the armed group being violent and intimidating journalists, despite their free-press pledge - Al Jazeera 9.9.21

Graphic photos show Afghan journalists beaten by Taliban - NY Post 9.9.21

Taliban Co-Founder "Baradar the Butcher" Reportedly Set to Lead Afghani Taliban Regime

Taliban calls China its 'trustworthy friend' - Fox News 9.3.21

Growing fears child brides brought to US in Afghan evacuation - NY Post 9.3.21

CENTRAL ASIA

"Kazakhstan Unrest and Russia’s Intervention Transform Ties With Moscow: As violence grows, the Russian military deployment injects a new element into the crisis in the former Soviet republic." - SCW Newswatch: WSJ

Russian-Led Security Bloc To Send Peacekeeping Forces To Kazakhstan, Armenian PM Says - RFE/RL 1.5.22

"Kazakhstan’s Government Resigns Amid Unrest Over Fuel Prices; President declares two-week curfew in parts of former Soviet nation after some protests turn violent" - SCW Newswatch - WSJ 1.5.22

SOUTHEAST ASIA

Military court sentences deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi to 4 more years in prison - UPI 1.10.22

EU, EUROPE - archive

Poland Accuses Russia Of Backing Belarusian 'Attack' As Migrant Border Standoff Intensifies - RFE/RL 11.9.21

SCW NEWSWATCH: "U.S., Georgia sign military training pact amid Russian threat on the Black Sea" - Defense News

U.S. Defense Chief Inks Cooperation Deal With Georgia On First Leg Of Visit To Black Sea Allies - RFE/RL

U.S. Officials Try to Soothe France Over Australia Submarine Deal; Biden administration officials say they welcome a strong role for France in the Indo-Pacific region—hours after the NATO ally said it had been betrayed by the U.S. after being pushed out of its own multibillion-dollar submarine deal with Australia. - WSJ 9.16.21

German Domestic Intelligence Chief Warns Of Increased Russian Activity - RFE/RL 6.6.21

EU Does Not Recognize Lukashenka As Belarusian President, Borrell Says

Austria: Two arrested after Chechen dissident shot dead

AUSTRALIA

Situation in Indo-Pacific 'deteriorating,' says Australian defense minister - UPI 9.16.21

U.S. Officials Try to Soothe France Over Australia Submarine Deal; Biden administration officials say they welcome a strong role for France in the Indo-Pacific region—hours after the NATO ally said it had been betrayed by the U.S. after being pushed out of its own multibillion-dollar submarine deal with Australia. - WSJ 9.16.21

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SPIES, INTELLIGENCE

Lithuania pays U.S. terror suspect $113,000 for enduring CIA agents' torture - UPI 1.10.22

German Domestic Intelligence Chief Warns Of Increased Russian Activity - RFE/RL 6.6.21

U.S. NSA to unveil hybrid cloud programme by end of 2020 - Jane's

SCW NEWSWATCH: "China targeting U.S. election infrastructure with cyberattacks, says O'Brien" - Reuters 8.9.20

Intelligence Links:

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ENVIRONMENT, CLIMATE, WILDLIFE, ANIMALS

"When Goats Become Firefighters, Not Everyone Follows Orders: Hungry animals clear away potential tinder; 'not the most high-tech thing'" - SCW Newswatch: WSJ

Columbo's Basset hound ''Dog'' was a rescue dog in real life, just like on the show: From a Burbank shelter to television stardom. - MeTV 4.11.21

Antarctica’s ‘doomsday glacier’ could collapse in 3 years, raise sea levels - NY Post 12.15.21

9 Natural Predators That Control Spiders - The Spruce 7.28.21

Brown Recluse Spider Interactions With Other Species - University of Wisconsin-Lacrosse

Brown Recluse vs. Wolf Spider: Which One Is On My Property? - ABC Home and Commercial 2.19.21

OIL & CLIMATE: Rising Oil Prices Put Biden in a Bind Over Climate Pledges; Agenda to stem global warming calls for shift away from fossil fuels, but also urging OPEC to increase production to ease shortages, lower prices - WSJ 11.10.21

Rodents the Size of St. Bernards Swarm an Exclusive Gated Community: The world’s largest rodents bully pets, roam tony streets and soil pristine lawns in Argentina, triggering demands for them to be relocated or castrated - WSJ

SCW NEWSWATCH: "Bald eagle wins duel with state's $950 drone, sending it to the bottom of Lake Michigan" - CBS 8.13.20

Animal assassins and military mammals: How superpowers continue to train creatures for combat - Fox

A black bear named Bruno has traveled 400 miles in search of a mate. And he's gained quite a following.

PETS, ANIMALS

Columbo's Basset hound "Dog" was a rescue dog in real life, just like on the show: From a Burbank shelter to television stardom - MeTV 4.11.21

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HEALTH - archive

Many Hospitals Are Getting Overwhelmed. It Could Affect Healthcare for Years to Come. - Barron's 1.14.22

'Stillborn' baby being prepped for burial discovered to be alive; A baby was declared stillborn by a Brazilian doctor was being prepared for burial at a funeral home -- then was miraculously found to still be alive. - NY Post 1.5.22

Weeks after Minnesota nurses warn of staffing crisis, Mayo Clinic fires 700 unvaccinated workers - Fox 1.5.22

Hospitals Still Not Fully Complying With Federal Price-Disclosure Rules - WSJ 12.30.21

China continues to exploit U.S. universities to bolster military modernization, report finds: China continues to use U.S. university system to collect information to bolster its nuclear and cyber-espionage programs. - Fox 12.11.21

The New Low-Cholesterol Diet: Fatty Fish: The right fish can do wonders for your heart. - WebMD 2.3.09

3 Healthiest (and Worst) Fish For Your Health: Expand your protein options with these varieties - Cleveland Clinic 5.18.20

Obesity: More than half of young adults are overweight, study says - Fox 12.7.21

The New Low-Cholesterol Diet: Fatty Fish The right fish can do wonders for your heart. - WebMD 2.3.09

How to Get Rid of Brown Recluse Spiders - LawnStarter 1.4.21

Brown Recluse Spider Interactions With Other Species - University of Wisconsin-Lacrosse

9 Natural Predators That Control Spiders - The Spruce 7.28.21

Black Seed: Are There Health Benefits? - WebMD

HEALTH OVERBILLING: Woman billed $700 after sitting in ER waiting room for 7 hours, leaving without treatment - Fox Atlanta 11.1.21

FACEBOOK SCANDALS: Is Facebook Bad for You? It Is for About 360 Million Users, Company Surveys Suggest The app hurts sleep, work, relationships or parenting for about 12.5% of users, who reported they felt Facebook was more of a problem than other social media. Facebook said it has built tools and controls to help people manage when and how they use its services. - WSJ 11.6.21

HEALTH COSTS, NONPROFITS: ProPublica: St. Jude hoards billions while many of Its families drain their savings - UPI 11.12.21

HEALTH BUSINESS: J&J to Split Into Two Public Companies: Johnson & Johnson intends to separate its high-margin prescription-drugs and medical-devices business from its storied but slower-growing consumer group, creating two publicly traded companies. - WSJ 11.12.21

N95 Vs. KN95 Masks: What's the Difference? - Popular Science 7.28.21

Idaho reports first human to die from rabies since 1978 - NY Post 11.5.21

Shot To Prevent Lyme Disease Enters Human Trials - Weather.com 3.3.21

Healthy Living Helps Prevent Dementia, Even if it Runs in the Family - Newsmas 5.21.21

The Best Foods to Help You Sleep - Sleep Foundation 2020

Food for Sleep: The Best and Worst Foods for Getting Sleep - Alaska Sleep Foundation

Foods High in Melatonin - Web MD

Dietary Sources and Bioactivities of Melatonin - NIH 2017

Sleep aids: Understand over-the-counter options - Mayo Clinic

[Charles Atlas Workouts:] Every Man Should Do This Exercise Routine Every Day - Art of Manliness

Drugmakers Go on Trial Over Opioid Epidemic - WSJ

Economy Week Ahead: ECB, Jobless Claims, Housing - WSJ

Study: People Can Have Real-Life Conversations While Dreaming - Newsmax 2.18.21

Will Biden Continue Wrecking Social Security for Seniors and Future Retirees?

Overcoming Absentmindedness: Tips From WebMD

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Air Purifier Buying Guide - Consumer Reports 11.2.21

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MIDDLE EAST - archive

Secret Chinese Port Project in Persian Gulf Rattles U.S. Relations With Key Ally; U.S. intelligence agencies learned this spring that China was secretly building what they suspected was a military facility at a port in the United Arab Emirates, one of the U.S.’s closest Mideast allies, according to people familiar with the matter. - WSJ 11.18.21

Hamas retains robust rocket arsenal despite 11 days of Israeli strikes, experts say - Washington Examiner 5.22.21

Israel-Gaza conflict continues to intensify; rockets reported from Lebanon World Israel-Gaza conflict continues to intensify; rockets reported from Lebanon - Fox 5.18.21

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WRITING, EDITING - archive

AP vs. Chicago: What Style Guide is Right for Your Brand? - BizBuzzContent 7.19.18

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MUSIC

10 Best Vocal Exercises for Singers - Sweetwater Music

SCW INFOWATCH: "Top Music Stores - Top Sellers of Musical Instruments" - MusicTrades

SUPREME COURT, LAW - archive

"Supreme Court Halts Biden's Vaccine Rule for Businesses; The ruling doesn't stop private employers from instituting their own mandates." - SCW Newswatch: Barron's

Top Schools Illegally Collude to Limit Student Financial Aid, Lawsuit Alleges: A new federal suit alleging antitrust violations at 16 major universities, including Yale and Georgetown, adds to continuing efforts to change college admissions practices. - WSJ 1.10.22

Supreme Court Covid Vaccination Status Undermines Credibility on Vaccine Cases, Creates Unshakeable Conflict of Interest and Personal Taint; Impeachment of Pro-Unethical-Vaccine Judges is a Duty of Congress - SCW 1.7.22

Ghislaine Maxwell lawyers seek new trial after juror discloses he was sex abuse victim; Maxwell was convicted Dec. 29 of recruiting and grooming teenage girls to be abused by late financier Jeffrey Epstein - Fox 1.6.22

Supreme Court justices all vaccinated with COVID-19 booster shots - Fox 1.4.22

Kyle Rittenhouse ACQUITTED after jury deliberates for 26 hours in tense trial - Fox 1l.19.21

When Will the Kyle Rittenhouse Verdict Be Announced? The jury is currently deliberating on the case in Kenosha, Wis., to decide what happens to the teenager who killed two men - WSJ 11.17.21

CAPITOL HILL PROTEST DEATH: Babbitt shooting internal police docs reveal 'no good reason for shooting,' according to Judicial Watch - Fox 10.13.21

Facebook’s Zuckerberg Named in Suit by Washington, D.C., Attorney General: The district’s attorney general is seeking to hold Mark Zuckerberg personally liable in a lawsuit stemming from the 2018 Cambridge Analytica personal-data scandal - WSJ 10.20.21

Supreme Court schedules Mississippi abortion ban case for Dec. 1 - UPI 9.20.21

Lyft, Uber To Pay Their Drivers' Texas Abortion Ban Legal Fees - Law360

Passengers held up phones during Philadelphia train rape, police say - NY Post 10.19.21

Gabby Petito autopsy paints grim picture of last moments, experts say - Fox 10.14.21

Laundrie lookalike ambushed by gun-toting feds as he slept on Appalachian Trail - NY Post 10.18.21

Law, Crime, Supreme Court Links

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DOJ - news
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CARS, TRUCKS - archive

Tesla in Pennsylvania catches fire, flames spread to home - Fox 11.26.21

How Much Does a Bulletproof Car Cost? - Armormax 4.23.21

How To Bulletproof a Car Step-by-step - Car and Driver 12.16.09

2021 Bugatti Chiron - Car and Driver

Auto Links

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AFRICA

SCW NEWSWATCH: "Nigeria’s Christians become target of genocide as international community remains silent: advocates; Human rights advocates lament that 'genocide' against Christians is only worsening" - Fox 11.18.20

EDUCATION, COLLEGES

Top Schools Illegally Collude to Limit Student Financial Aid, Lawsuit Alleges: A new federal suit alleging antitrust violations at 16 major universities, including Yale and Georgetown, adds to continuing efforts to change college admissions practices. - WSJ 1.10.22

RACE, RIOTS, PROTESTS

Kyle Rittenhouse ACQUITTED after jury deliberates for 26 hours in tense trial - Fox 1l.19.21

When Will the Kyle Rittenhouse Verdict Be Announced? The jury is currently deliberating on the case in Kenosha, Wis., to decide what happens to the teenager who killed two men - WSJ 11.17.21

RITTENHOUSE: Kyle Rittenhouse spokesperson slams Biden for casting defendant as a White supremacist - Fox 11.11.21

Sacheen Littlefeather, who rejected Marlon Brando’s Oscar in 1973, says she was blacklisted by Hollywood; The actor didn’t accept his 1973 Academy Award for best actor for his performance in 'The Godfather' - Fox 4.26.21

Two L.A. County deputies critically wounded in 'ambush' - UPI

LA County Sheriffs Video of Assassination Attempt (twitter "thread")

Trump calls for swift justice in shooting of ambushed deputies as manhunt intensifies in LA; Authorities have offered a $100,000 for information leading to an arrest and conviction - Fox

Joe Biden Racist to Choose Kamala Harris As Running Mate - SCW

SCW NEWSWATCH: "This is why Jacob Blake had a warrant out for his arrest" - New York Post 8.28.20

Biden condemns ‘needless violence’ in Kenosha, Trump sends in feds to restore ‘law and order’ - Fox

Less than 3 minutes passed between when Kenosha police arrived and when Jacob Blake was shot, according to dispatch audio - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Jacob Blake Shooting: What Happened in Kenosha, Wisconsin? Injured target of police shooting is now stable but still in the intensive care unit - WSJ

Syracuse University professor disciplined for calling coronavirus 'Wuhan flu,' 'Chinese Communist Party Virus'- Fox

NBA playoff boycott over Blake shooting 'a way to again try to demand a little more action,' coach says - Fox

SCW NEWSWATCH: "When Authority Vanishes: Chicago’s leaders have surrendered to vandals" - John O. McGinnis/ City Journal 8.13.20

Protesters arrested in Chicago, Seattle as civil unrest over police brutality continues - New York Post

VIDEO: [Riots, Protests, Government Response:] Senate Hearing on "The Right of the People Peaceably to Assemble: Protecting Speech by Stopping Anarchist Violence," Saturday, Aug. 4, 2020

Georgetown Student Petition: Create a ‘Sanctuary Space’ Campus by Banning Cops - Breitbart 7.19.20

DHS removes acting chief of intelligence and analysis after protest response - UPI

ENTERTAINMENT

Columbo's Basset hound "Dog" was a rescue dog in real life, just like on the show: From a Burbank shelter to television stardom - MeTV 4.11.21

Jon Gosselin hospitalized after getting bitten by venomous spider while sleeping; Former 'Jon & Kate Plus 8' star said his leg doubled in size - Fox 11.27.21

ASTROWORLD: Police declared Astroworld 'mass casualty event' half-hour before Travis Scott finally stopped performing: That first warning was at 9:11 p.m. -- but police were only able to get the show closed down at 10.03 p.m., and Scott and guest star Drake still continued - NY Post 11.11.21

ASTROWORLD DISASTER: Astroworld survivors sue rapper Travis Scott, organizers - UPI 11.8.21

At least 8 dead in 'mass casualty event' at Travis Scott Astroworld concert - NY Post 11.6.21

Meet Charlotte Kirk: The 28-Year-Old Actress Who Took Down Two Studio Chiefs - SCW NEWSWATCH: Variety 8.19.20

USPS, Postal Woes

More than 150,000 ballots processed but undelivered before Election Day: report; That number is expected to grow in the coming days as more data is released - Fox

When Obama postmaster closed facilities during 2012 election, Democrats sang different tune; Republicans say Democrats 'have this conspiracy theory' in 2020 that they didn't support during the 2012 postal cutbacks, creating a double standard. - Just the News

Postmaster General Louis DeJoy Defends [USPS] Changes Before Senate Committee: Postal Service can handle surge in mail-in ballots, official says, ‘in some cases ahead of first-class mail’ - WSJ

SCW NEWSWATCH: "28 Million Mail-In Ballots Went Missing in Last Four Elections" - RealClear Politics 4.24.20

SCW NEWSWATCH: "Postal slowdown, mailbox removal before November election sparks mounting concerns; Inspector General is investigating concerns about USPS service changes" - Fox 8.15.20

AVIATION

5G Service Rollout Delayed Amid Flight Safety Concerns: AT&T and Verizon agreed to delay the rollout of a new 5G wireless service at the request of U.S. transportation officials. The FAA says the service could affect airplane safety systems, a claim the wireless industry refutes. - WSJ 1.5.22

Airlines Warn of Crippling Flight Disruptions if New 5G Rollout Isn’t Delayed - Barron's 1.3.22

Aviation Cybersecurity: FAA Should Fully Implement Key Practices to Strengthen Its Oversight of Avionics Risks - GAO

SCW NEWSWATCH: "'UFO' in Congo jungle turns out to be internet balloon" - Reuters 8.27.20

SCW NEWSWATCH: "Bald eagle wins duel with state's $950 drone, sending it to the bottom of Lake Michigan" - CBS 8.13.20

Suppliers Are Key To Aviation’s COVID Recovery - Aviation Week

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IRAN - archive

Iran, China Launch Cooperation Pact, As Beijing Slams U.S. Sanctions On Tehran - RFE/RL 1.15.22

Iran Links:

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Iran Nuclear - Institute for Science and International Security

CHINA, HONG KONG

Taiwan conducts military drills to intercept Chinese warplanes - NY Post 1.5.22

Rising Threat From China Pushes U.S. and Japan to Deepen Military Cooperation - WSJ 1.2.22

China unveils plan to 'take over' Latin America - Washington Examiner - 1.2.22

China continues to exploit U.S. universities to bolster military modernization, report finds: China continues to use U.S. university system to collect information to bolster its nuclear and cyber-espionage programs. - Fox 12.11.21

U.S. lawmakers defy warnings from China to make surprise trip to Taiwan - NY Post 11.26.21

Peng Shuai: What we know so far - BBC 11.23.21

Secret Chinese Port Project in Persian Gulf Rattles U.S. Relations With Key Ally; U.S. intelligence agencies learned this spring that China was secretly building what they suspected was a military facility at a port in the United Arab Emirates, one of the U.S.’s closest Mideast allies, according to people familiar with the matter. - WSJ 11.18.21

U.S. Companies Face New Risks in a Changing China: A slowing economy, interventions by Beijing, and tensions with Washington may not be fully reflected in the valuations of companies with Chinese exposure.- Barron's 11.12.21

U.S. Firms Aid China’s Bid for Chip Dominance Despite Security Concerns - WSJ 11.12.21

Biden says U.S. will defend Taiwan if China attacks - BBC 10.22.21

Hong Kong Security Chief Warns Citigroup, HSBC Against Dealings With Pro-Democracy Tycoon - WSJ 5.27.21

Special Report: Vatican China Sellout - Church Militant 6.26.20

SCW NEWSWATCH: "China’s Science Talent-Recruitment Program Draws Fresh Attention; Beijing is trying to lure scientists as part of a covert technology-transfer plan. But why are so many of them falling for it?" - Diplomat 8.25.20

Hunting the Phoenix: The Chinese Communist Party’s global search for technology and talent - APSI 8.20.20

Chinese Diplomats Helped Military Scholars Visiting the U.S. Evade FBI Scrutiny, U.S. Says - WSJ

SCW NEWSWATCH: "China targeting U.S. election infrastructure with cyberattacks, says O'Brien" - Reuters 8.9.20

Ecuador navy surveils huge Chinese fishing fleet near Galapagos - Reuters

SCW NEWSWATCH: "U.S. health chief arrives in Taiwan on trip condemned by China" - Reuters 8.9.20

Google deletes 2,600 YouTube accounts linked to China [and others tied to Russia, Iran] - UPI

U.S. wants to see 'untrusted' Chinese apps removed from U.S. app stores, Pompeo says - Reuters

Trump threatens to ban TikTok from operating in U.S. - UPI

China Hacked Vatican Ahead of Negotiations; U.S. Cybersecurity Firm Says The alleged breaches come ahead of negotiations regarding the appointment of bishops in China

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HONG KONG

Hong Kong Security Chief Warns Citigroup, HSBC Against Dealings With Pro-Democracy Tycoon - WSJ 5.27.21

Hong Kong

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TAIWAN (Republic of China)

Taiwan conducts military drills to intercept Chinese warplanes - NY Post 1.5.22

U.S. lawmakers defy warnings from China to make surprise trip to Taiwan - NY Post 11.26.21

Biden says U.S. will defend Taiwan if China attacks - BBC 10.22.21

U.S. Navy Admiral Reportedly Visits Taiwan; U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Michael Studeman is Director of Intelligence for U.S. Indo-Pacific Command

SCW NEWSWATCH: "U.S. health chief arrives in Taiwan on trip condemned by China" - Reuters 8.9.20

[January 2020:] Taiwan election: Tsai Ing-wen wins second presidential term - BBC 1.11.20

[January 2020:] Taiwan 2020 Election Results - Bloomberg 1.11.20

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JAPAN

JAPAN, BUSINESS: Toshiba, Like GE, Plans to Divide Into Three Parts The Japanese industrial conglomerate said it planned to split into three by March 2024 in response to shareholder pressure for a more focused structure. - WSJ 11.12.21

The Risks of Using Smartphones While Walking - NHK World-Japan 10.27.21

MEDIA

SCW NEWSWATCH: "Fox News makes history with massive audience for Trump's GOP renomination acceptance speech; Fox News topped CNN, MSNBC, ABC, NBC and CBS combined - Fox 8.28.20"

NATIONAL SECURITY, MILITARY

Top general warns Iran 'very close' to having nuclear weapon capability - NY Post 11.24.21

Here are the three companies selected to design hypersonic missile interceptors for MDA - Defense News 11.20.21

NUCLEAR: NNSA Has Taken Steps to Improve Its Work Authorization Process, but Challenges Remain; DOE's National Nuclear Security Administration, responsible for nuclear weapons stockpile, relies on 7 contractors to manage and operate its 8 lab and production sites 11.4.21

U.S. Army’s Precision Strike Missile breaks distance record in flight test - Defense News

The Missing Aircraft Carrier - WSJ 5.27.21

Nuclear Weapons: NNSA Plans to Modernize Critical Depleted Uranium Capabilities and Improve Program Management - GAO

SCW NEWSWATCH: "U.S. beefs up force protection in Syria after run-in with Russia" - The Hill 9.18.20

SCW NEWSWATCH: "Air Force destroys surrogate cruise missile in hypervelocity projectile test" - UPI

SCW NEWSWATCH: "Joint Chiefs head says military won't have role resolving 2020 election; Gen. Mark Milley said he believes in an 'apolitical' U.S. military" - Fox 8.29.20

Production of Air Force's first B-21 stealth bomber on schedule - UPI

NATO ships, aircraft conduct exercises with Latvian navy - UPI

U.S. Navy develops software to track COVID-19 cases aboard ships - UPI

Hungary purchases $1 billion U.S.-made defense missile system - UPI

Air Force helicopter struck by bullet makes emergency landing in Virginia; FBI investigates One crew member was hurt in the UH-1N Huey helicopter incident - Fox

Animal assassins and military mammals: How superpowers continue to train creatures for combat - Fox

National Security Links:

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Defense News
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Jane's

NORTH KOREA

North Korea says ballistic missile was launched from submarine - UPI 10.20.21

North Korea brings aid supplies to border town under lockdown: state media - Reuters

Deadly North Korea gas explosion reported near China border - UPI

IMMIGRATION, MIGRANTS, ILLEGAL ALIENS

ILLEGALS: Biden angrily defends DOJ plans for $450K migrant separation payouts - NY Post 11.6.21

BIDEN PAYOFFS TO ILLEGAL ALIENS? "Reported Biden plan to pay illegal immigrants $450K could surpass payments to some 9/11, military families; Payments of $450K per person are reportedly being considered by the Biden admin" - Fox 10.30.21

Biden playing a deadly game using secret flights to move migrants - NY Post 10.18.21

Facebook Settles With U.S. Government Over Improperly Reserving Jobs for Immigrants - WSJ 10.19.21

Border Patrol arrests at highest level in 35 years: report - NY Post 10.20.21

Why Biden won't tell: Prez won't reveal where record number of illegal immigrants are going; The New York Post confirmed this week what the Biden administration is quietly ushering in near-record numbers of illegal immigrants, even as it claims to be enforcing the border. - NY Post 10.19.21

Biden playing a deadly game using secret flights to move migrants - NY Post 10.18.21

Why Biden won't tell: Prez won't reveal where record number of illegal immigrants are going; The New York Post confirmed this week what the Biden administration is quietly ushering in near-record numbers of illegal immigrants, even as it claims to be enforcing the border. - NY Post 10.19.21

Leaked Border Patrol docs show mass release of illegal immigrants into U.S. - Fox 10.13.21

Leaked Border Patrol docs show mass release of illegal immigrants into U.S. - Fox 10.13.21

Border Patrol agent fatally shoots man suspected of human smuggling in Texas; Suspect had struck agent with his vehicle while trying to escape the scene - Fox

Supreme Court allows border wall construction during challenges - UPI

CONSUMER, SHOPPING

["Alien Tape" Fails Test:] Test it Tuesday: Should you put down the hammer and nails? Alien Tape claims you won’t need them again. - KPRC

LIFE COACHING, SELF-HELP

Overcoming Absentmindedness: Tips From WebMD

HUMAN RIGHTS

ABORTION: So-Called "Human Rights Watch" Revealed as Promoter of Human Rights Violations For Supporting Access to Prenatal Killing - SCW

Grandma sues after being ‘wrongfully’ arrested at Disney World for CBD oil possession: Lawyer - KTLA

SEX ABUSE, SCANDALS

Catholic priest suspected of sharing child porn using church's internet: cops - NY Post 11.1.21

Grandma sues after being ‘wrongfully’ arrested at Disney World for CBD oil possession: Lawyer - KTLA

DRUGS

More fentanyl than heroin stopped at border for first time - Washington Examiner 1.2.22

Drug overdoses killed twice as many people in San Francisco last year than COVID - Washington Examiner 5.23.21

Exclusive: Taliban's Expanding 'Financial Power' Could Make It 'Impervious' To Pressure, Confidential NATO Report Warns - RFE/RL

SCW NEWSWATCH: "Maternal cannabis use in pregnancy and child neurodevelopmental outcome" - Nature 8.10.20

Grandma sues after being ‘wrongfully’ arrested at Disney World for CBD oil possession: Lawyer - KTLA

Marijuana Use During Pregnancy Linked To Autism In Children: Study - Forbes

Marijuana may hurt heart, more research needed, report find - American Heart Association

Marijuana may harm heart, experts say - UPI

SCIENCE

Safer fluorination process developed using flow electrochemistry - Chemistry World

Science Links:

Nature
Phys.org
PLOS ONE

HISTORY

Viking Artifacts Give Precise Date for Europeans’ Earliest Presence in North America: New analysis of wooden artifacts shows Viking voyagers were living in Newfoundland as far back as 1021 - WSJ 10.20.21

Europeans in the Americas 1000 years ago - University of Groningen 10.20.21

Evidence for European presence in the Americas in ad 1021 - Nature 10.20.21

History Links

The Declaration of Independence - National Archives

Revolutionary War Veterans Reminisce (And Get Their Pictures Taken)

Faces of the American Revolution

The Revolutionary War Veterans Who Lived Long Enough to Have Their Pictures Taken

PREHISTORIC

Prehistoric Site Shows Modern Humans Weren’t First to Change the World; A 125,000-year-old site in Germany reveals how Neanderthals may have altered their landscape through increased fire use - WSJ 12.15.21

Prehistoric Iberians poisoned by cinnabar almost 5000 years ago - Chemistry World 11.30.21

History Links

The Declaration of Independence - National Archives

Revolutionary War Veterans Reminisce (And Get Their Pictures Taken)

Faces of the American Revolution

The Revolutionary War Veterans Who Lived Long Enough to Have Their Pictures Taken