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US doesn’t want Iran to have missiles. Some of its neighbors are fine though

Recent news reports, based on analysis of high-resolution photographs, conclude that Saudi Arabia has purchased from China the technology necessary…

2 years ago

‘I’ve been fired for not being vaxxed, even though I have natural immunity and getting it may cause me severe medical problems’

I did not expect Joe Biden to become more dangerously divisive than Donald Trump. That is a high bar for…

3 years ago

‘Eco-warriors Meghan and Harry’ in hot water for flying private jet… though some wonder how it’s newsworthy

The two were caught by a paparazzo after touching down on Saturday night at a private airport in Santa Barbara,…

3 years ago

FBI pinpoints Capitol protester by open-source investigation alone, though it’s unclear what he could be charged with

Stephen Chase Randolph, a participant in the January 6 raid on the Capitol in Washington, DC, was identified from surveillance…

3 years ago

‘Safe & effective’: EU drugs regulator backs AstraZeneca Covid-19 jab, though ‘can’t definitively rule out’ blood clot link

Following a review of the vaccine and reported rare incidents of blood clots among recipients, the EMA did not find a…

3 years ago

‘Fury’ in UK after Dutch customs confiscate ham and cheese sandwiches… even though Britons were warned it would happen post-Brexit

Some people in the UK are apparently very angry at the Netherlands because its customs officers are enforcing EU food…

3 years ago

The American Empire has fallen, though Washington may not know it yet

Don’t take my word for it, though. “If the post-American era has a start date, it is almost certainly today,”…

3 years ago

No ‘normal’ Christmas will be possible this year, UK finance minister warns, though families may be able to get together

“Frustrating as it is for all of us, Christmas is not going to be normal this year,” Sunak told Sky…

3 years ago

US formally requests ‘snapback’ of UN sanctions against Iran, even though it exited nuclear deal

The letter accuses Iran of “significant non-compliance” with the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the 2015 arrangement negotiated with…

4 years ago

The beginning of the great work [Though 1951]

In 1951, the famous Soviet writer Vadim Kozhevnikov (he penned the novel "sword and Shield", who put on the eponymous…

4 years ago