An August report by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics set the number of open jobs in the country at more than 10 million. That same report lists the number of confirmed unemployed at 8.7 million. You don’t have to be Sir Isaac Newton to see there are more open …
Read More »Russian space company Progress completes preliminary design of first domestically made partially reusable methane-powered rocket
Speaking to TASS news agency, the company’s press service revealed that draft plans for the Amur-LNG space rocket had been sent to other space industry corporations for expert examination. So far, it has received positive feedback, Progress claims. The company also noted that the plan could possibly be improved and …
Read More »Congressman Rambo? GOP lawmaker tried to take helicopter into Afghanistan as part of rogue evacuation mission – reports
The daring rescue mission, which reads like a script for a corn-fed Hollywood action film, was first reported by Тhe Washington Post. According to the paper, Oklahoma Rep. Markwayne Mullin rang up the US ambassador to Tajikistan on Monday with an urgent and highly unusual request: he was planning to …
Read More »One returns a king, the other is out of place in Paris: Ronaldo and Messi transfers signal contrasting ends for all-time greats
Between them, both Ronaldo and Messi have left an indelible mark on the beautiful game, dominating football’s list of individual honors for well over a decade and firmly etching their names in the list of the sport’s greatest ever players. During their respective heydays, a cold war of sorts brewed …
Read More »Taliban wants Afghan professionals to help boost country’s investment potential & create economy ‘roadmap’
During a televised interview with Al Jazeera, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid claimed the Islamist group will not “blame” or impose sanctions on individuals and businesses that collaborated with coalition forces during the two decades of conflict. “We need to rebuild the Afghan economy, and for this we need professionals and …
Read More »Texas passes voting bill that Democrats sought to block by fleeing the state to Washington
On Tuesday, Governor Greg Abbott hailed the passage of Senate Bill 1 in the emergency session of the state legislature and said it was now on its way to his desk for signature. The law will “solidify trust and confidence in the outcome of our elections,” said Abbott, thanking its …
Read More »‘Loss of trust’ in US leaders: Marine punished for Afghan pull-out criticism RESIGNS effective 9/11 & calls for ‘revolution’
The controversial soldier, Lieutenant Colonel Stuart Scheller, took to his Facebook account on Tuesday to announce his plans to leave the Marine Corps, sharing a photo of his resignation letter, which requests a termination date of September 11. He captioned the post with a message addressed to “the American leadership,” …
Read More »Top FDA vaccine regulators rush for the exits, resign posts as Biden jumps the gun on booster jabs
Two of the top executives involved in vaccine research and testing at the Food and Drug Administration are leaving the agency, according to a Tuesday letter from Peter Marks, chief of the FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research. Marion Gruber and Phil Krause were director and deputy director, respectively, …
Read More »Biden doubles down on Afghanistan exit ‘triumph’ in belated, recycled and rambling speech
Almost 24 hours after the last US airplane departed Kabul, Biden appeared before the White House press corps and began reciting the speech in a raised voice. He made the decision to end the “longest war in American history.” The evacuation airlift was an “extraordinary success.” No one in history …
Read More »Brazilian bull-rider star Amadeu Campos Silva ‘stomped to death’ at age 22 in ‘freak accident’ during event in California
Campos Silva was unseated from his bull during the ‘Classic Man’ event after just over 5 seconds – some three seconds short of the minimum required time to register a score – and suffered severe injuries to his chest when he was subsequently stomped on by his ride. The Brazilian was transported …
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