The risky stunt on Saturday was performed without a safety net and saw the male balancer walking the rope with another female performer standing on top of his head. The man reached the middle of his route when the rope started shaking violently under him, and he lost his balance. …
Read More »Zircon, Russian Navy’s hypersonic cruise missile, will transform balance of power at sea
The missile was launched in the White Sea from a depth of 40 meters and was aimed at a surface target in the Barents Sea, the Russian Defense Ministry said last week. Telemetry data confirmed that the missile hit the target with the required precision, making the test a success. …
Read More »Early launch of Nord Stream 2 could ‘balance’ EU gas market & stop price surge – Kremlin
“Undoubtedly, the early commissioning of Nord Stream 2 will significantly balance the price parameters for natural gas in Europe, including on the physical market; this is obvious,” the official said, commenting on the unprecedented rise in European gas prices over the past 24 hours. He stressed that given the current …
Read More »How to balance the calls for Washington, DC statehood with the move’s inherent Democratic bias? Simple, split a red state in two
There are two perspectives regarding the case for turning Washington, DC into the 51st state. One is obvious, explicit, above-board, mentioned by adherents of this proposal. The other is hidden and only implicit. The first is not unreasonable. Citizens of this great US metropolis are disenfranchised. Every other member of …
Read More »Tiger Woods ‘recovering and in good spirits’ as career hangs in balance after horror car crash
A brief note issued on Woods’ Twitter account indicated that the 15-time Major winner has been moved to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center where he underwent the successful follow-up procedures, after which he is said to be “recovering and in good spirits“. The 45-year-old was badly injured in Tuesday’s crash, suffering two …
Read More »Iran reaches temporary agreement with UN inspectors, as nuclear deal hangs in the balance
Iran announced last week that as of Tuesday it would forbid the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) from performing short-notice inspections at locations linked to its nuclear program. After a speedy round of negotiations, the agency announced on Sunday that it had reached an agreement with Iran whereby “necessary verification …
Read More »‘Like vacation, sex and arts – it’s a work-life balance thing’: Columbia professor defends heroin habit, sparking drug debate
Carl Hart, who chairs the psychology department at the prestigious Ivy League university, provided some remarkable personal anecdotes about recreational drug use in his new book, ‘Drug Use for Grown-ups: Chasing Liberty in the Land of Fear’. The 54-year-old father of three revealed that he regularly snorts small amounts of …
Read More »2 + 2 = thought crime? Mathematical certainty hangs in the balance as Orwell’s worst fears come to life
This month, Americans got another bitter taste of ‘progressive’ insanity from one of the most unexpected of places. The Mathematical Association of America (MAA), which prides itself as “the world’s largest community of mathematicians, students, and enthusiasts,” came out and declared that “mathematics is created by humans and therefore inherently carries …
Read More »The default-2020: “the State may withdraw deposits from the public to balance the budget”
Potbelly Putin will not be enough — the national welfare Fund money may end at the end of the year Funds of the national welfare Fund may be enough for Russia just two years, if the price of Urals crude oil will not rise above $ 15 per barrel. To …
Read More »The default-2020: “the State may withdraw deposits from the public to balance the budget”
Potbelly Putin will not be enough — the national welfare Fund money may end at the end of the year Funds of the national welfare Fund may be enough for Russia just two years, if the price of Urals crude oil will not rise above $ 15 per barrel. To …
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