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ICIJ announces the Russia Archive, an inside look at the hidden wealth of oligarchs and elites close to Putin. For a decade, ICIJ has revealed the financial secrets of Russia’s most powerful people. Our team is mining millions of leaked files for new …
MULE TRAIN Wikipedia (CC) – The most unusual delivery method used by the Postal Service is a mule train in Arizona. The mules carry mail, food and supplies down a 9-mile trail to the Havasupai Indians at the bottom of the Grand Canyon. …
Experts say more work is needed to understand the impact of brain changes detected in people post-COVID and whether they are long-lasting. Depositphotos – By Rich Haridy 2022 Mar 07 – A landmark imaging study has offered a unique insight into the effects of …
The 1MDB swindle is one of the most remarkable cases to hit New York’s justice system in years – but the trial poses a number of unanswered questions. Witness Timothy Leissner points out former Goldman Sachs banker Roger Ng in Brooklyn federal court …
The Sun occasionally ejects large amounts of energy and particles into space that can smash into Earth. NASA/GSFC/SDO via WikimediaCommons – By Piyush Mehta, Assistant Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, West Virginia University Published: 2022 Mar 02 – On 2022 Feb 04, …
Volodymyr Zelenskyy has been lauded for his resistance to the Russian invasion. Photo by Laurent Van der Stockt for Le Monde/Getty Images – By Michael Blake, Professor of Philosophy, Public Policy and Governance, University of Washington Published: 2022 Mar 04 – Whatever happens …
Where’s the beef? Drew Angerer/Getty Images News – By F. Bailey Norwood, Professor of Agribusiness, Oklahoma State University and Courtney Bir, Assistant Professor of Agricultural Economics, Oklahoma State University Published: 2022 Mar 01 – CC BY-ND About 10% of Americans over the age …
In past conflicts Russia could hide small scale casualties, but not any more. A Russian tank destroyed by the Ukrainian forces in Lugansk region 26 February 2022. Photograph: Anatolii Stepanov/AFP/Getty Images – By Jack Watling Last modified on 2022 Mar 06 – When …
The sagas suggest she settled in Newfoundland and eventually made eight crossings of the North Atlantic Sea. As historian Nancy Marie Brown points out, “sking not ‘Are the sagas true?’ but ‘Are they plausible?’” is a far better barometer for testing the Viking …
Hackers can get eyes inside systems that are supposed to be secure. Yuichiro Chino via Getty Images – By Scott Jasper, Senior Lecturer in National Security Affairs, Naval Postgraduate School Published: 2022 Feb 25 – U.S. intelligence analysts have determined that Moscow would …
