RUSSIAN ECONOMY (ABC NEWS) An increasing number of Russians have become disillusioned with President Vladimir Putin’s ability to improve the economy and curb rampant corruption, while support for his foreign policy has…
Category: Two Patent-Pending Inventions – Legal Lyte and Spindrift
What do you do when a police officer stops while you are driving, walking on the sidewalk, at the mall or at other public and private places? How can you slow down or stop a wildfire heading toward a largely residential area? My invention might help do this along with saving houses from approaching flames.
Dismantle bombs — or die trying. The life of a bomb defuser in Iraq
By MOLLY HENNESSY-FISKE Photography by MARCUS YAM MAY 5, 2017 | REPORTING FROM MOSUL, IRAQ It is only days before he is due to return home on leave, and commanders have sent…
Mexican soldiers arrest one of the apparent successors to ‘El Chapo’ Guzman
Damaso Lopez is escorted by security forces in Mexico City. (European Pressphoto Agency) By Joshua Partlow May 2 at 3:07 PM MEXICO CITY One of the successors to captured drug lord Joaquín…
Treasury refuses to give Exxon Mobil special waiver to drill in sanctioned Russia
The Treasury Department said it will not grant Exxon Mobil a waiver to drill in areas of Russia currently under sanctions. The United States sanctioned Russia in 2014 after Moscow annexed Crimea….
Alleged Russian Hacker Arrested in Spain Possible Link to Russian Interference of U.S. Elections
by ROBERT WINDREM The Russian hacker arrested in Spain this weekend is the latest suspect swept up in a global dragnet that U.S. officials hope will yield intelligence on Russian government interference…
North Korea: Who would dare to piggyback on Kim Jong-un?
The officer appeared to be overcome with emotion as he climbed onto his leader’s back North Korea’s test of a rocket engine last weekend was accompanied by the usual state media propaganda…
Germany Hits Back at President Trump’s Claim That It Owes U.S. ‘Vast Sums’ of Money
Fortune By Mahita Gajanan Published March 19, 2017 A German official rejected President Trump’s claim that it owes NATO and the U.S. “vast sums of money” for defense Sunday. “There is no debt…
U.S. Advance Missile Defense System Arrives in South Korea
Kim Tong-Hyung / AP March 6, 2017 (SEOUL) — U.S. missile launchers and other equipment needed to set up a controversial missile defense system have arrived in South Korea, the U.S. and…
Russian Newspaper Pravda: USA works on economic blockade of Russia
USA works on economic blockade of Russia 28.02.2017 | Source: Pravda.Ru US President Donald Trump faces more barriers on his way to friendship with Russia. Russia’s ill-wishers in the USA harbor ideas…
How the Nuclear Threat from North Korea Has Grown
FEBRUARY 17, 2017 By Rick Gladstone and Rogene Jacquette When North Korea tested a missile that fell harmlessly into the sea this month, it was more than just an attempt by its…
President Trump Loves Roundtables With CEOs
DONALD TRUMP Ryan Teague Beckwith TIME magazine President Trump likes to sit around tables with business leaders. In the first few weeks of his Administration, the New York real estate mogul…
You could call US tourism a victim of Trump’s travel ban
MARK LENNIHAN/ASSOCIATED PRESS/FILE The lower Manhattan skyline, including One World Trade Center. Some experts say President Trump’s travel ban could be as damaging to US tourism as the Sept. 11 attacks. By…