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WAR IN UKRAINE ECONOMIC OVERVIEW

UKRAINE WAR HEATING UP, WEAPONS & MONEY POURING IN  Western countries have so far resisted squaring off against Russia despite Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, but Europe and other countries have shown a willingness to—in some cases—break from tradition and provide Kyiv with financing and weaponry to take on Russia.  GERMANY: Perhaps most notable was German Chancellor...

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COVID WAR ENDING AS FORECAST: CDC EASES MASK-PHOBIA

 With the mid-term political elections heating up and the general public worn down after two years of fighting the COVID War, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Friday a change in its mask guidance and said face coverings are no longer needed in communities where hospitals are not at risk of overcrowding due...

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COVID BLUES DAMPENS ECONOMIC BOOM 

Emotionally and financially, the spirit of America is down in the dumps.  A recent Gallup poll found that U.S. consumers feel about as bad as they did during the financial crisis of 2009 despite coming off a year with record-breaking job growth, wage gains, and a soaring stock market. CNN reported that “any sense of optimism...

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THE BEST REASON ON EARTH TO AVOID VIOLENCE

By Bradley J. Steiner, American Combato Every one of our students knows (because we emphasize it at every class) that “Self-Defense Technique #1” is avoidance. Whenever possible avoid all potentially “hot” situations, and never, ever, ever agree to fight with anyone. Fighting in a sporting competition is fine; that is a sport. Fighting for real—i.e.,...

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NEW VEHICLES SUCCUMB TO TECH OVERLOAD

Auto makers are dealing with an increasing number of lawsuits growing out of malfunctioning technology: dashboard screens that flicker or go black, faulty backup cameras, sound systems that die or suddenly blast at high volumes. In 2019, Ford paid $17 million to settle a suit brought by owners who complained about flaws in the vehicles’...

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RECYCLED PLASTIC BECOMES SUPERGLUE

By tweaking the structure of a common polystyrene plastic, scientists at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory have managed to turn it into a reusable adhesive so strong that a dab of a square centimeter—less than half an inch—holds 300 pounds, or about 136 kg, suspended in air. The plastic is called polystyrene-b-poly(ethylene-co-butylene)-b-polystyrene, or SEBS, and...

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NEXT-GENERATION EV BATTERIES CUT WEIGHT, EXPAND RANGE

Would-be electric vehicle (EV) owners waiting for battery-powered cars and trucks that run longer on a single charge won’t have to wait much longer. California-based Amprius has sold and shipped its first batch of lithium-ion batteries that, it says, stores 73 percent more energy per unit of weight than the batteries in Tesla’s Model 3...

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