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Russian media appeared to threaten Europe and the world by saying that a new nuclear torpedo could create towering tsunami waves and destroy vast swaths of Earth’s population.
- A Russian professor told a Russian paper that the new torpedo could create waves 1,300 to 1,600 feet high and wipe out all life nearly 1,000 miles inland with an alleged 200-megaton nuclear warhead.
- The US has no defenses against such a weapon.
- Russia and its media often overstate the capability and meaning of their nuclear weapons, but Russia really did build this new nuclear weapon, which suggests they take the hype seriously.
Russian media appeared to threaten Europe and the world with an article in MK.ru, saying that a new nuclear torpedo could create towering tsunami waves and destroy vast swaths of Earth’s population.
Russia’s “Poseidon” nuclear torpedo, which leaked in 2015 before being confirmed by Russian President Vladimir Putin in March 2018, represents a different kind of nuclear weapon.
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If I offered you a superfood that would make you live longer, would you be interested?
Naturally it reduces the chances of debilitating heart attacks and strokes as well as life-long diseases such as type-2 diabetes.
And it helps keep your weight, blood pressure and cholesterol levels down.
I should mention it’s cheap and widely available in the supermarket.
What is it?
Fibre – it’s not the sexiest thing in the world but a major study has been investigating how much fibre we really need to be eating and found there are huge health benefits.
“The evidence is now overwhelming and this is a game-changer that people have to start doing something about it,” one of the researchers, Prof John Cummings, tells BBC News.
It’s well known for stopping constipation – but its health benefits are much broader than that.
How much fibre do we need?
The researchers, at the University of Otago, in New Zealand, and the University of Dundee say people should be eating a minimum of 25g of fibre per day.
But they call this an “adequate” […]
Aurelia Skipwith, Trump’s nominee to head our nation’s Fish and Wildlife Service
Aurelia Skipwith, Trump’s nominee to head our nation’s Fish and Wildlife Service, is a Kentucky attorney and former Monsanto employee with ties to a one-time Montana state lawmaker with connections to former Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke.
Skipwith has a biology degree from Howard University and a master’s degree in molecular genetics from Purdue University. Her predecessor, Greg Sheehan,didn’t have the science degree required by federal law to be the acting director for the service. She also has a law degree from the University of Kentucky.
Skipwith is currently the deputy assistant secretary for fish and wildlife and parks, a job that pays $162,000 a year. Interior calendars show she was involved in discussions about endangered red wolves and cutting protections for the imperiled […]
President Donald J. Trump presents fast food to be served to the Clemson Tigers to celebrate their Championship at the White House.
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If you were visiting the White House, you’d probably expect a pretty elegant food spread, right?
Well that wasn’t happening for the Clemson football team. When speaking with reporters Monday morning, President Trump said that the Tigers will have an array of fast food to choose from when they make their scheduled visit to Washington D.C. later Monday.
McDonald’s? Burger King? Wendy’s? Pizza? It would all be there, according to the president.
“The Clemson national championship team will be coming tonight. It will be exciting,” Trump said. “Very great team. An unbelievable team. I think we’re going to serve McDonald’s, Wendy’s and Burger Kings with some pizza. I really mean it. It will be interesting. I would think that’s their favorite food.”
Trump was a man […]
Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey
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The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up ExxonMobil’s latest attempt to block Massachusetts’ investigation into whether the oil giant misled the public and investors about climate change.
The decision clears the way for state Attorney General Maura Healey to force the company to turn over records as her office probes whether Exxon concealed its knowledge of the role fossil fuels play in global warming.
Those records could open a window into the company’s internal discussions, including its handling of financial and climate data as it charted its business path going back decades.
Exxon has fought Healey in state and federal court for more than two years, but the courts have repeatedly backed her authority. Last year the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court upheld her right to investigate. Exxon asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review that decision, but the justices decided not to hear the case.
Healey’s office praised the high court’s denial, which was issued without comment.
“The law is clear. The Attorney General’s […]
Remote Viewing the Year 2060
