White House has begun the search for a new Secretary of Defense – report
Trump today wrote that he stands behind Hagseth but maybe not if this story is correct. There could be pressure from Congress on this one. Could something like this buy Iran more time? I’d say on net it makes the US less likely to do anything militarily that could boost oil prices. Update: Republican congressman […]
WEF founder Klaus Schwab steps down from board
President Trump asks Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan and other financial institutions to not debank conservative clients over politics. World Economic Forum founder Klaus Schwab, who recently turned 87, has stepped down from the organization’s board of trustees. “Following my recent announcement, and as I enter my 88th year, I have decided to step […]
For The First Time, Chimpanzees Have Been Seen Sharing Boozy Fruit In The Wild
It isn’t just humans that have a taste for alcohol. Chimpanzees will search around in the jungle and hunt for fermented fruit, seemingly wanting to catch a buzz from the psychoactive effects of ethanol. In fact, new evidence suggests that our great ape cousins might also use alcohol as a social lubricant, just like Homo […]
Guess the Sexy Singer in This Reflective Bikini
Guess Who Sexy Singer In Reflective Bikini!!! Published April 21, 2025 10:12 AM PDT Here’s a good way to pass some time on your Monday … guessing the sexy singer in this reflective bikini!!! This smoking hot babe is one of Colombia’s finest exports … she’s big in Latin America and pretty popular in the […]
Neeraj Chopra Invites Arshad Nadeem To India For Javelin Event, Pakistani Athlete Said…
India’s very own Olympic hero, Neeraj Chopra, is all set to feature in a one-day javelin event in May 2024. The event, to be held in Bengaluru, is being organised by JSW Sports, on the name of the ace athlete, with some of the finest javelin throwers all across the globe being invited. […]
Japan keeps asking the US what it wants in trade talks and can’t get an answer
Fox Business’ Charlie Gasparino reports: Japanese negotiators are complaining that the problem with the trade negotiations with the White House, what’s delaying concrete progress and a real deal, is that US keeps changing its ask in terms of exactly what it wants, said one financial CEO who speaks regularly to country officials. Maybe it’s a […]
Gold prices surge as US dollar weakens: Steve Forbes warns of 1970s-style inflation, recession risk, and Federal Reserve missteps
Forbes Chairman and editor-in-chief Steve Forbes warns over U.S. prices going up amid global tariff tensions and weighs in on Federal Reserve leadership. Tariffs, the Fed and America’s crumbling reserve currency – the economic volatility is painting a gloomy fiscal picture that will result in a recessionary slowdown, according to one expert. “The dollar is […]
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Tree rings and models paint a picture of past, present and future drought
Cross-validation of annual river flow reconstruction and climate model simulations compared to observed river flows for the Po River at Pontelagoscuro from 1920 to 2012. Credit: AGU Advances (2025). DOI: 10.1029/2024AV001393 As the climate warms, drought conditions are intensifying in many parts of the world. The effects of hydrological drought on water levels in rivers […]
We’re About To Achieve The Most Accurate Time Signal Ever Transmitted From Space
The European Space Agency (ESA) has launched ACES, or the Atomic Clock Ensemble in Space, to the International Space Station (ISS). This project will measure time with a precision never reached before in space. The goal is to use this cutting-edge tech in both testing established theories and looking at what might exist behind them. […]
