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When young Americans are taught about the Cold War, we learn that it was exactly that — a decades-long standoff based on the threat of war, one without mass casualties, tanks and guns. Sure, there were spies, assassinations and intrigue, but even history teachers who cover proxy wars tend to leave out one whopping chapter: […]
The 2018 US Senate elections are full of tight races, polling shows. Entering the midterms, Republicans hold a 51-to-49 seat majority in the upper chamber of Congress. A few seats changing hands could flip the body to Democratic control. But Democrats are faced with a challenging map. The battle for control of the Senate is […]
Japan’s Renesas is buying Integrated Device Technology to bolster its position in the automotive market. https://media.wired.com/photos/5b98526a08bfd37b327cfa5a/master/pass/Renesas_RTS1ONQC.jpg
An Israeli company has produced a backpack which transforms into a full-fledged armored vest. It says the product is in high demand in the US, inspired by the school shootings “trauma” there. “We designed a bullet-proof backpack at the request of our distributors in the United States after the huge trauma caused by the February […]
The Palestinian ‘Great March of Return’ was covered in thick plumes of black smoke as thousands of tires were burned on Friday, in rage against Israeli control of the occupied territories, incredible drone footage has exposed. Thousands of Palestinians flocked to the Gaza-Israeli border on Friday for the second week of the ‘Great Return March’ […]
ANALYSIS: Another chapter in Uber’s global ambitions closed this week with the news that the ride-hailing giant was folding its Southeast Asia business into Grab, retaining a 27.5 percent stake in the new business that spans Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, the Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, and Myanmar. Singapore’s competitio…Read More
The information battle on the E. Ghouta front is turning into Aleppo 2.0, with Western media, often relying on dubious sources, describing – in unison – the Syrian regime atrocities while nearly glorifying terrorists’ resistance. Over the last few weeks, mainstream media have simultaneously turned their attention to the ongoing anti-terrorist operation in Eastern Ghouta, […]
Associated Press/Susan Walsh The Department of Homeland Security announced Friday that it has awarded 26 grants totaling $ 10 million to communities across the US in an effort to fight radicalization and recruitment of American citizens by terrorist groups. The awards are part of the department’s Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) Grant Program, which gives money to […]
AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris Former Vice President Joe Biden had more criticism for Hillary Clinton during a private donor conference hosted by Mitt Romney on Friday. Biden was speaking at the E2 Summit in Deer Valley, Utah, where he riffed on politics, past and future. Reflecting on the vicious 2016 election between Donald Trump and Hillary […]
DayZ is one of the most successful Early Access Steam games ever, and it’s still in an open “alpha” testing stage. But that is going to come to an end soon as developer Bohemia Interactive moves it into a beta phase. But after years of minor updates, DayZ’s time might have already passed. Bohemia revealed […]
