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A legendary Marine Corps sniper who earned the Silver Star during the first battle of Fallujah, Iraq, has a warning for the Corps: Snipers are integral to the urban battle and the Marine Corps needs to adequately address its shortage of deadly marksmen. Ethan Place was a corporal in April 2004 when he found himself […]
NASA via Getty Images Neil Armstrong‘s moon landing was a first in human history. Armstrong’s accomplishment briefly united a nation torn over the Vietnam war, the assassinations of Martin Luther King Jr. and Bobby Kennedy, and the riots of 1968. However, Armstrong’s fate after his “giant leap for all mankind” mirrored that of public interest in the […]
TUBERCULOSIS has been making a comeback in the UK, after being effectively eradicated in the 19th century. Why did Tuberculosis return and is it declining?
Enlarge / Data from PC Part Picker (credit: Timothy B. Lee, data from PC Part Picker) About a year ago, graphics card prices started to go crazy. Then in early 2018, things got even crazier. The price of a Radeon RX 570—a mid-range graphics card popular for cryptocurrency mining—soared from under $ 200 in April […]
There are new twists in the saga of the Ford Fusion, but the long-term future of the Blue Oval’s best-selling car remains unclear. The Detroit News got a hold of a letter sent to suppliers in November in which Ford says it is canceling a planned North American redesign for a 2020 Fusion, though that […]
Detroit auto makers reported mixed sales results for November, with GM and Fiat Chrysler reporting declines while Ford gained ground amid strong demand for pickup trucks and SUVs. WSJ.com: What’s News US
© AFP Mandel NGAN Jerusalem (AFP) – A former head of Britain’s foreign intelligence agency told an Israeli security conference Wednesday that the United States’ declining world role under President Donald Trump is today’s greatest menace. “The biggest threat the world faces is how we all adjust to the progressive withdrawal of responsible American leadership […]
In 2011, economists from the Federal Reserve and the University of Notre Dame issued a working paper called “Internal Migration in the United States.” In it, they concluded that “internal migration has fallen noticeably since the 1980s, reversing increases from earlier in the century.” In other words, Americans are moving less than they used to. […]
IN MAY 2013 Gloria James borrowed $ 200 from Loan Till Payday, a lender near her home in Wilmington, Delaware. Rather than take out a one- or two-month loan for a $ 100 fee, as she had done several times before, she was offered a one-year loan that would set her back $ 1,620 in […]
The Palestinian National Authority has been making increased efforts to attract tourists to its historical religious sites. However, earnings from tourism are still meager with the West Bank under tight Israeli control. Watchtowers, barbed wire, and rifle-toting Israeli soldiers can’t be an attractive sight for tourists heading to Palestine to walk in the footsteps of […]
