President Obama’s true priorities were on full display this past week as he attended the NATO Summit in Poland’s capital of Warsaw. For while Obama met with other NATO heads of state to discuss raising troop levels, bringing more military hardware into Eastern Europe and to the doorstep of Russia, and generally heightening tensions […]
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Massive landslide crashes onto glacier in Southeast Alaska
A large landslide has changed the landscape of the Brady Icefield in Glacier Bay National Park. Debris poured down the face of a mountain and onto Lamplugh Glacier around 8:21 a.m. Tuesday, according to the Alaska Earthquake Center. The debris field is at least six and a half miles long. It was spotted a […]
Britain’s FTSE index hits 10-mo high despite Brexit hysteria
London’s FTSE 100 rose for a fourth straight session on Friday to reach its highest level since last summer, recovering from the initial negative impact caused by the UK’s vote to leave the EU in a referendum last week. The index was up 0.34 percent, reaching 6,527 points at 10:00am GMT. As the voting results […]
Scientists: Mars’ Former Life-Supporting Habitat Helped By Comets
When Mars was being bombarded with giant asteroids and comets over four billion years ago, the giant space rocks were enhancing the climate. A new study from the University of Colorado Boulder says that the comets and asteroids actually enhanced the climate enough to make Mars’ environment more conductive to life for a time. According […]
Bernie Sanders blocked Obama’s nominee to head FDA over ties to big pharma
‘We need someone who will work to substantially lower drug prices, implement rules to safely import brand-name drugs from Canada and hold companies accountable who defraud our government.’ Senator Bernie Sanders put a hold on President Barack Obama’s nominee to take over the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Tuesday, joining with two other […]