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News analysis The Trump administration's suspension of the Jones Act, the 1920 law requiring that goods moved between U.S. ports travel on vessels that are American-built, American-flagged, and mostly American-crewed, has now run for more than two months and is set to last into August. The Department of Homeland Security
BBC Chronicles Case of Psychopath MI5 Agent Who Terrorized Girlfriends and Got Away With It
A BBC report about a dropped investigation into an MI5 operative abusing his power to terrorize at least...
North Korea Admits First COVID Death, Positive Cases Suspected to Be in the Millions
After more than two years of claiming that it had zero cases or transmissions throughout the pandemic...
United Nations Warns of ‘Hellstorm on Earth’ Amidst Compounding Crises Driving Global Food Scarcity
The executive director of the United Nations World Food Programme, David Beasly, on the sidelines of...
Canada: Electricity Grid Damage ‘Beyond Comprehension’ Following Massive Weekend Storm, At Least 9 Dead
A powerful thunderstorm ripped through the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec over the weekend...
Wuhan Institute Created a PCR Test for Monkeypox in February: Chinese Scientific Journal
The Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV) created a PCR test template for the monkeypox virus only a few...
Synthetic Biology: The New Paradigm of Genetic Engineering
Synthetic biology, a technology field that can be thought of as genetic engineering on steroids, promises...
Diesel Now $10 a Gallon in Canada
The price of diesel in some parts of Canada has hit $10 per gallon, according to government data. ...
Outbreaks of the Rare Monkeypox Virus Hit Europe and North America: Here’s What You Need to Know
European and North American health authorities are raising the alarm following outbreaks of a rare virus...
With Millions Facing Starvation, US Treasury Unveils Plan to Address Food Crisis
On May 18, the U.S. Treasury along with several global development banks, in collaboration with other...