Russia Publishes First Estimate of Losses in Ukraine Invasion
The Russian Ministry of Defense on Wednesday, March 2 for the first time gave a number of Russian casualties...
NYPD Pension Fund Targets Putin, Plans to Divest Over $42M in Russian Financial Assets
Following numerous state and federal sanctions aimed at Vladimir Putin after his invasion of Ukraine...
NY Has Updated Mask and Vaccine Mandates: Here’s What’s New
New York state is poised to rescind a series of COVID-19 mandates; however, several pandemic restrictions...
Workers United Starbucks NLRB Complaints Underscore Red Hues of Unionization Movement
An organizer group heavily involved in the push to convert Starbucks franchises to unionized workplaces...
DOJ Terminates ‘China Initiative’ Targeting Beijing’s Economic Espionage
On Feb. 23, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it would be ending its China Initiative that aimed to root out suspected Chinese economic espionage, trade theft and technology transfer. The intent of...
Hundreds of Canadians Volunteering Via Websites to Fight Russians in Ukraine
On Mar. 1 a top Ukrainian diplomat said that following a formal call for volunteers by the Ukrainian government hundreds of Canadians have signed up to fight for Ukraine against Russian invasion forces. Two days...
1 Dead, Over 40 Injured in Bus Explosion in China
On the evening of Feb.12, a bus full of people in the northern city of Shenyang City exploded while traveling. According to the official report, the incident killed one person, seriously injured 2 people, and...
Galaxy Gazing: A Mesmerizing Experience
The Milky Way is the galaxy, out of more than 100 billion galaxies in the Universe, that contains our solar system. With an estimated visible diameter of 100,000–200,000 light-years, this system of stars, planets and...
Trudeau’s Ban on Russian Oil Imports Will Have Little Effect
On Feb. 28, the Trudeau government announced a ban on Russian oil imports into Canada following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The Canadian Prime Minister said that oil revenues have helped Russian President Vladimir Putin wage...
Venezuela’s Oil Industry Is Experiencing a Surprising Rebound
Riding spiking crude prices the Venezuelan oil industry, once thought to have been too mismanaged to ever again regain relevance, is now experiencing a surprising rebound amid economic crises and the Russia-Ukraine war. With crude...
Nature’s Masterpieces: ‘First Scientifically Credible’ Count of Tree Species Worldwide
By Sellainne Cathry Ten years ago, Jingjing Liang, Professor of quantitative forest ecology at Purdue University in Indiana, US, became inspired by data on Alaska’s trees that he found sitting in a drawer. So he...
Mistaken as Tar on the Beach – Spine-chilling Fish With Razor-sharp Teeth Identified as Pacific Football Fish
Remember the scene in Finding Nemo (2003), where Marlin and Dory are on their adventure to find Nemo? Lost in the deepest and darkest region of the ocean, they are relieved to see a ball...