Russia steps up patrols against marmot hunting after bubonic plague outbreaks in neighboring China & Mongolia

Russia is increasing patrols on its border with China and Mongolia after both of its neighbors reported suspected cases of the bubonic plague. The aim is to stop people from hunting marmots, which can carry the illness. … Read More >Russia steps up patrols against marmot hunting after bubonic plague outbreaks in neighboring China & Mongolia

Bankers ‘playing financial Russian roulette’ until they ‘blow America’s head off’ – RT’s Keiser Report

Max Keiser and Stacy Herbert discuss the ‘conspiracy theory’ that capital markets are no longer free because the US Federal Reserve and other central banks control everything. … Read More >Bankers ‘playing financial Russian roulette’ until they ‘blow America’s head off’ – RT’s Keiser Report

Fishy excuse? Denmark could use SPAWNING COD to delay construction of Russian gas pipeline to Europe

The construction of the last stretch of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline may be stalled for a month or two despite permission from Denmark to work in its territorial waters. The latest stumbling block comes in the form of spawning cod. … Read More >Fishy excuse? Denmark could use SPAWNING COD to delay construction of Russian gas pipeline to Europe

Specter of the most dangerous tropical storm season since Hurricane Katrina looms for US, Caribbean

The Gulf of Mexico and US East Coast should brace for a heavy slate of hurricanes, after a top US climate researcher predicted one of the most active years on record for tropical storm activity in the Atlantic Basin. … Read More >Specter of the most dangerous tropical storm season since Hurricane Katrina looms for US, Caribbean

Hate is in the eye of the beholder: Facebook extends olive branch to boycott leaders, but middle ground is elusive in polarized US

Seeking to appease hundreds of companies that have halted advertising, Facebook is pledging to do a better job policing ‘hateful’ content – a tall order in a nation where warring political parties can’t even agree on basic facts. … Read More >Hate is in the eye of the beholder: Facebook extends olive branch to boycott leaders, but middle ground is elusive in polarized US

‘The case wasn’t proved to me’: Top US commander unconvinced by shaky ‘Russian bounty to Taliban’ intel

Intelligence claiming Russia paid Taliban fighters to target US troops in Afghanistan lacked evidence, the top US general in the region has said. His account crushes yet another sensational media report based on anonymous sources. … Read More >‘The case wasn’t proved to me’: Top US commander unconvinced by shaky ‘Russian bounty to Taliban’ intel