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Author: Andy Corbley

Greater One-Horned Rhino Population Tops 4,000 for the First Time Records Began
ArchivesConservation

Greater One-Horned Rhino Population Tops 4,000 for the First Time Records Began

May 11, 2022July 17, 2023

In their biannual population survey, the International Rhino Foundation (IRF) has announced that the population of the greater one-horned…

Taliban Hijab Ruling Extremely Ominous in the Face of “Catastrophic” Onrushing Famine
ArchivesWorld News

Taliban Hijab Ruling Extremely Ominous in the Face of “Catastrophic” Onrushing Famine

May 10, 2022August 25, 2025

Story at a glance… The Taliban announced mandatory face coverings for Afghan women. As the country spirals towards a…

American Produce Has Lost as Much as 80% of its Nutrition Since the 1950s
ArchivesCoffee Break Reads

American Produce Has Lost as Much as 80% of its Nutrition Since the 1950s

May 9, 2022June 30, 2025

If you wanted to replicate the vitamin A content of an orange grown in 1940s America, one would have…

An Enraged US Threatens to Invade Solomon Islands Over Security Pact with China
ArchivesForeign Policy

An Enraged US Threatens to Invade Solomon Islands Over Security Pact with China

May 6, 2022September 11, 2024

The Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands Manasseh Sogavare told his nation’s parliament on Wednesday that either Australia, the…

Rissani: The Little-Known City of Kings, Dates, and Caravans in the Moroccan Sahara
ArchivesTravel

Rissani: The Little-Known City of Kings, Dates, and Caravans in the Moroccan Sahara

May 5, 2022July 5, 2023

Go to a bus station in Fes after dark. Tell them you want to go to Rissani, and then…

Warrantless FBI Data Searches and CDC Mass Data Collection Highlights Level of American Surveillance
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Warrantless FBI Data Searches and CDC Mass Data Collection Highlights Level of American Surveillance

May 4, 2022

In its Annual Statistical Transparency Report, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence admitted to running 3.4 million…

James Webb Space Telescope Fully-Focused—Ready for First Images
Space

James Webb Space Telescope Fully-Focused—Ready for First Images

May 3, 2022June 28, 2023

The James Webb Space Telescope has finally finished aligning its giant gold mirrors which will ensure that all the…

War

Congressman Introduces Terms for U.S. War in Ukraine—Opens Door on False Flags

May 2, 2022

PICTRURED: A Russian ICBM and launch vehicle. PC: CC 2.0. Retrieved from nineteenfortyfive. WASHINGTONG D.C. May 1st, 2022. Congressman…

Cellular Rejuvenation Therapy Safely Reverses Signs of Aging in Mice
ArchivesMedicine

Cellular Rejuvenation Therapy Safely Reverses Signs of Aging in Mice

April 29, 2022August 12, 2023

Out in La Jolla, California, a top-ranked research institute has rewound time in mice, resetting their cells to youthful…

World News

South Korea’s President-Elect Considering Joining Quad and AUKUS – Wants Nukes Under Seoul’s Control

April 28, 2022

SEOUL, South Korea. March 10, 2022. PICTURED: President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol speaks during a press conference at the National Assembly…

War

Russia Says She’s Fighting Proxy War with U.S. — Biden Team Doesn’t Push Back

April 26, 2022

PICTURED: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. PC: 2.0. RAMSTEIN AIR FORCE BASE, Germany. April 26, 2022. Russia has stated…

Seed Oils Are Probably the Reason Behind Decades of Heart Disease Not Butter, Cheese, or Meat
ArchivesNutrition

Seed Oils Are Probably the Reason Behind Decades of Heart Disease Not Butter, Cheese, or Meat

April 25, 2022July 26, 2023

Story at a glance… Industrial seed oils like corn, canola, safflower, rapeseed, and peanut oils are the main mechanisms…

Perseverance Captures Video of Martian Solar Eclipse While Beginning Exploration of River Delta
ArchivesSpace

Perseverance Captures Video of Martian Solar Eclipse While Beginning Exploration of River Delta

April 22, 2022February 19, 2024

On April 13th, following 31 days and 3 miles of travel, NASA’s Perseverance Rover arrived at an extinct river…

Can Dungeons & Dragons Help Save Biodiversity Through Storytelling/Gaming?
ArchivesConservation

Can Dungeons & Dragons Help Save Biodiversity Through Storytelling/Gaming?

April 21, 2022July 19, 2023

Story at a glance… A new Dungeons and Dragons rulebook features monsters based on extinct species of animal like…

Why After 37 Years Does America Now Strongly Believe in Cooperation with Pacific Islands?
ArchivesForeign Policy

Why After 37 Years Does America Now Strongly Believe in Cooperation with Pacific Islands?

April 20, 2022July 12, 2023

The State Department announced on Monday that Indo-Pacific Coordinator Kurt Campbell, the Biden Administration’s top man for Asian affairs,…

War

Russian Ambassador Can’t Get a Hold of US, Military Warns Against Further Ukrainian Arms Sales

April 19, 2022July 5, 2024

WASHINGTON D.C., April 15th, 2022. A formal diplomatic note from Moscow, a copy of which made it to the…

World News

Zelensky’s Around-the-World Video Tour Continues to Annoy and Enrage

April 13, 2022

PICTURED: President Zelensky has been delivering many video calls with nations, asking for support, always in his military fatigues.…

Pentagon Blocked Release of Data a Study Needed to Prove the First Identified Interstellar Object
Space

Pentagon Blocked Release of Data a Study Needed to Prove the First Identified Interstellar Object

April 12, 2022

In 2014, an object around 1.5 feet across came screaming into the skies above Papua New Guinea before blowing…

World News

Saudi Sabotage of Potential Peace in Yemen Relies on the World’s Ignorance

April 11, 2022

PICTURED: Crown Prince Mohammed bin-Salman, and Leadership Council head Rashad al-Alimi meet in Riyadh. PC: Al Jazeera. Retrieved form…

Inside SPHEREx, NASA’s New Space Telescope that Will Map the Whole Universe Four Times
Space

Inside SPHEREx, NASA’s New Space Telescope that Will Map the Whole Universe Four Times

April 8, 2022

PICTURED: The soon-to-launch SPHEREx space observatory. PC: Caltech. Story at a glance… A telescope that will map the entire…

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Interest Payments on the National Debt up 13% Year-over-year with Still 3 Months to Go

Andy Corbley August 17, 2026

With a trimester left of the 2026 fiscal year, the US Treasury has already borrowed more money than in…

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We Should All Probably Eat More Parsley

Andy Corbley August 7, 2026

Americans have a funny way of relegating certain ingredients to specific functions that don’t always serve the overall purpose…

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Central Bank Gold Purchases Continued Through the Yellow Metal’s Worst Month in 18 Years

Andy Corbley July 11, 2026

It’s been the worst performing month for gold since 2008, yet the world’s central banks continue to add tonnes…

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