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Author: Andy Corbley

US to Let Artificial Intelligence Determine Dietary Recommendations After Gargantuan 10-Year Nutrition Study
Nutrition

US to Let Artificial Intelligence Determine Dietary Recommendations After Gargantuan 10-Year Nutrition Study

February 10, 2021

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is preparing to embark on a 10-year multi-lateral research project to conduct the…

Spacecraft Set to Swap Toxic Hydrazine for New “Green” Propellant
Space

Spacecraft Set to Swap Toxic Hydrazine for New “Green” Propellant

February 9, 2021

PICTURED: An Aerojet Rocketdyne researcher examines a container of the Advanced Spacecraft Energetic Non-Toxic (ASCENT) monopropellant during preparation for…

UN USAID Assistance Moves Houthis No Longer a Terrorist Organization
War

UN USAID Assistance Moves Houthis No Longer a Terrorist Organization

February 8, 2021

PICTURED: Damage to a cholera treatment center in Yemen supported by Doctors Without Borders after an airstrike by the…

Biden Says America Will Cease Supporting “Offensive Operations” by Saudi Arabia in Yemen
War

Biden Says America Will Cease Supporting “Offensive Operations” by Saudi Arabia in Yemen

February 5, 2021

PICTURED: Damage to a cholera treatment center in Yemen supported by Doctors Without Borders after an airstrike by the…

The War in Afghanistan “Should Continue” Says Pentagon, Congressional Panel, and State Dep.
War

The War in Afghanistan “Should Continue” Says Pentagon, Congressional Panel, and State Dep.

February 4, 2021

WASHINGTON D.C., February 3rd, 2021. Congress’ mandated Afghanistan panel has recommended to the Biden Administration that the War in…

Who Must do What as Iran Nuclear Deal Negotiations Stall Before They Begin
Foreign Policy

Who Must do What as Iran Nuclear Deal Negotiations Stall Before They Begin

February 2, 2021

TEHRAN, Iran. February 1st, 2021. As the days turn to weeks, Tehran’s back and forth regarding the Biden Administration’s…

Test Drilling for the World’s Last Great Undiscovered Oil Reserve Commences in the Okavango Basin
Environment

Test Drilling for the World’s Last Great Undiscovered Oil Reserve Commences in the Okavango Basin

February 1, 2021

160 miles upstream from the Okavango Delta, a drilling rig plunges through the sand looking for oil or natural…

Harvard Astronomer Publishes Book on Extraterrestrials After Famous 2017 Oumuamua Paper
Space

Harvard Astronomer Publishes Book on Extraterrestrials After Famous 2017 Oumuamua Paper

January 29, 2021

In 2017, our solar system was visited by a strange object whose origin lay far beyond the reach of…

Biden Tentatively Picks up the Afghan Peace Process Rugby Ball
War

Biden Tentatively Picks up the Afghan Peace Process Rugby Ball

January 28, 2021

DOHA, Qatar. February 29th, 2020. PICTURED: Zalmay Khalilzad and Taliban negotiators put pen to paper on a pre-peace agreement.…

Biden Putin Agree to 5-Year Extension of New START the Last Nuclear Weapons Treaty
Foreign Policy

Biden Putin Agree to 5-Year Extension of New START the Last Nuclear Weapons Treaty

January 27, 2021

PICTURED: Presidents Biden and Putin. Photo credit: Gage Skidmore/kremlin.ru CC 2.0. and CC 4.0. WASHINGTON D.C. January 26th, 2020.…

This Protein Seemingly Links Exercise Mediation and Sauna Use to Risk-Reductions of Neurological Disease
Physiology

This Protein Seemingly Links Exercise Mediation and Sauna Use to Risk-Reductions of Neurological Disease

January 26, 2021

Taken from an earlier article from World at Large… A growth-factor compound produced in our brains and muscles is…

D.C. Advocacy Group Got Mushrooms Decriminalized – Now Pushes for $100 Million in Federal Psychedelic Research Grants
Medicine

D.C. Advocacy Group Got Mushrooms Decriminalized – Now Pushes for $100 Million in Federal Psychedelic Research Grants

January 25, 2021

In November, voters in Washington D.C. voted overwhelmingly for Initiative 81 which, not completely, but effectively decriminalized ‘entheogenic plants…

BDNF — Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor is a Major Cognitive Enhancer and Functional Medicine Goldmine
ArchivesPhysiology

BDNF — Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor is a Major Cognitive Enhancer and Functional Medicine Goldmine

January 22, 2021January 24, 2025

A growth-factor compound produced in our brains and muscles is emerging as having potentially mitigative effects on neurological disease,…

Biden’s Secretary of State to Review Houthi Terrorist Designation Immediately as Houthis Threaten Response
War

Biden’s Secretary of State to Review Houthi Terrorist Designation Immediately as Houthis Threaten Response

January 21, 2021

PICTURED: Then-Vice President Joe Biden and now-Sec. of State Antony Blinken. As the outgoing Secretary of State Mike Pompeo…

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Famous Italian Design Firm Builds ‘Tennis Tower’ a Stack of Eight Tennis Courts Covered in Televisions

January 19, 2021

Italian architecture and design firm Carlo Ratti Associati (CRA) has unveiled plans for a totally different kind of skyscraper.…

Shunning Spies Biden Chooses Experienced Peace-Maker as CIA Director
Foreign Policy

Shunning Spies Biden Chooses Experienced Peace-Maker as CIA Director

January 18, 2021

PICTURED: William Joseph Burns, the new CIA Director, in 2014. As President-elect Joe Biden continues to appoint his cabinet…

Arctic Ocean Filled with Microplastic Pollution from Artificial Textiles
Environment

Arctic Ocean Filled with Microplastic Pollution from Artificial Textiles

January 15, 2021

The dominant form of microplastic pollution in the Arctic ocean is bits of artificial textile fibers, a new study…

Environment

Global Coffee’s Sustainability Efforts Have Failed — New Report

January 14, 2021

The most recent Coffee Barometer, a report conducted by various fair trade and human rights organizations like Oxfam and…

Pompeo Begs the Question About Iran-al-Qaeda Connections – Calls Tehran “New Home Base”
Foreign Policy

Pompeo Begs the Question About Iran-al-Qaeda Connections – Calls Tehran “New Home Base”

January 13, 2021

WASHINGTON D.C., January 12th, 2021. After being allegedly advised against it, Sec. of State Mike Pompeo announced in a…

New Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Rages Against Cuba-Houthi Terror Designations
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New Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Rages Against Cuba-Houthi Terror Designations

January 12, 2021

PITCTURED: Gregory Meeks, Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee. Photo credit: State Chancellery of Latvia. CC 2.0. Rep.…

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Andy Corbley March 2, 2026

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Last Arms Control Treaty Limiting US and Russian Nuclear Weapons Expires

Andy Corbley February 5, 2026

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Europe Wants All the Profit with None of the Responsibility in Seizing Russian Assets

Andy Corbley December 8, 2025

Senior Kremlin officials have applauded Belgium’s stance regarding the seizure of some €215 billion in frozen Russian assets held…

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