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Author: Andy Corbley

Nutrition

Different Salad Green Choices – Say Goodbye to Lettuce and Hello to Healthier, Tastier Greens

July 6, 2020

There’s a sense that whoever started putting romaine and iceberg lettuce in salads has contributed to the obesity epidemic…

Trump Attempts to Hold Fast to Troop Withdrawals from the World’s Most Corrupt Nation
War

Trump Attempts to Hold Fast to Troop Withdrawals from the World’s Most Corrupt Nation

July 3, 2020

PICTURED: U.S. Soldiers depart Forward Operating Base Baylough, Afghanistan. Photo credit: U.S. Army. CC 2.0. KABUL, Afghanistan. June 27th,…

New 2021 Defense Budget Standouts – The Indo-Pacific and Hypersonic Missiles
Foreign Policy

New 2021 Defense Budget Standouts – The Indo-Pacific and Hypersonic Missiles

July 2, 2020

PICTURED: The X-51 Waverider prototype hypersonic glide missile. The latest National Defense Authorization (NDA) for 2021 contains a lot…

Conservation is Expensive: Rwanda and The Seychelles Show How to Make Green to Save Green
Conservation

Conservation is Expensive: Rwanda and The Seychelles Show How to Make Green to Save Green

July 1, 2020

A new report from the International Union for the Conservation of Nature finds conservation in Africa is in need…

New 2021 Defense Budget Standouts – The Global War on Terror
Foreign Policy

New 2021 Defense Budget Standouts – The Global War on Terror

June 29, 2020

PICTURED: Aerial view of Camp Phillips at Windward Point, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The National Defense Auth. for FY 2021…

National Pollinator Week: Small Ways to Help Pollinator Species in Your Area
Conservation

National Pollinator Week: Small Ways to Help Pollinator Species in Your Area

June 26, 2020

WASHINGTON D.C. June 25th 2020. Interior Secretary David Bernhardt has designated June 22nd through the 28th as National Pollinator…

Tehran Still Willing to Make a New Deal – Asks Washington to “Apologize” First
ArchivesForeign Policy

Tehran Still Willing to Make a New Deal – Asks Washington to “Apologize” First

June 25, 2020July 17, 2025

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has said that all of Washington’s wishes of Iranian nuclear arms control could come true…

Nutrition

Fasting Mimicking Diet Shown to be a “Safe and Effective Supplement” to Chemotherapy in Breast Cancer Patients

June 23, 2020

A juice detox, a water fast, or a soup diet are often talked about as ways to stimulate healthy…

Why are Congressmen Moving to Try and Stop Trump’s Troop Withdrawals from Germany?
Foreign Policy

Why are Congressmen Moving to Try and Stop Trump’s Troop Withdrawals from Germany?

June 22, 2020

PICTURED: The grand scale of Ramstein Air Force Base, Germany captured from helicopter. WASHINGTON. June 18th, 2020. Congressman Eliot…

Wildlife Disease Management Could be Key to Preventing Outbreaks of COVID-19-like Viruses
Environment

Wildlife Disease Management Could be Key to Preventing Outbreaks of COVID-19-like Viruses

June 19, 2020

PICTURED: Two men in Htamanthi Wildlife Sanctuary move their livestock across tiger habitat. Across the EU and US citizens…

India – China Border Clashes Deadliest Confrontation Since 1975
World News

India – China Border Clashes Deadliest Confrontation Since 1975

June 17, 2020

PICTURED: The Doda River in the disputed Landakh Province, Kashmir. LADAKH, Kashmir, India. Monday June 15th, 2020. Clashes between…

Currents of Windblown Plastic Found Across North America’s Parks and Reserves
Environment

Currents of Windblown Plastic Found Across North America’s Parks and Reserves

June 15, 2020

1000 metric tons of microplastic fibers that can travel thousands of miles on storm systems are predicted to accumulate…

Medicine

“Transformative” New Lung Cancer Drug Stuns Scientists with Efficacy of 89% – Available in 87 Countries

June 12, 2020

Phase III trials of a new lung cancer treatment have demonstrated such an unprecedented degree of effectiveness in decreasing…

Beautiful Northern Italy – the Other Land of 1,000 Lakes.
ArchivesTravel Dispatches

Beautiful Northern Italy – the Other Land of 1,000 Lakes.

June 9, 2020June 30, 2023

Far from the protest and riot – ridden streets of Minneapolis, Minnesota another land famous for its lakes beckoned…

Does Trump’s Surprise Troop Withdrawals from Germany Contribute to European Security or Diminish it?
Foreign Policy

Does Trump’s Surprise Troop Withdrawals from Germany Contribute to European Security or Diminish it?

June 8, 2020

PICTURED: The grand scale of Ramstein Air Force Base, Germany captured from helicopter. President Trump’s administration announced on June…

Physiology

Study Reports Psilocybin Tamps Down Activity in the Brain’s Mysterious Center of Ego

June 5, 2020

Latin for “hidden away” the word Claustrum also applies to a central and deep down region of the brain…

These Women Farm Sea Sponges in Zanzibar – Diversifying Income and Giving Fish a Break
Conservation

These Women Farm Sea Sponges in Zanzibar – Diversifying Income and Giving Fish a Break

June 3, 2020

PICTURED: A sponge farmer in Zanzibar smiles for the camera with her new crop. Photo credit: Marinecultures.org. ARR. In…

Blue Light Exposure After Dark Creates Lasting Depressive Symptoms in Rats
ArchivesPhysiology

Blue Light Exposure After Dark Creates Lasting Depressive Symptoms in Rats

June 1, 2020October 23, 2025

From the dawn of life until now, an organism’s perception of light and dark has been an important trigger…

33 Years After Iran Contra, U.S. Tries a Second Sanctions Campaign in Nicaragua
Foreign Policy

33 Years After Iran Contra, U.S. Tries a Second Sanctions Campaign in Nicaragua

May 29, 2020

PICTURED: President of Nicaragua Daniel Ortega. Photo Credit: Cancelleria de Ecuador. CC. 2.0 WASHINGTON. May 22nd, 2020. Chairman Jim…

Eid al-Fitr Brings Welcomed 3-day Ceasefire in Afghanistan and Promise of 2,000 Prisoner Release
War

Eid al-Fitr Brings Welcomed 3-day Ceasefire in Afghanistan and Promise of 2,000 Prisoner Release

May 25, 2020

KABUL, Afghanistan. May 25th, 2020. After the Taliban proposed a 3-day ceasefire to take effect over the Eid al-Fitr…

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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…

Coffee Break Reads

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…

Coffee Break Reads

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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