History books may never tell the full story of the dictatorship that terrorized Argentina from 1976 to 1984. But newly declassified United States military and intelligence documents recently delivered to Argentina offer new details about the country’s brutal military junta. The archival documents were the fourth and final batch of 43,000 declassified U.S. telegrams, […]
With the trade war between the US and China re-escalating once more, investors are again casting frightened glances at declining global trade volumes, which as Bloomberg writes today, “threaten to upend the global economy’s much-anticipated rebound and could even throw its decade-long expansion into doubt if the conflict spirals out […]
The first privately built spacecraft to carry a mannequin to ISS blew up in Florida last month, and won’t be making a return trip. On Saturday, April 20, something bad happened to SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spaceship. We still don’t know exactly what happened. But at least we now know more than we did last month.…
A series of terrifying interactive maps highlight how a measles epidemic could sweep across the US, as the nation struggles with spiraling rates of the life-threatening infection. The maps lay bare how the virus could spread across entire cities if current vaccination rates dropped from 95 percent to 80 percent. […]
America’s baby bust isn’t over. The nation’s birth rates last year reached record lows for women in their teens and 20s, a government report shows, leading to the fewest babies in 32 years. The provisional report, released Wednesday and based on more than 99% of U.S. birth records, found 3.788 […]
Paleo, keto, vegetarian, vegan? These days, sorting out what we’re supposed to eat for optimal health can be incredibly confusing—with seemingly contradictory dietary approaches being touted as the end-all-be-all approach to wellness by different groups. But while we may never be able to agree on one “best” diet for everyone, we do know that supporting…
Most people take the supplement glucosamine to ease the discomfort of aching joints. While contention remains over the substance’s alleged benefits for your joints, a new study has found glucosamine could have a positive effect of a different sort. A massive study of nearly half a million medical records suggests those who take this popular supplement…
Armed attacks by militants, distrust of western medicine and a growing funding gap have been crippling the response to the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), which warned that the situation risks spiraling out of control. As of […]
SYDNEY (Reuters) – U.S. stock futures fell and Asian shares slipped on Monday on growing uncertainty over whether the United States and China will be able to reach a deal to end their escalating trade war. FILE PHOTO: A man in a bicycle stops in front of an electronic board showing the Nikkei stock index…
Bitcoin prices have accelerated recent gains overnight since Trump unleashed the latest round of incremental tariffs on China (and soft capital controls continue). This morning’s spike topped $7,000… The highest since September 2018… But bitcoin is not alone. As China-US trade tensions have re-escalated, cryptos have all surged… As we hinted […]