Month: January 2022

2…………> Get Downed US Jet

The $100m (£74m) F35-C plane came down in the South China Sea after what the Navy describes as a “mishap” during take-off from the USS Carl Vinson.

The jet is the Navy’s newest and crammed with classified equipment, and being in international waters, it is technically fair game.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-60148482

3………….> Running for the Top Court

US President Joe Biden has affirmed that he will appoint a black woman to the top US court for the first time in history, taking up the seat vacated in June by retiring liberal Justice Stephen Breyer.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-60160424

4…………..> Biden Going Down: Poll

President Joe Biden’s approval rating has tumbled to only 34% in the key southern US swing state of Georgia, according to an Atlanta Journal-Constitution poll out on last week.

https://sputniknews.com/20220127/bidens-approval-rating-falls-to-34-in-key-swing-state-of-georgia-poll-shows-1092560670

5…………..> US Money Printing, Dollar Down: Powell

US inflation has hit yet another 40 years high of 7 percent, with the Federal Reserve expected to raise its benchmark interest rate four times in 2022, after soaring prices are eating into wage gains and increasing pressure on Joe Biden ahead of the midterms, raising the question as to who is to blame, the pandemic or the Biden administration’s policies.

Fed’s Powell Says Sees Chance US Inflation Will Remain High for Longer Than Expected (sputniknews.com)

2…………> Energy Bursts: A Galactic Wonder?

The unusual object was spotted by Curtin University honors student Tyrone O’Doherty using the Murchison Widefield Array (MWA) telescope, as a team of researchers led by Dr. Natasha Hurley-Walker, an astrophysicist from the Curtin University node of the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR), has detected an unusual object in space that emits a giant burst of energy about three times per

https://sputniknews.com/20220127/radiation-emitting-space-object-identified-as-one-of-the-brightest-radio-sources-in-the-sky-1092554300.html

3…………> Falling Iguanas: Watch Out

Residents in south Florida have received a somewhat unusual weather warning about the possibility that they’ll find scaly creatures in their showers, caused by dropping temperatures, with iguanas may start falling from trees where they may reside in a dormant state prompted by cool weather, people being warned that these reptiles are not dead.

https://sputniknews.com/20220127/cloudy-with-a-chance-of-reptile-rain-iguana-fallout-warning-issued-in-florida-1092555428.html

4…………> Illegals Carrier: Sentenced in Texas

 A 28-year-old truck driver received more than three years in federal prison for illegally transporting 51 undocumented migrants in the back of a tractor trailer, as Rene Garcia, a resident of San Benito, Texas, was sentenced Jan. 26 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas to 41 months in federal prison to be immediately followed by three years of supervised release. He pleaded guilty to the charges Aug. 5, 2021.

https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/truck-driver-sentenced-more-3-years-smuggling-undocumented-migrants-back-tractor

2…………> Battery Breakthrough Achieved

Researchers have achieved a world-leading energy density with a next-generation battery design, paving the way for long-distance electric planes. The lithium-air battery, developed at the Japanese National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), had an energy density of over 500Wh/kg, compared to lithium-ion batteries found in Tesla vehicles having an energy density of 260Wh/kg.

https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/amphtml/news/battery-breakthrough-achieves-energy-density-133548407.html

3………….> Escape to Freedom: Charming Park

A man found emotional clarity in a breathtaking Tel-aviv park, as Charles Clore gardens became his safe haven, and he would go there whenever needed to release some stress or simply be reminded of who he is.

https://www.israel21c.org/i-found-emotional-clarity-in-a-breathtaking-tel-aviv-park/

4…………> A Man of Endless Courtage: One Against Evil

Witold Pilecki volunteered to spy within Auschwitz and tried to warn the world of the horrors he found.

https://www.bbc.com/reel/video/p0b711n3/the-man-who-volunteered-to-be-imprisoned-in-auschwitz

5…………>  A New Covid Like Danger: South African Virus

The NeoCoV virus discovered in South Africa and currently actively discussed in media reports is not new and has been around for some time, as Chinese scientists have warned of the potential threat of high fatality and transmission rate linked with a strain of coronavirus discovered in South Africa.

https://sputniknews.com/20220127/chinas-scientists-warn-of-potential-high-fatality-transmission-rate-of-coronavirus-neocov–1092550863.html