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By Dr. Mathew Maavak Unlike popular doomsday scenarios, this will be a war of flashpoints, chokepoints and High Value Targets (HVTs) There are signs aplenty that we may face a Limited World War III (L-WW3) in the very near-future. An L-WW3 scenario would involve a global conflict, but with restraints aimed at preventing total devastation, such as the use of nuclear weapons on a wide scale. Such a war might unfold through regional conflicts, cyberattacks, physical infrastructural sabotages, proxy wars, and intense economic and technological confrontations, rather than an all-out global military clash. They could all occur simultaneously or in…

By Emily Thompson The number of people in Haiti facing acute hunger has now reached half of the country’s population.  A gang-fueled social and political crisis in Haiti has swollen the ranks of those suffering severe hunger in recent months, with an estimated 5.4 million Haitians on the verge of starvation.   At least 6,000 residents of the Caribbean island nation now suffer catastrophe-levels of hunger, according to data released last month by global hunger watchdog Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC).  The latest IPC report covers August 2024-February 2025 and was released by Haiti’s Coordination Nationale de la Sécurité…

Israel announced Thursday that it had foiled an ISIS plot to bomb a major shopping mall in Tel Aviv, and arrested five suspects, all Arab citizens of Israel. The Times of Israel reported: The five residents of Taybeh in central Israel formed a terror cell allied to ISIS, the fanatical terror group that originated in Iraq and Syria. The five were arrested after a month-long clandestine investigation in collaboration with the Lahav 433 serious crime unit and were set to face charges in the coming days. The cell’s leaders were named as Mahmoud Azam and Ibrahim Sheik Yousef. They recruited…

Politico, a far-left propaganda outlet that spreads conspiracy theories and disinformation, is so desperate to get sitting Vice President Kamala Harris elected, the disgraced outlet is gushing over the “dream economy” she’s handed America. “Harris is riding a dream economy into the election,” reads the widely mocked headline. “It may be too late for voters to notice.” In an effort to protect democracy, I don’t link fake news, but here’s the gist… Don’t you dummies know that inflation has dropped to just 2.4 percent?! Don’t you dummies know unemployment is just 4.1 percent?! Don’t you dummies know the stock market…

On Thursday, on ABC’s “The View,” co-host Whoopi Goldberg addressed Donald Trump after the former president said she was “really dumb.” At a campaign rally on Wednesday, Trump said, “I watch that stupid View where you have these really dumb people. You know, Whoopi Goldberg said, would you participate in a movie? She made some movie on basketball. This is before I ran for politics. She said, ‘Oh, you’re so great. If you ever ran for president, you’d win.’ Politics can could do strange things to demented people.” He added, “You know, I’ve hired Whoopi to work for me as a…

(Bloomberg) — Traders are pushing the dollar toward its second-straight weekly gain in anticipation of a slower pace of interest-rate cuts by the Federal Reserve.Most Read from BloombergThe Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index has climbed 0.5% this week, extending its gains so far in October to 1.7% as resilient US economic data boosted expectations for a more cautious Fed — even as some other central banks consider additional monetary easing to aid their local economies.Money markets reflect traders’ expectations US officials will lower borrowing costs by no more than a quarter-point in November.“The US dollar’s strength is likely due to the…

Shelf Drilling has announced the full execution of contracts and extensions valued at $234m (Dh863.04m) for its jack-up drilling rigs, Shelf Drilling Achiever and Adriatic I, for offshore operations in West Africa.The company has solidified a three-year contract for the Shelf Drilling Achiever, designated for offshore Nigeria, with operations expected to commence in October 2024.This contract also includes an option for an additional two-year extension at mutually agreed rates.Furthermore, the company has been granted a two-year extension for the Adriatic I jack-up rig, which is set to start in February 2025, immediately following the rig’s current contract in Nigeria.This extension…

Tim Walz is explaining and explaining and explaining. During an interview with Michael Strahan on “Good Morning America” that aired Friday, the Minnesota governor tried to clarify his latest rogue remarks, despite a warning from Vice President Kamala Harris that he needs to be more careful when speaking. “I wear my emotions on my sleeve. I do think in these positions, whether it be governor or being vice president of the United States, you do need to be careful. You do need to be a little more thoughtful on it,” Walz said. But Walz also seemed to lay some blame…

By Christopher Bing and Gram Slattery(Reuters) – Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s campaign is now using specialized, encrypted mobile phones and secure laptops in an effort to protect staff following a series of successful Iranian hacks and two attempts to assassinate the former president.The campaign recently purchased a package of these devices from Santa Barbara, California-based Green Hills Software, the developer of a proprietary, security-focused operating system already used by multiple U.S. agencies, the company’s CEO told Reuters.The company sells a customized Android phone that comes pre-installed with its own unique operating system, stripping it of most functions aside from…

Every New Englander knows that one of the best parts of fall is the beautiful foliage of the region.Unfortunately, not all years are equal, and although 2024 was expected to see bright autumn colors, those colors have been more patchy and short-lived than expected as an unexpected weather pattern thwarted predictions.An early forecast from the Smoky Mountains predicting that most of the region would have peak foliage this week, the week of Oct. 7.While areas such as the Berkshires and White Mountains are now seeing vibrant hues, many others are already seeing dried, brown leaves.Why is New England seeing a…