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Father’s Day in the rearview, final full week of June upon us, and our 250th birthday on the horizon.Who has it better than us right now? Nobody! America is rolling. Our soccer team might actually be good, NFL training camps open 30 days from now, and we just enjoyed the longest day of the year.Unfortunately, that means it’s all downhill from here. But it’s a slow-drip. We still have months of PM sunshine to look forward to. Nothing to lose sleep over at the moment.Instead, we press on and keep our collective feet on the pedal. Let’s roll.Welcome to a…

Battle-damaged U.S. warships could not be quickly repaired and returned to combat during a war with China, according to a new report.U.S. maintenance facilities would be overwhelmed and would lack sufficient spare parts to repair ships in theater, concluded the study by RAND, a Washington-based think tank. Nor can the…

The New World screwworm has just been confirmed in two more animals in Edwards County, Texas. Could this parasite be a major issue for the meat supply? Already, it’s likely to affect prices as safety protocols are put in place. As Screwworm Spreads, USDA Partners With DHS Attempting To Control…

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TOPS is known for many things, but one of their more recent claims to fame is the annual employee design challenge, which has resulted this year in the Sidekick Diver from Ana Espinoza. It must be fun to work at a knife company, particularly one like TOPS which lets everyone…

The Trump administration is in talks with the Democratic Republic of Congo to resettle 1,100 Afghans who have been stranded in Qatar awaiting U.S. visas, according to an advocacy organization that works on their behalf.The discussions underscore the legal hurdles facing Afghans who fled the Taliban after U.S. immigrant visa…

Germany is pushing its conscription age higher. Bastian Ernst, the newly elected president of the country’s Reservists’ Association, has said that the upper age limit for military reservists in Germany should be raised to 70, given that people stay fit longer. The United Kingdom government has raised the maximum age…

Another step, and two deer scooted from a foggy clearing. But their dash into the alders suggested they’d not go far. Circling downwind, I drifted onto a deer trail, pausing at each step, glassing not yards ahead but feet. Then: a glint from the shadows. Stay still! Presently, beside the eye, an…

China has emerged as a “winner” with regard to oil sales. The country has been “aggressively” selling its reserve oil to a world experiencing a shortage and sky-high prices thanks to the United States and Israel’s war with Iran. China had accumulated a cool 1.5 billion barrels in its strategic petroleum…