Family steps up to preserve Wahkiakum County newspaper
A beloved newspaper in Southwest Washington that faced an uncertain future is seeing what may be the best possible outcome with inspired new owners.
Day: August 12, 2023
The Kremlin won’t admit how many soldiers have died in Ukraine, but researchers have now identified 30,000 dead Russians by name
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Friday Squid Blogging: NIWA Annual Squid Survey
Results from the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research Limited annual squid survey:
This year, the team unearthed spectacular large hooked squids, weighing about 15kg and sitting at 2m long, a Taningia—which has the largest known light organs in the animal kingdom—and a few species that remain very rare in collections worldwide, such as the “scaled” squid Lepidoteuthis and the Batoteuthis skolops.
As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven’t covered.
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Ecuador presidential candidate death is the latest attack in nation seeing crime rise
NPR’s Juana Summers speaks with Council on Foreign Relations’ Will Freeman about the state of Ecuador after the assassination of a leading presidential candidate.
Tax havens could cost countries $4.7 trillion over the next decade, advocacy group warns: The U.K. continues to lead the so-called “axis of tax avoidance,” which drains an estimated $151 billion from global coffers through corporate profit-shifting
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Texas Republicans invoke Noah’s Ark to defend Greg Abbott’s floating Rio Grande border wall in DoJ lawsuit
Texas is being sued in state and federal court over floating border wall plan
The research is hard to ignore: Paying for early education pays off
Evidence continues to mount that publicly funded quality preschool may be the best tool government has to end inter-generational poverty, which costs all of us.
Panama Canal delays raise risks for shippers, but not yet biting
The Panama Canal’s limits on vessel drafts and transits have yet to make big impact on container shipping, but at least one forwarder is warning shippers not to be complacent.
Reluctant, but resolute Popovich leads international-rich 2023 Basketball Hall of Fame class
Gregg Popovich didn’t want to be inducted into Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame until the players that helped his teams win NBA championships had already gone in.