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Inept' Russian tactics baffle military experts: Tank commanders allowed Ukrainians to ambush them by driving straight up a main road as analysts say they've lost enough armoured vehicles to equip the ENTIRE German army Military experts said they are baffled by Russian military tactics after a tank column was ambushed yesterday Ukrainian forces surprised the column - that included some 30 tanks and support units - with artillery strikes The tanks were forced to retreat after missiles rained down from above, destroyed a number of vehicles The full scale of losses suffered by Putin's armies are unknown, but Ukraine has...

Putin's invasion grinds to a halt: Kyiv claims to have destroyed dozens of Russian helicopters overnight, retaken a city, and killed 11,000 troops while Russians have captured no significant territory sparking hopes Ukraine could win the war Ukraine claims to have destroyed dozens of Russian helicopters at an airfield near Kherson overnight Military also said it had recaptured Chuhuiv, near Kharkiv, and killed two commanders in the process Meanwhile units in Odessa claimed to have hit and destroyed a Russian patrol ship off the coast Experts say Russian losses becoming 'unsustainable' with no significant territory captured in recent days

Shortly after the Russian invasion began, unconfirmed rumors spread widely across the internet of a mysterious Ukrainian fighter pilot in a MiG-29 gunning down six enemy aircraft within the first hours of the war. The unknown military hero, dubbed "The Ghost of Kyiv" on social media, had been taking to the skies since the invasion started and allegedly reached 21 confirmed Russian aircraft kills as of Wednesday, making the pilot the first supposed flying ace of the 21st century. "The Ghost of Kyiv," however, is almost certainly a myth, albeit an incredibly useful one as Ukraine tries to rally its...

Several demoralized Russian troops captured in Ukraine were allowed to call home over the weekend to tell their families they were safe and profess confusion about why they were sent to war. "Mama and Papa, I didn't want to come here. They forced me to," a Russian soldier said in videos purporting to show the phone calls that were taken by Ukraine's Interior Ministry and posted on YouTube. Videos and stills of captured or surrendered Russian troops also were posted on the Ukrainian Security Service's Facebook page.

Laboratory studies indicate that a cheap generic drug reduces SARS-CoV-2 infection in human cells by up to 70%. The drug, called fenofibrate, regulates cholesterol levels but also destabilizes the spike protein on SARS-CoV-2 and inhibits binding to human cells. It was effective against all the SARS-CoV-2 variants that the scientists tested in vitro. An international effort — involving scientists from Keele University and the University of Birmingham, both in the United Kingdom, and the San Raffaele Scientific Institute in Milan — has found that a drug that people formerly used to control cholesterol levels could be an effective treatment against...

I sent this comment to Sen's Warner and Kaine. Despite the interesting theories of Sen. Coons and others, Judge Barrett is highly qualified to serve on the Supreme Court. Her appointment was constitutionally correct and in accordance with precedent. She should be confirmed in the same spirit of comity and bipartisanship as Justices Kagan and Sotamayor. I received the following unasked for response from Warner: Sen. Mark Warner [donotreply@warner.senate.gov] Thank you for contacting me regarding the nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to be an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court. This week, the Senate Judiciary Committee is holding...

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New research in The Lancet offers further information about the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV). The first study is an analysis of data from the first 41 patients who were admitted to hospitals with confirmed cases of the virus in Wuhan, China. The patients, whose median age was 49 years, had a wide range of symptoms: all had pneumonia, and most had fever and cough. Some patients had fatigue, while more rare symptoms were headache and diarrhea. One significant finding from the research was that although some of the fatal cases of 2019-nCoV were among people with underlying diseases, most of...

Dow Futures up 482 at 26021; Nasdaq Futures up 148; S&P Futures up 48 Looks like Santa liked the Chinese trade truce.

John McCain is being hailed by the press as a "genuine war hero." But is he a war hero in the conventional sense like Audie Murphy and John Glenn? Or is his "war hero" status the creation of a very slick publicity campaign that plays on flag, duty, honor and country? For sure, McCain has the fruit salad - a Silver Star, a Legion of Merit for Valor, a Distinguished Flying Cross, three Bronze Stars, two Commendation medals plus two Purple Hearts and a dozen service gongs. On a purely medal-count basis, he outweighs Murphy and Glenn, who both for...

"Posterity -- you will never know how much it has cost my generation to preserve your freedom. I hope you will make good use of it." Letter from John Adams to Abigail Adams, April 26, 1777 Dear __, This Veterans Day weekend we honor all the brave men and women who have given so selflessly to keep our nation safe and our liberties secure. This is also a time to thank those who currently serve in uniform -- many of whom are deployed right now around the globe in the fight against radical Islamic terrorism. With millions of active duty,...

Democrats appeared poised to make huge gains in the Republican-controlled House of Delegates — and potentially take control of the chamber for the first time in 18 years — as strong voter turnout put a slew of GOP incumbents in danger of losing their seats. The biggest upsets occurred early in Northern Virginia, where Democrat Danica Roem became the first transgender person elected to the House of Delegates, defeating social conservative Del. Robert G. Marshall, R-Prince William, and Democrat Lee Carter shocked House Republican Whip Jackson H. Miller, R-Manassas, despite tepid support from his own party.

Even as Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, maintains that no one will win enough delegates to secure the Republican presidential nomination on the first ballot, the campaign of front-runner Donald Trump is predicting Trump will shatter the number needed for victory. “The Cruz spin machine produces more lies than anything else,” says a memo distributed late Tuesday by the Trump campaign to Trump surrogates. “Our projections call for us to accumulate over 1400 delegates and thus a first ballot nomination win in Cleveland” . . . The memo instructs Trump supporters to continue Trump’s line of criticizing the Republican National Committee...

What the Ted Cruz campaign says in public and what it says in private are two very different things, according to a series of tweets from a top strategist for Ohio Gov. John Kasich. The Friday tweets from strategist John Weaver follows tensions between the Ohio governor and the Texas senator over whether Cruz is telling New York Republicans Kasich won’t be on the ballot when the Empire State’s crucial April 19 Republican presidential primary rolls around. Cruz has publicly said Kasich should withdraw from the race because he cannot win the nomination outright. “A vote for John Kasich is...

At Richmond International Raceway, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin likened the last three weeks of the presidential race to last month's close finish at the raceway in the Chevy Rock & Roll 400. "You all know something about close races" she told the crowd of between 20,000 and 25,000. "John McCain and I are nearing the finish line of another close race," and it will be a sprint to the finish.

Democratic House No Pox on Stocks By Liz Rappaport, Markets Columnist TheStreet.com Like the Montagues and the Capulets of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, the two houses of Congress are likely to be at odds with one another after the midterm elections in November. The latest Wall Street Journal/NBC poll, released Thursday, shows voters prefer that Democrats rather than Republicans control Congress by a 52% to 37% margin, the widest spread in the poll's 17-year history. The poll also reveals anti-incumbent sentiment matches the levels hit in 1994, when Republicans took control of Congress for the first time in 40 years.

Scientists who work in the fields liberal arts graduate Al Gore wanders through contradict his theories about man-induced climate change Tom Harris, National Post Published: Wednesday, June 07, 2006 Albert Einstein once said, "Whoever undertakes to set himself up as a judge of truth and knowledge is shipwrecked by the laughter of the gods." While the gods must consider An Inconvenient Truth the ultimate comedy, real climate scientists are crying over Al Gore's new film. This is not just because the ex-vice-president commits numerous basic science mistakes. They are also concerned that many in the media and public will fail...

Tomb Raider star donates one million to U.N. Afghan relief fund UNITED NATIONS, September 27 (Xinhua) -- With her 1-million- dollar donation Thursday, American actress Angelina Jolie became the first individual to respond to U.N.'s emergency appeal for Afghanistan. In a press release issued in New York, Jolie, who last month was appointed a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), said that she would contribute the money to help Afghan refugees in neighboring asylum states such as Pakistan and Iran, which already host more than 3.5 million refugees between them. During the past year, the ...