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Missing Mexican students kept alive, then given to military

Official: 6 of 43 missing Mexican students given to army – The Associated Press Mexican government officials leading a truth commission said Friday that six of 43 university students who “disappeared” in 2014 were kept alive for days in a warehouse before being handed over to a commander who ordered their killing. The military’s role in the students disappearance has long been a source of tension between families and the government. The Commission’s report said …

Experiment boosts memory in older adults

Electric Brain Stimulation Experiment Boosts Memory in Older Adults – ScienceAlert 150 older adults were given low-dose electric impulses to certain parts of their brains for four days in a row. After treatment, most performed better on memory tests than they had previously, and the improvements persisted for up to one month. Researchers have developed a technique that uses electrical pulses to treat individuals with memory loss. They hope that eventually, this technology will become …

China Expands Military Exercises

China extends threatening military exercises around Taiwan – The Associated Press China announced on Monday that its army was expanding new military exercises and drills around Taiwan amid growing concerns over potential conflict in the region. The exercises included missile strikes, warplanes, and ships moving across the Taiwan Strait. Taiwan’s Defense Ministry said Sunday that it had detected 66 planes and 14 naval vessels conducting exercises. The island’s military is on alert and will conduct …

Signs of Water Found On Mars- Is It Habitable?

China’s rover makes surprising water discovery at Mars landing site – CNN China’s Zhurong rover found evidence suggesting that water persisted on Mars for much longer than expected. The rover landed in a basin that contained water during a time when many scientists believed Mars to be dry and cold. A new study found that the nakhlite rock in the Miller Range 03346 meteorite was shaped by liquid water 630 million years ago, but likely …

U.K. Election May Prove to Be the Nail in the Coffin for Thatcherism

Conservatives in the United Kingdom (UK) are bracing for a drumming in upcoming local elections. According to a UK Daily Mail poll, voters could replace Conservatives with Labour in May’s local government elections. If the survey is correct, Conservatives could lose as many as 800 council seats. If things go as expected, Labour could see 20 councillors flip control on May 5. In Wandsworth, there could be a significant shift. The London borough was known as …

Officials Caught Propping Up Chinese Communist Party by Preventing Discussion

In the 1990s and early 2000s, there was great hope that American investments in China would result in the communist nation shifting towards capitalism and democracy. That didn’t happen. Instead, author Isaac Stone Fish said that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) manipulates business people who access its massive market. As a result, political elites and business people in the United States talk about China the way the CCP wants them to. After working for China …

MI5 Officials Forced to Hand Over Data on Secret Operation

In 1919, a group of Irish rebels resisting the ruling British government created the Irish Republican Army (IRA) as a militant nationalist organization. Its ultimate goal was to militarily remove British rule in Ireland and gain independence from the United Kingdom. The IRA operated independently of any political control and at times led to the advancement of independence. It was known to participate in guerrilla-style warfare, ambushes, raids, and sabotage to force Great Britain to …

China Censors “Friends” for “Unhealthy” Content

Friends was one of the most popular TV programs of the late 1990s and early 2000s. It remains a fan favorite years later, but the show looks a little different for Chinese viewers. China censors some Friends episodes to remove anything the government deems immoral or vulgar. The meaning of those words differs significantly in China than in the US. For the Chinese censors, it means removing or altering scenes showing content such as underage …

Pope Francis Supports Wealth Taxes

One might be hard-pressed to refer to the Catholic Church’s governmental model over the last millennium as capitalist. Among most Catholic bishops and priests, there has always been a focus on helping the poor and underserved. In modern-day Italy, the tax system is highly progressive. The more money one makes, the more one is taxed by the government. On Monday, January 31, Pope Francis met with Italy’s internal revenue service representatives. He praised them for …

Footage Shows Ukrainian Guardsman’s Arrest After He Shot 10 People

As if tensions weren’t already high in Ukraine over a potential imminent invasion from Russia, it appears that pressure is building among members of the Ukrainian military. On Thursday, January 27, an enlisted Ukrainian National Guard soldier opened fire on his colleagues, killing five and wounding five others. It was hard for many to understand how someone who’s supposed to protect people turned and harmed them. Ukraine’s Interior Minister said that 21-year-old Artemiy Ryabchuk shot …