Month: February 2022

Russian Convoy of Ground Forces, Fuel, Tanks Moving Toward Kyiv: Maxar

WASHINGTON—Satellite imagery taken on Sunday showed a large deployment of Russian ground forces including tanks moving in the direction of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv from approximately 40 miles away, a private U.S. company said. The images released by Maxar Technologies Inc. showed a deployment comprised of hundreds of military vehicles and extending more than 3.25…


Constitutional Rights Group to Sue Ottawa Over ‘Abuse of Government Power’ in Invoking Emergencies Act

A constitutional rights group says it’s suing Ottawa for invoking the Emergencies Act and freezing the financial accounts of several individuals who participated in the recent protests opposing the federal COVID-19 mandates. The Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms (JCCF) said in a Feb. 25 news release that it has filed a constitutional challenge (pdf) against the feds…


Is This Chinese App Harvesting Your Data?

Commentary India is no fan of China, and for good reason. In recent years, China has stolen thousands of acres of Indian land. China has also stolen the data of millions of its citizens. There’s little love between the two countries. In fact, there’s none at all. On Feb. 14, the international day of love,…


Australian State Poised to Dump $75M of Russian Assets

The Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) will divest all of its Russian assets in its investment funds, in a protest against President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. The move will see at least $75 million of Russian assets acquired by the NSW Generations Fund sold. “Putin’s illegal invasion has put at risk global…


Top 33 Tips to Optimize Your Sleep Routine

A good night’s rest is a pillar of health – read Dr. Mercola’s comprehensive guide to sleep better and fight the sleep problem called insomnia. Sleep is one of the great mysteries of life. For a long time, it was widely thought that sleep was little more than a waste of time. Modern research, however,…


The Hunter’s Reward: Tales—and a Tasty Salad—From a Wintertime Elk Hunt

Wild game is the tastiest, cleanest, and most ecologically justifiable meat on the planet. But the ultimate reward of hunting is neither the kill nor the thrill of the chase, but how you come out the other side—regardless of whether or not you bring meat. It requires competency on many levels, including navigation, shooting, wildlife…


World’s First Plant-Based COVID-19 Vaccine Approved

The Canadian government has become the first country in the world to authorize a plant-based COVID-19 vaccine. Canadian regulators said on Feb. 24 that Medicago’s two-dose vaccine is approved for adults aged 18 to 64. There is not enough data to give to adults aged 65 and older, officials said. In clinical trials cited by…


Beyond the Beach in Cancun and the Mayan Riviera

Boarding the ferry and climbing the narrow stairs to the top level, the cheap plastic seats bathed in hot sun and swept with warm Caribbean winds began to fill quickly. Behind, the white and glassy towers of the hotel zone rise, and to each side of the boat, a sea that turns all shades of…


Galveston: A Texas-Sized Beach Town

At first, they were elusive, popping heads or fins just above the water line, then disappearing from sight and diving deep, as if playing a little game of hide-and-seek. Rolling through the busy, working harbor on the double-decker Seagull II, a small sightseeing boat run by the local historical society, the salty stretch was busy…


BP Quits Russia in Up to $25 Billion Hit After Ukraine Invasion

LONDON—BP is abandoning its stake in Russian oil giant Rosneft in an abrupt and costly end to three decades of operating in the energy-rich country, marking the most significant move yet by a Western company in response to Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. Rosneft accounts for around half of BP’s oil and gas reserves and a…