From Jenna Orkin

Salt-Water Fish Extinction Seen By 2048

Russia And China Roll Out 100% Gold-Backed Currency

Whether or not this is fake news, as Google asserted yesterday, we know that both countries have been veering in that direction for years.  It's also interesting in light of another gesture that took place here:  US Congressman Pushes Bill To Reinstate Gold Standard

'You are the product’: Apple's cofounder Steve Wozniak is quitting Facebook

A Whistle-Blower Alleges Corruption in Rick Perry’s Department of Energy

Oil Spill Now Larger Than Paris Ravages Indonesian Island, 5 dead

Pharmaceutical giants are sidestepping US marijuana restrictions to research cannabis-based drugs

Japan's military activated its first marine unit since World War II — here's how they're training to recapture an island from enemy invaders

Couple with:  How China is quietly increasing its ability to wage war at sea

The Richest 1% Will Own Two-Thirds Of Global Wealth By 2030, Report Finds

UK: Funding Textbooks That Teach Children To Blow Themselves Up

US Congressman Pushes Bill To Reinstate Gold Standard

CIA & MI6 To Relocate Skripals To America, Give Them New Identities: Report

In Latest Humiliation For Brussels, Viktor Orban Wins Hungary Elections In Landslide Victory