From Jenna Orkin

Russia Sells $11 Billion Stake in Rosneft to Glencore, Qatar

A group of remote Scottish islands is exploring independence from the mainland after Brexit

In "Mysterious" Bond Sale, Venezuela Issues $5 Billion In Debt To Itself With China As Underwriter

A surprising factor in the extinction of the dinosaurs may have been how long their eggs took to hatch

These doomsday shelters for the 1% make up the largest private bunker community on earth

Kunstler: 2017 Is When The Wheels Finally Come Off

Mysterious Marijuana-Related Illness Popping Up In Emergency Rooms

Iron Ore Stocks At Chinese Ports Hit New Record Highs: Why This Is An "Ominous Sign" For Prices

Bitcoin Surges Above $1,000 As China Unveils New Capital Controls

Michigan law bans local governments from banning plastic bags

U.S. asks foreign visitors to provide social media account info

From Jenna Orkin

Climate change escalating so fast it is 'beyond point of no return'
Scientists discovered 55 lakes in Eastern Antarctica that shouldn't have been there

Israeli Police are questioning Benjamin Netanyahu about possible corruption

Angela Merkel to skip the World Economic Forum in Davos on eve of Trump presidency

'Lately, food is a better business than drugs': Venezuela's military profits as the country goes hungry

California Democrats Legalize Child Prostitution

Essential Science: Why algae may be the superfood of 2017
Turkmenistan halts gas flow to Iran in arrears row

 

 Finland just launched an experiment giving 2,000 people free money until 2019

 

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A man who claims to be the oldest person ever has celebrated his 146th birthday

From Jenna Orkin

Smash open your piggy banks — £433 million of pound coins stored at home will become worthless in 2017

Creator of NSA’s Global Surveillance System Calls B.S. On Russian Hacking Report

Google and Google Home promote fake news story about Obama 'shocking the country' by running for a third term

ISIS is planning a chemical attack on Britain

Thanks for the heads up.

Costa Rica powered by renewable energy for over 250 days in 2016

CDC considers lowering lead level threshold by 30 percent

First Public Electric Highway video.

Houses of Worship Poised to Serve as Trump-Era Immigrant Sanctuaries

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Retired Politician Accused Of Fondling 103-Year-Old Former In-Law

The Cheapest Trip to Mars Leaves From This Tiny Indian Island

From Jenna Orkin

Glenn Greenwald on "Russian Hacking of Grid"

A giant wave of store closures is about to hit the US

Iceland's 'crazy' year ends without a government

Scientists conducted the first expedition to a toxic, neon-yellow landscape in Ethiopia

Scientists are attempting to bring back an ancient elephant-sized cow

Bilderberg Website Taken Over By Anonymous Hackers

SCIENCE WARNING: Messing with genes could WIPE OUT geniuses from the earth

Drudge Report Suffers "Biggest DDOS Attack Since Inception" As Obama Unveils Russian Sanctions

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Foreign Students Offer Lifeline to Cash-Strapped U.S. State Schools

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Here Are Some Of The Ridiculous New State Laws That Will Take Effect January 1st - Happy New Year!