Whats going on in the World

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Russia hits Ukraine's Black Sea port in wake of grain deal

Russian missiles hit Ukraine's Black Sea port of Odesa hours after Moscow and Kyiv signed deals to allow grain exports to resume from there. The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry denounced Saturday's strike as “spit in the face” of Turkey and the United Nations, which brokered the agreements. Two...

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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian missiles hit Ukraine's Black Sea port of Odesa hours after Moscow and Kyiv signed deals to allow grain exports to resume from there. The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry denounced Saturday's strike as “spit in the face” of Turkey and the United Nations, which brokered the agreements.

Two Russian Kalibr cruise missiles hit the port's infrastructure and Ukrainian air defenses brought down two others, the Ukrainian military’s Southern Command said. It didn't specify the damage or say whether the strike caused casualties.

“It took less than 24 hours for Russia to launch a missile attack on Odesa’s port, breaking its promises and undermining its commitments before the U.N. and Turkey under the Istanbul agreement,” Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesman Oleg Nikolenko said. “In case of non-fulfillment, Russia will bear full responsibility for a global food crisis.”

 

[CELLFISH]

Gonna make a lot of peeps angry…

 

[OVERBORED]

OMG.......the Russians aren't playing fair??? I just can't believe that!

The UN is and has been obsolete for a long time.

 

[OVERBORED]

Monkeypox declared a global emergency

 

[wader]

Monkeypox declared a global emergency

just saw that - I'm hoping we don't go through another pandemic thingy

 

[dsedy]

"Although I am declaring a public health emergency of international concern, for the moment this is an outbreak that is concentrated among men who have sex with men, especially those with multiple sexual partners," Tedros noted.

Unless that's your "thang", I think most heterosexuals will be just fine.

 

[wader]

"Although I am declaring a public health emergency of international concern, for the moment this is an outbreak that is concentrated among men who have sex with men, especially those with multiple sexual partners," Tedros noted.

Unless that's your "thang", I think most heterosexuals will be just fine.

Monkeypox: US confirms first two cases in children

Children are at an elevated risk for severe monkeypox disease, but both children were "doing well".

www.bbc.com

 

[dsedy]

Monkeypox: US confirms first two cases in children

Children are at an elevated risk for severe monkeypox disease, but both children were "doing well".

www.bbc.com

Probably in close contact with a gay man or women who had it.

 

[wader]

Probably in close contact with a gay man or women who had it.

and that's how it spreads.......

 

[dsedy]

and that's how it spreads.......

Exactly. And unless that is the environment, ecosystem, or community that one is a part of....and if you are directly exposed to the lesions, or the puss from the lesions, like sharing the same bedsheets or something, your risk is like zero.
Its' not an airborn thing....you have to have direct contact.

 

[Rick67]

Don’t like the truth. Perhaps the CDC director can help.

 

[wader]

Russia to opt out of International Space Station after 2024

Russia will opt out of the International Space Station after 2024 and focus on building its own orbiting outpost, the country's newly appointed space chief said Tuesday. Yuri Borisov, who was appointed earlier this month to lead the state-controlled space corporation Roscosmos, said during a...

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Explorers find WWII Navy ship, deepest wreck discovered​

June 26, 2022


MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A U.S. Navy destroyer escort that engaged a superior Japanese fleet in the largest sea battle of World War II in the Philippines has become the deepest wreck to be discovered, according to explorers.
The USS Samuel B. Roberts, popularly known as the “Sammy B," was identified on Wednesday broken into two pieces on a slope at a depth of 6,895 meters (22,620 feet).

That puts it 426 meters (1,400 feet) deeper than the USS Johnston, the previous deepest wreck discovered last year in the Philippine Sea also by American explorer Victor Vescovo, founder of Dallas-based Caladan Oceanic Expeditions. He announced the latest find together with U.K.-based EYOS Expeditions.

“It was an extraordinary honor to locate this incredibly famous ship, and by doing so have the chance to retell her story of heroism and duty to those who may not know of the ship and her crew’s sacrifice," Vescovo, a former Navy commander, said in a statement.

The Sammy B. took part in the Battle off Samar, the final phase of the Battle of Leyte Gulf in October 1944, in which the Imperial Japanese Navy suffered its biggest loss of ships and failed to dislodge the U.S. forces from Leyte, which they invaded earlier as part of the liberation of the Philippines.

According to some records, the destroyer escort disabled a Japanese heavy cruiser with a torpedo and significantly damaged another while battling the group led by the command battleship Yamato. After having spent virtually all its ammunition, it was critically hit by the battleship Kongo and sank. Of a 224-man crew, 89 died and 120 were saved, including the captain, Lt. Cmdr. Robert W. Copeland.

According to Samuel J. Cox, a retired admiral and naval historian, Copeland stated there was “no higher honor” then to have led the men who displayed such incredible courage going into battle against overwhelming odds, from which survival could not be expected.

“This site is a hallowed war grave, and serves to remind all Americans of the great cost born by previous generations for the freedom we take for granted today,” Cox said in a statement.

The explorers said that up until the discovery, the historical records of where the wreck lay were not very accurate. The search involved the use of the deepest side-scan sonar ever installed and operated on a submersible, well beyond the standard commercial limitations of 6,000 meters (19,685 feet), EYOS said.
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Heroes.

 

[movetheboat]

a legendary ship...pretty much suicide fighting off a superior Japanese naval force

 

[Avenger]

a legendary ship...pretty much suicide fighting off a superior Japanese naval force

Indeed. The story of her, the Johnston and all of task unit Taffy 3 is the stuff of legend. Incredibly brave men.

 

[jpd]

Fed hikes key interest rate 0.75 points for second time as inflation surges

The Fed is under immense pressure to lower prices without triggering an economic recession.

nypost.com

 

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Fed hikes key interest rate 0.75 points for second time as inflation surges

The Fed is under immense pressure to lower prices without triggering an economic recession.

nypost.com

Markets seem to like it.



For now...................

 

[wader]

Markets seem to like it.



For now...................

this one really likes it - heck even Cany might break even........

 

[cany]

this one really likes it - heck even Cany might break even........

I was real close last week

 

[wader]

US fighter jets, ships ready if Pelosi travels to Taiwan: report

The U.S. military is preparing a contingency plan for the possibility that Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi's planned trip to Taiwan could provoke Chinese aggression.

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The United States military is making preparations ahead of Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi's planned visit to Taiwan.

While the speaker's trip to the nation of Taiwan remains unconfirmed and without a hard timeframe, Chinese officials have already taken issue with the idea.

The U.S. military is prepared for every contingency and would increase its movement of forces and assets in the Indo-Pacific region.

Officials told The Associated Press that fighter jets, ships, surveillance assets and other military systems would likely be used to provide overlapping rings of protection for her flight to Taiwan and any time on the ground there.
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There's been speculation that the Chinese may declare a No Fly Zone over Taiwan if she tries to come.