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When we had the honor of being sworn in as the 70th, 71st, 75th, 76th and 78th secretaries of the Treasury, we took an oath to support and defend the United States Constitution. Our roles were multifaceted. We sought to develop sound policy to advance the president’s agenda and represent the economic interests of the…
NATO has scrambled F-16 and F-35 warplanes to its Eastern frontier after Russia unleashed a major missile and drone attack on Ukraine. Vladimir Putin’s forces hit energy infrastructure across Ukraine causing power cuts across the country. Russia’s attack reportedly made use of an array of weaponry to carry out its strikes on Ukraine. This included…
Weymouth Bay on England’s south coast, where SeaCURE is sucking carbon dioxide out of seawater Heidi Stewart/Alamy At the back of the Sea Life aquarium in Weymouth on England’s south coast, a hangar resounds with the rush of water into tanks. Three reef sharks and a nurse shark are cruising around in one. A stingray…
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – The enduring fascination with Vikings has ensured that the tales of legendary figures like Ragnar Lothbrok, Erik the Red, Björn Ironside, Ivar the Boneless, and Harald Hardrada remain alive in our collective memory. Through books and films, their daring exploits have sparked a growing interest in Viking Age history. However,…
A federal judge said on Monday that the White House had defied his order to release billions of dollars in federal grants, marking the first time a judge has expressly declared that the Trump administration is disobeying a judicial mandate. The ruling by Judge John J. McConnell Jr. in Rhode Island federal court ordered administration…
Walking through a busy London shopping centre, pushing her disabled adult daughter Tracey in her wheelchair, Joan Turnell initially looked completely unremarkable and didn’t attract a second glance from other shoppers. Indeed the half-mile journey, from the housing association flat they shared in Leyton to the supermarket and coffee shop in nearby Walthamstow, was one…
The elevation changes may seem small — amounting to fractions of inches per year — but they can increase or decrease local flood risk, wave exposure, and saltwater intrusion. Tracking and predicting sea level rise involves more than measuring the height of our oceans: Land along coastlines also inches up and down in elevation. Using…
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Recent excavations at the Chupacigarro archaeological site in the Supe Valley near Caral, a pre-Hispanic city in Peru, have unveiled a previously unknown ancient pyramid. Caral, recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is notable for being home to the oldest civilization in the Americas, the Caral or Norte Chico…
Bound. Starved. Wounded. Tortured. These are the conditions that some hostages being held in Gaza still face, according to information their families said they had received from Israeli military and security officials after Hamas released three captives on Saturday as part of a cease-fire agreement. The emaciated appearance of three hostages released in a ceremony…
Measuring water loss from space This study showed that the International Space Station’s ECOSTRESS instrument estimates of evapotranspiration (transfer of water to the atmosphere from Earth’s surface and plants) are comparable to ground-based reference values. This finding suggests space measurements could provide guidance for improved water management on large scales. Worsening droughts due to climate…