Welcome to Situational Awareness, a weekly roundup of news from last week that will likely be causing sleepless nights in the future. SOMALIA OR BUST: A Hawaii-based ground crew …
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North Korea’s security thugs have arrested their third foreign tourist in the past six months — but this one was an American seeking to defect to the Communist nation. According …
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Back in 2008, officials in Los Angeles made a big stink about a certain kind of cheese. It was not that the cheese stank — it was how it was …
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Health
Stocks Down, Diseases Up — Why Are Eradicated Diseases Making a Comeback?
by Bruce Haringby Bruce HaringSomeone once asked singer Adam Ant why he was making a comeback. Baffled, the avant-garde New Wave singer replied, “I never went away.” With apologies to Mr. Ant for the …
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See more Living in… posts by Bruce Haring. You know you’re in for a bit of a struggle when you live in a country whose most glorious moment was in …
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If you’re thinking of living in the Philippines, there’s a fundamental you must first master. Are the indigineous people Philippinos or Filipinos? We’ll save you the embarrassment. The correct version …
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It’s almost time for the Winter Olympics, which means that Citius, Altius, Fortius will soon be of grave importance to those planning to attend. The Latin words mean faster, stronger …
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“You might not be looking for the promised land,” sang James Brown in “Living in America.” “But you might find it anyway.” The Godfather of Soul wasn’t talking about Thailand, …