Cold War

The Christmas tradition has become nearly global in scope: Children from around the world track Santa Claus as he sweeps across the earth, delivering presents and defying time. Each year, at least 100,000 kids call into the North American Aerospace Defense Command to inquire about Santa’s location. Millions more follow…

The Christmas tradition has become nearly global in scope: Children from around the world track Santa Claus as he sweeps across the earth, delivering presents and defying time. Each year, at least 100,000 kids call into the North American Aerospace Defense Command to inquire about Santa’s location. Millions more follow…

December 17, 2024 Countering imaginary isolationism, the outgoing Senate Republican leader advocates a return to Cold War militarism. The new face of the resistance? Outgoing Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell.(Samuel Corum / Getty Images) One of the hallmarks of American gerontocracy is that even when aging and ailing leaders step…

One Bitcoin. (Photo by Ozan KOSE / AFP) (Photo by OZAN KOSE/AFP via Getty Images) AFP via Getty Images As the global economy evolves, a new arms race is emerging, not in conventional weaponry but in Bitcoin. The world's most prominent cryptocurrency is now at the center of geopolitical strategies,…

Saskatoon's homeless count has reached 1,499, which was announced on the same day that an extreme cold warning was issued. Get the latest from Phil Tank, Saskatoon StarPhoenix straight to your inbox Author of the article: Phil Tank  •  Saskatoon StarPhoenix Published Dec 14, 2024  •  Last updated Dec 14,…

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This year marks the sixtieth anniversary of Stanley Kubrick’s black comedy about nuclear weapons and the men who wrangle them, Dr Strangelove: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb. Released in 1964, the film, written in the wake of the Cuban missile crisis and loosely based on…

World / December 4, 2024 The uprising against South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol prevented him from seizing dictatorial powers. It may also help avoid a cold war with China. People protesting South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol chant slogans as they attend a candlelight rally outside the National Assembly…

Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. In context: Greenland hosts the second-largest body of ice in the world. During the Cold War, the US Army wanted to use this glacier to hide a nuclear base that could quickly strike the Soviet Union…

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