Enormous extragalactic void is pushing on the Milky Way
But there’s more to the story than these
mysterious monsters: Astronomers have now discovered a huge
extragalactic void, called the Dipole Repeller, that’s pushing us away.
UN Security Council to hold emergency meeting over Iran missile test
The U.S. Mission to the United Nations said Monday it wanted
the U.N.’s most powerful body to talk about Sunday’s launch of a
medium-range missile, which defies U.N. sanctions. Ambassador Nikki
Haley is expected to take part in the meeting.
Stop Muslim Terror by Stopping Muslim Immigration
Lone wolf terrorism is the biggest trend in Islamic
terrorism. Unlike classic Islamic terrorism, it requires no cells
stretching across countries the way that 9/11 did. The perpetrators
don’t even need to enter the country under false pretenses the way that
the World Trade Center bombers did.In many cases, they are already
citizens. Some were even born in their target country.
Philippines’ Duterte asks China to patrol piracy-plagued waters
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday said he had
asked China to help in the fight against Islamic State-linked militants
by sending ships to patrol southern waters plagued by raids on
commercial vessels.
Germany sends tanks to Lithuania for NATO mission
Germany began sending tanks and other equipment to
Lithuania on Tuesday as part of a NATO mission to beef up the defence of
eastern Europe and send a signal of resolve to Russia, which has
denounced the build-up as an act of aggression. The German army command
said it was sending about 200 vehicles, including 30 tanks, by train to
Lithuania along with 450 troops, the first of whom arrived last week.
The transports would continue until late February.
Boy Scouts of America to begin accepting transgender boys
“Starting
today, we will accept and register youth in the Cub and Boy Scout
programs based on the gender identity indicated on the application,” Boy
Scouts of America communications director Effie Delimarkos said in an
emailed statement.
Life’s just one big… hologram? New study suggests we live in a 2D universe
The theory of a holographic universe was first put forward in the 1990s
and argues that everything that makes up our 3D reality, from massive
stars to tiny atoms, is actually all set in a 2D plain.This model also
theorizes that gravity comes from thin, vibrating strings which are
actually holograms generated in a flatter universe which create the
illusion of having 3D depth.The new study examined huge volumes of data
collected by advanced telescopes and sensing equipment to study the
‘white noise’ of the CMB and seek out irregularities.
Trump to nominate Elaine Duke as Homeland Security deputy secretaryUS
President Donald Trump intends to nominate Elaine Duke as deputy
secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, the White House said
on Monday.
Moderate quake widely felt in Anchorage region
The Alaska Earthquake Center says the magnitude-5.2 temblor struck at
12:38 a.m. and was centered about 130 miles northwest of Anchorage at a
depth of 84 miles.
Israel urges Trump, UN to act against Iran after ballistic missile test
Israel is urging the world to take action after a US official said
Monday that Iran carried out a test launch of a medium-range ballistic
missile over the weekend, seemingly in violation of UN Resolution 2231,
which forbids the Islamic Republic from carrying out such tests for a
period of eights years. The United Nations Security Council was
scheduled to hold an emergency meeting on the test at the request of the
United States.
Israeli Home Front preparing for thousands of rockets
The IDF Home Front Command is preparing for the thousands of rockets
expected to strike Israel during the next war, investing hundreds of
millions of shekels over the past two years on defensive measures and
strengthening strategic capabilities. The IDF considers Hezbollah the
most substantial threat, with at least 120,000 rockets aimed at Israel,
many of them able to strike anywhere in the country.
In DC, Jordan’s king discusses US embassy in Israel, ISIS, Syria
Jordan’s King Abdullah opened talks at the Pentagon on Monday, the first
Arab leader to engage in person the new administration of President
Donald Trump. Abdullah held a private breakfast with US Vice President
Mike Pence and then met US Defense Secretary James Mattis at the
Pentagon.
Malaria drugs fail for first time on patients in UK
A key malaria treatment has failed for the first time in patients being
treated in the UK, doctors say. The drug combination was unable to cure
four patients, who had all visited Africa, in early signs the parasite
is evolving resistance. A team at the London School of Hygiene and
Tropical Medicine said it was too early to panic.
Yemen conflict: Rebels in deadly attack on Saudi warship
The Saudi-led coalition battling Yemen’s Houthi rebels says two crew
members have been killed in an attack on one of its warships in the Red
Sea. A coalition statement said three Houthi “suicide boats” had
approached a Saudi frigate west of Hudaydah on Monday. One of the boats
collided with the rear of the frigate and exploded, causing a fire, the
statement added.
Israel to deepen ties with India and China
Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi is scheduled to make an historic
visit to Israel in 2017. India’s Ambassador to Israel, Pavan Kapoor,
made the announcement Monday night in an exclusive interview with Ynet
marking the 25th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Israel and
India.
Trump Fires Acting Attorney General Yates For “Betrayal”
Unsurprisingly Democrats are up in arms over the firing of ‘their’
Acting Attorney General, seemingly making her out to be some
freedom-fighting martyr for their cause of selective and political law
enforcement… (as The Hill reports)
Say Hello To China’s ICBMs
China’s alleged deployment of a DF-41 strategic ballistic missile
brigade to Heilongjiang province, bordering Russia, triggered a
fascinating spectacle; how to spin – or not to spin – what necessarily
represents a milestone in Russia-China’s strategic partnership.
California Shouldn’t Secede from the U.S. It should divide in two.
Liberals used to hate secession, the notion that states could leave the
Union as they did before the Civil War because they didn’t agree with
the policies of the federal government. But with Donald Trump’s
election, many California liberals suddenly have warm words for a
budding ballot initiative that has just begun collecting signatures in
order to place secession, or “Calexit,” on the ballot.
Snowiest January In A Century At Chama, New Mexico
Chama, New Mexico has received almost six feet of snow this month –
making it the snowiest January in a century. It snowed an average of 10
cm per day.
Supervolcano ‘worse than Vesuvius’ that could kill MILLIONS across Europe ‘ready to blow’
Around two thousand years ago Mount Vesuvius erupted, destroying the
Roman city of Pompeii and killing an estimated 1,500 people. Today, a
far more sinister supervolcano named Campi Flegrei is lurking underneath
Naples in Italy.
Iran tests ballistic missile in defiance of UN resolution, US officials say
Iran conducted its first ballistic missile test under Donald Trump’s
presidency, in yet another apparent violation of a United Nations
resolution, U.S. officials told Fox News on Monday. The launch occurred
Sunday at a well-known test site outside Semnan, about 140 miles east of
Tehran, Fox News was first to learn.
Putin’s Russia in biggest Arctic military push since Soviet fall
The nuclear icebreaker Lenin, the pride and joy of the Soviet
Union’s Arctic great game, lies at perpetual anchor in the frigid water
here. A relic of the Cold War, it is now a museum.But nearly three
decades after the Lenin was taken out of service to be turned into a
visitor attraction, Russia is again on the march in the Arctic and
building new nuclear icebreakers