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U.S. Eyes Venezuela’s Energy Reserves As China And Russia Lose Ground

Written by Audrey Streb

After President Donald Trump removed Venezuelan socialist dictator Nicolás Maduro, the U.S. has emerged as the “master of the hemisphere” and is positioned to leverage the Latin American nation’s resources to outpace China, Russia, and Canada in the coming years, energy sector experts told the Daily Caller News Foundation. [some emphasis, links added]

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On Laws Banning Hacking Women’s Genitals & Imposing Beliefs

Written by William M Briggs

I stole most of the headline from The Times, which ran a subtler version: “Laws banning FGM are harmful and ‘stigmatising’, say academics“. The practice of slicing off a women’s pertinents is now so common in England, thanks to massive immigration, they know it by its acronym “FGM”, for female genital mutilation. It’s still on the rare side in the States, so I spelled it out.

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Alien Life? Why The Drake Equation Fails

Written by William M Briggs

Most of us have seen the Drake equation, in one its many forms, which purports to put a number on how many alien civilizations have iPhones. There has been much discussion on the original and its variants since Drake first published in 1961.

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