Soviet Union: Estonia removes monument

[ad_1] COPENHAGEN, Denmark – Estonia’s government said Tuesday it has decided to remove a Soviet-era monument from public space in an eastern border town sitting in the Baltic country’s Russian-speaking part, with the prime minister saying the reason for the dismantling is that it represents a risk for public order. “No one wants to see our militant and hostile neighbor foment tensions in our home,” Prime Minister Kaja Kallas said, adding the move came following…

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New VR Tech Emulates Psychedelic Experience

[ad_1] The psychedelic renaissance is upon us, with myriad research showing how substances like psilocybin, LSD, and more aid in mental health conditions like treatment-resistant depression and PTSD. More and more, the curiosity around psychedelics is increasing, with individuals seeing the potential of these mind-bending medicines to overcome perceived limits of the self. At the same time, technology continues to evolve at a rapid pace, posing the question: Could tech like virtual reality provide comparable…

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China news: Chilling UK future of ’empty shelves’ laid bare as Beijing powerplay exposed | World | News

[ad_1] UK businesses have grown increasingly uneasy as tensions over Taiwan skyrocket, and Beijing’s relationship with Washington takes a nosedive. Tony Danker, the head of the Confederation of British Industry, has warned in the wake of escalating tensions that the UK should look to pull away from a reliance on China for imports. Mr Danker told the Financial Times: “Every company that I speak to at the moment is engaged in rethinking their supply chains…

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Best Noise-Canceling Headphones for 2022

[ad_1] Bose pioneered noise-canceling headphones a while ago, but since then virtually every brand under the sun has released its own models of headphones with comparable technology. The field is almost completely occupied by headphones that feature noise canceling. The best noise-canceling headphones can be difficult to identify, because the quality varies wildly between options, so it’s important to know which pairs are worth the investment. The market is extremely competitive, which makes it better…

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How to Disconnect From Social Media

[ad_1] What does social media have in common with cave drawings, the printing press, and the telephone? They’re all part of an elite group of inventions we celebrate for having revolutionized the very nature of human communication. They were so instrumental in our civilization’s advancement that we think of history as divided into the periods before and after each. For social media, that distinction came in 2003 with the release of Myspace. Although we didn’t…

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Call for Papers: Journal of Strategic Security Security – Special Issue: Urban Security 2023

[ad_1] Call for Papers: Journal of Strategic Security The Journal of Strategic Security has issued a call for Papers for its upcoming Special Issue on Urban Security. The special issue will look at a range of urban security issues including urban warfare, urban insurgency, urban crime and insecurity, operating in dense urban terrain (DUT), megacities, and subterranean spaces (SubT), and in the Urban-Littoral interface, as well as the protection of the populace. Papers addressing the…

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Kremlin spokesman Steven Seagal visits occupied Ukraine to spread propaganda – National

[ad_1] Actor Steven Seagal is pushing pro-Russia propaganda through the country’s state media, repeating Kremlin talking points in a video posted Tuesday. Footage shared by Russian state media shows the 70-year-old actor standing in what appears to be the wreckage of a building identified as Ukraine’s Olenivka prison in Donetsk, reports Insider. In late July, more than 50 Ukrainian prisoners of war were killed in the facility in disputed circumstances. In the video, however, Seagal…

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“What’s the Best CBD Dosage?” The Official Guide

[ad_1] Whether you’re a first-time user or an experienced user, understanding how CBD works and how to use it can be somewhat confusing, especially since the industry is so new. Every day, we answer dozens of questions from our readers, but one of the most frequently asked by first-time users and experienced users alike is: What’s the best CBD dosage? While there are tons of articles about the benefits of CBD, there are few about…

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Trading Brittney Griner for Russia’s Viktor Bout

[ad_1] “I never meant to hurt anybody,” Brittney Griner told a Russian judge during her sentencing hearing last week. “I made an honest mistake. And I hope that, in your ruling, that it doesn’t end my life here.” Griner’s been in the custody of Russian authorities since February 17 when she was detained at a Moscow airport by customs officials who say she was in possession of vape cartridges containing less than a gram of…

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Gustavo Petro Taking Oath as Colombia President

[ad_1] BOGOTA, Colombia — Colombia’s first leftist president will be sworn into office Sunday, promising to fight inequality and heralding a turning point in the history of a country haunted by a long war between the government and guerrilla groups. Sen. Gustavo Petro, a former member of Colombia’s M-19 guerrilla group, won the presidential election in June by beating conservative parties that offered moderate changes to the market-friendly economy, but failed to connect with voters…

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