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Scientists Intentionally Trigger 8,000 Earthquakes Deep Beneath Swiss Alps
Scientists Intentionally Trigger 8,000 Earthquakes Deep Beneath Swiss Alps
Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news,
Scientists at ETH Zurich university in Switzerland have deliberately induced around 8,000 seismic events deep underground in the Swiss Alps as part of an experiment called Fault Activation and Earthquake Rupture (FEAR-2).
The team injected 750,000 litres of water into the ground via two boreholes over approximately 50 hours at the BedrettoLab facility. The quakes were too small to be felt at the surface or cause damage, with magnitudes ranging from -5 to -0.14.
The researcher explained “While some seismic events occurred...
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Deaths Now Outnumber Births In 17 US States
Deaths Now Outnumber Births In 17 US States
Natural population growth is slowing across much of America.
According to the latest U.S. Census Bureau estimates, 17 states recorded more deaths than births between July 2024 and July 2025, up from only four states during much of the 2010s.
Using U.S. Census Bureau data, Visual Capitalist's Dorothy Neufeld created this map showing natural population change in every state.
Because the measure excludes domestic and international migration, it highlights where population growth increasingly depends on people moving in.
Natural Population Change by State
The table below ranks every state...
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May 29, 2026 / Tyler Durden
Consumers Face Fiscal-Cliff As Tax-Refund Sugar-High Fades
Consumers Face Fiscal-Cliff As Tax-Refund Sugar-High Fades
Nearly two months of the national average gasoline price exceeding the politically sensitive $4-per-gallon level have left corporate America increasingly worried about consumer health this earnings season. Kraft Heinz's CEO warned that some households are "literally running out of money," while UBS analysts caution that even as the AI-linked chip and memory bubble inflates markets to new highs, there are growing "consumer cracks beneath the surface."
The Financial Times reports that U.S. consumers may face a cash crunch this summer as Trump-era tax refund...
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May 1, 2026 / Tyler Durden
DOJ Probes 36 Illinois School Districts Over Sexual Orientation Content In Pre-K–12 Classes
DOJ Probes 36 Illinois School Districts Over Sexual Orientation Content In Pre-K–12 Classes
Authored by Naveen Anthrappully via The Epoch Times,
The Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Civil Rights Division has launched multiple investigations into 36 Illinois public school districts to assess whether sexual orientation and gender ideology content is being taught in pre-K-12 grade classes.
If the districts are determined to be teaching sexual orientation and gender ideology-related content, “the investigations will examine whether the schools have notified parents of their right to opt their children out of such instruction,” the DOJ...
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