Kazakhstan Stops Piping Oil To Black Sea After Spate Of Ukraine Drone Tanker Strikes

NSA Workers Are Committing Suicide At An Alarming Rate Authored by José Niño via Headline USA,At least 11 people working for the National Security Agency or U.S. Cyber Command died by suicide during the fiscal year ending in September, according to Bloomberg's investigation. The findings prompted private congressional and White House inquiries into workforce conditions and mental healthcare.The deaths involved military personnel, civilians, and contractors. Ten occurred near Fort Meade, Maryland, and one near an NSA facility in Georgia. Five deaths between early June and early July formed a cluster...

Defunct US-Russia Arms Control Talks Should Have Started 'Yesterday': Kremlin There are two familiar trends related to the Ukraine war which have persisted. The White House is still reportedly trying to get creative regarding some kind of deal that would east tensions between Moscow and the West - including potential sanctions relief for the release of political prisoners - but at the same time the rhetoric between Russia and Europe has gotten increasingly dangerous. The Kremlin this week highlighted another big issue which serves as an ongoing source of broader tensions....

Condo Prices Already Dropped By Up To 33% In 24 Bigger Markets Authored by Wolf Richter via Wolf Street, The price drops are getting relentlessly steeper: In 24 bigger markets, prices of mid-tier condos through April have dropped by 15% to 33% from their respective peaks between 2021 and 2024. Each of the markets is shown in a chart below: 24 mindboggling charts, depicting breath-taking price explosions, especially from mid-2020 to mid-2022, exceeding 50%, 60%, or even 70% in just two years in some cities. In the 10 years to the peak,...