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Sao Paulo Copes with Rainfall
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According to Bloomberg: Well before it became Brazil’s financial capital, São Paulo was known as terra da garoa, or the land of drizzle. An explosion of concrete and people in the second half of the 20th century—residents now total about 12 million—raised urban temperatures, and as the atmosphere has warmed, a…
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100 Trying Years for the Foreign Service
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The Jerusalem Strategic Tribune reviewed Harry Kopp’s book,The Voice of the Foreign Service: A History of the American Foreign Service Association at 100, on the history of the Foreign Service, The review said: The origins of the State Department were inauspicious. Headed by Thomas Jefferson, it comprised a small diplomatic…
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National Debt Danger
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The Council on Foreign Relations as produced an excellent report on the dangers of America’s growing debt. It says: The total debt of the U.S. government now stands at just under $35 trillion. That is $103,000 for every person in the United States and is equal to 99 percent of…
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State Department Cyber Role
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Axios reports that: Cyber diplomacy has been a major priority at the State Department during the Biden administration as nation-state hackers target U.S. critical infrastructure and criminal gangs recruit hackers from across borders. Collaborating with the private sector is a major part of the State Department’s new international cyber strategy,…
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US and Israel Discuss Iran’s Nuclear Program
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According to Axios: U.S. and Israeli intelligence agenciesare looking into new information about computer modeling byIranian scientists that could be used for research and development of nuclear weapons, two U.S. officials plus one current and one former Israeli official told Axios. Why it matters: The purpose of the modeling is…
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Swiss-US Science Cooperation Meeting
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The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States and Switzerland at the first U.S.-Swiss Joint Committee Meeting on Science and Technology. Begin Text: On May 24, 2024, the United States and Switzerland convened in Bern for the inaugural Joint Committee Meeting (JCM) on…
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State Department Reaction to Iran’s Nuclear Program
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A State Department press briefing said the following about Iran’s nuclear program: The report issued today by the IAEA makes clear that Iran aims to continue expanding its nuclear program in ways that have no credible peaceful purpose. These planned actions further undermine Iran’s claims to the contrary. If Iran…
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Iran Moves Closer to Atomic Bomb
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The Washington Post reports that Iran is enlarging and upgrading its uranium enrichment capacity which will make it easier and faster to produce nuclear bomb grade uranium. It says: A major expansion underway inside Iran’s most heavily protected nuclear facility could soon triple the site’s production of enriched uranium and…
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SDI Is Not Dead
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Aviation Week reports that the Pentagon Missile Defense Agency is taking a fresh look at airborne lasers. It says: Ten years after the demise of the Boeing 747-based chemical laser and four years after the Missile Defense Agency killed another program, the agency again is looking into the possibility of an airborne…