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from The Archive
The Guadalcanal Campaign, also known as the Battle of Guadalcanal, marked the first major offensive made by Allied forces against the Empire of Japan during World War II. On August 7, 1942, the Allies invaded the island of Guadalcanal in order to force Japanese troops out, and implemented an air, land, and sea assault that had never before been attempted. From the suffocating heat and humidity to the threat of crocodile-infested streams, volunteer combat correspondent Richard Tregaskis was there for it all. In his book, Guadalcanal Diary, the journalist describes the first two months of the campaign, which lasted until February 1943, and recounts the harrowing experiences of the young marines who made the operation a success. 2017 marks the 75th anniversary of the battle. Read on for an excerpt from Guadalcanal Diary.
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from Business Insider
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]50 stunning moments captured by the award-winning Reuters photography team in 2017
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from Daily Wire
RIGHT BIAS, MIXED, American news and opinion website
SO MUCH SCIENCE: World Health Organization Says Playing Video Games Too Much Is A Mental Disorder, Transgenderism Isn't
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), excessive gaming may now be a mental disorder. In the new draft of the WHO’s 11th International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11), which will be released next year, gaming disorder will now be listed. The symptoms include “impaired control over gaming,” as well as playing video games over “other life interests and daily activities,” resulting in “the occurrence of negative consequences.”
SO MUCH SCIENCE: World Health Organization Says Playing Video Games Too Much Is A Mental Disorder, Transgenderism Isn't
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), excessive gaming may now be a mental disorder. In the new draft of the WHO’s 11th International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11), which will be released next year, gaming disorder will now be listed. The symptoms include “impaired control over gaming,” as well as playing video games over “other life interests and daily activities,” resulting in “the occurrence of negative consequences.”
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from First Things
As the year draws to a close, here’s a look back at our most popular articles. Our rankings are based on page views, and broken down between print articles and Web Exclusives. And everything is linked, in case you missed it or would like to revisit it.
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from Orthodox Christianity
Organization in Moscow, Russia
1480 years ago today, in 537 AD, the grand Hagia Sophia Cathedral in Constantinople was solemnly consecrated. According to Emperor Justinian I’s design, the church was to become the jewel of the capital city of the Byzantine Empire, and serve as an expression of the empire’s greatness. Up to 10,000 people worked on its construction daily. Hagia Sophia remained the largest church in Christendom for more than 1,000 years, until the construction of St. Peter’s in Rome. On May 29, 1453, the great church was capture by Turks and later converted into a mosque. In 1935, the church was turned into a museum, according to the decree of Ataturk.
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from Reuters
International news agency headquartered in London, England
Russia accuses U.S. of training former Islamic State fighters in Syria
The chief of the Russian General Staff has accused the United States of training former Islamic State fighters in Syria to try to destabilize the country. General Valery Gerasimov’s allegations, made in a newspaper interview, center on a U.S. military base at Tanf, a strategic Syrian highway border crossing with Iraq in the south of the country.
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from The Spokesman-Review
Newspaper in Spokane, Washington
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