Sunday, April 17, 2022

In the news, Tuesday, April 19, 2022


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from Bloomberg
Media/News Company

Some in the elite fear the invasion was a catastrophic mistake — but say the Russian president won't relent and is in no danger of losing power.
Almost eight weeks after Vladimir Putin sent troops into Ukraine, with military losses mounting and Russia facing unprecedented international isolation, a small but growing number of senior Kremlin insiders are quietly questioning his decision to go to war. The ranks of the critics at the pinnacle of power remain limited, spread across high-level posts in government and state-run business. They believe the invasion was a catastrophic mistake that will set the country back for years, according to ten people with direct knowledge of the situation. All spoke on condition of anonymity, too fearful of retribution to comment publicly. 

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from Smithsonian Magazine
Media/News Company in Washington, D.C.

The Scablands were formed by tremendous and rapid change, and may have something to teach us about geological processes on Mars

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from The Spokesman-Review
Newspaper in Spokane, Washington

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from The Telegraph (UK)

Boris Johnson wants to lower carbon emissions by introducing them across the country.
Each 470 megawatt SMR unit costs £1.8bn and would be built on a 10-acre site... Unlike traditional reactors, they are cheaper and quicker to build They can be shipped by container from the factory and assembled relatively quickly on any proposed site.

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