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Department of Veterans Affairs researchers say they are embarking on what will be the largest study to assess whether GLP-1 semaglutide medications can help combat alcohol addictions. Their hope, they say, is that the study will help change U.S. regulations and potentially make the treatment more widely available to Americans also dealing with the disease.
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With the Iran war in its sixth month and unmanned systems having played a defining role in the conflict, U.S. Central Command said Thursday it was launching a new drone task force.
Task Force Falcon Strike will use air, surface and sub-sea one-way attack drones alongside regional partners, ones the command said it was still in the process of “consulting and officially inviting” to the new “first-ever multinational” unit of its kind, according to a press release.

The prolonged disruption in the Strait of Hormuz has exposed one of the biggest vulnerabilities in the global energy system, amid repeated strikes that have forced some Middle Eastern refiners to slow operations.

Some of the world’s biggest oil producers have spent decades building enormous production capacity to satisfy world demand, but much of that oil depends on a single narrow waterway to reach international markets.

U.S. Air Force Maj. Taylor “FEMA” Hiester, F-16 Viper Demonstration Team commander and pilot, performs aerial maneuvers in a U.S.

America might run on Dunkin’, but even Dunkin’ has to get its coffee transported to its stores—and for that, it needs trucks, drivers, and a pipeline of people interested in trucking careers.
For some reason, America is always looking to lean on veterans to fill in its shortcomings. Remember when the country thought it was running out of teachers, so it started “Troops to Teachers” but didn’t really fully fund it? Well, now the government is looking to service members to fill the ranks of big rig truckers.

Pyongyang Might Send 50k Troops to Putin – North Korea is gearing up to ship tens of thousands of more men to support Russia’s war with Ukraine, Kyiv claims.

Almost 10,000 North Korean Troops Already in Russia

M2020 Tank from North Korea. Image Credit: KCNA/North Korea State Media.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called for South Korea to improve its ties with Ukraine in light of the troubling news.

Up to 50,000 North Koreans could be deployed by Russia under the alleged arrangement.

A strong commercial space industry is an important partner for the U.S. government, as it contributes to building more robust space and defense capabilities and facilitates innovation more broadly. As competition between the United States and China heats up, both countries look to the commercial space sector to help them get ahead in both the space race and defense technologies. We asked five experts: What is a crucial step for the United States to take now to stay ahead in commercial space competition with China?Read more below.

The Japan Air Self-Defense Force scrambled F-15 fighter aircraft to intercept a Chinese Y-9 reconnaissance aircraft conducting a flight through the East China Sea. The engagement occurred near Okinawa and the Taiwan Strait. The incident occurred as Chinese surveillance and combat aircraft have operated with increasing frequency around the Nansei island chain, possibly in response to the rapid expansion of the hostile Western military presence in Japan. The published Japanese flight track indicates that the Chinese aircraft remained over international waters throughout the reported flight.

World Risks Major Oil Crisis As IEA Issues New Warning – Just as analysts have warned would happen for months, the world is burning through hundreds of millions of barrels of stored oil as the Strait of Hormuz remains effectively closed – a problem that could lead to a much more serious energy crisis later this year if Iran and the United States cannot break their deadlock.

According to a warning from the International Energy Agency (IEA) this week, the global oil market is expected to run a deficit of around 1.

Russian President Vladimir Putin made his first visit to the disputed Kuril Islands on August 13, travelling to Iturup, one of the four southern islands claimed by Japan. The visit was highly symbolic, coming only two days before Japan’s August 15 commemoration of the end of the Second World War, and was used by Moscow to reinforce its assertion of sovereignty over the islands.

A major oil spill from a sanctioned tanker carrying Russian crude has reached the Omani coastline as salvage teams work to prevent hundreds of thousands of barrels of oil from leaking into the Arabian Sea.

The Caroline Bezengi tanker ran aground near the Omani Hallaniyat Islands on June 30 after it suffered an explosion weeks earlier near Yemen.

Oil Platform. Image Credit: Creative Commons.

Generic Oil Tanker Image. Image Credit: Creative Commons.