America is shedding its status as the default choice for foreign governments to park money, buy weapons and send students. Why it matters: Even modest shifts away from the U.S. could chip away at advantages that have helped sustain American economic and geopolitical power for decades. Driving the news: The Netherlands moved 86 tons of gold out of the U.S. and Canada last week, citing the move as a hedge against "extreme systemic risks." France already moved all of its gold out of New York, while Germany debated doing the same. - Norway's sovereign wealth fund — the world's largest — announced plans to reduce its holdings of U.S. government bonds amid turbulence in the Treasury market. The big picture: Beyond finance, European…
Teetotaling youngsters may find they are missing out on an important part of life. The post Will the Decline of Drinking Kill Socialization? appeared first on The American Conservative .
Culture Will the Decline of Drinking Kill Socialization? Teetotaling youngsters may find they are missing out on an important part of life. (Room 76/Shutterstock) Older adults, according to new data from the UK , are 50 percent more likely than those under 40 to be regular drinkers. Alcohol consumption in the USA, meanwhile, is at a record low . The youth are more health-conscious, and appear to be increasingly risk-averse as well. This sensitivity to risk, as Whitaker et al. have written , refers not just to health consequences, but also to the potential embarrassment associated with public drunkenness. On the flip…Open
Robots in Poland "protested" outside the Digital Affairs Ministry on Monday, demanding greater regulation of AI, as organizers warn about its potential impact on the labor market.
Poland secured another $4 billion in U.S.-backed military financing, marking the latest push by Warsaw to build up an arsenal heavy on American hardware.
A Polish intercity train carrying roughly 300 passengers slammed into a truck stuck on a level crossing near Gdansk after the driver allegedly ignored warning signals, a collision captured on CCTV that railway officials released as a blunt safety warning. The crash unfolded around 12:30 p.m. on September 3 at a crossing near Gdansk Lipce […] The post Passenger train plows into truck at Polish crossing after driver allegedly ignores signals appeared first on American Almanac .
A Polish intercity train carrying roughly 300 passengers slammed into a truck stuck on a level crossing near Gdansk after the driver allegedly ignored warning signals, a collision captured on CCTV that railway officials released as a blunt safety warning. The crash unfolded around 12:30 p.m. on September 3 at a crossing near Gdansk Lipce station, where a PKP Intercity passenger train traveling from Gdynia to Zielona Góra struck an orange heavy-goods vehicle that had become wedged between the crossing barriers. Footage shows the truck driver attempting to move forward and backward to clear the tracks. He failed. The train hit at full approach speed, obliterating the truck's cargo section, scattering debris across the rail line, and…Open
Europe must prepare for the Ukraine war to last for years while confronting a Russian state rebuilding its military, the Pentagon’s top strategist said.
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Polish fighter jets intercepted a Russian II-20 flying over the Baltic Sea in the vicinity of the country, and a similar incident happened earlier in the week.
