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Joseph LaFave writes about finance, maritime issues, healthcare, the National Guard, and conflicts around the world. Before becoming a journalist, he worked as an EMT in Florida and as an ESH engineer for Lockheed Martin supporting several DoD and NASA satellites. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Florida State University and a Master of Science in Management from Southern New Hampshire University.
During the Vietnam war, the US military launched Operation Ranch Hand, in which it employed several herbicides to kill the dense tree canopies that concealed the North Vietnamese supply routes, nicknamed the Ho Chi Min trail. One of the most infamous chemicals used was Agent Orange, a potent defoliant which contains the harmful chemical dioxin. […]
Brent Crude, an important “benchmark oil” that serves as a barometer for the commodity’s price in general, squeaked out a closing price above $80 per barrel late Friday. However, according to a report from Reuters, Brent is still down for the second week in a row. US crude was also not spared and finished more […]
As the popularity of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Litecoin grows, so do the number of users who are falling victim to cyber crimes and losing their investments. According to a report from Reuters, these crimes are not only hard to prove, but its oftentimes not clear which agency has the jurisdiction to investigate in […]
Natalie May Edwards, a US Department of Treasury employee assigned to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), was arrested by federal law enforcement on Wednesday. According to a press release from US Attorney Geoffrey S. Berman’s office, Edwards is being charged with “one count of unauthorized disclosures of suspicious activity reports (SARs) and one count […]
The US is sending more sanctions towards Iran in the coming weeks. According to a report from Politico, the Trump administration ordered new sanctions targeting a wing of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps that is thought to be recruiting child soldiers to fight for Syria’s Bashar Al-Assad. The targeted group, known as the Basij Resistance […]
Investors received good news on Tuesday as markets rallied after several days in the red. According to a report from The Street, investment banks like Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley led the rise after both firms posted earnings which were higher than predicted. In total, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose by almost two percent, […]
When Category 4 Hurricane Michael struck the Florida Panhandle on Wednesday, October 11, it was the third-most powerful hurricane to ever hit the United States. According to a report from National Geographic, the maximum wind speed for the storm reached 155 miles per hour. The devastation left in Michael’s wake is still being calculated, and […]
The government of Angola is making moves to push diamond miners out of the country to make the area available for commercial enterprises. According to a report from the Thomson Reuters Foundation, the majority of the affected miners are from the Democratic Republic of Congo, which borders Angola to the northeast. Angola is the worlds […]
Several countries are threatening to exert pressure on Saudi Arabia over the disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi, a Saudi journalist who was last seen entering the Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul, Turkey in early October. Specifically, some lawmakers from the United States and the United Kingdom are considering ending the sale of arms and military equipment […]
Defense firms Harris and L3 Technologies will be merging into one company, according to a joint press statement released on Sunday. The merger will be “all-stock,” and will result in the creation of the sixth-largest defense contractor in the United States, according to a report from Reuters. “This transaction extends our position as a premier […]
China reported a record trade surplus with the United States despite the ongoing economic dispute between Beijing and Washington. According to a report from Agence France Presse (AFP), the excess is worth around $34.1 billion as of September. Currently, China is exporting more than $46 billion worth of goods to the US, while only importing […]
73 years since World War II officially ended, two European countries are still seeking satisfaction from the German government over damages caused by the Nazi regime. According to a report from DW, both Greece and Poland are officially asking that Germany pay reparations to the two states for invading their countries during the war. Hitler […]
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