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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.
Residents of Okinawa, Japan, recently voted overwhelmingly against plans to expand an existing U.S. military base on the island. Nearly half of all registered voters turned out for the balloting on Sunday, and nearly 75% of those voters stated they were opposed to building additional runways for U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) aircraft at Camp Schwab […]
While medical personnel and international aid agencies are working tirelessly in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to fight the ongoing outbreak of the Ebola virus, a select few medical workers may be engaging in a “sex for treatment” scam. According to a report published last week in The Guardian, researchers with several non-governmental […]
Chinese authorities at the Port of Dalian have blocked the entry of vessels carrying Australian coal. A spokesperson with the Chinese government-owned Dalian Port Group also announced a new limit on the total amount of foreign coal allowed in for the remainder of the year. This move is just the latest in a series of […]
Space Force, the proposed new branch of the U.S. military, may be establishing its new headquarters in Florida. At least that’s the idea of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. Earlier this week, DeSantis said it would make “strategic sense” to base the new force at Cape Canaveral and Kennedy Space Center. Located on Florida’s east coast […]
A U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) lieutenant was arrested and charged with drug and firearms offenses after law enforcement officials claim he was planning a terror campaign aimed at Democratic politicians and journalists, according to a report from NBC. The lieutenant, 49-year-old Christopher Paul Hasson, was arrested on February 15th, after investigators discovered Hasson had been […]
Under the recently proposed “Green New Deal,” civil nuclear power plants may be closed in ten years. That is, if alternative energy sources can close the gap and replace the approximately one-fifth of the nation’s power they now generate. The Green New Deal is a set of proposed economic policy changes geared toward drastically reducing […]
A new report published by Amnesty International on Wednesday details the latest human rights abuses committed by the Venezuelan military against anti-Maduro protesters earlier this year. The abuses include the execution of dozens of protesters—almost all by gunshots—and the arbitrary detention of nearly 1,000 Venezuelans. The protests began in late January when opposition leader Juan […]
Two aircraft that were part of the Indian Air Force’s (IAF) acrobatic demonstration team, Surya Kiran, collided in mid-air on Tuesday while practicing for an upcoming air show. The jets, Hawk 132 trainers made by BAE, were attempting a “mirror” maneuver when the accident occurred. According to Flight Global, at least two pilots were able […]
The ongoing rift between Nicolas Maduro and Juan Guaido was brought to the international stage at the United Nations earlier this week. The Venezuelan foreign minister, Jorge Arreaza, took the stage with representatives from Iran, North Korea, Cuba, Syria, China, and Russia to deliver a speech asking the General Assembly to prevent the United States […]
With a mission to support U.S. allies in the Pacific, the United States Coast Guard (USCG) cutter Mellon has set off to protect fisheries near Fiji. Onboard the Mellon, officers from Canada’s Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) assisted USCG personnel in enforcing the exclusive economic zones (EEZ) of “Fiji and the island nations of […]
A U.S. Army civilian employee is recovering in Germany after four invaders broke into his house and threatened his family on Sunday. The civilian, who has not yet been identified but is a former U.S. Air Force major, killed one of the attackers with a kitchen knife during the melee. According to Stars and Stripes, […]
The price of Arabica coffee beans is expected to rise sharply during 2019. According to a Reuters poll of nine coffee experts, the price shift will likely come from the global coffee deficit which is expected to hit markets as Brazil begins a smaller year of harvesting. By the winter of 2019, experts predict the price […]
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