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CHASING CHE: Motorcycling through Castro’s Cuba

Published in: Rides Eighteen years have passed since I first rode my R100GS to the Bay of Pigs during a three-month-long, 7,000-mile exploration of Cuba as a professional journalist. Eighteen years spent dreaming of leading the first U.S. group motorcycle tou…

2025-01-08 15:44

Previewing US politics for 2025: From Trump 2.0 to avoiding a government shutdown

From Donald Trump’s inauguration to the Supreme Court, to off year state elections, USAPP Managing Editor, Chris Gilson gives an overview of what to look out for in US politics in 2025.  With the presidential election contest, the results of which will see Do…

2025-01-08 14:18

Chinese FM's Africa tour is more than symbolic

China's top diplomat, Wang Yi, continued a 35-year tradition in beginning Beijing's diplomatic calendar with pitstops across Africa, underlining China's commitment to shift business on the continent into high gear.

2025-01-08 14:06

FlbB forms a distinctive ring essential for periplasmic flagellar assembly and motility in Borrelia burgdorferi

Author summary The macromolecular complex responsible for motility in spirochetes is the periplasmic flagellum, which is strikingly different from the external flagellum in Escherichia coli and Salmonella enterica. Here, we leverage a multidiscipline approach…

2025-01-08 14:00

Former Finnish prime minister Sanna Marin: ‘We are seeing conservative, masculine forces rising up’

Marin was speaking at the 2025 Pendulum Summit, held in Dublin’s convention centre on Wednesday

2025-01-08 12:15

U.S. Diplomats Strongly Concerned about China Science in the Arctic

Lawmakers have called for pushback on China's presence in the Arctic, with diplomats say they are sharing more information and intelligence with Allied nations.

2025-01-08 11:41

Summit Midstream Corporation Announces Plans for Additional Notes Offering

On January 7, 2025, Summit Midstream Corporation (NYSE: SMC) made public its intention to offer $250.0 million in aggregate principal amount of additional 8.625% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2029. The announcement was disclosed in a press release by S…

2025-01-08 10:48

A User’s Guide to ‘Who Lost Ukraine?’

How to get ready for what will be a long-running debate.

2025-01-08 10:31

NATO, Gaza and Greenland: Key takeaways from Trump’s news conference

Trump's grandstanding covered Ukraine joining NATO, Israel's war on Gaza, and Greenland.

2025-01-08 10:30