Many of the Loop’s editors are news junkies–and we can’t cover it all for ourselves! We collect here interesting articles which received light coverage in mainstream USA media.
Previous entries in this feature can be found at this archive: https://vashonloop.com/wordpress/index.php/news-you-may-have-missed-archives/
March 2025
Biden economy keeps getting revised downward https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2025/02/11/democrats-tricked-strong-economy-00203464 Astronomer's discover perfect "Einstein Ring" https://www.sciencealert.com/astronomers-amazed-by-perfect-einstein-ring-gleaming-in-space Creating vinyl records at home https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/feb/25/vinyl-carver-lathe-cutters-home-cutting-records-craze A hotel for your sourdough https://www.vice.com/en/article/there-is-now-a-hotel-for-bread-dough-in-sweden/ China restricts AI researcher travel to USA https://www.zerohedge.com/technology/china-dissuades-top-ai-robotics-researchers-us-travel-over-security-concerns Spying on the Pope https://rmx.news/israel/pope-francis-most-likely-spied-on-using-israeli-spyware-including-during-vatican-synod/ Major power outage in Chile https://survival.news/2025-03-02-chile-declares-emergency-during-massive-power-outage.html Federal "Corporate Transparency Act" is headache for small business https://www.naturalnews.com/2025-03-05-corporate-transparency-act-small-businesses-regulatory-limbo.html Yay! IRS planning layoffs. https://justthenews.com/government/irs-reportedly-plans-cut-half-its-90000-workforce Tariff costs: Walmart asks China suppliers to cover them https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/walmart-asks-chinese-suppliers-absorb-tariff-costs
January 2025
WA could import almost 50% of its energy by 2050 https://justthenews.com/nation/states/center-square/washington-could-rely-other-states-almost-half-its-energy-2050 A US military base on the Galapagos Islands? https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2024/12/from-global-nature-reserve-to-us-military-base-the-quiet-plans-for-the-galapogos-islands.html The war against headlight brightness https://www.theringer.com/2024/12/03/tech/headlight-brightness-cars-accidents Record Canadian assisted deaths--5% of all mortality https://aleteia.org/2024/12/19/canada-saw-more-assisted-deaths-than-ever-in-2023/ Russian government launches cultural outreach https://www.rt.com/about-us/press-releases/multimedia-project-gateway-russia/ Some cooking oils are safer than others https://www.zerohedge.com/medical/cooking-oils-used-millions-linked-cancer-second-study-week Climate change and greening trends https://wattsupwiththat.com/2025/01/01/scientists-report-a-striking-global-greening-trend-over-the-last-42-years/ The cost of a single bureaucrat https://brownstone.org/articles/every-bureaucrat-destroys-138-jobs/ Yemen hypersonic missile defeats Israel's Iron Dome https://en.mehrnews.com/news/226092/Yemen-confirms-its-hypersonic-missiles-hit-Israeli-targets Immigrant crossing to Canary Islands has almost 20% fatality rate https://rmx.news/article/immigration-wave-record-number-of-illegal-migrants-land-on-spanish-canary-islands/