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MIL-OSI Security: MEMBERS OF A LOCAL DRUG TRAFFICKING CONSPIRACY SENTENCED TO FEDERAL PRISON

Source: Office of United States Attorneys

Acting United States Attorney April M. Leon announced the sentencing of five individuals by U.S. Chief Judge Shelly D. Dick in connection with an extensive federal, state, and local investigation by the Middle District Organized Crime and Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) aimed at a large-scale cocaine, heroin, and methamphetamine trafficking network based in Iberville Parish.

Barold Raven, age 47, of St. Gabriel, Louisiana, was sentenced to 120 months imprisonment in federal prison following his conviction for conspiracy to distribute heroin and cocaine, possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine and cocaine, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. The Court further sentenced Raven to serve five years of supervised release following his term of imprisonment.

Dedrick Ambeau, age 44, of St. Gabriel, Louisiana, was sentenced to 120 months imprisonment in federal prison following his conviction for conspiracy to distribute heroin and cocaine, conspiracy to commit money laundering, and distribution of heroin. The Court further sentenced Ambeau to serve three years of supervised release following his term of imprisonment.

Jake Henry Gordon III, age 46, of Greenwell Springs, Louisiana, was sentenced to 24 months imprisonment in federal prison following his conviction for conspiracy to distribute heroin, and conspiracy to commit money laundering. The Court further sentenced Gordon to serve three years of supervised release following his term of imprisonment.

Leo Sternfels, age 65, of Gonzales, Louisiana, was sentenced to 12 months and 1 day imprisonment in federal prison following his conviction for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute heroin and cocaine. The Court further sentenced Sternfels to serve three years of supervised release following his term of imprisonment.

In a separate, but related case, Charles J. Alexander, Jr., age 40, of St. Gabriel, Louisiana, was sentenced to 180 months imprisonment in federal prison following his conviction for possession with intent to distribute cocaine and possession of firearms by a convicted felon. The Court further sentenced Alexander to serve 3 years of supervised release following his term of imprisonment.

Through their pleas, the defendants admitted involvement in a conspiracy to distribute cocaine, heroin, and methamphetamine between February 2019 and October 2019. During that time, the defendants worked in concert with each other to distribute drugs throughout Iberville, Ascension, East Baton Rouge, and West Feliciana parishes.

This investigation was led by the Drug Enforcement Administration, Iberville Parish Sheriff’s Office, Gonzales Police Department, East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office, Baton Rouge Police Department, and Louisiana State Police. The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney William K. Morris.

This effort is part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) operation. OCDETF identifies, disrupts, and dismantles the highest-level criminal organizations that threaten the United States using a prosecutor-led, intelligence-driven, multi-agency approach. Additional information about the OCDETF Program can be found at https://www.justice.gov/OCDETF.

MIL Security OSI –

May 10, 2025
MIL-OSI: Skycorp Solar Group Limited Rings Nasdaq Opening Bell, Unveils Strategic Expansion into U.S. Solar Market

Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

New York, May 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Skycorp Solar Group Limited (Nasdaq: PN) (“Skycorp” or “the Company”), a solar PV product provider engaged in the manufacture and sale of solar cables and solar connectors, marked its Nasdaq debut by ringing the Opening Bell, signaling a transformation phase in its mission to accelerate renewable energy adoption worldwide. The achievement also coincides with the Company’s plan to localize operation in the United States as Skycorp gears up to set up local team to drive growth in this high-growth market.

“We are in a process to set up a subsidiary in the United States to seize growth opportunities offered by this burgeoning market where the installed capacity is expected to double to 375 GW by 2030 (SEIA, 2024),” said Mr. Weiqi Huang, Chief Executive Officer of the Company. “Today in the U.S., nearly 7% of the electricity already comes from solar energy, which is more than seven times that of ten years ago (SEIA, 2024). So Skycorp’s Nasdaq listing provides critical capital to help us localize operations in the country,” said Mr. Huang.

“Skycorp also looks to form strategic partnerships with U.S. financial institutions to co-develop integrated solar-storage-charging projects and establish local teams to better support commercial and industrial clients and spearhead market research tailored for the U.S. market,” Mr. Huang added.

Years of Innovation: From Startup to Nasdaq

Founded in 2011 with the vision of “benefiting all human being with solar,” Skycorp has over the years become a leading provider of solar cables and connectors. The Company’s patented fire-retardant solar cables and ultra-durable waterproof connectors, which follow European International Electrotechnical Commission and TÜV production standards, serve clients across 30+ countries, while boasting a 90% customer retention rate.

Future-Focused Initiatives

Skycorp in its prospectus unveiled plans to launch smart junction boxes and intelligent solar charging stations for EVs by late 2025, designed to simplify renewable energy integration for consumers and enterprises.

“The U.S. market is critical to our global strategy,” Mr. Huang continued, “By localizing innovation, we also aim to make Skycorp synonymous with affordable, American-made solar solutions.”

About Skycorp Solar Group Limited

Skycorp Solar Group Limited is a solar photovoltaic (PV) product provider focused on manufacturing and selling solar cables and connectors. Our operations are managed through our subsidiaries, including Ningbo Skycorp Solar Co., Ltd., in China.

The Company’s mission is to become a green energy solutions provider by utilizing solar power and delivering eco-friendly solar PV products. By leveraging the Company’s expertise in solar technologies and relationships with worldwide clients, it aims to expand offerings of solar PV products and energy solutions for enterprise customers. For more information, please visit: https://ir.skycorp.com/.

Forward-Looking Statement

This press release contains forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements include statements concerning plans, objectives, goals, strategies, future events or performance, and underlying assumptions and other statements that are other than statements of historical facts. When the Company uses words such as “may, “will, “intend,” “should,” “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “project,” “estimate” or similar expressions that do not relate solely to historical matters, it is making forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties that may cause the actual results to differ materially from the Company’s expectations discussed in the forward-looking statements. These statements are subject to uncertainties and risks including, but not limited to, factors discussed in the “Risk Factors” section of the registration statement filed with the SEC. For these reasons, among others, investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance upon any forward-looking statements in this press release. Additional factors are discussed in the Company’s filings with the SEC, which are available for review at www.sec.gov. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly revise these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that arise after the date hereof.

For more information, please contact:

Skycorp Solar Group Limited
Cathy
Investor Relations
Email: ir@skycorp.com
Tel: +86 185 0252 9641 (CN)

WFS Investor Relations Inc.
Connie Kang
Partner
Email: ckang@wealthfsllc.com
Tel: +86 1381 185 7742 (CN)

The MIL Network –

May 10, 2025
MIL-OSI Russia: Dmitry Chernyshenko recalled the important role of teachers, scientists and athletes during the Great Patriotic War

Translation. Region: Russian Federal

Source: Government of the Russian Federation – An important disclaimer is at the bottom of this article.

Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko congratulated Russians on Victory Day and recalled the important role of Soviet teachers, lecturers, scientists and athletes during the Great Patriotic War.

“In the year of the 80th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War and in the Year of the Defender of the Fatherland, declared by President Vladimir Putin, it is especially important to treat the memory of the exploits of our heroes with care. Soviet teachers during the war, despite all the difficulties, remained true to their high mission. They taught in the most difficult conditions, shared knowledge and warmth, and created new methods. All this testifies to the resilience of the Soviet education system and the heroism of teachers,” the Deputy Prime Minister emphasized.

He added that modern teachers also remain true to their work: they continue to pass on knowledge to students and form a strong value foundation in them. And the national project “Youth and Children” contributes to the development of the education sector.

On Victory Day, a new project about the exploits of teachers during the war is launched in Russia – “The Feat of a Teacher”, created by the Mashuk Knowledge Center together with participants of the All-Russian historical and educational program of the Victory Museum “School Museum of Victory”. Within the framework of it, everyone will be able to learn the real stories of heroic teachers who fought at the front. The project’s videos will tell about teachers who built bridges under fire, were on the battlefields near Stalingrad, repeated the feat of Alexander Matrosov, saved hundreds of pupils of an orphanage for the disabled, and ensured the crossing of children and teenagers on foot to the Soviet rear across the front line.

In addition, Dmitry Chernyshenko recalled the achievements of Soviet scientists, inventors, university professors and students during the Great Patriotic War. They created applied developments, conducted fundamental research, and trained personnel needed by the country. For example, Leningrad scientists ensured the creation and operation of the Road of Life across Lake Ladoga. The most important developments were carried out in the field of military affairs and defense, medicine. Universities and scientific organizations continued to defend candidate and doctoral dissertations, new specialties were opened and laboratories appeared to conduct priority research.

“Our President Vladimir Putin called the Victory in the Great Patriotic War a triumph of the Soviet and Russian people. The achievements of scientists and athletes also confirm these words. And the example of modern heroes of the SVO shows that even now in our country there are selfless people – true patriots,” the Deputy Prime Minister added.

Students of physical education institutes enlisted in the army in whole courses. For example, in 1941, combat units and subdivisions were formed at the Moscow Institute of Physical Education, which later heroically fought near Moscow and contributed to the salvation of the capital. Seven students and teachers of the institute were awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union.

Almost all of the students of the Leningrad Institute of Physical Education named after P.F. Lesgaft, led by the rector, stood up to defend their city, and later fought behind enemy lines and on other fronts. In 1942, this university was the only civilian university in the country to be awarded the military Order of the Red Banner.

In addition, in the first months of the war, a unique unit was created – the Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade for Special Purposes. It included more than 800 athletes, including honored masters of sports, champions and record holders of the country. Among them were track and field athletes brothers Seraphim and Georgy Znamensky, speed skater Anatoly Kapchinsky, boxer Nikolay Korolev and others.

Sport also played an important humanitarian role, reminding people that peacetime would definitely come. Since 1941, Moscow hosted the Football Championship and Cup. In 1942, Feodosiy Vanin set a world record for the 20,000 m distance at the Dynamo stadium, and over 8,000 people took part in the cross-country race in Sokolniki. The track and field relay race along the Garden Ring was held in 1942, 1943 and 1944. In 1943, Gorky hosted the USSR Track and Field Championship. In 1944, cross-country races became a symbol of the liberation of the territories.

To mark the 80th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War, a series of books entitled “Memory” was published by order of the Ministry of Sports and the Russian Olympic Committee – a four-volume work dedicated to the heroic contribution of Russian athletes to the Victory.

Please note: This information is raw content directly from the source of the information. It is exactly what the source states and does not reflect the position of MIL-OSI or its clients.

MIL OSI Russia News –

May 10, 2025
MIL-OSI Security: Three men charged following non-fatal firearm incident

Source: United Kingdom London Metropolitan Police

A third person has been charged in relation to a shooting at an address in Newham.

Mohammed Akbar Khan, 42 (11.04.1983) of Castle Road, Milton Keynes was charged with violent disorder and two counts of grievous bodily harm on Sunday, 5 May.

He appeared at Thames Magistrates’ Court on Monday, 6 May, and will next appear at Snaresbrook Crown Court on Tuesday, 3 June.

The charges relate to an incident in Dunbar Road in Forest Gate, Newham at 14:42hrs on Tuesday, 29 April. Police were called to an altercation and arrived to discover a 33-year-old-man suffering from a gunshot wound and two further victims with facial injuries.

All received treatment at the scene from the London Ambulance Service and were later taken to hospital where their injuries were deemed to be non-life-changing or life-threatening.

Two other men have already been charged.

Mohammed Abdullah Khan, 22, (02.07.2002) of Upton Lane, E7 was charged with attempted murder, possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life and possession of a prohibited firearm Saturday, 3 May.

He is set to appear at the Old Bailey on Friday, 30 May.

Mohammed Qasam Khan, 37, (08.06.1987) of Sprowston Road, E7 was charged with grievous bodily harm and violent disorder on Friday, 2 May.

He next appears at Snaresbrook Crown Court on Tuesday, 3 June.

All three defendants are remanded in custody.

MIL Security OSI –

May 10, 2025

MIL-OSI: Plains All American Reports First-Quarter 2025 Results

Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

HOUSTON, May 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. (Nasdaq: PAA) and Plains GP Holdings (Nasdaq: PAGP) today reported first-quarter 2025 results and provided the following highlights:

First-Quarter Results

Reported net income attributable to PAA of $443 million and net cash provided by operating activities of $639 million
Delivered Adjusted EBITDA attributable to PAA of $754 million
Exited the quarter with 3.3x leverage ratio, toward the low end of our target range of 3.25x – 3.75x (includes previously announced and closed transactions)
Paid a quarterly cash distribution of $0.38 per unit ($1.52 per unit annualized), representing a current distribution yield of ~9.0%

Business Highlights

Plains acquired the remaining 50% interest in Cheyenne Pipeline, enhancing our integration from the Guernsey market to pipelines supplying Cushing, Oklahoma, which closed on February 28, 2025
Plains acquired Black Knight Midstream’s Permian Basin crude oil gathering business, for approximately $55 million, which closed effective May 1, 2025
Placed into service the 30 Mb/d Fort Saskatchewan fractionation complex debottleneck project enhancing our fee-based cash flow in Canada
Increased our 2025 C3+ spec product sales hedge profile to approximately 80% at approximately $0.70 per gallon level

“Plains delivered another quarter of solid operational and financial performance,” said Willie Chiang, Chairman and CEO. “Substantial cash flow generation from our integrated Crude Oil and NGL footprints coupled with a strong balance sheet positions us well through a time of market volatility and uncertainty. Our focus on efficient growth remains consistent with the addition of two new bolt-on acquisitions and our Fort Saskatchewan fractionation complex debottleneck project now in service. Finally, our commitment to financial discipline and financial flexibility remains unchanged while continuing to return cash to unitholders through a strong distribution payout.”

Plains All American Pipeline

Summary Financial Information (unaudited)
(in millions, except per unit data)

	Three Months Ended March 31,				%
*GAAP Results*	2025		2024		Change
Net income attributable to PAA ⁽¹⁾	$	443	$	266		67	%
Diluted net income per common unit	$	0.49	$	0.29		69	%
Diluted weighted average common units outstanding		704		701		—	%
Net cash provided by operating activities	$	639	$	419		53	%
Distribution per common unit declared for the period	$	0.3800	$	0.3175		20	%

	Three Months Ended March 31,						%
*Non-GAAP Results* ⁽²⁾	2025			2024			Change
Adjusted net income attributable to PAA ⁽¹⁾	$	375		$	354			6	%
Diluted adjusted net income per common unit	$	0.39		$	0.41		(5		)%
Adjusted EBITDA	$	881		$	847			4	%
Adjusted EBITDA attributable to PAA ⁽¹⁾	$	754		$	718			5	%
Implied DCF per common unit and common unit equivalent	$	0.66		$	0.67		(1		)%
Adjusted Free Cash Flow ⁽³⁾	$	(308	)	$	70		**
Adjusted Free Cash Flow after Distributions ⁽³⁾	$	(639	)	$	(217	)	**
Adjusted Free Cash Flow (Excluding Changes in Assets & Liabilities) ⁽³⁾	$	(169	)	$	262		**
Adjusted Free Cash Flow after Distributions (Excluding Changes in Assets & Liabilities) ⁽³⁾	$	(500	)	$	(25	)	**

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**	Indicates that variance as a percentage is not meaningful.
⁽¹⁾	Excludes amounts attributable to noncontrolling interests in the Plains Oryx Permian Basin LLC (the “Permian JV”), Cactus II Pipeline LLC and Red River Pipeline LLC joint ventures.
⁽²⁾	See the section of this release entitled “Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Selected Items Impacting Comparability” and the tables attached hereto for information regarding our Non-GAAP financial measures, including their reconciliation to the most directly comparable measures as reported in accordance with GAAP, and certain selected items that PAA believes impact comparability of financial results between reporting periods.
⁽³⁾	The 2025 period includes the impact of a net cash outflow of $624 million for bolt-on acquisitions.

Summary of Selected Financial Data by Segment (unaudited)
(in millions)

	Segment Adjusted EBITDA
	Crude Oil			NGL
Three Months Ended March 31, 2025	$	559		$	189
Three Months Ended March 31, 2024	$	553		$	159
*Percentage change in Segment Adjusted EBITDA versus* *2024* *period*		1	%		19	%

First-quarter 2025 Crude Oil Segment Adjusted EBITDA was in line with comparable 2024 results. Favorable results in the 2025 period from (i) higher tariff volumes on our pipelines, (ii) tariff escalations and (iii) contributions from recently completed bolt-on acquisitions were largely offset by (iv) higher operating expenses and (v) the impact to our assets from refinery downtime.

First-quarter 2025 NGL Segment Adjusted EBITDA increased 19% versus comparable 2024 results primarily due to higher weighted average frac spreads and NGL sales volumes in the first quarter of 2025.

Plains GP Holdings

PAGP owns an indirect non-economic controlling interest in PAA’s general partner and an indirect limited partner interest in PAA. As the control entity of PAA, PAGP consolidates PAA’s results into its financial statements, which is reflected in the condensed consolidating balance sheet and income statement tables attached hereto.

Conference Call and Webcast Instructions

PAA and PAGP will hold a joint conference call at 9:00 a.m. CT on Friday, May 9, 2025 to discuss first-quarter performance and related items.

To access the internet webcast, please go to https://edge.media-server.com/mmc/p/qqvgtyoa/

Alternatively, the webcast can be accessed on our website at https://ir.plains.com/news-events/events-presentations. Following the live webcast, an audio replay will be available on our website and will be accessible for a period of 365 days. Slides will be posted prior to the call at the above referenced website.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Selected Items Impacting Comparability

To supplement our financial information presented in accordance with GAAP, management uses additional measures known as “non-GAAP financial measures” in its evaluation of past performance and prospects for the future and to assess the amount of cash that is available for distributions, debt repayments, common equity repurchases and other general partnership purposes. The primary additional measures used by management are Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA attributable to PAA, Implied Distributable Cash Flow (“DCF”), Adjusted Free Cash Flow and Adjusted Free Cash Flow after Distributions.

Our definition and calculation of certain non-GAAP financial measures may not be comparable to similarly-titled measures of other companies. Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA attributable to PAA, Implied DCF and certain other non-GAAP financial performance measures are reconciled to Net Income, and Adjusted Free Cash Flow, Adjusted Free Cash Flow after Distributions and certain other non-GAAP financial liquidity measures are reconciled to Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities (the most directly comparable measures as reported in accordance with GAAP) for the historical periods presented in the tables attached to this release, and should be viewed in addition to, and not in lieu of, our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and accompanying notes. In addition, we encourage you to visit our website at www.plains.com (in particular the section under “Financial Information” entitled “Non-GAAP Reconciliations” within the Investor Relations tab), which presents a reconciliation of our commonly used non-GAAP and supplemental financial measures. We do not reconcile non-GAAP financial measures on a forward-looking basis as it is impractical to do so without unreasonable effort.

Non-GAAP Financial Performance Measures

Adjusted EBITDA is defined as earnings before (i) interest expense, (ii) income tax (expense)/benefit, (iii) depreciation and amortization (including our proportionate share of depreciation and amortization, including write-downs related to cancelled projects and impairments, of unconsolidated entities), (iv) gains and losses on asset sales, asset impairments and other, net, (v) gains on investments in unconsolidated entities, net and (vi) interest income on promissory notes by and among PAA and certain Plains entities, and (vii) adjusted for certain selected items impacting comparability. Adjusted EBITDA attributable to PAA excludes the portion of Adjusted EBITDA that is attributable to noncontrolling interests.

Management believes that the presentation of Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA attributable to PAA and Implied DCF provides useful information to investors regarding our performance and results of operations because these measures, when used to supplement related GAAP financial measures, (i) provide additional information about our core operating performance and ability to fund distributions to our unitholders through cash generated by our operations and (ii) provide investors with the same financial analytical framework upon which management bases financial, operational, compensation and planning/budgeting decisions. We also present these and additional non-GAAP financial measures, including adjusted net income attributable to PAA and basic and diluted adjusted net income per common unit, as they are measures that investors, rating agencies and debt holders have indicated are useful in assessing us and our results of operations. These non-GAAP financial performance measures may exclude, for example, (i) charges for obligations that are expected to be settled with the issuance of equity instruments, (ii) gains and losses on derivative instruments that are related to underlying activities in another period (or the reversal of such adjustments from a prior period), gains and losses on derivatives that are either related to investing activities (such as the purchase of linefill) or purchases of long-term inventory, and inventory valuation adjustments, as applicable, (iii) long-term inventory costing adjustments, (iv) items that are not indicative of our core operating results and/or (v) other items that we believe should be excluded in understanding our core operating performance. These measures may be further adjusted to include amounts related to deficiencies associated with minimum volume commitments whereby we have billed the counterparties for their deficiency obligation and such amounts are recognized as deferred revenue in “Other current liabilities” in our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. We also adjust for amounts billed by our equity method investees related to deficiencies under minimum volume commitments. Such amounts are presented net of applicable amounts subsequently recognized into revenue. Furthermore, the calculation of these measures contemplates tax effects as a separate reconciling item, where applicable. We have defined all such items as “selected items impacting comparability.” Due to the nature of the selected items, certain selected items impacting comparability may impact certain non-GAAP financial measures, referred to as adjusted results, but not impact other non-GAAP financial measures. We do not necessarily consider all of our selected items impacting comparability to be non-recurring, infrequent or unusual, but we believe that an understanding of these selected items impacting comparability is material to the evaluation of our operating results and prospects.

Although we present selected items impacting comparability that management considers in evaluating our performance, you should also be aware that the items presented do not represent all items that affect comparability between the periods presented. Variations in our operating results are also caused by changes in volumes, prices, exchange rates, mechanical interruptions, acquisitions, divestitures, investment capital projects and numerous other factors. These types of variations may not be separately identified in this release, but will be discussed, as applicable, in management’s discussion and analysis of operating results in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Non-GAAP Financial Liquidity Measures

Management uses the non-GAAP financial liquidity measures Adjusted Free Cash Flow and Adjusted Free Cash Flow after Distributions to assess the amount of cash that is available for distributions, debt repayments, common equity repurchases and other general partnership purposes. Adjusted Free Cash Flow is defined as Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities, less Net Cash Provided by/(Used in) Investing Activities, which primarily includes acquisition, investment and maintenance capital expenditures, investments in unconsolidated entities and the impact from the purchase and sale of linefill, net of proceeds from the sales of assets and further impacted by distributions to and contributions from noncontrolling interests and proceeds from the issuance of related party notes. Adjusted Free Cash Flow is further reduced by cash distributions paid to our preferred and common unitholders to arrive at Adjusted Free Cash Flow after Distributions.

We also present these measures and additional non-GAAP financial liquidity measures as they are measures that investors have indicated are useful. We present the Adjusted Free Cash Flow (Excluding Changes in Assets & Liabilities) for use in assessing our underlying business liquidity and cash flow generating capacity excluding fluctuations caused by timing of when amounts earned or incurred were collected, received or paid from period to period. Adjusted Free Cash Flow (Excluding Changes in Assets & Liabilities) is defined as Adjusted Free Cash Flow excluding the impact of “Changes in assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions” on our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. Adjusted Free Cash Flow (Excluding Changes in Assets & Liabilities) is further reduced by cash distributions paid to our preferred and common unitholders to arrive at Adjusted Free Cash Flow after Distributions (Excluding Changes in Assets & Liabilities).


PLAINS ALL AMERICAN PIPELINE, L.P. AND SUBSIDIARIES FINANCIAL SUMMARY (unaudited)
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (in millions, except per unit data)

	Three Months Ended March 31,
		2025			2024
REVENUES	$	12,011		$	11,995

COSTS AND EXPENSES
Purchases and related costs		10,761			10,917
Field operating costs		368			358
General and administrative expenses		100			96
Depreciation and amortization		262			254
Gain on asset sales, net		(13	)		—
Total costs and expenses		11,478			11,625

OPERATING INCOME		533			370

OTHER INCOME/(EXPENSE)
Equity earnings in unconsolidated entities		103			95
Gain on investments in unconsolidated entities, net		31			—
Interest expense, net ⁽¹⁾		(127	)		(95	)
Other income/(expense), net ⁽¹⁾		26			(5	)

INCOME BEFORE TAX		566			365
Current income tax expense		(46	)		(53	)
Deferred income tax (expense)/benefit		(4	)		39

NET INCOME		516			351
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests		(73	)		(85	)
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO PAA	$	443		$	266

NET INCOME PER COMMON UNIT:
Net income allocated to common unitholders — Basic and Diluted	$	343		$	203
Basic and diluted weighted average common units outstanding		704			701
Basic and diluted net income per common unit	$	0.49		$	0.29

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⁽¹⁾

PAA and certain Plains entities have issued promissory notes by and among such entities to facilitate financing. “Interest expense, net” and “Other income/(expense), net” each include $20 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 related to interest on such related party promissory notes. These amounts offset and do not impact Net Income or Non-GAAP metrics such as Adjusted EBITDA, Implied DCF and Adjusted Free Cash Flow.

PLAINS ALL AMERICAN PIPELINE, L.P. AND SUBSIDIARIES FINANCIAL SUMMARY (unaudited)
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET DATA (in millions)

	March 31, 2025		December 31, 2024
ASSETS
Current assets (including cash and cash equivalents of $427 and $348, respectively)	$	4,735	$	4,802
Property and equipment, net		16,062		15,424
Investments in unconsolidated entities		2,745		2,811
Intangible assets, net		1,675		1,677
Linefill		988		968
Long-term operating lease right-of-use assets, net		321		332
Long-term inventory		289		280
Other long-term assets, net		244		268
Total assets	$	27,059	$	26,562

LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS’ CAPITAL
Current liabilities	$	4,691	$	4,950
Senior notes, net		8,131		7,141
Other long-term debt, net		73		72
Long-term operating lease liabilities		301		313
Other long-term liabilities and deferred credits		1,003		990
Total liabilities		14,199		13,466

Partners’ capital excluding noncontrolling interests		9,632		9,813
Noncontrolling interests		3,228		3,283
Total partners’ capital		12,860		13,096
Total liabilities and partners’ capital	$	27,059	$	26,562

DEBT CAPITALIZATION RATIOS
(in millions)

	March 31, 2025			December 31, 2024
Short-term debt	$	478		$	408
Long-term debt		8,204			7,213
Total debt	$	8,682		$	7,621

Long-term debt	$	8,204		$	7,213
Partners’ capital excluding noncontrolling interests		9,632			9,813
Total book capitalization excluding noncontrolling interests (“Total book capitalization”)	$	17,836		$	17,026
Total book capitalization, including short-term debt	$	18,314		$	17,434

Long-term debt-to-total book capitalization		46	%		42	%
Total debt-to-total book capitalization, including short-term debt		47	%		44	%

PLAINS ALL AMERICAN PIPELINE, L.P. AND SUBSIDIARIES FINANCIAL SUMMARY (unaudited)
COMPUTATION OF BASIC AND DILUTED NET INCOME PER COMMON UNIT ⁽¹⁾ (in millions, except per unit data)

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2025			2024
Basic and Diluted Net Income per Common Unit
Net income attributable to PAA	$	443		$	266
Distributions to Series A preferred unitholders		(39	)		(44	)
Distributions to Series B preferred unitholders		(18	)		(19	)
Amounts allocated to participating securities		(1	)		(1	)
Impact from repurchase of Series A preferred units ⁽²⁾		(43	)		—
Other		1			1
Net income allocated to common unitholders	$	343		$	203

Basic and diluted weighted average common units outstanding ⁽³^{) (}⁴⁾		704			701

Basic and diluted net income per common unit	$	0.49		$	0.29

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⁽¹⁾	We calculate net income allocated to common unitholders based on the distributions pertaining to the current period’s net income. After adjusting for the appropriate period’s distributions, the remaining undistributed earnings or excess distributions over earnings, if any, are allocated to common unitholders and participating securities in accordance with the contractual terms of our partnership agreement in effect for the period and as further prescribed under the two-class method.
⁽²⁾	We repurchased approximately 12.7 million Series A preferred units on January 31, 2025. The difference between the cash we paid for the repurchase of such units and their carrying value on our balance sheet is considered a return to Series A preferred unitholders for the calculation of net income allocated to common unitholders.
⁽³⁾	The possible conversion of our Series A preferred units was excluded from the calculation of diluted net income per common unit for each of the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 as the effect was antidilutive.
⁽⁴⁾	Our equity-indexed compensation plan awards that contemplate the issuance of common units are considered potentially dilutive unless (i) they become vested only upon the satisfaction of a performance condition and (ii) that performance condition has yet to be satisfied. Equity-indexed compensation plan awards that are deemed to be dilutive are reduced by a hypothetical common unit repurchase based on the remaining unamortized fair value, as prescribed by the treasury stock method in guidance issued by the FASB.

PLAINS ALL AMERICAN PIPELINE, L.P. AND SUBSIDIARIES FINANCIAL SUMMARY (unaudited)
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOW DATA (in millions)

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2025			2024
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income	$	516		$	351
Reconciliation of net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization		262			254
Gain on asset sales, net		(13	)		—
Deferred income tax expense/(benefit)		4			(39	)
Equity earnings in unconsolidated entities		(103	)		(95	)
Distributions on earnings from unconsolidated entities		125			132
Other		(13	)		8
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions		(139	)		(192	)
Net cash provided by operating activities		639			419

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Net cash used in investing activities ⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾		(1,149	)		(261	)

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Net cash provided by/(used in) financing activities ⁽¹⁾		590			(273	)

Effect of translation adjustment		(1	)		(4	)

Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash		79			(119	)

Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period		348			450
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period	$	427		$	331

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⁽¹⁾	PAA and certain Plains entities have issued promissory notes by and among such entities to facilitate financing. For the three months ended March 31, 2025, “Net cash used in investing activities” includes a cash outflow of approximately $330 million associated with our investment in related party notes. An equal and offsetting cash inflow associated with our issuance of related party notes is included in “Net cash provided by/(used in) financing activities.”
⁽²⁾	The 2025 period includes a net cash outflow of $624 million for bolt-on acquisitions.

CAPITAL EXPENDITURES
(in millions)

	Net to PAA ⁽¹⁾				Consolidated
	Three Months Ended March 31,				Three Months Ended March 31,
	2025		2024		2025		2024
Investment capital expenditures:
Crude Oil	$	89	$	65	$	120	$	90
NGL		41		14		41		14
Total Investment capital expenditures		130		79		161		104
Maintenance capital expenditures		38		53		41		57
	$	168	$	132	$	202	$	161

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⁽¹⁾	Excludes expenditures attributable to noncontrolling interests.

PLAINS ALL AMERICAN PIPELINE, L.P. AND SUBSIDIARIES FINANCIAL SUMMARY (unaudited)
NON-GAAP RECONCILIATIONS (in millions, except per unit and ratio data)

Computation of Basic and Diluted Adjusted Net Income Per Common Unit ⁽¹⁾:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2025			2024
Basic and Diluted Adjusted Net Income per Common Unit
Net income attributable to PAA	$	443		$	266
Selected items impacting comparability – Adjusted net income attributable to PAA ⁽²⁾		(68	)		88
Adjusted net income attributable to PAA	$	375		$	354
Distributions to Series A preferred unitholders		(39	)		(44	)
Distributions to Series B preferred unitholders		(18	)		(19	)
Amounts allocated to participating securities		(1	)		(2	)
Impact from repurchase of Series A preferred units ⁽³⁾		(43	)		—
Other		1			1
Adjusted net income allocated to common unitholders	$	275		$	290

Basic and diluted weighted average common units outstanding ⁽⁴^{) (}⁵⁾		704			701

Basic and diluted adjusted net income per common unit	$	0.39		$	0.41

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⁽¹⁾	We calculate adjusted net income allocated to common unitholders based on the distributions pertaining to the current period’s net income. After adjusting for the appropriate period’s distributions, the remaining undistributed earnings or excess distributions over earnings, if any, are allocated to the common unitholders and participating securities in accordance with the contractual terms of our partnership agreement in effect for the period and as further prescribed under the two-class method.
⁽²⁾	See the “Selected Items Impacting Comparability” table for additional information.
⁽³⁾	We repurchased approximately 12.7 million Series A preferred units on January 31, 2025. The difference between the cash we paid for the repurchase of such units and their carrying value on our balance sheet is considered a return to Series A preferred unitholders for the calculation of adjusted net income allocated to common unitholders.
⁽⁴⁾	The possible conversion of our Series A preferred units was excluded from the calculation of diluted adjusted net income per common unit for each of the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 as the effect was antidilutive.
⁽⁵⁾	Our equity-indexed compensation plan awards that contemplate the issuance of common units are considered potentially dilutive unless (i) they become vested only upon the satisfaction of a performance condition and (ii) that performance condition has yet to be satisfied. Equity-indexed compensation plan awards that are deemed to be dilutive are reduced by a hypothetical common unit repurchase based on the remaining unamortized fair value, as prescribed by the treasury stock method in guidance issued by the FASB.

Net Income Per Common Unit to Adjusted Net Income Per Common Unit Reconciliation:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2025			2024
Basic and diluted net income per common unit	$	0.49		$	0.29
Selected items impacting comparability per common unit ⁽¹⁾		(0.10	)		0.12
Basic and diluted adjusted net income per common unit	$	0.39		$	0.41

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⁽¹⁾	See the “Selected Items Impacting Comparability” and the “Computation of Basic and Diluted Adjusted Net Income Per Common Unit” tables for additional information.

PLAINS ALL AMERICAN PIPELINE, L.P. AND SUBSIDIARIES FINANCIAL SUMMARY (unaudited)

Net Income to Adjusted EBITDA attributable to PAA and Implied DCF Reconciliation:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2025			2024
Net income	$	516		$	351
Interest expense, net of certain items ⁽¹⁾		107			95
Income tax expense		50			14
Depreciation and amortization		262			254
Gain on asset sales, net		(13	)		—
Gain on investments in unconsolidated entities, net		(31	)		—
Depreciation and amortization of unconsolidated entities ⁽²⁾		20			19
Selected items impacting comparability – Adjusted EBITDA ⁽³⁾		(30	)		114
Adjusted EBITDA	$	881		$	847
Adjusted EBITDA attributable to noncontrolling interests		(127	)		(129	)
Adjusted EBITDA attributable to PAA	$	754		$	718

Adjusted EBITDA	$	881		$	847
Interest expense, net of certain non-cash and other items ⁽⁴⁾		(104	)		(90	)
Maintenance capital		(41	)		(57	)
Investment capital of noncontrolling interests ⁽⁵⁾		(30	)		(25	)
Current income tax expense		(46	)		(53	)
Distributions from unconsolidated entities in excess of/(less than) adjusted equity earnings ⁽⁶⁾		(2	)		12
Distributions to noncontrolling interests ⁽⁷⁾		(132	)		(100	)
Implied DCF	$	526		$	534
Preferred unit distributions paid ⁽⁷⁾		(64	)		(64	)
Implied DCF Available to Common Unitholders	$	462		$	470

Weighted Average Common Units Outstanding		704			701
Weighted Average Common Units and Common Unit Equivalents		767			772

Implied DCF per Common Unit ⁽⁸⁾	$	0.66		$	0.67
Implied DCF per Common Unit and Common Unit Equivalent ⁽⁹⁾	$	0.66		$	0.67

Cash Distribution Paid per Common Unit	$	0.3800		$	0.3175
Common Unit Cash Distributions ⁽⁷⁾	$	267		$	223
Common Unit Distribution Coverage Ratio	1.73x			2.11x

Implied DCF Excess	$	195		$	247

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⁽¹⁾	Represents “Interest expense, net” as reported on our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, net of interest income associated with promissory notes by and among PAA and certain Plains entities.
⁽²⁾	Adjustment to exclude our proportionate share of depreciation and amortization expense (including write-downs related to cancelled projects and impairments) of unconsolidated entities.
⁽³⁾	See the “Selected Items Impacting Comparability” table for additional information.
⁽⁴⁾	Amount excludes certain non-cash items impacting interest expense such as amortization of debt issuance costs and terminated interest rate swaps and is net of interest income associated with promissory notes by and among PAA and certain Plains entities.
⁽⁵⁾	Investment capital expenditures attributable to noncontrolling interests that reduce Implied DCF available to PAA common unitholders.
⁽⁶⁾	Comprised of cash distributions received from unconsolidated entities less equity earnings in unconsolidated entities (adjusted for our proportionate share of depreciation and amortization, including write-downs related to cancelled projects and impairments, and selected items impacting comparability of unconsolidated entities).
⁽⁷⁾	Cash distributions paid during the period presented.
⁽⁸⁾	Implied DCF Available to Common Unitholders for the period divided by the weighted average common units outstanding for the period.
⁽⁹⁾	Implied DCF Available to Common Unitholders for the period, adjusted for Series A preferred unit cash distributions paid, divided by the weighted average common units and common unit equivalents outstanding for the period. Our Series A preferred units are convertible into common units, generally on a one-for-one basis and subject to customary anti-dilution adjustments, in whole or in part, subject to certain minimum conversion amounts.

PLAINS ALL AMERICAN PIPELINE, L.P. AND SUBSIDIARIES FINANCIAL SUMMARY (unaudited)

Net Income Per Common Unit to Implied DCF Per Common Unit and Common Unit Equivalent Reconciliation:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2025		2024
Basic net income per common unit	$	0.49	$	0.29
Reconciling items per common unit ^{(1) (2)}		0.17		0.38
Implied DCF per common unit	$	0.66	$	0.67

Basic net income per common unit	$	0.49	$	0.29
Reconciling items per common unit and common unit equivalent ^{(1) (3)}		0.17		0.38
Implied DCF per common unit and common unit equivalent	$	0.66	$	0.67

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⁽¹⁾	Represents adjustments to Net Income to calculate Implied DCF Available to Common Unitholders. See the “Net Income to Adjusted EBITDA attributable to PAA and Implied DCF Reconciliation” table for additional information.
⁽²⁾	Based on weighted average common units outstanding for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 of 704 million and 701 million, respectively.
⁽³⁾	Based on weighted average common units outstanding for the period, as well as weighted average Series A preferred units outstanding for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 of 63 million and 71 million, respectively.

PLAINS ALL AMERICAN PIPELINE, L.P. AND SUBSIDIARIES FINANCIAL SUMMARY (unaudited)

Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities to Non-GAAP Financial Liquidity Measures Reconciliation:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
		2025			2024
Net cash provided by operating activities	$	639		$	419
Adjustments to reconcile Net cash provided by operating activities to Adjusted Free Cash Flow:
Net cash used in investing activities ⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾		(1,149	)		(261	)
Cash contributions from noncontrolling interests		4			12
Cash distributions paid to noncontrolling interests ⁽³⁾		(132	)		(100	)
Proceeds from the issuance of related party notes ⁽¹⁾		330			—
Adjusted Free Cash Flow ⁽⁴⁾	$	(308	)	$	70
Cash distributions ⁽⁵⁾		(331	)		(287	)
Adjusted Free Cash Flow after Distributions ⁽⁴^{) (}⁶⁾	$	(639	)	$	(217	)

	Three Months Ended March 31,
		2025			2024
Adjusted Free Cash Flow ⁽⁴⁾	$	(308	)	$	70
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions ⁽⁷⁾		139			192
Adjusted Free Cash Flow (Excluding Changes in Assets & Liabilities) ⁽⁸⁾	$	(169	)	$	262
Cash distributions ⁽⁵⁾		(331	)		(287	)
Adjusted Free Cash Flow after Distributions (Excluding Changes in Assets & Liabilities) ⁽⁸⁾	$	(500	)	$	(25	)

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⁽¹⁾	PAA and certain Plains entities have issued promissory notes by and among such entities to facilitate financing. “Proceeds from the issuance of related party notes” has an equal and offsetting cash outflow associated with our investment in related party notes, which is included as a component of “Net cash used in investing activities.”
⁽²⁾	The 2025 period includes a net cash outflow of $624 million for bolt-on acquisitions.
⁽³⁾	Cash distributions paid during the period presented.
⁽⁴⁾	Management uses the non-GAAP financial liquidity measures Adjusted Free Cash Flow and Adjusted Free Cash Flow after Distributions to assess the amount of cash that is available for distributions, debt repayments, common equity repurchases and other general partnership purposes. Adjusted Free Cash Flow after Distributions shortages, if any, may be funded from previously established reserves, cash on hand or from borrowings under our credit facilities or commercial paper program.
⁽⁵⁾	Cash distributions paid to preferred and common unitholders during the period.
⁽⁶⁾	Excess Adjusted Free Cash Flow after Distributions is retained to establish reserves for future distributions, capital expenditures, debt reduction and other partnership purposes. Adjusted Free Cash Flow after Distributions shortages may be funded from previously established reserves, cash on hand or from borrowings under our credit facilities or commercial paper program.
⁽⁷⁾	See the “Condensed Consolidated Cash Flow Data” table.
⁽⁸⁾	Management uses the non-GAAP financial liquidity measures Adjusted Free Cash Flow (Excluding Changes in Assets & Liabilities) and Adjusted Free Cash Flow after Distributions (Excluding Changes in Assets & Liabilities) to assess the underlying business liquidity and cash flow generating capacity excluding fluctuations caused by timing of when amounts earned or incurred were collected, received or paid from period to period.

PLAINS ALL AMERICAN PIPELINE, L.P. AND SUBSIDIARIES FINANCIAL SUMMARY (unaudited)
SELECTED ITEMS IMPACTING COMPARABILITY (in millions)

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2025			2024
Selected Items Impacting Comparability: ⁽¹⁾
Derivative activities and inventory valuation adjustments ⁽²⁾	$	34		$	(159	)
Long-term inventory costing adjustments ⁽³⁾		3			33
Deficiencies under minimum volume commitments, net ⁽⁴⁾		7			12
Equity-indexed compensation expense ⁽⁵⁾		(9	)		(9	)
Foreign currency revaluation ⁽⁶⁾		—			9
Transaction-related expenses ⁽⁷⁾		(5	)		—
Selected items impacting comparability – Adjusted EBITDA	$	30		$	(114	)
Gain on investments in unconsolidated entities, net		31			—
Gain on asset sales, net		13			—
Tax effect on selected items impacting comparability		(3	)		30
Aggregate selected items impacting noncontrolling interests		(3	)		(4	)
Selected items impacting comparability – Adjusted net income attributable to PAA	$	68		$	(88	)

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⁽¹⁾	Certain of our non-GAAP financial measures may not be impacted by each of the selected items impacting comparability. See the “Net Income to Adjusted EBITDA attributable to PAA and Implied DCF Reconciliation” and “Computation of Basic and Diluted Adjusted Net Income Per Common Unit” tables for additional details on how these selected items impacting comparability affect such measures.
⁽²⁾	We use derivative instruments for risk management purposes and our related processes include specific identification of hedging instruments to an underlying hedged transaction. Although we identify an underlying transaction for each derivative instrument we enter into, there may not be an accounting hedge relationship between the instrument and the underlying transaction. In the course of evaluating our results, we identify differences in the timing of earnings from the derivative instruments and the underlying transactions and exclude the related gains and losses in determining adjusted results such that the earnings from the derivative instruments and the underlying transactions impact adjusted results in the same period. In addition, we exclude gains and losses on derivatives that are related to (i) investing activities, such as the purchase of linefill, and (ii) purchases of long-term inventory. We also exclude the impact of corresponding inventory valuation adjustments, as applicable. For applicable periods, we excluded gains and losses from the mark-to-market of the embedded derivative associated with the Preferred Distribution Rate Reset Option of our Series A preferred units.
⁽³⁾	We carry crude oil and NGL inventory that is comprised of minimum working inventory requirements in third-party assets and other working inventory that is needed for our commercial operations. We consider this inventory necessary to conduct our operations and we intend to carry this inventory for the foreseeable future. Therefore, we classify this inventory as long-term on our balance sheet and do not hedge the inventory with derivative instruments (similar to linefill in our own assets). We treat the impact of changes in the average cost of the long-term inventory (that result from fluctuations in market prices) and write-downs of such inventory that result from price declines as a selected item impacting comparability.
⁽⁴⁾	We, and certain of our equity method investees, have certain agreements that require counterparties to deliver, transport or throughput a minimum volume over an agreed upon period. Substantially all of such agreements were entered into with counterparties to economically support the return on capital expenditure necessary to construct the related asset. Some of these agreements include make-up rights if the minimum volume is not met. We record a receivable from the counterparty in the period that services are provided or when the transaction occurs, including amounts for deficiency obligations from counterparties associated with minimum volume commitments. If a counterparty has a make-up right associated with a deficiency, we defer the revenue attributable to the counterparty’s make-up right and subsequently recognize the revenue at the earlier of when the deficiency volume is delivered or shipped, when the make-up right expires or when it is determined that the counterparty’s ability to utilize the make-up right is remote. We include the impact of amounts billed to counterparties for their deficiency obligation, net of applicable amounts subsequently recognized into revenue or equity earnings, as a selected item impacting comparability. We believe the inclusion of the contractually committed revenues associated with that period is meaningful to investors as the related asset has been constructed, is standing ready to provide the committed service and the fixed operating costs are included in the current period results.
⁽⁵⁾	Our total equity-indexed compensation expense includes expense associated with awards that will be settled in units and awards that will be settled in cash. The awards that will be settled in units are included in our diluted net income per unit calculation when the applicable performance criteria have been met. We consider the compensation expense associated with these awards as a selected item impacting comparability as the dilutive impact of the outstanding awards is included in our diluted net income per unit calculation, as applicable. The portion of compensation expense associated with awards that will be settled in cash is not considered a selected item impacting comparability.
⁽⁶⁾	During the periods presented, there were fluctuations in the value of the Canadian dollar to the U.S. dollar, resulting in the realization of foreign exchange gains and losses on the settlement of foreign currency transactions as well as the revaluation of monetary assets and liabilities denominated in a foreign currency. The associated gains and losses are not integral to our results and were thus classified as a selected item impacting comparability.
⁽⁷⁾	Primarily related to acquisitions completed during the first quarter of 2025.

PLAINS ALL AMERICAN PIPELINE, L.P. AND SUBSIDIARIES FINANCIAL SUMMARY (unaudited)
SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA BY SEGMENT (in millions)

	Three Months Ended March 31, 2025						Three Months Ended March 31, 2024
	Crude Oil			NGL			Crude Oil			NGL
Revenues ⁽¹⁾	$	11,439		$	638		$	11,582		$	507
Purchases and related costs ⁽¹⁾		(10,488	)		(339	)		(10,665	)		(346	)
Field operating costs ⁽²⁾		(292	)		(76	)		(266	)		(92	)
Segment general and administrative expenses ^{(2) (3)}		(79	)		(21	)		(73	)		(23	)
Equity earnings in unconsolidated entities		103			—			95			—

Other segment items: ⁽⁴⁾
Depreciation and amortization of unconsolidated entities		20			—			19			—
Derivative activities and inventory valuation adjustments		(24	)		(10	)		37			122
Long-term inventory costing adjustments		—			(3	)		(28	)		(5	)
Deficiencies under minimum volume commitments, net		(7	)		—			(12	)		—
Equity-indexed compensation expense		9			—			9			—
Foreign currency revaluation		—			—			(17	)		(4	)
Transaction-related expenses		5			—			—			—
Segment amounts attributable to noncontrolling interests ⁽⁵⁾		(127	)		—			(128	)		—
Segment Adjusted EBITDA	$	559		$	189		$	553		$	159

Maintenance capital expenditures	$	31		$	10		$	46		$	11

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⁽¹⁾	Includes intersegment amounts.
⁽²⁾	Field operating costs and Segment general and administrative expenses include equity-indexed compensation expense.
⁽³⁾	Segment general and administrative expenses reflect direct costs attributable to each segment and an allocation of other expenses to the segments. The proportional allocations by segment require judgment by management and are based on the business activities that exist during each period.
⁽⁴⁾	Represents adjustments utilized by our CODM in the evaluation of segment results. Many of these adjustments are also considered selected items impacting comparability when calculating consolidated non-GAAP financial measures such as Adjusted EBITDA. See the “Selected Items Impacting Comparability” table for additional discussion.
⁽⁵⁾	Reflects amounts attributable to noncontrolling interests in the Permian JV, Cactus II Pipeline LLC and Red River Pipeline LLC.

PLAINS ALL AMERICAN PIPELINE, L.P. AND SUBSIDIARIES FINANCIAL SUMMARY (unaudited)

OPERATING DATA BY SEGMENT ⁽¹⁾

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2025		2024
Crude Oil Segment Volumes
Crude oil pipeline tariff (by region)
Permian Basin ⁽²⁾		6,869		6,428
South Texas / Eagle Ford ⁽²⁾		492		378
Mid-Continent ⁽²⁾		415		486
Gulf Coast ⁽²⁾		214		202
Rocky Mountain ⁽²⁾		495		499
Western		247		259
Canada		354		348
Total crude oil pipeline tariff ⁽²⁾		9,086		8,600

NGL Segment Volumes
NGL fractionation		157		128
NGL pipeline tariff		234		214
Propane and butane sales		147		128

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⁽¹⁾	Average volumes in thousands of barrels per day calculated as the total volumes (attributable to our interest for assets owned by unconsolidated entities or through undivided joint interests) for the period divided by the number of days in the period. Volumes associated with assets acquired during the period represent total volumes for the number of days we actually owned the assets divided by the number of days in the period.
⁽²⁾	Includes volumes (attributable to our interest) from assets owned by unconsolidated entities.

PLAINS ALL AMERICAN PIPELINE, L.P. AND SUBSIDIARIES FINANCIAL SUMMARY (unaudited)
NON-GAAP SEGMENT RECONCILIATIONS (in millions)

Supplemental Adjusted EBITDA attributable to PAA Reconciliation:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2025		2024
Crude Oil Segment Adjusted EBITDA	$	559	$	553
NGL Segment Adjusted EBITDA		189		159
Adjusted other income, net ⁽¹⁾		6		6
Adjusted EBITDA attributable to PAA ⁽²⁾	$	754	$	718

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⁽¹⁾	Represents “Other income/(expense), net” as reported on our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, excluding interest income on promissory notes by and among PAA and certain Plains entities, as well as other income, net attributable to noncontrolling interests, adjusted for selected items impacting comparability. See the “Selected Items Impacting Comparability” table for additional information.
⁽²⁾	See the “Net Income to Adjusted EBITDA attributable to PAA and Implied DCF Reconciliation” table for reconciliation to Net Income.

PLAINS GP HOLDINGS AND SUBSIDIARIES FINANCIAL SUMMARY (unaudited)
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (in millions, except per share data)

	Three Months Ended March 31, 2025									Three Months Ended March 31, 2024
				Consolidating									Consolidating
	PAA			Adjustments ⁽¹⁾			PAGP			PAA			Adjustments ⁽¹⁾			PAGP
REVENUES	$	12,011		$	—		$	12,011		$	11,995		$	—		$	11,995

COSTS AND EXPENSES
Purchases and related costs		10,761			—			10,761			10,917			—			10,917
Field operating costs		368			—			368			358			—			358
General and administrative expenses		100			1			101			96			1			97
Depreciation and amortization		262			—			262			254			—			254
Gain on asset sales, net		(13	)		—			(13	)		—			—			—
Total costs and expenses		11,478			1			11,479			11,625			1			11,626

OPERATING INCOME		533			(1	)		532			370			(1	)		369

OTHER INCOME/(EXPENSE)
Equity earnings in unconsolidated entities		103			—			103			95			—			95
Gain on investments in unconsolidated entities, net		31			—			31			—			—			—
Interest expense, net		(127	)		20			(107	)		(95	)		—			(95	)
Other income/(expense), net		26			(20	)		6			(5	)		—			(5	)

INCOME BEFORE TAX		566			(1	)		565			365			(1	)		364
Current income tax expense		(46	)		—			(46	)		(53	)		—			(53	)
Deferred income tax (expense)/benefit		(4	)		(23	)		(27	)		39			(14	)		25

NET INCOME		516			(24	)		492			351			(15	)		336
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests		(73	)		(335	)		(408	)		(85	)		(209	)		(294	)
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO PAGP	$	443		$	(359	)	$	84		$	266		$	(224	)	$	42

Basic and diluted weighted average Class A shares outstanding								198									197

Basic and diluted net income per Class A share							$	0.42								$	0.21

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⁽¹⁾	Represents the aggregate consolidating adjustments necessary to produce consolidated financial statements for PAGP.

PLAINS GP HOLDINGS AND SUBSIDIARIES FINANCIAL SUMMARY (unaudited)
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET DATA (in millions)

	March 31, 2025							December 31, 2024
			Consolidating							Consolidating
	PAA		Adjustments ⁽¹⁾			PAGP		PAA		Adjustments ⁽¹⁾			PAGP
ASSETS
Current assets	$	4,735	$	(6	)	$	4,729	$	4,802	$	(26	)	$	4,776
Property and equipment, net		16,062		—			16,062		15,424		—			15,424
Investments in unconsolidated entities		2,745		—			2,745		2,811		—			2,811
Intangible assets, net		1,675		—			1,675		1,677		—			1,677
Deferred tax asset		—		1,199			1,199		—		1,220			1,220
Linefill		988		—			988		968		—			968
Long-term operating lease right-of-use assets, net		321		—			321		332		—			332
Long-term inventory		289		—			289		280		—			280
Other long-term assets, net		244		—			244		268		—			268
Total assets	$	27,059	$	1,193		$	28,252	$	26,562	$	1,194		$	27,756

LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS’ CAPITAL
Current liabilities	$	4,691	$	(7	)	$	4,684	$	4,950	$	(26	)	$	4,924
Senior notes, net		8,131		—			8,131		7,141		—			7,141
Other long-term debt, net		73		—			73		72		—			72
Long-term operating lease liabilities		301		—			301		313		—			313
Other long-term liabilities and deferred credits		1,003		—			1,003		990		—			990
Total liabilities		14,199		(7	)		14,192		13,466		(26	)		13,440

Partners’ capital excluding noncontrolling interests		9,632		(8,276	)		1,356		9,813		(8,462	)		1,351
Noncontrolling interests		3,228		9,476			12,704		3,283		9,682			12,965
Total partners’ capital		12,860		1,200			14,060		13,096		1,220			14,316
Total liabilities and partners’ capital	$	27,059	$	1,193		$	28,252	$	26,562	$	1,194		$	27,756

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⁽¹⁾	Represents the aggregate consolidating adjustments necessary to produce consolidated financial statements for PAGP.

PLAINS GP HOLDINGS AND SUBSIDIARIES FINANCIAL SUMMARY (unaudited)
COMPUTATION OF BASIC AND DILUTED NET INCOME PER CLASS A SHARE (in millions, except per share data)

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2025		2024
Basic and Diluted Net Income per Class A Share
Net income attributable to PAGP	$	84	$	42
Basic and diluted weighted average Class A shares outstanding		198		197

Basic and diluted net income per Class A share	$	0.42	$	0.21

Forward-Looking Statements

Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters discussed in this release consist of forward-looking statements that involve certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results or outcomes to differ materially from results or outcomes anticipated in the forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, among other things, the following:

general economic, market or business conditions in the United States and elsewhere (including the potential for a recession or significant slowdown in economic activity levels, the risk of persistently high inflation and supply chain issues, the impact of global public health events, such as pandemics, on demand and growth, and the timing, pace and extent of economic recovery) that impact (i) demand for crude oil, drilling and production activities and therefore the demand for the midstream services we provide and (ii) commercial opportunities available to us;
declines in global crude oil demand and/or crude oil prices or other factors that correspondingly lead to a significant reduction of North American crude oil and NGL production (whether due to reduced producer cash flow to fund drilling activities or the inability of producers to access capital, or both, the unavailability of pipeline and/or storage capacity, the shutting-in of production by producers, government-mandated pro-ration orders, or other factors), which in turn could result in significant declines in the actual or expected volume of crude oil and NGL shipped, processed, purchased, stored, fractionated and/or gathered at or through the use of our assets and/or the reduction of the margins we can earn or the commercial opportunities that might otherwise be available to us;
fluctuations in refinery capacity and other factors affecting demand for various grades of crude oil and NGL and resulting changes in pricing conditions or transportation throughput requirements;
unanticipated changes in crude oil and NGL market structure, grade differentials and volatility (or lack thereof);
the effects of competition and capacity overbuild in areas where we operate, including downward pressure on rates, volumes and margins, contract renewal risk and the risk of loss of business to other midstream operators who are willing or under pressure to aggressively reduce transportation rates in order to capture or preserve customers;
the successful operation of joint ventures and joint operating arrangements we enter into from time to time, whether relating to assets operated by us or by third parties, and the successful integration and future performance of acquired assets or businesses;
the availability of, and our ability to consummate, acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures or other strategic opportunities and realize benefits therefrom;
environmental liabilities, litigation or other events that are not covered by an indemnity, insurance or existing reserves;
negative societal sentiment regarding the hydrocarbon energy industry and the continued development and consumption of hydrocarbons, which could influence consumer preferences and governmental or regulatory actions that adversely impact our business;
the occurrence of a natural disaster, catastrophe, terrorist attack (including eco-terrorist attacks) or other event that materially impacts our operations, including cyber or other attacks on our or our service providers’ electronic and computer systems;
weather interference with business operations or project construction, including the impact of extreme weather events or conditions (including hurricanes, floods, wildfires and drought);
the impact of current and future laws, rulings, legislation, governmental regulations, executive orders, trade policies, trade tariffs, accounting standards and statements, and related interpretations that (i) prohibit, restrict or regulate the development of oil and gas resources and the related infrastructure on lands dedicated to or served by our pipelines or (ii) negatively impact our ability to develop, operate or repair midstream assets, or (iii) otherwise negatively impact our business or increase our exposure to risk;
negative impacts on production levels in the Permian Basin or elsewhere due to issues associated with (or laws, rules or regulations relating to) hydraulic fracturing and related activities (including wastewater injection or disposal), including earthquakes, subsidence, expansion or other issues;
the pace of development of natural gas or other infrastructure and its impact on expected crude oil production growth in the Permian Basin;
the refusal or inability of our customers or counterparties to perform their obligations under their contracts with us (including commercial contracts, asset sale agreements and other agreements), whether justified or not and whether due to financial constraints (such as reduced creditworthiness, liquidity issues or insolvency), market constraints, legal constraints (including governmental orders or guidance), the exercise of contractual or common law rights that allegedly excuse their performance (such as force majeure or similar claims) or other factors;
loss of key personnel and inability to attract and retain new talent;
disruptions to futures markets for crude oil, NGL and other petroleum products, which may impair our ability to execute our commercial or hedging strategies;
the effectiveness of our risk management activities;
shortages or cost increases of supplies, materials or labor;
maintenance of our credit ratings and ability to receive open credit from our suppliers and trade counterparties;
our inability to perform our obligations under our contracts, whether due to non-performance by third parties, including our customers or counterparties, market constraints, third-party constraints, supply chain issues, legal constraints (including governmental orders or guidance), or other factors or events;
the incurrence of costs and expenses related to unexpected or unplanned capital or maintenance expenditures, third-party claims or other factors;
failure to implement or capitalize, or delays in implementing or capitalizing, on investment capital projects, whether due to permitting delays, permitting withdrawals or other factors;
tightened capital markets or other factors that increase our cost of capital or limit our ability to obtain debt or equity financing on satisfactory terms to fund additional acquisitions, investment capital projects, working capital requirements and the repayment or refinancing of indebtedness;
the amplification of other risks caused by volatile or closed financial markets, capital constraints, liquidity concerns and inflation;
the use or availability of third-party assets upon which our operations depend and over which we have little or no control;
the currency exchange rate of the Canadian dollar to the United States dollar;
the deferral of current revenue recognition attributable to deficiency payments received from customers who fail to ship or move their minimum contracted volumes;
significant under-utilization of our assets and facilities;
increased costs, or lack of availability, of insurance;
fluctuations in the debt and equity markets, including the price of our units at the time of vesting under our long-term incentive plans;
risks related to the development and operation of our assets; and
other factors and uncertainties inherent in the transportation, storage, terminalling and marketing of crude oil, as well as in the processing, transportation, fractionation, storage and marketing of NGL as discussed in the Partnerships’ filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

About Plains:

PAA is a publicly traded master limited partnership that owns and operates midstream energy infrastructure and provides logistics services for crude oil and natural gas liquids (“NGL”). PAA owns an extensive network of pipeline gathering and transportation systems, in addition to terminalling, storage, processing, fractionation and other infrastructure assets serving key producing basins, transportation corridors and major market hubs and export outlets in the United States and Canada. On average, PAA handles over 8 million barrels per day of crude oil and NGL.

PAGP is a publicly traded entity that owns an indirect, non-economic controlling general partner interest in PAA and an indirect limited partner interest in PAA, one of the largest energy infrastructure and logistics companies in North America.

PAA and PAGP are headquartered in Houston, Texas. For more information, please visit www.plains.com.

Contacts:

Blake Fernandez
Vice President, Investor Relations
(866) 809-1291

Michael Gladstein
Director, Investor Relations
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May 10, 2025

MIL-OSI China: China, Russia pledge to join forces against bullying, power politics

Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News

MOSCOW, May 9 — China will work with Russia to shoulder the special responsibilities entrusted by the times, Chinese President Xi Jinping told his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, during their talks here on Thursday, as global uncertainties are exerting more pressure on the global economy.

Today, in the face of unilateralist countercurrents, bullying and acts of power politics, China is working with Russia to shoulder the special responsibilities of major countries and permanent members of the UN Security Council, Xi said.

Putin, for his part, criticized the imposition of high tariffs, saying it defies common sense, has no legal basis, and will only backfire.

In early April, the United States rolled out so-called “reciprocal” tariffs against almost all of its trading partners worldwide, triggering widespread opposition and concerns over a possible global economic recession. Many countries have vowed to retaliate.

On Thursday, the European Commission launched a public consultation targeting U.S. imports worth 95 billion euros (107.2 billion U.S. dollars), warning that retaliatory measures could take effect if ongoing negotiations with the United States over the so-called “reciprocal” tariffs fail to yield an agreement.

A meeting on economic and trade affairs between Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng and U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will take place at the request of the U.S. side, during He’s May 9-12 visit to Switzerland. China’s Commerce Ministry stressed that China will not seek to reach any agreement at the expense of sacrificing its principles or the cause of international fairness and justice.

Following their Thursday talks, Xi and Putin signed a joint statement on further deepening the China-Russia comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination for a new era. In the document, China and Russia voice firm opposition against unilateral and unlawful restrictive measures such as trade and financial restrictions.

The statement said that certain countries, under various pretexts, have arbitrarily imposed tariffs on their trading partners, seriously infringing upon the legitimate rights and interests of other countries, gravely violating WTO rules, severely undermining the rules-based multilateral trading system, and profoundly disrupting the stability of the global economic order.

The two countries condemned acts of bypassing the UN Security Council to implement measures that violate the UN Charter and international law, obstruct justice and violate the rules of the WTO.

They also pledged to continue to jointly deal with the downward pressure on the world economy, and facilitate the participation of more Global South countries in international and regional trade.

In today’s world, China and Russia collaborate to establish a more just, sustainable and multipolar world order, said Vladimir Petrovskiy, chief researcher at the Institute of China and Contemporary Asia at the Russian Academy of Sciences.

To this end, China and Russia have been working closely in mechanisms like BRICS and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, which are vital platforms for Global South countries to address development challenges and promote universal peace, he said.

Xi is in Moscow for a state visit to Russia and celebrations marking the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Soviet Union’s Great Patriotic War. He and Putin have met over 40 times on various occasions.

On Thursday, Xi and Putin held back-to-back small-group and large-group talks, and also had a chat over tea at the presidential office in the Kremlin.

When the two presidents met the press following their talks, Xi described his talks with Putin as “in-depth, cordial and fruitful,” adding that they reached many important new consensuses. Putin said Xi’s visit is of great significance, and will inject strong momentum into the development of bilateral ties.

The two presidents also witnessed the exchange of over 20 bilateral cooperation documents, covering areas such as global strategic stability, upholding the authority of international law, investment protection, digital economy, quarantine and film cooperation.

In 2024, trade between China and Russia reached 244.8 billion dollars. China has remained Russia’s largest trading partner for 15 consecutive years.

Russia-China relations are built on equality and mutual respect, Putin said during talks with Xi. It is neither directed against any third party nor swayed by any transient matters, Putin noted.

The political trust between Russia and China is unparalleled in the world, said Alexander V. Lomanov, a researcher at the Institute of World Economy and International Relations, Russian Academy of Sciences.

In this context, there is vast potential to further facilitate the movement not only of tourists, but also of experts, scientists and cultural figures between the two countries, he noted.

“There is much more we can do to deepen our exchanges,” he said. “The more frequent these interactions become, the stronger our mutual understanding will grow.”

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May 10, 2025
MIL-OSI United Kingdom: £7m beach management scheme reduces flood risk in Lincolnshire
Source: United Kingdom – Executive Government & Departments

Press release

£7m beach management scheme reduces flood risk in Lincolnshire

Sand will be topped up on beaches between Saltfleet and Gibraltar Point to reduce the risk of flooding for Lincolnshire’s coastal communities.
Beach renourishment work being carried out in Lincolnshire. Image: Van Oord

Over the next 4 to 5 weeks, around 200,000 to 500,000 cubic metres of sand will be topped up on beaches between Saltfleet and Gibraltar Point.

This reduces the risk of flooding for 20,000 homes and businesses, 24,500 static caravans and 35,000 hectares of land.

The Environment Agency has been restoring sand levels on the Lincolnshire coast every year since 1994.

The work will begin on May 11 and is the second phase of works under the strategy for the coastline. The strategy aims to better protect the environment and support the prosperity of the coast for years to come.

The Environment Agency’s annual beach management involves dredging sand from licensed seabed areas and pumping it onto beaches, replacing the sand naturally lost to the sea throughout the year. This reduces the risk of flooding for 20,000 homes and businesses, 24,500 static caravans and 35,000 hectares of land.

Replenishing the sand means that the beaches, instead of hard defences like sea walls, take the brunt of the waves’ force and energy. This reduces the amount of damage and erosion to those hard defences and lessens the risk of water overtopping them.

The Environment Agency has been restoring sand levels on the Lincolnshire coast every year since 1994. In addition to reducing flood risk, the work brings supplementary social and economic benefits by retaining the sandy beaches for a vibrant tourism industry.

Deborah Higton, Flood Risk Manager at the Environment Agency, said:

Our current coastal management approach of re-nourishing the beaches between Saltfleet and Gibraltar Point is vital to managing tidal flood risk for Lincolnshire. As well as maintaining the county’s sandy beaches for us all to enjoy.

But despite our best efforts, much of Lincolnshire is at, or below, sea level meaning flooding can still happen. That’s why we urge people to prepare and plan for the worst by signing up to receive our free flood warnings.

The £7 million beach management work is funded as part of the Environment Agency’s capital programme. The Environment Agency is committed to delivering Government’s £2.65 billion investment over the next 2 years to protect thousands of homes and business from the dangers of flooding. Plus prevent billions of pounds worth of damages.

The Environment Agency urges people to plan ahead for flooding. They can find out if their property is in an at-risk area by signing up for free flood warnings. Further information on all these steps and more is available at GOV.UK/Flood and by calling Floodline on 0345 988 1188.

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May 9, 2025
MIL-OSI United Kingdom: New lights to shine on Foulston Park athletics track

Source: City of Plymouth

Athletes of all ages and levels of fitness will be able to use the track at Devonport’s Foulston Park on dark evenings, thanks to a move to replace the floodlights as part of the transformative project.

The lights at the former Brickfields site failed this winter and the project now includes an upgrade to modern LED units to ensure the athletics track remains fit for purpose.

Foulston Park is a landmark initiative that the Council has jointly embarked on to transform an underused sports facility into some of the finest sports and wellbeing facilities in the South West.

The park’s new state-of-the-art sports, wellbeing and community hub recently opened its doors as part of the project’s ambition to transform health, fitness, youth and community facilities for Devonport and the wider city.

In 2023 the Council approved a funding commitment of £2.752 million, against a total project cost of around £21 million. Since then, the project has moved at pace, with work well under way across the site and the first phase of all-weather pitches the next in line for completion.

There has been significant capital funding from Plymouth Argyle FC and Plymouth Argyle Community Trust, as well as external grants but, as the project has progressed, there have been several unforeseen challenges leading to a re-evaluation of funding requirements.

Other new costs include upgrades to the hub to ensure it is fire compliant, an electrical supply upgrade to accommodate the requirements of a commercial kitchen, re-laying an existing artificial rugby pitch and more groundwork and drainage work than anticipated at several locations on the site.

Plymouth Argyle Community Trust and Plymouth Argyle FC, who are responsible for project delivery, have asked for an extra £900k capital support from the Council in the form of a grant.

Councillor Sue Dann, Cabinet member for with responsibility for sport and leisure, said: “No one wants to spend over a set budget but, as with many construction projects, there are unexpected challenges that need to be resolved as they crop up.

“We need to think about the huge gains this health and wellbeing hub will create for the people of Devonport and beyond, helping to improve and promote ways for people to access physical activity and deliver on the city’s Active to Thrive action plan.

“These great new facilities show what collaborative working can achieve and there was a real buzz from local people at the recent launch. They open up the site and not only make residents feel welcome and supported on their journey to better health but also open the doors to more education, training and employment opportunities.”

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May 9, 2025
MIL-OSI Russia: /China Spotlight/ Integrating Futuristic Robotics into Scenic Natural Landscapes Helps Renew China’s Tourism Experience

Translation. Region: Russian Federal

Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian –

Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News

BEIJING, May 9 (Xinhua) — It’s so exciting to see how China’s tourism industry embraces technology! Robot-assisted walking tours and artificial intelligence (AI) tours are just the beginning. Such futuristic travel experiences are becoming more common across the country, and they are making the travel experience more exciting than ever!

This year’s May Day holiday, which ran from May 1 to 5, was one of the busiest tourism periods of the year in China, with many tourist attractions using cutting-edge technology to offer visitors unique and unforgettable experiences, from virtual reality equipment providing digital tours to drones creating dramatic patterns in the sky or monitoring crowd density at scenic spots.

At the Shichuan Ancient Pear Garden, an incredible pear blossom attraction located in the remote inland county of Gaolan, Gansu Province, northwest China, you will be amazed to see robots developed by Chinese startup Unitree Robotics guiding tourists around the garden’s iconic landmarks. These advanced robots demonstrate dynamic obstacle avoidance and terrain-crossing skills that are truly impressive.

The tech company, based in the bustling eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou, has taken the world by storm with its humanoid robots, which made a splash at the 2025 Spring Festival (Chinese Lunar New Year) gala, leaving everyone in awe.

At the Gaolan Museum of Agriculture, robots can be seen interacting with traditional farming tools. It is a fascinating dialogue between ancient and modern times, showing visitors how China’s ancient agricultural civilization has evolved to embrace modern technology.

“It was a wonderful surprise! I didn’t expect to befriend high technology in an ancient pear orchard,” said one visitor surnamed Zhang, who got a first-hand look at the cutting-edge technology by shaking hands with a robot.

“His movements were incredibly flexible and he seemed to be listening to me carefully. It was like communicating with a real person,” he said.

Under the “AI Plus Consumption” initiative outlined in the State Council’s recently released special action plan to promote consumption in the country, the use of AI applications has become ubiquitous in numerous scenarios both online and offline.

The tourism industry, which is usually associated with scenic views and cultural heritage, is undergoing significant changes thanks to the integration of robotics and advanced technologies.

A striking illustration of this integration is the recent introduction of exoskeleton robots, which have become particularly popular among mountain climbers and mountaineers. These devices saw a significant surge in demand during the aforementioned vacations on Mount Taishan, a famous scenic area in eastern China’s Shandong Province.

Li Gang, a senior official with Taishan Cultural Tourism Group, which organizes trips to Mount Taishan, said that in the last few days of the May Day holiday, rentals of exoskeleton robots were particularly busy every day, with some visitors waiting for two hours.

The use of wearable and lightweight intelligent devices such as exoskeleton robots can reduce the burden on humans as they recognize the user’s intentions and dynamically apply mechanical force to key body parts. Such devices have an instantaneous traction force of 200 kg and an eight-hour endurance.

With Mount Tai’s scenic beauty and cultural heritage evident on the steepest sections of its hiking trails, exoskeleton robots have proven effective in alleviating the discomfort associated with intense physical activity, cutting the expected three-hour climb up the steep mountainside in half.

As Li Gang noted, during the holiday period, all available exoskeleton robots were fully booked in advance, with a rental price of 80 yuan (about $11) for three hours of “work.” The devices were designed not only to assist with walking, but also to monitor a person’s physical condition in real time and have functions such as emergency calls and landmark information.

It is no secret that similar robots have been installed at other mountain tourist attractions in provincial-level administrative units such as Hebei, Anhui, Shaanxi, Jiangxi and Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region.

Chinese travelers made an estimated 314 million domestic trips during the five-day holiday period, with a significant proportion expressing deep satisfaction with new experiences using AI or human-robot interactions.

In Guangdong province alone, 42 events organized by tech companies or telecom operators showcasing new AI applications attracted more than 2.1 million people.

The integration of robotics into the tourism industry extends beyond entertainment and support functions and is finding applications in the areas of safety and security.

A four-wheeled robot named Xiaoyu is currently being tested for patrol and safety inspection in the Grand Canal Cultural and Tourism Zone in Beijing’s Tongzhou District.

Xiaoyu was designed to provide tourists with timely safety alerts, and can detect smoke and locate fire sources using its built-in thermal imaging and heat-sensing camera. The technology used in the robot can assess the health of trees and detect signs of pests or disease. In the event of an emergency, tourists can press the SOS button on the robot’s shoulder to contact the facility’s staff.

These innovations are having a profound impact on how Chinese people travel and experience the world around them, from enhancing experiences to improving safety and efficiency. The May Day holiday provided a glimpse into an exciting future where the boundaries between people and technology become blurred, opening up new opportunities for the travel industry.

An article published recently on the China News Service website quoted Guo Qiang, a sales manager at a humanoid robot company in central China’s Hunan Province, as saying that the company had received more than 100 orders from tourist sites across the country for tasks such as performing Tai Chi, serving tea, or assisting with hiking.

“The presence of robots in China’s scenic areas is growing rapidly and on a large scale. This phenomenon can serve as a catalyst for the upgrading of cultural tourism services,” Guo Qiang shared his opinion. -0-

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May 9, 2025
MIL-OSI Australia: For the record

Source: New South Wales – News

In response to inaccurate reporting on Channel 7, SAPOL wishes to correct the record with the following statement.

Assistant Commissioner (Crime Services) John Venditto is on paid leave.

Mr Venditto has not been suspended from duty, nor did he “storm out’’ of any police premises and he has not cleared his office out.

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May 9, 2025
MIL-OSI Global: Missile strikes and drone attacks heighten South Asian crisis – 8 questions answered over the role of Pakistan’s military in responding

Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Ayesha Jalal, Professor of History, Tufts University

A mosque lies in ruins after an Indian airstrike in Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistan-administered Kashmir, on May 7, 2025. Zubair Abbasi/Middle East Images//AFP via Getty Images

Pakistan’s government has pledged to respond “at a time, place and manner of its choosing” following an air attack from India that killed 31 people in Pakistan on May 6, 2025.

The missile strike comes at a time of increased tension between the two South Asian neighbors following a terror attack in Indian-controlled Kashmir on April 22 that resulted in the deaths of 26 Indian tourists.

India blamed the assault on its neighbor although has yet to provide any solid proof of a link between the assailants and the Pakistani state.

To understand more about how Pakistan’s powerful military is viewing the incident, and weighing a response, The Conversation U.S. turned to Ayesha Jalal, an expert on South Asian history and politics who is the Mary Ricardson Professor of History at Tufts University.

Who will makes the decisions over how Pakistan responds?

This is clearly a defense issue, so the Pakistani military is going to take the lead. Any decision over how to respond to the Indian airstrikes will have to be done in consultation with the civilian government. But ultimately it will be the powerful Pakistani generals that will be making the decisions.

In Pakistan, this is the usual way of doing things. The military has dominated politics in Pakistan for decades. Partly, this is due to the very dynamic we are seeing now. From the creation of Pakistan onward, there has been tension with India, including over Kashmir. Indeed the two countries went to war over Kashmir within a year of the partition of India soon after the creation of Pakistan. So the military has always been seen as central to Pakistan’s view of itself as an independent nation.

Then in 1958, the Pakistani army toppled the civilian government in the country’s first of several military coup attempts, three of which have been successful.

Since that time onward, no civilian government has been able to govern successfully for long without the support of the army. Recent political developments in the country – the ouster and arrest of former Prime Minister Imran Khan and a 2024 election that resulted in a weak coalition government – have only strengthened the hand of Pakistan’s military.

What do we know about Pakistan’s army chief Gen. Syed Asim Munir?

Despite the Pakistani Army’s position of power, Gen. Syed Asim Munir, the Chief of Army Staff, is someone who has tried to keep out of the spotlight. He is known as a very religious character – he is a Hafiz, meaning he has memorized the Quran. And he is seen as a tough, fairly inaccessible soldier.

He is also a hawk when it comes to relations with India. Speaking after the Kashmir attack and before India’s airstrikes, Munir warned, “Let there be no ambiguity: Any military misadventure by India will be met with a swift, resolute, and notch-up response.”

Chief of Army Staff Syed Asim Munir on July 16, 2023.
Iranian Presidency/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

This approach is somewhat of a departure from that of the man he replaced in 2022, former Army Chief Qamar Javed Bajwa. Bajwa was more inclined to look for a peaceful resolution with India over Kashmir and other issues.

Munir, by contrast, presents a a more belligerent front in the face of what many in Pakistan see as Indian aggression, while framing the rivalry between the two nations in religious terms.

What role has he and the Pakistani army played so far in the crisis?

A lot has been made, especially in India, of comments that Munir made a few days before the attack in Pahalgam.

Munir described Kashmir as Pakistan’s “jugular vein” and framed the long-running animosity between Pakistan and India in religious terms, invoking the “two-nation” theory that states that India is a homeland for Hindus; Pakistan is one for Muslims. The theory, conveyed by much of India’s media, is that Munir’s was an inflammatory statement that encouraged the Pahalgam attack.

But there is nothing in what he said that was entirely original or new: This has been the narrative of the Pakistani military for several decades. It is simply how they talk.

Is there evidence that Pakistan’s military played a role in the attack?

None that India has presented as yet.

India has blamed Pakistan for supporting the Kashmiri militants responsible – but hasn’t articulated what the actual relationship is between Pakistan and the militant group, The Resistance Front.

Certainly, Pakistan has in the past had ties to some of the many militant groups in Kashmir. For some groups, that has meant crossing over from Indian-controlled Kashmir to Pakistan for training.

But the argument that “Pakistan used to do it, so they must be doing it now” seems unsupported – certainly, Indian hasn’t presented solid evidence to any international body.

What has the reaction of the international community been?

India is not on as strong of ground as it was in 2019, when a suicide bomber in Pulwama, Indian-administerd Kashmir, killed 40 members of the Central Reserve Police Force. On that occasion, the international community swung behind India, with the U.S. offering counterterrorism support while calling on Pakistan to stop sheltering terrorists.

Without firm evidence of a link between the attack and Pakistan this time around, the international community has found it difficult to go with India’s narrative of the attack. The U.S. has called on both sides to find a “peaceful resolution.”

Meanwhile China has indicated that it is standing by Pakistan in a statement in which it expressed “regret over India’s military actions” while also calling on both India and Pakistan to “avoid taking actions that further complicate the situation.”

What pressures will the Pakistani army be under to respond?

In Pakistan, the view is this is India attempting to assert its dominance and create what analysts have called a “new normal” in relationships between the two countries – one in which India will retaliate to any perceived Pakistani-linked terror attack with missile strikes on Pakistan’s territory.

The theory here is that India doesn’t mind escalation, in fact it is seen as serving the Hindu nationalist aims of India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

But I wouldn’t describe it as public pressure on Pakistan’s military to respond, it is more strategic pressure. Pakistan will need to prevent this “new normal” happening, and so will, in my view, very likely respond in kind to the Indian airstrikes.

What can Pakistan do in response?

Well, for starters it has, in theory, the capacity to hit over 200 Indian cities with its arsenal of missiles. But Pakistan Defense Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif has already said that strikes would only target Indian military targets and not civilians. Pakistan also has to weigh how India may respond to any retaliatory strikes.

But India has expanded the usual terms of engagement when it comes to Kashmir. Typically in recent years, fighting has been contained along the “line of control” – the border between Indian- and Pakistani-controled Kashmir.

But the Indian airstrike was deep within Pakistan. India says that the targets were all terrorist, but civilians were killed in the process – and Pakistan’s military will not be able to just leave it at that. A response is very much expected, especially now that India has upped the ante by using Israeli made Harop drones in an attempt to target the Pakistani air defense system. Pakistan claims it has shot down 25 of these drones.

What are the risks of escalation for Pakistan?

Obviously the most pressing risk is that Pakistan and India are both nuclear states. If Pakistan retaliates in an escalatory way, and then India responds in a similar fashion, this gets to a point where the use of nuclear weapons is a very real risk.

War would also hit Pakistan’s economy at a time when it is seen to be improving after years of crisis. But that will likely be of secondary importance in the decision-making process for Pakistan’s military if it believes that the country’s integrity is being threatened.

In addition, Pakistan’s generals will likely be of the view that India, in attacking Pakistan, is trying to thwart any economic recovery in Pakistan – with the belief being that India’s government fears a powerful, more economically stable rival.

Ayesha Jalal does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.

– ref. Missile strikes and drone attacks heighten South Asian crisis – 8 questions answered over the role of Pakistan’s military in responding – https://theconversation.com/missile-strikes-and-drone-attacks-heighten-south-asian-crisis-8-questions-answered-over-the-role-of-pakistans-military-in-responding-256185

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May 9, 2025
MIL-OSI United Kingdom: £25 billion powered Wales Pension Partnership pool to deliver growth and jobs for Wales
Source: United Kingdom – Executive Government & Departments

Press release

£25 billion powered Wales Pension Partnership pool to deliver growth and jobs for Wales

People from Cardiff to Carmarthen will see a boost to their local communities and job opportunities, thanks to the Wales Pension Partnership (WPP) launching a new investment company that pools £25 billion of assets.
Biggest ever Welsh pension fund to be established with £25 billion pooled into a new investment company that can deliver growth as part of our Plan for Change

The Wales Pension Partnership is being transformed – by pooling the pension funds of 22 Local Authorities it will unleash the full potential of the Local Government Pension Scheme to act as an engine for growth in Wales

Success of the Partnership is reflected in schemes like Uskmouth Power Station in Newport – supporting 300 jobs with benefits to the local community and economy

The WPP is being transformed so that the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) pool, which will consolidate the assets of 22 Local Authorities’ schemes representing 412,000 members, will be the biggest pension fund in Welsh history, capable of delivering huge investments felt first-hand by businesses and communities in Wales.

By setting up this investment company in Wales, the investment decisions the fund makes can reflect the unique cultural and economic climate of Wales, collaborating with local businesses to invest in communities and delivering growth – making sure the LGPS is delivering for those whose hard-earned money it guards, and their communities.

To see an example of this, Minister for Pensions Torsten Bell today visited Uskmouth Power Station which has benefited from £6.5 million of investment from the WPP for its redevelopment from a coal fired power station into a sustainable energy site –supporting 300 new full-time jobs during construction driving economic growth and prosperity for the community.

UK Minister for Pensions Torsten Bell MP said:

Pensions are a massive part of the economy – and we’re seeing this brought to life here in Wales, where a successful Local Government Pension Scheme is investing in the right places to drive opportunity and growth for the local community.

I’m delighted to visit Uskmouth Power Station in Newport, which has had a £6 million boost from the Wales Pension Partnership, creating 300 jobs which mean opportunity and prosperity at a local level.

Making sure everyone can benefit from the potential of larger pension pools ties into the ambitions of our Plan for Change to boost investment in communities across the country, bringing long-term economic benefits.

The Wales Pension Partnership said:

The Wales Pension Partnership investment in Uskmouth Battery Energy Storage Systems demonstrates our ambitions to attract investment into crucial Welsh infrastructure and secure national energy supplies.

This investment shows our commitment to working with Quinbrook and our strategic partner GCM Grosvenor to: deliver strong investment returns for our pensioners, ensure long-term energy security, reduce carbon emissions, provide jobs and regeneration opportunities across Wales. This is one of many projects that we have in our investment pipeline and will be unveiling over the next 12 months.

Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning, Rebecca Evans MS said:

We have long recognised the benefits of a strong single Welsh Local Government Pension Scheme pool. We want to see the Wales Pensions Partnership continue to go from strength to strength delivering returns for members and able to invest in economic growth for Wales and the UK.

UK Minister of State for Local Government and English Devolution, Jim McMahon OBE MP said:

We are determined to get the best value out of taxpayers’ money, which is why we are reforming the Local Government Pensions Scheme pools in Wales and England to be more efficient, fit-for-purpose and deliver for public servants and their communities.

The scheme plays a vital role in boosting investment and growth across Wales and ultimately putting more money in working people’s pockets as part of our Plan for Change.

The site, once a coal fired power station, is being repurposed to provide up to 460 megawatt hours of electricity storage capacity for the National Grid and bring a retired rail line back into service to deliver materials, saving nearly 8,400 heavy good vehicles from the local road network.

The investment embraces the spirit of change the government has asked to see from LGPS pools with the wider pooling process for the UK’s world-class LGPS set to conclude in March 2026. Reforms will see the LGPS punching its weight globally, while bringing benefits to local communities through dedicated investment strategies and improving transparency for its members.

These reforms will ensure the Local Government Pension Scheme is fit for the future, and boost investment to drive the economic growth and prosperity promised by the Plan for Change.

Additional Information

More information on our plan to reform Local Government Pension Schemes can be found here: Local Government Pension Scheme (England and Wales): Fit for the future – GOV.UK

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May 9, 2025
MIL-OSI Russia: A military parade was held in Vladivostok in honor of the 80th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War

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Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News

Vladivostok, May 9 (Xinhua) — A military parade in honor of the 80th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War was held in the center of Vladivostok, the capital of the Far Eastern Federal District (FEFD), on Friday. About 1,900 people and over 50 units of modern and vintage equipment took part in the parade.

Before the parade began, the Russian national flag and the Victory Banner were carried out to the central street of the city to the music of “Sacred War”. After that, the Governor of Primorsky Krai Oleg Kozhemyako congratulated those gathered on the holiday and thanked the veterans for their feat.

The military parade started at 10:00. Commander of the Pacific Fleet Admiral Viktor Liina rode around the parade formation and congratulated the parade participants on the 80th anniversary of the Victory. Those gathered observed a minute of silence in memory of those who died during the Great Patriotic War. Artillery guns fired during the performance of the Russian National Anthem.

The parade procession was opened by a company of Nakhimov drummers. The parade included a group of standard-bearers with the standards of the fronts, parade units in the uniform of infantrymen, pilots and sailors of the wartime, a combined company of Pacific Fleet officers, submariners and sailors of the Primorsky flotilla of the Pacific Fleet’s mixed forces, a combined battalion of the Pacific Fleet’s naval aviation, as well as cadets, border guards, employees of the Federal Penitentiary Service, young army members and members of military-patriotic clubs.

After the parade companies passed along the central street of the city, a parade of military equipment began, in which more than 50 vehicles took part, including the legendary T-34 tanks, the Soviet heavy self-propelled artillery unit of the Great Patriotic War ISU-152, the modern T-80BV tank, BMP-3 infantry fighting vehicles, armored personnel carriers, Bal and Bastion coastal missile systems, the Tiger-M special-purpose armored car, the Uran-14 multifunctional robotic complex of engineering troops on a tracked chassis, the Murmansk electronic warfare complex, and other vehicles.

The military parade also took place in Khabarovsk, Blagoveshchensk, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Chita, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Ussuriysk and other cities of the Far East. –0–

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May 9, 2025
MIL-OSI: Outdoor Holding Company Announces Preferred Stock Dividend

Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., May 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Outdoor Holding Company (Nasdaq: POWW, POWWP) (“Outdoor Holding Company,” “OHC,” or the “Company”) the owner of GunBroker.com, the largest online marketplace serving the firearms and shooting sports industries, and a leading vertically integrated producer of high-performance ammunition and components, today announced that the holders of record of the Company’s 8.75% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock (the “Series A Preferred Stock”) as of the close of business on June 1, 2025 will receive a cash dividend equal to $0.546875 per Series A Preferred Stock share. The cash dividend will be paid on June 16, 2025.

About Outdoor Holding Company.

With its corporate offices headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona, Outdoor Holding Company is a publicly traded corporation that owns and operates subsidiaries serving outdoor enthusiasts, including GunBroker.com

About GunBroker.com

GunBroker.com is the largest online marketplace dedicated to firearms, hunting, shooting and related products. Aside from merchandise bearing its logo, GunBroker.com currently sells none of the items listed on its website. Third-party sellers list items on the site and Federal and state laws govern the sale of firearms and other restricted items. Ownership policies and regulations are followed using licensed firearms dealers as transfer agents. Launched in 1999, GunBroker.com is an informative, secure and safe way to buy and sell firearms, ammunition, air guns, archery equipment, knives and swords, firearms accessories and hunting/shooting gear online. GunBroker.com promotes responsible ownership of guns and firearms. For more information, please visit: www.gunbroker.com.

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Forward looking statements may include the words “may,” “could,” “estimate,” “intend,” “continue,” “believe,” “expect” or “anticipate” or other similar words, or the negative thereof. These forward-looking statements present our estimates and assumptions only as of the date of this report. Accordingly, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the dates on which they are made. We do not undertake to update forward-looking statements to reflect the impact of circumstances or events that arise after the dates they are made. You should, however, consult further disclosures and risk factors we include in Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and Current Reports filed on Form 8-K.

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May 9, 2025
MIL-OSI United Kingdom: Public sector technology brought to market with a spinout company
Source: United Kingdom – Executive Government & Departments

Case study

Public sector technology brought to market with a spinout company

Cobalt Light Systems Ltd, a spinout from STFC, developed patented technology to identify materials through barriers.
Airport security using the bottle scanner to check for hazardous substances.

Founding organisation

Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)

Spinout company name

Cobalt Light Systems Ltd

Date of incorporation: 26 June 2006

Website link: Chemical Analysis, Life Sciences, and Diagnostics

Background

In the early 2000’s, it was difficult for older technology to see through the container and differentiate the contents from the material of the container, posing real challenges to airport security and pharmaceutical analysis.

This innovation addressed this need, enabling the detection of harmful substances in sealed containers.

Cobalt Light Systems Ltd, a successful public sector spinout from STFC, developed patented technology to identify materials through barriers such as plastic, coloured glass and paper.

The spinout journey

During routine technology development of the Kerr-gate Raman Spectroscopy system at the Central Laser Facility (CLF) at STFC, a scientist identified and explored the Spatially Offset Raman Spectroscopy (SORS) effect.

The SORS method allows the identification of the chemical composition underneath the surface of materials, ranging from paper to coloured glass and plastic. The scientist realised that this had potential uses far beyond the facilities and discussed his idea with the Innovation team at STFC.

The Innovation team recognised the commercial potential of this new use and filed for base source patents which enabled them to legally protect the IP and to commercialise the innovation. Commercialisation would help STFC maximise the social and economic impact of this innovation.

STFC scientists were awarded funding from the Innovation team which gave them the freedom and flexibility to explore the potential applications of the technology.

Originally, they identified the medical technology industry as the main market for this technology. As the product development continued, the scientists further refined the methodology that spanned the medical industry, pharma industry, security material scanning and beyond. For instance, using this technology in airport security could reduce the risk of accidental exposure for security staff.

Not only did STFC have a platform technology, for which it owned the IP, they had also explored and demonstrated the market potential for a whole portfolio of applications, which made it an attractive proposition for investors. STFC also had a team keen to engage in building a business.

Based on this, STFC made the decision to go down the spinout route – founding LiteThru Ltd in 2006. LiteThru developed its first product for the pharma industry to perform quality control for medicines.

Initial investment came from a range of investors, including Rainbow Seed Fund (now UK Innovation & Science Seed Fund), Oxford Technology Enterprise Capital Fund and NESTA.

LiteThru Ltd raised £750,000 to increase the technology readiness level of the product. They appointed a new CEO and changed their name to ‘Cobalt Light Systems Ltd’.

This new company raised more investment and officially launched their product for pharmaceutical quality control in 2010. They continued to develop innovative products, making a liquid scanner for airports and a handheld device to test bottles and jars for dangerous substances.

The success of Cobalt’s product attracted the interest of Agilent Technologies who acquired Cobalt in 2017. Agilent also relocated their global centre for Raman spectroscopy to STFC’s Harwell Campus.

Who benefits from this technology?

Airport security: It helps airports detect hazardous materials, explosives, and narcotics without opening packages, saving time and reducing the risk of accidental exposure for staff.

Pharmaceutical analysis: It is used to analyse pharmaceutical materials including capsules, tablets, gel and solutions

Outcome

Cobalt Light Systems Ltd’s bottle scanner is used in over 70 airports and a handheld version of SORS is used in security, defence and firefighting applications enabling in-field chemical analysis through opaque containers.

The company won the 2014 MacRobert Award and the 2015 Queen’s Award for Enterprise.

It secured over £7 million in investment including grants prior to its exit in 2017

Agilent Technologies acquired the company in 2017, with a value of £40 million and employing 50 staff.

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May 9, 2025
MIL-OSI United Nations: WFP warns of deepening hunger in West and Central Africa as needs reach new highs

Source: World Food Programme

WFP/Lena von Zabern. Woman from Western Darfur, arrived 4 month ago with her 6-month-old baby in Koulbus. She receives WFP treatment against malnutrition

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DAKAR, Senegal – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) sounded the alarm today as persistent conflict, displacement, economic deterioration, and recurrent extreme weather in West and Central Africa are driving millions of people towards emergency levels of hunger (IPC4).

According to the latest food security analysis of the Cadre Harmonisé, more than 36 million people are struggling to meet their basic food and nutrition needs, a number projected to rise to over 52 million during the June–August 2025 lean season, including almost three million in emergency conditions (IPC4), and 2,600 people in Mali at risk of facing catastrophic hunger (IPC5).

Unyielding conflict has forcibly displaced more than 10 million of the most vulnerable across the region, including 2.4 million refugees and asylum seekers, in Chad, Cameroon, Mauritania, and Niger. Almost eight million more have been internally displaced mainly in Nigeria, and Cameroon. Many have been cut off from their livelihoods – fleeing farms and grazing lands in search of food and shelter.

Food inflation exacerbated by rising food and fuel costs are pushing crisis hunger levels to new highs in Ghana, Guinea, and Côte d’Ivoire. Food prices continue to rise in Nigeria, Chad, Niger, and Cameroon too, placing nutritious food far out of reach for the most vulnerable.

Meanwhile, recurrent extreme weather, particularly in the Central Sahel, Lake Chad Basin, and Central African Republic erodes the ability of families to feed themselves. In 2024 alone, floods affected over six million people across the region.

WFP stands ready to respond and scale up vital assistance

WFP aims to reach almost 12 million women, men, girls and boys in West Africa and the Sahel with critical assistance and nutritional support this year to help the most vulnerable withstand hunger shocks when they inevitably occur.

In 2025, WFP has already reached three million of the most vulnerable with life-saving assistance – including refugees, internally displaced persons, malnourished children under five, and pregnant and breastfeeding women and girls.

While humanitarian needs are at a historical high, resources to mount an effective response at scale are not keeping pace.

“We are at a tipping point and millions of lives are at stake.,” warned Margot van der Velden, WFP’s Regional Director for West and Central Africa. “Without immediate funding, WFP will be forced to scale down even further both in the number of people reached and the size of food rations distributed. The consequences are devastating, communities already in crisis, many have been forced to sell their last assets and skip meals, risking long-term effects to their health and life.”

Today, WFP warns that five million people risk losing assistance altogether unless urgent funding is received.

Between June and August 2024, funding shortfalls forced WFP to assist only 7.3 million people in the Sahel – just 60 percent of the organization’s intended target – with many receiving reduced rations.

Insufficient funding also threatens the WFP-managed UN Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS) operations from providing emergency support to the humanitarian community in Mali and Nigeria. UNHAS provides essential aviation services and logistics support to ensure frontline aid workers and life-saving supplies can reach those most in need.

WFP urgently requires US$ 710 million to continue life-saving assistance for the most vulnerable in the region for the next six months (May–October 2025).

Ending generational hunger cycles must address root causes

Beyond emergency food assistance, WFP is urging governments and partners to invest in sustainable solutions aimed at building resilience and reducing long-term dependency on aid.

Since 2018, WFP has been working with governments across the Sahel to address the root causes of hunger through its successful integrated Resilience Program – rehabilitating over 300,000 hectares of land to support over four million people in more than 3,400 villages.

“By leading the way and investing in early actions, and restoring ecosystems, we can protect vulnerable communities, save lives, reduce future humanitarian needs, and safeguard resilience gains across the Sahel,” added van der Velden. “We know what works. We urge the international community to collectively enhance investments in building back ecosystems and strengthening local economies for communities to thrive; it costs little and prevents crises.”

WFP remains committed to working closely with national authorities, regional bodies, and humanitarian partners to ensure timely, targeted, and safe assistance reaches those most in need.

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About WFP

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May 9, 2025
MIL-OSI: Nagano Tonic Complaints Explained: 2025 Nagano Lean Body Tonic User Reviews Analysed & Verified
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

LOS ANGELES, May 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) —
- Why Nagano Lean Body Tonic Is Making Waves in 2025’s Natural Weight Loss Scene
- Nagano Tonic Complaints: What’s Really Behind the Negative Reviews?
- Metabolic Biohacking & Thermogenesis: Unlocking Your Body’s Natural Fat-Burning Power
- Appetite, Digestion, and Energy: The Science Behind EGCG, Inulin, Ashwagandha, and Bitter Melon
- The Hidden Saboteurs of Weight Loss: Cravings, Stress, Fatigue, and Gut Imbalances
- Inside the Formula: Ingredient Profile, Claimed Benefits & Where It May Fall Short
- Cost, Guarantees & Where to Buy: What to Know Before Ordering from the Official Nagano Website
- Your Top Questions Answered: Side Effects, Results Timeline, Dosage & More
- Transparency First: Disclaimers, Safety Notes & Smart Supplement Shopping Tips
Nagano Tonic Complaints Investigated – 2025 User Reviews Verified

Nagano Lean Body Tonic is emerging as a popular clean-label supplement in 2025, promoted for its natural support of metabolism, appetite control, and energy levels. This article offers a balanced, in-depth look at verified customer reviews, reported complaints, and the science behind its ingredients.

While it’s not a miracle solution, many users describe steady fat loss, improved energy, and fewer cravings with consistent use. Formulated with well-researched compounds like green tea extract (EGCG), inulin, ashwagandha, and bitter melon, the tonic promotes a holistic approach to weight management by addressing metabolism, digestion, and stress.

Sold exclusively through the official website, it’s backed by a 180-day money-back guarantee. This review aims to help readers decide whether this trending fat-burning formula delivers real results, without the hype or hidden drawbacks.

Introduction To Nagano Lean Body Tonic

In the evolving world of natural weight loss solutions, few products have stirred as much conversation in 2025 as Nagano Lean Body Tonic. Marketed as a metabolism-boosting formula inspired by traditional Japanese wellness principles, this powdered supplement has drawn attention not only for its fat-burning claims but also for a rising number of user reviews, ranging from enthusiastic praise to critical feedback. As interest grows, so does the need for a clear, honest assessment before clicking “buy.”

Nagano Tonic’s appeal lies in its clean, natural ingredient lineup and its promise to combat stubborn fat, enhance energy, and support wellness—all without synthetic stimulants. But with increased visibility comes scrutiny. Some users have voiced concerns about effectiveness, delayed results, and taste, highlighting the importance of real user experiences in understanding the full picture.

This article takes a deep dive into the 2025 reviews of Nagano Lean Body Tonic, weighing both the pros and the cons. We’ll also explore common obstacles to lasting weight loss—and how this tonic claims to address them through a modern “biohacking” approach. Biohacking involves optimizing your biology through lifestyle, nutrition, and supplementation—something this formula claims to support through ingredients aimed at metabolism, cravings, and energy levels.

In a crowded wellness market, transparent, up-to-date analysis is essential. That’s what you’ll find here: a detailed, unbiased, and SEO-friendly breakdown covering everything from ingredient science to pricing and policies, so you can decide whether Nagano Lean Body Tonic is truly worth your time and trust.

Understanding The Common Weight Loss Challenges

In 2025, weight loss remains anything but simple. More people are beginning to understand that there’s no universal fix, especially as metabolic health, hormones, and daily habits become more central to long-term success. For those who’ve cycled through countless fat-burning pills, fad diets, and intense workouts only to see minimal or fleeting results, frustration is mounting. To evaluate whether Nagano Lean Body Tonic is a viable solution, it’s essential to first unpack the real challenges of today’s weight loss landscape.

Why Belly Fat Remains So Stubborn

For countless men and women, abdominal fat is more than just an aesthetic concern—it’s a deeply persistent issue tied to stress, aging, and a sluggish metabolism. This is one of the hardest areas to lose fat, often resisting even the most disciplined efforts. The search for deeper, metabolism-driven solutions has become a priority.

That’s where emerging ideas like “thermogenic activation” and “metabolic biohacking” come into play. These modern approaches mark a shift from crash diets to science-informed, natural methods that work with the body, not against it. Nagano Tonic embraces this shift by aiming to realign the body’s metabolic rhythm with plant-based ingredients inspired by traditional Japanese herbal practices. The goal? To promote more efficient fat-burning and sustained wellness.

While the tonic isn’t a medical treatment, its formula includes natural compounds linked to energy enhancement and metabolic support, factors that could help reduce stubborn fat when combined with healthy habits.

Cravings, Appetite, and the Dieting Dilemma

Uncontrolled cravings are a major obstacle to achieving sustainable weight loss. Whether it’s late-night snacking, stress-eating, or blood sugar dips, many people find themselves locked in a cycle of overindulgence followed by guilt and diet restarts. Even the most disciplined low-calorie plans can unravel under the pressure of hunger and emotional triggers.

This is where natural appetite-regulating ingredients are gaining ground. Compounds like inulin (a gut-friendly prebiotic fiber) and ashwagandha (an adaptogen known for stress balance)—both found in Nagano Tonic—are drawing attention for their potential to curb excessive hunger and support mood stability. While results vary by individual, this approach represents a welcome shift: fueling the body instead of depriving it.

The Energy-Motivation Connection Often Overlooked

Fatigue is one of the most underrated barriers to weight loss. When energy runs low, so does motivation to cook, exercise, or stick to goals. Recognizing this link is a game-changer. Instead of relying on caffeine-heavy stimulants that create temporary highs followed by crashes, many health-conscious users are now turning to natural tonics that support daily vitality more sustainably.

Enter antioxidant-rich superfoods like Camu Camu, Mangosteen, and EGCG from green tea. These aren’t miracle ingredients, but they may contribute to cleaner, more consistent energy when paired with balanced routines. Nagano Lean Body Tonic leans into this philosophy, combining plant-based energy support with a metabolism-friendly formula, offering users a gentler, more holistic alternative to traditional weight loss aids.

Gut Health, Inflammation, and the Weight Loss Connection

In 2025, a growing body of research continues to highlight a key—but often overlooked—factor in weight loss resistance: gut health. Imbalances in gut microbiota can lead to chronic inflammation, bloating, sluggish digestion, and intensified sugar cravings—all of which hinder fat loss efforts. As awareness grows, prebiotics and digestive-friendly compounds are gaining mainstream attention. Nagano Lean Body Tonic taps into this trend with ingredients like inulin and ginger, both recognized for their potential to support digestive health and promote a healthier internal environment.

While these natural compounds are not a replacement for medical treatment, they may serve as a valuable part of a broader wellness routine. The emerging concept of the gut-brain-weight axis—how digestion, mental health, and metabolism are interconnected—is becoming a cornerstone in modern weight management. Formulas that address this triad holistically are earning recognition for their multi-pronged approach to wellness.

Why Addressing These Core Issues Matters

Understanding the real barriers to weight loss is more than just identifying what’s going wrong—it’s about aligning with solutions that work with your body, not against it. Nagano Lean Body Tonic appears tailored to meet these challenges, blending the time-tested wisdom of Eastern wellness practices with today’s nutritional science. This makes it an appealing option for those seeking to rebalance their system naturally, without turning to harsh stimulants or restrictive regimens.

In the next section, we’ll explore how Nagano Tonic carves its place in a saturated wellness market—and whether its ingredient transparency, natural claims, and user experiences support the promises found on its official website.

Kickstart Your Wellness Journey Naturally with Nagano Lean Body Tonic

Looking for a cleaner, smarter way to boost metabolism and cut cravings? Nagano Lean Body Tonic may be the modern, natural solution to help you reset and energize from within.

Read our full analysis to see what real users are saying and whether it truly supports weight loss

Introducing Nagano Lean Body Tonic

The surge in interest around Nagano Lean Body Tonic in 2025 is far from accidental. In a market dominated by synthetic diet pills and fleeting health fads, more consumers are gravitating toward clean-label supplements rooted in traditional practices and backed by evolving science. As a powdered drink mix, Nagano Tonic distinguishes itself with a combination of ancient herbal wisdom and functional, metabolism-supporting ingredients.

But the big question remains: does it actually live up to the hype?

This section breaks down what the product is, what’s inside it, and how it positions itself as a natural solution to today’s most common weight loss hurdles. You’ll also see how it compares to the flood of detox teas, thermogenic fat burners, and trendy metabolism blends currently crowding the shelves.

What Exactly Is Nagano Lean Body Tonic?

Nagano Lean Body Tonic is a powdered dietary supplement designed to be stirred into water or your favorite beverage. It contains a carefully selected mix of fruits, herbs, roots, and adaptogenic botanicals—many inspired by Japanese wellness rituals. Rather than being just another fat-burning formula, Nagano presents itself as a multi-functional wellness tonic aimed at supporting metabolism, reducing cravings, and promoting cleaner, sustained energy.

Unlike conventional fat burners that rely heavily on caffeine or synthetic appetite suppressants, this tonic opts for a gentler approach. It embraces functional nutrition—working in harmony with your body to restore metabolic balance without overloading your system.

This reflects a broader 2025 shift toward Eastern-inspired fat-loss strategies, which prioritize internal balance and long-term vitality over short-term gimmicks. Nagano Tonic positions itself at this crossroads: ancient herbal tradition meeting modern nutritional needs.

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Core Ingredients And Their Functional Benefits

While the complete ingredient list can be found on the official website (leanbodytonic.com), below is a closer look at the standout components that give Nagano Lean Body Tonic its unique edge over conventional weight loss supplements.

Camu Camu

This Amazonian superfruit is revered for its exceptionally high Vitamin C content. Frequently associated with immune support and antioxidant activity, Camu Camu is thought to help reduce oxidative stress, a factor that can contribute to fatigue and stubborn weight gain.

EGCG (from Green Tea Extract)

One of the most researched thermogenic compounds in the natural wellness space, EGCG may support fat oxidation and healthy metabolic function, especially when paired with an active lifestyle and balanced nutrition. While not a magic bullet, it remains a valuable asset in the broader metabolic support toolkit.

Mangosteen

Southeast Asian herbal traditions often turn to mangosteen for its xanthones—powerful antioxidants believed to support the body’s inflammatory response. Its detox-friendly profile and potential to assist with systemic balance are why it’s featured in many modern wellness blends, including Nagano.

Ashwagandha

This revered adaptogen is known for helping the body manage stress and regulate cortisol levels, an important factor given that elevated cortisol is often linked to abdominal fat accumulation. Its calming, balancing effects may also support better emotional eating habits and energy stability.

Momordica Charantia (Bitter Melon)

A staple in Eastern medicine, bitter melon has long been used for its potential effects on blood sugar and appetite control. While its intense flavor may not appeal to everyone, its metabolic support properties make it a strategic addition to the Nagano formula.

Inulin

This prebiotic fiber plays a dual role—supporting gut health and increasing satiety. By fostering a healthier digestive environment and helping users feel fuller longer, inulin may help cut down on snacking and improve weight control outcomes.

Other Key Ingredients: Eleuthero Root, Cinnamon Cassia, Ginger, Acerola, and Alfalfa Leaf

These additional botanicals contribute more than just flavor. They offer a range of potential benefits, including antioxidant protection, digestive comfort, and gentle metabolic regulation. While not headline ingredients, their presence reflects a comprehensive, wellness-first formulation strategy.

Disclaimer: Effects of natural ingredients can vary significantly between individuals. Nagano Lean Body Tonic is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. Always consult a healthcare professional before starting any supplement, particularly if managing existing health conditions or taking medication.

Tap To Get Details Of All The Ingredients Used In Nagano Lean Body Tonic From The Official Website

A Clean-Label Choice For The Conscious Consumer

In today’s wellness landscape, where artificial additives are increasingly questioned, Nagano Lean Body Tonic sets itself apart with its commitment to clean, plant-based ingredients. By avoiding preservatives, stimulants, and synthetic fillers, the tonic appeals to health-conscious individuals who prefer natural thermogenic support over chemically engineered alternatives.

Additionally, the product is non-GMO, vegan-friendly, and manufactured in a GMP-certified facility, as stated by the brand. These quality assurances resonate with modern consumers seeking transparency, ethical sourcing, and evidence of good manufacturing standards.

How Does Nagano Tonic Align With Consumer Expectations?

What sets Nagano Lean Body Tonic apart isn’t just its ingredient list—it’s the way the formula aims to support multiple facets of weight wellness:
- Naturally encourages metabolic activity (without synthetic stimulants)
- Supports stress management with adaptogenic herbs
- It may help curb cravings thanks to digestion-friendly prebiotics
- Caters to a clean-living, holistic lifestyle
These benefits resonate strongly with the mindset of today’s health-conscious consumer, especially in 2025, where sustainable transformation has overtaken fad diets and quick-fix solutions. The tonic’s approach aligns with the growing demand for natural, effective alternatives that address body, mind, and lifestyle in unison.

Investigating Customer Complaints And Reviews

As with any supplement that earns buzz, Nagano Lean Body Tonic has its fair share of both advocates and critics. As usage grows, so does the flood of online reviews, social media chatter, Reddit discussions, and blog breakdowns. For curious shoppers, it’s essential to sort through the noise and get a clear picture of what users are actually experiencing.

In this section, we break down some of the most common criticisms, highlight verified customer success stories, and explore why reactions can differ so much between individuals. Given how often terms like “Nagano Tonic scam,” “real results after 30 days,” or “does it really work?” appear in search results, an unbiased investigation is more than helpful—it’s necessary.

Top Reported Complaints: What You Should Know

Although many buyers report positive changes, several recurring complaints stand out. These issues aren’t deal-breakers, but they offer valuable context for prospective users.

1. Results Can Take Time

Perhaps the most frequent criticism involves the pace of visible results. Users hoping for dramatic fat loss in just a few days may find themselves disappointed early on.

“I didn’t feel much difference in the first two weeks, but by week four I noticed more energy and less bloating. Still, it’s not some instant miracle,” wrote one Reddit user in a health thread.

This gradual improvement is typical of plant-based, clean-label formulas that avoid harsh stimulants or extreme fat-blocking compounds. Like many natural wellness products, consistency and patience are key to unlocking benefits.

2. Taste and Mixability Concerns

While many people enjoy the tonic’s slightly fruity, herbal flavor, others describe it as “an acquired taste.” Some report that the texture can be gritty or clumpy, especially when mixed with cold water.

Tip: Users often find better mixability with warm water or when blending the tonic into smoothies, citrus juice, or herbal tea for a smoother experience.

3. Not Sold on Major Retail Platforms

Another point of frustration is the tonic’s limited distribution. It’s sold exclusively through the official website, which prevents access via Amazon, Walmart, or third-party wellness sites. While this helps protect the formula’s integrity, it can be inconvenient for those used to broader availability.

Important Note: Always purchase from the official site to avoid counterfeit or expired products. Unauthorized resellers may offer imitations or tampered formulations.

Verified Positive Reviews: What Real Users Say Works

Now let’s flip the script and explore the growing number of users who report noticeable improvements while using Nagano Lean Body Tonic as part of their daily wellness routine. These testimonials often include boosted energy, reduced bloating, fewer cravings, and gradual but steady fat loss over time.

1. A Clean Energy Boost—Without the Crash

A standout benefit reported by many users is an increase in natural energy, especially in the morning hours after taking the tonic.

“I’ve basically replaced my coffee. It gives me a clean, steady lift with no jitters or mid-morning crashes,” shared one user in a 2025 feedback summary.

This effect may be attributed to ingredients like green tea extract (rich in EGCG), ginger, and the adaptogen Ashwagandha—all known for promoting balanced, stimulant-free vitality.

2. Better Appetite Control and Reduced Cravings

Numerous users say they experienced fewer urges to snack, especially on sugary or processed foods, after consistently taking the tonic for several weeks.

While it’s difficult to pinpoint exact causes without clinical data, the presence of prebiotic fiber (inulin), cinnamon cassia, and bitter melon may support satiety and blood sugar stability, reducing cravings naturally.

Disclaimer: These results reflect individual experiences and are not guaranteed. Speak with a healthcare provider for tailored health advice.

3. Sustainable, Long-Term Results with Consistent Use

Those who incorporated Nagano Tonic daily, especially alongside light movement, mindful eating, or walking, were more likely to report positive changes.

“After 8 weeks, I lost 9 pounds. It didn’t happen overnight, but my clothes fit better and my energy is up. This feels like something I can stick with,” noted one verified buyer.

This reflects the product’s alignment with modern wellness trends that favor long-term body recomposition over dramatic quick fixes.

See what current users are reporting about their experience with Nagano Tonic, available on the official website

Why Mixed Reviews Exist, Even When Results Are Positive

It’s important to understand that supplement performance can vary widely. Factors like diet, stress, sleep, hormone balance, and activity level all play a role in how effective any supplement may be for a given person. Misleading social media ads can also create unrealistic expectations, leading some users to feel disappointed if they don’t experience rapid changes.

That’s why transparent, balanced reviews like this are essential for setting realistic expectations.

A Grounded Solution in a Market Full of Hype

All things considered, Nagano Lean Body Tonic seems to deliver meaningful support for many users, especially those who value consistency, clean ingredients, and holistic health. While no product is perfect, most complaints revolve around personal preferences or timing, not the safety or integrity of the product itself.

With roots in traditional Japanese wellness and modern metabolic science, the tonic presents itself as a clean, non-GMO, naturally supportive tool in your health toolkit.

The Science Behind Nagano Lean Body Tonic

Today’s health-conscious consumer seeks more than just weight loss—they want holistic, natural solutions that support full-body wellness. Nagano Lean Body Tonic steps up to this demand by offering a blend of plant-based compounds rooted in both science and traditional Japanese health practices.

Let’s dive into the key functions of the formula and how its ingredients may work synergistically to support metabolism, cravings, digestion, and stress resilience.

1. Metabolic Activation Through Thermogenesis

A major focus of Nagano Tonic is enhancing metabolic activity via natural thermogenesis—the process of using stored fat as energy. Key ingredients include:

Green Tea Extract (EGCG):
EGCG, a potent catechin in green tea, has been shown to support fat oxidation and energy expenditure, especially during physical activity. It’s a well-studied, non-stimulant thermogenic agent found in many effective wellness supplements.

Note: These effects are based on early-stage studies and user testimonials. Results will vary.

Ginger + Cinnamon Cassia:
Known for their warming, digestive, and circulation-boosting properties, these herbs help create an environment that supports metabolic efficiency and energy transformation.

2. Nutrient-Dense Antioxidants for Systemic Health

Camu Camu + Mangosteen:
These antioxidant-rich superfruits are known for reducing oxidative stress and inflammation, both of which are now recognized as roadblocks to optimal metabolism. Camu Camu also delivers a significant dose of vitamin C, supporting immune and mitochondrial function.

3. Appetite Control and Satiety Support

Inulin (Prebiotic Fiber):
Naturally found in chicory root, inulin promotes fullness, supports digestion, and may slow glucose absorption. It also feeds healthy gut bacteria, key players in appetite and weight regulation.

Bitter Melon (Momordica Charantia):
Used traditionally for blood sugar support, bitter melon may help reduce sugar-related cravings by encouraging a healthy insulin response.

Disclaimer: Bitter melon is still being evaluated in scientific studies. Consult your provider before use if you have blood sugar concerns.

4. Stress Reduction for Weight Stability

Stress often triggers overeating and belly fat accumulation. The adaptogens in Nagano Tonic help address this root cause:

Ashwagandha:
One of the most well-known adaptogens, it may help lower cortisol levels and reduce emotional eating or fatigue associated with chronic stress.

Eleuthero (Siberian Ginseng):
Included to support sustained energy and resilience under pressure, this adaptogen helps keep mental and physical fatigue at bay without overstimulating the body.

5. Gut Health: The Missing Link in Weight Wellness

Gut health influences metabolism, inflammation, and even mood. By including gut-supportive ingredients like inulin, digestive herbs, and superfruit antioxidants, Nagano Tonic aims to support a healthier internal environment that fosters fat metabolism and emotional well-being.

Note: This tonic is not intended to diagnose, treat, or cure any disease. Results vary and are not guaranteed.

The Synergy That Sets It Apart

What makes Nagano Tonic stand out isn’t one “miracle” ingredient—it’s the harmony of its components. From metabolism and appetite to stress and gut balance, this formula addresses multiple dimensions of wellness. That’s what makes it a good fit for consumers looking for something smarter than another crash diet or caffeine pill.

In a world filled with synthetic fat burners and exaggerated claims, Nagano Lean Body Tonic offers a gentler, functional path to feeling better, inside and out.

Curious About How Nagano Tonic Works? Dive Into The Details

How To Add Nagano Tonic To Your Routine?

Ease of use is crucial for long-term success, and Nagano Lean Body Tonic fits easily into modern wellness routines.

Daily Usage Guide:
- Dosage: One scoop daily
- How to Mix: Stir into 6–8 oz of water, juice, or smoothies
- When to Take: Morning, preferably before food
- Duration: Use consistently for 30–60 days to evaluate effects
Many users take it alongside light morning movement, meditation, or as part of a clean breakfast routine. It can also be used to support intermittent fasting plans, as it’s low in calories and often described as a metabolic primer.

Always consult your healthcare provider before beginning any new supplement, especially if pregnant, nursing, or managing a medical condition.

Pairing Nagano Tonic With Healthy Habits

One of the key reasons wellness-minded users appreciate Nagano Lean Body Tonic is that it doesn’t require an intense lifestyle overhaul. Still, when paired with purposeful habits, the tonic’s benefits may be noticeably amplified.

1. Prioritize Morning Hydration

Since the tonic is mixed with liquid, starting your day with it naturally encourages better hydration. Hydrating early supports digestion, detoxification, and nutrient delivery—all of which are foundational to healthy metabolism.

Tip: Follow your tonic with an extra glass (16–20 oz) of water to activate your system and support gut function from the start of the day.

2. Stick to a Whole-Foods Diet

Nagano Tonic complements—rather than replaces—a nutritious diet. The best outcomes are often reported by those who focus on:
- Lean proteins (chicken, lentils, eggs)
- Fiber-rich greens (kale, spinach, broccoli)
- Slow-burning carbs (quinoa, oats, brown rice)
- Healthy fats (nuts, olive oil, avocado)
This type of eating pattern supports metabolic function while reducing inflammation and bloating.

3. Keep Your Body Moving

While Nagano doesn’t promise results without movement, it works well alongside light physical activity. Even short daily walks, stretching, or 20-minute workouts can complement the tonic’s natural energy-boosting and fat-burning support.

These simple efforts can elevate energy, improve hormone function, and reinforce consistent progress.

4. Layer in Stress Relief

With stress-regulating ingredients like ashwagandha and eleuthero root already in the mix, adding stress-management habits can further support emotional balance and weight goals. Try:
- Short breathing sessions or meditation
- Scented candles or diffusers (lavender, eucalyptus)
- Tech-free wind-down routines in the evening
Managing cortisol naturally supports fat metabolism, especially around the midsection.

Consistency Makes The Difference

Unlike stimulant-heavy fat burners, Nagano Lean Body Tonic takes a gentler, cumulative approach. It’s designed for long-term metabolic balance rather than short bursts of unsustainable energy.

Most successful users report visible improvements after 60–90 days of steady use alongside other healthy practices. The focus here is on sustainable progress, not overnight changes.

Note: Your results will depend on your personal routine, diet, and lifestyle. Nagano is meant to support, not replace, foundational wellness practices.

Creating A Wellness Ritual That Works

Nagano Tonic can do more than just assist weight goals—it can anchor positive routines. Whether it becomes part of your breakfast ritual, your pre-walk boost, or a cue for mindful eating, this kind of habit stacking builds momentum.

By integrating it into your existing structure, you can design a supportive routine that aligns with your wellness goals in a realistic, manageable way.

Purchasing And Guarantee Details

Understanding the product is only half the equation—it’s also important to know how the purchase process works. Here’s what to expect when buying Nagano Lean Body Tonic.

Where To Purchase?

The tonic is exclusively available through its official website. This ensures you’re getting the genuine product with the correct formulation, not a knockoff. Avoid third-party retailers like Amazon, Walmart, or eBay. These listings are often unauthorized and can carry expired or counterfeit products.

Buying directly also unlocks exclusive discounts, bulk deals, and updated shipping options.

Pricing Plans Of Nagano Tonic

As of now, Nagano Tonic offers three standard packages:
- Single Bottle: $79 for a 30-day supply
- Best Value (6 Bottles): $234 total ($39/bottle) 180-day supply
- Popular (3 Bottles): $177 total ($59/bottle) 90-day supply
Each order includes usage instructions, and the more you buy, the more you save.

Tap To Order Nagano Lean Body Tonic From The Official Website

180-Day Risk-Free Guarantee

Nagano Tonic is backed by a no-questions-asked, 180-day money-back guarantee. You can try the supplement for up to six months and request a refund, even if the bottles are opened or used.

Refund Policy Highlights:
- Valid for all order sizes (1, 3, or 6 bottles)
- Return shipping is the customer’s responsibility
- Contact customer service within 180 days for refund instructions
This generous guarantee shows the brand’s confidence and allows users to evaluate the product at their own pace.

How To Request A Return?

To start a refund, contact customer service by email or phone and send the product back to the fulfillment center.

Contact Details:
- Email: support@leanbodytonic.com
- Phone: (863) 591-4284
- Return Address: 285 Northeast Ave, Tallmadge, OH 44278, USA
Return Tips:
- Use trackable shipping
- Include your order ID and original packaging
- Keep a copy of your shipping receipt
Nagano Lean Body Tonic Reviews: Final Thoughts

In a crowded market of stimulant pills and fad diets, Nagano Lean Body Tonic offers a grounded, holistic alternative. It combines Eastern botanicals and modern science to gently support metabolism, digestion, and energy, without harsh side effects. After reviewing customer testimonials, examining common complaints, and analyzing its ingredients, one thing is clear: Nagano is not a magic bullet, but it is a helpful ally for those pursuing lasting change.

What makes Nagano stand out is its multifaceted approach. It supports metabolism through ingredients like green tea, ginger, and other thermogenic; helps control cravings with inulin fiber and bitter melon; and enhances stress resilience through adaptogens such as ashwagandha and eleuthero root.

Additionally, it promotes gut health and digestion, factors often overlooked in weight loss and provides non-stimulant energy support for sustained daily wellness. This thoughtful blend is ideal for individuals seeking not only fat loss but also better mood, improved energy, and enhanced daily performance.

Used in combination with smart lifestyle habits such as staying hydrated, eating whole foods, getting sufficient sleep, and staying active, Nagano Lean Body Tonic can offer a meaningful edge in your wellness journey.

Email: support@leanbodytonic.com

Disclaimer: The information shared about Nagano Lean Body Tonic has not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. Results may vary from person to person. Before starting Nagano Lean Body Tonic—especially if you are pregnant, nursing, taking medications, or managing a medical condition—please consult with your healthcare provider.

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May 9, 2025
MIL-OSI United Kingdom: UK and international partners confirm support for Special Tribunal on Crime of Aggression as Foreign Secretary visits Lviv
Source: United Kingdom – Government Statements

Press release

UK and international partners confirm support for Special Tribunal on Crime of Aggression as Foreign Secretary visits Lviv

Foreign Secretary David Lammy will visit Lviv today in joint show of support for Ukraine, as the UK announces sanctions on 100 ships in the Russian shadow fleet.
Foreign Secretary David Lammy will visit Lviv today [Friday 9 May] in joint show of support for Ukraine’s future in Europe

Visiting Lviv, European partners will reaffirm their commitment to securing a just and lasting peace

For the first time, Ministers will also confirm their support for the establishment of a Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine

Visiting Lviv to stand in solidarity with Ukraine in their defence against Russia’s illegal invasion, Foreign Secretary David Lammy will join European ministers in the city to hold further talks on securing a just and lasting peace in Ukraine.

He will also, alongside representatives of the Core Group of at least 37 countries, announce united and ardent support for the establishment of a Special Tribunal, to hold those responsible for the crime of aggression against Ukraine to account.

Today’s events come as the Prime Minister announced a major package of sanctions to target the decrepit and dangerous shadow fleet carrying Russian oil. Our world-leading sanctions have plunged Putin’s ships into crisis. According to some estimates, sanctions have crippled 200 ships – almost half of Putin’s entire fleet.

The UK has been clear that the security of the UK, which underpins this government’s Plan for Change, starts in Ukraine. Securing a just and lasting peace in Ukraine and combating Russia’s malign influence around the world mean a safer Britain at home. We are boosting our defence spending , with an increase of £13.4 billion year on year, to respond to these challenges.

Foreign Secretary, David Lammy said:

Today – and every day – we stand with Ukraine. We stand for a just and lasting peace, for a secure Europe, and for accountability and justice. I have been supportive of a Special Tribunal to prosecute Russia’s leaders for their war of aggression since March 2022, just weeks after Putin’s full-scale invasion. This was a key manifesto commitment and as soon as we came into government, we made it a top priority.

We stand against Putin, against his stalling and backtracking on peace, and against his dodgy shadow fleet of oil tankers. We are determined to sink his failing ambition to fund his illegal war through them – that is why we have today unleashed the largest package of sanctions against them, with 110 targets.

We call on Russia to drop the gimmicks and agree to an unconditional ceasefire as Ukraine has done. Those standing with Putin today in Moscow should reflect on the lessons of history: peace will always prevail and aggressors will never be allowed to succeed.

Through our 100 Year Partnership, this government’s Plan for Change and our ongoing military and diplomatic support, the UK’s commitment to Ukraine is stronger than ever.

The Foreign Secretary will join 17 other foreign ministers and Ukrainian Minister for Foreign Affairs Andrii Sybiha to discuss the next steps for an enduring peace in Europe. European ministers will make clear that they are united in support of Ukraine and its clear commitment to peace, and condemn Putin’s stalling, backtracking and ongoing bombardment of Ukrainian civilians.

The Special Tribunal meeting is a milestone moment, as we now have the legal foundations for a Tribunal, following the culmination of more than two years of careful and complex negotiations among at least 37 states to deliver a united position on justice and accountability. The government is delivering on its manifesto, and the UK is building on its commitments as part of the UK-Ukraine 100 Year Partnership.

The UK will also provide nearly £25 million in new funding to support local Ukrainian organisations protect the most vulnerable who continue to suffer from Russia’s ongoing aggression.

This includes £10 million to HAVEN to protect and evacuate civilians in frontline areas where Russian attacks continue and £5 million to Mercy Corps so they can support local organisations to meet people’s basic needs as quickly as possible in an emergency. £9.4 million will go to the Ukrainian Red Cross who continue to build up Ukraine’s country-wide emergency response to urgent humanitarian needs. Some of this funding will improve access to and the quality of recovery and rehabilitation services, including for veterans.

The Foreign Secretary’s visit comes as Ukrainian grain and other food produce, supported by £3 million provided by the UK for the World Food Programme to send produce to Syria, arrives in Türkiye to be distributed worldwide. This Ukrainian produce provides a lifeline to the most vulnerable around the world including in Syria with Ukrainian grain crucial for global food security. In stark contrast, Russia repeatedly attacked Ukrainian port infrastructure and ships and has imposed conditions on a Black Sea ceasefire.

Today’s meeting in Lviv highlights the strength of European unity. Today, and its historical importance, should service as a reminder that peace, respect of sovereignty, and justice will always prevail.

The British people have never once wavered in their support for Ukraine. Supporting them means defending our shared democratic values and Ukraine’s right to determine its own future in a free and peaceful Europe.

Background

Negotiations on the Special Tribunal will now move to the Council of Europe, where the next stage will involve finalising the legal framework and discussions around how to operationalize the Tribunal. Once established, the Tribunal will complement the International Criminal Court’s active investigation and Ukrainian efforts to hold perpetrators of war crimes to account in their own courts.

More information on the UK’s support for Ukraine can be found here.

More information on the UK’s support for grain supplies to Syria can be found here.

Photos can be found on the FCDO Flickr account here.

The Prime Minister announced today’s sanctions at the Joint Expeditionary Force Summit today read more here.

The full list of today’s sanctions targets can be found here.

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MIL-OSI United Kingdom: Contract awarded for next phase of major flood defence works

Source: City of Derby

One of the city’s biggest infrastructure projects has moved a step closer, with Derby City Council awarding a £38m contract to John Sisk and Son to deliver the next phase of the Our City, Our River programme.

This package of works, known as Derby Riverside, will provide significant flood resilience protection to many properties along the left (east) bank of the Derwent from Causey Bridge to Derwent Bridge.

The newly appointed contractors will be responsible for delivering a new flood wall and floodgates that will offer enhanced protection for Exeter House and properties on Meadow Road and Meadow Lane. They will also carry out demolition of the riverside office blocks on Stuart Street to create a new riverside green area. This will provide more space for flood water to pass through the city in a controlled corridor.

Enabling works will begin shortly, with demolition and construction work due to start in May.

This will involve the removal a number of trees along the route, not only to enable defences to be built, but because the riverside park area will only work effectively as a flood conveyance corridor by limiting obstructions.

Councillor Carmel Swan, Cabinet Member for Climate Change, Transport and Sustainability, said:

I’m delighted that the contract is now signed with John Sisk and Sons to deliver the vital second phase of the Our City, Our River flood defence project. These works are crucial as we continue to future proof the city against extreme weather and unlock the potential for regeneration along the river. We can now look forward to seeing work begin on site in the near future.

Alan Rodger, Managing Director – Sisk Infrastructure & UK North, said:

We’re delighted to be working with Derby City Council on this phase of the Our City, Our River programme. We understand how vital this project is for further flood prevention and the regeneration of this area in the centre of the city. Our team of dedicated professionals will leverage the latest innovations and sustainability practices to help deliver this fantastic scheme, alongside social value projects in the local community.

David Turnbull, Area Flood and Coastal Risk Manager – Derbyshire and Leicestershire for the Environment Agency, said:

This contract award marks another step forward in delivering the Our City Our River Programme and making Derby more resilient to the threat of climate change. The Environment Agency are proud to be in partnership with Derby City Council for this journey, and we are delighted to see this complex but vital phase of the programme begin very soon.

The Our City, Our River programme is one of the Environment Agency’s largest local authority-led projects and has already delivered enhanced flood protection to over 2000 properties. Derby Riverside will extend this protection to the east bank of the Derwent and unlock the potential for regeneration in this part of the city.

John Sisk and Son has a track record of delivering landmark projects across Ireland, the UK and Europe, covering a range of sectors. With a sustainable approach, they look to maximise sustainable construction and minimising the environmental effects of a project, and are also investing significantly in energy efficiency.

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MIL-OSI United Kingdom: 80th anniversary of VE Day: UK statement to the OSCE
Source: United Kingdom – Executive Government & Departments 3

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80th anniversary of VE Day: UK statement to the OSCE

Ambassador Holland reflects on the framework for stability that we have collectively built since the end of WW2 which, when respected, has the potential to prevent further conflict.
Thank you, Madam Chair. This week marks the 80th anniversary of the end, on the European continent, of the most devastating conflict in human history. The scale of human loss and suffering during the Second World War was vast: tens of millions of people killed; a Holocaust resulting in the destruction of Europe’s Jewish communities; entire cities and regions totally flattened; and, populations permanently displaced.

This week is an opportunity to pay tribute to the brave men and women who fought to end this war and who made peace possible. It is an opportunity to reflect on the terrible costs of conflict. But it is also an opportunity to recall and cherish what we have collectively built since this dark episode in our shared history.

Because, from the ashes of war, a new epoch was born, one with international collaboration and shared values at its core. It led to the creation of new institutions, principles and commitments that have played a pivotal role in maintaining peace and stability across our continent and beyond for decades. In declaring a vision to make war between historic rivals not merely unthinkable, but materially impossible, Robert Schuman captured the spirit of the time.

Key elements of this framework include the UN Charter, the Helsinki Final Act and the Charter of Paris. They clearly set out how we should expect countries to behave towards each other and to their citizens. These fundamentals – such as sovereignty, territorial integrity and respect for human rights – have proven, when respected, to be a recipe for stability, prosperity and mutual security. It should be no surprise that, when we examine the conflicts that have taken place on our continent since 1945, all of them can trace their origins to a violation of one or more of these fundamental principles.

Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine is a clear example. Russia invaded Ukraine without provocation, in violation of the UN Charter and Helsinki Final Act. This war, and the disinformation campaign that seeks to justify it, disrespects the memory of those who died fighting genuine tyranny. It could end tomorrow if Russia made the right choices and lived up to its commitments. Instead of tokenistic ceasefires drawn up at whim, it could choose to engage seriously and agree to an unconditional 30-day ceasefire, as Ukraine has done, to create space for talks on a just and lasting peace. As the post-Second World War record shows, a just peace that lives up to these principles would be the best guarantee of our mutual security, including Russia’s.

The sacrifices made by previous generations compel us to protect and stand by the principles we have all signed up to. It is our duty to preserve the legacy they fought so hard to achieve. And to spare our own and future generations from the burden of picking through the ashes of conflict to rebuild our continent once again.

Thank you, Madam Chair.

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MIL-OSI Australia: CLAY WELLS ROAD, BRAY (Grass Fire)

Source: South Australia County Fire Service

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Issued for BRAY near Robe in the Lower South East.

The SA Country Fire Service (CFS) advises that there is a bushfire in the Lake Hawdon South Conservation Park at Bray, approximately 20 kilometres south east of Robe in the Lower South East.

CFS and Department of Environment and Water crews are currently working to contain the fire within the park’s boundaries, these operations are being supported by private landowners who are utilising heavy machinery.

This fire will continue to burn throughout the night and will be monitored by crews on scene.

The fire poses no threat to the community at this time but smoke and flames may be visible from Clay Wells Road and the Southern Ports Highway well into the night.

Hazards in the area may include reduced visibility due to smoke and emergency vehicles operating in the area.

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MIL-OSI USA: Ranking Members Padilla, Morelle Urge Election Commission to Quickly Fix Erroneous DEI Guidance Threatening Election Security Funds

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Source: United States Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.)

Ranking Members Padilla, Morelle Urge Election Commission to Quickly Fix Erroneous DEI Guidance Threatening Election Security Funds

Ranking Members: “There is no precedent or Congressional intent to complicate election security grant funding by attaching political strings”

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, and Representative Joe Morelle (N.Y.-25), Ranking Member of the Committee on House Administration, expressed serious concerns and requested clarifying guidance in a letter regarding a revised U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) federal grant agreement that is causing confusion and opposition among state grant recipients across the country who fear they may not be able to access crucial EAC election security funding. The EAC’s revised federal grant agreement cites President Trump’s anti-Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) executive order, requiring state recipients to certify they comply with the executive order to receive this critical funding.

“This E.O. is inapplicable to this funding or the work of election officials and any application of Executive Order 14173 to EAC election security grant funding would represent an unprecedented encroachment by President Trump into this independent agency and would undermine the important role of the Commission to act on a bipartisan basis. Congress provided these election security funds to be distributed to states pursuant to the Help America Vote Act (HAVA) without any such political strings attached,” wrote the lawmakers.

The guidance has sown chaos among Secretaries of State who planned to use EAC’s $15 million in Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 grant funding to support election security efforts. The EAC distributes congressionally appropriated election security grants and provides election officials across the country with essential, nonpartisan assistance, and the FY 2025 funding in the Republicans’ continuing resolution already represents a major cut from the $55 million appropriated in FY 2024.

“Congress provides this money, and it is the responsibility of the EAC to ensure that states and localities can access these grants and continue to use them to support election administration, which includes investing in new voting systems, strengthening cybersecurity to combat attacks on election infrastructure by foreign and domestic actors, and providing physical security for election workers and poll workers,” continued the lawmakers.

The lawmakers concluded by urging EAC leadership to avoid politicizing or conditioning these vital grants on partisan policies, and requested they swiftly clarify their guidance to state election officials such that grant recipients do not have to consider declining these critical funds.

“There is no precedent or Congressional intent to complicate election security grant funding by attaching political strings and interfering in the distribution of these grants,” concluded the lawmakers.

Ranking Members Padilla and Morelle have strongly opposed efforts by the Trump Administration to undermine federal agencies’ election security work. Last week, they issued a joint statement blasting President Trump for slashing critical funding for election security and administration in his disastrous budget proposal. Padilla and Morelle have also penned three letters to Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) leadership regarding the agency’s firings of election security workers and termination of election security-focused efforts. Additionally, the lawmakers expressed serious concerns about the dangerous implications for elections following President Trump’s executive order purporting to bring independent regulatory agencies under total control of the White House.

Senator Padilla previously denounced the illegal firing of Federal Election Commission Chair Ellen Weintraub and led 10 Democratic Senators to demand President Trump rescind his attempt to fire Weintraub.

Full text of the letter is available here and below:

Dear Chairman Palmer, Vice Chairman Hicks, and Commissioners McCormick and Hovland:

We write today to express our concern over a revised federal grant agreement from the Election Assistance Commission (EAC) that has caused confusion amongst grant recipients, with some now considering not accepting these critical funds.

The revised agreement incorporates a new and unclear requirement for recipients to attest that they are in compliance with federal anti-discrimination law underneath a reference to the President’s Executive Order 14173 “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity.” This E.O. is inapplicable to this funding or the work of election officials and any application of Executive Order 14173 to EAC election security grant funding would represent an unprecedented encroachment by President Trump into this independent agency and would undermine the important role of the Commission to act on a bipartisan basis. Congress provided these election security funds to be distributed to states pursuant to the Help America Vote Act (HAVA) without any such political strings attached.

For the past two decades, the EAC has provided assistance to election officials across the political spectrum and has distributed election security grants as established and appropriated by Congress. As Ranking Members with jurisdiction over federal elections, we consistently hear from officials on the need for significant and reliable federal funding. Congress provides this money, and it is the responsibility of the EAC to ensure that states and localities can access these grants and continue to use them to support election administration, which includes investing in new voting systems, strengthening cybersecurity to combat attacks on election infrastructure by foreign and domestic actors, and providing physical security for election workers and poll workers.

There is no precedent or Congressional intent to complicate election security grant funding by attaching political strings and interfering in the distribution of these grants. As a result, we encourage the EAC to quickly provide additional clarifying guidance to election officials.

Thank you for your attention to this important matter.

Sincerely,

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May 9, 2025
MIL-OSI USA: Padilla Statement Condemning Trump’s Sudden Firing of Librarian of Congress

US Senate News:

Source: United States Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.)

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, with oversight over the Library of Congress, issued the following statement after President Trump abruptly fired Dr. Carla Hayden from her role as the Librarian of Congress:

“President Trump’s unjustified decision to fire Dr. Carla Hayden as the Librarian of Congress is deeply troubling and just the latest example of Trump’s assault on the legislative branch of government. It’s also the latest demonstration of his blatant disregard for public servants who dedicate their lives to serving the American people.

“I thank Dr. Hayden for her many years of dedicated public service and historic, barrier-breaking career. As the Library of Congress — NOT Donald Trump — works to appoint an interim Librarian, I stand ready in the Senate to fulfill my constitutional advice and consent role to confirm a new experienced and qualified Librarian of Congress — not a political pawn of the President.”

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May 9, 2025
MIL-OSI Russia: Special Report: Sounding Memory – Two Great Compositions of China and Russia in the Year of the 80th Anniversary of the Great Victory

Translation. Region: Russian Federal

Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian –

Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News

Moscow, May 9 /Xinhua/ — There are musical works that very accurately reflect their time and the collective unconscious of millions of people. They arise at turning points in history and shape the historical memory of peoples.

During the celebration of the 80th anniversary of the great Victory in Russia, the song “The Holy War” by Alexander Alexandrov is heard, and in China, the cantata “The Yellow River” by Xian Xinghai is heard. Despite the fact that these works were born in different years and in different countries, they have become cultural symbols for the peoples who fought together on the fronts of World War II.

MONUMENTS OF THE NATIONAL SPIRIT BORN IN THE FIRE OF WAR

During the World Anti-Fascist War, China was the main theater of military operations in Asia, and the USSR was in Europe. The Chinese people were the first to rise up in the fight against the Japanese militarists, waged the longest war and, like the Soviet Union, suffered colossal losses.

The legendary Yellow River Cantata was created in 1939, when the Chinese people had already been fighting Japanese aggression for almost eight years. The 34-year-old composer Xian Xinghai wrote it in six days and nights in the communist-liberated area of Yan’an (Shaanxi Province, Northwest China). He was inspired by a patriotic poem by Guan Weiran, which formed the basis of the lyrics.

“They both shared the same aspiration of expressing the nation’s voice during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression through music,” said Liu Ni, director of the Yan’an Revolutionary Memorial Museum.

The piece was first performed in April 1939 and soon spread throughout China, becoming a symbol of national resistance to Japanese aggressors. “The cantata, in which the Yellow River symbolizes the nation, sounded like a powerful battle cry for the people of China,” said Liu Meng, a professor at the Yan’an Cadre School.

“A work like the Yellow River Cantata means that the Chinese nation and the Chinese people cannot be defeated by external enemies,” said Zuo Zhenguan, a renowned composer and musicologist who has researched the life and work of Xian Xinghai.

“Arise, great country, rise to mortal combat with the dark fascist force, with the damned horde!” — these words from the Soviet song “Sacred War” performed by the Academic Song and Dance Ensemble of the Russian Army named after A. V. Alexandrov send shivers down your spine. This song, like an eternal memory of the feat of the Soviet people in the Great Patriotic War, has lived for more than 80 years and is performed by the ensemble at concerts both in Russia and abroad.

According to the head of the ensemble – artistic director Gennady Sachenyuk, in the first days after Germany’s attack on the USSR, composer Alexander Alexandrov saw in one of the newspapers the poems of the poet Vasily Lebedev-Kumach that struck him. According to the recollections of eyewitnesses of those events, he immediately went to write music, and the next day the musicians were already rehearsing the song in the ensemble’s building. “This song was probably needed like air, precisely in those days,” said G. Sachenyuk.

On June 26, 1941, the song “Svyatnaya Voina” was first performed at the Belorussky Station in Moscow, from where trains with Red Army soldiers were leaving for the front. It was a one-song concert and its premiere. “You always imagine the faces of the people who went through all this, how it all united them, especially when people stand up in the audience. And they stand up during this song at every concert,” says Dmitry Trunov, an artist of the choir of the A. V. Alexandrov Ensemble.

According to the rector of the Gnessin Russian Academy of Music, Alexander Ryzhinsky, these two great musical works provided spiritual support for the fight against Japanese militarism and German fascism, and also became monuments to the national spirit of China and Russia.

“VICTORY OVERTURES”

In May 1940, Xian Xinghai, on the instructions of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, went from Yan’an to the Soviet Union to complete work on a documentary film about the Chinese People’s War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression. In the Soviet Union, he made corrections to “Yellow River” and completed its editing.

“This cantata is a spiritual monument to the Chinese nation. The Yellow River has the same effect on Chinese citizens as the Holy War has on Russians, being a symbol of struggle, a symbol of victory, an impulse to further aspiration to live and remain strong,” Nikolai Kirillov, chief conductor of the A. V. Alexandrov Ensemble, told Xinhua. “Each of them, at one time, produced such an effect for their country, for their people, provided such assistance, such support, which was needed at that moment.”

“Both the Yellow River and the Sacred War cantatas combined the national musical language with the fight against the enemy, becoming a powerful spiritual weapon in the anti-fascist war,” said Ren Xuewen, deputy director of the Department of Party History and Party Construction at the Yan’an Cadre School. He noted that during World War II, the Soviet Union performed the Yellow River, and the Soviet song Sacred War was distributed in China on the radio.

“The Yellow River” and “The Holy War” are “victory overtures” created by life itself, which testify to a great friendship forged in blood.

On April 18, 2025, the Chinese Embassy in Russia held a photo exhibition, “Sincere Friends Tempered in Trials,” dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the Victory in the Chinese People’s War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War. “The joint celebration of the 80th anniversary of the Victory in the Anti-Fascist War will help bring peace to all of humanity,” military retiree Vyacheslav Pechugin, a visitor to the event, said in an interview with Xinhua.

During the war, many events took place that united the two nations. More than 2,000 Soviet pilots defended the skies of China, delivering powerful blows to the Japanese aggressors. Chinese pilot Tang Do participated in the Great Patriotic War as a deputy squadron commander of a fighter aviation regiment. Chinese journalist Hu Jibang wrote about the decisive struggle of the Soviet people.

“The cooperation between China and the USSR during the anti-fascist war was not only interstate strategic mutual assistance, but also a demonstration of friendship established by peoples at the expense of their lives and sacrifices,” Ren Xuewen emphasized.

THE MAJESTIC POWER OF HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE

Every time there are important holidays, the Yellow River Cantata is performed in Yan’an, the birthplace of the great work. It is also a compulsory performance at local music colleges. “It is a masterpiece that most reflects the national spirit of China,” said Guo Qiang, deputy director of the Xi’an Conservatory of Music.

For 86 years since the Yellow River appeared, it has been performed many times in concert halls in Russia. This has become a good tradition and part of the growing humanitarian exchanges between the two countries. At the same time, Holy War has been constantly performed by Chinese musicians, appeared in TV programs and films, and has become known to many Chinese.

“These two pieces of art born in the fire of war have become a cultural heritage that knows no national boundaries,” said Zhou Zhou, a Chinese graduate student at Russia’s V.S. Popov Academy of Choral Art who has conducted Chinese and Russian student choirs performing “Holy War” and “Yellow River” on numerous occasions.

During the war, the two countries shared hardships, and today they are developing together. Relations between China and Russia, good neighbors and true friends, are constantly moving forward. In particular, cooperation in the humanitarian sphere is dynamic.

A rich and varied program has been developed within the framework of the China-Russia Cross Years of Culture /2024-2025/. For example, about 1.5 million people attended hundreds of events within the framework of the “Chinese New Year in Moscow” festival, which took place from January 28 to February 9.

“Russian-Chinese cooperation in the humanitarian sphere is the most important component of the multifaceted complex of bilateral relations of comprehensive partnership and strategic interaction. We are always pleased to note its progressive development in all areas,” said the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova.

“Today, when the concept of building a community with a shared future for mankind is gaining popularity, the time and space of the symphony of sounds of the Yellow River and Holy War cantatas tell us that only by continually strengthening the ties between people and preserving the hard-won peace can we pay tribute to our ancestors,” Liu Meng said. –0–

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May 9, 2025
MIL-OSI USA: Larsen Statement on Firing of Librarian of Congress

Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Rick Larsen (2nd Congressional District Washington)

Larsen Statement on Firing of Librarian of Congress

Washington, May 9, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) released the following statement after President Trump fired the Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden:

“Carla Hayden is the People’s Librarian of Congress and the idiot decision to fire her won’t change that.

“Nothing Trump does will stop us from ensuring that people have access to education and the books that challenge us to be better.

“This is the time to stand for libraries and the freedom they support. Trump can try to undermine libraries and the Library of Congress. And he will fail.”

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May 9, 2025
MIL-OSI USA: SPC May 9, 2025 0100 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook

Source: US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

SPC AC 090101

Day 1 Convective Outlook
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
0801 PM CDT Thu May 08 2025

Valid 090100Z – 091200Z

…THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS PARTS OF
SOUTH TEXAS…THE TENNESSEE VALLEY…SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS AND
SOUTHEAST…

…SUMMARY…
Scattered thunderstorms with severe wind gusts and large hail will
continue this evening over parts of the Tennessee Valley, southern
Appalachians and Southeast. Severe wind gusts and large hail are
also expected across parts of south Texas, where hailstones of
greater than 2 inches in diameter will be possible.

…Tennessee Valley/Southern Appalachians/Southeast…
Latest water vapor imagery shows a positively-tilted mid-level
trough over the Ohio Valley, with an east-to-west oriented plume of
mid-level moisture from the mid Mississippi Valley into the south
and central Appalachians. At the surface, a quasi-stationary front
is analyzed in the Ohio Valley. To the south of the front over the
Ohio and Tennessee Valleys, surface dewpoints are in the mid 50s to
the mid 60s F. The RAP has moderate instability in place from the
Tennessee Valley eastward into the southern Appalachians and
southward into the Gulf Coast states. Scattered thunderstorms are
ongoing, concentrated along the northern edge of moderate
instability from Kentucky and Tennessee eastward into western North
Carolina. RAP forecast soundings in this vicinity early this evening
have 0-6 km shear ranging from 35 to 45 knots, mostly due to speed
shear in the mid-levels. This, combined with 0-3 km lapse rates in
the 7.5 to 8 C/km range, should be favorable for severe gusts with
the stronger cells. The shear will also support supercell
development with large hail possible. The severe threat should
become more isolated later this evening as instability decreases
across the region.

…South Texas…
A shortwave trough, with multiple vorticity maximums, appears to be
located in the lower Rio Grande Valley, according to water vapor
imagery. Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms are ongoing ahead
of the trough from near Laredo extending eastward onto the Texas
Coastal Plain. From the storms southward, moderate instability is
analyzed by the RAP, with MLCAPE estimated to be in the 1000 to 2000
J/kg range. The airmass is very moist with surface dewpoints in the
lower to mid 70s F. Within this moist airmass, RAP forecast
soundings early this evening have 0-6 km shear near 50 knots, with
700-500 mb lapse rates near 7.5 C/km. This environment will support
supercells with large hail, and hailstones greater than 2 inches in
diameter will be possible within the more intense cores. Isolated
severe gusts may also occur within the stronger downdrafts. The
ongoing severe storms will track southeastward across the remainder
of south Texas this evening…see MCD 749.

..Broyles.. 05/09/2025

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May 9, 2025
MIL-OSI Australia: Woodend welcomes new medium tanker and rehab unit

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Woodend brigade members and local dignitaries

Woodend Fire Brigade has welcomed a new medium tanker and rehab unit vehicle to their engine bay, celebrating the official handover with brigade members and local dignitaries.

Gathering at the fire station today (9 May), Woodend Brigade Captain Steve Ritchie, who has been involved with the brigade for 31 years, said the brigade feels proud to have a modernised firefighting fleet.

The medium tanker is a state-of-the-art firefighting vehicle, equipped with a 2,650 litre water capacity that allows for rapid and controlled suppression of fires directly from the vehicle.

“Our old tanker served us well for 25 years, but this new vehicle provides advanced capabilities and ensures safe transport to and from incident sites,” Steve said.

“It’s a game changer for us. This tanker is a four-wheel drive and comfortably seats a crew of five, whereas our old tanker was a two-wheel drive and had our crews squished in together or travelling on the back of the truck,” Steve said.

The new rehab unit will replace their existing one and is better equipped to monitor and maintain firefighter health on the fire ground.

“We’ve replaced our makeshift unit with a purpose-built vehicle that provides enhanced safety and comfort for our team,” Steve said.

“It comfortably seats four crew members with its twin cabin and is better configured to store health monitoring systems, lighting, cool chairs, water, wash facilities, salt and sugar boosters, and first aid kits”

“It will significantly improve onsite health support for firefighters ensuring our members have a safe space to rest and recover during prolonged incidents

“Responding to more than 230 call outs over the past two years, the streamlined configuration of both vehicles will significantly help with our crew’s communication and teamwork when responding to incidents.”

CFA District 2 Commander Hugh Kelly congratulated the brigade on their new additions.

“These vehicles are a testament to the dedication of the Woodend Fire Brigade and the community that supports them,” Hugh said.

“Both additions will be valuable assets to help keep the local community safe, while also ensuring the safety and wellbeing of brigade members.

” The new medium tanker and rehab unit were made possible through the Victorian Government’s Volunteer Emergency Services Equipment Program (VESEP) and significant brigade contributions from community and business donations.

Submitted by CFA Media

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May 9, 2025
MIL-Evening Report: It’s almost winter. Why is Australia still so hot?

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew King, Associate Professor in Climate Science, ARC Centre of Excellence for 21st Century Weather, The University of Melbourne

This year, for many Australians, it feels like summer never left. The sunny days and warm nights have continued well into autumn. Even now, in May, it’s still unusually warm.

Much of the southern half of the continent is experiencing both unseasonable warmth and dry conditions. This is linked to persistent high atmospheric pressure (called “blocking”) to the south and southeast of Australia.

While temperatures will fall across southern Australia as we approach the winter solstice, early indications are that this winter will be a warm one. Rainfall predictions are less certain.

The extra warmth we’ve experienced raises obvious questions about the influence of human-caused climate change. The warming signal is clear and it’s a sign of things to come.

A warm and dry autumn for many

March and April brought unseasonal heat to much of Australia.

March was widely hot, with temperatures several degrees above normal across much of the country. But April’s heat was largely restricted to the southeast.

Australia had its hottest March on record and the heat has continued, especially in Victoria and parts of New South Wales.
Bureau of Meteorology

Victoria had its warmest April on record, and parts of the state experienced temperatures more than 3°C above normal across both March and April.

Temperatures normally fall quite quickly over the southeast of Australia during April and May as the days shorten and the continent’s interior cools. But this year, southern Australia was unusually warm at the start of May. Some locations experienced days with maximum temperatures more than 10°C above normal for the time of year.

Records were broken in Hobart and parts of Melbourne, which had their warmest May nights since observations began.

The start of May saw daytime maximum temperatures across much of Australia well above average for the time of year.
Bureau of Meteorology

While Queensland and the New South Wales coast have had very wet spells, including downpours from Tropical Cyclone Alfred at the start of March, other parts of Australia have been quite dry.

The area between Adelaide and Melbourne has been exceptionally dry. A drought is unfolding in the region after a severe lack of rainfall, with deficits stretching back over the past year or so. Western Tasmania is also suffering from a severe lack of rainfall since the start of autumn, although welcome rain fell in the past week.

And it’s not just on land that unusual heat has been observed. The seas around Australia have been warmer than normal, causing severe coral bleaching to the west and east of the continent, harmful algal blooms and other ecosystem disruptions.

Warm seas likely triggered the microalgal bloom in coastal waters of South Australia.
Anthony Rowland

Blocking highs largely to blame

A high pressure system has dominated over the south and southeast of Australia over the past few months.

High pressure in the Tasman Sea can sometimes get stuck there for a few days. This leads to what’s known as “blocking”, when the usual passage of weather systems moving from west to east is obstructed. This can lock in weather patterns for several days or even a week.

Repeated blocking occurred this autumn. As winds move anticlockwise around high pressure systems in the Southern Hemisphere, blocking highs in the Tasman Sea can bring moist, onshore winds to the New South Wales and Queensland coasts, increasing rainfall. But such high pressure systems also bring drier conditions for the interior of the southeast and much of Victoria and South Australia.

Often, these high pressure systems also bring northerly winds to Victoria, and this can cause warmer conditions across much of the state.

High pressure systems also tend to bring more clear and sunny conditions, which increases daytime temperatures in particular. Air in high pressure systems moves down towards the surface and this process causes warming, too.

Australia sits between the Pacific and Indian Oceans and is subject to their variability, so we often look there to help explain what’s happening with Australia’s climate. In autumn though, our climate influences, such as the El Niño-Southern Oscillation and the Indian Ocean Dipole, are less active and have weaker relationships with Australian climate than at other times of year. Neither of these climate influences is in a strong phase at the moment.

A warm winter on the cards

One big question is how long the heat will last. In parts of southeast Australia, including Melbourne, average temperatures drop quickly at this time of year as we approach the winter solstice.

However, the seasonal outlook from the Bureau of Meteorology points to a high likelihood of a relatively warm winter.

Australians rarely escape having a winter without any significant cold spells, but the long-range forecast suggests we should anticipate above-normal temperatures on average. Both daytime maximum temperatures and nighttime minimum temperatures are expected to be above average generally this winter.

Climate and water long-range forecast, issued 1 May 2025 (Bureau of Meteorology)

Global warming is here

The elephant in the room is climate change. Human-caused climate change is increasing autumn temperatures and the frequency of late season heat events. As greenhouse gas emissions continue at a record pace, expect continued warming and a greater chance of autumn heatwaves in future.

The effect of climate change on rainfall is less clear though. For the vast majority of Australia, there is high uncertainty as to whether autumn will become wetter or drier as the world warms.

Andrew King receives funding from the ARC Centre of Excellence for 21st Century Weather and the National Environmental Science Program.

– ref. It’s almost winter. Why is Australia still so hot? – https://theconversation.com/its-almost-winter-why-is-australia-still-so-hot-256071

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May 9, 2025
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Tribunal review an attack on Te Tiriti o Waitangi

Source: It’s time to fix the secondary teacher shortage

The Government’s plans to limit the powers and scope of the Waitangi Tribunal is a disgrace.

“This attack on the tribunal is nothing more than an attempt to limit the accountability the Government has to Te Tiriti o Waitangi,” says the Green Party’s spokesperson for Māori Development, Hūhana Lyndon.

“The Waitangi Tribunal plays a pivotal role in holding Aotearoa true to its founding agreement. Te Tiriti o Waitangi is something that binds us together in building a future for all of us, it is not something that should be used to drive us apart.

“Across this term, we have seen the actions of this Government trigger a record amount of urgent claims with the Waitangi Tribunal.

“Let’s be clear, this is not about improving the Waitangi Tribunal like the Minister says, it is about making it easier to trample all over Te Tiriti and punch down on tangata whenua.

“From the Treaty Principles Bill and undermining marine customary title, to the removal of 7AA from the Oranga Tamariki Act and now this, the assaults and insults to our founding agreement and our people have been relentless from this Government.

“Te Tiriti o Waitangi provides a place for us all in Aotearoa. It provides a layer of protection for our people and our lands. This does not suit the Government’s agenda to make the rich richer by allowing big corporations to exploit our people and abuse our environment for profit.

“We know our communities will not stand for this. We saw thousands flood the streets and submit in droves against the Treaty Principles Bill, calling for a country that acknowledges its past and strives for a better future,” says Hūhana Lyndon.

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May 9, 2025
MIL-OSI USA: May 8th, 2025 Heinrich Reacts to Trump’s Firing of Librarian of Congress

US Senate News:

Source: United States Senator for New Mexico Martin Heinrich
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch, released the following statement reacting to President Trump firing Dr. Carla Hayden from her position as the Librarian of Congress:
“President Trump fired our nation’s Librarian, Dr. Carla Hayden, by email at 6:56pm tonight, taking his assault on America’s libraries to a new level.
“Over the course of her tenure, Dr. Hayden brought the Library of Congress to the people, with initiatives that reached into rural communities and made the Library accessible to all Americans, in person and online.
“While President Trump wants to ban books and tell Americans what to read – or not to read at all, Dr. Hayden has devoted her career to making reading and the pursuit of knowledge available to everyone.
“Be like Dr. Hayden.”

Email from the Trump Administration terminating Dr. Carla Hayden from her position as the Librarian of Congress, May 8th, 2025.
BACKGROUND:
Dr. Carla Hayden was sworn in as the 14th Librarian of Congress on September 14, 2016. Dr. Hayden was nominated to the position by President Barack Obama on February 24, 2016, and her nomination was confirmed by the U.S. Senate later that year on July 13.
The first woman and first African American to lead the national library, Dr. Hayden’s work to connect all Americans to the Library of Congress led to a redefinition and modernization of the Library’s mission: to engage, inspire and inform Congress and the American people with a universal and enduring source of knowledge and creativity.
During her tenure, Dr. Hayden has prioritized efforts to make the Library and its unparalleled collections more accessible to the public. Through her social media presence, events and activities, she has introduced new audiences to many of the Library’s treasures – from Frederick Douglass’ papers, to the contents of President Abraham Lincoln’s pockets on the night of his assassination, to James Madison’s crystal flute made famous by Lizzo.
By investing in information technology infrastructure and digitization efforts, she has enabled the American people to explore, discover and engage with more with this treasure trove of America’s stories maintained by the Library of Congress. With the support of a grant from Mellon Foundation, in 2021, Dr. Hayden launched the Of the People initiative, which is creating new opportunities for more Americans to engage with the Library and add their perspectives to the Library’s collections. The initiative has three programs that invest in community-based documentarians; fund paid internships and fellowships to engage the next generation of librarians, archivists and knowledge workers; and invite underserved communities and institutions to create digital engagements with Library collections.
Prior to her current role, Dr. Hayden was the CEO of the Enoch Pratt Free Library in Baltimore, Maryland, since 1993. She was the deputy commissioner and chief librarian of the Chicago Public Library from 1991 to 1993, an assistant professor of library and information science at the University of Pittsburgh from 1987 to 1991 and library services coordinator for the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago from 1982 to 1987. She began her career with the Chicago Public Library as the young adult services coordinator from 1979 to 1982 and as a library associate and children’s librarian from 1973 to 1979.
Dr. Hayden was president of the American Library Association from 2003 to 2004. In 1995, she was the first African American to receive Library Journal’s Librarian of the Year Award in recognition of her outreach services at the Pratt Library, which included an after-school center for Baltimore teens offering homework assistance and college and career counseling. Hayden received a B.A. from Roosevelt University and an M.A. and Ph.D. from the Graduate Library School of the University of Chicago.
Among her numerous civic and professional memberships and awards, Dr. Hayden is an elected member of the American Philosophical Society and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

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May 9, 2025

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Woodend Fire Brigade has welcomed a new medium tanker and rehab unit vehicle to their engine bay, celebrating the official handover with brigade members and local dignitaries.

A warm and dry autumn for many

Blocking highs largely to blame

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Global warming is here