The C-17 Globemaster III massive long-haul military transport aircraft has now flown more than four million flight hours, achieving this impressive milestone in 25 years of operations. A 174-foot long aircraft was operationally introduced to the Air Force in 1995 and designed to accomplish – rapid strategic delivery of troops and all types of cargo to forward operating bases throughout all areas of operation. With its […]
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Textron Systems has announced that the overall Aerosonde small Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) fleet has achieved 500,000 flight hours across global operations. “We are proud to achieve 500,000+ hours in combat-proven flight with the Aerosonde Small Unmanned Aircraft System family of products,” the company said in a Twitter post Monday. Also added that the Aerosonde continues to be a leader in the Group II UAS space […]
Yerevan and Baku have accused each other of breaking the ceasefire declared on Saturday. The nations are fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh, an Armenian-populated part of Azerbaijan, with hundreds reported killed during the flare-up. The mutual accusations came on Sunday just hours after the fighting was supposed to be stopped by all sides on midnight Sunday local time (20:00 GMT). Azerbaijan said its opponents shelled locations around the […]
Voters at Christian City Welcome Center in Union City, Georgia, during the state’s June primary. For some residents, it was a five-hour wait. Dustin Chambers/Reuters hide caption toggle caption Dustin Chambers/Reuters Voters at Christian City Welcome Center in Union City, Georgia, during the state’s June primary. For some residents, it was a five-hour wait. Dustin Chambers/Reuters Kathy spotted the long line of voters as she pulled […]
Azerbaijan and Armenia have blamed each other of violating the ceasefire in the Nagorno-Karabakh region late on Saturday. Capital of self-proclaimed republic, Stepankert, has reportedly come under heavy shelling. Azerbaijan, for its part, accused Armenia of striking the town of Terter with artillery fire. RT correspondent Igor Zhdanov said alert sirens were heard in Stepankert, the capital of the breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh region, late on Saturday. Several […]
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., called Democrats latest COVID bill a political stunt as negotiators attempt to reach a relief agreement before the election. AP hide caption toggle caption AP Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., called Democrats latest COVID bill a political stunt as negotiators attempt to reach a relief agreement before the election. AP The Senate voted 84 — 10 to approve a […]
In this photo illustration a mobile phone screen displays TikTok logo in front of a keyboard. Anadolu Agency/Anadolu Agency hide caption toggle caption Anadolu Agency/Anadolu Agency In this photo illustration a mobile phone screen displays TikTok logo in front of a keyboard. Anadolu Agency/Anadolu Agency Updated 11:16 p.m. ET Sunday A federal judge on Sunday blocked President Trump’s TikTok ban, granting a temporary reprieve to the […]
Buying volume is pushing bitcoin higher. Meanwhile, DeFi investors continue to seek places to park crypto for steady yield. Bitcoin (BTC) is trading around $10,730 as of 20:30 UTC (4:30 p.m. EDT). Gaining 0.50% over the previous 24 hours. Bitcoin’s 24-hour range: $10,550-$10,795 BTC above its 10-day and 50-day moving averages, a bullish signal for market technicians. Bitcoin trading on Coinbase since Sept. 23(TradingView) Bitcoin’s price […]
People have argued online that forcing UK drinking establishments to close by 10pm would be ineffective against the coronavirus. The government is expected to propose new restrictions amid a surge in Covid-19 cases. Pubs, bars and restaurants in England will be forced to close their doors by 10pm starting from Thursday, UK media reported. Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to announce the new rule in […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/09/16/1080532427_0:6:3072:1734_1200x675_80_0_0_ac17cdaa93ee23c18b3501c8061f1e01.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Radhika Parashar. Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/india/202009221080532199-death-toll-from-building-collapse-in-india-swells-to-20-as-rescue-efforts-continue-for-over-24/ In the early hours of Monday, a three-storey residential building in Bhiwandi, a city near Mumbai in India’s Maharashtra state collapsed, leaving many people under the rubble. In the day since a building crumbled in the Indian state of Maharashtra near Mumbai, the death toll in the incident has risen to 20. The deceased include eight children […]
Uniswap’s new UNI tokens can be deposited on Coinbase Pro immediately, with trading to follow when there’s sufficient liquidity. Source link
Portland police arrested a man for starting a fire with a molotov cocktail and released him, only to take him into custody again the next day for allegedly setting six more fires. Domingo Lopez Jr., 45, was booked into the Multnomah County Detention Center on Sunday evening after police discovered a blaze set on the side of a freeway. A witness identified the suspect, who admitted […]
Some Colorado residents woke up to something that felt crazy after sweltering through the Labor Day weekend: snow. This roller coaster forecast was “truly something that I’ve never seen,” says assistant state climatologist Becky Bolinger. In Fort Collins, the Colorado Climate Center at Colorado State University measured .3 inches of snow this morning, “the earliest accumulating snow ever observed in over 130 years of records!” That […]
Jacob Blake answers questions during a hearing Friday, Sept. 4 in Kenosha, Wis. Blake, who appeared remotely, waived his right to a preliminary hearing — and then pleaded not guilty to three charges that were filed against him back in July. Kenosha County Court/AP hide caption toggle caption Kenosha County Court/AP Jacob Blake answers questions during a hearing Friday, Sept. 4 in Kenosha, Wis. Blake, who […]
A Colombian Activist Is Killed Every 20 Hours By the Alliance for Global Justice. August 29, 2020 A Colombian Activist Is Killed Every 20 Hours2020-08-292020-08-29https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/08/colombia-peace.jpg200px200px End The Slaughter! Alliance for Global Justice Statement on the Recent and Ongoing Massacres of Colombian Social Leaders and Ex-Insurgents. The Alliance for Global Justice is extremely concerned with the recent increase of violence in Colombia. In our June 16, 2020 action, we […]
Earlier, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio tweeted commentary on the Republican National Convention, lambasting US President Donald Trump for being “afraid of diversity” and “true greatness”. Trump is known to dislike de Blasio as well. The head of the Sergeant Benevolent Association (SBA), Ed Mullins, demanded that NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio step down by sundown, claiming that the latter has “ruined NYC” and […]
We reported in January how dirty cop Joe Pientka who is reportedly still at the FBI, and his wife, who we have uncovered is connected to the Trump Tower meeting set up by Fusion GPS, are living high on the hog with houses on both the East and West Coasts. Pientka was involved with everything corrupt involving the Russia Collusion Hoax and his wife is an […]
Louisiana is bracing for what officials are warning will be a “one-two punch,” as two hurricanes are expected to hit the state within 48 hours of each other. Tropical Storm Marco, which had been gaining speed and strength as it crossed through the Gulf of Mexico, was declared a Category 1 hurricane on Sunday and is expected to make landfall Monday. Following close behind is Tropical […]
The DeFi craze continues as investors stake $200 million in a new yield farming protocol that’s not even 12 hours old yet. Source link
Over the last few U.S. presidential election cycles, the major television networks have chosen to broadcast just one hour each night from the respective parties’ political conventions, usually out of concern that anything more would impact viewership numbers and ad revenues. But this year, another explanation was offered for keeping the broadcasts short: Uncertainty over what airing President Donald Trump’s coronation event might look and sound […]
A security guard was shot in Chicago as widespread violent rioting and looting overwhelmed the city. The rioting began on Sunday evening in response to a black man who was shot by police after reportedly shooting at them first. Advertisement – story continues below The guard, who has not yet been identified, is said to be in stable condition. Officers can’t get EMS in to get […]
New Delhi (Sputnik): At least five Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) politicians have been killed in Jammu and Kashmir in past one month by terrorists. The local leaders of the BJP which is gearing up for upcoming elections, first time after the change of special status of Jammu and Kashmir in 2019, have come under attack in the disputed region. Abdul Hamid Najar, 38, succumbed to a […]
Amazon Workers Blocked Delivery Trucks For Hours By Lauren Kaori Gurley, Vice. August 5, 2020 Amazon Workers Blocked Delivery Trucks For Hours2020-08-052020-08-05https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/08/amazon.png200px200px Above photo: YouTube/Labor Video. A caravan of protestors demanding increased pay and COVID-19 protections disrupted business at an Amazon Distribution Center in the San Francisco Bay Area on Saturday. Amazon warehouse workers shut down deliveries at an Amazon Distribution Center in the San Francisco […]
On August 6, 1945, President Harry S. Truman faced the task of telling the American public, the press, and the world, that America’s war against fascism had culminated in exploding a new weapon of extraordinary destructive power over a Japanese city. It was vital that this event be understood as a triumph of military power consistent with American decency and concern for life. Everyone involved in […]
Black Trump supporter Bernell Trammell was murdered on Thursday just hours after a pro-Trump interview.Trammell was gunned down shortly after giving an interview on his support for President Trump. Bernell Trammell was shot in the head execution style broad daylight yesterday in front of his store. He was a God fearing Trump supporting man. Was it because he was a Trump supporter? He didn’t look for […]
Google excluded major conservative and alt-media outlets from its search results for hours, hiding hits for sites like Breitbart and RedState even in searches for the outlets’ names – only to mysteriously revert to normal later. Conservative sites were in a panic Tuesday morning, reporting they seemed to have been blacklisted from Google. Articles and pages published by PJ Media, Daily Caller, The Blaze, and many […]
After being arrested on Saturday afternoon for painting over the state-sanctioned Black Lives Matter mural outside Trump Tower in New York City, Bevelyn Beatty and her friends made late night visits to paint over the street lettering in Brooklyn and Harlem. The intensely brave women did not back down when confronted by people who were hostile to their efforts. Just hours after being released, the women […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/07/0a/1079848395_0:0:3226:1814_1200x675_80_0_0_3032366f58b953f01065ea1ff8c27980.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/asia/202007101079848428-seoul-mayor-cancelled-meeting-with-s-korean-prime-minister-hours-before-death-reports-say/ TOKYO (Sputnik) – Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon, who was found dead in the woods of Mount Bugak not far from his residence, cancelled a working lunch with South Korean Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun on the day of his disappearance, saying that he was feeling unwell, the Yonhap news agency reported on Friday, citing officials. Park’s body was found late […]
CAIRO (Sputnik) – The Saudi-led coalition has carried out over 60 intensive airstrikes on the positions of the Shia rebel Houthi movement in four western Yemeni provinces over the past 24 hours, the Houthi-controlled Al Masirah broadcaster reported. The coalition’s air force hit the province of Marib with 52 airstrikes, the broadcaster reported. Out of the total, 41 air raids were launched on the districts of […]
Seattle Department of Transportation trucks cleared several CHOP Zone on Friday morning. The SDOT crews then halted their work and left after speaking with the CHOP Zone squatters.The protesters blocked the crews from removing their street barriers. Advertisement – story continues below Just SMH! Protesters block city crews from removing barricades in CHOP zone | KOMO https://t.co/WZB378L3hU — Donny Clark⭐⭐⭐ (@Clark51Austin) June 26, 2020 TRENDING: EXCLUSIVE: […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo-itemprop.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/202006261079731747-multiple-explosions-heard-across-gaza-hours-after-missiles-fired-toward-israel/ Multiple explosions were reported late Friday night in the Gaza Strip. Several hours earlier, several projectiles had been fired from the territory toward Israel. Explosions have been reported in multiple locations across the self-governing Gaza Strip late on Friday night. “Heavy bombing” was reported in the area of Khan Yunis, and four rockets were reportedly fired by Israel Defense […]
Mere hours after Twitter censored another post by President Donald Trump, it went after his favorite meme-maker, suspending Carpe Donktum over ‘copyright violations’ likely brought on by his recent mockery of CNN. Carpe Donktum’s “suspension” was quickly noticed on Tuesday evening, prompting concerns among conservative journalists that the social media platform was moving aggressively to silence the president and his supporters alike. Earlier in the day, Twitter […]