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One American passenger tested mildly positive with others still under checks. Folks got flown back from Tenerife in Spain’s Canary Islands and slapped with quarantines. Three deaths reported worldwide so far with the Argentina rodent stop as the likely source. CDC keeps saying community spread risk stays low while working with global partners. One French …
16 Americans from the MV Hondius arrived at the Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha today… Two others were transferred to Emory in Atlanta after one developed severe symptoms… The “Andes strain” cluster has already claimed three lives during the South American voyage… WHO chief says “we expect more cases” as dozens of passengers are monitored …
🇺🇸🇮🇷 U.S. Ohio-class submarine entered Gibraltar last night. It surfaced, in public. Royal Marines on the Rock. Most people think this is Tomahawk pressure on Iran. It isn't. USS Alaska is a ballistic missile submarine. Nuclear Trident missiles, not cruise missiles. SSBNs are… https://t.co/o64bFlAxYV pic.twitter.com/NQBt1TqKHm — Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) May 11, 2026 **Notable public sightings …
CDC confirms emergency team arrival in Canary Islands to meet MV Hondius. American passengers will be flown directly to a secure Nebraska airbase for isolation. Health experts warn the US is “unprepared” for this specific hantavirus strain. No targeted treatments or vaccines currently exist for the pathogen on board. Spanish Civil Guard has locked down …
Global health officials are racing to contain a deadly hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship. Three people have died and new cases are emerging, with people in at least two states now being monitored. The WHO is closely involved as the situation develops. This is causing concern across the travel industry. A hantavirus outbreak on …
A hantavirus-hit cruise ship has been anchored off Cape Verde and is now preparing to head to Spain rather than remain there. Spanish authorities said Tuesday the vessel would be received in the Canary Islands within three to four days. The MV Hondius has been moored for two days after a hantavirus outbreak was detected …
MV Hondius passengers being evacuated to the Netherlands in hazmat suits… Dutch, British, and German citizens among those hit by the rare viral cluster… Canary Islands slamming the door, refusing to let the “plague ship” dock… Five-star luxury turned into a floating biohazard unit. Panic in the staterooms as the global health risk remains “low” …
The MV Hondius, a specialist polar cruise ship, is currently anchored off the coast of Praia, Cape Verde, after being denied entry by local health authorities. The vessel is the center of a rare and deadly hantavirus outbreak that has claimed three lives and left several others seriously ill. While initial reports suggested thousands were …
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by Michael When hundreds of America’s admirals and generals gathered at a military base in Virginia on September 30th, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth instructed them to “prepare for war”. Unfortunately, he was not exaggerating. We are on the brink of war with Venezuela, President Trump is threatening to take military action if Hamas does not …
by Michael Do you know why Joe Biden never gave Tomahawk cruise missiles to Ukraine while he was in the White House? Even at such an extremely advanced state of mental decline, Biden still understood that allowing the Ukrainians to have such missiles would put us right on the brink of nuclear war. In addition to …
Donald Trump is reportedly taking over the Kennedy Center Honors and personally selecting honorees — this year’s crop consisting of George Strait, Sylvester Stallone, Kiss, Michael Crawford, and Gloria Gaynor, while Tom Cruise reportedly turned down an award. Jimmy and Americans’ Comedian Kurt Metzger, along with independent journalist James Li, discuss Trump’s plan to reverse …
The Carnival Triumph set sail in February 2013 with 4,200 people on board. It was supposed to be a four-day round trip from Galveston to Cozumel. It turned into an eight-day floating disaster. A fire in the engine room knocked out power. That killed propulsion, refrigeration, air conditioning, and every toilet on the ship. The …
🇺🇦🇷🇺‼️🚨 BREAKING: RUSSIA BLEW UP UKRAINE’S CRUISE MISSILE PROGRAM WITH NATO INSTRUCTORS! It was in the center of Kiev. 1/ pic.twitter.com/KUIrrwYpWu — Lord Bebo (@MyLordBebo) June 7, 2025 The facility was inside the Bolshevik plant, which is was defunct for years. Below the plant is a bunker, rather was. This bunker in the center of …
BREAKING: Russia’s launches one of its largest air attacks against Ukraine of this war. 407 suicide drones, 38 cruise missiles and 6 ballistic missiles were fired against Ukrainian cities. The video shows 4 missiles striking the city of Lutsk in western Ukraine. pic.twitter.com/5EbmN2hdns — Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) June 6, 2025 Overnight in Kyiv, emergency air …
Starship from the Icon of the Seas (Caribbean Sea) @SpaceX @elonmusk pic.twitter.com/1zzspKDgNU — Flyer XT (@FlyerXT) January 16, 2025
BREAKING: British Stormshadow cruise missiles start hitting Russian and North Korean soldiers in the Kursk region of Russia. This video shows Russian soldiers taking cover in an apartment as the British missiles fired by Ukraine start hitting targets near them. 🇺🇦🇬🇧🇷🇺🇰🇵 pic.twitter.com/3fPmov1SOV — Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) November 20, 2024 BREAKING: Reports of Ukraine firing up …
Florida-based cruise line Villa Vie Residences unveiled a new four-year cruise package called “Skip Forward,” offered to anyone suffering from Trump derangement syndrome. The Skip Forward package is part of the Tour La Vie program, starting at $40,000 per year, and is a “continuous global adventure for up to 4 years,” the company stated in a press release. In other words, the multi-year …
Self-driving taxis are now operational in San Francisco, with companies like Cruise and Waymo authorized to operate their autonomous vehicles around the clock. These robotaxis are available for public use, allowing users to book rides through their respective apps. This marks a significant step in the deployment of autonomous transportation, showcasing advancements in technology and …
🇷🇺🇺🇦‼️🚨 BREAKING: Footage of the missile that hit the children’s hospital in Kiev! Correct me if I’m wrong, but it’s not a cruise missile. It has no wings, hence it’s an air defense missile? pic.twitter.com/xZgGCfFDth — Lord Bebo (@MyLordBebo) July 8, 2024 🚨🇺🇸🇺🇦 An American Patriot air defense missile, fired by Ukraine, hit a Kiev …
Six stabbed on cruise, sparking mass chaos and emergency response. 🚨#BREAKING: Numerous people have been stabbed and injured in a mass stabbing on a cruise boat 📌#Brooklyn | #Newyork Currently Multiple law enforcement and emergency personnel are currently on the scene after numerous people were stabbed and injured in a mass stabbing on a… pic.twitter.com/ZwtJ5STYf5 …
🚨🇺🇸 TOM CRUISE BUYS PARAMOUNT Shari Redstone, the controlling shareholder of TV giant Paramount Global, has reached an agreement to sell her stake in the company to Skydance Media, owned largely by Tom Cruise. Source: Reuters pic.twitter.com/2wPVGpADLE — Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) April 3, 2024 April 3 (Reuters) – Paramount Global’s (PARA.O), opens new tab board …
‘Maverick had a royal wingman on Wednesday! Tom Cruise reunited with the Prince of Wales at London’s Air Ambulance Charity’s fundraising gala. Sharply dressed in tuxes and black bow ties, the heir to the throne and the Hollywood star posed for photos and were pictured laughing together.’ https://www.hola.com/us/royals/20240207355725/prince-william-tom-cruise-reunion-charity-gala-london-photos/ h/t A Deplorable Neanderthal
JERUSALEM (AP) – Iran threatened Wednesday to “decisively respond” to any U.S. attack on the Islamic Republic following President Joe Biden’s linking of Tehran to the killing of three U.S. soldiers at a military base in Jordan. The U.S. has signaled it is preparing for retaliatory strikes in the Mideast in the wake of the …
The layoffs, which mostly hit commercial operations and related corporate functions, comes one day after the robotaxi subsidiary dismissed nine “key leaders.” The moves are fallout from the company’s response to the Oct. 2 incident in which a pedestrian was dragged 20 feet by a Cruise self-driving car after being hit by another vehicle. Since …
Icon of the Seas is a cruise ship built for Royal Caribbean International and will be the lead ship of the Icon class. She is scheduled to enter service in early 2024 out of PortMiami in the US.[4] At 250,800 gross tonnage (GT), Icon of the Seas will be the largest cruise ship in the …
by callmecrude For anyone unaware, as of last week Cruise has indefinitely halted all of their driverless robotaxis nationwide after a slew of issues (accidents, blocking emergency service workers, parking in front of fire hydrants, unsafe driving near pedestrians) culminated in one of their cars running over a woman and dragging her body for 20 …
The German government is not planning to deliver the Taurus cruise missiles so urgently requested by the Ukrainian army in the foreseeable future. This was confirmed to BILD by German and Ukrainian government circles. Germany has not yet given the government in Kiev a formal rejection of the request, but has made it clear internally …
Another Missile Crisis. Thanks Joe. Nicaragua’s Communist dictator, Daniel Ortega, has authorized the installation of Russian military bases on his territory. The decree is reported to have been signed on Monday, August 21, according to the Russian state news site “Avia.Pro”. Avia.Pro reports: The President of Nicaragua, Daniel Ortega, signed a decree according to which the deployment …
Cruise will reduce its robotaxi fleet by 50% in San Francisco, the California Department of Motor Vehicles told CNBC. The move comes after Cruise autonomous vehicles were involved in multiple crashes in San Francisco this week where the self-driving cars appeared to stall in intersections, including one on Thursday night when it collided with a …