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US KC-135 tanker screams emergency over Persian Gulf right off Iran. JUST IN🇮🇷🇺🇸🇮🇶🔥 An American KC-135 refuelling aircraft — affiliated with the U.S. Air Force has declared an emergency while flying over the Persian gulf off Iran. 🚨has Iran Started a electronic warfare or jamming against US and Israel? pic.twitter.com/VkAYjsCD3T — RKM (@rkmtimes) May 5, …
Reporter’s summation of today’s episode from Frontline Africa news podcast: Five things you should take away from this episode. The number one thing is that this is now a four-front war. Iran from the east, Hezbollah from the north, the Houthis from Yemen in the south, the Iraqi militias hitting American targets across the Middle …
🚨‼️ BREAKING 💥Video goes viral showing thousands of crows flying over Tel Aviv. In many cultures, the flight of this type of bird is seen as an omen — a sign that something is about to happen. pic.twitter.com/GCUNckBde7 — Express News (@ExNewsHD) March 25, 2026
BREAKING: Drones detected over the base where Secretary of State Rubio and Defense Secretary Hegseth live. Multiple domestic military bases locked down. The U.S. just issued a global security alert for all diplomatic posts overseas. The war in Iran isn’t 7,000 miles away anymore. Unidentified drones are now flying over the homes of the two …
Beijing claims ‘Star Wars’ space warship could deploy unmanned fighter jets The core equipment of the Nantianmen plan is the “Luanniao,” a Helicarrier (flying aircraft carrier) named after a mythical bird. According to Lijian, the Luanniao is designed to be 242 meters long, 684 meters wide, and have a maximum takeoff weight of 120,000 tons. …
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In hindsight, she says the suitcases filled with millions of dollars in cash seem like an obvious connection to the estimated billions of dollars in fraud. While traveling with large amounts of money is not illegal, as long as it’s documented, she also explains how much money she saw, how law enforcement officers were contacted—and …
An unmanned, oval-shaped aircraft from flying taxi manufacturer EHang hovers above a riverside innovation district on the outskirts of the southern Chinese commercial center of Guangzhou, whirring loudly like a miniature helicopter as part of trials for a compact flying taxi that could have been lifted straight from science fiction movies. In the neighboring city …
Multiple ground stops and delays at America’s busiest airports are beginning to upend the chaotic Thanksgiving travel week. Due to thunderstorms from a coast-to-coast weather system moving across the US, all flights departing from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport have been delayed by an average of 30 minutes. The air traffic control tower was evacuated due …
Authored by Mike Shedlock via mishtalk, After a speech by Fed Governor Chris Waller in August, ADP stopped giving the Fed data. ADP vs BLS Private Payrolls – Month-Over-Month Lost Access The data in question is not the public data from which I produce monthly charts such as the lead chart. Rather, the Fed lost …
$BNP crash wasn’t in my bingo card today, does anyone know what’s going on? Have they frozen again 2 funds investing in subprime by any chance? 😬 https://t.co/u1hN78T0zJ pic.twitter.com/Invn2dv6Zm — JustDario 🏊♂️ (@DarioCpx) October 20, 2025 Shares in BNP Paribas fell to a six-month low on Monday after the French bank lost a case linked …
* Joby and Archer Aviation are creating electric vertical take-off and landing vehicles. * The California companies made their first flight demos at a Monterey County airshow on Saturday. * Both companies are aiming to fly their first passengers within the next few years. It may have been the quietest attraction of the day. On …
It’s almost time to start printing money to buy mortgage-backed securities. The Fed is flying blind into an imploding economy. We are told that the "high end" consumer is still doing just fine, as evidenced by airline demand for premium seating. However, airlines are not confirming this "bull market". Pundits, do your homework. pic.twitter.com/e9OcjXIWQm — …
😱 China! Two Xpeng eVTOL flying cars collided during an air show rehearsal in Changchun, injuring one passenger (now stable). These $280K beasts soar 300-500m high. Future of flight or risky ride? What do you think? 🇨🇳 pic.twitter.com/yW3mkP0CTa — Fahad Naim (@Fahadnaimb) September 17, 2025 Innovation always comes with risk.
Zelensky isn’t arriving alone this time. Macron, Merz, Stubb, Meloni, von der Leyen, and NATO chief Rutte are all confirmed for Monday’s White House session. https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/european-leaders-nato-zelenskyy-trump-ukraine-russia-1.7611162 Trump just came back from Alaska after meeting Putin. No ceasefire, no treaty. Only his envoy claiming Russia agreed to U.S.-backed NATO-style guarantees for Ukraine. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ukraine-russia-steve-witkoff-nato-security-guarantees/ Zelensky wasn’t invited …
Flying private for recreation has always been marketed as status. Lately, it looks more like blind risk. In 2025, the fatal accident rate for private and charter aviation remains multiple orders higher than commercial carriers. NTSB data puts the number between 5 and 13 times for small aircraft. For charters, risk increases dramatically depending on …
A video shared from Cape Girardeau, Missouri, shows a car go airborne after a road buckled due to extreme heat on Sunday, June 22.
Trump: "We have planes that are undetectable flying around. Nobody's able to see them. Stealth." pic.twitter.com/DDym3R8L2d — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) June 18, 2025
by Michael Did President Trump just pull the trigger on a major decision? When dozens of U.S. Air Force tankers started taking off from their bases, all sorts of speculation started to erupt on social media. And then when those tankers started flying east across the Atlantic, the level of speculation escalated to a frenzy. As …
New Canadian PM Mark Carney wants to restrict your ability to travel by plane by hiking up taxes on air travel, despite jet-setting around the world in private jets himself. "We should be taking into account the impact of our flying on the planet." "You push up the tax on… pic.twitter.com/cjg80D1vNa — Wide Awake Media …
China has officially entered the era of "flying taxis". 2 Chinese companies have obtained the commercial operation certificate for autonomous passenger drones from CAAC. China is at the forefront of the world's 4th Industrial Revolution. pic.twitter.com/POFiLTs3I1 — Li Zexin 李泽欣 (@XH_Lee23) March 31, 2025 China’s drone taxi industry officially lifted off this week, as EHang …
There’s been quite a buzz about potential delays in the 25% tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico. Some sources have suggested that the tariffs, initially set to go into effect on February 1st, might be postponed until March 1st. However, there hasn’t been any official confirmation from the Trump administration. President Trump has reiterated …
” My buddy and I were talking in the front yard, and a few minutes later, we noticed an extremely bright glowing orb in the sky. It was moving slowly towards my house, and after about 10 minutes, it started moving the opposite direction. It was probably somewhere around 25,000 feet and was visible for …
It’s a slap in the face that the Pentagon continues to tell the American people they don’t know who is flying the drones over New Jersey. I think the Pentagon absolutely knows, but they’re full of crap. And if they actually don’t know, these officials should resign in disgrace. Luckily, in just a few more …
I don’t understand why no FLIR video or stills have been shown from the NJSP helo that chased this down. It’s such an easy piece of information to provide the public and say “Hey these are what they look like if you see these guys over your heads call us”. Plus all us internet… — …
MORE: The Pentagon says there is no evidence that drones flying over New Jersey are from a foreign entity or adversary. — Breaking 4 News (@Breaking_4_News) December 11, 2024
If real ID is required to fly, then I refuse to go to any of these Blue states until they require ID to vote. pic.twitter.com/8Rjv3RhgwL — synergytruth (@synergytrusa) November 30, 2024
The California Air Resources Board is voting on November 8 on whether or not to adopt more stringent requirements for its Low Carbon Fuel Standard program, by which the state uses a system of credits and deficits to reward or punish producers that make fuel better or worse than the rising “clean” standard.” While the …
U.S. Air Force Gen. Mark Kelly wasn’t sure what to make of reports that a suspicious fleet of unidentified aircraft had been flying over Langley Air Force Base on Virginia’s shoreline. Kelly, a decorated senior commander at the base, got on a squadron rooftop to see for himself. He joined a handful of other officers …
