Saturday, April 17, 2021

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Barça Pummels Athletic Bilbao to Win 31st Copa del Rey
FC Barcelona thrashed Athletic Bilbao 4-0 on Saturday in the 2021 Copa del Rey final, hoisting the trophy for a record-extending 31st time.
Sheffield Relegated; West Ham Puts Top-4 Finish at Risk
Sheffield United was relegated from the Premier League on Saturday as the result of its loss to Wolverhampton hours after Newcastle United beat West Ham United.
Venezuela Sugar Cane Production Hits 64-Year Low
Venezuela is about to lose all its sweetness due to the embittering crisis that burdens the country, now with production of sugar at its lowest level since 1957, when it was located at about 2.1 million tons according to figures by the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock back then.
Chelsea Ends Manchester City’s Bid for Quadruple
Manchester City’s hopes of becoming the first team in English men’s soccer to win four trophies in a season were shattered on Saturday as the Premier League champions-in-waiting lost the FA Cup semifinal 1-0 to Chelsea.
Colombian Girl’s Daily Odyssey Gives New Meaning to Remote Learning
Every morning at 6:00, Valentina Arellano sets out with her mother on an arduous hike across the Carchi River into neighboring Colombia to the home of a relative who has a computer and internet so the 9-year-old can continue her education with schools shut down by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rublev, Tsitsipas Qualify for Monte Carlo Masters Final
Andrey Rublev set up a Monte Carlo Masters final clash against Stefanos Tsitsipas after straight-set wins over Casper Ruud and Daniel Evans, respectively, as both continue their search for a maiden ATP Masters title.
UK Bids Farewell to Prince Philip as Royals Attend Small Funeral Service
The United Kingdom’s Queen Elizabeth II and close royal family members bid on Saturday a final farewell to Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, who was laid to rest at St. George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle.
Italy’s Salvini to Face Kidnapping Trial for Migrant Standoff
The leader of Italy’s far-right League party Matteo Salvini will go on trial to face kidnapping charges relating to his decision as interior minister to block port access to the Open Arms migrant rescue boat, which was left at sea with some 150 people aboard for more than 20 days.
Explosion Was Behind Natanz Blackout, Iranian TV Claims
The detonation of an explosive device is to blame for the power outage that hit the Natanz uranium enrichment plant, the Iranian state-run TV said on Saturday.
Hamilton Takes Pole in Imola, Perez to Start in 2nd
Seven-time Formula One champion and title defender Lewis Hamilton will start the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix in pole position.
It Will Be Very Physically Demanding at Getafe, Zidane Says
Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane said on Saturday that the upcoming LaLiga game at Getafe would pose a physical challenge for the already exhausted team.
Thomas Vinterberg: ‘Another Round’ is About Living as Opposed to Just Existing
A movie about alcohol, but most of all about life. This is what is served up by director Thomas Vinterberg in “Another Round,” a story of four friends who embark on a quest of always being at least a little bit drunk at all times, and one tipped to fare well in this year’s Academy Awards.
COVID-19 Deaths Exceed 3 Million Worldwide, JHU Says
Coronavirus-related deaths have exceeded 3 million worldwide, while infections stand at over 140 million since the pandemic began, the Johns Hopkins University’s most recent data showed on Saturday.
The Belgian Violin Makers Committed to Tradition
The renowned luthier workshop Maison Bernard in Brussels has preserved a traditional approach to string instrument artisanship and restoration that has little changed since it first opened its doors in 1868, when Belgium was but a fledgling nation.
Myanmar Junta to Pardon 23,000 Prisoners in Buddhist New Year Amnesty
Myanmar’s military authorities said on Saturday they granted pardons to 23,000 prisoners to mark the Buddhist New Year as protests against the junta, which came to power in a coup in February, continued, local media reported.
Five Killed in Clashes with Police at Power Plant in Bangladesh
At least five people died and 11 others were injured on Saturday in clashes between workers at an under-construction power plant and the police in Chittagong district in southern Bangladesh.
India Reports Another Successive Day of Record COVID-19 Cases, Deaths
The second wave of coronavirus continued to create new daily records in India, as it reported 234,692 infections and 1,341 deaths over the last 24 hours on Saturday, according to Health Ministry data.
Soyuz MS-17 Spacecraft with 3 Crew Members Lands on Kazakh Steppes
The Russian spaceship Soyuz MS-17 landed safely in the Kazakhstan steppes on Saturday, according to live broadcast by the Russian space agency Roscosmos.
Cuba’s Raul Castro Says Goodbye, Socialism Does Not
Raul Castro’s retirement as Cuba’s Communist Party leader marks the end of an era but not of the centralized economy, which will continue, as he announced on Friday, with fewer concessions to capitalism than many expected in face of the island’s economic crisis.
‘Magister Raffaello,’ an Audiovisual Exhibition of a Renaissance Genius
The details of the life and work of Raphael, one of the greatest exponents of the Renaissance, are displayed in an audiovisual exhibition that reinvents the study of art at the central gallery of the National Center of the Arts (Cenart) in Mexico’s capital.
Terrifying Picture: How the Navy’s ‘Lady Lex’ Aircraft Carrier Fell at Coral Sea
Sebastien Roblin, The National Interest - 44 minutes ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *Aircraft Cattiers, Asia* After many close calls, the Lexington finally arrived, prepared for battle. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *Sixteen days later it was back in Pearl Harbor, where the venerable carrier finally had its eight-inch gun turrets removed in exchange for additional rapid-fire antiaircraft batteries. The Navy finally appreciated that the carrier’s ability to launch and defend against swarms of aircraft that could attack targets hundreds of miles away was more important than a few extra big guns. On March 4, 2018 an expedition funded by phil...
This Big Russian Plane Makes NATO Sweat Bullets
Mark Episkopos, The National Interest - 44 minutes ago
*Mark Episkopos* *Russian Air Force, Europe* [image: Russian Air Force] Moscow has a powerful, modern air force that includes high-tech reconnaissance and command aircraft. *Key point: *The A-50U is a big improvement over previous A-50 warplanes. Here is why Russia built them and why it is eager to create a lot more. Russia’s Beriev A-50U reconnaissance aircraft is rapidly moving along in serial production, according to the Beriev Aircraft Company. "*On December 6, the Beriev Aircraft Company delivered another A-50U serially modernized long-range radar surveillance plane (side nu...
Why Russia’s Yak-130 Is More Than a Mere Training Jet
Thomas Newdick, The National Interest - 44 minutes ago
*Thomas Newdick* *Yak-130, Europe* When an air force wants to maximize its combat potential, a trainer — even a jet-powered one — might not be the most obvious choice of aircraft. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *Most of the other nations that have looked at the Yak-130 have counter-insurgency or other light combat requirements, on top of any training role. These countries include Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nicaragua, Uruguay, and Vietnam. In the world of Russian jet fighters, Moscow’s finest — such as the Flanker and the fifth-generation Sukhoi T-50 —...
Czech Republic Expels 18 Russian Diplomats. Seek Skripal Suspects For 2014 Ammunition Depot Explosion
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 45 minutes ago
A national flag of Russia flies on the Russian embassy in Prague. © Reuters / David W Cerny *RFE:** Czech Republic Expels 18 Russian Diplomats Over Depot Blast; Searches For Skripal Poisoning Suspects* The Czech Republic has announced that it is expelling 18 Russian diplomats it considers spies after intelligence agencies concluded that Russian military agents were involved in a massive ammunition depot explosion on Czech soil in 2014. Prime Minister Andrej Babis said in an emergency press conference on April 17 that the decision to expel the diplomats was made on the basis of ...
Global COVID-19 Death Toll Surpasses Three Million
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 46 minutes ago
*Euronews:* *Global COVID-19 death toll surpasses three million * The global death toll due to COVID-19 has now passed three million, according to a tally from Johns Hopkins University. Countries in the European Union and Economic Area account for at least 645,412 deaths, according to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). The US is the country with the highest number of reported deaths due to COVID-19 with more than a half a million. The country is followed by Brazil, Mexico and India. *Read more* .... *More News On Global COVID-19 Death Toll Surpa...
Russian Opposition Leader Alexei Navalny's Doctor Says He 'Is Dying' And Could Suffer A Cardiac Arrest At 'Any Minute'
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 47 minutes ago
Navalny was arrested on January 17 when he returned to Russia from Germany, where he had spent five months recovering from poisoning he blames on the Kremlin [File: Press service of Simonovsky District Court/Handout via Reuters] *Daily Mail/AFP:* *Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny 'is DYING' and could suffer cardiac arrest at 'any minute' his doctor warns as medics are barred from penal colony* * Putin's rival is serving two-and-a-half years after being imprisoned in February * Six months earlier he barely survived Novichok poisoning he blames on Kremlin * He the...
Intersectional Feminism Wages War On White Women
Red Ice News - 1 hour ago
[image: Intersectional Feminism Wages War On White Women] Originally published February 3, 2018 White female feminists are under attack by "intersectional" feminists and it's hilarious to watch. "White feminism" is now in the same category as "White supremacy" and "White privilege." Watch Lana's exclusive videos by getting a membership at https://redicemembers.com. Help us by donating to us here: https://redice.tv/donate
Oprah #MeToo #TimesUp Movement Ignores "Migrant" Gang Rapists Who Walk Free
Red Ice News - 1 hour ago
[image: Oprah #MeToo #TimesUp Movement Ignores "Migrant" Gang Rapists Who Walk Free] Originally published January 15, 2018 Lana comments on the hypocrisy and blatant anti-White male agenda behind the Me Too movement and addresses Oprah's "Time's Up" (on White men) speech at the Golden Globes. Watch Lana's exclusive videos by getting a membership at redicemembers.com. Help us by donating to us here: redice.tv/donate
"Is China Preparing A Gold-Backed Digital Yuan: Beijing Greenlights Purchases Of Billions In Bullion"
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 1 hour ago
*Full screen recommended.* *"Is China Preparing A Gold-Backed Digital Yuan: * *Beijing Greenlights Purchases Of Billions In Bullion"* by Epic Economist "Recent evidence shows the Chinese government is getting ready to launch the first Central Bank Digital Currency backed on gold, threatening to put an end to the dollar's reign as the world's reserve currency and triggering a global banking crisis during that process. Since 2018, global market specialists have been arguing that China had started to secretly turn to hard money in order to strengthen the status of its currency, and the ...
Climate Experts Everywhere
tonyheller, Real Climate Science - 2 hours ago
Ten years ago today, Charles Manson weighed in about climate. “our polar caps are melting because we’re doing bad things to the atmosphere.” Charles Manson breaks 20-year silence on 40th anniversary of gruesome Sharon Tate murders | Mail Online
Minimal Pi i2pd Install by Pinroot
E.M.Smith, Musings from the Chiefio - 2 hours ago
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America's Cold War F-89 Scorpion Would Have Nuked Soviet Warplanes
Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 2 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *Cold War History, Americas* [image: Cold War History] Faced with the possibility of fighting a large number of Soviet aircraft, the Air Force decided prepare to fight nukes with nukes to ensure enemy bombers would not get through. *Key point: *For 20 years the F-89 stood guard by patrolling and having its nuclear air-to-air missiles ready for action. Here is how such drastic weapons would have been used against large Soviet air formations in combat. The all-weather, twin-engine Northrop F-89 Scorpion was the first jet-powered interceptor aircraft designed specifica...
The Legendary B-1 Lancer Still Has Some Fight Left in It
Caleb Larson, The National Interest - 2 hours ago
*Caleb Larson* *B-1 Bomber, Americas* An upgrade to the airframe’s displays and communications will keep the B-1 flying for at least another decade. *Here's What You Need to Know*: This plane can sweep its wings back for high altitude, supersonic flight, or fly low, with wings outstretched while hugging the ground. The B-1 Lancer is an impressive long-range, supersonic heavy bomber with variable-geometry wings designed for both supersonic and subsonic speed. Its nickname is The Bone. *New Engines* *General Electric* developed a new turbofan design for the Lancer that has an af...
Fourth Stimulus Payment Coming? ‘We Need at Least One More Check’
Ethen Kim Lieser, The National Interest - 2 hours ago
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Stimulus Check, * [image: Stimulus Update] Four in ten Americans are still continuing to experience a loss of income compared to before the pandemic started more than a year ago. There’s no question that the Internal Revenue Service has done a valiant job in disbursing nearly one hundred sixty million coronavirus stimulus checks worth $376 billion to U.S. taxpayers under the American Rescue Plan. This now represents 84 percent of the $450 billion total earmarked for stimulus funds, the agency noted. But even before the dust settles on that success, there is a...
Nazi Germany Had a Flying Coffin Bomber That Flopped
Robert Beckhusen, The National Interest - 2 hours ago
*Robert Beckhusen* *History, Americas* Excessive heat and the risk of fire were a constant concern. *Here’s What You Need to Remember:* Put yourself in the shoes of a German pilot during World War II. It’d be more than just a bit concerning if your assignment was to fly the “Flaming Coffin,” a.k.a. the “One Way Bomber” or “Volcano.” But the hot, flammable He 177 Greif, or Griffin, was Nazi Germany’s only long-range heavy bomber produced in appreciable numbers. The 35-ton machine — when fully loaded — was a mistake, and more importantly, contributed to the German defeat by suckin...
Russia Built the Fastest Submarine Ever (But It Had One Major Flaw)
Caleb Larson, The National Interest - 2 hours ago
*Caleb Larson* *Submarines, Eurasia* It was really loud. *Here's What You Need to Know*: The K-222’s top speed was just over 51 miles, or about 82 kilometers, per hour. The K-222 was an extremely fast submarine. The Soviet Navy hoped that the K-222, a prototype and the sole example of the NATO-designated Papa-class, would be used to hunt down American or NATO surface groups through a combination of speed and stealth. The submarine’s design was purposely restricted to incorporate new technologies and materials. This was a change in Russian submarine design, which traditionally f...
XP-55 Ascender: Why This Crazy Plane Never Entered Production
Caleb Larson, The National Interest - 2 hours ago
*Caleb Larson* *XP-55, Americas* The plane suffered from poor handling characteristics. *Here's What You Need to Know*: That this plane never entered production is probably for the best. In 1939, the Army put out a call for tenders, asking aircraft manufacturers to design an airframe that was superior to existing planes with a focus on speed and the pilot’s line of sight. It also specified that radical and unconventional aircraft designs would be allowed—thankfully for the Curtiss-Wright XP-55 Ascender. The Ascender used a pusher-style propeller located at the rear that “pushed...
Picture Of The Day
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 2 hours ago
Queen Elizabeth II takes her seat for the funeral of Prince Philip at St George's Chapel, in Windsor, Britain, April 17, 2021. Victoria Jones/Pool via REUTERS *WNU Editor: *The above picture is from this photo-gallery .... *The funeral of Prince Philip* (Reuters).
The Funeral For Prince Philip The Duke Of Edinburgh -- News Roundup
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 2 hours ago
* Daily Mail: The Queen wipes away a tear as she sits alone at Prince Philip's funeral because of Covid: Her Majesty bows her head in front of her husband's coffin as grief-stricken royals say farewell to the Duke in poignant Windsor ceremony * * The Queen sat alone in St George's Chapel having wiped away tears as she accompanied Philip's coffin * Prince Charles in tears as he and his siblings followed the casket into the church as his father was laid to rest * Feuding brothers Prince William and Prince Harry saw each other for the first time since Megxit last year * They...
The Ku Klutz Kaukus
jurassicpork, Welcome Back to Pottersville - 1 hour ago
(By *American Zen*'s Mike Flannigan, on loan from Ari.) *Y*esterday, Punchbowl News' Twitter account exposed a seven page draft document announcing the formation of an "America First Caucus." It quickly proved to be one of the biggest bombshells and scoops of the still-young year. Reading the seven-page draft, it's easy to see why it's, for now (with all due disrespect to Matt Gaetz), the biggest lightning rod on the Hill. The eye-catching part is the blurb on immigration that states in part, "America is a nation with a border, and a culture, strengthened by a common respect f...
Musical Interlude: Vangelis, "Hymn"
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 3 hours ago
Vangelis, "Hymn"
"A Look to the Heavens"
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 3 hours ago
“Large, dusty, spiral galaxy NGC 4945 is seen edge-on near the center of this rich telescopic image. The field of view spans nearly 2 degrees, or about 4 times the width of the Full Moon, toward the expansive southern constellation Centaurus. About 13 million light-years distant, NGC 4945 is almost the size of our own Milky Way Galaxy. But X-ray and infrared observations reveal even more high energy emission and star formation in the core of NGC 4945. The other prominent galaxy in the field, NGC 4976, is an elliptical galaxy. Left of center, NGC 4976 is much farther away, at a dis...
"The Questions..."
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 3 hours ago
“I don't pretend we have all the answers. But the questions are certainly worth thinking about.” - Arthur C. Clarke
Land of Opportunity? Many Pregnant Women Now Crossing the Border into the U.S. to Sell Their Babies
Brian-Admin, Medical Kidnap - 4 hours ago
Owen Shroyer documents in this video how dozens of pregnant illegal immigrants in downtown McAllen, Texas are being caravanned to the corrupt and complicit Rio Grande Valley Catholic Charity in the dark of night to avoid being caught for their criminal activity. As we have reported many times here at Health Impact News, and especially on our MedicalKidnap.com website, the buying and selling of babies and children is one of the most lucrative businesses in the world. These pregnant mothers were obviously offered a large sum of money to bring their child to full term and sell them i...
The Children Are Our Future
Kate, Small Dead Animals - 4 hours ago
AFT Prez. Teacher, Unionist.
Body Armor Doesn't Matter: Russia's VSS Vintorez Is Silent But Deadly
Caleb Larson, The National Interest - 4 hours ago
*Caleb Larson* *Special Forces, * These rifles have been Both issued to various Russian special forces, intelligence units, and some security services. *Here's What You Need to Remember:* Despite being designed and issued in the late 1980s, The VSS Vintorez and AS Val rifles filled an interesting niche in Soviet armories and remain in service with the Russian Federation today. Both rifles have seen action outside of Russia, notably in Georgia, Syria, Ukraine’s Donbass region, and Crimea. Cut back to the late 1980s. NATO troops are increasingly issued more and better body armor. ...
The Temptation of Over-Focusing on China
Lukasz Kulesa, The National Interest - 4 hours ago
*Lukasz Kulesa* *Security, Asia* Does the emergence of China as America’s top security concern change fundamentally the calculations for U.S. alliance policy? Maybe that's a problem. The Biden administration’s honeymoon with its allies fades into the prosaic task of the day-to-day management of the alliances. So far, the U.S. president and his team have embarked on a charm offensive in both the Asia-Pacific region and Europe, pronouncing a new era of mutual respect, prior consultations, as well as reinvigoration and modernization of U.S. alliances and partnerships. But not all t...
Surveillance State: Is Congress Overstepping Its Boundaries?
Fred Lucas, The National Interest - 4 hours ago
*Fred Lucas* *Congress, Americas* Allowing Congress to target the communication records of private individuals will lead to no place good. Civil libertarians concerned about the National Security Agency and potential surveillance from other bureaucracies in the executive branch might also consider worrying a little about Congress and whether it’s OK for a House committee to bypass transparency protocols to obtain the phone and text records of lawyers for the opposition, a journalist, and another member of Congress. So, what are the limits of congressional surveillance? The D.C. ...
The Danger of Tenuous Talks on Iran’s Nuclear Ambitions
Bonnie Kristian, The National Interest - 4 hours ago
*Bonnie Kristian* *Iran Talks, Middle East* If neither party budges, then all the indirect talks in the world won’t help stave off the risk of war. After weeks of rebuffs and stagnation, some progress in returning the United States and Iran to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), commonly known as the Iran nuclear deal, may finally be afoot. Washington and Tehran recently began indirect talks mediated by other world powers in Vienna and organized into two working groups. One is focused on bringing Iran back into compliance with the pact’s limits on its nuclear activit...
America Sent Money to Bribe MiG-15 Pilots to Defect
Caleb Larson, The National Interest - 4 hours ago
*Caleb Larson* *Korean War History, Asia* [image: Korean War History] It was capitalism at its finests: drop leaflets promising tons of money to whoever switched sides and brought their MiG-15 with them. *Key point: *The plan was clever but it did not exactly work as intended. A MiG-15 pilot did end up defected, but he claimed it was due to North Korean atrocities rather than due to knowledge of the financial incentives. Korea, 1953. The United States’ latest fighter jet, the F-86 Sabre is getting blown out of the sky. Despite being touted as the most advanced fighter in the wor...
Why Israel Is the Only Nation With ‘Special’ F-35 Stealth Fighters
Caleb Larson, The National Interest - 4 hours ago
*Caleb Larson* *F-35, * The F-35 Lightning II program is tightly owned by Lockheed. Physical or data systems modifications to the aircraft are essentially not allowed. But there are exceptions. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *Israel has essentially been allowed to create an “app” that operates on top of Lockheed’s C4 information architecture. This “app” will use data gathered by the F-35 to network with the other “nodes” in their information-gathering network — Israeli F-15s and F-16s that operate on in tandem with Israeli C4 architecture. Israel secured a number of contract...
Ruger AR-556: The Ultimate Self Defense Rifle?
Richard Douglas, The National Interest - 4 hours ago
*Richard Douglas* *AR-556, * When it comes to self-defense, the Ruger AR-556 is reliable as the day is long. Many Americans are looking into purchasing a self-defense rifle for the first time. The Ruger AR-556 is one of the most reliable rifles made in America today. During a visit to my local gunbroker, I found myself talking to a potential new gun owner who was on the hunt for a self-defense rifle. Like so many seasoned gun owners, the repeatedly mentioned feature they were looking for was reliability. After all, no matter which style of gun you prefer for the defense of your...
Logging Eden: NSW south coast forestry dominated by potentially illegal wood-chipping
Harriet Swift, Michael West - 4 hours ago
[image: logging for woodchipping] During 2020, 96% of trees felled in the NSW region of Eden were turned into woodchips, with 1.5% for firewood. Elizabeth Minter and Harriet Swift report on the potentially illegal activity and the huge amount of taxpayers' money being handed out to the timber industry.
Iranian commander claims Iran has the largest helicopter fleet in the Middle East
[image: Iranian commander claims Iran has the largest helicopter fleet in the Middle East] BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:00 A.M.) – The commander of the Iranian Air Force, Brigadier General Yousef Qorbani, revealed that his forces have the largest fleet of helicopters in the Middle East region. According to statements carried by the state-owned Fars News Agency, Qorbani said: “Today we have the largest helicopter fleet in the Middle East,” noting that “our helicopter command training center has no parallel in the region, and we are able to defend the achievements of the revolution.” The comm...
The things we can't be told in Our Town!
<b>bob somerby</b>, the daily howler - 5 hours ago
*SATURDAY, APRIL 17, 2021* *Today, it's the Washington Post: *Why was Daunte Wright being arrested last Sunday? The answer to that is one of the things we can't be told in Our Town.. On Thursday night, this is what we marks were told as The NewsHour's Yamiche Alcindor spoke with Brian Williams: ALCINDOR (4/15/21): So the mother and family of Daunte Wright today said, *Can you imagine what Dante was probably feeling as he had three officers surrounding him for what seemed like a minor infraction having to do with a warrant for marijuana*, a business that people make money with all...
Norway and Denmark to withdraw forces from Afghanistan
[image: Norway and Denmark to withdraw forces from Afghanistan] According to a Norwegian government report, the country managed to achieve only one goal in Afghanistan, namely being a good ally of the US. After the US announcement to pull back its troops from Afghanistan, its Scandinavian allies Norway and Denmark have decided to follow suit. “We will begin the withdrawal of Norwegian forces on 1 May and will finish in September”, Norwegian Foreign Minister Ine Eriksen Søreide told national broadcaster NRK. Continue reading Norway and Denmark to withdraw forces from Afghanistan at ...
Yemeni gov’t forces retake several areas in western Taiz
[image: Yemeni gov’t forces retake several areas in western Taiz] BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:20 A.M.) – The website of the Yemeni Ministry of Defense said on Saturday that “the National Army forces launched an attack on the Houthi station sites at the Maqabneh front, west of Taiz, during which they managed to liberate Tibbah al-Sheki and the village of Zubaida.” According to their report, “the confrontations resulted in the killing and wounding of 35 among the Houthis,” referring to the destruction of an “armored BMP belonging to the Houthis.” The new progress of the Yemeni army comes the ...
We come to bear witness to light in your heart.
Bob Dinn, balance10 - 6 hours ago
Although the knowledge of man has broadened, his spiritual understanding is very narrow to the present hour. While the ascended masters and your own beloved Saint Germain continue to serve with beloved Jesus and the mighty hierarchy of life, it is a fact that the planet is overrun with lifestreams who selfishly pursue their own ends. Knowing the imminence of death and destruction all around them and understanding some measure of nature’s power, they are still unwilling to depart from the realm of the "normal”and mass intelligence that seeks to conquer the universe. They are ...
CDC Reports 2,794 Total Deaths Following COVID Experimental “Vaccines” as Some Clinics Halt J&J Shots due to Side Effects
Pam Vernon, Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 7 hours ago
by Brian ShilhavyEditor, Health Impact News In what is becoming the most censored story probably in the history of the United States, the CDC has reported this week that 2,794 deaths have been reported to VAERS as of April 5, 2021, following injections of the three experimental, non-FDA approved, COVID-19 injections. The Vaccine Adverse Event … Continue reading CDC Reports 2,794 Total Deaths Following COVID Experimental “Vaccines” as Some Clinics Halt J&J Shots due to Side Effects →
This Big Russian Tank Was Built for Nuclear War
Caleb Larson, The National Interest - 5 hours ago
*Caleb Larson* *Tanks, Eurasia* The Object 279 would have dominated Europe’s nuclear battlefields. *Here's What You Need to Know*: Object 279 was a heavy tank with some startling capabilities. In the early days of the Cold War, both American and Soviet war planners assumed that the next European war would be nuclear right from the get-go. Strategic thinking was of the opinion that since the United States and the USSR had nukes—why not use them? A lot of strange prototypes were built around this pretense—and not just tanks, turboprops and jets were designed for the opening hours ...
Russia's Tu-160 Doesn't Care About Stealth (It Just Kills Everything)
Caleb Larson, The National Interest - 5 hours ago
*Caleb Larson* *Tu-160 Bomber, * Russia's supersonic Tu-160 bomber isn't stealthy, but it doesn't need to be. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *What to do when a new design isn’t working out as hope? Fall back on what’s tried and true, with an update. Russia is currently working to modernize its existing fleet of Tu-160s with improved engines and avionics. Fastest bomber ever built. The largest bomber ever built. Heaviest bomber ever built. All of these monikers refer to the Tupelov Tu-160 “White Swan” (NATO reporting name “Blackjack”), a legacy Soviet airframe that has of lat...
Russia is Now Operating Hand-Held Military Drones
Kris Osborn, The National Interest - 5 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *Russian Military, arctic* This hand-launched drone could transmit video images back from the opposite side of a glacier, mountain, or other kinds of extreme cold weather terrain. Russia is now operating hand-held military drones able to function in temperatures as extreme as minus 52 degrees Celsius, a technology that introduces new operational combat options for fast-increasing numbers of Russian forces in the Arctic. The drone, according to a report in Russia’s TASS news agency, can fly in both the Arctic and Antarctica. Called the ZALA 421-08M, the five-pound d...
The Nimitz-class Aircraft Carrier Is the U.S. Navy's Super Weapon
Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 5 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *Nimitz-class, * The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier is unquestionably a symbol of American might and power projection abroad. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *While the last of the *Nimitz*-class carriers has been commissioned, and the class will eventually be replaced by the *Gerald R. Ford*-class, these ten carriers will still strike fear into potential U.S. adversaries for many years to come. At 1,092 feet, the *Nimitz*-class supercarriers are more than three times the length of a football field, and with a crew of 3,200 sailors and 2,480 airmen, these are ess...
The Real Black Widow: How the P-61 Helped Win World War II
Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 5 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *World War II History, Americas* [image: World War II History] The P-61 was one excellent and reliable warplane that was also excellent for domestic wartime propaganda. *Key point: *The P-61 helped pummel the Axis in more ways than one. Here is how it got photographed many times and used for domestic campaign material. The Second World War saw a major leap forward in aircraft design. When the war began, the United States Army Air Corps and the Royal Air were each still flying outdated aircraft including the Douglas TBD-1 and Fairey Swordfish respectively. By the war...
Brazil reports 67,636 new coronavirus cases, 2,929 deaths in 24 hours (April 17)
Latin America News, The Rio Times - 5 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil recorded 67,636 additional confirmed cases of coronavirus in the past 24 hours, along with 2,929 deaths from COVID-19, the Health Ministry said on Saturday. Brazil has registered more than 13.9 million cases since the pandemic began, while the official death toll has risen to 371,678, according to ministry data […] The post Brazil reports 67,636 new coronavirus cases, 2,929 deaths in 24 hours (April 17) appeared first on The Rio Times.

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