Historically, U.S. modernization of its triad of strategic offensive forces — intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), bombers and ballistic missile submarines — has advanced hand-in-hand with arms control treaties.
Читать дальше...Once derisively dubbed “stinkpads” by detractors, Lenovo's ThinkPad laptops have come a long way. Now at Walmart, score a fully refurbished Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon for just $385. Think a laptop can't be both good and cheap? Think again.
An e-mail arrived in my inbox a few weeks ago, asking if I was interested in taking a chilaquiles lesson with Rick. Chilaquiles, of course, being the comforting tortilla-in-broth cure-all of Mexican gastronomy, and Rick being Rick Bayless, the Chicago chef, Mexico evangelist, and sole reason that O’Hare Airport is…
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But don’t expect *les voitures autonomes de Waymo* to roam international roads just yet.
A tearful Zion Williamson had to stop an interview multiple times after being drafted No. 1 overall by the New Orleans Pelicans
A typo in the state’s automatic voter registration bill would have forced non-citizens to register despite their ineligibility — but lawmakers vowed it would be fixed. The bill directs designated state agencies such as the Department of Motor Vehicles, State Board of Elections and Department of Social Services to automatically enroll residents who fill out...
Gov. Andrew Cuomo said he wanted New York to adopt a limit on greenhouse-gas emissions that’s “the most aggressive goal in the country.” Unfortunately for New Yorkers, state lawmakers took him at his word. The Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act now awaiting his signature vastly expands the state’s power to regulate every corner of...
NEW YORK (AP) — Why is the stock market so happy and the bond market so gloomy?
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President Trump is growing the defense budget now, but even he would agree that will become increasingly difficult as time goes on, the population ages and the costs of entitlements and interest on the $20 trillion debt consume ever-increasing shares of the federal budget.
Читать дальше...The Toledo History Museum on Thursday held the grand opening celebration of an exhibit about the Jack Dempsey-Jess Willard championship fight in Toledo, as part of the city’s lineup of festivities for the fight’s centennial commemoration.
Sen. Bernie Sanders, Vermont independent, stated last week that an "economic bill of rights" is central to Democratic Socialism. In the same speech where he rightfully railed against corporate welfare, Mr. Sanders made clear that the Democratic Socialist vision for America involves guaranteed "well-paying" jobs for all. By all means, ...
Just Sayin’: I get why bitterness flows from South to North, but why, exactly, does it travel in reverse? The Sox have never had fans from all over the country claiming them. The Sox have never been glorified despite — hell, for — being a bad team.
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David Axe
Security, Middle East
The shoot-down of a U.S. Navy surveillance drone on June 20, 2019 underscores a weakness in the Pentagon’s surveillance forces.
The shoot-down of a U.S. Navy surveillance drone on June 20, 2019 underscores a weakness in the Pentagon’s surveillance forces.
Aside from a few classified vehicles, the U.S. military largely relies on slow, non-stealthy manned and unmanned aircraft for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance. Those ISR systems are vulnerable to the latest Iranian... Читать дальше...
A six-alarm fire on May 7 left York Memorial Collegiate Institute with severe structural damage.
“It was quite a spectacle," we're told.
Failed energy suppliers 'could leave £172m bill for households' Sky News
Citizens Advice says energy firms should make regular payments of industry costs to prevent big debts being passed onto customers.
Who wants to celebrate the first day of summer with some FREE ice cream?
South Bend, Ind. Mayor Pete Buttigieg addressed the fatal police shooting of a black man in the Indiana city in a campaign email Thursday night.The man, Eric Logan, was killed Sunday by Sgt. Ryan O'Neill, who confr...
The economics of China’s film industry is no longer an unbroken story of double digit growth. Nor was 2018 quite as bad many companies have portrayed. A major report on the business, published in Shanghai this week by the China Film Association, in partnership with the Motion Picture Association, showed the number of cinemas grew […]
Emergency Services are responding to a single-vehicle crash near Summit Road, Sumner. One person has died at the scene. Police were alerted at around 11.30am. Motorists are asked to please avoid the Summit Road area. An investigation into the cause of ...
Poland, Hungary, Estonia and the Czech Republic have shot down an EU plan to reduce carbon emissions to net zero by 2050, putting the global Paris Climate Agreement in jeopardy.
Guatemala will hold a vote recount after fraud allegations in the wake of last Sunday's presidential and legislative elections, the country's Supreme Electoral Court (TSE) announced Thursday.