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This Is The Largest Fighter Jet In The US Air Force
The United States Air Force is the largest and most capable aerial fighting force in the world. In terms of the number of technologically superior jets in its operational inventory, the organization is simply unmatched. While most air forces might...

TikTok user donates AirTag-tracked sneakers to Red Cross, things get… interesting
Ever wonder where your donated clothes actually go? One TikTok user decided to find out by slipping an AirTag inside a pair of sneakers, dropping them off at a Red Cross bin, and tracking their journey with the Find My app. In a now-viral video...

Heat wave across the Med sparks health and fire warnings
PARIS, France — Southern European countries braced Friday for a punishing weekend heatwave, with temperatures predicted to hit up to 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) and beyond, prompting health warnings and fears of wildfires. The searing heat...

Global Energy Transition Gains Ground, But Security And Capital Challenges Persist
1 Switzerland – Global progress towards secure, equitable and sustainable energy is accelerating after years of sluggish gains, according to a World Economic Forum report released today. However, rising geopolitical tensions, investment gaps, and...

A TikTok AirTag experiment revealed what happens when you donate clothes to charity
Ever wonder what happens when you donate clothes or old goods to charity? A TikTok creator decided to conduct an experiment to find out. Creator @moe.haa decided to hide an AirTag in a pair of sneakers he donated to a Red Cross donation bin in...

Supreme Court upholds fee supporting phone, internet services in rural areas
Supreme Court upholds fee supporting phone, internet services in rural areas I’M SOLEDAD O’BRIEN. WELCOME TO MATTER OF FACT. THE RAPID GROWTH OF AI AND CLOUD COMPUTING ARE CREATING A NEED PLACES TO HOUSE ALL THAT DATA AND POWER TO RUN THE...

UK lifts sanctions on Serbian arms dealer Slobodan Tešić despite ongoing US blacklisting
UK lifts sanctions on Serbian arms dealer Slobodan Tešić despite ongoing US blacklisting In a move raising fresh questions about the United Kingdom’s commitment to curbing global arms trafficking, British authorities have quietly removed Slobodan...

Weekly global protein digest: More countries lift HPAI-related trade restrictions on Brazilian poultry
Livestock analyst Jim Wyckoff reports on global protein news Cattle industry trade conjecture: Mexico border may open up for cattle crossings sometime between now and July 11 Not all ports but maybe a couple. (t would make sense to stairstep on...

Geely Brings Electric EX5 to 6 Adriatic Countries
Last Updated on: 18th June 2025, 02:08 am Geely Auto officially launched its electric SUV, the Geely EX5, across six strategic markets in the Adriatic region on June 10, 2025: Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia, and...

Just Transition Young Voices Award: Empowering youth champions in the clean energy transition
Young people aged 18 to 30 from the Western Balkans (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo*, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia), Ukraine, Georgia, and Moldova are invited to submit original, fact-based articles that explore how their...

Hate Speech in Times of Armed Conflict: When Words Become Instruments of Mass Killing
Experience has taught us, from Rwanda to Myanmar, from Bosnia to Palestine, that wars do not always begin with the barrel of a gun. More often, they are born from speech that sows hatred. This is not merely about emotions or reactions, but rather...

Heatwave across the Mediterranean sparks health and fire warnings
PARIS, France – Southern European countries braced Friday for a punishing weekend heatwave, with temperatures predicted to hit up to 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) and beyond, prompting health warnings for residents and tourists plus fears of...

Chris Hedges Report: Francesca Albanese on an Economy of Genocide
In her forthcoming report, U.N. Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese will detail how Palestine has been exploited by global capitalism and the role certain corporations have played in the genocide. By Chris Hedges The Chris Hedges Report There is...

"Great Leaping Lizards!": Post-turtles, boiling frogs, and flying hogs!
By Curtis Dahlgren April 4, 2009 "It is peculiarly fit for us to recognize the hand of God in this terrible visitation, and in sorrowful remembrance of our own faults and crimes as a nation and as individuals, to humble ourselves before Him, and...

Europe: Scorching heat grips the continent
Extreme heat is being felt across Europe with more in store over the coming days. Though the Wimbledon tennis tournament says, it is bracing for its hottest-ever start with temperatures expected to be around 35 degrees Celsius (95 degrees...

With Precision Talent, Jake Frazer Is Offering a New Kind of Talent Acquisition
Jake Frazer has literally grown up in the government contracting industry. He began his career in the U.S. military as an end customer when he received support from the contractors while deployed with IFOR in Bosnia. He joined the industry in 1999...

Heatwave across Mediterranean sparks fire warnings
Authorities issue health alerts as temperatures top 40C in Portugal and other countries PUBLISHED : 27 Jun 2025 at 18:45 PARIS - Southern European countries braced on Friday for a punishing weekend heatwave, with temperatures predicted to hit up...

Mediterranean heatwave sparks health, fire warnings, Malta not spared
Southern European countries braced Friday for a punishing weekend heatwave, with temperatures predicted to hit up to 40 degrees Celsius and beyond, prompting health warnings for residents and tourists plus fears of wildfires. Malta is forecast to...

Today-History-Jun28
Today in History for June 28: In 1491, King Henry VIII was born. He was married six times and died in 1547. (NOTE FOR TRIVIA BUFFS: Henry VIII was reputed to have loved beef so much he knighted it "Sir Loin. Today in History for June 28: In 1491,...

Heatwave Across The Med Sparks Health And Fire Warnings
Southern European countries braced Friday for a punishing weekend heatwave, with temperatures predicted to hit up to 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) and beyond, prompting health warnings for residents and tourists plus fears of wildfires. The...