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An F/A-18E Super Hornet, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 81, launches from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (Credit: Centcom) Another multimillion-dollar F/A-18 Super Hornet has been lost from the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier, marking the second such catastrophic incident in barely a week. According to multiple sources speaking to CNN, the latest jet went down in the Red Sea following what appears to be an arresting gear malfunction during landing. The pilot and weapons systems officer were forced to eject and were later rescued, suffering only minor injuries. But the…
Ricardo Darín in a scene from Netflix’s No. 1 non-English series “The Eternaut.” Netflix/Marcos Ludevid Argentina’s groundbreaking sci-fi series The Eternaut stormed its way to the No. 1 spot on Netflix’s Global Top 10 for non-English TV. The post-apocalyptic series captivated audiences worldwide, attracting an impressive 10.8 million views. The six-episode series, starring renowned actor Ricardo Darín (The Secret in Their Eyes, Argentina, 1985) as Juan Salvo, depicts the devastation in Buenos Aires, following a deadly toxic snow that kills most of the city’s population and ultimately leads to the revelation of an alien invasion. The gripping story amassed 58.3…
Demonstrators outside the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) headquarters in … More© 2025 Bloomberg Finance LP The Trump administration looks to cut Department of Housing and Urban Development funding by 43.6%. The largest suggested cut is to housing assistance — just under $26.72 billion from the State Rental Assistance Block Grant, according to the White House discretionary budget request for fiscal year 2026. (The federal fiscal year runs from October through September.) The document claims that states would be “empowered” by using a state-based formula for grants. States could then “design their own rental assistance programs based…
Iranian Defense Minister Aziz Nasirzadeh said on Sunday that Iran has successfully tested an advanced solid-fueled ballistic missile that can penetrate the American-made Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) anti-missile system and strike targets in Israel. According to Nasirzadeh and Iranian state media, the new Qassem Basir missile is an upgrade of the old Martyr Hajj Qassem ballistic missile, which performed rather poorly during Iran’s two missile attacks on Israel last year. Both the old and new versions of the missile are named after Iranian terrorist mastermind Gen. Qassem Soleimani, who was killed while plotting attacks against Americans in Iraq…
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday instructed the military to shed 20 percent of its four-star general officers as the Trump administration moves to reduce inefficiency in the military. Hegseth also called for the National Guard to remove 20 percent of its top officers and directed the military to cut an additional ten percent of its general and flag officers, which could include one-star officers. In earlier rounds of staff reductions, the secretary explained that the firings are “a reflection of the president wanting the right people around him to execute the national security approach we want to take.” In…
U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Tom Cotton (R-AR) asked Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard to keep the American intelligence community from cooperating with Germany over its “police state” activities against the anti-mass migration party, Alternative for Germany (AfD). While the right-wing populist AfD has become popular amongst Germans and topped a national poll for the first time in the party’s history last month, reports out of the European nation revealed that police officers may face expulsion if they are found to be AfD members after a spy agency classified the party as being “right-wing extremist.” Leaders in the…
A former aide to Rep. Gerry Connolly has quickly jumped into the race to replace the longtime member of Congress from Northern Virginia — with the blessing of his former boss. James Walkinshaw, a member of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors who served as Connolly’s chief of staff for more than a decade, cast himself as a fierce opponent of President Donald Trump’s agenda as he announced his candidacy Tuesday for the seat in the heavily Democratic suburb of Washington. He comes with an endorsement from the retiring member of Congress, the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee,…
Slovak President Peter Pellegrini will now have to respond to the petition and consider holding a referendum Activists in Slovakia have gathered nearly 400,000 signatures demanding the lifting of EU sanctions against Russia. The country’s president, Peter Pellegrini, will now have to respond to the petition and consider holding a referendum within a month.Members of the Slovak Revival Movement (SHO) and the national party DOMOV, who are behind the petition, have submitted the signatures to the office of the president. They want the government to pose the following question to its citizens: “Do you agree that… sanctions against the Russian…
This weekend in Rapid City, South Dakota, a life-size bronze statue of President Trump was officially unveiled as part of the “City of Presidents” project, a privately-funded art initiative that places full-sized statues of every U.S. president throughout downtown Rapid City. Trump takes his rightful place alongside Reagan, Coolidge, Taft, McKinley, Jefferson, Washington, and the rest. The statue was designed by South Dakota sculptor James Maher, and it captures Trump mid-speech. The statue, which was completed prior to Trump’s 2024 historic election victory, will be housed in the city’s Elks Theater over the summer before being installed permanently outdoors. “The…
How to solve today’s Wordle.SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Looking for Tuesday’s Wordle hints, clues and answer? You can find them here: ForbesToday’s ‘Wordle’ #1417 Hints, Clues And Answer For Tuesday, May 6thBy Erik Kain It’s the very first Wordle Wednesday of May and I have another puzzle for you to solve before we kick off today’s Wordle. I do this every Wednesday just for kicks, and I hope you enjoy the extra challenge. I’ll post the answer tomorrow. Here’s the puzzle: This is another version of last week’s puzzle. There are three boxes in a room. One of these…