Archive for April 8, 2024
Israel kills Hezbollah field commander in Lebanon, UN urges halt to fighting
An Israeli strike on southern Lebanon early on Monday killed a field commander in the heavily-armed Lebanese group Hezbollah, as the United Nations warned that shelling was spreading and urged a halt to the violence.Hezbollah and the Israeli military have been exchanging fire across Lebanon’s southern frontier in parallel with the Gaza war, adding to…
Read MorePlanet Fitness evacuated after receiving bomb threat
Police are trying to find whoever called in a number of bomb threats across Jacksonville, Florida, that led to evacuations. Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office reported numerous fake bomb threats on Saturday which targeted at least three Planet Fitness locations. Up to 30 gym members were evacuated. At least 17 Planet Fitness locations have reported hoax bomb…
Read MoreBiden tours collapsed Baltimore bridge as clearing proceeds and declares ‘your nation has your back’
President Joe Biden got a firsthand look Friday at efforts to clear away the “mangled mess” of remains of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, as cranes, ships and diving crews work to reopen one of the nation’s main shipping lanes. Aboard Marine One, circling the warped metal remains and the mass of…
Read MoreA man was charged with setting a fire at Sen. Bernie Sanders’ Vermont office
Authorities have arrested a man in connection with a fire that broke out at Sen. Bernie Sanders’ office in Burlington, Vt., on Friday, damaging the building but leaving occupants unharmed. Shant Soghomonian, 35, previously of Northridge, Calif., was arrested on Sunday morning, the U.S. attorney’s office for the District of Vermont said in a news…
Read MoreSea Drone Found In Black Sea Is American Boat With Massive Soviet Warhead
A mysterious maritime drone (USV) has been discovered in the Black Sea. The capsized vessel marries a U.S. built hull with a Soviet-era Russian warhead. At around 500 kg (1,100 lb), the warhead is more than twice the size of that on a Harpoon or Neptune missile. An unusual maritime drone was discovered floating upside…
Read MoreMyanmar opposition carries out drone attack on capital
Opponents of Myanmar’s military said they had carried out drone attacks against junta sites in the capital, Naypyidaw, in what appears to be a rare incursion against the embattled junta’s centre of power. The National Unity Government (NUG), which was formed to oppose the 2021 coup, said it had launched drone attacks on two military…
Read MoreChina Is Targeting U.S. Voters and Taiwan With AI-Powered Disinformation
Online actors linked to the Chinese government are increasingly leveraging artificial intelligence to target voters in the U.S., Taiwan and elsewhere with disinformation, according to new cybersecurity research and U.S. officials. The Chinese-linked campaigns laundered false information through fake accounts on social-media platforms, seeking to identify divisive domestic political issues and potentially influence elections. The…
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