Washington " The Islamic Republic of Iran maintains more military capabilities than the White House or Pentagon has publicly admitted, according to multiple U.S. officials with knowledge of intelligence on the matter.
Ukraine is betting big on war robots, with plans to buy 25,000 and remove humans from front-line supply runs
Ukraine aims to have robots handle 100% of front-line logistics missions.
Its defense minister said Ukraine will contract 25,000 robots in the first half of this year.
Their use has surged. They carry gear and troops and attack Russian positions.
The Trump administration is in advanced talks for a financing package for Spirit Airlines as the carrier is facing the risk of a liquidation, according to people familiar with the matter.
The deal could include $500 million in financing from the government, which could provide a path to give the government an equity stake in the carrier, said the people, who requested anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the talks. The senior financing would put the government ahead of other stakeholders in the airline, one of the people said.
The iconic discounter Spirit has been challenged for years by rising costs, changing consumer tastes, an engine recall and a court-blocked plan to be acquired by JetBlue Airways two years ago.
Maryland became the first state to ban so-called surveillance pricing in grocery stores. The ban prohibits large retail grocers from using personal data to change prices in real time for individual customers. The law also prohibits grocers from changing prices on an item more than one time per day.
Department of Homeland Security Deputy Assistant Secretary for Counterterrorism Julia Varvaro (29) has been accused of picking up men on Seeking.com, a site that is often used by young, attractive singles looking for older, wealthier partners to help fund their luxury lifestyles. Said a former CIA officer: "If true, allegations of a sugar daddy relationship' and unreported income are serious issues for DHS security personnel that need to be resolved."
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A report showing the efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines that was previously delayed by the head of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has now been blocked from being published in the agency's flagship scientific journal, the Washington Post reported on Wednesday.
Donald Trump is considering a financial bailout for the United Arab Emirates (UAE), an autocratic state experiencing a severe economic downturn due to the illegal and costly US war against the people of Iran which is being fought on behalf of Israel. If the Trump administration does use public resources to rescue the UAE, it will be assisting a non-democratic country that has partnered extensively with the Trump Organization and members of the Trump Crime Family (TCF).
Bailouts for Oligarchs, not Struggling Americans
In the days before proposed talks aimed at ending the war between them, President Trump and Iran's leaders exchanged a barrage of threats and insults that played out like a high-stakes game of chicken. In the end - at least, from Iran's perspective - Mr. Trump blinked first.
Palm Beach County Pilot George W. Poncy Jr is suing the State of Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), and the Florida Department of Transportation to block the planned renaming of Palm Beach International Airport, arguing the move could create confusion in aviation systems while shifting costs to taxpayers.
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The Trump administration is in advanced talks for a financing package for Spirit Airlines as the carrier is facing the risk of a liquidation, according to a person familiar with the matter.
Mythos has triggered emergency responses from central banks and intelligence agencies globally, as Anthropic decides who has access to the powerful model.
The war has not pushed Iran toward a dual structure in which civilians speak one language and the security establishment speaks another. After the war, power in Iran has become more concentrated within a military-security core, and the space for visible flexibility has narrowed.
Southern Poverty Law Center's interim CEO Bryan Fair claimed in a Tuesday video that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is investigating the organization and possibly preparing criminal charges. "Although we don't know all the details," Fair said in a video posted to the organization's YouTube account, "the focus appears to be on the SPLC's prior use of paid confidential informants to gather credible intelligence on extremely violent groups."
"Two ships came under attack in the Strait of Hormuz as tensions flared in the waterway, after President Trump said the U.S. would extend its ceasefire with Iran and continue its blockade until Tehran presents a unified proposal,'" the Wall Street Journal reports. "An Iranian gunboat fired on a containership northeast of Oman, before a second vessel reported being fired at off the coast of Iran. The two incidents within hours of each other demonstrate that while the aerial war between the U.S. and Iran is on pause, the fight for control of the strait continues."
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, who once unsuccessfully ran against President Donald Trump, is reportedly "begging" the president for a top role in the administration as he seeks a new job ahead of his term ending this year. While dining with the president at Trump National Doral Golf Club in Miami, the outgoing Florida governor allegedly asked the president to become the next attorney general, Trump told a confidant, according to Axios. However, an unnamed source told the news outlet that DeSantis was "not interested" in becoming the next AG. Rather, DeSantis would want to serve as the next Secretary for the Department of Defense, should Secretary Pete Hegseth ever leave, or his "dream job" as a Supreme Court justice, a source claimed.
U.S. intelligence is at odds with public declarations by President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who said the Iranian Air Force was "wiped out" and the Navy is "at the bottom of the sea."
