The U.S. military is experiencing a "beyond critical" shortage of advanced missile interceptors in Europe largely driven by President Donald Trump's war with Iran, a U.S. defense official in Europe and a NATO official told The Associated Press, raising concerns about vulnerabilities in NATO countries to a potential Russian attack. The U.S. defense official said the most concerning shortfall involves Patriot missile interceptors, which can shoot down Russia's high-speed ballistic missiles. The NATO official confirmed the low inventories of Patriots among American and NATO forces in Europe.
President Donald Trump reportedly plans to skip a 9/11 commemoration in Manhattan after he was barred from delivering a speech, per insiders. A New York Times report published on Thursday and co-written by Maggie Haberman revealed that Trump is not planning to attend a ceremony marking the 25th anniversary of the attack on the World Trade Center. The reporting is based on information from four anonymous insiders.
As of this week, 54,648 pounds of Lundberg Family Farms jasmine white rice have been recalled. The company is owned by Wehah Farms, based in California. The affected rice was sold in 32-ounce packages and was distributed in California, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Vermont, Washington, and Wisconsin. A total of 27,324 packages are affected.
The Department of Education on Wednesday blasted out a wild social media post in which it seemed to compare President Donald Trump and his administration to Adolf Hitler and Nazi Germany. The post was deleted after this story was published. In the post on X, the department wrote, "No one does it like us." Following those words was a tiger emoji. The text was accompanied by a 19-second video montage that began with a scene from Darkest Hour, the 2017 biopic about former U.K. Prime Minister Winston Churchill and the British fight against the Nazis. In the scene, Churchill, played by Gary Oldman, is urged to negotiate with Germany. A disgusted Churchill responds emphatically, "You cannot reason with a tiger when your head is in its mouth!"
Nearly six months after the U.S. Navy evacuated 1,300 family members from Bahrain at the start of the Iran war, officials are saying the evacuees cannot return for the foreseeable future and should find new homes elsewhere. read more
USDA recalls nearly 30,000 pounds of Argentine beef sold in Texas, Florida
MAHA is going swimmingly.
They probably left to go play video games.
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