Navy aviation units hold safety pause after series of crashes
As a result of recent crashes involving US Navy and Marine Corps aircraft, Commander, Naval Air Forces has directed all non-deployed Navy aviation units to conduct a safety pause in order to review risk-management practices and conduct training on threat and error-management processes.
The five Marines who were tragically killed in a military aircraft crash in California on Wednesday have been identified as Corporal Nathan Carlson, 21, of Winnebago, Illinois; Captain Nicholas Losapio, 31, of Rockingham, New Hampshire; Cpl. Seth Rasmuson, 21, of Johnson, Wyoming; Capt. John Sax, of Placer, California; and Lance Cpl. Evan Strickland, 19, of Valencia, New Mexico.
The fatal military aircraft crash was the second to occur in California in the last week after Navy pilot Lt. Richard Bullock died during a training mission in Trona, California on Friday.
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As a result of recent crashes involving US Navy and Marine Corps aircraft, Commander, Naval Air Forces has directed all non-deployed Navy aviation units to conduct a safety pause in order to review risk-management practices and conduct training on threat and error-management processes.
The five Marines who were tragically killed in a military aircraft crash in California on Wednesday have been identified as Corporal Nathan Carlson, 21, of Winnebago, Illinois; Captain Nicholas Losapio, 31, of Rockingham, New Hampshire; Cpl. Seth Rasmuson, 21, of Johnson, Wyoming; Capt. John Sax, of Placer, California; and Lance Cpl. Evan Strickland, 19, of Valencia, New Mexico.
The fatal military aircraft crash was the second to occur in California in the last week after Navy pilot Lt. Richard Bullock died during a training mission in Trona, California on Friday.
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🏇 Mo Donegal wins 2022 Belmont Stakes
The 2022 Triple Crown season came to an end Saturday with Mo Donegal taking first at the 154th Belmont Stakes. Fellow stablemate Nest came in second, followed by Skippylongstocking in third. 2022 Kentucky Derby winner Rich Strike returned to competition for the first time since upsetting the field at Churchill Downs and finished sixth.
With an official distance of a mile-and-a-half, the Belmont Stakes is known as "The Test of the Champion." It's the longest of the three Triple Crown races and features just eight horses.
Mo Donegal, ridden by Irad Ortiz Jr. and trained by the Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher, paid $7.20 for a $2 bet and earned $800,000 for owners Donegal Racing. Mo Donegal previously finished fifth at the Kentucky Derby and did not race at the Preakness Stakes.
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The 2022 Triple Crown season came to an end Saturday with Mo Donegal taking first at the 154th Belmont Stakes. Fellow stablemate Nest came in second, followed by Skippylongstocking in third. 2022 Kentucky Derby winner Rich Strike returned to competition for the first time since upsetting the field at Churchill Downs and finished sixth.
With an official distance of a mile-and-a-half, the Belmont Stakes is known as "The Test of the Champion." It's the longest of the three Triple Crown races and features just eight horses.
Mo Donegal, ridden by Irad Ortiz Jr. and trained by the Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher, paid $7.20 for a $2 bet and earned $800,000 for owners Donegal Racing. Mo Donegal previously finished fifth at the Kentucky Derby and did not race at the Preakness Stakes.
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📉 A fracking boom made the US the world's biggest oil producer. Now its end is pushing gas prices much higher.
The very boom that bolstered the US' energy independence is now making its gas-price problem much, much worse. For much of the past decade, fracking gave the US energy sector a massive tailwind. In the so-called 'shale revolution,' fields in New Mexico, North Dakota, and Texas became the next boomtowns for energy commodities.
The previous decade's fracking boom quickly turned into a sprint, with companies prioritizing all-out growth over profitability. Industry giants told investors in 2019 they were considering shrinking production.
That all came before the pandemic hit, and turning the lights back on hasn't been easy. Supply-chain issues have also held the sector back from boosting production. Unique sand used for fracking is now in short supply, and prices have nearly tripled from where they stood just one year ago.
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The very boom that bolstered the US' energy independence is now making its gas-price problem much, much worse. For much of the past decade, fracking gave the US energy sector a massive tailwind. In the so-called 'shale revolution,' fields in New Mexico, North Dakota, and Texas became the next boomtowns for energy commodities.
The previous decade's fracking boom quickly turned into a sprint, with companies prioritizing all-out growth over profitability. Industry giants told investors in 2019 they were considering shrinking production.
That all came before the pandemic hit, and turning the lights back on hasn't been easy. Supply-chain issues have also held the sector back from boosting production. Unique sand used for fracking is now in short supply, and prices have nearly tripled from where they stood just one year ago.
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🔥 White Nationalist Group Patriot Front Busted Near Idaho Pride Event
Authorities arrested 31 members of the white nationalist group Patriot Front near an Idaho pride event on Saturday after they were found packed into the back of a U-Haul truck with riot gear.
“They came to riot downtown,” Coeur d’Alene Police Chief Lee White said at a news conference. All 31 were charged with conspiracy to riot, a misdemeanor, White said. The men are scheduled to be arraigned on Monday.
Police found riot gear, one smoke grenade, shin guards and shields inside the van. They wore arm patches and logos on their hats that identified them as members of Patriot Front.
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Authorities arrested 31 members of the white nationalist group Patriot Front near an Idaho pride event on Saturday after they were found packed into the back of a U-Haul truck with riot gear.
“They came to riot downtown,” Coeur d’Alene Police Chief Lee White said at a news conference. All 31 were charged with conspiracy to riot, a misdemeanor, White said. The men are scheduled to be arraigned on Monday.
Police found riot gear, one smoke grenade, shin guards and shields inside the van. They wore arm patches and logos on their hats that identified them as members of Patriot Front.
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🇺🇸 🇸🇦 US President Joe Biden’s trip to Saudi Arabia, which will take place next month, is expected to be officially announced on Monday, The Wall Street Journal reports, citing officials with direct knowledge of the plans.
▪️ Biden will travel to Saudi Arabia in July as part of a broader trip to the region, which will also include a stop in Israel, one official told the The Wall Street Journal newspaper on Saturday.
▪️ During his trip, the US president is expected to meet with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud.
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▪️ Biden will travel to Saudi Arabia in July as part of a broader trip to the region, which will also include a stop in Israel, one official told the The Wall Street Journal newspaper on Saturday.
▪️ During his trip, the US president is expected to meet with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud.
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📌 LIVE UPDATES: Spain’s plan to send Leopard tanks to Ukraine crumbles under German pressure - reports
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⛽️ 🆙 The price of a gallon of regular petrol in the US, which has been hovering about the $3 mark for years, hit a historic milestone over the weekend and looks set to keep moving higher.
The price on Sunday morning rose to $5.01, according to the American Automobile Association.
Many on the US right blame the high prices on President Biden.
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The price on Sunday morning rose to $5.01, according to the American Automobile Association.
Many on the US right blame the high prices on President Biden.
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⚡️ Russian Kalibr missiles destroy warehouse of ATGMs, MANPADS and artillery shells delivered to Kiev from US and Europe, Russian MoD says
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⚡️ The latest update from Russia's Ministry of Defence about the Ukraine crisis:
▪️ Russian Armed Forces have hit two command posts, 15 areas of AFU manpower and military equipment concentration using high-precision air-based missiles.
▪️ Operational-tactical and army aviation have hit three strong points and 25 areas of AFU manpower and military equipment concentration.
▪️ Fighter aviation have shot down two Su-25 aircraft of the Ukrainian air force in the Raigordork and Cherkaskyi districts of the DPR.
▪️ Russian air defence units have shot down one Su-25 aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force in Kharkov Region.
▪️ Missile troops and artillery have hit 248 areas of manpower and military equipment concentration, 21 command posts and 37 firing positions of AFU artillery units.
▪️ Some 201 Ukrainian airplanes and 130 helicopters, 1,188 unmanned aerial vehicles, 338 anti-aircraft missile systems, 3,514 tanks and other armoured combat vehicles, 508 multiple launch rocket systems, 1,870 field artillery and mortars, and 3,570 units of special military vehicles have been destroyed since the beginning of the operation.
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▪️ Russian Armed Forces have hit two command posts, 15 areas of AFU manpower and military equipment concentration using high-precision air-based missiles.
▪️ Operational-tactical and army aviation have hit three strong points and 25 areas of AFU manpower and military equipment concentration.
▪️ Fighter aviation have shot down two Su-25 aircraft of the Ukrainian air force in the Raigordork and Cherkaskyi districts of the DPR.
▪️ Russian air defence units have shot down one Su-25 aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force in Kharkov Region.
▪️ Missile troops and artillery have hit 248 areas of manpower and military equipment concentration, 21 command posts and 37 firing positions of AFU artillery units.
▪️ Some 201 Ukrainian airplanes and 130 helicopters, 1,188 unmanned aerial vehicles, 338 anti-aircraft missile systems, 3,514 tanks and other armoured combat vehicles, 508 multiple launch rocket systems, 1,870 field artillery and mortars, and 3,570 units of special military vehicles have been destroyed since the beginning of the operation.
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📹 Russia's MoD has published footage showing Ka-52 helicopters' strikes on strongholds of the Ukrainian military.
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🤭 Henry Kissinger, a geopolitics colossus who turned 99 on May 27, has claimed that the US is “infinitely” more divided today than at the time of the Vietnam War (1955-1975).
🤔 According to Kissinger, in the early 1970s, there was “still a possibility of bipartisanship” in the US, before the “hostility” firmly took root.
💬 “The national interest was a meaningful term, it was not in itself a subject of debate. That has ended. Every administration now faces the unremitting hostility of the opposition and in a way that is built on different premises … The unstated but very real debate in America right now is about whether the basic values of America have been valid,” underscored Kissinger, a Republican since the 1950s.
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🤔 According to Kissinger, in the early 1970s, there was “still a possibility of bipartisanship” in the US, before the “hostility” firmly took root.
💬 “The national interest was a meaningful term, it was not in itself a subject of debate. That has ended. Every administration now faces the unremitting hostility of the opposition and in a way that is built on different premises … The unstated but very real debate in America right now is about whether the basic values of America have been valid,” underscored Kissinger, a Republican since the 1950s.
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📹 Russia's MoD has published footage of Russian artillery striking positions of Ukraine's Armed Forces.
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📹 A girl from a village in the DPR recalls how the Ukrainian military preyed on young girls.
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📹 Russia's MoD has published a video showing the launch of four Kalibr missiles from a frigate of the Black Sea Fleet at Ukrainian military infrastructure.
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📹 A captured soldier from Ukraine's Armed Forces tells that the Ukrainian military occupied schools and equipped them with firing points.
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