FBI: Neo-Nazi Leader Plotted 'Cascading Failure Attack on Baltimore Power Grid

The FBI has arrested two people in Maryland and accused them of planning an attack on the electrical grid in Baltimore, Maryland, in a manner similar to another attack in North Carolina last year.

According to a criminal complaint filed by the FBI, Sara Clendaniel 34, and Brandon Russell, 27, planned to simultaneously attack five electrical substations in the Baltimore area using rifles as part of an effort to “completely destroy” the majority-Black city.

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Former US Fighter Pilot Who Saw UFOs Calls on Witnesses to 'Break Fog of Secrecy', Report Incidents

After the US Congress passed a law requiring the Pentagon to produce annual reports on unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAPs), which were formerly called UFOs, an ex-US fighter pilot is calling on his colleagues to come forward with their stories.

Ryan Graves, a former US Navy fighter pilot who is now chair of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) UAP Integration & Outreach Committee (UAPIOC), was the first pilot to go public about his UAP sightings. In a Sunday op-ed in The Hill, a federal government-focused newspaper, he urged others to do the same.

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Multiple Ancient, Medieval Castles And Mosques Damaged by Devastating Turkish Earthquake

The deadly earthquake that killed thousands in Turkey and Syria early Monday also damaged multiple ancient and medieval castles throughout the area.
In Turkey, the Gaziantep castle, about 20.7 miles (33.3 kilometers) from the earthquake’s epicenter, suffered significant damage. Elsewhere, Şirvani Mosque, one of the oldest mosques in Gaziantep sustained serious damages after its eastern wall and dome partially collapsed.

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Irish political commentator and socialist activist Phil Kelly discusses the political crisis in North of Ireland after Brexit, the pursuit of truth and reconciliation for the Irish Troubles era, and Irish reunification:

💬 "In the last week, there was the anniversary of Bloody Sunday, an event that kind of echoed throughout the world where the British Parachute Regiment killed 14 unarmed civilians in Derry. And it took a campaign over decades from 1972 onwards to bring about the truth about what happened, that those 14 people killed were entirely innocent. And we still haven't seen justice on that."

🎧 Listen to more of Kelly’s analysis in our podcast Political Misfits: Blinken's China Bail, Ireland, House Socialism Vote, Northeast Freeze

Probe Launched After FedEx Cargo Plane Nearly Collides With Southwest Flight in Texas

The US National Transportation Safety Board recently launched an investigation after a FedEx cargo plane approaching a Texas airport came dangerously close to a Southwest Airlines jet preparing to take off from the tarmac.

The safety board labeled the incident at Texas' Austin-Bergstrom International Airport "a possible runway incursion and overflight."

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👉 Follow our LIVE UPDATES on the quake in Turkey and Syria

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⚡️The first Indian C17 flight with more than 50 rescuers, specially trained dog squads, drilling machines, relief material, medicines and other necessary utilities & equipment has reached Turkey's Adana.

The second plane getting ready for departure.

🇷🇺 ✈️ Three of Russia's EMERCOM aircraft have arrived to Turkey.

According to the ministry's statement, they did everything they could to help individuals injured or trapped in debris following the earthquake by bringing over 100 rescue specialists, physicians, and equipment as well as hardware and an air-mobile hospital.

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Israeli Officials on Alert After Checks Reveal Dozens of Hazardous Factories Aren't Earthquake-Proof

Israeli authorities have sounded the alarm after a recent examination of factories handling hazardous material across Israel were deemed unfit to withstand an earthquake scenario in the near future.

Israel's Ministry of Environment has detailed that there is only one person in the agency who is currently supervising factories and implementing earthquake preparedness plans, local media reported.

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📹 The Russian military in Syria continues to clear the debris caused by the earthquake

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🇷🇺🇱🇰 Sri Lanka is holding talks with Russia on the construction of a low-power nuclear power plant (NPP), representatives of Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom are expected to visit the country, Sri Lankan Ambassador to Moscow Janita Liyanage told Sputnik.

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Zeynep Ateşoğulları was rescued from the rubble 32 hours after the earthquake struck the Baglar district of Diyarbakir, Turkey, Sputnik's correspondent reports.

She has been sent to the hospital for further treatment

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📹 Russian crews on T-90M tanks were joined by drone operators to be trained in the rear of a special military operation. Drone operators help to adjust the fire from the air, thereby increasing the shells' accuracy in hitting targets

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Finland Ready to Join NATO Without Sweden, Sources Claim

Despite the fact that Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin only last week assured that Finland intends to enter NATO together with Sweden, high-profile sources have revealed that all Finnish parties, bar one, are ready for their country to proceed alone.

While externally Helsinki has signaled that it continues to regard NATO membership as a common cause of Finland and Sweden, behind the scenes attitudes may be quite different.

Finland is ready to join NATO without Sweden in the event that Turkey and/or Hungary only ratify the Finnish NATO application and not the Swedish one, the nation's media have reported, citing several high-ranking sources.

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🇷🇺🇯🇵 The Japanese government regards the situation with Moscow and Tokyo not signing the peace agreement on the South Kuril Islands as regrettable, and Japan is committed to the resolution of territorial issues and concluding a peace treaty, Japanese PM Fumio Kishida said.

However, Kishida added that Japan would proceed from its national interests on the issues related to economic activities with Russia, such as fishing or shipping.

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Catch our Fault Lines show, where we provide updates and analysis on all the most vital stories! Here's our line-up for Tuesday:

🔺 To kick things off, we’ll be previewing Biden’s State of the Union Address
🔺 Next, we’ll talk about the aftermath of the earthquake in Turkey and Syria, as well as a huge train fire in Ohio that prompted the evacuation of thousands of residents
🔺 And finally, we’ll discuss some highlights of Matt Taibbi’s interview with our colleagues from Political Misfits

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Sputnik footage from Diyarbakir, Turkey, where residents had to spend the night on the streets after devastating earthquakes

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