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  • Suspects in Alleged Terror Plot on Air Force Base Released on Bail, All Said to Be ‘British Nationals’

    09/28/2026 10:22:43 AM PDT · by Pete Dovgan · 1 replies
    Breitbart ^ | 28 Sep 2026 | Kurt Zindulka
    Suspects in Alleged Terror Plot on Air Force Base Released on Bail, All Said to Be ‘British Nationals’ British Counter Terrorism Police officials said on Monday that the suspects in the alleged terror plot on the Royal Air Force base at Fairford on Sunday have been released on bail, while only being identified publicly as “British nationals”. Amid a growing chorus for more information, UK authorities released a limited description of the five men alleged to have attempted to use explosives to attack RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire, which is a defacto U.S. Air Force base, including during Operation Epic Fury...
  • Breaking: Trump to Announce Construction of the Largest Steel Plant in American History

    09/28/2026 10:19:31 AM PDT · by DFG · 2 replies
    The Western Journal ^ | 09/28/2026 | Brooklynn Robinson
    President Donald Trump is set to announce Monday that a $15 billion steel mill billed as the largest ever built in the United States will go up in Iowa. White House officials said the Oval Office event is scheduled for 2 p.m. ET. Mesabi Metallics is expected to name the Iowa site at that briefing. The administration said the plant would be the first U.S. “mega-steel” facility constructed since the 1960s. Production is targeted to begin in 2030. Officials said the mill would turn out about 7.5 million tons of steel a year in its first phase and as much...
  • Boeing identifies 737 MAX software glitch affecting landing navigation feature

    09/28/2026 10:15:16 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 3 replies
    NBC News ^ | September 28, 2026 | Reuters
    The issue came from a cockpit software update, The Wall Street Journal reported. Boeing has been under intense regulatory and safety scrutiny in recent years. Boeing has identified a previously undisclosed 737 MAX software glitch that could cause an automated navigation feature to fail during landing, The Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday, citing company documents. The issue emerged from a cockpit software update and can occur when flight crews alter their planned flight path after a missed approach, the report said. When reached for comment, Boeing said it informed all 737 operators last month about the software issue under...
  • Pro and Con on Iran

    09/28/2026 10:13:09 AM PDT · by John Semmens · 2 replies
    Semi-News/Semi-Satire ^ | 27 Sep 2026 | John Semmens
    Led by Bahrain, 80 countries complained to the UN Security Council that "Iran and the Houthis threaten international security, navigational rights, and freedoms. Innocent lives are being put at risk." They called for "the full and immediate reopening of the Hormuz Strait, without the imposition of unlawful fees, conditions or payments and the end of Houthi attacks on Red Sea vessels and Saudi oil pipelines." Thousands of protesters demonstrated outside UN headquarters in New York City calling for the UN General Assembly to take action against the Iranian regime's massacres of peaceful opponents. Maryam Rajavi, President-elect of the National Council...
  • ‘Concerned citizen’ finds dangerous Navy device on Southern California beach, takes it home

    09/28/2026 10:07:04 AM PDT · by BenLurkin · 9 replies
    ktla ^ | 09/28/2026
    The Ventura County Sheriff’s Department is warning the public after its bomb squad responded to a call at an Ojai home last week when a concerned citizen brought home a Navy MK25 phosphorus marine marker found on the beach. An MK25 marine marker is an aerially or manually deployed pyrotechnic device that creates both smoke and flame to mark a specific reference point on the water’s surface, according to the U.S. Army. The citizen noticed the marker at the waterline while walking on the beach and, fearing for the safety of other beachgoers, decided to take the marker home and...
  • New York Times tech executive, 40, killed after his elderly in-laws took TURNS shooting him in Bay Area parking lot, cops say

    09/28/2026 9:55:04 AM PDT · by qwerty1234 · 28 replies
    A tech executive behind the popular New York Times games was allegedly shot dead by his elderly parents-in-law in a brazen broad daylight attack, police say. Shouyong Zhang and Shili Chen, both 77, allegedly fatally shot their son-in-law Jonathan McKinsey, 40, in the parking lot in California on Saturday. McKinsey, the head of engineering for games player experience at the New York Times since 2023, was raced to hospital with multiple gunshot wounds and died at the scene, police say. Witnesses reported seeing two masked shooters approach McKinsey in the parking lot and took turns unloading a barrage of shots...
  • OpenAI pauses training of latest AI models after agents probed US government sites in unexpected ways

    09/28/2026 9:50:58 AM PDT · by SeekAndFind · 8 replies
    Associated Press ^ | 09/28/26 | BERNARD CONDON
    NEW YORK (AP) — OpenAI said it has paused training of its latest artificial intelligence models as reports of AI agents going rogue mount. The decision to halt development came just hours after the company disclosed Friday that it was reviewing several incidents from the summer in which OpenAI agents searching federal government websites acted in unexpected ways beyond what was asked of them while gathering and distributing information. Separately, AI evaluator Transluce said agents that appeared to come from OpenAI tried unsuccessfully to hack into a Department of Education website, a detail that OpenAI has not confirmed. OpenAI said...
  • Visitors bid farewell to Philadelphia’s Academy of Natural Sciences as it sets to close after nearly 200 years

    09/28/2026 9:42:44 AM PDT · by SeekAndFind · 8 replies
    Nine-year-old Olivia Smith had plenty to choose from as she walked through the Academy of Natural Sciences on Friday, surrounded by dinosaurs, wildlife and exhibits that have fascinated generations of children. The fourth grader knew exactly what she liked best. “We have seen a lot of exhibits. My favorites were the pandas. Oh, and the rabbits!” Olivia said as she toured the museum with her teacher, Sandy Debies. But Olivia was among the young visitors getting what could be one of their final looks at the museum before its doors close permanently. The Academy of Natural Sciences, the 200-year-old institution...
  • How Flock Cameras Turned a Legal Road Trip Into Probable Cause

    09/28/2026 9:30:02 AM PDT · by fruser1 · 6 replies
    Yahoo News ^ | 8/5/2026 | Alex Barrientos
    Brown County deputies tracked his vehicle through Flock Safety's nationwide Flock cameras: northbound hits on Highway 41, a hit on Bridge Street crossing into Michigan, then southbound on I-41 at 3:56 p.m. They coordinated an intercept. The criminal complaint's probable-cause section spells it out with startling bluntness: "Based on prior flock hits, the vehicle travels to Michigan frequently which is a known source State for Marijuana as it is legal there." That sentence deserves a second read. Driving to a state where cannabis is legal became, in a Wisconsin courtroom, part of the justification to search a car. In Madison...
  • British officials grant bail to terror suspects who targeted military base with explosives

    09/28/2026 9:24:15 AM PDT · by V_TWIN · 25 replies
    notthebee.com ^ | Sep 28, 2026
    This is not satire. The five men, who are all "citizens," were reported Sunday morning by an English farmer who saw "Middle Eastern-looking" men in strange vans with masks near the RAF Fairford airbase, which is being used by the U.S. military for refueling and munitions in the Iran war. The vans contained explosive ordinance and the men were charged for the possession of explosives, as well as conspiracy to commit a terrorist act. And they were granted bail. Here's LBC on the release of the terror suspects: Assistant Commissioner Laurence Taylor told reporters outside New Scotland Yard: 'I can...
  • Watch: Nicki Minaj Tells Young Americans to ‘Vote Red Now’ in 2026 Midterms

    09/28/2026 9:20:57 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 3 replies
    Breitbart ^ | September 28, 2026 | Jerome Hudson
    Grammy-nominated rap megastar Nicki Minaj is urging young Americans to “vote red’ ahead of what many political prognosticators believe will be a close and contentious midterm election cycle. Joining My View with Lara Trump, the New York native sent a message to young voters that they should head to the poll on November 3rd to make sure their voices are heard in Washington, D.C. “Now is not the time to think that your voice will not be heard. Your voice will not only be heard, but your voice is very necessary right now for the country and for the world....
  • Operation Karameh: Israeli Orders, Civilian Warnings, and the Targeting of Fatah Forces in 1968 - El-Farrah championing false "genocide" accusation

    09/28/2026 9:20:44 AM PDT · by Words Matter
    Just Sayin' ^ | Sep 28, 2026
    Operation Karameh: Israeli Orders, Civilian Warnings, and the Targeting of Fatah Forces in 1968 Historical analysis based on contemporary reporting, later historical works, and archival sources. Introduction The Israeli operation against Karameh in Jordan on March 21, 1968, followed a period of escalating Arab terror attacks across the Jordan River and, most immediately, the March 18 destruction of an Israeli school bus full of children by a land mine. Two people were killed and 28 were wounded. Three days later, Israeli forces crossed the Jordan River and attacked the Arab Palestinian terror Fatah infrastructure centered in the Jordanian town...
  • JUST IN: FBI Deputy Director Andrew Bailey Abruptly Resigns

    09/28/2026 9:13:22 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 25 replies
    The Gateway Pundit ^ | September 28, 2026 | Cristina Laila
    FBI Deputy Director Andrew Bailey resigned after one year on the job, according to The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and MSNOW. Andrew Bailey had been overseeing election matters. Last August, then-Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel tapped then-Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey to serve as Co-Deputy Director of the FBI. It is unclear why Bailey resigned. Later Monday morning, Andrew Bailey thanked President Trump, AG Blanche and Kash Patel for the opportunity to serve in the FBI. "I want to thank President Trump, AG Todd Blanche, and FBI Director Kash Patel for the opportunity...
  • Microsoft tells nonprofits their deleted M365 data isn't coming back

    09/28/2026 9:05:44 AM PDT · by dayglored · 18 replies
    The Register ^ | Sep 28, 2026 | Carly Page
    Microsoft accidentally wiped some nonprofit customers' M365 data before their retention period expired – and now says it cannot tell them what disappeared, or even whether they lost anything. The cockup followed Microsoft's retirement of its Microsoft 365 Business Premium grant, which gave eligible nonprofits ten free licenses for the productivity suite. Microsoft announced in May 2025 that the grant would not renew after July 1 that year. It offered eligible nonprofits up to 300 free Microsoft 365 Business Basic licenses, alongside discounted pricing for plans including Business Premium. The company urged customers to move users onto another nonprofit plan...
  • DA reopens probe into 7 Cornell frat bros who allegedly drugged, gang-raped student — and were given essay to ‘mitigate conduct’

    09/28/2026 8:58:00 AM PDT · by Houmatt · 30 replies
    NY Post ^ | 09/28/2026 | Zoe Hussain
    Prosecutors in central New York are reopening an investigation into sickening allegations that seven Cornell University frat brothers horrifically drugged and gang-raped a former student. Tompkins County District Attorney Matthew Van Houten told ABC News that his office is considering bringing criminal charges related to the case — after the nightmare described in a civil suit filed by the survivor sparked outrage online.
  • Caught on camera: Gaza terrorist uses child to move weapons

    09/28/2026 8:52:15 AM PDT · by Eli Kopter · 5 replies
    Israel National News ^ | September 27, 2026 | Uzi Baruch
    IDF footage shows a child transferring weapons into a civilian home in central Gaza. Troops refrained from striking after identifying the child. DF troops operating in Gaza identified a terrorist using a child to transfer weapons into a civilian home in central Gaza. "The terrorist exploited the child, using him as a human shield to transfer the weapons, in an attempt to prevent the IDF from striking and thwarting their transfer," the IDF stressed. Upon identifying the presence of a child, the IDF refrained from carrying out any strikes against the terrorist. "This is another example of the systematic exploitation...
  • Why Diesel Prices Are So High - Refining margins, not crude oil, account for most of the increase

    09/28/2026 8:33:27 AM PDT · by Merrick · 40 replies
    Agricultural Economics ^ | 28 September 2026 | Dr. Greg Ibendahl
    The U.S. average retail price of diesel was $5.97 per gallon the week of September 7, 2026, up $2.25 from its February average of $3.72, before the disruption in the Strait of Hormuz began. Crude oil accounts for 68 cents of that increase. The refining margin — the gap between the wholesale price of diesel and the cost of the crude it is made from — accounts for $1.71. The world is short of refined diesel rather than crude oil. Russia, once Europe’s largest diesel supplier, has nearly stopped exporting refined products after Ukrainian attacks on its refineries and a...
  • Meme Come to Life: Yes, That Was a Shark Swimming Up the Street in NJ

    09/28/2026 8:14:26 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 15 replies
    Red State ^ | September 28, 2026 | Nick Arama
    You see it all the time on social media after big floods or hurricanes. Someone invariably pulls out a fake meme of a shark swimming up the street, in the subway, or some such thing. Except sometimes, perhaps, memes can come true. That seems to be the case after the nor'easter hit southern New Jersey. My colleague Sister Toldjah covered some of the big issues that hit up and down the Eastern Seaboard. There was a lot of flooding in the area of Surf City, New Jersey, with the flooding approaching four feet high in some areas. But one resident...
  • Trump does major U-turn on oil export ban sparking MAGA executives revolt as he scrambles to address sky-high gas prices

    09/28/2026 8:13:27 AM PDT · by dennisw · 45 replies
    UK Mail ^ | 28 September 2026 | JON MICHAEL RAASCH
    Donald Trump is now 'very seriously' considering a diesel export ban as gas prices hit record highs – despite his top cabinet officials saying for months the move was off the table. 'The blunt tool of banning diesel exports definitely doesn't work,' Energy Secretary Chris Wright said at an event last week. As the President's top energy official responsible for oil and gas production and the management of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, Wright has warned that the ban 'would put upward pressure on gasoline prices and jet ⁠fuel prices'. He said in May that the ban was then 'absolutely' ruled...
  • 5 British men arrested near U.K. air base used by U.S. forces released on bail, police say

    09/28/2026 8:11:44 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 29 replies
    CBS News ^ | September 28, 2026 | Duarte Dias, Lucia I Suarez Sang
    British counterterrorism police said Monday that five men who were arrested over the weekend on suspicion of preparing a terrorist act in an English village near a Royal Air Force base used by U.S. forces had been released on bail. "Following extensive interviews and enquiries, the five men who were arrested are being released on police bail this afternoon. To be very clear, this does not mean the investigation is over," Assistant Commissioner Laurence Taylor, head of the London Metropolitan Police's Counter Terror unit, told reporters Monday afternoon. "To be very clear, this does not mean the investigation is over....