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This is a fun video I saw on X. The Air Force calls this "Drop Night" where pilots find out what planes they are going to be flying during their career. I saw this video and think many here will appreciate it. Perhaps some former pilots can recall their "Drop Nights."

When I answered some guy said, "I'm the dandy highwayman whom you're too scared to mention. I spend my cash on looking flash and grabbing your attention."

Sinwar is dead. Photos are starting to emerge. IDF soldiers stand over his deceased body.

A union representing roughly 1.8 million teachers and other educational workers used taxpayer-funded dues to book a trip to a famous casino and to pay for meals at luxury restaurants. The American Federation of Teachers (AFT) spent over $370,000 on expenses at Caesars Palace, a luxury hotel and casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, disclosure forms show. In addition, the AFT also used dues collected from its members to help pay for trips to Europe and South America, as well as to pay off five-figure tabs at upscale restaurants. “My suspicion is that this is a case of ‘rank hath its...

Oscar-winning actor Benicio del Toro is in Lyon for the 16th edition of the Lumière Film Festival. Euronews Culture attended his masterclass, during which he spoke about his career and his faith in the younger generation - especially with the upcoming US presidential elections only a few weeks away. Benicio del Toro, the Oscar-winning star of The Usual Suspects, Traffic and Sicario, is one of this year’s guests of honour at the Lumière Film Festival in Lyon. During his masterclass, the 57-year-old actor delved into his career and when asked about his film Sicario and how director Dennis Villeneuve considers...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mitzi Gaynor, the effervescent dancer and actor who starred as Nellie Forbush in the 1958 film of "South Pacific" and appeared in other musicals with Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra and Gene Kelly, has died. She was 93. Gaynor, among the last survivors of the so-called golden age of the Hollywood musical, died of natural causes in Los Angeles on Thursday morning, her long-time managers Rene Reyes and Shane Rosamonda confirmed in a statement to The Associated Press. “As we celebrate her legacy, we offer our thanks to her friends and fans and the countless audiences she...

Want a good laugh? Watch this short clip of MSNBC wheeling out Rachel Maddow to drop another "bombshell" about Trump and Stormy Daniels.

Rebecca Aylward, 15, was lured to the woods and then beaten to death with a rock by ex-boyfriend Joshua Davies - now her sister Jessica is a relationship with the killer's brotherJessica Aylward was just 13 when her big sister Rebecca, 15, was beaten to death. She is now in a relationship with Davies's brother Jordan, 28, despite his brother still being behind bars for the murder. (Image: WALES NEWS SERVICE) Get the latest court and crime news from WalesOnline The sister of a murdered schoolgirl has found love with the brother of her killer, and they now have two...

During a town hall with female voters, Donald Trump promised to ban men from competing in women’s sports, citing concerns over physical advantages and safety risks, if he’s re-elected next month. (LifeSiteNews) — Donald Trump told Fox News anchor Harris Faulkner this week that he will ensure that gender confused men are not allowed to play sports against women athletes. “You just ban it,” he said. “It’s a man playing in the (women’s) game.” Trump made the remarks during a town hall Wednesday night that featured an exclusively female audience. Faulkner had asked them to raise their hands if they...

Ten times as many migrants died in New Mexico near the U.S.-Mexico border in each of the last two years compared with just five years ago as smuggling gangs steer them — exhausted, dehydrated and malnourished — mostly into the hot desert, canyons or mountains west of El Paso, Texas. During the first eight months of 2024, the bodies of 108 presumed migrants mostly from Mexico and Central America were found near the border in New Mexico and often less than 10 miles (6 kilometers) from El Paso, according to the most recent data. The remains of 113 presumed migrants...

In a bold show of force, the United States launched an unprecedented B-2 Stealth Bomber attack on Houthi-controlled underground bunkers in Yemen, marking a dramatic escalation in regional tensions and a clear message to Iran. The radar-evading B-2s targeted five fortified weapons storage sites around Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, and the Houthi stronghold of Saada. The strike, the first of its kind against Iran-backed Houthi militants, underscores the US’s commitment to countering Tehran’s influence in the Middle East and protecting vital shipping lanes in the Red Sea. US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin confirmed the strike, calling it a “unique demonstration of...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed his nation on Thursday evening in the wake of confirmation that Israel Defense Forces (IDF) troops had killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, saying a chance had arrived for peace. Netanyahu began by discussing the 101 remaining Israeli hostages, saying Sinwar’s death meant that a unique opportunity had arrived to free them, and that Israel would attempt to use this moment to press for their freedom.

President Donald J. Trump will visit Gas South Arena on Wednesday, October 23rd. I am not aware of what time he will speak, but was told to be available all day.

The multi-front wars in the Middle East are escalating at an alarming rate, as the Iranian regime is trying to build an Islamic alliance against Israel. Meanwhile, Israeli forces plunge deeper into heart of Hezbollah territory in Lebanon. Can the IDF continue to eliminate terror threats in neighboring countries when their adversaries are attacking from all sides? Watch now.

Shades of a football coach explaining away his team's loss by blaming the refs. Rather than focusing on Kamala Harris's evasive performance in her Fox News interview, today's Morning Joe trained its fire on Bret Baier. Mika led the hit parade, branding Bret's performance an "embarrassing, bad-faith effort by a once-respected host." She also claimed that Baier is "a man who spent his life as a down-the-middle journalist, seeming to throw it all away for his audience of one [i.e., Trump.]" Get the rest of the story and view the video here.

WASHINGTON — President Biden griped to former President Barack Obama that “she” is “not as strong as me” — with Obama agreeing “that’s true” — in a stunning off-mic conversation deciphered for The Post by a professional lip reader. The apparent candid assessment of Vice President Kamala Harris’ standing going into the Nov. 5 election occurred Wednesday afternoon as America’s two most recent Democratic presidents conversed at Ethel Kennedy’s memorial service in Washington. “She’s not as strong as me,” said Biden, 81, according to the translation, which was produced by analyzing the on-video lip movements during the discussion. “I know...

Israel confirmed Thursday that its soldiers had killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar during a battle the day before in Gaza. That would have been impossible if President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris had their way. Nevertheless, Biden tried to take credit in a statement welcoming Sinwar’s death on Sunday: Shortly after the October 7 massacres, I directed Special Operations personnel and our intelligence professionals to work side-by-side with their Israeli counterparts to help locate and track Sinwar and other Hamas leaders hiding in Gaza. With our intelligence help, the IDF relentlessly pursued Hamas’s leaders, flushing them out of...

CNN's Kaitlan Collins wasn't happy with how Fox News handled its interview with Kamala Harris. The anchor specifically called out Fox's Bret Baier for not playing Donald Trump's original 'enemy within' comments when asking the vice president to respond to his reaction to her criticism of his remarks. Baier's under 30-minute interview with Harris on Wednesday was extremely contentious.

Fox News host Bret Baier revealed some rocky details about his interview with Kamala Harris , including that she showed up very late for their sit-down and that she tried to filibuster with her answers to prevent him from pressing her on hot-button issues. Baier suggested it was like the vice president's team was trying to 'ice the kicker,' comparing it to a football coach calling a timeout before a field goal attempt in an NFL game to give the kicker time to prepare for the big play. He also said if he didn't frequently interrupt the VP, he likely...

A Meta engineer admitted that Facebook has been 'automatically demoting' posts criticizing Kamala Harris in an undercover sting. Senior software engineer Jeevan Gyawali was caught by a hidden camera while on a date discussing how Meta's algorithms and content moderation practices reduce the visibility of certain politically charged posts without informing the users. He provided an explanation to the unknown woman who sat at the other side of the table, saying if someone posts about Harris is 'unfit to be president because she does not have a child' that 'kind of s*** is automatically demoted.'