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Master Sergeant Steven Conklin, spokesman for the 142nd Wing, said the military is authorized to fly supersonic 15 miles beyond the coastline, but pilots should not have the nose of the jet pointed toward the coast.The 142nd Wing in a Facebook post apologized for causing concern among coastal residents."During this training, we inadvertently went supersonic, and caused a sonic boom while pointed slightly toward the coastline while greater than 15 miles away from land," the 142nd Wing posted on Facebook. "We understand that this caused concern from our coastal residents and for that we sincerely apologize."

I'll give you the exact quote: "... They are having a cookout at the office tomorrow if anyone (vaccinated) wants to come by. I work remote anyway, but if I were within range, apparently I would not be welcome.

Given all of the recent posts, should be re-recorded as "Suck It Up, Buttercup!"

FULL TITLE: Iowa Rep to introduce 'Suck It Up Buttercup' Bill to claw back School tax $s spent on cry baby reaction to election result - AUDIO The Chairman of the Iowa House Oversight Committee, Rep. Bobby Kaufmann, has vowed to conduct a full investigation to discover every Dollar spent by State Schools on safe zones, counselling, cancelled exams and other 'cry baby' reactions to Tuesday's election result. Once his investigation produces a number, his Suck It Up Buttercup Bill will if passed, multiply that $ number by three and remove it from those school budgets next year. LISTEN BELOW

Ancient stone faces carved into the walls of a well-known limestone cave in East Timor have been discovered by a team searching for fossils of extinct giant rats.The team of archaeologists and palaeontologists were working in Lene Hara Cave on the northeast tip of East Timor. “Looking up from the cave floor at a colleague sitting on a ledge, my head torch shone on what seemed to be a weathered carving,” CSIRO’s Dr Ken Aplin said. “I shone the torch around and saw a whole panel of engraved prehistoric human faces on the wall of the cave. “The local landowners...