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In the video the escort van is shot at by armed robbers and it gets rammed onto as they try to immobilize it. The driver can be seen visibly shaken but quickly regains his focus and tries so hard to keep the van under control. The video has gone viral on social media platforms attracting praise for the crew who maintained their cool in terrific circumstances. Abramjee reported that the cruiser driver managed to take out two of the robbers’ vehicles. Both the driver and his crew survived the attack but unfortunately one person from another escort vehicle was fatally...

Police, fire and EMT teams have been deployed around the city tonight in response to unverified reports of a radiological threat. Authorities stress that the threat is unconfirmed and that the city's terror alert status remained unchanged. Nevertheless, police say that they have deployed a battery of radiological sensors, including vehicle and helicopter-mounted devices, as a precautionary measure. Authorities are also checking vehicles at checkpoints in Lower Manhattan and selected Manhattan entry points.

Top Republicans in the House are buzzing - and scrambling - at news alleging that Randy "Duke" Cunningham, a former San Diego congressman who's pled guilty to bribery and other illegal activities, was wearing a wire for the FBI during the summer and early fall of 2005. The undercover operation, according to senior Justice and federal law enforcement, is part of a broadening investigation into the Jack Abramoff bribes-for-favors scandal now roiling Washington. The disgraced former lawmaker initially began cooperating with federal investigators after they uncovered evidence of his illegal acceptance of bribes in cash and luxury items from at...

A twin engine Gulfstream One turbo-prop made a belly landing about 100 feet short of a North Las Vegas runway at 0914 5 May. One of the two passangers aboard - who had no flight experience in a multi engined aircraft - took control of the aircraft, after the pilot took ill while en route to San Diego. Reports indicated that the pilot suffered a heart attack during flight and subsequently died at a local Las Vegas hospital. The passanger is intimated as having had in a previous life stick time in gliders (but never in any powered aircraft -...

WASHINGTON - President George W. Bush sent tongues wagging this week, planting kisses that to many Americans looked more personal than professional on his two women cabinet nominees. Condoleezza Rice was given two affectionate kisses on the cheek when Bush introduced her at the White House on Tuesday as the new secretary of state. Margaret Spellings, the new education secretary, was congratulated rather uniquely on a corner of the lips when she was presented the next day. "Is there too much kissing going on at the White House?" said USA Today. Could it be that the born-again Methodist president is...

WASHINGTON - Syria is allowing militants to cross its border into Iraq (news - web sites) to kill U.S. soldiers and is aggressively seeking to acquire and develop chemical, biological and nuclear weapons, a senior Bush administration official said Tuesday. In addition, he said Syria continues to support organizations the United States lists as terrorist groups. John Bolton, undersecretary of state for arms control, told a House hearing the United States was trying to change Syria's behavior through diplomatic means and urged lawmakers to let the effort run its course before passing trade restrictions and other measures. After testifying...

For those not familiar with the term "pucker factor," thought you'd enjoy this story which showed up today in my email. s/Cautor -----Original Message-----Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2003 8:23 Subject: Pilot's account of a recent Hornet barricade* recovery in the Pacific * A barricade is a huge net that is 20 ft high and stretches across the carrier in the landing area to 'catch' airplanes that must land in extreme cases such as this. how rare? in my 3 yrs as CO of IKE, I watched 36,000 landings - none into the barricade! Greetings Slacker Landlubbers! This is to share...

This Is In Tribute To Our Armed ForcesAfter seeing this photo, I was instantly reminded of those times in the past when getting inserted on a Fastrope - which is done from a much lower altitude without harnesses - but this photo brought back that pucker factor better than any other I've ever seen.To all of our servicemen and women who are out there today putting your asses on the line for us back here, just remember that there is definitely one segment of the population that stands behind you 100%. We'll cover your six back here, so don't worry...