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Three CBP agents shot, one killed near Puerto Rico
Agents with U.S. Customs and Border Protection exchanged gunfire with suspected smugglers on Thursday. At least one agent was killed and two others were seriously wounded. The incident happened about 14 miles off the coast of Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico. A unit from CBP’s Air and Marine Operations was on a routine patrol in a… -
Russia agrees to grain deal extension, rockets rain on Ukraine
World leaders breathed a little easier Thursday because the Black Sea grain deal was extended for another 120 days. Without a deal in place, millions around the world could starve. In July, Ukraine and Russia reached separate deals with the United Nations to export grain and other agricultural products through a protected corridor in the… -
Iran using commercial airliners to ship drones to Russia
The Islamic Republic of Iran is no friend to world peace. As a state sponsor of terror, it’s not all that surprising to learn Iran is back to using commercial airliners to ship weapons. This week, Britain’s i News reported Iran is using four commercial airliners to deliver hundreds of Shahed loitering munitions, also known… -
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department recruits hit by SUV
More than 20 recruits of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department were hit by a vehicle early Wednesday morning. CBS News Los Angeles said the recruit class was taking part in a training run when an SUV struck them. Paramedics set up a triage site on scene to deal with all of the injuries. Officials… -
US Navy seizes missile fuel Iran tried smuggling to Yemen
This week, the United States Navy said it found 70 tons of missile fuel on a fishing ship in the Gulf of Oman. The fuel was from Iran and on its way to Houthi rebels in Yemen. The U.S. Coast Guard ship USCGC John Scheuerman and the Navy’s guided missile destroyer USS The Sullivans discovered… -
NYT: FBI had up to 8 Proud Boys informants
Leading up to the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, the FBI had as many as eight informants inside the Proud Boys organization. This week, lawyers for five Proud Boy members charged with seditious conspiracy said the information those informants gave the FBI could clear their clients. There are five Proud Boy members, including the group’s former… -
Russian mercenary fighting for Ukraine executed in video
Russia’s military and private mercenaries are known for their brutality. Over the weekend, the world got another example when a video titled “Hammer of Retribution” was posted recently to the Grey Zone Telegram channel. In the video, a man is seen with his head taped to what looks like a concrete wall. The man said his… -
Elon Musk’s Twitter Blue snafu could cost millions
Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, said it’s hard to be him. Musk made the comment while speaking to the B20 business forum ahead of the G20 Summit. It’s likely hard to juggle being the CEO of Tesla, SpaceX and Twitter, but critics say some of Musk’s problems are self-induced, particularly the current kerfuffle over… -
Amazon introduces new warehouse robot ‘Sparrow’
Amazon introduced the world to its Sparrow robot this week. The company said in a release Sparrow is Amazon’s “first robotic system in our warehouses that can detect, select and handle individual products.” Amazon said its workforce of around 750,000 warehouse employees “picked, stowed, or packed” around 5 billion packages last year, or about 13… -
Trump attacks former allies DeSantis, Youngkin
Former President Donald Trump is taking aim at two of his onetime Republican allies. In separate statements, Trump attacked Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Virginia Gov. Glen Youngkin. On Friday, Trump posted to Truth Social: “Young Kin (now that’s an interesting take. Sounds Chinese, doesn’t it?) in Virginia couldn’t have won without me. I endorsed… -
How the war in Ukraine is impacting Russian students
Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine is impacting people all over the world. This week, the world learned how Russia’s war with Ukraine is impacting Russian school children. According to German broadcast outlet Deutche Welle (DW), Russian students have been required to take part in mandatory patriotism classes for the last two months. The class is… -
Putin’s enemies discuss ‘physically eliminating’ Russian leader
Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion of Ukraine nine months ago. Tens of thousands of people are now dead. This week, the European news outlet Euractiv reported a group of anti-Russian activists and former Russian lawmakers have been meeting for months, discussing various ways of removing Putin from office. Euractiv reported the anti-Putin group… -
DOJ lays claim to $1 billion in stolen bitcoin
Federal prosecutors seized a sizeable fortune in stolen bitcoin last year. The pilfered cryptocurrency wasn’t kept in a safe or a lockbox at the bank. It was found in an old popcorn tin. For the last 10 years, the federal government has been looking for billions of dollars’ worth of bitcoin stolen from Silk Road.…
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