Jake Epstein
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A Jet Just Landed on the USS Nimitz for the 350,000th Time, But the Flattop's Days Are Numbered
It's the first time an aircraft carrier in active service has reached this milestone. Aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower has recorded 326,600 arrested landings, the next highest total. → Read More
Before-and-after photos of Ukraine show the devastating toll of Putin's unprovoked war
A heavily damaged building is seen in Mariupol, Ukraine, on April 13, 2022.AP Photo/Alexei Alexandrov, FileTen months of brutal war have devastated Ukrainian cities and towns across the country. Some monuments and buildings have been protected, while others were leveled or bombed. → Read More
Elon Musk was spotted with a sanctioned, pro-Putin Russian TV presenter at the World Cup final in Qatar
Nailya Asker-Zade, who posted a selfie of her and Elon Musk to Telegram on Sunday, has been sanctioned by both the UK and Canada. → Read More
The World's Largest Active Volcano Is Erupting For The 1st Time in 38 Years
For the first time in decades, Hawaii's Mauna Loa – the largest active volcano in the world – erupted, turning the sky red. → Read More
Video appears to show Twitter employees who rejected Elon Musk counting down the seconds until they're fired in an empty office
"Happy New Year," one of the employees ironically cheers in the video as a "Love Where You Work" sign glows in the background. → Read More
Russian missiles struck NATO ally Poland and killed 2 people
Poland's prime minister has called an emergency defense committee meeting, the government said. → Read More
Results: Democrat Yadira Caraveo defeats Republican Barbara Kirkmeyer in Colorado's 8th District congressional election
Democrat Yadira Caraveo narrowly defeated Republican Barbara Kirkmeyer in Colorado's new 8th Congressional District. → Read More
A fired Twitter engineer urged remaining employees to 'disobey' Elon Musk, calling it their 'moral duty' to challenge the new billionaire owner
Twitter reportedly cut about 20 employees overnight who had publicly and privately pushed back against Musk since the takeover. → Read More
Results: Republican Rep. Michelle Steel defeats Democrat Jay Chen in California's 45th Congressional District election
Polls closed in the state at 8 p.m. local time, or 11 p.m. EST. → Read More
Elon Musk wistfully shared a meme on Twitter with an image of a Nazi soldier carrying messenger pigeons
"How times have changed," the billionaire wrote in his tweet, which included a photo of a German soldier taken in 1940 in France. → Read More
Nancy Pelosi's husband severely beaten with a hammer during an early-morning break-in
The House Speaker's office said Paul Pelosi underwent surgery to repair a skull fracture and was treated for "serious injuries to his right arm and hands." → Read More
Sailors Have been Drinking Water Contaminated by Jet Fuel for Decades, Veterans Say
Sailors aboard a US Navy aircraft carrier recently found themselves drinking and bathing in water contaminated with jet fuel. Veterans say this problem is one that has spanned decades and many different ships. → Read More
Supreme Court will take up a case challenging legal immunity for tech sites like Facebook, Twitter, and Google
Former President Trump and Republicans railed against the Section 230 protections, which shield tech companies from lawsuits for user-created content. → Read More
The US Navy said 'traces' of jet fuel were found in the water on the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz. A sailor says the problem was way worse.
"We were exposed to an unhealthy amount" of jet fuel, a sailor told Insider, adding that they believe the seriousness of the situation was downplayed. → Read More
Putin gives ex-NSA contractor and whistleblower Edward Snowden citizenship amid sky-high tensions between the US and Russia
Snowden, a former National Security Agency contractor, has been living in Russia for nearly a decade and was granted permanent residency in 2020. → Read More
Cuba votes to legalize same-sex marriage, decades after LGBTQ people in the country were persecuted and sent to labor camps
According to election results, around two-thirds of people who voted in the Family Code referendum voted in favor of legalizing same-sex marraige. → Read More
US says it told the Kremlin that Russia will face 'catastrophic consequences' if it uses tactical nuclear weapons in Ukraine
Biden's national security advisor said Putin has waved the "nuclear card" before, but the White House is taking his latest threats "deadly seriously." → Read More
Here's What It Took to Move a Broken-Down US Special Ops Aircraft Stuck in an Arctic Nature Preserve
A broken-down U.S. Air Force CV-22 Osprey has been stuck in a remote Arctic nature preserve for over a month, but Norwegian soldiers are making visible progress on getting it out. → Read More
Biden rips into Putin for escalating Russia's 'outrageous' Ukraine war in a blistering speech at the UN
Earlier, Putin gave a rare televised speech calling for "partial mobilization" of Russia's military reservists and threatening to use nuclear weapons. → Read More
A professional UK soccer team's new jerseys show how much the climate has warmed since the team was founded
Reading's announcement comes after the UK broke its all-time temperature record at over 102°F, causing a slew of issues in the transportation sector. → Read More