Fire crews gain greater control over California wildfires
A burned out tree sends off wind-blown embers in the Kincade fire along Highway 128 in Sonoma County, Calif., on Tuesday. Photo by Terry Schmitt/UPI | License…
Defense budget management key to military transformation – Opinion
The 2020 state budget allocates Rp 131.2 trillion (US$9.26 billion) for defense, up 19.8 percent from 2019. For the second time in the Reform Era, defense spending outweighs expenditures on other sectors like education and…
Pro-Spain Catalans push back on Barcelona secession protests
Barcelona, Spain As a tour guide in one of Europe's top travel destinations, María José Martínez constantly takes busloads of tourists to an overlook in Barcelona to gaze upon one of Spain's most…
Lockheed Martin receives $40 million Trident II contract modification – Defence Blog
Lockheed Martin Space Systems, one of the four major business divisions of Lockheed Martin, has received a $40,3 million contract modification for production of the latest generation of the U.S. Navy’s submarine-launched fleet ballistic…
US troop level in Syria stable despite announced withdrawal
The number of US troops in Syria remains roughly stable at just under 1,000 three weeks after President Donald Trump announced their withdrawal, a US official said Monday.
The withdrawal of American troops from Syria's…
Browns Player Goes on Rant Filled with Death Threats and Racial Slurs After Another Loss, Gets Cut
News Sports Justin Edmonds / Getty ImagesDenver Broncos wide receiver Courtland Sutton catches a touchdown pass as Cleveland Browns safety Jermaine Whitehead defends on the play during the first quarter at Broncos Stadium at Mile High on…
We’re Losing The Ability To Make Friends. Here’s How To Recover It
Anyone who has taken a high school French class can recall the scene from the classic novella “Le Petit Prince” of the drunkard who drinks to forget he’s a drunkard. It’s a tragic paradox wherein the cause and effect continually…
We Have Seen the Enemy and He/She is Us – Fuck. That.
Originally written 7/19/16, Rambling Soapbox Blog, as “War! What is it Good For?”WWI Archive, Flickr CommonsI was watching a documentary on diets the other night when a European doctor quipped, “Americans love to have an enemy.” I was…
MSU hosts several events to honor military veterans
Contact: James Carskadon Mississippi State’s annual Veterans Day ceremony will take place Monday at 2 p.m. on the Drill Field. (Photo by Robert Lewis) STARKVILLE, Miss.—As part of its annual Veterans Day celebration, Mississippi State…
Twitter suspends accounts linked to Hamas, Hezbollah
Nov. 4 (UPI) -- Social media company Twitter has started to block from its platform all groups linked to Islamist militant groups Hamas and Hezbollah, following a push by federal lawmakers. New Jersey Rep. Josh Gottheimer said Twitter…