The Italy-based 173rd Brigade were the first American troops to reach the Baltic states during the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2014. But the assessment, which has been obtained by Politico, found that there was a series of “capability gaps” such as the brigade’s lack of air defence, electronic warfare […]
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What could be Los Angeles’ largest fire on record continued to grow on Sunday amid new evacuations orders and Gov. Jerry Brown’s declaration of a state of emergency in Los Angeles County. The so-called La Tuna fire expanded to nearly 6,000 acres overnight in the San Fernando Valley, burning three […]
Authorities said Sunday that they will blow up the six remaining trailers at the Harvey-wrecked Arkema chemical plant near Houston so crews can stop waiting and get to work assessing the threat at the flooded facility. Three of the nine trailers, which each house a half-ton of highly flammable materials, […]
There’s one thing Texans hit hard by Hurricane Harvey won’t have to worry about: cheese. Twenty-six Wisconsin cheese companies are donating 17,000 pounds of the “comfort food” to the Houston’s largest food bank, said Suzanne Fanning, vice president of the state’s Milk Marketing Board, NBC affiliate WMTV first reported. Wisconsin […]
BAY CITY, Texas — This was shaping up to be a record year for cotton farmers in Texas. In 2016, farmers were lucky to harvest one bale of cotton per acre of the profitable crop. A year later, with perfect weather conditions during harvesting season, farmers would get three bales, […]
The German Chancellor appeared with rival Martin Schulz, leader of the sPd, in a live televised debated ahead of Germany’s election on Septemebr 24. Touching on immigration and Turkey’s accession to the European Union, Mrs Merkel also used the opportunity to allign herself with the US President and the West […]
North Korea conducted its sixth and most powerful nuclear test Sunday, according to senior U.S. officials, an apparently significant step toward its goal of building a bomb capable of hitting the U.S. mainland. To anyone paying attention, this development should not come as a surprise as the regime has been […]
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea on Sunday claimed to have successfully tested a hydrogen bomb designed to be placed on a intercontinental ballistic missile — prompting a barrage of responses from President Donald Trump and for his defense secretary to say they’re not looking to the “total annihilation” of […]