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 Russia’s Lunar Lander Crashes Into the Moon

The robotic Luna-25 spacecraft appeared to have “ceased its existence” after a failed orbital adjustment, the space agency Roscosmos said.

A rocket lifts from the launchpad into a cloudy sky.
An image released by the Russian Space Agency, Roscosmos, of a Soyuz rocket carrying the Luna-25 launching from the Vostochny cosmodrome in Russia’s far east on Aug. 11.Credit...Roscosmos, via Agence France-Press — Getty Images

By Kenneth Chang, Alina Lobzina and Anton Troianovski

A Russian robotic spacecraft that was headed to the lunar surface has crashed into the moon, Russia’s space agency said on Sunday, citing the results of a preliminary investigation a day after it lost contact with the vehicle.

It is the latest setback in spaceflight for a country that during the Cold War became the first nation, as the Soviet Union, to put a satellite, a man and then a woman in orbit.

The Luna-25 lander, Russia’s first space launch to the moon’s surface since the 1970s, entered lunar orbit last Wednesday and was supposed to land as early as Monday. At 2:10 p.m. on Saturday afternoon Moscow time, according to Roscosmos, the state corporation that oversees Russia’s space activities, the spacecraft fired its engine to enter an orbit that would set it up for a lunar landing. But an unexplained “emergency situation” occurred.

On Sunday, Roscosmos said that it had lost contact with the spacecraft 47 minutes after the start of the engine firing. Attempts to re-establish communications failed, and Luna-25 had deviated from its planned orbit and “ceased its existence as a result of a collision with the lunar surface,” Roscosmos said.

An interagency commission would be formed to investigate the reasons for the failure, it added.

Luna-25, which launched on Aug. 11, was aiming to be the first mission to reach the moon’s south polar region. Government space programs and private companies all over Earth are interested in that part of the moon because they believe it may contain water ice that could be used by astronauts in the future.

The main purpose of Luna-25 was to test technology for landing on the moon, and the loss of the lander during a less risky phase of the mission will add scrutiny to Russia’s space struggles.

For missions headed to the moon’s surface, the two most nerve-racking moments are the rocket launch from Earth and the landing itself. Three lunar landing attempts in the past four years — by India, an Israeli nonprofit and a Japanese company — all successfully maneuvered in orbit around the moon before failing during the last few minutes descending to the surface.

When missions are lost during orbital engine firings, the cause often turns out to be shoddy manufacturing and inadequate testing. Those shortcomings were the basis for the failure of Russia’s last major robotic interplanetary probe, Phobos-Grunt, in 2011. Another factor could be embarrassing human error, like when NASA’s Mars Climate Orbiter burned up in the Martian atmosphere in 1999 because of a mix-up between metric and imperial units.

Natan Eismont, a senior scientist of the Space Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, which led the scientific operations of Luna-25, said the spacecraft’s engine had not performed as designed during burns to adjust the spacecraft’s course.

“What I can say, and it was noticed by outside observers, that the correction somewhat deviated from what has been stated,” said Dr. Eismont, who said he was not directly involved with the mission.

This mission controllers “managed to cope with it successfully until the last maneuver,” Dr. Eismont said. But the last burn, to move Luna-25 to an orbit ahead of landing that passed within 11 miles of the surface, required a big push that did not go as planned. “Most likely the braking thrust was either too strong or it was in a wrong direction.”

Dr. Eismont suggested perhaps the mission managers should have taken more time.

“It’s up to the immediate participants to make these decisions” of proceeding toward landing or remaining in the circular orbit for further troubleshooting, he said. “They made their decision, and whether it was the correct decision, let a commission decide.”

The mission’s failure may be a blow to President Vladimir V. Putin, who has used Russian achievements in space as part and parcel of his hold on power.

That is part of the Kremlin’s narrative — a compelling one for many Russians — that Russia is a great nation held back by an American-led West that is jealous of and threatened by Russia’s capabilities. The country’s state-run space industry in particular has been a valuable tool as Russia works to remake its geopolitical relationships.

“The interest in our proposals is very high,” the head of Russia’s space program, Yuri Borisov, told Mr. Putin in a televised meeting in June, describing Russia’s plan to expand space cooperation with African countries. The initiative is part of the Kremlin’s overall efforts to deepen economic and political ties with non-Western countries amid European and American sanctions.

However, coverage of the Luna-25 mission had been muted, and remained that way after the spacecraft’s apparent crash.

The 6 p.m. newscast on Sunday night on state-run Channel 1, for instance, devoted only 40 seconds to Luna-25’s premature conclusion.

“By all appearances, the Luna-25 mission has ended,” the Channel 1 anchor said, before appending a positive note: “Scientists got invaluable information about the surface of the moon, among other things.”

The vaguely optimistic tone was echoed by Anatoly Petrukovich, also of the Space Research Institute which led Luna-25’s scientific operations.

“We are working on them,” Dr. Petrukovich said to the state-run Tass news agency, referring to upcoming lunar missions, “and hope that this work won’t be slowed down but accelerated.”

A view of the Zeeman crater on the far side of the moon taken by Luna-25 on Thursday.Credit...Roscosmos, via Reuters

In recent decades, Russia’s exploration of Earth’s solar system has fallen a long way from the heights of the Soviet era.

The last unqualified success was more than 35 years ago, when the Soviet Union was still intact. A pair of twin spacecraft, Vega 1 and Vega 2, launched six days apart. Six months later, the two spacecraft flew past Venus, each dropping a capsule that contained a lander that successfully set down on the hellish planet’s surface, as well as a balloon that, when released, floated through the atmosphere. In March 1986, the two spacecraft then passed within about 5,000 miles of Halley’s comet, taking pictures and studying the dust and gas from the comet’s nucleus.

Subsequent missions to Mars that launched in 1988 and 1996 failed.

The embarrassing nadir came in 2011 with Phobos-Grunt, which was supposed to land on Phobos, the larger of Mars’ two moons, and bring back samples of rock and dirt to Earth. But Phobos-Grunt never made it out of Earth’s orbit. A few months later, it burned up in Earth’s atmosphere.

An investigation later revealed that Russia’s financially strapped space agency had skimped on manufacturing and testing, using electronics components that had not been proven to survive the cold and radiation of space.

An image taken by the Luna-25 spacecraft during its trip to the moon.Credit...Roscosmos, via Reuters

Otherwise, Russia has been confined to low-Earth orbit, including carrying astronauts to and from the International Space Station, which it jointly manages with NASA.

Luna-25 was to have completed a one-year mission studying the composition of the lunar surface. It was also supposed to demonstrate technologies that would have been used in a series of robotic missions that Russia and lay the groundwork for a future lunar base that it is planning to build with China.

But the schedule for those missions — Luna 26, 27 and 28 — has already slipped years from the original timetable, and now there are likely to be further delays, especially as the Russian space program struggles, financially and technologically, because of sanctions imposed after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Roscosmos will face a difficult decision of whether to redo the Luna-25 mission or leave the landing technology untested for now and move on to more ambitious follow-on missions. If Russia decides to re-fly Luna-25, that will likely add even more years of delay.

Although NASA and the European Space Agency continue to cooperate with Russia on the I.S.S., other joint space projects ended after the invasion of Ukraine. For the lunar missions, that means Russia needs to replace key components that were to come from Europe.

Russia has struggled to develop new space hardware, especially electronics that reliably work in the harsh conditions of outer space.

“You cannot really fly in space, or, at least, fly in space for a long time, without better electronics,” said Anatoly Zak, who publishes RussianSpaceWeb.com, which tracks Russia’s space activities. “The Soviet electronics were always backwards. They were always behind the West in this area of science and technology.”

He added: “The entire Russian space program is actually affected by this issue.”

Other ambitious Russian space plans are also behind schedule and will likely take much longer than the official pronouncements to complete.

Angara, a family of rockets that has been in development for two decades, has only launched six times.

A few days ago, Vladimir Kozhevnikov, the chief designer for Russia’s next space station, told the Interfax news agency that Oryol, a modern replacement for the venerable Soyuz capsule, would make its maiden flight in 2028.

Back in 2020, Dmitry Rogozin, then the head of Roscosmos, said that the maiden flight of Oryol would take place in 2023 — meaning that, in just three years, the launch date has slipped five years.

Another country, India, will now get the chance to land the first probe in the lunar south pole’s vicinity. Its Chandrayaan-3 mission launched in July, but it opted for a more roundabout but fuel-efficient route to the moon. It is scheduled to attempt a landing on Wednesday.

“It’s unfortunate,” Sudheer Kumar, a spokesman for the Indian Space Research Organization, said about the Russian lander’s crash. “Every space mission is very risky and highly technical.”

Hari Kumar contributed reporting from Delhi.

Kenneth Chang has been at The Times since 2000, writing about physics, geology, chemistry, and the planets. Before becoming a science writer, he was a graduate student whose research involved the control of chaos. More about Kenneth Chang

Anton Troianovski is the Moscow bureau chief for The New York Times. He was previously Moscow bureau chief of The Washington Post and spent nine years with The Wall Street Journal in Berlin and New York. More about Anton Troianovski

A version of this article appears in print on  , Section A, Page 7 of the New York edition with the headline: Russian Lander Crashes Into the Moon, Handing Moscow a New Setback. Order Reprints | Today’s Paper | Subscribe

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New York Democratic Congressman Anthony Weiner’s misadventures with his digital camera, Twitter account, and boxers have given us yet another “-gate”— Weinergate. But Weiner’s not the first male figure in power to make some display of his nether regions in a confusion of sexual and political power. Long before tweeting and sexting, kings secular (and sacred) made a point with their genitalia that contributed to a tradition that Weiner’s just the latest, strangest, and saddest to join.

Michael Novakhov: My Opinion

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New York Democratic Congressman Anthony Weiner’s misadventures with his digital camera, Twitter account, and boxers have given us yet another “-gate”— Weinergate. But Weiner’s not the first male figure in power to make some display of his nether regions in a confusion of sexual and political power. Long before tweeting and sexting, kings secular (and sacred) made a point with their genitalia that contributed to a tradition that Weiner’s just the latest, strangest, and saddest to join.

When I first heard of Weiner’s bulging underwear picture, I flashed back to Hans Holbein the Younger’s Portrait of Henry VIII from 1536. Holbein’s painting fell victim to fire in 1698, but enough copies remain to give a sense of the original. Henry VIII distributed copies to friends and visiting dignitaries, hoping that this idealized portrait would linger in their minds longer than the impression his failing health may have left in person. In the full length portrait, Henry proudly stands with hands on hips and his (insufficiently depicted) weight balanced on his widely spread legs. At the center of the image, however, is the star of the show—the bulging codpiece that Anne Boleyn lost her head figuratively over a few years before and lost her head over literally just earlier that year (detail shown). With Jane Seymour and the promise of male issue (which would turn out to be the future Edward VI) waiting in the wings, Henry desperately needed to assert his sexual power and the role that sexuality played in maintaining the Tudor dynasty. Holbein knew this and gave proper prominence to the codpiece, and even added a phallic dagger in Henry’s left hand just in case you missed the point.

Years later, Anthony Van Dyck became court painter to one of Henry VIII’s successors, Charles I of England. Van Dyck’s portraits aren’t as “front and center” as Holbein’s Henrys, but they do compensate and overcompensate in a different way. The diminutive ruler needed to be larger than life, so Van Dyck obliged in works such as 1633’s Charles I with M. de St. Antoine. To hide Charles’ vertical challenge, Van Dyck placed him on a horse. The raging stallion between Charles’ legs, however, did more than add to the king’s stature, of course. That white horse became Charles’ bulging codpiece, the oversized symbol of his sexual and political power. Then, as now, male political figures knew that size matters.

But even the King of Kings drew visual power from His manhood. As the late Leo Steinberg’s 1983 book, The Sexuality of Christ in Renaissance Art and in Modern Oblivion, argued, many images of Jesus Christ as an infant emphasized his genitalia. No genitalia, no humanity—or so the visual argument went. Just to hammer the idea home, other figures in the paintings often would point a helpful finger in the direction of the young savior’s bulge. Steinberg supported his argument with an almost embarrassing trove of visual proof.

Secular kings claimed divine right as the source of their power, so it seems natural that they would follow the same manifestations of that power as a divine figure such as Jesus. If proto-sexting was good enough for Jesus to prove his manhood, then it was good enough for Henry, Charles, and all the others. Today, self-proclaimed “kings” in their fields such as Weiner and Brett Favre flaunt their pornographic codpiece equivalents electronically. Holbein, Van Dyck, and other artists took an earthy argument and softened the crude edges. Sadly, Weinergate and Favregate argue only for men with poor judgment not to get Twitter accounts if that poor judgment already involves what’s inside their pants.

[Image:Hans Holbein the YoungerPortrait of Henry VIII (detail). 1536.]

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Driver plows into at least 7 pedestrians at Midtown crosswalk

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A vehicle plowed through seven pedestrians at a Midtown Manhattan crosswalk late Sunday night, leaving at least one critically injured, according to police and law enforcement sources.

The driver behind the wheel of a Honda Accord hit the seven victims around 11:55 p.m. at West 36th Street and 6th Avenue as the suspect kept driving to the Midtown tunnel toward Queens, sources said.

Five pedestrians were rushed to Bellevue Hospital with at least one person in critical condition, sources said. 

The driver of the Honda Accord crashed the vehicle in Queens after fleeing the accident in Manhattan.The driver of the Honda Accord crashed the vehicle in Queens after fleeing the accident in Manhattan. Juan Gonzale/NY Post 

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Экс-агент ФБР признал вину в сборе компромата для Олега Дерипаски
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Legal Cannabis Stores on Hold Again as Judge Continues Weed Injunction
Cannabis license holder Harold Baines attended a hearing in Kingston about the injunction that’s preventing him from opening his East Harlem delivery service, Aug. 11, 2023.Rosalind Adams/THE CITY Carson Grant was supposed to be in Bayside, Queens, on Friday for state inspectors to do a walk-through of his cannabis store, which is nearly...
 
How to Legally Stay in NYC Airbnb and How the Registration System Works
NYC visitors’ lodging options will change next month when a new Airbnb enforcement law takes effect.Ben Fractenberg/THE CITY The era of unregulated Airbnb-ing in New York is coming to a close. What’s a visitor in the city to do?City lawmakers passed legislation in January 2022 to register and rein in short-term rentals like the ones...
 
‘Coliving’ Landlords Turned $800 Rent-Stabilized Apartments into $7,000 Suites. Now Tenants Are Pushing Back.
A young person with a suitcase walks by Outpost Club tenement building in Bed Stuy, Brooklyn.Ben Fractenberg/THE CITY The “coliving” company Outpost Club lures would-be residents to its properties with a dreamy vision of NYC living coveted by young transplants. In some of the city’s trendiest neighborhoods, you can enjoy luxury amenities...
 
Former Rikers Detainees Eligible to Claim Millions in Commissary Deposits
Friends and family of Rikers detainees — who often are the ones filling commissary accounts — wait to pass through security this spring.Ben Fractenberg/THE CITY Former detainees at Rikers Island and other city lockups have left a total of $4.2 million in commissary accounts waiting to be claimed — a figure on the rise despite new legislation...
 
NYPD Chief Instructs Cops to Take Care With Car Chases
NYPD officers race past traffic along Dekalb Avenue in Brooklyn, Aug. 3, 2023.Ben Fractenberg/THE CITY NYPD Chief of Department Jeffrey Maddrey has issued an internal memo to a half-dozen top police officials instructing them to ensure their officers are familiar with the department’s policy on vehicle pursuits.The memo, which reiterates...
 
LISTEN: ‘The Greatest Disappointment Is the Governor’
Gov. HochulDon Pollard/Governor Kathy Hochul’s Office Dave Giffen of the Coalition for the Homeless and Josh Goldfein of Legal Aid talk with Katie Honan about what Gov. Kathy Hochul should be doing but is not, as “she’s apparently forgotten she’s also the governor of people who live in New York City”; what Mayor Eric Adams is saying...
 
Biden to Visit Wildfire-Ravaged Hawaiian Island Amid Debate Over Whether Climate Change or Green Policies Are To Blame
Despite the lack of evidence that climate change caused the fires, environmental activists are renewing their calls for the president to declare a ‘national emergency’ to eliminate fossil fuels and spend taxpayers’ money on renewable energy projects.
 
Trump’s Domination of GOP Field Surges Following Georgia Indictments: Poll
Remarkably, 71 percent of Trump voters told the pollsters that they trust Mr. Trump to tell the truth more than friends and family, conservative press figures, and religious leaders.
 
A local's guide to the 24-hour, Eastern European cuisine of Brighton Beach
Tashkent Supermarket in Brighton Beach. Jessica and Trina Quinn, the chef and wife duo behind Dacha 46, guide us through the markets and restaurants in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn, also known as “Little Odessa.” [ more › ]
 
Fire in Queens kills one, injures several others
Firefighters responded to a blaze in Queens that killed one person and injured several others. A woman in her 30's died, officials said. [ more › ]
 
NJ school districts blocked from enacting transgender notification policies, for now
A Pride flag hanging outside a New Jersey home. A state judge granted a preliminary injunction against schools telling parents if children were displaying signs of changing gender expression or identity. [ more › ]
 
2 arrested after Brooklyn car crash that killed 18-year-old
The fatal crash occurred at the intersection of Atlantic Avenue and Court Street. On Saturday, the police announced the arrests of two people in connection with a deadly car crash in Brooklyn. [ more › ]
 
Largest migrant relief center in NYC opens on Randall's Island
A tent facility on Randall's Island in New York City where officials plan to house up to 3,000 migrants. The tent facility has enough space to house 3,000 new arrivals, city officials said. [ more › ]
 
Fires in South Williamsburg and Brownsville, Brooklyn injure 10 FDNY members and 3 children
Firefighters on the roof of a structure on Lee Avenue in South Williamsburg as they confront a fire on Sunday. Nine stores were severely damaged as a result of the fire in South Williamsburg while officials also investigate why three children were left home alone in a separate fire in Brownsville. [ more › ]
 
Таджикистан: внук президента – король Instagram. Но что за этим стоит?
Теоретически в 2027 году Махмадзохир сможет баллотироваться в президенты.
 
3 children injured in Brownsville fire, father arrested
The children were in serious, but stable condition after being pulled from the fire that broke out in an apartment. CBS New York's Zinnia Maldonado reports.
 
NYC outdoor dining sheds were a celebrated pandemic-era innovation. Now, there’s a new set of rules
Outdoor dining was a part of the pandemic that many people actually liked — made possible by streetside dining sheds that popped up around New York City and allowed many restaurants to stay in business when they couldn’t have diners inside. Some sheds were simple — wooden structures with basic cutouts for light, a few tables, the […] The post NYC outdoor...
 
Brooklyn Bird Watch: The startling story of the European Starling, and how it got to NYC in the 1800s
Although the Northern Mockingbird seems to have the most recognized reputation as a sound mimic among the songbirds, there are other songbirds (not parrots) with more expansive repertoires and several birds that even display more skillful abilities like repeating spoken phrases. The amazing European Starling is one of those birds. Because of its reputation...
 
New York City suggests housing migrants in jail shuttered after Jeffrey Epstein’s suicide
New York City officials want to ease pressure on overcrowded homeless shelters by housing migrants in a federal jail that once held mobsters, terrorists and Wall Street swindlers before being shut down after Jeffrey Epstein’s suicide. The proposal, suggested in an Aug. 9 letter to Gov. Kathy Hochul’s administration, came as New York struggles to handle...
 
NYC bans use of TikTok on city-owned phones, joining federal government, majority of states
New York City has directed its employees to delete TikTok from their city-issued phones, joining the federal government and more than half of U.S. states in banning the use of the Chinese-owned social media app on government-owned devices. “While social media is great at connecting New Yorkers with one another and the city, we have […] The post NYC...
 
Daughter says NYC shark bite victim has had 5 surgeries and has been left with permanent disability
The 65-year-old woman who was bitten by a shark at a New York City beach has undergone five surgeries since the attack and will require more, her daughter said in a statement. Tatyana Koltunyuk’s recovery from the Aug. 7 shark bite will also take years of physical therapy and close medical monitoring, daughter Darya Koltunyuk said. “Though […] The...
 
The fall of Rudy Giuliani: How ‘America’s mayor’ tied his fate to Donald Trump and got indicted
Rudy Giuliani glared across a Washington hearing room as a lawyer seeking his disbarment after the Jan. 6 insurrection asked: How did this man, celebrated as “America’s mayor” after 9/11, become a leader of an attempt to overturn a national election? “It’s like there are two different people,” Hamilton “Phil” Fox III, the lead prosecuting attorney for...
 
Our world in photos: August 18
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August 19: ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY
ON THIS DAY IN 1875, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle reported, “Senor [Gabriel Garcia] Moreno, President of the Republic of Ecuador, has been assassinated. He was fifty-four years old.” *** ON THIS DAY IN 1914, the Eagle reported, “The City of New York has conveyed to the State the entire block now occupied by the Long […] The post August 19: ON THIS DAY...
 
August 20: ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY
ON THIS DAY IN 1946, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle reported, “Mayor [William] O’Dwyer and Borough President [John] Cashmore wielded pick and shovel today in ground-breaking ceremonies for the first postwar construction on the $25,000,000 Brooklyn-Queens Connecting Highway. The ceremonies took place shortly after noon at Amity and Hicks Sts., launching construction...
 
What’s News, Breaking: Monday, August 21, 2023
VIRTUAL MEETING ON BQE OVERNIGHT WORK SET FOR FRIDAY BROOKLYN HEIGHTS — A VIRTUAL MEETING UPDATING THE ONGOING OVERNIGHT WORK on the Triple Cantilever section of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway will be held via Zoom on Friday, Aug. 25, from noon to 12:45 p.m., according to NYCDOT’s Community Liaison Anita Navalurkar. The interim repair work, which […]...
 
Milestones: Monday, August 21, 2023
HAWAII BECOMES 50TH STATE — PRESIDENT Dwight D. Eisenhower on Aug. 21, 1959 signed a proclamation admitting Hawaii (Native spelling: Hawai‘i) into the Union as the 50th state. However, Hawaii’s road to statehood was fraught with a loss of indigenous identity, coups that toppled the monarchy, and a surprise attack from the Japanese that catapulted […]...
 
Brooklyn leader under fire for questioning residents’ Muslim faith in Coney Island casino spat
The chairperson of Brooklyn's Community Board 13 is facing calls for her ouster after she questioned the Muslim faith of residents who were wearing "Coney" shirts sponsored by the group pushing a casino in Coney Island.
 
Twin Brooklyn fires send three young kids — who were left alone — 10 firefighters to the hospital
Three young kids left alone in a Brooklyn apartment were seriously hurt Sunday when a fire erupted inside the home — just as a massive blaze engulfed an entire borough block about five miles away.
 
Cops cuff driver after Brooklyn crash kills 18-year-old woman: NYPD
An 18-year-old woman is dead and four others injured after a man crashed his car in Brooklyn early Friday after blowing a red light, police said. The deadly incident occurred in Cobble Hill at around 3:30 a.m., when the 25-year-old suspect ran through a red light and smashed his Mercedes Benz into another vehicle near the intersection of Court Street...
 
Brooklyn brutes sought for violently attacking two men at street corner
Brooklyn detectives need the public’s help in finding two brutes who violently attacked a pair of men hanging out at a street corner earlier this month. The NYPD released on Saturday morning images of the perpetrators sought for the attack which occurred at 9:15 p.m. on Aug. 1 at the corner of Fulton Street and Shepherd Avenue in Cypress Hills. Police...
 
Massive five-alarm fire erupts at Brooklyn storefront; ten firefighters injured
A massive, five-alarm fire erupted late Sunday morning at a Brooklyn storefront, injuring ten first responders in the process.  Firefighters responded to an 11:56 a.m. 911 call from a one-story commercial building at Lee Avenue and Williamsburg Street, adjacent to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, in Williamsburg. By 1:30 p.m., 168 firefighters were...
 
California's governor Gavy Nusan is looking to run for president. God help America if he succeeds.
TJV News - California's governor Gavin Newsom is looking to run for president. God help America if he succeeds. #breakingnews #nationalnews #california #streets #zombiesurvival #drugs #gavinnewsom #presidentialelection2024 For this and more breaking news visit TheJewishVoice.com
 
Russian troops resort to old system Katyusha to fight the war in Ukraine.
TJV News - Russian troops resort to old system Katyusha to fight the war in Ukraine. #russianarmy #katyusha #breakingnews #weapons #warinukraine For this and more breaking news visit TheJewishVoice.com
 
Attorneys for Leon Black Claim Woman Who Accused Him of Rape at Jeffrey Epstein’s NYC Home is Lying
TJV News Short - Attorneys for Leon Black Claim Woman Who Accused Him of Rape at Jeffrey Epstein’s NYC Home is Lying Read full article in our website at TheJewishVoice.com
 
New York’s lazy Legislature can’t be bothered to work
New York state lawmakers now all draw full-time, six-figure pay — having voted it to hike it 29% to a $142,000 base last December in a special session.
 
Coney Island Casino Spat Erupts Over Controversial Remarks by CB Chair on Muslim Faith
Edited by: TJVNews.comBrooklyn’s Community Board 13 is currently embroiled in a heated controversy as its chair, Lucy Mujica Diaz, faces calls for her ouster over comments questioning the Muslim faith of residents wearing “Coney” shirts sponsored by a group supporting a proposed casino in Coney Island, as was reported by the New York Post over the weekend....
 
NYC Commuters Voice Frustration as Subway & Bus Fare Rises Amid Economic Challenges
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Trump: Will ‘Not Be Doing the Debates’
(NEWSMAX) Former President Donald Trump said Sunday he will not be participating in “the debates,” indicating he likely intends to not participate in any Republican primary debates and not the initinal debate set for this week.In a post on his Truth Social website, Trump cited sky high poll numbers by which he leads the rest of the GOP field.“New CBS...
 
FDNY: 3 children in critical condition following fire at Brooklyn apartment building - CBS New York
FDNY: 3 children in critical condition following fire at Brooklyn apartment building  CBS New York
 
Ukraine threatens to shut out Uman pilgrims from Israel over alleged mistreatment of Ukrainian tourists
By World Israel News StaffUkraine threatened Israel it would shut its borders to Israeli pilgrims heading to Uman for Rosh Hashanah next month in response to Israel’s deportation of Ukrainian tourists.In a Saturday briefing, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky voiced concerns about the treatment of Ukrainians seeking visas to enter Israel. “I listened...
 
Biden Prepares to Visit Maui - The New York Times
Biden Prepares to Visit Maui  The New York Times
 
Study: Impacts of vaping can appear as soon as after one month of use - News 12 Brooklyn
Study: Impacts of vaping can appear as soon as after one month of use  News 12 Brooklyn
 
Sliwa Busted at Rally Against Sl Nursing Home Being Converted to Migrant Shelter
Sliwa Busted at Rally Against Sl Nursing Home Being Converted to Migrant ShelterEdited by: TJVNews.comOver 200 protesters gathered outside a former nursing home in Staten Island, passionately chanting “Close the border!” in response to plans for its potential conversion into an emergency shelter for migrants, as was reported by the New York Post om...
 
MTA fare hikes go into effect
Fares hikes for subway, buses, and railroads in New York City go into effect Sunday.
 
Queens facility housing thousands of migrants
NYC Deputy Mayor for Communication Fabien Levy said the city is considering all options when it comes to housing the migrants, including Central Park.
 
Subway riders face first day with latest MTA fare hikes
Millions of riders have to dig deeper into their wallets now that the MTA's latest fare hikes are in effect. CBS New York's Christina Fan reports.
 
Man accused of punching subway rider, making anti-LGBTQ remarks
Police said the man got into an argument with a woman on a J train before he punched her.
 
NY, NJ forecast: Sunny and warm day on tap
Sunday will be bright and sunny with low humidity and temperatures in the high 80s.
 
NYC seeks more federal money for migrant crisis
Congressman Dan Goldman said the problem with getting federal funding is only a certain amount of money has been allocated for FEMA for the whole country.
 
PIX Panel talks migrants, Trump indictment
PIX11 reporter Ayana Harry, Politico reporter Jeff Coltin, and CITY reporter Katie Honan discuss the latest political news in New York City, including the asylum seekers and the indictments against former President Donald Trump and former Mayor Rudy Giuliani.
 
Breaking down Donald Trump's indictment in Georgia
CBS New York's Dick Brennan is one of our top anchors, and he's also a political junky. He joined "The Point with Marcia Kramer" to discuss the former president's latest indictment in Georgia.
 
3 kids critically injured in Brooklyn fire: FDNY
Three children were critically injured in a fire in an apartment in Brooklyn on Sunday, FDNY officials said.
 
FDNY: 10 firefighters hurt battling blaze that impacted several businesses in Brooklyn
The smoke could be seen from far away, even over the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway. CBS New York's Kristie Keleshian has the latest from Williamsburg.
 
CBS New York tours asylum seekers facility on Randall's Island
Up to 3,000 adults will live in the newly constructed shelter that spans several soccer fields. CBS New York's Hannah Kliger reports.
 
Police searching for suspect accused of attacking woman on J train
Police said the man also made anti-LGBTQ remarks before fleeing the train at Delancey and Essex streets in Manhattan. CBS New York's Jessica Moore reports.
 
First Alert Weather: 90s and humid on Monday, but then things cool off
CBS New York's Vanessa Murdock says conditions will be a lot more comfortable starting on Tuesday.
 
Fire spreads through multiple Brooklyn stores
Ten FDNY members were hurt battling a five-alarm fire that engulfed several stores in Brooklyn Sunday afternoon, according to officials.
 
ADL's Walk Against Hate held in NYC
Dozens of people took part in the Anti-Defamation League's annual Walk Against Hate, a show of solidarity with the Jewish community and a pushback against hate.
 
Hot, humid weather in forecast for tri-state area
It'll be a hot and humid day on Monday in the tri-state area. PIX11's Star Harvey has more details in the forecast.
 
Fire spreads through multiple Brooklyn businesses
Ten FDNY members were hurt battling a five-alarm fire that spread to several stores in Brooklyn Sunday afternoon, according to officials.
 
Stars raise funds to combat youth homelessness in NYC
More than 50 stars of the stage and screen are spending the night sleeping outside in New York City to raise awareness and money to combat the issue of youth homelessness.
 
3 children fighting for their lives following apartment fire in Brooklyn
Officials said the kids were left home alone and their father was later arrested. CBS New York's Naveen Dhaliwal has the latest.
 
NYPD: Man, woman injured in shooting in the Bronx
The gunfire erupted in the Williamsbridge section at around 7:45 p.m. No arrests have been made. CBS New York's Jessica Moore reports.
 
First Alert Weather: A cool-down is coming later this week
CBS New York's Vanessa Murdock is calling for temperatures near 90 on Monday with partly sunny skies, but the temperatures will drop to the low 80s on Tuesday and Wednesday.
 
Woman arrested after running red light, striking pedestrians in Manhattan
Police said the woman didn't stop and drove through the Queens-Midtown Tunnel, where she crashed and was arrested. CBS New York's Elijah Westbrook reports.
 
7 pedestrians injured after being run over by car in Midtown: NYPD
Seven people were struck after a Honda Accord drove through a red light at West 36th Street and 6th Avenue in Midtown, police said.
 
First Alert Weather: CBS New York's Monday AM update - 8/21/23
John Elliott has the Tri-State Area's latest First Alert Forecast on CBS2 News This Morning.
 
Exclusive: How Trump Backers Weaponized Anthony Weiner to Defeat Clinton
Election 2016 Investigations - WeinerGate from Michael Novakhov on InoreaderExclusive: How Trump Backers Weaponized Anthony Weiner to Defeat ClintonExclusive: How Trump Backers Weaponized Anthony Weiner to Defeat Clintonposted at 09:53:10 UTC via whowhatwhy.orgLess than two weeks before the election, Hillary Clinton had opened a wide lead over her rival...
 
My Opinion: The WeinerGate should be a part of the RICO charges against Trump and his circle. This story behind the October Surprise 2016 appears to be the central and direct factor of the Trumpian criminal conspiracy. #WeinerGate should be considered as the Federal or NYState #RICO charges against #Trump, and they should be included in SC Jack Smith's mandate and the focus of attention. The FBI itself(!), namely and still hypothetically at this point, McGonigal, late Kallstrom, his very interesting organization of the retired #FBI agents, and the related persons and entities should be very carefully investigated. This is HISTORY, and on the higher scale than the Watergate: "the evidence that a deliberate plot was behind the exposure of Hillary Clinton’s emails on Anthony Weiner’s computer — an act that may have put Donald Trump in the White House." Exclusive: How Trump Backers Weaponized Anthony Weiner to Defeat Clinton https://thenewsandtimes.blogspot.com/2023/08/exclusive-how-trump-backers-weaponized.html
Post Link My Opinion: The WeinerGate should be a part of the RICO charges against Trump and his circle. This story behind the October Surprise 2016 appears to be the central and direct factor of the Trumpian criminal conspiracy. #WeinerGate should be considered as the Federal or NYState #RICO charges against #Trump, and they should be included in SC...
 
Driver plows into at least 7 pedestrians at Midtown crosswalk
A vehicle plowed through seven pedestrians at a Midtown Manhattan crosswalk late Sunday night, leaving at least one critically injured, according to police and law enforcement sources. The driver behind the wheel of a Honda Accord hit the seven victims around 11:55 p.m. at West 36th Street and 6th Avenue as the suspect kept driving...
 
CIA director calls war in Ukraine a ‘once-in-a-generation opportunity’ to recruit Russian spies
CIA Director William Burns believes negative attitudes toward Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have led to a “once-in-a-generation opportunity” for the US to recruit Russian spies.  “Disaffection with the war will continue to gnaw away at the Russian leadership, beneath the steady diet of state propaganda and practiced...
 
More Proof of FBI Abuse Sparks Calls for Congress to Stop Warrantless Spying
Privacy advocates renewed calls for swift congressional action to rein in warrantless spying on Americans following the Friday release of documents showing U.S. law enforcement's further misuse of a powerful surveillance tool."These disturbing new revelations show how Section 702 surveillance, a spy program the government claims is focused on foreign...
 
More Proof of FBI Abuse Sparks Calls for Congress to Stop ... - Common Dreams
More Proof of FBI Abuse Sparks Calls for Congress to Stop ...  Common Dreams
 
Proud Boys member and Jan. 6 defendant is now FBI fugitive - Yahoo News
Proud Boys member and Jan. 6 defendant is now FBI fugitive  Yahoo News
 
AP News in Brief at 9:04 p.m. EDT - Tri-City Herald
AP News in Brief at 9:04 p.m. EDT  Tri-City Herald
 
'He is scared': Psaki on unusual signs of fear from Trump after new indictment
Jen Psaki breaks down the charges brought against Trump in Fulton County, his fourth indictment this year. Psaki says "With each passing indictment, we are learning more about the kind of country Donald Trump tried to turn us into after the 2020 election...but we're also learning more about the country we still are – one where equal justice under the...
 
Brooklyn leader under fire for questioning residents' Muslim faith in Coney Island casino spat
Read Next Ex-NY Gov. David Paterson warns of 'revolt' against federa... Around The Web.
 
Mike Pence says he wasn't aware of any 'broad-based effort' by Trump to declassify ... - KCRA
(above video contains previous coverage). Former Vice President Mike Pence said Sunday he wasn't aware of any “broad-based effort” by Donald Trump ...
 
Investigation underway after unknown white powdery substance ... - WEYI
Investigation underway after unknown white powdery substance ...  WEYI
 
Obama Biographer: Why Barack Obama Didn't Want Biden To Run For President
On "Forbes Newsroom," Barack Obama biographer David Garrow spoke about the legacy of the former President, and why he stayed in Washington, D.C., and his relationship with President Biden. Fuel your success with Forbes. Gain unlimited access to premium journalism, including breaking news, groundbreaking in-depth reported stories, daily digests and...
 
DOJ and FBI Are Subpoenaed For Big Tech Censorship Documents - Reclaim The Net
The House Judiciary Committee has issued subpoenas of the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the FBI to furnish documents linked to an investigation ...
 
FBI arrests former prosecutor who was impeached, removed from office by Kentucky legislature
FBI Louisville Field Office spokesperson Katie Anderson in an email confirmed Ronnie Goldy Jr. — who was the commonwealth's attorney for the 21st ...
 
What is Maui After the Fires? - CNN
What is Maui After the Fires?  CNNHawaii Gov. Josh Green says "I wish all the sirens went off" on Maui during wildfires  Face the NationOpinion | Why Didn't Hawaii Evacuate Sooner During the Fires?  The New York TimesView Full Coverage on Google News
 
Analysis: Why F-16 jets can’t come soon enough for Ukraine - AOL
Analysis: Why F-16 jets can’t come soon enough for Ukraine  AOL
 
Zelensky hails 'historic' supply of F-16s as Ukraine seeks to counter ... - The Albany Herald
Zelensky hails 'historic' supply of F-16s as Ukraine seeks to counter ...  The Albany Herald
 
Netherlands and Denmark to provide F-16 aircrafts to Ukraine - CNN
Netherlands and Denmark to provide F-16 aircrafts to Ukraine  CNN
 
Canceled: Donald Trump Calls Off Press Conference About Alleged ... - Radar Online
Canceled: Donald Trump Calls Off Press Conference About Alleged ...  Radar Online
 
Trump expected to surrender at Atlanta jail just short of Friday deadline - Yahoo News
Trump expected to surrender at Atlanta jail just short of Friday deadline  Yahoo News
 
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Post Link My Opinion: The WeinerGate should be a part of the RICO charges against Trump and his circle. This story behind the October Surprise 2016 appears to be the central and direct factor of the Trumpian criminal conspiracy. #WeinerGate should be considered as the Federal or NYState #RICO charges against #Trump, and they should be included in...
 
Roger Stone and His Network Must Face Justice If We Want to Avoid Another January 6
The second half of Donald Trump’s presidency began with the  announcement that the Department of Justice (DOJ) had indicted Roger Stone, an infamous political fixer and unofficial advisor to both Trump and the Proud Boys gang, which had engaged in coast-to-coast violence in 2018. (Link to tweet.)Within days of the announcement, Enrique Tarrio, who was...
 
Exclusive: How Trump Backers Weaponized Anthony Weiner to Defeat Clinton
Less than two weeks before the election, Hillary Clinton had opened a wide lead over her rival before a seemingly random series of events rocked the race at the most opportune time for Donald Trump. A month-long WhoWhatWhy investigation finds that there was nothing random about the circumstances that led the FBI to reopen its probe of Clinton. Executive...
 
Peter Baker Discovers that Russia Sows Partisan Antagonism and Then Helps Them Do So!
I laughed yesterday when Peter Baker tweeted about how “striking” it is that Vladimir Putin is adopting Trump’s perceived enemies as his own. But then Baker wrote up his laughably naive observation into a NYT story. Baker, you’ll recall, is one of NYT’s crack journalists who buried Trump’s admission that he had spoken to Putin about adoptions before...
 
Crimea bridge on ventilation mode - South Operational Command
'The smoke cleared but it didn't help it... The bridge is put on ventilation mode, so it is closed, then it is open and does not work at full capacity," Humeniuk said. According to her, some car lanes function, but in limited mode and only for passenger transport. The railway operates in a special mode and is very limited. "The most powerful bridge...
 
Queen's potty-mouthed cousin whose ideal man is a 'trained killer'
Published: 08:35 BST, 19 August 2023 | Updated: 09:35 BST, 19 August 2023 You might associate royalty with a world of painstaking stage management and endless rules about how to dress and speak.Who on the planet is more closely scrutinised than, for example, the Princess of Wales?  So perhaps it's no wonder Princess Olga Romanoff is delighted...
 
Президент знает о моих планах, – Резников о "назначении" послом Британии
Кроме того, еще давнее распространялась информация, что Резников не прочь стать министром юстиции. На все эти слухи в эксклюзивном интервью 24 Каналу ответил сам министр обороны Украины Алексей Резников.Смотрите также Нардеп Гончаренко "назначил" Резникова послом в Британии: в МИД отреагировали на спекуляцииСогласно Конституции, министр обороны и министр...
 
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close 100% Король Швеции Карл XVI Густав и королева Сильвия приняли президента Украины Владимира Зеленского и его супругу Елену Зеленскую в Стокгольме. Об этом украинский лидер сообщил в своем Telegram-канале.Глава украинского государства выразил благодарность Швеции за всестороннюю поддержку Украины «в борьбе за независимость и территориальную...
 
Зеленский встретился с королем Швеции - Форпост-Севастополь - информационный портал Крыма
Зеленский встретился с королем Швеции  Форпост-Севастополь - информационный портал Крыма
 
Ukraine war latest: Number of people dead in missile strike on city rises; fire at airfield causes damage to Russian plane - Sky News
Ukraine war latest: Number of people dead in missile strike on city rises; fire at airfield causes damage to Russian plane  Sky News
 
NPR News: 08-19-2023 7PM EDT
NPR News: 08-19-2023 7PM EDT
 
Delaware judge dismisses tax charges against Hunter Biden - New York Post
Delaware judge dismisses tax charges against Hunter Biden  New York Post Inside the Collapse of Hunter Biden's Plea Deal  The New York TimesMishandling of Hunter Biden case [letter] | Letters To The Editor | lancasteronline.com  LNP | LancasterOnlineHunter Biden Plea Bargain and Special Counsel David Weiss  National ReviewView Full Coverage on Google...
 
Netanyahu's Gov't Seeks to Delay High Court Hearing on key ... - Haaretz
Netanyahu's Gov't Seeks to Delay High Court Hearing on key ...  Haaretz
 
Все пропало! В США забили тревогу из-за шокирующей ситуации на Украине
https://ria.ru/20230820/propazha-1891073105.html Все пропало! В США забили тревогу из-за шокирующей ситуации на УкраинеВсе пропало! В США забили тревогу из-за шокирующей ситуации на Украине - РИА Новости, 20.08.2023Все пропало! В США забили тревогу из-за шокирующей ситуации на УкраинеПоставляемое Украине американское оружие просто пропало. Об этом написал...
 
Cyberattack on Popular Property Listing Software Throws Bay Area Real Estate Market into Chaos - SFist
Cyberattack on Popular Property Listing Software Throws Bay Area Real Estate Market into Chaos  SFist
 
Putin, Pushkin and the decline of the Russian empire
Receive free Life & Arts updatesWe’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest Life & Arts news every morning.A statue of Russian poet Alexander Pushkin being dismantled in the Ukrainian city of Dnipro in December 2022 © Mykola Myakshykov / UkrInform / AvalonLast month, I stood at the corner of what used to be Pushkin Street...
 
SBU chief reveals details of two operations to blow up Crimea Bridge
That’s according to the SBU chief, Vasyl Maliuk, who spoke in an interview with NV magazine, the SBU told Ukrinform. "It was an indescribable feeling. When the explosion happened, we screamed so loudly as the tension inside was huge," said Maliuk, who personally planned and supervised the special operation. According to the head of the security agency,...
 
Міст, що луснув. Шеф СБУ Василь Малюк уперше детально розповів про те, як його команда двічі підривала Кримський міст — ексклюзив NV
СБУ двічі підривала Кримський міст (на фото — наслідки першої спроби в жовтні 2022-го), пояснюючи, що цей об'єкт був збудований незаконно і використовується РФ для воєнних цілей (Фото:AFP via EastNews) «Ці кадри бачили лише обрані», — каже голова СБУ Василь Малюк, демонструючи на екрані свого телефону відео, датоване 17 липня 2023...
 
SBU head unveils details of the ingenious first strike on Crimean Bridge
The first strike on the Crimean Bridge on the morning of October 8, 2022, just a day following Vladimir Putin’s 70th birthday celebration, featured a truck laden with explosives, expertly wrapped in plastic film. Ukraine launched a second assault on the bridge during the night of July 17, 2023, utilizing maritime drones, subsequently coined the “Marine...
 
Ukrainian security service says it carried out attack on Crimean bridge last Oct
Home » Politics » International » Ukrainian security service says it carried out attack on Crimean bridge last Oct Kiev, July 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) For the first time, the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has acknowledged its involvement in the October 22 attack on the Kerch Bridge that connects the occupied Crimean Peninsula to the Russian mainland....
 
Ukraine’s intelligence service claims responsibility for Crimean Bridge drone attack
Ukraine’s security services have claimed responsibility for an attack on the vital bridge connecting Crimea to Russia last month. The country’s intelligence bureau, the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), said it used remotely controlled sea drones carrying 850kg of explosives to target the Crimean Bridge, a critical supply link built by Vladimir Putin...
 
Ukraine’s Attack on the Kerch Bridge to Crimea, Explained
On the night of July 16, 2023, the Kerch Bridge connecting occupied Crimea with Russia was severely damaged in a surprise attack. Ukrainian intelligence officials told Ukrainian state media agency Ukrinform that their Navy had carried out the attack with kamikaze drone boats, an account later repeated by Russian officials. A curious feature of the attack...
 
Incredible moment Ukrainian drone strikes Putin’s $4billion bridge sparking huge explosion - Express
Incredible moment Ukrainian drone strikes Putin’s $4billion bridge sparking huge explosion  Express
 
New video confirms Ukraine's latest Bridge Attack was Done with Kamikaze USV - Naval News
New video confirms Ukraine's latest Bridge Attack was Done with Kamikaze USV  Naval News
 
Ukraine War: Why is Kyiv continuing to attack the Kerch bridge? - Sky News
Ukraine War: Why is Kyiv continuing to attack the Kerch bridge?  Sky News
 
Ukraine's intelligence service claims responsibility for Crimean Bridge drone attack - The Independent
Ukraine's intelligence service claims responsibility for Crimean Bridge drone attack  The IndependentUkraine intelligence agency says sea drones carried out Kerch Bridge attack  The GuardianWhy Ukraine's Barrage of Attacks on Crimea Bridge is a Headache for Putin  Newsweek
 
Ukraine President calls Crimea bridge as a military target - The Taiwan Times
Ukraine President calls Crimea bridge as a military target  The Taiwan Times
 
Ukraine's Attack on the Kerch Bridge to Crimea, Explained - Popular Mechanics
Ukraine's Attack on the Kerch Bridge to Crimea, Explained  Popular Mechanics
 
Russia Keeps Pounding Ukraine As Kyiv's Forces Reportedly Recapture Village In Donetsk - Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty
Russia Keeps Pounding Ukraine As Kyiv's Forces Reportedly Recapture Village In Donetsk  Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty
 
Russia imposes Soviet-style restrictions on British diplomats in Moscow - Firstpost
Russia imposes Soviet-style restrictions on British diplomats in Moscow  Firstpost
 
Russia says it thwarts Ukraine rocket attack in Crimea - Busselton-Dunsborough Times
Russia says it thwarts Ukraine rocket attack in Crimea  Busselton-Dunsborough Times
 
Ukrainian soldiers could be in Crimea ‘soon’, says top defence official - Yahoo Lifestyle Australia
Ukrainian soldiers could be in Crimea ‘soon’, says top defence official  Yahoo Lifestyle Australia
 
Russia-Ukraine updates: Kyiv says responsible for Crimea bridge ... - Al Jazeera English
Russia-Ukraine updates: Kyiv says responsible for Crimea bridge ...  Al Jazeera English
 
Ukraine war latest: F-16 jets won't be in use this year, Ukraine ... - Sky News
Ukraine war latest: F-16 jets won't be in use this year, Ukraine ...  Sky News
 
Ukrainian forces admit attack on Russia's Crimean Bridge Attack ... - News Rebeat
Ukrainian forces admit attack on Russia's Crimean Bridge Attack ...  News Rebeat
 
Ukraine releases footage of sea drone strike on Crimean Bridge - Forces Network
Ukraine releases footage of sea drone strike on Crimean Bridge  Forces Network
 
Ukraine war latest: Ukraine gives up on F-16 jets for ... - Sky News
Ukraine war latest: Ukraine gives up on F-16 jets for ...  Sky News
 
Fire at military base in Crimea forces evacuation of more than 2000 - Reuters
Fire at military base in Crimea forces evacuation of more than 2000  Reuters
 
Ukraine war latest: Ukraine gives up on F-16 jets for ... - Sky News
Ukraine war latest: Ukraine gives up on F-16 jets for ...  Sky News
 
Putin's forces strike eastern towns after Kyiv makes gains in ... - The Independent
Putin's forces strike eastern towns after Kyiv makes gains in ...  The Independent
 
Ukraine news: Drone strike hits Crimean ammo depot - CTV News
Ukraine news: Drone strike hits Crimean ammo depot  CTV News
 
Russia-Ukraine War: How Ukraine Attacks Crimean Bridge With ... - Nates's Crest
Russia-Ukraine War: How Ukraine Attacks Crimean Bridge With ...  Nates's Crest
 
Ukraine War: 'Sea Baby' drone used to attack Crimean bridge - The Global Herald - The Global Herald
Ukraine War: 'Sea Baby' drone used to attack Crimean bridge - The Global Herald  The Global Herald
 
Ukraine War: 'Sea Baby' drone used to attack Crimean bridge - YouTube
Ukraine War: 'Sea Baby' drone used to attack Crimean bridge  YouTube
 
Crimea bridge blast another chink in Putin's armor - Asia Times
Crimea bridge blast another chink in Putin's armor  Asia Times
 
Ukraine President calls Crimea bridge as a military target - The Taiwan Times
Ukraine President calls Crimea bridge as a military target  The Taiwan Times
 
Southern Command: Russia disperses ships in fear of Ukrainian strikes - Yahoo News
Southern Command: Russia disperses ships in fear of Ukrainian strikes  Yahoo News
 
Russia claims naval drone tried to attack Black Sea Fleet ships - Yahoo News
Russia claims naval drone tried to attack Black Sea Fleet ships  Yahoo News
 
What happened in the Russia-Ukraine war this week? Catch up with ... - The Guardian
What happened in the Russia-Ukraine war this week? Catch up with ...  The Guardian
 
Ukraine releases footage of sea drone strike on Crimean Bridge - Forces Network
Ukraine releases footage of sea drone strike on Crimean Bridge  Forces Network
 
Why Ukraine's Barrage of Attacks on Crimea Bridge is a Headache for Putin - Newsweek
Why Ukraine's Barrage of Attacks on Crimea Bridge is a Headache for Putin  Newsweek
 
China builds new laser weapon system that fires 'indefinitely'
Published: 16:54 BST, 14 August 2023 | Updated: 21:30 BST, 14 August 2023 Researchers at the National University of Defense Technology in China claim to have overcome the biggest challenge in making laser weapons - overheating.High-energy laser systems are used to disable unmanned aerial vehicles, such as war drones, but weapons fill with excessive...
 
 
Mapping how the Maui fires destroyed Lahaina
Updated August 16, 2023By Sean Greene, Iris Lee, Rong-Gong Lin and Vanessa MartínezThe fires on Maui are the deadliest in 100 years of U.S. history.Officials have confirmed the deaths of more than 100 people, with about 1,300 still missing. In Lahaina, West Maui, more than 2,200 homes, apartment buildings and other structures were damaged or destroyed.The...
 
 
 
Royce White Urges Maui Investigation into Energy Weapons: 'Demand Answers' - Newsweek
Royce White Urges Maui Investigation into Energy Weapons: 'Demand Answers'  Newsweek
 
 
 
 
Fact check: Maui fires caused by directed energy weapons? – DW – 08/17/2023
Efforts are underway after deadly wildfires, fueled by hot, dry, and windy weather conditions, devastated parts of Maui, especially the historic town of Lahaina.  Images and videos showing the wreckage on the Hawaiian island are spreading on social media, but not all are accurate. As is typical with natural disasters or similar breaking news events,...
 
Were Maui wildfires caused by a US weapons test?
A couple of videos circulating on social media claim they show that wildfires on the Hawaiian island of Maui were “caused by the United States’ military testing of directed energy weapons.”  But the claim is false. Both clips are unrelated to the Hawaii wildfires. One video shows damage caused by a windstorm in Louisiana in 2018, while the other depicts...
 
No evidence directed energy weapons caused fires in Hawaii and California
A post on Facebook claims that huge fires in Lahaina, Hawaii, and Paradise, California, were caused by “directed-energy weapons”. There is no evidence that this is true.  The post shows a collage image of severe fire damage in both California and Hawaii, with the caption: “The result of directed-energy weapons (DEWS)”.  Reverse-image searches show...
 
Maui fires spark baseless conspiracy theories about directed energy weapons | Fact check
Governor of Hawaii pushes back on land buying in Maui after wildfireHawaii Governor Josh Green vowed to place legal barriers to prevent developers from buying land from wildfire-ravaged Maui.An Aug. 12 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) shows four aerial pictures of the Hawaiian town Lahaina before and after the recent wildfires."The island of...
 
How did the Maui fire start? What we know about the cause of the Lahaina blaze
Deadly wildfires in Hawaii, which killed over 100 people and forced thousands to evacuate, were fueled by a mix of land and atmospheric conditions that can create "fire weather." A massive blaze destroyed much of the historic town of Lahaina, on Maui, and the search for victims continued as hundreds remained missing.Hawaii Gov. Josh Green said Sunday...
 
U.S. Department of Justice probes cause of Lahaina fire
COURTESY PHOTO State Attorney General Anne E. Lopez. A U.S. Department of Justice fire investigation team is in Hawaii to determine the origin and cause of the Lahaina wildfire that killed more than 110 people and destroyed the 5-square-mile heart of town. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’ National Response Team arrived from...
 
How Fire Turned Lahaina Into a Death Trap
What to KnowVictimsPhotosMapsHow to HelpThe Devastation in LahainaOnly three hours before she found herself huddled in the Pacific Ocean, a barrage of embers and ash hurtling above her, Chelsea Denton Fuqua was lounging in bed with a fan, a pristine blue sky outside the window of her home that lies half a mile from the Lahaina waterfront on the Hawaiian...
 
What went wrong in Maui? Controversy builds as death toll continues climbing: ‘There was no warning’
Ten days after a series of apocalyptic blazes decimated large swaths of Maui and killed at least 111 people, locals were on Friday still searching for the spark behind the deadliest US wildfire in over a century. The Justice Department announced Thursday that a specialist National Response Team from the Bureau...
 
"Ну чо? Мало не показалось? Мяу! I have time. And I have a button, too."
Michael Novakhov (Mike Nova) 8/19/2023 07:47:00 AM Post Link "Ну чо? Мало не показалось? Мяу! I have time. And I have a button, too."
 
How European Officials View a Possible Second Trump Term
The prospect of a second presidential term for Donald J. Trump has many officials worried about alliance cohesion, NATO and the war in Ukraine.
 
Digested week: Rudy Giuliani still hoping for his Trump loyalty to pay - The Guardian
Digested week: Rudy Giuliani still hoping for his Trump loyalty to pay  The Guardian
 
'Our goal should not be for Putin to lose, but for America to win': Vivek Ramaswamy - IndiaTimes
'Our goal should not be for Putin to lose, but for America to win': Vivek Ramaswamy  IndiaTimes
 
Two U.S. Navy Servicemembers Arrested for Transmitting Military ... - Department of Justice
Two U.S. Navy Servicemembers Arrested for Transmitting Military ...  Department of Justice
 
Ksenia Sobchak, la influencer rusa que aconseja no oponerse a la guerra
Ksenia Sobchak, una de las figuras mediáticas más conocidas en Rusia, sostiene que es inútil luchar por un cambio. Dice que su postura fatalista refleja la realidad sombría de su país.
 
Shop by Taste at This Brooklyn Wine Store - The New York Times
Shop by Taste at This Brooklyn Wine Store  The New York Times
 
Tropical Storm Hilary Is Latest in a Year of Weather Extremes for California
After winter storms broke rain and snow records, flash floods in Southern California would mark another milestone for the drought-weary state.
 
How Nursing Homes Failed to Protect Residents From Covid
A series of hurdles prevented the facilities from shielding older people, despite the best efforts of staff. Experts are calling for reforms before the next virus arrives.
 
Healthful Hints: Eris, the new omicron COVID variant EG.5 - La Crosse Tribune
Healthful Hints: Eris, the new omicron COVID variant EG.5  La Crosse Tribune
 
China launches military drills around Taiwan in angry response to VP’s U.S. trip
China launched military drills around Taiwan as a “serious warning,” to separatist forces in an angry response to Vice President William Lai’s visit to the U.S.
 
How Nursing Homes Failed to Protect Residents From Covid - The New York Times
How Nursing Homes Failed to Protect Residents From Covid  The New York Times
 
Russia Ukraine war live: Putin meets military commanders as Kiev ... - The Bharat Express News
Russia Ukraine war live: Putin meets military commanders as Kiev ...  The Bharat Express News
 
Trump indictment explained: RICO charge, arrest warrant, 41-counts - USA TODAY
Trump indictment explained: RICO charge, arrest warrant, 41-counts  USA TODAY
 
Trump and 18 others charged in Georgia election inquiry - bbc.com
Trump and 18 others charged in Georgia election inquiry  bbc.com
 
Trump's court and campaign schedule is looking chaotic - BBC
Trump's court and campaign schedule is looking chaotic  BBC