Army Col. Frank Rubio, assigned to the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command, will serve as a mission specialist on an upcoming NASA Artemis III mission.
The Boeing 737 Max has been involved in at least two fatal crashes. Turns out one of the reasons why may be that Boeing decided to employ $9 an hour contractors to create critical software instead of doing it in-house. The software for the Max was created as Boeing was making a push to outsource work to lower-paid contractors. One of the key companies involved was HCL Technologies Ltd, located across from Seattle’s Boeing Field, where aircraft are built. Even as the software was being created, the shoddy nature of its design was obvious. Code was routinely rejected because it had not been written properly . Per Business Standard, in posts on social media, HCL engineers stated they helped develop and test the Max’s flight-display…Open
Karmelo Anthony supporters heckled and harassed members of Austin Metcalf’s family as they left the Collin County Courthouse in McKinney, Texas, Tuesday evening, screeching they […] Source
State of the Union: A third consecutive increase in consumer price inflation was driven primarily by rising energy prices. The post Inflation Soars to Highest Level Since April 2023 appeared first on The American Conservative .
Inflation rose to 4.2 percent year-over-year in May, the highest level since April 2023, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics consumer price index report. Energy shocks from the Iran War accounted for 60 percent of the price increases. Energy prices continued to soar, rising by 3.9 percent, following a 3.8 increase in April and 10.9 increase in March. Exempting volatile items like food and energy, inflation rose 2.9 percent, still above the Federal Reserve’s 2 percent target. This report marks the third consecutive increase in consumer price inflation, which had stabilized in the months before the war in Iran began. The Federal Reserve group responsible for monetary policy is scheduled to meet on June 16-17, as financial…Open
The crew of the vessel repeatedly failed to comply with directions from American forces. A U.S. aircraft fired precision munitions into the ship's engine room.
A new poll has revealed that most British people are opposed to closer cooperation with the European Union if it means surrendering British sovereignty.
New polling has revealed that a clear majority of British voters do not want to surrender control over British laws in exchange for economic integration with the European Union. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: A new poll has revealed that most British people are opposed to closer co-operation with the European Union (EU) if it means surrendering British sovereignty. DETAIL: Commissioned by campaign group Britain Unbound and carried out by YouGov, the largest polling firm in the United Kingdom, the survey revealed that roughly 60 percent of British people are unwilling to exchange control over British laws for economic integration with the EU. Only 27 percent supported re-joining the Single Market—a free trade and shared regulatory zone,…Open