While always interested in the question of whether we are alone in the universe, Steven Spielberg has moved from fantastical classics like “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” and “E.T.” to a science fiction film rooted in historical reality. His new movie, “Disclosure Day,” was inspired by real-life government efforts to hide information about aliens from the public. For more than 50 years, Spielberg has been fascinated with the greater universe beyond Planet Earth and its interaction with our world. As demand for disclosure on other lifeforms accelerated in recent years, the director aimed to explore cover-ups regarding UFOs and UAPs. Full story:…
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U.S. — A new "Communist Catan" expansion pack for the popular board game will have players just sit and wait for their turn to collect small amounts of grain.
After the Supreme Court struck down Hawai'i's gun law Thursday, lawmakers and gun-control advocates are reassessing which firearm restrictions they can enact that this court will let stand. Why it matters: The ruling shows how hard it has become to design modern gun laws under the court's exacting standard, which asks whether any new restrictions fit within the nation's historical tradition of firearm regulation. - Hawaiʻi crafted its law specifically to survive that test — and still lost, 6-3. Driving the news: The court's ruling in Wolford v. Lopez determined that the state can't force private businesses open to the public to be gun-free zones. - The justices effectively shifted the burden of keeping guns out of private…
After the Supreme Court struck down Hawai'i's gun law Thursday, lawmakers and gun-control advocates are reassessing which firearm restrictions they can enact that this court will let stand. Why it matters: The ruling shows how hard it has become to design modern gun laws under the court's exacting standard, which asks whether any new restrictions fit within the nation's historical tradition of firearm regulation. - Hawaiʻi crafted its law specifically to survive that test — and still lost, 6-3. Driving the news: The court's ruling in Wolford v. Lopez determined that the state can't force private businesses open to the public to be gun-free zones. - The justices effectively shifted the burden of keeping guns out of private…Open
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has attacked a Singapore-flagged commercial vessel in the Strait of Hormuz, despite the memorandum of understanding with the United States.
An attack on a commercial vessel by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in the Strait of Hormuz has raised tensions and cast doubt on a recent memorandum of understanding between the United States and the Islamic Republic of Iran. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has attacked a Singapore-flagged commercial vessel in the Strait of Hormuz, despite the memorandum of understanding with the United States. DETAIL: The attack occurred on Thursday off the coast of Dahit, Oman, at the mouth of the Strait of Hormuz, a critical global shipping chokepoint. Approximately 20 percent of oil exports pass through the Strait of Hormuz. The attack follows a memorandum between the United States and Iran…Open
Domestic missions like the D.C. Safe and Beautiful Task Force are helping build troop readiness rather than detracting from it, Army Maj. Gen. Ronald Burkett II said during a media roundtable discussion.
