Five allied nations wrapped up the annual Medusa military exercise on a public beach outside Chania, Crete, complete with drone strikes, marine landings, and jets roaring overhead, while vacationers in swimsuits looked on from behind a police cordon. Greek and Egyptian forces led the hourlong finale on Friday, sending marines and special forces operators sprinting […] The post Greece and Egypt stage massive military drills on Crete beach — with sunbathing tourists watching from the sand appeared first on American Almanac .
Five allied nations wrapped up the annual Medusa military exercise on a public beach outside Chania, Crete, complete with drone strikes, marine landings, and jets roaring overhead, while vacationers in swimsuits looked on from behind a police cordon. Greek and Egyptian forces led the hourlong finale on Friday, sending marines and special forces operators sprinting through plumes of colored smoke onto a strip of coastline near the village of Maleme. Fast boats roared ashore. Helicopters banked low. Simulated fire crackled across the waterline. And a few hundred feet away, tourists clutched their phones and tried to figure out what, exactly, they had stumbled into. The exercise, which began September 10, drew military units from France,…Open
A routine traffic stop on a highway outside Oslo turned up nearly 67,000 American Eagle silver coins worth roughly $2.65 million, the proceeds, prosecutors say, of a major U.S. investment fraud. Norway's economic crime unit, Okokrim, announced Thursday that three Norwegians, two men and one woman, were convicted of aggravated money laundering and sentenced to […] The post Three Norwegians sentenced to prison after police find 67,000 American silver coins in swerving van appeared first on American Almanac .
A routine traffic stop on a highway outside Oslo turned up nearly 67,000 American Eagle silver coins worth roughly $2.65 million, the proceeds, prosecutors say, of a major U.S. investment fraud. Norway's economic crime unit, Okokrim, announced Thursday that three Norwegians, two men and one woman, were convicted of aggravated money laundering and sentenced to up to two and a half years in prison. Two British nationals who also faced charges were acquitted. The verdict is not yet final, and both sides retain the right to appeal. The case began with a phone tip. In April 2025, someone alerted police to a van swerving on a highway near Baerum, a suburb west of Oslo. Officers pulled the vehicle over and found tens of thousands of U.S.…Open
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill creating the state's first standalone tax credit for post-production work, but the $10 million in startup funding is a steep cut from the $100 million the bill originally sought, raising questions about whether the gesture matches the scale of the problem. Newsom put his signature on AB 2319 […] The post Newsom signs new post-production tax credit, but California's $10 million startup is a fraction of what Hollywood sought appeared first on American Almanac .
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill creating the state's first standalone tax credit for post-production work, but the $10 million in startup funding is a steep cut from the $100 million the bill originally sought, raising questions about whether the gesture matches the scale of the problem. Newsom put his signature on AB 2319 on Friday, offering a 35 to 50 percent tax credit for qualifying post-production expenses, editing, sound, music, visual effects, finishing, and related work, completed inside California. Assemblymember Nick Schultz, a Democrat from Burbank, carried the bill. In a notable break from the state's existing incentive structure, productions do not need to shoot in California to qualify for the new credit. A…Open
Actor Mark Ruffalo is leading a public pressure campaign to stop California Attorney General Rob Bonta from settling an antitrust lawsuit against Paramount Skydance's $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, even as the studio threatens to leave the state entirely. Ruffalo posted on X this week, tagging Bonta directly and urging him to hold […] The post Ruffalo pressures California AG to reject Paramount merger settlement as $7 million daily fee looms appeared first on American Almanac .
Actor Mark Ruffalo is leading a public pressure campaign to stop California Attorney General Rob Bonta from settling an antitrust lawsuit against Paramount Skydance's $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, even as the studio threatens to leave the state entirely. Ruffalo posted on X this week, tagging Bonta directly and urging him to hold firm against a deal the actor called filled with "empty promises." The post came as Bonta and 11 other state attorneys general entered advanced settlement talks with Paramount CEO David Ellison over the pending merger, which would combine two of Hollywood's largest entertainment companies under one roof. The fight pits Hollywood's progressive activist class against a Democratic attorney…Open
Munich's mayor opened the 191st Oktoberfest on Saturday with two swift strokes of the mallet, but behind the beer tents and brass bands, German authorities deployed AI cameras, hundreds of police, and international task forces to keep six million expected visitors safe. Mayor Dominik Krause drove the tap into the first keg and delivered the […] The post Munich's 191st Oktoberfest kicks off with tightened security and AI-powered crowd control appeared first on American Almanac .
Munich's mayor opened the 191st Oktoberfest on Saturday with two swift strokes of the mallet, but behind the beer tents and brass bands, German authorities deployed AI cameras, hundreds of police, and international task forces to keep six million expected visitors safe. Mayor Dominik Krause drove the tap into the first keg and delivered the traditional cry, "O'zapft is," or "It's been tapped", officially launching 16 days of the world's largest folk festival at Munich's Theresienwiese fairground. Thousands of revelers had already stormed the beer tents that morning, scrambling for prime bench seats before the ceremony began. The festival runs through Oct. 4 , and organizers expect roughly six million visitors, the vast majority from…Open
Steven Kolb, the two-decade leader of the fashion industry's most powerful trade group, stepped down Friday after footage showed him physically silencing animal-rights protesters at a New York runway event, a confrontation that cost him his career in under a week. Kolb, the chief executive of the Council of Fashion Designers of America, announced his […] The post CFDA chief Steven Kolb resigns after video captures him restraining PETA protesters at runway show appeared first on American Almanac .
Steven Kolb, the two-decade leader of the fashion industry's most powerful trade group, stepped down Friday after footage showed him physically silencing animal-rights protesters at a New York runway event, a confrontation that cost him his career in under a week. Kolb, the chief executive of the Council of Fashion Designers of America, announced his resignation days after he was filmed covering the mouths of two PETA employees and using his body to restrain them during a show for Cos, the H&M-owned brand. The incident unfolded on Sunday. By Friday, the man who had shaped American fashion's institutional identity for twenty years was out. The speed of his fall tells its own story. Kolb apologized earlier in the week, then took a leave of…Open
Netflix's Spanish-language film "La Bola Negra" won the People's Choice Award at the Toronto International Film Festival on Sunday, a prize that has sent nearly every winner since 2012 to an Oscar best-picture nomination. The film, a queer epic about the intertwined lives of three gay men, was directed by the Spanish duo known as […] The post Netflix's 'La Bola Negra' takes TIFF's top audience prize, building momentum for Oscar season appeared first on American Almanac .
Netflix's Spanish-language film "La Bola Negra" won the People's Choice Award at the Toronto International Film Festival on Sunday, a prize that has sent nearly every winner since 2012 to an Oscar best-picture nomination. The film, a queer epic about the intertwined lives of three gay men, was directed by the Spanish duo known as Los Javis, Javier Ambrossi and Javier Calvo. TIFF festivalgoers, who vote on the People's Choice Award directly, chose it over a field that included Peter Farrelly's comedy "I Play Rocky," about the making of "Rocky," which finished as first runner-up, and Siân Heder's "Being Heumann," a film about disability rights pioneer Judy Heumann, which came in second. The award carries real weight in Hollywood's awards…Open
The [DS] thought they had Trump where they wanted him, now he has turned the tables on the [DS]. He blamed Zelensky,EU, D's for the gas prices because of the war with Russia and they fell right for the trap. Trump has taken Greenland away from the [DS]. Russia sanction are really against the other countries working with Russia. Trump who is the lion is taking out the jackals one by one. They thought they were in control, they were never in control they were brought down a path and now Trump has them exactly where he wants them. JOIN PATRIOT SOCIAL — FREE: https://thepatriotsocial.com/app Patriot news, real conversation, and polls where your vote counts. Come find your people! All source links to the report can be found on the…
Macklemore’s Instagram gains and Ed Sheeran’s losses fuel concerns over young voters as Republicans confront shifting political attitudes. #foxbusiness #shorts
