Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wisconsin) blocked the effort, meaning the Trump administration will succeed in eliminating the funding it deemed “wasteful.”
Passengers on a flydubai flight reached Israel safely on Wednesday after customers and crew foiled a co-pilot's attempt to crash the aircraft, Israeli officials said, in a struggle that began when he stabbed the pilot and sent the jet plunging nearly 14,000 feet in less than 30 seconds. Passengers and crew entered the cockpit, overpowered the co-pilot and enabled a second pair of flydubai pilots who were aboard the flight to land the jet safely in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, Israeli officials said.
Passengers aboard FlyDubai Flight 1073 recounted frightening moments after a suspect allegedly attacked a pilot and attempted to bring down the plane.
Justin Tinsley from ESPN's Andscape discusses more about the WNBA Playoffs, including Wilson's viral interaction with a fan.
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Did a plane really hit the Pentagon on September 11th — or was it a missile? In this highlight from The Brief, retired Lieutenant General David Deptula, who was inside the Pentagon on 9/11 just two corridors from the impact site, responds to one of the most persistent conspiracy theories about the September 11th attacks. Deptula explains why the missile theory does not fit the evidence: American Airlines Flight 77 departed Dulles, was hijacked, was tracked by air-traffic and radar records, had passengers who communicated from the plane, left wreckage and flight-recorder data, and resulted in victims whose remains were identified through forensic methods. Shabbos also asks Deptula about Donald Rumsfeld’s September 10th statement…
‘non-chemical and technology-based approaches’
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‘the scholars, the students, and the members of the media’
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President Donald Trump defended a series of taxpayer-funded video ads featuring himself and his administration’s agenda, arguing they are not political because he is not on the ballot.
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Historic rapid intensification and long-lived Category 5 strength made Hurricane Polo’s trek across the eastern Pacific a memorable one.
The United States announced it had completed its withdrawal from Iraq on Wednesday, more than 20 years after invading the country to topple Saddam Hussein, in a move that was celebrated by the Iraqi government and the Pentagon – as well as Iran and its allies, who claim years of pressure forced the American departure. In 2024, the Iraqi government and the Biden administration agreed to a phased withdrawal of US troops, a plan the Trump administration has honored. The pullout, however, leaves a new Iraqi government with the daunting task of loosening Iran’s grip on its neighbor, which has long been trapped in a cycle of sectarianism, foreign meddling and civil conflict. 0:00 Trump announces last US forces are leaving Iraq 2:22 Former…