As China readies its first catapult carrier and the US scrambles to revive its sixth-generation carrier-based fighter program, the battle for air dominance at sea is entering a crucial new phase. This month, The War Zone (TWZ) reported that China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) is nearing a pivotal milestone with its first catapult-equipped aircraft carrier, known as Fujian, as newly released state media imagery suggests imminent or ongoing fixed-wing flight operations. The undated visuals—timed with the PLA’s 98th anniversary—show Shenyang J-15T fighters positioned for catapult launches, afterburners ignited and shadows of jets flying low over the deck, though no…
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Congressional testimony by Jeffrey Epstein’s co-conspirator and confidant Ghislaine Maxwell previously scheduled for mid-August will be postponed until at least October, the chair of the Republican-led House Oversight Committee indicated in a letter Friday. Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., said in the letter obtained by NBC News that the committee would consider next steps after the Supreme Court in late September decides whether it will review Maxwell’s conviction as a sex offender. The committee subpoenaed Maxwell for a deposition last month and scheduled it for Aug. 11, citing the “immense public interest and scrutiny” surrounding her case and Epstein’s. Follow live…
The search for a man suspected of fatally shooting four people at a Montana bar Friday morning stretched into the night after his truck was found but he was not in it, state officials said. The suspect was named as Michael Paul Brown, according to Anaconda-Deer Lodge County law enforcement. Brown, 45, walked into the Owl Bar in Anaconda at 10:30 a.m. and opened fire, killing four people, said Investigations Administrator Lee Johnson with the Montana Department of Justice. The manhunt for Brown was still underway 12 hours later. Johnson said authorities were searching for him in the area of…
If you want a Covid shot this fall, will your employer’s health insurance plan pay for it? There’s no clear answer. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a longtime anti-vaccine activist, has upended the way Covid vaccines are approved and for whom they’re recommended, creating uncertainty where coverage was routine. Agencies within HHS responsible for spelling out who should get vaccinated aren’t necessarily in sync, issuing seemingly contradictory recommendations based on age or risk factors for serious disease. But the ambiguity may not affect your coverage, at least this year. “I think in 2025 it’s highly likely…
LOS ANGELES —An appeals court on Friday kept in place a Los Angeles federal judge’s ruling that bars immigration agents from using a person’s spoken language or job, like day laborer, as the sole pretext to detain them. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in its ruling said that there seemed to be one issue with U.S. District Judge Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong’s temporary restraining order, but it did not put it on hold as the government sought. The appeals court said that a part of the July 11 temporary restraining order referring to “except as permitted by law” was…
Wall Street Is Buying Crypto ‘Quietly’ — And That’s Bullish, Says Bitmine’s Tom LeeTom Lee says ether and bitcoin remain in early-stage institutional adoption, and warns investors not to mistake disbelief for a market top. Aug 2, 2025, 10:00 a.m. Crypto markets may be climbing, but some investors don’t believe the rally is real, and that’s exactly why it could go much higher, according to Tom Lee, co-founder of Fundstrat and chairman of Ethereum treasury firm Bitmine Immersion (BMNR). Speaking with CoinDeskTV, Lee explained why he called the rebound across crypto and equities that started in April “the most hated V-shaped…
Key takeawaysCrypto investigator ZachXBT criticized Token2049 for poor sponsor vetting, warning that platinum sponsorships don’t equate to legitimacy. Several sponsors he flagged turned out to have shady records. JPEX and HyperVerse used event sponsorships to project credibility. Both later collapsed under fraud investigations, causing billions in investor losses and arrests. Red flags include anonymous teams, low liquidity, overhyped marketing, poor tokenomics and listings only on obscure exchanges. What drives these coins isn’t innovation but speculation, influencer buzz and cult-like followings, highlighting how unpredictability fuels their survival. In the unpredictable cryptocurrency market, certain digital assets continue to exist despite facing controversies,…
Opinion by: Joshua Chu, co-chair of the Hong Kong Web3 Association Last week’s announcement of Hong Kong’s LEAP Digital Assets Policy Statement 2.0 was made with much anticipation and fanfare. The government of Hong Kong promised a comprehensive regulatory framework that will unify licensing and “expand the suite of tokenised products.” Yet beneath the hype and visible maneuvers lies a far more consequential move: Beijing’s (the world’s second largest holder of crypto) announcement of its intention to liquidate confiscated virtual currencies through Hong Kong’s licensed exchanges. These events, while seemingly separate, are actually components of a carefully orchestrated strategy by…
Waves are stealing Chile’s beaches grain by grain, and unless bold action is taken, iconic stretches like Reñaca and Puerto Saavedra could vanish by 2035—marking not just an environmental loss, but an existential crisis for a country built on the shore. Vanishing Sand, Rising Alarm At first glance, Reñaca looks unchanged—sunseekers dot the shore, children dart through waves. But the beach is shrinking. And fast. On a recent morning, Carolina Martíneza marine geographer at Pontifical Catholic Universitypaced the high-tide line with a tape measure in one hand, scanning the surf for clues. “It will be tough for these beaches to…
Two years before he was arrested in the killings of two Arkansas hikers, Andrew J. McGann was known to some parents at a Texas elementary school for his pattern of off-putting behavior around their kids. Lindsay Camp Polyak, whose son would spend some days in McGann’s classroom at Donald Elementary School in the town of Flower Mound, said she and other parents grew concerned that he was not properly teaching their children and felt they were falling behind academically. She also noticed what she characterized as McGann’s “grooming” of girls in the classroom. “My kid would come home and say,…