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June 24, 2024 Austal USA has begun construction of the future USNS James D. Fairbanks (T-ATS 13), the third of five steel Navajo-class tow, salvage and rescue vessels under contract with the Navy. Austal USA photo. Austal USA Construction of the future USNS has begun James D. Fairbanks (T-ATS 13), the third of five steel Navajo-class tow, salvage and rescue vessels under contract with the Navy. Construction of the future USNS is well underway at Austal’s Mobile, Alabama shipyard. Billy Frank Junior (T-ATS 11) and USNS Solomon Atkinson (T-ATS12). “It’s exciting to see the new vessels arrive on our steel…
Georgia Tech linebacker prospect Chase Taylor made his college decision today but will not be playing with Brent Key at Georgia Tech. Taylor has opted to attend Michigan and will be heading to the Big Ten to continue his collegiate career. Breaking news: Class of 2025 LB Chase Taylor tells me he has committed to Michigan. FollowThe 6-foot-3, 220-pound linebacker from Stockbridge, Georgia chose the Wolverines over USC and Georgia Tech.”God’s plan, I’m home! Go Blue!” https://t.co/AzKIItzu0x pic.twitter.com/Xgf6ZraRCP— Hayes Fawcett (@Hayesfawcett3) June 24, 2024Things were trending this way for Taylor’s recruiting. He began collecting 247Sports Crystal Ball Predictions from several…
INDIANAPOLIS — Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games organizing committee president Casey Wasserman said Saturday night that the USA Basketball Association’s decision not to include Kaitlyn Clark on the 2024 Olympic team was a “missed opportunity.””She’s clearly a generational talent and I think we missed out on that at a time when the world needed her most,” Wasserman, who also heads an eponymous sports marketing and management company, said at the U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials.”There was great talent in the world, unfortunately the world just wasn’t ready for it,” Wasserman said. “Take Diana (Taurasi) or Breanna Stewart or some of our…
GATLINBURG, Tenn. (WATE) — A black bear was euthanized following an incident at Anakeesta Mountaintop Adventure Park in Gatlinburg last week, and the park is implementing new safety measures to prevent future encounters. The bear was spotted inside the popular attraction’s concession stand on Thursday, June 20 at approximately 9:30 p.m. Video taken by Zachary Recchia shows the bear at the concession counter before jumping on an employee as he tried to leave through the door. An Anakeesta statement said there was “brief physical contact” between the bear and the employee. Two years after Roe v. Wade was overturned, how…
President Emmanuel Macron said far-right and far-left parties risked bringing a “civil war” to France.Paris: French President Emmanuel Macron said in a podcast broadcast on Monday that the coalition between the far-right National Rally (RN) and the left-wing New Popular Front, the two parties currently front-runners in parliamentary elections, risks bringing a “civil war” to France.Speaking on the podcast “Generation Do It Yourself”, Macron said the RN party’s manifesto, which came in first in the election polls, and its solutions to address fears about crime and immigration were based on “stigma and division”.”I think the solution offered by the far…
Paris: French President Emmanuel Macron said in a podcast broadcast on Monday that the coalition between the far-right National Rally (RN) and the left-wing New Popular Front, the two parties currently front-runners in parliamentary elections, risks bringing a “civil war” to France.Speaking on the podcast “Generation Do It Yourself”, Macron said the RN party’s manifesto, which came in first in the election polls, and its solutions to address fears about crime and immigration were based on “stigma and division”.”I think the solution offered by the far right is out of the question because it categorizes people by religion and by…
Former US President Donald Trump has changed his stance on immigration ahead of the 2024 US presidential election, proposing to grant “automatic green cards” to foreign students who graduate from US universities. In a podcast interview, Trump stressed the need to retain talent in the US and voiced his support for granting green cards as part of the diploma. He stressed the loss of economic potential as highly educated talent return to their home countries, such as India and China, to set up businesses that could thrive in the US. “What I want to do, what I’m going to do,…
CNN — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday he remained “committed” to a U.S.-backed Israeli proposal for a ceasefire and hostage release, amid backlash from families of Israeli hostages for appearing to withdraw his support for the proposal a day earlier. The proposal, outlined by U.S. President Joe Biden last month, sets out terms for the eventual release of all remaining hostages in exchange for a permanent ceasefire and the withdrawal of Israeli troops from Gaza. But Netanyahu told Israel’s Channel 14 on Sunday he was ready to reach a “partial agreement” with Hamas to return only some of…
According to a guidance document released by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) last Thursday, addressing “cyber and other threats posed by the People’s Republic of China (PRC)” is the Department of Homeland Security’s top priority through the end of 2025. The document describes a “whole-of-society effort” to protect critical infrastructure from external threats, with China at the top of the list.Other priorities include managing the “evolving risks” of artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies, mitigating supply chain vulnerabilities, preparing for climate change-related risks to critical infrastructure, and addressing reliance on satellite-based services and communications.”From our banking system to our…
Islamic scholars say the initiative goes against the Islamic concept of “milk kinship” and creates problems for family law. [Islamabad] Pakistan’s first human milk bank temporarily suspended operations on Saturday after facing harsh criticism from the religious community. The Ministry of Health suspended the operation to seek further guidance from the Council of Islamic Ideology, a Pakistan government agency, after religious scholars declared the initiative haram, forbidden under Islamic law. The breast milk bank was opened earlier this month at the Sindh Institute of Child Health and Neonatal Care (SICHN) in Karachi. Developed in collaboration with UNICEF and the Pakistan…