Every year, the annual Peanut Festival in Brooklet, Georgia, features the ultimate Southern fair competition. With a regional pace that matches its laconic drawl, the “slow tractor race” hands first prize to the driver who crosses the finish line last. Resident Cristy Malott, who helps her husband, Tony, run Southeastern Trade & Auction, knows Brooklet … Read more
NASA announced ambitious long-range plans Tuesday to spend $20 billion over the next seven years to build a moon base near the lunar south pole featuring habitats, pressurized rovers and nuclear power systems. The announcement came just over a week before the planned launch of NASA’s Artemis II around-the-moon mission. NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman kicked … Read more
The war in Iran is highlighting the importance of ships – not just warships but cargo vessels – like those carrying oil or gas trapped near the Strait of Hormuz. But American shipbuilding is in shambles, due to decades of shortsighted policies and neglect. Our submarine building program is sluggish. And our commercial shipbuilding is … Read more
The war in Iran is highlighting the importance of ships – not just warships but cargo vessels – like those carrying oil or gas trapped near the Strait of Hormuz. But American shipbuilding is in shambles, due to decades of shortsighted policies and neglect. Our submarine building program is sluggish. And our commercial shipbuilding is … Read more
With the U.S. military on high alert amid the Iran war, there’s a national security crisis closer to home: the state of the American shipbuilding industry. The nation’s naval shipbuilding program is bloated and slow, and commercial shipbuilding is near non-existent. Hanwha, which owns one of the only U.S. shipyards still building large commercial cargo … Read more
The K-pop sensation BTS reunited for their first concert in nearly four years after completing their mandatory military service. Their return to the stage was celebrated by huge crowds of cheering fans that shut down central Seoul on Saturday night. Most South Korean men have to serve in the military for roughly two years … Read more
Trump claims the U.S. did not know Israel was attacking the South Pars gas field in Iran – CBS News Watch CBS News President Trump is trying to distance the U.S. from an Israeli strike against Iran’s South Pars gas field. CBS News’ Courtney Kealy explains. Source link
Trump attempts to distance himself from Israel’s attack against Iran’s South Pars gas field – CBS News Watch CBS News President Trump appeared to distance the U.S. from Israel’s decision to strike targeting Iran’s South Pars gas field. CBS News contributor Courtney Kealy has more. Source link
8m ago Stocks slide and oil prices spike as Israeli strike hits “plumbing of the global energy system” Stock prices were down early Thursday and oil prices rose sharply as the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran escalated. Israel’s Wednesday strike on Iran’s South Pars gas field, which is shared with Qatar, and President Trump’s threat … Read more
FRANKFURT, Germany — Iran’s state media said Wednesday that Israel attacked its South Pars gas field — the largest in the world and one that is shared with Qatar to the south across the Persian Gulf. Facilities associated with the gas field near Asaluyeh on Iran’s Gulf coastline were on fire on Wednesday, state media … Read more