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4 people killed when military-contracted helicopter crashes at Kauai’s missile range facility

22Feb

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4 people killed when military-contracted helicopter crashes at Kauai’s missile range facility

KEKAHA (HawaiiNewsNow) - Four people were killed Tuesday when a military-contracted helicopter crashed at Kauai’s Pacific Missile Range Facility while offering retrieval support for a training operation.The contractor that operates the chopper said all four onboard were civilian employees.Brian Beattie, director of operations for Croman Corporation, said the Sikorsky S-61N had just retrieved an object from the water and was trying to drop it on the ground when something went wrong. The company’s choppers are used to retrieve material used in open ocean testing at the missile range.A PMRF spokesperson said the crash happened about 10 a.m. Tuesday near the north side of the installation. The NTSB, FAA and officials from Croman, an Oregon-based contractor, are investigating and en route to...

22Feb

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Una espera larga e innecesaria

Editorial ABCSEGUIR Actualizado:23/02/2022 07:53h Guardar Opiniones relacionadasLa renuncia de Teodoro García Egea como secretario general del PP se produjo ayer después de una resistencia numantina e inexplicable. No solo era prácticamente unánime el criterio de los miembros de la dirección del PP respecto a la inevitabilidad de su dimisión como antesala de la de Pablo Casado, sino que ayer se produjo una rebelión en regla contra él. Su resistencia a abandonar el cargo no tenía sentido alguno porque, por más unido que estuviese a Casado, fue el propio presidente del partido quien se lo exigió, y negarse a ello era insostenible. Todo el día de ayer fue una agonía sin explicación posible, a la espera de que fuese Casado quien anunciase su propia salida. Aún no lo ha...

Trump on Putin plan to recognize breakaway Ukraine regions: ‘This is genius’

22Feb

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Trump on Putin plan to recognize breakaway Ukraine regions: ‘This is genius’

Former President TrumpDonald TrumpOn The Money — Congress eyes sprint to avoid shutdown Hillicon Valley — Trump-backed app goes live Overnight Defense & National Security — Putin recognizes rebel regions' independence MORE on Tuesday called Russia's recognition of two breakaway territories in eastern Ukraine a "genius" move ahead of its military invasion.In an interview on "The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show," Trump said Russian President Vladimir PutinVladimir Vladimirovich PutinZelensky rules out ceding territory to Russia in late-night address to Ukraine US ambassador to UN calls Putin's peacekeeping forces 'nonsense' US relocates Ukraine embassy staff to Poland MORE's recognition of the Donetsk and Luhansk people’s republics in eastern Ukraine on Monday was "smart" and "pretty sa...

Biden says Russia has begun invading Ukraine, announces initial sanctions – Florida Phoenix

22Feb

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Biden says Russia has begun invading Ukraine, announces initial sanctions – Florida Phoenix

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden said Tuesday that Russia’s actions in eastern Ukraine amounted to “the beginning of a Russian invasion” of that country that could get much worse in the days ahead. Seeking to deter Russian President Vladimir Putin from further military action, Biden said the United States would apply the “first tranche of sanctions” on Russia and move U.S. forces and equipment already in Europe to the three Baltic states — Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. “If Russia goes further with this invasion, we stand prepared to go further, as with sanctions,” Biden said from the East Room of the White House. The sanctions will apply to two of Russia’s financial institutions, the VEB and its military bank; Russian sovereign debt, cutting the nat...

Donetsk, Kiev and more Ukraine terms to know as Russia invades

22Feb

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Europe

Donetsk, Kiev and more Ukraine terms to know as Russia invades

despues de amassing troops on the Ukrainian borderRussia on Monday sent them into rebel-held areas in eastern Ukraine. Several cities and places within the region are being commonly used in news coverage of the situation.There can be some confusion about their pronunciation because Ukraine is a former Soviet republic and there can be different pronunciations for places. Even how the country is referred to can be problematic.As a former Soviet republic, it was usually referred to as "the Ukraine" in the English language. "The Ukrainians today prefer to drop 'the' from 'the Ukraine' and simply refer to it as Ukraine," said Anton Fedyashin, an associate professor of Russian and Eastern European history at American University.Where is Ukraine? A guide to post-Soviet eastern Europe and wh...

Biden, Putin signal bigger confrontation ahead over Ukraine

22Feb

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Europe

Biden, Putin signal bigger confrontation ahead over Ukraine

The East-West faceoff over Ukraine escalated dramatically Tuesday, with Russian lawmakers authorizing President Vladimir Putin to use military force outside his country and President Joe Biden and European leaders responding by slapping sanctions on Russian oligarchs and banks.Both leaders signaled that an even bigger confrontation could lie ahead. Putin has yet to unleash the force of the 150,000 troops massed on three sides of Ukraine, while Biden held back on the toughest sanctions that could cause economic turmoil for Russia but said they would go ahead if there is further aggression.The measures, accompanied by the repositioning of additional U.S. troops to the Baltic nations on NATO's eastern flank bordering Russia, came as Russian troops rolled into rebel-held areas in east...

Mark Cuban attributes Luka Doncic’s recent surge to All-Star starter snub, comments about weight gain

22Feb

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Europe

Mark Cuban attributes Luka Doncic’s recent surge to All-Star starter snub, comments about weight gain

Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic entered the All-Star break averaging 35.4 points, 9.8 assists and 10.3 rebounds in his last 10 games, including a career-high 51-point outing over the Los Angeles Clippers. He was looking like the MVP-caliber player many expect him to be, something that Mavericks team owner Mark Cuban attributes to a couple of things.During a radio appearance on The Morning Musers this week, Cuban said he thinks Doncic's motivation stemmed from the criticism he received earlier in the season about his reported weight gain, as well as being snubbed as an All-Star starter this season. "I think he was humbled a little bit," cuban said. "He didn't like being called out for his weight and other ...

What is a trance? Biden’s remarks on Russia, Ukraine conflict defined

22Feb

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Europe

What is a trance? Biden’s remarks on Russia, Ukraine conflict defined

President Joe Biden officially declared sanctions against Russia, saying the country is in "the beginning of a Russian invasion of Ukraine" after President Vladimir Putin sent troops into territories along the Ukraine border, something Biden said is a violation of international law.In his remarks Tuesday on the standoff in Ukraine, Biden said all measures being taken on Russia are "totally defensive moves" by the United States, and he has no plans in engaging armed forces against Russia."I'm announcing the first tranche of sanctions to impose costs on Russia in response to their actions," he said.Here is what some of the things Biden said mean, and what happens next in the US role in the Ukraine situation.Live updates: Biden levels sanctions on Russia for beginning an invasion of Ukrain...

La salida de Egea ya no sirve a los barones del PP y hoy pedirán a Casado que dimita ya

22Feb

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La salida de Egea ya no sirve a los barones del PP y hoy pedirán a Casado que dimita ya

Actualizado:23/02/2022 09:26h Guardar Noticias relacionadas«Dimisión bienvenida pero demasiado tarde. Congreso extraordinario bienvenido pero también demasiado tarde. Ya nada salva a Pablo». Esta era ayer por la tarde la conclusión más repetida entre los presidencias autonómicas del PP. Al cierre de esta edición y pese a que el líder popular, Pablo Casado, prepara ya su salida, la cita entre éste y los líderes territoriales se mantenía fijada para las ocho de esta tarde en Génova y con la misma fotografía que al mediodía. Un total de 16 de los 17 barones territoriales pedirán hoy al líder popular que abandone ya la presidencia para que el partido quede en manos de una gestora. Y es que la salida de García Egea no altera en lo fundamental el discurso d...

Hombre que traficaba cocaína con una estatua de un pato dorado en Reino Unido fue arrestado en Londres

22Feb

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Hombre que traficaba cocaína con una estatua de un pato dorado en Reino Unido fue arrestado en Londres

La cocaína era contrabandeada dentro de la estatua de un pato dorado. Foto: National Crime Agency / Cortesía Un hombre fue arrestado luego de haber introducido cocaína de contrabando en el Reino Unido con una estatua de un pato dorado. Oficiales de la Agencia Nacional del Crimen iniciaron una investigación el mes pasado después de que la Fuerza Fronteriza en el aeropuerto de Stansted hiciera una radiografía de una caja de madera sospechosa que contenía la estatua del pato que había llegado en un vuelo desde Cali en Colombia. Cuando los oficiales sacaron la estatua, la perforaron y “se filtró una sustancia rosada y pegajosa”, que dio positivo por cocaína. La sustancia se encontró mezclada con todo el material del pato y se habría descompuesto...