US Army photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod
On Wednesday, the US Army announced the creation of the Rapid Capabilities Office to "expedite critical technologies to the field in an effort to counter urgent and emerging threats."
Essentially that means the Army now has an office with the authority to fast track technologies through the hulking, bloated, wasteful defense acquisition system that tried and failed three times to pick out something as simple as a new handgun.
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Fall movie guide: 'Sully,' 'Girl on the Train' and more Sept. 1, 2016, 8:03 a.m. The fall movie season is here and there are dozens of new films from Hollywood and beyond vying for moviegoers' attention. From mega-budget franchise films to low-budget indies, from family-friendly 'toons to thought-provoking...
Fall movie guide: 'Sully,' 'Girl on the Train' and more Sept. 1, 2016, 8:03 a.m. The fall movie season is here and there are dozens of new films from Hollywood and beyond vying for moviegoers' attention. From mega-budget franchise films to low-budget indies, from family-friendly 'toons to thought-provoking...
Fall movie guide: 'Sully,' 'Girl on the Train' and more Sept. 1, 2016, 8:03 a.m. The fall movie season is here and there are dozens of new films from Hollywood and beyond vying for moviegoers' attention. From mega-budget franchise films to low-budget indies, from family-friendly 'toons to thought-provoking...
Turkish leadership said that the ground offensive in northern Syria was carried out in coordination with the US-led anti-Daesh coalition but Ankara appears to have launched the military campaign, dubbed Operation Euphrates Shield, without giving Washington a heads up.
Trade union leaders claimed that the strike would be even bigger than the one last year on September 2 and expected the number of striking workers to swell to as much as 18 crore.
As the 49ers prepare to face the Chargers in San Diego and as quarterback Colin Kaepernick prepares to exercise his First Amendment-given and NFL-approved right to sit during the national anthem in a town with a high concentration of military personnel, another question is unresolved. Will he remove the American flag decal from his helmet?…
Meet Sunday. The rising Aussie artist is the new solo project from musician Aaron Shanahan, also the lead singer and musical director of Miami Horror...
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump offered the most detailed account yet of his immigration policy on Wednesday night. That didn’t stop him from trying to muddy the waters on Thursday about his positions.
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Een vrouw die afgelopen zaterdag over straat liep in een rustige voorstad van Cleveland, Ohio, was getuige van een bizar incident. Zij zag hoe een auto door rood licht reed en een andere auto ramde. Daarna stapte de chauffeur die het ongeluk had veroorzaakt uit het autowrak en schoot hij de gewonde vrouw in de andere auto dood.
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An Afghan official says clashes over an attempt by members of Afghanistan's Tajik community to rebury a former king slain almost 90 years ago have killed a security guard and wounded three people.
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An Afghan official says clashes over an attempt by members of Afghanistan's Tajik community to rebury a former king slain almost 90 years ago have killed a security guard and wounded three people.
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An Afghan official says clashes over an attempt by members of Afghanistan's Tajik community to rebury a former king slain almost 90 years ago have killed a security guard and wounded three people.
BERLIN (AP) — A German village is enjoying its peace after an unruly guest took off: Ronny the stork, who spent the summer pecking at windows and cars as he attacked his own reflection.
BERLIN (AP) — A German village is enjoying its peace after an unruly guest took off: Ronny the stork, who spent the summer pecking at windows and cars as he attacked his own reflection.
BERLIN (AP) — A German village is enjoying its peace after an unruly guest took off: Ronny the stork, who spent the summer pecking at windows and cars as he attacked his own reflection.
Ronny the stork, who spent the summer pecking at windows and cars as he attacked his own reflection. News agency dpa reported that Mayor Hilde Peltzer-Blase said Thursday Ronny took one last look around last week and then left, joining the birds' annual southward migration.
More Europeans than ever before are turning to firearms and other self-defense weapons to protect themselves, according to a recent.
The Madras High Court today stayed further proceedings in 18 defamation cases filed by the Tamil Nadu government against Tamil bi-weekly 'Nakkheeran' Editor R R Gopal.
Florida's Gulf coast braced Thursday for a hit from Tropical Storm Hermine, which forecasters said could make landfall as a hurricane. A hurricane warning was in effect for Florida's Big Bend from the Suwannee River to ...
Mo Williams is reportedly considering retirement. Joe Vardon of Cleveland.com: The front office has heard the same thing, on numerous occasions, just not from the player. The Cavs weighed waiving Williams now — influenced by the appearance that he doesn’t seem to intend on playing — and having his salary spread out over three years […]
Trans community is offended that an actual transgender person wasn’t cast in the film Mark Ruffalo addressed criticism regarding Matt Bomer‘s casting as a transgender sex worker in his new film, “Anything,” saying he is “glad we are having this conversation.” Ruffalo is an executive producer on the project, in which Bomer’s character befriends a suicidal man who moves from Mississippi to Los Angeles after his wife’s death. Ruffalo and Bomer starred in HBO’s “The Normal Heart,” in which Bomer plays Ruffalo’s love interest. Читать дальше...
(AP) — Katie McGinty's campaign says that ending corporate tax breaks and increasing taxes on millionaires and billionaires can pay for programs to finance paid family leave and reduce college student costs that the Democratic U.S. Senate candidate supports. McGinty's said she'd support raising the income cap for Social Security taxes, currently at $118,500, to extend the fund's solvency.
Bevani Vurdiah recently attended one of a BackChat session which focused on women, and was pleasantly surprised at the positive experience.
By Becky Mahan
Let's face it. Both foreigners and Americans are guilty of a bit of flyover state stereotyping, passing over certain parts of the United States for exciting, classic bucket list destinations. But the fact is that the U.S. is a BIG place, with lots to do. The Midwest is not all farmland and plains, the East Coast isn't always crowded and filled with skyscrapers, the West Coast isn't all beach and coffee shops. To help change some of these misguided stereotypes, we rounded up a list of all-American cities that sound dull... Читать дальше...
