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Wars’ bombs linger long after conflicts cease
Police and explosive ordnance disposal technicians removed a 1,000-pound bomb that failed to explode during World War II but that successfully brought traffic to a standstill in a bustling Hong Kong neighborhood. It was the second bomb discovered in the area in late January.
Warren Buffett on hand as Navy commissions newest warship
In this Jan. 3, 2018, photo released by the U.S. Navy, a Naval Station vessel, right, prepares to assist the future USS Omaha , a 218-foot-long littoral combat ship, pier side during a brief fuel stop in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The Omaha was conducting a change of homeport to San Diego, Calif.
Trump said Nunes memo ‘totally vindicates’ him in Russia probe
The president's comment did not indicate whether he planned to take any action to stop the investigation led by special counsel Robert Mueller. President Trump waves as he walks from Marine One to board Air Force One, on Feb. 2, 2018, in Andrews Air Force Base, Md., en route to Palm Beach International Airport, in West Palm Beach, Fla.
Guantanamo prison’s media makeover
Inside a vacant former maximum-security prison, the Pentagon has nearly finished building a new health clinic with nearby surgical and radiological suites. Soon, contractors will add furniture, equipment and put a padded cell in the facility's psych unit.
Coast Guard unloads 2 tons of cocaine in St. Pete
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Nearly two tons of cocaine that was seized by the Coast Guard during operations in the Caribbean sea is being offloaded in St. Petersburg Friday.
Hapless mariner to share tale of survival at sea, rescue and recovery
A man from the Bahamas who had been missing for more than 15 days was rescued Monday, Jan. 29, 2018 about 10 miles east of West Palm Beach, the Coast Guard said. A man from the Bahamas who had been missing for more than 15 days was rescued Monday, Jan. 29, 2018 about 10 miles east of West Palm Beach, the Coast Guard said.
Trump expected to approve release of memo alleging abuse by FBI
President Donald Trump boards Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland, Feb. 1, 2018, en route to a House and Senate Republican conference at the Greenbrier in West Virginia. President Trump is expected to approve Thursday morning the release of a controversial congressional memo alleging surveillance abuses by the FBI, after the White House agreed to some redactions at the bureau's request, according to senior administration officials.
Serious Questions Surround BWMS Testing
Serious questions have been raised regarding the testing of ballast water management systems . In order for a BWMS manufacturer to sell its equipment for use on commercial vessels operating in U.S. waters, the equipment must be tested in accordance with U.S. Coast Guard and Environmental Protection Agency requirements and the equipment must then obtain a type approval certificate from the Coast Guard.
Sonny Perdue picked as designated survivor for the State of the Union
The Agriculture Secretary was announced as this year's designated survivor, meaning that he was tapped to skip the State of the Union address and be secured at an undisclosed location instead, according to the White House pool report. The designated survivor is typically a Cabinet-level official who is chosen to skip certain high-profile events - generally limited to State of the Union addresses and inaugurations - so that he or she may assume power if a disaster were to occur while the majority of the government is gathered at the event.
Regulator Okays Husky Energy to Restart SeaRose Operations
The Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board has announced it has lifted the notice to suspend operations for the SeaRose floating production, storage and offloading vessel and associated facilities. The January 17, 2018 C-NLOPB notice to suspend operations resulted from an incident in March 2017 where Husky Energy departed from its agreed Ice Management Plan by not disconnecting the vessel and sailing away when an iceberg entered its quarter-mile exclusion zone.
Hapag-Lloyd Recycles Seven Container Ships
The respective shipyards are especially equipped and certified to recycle ships in an environmentally friendly manner, according to a press release from the company. The liner shipping company Hapag-Lloyd is currently having seven older container ships, each with a capacity of 4,101 TEU, recycled in Turkey and China.
Mexican pleads guilty in human smuggling by Texas soldiers
A Mexican man living in the U.S. illegally has pleaded guilty to helping other immigrants be smuggled by American soldiers through a border checkpoint in Texas. Federal prosecutors say 51-year-old Victoriano Zamora-Jasso pleaded guilty Monday to conspiracy to transport and harbor undocumented immigrants and illegal re-entry after deportation.
Trump will hail two Californians – a firefighter who saved…
Trump will hail two Californians - a firefighter who saved dozens of campers and boy who honors veterans' graves - in State of the Union speech Steve Oaks met David Dahlberg when they were tasked with saving 62 children and counselors from the Whittier fire last year. Oaks, a Santa Barbara County Fire Division chief, said that before Dahlberg left, "I wanted to look into his eyes to make sure the instructions were understood."
Around the Region Jan. 30
Members of the Tuscarora Creek Project Team invite volunteers to help clean up a section of the creek above and below the Oak Street Bridge at 1 p.m. Thursday. Oak Street Bridge connects Oak Street to East John Street a little past the Adam Stephen House.
Rodger Morris’s New Book “Sunrise” Is an Encouraging Testament of a…
Recent release "Sunrise" from Page Publishing author Rodger Morris is a purposeful account of the author's profound wisdom from experiencing God's providence with every waking moment that transpires. Rodger Morris, a simple man with steadfast Christian beliefs, who currently works for the Department of Corrections; a twenty-year veteran of the coal field of Illinois, a member of the United States Navy for four years, as well as having been diagnosed as bi-polar, has completed his new book "Sunrise": a resolute autobiographical narrative detailing the many instances God has inspired him every day throughout his life.
a D-Day Warplane Lost for Years Is About to Fly Again
This Douglas C-47 led the formation carrying American paratroopers to the D-Day invasion. It is being restored in hopes it will fly over Normandy on the 75th anniversary of the invasion in June 2019.
There Is No NATO without the North Atlanticby Jerry Hendrix NATO, the …
ATO, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, has a problem in the North Atlantic. It is not prepared for Russian aggression, at either the strategic or the tactical level.
The head of the US Coast Guard describes countering drug smugglers’…
Adm. Paul Zukunft , a 1977 graduate of the US Coast Guard Academy who is now the Coast Guard commandant, assumed command of the 88,000-strong force on May 30, 2014, overseeing a military branch that patrols from Guam in the Pacific to Puerto Rico in the Atlantic and from north of the Arctic Circle to south of the equator. Business Insider sat down with Zukunft at the Coast Guard's Washington, DC, headquarters at the end of December to discuss his time as commandant, how his approach to leading the service changed during his tenure, and how the force had adapted to new threats.
Air Force One: New fridges for Donald Trump’s presidential planes to cost $24mThe Independent
US President Donald Trump gestures as he boards Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland on 12 January, 2018, for a weekend trip to Mar-a-Lago: AFP Air Force One , the military-spec jet liner that ferries President Donald Trump around the globe, is to receive a $24m refrigerator upgrade. Boeing was handed the contract to design and install two gigantic chillers on the aircraft that will store enough food to keep crew members, travelling journalists, Mr Trump and his advisers going for weeks at a time.