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Live updates | Israel says it's stepping up attacks on the Gaza Strip

Aid deliveries have begun moving into the besieged Gaza Strip, two weeks after the militant group Hamas rampaged through southern Israel and Israel responded with airstrikes Aid deliveries have begun moving into the besieged Gaza Strip, two weeks after the militant group Hamas rampaged through southern Israel and Israel responded with airstrikes. Israel says Hamas has freed two American hostages who had been held in Gaza since the war began Oct. 7. Israeli airstrikes continued to hit southern Gaza, an area swollen by civilians who fled there from the north on Israeli instructions. Israel’s military spokesman said the country is stepping up its attacks, coming amid growing expectations of a ground offensive. The war, in its 16th day Sunday, is the deadliest of five Gaza wars for both sides. The Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry said Saturday that the death toll has reached 4,385, while 13,561 people have been wounded. More than 1,400 people in Israel have been killed, mostly in the initial...

What went wrong? Questions emerge over Israel's intelligence prowess after Hamas attack

Israel’s intelligence agencies have gained an aura of invincibility over the decades because of a string of intelligence achievements against its enemies both near and far TEL AVIV, Israel -- For Palestinians in Gaza, Israel’s eyes are never very far away. Surveillance drones buzz constantly from the skies. The highly-secured border is awash with security cameras and soldiers on guard. Intelligence agencies work sources and cyber capabilities to draw out a bevy of information. But Israel’s eyes appeared to have been closed in the lead-up to an unprecedented onslaught by the militant Hamas group, which broke down Israeli border barriers and sent hundreds of militants into Israel to carry out a brazen attack that has killed hundreds and pushed the region toward conflict. Israel’s intelligence agencies have gained an aura of invincibility over the decades because of a string of achievements. Israel has foiled plots seeded in the West Bank, allegedly hunted down Hamas operatives in Dubai a...

Advocate stabbed to death in New York City in 'unthinkable' attack

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Ryan Thoresen Carson, 31, was stabbed "multiple times" shortly before 4 a.m. Monday in Brooklyn, police said. Police said they are seeking a suspect in the murder of a man who was stabbed multiple times near a bus stop in New York City early Monday in an "unthinkable" attack. The incident occurred in Brooklyn shortly before 4 a.m., according to police. Ryan Carson, 31, a well-known social justice advocate, died after being stabbed in the chest, police said. Carson and his girlfriend were coming home from a wedding when the apparently unprovoked attack occurred, ABC New York station WABC reported. Social Justice Advocate Ryan Carson was killed while waiting for bus with his girlfrind, Brooklyn NY Oct. 3, 2023 Claire Donato The suspect walked past the couple while they were seated on a bench at a bus stop, police said. They then begin to walk toward the suspect, who started to damage scooters, police said. The suspect said to Carson, "What are you looking at?...

Georgia governor attacks Biden's electric vehicle policy at federally-backed battery material maker

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is escalating his attack on President Joe Biden’s electric vehicle policy ATLANTA -- Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is escalating his attack on President Joe Biden’s electric vehicle policy, speaking Tuesday at the groundbreaking for a company that received more than $100 million to refine graphite for electric batteries from the infrastructure law Biden signed. “Georgia’s electric mobility boom is taking place because our state is second to none for companies looking to invest, relocate, expand, and innovate – not because the federal government continues to put their thumb on the scale, favoring a few companies over the industry as a whole,” Kemp said, according to advance remarks of his speech at Anovion Technologies. The remarks are unusually partisan for a factory groundbreaking. Anovion's $800 million investment promises 400 new jobs in rural Bainbridge, in the state's far southwest corner. Georgia has been a top beneficiary of a nationwide electric vehic...

Mom shot dead in targeted attack in drive-thru line while son was in backseat

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Pennsylvania authorities are searching for the gunman who shot and killed a mom in her car while her 11-year-old son was in the backseat. Pennsylvania authorities are searching for the suspect who gunned down a mom in her car in an apparent targeted attack while her 11-year-old son sat in the backseat . Rachel King, 35, was in a Dunkin' drive- thru line in Cheltenham Township, outside of Philadelphia, when she was shot around 7:39 a.m. Tuesday, the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office said. MORE: Louisville shooting updates: Dramatic 911 calls released The gunman walked up to the driver's side of King's car and fired multiple shots through her window, prosecutors said. King's son, who was in the backseat at the time, wasn't hurt, prosecutors said. "This appears to be a targeted murder," Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin Steele said in a statement. The gunman "did not attempt to open the victim's vehicle door, nor did h...

Money defeated the AH-56 Cheyenne, a superior attack helicopter

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To this day, the idea of high-speed helicopter s begins to gain attention, and some of them have been inspired by the AH-56’s unique rotor designs, and perfected it. Design At the time of its birth, the AH-56 had a completely different and unique appearance compared to any previous aircraft. The two-seat cockpit was positioned tandem, with the pilot in the rear and the gunner in the forward position, featuring an advanced navigation and fire control suite. The pilot had a helmet mounted sight system for aiming weapons. The Cheyenne was one of the first aircraft to be fitted with an integrated avionics system consisting of a communications, navigation and weapons suite. Lockheed’s helicopter was slender in shape and highly contoured to bring out the most aerodynamic qualities of the design. Cheyenne had a top rigid main rotor, low-mounted wings and a tail rotor, but it also added a pusher propeller. This gave it a respectable speed. The engine was fitted behind the cockpit and...