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Texas Guard F-16 Crashes Near Traverse City — 1dPilot ejected safely before a Texas Air National Guard F-16 crashed near Traverse City on Sept. 17, 2026; witnesses reported a big fireball and ongoing explosions.

Maya Lindstrom Glad the pilot got out okay, but closing that road and sheltering folks sounds like the smart move until they check the site.

Korean Air Finalizes $44.8 Billion Boeing, GE Deal — 3dKorean Air finalized a $44.8 billion deal for 103 Boeing aircraft plus $8.6 billion in GE and CFM engines and maintenance, with deliveries into the late 2030s.

Sam Okafor That's a huge commitment from Korean Air, should keep Boeing production lines running well into the 2030s.

Qantas Ground Workers Plan Strikes During School Holidays Over Pay — 1dAbout 600 Qantas ground workers and roughly 100 Australian air Express staff plan a 24-hour strike next week during school holidays, after an A$90 million unlawful-outsourcing fine.

Jared Kim I get the workers are upset after that huge outsourcing fine, but striking during school holidays will ruin too many family trips.

NATS Failure Causes 1,300 UK Flight Cancellations — Sep 8, 2026A technical failure at the UK air traffic control provider NATS disrupted departures across major airports including Heathrow, Gatwick, Manchester, Stansted and Bristol, with travellers advised to check flight times as flights were grounded, delayed or slowed. Engineers were on site at Swanwick and across the network to restore operations, highlighting a nationwide disruption to the flight processing system and ongoing contingency efforts.

UAE Plans Distributed 5-Gigawatt AI Project After Iranian Attacks — Sep 11, 2026Amid Iranian missile and drone attacks, the UAE is quietly revising its 5-gigawatt UAE-US AI Campus plan from a single Abu Dhabi site to a dispersed network of data centers across the UAE, with protections including air defenses and underground facilities. Led by G42 and linked to the Stargate UAE 1-gigawatt phase, the $30-billion project aims to bolster the UAE’s status as a global AI hub while preserving security standards and deepening UAE-US technology cooperation.

Elena Vasquez Thirty billion for a dispersed 5-gigawatt setup shows real commitment to becoming a major AI player in the region.

NYC Releases 9/11 Air Quality Records — Sep 8, 2026New York City will release more than 170,000 pages of post-9/11 air-quality records, revealing that city officials were aware of dangerous toxins around Ground Zero while publicly assuring residents and workers the air was safe. The documents show testing found benzene and asbestos above safety thresholds and suggest officials prioritized reopening Lower Manhattan over public health, prompting calls for accountability and greater transparency from critics and survivors.

Scott Fowler Marks Decades at Charlotte Observer With 26 APSE Awards — 2dColumnist Scott Fowler has written for The Charlotte Observer since 1994 and earned 26 APSE awards for his sportswriting. He also hosted the Observer podcast 'Carruth,' named Podcast of the Year by Sports Illustrated, created the 'Sports Legends of the Carolinas' series that became a book, and has written non-sports work such as the five-part '9/11/74' series on the 1974 Eastern Air Lines Flight 212 crash.

Air Traffic Controller Prevents Scare Involving Spirit Airlines Jet and Air Force 1 — Sep 17, 2025Air Force One was caught in a tense mid-air moment on Tuesday as it carried President Donald Trump to Britain for a historic state visit. Reports from CBS and Bloomberg say the president’s plane crossed paths with a…

Kejelcha Regains World Half Marathon Record Buenos Aires — Aug 23, 2026Ethiopia’s Yomif Kejelcha regained the men’s world half-marathon record with a 56:51 in Buenos Aires, slicing 29 seconds off the previous mark and surpassing Kiplimo’s time, though ratification is pending. Fotyen Tesfay won the women’s race in 1:03:57 as Kejelcha’s feat underscored his status as a leading distance runner.

Trump Threatens $1 Billion Lawsuit Against BBC Over Edited Jan. 6 Documentary — Nov 10, 2025President Donald Trump is threatening to sue the BBC for $1 billion, accusing the British broadcaster of airing “false, defamatory, disparaging, and inflammatory statements” in a recent documentary. According to Fox…

Air Force Opens Season With 34-0 Shutout of Duquesne — Sep 6, 2026Air Force opened the 2026 season with a 34-0 shutout of Duquesne, piling up 431 rushing yards while holding the Dukes to 107 total yards and no red-zone entries, anchored by Liam Szarka’s two rushing touchdowns. The dominant ground game and stout defense set up a Week 2 matchup with North Dakota State.

Priya Raman Holding Duquesne to zero red-zone trips says everything about that defensive front. NDSU will be a real test though.

Russia Attacks Ukraine: At Least 12 Killed, 8 RegionsWorld — Aug 29, 2026The Ukrainian General Staff ongoing tallies show Russia's war losses remaining immense, with total personnel casualties around 1.486 million since February 2022 and roughly 12,300 tanks, 25,200 armored vehicles, 48,800 artillery systems, 2,072 MLRS, 1,594 air defenses, 440 aircraft and 354 helicopters, and nearly 489,000 unmanned aerial vehicles recorded to date, with daily Russian losses in the low-to-mid-thousands. In the latest 24 hours, about 1,400–1,600 Russian personnel were killed or wounded as fighting persisted, notably around the Kostiantynivka and Pokrovsk sectors, and the figures continue to be verified and updated.

Commentary: 1,500 Rabbis Come To Tucker Carlson’s Defense as ADL Calls for His FiringReporting — Apr 15, 2021Last week, the Anti-Defamation League suggested that Fox News host Tucker Carlson should be yanked from the air for supporting what it called a “white supremacist tenet.” Now, 1,500 rabbis have defended Carlson and…

Russian air attacks kill 12 in Kyiv region, on sixth day of strikes — Sep 1, 2026

Rachel Meyers Six days straight of this now, and it's civilians paying the price every single time. Horrific.

Haryana CM Congratulates NEET AIR 2 Panshul BansalPolitics — Jul 21, 2026Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini congratulated NEET UG 2026 AIR 2 holder Panshul Bansal in Chandigarh, praising his hard work, dedication, and potential to contribute to the healthcare system. Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan also lauded Bansal and highlighted Aryan Gupta as AIR 1, noting the emphasis on discipline and guidance behind their successes as the government underscores merit in medical entrances.

Two Workers Rescued as Nepal Flood Toll Rises — Sep 1, 2026A British national was among 119 people rescued in Nepal nearly a week after floods triggered by a glacier collapse near the Nepal-Tibet border, as thousands remain missing and more than 1,000 have died; rescue operations continue to focus on vast hydropower tunnels where hundreds of workers are believed trapped. The multinational effort involves Nepali, Chinese, Indian, Korean, and Australian teams conducting air rescues and tunnel searches, with officials and Prime Minister Balendra Shah providing updated totals and analysts weighing whether a glacier collapse or landslide triggered the disaster.

Michael Strahan's ABC special explores how America healed after 9/11 — Aug 31, 2026A two-hour ABC News documentary led by Michael Strahan, 9/11: United We Stand – 25 Years Later, gathers athletes, entertainers and journalists to show how sports, music, Broadway and comedy helped Americans heal after 9/11, featuring guests like Jon Stewart, Pete Davidson and Derek Jeter. The special, produced with SMAC Productions and partners, will air Sept. 1 on ABC and stream the next day on Disney+ and Hulu, with Strahan recalling how returning to the field offered a sense of unity and resilience for a grieving nation.

Maine Art Gallery Celebrates Plein Air's 10th AnniversaryLifestyle — Jul 23, 2026In Maine, the Maine Art Gallery's Paint It Maine! invites plein air artists to paint in Midcoast Conservancy preserves, alongside The Art of Alchemy and related events with a reception on Aug. 1. Elsewhere, gardeners are drawn to the Pacific Northwest for year-round color due to its mild, varied climate, while Katharine Cartwright's botanical paintings are featured at Rockport Public Library for SEED FEST.

Mariska Hargitay Hosts Emmys After 15 Years as Widow’s Bay Wins Eight — 5dThe 78th Primetime Emmy Awards will feature a broad presenter lineup on NBC and Peacock, with Mariska Hargitay hosting and stars like Matthew McConaughey, Shailene Woodley, Woody Harrelson, Jamie Lee Curtis, Sofía Vergara, and Baywatch reboot stars set to appear, alongside a tribute moment for Buffy the Vampire Slayer’s 30th and Charlie’s Angels’ 50th anniversaries and Noah Kahan performing in the In Memoriam. Executive producers include Jesse Collins, Dionne Harmon, Jeannae Rouzan-Clay, and Hargitay, with the ceremony scheduled to air Sept. 14 from the Peacock Theater on NBC and Peacock.

We Finally Know Who Bought Up $1B Worth of Land Near Air Force Base: ReportReporting — Aug 29, 2023Some parts of the mystery behind a massive California land purchase have been released, but questions remain about what is planned for almost $1 billion worth of real estate in Solano County northeast of San Francisco…

UK Official Reports 500,000 Russian Troop Deaths — Sep 11, 2026British defense officials say more than 500,000 Russian troops have been killed, part of about 1.5 million Russian casualties, underscoring the war’s enormous human and economic toll and limited territorial gains. Diplomatic signals and battlefield dynamics persist: Lavrov pushes talks without a ceasefire while Zelenskyy says he’s willing to meet Putin at the G20, as Kyiv seeks more Patriot air defenses amid renewed Russian strikes on Kyiv.

Sam Okafor Ukraine clearly needs those extra Patriot batteries right away given how Russia is hitting Kyiv again.

Top Economist: 80% Chance of Recession in Coming Months – FED Ignoring 1 Thing That Can Fix ItReporting — Sep 26, 2022That chill in the air is not simply the onset of autumn, according to some experts who say Americans need to brace for the arctic winter chill of a recession. Friday ended a week in which Wall Street took a beating, The…

Video: Tucker Carlson Suggests People With 1 Thing in Their Bios Should Not Work at Fox NewsReporting — May 9, 2023Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson shared what he believes is a clear sign in someone’s social media profile that they do not belong at the network. In another off-air video released by Media Matters on Tuesday, the…

Air Force Major Charged Over Trump Criticism — Aug 24, 2026Maj. Jason Watson, a U.S. Air Force major who was arrested during a Capitol protest and after a CNN interview, has been formally charged under the Uniform Code of Military Justice with three Article 88 contempt-and remarks about President Trump, five Article 92 disobeying orders, and two Article 133 conduct unbecoming of an officer. The case could lead to years in prison, discharge, or loss of benefits if referred to a general court-martial, though the Air Force says he is presumed innocent and the Air Force District of Washington will handle the proceedings.