just now (87+ words) [North Korean leader Kim Jong Un delivers a speech during an event to celebrate the Air Force]North Korea has launched mass production of small, short-range First Person View drones, as well as larger medium-range battlefield attack drones, a Ukrainian intelligence official told Reuters. North Korea's Kim stresses Air Force's nuclear war deterrence on its 80th anniversary North Korea has launched mass production of small, short-range First Person View drones, as well as larger medium-range battlefield attack drones, a Ukrainian intelligence official told Reuters....

just now (93+ words) The temporary Olympic village for next year's Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, will house up to 1,400 athletes. The village is made of mobile homes that will be re-used at camping sites around Italy. The temporary Olympic village for next year's Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, will house up to 1,400 athletes. The village is made of mobile homes that will be re-used at camping sites around Italy. "A temporary village, but of high design' - A first look at the Cortina Winter Olympics Village...

1+ min ago (132+ words) Highly Pathogenic" Form of Avian Flu Identified at 4 Strathroy-Caradoc Properties, CFIA Says A highly pathogenic form of avian flu has spread to four properties outside of London, Ont., according to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA). The agency has issued notices on its website about the virus"s presence at four commercial properties in the Strathroy-Caradoc area. The first notice was dated Nov. 14, with the rest dated on Nov. 22, Nov. 26, and Nov. 28. BC, Ottawa Announce Joint Efforts to Address Extortion Targeting BC Communities Euthanasia Now Accounts for 5 Percent of All Deaths in Canada: Data Nova Scotia Selling Remaining US Alcohol Inventory Worth $14 Million Calgary Pastor Says He Faces More Jail Time After Refusing to Write Apology Letter Over Drag Story Time Protest...

1+ min ago (132+ words) Highly Pathogenic" Form of Avian Flu Identified at 4 Strathroy-Caradoc Properties, CFIA Says A highly pathogenic form of avian flu has spread to four properties outside of London, Ont., according to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA). The agency has issued notices on its website about the virus"s presence at four commercial properties in the Strathroy-Caradoc area. The first notice was dated Nov. 14, with the rest dated on Nov. 22, Nov. 26, and Nov. 28. BC, Ottawa Announce Joint Efforts to Address Extortion Targeting BC Communities Euthanasia Now Accounts for 5 Percent of All Deaths in Canada: Data Nova Scotia Selling Remaining US Alcohol Inventory Worth $14 Million Calgary Pastor Says He Faces More Jail Time After Refusing to Write Apology Letter Over Drag Story Time Protest...

1+ min ago (61+ words) [An Israeli business employee after leaving her job; illustrative. (photo credit: FOTOGRIN. Via Shutterstock)]With new defense tech initiatives and regional agreements IATI is positioning Israel as a global innovation hub Inside IATI's fight for continuity and growth in Israel's tech sector With new defense tech initiatives and regional agreements IATI is positioning Israel as a global innovation hub...

2+ min ago (845+ words) As an ad man in the 1960s, I used to regularly go to a restaurant called Le Chanteclair on East 49th Street between Fifth and Madison. The place was adorned with car racing trophies and memorabilia, and the man who ran the front of the house was from France and always elegantly dressed. Not long ago, I picked up a book at the library called "Faster: How a Jewish Driver, an American Heiress and a Legendary Car Beat Hitler's Best." Turns out the elegant Frenchman at Le Chanteclair was Ren" Dreyfus, the driver who beat Hitler's best. In 2014, my wife, two young children, small dog and I moved to a section of Brooklyn where some considered us to be interlopers. Before we moved in, the cable company told us it needed access to our neighbor's yard to hook up our service. Our…...

2+ min ago (310+ words) FBI agents in Los Angeles have seized a rare Mercedes Roadster worth $13 million as part of their drug trafficking investigation into former Olympic snowboarder Ryan Wedding. The car, a silver 2002 Mercedes CLK-GTR, is one of six of its kind ever made, according to Autoblog. Federal investigators believe the car may be connected to Wedding and his associates, who are accused of transporting cocaine from Mexico into the U.S. and Canada. Earlier this month, prosecutors unsealed an indictment that accuses Wedding of ordering the killing of a witness who had planned to testify against him in a 2024 federal narcotics case. The witness was shot and killed in a restaurant in Medell'n, Colombia, in January, The Times reported. Wedding is on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted list for allegedly running a vast and lucrative criminal enterprise. The Canadian-born snowboarder competed in the 2002 Winter…...

2+ min ago (310+ words) FBI agents in Los Angeles have seized a rare Mercedes Roadster worth $13 million as part of their drug trafficking investigation into former Olympic snowboarder Ryan Wedding. The car, a silver 2002 Mercedes CLK-GTR, is one of six of its kind ever made, according to Autoblog. Federal investigators believe the car may be connected to Wedding and his associates, who are accused of transporting cocaine from Mexico into the U.S. and Canada. Earlier this month, prosecutors unsealed an indictment that accuses Wedding of ordering the killing of a witness who had planned to testify against him in a 2024 federal narcotics case. The witness was shot and killed in a restaurant in Medell'n, Colombia, in January, The Times reported. Wedding is on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted list for allegedly running a vast and lucrative criminal enterprise. The Canadian-born snowboarder competed in the 2002 Winter…...

2+ min ago (714+ words) PISCATAWAY, N.J. " Penn State interim head coach Terry Smith said Saturday night that director of athletics Pat Kraft hasn't told him when he will name a permanent coach. After the Nittany Lions' 40-36 comeback win over Rutgers, Smith was evasive when he was asked if he had received any clarity from Kraft or anyone else at Penn State about his future. "Last week I came in (to a postgame press conference) with a lot of energy, so to speak," he said. "I'm just thankful we won the game. I'm just thankful we have an opportunity to go to a bowl game. I'm thankful for those guys who played their hearts out for all of us." Smith, a former Penn State wide receiver, joined James Franklin's staff in 2014 as the cornerbacks coach. He was eventually promoted to associate head coach and became the…...

2+ min ago (232+ words) A married couple allegedly used hidden cameras and earpieces to swindle a Sydney casino. The pair from Kazakhstan headed straight to the Crown Casino in Barangaroo after landing in Australia in October, NSW Police alleged on Sunday. The 36-year-old woman and her 44-year-old husband bought memberships, and visited the casino several more times in the two months that followed, winning a total of $1,179,412. But the eye-watering wins piqued the attention of casino staff. It will be alleged that the couple used mobile phones to capture images of the table, and deep-seated earpieces to communicate instructions for wagering on card games. Police allege this method allowed them to "ultimately cheat the casino." Both the husband and were arrested at the casino. The couple allegedly carried small, magnetised probes, batteries, and a mobile phone with a fitted attachment allowing the camera function…...