South African MP opens fire to fend off attack during attempted hijacking
Two teens, aged 16 and 18, have been arrested over the attack as police search for a third suspect.
Day: August 20, 2025
Many towns are unprepared to handle train derailments and hazmat spills
Train derailments involving spills of 1,000 gallons or more of hazardous materials happen a few times a year, often resulting in evacuations or fires.
‘I’ve settled six wars’: Trump calls Netanyahu ‘war hero’; says he is one too
Donald Trump praised Benjamin Netanyahu for ordering strikes on Iranian nuclear sites. Trump called Netanyahu a war hero. He also suggested he deserved the same title. These comments followed Israeli airstrikes on Iranian nuclear facilities. The US als…
It’s almost flu season. Should you still get a shot, and will insurance cover it?
Yes, the flu shot is still a thing. And doctors recommend you get your flu shot this year. Most insurers will cover it, and it should soon be widely available.
Uneasy Poland fortifying borders, buying weapons as Russia gains momentum in neighboring Ukraine
No country in Europe is taking the rising threat of an expansionist, emboldened Russia more seriously than Poland, where Warsaw is spending billions enlisting more soldiers, fortifying its borders and buying new, modern American weapons systems.
Trump exposed this startling truth — and it got America steamrolled
I don’t know why, but few are saying what’s plainly obvious about the president’s “summit” with his Russian counterpart. He’s afraid of him.Donald Trump made all kinds of noise about “severe consequences” that Vladimir Putin would face if he did not a…
Elastic Refutes Claims of Zero-Day in EDR Product
Elastic has found no evidence of a vulnerability leading to RCE after details and PoC of a Defend EDR bypass were published online.
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Maga Thaw? Why Elon Musk is shelving third-party dreams – and will back JD Vance instead
Musk’s involvement in the 2024 election extended far beyond flashy endorsements. His America PAC poured nearly $300 million into the battleground states, leveraging advanced messaging strategies and the reach of X to engineer strategic voter influence….
Putin humiliated as oil-rich Russia runs out of petrol and drivers wait 8 hours to fill up
Images shared on social media show huge tailbacks, as drivers wait patiently to get to the front of the line.
Trump says Smithsonian focuses too much on ‘how bad slavery was’
President Donald Trump has led an effort to purge diversity, equity and inclusion policies from the federal government and threatened to investigate companies and schools that adopt such policies.