weapon

Ukraine’s Patriot kills of Russian planes and missiles have turned a US air-defense weapon with a troubled past into a hero

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Ukraine’s use of the US-made Patriot system has been celebrated. The weapon had a chequered reputation due to its performance in past conflicts. Any skepticism over its effectiveness should be put to bed, experts told Business Insider. Any lingering doubts about the effectiveness of the US-made Patriot air-defense system at shooting down airborne threats have … Read more

The EU will impose tariffs on Russian grain, fearing Moscow will use exports as a weapon of war

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BRUSSELS — The European Commission wants to prevent Russia from using farm products as a tool to wreak havoc on the EU market and is moving to impose tariffs on grain imports from Russia and Belarus. The tariffs are also aimed at denying Russia revenue, because they will effectively suppress exports to the EU, the … Read more

A Pill That Kills Ticks Is a Promising New Weapon Against Lyme Disease

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If you have a dog or cat, chances are you’ve given your pet a flavored chewable tablet for tick prevention at some point. What if you could take a similar pill to protect yourself from getting Lyme disease? Tarsus Pharmaceuticals is developing such a pill for humans—minus the tasty flavoring—that could provide protection against the … Read more

A look at Taurus missiles, the weapon at the heart of a leaked audio and Russian-German tensions

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BERLIN (AP) — On the day that Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was laid to rest in Moscow, Russian state media leaked an audio recording of German military officers discussing the hypothetical use of Taurus long-range missiles in Ukraine. The conversation on a sensitive subject was never meant to be public, and the leak embarrassed … Read more

Passenger stabs fellow traveler with weapon of pens and rubber bands on Seattle-to-Vegas flight

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A passenger aboard a Las Vegas-bound flight fashioned a weapon out of pens and rubber bands and stabbed a fellow passenger in a bloody, unprovoked attack, officials said Thursday. The passenger with the eye injury. (USDC District of Nevada) Julio Alvarez Lopez was charged with one count of assault with a deadly weapon stemming from … Read more

Putin’s deadliest weapon yet has been revealed

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According to US intelligence, Russia wants to put a nuclear weapon into space. Such a weapons system, they believe, could be used to target Western satellites in orbit, knocking out communications and military targeting systems.  These weapons would be utterly devastating if they were ever used. Axiomatically, it makes a lot of sense to use … Read more

Russia’s Vladimir Putin claims the Biden administration is ‘killing’ the USD by using it as a weapon — says ‘blow was dealt’ to America and even its allies are now ‘downsizing’ the dollar

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Russia’s Vladimir Putin claims the Biden administration is ‘killing’ the USD by using it as a weapon — says ‘blow was dealt’ to America and even its allies are now ‘downsizing’ the dollar Russia’s president Vladimir Putin has once again taken aim at the U.S. dollar — accusing President Joe Biden’s administration of “killing [it] … Read more

Biden determined to use stunning Trump-backed collapse of border deal as a weapon in 2024 campaign

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WASHINGTON (AP) — How it began: President Joe Biden was urgently seeking more money from Congress to aid Ukraine and Israel. He took a gamble by seizing on GOP demands to simultaneously address one of his biggest political liabilities — illegal migration at the U.S.-Mexico border. How it ended: Biden came close to succeeding, before … Read more

The AI Industry Has a Not So Secret Weapon: Lobbyists

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Photo: Klaus-Dietmar Gabbert (Getty Images) A new report from CNBC shows that lobbyists connected to the AI industry were quite busy last year. Indeed, in 2023, AI lobbying efforts shot up 185 percent from the previous year. The analysis, which is based on disclosures provided to the non-profit OpenSecrets, shows that the long list of … Read more

Gangs are using rape as a weapon in Haiti. Justice is elusive.

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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Mislande’s nightmare began as it does for so many women and girls here, with a trip across a gang-controlled area to buy tomatoes, onions and other vegetables to sell in her neighborhood. The 24-year-old was returning with seven others from a downtown market last March to their homes in Cité Soleil, the … Read more