www—Valentine’s Day was not a happy day for fans of Microsoft’s Internet Explorer, as the company officially disabled the web browser. Microsoft announced Tuesday that Microsoft Edge with IE Mode officially replaced Internet Explorer 11. The tech giant permanently disabled the latter web browser on its desktops. Now, users who […]
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Israeli protestors say justice reform could ‘undermine democracy’
Issued on: 12/02/2023 – 07:46 Tens of thousands of Israelis took to the street in several cities across the country Saturday, protesting judicial overhaul plans by Benjamin Netanyahu’s government. Critics say measures introduced by the new hard-line government would weaken the Supreme Court, limit judicial oversight and grant more power to politicians. Protesters […]
Another South Carolinian Makes It Official
Republican Tim Scott has said the support of his mom and a mentor turned his life around and taught him conservative principles. PHOTO: CAROLINE BREHMAN/SHUTTERSTOCK by Don Mooney 2-14-2023 4:40 am As the NFL season come to and end a new season of political football begins training camp.South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott is […]
Friendly Skies Aren’t So Friendly
US and Canada Scramble to Recover UFOs Shot Down Over Weekend Authorities have still not said what the objects were, although one expert suggests they were likely “sky trash”, not extraterrestrial. By Mack Lamoureux February 13, 2023, 10:52am Authorities are scrambling to learn more about the three unidentified flying objects (UFOS) […]
Jan. 6 rioter who carried Confederate flag sentenced to three years in prison
“I’ve lost my son, and I’ve lost my wife,” Seefried said. BY ZACH SCHONFELD – 02/09/23 3:13 PM ET A man who carried a Confederate battle flag through the halls of the Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot, was sentenced to three years in prison on Thursday. Kevin Seefried was found guilty last summer on […]
Burt Bacharach: A Lifetime Of Musical Magic
by Don Mooney Memphis, TENN—Burt Bacharach, By all musical standards of the 60s was magic! The pop composer, arranger, conductor, record producer and occasional singer whose hit songs in the 1960s distilled that decade’s mood of romantic optimism, died on Wednesday at his home in Los Angeles. He was 94. […]
Quake Death Toll 21,000 And Climbing
by Don Mooney Memphis, TENN— More than 21,000 are feared dead after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked southeastern Turkey and northwestern Syria early Monday, according to officials. The quake centered in the town of Pazarcik in Turkey’s southeastern Kahramanmaras province and was followed by several powerful aftershocks. Thousands of buildings […]
LeBron LeGreat!
by Don Mooney 2-8-2023 Memphis, TENN—A fadeaway jumper, not a skyhook ode to Abdul-Jabbar or one of his signature power dunks, with 10.9 seconds left in the third quarter of a 133-130 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder that sent James to the top of the scoring mountain that Abdul-Jabbar stood above for […]
Earthquake Devastates Turkey /Syria Border
Earthquake death toll At least 5,434 deaths have been reported in Turkey, while 1,832 people have died in Syria. The death toll is likely to keep rising. Yunus Sezer, who heads the AFAD agency, said an additional 15,384 people were injured in Turkey, while 6,217 buildings have collapsed. The two […]
Catastrophe was narrowly avoided on Saturday, as a landing FedEx Boeing 767 nearly touched down on top of a departing Southwest Boeing 737 in Austin. According to the data, the planes were within a couple of hundred feet of one another.
I first posted about this on Sunday, but wanted to share an update, both as VASAviation has published a great simulation of what happened, and a veteran air traffic controller has chimed in with his take on the incident in the comments section. Terrifying runway incident at Austin Airport The […]