Tag: america

A recent Gallup poll revealed that Americans are among the most stressed people in the world. One of the largest factors? Personal finances related to income. This is true for military families, seemingly successful business owners, students, and masses of ordinary citizens. According to Gallup, “Income…plays a role with worry and stress, with the lowest […]

“The Kurds have no friend but the mountains,” as the old saying goes. Yet there are few mountains in Northern Syria, where the Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) and Women’s Protection Units (YPJ) formed a coalition with Arab militias called the Syrian Democratic Forces to fight the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS). The […]

Ethiopian Airlines flight ET302 crashed just after takeoff Sunday morning, March 10. The flight was departing Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Abebba, en route to Nairobi, Kenya. Onboard were 157 people, of which eight were Americans. The Boeing 737 MAX, bearing 149 passengers and eight crew members according to a statement released by the airline, crashed six […]

Ethiopian Airlines flight ET302 crashed just after takeoff Sunday morning, March 10. The flight was departing Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Abebba, en route to Nairobi, Kenya. Onboard were 157 people, of which eight were Americans. The Boeing 737 MAX, bearing 149 passengers and eight crew members according to a statement released by the airline, crashed six […]

On Tuesday, a Florida man attempted to board an airplane at Lehigh Valley International Airport in Pennsylvania with a realistic but non-functioning rocket-propelled grenade (RPG-7) launcher and inert PG-7 anti-tank rocket. A Transportation Security Administration (TSA) search discovered the launcher and rocket in the passenger’s checked bag. When found at his gate preparing to leave […]

Microsoft is pushing ahead with the delivery of the mixed reality technology to the U.S. Army—worth $479 million—despite protesting employees. NEWSREP reported that last Friday a group of 50 Microsoft employees wrote an open letter addressed to CEO Satya Nadella and President Brad Smith. The group, calling themselves “Microsoft Workers 4 Good” demanded in the […]

Night fell over the desert. U.S. Air Force aircraft soared overhead, lowering their ramps and emptying their cargo into the night sky. Vehicles were heavy dropped on pallets while operators assigned to 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta parachuted out into the darkness, conducting a military free-fall jump. Hitting their assembly area below, the operators quickly […]

Approximately 50 Microsoft personnel so far stated in a petition they “do not want to become war profiteers.” This comes after the software company signed a $480 million contract to provide the U.S. army with HoloLens, an augmented reality system. After a copy of the petition appeared on Twitter Friday afternoon, a Microsoft employee told […]

President Trump’s controversial calls for a wall or other structure physically dividing the United States from Mexico has created a fiercely partisan debate within the United States, prompted largely by a mischaracterization of both sides of the argument in biased media outlets around the country. The truth of the matter is, the majority of both […]

How to secure the southern border of the U.S. will command the spotlight in the coming weeks as President Trump and Congress again seek a compromise to prevent another government shutdown or a national security emergency declaration. The president continues to demand expansion of physical barriers. Others are convinced technology provides more cost-effective means to […]

In New York City’s Union Square this Sunday, a group of American activists and Kurdish expats gathered together for a “Defend Rojava” rally. Speakers took turns talking about Rojava, the portion of northern Syria currently under control by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). The Kurdish YPG and YPJ militias were the primary players in northern […]

The three men were arrested Monday afternoon for “conspiring to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization, namely the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS),” according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Michigan. The men face a jail sentence of up to 20 years for the conspiracy charge. […]