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NASA’s ‘quiet’ supersonic jet completes first flight in potential breakthrough for commercial air travel

A new ‘quiet’ supersonic X-59 jet designed to revolutionize air travel successfully completed its first test flight, Lockheed Martin announced this week.  The sleek, needle-point aircraft built for NASA is designed to break the sound barrier while reducing the sonic boom to a ‘thump,’ according to the aerospace contractor. The aircraft aims to overcome one of the major hurdles to supersonic travel, which is noise restrictions over land.  The plane took off from Palmdale, Calif., at...

Trump claims Asia tour returned ‘trillions’ to US ahead of critical meeting with China’s Xi

President Donald Trump still has a major meeting on the agenda, but he’s already touting the success of his tour in Asia, saying it returned ‘trillions’ to the U.S. ‘Bringing back trillions of Dollars to USA! A great trip. Dealing with very smart, talented, and wonderful leaders,’ Trump wrote on Truth Social. ‘Tomorrow, President Xi of China. It will be a great meeting for both!!!’ Despite what he has been able to accomplish during his...

‘Unprecedented’ panel of federal judges will tackle antisemitism at upcoming Federalist Society conference

Federal judges will tackle antisemitism at an annual convention next week, joining a rare multi-judge panel in a forum typically reserved for one-person lectures, Fox News Digital has learned.  U.S. District Judge Roy Altman, who will moderate the discussion, said the panel is ‘unprecedented’ and a needed change to address what he said was a rise in antisemitism in the aftermath of Hamas’ terrorist attack on Israel in 2023. The panel is part of the...

Biden autopen investigation ‘has heated up’ as DOJ looks at Delaware, DC: source

An investigation into the autopen controversy involving former President Joe Biden is gaining momentum in Delaware and Washington, D.C., Fox News has learned. A source familiar with the situation told Fox News on Wednesday morning, ‘It looks like the investigation has heated up in recent weeks and it appears there’s a focus in Delaware as well as Washington, DC.’ On Tuesday, Attorney General Pam Bondi wrote in a post on X that her ‘team is...

States sue Trump admin over billions in looming cuts to SNAP, food stamps

A coalition of 25 Democratic governors and attorneys general on Tuesday sued the Trump administration over its refusal to fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits during the ongoing government shutdown — arguing that a suspension of the aid threatens to disproportionately harm millions of vulnerable and low-income Americans. The lawsuit, filed in Massachusetts, asks a federal judge to force the U.S. Department of Agriculture to release a portion of the $9.2 billion in...

Organised crime gangs dumping millions of tonnes of waste in British countryside

Sophisticated criminal networks are dumping millions of tonnes of waste in the British countryside every year, costing the UK an estimated £1 billion annually, according to a House of Lords inquiry. The Environment and Climate Change Committee found that large-scale fly-tipping operations are increasingly linked to organised crime groups involved in money laundering, drug trafficking and modern slavery. The inquiry estimated that around 38 million tonnes of waste are illegally dumped each year — enough...

Prince Albert II Foundation and Circulate Capital join forces to tackle ocean plastic in Asia

The Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation (FPA2) has partnered with Circulate Capital, a leading circular economy investment firm, to scale solutions addressing ocean plastic pollution across South and Southeast Asia. The collaboration, announced at the Ocean Innovators Platform in Hong Kong — an initiative led by FPA2 to promote sustainable blue economy solutions — marks a significant step in mobilising private capital to fight plastic pollution at its source. The partnership will combine FPA2’s...

PoobahAI raises $2M to mainstream AI-built blockchains

AI and Web3 startup PoobahAI has raised $2 million in seed funding from FourTwoAlpha Ltd, the early Ethereum and Cosmos investor, in a move designed to make AI-powered blockchain creation accessible to anyone, regardless of technical expertise. Based in Fort Worth, PoobahAI has built an artificial intelligence-driven, no-code platform that allows creators, entrepreneurs and businesses to launch decentralized Web3 applications, tokenized ecosystems and autonomous AI agents without writing a single line of code. The new...

‘Unprecedented’ antisemitism panel tackles surging national issue

Federal judges will tackle antisemitism at an annual convention next week, joining a rare multi-judge panel in a forum typically reserved for one-person lectures, Fox News Digital has learned.  U.S. District Judge Roy Altman, who will moderate the discussion, said the panel is ‘unprecedented’ and a needed change to address what he said was a rise in antisemitism in the aftermath of Hamas’ terrorist attack on Israel in 2023. The panel is part of the...

House conservatives to lead prayer for end to political violence, government shutdown

The House Freedom Caucus is holding an event this week aimed at praying for an end to political violence as well as those affected by the ongoing government shutdown. The conservative caucus’ prayer call will be co-led by the Family Research Council, a Christian public policy group. Attendees are expected to include House Republicans in the Freedom Caucus, former Trump Cabinet official Ben Carson and Frank Turek of Turning Point USA, whose founder Charlie Kirk...