"This is actually the most dangerous moment, I would argue, not just since the end of the Cold War but in many ways since the end of World War II."
Collective moments are a fascinating thing to examine. When society fixates on something, it tells us about our internal processes and what is bothering us or drawing our curiosity. This happened in the late 1990s with the explosion in popularity of World War II movies. Half a century after the defeat of the Nazis, filmmakers like Steven Spielberg, Terrance Mallick, Clint Eastwood and more began pumping out historical military projects like 'Saving Private Ryan,' 'The Thin Red Line,' 'Flags of...
President Joe Biden on Wednesday mischaracterized the circumstances of his uncle's death during World War II as he lambasted former President Donald Trump's comments about the military. "He got shot down in New Guinea, and they never found the body because there used to be — there were a lot of cannibals, for real, in that part of New Guinea," Biden said during his remarks invoking his uncle Ambrose J. Finnegan. However, U.S. military records about Finnegan's death do not mention the aircraft's...
President Joe Biden appeared to suggest that cannibals ate his uncle after he was shot down during World War II, though military records say otherwise. Speaking with reporters on Wednesday in Scranton, Pennsylvania, Biden twice recalled the story of his uncle, Ambrose Finnegan, who served in the U.S. Army Air Forces in the Pacific theater […]
IMF has revised up growth forecasts but medium-term prospects remain poor as globalisation goes into reverseWorld Bank official calls for shake-up of G20 debt relief schemeThe 2020s are almost halfway over and are on course to be the most difficult decade for the global economy since the 1930s. Every finance minister and central bank governor at the spring meeting of the International Monetary Fund in Washington last week knows that, even if they were not prepared to admit it publicly.The IMF...
World War II-era barracks buildings are shown resting on a new foundation April 3 and 8, 2024, after contractors moved them in 2023 at Fort McCoy, Wis.
“Irena’s Vow” is a potent reminder that the world needs heroes — those brave enough to do what’s morally right even when the risks are great.
“Irena’s Vow” is a potent reminder that the world needs heroes — those brave enough to do what’s morally right even when the risks are great.
Dakota Fanning revealed how "thoughtful" Tom Cruise has been throughout her life since working together on the 2005 film War of the Worlds. During a recent interview for Harper's Bazaar with Andrew Scott to promote their Netflix series Ripley, the actress shared she got her first cell phone as a gift from her former costar. After Scott correctly guessed the answer to, "Who gave Dakota her first cell phone?" saying, "Okay, well it's going to be some Hollywood icon Tom Cruise?"...
West Bank sees some of worst violence since war began as Israeli teen's body found (Second column, 1st story, link)
A World War II-era plane crashed along a river near Fairbanks, Alaska, on Tuesday afternoon shortly after taking off from the international airport, local authorities said. The post Alaska law enforcement responds to World War II-era plane crash with 2 people on board first appeared on WFIN Local News.
A World War II-era plane crashed along a river near Fairbanks, Alaska, according to Alaska State Troopers. Troopers said in an online dispatch a Douglas C-54, a four-engine propeller transport aircraft used by the U.S. Air Forces in World War II and the Korean War, crashed along the Tanana River on Tuesday afternoon. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) confirmed to Fox News Digital that two people were on board the aircraft at the time of the crash. NATIONAL GUARD DELAYS ALASKA STAFFING...