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Pentagon Press Secretary Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder holds a press briefing at the Pentagon on October 18, 2022 in Arlington, Virginia.Kevin Dietsch | Getty ImagesThe government has been monitoring a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon that has been hovering over the northern U.S. for the past few days, and they have discussed shooting it out of the sky, according to two U.S. officials and a senior defense official.”The United States government has detected and is tracking a high-altitude surveillance balloon that is over the continental United States right now,” Pentagon spokesperson Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder told NBC News. “We continue to…

Empire State Building to New York: Drop dead. Management of the iconic skyscraper is shrugging off the uproar over its lighting of the building’s spire in the green-and-white colors of the Philadelphia Eagles — and will do it again if the hated NFL franchise wins the Super Bowl, The Post has learned. Empire State Realty Trust — which tweeted out a video of headlines in The Post and other local papers decrying the blasphemy — finds the whole controversy funny, according to sources close to the situation. The company plans to light up the tower in Chiefs’ or Eagles’ colors…

Toronto Blue Jays ace Alek Manoah shot back at those on MLB Network who criticized his physical appearance on Wednesday. Former MLB catcher and current MLB Network analyst Anthony Recker jabbed at Manoah’s 6-foot-6, 285-pound frame during a segment, saying he’d like to see him slim down. “Alek Manoah. I love you, Alek – just show me you’re willing to put a little more time in the gym and that you’re gonna be there consistently for a little bit longer,” Recker said. “I still love you.” Well, as you might expect, Manoah wasn’t feeling the love. And he’s never been one to…

One of 3M’s largest shareholders has called on the US conglomerate to improve performance or consider appointing a new chief executive, following five years of weak returns, legal challenges and a falling share price.Flossbach von Storch, the eighth largest investor in the group, warned 3M boss Mike Roman that it is “increasingly concerned” about the operational running of the company and its “competitive position” against rivals.Bert Flossbach, co-founder of the German asset manager, said in a letter to Roman: “While it is true that there have been many challenges outside of management’s control in recent years, in our view this…

Thursday, February 2, 2023 – Meme coin and play-to-earn project Tamadoge (TAMA) has today announced that Jon Bishop has been appointed as the new CEO.Jon’s appointment as CEO comes at an exciting time as Tamadoge launches a flurry of new casual games to their arcade with the first of five titles, Super Doge, recently released to huge excitement. The first five titles are only the start – Jon arrives with a mandate to develop Tamadoge into the leading Web3 gaming platform, leveraging his crypto and gaming knowledge to create gaming experiences that will appeal to the masses and onboard thousands of…

Oklahoma’s new attorney general has apologized to one of Gov. Kevin Stitt’s former cabinet secretaries for his criminal indictment in 2020 by a previous attorney general, saying he believes the secretary “committed no wrongdoing.”Attorney General Gentner Drummond sent the letter Wednesday to David Ostrowe, Stitt’s former secretary of digital transformation and technology. In it, he wrote that former Attorney General Mike Hunter failed to avoid the appearance of impropriety and should have disqualified himself from involvement in the investigation.”I sincerely apologize to you on behalf of the State of Oklahoma,” Drummond wrote. “Further, I have instructed my office to convert…

Bitcoin is currently experiencing a surge in prices, with its value reaching a new high after almost 6 months. This has led to speculation that a new bull market may be starting. On February 2nd, the BTC/USD opened trading at $23,723. In the last 24 hours, it has gained 3.50%, and is currently trading at $23,796.00. The BTC/USD has fluctuated between a high of $24,239.00 and a low of $23,668.00, and its value has increased by more than 3% in the past week.How The Fed’s Interest Rate Hike Is Affecting Your MoneyOn February 2nd, the Federal Reserve hiked interest rates by 25…

The Voice of the Mirror has taken aim at greedy energy companies making huge returns off the back of others’ pain, including Vladimir Putin’s illegal Ukraine invasionNobody minds when a firm makes profit as a result of enterprise and hard work. But Shell’s record returns came not through honest endeavour but the windfalls of war. The oil giant was able to make £1,000 every second because Vladimir Putin’s illegal ­invasion of Ukraine sent global prices soaring. Meanwhile, British Gas, whose profits have also been boosted by the conflict, has sought to squeeze even more money from customers by forcing them…

CNN  —  A federal law that prohibits people subject to domestic violence restraining orders from possessing firearms is unconstitutional, a conservative-leaning appeals court ruled Thursday. The ruling is the latest significant decision dismantling a gun restriction in the wake of the Supreme Court’s expansion of Second Amendment rights last year in the New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. v. Bruen decision. The 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals said that the federal law targeting those believed to pose a domestic violence threat could not stand under the Bruen test, which requires that gun laws have a historical analogy to…

CNN  —  The US is expected to announce a new Ukraine security package worth approximately $2.2 billion that includes longer-range missiles for the first time, according to multiple US officials. The package, which is expected to be announced in the coming days, will include a commitment to provide Ukraine with the Ground-Launched Small Diameter Bomb- a guided missile with a range of 90 miles, two officials said. Though the missiles will effectively double the range of Ukrainian weaponry, the package won’t include the long sought-after ATACMS missile with a range in excess of 200 miles. The US has constantly rebuffed…