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The US is banking on a long-delayed radar overhaul to give its venerable B-52 bomber sharper eyes and longer reach, a modernization hailed as essential for keeping the Cold War giant relevant in the Pacific. At the same time, questions swirl around spiraling costs, mounting delays and uncertain survivability against China’s growing reach. This month, The War Zone (TWZ) reported that the US Air Force is preparing to begin long-delayed flight testing of the AN/APQ-188 radar system for its fleet of 76 B-52H bombers, following years of cost overruns and schedule slips. The cost overruns represent a Nunn-McCurdy breach, which…

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — The disappearance of U.S. aid in Nigeria’s northeast has threatened a school that supports children who are victims of Boko Haram extremists. Boko Haram, which since 2009 has sought to establish Islamic law in the conflict-battered region, forbids Western education and first rose to global prominence in 2014 after its mass abduction of students in the Chibok village. The Associated Press visited the region to document how U.S. funding cuts has resulted in up to 700 students and 20 teachers being let go by an essential school that benefitted from such support. Ramatu Usman, who was…

Three Scottish brothers set a world record Saturday for completing the fastest unsupported row across the full Pacific Ocean.Jamie, Ewan and Lachlan Maclean completed the journey in 139 days, arriving in Cairns, Australia. They rowed over 9,000 miles non-stop from Peru, becoming the first team to achieve the full crossing from South America to Australia.The trio from Edinburgh endured storms, seasickness, injuries and violent storms, including one that swept Lachlan overboard, while raising over £700,000 ($945,690) toward a £1 million ($1,350,450) target for clean water projects.The three rowed into the Cairns Marlin Marina playing the bagpipes and waving the Scottish,…

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Israel Peter was 6 years old when Boko Haram Islamic extremists attacked his village in northeastern Nigeria and his family fled. Eight years later, he still hasn’t returned to school.A rare opportunity to change that disappeared this year, when a nonprofit offering free education to Boko Haram victims rejected Peter’s application. It cited the abrupt loss of U.S. funding as the Trump administration dismantled the U.S. Agency for International Development. Multiple backers of the school had received USAID funding.“Now my future will not be great,” said Peter, who dreams of being an engineer. His trembling voice…

HONOLULU (AP) — A grand jury has indicted two civilian workers on charges they caused the Navy to provide the Hawaii Department of Health with false information about jet fuel that spilled from a Pearl Harbor storage facility before it later seeped into drinking water and sickened 6,000 people over Thanksgiving in 2021.The indictments are the first to result from the fuel spill that angered Hawaii residents, lawmakers and military service members and their families. The military decided to close the aging World War II-era fuel tanks after the spill. A Navy investigation in 2022 found shoddy management and human…

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from carrying out speedy deportations of undocumented migrants detained in the interior of the United States.The move is a setback for the Republican administration’s efforts to expand the use of the federal expedited removal statute to quickly remove some migrants in the country illegally without appearing before a judge first. President Donald Trump promised to engineer a massive deportation operation during his 2024 campaign if voters returned him to the White House. And he set a goal of carrying out 1 million deportations a year in his…

Ruben Amorim says he expects to remain Manchester United head coach, despite fuelling speculation on his future after his side’s defeat to Grimsby.Amorim was addressing questions on his future which were sparked by his post-match comments on Wednesday. The 40-year-old claimed “something has to change” following their penalty shoot-out defeat in the second round of the Carabao Cup. In his first press conference since the defeat at Blundell Park, Amorim admitted his emotions sometimes get the better of him, revealing he “sometimes wants to quit – and sometimes wants to stay at Man Utd for the next 20 years”.And when…

Chelsea are set to beat other Premier League clubs to the loan signing of Facundo Buonanotte from Brighton. The Blues are close to completing the season-long loan signing of the 20-year-old in a deal that does not include an option or an obligation to buy. There was interest in Buonanotte from other Premier League clubs, including Leeds United. Brighton have insisted they only want to loan the Argentina international to a club in England. Borussia Dortmund had made a loan offer for the player with an option, while there was also interest from French outfit Lyon. Buonanotte would be the latest…

Arsenal have agreed a deal with Bayer Leverkusen to sign Piero Hincapie on a season-long loan with an option to buy.The package is worth £45m and the Ecuador international has been given permission to travel for a medical this weekend. A five-year contract has been agreed with the 23-year-old if the option is triggered.The Hincapie deal will accelerate Porto’s move for Jakub Kiwior.The deal for the Poland international is a loan with an obligation to buy and is worth £24m. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Watch Hincapie’s best Bundesliga moments! Is Arsenal move a surprise?South…

A federal appeals court ruled Friday that most of President Donald Trump’s global tariffs are illegal, striking a massive blow to the core of his aggressive trade policy.The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit held in a 7-4 ruling that the law Trump invoked when he granted his most expansive tariffs — including his “reciprocal” tariffs — does not actually grant him the power to impose those levies.”The core Congressional power to impose taxes such as tariffs is vested exclusively in the legislative branch by the Constitution,” the court said. “Tariffs are a core Congressional power.”The appellate court…