For the last half century, Steven Spielberg has graced the big screen — and occasionally the small screen — with fantastical visions of the outlandish. Some what does the guy who made Close Encounters of the Third Kind think of an occurrence similar to that movie, namely the recent spate of UFOs? As it happens, […]
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As the Chinese spy balloon fiasco unfolded Republicans and Donald Trump leapt at the chance to attack President Joe Biden for appearing “weak” by not immediately shooting the thing down. (At the advice of military leaders, the balloon was shot down off the coast of South Carolina where there was minimal risk of civilian injury […]
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Blinken to travel to Germany, raising possibility of meeting with Chinese counterpart | The Hill Skip to content FILE – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, attends a meeting in Nusa Dua on the Indonesian resort island of Bali Saturday, July 9, 2022. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has postponed a planned high-stakes weekend diplomatic […]
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China spy balloon: Objects likely weren’t part of spy program Skip to content The White House on Tuesday said that they don’t have an indication that the three objects shot down by the U.S. military over the weekend were part of China’s spy program, noting though the difficulties with recovering the debris. “While we can’t […]
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No signs of ‘aliens or extraterrestrial activity’ with shot-down objects: White House Skip to content Greg Nash White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre addresses reporters during the daily briefing at the White House on Wednesday, February 1, 2023. The White House on Monday shot down speculation that there may be an extraterrestrial component to recent […]
Read MoreThis photo taken with a drone shows the continuing cleanup of portions of a Norfolk Southern freight train that derailed Friday night in East Palestine, Ohio, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023. Photo via Associated Press/Gene J. Puskar. A 50-car train derailment on Sunday, February 5 near the town of East Palestine, Ohio sparked a massive chemical […]
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Unidentified flying objects shot down by the US: What we know and don’t know Skip to content Three more objects were shot down by the U.S. military over the weekend after officials said they posed a threat to civilian airspace. The remarkable development came roughly one week after the U.S. shot down a Chinese surveillance […]
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Why Trump officials were unaware of Chinese spy balloons | The Hill Skip to content Former Trump administration officials have expressed frustration and confusion in recent days over revelations that Chinese surveillance balloons hovered over U.S. airspace during their time in office. As more information has emerged about the extent of China’s use of balloons […]
Read More Why Trump officials were unaware of Chinese spy balloons | The Hill Skip to content Former Trump administration officials have expressed frustration and confusion in recent days over revelations that Chinese surveillance balloons hovered over U.S. airspace during their time in office. As more information has emerged about the extent of China’s use of balloons […]
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Five things Biden didn’t talk about in the State of the Union | The Hill Skip to content President Biden arrives to give his State of the Union address during a joint session of Congress on Feb. 7. President Biden avoided talking about some major topics during his first State of the Union address before […]
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Five questions for Biden’s State of the Union address | The Hill Skip to content Greg Nash President Biden walks over to talk with reporters before heading towards Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Friday, January 27, 2023. Biden will spend the weekend in Camp David in […]
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Republicans have been tearing into Joe Biden over the alleged Chinese spy balloon that spent the last week sailing over the U.S. Even after he had it (safely) shot down on Saturday, they still moaned, claiming nothing like this would have happened under his predecessor’s watch. Well, it did. Thrice. Donald Trump claimed that wasn’t […]
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Myrtle Beach mayor knocks federal government’s handling of suspected Chinese spy balloon | The Hill Skip to content A high altitude balloon, , which U.S. officials have speculated as a spy balloon from China, floats over Billings, Mont., on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023. Another balloon was detected over Latin America on Friday evening. (Larry Mayer/The […]
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For the last week, the nation has been gripped by the biggest balloon story since 2009’s “Balloon Boy.” A mysterious balloon cruised across the nation, first spotted over Idaho. It was soon revealed to be from China and alleged to be surveilling the country. It became known as the “Chinese spy balloon.” It even caused […]
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Chinese balloon North Carolina: Biden might strike it down Skip to content Annabelle Gordon President Biden speaks at the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, February 2, 2023. The Biden administration is weighing a plan to shoot down the Chinese spy balloon that has been moving across the continental United States once it […]
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