Several rockets were fired at the city from Lebanon on Thursday but were intercepted by the Iron Dome air defense systems, the bright light of interceptor missiles popping up in the skies and chasing away the threat.
Ivana Kottasová and Zeena Saifi,
CNN,
4 Oct. 2024
Keeping the excessive usage of drones in ongoing wars in mind, the United States Army’s Apache helicopters are training to get better at destroying unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) mid-flight using Hellfire missiles, among other ammunition.
But for a scientific team who found a remarkable creature, literally beyond the depths of where conventional slugs dwell, the line becomes quite a compliment.
Paul Smaglik,
Discover Magazine,
12 Nov. 2024
The are instead far more interested in machines and well…slugs.
The Reds are resigned to losing Nick Martinez, one of their better pitchers, to free agency and may have to pare their already-low $100 million payroll after losing the broadcast revenue stream provided by Diamond Sports, which cut ties with 11 clubs earlier this week.
Dan Schlossberg,
Forbes,
4 Oct. 2024
Anybody doesnt like these pitchers don’t like sin-ma, see?
While Evans has been busy revamping the space, bringing back its iconic seafood bins for displaying fresh catch, he's also focused on preserving what has long made the place special, and that includes its legendary comeback sauce.
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
18 Oct. 2024
Tents held bins packed with food, clothes and medical supplies.
The gunman was killed in the exchange of bullets with police.
Teri Figueroa,
The Mercury News,
14 Nov. 2024
The mental health toll Mizrahi deployed to Gaza on October 8 last year and was tasked with driving a D-9 bulldozer, a 62-ton armored vehicle that can withstand bullets and explosives.
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