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Lithuania signs a deal with a US defense company on ammo production

Sep. 23, 2024 07:15 AM EDT

VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Lithuania signed a deal with U.S. ammunition producer Northrop Grumman on Monday as it seeks to increase defense capabilities in the shadow of Russia's war in Ukraine. Prime Minister Ingrida Simonyte and Steve O’Bryan, the company's vice president, met...

Ukraine's Zelenskyy visits Pennsylvania ammunition plant to thank workers and ask for more

Sep. 22, 2024 22:05 PM EDT

SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) — Under tight security, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday visited a Pennsylvania ammunition factory to thank the workers who are producing one of the most critically needed munitions for his country's fight to fend off Russian ground forces. Rep....

Ukrainian President Zelenskyy will visit a Pennsylvania ammunition factory to thank workers

Sep. 21, 2024 18:42 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday will visit the Pennsylvania ammunition factory that is producing one of the most critically needed munitions for his country's fight to fend off Russian ground forces. He is expected to go to the Scranton Army...

Cards Against Humanity sues Elon Musk's SpaceX over alleged trespassing in Texas

Sep. 21, 2024 16:46 PM EDT

The maker of the popular party game Cards Against Humanity is accusing Elon Musk’s SpaceX of trespassing on and damaging a plot of vacant land the company owns in Texas. In a lawsuit filed this week at a Texas court, Cards Against Humanity alleges SpaceX has essentially treated the...

FAA wants to fine SpaceX $633,000 for alleged safety violations during 2 Florida launches

Sep. 17, 2024 13:35 PM EDT

CAPE CANAVERAL, FLa. (AP) — SpaceX faces $633,000 in fines for alleged safety violations during two Florida launches last year. The Federal Aviation Administration said Tuesday it’s proposing the civil penalties because of the company's alleged failure to follow licensing...

United Airlines will offer free internet on flights using service from Elon Musk's SpaceX

Sep. 13, 2024 18:34 PM EDT

DALLAS (AP) — United Airlines has struck a deal with Elon Musk's SpaceX to offer satellite-based Starlink WiFi service on flights within the next several years. The airline said Friday the service will be free to passengers and allow them to connect multiple devices. ...

The Palestinian economy is in free fall and will require billions to rebuild, the UN says

Sep. 12, 2024 11:31 AM EDT

GENEVA (AP) — The Palestinian economy is “in free fall,” the United Nations reported Thursday, with production in Gaza plunging to one-sixth of its level before Israeli forces began a blistering military response to the Oct. 7 attacks in the territory. The report from UN Trade...

Smith & Wesson: Fiscal Q1 Earnings Snapshot

Sep. 05, 2024 16:36 PM EDT

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. (SWBI) on Thursday reported a loss of $2.1 million in its fiscal first quarter. On a per-share basis, the Springfield, Massachusetts-based company said it had a loss of 5 cents. Losses, adjusted...

Musk's Starlink backtracks and says it will comply with judge's order to block X in Brazil

Sep. 03, 2024 19:13 PM EDT

SAO PAULO (AP) — Elon Musk’s satellite-based internet service provider Starlink backtracked Tuesday and said it will comply with a Brazilian Supreme Court justice's order to block the billionaire’s social media platform, X. Starlink said in a statement posted on X that it will...

Ethiopia is worried over a defense deal between Egypt and Somalia as tensions rise in Horn of Africa

Aug. 30, 2024 15:06 PM EDT

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Ethiopia is increasingly concerned over a recent defense deal between Egypt and Somalia, two countries that Addis Ababa is embroiled in disputes with amid rising tensions in the Horn of Africa region. Cairo and Mogadishu earlier this month signed a...