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☆ The remarkable stories behind 5 iconic photos of the Pearl Harbor attack
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-07 | by ( Daniel Brown | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

A Japanese fighter plane drops what's believed to be the first bomb on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. Another Japanese fighter plane can be seen in the upper right corner. "It had a torn photo in it," Shemanski told the Press-Enterprise in 2015. The USS Oklahoma was a Nevada-class battleship that was sunk during the attack on Pearl Harbor. Shemanski told the Press-Enterprise that the picture was torn up in about 20 pieces.

☆ 7 real-life heroes you may have never heard of from the Pearl Harbor attack
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-07 | by ( Daniel Brown | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Doris Miller, who fired a machine gun at attacking fighters. US NavyCook Third Class Doris Miller was stationed on the USS West Virginia battleship when the Japanese attacked. Awake at 6 a.m., Miller was collecting laundry when the attack was launched. "It wasn't hard," Miller later said. Miller was killed in 1943 while serving on the escort carrier USS Liscome Bay, which was sunk by a Japanese torpedo.

Each new B-21 is pegged at roughly $729.25 million, and the U.S. Air Force expects to procure at least 100 of them. Factoring in inflation, it’s half the price of the exorbitantly expensive B-2 stealth bomber it’s meant to replace. Factoring in inflation, it’s half the price of the exorbitantly expensive B-2 stealth bomber it’s meant to replace. (China’s military grasps the benefit of long-range stealth bombers in the Pacific context and is developing its own Raider-like stealth bomber intended to expand its strike range.) That isn’t to say the Raider program should be written a blank check.

☆ Democratic incumbent Sen. Brian Schatz faces off against Republican state Rep. Bob McDermott in Hawaii's US Senate election
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-08 | by ( Hanna Kang | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Democratic Sen. Brian Schatz is running against Republican state Rep. Bob McDermott to represent Hawaii in the US Senate. Schatz has raised over $4 million and still has just over $2 million on hand, while McDermott has not reported raising any money for his campaign. McDermott told a local news outlet that running against Schatz "looks like a suicide mission." He currently chairs the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs and also serves on the Senate Democratic Caucus' leadership team as chief deputy whip. The money raceAccording to OpenSecrets, Schatz has raised $4.6 million, spent $4.7 million, and has $2.1 million cash on hand, as of October 19.

☆ Ukraine's attack on one of Russia's most important bases shows Putin is losing his grip on the Black Sea
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-03 | by ( Robert Farley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Sevastopol is vital to Russian power-projection in the Black Sea, the Mediterranean, and beyond. (The frigate, Admiral Makarov, became the flagship of the Black Sea Fleet upon the sinking of the cruiser Moskva). Moreover, Ukraine's access to Western anti-ship missiles has already made the Black Sea inhospitable for Russian ships. Russia's hold on the Black Sea slipsRussian President Vladimir Putin at a military parade in Sevastopol on May 9, 2014. In the longer-term, Russia's centuries-long grip on the Black Sea may well be slipping away, with potentially huge implications for Russia's role on the international stage.

☆ U.S. should pump more oil to avert war-level energy crisis, says JPMorgan's Jamie Dimon
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-11 | by ( Karen Gilchrist | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Dimon said in June that he was preparing the bank for an economic "hurricane" caused by the Federal Reserve and Russia's war in Ukraine. Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesJPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon said Monday that the U.S. should forge ahead in pumping more oil and gas to help alleviate the global energy crisis, likening the situation to a national security risk of war-level proportions. Speaking to CNBC, Dimon dubbed the crisis "pretty predictable" — occurring as it has from Europe's historic overdependence on Russian energy — and urged Western allies to support the U.S. in taking a lead role in international energy security. We should have gotten that right starting in March," he continued, referring to the onset of the energy crisis following Russia's invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24. And while EU nations have hit targets to shore up gas supplies over the coming winter months, Dimon said leaders should now be looking ahead to future energy security concerns.

Admission prices for museums, movies, concerts, theme parks and other cultural activities were 6.2% higher last month than they were in August last year, federal data show. The Museum of Craft and Design in San Francisco is offering art kits to Museum Day visitors. This is the fifth year MCD is participating in Museum Day. More ways to get free or discounted museum admissionsIf you miss Museum Day this weekend, don’t worry. Some sites, like Chicago’s Field Museum, offer state residents free entry on select days.

☆ (video) Peste 30 de recomandări de filme de la tinerii din Moldova
▼ + stars: | 2015-08-14 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +2 min

(video) Peste 30 de recomandări de filme de la tinerii din MoldovaCând vine vorba să vizionăm un film, pentru mulți dintre noi, alegerea acestuia devine o problemă. Deseori, apelăm la prieteni sau la rețelele de socializare, unde mulți tineri recomandă filmele care le-au plăcut. Pentru a facilita căutările tale atunci când vrei să găsești un film, echipa #diez a întrebat mai mulți tineri care sunt filmele lor preferate. Astfel, am creat o listă, care, sperăm noi, te va ajuta să găsești mai rapid un film interesant și pe placul tău. Angelina Mașcauțan

Persons: alegerea acestuia devine, diez, Cristian Chetrari, Marcela Zămosteanu, Dumitru Raileanu, Anastasia Mașcauțan, Andrei Boldovski, Maria Grosu, Sherlock Holmes, Maxim Tincu, Silvia Cigoreanu, Cristian Golban, Lilia Tonu, George Livițchi, Adriana Ursu, Dinu, Ion Mașcauțan, Cristina Dogot, Doina, Nina Castraveț, Andrei Ciubotaru, Alina Damaschin, Marin Cunup, Maria Tulbure, Mihai Duca, Cristina Golis, Vlad Tulbure, Eugenia Ion, Denis Malendra, Benjamin Button, Vlad Damaschin, Daniel Meriacri, Ion Andronic, Vizionare, Angelina Mașcauțan Locations: Moldova, Astfel, Casablanca

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