It’s all about the taxes. That’s the key concept for retirement savers specifically because IRAs and 401(k)s are only tax-deferred — not tax-free. “These funds have not yet been taxed, so you need a plan to minimize these taxes [so you] can keep more of your hard-earned retirement money,” Ed Slott, a certified public accountant […]
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Car bomb in the Syrian capital kills one. Drone strike near Lebanon border targets two vehicles
BEIRUT (AP) — A bomb attached to a car exploded early Saturday in the western part of the Syrian capital that is home to several diplomatic missions, killing one person and causing material damage, state media reported. Damascus’ Mazze neighborhood houses the Iranian consulate, destroyed last month in a strike blamed on Israel. The attack […]
Ukraine’s long-range glide bomb blunted by Russian jamming
By Mike Stone WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Russian jamming has kept many of Ukraine’s relatively new long-range GLSDB bombs from hitting their intended targets, three people familiar with the challenges told Reuters. Ukraine over the last year sought weapons with longer ranges than the 43 miles (69 km) of U.S.-provided GMLRS rockets so Kyiv could attack […]
Meadville man headed to trial over allege judicial center bomb threat
May 23—A Meadville man charged with threatening to bomb the Crawford County Judicial Center late last month will head to trial. The case against Douglas Stephon McClure, 40, who resides in the 1100 block of Market Street, was held for court Wednesday after a preliminary hearing before Magisterial District Judge Samuel Pendolino. McClure remains in […]
China Uses Giant Rail Gun to Shoot Smart Bomb Nine Miles Into the Sky
Meet Your Macher China’s navy has apparently tested out a hypersonic rail gun — basically a device that uses a series of electromagnets to accelerate a projectile to incredible speeds — but during a demonstration of its power, things didn’t go quite as planned. As the South China Morning Post reports, the rail gun test lobbed […]
‘That’s a bomb of a car’
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Two men face charges after police believe they conspired to set off a car bomb on the Las Vegas Strip, though a language barrier may have led to a misunderstanding, the 8 News Now Investigators have learned. On May 9, Metro police responded to the Horseshoe Las Vegas Center Strip Hotel […]
Suspicious package with swastika, ‘bomb’ message left at Cocoa church
COCOA — A Cocoa pastor’s Mother’s Day message had to be delivered outdoors Sunday morning after a package bearing at least one Nazi swastika and the world “bomb” was found leaning on the doors of Clearlake Baptist Church. The Brevard County sheriff’s bomb squad responded to the site after 10:15 a.m. and removed the package, […]
Deputies investigate potential bomb threat in Oakhurst
MADERA COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – Deputies investigated a potential bomb threat Sunday evening at a Vons in Oakhurst. Deputies say they responded with CHP to a call for service at the Vons Fuel Station (40044 CA-49) in Oakhurst regarding a possible bomb threat. Investigators say businesses in the direct vicinity were locked down and the […]
Children killed as bomb falls near Sudan hospital
Two children were killed and others were injured after a bomb fell near a paediatric hospital in the western Sudanese city of El Fasher, the medical charity MSF has said. Clashes have recently intensified in the battle for control of the city. It is the last major urban centre in the Darfur region that remains […]
The Night I Asked ChatGPT How To Build a Bomb
Joanna Andreasson/DALL-E4 In the June 2024 issue, we explore the ways that artificial intelligence is shaping our economy and culture. The stories and art are about AI—and occasionally by AI. (Throughout the issue, we have rendered all text generated by AI-powered tools in blue.) To read the rest of the issue, go here. It didn’t […]
Perkins man indicted for allegedly throwing pipe bomb at Satanic Temple
BOSTON, Mass. (KFOR) — A Perkins man has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Boston after being arrested for allegedly throwing a pipe bomb at The Satanic Temple (TST) in April. Sean Patrick Palmer. Image courtesy Payne County Sheriff’s Office. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, Sean Patrick Palmer, 49, was indicted […]
Pentagon chief confirms US has paused bomb shipment to Israel to signal concerns over Rafah invasion
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration paused a shipment of bombs to Israel last week over concerns that the country was approaching a decision on launching a full-scale assault on the southern Gaza city of Rafah against the wishes of the United States, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Wednesday. The shipment was supposed to consist […]