foxnews.com - The initial confirmation that the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad was responsible for a suspected chemical weapons attack Aug. 21 came from a tip from the Israeli intelligence service, western intelligence sources tell Fox News.A special unit of the Israeli Defense Force -- an intelligence unit that goes by the number 8200, which is a military intelligence listening unit -- has been cooperating with the NSA, sources tell Fox News.
Thursday, 29 August 2013
Samsung's New Smartwatch?
foxnews.com - The year of the smartwatch marches on, and following hardware such as the Pebble, Sony’s SmartWatch 2, and all manner of crowd-sourced alternatives, the next manufacturer expected to reveal such a device is Samsung. We’ve been hearing about a smartwatch from Samsung most of the year, but it’s only very recently we’ve learned its arrival is imminent. So what do we know about the watch? Quite a lot, but not all that much detail.
'Duck Dynasty' Heats Up
foxnews.com - One good deed deserves another–at least that’s the philosophy in West Monroe, Louisana, where the stars of A&E’s “Duck Dynasty” make their home. This week's episode of the series was all about helping each other out.“One of the many perks of being in the Robertson clan is that if you need help–all you gotta do is ask for it,” Jase explained of his brothers, Uncle Si and coworker Godwin pitching in to assist in building a new fishing dock.
Looming county smoking ban irks West Virginia vets
foxnews.com - KEYSER, W.Va. – A proposed smoking ban in Mineral County starting Oct. 1 is stirring up opposition among veterans.The News Tribune reports that representatives of American Legion and VFW clubs flocked to a county commissioners' meeting room Wednesday in Keyser to appeal for an exemption for their establishments.They complained that the smoking ban is an infringement on their personal liberty and threatens the financial viability of their organizations.
Military to Get Flying Cars
foxnews.com - Are we less than two years away from tactical vehicles that both drive and fly?The Real Off Road is around the bend for the US military… Two of the world’s top defense innovators, DARPA and Skunk Works, are determined to deliver in 2015.The Transformer TX drives like a military ground vehicle and rapidly transforms to fly like a helicopter and can transform back again.And like Transformers, these vehicles can be operated by humans or can even fly or drive themselves.
Predator drone aids crews battling Yosemite fire
foxnews.com - Fire commanders battling a giant blaze around Yosemite National Park said Thursday that they would maintain use of a Predator drone to give them early views of any new flare-ups across the remote and rugged landscape..Officials remained confident on Thursday about their efforts to corral the Rim Fire, which grew by a relatively modest few hundred acres overnight.The fire had burned about 301 square miles as of Thursday morning and remained 30 percent contained.
Congress, Allies Stall Push for US 'Shot Across Bow' Against Syria
foxnews.com - The Obama administration was running into roadblocks as it tried to corral an international coalition in support of intervention in Syria, with U.S. allies appearing to hit pause on calls for a missile strike.Britain and France, which helped lead the 2011 mission to impose a no-fly zone in Libya, on Thursday were still in a wait-and-see mode on Syria, as the countries await the results of a United Nations investigation.
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