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How much will it cost to renovate the Boeing 747-8 gifted by Qatar into the next Air Force One? That’s classified information. But a recent $934 million transfer of funds to a Pentagon budget may hold a clue. The New York Times reported that this “transfer” to an unnamed classified project described in a Pentagon document sent to Capitol Hill …

Haze settles over region as air quality dips  Times Union Smoke From Canadian Wildfires Wafts Over New York City  The New York Times Air quality alert for Tri-State Area extended through weekend due to Canadian wildfire smoke  ABC7 New York Canadian wildfire smoke pushes unhealthy air quality readings into Boston, Northeast  FOX Weather Canadian wildfires prompt New York air quality alert  BBC Source link

What Will It Cost to Renovate Trump’s ‘Free’ Air Force One? Don’t Ask.  The New York Times U.S., Qatar days away from final agreement on Air Force One gift  The Washington Post U.S., Qatar on Verge of Sealing Deal for Boeing 747-8  MenaFN Qatar’s Air Force One gift deal to US nears completion  Anadolu Ajansı Qatar Nears Donating Boeing 747-8 to Pentagon  MenaFN Source link

An air quality health advisory has been issued for New York City and its surrounding areas because of smoke from wildfires in Canada. In a post on X, New York state’s Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and Department of Health (DOH) issued the advisory for Long Island, New York City Metro, Lower Hudson Valley, Upper Hudson Valley, and the Adirondacks …

Two Southwest Airlines flight attendants are being treated for injuries after a passenger jet heading to Las Vegas from southern California took a dramatic plunge shortly after takeoff on Friday, the airline and passengers said. Southwest flight 1496, headed from Burbank to Las Vegas, received two alerts that made the plane climb and then descend, according to a statement from …

A new Mars exploration idea seemingly would drop a hornet’s nest of helicopters from high above the Red Planet. The idea comes from the world of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) concepts here on Earth, but is designed for exploring another world: Mars. AeroVironment of Arlington, Virginia and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory today debuted “Skyfall,” a concept for deploying next-generation Mars …

Exposure to certain forms of air pollution is linked to an increased risk of developing dementia, according to the most comprehensive study of its kind. The illness is estimated to affect about 57 million people worldwide, with the number expected to increase to at least 150m cases by 2050. The report, which was produced by researchers at the Medical Research …

The U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command has paused the use of a handgun following the death of a Security Forces airman at a base in Wyoming. The use of the M18 pistol, a variant of another gun that has been the target of lawsuits over unintentional discharge allegations, was paused Monday “until further notice” following the “tragic incident” on …

While we did see $120 price drops delivering new all-time lows across the entire M3 iPad Air lineup for Prime Day a couple weeks ago, Amazon is offering a particularly notable deal at far better than that on one of the configurations this morning. Regularly $1,299, you’ll now find the 1TB 11-inch M3 iPad Air with Wi-Fi + Cell upgrade …

OXNARD, Calif. — George Pickens is in a much different boat going into 2025, literally and figuratively speaking. Fresh off of a summer bonding trip with All-Pro quarterback Dak Prescott and other teammates that involved fishing, jet skiing and the like, the newly-acquired highlight creator now enters his first-ever Dallas Cowboys’ training camp surrounded by weapons — having started his …