Tuesday, October 1, 2024

Startling video shows Russian fighter jet flying within feet of U.S. F-16 near Alaska

A fighter jet is seen flying by, through the window of another aircraft.

Military officials have released new video of a startling encounter between a Russian fighter jet flying near Alaska and a U.S. Air Force F-16 sent to intercept it.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/startling-video-russian-fighter-jet-alaska-1.7339090?cmp=rss

Dockworkers on U.S. East Coast strike, halting half the nation's ocean shipping

Men walk on a street carrying picket signs.

Dockworkers along the U.S. East Coast and Gulf Coast began a strike on Tuesday, halting the flow of about half the nation's ocean shipping after negotiations for a new labour contract broke down over wages.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/port-strike-u-s-1.7338551?cmp=rss

What time is the U.S. vice-presidential debate? How to watch J.D. Vance and Tim Walz face off

A composite photo. On the left, a balding man with white hair and wearing a navy suit with a light blue tie, speaks at a microphone. On the right, a man with brown hair and a beard, wearing a navy suit and a light purple tie, speaks at a microphone.

Vice-presidential candidates Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance are set to appear in their first and only televised debate in the 2024 U.S. election campaign. 



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/vance-walz-vice-presidential-debate-1.7338208?cmp=rss