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Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
23 June 2026 Neither Diego Garcia nor Fairford, the key forward operating base for US strategic bombers in Europe, was used in last June’s one-time B-2 bomber strike on Iranian nuclear sites.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
Set in the middle of a host of beautiful lakes, Tavares is known America’s Seaplane City because of the high number of seaplanes that take off and land from its seaplane base.
Israel's domestic intelligence agency, Shin Bet, was alerted to the fact that Israeli SIM cards that had been distributed to Hamas fighters were activated — a sign of their imminent intention to cross into Israel.
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Dov Lieber,
CBS News,
7 Oct. 2026
The war killed more than 150,000 people, including fighters and civilians, and created one of the world’s worst humanitarian disasters.
The remains, discovered at a Greek border area 60 years ago, were flown to the Bulgarian capital, Sofia, aboard a military aircraft that was escorted by Bulgarian air force fighter jets from the country's border with Greece.
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COSTAS KANTOURIS,
Arkansas Online,
4 Oct. 2026
With another 64 fighters still outstanding and a separate $14 billion arms package awaiting approval, the real test of Washington’s commitment will not be the arrival of two jets, but whether the rest follow.
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Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Oct. 2026
Endangered amphibians in California include the desert slender salamander, a subterranean amphibian found in just two spots in Riverside County.
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Sarah Linn,
Sacbee.com,
22 Apr. 2026
Chan studies amphibians and reptiles and noted that there are more than 9,000 amphibian species worldwide, with roughly 100 to 200 new species added each year.