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The Federal Aviation Administration ordered a nationwide ground stop Friday afternoon, November 13, bringing departing air traffic acrossthe United States to a halt after a massive communications failure crippled critical air traffic control systems.The emergency order went into effect at approximately 2:54 p.m. Central, grounding departures at airports nationwide. Aircraft already in the air were allowed to continue to their destinations, but planes waiting to take off were ordered to remain on the ground until further notice.The FAA’s initial advisory offered little explanation, citing “extraordinary circumstances and for reasons of safety.” The shutdown reportedly began with equipment problems at Chicago’s…
What the hell is happening to America’s critical infrastructure? In the span of roughly 48 hours, we’ve watched Microsoft suffer a massive outage, the FAA ground departing flights across the entire United States, and now the National Weather Service is reporting nationwide internet and communications problems affecting access to critical weather information.On Friday, November 13, the National Weather Service confirmed it was experiencing widespread communications and internet problems that could prevent Americans from accessing weather products on its websites or cause outdated information to appear instead of current conditions.The agency also acknowledged problems with its national radar website, radar.weather.gov. While…
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My dad was so annoyed by this phone call — the teacher had it on speaker phone in the office — that I could hear his sigh and eye roll through the speaker. The teacher demanded a parent/teacher meeting to sit down and discuss my behavior.My crime? The Springfield Armory SA-35 reimagines the classic P-35 design in a form built to be carried and with all the features modern shooters demand.Instead of reading the assigned material in class, I got caught reading “Death in the Long Grass” by Peter Capstick. The month prior I had gotten caught reading “Horn of…
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Not all gun people are knife people, and not all knife people are gun people. Those of us who balance both (or who can at least appreciate both) without going too far overboard either way are probably the most well-adjusted. Nevertheless, there are folks who balk at carrying a pocketknife. They open their delivery boxes with a box cutter and probably never scrape weeds out of their driveways, but if you reach out to these folks and ask them, chances are that they have at least a half-dozen knives in their kitchen. Knives have been used for food prep for…
Modernize your Mini-14 with Catalyst Arms’ Hardpoint and Bomb Rack accessory mounting system.There was a time when the firearms world wasn’t so AR-15-centric. You could see other rifles at the range. One of those was the Ruger Mini-14. As a scaled-down M14/M1A/M1 Garand, it was a classic (still is) and had its own style. Alas, while you could build your own AR-15, and readily customize it the way you wanted, the Mini-14 was not so adaptable. And when free-float handguards came to be, that put the Mini-14 in the AR-15’s dust, as far as accessorizing was concerned.Catalyst Arms has changed…
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Microsoft’s massive outage is the latest warning in a disturbing string of cyberattacks, AI security threats and technology failures. Whether today’s disruption was caused by hackers or a technical failure, the danger is becoming impossible to ignore.Microsoft suffered a massive outage Thursday, November 12, knocking out access to Outlook, Microsoft 365, Teams and other services that millions of people and businesses depend on to get through an ordinary workday. Email stopped working, employees couldn’t access important accounts, and businesses found themselves scrambling because technology they had come to depend on was suddenly unavailable.According to Reuters, outage tracker Downdetector recorded more…
WEBSTER PARISH, LA — Webster Parish Sheriff Jason Parker says investigators do not anticipate charges against a homeowner who fatally shot a man allegedly forcing his way into an occupied residence west of Minden early Sunday. Parker identified the dead man as Billy McFarland, 44, of Marrero. Investigators say McFarland was shot multiple times after cutting a rear window screen with a pocket knife and beginning to enter the home near U.S. Highway 80. The sheriff’s account traces the incident to a 911 call at about 5:23 a.m. October 18. A woman reported a domestic disturbance inside a vehicle traveling…
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