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Monaco moved to the top of Ligue 1 on Saturday with a 3-0 win over last season's runners-up Lens who...
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Pentagon accounting error could give Ukraine extra $3bn in US weapons
A massive accounting error by the US Defense Department could allow an extra $3bn in American-made weapons to be delivered to Ukraine’s defence forces in the coming months. Two senior American officials told Reuters on Thursday that the Pentagon had overestimated the value of ammunition, missiles and other military materiel that has already been sent to Kyiv, leaving a $3bn deficit between what was believed to have been delivered and what was actually delivered to arm Ukrainian forces in their fight against Russian invaders. “We’ve discovered inconsistencies in how we value the equipment that we’ve given,” said one of the officials, who added that Congress will soon be officially notified of the bookkeeping screw-up. One defence official also said it’s still possible that the amount by which the US has overvalued the aid packages it has already delivered could grow beyond the current $3bn estimate. The Pentagon officials who spoke to Reuters said the overvaluation was introduced into the process for assigning values to weapons being shipped to Ukraine when the Defense Department erroneously calculated totals using the estimated cost to replace the weapons that were being provided from existing US stockpiles. Instead, the Pentagon should have assigned monetary values based on the original cost of the weapons, minus value subtracted to account for depreciation in the years between the original purchase date and when they were taken out of the US inventory to be sent to Ukraine. The updated — and presumably lower — value of the defence aid packages that have already been provided to the Ukrainian government could give the Biden administration more time before it must ask Congress to authorise additional aid for Kyiv. To date, the Ukrainian government has benefited from approximately $21bn in American defence aid, including High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) launchers, Javelin anti-tank weapons and two Patriot surface-to-air missile batteries. Read More Ukraine war – live: Putin launches day-long barrage on Bakhmut but Kyiv ‘repels all’ Ukraine repels Russian forces in Bakhmut after overnight strikes on Kyiv
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'Superpowered: The DC Story' shows how all roads lead to Superman and Batman
The Max docuseries wades through 85 years of comics history in just three parts. The voyage, in print and on the screen, comes at a crossroads for DC, one that suggests all paths usually lead back to Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman.
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Will GTA 6 trailer break MrBeast's YouTube record for views? Reddit debates if video game preview will 'break the Internet' anew
A Reddit user posed an intriguing question — would the GTA 6 trailer video surpass MrBeast's YouTube record for 'views in 24 hours'?
2023-08-22 21:27

Who is Sam Altman? Joe Rogan and ChatGPT chief discuss how Internet enslaves its users: 'I slip up sometimes'
Sam Altman admitted to having an "internet troll streak" during a podcast interview with Joe Rogan on The JRE podcast
2023-10-12 16:50

Farah bows out with fourth-place finish at Great North Run
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Verstappen holds off Hamilton to earn hard-fought 50th career F1 victory at the US Grand Prix
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2023-10-23 05:17

NBA rumors: Can Heat land Damian Lillard as well as another coveted unsigned free agent?
The Miami Heat are trying to acquire Damian Lillard from the Portland Trail Blazers. As it turns out, they are also interested in a coveted free agent.The Miami Heat made an improbable run to the NBA Finals as the eighth seed in the Eastern Conference but were only able to win one game against t...
2023-07-04 03:28

Atlanta Braves clinch 6th straight NL East title, beat Phillies 4-1 as Strider gets 17th win
The Atlanta Braves clinched their sixth straight NL East title, beating the Philadelphia Phillies 4-1 behind Spencer Strider’s major league-leading 17th win and Austin Riley’s two-run homer
2023-09-14 10:50

CoCo Lee, iconic Hong Kong singer and 'Mulan' voice actress, dies at 48
Hong Kong-born singer and actress CoCo Lee, whose decades-long career included dozens of successful albums, movies and television shows, died Wednesday, her sisters announced on social media.
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Bruce Springsteen postpones September shows, citing doctor's advice regarding ulcer treatment
The Boss is taking an unexpected breather and canceling his September shows, citing doctors’ orders
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Yellowstone National Park says encounter between park visitor and bison calf forced authorities to euthanize animal
Officials at Yellowstone National Park say they were forced to put down a newborn bison calf after another unfortunate encounter between a park visitor and wildlife, according to a release from the National Park Service.
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