The Daily Populous

Tuesday December 17th, 2024 night edition

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Ukraine has a laser weapon Tryzub, capable of shooting down aircraft at altitudes exceeding 2 kilometers, stated Vadym Sukharevskyi, Commander of the Unmanned Systems Forces, according to Interfax-Ukraine .

"Ukraine is now the fifth country to have such laser technology.

Currently, we can down aircraft at over 2 km altitude using this laser," Sukharevskyi stated.

According to him, the Unmanned Systems Forces is currently on its way to scale up and enhance the laser system.

Sukharevskyi also highlighted progress in Ukraine's development of "mother drones" capable of carrying lightweight strike drones.

In February, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy tasked the government and General Staff with establishing a separate Unmanned Systems Forces within Ukrainian Armed Forces.

Shortly before that, he said that Ukraine plans to increase the production of long-range drones. »

Disneyland agrees to state’s largest wage theft settlement of $233 million with its workers

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Walt Disney Co. agreed to settle a wage theft class-action lawsuit for $233 million brought about by Disneyland workers five years earlier.

The company quietly agreed to settle a wage theft class-action lawsuit for $233 million brought about by Disneyland workers five years earlier.

“What we believe is the largest wage and hour class settlement in California history will change lives for Disney families and their communities,” said Randy Renick, an attorney representing the workers in the class-action suit. »

UnitedHealthcare CEO killing latest: Luigi Mangione expected to waive extradition, sources say

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Luigi Mangione, the accused killer of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, is almost certain to waive extradition from Pennsylvania, where he was arrested a week ago, sources told ABC News.

Luigi Mangione is led into the Blair County Courthouse for an extradition hearing Dec. 10, 2024, in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania.

Sources said writings police seized from Mangione suggest he was fixated on UnitedHealthcare for months and gradually developed a plan to kill the CEO. »

Hideki Kamiya's "artistic spirit would die" had he stayed at Platinum Games

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Hideki Kamiya has stated if he'd continued working for Platinum Games his "artistic spirit [would] die".

As vice president, Kamiya was "field-first" at Platinum Games - he described himself as the muscle and CEO Atsushi Inaba as the brains.

Kamiya has been quite vocal about his decision to leave Platinum Games, previously stating there were issues of "trust". »