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Venezuelan fighter jets flew over U.S. Navy ship in "show of force"

Two armed Venezuelan F-16 fighter jets flew over the USS Jason Dunham on Thursday, according to multiple Defense Department officials who described the action as a "show of force.".

The Dunham, an Aegis guided-missile destroyer, is among a flotilla of U.S. warships dispatched to the region in recent weeks that the Pentagon says have been deployed to target criminal organizations and narco-terrorism.

CBS News was unable to determine what actions the USS Jason Dunham took, if any, in response to the flyover.

Following the publication of CBS News' story, the Defense Department confirmed in a statement on X that two Venezuelan aircraft "flew near a U.S. Navy vessel in international waters.".

"This highly provocative move was designed to interfere with our counter narco-terror operations," the statement reads.

The U.S. Navy vessels were sent to the waters off Venezuela as President Trump vows to crack down on drug cartels — and as tensions rise between Mr. Trump and Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.

The Venezuelan government has denied the allegations, and Maduro called the warships a "criminal and bloody threat" earlier this week, deploying drones and warships to patrol the coastline. »

In Undercover Video, Staffer Claims DOJ Will Hide Republican Names In Epstein Files

Authored by huffpost.com

A staffer in the Justice Department said in a secretly recorded video that the department would redact any Republican names from its investigative files on the late sexual predator Jeffrey Epstein.

The administration has been funneling the Epstein files to Capitol Hill in a supposed show of transparency, but only liberals’ names will remain visible, the staffer said.

“Why is there suddenly this internal conflict within the same administration that aggressively campaigned in 2024 to fully release the Epstein files to the American public?” »

Sen. John Kennedy says radioactive shrimp will turn you into an Alien

Authored by irishstar.com

Sen. John Kennedy says radioactive shrimp will turn you into an Alien.

In the midst of the ongoing debacle concerning the recall of radioactive shrimp from Walmart, Kroger, and other U.S. stores, Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) caused quite a stir on the Senate floor on Wednesday.

Because the shrimp was radioactive," Kennedy stated on Wednesday while standing next to a large cardboard picture from the 1979 film. »

Hollow Knight: Silksong’s Launch Just Crashed Steam

Authored by gameluster.com

Today is finally the day, as Hollow Knight: Silksong is out right now!

Unfortunately however, the launch is so enormous that it just crashed Steam’s platform on PC.

All Steam pages are currently down at the time of writing, including game pages, the store front page, charts and more. »

DC sues Trump administration over National Guard deployment

Authored by cnn.com

Washington, DC, officials are suing the Trump administration, accusing the president of violating the Constitution and federal law by sending thousands of National Guard troops into the city without consent from local leaders.

The orders for the DC National Guard troops mobilized in the city have been extended through November 30, the DC National Guard announced on Thursday.

While the administration looks to replicate its efforts in other Democratic-led cities – Trump holds unique authority over the DC National Guard, which reports only to the President of the United States. »