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From the latest fighter jet technology to conflicts around the world, Foxtrot Alpha covers defense from a global perspective.
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44m ago
Japan had its moment in the Moon’s glow earlier this year when scientists landed a lunar probe on the surface of our nearest celestial neighbor. The landing didn’t quite go to plan, though, as the probe landed face-first. After that, it was expected to survive for a matter of days. However, the probe is still going…
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44m ago
The American South is deeply conservative and has held an anti-union stance since the Confederates. If unionizing trends keep going in this direction, however, that may no longer be the case. Some 5,200 Mercedes-Benz factory workers in Vance will cast their ballot on the issue of unionizing next month. The good news…
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44m ago
Lotus is back, baby. After years plodding along making plucky British sports cars that promised high performance and low weight, the company has been given a new lease of life thanks to backing from Chinese giant Geely, which is helping it forge ahead with its electric ambitions. Those ambitions seemingly include…
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44m ago
The first Acura ZDX was a radically styled coupe-style crossover that didn’t sell particularly well. The new ZDX is a much larger, more practical two-row electric crossover with styling that’s still bold, but arguably less funky than the original ZDX. Acura invited me to drive its newest offering in the gorgeous…
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44m ago
Car design is constantly changing as automakers try to play catch up with the latest trends and emulate what they think customers want. Basically, they’re following the pack. However, a select few cars do something completely different: Influence everything else. That’s what led me to today’s question.
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2h ago
You’re a motorcyclist, but you’re also a parent — a new parent at that. You want nothing more than to share your hobby of motorcycling with the new kiddo, but they’re just too young to reach the passenger pegs on your Gixxer. Do you just sit back, put the bike in the garage, and shuttle them around in a safe,…
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2h ago
Good morning! It’s Thursday, April 25, 2024, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know.
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2h ago
Subaru fans are a loyal bunch of folks, but which one of you Subie stans is loyal enough to snatch up this 1993 Subaru Loyale? You’ll surely Impreza all the other Subie heads at the local car meet. Listed with just 46,513 miles on the odometer, this 30-year-old masterpiece of hard angles still has a long life ahead of…
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2h ago
It’s safe to say that the $25,000 Tesla “Model 2” — or whatever it was going to be called — probably isn’t happening. Musk and Tesla have other priorities given everything that’s happening with the company right now. Don’t fret though. If something like a Nissan Leaf or Chevy Bolt won’t do and you just have to have a…
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2h ago
It would be easy to presume that airlines would spare no expense to ensure that passengers’ luggage meets them at their destination, considering how lucrative the attached fees are. Airlines globally made more than $29 billion in checked bag fees in 2022. However, frequent flyers are well aware that bags can be lost…
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