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What is the 'Iron Beam' and how does it differ from Israel's 'Iron Dome' defense system?

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:12 GMT

TEL AVIV, Israel (NewsNation) — After another weekend of intense combat, Israel’s Defense Forces could deploy a new laser weapon system — years ahead of schedule.This comes after Israel’s "Iron Dome" has been overwhelmed by Hamas missiles.The high-tech Iron Dome system has saved countless lives. But with more aerial attacks expected, the cost of operating the Iron Dome is skyrocketing and forcing IDF to look at other defense strategies.The new "Iron Beam" wasn't supposed to be in service for at least a couple more years. But in the wake of the ongoing conflict, sources say it could be thrust right into the middle of the war. "The Iron Beam can work in conjunction with the Iron Dome," Kenneth Gray, a senior lecturer at the University of New Haven, said. Gaza’s hospitals near breaking point as Israeli invasion looms According to Open Source Intelligence Monitor on X, IDF is preparing to deploy the Iron Beam laser point-defense system. The system uses a fiber laser to destroy airborn...

Former West Seventh mortuary to be reborn as immersive, mysterious escape room and restaurant

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:12 GMT

A new escape room and restaurant is set to open soon in a bone-chilling locale — the former Wulff Godbout Funeral Home on West Seventh — just in time for Halloween.The immersive puzzle experience is called The Lodge of Lazarus Crowe, and each escape room reveals a new portion of a deep fictional backstory centered on a magical secret society and its mysterious founder, Lazarus Crowe, said owner Jamie Fassett-Carman.The more escape rooms you solve, the more of the story you’ll uncover, he said. He and his mother, Karen Fassett-Carman, run Trapped Puzzle Rooms, which has locations in the Minneapolis North Loop and Highland Park.Meanwhile, the restaurant — called Hourglass Cafe and Bar — is in what was formerly the funeral home’s chapel.A soft opening for the escape rooms is underway, but tickets are all sold out. The rooms will open to the public within the next few weeks. Hourglass is scheduled to open Oct. 27.As for food, Hourglass is planning to serve flatbreads and grilled sandwic...

Movie review: ‘Joan Baez I Am a Noise’ captures voice of iconic artist

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:12 GMT

Executive produced by Patti Smith, “Joan Baez I Am a Noise” begins with the artist digging through a large collection of notebooks, drawings, videotapes and recordings. She is excavating one of the most remarkable and notably political artistic careers in American history. A lifelong advocate for civil rights and a staunch, early opponent of the war in Vietnam (and later the war in Iraq), Baez has combined musical stardom with political outspokenness in ways that few have before or after her heyday. For people who grew up in the 1960s, Baez, who made her debut on Harvard Radio and in clubs in Boston and Cambridge in the late 1950s, was a powerful voice in more ways than one.A tall, slender, olive-skinned “Madonna” as she was often described, Baez was hard to pin down. Was she white? Was she Black? Both? As it turns out, the artist, who spent 60 years on the road, performing and trying to make the world a better place, was of Mexican descent with a Quaker background.The film, directe...

Kerhonkson man charged with stealing over $150K

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:12 GMT

KERHONKSON, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- A Kerhonkson man has been arrested following a grand larceny investigation, according to police. Vincent VanLeuven, 32, faces multiple charges. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! On September 11, the Ulster County Sheriff’s Office received a report of money missing from a victim's KeyBank and Fidelity Investment accounts. The preliminary investigation conducted by police revealed that VanLeuven had been hired by the 78-year-old victim as an assistant.Further investigation by detectives determined that after gaining access to the victim’s financial accounts, VanLeuven allegedly stole money from the victim through PayPal and other wire transfers. Police say the victim's total financial loss from the theft exceeded $150,000. 17-year-old pleads guilty to convenience store murder VanLeuven was taken into custody on October 10 and charged with second-degree grandlarceny and first-degree identity theft. He...

Former prosecuting attorney's son involved in Kirkwood trunk-or-treat shooting

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:12 GMT

KIRKWOOD, Mo. – One man is in custody after brandishing a handgun and firing shots at a trunk-or-treat event at North Kirkwood Middle School. In a letter sent to parents in the district, the shooting happened just before 5 p.m. Sunday.Tillman Elementary School organized the event, but due to construction projects, the trunk-or-treat was moved to North Kirkwood's school parking lot in the 11200 block of Manchester Road. According to the school district, an adult began behaving erratically and causing a disturbance. When other parents confronted them, this person pulled out a gun and started shooting into the air. Other parents tackled the armed man and detained him until police arrived. No one was injured in the shooting.Former St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Robert McCulloch issued a statement about the shooting Monday. He said that it was his son who fired the shots. Statement from Attorney Robert McCulloch:"While we do not yet know all of the details, it is our understandi...

Man injures son and others in Pacific, Missouri shooting spree

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:12 GMT

PACIFIC, Mo. -- Two women and a three-year-old were shot Saturday in Franklin County, Missouri. Police say that the suspect is in a romantic relationship with one of the victims, and they have two children together. One of those children was injured in these shootings.Quentin Howard is facing several felony charges in connection with these shootings, including domestic assault and unlawful possession of a firearm. He is being held without bond.Court documents state that police were called to the 200 block of South Columbus Street in Pacific, Missouri, at around 10:30 p.m. after a report of a shooting in the area. They found the victims in a two-block radius. Shots fired at Kirkwood school’s trunk-or-treat event One woman was found lying in the grass on Columbus Street with several gunshot wounds. The three-year-old was found with multiple gunshot wounds on the sidewalk near Orleans Street. The other woman was found at the rear deck of a home with several gunshot wounds on East Cen...

Man fatally stabbed while robbing Broomfield home

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:12 GMT

The man who was killed in a stabbing in Broomfield on Wednesday was allegedly robbing a house when a person living there stabbed him, according to the Broomfield Police Department.Police responded to a call about a stabbing at approximately 3 p.m. Wednesday in the 3900 block of Cambridge Avenue in the Brandywine neighborhood.Officers found Trenten Hansen, 30, had died at the scene, according to the department.Large police presence at a home on Cambridge Ave in the Brandywine Neighborhood of @broomfield. Located near the intersection of Midway Blvd and Perry St. Officers responded to a possible disturbance. Working to gather additional details. PIO on scene. pic.twitter.com/E8KW8anAeG— Broomfield Police (@BroomfieldPD) October 11, 2023Hansen allegedly tried to rob the home while two adult residents were there, one of whom fatally stabbed Hansen. One resident sustained minor injuries in the incident, according to the department.“Detectives are working to determine how Hansen got...

Kiszla vs. Gabriel: Will Broncos or Buffs win more games during remainder of this season?

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:12 GMT

Kiz: It’s a tale of two coaches: Coach Prime and Coach Past His Prime. Deion Sanders has made himself right at home in Colorado, while Sean Payton often acts like he would rather be anywhere but here. The CU Buffs are desperately seeking two more victories to become bowl eligible, while two more W’s might well cost the Broncos a shot at drafting USC quarterback Caleb Williams with the No. 1 choice in the NFL draft. So who wins more games the rest of this season: Neon Deion or Sullen Sean?Gabriel: The fact that you’re bringing this up at this stage in the proceedings is itself an indictment on the Broncos, Kiz. Even worse that I felt the need to actually consider the argument for each side. CU has five regular-season games left and the Broncos have 11. It shouldn’t be a tough call, particularly with Denver hosting a 2-3 Green Bay squad this weekend led by first-year starting QB Jordan Love, who has thrown six picks and two touchdowns in his past three games. And yet …Rela...

Denver set to pay $557,000 to settle case of police officer who hit pedestrian while texting and driving

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:12 GMT

The Denver City Council is poised to approve settlements Monday worth a combined $557,000 to an Arapahoe County man and his wife stemming from a 2019 incident in which a Denver police officer who was texting and driving struck him with her patrol vehicle as he walked along Colfax Avenue.Eric Szakmary and his wife Kimberly filed a lawsuit against the city, the Denver Police Department and Officer Jamie Taft last year centered on the events of Sept. 17, 2019.In the lawsuit, attorneys for the couple say Szakmary was in a crosswalk just after 11 a.m. that day when Taft made a left turn in the Denver Police Department SUV she was driving and hit him. Szakmary, who was 51 years old at the time, suffered serious injuries including fractures to two of his vertebrae and required several surgeries after the collision, according to the complaint.An active bicyclist, hiker and backpacker before he was hit, complications from the collision left Szakmary with potentially permanent injuries that h...

Catholic, other private schools evacuated after 'veiled threat'

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:12 GMT

Students of Catholic schools in the Los Angeles area are being evacuated around midday Monday after the Archdiocese of Los Angeles received "an email veiled threat."In a parent alert sent by Deb Stevens of Paraclete High School said they needed to evacuate campus "as a precaution" after the threat was sent to "100s of Archdiocesan and private schools," according to a post to X, formerly Twitter, by independent journalist Anthony Cabassa.A message to the Bishop Amat Memorial High School community clarified that the email was sent to "Catholic and non-Catholic schools." "While there is no current evidence to suggest that this threat was credible, law enforcement has been contacted and out of an abundance of caution and at the direction of the Department of Catholic Schools, we will be canceling classes for today," school President Richard Beck wrote.Damien High School in La Verne also canceled classes and "is working with the Archdiocese of Los Angeles to ensure the safety of all stu...