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How the Legendary Catalina PBY-5A Was Brought Back to Life in Blender

The iconic Catalina PBY-5A, savior of downed crews and silent guardian of the seas, takes flight once again — this time through the artistry of Blender 2.93. Every rivet, wave reflection, and engine ...
Los Angeles Times

New conservation plan seeks to shoot Catalina’s deer on the ground instead of from helicopters

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. The Catalina Island Conservancy plans to eliminate some 2,000 nonnative deer using contracted hunters, after ...
CBS News

Catalina Island proposes professional hunting to eliminate deer population

Catalina Island has proposed a plan to have professional hunters eliminate its deer population. Last year, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously rejected the Catalina Island ...
MassLive

Springfield adds new position, cleanup crew to combat discarded needles in parks

SPRINGFIELD — The city will create a new coordinator and the Hampden Sheriff’s Department will provide a regular cleanup crew to combat the scourge of needles and drug paraphernalia discarded in parks ...
The New York Times

What Women Heard in Hegseth’s Remarks About Physical Standards

The defense secretary raised the issue suggesting women were getting into combat not because they met high standards, but because they were given a pass. By John Ismay Reporting from Washington Bobbie ...
CBS News

Duckworth says Hegseth's views on women in combat show he's unfit as Defense Secretary

Women veterans are denouncing Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's speech to senior military leaders, specifically his agenda for military fitness. Hegseth told hundreds of military commanders at a ...
Military.com

Hegseth Wants 'Male Standard' for Combat Roles. Many Female Veterans Say That's Already the Case

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in an address Tuesday to the military’s top leaders waded back into a topic that nearly derailed his confirmation early this year and helped elevate his voice as a Fox ...
GameSpot

Call Of Duty Adds Combat-Roll Mechanic For Black Ops 7, And People Say It Doesn't Look So Good

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Just like Battlefield 6, Activision's Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 and Warzone are adding a new combat-roll feature, and now we know what it looks like ...
Click2Houston

‘All-in effort’: Governor Abbott unveils public safety initiative in Houston to combat violent crime

On Wednesday, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced a new public safety initiative in Houston, unveiling a multi-agency Violent Crimes Task Force aimed at stopping repeated violent offenders across the ...
New York Post

Pete Hegseth demands troops meet ‘male-level’ physical standards, rails against ‘fat troops’ in military

WASHINGTON — War Secretary Pete Hegseth harangued a near-unprecedented gathering of America’s top generals and admirals Tuesday, announcing that “dudes with dresses” were not welcome in US combat ...
The Hill

Hegseth imposes male standards on all combat roles in military

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced he would impose the “highest” male standards for all combat roles in the U.S. military during his Tuesday morning speech to hundreds of generals and admirals ...
Task & Purpose

Hegseth announces troops in combat jobs have to meet highest male physical standards

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced on Tuesday that the requirements for all military combat arms jobs “returns to the highest male standard only.” “War does not care if you’re a man or a woman, ...