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August 1, 2025
International
World

DIY flight turns fatal: 88-year-old Russian inventor killed in self-built helicopter; blades detach during takeoff

Screen grab from X @RT_com An 88-year-old man from Russia has died after attempting to take off in a homemade helicopter that came apart during engine startup.Vladimir Trapeznikov, a resident of the Omutninsky district in the Kirov Region, was known locally for building flying machines despite having no formal training. The incident occurred on Thursday, […]

June 22, 2025
International
World

US strikes Iran: How legendary 88-year-old reporter Seymour Hersh scooped that Donald Trump would attack Iranian nuclear sites | World News

In an age where news breaks on social media feeds faster than newsroom alerts, it wasn’t CNN, BBC or The New York Times that first reported the United States’ military strikes on Iranian nuclear sites. It was Seymour Hersh.Yes, that Seymour Hersh—the 88-year-old Pulitzer-winning investigative reporter, best known for uncovering the My Lai Massacre in […]