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US Still in Dark over Mystery Flying Objects, Rejects China Balloon Accusation

The White House responded Monday to growing and at times fevered speculation over the shooting down of unidentified aerial objects by saying the targets could be anything from commercial craft to espionage devices, while denying that US balloons spy on China. After mounting pressure on President Joe Biden's administration to…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Spy balloon – live: White House says shot-down objects could be ‘benign’ as GOP rallies against Biden on China

US fighter jets shot down three unidentified aircraft in North American skies in as many days

The Independent UK

Rumors swirl about balloons, UFOs as officials stay mum

Officials have offered few details about four aerial objects recently shot down over North America, helping to fuel fuel conspiracy theories and conjecture on the internet

The Independent UK

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Ukraine news - live: Putin ‘has lost’ as ‘global pariah Russia is paying enormous price’ for war

Kyiv wants ‘to create momentum’ and will likely launch major counteroffensive this spring, says US defence secretary

The Independent UK

Biden will name Fed’s Lael Brainard as his top economic adviser

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden has decided to name Federal Reserve Vice Chair Lael Brainard as his top economic adviser, with an announcement coming as soon as Tuesday, people familiar with the matter said.

Tribune News Service

Mystery aerial objects raise questions about national security threat

WASHINGTON — As U.S. Navy divers and salvage crews plucked pieces of downed aerial objects from the Arctic Sea to the kinder waters off South Carolina, the Biden administration on Monday was racing to learn what the latest mystery vessels were and who launched them.

Los Angeles Times

White House defends its decision to shoot down 3 unidentified aerial objects

Administration officials acknowledge that there was no indication that three low-altitude objects shot down in recent days were being used for surveillance purposes.

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Biden to award Medal of Honor to Vietnam-era Army officer

One of the first Black officers to lead a Special Forces team in combat will receive the Medal of Honor, the nation's top award for bravery on the battlefield

The Independent UK

Michigan man convicted of threatening to kill Biden

DETROIT — A Northern Michigan man with a history of threatening Democratic politicians pleaded guilty Monday to threatening to kill President Joe Biden by bombing the White House.

Tribune News Service

Aliens? U.S. lack of info on shootdowns breeds wild ideas

The downing of three unknown aerial objects in as many days by U.S. fighter jets has prompted wild speculation about what they were and where they came from

The Independent UK

Biden fires the architect of the Capitol after bipartisan criticism from lawmakers

An inspector general investigation found that J. Brett Blanton had misused government vehicles and "impersonated a government agent," among other ethical violations.

WEKU

They can shoot down the UFOs, but they can't shoot down our hopes of meeting aliens

We've been seeing a lot of unexplained UFOs lately. Now the White House has stepped in to set the record straight.

WEKU

Trudeau suggests link between four shot-down objects despite US playing down connection

The Canadian prime minister says the incidents are “cause for interest and close attention”

The Independent UK

US reveals more details on flying ‘objects’ as questions swirl

White House says objects shot down over North America were not manned and did not appear to send communication signals.

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Tribune News Service

Biden fires embattled architect of the Capitol, months after scathing report

WASHINGTON — Embattled Architect of the Capitol J. Brett Blanton has been removed “at the president’s direction,” the White House announced Monday.

ABC News

No indication aliens are connected to the flying objects over the US, White House says

The White House hits back at Beijing's claims about US high-altitude balloons flying over China's airspace without permission more than 10 times, as it dismisses any connection between the mysterious flying objects and alien activity.

WEKU

UFOs? Airborne objects? What we know about 4 recent shootdowns

The shootdowns came in steady succession over the weekend, after alarms were raised in early February over an object spotted over Montana.

Axios

Biden terminates Architect of the Capitol Brett Blanton over alleged abuse of authority

The report from the Office of the Inspector General found that Blanton had "administrative, ethical and policy violations."

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The Independent UK

White House rows back from idea three shot-down objects were part of China spy balloon programme

The Pentagon has an office to study what it describes as ‘unknown aerial phenomenon’ but the White House says the objects shot down by US and Canadian planes over the last few days show no ‘indication of aliens or extraterrestrial activity’

Zenger

Second Gentlemen Doug Emhoff Brings The Fight Of Antisemitism To The United Nations

Emhoff calls for unity and to rally around fighting hate in the wake of the spike in violence that has influenced antisemitism.

Fortune

The White House wants you to know that the flying objects Biden shot down weren’t space aliens

The White House took the extraordinary step of denying that the recent shoot downs of airborne objects were related to space aliens.

The Independent UK

‘We detected it’: Biden White House says Trump officials failed to detect Chinese army balloon programme

White House officials go on offence amid criticism from Republicans

Daily Mirror

White House claims China has 'high-altitude balloon programme connected to army'

The US National Security Council's John Kirby said the US and Canada have been scrutinising airspace more closely after sightings of balloons. The objects are now being shot down

The Independent UK

No evidence of ‘alien or extraterrestrial’ activity in shot-down objects, White House says

Four objects have been shot down in the past eight days

Reuters

U.S. still stumped by latest flying objects as friction with China grows

The United States said on Monday it still did not know the origin or purpose of three aerial objects that its military shot down over the weekend, as Washington and Beijing traded accusations about high-altitude balloons.

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