CHRISTCHUCH, New Zealand — The Australian government announced on March 10 it would send an E-7A Wedgetail early-warning aircraft to the Middle East and help replenish United Arab Emirates stocks of AIM-120 air-to-air missiles.Officials in Canberra said the Wedgetail from the Royal Australian Air Force’s (RAAF) No. 2 Squadron would provide a “long-range reconnaissance capability which will help secure the airspace above the Gulf” for an initial four-week period.No details on its planned basing were provided, but Al Minad Air Base near Dubai is a likely locale, as the Australian military has maintained a presence there since 2003.Twelve Gulf nations…

This article was originally published by Michael Snyder at The Economic Collapse Blog under the title: The Largest Supply Disruption In History Has Made The Price Of Oil The Most Important Economic Number In The World At This Moment What a wild week it has been already. On Sunday night, I watched as the price of oil hit $116 a barrel. It was insane. Financial markets started to panic all over the world because investors know that if the price of oil stays above $100 a barrel for an extended period of time, it will absolutely crush the global economy.…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Philadelphia Eagles star Jalen Hurts opened up Monday about a time when he started to question whether he wanted to continue pursuing his football career.During an appearance on ABC’s “Good Morning America,” Hurts was promoting his new book “Better Than a Touchdown.” The hosts played a video from a fan who asked him whether there was a time when he wanted to quit altogether and how he was able to get through his own self-doubt. “A time where I wanted to quit,” he said. “There was a time, I was actually just…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Rep. Christian Menefee, D-Texas, pledged to continue efforts to impeach President Donald Trump, spearheaded by Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, even as he wages a campaign to take his seat.However, Menefee promised that his impeachment attempts would stand more of a chance of winning over party support.”I’m the candidate in this race who has a track record of standing up for my community, of fighting back and doing so effectively in a way that gets things done,” Menefee said in an interview with Fox News Digital.Menefee, who won a special election in January…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Wednesday marks one month since House Republicans took a bold stand for the soul of our democracy by passing the SAVE America Act.This common-sense legislation requires proof of citizenship to vote and a voter ID — basic measures any American can support. Yet, in the marble halls of the Senate, Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., is playing games, refusing to even bring the bill to the floor for debate.Enough is enough. It’s time for House Republicans to draw a line in the sand: We are prepared to vote no on any Senate…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Team USA suffered a massive upset at the hands of Italy on Tuesday night at the World Baseball Classic, putting their hopes of moving to the quarterfinal round in jeopardy.Italy’s Kyle Teel, Sam Antonacci and Jac Caglianone homered as Italy defeated the U.S., 8-6, in the Americans’ final game in pool play. Italian starter Michael Lorenzen allowed two hits in 4.2 scoreless innings. The U.S. got homers from Pete Crow-Armstrong twice and Gunnar Henderson, but their rally fell short.Aaron Judge had a chance to extend the game for the U.S. in the…

I hit the range with AS Designs’ ARC-Fire Super Safety MP5 lower to see just how fast a semi-auto can go.If you haven’t heard of the Super Safety by now, you’ve been living under a rock. The clever little gadget is capable of massively increasing a gun’s fire rate while still meeting the legal definition of semi-automatic, i.e., one round fired per pull of the trigger. More on that later.All you need to know is that they’re federally legal at the time of writing and, if you own an MP5, there’s not a single better upgrade you could get for…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A suspected member of the MS-13 gang who was wanted for allegedly killing a pastor in El Salvador was arrested on Tuesday, according to the FBI.Danny Antonio Granados-Garcia, a Salvadoran national, was in the U.S. with an active El Salvadorian arrest warrant for aggravated homicide — wanted for the alleged murder of a pastor, FBI Director Kash Patel wrote on X.FBI New Haven wrote that the suspect was taken into custody in Waterbury, Connecticut.FOUR ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS LINKED TO MS-13 INDICTED FOR ALLEGEDLY MURDERING 14-YEAR-OLD BOY IN MARYLAND PARK “With the assistance of…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A 75-year-old math teacher who died over the weekend was discovered inside a Maryland elementary school, officials said Monday.Deborah Tolson, a math interventionist at Arundel Elementary School in Baltimore, was discovered inside the building, according to the school’s principal, Kerry-Ann Malcolm.Tolson taught in Baltimore City Public Schools for 23 years and had worked at Arundel Elementary for the past seven.”Ms. Tolson was a very beloved member of our school community for seven years,” Malcolm wrote in a letter to the school community. “A pillar of the school community, she was beloved by…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Miami Heat star Bam Adebayo made NBA history on Tuesday night.Adebayo scored 83 points, all while setting league marks for free throws made and attempted in a game for the Miami Heat in a 150-129 win over the Washington Wizards. It is the second-highest scoring game for a player ever, only to Wilt Chamberlain’s famed 100-point game.”An absolutely surreal night,” Heat coach Erik Spoelstra told reporters after the game.Adebayo started with a 31-point first quarter. He was up to 43 at halftime, 62 by the end of the third quarter. And then…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio designated Afghanistan as a “state sponsor of wrongful detention,” accusing the Taliban of “unjustly” detaining Americans and other foreign nationals.In his announcement on Monday, Rubio said the Taliban continues to use “terrorist tactics” that he insisted “need to end.””I am designating Afghanistan as a State Sponsor of Wrongful Detention,” Rubio said in a statement. “The Taliban continues to use terrorist tactics, kidnapping individuals for ransom or to seek policy concessions. These despicable tactics need to end.”The secretary also called on the terror group to free a…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! BUCKS COUNTY, Pa. — One of two Pennsylvania men accused of plotting an ISIS-inspired terror attack in New York City allegedly bought a fireworks fuse at a suburban Pennsylvania store just days before allegedly hurling explosive devices at protesters outside Gracie Mansion.Emir Balat, 18, of Langhorne, appears to have purchased a 20-foot roll of consumer safety fuse from Phantom Fireworks in Penndel March 2, according to the retailer and surveillance footage obtained by Fox News Digital.The purchase was made two days after the U.S. and Israel launched strikes on Iran.Video appears to…