First Commercial Flight Takes Off From Sanaa, Raising Hopes for Yemen Peace
m.theepochtimes.com...SANAA--Yemen's national airline operated on Monday its first commercial flight from the capital Sanaa since 2016, raising hopes a U.N.-brokered truce could be a stepping stone towards a lasting peace that could improve the lives of desperate Yemenis.... ...Because of my father's health condition, we couldn't take him by land to Aden. Praise be God, the relief has come," said Ismail al-Wazan before boarding a flight to Amman with his father in a wheelchair....
Pennsylvania Gubernatorial and Senate Primaries to Be Decided
m.theepochtimes.com...In Pennsylvania, Gov. Tom Wolf (D) is term-limited, and Sen. Pat Toomey (R) is retiring. On May 17, voters in the Keystone State will determine who meets in the general election with the gubernatorial and U.S. Senate primaries.... ...Kathy Barnette, a U.S. Army Reserves veteran and commentator, has operated her quest to become Pennsylvania's next U.S. Senator on a shoestring budget after raising $1.7 million. In May, she emerged as a contender to Oz and McCormick....
US Defense Contractor ManTech Accepts Carlyle's $3.9 Billion Buyout Deal
m.theepochtimes.com...ManTech International Corp on Monday accepted a $3.93 billion all-cash buyout deal from private equity firm Carlyle Group Inc., sending the U.S. defense contractor's shares up 11 percent.... ...The Biden administration has also released a report detailing recommendations to boost competition in its defense industrial base, saying rapid consolidation has created a national security risk....
Rhetoric Targeting GOP Over Buffalo Shooting Part of "Political Agenda': Rep. Steve Scalise
m.theepochtimes.com...Scalise was joined by House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) in flatly rejecting accusations by Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.), Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.), and Democrats who alleged the GOP supports "white nationalism," The Hill reported.... ...Ten people were killed, while three others were wounded when suspected gunman 18-year-old Payton Gendron went on a shooting rampage in a Tops Friendly Market on Saturday. Eleven of the people shot were black....
Vodafone Shares Edge up After UAE Stake Buy Provides Support
m.theepochtimes.com...LONDON--Shares in Vodafone edged higher on Monday as a surprise $4.4 billion investment from the UAE-based telecoms company e& provided a much needed but possibly short-term boost to the British firm's CEO Nick Read....
Rebuffed by Spirit, JetBlue Goes Hostile in Takeover Bid
m.theepochtimes.com...JetBlue launched a hostile takeover bid for Spirit Airlines on Monday and asked shareholders of the low-cost carrier to reject a proposed acquisition by Frontier Airlines.... ...JetBlue pitched a new offer of $30 per share in cash, or more than $3.2 billion, to Spirit stockholders but said its April 5 offer of $33 per share is still available if Spirit enters negotiations....
Ryanair Cautious About "Fragile" Recovery, Berates Boeing
m.theepochtimes.com...Europe's largest airline by passenger numbers also became the latest Boeing customer to criticise the planemaker. Chief Executive Michael O"Leary said its management needed to step up and deliver aircraft more quickly or make way for a new team....
'A Skull and Bones-type vibe': Spy agencies grapple with how much to share at UFO hearing
politico.com > news...As Congress prepares to hold the first public hearing on UFOs in half a century, the Pentagon and intelligence agencies are feuding internally over how much to cooperate with demands to investigate and share what they know, according to current and former national security officials.... ...Set to testify are Ronald Moultrie, the Pentagon's top intelligence official, and Scott Bray, the deputy director of naval intelligence -- which has played a prominent role in investigating reports of "drone swarms" dogging Navy pilots flying from aircraft carriers....
Pfizer's COVID Vaccine Protection Against Omicron Fades After a Few Weeks: Study
m.theepochtimes.com...The protection afforded against the Omicron COVID-19 variant fades quickly after a second and third dose of Pfizer-BioNtech's vaccine, according to a peer-reviewed study published in the JAMA Network....
Washington Subway System Will Temporarily Remove Some Trains, Operators
m.theepochtimes.com...The system known as the Metro, which serves the District of Columbia and parts of nearby Virginia and Maryland, will remove from service 72 train operators who went out of compliance before May 2021.... ...The Metro added that "extra trains to relieve crowding, support special events, or replace out-of-service trains may not be available. Service impacts are expected to continue until the end of May."...