Arquivos de Tag: Department

Prop Department Transforms Ford Festiva Into the Widest Street Legal Car at Ten Feet

Tyler Fever of Prop Department already cut a Ford Festiva into the thinnest street-legal car possible. For the follow-up he reversed the idea and produced a version that measures exactly ten feet from one side to the other. Three more of the little 1988 hatchbacks served as donors, each purchased for roughly $250, so the […]

Energy Department employee arrested by FBI for allegedly trying to support Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen

Washington — A Department of Energy electrical engineer has been arrested on charges of providing support to the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels, including by buying materials for homemade explosives and drones and traveling to Yemen, the Justice Department said Thursday. Ashton Hamed Ellaboudy, 51, of Richland, Washington, was arrested Thursday and is due to make his […]

State Department approves potential sale of $2.6 billion in air defense equipment to Ukraine

The State Department approved a potential $2.68 billion sale of air defense equipment to Ukraine on Friday. In a congressional notification, the State Department said that it made “a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Ukraine” for buying air defense development upgrades and related equipment and services. According to the […]

Judd Trump says only Ronnie O’Sullivan can match Zhao Xintong in one department

Zhao Xintong makes the game look as easy as anyone (Picture: Getty Images) Only Ronnie O’Sullivan can make snooker look as easy as Zhao Xintong, reckons Judd Trump, who takes on the new world number one at the British Open on Friday. It’s a blockbuster quarter-final in Cheltenham as the current number one takes on […]

State Department revokes visa for Brazil’s ambassador to U.S.

The State Department has revoked the visa of Brazil’s ambassador to the United States, according to a senior department official, marking the latest escalation in a growing diplomatic dispute between Washington and Brasília. The official said the visa for Maria Luiza Ribeiro Viotti would be reinstated immediately if Brazil grants diplomatic approval, known as agrément, […]