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How a party balloon sparked a feud between the FAA and Pentagon and shut down a city’s airspace

12 février 2026 à 17:08

The sudden and unprecedented Tuesday closure of El Paso’s airspace stemmed from border officials firing a high-energy laser at what they believed to be a cartel drone, according to reports. But, it turned out to be something considerably more innocuous: a party balloon drifting in the wind.

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Key Democrat accuses the Justice Department of 'spying' on lawmakers reviewing Epstein files

A top Democrat is calling for a watchdog investigation after photographs emerged suggesting that the Justice Department has been tracking the search history of lawmakers who are reviewing files from the Jeffrey Epstein investigation

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