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JetBlue flight near Venezuela avoids “midair collision” with U.S. Air Force tanker

eriinfo.com4 weeks ago03 mins

A JetBlue flight from the small Caribbean nation of Curaçao halted its ascent to avoid colliding with a U.S. Air Force refueling tanker on Friday, and the pilot blamed the military plane for crossing his path, according to a recording of the pilot’s conversation with air traffic control. “We almost had a midair collision up…

U.S. seizes oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, escalating tensions

eriinfo.com4 weeks ago08 mins

Washington — The U.S. has seized a large oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, officials said Wednesday, escalating tensions between the two countries. President Trump said he assumes the U.S. will keep the oil. Bloomberg first reported the oil tanker seizure. Mr. Trump announced the seizure during a roundtable meeting at the White House,…