Can Donald Trump pardon Lindsay Clancy?
No. Presidential pardons cover only federal offenses. Clancy faces Massachusetts state murder charges, so any pardon would have to come through state authorities, not the president.
Did Iran capture a U.S. underwater drone in the Strait of Hormuz in September 2026?
Yes. On September 8, 2026, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it had captured a U.S. uncrewed submarine at the entrance to the Strait of Hormuz. Iranian state media identified the vessel as an Anduril Dive-LD autonomous underwater vehicle. A Pentagon spokesperson said an underwater drone had “malfunctioned more than a day ago” while surveying … Read more
Did the U.S. destroy five Iranian oil tankers in September 2026?
CENTCOM said it destroyed five IRGC oil tankers on Sept. 8, 2026, after Iran targeted a U.S. Navy warship twice.
Did the US Treasury sanction 27 Iranian airlines in September 2026?
Yes. On September 8, 2026, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned 27 Iranian airlines under Operation Economic Outcast, using the August 24, 2026 aviation-sector determination under Executive Order 13902. The action was part of a broader set of 36 designations aimed at Iran’s aviation sector, which Treasury says … Read more
Did the US Treasury sanction 27 Iranian airlines in September 2026?
Yes. On September 8, 2026, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned 27 Iranian airlines under Operation Economic Outcast, using the August 24, 2026 aviation-sector determination under Executive Order 13902. The action was part of a broader set of 36 designations aimed at Iran’s aviation sector, which Treasury says … Read more
Did OpenAI claim to solve the Navier-Stokes Millennium Prize Problem?
Yes. On September 8, 2026, OpenAI announced that an internal AI system produced a proof—and a Lean formalization—showing that smooth three-dimensional incompressible Navier–Stokes fluid motion can develop a finite-time singularity (a “blow-up”). OpenAI says the result resolves statements “C” and “D” in the Clay Mathematics Institute’s official Millennium Prize formulation, and that it does not … Read more
Was the Amazon Air Miami crash operated by 21 Air LLC?
Yes. The National Transportation Safety Board identifies the Sept. 6, 2026 Miami International Airport runway overrun as 21 Air LLC Flight 7598, a Boeing 767-33A Part 121 cargo flight from San Juan, Puerto Rico, to Miami. NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy said the flight was an Amazon cargo operation contracted to Miami-based 21 Air LLC, and … Read more
When does the Bayeux Tapestry open to the public at the British Museum?
The Bayeux Tapestry opens to the public at the British Museum on 10 September 2026 and is scheduled to run through 11 July 2027. The roughly 70-metre embroidery, on loan from France, depicts events leading up to the Battle of Hastings and the Norman Conquest of 1066 and is being shown in England for the … Read more
Did the Amazon Air Miami crash plane overrun the runway by 1,300 feet?
NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy said the Amazon Air Boeing 767 traveled about 1,300 feet past the paved surface after overrunning Runway 30 at Miami International Airport.
Did the UK, France, and Canada ban trade with Israeli settlements?
Yes. On September 8, 2026, the United Kingdom, France, and Canada confirmed they will bring forward national measures to ban trade in goods from Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank that are illegal under international law. In a joint foreign ministers’ statement, those three countries plus Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Ireland, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, … Read more