Thursday, June 30, 2016

#USA - F-35B First Transatlantic Flight: Breaking Defense

Published on 30 Jun 2016
B-Roll of the F-35B making its first transatlantic flight, headed to the Farnborough International Airshow. Three F-35s flew from MCAS Beaufort, South Carolina and landed at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire, England. They were assisted by two KC-10’s, and refueled 15 times over the Atlantic. (Footage courtesy of Cpl. Brian Burdett)

TheStreet: Lions Gate and Starz Is a Deal Made in Heaven Says Jim Cramer: TheStreet

Published on 30 Jun 2016
The Lions Gate deal to acquire Starz is a match made in heaven and could bring about more media deals, said TheStreet's Jim Cramer. Lions Gate Entertainment, the studio behind the Hunger Games franchise and hit Netflix series Orange is the New Black on Thursday announced it would buy premium cable channel operator Starz for $4.4 billion in cash and stock. Under the deal, which the companies expected would close by year's end, holders of Starz Series A common shares will receive $18 in cash plus 0.6784 nonvoting Lions Gate shares for each Starz share. Holders of Starz Series B common shares will receive $7.26 in cash plus 0.6321 nonvoting Lions Gate shares and 0.6321 voting Lions Gate shares.

#UK - Michael Heseltine launches scathing attack on Boris Johnson. "I have concluded that person cannot be me": Michael Gove: Boris Johnson wasn't up to the job: BBC News

Published on 30 Jun 2016
Conservative grandee and former leadership contender Lord Heseltine has launched a scathing attack on Boris Johnson, accusing him of creating the "greatest constitutional crisis in modern times". Mr Heseltine, a former deputy prime minister, told the BBC the former London mayor had "ripped the (Conservative) party apart." Lord Heseltine described Mr Johnson as "like a general, that led his army to the sound of guns, and at the sight of the battlefield abandoned the field."
Published on 30 Jun 2016
Boris Johnson, announcing he will not stand as Conservative leader says: "Having consulted colleagues and in view of the circumstances of Parliament I have concluded that person cannot be me."
Published on 30 Jun 2016
Michael Gove has said he chose to run for the Conservative Party leadership after deciding "reluctantly but firmly" that Boris Johnson was not capable of uniting the party or the country. "It had to fall to someone else... I felt it had to fall to me," the justice secretary told the BBC. Mr Gove - who was expected to back Boris Johnson's candidacy - said he made his decision on Wednesday evening. Following his surprise announcement, Mr Johnson withdrew from the race.