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US conducts four 'self-defense strikes' against Houthi weapons preparing to launch: CENTCOM
The U.S. military conducted “self-defense strikes” against Houthi missiles and a launcher prepared to fire from Yemen toward the Red Sea on Wednesday, U.S. Central Command announced.
Between 12 a.m. and 6:45 p.m. local time on Wednesday, four self-defense strikes were launched in response to seven mobile Houthi anti-ship cruise missiles and one mobile anti-ship ballistic missile launcher aimed at the Red Sea, the agency said.
Also, in an act of self-defense, CENTCOM said its forces shot down a one-way attack unmanned aircraft system.
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U.S. Central Command announced more “self-defense strikes” against Houthi terrorists in Yemen after American forces located missiles and a launcher prepared to fire toward the Red Sea. (Mass Communications Spc. 2nd Class Moises Sandoval/U.S. Navy via AP)
The missiles, launchers and the unmanned aircraft system were all determined to have originated from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen.
CENTCOM said they “presented an imminent threat to merchant vessels and to the U.S. Navy ships in the region” and were destroyed.
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“These actions will protect freedom of navigation and make international waters safer and more secure for U.S. Navy and merchant vessels,” CENTCOM concluded.
CENTCOM and the State Department have been adamant in recent days about condemning Houthi aggression in the Red Sea toward military and civilian ships.
A model of a Houthi missile is carried during a protest in Sanaa, Yemen, against the war in Gaza and U.S.-led airstrikes targeting the Houthis on Feb. 16. (Mohammed Mohammed/Xinhua via Getty Images)
Prior to Wednesday’s self-defense strikes, U.S. and coalition forces have shot down 11 one-way attack unmanned aerial vehicles, one anti-ship cruise missile, and one surface-to-air missile launcher located in Houthi-controlled Yemen since Feb. 19, according to CENTCOM announcements.
Fox News’ Liz Friden contributed to this report.
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What is the EU's anti-coercion instrument, and how does it work?
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Harry Potter Meets ‘Heated Rivalry’ in Racy SNL Sketch With Ron Romance, Naked Quidditch and Jason Momoa
The Wizarding World is taking on “Heated Rivalry.”
On this week’s “SNL,” host Finn Wolfhard starred as Harry Potter in a sketch mocking the new HBO series adaptation of the fantasy novels. But in this version, thanks to being “hastily rewritten after the success of a certain other HBO show,” Harry quickly becomes enamored with Ron (Ben Marshall) and the show is renamed “Heated Wizardry.” It’s also said to be “the first series written entirely by girls who wear tails.”
Of course, wand and broom puns and innuendo arrive quickly, as “the only thing hotter than hockey is Quidditch.” After seeing Harry and Ron’s meet cute, Harry is seen flying away from Ron on the Quidditch pitch without any bottoms and more sexy Hogwarts shenanigans take place.
In the segment, James Austin Johnson plays Severus Snape, Jason Momoa stops by to play Hagrid, Ashley Padilla plays Professor McGonagall and Kenan Thompson takes on Alastor Moody.
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Woman wakes up with 8-foot python coiled on her chest while sleeping: ‘Don’t move’
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“Oh baby. Don’t move. There is like a 2.5-meter python on you.”
An Australian woman woke up in the middle of the night to discover a massive carpet python coiled across her chest after the snake slithered into her second-story bedroom in Brisbane, Queensland.
Rachel Bloor said she initially believed the heavy weight on her stomach and chest was her dog lying on top of her. But when she reached out under the covers, she felt something smooth move beneath her hand and realized it was not her pet.
“To my horror, I realized it wasn’t my dog,” Bloor told the BBC.
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Carpet pythons, while nonvenomous, can be lethal to their prey through constrictions. (WTVT)
The 2.5-meter, or roughly 8-foot, snake had made its way into her bedroom Monday night, according to the report.
Bloor said she immediately woke her husband and asked him to turn on the lights.
“He goes, ‘Oh baby. Don’t move. There is like a 2.5-meter python on you,’” she recalled.
Her first concern, Bloor said, was getting the family dogs out of the room before anything escalated.
“I thought if my Dalmatian realized that there’s a snake there, it is gonna be carnage,” she said.
After her husband removed the dogs, Bloor carefully worked her way out from beneath the covers.
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Rachel Bloor calmly handled the nearly 8-foot carpet python herself instead of calling professionals in the moment. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
“I sort of side shuffled out,” she said.
Rather than calling a professional snake catcher, Bloor said she stayed calm and ushered the large reptile out of the bedroom herself through a window.
“I grabbed him,” she said, adding that the python “didn’t seem overly freaked out.”
“He sort of just wobbled in my hand,” she said.
Bloor suspects the snake entered through plantation shutters on her window and crawled onto the bed while she slept.
“It was that big that even though it had been curled up on me, part of its tail was still out the shutter,” she said.
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Bloor said she just ‘sort of side-shuffled out.’ (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
The snake was identified as a carpet python, a non-venomous constrictor commonly found in Australia’s coastal regions.
Despite the frightening encounter, Bloor said she was relieved it was not another animal.
“Toads freak me out,” she said.
Snake catcher Kurt Whyte told ABC News that snake activity has increased with breeding season over and eggs beginning to hatch.
“Obviously, with this hot weather, we’re seeing plenty of them getting out and about and basking in this sun,” Whyte said.
Whyte added that while snake populations have not necessarily increased, sightings are becoming more common as housing developments expand into Australian bushland.
“They have got to find places to live, and our backyards are offering the perfect habitat,” he said.
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He warned that common household features could provide easy access for snakes seeking shelter.
“Unfortunately, the gaps in our garage doors… provide the perfect entry points for a snake,” Whyte said.
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