Courtesy Discovery ChannelOCCUPATION(S): Gold dredgers
ABOUT THE SHOW: There is gold — lots of it — at the bottom of the Bering Sea. And each year, during a short season that begins with the melting of the glacial ice, a small group of determined (and desperate) gold hunters take to their rickety boats carrying their third-hand equipment to “vacuum up” the bottom of these frigid waters in hopes of recovering their own share of buried treasure. Read More...
Instead of tagging Melvin Lee Greenwood, who turned 75 on October 27 and goes by @TheLeeGreenwood on Twitter, Trump tagged @LeeGreenwood83, a lawyer and DC sports fan. The president later deleted the tweet and issued one tagging the musician. The Lee Greenwood first tagged by Trump appears to have protested Trump's Muslim ban in late January and retweeted an article critical of Trump's firing of former FBI Director James Comey in May. Read More...
August 23, 2016 8:06 AM EDT
The United States has sent about 100 troops to the Afghan city of Lashkar Gah to defend it from Taliban forces, which have seized several neighboring districts and now threaten to overtake the capital of Helmand province.
The soldiers will provide training and support to Afghan troops, the Associated Press reported, citing an announcement by U.S. forces spokesman Brig. Gen. Charles Cleveland on Monday. Read More...
