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Sky News AU
19 hours ago
- Politics
- Sky News AU
Operation Midnight Hammer put American military superiority on ‘full display'
Sky News US analyst Michael Ware discusses the 'stunningly successful' military operation which struck the Iranian nuclear facilities. The US has attacked three nuclear sites in Iran in what President Donald Trump has described as a spectacular military success. 'Whether you approve of it, disapprove of it, whether it works or whether it sends us into more biblical chaos, this was a stunningly successful US military operation and a full display of American military superiority and their ability to reach out and across the planet and touch you,' Mr Ware told Sky News Australia.
CBS News
12-06-2025
- CBS News
Freight train burglaries, sales of stolen cargo are a lucrative business, authorities say
Last fall, CBS Skywatch was overhead as thieves pulled off a freight train heist on Chicago's West Side. The wild scene played out for hours as several freight train cars were broken into, and dozens of people walked away with big-screen TVs. In that October incident, police sources said Chicago police officers waited more than an hour for Union Pacific officers to respond and secure the tracks. Since then, there have been several more similar incidents, including one just last week in west suburban Bellwood. Hundreds of cardboard boxes ended up littered across the tracks after thieves broke in and stole valuable items. Cargo thieves usually target items that are in high demand or have big price tags. The stolen goods are then sold at 100% profit, with ads popping up on social media with what may seem like offers too good to be true. "It's a lucrative business," said Cmdr. Michael Ware, head of the Cook County Sherriff's Office Organized Retail Crime Unit. "You know, there's a lot of money to be made." Inside an unassuming storefront on Chicago's South Side, the Cook County Sheriff's office said it just recovered $400,000 worth of stolen exercise equipment. All of it was snatched from train cars in Joliet earlier this year, according to Ware, who investigates such train burglaries in his role. "It's like a mini-store. Mini-Home Depot, essentially," said Ware. "A lot of times, the retail theft can lead to, you know, gun recoveries and other criminal activity. It's just like the gateway crime." Isadore House, 57, was arrested and charged with selling the stolen merchandise. The rate of cargo thefts is also increasing. According to Verisk, a firm that tracks cargo thefts, this year there is an average of 338 theft reports per month — up from 136 in recent years. This year, Chicago has experienced the third highest volume of cargo thefts, behind Southern California and Dallas. House will be in court on Thursday.
Sky News AU
06-06-2025
- Business
- Sky News AU
Tesla loses $150 billion in market value amid Trump–Musk fallout
Sky News US analyst Michael Ware discusses the 'real-world implications' which have transpired as a result of the recent Trump-Musk dispute. 'There could be real-world implications,' Mr Ware said. 'I hope you own no Tesla stocks because they have already plunged 14 per cent and they've already lost about $150 billion."
Sky News AU
30-05-2025
- Business
- Sky News AU
Trump ‘attacks' journalist following tariff ‘TACO' question
Sky News US analyst Michael Ware discusses United States President Donald Trump's recent lashing out at a journalist in relation to the 'TACO' acronym which is circulating within Wall Street. 'Trump always chickens out, when it comes to the negotiations with tariffs or anything else,' Mr Ware said. 'The president hadn't heard it yet, he was most upset and attacked a journalist for such a nasty question. 'A lack of certainty leads to paralysis in the markets.'
Sky News AU
22-05-2025
- Politics
- Sky News AU
‘Utterly heartbreaking': US shooting kills young Jewish couple
Sky News US analyst Michael Ware discusses the recent shooting in the US that killed two Israeli embassy staff. 'Utterly heartbreaking, because whether it's an attack on Israel or an attack on the United States, at the end of the day this was an attack on a loving young couple,' Mr Ware told Sky News Australia. 'These sound like really good kids who had nothing but messages of peace. 'The US government couldn't be taking this any more seriously … they are treating this as a federal hate crime.'
