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Yahoo
8 hours ago
- Yahoo
Army ROTC cadet from Rutgers dies in training at Fort Knox
An Army ROTC cadet died during training last week in Kentucky, officials said. Neil Edara, 22, of Ridgewood, New Jersey, was killed during land navigation training at Fort Knox last Thursday, the Army said in a statement. He received some medical training at the scene before being flown to University of Louisville Hospital — about 40 miles northeast — where he was pronounced dead. Edara was attending Cadet Summer Training. Land navigation training involves reading maps and traveling through unfamiliar areas. No other information was given about the incident, but the area was under a heat advisory at the time, according to National Weather Service data. The cause of death remains under investigation. 'Safety of cadets and cadre remains U.S. Army Cadet Command's top priority as training continues,' the command said in its statement. The command said he joined ROTC at Rutgers University in New Brunswick in 2021. The biology major was slated to graduate next year. He was also a volunteer EMT in Ridgewood. 'Cadet Edara was one of the most dedicated and promising young leaders I've had the privilege to know,' Lt. Col. Timothy Sorensen, a Rutgers professor of military science, said in the command's statement. 'His calm collected demeanor and unwavering commitment to excellence left a lasting impact on everyone around him.'
Fox News
20 hours ago
- General
- Fox News
Army ROTC cadet dies during training at Fort Knox
An Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) cadet died during a summer training camp at Fort Knox, Kentucky, officials announced on Saturday. Cadet Neil Edara, 22, of Ridgewood, New Jersey, passed away during training on the Land Navigation site at Fort Knox on July 24, U.S. Army Cadet Command said in a statement. Edara joined ROTC at Rutgers University in September 2021. He was attending Cadet Summer Training as part of 9th Regiment, Advanced Camp. "Edara became unresponsive while conducting Land Navigation Training. He received immediate medical attention and was medically evacuated by helicopter to the University of Louisville, where he was pronounced deceased by medical professionals," U.S. Army Cadet Command said. "At this time, the cause of death is under investigation." Lt. Col. Timothy Sorensen, professor of military science, Rutgers University, described Edara as "one of the most dedicated and promising young leaders I've had the privilege to know." "His calm collected demeanor and unwavering commitment to excellence left a lasting impact on everyone around him," Sorensen added in a statement. "His loss is deeply felt across the entire ROTC and Rutgers community. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and loved ones during this incredibly difficult time." U.S. Army Cadet Command said the safety of cadets and cadre remains its top priority as training continues and "cadets have access to religious affairs or spiritual counseling and support as required." Fort Knox houses the U.S. Bullion Depository, often simply called the "Gold Vault." Built in 1936, the vault is believed to hold a large portion of U.S. gold reserves. The last audit happened in 1976. President Donald Trump in February said he wanted to visit Fort Knox along with Elon Musk and his so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) at the time to verify the presence of gold. Fort Knox also hosts a wide range of military and training operations primarily focused on leadership and tactical readiness. Its land navigation sites feature varied terrain, including rolling woods, open fields and gravel roads.
Daily Mail
2 days ago
- General
- Daily Mail
Army cadet, 22, tragically dies during summer training camp at Fort Knox
A 22-year-old Army cadet from New Jersey has died while participating in a summer training exercise at Fort Knox in Kentucky. Cadet Neil Edara, of Ridgewood, was conducting Land Navigation Training on Thursday, as part of the U.S. Army's Cadet Summer Training program, when he became unresponsive, according to a statement from the U.S. Army Cadet Command. The collapsed cadet then 'received immediate medical attention' and was later airlifted to the University of Louisville Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The Army says Edara's cause of death remains under investigation. 'Cadet Edara was one of the most dedicated and promising young leaders I've had the privilege to know,' Lieutenant Colonel Timothy Sorensen, professor of military science at Rutgers University, where Edara was enrolled in ROTC, said. 'His calm, collected demeanor and unwavering commitment to excellence left a lasting impact on everyone around him. His loss is deeply felt across the entire ROTC and Rutgers community.' A private memorial service for Edara is scheduled for Monday, July 28 at the Army installation in Kentucky - about 40 miles from Louisville. Edara joined ROTC at Rutgers in September 2021 and was attending Cadet Summer Training as a member of the 9th Regiment, Advanced Camp, according to the ROTC's statement. The annual program at Fort Knox draws more than 7,000 ROTC cadets from across the country and is considered the largest training event hosted by the U.S. Army each year, WDRB reported. Land Navigation Training is a core part of the program, designed to test cadets' ability to navigate terrain using map and compass skills during both day and night conditions. Advanced instruction includes range estimation, terrain analysis, and mounted navigation, according to the military's website. The Army says cadet safety remains a top priority.
Forbes
4 days ago
- Business
- Forbes
Using Bitcoin As A Vehicle For Adoption
Blue Cartoon Characters Design Vector Art Illustration. A smiling blue man drives a car and a big ... More hand puts money into the car. The dominant narrative today is that Bitcoin's primary use case is as a store of value. This is the 'digital gold' story: Bitcoin is sound money and can do everything gold can—but better. The store-of-value argument drives much of the narrative at Bitcoin treasury companies, which hold it for its superior monetary properties rather than for trading. But this was not Bitcoin's original design. Remember, the white paper was titled Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System. Cash is for exchange, not storing value. In that sense, using Bitcoin as a means of value transfer is more fundamental than using it solely as a store of value. Now, one could argue that storing value in bitcoin still constitutes a form of value transfer, since the value must be held in a bitcoin address. But if the store-of-value use case dominates, then transaction fees won't matter much—because the number of transactions would remain small. On-chain bitcoin usage would also become less significant. By contrast, using bitcoin as a method of payment can only strengthen its role as a long-term store of value. Even with gold, the two functions were hard to separate. Gold bullion is held in Fort Knox and beneath the New York Federal Reserve—that's clearly gold functioning as a store of value. But it's precisely because gold was a superior store of value that banks issued currencies backed by it. Those banknotes, which served as a medium of exchange and eventually evolved into the dollar, derived their value from being backed by gold. Just last month, I bought a bicycle from a friend using bitcoin. He wanted bitcoin; I needed a used bike. It was a classic example of trade. Some might argue it was the most expensive bicycle I ever bought—that I should have used dollars and held on to as much bitcoin as possible. But using bitcoin in this way reflects its original vision: a medium of exchange between two peers. It was also my friend's first experience owning bitcoin, and he didn't need to go through an exchange to receive it. In that way, bitcoin becomes a powerful vehicle for adoption. Once it's used, it ends up in someone else's hands. And having real utility can only reinforce the many other reasons to hold sound money. After all, sound money must also function as money.
Daily Mail
11-07-2025
- Sport
- Daily Mail
Wimbledon using undercover 'spotters' to clamp down on gambling sharks in stands - who try to make thousands by placing bets before the score is screened on TV
Wimbledon uses undercover 'spotters' to clamp down on gambling sharks in the stands who try to make a fortune by placing bets before the score is screened on TV. The club has ejected several so-called 'courtsiders' this championship who exploit the delay before umpires press a button to record the point and it is broadcast. Organised crime and betting syndicates thousands of miles away send in men who use modified phones to beam back the score instantly so they can make 'sure thing' bets. One even claimed they used result-pinging devices hidden in their shoes. It is driven by an explosion in in-play betting which now makes up over 75 per cent of all tennis wagers. This allows punters to gamble live on individual sets, games or even points. Wimbledon blocks visitors accessing gambling sites on its Wi-Fi and a no-fly zone is imposed to prevent drones monitoring the action from above. It also employs a team that mingles in the stands on the lookout for courtsiders. They share intelligence with other tournaments on notorious offenders. A source said some have attempted to get into SW19 in disguise with one identified despite having dyed his hair red. But the championships have become known as the 'Fort Knox' on the tour in preventing the practice. A courtsiders forum advised anyone attempting the practice to avoid Wimbledon after an accomplice was caught within 15 minutes of arriving – before they even made it into a court. It prompted them to speculate that the club uses facial recognition software – though bosses refused to divulge the exact details of its technology on security grounds. A source said: 'Wimbledon is a Fort Knox of propriety and fairness. 'We go to great lengths to stop people exploiting our sport in any way, including by taking advantage of any unavoidable technical issue to make money. 'It takes a great deal of time, effort and expertise to monitor courtsiders whose activities have increased rapidly with the rise in in-play gambling. 'Rather than simply betting on the outcome of individual matches or who will win the championships, syndicates now gamble the outcome of individual sets, games or even individual points. 'It obviously creates many more opportunities for people to make money by exploiting the system.' The International Tennis Integrity Agency has previously helped tournaments identify courtsiders and knows the tell-tale signs. Adrian Bassett, Director of Communications, said: 'Tournament organisers will have their own teams. Wimbledon will have their own group of people who will be looking out for suspicious looking people. 'Sometimes it is people with multiple phones looking like they are filming things. 'In general it's about beating the feed that's going to the betting company. So if you can get the message through that a point is finished before the official data. 'At certain events the data will come directly from the umpire's device. There will always be a slight delay from when someone punches in the score. 'If you are in the crowd and you can get there quicker there is a small window of opportunity. 'The spotters will be one aspect, I'm sure they will have other methods as well.' A spokesman for the All England Club said: 'We are committed to ensuring the highest levels of integrity in our competition and we take active steps to preserve this. 'Our security teams have identified a small number of individuals engaged in courtsiding and they have taken swift action to remove them from the grounds.'
