U.S –  The U.S. has adopted a unique Israeli battlefield tactic in its fight against ISIS: exploding a missile above a building to warn civilians inside that it’s about to be bombed.

Israeli forces have widely used the so-called knock-on-the-roof operations in Gaza attacks in recent years to try to get civilians out before they are hit. The first public revelation of the U.S. using a “knock operation” came Tuesday at a press briefing by Air Force Maj. Gen. Peter E. Gersten, deputy commander for operations and intelligence for the anti-ISIS Operation Inherent Resolve. Gersten described a strike against an ISIS financial storage center on April 5 in southern Mosul, Iraq. The U.S. had been closely watching the house of an ISIS finance operative, or “finance emir” in the words of Gersten. “He was the major distributor of funds to Daesh fighters,” Gersten said, using another name for ISIS.(CNN.COM/photo: static-secure.guim.co.uk)…[+]

USA – The first aircraft to be built by Airbus in the United States was delivered to New York-based JetBlue on Monday in a football-themed ceremony at the Airbus manufacturing plant in Mobile, Ala. Airbus workers wore matching football jerseys, and cheerleaders and a marching band from the nearby University of South Alabama performed. Plant employees and top officials from Airbus were on hand to celebrate with JetBlue representatives, who announced that the newest addition to its predominantly Airbus fleet would be dubbed “BluesMobile.” The name is in keeping with the carrier’s tradition of giving its aircraft names that include the word “blue,” and pays tribute to the jetliner’s Mobile, Ala., birthplace and the more than 350 Airbus workers who built the plane.(usatoday)…[+]

ENGLAND – One of the most desirable cars in the world was slapped with a parking fine just moments after it was wheeled out of a dealership. Traffic wardens issued the £120 ticket on the £10million Le Mans car after it momentarily parked up in a quiet mews in Kensington, west London. The ultra-rare 1970 Ferrari 512M – which is one of just 25 ever produced – is now thought to have become the most expensive vehicle ever ticketed. Classic car dealer Fiskens recently took the car into stock and decided to take some photos of it opposite its headquarters when the fine was issued. The dealership is based on a quiet mews, where staff had no doubt been hoping to avoid the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea’s notoriously ticket-friendly wardens for a few minutes.(dailymail.co.uk)…[+]