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NORAD F-16s intercepted a general aviation aircraft over Palm Beach, Florida, after it violated a Temporary Flight Restriction on March 29, 2026; the aircraft was escorted out and NORAD dispensed flares for visibility. Pilots should contact 121.5 or 243.0 and turn around until receiving further instructions, and always verify FAA NOTAMs, especially in sensitive regions.
NORAD detected and tracked two Tu-95s, two Su-35s, and one A-50 operating in the Alaskan ADIZ on Feb. 19, 2026. It dispatched two F-16s, two F-35s, one E-3, and four KC-135s to intercept, positively identify, and escort them until they departed; the aircraft remained in international airspace and did not enter U.S. or Canadian sovereign airspace. NORAD said the activity is routine and not a threat.
CBS News reports on a Canadian military aircraft's mission in the East China Sea to track North Korean ships violating UN sanctions, during which Chinese fighter jets, including one armed with missiles, intercept the plane multiple times, highlighting tensions over North Korea's nuclear program and China's support for Pyongyang.
The FDA has released briefing documents ahead of an advisory committee meeting stating that Intercept's Ocaliva cannot be justified for use in NASH subjects with Stage 2 or 3 fibrosis. This comes after the FDA rejected Intercept's push for accelerated approval in 2020. Meanwhile, X4 Pharmaceuticals has released more positive data from its Phase III study of mavorixafor as a treatment of WHIM syndrome, and PTC Therapeutics has claimed a Phase III win in rare genetic disease phenylketonuria. The FDA will also review Takeda's enzyme replacement therapy for an ultra-rare blood clotting disorder, and Canadian biotech enGene plans to combine with a Forbion-led blank check company to land a seat on Nasdaq and get to an FDA approval request in the first half of 2025.