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Marine guards remain at US embassy in Niger amid partial evacuation
The State Department “ordered the temporary departure of non-emergency personnel and eligible family members from Niger” because of a coup.
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US to announce $345 million military aid package for Taiwan
The package includes man-portable air defense systems, or MANPADS, intelligence and surveillance capabilities, firearms and missiles.
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Navy sailor sentenced to prison for sharing military info with China
Wenheng Zhao, who is also known as Thomas Zhao, was sentenced in federal court in Los Angeles on Monday.
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Repeated National Guard missions in DC trigger frustration, denials
According to defense officials, the Army on Monday approved only about a quarter of the Guard troops requested by city officials to provide security in case of unrest after the upcoming verdict in the trial of former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin.
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Medical ruling: Capitol cop Sicknick died of natural causes
Investigators initially believed the officer was hit in the head with a fire extinguisher, based on statements collected early in the investigation.
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Coast Guard: Search for missing Seacor Power crew to be suspended
The grim news from the commander of the Coast Guard Sector New Orleans comes after days of searching for the missing workers from the oil industry lift boat Seacor Power, which capsized Tuesday during a fierce storm in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Ceremony heralds opening of WWI Memorial in Washington
In remarks during the virtual ceremony, President Joe Biden paid tribute to the 4.7 million who served in the war, and the 116,516 Americans who lost their lives in it.
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Police mistreatment of Black service members common even before Virginia case
The traffic stop of Lt. Caron Nazario in rural Virginia was a grim reminder to many Black Americans that even being in military uniform doesn’t necessarily protect them from mistreatment by police.
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Bill would give US vets of 1966 Spain hydrogen bomb accident benefits
The VA denied them disability benefits based on radiation exposure estimates compiled by the Air Force.
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What caused the Marine amphibious assault vehicle sinking tragedy?
A look inside the investigation:
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Navy sailor who shot himself in a Hawaii hotel was from New York
Lt. Cmdr. Russell Cruz was a Navy supply officer and a submarine warfare qualified officer.
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Montana high court cancels parole conditions in stolen valor case
The two men appealed the conditions last year. American Civil Liberties Union of Montana had called the conditions degrading and unconstitutional.
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No charges for police officer in Capitol riot shooting death of Air Force veteran
Authorities had considered for months whether criminal charges were appropriate for the Capitol Police officer who fatally shot Ashli Babbitt, a 35-year-old Air Force veteran from San Diego.
