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Jan 07 2024
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As Defense Secretary hospitalization stretches toward full week, source says his deputy didn't know herself until Thursday
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin remained in the hospital Sunday as more details emerged about key decision-makers, even President Joe Biden, being kept in the dark for days that the Pentagon chief had been in the intensive care unit at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. The Pentagon’s failure to disclose Austin’s hospitalization reflects a stunning lack of transparency about his illness, how
FortuneDec 29 2023
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Riverdale police search for teen believed to be forcefully taken from home
RIVERDALE — Riverdale police are searching for a 17-year-old foreign exchange student who they believe may have been forcefully taken from their home and is being held against their will. Police on Friday issued an endangered missing advisory for Kai Zhuang, who is 5 feet 9 inches tall and weighs 150 pounds with black hair and black eyes. A photo and other details were not immediately provided
KSLJan 07 2024
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Deputy Defense Secretary not told Lloyd Austin was hospitalized when taking over duties: Report
While the White House and the public were left in the dark about Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's hospital stay last week, his interim replacement also was reportedly not told why she was assuming his duties. Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks took over some of Austin's duties when he was hospitalized last week on Jan. 2 but was not told he was in the hospital until Jan. 4, according to a
Washington ExaminerJan 06 2024
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Trump fires back at ‘Benedict Arnold’ Biden’s angry J6 anniversary demagoguery
President Joe Biden marked the third anniversary of the so-called “insurrection” with a dark and angry speech in which he attacked GOP frontrunner Donald J. Trump and presented himself as the defender of democracy. The geriatric career politician and his handlers chose historic Valley Forge for his address, a symbolic Revolutionary War locale with the regime fighting for its survival in an
Bizpac ReviewJan 07 2024
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Even the Deputy Who Covered for Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin Didn’t Know He Was Hospitalized: CNN
The hospitalization of Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was kept under such wraps that not even Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks knew what was going on when she had to assume his duties — a new report reveals. Austin’s lack of transparency has been the subject of major scrutiny due to the news that he was hospitalized last week due to complications from an elective medical procedure.
MediaiteJan 08 2024
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Portland teacher ‘Bob’ recounts finding Alaska Airlines door in yard
Bob Sauer, a 64-year-old science teacher at Catlin Gabel, was monitoring the news over the weekend about the blown-out door plug from the Alaska Airlines flight over Portland, but it wasn’t until Sunday night that he searched his yard — after his ex-wife called and alerted him that authorities suspected the part might have landed in his neighborhood in the area of Southwest Barnes Road. Sauer
The OregonianDec 16 2023
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Cumberland police end silver alert after missing man's car found on fire
CUMBERLAND, R.I. (WLNE) — The Cumberland Police Department said it ended the silver alert put out for a missing man after his car was found on fire late Friday night. 93-year-old Fredrick Mumford was last seen on Scott Road in Cumberland around 9:30 p.m. He is five foot 10 inches tall, has white hair, and was last seen wearing a dark jacket and dark jeans. Chief Matthew Benson said that the
ABC 6Jan 10 2024
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Chris Christie to drop out of 2024 presidential race days before Iowa caucuses, NH primary: report
Chris Christie was expected to drop out of the 2024 Republican presidential race Wednesday night — ending his second White House bid five days before the first nominating contest. The Associated Press reported that Christie had alerted allies he would make a “major announcement” at a town hall in Windham, NH. Bloomberg News, citing a source familiar with Christie’s plans, reported that he
New York Post (News)Jan 07 2024
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Congress reaches deal to fund the government; question over Lloyd Austin’s hospitalisation
A day before the House and Senate return from their break, congressional leaders said they had reached a $1.7trn deal to finance the federal government in 2024. Two deadlines loom: around one-fifth of funding will run out on January 19th, with the rest expiring on February 2nd. Before then recalcitrant House Republicans will need to be won over—no small feat. Questions mounted about why some
The EconomistJan 07 2024
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Deputy Who Assumed Defense Secretary’s Duties Was Not Told About His Hospitalization For Days: Report
The deputy who took over some of Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin‘s duties last week was kept in the dark about the Cabinet official’s hospitalization for days, according to a new report. Defense officials told CNN that Deputy Secretary Kathleen Hicks and other top brass did not learn about what happened to Austin until Thursday, three days after the defense secretary was admitted to Walter Reed
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