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Jan 05 2021
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Iran Enriches Uranium
“Iran began enriching uranium Monday to levels unseen since its 2015 nuclear deal with world powers and also seized a South Korean-flagged tanker near the crucial Strait of Hormuz.” (AP News)
“The move is the latest of several recent announcements by Iran to the International Atomic Energy Agency that it plans to further breach the deal, which it started violating in 2019 in retaliation
The Flip SideMay 30 2019
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White House Wanted USS John McCain ‘Out Of Sight’ During Trump’s Japan Visit: Report
The White House coordinated with U.S. Navy officials to move the USS John McCain, a warship named for the late senator, “out of sight” during President Donald Trump’s recent visit to Japan, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday.
The outlet obtained a copy of an email from an official with the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command. In the note, the unnamed official said he had coordinated with
HuffPostJul 16 2020
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“Outright Lies”: Voting Misinformation Flourishes on Facebook
On April 3, Terrence K. Williams, a politically conservative actor and comedian who’s been praised by President Donald Trump, assured his nearly 3 million followers on Facebook that Democrats would light ballots on fire or throw them away. Wearing a red “Keep America Great” hat, Williams declared, “If you mail in your vote, your vote will be in Barack Obama’s fireplace.” The video has been
ProPublicaMay 26 2021
Headline Roundup
Former Senator John Warner of Virginia Dies at Age 94
Former Senator John Warner, who represented Virginia in the U.S. Senate for three decades, has died at age 94. He served as Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee and played a central role in shaping military affairs legislation.
Warner served in the U.S. Navy during World War II and the Marines during the Korean War. He later served as secretary of the Navy and as a
The Hill CNN (Online News) Fox News DigitalAug 29 2013
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Syria's best case, Syria's worst case
President Barack Obama hasn’t even ordered an attack on Syria to punish it for using chemical weapons, but Washington is already asking: What next? Best case: The Navy’s Tomahawk cruise missiles prevent Syrian President Bashar Assad from launching another chemical attack and hasten the end to a civil war that has taken an estimated 100,000 lives.
PoliticoJun 16 2021
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US Scrambled F-22s in Response to Russian Military Maneuvers Near Hawaii
U.S. military scrambled fighter jets in response to the Russian Navy conducting what Moscow officials called its largest exercise in the Pacific Ocean since the end of the Cold War, CBS News reported.
The exercise, which comes just as President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet face-to-face in a much-anticipated summit, was conducted about 300-500 miles west of Hawaii
Newsmax (News)Jun 16 2021
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Ahead of Biden-Putin summit, Russia conducts what it calls its largest naval exercise in the Pacific since Cold War
The Russian Navy is conducting what Russian officials call its largest exercise in the Pacific Ocean since the end of the Cold War. The exercise, about 300-500 miles west of Hawaii, comes just ahead of the meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Joe Biden, their first since Mr. Biden took office in January.
The exercise includes surface ships, anti-submarine
CBS News (Online)Aug 19 2021
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U.S. weekly jobless claims fall to 17-month low
The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell to a 17-month low last week, pointing to another month of robust job growth, though surging COVID-19 infections pose a risk to the labor market recovery.
The weekly unemployment claims report from the Labor Department on Thursday, the most timely data on the economy's health, also showed the number of people on
ReutersJun 24 2019
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Iran warns U.S. it could down more drones as Pompeo arrives in Persian Gulf
Iran’s navy chief warned the United States on Monday that Iranian forces could shoot down more surveillance drones if they violate the country’s airspace, as Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in Saudi Arabia for talks with Arab allies in the Persian Gulf.
“The enemy dispatched its most sophisticated . . . and most complicated surveillance aircraft” to spy on Iran, and “everyone saw
Washington PostJun 21 2019
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Trump says he called off attack on Iran 10 minutes before launch
President Trump said he stopped a planned U.S. military strike against Iran 10 minutes before it was to be launched Thursday night because the likely Iranian casualties were “not proportionate” to Tehran’s shooting down of an unmanned Navy drone.
“We were cocked & loaded to retaliate last night on 3 different sights when I asked, how many will die,” Mr. Trump tweeted Friday, adding
Washington Times