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North Korea launches intermediate-range ballistic missile, its seventh test this month North Korea carried out its seventh weapons test of the month on Sunday, firing an intermediate-range ballistic missile off its eastern coast, South Korean and Japanese officials said. Read more >

Pentagon says Putin still adding Russian troops around Ukraine Russia further boosted troop levels on the Ukrainian border this weekend, adding to President Vladimir Putin’s options should he decide on a military incursion, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said. Read more >

Biden calls for release of US hostage, a Navy veteran, in Afghanistan Navy veteran Mark Frerichs, a civil engineer and contractor from Lombard, Ill., was kidnapped in January 2020 from the capital of Kabul. He is believed to be in the custody of the Taliban-linked Haqqani network. Read more >   Top Russian and US officials likely to meet next week amid escalating threat to Ukraine As Russia continues to mass forces on its border with Ukraine, top Russian and U.S. diplomats are likely to meet next week in an effort to defuse the widening crisis, a senior State Department official said Sunday. Read more >   US pledges to put Russia on defensive at UN Security Council The American ambassador to the United Nations said the Security Council will press Russia hard in a Monday session to discuss its massing of troops near Ukraine and fears it is planning an invasion. Read more >

US Army Corps plans ‘zone of chaos’ to keep invasive carp from reaching the Great Lakes The gauntlet of irritation is part of a “layered defense” of Lake Michigan that the Corps is preparing to implement over the next several years to thwart the arrival of undesirable carp by way of Chicago-area rivers and canals. Read more >   Fed tries to thread the needle by raising rates without endangering economy Only once before now has the 108-year-old Federal Reserve faced a moment when it needed to raise interest rates from near zero to meet the threat of rising prices. If the Fed misjudges the situation, the consequences could be dire. Read more >   Foundation for Women Warriors shares film about a World War II all-Black female Army battalion A lot of people are still unfamiliar with their work and how this all-Black female battalion served their country during World War II, but the Foundation for Women Warriors is trying to get the word out. Read more >   Trump dangles prospect of pardons for Jan. 6 defendants More than 700 people have been arrested and charged with federal crimes in connection with the riot, marking the largest investigation in the Justice Department's history. Read more >   New $31M VA clinic set to open in Montana with vastly expanded services Now, Missoula-area veterans can get a full spectrum of services, including physical therapy, radiology, substance abuse counseling and outpatient mental health services in a one-stop shop rather than having to make appointments with and travel to other providers. Read more >   Former US Army Ranger turns to fitness after military and attempts to break world record On Sunday, Brandon Tucker began his attempt to beat the Guinness World Record for the most muscle ups done over a 24-hour time period. Tucker’s personal goal is to beat it in half the time. Read more >

 

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