Monday, July 18, 2022

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Navy wife asks Biden to help free husband facing prison in Japan for crash deaths

The U.S. president or its ambassador to Japan should seek clemency for Navy Lt. Ridge Alkonis, who faces a prison term in Japan, his wife told CBS Mornings on Friday.

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Okinawa official says COVID-19 surge is growing daily

COVID-19 cases reached a record one-day high of 3,436 on Tuesday, replacing the previous high of 2,720 cases on May 11 during the omicron wave.

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Veterans Crisis Line gets new phone number — 988

Starting Saturday, the Veterans Crisis Line will have a new and simpler phone number. The VA's 2021 National Suicide Prevention Annual Report states 6,261 veterans died by suicide in 2019.

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Democrats use Pentagon policy bill to close loopholes Trump exposed

House Democrats are taking what may be their last shot to address the lack of government safeguards that enabled some of former president Donald Trump’s most audacious behavior, leveraging a mammoth Pentagon policy bill to target institutional shortcomings highlighted by his actions.

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Biden vows expanded US role in Mideast as controversial trip ends

Capping a four-day trip to the Middle East, President Joe Biden laid out his vision of a future for the volatile region on Saturday, a framework he hopes amplifies American values and investment in this part of the world - and blunts the influence of Russia and China.

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White House says Russian officials visited Iran twice to examine drones

The White House said it gathered intelligence that Russian officials recently visited an airfield in Iran twice to examine drones they are considering acquiring for the Kremlin’s war in Ukraine.

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Navy destroyer sails near more disputed islands in South China Sea

A U.S. guided-missile destroyer steamed past a disputed island chain in the South China Sea on Saturday, the second such operation meant to challenge “excessive maritime claims” in the region since Wednesday.

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Fort Drum could land 3,000 more soldiers with new installation

Fort Drum is competing for the Army’s new Multi-Domain Task Force — or MDTF, a strategy to deal with the national security threat from China and Russia.

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The USS Jack H. Lucas: New warship honors NC native

After lying about his age and joining the Marines at age 14, Jack H. Lucas fought in the Battle of Iwo Jima. On Feb. 20, 1945, during a firefight with Japanese soldiers, he saved the lives of three Marines by hurling himself onto a pair of grenades, absorbing the blast with his body.

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'Historic' Communist Cuban official, José Ramón Balaguer, dies at 90

José Ramón Balaguer, a longtime member of Cuba's communist leadership who as health minister sent thousands of the island's doctors on missions to win hearts and minds in Venezuela and developing countries around the world, has died at age 90.

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Skittles are toxic, California man claims in lawsuit, citing EU ban

Health experts advise that "eating the rainbow" is key to a long life, but if the rainbow comes in a Skittles packet, a new lawsuit by a San Leandro man claims, consuming it could cause brain damage, liver lesions and harm to DNA.

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