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NATO rapid-response force leadership passes to Germany in wake of armor failures

The German army is about to take the lead of the NATO quick reaction force, shortly after reports of armored vehicle failures that raised concerns about its contributions to the military alliance.

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Air Force service helped inspire the jock villain of Napoleon Dynamite

Actor Trevor Snarr, who played the jock who bullied the film’s awkward protagonist in ‘Napoleon Dynamite,’ said he drew inspiration for his role from his time in the Air Force.

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UN Command to probe North Korean drone flights into South Korea

The U.N. Command is launching an investigation into the North Korean drone incursion that prompted South Korea’s military to reassess its defensive capabilities.

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‘Rent the Camo’ puts pregnant Air Force women in maternity uniforms

Maj. Diana Halferty, director of operations at the 730th Air Mobility Squadron, is one of the first women stationed at Yokota Air Base to take advantage of the new Maternity Uniform Pilot Program, or “Rent the Camo.”

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Japan tests all China arrivals for COVID amid surging cases

Japan on Friday started requiring COVID-19 tests for all passengers arriving from China as an emergency measure against surging infections there and as Japan faces rising case numbers and record-level deaths at home.

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President Biden signs $1.7 trillion bill funding government operations

President Joe Biden on Thursday signed a $1.7 trillion spending bill that will keep the federal government operating through the end of the federal budget year in September 2023, and provide tens of billions of dollars in new aid to Ukraine for its fight against the Russian military.

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Biden pardons 6 convicted of murder, drug, alcohol crimes

The pardons, announced Friday, mean the criminal record of the crimes is now purged. They come a few months after the Democratic president pardoned thousands of people convicted of "simple possession" of marijuana under federal law. He also pardoned three people earlier this year and has commuted the sentences of 75 others.

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Putin, Xi vow closer ties as Russia bombards Ukraine again

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping vowed Friday to deepen their bilateral cooperation against the backdrop of Moscow's 10-month war in Ukraine, which weathered another night of drone and rocket attacks following a large-scale missile bombardment.

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The congressman who 'embellished' his résumé long before George Santos

In the 1950s, Rep. Douglas Stringfellow was a promising young congressman with an incredible World War II story. Then the truth came out.

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Evidence of Russian crimes mounts as war in Ukraine drags on

Ten months into Russia's latest invasion of Ukraine, overwhelming evidence shows the Kremlin's troops have waged total war, with disregard for international laws governing the treatment of civilians and conduct on the battlefield.

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Putin, unaccustomed to losing, is increasingly isolated as war falters

With the Russian president refusing to back down in Ukraine, Russia’s elite is split between those who want the war to end and those supporting further escalation.

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