“If there really is a problem at Malmstrom, is it just at Malmstrom or is it at the other missile bases but we just haven’t started asking there yet?”
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We have had several reports across northwest MO of a large balloon visible on the horizon. It is now visible from our office in Pleasant Hill and the KC Metro. We have confirmed that it is not an NWS weather balloon.
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"The number of Russian troops killed or wounded since Mr. Putin launched his invasion nearly a year ago is nearing 200,000, U.S. and other Western officials estimate."
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Potential “spy” balloons spotted in the Pentagon press corps room. Concerning.
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Photos inside the sprawling Pennsylvania plant that’s producing artillery shells for Ukraine
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When reporter Jeff German was killed in September, he had a file folder of documents on his desk. The Washington Post partnered with his paper, the Las Vegas Review Journal, to complete his work because no one should be able to ever kill the story. (1/2)
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SEOUL, Jan 30 (Reuters) - NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg urged South Korea on Monday to increase military support to Ukraine, citing other countries that have changed their policy of not providing weapons to countries in conflict following Russia's invasion.
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This is Aden. This is #Yemen. This is how beautiful it can be when guns are silenced and calm prevails.
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Jack ReVelle found and defused two nuclear bombs that accidentally fell on North Carolina. He couldn’t talk about it for 50 years. He fought the VA to prove his cancer was caused by radiation exposure. He died, quietly, 3 years ago today. Here’s his story:
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John Walker Lindh was supposed to stay away from extremists while out on parole. Instead, he met with an ISIS convict three times while the FBI watched. But there was no attempt to revoke his parole and it expired in May.
New piece by and me.
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Now comes a follow-up statement from SECDEF Austin that says US forces killed Bilal al-Sudani, an ISIS leader in Somalia & a facilitator for ISIS’s global network.
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Early gunnery practice simulator
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. disrupts major ransomware group that extorted about $100M including from schools and hospitals nbcnews.com/tech/security/ via / =>
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including "the French" in here is probably the funniest thing that's ever happened twitter.com/APStylebook/st
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Nursing mothers at State Dept arbitrarily barred from bringing breast pumps into their embassies, offices, being told they count as "personal electronic devices" and not medical devices
My story:
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Fox News’ Benjamin Hall urges viewers to ‘never give up’ in emotional return to live TV foxnews.com/media/fox-news #FoxNews
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Doomsday Clock moved forward again 😬
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Please enjoy my visualization of the metaphorical timepiece's history on a ... clock plot? ... connected scatter-clock? ... 🤔📈
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Never forget the decimal point when ordering a 7.5mm Drill bit
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BERLIN, Jan 24 (Reuters) - "Scholzology" - the art of understanding German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's decisions - is in vogue as critics at home and abroad question his reluctance to supply the German-made battle tanks Ukraine wants to repulse Russian forces.
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The word "pipehitter" appears 52 times in Mike Pompeo's new book, and even has its own chapter.
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🧵To recap the last week in "GWOT lite", US armed forces have engaged in hostilities in at least two countries apparently with three different adversaries.
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JUST IN:
German Defense Minister Pistorius says Germany has not decided whether to send its own Leopard tanks to Ukraine but that "partner countries that already have Leopard tanks that can be deployed, the training of tank teams from Ukraine, can already start."
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Remembering Django Reinhardt, born on this day in 1910 in Belgium. Here he is with violinist Stéphane Grappelli and their band the Quintette du Hot Club de France performing "J'Attendrai" in 1938.
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Today in 1954 Ernest Hemingway's plane crashed in Uganda. He and his wife were badly wounded, survived a night in the bush and then boarded a rescue plane the next day. Which exploded on take off, causing even more serious injuries. He ended up in hospital reading his own obits.
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NBC News: Former FBI Special Agent in Charge Charlie McGonigal has been arrested and charged in connection with Russian sanctions violations and money laundering violations.
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“Nine military officers who worked decades ago at a Montana nuclear missile base have been diagnosed with blood cancer. There are ‘indications’ the disease may be linked to their service, according to military briefing slides obtained by
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Photos: Gunman still on the loose after 10 killed in mass shooting in Monterey Park dance studio
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We’d planned to publish a story this morning about a 6-year-old who shot his teacher, but didn’t, because someone else shot two dozen people last night.
I can’t recall how many times I’ve still been immersed in the coverage of one awful shooting when another one happened.
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In his short career JOHN CAZALE only made 5 movies:
THE GODFATHER - THE GODFATHER 2 - THE CONVERSATION - DOG DAY
AFTERNOON - THE DEER HUNTER.
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Picture at the Academy Awards, with 3 winning.
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The U.S. State Department wouldn’t confirm Swift’s identity but said in a statement that an American was killed in action & that they "are in touch with his family and providing all possible consular assistance."
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The Navy Absentee Collection and Information Centers said that Swift has been in “an active deserter status since March 11, 2019,” according to releasable service records obtained by TIME.
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Daniel Swift, a Navy Special Warfare Operator First Class who had gone AWOL, died after suffering injuries with a unit under attack by Russia.
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