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Two Navy pilots shot down over Red Sea in friendly fire incident
Both pilots ejected from their F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jet and were recovered safely.
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U.S. air strikes hit Houthi strongholds in Yemen, kill ISIS leader in Syria
Officials said the strikes were part of an effort to keep Houthis and ISIS from attacking Western assets.
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US kills ISIS leader during airstrike in Syria: CENTCOM
The strike targeted and killed the ISIS leader Abu Yusif in the Dayr az Zawr Province of Syria, which was formerly controlled by Russia and the previous Syrian regime. Another ISIS operative was also killed in the strike, but his name was not disclosed.
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NORAD promises its Santa Tracker will be safe from government shutdown
The agency said it would continue to field the more than 130,000 calls it gets from children every year even during a shutdown.
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After Iranian arrest tied to U.S. military murders, town advances sanctuary policies
Iranian-born Mahdi Mohammad Sadeghi, a resident of Natick, Mass., was charged in federal court in Boston "with conspiring to export sophisticated electronic components from the United States to Iran in violation of U.S. export control and sanctions laws."
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Officials reject speculation NJ's mystery drones were used in search for missing radioactive item
The sightings have led Belleville Mayor Michael Melham to speculate the possibility that the drones are related to radioactive material that went missing in New Jersey on Dec. 2. But a spokesperson for the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection said the material has been found and drones were not used in its recovery.
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Government watchdog accuses Navy of wasting over a billion dollars in cruiser modernization program
The report also noted that the program as a whole has been plagued with "weak oversight," delays, poor quality work, and wasted costs.
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DOD's Deception: General's admission on U.S. troops in Syria latest whopper to mislead Americans
From the disastrous Afghanistan retreat to Lloyd Austin's surgery, Biden's Pentagon has been flagged regularly for mistruths if not outright disinformation.
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Trump border czar Tom Homan says he will need funding from Congress and beds for deportations
Homan said that he will be prepared to launch the mass deportation operation on the first day of Trump's term, but that he is still making plans. He also said he would be asking Congress for money, and that he needs more beds and ICE officers to carry out the mission.
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Syria might be an early quagmire for Trump as he maintains non-intervention policy
Western powers cheered Assad’s ouster, but President-elect Donald Trump warned that the conflict was not over and insisted the U.S. should stay out of affairs in Syria.
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Border Patrol arrests South African illegal immigrant on terrorist watchlist in New York City
Border Patrol Chief Jason Owens said the man, who has not been publicly identified so far, was previously arrested in Texas for criminal trespassing but was released into the country based on information available at the time.
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Assad details last hours of Syrian civil war, says he didn't intend to flee
Assad concluded with an expression of hope for a "free and independent" Syria.