US MQ-9 Reaper spy drones patroling Gaza's sky to search for hostages held by Hamas, says Pentagon

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MQ-9 Reaper
MQ-9 Reaper

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A marine general collapsed after complaining of unsustainable work, as Tommy Tuberville blocks new military appointments

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Marine Gen. Eric Smith at the Senate Armed Services hearing on his nomination to lead the U.S. Marine Corps
Marine Gen. Eric Smith testifying during the Senate Armed Services hearing on his nomination to lead the US Marine Corps, June 13, 2023, on Capitol Hill.

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China could have 1,000 nuclear warheads and missiles that can hit the US by 2030, says Pentagon report

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China, Badaling, soldiers on the Great Wall of China, rear view - stock photo.
China, Badaling, soldiers on the Great Wall of China, rear view - stock photo.

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US officials say they're worried a Chinese-owned bitcoin mine in Wyoming will pose a national security threat, NYT reports

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Bitcoin.

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House Democrat defends voting for bill that would slash Defense Secretary's salary to just $1: 'I'm not particularly concerned about him'

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Democratic Rep. Jared Golden of Maine and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin.
Democratic Rep. Jared Golden of Maine and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin.

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US military barracks are so neglected that troops in one facility are left to clean up 'biological waste that may remain in a barracks room after a suicide,' government report says

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Mold growth affected service members from all 12 discussion groups, the report said.
Mold growth affected service members from all 12 discussion groups, the report said.

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MSNBC host and ex-GOP congressman Joe Scarborough blasts Tommy Tuberville over his monthslong blockade on senior military promotions: 'Hey Tommy, you're not coaching football anymore'

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Sen. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama.

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Sen. Tuberville slammed poetry by US sailors that is a time-honored tradition

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Sen. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama at a hearing on Capitol Hill on February 17, 2022.
Tuberville has singlehandedly blocked hundreds of military promotions since March and refuses to let up unless the Pentagon reverses its abortion policy.

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Sen. Tuberville is blocking military promotions and it's going to make top talent quit for the private sector, top officers of Army, Navy, and Air Force say

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Sen. Tommy Tuberville speaks to reporters in the Senate subway at the US Capitol on July 10, 2023

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A diplomat who was pressed into leading the Afghanistan withdrawal was so flummoxed by his last-minute assignment that he had to run to REI for gear: book

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John Bass
Then-US Ambassador to Afghanistan John Bass attends a press conference in Geneva in 2018.

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