Tag: Defense Department
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Trump Cancels Planned Execution Livestream of Nidal Hasan, Fort Hood Shooter
The president said only immediate families of the victims of the mass shooting in 2009 would witness the execution of Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan.
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‘Not Pleasant’ but ‘Necessary’: Support at Trump Rally for Public Execution
A sample of people at the president’s midterm stump speech in Tennessee defended the Pentagon’s announcement that it would livestream the execution of a mass shooter.
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Pentagon Again Increases Number of U.S. Casualties in Iran War
In an unannounced change, the Defense Department is now acknowledging troops who died or were wounded in support roles.
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Executions, After Christa Pike, Are on the Minds of a Divided Public
A botched execution and a planned execution that might be livestreamed have renewed debate and divisions over the most severe form of punishment.
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For Trump, a Firing Squad on Livestream Becomes the Latest Spectacle
The idea seemed to surprise even some inside the Trump administration.
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Senate Fact Finders Decry Costs of Immigrant Detention at Guantánamo
The setup has cost more than $100 million, the study said. A recent inspection found nearly 450 government employees and zero detainees.
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The 2026 Nobel Peace Prize Winner, and the Pentagon’s Plan to Livestream an Execution
Plus, the Friday news quiz.
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U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln Returns Home After Long and Grueling Deployment
The aircraft carrier, whose crew endured food shortages, spent much of its nearly 11-month deployment in combat without a day off.
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Trump Says U.S. Will Not Strike Iran Again Before Midterms as Military Draws Up New Plans
The U.S. military has drafted options for three days of strikes, but in recent months the president has repeatedly vetoed plans to restart the war.
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Potential Iranian Drone Attack Led to Exit of U.S. Aircraft From British Air Base
According to U.S. and British officials, 12 B-1 Air Force bombers from R.A.F. Fairford air base were withdrawn because of the risk of a drone attack ordered by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.