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High waters flooded neighborhoods around Houston on Saturday following heavy rains that have already resulted in crews rescuing more than 400 people from homes, rooftops and roads engulfed in ... Read More

Defense chiefs from US, Australia, Japan and Philippines vow to deepen cooperation

Defense chiefs from Australia, Japan, the Philippines and the United States have vowed to deepen their cooperation as they gather in Hawaii for their second-ever joint meeting amid concerns about Chin ... Read More

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After 14 years of Conservative government, Britain’s voters appear hungry for change. And Prime Minister Rishi Sunak seems unable to persuade them otherwise. By Mark Landler Russian military ... Read More

Major Victory For Women: International Powerlifting Changes Transgender Policy

40-year-old transgender woman Anne Andres recently set a new world record in female powerlifting ... Prior to the policy change, Hutchinson said, “It’s been very disheartening. Read More

Sen. Tuberville's hold on military promotions will apply to Biden's new Joint Chiefs nominee

Tommy Tuberville’s hold on military promotions will apply to Air Force Gen. C.Q. Brown Jr.’s elevation to chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, his spokesperson told NBC News. Tuberville ... Read More

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Macron 'not ruling anything out' when it comes to Western troops in Ukraine May 3 (UPI ... Israeli Security Cabinet set to approve closure of Qatari news outlet Al Jazeera May 2 (UPI ... Read More

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Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu announces closure of Al Jazeera offices in Israel, citing unanimous government decision. Details on timeline and duration of closure remain unclear. The ... Read More

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Cambodia's Defense Ministry says a huge explosion at a military base in the southwest ... United Methodist delegates have begun making historic policy changes on sexuality, voting without debate ... Read More

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Pro Palestinian demonstrators protest the war in Gaza and demand college divestment from military weapons manufacturers on the Auraria Campus in Denver on April 25, 2024. (Photo by Kevin Mohatt ... Read More