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What is Juneteenth? Tracing The History And Significance Of June 19th
Juneteenth, now a federal holiday since 2021, marks the belated end of slavery in Texas in 1865, highlighting the challenges of emancipation during the Civil War.
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Will Send Troops To US-Mexico Border If Elected To Power, Says Trump
Former U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that if elected again he would shift resources from federal law enforcement agencies and send thousands of overseas-based troops to the U.S.-Mexico border.
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Russia To Give Bonus Payments To Troops For Destroying Western Tanks
Russian troops who have destroyed German-made Leopard tanks and U.S.-supplied armoured vehicles being used by Ukraine will receive bonus payments, the Defence Ministry said on Friday.
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Pak Government To Call Out Army If Imran Khan Calls For March In Islamabad
Pakistan's Shehbaz Sharif-led federal government decided to call out army and deploy troops in the capital city if PTI chief Imran Khan gave a call for the march.
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Watch: US City Mayor Teargassed At Protest Against Federal Crackdown
The mayor of Portland was teargassed Wednesday as he met with demonstrators protesting against police brutality and the deployment of federal troops into US cities ordered by President Donald Trump.
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New York Will Sue If Trump Sends Federal Troops: Mayor Bill de Blasio
New York would go to court to stop President Donald Trump from sending federal troops to the city to quell rising crime, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Tuesday.
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Russia "Well-Prepared" To Welcome PM Modi For Moscow Parade: Envoy
Russian Federation Ambassador to India Nikolay Rishatovich Kudashev on Monday said his country was well-prepared to welcome Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Indian troops at the 75th anniversary of the "victory in the great patriotic war" parade in Moscow on May 9, 2020.
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California Wildfire Death Toll Climbs To 56, 130 Still Missing
U.S. National Guard troops scoured the ruins of the town of Paradise on Thursday for any sign of 130 people still missing in California's deadliest wildfire on record as authorities said the death toll had risen to 56.
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Brazil Threatens Striking Police With Prosecution As Death Toll Tops 120
Authorities in the Brazilian state of Espirito Santo threatened striking police officers with criminal charges on Friday as the federal government sent in more troops in a bid to end a week of violent anarchy that has left more than 120 people dead.
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Uncle of Chattanooga Shooter Released in Jordan: Lawyer
The uncle of a man who killed five US troops in Tennessee was released from detention in Jordan on Thursday after almost a week of interrogation by the FBI and local intelligence services, his lawyer said.
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US Military Knew About Bizarre Methods of Doctor Hired to Train Troops
For years, a doctor now accused of performing macabre procedures on the troops that he trained took steps to cloak his battlefield-medicine classes in secrecy. The doctor, John Henry Hagmann, often required that those who took or helped teach his courses sign non-disclosure agreements.
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US Does Damage Control After Ash Carter Questions Iraqi Forces' Desire to Fight Islamic State
Vice President Joe Biden reassured Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi of the US commitment to help fight Islamic State militants in an effort at damage control on Monday after Defense Secretary Ash Carter questioned Iraqi troops' desire to fight.
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Mexican Troops Face Civilian Trial For 22 Deaths
Seven Mexican soldiers being held in the June killings of 22 suspected criminals will be tried by a civilian judge, three of them for homicide, federal justice officials said Sunday.
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Iraq Army Chief Expects 'Huge Changes' After US Strikes
Iraq's army chief of staff said he expects federal troops and Kurdish peshmerga forces to reclaim large swathes of land after the US began air strikes Friday against jihadist positions.
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Australia Vows Help to Secure Ukraine Crash Site
Australia's foreign minister says her country stands ready to provide whatever resources are needed to secure the Malaysian airliner's crash site in Ukraine, as newspapers report Australian troops and police could soon be sent.
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What is Juneteenth? Tracing The History And Significance Of June 19th
Juneteenth, now a federal holiday since 2021, marks the belated end of slavery in Texas in 1865, highlighting the challenges of emancipation during the Civil War.
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Will Send Troops To US-Mexico Border If Elected To Power, Says Trump
Former U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that if elected again he would shift resources from federal law enforcement agencies and send thousands of overseas-based troops to the U.S.-Mexico border.
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Russia To Give Bonus Payments To Troops For Destroying Western Tanks
Russian troops who have destroyed German-made Leopard tanks and U.S.-supplied armoured vehicles being used by Ukraine will receive bonus payments, the Defence Ministry said on Friday.
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Pak Government To Call Out Army If Imran Khan Calls For March In Islamabad
Pakistan's Shehbaz Sharif-led federal government decided to call out army and deploy troops in the capital city if PTI chief Imran Khan gave a call for the march.
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Watch: US City Mayor Teargassed At Protest Against Federal Crackdown
The mayor of Portland was teargassed Wednesday as he met with demonstrators protesting against police brutality and the deployment of federal troops into US cities ordered by President Donald Trump.
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New York Will Sue If Trump Sends Federal Troops: Mayor Bill de Blasio
New York would go to court to stop President Donald Trump from sending federal troops to the city to quell rising crime, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Tuesday.
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Russia "Well-Prepared" To Welcome PM Modi For Moscow Parade: Envoy
Russian Federation Ambassador to India Nikolay Rishatovich Kudashev on Monday said his country was well-prepared to welcome Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Indian troops at the 75th anniversary of the "victory in the great patriotic war" parade in Moscow on May 9, 2020.
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California Wildfire Death Toll Climbs To 56, 130 Still Missing
U.S. National Guard troops scoured the ruins of the town of Paradise on Thursday for any sign of 130 people still missing in California's deadliest wildfire on record as authorities said the death toll had risen to 56.
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Brazil Threatens Striking Police With Prosecution As Death Toll Tops 120
Authorities in the Brazilian state of Espirito Santo threatened striking police officers with criminal charges on Friday as the federal government sent in more troops in a bid to end a week of violent anarchy that has left more than 120 people dead.
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Uncle of Chattanooga Shooter Released in Jordan: Lawyer
The uncle of a man who killed five US troops in Tennessee was released from detention in Jordan on Thursday after almost a week of interrogation by the FBI and local intelligence services, his lawyer said.
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US Military Knew About Bizarre Methods of Doctor Hired to Train Troops
For years, a doctor now accused of performing macabre procedures on the troops that he trained took steps to cloak his battlefield-medicine classes in secrecy. The doctor, John Henry Hagmann, often required that those who took or helped teach his courses sign non-disclosure agreements.
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US Does Damage Control After Ash Carter Questions Iraqi Forces' Desire to Fight Islamic State
Vice President Joe Biden reassured Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi of the US commitment to help fight Islamic State militants in an effort at damage control on Monday after Defense Secretary Ash Carter questioned Iraqi troops' desire to fight.
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Mexican Troops Face Civilian Trial For 22 Deaths
Seven Mexican soldiers being held in the June killings of 22 suspected criminals will be tried by a civilian judge, three of them for homicide, federal justice officials said Sunday.
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Iraq Army Chief Expects 'Huge Changes' After US Strikes
Iraq's army chief of staff said he expects federal troops and Kurdish peshmerga forces to reclaim large swathes of land after the US began air strikes Friday against jihadist positions.
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Australia Vows Help to Secure Ukraine Crash Site
Australia's foreign minister says her country stands ready to provide whatever resources are needed to secure the Malaysian airliner's crash site in Ukraine, as newspapers report Australian troops and police could soon be sent.
