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Amid "Threat" National Guard To Stay In Washington Till Mid-March
Thousands of US National Guard troops mobilized in Washington for the presidential inauguration will remain in place through mid-March due to ongoing threats, Pentagon officials said Monday.
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US First Lady Thanks National Guard Members With Chocolate Chip Cookies
A decision to turn a chilly underground parking garage into an overnight billet for National Guard troops in Washington to protect President Joe Biden's inauguration has stirred an uproar.
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Outrage After US Guard Troops Shifted From Capitol To Parking Garage
A decision to turn a chilly underground parking garage into an overnight billet for National Guard troops in Washington to protect President Joe Biden's inauguration has stirred an uproar.
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25,000 National Guards To Shield Biden Inauguration From Mob, "Lone Wolf" Threats
Washington braced for a tense inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden on Wednesday, as more than 25,000 National Guard troops stood watch over a barricaded city, emptied of the spectators who usually throng to the quadrennial ritual.
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50 US State Capitals On Edge, Pro-Trump Marches Likely This Weekend
Washington, DC, was locked down and US law enforcement officials geared up for pro-Trump marches in all 50 state capitals this weekend, erecting barriers and deploying thousands of National Guard troops to try to prevent the kind of violent attack that rattled the nation on Jan. 6.
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Armed Guards, Fences: Washington Under Heavy Security As Trump Impeached
Downtown Washington was fenced off and boarded up Wednesday, with concrete barriers blocking avenues, police at street corners, and armed National Guard soldiers patrolling Capitol Hill as Congress impeached President Donald Trump for a second time.
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Donald Trump Orders National Guard's Withdrawal From Washington
US President Donald Trump on Sunday ordered the withdrawal of National Guard troops from the streets of Washington after days of protests over the police killing of George Floyd.
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Would Go To Iran If Needed, Directly Speak To People: Mike Pompeo
USSecretary of State Mike Pompeo said he was willing to go to Iran for talks amid tensions between Tehran and Washington, but also called on Japan, Britain and other nations to join a maritime force to guard oil tankers sailing through the Strait of Hormuz.
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She Wore A Dinosaur Puppet During A Military Oath. It Got Her And A Colonel Removed From The Job
It's unclear why Master Sgt. Robin Brown, a public affairs officer with the Tennessee Air National Guard, recited her oath of re-enlistment last week using a dinosaur puppet.
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Mexico President Enrique Pena Nieto Delivers Public Rebuke Of Trump Over Border Threats
President Enrique Pena Nieto delivered his most direct public rebuke of President Donald Trump on Thursday afternoon, in a national address that characterized Mexico as willing to cooperate with the United States but not at the expense of its sovereignty or dignity.
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A National Guard Vehicle Vanished Near Houston. Soldiers Found It With Snapchat.
A soldier commanding a vanished Humvee was not answering calls. No one in the unit had his driver's phone number, worsening the situation of an Army vehicle and two soldiers missing somewhere near flood-ravaged Houston as night approached.
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British Threat Level Raised Amid Fears Another Attack 'May Be Imminent'
British Prime Minister Theresa May on Tuesday night raised the nation's threat level and deployed the military to guard concerts, sports matches and other public events, saying another attack "may be imminent" following a bombing Monday night that left 22 people dead.
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US F-16 Fighter Crashes Near Washington, D.C., Pilot Safe
An Air National Guard F-16 fighter plane crashed near Washington on Wednesday during a training mission, and the pilot ejected safely after steering the plummeting aircraft away from houses, a military official said.
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'Ailing' Buzz Aldrin, Second Man On The Moon, Is Being Medically Evacuated From The South Pole
The National Science Foundation has agreed to provide medical evacuation from the South Pole for 86-year-old Buzz Aldrin, a former astronaut who in 1969 became one of the first people to walk on the moon.
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Fires in US State of Washington Largest in its History
A group of wildfires blazing in the western US state of Washington have become the largest in the state's history, and 2015 has become the state's worst fire year on record, officials said on Monday.
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Amid "Threat" National Guard To Stay In Washington Till Mid-March
Thousands of US National Guard troops mobilized in Washington for the presidential inauguration will remain in place through mid-March due to ongoing threats, Pentagon officials said Monday.
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US First Lady Thanks National Guard Members With Chocolate Chip Cookies
A decision to turn a chilly underground parking garage into an overnight billet for National Guard troops in Washington to protect President Joe Biden's inauguration has stirred an uproar.
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Outrage After US Guard Troops Shifted From Capitol To Parking Garage
A decision to turn a chilly underground parking garage into an overnight billet for National Guard troops in Washington to protect President Joe Biden's inauguration has stirred an uproar.
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25,000 National Guards To Shield Biden Inauguration From Mob, "Lone Wolf" Threats
Washington braced for a tense inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden on Wednesday, as more than 25,000 National Guard troops stood watch over a barricaded city, emptied of the spectators who usually throng to the quadrennial ritual.
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50 US State Capitals On Edge, Pro-Trump Marches Likely This Weekend
Washington, DC, was locked down and US law enforcement officials geared up for pro-Trump marches in all 50 state capitals this weekend, erecting barriers and deploying thousands of National Guard troops to try to prevent the kind of violent attack that rattled the nation on Jan. 6.
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Armed Guards, Fences: Washington Under Heavy Security As Trump Impeached
Downtown Washington was fenced off and boarded up Wednesday, with concrete barriers blocking avenues, police at street corners, and armed National Guard soldiers patrolling Capitol Hill as Congress impeached President Donald Trump for a second time.
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Donald Trump Orders National Guard's Withdrawal From Washington
US President Donald Trump on Sunday ordered the withdrawal of National Guard troops from the streets of Washington after days of protests over the police killing of George Floyd.
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Would Go To Iran If Needed, Directly Speak To People: Mike Pompeo
USSecretary of State Mike Pompeo said he was willing to go to Iran for talks amid tensions between Tehran and Washington, but also called on Japan, Britain and other nations to join a maritime force to guard oil tankers sailing through the Strait of Hormuz.
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She Wore A Dinosaur Puppet During A Military Oath. It Got Her And A Colonel Removed From The Job
It's unclear why Master Sgt. Robin Brown, a public affairs officer with the Tennessee Air National Guard, recited her oath of re-enlistment last week using a dinosaur puppet.
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Mexico President Enrique Pena Nieto Delivers Public Rebuke Of Trump Over Border Threats
President Enrique Pena Nieto delivered his most direct public rebuke of President Donald Trump on Thursday afternoon, in a national address that characterized Mexico as willing to cooperate with the United States but not at the expense of its sovereignty or dignity.
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A National Guard Vehicle Vanished Near Houston. Soldiers Found It With Snapchat.
A soldier commanding a vanished Humvee was not answering calls. No one in the unit had his driver's phone number, worsening the situation of an Army vehicle and two soldiers missing somewhere near flood-ravaged Houston as night approached.
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British Threat Level Raised Amid Fears Another Attack 'May Be Imminent'
British Prime Minister Theresa May on Tuesday night raised the nation's threat level and deployed the military to guard concerts, sports matches and other public events, saying another attack "may be imminent" following a bombing Monday night that left 22 people dead.
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US F-16 Fighter Crashes Near Washington, D.C., Pilot Safe
An Air National Guard F-16 fighter plane crashed near Washington on Wednesday during a training mission, and the pilot ejected safely after steering the plummeting aircraft away from houses, a military official said.
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'Ailing' Buzz Aldrin, Second Man On The Moon, Is Being Medically Evacuated From The South Pole
The National Science Foundation has agreed to provide medical evacuation from the South Pole for 86-year-old Buzz Aldrin, a former astronaut who in 1969 became one of the first people to walk on the moon.
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Fires in US State of Washington Largest in its History
A group of wildfires blazing in the western US state of Washington have become the largest in the state's history, and 2015 has become the state's worst fire year on record, officials said on Monday.
