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Another U.S. strike on alleged drug boat leaves 4 dead in eastern Pacific, military says
The U.S. military said Wednesday that it attacked a boat accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing four people, on the same day the House rejected efforts to limit U.S. President Donald Trump’s power to use military force against drug cartels. CBC | World News
Read More »U.S. government admits negligence in January helicopter-plane collision near Washington
The U.S. government admitted Wednesday that the Federal Aviation Administration and the Army played a role in causing the collision in January this year between an airliner and a Black Hawk helicopter near the nation’s capital, killing 67 people. CBC | World News
Read More »Trump expands U.S. travel ban to 5 more countries and Palestinian Authority, toughens limits on others
The Trump administration is expanding its travel ban to include five more countries and impose new limits on others. CBC | World News
Read More »Will ‘Trump Accounts’ make U.S. kids $1 million by age 28? | About That
American babies born during U.S. President Donald Trump’s second term are set to receive $ 1,000: a gift of seed money that the government says — if contributed to maximally — will yield a return of more than $ 1 million by the time those children turn 28. Andrew Chang does the math to calculate the extent to which this ...
Read More »Syria arrests 5 over suspected ties to deadly ambush of U.S., Syrian military convoy
Two U.S. army soldiers and a civilian interpreter were killed by an attacker who targeted a convoy of American and Syrian forces before being shot dead. The Syrian Interior Ministry has described the attacker as a member of the Syrian security forces suspected of sympathizing with ISIS. CBC | World News
Read More »U.S. downs Canada 4-1 to sweep women’s hockey Rivalry Series
Hilary Knight scored twice, including an empty-netter, to lead the United States to a 4-1 win over Canada in a women’s hockey Rivalry Series game Saturday. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Trump vows ‘very serious retaliation’ after deadly ambush on U.S. military convoy in Syria
Three U.S. military personnel — two army soldiers and a civilian interpreter — were killed on Saturday after an attacker targeted a convoy of American and Syrian forces, the U.S. military said. CBC | World News
Read More »Belarus frees Nobel winner, top opposition figures as U.S. lifts more sanctions
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko freed 123 prisoners on Saturday, including Nobel Peace Prize winner Ales Bialiatski and leading opposition figure Maria Kalesnikava, after two days of talks with an envoy for U.S. President Donald Trump, an American statement said. CBC | World News
Read More »U.S. admiral’s abrupt retirement spurs command leadership change in Latin America operations
A U.S. Navy admiral who oversees military operations in Latin America handed off command responsibilities Friday as scrutiny increases over the Trump administration’s deadly strikes on alleged drug boats in the region. CBC | World News
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