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US Coast Guard To Call Swastikas, Nooses "Potentially Divisive"
The US Coast Guard is poised to change some of its language and policies surrounding the display of hate symbols like swastikas and nooses as well as how personnel report hate incidents.
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US Military To Halt Domestic Travel Amid Coronavirus
The US military said on Friday that it will halt all domestic travel, with some exceptions, for service members, Defense Department civilians and their families amid the fast-spreading coronavirus. The memo, signed by Deputy Secretary of Defense David Norquist, said the policy would go into effect on Monday through May 11.
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Donald Trump To Send Lieutenants To Pakistan With This Message
President Donald Trump will dispatch his top diplomatic and military advisors to Pakistan in the coming weeks, turning up the heat on a nuclear-armed ally accused of harboring terror groups. Weeks after Trump angrily accused Islamabad of providing safe haven to "agents of chaos," Secretary of State Rex Tillerson plans to depart for Pakistan late th...
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US Senator Asks Carter To End Dress Policy For Sikhs In Army
A top US Senator on Thursday asked Defense Secretary Ashton Carter to repeal a dress policy in its army which prevents Sikhs from serving in the military with their religious articles intact.
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Michele Flournoy Withdraws From Consideration as US Defence Secretary: Report
Michele Flournoy, a former top US Defence Department official widely tipped as a possible replacement for Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, has taken herself out of consideration for the job, Foreign Policy Magazine reported on Tuesday.
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US Coast Guard To Call Swastikas, Nooses "Potentially Divisive"
The US Coast Guard is poised to change some of its language and policies surrounding the display of hate symbols like swastikas and nooses as well as how personnel report hate incidents.
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US Military To Halt Domestic Travel Amid Coronavirus
The US military said on Friday that it will halt all domestic travel, with some exceptions, for service members, Defense Department civilians and their families amid the fast-spreading coronavirus. The memo, signed by Deputy Secretary of Defense David Norquist, said the policy would go into effect on Monday through May 11.
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Donald Trump To Send Lieutenants To Pakistan With This Message
President Donald Trump will dispatch his top diplomatic and military advisors to Pakistan in the coming weeks, turning up the heat on a nuclear-armed ally accused of harboring terror groups. Weeks after Trump angrily accused Islamabad of providing safe haven to "agents of chaos," Secretary of State Rex Tillerson plans to depart for Pakistan late th...
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US Senator Asks Carter To End Dress Policy For Sikhs In Army
A top US Senator on Thursday asked Defense Secretary Ashton Carter to repeal a dress policy in its army which prevents Sikhs from serving in the military with their religious articles intact.
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Michele Flournoy Withdraws From Consideration as US Defence Secretary: Report
Michele Flournoy, a former top US Defence Department official widely tipped as a possible replacement for Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, has taken herself out of consideration for the job, Foreign Policy Magazine reported on Tuesday.
