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Pentagon denies spying on troops’ social media accounts

The Pentagon’s top spokesman issued a full-throated denial of a story by The Intercept, which reported the Defense Department wants to monitor troops’ social media accounts for evidence of ties to extremism. “There’s no effort inside this extremist working group to somehow spy on every individual in the military or spend hours and hours just …

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South Korean President Moon Jae-in’s meeting with Biden in U.S. to center on vaccines, North Korea

South Korean President Moon Jae-in departed Wednesday for a White House summit with President Biden and other U.S. stops as he looks to jumpstart COVID-19 vaccine production and North Korean peace talks. Mr. Moon and Mr. Biden will hold a joint press conference Friday after their first in-person meeting. The South Korean leader has “high …

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Activists Call for Legislation After 3 Fort Campbell Soldiers Are Accused of Illegally Selling Weapons Used in Shootings

After three U.S. Army soldiers were accused of conspiring to buy firearms in Tennessee and illegally sell them in Chicago, two local activists are calling for politicians to come up with new legislation to screen people joining the armed services. Tio Hardiman, executive director of Violence Interrupters, and Paul McKinley, of Voice of the Ex-Offender, …

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Fear of Taliban Conquering Kabul Are Overblown, US Envoy Says

WASHINGTON — Predictions that the Taliban will quickly overrun Afghan government forces and conquer Kabul once U.S. and coalition forces have fully withdrawn are unduly pessimistic, Washington’s special envoy to Afghanistan said Tuesday. “I personally believe that the statements that their forces will disintegrate and the Talibs will take over in short order are mistaken,” …

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