Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin told reporters on the plane to Hawaii that bolstering alliances and partnerships with other countries is the focus of his whirlwind trip to the Indo-Pacific region. Recognizing the importance of India in any effort to check an increasingly assertive China, Mr. Austin is expected to … View original article
JERUSALEM (AP) – The Israeli Defense Ministry on Sunday said it has completed development of a new guided mortar system, giving the army a formidable new weapon against enemies embedded in crowded urban environments. Officials said the “Iron Sting” system, using both GPS and laser technology, would provide Israeli land … View original article
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – An ousted chief of staff at a Veterans Affairs hospital has been selected as the chairman of the West Virginia Republican Party. Members of the state Republican Executive Committee chose Raleigh County Republican Executive Committee Chairman Mark Harris on Saturday in Charleston, The Intelligencer and Wheeling … View original article
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – Jackson State University is one of five schools to get a Scientific Leadership Award. The schools – described as minority-serving institutions – will receive up to $1 million in 2021, which is the first of a two-year funding effort, WLBT-TV reported. The U.S. Department of … View original article
SAN DIEGO — Everybody loves a mystery. But we like them solved, too, and so far an answer has been elusive for the Big Border Boom. It rattled windows and shook doors across a large swath of San Diego and Tijuana late Wednesday afternoon, jangling the nerves of residents who’d experienced a similar noisemaker last …
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