CAMP PENDLETON — “Expect to start by getting wet.” That’s about all the 138 newly minted grunts chosen to participate in the new Infantry Marine Course, or IMC, pilot had been told about the final two-day capstone test of their skills. But on Wednesday afternoon, just before the start of the event, they got the …
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REPUBLIC, Wash. — About 10% of the population of Republic, a small city in north-central Washington, has tested positive for COVID-19 in an outbreak traced to large indoor events last month at the local Fraternal Order of Eagles hall. Ferry County Memorial Hospital officials have confirmed more than 100 cases, with one reported death, since …
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VIENNA (AP) – High-ranking diplomats from China, Germany, France, Russia and Britain are set to resume talks Saturday focused on bringing the United States back into their landmark nuclear deal with Iran. The U.S. will not have a representative at the table when the diplomats meet in Vienna because former President Donald Trump unilaterally pulled …
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PHOENIX (AP) – The State Emergency Council has voted to allocate approximately $2.5 million to help pay for Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey‘s deployment of 250 National Guard personnel to free up law enforcement officers in border towns along the Arizona-Mexico border. Ducey‘s office said the council cleared use of the money from the Governor’s Emergency …
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PHOENIX (AP) – Dozens of Arizona Army National Guard soldiers are about to deploy overseas. The Guard said a farewell ceremony is scheduled Sunday at Papago Park Military Reservation in Phoenix for over 80 members of Alpha Company of the 422nd Expeditionary Signal Battalion. The Guard’s announcement said the soldiers are going to the Middle …
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