82nd Airborne Disputes Claims of ‘Mass Outbreak’ of COVID-19 at Training Center

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Paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division training at the Joint Readiness Training Center at Fort Polk, Louisiana, are complaining of a “mass outbreak” of COVID-19 within the unit and claiming there has been no isolation for those infected. The first of about 4,000 soldiers began leaving Fort Bragg, North Carolina, in a series of bus …

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Germany hails Biden’s move to halt Trump-ordered troop cuts

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BERLIN (AP) – The German government on Friday welcomed President Joe Biden’s decision to formally halt the planned withdrawal of U.S. troops from Germany, arguing that the troops’ stationing there is “in our mutual interest.” Last year, then-President Donald Trump announced that he was going to pull out about 9,500 of the roughly 34,500 U.S. …

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EXPLAINER: What US ending Saudi war support means for Yemen

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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – President Joe Biden‘s announcement that the U.S. will end its support of a Saudi-led coalition’s yearslong war against Yemen‘s Houthi rebels likely will increase pressure on the kingdom to end its campaign there. However, reaching an enduring peace for the Arab world’s poorest country still remains in question. The …

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