With state National Guard contingents manning COVID-19 response and vaccination efforts; supporting overseas operations; deploying to Washington, D.C., to provide security; and on standby for national disasters, units are stretched to their limits, the adjutants general of three states said Friday. Since Jan. 6, nearly 26,000 National Guard members have deployed or redeployed to the …

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The Air Force Academy is undertaking a wide-ranging “honor review” after a massive scandal in which some 249 cadets ended up under investigation for some form of cheating. The alleged honor code violations appear to be a direct result of changes to class structure last spring due to pandemic restrictions. “Part of the review will …

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BOSTON  — A U.S. judge on Thursday cleared the way for the extradition of an American father and son wanted by Japan for smuggling former Nissan Motor Co. Chairman Carlos Ghosn out of the country while he was awaiting trial. U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani rejected a request to block the U.S. from handing Michael …

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Afghan President Ashraf Ghani offered a dark assessment Friday of his government’s attempt to engage in peace talks with the Taliban, asserting that “violence has peaked” in Afghanistan in recent months, with the militants “finding one excuse after another” not to embrace the talks. Mr. Ghani’s comments, during an Aspen Institute conference call, coincide with …

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Two pipe bombs left at the offices of the Republican and Democratic national committees, discovered just before thousands of pro-Trump rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol, were actually placed the night before, federal officials said Friday. The FBI said the investigation had revealed new information, including that the explosive devices were placed outside …

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