ISLAMABAD (AP) – Nepalese climbers who last week made history by scaling the world’s second highest peak – Pakistan’s K2 – in the winter season praised Pakistan’s military and civil authorities on Friday for facilitating their challenging expedition. The leader of the 10-member Nepalese team, Nirmal Pujra, said he and his fellow mountaineers made “the …
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WASHINGTON – A widely shared YouTube clip that claims to reveal National Guard members in Washington turning their backs to President Joe Biden’s motorcade really showed standard protocol, a spokeswoman for the National Guard said. The 21-second video, titled “Military turns backs to Joe Biden’s motorcade,” was uploaded to YouTube on Wednesday. It shows groups …
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A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out. Here are the facts: ___ Troops facing away from Biden motorcade were watching for security threats CLAIM: Troops …
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The National Guard Bureau is working on a plan to call for thousands of volunteers from the 25,600 Guard members in Washington, D.C., to remain on duty in the city until as late as mid-March. Guard officials announced Thursday that approximately 15,000 Air and Army National Guard troops would begin returning to their home states …
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New Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin arrived at the Pentagon on Friday, soon after his confirmation vote in the Senate. Secretary Austin was met at the Pentagon‘s River Entrance by Gen. Mark Milley, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He stopped for a moment at the entrance steps but did not take any questions …
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