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The blackout that nearly broke New York—and the logo that saved it
In 1977, with dozens of fires set daily and tourism in freefall, New York hired an artist to save the city. His infamous ...
Army commander suspended after refusing to display Trump photo
Fort McCoy commander Colonel Sheyla Baez Ramirez was relieved of duty after the Wisconsin army base failed to put up pictures ...
A century ago, the government hired unemployed young men to build America's forests, trails, and parks. Photos show FDR's 'tree army.'
During the Great Depression, Franklin Roosevelt created a tree army. Civilians planted trees, built dams, and transformed ...
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4 U.S. Army soldiers go missing in Lithuania during training exercise
Four U.S. soldiers went missing during tactical training ... which "was discovered submerged in a body of water in a training area," the Army said. The Army had been training with Lithuanian ...
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US, Ghana host African Land Forces Summit in Accra
ACCRA, Ghana — U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF) and the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) held the opening ceremony for the African Land Forces Summit 2025 in Accra, Ghana.
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Trends in U.S. Military Spending
Nevertheless, trends in military spending do reveal something about a country's capacity for coercion. Policymakers are currently debating the appropriate level of U.S. military spending given ...
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Body of 4th and final missing U.S. Army soldier is recovered from swamp in Lithuania
The body of the fourth and final missing U.S. soldier was recovered on Tuesday, the Army said, after the armored vehicle the soldiers were operating became submerged in a dense swamp in Lithuania.
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Sgt. Joe Harris, Member Of U.S. Army’s First All-Black Parachute Infantry Battalion, Dies At 108
Sgt. Joe Harris, who was believed to be the oldest surviving World War II paratrooper as well as a member of the U.S. Army’s first all-Black parachute infantry battalion, died on March 15 in a ...
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Guam to Get State-of-the-Art Missile Defense as U.S. Military Reinforces the Pacific
Alaska, USA — The U.S. Army is done waiting. Instead of waiting for shiny, finalized versions of its next-gen air and missile defence systems, the Army is rolling them out straight to the action. Guam ...
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In Greenland, JD Vance tries to make the case for a U.S. takeover
As President Donald Trump once again reiterated his call for the U.S. to take over Greenland, the vice president and second lady touched down Friday in the semi-autonomous Danish territory for a ...
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Why the Army’s Vantage Decision Could Be a $619M Win for Palantir Stock (PLTR)
Shares of AI software company Palantir Technologies (PLTR) fell today, even after investment firm William Blair said that the U.S. Army’s decision to pause the development of its Data Platform 2 ...
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U.S. Forces in the Middle East: Mapping the Military Presence
Current political and economic issues succinctly explained. The United States maintains a considerable military presence in the Middle East, with forces in more than a dozen countries and on ships ...