The official described the strikes, which occurred near the city of Bandar Abbas in southern Iran, as defensive because the drones presented a threat to U.S. forces near the Strait of Hormuz and commercial shipping in the area.
James Talarico appears to walk back some of his comments on religion that have become a line of attack in his race for the Texas Senate seat against Ken Paxton.
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Despite all our good intentions, the legal system — that thing we were charged to protect — kept getting worse.
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The investigation is said to center on whether Ms. Carroll committed perjury in civil lawsuits against Donald J. Trump, whom she accused of sexual assault.
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Iran's military fired four one-way drones at a U.S. Navy ship and a commercial ship, a senior U.S. official said. - The U.S. military shot down the drones and attacked another Iranian drone launching unit on the ground before, the official added. Why it matters: This is the second such skirmish in 48 hours. - It happened as the U.S. and Iran negotiate a deal for ending the war. Of note: The exchange came hours after President Trump said at a Cabinet meeting he's in no rush for a deal and suggested that Tehran thought it could "out-wait" because of the upcoming midterm elections. - "I don't care about the midterms. Look what happened last night, that was a prelude to the midterms. People understand it," Trump said, in reference to…
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Officials said seven people were injured in the implosion, two people have been confirmed dead and nine people remain missing. None of the missing people are expected to have survived, Ferguson said in a news conference.
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Japanese police have referred a U.S. soldier to prosecutors over allegations he sexually assaulted and injured a woman on Okinawa.
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U.S. Naval Forces Japan temporarily lost control of its official X account when someone logged into it and changed some basic information.
The Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford, England, has been canceled this year due to ongoing military operations tied to the war in Iran.
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The U.S. is dramatically downsizing the contribution of forces it would send to Europe in a crisis, reports say.