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STRIPES - I was willing to die for my country; I never expected to be betrayed by it. | Stars and Stripes

What happened to me wasn’t an injury sustained in battle — risks U.S. service members accept. This was medical malpractice that left me permanently disabled.

STRIPES (Phillip Walter Wellman) - Federal lawmakers demand stronger protections for troops’ location data | Stars and Stripes

Lawmakers demand protection of troops after adversaries were using commercial location data to target U.S. military personnel in an active war zone.

AXIOS (Asher Price) - How the Talarico-Paxton race could play out

With Ken Paxton's GOP primary win this week, Democrats now have the Republican Senate candidate, tactically speaking, they were hoping for. - Now the question is whether their nominee, James Talarico , a young state lawmaker from Austin, can deliver them out of the wilderness. Why it matters: A Talarico win would give the Democrats an unexpected seat in their quest to retake the Senate — and potentially move Texas into the battleground column for 2028, a seismic reordering of the national electoral landscape. The latest: Talarico ratcheted up the pressure on Paxton Thursday, announcing his campaign had raised more than $3 million in the 24 hours after Paxton defeated longtime U.S. Sen. John Cornyn in the Tuesday runoff — calling it…

AXIOS (Maya Goldman) - Americans exposed to Ebola won't immediately return to U.S.

Americans exposed to Ebola in Africa will quarantine in Kenya and be moved to treatment facilities in Europe if they test positive, senior Trump administration officials said on Thursday. Why it matters: The administration's plan to keep affected Americans from returning to the U.S. has angered some public health experts, who say there already are specialized facilities stateside to treat them. The big picture: Officials said flying sick individuals to locations in Europe will be faster than sending the individuals back to the U.S. and allow them to obtain prompt care. - They did not say whether sick Americans will be able to return home at any point. - Secretary of State Marco ​Rubio said during a Cabinet meeting earlier this…