STRIPES (Lara Korte) - Pentagon expands Patriot, THAAD production amid shortage concerns | Stars and Stripes
The Defense Department announced agreements to sharply expand production for two key missile interceptors.
STRIPES (Gary Warner) - B-21 bomber, F-47 next-generation fighter ahead of schedule, top Air Force general says | Stars and Stripes
The B-21 stealth bomber will join an operational squadron next year, and a first flight scheduled for 2028 for the F-47 next-generation fighter.
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STRIPES (Yoojin Lee) - South Korean frigate takes maritime Top Gun award during RIMPAC drills | Stars and Stripes
A South Korean navy frigate took top honors in a live-fire competition among 13 warships during Rim of the Pacific exercise.
STRIPES (Alison Bath) - Navy personnel affected by largest earthquake to shake Naples in decades | Stars and Stripes
The Navy has established an after-hours housing hotline and is offering resources to help military families and civilians affected by the earthquake in Italy.
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STRIPES (Chad Garland) - WWII hand grenade found near memorial to Army Rangers founder at Italian lake | Stars and Stripes
A bomb scare in Nago-Torbole after a beachgoer brought a hand grenade ashore from Lake Garda prompted authorities to evacuate the immediate vicinity.
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STRIPES (Gary Warner) - Major wildfires force evacuations at Fairchild Air Force Base near Spokane | Stars and Stripes
Wildfires in eastern Washington state forced the evacuation of 60,000 people in the Spokane area.
NYTIMES (Clay Risen) - Dudley Laufman, Eminent Folk Dance Caller, Dies at 95
A farmer, poet and musician, he revitalized contra dancing in the 1960s and ’70s, bringing the tradition to a new generation.
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YOUTUBE (Newsmax) - ‘This idiot was drunk on power’: Greg Kelly slams Dr. Anthony Fauci
On “Greg Kelly Reports,” Greg slammed Dr. Anthony Fauci as a “petty, vain man,” as he reflects on COVID and the findings from Fauci’s diary.
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REDSTATE (Jennifer Oliver O'Connell) - New Video Drop on Becerra's Treatment of Unaccompanied Border Crossing Minors Is Stomach-Churning
THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - American Manufacturing Growth Hits Four-Year High.
The American manufacturing sector is growing at its fastest pace in four years.
The American manufacturing sector is experiencing its strongest growth in four years, driven by rising output, increased hiring, and robust demand. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: The manufacturing sector in the U.S. is growing at its fastest pace in four years. DETAIL: According to the Institute for Supply Management (ISM), U.S. manufacturing rose to 55.6 in July, the highest since May 2022. According to the ISM’s manufacturing barometer, a reading below 50 means the sector is contracting, while a reading above 50 means the sector is growing. This means that the manufacturing sector had expanded for the seventh month in a row. ISM’s barometer also revealed that payroll growth in manufacturing rose for the first time since September…Open