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Pentagon watchdog finds National Guard’s use of helicopters to fly over DC protestors “reasonable,” but mired in confusion

The Pentagon’s watchdog found that the DC National Guard’s use of low-flying helicopters in response to protests in DC on June 1, 2020, over the death of George Floyd was “reasonable,” but the mission was mired in confusion. The report from the Department of Defense’s Inspector General, released Thursday, concluded the deployment of helicopters was

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Senate advances bipartisan legislation to counter China’s growing influence

The Senate on Thursday advanced bipartisan legislation that would counter China’s growing influence by investing over $200 billion in American technology, science and research, after marathon negotiations Thursday. The vote clears the way for final passage though it’s unclear when that will happen. Republican Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin held up the bill from advancing

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Costco is bringing back free samples

Costco is bringing back a pre-pandemic staple: Food samples. The warehouse chain announced that it’s “beginning a phased return to full sampling” early next month after a 14-month hiatus. Roughly 170 US locations will bring back food samples in the first week of June with “most of the remaining locations” returning toward the end of

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Family attorney for unarmed man shot by deputy says ‘failure of communication’ between dispatcher and officers led to shooting

The family attorney for an unarmed man shot and wounded by a Virginia sheriff’s deputy said the shooting occurred because of a “failure of communication” between 911 dispatchers and deputies on the scene. Isiah Brown, 32, was shot by a Spotsylvania County Sheriff’s deputy while Brown was on the phone with 911 dispatch, David Haynes,

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Tiger Woods habla sobre su lesión en la primera entrevista desde el accidente automovilístico

(CNN) — Tiger Woods dio su primera entrevista desde que estuvo involucrado en un accidente automovilístico en febrero, y habló su rehabilitación y fisioterapia con la publicación Golf Digest. La leyenda del golf resultó gravemente herida después de que la camioneta Genesis que conducía se saliera de la carretera cerca de Los Ángeles alrededor de

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China responde a la investigación de Biden sobre el origen del covid-19 en un laboratorio… pidiendo investigar un laboratorio en EE.UU.

Hong Kong (CNN) — El llamado del presidente de Estados Unidos, Joe Biden, para una investigación renovada sobre los orígenes del covid-19 se siente como un déjà vu en Beijing. Hace poco más de un año, cuando aumentaban las infecciones por covid-19 en EE.UU., el expresidente Donald Trump comenzó a promover una teoría marginal de

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Pasado, presente y futuro: la evolución de la increíble red ferroviaria de alta velocidad de China

(CNN) — A principios del siglo XXI, China no tenía no tenía trenes de alta velocidad. Trenes lentos, y a menudo incómodos atravesaban este vasto país con velocidades bajas que hacían que viajes como Shanghái-Pekín fueran una prueba de resistencia al viajar. Hoy, es una imagen completamente diferente. La nación más poblada del mundo tiene

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Study finds majority of severe Covid-19 cases had longterm symptoms, as officials race to vaccinate

Mask mandates are being lifted across the US. Coronavirus cases and hospitalizations are dropping. People are getting vaccinated. All these promising signs suggest the summer of 2021 could be very different from a year ago. Half of the adult population is fully vaccinated, according to data published Wednesday by the US Centers for Disease Control

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