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U.S. Service Members Sentenced for Smuggling Undocumented Migrants While in Uniform

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byTask and Purpose

September 27, 2022

1 minute read

A Scottsdale, Arizona, hotel has been converted into an immigrant holding facility. Cole Lauterbach / The Center Square

Inspector General Audit: ICE Wasted $17 Million on Hotels to Not House Illegal Foreign Nationals

U.S. Desk

byThe Center Square

September 27, 2022

4 minute read

Video Shows Chinese Carrier-Based Jets Flying Over U.S. Navy Destroyer

Asia

September 27, 2022

2 minute read

USS Ronald Reagan, a U.S. Navy Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, departs from the South Korean Fleet Command in Busan, Monday, for combined drills with the South Korean Navy. The two allies have begun their biggest naval exercise in five years in response to North Korea's intensifying nuclear threat. Yonhap

U.S. and South Korea to Hold Largest Naval Exercise Since 2017

Asia

byThe Korea Times

September 27, 2022

1 minute read

Scientists confirm record-breaking 17 second lightning strike

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Latin America

Scientists Confirm Record-Breaking 17 Second Lightning Strike

The previous longest duration flash was 16.7 seconds.

byForeign Desk Staff

February 1, 2022