Category: Security

  • Maine’s toxic firefighting foam shipped out of state to poor areas

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    In the days following Maine’s worst forever chemical spill, crews scrambled to clean up tens of thousands of gallons of toxic firefighting foam from the former Brunswick Naval…

  • ‘A necessary evil’: The captive dogs whose blood saves lives

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    Inside a subzero freezer at a Northern California pet hospital sit rows of carefully labeled bags of fresh frozen plasma. Each pouch could save a…

  • VA providing more security for veterans records

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    Veterans who rely on the Department of Veterans Affairs’ online services will now have more secure ways to access their health and benefits information. Starting on Jan. 31,…

  • Freedom Pantry for Veterans offers support for those who served in Yakima and beyond

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    Cindy Stephens is proud to have a long lineage of veterans in her family. When Stephens was 16 years old, her grandfather was dying of…

  • Defense dollars headed to New Mexico after Biden signs military budget authorization

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    An annual military spending bill that will bring billions to New Mexico passed Congress last week and was signed into law by President Joe Biden on Monday. The National Defense Authorization…

  • South Korean plane crash kills 179; only 2 survivors: Video

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    This article was originally published by Radio Free Asia and is reprinted with permission. A plane carrying 181 people crashed in a ball of flames…

  • Security contractor can seek damages from CNN over Afghan war profiteer report

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    A judge ruled Friday that a security contractor can seek punitive damages against CNN over a November 2021 report about war profiteers who charged Afghans who were trying to…

  • Jimmy Carter, who built a humanitarian legacy after presidency marked by crises, dies at 100

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    Jimmy Carter, the longest living former president, whose term was marred by the Iran hostage crisis and rampant inflation but who went on to build…

  • RFE/RL journalist arrested, beaten during protests in Georgian capital, lawyer says

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    This article was originally published by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and is reprinted with permission. An RFE/RL journalist says he was beaten and arrested by…

  • Boeing’s new CEO clips corporate jet trips in show of restraint

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    For members of the Boeing Co.’s executive council, catching a ride on the company’s corporate jets has long been a cherished perk of the job. The 19…