Senior White House officials said it was the most sweeping change to the military legal code since it was created in 1950.
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Moscow blames Kyiv for missile attacks in southern Russia as Kremlin forces pound Ukrainian village
The Russian Defense Ministry said it shot down a Ukrainian missile in the city of Taganrog, about 24 miles east of the border with Ukraine, and local officials reported 20 people were injured.
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Schools lost track of homeless kids during pandemic. Many face steep path to recovery
Homeless kids often fell through the cracks during the tumult of the COVID pandemic, when many schools struggled to keep track of families with unstable housing.
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Nearly 60% of U.S. population under heat or flood advisories
Continued excessive heat comes after July 2023 was declared the hottest month on record.
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Trump faces new charges in classified documents case. Here’s what to know
The updated indictment includes new counts of obstruction and willful retention of national defense information.
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Ruins of ancient Nero’s Theater discovered under garden of future Four Seasons near Vatican
Rome’s next luxury hotel has some very good bones.
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Niger’s president vows democracy will prevail after mutinous soldiers detain him and declare a coup
It remained unclear Thursday who was in control of the country and which side the majority might support.
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Prince Harry loses part of lawsuit but will get his day in court against The Sun publisher
The case also cannot deal with a claim that newspaper executives made a secret settlement pact with the royal family, the judge ruled.
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Auburn Manufacturing Inc. has endured and persevered
The specialty textile manufacturer battled through COVID-19 and took on the Chinese for targeting her business.
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Trump lawyers meet with prosecutors as potential U.S. indictment over 2020 election looms
The investigation has focused on the turbulent two month-period after the November 2020 election in which Trump refused to accept his loss to Joe Biden and spread lies that victory was stolen from him.