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Hegseth church allies backed plan for ‘public’ execution of Fort Hood shooter

Leader of CREC church – whose pastors have advocated death penalty – says he ‘prefers public executions to private’ Donald Trump announced on Thursday he was cancelling Pete Hegseth’s recently announced plans to livestream a military execution – because “many very good and well-meaning people would rather not watch him die”. But there were some fans of…

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The Guardian· Oct 15, 4:00 PMHegseth church allies backed plan for ‘public’ execution of Fort Hood shooter

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Defense stock rout lures dip buyers looking past US election - Thu, 15 Oct 2026 PSTA quick and painful selloff in shares of companies that make military equipment, missiles and planes is attracting investors who are betting the stocks will have an open runway once the midterm elections are over and fuel prices normalize.

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Kamala Harris criticizes Biden, Trump administrations for not acting ‘more forcefully’ against IsraelFormer U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris criticized the Biden and Trump administrations on Wednesday for failing to use U.S. leverage to curb Israel’s military campaign in Gaza.

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Trump said to 'make Pete Hegseth look weak' with new retreat: 'Tactical error'President Donald Trump scrapped Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s plan to livestream the firing squad execution of convicted Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan, and critics pounced on his reversal. In a Truth Social post that didn’t mention Hegseth, Trump said Hasan “will die, as scheduled, by firing squad, but this event will not be streamed," and while…

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Rep. Amo Says Trump Should Enforce Russia SanctionsRep. Gabe Amo (D-RI), Vice Ranking Member on Foreign Affairs Committee, says the Trump administration should act against Russia and argues it has repeatedly failed to clearly stand with Ukraine. Rep. Amo says Congress needs to determine whether changes to Starshield capabilities or intelligence sharing impeded Ukraine's defense and says lawmakers should…

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Trump cancels plans for execution livestream after blowbackMore than 70 retired military leaders had condemned the “barbaric” order.

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US expands military campaign against drug cartels in Latin AmericaThe US is deploying 600 soldiers to a Panama training facility, The New York Times reported.

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4 GOP senators join letter demanding Pentagon inspector general investigation of Ukraine’s Starlink outageFour Republican senators have signed on to a letter to the Defense Department’s inspector general expressing “grave concern” over Ukraine’s sudden loss of access to intelligence-sharing and high-speed Starlink data, which it needs to intercept Russian drones, and asked him to investigate whether senior Defense officials played a role. “We urgently…

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Questions flare over US role in Ukraine's Starlink shut-off: What to knowOn Wednesday, Elon Musk’s Starlink was pulled into the center of a controversy after Ukraine’s military faced restricted access to Starshield, the military version of the satellite-based system. Starlink services were cut off for objects that traveled more than 100 mph, impacting the capabilities of Ukraine’s drones, airplanes and helicopters, a source…

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