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Why Data Centers Have Become Military Targets

Attacks on data centers in the Gulf, Russia and Ukraine are opening a new front in war, threatening AI and the services people rely on most.

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Trump says government won’t livestream execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal HasanFamily members of Hasan’s victims will be able to watch in person, Trump said, nixing a plan announced by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to make the execution widely viewable.

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Trump calls off livestream of Fort Hood attacker's execution by firing squadTrump said some would "rather not watch" the killing of Nidal Hasan, the first military execution in over 60 years.

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Firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter will be livestreamed, Pentagon saysDefense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the execution of Nidal Malik Hasan, who killed 13 people and injured 32 others, will take place at the military base on Dec. 3.

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'Screw this decision!' MAGA fans furious at Trump for canceling firing squad livestreamThe announcement from Donald Trump that he is overruling Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's plan to livestream a military firing squad execution fueled a backlash among some of his MAGA faithful. The president’s decree, posted to Truth Social on Thursday, both angered and disappointed some of his fans, with more than a few suggesting they would be willing…

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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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Army builds out its new space operations branchMore than 600 soldiers already reclassified to the new 40D Tactical Space Operations Specialist MOS, establishing the branch’s first permanent enlisted force.

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